Description
This 1996 Lola XD IndyCar was campaigned by Patrick Racing and driven by Scott Pruett. 1996 was the second and last year Firestone sponsored the number 20 Patrick entry. The car originally ran the Firestone livery with several podium finishes in 1996 and was subsequently changed to Visteon livery for use as a show car. Even though it was used as a show car, rest assured that this is the chassis run in 96 and it is in clean and correct condition. I know this because I purchased the car directly from Patrick Racing. The car has been completely restored and is currently in high downforce street course configuration with a seven speed sequential gearbox. Power is provided by a 2.65 liter methanol burning Cosworth XD producing in excess of 800 bhp. The engine is fresh from Cosworth Torrance complete with COSWORTH FUEL CONTROL (not EFI Technology), 9th butterfly system, Automatic Boost Control and no lift shifting as run through 1999. I have complete interface and programming capabilities including driver defined torque maps as I run a 99 Lola XD in Historic Racing. The 96 ChampCars represent the best in terms of power (the newer and more powerful XD) and downforce. 1996 was the last year of the ultra high downforce street course wing packages and tunnels just slightly less than the 95. The XF followed the XD with more power but these engines were converted to the XF-e configuration with significantly less power than the XD. In short, the XD is one of the most powerful engines available in a modern formula car (assuming there are no 900+ HP formula one engines out there - early turbo years excluded). Although I refresh my own engines, I believe Ed Pink Engines has purchased the Cosworth XD program from Torrance and is supporting the engine. Please note that the engine in this car is fresh as delivered from Cosworth Torrance. see www.lolachampcar.com for more details
