Racing History

Our history in the sport goes back three generations, with many Sports2000 models having been driven in the S2 class over the past forty years. Tom and Willy Porter, as well as their father Bill, have owned and raced two different cars in the class for many years. Mark Daniels, as well as his father Mark Sr. have also been involved in the class since its coronation in the late 70's. Today, we maintain two S2 models, the baby blue SC78 belonging to Willy Porter, as well as the white SC80 raced by Mark Daniels. Two other cars were maintained and raced as well--a Lola T492 raced by Mark Daniels Sr. as well as a black Tiga SC83 owned originally by Bill Porter, and then by his son Tom Porter. 

 

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The Black SC83 above, which belonged to Tom Porter.

The White SC80 belonging to Mark Daniels, pictured with the Black SC83 in the paddock at Road America, as well as on track. 

Two vintage shots of the Tiga SC78 being raced by Bill Porter. The latter displays the car on the grid at the June Sprints of Road America in 1979.

Willy Porter, sitting on the grid at Blackhawk Farms in the SC78.

The Blue SC78 belonging to Willy Porter was the 6th Sports2000 ever imported to the United States. It remains the oldest Tiga S2 in the country. 

Daniels Jr. and Sr. pictured with the LolaT492 prior to a race in the early days of the Sports2000 racing class. 

The LolaT492 was bought and raced by Daniels Sr, who was one of the founding five guys who bought and imported T492's into the states. 

All three Tiga's (SC78, SC80 and SC83) pictured together at Road America Summer Vintage in the mid 2010's. 

In more recent times, Tom Porter can also be seen frequenting Road America in a Tiga Formula Ford, a car which features a unique backstory.

The Black FF (pictured above) was shipped to the United States along with Willy Porter's Baby Blue Tiga SC78 (pictured far left). The Tiga FF which Tom Porter currently owns sits 4th from the left, (Orange #7 car). By chance, Tom bought the car in recent times before realizing the irony of the situation. As Tiga built its race cars, chassis would be numbered sequentially. The two cars in question here were numbered #059 and #066, showing they were made at a very similar time.