THE LOLA T92/00
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This is likely to be chassis number 26 that was supplied to Mugen in Japan although it would be 1994 before Honda entered CART racing.
1990 and 1991 had been great years for Lola in CART racing with the T90/00 and the T91/00 winning a total of twenty-three out of thirty-two races. Would Lola be able to repeat this success in 1992, the answer was a resounding yes with another ten wins and the Championship for Bobby Rahal.
The full technical details of the T92/00 can be found in the Lola Info Pack which can be downloaded HERE in zip format.
The 1992 PPG Indy Car World Series started slowly for the T92/00 only winning one race of the first four when Bobby Rahal was victorious at Phoenix, the other three races going to Emerson Fittipaldi's Penske PC-21 at Surfers Paradise and to new manufacturer Galmer with the G92 at Long Beach and Indianapolis for Danny Sullivan and Al Unser Jr. respectively. However, after this slight stutter the T92/00 came good winning nine of the remaining twelve races with only Fittipaldi's Penske able to take any further victories.
The most popular and successful engine choice was the Chevy A which took seven wins and powered Bobby Rahal to the Championship, next came the Ford XB (replacement for the DFS) which gave five victories to Michael Andretti with the final winner the Chevy B used exclusively by the Penske team which finished first four times. Six T92/00s were fitted with a Buick engine but the only result of note was the third place taken by Al Unser Snr. at the Indy 500.
Other T92/00 drivers:
Jeff Andretti
John Andretti
Mario Andretti
Jon Beekhuis
Gary Bettenhausen
Raul Boesel
Scott Brayton
Pancho Carter
Eddie Cheever
Ross Cheever
Jim Craawford
Teo Fabi
Gregor Foitek
A. J. Foyt
Scott Goodyear
Mike Groff
Roberto Guerrero
Ari Luyendyk
Hiro Matsushita
Nelson Piquet
Al Unser Snr.
Year(s) of Construction: 1992
Total Built: 26
T92/00 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS
YEAR |
CHAMPIONSHIP |
WINNER(S) |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | PPG Indy Car World Series | Bobby Rahal | Lola T92/00-Chevy A |
T92/00 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS
1992
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th April | Phoenix International Raceway - Valvoline 200 | Bobby Rahal | Round 2 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 7th June | Detroit - ITT Automotive Grand Prix | Bobby Rahal | Round 5 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 21st June | Portland International Raceway - Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 | Michael Andretti | Round 6 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 28th June | Milwaukee - Miller Genuine Draft 200 | Michael Andretti | Round 7 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 5th July | New Hampshire International Speedway - New England 200 | Bobby Rahal | Round 8 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 19th July | Toronto - Molson Indy | Michael Andretti | Round 9 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 2nd August | Michigan International Speedway - Marlboro 500 | Scott Goodyear | Round 10 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 30th August | Vancouver - Molson Indy | Michael Andretti | Round 13 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 4th October | Nazareth Speedway - Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix | Bobby Rahal | Round 15 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 18th October | Laguna Seca - Toyota Monterey Grand Prix | Michael Andretti | Round 16 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
(Picture courtesy of Tony Messenger)
(Picture courtesy of Tony Messenger)
(Picture courtesy of Tony Messenger)
(Picture courtesy of Tony Messenger)
(Picture courtesy of Tony Messenger)
The Championship winning Chevy A engine.
The Buick-engined T92/00.
John Andretti in the Pennzoil T92/00 for Friday Practice at Long Beach.
John Andretti finished 8th in the 1992 PPG Indy Car World Series.
Indy 500 on May 9th.
In the Indy pit lane on May 9th.
John finished 8th at the Indy 500 on May 24th.
6th at the Phoenix 200./
Another shot from the Phoenix 200.
Saturday Qualifying at Long Beach.
The Hall/VDS team practicing a pitstop.
On the weigh-bridge.
Click on the image below to download the T92/00 Info Pack in zip format.
