Robin is on the PAMA board and SAE just merged with PAMA
so Robin brought me a handful of recent issues of AE mag back
from her SAE/PAMA meeting in Warrendale PA.

In the same AE mag May issue that Archie scanned the super-charger/
turbo-charger page in there was another article
on Mazda's new Formula Atlantic open wheel racing car effort.

I find it rather curious Robert Davis, Senior Vice President
for Product Development and Quality, Mazda North America
is promoting Mazda's  4 cylinder piston engine for Formula
Atlantic. Formula Atlantic was dieing as a series as the expensive
Toyota engine powered cars were no faster around the same road
courses than a Pro Formula Mazda open wheel racing car with a stock
RX8 engine. The cost was less than 1/5 of a Formula Atlantic car.

In order to get the 4 cyl 300 HP $39,000 engine to live
for 2000 miles instead of 1000 miles they had to make expensive
changes such as steel crankshafts and rods among other changes.

Back in the 1980's Mazda dominated endurance  road racing
with a 300 HP 13B P-port slide throttle engine. These were
24 hour races and they covered at least 2400 miles and maybe
as much as 3500 miles. Mazda won Lemans out right with a four rotor
and after the race they could detect no wear. No major changes
to the internal design of the engine or the materials used
was required


Dear Mr. Davis, I can build you a 300 HP P-port, low cost slide
throttle, RX8 engine for way WAY less than $39,000 for use in
your Formula Atlantic racing cars and save Mazda Corporation
a whole bunch of money.


Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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