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WMUCarGuy · 12-23-2007, 06:24 PM

LMP2 stalwarts in the European Le Mans Series will run their LMP2 Lola B05/40 with a Mazda MZR-R powerplant in 2008. They will also be bringing in some new drivers in the form of Oliver Pla or Filipe Albuquerque.

The Mazda engine, a turbocharged 2.0L inline-4 built by AER has shown great strength in the B-K Motorsports LMP2 Lola in the ALMS in its first year, leading the race overall for some time at Mosport this past season. They've had to deal with reliability and teething issues that always come with a new engine, but AER claims the bugs have been worked out, and even more go fast goodies in the form of direct injection and a variable geometry turbocharger will be ready for the engine sometime this season.

I think this engine package is easily as strong as any out there.

12-23-2007, 06:24 PM	#7
WMUCarGuy Regular User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 21	ALMS: Mazda Power for Quifel Team ASM Lola in 08 LMP2 stalwarts in the European Le Mans Series will run their LMP2 Lola B05/40 with a Mazda MZR-R powerplant in 2008. They will also be bringing in some new drivers in the form of Oliver Pla or Filipe Albuquerque. The Mazda engine, a turbocharged 2.0L inline-4 built by AER has shown great strength in the B-K Motorsports LMP2 Lola in the ALMS in its first year, leading the race overall for some time at Mosport this past season. They've had to deal with reliability and teething issues that always come with a new engine, but AER claims the bugs have been worked out, and even more go fast goodies in the form of direct injection and a variable geometry turbocharger will be ready for the engine sometime this season. I think this engine package is easily as strong as any out there.