Blat 2

18/11/2011

Took the car to work today, to get used to it and help run it in. 40 miles there in the cold morning, 40 miles back in the cold and dark. This is not a car in which you are at risk of falling asleep at the wheel!

Initial impressions are that it is light, quick off the mark, and handles well. I'm very pleased. Whether this is down to my build or Caterham's fine tuning is debatable, naturally.

(And, of course, it looks very pretty!)

I did have one "interesting" moment on the cold damp tarmac of the morning. Fortunately the camera was running to catch it. Perhaps one day I'll be better at predicting it, catching it, and holding it impressively. For now, I'll be content with catching it before I go to meet a hedge backwards. My hair is messy enough as it is :-)

I also left the video running on the way home, resulting in the photo... which I'm quite pleased with.

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Comments

28/11/2011 22:00:34: patently

Nearly crashed? Pah. You mean "displayed my mastery of on-the-limit control", surely? Oh, and "chilly" doesn't even come close to describing the experience!

28/11/2011 21:33:11: Albert

I like the bit where you nearly crashed at 11 seconds. Looks chilly to me.