B06/10 - B07/10 specification |
There’s a really positive mood
at Lola Cars these days - especially after such impressive LMP2
performances at Istanbul - and now attention also turns to the LMP1
B06/10.
Julian Sole (right) and his 16-strong design team have moved smoothly
on from the EX257 / B01/60 to the LMP2 B05/40 to the new LMP1 prototype,
and wind tunnel work for the new car was completed in September. The
model has spent 260 hours in the company’s own tunnel, and three
tubs have already been completed. The first of them was crash tested at
Cranfield yesterday (November 15): the FIA's Gordon Forbes passed it without
any problems.
By mid-November, when the tub passed FIA crash testing, the new car’s
aero design had already logged 260 hours in Lola’s own Composite
Tooling and Structures, Ltd., wind tunnel, which produces wind speeds
of 145 mph. A similar amount of testing of the B05/40, plus a season of
“on-track” experience, certainly further contributed to the
knowledge of Lola aerodynamicist Phil Tiller (who runs the design team’s
Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations) and Composites Manager Craig
Turner.
The Chief Designer of the Lola B06/10 is Julian Sole, who has spent his
considerable career with Lola, and set out – in contrast to the
B01/60 – to build a customer car. As Head of Engineering Julian
Cooper told dsc about the B05/40 last year, and the difference is substantial.
We can expect significantly improved reliability in Dyson Racing’s
new Lola.
The Lola B06/10 Sports Car is eligible for the ACO/ LMP1 class at Le Mans,
and will also be used in the Le Mans Endurance Series and the American Le
Mans Series.
( source Lola Cars )
DESIGN / TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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PLANS and DETAILS
2005-11 / Wind Tunnel Scale 1/2 |
First impression of a 'roofed' version (2006-06) |
During interseason 2006-2007 B06/10 has undergone a significant aerodynamic upgrade to achieve sizeable performance gains at low and medium downforce tracks. The new evolution of the LMP1 car - now B07/10 - will also feature suspension and transmission changes to further enhance the cars durability in 12 and 24 hour races. |
Aerodynamical modifications ( first impression ) |
B06/10 - AER V8 3.6L bi-Turbo
The AER P32 Twin Turbo V8 is designed specifically to meet ACO/ LMP1 class requirements at Le Mans, and to be used in the Le Mans Series and the American Le Mans Series. |
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CONFIGURATION All Alloy 75° V8 CAPACITY 3.6 Litres OVERALL LENGTH 510.65 mm (20 inches) OVERALL WIDTH 605.7 mm (24 inches) OVERALL HEIGHT (INCLUDING PLENUM) 588.2 mm(23 inches) WEIGHT (INCUDING TURBOCHARGERS) 114 kg (250 lbs) CRANKSHAFT CENTERLINE (FROM BOTTOM) 87 mm (3 ½ inches) MAXIMUM RPM 12,000 (approx.) HORSEPOWER (UNRESTRICTED) 1,000 (approx.) HORSEPOWER (ACO RESTRICTORS) 650 (approx) |
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B07/10 - Audi V8 Turbo To fit the Audi engine the back part of the chassis needed to be modify because of the Audi engine stiffness. But Audi provided a lot of help to make this work: motivated to do this because they want to prove that the equivalence (between petrol and diesel) is right. All these modification didn't permit the car to be ready for the first race of LMS 2007 season in Monza. Jean-Denis Deletraz: "With the cooling systems in the LMP1 Lola chassis already set up to accommodate the AER twin turbo engine, it was a natural choice to use the Lola chassis with the Audi twin turbo – but there is a huge amount of development work going on now, to match the two " Lola Cars International Ltd Managing Director, Rupert Manwaring said of the project: "This is a great opportunity to work with a fellow major player in International sportscar racing. The LMP1 has undergone a major update for the 2007 season. With these developments combined to the huge promise the design showed last season, it is another ringing endorsement of the trust that top teams and manufacturers have in Lola products." |
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B07/10 - Judd V10 GV5 5.5L Team Charouz has opted to mount the latest Judd specification in its new B07/10 chassis. |
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