Polar Region Book Club

Read about Porsche’s history at Le Mans starting in 1951. What are you reading this winter? Get the book and join in on the discussions. No worries if things get busy and you don’t finish the book. Meetings are always fun, and you get to know your fellow members.

The meetings will be at 7 pm on Tuesday, December 13th.

Our next book is Porsche at Le Mans: 70 Years by Glen Smale.

Porsche’s first visit to Le Mans came in 1951 with a streamlined 356 model, complete with aerodynamic wheel fairings. In a precursor to the reputation Porsche would establish over the next seven decades at the famous endurance race, the 356 ran like clockwork, beating the coveted record for the shortest time spent in the pits.

Since that memorable debut, Porsche has won outright at Le Mans 19 times, more than any other marque, with a record series of seven consecutive victories from 1981 to 1987. This beautifully designed and extensively illustrated book is your definitive history of Porsche’s participation at La Sarthe, chronicling the exploits of both the works team cars and privateer entries.

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