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Cologne-based Real Estate developer Georg Loos ordered this 935 (chassis number 9307700911) along with another 935/77A specification example with chassis number 9307700908. This example left Weissach in 1977 and was raced with 9307700908 in both the DRM (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft—in effect Germany's domestic Group 5 Championship) as well as select rounds of the World Championship for Makes and the Le Mans 24 Hours. 0911 made its racing debut at the third round of the DRM at the Nürburgring, where it was driven by Tim Schenken to a 4th place finish. This was followed by a non-finish in the Silverstone 6 Hours, where it was driven by Schenken and co-driver Derek Bell. After this, the car returned to DRM duties at Mainz-Finthen, with Schenken taking a fine 3rd place behind teammate Stommelen and Wollek.
Schenken, Toine Hezemans, and Hans Heyer drove 0911 in June at the 24 Hours of LeMans where it qualified 8th overall but was negated by fuel injection pump failure in the race. In the DRM rounds at Norisring, Diepholz, and Hockenheim, the car finished 4th, 3rd, and 3rd respectively. At the final round at the Nürburgring in October, the car failed to finish. After the season, 0911 was sold to Carlo Noce of Modena, Italy, who employed Luigi Moreschi and 'Dino' to drive the car in the final round of the World Championship for Makes at Vallelunga. The car qualified in 2nd place and won the race by over a lap from the similar 935 of 'Victor' and Monticone.
The car remained in Italy throughout 1978, earning a 2nd overall finish in October's six-day Giro d'Italia Automobilistico, courtesy of the Jolly Club team and drivers Carlo Facetti and Martino Finotto. The car continued to race under the Jolly Club banner into 1979, starting with preparation for the Daytona 24 Hours. Finotto and Facetti were joined on this occasion by Gianpiero Moretti and it qualified on pole position before retiring from the race. Prior to its departure from the race due to engine failure, it had led for 164 laps.
The car returned to Europe where it was driven by Finotto and Facetti to a 3rd place in the Mugello 6 Hours in March before the car was sold mid-season to Floridian IMSA entrant Charles Mendez. Mendez co-drove the car with Hurley Haywood to win the Daytona 250 miles in July followed by a 3rd place (with Brian Redman) in the last IMSA race of the season, also at Daytona.
Roy Woods' Racing Associates team acquired the car in 1980 and upgraded it to Kremer K3 specification. It was given a later specification 'upside down' gearbox and K3 bodywork, and duly re-numbered 009 0005. It wore Coca-Cola livery when it arrived at that year's Daytona 24 Hours where it was driven by Woods, Bob Akin, and Bobby Rahal. After 156 laps, the car was sidelined once again due to engine failure.
A month later, the car arrived at the Sebring 12 Hours where Rahal was replaced by Skeeter McKitterick. The car finished the car in 5th place. Next came Le Mans where Akin shared the car with Paul Miller and Ralph Kent-Cooke, although this would end in disappointment once again with axle failure after 237 laps.
The team was renamed as the Cooke Woods Racing for the 1981 season, and 0911 arrived at Sebring in March, where Woods, Kent-Cooke, and McKitterick drove it to a 2nd overall finish behind the Brumos-built 935 of Holbert, Haywood, and Leven. Rahal drove it to a 3rd place finish in the 100-mile IMSA race at Road Atlanta, while Kent-Cooke, Woods, and Bob Garretson shared the car to finish 4th in the Riverside 6 Hours.
Ownership of 009 0005 officially transferred to Ralph Kent-Cooke in 1982 and raced in two races that season. At Le Mans it was driven by the all-French crew of Dany Snobeck, François Sérvanin, and René Metge. The car qualified 34th but finished the race 5th overall and 2nd in the IMSA GTX class. The car's final endurance race was at the 6 Hours of Fuji, in which it finished 2nd in IMSA GTX and 7th overall.
The Porsche remained with Kent-Cooke until 1984 when it passed to Jim Torres. Mr. Torres raced the car in 935 K3 guise, but from 1985 onwards, it was raced in IMSA GTO specification, entering it as a 934 in 1985 and then somewhat cryptically as a '930S' in 1986 and 1987. Driving duties were shared by Torres, Monte Shelton and Werner Frank. Among its accolades was a 6th place finish in the 1986 Portland 300 KM.
The car remained with Torres until 2000 when it was purchased by Steve Goldin. While in his care, the car was entrusted to Renngruppe Motorsports of Lexington, North Carolina to perform a full restoration of the car, reinstating the Roy Woods/Racing Associates Coca-Cola livery. In late 2012, the car was purchased by the current owner who had the car returned to Europ for the first time since its final appearance at Le Mans exactly three decades earlier.
In its present ownership, the car has competed extensively and successfully in European Classic Endurance Racing, including participating in the 2014 and 2018 editions of the Le Mans Classic, for which it won its class at the latter event, and other Peter Auto-organised races such as the Spa Classic, Imola Classic, Monza Historic, and Dix Mille Tours at Paul Ricard.
