Year: 2005
Make: Mazda
Model: RX-8
Price: $2500
Mileage: 0
Color: Blue
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (US State/Canada/Int): MO

005 Mazda RX8

mrivard@drivenasa.com
Car is located in Kansas City, email if you would like more info/pics

History

· NASA and SCCA logbook





Driver Safety
· Custom roll cage by KC Raceware
· Window net

· aerocatch hood latches

Spares
· Driver side front and rear door
· Passenger side rear door

 

Is that a typo? If not that is so insanely low that I wonder at if it's possible...

Not a hostile challenge. That's just really remarkable.

 

Yes, in order to get to a minimum allowed weight for EP in SCCA that is what you have to do.

2300 with driver is the min for that class, I have not been able to get under 2350 empty. I am 175lbs, plus helmet, HANS, coolshirt box, etc gets me to around 200.

 

Wow, that's impressive.

I'd love to pick your brain about what all you did for that kind of reduction for my modding thread, but I don't want to derail your F/S thread.


GLWS!

 

Really curious where all the weight savings came from, I've never seen an RX-8 that light including one built for the Koni Challenge series I got a ride in. Cool though, I bet it handles amazingly. I am curious about the fuel cell mounting. I didn't realize US regs allowed passenger enclosures. I know its commonly done in Japan, but I didn't think it passed tech here. Good luck with the sale!

 

Koni Challenge cars are very limited prep when compared with other race cars out there. With regard to the fuel cell, this car is not street legal in any way. The cell is installed within the rules of the NASA CCR and SCCA GCR.

Weight reduction, you really have to commit to get this done. Not anything you would consider doing to a car you want to drive on the street.

 

Blackened was referring to rule sets for the track. He doesn't have much interest in streetability any more

I was hunting and didn't even find any rules at all pertaining to the fuel tank/fuel cell in NASA Performance Touring, though I found a reference in the SCCA club racing rule book that noted that the fuel cell must be within 12 inches of the original fuel tank, but nothing else that would preclude it from being mounted there. I guess this actually isn't a problem either, if the fuel pump is already in the tank under the driver's side rear, you would be able to design a placement location for the fuel cell that keeps an edge of it within 12 inches.


Again, not challenging you, it's just fascinating that you got that kind of weight reduction, and there is quite a bit of curiosity at the moment

 

No problem at all, I appreciate the interest. Fuel cell rules are not specified in the PT rules, but rather, in the CCR starting on page 53.
http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules/ccr.pdf

The main thing is to have it separated from the driver with a solid bulkhead, so a box must be fabricated to completely enclose the cell. It has a door on top to allow access for filling.

 

Your 2150lbs without driver is realy amasing. I`t know hove to get 2500lbs and I`e a plastic car all over. "Congratts" man!!

 

Newer pic with automotionTV livery as raced at the championships earlier this month.

 

i'd trade you a yellow 04 with 41k miles, 3k on a new mazda warrenty engine. i've been asking 14k to the tire kickers. pm me how much you want on top, if you can trade.

also was this ever dyno'd?

 

Sorry, not interested in any trades right now.

Lots of dyno time, hundreds of pulls. Moot point since this motor is probably making 165 rwhp. At the time I placed the series 2 motor in last year it was 145 lt/lb peak and 208 rwhp off the top of my head. The car was always reclassed based on hp/wt ratio, I tuned accordingly.

 

Pushing Mark

 

2009 motor?

 

Yes sir

 

Nice Picture! I am spreading word for you as well

Stephen

 

any interior pictures?

 

Few interior shots,

I should add that the throttle body has been changed to mechanical style by Star Mazda.

1 set of Hoosier wets, 3 sets of Hoosier R80's. 2 of the R80 sets are in very good condition, having been used only 1 weekend. The other has never been used (heat cycled only), but hand grooved for intermediate conditions.

Interior shots are a little blurry, as is the pic of the engine out, but it is the only one that I have that shows the 5.5" clutch and stainless custom exhaust header.

 

it's a real race car stripped down to the absolute bare essentials

what most people call a race car on this forum is really more of a street car. You're not going to get there with an interior, full dash with HVAC, excessive factory wire harnesses, heavy glass windows, etc. ...

 

that header looks interesting. (All stainless steel long-tube custom header with 12 degree 3-1 collector by SPD exhaust.)

 

sure does---want to sell it?

 

That header looks suspiciously similar to d walker's.

 

I have not seen d walker's header, but I just used common sense and made it all fit. I would not want to have to produce these, it was a long tedious process. Not to mention the cost of the parts. If the car does not sell in a few more weeks I will sell that header and tons of other parts.

I could make a package for this car much cheaper without the dash, or shock package. Those 2 components make up a good chunk of my asking price. Obviously if you look at what it cost to put this together it is quite a bit more than the asking price, as is always the case with race cars.

 

I may be interested in the shocks and the wets for my brother. Not sure if he has those funds currently available and I know I don't. Send me a PM with prices if you get a chance and I will talk it over with him.

On the other hand this is a GREAT price for what looks like a well prepped car!

Stephen

 

Thanks Stephen, I don't think I am ready to start parting it out. I would offer the car without all the AIM dash for $14.5k, or without the AIM dash and Koni shocks for $12.5k. I think you would have a hard time finding anything comparable in this price range. Don't forget, you can tailor this car to fit into whatever class that is popular in your area. PTB, PTC, PTD, EP, STU.

We ran PTD at the championships by de-tuning slightly to 186 rwhp and ballasting up to 2650 lb with driver and no gas. Running 1:39's, and that is pretty impressive for PTD. I spent many hours on the scales getting the ballast in the right places for this and we had 50/50 Cross, 50/50 Right/Left, and 51.5% rear with the fuel cell half full.