My FB is a sunburst red 1984 1st Gen - B677AOG, I've had her for many years, she did her first track day with me at Silverstone 3 weeks before I even passed my driving test!
I bought her back in 1997 from a scrap yard, she was immaculate and in really good condition other than some damage to the front end which my Dad and I repaired as a little project. Dad was Terry Mayne and he'd been racing and tuning rotary Mazdas since the 70's, nearly all of my family had rotaries over the years including RX2, RX3, RX4 so it was no surprise when I got into them as well. We overhauled the brakes, radiator, made a whole new exhaust system and did some cosmetic tidying too. I was involved with the Mazda RX OC back in the day, used to do a lot of shows and organise the annual Le Mans trip for a while...
Back in about 2000, she dropped a tip and I took her down to RX Motors to have a 13B fitted instead of the 12A and a Janspeed exhaust. For various reasons - long story - I've only just picked her up in February 2013! But i'm so glad to have her back again. She's been left standing for some time so I need to do a bit of work on the rust (the roof and boot mainly where the drains have got blocked), the old crash repair is starting to look a bit second hand and the paint colour has gone a bit pink and inconsistent but she's still a dream. Tick over is too low at the moment and she stalls if you're not on the ball but i'm hoping this will be a quick fix by adjusting the idle, she runs on song at about 80-90mph though (not that I've tried, of course...
I am debating whether to sell her on to someone with more time than I have, but at the moment I am really just enjoying the experience! I've had a few RX7s over the years, a Turbo II, Turbo II cabriolet and 2 x first gens but this one is my favourite and the one with the best memories.
Anyway, nice to be here and hope to bump into some of you online
Terri
Judging by your username you have an interest in Suzuki's most enduring sportsbike as well?
