David J Marguglio wrote:It currently holds the World record for the 0-100-0 mph test...
A British built sportscar has smashed the production car world record for sprinting to 100mph and back again, leaving Ferrari's and Porsche's trailing in its wake along a 2-mile runway at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Leicestershire
The lightweight Caterham Seven R500 evolution, set a new world record time of 10.73 seconds during Autocar Magazine's annual 0-100mph-0 test.
The two-seater Seven raced to 60mph from a standing start in 3.21secs, having hit the 30mph mark in just 1.45secs. With 100mph reached in an incredible 6.92secs, the Caterham stopped a mere 3.6secs later.
The Surrey built model out paced cars worth 10 times its £42,000 price tag with the £425,000 Ferrari Enzo securing a time of 10.98 seconds. Even the quickest of all the big road bikes, a Suzuki GSX-R1000, which hits 100mph in 5.03secs, could only complete the Autocar test in 10.89secs
Having lost its 0-100-0mph record to the American Mosler MT900S, a road going version of a GT race car, last November, (previous holders of the title include the £500,000 McLaren F1 road car) Caterham smashed its 2003 time by almost half a second, and its 2002 record of 11.44 secs by seven tenths of a second.
Tim Comeau wrote:I wouldn't get out of bed for only 3 laps! Sheeesh!
Dan- While I know Brad and have run with him in SCCA events, and can affirm that he is a safe and competent driver with whom I would gladly share the track, it was David M. who is trying to get him accepted for the DE event at the Q on Sunday, not me.gulf911 wrote:I am still trying to comprehend the decision of not letting him run??? Is there some huge difference that SCCA lets him run around cones in a parking lot and we don't? Sorry to Tom for bringing him in but doesn't Tom have a similar vehicle?
kary wrote:
I think we need to be careful about following the rules of what cars are allowed to be running according to our laws since our insurance depends upon following those policies. The other two criteria mentioned are concrete and easily evaluated.
Jack- As a tech worker and Lotus 7 owner, I can tell you that under a strict interpretation of current Zone 8 rules for TT and DE, the only way a Caterham or other Lotus 7 clone would be allowed to pass tech is if it had a full SCCA or NASA spec roll cage installed. Neither my car nor Brad's has this. On that basis, they could be excluded for safety reasons under the current rule set.jack miller wrote:I'll stay out of the "tech" issues. I know what the Caterhams look like, but that's about it.
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