I came across this article don't know if it's a repost or not, if it is I apologize...

http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-2004-Mazda-RX-8-Record-Run.htm

this particular article isnt... its surprising that they say they used 6th for maximum possible speed

nice bit of info....thanks for sharing.

its a repost from a long time ago but still damned cool

I've never seen the list of 40 records set.. until now

http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/News__bliz/Weltrekord-Rx8/weltrekord-rx8.html

40 records set..

http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/News__bliz/Weltrekord-Rx8/weltrekord-rx8.html

it is a repost, but who cares. I barely remember when it was last posted :)

this particular article isnt... its surprising that they say they used 6th for maximum possible speed
Why's that surprising? :confused:
I've redlined 5th (audibly) and reached a higher speed in 6th...

Why's that surprising? :confused:
I've redlined 5th (audibly) and reached a higher speed in 6th...

hearing the beep in 5th is so damn exhilirating

hearing the beep in 5th is so damn exhilirating


I wish I could get the chance. Maybe this spring when they open up Lowe's Motor Speedway to the public I can give her a run for the money. BTW that was an interesting article, I would have liked to volunteer to be one of those drivers.

Here's my post from the original thread...

"What were these records that it broke it what I would like to see, and what car held the previous record. Yes I'm being cynical but I bet many of them read "Set so and so record for a rotary power car"... The one record that seems to be talked about most is the average speed VS. the 787B which I don't find impressive in the least, that was a racecar on a track with turns, traffic, heavy braking and overall beating the snot out of the car. The RX-8s were just going around an oval track. Hachi used the word stunt, and I think that's just what it is. I bet there are multitudes of cars that could do the same thing. What I'm saying is what will really prove the Renesis is owning it for 5 years and putting over 100k miles on it and having several examples of people doing so, a 24 hour jaunt around an oval track doesn't really apply very well to the real world.

Awaits the flames."


All the records were set in the "Group VI – Rotary Engine Powered vehicles without turbo charging" class, not taking anything away from the RX-8 but it's pretty clear this was little more than a gimmick from Mazda to break records they knew would be easy to break and wouldn't be challenged.

this particular article isnt... its surprising that they say they used 6th for maximum possible speed

if you have more left in ur engine..then the highest gear possible will garner the highest speed..simply put...it may be minimal..until we get boost...but i've seen higher speeds in sixth than fifth....