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Porsche 959, The Problem Child that Porsche Always Loved
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28 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Porsche 959
In this episode, I cover the Porsche 959, a problematic car based on the 911 that was designed to compete in group B rallying. While never being able to compete in Group B due to development delays, the 959 still found success in the Dakar Rally and the 24 hours of Le Mans. The 959 also found a place in Porsches heart despite having an extremely slow and painful development process that involved lots of fires, boiling brake fluid, and 1980s computer issues.
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Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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Thinking Out Loud by Kevin MacLeod
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Joseph McDade
Sources:
https://jalopnik.com/the-porsche-959s-history-was-way-more-of-a-disaster-tha-1792096170
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar_Rally
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-turbo#:~:text=Sequential%20turbocharging%20refer%20to%20a,insufficient%20boost%20at%20low%20RPM.
https://www.porscheroadandrace.com/961-porsches-forgotten-jewel/
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1117549_paris-dakar-porsche-959-fetches-almost-6m-at-auction
https://presskit.porsche.de/museum/en/2019/topic/exhibitions/cars/porsche-959-paris-dakar-1986.html
In this episode, I cover the Porsche 959, a problematic car based on the 911 that was designed to compete in group B rallying. While never being able to compete in Group B due to development delays, the 959 still found success in the Dakar Rally and the 24 hours of Le Mans. The 959 also found a place in Porsches heart despite having an extremely slow and painful development process that involved lots of fires, boiling brake fluid, and 1980s computer issues.
Thanks for Listening!
Music:
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo
Track: Too Sweet — IVAAVI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/wfKbVnW4Gco
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/too-sweet
Track: Jungle Mood — Peyruis [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/AE4AWGTNa-A
Free Download / Stream: http://alplus.io/JungleMood
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thinking Out Loud by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4523-thinking-out-loud
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Joseph McDade
Sources:
https://jalopnik.com/the-porsche-959s-history-was-way-more-of-a-disaster-tha-1792096170
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar_Rally
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-turbo#:~:text=Sequential%20turbocharging%20refer%20to%20a,insufficient%20boost%20at%20low%20RPM.
https://www.porscheroadandrace.com/961-porsches-forgotten-jewel/
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1117549_paris-dakar-porsche-959-fetches-almost-6m-at-auction
https://presskit.porsche.de/museum/en/2019/topic/exhibitions/cars/porsche-959-paris-dakar-1986.html
Released:
Dec 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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