▁small ▁budget ▁according ▁to ▁Dick ▁St . ▁Y ves : ▁“ I ▁have ▁been ▁told ▁that ▁Toy ota ’ s ▁budget ▁was ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁N iss an ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁our ▁budget ▁was ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ”. ▁The ▁program ▁started ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁a ▁vac ant ▁w are house ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁by ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁first ▁car ▁was ▁assemble d ▁into ▁these ▁hum ble ▁beg inn ings . ▁The ▁ 4 - rot or ▁was ▁giving ▁up ▁trem end ous ▁power ▁as ▁well , ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 + , ▁to ▁its ▁compet itors . ▁And ▁while ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁seemed ▁give ▁the ▁Maz da ▁a ▁weight ▁advantage , ▁it ▁certainly ▁wasn ’ t ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁that ▁to ▁bear . ▁Consider ing ▁year ▁one ▁a ▁development ▁year , ▁as ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁one - year ▁w onders , ▁year ▁two ▁certainly ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁much ▁more ▁to ▁offer . ▁Al as ▁St . ▁Y ves ▁rel ates ▁that ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁budget ▁had ▁actually ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁Maz da ▁USA ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁but ▁for ▁Maz da ▁Corporation ▁to ▁announ ce ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁they ▁were ▁pulling ▁out ▁of ▁racing : ▁“ The ▁ 4 -