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Own a piece of RX8 racing history

Old 12-04-2012, 03:04 PM
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Own a piece of RX8 racing history

Only $119,900

Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 GT for sale




LOL! at some of the specs.....

Weight Approximately 2300 lbs
Horsepower 425 HP @ 8500 rpm
Torque 285 lb-ft @ 7600 rpm
Max RPM 8800 rpm
Top Speed 175 mph
Chassis Construction SpeedSource/Riley fabricated steel tube
Transmission Emco Transaxle – 6 speed sequential
Suspension 4 Wheel Independent Wishbone
Braking System Expensive
Shock Absorbers Even More Expensive
Wheels BBS Modular – the Toughest
Bodywork Carbon Fiber tip to tail
Seat & Steering Wheel Sparco Motorsports – the Best
Seat Belts Safecraft – even Better
Data System
Motec ADL3



I remember being at a track day many years ago and seeing my first race prepped RX8 being unloaded. A year earlier I saw my first Elise on track and was eager to see how it stacked up and hoped we crossed paths, the Elise would prove to be a pretty slow car on a faster track, the RX8, surprised the hell out of me.

I was out of the pits on a warm up lap when a 8 caught me and passed me, I was eager to keep tabs with it and then try to run with it, figuring it would be easy pickings like the Elise..... boy was I wrong, I had no idea, at the time there was a tube frame and 20B under the hood, I could not cope with the 8, it walked away from me very easily. I was impressed!!

Then I came to find out, that they were very very trick cars far from a stock RX8.
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I would of!! If I had won the Megaball!!
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