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THE LOLA T760

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HU1 in the Lola factory, note the taped up sliding skirts.

The T760 was a full ground-effect design with venturis in the sidepods and sliding skirts whilst the suspension, front and rear, was inboard to keep the airflow unblocked. This was the early days of ground-effect technology so the designers and drivers were still trying to master this new black art. Full details of the car can be found in the Lola Press Release below and it's clear from this that the T760 uses the same chassis and suspesion configuration as the Formula 3 T770 and the Super Vee T720.

Only one car was built and sold which can't have been good news for Lola, the single chassis, HU1, went to Alo Lawler for use in the UK Hitachi Formula Atlantic Series. By 1979 the series was very much in decline following the Indylantic fiasco in 1976 Formula Atlantic disappeared for the next two years and this was an attempt to kick-start the class. However, with just ten cars arriving for the first round at Mallory Park which saw Lawler take the win in very wet conditions the omens were not good. The season did not improve with less than ten cars being common and despite the presence of drivers like Ray Mallock, David Leslie and Jim Crawford the Series was clearly on its last legs before it really started! For Lawler it was frequently a case of DNF although he did get a second, third and fourth during the year in addition to his win.

Atlantic was still popular in North America but with no Lola sales there it was not good news. It seemed that with the UK and North American series being dominated by designs like the Ralt RT1, Chevron B45 and March 79B, all non-ground effect cars, perhaps this design was seen as too complex for the Atlantic teams both in the UK and North America.

Year(s) of Construction: 1979

Total Built: 1

T760 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS

YEAR	CHAMPIONSHIP	WINNER(S)	NOTES
2016	HSCC Derek Bell Trophy	Martyn Donn	Lola T760-Ford

T760 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS

1979

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
11th March	Mallory Park	Alo Lawler	Hitachi Formula Atlantic Series - Round 1

1981

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
27th September	Cadwell Park - BRSCC (N)	Geoff Byman	BRSCC Northern Formule Libre Series & Harrison Bros Steeplejacks FF2000 Championship Round - First Overall and Winner Formule Libre Class

1983

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
2nd May	Cadwell Park - BRSCC (N)	Geoff Byman	Round of the BRSCC Northern Formule Libre Championship

2015

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
16th May	Silverstone International Trophy	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy and Classic Formula 3 - Race 1 - Winner Class B

2016

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
16th May	'Legends of Brands Hatch' Historic Race Meeting	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 1 - Winner Class B
16th May	'Legends of Brands Hatch' Historic Race Meeting	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 2 - Winner Class B
28th August	Oulton Park Gold Cup Historic Race Meeting	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 1 - Winner Class B
28th August	Oulton Park Gold Cup Historic Race Meeting	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 2 - Winner Class B
16th October	Silverstone Finals Historic Race Meeting	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 1 - Winner Class B
16th October	Silverstone Finals Historic Race Meeting	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 2 - Winner Class B

2017

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
8th April	Donington Park 'Season Opener' Historic Race Meeting	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Winner Class DBB
20th May	Silverstone - International Trophy	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 1 - Winner DBB Class
21st May	Silverstone - International Trophy	Martyn Donn	Derek Bell Trophy - Race 2 - Winner DBB Class

Martyn Donn, owner of HU1, in a Derek Bell Trophy race at the Legends of Brands Hatch meeting in 2016. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)



Donn again, this time in the HSCC Finals at Silverstone in 2012. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)



More 2012 HSCC Finals action. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)



HU1 in a Derek Bell Trophy race at the 2017 Silverstone HSCC Finals. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)