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  • If you want to adopt me, no problem!!! Great video, and the kid really enjoys it it seems!

  • i love the way your stomach jiggles!

  • you look like quiet a good driver and does your job have anything to do with cars if not then you must just be a naturally goood driver. also no1 dad

  • @craigwhite11 , thanks for your comment. No I don't have anything to do with Cars in my profession, I am a Computer Software Specialist. I have been driving sports cars for over 25 years though!!

  • Father of the decade award!

  • Hey sir. Remember me? I was going on a Caterham build project this next year. What foruns would you recommend me to start a discussion about it. I would like to have precise information since I'm from Portugal.

    Thanks for your help.

  • I'm 15 and when i'm older and have enough money i would love to have a caterham. I jus t hop e they carry on making such amazing cars.

  • Dream of every kid. nigelpugh7 Tom will never forget this. Respect!

  • Gotta have one!!!!!!! Watta sound!

  • That sound when you let of the accelerator or when changing down is heavenly!

    My dad had a roadsport but being a manual and not having the 2.0 ford engine it never made those sounds :( not that it sounded bad!

    Great video, and may I ask what colour it was? And what your new one will be. Cheers.

  • @SureSkill , Thanks for looking and your comment too. I think you will find that the noise of my previous R500 was due to the roller throttle bodies and the exhaust too! My first R500 was Ice White Metallic, with Kawasaki Green Stripes. My new R500 has the special limited edition Team Lotus Colour Scheme which is the same as the Current Team Lotus F1 team.

  • I like this son !!!!!!!!! from Italt

  • Nice vdeo... thx for sharing!!!

  • Great Video,, Made me chuckle,

  • @will0479 Thanks, glad you liked it, I hope to make some more in the spring next year in my new R500 with Tom, so watch out for more new videos in 2012.

  • What a little dude, and what a great Dad lol

  • @Toms275 , Thanks for your comment, Tom loves my R500. Check out my new R500 with Tom in it too!!

  • beautiful beautiful video!! i want to see Tom that drive the r500 in next video ;)

  • @kusdcu , Thanks I am sure Tom would love that too, but as he is only 5, a 263BHP Caterham is a bit beyond him right now!! Maybe when he is 10!! ;-)

  • And another gear-head is born!!!

  • @dondude69 , Thanks, he is well moved on from that now, and is up for any blast in my New R500 Caterham!! Look out for more videos of me and Tom!!

  • nice video...for a "fresh" father and brithish sport cars lover it is realy realy nice...btw. you wear interesting piece of wathes on your wrist! TAG heuer?

  • absolut geil :-)  daumen hoch !!!

  • Nice accelerations !!!

    Does it have a wind shield or not

    Seeing you faces, i wouldn't think so :)

  • @caterhamtv, thanks for your comment and looking at our video. Yes my R500 did have an interchangeable Windscreen, but on this occasion it was only fitted with the smaller Carbon Aeroscreen. So that's the reason why both Tom and I have wind in our faces!! It makes it much more fun though!!

  • Dude i am well jealous. first you have a R500 and second i wish my dad took me for spins like this.

  • @bixxer712 , thanks for looking at our video and your comments too!! Glad you like my old Caterham R500, sadly it is now sold, but that does not stop Tom from asking me to take him out in it for another blast!! I don't have the heart to tell him it is sold!!

  • @bixxer712 , thanks glad you like it! Seems some people are more interested in my watch than what we are doing in my R500!!

  • i am so god dam jelous

  • Aww what a little dude :-) great video

  • Great father and cute son,keep it up dude!

  • very safe those belts... :D

  • Cute kid...great car...congrats...

  • Thanks for this! It brings back good memories and strange connections.

    My dad bought an Austin Healey Sprite, in parts, back in the 60s, just for an economical commuter. I was only around 12, but as I "helped" him restore the car, indescribable strong feelings concerning the car were going in deep. Sadly, he sold the car before I got my license, but the bug for top-down, shift-for-yourself driving was in me, and never left.

    I'm sure that your son will always remember this.

    Thanks again.

