Back on track

What would it take to get a very special ex-Brun Motorsport Porsche 962 Group C racer that had not seen action since 1991 race ready again? Racecar visited Classic Revival in New Zealand to find out

By DR CHARLES CLARKE

‘We’re not expecting much difference in overall performance from when the car was first raced’ Group C is generally regarded as a golden era of world sportscar racing. Spanning 1982 to 1993, it was a time of legendary drivers, teams and racecars. And one car stands out in the record books of that time – the Porsche 956 and its younger sister, the 962C. The 956 first appeared at Silverstone in 1982 and the last 962 iteration of the model finally retired from racing in 1994. The stats over its lifetime are impressive: six Le Mans wins in succession and seven overall; five FIA world championships as well as three IMSA titles and five Daytona 24 hour victories. These days Porsche 956/962s are a common sight at Group C revival races at historic…

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Racecar Engineering (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2018

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