VIN: Dauer 962 LM chassis 962-8-001
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History of chassis 962.8.001
Chassis 962.8.001 started life as a prototype tub created to test a twin turbocharged V8 based on Porsche’s 928 engine. However, lack of funds meant the project was abandoned at an early stage.
When Jochen Dauer approached Porsche for a new monocoque to replace chassis 141 (which had been crashed in Mexico during practice for the last World Sportscar Championship race of 1989), Porsche sold him 962.8.001.
962.8.001 was subsequently re-numbered 141 to avoid taxes.
Dauer assembled the car, fitted a standard 962 engine and raced the new “141” throughout 1990.
It contested four early season IMSA events with a best finish of 14th at Sebring. For these American races, the car ran in a white livery with green and yellow flashes down each flank. Backing came from BF Goodrich.
Dauer then took the car to Europe. Delivery delays meant he borrowed a new 962 (chassis 144) for the race at Monza. The re-liveried Tic Tac “141” then appeared at Silverstone, Dijon and the Nurburgring. It was, however, a non starter at Silverstone as the rear suspension mount broke during the warm up.
The weekend had not gone well for the team; a day earlier, debris thrown up from another car had smashed the windscreen and caused the fire extinguisher to go off in Henri Pescarolo’s face.
Following its appearance at the Nurburgring in August 1990 “141” was retired from active duty.
Dauer later rebuilt the car as the last of six 962 LMs. During the conversion, it reverted it to its true 962.8.001 identity.
962.8.001 was the only 962 LM not commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei.
Completed in 2001 and registered that October, it was assembled several years after the Brunei quintet at around the same time Jochen Dauer was offering his revamped Bugatti EB110s.
Whereas Dauer’s original 962 LMs destined for Brunei produced 730bhp, this final example had an 884bhp engine. It was also unusual on account of the left-hand drive configuration.
Like at least one of the Brunei 962 LMs, chassis 962.8.001 came with a sequential gearbox.
The lacquered carbonfibre and yellow-striped bodywork was a match for the two-tone leather interior.
Jochen Dauer sold the car to a Swedish customer who also owned a McLaren F1 (chassis 051) and an F1 GTR (chassis 11R). Other vehicles in the first owner’s collection included a Porsche 911 GT1, Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR and Bugatti EB110 GT.
962.8.001 was later road tested in the July 2003 edition of Auto Bild magazine.
By 2007, the car was for sale in Germany at a price of one million Euros.
Notable History
Experimental tub numbered 962.8.001 for twin turbo V8 project
Sold to Jochen Dauer Racing
Re-numbered 141
White, Green & Yellow BF Goodrich livery
04/02/1990 IMS Daytona 24 Hours (R. Boesel / A. Unser Jr. / R. Unser) DNF (#17)
25/02/1990 IMS Miami GP (R. Boesel / B. Wollek) DNF (#17)
17/03/1990 IMS Sebring 12 Hours (R. Boesel / H.J. Stuck) 14th oa, 7th GTP class (#17)
22/04/1990 IMS West Palm Beach 3 Hours (B. Wollek / K. Acheson) DNF (#17)
Konrad Motorsport entry (Dauer Racing)
White, Gold, Green & Red Tic Tac livery
20/05/1990 WSC Silverstone 480km (D. Bell / H. Pescarolo) DNS (#33)
22/07/1990 WSC Dijon 480km (J. Dauer / B. Unser) 15th oa, 15th C1 class (#33)
19/08/1990 WSC Nurburgring 480km (R. Boesel) 11th oa, 11th C1 class (#33)
Converted to Dauer 962 LM configuration and renumbered back to 962.8.001
Bare Carbonfibre with Yellow stripes
Sold to Sweden
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