Lola B01/60 MG EX257 Specifications

MG EX257 - B01/60

The MG Lola EX257 is a two seater, open cockpit sports racing car, eligible for FIA Sports Car Championship, LMP675 class ( ALMS ) and Le Mans. Directly derived from benefits gleaned with SR1 and SR2 winning chassis, coupled with skilled and knowledge to produce an all new model in cooperation with MG. The MG Lola sports is the first car designed exclusively to the LMP675 rules, car will reach the speed of 215 mph and is a technically advanced and fast car. Actually it had a power to weight advantage of 3.35 lbs./hp, compared to the Audi's 3.63 lbs./hp.

The Lola MG sports car has been specifically dedicated to compete in what is the toughest race of all, the 24 hours of Le Mans ( source Lola Cars )

Frank Dernie, Chief Engineer, Lola Cars International, said: "This is the most exciting project that Lola has done since I've been there. While the Champ Cars are great fun and very competitive this is something completely new because I don't think anyone has ever done a 675 car at this level".

Doug Bebb, Project Manager, Chamberlain Motorsport, commented: "This is the first 675kg category car that has been specially designed to meet the new regulations of Le Mans. It is a purpose built car with a brand new engine and a brand new way of manufacturing certain parts - everything is state-of-the-art. Meeting the weight limit has been a key challenge".

DESIGN / TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

MONOCOQUE
	One-piece carbon fibre composite monocoque chassis/survival cell
BODYWORK
	Bodywork is carbon fibre composite. The rear wing is of a lightweight composite construction.
FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION
	Upper and lower steel-fabricated wishbones, pushrods and rockers transmitting the loads to dampers (3 way adjustment). Front and rear uprights are fabricated from aircraft spec steel. Quick change anti-rol bars front and rear. Suspension set_ups to be developed using Lola in-house seven-post test rig.
GEARBOX / TRANSMISSION
	6-speed sequential-shift unit with lightweight magnesium main case
BRAKE SYSTEM
	Hitco Carbon brakes, discs and pads. AP Racing callipers and master cylinders Dimensions: Front & rear vented brake discs : 355mm diameter x 35 mm
ENGINE INSTALLATION
	Engine mountings via A-frames transmitting loads low to rear monocoque - AER designed (MG XP-20) in-line 2.0 liter 4-cylinder turbocharged & intercooled developped by AER Garett ingle turbo with Pectel injection c450Ps, with top speed potential of c215mph - Judd 3.4L 4-cylinder
INSTRUMENTATION
	Motec ADL integrated dash/ logger. The system has the capability to be fully upgraded to suit customer’s data aquisition requirements.

WHEELS
	Oz Wheels. Dimensions: - Front 18” diameter x 11” wide - Rear 18” diameter x 13” wide Tyres - Front: 270/650 x 18” - Rear: 310/710 x 18”
DIMENSION AND WEIGHT
	Overall and Bodywork dimensions within LMP675 rules. Target weight of regulation of 675 kg for complete car.
	Length Width Wheelbase Track Front Track Rear	4500 mm 2000 mm 2700 mm 1750 mm 1600 mm
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS
	Pectel-designed and manufactured electrical system. Military-spec wiring loom with modular engine loom for ease of installation. 12-volt heavy duty battery to cope with all engine starting conditions Plug for jump battery or battery charger 4 headlamps in nose section and two rear brake lights plus indicators. Emergency power cut-off switch as per ACO regulations
COOLING SYSTEM
	Aluminium water and oil radiators & intercoolers
FUEL SYSTEM
	90 liters tank
STEARING
	Rack and pinion. no power assist except on option

PLANS and DETAILS

See more aerodynamical details and considerations on Mulsanne’s corner site

	Along the developpement of the car, different solutions were tested to improved front dowforce. It apprears that a solution based on the Knighthawk configuration plus a new design of the front section side has been adopted by all teams. To be noted too: the extension of the rear part of the pontoons - only for Dyson cars - in some modification already tested on previous B2K10 model.
	B01/60 - AER Turbo
	B01/60 - Judd After campaigning chassis 003 with the AER engine in 2002 and having blown 8 engines, team Intersport decided to switch to a normaly aspirated Judd. In order to be able to compete other contestants ( team Dyson ) based on reliability due to numerous engine and electrical problems suffered during the season. Update was performed when car was repaired in England after a major crash in pratice at Sears Point 2003 and took a full Lola denomination: Lola B01/60. Under this new configuration Intersport added a LMP675 class win at the last race of season 2003: Petit Le Mans in Road Atlanta. Car finished 2nd in class at the 1000 km in Le Mans without any failure during full week-end.