Within months, he'd been put in charge of the sportscar programme and given a simple remit.
The project was led by Peter Weston, one of the first wave of newcomers to join after Birrane saved Lola at the end of 1997. The result was the open-top B98/10, the first ground-up design to carry the 'B' prefix to its type number. So it was only natural at a time when prototype racing was beginning to boom that he should set his new acquisition to work on a car for the LMP900 and SR1 categories. 10 - B98/10 sportscar By Gary Watkins ( Birrane loved Lola, loved sportscar racing and loved the Le Mans 24 Hours. With the company now under new ownership, and targeting a return to competition in the near future, here are the top 10 cars from the company's illustrious history. From Eric Broadley's original Mk1 sportscar to the 21st century LMP1 and LMP2 contenders under Martin Birrane's direction, Lola succeeded in most disciplines it tried its hand at - even if it often required more than one attempt.
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