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THE LOLA T87/10

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The Hendricks Motorsport T87/10 at the 1988 Columbus 500Kms IMSA event where.... (Picture courtesy of Mark Windecker)

The sole chassis HU8710-01 was built at the end of 1986 and invoiced to Carl Haas (as Lola's North American agent) on the 31st December 1986 and it then seems to have stayed in the Lola factory until it was exported to the Hendricks Motorsport team on the 28th October 1987. It was fitted with a normally aspirated 6-litre (366 cu in) V8 and there are no details in Lola Heritages as to any changes from the T86/10 although it did have shorter rear bodywork and a two element rear wing.

It competed in nine races in the 1988 IMSA Series mostly driven by Sarel van der Merwe and Elliot Forbes-Robinson with Bobby Rahal having two outings. Results were generally disappointing as the design was starting to show its age and six DNFs meant the only results of note were a third at Lime Rock in May and a fifth at Columbus in October.

1988
28th February - Miami 3 Hours - Sarel van der Merwe/Bobby Rahal - Qualified 11th - Race 29th DNF (Throttle)
24th April - West Palm Beach 3 Hours - Elliot Forbes-Robinson/Bobby Rahal - Qualified 6th - Race 28th DNF (Electrics)
30th May - Lime Rock 150 laps - Sarel van der Merwe/Elliot Forbes-Robinson - Qualified 6th - Race 3rd
17th July - Road America 500Kms - Sarel van der Merwe/Elliot Forbes-Robinson - Qualified 3rd - Race 19th DNF (Engine)
31st July - Portland 300Kms - Sarel van der Merwe - Qualified 7th - Race 27th DNF (Engine)
14th August - Sears Point 300Kms - Sarel van der Merwe/Elliot Forbes-Robinson - Qualified 8th - Race 9th
4th September - San Antonio 3 Hours - Sarel van der Merwe - Qualified 4th - Race 17th DNF (Engine) 2nd October - Columbus 300Kms - Sarel van der Merwe/Elliot Forbes-Robinson - Qualified 8th - Race 5th
23rd October - Del Mar 2 Hours - Sarel van der Merwe - Qualified 3rd - Race 24th DNF (Accident)

Year(s) of Construction: 1987

Total Built: 1



....it finished fifth driven by Sarel van der Merwe and Elliot Forbes-Robinson. (Picture courtesy of Mark Windecker)



The shortened rear bodywork and the two element rear wing are clear in this picture. (Picture courtesy of Mark Windecker)