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Teddy Pilette testing the Formula Two T450 fitted with a Morand Chevrolet V8.
Year(s) of Construction: 1976
Total Built: 3
Category originals Teddy Pilette from Belgium and Warwick Brown from Australia reunited with the Lola T430 F5000 cars they originally raced at the second Gulf Oil Howden Ganley F5000 Festival meeting at Hampton Downs in 2015. (Fast Company/Alex Mitchell)
Lola T430s, HU 1, 2 and 3. All the cars were on display in Christchurch, NZ in 2007. (Photo courtesy of the NZ F5000 Association)
David Abbott in his T430 during the 2009 Tasman Revival Series. (Fast Company/Alex Mitchell)
David Abbott at the Brands Hatch Superprix in 2011. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)
Race winner Ken Smith's T430 passing the T400 of Mark Dwyer in the rain at Hampton Downs in 2011, the differences between the two models is clear. (Fast Company/GroundSky Photography)
Ken Smith at Pukekohe in 2008. (Picture courtesy of Jakob Ebrey)
Defending series champion Ken Smith behind the wheel of his familiar Lola T430 at Hampton Downs in 2012. (Fast Company/Alex Mitchell)
A sideways in the wet Teddy Pilette leads the field at Watkins Glen in 1976, sadly his VDS T430 retired on lap 14 with engine failure. (Picture courtesy of Teddy Pilette)
THE LOLA T430
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Teddy Pilette testing the Formula Two T450 fitted with a Morand Chevrolet V8.
The T430 was the follow up to the relatively disappointing T400 that, while winning races, proved too complicated for teams to develop during a season therefore, for 1976, Lola introduced the T430, a much more conventional design. Initially Lola tried a Formula Two T450 fitted with a F5000 engine but in the end the monocoque was based on that of the 1975 Formula Atlantic design, the T360 which featured a very narrow chassis, although the suspension was very different with the front wishbones attached to a tubular structure built out from the tub and the twin water radiators were at the rear with a full-width nosecone fitted.
Only three cars were built with two going to the VDS team, who were now racing in the US, for Peter Gethin and Teddy Pilette and one to Carl Haas. Pilette raced his car, HU1, six times with a best finish of 3rd at Mosport Park, ironically the race was won by Alan Jones in a T332! Gethin only did three races in HU2 preferring to drive a Chevron B37 while the Haas car (HU3) was used as a spare for Brian Redman who used a T332C and it was never raced.
For details of the individual chassis histories please visit OldRacingCars HERE.
Year(s) of Construction: 1976
Total Built: 3
Category originals Teddy Pilette from Belgium and Warwick Brown from Australia reunited with the Lola T430 F5000 cars they originally raced at the second Gulf Oil Howden Ganley F5000 Festival meeting at Hampton Downs in 2015. (Fast Company/Alex Mitchell)
T430 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS
YEAR |
CHAMPIONSHIP |
WINNER(S) |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australian Gold Star | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T430-Chevrolet |
| 2008-2009 | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Revival Series | Ken Smith | Lola T430-Chevrolet |
| 2009-2010 | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Revival Series | Ken Smith | Lola T430-Chevrolet |
| 2010-2011 | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Revival Series | Ken Smith | Lola T430-Chevrolet |
Lola T430s, HU 1, 2 and 3. All the cars were on display in Christchurch, NZ in 2007. (Photo courtesy of the NZ F5000 Association)
T430 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS
1977
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th February | Oran Park – Australian Grand Prix | Warwick Brown | Rothmans International Series – Round 1 |
| 13th February | Surfers Paradise – Surfers Paradise 100 | Warwick Brown | Rothmans International Series – Round 2 |
1979
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th February | Sandown Park - Sandown Park Cup | Alfredo Costanzo | Rothmans International - Round 1 |
| 11th February | Adelaide International - Adelaide "100" | Alfredo Costanzo | Rothmans International - Round 2 |
2008
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27th-29th November | Eastern Creek - Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW Inc Repco Tasman Revival | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 2 - Race 1 |
| 27th-29th November | Eastern Creek - Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW Inc Repco Tasman Revival | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 2 - Race 2 |
