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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, June 17, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 17,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup porsche eclipses Ferrari s record although porsche lost the fim four world championship sports car races to Jaguar this season porsche did not lose the race that  at be mini last sunday a factory porsche 962ctook the Check ered Flag alter 24 hours of High Speed racing while the one remaining Jaguar of the British firm s three car entry crossed the line in fifth place and 30 Lap Back of the winning German porsche. A of the preface publicity of course entered on the fact that porsche finally faced some genuine opposition and that Jaguar was going about to score it first Victory in the be mans classic since winning then Art in 1937 30 years ago. But the englishman Derek Refl who drove the win Ning porsche with Germany s Hans stuck and the american Al Rotbert put it Best after the race when he said i always fat that we would win because our car has won be mans before. For me it was very very special because we beat the jaguars Here after an the build up h was a trouble free run for us. It has to be because you Don t have problems and win be  it was a Case of two factory entered porsche against the three factory jaguars. The pole position porsche driven by Germany Jochen mass and Frenchman Bob Wodek dropped out with engine problem before thetic a  
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