Caterham meets badger

[pikeyboy]

Just picked up the car from having the corner weights and geo done, took it out for a blat to the local 7 club meet. On the way back a bloddy great badger ran out in front of me. I hit it at circa 70mph, it rattled down the side of the car, the rear wheel went over it and ripped the back wing out the car. During whcih time it went sideways towards oncoming traffic, which was interesting.

So the result is one wounded caterham, one dead badger.

Thanks. I feel better now.

[coppice]

It is certainly an unconventional approach to the badger cull but good to see you are doing your bit to eradicate bovine TB....

Glad you are ok- I may have needed spare trousering after that experience

[framerateuk]

Owch.

Glad you're ok though! Any damage other than the wheel arch?

[pikeyboy]

yeah it ripped the rivnuts out of the rear skin and back panel that the wing bolts to so they'll need flattening out so the wing sits neatly and some off set holes drilling when I fit the new wing with new rivnuts. The side skins also dented and the front seems to pull to the right. I can see why racers use the plastic bolts to hold the rear wings on

[Roadru77er]

Don't tell Brian May

[Mavic82]

Oh bother! Sorry to hear that, could have caused a nasty accident.

Hope to chat more next month

Guy

[Eric Mc]

Badger Police will be after you -

[gileshudson]

Blimey Jase, how soon was that after you left last night?
I'm glad I'd didn't follow you straight out, else you might have put Brock up onto my bonnet...
Hope it sorts easily,
Giles

[downsman]

Sorry to hear that

Plastic bolts are OK for the road too, although mine had to be swapped for steel temporarily to get through IVA

I know a chap who hit a dead badger in the road and the chassis broke on his GBS Zero

[TeflonT]