Bruce Canepa doesn't do things in half measures. If he's going at it, he's going whole hog. That's true in his restoration business, and that's true in his fanatical style of vintage racing. He was on an absolute flyer in this session, and I'm so glad that it was all on video. This is masterfully produced, by the way, as the commentary is even …
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Ride Onboard Bruce Canepa’s Porsche 935 At Laguna Seca
Bruce Canepa's Saturday afternoon drive is a little different from one you or I might take, because his is in a high powered rocket ship, otherwise known as a 1979 Porsche 935. Canepa's vintage racing stable has included this particular 935 for a couple of years, and every year it seems to get just a little faster. Known widely as the last …
Continue to the full articleSir Mix-A-Lot’s Porsche For Sale. It’s Got Some Serious Back!
"I like big butts and I can not lie". That's the opening line to Sir Mix-A-Lot's hit song "Baby Got Back". Based on the customized Porsche he recently decided to sell, he wasn't lying. This 1984 Gembella Porsche 935 slantnose has more "back" than any other porsche we've seen save this one. However, you could argue that Sir Mix-A-Lot's is …
Continue to the full articleTesting the Porsche 935 at the Porsche Experience Center [Video]
The Porsche 935 was first introduced in 1976. As the factory racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo the 935 had an outright win at Le Mans Since and over 150 other races world-wide until 1984. Porsche's Chief Driving Consultant, Gordon Robertson, gets behind the wheel to experience just how insane 760 hp feels on full boost. If you can't see …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factoid: A Heavily Modified Porsche 935 Was Used in an Attempt to set the World Record for the Highest Speed Achieved on a Bicycle
When I first spotted the picture below on Jalopnik I thought to myself "I need to know the story behind this picture." As it turns out, there's some interesting history and I learned about a sport that's new to me, motor-pacing. Will you look at the size of that front sprocket? 150 mph is fast, in any car, Porsche or not. Imagine how …
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