Has the RX8 been homologated
I was wanting to know if the RX8 has been homologated and if so what catagory is it ? sport or touring ?
I think they would make a nice late model Rotary for IPRA.
mtpanorama Registered User
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(2/27/06 9:24 am) Reply
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There was chat about this car when it was released and IIRC it was homologated by Mazda as a sports car , which is of no use to us in IP. I think though if someone was to put a proposal to CAMS to get it included in our catagory there would be a good chance of it being allowed, afterall it does have 4 doors and is really the only late model rotary alternative, besides a cosmo.
rdmdog Registered User
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(2/27/06 5:12 pm) Reply
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Being homologated as a sports car does not preclude a car from being also a touring car.
Would be a good one to confirm though.
Remember though a car dosent need to be homologated in order to compete in IPRA, it does however need to be a "Touring Car" available in Australia..............
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(2/27/06 10:30 pm) Reply
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I think the assumptions so far are correct in how Mazda have hologated the RX8.
In all their advertising marterial, the car is referred to as a "luxury sports car" and is "not a replacement or successor to the RX7".
That shouldn't stop anyone from trying to get it made eligible though since its internal dimensions may well meet the "touring car" requirements along with the "4 door, 4 seater" issue. They are being raced in other countries around the world. Formula women is one and there are Grand Am Street Touring cars also being developed. RX8 Touring Race Car
rdmdog Registered User
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(2/28/06 7:05 pm) Reply
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Does anyone else find it funny that the Formula Woman stuff is on Crash.net?
qiksilvr3 Registered User
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(2/28/06 8:03 pm) Reply
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So why is the Rx7 series 6 not eligable for LM? I think they are 1 LM that would be truly competitve.
They are quite cheap as well, when brought in as a race only import.
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(2/28/06 10:23 pm) Reply
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Quote:So why is the Rx7 series 6 not eligable for LM? I think they are 1 LM that would be truly competitve.
That argument has been done to death already mate, S6's run in Production Sportscar class, not I.P - the RX-8 might be the only option "if" it's approved...
The S6 is my dream racecar, but i wouldn't bother running in Prod Sports up against Porkas etc. Therefore i stick to my old Mazda that i can (usually !!) afford to own...
Thats what this class is all about - running a car you like and can afford, not needing a big dollar turbo car or V8 supercar to be competitive and have fun...
"Son, in sporting events it's not whether you win or lose that really counts - it's how drunk you get afterwards that REALLY matters..." - Homer J Simpson, 2004
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I am posting this reply on behalf of wrecker tech racing:
Pete, I just happen to have one in stock with front damage but the rails are straight.
It would be the 1st Mazda that would hurt me to wreck . It is too nice to slaughter so I'm looking to bring it in as a race car and at the right price .
qiksilvr3 Registered User
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(3/1/06 4:55 pm) Reply
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I would have thought a RX7 series 6 would be bigger in dimensions than some of the cars that currently race in the catagory.
I am not trying to start a sh@#fight, just curious thats all. I have always liked the Series 6-8.
Quote:just curious thats all. I have always liked the Series 6-8
We do too, but unfortunately, CAMS has seen what these cars are capable of in other classes... We haven't got a hope....
I've got a Series 6 shell ready to go for IP, but it will more than likely end up a Pro RWD Drag Car instead of a IPRA runner...
rdmdog Registered User
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(3/1/06 6:39 pm) Reply
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Quote:I would have thought a RX7 series 6 would be bigger in dimensions than some of the cars that currently race in the catagory.
The dimensions are correlated against the engine capacity, hence a mini is OK as it has a small engine, however some physically larger caqrs may not cut the mustard, and its not just on cubic interior space, there are certain distances (seat base to roof lining, dash to front eat backrest etc) that may not fit in while the cm3 (cm x cm x cm) is larger than a, by definition, "touring car".
Confused
rx3 ip Registered User
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(3/2/06 6:36 pm) Reply
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I reckoned it should be allowed to run in IPRA as well as series 4 & 5 .. thats my opinion anyway ... looking at series 1 & 2 all the time gives me headache ..
Quote:Remember though a car dosent need to be homologated in order to compete in IPRA, it does however need to be a "Touring Car" available in Australia..............
Or have a special exception, per S1/2/3 RX7's
Quote:its not just on cubic interior space, there are certain distances (seat base to roof lining, dash to front eat backrest etc) that may not fit in while the cm3 (cm x cm x cm) is larger than a, by definition, "touring car".
Which is why the hatch back Slivia is theoretically out, but the notchback(coupe) is is not, the roof slopes to sharply and the back seat doesn't cut it as a result. Thanksfully PL knows that to be silly, so we just get "S13".
I still can't understand why no one has tried the S4/5 RX7, it is bigger and probably slower (even if it were allowed to have a PP) than the S1/2/3 anyway, but it gives another option for those who want it, LM as well.
rdmdog Registered User
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(3/3/06 5:20 pm) Reply
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Series 1 is homologated for "Group A", and we all know that (fair means or otherwise) Moffat got the early cars through as a "Touring Car" as far as CAMS are concerned in the early '80s.
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Well I got the required Japanese paper work today to get the car out of the country (which isn't easy to get I might add) so all I need now is a class in Aus that it can race in and it can be on its way. Any takers on putting in an application to CAMS or should I do it so that someone else can race it against me ? Ohh and so I can try and sell it.
It will be cheap considering what a new one is worth.
Group 1 actually, which is not quite the same. When the FIA introduced the "letter' Groups in 1983 the RX7 fell into Group B. The only reason they were allowed is because of the Moffat precedent
rdmdog Registered User
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(3/4/06 11:05 am) Reply
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Definately Group A mate, I have a copy of the Homologation papers (available to anyone through CAMS)
However, a car can be Homologated in two seperate groups.
, which is of no use to us in IP. I think though if someone was to put a proposal to CAMS to get it included in our catagory there would be a good chance of it being allowed, afterall it does have 4 doors and is really the only late model rotary alternative, besides a cosmo.
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