Caterham CSR Trackday toy

CSR Assembly Guide and other manuals can be found here:  sjmmarsh

The rear brakes on road CSR's are to big to fit inside 13" rims, which makes the availability of tyres a bit limited. Most suitable...

I got myself a new book! Nothing good can come out of this... Some inspiration: Rotrex superchargers Supercharger kit from Caterham Aus...

A sunny but very cold day started with below zero degrees Celsius. The cold asphalt made the car both oversteering and understeering in diff...

No problems this year! Last time the poor guy was too big to fit into the seats...

Adjusting rear Camber Rear camber is really easy to adjust, and can be done in just a few minutes. Remove the wheel.  Loosen the four ...

I emailed Avon asking for recommendations regarding slicks on the CSR. Hi Niclas, As you probably know, the racing CSR run 9”X13” fr...

A nice autumn trip to Gotland together with my family. Two full days on the track with nice sunny weather. Gotland Ring is located on a...

I noticed my rear droop travel was way too limited and suspected that could explain some of the rear inner wheel spin I have been troubled w...

My handbrake cable was routed so it was in contact with the fuel tank. As a result, it the cable has dug itself into the aluminium and creat...

Last time on Mantorp one of the exhaust primaries cracked completely. I left the car to a Ferrari race team who tried to weld it together i...

Engine out due to a cracked exhaust primary. Easier the second time - I followed my step-by-step list from last time , and took it out onl...

A very hot day at Mantorp Park again - with slicks for my first time! The lap times where not that much better, only about a second. A bit...

I've bought a set of 15" Avon crossply slicks! For a while I've been tempted to try slicks. 15" slicks are expensive...

My current wheel alignment, measured in my garage. Cross-ply setup. Front Rear Toe 0.5° out 0.7° in per wheel Camber -1.25° -0.25° ±0...

Pagid RS14 Apparently I didn't change the front pads in time, so one of the discs had some ugly grooves a bit too deep for my liking...

A nice and sunny day at Mantorp Park! The day started out well being the faster of the two cars on the track. ...then this guy came along...

It was pretty lonely this day, three cars total This years first track day was on Mantorp Park. I had the opportunity to talk with a pr...

My previous battery was a cheap Biltema gel battery. It worked ok in the beginning, even if I had a few anoying moments when there wasn'...

This years first drive! Still very chilly outside and the tyres never got temperature, but what a great feeling anyway! But why is that ever...

There is plenty of information about bump steer to be found on the internet. Basically bump steer is when the toe alignment changes during b...

Crossply tyres such as Avon ACB10 don't need as much negative camber as radial tyres, CR500, 888 etc. On the CSR you adjust the rear c...

Replaced the brake fluid. Used the same fluid as last time - ATE Blue racing. Because I accidentally got some air into the system I had to ...

I always had troubles downshifting at high RPM. Always when trying to engage second gear when going into an hairpin I had to struggle until ...

There are reports on broken differential mounts on the CSRs, so I have mounted support brackets to avoid a future disaster.  Some say they...

Movie clip from Mantorp this summer. Personal best 1:27.94! Avon ACB10 tyres Filmed with a GoPro HD

There are different opinions about using Nitrogen in tyres instead of ordinary air. I did some research and here are my conclusions regardin...

When I bought my Caterham it was equiped with a big heavy rear silencer. Last winter I decided to remove it and modify the side silencer. Af...

Finally I changed the spark plugs. About time I'd say! NGK BR7EFS Gap 0,64mm 12 Nm