1977 Porsche 935 K3 (customer 935/77A, upgraded to Kremer K3 spec)
- Engine
- 2.85L twin-turbocharged flat-six
Porsche 935/77A chassis 9307700911, later re-numbered 009 0005 following conversion to Kremer K3 specification, is a factory-built customer racing car with a distinguished international career spanning 1977 to the mid-1980s. Delivered to Georg Loos's Gelo Racing team for DRM and World Championship for Makes competition, it passed through the hands of Italian, American, and European privateer teams, accumulating victories and podiums at Daytona, Vallelunga, Mugello, and Le Mans. Subsequently restored by Renngruppe Motorsports in the United States and returned to Europe for historic endurance racing, it represents one of the most comprehensively documented and actively campaigned surviving 935 examples.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$1,700,000 – US$2,000,000
- 1977 → 1977Factory deliveryGeorg Loospartial documentation
Cologne-based real estate developer who ordered this car alongside a second 935/77A simultaneously; operated it under his Gelo Racing team banner in DRM and selected international events.
- 1977 → 1979Private saleCarlo Nocepartial documentation
Modena-based owner who campaigned the car in the final 1977 World Championship for Makes round and retained it through 1978 under Jolly Club preparation.
- 1979 → 1980Private saleCharles Mendezpartial documentation
Florida-based IMSA competitor and occasional Sebring promoter who acquired the car mid-1979 season and ran it in IMSA events at Daytona.
- 1980 → 1981Private saleRoy Woods Racing Associatespartial documentation
Team upgraded the car to Kremer K3 specification, renumbered it, and ran it in Daytona, Sebring, and Le Mans under Coca-Cola livery before renaming to Cooke Woods Racing.
- 1981 → 1982Acquisition unknownCooke Woods Racingpartial documentation
Rebranded version of the prior team; continued campaigning the K3 at Sebring and in selected IMSA rounds through 1982.
- 1982 → 1984Private saleRalph Kent-Cookepartial documentation
Formal ownership transferred in 1982; ran the car at Le Mans and Fuji before selling to Torres in 1984.
- 1984 → 2000Private saleJim Torrespartial documentation
Regular IMSA competitor who progressively modified the car from K3 configuration through GTO specification, entering it under various class designations between 1985 and 1987.
- 2000 → 2012Private saleSteve Goldinpartial documentation
Noted Porsche collector who commissioned a thorough restoration by Renngruppe Motorsports of Lexington, North Carolina, reinstating the original Coca-Cola livery.
- 2012 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Acquired the car in late 2012 and returned it to European competition for the first time in roughly three decades, entering it in Classic Endurance Racing events.
Competition
- 1977Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftDRM Round 3 — NürburgringDriver: Tim Schenken4th
Race debut for the car; victory went to Bob Wollek driving for the rival Kremer outfit.
- 1977World Championship for MakesSilverstone 6 HoursDriver: Tim SchenkenDNF
Derek Bell served as co-driver; no finish recorded.
- 1977Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftDRM Round — Mainz-FinthenDriver: Tim Schenken3rd
Schenken placed behind teammates Stommelen and Wollek.
- 1977Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftDRM Round — NorisringDriver: Tim Schenken4th
- 1977Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftDRM Round — DiepholzDriver: Tim Schenken3rd
- 1977Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftDRM Round — HockenheimDriver: Tim Schenken3rd
- 1977World Championship for MakesWorld Championship for Makes Final Round — VallelungaDriver: Luigi Moreschi1st
Car qualified 2nd; Moreschi and co-driver 'Dino' won the six-hour race by over a lap from the 935 of 'Victor' and Monticone, entered by new owner Carlo Noce.
- 1977-06-01Le Mans 24 HoursDriver: Tim SchenkenDNF — fuel injection pump failure
Car qualified 8th overall; co-drivers were Toine Hezemans and Hans Heyer. Strong qualifying undone by mechanical failure.
- 1977-10-01Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftDRM Final Round — NürburgringDriver: Tim SchenkenDNF
Retirement at the season finale left Schenken 9th in the championship; Stommelen took the title ahead of Wollek.
- 1978-10-01Giro d'Italia AutomobilisticoDriver: Carlo Facetti2nd overall
Six-day event; car prepared by Jolly Club and co-driven by Martino Finotto.
- 1979Daytona 24 HoursDriver: Martino FinottoDNF — engine failure
Car took pole position and led 164 laps before retiring; co-driven by Carlo Facetti and Gianpiero Moretti.
- 1979IMSAIMSA Race — DaytonaDriver: Charles Mendez3rd
Final race of the 1979 IMSA season; co-driven by Brian Redman.
- 1979-03-01Mugello 6 HoursDriver: Martino Finotto3rd
Co-driven by Carlo Facetti; final outing before mid-season sale to Charles Mendez.
- 1979-07-01IMSADaytona 250 MilesDriver: Charles Mendez1st
Co-driven by Hurley Haywood; Mendez's first race with the car after acquiring it mid-season.
- 1980Daytona 24 HoursDriver: Roy WoodsDNF — engine failure after 156 laps
Car appeared in Kremer K3 specification with Coca-Cola livery; co-driven by Bob Akin and Bobby Rahal.
- 1980Sebring 12 HoursDriver: Roy Woods5th
Rahal replaced by Skeeter McKitterick compared to the Daytona entry; a positive result after the earlier retirement.
- 1980-06-01Le Mans 24 HoursDriver: Bob AkinDNF — axle failure after 237 laps
Co-driven by Paul Miller and Ralph Kent-Cooke; team's primary target for the season ended in retirement.
- 1981-03-01Sebring 12 HoursDriver: Roy Woods2nd overall
Entered as Cooke Woods Racing; co-driven by Kent-Cooke and McKitterick, beaten only by the Brumos 935 of Holbert, Haywood, and Leven.
- 1982IMSAIMSA 100-Mile Race — Road AtlantaDriver: Bobby Rahal3rd
Rahal drove unaccompanied in this shorter-format event.
- 1982IMSARiverside 6 HoursDriver: Ralph Kent-Cooke4th
Co-driven by Woods and Bob Garretson.
- 1982-06-01Le Mans 24 HoursDriver: Dany Snobeck2nd in IMSA GTX class, 5th overall
All-French crew of Snobeck, François Sérvanin, and René Metge; qualified 34th and finished ahead of most rivals, beaten by the three factory Porsche 956s and Fitzpatrick/Hobbs's class-winning 935.
- 1982-10-016 Hours of Fuji2nd in IMSA GTX, 7th overall
Final top-level endurance outing for the car under Kent-Cooke ownership.
- 1986IMSA GTOPortland 300 KMDriver: Jim Torres6th
Car was entered as a '930S'; co-drivers included Monte Shelton and Werner Frank during this era.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1980Modification
Converted from factory 935/77A configuration to Kremer K3 specification, including fitment of a later-type inverted gearbox and full K3 bodywork. The car was assigned a new chassis number, 009 0005.
Work carried out at or around the time of acquisition by Roy Woods Racing Associates.
- 1985Modification
Car converted from Kremer K3 racing configuration to IMSA GTO specification under Jim Torres's ownership, initially entered as a 934 and subsequently as a 930S.
Conversion took place progressively from 1985 through the 1986–87 seasons.
- —RestorationRenngruppe Motorsports
Full restoration commissioned by Steve Goldin, including reinstatement of the original Roy Woods Racing Associates Coca-Cola livery.
Carried out at Renngruppe Motorsports in Lexington, North Carolina during Goldin's period of ownership from 2000 to 2012.
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