The 12th edition of Automobilsport revolves around the 1969 Canadian-American Challenge Cup. McLaren celebrated many a success in that season and had some interesting rivals. But we also take a look at Le Mans 1991 and the Kremer Porsche 935.
90 years of the Nürburgring
In his column in the 12th issue of Automobilsport, Eckhard Schimpf writes about his view of 90 years of the Nürburgring. He first became familiar with the name Nürburgring in 1944, when he was six years old and played "Auto Union versus Mercedes" with the neighborhood kids in the bunker...
Walter Wolf Racing
40 years ago, the Austro-Canadian multimillionaire Walter Wolf made his debut in Formula 1 with his own team. At the first Grand Prix, he achieved the unbelievable - his team won. However, they narrowly missed out on the world championship title. Today, the eccentric has fond memories of those days.
Can-Am 1969
When the Canadian-American Challenge Cup was founded, the organizers only needed an incredibly thin rule book. Accordingly, Can-Am monsters were created without any limits. In most races, however, McLaren clearly dominated the field. This was also the case in 1969, when the number of races was doubled from six to eleven...
As a mechanic, Frank Zimmermann was part of the perfect season at McLaren. As a young man, he was in the right place at the right time and was recruited by Gary Knutson, the chief engine man.
But McLaren wasn't the only racing team competing for the Can-Am title, and some of the competitors are worth a closer look. For example, the Chaparral 2H, the Ferrari 312P, the Lola T163, the Porsche 917PS or the Ford 429.
Kremer 935 K1
Just in time for the one-make world championship, the brothers Erwin and Manfred Kremer rolled out of Stuttgart with their own version of the Porsche 935. It was the first and only non-factory-built Porsche 935 of the season. It raced at the front and collected points for Porsche, the winner of the 1976 one-make world championship...
Le Mans 1991
What Toyota and Nissan still dream of today, Mazda achieved in 1991 - victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The victory of the 787B was probably one of the most surprising results of the fading Group C era.
