Everything and everyone was against them. They had a rookie, a ex-con and a guy who couldn't even walk right as a team. They still managed to pull it off.
My uncle, cousin and I were there too. What a glorious noise, I can still remember the fantastic racket as it passed by, and how far away you could still hear it. Epic.
I was at Le Mans in 1991, and everything this thing screamed past, popping and banging on gear changes is a noise I'll never forget and it always made folks near me smile when they heard it too
allaboutthegyro which is cool and all... But is was seriously outpaced by it's competition. It won because the engine was reliable, not fast. So let's praise that.
allaboutthegyro bear in mind too that the minimum weight limit was 1000kg for the other cars outside the 3.5 class. Mazda begged for dispensation because it was even more uncompetitive than before
@@renan9726 Por que você acha que um mundo de pele escura e incompetente de nações do lixo que vivem em florestas primitivas como você pode fazer o Japão de bobo?
Piston-engined race cars can howl, growl, moan or whine. A tuned Mazda with its insane redline does one thing, and does it loudly - SHRIEK. I understand the Irish will not attend a race with a Mazda competing because they hear banshees. I had a 1972 RX2 with an 8K redline, and the dealer told me it really would go to 11K safely - the redline was set there simply because no American driver would believe it was capable of such a thing...and it was a four-speed. That car would do 70mph in first gear. I used to freak out my college friends with it. :)
+That Guy I know the RX-2 was early days, and 11,000 rpm isn't realistic for that model , but the car that won LaMans was limited to 10,500 rpm so that it would complete 24 hours of continuous high speed racing . There have been other races with different rotary engines , where they average 13,500 rpm , but obviously over much shorter distances and time duration . Also Apex Seals have been improved dramatically. As I say , billions upon billions of dollars have gone into piston driven motors , imagine if the same was applied to rotaries. Back in the day , Piston driven F1 cars of old , when they were allowed to do 18,000 rpm and more , usually only lasted 400 kilometres .
WAY to much power out of the small engine and terrible fuel consumption. a 3-rotor basically has 3 times the power of a same sized piston engine... they could make the 787b peak at 900 bhp impossible with other types of engine and that small size
Is it just me or was this 787B the best looking car to run at Le Mans? As well as the best sounding of course, this and the F2004 V10 are the best 2 sounding cars in history of motorsport.
+TheChamp 101 It's really what you like. The sound of the 787B is unique and stands out. If one is into Wankels, it certainly is the single best engine noise in the world. In terms of Group C piston engines, the C9 has an extremely pleasant engine noise. But for looks it'll always be the Porsche 962 for me, either in Rothmans or Jägermeister livery.
+TheCloudhopper One of those 787s make more noise than the whole start grid in F1 these days. They should record the sound (look that the clip called "The sound of Senna") and blast that on the track when they race the GP.
+TheChamp 101 In terms of looks, I prefer the Mercedes CLK-GTR from 1998. Rotaries are still the best sounding engines though (although that Merc's V12 is pretty damn close too).
I tear up too when i hear to the rotary engine because i'm thinking that this car is a legend and as many stuff as you say it is and it will remain a Mazda
+roverlux Don't get me wrong I like JH but him saying Fernando, a 2 time wdc, should retire when he never came close to his level of success understandably pissed him off. Fernando put him in his place on live TV in front of millions of viewers it was hilarious!!!
I think it should be remembered that Johnny was rear gunner for the favoured Schumacher and, in fact won the British Grand Prix in a car which was set up for Schumacher. I wonder how many other drivers could do that.
+l34052 Fernando should retire and take his talents elsewhere. He's pretty much wasted at McLaren but is still able to drive well. I think johnny meant it , that way, not that Fernando couldn't drive anymore. I also think Fernando could do well in other motorsports or join mark Webber in the endurance series, type of racing.
