Le Mans 2001: 2nd Qualifying.

LMP 675 Class
MG Lola EX257 Car 34 1st 3:40.243
MG Lola EX257 Car 33 2nd 3:42.476

Car 34
Drivers: Anthony Reid, Warren Hughes, Jonny Kane

Anthony Reid: ''The fact that we can turn around these sort of times in the
dark means that the car is very good. I'm doing that without taking any big
risks. The car is just great to drive which is a credit to the whole team.
There is so much more potential to come.''

''I've driven a lot of different sports cars over the years but
unquestionably this MG Lola is absolutely the best sports car I have ever
driven. It changes speed very quickly, brakes incredibly late and
accelerates so fast. It's got a lot of grip and is great fun to drive.''

''When I first raced here in 1990 it was Tiff Needell who was like my father
figure and showed me the ropes. There is a lot of useful information that
someone like myself can pass down to the younger guys - but both my team
mates Warren (Hughes) and Jonny (Kane) are very capable drivers - their
records speak for themselves. To win Le Mans you don't only have to look at
endurance but you have to be very fast.''

Car 33
Drivers: Mark Blundell, Julian Bailey, Kevin McGarrity

Julian Bailey: ''The car was going really well and the engine was fantastic.
A warning light came on and because it was our race engine we decided to
stop rather than risk damaging it. It doesn't appear to be anything more
than an oil leak. Because it's such a long lap I didn't want to lose any
more oil so I pulled over and waited for the end of the session. Now we are
investigating the oil leak.''

Frank Dernie, chief engineer, Lola Cars International: ''We put a fresh
engine into car 33 planning for the race and unfortunately got an oil leak
which we don't know the reason for yet. We had a plan to qualify all
drivers in car 34 in the dark and it went very well, exactly according to
plan.