The Lola T90/00 is one of the Lola Cars entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable.
How it came about
The Lola T90/00 is a highly successful open-wheel racing car chassis, designed and built by Lola Cars that competed in the CART open-wheel racing series, for competition in the 1990 season. It was extremely competitive, winning a total of 12 races that season, including a win for Dutchman Arie Luyendyk at the prestigious Indianapolis 500.
It also gave American Al Unser Jr. his first of two IndyCar World Championships, with Galles-Kraco Racing. It was powered by the 735–800 hp (548–597 kW) Ilmor-Chevrolet 265-A turbo engine.
Family and rivals
In the Lola Cars line-up the Lola T90/00 has a clear place: it replaced the Lola T89/00; it handed the line to the Lola T91/00. Its Lola Cars stablemates include the Hill GH1 and the Lola B02/50.