Powered by Porsche - the alternative race cars - Hardcover

Roy P Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845849906 ISBN 13: 9781845849900

Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

Powered by Porsche the Alternative Race Cars is a thorough and fascinating account of the racing cars that were powered by Porsche engines, but where the chassis and development of the car was carried out by others. The Porsche company in Zuffenhausen, Germany, can probably be said to be the most successful marque ever for victories in the motor racing scene. Likewise many firsts in innovation have come with the name Porsche attached. Many major racing car producers such as Elva, Lotus, Lola, or March, as well as many smaller independents, at some time featured a Porsche engine in their chassis. Demand for the services and supply of cars, chassis, and parts from Porsche, often outstripped their ability to deliver during the late 70s to early 80s. With many new projects in the rapidly expanding Porsche organisation, race car projects had to be prioritised. This would lead to the creation of the replicas, as opposed to the factory-built works race cars, and even Porsche was building replica 935s to supply to clients, continuing into the 962 era. In turn, a whole new, highly specialised, high quality industry grew up to meet the demand for Porsche-powered racers. In this fascinating book we meet the racing cars, the teams and the people who turned to Porsche to utilise the power from, perhaps, the greatest of all engine makers. This is thought to be first book on the subject, covering the entire history of Porsche engines, detailed engine specifications, non-Porsche chassis, and race details, as well as team histories with anecdotes from drivers. It is illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, and provides fascinating reading for all racing fans, as well as Porsche enthusiasts.

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Powered by Porsche - the Alternative Race Cars is a detailed account of the racing cars that were powered by Porsche engines, but where the chassis and development of the car was carried out by others.The Porsche company in Zuffenhausen, Germany, can probably be said to be the most successful marque ever for victories in the motor racing scene. Likewise many firsts in innovation have come with the name Porsche attached. Then there are the builders of racing cars, some major producers, such as Elva, Lotus, Lola, March, all at some time featured a Porsche engine in their chassis., In the late 1970s and into the 1980s, the demand for the services and supply of cars, chassis, and parts from Porsche, outstripped their ability to deliver. Plus with many new projects in the rapidly expanding Porsche organisation, race car projects had to be prioritised. This would lead to the creation of the replicas, as opposed to the factory built works race cars, even Porsche was building 'replica' 935s to supply to clients, this was to continue into the 962 era., In turn a whole new highly specialised high quality industry grew up to meet the demand for Porsche-powered racers. In this book we see the racing cars, the teams and the people who turned to Porsche to utilise the power from, perhaps, the greatest of all engine makers.This is thought to be first book on the subject, covering the entire history of Porsche engines, detailed engine specifications, non-Porsche chassis, and race details, as well as team history with anecdotes from drivers. It is illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, and provides fascinating reading for the enthusiast and newcomer alike.

Review:

Powered by Kirsch is an encyclopaedic work contributing a great deal of background to 50 years of motorsport, a veritable treasure trove for marque historians and an immersive pleasure for general fans. --Update

Porsche is well-acquainted with podiums and spraying champagne from before the tradition came to be, and their motorsport exploits are rarely met with anything but championships. But besides the winning works team, the legendary Porsche Systems Engineering appearing on race entry sheets, there were also a ton of cars built and developed from outside the company, but powered by Porsche motors. Support for these teams powertrain needs extended Porsche capacity at times, and this brought about a host of replica versions of Porsche race vehicles to be built from yet more 3rd parties. From championship-winning Formula One cars to prototype sports cars and the mighty creations of the Kremer brothers, this book covers the subject exhaustively. This is the first book to put together such a comprehensive list, and every Porsche-powered racing car that wasn't built in a backyard (and some that were), are to be found here. Its a unique perspective on Porsche's motorsport heritage, and beyond that novelty it's been exceptionally well put together, with historical data and tons of history on the marques that employed Porsche power all supplemented by the anecdotes from the people who were there to add authenticity and liveliness to the deep referential knowledge thats been compiled. --Petrolicious

In his 15 years as an author, Roy Smith has differentiated his works by studying areas that other historians have tended to neglect. A Porsche fan, Smith's Porsche subject again have left the beaten track with studios of the under estimated 924 Carrera and the racing history of the 914, a model which Porsche still only half acknowledges. Now in Powered by Porsche, Smith looks at other racing cars which used Porsche engines and often chassis and running gear as well. Powered by Porsche is an encyclopaedic work unearthing any number of Porsche racing projects and contributes a great deal of background to half a century of Porsche auto racing completion. It will be of particular interest to North American readers for as the author shows, most of the teams using Porsche motive power were here and he has clearly researched them in considerable detail. Roy Smith's latest offering is a veritable treasure trove for marque historians and an immersive pleasure for general fans. --Kieron Fennelly Freelance

About this edition

• Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1845849906
• ISBN 13: 9781845849900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464