Love my RX8, the handling is outrageous, even after 2 years of owning the car I laugh like a little kid when taking corners, downshifting and powering out of the corner. The RX8 may lack power, but in New Hampshire, with our winding roads, my RX8 will beat most cars, because there isn't much on the road today that can handle the corners at the speeds the RX8 can. The car with a 4 rotor engine would probably put me in the trees before long! :D
those gear changes are the best i have ever heard !! i cannot understand how is it possible to sound so brutal!! i know thiw is not an ordinary race car but the sound is out of this world! there are not cars anymore that sound like this when it comes to gear changes! i love this thing
+Le Pictave En effet, ça ressemble plutôt à un argument fallacieux pour dissimuler la vraie raison car pour ceux qui ont connu les Panoz aux 24h du Mans, je peux t'assurer que le niveau de décibel atteint par leur moteurs V8 étaient quasi insupportables de douleur. Non pas que la musicalité des V8 américains étaient atroce, bien au contraire. Par contre c'était trop fort, trop de bruit, de vibration. Je n'avais jamais vu ça.
Johnny Herbert reunited with his old friend, the Rotary Legend and performed one hell of a reminiscence of the legendary R26B Wankel engine. I really wish that Mazda will one day return to Le Mans with the Wankel rotary and becomes competitive again, just like 25 years ago
They were not banned, just had so many restrictions that a rotary would never compete at this level again. They knew what kind of a threat the rotary was. Little displacement, large power motors. I have a supercharged and ported 12a, making about 300hp in my 85 Rx7.
Nick West Right, as a matter of fact, little that people know is that Mazda ran an RX-7 at Le Mans in 1994 and the Wankel somehow found its way in LMP2 cars from 1995 through 1997. However, the very last race for the rotary at Le Mans was in 2002 with Autoexe LMP racing team which didn't finish the race. Just like the Wankel, any other engine that did not comply with the FIA regulations was not allowed to race in that certain category, which didn't really "ban" rotaries or anything else
TheBmwyallaa No, they just ruled it out of competition by restricting intake and exhaust mainly. You can determine the true displacement. They measure one face of each rotor. A 12a is stated as being 1.146L and all you have to do is multiply that by 3 as each face of the rotor share the same measurements. So a 12a is 3.438L in reality.
As a spectator, the sound of the engine on the overun is absolutely unforgettable, it puts a lump in my throat to think about the times that I have walked down the side of Mulsanne just to hear the Mazda on the overun. Wonderful upload. Thank you.
Great video. Herbert is really working. Shifting with his right hand and using the clutch with his left foot. Seriously those were the days to let the car work for your successes.
The significance of Johnny celebrating after the run is that when his team won in 1991 Johnny was too ill to celebrate on the podium with them so this was his chance to finally get up there after 20 years. Very cool.
+Aktion_T4 Naw it was first shown in Gran Turismo 3, winnable in either an endurance race (1/4 chance) or as a prize for winning "Like The Wind". GT3 is where I learned to love this car, the high revs I just love
I had the pleasure of hearing race cars like this one at the 12 Hours of Sebring in Sebring, FL, USA. What an ear bone-rattling experience it is standing at a corner with these marvels of modern mechanics exploding around a race track while being driven by some of the greats!!!
My dad had this one as rc car in the early 90s ... Loved the design and the collor of this one. Also the big wheels and rims. And now i hear the sound and wow....that was sound then.. New formula one cars suck and sound crappy. Rally cars are also more quiet then in the group b. So sad that the great times of motorsport are gone.. I have an bmw e30 m3 and loved the DTM in the 90 ....That was fighting and honor ... Today its all about computers and tactic...
This car... sounds beautiful...I wish it could've stuck around in the LMP class. I find myself wondering how it would've held up against other LMP class cars if it wasn't banned after winning Le Mans. What makes me love this car even more than I already have is it being featured in the Forza Motorsport series. Mainly Forza Motorsport 6. And oh my God, it sounds amazing! By far my favorite sounding engine in the entire game. Period. It sounds very similar to what it sounds like here. Now I know that the Forza franchise doesn't always get the engine noises right, but the 787B is one of a few examples that's it done very well.
Amazing car and sound... I've always loved it. This is racing. Great video and with that amazing GPS map on the side, I could follow along with the driver. Well done
An amazing car making an amazing sound whilst being given a proper thrashing around its winning course. I do love Mazda, and always will. The 787B is one of the all time greats. Just goes to show what a plucky little Japanese car company can do...
