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It is not only the sports car’s huge performance values that are impressive: Derek also casts his mind back to a conversation with Norbert Singer.
With the 917 KH, Bell also presents the first overall winner of Le Mans. In fourth place is the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS – a private vehicle belonging to Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. It’s no wonder, then, that it holds a special place in the heart of the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. Derek Bell’s journey begins at Le Mans – or, more precisely, with the GT1: it was with this car that Porsche was able to achieve a successful comeback in the long-distance race at the Sarthe in 1998.
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