Lola - Page 2

KA · 8 Sep 2003, 12:20 (Ref:711751)

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Originally posted by FIRE
It looks like a front wheel drive sportscar.
What's under that "tractor" nose?

If I've read this correctly, it basically seems to be for aerodynamic reasons-

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/lolab2k-3.html

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/lolab2k-4.html

It's always looked a bit odd, but for some reason I've always liked it....

paul-collins · 8 Sep 2003, 13:43 (Ref:711840)

LMP2 is what I've heard.

How can you not love this?

Karl Kling · 8 Sep 2003, 16:28 (Ref:712035)

Ah, beautiful!

FastJoel31 · 8 Sep 2003, 20:18 (Ref:712293)

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Originally posted by Karl Kling
Ah, beautiful!

Agreed! And the looks of the car (Intersport's in car particular) are only half of the equation when you've got that awesome Judd 4-liter screaming up the hill on the backstraight...

paul-collins · 8 Sep 2003, 20:49 (Ref:712321)

I've always thought that Intersport did great paint jobs - always accentuating the distinctive lines of whatever cars they were running.

Fab · 9 Sep 2003, 05:05 (Ref:712632)

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Originally posted by FastJoel31
Agreed! And the looks of the car (Intersport's in car particular) are only half of the equation when you've got that awesome Judd 4-liter screaming up the hill on the backstraight...

Ah, Joel, you said everything about the charms of this strange beauty...

Shame that the Taurus Lola was not here in June... except for the painting, not finished in May...

the_fury · 9 Sep 2003, 08:04 (Ref:712757)

It was a great looking car, in an odd way – and that, as everyone keeps saying, is what's so great about sportscars, is that the cars DO all look (and sound) different – unlike F1, where if they all raced in primer we'd be stuffed!

Graham Goodwin · 9 Sep 2003, 08:12 (Ref:712770)

I remember well driving along the access road at Donington during a warm-up session a couple of seasons back - where the melbourne loop runs parallel to it but behind a wall.

We were playing the game of guess which car it is, V8 powered Lola, Ferrari 333, Judd engined Domes and Ascaris - It wouldn't have been nearly as much fun with Touring cars or F1!!

Thumper · 9 Sep 2003, 09:59 (Ref:712875)

Hi Graham! Just noticed it's Tuesday (see your earlier post). On the subject (tangentially, so to speak) of Lola and MG, is the relationship totally dead? It just occurs to me, having posted a photo on a different thread here a few minutes ago, that there's another MG project that could do with some Lola input. That would be a GT car, of course, but Lola's technical expertise and chassis tweaks might make it a goer.

Graham Goodwin · 9 Sep 2003, 10:17 (Ref:712900)

Announcement delayed I gather!

BSchneiderFan · 9 Sep 2003, 13:27 (Ref:713135)

Quelle surprise enorme.

Thumper · 9 Sep 2003, 14:39 (Ref:713195)

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Originally posted by BSchneiderFan
Quelle surprise enorme.

Now, the last time I heard that . . .

cybersdorf · 9 Sep 2003, 15:02 (Ref:713222)

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Originally posted by paul-collins
How can you not love this?

With something as hideous as the B2K/10, not loving it is easy.

paul-collins · 9 Sep 2003, 15:45 (Ref:713259)

TerryC · 9 Sep 2003, 15:58 (Ref:713272)

personally i found the Panoz cars a bit ugly. why the seat is so far back???

Thumper · 9 Sep 2003, 16:55 (Ref:713334)

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Originally posted by TerryC
personally i found the Panoz cars a bit ugly. why the seat is so far back???

For one, there's an engine in the front instead of the more usual mid/rear configuration and, for another, the drivers need gonads the size of a modest suitcase just to drive the beasts, and where else do you acommodate things that size?

hartham · 15 Sep 2003, 12:01 (Ref:719443)

any news yet w.r.t the Lola announcement?

Try Hard · 15 Sep 2003, 12:47 (Ref:719507)

Hey all
The b2k may not be outright pretty (like the GT-ONE or original Speed 8), but as open-tops go its one of the better ones, and it did start off the pontoon fender design...
I thought lola were looking for a tie in with a manufacturer for their next project? Possibly could be the GT project Thumper mentioned.
regards
Ed

**FIRE** · 17 Oct 2003, 17:21 (Ref:754582)

Any news on the Lola project? Or is it a only a bad joke?

Dauntless · 17 Oct 2003, 19:51 (Ref:754715)

I hope Intersport gets an invite to LM '04 just for having the stones to drop a Judd in their Lola chassis.

I simply LOVE the sound of that beast...!

cybersdorf · 18 Oct 2003, 13:31 (Ref:755067)

Intersport may not need an invite: they will be at Le Mans for the 1000k...

Fab · 18 Oct 2003, 13:39 (Ref:755072)

Quote:

Originally posted by Dauntless
I hope Intersport gets an invite to LM '04 just for having the stones to drop a Judd in their Lola chassis.

I simply LOVE the sound of that beast...!

Did you hear it on LM track in 2000 (Rafanelli livery ? Lovely !

Dauntless · 18 Oct 2003, 13:45 (Ref:755080)

Unfortunately no, Fab. But I have listened to the Judd in different chassis on several occasions. As you say...LOVELY!

cybersdorf · 18 Oct 2003, 13:48 (Ref:755083)

As with everything else, it can get boring if there is no diversity. When the FIASCC still had something that resembled a decent field, most SR1 cars had Judds. The 333's V12 and the big Ford V8 were refreshing changes to the dull V10 routine.

Dauntless · 18 Oct 2003, 13:57 (Ref:755093)

Your point is well taken, cybersdorf, but for those of us on this side of the pond with a lifetime of listening to the discordant notes of American Big Iron, the sound of a small, high-revving, 180° crank Judd or Ferrari is simply sublime.

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