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Originally Posted by IROC
Below is my Dad sitting on the sister car to the one above circa 1998 or so (sorry for the crappy scan). This car was owned by a guy here in Knoxville. He also owned some other cool stuff. The car to the right in the pic is one of the late-'80s Electromotive Nissan GTP cars. He also had a Ferrari 333SP.
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VERY cool pic, Mike!
I always loved that car!
The 1984 Le Mans Winning Porsche.
Since the team's founding in 1978, Joest Racing has achieved numerous successes in motorsport. The team was notable for campaigning Porsche race cars in the 1980s, among which was the Porsche 956 that was entered for the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans. This No.7 car featured prominent New Man sponsor markings and a distinctive yellow, black, and white livery. The car went on to claim overall victory at Le Mans that year as well as in the subsequent year.
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956 dominated at 1984 Le Mans despite factory’s boycott
In 1984, Porsche’s domination continued, with 10 wins in 11 races. The German manufacturer lost only a race at Kyalami Circuit. That race was won by Martini Racing’s Lancia LC2. Stefan Bellof took the world’s drivers’ title, driving for two teams (Rothmans Porsche and Brun Motorsport).
At the 1984 24 hours of Le Mans, Rothmans Porsche team boycotted the race due to a disagreement between Porsche and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) over the fuel regulations. Despite that, Porsche 956 clinched seven top positions with private teams. The winning car was the #7 New-Man Joest Racing‘s Porsche 956B, driven by Henri Pescarolo and Klaus Ludwig. Only Vern Schuppan was competing of all factory drivers, finishing sixth in the Kremer Racing’s car.
In 1984 All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, the Porsche 956 was a winning car in three out of four races, but with different teams, so the title went to the Japanese drivers in the M1C-BMW prototype.
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