Academy

The Caterham Academy is the perfect introduction to motorsport. Exclusively for drivers who have had no previous race experience, the Academy is an all-inclusive package containing every element required to start and compete in motorsport. Over sixteen sell-out years, more than 750 drivers have started racing in the Caterham Academy.

The Academy package is unique. Available only to complete novices, it ensures a level playing field of experience (none!). The Academy driver can be assured that they will be sharing their first season in motorsport with twenty seven other drivers in exactly the same position. Closely controlled regulations mean that Academy drivers will be racing in identical machinery. Team support is not allowed, so technical support is provided as part of the package at every event by Caterham. In this way, those with little or no mechanical experience are not at any disadvantage.

Included in the price of the Academy is not only the season of competition, but all the steps a novice will need to get them ready for it too. The new field of Academy drivers take their racing-driver (ARDS) tests together in February, followed by a car-control day, then an exclusive circuit test day, all before the competition begins with three sprints. Along the way, technical training and support is given by Caterham before the season reaches its climax with four races at top UK circuits.

After the Academy year, most drivers want to continue racing and Caterham’s motorsport ladder has been specifically designed to accommodate this progression. The Caterham Roadsport Championship is a follow on year to Academy, exclusively for Academy drivers (and invited novices), and itself is followed by the Supersport Championship making a third year of progression for Academy drivers.

No wonder the Academy has sold out every year since it started in 1995!

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