1979 Porsche Kremer 935 K3 Turbo: Aero Tech & History of the LeMans Winning Porsche
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- Bruce is back with more on the LeMans winning Porsche Kremer 935 K3. In this short film, he shares details of the technology improvements in aerodynamics as well as lack of driver safety in 1979. He also shares more of the story of the car’s original owners . . .
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I've been In love with the Porsche 935 k3 ever since I got a slot car of the Kremer Porsche 935 k3 and also seen a plaid wrapped 935 and full carbon 935 race at Mosport Raceway
this is porsche 935 k3 , and what was great memories of this car and unbelievable car. it won so many imsa championship and of course le man. i saw this kind of car at sebring in 1982. it was so awesome and i missed this sounds. nobody can beat this car....\II/ rock!!!!
This video needed to be an hour or more. It was a good video, but Bruce Myers is a very interesting guy and a great story teller. Especially when the subject that he's talking about has so much history.
Be careful what you wish for, we ended up shooting a two part, two hour interview with Bruce:
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Very brief but fascinating account of the legendary 935 K3 Le Mans 79 winning car and its 'larger-than-life' characterful owners. Paul Newman was 2nd place in the same race, and in a 935!!! A marketing dream, phenomenal auto quality, Hollywood superstar and the whole endurance racing package couldn't get more sexier and prestigious than that!
Pulsonar You can see a bit more on this car - as well as the 2015 911 Turbo S (991) here: th-cam.com/video/5P1O-i1VimY/w-d-xo.html
I bet he could have talked for an hour. If he didn't you should have let him. Loved it!
bordelons1 He did . . . And it was GREAT. You can see more of Bruce talking about this car as well as our First Drive of the 2015 911 Turbo S here: 2015 Porsche 911 Turbo S (991): FIRST DRIVE & The LeMans Winning Porsche Kremer 935
I'd like to see more about this beautiful car.
Good work!
Excellent story... )
Where is the nitrous bottle
Exactly. Hidden nitrous.
True. The nitrous boosted the 935 to over 1000hp. They brothers knew and helped them win.
Hidden in the rocker panel.
It was addressed on Adam Carolla's podcast.
They confirmed it with an exmechanic when they found something peculiar in that area.
@@dereks66 they didn't have the nitrous in the 79 le mans, they won it because it rained and they had a windshield wipers unlike every other car and they just had a lot of speed, the nitrous couldn't have been used during the race because as soon as it finished the car would die, it was only helpful in the Daytona 24hours qualifying where they used it on the banking and as soon as they crossed the line the car died because they engine just melted because it went from being 750hp to over 1000hp.
why are the exhaust not like the original?
CP? Doesn't he mean DP Motorsport?
Can someone answer me what seat belts this car could have used in '70s/80s - brand, color or number of points, what would be period correct?
Wow....
Design Plastics
Porsche 911 Performance Handbook
Bruce Anderson · 1996 ·
"The attractive K3 bodywork was designed as a collaboration with Ekkehard Zimmerman of Design Plastics. All of the bodywork was done in Kevlar instead of fiberglass to increase strength and reduce weight."
That's "DP" there Einstein! Not "CP"! It stands for Design Plastics ownd by Ekkehard Zimmerman!
18 is a hotrod
American Speed.
A new motorsport movie coming soon.
In 2026.
What's Amercian Speed about?
It's about the true story of three brothers, Donald Whittington, Dale Whittington, and Bill Whittington who were three successful race car drivers from Texas during the late 70s and early 80s.
Two of the three Donald and Bill were part of a large group of racers charged with financing their professions through drug smuggling, money laundering, and tax evasion. Oops.
Donald and Bill received 18 month and 15 year prison sentences, respectively.
Their sentencing was due to charges related to conspiracy to smuggle marijuana into the United States from Colombia. Bam, bam!
Plot specifics have yet to be publicized, but American Speed will presumably focus on the brothers rise and fall within the racing industry.
Who is in the American Speed cast?
So far, Tom Holland and Austin Butler are the only names attached to the project. Excellent.
But given that the Whittingtons story involves three brothers, perhaps another A list name could join the cast in due time. Looking forward to it.
When will American Speed be released?
American Speed is slated for a January 2026 release.
What will be the release date for American Speed?
Amercian Speed will be released on either new years day or just after new years day. Only time will tell.
Will American Speed be the best movie of 2026?
Yes, hell yes.
Will American Speed be the best motor racing movie ever?
Yes, apparently so.
