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Old 04-15-2006, 11:52 PM   #1
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Default Porschephiles... was the 928 ever raced officially?

As the title asks, was the 928 ever campaigned officialy as a Porsche supported race car? Like the various Club, Club Sport and Cup versions of the 911 and 944/968?

I know there were a couple of 928 version, 928S, 928GT etc - but they never seemed that hard-core.
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Old 04-16-2006, 12:24 AM   #2
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Default Re: Porschephiles... was the 928 ever raced officially?

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As the title asks, was the 928 ever campaigned officialy as a Porsche supported race car? Like the various Club, Club Sport and Cup versions of the 911 and 944/968?

I know there were a couple of 928 version, 928S, 928GT etc - but they never seemed that hard-core.
I definately know the 924, and later the 944 were both raced; both with limited successes; and out of that was born the 956...

the 928 had some racing potential; and even a 928 based motor nearly made it into the 962C as a twin turbo/single mild turbo application persued by the Kremer team; but there wasn't the budget appropriations for such development at Weissach at the time to further the case for a new engine/car.

that engine never even saw a track in that form; and only 911's, 914's, and 924/944's were campaigned by PAG.

hopefully somebody can add something to my knowledge there; but i have not an ounce of literature about a 928 racing program in either privateer, or factory backed teams.
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Old 04-16-2006, 12:28 AM   #3
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Just googled it - check out the site

http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...-17-photo.html

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Old 04-16-2006, 12:30 AM   #4
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I have seen privateer 928's running in the SpeedVision GT series (GT and GT2 classI think) - but then again you see almost any privateer entrants in that series.

I also found a bit about a privateer 928 in le mans in 1983.
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i see the Joest New Man car!
the following year, they reworked Bosh Motronic in the car and ran 2 laps further on the same fuel load at Le Mans... 84... that was Bell's attempt at a 3-peat Le Mans victory... but was 26 seconds off 1rst, and at the time set a lap record with nearly no brakes!
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Old 04-16-2006, 12:37 AM   #6
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I'm gonna say no
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Old 04-16-2006, 02:59 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by RC45
I have seen privateer 928's running in the SpeedVision GT series (GT and GT2 classI think) - but then again you see almost any privateer entrants in that series.

I also found a bit about a privateer 928 in le mans in 1983.
Pretty much what I was gonna say, I know that the 928 has been entered in numerous different series by private teams, but to my knowledge, it was never raced by Porsche themselves. Though, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the private teams recieved support from Porsche.
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Old 04-16-2006, 06:35 AM   #8
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nope, as far as i know there was never an official racing program, and i think its safe to say i know quite alot about 928's...
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Old 05-20-2006, 11:26 AM   #9
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Porsche did build a 928 to set a speed record in its class. That car later became Mark Kibort's SWC car.
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Old 05-20-2006, 12:58 PM   #10
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wasnt that a standard production 928 S4?
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Old 09-08-2006, 10:50 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by gucom
wasnt that a standard production 928 S4?
It might of been.
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