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Why the rotary was banned 2017-02-01 05:35:18 Post No. 16593218
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>Senior engineers with Mazda and several survivors of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima started communicating with Felix Wankel a Nazi during the second world war
>One goal, develop a rotary engine and win
>His advice and vision set Mazda of into the right direction
>In his dieing years 1988, Felix writes a letter his friends telling him he won't make it, but believes they are on the right path
>Fast forward a couple years and the FIA is informed about the ongoing project of an improved rotary engine that will keep Felix's (a Nazi) legacy alive
>Major Jewish shareholders start lobbying to ban the engine using Peugeot as their front
>they fail to impose the ban in time
>1991, the 24 hours of Le Man race starts
>Mazda wins with the 787B
>The engine envisioned by Felix and the will power of the Japanese engineers of Mazda made the old Glory alive again
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uhWK_DC844M
In 1992 the rotary engine was banned by the FIA from participating due to safety concerns and failing to comply with new rules surrounding cilinder sizes.
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Nope.
They wanted everyone to use F1 motors because they were trying to turn Lemans into a Formula series.
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>>16593218
Threats of sanctions and pulling out investments in Mazda the research and development came to an abrupt halt.
The engine is several years behind now in terms of r&d.
Ask yourself, if it was fuel inefficient, how did it win the 24 hours race?
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>>16593218
Rotaries at Le Mans raced throughout the 90's
Pic related is 1995
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>>16593218
>nazi
Everyone fails to mention
>He had been an early follower of Hitler but quit the Nazi party in 1932
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>>16593234
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lNMLrURRqLk
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>>16593239
>Ask yourself, if it was fuel inefficient, how did it win the 24 hours race?
Because it's actually pretty fuel efficient (compared to an Otto) in high load , constant high RPM running, like you have in racing.
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>>16593250
>Wankel tried to rejoin the NSDAP in 1937, but was turned down.By the help of Keppler, however, he was admitted to the SS in 1940 in the rank of Obersturmbannführer.
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Wish I could find this Manga about the development of the rotary engine
https://www.amazon.com/Rotary-engine-birth-dream-Challengers/dp/4872878434
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The rotary will rise, again.
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>>16593380
Source?
This is not in his biography
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