12962 view(s)  Even after the end of the Group C era, Porsche found a way to shine
once more with its good old 962.
Thanks to the work of Jochen Dauer, (ex Group C pilot), Stuttgart suddenly
found itself with a "street legal" GT version of the 962.
Having to run smaller wheels than the Proto's, was easily compensated
by the extra power that the Flat Six Bi turbo gained from the bigger
restrictors allowed under the GT 1 rules.
So rebadged as Dauer 962 LM's, two cars were prepared to enter as GT
1 in the '94' Le Mans 24hrs.
With an even more low drag "heck", courtesy of Dutch aerodynamic
specialist Wiet Huidekoper, Porsche was ready not only to dominate in
GT 1 but also take on the Prototypes. After a race long battle with
the Gr. C Toyota 94 C the LM scored Porsche's 13th overall victory.
It took the ACO less than a month to change its GT1 rules..so that the
pseudo GT would race no more.
And for a long time it looked like the story had ended, until a cunning
group of Belgians decided to field a Dauer 962 in the '99' Belcar series.
Main changes by the AD Sport team were in the engine department. Instead
of the Gr. C 3,0 Bi turbo, the LM now had the classic 3,2 engine of
the 911 fed trough a single turbo that had been developed for the 1985
IMSA series, all in all good for a respectable 550 bhp.
Two poles, a first place at Spa and second at Zolder, history repeated
itself once more with a Belcar rule change that outlawed the Dauer....this
time for good.
Dauer Porsche 962 LM (LM GT 94):
Length : 4960 mm, Width: 2000 mm, Wheelbase: 2800 mm, Tyres: Goodyear
, Wheels : BBS
Dauer Porsche 962 LM (Belcar GT 99):
Length : 4800 mm, Width: 1770 mm, Wheelbase: 2650 mm, Tyres: Pirelli
18" , Wheels : BBS
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