Club Arnage

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/mazda-brings-1991-winning-787b-car-back-to-le-mans-35511.html

Even though it is only doing a demo this news has still made my day  ;D ;D ;D 

That is the best news I have heard for some time, the sound of that car is one of my lasting memories from my early years at le mans

Very good news, hopefully herbert will be on hand to give it blast.

Cany beleive it was 20 years ago it won! feel very old.

Great news. That was my first Le Mans. Will be good to see and HEAR it again.

I may need my Budgie Smugglers to contain my excitement
My second LM and who didn't know where this car was on the track was deaf.
 >:D What memories I dont have were liquified

Sweet!

According to the report, it's going to take part in the drivers parade  :o
Can't even begin to imagine that.

Brings back so many great memories.It was the WANCs first Lemans  too
PM

From any point on the campsites yu could hear it powering along the old mulsanne straight, a ghostly noise for sure but one you never forget

Great news !   Might even try to make it to the parade then  8)

I seem to remember reading once that the team took the car back to Japan covered in the Le Sarthe grime - and lacquered over it to retain the 'just finished the race' look - is that true?? If it is then it will look rather grubby!! :-)

Actually I am quite excited about this as this was the last race I missed - because our second son was born on the morning of Sunday 23/06/91 (the race was late that year) which was Le Mans Sunday - and he (now nearly 20) will be with team Monkey this year of course.

That and it sounds like nothing else!!! ;D

Used to kip by the Mulsanne then, would lie there listening as it screamed down the straight. It never seemed to change gear.
At the end of the race they had it on a transporter and to the airport within an hour of the finish.

Great! I haven't seen it & I didn't think I ever would.

Brilliant news! If I had any hearing left from the first time I experienced it it would be great to hear it again :-)

It ? It? It?  Seem to recall there was at least 3 of the darn things screaming around all day and night every year

Si

my first le mans hangover doubled in pain by charging mazada and mercs.no rest for the wicked.i shall relive my first l m with another over indulgent beer,cider,red wine fest.shame the aco banned it

With respect, I think it was the FIA who banned it not the ACO on this occasion, as they wanted world sportscars to go down the 3.5 litre route. .

This gave rise to the fabulous Dassault Peugeots, which sounded - IMO - even better than the Mazda.

Nice to see her come home though, they were awsome.

I think your right. It was the change to the 3.5 litre rules enforced by the FIA which killed it.

Im sad to miss this. Its one of my favorite cars of all time. Im hoping that mazda will also bring a crew of videographers to shoot it in high def. if not at least there will be plenty of great shots from TV crews and photographers with modern equipment.

doh.your correct mr z.nobody liked it though cause its hard to measure the cubic capacity of a rotary engine.was it the poison dwarfs doing to piss of the aco because they wouldnt let him play?they ended up with venturis and weired but good imsa stuff to make up the grid.honda nsx