TWR-Porsche WSC95 - The autobiography of WSC 001

TWR-Porsche WSC95 - The autobiography of WSC 001

Name: TWR-Porsche WSC95 - The autobiography of WSC 001
Brand: Porter Press International
SKU: 9781907085536S
Price: 69.00 GBP
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Serge Vanbockryck

£ 69.00 GBP

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'A fascinating tale of an unlikely world champion.'

Classic Cars, November 2023 (for full review see here)

TWR-Porsche WSC95: The Autobiography of WSC 001 tells the remarkable story of one of the most unusual and successful racing Porsches ever built.

Signed by author Serge Vanbockryck
Features commissioned artwork showing the evolution of WSC 001
Includes exclusive photography and the history of Joest Racing
320 pages. 285 x 235mm portrait. Over 350 images. Weight: 2.22kg

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Written by leading Porsche historian Serge Vanbockryck, this authoritative Great Cars volume is the first book devoted to the TWR-Porsche WSC95. Created almost by accident through a collaboration between TWR, Porsche Motorsport North America and Porsche in Germany, the WSC95 raced only five times in three years — yet won three times, including back-to-back victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1996 and 1997.

This signed edition follows chassis WSC 001 from its abandoned 1995 Daytona programme to its Le Mans triumphs with Joest Racing, its Donington Park victory and its later evolution into the Porsche LMP1/98. Drawing on Porsche’s corporate archives, rare documents and interviews with key figures, it is the definitive account of a remarkable sports-prototype.

The first book devoted to the TWR-Porsche WSC95
Full history of chassis WSC 001, a two-time Le Mans-winning car
Covers its creation by TWR, Porsche Motorsport North America and Porsche
Details the abandoned 1995 Daytona 24 Hours programme
Includes the 1996 Le Mans victory with Davy Jones, Manuel Reuter and Alex Wurz
Covers the 1997 Le Mans victory with Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson and Tom Kristensen
Explores Tom Kristensen’s winning Le Mans début
Includes the car’s Donington Park victory in the International Sports Racing Series
Covers its 1998 conversion into the Porsche LMP1/98
Features detailed race, test and technical data
Includes gear ratios, fuel consumption, strategies and pitstop information
Detailed biographies of all six Le Mans-winning drivers

Rich in Porsche history, Le Mans drama and technical detail, TWR-Porsche WSC95: The Autobiography of WSC 001 is an essential book for Porsche enthusiasts, endurance racing followers, Le Mans historians and collectors of important motorsport books.

Specification

ISBN: 978-1-907085-53-6
Jacketed hardback
320 pages
285 x 235mm portrait
Over 350 images
Weight: 2.22kg

A definitive Great Cars volume devoted to WSC 001 — the unlikely TWR-Porsche that became a double Le Mans winner and one of the great endurance racing stories.

The authors

Serge Vanbockryck is one of the world’s foremost historians of Porsche 956, 962 and related prototype racing cars. Since the late 1980s he has documented Porsche racing and test history in extraordinary detail, combining archive research with interviews from key engineers, managers and drivers. His Porter Press titles include Ultimate Works Porsche 956 and Ultimate Works Porsche 962, the latter winning the Motorworld Buchpreis 2023.

TWR-Porsche WSC95 - The autobiography of WSC 001

£ 69.00 GBP

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