Marshall Pruett over at SpeedTV.com just got the scoop on Mazda’s future in ALMS. He grills  John Doonan, Mazda’s motorsports manager, on why Mazda even bothers racing when they’ve consistently been finishing last. Ultimately, Doonan says, “We’ll be unveiling the coupe at Petit Le Mans this October. And we plan to continue to work with Lola.” The future also holds a direct injection engine to replace their 2.0T (so long, screeching three rotor).

Right now the Lola coupe races with an Aston Martin engine in the European Le Mans Series. Compliments to Andy Blackmore on the speculative livery.