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Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: yogibear on July 29, 2006, 06:56:12 PM

Hi Guys came accross this when searching the internet for a new car. Apologies if its been posted before. Bit of a weapon :-)

http://www.rallycarsforsale.net/clas/index.php?ct=fscy&md=details&id=16551

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: kiwimazda on August 01, 2006, 06:36:19 AM

Not seen that one. Would like a body kit like it for mine in due course.

GREETINGS FROM MENORCA
Very hot hot hot.
Need to get back so I can get the car ready for the next events on 19 & 20th of this month

Cheers
Brian

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: mpk490p on August 01, 2006, 07:36:32 PM

its defenatly chicken oriental (mental!!!)
Mark

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: kiwimazda on August 03, 2006, 09:24:41 PM

Perhaps we could all stump up some cash and buy it our selves.
How many members do we have and lets go from there

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: magnusrx7 on August 05, 2006, 09:42:43 PM

I\'ve seen this car live.... we had it in our stand at a motorshow earlier this year...

I would also want to have it!

More pictures on my site "Custom motorshow 2006"

(http://www.swedishrotary.com/elmia2006/elmia2006rotary/elmia149.JPG)

//Magnus

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: Don Pamponi on August 07, 2006, 04:31:20 PM

Wow! How sweet is that body kit??!!
Shame its LHD.....

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: kiwimazda on August 07, 2006, 09:41:57 PM

Unfortunatly all the Gp b cars were left hand drive. Just the way I like it. And It keeps that exhaust heat away from the driver and burns the co driver. Excellent

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: MikeLMR on August 08, 2006, 12:12:43 PM

all the best rally cars are LHD ... not sure why ? there must be a reason for it ? Perhaps its just because most of the good drivers are from mainland europe ?

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: magnusrx7 on August 09, 2006, 08:03:18 PM

This would be a nice ride for you Mike!

The guy who has it now has not raced it. He just restored it.
He said he would likte to try it in Finland where the gravelroads are VERY fast... would be good for the Rx7 and him!

But he was a little afraid of crashing it... he talked about selling it when I last met him.

He also rallied Rx3\'s and 7\'s before.

// Magnus

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: kiwimazda on August 09, 2006, 09:12:17 PM

I would buy it if I had mucho money. Hence now investing in Camelot.
And I would race it as its meant to be

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: MikeLMR on August 10, 2006, 12:10:19 PM

yeah its about 55\'000 Euro\'s over my budget too ;)

a bargain considering how competitive these things were on the rough stuff in group B doubt you could buy an ex works 6R4/Manta 400/Rs200 etc. for the same money.

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: diabolical1 on October 19, 2006, 04:17:22 AM

thanks for posting this. i never knew Mazda planned to compete in Group B. this is a bad-ass Rx-7. would have loved to have seen the series get off the ground. i\'m sure this Rx-7 would have gave hell.

thanks again.

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: yoeddynz on October 19, 2006, 02:34:13 PM

wow-! It looks rude! I\'ve never seen a body kit like that before on a rx.

I\'m just trying to imagine how nice it sounds tearing past at 100mph on gravel!!!

Has anyone got some video footage of this car in action or any other simular RX with the same sort of Rorty sounding naturally aspirated engine we can see please?
alex

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: MikeLMR on October 19, 2006, 05:05:41 PM

Planned to compete ? it DID compete best result was 2nd on the acropolis rally + a handfull of top 10\'s

Quote from: diabolical1thanks for posting this. i never knew Mazda planned to compete in Group B. this is a bad-ass Rx-7. would have loved to have seen the series get off the ground. i\'m sure this Rx-7 would have gave hell.

thanks again.

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: Ray on October 19, 2006, 05:09:56 PM

Quote from: yoeddynzI\'m just trying to imagine how nice it sounds tearing past at 100mph on gravel!!!

Has anyone got some video footage of this car in action or any other simular RX with the same sort of Rorty sounding naturally aspirated engine we can see please?
alex

1980 footage of an RX-7, http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=892246588&n=2

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: borgue on October 19, 2006, 05:58:44 PM

there is a really nice guy in Ireland with a car like that, was on the stand at the classic car show at the nec a couple of years ago with us and another RX club.

the sound was unreal. last thing i heard it was being used to clear the stages ahead of the Irish tarmack Rally.:yes

looked the same but wouldnt dare say it was.

Ollie

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: oldone on October 19, 2006, 06:40:26 PM

Brill vid...thanx :Thumbs-up

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: magnusrx7 on October 19, 2006, 08:43:45 PM

With some searching you come a long way!
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rally+rx7&search=Search (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rally+rx7&search=Search)

//Magnus

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: antnicuk on October 19, 2006, 09:41:35 PM

:Thumbs-up :Thumbs-up :InLove

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: kiwimazda on October 19, 2006, 10:02:12 PM

Ah yes The Mainfreight Mazda driven By Neil Allport. Brill. He took this car to our Taranaki Rally near New Plymouth. An all Tarmac event and absolutly blew the opposition away. I was also competing and finished somewhere near the back in a Datsun 120Y after a big crash that saw us land in a ditch on top of a

Mazda RX3.:rolleyes:

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: yoeddynz on October 20, 2006, 04:10:18 PM

wow- thanks very much....
I\'ve got to try and download some of them if I can or find some others show I can show the unintiated.

I\'m remember the name Neil allport but never saw him in action-great footage...makes me really homesick though when I see those dusty gravel roads in the hot hot sun!
Keep the footage coming...any of older rx\'s?
alex

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: re japi on October 21, 2006, 05:41:18 PM

hmm, i thought it was 3rd. well, it was still best result that Mazda have EVER had in rallying... :)

and if you dont know this: here in Finland was a woman and she raced in groub B with similar factory Rx 7. and she kick lott of ass with that beast! ;)

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: MikeLMR on October 21, 2006, 06:01:06 PM

yes it was 3rd ... my mistake

http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=233

not mazda\'s best result thought as I reckon a 323 turbo won the swedish rally in 89

also driven by Ingvar Carlsson

http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=176

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: re japi on October 21, 2006, 06:19:26 PM

hmm, i\'m not sure. but i remembered that it was Mazdas best ever... well, have to check it... :)

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: kiwimazda on October 22, 2006, 09:00:56 PM

1989 Rothmans Rally of New Zealand
Winner Ingvar Carlsson/Per Carlsson
Mazda 323 4WD Turbo
6h59m55s

Second
Rod Millen(NZ)/Tony Sircombe (NZ)
Mazda 323 4WD Turbo
7h02m37s

Welcome to annorak city

Title: Ex Works Mazda RX 7 Group B
Post by: re japi on November 12, 2006, 02:10:33 PM

yes, you are right... :)

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