MattWoking

Yes, I agree. Thanks to all for such a fantastic day. The Caterham which was for sale, is no longer for sale. Apologies for those who I didn't say bye to, you were all on the track and I was watching time tick down for my journey home. Hope you all enjoyed the last session. I ended up doing most of the M25 in the dark ... which I can confirm, was not a lot of fun. It was totally worth it though. Great day, great club. Matt (Yellow 310S, self built ...).

Thanks for replies - booked in at Brackenborough hotel in the end. No idea what is allowed / disallowed anymore so imagine will be no dinner / drinks the night before anywhere.

Morning folks - so am doing the drive from Surrey the night before - I see there is a camping request, but thats not my thing the day before a trackday! Anybody got any accomodation recommendations nearby? Preferably with covered / secure parking for the pride & joy? Thanks in advance, look forwards to seeing some (many?) of you next Thurs. Matt.

Resolved it. I did a bit of fiddling with the flap over the weekend and after some jiggling managed to get it off - had to push the silver flap down hard, then pulled it outa nd it turned. Managed to work out what the problem was too. Seems these petrol caps have a design flaw in that the wire which keeps it stuck the car when ou take it out, can push down and prevent you being able to turn the flap around. I basically just pulled it very tight which did something to lock it up in the mechanism and hence won't fall down preventing it from blocking the twisting mechanism. The joys of 7 ownership!!

Thats a great shout! I hadn't though of accessing via the boot .... Cheers for the thought!!!

I had thought of WD40, and then wondered what that may do if it gets into the petrol tank?

310S. Looks like this http://www.kitcardirect.co.uk/universal-3-aero-fuel-cap.html

Hi all, So, went to fill the car with fuel the other day, and I couldn't open the flap. It seems to be permanently locked. Can't turn the metal bit at all, and simply feels locked. I can turn the key around no problems but in both directions it feels the same. Did note that it was a bit tighter than usual to pull up the metal tab when I went to fill it. So I suspect something may be broke .... Anybody faced this before and have any simple solutions?

I'm surprised they aren't mandatory / law. I've driven with the roof on in the rain once, and it worked very well I thought.

Disappointed there are no online videos or pictures of my perfectly executed 720 degree spin.

Outstanding day. Four seasons unfortunately, although I don't think it took anything away from the overall experience. WEll, apart from going backwards for the first time :) I'll definitely be signing on for some more next year. Thanks to all. Caterhams really do come alive on the track.

have signed up for that already, and it will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks James. I'm all signed up. Debut (in the UK at least) so looking forward to it, with a bit of nerves of course! Cheer, Matt

Hi all - does anybody know when the deadline if too late to book to this now? I'm assuming it has, but I'll find out tonight if a last minute expected schedule change will give me a window of opportunity to attend. Any thoughts appreciated! Best, Matt

Back online again after a hiatus .... A long way down the track now. The updates 1. All the wiring stuff on the guages - I suspect Caterham ballsed it up when they supplied it. I'm fairly confident that the petrol, temp and oil pressure were wired to the wrong guages. 2. I paid Caterham to do the IVA and I'm glad as it failed first up - something wrong with the handbrake not applying equal pressure. 3. Grommets. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't get some of the bastards in. 4. Headlights ... they weren't happy with my wiring. Which is a bit upsetting as I spent hours on that and thought it looked ok. Lots of other things were wrong which they replaced under warranty. Battery, brake master cylinder and clutch were all faulty and required replacement. I didn't have to pay (good) but it did take a while. I think it was close to 3 months from pick up at mine to me picking up at the factory. And then as soon as I got it home, I noticed oil everywhere. Turns out there was a "pinhole" in the sump which again was fixed under warranty. I didn't expect perfection, but I do feel that the list of things which were faulty was quite excessive. However ... I'm now 1000 miles in which means I'm past the running in stage (changing gear at 4k rpm got boring) and boy are we underway. Not taken on track yet, as I'm still learning to drive it. Each time I head out for a blat, I discover something else about the handling characteristics of the car. Learning very quickly where the edge is and how to drive as close as possible. Next steps ... finally make it to a club event, and then on a track day / learn to drift day. Seen quite a few other Caterhams on the road around me, unfortunately I'm usually in the family wagon, but on the times I'm the 7, there's always lights flashing and waves. Great little community we have here. In the meantime, if anybody in Surrey knows some good places to head out for a blast (which isn't overrun by lyrcra clad crazies) then let me know ... I think the people who live around Foxhills / Chobham are rather sick of the sight of me by now ...