Historical Porsche INDYCAR Porsche's 1989 Mid-Ohio IndyCar win
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Historical Porsche INDYCAR Porsche's 1989 Mid-Ohio IndyCar win
The story behind Porsche's 1989 Mid-Ohio IndyCar win
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By: Marshall Pruett | 1 hour ago
Porsche, Holbert Racing, and driver Teo Fabi made history at the 1989 CART IndyCar Series event at Mid-Ohio, where the German manufacturer captured its first win in the series.
On the 30th anniversary of the achievement, team manager Derrick Walker and March 89P-Porsche chassis designer Tino Belli take us inside the car’s unique attributes and relate how — despite making a huge mistake in the race — the team was able to reach Victory Lane.
Porsche accidentally didn't do a complete fuel fill up.
They didn't tell the driver, Teo Fabi......why give him negatives to think about when he needs to focus on his driving?
They knew how long they could go before it needed refueling again, and kept their mouth shut.
INDY cars only had one big nut and was faster than NASCAR tightening 5 wheel lugs.
Without a complete refuel, the car got onto the track sooner.
The car was lighter and went faster.
Once the Porsche had a 7 second lead on 2nd place car, he came in, put on fresh tires,
and took 1/2 a load of fuel again.
And proceeded to kick their butts!
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