White Racers from Zuffenhausen

2008-12-15 Sports & Recreation

Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Release : 2008-12-15
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 184/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis White Racers from Zuffenhausen by : Karl Ludvigsen

Download or read book White Racers from Zuffenhausen written by Karl Ludvigsen. This book was released on 2008-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was no small leap for Porsche from its giant-killing Spyders to the powerful Type 917 that swept all before it. The gap was bridged by its 900-series sports-racing cars, here depicted in rare original photography from the Ludvigsen Library. Karl Ludvigsen has personally selected both dramatic action images and intimate technical details of the 904, 906, 907, 908 and 910, which with their air-cooled flat-six and flat-eight engines brought Porsche to the fore in both international sports-car racing and the European Hillclimb Championship, which Porsche won in 1966 and 1968. These were the years of spare-no-expense building of fresh cars for every race, funded secretly by Volkswagen, with exotic titanium and beryllium components. Led technically by the thrusting Ferdinand Piëch, Porsche built the ultra-light 908/03 expressly to win both the Targa Florio and Nürburgring — which it did. Porsche expert Karl Ludvigsen introduces this must-have pictorial panorama for all fans of the white racers from Zuffenhausen.

Porsche 917

2006-11-24 Transportation

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Release : 2006-11-24
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 804/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Porsche 917 written by . This book was released on 2006-11-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After knocking on the door for decades, Germany's Porsche finally stepped into the big time of international auto racing with its Type 917 in 1969. Its phenomenal air-cooled flat-12 engine powered the 917 to 15 wins in world sports-car championship races from 1969 to 1971, after which it was outlawed by a rules change. Included were two wins at Le Mans in 1970 and '71. First built in a series of 25 coupes that Volkswagen chief Ferdinand Piech called the biggest risk he's ever taken in business, the 917 was raced in both short- and long-tailed forms, pumping out 630 bhp by 1971. It went on to even greater glory in turbocharged roadster form in Can-Am racing as the 917/10, series champion in 1972. In '73 the incredible 1,000-horsepower 917/30 Porsche dominated the Can-Am series in the hands of Mark Donohue, who called it "the perfect racing car". The 917 stands proud in Porsche's history as the costly and daring machine that decisively ended the company's underdog status in international motor sport.

Chaparral

2002-07-14 Transportation

Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Release : 2002-07-14
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 661/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Chaparral written by Karl Ludvigsen. This book was released on 2002-07-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few sports-racing cars have captured the imagination as did the Chaparrals. The menacing white machines from Texas oil country cut a swathe through American sports car racing in the 1960s, and even won at the Nurburgring and Brands Hatch. Created by Jim Hall and Hap Sharp -- and ultimately with the help of GM and Chevrolet -- the Chaparrals pioneered such innovations in racing as the wing for aerodynamic down force and the automatic transmission. Great photos from the author, Stanley Rosenthall, and Max Le Grand show the exotic Chaparrals at rest and in action. Photographs include the first front-engine cars, the 2, 2C, 2E and 2G sports-racers, the 2D and 2F endurance racecars, and the wildest of all, the 2H and 2J -- the first car to use a fan to generate suction down force. The book is a rare treat for fans of the exciting and popular Can-Am racing series.

Porsche 356

2023-04-11 History

Author : Gordon Maltby
Release : 2023-04-11
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 375/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Porsche 356 written by Gordon Maltby. This book was released on 2023-04-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Porsche’s first car, the 356, entered the market in 1948 and celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2023. Porsche 356: 75th Anniversary celebrates this iconic sports car that launched one of the greatest brands in automotive history.

The IROC Porsches

2021-06-22 Sports & Recreation

Author : Matt Stone
Release : 2021-06-22
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 252/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The IROC Porsches written by Matt Stone. This book was released on 2021-06-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IROC Porsches details the creation and first season of the International Race of Champions, a series divined as a means to pit the world’s top international racing drivers (from IndyCar, Formula One, sports car racing, and NASCAR) against one another to determine who was top dog.

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