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Old 12-14-2005, 11:04 PM
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does mazda participate in JGTC?

i dont really watch it much, but it seems its dominated by Supras, Skyline GT-R, Z and NSX. I see a ferrari lamborghini once in a while, but i dont think ive ever seen a RX7 or RX8 race car.
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There is an FD style car in the series. I'll find you some pics.
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the FDs run in the GT300 class with a NA 3-rotor

RX-8's are still too underdeveloped to be competitive in JGTC
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http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...=news31&bhcp=1
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RE-AMEMIYA sponsors a car in the JGTC...
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cool, nice to see some FDs. are there any mazdas in the GT500 class? i dont think its too hard to make 500whp on a FD when they have like a million dollars to spend
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unfortunately no, no rotaries race in the GT500 class... ask me why, i have no clue
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ive yet to see a gt 500 mazda for some reason no one a really try attacking gt500 with a mazda. as far as mazda themselfs entering a car in jgtc nope but other mazda tuners like re enter there own cars. i belive this is the reason why u dont see a mazda in gt 500 because there is no major factory backing from them to do this
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Originally Posted by XDEEDUBBX
RE-AMEMIYA sponsors a car in the JGTC...
Aaparadrink sponsors them among others, I believe the cars are tuned by RE Amemiya (and maybe built and owned?).
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i have the pictures.. but too big let me try to resize it.

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Read RotaryNews.com, they cover the RE Amemiya JGTC RX-7 on a regular basis. It runs in the 300 class.

http://rotarynews.com/node/view/725

This car can also be found in the GT4 video game.
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Nope, Mazda is only interested in putting up shows with the spotlight at Honda cars. No love for their own creations. I don't know what's wrong with them.
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There was a RX8 in the GT300 class. It even crashed out in the scicane at the Calf Speedway event last Dec.
Edit: I was mistaken. It was the RX7 that I was thinking about.
http://www.supergt.net/jgtc/race/gal...gallery2.shtm#

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the gt500 is for factory back cars, gt300 is for private teams, the cost of a gt500 season is really hi
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