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Mention of 73 RSR in The Economist
First paragraph from an article in last week's Economist:
Chip racers
Oct 23rd 2003
From The Economist print edition
How Ulrich Schumacher is trying to overtake his global rivals
AN UNUSUAL trophy stands in Ulrich Schumacher's office in Munich's industrial outskirts. “It's beautiful, isn't it?” he says of the engine from a 1973 Porsche 911 RSR. Like that other Schumacher, Formula One's world champion, the boss of Infineon Technologies, the world's sixth-biggest microchip maker, has a passion for motor racing—which also promotes the firm's range of automotive chips. Last year he even had California's venerable Sears Point racetrack renamed in his company's honour. Mr Schumacher has also driven his beloved vintage Porsches around Monza in Italy and Spa in Belgium, some of the most fabled racing tracks in Europe ...
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John C
1988 911 Carrera coupe
2002 BMW 530
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