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Le Mans 2001 - MG SPORT & RACING LATEST NEWS AT LE MANS FROM THE MG XPOWER TEAM AFTER EIGHT HOURS
Story and pictures by MG - 17 June 2001.

Time: Midnight

Weather: Monsoonal rain, effecting all areas of the circuit.

MG Lola EX257 Car 33 29th position 2nd in LMP 675 class

MG Lola EX257, Car 33

Frank Dernie, chief engineer Lola Cars International: "The rear lights went out – and we were actually asked to fix them by the officials, so we had to bring the car in."

"It looks like we had some water in the fuse box, so it looks like we have a few problems with water proofing the electrics."


Relevant links:
Full Le Mans 2001 round-up