mazda 767B LeMans 1989 onboard

[undertired]

did I see 370 kph???

[danzigloco]

remove the chikanes noooooowwww !!!!

[jimihendrixtribute]

I did the gratuation test on the stretch on gran turismo 4 for the international A lisence with the Nissan R390 racecar.. That baby was goin 235 mph... XD

[Stug9680]

CRAZY

[fargeeks]

sounds just like the 787B in gran turismo 3

[Quadrant14]

Lovely:-}

[deggis4]

2) Mazda never won any other race, despite participating several years in the World Sportscar Championship. I don't hate Mazda. This is just a fact. Why something that wasn't dominating would have been banned even in theory?

[brown9708]

370km is about  230mph. Most Group C and GTP(80's) hit that in race trim on Mulsanne (old circuit). Some touch 250(400) in qualifying

[Vriezzer]

Mazda = real cars.

[JohnnyGasTank]

@Vriezzer so what does that make the rest, imaginary?.....only a true enthusiasts loves anything with an engine no matter who makes it. no hate just bustin your little balls

[no1200h]

@JohnnyGasTank , i couldnt agree more with the enthusiast quote.

[78Sabre]

SSSHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiIII­IIIIIIITTTTT!!!!! 370kms!!! That is not of this earth!!

Head bobbin` around....La la lala la la!

[KosaiAvonej]

Le Sarthe and the Le Mans 24 = Place of Legend and Races of record.

It's a shame the Rotaries where banned all because decade old european brands got their panties all up in a knot over losing. You know, the whole "Well the day I'm lectured by the Japanese how to make a race car!!!" sort of deal. Europeans killed the Wankel Rotary engine, which was never clearer then in '91 the engine of future world class race cars.

[Chenstrapftw]

@KosaiAvonej actually, it has to do with unfair weight issues and rotarys being to efficent. before they were outlawed, one was torn down after the le mans race and it was said it coud have gone another 24 hours easy. anyone with basic mechanical knowledge can tell a totary will last longer than a piston engine.

[keithrx3c]

@Chenstrapftw Actually it was the '91 winning 787B's engine that was taken apart after the victory. They said it was still like new inside and could've easily run another 24 hours. That was the last year rotaries were allowed to race but the ban was lifted a few years later.

[deggis4]

"Banned"-this just gives me high blood pressure. People just need to accept: 1) The rule change to the ill-fated 3.5L NA engines was planned way before Mazda even entered the 1991 race, likely already in 1990. Just because Mazda happened to win the race in the last year of the "Group C" regulations, it does not equal to being "banned". If you insist on using the term "banned" then might as well as say Mercedes', Porsche's, Toyota's, Nissan's turbos and Jaguar's 7-litre V12s were "banned".

[Autan4]

So stable.

[HEKTIC458]

That thing is a rocket ship!

[DeadlySausage]

0:15 - Just casually itches his nose as if its his daily... haha

[kevoreka]

@DeadlySausage because he is racing a long long time

[Gummby69]

@DeadlySausage 0:27 looks at the scenery..haha just crusing..at 370kmph

[thund3rc4tk1d]

i wish they had kept the old mulsanne straight, but i guess cars where going too fast with new technology being implanted into them. ah well i can still go 422kph on it. just on forza 3 hahaha

[No46TheDoctor]

You can blame the FIA for that one.

[vansoth]

Why was the entry to Mulsanne changed to a slight right hand kink?

[OfficialNonsense]

1986.

[chrismodiano]

It was always like that. It's called Mulsanne kink I think.

[matLFRC]

@vansoth

because a roundabout was built to replace the original crossroad

[takehirohashimoto]

Hunaudieres, without chicane, with 767B!

[tarkuk]

damn, he comes up on the guy in his lane quick at the end

[fcguy7]

I know right! See him struggle with the car when he was breaking at the limit? Def a "huh? ... OH SHIT!" moment.

[crostorm1]

for those who said this is highway or something like that... this circuit is calle Le Sarthe used for Le Mans 24 Hours racing(best racing in the world :D)

[darkblaze176]

its also in Granturismo 3-4

[RX373]

@darkblaze176 i think its in grid too

[TheBladeofaDemon]

@crostorm1 yes, but part of the course is on a public highway

[jraybay]

lol it like driving on the highway :D

[LanciaS4]

The Rotary engine sounds like a flymower on steroids, fantastic sound!

I read somewhere that after Mazda's famous Le Mans win, they checked the cars engines and there was almsost no engine wear at all, just shows how great rotary engines are. :)

[limitlessracer]

yeah thats why the engine was banned. They said that the lack of engine componets gave an unfair weight advantage.

[Maxpound]

Yeah, I hate the direction that most racing federations are going, trying to make it more of a "spec race"(with unified car types) type of sport. What they fail to realize is that most automotive technology is a direct result of a racing experiment. I want to see the better engineered car win, not the driver. If I wanted a spec race I'd go watch NASCAR.

[limitlessracer]

i agree with you and im pissed that nascar is going down the same route.

[yellowsunset]

isn't this track on GT4? and i love this car

[MakotoS1]

Yes, it´s Le Sartre circuit, house of le mans 24hs

[jraybay]

it's circuit de la sarthe

[Iksworob]

The driver is a true iceberg! Look at him, he looks very relaxed, like he is listening to the radio or something :) Simply great!

[taneli111]

yeah mulsanne straight, very very nice!!!