Homologation ( Greek homologeo , ὁμολογέω, "to agree") is the granting of approval by an official authority . This may be a court of law, a government department, or an academic or professional body, any of which would normally work from a set of rules or standards to determine whether such approval should be given. The word may be considered very roughly synonymous with accreditation , and in fact in French and Spanish may be used with regard to academic degrees (see apostille ). Certification is another possible synonym, while to homologate is the infinitive verb form.
17-406: T70 or T-70 can refer to: Automobiles [ edit ] Lola T70 , a British sports prototype car Maxus T70 , a Chinese pickup truck Toyota Mark II (T70) , a Japanese compact car Venucia T70 , a Chinese crossover SUV Yema T70 , a Chinese crossover SUV Military vehicles [ edit ] T-70 , a Soviet tank Hunter T 70 ,
34-612: A Mk III coupé , and finally a slightly updated Mk IIIB . The T70 was replaced in the Can-Am series by the lighter Lola T160 . Early success for the Lola T70 came when Walt Hansgen won the Monterey Grand Prix , at Laguna Seca Raceway , on 17 October 1965, driving John Mecom's Lola T70-Ford. In 1966, the hot setup for the Can-Am was a T70 Chevrolet , winning five of six races during
51-565: A British-built trainer aircraft INS Chetlat (T70) , a patrol vessel of the Indian Navy T70 GMC , an American prototype self-propelled gun Other uses [ edit ] T-70 (robot) , a fictional robot in the Terminator franchise Canon T70 , a film camera X-wing fighter , a fictional vehicle in the Star Wars franchise [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
68-609: A car of the future in George Lucas ' 1971 feature THX 1138 , his first commercial film. A T70 Mk. IIIB driven by Mike D’Udy was used to set a South African land speed record, with a two-way average of 191.80 MPH and one-way best of 195.96 MPH, on 13 January 1968. The required runs were made on a section of the R45 between Vredenburg and Hopefield in the Western Cape province, and were completed despite an early mechanical failure in which
85-579: A judicial authority before it can proceed, and the term has a precise legal meaning in the judicial codes of some countries. The equivalent process of testing and certification for conformance to technical standards is usually known as type approval in English-language jurisdictions. In motorsports a vehicle must be type approved by the sanctioning body to race in a given league, such as World Superbike , International Level Kart Racing , or other sportscar racing / touring car racing series. Where
102-481: A lower octane rating than the " Avgas " permitted under American rules, engine failures related to detonation became an issue. In modern historic racing, these engines show spectacular reliability due to parts unavailable in the 1960s and better fuel quality than the historically poor petrol supplied by the ACO . An Aston Martin powered coupe was entered by Lola for Le Mans in 1967. Even with drivers such as John Surtees , it
119-476: A racing class requires that the vehicles raced be production vehicles only slightly adapted for racing, manufacturers typically produce a limited run of such vehicles for public sale so that they can legitimately race them in the class. These vehicles are commonly called "homologation specials". The term is also applicable in the Olympic Games , in venue certifications, prior to the start of competition. An issue
136-503: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lola T70 The Lola T70 is a sports prototype developed by British manufacturer Lola Cars in 1965, the successor to its Mk6 . Lola built the aluminium monocoque chassis , which were typically powered by large American V8s . The T70 was quite popular in the mid to late 1960s, with more than 100 examples being built in three versions: an open-roofed Mk II spyder , followed by
153-618: The MkII and MkIIIB T70 using an aluminium monocoque chassis. A South African company, Universal Products, produces a tubular spaceframe-chassis version, clad in aluminium, of the T70 MkIIIB. Swiss car manufacturer Sbarro produced 13 T70 MKIII replicas. Homologate In today's marketplace, for instance, products must often be homologated by some public agency to assure that they meet standards for such things as safety and environmental impact. A court action may also sometimes be homologated by
170-779: The T70 Spyder with styling inspired by the Lola car, and using a tubular spaceframe chassis with GRP panelling. Another British company, Broadley Automotive, makes T70 Mk3B replicas using original moulds and drawings. So authentic they have been granted FIA Historic Technical Passports (HTPs), a number of these Broadley T76s can be seen racing in the FIA Masters Historic Sportscar Championship, where they regularly compete alongside original T70s, Ferrari 512s and Porsche 917s for outright victories. A US company, Race Car Replicas, produces an authentic looking replica of both
187-530: The car's fifth gear was irreparably damaged. This record would stand until November 1988, when a new two-way average of 224.30 MPH was set by an Audi 5000CS driven by Sarel van der Merwe with official backing from Volkswagen South Africa. In 2005, Lola Cars announced a revival of the T70 MkIIIb in "an authentic and limited continuation series" of the original racer. 7 were produced before Lola Cars went defunct in 2012. A UK company, Gardner Douglas , produces
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#1732858669041204-515: The minimum number was lowered to twenty-five for 1969, the more modern Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 were homologated and outran the older Lolas and Fords. Chevrolet powered coupes tended to not run as well in Europe as they did in North America. Some reliability problems arose when racing in Europe, mainly due to the grade of fuel allowed. When forced to run on commercially available "pump fuel", with
221-654: The popular yet outdated Ford GT40 and Lola T70s to continue racing. The Fords won Le Mans again in 1968 and 1969, while the T70's only big endurance win was a one–two finish in the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona when the Sunoco Lola T70-Chevrolet of Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons bested the Traco-built small-block 302 cu in Chevy V8 powered American International Racing T70s of Ed Leslie and Lothar Motschenbacher . When
238-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T70&oldid=1157182963 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
255-464: The year. John Surtees was the champion and Dan Gurney drove the only Ford powered car ever to win a Can-Am race. In 1967, no one could compete with the new M6 McLaren . When the FIA changed the rules for sports car racing for the 1968 season, limiting engine size of prototypes to three liters, sportscars with up to five litre engines were allowed if at least fifty were made. This homologation rule allowed
272-508: Was a disaster. The Aston Martin V8 engine failed after short runs, attributed to inadequate developmental funds. During the filming of Steve McQueen 's Le Mans , Lola chassis were disguised as the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512s that crashed in the film. It is claimed chassis T76/141 originally campaigned by Ulf Norinder and Jo Bonnier was used for the wrecked Gulf Porsche. A T70 coupe also appears as
289-654: Was raised at Cesana Pariol —the bobsleigh , luge , and skeleton track used for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin —over its safety in luge. This delayed homologation of the track from January 2005 to October 2005 in order to achieve safe runs during luge competitions. In towed water sports, tournaments must adhere to homologation requirements set by the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation in order to qualify as ranking. In speed climbing , in order for world, continental or national records to be recognised by
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