Talk:Porsche 956

Racing car template

I've had a stab at a template for racing cars (see template:Racing car) to summarise the usual data. I've used the F1 templates as a starting point and applied it to the Brabham BT46 article. If anyone's got an interest in this, please have a look at the template and modify or suggest changes as appropriate. After a few people have had a go at it and we have something we're happy with we could start to use it more widely. Note that it's not meant to be specific to F1, by the way. Cheers. 4u1e 09:58, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Title error on Image:Rothmans Porsche 956 C Coupé (Langheck).jpg

Sorry to post this as there is nowhere else I can post as I want to point out an error. Referring to this photo above, I want to say judging by this number, as I can tell straight away, whoever wrote the title has made an error with the as I can say that this is a 962C, the 1987 Le Mans winner and not a 956C. Judging by the photo, this is how I can tell...

1. The names say Bell, Stuck and Holbert. That trio won both times together in '86 and '87 (see number 2 on why this would not be '86)
2. On where Bell is marked, it says MBE (Member of British Empire), he was awarded that for outstanding contribution to Motorsport on the New Year's Honour list in 1986
3. As that car is numbered 17, which is the same car as this one where linked
4. Autoglass never sponsored any of the Rothmans cars prior to 1987
5. The last competitive year for the 956 before they were banished from competition due to regulations was in 1986
6. Another reason why this would not be '86 is the winning car is a #1, #17 was given to Brun Motorsport [1]
7. Notice the length between the door gap and the back of the front wheelarch...that is one way to tell the difference between the two, 956s are shorter.

Willirennen 22:38, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

High downforce contradiction

"High downforce aerodynamics allowed the car to be capable of reaching 252mph (+400km/h) on the Mulsanne Straight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans."

Having a lot of downforce does not increase top speed, it lowers it, even in the absence of the inevitable high drag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.82.163 (talk) 18:07, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

That depends entirely on the lift/drag ratio. In any event, the 956 did not reach 400 km/h. The highest ever speed ratified for a 956/962 was when the ACO speedtrap clocked a 962C at 391 km/h (242 mph) in 1988 http://www.mulsannescorner.com/maxspeed.html . Flanker235 (talk) 22:49, 19 February 2014 (UTC)