Lola T97/00 Explained

Category:CART IndyCar
Constructor:Lola
Predecessor:Lola T96/00
Successor:Lola T98/00
Length:49780NaN0
Width:20320NaN0
Height:9400NaN0
Wheelbase:30480NaN0
Track:17530NaN0 (Front)
16380NaN0 (Rear)
Capacity:2.65L
Engine Position:mid-engined
Gears:6-speed
Fuel:Methanol
Tyres:Goodyear
Debut:1997 Grand Prix of Miami

The Lola T97/00 is an open-wheel racing car chassis, designed and built by Lola Cars that competed in the CART open-wheel racing series, for competition in the 1997 IndyCar season. It was not very successful, with Lola scoring no wins or pole positions that season. It was mainly powered by the Ford/Cosworth XD turbo engine, but also used the Honda turbo Indy V8 engine.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: LOLA - All the Sports Racing 1978-1997 - John Starkey, Ken Wells, Esa Illoinen - Google Books . October 2000. 9781901295009 . 2022-06-03. Starkey . John . Wells . Ken . Illoinen . Esa . Veloce Publishing .
  2. Web site: 1997 Lola T97/00 – Ford Hearn . 20 April 2022 .