Mazda 787B LeMans Videos

[mattyp747]

These are oldies but goodies, sorry if you have seen it before but if you are a mazda fan you should watch.

Although the 787 and 787B lacked the single lap pace of World Championship competitors such as Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, and Porsche, as well Japanese Championship competitors Nissan and Toyota, the Mazdas had reliability which allowed them to contend for their respective championships. The reliability of the cars eventually paid off in 1991 when a 787B driven by Johnny Herbert, Volker Weidler, and Bertrand Gachot to victory in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. This remains as of 2008 the only victory by a Japanese marque as well as the only victory by a car not using a reciprocating engine design.


The videos are the coverage of the 1991 Lemans Race.

1. http://www.braptv.com/play.php?vid=217
2. http://www.braptv.com/play.php?vid=216
3. http://www.braptv.com/play.php?vid=215
4. http://www.braptv.com/play.php?vid=214

enjoy and post up and more 787B vids! :D

[kakimoto]

the power of these engines for na is amazing

[elpimpo]

That thing is an ABSOLUTE BEAST! that car makes me truly think about rotary engineering everytime i see it. I've read that the car was capable of making close to 1000 hp when revved past 10,000 RPM, but limited it to 9000? and got 700 hp. And i've also read that after pulling apart the engine after the 91? Lemans 24 hour, its was in still in such good condition that it would have been capable of doing another 24 hour run...
Truly amazing NA rotary power!