lets see a Caterham R500 go up against a Porsche 996 GT2... 
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March 25, 2010 11:01 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
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March 25, 2010 11:18 a.m. joey48442 SuperDork
I think the 500 in r500 stands for 500 mph...
Joey
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March 25, 2010 1:11 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
funny how the porsche could only "catch up" on the long straights were it's aerodynamics and taller gearing would give it an advantage. the 7 certainly left it for dead on the twisty parts
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March 25, 2010 1:28 p.m. Chris_V SuperDork
I want a Caterham, hell, just a Locost, so bad...
I got to spend a day with a Caterham Roadsport 150 SV in Scotland last week, and it was soooo much fun.
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March 25, 2010 1:33 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
wow... pretty dash! Wish i could do something like that in the 7...
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March 25, 2010 1:35 p.m. Opus Dork
impressive
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March 25, 2010 2:34 p.m. cwh SuperDork
What is the price for that Caterham? What is the price for the Porsche? Mine Gott, that funny looking thing is a track beast.
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March 25, 2010 4:50 p.m. SupraWes Dork
Aww weak, the video cuts off right before the P-car goes flying by! But yeah, the outcome of that battle was pretty obvious to begin with.
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March 25, 2010 5:34 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
watch part 2.. the porsche does take the lead for a short time before the 7 takes it back.. they then switch back and forth one more time before the Porsche falls way behind through the curves.
It's enough to make me want to ditch my fiat and build a locost
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March 25, 2010 5:34 p.m. tuna55 HalfDork
SupraWes wrote:
Aww weak, the video cuts off right before the P-car goes flying by! But yeah, the outcome of that battle was pretty obvious to begin with.
Obvious to us, maybe. Ask a 911 guy who never races his car - or a dealer.
Awesome to watch, though. I would probably tighten it up a bit - seemed a bit loose. -
March 25, 2010 6:01 p.m. Keith SuperDork
There's a lap 2 video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxwRgSZiKTkThat Caterham is like a movie car - want to go faster? Just shift into the next gear! Hee hee heeeeee
As for the car being loose - the guy's trying to put down 260 hp through a couple of tires that are probably 195s or 205s, with about 300 lbs on each one. Add to that the fact that Caterham drivers hate understeer and they're really easy to control slides, and I don't see anything wrong with the setup
Maybe a little bit less rear brake bias, that gets him at least once.
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March 25, 2010 6:11 p.m. tuna55 HalfDork
Keith wrote:
Gotcha.There's a lap 2 video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxwRgSZiKTkThat Caterham is like a movie car - want to go faster? Just shift into the next gear! Hee hee heeeeee
As for the car being loose - the guy's trying to put down 260 hp through a couple of tires that are probably 195s or 205s, with about 300 lbs on each one. Add to that the fact that Caterham drivers hate understeer and they're really easy to control slides, and I don't see anything wrong with the setup
Maybe a little bit less rear brake bias, that gets him at least once.
Makes a Miata seem underpowered and heavy, huh? How can I convince the wife that I need one? Really... anyone?
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March 25, 2010 6:19 p.m. Keith SuperDork
They're great on gas!
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March 25, 2010 7:21 p.m. tuna55 HalfDork
Keith wrote:
They're great on gas!
Hmmm...
Probably not gonna cut it.
"I probably won't finish it until Nathaniel is near driving age and then he will take the Volvo and I won't have anything to drive"?
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March 25, 2010 9:53 p.m. MitchellC Dork
With a detachable steering wheel, they probably make great a commuter!
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March 25, 2010 9:55 p.m. Keith SuperDork
They're easy to park because they're small!
They don't depreciate! Actually, that's pretty much true.
Interesting, here's the Porsche in-car from the second lap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRI5Zdtqe8U
Looks and sounds to me like street tires on the 911, while the Cat is on Avons - which I believe are basically streetable R-compounds like a Toyo R888. And boy, does the Porsche move around a lot more.
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March 26, 2010 3:31 a.m. Appleseed Dork
Is that a Mythos Greek beer sticker on the side of the Catrham?!?
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March 26, 2010 10:57 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I still think I would take the cat over the gt2
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March 26, 2010 1:07 p.m. Adrian_Thompson HalfDork
Nad's of depleted uranium to drive a Se7en around the Green Hell that hard with only a roll bar not cage. That and a self-preservation-ectomy.
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March 26, 2010 1:15 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I was thinking along the same lines, Adrian...
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March 26, 2010 1:27 p.m. Keith SuperDork
I had a similar thought, that's some hard driving for a cageless Cat. At least it was a private track day - probably a Porsche one based on the traffic. He didn't have to deal with motorcycle debris and tour buses, just the track itself. And it would seem he's been around it once or twice before.
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March 26, 2010 5:48 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
yea, I have heard the motorcycles like to plant themselves like lawn darts
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March 27, 2010 12:24 a.m. GI_Drewsifer Reader
Amazing video! I had my earphones on, volume all the way up, glooooooriiooouuuus. I want some type of 7 clone so badly now.
