<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Porsche built the last complete 935s in 1979, but continued to supply third parties like Kremer with plenty of parts. The great successes of 1979 sparked much interest and Kremer started to offer complete 935 K3s as well as kits to convert existing 934s and 935s. Manfred Kremer also continued developing the K3 and for 1980 the biggest improvement was a revised body that closely resembled the unique 935/78 'Moby Dick' raced by the Works team in 1978. In the following years Porsche 935 K3s were raced with great success on both sides of the Atlantic. Particularly in the North American IMSA championship the high sprung Kremer Porsches showed their worth by winning many races and the 1980 championship.
Although based on a production road car, the various 935s continued to be competitive even after a new generation of prototype sports racers made their appearance. Kremer anticipated the increased competition by developing the 935 K4. Outwardly similar to the previous cars, it was an altogether different machine. Only the roof and windscreen were carried over from the production car as the unitary steel chassis was replaced by a much lighter and more rigid spaceframe. The engine was further developed to produce up to 900 bhp. Unfortunately the Kremer brothers had pushed the boundaries a little too far and the K4 suffered often from reliability problems and only managed to win the odd minor race.
It is believed that only 13 complete 935 K3s were produced by Kremer, but the supply of kits resulted in quite a few 'clones' driving around. Between 1979 and 1981, the 935 K3 scored overall victories at Le Mans, Sebring, Daytona and on the Nürburgring. It must be said that in the late 1970s and early 1980s the interest of manufacturers in sportscar racing was at an all time low and the only real competition the K3 faced came from other 935s and the ill-mannered Ferrari 512 BBLM. Nevertheless, the 935 K3 is well placed among the most legendary racing cars and its raw performance is still nothing but awe inspiring. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Porsche built the last complete 935s in 1979, but continued to supply third parties like Kremer with plenty of parts. The great successes of 1979 sparked much interest and Kremer started to offer complete 935 K3s as well as kits to convert existing 934s and 935s. Manfred Kremer also continued developing the K3 and for 1980 the biggest improvement was a revised body that closely resembled the unique 935/78 'Moby Dick' raced by the Works team in 1978. In the following years Porsche 935 K3s were raced with great success on both sides of the Atlantic. Particularly in the North American IMSA championship the high sprung Kremer Porsches showed their worth by winning many races and the 1980 championship.