SEMA 2009: World's only known four-rotor Mazda RX-8

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We came across this RX-8 at SEMA and it immediately rang a bell. Time Attack, four-rotor, Mazda RX-8? It's the BMI Racing car we saw on Streetfire a while back. It's said to be the only four-rotor RX-8 in the world and it looks and sounds incredible. Don't believe us? You can see a couple of videos after the jump and judge for yourself.

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n2mopars

The RX8 owners on here that have replied are the smart ones. They drive their cars. Its the Sunday driver cars that have given them a bad reputation. Yes, they burn oil, they are designed to. I cant tell you how many RX8's I have pushed into my stall (Mazda shop foreman) and deflooded. At one point we were doing 3-4 a week. Its much better now with all the latest PCM reflashes, but we still get them. But yes, I am standing up for the RX8, even though I hate them, LOL

November 11 2009 at 8:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jeremy

Sounds like my nitro powered RC car! Too bad, the car is as ugly as it sounds.

November 09 2009 at 7:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JDM Life

Love the look.....hate the sound and the car seems not to be fast at all...

November 06 2009 at 10:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tawcoma26

It'll probably overheat and blow a seal.

November 06 2009 at 5:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

kevsflanagan

Thank you for posting this. It litterally just made my day (not feeling to well bleh). Regardless if its the first or the 3rd one done seeing something like this (as in RARE!) is a sight to behold. Now I am gonna take a cold shower 'cause hearing that Rotary rasp ova and ova again brings back memories of my baby.

November 06 2009 at 5:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scott

I am thinking that youtube vid sounds like the gas weed whacker my dad had when I was a kid. However it sounds really nice in the video on the track.

November 06 2009 at 4:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Justin Hollabaugh

Throttle Body fuel injection? Is this 1988?

November 06 2009 at 1:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bill

I like the 787B. Can you tell?

November 06 2009 at 1:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

MATT

Saw this at Formula D at Irwindale, the thing sounded amazing, almost F1 like, they did a whole engine rev sequence for about a minute...just awesome.

November 06 2009 at 1:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Concerned Citizen

It can burn twice as much oil as a regular RX8!

November 06 2009 at 11:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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