Manoo42 Fair point. It's not the best LM race car ever by any stretch, but that wasn't my point. I know Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, even Ford have more Le Mans victories. That doesn't mean the 787 isn't one of the LM greats. To date, it's still the only Japanese victory (mostly luck, I know), and also the only rotary victory. The best Le Mans car ever? No. An important Le Mans car? Yes. That was my point. Now, can we all just sit back and enjoy that noise?
Manoo42 I not disagreeing about it being not the most competitive car, however Mazda retiring it because of that is total BS. The 1992 rules prohibited rotaries as they changed them to only allow piston engines based off the F1 engines of the era to reduce costs. Plus especially now it can't be the most over rated victory. Toyota's 2018 victory I believe surpasses that. Plus the 787B still managed to hold the Jaguar at bay which was still a good effort. As they say in racing, to finish first you must first finish. Any win in Le Mans, even Toyota's with absolutely no competition, is a big effort and shouldn't be down played.
What a beautiful sound, this is an amazing job done by Mazda with their Rotary engine, the only Japanese car maker to win the crown jewel of LeMans 24hour...until today 16.06.18. It is great to commemorate once in a while that glorious day of 1991.
I had a 84 GSL-SE RX7 back in the day. I know it’s only a 2 rotor, fuel injected. But I miss that car to this day. Handling, light, enough power, sexy design, perfect gearing, and a rippping red line. Proud to have owned an ancestor to the 787.
I knew once I wrote it that I did not explain it well enough. Apologies. I was referring to the change in policy regarding global warming (Trump winning) that would take the emphazise off of efficiency that would allow a return to those halcyon days. Like I said, I did not explain it very well. Actually, I should not have made the comment to begin with. Oh well. Again, apologies.
I always thought these kinds of racecars would have sequential gearboxes. Really interesting to see they use regular old manual transmissions. Love this video
I was there to witness it. My dad had tears in his eyes, he still remembered the day Mazda won in this car. Such an icon.
Mazda showed the world , genius creation.
Everything and everyone was against them. They had a rookie, a ex-con and a guy who couldn't even walk right as a team. They still managed to pull it off.
Insane! my dad was in 1990 in Australia when Nissan finally showed the World what Japanese Group Cars mean💪
My uncle, cousin and I were there too. What a glorious noise, I can still remember the fantastic racket as it passed by, and how far away you could still hear it. Epic.
Your dad won the money? Cause choose the mazda for the winner
this is one of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard
It isn't one of the most, Is the most...
I was at Le Mans in 1991, and everything this thing screamed past, popping and banging on gear changes is a noise I'll never forget and it always made folks near me smile when they heard it too
Don’t lie 🫣
Her: He’s probably thinking about other girls...
My head: BRAAAAAAAA BRBRBR BRAPBRAP BRAAAAAAAAAAAAA
😂😂😂😂😂😂
You forgot the turbine😂
@@baka7even naturally aspirated, there is no turbo
@@baka7even SSSTUTUTUTUTUTUTUUUU
Best music on youtube!
Sérgio Gonçalves yup
real cars dont exi-
This shit is even better than my music 😂
慈しむように手足を操るJohnny。
このマシンを心の底から愛しているのが伝わってくる。
冴えない空の景色を切り裂くように響きわたるR-sound。
最高。芸術だよ。
4 rotors, 3 spark plugs per rotor. 850kg. The engine could output 930hp per the Mazda Museum.
Its a rotary engine
Was limited to 690 for le mans though
730hp for le mans*
allaboutthegyro which is cool and all... But is was seriously outpaced by it's competition. It won because the engine was reliable, not fast. So let's praise that.
allaboutthegyro bear in mind too that the minimum weight limit was 1000kg for the other cars outside the 3.5 class. Mazda begged for dispensation because it was even more uncompetitive than before
I can feel the acceleration here with the sound, My body moved back and forth when he changed gears. Such an amazing machine.
are you alive
何の本だか忘れたけど、マツダのエンジニアが20年振りでジョニーが乗るから色々教えようとしたんだけど、ジョニーが「俺の自家用車だ」と言ったそうです。アンカーを務めて優勝したんだから愛着があって当然だろうね。
Yes
Sorry i dont speak Initial D but i agreed with everything you said
Xing xong ling long
@@renan9726 Por que você acha que um mundo de pele escura e incompetente de nações do lixo que vivem em florestas primitivas como você pode fazer o Japão de bobo?
