1981 Lola T600 GTP Chevrolet: The first ground effect prototype in action on track!

The Lola T600 was the first closed cockpit prototype to incorporate ground-effect tunnels, the aerodynamic configuration that was introduced in 1977 with the Lotus 79 and then became standard in Formula 1 in those years, and it was developed following the new IMSA GTP rules introduced in 1981, superseding production-based ’silhouette’ cars like the Porsche 935. Starting from a new honeycomb aluminium chassis, it was fitted with a Chevrolet small block N/A V8 engine capable of more than 600hp on a car weigh