Lola T212 and March 75 S Hart

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Lola T212
Driver: Jeremy Lord
Engine: 1594cc BDA
Configuration: mid-engine
Class: Sports and GT
Date taken: March 1977, Railway Straight, Croft
Jeremy Lord held Croft's 13001 to 1600cc GT record in this car, at a speed of 90.78mph (146.9kph) and a time of 69.4 seconds. He was still racing in 1986, when he drove a 2000cc, Lola T492 in the Thundersports championship.
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lolat490_ostroumoff.jpg (9006 bytes)Lola T490
Driver: Michael Ostroumoff
Engine: 1998cc Ford
Configuration: mid-engine
Class: Sports 2000 - Sodatream Championship
Date taken: April 1977, paddock, Silverstone
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march75s.jpg (15655 bytes)March 75 Sports Hart
Manufactured: 1975
Engine: Hart 2000cc
Configuration: mid-engine
Driver: John Lepp
Class: Libre/GT
Date taken: August 1975, main straight, Croft
John Lepp competed at Croft many times in GT cars and was the British Sports Cars Champion in 1969 and 1976.The March shown here was a move away from John's usual Chevron cars and made one shake-down appearance at Croft, where it manages the first sub one-minute lap in the practice session. John retired in 1985, but in May, 2003, at the age of 65, he drove a 'one-off' race at Silverstone in a Chevron B26, a car he had competed in during the 70s.
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