1970 Lola T190

1970 Lola T190 in Burning Rubber, Movie, 1981

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

8:45 Background vehicle

Author	Message
mike962 ◊ 2025-02-18 12:29	very big fat wheels in US in the us it looks like circa 1970 F5000 -- Last edit: 2025-02-18 12:29:53
mike962 ◊ 2025-02-18 12:38	1970 Lola T190 F5000 car notice bodywork and distinct windshield and roll bar shape https://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/lola/ -- Last edit: 2025-02-18 12:57:28
chucknorrisfan ◊ 2025-04-22 15:39	mike962 wrote 1970 Lola T190 F5000 car notice bodywork and distinct windshield and roll bar shape https://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/lola/ Which begs the question of why one would bring a F5000 to a Drag race?
mike962 ◊ 2025-04-22 16:15	maybe it was simply recycled as was very outdated for F5000 by that point -- Last edit: 2025-04-22 16:15:23
chucknorrisfan ◊ 2025-04-23 21:03	mike962 wrote maybe it was simply recycled as was very outdated for F5000 by that point That makes sense but also begs the question of how exactly a F5000 car got approved to run in the top fuel class for this race?
dsl ◊ 2025-04-23 22:02	I don't know drag racing rules and regs, but what would prevent it being eligible?? As old F1/F5000 cars don't as far as I know compete in drag races, they're not a good match - maybe too heavy and not enough immediate acceleration?? - but some advantages such as top speed, aerodynamic stability, safer construction, less fragile, real brakes, cheap to find when obsolete?? So would be worth a try to see how competitive they are??