Notices
RX-8 Racing Want to discuss autocrossing, road-racing and drag racing the RX-8? Bring it here. This is NOT a kills/street racing forum.

Lemans

Thread Tools
 
Rate Thread
 
Old Oct 2, 2007 | 11:16 PM
  #1  
DOMINION's Avatar
Thread Starter
I don't buy Kool-Aid
 
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 8,823
Likes: 2
From: Vegas Baby!
Question Lemans

Why was Mazda banned from Lemans? What did they do?
Reply
Old Oct 2, 2007 | 11:39 PM
  #2  
swoope's Avatar
Zoom-Freakin'-Zoom
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 14,603
Likes: 36
From: orlando, fl
dont think they were banned. they just changed the rules, which made them uncompetitive..


beers
Reply
Old Oct 2, 2007 | 11:51 PM
  #3  
tajabaho1's Avatar
Destroying Threads
 
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,296
Likes: 2
From: (swartsnegga state)
they didn't ban mazda from lemans, they just banned the rotaries if I'm not mistaken, cus mazda wooped those piston asses hard
Reply
Old Oct 3, 2007 | 11:56 AM
  #4  
BlueRenesis82's Avatar
Registered Tracker
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,295
Likes: 0
From: Chicago
Nothing was "banned", they did saddle the rotary with a lot of restrictions, which did make it uncompetitive, as the years after they won it all followed.
Reply
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 10:05 PM
  #5  
SayNoToPistons's Avatar
Wheels, not rims!!
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,527
Likes: 68
From: LA
Originally Posted by tajabaho1
they didn't ban mazda from lemans, they just banned the rotaries if I'm not mistaken, cus mazda wooped those piston asses hard
YOu totally pulled that out of your.....
Reply
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 10:17 PM
  #6  
BlueRenesis82's Avatar
Registered Tracker
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,295
Likes: 0
From: Chicago
Originally Posted by tajabaho1
they didn't ban mazda from lemans, they just banned the rotaries if I'm not mistaken, cus mazda wooped those piston asses hard
wow d00d, your is mad JDM tyte!
Reply
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 09:05 AM
  #7  
DOMINION's Avatar
Thread Starter
I don't buy Kool-Aid
 
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 8,823
Likes: 2
From: Vegas Baby!
tajabaho1, Look up why they won
OK so they just changed the rules.
Thanks!
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
gwilliams6
General Automotive
3
Sep 10, 2015 02:22 PM
k4thomas
New Member Forum
6
Aug 5, 2015 03:03 AM
apc_monk
General Automotive
16
Mar 13, 2007 11:31 AM
MontinolaRacing
West RX-8 Forum
0
Jun 21, 2006 12:28 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:16 PM.