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Old 06-18-07, 08:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Re: Hi, any body hit 200mph on the track,?

LOLA (very fast): I would swear this "beauty" nears 200-MPH but was delivered with bad speedo-unit. I have hair that will NOT lay down anymore and bugs on my teeth. That's REAL FAST....
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Old 06-18-07, 09:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Hi, any body hit 200mph on the track,?

John, is it a speedo problem or a pickup problem? I'm curious as I have ordered a set of classic instrument guages for my car.

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Old 06-18-07, 09:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Hi, any body hit 200mph on the track,?

Gregg: Speedo-unit (see photos) was NOT securly attached to bracket upon delivery. Driven 20-minutes and then inspected by myself and Lube-Change guys (lower bay views-6ft under). Guages are a different matter, with Clocks, fuel levels, battery, water etc...ALL seperately dysfunctional..
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Old 06-21-07, 08:52 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Lola One Off

Congratulations on the delivery of your car John. I had the pleasure of seeing it in Fran's shop when I visited in late May. It is a beauty.
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Old 06-21-07, 09:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
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OLD and NEW LOLAS: Circa 1978 and 2007...........
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Old 06-26-07, 11:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
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FIRST ROLL-OUT: I ran out of gas at end of my street. So much for new guages.........
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Old 06-26-07, 11:57 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I ran out of gas the first time out too. Must be some sort of initiation thing
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Old 06-26-07, 03:19 PM   #8 (permalink)
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You guys obviously spend that much on your cars that you can't afford to fill the tanks!

Nice car John.

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Old 06-26-07, 03:32 PM   #9 (permalink)
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HOME EQUITY LOAN: Needed to buy new batch of guages and try and fill up gas-tank to topping-off:
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Old 06-26-07, 09:10 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Crikey, some guys are just never happy....
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Old 07-03-07, 08:37 PM   #11 (permalink)
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LOLA GOES TO THE TRACK: Today, we (mechanic & helpers) and myself took RCR LOLA to the TRACK for some testing and investigations. See attached pics of warm-up, gas and on-track running. Mechanic (Legends of Rio Grande-UNSER'S RACING GROUP) is driving. Setting brakes, checking engine temps, re-setting speedo (next week), testing tires (after new balance). Carbs will be tuned to 6,000 ft next week.
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I love seeing the car, watching it get set up, watching it run, etc. And yet it makes me want to cry.
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Old 07-03-07, 09:12 PM   #13 (permalink)
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CRY: Why is that? Too much wind in your eyes? Too expensive? Too old-style? I didn't mean to upset anyone.......
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Old 07-04-07, 05:20 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Too much horsepower ?

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It's not my car. [sniff...]
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PAUL: Would you be interested in a "rental" agreement? We could work something out I'm sure. You are only a State or two away from here. Something like COLLEXIUM would work nicely...Say, $12K for 30-days? ROFLOL....
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Old 07-05-07, 11:00 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Re: Lola One Off

Have you gotten this on the scales yet? what was the total weight? Is this one of Frans famous aluminum tubs underpinning this?
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Of course it is.....really.... what do you take me for.....
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Old 07-06-07, 11:05 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Well... i know you have made some pretty fancy tube frames as well; like in your 917.

Speaking of aluminum tubs, how about that tub version of the 917?
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Its coming along...we are very busy with the new Superlite range but we are still tweeking the mono 917.
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