▁was ▁a ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Pro totype ▁built ▁by ▁L ola ▁C ars ▁International ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Sports ▁Racing ▁Series , ▁American ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series , ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁sports ▁car ▁built ▁by ▁L ola ▁since ▁they ▁briefly ▁left ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁following ▁the ▁L ola ▁T 9 2 / 1 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁L ola ▁B 2 K / 1 0 . ▁ ▁Development ▁Int ended ▁as ▁a ▁cheap ▁yet ▁capable ▁prototype , ▁the ▁B 9 8 / 1 0 ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁input ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁manufact urer ▁to ▁back ▁it , ▁so ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁intended ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁to ▁be ▁offered ▁to ▁private ers ▁and ▁to ▁ful fill ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roles ▁in ▁various ▁series . ▁ ▁While ▁various ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁design ▁were ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁pro tot ypes ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁multiple ▁unique ▁elements ▁were ▁included . ▁ ▁Most ▁notice able ▁was ▁the ▁front ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁car , ▁which ▁featured ▁bl unt ▁f enders ▁with ▁head light s ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁extreme ▁cur ving ▁angle ▁of ▁the ▁f enders . ▁ ▁This ▁also ▁allowed ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁split ter ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁nose . ▁ ▁The ▁air ▁int akes ▁for ▁the ▁engines ▁were ▁also ▁unique ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁placed ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁roll