Chapter 787: The Legend of the Year
"Wow, this master's car is so cool!, isn't it?" Several young people were talking at the starting line, it was obvious that these young people had seen the Grandmaster and Fang Zhengying last night, so they could recognize it as the Grandmaster's car at first glance.
"It's no wonder that this car was able to set a new record at the Dybendorf circuit, it reminds me of the time when Stephen Burrow broke the fastest lap record in a Porsche 956 and I was only 28 years old that year......" said a gray-haired old man wearing a work uniform from the staff of the New North Circuit, who had apparently served at the New North circuit for many years.
The old man's words immediately attracted a lot of people to come around, especially some foreigners who were very interested in asking the old man about the events of the year.
When the old man said this, the grandmaster and Fang Zhengying happened to drive past the old man, and the window glass on Fang Zhengying's side was in a half-rolled state, so Fang Zhengying also heard the old man say the legendary name.
Fang Zhengying pulled the grandmaster and motioned him to get out of the car, and then Fang Zhengying took the lead in opening the car door and walking out.
The Grandmaster was a little confused, so he parked the car and walked over.
When Fang Zhengying and the Grandmaster arrived, the group of people consciously moved out of the way, and Fang Zhengying smiled and thanked him as he walked to the old man's side.
The old man had a typical German figure and appearance, and he was also a little excited after seeing Fang Zhengying and the Grandmaster coming over.
Fang Zhengying said to the old man in fluent German: "Please tell us about the process of Mr. Berauf setting the record at the New North Circuit." It's been thirty-four years since Mr. Berauf died, and we weren't even born when he died, so I was eager to hear about the legendary driver. ”
Fang Zhengying's request made the old man unable to refuse, and the old man looked at the place where he worked, and then began to tell with confidence.
"I remember very well that it was the spring of 1983, and it was a beautiful day, and early in the morning, our crew at the New North Circuit were all ready to go, because on that day the legendary Porsche driver Stephen Berauf would be in the famous Porsche 956 at the New North Circuit......"
The old man's first sentence saw the names of two legends, which immediately caused a whisper from the surrounding fans.
The name Porsche 956 was a name that no one could replace in the eighties of the last century. Beginning in the late 70s, Porsche began to dominate the racing of the planet, just like Ferrari in the late 90s, and in the late 70s and into the 80s, Porsche was synonymous with the fastest car on the planet.
In view of Porsche's strength, the FIA had to revise the rules of the World Endurance Championship, overturning all the previous rules and establishing new rules in an attempt to break Porsche's monopoly.
But alas, Porsche at that time had Ferdinand Karl Piëch!
That's right, this Piëch is the same Piëch family in the Porsche family, which owns 38 percent of the shares of the company.
His grandfather was Ferdinand Porsche, the founder of Porsche, and his mother was the sister of Ferry Porsche.
At that time, Piëch had not yet left Porsche (PS: In fact, Piëch had already left Porsche at the end of the seventies and started to work as an executive at Audi, but for the sake of the plot, there are slight changes here, which can be understood as a difference caused by different time and space...... It was under his auspices that the classic Porsche 956 was born.
In 1983, in response to the FIA's major changes to racing rules, the Porsche 956 was born.
As you all know, Stefan Berauf was the number one driver of the Porsche team and the most famous legend in the motorsport world at the time, and the new Porsche 956 became Stefan Berauf's car. Even in order to test the performance of the Porsche 956, Stephen Berauf even lowered his price to work as a test driver and drove himself on the New North Circuit...... "The old man told me.
On that day, Mr. Burauf first drove the Porsche 956 on the track for a few laps and then returned to the starting point, as is the case here, and many people gathered at the starting point to watch the test drive of the Porsche 956, including Porsche executives and people from other teams, who wanted to see what the car was like. ”
After a pause, the old man pointed to the starting point and continued: "I remember very well that Mr. Berauf and his car were parked in this position, and when the green light came on, Mr. Berauf drove a Porsche 956 out of the starting line...... No one could have imagined that on that day, on that lap of the test, Mr. Berauf and the Porsche 956 would set such an incredible time of 6:11.13! This result has been shining in the sky over this track for 36 years and has never been surpassed!"
"It's a pity that Mr. Berauf, who drove to create this amazing result, was in a car accident in 1985 while racing at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, and left us forever ......."
The old man's somewhat embarrassing words silenced the people around him for a long time.
Although Stefan Berauf was not an F1 driver, he was unrivaled in endurance racing and GT racing at that time, just like Schumacher in his previous life was to F1, and Stefan Berauf was the well-deserved king of endurance racing and GT racing in that era.
Unfortunately, the great legendary driver also died in a racing accident.
"Mr. Berauf was a great legend who conquered not only all the fans, but all the drivers of his time. If you're driving around the New North Circuit, you'll see the corner named after Stephen Burauf. It was four years ago, when the legendary British driver Derek Bell, who was the same era as Mr. Beraugh, drove the original Porsche 956 to that corner in the presence of the FIA, and then named the corner the Stephen Berauf Corner. In case you didn't know, Mr. Berauf had an accident at that corner during a race, so the corner was named after Mr. Berauf in honor of the great legend......"
The old man chattered for more than ten minutes, and the people around him listened with relish. Eventually, the unnamed old man looked at the Grandmaster and said with a smile, "I know you, you got a great sports car today, and I know that you broke two major records at the Dybendorf circuit just a week ago with this car, so I'm looking forward to you breaking the record set by Mr. Berauf today." I think even in heaven Mr. Berauf would be happy to see someone break his record!"
After a pause, the old man raised his voice and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the green hell - the Nürburgring Nordschleife!"
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