Here is a photo you might get a kick out of: The rotary god of 1st gen RX7 IMSA racing w/ my Miata. I run into him a few times every year at Roebling Road (8 turn road course) at vintage races & exclusive car club meets. He always greets me w/ a kiss on the cheek & checks out my 7 & what I’ve done to it lately.
Can you name this god?

 

Kiss on the cheek? You mean butt cheek? lol, eww....gross. Old man kisses

 

My grandmother lives about a mile away from roebling road, I could hear them racing there when I was kid, I think it was a private track back then.

 

Mr. Mandeville.... Roger to his friends!! Now what do I win???

-Bern

 

Not even. This guy builds & drives rotary cars for the Daytona 24 hrs most every year.

 

I'm sure Roger hasn't built anything Rotary for the Daytona-24 HR in quite a while!

Where's my prize!

Cheers,
-Bern

 

Hey I was right... it is Roger!! I thought you were saying NOT EVEN to my response... sorry...

Here is again with the same uniform!



-Bern

 

You are right Bern. Roger hasn't raced rotarys lately in the 24 hrs. But give some respect to one of the men behind the RX7's domination in class in IMSA racing during the 80s. Hell of a nice guy too. I have a framed Daytona Mazda poster in my office I will photograph & share.

BTW, where did you snap that one of Roger?

 

I could get you in as my date to Brian Redman's club meet at Roebling to see stuff like this:

 

I thought that looked like RRR. So when is it Snapshot?

 

Hey Snap,
Nothing but respect for Roger. It's just that Grand-Am banned Rotary power from the Daytona 24hr a few years ago... hence my comment. And much love to all of my '70s and '80s Rotary racing heros, some which I've had the pleasure of meeting.


-Jim Downing
-Walt Bohren
-Ray Walle
-Pierre Honeggr
-Pat Bedard
-Joe Varde
-Bob Bergstrom
-Rod Millen
-Lee Mueller
-Yojiro Terada
-Yoshimi Katayama
-The Racing Beat Crew (Jim and Oku)
-etc.. etc..


The snap of Roger came off the internet somewhere...

Cheers,

Bern
"unofficial Mazda factory Rotary historian"
http://rotarynews.com

 

Great, I accept!!! In return, I'll invite you to a little party I throw every year for a few of my Rotary friends.... SevenStock

You'll get to see stuff like this:

click and take your pick






Cheers,

-Bern

 

Are you saying there will be a SS8?

 

No.. maybe... who knows????

-Bern

 

of course there's going to be an ss8! bern's just teasing us!