Derek Bell initially made a name for himself, racing in open-wheeled cars including Formula 2 and Formula 1. However, it...
Motor racing has always involved risk for the drivers, and sometimes for spectators too, as was seen to horrific effect...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
Words by Kevin Ehrlich & Mary Fischer / Images by Amy Lerner, Dakar and Porsche During public health restrictions that...
With the dawning of the 1982 season, the introduction of the Group C era ushered in a new breed of...
This edition of Quentin Spurring’s fabulous series covers the 1970s in his well-known and valuable decade-by-decade history of the Le...
I met the author, Serge Vanbockryck, a good number of years back at the Le Mans 24 Hours, and since...
Following a fifteen-year absence from the top tier of prototype racing on the world stage, Porsche officially returned to the...
There are three Sports Car endurance races that have been run over the past sixty-plus years that have been referred...
The decline of Group 6 and the growth of Group C saw the emergence of what is today widely regarded...
Group 5 rules offered manufacturers a great deal of freedom to modify their cars in the Silhouette class. At Porsche,...
For many years, the éminence grise of Porsche’s competition department, but now in retirement, Roland Kussmaul seems busier than ever....
Dick Barbour went to Le Mans as an entrant for the first time in 1978. He entered two Porsche 935s...
The 1972 season broke, ushering in with it a new era of racing. The Porsche 917 had reigned supreme for...
WHEN the F.I.A. changed the regulations in the middle of last year governing sports prototype racing, it didn’t give a...
Ernst Fuhrmann’s requirement to develop a significantly updated GT race car in 1977, would present a number of challenges for...



















