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Joest 935J (1979)

Inspired by the Kremer brothers, Joest built their own version of the 935 for the 1979 season. Like the factory cars it featured intakes in the C-pillars and also had a slightly different front profile. One car was campaigned by Liqui Moly Joest Racing and won the 1980 Daytona 24 Hours outright as driven by Reinhold Jöst, Rolf Stommelen and Volkert Merl. A second car was built up for Electrodyne and raced with Momo livery in the USA. It had a fairly miserable 1980 except the season ender at the Daytona 250 were it won outright. Later in the season it was joined by another 935J. A second car was built up for Electrodyne and raced with Momo livery in the USA. It had a fairly miserable 1980 except the season ender at the Daytona 250 were it won outright. Later in the season it was joined by another 935J. Various other cars were outfitted with the ideas presented by Joest for Spot-Oil-Racing, Vegla Racing Team and DeNarvaez Enterprises for the 1981 season.

Specs & Performance

type Racing Car
built at Germany
engine Type 930/80 Boxer-6
position Rear, Longitudinal
aspiration Twin KKK Turbochargers
block material Aluminum
valvetrain SOHC, 2 Valves perCyl
fuel feed Bosch-Kugelfisher Mechanical Fuel Injection
displacement 3163 cc / 193.02 in³
bore 95 mm / 3.7 in
stroke 74.4 mm / 2.9 in
compression 7.2:1
power 596.6 kw / 800 bhp @ 8000 rpm
specific output 252.92 bhp per litre
bhp/weight 780.49 bhp per tonne
body / frame Unitary Steel Monocoque w/Carbon-Kevlar Panels
driven wheels RWD
front brakes Ventilated Discs w/4-Piston Calipers
rear brakes Ventilated Discs w/4-Piston Calipers
front wheels F 40.6 x 26.7 cm / 16 x 10.5 in
rear wheels R 48.3 x 38.1 cm / 19 x 15 in
steering Rack & Pinion
f suspension MacPherson Struts w/Bilstein Dampers, Adjustable Anti-Roll Bar
r suspension Double Wishbones w/Bilstein Dampers, Adjustable Anti-Roll Bar
curb weight 1025 kg / 2260 lbs
weight distro 40 % / 60 %
wheelbase 2271 mm / 89.4 in
front track 1501 mm / 59.1 in
rear track 1557 mm / 61.3 in
length 4681 mm / 184.3 in
width 1971 mm / 77.6 in
transmission 4-Speed Manual
0 – 60 mph ~3.0 seconds
0 – 100 mph ~5.8 seconds

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