Fifth Gear - Silverstone 24H Video - 2005

[Prototype]

A capture from a video tape but its better than nothing

http://www.modularsolutions.net/mazdarotaryclub/FifthGearTeam_Silverstone24H.zip

Zip File 38.9 MB
AVI 39.9 MB
Total Run time 12:57 (not bad for a file under 40 meg  )

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Happy viewing

Philip Palmer

[Glenn Butcher]

Top job as always Philip! thanks for this mate.

[Spectre26]

Great vid, cheers

Just finished watching it... why does it always seem, to me anyway that all the "battles" the RX8 enters usually ends up with it losing:( From the track & togue battles in BMI to the drift battles in JDM option and now to the 24hr silverstone battle...

Love the 8s to bits but it is kinda disheartening 2 watch them lose... regulary... suppose on the bright side that when they win just makes me feel all the more happy. Plus i love rooting for the underdog anyway.

[maximtaylor]

Problem with the RX8\'s running at Silverstone was in large part down to a lack of power, corners were ok. The Hondas had more grunt.

[Spectre26]

ahhh... the ever present problem of no power ... Maybe that will teach mazda to put more money into developing a turbo for the RX8

[Prototype]

This is partly true but the engine does produce 231 BHP so it’s hardly lacking in power.

If you notice the Fifth Gear team passed on a bend rather than the strait so it was keeping up nicely with the others.

Another Stat is the RX8 was only 10MPH (average speed) slower over the whole race than the winning full race spec car

[Spectre26]

Just got my copy of the latest BMI Hot Version Video entitled rocket rotary. Hoping to see an 8 win at least A race in the DVD

[oldone]

Thanx for the vid,it was great.......MAYBE WE NEED A NEW TEAM TO SORT THE 8\'S....cant believe the Honda to be that dominant...there is no way on G..\'s earth that a ****t on motor can sort a ROTOR on the circuit... :mad:

[maximtaylor]

The RX8\'s for this year were done on a fairly tight budget, running stock running gear and stock engines.

Hopefully Mazda UK will allow Guglielmi Motorsport to make a few other changes for the next season! Assuming Guglielmi get the contract next year, which I hope they do. There is more performance to come out of the car yet.

BTW, the telemetry (and the mazda\'s drivers comments) clearly indicated that the Honda was far quicker on the straight.

The Mazdas had a few gearbox gremlins as well, which meant all shifts had to be done very slowly.

[Norton]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4614517506510711702&q=RX-8



Nothing wrong with the handling, just lacking on the long straights

[Ianmcurtis]

^ So true ! Reminds me a little of the super quick Supra that I passed on some local twisty bits a few day\'s back and I\'m still not revving much over 7 at the mo\'  :cool . Bendy bits good, straighter bits..... ok.

Being a biker at heart, I prefer the bendy bits anyway  :yes  :evillaugh   .