Kel Rx8

i went to etown raceway in oldbridge n.j on may 2 and saw abel in his 3 rotor rocket down the track racing against heres a vid of able running pepeloco in his 20b mx6 accident vid (not the 6sec pass) abel vs pepe loco abel running on espn something to watch heres when it will be on t.v 5/9/04 4:30-5 p.m.(ET) ESPN2 5/15/04 Repeat: 3-3:30 a.m.(ET) ESPN2

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Kel Rx8

told abel the turbo on his 8 is the size of my motor :D

Lufa

That is a BEAST of an engine... what HP is that putting out extrapolated from that 1/4 mile time?

MazdaManiac

A 190+ trap speed would indicate a HP rating of 1200 to 1400.

That is a lot, BTW.

Kel Rx8

umm
me wish i had a 3 rotor in my 8 :p

JeRKy 8 Owner

I wonderhow one extra rotor can makeour car so much faster. It seems like 3 rotors morethan triples theamount of power 2 of them put out. Also curious how badthe MPG is

neit_jnf

So is this officially the world's fastest RX-8 or the worlds fastest rotary powered car?

There's an Q&A article in May's Modified Magazine about the world's fastest RX-7. It's Jose Torres' Siguel Racing and his time was 6.89 @ 197.26 in Salinas International Speedway in Puerto Rico.

They mention Abel Ibarra and Pepe Loco in the article. Have anyone seen it?

So what's better, lower et or higher trap speed?

Abel 6.84 @ 190.94
Siguel 6.89 @ 197.26

Hmm, this is a very good competition!

Kel Rx8

i havent gotten that mag but i might have to pick it up
i think pepeloco is running 7.6
but as it stans now i think abel is the world's fastest rotary.
its gonna be a all out war this yr.
3 rotor's vs 2JZ-GTE engines
good luck to abel & pepeloco

JSE RX-8

great pcis kelrx8 thanks for the vid as well

the times on ESPN 2 don't match. does anyone know when the show will be on. i really want to see this

neit_jnf

Nobody knows Siguel Racing?

JeRKy 8 Owner

My ESPN2 says it willbe on today at 5:05 PM after the soccer game

Kel Rx8

sorry guys it was @ 2-3 pm
on espn next day i think will be on may 16 but you have to check what time.sorry again but some on the lower east coast and west coast can see it at 5pm

MazdaManiac

Higher trap speed = more horsepower/higher rev range
Higher ET = better traction/higher torque

JeRKy 8 Owner

I wishyou said this sooner b/c I wasted an hour watchingsome real race cars on the drag strip. Im talking 4 second 1/4 mile times

neit_jnf

at those speeds aerodynamics also play a big role

aznkukuboi

that waz amazing

mikeb

that was the coolest thing I've seen in a long time

the best vid I've seen on this forum

brothervoodoo

Siguel Racing....

6.81 @ 200.6mph

check it..
http://west.carrito.net/videos/majorleague.wmv

Ike

Puerto Ricans sure do love their rotaries :D

KYLiquid

i like how its the K&N RX8, but not only is it not an rx8 motor, but there also isnt a K&N filter on it. lol, i know i know thats how the pro-drag racing is...just like all the twinturbo v6 RWD civics and rsx's lol

vipers

lol...i know..... people are like....."hey, that civic does 7's in the quarter mile"......... bullcrap...... a full tube-chassis drag car w/ a civic shell does 7's....... although i have to admit.... those little modified fwd critters are getting pretty fast........ low 9's are a regular!! damn thats fast

rotorpr

Abel did a 6.76 /204.3 mph back in April at Las Vegas, you can see the information on NHRA sport compact series web page. So now is the turn for Major League (Siguel) to break this record, unless somebody knows something different. I would love to see Major League against Ibarra's K & N. At the end of the year who would be the king of the hill on the RX8 division? Ibarra? Major League(Siguel)? Rafaelito?

rotorpr

The last thing I read is that K & N is not sponsoring Abel Ibarra no more and he is not racing.