Mazda 787B "The Legend" 4 rotor Le Mans car

why Legend?

1.The first (and only) Japanese manufacturer race car to win in Le Mans 24 hours endurance race in 1991.

2.the first (and only) overall victory for a car powered by a Wankel rotary engine.

3.After 1991, this car has been banned from entering Le Mans 24 hours race because FIA(Federation Internationalr de l'Automobile) outlawed the use of Wankel-type rotary engines in the racing series due to "unfair weight advantages"

more info visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_787B

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[xb250power]

@RamonNFSpro i read (in a respectable magizine) that this car was allowd to run 150kgs lighter than every other car. its a great car but... 150kgs is alot! thats like a passenger and a child, or one american... jokes.

[GUTSRacing]

I find it ridiculous that whenever a vehicle gets too good in motorsports it's banned or receives unfair limitations to give others a better chance at winning. They should just allow it, which would do nothing more than force other companies to try new things to get better, instead of sitting there crying like children because the other car is too good. boohoo! if you can't beat em, make something better!

[T3c4x3r0]

@xb250power I am american and I find this funny,... no scratch that,... HILARIOUS!!

[laughsatposers]

Rotaries are not banned from Le Mans or sports car racing, the FIA banned them in that day and age because the rules were completely gone over and the rotary did not meet the displacement rules that were coming out, they also were harder to put limits on as typical piston engine cars.

[gerry9169]

gt5

[alansupra94]

@mediarocker543

Yeah that 4 rotor engine is reliable because it was properly machined and rebuild by professionals. Also it NA which takes quite of bit of stress off the seals. They are excellent race motors but come with a high rebuild rate just by design.

[ajyabhilash]

Rotary all the way, RotaryPowa! Rotary4LiFe! :)

[razioth]

@mediarocker543 haha indeed! Driving it like a granny kills a rotary. Driving it like you stole it makes it happy :D

however, if you do that, your mpg gets TERRIBLE and that's why most people don't :( that's the sad part

[mediarocker543]

@razioth, I never said that they weren't reliable. They are very awesome engines indeed, however they don't really have a market except the "performance market" because most people are Morons and treat their rotaries like normal motors, then they damage them and they wear out prematurely. They are excellent motors, and I know it could have run another 24 hours, but for the general public who knows nothing about cars, they get called a nuisance unfortunately. :\ I love rotaries.

[razioth]

@mediarocker543 actually in racecar applications, it has proven to be a very reliable engines! The mazda team opened the engine apart after the 24 hours, and they came to the conclusion that it'd be able to run another consecutive 24 hours!