Knighthawk are in withe a winning chance at Le Mans!
Privateer team aims for ALMS and Le Mans titles in 2002
KnightHawk: hoping to go one better than last year
KnightHawk Racing, runner up in last year's American Le Mans Series' LMP 675 Championship, has become the first team to commit to running a privateer MG Lola 675 LMP in this year's series. The team also plans an assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours with the Lola-built car.
"We wanted to build on our 2001 success with Lola and AER (the engine builders), and aim to move on to win the 2002 675 Championship. We also have unfinished business at the Le Mans 24 Hours," said co-owner and driver Steve Knight. "Now in 2002, we will be in France with a package capable of winning overall - and that was a factor in our choosing the MG Lola."
The lightweight turbo-charged MG Lola demonstrated impressive pace on its Le Mans debut last year, and should be a step up in competitiveness from the Lola B2K/40 Knight and fellow owner/driver, Mel Hawkins, raced in 2002.
The team missed out on last year's ALMS LMP 675 class title by just two points, but with the backing of Lola, a championship challenge is expected.
"We have worked with KnightHawk now for some time, and are always impressed by their organisation, enthusiasm and race performances," said Lola Car's sales manager Nick Jordan. "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".