LMP2 Mazda Update?
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Im sure sylvain would drive it, if it had a rotary in it!
http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html
http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html
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OK good they've gotten faster. Those first numbers must have just been them getting used to the car on the track. Now they've got to go in and dial the setting in nicer. They've still got a huge hill to climb to get up to the top in class but definitely better than the initial runs by far. It is still at the back of the class though.
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the car does have some great potential, great chassis indeed. Engine is kinda unknown at the moment, do they even have direct injection in there??? you can only guess, and it'd be funny if they dont!.
i wanna see guy cosmos drive this car!... haha i just had this idea in my head.. if mazda wants publicity, why not invite catherine legge and danica patrick to drive the car... and tell the world the MZR-R (2.0L) actually derived from the MIATA!(no offense, i love the mx-5 too!)... it'd be a total chick car! and you know, at the right time of the month
, we might dominate the track!
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i wanna see guy cosmos drive this car!... haha i just had this idea in my head.. if mazda wants publicity, why not invite catherine legge and danica patrick to drive the car... and tell the world the MZR-R (2.0L) actually derived from the MIATA!(no offense, i love the mx-5 too!)... it'd be a total chick car! and you know, at the right time of the month
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BK-motorsport is running two IMSA lite cars, check it out before its gone, and they got the poll
http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html
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Practice #1 Wednesday
3 1 7 P2 15 0.348 1:47.107 14 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.362 Dumas/Bernhard/Castroneves
4 2 16 P2 20 0.948 1:47.707 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.669 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
5 3 26 P2 21 1.605 1:48.364 21 Acura / ARX-01a 122.919 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
6 4 20 P2 21 2.047 1:48.806 18 Porsche / RS Spyder 122.420 Dyson/Smith
7 5 15 P2 16 3.006 1:49.765 14 Lola / B06-43 121.350 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
8 6 9 P2 10 3.190 1:49.949 6 Acura / ARX-01a 121.147 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
10 7 6 P2 6 5.100 1:51.859 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 119.078 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
12 8 27 P2 18 10.175 1:56.934 18 Lola / B05-40 113.910 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
13 1 63 GT1 22 12.495 1:59.254 12 Aston Martin / DBR9 111.694 Garcia/Halliday/Turner
14 9 8 P2 5 15.463 2:02.222 4 Lola / B07-40 108.982 Bach/Devlin/Matos
-Bern
4 2 16 P2 20 0.948 1:47.707 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.669 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
5 3 26 P2 21 1.605 1:48.364 21 Acura / ARX-01a 122.919 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
6 4 20 P2 21 2.047 1:48.806 18 Porsche / RS Spyder 122.420 Dyson/Smith
7 5 15 P2 16 3.006 1:49.765 14 Lola / B06-43 121.350 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
8 6 9 P2 10 3.190 1:49.949 6 Acura / ARX-01a 121.147 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
10 7 6 P2 6 5.100 1:51.859 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 119.078 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
12 8 27 P2 18 10.175 1:56.934 18 Lola / B05-40 113.910 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
13 1 63 GT1 22 12.495 1:59.254 12 Aston Martin / DBR9 111.694 Garcia/Halliday/Turner
14 9 8 P2 5 15.463 2:02.222 4 Lola / B07-40 108.982 Bach/Devlin/Matos
-Bern
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Practice #2 Wednesday
2 1 7 P2 18 0.557 1:46.827 17 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.688 Dumas/Bernhard/Castroneves
3 2 6 P2 19 0.581 1:46.851 18 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.660 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
5 3 16 P2 19 1.151 1:47.421 9 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.998 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
6 4 26 P2 20 1.626 1:47.896 14 Acura / ARX-01a 123.452 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
7 5 20 P2 17 2.539 1:48.809 6 Porsche / RS Spyder 122.416 Dyson/Smith
8 6 9 P2 17 3.631 1:49.901 2 Acura / ARX-01a 121.200 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
9 7 15 P2 18 4.356 1:50.626 17 Lola / B06-43 120.406 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
