The Porsche 956/962 twins won the first and the last 24 Hours of Le Mans they were entered in, twelve years apart. I’m not sure there’s ever been any other sports racing car that was as successful for as long as this masterpiece.
The 956 debuted in 1982 for then-new Group C category of top-rung sports car racing. The idea was to limit the amount of fuel used by the cars and let the rest pretty much go as it pleased.
With the 24 Hours of Le Mans victory as the goal and the circuit’s endless Mulsanne Straight in mind … More