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Topic: Lola Cars International


  
  Lola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lola was one of the top chassis suppliers in sports car racing in the 1960s.
Lola (with rebodied Formula 5000 cars) dominated the CanAm sports car series when it was revived in the late 1970s, but many motorsports fans do not consider the single-seater cars from this era to be true sports cars, despite their enclosed wheel-wells.
Lola built 50 identical Zytek V8-powered cars which were leased to the national franchisees (although the teams' spare cars were recalled part-way through the 2005 season to be used for spare parts); development work on these is strictly controlled.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lola   (2518 words)

  
 Lola - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola was awarded the contract to build all Formula 3000 cars, a contract which has been renewed several times since.
Once again, Lola simply outlasted their rivals, and by 2003 were the only remaining manufacturer in the Champcar series.
As mentioned previously, Lola then dominated the Can-Am sportscar series when it was revived in the late 1970s, but many motorsports fans do not consider the single-seater cars from this era to be true sports cars, despite their enclosed wheel-wells.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Lola   (861 words)

  
 Le Mans 24 Hours news and history from "Maison Blanche"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola were at the forefront of the 2-litre class in the 1970s when I was a driver, and those cars played a big part in making that a truly golden era in endurance racing.
Lola will take the experience and expertise of it’s extensive CFD and aerodynamic capabilities to maximise the aero efficiency in respect of the new regulations that will see the removal of the flat undersides to the cars.
Lola Cars International have looked to see how best they can assist their current sportscar customers to build on their investment and this solution allows them to keep as much as possible of the current car whilst meeting the new rules and also taking advantage of the success of our newer LMP675 design.
www.maisonblanche.co.uk /n040112a.html   (703 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Lola are also announcing today that they will be entering the Formula 3 market in 2003, with a new design for this racing class, traditionally the international training ground for the Grand Prix stars of tomorrow.
Lola is also expanding in the defense industry, in addition to winning an important manufacturing contract to supply carbon composite reinforcements for bridge sections on major roadways.
Lola has grown from 45 staff in 1996 to its current level of 215, a period of consistent growth without precedent in the motor sport sector.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=96658&FS=F3   (793 words)

  
 Cart & Indy Lights
Lola is a highly prestigious company which is recognized as one of the great names in motorsport, with a racing heritage and reputation for winning that is second to none.
The future of Lola Cars International is based on the desire to further strengthen its engineering capabilities and ensure that the creativity and innovation that has for so long been a hallmark of Lola, continues well into the new century.
Lola is committed to success and this means setting the pace in the relentless development process that is crucial in maintaining and expanding a solid customer base and a competitive edge in motorsport.
www.sport-fans.co.uk /cart.htm   (926 words)

  
 Car
Lola Cars International enters the millennium firmly established as one of the world's leading racecar manufacturers.
With no less than five new categories of race cars being produced for 2000, this year promises to be one of the most exciting in the company's 40-year history for both Lola and Lola customers.
The future of Lola Cars International is based on the desire to further strengthen its engineering capabilities and ensure that Lola's trademark creativity and innovation continues well into the new century.
www.blairracing.com /2001/car/main.html   (615 words)

  
 Christian Fittipaldi Fast News -- Season 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola Cars International are pleased to announce that Carl Haas Automobile Imports Inc. will be the North America distributor for Lola.
While running a Lola chassis, Newman/Haas Racing brought the manufacturer 51 wins and 60 pole positions from 1983 to 1996 and was one of the most dominant teams utilizing the chassis during the same period.
Lola Cars managing director, David Bowes, said that he was delighted to have negotiated the deal which secured both the Haas distribution company and Newman/Haas Racing team for Lola.
www.fittipaldionline.com /season2000/2000news1.html   (454 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Lola Cars International Ltd have today revealed the all-new chassis for next season's International F3000 series at their head office in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
The design of the upright at the front and rear of the car are new, and include an improved new brake cooling system and stiffer, lighter construction, whilst retaining the proven bearing concept of the previous generation.
Lola, in partnership with OZ have designed a new one-piece cast alloy wheel to accommodate new tyre sizes, and the latest developments in disc and pad material are incorporated to enhance the performance and life of the braking system.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=80278&FS=F3000   (285 words)

  
 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
Lola Cars International Ltd today confirmed the completion of a formal agreement between the company and A1 Grand Prix, a new winter single-seater series that has been founded by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum and businessmen, Brian Menell and Antonio Teixeira.
New cars will be developed for the A1 Grand Prix series that is set to begin in the winter of 2005 (pending FIA approval), involving a minimum of 24 countries.
Lola Cars Chairman Martin Birrane said of the announcement; "Lola has all the credentials required for this exciting new series from the Middle East which is one of the biggest growth areas in global motorsport.
www.pitpass.com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=8464   (258 words)

