Powered by Porsche - The Alternative Race Cars - Roy Smith

Powered by Porsche - The Alternative Race Cars

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Buch | Hardcover
464 Seiten
2017
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-84584-990-0 (ISBN)
124,70 inkl. MwSt
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This work is a detailed account of the racing cars that were powered by Porsche engines, but where the chassis and development of the car has been done by others. The first book on the subject, it is illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, and answers many questions for the enthusiast and newcomer alike.
Powered by Porsche - the Alternative Race Cars is a detailed account of the racing cars that were powered by Porsche engines, but where the chassis and development of the car was carried out by others.The Porsche company in Zuffenhausen, Germany, can probably be said to be the most successful marque ever for victories in the motor racing scene. Likewise many firsts in innovation have come with the name Porsche attached. Then there are the builders of racing cars, some major producers, such as Elva, Lotus, Lola, March, all at some time featured a Porsche engine in their chassis. In the late 1970s and into the 1980s, the demand for the services and supply of cars, chassis, and parts from Porsche, outstripped their ability to deliver. Plus with many new projects in the rapidly expanding Porsche organisation, race car projects had to be prioritised. This would lead to the creation of the replicas, as opposed to the factory built works race cars, even Porsche was building 'replica' 935s to supply to clients, this was to continue into the 962 era. In turn a whole new highly specialised high quality industry grew up to meet the demand for Porsche-powered racers.
In this book we see the racing cars, the teams and the people who turned to Porsche to utilise the power from, perhaps, the greatest of all engine makers.This is thought to be first book on the subject, covering the entire history of Porsche engines, detailed engine specifications, non-Porsche chassis, and race details, as well as team history with anecdotes from drivers. It is illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, and provides fascinating reading for the enthusiast and newcomer alike.

Roy Smith retired from business in 2003, and with a lifetime passion for motor sport entered the world of motoring writing. He was not new to this field, having written in the 1960s for several club magazines. A 40-year business career developed an attention to detail that is crucial to writing works such as this. He is an award winning member of the Guild of Motoring Writers. Roy has also had work shortlisted for the Historic Motor Sport Publication of the Year. He regularly writes specialist articles for websites and magazines in the UK and internationally. His previous books include: Porsche - The Racing 914s; Amedee Gordini - A True Racing Legend; Alpine & Renault - The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car: 1968 to 1979; Alpine & Renault - The Sports Prototypes - Volumes 1 and 2, and The Porsche 924 Carrera - evolution to excellence.

Introduction Acknowledgements CH1 The power of Ferdinand CH2 The early days - the 1950s CH3 Growing up - the 1960s CH4 New Ideas -the 1970s CH5 Power and Performance - the 1980s CH6 Bonne Continuation - the 1990s CH7 New Era -2000 to 2010 CH8 Powered by- Extra Porscheons Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 700
Sprache englisch
Maße 250 x 250 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Auto / Motorrad
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10 1-84584-990-6 / 1845849906
ISBN-13 978-1-84584-990-0 / 9781845849900
Zustand Neuware
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