The Race for the Pork Cutlets… The end of June 1980 was a busy time at Dick Barbour Racing. We had just run at Le Mans with two Porsche 935 cars, chassis 009 00030 and 000 0023. Car 000 0023 was a brand-new Kremer K3 that had just been picked up the week before in Germany. Chassis 000 0009 sat in the paddock as a spare/parts car the whole week in France, as it had run the … [Read more...]
Yesteryear
Batting .750 (3 for 4) – Le Mans 1979
Le Mans 1979 was a race for the ages. The Dick Barbour team had prepared and brought four 935 Porsches to qualify and race. They were as follows: Chassis 009 00030 was a brand new car (#70). This car had been built up from a bare chassis in the team’s shop in Northern California in early 1979, and this was its first race. It was a 935-79 twin-turbo and would be driven by … [Read more...]
Porsche at Le Mans Part I: 1951 to 1963
The name Porsche is synonymous with the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24-Hours of Le Mans, boasting an unbroken run of 65 years. During this time, they have amassed 18 victories. This is Part I of their story… Le Mans – 1951 to 1963 Whether the year 1948 was a year of particular significance in terms of French vintage wines, thereby inspiring automotive designers … [Read more...]
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
The Porsche Carrera GTS represented a watershed in the company’s march towards motorsport fulfilment. Gone was the space frame and aluminium construction of the 550s, the Type 904 ushered in a completely new way of thinking. Porsche Road & Race investigates… The Porsche Carrera GTS, or Type 904 to give it its internal company designation, marked the biggest change in … [Read more...]
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