11 8 8 P2 17 6.754 1:53.024 9 Lola / B07-40 117.851 Bach/Devlin/Matos
12 9 27 P2 19 7.916 1:54.186 11 Lola / B05-40 116.652 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
-Bern
3 2 6 P2 19 0.581 1:46.851 18 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.660 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
5 3 16 P2 19 1.151 1:47.421 9 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.998 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
6 4 26 P2 20 1.626 1:47.896 14 Acura / ARX-01a 123.452 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
7 5 20 P2 17 2.539 1:48.809 6 Porsche / RS Spyder 122.416 Dyson/Smith
8 6 9 P2 17 3.631 1:49.901 2 Acura / ARX-01a 121.200 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
9 7 15 P2 18 4.356 1:50.626 17 Lola / B06-43 120.406 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
11 8 8 P2 17 6.754 1:53.024 9 Lola / B07-40 117.851 Bach/Devlin/Matos
12 9 27 P2 19 7.916 1:54.186 11 Lola / B05-40 116.652 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
-Bern
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Originally Posted by rotary crazy
^^LOL
It would have beeng intresting to see what the 20b would do in this chassis
It would have beeng intresting to see what the 20b would do in this chassis
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Originally Posted by Renesis_8
1:51.121 now, porsche/acura at 1:46-1:48
In a 12 hour race how many times would the Mazda be lapped? Anybody ready for a 4 rotor yet....
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I know it should only get better with more track time. I wouldn't might seeing a top notch pilot run it to see if more can be had from the car in the current set up.
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3rd Practice - Thursday
1 1 1 P1 19 -.--- 1:45.026 15 Audi AG / R10 TDI 126.826 Capello/McNish/Kristensen
2 2 2 P1 18 0.012 1:45.038 12 Audi AG / R10 TDI 126.811 Pirro/Werner/Biela
3 1 7 P2 17 1.604 1:46.630 7 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.918 Dumas/Bernhard/Castroneves
4 2 6 P2 17 1.639 1:46.665 12 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.877 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
5 3 16 P2 15 2.214 1:47.240 13 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.207 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
6 4 26 P2 16 2.683 1:47.709 12 Acura / ARX-01a 123.667 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
7 5 20 P2 16 2.872 1:47.898 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.450 Dyson/Smith
8 6 9 P2 16 3.144 1:48.170 16 Acura / ARX-01a 123.140 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
9 7 15 P2 16 3.221 1:48.247 14 Lola / B06-43 123.052 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
10 8 8 P2 12 5.606 1:51.121 11 Lola / B07-40 119.869 Bach/Devlin/Matos
11 3 37 P1 13 6.409 1:51.435 2 Creation / CA06H 119.532 Field/Field/Berry
12 4 12 P1 11 8.969 1:53.995 5 Lola / EX257 116.847 Lewis/McMurry/Willman
13 9 27 P2 19 9.476 1:54.502 5 Lola / B05-40 116.330 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
-Bern
2 2 2 P1 18 0.012 1:45.038 12 Audi AG / R10 TDI 126.811 Pirro/Werner/Biela
3 1 7 P2 17 1.604 1:46.630 7 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.918 Dumas/Bernhard/Castroneves
4 2 6 P2 17 1.639 1:46.665 12 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.877 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
5 3 16 P2 15 2.214 1:47.240 13 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.207 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
6 4 26 P2 16 2.683 1:47.709 12 Acura / ARX-01a 123.667 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
7 5 20 P2 16 2.872 1:47.898 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.450 Dyson/Smith
8 6 9 P2 16 3.144 1:48.170 16 Acura / ARX-01a 123.140 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
9 7 15 P2 16 3.221 1:48.247 14 Lola / B06-43 123.052 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
10 8 8 P2 12 5.606 1:51.121 11 Lola / B07-40 119.869 Bach/Devlin/Matos
11 3 37 P1 13 6.409 1:51.435 2 Creation / CA06H 119.532 Field/Field/Berry
12 4 12 P1 11 8.969 1:53.995 5 Lola / EX257 116.847 Lewis/McMurry/Willman
13 9 27 P2 19 9.476 1:54.502 5 Lola / B05-40 116.330 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
-Bern
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That's a four and a half second gap with the fastest P2 car and 6 seconds to the very front. It would be nice to see at least a 3 second improvement. They aren't the slowest right now but there's only a second and a half difference between the top 7 P2 cars. That's a lot of traffic so they will all slow down during the actual race as a result. That may actually give Mazda a chance. At least until the field opens up and spaces out a little bit after pitstops. I wonder how much time driver alone could make up?
