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1985 Porsche 962

Chassis no. 106
Engine no. TBD
Coachbuilder Porsche
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1985
Manufacturing
From 1985
to 2011
Owner: Jim Busby (US)
Famous owner: Racing Driver
1985
Engine no. tbd
Manufacturer: PORSCHE (DE)
Note: longitudinally mounted, aluminium block and head
1985
Body
Coachbuilder: Porsche
Type: Sport and Barchetta
Colour: White, blue with red and light blue stripes
1985
Chassis no. 106
Manufacturer: PORSCHE (DE)
Note: Aluminum monocoque
From 2nd February 1985
to 3rd February 1985
Event: SunBank 24 at Daytona
Locality: Daytona Beach (US)
Race number: #67
Team: BF GOODRICH
Driver 1: Jochen Mass (DE)
Driver 2: Jim Busby (US)
Driver 3: Rick Knoop (US)
Results / Prizes: 3rd OA
Note: Jim Busby took long-term sponsor BF Goodrich’s colours from the Lola-Mazdas he’d entered in 1984 to a pair of brand-new Porsche 962s (chassis 106 and 108) for the 1985 Sun Bank 24 Hours of Daytona. They were running on the company’s racing version of its Comp T/A radial tyre. Paired with long-time co-driver Rick Knoop and Porsche factory driver Jochen Mass, Busby’s #67 car, chassis 106, raced strongly until exhaust problems caused a delay
From 23rd February 1985
to 24th February 1985
Event: Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami
Locality: Miami (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Rick Knoop (US)
Results / Prizes: 6th OA
23rd March 1985
Event: Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring
Locality: Sebring (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
From 13th April 1985
to 14th April 1985
Event: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix
Locality: Atlanta (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: 7th OA
From 27th April 1985
to 28th April 1985
Event: Los Angeles Times/Nissan Grand Prix
Locality: Los Angeles (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Rick Knoop (US)
Results / Prizes: 2nd OA
From 4th May 1985
to 5th May 1985
Event: Nissan Monterey Triple Crown
Locality: Monterey (US)
Race number: #67
Team: BF GOODRICH
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Rick Knoop (US)
Results / Prizes: 5th OA
From 18th May 1985
to 19th May 1985
Event: Camel Grand Prix of Charlotte
Locality: Charlotte (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Rick Knoop (US)
Results / Prizes: 3rd OA
From 24th May 1985
to 28th May 1985
Event: Coca-Cola 500
Locality: Salisbury (US)
Results / Prizes: 5th OA
Note: Lime Rock Grand Prix
From 7th June 1985
to 9th June 1985
Event: Lumbermen's 500k
Locality: Troy Township (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
Note: Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio
From 5th July 1985
to 7th July 1985
Event: Camel Continental
Locality: Watkins Glen (US)
Results / Prizes: 8th OA
Note: 6 Houres of Watkins Glen
28th July 1985
Event: G.I. Joe's Grand Prix
Locality: Portland (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
Note: Grand Prix of Portland
From 3rd August 1985
to 4th August 1985
Event: Ford California Grand Prix
Locality: Sonoma (US)
Results / Prizes: 8th OA
Note: Grand Prix of Sonoma
25th August 1985
Event: Löwenbräu Classic
Locality: Elkhart Lake (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jochen Mass (DE)
Co-Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: 3rd OA
Note: Elkhart Lake Road Race, Road America 500, Grand Prix of Road America
From 6th September 1985
to 8th September 1985
Event: Grand Prix at Pocono
Locality: Unknown city (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Rick Knoop (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
From 27th September 1985
to 29th September 1985
Event: Serengeti Drivers New York 500
Locality: Watkins Glen (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jochen Mass (DE)
Co-Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: 2nd OA
Note: Crown Royal 200 at the Glen
From 4th October 1985
to 6th October 1985
Event: Columbus Ford Dealers 500
Locality: Columbus (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
1st December 1985
Event: Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona
Locality: Daytona Beach (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
Note: Daytona Finale
