All About The Porsche 962
With so many Porche models out there, it is no wonder that you are looking for information. We pride ourselves, and our website on knowing all there is to know about Porches and the models. We hope that you enjoy the article below that you were looking for. It is all about porsche 962, and think it is very informative.The Porsche 962 was designed with a specific purpose in mind. In fact it was designed for the International Motor Sports Association GTP racing replacing the 956 which had such a successful run on the race track. John Bishop was the founder of the International Motor Sports Association and he was the one that put the breaks initially not allowing the 956 onto the track Bishop had many safety concerns about how the pedals were mounted in the front axle and so to ensure the 956 complied with the regulations Porsche stretched the pedal box and added a roll cage. Then the 962 came along making it's debuted in 1984 on the Daytona 24 Hours Race. It was driven by Mario and Michael Andretti. But because of all the gearbox and engine problems it was quickly retired. There were five 962 models built during the 1984 season and they all had the 2.8 liter water cooled engine. But part way through the year the 3.2 liter engine was introduced. 1985 saw the 962C introduced and it was entered in the World Endurance Championship with the 3000 cc water cooled 750 hp engine. This engine was built to last only 26 hours - 24 hours for racing and 2 hours for testing. This model had great acceleration and road handling as well as braking. Part of this impressiveness can be attributed to the light body weight and the aerodynamics.
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