When you don't have to worry about apex seals or fuel economy- say, in IMSA racing- that rotary engine suddenly makes a lot more sense than it does for grocery-getters (though we don't listen to the anti-rotary crowd's propaganda; we're wiggy for Wankels around these parts, in spite of their drawbacks, though we'd like them even more if Mazda would bring back the Cosmo). In addition to the Patsy soundtrack, this 1991 ad also features lots of artsy images of gloomy drivers and crew members cursing non-Mazda cars that have fallen to pieces.

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