Supersport Supercars: The top five supercars I drove to my Caterham races in 2016


In 2016 I drove the Sunday Times Driving car in the Caterham Supersport Championship, arguably the most competitive race series in the UK...
Supersport Supercars: Wrapping up the Caterham series with a Ferrari 488 GTB

Supersport Supercars: Donington in a Ferrari 488


When I joined Autocar magazine as a twenty-one years old roadtester, I was handed a list of dos and don’ts by veteran motoring writer...
Supersport Supercars: Audi R8 isn't showy but delivers on thrills

Supersport Supercars: Audi R8 delivers on thrills


It’s terrifying to admit that I’ve been road-testing cars for nearly 20 years. I started at university and joined Autocar at 21 ...
Supersport Supercars: Alistair Weaver heads to the daunting Zolder circuit for the third round of the 2016 Caterham Supersport Championship in a Mercedes-AMG GT

Supersport supercars: going bonkers in Belgium with...


Once a year the Caterham Supersport Championship circus pitches its big top in a foreign clime. Last year it was Zandvoort in Holland; this year it...
Part two in Weaver's series driving different supercars to his Caterham Supersport races sees get behind the wheel of the 2016 McLaren 650S.

Supersport Supercars: Impractical, temperamental...


Part two of my hair-shirted supercar odyssey took me to the charming island of Anglesey. It’s home to restaurants that shut at 8pm...
Supersport Supercars: It's no shock electric BMW i8 melds into Caterham paddock

Supersport supercars: It's no shock the electric BMW...


Alistair Weaver returns to the Caterham Supersport Championship but along the way this year aims to answer the age-old question: what should a racing...
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That was super sport: Alistair Weaver's Caterham Supersport...


For the past two years I’ve been doing what so many drivers dream of but for all sorts of reasons never get round to: racing a car.
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Driving's 100mph 'moment' at Oulton Park in Caterham...


Oulton Park in Cheshire is arguably Britain's finest race circuit. Undulating, high speed and more than a little dangerous, it’s a junior version...
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The trouble with Zandvoort: Alistair Weaver heads to...


Alistair Weaver, a Driving contributing writer, continues his quest for amateur racing glory in the Caterham Supersport series.
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It's called Supersport for a reason: our Caterham team...


There is something slightly primeval about Caterham racing. You sit pinned by a six-point harness to an aluminium plate, with a fuel tank just inches...