Category: | IMSA GTP Lights |
Designer: | Jim Downing |
Chassis: | Aluminum honeycomb monocoque covered in carbon fiber composite body |
Suspension: | Double wishbones, pull-rod, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar |
Engine Name: | Mazda 13B/13G |
Configuration: | Wankel 3-rotor/4-rotor, |
Turbo/Na: | naturally-aspirated, |
Engine Position: | mid-engined |
Gears: | 5-speed |
Type: | sequential |
Entries: | 21 |
Podiums: | 3 |
Poles: | 1 |
Predecessor: | Kudzu DG-2 |
The Kudzu DG-3 is a sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built to World SportsCar (WSC) regulations, by American racing driver Jim Downing; which debuted at Road America in 1993. It competed in sports car racing between 1993 and 2000; achieving 3 podium finishes, and clinched 1 pole position. It was powered by a naturally-aspirated Mazda 13G wankel 3-rotor, or later, a Mazda 13B wankel 4-rotor engine.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]