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THE LOLA T640

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The T640 at the Lola factory, note the US Spec wheels and slicks.

Lola's two previous Formula Ford 1600 designs, the T440 and the T540 had both been a success especially the latter which won the BRDC Esso Formula Ford 1600 and the BARC Junior FF1600 Championships. The new design, the T640, continued to, unusually for the time, keep a front radiator configuration while a new spaceframe featured a new suspension front and rear featuring upper rockers on the rear replacing a single upper link.

The majority of cars built, twenty-seven, were in US spec running racing wheels and slicks, just three were in the E (European) spec, steel wheels and treaded "road" tyres. As can be seen from the Press Release below modifications were introduced during the year as the teams learnt more about their cars.

Despite the number of different manufacturers running in FFord 1600 in the early '80s the T640 proved a good choice winning the Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship and more importantly the FFord Festival when all the best runners from the UK and Europe came together and Julian Bailey came out on top.

Year(s) of Construction: 1982

Total Built: 30 (3 to E spec)

T640 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS

YEAR	CHAMPIONSHIP	WINNER(S)	NOTES
1982	Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship	Julian Bailey	Lola T640E-Ford
1982	Birmingham Post & Mail/Donington FF1600 Championship	Mark Peters	Lola T640E-Ford
1985	John Player Special Champion of Brands FF1600 Championship	Colin Stancombe	Lola T640/2E-Ford
1988	Delta Freight Monoposto Kent Championship	Chris Fox	Lola T640E-Ford
2008	CFDA (Canadian Formula Driver’s Association)	Dave McKay	Lola T640-Ford

T640 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS

1982

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
12th April	Brands Hatch	Julian Bailey	Round of the Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship
12th April	Brands Hatch	Julian Bailey	Round of the Champion of Brands Hatch Championship - Winner Heat 1
12th April	Brands Hatch	Julian Bailey	Round of the Champion of Brands Hatch Championship - Winner Final
31st May	Snetterton	Julian Bailey	Round of the Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship
5th June	Oulton Park	Julian Bailey	Round of the Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship
4th July	Donington Park - DRC	Julian Bailey	Round of the Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship
24th July	Oulton Park - BRSCC (NW)	Julian Bailey	Round of the RAC British FF1600 Championship
14th August	Donington Park - DRC	Mark Peters	Round of the Birmingham Post & Mail/Donington FF1600 Championship
22nd August	Mallory Park - BRSCC (M)	Julian Bailey	Round of the RAC British FF1600 Championship
29th August	Brands Hatch	Julian Bailey	Round of the Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship
19th September	Thruxton - BARC	Julian Bailey	Round of the RAC British FF1600 Championship
19th September	Donington Park - DRC	Mark Peters	Round of the Birmingham Post & Mail/Donington FF1600 Championship
26th September	Brands Hatch	Julian Bailey	Round of the Townsend Thoresen FF1600 Championship
10th October	Donington Park - DRC	Mark Peters	Final Round of the Birmingham Post & Mail/Donington FF1600 Championship
31st October	Brands Hatch	Julian Bailey	Marlboro World Cup FF Festival

1983

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
10th April	Lydden Hill	Peter Rose	Round 2 of the BARC Junior FF1600 Championship
23rd October	Thruxton	Peter Rose	Round 15 of the BARC Junior FF1600 Championship

1984

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
31st March	Oulton Park	Peter Townsend	Round of the P&O Ferries FF1600 Championship
15th April	Snetterton	Peter Townsend	Round of the P&O Ferries FF1600 Championship

1985

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
18th August	Brands Hatch - BRSCC	Colin Stancombe	Round of the John Player Special Champion of Brands FF1600
6th September	Brands Hatch - MGCC	Colin Stancombe	Round of the John Player Special Champion of Brands FF1600
12th October	Cadwell Park - 750MC	Bob Berridge	750MC FF1600 Race
17th November	Brands Hatch - BHRC	Colin Stancombe	Round of the John Player Special Champion of Brands FF1600

Julian Bailey's T640 fitted, for some reason, with slicks and steel wheels.





Journalist and Historic racer Marcus Pye tries the T640 for size.





Michael Andretti's T640 at West Palm Beach with, Eric Broadley second from the right.



Germany's Beate Nodes racing in Europe, she went om to be the first woman to be on the podium in a DTM race.



Julian Bailey with the winner's garland.

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