  
 AutoRacing1.com - CART News
Martin Birrane, Executive Chairman of Lola, says: "This is an historic day in the history of Lola Cars International Ltd. It's been my aim since taking over the company in 1997 to be involved with a major manufacturer and to be in partnership with a marque such as MG is an honor.
The Lola SR2 that won the LMP675 class at Le Mans this year will be on display this weekend at Donington Park at the British round o f the FIA SportsRacing World Cup which has several MG races in support.
Lola's successes outside sportscar racing includes six CART Championship (formerly Indy Cars) titles, one of which was with Nigel Mansell in 1993, and three Indianapolis 500 victories.
www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2000/0825Lola.htm   (503 words)

  
 SPORTS CAR News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola Cars International Ltd, the world’s leading racing car designer and constructor, has placed substantial resources within its design, technology and manufacturing capability behind the British bobsleigh team.
Lola, whose cars won 3 Championships around the world in 2001 alone, has already made certain modifications to the existing 4-man equipment, GB1 and GB2 first run at La Plagne in a World Cup round this past weekend.
Lola leads the world in all sorts of racing around the globe, and I look forward to winning in a Lola bob in the years to come".
www.imsaracing.net /news/012802b.htm   (573 words)

  
 MG Lola EX257 Le Mans 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The EX257 was designed and developed by the Lola Cars International team, lead by Frank Dernie, with input from MG Rover design director Peter Stevens, to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2001.
It was the first 675kg category car to be specially designed to meet these regulations with the intention of using the power-to-weight ratio advantage that a car weighing 675 kilos has over a car at 900-plus kilos.
The car appears to be a perfect model although on first looking one or two things are a little wrong.
www.area51b.freeserve.co.uk /mg/mglola.htm   (839 words)

  
 Fittipaldi Online - CART Champ Car   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola will oversee MG's return to this year's classic 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as build MG Rover's cars to compete in the 2001 British Touring Car Championship.
Lola is committed to success by setting the pace in the relentless development process that is crucial in maintaining a competitive edge in motorsport and by developing a solid customer base.
The future of Lola Cars International is based on the desire to further strengthen its technical and manufacturing capabilities to ensure the company's reputation for leading edge creativity and innovation continues.
www.fittipaldionline.com /current_season/champcar.shtml   (1482 words)

  
 FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE MG LE MANS CAR FOR 2001
Lola Cars international, MG rover's partner in the project, utilised a state-of-the art wind tunel to finalise the car's design characteristics.
Lola Cars International is world renowned for race car design and development and won Le Mans in 2000.
The MG Lola, designed in-house by a dedicated team of sportscar specialists, is due to have its shakedown test in March next year before heading off to France for testing at the famous circuit.
www.mgcars.org.uk /news/news586.html   (645 words)

  
 MG - MG RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola Cars International Ltd, the internationally renowned race car company, will develop an MG that will enter the Le Mans 24 hour race in 2001.
Commenting Nick Stephenson, deputy chairman of Rover Group and a Lola car director said: "We are delighted to have the expertise of the people at Lola, who won at Le Mans this year, working on this exciting project.
Martin Birrane, executive chairman of Lola said: "This is an historic day in the history of Lola Cars International Ltd. It’s been my aim to be involved with a major manufacturer and to be in partnership with a marque such as MG is an honour.
www.mgcars.org.uk /news/news576.html   (507 words)

  
 Racecar
Martin Birrane, Chairman of Lola Cars International paid his own compliments to the Newman Haas squad, saying; “They have had a truly impressive season and deserve all their success.
Adding to those comments was Rupert Manwaring, Managing Director of Lola Cars, who said: “Having been to a number of the races this season I have seen for myself that this is a hugely competitive series and one that requires total racing commitment which is a quality that the whole grid have in abundance.
Lola Cars have scored 154 Champ Car victories since the inception of the series in 1979.
www.racecar.co.uk /story.asp?NewsID=8445   (487 words)

  
 news on the East of England brand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola Cars International chairman Martin Birrane stars in an eye-catching marketing and advertising campaign, led by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), which is designed to attract both inward investors and tourists.
Lola is a long-established, internationally recognised name with a racing heritage second to none.
An experienced race car driver with extensive business interests in property and service industries, Mr Birrane has invested heavily in Lola Cars to create one of world’s most advanced car design and manufacturing facilities.
www.eastofengland.uk.com /press_room/brand_newstemp.asp?id=A9CB2CD3-8462-461F-A4F6-D1973321CBF3   (555 words)

  
 Variohm sorts out Lola with position sensors: News from Variohm Eurosensor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lola Cars International are using position sensors from Variohm Components Limited for suspension monitoring, gearbox control and steering inputs on their latest racecars.
Lola Cars International are using position sensors from Variohm Components Limited on their latest racecars.
Lola are using a three-turn potentiometer mounted directly onto the steering column to measure the steering inputs.
www.engineeringtalk.com /news/var/var117.html   (383 words)

