Highlights from the 2024 North California Caterham tour

We took a bunch of Caterhams, plus a few friends, on track days around four fantastic California tracks: Laguna Seca, Thunderhill West, Thunderhill East, Sonoma.

Caterham Seven, 1475lbs, 200hp 2.3L Duratec, Avon ZZS

0:00 - - Laguna Seca, day 1
6:15 - - Laguna Seca, day 2
8:56 - start of my PB - 1:43.5
10:49 - and that was left-handed.
11:03 - nasty spin at turn 4.
11:40 - chasing a new NSX.
14:10 - Kory with a passenger.
16:15 - - Thunderhill West.
17:10 - turn 7, my nemesis.
18:02 - turn 1 can be tricksy too.
18:45 - an elephant in the room.
19:23 - spin it in turn 10.
20:15 - finally a good clean fast lap - 1:26.0
22:32 - chasing two other Caterhams.
23:51 - exuberance in 7, overconfidence in 1.
24:43 - accidental group portrait.
25:22 - nearly a great lap.
26:56 - PB lap - 1:24.9
28:57 - chasing Denis and Bruce.
30:47 - two last mistakes.
31:45 - - Thunderhill East
34:25 - suicidal birds the whole day.
34:43 - start of a PB - 2:06.5
37:33 - eggstraordinary.
38:12 - playing with Miatas.
39:46 - a dicey turn 3, 11 and 14.
40:47 - little lost Miata
41:19 - blue Miatas just can't stay on the track.
42:28 - nearly another PB.
44:38 - fog of war.
45:22 - one last fast lap.
47:59 - - Sonoma
50:40 - PB lap - still quite wet - 2:05.4.
52:51 - braking too late in the wet.
53:42 - people in fancy cars.
54:19 - wet and tires, and some closing thoughts.