VAC Lola T610
VAC Lola T610
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Lola T610
Ford-Cosworth DFL - 3,298 cc (201.3 cu in) V8, mid-mounted, N/A DOHC
Power 493 bhp @ 9,500 rpm; Torque 394 Nm @ 7,500 rpm
The Lola T610 was a ground effect Group C sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Lola, for sports car racing, specifically the IMSA GTP Championship, World Sportscar Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans, between 1982 and 1984. A total of two models were produced.
The T610 was the successor to the T600 and employed a honeycomb chassis design that was based on the race and championship winning T600, in fact much of the T600 running gear was used on the T610. More details can be found in the Press Release below.
Following on from the success of the T600 it is perhaps surprising that only two cars were built and one of these was the works car of Guy (Mr Sponsorship) Edwards and sometime F1 Hesketh driver Rupert Keegan in HU1. Both cars were fitted with the 3.9 or 3.3 litre Ford Cosworth DFLs and had the potential to be a competitive proposition in that year's Group C races but outright wins against the works Group C Porsche 956s and the works Lancia LC1 were not very likely.
The car was designed with a low drag body with the air being channeled over the bodywork to a very low-mounted rear wing aimed at reducing drag. However things didn't go as planned and a longer high downforce nose and a shorter tail were employed which caused overheating so had to be modified again for Le Mans.
In the end it was a disappointing season with the works car racking up a string of DNFs and the best finish was just a 7th at the season ending Brands Hatch 6 Hours. The second chassis, HU2, which went to the Cooke Racing team that had won the IMSA Championship with Brian Redman and the T600 only raced at Le Mans and a CanAm race at Road America where it retired in both, it also retired in the 1983 Le Mans race.
At the end of 1982 HU1 was sold to Terry Hook who raced it in the Australian Sports Car Championship fitted with a 366 cu.in. Chevrolet and it won a couple of rounds and finished second in the 1985 and 1986 standings. HU2 went to John Bartlett who raced it in several rounds of the 1984 World Endurance Championship including Le Mans and the same year's Thundersports Championship. In both series once again unreliability prevented any good results.
20.6.1982 - LM
#17 Cooke Racing - Malardeau (USA)
Driven by: Brian Redman (GB)/Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA)/Jim Adams (USA)
Result: did not finish (Out of fuel)
Grid: 18th (3:43.060)
More racing of Lola T610 here: https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/photo/Lola/T610.html
http://www.lolaheritage.co.uk/2018/type_numbers/t610/t610.html
Lola T610
Ford-Cosworth DFL - 3,298 cc (201.3 cu in) V8, mid-mounted, N/A DOHC
Power 493 bhp @ 9,500 rpm; Torque 394 Nm @ 7,500 rpm
The Lola T610 was a ground effect Group C sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Lola, for sports car racing, specifically the IMSA GTP Championship, World Sportscar Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans, between 1982 and 1984. A total of two models were produced.
The T610 was the successor to the T600 and employed a honeycomb chassis design that was based on the race and championship winning T600, in fact much of the T600 running gear was used on the T610. More details can be found in the Press Release below.
Following on from the success of the T600 it is perhaps surprising that only two cars were built and one of these was the works car of Guy (Mr Sponsorship) Edwards and sometime F1 Hesketh driver Rupert Keegan in HU1. Both cars were fitted with the 3.9 or 3.3 litre Ford Cosworth DFLs and had the potential to be a competitive proposition in that year's Group C races but outright wins against the works Group C Porsche 956s and the works Lancia LC1 were not very likely.
The car was designed with a low drag body with the air being channeled over the bodywork to a very low-mounted rear wing aimed at reducing drag. However things didn't go as planned and a longer high downforce nose and a shorter tail were employed which caused overheating so had to be modified again for Le Mans.
In the end it was a disappointing season with the works car racking up a string of DNFs and the best finish was just a 7th at the season ending Brands Hatch 6 Hours. The second chassis, HU2, which went to the Cooke Racing team that had won the IMSA Championship with Brian Redman and the T600 only raced at Le Mans and a CanAm race at Road America where it retired in both, it also retired in the 1983 Le Mans race.
At the end of 1982 HU1 was sold to Terry Hook who raced it in the Australian Sports Car Championship fitted with a 366 cu.in. Chevrolet and it won a couple of rounds and finished second in the 1985 and 1986 standings. HU2 went to John Bartlett who raced it in several rounds of the 1984 World Endurance Championship including Le Mans and the same year's Thundersports Championship. In both series once again unreliability prevented any good results.
20.6.1982 - LM
#17 Cooke Racing - Malardeau (USA)
Driven by: Brian Redman (GB)/Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA)/Jim Adams (USA)
Result: did not finish (Out of fuel)
Grid: 18th (3:43.060)
More racing of Lola T610 here: https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/photo/Lola/T610.html
http://www.lolaheritage.co.uk/2018/type_numbers/t610/t610.html
Best Lap Times
Track | Livery | Driver | Best Lap | |
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Road Atlanta 2022 jr_road_atlanta_2022 / full | Brent | 01:20.374 |
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Specifications
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Author
TonyBarracuda and GTsupreme.com
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Year
1982
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Country
Great Britain
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Brand
Lola
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Classification
Group C
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BHP
493
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Torque
394 Nm
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Weight
920
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Top Speed
205 mph (330 km/h)
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Acceleration
--s
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P/W Ratio
1.87
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Version
VAC v1.2
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