*Aged Decals* Tamiya 1:20 Lola T93/00 Ford (LW)

*Aged Decals* Tamiya 1:20 Dick Simon Duracell Mobil 1 Sadia Lola T93/00 Ford 1993 Indy Car World Series High Speed Oval Car (LW)

Aged, yellowed decals, may or may not be usable.

Lola cars has been in existence since the late 1950s, first concentrating on sports racers and later on formula cars. It was Lola with designer Eric Broadley that came up with the GT-40 that was so prominently campaigned by Ford in the late 1960s. Lola has also been a player in Formula One and other formula series in Europe and the United States, doing quite well in Formula 5000 on both continents.

Lola has also been involved building Indy cars, taking their first Indy 500 win in 1966 with Graham Hill As with all racing series, the dominant car changes quite frequently, but aside from Formula One, when Lola cars get involved, they generally are successful. In the early 1990s, it was Lola that had one of the dominant chassis. 1993 was the year that the Lola T93/00 chassis won the CART championship for Newman-Haas Racing with F.1 champions Nigel Mansel and Mario Andretti as their drivers. Nigel Mansel had a superb year in 1993, winning the CART championship and five of the sixteen events. In 1994 his luck was gone and he finished a very disappointing eighth in the season with only two second place finishes as his high point. It was also the last year for Mario Andretti as his performance was even more dismal, finishing fourteenth.

The Lola T93 chassis was also operated by privateers, including perennial favorite car owner and ex-driver Dick Simon. Simon raced Indy cars for decades, yet never finished well. After retiring, he started a team for pay drivers. These were drivers who paid a team for a chance to race in a series. Simon's cars were always competitive mid-field runners with some moments of inspiration from his drivers. After failing to get a car in the 2001 Indy 500, Dick Simon closed his team and he retired. I bring up Dick Simon Racing as this kit features his 1993 car.