What a car, what a driver..........

[Lankan]

I know this is not the place to post my all time favourite car (i.e. ultimate dream machine), but I just had to post this clip of a 1980 Porsche 935 K3 driven at full chat (Summer 2015): LINK :bow:

Only downside is I will need at least £2 million to buy one, or at least that is how much one cost before Porsche prices exploded a couple of years ago

An old-school 911, with 700hp, built in 1980, driven as intended - what more could one ask for :salut: (still not the most powerful motor in the race, but did give most of the modern machinery a real run for their money!). As expected turbo lag is what lets the 935 down.

Set aside 20 minutes and watch the feature race (second video).

Never seen a 935 been driven so well. Absolutely fantastic, especially for a car built in 1980!

What does a 935 K3 look like in the flesh? LINK

 

[Brett]

The K3 is one of my all time favorite race cars. Complete animals but pretty tame compared to what Porsche were producing for the IMSA/Trans-Am series.

 

[Lankan]

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[Lankan]

The K3 is one of my all time favorite race cars. Complete animals but pretty tame compared to what Porsche were producing for the IMSA/Trans-Am series.

Indeed Brett, but you are referring to the 917's with 1,000 hp (some even had up to 1,100hp with the boost turned right up), but those were in a different league. However, the 917's weren't based on standard 911's, unlike the 935, which was effectively a (heavily) souped up 930 Turbo.

By the way K3 was a moniker used by the US-based company (Kramer) that bought and prepared (and modified) Porsche race cars.