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This month: 60th Anniversary Update • Model Cars • Nelson Ledges 24hrs • French Connection • General Secretary’s Blog • Back to the Future • Fridge Door • News and Local Events Lowflying is currently with the printers and should be dispatched towards members around 9th Feb.

This Month: Longest Day Of Nelson • British Motor Museum and the story of NRN7 • Closing the M25 • Manual Labour • Six Men Go To Pau • Scottish Tour • News, local events and much more PLEASE NOTE that because of the Christmas / New Year shutdown, Lowflying will be delivered later than usual this month. It is currently with the printers and should be dispatched around January 16th.

This Month: 60th Anniversary News • The Long Road North • Live Axle, Lowered Floor • Club Survey Today • Speed Championship Lunch • My First Track Day • Portofino 2016 • Damon Hill Autobiography • News And Area Meets Lowflying is currently with the printers and should be dispatched around December 8th.

Seven 310 - Behind the Wheel • Caterham Signature Launch • A Racing Life • Portofino 2016 • A Year with a Caterham • Croft Race Report • Sprint Season Finale • News and Area Meets Lowflying is currently with the printers and should be dispatched around November 7th.

Media information Friday 7th October 2016 Caterham teams up with Harrods to launch Signature personalisation programme British car manufacturer Caterham has launched its first personalisation programme – Caterham Signature – with a special edition Seven designed by world-famous department store, Harrods. Watch the video here: The Harrods special edition car is now on sale exclusively in store and includes a host of special features which demonstrate the breadth of options new Caterham buyers can add to their vehicles. These include paint colours and designs, dashboard and interior styling, embroidery and even the colour of the chassis. The £59,999 Harrods special edition is on display in the famous London store throughout October for Harrods Man month, starting from Friday October 7. The special edition Harrods Seven – a 420S under the skin – is painted in Harrods green, with a custom white stripe and gold pinstripe while, beneath the bodywork, the chassis has been powder-coated in gold. Inside the cockpit, the butterscotch leather upholstery also reflects Harrods’ colour scheme, while the store name is embroidered on the seat backs and the Harrods ‘H’ adorns the gear knob. The car’s styling was created in conjunction with Harrods and its design team and buyers can pick one up in store along with their fashion and luxury items. Caterham’s Chief Commercial Officer, David Ridley, said: “The Caterham Seven has always been one of the easiest cars on the road to personalise, because every car is hand-built and bespoke for each customer. “But now we’ve formalised the personalisation options available to our customers into the Caterham Signature programme, which will outline the almost infinite combinations of options you can select. You can even have your name stitched into the seat. “A Caterham Seven isn’t a car you need to buy, it’s a car you buy because you want it. As such, we believe you should make it your own in every way. “Harrods is a global brand as proudly British as Caterham so it makes perfect sense that the very first Caterham Signature car has been created in partnership.” Guy Cheston, Media Director of Harrods, said: “Caterham is one of Great Britain’s most famous and instantly recognisable motoring brands and it has been a pleasure to partner with the team there to create this Harrods special edition of the legendary Seven. “We wanted to make our Harrods car a real object of desire, so our Harrods touches are subtle and understated and, at the same time, reflect genuine quality.” The Harrods Seven is on sale exclusively in the Knightsbridge store, while the Caterham Signature programme is available now to new customers looking to place their orders. For more information on Caterham Signature, or to start pimping your Seven ride, please visit http://www.caterham.co.uk or call 01293 312300.

This Month: Caterham Seven Sprint Launch • Exclusive: Seven Sprint First Drive • Lego 620R Launch • Aqua-Blat • Brands Hatch 1979 • Intro to Track Days • Curborough 8 • The Car the Club Rebuilt Lowflying is currently with the printers and should be dispatched around October 6th.

Media information 9th September 2016 Caterham Sprints back to the swinging ‘60s Caterham Cars has built a variant of its iconic Seven that was seemingly planned in the mid-1960s but never launched – the Caterham Seven Sprint. As though dug up in a time capsule, the retro detailing of the Caterham Seven Sprint will delight Seven purists and provides the perfect scene-setter to the brand’s ‘60 Years of the Seven’ anniversary, which will be celebrated next year. The Sprint, priced from £27,995, will finally be available to order from September 9, when the car will be launched at the Goodwood Revival, a fittingly retro setting for a car with one wheel firmly planted in the ‘60s. Powered by the same 80hp, three-cylinder Suzuki engine installed in Caterham’s entry-level Seven 160 model, the Sprint features a host of nostalgia-soaked features, including a choice of six paint colours that were original British manufacturer colours available in 1966/67. Caterham Cars CEO, Graham Macdonald, said: “We have always prided ourselves on continually developing the Seven during the 44 years we have been custodian of the model.” “But we never wished to dismiss our heritage either and I know there are plenty of Seven purists and aficionados out there who will really appreciate the level of detail we’ve gone to with the Sprint to resurrect the spirit of those early cars.” “It’s a car that has been built today, with all the benefits that modern engineering brings with it, but the essence of the swinging ‘60s and is the perfect precursor to our 60th-anniversary celebration in 2017.” The launch of the Sprint heralds the start of Caterham’s ‘60 years of the Seven’ celebrations, which will culminate with a spectacular Caterham festival at Donington Park next summer. To reflect the anniversary further, only 60 Sprints will be destined for the UK and European markets. The Sprint chassis is powder-coated grey, making it period-accurate for a Series 2 Lotus 7, while the suspension and rollover bar are also reminiscent of Colin Chapman’s original. With flared front wings, polished exhaust silencer and uniquely retro-styled, individual rear lights, the Sprint harks back to the early days of the Seven and the choice of paint colours completes the exterior effect. Wheels will be painted cream and finished with polished hubcaps, while the main bodywork, emblazoned with retro Caterham branding and Sprint logo, is available in original British colours, named by Caterham to reflect their heritage –Cream, Mellow Yellow, Regency Red, Camberwick Green, British Racing Green and Misty Blue. Inside the cockpit, the sepia-toned impression continues, with a wooden-rimmed sports steering wheel and scarlet red dashboard, complete with a classic oOOo instrument layout. The tacho even features red and yellow sectors, in true ‘60s style. Meanwhile, the interior panels and Muirhead Scottish seat upholstery is hand-stitched in the period style and finished in striking scarlet red. The interior rear bulkhead and luggage space are carpeted, as befits a ‘60s connoisseur and there are very few concessions to modern life, the main one being the three-pot Suzuki engine, which generates performance good enough to be considered beyond mundane but perfectly capable of a more leisurely application. The Caterham Seven Sprint will be available as a factory-built car only. Please visit http://www.caterham.co.uk or call 01293 312300 for more information.