HELMING ATTWOOD’S GENTLE PORSCHE GIANT

The Porsche 928 was designed as a GT car, and so makes for quite a heavyweight racer. But if it’s good enough for the 1970 Le Mans winner, then Autosport will happily take it into battle

BEN ANDERSON

I’m just about to head out for a morning walk with my newborn son when my phone starts bleeping. On the other end of the line is Richard Attwood. Though I have been trying to track him down, I’m not expecting this 1960s Formula 1 podium finisher, Le Mans winner and all-round Porsche racing legend to call. And I’m certainly not expecting an instant critique… “I hear you were a naughty boy and couldn’t stay within track limits!” he scolds me, as I throw off my boots and postpone my outing to talk about our shared experience racing a Porsche 928 in the Historic Sports Car Club’s 70s Road Sports championship. Attwood is right – I should have tried harder to stay on the road. “But it’s a big car,” I…

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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 14/03/19

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