Kudzu DG-3
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| Category | IMSA GTP Lights | ||||||
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| Designer | Jim Downing | ||||||
| Predecessor | Kudzu DG-2 | ||||||
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| Chassis | Aluminum honeycomb monocoque covered in carbon fiber composite body | ||||||
| Suspension | Double wishbones, pull-rod, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar | ||||||
| Engine | Mazda 13B/13G 3.0–4.2 L (183.1–256.3 cu in) Wankel 3-rotor/4-rotor, naturally-aspirated, mid-engined | ||||||
| Transmission | 5-speed sequential | ||||||
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The Kudzu DG-3 is a sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built to World SportsCar (WSC) regulations, by American racing driver Jim Downing; which debuted at Road America in 1993. It competed in sports car racing between 1993 and 2000; achieving 3 podium finishes, and clinched 1 pole position. It was powered by a naturally-aspirated 3.0 L (180 cu in) Mazda 13G wankel 3-rotor, or later, a Mazda 13B wankel 4-rotor engine.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Kudzu DG-3 at Le Mans in 1995.jpg)
Kudzu DG-3 WSC #5 - Yojiro Terada, Jim Downing & Franck Freon on the pit straight at Le Mans 1995
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Drivers | Car # | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. | |
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| 1995 |  Downing/Terada Racing Mazdaspeed |
Jim Downing Yojiro Terada Franck Fréon |
5 | WSC | 282 | 7th | 3rd | |
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References
- ↑ "Mulsanne's Corner: Kudzu DG-3". www.mulsannescorner.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Kudzu DG-3". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ "Kudzu DG-3 group WSC (1993) - Racing Cars". tech-racingcars.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Kudzu DG-3 Mazda". dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ Martin, J. A.; Fuller, Michael J. Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars. MotorBooks International. ISBN 9781610590495. Retrieved 2024-05-09 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Mazdaspeed". Automobile Club de l'Ouest.