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Re: Re: Re: Re: Mazda will not make a 3 rotor
Originally posted by rototlewski
The only engine mazda has ever used in le mans is their rotarys they have never entered a piston powered car in that race and i hope that they don't plan to.
The only engine mazda has ever used in le mans is their rotarys they have never entered a piston powered car in that race and i hope that they don't plan to.
Anyway, mazda made it quite clear early last year that they will be back, and they won't come back without a rotary.
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oh, thanks max, my confusion was rooted in the way Subaru's rally effort seemed to be entirely Prodrive's doing, and Subaru just pays for it and give's 'em the cars... so the Ferrari is just some private entry?? i thought i kept hearing "Prodrive Ferrari"... hmmm, confusing...
anyways, i wonder what class Mazda would run in?? GT?? hope not... no one pays attention to that, and Porche, well, is Porche... GTS?? that'd be sick, but would a turbo 2 rotor cut it?? LMP 600?? that would be a cool class if it wasn't for the 900's... LMP 900?? :D heh heh heh... group C it is, i HOPE!! :D 4 rotors of Audi smashing goodness...
anyways, i wonder what class Mazda would run in?? GT?? hope not... no one pays attention to that, and Porche, well, is Porche... GTS?? that'd be sick, but would a turbo 2 rotor cut it?? LMP 600?? that would be a cool class if it wasn't for the 900's... LMP 900?? :D heh heh heh... group C it is, i HOPE!! :D 4 rotors of Audi smashing goodness...
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I do believe that if Mazda gets back into the fray of Le Mans, the rest of the entrants will have a serious competitor on their hands. And Mazda has a propensity to winning even when the odds are against them.
Welcome back to Le Mans Mazda.
Welcome back to Le Mans Mazda.
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Seeing Mazda at LeMans would be great.
I don't agree with the concern over putting a turbo on the renesis. I think a single turbo that runs under 10psi would be completely reliable. My old FC was a turbo (8.6psi) and went 156,000 miles before being rebuilt. I would only be apprehensive about a sequential configuration.
I don't agree with the concern over putting a turbo on the renesis. I think a single turbo that runs under 10psi would be completely reliable. My old FC was a turbo (8.6psi) and went 156,000 miles before being rebuilt. I would only be apprehensive about a sequential configuration.
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