I took one of these out today....(4 wheels content)

Yeh was pretty good fun.

It did kick you back in the seat somewhat.


This was bday present and not the colonic irrigation which I was *promised* earlier in August.

Look its meeee!!!

The codriver was a cock though. Useless and not very helpful in the slightest.

The intercomm system was buggered so I couldnt hear him (the cable had pretty much been sucked into the supercharger earlier in the day and was cacked) and he wasnt the most friendly of people.

Its a good job I got my moneys worth and er..manhandled it a bit.

Anyone else driven one?

I did a day at the Prodrive track near Warwick. Made myself car sick

Not had a shot of one of them,

Did drive a new M3 today.
Scared the ka-ka pooh-pooh outta myself!! oh how i want one

The Atoms are supposed to be insane though, not chaterham mental though

Gc

I am pleased to say that i have been fortunate enough to drive some nice cars in the past. I used to race Caterhams amongst other cars such as Ginettas and Formula Fords, my dad owned a Car Dealership Group and had a team which he before me used to race with. Last thing i raced was in the Cosworth Caterham Masters which i did well in but we got hit hard part though last year and again this year due to financial reasons. With some time off i did a couple of one off races, in a Honda Integra DC5 and in an Aerial Atom 3 which was a stock car with aero mods and racing slicks as you would expect. It was as close to the CSR260 Caterham as you can get. The only thing for racing that i have driven better was the Radical SR3 and actually a Palmersport JP1track car which i subbed for a friend for a day. That car sounded the best of all i have raced!!!!!

Suddenly i have gone all moist again. Thsi happens every time i race or think about it.

Yep - did something similar earlier in the year - also got to drive a Ferrari Spider (360 with flappy paddles) on the same day.

Atom was ace - mega acceleration, any gear any speed - dunno how fast I went, no time to faff with looking at the instruments properly - just watch the shifts lights under the screen and grab the next gear.

Ferrari something of a disappointment - yes it' quite quick, handles pretty well and makes a nice noise, but it didn't feel particularly special. Interior wasn't really any better than a high spec family saloon, the steering wheel is not straight in front of the driver, picky? yes, but if you're going to blow that much money on a car, getting steering wheel in the right place shouldn't be that hard these days.

Sadly don't get to play with the good toys at work no more - happy days on the test track in R32 Skyline, proper M3, Integrale 16v Evo, Cossies - Sierra, Escort & 190E 23.16.

Never driven an Atom. They look fun though. Can't beat a small light car with a good engine up its backside- especially on slicks. Drove a Lola T290 last year and despite it being best part of 30 years old I could not believe just how good it was.

I've been driven in a McLaren F1 road car - just about the most spine shortening thing I've ever done....

A former friend was given a ride in a Bugatti Veron around Paris, the guy scraped an alloy - £30,000 to replace it, alleggededdedllly

try sitting in the original ford gt 40.......you need an s shaped spine to sit in that .....sat in one in norwich about ten years ago...it went for over a million if i recall.the lambo next to it was up for 200 gees.(this was when dim wits were spending dumb amounts on cars like the jag xj 220 if i remember corectly) :shock: i love the atom ..i seem to remember it beat the caterham on the top gear track a few seasons ago..had a civic type r engine...lovely...although i would probably have that 3 wheeled thing from holland that rode like a moterbike and tilted and stuff...very shiny.

Lola T290

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Stunning car, Lucky man

360's are pussy! I took one round Doni and wasn't that impressed. I've a mate who's got a 550bhp saph that he trackdays. Full slicks and some mega stopping power. To date I don't think I've been in something so quick. Although as a kid Antony Reid took me round doni in an xr2 dodging workmans van etc. Bet the atom was mad? It's the closeness of the elements I guess... And that it's fooookin quick!!