The MG Lola Le Mans sports car - EX257 - was again critically tested by drivers Mark Blundell and Julian Bailey at Snetter🦩ton Race Circuit on Tuesday May 22, and by Anthony Reid and Warren Hughes at MIRA on Wednesday May 23, 2001.

Frank Dernie, chief engineer at Lola Cars International said: "I am particularly pleased꧂. The fastesꦡt lap time we recorded at Snetterton was 58.2 seconds on race tyres."

Julian Bailey, former Formula One and BTCC driver was pleasantly surprised by the car's grip at the Snetterton racetrack a𓃲nd its impressive speed. In fact, the car's notable grip resulted in modifications to Julian's seat and pedal settings.

Julian Bailey said: "The G force was a lot stronger than I expected - you have to be well strapped in to be able to take advantage of it. And the speed was quite amazing, so much so that I think the MG is a contender for outright hono🍸urs 🐬in speed."

Technical data gathering, testing and🐽 evaluation of the car's durability took place at MIRA on Wednesday May 23 as Warren Hughes and Anthony Reid took to the wheel.

Summing up the team's testing progress at Snetterton and MIRA, Frank Dernie said: "As Le Mans is an endurance test, we are now concentrating our efforts on the car's reliability and fuel eꦜconomy."

Testing of the MG Lola Le Mans sports ca♏r will continue at𝓀 Spa Circuit, Belgium on Tuesday and Wednesday 29/30 May, 2001.