Mazda and Aston Martin Unveil New American Sports Car Racing Initiatives
Mazda and Aston Martin Unveil New American Sports Car Racing Initiatives Mazda has taken the digital wraps off its replacement for the championship-winning (but out-of-production) triple-rotor RX-8 model that competed in the GRAND-AM Rolex Series through 2012. Through a lone rendering dispatched from the 2012 LA Auto Show , the marque revealed the production-based turbodiesel SKYACTIV-D Mazda6 platform that will make its racing debut at January’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Based on the shapely 2014 Mazda6 model, the Florida-based SpeedSource team will spearhead a campaign focused on a pair of 6s in the brand-new GX category. Compared to the more traditional Rolex GT class, GX offers a showcase for experimental-ish cars like the 6 that utilize alternative racing powerplants and concepts. With more than 400 hp on tap, the 2.2-liter, four-cylinder, bi-turbo diesel will also have a home in the prototype ranks with an expected appearance in a P2 ca...
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