RX-8 winner at 24 hours of Daytona
01-27-2008, 12:53 PM
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What sucks is.....................
MAZDA does not flaunt it.
They should put a big banner on the corporate site building in Calif.
That way the Ford building across the way and Chrysler can see it.
Why would you not want to promote your company considering your a winner?
Ha ha.. could you image being the CEO and going to work looking out at the building near by with a banner like that.
If you got it. Be proud of it.
MAZDA does not flaunt it.
They should put a big banner on the corporate site building in Calif.
That way the Ford building across the way and Chrysler can see it.
Why would you not want to promote your company considering your a winner?
Ha ha.. could you image being the CEO and going to work looking out at the building near by with a banner like that.
If you got it. Be proud of it.
01-27-2008, 01:32 PM
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What motor is running in those? I saw them racing last night and this morning and they are tubular frames and carbon fiber bodies in the GT class. So nothing even remotely similar to our road cars.
01-27-2008, 02:22 PM
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They make closer to 450hp and about 300tq...atleast that is what Sylvain Tremblay and Dave Haskell have told me. As far as specs I'm not sure, I think they use Renesis housings and Cosmo end plates...don't quote me on that though.
01-27-2008, 02:29 PM
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01-27-2008, 02:52 PM
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Tony says, RX8s are GREAT
i need to talk to my rotary guy.. maybe he can build me a n/a r20b for under 10k with haltech and fuel system.. anyone record the race.. or where i can see some rx8 coverage on this.. im in canada right now and my hotel cable... sucks!!!!
01-27-2008, 04:44 PM
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I doubt it...I think they broadcast 16 hours of the race, overall. Looks like they have something called the Speed Report at 7pm...I bet they will have a lot of coverage on the race
01-27-2008, 05:59 PM
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Ongoing discussion of the Rolex GT series can be found in this thread:
https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/offical-grand-am-gt-rx-8-thread-126697/
GRATS SPEEDSOURCE!
https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/offical-grand-am-gt-rx-8-thread-126697/
GRATS SPEEDSOURCE!
01-27-2008, 06:12 PM
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The RX-8 GT cars use a tried & trusted 20B PP engine. Basic design of the peripherally ported rotor housings have not changed since Mazda first started racing the 13G triple rotor back in the mid 80's. The Furai also uses the same 20B-PP.
The 20B is from the 90-95 Eunos Cosmo & when modified for this form of racing, they share almost no parts with the 13B-MSP engine on our Rx-8's.
Mazda use the term "Renesis R20B" purely as marketing just like "Renisis 13B" for the RX-8 & it works exceptionally well as can be noted by some of the threads here. The term "Renesis" has nothing to do with the engine from a technical perspective
Unlike our 13B-MSP engines, there is no such things as a 20B-MSP engine, although the concept would be interesting........
Since the 80's the 13G + 20B PP engines have made around the 335kw (450hp) area. With advances in EFI technology, they are good for around 375kw (500hp) now days & far more reliable ( in race conditions ) than any other production engine around.
Congratulations to the Castrol Syntec #70 car for taking out the class win........
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Last edited by DMRH; 01-28-2008 at 03:58 AM. Reason: Can't spell RENESIS..............doh!
, that would seriously turn some heads!
01-27-2008, 11:48 PM
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The amount of mis-information floating around is amusing.
The RX-8 GT cars use a tried & trusted 20B PP engine. Basic design of the peripherally ported rotor housings have not changed since Mazda first started racing the 13G triple rotor back in the mid 80's. The Furai also uses the same 20B-PP.
The 20B is from the 90-95 Eunos Cosmo & when modified for this form of racing, they share almost no parts with the 13B-MSP engine on our Rx-8's.
Mazda use the term "Renisis R20B" purely as marketing just like "Renisis 13B" for the RX-8 & it works exceptionally well as can be noted by some of the threads here. The term "Renisis" has nothing to do with the engine from a technical perspective
Unlike our 13B-MSP engines, there is no such things as a 20B-MSP engine, although the concept would be interesting........
Since the 80's the 13G + 20B PP engines have made around the 335kw (450hp) area. With advances in EFI technology, they are good for around 375kw (500hp) now days & far more reliable ( in race conditions ) than any other production engine around.
Congratulations to the Castrol Syntec #70 car for taking out the class win........
REgards
The RX-8 GT cars use a tried & trusted 20B PP engine. Basic design of the peripherally ported rotor housings have not changed since Mazda first started racing the 13G triple rotor back in the mid 80's. The Furai also uses the same 20B-PP.
The 20B is from the 90-95 Eunos Cosmo & when modified for this form of racing, they share almost no parts with the 13B-MSP engine on our Rx-8's.
Mazda use the term "Renisis R20B" purely as marketing just like "Renisis 13B" for the RX-8 & it works exceptionally well as can be noted by some of the threads here. The term "Renisis" has nothing to do with the engine from a technical perspective
Unlike our 13B-MSP engines, there is no such things as a 20B-MSP engine, although the concept would be interesting........
Since the 80's the 13G + 20B PP engines have made around the 335kw (450hp) area. With advances in EFI technology, they are good for around 375kw (500hp) now days & far more reliable ( in race conditions ) than any other production engine around.
Congratulations to the Castrol Syntec #70 car for taking out the class win........
REgards