@@renan9726 Não deixe corridas sujas de pele tocarem nas bicicletas de SUZUKI!
The sound it makes, its lovely, 10x better then F1 cars today
Nanderlizer Nanderlizer no one cares about fast
i feel it sound like a F1, the old models ofc
@@Wan_23456 か
@@Wan_23456 Actually that is exactly what motorsport is about in the first place...
@@andreamoroni97 actually no it's not motorsports is mainly about consistency..
0:49 this part always gives me chills
この動画は何度見ても感動する。
あの時表彰台に上がれなかったジョニーに心から拍手を送ります。
What a fantastic noise. Must have been great for Johnny to drive this car again, like being reunited with an old friend.
Jay, do you know the guy driving this? I assume that he's one of the greats of Le Mans.
@Nicholas Solovieff - Thats Johnny Herbert driving, won Le Mans in 1991 driving this very car, also a winner of 3 Formula 1 Grand Prix races.
its perfect...
Very underrated F1 Driver as well. Wrong place at the wrong time.
too perfect
Piston-engined race cars can howl, growl, moan or whine. A tuned Mazda with its insane redline does one thing, and does it loudly - SHRIEK. I understand the Irish will not attend a race with a Mazda competing because they hear banshees.
I had a 1972 RX2 with an 8K redline, and the dealer told me it really would go to 11K safely - the redline was set there simply because no American driver would believe it was capable of such a thing...and it was a four-speed. That car would do 70mph in first gear. I used to freak out my college friends with it. :)
Haha
+That Guy I know the RX-2 was early days, and 11,000 rpm isn't realistic for that model , but the car that won LaMans was limited to 10,500 rpm so that it would complete 24 hours of continuous high speed racing . There have been other races with different rotary engines , where they average 13,500 rpm , but obviously over much shorter distances and time duration . Also Apex Seals have been improved dramatically. As I say , billions upon billions of dollars have gone into piston driven motors , imagine if the same was applied to rotaries. Back in the day , Piston driven F1 cars of old , when they were allowed to do 18,000 rpm and more , usually only lasted 400 kilometres .
Aye lad! screamin like a wounded banshee she was!
Dear FIA, this is what racing cars should sound like. Not the sanitised bilge we have today.
i agree
FIA just forbade the rotative engine cars just after the win of this Mazda in Le Mans. That's really weird...
+Sergi March Thas Bullshit. Why Tf would they du thad?
It's true. Look it up.
WAY to much power out of the small engine and terrible fuel consumption. a 3-rotor basically has 3 times the power of a same sized piston engine... they could make the 787b peak at 900 bhp impossible with other types of engine and that small size
one of the best sounding race cars ever! love the sound when down shifting
You have sound, you have visual, you have speed. That's all you need.
Is it just me or was this 787B the best looking car to run at Le Mans? As well as the best sounding of course, this and the F2004 V10 are the best 2 sounding cars in history of motorsport.
i would prefer Sauber C9 or C11
+TheChamp 101 It's really what you like. The sound of the 787B is unique and stands out. If one is into Wankels, it certainly is the single best engine noise in the world. In terms of Group C piston engines, the C9 has an extremely pleasant engine noise. But for looks it'll always be the Porsche 962 for me, either in Rothmans or Jägermeister livery.
+TheChamp 101 I prefer the sound of the McLaren MP4/8 Ayrton Senna drove.
+TheCloudhopper One of those 787s make more noise than the whole start grid in F1 these days. They should record the sound (look that the clip called "The sound of Senna") and blast that on the track when they race the GP.
+TheChamp 101 In terms of looks, I prefer the Mercedes CLK-GTR from 1998. Rotaries are still the best sounding engines though (although that Merc's V12 is pretty damn close too).
何回見ても当時を思い出して涙がでる。
マツダさんにお願い、永久に動態保存をして欲しい。
同感です
In a time when racecars still had personality and soul. What a magnificent sound.
I will never, ever, tire of this sound.