  • @takz07 Thanks for comments. Yep father son time in cars like these is always a good thing to share. I hope he will always enjoy going out with me for blasts in the country, and more so as he gets old too!!

  • he'll remember those trips for the rest of hes life. unfortunately the r500 is not road legal in my country :(

  • amazing sound fx!!!

    but don't you think your son should be on a booster seat? He doesn't look very well strapped in...

  • im sure you was enjoying it more than your son lol.

  • such a cool dad

  • A good DADDY.......

  • @Ceovernon , thanks for looking at our video and your comment. Sadly when Tom realises that his so called "Good Daddy" has just sold his Caterham without telling his Son, I might not be flavour on the Month any more!!

  • @nigelpugh7 Wait, you sold it!? Why?

  • @ps3maracaz , Yep Sorry its sold and went to its new owner last week, she now lives in Edinburgh, but I am sure the new owner will have great fun with her too!! It was just time to move on, so I hope all of these videos of my old car R500 CP will be immortalized her eon you-tube for all eternity!!

  • @nigelpugh7 Ahh, OK. Are you planning a replacement?

  • Anyone who thinks that kid is screaming out of fear. look at his face haha

  • @RyIzzle , many thanks for your great comment. There are a couple of moments when he does go quiet, but he is just catching his breath, ready for the next blast of acceleration!! You only have to look at the second video, to realize he is loving it more and more each time!!

  • @nigelpugh7 Totally agree. Love him asking to "go fast again" haha.lol idk how he managed to fall asleep in it but yea. I think its time to get him a pair of goggles so he can be hands-free! Cheers

  • Worlds no.1 dad right there! Wish my dad had a caterham when I was a kid. :)

  • @teikec Many thanks for liking our videos. I too would have liked to share something like these experiences with my Dad when I was young too. Sadly we never got to share my Caterham experiences together as he passed away this year. All I can say is try to do as many fun things as you can with your own Dad!!

  • @teikec Me too ;)

  • does that have a sequential gearbox?

  • @TrulyUniqueOne , thanks for the comment, yes indeed it does have a Quaife Sequential 6 Speed Gearbox, its very quick to shift through the gears, but the downside is the straight cut gears do make a very mechanical noise!!

  • Looks like awesome fun.. Word of advise, you need to pull the safety harness in tight, it's no good having the loose and flapping about like that. If you crash into something with the harness loose like that your body continues forward until it hits the harness and then the harness breaks your arms/collarbones. Strap down tightly so your body can't move forward, it's not as comfortable, but it's the safe way to use a harness like that.

  • Love your video, I saw both of you enjoying,

    Hope can I do something like that soon :D

  • @CougarChile Hi thanks for your comments. Yes we both have a lot of fun in my Caterham, and I hope you get to experince the same level of fun in a similar car very soon too!! Cheers Nige.

  • Do they sell these kits in left hand drive?

  • @TheRohBoat , Hi there. Yes Caterham do sell their kits in left hand drive versions. However as you are based in Atlanta GA I do not know where your local Caterham Dealership is, although there are dealers all over the US. I also think that Caterham only sell them as kits without engines, as there are problems with emissions and other safety related regulations that are applicable in the USA.

  • Just wanted to say your video brings a massive smile to my face, seeing your son's reaction is worth a hundred times what the car cost... As a car fan too one of my motivations to succeed is so I can one day do this for my children! Thanks for sharing. -Doug (oxford).

  • @tibius181 , Doug, thanks for your comments. I am sure you will make your dream come true, and then you can have as many fun moments in your car with your children too!!

  • Your Son is the luckiest Boy on Earth =)

  • @DerHardstyler12 , thanks for the comment, I am sure you will be able do to do the same with your kids in the future too!! My Caterham had brought so many smiles to so many peoples faces, and I am sure it will do more in the future too!! Have Fun with your Kids Nige.

  • @DerHardstyler12 , thanks for looking at our video and I am glad you liked it too. Tom is lucky I guess, but I am glad I can make him happy, and I think I am the lucky one, to have such a great little boy to share our experiences together!!

