In the latest issue of Automobilsport, there are once again all kinds of exciting articles to browse through and marvel at. As you can see from the cover, there is a big special topic inside the magazine. It's all about Porsche and its big challenge, the Paris-Dakar. But the other articles are anything but boring. With lots of pictures and exciting background information, they deal with the Cosworth DFV engine, for example, which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year.
Steeplechase acrobats - The 24 Hours of Daytona
The 24 Hours of Daytona is not for the faint-hearted, as the track features many banked corners. Every year since 1966, the participants have engaged in a 24-hour, exhausting head-to-head race. In this article, you can find out all about the fast-paced race and its history.
Porsche's big challenge Paris-Dakar
This special, which extends over 40 pages, deals exclusively with Porsche and the three Dakar missions from 1984 to 1986. On the first pages you learn everything about these missions and also about the Porsche 911 and 959 which were specially designed for special terrain. On the remaining pages you can read about Porsche in rally sport and finally the engineer Roland Kussmaul explains why it has always been his greatest dream to work for Porsche and how he finally ended up in tank construction.
50 years of Cosworth DFV
The Ford DFV engine celebrated its premiere around 50 years ago. The construction of the engine was laborious and time-consuming, but its creator Keith Duckworth persevered and ensured the survival of Formula 1. Automobilsport looks back at its creation and how it made engine history.
Prevented world champion - Iso A3/C Grifo and Bizzarrini 5300 GT
Giotto Bizzarrini was the engineer who developed the ISO A3/C in 1963. Many are convinced that the A3/C, built in sufficient numbers and homologated in the GT class, would have had what it takes to win the world championship. This article tells you all about the car and its engineer.
Back on Track
In its new series "Back on Track", Automobilsport accompanies exciting restorations and takes a look behind the scenes of the workshops. The Alfa Romeo N182 Chassis 04, the Ti-22 MKII Can-Am and last but not least the first Gurney racing car AAR Eagle Indy make the debut of this new series of reports.
