Editing Mazdaspeed (section)

==History==
[[File:Mazda-787B-No55-July2011.jpg|thumb|The [[Mazda 787B]], winner of the [[1991 24 Hours of Le Mans]].]]
Mazdaspeed began in 1967 as "Mazda Sports Corner", an independent racing team<ref name=History>
{{cite web|title=HISTORY OF MAZDASPEED |url=http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=mazdaSpeedHistory |publisher=MazdaUSA.com |access-date=2012-05-29
}}</ref> and tuning operation run by Takayoshi Ohashi, who also ran Mazda's [[Tokyo]] distributor.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} They competed in numerous events at home and abroad, and they were also competitive at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] races in the early 1980s, with the [[Mazda 717|717]], [[Mazda 727|727]], and [[Mazda 737|737]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} Mazda brought the racing team to Hiroshima in 1983, where the name became Mazdaspeed.<ref name=History /> In 1991 Mazdaspeed's [[Mazda 787B|787B]] won at Le Mans a feat no other Japanese team managed until Toyota did in 2018.<ref name=History /> Mazdaspeed also prepared the Lantis & Familia for the JTCC between 1994 and 1996.

Outside of racing, Mazdaspeed produced numerous factory approved performance products for the MX5 (NA/NB), RX7 FC/FD), 626/Capella, Familia/323/Lantis, MX3/Presso, MX6, AZ1, Carol.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mazdaspeed Catalog (1998) {{!}} Car catalog, Tuner cars, Japanese cars |url=http://www.protegefaq.net/accessories/99mazdaspeed.pdf |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Pinterest |language=en}}</ref> Most notable are the limited-production touring kits (A-Spec, B-Spec, C-Spec, etc). Each of these kits offered a different exterior appearance and different performance parts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ago |first=Junseikataroguin #90s • 6 Years |date=2018-03-21 |title=[WED] Super Sports Sedan! [94.XX] MAZDASPEED FAMILIA A-SPEC. TOURING KIT (BH) parts catalog |url=https://steemit.com/90s/@junseikatarogu/wed-super-sports-sedan-94-xx-mazdaspeed-familia-a-spec-touring-kit-parts-catalog |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Steemit |language=en}}</ref>

Mazda Motor Corporation assumed control of Mazdaspeed in 1999 as a tuning and performance parts operation within the company.<ref name="History" /> It began offering performance-based versions of its vehicles to consumers in 2003.<ref>
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