Mazda 727C

The  Mazda 727C was a prototype  racing car built for  Mazdaspeed for the  24 Hours of Le Mans in the  Group C2 class. It replaced the  717C<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;line-height:19.194442749023438px;"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;line-height:19.194442749023438px;">in 1984 as an evolution of the Mooncraft-built design, and used the same 2-rotor <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;line-height:19.194442749023438px;"> 13B<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;line-height:19.194442749023438px;"> Wankel engine<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;line-height:19.194442749023438px;"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;line-height:19.194442749023438px;">as the previous model.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.194442749023438px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;">Two 727Cs were entered in the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 4th and 6th in the C2 class. However, a pair of Lola T616s using the same Mazda engine were successful in beating both 727Cs, claiming 1st and 3rd.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.194442749023438px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.499999046325684px;">The 727C was used a few more times in the 1984 World Sportscar Championship season, managing a mere 10th place in the C2 manufacturer's championship, behind two separate teams of privateers. The 727C was then replaced by the 737C in 1985.