[PTA SC] Porsche 959 Parijs-Dakar

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Despite several manufacturers making big plans for the FIA's Group B racing regulations, a large portion of the specially designed cars were outlawed before they turned a wheel in anger. Announced for 1982 but aborted soon after, Porsche were just one of the firms left with a technological tour de force and no obvious arena in which to compete. Circuit racing was out of the question with the exception of the odd invitational event (such as Le Mans), traditional rally organisers outlawing the prohibitively quick Group B monsters after the 1986 season. This led Porsche to the seemingly unlikely idea of contesting the arduous Paris-Dakar Rally with a trio of 959 prototypes. However, they were well aware of what it took to win gruelling events after their exploits on various runnings of the Safari Rally during the 1970's. More recently, 1984 had seen Jacky Ickx’s semi-official Rothmans-backed team take victory on the arduous 7500-mile Paris-Dakar desert race with a special Typ 953. It was decided that a trio of works 959's would be prepared for the 1985 running, Jacky Ickx and Claude Brasseur being invited along with Rene Metge and Dominic Lemoyne. The third car was entered for Jochen Mass and Ekkehard Kiefer.



Equipped with Kevlar shells and aluminium doors and engine lids, all three cars used normally aspirated engines producing 231bhp at 6000rpm. There were more durable shocks and 30cms of ground clearance, but the success of 1984 was not to be repeated. All three entries retired, Mass from an early accident, Ickx hitting rocks at speed and Metge dropping out around half way with a broken oil line that destroyed his engine. Nevertheless, Porsche would be back in 1986 with new cars and an elaborate entourage. That year would mark the last factory assault for Porsche on the late Thierry Sabine’s epic event and they arrived knowing that nothing short of outright victory would be acceptable. Three 959's were supported by a Porsche 928-engined Mercedes G-Wagon, two huge MAN trucks brimming with spares and even an aeroplane. Once again, Ickx and Metge had a car each, the third 959 being taken by Roland Kussmaul and Kendrick Unger. The 959's electronic ride-height control and ABS were junked, the suspension undergoing rigorous development in order to survive the harrowing marathon to Dakar. Weighing in 100kg lighter than the 959 Sport, performance was immensely impressive with a reliable 370bhp on tap although for some special stages, as much as 450bhp was unleashed.



Designate Typ 959/50 (like production variants), the 1986 entries were the first to use Porsche's venerable twin turbocharged 2.8-litre engine. Boost and brake balance could be adjusted from inside the cockpit, a torquier six-speed gearbox with electronic viscous couplings allowing the driver to switch from four to rear-wheel drive. This meant higher top speeds could be reached (reputedly in excess of 150mph), a batch of three single intercooler 959's being built for the factory's final attempt. They became the most successful of all Porsche's rally raid specials, Metge and Lemoyne repeating their 1984 victory whilst Ickx and Brasseur made it a memorable one-two.

Event Driver / Navigator Team
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Result
1985 Paris - Dakar Rally Raid Ickx / Brasseur Rothmans Porsche
185

DNF
Mass / Kiefer Rothmans Porsche
187

DNF
Metge / Lemoyne Rothmans Porsche
186

DNF
1986 Paris - Dakar Rally Raid Metge / Lemoyne Rothmans Porsche
186

1st
Ickx / Brasseur Rothmans Porsche
185

2nd
Kussmaul / Unger Rothmans Porsche
187

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Gaafste Porsche ooit in 1987 ging het Rothmans - Ickx team verder met een Lada Niva btw

Ook dit was een POrsche

Een andere Dakar Porasche

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Op vrijdag 14 april 2006 00:26 schreef BazzoS het volgende:

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Op vrijdag 14 april 2006 00:27 schreef ijsmeis het volgende:
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