From 1st February 1986
to 2nd February 1986
Event: SunBank 24 at Daytona
Locality: Daytona Beach (US)
Race number: #67
Driver 1: Jochen Mass (DE)
Driver 2: Jim Busby (US)
Driver 3: Darin Brassfield (US)
Driver 4: Derek Warwick
Results / Prizes: 3rd OA
Note: Drivers: Jochen Mass, Jim Busby, Derek Warwick and Darin Brassfield
From 22nd February 1986
to 23rd February 1986
Event: Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami
Locality: Miami (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Darin Brassfield (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
From 20th March 1986
to 22nd March 1986
Event: Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring
Locality: Sebring (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: John Morton (US)
Co-Driver: Darin Brassfield (US)
Results / Prizes: 2nd OA
5th April 1986
Event: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix
Locality: Atlanta (US)
Race number: #67
Team: BF GOODRICH
Driver: John Morton (US)
Co-Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: 5th OA
From 25th April 1986
to 27th April 1986
Event: Los Angeles Times/Ford Grand Prix
Locality: Los Angeles (US)
Results / Prizes: 10th OA
From 3rd May 1986
to 4th May 1986
Event: Monterey Triple Crown
Locality: Monterey (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Darin Brassfield (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
From 17th May 1986
to 18th May 1986
Event: Camel Grand Prix of Charlotte
Locality: Concord (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: J. O'Steen (US)
Co-Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
From 24th May 1986
to 26th May 1986
Event: Lime Rock Grand Prix
Locality: Salisbury (US)
Race number: #67
Team: BF GOODRICH
Driver: Darin Brassfield (US)
Co-Driver: Jochen Mass (DE)
Results / Prizes: 18th OA
From 6th June 1986
to 9th June 1986
Event: Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio
Locality: Troy (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: John Morton (US)
Results / Prizes: 10th OA
22nd June 1986
Event: Grand Prix of Palm Beach
Locality: Palm Beach (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: John Morton (US)
Results / Prizes: 5th OA
Note: Street course
From 4th July 1986
to 6th July 1986
Event: Camel Continental
Locality: Watkins Glen (US)
Race number: #67
Team: BF GOODRICH
Driver: Jochen Mass (DE)
Co-Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
Note: 6 Houres of Watkins Glen
From 25th July 1986
to 27th July 1986
Event: G.I. Joe's Grand Prix
Locality: Portland (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: John Morton (US)
Results / Prizes: 14th OA
Note: Grand Prix of Portland
From 2nd August 1986
to 3rd August 1986
Event: Ford California Grand Prix
Locality: Sonoma (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: John Morton (US)
Results / Prizes: 17th OA
Note: Grand Prix of Sonoma
From 22nd August 1986
to 24th August 1986
Event: Löwenbräu Classic
Locality: Elkhart Lake (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Wally Dallenbach (US)
Results / Prizes: DNF
Note: Elkhart Lake Road Race, Road America 500, Grand Prix of Road America
5th October 1986
Event: Columbus Ford Dealers 500
Locality: Columbus (US)
Race number: #67
Driver: Jochen Mass (DE)
Co-Driver: Darin Brassfield (US)
Results / Prizes: 2nd OA
26th October 1986
Event: Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona
Locality: Daytona Beach (US)
Race number: #67
Team: BF GOODRICH
Driver: Jim Busby (US)
Co-Driver: Jochen Mass (DE)
Results / Prizes: DNF
Note: Daytona Finale
From 2011
to currently
Owner: Private collection
2014
Restoration: Photo Interiors
2014
Restoration: Photo chassis engine - mechanics
2014
Restoration: Photo body and assembly
From 7th March 2014
to 9th March 2014
Event: The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Locality: Contea di Nassau (US)
Results / Prizes: The Autoweek Award for the most historically significant race driven by Jochen Mass
Note: The Most Historically Significant Race Car Driven by Jochen Mass award
8th March 2014
Event: RM Auctions - Amelia Island
Locality: Contea di Nassau (US)
12th September 2014
Press review: Unknown author, "1985 Porsche 962 - Profile And Photos", Sport Car Digest \ www.sportcardigest.com , 09-2014