Along with,
Senna (2011),
Le Mans (1971), Starring Steve McQueen.
Ford VS Ferrari (2019),
Rush (2013),
Grand Prix (1966),
Days Of Thunder (1990),
Talladega Nights (2006),
Speed Racer (2008),
Race For Glory Audi VS Lancia (2024),
Race For Glory (1989),
Driven (2001),
The Last Amercian Hero (1973),
The Love Bug (1969),
Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977),
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005),
Silver Dream Racer (1980),
Winning (1968),
Cars (2006),
Cars 3 (2017),
The Incredibles: Incredibles Revenge (2024),
Incredibles; Incredibles Revenge 2 (2024),
Incredibles Revenge 3 (2024),
Lauda: The Untold Story (2016),
Faster (2003),
Dust To Glory (2005),
McLaren (2017),
TT Closer To The Edge (2011),
The World’s Fastest Indian (2005 & 2006),
Dan VS Dan (2024) starring Dan Colorado & Dan Dougherty.
And finally,
Turbo (2013) and Ferrari (2024)
And last but not least,
Will American Speed get a Special Edition?
Indeed, it will.
Featuring Cameron Greenwood Cramp AKA CGC and the usual people & stuff and characters.
What is the Whittington Brothers biggest achievement and best moment & greatest time?
Winning the 1979 Le Mans 24 Hours.
Here's the full story.
The 1979 24 Hours Of Le Mans was one of the best runnings of the greatest race in the world and the best sporting event ever.
Apart from the 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1994 and 1995 editions of the Le Mans 24 Hours race.
It was also the best race of 1979.
Along with the 1979 Daytona 500, the 1979 Bathurst 1000, the 1979 British Motorcycle Grand Prix, the 1979 Indianapolis 500, and of course the 1979 French Grand Prix as well as the 1979 Daytona 24 Hours.
The Porsche team were the strong favourites to win Le Mans in 79.
Especially since there were no other major works cars that year too.
Their main competition would be from Cosworth powered Mirages and Rondeaus and a swarm of Group 5 and IMSA class Porsche 935s. Challenging.
The major big talking point was the presence of great Hollywood actor Paul Newman, driving for Dick Barbour Racing. Nice.
However, the Porsche 936s ran into problems early, as did the Mirages that inherited the lead. Oh dear.
The race became a duel between the 935s of the rival teams from Cologne: Kremer Racing and Gelo Sportswear. Much like Ford and Ferrari. Lovely.
Soon after midnight, heavy storms started sweeping the circuit. Yikes!
The rain stayed for virtually the rest of the race, dramatically slowing the pace, negating the speed of the 936s coming back through the field. Great.
Both Gelo cars retired with mechanical issues in the soggy dawn, and when the Bob Wollek and Hurley Haywood Porsche developed a bad misfire soon after it looked like the Kremer 935 of Klaus Ludwig and the Whittington brothers had the race covered. Grilling.
They had a lucky 13 lap lead over the Dick Barbour Porsche and the rest of the field too. Incredible.
Then, it happened, approaching 11am, Don Whittington came to a stop on the Mulsanne Straight with a broken drive belt. Crap.
It took 80 minutes to get back to the pits, and by the time they got back into the race their lead was down to only 4 laps. Gotta go fast, or apparently not go at all, LOL! Haha! Here!
But, the charging American team were foiled by a faulty wheel nut taking 23 minutes to fix. Oh no!
Then in the last hour, the car slowed with a bad misfire. Uh oh.
Stommelen pulled up just before the finish line and waited for the Kremer car to take the flag in victory. Yay!
The Kremer Brothers finest hour was sealed with their other team car coming home in third. 1st and 3rd 1-3. On the podium.
Porsche finished 1, 2, 3, 4, and the Kremer 935K3 was the first Le Mans win by a rear engined car. Awesome.
55 cars started the 1979 Le Mans 24 Hour race.
But....
Only 22 finished it. Wow.
The torrential rain in the second half of the 1979 race made it the slowest Le Mans since 1958. Oh well.
Speed isn't everything.
I can't believe I just said that. LOL.
Anyway....
The End?
For now,
To be continued...
In 2026, or 2025.
:)
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The ptototypes were so bad that year, that Porsche 935 took 1-2-3 despite being "slower class".
It rained that year and the prototypes didn't have wipers........
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That car is STOLEN!!
The Whittington Brothers donated the car but, when broke upon "their release" they turned indian givers.
was wondering if anyone was gonna say this, yea they for sure stole this off the whittington brothers.