The IMSA 914 Options

[Cracker]

The Runoffs were regularly held at RA...this is entry into T5.

T

972 Road Atlanta Runoffs

[gms]

Altec Lansing car

[sixnotfour]

so this is was the yellow/ blue 914

[Greg914-6GT]

I stumbled upon this car on Long Island, NY and bought it. The owner died, and his kids didn't know it's race history. It was built exploiting the upgrades you listed. Motor 2.8 RSR spec with rare mechanical injection, Bigger 930 brakes, Body mods etc. It last raced in PCA probably in the late 80s-early 90s. If someone knows any history, please let me know. It was on display at the Porsche Experience Center for a couple of years. It shared display space with the Orange 914-8 for months. It had a giant rear wing and front spoiler I removed.

[rgalla9146]

I stumbled upon this car on Long Island, NY and bought it. The owner died, and his kids didn't know it's race history. It was built exploiting the upgrades you listed. Motor 2.8 RSR spec with rare mechanical injection, Bigger 930 brakes, Body mods etc. It last raced in PCA probably in the late 80s-early 90s. If someone knows any history, please let me know. It was on display at the Porsche Experience Center for a couple of years. It shared display space with the Orange 914-8 for months. It had a giant rear wing and front spoiler I removed.

Deceased NY owner ?
Paul Resnick ?

[sixnotfour]

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...230797&st=0

[9146GUY]

Back in the day nobody made bodywork for 914's so we had to make our own. The cars went through many different looks because of this. This is what the car looked like at Daytona in 1972.
Then the bodywork was slightly changed for the 1976 Daytona 24.
Then IMSA allowed 15" wide rear wheels on the cars. The car shown in the previous post (Thunderbird Swap Shop) was a rushed together set of fender flairs that probably added 100 lbs or more to the weight. I then built a new set of flair molds and made the new flairs. One race later they were no longer legal as the rules changed to 12" wheels. We also changed the number with IMSA to 40 from 54

So I modified the molds and now had flairs that just covered the 12" wheels.
Daytona 24 in 1979

If you notice the lights were also changed from using the pop up's to mounted in the spoiler. When the headlights were put up for night driving we lost a bunch of RPM and speed on the back straight. On the average of 8-10 MPH if memory serves me. Also back then there was no bus stop or chicane in the back straight. What a rush going from a level track to 32 degrees banking in a couple of seconds at speed.

[Cracker]

Very cool...I am not challenging what they are but no picture above has the appearance of 15" wide wheels on the car. I have had a set on one of my GT40's and they are huge. I can't imagine them on a 914...wow! Tire technology was a fraction of what we have today but still - mechanical grip would have been amazing.

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[9146GUY]

The picture of #40 in red was at the Daytona finale that year. We opted to run the 12" stuff instead of the 15" stuff to see what we needed for the upcoming 24Hr race. Handling, gearing, speed are all influenced by the tire size so we went the way we did.
Rear spoilers and "wings" fall into that category also.

[Jaymann]

Hey:What ever became of Wayne Bakers 914 4 he called the school bus???? Does anyone have a picture of that car?

[Dion]

@gms , found some more pics. I’m not sure if I sent them to you already.
Nevertheless here is some “analog” pics circa the big 80’s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Pocono Raceway.

[gms]

Hey:What ever became of Wayne Bakers 914 4 he called the school bus???? Does anyone have a picture of that car?

Yes the car is still on the vintage race circuit

[gms]

@gms , found some more pics. I’m not sure if I sent them to you already.
Nevertheless here is some “analog” pics circa the big 80’s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Pocono Raceway.

thanks for sharing @Dion

[campbellcj]

I'm dating myself but here are some pics of Wayne's car from a 2001 PCA SDR autocross. I don't recall meeting him myself but man there were a lot of 914s active at events and driving on the road back then, compared to nowadays.

[sixnotfour]

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[Dave_Darling]

I'm dating myself but here are some pics of Wayne's car from a 2001 PCA SDR autocross.

He brought that car to the inaugural "California Challenge" out in Bakersfield. It wasn't running well; I loaned him some tools while he was messing with it.

I saw the car again at Rennsport late last year. I have some pics around somewhere. Wayne was off getting tires or some such, so I talked to his buddy (mechanic?) for a bit.

--DD

[campbellcj]

Here's one from RR V (2015) -

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.staticflickr.com-21-1551190407.1.jpg)

The Altec Lansing car at the 2010 Historics -

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.staticflickr.com-21-1551190408.2.jpg)

[campbellcj]

From RR VI (2018) -

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm5.staticflickr.com-21-1551190622.1.jpg)

[rgalla9146]

Current drivers..... JIMMY HENDRIX ?

[stownsen914]

I stumbled upon this car on Long Island, NY and bought it. The owner died, and his kids didn't know it's race history. It was built exploiting the upgrades you listed. Motor 2.8 RSR spec with rare mechanical injection, Bigger 930 brakes, Body mods etc. It last raced in PCA probably in the late 80s-early 90s. If someone knows any history, please let me know. It was on display at the Porsche Experience Center for a couple of years. It shared display space with the Orange 914-8 for months. It had a giant rear wing and front spoiler I removed.

Responding a question from a few posts back ... I remember a car similar to the one in the pic. I saw it in the late 1990's at Lime Rock I think. It did have a large wing with posts mounted to the rear decklid. I spent some time looking at it since it appeared nicely done, and was pretty quick too. Name might have been Bob Glasser or something like that.