Lola One Off

[John Killgore]

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....

 

[Gregg]

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.

 

[John Killgore]

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..

 

[Peter Jankovskis]

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.

 

[John Killgore]

OLD and NEW LOLAS: Circa 1978 and 2007...........

 

[John Killgore]

FIRST ROLL-OUT: I ran out of gas at end of my street. So much for new guages.........

 

[ijvpet]

I ran out of gas the first time out too. Must be some sort of initiation thing

 

[Russ Noble]

You guys obviously spend that much on your cars that you can't afford to fill the tanks!:lol:

Nice car John.

Cheers

 

[John Killgore]

HOME EQUITY LOAN: Needed to buy new batch of guages and try and fill up gas-tank to topping-off:

 

[Keith]

HOME EQUITY LOAN: Needed to buy new batch of guages and try and fill up gas-tank to topping-off:

Crikey, some guys are just never happy....

 

[John Killgore]

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.

 

[Paul Osborn]

I love seeing the car, watching it get set up, watching it run, etc. And yet it makes me want to cry.

 

[John Killgore]

CRY: Why is that? Too much wind in your eyes? Too expensive? Too old-style? I didn't mean to upset anyone.......

 

[Johan]

Too much horsepower ?

 

[Paul Osborn]

It's not my car. [sniff...]

 

[John Killgore]

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....
COLLEXIUM

 

[John Milmont]

Have you gotten this on the scales yet? what was the total weight? Is this one of Frans famous aluminum tubs underpinning this?

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Of course it is.....really.... what do you take me for.....

 

[John Milmont]

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?

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Its coming along...we are very busy with the new Superlite range but we are still tweeking the mono 917.