Carrera Digital 132 Porsche 935 Kremer K3 " Kremer Racing"
Item No. 30929
The basic design with its white and pink colors is clearly visible on the track, but it certainly wouldn't be my color choice. The early '80s were quite colorful and flashy, and not just musically.
If you search for original photos online, you'll find various photos of 935 Porsches with white and pink paint schemes. These are usually decorated with decals from the Japanese sponsor Gozzy and often have the starting number 42. The closest I initially found to the Carrera model were photos of cars with starting numbers 57 and 72, which at least had "ARTZ Autokonservierung" as a sponsor on the hood. The cars in question are a Porsche 935 K3 81, which competed in the 1981 DRM races at Zolder (No. 57) and Hockenheim (No. 72).
The driver was “John Winter” alias Louis Krages.
It is a body on chassis 01-00020, this vehicle with starting number 62 competed in the 1981 Norisring 200-Mile Nuremberg with John Winter... however, he was unable to finish the race due to engine failure.
In total, Kremer Racing (hence the K in the name) converted thirty-one 935 Porsches to the K3 between 1979 and 1980, which was the most successful model in the K series.
Here is an interesting summary of Kremer-Racing: http://www.pomosa.de/pdf/Kremer_Racing_in_Le_Mans_1970-1998.pdf
The model isn't too heavy (under 100 grams) and can be moved quickly, but the short wheelbase makes it a bit jerky at times. The lights, paintwork, decals, etc., are all fine. The rear rims seem a bit too big, and the rear tires a bit too narrow. The axle width could have been expanded a bit. The wheelhouse would have been visually enhanced, and the handling would certainly have been improved.
There are enough variants of the Porsche 935 K3 to run their own small series; these DRM classics definitely deserve it. While I'd love to see the cars in 1:24 scale, I'm not entirely sure they'll be. ;-)
CoMod JoergW
Item No. 30929
The basic design with its white and pink colors is clearly visible on the track, but it certainly wouldn't be my color choice. The early '80s were quite colorful and flashy, and not just musically.
If you search for original photos online, you'll find various photos of 935 Porsches with white and pink paint schemes. These are usually decorated with decals from the Japanese sponsor Gozzy and often have the starting number 42. The closest I initially found to the Carrera model were photos of cars with starting numbers 57 and 72, which at least had "ARTZ Autokonservierung" as a sponsor on the hood. The cars in question are a Porsche 935 K3 81, which competed in the 1981 DRM races at Zolder (No. 57) and Hockenheim (No. 72).
The driver was “John Winter” alias Louis Krages.
It is a body on chassis 01-00020, this vehicle with starting number 62 competed in the 1981 Norisring 200-Mile Nuremberg with John Winter... however, he was unable to finish the race due to engine failure.
In total, Kremer Racing (hence the K in the name) converted thirty-one 935 Porsches to the K3 between 1979 and 1980, which was the most successful model in the K series.
Here is an interesting summary of Kremer-Racing: http://www.pomosa.de/pdf/Kremer_Racing_in_Le_Mans_1970-1998.pdf
The model isn't too heavy (under 100 grams) and can be moved quickly, but the short wheelbase makes it a bit jerky at times. The lights, paintwork, decals, etc., are all fine. The rear rims seem a bit too big, and the rear tires a bit too narrow. The axle width could have been expanded a bit. The wheelhouse would have been visually enhanced, and the handling would certainly have been improved.
There are enough variants of the Porsche 935 K3 to run their own small series; these DRM classics definitely deserve it. While I'd love to see the cars in 1:24 scale, I'm not entirely sure they'll be. ;-)
CoMod JoergW
