Mazda RX-8 Sets 40 International Records In 24 Hour Race
Mazda has set a total of 40 international records with two Mazda RX-8s. Drivers and technicians celebrated their success at the close of the 24-hour record attempt on the 12.3km oval at the automotive proving grounds in Papenburg, Germany earlier this month.
The day before, two 231ps Mazda RX-8s had taken the starting line, one in the FIA Category A (Special Vehicles) and a second in the FIA Category B (Mass Production Vehicles). The two sports cars drove more than 5,000km during the 24-hour attempt with average speeds of 212.835 and 215.934 km/h.
These results clearly demonstrate that Mazda RX-8’s unique RENESIS rotary engine not only provides exhilarating performance, but is durable and reliable even under the most extreme driving conditions.
Record-setting performances of this kind are nothing new to Mazda, which boasts a long tradition of 24-hour endurance races. In this latest 24-hour attempt, both Mazda RX-8s shattered a Mazda record set in 1991 by drivers Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Herbert and Volker Weidler at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world.
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