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08-12-10, 09:05 AM
#31
Beautiful engine but completely untrue information. The rotary was not banned. I have no idea why anyone has ever thought that. The "ban" that year affected all engines over a certain displacement which technically did affect the 4 rotor that year but it wasn't singled out due to any unfair advantage.
08-12-10, 01:21 PM
#32
They didn't explicitly say "ban the rotary", they just re-aligned the rules, mainly displacement, to make sure a rotary couldn't be used. So yes other engines couldn't compete either, but their focus was in fact solely to make sure the rotary didn't return.
08-12-10, 09:04 PM
#35
The argument regarding the engine came from just how the displacement should be calculated. Eventually I think it led to saying the engine was 5.2 liters. Regardless, I think they also banned the use of it's variable length intake runner system.
08-12-10, 11:44 PM
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08-12-10, 11:45 PM
#37
The Big Ugly!
Both were reasons for the rotary not making the cut. In 1991 Mazda was the 1st & only Japanese manufacture to win the 24 hr Le Mans, at the end of the season the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) changed the rules. I think cars were retricted to 3.5L F1 motors.
08-13-10, 09:05 AM
#40
The Big Ugly!
, they get hard ons just thinking about the changes.
