Le Mans winner Richard Attwood never really stopped racing, while his current mount, a 39-year-old 928 S, never saw a circuit – till now. We watch the ace in action at Croft.
The 928 never had a particularly long or exalted racing record: a singleton French car placed 22nd overall at Le Mans in 1983 and 20th in ’84, but the model was just not cut out for track action like its 911 sibling – or its four-cylinder 924 GT/R sisters, either.
On the other hand, our man Richard Attwood, who we’ve come to watch racing a 928 in the HSCC’s Road Sports event at Croft, has had an extraordinarily long career in top-line motor sport. He began racing Formula Junior Lolas in 1961, graduated to Formula 2 in 1964, and entered F1 with BRM the same year, as well as driving the works Ford GT40 and Ferrari P330-P3/4s from the mid-’60s onwards. He was a member of the works Porsche team from 1969 to 1971, helming Martini-Salzburg and Gulf-JW-Automotive 917s and 908s. In the midst of top-line successes, his sparkling career culminated in the legendary 1970 Le Mans win alongside Hans Herrmann in the famous red 917/023, and he retired (temporarily) in 1972. In the Croft paddock I notice a neat legacy from his crowded past, a Formula 2 Lola T60 he drove for BRP in the mid-’60s, waiting its turn for another historic race.
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The Usual Suspects
Jeremy Laird on getting back to driving basics on some proper Brit B roads, why he would take driving dynamics over orginality and how the invevitable march of progress is dulling cars
Simply Red
For Greg Howell a passion for VWs and the VW scene inevitably led to the altar of all things Porsche and a passion for modified 964s, culminating in this slammed C4
A Tooth for a Tooth
The 928 has a reputation for being fearsomely difficult to work on. And there is certainly a lot of it. In truth, however, even replacing the big V8 engine’s vital timing belt, and the water pump it drives, is only marginally more awkward than on a humble 944
The Blues Brothers
Two friends, two Porsche 993s, two shades of blue. Between them they’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and they’re wearing sunglasses… Except they’re not, of course, and neither Paul Madden nor Mike Moore smoke. They may not be on a mission from God – or driving to Chicago – but getting their cars to this level of detail was pretty close to being a spiritual experience…
Attack Of The Clone
It’s a 993 RS in all but its VIN plate, that would have most experts fooled. We take a drive in the ultimate clone.
Improving On Perfection
The 987 Cayman’s sweet chassis is its defining feature. But that hasn’t stopped one intrepid Croc owner from attempting to improve on near perfection with help from Ohlins and Center Gravity.
Sonic Boom Boy
In an unplanned attempt to emulate Bloodhound’s world land speed record challenge, Johnny Tipler discovers his 986 S is halfway to the sound barrier with a Cargraphic silencer, which provides the required acoustic effect.
The Specials
Anniversaries come upon us thick and fast, and car manufacturers commemorate the most significant ones with limited editions. We pay due diligence to a special pair, the 997 Sport Classic and the 911 50th Anniversary 991.
Roaring Forties
Sing it loud: “Happy Birthday!” Launched in 1977, the 928 design masterpiece is 40-years old.
The Kitchen Sink
Having replaced 996 Pig Energy with another 986 Boxster S, Johnny Tipler is hellbent on raising its spec to that of its predecessor, a 550 Spyder 50th Anniversary Boxster S, AKA the Silver Bullet.
