1988-1989 Busby Porsche 962
 

Images copyright Lee Self
Text copyright Michael J. Fuller

West Palm Beach 1988.  The nose is a standard 962 part with a splitter added to the front blanking off the underfloor "funnel" inlet. 
Columbus, 1988To improve the car's balance, Colucci purchased a Porsche 956 nose from the factory and cut and shut it to fit the 962.  The 956 nose, being about 5” longer than the 962’s, allowed the rear wing to be moved forward by a similar amount (and still maintain the maximum legal length and therefore floor area) and substantially moved the center of pressure forward. This was a high downforce modification and the standard 962 nose was retained when running at tracks like Daytona.
West Palm Beach, 1988Engines were developed and maintained by Ed Pink, though this would change in '89 when the Miller sponsorship, in a deal lead by Alwin Springer following Al Holbert's death, was parceled to Busby in order to lure them back to Andial .  This would see the Busby cars switch to the very famous gold, white, and green Miller High Life colors. 

The large duct on the engine cover feeds the huge intecooler located above the engine.  The duct in the side of the intercooler inlet feeds the turbo.

West Palm Beach, 1988The bodywork ends just aft of the rear wheels and the double element rear wing is lowered to further intereact with the tunnels.  The depth of the endplates is very evident, sealing nearly all the way to the track surface.
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