The good ole days (956 at Le Mans)

Jugend · Jun 17, 2005

Well, at least something was better in the past. Watch this clip from 1983, a full LeMans lap with a 956.

I get an almost hypnotic feeling watching it at the mulsanne straight, and then when he breaks it's like "back in the real world again".

23 mb.

http://obsyjuju.free.fr/F1/videos/Tour Le Mans 1983 Porsche 956 1.avi

induce · Jun 17, 2005

Sure was, eh? Too bad I wasn't born at that time

Awesome video though, thanks!

The 956 is an awesome car. Wish there was a video of Bellof doing his 6:11 qualifying lap at the Nordschleife! Oh well, can't get everything..

Hell Raiser · Jun 17, 2005

That was amazing,thank dude 👍

Jugend · Jun 17, 2005

Hell Raiser
That was amazing,thank dude 👍

Np..

Div is back · Jun 17, 2005

Totally AMAZING!

Wicked speeds on the straight!

Was it a Nissan RCP92 that he passed so easily? It looked like so.

Why was it so faster than everybody else?

induce · Jun 17, 2005

I don't know what car you're thinking of but since this was the year 1983 and the R92CP debuted in 91 or 92 (I think) it's definately not that car.

The 956 was very quick due to good aerodynamic design and the suction effect created by the special under-body design, making the car acting like it was glued to the road (compared to older designs anyway).

I recommend reading this book by Peter Morgan. He goes through the development of the car and its successful years in endurance racing, very interesting to read, especially if you're a Porsche and/or 956/962 fanatic.

Div is back · Jun 17, 2005

Thanks! My error!

induce · Jun 19, 2005

Judging by the livery and the number which can hardly be told, but anyways
I'm guessing it this car:

A Sauber C7

Photos of the 1983 cars can be found here.

teazR · Jun 20, 2005

As I am such a huge fan of the Group-C Prototypes too I just had to get my hands on the EA F1-challenge so I could play this mod

http://www.virtua-lm.com/

Trust me you'll love these cars even more if you have a chance to try that.

VIPFREAK · Jun 20, 2005

Anything before 2000 is the "good ole days". :drool:

👍

Scaff · Jun 23, 2005

Thats another clip from the Derek Bell 'In-car 956' DVD, which also contains in-car videos from a range of circuits.

While the Beloff 6min 11secs lap is not one of them, it does have a 6min 41sec lap by Derek Bell, which is not bad considering the additional weight of the camera gear (not light in '83).

I'm sure I've seen it linked to in posts on here before.

I would however strongly recommend getting the full DVD, its more than worth the money, here is a link to a company that will ship it worldwide.

In-car 956