Onboard 1991 Mazda RX7 IMSA GTO four-rotor at Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion | Road & Track

[@tbdaemon]

Agreed. Let's bring back IMSA GTO, where we had Corvettes fighting against 5-cylinder AWD Audis, twin-turbo Z-cars and rotary-powered Mazdas. Those were the glory days :(

[@glennjacinto4023]

i was young and i loved it! now it’s boring

[@fw1421]

Agree 100%. I had a friend that was one of the fabricators for Amos Johnson and I loved the RX-7 racers. They were wicked quick.

[@K31TH3R]

Love how the throttle cable actuator is on the dash and you can see all the throttle modulation.

[@CraterLakey]

Didn't even notice that. Fuckin sweet.

[@matteightytwo]

such a good spot 😀

[@jordoncollins1332]

Good eyes, that's cool to see

[@QuiquePR]

This is the Mazda RX-7 4-Rotor IMSA GTO car who won 101 victory manufacturer consecutive, in the same year Mazda Won LeMans, the only Japanese

[@tyoyusuf8501]

Persuab

[@tyoyusuf8501]

Persian

[@darknez09240]

watching the gear shifting is so satisfying

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Definetly agreed with you!😎👍

[@odertube]

Love that rev-matched downshifting. So smooth. Wish I could see the RPM, sounds like it's not revving up to it's max.

[@kamolia]

you are correct, they are not allowed to rev them up to the max now in order to insure minimum wear , those engines and their required parts are hard to come by now :D I read that on some article about the rotary cars they have in mazda north america

[@o.a.m9515]

they shift at 8500 to make sure they maximize the time between rebuilds, but its good for 9000 rpm

[@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783]

Oderus Urungus wow that’s crazy cuz I thought it was over revving. Guess I don’t know rortary engine noise too well haha

[@odertube]

@@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZvaqIloZc6Nj6c .. Enjoy :D

[@odertube]

@jonny j Great videos are worth coming back. :D

[@Zack-np2ko]

Love how its able to keep up with the group C aston

[@coldvoid7579]

As a Mazda fanboy. This is a total dream. Driving the greatest car on the greatest track...

[@chopped27]

Very cool to see this and HEAR it, I worked on this car in 91 with Pete Halsmer. Great video.

[@kakhak]

Love Mazda's unforgettable rotor-engive voice.

[@tscooter22]

Excellent stuff right there!!! /signed '94 FD owner

[@mytmousemalibu]

This is rotary porn! I have a rotary fetish and i'm not ashamed!

[@HarelDZL]

Damn,just watch that H pattern stick shift...with no free play,every gear changes must feel really solid...i can feel the movement...so damn satisfying...like CKLAK in very tight solid movement...i love it!

[@streetphase]

Go attend a nascar oval race or indy race, its about the spectacle of speed.From a spectators view of an oval , you get to see the whole race track, so you see everything that is going on. I attended my first race last year and was blown away, it is alot different than just watching on tv and assuming they "go in circles".

[@PinkFZeppelin]

The throttle control on the corkscrew and the left hand turn after it was beautiful.

[@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts]

Sweet car, my buddy's uncle is Amos Johnson, he drove the Team Highball IMSA RX7 before the rule changes so it was still built on the RX7 chassis. I think the old cars had a little more character because of this but the monsters that came afterwards make up for it

[@mikev2486]

the rev matching sounds amazing

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

One of my favorite race car! That mechanical whining sound, is music to my ears!👂😎👍

[@lvcsslacker]

Man that thing's a beast! Once that first car spun out, it was on!

[@h2junkey]

Stunning heel-toe revmatching!

[@MazdaspeedRX7]

Rotaries forever!

[@ernestsee216]

This is literally the underdog of the 787B

[@taranshaulis1522]

@brian The transmission is called a dogbox with straight cut gears and and an electrical cut out gate so when u hit the "gate" into the next gear it cuts the ignition

[@beflix8140]

So clutch is needed only to move from stand-still

[@GunmanUploader]

@@beflix8140 This car does not have a electric cut, Dog Boxes allow you to just get off the power and change gear in most vehicles. He is using the clutch on every down shift as this is normally extremely rough on drivetrain.

[@TheHenryArsenal]

600 bhp, just over a tone and rear wheel drive. EPIC

[@dragbeast]

That Hewland 5 speed transmission sounds beautiful!

[@john5959]

And without further ado... You'll notice the roll bar is covered in premium foam... very nice. With this sport model you get not one but two Mazda stickers. Very nice indeed.

[@haryosoo]

Great track, great scenery, great car sound, great in-car action, great skill...

[@giorx5]

Great video of a champ-winning legendary car! TY for sharing with us.

[@mikekorn6968]

sticking with the prototype lap after lap...excellent

[@510ology6]

dude thats laguna seca for sure

[@jeeps005]

It is. Read the description.

[@livingthelife8443]

hell yeah that's laguna. love that track.

[@510ology6]

who's going may 4th?

[@livingthelife8443]

I wish I could

[@89seered]

Thanks captain obvious

[@ninjagarage2]

Pressuring the AMR1 into a spin in a IMSA GTO car... Impressive!!

