Company:Tiger Racing
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Jim Dudley |
| Headquarters | Wisbech , England |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Owner | DR Automobiles |
| Parent | DR Automobiles |
| Website | www |
Tiger Racing Ltd is an English kit car manufacturer, formed in 1989 by Jim Dudley.[1]
In 1998 they moved to new premises in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Their facilities include a moving floor, 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.
Their Z100 model, which is no longer in production, held a 0–60 mph (0.00–96.56 km/h) record at 2.8 seconds.[2]
The company was sold in 2022 to the Italian DR Automobiles.[3][4]
Models
ERA tm
- ERA 30 tm
- ERA HSStm
- Tiger Aviator tm
- Tiger Avon
- Tiger B6
- Tiger R6
- Tiger RS6
- Tiger Z100
- Tiger Cat E1/Supercat/XL
Previous models include:
- Super Six tm
- Tiger Hawke
- Tiger Cub
- Tiger "D" type
- Tiger storm
- Tiger 250lm
Motorsport
Tiger Racing have their own motorsport series in which owners and drivers race.[5] They compete with other owners at Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Mallory Park, Cadwell Park, Donington Park, Rockingham, Snetterton, Castle Combe and Lydden Hill. They also run a hire drive service of works cars for people to experience racing. They often have racing battles with Caterham and Westfield. They sometimes race in the Intermarque[6] run by the South Eastern Centre of the British Automobile Racing Club.
References
- ↑ Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
- ↑ Tiff Needell. Channel 5's 5th Gear July 2006.
- ↑ "DR, partnership col colosso cinese Dongfeng per tre nuovi modelli con lo storico brand inglese Tiger [FOTO"] (in it-IT). https://www.motorionline.com/dr-partnership-col-colosso-cinese-dongfeng-per-tre-nuovi-modelli-con-lo-storico-brand-inglese-tiger-foto/.
- ↑ Earthling, Mike (2024-04-16). "New Tiger models with the agreement between DR and Dongfeng" (in en-US). https://techgameworld.com/new-tiger-models-with-the-agreement-between-dr-and-dongfeng/.
- ↑ Mark Berry. "Tiger racing takes off" The Cambs Times 16 August 2007.
- ↑ "Intermarques.co.uk". http://www.intermarques.co.uk/series.
See also
- DR Automobiles
External links
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- Kitcarplant article on the Tiger GTA (French)
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