Rotary Power banned from Rolex Daytona 24-hour race
01-30-2003, 02:53 AM
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Rotary Power banned from Rolex Daytona 24-hour race
Guys.
Grand-Am decided to ban Rotary engines from this years Rolex 24-hour race.
Please read:
Rotaries Banned
Please leave us your input and comments @ RN. We want to send Grand-Am a big message.
Thanks,
Berny H.
Grand-Am decided to ban Rotary engines from this years Rolex 24-hour race.
Please read:
Rotaries Banned
Please leave us your input and comments @ RN. We want to send Grand-Am a big message.
Thanks,
Berny H.
01-30-2003, 02:00 PM
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Oh yes we are!!
Guys,
You bet we are... we want to let all sanctioning bodies know that there is a large Rotary Community out there, that is very disatisfied with this decision.
Thanks again guys... and keep the input coming!!
Berny H.
You bet we are... we want to let all sanctioning bodies know that there is a large Rotary Community out there, that is very disatisfied with this decision.
Thanks again guys... and keep the input coming!!
Berny H.
01-30-2003, 04:03 PM
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PoLak, Can you create a sticky on this forum that links to the Comment Page on the rotarynews web site so everyone here can add to the letter campaign?
01-31-2003, 12:31 AM
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i don't think they still are tribal, 'cause just last year (i'm nearly 100% positive, or on a whooooole lotta crack) that there was a private french team who ran a Dallara chassis (or SOMETHING, i dunno) with the old R26B in the back... and i remember (or hallucinate) too that it was doing pretty well, set some trap speed records or something, but blew up pretty early in the race...
01-31-2003, 12:46 AM
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They are longer banned at the Le Man 24-hour race.
Last year Auto-Exe of Japan went over with Mr. Terada, Jim Dowing and Rick Engman with a French Chassis'd, 4-rotor racer. Unfortunately, the tranny blew up on the 1st few laps and they were out of the race early.
Check out:
le man qualifying 2002
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Last year Auto-Exe of Japan went over with Mr. Terada, Jim Dowing and Rick Engman with a French Chassis'd, 4-rotor racer. Unfortunately, the tranny blew up on the 1st few laps and they were out of the race early.
Check out:
le man qualifying 2002
Bern
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01-31-2003, 01:18 PM
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to go a little off topic, that 11 year old design in the R26B was still makin' a reported 500hp at the flywheel WITHOUT the variable length intake trumpets (more like trombones!! ahahaha!! :p i'm a goof) and WITH a 42mm intake restrictor... holy christ, that'd be something damned tough to drive...
02-19-2003, 12:11 AM
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so they admit rotaries are just that badass. i've heard mercedes once made a mean rotary engine: http://www.monito.com/wankel/mercedes.html
wonder where they'd be now if it continued.
wonder where they'd be now if it continued.
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