Lo mismo digo
Not sure why but I get the chills and tear up for some reason at the sound of this car. The rotary era is not over.
Because this is a totally awsome car! I was there in 2011 and .. yes .. all your body hair erects .. Can´t explain it - you need to be there :-)
I don't blame you, this car is a legend.
the roars when downshifting...
2:06 this 3 seconds gets me everytime. I watch this basically everytime and it helps me to live
I tear up too when i hear to the rotary engine because i'm thinking that this car is a legend and as many stuff as you say it is and it will remain a Mazda
いつ聴いてもいい音だ
ロータリー それはこの世に存在する至高の存在。マツダが生み出した唯一無二の宝である。
ロータリーエンジンはマツダが
作った訳じゃないけれどね
生み出したのはドイツのヴァンケル博士
@@生き返った伝説の投手村山 だからマツダはすごくないってこと？
続きを言えよ
@@sanmarino8850 だから？
完成させたのはマツダだけ
@@ChinesemomlovemassagingJapan そうですか。
2.4 mio views. 50k of those have been me.
only counts as 1 view from each ip address
If you squint hard enough, you might spot the joke in the distance...
We used 50k different computers to achieve that.
Worth it.
zeroundersteer s
Angelo De Dominicis
今になっても聞きたくなるこの音。言葉で表すことができないほど素晴らしい。
The rotary engine sounds wonderful. I'll miss hearing those sounds on a racetrack like LeMans.
ロータリーエンジンを愛してくれて、ありがとう。
ロータリエンジンは永久不滅にしなければいけませんね✨ ４ロータリ車は作らないとエンジンがないので大変ですが美しいこの音は無くしてはいけないと思いますm(__)m
張田和弥 その通りですね！あの音、あのフィーリング、、、 ロータリーでしか実現できませんからね マツダに期待ですね
+杉原大和 次期のロータリにスカイアクティブRというのが開発されてますが是非販売までいってほしいと私は思います！ロータリを絶滅させてはならないという意思もありますがJGTC時代の時みたいにまた現代のGTにも息を吹き返して貰いたいです！
私はロータリが復活したら必ずしも購入したいと思います！
貴方のコメントを見てちょっと涙滲みました(^_^;)こちらからもですがロータリエンジンを愛してくれて本当にありがとうございます(*^^*)
+杉原大和 I agree.... i think
+張田和弥 スカイアクティブR！？
ゾクゾクが止まらないですなwww
何故だろう、787Bの音を聴くと涙が出てくる。
ジョニーさんのマシンを大事に扱いつつ、昔を懐かしみながら快走する姿がとても素敵だ！
A master at the wheel. One of the few great gentleman racers.
Ask Fernando Alonso what he thinks about Johnny Herbert...lolol
Who cares what he says?
+roverlux Don't get me wrong I like JH but him saying Fernando, a 2 time wdc, should retire when he never came close to his level of success understandably pissed him off. Fernando put him in his place on live TV in front of millions of viewers it was hilarious!!!
I think it should be remembered that Johnny was rear gunner for the favoured Schumacher and, in fact won the British Grand Prix in a car which was set up for Schumacher. I wonder how many other drivers could do that.
+l34052 Fernando should retire and take his talents elsewhere. He's pretty much wasted at McLaren but is still able to drive well. I think johnny meant it , that way, not that Fernando couldn't drive anymore. I also think Fernando could do well in other motorsports or join mark Webber in the endurance series, type of racing.
If I close my eyes, I can visualize this track. The result of hours of Le Mans on Project Cars.
Ikr me too on Forza 6 i did the 30 laps in 1h48min haha, im in top 5% in america though
I can di it too, thanks to iRacing
jayive34 RR3
You should try Rfactor2 ;)
Cnicbr I have no decent PC, and I really PCars career mode.
Love my RX8, the handling is outrageous, even after 2 years of owning the car I laugh like a little kid when taking corners, downshifting and powering out of the corner. The RX8 may lack power, but in New Hampshire, with our winding roads, my RX8 will beat most cars, because there isn't much on the road today that can handle the corners at the speeds the RX8 can. The car with a 4 rotor engine would probably put me in the trees before long! :D
Southern Maine rx7 vert here, and yes, these cars (even my old tank) handle like glue!