[@deedeemegadudu9773]

One of the most beautiful sounding engines, hopefully soon ill be joining the unique society of owning a rotary powered car. Planning on buying a rx-7 for my first car, wish me luck

[@deedeemegadudu9773]

Hey thanks for the advice and concern, I don't plan on driving this car hard anytime soon (if I can land this RX-7 I've been looking at). I'm fortunate enough to know a rotary specialist and he would be my first stop after buying for a full tune-up. This particular RX-7 is a non-turbo fc, so not too much power. I would probably want to put some better tires on, some racing beat suspension stuff, better brakes and then I would start tinkering with the motor. I'm not into that "drift life" per say, I just admire the rotary engine and would like to get something fun to drive to work. Can't wait to be apart of the RX community.

[@peterwyattmiddleton]

honestly you have to drive a rx7 kind of hard... if you dont redline it once everytime you drive it, they will build carbon on the rotors. Its really annoying having to redline it regularly ;P

[@kamolia]

I have an RX-8 for my first car and still own it till now , rotary cars need TLC and they need that continuously !! apart from that , enjoy a well balanced car that will put a grin on your face every time you take it out for a ride, it's one of those cars that you'll develop a love/hate relationship with straight away but you'll always come back for more :D

[@deedeemegadudu9773]

Hey Mohamed, I just got my first car. Didn't go the rx7 route, but I just scored a rx8. It's an awesome car, but yeah needs a little more TLC than I was hoping, but that's fine. I'm gonna enjoy every minute of it.

[@kamolia]

+wfalcon59 good choice mate , I wish you enjoy ever single mile in it try to stay n the oil changes and top it up and get an oil catch can to insure oil free intake as the rx8 spews a lot of oil in the intake and when u put in oil make sure never to exceed the top level mark

[@HK0HunterKiller]

Pretty good driving and nice video. Loved it. Bring it on more.

[@davidphanh]

One of the great, damn Mazda bring back the rx7 already

[@icystabbedme]

This video made my entire day.

[@FuryOfTyphon]

Wow! Amazing car, amazing car, amazing footage! Subscribed! Do you have footage of any of the other 16 rotors there xD? Rx792,787b?

[@johnnywong83]

This 1991 RX-7 IMSA GTO is the very reason why I bought the 1991 RX-7 TurboII... (in 1991).

[@artieward3899]

Great vid! 4 rotor purrs! how bout that action at 6:13!

[@silver8o077]

Its so beautiful in every way

[@chanuda4824]

laguna seca?

[@varpilah]

Holy corner exit acceleration by the two in front

[@zillymonster12]

he's just slammin' those gears in tho.

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

It's built for it. Dog ring gears and ignition cut on the box means you can slam upshifts w/ no clutch.

[@FireflyActual]

I find it funny how the throttle linkage sticks out of the dashboard as if it's there to inform how quickly you're going. Like you couldn't feel that with the arse dyno... :)

[@hamdanalharbi2206]

the transmission sound reminds me of my pick up when the Axel was low on oil

[@boostjunkie2320]

banging gears with a stick and foot clutch like a true race car is supposed to🥵🥵🤟🤟💪💪

[@jhaller90]

based on the sound the v8 sound i could hear is a 4rotor engine peripheral port intake while the whining sound is a straight cut dogbox trully a remarkable car sound

[@TheDriver458]

Every car Mazda has ever made always handled like a dream or at least above class. Even their MINIVANS handle great. And they price their cars so everyone can have fun. I just made them my favorite Japanese brand.

[@AppleSlipper]

That rotary engine sounds insane! Love it!

[@antiago1983]

This car became one of my favourite race-cars. Simply devastating

[@martinigasalini6039]

at 6:14, I was wondering when someone was gonna lose it on that turn, the tires have taken a toll by this point.

[@Edward135i]

I really really want to shift that car, looks like the most satisfying shift ever.

[@robbudden]

That was awesome. Cheers

[@Matte.Sweden]

@SlapTrain1 showed me the way to this video :)

[@Hillzy_Eighty7]

Same

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Damm i love that sound!!

[@scottdarden12345]

what i want to know is what did they use to make it so quiet to race on laguna

[@RCompleto]

Clutchless upshifts? Noice!

[@AaronBesson]

thanks for sharing!

[@dennyshonda]

love to drive one...

[@basti1255]

hey schonwieder zufällig ein kommentar von dir in den weiten des netzes gefunden :-) very nice video. i love the sound of wankel engines.

[@kcranny9375]

This is one video you hit share and like before its over!

[@deanmurphy7307]

I love how it down shifts. Its like your poking it with a stick.

[@fw1421]

Is this the former Team Highball RX7? Amos Johnson did quite well with that car.

[@mcluvinole9098]

What kind of gear box r u running?

[@mylexicon2]

Is that a cupholder in the upper right corner of the a-pillar xD Was that an AMR1 that went 180 in the final turn? The color scheme looked right, and it definitely sounded like the Group C Aston Martin.

[@DucDucSTFU]

It's ducting to bring in air, but a cup holder would be nice.

