Rotary

[JP1738]

Rotaries are still very popular in the import scene. Look up "Warriors vs Tres Quatros" from "World Cup Finals: Import vs Domestic"

[weedburner]

Cash for clunkers was hard on the rotary cars! Great cars, but at the time they were not worth much with a dead rotary.

My interest in the rotary led to building a home grown 4 rotor engine back in the early 90's, it was basically two 13b 2 rotor engines bolted together. Also built a wedge style dirt latemodel to put it in...



More pics and info on the 4 rotor car here... https://grannys.tripod.com/4rotor.html

Also had a few engineless RX-7's laying at the time, which led to this...



More pics and info on the RX-7 here... https://members.tripod.com/~grannys/20102.html

Grant

[Kevin Panzino]

I also remember a couple of other rotary engine cars back in the 90?s at island dragway. They were run by a bunch of Puerto Rican guys who were an absolute riot. They were wonderful guys, having fun and happy to talk shop, and shoot the bull with anyone and everyone around them.
And yes, those little rotary engine screamers were so effing loud you wouldn?t believe it. I?m talking twice as loud as the loudest a/s stocker you?ve ever heard. If not three times as loud. I kid you not.


Kp

[Keith 944]

I believe anyone that ever ran Atco in New Jersey came across a few of these at any test and tune they like to go bang!

[Jim Caughlin]

Our local guy Bil Burnham still does some cool rotary stuff. He has a Samari Warrior tribute car with a turbo rotary that runs in the 9's. He also had a supercharged rotary dragster that rans in the 7's. If you think a rotary is loud, you should hear what a supercharged rotary sounds like.

[Charles Stewart]

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

Our local guy Bil Burnham still does some cool rotary stuff. He has a Samari Warrior tribute car with a turbo rotary that runs in the 9's. He also had a supercharged rotary dragster that rans in the 7's. If you think a rotary is loud, you should hear what a supercharged rotary sounds like.

Yes Sir, you are right...but here's one (Paul Carey's Mazda) that didn't last long...
Enjoy the short burnout sound!!!

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by JP1738

Rotaries are still very popular in the import scene.

and that's where they belong along with the rest of the mosquitos!

No one gets excited about a rotary engine drag car except those that run them.

[Mark Ugrich]

There are a fair amount of rotary guys that show up at Orlando.Some of them go in the sixes with a 5 speed.Kinda fun to watch if they make a decent pass.

[Charles Stewart]

Originally Posted by Mark Ugrich

There are a fair amount of rotary guys that show up at Orlando.Some of them go in the sixes with a 5 speed.Kinda fun to watch if they make a decent pass.

Mr. Ugrich,
Just for the fun of it...

[Mark Ugrich]

Originally Posted by Charles Stewart

Mr. Ugrich,
Just for the fun of it...

Yes sir. Exactly what I was talking about.One day when I was there,one of the crew members would cross himself just before the car went in the beams.Which probably wasn?t a bad idea.