Mazda 787B, The Legend That Conquered Le Mans

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Mazda 787B, The Legend That Conquered Le Mans

 Heroes will always be remembered, but legends never die ... That is the phrase that rightly describes the Mazda 787B, the first Japanese race car to conquer the Le Mans circuit, France, in a 24-hour endurance race in 1991. Unfortunately after becoming a champion, the committee banned the use of machines the rotary used 787B in the following season.

 Behind the prohibition controversy, the Mazda 787B is now honored as the legend of the Hiroshima manufacturer, and has a special "throne" at the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima.

 During a visit to the museum, KompasOtomotif had witnessed the 787B on display along with its controversial engine. It is controversial because some people believe that the ban is a conspiracy because the Mazda 787B is too tough and difficult to beat.

 What is clear, in 1991 Mazda became the first Japanese manufacturer to win Le Mans, although two other Japanese manufacturers were actually more favored. History also notes, 787B became the first race car to win Le Mans using a rotary engine by completing a distance of 4923.2 km with an average speed of 205.1 kph.

 The 787B victory story is no less interesting. Driving alternately by three racers, Johnny Herbert from England, Bertrand Gachot from France, and Volker Weidler from Germany, the number 55 car started from 19th. Two other Mazda 787Bs with numbers 18 and 56 were 23 and 30.

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 At the beginning of the race, the car with number 55 had poked into third place. A few rounds later, it was in second place behind the Mercedes-Benz C11 driven by Michael Schumacher, Fritz Kreutzpointner and Karl Wendlinger. When the race lasted 22 hours, C11 was forced to enter the pit due to a mechanical problem.

 In the last pit stop, Herbert asked to keep driving the car and carried the 787B past the finish line first as champion. But at the end of the race, Herbert experienced fatigue and dehydration so he did not take the podium with Weidler and Gachot.

 Now, the story of the race is always remembered in the Mazda Museum. The legend 787B gets his throne as a racing car the pride of the country of the Rising Sun.

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