John's story on the rotaries was fascinating to me because of several reasons. First, I drove my Mazda RX-2 to the Galveston race, and I ended up overhauling the engine myself after 90,000 miles. Secondly, they were truly revolutionary and played a brief but spectacular part in the history of outboards. Third, I remember being very proud at the time that half the drivers were Texas boys. And finally....the epilogue blew me away. I never figured that into the equation. I always thought it had something to do with the STOOPID EPA guys out of Washington that tagged the rotaries with terrible milage stats. Which brings me to the question....Skoontz...why do you think the Mazda rotaries were pigs?

I am looking forward to more of John's posts. I had posted the Motorsport article some time back, but I will dig out anything pertaining to them and post them here. What a great thread.