| 27th-29th November | Eastern Creek - Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW Inc Repco Tasman Revival | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 2 - Race 3 |
| 27th-29th November | Eastern Creek - Historic Sports & Racing Car Association of NSW Inc Repco Tasman Revival | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 2 - Race 4 |
2009
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17th-18th January | Ruapuna Park - Christchurch Casino Lady Wigram Trophy meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series (Lady Wigram Trophy) - Round 3 - Race 2 |
| 25th-26th January | Pukekohe - Historic Racing Club Tasman Revival meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 4 - Race 1 |
| 25th-26th January | Pukekohe - Historic Racing Club Tasman Revival meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series (Tasman Grand Prix) - Round 4 - Race 1 |
| 31st January-1st February | Taupo Motorsport Park - Historic Racing Club Tasman Revival meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series (Tasman Grand Prix) - Round 5 - Race 1 |
| 31st January-1st February | Taupo Motorsport Park - Historic Racing Club Tasman Revival meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series (Tasman Grand Prix) - Round 5 - Race 3 |
David Abbott in his T430 during the 2009 Tasman Revival Series. (Fast Company/Alex Mitchell)
2010
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd-24th January | Hampton Downs - NZ Festival of Motor Racing meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series - Round 3 - Race 1 |
| 22nd-24th January | Hampton Downs - NZ Festival of Motor Racing meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series - Round 3 - Race 2 |
| 22nd-24th January | Hampton Downs - NZ Festival of Motor Racing meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series - Round 3 - Race 3 |
| 22nd-24th January | Hampton Downs - NZ Festival of Motor Racing meeting | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series - Round 3 - Race 4 |
| 29th-31st January | Pukekohe Park Raceway - 2010 NZ Festival of Motor Racing - celebrating Bruce McLaren | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 4 - Race 1 |
| 29th-31st January | Pukekohe Park Raceway - 2010 NZ Festival of Motor Racing - celebrating Bruce McLaren | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 4 - Race 2 |
| 29th-31st January | Pukekohe Park Raceway - 2010 NZ Festival of Motor Racing - celebrating Bruce McLaren | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 4 - Race 3 |
| 29th-31st January | Pukekohe Park Raceway - 2010 NZ Festival of Motor Racing - celebrating Bruce McLaren | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup revival series - Round 4 - Race 4 |
| 19th-21st March | Phillip Island - Shannon's Phillip Island Classic | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series - Round 5 - Race 2 |
| 19th-21st March | Phillip Island - Shannon's Phillip Island Classic | Ken Smith | F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series - Round 5 - Race 3 |
| 30th November | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | Ken Smith | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series - Round 1 - Winner Race 1 |
| 31st November | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | Ken Smith | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series - Round 1 - Winner Race 2 |
| 31st November | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | Ken Smith | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series - Round 1 - Winner Race 3 (Lady Wigram Trophy) |
2011
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd January | Hampton Downs, Auckland, New Zealand | Ken Smith | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series - Round 2 - Winner Race 1 |
| 20th February | Teretonga Park. Invercargill, New Zealand | Ken Smith | MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series - Round 5 - Winner Race 2 |
David Abbott at the Brands Hatch Superprix in 2011. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)
Race winner Ken Smith's T430 passing the T400 of Mark Dwyer in the rain at Hampton Downs in 2011, the differences between the two models is clear. (Fast Company/GroundSky Photography)
Ken Smith at Pukekohe in 2008. (Picture courtesy of Jakob Ebrey)
Defending series champion Ken Smith behind the wheel of his familiar Lola T430 at Hampton Downs in 2012. (Fast Company/Alex Mitchell)
A sideways in the wet Teddy Pilette leads the field at Watkins Glen in 1976, sadly his VDS T430 retired on lap 14 with engine failure. (Picture courtesy of Teddy Pilette)