my RX3SP GT3 SCCA
01-15-07, 06:58 PM
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my RX3SP GT3 SCCA
originally Roger Mandeville's 79 and 81 IMSA RS season-winning RX3SP. (Jim Downing won in 80) purchased by me from Roger in dec 82 for conversion to SCCA GT3. raced for 6 seasons.
engines 83-86 from Mandeville
engines 87-89 from Daryl Drummond
dry sump, 7000-10000 rpm range
tube frames after 86
cockpit adj rideheight
cockpit adj rear sway bar
wide five magnesium hubs
Craig Carter suspension after 87
speedway engineering quickchange rear end
Saenz adj ratio straight cut transmission
raced and engineered by me 83-89
two time June Sprints winner.
Runoffs at Road Atlanta 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 4th
27 National wins in GT3 Central Division back when there was competition
lap records at 6 CenDiv tracks.
set or tied fastest top speed at Road Atlanta every Runoffs
7 of 12 poles in 87
last season run was 89.
ran 3 races.
#1 IRP broke lap record led and won from pole.
#2 Road America, beat Jim Dentici who went on to win Runoffs that year
#3 June Sprints finished 100 yards behind Dentici ahead of all but 2 GT2 cars and all but 3 GT1 cars. ran almost 2 seconds under lap record.
gone but not forgotten. always my favorite Mazda and it took alot of scalps.
howard coleman
01-15-07, 09:19 PM
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Very nice. I was at Mandeville's last weekend. There is a lot of history there. It must have been neat to own a car that helped make some of it.
When Roger had to take a phone call I couldn't stop myself from climbing into one of the late model 3 rotor mid engine prototype cars. When nobody was looking my hand hovered dangerously close to the starter switch
When Roger had to take a phone call I couldn't stop myself from climbing into one of the late model 3 rotor mid engine prototype cars. When nobody was looking my hand hovered dangerously close to the starter switch
01-15-07, 09:24 PM
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I use to live down the street from Jim Downings shop in ATL...Rick Engman use to help me some of my motor building. Engman is a very interesting cat to listen too..
Nice Purchase!
Nice Purchase!
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01-16-07, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by howard coleman
originally Roger Mandeville's 79 and 81 IMSA RS season-winning RX3SP. (Jim Downing won in 80) purchased by me from Roger in dec 82 for conversion to SCCA GT3. raced for 6 seasons.
engines 83-86 from Mandeville
engines 87-89 from Daryl Drummond
dry sump, 7000-10000 rpm range
tube frames after 86
cockpit adj rideheight
cockpit adj rear sway bar
wide five magnesium hubs
Craig Carter suspension after 87
speedway engineering quickchange rear end
Saenz adj ratio straight cut transmission
raced and engineered by me 83-89
two time June Sprints winner.
Runoffs at Road Atlanta 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 4th
27 National wins in GT3 Central Division back when there was competition
lap records at 6 CenDiv tracks.
set or tied fastest top speed at Road Atlanta every Runoffs
7 of 12 poles in 87
last season run was 89.
ran 3 races.
#1 IRP broke lap record led and won from pole.
#2 Road America, beat Jim Dentici who went on to win Runoffs that year
#3 June Sprints finished 100 yards behind Dentici ahead of all but 2 GT2 cars and all but 3 GT1 cars. ran almost 2 seconds under lap record.
gone but not forgotten. always my favorite Mazda and it took alot of scalps.
howard coleman
Beautiful.
