World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Porsche 911 parisalgerdakar rothmans rally tribute. Jacky ickx also switched to porsche and finished 6th in the car category. Metge started his career in international motor racing in the formula renault 2. Specially modified for the 1984 parisdakar rally, the 953 secured victory at the hands of rene metge and codriver dominique lemoyne not bad for porsches first appearance in the gruelling endurance event. Oct 24, 2012 ebay motors gave our audience a garage throwdown with you, our viewers, helping select a winner. The discovery of the only surviving specimen of the two gilera 125 r1 who participated in the 10. Paris originally started life as a 1989 1 2 porsche 964 carrera 4 in perfect condition and is perfectly street legal and plated and titled in illinois. Victorious debut for porsche at the 1984 dakar rally. This is a list of records in the dakar rally since 1979.
He left porsche officially at the end of 2008, but our attempts to meet him were thwarted for several years by his amazingly busy schedule. The five coolest dakar cars from the last five decades grr. The city of dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 2. Rene metge and dominique lemoyne won the car class with a porsche 953. Jun 25, 2012 in 1984, porsche modified a version of the 911 for the sole purpose of competing in the 1984 paris to dakar rally. Drivers rene metge and dominique lemoyne won the famous rally at the wheel of this modified sports car. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to. Africa is nothing like a european rally where you have the road book and service. Developed by paragon software corporation platform dos published by microprose software, inc. As we already said, in 1987, the first official factory team competed.
For 1984 the german manufacturer built a handful of heavily modified. Not only was it a brilliant car, but the zx looked the part too. He won the dakar rally three times in 1981, 1984 and 1986. She was built as a tribute to the winning porsche 953 raced from paris to dakar in 1984 piloted by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. Through the use of the emdosbox inbrowser emulator, these programs are bootable and playable. Unfollow porsche dakar rally to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. First 959 parisdakar ever offered for public sale set for. Sep 01, 2000 the porsche pictured here, sponsored by rothmans, was driven by rene metge, winner of the 1986 race. Rene girards most popular book is violence and the sacred. In 1978, porsche took part in the safari rally in kenya with two vehicles. History of dakar rally, one of the worlds most iconic. The story of the 959 parisdakar entry actually starts in 1984, a year. He got 28 points in the general classification there. See more ideas about robby gordon, rally and off road racing.
In 1984, porsche appeared at the dakar, and in the first attempt, porsche 911 4. And so for two weeks each year, motorsport fans indulge in guiltfree, petrolfuelled rally action. Released 1991 genre action gameplay arcade, shooter perspective topdown interface direct control description troika is a collection of three arcade style games. The porsche pictured here, sponsored by rothmans, was driven by rene metge, winner of the 1986 race. Porsche 959 parisdakar for rm sothebys porsche 70th. Mit rene metge gewinnt zum ersten mal ein sportwagen diesen marathon durch afrika. Ickx and mass shared the chassis pictured herethe secondever works 962cfor the 1985 season of the world sportscar championship, where the pair drove it to three victories in the tenrace.
Porsche 953 news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2019. Rebel planets, ivans time machine, and metal hearts, from russian programmer dima pavlovsky. Books by rene girard author of violence and the sacred. Deagostini the rally car collection partworkscollectables. Roland kussmaul was deeply involved in the whole type 953 project kussmaul goes on to relate how waldegard would accelerate hard before a wide river. Porsche returned to the parisdakar in 1985 with definitive 959s, save for turbocharging for the engine, but both ickx and jochen mass had accidents and metge, too, failed to finish. Born herve, wallonia, rahier was threetime fim world champion in the 125cc division, claiming the title in 1975, 1976 and 1977.
Most events since the inception in 1978 were from paris, france, to dakar, senegal, but due to security threats in mauritania, which led to the cancellation of the 2008 rally, races since 2009 have been held in south america. Porsches third and final appearance was made in 1986, still with backing from rothmans, and rene metge was again the outright winner chased by ickx in second. The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. We challenged four of the best garages in the world, absolute masters in different classes of vehicles, to build the best vehicle from parts and accessories sourced from ebay. Dec 18, 2015 victorious debut for porsche at the 1984 dakar rally. The collection includes action, strategy, adventure and other unique genres of game and entertainment software. The 911 rally was designed and built for a single purpose. They dominate both classes with the rene metgedominique lemoyne. Auriol began competing in motocross and enduro events in 1973 from 1979 to 1994, he took part in the paris. To schedule driving experiences at pec atlanta or to book restaurant 356. The model had a limited life span, but its performance at the infamous rally and its. With a positive eye on the mighty dakar rally, the first event of the 2008 rally season, ktm and its. Jan 09, 2020 the discovery of the only surviving specimen of the two gilera 125 r1 who participated in the 10. First 959 parisdakar ever offered for public sale set for rm.
