Without doubt the G7 260 is one of the most amazing cars I have ever driven, what with its novelty factor, race-car chassis, astounding brakes, deft steering and the supercar slaying 2.3-litre Cosworth engine. Without doubt the G7 is also one of the most amazing cars I have ever driven into a wall!

It is not something you want to be doing ever day though; gliding across two lanes of sand-strewn tarmac at 100kph, locking up, ploughing through a traffic light, 'keep left' sign, a row of cones, rope, stack of cement bags, head on into the corner of a wall and through a wooden hoarding. Then in a fit of frantic momentum - spinning as if its life depended on it - collecting masses of debris along the way until we were brought to a standstill in the middle of the road, a long way from where I started, facing the wrong direction. The traffic signal came crashing down on top of the rollcage, barely a few centimetres above our head, which saved my passenger and I from any serious injury.

The front of the cage also snapped the taut line of rope that we bolted through, which saved our noodles from being decapitated. The low centre of gravity of the Caterham ensured we kept fairly low to the ground while we went on our merry way from 100kph to a remarkable standstill, remarkably unscathed.

This unfortunate incident labours the point I have been making since the arrival of the G7 260 back in June, that it is one of the safest cars on the road. Yes we left the road and killed the car, but it was poor road conditions and unfortunate circumstances, rather than the dynamics of the Super 7. If I had been piloting anything other than the Caterham, we would most likely have flipped and rolled, ultimately leaving me with an engine on my lap, covered in glass. Under close inspection, the back axle has been lifted off its points, with stress fractures on all the alloys, exploding the rear brakes, front control arm, and bending the front coilover assembly. It goes without saying that there was obvious damage done to all the fibreglass panels, nose-cone and bonnet, radiator, etc. The exhaust took a hefty beating too.

It's hard to tell with only photos for illustration, but the Caterham did exactly what it was designed to do, and that is to fall apart under heavy impact, ensuring engine stays put, as does the cockpit, flowing the force of the collision out the back. The open-design of the Supersonic 7 may leave you rather exposed, but a rolling rollcage on wheels with very little to fold around you has surely got to be a lot better than two tons of steel and glass crushing you into your seat? All I an say is, bring on the next G7 260 - please.