Today i have sent the car back to caterham for the 1000 mile service and to have the paint work which was damaged by the brake fluid leak fixed.
Because of the issue with the build manual Caterham are doing the paint under warranty, and thankfully they are also looking at the powder coating of the chassis to make sure that is not damaged too.

In the mean time i have received my MSA pack and am busy studying for my ARDS test, so at least i have a distraction whilst teh car is in for repairs.

I also need to look at the Race class rules and familiarise myself with those too.
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Just to let you know, my car is going in for Caterham to repair the paint issue caused by the brake fluid leak in January, so hopefully that will be the end of it.
 
When i was looking at the gearbox leak last week I noticed that the paint on the underneath of my car was pealing off.... mainly around the rivits and the holes in the underneath of the chassis. 
The paint flaking was mainly on the passenger side, but there is some on the drivers side too.. 
I spoke to Caterham about this, as I beleive that this was due to the leak that ws caused by the manual requiring a washer that means the front brake pipes do not close properly (see my build diary). 
I am now waiting for Caterham to agree that they will do this work uner warranty as this is caused by the changed specification and not updating the manual.... not through my ability to build the car... i do hope that this is sorted very soon...