Porsche Racing Cars – 1976 to 2005

Features

• Stunning period photography, much in colour
• Year-by-year coverage of Porsche racing exploits
• Worldwide competition including results
• Detailed vehicle profiles
• Complements other Veloce/Long Porsche books
• Written with full co-operation from Porsche
• The author is an acknowledged Porsche expert
• Exudes the atmosphere of the contemporary racing scene
- An earlier volume covers the period 1953 to 1975

Description

Follows Porsche’s year-by-year progress in top flight racing, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars which brought the German marque such immense success and worldwide acclaim on the tracks. This particular volume begins with the story of the pure racers of 1976 vintage, and takes the reader, car-by-car, through all of the subsequent racing models, including the glorious 956 and 962, up to 2005. An earlier volume covers the years up to and including 1975.

Synopsis

Today, one cannot escape the fact that the words Porsche and racing go hand in hand. This book follows Porsche’s year-by-year progress in top flight racing and rallying, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success on the tracks and worldwide acclaim. This particular volume starts with story of the pure racers of 1976 vintage, and takes the reader through a series of racing models, including the glorious 956 and 962, up to 2005 via contemporary photography and words from an acknowledged Porsche authority. An earlier volume covers the years up to 1975 inclusive. The book includes detailed year by year coverage of Porsche’s top class racing and rallying exploits in words and 300 excellent photos. This book is a must-have for all fans of the Porsche marque and motor sport.