Tiger Racing
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Tiger Racing is an English company manufacturing kit car
s, formed as Tiger Cars Ltd in London in 1989 by Jim Dudley. In 1998 they moved to new premises in Cambridgeshire and changed their name to Tiger Sportscars Ltd. They are amongst the biggest kit car manufacturers, and are competitors to companies such as Westfield and Caterham Cars
. They have many facilities at their headquarters in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire such as a rolling road
, two engineering shops, a paint department, a sales and show area, MOT Station, trimming shop and a filled parts department. Tiger also has worldwide agents for shipping their sports cars globally.
They attend the country's main kit car shows and other events such as Stoneleigh kit car show
annually. They have a filled motorsport calendar where they attend UK circuits such as Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Snetterton, Oulton Park, Mallory Park, Cadwell Park and Lydden Hill. They also have a car transporter which public can pay for their cars/bikes to be transported. One of their models which is no longer in production, the Z100 held the 0-60 MPH record at 2.8 seconds. Their race series runs with the BARC. They also boast a hire drive service where people can hire cars for use on the track.
Kit car
A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf...
s, formed as Tiger Cars Ltd in London in 1989 by Jim Dudley. In 1998 they moved to new premises in Cambridgeshire and changed their name to Tiger Sportscars Ltd. They are amongst the biggest kit car manufacturers, and are competitors to companies such as Westfield and Caterham Cars
Caterham Cars
Caterham Cars is a manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars based in Caterham, Surrey, England and part of the British motor industry. Their only current model, the Caterham 7 , is a direct evolution of the Series 3 Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman and originally launched in 1968. A...
. They have many facilities at their headquarters in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire such as a rolling road
Rolling Road
Rolling Road is a major cross county road that runs through Baltimore County, Maryland. The road, once a continuous route, is divided into two by Interstate 95...
, two engineering shops, a paint department, a sales and show area, MOT Station, trimming shop and a filled parts department. Tiger also has worldwide agents for shipping their sports cars globally.
They attend the country's main kit car shows and other events such as Stoneleigh kit car show
Stoneleigh kit car show
Stoneleigh kit car show, held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, England is one of the biggest car shows of its type in Europe. The first show took place in 1983. It is normally held over the first weekend in May....
annually. They have a filled motorsport calendar where they attend UK circuits such as Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Snetterton, Oulton Park, Mallory Park, Cadwell Park and Lydden Hill. They also have a car transporter which public can pay for their cars/bikes to be transported. One of their models which is no longer in production, the Z100 held the 0-60 MPH record at 2.8 seconds. Their race series runs with the BARC. They also boast a hire drive service where people can hire cars for use on the track.