My other Caterham was wheeled out this month, after the cats were evicted and the cobwebs were blown out of the injections system. It feels odd driving the narrow Super 7. It is such a different animal in terms of performance, handling, feel and general acoustics too.

Knowing she would roll her eyes when I finally wandered over to charge the battery, I came baring gifts in the shape of some fully carbon rear arch splash-guards. One; to make her feel special after a rather long period of being ignored and two; to catch up with Bassam in the carbon car stakes.