Innholdsfortegnelse for No. 131 i Total 911

Depending on when you read this, Porsche will either be about to or will have just put to bed the worst kept secret in the modern automotive industry. Obviously, I am referring to the official unveiling of the next-generation Carrera – using turbocharging for the first time – at the 66th Frankfurt International Motor Show. Of course, you already know key details on the car after we revealed exclusive information on the new Carrera last issue, which means that while the rest of the world plays catch up on the future of the 911, you and I can afford to take a look back in time to the heyday of the 964. The Rennsport 964 was the first of its kind for some 18 years (if you discount the low-production…

Fuchsfelge replicas are plentiful. However, on aesthetics alone, Braid Wheels’ rendition is one of the better examples, and their popular BZ line of alloys is now available in 17-inch fitments. Costing $3,412 for a set of four and built for Porsche fitment, Braid’s BZ doesn’t require spacers and uses the correct ball-seat lug holes. They are finished in a period correct silver-on-black anodising, though, and according to director Paul Eddleston, they’re not just built to look good: “These wheels take advantage of Braid’s high quality construction and can be used on the street or track,” he explains. For more information, head over to braidusa.com.…

Goodwood Revival sale 12 September Bonhams holds its annual sale at the adopted home of historic motorsport Porscheplatz 17-19 September Join the Porsche Club of America at the Lone Star Le Mans event in Austin, Texas IAA Frankfurt 15-27 September The turbocharged future of the 911 platform will be unveiled in Frankfurt The Super Porsche 30 September – 18 October 30 years of the Porsche 959 supercar will be celebrated in the Porsche Museum’s latest exhibition Total 911 Awards 22 October Our first awards evening takes place during an evening at Hexagon Modern Classics…

Until two rounds ago, Porsche North America Racing hadn’t won a TUDOR United SportsCar race since the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring. Now, Weissach’s factory US squad can’t stop winning, as Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet took their third victory in the no. 911 Porsche 911 RSR at Virginia International Raceway. Capping off a perfect weekend for Porsche, teammates Earl Bamber and Jörg Bergmeister brought the sister no. 912 car home in second, giving PNAR its second consecutive one-two finish. On Saturday, Tandy set a blistering pace in qualifying (lapping under the GTLM track record) to secure pole position and become the first three-time pole winner in USCC history. Bergmeister was only 0.097 seconds behind though, as Porsche locked out the front row with its two factory entries. After his…

The busy mid season racing schedule may have prevented me from indulging in a proper week-long break (like, I hope, many of you have enjoyed), but summer 2015 has treated me incredibly well both on and off the track. After getting back onto the top step of the podium at Mosport – as you read last issue – Patrick Pilet, myself and the no. 911 Porsche North America Racing crew continued our winning streak at Road America, becoming only the second GTLM team this year to secure back-to-back victories. Last season, Road America didn’t suit our 911 RSR but, since then, we’ve been putting in a lot of work to improve the car. Alongside our tyre supplier Michelin, we’ve developed an awesome new tyre. The RSR is now much better…

Have you ever wanted to build your own Porsche 911? Well, thanks to Total 911’s partnership with Tamiya (and their UK importer, The Hobby Company) now you can. It may be in 1:10 scale but in our latest competition we’re giving away a radio-controlled Tamiya Porsche 911 Carrera RSR kit. Based on the iconic 1973 Targa Florio-winning Martini Racing car, the Carrera RSR’s polycarbonate body is wonderfully detailed, complete with wide arches and ducktail spoiler. The Fuchs-style wheels (shod with proper rubber tyres) even sit on disc brake-shaped hubs. Underneath that evocative shell is where Tamiya’s years of RC expertise really come into play though. Their TT-02 chassis features full independent suspension with a double wishbone setup, coil springs and friction dampers at each corner. The wheelbase can be altered…

Though there are myriad chassis deviances between a 997 GT3 RS and 991 GT3, each of these illustrious 911s are also connected to the road via differing sets of rubber: the bright red centrelocks of the 997 GT3 RS are wrapped in Michelin’s Pilot Sport Cups, while the 991 GT3’s shoes of choice are the later Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s. The inaugural Sport Cups have long enjoyed widespread acclaim among GT3 and RS owners for their dry grip, though a valid criticism has been levelled at the rate of degradation – making their constant need for replenishment an expensive exercise. This is vastly improved on with the Cup 2, the latest generation enjoying up to 50 per cent more life on the outer shoulder in particular. Our test in…

