In his third year in the iconic Caterham 7 racecar, CHP Consulting supports consultant Phil Haworth in his challenge for the 2009 Drivers-Republic.com Caterham Roadsport Championship title.
Driving for the works supported ScuderiaTT raceteam, Phil will contest the Caterham Roadsport Championship over 14 rounds; with two 30-minute sprint races at each event. 2009 sees the first ever Caterham night-race, at Snetterton, and will bring a whole new set of challenges to this extremely competitive championship.
Boasting a strong grid of over 40 identical cars running Avon CR500 control tyres, the racing is always intense and very close; with the difference between winning and losing often only a couple of thousandths of a second.
The legendary Caterham 7 has been through many incarnations since its inception in 1957 by Colin Chapman. The model raced by Phil Haworth is the Roadsport A-spec race car, powered by a 120bhp 1.6 litre K-series engine.
Weighing in at around 500kg and fitted with front and rear anti-roll bars, Bilstein dampers and wide track front suspension, the car handles brilliantly, sitting on semi-slick race tyres.
Despite championship regulations forbidding the use of any aerodynamic devices on the car to generate downforce, by combining a beautifully balanced chassis, razor sharp response and rear wheel drive, point to point, it is simply still one of the fastest cars around.
- 11-12 May:
Rounds 1 & 2 - Silverstone International
- 25 May:
Rounds 3 & 4 - Oulton Park
- 6-7 June:
Rounds 5 & 6 - Donington Park
- 27-28 June:
Rounds 7 & 8 - Anglesey International
- 15-16 August:
Rounds 9 & 10 - Brands Hatch Indy
- 12-13 September:
Rounds 11 & 12 - Cadwell Park
- 24-25 October:
Rounds 13 & 14 - Snetterton
Rounds 1 & 2 - Silverstone
All on Motors TV (Sky Channel 413)
- 02/05/09 at 19.00
- 03/05/09 at 11.30
- 04/05/09 at 05.10
- 05/05/09 at 00.00
- 05/05/09 at 14.00
- 06/05/09 at 22.00
- 07/05/09 at 01.30
- 08/05/09 at 14.00
- 09/05/09 at 02.55