Plans to get out racing again in 2021 are starting to finalise. A big step in the right direction is owning a race car and there is now a tick in that box.

And what a machine it is. A thoroughbred Caterham Seven 420R with all the bells and whistles, meticulously prepared by DPR Motorsport.

I didn’t intend to buy a car just yet as 2021 is still a long way off. But when the right car appeared for sale at the right time, it was too much of a risk not to put in an offer.

As much as I would love to, having just shelled out for the car, I just don’t have the finances to race in 2020, so the plan remains to mount a charge for the 2021 season.

In the mean time, I will be getting out on track through 2020 to get used to the car and get myself prepared. Dad, and the rest of the family, are also pretty excited to get back out on track and to learn how to spanner this new beast.

Although it looks similar from the outside, it is a very different animal underneath from my previous Caterhams.

And, I don’t have to wait too long until it’s first outing, so I’ll be reporting back in a couple of weeks on how it is to drive and just how big the grin on my face gets.