Porsche Carrera 6-962

Over the years Porsche has built some of the most exciting racing cars of all time. Sleek projectiles that have been faster and more powerful than contemporary Formula One cars and which (up to 1985) have won the world's greatest motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, no less than nine times - a record equalled only by Ferrari. The last and most powerful ever Ferrari sports racing car of 1970/71 was convincingly beaten by its Porsche challenger and throughout this period the classic sports racing cars from Stuttgart have had unrivalled success at World Championship level. The Porsche marque's enviable image and reputation owes a great deal to those evocative machines. This book traces the absorbing human and technical adventure which began with the Carrera 6 of 1966 and progressed through some truly unforgettable eras, the 910, 907/908, 908/2, the legendary, 240mph Porsche 917, 908/3, 936, right up to the domination of the World Endurance Championship by the Porsche 956/962, during 1982-1984 - one of the most stirring of contemporary racing cars. The story embraces and records results for some of the most gruelling races of modern times, including the epic Sicilian open road race known as the Targa Florio and the daunting ADAC 1000 Km contest held on the most challenging of permanent circuits, the Nurburgring. The machines that took up the challenge of the world's toughest motor races are fully documented and the men who drove them are by no means forgotten. The awe inspiring feats of drivers like Jo Siffert, Pedro Rodriguez, Vic Elford and Jack Ickx, men who showed not only skill but also great courage and stamina, are covered in depth. This book is a tribute to the engineering and driving excellence that helped make the Porsche marquee great.