SP/300.R
The Caterham-Lola SP/300.R, or simply SP/300.R, is a track-only, open roof car designed by Caterham Cars alongside Lola Cars. The SP/300.R is a limited edition with limited production to 25 per annum.
The car is based on the Lola B08/90 Sports 2000 car and features an aluminium alloy monocoque chassis, that is shared with the Lola B08/90, which means that it is significantly lighter than its steel tube frame rivals. Caterham turned to Lola for their CFD expertise in designing LMP cars to help design a body that is inspired by LeMans Prototypes.
History
The SP/300.R's design was inspired by Lola's LMP cars, with sectioned body panels that can easily be removed in the pits, and a massive front splitter and rear diffuser to help produce downforce.As with all other current Caterham products, the SP/300.R is powered by a 2.0-liter Ford Duratec engine that is supercharged and tuned by Caterham to produce around at 7500 rpm and at 7500 rpm. It has a sequentially paddle shifted transmission from Hewland, built to Lola's specification. Caterham has states that the SP/300.R is projected to weigh less than, which, according to Caterham, allows the car to accelerate to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, and reach a top speed of.
Distribution rights for the car in the United States were held by Chris Dyson.