  • My son is 6 months old and I can't wait until he is old enough to strap him into the passenger seat of my S2000!!

  • @HannibalACP82 , thanks for the comment. I think that you will have to wait a bit longer for your son to really enjoy it, although Tom was riding in my 997 from 12 months with his Recaro Baby Seat, he always laughed at that speed sensation too!!

  • id say if you were tired you would go out for a quick blast in that and you would be wide awake

  • @aerlingus18 , I would have to agree, I am off to a Pistonheads meeting in my R500 in the morning at 07:00, going to be -5C, so will wake me up with 265BHP on icy roads!!

  • @nigelpugh7 hahaha good luck with that

  • What a beautiful car, sir!

    And an even more adorable son :)... he sure got petrol in his veins, just like his dad :)

  • @EmptySoulRSR , thanks for the comment on my car, I am glad you like it!! And yep Tom is bound to be a true petrolhead, I am sure he will be wanting the keys to the R500 in no time at all!!

  • Amazing bond between dad and son that will last a lifetime. Good to see you invest the time. cheers!

  • @DoctaM3 , many thanks for the comment, its a great way to spend time with my son, and I am sure that in a few years time it will be a fight between Tom and Lucy who gets to go in the Caterham first with Dad.

  • Reminds me of me when my Dad took me out on his trike made from a '69 VW Karmann Ghia (made in '73 when they weren't such a classic). 60hp when new but in trike form it's still fast enough to get the adrenaline going.

  • @pegleg1992 , that sounds like a great ride out on your dads trike, glad you liked our video too!!!

  • "Do it again!" lol .Top lad!!

  • @GJR1975 , thanks for your comment. Yep Tom is always asking, " Can We do that Fast Again?" . He asks me most weeks when we will go out again, trouble is weather has been so poor of late, we have had no chance to get out, roll on the Spring Time!!

  • you're great man

    Giving this kid the time of his life

  • @hansdegebruiker , thanks for your comments, he always seems to have a great time when we go out in the Caterham together, I hope the weather brightens up soon though, so we have a chance to go out together again.

  • Hi. I watch your video when i´m really sad cause it makes me laugh. You have a wonderful relationship with your son. I´m going to buy my own Cat (roadsport 175) and i hope one day i will take my son for a ride like this cause i can´t take my dad anymore. Wish your father a good recovery. Have a great time you two together.

  • @TheCzechmichal , thanks so much for your great comments! I am sure you will have a lot of fun when you get your own Caterham too. Thanks also for the kind wishes for my father, I had hope to take him out, but he is still in hospital.Lets see what the New Year brings. Happy New Year to you and everyone, have fun out there too!!

  • i wish my dad did that with me but he has a twin turbo 1500hp lambo balboni and hes afraid of it

  • @joe23da , thanks for looking. I would think if your Dad has a 1500bhp Lamborghini, then you could both have as much fun as I did with Tom, and we only have 263bhp in my little Caterham, I hope you have fun together!!

  • Watching this makes me look forward to being a dad!

  • @sassthathoopie , thanks for your comment, and I am glad it inspired you to think about becoming a dad too!! I personally relish the moments I spend with my Son now doing fun things together, especially as my own father is now very ill, so I can tell him all the fun things that I do with Tom, and it brings light to his not so happy days in hospital right now!!

  • Fantastic video, brought a smile to my face. I wish my dad would have done the same when I was younger!

  • @skaterkid901 , so glad it made you feel younger, it certainly makes me feel younger every time I take Tom out for a trip, I am only too happy to share as much time as I can with Tom, whether it's in the R500 or whatever!

  • Best passenger ever :D Felt pretty similar to that in my mates 2 litre westy- only Tom seems to be enjoying it more than I did :)

  • @MrChutney ,yep all ofbthe 7 type cars deliver maximum thrills per pound/buck, Tom can't wait for the better weather now, as I don't think we will be heading out in the snow in my 7!!

  • made my day :)

  • @TigerSupercatE1 , thanks I am glad it made your day, seems that it makes a lot of people smile, we still get a laugh out of watching it too!!

