3 RX-8s in the Top 10 at Daytona!

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Jan 26, 2008 | 08:16 PM

64mgb

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3 RX-8s in the Top 10 at Daytona!

Still over 16 hours to go, but RX-8s are running 2nd, 7th , and 10th! Rotary Power!

Rich

Jan 26, 2008 | 10:25 PM

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Jan 26, 2008 | 10:48 PM

FirebirdSlayer666

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They are running 20B's this year aren't they?

Jan 26, 2008 | 11:04 PM

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i think so...they did last year

Jan 26, 2008 | 11:08 PM

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i cant wait for 6 am to roll around to finish watching it

Jan 27, 2008 | 12:01 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666

They are running 20B's this year aren't they?

I believe that's the only engine the RX-8s in Rolex GT have been running.

Last year they were doing great until they had 3 or 4 crashes.

Jan 27, 2008 | 12:05 AM

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Jan 27, 2008 | 01:26 AM

FirebirdSlayer666

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I could have sworn for some reason that they had the Renesis in the RX-8's in the GT series. I might be confusing them with the Star Mazda series or something

Jan 27, 2008 | 11:40 AM

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http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=126697&page=8

the rx8 club is keeping tabs on the race. apparently #70 rx-8 is in first place right now!! WOOT WOOT!!! Come on speedsource!!!

Jan 27, 2008 | 01:17 PM

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64mgb

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Go Hawks!

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Take that Porsche! A thorough butt-whooping!

Rich

Jan 27, 2008 | 05:20 PM

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Sweet ****.
I pray to God that one, just one please, Rx-8 will come to the LeMans this year.
Thats right I'm going to the LeMans, again

Jan 28, 2008 | 12:23 AM

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And SPEEDSOURCE WINS!

29 years after Mazda's (and rotary's) first Daytona class win.

Jan 28, 2008 | 01:05 AM

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BADASS!!! congrats to speedsource!!

Jan 28, 2008 | 01:19 AM

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Damnit, I didn't get up til 2/p and missed it. It's great to see Speedsource keep improving thier standings. Who says the rotary isn't reliable, lol.

Jan 28, 2008 | 01:59 AM

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Yeah! I Saw It Woot

Jan 28, 2008 | 03:07 AM

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love to see rotaries kicking *** - and if it's Stuttgart ***, even better!

Jan 28, 2008 | 03:22 AM

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Post race quotes from Sylvain Tremblay, owner and driver of Speedsource:

"...what a motor, I mean, unbelievable... a combination of the rotary along with the Castrol, just reliability like you couldn't believe. We were flat out the entire time.

Porsche's a great job, but Mazda's back!"

Jan 28, 2008 | 03:46 AM

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http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=278599

if you saw/read half the bullshit people post against the rotary you'd have a heart attack. Nobody believes in the rotary and they just want it to fail and this is a slap in the face.

Lemans next?