da ' s ▁continued ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Sport scar ▁Championship ▁in ▁Europe , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁All ▁Japan ▁Sports ▁Pro totype ▁Championship ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁After ▁Maz da ' s ▁success ▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans , ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁engine ▁rules ▁by ▁the ▁FI A ▁forced ▁Maz da ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁R 2 6 B ▁ 4 - rot or ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Sport scar ▁Championship . ▁However , ▁I MS A ▁rules ▁continued ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁rot aries , ▁which ▁led ▁Maz da ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁R 2 6 B ▁to ▁North ▁America , ▁with ▁ref in ements ▁to ▁better ▁suit ▁the ▁shorter ▁races ▁and ▁circ uits . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁ch ass is , ▁Maz da ▁would ▁use ▁the ▁expert ise ▁of ▁C raw ford ▁Compos ites ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁mon oco que , ▁while ▁Fab car ▁would ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁different ▁style ▁of ▁racing , ▁the ▁new ▁car ▁would ▁not ▁share ▁much ▁from ▁Maz da ' s ▁previous ▁effort , ▁the ▁ 7 8 7 B ▁and ▁its ▁prede cess ors . ▁The ▁tub ▁would ▁be ▁built ▁from ▁carbon ▁fi ber , ▁while ▁the ▁body work ▁designed ▁by ▁Lee ▁D yk stra ▁and ▁R andy ▁W itt ine ▁would ▁feature ▁new ▁swe eping ▁lines , ▁including ▁a ▁large ▁exposed ▁vent ▁flow ing ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁wheel ▁well . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁three ▁R X - 7