Tom in my Caterham R500 Team Lotus Special Edition

[georgeskunk]

I love this video

[boothyofyick]

I wish I was that young again only to feel like he does at 2:13

[MiniOneSam]

You genuinely look like Will Ferrell when you're concentrating, haha! Great car, and a great video!

[MrCool621]

Hahaha like father like son, how much are these in the USA

[nigelpugh7]

@MrCool621 Thanks for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed myself and Tom in my R500 Caterham. However, I am sorry I now idea how much Caterham's cost in the USA. I believe there are some issues with emissions of the engines, so you would need to speak to the local importer to see how to buy a Caterham in the USA.

[trackdaynova]

Seriously @Rabbitstoper is there any need for the language or attitude towards Nigel whose just clearly showing us some quality time between him and his son!? Please show a little respect an grow up.

Nigel, cranking video, was seconds away from paying the deposit for my R500 today but bottled it at the last minute, that was at Caterham Midlands

[nigelpugh7]

@trackdaynova , thanks for the support and comments. I am not worried about people who have different opinions on my R500 compared to other sports cars that they are passionate about, I welcome eveyone's view, even if some can be a bit blinkered!! You should get yourself back over to see Nick at Caterham Midlands and get your deposit down. If you are local I will give you a trip anytime, just to get an every day owners viewpoint. You could still have a massive amount of fun in a R300 though!

[olnorth]

Haha great stuff

[TheRabbitstoper]

mate dump that crap ford engine in the junkyard and stick a honda f20c engine in it and I tell you what buddy it will be a f*%king animal

[nigelpugh7]

@TheRabbitstoper , why would I want to put an inferior and lower power cheap japanese engine with only 240HP into my car, when mine already has 263HP, I also don't like the high power band nature of the Jap VTEC engine either, I am very happy with my Caterham Tuned and Reliable Ford Engine!! Thanks!!

[TheRabbitstoper]

@nigelpugh7 no offence or anything but you can't know much about engines , the vtec engine and inparticular the f20c has one of if not the highest bhp per liter and with a light tune i.e intake exhaurst system and a remap you would be getting 280hp easy and it will rev right up to 9000rpm with headwork 10000rpm and if you go turbo then your talking big big power Jap engines are not as cheep as you think untill you have hit VTEC you will never understand the feeling

[TheRabbitstoper]

@nigelpugh7 also why do people buy a lotus for 10 grand and then put a k20 engine in it? and why does the ariel atom have a honda engine if fords are as good as you think they are then they should of used the ford zetec surely? I don't want to piss on your bonfire but if you payed how ever much lets say 25 grand for that i bet you I could buy and make a f20c powered caterham for half that and it would rape you caterhams ass and just make you look a C*%T keep you ford engine your loss

[nigelpugh7]

@TheRabbitstoper I am sorry I don't know much about Honda engines, but as you say they are very good in Ariel Atoms. They have just never been used in standard build Caterhams, but I am sure they could be made to fit. I am also not a fan of Turbo Charged engines, although there is now a supercharger kit for the Ford Duratec Engine in my car, which should take it up to approx 300 BHP, better start saving my pennies!!

[shecametwice]

@nigelpugh7 FOUND ON ROAD DEAD!!! HAHAHAHA

[veryclevercow]

Just took my grandson for a trip around our farm roundabout, he loved it and he's only 2... such fun!

[TominCze]

When he slow down the kid´s tranforming from this :O , :)) to this :(

[onionspinproductions]

that kid must feel so bad ass when he pulls up in that at school

[caterhamtv]

Hello, are channel who Will be completely dedecaded to caterham's is coming soon

Nice sound ; )

[rhauri]

Good video as always... just wondering though, do you not miss the sequential box of your prior R500?

[nigelpugh7]

@rhauri , Thanks for the comment. I suppose you could say I miss the quick fire shifting of the Quaife, but I do not miss all the noise and clattering!! I am also enjoying the fact that you can easily shift down from say 4th to 2nd, without taking each gear in turn!!

[stupidpasswordgoaway]

I just think this is brilliant what a way to spend time with ur son having fun nice work Nigel

[nigelpugh7]

@stupidpasswordgoaway , Thanks for looking and your comment too. It certain is a fun way to spend time together, although he gets bored quickly if we are not going fast all the time!!

[TrefyJot]

Loving the sheer delight on young Tom's face. Nicely done :)

[nigelpugh7]

@TrefyJot , Thanks for looking and your comment too. I am hoping the weather holds so we can get some more videos of our trips out soon!!

[Mubble]

Superb

[chubyali]

That kid is the Perfect metaphor..for how the driver feels inside!

[BAZZASTUONO]

Hi Nigel

Nice car but why not a CSR260 if you wanted comfort? If I win the lottery I'm having one. By the way have you seen the one badged as a CSR290 with the KEV7 or 7kev reg no? Spoke to the owner at Stoneleigh and it loks like his other car is a Gallardo Spider. Nicest 7 I've ever seen.

Barry

[mmuratdemir]

Tom is an unlucky boy, he has to wait too many years to drive it :) greate video

[FocSrallyX]

Awesome video! Looks like a great time. Just started our R400 today for the first time. Keep posting videos! Great stuff

[nigelpugh7]

@FocSrallyX , thanks for your comment. If you have just started your R400 for the first time I assume you have just finished building it?. Lets see some video of your new toy too then!!

[FocSrallyX]

@nigelpugh7 Yep we just finished building it. So exciting. I think Ill be uploading a start up video on youtube. As well as a lot of on track videos. Cool to see someone else that shows there passion for 7s on here. Keep up the good stuff, and keep loving your Caterham!

[BAZZASTUONO]

Hi Nigel

You really do have an expensive toybox but didn't your last cat have a sequential gearbox and rev a little harder, or are you running the new one in?

Barry

[nigelpugh7]

@BAZZASTUONO @Barry, yes your correct my previous R500 had a Sequential Race Gearbox. This time I wanted something more road focused hence the Standard Six Speed Gearbox and the Comfy Leather seats instead of the Harder Race Tillets. Yes I am driving this one carefully at the moment as in this video it only has about 100 miles on the clock as it was new on Friday!!

[jingarfield]

What a pair of PetrolHeads ;-)

Great video - nice to see such enthusiasm from one so young.

And from Tom as well!

[adcuz]

He loves it! Haha. Petrol head in the making.

[allyc85]

Haha thats great!

[Crazy14759]

OMG, look at his face that's just awsome, oh and could mabye do a walk around of the car. Thnks for the video

[nigelpugh7]

@Crazy14759 , thanks that was a quick response, I only just uploaded the video from todays blat out!!

[Crazy14759]

@nigelpugh7, Yeah alway's on youtube so keep the video's coming!

[Crazy14759]

@nigelpugh7, Yeah alway's on youtube so keep the video's coming!

[nigelpugh7]

@Crazy14759 , Glad you liked it. I am sure I can do a walk around video if the rain holds off!!

[Crazy14759]

@nigelpugh7, yeah typical british weather :(