Porsche 935/78 "Moby Dick" Chassis 935.81.JR.001

Engine: Six-cylinder, two-valve, air-cooled opposed-piston, twin turbo engine
Output: over 800 HP at 8200 RPM
Displacement: 3211 cc
Fuel system: Bosch mechanical injection pump, 120 liter fuel tank
Driveline: Four-speed gearbox, no differential
Chassis: Light-metal, tubular space frame, plastic body, independent suspension, coil springs, vented disc brakes
Wheelbase: 2279 mm
Length: 4890 mm
Weight: 1025 kg (by rule)
Performance: Top speed 365 km/h

935.81.JR.001 history, courtesy John Starkey (www.johnstarkeycars.com):

This, the first of only two Reinhold Joest-built "Moby Dick" replicas, was built from factory-supplied plans by factory supplied personnel at the Joest facility over the winter of 1980-81.

The car was raced by Jochen Mass for the Joest Racing Team in 1981 and scored victory at Hockenheim before being sold to Joest's customer, Dr. Gianpiero Moretti. Moretti raced the car in IMSA events in 1981 and then, with Mauro Baldi, undertook some World and German National Championship races in 1982 with some good results. In 1983, Moretti raced the car again in the U.S. IMSA Camel GT series with the 1984 Daytona winner, Sarel van der Merwe. After this, "Moby" was retired, as Moretti had taken delivery of a March 82G.

There were only four 935/78 "Moby Dicks" built. Of the first two (built by Porsche in 1978 and run by the factory team) one is in the Porsche museum and the other is dismantled awaiting restoration. Joest, with the assistance of Porsche, built the two other "Mobys" in 1981, chassis 002 being destroyed at Riverside in 1983.

1981: German National Championship:
22/3: Zolder: Mass, #66; 3rd.
29/3: 300Km Nurburgring: Mass, #66; 2nd.
05/4: Hockenheim: Mass, #66; 1st.
Sold to G. Moretti. Repainted red.
26/4: Riverside; Los Angeles Times GP: Moretti/Mass, #30; 14th.
03/5: Laguna Seca: Moretti, #30; 8th.
25/5: Lime Rock: Moretti/Holbert, #30; 4th.
31/5: Mid-Ohio: Moretti/Rahal, #30; 2nd.
14/6: Brainerd: Moretti, #30; 22nd.
28/6: Norisring, Germany: Moretti, #70; 2nd in German Championship race.
28/6: Norisring, Germany: Moretti, #70; 5th in 200 Miles race.
12/7: Watkins Glen 6-Hours: Moretti/B. Rahal, #30; 6th.
26/7: Sears Point: Moretti, #30; 4th.
02/8: Portland: Moretti, #30; 2nd.
16/8: Mosport: Moretti/B. Rahal, #30; 26th NR.
23/8: Road America: Moretti/B. Rahal, #30; 5th.
13/9: Road Atlanta: Moretti, #30; 22nd NR.
1982:
16/5: Silverstone 6-Hours: Moretti/M. Baldi, #78; 7th OA.
23/5: ADAC Salzburgring: Moretti, #16; 4th.
06/6: ADAC Wunstorf: Moretti, #16; 5th.
27/7: Nurnberg 200, Norisring: Moretti; DNF. (Acc.)
07/8: G.P. von Deutschland, Hockenheim: Moretti; DNF. (Acc.)
05/9: Spa 1000Km: Moretti/M. Baldi, #60; 7th OA.
19/9: Mugello: Moretti/M. Baldi, #3; 8th OA.
6/11: Kyalami 9-Hours: Moretti/M. Baldi/S. van der Merwe, #7; 5th.
1983:
10/4: Road Atlanta: Moretti/S. van der Merwe, #30; 3rd.
24/4: Riverside 6-Hours: Bob Wollek/M. de Narvaez, #46; 3rd.
24/7: Sears Point: Moretti/S. van der Merwe, #30; 7th.
31/7: Portland: Moretti/S. van der Merwe, #30; 22ndNR.
11/9: Pocono: Moretti/S. van der Merwe, #30; 2nd.
27/11: Daytona finale: Moretti/S. van der Merwe, #30; 7th.
1993: Sold to Switzerland.

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