Bold names indicate active as of the most recently finished rally. Updates usually happen once the rally is complete due to the nature of time penalties occurring throughout the rally. In 1978, porsche took part in the safari rally in kenya with two. As the predecessor of the victorious 959 parisdakar, the 953, as this car is also known, took part in the 1984 paris dakar rally. Like the 911 which won parisdakar in 1984, a synthetic body made the vehicle considerably lighter. Rene metge simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The model had a limited life span, but its performance at the infamous rally and its nostalgic charm is timeless. Porsche celebrated 50 years of the 911 sports car at the goodwood festival of speed with a display charting the models history. Rene metge born 23 october 1941 in montrouge, france is a professional rally driver from france. Stig blomqvist for years, many people were baffled when they opened up the guinness book of records and discovered that the worlds fastest accelerating car was a none other than a ford and a curiously small, almost goofy looking one which. Based on the 911 sc, the porsche 953 featured a reinforced chassis and a manuallyadjustable allwheel drive system. A story that is all the more important when we consider that with this participation gilera wrote for the first time the. First place in dakar went to rene metge followed by jacky ickx a double victory for porsche.
Kussmaul brought his 959 to the finish in west africa in sixth position. Last week, i got to drive one of these visions from the past. For many years, the eminence grise of porsches competition department, but now in retirement, roland kussmaul seems busier than ever. In 1981, the idea of the porsche 959 was conceived with a concerted intention to race in group b rally racing, and porsche set to work on its quest to satisfy homologation. Apr 05, 20 porsche returned to the parisdakar in 1985 with definitive 959s, save for turbocharging for the engine, but both ickx and jochen mass had accidents and metge, too, failed to finish.
Aug 15, 2012 in 1984, porsche modified a version of the 911 for the sole purpose of competing in the 1984 paris to dakar rally. Auriol began competing in motocross and enduro events in 1973 from 1979 to 1994, he took part in the paris dakar rally, taking part in the first nine events on a bike and the remaining seven on a car on a bike, he won the event in 1981 and 1983 on a bmw r80gs entered by bmw france, finishing in second in 1984 he broke both ankles on the. History of dakar rally, one of the worlds most iconic racing. A dauermodified 962 even won in 1994 with a clever loophole that allowed it to compete, a decade after the original car made its french debut in 1984. In 1984, porsche modified a version of the 911 for the sole purpose of competing in the 1984 paris to dakar rally. The same two drivers also won the 1984 parisdakar event, driving a porsche 911 carrera modified to fourwheeldrive. For the 1984 parisdakar ralley, porsches worksbacked rothmans team entered three specially prepared fourwheel drive 911s known as the 953.
And so for two weeks each year, motorsport fans indulge in guiltfree, petrol fuelled rally action. Hitting the road sports car market keith martins guide. Live chat with the built from ebay teams ebay motors blog. While it was quickly replaced in 1985 by the infamous 959, it won overall in its maiden dakar outing with rene metge and dominique lemoyne at the wheel. Rallye parisdakar 1984 marathon mit allrad 70 jahre porsche. Tr ru uk kk be hubert auriol hubert auriol, hubert auriol koh lanta hubert auriol. Software for msdos machines that represent entertainment and games.
Following the inimitable porsche 959 we bring you its analog predecessor. Rene girard has 70 books on goodreads with 22361 ratings. Drivers rene metge and dominique lemoyne won the famous rally. See more ideas about rally car, rally and rally raid. The course was extended through ivory coast, guinea, sierra leone and mauritania. He won the dakar rally three times in 1981, 1984 and 1986 career. Rm sothebys is thrilled to offer two iterations of the lauded 959 in its sale, led by. While it was quickly replaced in 1985 by the infamous 959, it won overall in its maiden dakar outing with rene metge and dominique lemoyne at. At the end of that last year he was named, alongside longdistance runner vincent rousseau, as the belgian sportsman of the year. Relive the 1985 parisdakar rally with rene metges porsche 959. In its first and only attempt, the car was driven to a stunning victory by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. Of the 552 entries in the rally, just 146 completed the 14,000km race. The 1984 parisdakar winning porsche 953 driven by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. Oct 10, 2018 a dauermodified 962 even won in 1994 with a clever loophole that allowed it to compete, a decade after the original car made its french debut in 1984.