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Porsche 934
Category	Group 4
Constructor	Porsche
Predecessor	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
Successor	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR
Technical specifications
Engine	RR layout Turbo Rear
Competition history
Debut	1976 1000km Monza
First win	1975 24 Hours of Daytona (overall)
Last win	1977 24 Hours of Daytona (overall)
Wins
	2
Constructors' Championships	2
	n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to; Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Porsche 934 was a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules, similar to the Porsche 935 which was prepared to FIA Group 5 rules.

History edit

The Porsche 934 was introduced for the 1976 racing season. It was manufactured for two years, 1976 and 1977, with at least 400 being manufactured. Toine Hezemans drove this car to victory at the European GT Championship, while in the U.S., with George Follmer at the wheel, it also became the Trans-Am champion. It continued to win races throughout the late 1970s.

The 934 as well as the 935 were raced in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft in a distinctive orange "Jägermeister" livery.

Alan Hamilton the Australian Porsche distributor at the time owned one of these cars and competed and won the 1977 Australian Sports Car Championship and in 1980 the same car won the title with Allan Moffat behind the wheel

Details edit

Porsche 934/5 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010

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The 934 has a top speed approaching 190 mph (approximately 300 km/h) and has a zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) time of 3.9 seconds. It was one of the last designs to incorporate all the distinctive stylings of the original 911s, with only minor bodywork taken from the 911 Turbo, to include GRP (glass-reinforced plastic) wheelarch extensions, doors, engine lid and boot.

The car came in a regular trim, or a racing trim (also called "Group 4 trim"). Regular trim:

1,090 kg (2,403 lb)
Electric windows and door trim
32 gallon gas tank.^{[clarification needed]}
480 bhp (358 kW) 3-litre, flat-six engine (in 1977, modifications took it to 550 bhp)

The racing trim was a modified regular trim to meet with the FIA rules, most notably it added 30 kg (66 lb) of weight, so that it complied with the minimum weight requirement of Group 4.

References edit

Works cited edit

Frère, Paul (May 15, 2006). Porsche 911 Story: The Entire Development History. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 9781844253012. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |archive= (help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Leffingwell, Randy (December 1999). Porsche Legends: Inside History of the Epic Cars (PDF). Motorbooks. ISBN 9780760302415. Retrieved 0000-0-0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |archive= (help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Long, Brian (October 2, 2008). Porsche Racing Cars: 1953-1975 (PDF). Veloce Publishing. ISBN 9781904788447. Retrieved 0000-0-0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |archive= (help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Long, Brian (October 15, 2008). Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005 (PDF). Veloce Publishing. ISBN 9781904788447. Retrieved 0000-0-0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |archive= (help)

External links edit

Porsche official site