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At the wheel of the Porsche Spyder RSK

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Created in 1960

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Richard von Frankenberg

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Porsche RSK (1960) - a completed racing car is rolled out

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Porsche RSK (1960) - finished racing cars are ready to go

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Porsche 718 RSK (1958) - Sebring version

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Porsche RSK (1961) - H. Müller on a fast ascent

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Porsche RSK (1962) - Hermann Müller from Zweisimmen at the 1962 Gaisberg race

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Porsche RSK almost among themselves at the Tyrol Grand Prix in Innsbruck in 1962

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Porsche RSK (1962) - Josef Greger won his category in the fast RSK with factory engine at the 1962 Gaisbergrennen

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Porsche RSK (1962) - Greger on the mountain

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Porsche 718 RSK (1961) - Hans Hermann in a fast Porsche at Monza

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Porsche RSK (1960) - 12 Hours of Sebring

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Work on the engine of the Porsche Type 718 Formula 2 (1960)

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Porsche Type 718 Formula 2 (1960) - in the pits at the Nürburgring

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Joakim Bonnier and the Porsche Type 718 Formula 2 (1960)

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Porsche 550 (1957) - Huschke von Hanstein on the 1500 RS at the 1957 Gaisberg race

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Porsche 1500 RS (1957) - Stockau pump manufacturer Ernst Vogel in his Porsche 550 (1500 RS) at the 1957 Gaisberg Race

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Porsche 550 (1955) - Engine

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Porsche 550 (1956) - in hard use at the Mitholz-Kandersteg hill climb in 1959

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Porsche 550 (1955) - Porsche becomes index winner at Le Mans, Jaguar takes the overall victory

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Porsche 550 (1955) - illustration from the sales brochure

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Porsche RSK (1960) - fertiggestellte Rennwagen stehen bereit

Porsche 718 RSK (1958) - Sebring-Version

Porsche RSK (1961) - H. Müller auf schneller Bergfahrt

Porsche RSK (1962) - Hermann Müller aus Zweisimmen am Gaisbergrennen 1962

Porsche RSK fast unter sich am Grossen Preis von Tirol in Innsbruck im Jahr 1962

Porsche RSK (1962) - Josef Greger gewann seine Kategorie im schnellen RSK mit Werksmotor am Gaisbergrennen 1962

Summary

In 1959, the motorsport world suddenly pricked up its ears when a surprising announcement was made. Porsche was testing a new racing car on the Nürburgring, which was even to be used in the Monte Carlo Grand Prix. This article from special edition no. 7 of hobby magazine shows how this extraordinary story unfolded and how the extremely successful Spyder RSK racing car came about.

This article contains the following chapters

Into the league of the greats
With the unfinished David against Goliath
The Formula 2 record as a benchmark
Over before it's even started
Giving up is not an option
In-house development
The tragic end of Behra
Developed in Zuffenhausen, refined in Modena
Porsche number one
And then came the success
Technical profile

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

One week before the first world championship race for Formula 1 racing cars began in Monte Carlo and the 1959 racing season opened, a surprising announcement made its way through the sports section of the daily newspapers: Porsche is trying out a new racing car at the Nürburgring... a Formula 2 car. Count Trips is at the wheel. Porsche is considering entering this car in Monte Carlo if the practice runs go well. The experts took notice: a racing car? That was completely new. Porsche had only ever used sports cars before. Was this a completely newly designed car or a further development of the previous Spyder models? And how fast could such a car be at the Nürburgring? Four days before the race in Monte Carlo, it was announced: yes, Porsche had entered the Formula 1 race. A test. The car was entrusted to Graf Trips.

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Porsche RSK (1960) - fertiggestellte Rennwagen stehen bereit

Porsche 718 RSK (1958) - Sebring-Version

Porsche RSK (1961) - H. Müller auf schneller Bergfahrt

Porsche RSK (1962) - Hermann Müller aus Zweisimmen am Gaisbergrennen 1962

Porsche RSK fast unter sich am Grossen Preis von Tirol in Innsbruck im Jahr 1962

Porsche RSK (1962) - Josef Greger gewann seine Kategorie im schnellen RSK mit Werksmotor am Gaisbergrennen 1962

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