これは操るのすごく体力が要るな。ステアリングすごい重そうだし、ペダル類踏む時ガッツンガッツンいってる。
those gear changes are the best i have ever heard !! i cannot understand how is it possible to sound so brutal!! i know thiw is not an ordinary race car but the sound is out of this world! there are not cars anymore that sound like this when it comes to gear changes! i love this thing
This car gives me chills, absolutely beautiful.
They just dont make cars like this anymore do they *tears up*
This is a one of a kind car ..... But most people know this from Gran Turismo
or forza
woot
GT3
l34052 tty j
ジョニー・ハーバートは、日本のF3000で走ったり、ISUZUのF1エンジンのTESTRUNに参加したり、何かと日本に縁があるドライバーだった。ブランズハッチの大クラッシュがなければF1でチャンピオン争いしてたんだろうな。
1993年ブラジルGPでのあのシューマッハとの激しいバトルは、ジョニーのハイライトシーンのひとつに数えられる素晴らしい走りだったと思います。
日本が元気だった頃ですね!
Shamalamadingdong
本当にいい音だ！
自分をモータースポーツ好きにさせてくれたマシン。
生でこのロータリーサウンドを聞いてみたい
Thought I recognised the eyes of Johnny Herbert in that skid lid. One of F1's greatest characters, a true gent and all round nice guy.
that downshifting sound! its a beaut!
What a sound! Even the sequential transmissions makes modern race cars sound worse. Just pray attention to the sound of upshifts. Old school rules.
Sequential transmissions are awesome though. But nothing beats the good old manual
icecreampimpdeux Yeah, but sequential transmissions are `really´ awesome when you can do "heel and toe" in downshifts. (Sorry for my english)
Speaking of downshifts, this 787b has ridiculous downshifts
icecreampimpdeux "Eargasmers" downshifts.
😎
I remember i had to get this car in a 20 lap "Test Course" challenge in Grand Turismo 3 lol good times.
Good times
***** pikes escudo? Oh yes i remember it being one of the fastest when you would mod it
***** wow, you are a super geek
haha i first drove it in race driver grid :D
Danny Martin Obviously you did that race in an 1800BHP Suzuki Vitara like we all did ;)
この演出は胸にくるものがありますよね
ドライバーにジョニー・ハーバートを選択なんて・・・素晴らしい
Goosebumps everytime the car speeds up. Jesus christ!!! Lovely beautiful sound. That ladies and gentlemen is the sound of speed.
Wow. You've done wonderfully. Thanks for the ride, bro!
Eargasm!!!!
この音色は何度聴いても心地良い。MAZDAにしか出来ない唯一無二の芸術品ですね。
That downshift at 1:56... Omg!!!!
Crus wom bop bop
I think i just gave birth! Hahaha
and the upshift right after that sounded incredible.
If you want incredible downshifts, might I direct you to ruclips.net/video/ctL_KjAB8L4/видео.html and go to 1:06. You're welcome
Superb video. No music, no bullshit, just pure mechanical sound and visceral speed. Excellent! Many thanks!
from the first time i saw this beauty in one of the early gran turismo games, i was awestruck and that feeling has never diminished
0:51 the voice of God. That rotary sounds incredible!
Sound is pure earporn..
Du vrai son à l'ancienne.
theo lm Les moteurs rotatif ont été interdit après cet année là...soit disant trop bruyant !!! Je ne vois pas où est le problème. mdr
+Le Pictave En effet, ça ressemble plutôt à un argument fallacieux pour dissimuler la vraie raison car pour ceux qui ont connu les Panoz aux 24h du Mans, je peux t'assurer que le niveau de décibel atteint par leur moteurs V8 étaient quasi insupportables de douleur. Non pas que la musicalité des V8 américains étaient atroce, bien au contraire. Par contre c'était trop fort, trop de bruit, de vibration. Je n'avais jamais vu ça.
@@TheTheolm c'est simplement parce que le moteur rotatif est bien plus performant et compact a d'autres moteurs V8
Your goddamn right it addictive...
