Academy car to road car?

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Has anyone here taken their academy car and turned it into their road toy or know of anyone who has. I have had a search on here and blatchat but not much has turned up.
I hope to place my order for an academy car in the next week or two and after i have done a season in the academy i may progress onto the grads or may just keep it as a toy and compete in the local motor club for fun.
Im sure that there are better caterhams for road use but i will have built this one and have some history with it. it will be nice to hang on to it for many many years as really its not a lot of outlay for a super machine.

I just want to know if people have put carpets and soft seats in the cars.

Looking forward to the replies.
Ed.

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Thanks LRdriver11 just what i wanted to hear.
Do you still have the R300? looks like you have had a good selection of these lightweight high power vehicles.

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Thank you. the racer will be registered for the road anyway so tax will already be on it i was just wondering about, and dont laugh, heaters and only a hlf cage/roll bar. weather kit etc fits over the whole cage i think. Anything else to concider?

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Very nice indeed. there are so many colour combinations around. nice to see.

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Ok that sounds great, just what i wanted to hear. i am hoping to get to Caterham cars on thursday for a look around the machines.

Thanks for the replies chaps.

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Well i have just returned from a trip to Caterham and very sad to say i cant fit in the academy cars or the series 3 cars, it has to be the SV or the CSR cars.
Very disappointed but am still looking to purchase a caterham and take part in hillclimbs and sprints locally i will also attend some track days so all is not lost.
I like the CSR credentials but will probably start with a superlight SV 150bhp later in the summer.

Thanks for all the help chaps and i look forward to blatting somewhere near you.

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Thanks for the info chaps, i am 6 foot and about 85kg so well within the limits as mentioned above. I feel that if i am going to spend the money on the car i dont want to always feel i should have gone for the bigger car. i hope to do some touring in the car too so the extra space will be good. My girlfriend was with me and she said i looked far more comfortable in the SV bodied cars.
I cant stop thinking about the CSR now though, i think it is the 0-60 time and top speed that is swaying me. Anyway, i plan to have the summer months in the Ferrari and place my prder around june time to hope to get the car for the end of september.
Can one race in another caterham catagory besides the academy?

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Thanks LRDriver, i hope to go back up to Caterham cars and try the seats again this time move them around a bit and generally have a go at fitting in. Its a shame they are 3 hrs from me here but i will make a weeekend of it soon.
I must say that the idea of the CSR 260 is very exciting but i think a superlight might be the way to go if im not racing in the academy.
Thanks again.