A series of goodbyes.
It is not without a small sense of loss that I have put the RX-7 away for the coming winter months. This month the car turns 21 (Build date: 10/1984) and has 90,100 miles on it. Oddly, and without any premeditation today is also a historic day for motorsport. It is the second Chinese Grand Prix which is the last race in the Formula 1 season so we will have to wait until next year to once again get to enjoy the absolute peak of motorsport; however, most importantly it is the last time we will get to hear the sweet song of the 900+bhp, 18,000RPM, 3.0 litre V10 engines, which will be replaced by a new V8 package next year. It is also of note that next year, the 7 time FIA Formula 1 World Champion will no longer be wearing the number 1 on his car for what could be his last season. He wore the championship number for 199 Grand Prix starts in a row, and now will turn it over to the new, youngest-ever, world champion.
Thanks for a great year of racing, guys. Hope to see you all next year. And have a nice warm winter, my RX-7, next season won’t come soon enough.
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