As someone waiting for the delivery of his first Seven and going to a trackday sometime next year for the first time ever, this is HIGHLY informative. Very nice video and thank you.
Hi Folks. Seeing myself giving the safety briefing brought back some fantastic memories of the L7C days we ran at Rockingham. It was great to work with all the Team and Club organisers. So much so that after many years in the Instructor seat, I joined the Club and am now a 7 owner too. Keep up the enthusiasm. See you out there! Steve L
Thanks for watching the video Steve. Hopefully I didn’t embarrass myself with any mistakes in it. Seems a long time ago now. There’s also a bit of footage of you in the Club’s Cadwell Park video that I put out a few weeks ago I think. John
I remember that day well! I think we were next to you in the garage (our names are on that sheet you put up!). Well done on the youtube channel, glad to see you're active in the club, and doing track days etc. We are as well, hopefully our paths will cross again the future!
Ah yes. I remember talking about your flying. If you’re active in the club then I’d love to hear from you on BlatChat. Send a DM if you fancy a chat… PurpleMeanie obvs. 😀
Thanks for sharing! I did something similar for my first track day, though in a much less cool car haha (Honda Civic Si). Instruction was incredibly helpful and helped take the edge off as a newbie. This footage makes me want to get back out there! Thanks again.
Thanks for the comment Adam. Hopefully I’ll be there, so make sure you say hi if you spot me. There will also be a special video from the club coming soon about the event. John
So what are my takeaways, make more videos please. They are great, fun, informative and if I keep watching them around the wife enough, she may eventually let me buy one of these wonderful machines.
@@Purplemeanie that would be good!! Ive on the North Coast of Northern Ireland so probably a bit impractical especially in a seven! I'd like to make some videos of my drives here along the North Coast roads etc
First off, thank you for the quality of your videos. Secondly, may I ask you about the maintenance or those odd "things ya didn't consider" moments you may of had? Im in the U.S. and I've never once seen a caterham outside a UA-cam video. Even living by some of the best tracks in the country, they're so rare.
Thanks for the comment and apologies for the late response... maintenance is really simple on a Seven. Just a bag of spanners needed really. As for Caterham's in the US - I think the US is the biggest community of Caterhams outside the UK. There are a lot in the US, it's just the size of the country. There are owners clubs in the US though. If they're not going to a track then they're missing out! :-)
@Purplemeanie thanks for replying and no worries about the response time, we all have lives to live. Ive thought about selling my corvette and getting one, but another challenge I've found is finding a dealership with a decent reputation. I'll keep looking and I appreciate your input on my maintenance comment.
good evening, here I am watching the video ... I really like the car ... where could you buy such a kit (do it yourself) and at what price ... and who could put it together for me ... the steering wheel should be on the left side of the vehicle .... I'm from Croatia
Hi Alen, building a Caterham from kit is just and option. You can buy the cars already built directly from Caterham Cars. They have European specification models that you should be able to purchase. The problem is there’s a very long waiting list at the moment. Thanks for watching the video. 👍🏼
Hi, thanks for such a quick reply...maybe you know if there is an option to have the steering wheel on the left side of the vehicle...my English is not very good so I use a translator
That’s a good question… for me the 620 is too fast. The performance isn’t at all usable on the public roads and the 420 delivers all the performance I need. Even Caterham will tell you they think the 620 is too fast. The 620 is really just a track car. Some people love it on the road, but it wasn’t for me. I’ve had a few really fast cars and they are just boring on a road until you’re going so fast that a) you’ll lose your license if you’re caught and b) kill yourself if something goes wrong. The 620’s are also difficult to run when cold and much louder on a track - meaning you often have to run a different exhaust to get under track noise limits. The 420 was the right choice for me :-)
Caterham only trackday: Expect - company owners in 620r's to hog & bully the track wrongly thinking they are the Stig Non Caterham only trackday: Expect - squaddies with bowl cuts in Civics cutting everyone up wrongly thinking they are a wacing wiver
I've only done Caterham only track days and haven't experienced the 620 guys you talk about. But then seeing as I'm the Stig, they'll have trouble keeping up anyway! 🤣
As someone waiting for the delivery of his first Seven and going to a trackday sometime next year for the first time ever, this is HIGHLY informative. Very nice video and thank you.
You’re welcome Alex. Good luck with the new car and hopefully I’ll see you at a track day soon! John
Hi Folks. Seeing myself giving the safety briefing brought back some fantastic memories of the L7C days we ran at Rockingham. It was great to work with all the Team and Club organisers. So much so that after many years in the Instructor seat, I joined the Club and am now a 7 owner too. Keep up the enthusiasm. See you out there! Steve L
Thanks for watching the video Steve. Hopefully I didn’t embarrass myself with any mistakes in it. Seems a long time ago now. There’s also a bit of footage of you in the Club’s Cadwell Park video that I put out a few weeks ago I think. John
Rockingham was my first ever track day as well !
It was a great novice track. Shame its gone... but there are some great ones left.