Porsche has long been associated with other brands: at one time it was closely linked with Fuchs wheels, Mahle pistons or Matter roll cages. Today Porsche obtains its rims and pistons elsewhere, and Matter has vanished in the mists of time. One brand, however, has been connected with Porsche since the birth of the 911, and that is Recaro. Like Hoover for the vacuum cleaner or Phillips for the crosshead screwdriver, Recaro has been the generic for sports seats for three decades. Yet without its involvement with Porsche, the coachbuilding firm of Reutter Karosseriewerk (later to become known as Recaro) would probably have fallen by the wayside like countless other car industry names in the 1950s and 1960s. Wilhelm Reutter, a saddler by profession, established his business in 1906 in…

That the air-cooled 911 needed to change was no secret: the problem was that the longer this change got delayed, the more difficult the transition would be. Porsche was already considering the 911’s successor by 1972 and the result was the 928. A fine GT, the 928 never gained acceptance with Porsche purists because it was heavy and too far removed from the Porsche tradition. So instead of replacing the 911, the 928 would run alongside it for some 18 years. After the long stasis of the G series, in the mid 1980s Porsche finally set about modernising the 911: the 964 would have a Norbert Singer-designed floor pan with improved aerodynamics, MacPherson strut suspension and ABS brakes, and (at last) power steering; four wheel drive and auto-transmission options were…

2007 997.1 GT3 Ben Przekop Georgia, USA Date acquired: July 2012 The black Dodge Viper in front of me is throwing up a huge rooster tail of water as I chase him down the back straight of a very rainy Sebring International Raceway at over 100mph. Despite my intense concentration on the dangerous task at hand, I cannot help but hear Sam Posey’s voice inside my head: “Racing in the rain is just plain scary, you can’t see a damn thing”. I am struggling to see the Viper’s brake lights, and along with a partial view of the braking markers on the left side of the track, I very carefully start my braking for the infamous ‘Sunset Bend’ with its double-apex and seemingly never-ending turn onto the bumpy front straight,…

Paul Cockell, managing director of Rennsport, admits that he still gets his hands dirty. After all, he got into the business because he enjoys building cars and, as such, Rennsport is a natural continuation of over 25 years working on air-cooled 911s. After serving his apprenticeship at a Porsche main dealer in 1986, Paul went to work with Mike Jordan and Team Eurotech and this experience began a journey that has led to Rennsport’s newly opened, purpose-built factory. The facility is the stuff of garage-fanatics’ dreams: spotlessly clean, the two-floor engineering premises occupies what should be three plots on a new business estate on the outskirts of Moretonin-Marsh in the UK’s Cotswolds. If that location sounds vaguely familiar then you’d be right, as Porsche Club GB’s HQ is visible from…

General valuations: This reflects the general market trend for a model’sused value compared to the previous financial quarter.The nextreview will be Dec2015.The last was for Sept2015. Ratings: Each model is rated in our half-star system according to their performance, handling, appearance and desirability. 911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provided from the Coupe variants unless stated. All data here has been compiled, where possible, from Porsche’s own figures. Sales debate: Will water-cooled N/A Carreras appreciate? With the next generation of 911 switching to the use of turbochargers to boost power and reduce emissions, a new…

In the annual week-long celebration of all things automotive at Monterey, it’s always hard for one single car to stand out from the crowd. However, at Mecum Auction’s sale of Steve McQueen’s last 911, a special order 1976 930 did just that, selling for a barely believable $1,950,000 (£1,250,000). The slate grey 3.0-litre Turbo was the undoubted Porsche star of the Monterey auction season, which was kicked off by RM Sotheby’s ‘Pinnacle Portfolio’ sale on the Thursday. Max Girardo sold the collection’s 959 Komfort for an impressive $1,210,000 (£775,000) before the hammer came down on a 993 Carrera RS for $550,000 (£350,000). Gooding & Company had the honour of selling the most expensive 959 though, realising $1,732,500 (£1,110,000) for a black-on-black Komfort model formerly owned by Dr Freidrich Flick. This…

