Something really special at our workshop ...
05-03-2012, 05:03 PM
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Pics updated, I'll write a little bit about the car later tonight.
We will start the restoration process really soon.
We also received a 993 RSR here this week.
Will post pics with the 964 RSR, 993RSR and the 997RSR
We will start the restoration process really soon.
We also received a 993 RSR here this week.
Will post pics with the 964 RSR, 993RSR and the 997RSR
05-03-2012, 05:31 PM
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DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bring the 993RSR to Sebring in a couple weeks!
Bring the 993RSR to Sebring in a couple weeks!
05-03-2012, 05:32 PM
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The second hint was a big help. It wasn't a 936 (I have a book with pics in front of me) (although I think the Kremers based it on a 936 modified chassis) and didn't look like a 956 that was my initial thought or anything newer.
So the gap car could certainly be a CK5.
Very rare I think. Good luck with the project and tell us more about its history. Where was it raced in the US and/or Europe?
05-03-2012, 07:36 PM
#22
I always get confused between 956 and 962...
I only know they look very simmilar and Porsche was very succesful with them in Le mans in the 80's
I only know they look very simmilar and Porsche was very succesful with them in Le mans in the 80's
05-03-2012, 08:06 PM
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As you know, the 956 came first and was an awesome success in Europe. IMSA required the driver's feet to be behind the front axle centerline (which the 956 wasn't) and Porsche complied with the 962 by stretching the wheelbase and moving the driver so as to comply. Engines evolved as well, but that is the essential difference.
05-03-2012, 10:00 PM
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Peter gave up on his 4.0 DE car search and got this?!?! LOL
05-04-2012, 06:23 AM
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Little summary of the 956 from Wiki
The 956 made its debut at the Silverstone 6 Hour race, the second round of the World Championship for Makes with Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell driving for the factory. After missing the following round at the 1000 km Nürburgring for developmental reasons, the Ickx/Bell unit reappeared at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They led the race for the entire 24 hours, eventually taking the overall win - their third win together. As they had already won in 1981 with a Porsche 936 that had used an early version of the 956 engine, their car had start number 1. The two other factory 956 followed them, so the three factory Porsches finished 1-2-3 in the order of their starting numbers.
Boosted by this success, Porsche sold customer versions of the 956 to privateer teams such as Joest Racing, Obermaier Racing, John Fitzpatrick Racing, Richard Lloyd Racing, Kremer Racing and Brun Motorsport who raced them independently of the factory.
The overall all-time lap record for the demanding 20 km Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in the Eifel Mountains has been achieved during the qualifying session for the 1983 1000km of Nürburgring, by Stefan Bellof, who drove his 956 around in 6 minutes 11.13 seconds, at an average speed of 202 km/h (126 mph). The race lap record is held by the same Bellof, during the 1983 1000 km Nürburgring, the lap being clocked at 6:25.91.
At the 1985 1000 km of Spa, Bellof died after colliding with Jacky Ickx's newer 962. Safety concerns over the 956 led to the eventual end as teams upgraded to the safer 962. The 956's last win would come courtesy of Joest Racing in the last race of the 1986 WEC season, in what also turned out to be the 956's last race.
The 956 made its debut at the Silverstone 6 Hour race, the second round of the World Championship for Makes with Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell driving for the factory. After missing the following round at the 1000 km Nürburgring for developmental reasons, the Ickx/Bell unit reappeared at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They led the race for the entire 24 hours, eventually taking the overall win - their third win together. As they had already won in 1981 with a Porsche 936 that had used an early version of the 956 engine, their car had start number 1. The two other factory 956 followed them, so the three factory Porsches finished 1-2-3 in the order of their starting numbers.
Boosted by this success, Porsche sold customer versions of the 956 to privateer teams such as Joest Racing, Obermaier Racing, John Fitzpatrick Racing, Richard Lloyd Racing, Kremer Racing and Brun Motorsport who raced them independently of the factory.
The overall all-time lap record for the demanding 20 km Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in the Eifel Mountains has been achieved during the qualifying session for the 1983 1000km of Nürburgring, by Stefan Bellof, who drove his 956 around in 6 minutes 11.13 seconds, at an average speed of 202 km/h (126 mph). The race lap record is held by the same Bellof, during the 1983 1000 km Nürburgring, the lap being clocked at 6:25.91.
At the 1985 1000 km of Spa, Bellof died after colliding with Jacky Ickx's newer 962. Safety concerns over the 956 led to the eventual end as teams upgraded to the safer 962. The 956's last win would come courtesy of Joest Racing in the last race of the 1986 WEC season, in what also turned out to be the 956's last race.
