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Re: Lola Closes
That just sucks.

Possible white knights:
-Scott Tucker (use some of that dough spent dominating SCCA amateur classes)
-Kirk Kalkhoven (still owns Cosworth, right?)

I WOULD say Dr. Panoz if this were a year ago, now I think he's looking to extricate himself from cars altogether. Maybe Dr. Panoz has found the cure for "racing addicition" (something of which we are all afflicted) like he did for cigarette addicition: spend buttloads of money with no hope for financial return for a decade. That gets it out of your system!
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SPROING!

Am I alone in liking the spyder so much more than the coupe?
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SPROING!

Am I alone in liking the spyder so much more than the coupe?
You are not alone...but you want to stand back a little when you do that.
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Like the spyder but have loved the coupe since it first showed up. Too bad neither were very competitive, except this one once.


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Topless model!




I love me some Group C too!




And finally a little roundy-roundy.

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Is it okay if I like this Lola best?

I am saddened to hear they are gone. My heart aches.
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Yeah... But who's that old guy driving it?

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Is it okay if I like this Lola best?

I am saddened to hear they are gone. My heart aches.
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Re: Lola Closes
My first Matchbox car was a Lola coupe. So I've always been partial to the coupe. And now they close on my birthday. Sad circle of events.
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Better news
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...new-ownership/
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"I'm not dead yet..."



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It's not dead... It was just resting.
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