I remember that day well! I think we were next to you in the garage (our names are on that sheet you put up!). Well done on the youtube channel, glad to see you're active in the club, and doing track days etc. We are as well, hopefully our paths will cross again the future!
Ah yes. I remember talking about your flying. If you’re active in the club then I’d love to hear from you on BlatChat. Send a DM if you fancy a chat… PurpleMeanie obvs. 😀
Good watch. Thank You
You’re welcome, thanks for commenting.
Great Video! Very informative and helpful. Thank you for the wonderful work.
Thanks! And, you’re welcome. John
@@Purplemeanie nice one sir
@@Purplemeanie also well done not being hit by a doctor in an Elise covered in tape 😅
Thanks for sharing! I did something similar for my first track day, though in a much less cool car haha (Honda Civic Si). Instruction was incredibly helpful and helped take the edge off as a newbie. This footage makes me want to get back out there! Thanks again.
Hopefully you’ll have lots of track days in 2022! 😀👍🏼
Excellent video, I'm looking forward to my first Lotus 7 novice track day at Castle Combe!
Thanks for the comment Adam. Hopefully I’ll be there, so make sure you say hi if you spot me. There will also be a special video from the club coming soon about the event. John
Great video thanks. I’ll be getting my first caterham in 18 months when I retire, with my first track days to follow.
Look forward to seeing you at a track… make sure you come and say hi if I’m there.
@@Purplemeanie I will. Cheers
Thanks for a great video
You’re very welcome!
So what are my takeaways, make more videos please. They are great, fun, informative and if I keep watching them around the wife enough, she may eventually let me buy one of these wonderful machines.
Glad to be of service. What wife could refuse?! 😀
Felicitations! a very good video .
Thank you. They’re great fun to record and great fun to share!
Great video as always! Good to see you are enjoying a track days. I still need to get on a club event. Sadly they don't seem to visit Oulton.
Thanks! Hopefully there'll be a much fuller trackday list in 2021 and we can have a non-race around a track :-)
@@Purplemeanie That sounds like fun! Fingers crossed.
Great Video! I'm interested in doing some videos with my own seven this year.
Awesome! We should meet up and do something together.
@@Purplemeanie that would be good!! Ive on the North Coast of Northern Ireland so probably a bit impractical especially in a seven! I'd like to make some videos of my drives here along the North Coast roads etc
Look forward to seeing those videos then. But maybe one day we can meet up for a blast and a video :-)
First off, thank you for the quality of your videos.
Secondly, may I ask you about the maintenance or those odd "things ya didn't consider" moments you may of had?
Im in the U.S. and I've never once seen a caterham outside a UA-cam video. Even living by some of the best tracks in the country, they're so rare.
Thanks for the comment and apologies for the late response... maintenance is really simple on a Seven. Just a bag of spanners needed really. As for Caterham's in the US - I think the US is the biggest community of Caterhams outside the UK. There are a lot in the US, it's just the size of the country. There are owners clubs in the US though. If they're not going to a track then they're missing out! :-)
@Purplemeanie thanks for replying and no worries about the response time, we all have lives to live.
Ive thought about selling my corvette and getting one, but another challenge I've found is finding a dealership with a decent reputation. I'll keep looking and I appreciate your input on my maintenance comment.
good evening, here I am watching the video ... I really like the car ... where could you buy such a kit (do it yourself) and at what price ... and who could put it together for me ... the steering wheel should be on the left side of the vehicle .... I'm from Croatia
Hi Alen, building a Caterham from kit is just and option. You can buy the cars already built directly from Caterham Cars. They have European specification models that you should be able to purchase. The problem is there’s a very long waiting list at the moment. Thanks for watching the video. 👍🏼
Hi, thanks for such a quick reply...maybe you know if there is an option to have the steering wheel on the left side of the vehicle...my English is not very good so I use a translator
@@alendovzan6768 Hi Alen, yes the European and US versions of the car are left hand drive.
Very good video! Why did you choose the 420R over the 620?
That’s a good question… for me the 620 is too fast. The performance isn’t at all usable on the public roads and the 420 delivers all the performance I need. Even Caterham will tell you they think the 620 is too fast. The 620 is really just a track car. Some people love it on the road, but it wasn’t for me. I’ve had a few really fast cars and they are just boring on a road until you’re going so fast that a) you’ll lose your license if you’re caught and b) kill yourself if something goes wrong. The 620’s are also difficult to run when cold and much louder on a track - meaning you often have to run a different exhaust to get under track noise limits. The 420 was the right choice for me :-)
105 max ? On a bike you would do much better speeds.
I’d have have fallen off a bike long before then Stefan!
Bad stuff!!!
Rule 1: own it before you race it!
Too true!
Caterham only trackday:
Expect - company owners in 620r's to hog & bully the track wrongly thinking they are the Stig
Non Caterham only trackday:
Expect - squaddies with bowl cuts in Civics cutting everyone up wrongly thinking they are a wacing wiver
I've only done Caterham only track days and haven't experienced the 620 guys you talk about. But then seeing as I'm the Stig, they'll have trouble keeping up anyway! 🤣