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Written by Stephen Dobie
We love endurance racing. The talents required of cars and drivers to last 24 hours, rather than an hour or so, are extraordinary. As a result, the cars tend to look extraordinary, too. In the case of Audi"s recent LMP1 racers, that can be construed as a backhanded compliment. But Mazda has proved that this class of car needn"t be so burly and slab-sided. Its endurance racer the RT24-P is very pretty. Well, at least to our eyes. It will compete in America"s endurance championship the IMSA series under a new team, Mazda Joest, which sees the team behind Audi"s recent Le Mans success join forces with the maker of the howling 787B. Wonderful. Mazda"s modern twice-round-the-clock racer doesn"t sound as good as its rotary ancestor revving to a mere 8,500rpm but lord does it look good.
Date written: 19 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10618
We love endurance racing. The talents required of cars and drivers to last 24 hours, rather than an hour or so, are extraordinary. As a result, the cars tend to look extraordinary, too. In the case of Audi"s recent LMP1 racers, that can be construed as a backhanded compliment. But Mazda has proved that this class of car needn"t be so burly and slab-sided. Its endurance racer the RT24-P is very pretty. Well, at least to our eyes. It will compete in America"s endurance championship the IMSA series under a new team, Mazda Joest, which sees the team behind Audi"s recent Le Mans success join forces with the maker of the howling 787B. Wonderful. Mazda"s modern twice-round-the-clock racer doesn"t sound as good as its rotary ancestor revving to a mere 8,500rpm but lord does it look good.
Date written: 19 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10618