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I was suprised Mazda had 5 cars for one season, and why they didn't run more than two at Le Mans, given they were defending their title against a small field.
I also wonder if the 'productionised' XJR-14, which became the Mazda, was planned before or after the Jaguar WSC program was given the chop.
Potentially you could have eventually seen customer 'XJR-14's' in IMSA GTP with the V6 turbo, in fact any engine, if the chassis was sold as a TWR.
In one book I own it was said rival designers were unimpressed with XJR-14's F1 inspired nose wing, as it created lots of drag, but maximum downforce seems the direction LMP designs have moved to since.
Last edited by JAG; 14 Dec 2008 at 01:09.
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