Lola T616 Mazda, 1984
Mazda 616
Mazda 616•
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Chassis No.: HU-3
Auction: Monterey 2026
Auction date: August 15, 2026
Lot No.: R22
- Engine: Other
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: White/Black
- Interior: Black
- Driven to C2 Class 1st Place at the 1984 Monza 1,000-kilometer race by Jim Busby and Rick Knoop
- Driven to 3rd place in the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans C2 class by Jim Busby, Rick Knoop and Boy Hayje
- Lola T616 Prototype chassis no. HU-3
- As part of the BFGoodrich 3,000-mile tire development program, this was one of the first two cars to utilize radial street tires on the high banks of Daytona
- Campaigned by Jim Busby Racing
- Built in England by team manager Jim Tully, Chuck Patrick and Jim Busby
- 1.3L/300 HP Mazda 13B rotary engine
- MSD ignition
- Hewland 5-speed manual transaxle
- BFGoodrich White and Black no. 67 livery with Red and Blue stripes
- Black interior
- Aluminum honeycomb monocoque chassis
- Top speed rated at 200 MPH
- Competed at Monza, Le Mans, Nurburgring, Fuji, Daytona, Sebring, Miami, Road Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbus and Road America
- In 2003, chassis HU-3 was acquired by Jim Busby and Rick Knoop and received a comprehensive frame-off, tub-up restoration
- Chassis HU-3 was on track at the 2004 Road and Track U.S. Sports Car Invitational at Laguna Seca and the 2005 Goodwood Festival of Speed
- In 2009, John Davis acquired the car and it received a mechanical maintenance and fire system restoration by Virtuoso Performance of Hayward, California
- In 2010, chassis HU-3 was on track at the HMSA Portland Historics and Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca
- In 2016, a cosmetic restoration of the body, interior, engine compartment, chassis, suspension, brakes, wheels and tires was undertaken by Canepa of Scotts Valley, California
- In 2025, the fuel cell was rebuilt and a new liner was installed
Driven to C2 Class first place at the 1984 Monza 1,000-kilometer race with drivers Jim Busby and Rick Knoop, this 1984 Lola T616 (Prototype Chassis HU-3) is one of just four examples produced by Lola Cars Limited. Chassis HU-3—sister car of the two Jim Busby prepared/BF Goodrich-sponsored entrants—also placed third in the C2 Class at the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Jim Busby, Rick Knoop and Boy Hayje. Designed to compete in both the FIA-sanctioned World Sportscar Championship series and the International Motorsports Association (IMSA) Grand Touring Prototype GTP series, the car competed in racing venues across multiple continents.
Its racing provenance (in addition to the Monza 1,000-kilometer race victory) includes competition in period at Nurburgring, Monza, Fuji, Daytona, Sebring, Miami, Charlotte, Columbus and Road Atlanta. Team Principal Jim Busby was a maestro of car preparation and race strategy, and his extensive experience in both drag racing and road racing earned him the requisite skill set to successfully campaign the 1984 season. Chassis HU-3 sat largely dormant after the 1984 racing season but underwent a full frame-off, tub-up restoration by Jim Busby Racing in 2003. Shortly thereafter, it participated in the 2004 Road and Track U.S.
Sports Car Invitational at Laguna Seca and the 2005 Goodwood Festival of Speed. In 2009, the car received mechanical maintenance and a fire system restoration, and in 2010, it participated in the Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. In 2016, Canepa Design of Scotts Valley, California, performed a cosmetic restoration of the body, interior, engine compartment, chassis, suspension, brakes, wheels and tires. Wearing its Monza-winning #67 BF Goodrich livery, the car is in its original specification with its proper aluminum honeycomb monocoque chassis, 1.3L/300 HP Mazda 13B rotary engine, and Hewland 5-speed manual transmission.
