Tiga Race Cars

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Tiga Race Cars Ltd. is a British auto racing constructor and team. Founded in 1974 by two former drivers, Australian Tim Schenken and New Zealander Howden Ganley, the company's name was formed by the first two letters of Tim and Ganley. Tiga has constructed racing cars for various forms of open wheel racing and sports car racing, ranging from Formula Ford to the World Sportscar Championship. Nearly 400 chassis were constructed by Tiga until the company folded in 1989.

Tiga-built cars have won numerous championships and events, including three European, four British, and one American Sports 2000 championships, as well as class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona. Tiga's sports prototypes won the 1985 C2 Class World Championship for Teams in the World Sportscar series with Spice Engineering, as well as the 1988 Camel Lights Championship for Manufacturers in the North American IMSA GT Championship.