[@alt3rnativ3fr3ak]

DucDucSTFU no thats the output, the intake is his mesh window

[@DucDucSTFU]

alt3rnativ3fr3ak That's not quite how air works.

[@alt3rnativ3fr3ak]

his mesh window is a lot more efficient in bringing in air than that little thing. theres no way thats the intake.

[@acruzp]

alt3rnativ3fr3ak His "mesh window" is a security device, not actually an opening. It would be TERRIBLY inefficient to use that to cool down the cabin.

[@airstrings]

Cool to watch him pop it out of gear when coming up on the hairpin. Fast shifts!

[@MonteOlsen]

Mesmerizing footage. What was wrong with the Corvette that it was passed as if it was standing still?

[@Staayreal]

thanks man.

[@alanzyoutube]

what car was it that overt took this @4:14 ?

[@TinoushGTR]

What a car :O

[@TheInkPitOx]

I have this in Forza 6 and I love it.

[@tv2625]

マツダでFC3Sアンフィニを購入したときにオマケで付いてきたイムサのVideo！ピートハルスマー

[@floodo1]

sick video

[@925boosting]

Sick! Good driver.

[@Staayreal]

can anyone inform me on the transmission?

[@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783]

Honestly so sick, banging those gears. Fuck man..

[@ilovelimpfries]

Dogleg gearbox are awesome

[@joshssauce]

I will have an fc3s someday.. I have a miata right now but it has no power and there's so many problems in it :'[ no AC , clutch slave cylinder is going out, rear main seal is leaking, probably need a new water pump, needs a new transmission, and to make more power I would need to rebuild the engine and get a stronger differential. So instead I'll just keep my miata as a beater and get an FC shell and build it

[@ForzaDriftMan]

But they do go in circles

[@baszero]

Which car is overtaking at 4:15?

[@mcrichton46]

The back end looks like a Nissan NPT-90 but I'm not sure because it's not in Nissan red/white/blue. Could have been a Jim Busby car

[@baszero]

That's not a NPT-90 I think, compare the look to this one: 67.media.tumblr.com/05ee5816527e4dcb10ee93c8e19302cf/tumblr_inline_nkffw0fber1r7so8v.jpg

[@sa22see]

Doritos 4ever!🙌

[@20brotarynp]

And actually this might be a 13j. But both built by mazda just not sold in production cars.

[@yoyoyocrazyfool93]

I always thought these were just 2 rotors

[@AngelLopez-hc2df]

❤ Toyota GR Corolla ❤️

[@ForzaDriftMan]

Hell yea

[@Rangifulla]

Fear the rotary

[@山猫仙人]

ロータリーサイコー！

[@intellistar1122]

Likely because NASCAR is easier to follow... I prefer road racing, but my biggest worry with the new ALSM/Grand-Am merger is that it is hard enough to follow as it runs currently. Mixed classes are great, but they need to fix the system.

[@jonis2751]

has to be there because its not a cable anymore and for better responce

[@corriejacobs5876]

Very good but yo dropping the revs to low threw corners and ensure the piston cars will beat you

[@josephbrady711]

Youve obviously never driven a race car with a rotor

[@potatofuntime4012]

Is this a 3 speed or a 5 speed

[@Stratahoovius]

+Potato Fun time 5

[@caseykennedy4360]

pretty sure it's actually a 6 speed... once he hits the start or the finish line you can see him shift from 5th to 6th

[@r1de0ne57]

5 speed

[@r1de0ne57]

@@caseykennedy4360 No, this dude only downshifthing to 2nd gear on corner and only running 5th on the straight.

[@ooohhenrybmblm]

@@caseykennedy4360 It’s a dogleg transmission. The order is R-1-2-3-4-5 iirc

[@20brotarynp]

Mazda did make these thats why it's called a 26b. And if your rich enough with the right connections you can still buy one.

[@woodledog]

Funny how six people "dislike" this video. And they probably consider themselves "car guys". :/

[@john_john_john]

woodledog Probably six suits that were expecting a Rolex commercial.

[@Malibus_Most_Wanted]

woodledog it's just v8 owners who get butthurt

[@Rangifulla]

Those same cunts probably hate Hondas too

[@marcust510]

I wish I could see the drivers footwork

[@PhoHmooAmerica]

Laguna Seca

[@sturomain]

Looks like a cramped seating position!!

[@kz6fittycent]

I want his job....

[@dongypooh]

Supercars dotnet said, "Hewland 5-Speed Manual".

[@TdotSoul]

'cause 'murica! that's why!

[@ZDEVIL74]

body stylist Lee Dykstra production 2 engine 13J Rotary 4 position Front ignition Electronic Fuel Injection displacement 2616 cc / 159.64 in³ power 447.4 kw / 600 bhp @ 8500 rpm specific output 229.36 bhp per litre bhp/weight 588.24 bhp per tonne torque 528.8 nm / 390 ft lbs @ 7000 rpm ;)

[@thefloridacrackerwhip]

when I saw that car spin out I'm pretty sure I went OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT... followed by fortuitous clenching of ass cheeks.

[@Vmaxfodder]

4 Bazzel !!! it has huh ,huh,huh 4 !!!!!!!!!! me and that engine need to find a room QUICK !!!