The Caterham Superlight R500 in which Top Gear’s erstwhile Stig set the BBC programme’s test track alight is making its final journey next week before being retired from active service.
The iconic R500 CC, which embarrassed many far more expensive supercars and was named Top Gear’s 2008 Car of the Year, will be on display at the Marks & Spencers store at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
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Caterham Cars is evoking the elegance, class and rich motorsport heritage of Monte Carlo with the latest Special Edition of its similarly timeless sportscar, the Roadsport 125 Monaco.
The latest incarnation of Caterham’s iconic Seven remains true to Colin Chapman’s original 1957 design in both its lightweight philosophy and its bespoke, retro styling.
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In response to buoyant sales of its lightweight two-seater sportscar, Caterham Cars has announced plans to ramp up capacity at its Dartford factory for the foreseeable future.
Not only will the move help the Company continue to meet healthy demand for the Seven, the increase in capacity will go some way to shortening the current 3-4 month waiting list.
Over the past 12 months, Caterham has enjoyed consistently strong sales both in the UK and a rapidly-maturing overseas market. The British marque was one of only three European brands at the Tokyo Motor Show last November.
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Caterham Cars has teamed up with another iconic British company, Lambretta Clothing, to give its legendary Seven sportscar a visual overhaul for a unique 2010 Special Edition.
The British-owned fashion label, which is based in London’s famous Carnaby Street, has drawn on its characteristic flair and rich heritage in popular culture to create a bespoke, custom-tailored Caterham, which screams ‘Britannia’.
The body paint, decals and livery leave you in no doubt of its geographic heritage with the Union Jack’s unmistakable hue of red, white and blue dressing the paintwork.
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The 2010 BookaTrack.com Caterham Superlight R300 Championship starts with thirty-two
regular drivers who hold a whopping thirteen Caterham championship titles between them;
four are reigning champions; half the grid are race winners and the majority of the rest are
no stranger to the podium.
That’s a lot of talent.
More importantly, it’s also a lot of egos and they can’t all win. “I’ll have more chance of
picking a Grand National winner with a dart”, reveals Caterham Motorsport Manager Simon
Lambert about his somewhat basic gambling technique. “Caterham racing is always close,
but we’ve never had a grid of this proven calibre before. I wouldn’t be surprised to see any
one of about a dozen drivers win at the opening round.”
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The volume was turned to full blast as the Caterham Drive Experience hit the Autosport International show at Birmingham’s NEC over the weekend.
More than 2,000 members of the public experienced a full-throttle assault of the bespoke, indoor drift course with a professional driver at the helm of a Caterham Seven.
A squadron of the iconic sports cars were deployed by Caterham and its technical partner, Comma, for fans to get a taster of the full Caterham Drive Experience, which usually take place at the UK’s top race circuits, like Silverstone and Brands Hatch.
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