^c^-j|-__is;g^^; / —n ii / IF^^I T^"^ /; i l!_j-'. ri__rL-- x— SUPER DETAILED CHEVROLET V-8 ENGINE LOL-H^> IDENTICAL AREALISTI TC ACTION OF FRON TTO & REAR SUSPENSION M HITAMIYEA Wldth-H52mm STEERABLE FRONT WHEELS TAMIYA PLASTIC MODEL CO. 1- I^SCALE Height—83mm SEMI PNEUMATIC RUBBER LIKE TIRES SCALE 3-70NDAWARA,SMZUOKA-CITY,JAF*N. ITEM 12015 0197 LOLATTOMKIH First Victory; changed from an open-top to the closed-top type On February 2nd 1969 at 3pm the Daytona 24- with a half-circle roof in compliance with FIA hour race, the first of the 1969 Manufacturer's regulations. Lola's solid twin-tube monocoque Championship races, came to an end. The win- chassis was used. A light metal tube of a box- ner was the privately entered Lola T70MkIHB, like cross-section with a built-in fuel tank was driven by Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons. fixed on both sides of cockpit. The twin-tube This result was completely unpredicted, partic- itself was connected to and fastened by four ularly as the works Porsche team had entered bulkheads situated respectively at the front no less than five 908s. Two Ford GT 40s were suspension, the Dashboard, the rear of the cockpit also entered and these seven ears were clear and at the rear suspension sections. It also had favourites for at least the first six places; the all round independent suspension. The front sus- Fords more so, in view of their having been pension was a double wishbone type using a COL- the top car the year before, spring with a built-in damper with a torsion-bar As for the Lola, it was questionable whether it stabilizer. Rear suspension was a so-called would even finish, let alone win. The Lola Mklll, formula type which supported the upright with although extremely fast, had shown poor staying both upper I ,arms and lower reverse-A arms. power in races, particularly over long distances. Erick Broadley John Surtees From there, two upper and lower trailing arms In short races, however, it had achieved many power and torque through its large capacity. were extended forward and fixed at their re- victories since its introduction in 1967, but It was situated between the rear axle and the spective ends to the chassis in order to hold generally speaking it was a disapointment. The cockpit. The chassis consisted of twin tubes down lengthwise the movement of the wheels. Mark IHB, developed from the MarkIH,had its with a box like cross section, situated at both Girling ventilated disc-brakes were fitted to first race at Daytona and naturally astounded sides whilst connected by front and rear bulk- each wheel. Disc-brakes are commonplace equipment in pre- everybody by its victory. heads In short it was a twin tube of semi- The race was a really tough battle. Out of 62 monocoque construction, the first of its type sent-day racing-cars but at the time these starters, only 28 finished. The favourites, the produced in the world and developed by Eric brakes were a real innovation. The disc-brake Broadley himself. was originaly developed for use on aeroplanes. The Lola GT was a sensation when it made It radiates little heat as compared with the its debut at the London Racing Car Show in drum-type brake currently used at that time. 1963 mainly due to its advanced chassis design. The latter loses efficiency as it radiates more However, it was the Ford Motor Company who and more heat. Thus, the high anti-fade feature were most attracted by this machine. At that of the disc-brake is its strong point. BRM were Ford GT time Ford, who had a keen eye on the motor the first to use disc-brakes in 1951 in their sports field, had been trying hard to buy ferrari F-l car. In 1952, the Jaguar-Ctype cars followed Fords and the Porsches all dropped out due to suit. Since then disc-brakes rapidly spread m:>: accidents and breakdowns. Even the winning one of the most famous firms in this field in Italy, Reportedly, Fords had about 2 million other racing cars. However, demand for new Lola had 31 pit stops and a lot of time was and better brakes with far less heat radiation wasted on running repairs. However this win dollars to spend on the purchase, but this came to nothing when Entsuo Ferrari, president of and which could stand much harder use were was highly significant after the Lola's previous soon required as the speed of racing cars be- unfortunate record. the Italian company, stubbornly refused their offer. Ford, therefore, offered to buy the devel- came faster. It was ventilated disc-brakes that