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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">LE MANS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">12/12/2000</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">MG For Le Mans 2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">First View</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/2001ViewLE%20.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2"> This is the car that takes MG back to Le Mans, following on from their efforts in the sixties with the MGA and MGB.<BR> <BR> Peter Stevens, MG Rover Group Design Director, is responsible for the design of the carbon-tubbed LMP675, which Lola Cars International Managing Director David Bowes describes as “the most technically advanced sportscar project Lola has ever managed.” <BR> <BR> He describes it as the “fourth sports racing car project” to come out of the company, which is a reference to the modern Lola Cars International and their B98/10, B2K/10 and B2K/40 models. The latter won the LMP675 class at Le Mans in 2000. The original Lola Cars were responsible for a range of sports cars, with the T70 the most famous of the line.<BR> <BR> MG Rover Group Director of Product Development Rob Oldaker explained that, “MG has a fine pedigree in motorsport and a return to Le Mans is a major step in developing the brand and company image.”<BR> <BR> The car is expected to be powered by a four cylinder, turbocharged Rover-based unit, currently under development with a specialist in the UK. With the return of Bentley and MG, 2001 at Le Mans should be a peculiarly British experience, with a corner of France deluged by eccentric Brits in their eccentric cars. Don’t miss it.<BR> <BR> An all British driver line-up?<BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>