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THE LOLA T644

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The T644 at the Lola factory.

Although no-one knew it at the time, the Autosport advert below trumpets the new T740, the T644 would be the last Formula Ford 1600 to leave the Huntingdon factory. Recent seasons had been good for Lola the T440, the T540, the T640 and the T642 had seen Lola winning the Formula Ford Festival, several UK Championships and numerous races in the UK, Europe and the US but the company decided to concentrate on the more "senior" categories in the future.

The T644, as can be seen from the Press Release below, featured very few changes from the T642 which may account for its relative lack of success, although it did win the Formula Ford Festival (for the second year running) and the E.F.D.A. European Formula Ford 1600 Championship which comprised four races in each of four regions, the top contenders from each region meeting in a grand finale at Zandvoort.

All in all it was a mixed year for the T644, only the EFDA Championship but a lot of race wins especially the Festival at the end of the year. The wins fell away in the second half of the year when Mark Blundell switched to a Reynard in July but it wasn't a bad way for Lola to say goodbye to Formula Ford 1600 after fourteen years and 633 cars.

Year(s) of Construction: 1984

Total Built: 28 (18 to E spec)

T644 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS

YEAR	CHAMPIONSHIP	WINNER(S)	NOTES
1984	E.F.D.A. European Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Gerrit van Kouwen	Lola T644E-Ford

T644 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS

1984

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
10^th March	Silverstone - BMRMC	Mark Blundell	Mixed Scratch Race
7^th May	Snetterton	Mark Blundell	Round of the BP Dunlop-Autosport Star of Tomorrow Formula Ford 1600 Championship
13^th May	Snetterton	Mark Blundell	Round of the BP Champion of Snetterton Formula Ford 1600 Championship
20^th May	Donington	Gerrit van Kouwen	Round of the BP P&O Ferries Formula Ford 1600 Championship
27^th May	Snetterton-BARC	Mark Blundell	Round of the BP Champion of Snetterton Formula Ford 1600 Championship
2^nd June	Snetterton -BRSCC	Mark Blundell	Round of the BP Champion of Snetterton Formula Ford 1600 Championship
3^nd June	Mallory Park - BRSCC Midland Centre	Mark Blundell	Round of the BP Dunlop-Autosport Star of Tomorrow Formula Ford 1600 Championship
3^nd June	Mallory Park - BRSCC Midland Centre	Mark Blundell	Round of the BP BRSCC Star of Mallory Formula Ford 1600 Championship
3^rd June	Lydden Hill - Astra MC	Eugene O'Brien	Round of the Tankerton Garage Formula Ford 1600 Championship
10^th June	Brands Hatch - HSCC/BHRC	Gerrit van Kouwen	Round of the BP BRSCC Star of Mallory Formula Ford 1600 Championship
17^th June	Lydden Hill - BARC	Mark Blundell	Round of the BP Superfind Junior Formula Ford 1600 Championship
22^nd July	Brands Hatch	Gerrit van Kouwen	John Player Special Trophy Race Round 6 of the RAC Formula Ford 1600 Championship
15^th September	Zandvoort	Gerrit van Kouwen	Winner of the E.F.D.A. European Formula Ford 1600 Championship Final
29^th September	Brands Hatch - BHRC	Gerrit van Kouwen	Round of the Townsend Thorenson Formula Ford 1600 Championship
14^th October	Brands Hatch - BRSCC	Gerrit van Kouwen	Round of the Townsend Thorenson Formula Ford 1600 Championship
4^th November	Brands Hatch	Gerrit van Kouwen	Formula Ford Festival and World Cup (Part of the England team)