The 1968 Marathon De La Route , a gruelling 84-hour event authorized by the FIA, happened within Nuburgring circuit in Germany on August 21 1968. The Track was 22.8km long, and consisted of a continuously uneven surface and corners of various faculties. Mazda delivered a team two Cosmo Sport (export model title:110S) for this tough race, to show the high performance, durability and dependability of the brand new rotary engine. The Long-awaited rotary engined Cosmo Sport had been launched on japanese market in may 1967. Automobile quantity 18 ended up being driven by Yoshimi Katayama, Masami Katakura and Nobuo Koga, while Belgian motorists Elde Deprez and Jiper were on wheel of vehicle number 19. Although both Cosmo Sport completed all the race with no severe issues, automobile number 18 ended up being suddenly forced to retire simply 150 miniutes prior to the fminish as a result of a broken remaining rear axle shaft. Another Cosmo Sport survived the 84-hour competition, completing 4th overall in its very first competitive battle. Associated with the 59 begins, just 26 automobiles completed this grueling competition.
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