dpr motorsport
Caterham Race Setups
During 2009 we gained victories in both the Caterham Roadsport A Team championship and Caterham Superlight R300 championship; dpr motorsport was the only Caterham team to have wins across more than one step of the Caterham motorsport ladder. We can provide a basic motorsport set-up suitable for road, track or race or this can be taken to the advanced level to ensure fully optimised corner weights.
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Championship Winning |
Read more about our fixed price offer for an initial Academy set-up |
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We take pride in applying advanced motor sport engineering to Caterham motor sport. We use the highest quality equipment and have developed our own innovative solutions to give us the leading edge in race car chassis set-up. Safety and reliability are paramount to motorsport engineering. As part of our setup process, all critical nuts are checked to ensure they have been torqued correctly after which they are marked to allow a visual check for any movement. |
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Digital Accuracy |
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The standard off-the-shelf light and mirror based "Dunlop" style tracking gauges are inadequate for race engineering. We use specialist alignment equipment including our dpr-developed "square box" alignment frame that is a registered design. In addition to the standard set-up measurements of front toe and camber, using our bespoke alignment frame we can also measure and adjust toe and camber at the rear. Our dedicated flat floor is tailored to be an accurate fit for the Caterham wheelbase and track dimensions and we use corner weight scales that can measure to an accuracy of 0.5 kg. We have also invested in equipment to accurately measure and optimise bump steer and front caster. |
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Engineering Innovation |
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Whilst the Caterham chassis is fully adjustable at the front for caster, camber and toe, the rear De Dion is fixed and toe & camber alignment requires the use of shims between the ears and the De Dion tube. We have designed and had manufactured Caterham specific toe and camber shims that remain the only solution to allow consistent and accurate alignment of the rear suspension. |
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Some typical customer feedback after a dpr set-up |
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Road customer |
"Hi guys – just a quick note to say thanks again for the work on my car on Saturday morning. Obviously I didn’t get much chance to test the handling characteristics on the way home (!), but you completely sorted the heavy steering; it was an enormous difference – light and sensitive; completely different to how it was before." | |
| Race customer | "Picked up more points in one meeting than I have done over the past 2 years!" |