  
 Other Cool Cars
The car, with the name MG Lola EX257, has been designed and built by Lola Cars International, with input from MG Rover design director Peter Stevens.
Frank Dernie, Chief Engineer, Lola Cars International, said "This is the most exciting project that Lola has done since I?ve been there.
While the Champ Cars are great fun and very competitive this is something completely new because I don?t think anyone has ever done a 675 car at this level".
www.uwm.edu /People/ajthunes/indexex.html   (245 words)

  
 AutoRacing1.com - CART News Page
Lola won 35% of the 2000 races, claimed 35% of the pole positions with, on average, 24% of the cars on the grid.
Lola Cars led 44% of the total number of race laps (1249 out of 2830), as well as winning the Toronto and Houston street races.
Daniel Partel, President of Lola Cars International Inc., stated, "While the statistics speak for themselves, it is difficult to win the CART Championship with only 24% of the cars.
www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2001/CART/0129Lola.htm   (631 words)

  
 Press Office
Now acknowledged as one of the leading authorities in the design and manufacture of composite materials, Lola Cars and sister manufacturing company CTS serves a wide variety of industries including motor-sport, aerospace, and the application of composite bodies and structures to well-known luxury sportscar brands.
Lola Cars is the world's leading manufacturer of customer race cars in both volume and turnover, offering models that cover 10 racing categories and 17 Championships on four continents.
Lola also has over four decades of experience in providing logistical and technical support to racers around the world.
www.mscsoftware.com /press/press.cfm?pid=761&Div_ID=1&non=1   (539 words)

  
 Steven Kane, F3 motor racing driver.
Lola Cars International start the 2005 British Formula 3 International Series with a double attack covering the Championship and National classes of what is undoubtedly one of the world’s premier driver development
After breaking Dallara’s winning run of 11 years, Lola are upping the ante in 2005 with late Promatecme Motorsport entry for Northern Ireland’s Steven Kane.
Lola have also worked hard to improve the car’s handling over kerbs and have conducted a series of simulations using their own 7-post dynamic test rig.
www.steven-kane.com /car.htm   (135 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Always room for advertising
The wheels of the Newman-Haas cars driven by da Matta and Fittipaldi will be used to display the logos of sponsors Kmart, Texaco/Havoline and Toyota in bright red.
Recent wind tunnel testing by chassis-maker Lola proved that WheelFX units fitted to the racing cars' wheels had no effect on aerodynamic drag or downforce.
Lola Cars International Ltd. became the first chassis manufacturer in CART FedEX Championship Series history to achieve 100 victories.
espn.go.com /rpm/cart/2001/0603/1209187.html   (336 words)

  
 TotalMotorSport All the latest Motorsport news, race reports and photographs from around the world. Alms, Touring Cars, ...
Other 675s have failed to make any impression on the 900 class cars, but the MG made a serious bid to split the Bentleys on the Le Mans grid this year, despite their acknowledged engine woes.
Models of the new car will be on display to the media and customers alike at the British Motorsport Show in Yokohama, Japan, 5-8 October and at the Road Atlanta Motor Sports Center, Georgia, USA, 3-6 October, for the Audi Presents Petit Le Mans.
The Lola Cars press release concludes with the news that "Advanced Engine Research (AER) have further developed the 2 litre, single turbo, 4 cylinder engine for power and reliability.
www.totalmotorsport.com /News/story.asp?ID=1418&Typ=   (269 words)

  
 F3: End of the road for Lola/Dome partnership.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The partnership between Lola Cars International Ltd and Dome Cars will come to a close at the end of 2004 after fulfilling its commitment of breaking in to the Formula Three market.
In what was a partnership unique to modern race car projects, Lola and Dome started designing the F106 in the late summer of 2002 before first testing the car on Christmas Day of the same year.
These are two requisites that suit both Lola and Dome perfectly and we are extremely proud to have taken on the challenge with such a professional partner.
www.crash.net /news_view.asp?cid=11&id=100345   (623 words)

  
 MG Motorsports Pre-Race PR
The vehicle has been produced by Lola Cars International to compete in the LMP 675 class at Le Mans.
Advanced Engine Research (AER), responsible for the power-unit Lola used to win last year’s LMP 675 class at Le Mans, was commissioned to produce a brand new light-weight two litre turbo charged four-cylinder engine.
Martin Birrane, owner of Lola Cars International commented that MG’s driver line-up could prove to be a surprise package at the 69th Le Mans race: "We have a formidable team of drivers who have the mixed blend of youth, speed and experience on their side.
www.endurancesportscar.com /mg01lm.htm   (657 words)

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