Very impressive, but I still think putting paint and a windscreen as
optional extras on one's pricelist for a roadgoing sportscar is a bit
"much".
Jan.
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Very impressive, but I still think putting paint and a windscreen as
optional extras on one's pricelist for a roadgoing sportscar is a bit
"much".
Jan.
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http://www.totalkitcar.com/articles/publish/article_11.shtml
> "The Caterham Superlight R500 has broken the world road car record for
> speeding from standing to 100mph and then back to standing, completing
> the test in an astounding 11.44 seconds."
> "Overall, the R500 finished third in the test, beaten only by two
> non-road going race-prep'd cars the Jaguar R3 Formula 1 car and a
> 477bhp Gould Cosworth Hillclimb car."
Remember that the R500 has no ABS for 0-100-0 times, too. And you can
build it yourself...
http://www.speedyseven.com/Videos%20Nurburgring.htm
SB
>> "The Caterham Superlight R500 has broken the world road car record for
>> speeding from standing to 100mph and then back to standing, completing
>> the test in an astounding 11.44 seconds."
>> "Overall, the R500 finished third in the test, beaten only by two
>> non-road going race-prep'd cars the Jaguar R3 Formula 1 car and a
>> 477bhp Gould Cosworth Hillclimb car."
>The R500 has been around for ages. I remember it in evos' ePR tests
>back in early-mid 2001, which had a 0-100-0 test, along with TED (time
>exposed to danger - simulated lorry passing), slalom (where it got
>trounced by the Elise and it's superior handling), roundabout tests
>and lap times. It won, of course, as the only thing that beat it on
>anything was the Elise in handling tests, and even the Porsche 911
>Turbo couldn't *quite* keep up (although it ran it close on most of
>the tests).
>Remember that the R500 has no ABS for 0-100-0 times, too. And you can
>build it yourself...
Very, very nice movies.
http://www.jackals-forge.com/lotus/stage_default.htm
>http://www.speedyseven.com/Videos%20Nurburgring.htm
>> > Caterham Superlight R500
>> > Bests McLaren F1 in 0-100-0 MPH World Record
>> > "The Caterham Superlight R500 has broken the world road car record for
>> > speeding from standing to 100mph and then back to standing, completing
>> > the test in an astounding 11.44 seconds."
>> > "Overall, the R500 finished third in the test, beaten only by two
>> > non-road going race-prep'd cars the Jaguar R3 Formula 1 car and a
>> > 477bhp Gould Cosworth Hillclimb car."
>> The R500 has been around for ages. I remember it in evos' ePR tests
>> back in early-mid 2001, which had a 0-100-0 test, along with TED (time
>> exposed to danger - simulated lorry passing), slalom (where it got
>> trounced by the Elise and it's superior handling), roundabout tests
>> and lap times. It won, of course, as the only thing that beat it on
>> anything was the Elise in handling tests, and even the Porsche 911
>> Turbo couldn't *quite* keep up (although it ran it close on most of
>> the tests).
>> Remember that the R500 has no ABS for 0-100-0 times, too. And you can
>> build it yourself...
Wow! Spent awhile at Caterhams website last night and a bit this morning.
Maybe in 5 or 10 years, I too can get one of these. Not the 500, one of
their lesser cars would be just fine with me... though I think I'd add a
cover for the weather. That first image is my new wallpaper.
Brian
> > "The Caterham Superlight R500 has broken the world road car record for
> > speeding from standing to 100mph and then back to standing, completing
> > the test in an astounding 11.44 seconds."
> > "Overall, the R500 finished third in the test, beaten only by two
> > non-road going race-prep'd cars the Jaguar R3 Formula 1 car and a
> > 477bhp Gould Cosworth Hillclimb car."
> > Pictures:
> > http://www.stevecarter.com/R500/r500-1024-2.jpg
> > http://www.stevecarter.com/R500/r500-1024-4.jpg
> Wow! Spent awhile at Caterhams website last night and a bit this morning.
> Maybe in 5 or 10 years, I too can get one of these. Not the 500, one of
> their lesser cars would be just fine with me... though I think I'd add a
> cover for the weather. That first image is my new wallpaper.
http://www.m-keenan.freeserve.co.uk/
Andy
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> "The Caterham Superlight R500 has broken the world road car record for
> speeding from standing to 100mph and then back to standing, completing
> the test in an astounding 11.44 seconds."
> "Overall, the R500 finished third in the test, beaten only by two
> non-road going race-prep'd cars the Jaguar R3 Formula 1 car and a
> 477bhp Gould Cosworth Hillclimb car."
Impressive stats, but I've always been more concerned about the look
and style of the cars I drive. I'm not big on 'garage' cars, as such.
For years i've been yearning over a 1982 Trans Am KITT conversion, but
since last week (watching the Jame's Bond trailer) its the new Austin
Martin.
[Imagine Homer Simpson drooling over chocolate, tongue out the side of
his mouth - that's me right now]
It's Aston !
Wow, that's the scariest thing I've read in a long time, what next an Aston
Allegro ? ;)
People in the UK will probably have tried to forget ever seeing an Allegro
<G>
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Ian P
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Aren't all things British Austin? Austin Powers, Austin Healy, Auston
Martin, British Austin Motor Cars, Austin Bentley's, M Austin G's, Tri
Austin umphs, VAustinxahl's.
dave henrie
To see just how badly we're trying to forget the Allegro, just take a look
here http://website.lineone.net/~austinallegro/gallery.htm <-- NOT A PRETTY
SIGHT !! They couldn't even make a round steering wheel ;)
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Ian P
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> > Austin ? AUSTIN ??
> > It's Aston !
> > Wow, that's the scariest thing I've read in a long time, what next an
> Aston
> > Allegro ? ;)
> > People in the UK will probably have tried to forget ever seeing an
Allegro
> > <G>
> > --
> > Ian P
> > <email invalid due to spam>
> Aren't all things British Austin? Austin Powers, Austin Healy, Auston
> Martin, British Austin Motor Cars, Austin Bentley's, M Austin G's, Tri
> Austin umphs, VAustinxahl's.
> dave henrie