Built in 1981, the Porsche 936 Junior is a 1/2 scale replica of the 1981 Le Mans winning 936 driven by Jackie Ickx and Derek Bell. Apparently, Porsche commissioned these to celebrate their win(s) at Le Mans and somewhere between 50 and 100 were built and presented to Porsche VIPs, drivers and team members (various sources given different …
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The Last Turn
1971 was a sort of a watershed year for me; I had become involved with shooting for Panorama, and had done the events at Daytona and Sebring. I hadn’t ever been to Watkins Glen, but a good friend was to race his 911 L (on the same track with 917s!). Three of us flew up in a Cessna with another friend and I shot the race, though there was never a …
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Most Porsche fans know Derek Bell. Next to Hurley Haywood, he's one of the most decorated and well liked Porsche drivers from his era. He's a five-time Le Mans winner, three-time Daytona winner and two-time World Sports Car Champion. Now, starting today, he's the latest 'Online Driving Instructor' for SAFEisFAST.com and you can ask him just …
Continue to the full articleThis 1/43 Porsche 956 from HPI Racing may be the Start of a Whole New Obsession
I'm a collector. Not sure what it is about my personality, but there are number of items (other than Porsche) I like to collect (watches, bourbon, guns, RC Cars, pens, cufflinks, etc.). Well, the other day HPI sent us a care package that, amongst other things, included a 1/43 scale model of a Porsche 956 LH. At first I wasn't quite sure what to …
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Have you always wanted to know the feeling of peering through the curved windshield of one of Porsche’s masterpiece prototypes? Do you spend evenings wishing you were slamming the lengthy gear lever into place and waiting for the turbochargers to spool, propelling you toward the stratospheric upper end of the speedometer? Do you fancy yourself a …
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