Just a comment and concern: With over 30 GT3 cup cars entered - It seems a little alarming for Porsche when 4 Mazda RX8's are entered and 3 of them finish in the top ten with 1 of them taking 1st
Lets see GT3 Cup - 2500 lbs and over 400HP
Mazda RX8 normally apsirated about 2200 lbs...... ouch!
Not sure on HP
What's next 350Z's dusting off Porsche at Lemans?
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are you trying to start trouble Joe
are you pushing those Nippon cars

are you pushing those Nippon cars

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Dan, Not at all
Watched most of it and rooted all the way for #65,66,67
Just hope it is not a precursor to the GT3 becoming an also ran
Watched most of it and rooted all the way for #65,66,67
Just hope it is not a precursor to the GT3 becoming an also ran
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Legislation! .... get rid of those smog belching rotaries!
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I am hoping that the new fuel economy legislation will motivate Porsche, and others, to focus on the automotive equivalent of Jenny Craig. If you can't add horsepower, add lightness.
What we heard from the Porsche folks during the visit of the ALMS paddock at Laguna, is that they have not developed the RSR enough and they know it. In 2007, the Ferraris were faster at every track. It seems that each RS Spyder requires 4 factory race engineers and that Porsche ran into a personnel shortage that impacted the GT3 program. Getting beat by a Ferrari is one thing, but by a Mazda? Maybe this will be a wake up call.
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What we heard from the Porsche folks during the visit of the ALMS paddock at Laguna, is that they have not developed the RSR enough and they know it. In 2007, the Ferraris were faster at every track. It seems that each RS Spyder requires 4 factory race engineers and that Porsche ran into a personnel shortage that impacted the GT3 program. Getting beat by a Ferrari is one thing, but by a Mazda? Maybe this will be a wake up call.
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Grand Am is only allowing the GT3 Cup car .. not the RSR.. The RX8 has always had mucho potential .. Mazda finally is getting serious with it.. They Probally ran about the same Horsepower as the GT3 Cup cars//
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Car #6
1974 911 Carrera (resides in Australia)
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1974 914-6 GT (resides in San Luis obispo)
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I believe 2005/6 - they banned Forced air injection cars for the GT class Grand am series
which eliminated the GT3RSR
Mazda reports you can have an RX8 factory racer for 280,000 spares not included
so the GT3 cup is a bargain
The Daytona prototypes run $400,000 ish - spares, team, driver etcs not included
which eliminated the GT3RSR
Mazda reports you can have an RX8 factory racer for 280,000 spares not included
so the GT3 cup is a bargain

The Daytona prototypes run $400,000 ish - spares, team, driver etcs not included
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