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Caterham 7 to Race in the S.C.C.A. Sports Car Series

30 October 1998

Caterham 7 to Race in the S.C.C.A. Sports Car Series

    BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 29 -- The Caterham 7 (formerly
Lotus 7 1959-73 and the Caterham 7 1973 to date), has been classified to race
as an E Production Race Car in Sports Car Club of America Racing for the 1999
season.  The Seven has established a unique record over 40 years as a road or
race sports car and a tightly controlled set of regulations provides very
close one-make racing in the U.K., Europe and Japan.
    Commenting from the International Motor Show in the U.K. Chairman Graham
Near said:

    "The Caterham 7 has been well known to enthusiasts in the USA, having won
the 1992 24 Hour Sports Car Race in Ohio and sold for home assembly with an
engine/transmission assembly approved by the E.P.A (Environmental Protection
Agency).
    The classification by the S.C.C.A. continues the tradition with the
Lotus 7, which first raced in the sixties and we are proud to maintain this
tradition."
    Specification includes: Caterham 7 space frame chassis, 2 Litre Ford
engine (135 bhp), 5 speed transmission, de Dion rear suspension, Full roll
cage and race safety features, Prices from around US $30,000
    The Sports Car Club of America organizes Club racing nationwide in eleven
Divisions with an average each of 3 regions and a membership of 55,000.
    The Caterham 7 will have its' own championship trophy within the E
Production Class.