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The remains of a sportscar stalwart still going strong

It might not have produced a new car for several years, but famous British firm Lola is still involved in motorsport and is looking to do even more

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Lola is one of Britain's most famous racing car constructors and has scored countless successes in a variety of categories around the world, but it is also seen by some as being of the past.

That's perhaps unsurprising as in 2012, Lola Group Holdings Limited placed two of its subsidiaries into administration. Lola Composites Limited was sold and now continues to trade as Forward Composites Limited, while Lola Cars International Limited didn't find a buyer and ceased trading.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.