RE: Caterham Seven 310R: Road vs Race

[HustleRussell]

Terzo204 said:

HustleRussell said:

Not a chance, mine was the same, used to tip the scales at less than 510kg before fuel.

ETA: actually mine had the lighter Ford gearbox and diff rather than the heavier Mazda / BMW combo in the 310R. But still, the race car is definitely less than 540kg

So how much will a Supersport with type 9 and BMW diff weigh HustleRussell?

My Dad had the same car as me only with the BMW diff but as we were locked in an intense season long intra-team rivalry, technical information was never shared from one side of the garage to the other.

In seriousness you're into very subtle technical differences here so broadly similar to mine, you'd be hard pushed to tell my car from Dad's on the scales as we never fully drained the tanks. Don't know how much more the BMW diff weighs than the Ford off the top of my head. Both cars were fitted with Widetrack, uprated hubs, RARB, lowered floors, diagonal cage, perspex aeroscreen, a single GRP Tillet and that's about it...

[JUPE777]

Gixer_fan said:

The race car is 75Kg heavier ?

It’s a typo I think. The 310R regs are 615kg minimum weight WITH driver so the race car is around 520/525kg

Edited by JUPE777 on Friday 13th July 22:39

Edited by JUPE777 on Friday 13th July 22:41