SA Production Car Racing Homologation Specials

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A snake and a rat were living in the car very happily until we tried to get them out. Rat did put up a show.

[302]

My Dads 333i back in the day ... before moving to the 325iS (far better car) ... Must have more photos around somewhere...
He also raced Fiats for a while, but not the 131

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Don't see any 333i's anymore. Why do you recon the 325IS was a better car? Handling?

Great pic btw.

[302]

lack of power steering for one..

[Can-Am ZN]

...Why do you recon the 325IS was a better car? Handling?...

Yes, apart from the lack of PS (in some, as you could have either PS or A/C, not both), the car still had the stock 323i four-stud setup, with a much heavier engine up front, whereas the 325iS had a lighter engine, together with significantly redesigned 5-stud suspension and brake set-up, borrowed from the European E30 M3.

Owners recon the handling gives you a regular scare and is...errr..."entertaining", to describe it with some optimism

[Scorpionman]

Mazda RS Coupe

Looks like the RS Coupe was released with improvements that came from the track.

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Wonder how many of these cars survived?

[sidedraught]

Capella RS was a fast car back in the day, didn't realize the 131 Racing was that much faster. 0-100 in 10.5 compared to the FIAT 0-100 in 8.5

[Can-Am ZN]

Mazda RS Coupe

Looks like the RS Coupe was released with improvements that came from the track.

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Wonder how many of these cars survived?

Thanks for posting, Jaco...I'm still not sure that it qualifies as a "homologation special" though, with merely a set of lowered springs.

I can't seem to find ANYTHING on this car...although, I haven't enquired with MSA yet. It is almost as though it was there and then, POOF, it was no more. I don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh.

That ND car is probably a little pile of rust somewhere today...

Wonder how many they sold?

[Can-Am ZN]

A snake and a rat were living in the car very happily until we tried to get them out. Rat did put up a show.

Wow, this car's come a long way since the way it looked here. What did you guys do about the cracked dashboard?

[IndianaJones]

Mazda RS Coupe

I'm still not sure that it qualifies as a "homologation special" though, with merely a set of lowered springs.

Have you backtracked on the forum?

Interesting info here...
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