Johnny Herbert reunited with his old friend, the Rotary Legend and performed one hell of a reminiscence of the legendary R26B Wankel engine. I really wish that Mazda will one day return to Le Mans with the Wankel rotary and becomes competitive again, just like 25 years ago
They were not banned, just had so many restrictions that a rotary would never compete at this level again. They knew what kind of a threat the rotary was.
Little displacement, large power motors. I have a supercharged and ported 12a, making about 300hp in my 85 Rx7.
Nick West
Right, as a matter of fact, little that people know is that Mazda ran an RX-7 at Le Mans in 1994 and the Wankel somehow found its way in LMP2 cars from 1995 through 1997. However, the very last race for the rotary at Le Mans was in 2002 with Autoexe LMP racing team which didn't finish the race. Just like the Wankel, any other engine that did not comply with the FIA regulations was not allowed to race in that certain category, which didn't really "ban" rotaries or anything else
Joshua Finley They did. Reason. Unable to determine rotary engines displacement. Read up on it
TheBmwyallaa
No, they just ruled it out of competition by restricting intake and exhaust mainly. You can determine the true displacement. They measure one face of each rotor. A 12a is stated as being 1.146L and all you have to do is multiply that by 3 as each face of the rotor share the same measurements. So a 12a is 3.438L in reality.
Nick West
That's what Mazda states. No one else.
As a spectator, the sound of the engine on the overun is absolutely unforgettable, it puts a lump in my throat to think about the times that I have walked down the side of Mulsanne just to hear the Mazda on the overun. Wonderful upload. Thank you.
Great video. Herbert is really working. Shifting with his right hand and using the clutch with his left foot. Seriously those were the days to let the car work for your successes.
やはり、グループCマシンは・・・美しい
The significance of Johnny celebrating after the run is that when his team won in 1991 Johnny was too ill to celebrate on the podium with them so this was his chance to finally get up there after 20 years. Very cool.
Who knows this beast thanks to the Gran Turismo??
Yo!!!!
Gran Turismo 2. It was a hidden reward of a endurance race.
+Eduardo Meza Not only GT, also Grid 2 has this AMAZING race car *_*
+Aktion_T4 Naw it was first shown in Gran Turismo 3, winnable in either an endurance race (1/4 chance) or as a prize for winning "Like The Wind". GT3 is where I learned to love this car, the high revs I just love
OzGaming
yes man that was so rare for me, mazda 787b on gran turismo 2? i never played gran turismo 3, but i know it's just amazing!
I had the pleasure of hearing race cars like this one at the 12 Hours of Sebring in Sebring, FL, USA. What an ear bone-rattling experience it is standing at a corner with these marvels of modern mechanics exploding around a race track while being driven by some of the greats!!!
I was there for this, an absolutely awesome sound. I had a crisis.
天まで響き渡る神様の楽器Mazda最高!!
このエンジン音はまさに芸術品！
My dream car of Gran Turismo as a kid!
I cried at the pure beauty of this car, it roars to be returned to le mans once more
Nostalgie d'un moteur au son DEMENTIEL!!! Quel hurlement! C'est jouissif au point qu'on n'a pas envie que ça s'arrête!
My dad had this one as rc car in the early 90s ...
Loved the design and the collor of this one.
Also the big wheels and rims.
And now i hear the sound and wow....that was sound then..
New formula one cars suck and sound crappy.
Rally cars are also more quiet then in the group b.
So sad that the great times of motorsport are gone..
I have an bmw e30 m3 and loved the DTM in the 90 ....That was fighting and honor ...
Today its all about computers and tactic...
This car... sounds beautiful...I wish it could've stuck around in the LMP class. I find myself wondering how it would've held up against other LMP class cars if it wasn't banned after winning Le Mans. What makes me love this car even more than I already have is it being featured in the Forza Motorsport series. Mainly Forza Motorsport 6. And oh my God, it sounds amazing! By far my favorite sounding engine in the entire game. Period. It sounds very similar to what it sounds like here. Now I know that the Forza franchise doesn't always get the engine noises right, but the 787B is one of a few examples that's it done very well.
いい音だとは聞いていたけど
ここまでいい音だとは♪
everytime ive watched this , my tears fall
Such a beatiful musin into my ear
And even, Herbert asked if he could stay in the car during the last pit. He was even sent to get medical care from dehydration! What a man!
