60 Years Of Porsche Racing At Kyalami

60 Years Of Porsche Racing At Kyalami by Book

Motorsport publishing company, SA Motorsport Memories, is excited to announce that the long-awaited book – 60 Years of Porsche Racing at Kyalami, is finally in print. The new publication covers the history of Porsche racing at theMidrand circuit from 1961 to the present day. 

The history of Porsche’s success at the circuit dates to the circuit-opening 9 Hour race held in 1961, up until the race-winning return of the 9 Hour race in 2019, including the brand’s last appearance to date at an international race held at Kyalami in early 2023.The publication covers the Porsche cars, engines and drivers which raced at Kyalami in the international endurance races spanning over six decades. It also covers the Porsche 944Turbo Cup Series which ran in South Africa from late 1987 until the end of the 1989 season as well as the brand’s brief, but successful return, as an engine supplier, to McLaren in Grand Prix racing. Other Porsche cars and drivers that competed in local series also feature in separate chapters. The book contains over 550 special images, most of which have never been published before, with each of them accompanied by a detailed caption in both English and German. Statistics of all the races cover the car types, drivers, chassis numbers and results. Legendary motoring scribes, Roger McCleery, Stuart Johnston, André de Kock, Hendrik Verwoerd and Roger Houghton each pen a story of their unique Porsche Kyalami memories with renowned Porsche historian Wernher Hartzenberg making a fascinating contribution covering the early years. The 378-page high-quality large format book (280mm x 240mm) covers the vast andimpressive competition history of Porsche at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit with forewords by Toby Venter, Derek Bell, David Piper and Sarel van der Merwe.