  • @nigelpugh7 Where do i sign up for my ride? ;-)

    The whole family was round my computer watching in hysterical laughter. Noticed you've done a trackday at oulton, and living only a stone's throw from it, wondered if you plan to do anymore?

    Great Video x

  • @TigerSupercatE1 , yes do plan to do some more track days, and perhaps back to Oulton Park next year, if I go there it will probably be in March or April. You would be more than welcome to come for ride if we are up there!!

  • Hahaa tom looks like he is loving it! And i love that sound the Caterham makes when it goes along! Sound of a god that is hahaa and the Caterham R500 is the best car ever!! hands down..im not just saying that coz i was taken out in the Top gear red and white 1, cough hahaa 141mph baby!!!!

  • @shellshockable , thanks for looking, my R500 sounds better now I have taken the Carbon airbox off, and it breaths directly through the bonnet cut out and pipercross air filter!!

  • this could go viral

  • @hugebassfishing , thanks for your comment, not sure about going viral, but there are plenty of versions of Tommys blat out there on lots of motoring websites, including Caterhams own web site and Twitter!!

  • you have to be the best dad in his school :D

  • @kagolko , thanks for the comment. Tom only recently started at Reception School, so I have not had chance to drop him off in the Caterham yet. I am sure there would be plenty of his little friends at School looking for a ride!! The weekend looks like it going to be nice, so loo out for some more Toms Blat videos!!

  • @nigelpugh7 - thanks for reponse. btw this is very nice way how you can keep your kid off the bad things like a drugs&alcohol. this is very nice way of showing your kid that there are other ways of enjoying life. all the best to you and your family. And have a gr8 weekend most importantly!!

  • Great Vid Nigel - Start 'em young. I did, and now they come to track days with me when ever they can !

  • @Blatter7 , thanks for the comment. Yes I would love to take Tom and Lucy of course, but I have to wait quite a few years so that Tom is oldest first, and as he is only 4 now that will be some time!! Still we can have some fun on short blats in the country such as this!!

  • Cool dad

  • such a brilliant video great to see you both enjoying it just cant wait to get my first caterham!

  • Thats his Inner Child!!

  • Made my day :) Awesome

  • @B4tt , thanks for your comment, Glad it made your day, we had a great time too, perhaps if the weather is better this weekend we might make some another video.

  • Aww what a great video! One on my fave cars too!

  • This never fails to bring a smile to my face... I have emalied my Dad the link urging him to get one, he's 62 and I'm 31 - its never too late though eh? :)

  • @scarfboy91 , thanks for the comments, I know what you mean, I did many great things with my dad, but he could never do anything like this in the 70's, even though we had great times together, just wanted to make sure that Tom has a great time with his Dad too!!

  • Excellent! Looks like Tom is having a whale of a time!

  • @AltrdCarbon , thanks he certainly has not stopped talking about it, and now that I have bought him some Peltor Kids ear Defenders, he should be even happier, still need to sort that seat out though!!

  • excellent

  • That's hilarious! Good work!

  • @bigsipie , thanks glad you enjoyed it as much as Tommy and I did making it!!

  • rock on tommy !

  • @lomate1963 , thanks for the comment, although I have tried to stay away from Cannon and Ball references for my Son, he did have fun though!!

  • Excellent.....Tom's a lucky boy!!

  • @b1gbrad , Brad thanks I am sure he will be out with us all on a WAGS blat real soon!!

  • Superb! Can't wait to take my nephew out... A

  • @dalongbloke, thanks for the comment. They do seem to enjoy it, but with Tom I needed to put lots of foam padding under his seat just to make the belts fit him in the Tillet seat. You still have to be very careful though, it will be some years before I take him for a long blat I think.

  • have you got a quick shift clutch on that r500??... oh and its sounds like you got a supercharger in that car.. haha ma dads got an csr 260 :)

  • @MetallicaMadman94, thanks for the comment. Yes I do have a Quaife Sequntial Gearbox in my car which makes for quick shifts. It is not a supercharged engine, just throttle bodies breathing through a direct airbox.

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