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Legends at the Porsche Museum: How A 10 Year Old Design Claimed Overall Victory At Le Mans 27 Years Ago

By Marcel Hundscheid/Speed-O-Graphica
During my visit to the Porsche Museum, I stumbled across the Dauer 962 Le Mans – a Group C car based on the Porsche 962. Let’s review its story.

Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Porsche 956

Pictured above is chassis 956-004 driven by Kriton Lendoudis at the Spa Classic 2014. Back in 1982 this car finished in third place at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
We continue our …

Report & Gallery: Spa Six Hours 2021 – The Sound Of History

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
The 28th edition of the Spa Six Hours – The Sound of History – should actually have taken place in 2020, before the COVID pandemic put an end to all plans. …

The Legend Lives on: Ford’s GT40 in the 24 Hours Of Le Mans

Winning Ford GT40P/1041 of Philip Walker, Miles Griffiths and Gordon Sheddon captured at the Spa Six Hours 2019 shortly after sunset

In our third and final instalment looking back at Ford’s legendary GT40, we conclude our …

Porsche’s Weapon from the 70s, The Legendary 934: Part 1

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
Over the next couple of weeks, we’re going to take a look back at Porsche’s weapon from the 1970s – the legendary 934.

Report & Gallery: Bosch Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival 2021

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
Last weekend, Hockenheim hosted the 16th edition of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival 2021. Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent was at the scene and created this report and …

Legends at the Porsche Museum: The One-Off Porsche 961

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent Marcel Hundscheid paid the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart a visit, where he came eye-to-eye with the one-off Porsche 961.

Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Peugeot

Erik Maris driving a Peugeot 905 Evo 1B in the entrance of Eau Rouge during the Spa Classic back in 2019 / Story and images by Marcel Hundscheid/Speed-O-Graphica
In the latest edition of our Group C …