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jim_chung 06-14-11 11:28 AM

SA spotted in prerace parade 2011 Le Mans
 
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The 2011 Le Mans ran this past weekend in Le Mans, France. I don't even know won (Audi?) because more importantly it was the 20th anniversary of the Mazda 787B outright win in 1991!!!!

Massive celebrations including the restoration of one of the four original 787B form Hiroshima in order for it to run victory laps on the track before and after the race. The human story behind the win is even more fascinating as can be read from this thread:

https://www.rx7club.com/canadian-forum-42/20-years-later-mazdas-le-mans-win-957586/


They even has an SA running in a parade through the cityalong with the 787B, which is fitting since SA ran at Le Mans in the early 1980s and were the first production Japanese cars to finish the gruelling race placing above some high powered competition.

lx_machado 06-14-11 12:07 PM

Sweet! that SA is beautiful! i wish there was more information on it.

82transam 06-14-11 12:51 PM

Agreed, that thing looks very clean, I want more pics of it! The 787B looks amazing as always too

lx_machado 06-14-11 01:14 PM

And its sporting some Rotor wheels!!

7aull 06-15-11 03:27 AM

well - OK - "technically" an SA because they were so-VIN'd in Europe. But got me all giggly till I saw it was a (nice!) FB.
Thanks for post-

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

bad 83 06-15-11 07:29 PM

Ohhhh love that sound!!!!!!!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beFl9J6xRCU

Marx-7 06-17-11 09:13 AM

Run of the 787B at Le Mans with former F1 driver Johnny Herbert at the wheel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXvjzk3qaP8

7aull 06-18-11 01:05 PM

wow!
Goosebumps listening to that engine!!
Nicely shot too - love the Map animation in the bottom corner...
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Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

snivley whiplash 06-18-11 08:38 PM

only one word comes to mind......AWESOME
thanks for sharing the vids

twinkletoes 06-19-11 06:34 AM

Can never get enough of the 787B. Both those videos are full of win!!


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