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Old 12-28-2008, 09:08 PM
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http://www.gizmag.com/caterham-roadrace-tw...to-weight/8884/







This thing weighs 1100 lbs and has 500 hp!!!!!!!!
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Old 12-29-2008, 09:17 AM
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I no I saw This the other day makes me wana get a kit and put a rotary in it. It would be nuts
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its pimpin - just the way it is
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I'm just glad that Caterham has made a car that looks good, not geeky and awkward.
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Does it really matter when all theyre seeing is your taillights in the distance?
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Old 12-30-2008, 07:41 PM
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It does when they look as bad as the old Caterhams. Besides, wouldn't some consideration to aerodynamics help the car's performance?
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Old 12-30-2008, 09:58 PM
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The light weight and top-rate componentry of the Seven resulted in a racetrack agility very little else could come close to - to the point where it was designated "too fast to race" as early as the 1970s and has since been blacklisted by the FIA, the Nurburgring 24-hour, and most other international production sportscar race series.
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Anything more than a bubble around the driver would be too much weight lol
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My uncle built a Lotus Super7 just like back in the day. I believe it was 1200 #s, but with 450rwhp. Blow through 4 cyl..
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Any pics or other details? Sounds pretty sick...
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