About us

A one-stop shop for everything Caterham

PT Sports Cars is the brainchild of two long-term Caterham racers who love introducing drivers to this iconic British sports car. We're now a team of 11, with over 100 years of combined racing and track day experience, and we've owned more than thirty road and race Caterhams between us.

Buy, sell, service, race

Whether you're buying, selling, servicing, repairing, upgrading or racing your Caterham, we can guide you from start to finish. Someone from our friendly, knowledgeable team is always on hand to explain things properly, so you can make informed decisions.

As well as Caterhams, we look after Lotus, Ginetta and Westfield. Our mechanics handle everything from simple servicing to the most complex jobs.

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The team

Meet the directors

Ian Payne

Ian Payne

Managing Director

Ian has raced Caterhams since 2009, starting with an old Roadsport A race car bought for £7,000 and working up the Caterham Motorsport ladder to finish third in the 2012 R300 championship. He has since raced in Caterham series, Mag 7s, Caterham Graduates, GT Cup (in a Ginetta G55) and endurance racing, with many wins and podiums. After 14 years in marketing, he took over running PT full-time in 2016. He holds an International C race licence and is an accomplished instructor.

Ben Tompkins

Ben Tompkins

Director

Ben bought his first Caterham in 2000, a 235hp Vauxhall-engined HPC that he dry-sumped and took round Spa and the Nordschleife. He started racing in the 2007 Academy, progressed to the R300 championship, and took podiums in PT's shared Ginetta G50 in GT Cup in 2013, finishing 2nd in class and 3rd overall. He currently races a Caterham 310R and holds an International C race licence.

Careers

Working at PT

Working at PT means being part of a team, from the workshop to race and track day support. Most days we're servicing Caterhams and other sports cars, or preparing cars for track and race days. On others, the team is trackside at circuits across the UK and Europe.

We're not actively recruiting right now, but we're always happy to hear from people who love motorsport. Send us a message with your CV.

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