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32767 view(s)  When the Porsche 956 was developed in late 1981, the intention of Porsche was to run the car in both the World Sportscar Championship and the North American IMSA GTP Championship. However IMSA GTP regulations differed from Group C and subsequently the 956 was banned in the US series on safety grounds as the driver's feet were ahead of the front axle center line.
To make the 956 eligible under the IMSA regulations, Porsche extended the 956's wheelbase to make room for the pedal box. A steel roll cage was also integrated into the new aluminium chassis. For an engine, the Porsche 934-derived Type-935 2.8L flat-6 was used with air cooling and a single Kühnle, Kopp und Kausch AG K36 turbocharger instead of the twin K27 turbochargers of the Group C 956, as twin-turbo systems were not allowed in IMSA's GTP class at the time.
Five IMSA 962s were constructed for the 1984 season. Work was under way on a larger engine, but in the meantime the 934 derived 2.8 litre engine was used.
In its first season the Holbert and Bell driven 962 scored four IMSA victories, a sign of things to come. For 1985 a 3.2 litre was available and the 962's stronghold on the IMSA GTP series was complete. Up until 1993 the 962 was successful in the IMSA GTP series, the 962's roll of honour includes 5 victories in the gruelling Daytona 24 Hours race.
In the United States, the ball got rolling when Holbert Racing began making modifications to their own chassis and rebadging them with "962 HR-" serial numbers. The search was always on for a stiffer and safer 962 monocoque and Jim Busby contracted Jim Chapman to build a more robust version of the 962 monocoque. Fabcar would become the defacto factory tub supplier, supplying chassis with official Porsche serial numbers. Fabcar incorporated changes to the factory tub replacing the simple sheet aluminum construction with sheet ali and aluminum honeycomb in addition to billet aluminum bulkheads, all of which substantially increased the tub's crashworthiness as well as stiffness. Dyson Racing purchased a Richard Lloyd Racing/GTi Engineering 962 monocoque for use in their Porsche 962 DR-1 chassis. A Fabcar tub was used in Dyson's Porsche 962 DR-2.
Length 4800 mm / Width 2000 mm / Height 1080 mm / Wheelbase 2650 mm
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Models for Porsche 962
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| Manufacturer |
Model |
Scale |
Dimensions (LxWxH) |
Wheelbase |
Front spur |
Rear spur |
| BRM |
Kenwood White No.10 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Kenwood Red No. 10 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
From A No. 27 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Leyton House No. 16 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Momo No. 30 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Advan No.25 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Budweiser No.86 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Coca Cola No.5 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Löwenbräu No.14 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
| BRM |
Miller No.14 |
1/24 |
0.0x82.8x0.0 |
99.9 |
81.3 |
82.8 |
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