Equipe Europe performed a complete restoration of the car prior to its appearance at Le Mans Classic in 2018.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2021
Schenken, Toine Hezemans, and Hans Heyer drove 0911 in June at the 24 Hours of LeMans where it qualified 8th overall but was negated by fuel injection pump failure in the race. In the DRM rounds at Norisring, Diepholz, and Hockenheim, the car finished 4th, 3rd, and 3rd respectively. At the final round at the Nürburgring in October, the car failed to finish. After the season, 0911 was sold to Carlo Noce of Modena, Italy, who employed Luigi Moreschi and 'Dino' to drive the car in the final round of the World Championship for Makes at Vallelunga. The car qualified in 2nd place and won the race by over a lap from the similar 935 of 'Victor' and Monticone.
The car remained in Italy throughout 1978, earning a 2nd overall finish in October's six-day Giro d'Italia Automobilistico, courtesy of the Jolly Club team and drivers Carlo Facetti and Martino Finotto. The car continued to race under the Jolly Club banner into 1979, starting with preparation for the Daytona 24 Hours. Finotto and Facetti were joined on this occasion by Gianpiero Moretti and it qualified on pole position before retiring from the race. Prior to its departure from the race due to engine failure, it had led for 164 laps.
The car returned to Europe where it was driven by Finotto and Facetti to a 3rd place in the Mugello 6 Hours in March before the car was sold mid-season to Floridian IMSA entrant Charles Mendez. Mendez co-drove the car with Hurley Haywood to win the Daytona 250 miles in July followed by a 3rd place (with Brian Redman) in the last IMSA race of the season, also at Daytona.
Roy Woods' Racing Associates team acquired the car in 1980 and upgraded it to Kremer K3 specification. It was given a later specification 'upside down' gearbox and K3 bodywork, and duly re-numbered 009 0005. It wore Coca-Cola livery when it arrived at that year's Daytona 24 Hours where it was driven by Woods, Bob Akin, and Bobby Rahal. After 156 laps, the car was sidelined once again due to engine failure.
A month later, the car arrived at the Sebring 12 Hours where Rahal was replaced by Skeeter McKitterick. The car finished the car in 5th place. Next came Le Mans where Akin shared the car with Paul Miller and Ralph Kent-Cooke, although this would end in disappointment once again with axle failure after 237 laps.
The team was renamed as the Cooke Woods Racing for the 1981 season, and 0911 arrived at Sebring in March, where Woods, Kent-Cooke, and McKitterick drove it to a 2nd overall finish behind the Brumos-built 935 of Holbert, Haywood, and Leven. Rahal drove it to a 3rd place finish in the 100-mile IMSA race at Road Atlanta, while Kent-Cooke, Woods, and Bob Garretson shared the car to finish 4th in the Riverside 6 Hours.
Ownership of 009 0005 officially transferred to Ralph Kent-Cooke in 1982 and raced in two races that season. At Le Mans it was driven by the all-French crew of Dany Snobeck, François Sérvanin, and René Metge. The car qualified 34th but finished the race 5th overall and 2nd in the IMSA GTX class. The car's final endurance race was at the 6 Hours of Fuji, in which it finished 2nd in IMSA GTX and 7th overall.
The Porsche remained with Kent-Cooke until 1984 when it passed to Jim Torres. Mr. Torres raced the car in 935 K3 guise, but from 1985 onwards, it was raced in IMSA GTO specification, entering it as a 934 in 1985 and then somewhat cryptically as a '930S' in 1986 and 1987. Driving duties were shared by Torres, Monte Shelton and Werner Frank. Among its accolades was a 6th place finish in the 1986 Portland 300 KM.
The car remained with Torres until 2000 when it was purchased by Steve Goldin. While in his care, the car was entrusted to Renngruppe Motorsports of Lexington, North Carolina to perform a full restoration of the car, reinstating the Roy Woods/Racing Associates Coca-Cola livery. In late 2012, the car was purchased by the current owner who had the car returned to Europ for the first time since its final appearance at Le Mans exactly three decades earlier.
In its present ownership, the car has competed extensively and successfully in European Classic Endurance Racing, including participating in the 2014 and 2018 editions of the Le Mans Classic, for which it won its class at the latter event, and other Peter Auto-organised races such as the Spa Classic, Imola Classic, Monza Historic, and Dix Mille Tours at Paul Ricard.
Equipe Europe performed a complete restoration of the car prior to its appearance at Le Mans Classic in 2018.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2021
2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,700,000-USD $2,000,000
Lot was not sold
2012 Mecum - Monterey, CA
High Bid (Lot was not sold)
USD $700,000
Recent Sales of the Porsche 935
(Data based on Model Year 1977 sales)
| 1977 Porsche 935 Compétition Client d'Usine Chassis#: 930 770 0904 Sold for USD$1,176,678 2016 Artcurial : LeMans Classic |
Porsche 935s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1977 Porsche 935's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Porsche 935 K3 | 9307700911 | 2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $1,700,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 1977 Porsche 935 Factory Race Car | 9307700907 | 2017 Mecum : Monterey | $800,000 | ||
| 1977 Porsche 935 Factory Built Customer Car | 9307700911 | 2012 Mecum Monterey, CA | $700,000 | ||
| 1977 Porsche 935 Desperado Factory Built Racecar | 9307700960 | 2012 Mecum Monterey, CA |
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