In October of 2008, Mazda shipped a fleet of Mazda Hydrogen-powered RX-8’s to Norway under a program called "HyNor". That was the first time that the HE RX-8's were shipped outside Japan and is part of what Mazda Program Manager Ashihiro Kashiwagi calls “the next stage” in the development of the hydrogen program. This agreement will provide Mazda with valuable information and practical experience that they will utilize to develop the program.
That got us thinking. What if we can get a hold of some of those used engines to use for racing at the Lemons? After thinking real hard, we decided that Mr. Kashiwagi will be receiving a well-crafted piece of correspondence from us in the future. We are working on a spiel right now that includes borrowing the engine because we have a $500 spending limit on the car. While doing that, we'll also have to distract him long enough so he doesn't notice that the engine will be running around a track full of jalopies and road unworthy machines driven by second rate drivers - and that his engine may accidentally morph into useless scrap metal.
Well, as you may have already discerned, we at “Hydrolac” are the best at what we do. Right guys?
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