sjmmarsh

Yes - I think the tracks were magnetic. Video does no justice to the speed you feel in the car - all that happened is that I put the edge of my tyre on the grass, just as I needed to turn, having hit the brakes first (and was easing off them). Realising I was out of grip, I carried straight on (hitting the bank side on would have been nasty!), but was convinced that I was going to stop, right up to the time I didn't! I went home on a flatbed - the good thing about aero wishbones is that they sacrifice themselves in a crash like that, so it was just a case of replacing the lower wishbone, the rose joints on the pushrod and the upper balljoint. The dent in the skin where the tyre hit (sorry, 'tire') is still there, as is the tear in the skin where the lower wishbone over-rotated... The total cost to fix it was £400 - around $600 - so not too bad. Steve

As a newbie, I thought I'd better show you how not to drive my CSR... Steve

Hi Just a short intro. I am on my 2nd Caterham - initially a 150bhp VVC SV, which I had for 4 years and my current CSR 260, which I have had for the last 6 years. I use the car mainly for touring, with my wife, but also for trackdays and sprinting (wife stays at home). I am also a moderator on the CSR forum, csr.informe.com, which is where TurboWood made the suggestion that we would be welcome on this site! Steve