There’s a famous poster that shows the final running order for the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans: there is a Porsche in every position from 1st to 10th except ninth. Is it any wonder that we still talk about the 956/962 today?

A new video from ISSIMI’s BTS with DTS tracks the history of the program that led to Porsche’s dominant Group C racer. Although the 956 and the 962 differ in a few ways, those differences were small and mostly due to regulations, so the two are often considered together.

Fast enough to set a lap record at the Nurburgring that many thought would never be beaten, reliable enough to last 24 hours, and well supported enough for numerous privateers to finish the race, too, the 956/962 Wikipedia’s list of the cars’ notable drivers is nearly as long as a movie’s credits.

 

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Throughout the 956/962’s career, Porsche built more than a hundred, which is a testament to its popularity and success with privateer racing teams. Yet somehow, despite its success, the races were anything but boring, at least according to the drivers at the time. Since there were a lot of cars out there vying for the win, there was a lot of competition; and with many excellent drivers competing in arguably the best machine on the grid, there was a lot of close racing.

Despite a Porsche winning nearly every race it could legally enter, which car won was a big question that had to be settled on the track.

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Fortunately for fans of Group C, the 962 isn’t simply a memory. As a result of its incredible success, some people decided to try and make road cars out of them.

And that’s exactly what Koenig did with the C62. Literally a race car for the road, Koenig took a 962 chassis and did as little as possible to turn it into a road car. And the result is stunning.

The experience isn’t like any other road car, according to host Derek Tam-Scott, as there can be no doubt that this is a race car. Even off boost, the C62 is powerful, but when the turbos kick in, he says, you’d better “hang onto your underpants.”