787Bが再びサルトの地で喜びに唄っている・・・！！
BEST SOUND EVER!!!!!!!!!
It's like seeing a mystical and legendary creature comes to life, that's how iconic this car is.
Amazing car and sound... I've always loved it. This is racing. Great video and with that amazing GPS map on the side, I could follow along with the driver. Well done
Johnny looked like Gary Busey with that helmet on.
But then again... You need to be mad to be able to drive such a powerful car.
An amazing car making an amazing sound whilst being given a proper thrashing around its winning course. I do love Mazda, and always will. The 787B is one of the all time greats. Just goes to show what a plucky little Japanese car company can do...
So great it only ever won one race and was then retired by Mazda due to being uncompetitive....
Manoo42 Fair point. It's not the best LM race car ever by any stretch, but that wasn't my point. I know Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, even Ford have more Le Mans victories. That doesn't mean the 787 isn't one of the LM greats. To date, it's still the only Japanese victory (mostly luck, I know), and also the only rotary victory. The best Le Mans car ever? No. An important Le Mans car? Yes. That was my point. Now, can we all just sit back and enjoy that noise?
CharlieFoxtrot06
I would class it as the most overated win ever.
Manoo42 I not disagreeing about it being not the most competitive car, however Mazda retiring it because of that is total BS. The 1992 rules prohibited rotaries as they changed them to only allow piston engines based off the F1 engines of the era to reduce costs. Plus especially now it can't be the most over rated victory. Toyota's 2018 victory I believe surpasses that. Plus the 787B still managed to hold the Jaguar at bay which was still a good effort. As they say in racing, to finish first you must first finish. Any win in Le Mans, even Toyota's with absolutely no competition, is a big effort and shouldn't be down played.
Beautiful song from a R26B rotary engine. I love it. :)
Nothing will ever sound like this car, ever. I love the rotary engine, this is awesome
build a 4 rotor and you get pretty much the same sound
What a beautiful sound, this is an amazing job done by Mazda with their Rotary engine, the only Japanese car maker to win the crown jewel of LeMans 24hour...until today 16.06.18. It is great to commemorate once in a while that glorious day of 1991.
日本の宝だ
やばいなこのロータリーサウンド あらゆるモータースポーツの中でF1の３ℓｰV10の頃のエンジン音と
双璧だわ 自分の一番好きなエンジン音
オンボードのエンジン音もかっこいいって最高だろ
I can't begin to imagine how fun that thing is to drive.
Madre mia que placer. El mejor sonido jams creado 😍
やっぱり787B最高！
あぁ〜このソプラノサウンドがしびれる〜！！
ほんと、何度見ても鳥肌が立つし涙が出てくる。
I had a 84 GSL-SE RX7 back in the day. I know it’s only a 2 rotor, fuel injected. But I miss that car to this day. Handling, light, enough power, sexy design, perfect gearing, and a rippping red line. Proud to have owned an ancestor to the 787.
Amazing sound ! Like music .
the downshifts sound amazing
When LMP's used to be beautiful...
Guess what brother? We are going back to those glorious days, hear me now believe me later.
Rafael Lastra com oh really how so did they change the rules?
I knew once I wrote it that I did not explain it well enough. Apologies. I was referring to the change in policy regarding global warming (Trump winning) that would take the emphazise off of efficiency that would allow a return to those halcyon days. Like I said, I did not explain it very well. Actually, I should not have made the comment to begin with. Oh well. Again, apologies.
I always thought these kinds of racecars would have sequential gearboxes. Really interesting to see they use regular old manual transmissions. Love this video
This is the most beautiful sound I've ever heard come out of anything mechanical. Every time he hits the gas I just gasp.
Downshifting sounds like Curly from the Three Stooges...wooboop...wooboop...wooboop....!
1:55 - Sounds like Zoidberg running away.
I've never been a wankel fan but just listening to this car is like having a wet dream.
Honestly doesn't that just sound absolutely amazing 😩
この動画を見ると毎回感動する感動が薄れないのが不思議なくらい。素晴らしい動画!!
Esse som é música para meus ouvidos, lindo demais