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Fire devastates legendary Mazda Le Mans prototype
['Simon Chapman']
Speedcafe.com
Speedcafe understands that a procedural error while warming up the Mazda 767B led to dramatic scenes at the famous California circuit.
GT World Challenge Australia driver Brendon Leitch was suited up and a matter of minutes away from boarding the historic Mazda 767B sports car when it combusted.
“During yesterday’s Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion event, Mazda 767B #203 was involved in a paddock fire,” McIntosh’s team said in a statement.
Not to be confused with the 787B that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991, the 767B was the predecessor.
The other car, chassis 767-002, is owned by Todd Flis and is part of Mazda’s heritage collection.