Lola T292 BDG chassis #HU55 - 1973
Monza Historic, 2017 - Lola T292 BDG chassis #HU55 - 1973
The Lola T292 chassis HU55 was purchased new by Martin Birrane's Crowne Racing Team to run Chris Craft in the 2-liter 1971 European Sports Championship. After winning at Misano, Imola, Pergusa and Barcelona, Chris Craft won the European Championship. The car was equipped with a Ford Cosworth BDG engine which was not the most powerful but definitely the most reliable.
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La Lola T292 telaio HU55, fu acquistata nuova dal Crowne Racing Team di Martin Birrane per far correre Chris Craft nel Campionato Europeo Sport 2 litri del 1973. Dopo aver ottenuto la vittoria a Misano, Imola, Pergusa e Barcellona, Chris Craft vinse il Campionato Europeo. La vettura era dotata di un motore Ford Cosworth BDG che non era il più potente disponibile ma sicuramente il più affidabile.
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Monza Historic, 2017 - Lola T292 BDG chassis #HU55 - 1973
At the beginning of 1974, the car was purchased by the Pederzani brothers and equipped with the eight-cylinder V 180 ° Tecno engine. In this configuration competed Jean Pierre Jassaud, who got the third time in Misano, but in the race was forced to retire due to engine problems. The HU55 chassis remained in Italy, and fitted with a 1.6-liter engine competed in several races until an accident made it unusable and was retired. In the 90's, the chassis was repaired and restored in race conditions and was brought back to England by the new owner, returning to being the European champion car with Chris Craft.
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All’inizio del 1974 la vettura fu acquistata dai fratelli Pederzani e dotata del motore otto cilindri a V di 180° Tecno. In questa configurazione gareggiò con Jean Pierre Jassaud, che ottenne il terzo tempo in prova a Misano, ma in gara fu costretto al ritiro a causa di problemi del motore. Il telaio HU55 rimase in Italia, e con un motore da 1,6 litri corse diverse gare in salita fino a che un incidente non lo rese inutilizzabile e fu ritirato. Negli anni 90 il telaio fu riparato e ripristinato in condizioni gara e fu riportato in Inghilterra dal nuovo proprietario, tornando ad essere la vettura campione d’Europa con Chris Craft.
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