Hurley – From the Beginning
There are just a handful of racing drivers that can list the number and quality of achievements that Hurley Haywood can. True, there might be more than a handful in total, but within each discipline of the sport, there are just a few that stand out. I won’t risk putting down a list here, because if I leave out the name of your favourite driver, you won’t be happy, but I’m sure … [Read more...]
PORSCHE WERKS/TEAM
So, what is this book, PORSCHE WERKS/TEAM, all about? Basically, renowned photographer Frank Kayser teamed up with journalist Heike Hientzsch, to capture the pain and the glory experienced by the Porsche crew and team competing in the world’s three greatest 24-hour races – Nürburgring, Le Mans and Daytona. In the team of Kayser and Hientzsch, it was Kayser who did the … [Read more...]
Dick Barbour goes to Le Mans
Dick Barbour went to Le Mans as an entrant for the first time in 1978. He entered two Porsche 935s at the classic French Enduro. He had started racing in IMSA in 1977 after having bought one of the original ten Porsche 934.5 models offered by the factory for IMSA racing in 1977. He ran some of the IMSA races with mixed success in 1977. Towards the end of the season, he and Bob … [Read more...]
Le Mans: The Official History 1980–89
This edition, spanning 1980-1989, covers one of the most exciting post war periods in motorsport. The 1960s and 1970s were of course both decades that were every bit as exciting, but the 1980s perhaps represents the final decade of these three in which innovation ruled. Of course, this is my personal opinion, and it will no doubt be different for every reader. Le Mans: The … [Read more...]
Porsche congratulates motorsport legend Hans Herrmann
Hans Herrmann, one of the most successful and popular racing drivers to join the Porsche AG works team, celebrates his 90th birthday this year on February 23. The endurance and Monoposto specialist, born in Stuttgart in 1928, is regarded as one of the most reliable and consistent race drivers of all time. In the course of his motor sport career, Hans Herrmann won more than 80 … [Read more...]
The Le Mans circuit is on the move
Every year the Le Mans 24-Hours circuit undergoes some changes, further development and maintenance works. To say that the Le Mans circuit is on the move is perhaps stretching the point slightly, but you may want to bring your calculator with you next time you are at the famous French circuit. After the recent works aimed at making the Porsche corners safer and improving the … [Read more...]
Porsche to focus on GT sport
Porsche aims to contest the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hour race with four works cars in the GTE Pro class, as the manufacturer commits to focus on GT sport this season. In addition to the four works cars, there will be a further six 911s running in the GTE Am class, making a total of ten GT Porsches on the starting grid. Announced at the ‘Night of Champions’ motorsport gala in … [Read more...]
Porsche at Le Mans Part IV: 1972 to 1981
The 1972 season broke, ushering in with it a new era of racing. The Porsche 917 had reigned supreme for two years, but the race authorities (read FIA) had had their fill of Porsche interpreting the rules their way, and for 1972 a 3-litre engine limit had been applied. This capacity limitation was also introduced in an effort to slow the cars down but this ruling played neatly … [Read more...]
Porsche Victory in Le Mans 2017
The latest edition of the Porsche Victory in Le Mans series is out and it is as good, if not better, than any of the other editions that have gone before it. The publishing house, Gruppe C Motorsport Verlag, has a long history in publishing annuals on the subject of endurance motor racing, the dream of the company’s founder, Uli Upietz. It is with this background and rich … [Read more...]
