An opportunity to personal a bit of Porsche historical past.
With the Porsche 917K being sunsetted attributable to new FIA laws for 1972, the German automaker appeared to the Porsche 911 as the longer term basis for its subsequent era turbo endurance racer. Starting with the Porsche Turbo RSR, 934, 934.5, and its ultimate kind rising because the 935, these 911-based race automobiles carried a 930 Turbo VIN to indicate its origin. Launched in 1976 to the FIA Group 5, the Porsche 935 shortly established dominance and would turn into one of the celebrated and successful race automobiles in motorsport historical past. With outright wins on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, and numerous different victories, the 935 platform would possibly as properly be synonymous with “completely dominating and successful”. So it was becoming that Porsche, celebrating its seventieth anniversary since its arrival in america, would reveal this: the 2019 Porsche 935/19.
Reimagining the Porsche 935 in fashionable occasions is not any easy job, and positively has fairly a little bit of stress and motorsport legacy to stay as much as. Regardless of this, Porsche’s designers and engineers had been advised what many would possibly take into account a clean verify within the motorsport world: every thing goes, no guidelines. Reimagined for the twenty first century, this Porsche manufacturing facility “outlaw” wouldn’t have to evolve to any set of racing guidelines or be highway going, giving full reign to its mighty design and engineering groups. They had been unleashed to design essentially the most excessive 911-based observe day machine, supplied that it paid tribute in appropriate style to Porsche’s authentic 935. Designed to be a undertaking for enjoyable, thanking worldwide Porsche followers and concerned workers alike, the consequence was nothing in need of spectacular.
Formally revealed at Rennsport Reunion VI at Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA in September of 2018, the 2019 Porsche 935 instantly was despatched on sizzling laps to the shock of 1000’s of attendees. A real trifecta, a styling, aerodynamic and technological tour de power, the brand new 935 was derived from the Porsche 911 GT2 RS mechanical underpinnings, and begins with a light-weight chassis cloaked in full carbon fiber bodywork. With its fashionable aerodynamic design and large rear spoiler offering cooling to parts and large downforce, it’s unmistakable in its homage to the Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick”.
Its utilitarian cabin is trimmed with light-weight carbon fiber and alcantara on the dashboard, whereas it’s outfitted with a completely built-in roll cage, race-spec fireplace suppression system, a Recaro racing seat, and a 6-point racing harness. By way of the Porsche CFK multifunction steering wheel and instrument cluster, sourced straight from the GT3 R, the motive force controls issues just like the Porsche Stability Administration, ABS, traction management, TMPS, and even a pit-speed limiter. Though this observe monster is devoid of most creature comforts, air-con was included to make sure driver consolation at any temperature. The PDK transmission shifter, adorned with wooden, is a considerate homage to the Porsche 917K, which frequently featured a balsa wooden shifter knob.
Energy is supplied in ample portions for this racer within the type of its 3.8L twin-turbo flat-six engine pumping out 700 horsepower and greater than 550 lb-ft of torque. Its strong mounted 7-speed twin clutch PDK transmission from the GT2 RS pushes energy to the rear wheels solely by way of an electronically adjustable, limited-slip differential optimized for the race observe. With a 0-60 time in 2.3 seconds, prime pace of 211 mph, and the braking system consisting of 4-wheel, six-piston calipers with 380/355 ventilated metal rotors, the 935/19 is nothing if not exceptionally succesful on the observe.
Porsche constructed simply 77 of those Porsche 935/19s for the 2020 mannequin yr, with a base worth beginning at $829,000 with a carefully-selection software course of for these fortunate people. Being a novel and particular car, there was no configurator and particulars and specs had been mentioned straight with Porsche by telephone or e mail.
This Porsche 935/19 is #49 of the full 77 manufacturing, bought new by a famous American Porsche collector and proprietor of a few of Porsche’s most necessary competitors fashions, together with an authentic RSR, 934, 934.5, and an authentic 935. Spec’d within the iconic Interscope Racing livery (a $27,000 choice) campaigned by Ted Fields and Danny Ongais. Paying tribute to the unbelievable successes of the Interscope Racing workforce with the unique Porsche 935, together with an general win on the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1979, piloted by Ted Fields, Danny Ongais, and Hurley Haywood, essentially the most successful driver within the Daytona 24 Hours historical past.
The Porsche 935/19 stays in pristine, unraced and untracked situation. Accompanied by the observe spares bundle, a $44,000 choice, together with a whole set of BBS motorsport wheels, brake pads and rotors, and auxiliary gear with circumstances. Free from guidelines and laws, Porsche designers and engineers went all in on the 935/19 and it actually exhibits. A spectacle to see in particular person, and an out-of-body expertise to drive, this seventieth anniversary Porsche is likely one of the best particular Werks initiatives to return out of Porsche and obtainable for the general public to get pleasure from, a modern-day Porsche manufacturing facility “Outlaw” racer.
