Lola T332

Lola T332
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Transmission	Hewland DG300 Five-speed manual
Power	500–600 hp (373–447 kW); 325–420 lb⋅ft (441–569 N⋅m)
Weight	650–665 kg (1,433–1,466 lb)
Competition history
Notable entrants	Penske Motorsport; Carl Hass Racing; Team VDS; Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
Notable drivers	Kevin Bartlett; Warwick Brown; Graeme Lawrence; Alan Jones; Mario Andretti; David Hobbs; Brian Redman; Johnnie Walker; Vern Schuppan; Sam Posey
Debut	1973

The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by

Repco Holden V8.^{[citation needed}

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Race history

The alloy/steel tub of the T332 followed standard Lola design practice with twin bulkheads and utilised a semi-stressed engine and transmission. Twin side radiators were mounted in front of the rear wheels which were located by upper and lower links and radius rods. Driven through a Hewland DG300 five-speed transmission, a Chevrolet powered T332 was once timed at 305 km/h (190 mph) at the now closed Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California.

The T332 dominated the last three years of the US F5000 championship, with Briton

Laguna Seca and Long Beach, McRae in a T332 was still as quick as Jarier or Unser while his T332 lasted. In Australasia the T400 never matched the T332 although after its disastrous 1975 series, Max Stewarts T400 was often competitive in 1976 and 1977. In the Shellsport F5000 series in 1975, Peter Gethin and Pilete's T400 was probably quicker than the best T332s of Guy Edwards and Ian Ashley and in 1976 Keith Holland in a T400 often matched Edward's and David Purley 3.6 March and Chevron cars. The last two new T332c F5000s in 1977 were built for Alan Jones

for the 1977 Australian Tasman rounds and Keith Holland Shellsport campaign that year.

During its competition life, the T332 also won the US Formula A/F5000 Championship in 1974 and 1975 driven by British driver Brian Redman, the British Formula 5000 Championship in 1974 driven by Formula One driver Bob Evans and the 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship when driven by South Australian Johnnie Walker who also won the 1979 Australian Grand Prix in his T332. Walker also used a T332 to finish second in the 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship.

References

Books

Wilson, Stewart (1986). The Official 50 Race History of the Australian Grand Prix. R&T Publishing. pp. 430–432.
ISBN 0-9588464-0-5
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External links

[1] "Lola T332 at OldRacingCars.com"

[2] "Lola".

[3] "1975 Lola T400 Chevrolet Specifications".

[4] "Lola T332 HU16".

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Formula 5000 (1968–1978)	T140 T190 T300 T330 T332 T400 T430
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Formula Vee/Super Vee (1971–1979)	T250 T320 T620 T720
Formula Atlantic / Formula B (1972–1981)	T242 T360 T460 T480 T560 T760 T860
Formula Renault (1974–1977)	T410 T510
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Mexican F3000 (1996)	T96/70
A1 Grand Prix (2005–2008)	A1GP car
Auto GP (2010–2016)	B05/52 B05/52 tub
Formula Acceleration 1 (2014)	B05/52