World Sportscar 1983 Review DVD - Description
"A real treat for Group C fans"Autosport
The mighty Porsche 956 was the class of the
field in the 1983 World Sportscar Championship, and the works Rothmans-backed
team was the one to beat. Despite impressive challenges from Lancia Martini and
the privately-entered Porsches of Joest, JDavid and Kremer, the
down-to-the-wire championship battle would be between works Porsche drivers.
This action-packed review features dramatic
highlights and interviews with the stars bringing you the full story of the
season. Exceptional action footage, including in-car sequences courtesy of the
Rothmans Porsches, from all seven rounds charts the incredible year-long battle
for the driver’s title. Experience the speed, drama, controversy and
nail-biting finale from an incredible year.
The 1983 season boasted an impressive driver
line-up, including sportscar greats Derek Bell, Jacky Ickx, Stefan Bellof, Jochen
Mass, Jan Lammers and Bob Wollek, Grand Prix stars past, present and future
like Michele Alboreto, Riccardo Patrese, Thierry Boutsen and Stefan Johansson,
plus appearances from legends like Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg and Mario Andretti.
Joest showed early promise with victory in
the opening round at Monza,
but the works Porsche team soon established its dominance, taking victory at
every other round. The season-long duel between Ickx and Bell came to a dramatic and tension-packed
finale at the last round of the season, as rain, spins and crashes kept the
outcome in doubt right down to the chequered flag. This DVD has all the
highlights, including the dramatic wet weather race at Silverstone, the closest
Le Mans race for a decade, the car-wrecking Fuji round and much more.
This comprehensive review is an essential
record of an important year for sportscar racing, as well as an action-packed
journey through an awesome season of racing.
"Relive the greatest era of world championship sportscar racing - the 1980s Group C formula - with these individual season-highlights DVDs.
Great racing between factory and privateer Porshe teams, with the occasional interference from Lancia, hallmarked the series' early years, before Jaguar and Sauber-Mercedes took over as the 200mph-plus prototypes of choice.
Ranging from an hour and a half to two hours, these well-edited reviews coverall the on-and off-track action between 1983 and 1989. And the on-board footage and interviews with the stars of the day make each production a real treat for Group C fans" Autosport