opment project of the Lola GT as a whole and appeared to meet the problem. The new brake Erick Broadley and the Lola: to develop it as a Ford machine. Lola Cars Front Suspension Lola is a small company making racing cars in because of their expensive development costs England. The founder and designer is Eric on the Lola GT, were only too glad to accept Ford's proposal. Broadley himself joined Ford's on a one year contract. The result was the Ford GT and in 1966, it defeated the Ferraris to win the coveted Manufacturers' Championship. Lola T70MkniB The Lola T70 Series Broadley. It is located in Slough, some forty In 1964, Broadley, then back in England, immedi- kilometers west of London where other promi- ately started construction of a new model and nent companies in car racing are to be found. completed the Lola T70. The car made its de- These include the John Wire Automotive Engi- but in 1965 at the London Racing-Car Show. neering Co., who have contributed to the suc- The new machine was basically an improved cesses of Ford, Porsche and Team Surtees in version of the Lola GT but differed from the both Formula 1 and Can Am racing. Also Honda latter in that it had an open-top body. had their headquarters there whilst participat- Its chassis was a twin-tube monocoque constru- ing in Fl racing in Europe. tion while the engine was either the Ford V8 England is the hub of the motor racing world 4.8 Litre or the larger Chevrolet V8 6 Litre and there one finds some of the most famous engine. The T70 immediately participated in drivers and racing car constructors. The main various races all over England. Powered by reasons are the great popularity of car racing the large 6 Litre engine it was highly success- amongst the public and the very large amount ful in view of its extremely high speed and the of amateur racing, which is also eagerly followed. excellent driving of John Surtees. 1966 was These amateur meetings are "very frequent and also a good year for Lola. They won the U.S. well supported all around the country. They Indianapolis 500-mile race in a Lola 90 using a have in the past provided the talent for pro- Ford V8 4.2 Litre engine with Graham Hill at fessional racing,and have helped the development the wheel. 1966 also saw the beginning of Canam of many small car constructors. From these racing, a great festival of monster machines, beginnings Lola emerged. group 7 cars, held at various circuits located Eric Broadley built his first car in 1956 for in the U.S.A. and Canada. Lola entered the T70 1170cc formula racing. Later in 1958 he built MkllB, an improved version of the T70 and won a new car and used the Coventry Climax SOHC five out of six races in this event. Victory at 1.1 Litre engine. This car was very successful any famous race assures the maker of a sub- and gave him considerable publicity. As a result stantial increase in sales of their cars. Thus, he started to produce cars which he sold to more than half the participating cars at the amateur racing enthusiasts under the name of following year's Canam Series' races turned Lola. out to be Lolas. But Eric Broadley wanted a still more powerful, In January, 1967, Lola introduced a prototype but cheaper engine, and he found this in America, sports-car, the T70MklH,at the London Racing- a new VS. So in 1963 the famous Lola GT ap- car Show. Lola planned to win the Manufac- peared, powered by the Ford Fairline V8 4.7 turers' Championship with this new machine. litre engine, which although not quite up to the Needless to say, the machine was an improved performance of European engines, made up in version of the Lola T70MkIlB. The body was Rear Suspension 12015 LOLA." TAMIYA Courtesy by: Nigensha{Car Graphic), Publisher Taki Racing Organization consisted of two thin disc-boards with many came into 5th place, and in the final Australian accumulating the highest number of points over small pieces inserted in between in a revolving GP event it came in second. Its overall points the eleven races. direction just like a water mill. As the disc added up to 20, giving it third place to Porsche A brief summary of the appendix J grouping is revolves, air is drawn into the gap between the and Ford in the Manufacturers' championship. as follows. two boards to cool the whole braking mechanism. This result was most impressive, considering Brake cooling is an ever present problem for that private teams alone, working at great dis- >TJ *q f "q »ti g O O O ft O ft) sch sch the car designer.