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1 1:46.630 124.91
2 1:46.665 124.877
3 1:47.240 124.207
4 1:47.709 123.667
5 1:47.898 123.450
6 1:48.170 123.140
7 1:48.247 123.052
8 1:51.121 119.869
9 1:54.502 116.330
BK relative to positions in P2
1: -4.491
2: -4.456
3: -3.881
4: -3.412
5: -3.223
6: -2.951
7: -2.874
8: 0.000
9: +3.381
-Bern
2 1:46.665 124.877
3 1:47.240 124.207
4 1:47.709 123.667
5 1:47.898 123.450
6 1:48.170 123.140
7 1:48.247 123.052
8 1:51.121 119.869
9 1:54.502 116.330
BK relative to positions in P2
1: -4.491
2: -4.456
3: -3.881
4: -3.412
5: -3.223
6: -2.951
7: -2.874
8: 0.000
9: +3.381
-Bern
#771
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...They aren't the slowest right now but there's only a second and a half difference between the top 7 P2 cars...
-Bern
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Qualifying - Thursday
1 7 P2 4 1.072 1:46.046 3 Porsche / RS Spyder 125.606 Dumas/Bernhard/Castroneves † (track record)
2 9 P2 7 2.135 1:47.109 6 Acura / ARX-01a 124.359 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
3 16 P2 6 2.156 1:47.130 5 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.335 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
4 26 P2 5 2.449 1:47.423 5 Acura / ARX-01a 123.996 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
5 20 P2 8 3.201 1:48.175 7 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.134 Dyson/Smith
6 15 P2 6 3.443 1:48.417 3 Lola / B06-43 122.859 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
7 6 P2 7 5.211 1:50.185 6 Porsche / RS Spyder 120.888 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
8 8 P2 11 5.338 1:50.312 11 Lola / B07-40 120.748 Bach/Devlin/Matos
9 27 P2 7 8.620 1:53.594 4 Lola / B05-40 117.260 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
Not too bad!!
-Bern
2 9 P2 7 2.135 1:47.109 6 Acura / ARX-01a 124.359 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
3 16 P2 6 2.156 1:47.130 5 Porsche / RS Spyder 124.335 Wallace/Leitzinger/Lally
4 26 P2 5 2.449 1:47.423 5 Acura / ARX-01a 123.996 Herta/Franchitti/Kanaan
5 20 P2 8 3.201 1:48.175 7 Porsche / RS Spyder 123.134 Dyson/Smith
6 15 P2 6 3.443 1:48.417 3 Lola / B06-43 122.859 Fernandez/Diaz/Martinez
7 6 P2 7 5.211 1:50.185 6 Porsche / RS Spyder 120.888 Maassen/Briscoe/Collard
8 8 P2 11 5.338 1:50.312 11 Lola / B07-40 120.748 Bach/Devlin/Matos
9 27 P2 7 8.620 1:53.594 4 Lola / B05-40 117.260 Lienhard/Theys/van de Poele
Not too bad!!
-Bern
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Obvisouly the Porsche Spyder in 7th had an issue... so the realistic spread to the last Acura is -1.895... not that bad. Good to see the improvement. I wish, like you all, that they would've made this type of effort with the RE, but it's good to see Mazda progress. Still an under-dog, but battling hard.
-Bern
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I agree, there is nothing that would have please me more than to have seing the rotary be competitive, but it is a mazda after all, and the effort that they have put in is admirable