For comparison's sake, Mazda's own Le Mans-winning 787 prototype utilized a four-rotor Wankel. Another four-rotor was constructed by BMI Racing's "Mad Mike," whose engines are worked on by Pulse ...

Of those allowed, the most notable is the Mazda 787B, which won the 1991 24 hours of Le Mans race. What does the future hold for the Wankel rotary engine? Most likely more of the same.

Mazda has been away from the winner's circle at Le Mans for some time now ... many within and without of Mazda's own ranks, we hope a Wankel engine and a return to the Circuit de la Sarthe ...

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The Mazda Furai was a futuristic concept with motorsport ambitions, before it met its untimely demise during a Top Gear road test.

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...

Mazda pioneered rotary engine development, achieving world-firsts like low-emissions engines and Le Mans victories ... In 1957 Born in 1902, Felix Wankel (who would later earn the title of ...

It’s nearly a week since Le Mans – long enough for the sunburn ... cool onboard footage of Johnny Herbert driving the mighty Mazda 787B around the circuit during his ‘demonstration run ...

The track is owned by Panoz Motorsports, and is the home to the Petit Le Mans, as well as AMA motorcycle racing, and smaller events throughout the year.

Mazda has joined in on the fun with its own Vision Gran Turismo called the LM55. Paying homage to the Japanese automaker’s success at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Mazda LM55 is inspired by ...