September Goodwood Revival 11-13 September The annual historic racing extravaganza returns to sleepy West Sussex Lone Star Le Mans 17-19 September Both the FIA WEC and TUDOR USCC will be in action at the challenging COTA in Austin, Texas Carrera Cup GB Silverstone 26-27 September The home of British motorsport plays host to the penultimate round of 2015 October Petit Le Mans 1-3 October The 2015 USCC concludes. Can Porsche win again and take the title? Six Hours of Fuji 9-11 October The FIA WEC’s flyaways continue with a visit to the famous Fuji Speedway Carrera Cup Deutschland 16-18 October Hockenheim plays host to the season finale of the German Carrera Cup…

1 Derek Bell – My Racing Life £35 With a frontline racing career spanning four decades, Derek Bell’s autobiography was always going to be entertaining. Co-written by esteemed motorsport author, Alan Henry, Bell’s tales from the cockpit – from his early years trying to make it in F1 to winning Le Mans five times as a factory Porsche racer – make for compelling reading. www.evro-publishing.co.uk ISBN: 978-0-9928209-9-2 2 Porsche 917 – the autobiography of 917-023 £60 Biographies are mostly limited to people. However, some things are too important not to have their story told. Porsche 917 chassis no. 023 is one such car. Ian Wagstaff tells the story of Porsche’s first Le Mans winner, with a full history of the chassis, its drivers and its later life; complete with archive…

Zuffenhausen’s seminal supercar, the Porsche 959, has celebrated its 30-year anniversary at the 43rd Oldtimer Grand Prix. Porsche’s display at the circuit featured an example of the era-defining sports car that formed the basis of the 1986 Paris-Dakar winning entry. Only 292 Porsche 959s were ever built by Porsche, however, the car’s legacy within the company is undeniable, with much of its technology going on to dictate the 911 Turbo platform. Further celebrations of the 959’s 30th birthday can be seen at the Porsche Museum from 30 September to 18 October where a special exhibition will showcase the car in all its glory.…

Special edition UK-only Porsche 991s are not a new thing. However, the new 991 Targa 4S Exclusive Mayfair Edition takes rarity to another level with just ten examples to be built, all of which will be offered for sale only through Porsche Mayfair. Based on a standard 911 Targa 4S, the Mayfair edition comes with Powerkit (bringing a 30hp boost), the Sport Chrono Package, PCCB, and PDK as standard. Externally, it is finished in ‘classic silver’ with the Sport Design front bumper. Inside are Pepita seat inlays and extensive leather trimming on the air vents, PCM surround and steering column. This attention to detail doesn’t come cheap though, with the 911 Targa 4S Exclusive Mayfair Edition priced at £148,849.10.…

Here at Total 911 magazine we are delighted to announce a new, annual initiative aimed at honouring outstanding work in the Porsche industry: the Total 911 Awards. As the world’s only publication dedicated to the Porsche 911 and the lynchpin between you, as a reader, and businesses based on the Porsche brand, it is our magazine’s duty to hold the industry to account and, where it is deserved, offer reward for excellence. The highlight of our inaugural Awards for 2015 will be a lavish ceremony on Thursday 22nd October at the home of Hexagon Modern Classics, 90 Fortis Green, London, N2 9EY. Admission to the event is by guest list only, however, you can register your interest in attending by emailing editorial@total911.co.uk. Just put ‘register my interest’ in the subject…

Today, despite the involvement of the Volkswagen Group, Porsche AG remains, at its heart, a family business. There is no doubt that, to help set the company on a path to becoming an automotive powerhouse, Ferry and his closest relatives would have made many sacrifices. However, it is unlikely that they were as risky as those made by Jürgen Barth’s family. Forced to sacrifice their livelihoods in East Germany, Jürgen and his mother crossed the border into the Federal Republic on Totensonntag 1957 (the annual ‘Dead Sunday’ celebration in November), a process that was complicated further by the fact that their passports had been confiscated by the Communist authorities. Thankfully the festivities enabled them to catch their train and meet up with Edgar, Jürgen’s racing driver father who had recently…

The real deal Do check the car’s provenance via bills and service book stamps. Call previous owners and service agents too. Matching numbers Do ensure that the driveline numbers tally with the logbook. Every main part has a date stamp that identifies the specific year of manufacture. Take your time Don’t be in too much of a hurry to buy, no matter how convincing the evidence. Marry in haste, repent at leisure, as they say. Inventory check Do make certain that everything’s present and correct according to your target 911 model spec and year of manufacture. Expert inspection Do hire an expert like Josh Sadler to assess the car, especially if it’s in bits like this one. Magnetic attraction Do take a magnet to check for filler. A magnifying glass,…