Spa-Francorchamps 1981
Last Updated on Aug.28,1996



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On 1981, eleven years after the Spa-Francorshamps in 1970,
there were three Savanna RX-7 that challenging "Touring carfest" Spa 24hours, in high spirits.

One of those cars have guaranteed at glory first line of grid among fifty-five driving cars.
It was raining as the time in 1970, when they have started.

RX-7 which ranked steady on higher at the first half have began to charge hard, toward dawn.
BMW 530i and Ford Capri was running out and RX-7 was running after.

Its hard battle was made as a noted scene that is endured in the history of Spa 24 hours.
BMW had resisted the attack of RX-7 to the last,
but one and a half hour left, it dropped out from strain battle at last.

Savanna RX-7 became the overall winner.

It was an avengement of their defeat and also the reappearance of MAZDA vs BMW eleven years ago.
Its name of MAZDA registered deeply in the history of a touring car race.




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