RE: Chris Harris video: Porsche 962
Discussion
LotusOmega375D said:
I don't know what race you're talking about. I distinctly remember the Kouros Sauber Mercedes C9's taking part in the 1987 race. Check out the full classification and you'll see that the grid was padded out with (mainly Group C2) WSC minnows like Alba, ALD, Argo, Bardon, Chevron, Cougar, Ecosse, Rondeau, Royale, Spice, Tiga & WM.
Look at the Group C1 finishers: only 6 were even classified, of which the top 3 were 962s, the 4th was a Porsche-engined Cougar followed by a lone Jaguar and a Rondeau as distant last (95 laps behind the winner!). That doesn't sound like the results of a truly mixed grid of full factory-backed efforts to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_24_Hours_of_Le_M...
My mistake, '88 was the year of the Sauber withdrawal after the blowout. '87 was the year of dodgy fuel and a lot of 962s suffered holed pistons.Look at the Group C1 finishers: only 6 were even classified, of which the top 3 were 962s, the 4th was a Porsche-engined Cougar followed by a lone Jaguar and a Rondeau as distant last (95 laps behind the winner!). That doesn't sound like the results of a truly mixed grid of full factory-backed efforts to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_24_Hours_of_Le_M...
The cars I mentioned (Nissan, Toyota, Mazda etc) were all in the race and 26 C1 class cars started out of a grid of 48, with 19 C2s and the Mazdas and the 961 in their own classes. 26 cars in the top class is certainly a majority. The minnows you refer to were part of the WSC for many years.
See here: http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Le_Mans-1987...
The winning 962 featured here certainly deserved the win and did so by a huge margin. The fact that the non Porsche C1 competition barely managed a single finisher between them is of course no bad reflection on Porsche, but surely you must agree, indicates that this was not the most competitive Le Mans of all time.
As a 959 fan, I did love seeing the 961 though!
As a 959 fan, I did love seeing the 961 though!
The beauty of it for me is that they made customer cars, Especially the canon liveried car run by the late, great Richard Lloyd.
Racing in this era was -for me at least- the pinnacle of sports car racing. I watch the Le Mans group C warm up race with far more interest than the main event
Racing in this era was -for me at least- the pinnacle of sports car racing. I watch the Le Mans group C warm up race with far more interest than the main event
Tell us more about the spool...
Are we talking about an single axle/driveshaft connecting both rear wheels? With that, plus the ground effects; running straight down the Mulsanne at 400km/ph might just have been the most 'relaxing' part of any given lap.
I wonder if Daur put a diff in their road version?
Are we talking about an single axle/driveshaft connecting both rear wheels? With that, plus the ground effects; running straight down the Mulsanne at 400km/ph might just have been the most 'relaxing' part of any given lap.
I wonder if Daur put a diff in their road version?
Obviously Mr. Singer liked being asked the right
questions by a proper journalist and I liked
the vid for providing the answers, even if they
might not be of any use soon. So I for one am
willing to except it as form of expiation for, hm
you know, that other thing that happened. We will
not speak of it anymore...
The lack of drifting was well received on my part, too.
questions by a proper journalist and I liked
the vid for providing the answers, even if they
might not be of any use soon. So I for one am
willing to except it as form of expiation for, hm
you know, that other thing that happened. We will
not speak of it anymore...
The lack of drifting was well received on my part, too.
HDM said:
CTrickle said:
Hi All,
Another great video, really are becomming my highlight of Thursdays!
I have a techie question, what are the vents on the rear axle that look like standard car suspension turrets. Looks like they vent the discs or wheel bearings or what!?
Cheers
Ed.
I think they are the cooling ducts for the rear discs, i think the air was directed in and down from a naca duct on top of the body, done this way so there was no intrusion into the ground effect tunnels each side of the car, however, happy to be corrected. Another great video, really are becomming my highlight of Thursdays!
I have a techie question, what are the vents on the rear axle that look like standard car suspension turrets. Looks like they vent the discs or wheel bearings or what!?
Cheers
Ed.
Cheers
Ed.
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