KNIGHTHAWK RACING ACQUIRES FIRST PRIVATEER MG LOLA 675 LMP
(and it is already resident in America)

Steve Knight and Mel Hawkins - Testing at Road Atlanta in mid February
photo courtesy of & Copyright © KnightHawk Racing

“The car was incredible, beyond words. It responds quickly, from turn-in, to power-on. Its carbon fiber brakes will pull your teeth out going into turn 10a at Road Atlanta”!

(Denver, CO., February 8th 2002) KnightHawk Racing, runner up in the 2001 American Le Mans Series’ LMP 675 Championship, announced today that the team has acquired the first MG Lola 675 LMP to be provided to a privateer team by Lola Cars International, the UK based designers and manufacturers of the trend-setting prototype racecar.

KnightHawk owners, Steve Knight and Mel Hawkins, campaigned a previous generation Lola B2K/40 in the ALMS 675 Class in 2001. “We wanted to build on our 2001 success with Lola and AER (the engine builders), and aim to move on to win the 2002 ALMS 675 Championship. We also have unfinished business at the Le Mans 24 Hour race in June, where we raced last year. Now in 2002, we will be in France with a package capable of winning overall - and that was also a factor in our choosing the MG Lola,” said co-owner and driver Steve Knight.

The MG Lola is powered by a 2.0 liter, turbocharged, intercooled AER/MG engine. The car, designed by Lola Cars International in England, is the most technologically advanced sports car ever built. Capable of reaching a top speed of over 220 mph, the car recently set a new record for lap times at Sebring International Raceway. The car’s main characteristics of high power, light weight and maximum fuel economy give the car a decided advantage in long distance races and will provide KnightHawk Racing with the opportunity to capture overall wins at every race venue.

Lola Cars Sales Manager, Nick Jordan, said, “We have worked with KnightHawk now for some time, and Lola are always impressed by their organisation, enthusiasm and race performances. Now with the MG Lola, the team has set itself a whole new horizon, and our engineers will be working very hard to assist KnightHawk, in both testing and races”.

KnightHawk Racing has its race preparation shops located in Braselton, Georgia (at the Road Atlanta race track) and in Denver, Colorado. The American Le Mans Series starts at Sebring, FL., on March 16 and races in 9 states across North America, to its October 12 season finale, at KnightHawk’s new home track of Road Atlanta. The team’s visit to the Le Mans 24 Hours takes place in mid-June.

    For further information, please contact:-
Steve Knight, KnightHawk Racing, Englewood, CO USA - 303.693.6248
Nick Jordan at: Lola Cars International Ltd in Huntingdon, UK
00 44 1480-451301

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