Feb 15, 2019 even though porsche was developing the car for the 1988 season, the automaker decided to enter the 2408 in the last two rounds of the 1987 season. The car has been used since the 87 indy, at pir, fontana and an indy event. History this car was originally owned by the machinists union team and was assigned to josele garza as a backup car for the 1987 indianapolis motor speedway 500 mile classic. Mar 31, 2018 heres the story of three generations of gm vehicles and a mclaren mp4.
It is configured as a speedway car so i assume that other than indy, it may have also raced at michigan and pocono. From the car and driver archives 1980 chevrolet corvette road test may, 1980 1983 chevrolet corvette prototype spied june, 1981. Cart race number 1 of 15 sunday, april 5, 1987 at long beach street circuit, long beach, ca 95 laps on a 1. Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties. To be offered at auction at rm sothebys amelia island event, 6 7 march 2020.
I already had been reading everything i could on the topic of automobiles. Otherwise, in good original untouched and unrestored condition. Mario andretti wins his first and only nascar grand national event. In august 1987, adrian newey came to march f1 and designed the marchjudd 881 for capelli and mauricio gugelmin to drive.
Individual driver statistics for the 1987 ppg indy car world series. Its steering is surprisingly direct, and its road manners are confidenceinspiring. A rather low curb weight of 2425 lb suggests the use of innovative lightweight materials, and this is very much the case. The season consisted of 16 races, and one nonpoints exhibition event. The march was driven by the american, ross cheever younger brother of formula 1 driver, eddie cheever who achieved two pointsscoring finishes that season and ended up 17th in the championship. In other words, straight from the track back in 1987. Widow of man killed at 1987 indy 500 settles lawsuit march 8, 1990 gmt lyle g. The pictures really illustrate the march s condition.
Car and drivermarch 2018 magazine get your digital. The 1987 australian sports car championship was a cams sanctioned australian national motor racing title open to group a sports cars, group d gt cars, fisa group c1 cars and fisa group c2 cars the title, which was the 19th australian sports car championship, was won by andy roberts driving his selfdesigned robert sr3 powered by a 1. Behind the scenes with porsches disastrous 1987 indycar program. Behind the scenes with porsches disastrous 1987 indycar. The porsche 959 redefined the sportscar market at the very high. Bobby rahal was the national champion, winning his secondconsecutive title.
Racing car show beats the freeze figures recently released show that no fewer than 20,000 people struggled through the appalling early january weather to attend the page 5. In 1987 two teams entered march 86gs in the imsa gtp championship. The 1987 monza 500 was the first round of the inaugural world touring car championship. Mar 23, 2017 1987 gary bettenhausen genesee beer wagon gohr distributing co. Quality is at the heart of everything we do at carid, so whatever your project, our brand name products and qualified experts will ensure success. Donald don frank yenko may 27, 1927 march 5, 1987 was an american car dealer and racecar driver best known for creating the yenko camaro, a highperformance version of the chevrolet camaro. Sep 08, 2019 from the september 2019 issue of car and driver. It was a hemelgarn racings speedway back up car in 1988. The current owner has had the car in his possession since 1991, in that time period he has only used the car at open test sessions in limited run sessions. The story of the 1987 indianapolis 500 reads like something out of a burt reynolds movie. It was held on march 22, 1987, at the autodromo nazionale monza, in monza, italy.
Amazingly, buick had bested the mighty 426 hemi, the 454 big block chevy and the best engine ford could build. This particular car was raced in the japanese formula 3000 championship in 1987 by the dome team. The car will be drove around the track along with the other vintage race cars in. The pictures really illustrate the marchs condition. Mar 24, 2016 al unser won the 1987 indianapolis 500 for penske racing, driving a hotel lobby display car. March chassis utterly dominated the competition, winning at indianapolis in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987, and the company won cart titles with al unser in 1985 and bobby rahal in 1986. Daviss march 1987 american driver column at automobile magazine. According to owner and driver toney edwards, this car was driven by al unser jr. The car was a real success, scoring 21 points in 1988, including a second place at the 1988 portuguese grand prix. Each successive model of the march chassis would make the trek over 500 miles to bring its driver home first to take a sip of the milk. Want to make your 1987 nissan pick up one of a kind, keep it running at its peak, or turn it into a highpowered beast.
We sell back issues, used magazines, past issues and old mags at competitive prices, most orders ship next business day. Save 67 % add to cart 12 issues starting from april 2020 digital access. The race was held for cars eligible for group a touring car regulations. Army national training center and four others were injured thursday night when a military helicopter crashed during a rainstorm at fort irwin, calif. In march of 1967, for my th birthday, i was given a subscription to car and driver magazine. The title, which was the 19th australian sports car championship, was won by andy roberts driving his selfdesigned robert sr3 powered by a 1. Campaigned by hemelgarn racing with tom sneva and john andrettiskoal. April super chevy schenk chevrolet 5 speed monte carlo ss march super chevy. Make offer 1967 oct car and driver magazine new car issue charger,corvette,javelin a92 car and driver power crazy. Gentlemen drivers 1987 saubermercedes c9 group c facebook. Heres a look at our netflixs fastest car march madness. Our vast selection of premium accessories and parts ticks all the boxes. The car appears to be in decent, complete condition though sounds as if it hasnt competed in a few years, while spares include extra wheels, a front wing and. The 1987 cart ppg indy car world series season was the 9th national championship season of american open wheel racing sanctioned by cart.
Heres a look at our netflixs fastest car march madness brackets. Only thing missing to my knowledge is the seat and computer box. The 1987 indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by usac, but. After building a single formula 3 car in 1969 march announced that they would be introducing customer cars for f1, f2, f3, formula ford and canam in. He is a pisces and was born in the year of the rabbit racing driver who claimed victories at events like the 2006 indy grand prix of sonoma and 2011 iowa corn indy 250. The march 87c was believed to be a continuation of that heritage. Sbcswapped 1987 march indy car this 1987 march indy car chassis 87c02 is sold with period race history and has more recently been converted to injected chevy small block power. Shortly after midnight on march 1, 1987, 17yearold brandon silveria got behind the wheel of his car and embarked on a drive that would forever change his life. Lord vader, your car is ready car and driver magazine at the time the buick gnx was the fast production car ever. Dec 10, 2014 1987 march 87b rani vestari fatmaningrum. Ppg indy car world series 1987 standings driver database.
Up until this point, the majority of that had been my dads popular science and popular mechanics magazines. Nazareth, pennsylvania, usa on a friday, march, 1987. Widow of man killed at 1987 indy 500 settles lawsuit. Arie luyendyk, driving for hemelgarn racing, drove the car in the 1987 indy. Car and driver magazine march 1987 sunbird turbo gt escort gt vgex 012616jhe used vgex condition mailing label, complete. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from jan 29, 1987 or search by date, day or keyword. The 1987 indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by usac, but counted. Add to cart 1 issues starting from april 2020 digital access. The team entered only one car this year, 86g 04 and afterwards the phil contes buick march 86g11 after 86g 04 had been crashed at road america 500 miles the 16th august 1987. Car and driver magazine march 1987 sunbird turbo gt escort. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A trial run of the vintage 1987 march 87c kraco indy car at kaukana motor speedway.
After building a single formula 3 car in 1969 march announced that they would be introducing. The driver fabrizio barbazza was also named the 1987 rookie of the year. It made sense, then, for highly accomplished driver jeff macpherson to choose a. Phil conte team and momo course the momo team started racing with a march 86g in 1987.