NORBERT SINGER: MY RACING LIFE WITH PORSCHE 1970-2004

“The gearbox in the 917 needs to survive the 24 Hours of Le Mans without overheating, but the new cooling system can’t create any additional drag. Off you go!” This was the first challenge presented to newly qualified aerospace and automotive engineer, Norbert Singer, when he joined Porsche’s racing development programme in the spring of 1970. As we now know, the gearbox was reliable, Porsche won the race, and Norbert Singer stayed loyal to the German carmaker for decades to come. To celebrate his eightieth birthday, Sportfahrer Verlag brings us Norbert Singer: My Racing Life with Porsche 1970–2004. What started out as a plan to update an older book has, through many conversations between Singer and author, Wilfried Müller, grown into a comprehensive and detailed autobiography spanning sixteen chapters and 350 pages. Outlining the legendary engineer’s pre-porsche life, his first Le Mans, Can-am, stories about development of the mighty Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1, ground effect Porsches, frustrating boardroom politics and many more fascinating tales, this must-have 240x280mm hardback incorporates many previously unseen photographs. Sadly, all ninety-nine collector’s edition copies (each in a slip-case, signed and hand-numbered by Singer), have sold out, but the standard version of this brilliant book is no less entertaining and can be ordered direct from Sportfahrer Verlag today.

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