Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: Ada7 on June 10, 2011, 06:23:10 PM
I like this guys comment;
\'\'Jason Pontillas; lemme get this straight. an outsider shows up to a locals-only race, kicks ass, takes names and wins...only to get banned from future appearances. and then, on the anniversary of said ass-kicking, the locals STILL won\'t let it compete? WOW - BITTER MUCH?\'\' :rollin
Adam
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: Ada7 on June 10, 2011, 06:28:54 PM
And how Mazda got it ready for the weekend :D
Adam
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: kiwimazda on June 10, 2011, 07:07:18 PM
Theres no blue tack or cable ties holding that all together as they re build it. I can only imagine how much the rebuild cost let alone running it again at Le mans. Lets hope that after all that money has been spent the car is used again for "public display" Also the track has changed over the last 20 years but I bet if the driver was let off the leash, the "unofficial" time would still by todays standard be pretty damn good
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: Nik da Greek on June 10, 2011, 07:24:35 PM
Wish they\'d speeded that video up a bit less... could watch that all day
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: kiwimazda on June 10, 2011, 07:38:46 PM
Quote from: Nik da Greek;768148Wish they\'d speeded that video up a bit less... could watch that all day
And had a better look at the port design, but I would think that they be extra sprecially special housings made specifcly for the job at hand.
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: Ada7 on June 10, 2011, 07:44:20 PM
Well i remember reading they had/have 3 spark plugs per housing
Adam
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: 787b on June 10, 2011, 07:46:09 PM
:god:god:god:god787b:god:god:god:god
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: kiwimazda on June 10, 2011, 07:46:51 PM
Yes indeedy. I saw a pic of the somewhere. I wonder if you could do that with a drill and helicoil kit.lol It looks to be a tame beast at low revs getting out of pit lane but then I expect the gates of hell open under acceleration.
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: berniec on June 10, 2011, 07:51:14 PM
Quote from: Ada7;768154Well i remember reading they had/have 3 spark plugs per housing
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: goldk28611 on June 11, 2011, 08:53:42 AM
Rolling and in car footage
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: Competition PZ on June 11, 2011, 02:41:42 PM
mmmmmmmmmmm, eurosport coverage of the race on now and they just mentioned that Mazda are having a meeting with the ACO to discuss their future participation in the race.
Here\'s hoping it\'s to negotiate a rotary :)
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: re japi on June 12, 2011, 04:19:01 AM
Nice vid :) I started to wonder, where are other 787b´s and 767b´s? (older version of Mazda´s LeMans race car)?
Title: 787b proves to be popular at Le Man
Post by: Competition PZ on June 12, 2011, 11:01:23 AM
Jim Loftis owned the 757 chassis # 104 and was racing it in the GroupC championship.
Had great time with him at Le Mans in 2008 ... http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150098531042653.274203.554942652
He did say back then he was thinking of retiring from racing and putting it up for sale. But never heard any more.
Got lots of detailed pics and vids of Jim\'s car if anyone is studying/collating the cars histories.