Porsche success at Le Mans Norbert Singer and Hans-Joachim Stuck.

Two 936 cars also competed in the works entry in 1981, and one of these achieved the overall victory. The winning car, which was racing for the first time, was driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell. “Ickx and Bell won with a lead of 14 laps – or to put it another way, they were almost an hour faster than the second-placed car,” explains race engineer Norbert Singer, who played an important part in 16 overall victories achieved by works or Porsche customer teams at Le Mans. “The decision to take part in the 24-hour race in June was taken just a few months before. We had to really hurry up and installed a 2.65-litre biturbo engine in the 936/81 Spyder without further ado. With an output of more than 620 PS, it was one of the most powerful cars in the starting field. A little effort that led to a great success,” says Singer. The reunion of the two men is extremely warm and friendly. Stuck is delighted that he is allowed to drive the winning car on the test track in Weissach, while Singer takes a trip down memory lane. “It rained all the time,” he says, “and the quality of the petrol that was provided was not good. It was OK in training, but the fuel for the race was really poor.” Stuck and his team colleagues Derek Bell and Al Holbert won the race with a lead of 20 laps. “Porsche keeps on winning at Le Mans because all those involved work very professionally from preparation right through to the end,” says Stuck. Read More here :- https://cutt.ly/Hx0WOzs Subscribe Us For Upcoming Content :https://goo.gl/af64xm #Porsche #LeMans #Motorsports #Automotonetwork Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'Fair Use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research, Fair use is a permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing, Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use