Too good for Lemans

[X-ale]

The Mazda 787B Wins 59th Le Mans in 1991:




In 1990, FISA decided that starting in 1992 no RCE engines would be allowed.

Engine: Mazda R26B Rotary Engine
Displacement: 654cc x 4 Rotors
Max.Power: 700ps/ 9,000rpm
Max. Torque: Over 62kg-m / 6,500rpm
Fuel Distribution: Mazda Electronic Gasoline Injection
Transmission: Mazda & Porsche 5 speeds & Reverse
Clutch: Borg & Beck Triple Plate
Chassis: Twin tube Carbon Composite Monocoque
Suspension: Front: Pull Rod Outboard Springs
Rear: Upper: Locker Arm
Lower : Wishbone Inboard Springs
Damper: Bilstein
Brake Rotor: Carbon Industries Outboard Ventilated Carbon Discs
Brake Pad: Carbon Industries
Dimensions: Length: 4,782mm
Width: 1,994mm
Height: 1,003mm
Wheelbase: 2,662mm
Tread: Front 1,534mm / Rear 1,504mm
Weight: Over 830kg
Tire & Rim: Tire: Dunlop
Front : 300-640-R18
Rear : 355-710-R18
Rim: Rays
Front : 12 x 18 inch
Rear : 14.75 x 18 inch
Fuel Cell: ATL 100 Liters

:arrow: Click the pics


787B Entry at Sevenstock 4
21 s / 5.83 MB


787B Start and rev at Sevenstock 4 - this is brilliant!
2.03 m / 33.86 MB

You can find a bunch of pix and a article here, tho the vids don't werk :
:arrow: http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/787B/

Here, a RX-7 with a 4 rotor (2 x 13J), it runs mid 10s and has 590hp @ 8500 rpm with NO boost & NO NOS:
:arrow: http://student.lssu.edu/~ujones/4rotorfd.mpg

This is it's little bros:

The RX792 P

Same engine, same porsche tranny but only 794 kg! I'll edit this post as a gather up very rare info on this model.

8)

[itsthepham]

So basically that 3rotor FD is insane. haha it sounds so sick and wow. 787B...I dont even need to say anything about that. The video speaks for itself.

[Tomerville]

So thats the legendary car huh?

[GT-R_R34]

i bought the video when the 787b won. is kind of cool when the 787b takes the lead and everybody cheers for it. there you see Schumi driving for Mercedes.

[SilviaS15Cwest]

That 4 rotor RX7 is intense. That thing sounds so loud. It sounds like if you took a NA 2 Rotor and a V8 and put them into one.

[gottacatchup]

Why is it that every series that mazda enters with a rotary engine they win, by alot and then they force mazda to add weight to their cars or ban the engine type all together? If the rotary is really that good, let it win and prove to the people that it is a more advanced engine.

[X-ale]

Originally Posted by GT-R_R34 i bought the video when the 787b won. is kind of cool when the 787b takes the lead and everybody cheers for it. there you see Schumi driving for Mercedes.

:shock: Please, please, please rip it!!!!!!!!!!!! I beg on my knees!!!!!!!!!!!! I was too young and too dumb to know what was going on... well i still am

[23790554]

Its all about fair competition, just like the new Maserati MC12.

They say the competition is about capable road cars not racing car for the road like the MC12.

Capable road car like Enzo.

Anyone confused?

[X-ale]

/\/\ Huh, ok. So, the enzo is a road racer and the M12 a racer for the road. They both have the same chassis, tranny AND the same engine, right? Is a private Enzo entered in the Lemans?

[sads]

I loved the 787b then and still love it now so revolutionary the banned it

[sergei_dekker85]

no offense but i just dislike rotary engines cos of the noise and unreliability...My friend is suffering with his FC3S with high fuel consumption and he tells me that it becomes unreliable usually after 5000KM...same goes for the FD...but for the new RENESIS rotary it gets my thumbs up...no offense But i still think that rotaries cannot match pistons in terms of torque

[GT-R_R34]

Originally Posted by X-ale Originally Posted by GT-R_R34 i bought the video when the 787b won. is kind of cool when the 787b takes the lead and everybody cheers for it. there you see Schumi driving for Mercedes. :shock: Please, please, please rip it!!!!!!!!!!!! I beg on my knees!!!!!!!!!!!! I was too young and too dumb to know what was going on... well i still am

i'm trying to rip, but what's the best tool for converting to avi??? or divx???

[3D_CARD]

Originally Posted by 23790554 Its all about fair competition, just like the new Maserati MC12. They say the competition is about capable road cars not racing car for the road like the MC12. Capable road car like Enzo. Anyone confused?

FIA do want to bring in super GT/GTS car to challenge or at least run close to LMP900 roadster phototype, coz those phototypes have so little connection to road car it's not appealing to all car fans.

That's why they changed the rule to try to bring in Carbon Fibre Chassis GT car like Pagani Zonda/Carrera GT/Enzo, but remember what Porsche did with 911 GT1 and Mercedes's CLK GTR under that super GT rule? Zonda is too slow, Porsche has no interest in racing a CGT, and now Maserati tried that old trick to maximize the new GT rule with a homologation special phototype Enzo --- nothing works in FIA's plan, so MC12 is banned.

[X-ale]

Originally Posted by GT-R_R34 Originally Posted by X-ale Originally Posted by GT-R_R34 i bought the video when the 787b won. is kind of cool when the 787b takes the lead and everybody cheers for it. there you see Schumi driving for Mercedes. :shock: Please, please, please rip it!!!!!!!!!!!! I beg on my knees!!!!!!!!!!!! I was too young and too dumb to know what was going on... well i still am i'm trying to rip, but what's the best tool for converting to avi??? or divx???

PM AlienDB7 or even TT. They prolly know better.

[Vansquish]

Originally Posted by sergei_dekker85 no offense but i just dislike rotary engines cos of the noise and unreliability...My friend is suffering with his FC3S with high fuel consumption and he tells me that it becomes unreliable usually after 5000KM...same goes for the FD...but for the new RENESIS rotary it gets my thumbs up...no offense But i still think that rotaries cannot match pistons in terms of torque

That being said, show me another gasoline-powered internal combustion engine with 1.3L displacement that makes anything near 150lb-ft. I'll be very impressed if you can. Granted, the amount of fuel it takes to produce that kind of torque in a Rotary is quite a bit more than it would be in a piston-engined vehicle.