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Chequered additions tomuseum’s celebration of motor sport history
Mazda roars into irst place for Goodwood speed-fest
IT’S BEEN announced that Mazda will be the Central Feature Marque at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed. In a year that sees the debut
of three all-new models from the Japanese car maker, Maz- da will take centre stage at the world’s most prestigious motoring festival, celebrating its ‘Challenger Spirit’ with both the racing legends of its illustrious sporting past and the stylish cars of its current range.
Throughout its history Maz-
da has defied convention with its innovative approach to car making. t’s the only Japanese manufacturer to win the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, to persist with development of the ro-
tary engine and champion the affordable sports car with the MX-5. With the launch of the Maz-
da 2, the introduction of the Mazda CX-3 small SUV and debut of the MkIV MX-5, Maz- da’s range will take a starring role at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Moving Mo- tor Show. In line with the ‘Flat-out and
Fearless: Racing on the Edge’ theme of the festival, enthusi- asts will hear Mazda’s 1991 Le Mans winning 787B Group C car and other classics from its competition past. Jeremy Thomson, Mazda Motors UK managing direc- tor, said: “Mazda has a long, proud heritage in racing.”
THE NATIONAL Motor Mu- seum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, has welcomed two new rally- ing exhibits in support of its new exhibition, A Chequered History, celebrating the his- tory of motor sport. The Ford GT70 and the Ford RS200, which belong to the Blue Oval’s heritage collec- tion, are both prototypes of fascinating designs with their own “chequered histories”, echoing the bitter sweet na- ture of motor racing and ral- lying. Both were designed to win rallies but success eluded them. Doug Hill, manager and chief engineer of the muse- um, said: “I am both delighted and grateful that Ford Herit- age has offered on loan to the National Motor Museum two of its important historic mo- tor cars, the RS200 and the GT70.
“These rally cars will greatly enrich our already fabulous collection of competition mo- tor vehicles, continuing a long- standing and much valued as- sociation and friendship with the Ford Motor Company.” The GT70 was conceived in
1970 to rival the giants of Eu- ropean rallying, such as the Renault Alpine and the Por- sche 911. Its steel platform chassis was clad in an aero- dynamic fibreglass body, with independent suspension. The mid-mounted engine
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powered the rear wheels through a five speed transaxle. Only five examples were con- structed before the project was scrapped to cut costs. Joining the GT70 is the third
of six RS200 prototypes, one of the most remarkable ral- lying machines of the 1980s. The RS200 was also designed to be competitive in European rallies, using a mid-engine lay- out. However, this all-new de- sign used four-wheel drive and a turbocharged 1.8-litre four- cylinder engine, creating a fast, lightweight car. The body, made by fibreglass specialists Reliant, was assembled over a rigid platformchassis. To prove that the RS200 was
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