Kremer Racing

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Kremer Racing is a former motorsports team based out of Cologne, Germany founded by racing driver Erwin Kremer and his brother Manfred. They have competed internationally with Porsches for nearly all of their existence, and were even one of the factory-backed squads for many years. Besides running Porsches, the team was also known for their tuned Porsche race cars that they both raced and sold to other teams who could not gain the best equipment from the factory. Among their greatest achievements were winning the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans with their own 935 K3, and later winning the 24 Hours of Daytona in a K8 Spyder in 1995.

After surviving a heart attack two years earlier, the company's founder Erwin died in 2006^[1] and the team would soon fold.

[edit] Tuned Porsches

In the 1970s, Kremer initially tuned 911s, 914-6 GTs, and 934s. However, with the Porsche 935, Kremer began designating their tuned models with the letter K, followed by a number in order of construction. Eight cars were designated as such.

• 935 K1 - Their first tuned 935 in 1977
• 935 K2 - An improvement on K1 in 1977.
• 935 K3 - An attempt to mimic the Evolution bodywork on the factory 935/78s. The most successful 935 variant.
• 935 K4 - An all-new variant of the 935 for the early 1980s.
• CK5 - A custom-built Group C prototype based on a 936 meant as a temporarily replacement until the 956 was developed.
• 962CK6 - An improvement on the factory 962
• CK7 Spyder - An open-cockpit prototype using 962 mechanicals used in Interserie
• K8 Spyder - An improved version of the K7 for use in the International Sports Racing Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Kremer also modified a 917 for use in the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans, and would also make improvements on the 911 GT1 and GT2 in the 1990s.

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[edit] External links

• Kremer Racing (German)