>Once upon a time long ago there were PORSCHE formula cars, Has anyone seen
>any recently?? They should have ALL been at Laguna Seca!
>Regards;
>Michael*
Michael, (and to whom else this may...)
yes, there were Porsche Formula Cars @ Monterey. Ferry Porsche was never a=
fan of F1 efforts as He didn't see where such effort would ever enhance the=
company bottom line, like production car racing efforts in other arenas=
would...despite that, Dan Gurney managed to pick up one F1 victory in (62?)=
I believe, when he and Joachim Bonnier were teamed up...but, thats' not all=
...
Porsche also went on to build/support an Indy car program in the late 80s=
(with Teo Fabi and John Andretti et al as drivers) as well as another f1=
effort under the TAG-McLaren banner...Along with the earlier cars of the=
early 60s, The Quaker State Indy Car and the TAG-McLaren car were both on=
display at Monterey...of all these efforts, the TAG F1 effort ("engines=
only"; the way I understand it...) was by far the most successful. At=
Monterey, neither the Quaker State car or the TAG car made it out onto the=
track for parade laps, but the two earlier formula cars did however.
So, the answer is yes...the Porsche Formula (open-wheeled) effort was=
actually well represented at Laguna Seca ...
its quite late as I write this - so I'll stop, I really don't want to=
"misspeak" and overstep the facts, as I understand them
And...I just remembered this: there was ANOTHER Indy car effort that never=
quite got off the ground - this was the Interscope car that was bankrolled=
by a Ted Fields...This program never really got anywhere and this car now=
lives in the Porsche museum (I think- once again, its late and I could be w=
rong...)
Cheers
Thom Kuby
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