Surprised no-one else has mentioned this.... The theme for next year\'s Goodwood Festival of Speed has been announced "Racing revolutions - quantum leaps that shaped motorsport."
The Mazda Le Mans victory is specifically mentioned in the PH article, although it is unclear whether this is quoted from the FoS press pack.
It would be AMAZING to have the 787B over here again - hope they do it!
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=927435&nmt=RE:%20Racing%20Revolutions:%20Goodwood%20Reveals%20%2711%20FoS%20Theme (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=927435&nmt=RE:%20Racing%20Revolutions:%20Goodwood%20Reveals%20%2711%20FoS%20Theme)
Chris.
I saw the 787B in 1998 at Goodwood, it sounded awesome!
They fduking welll should do, especially as it\'s the anniversary of the LeMans victory. I hope so, saw some "lesser" rotary prototype racers there one year and the noise still has the hair on the back of my neck standing up. Sick criminal part of it is that IIRC they have to lease the car back from the LeMans museum at exorbitant rates if they want to show it, so I\'d definitely not expect it to run if they do get it there at all. The Mazda stand at last years FoS was five MX5s on a giant scalextric track, and I don\'t think there was a staff memeber who knew what a rotary was and probably would have called Security if you\'d said you were a Wankel enthusiast
:god787b:god
I\'d be there for sure if the 787b was there and running.
I saw it there a few years back but without an engine in it
Adam
It\'s coming and it\'s going to be racing!
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/06/mazdas-legendary-787b-le-mans-winner-to.html
Never been to the GFOS but if the 787b is going to be there, do we need any other reason???!! :cheers
And, having started this thread, I can\'t bl**dy well make Goodwood this year!! :2Mad:2Mad
Absolutely gutted :(
Chances of the 787B appearing outside Japan again.... Maybe not.
I only live 2 hours away from Goodwood, maybe if I listen hard enough :D
Chris.
Ive got some pics and a vid of it preparing and leaving the start line.
Just need to understand how to upload a video :o
Keith
Just stick it on youtube or similar then link to it.
Youtube, yes just thought of that aswell.
Also I was given a large book all about the development of it called Never Stop Challenging by Pierre Dieudonne which I will bring to Simply Mazda 2011 next week.
The noise of it running up the hill was just amazing.
Keith
It was indescribably fantastic, nothing else in the world sounds like that. What a noise! I\'ve still got goosebumps and a tumescence like a rounders bat just thinking about it. Took 620 photos today (nope, not kidding.) not all of the 787B so I\'ll do a thread when I have time. I fear my videos won\'t come to much though.
What a top day out, and seeing and hearing the 787B at last, what a moment of epiphany! I can die happy now, with that noise still ringing in my head
Looking forward to your write up all about the day :D
Adam
It\'ll have to wait till tomorrow :o, I\'ve got to get up for work in like 5 1/2 hours :mad:
Meanie!! :( ***stamps foot***
Adam
Lol.
Tell you what, the charm-bypassed cretins on the Mazda stand utterly failed to impress like they do every year. Despite having a replica of the 787B and a beautiful Cosmo 110S plus loads of really good displays about rotaries, they still knew fdukall about them. Just want to sell MX-5s. Sad
Then they should sell MX5\'s with rotary engines in shouldn\'t they!!!
Just a li\'l taster then...
(http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv43/Nik_da_Greek/Goodwood%20Festival%20of%20Speed%202011/787display.jpg)
...or should that have read "teaser" :evillaugh
Nice :D
Adam
Quote from: Nik da Greek;773424It was indescribably fantastic, nothing else in the world sounds like that. What a noise! I\'ve still got goosebumps and a tumescence like a rounders bat just thinking about it. Took 620 photos today (nope, not kidding.) not all of the 787B so I\'ll do a thread when I have time. I fear my videos won\'t come to much though.
What a top day out, and seeing and hearing the 787B at last, what a moment of epiphany! I can die happy now, with that noise still ringing in my head
Please host all photos at full res please mate and any/all vids :Ladys-man
I was there today as well and bloody sun burnt, but what a great day great to se the 787b in action took a few vids of the car but didn\'t turn out that well i was to exited to point the camera in the right direction.
And got the book off the nice Mazda people.
I got some pics of it, and one vid of it coming back down the hill. Sounded very cool with that familiar brap, brap, brap of the rotary engine.
Right my two vids on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs9idWP8mAw
Best my mobile phone could do
Keith
If you look on Youtube now there are loads of vids, try this for starters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05LA_paWJU&feature=player_detailpage
Keith
That things sounds awesome!
FDUKin good work Keith :) :driving :god
Quote from: B9 KLF;773951Right my two vids on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs9idWP8mAw
Best my mobile phone could do
Keith
Thanks for your comment on the vids.
Ive got all fired up now and ordered the Duke video of the 1991 race review. Looks good. Keith