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. |
To
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. |
Engines
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. |
The
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. |