Name: Mazda 787B 1991
SKU: 1015
Availability: InStock

Mazda 787B 1991

MOC-129182
by SFH_Bricks
Speed Champions
261PCS Building block package + PDF instruction manual (please contact me if you need A4 printed paper instruction manual)
The story of the Mazda 787B is a remarkable and legendary one, and needs no introduction. The 787B was born in 1990, and with some adjustments became the 787B. It used Mazda’s R26B Rotary engine. Mazda trusted the design enough, it in fact was so reliable, the de-tuned the engine from 900HP to 700HP. And this finally payed off during the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. Starting from P19, the vibrant orange and green #55 driven by Johnny Herbert, Volker Weidler and Bertrand Gachot was assigned with only one task: go all in. No fuel saving, no tire management, flat out racing. After several hours the 787B was already in third position, behind the faster Mercedes C11’s, of which Micheal Schumacher drove the leading car. The reliability of the rotary engine payed off. While not having the full speed over a single lap, the reliabilty meant there was no need to save fuel, in contrast the the 3.5L engines used by Mercedes and Jaguar. Soon, the Mercedes cars started to struggle; brake failure, gearbox issue, fuel issues. At that moment, Mazda was leading the race, and on the way to victory. This was the first time ever a Japanese manufacturer won the prestigious race, and even more remarkable, the 787B remains the only car to have ever won using a rotary engine (they were banned in 1992). Mazda did not won any other single race, but they managed to win the most important one. A story of an underdog, became a legend.
Details of the car include the gear shift lever in the cockpit, and most importantly: the R26B engine in the back! You can access the engine by removing the engine cover behind the cockpit and 2 tiles.

MOC-129182
by SFH_Bricks
Speed Champions
261PCS Building block package + PDF instruction manual (please contact me if you need A4 printed paper instruction manual)
The story of the Mazda 787B is a remarkable and legendary one, and needs no introduction. The 787B was born in 1990, and with some adjustments became the 787B. It used Mazda’s R26B Rotary engine. Mazda trusted the design enough, it in fact was so reliable, the de-tuned the engine from 900HP to 700HP. And this finally payed off during the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. Starting from P19, the vibrant orange and green #55 driven by Johnny Herbert, Volker Weidler and Bertrand Gachot was assigned with only one task: go all in. No fuel saving, no tire management, flat out racing. After several hours the 787B was already in third position, behind the faster Mercedes C11’s, of which Micheal Schumacher drove the leading car. The reliability of the rotary engine payed off. While not having the full speed over a single lap, the reliabilty meant there was no need to save fuel, in contrast the the 3.5L engines used by Mercedes and Jaguar. Soon, the Mercedes cars started to struggle; brake failure, gearbox issue, fuel issues. At that moment, Mazda was leading the race, and on the way to victory. This was the first time ever a Japanese manufacturer won the prestigious race, and even more remarkable, the 787B remains the only car to have ever won using a rotary engine (they were banned in 1992). Mazda did not won any other single race, but they managed to win the most important one. A story of an underdog, became a legend.
Details of the car include the gear shift lever in the cockpit, and most importantly: the R26B engine in the back! You can access the engine by removing the engine cover behind the cockpit and 2 tiles.