one for the rotary potato fans - 24b

[Roadsailing]

i have the startup MP3 but will get this vid for sure

~35 meg in case nayone still has one of those old telephone beepy things

[sejanus]

i loved how in the telecast that year the commentator said something along the lines of "and the mazda is doing very well at the moment - you can tell where it is by the very distinct loud sound that follows it everywhere"

[BigMuz]

http://ajc13b.com/movies/CarGraphicTV-02.mpeg

Best video of all time

Best parts:
2:40 to 2:52
5:10 to 5:25
Listen for the oopsy after the car leaves the pits
6:10 to 6:20 (Gives me goosebumps everytime)

I can NOT BELIEVE that Bon Jovi recorded a Japanes track

Good vid- who is the old fart? Mr Mazda?

[Roadsailing]

cool music in that clip, love the "idle"

[fdrx7]

Only 'cause they never shut it down at any time in that 24 hours .... :D

Hence their popularity amonst military UAVS. They'll come back and land. But they may never start again!

Nice pic though. The engine that got the rotary banned at le mans.

[sejanus]

from wikipedia ;

Engine speed (RPM's) were deliberately kept low for longevity under the extreme stresses incurred during a 24-hour endurance race. The 787 was reported to have a redline around 9000rpm. However, interviews with Mazda's 787 race engineers revealed that the power of the quad-rotor increased dramatically above 9000rpm. One engineer stated that the car could develop more than 930hp with a redline around 10,500rpm. Engineers also commented that during the post-race inspection and tear-down of the quad-rotor engine they discovered that all aspects of the engine were still in excellent condition and could have run another 24-hour race.

[Shitbreak]

Knew a bit about this motor but never knew it had a variable length inlet tract! :oh: It makes sence though looking at it now. I wonder how effective it was.

EDIT: Great video AJC13B, thanks for sharing. That variable inlet tract is pretty cool.

[Paddington]

The winning car was at sevenstock one year and they started it up.

magic.

quad rotor got banned, triple rotor was still allowed.

[Eeyore]

I've read somewhere that the motors which operated the telescopic intake runners were actually straight off a HB Cosmo/929 pop-up head light assembly! Then again I could be an idiot too....

Either way awesome donk this! :D

[rx213b]

Who needs torque with 900hp on tap :D

Thanks for AJC for that vid, i thought i lost that ages ago!

[maddy]

The winning car was at sevenstock one year and they started it up.

I say turn it up!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9675TKafw3g

[sejanus]

i would seriously consider cutting a nut off to drive that car

[Nitephyre]

pr0n

[AndyMac]

Does it come with optional automatic transmission ?

[BigMuz]

How well would this engine work if used in a bus?