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"In 1974, to rave reviews, Porsche produced the 930/911 Turbo to the public and set off on a new road. At the same time, the governing body of motorsport introduced a new ""silhouette"" formula to sports car racing. Thus the immortal 934 and 935 were born. This book tells the story of the 911 Turbo and its racing cousins, from the 1974 2.1-liter RSR Turbo Carrera to the tube-framed 750 horsepower final variants of the 935. These are the cars which still bring a gleam of pleasure to any of the drivers lucky enough to have sampled their enormous power and, sometimes, their wayward handling!"

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Starkey recounts a fascinating story: his descriptive passages are interspersed with interviews of drivers and owners and much of the historical value of this book lies in the recollections of people such as Nick Faure and John Fitzpatrick and Americans Dick Barbour, Alwin Springer or Al Halberts. Porsche 390 to 935 is a compelling read and a fine record of a period in motorsport which makes today's ultra technical and impossibly expensive hybrid racing and formula E look distinctly pallid: the author hopes his work may help to bring more of these simple, but scintillating Porsches into the historical racing scene and no reader of this inspiring work could possibly disagree. - Kieron Fennelly. Through. That'd be Porsche 930 to 935, the turbo Porsches in a word. Not only does it turn back the history books right the way to the first turbochargers (1905 to be precise), the forced induction ships and World War II planes, but it recounts every single outing of every chassis. That includes the numerous privately prepared and developed cars, and doubles the book's length ... This is a detailed document that celebrates a few Porsche icons. - Motor Sport. This book tells the story of the 911 Turbo and its racing cousins, from the 1974 2.1 litre RSR Turbo Carrera to the tube-framed 750hp final variants of the 935. In includes the full development history for each model, details of individual chassis histories, background history of the international racing scene in the 1970s and 1980s, and details on alternative models such as the Baby 935, and the Kremer Brothers' K3. The hardback book is 304 pages and it includes some 252 pictures. - GT Porsche.

Author Information

"John Starkey is a self-confessed racing fanatic, has owned many different sports cars, and has competed in hill-climbs, rallies and vintage sports car races since the 1960s. Originally from the UK, John now lives in Florida, where he runs a race-car business, and works as a consultant, researcher and author. He has written a number of other automotive books including Porsche 911 R RS RSR, Ferrari 250GT ""Tour de France, ""Lola - The Illustrated History 1957-1977, and Lola - All The Sports Racing & Single-seater Racing Cars 1978-1997, all published by Veloce."

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