Search News New Mazda R8-X endures The new Mazda RX-8 has set 40 international speed and endurance records. The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) today (October 5th) confirmed that the record attempts carried out in a new Mazda RX-8 last October at Papenburg, Germany were successful and compliant with FIA guidelines. During a 24-hour period last year two RX-8s took to Papenburg's 12.3km oval track and set 20 records in FIA Category A (Special Vehicles) and 20 records in FIA Category B (Mass Production Vehicles). Over the 24 hours 15 motoring journalists from 11 different countries took the two Mazdas over more than 5,000 km, over three times the distance from Calais to Madrid. UK New Mazda R8-X Deals Request A New RX-8 Quote Now The endurance tests were closely scrutinised by the German Motor Sports Organisation who selected the vehicles for the Category B attempt at random before sealing their engines so that no modifications or running repairs could be made. For 24 hours the unmolested Mazdas averaged 212.835 kmh in Category B and 215.934 kmh in Category A. Since the record attempt last year the Mazda RX-8 has continued to prove its bombproof ability recording a 100 per cent finish record in the first eight races of the S1 Production Series Britcar season. 5th October 2005 More Mazda News: Mazda offers great residual deal Mazda sales solid in April Mazda6 holds value well