CHASSIS REGISTER

1978 LOLA T492 HU17

T492 HU17 is now owned by Ricky Virago in Perth, Western Australia. Ricky bought tha car from Robert Jordan in 2022.

When new HU17 was sold to Wayne Wainwright who raced in the 1978 SodaStream Sports 2000 Championship taking a win in the final round of the season on the 8th October at Snetterton and finishing 6th in the Championship.

Wayne Wainwright leads Nick Adams and John Trevelyan at Brands Hatch. (Lola Heritage)

With distinctive "Viking Orange" bodywork the HU17 was sponsored by Birmingham Radio (BRMB) and Sparkrite electronic ignition.