Porsche 917 956 962

Author : Colin Pitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781841556505
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 917, 956, 962 written by Colin Pitt and published by . This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 108 page book tells the story of the Porsche 917, 956 and 962 racing cars that were so successful at Le Mans. Great technical information on the Porsche 917's engine and detailed race records for the cars are also included.

Author : Serge Vanbockryck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907085901
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Works Porsche 956 written by Serge Vanbockryck and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleashed in 1982, the Porsche 956 became the most successful purpose-built race car in history. Over the following decade, the 956 and its later long-wheelbase version, the 962, would win five consecutive world championships, as well as every single classic sportscar race in the world a record number of times: the Le Mans 24 Hours seven times, the Daytona 24 Hours six times and the Sebring 12 Hours four times, plus 39 world championship events and 55 IMSA races, to name but a few of its remarkable achievements. Many of the successes were achieved by works-entered cars, almost always in the iconic white-and-blue colours of sponsor Rothmans, and they form the focus of an extraordinary body of work researched and written by author Serge Vanbockryck over the past 30 years. This is the first part of his project, a two-volume production about the Works 956s, with a second such title on the Works 962s to follow in the summer of 2020.

Author : Glen Smale
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9780857330987
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 956/962 written by Glen Smale and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Porsche 956 and the derivative 962 version dominated long-distance sports car racing on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1980s, both in European Group C racing and the American IMSA series. The car’s numerous successes included six consecutive victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours and four consecutive victories in the Daytona 24 Hours. This is a big book about a big subject, as these awesome machines raced competitively for 12 years and almost 150 of them were manufactured for use by factory and customer teams.

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Publisher : Brooklands Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781855207318
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 917 - 935 - 956 - 962 Sports Racers Gold Portfolio written by and published by Brooklands Books Limited. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the mid-1960s Porsche decided that if it was to enjoy outright success at Le Mans (rather than class wins) it would need a car somewhat larger and more powerful than those it already had. It was time for something completely different. It was time for the Type 917. Mid-engined like so many earlier Porsches, it had a 12-cylinder air-cooled boxer engine that produced 580 bhp from 4.5 liters when first announced in 1969. After a period of "development" in 1970, the 917 became almost unbeatable, winning at Le Mans and virtually every other circuit. By 1972 the 917 was enjoying success in the hugely popular Can-Am series in America with a turbocharged 5.0 liter engine of 950 bhp and later a 5.4 liter unit that produced over 1,000 bhp! The hero driver was usually the late Mark Donohue. Later came the 935, 956, and the evergreen 962 that enjoyed a race-winning life of many years, way beyond the normal two or three years.

Author : Peter Morgan
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781859609514
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 956/962 written by Peter Morgan and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2003-12-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work chronicles the history of Porsche's 956/962 sports car. It includes the development story of the 956; its low-key debut at Silverstone in 1982; and the Joest team's two consecutive Le Mans victories. It also includes appendices of international race victories and technical specifications.

Author : Ian Wagstaff
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9780857337962
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 956 & 962 Owners' Workshop Manual written by Ian Wagstaff and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Porsche 956 / 962 Owner's Workshop Manual is the latest addition to the “classic racing car” manual series, taking the series beyond ten titles, and complementing Ferrari 250 GTO, Ford GT40, Porsche 917, AC Cobra, and Ferrari 512. This highly produced manual extends coverage of iconic sports-racing cars. 2016 was the 30th anniversary of the Porsche 962's first Le Mans win (the 956 having won for the previous four years) in the hands of Derek Bell, Hans Stuck and Al Holbart.

Author : Glen Smale
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760369054
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche at Le Mans written by Glen Smale and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking back on 70 years of the legendary marque at one of the world's greatest races, Porsche at Le Mans is authoritatively written and packed with photos, history, and results.

Author : John Allen
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780854296422
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 956, 962 written by John Allen and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Heseltine
Publisher : Porter Press
ISBN 13 : 9781907085659
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Derek Bell written by Richard Heseltine and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Bell’s name became inextricably linked with that of Porsche during his long and hugely successful career as a racing driver. In this new 276-page book, Bell collaborates with renowned motorsport author Richard Heseltine to give the reader a very personal insight into his experiences racing for the legendary German marque. The approach taken by this latest publication from Porter Press International is to look at every race Bell drove for Porsche, in detail and with revealing comments from the book’s subject. Light is cast on Bell’s most prestigious victories with Porsche - four of his five in the Le Mans 24 Hours, three in the Daytona 24 Hours, two in the World Sportscar Championship - and many more besides. Bell describes the Porsches he raced, from the fearsome 917 to the iconic 956, 962, and 911. And he shares his thoughts on the now-legendary drivers he raced with, including six-time Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx, the famously flamboyant Hans Stuck, and two immense talents who lost their lives to the sport, Jo Siffert and Stefan Bellof. The overall effect is a fascinating trip back in time to a golden era for Porsche and sports car racing as a whole.

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Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583881804
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 917 written by and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2006-11-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After knocking on the door for decades, Germany's Porsche finally stepped into the big time of international auto racing with its Type 917 in 1969. Its phenomenal air-cooled flat-12 engine powered the 917 to 15 wins in world sports-car championship races from 1969 to 1971, after which it was outlawed by a rules change. Included were two wins at Le Mans in 1970 and '71. First built in a series of 25 coupes that Volkswagen chief Ferdinand Piech called the biggest risk he's ever taken in business, the 917 was raced in both short- and long-tailed forms, pumping out 630 bhp by 1971. It went on to even greater glory in turbocharged roadster form in Can-Am racing as the 917/10, series champion in 1972. In '73 the incredible 1,000-horsepower 917/30 Porsche dominated the Can-Am series in the hands of Mark Donohue, who called it "the perfect racing car". The 917 stands proud in Porsche's history as the costly and daring machine that decisively ended the company's underdog status in international motor sport.