Provenance
Francois Trisconi (the racing driver)
Trisconi was a famous Swiss racing driver who drove in Le Mans on a number of occasions. In 1976 he finished 15th in a Lola Ford. In 1977 he managed 9 hours before engine failure, again in a Ford. In 1978 he managed an impressive 13th, in yet another Ford.
His finest racing achievement however came in Le Mans 1979 when he managed a podium finish with 3rd place in a Twin Turbo Kremer Porsche 935 77A behind 1st placed Klaus Ludwig and the Whittington brothers in a Kremer Porsche 935 K3, and behind 2nd placed Paul Newman with Rolf Stommelen and Dick Barbour in another Porsche 935 77A. This achievement was made more impressive as Trisconi and team mates started from 20th on the grid. Trisconi took the wheel just before the 2 hour mark and set off on course but just 30 minutes later was back in with a burst tyre. Thankfully, there was no sign of damage and he was back out and racing after a very brief stop. The skies opened just before 02:00am and the pit lane became a relatively crowded place while teams hurriedly substituted rain tires in place of slicks. Having climbed from 20th to 6th place before the rain fell, they were too invigorated with the sense of accomplishment to let a little rain spoil their run, and Trisconi and his French counterparts did very well to drive the 935 carefully and consistently around Le Circuit lap after lap, working their way up to an incredible 3rd place. So 1979 was a tremendous day for Porsche with a 1 2 3. However the day will always be remembered as the day the winner came second as all the press attention was on Hollywood superstar Paul Newman, with Trisconi receiving lesser than usual publicity for his excellent 3rd place achievement. He made one final appearance at Le Mans, back in a Ford in 1980, qualifying in 13th but again the Ford did not finish.
After retiring from racing, after a few years Trisconi longed for the thrill of the boosted 911 engine, so he decided to order himself a brand new 930, but he wanted it to be a special one. During the time of the 80’s boom when everyone wanted all electric luxuries such as AC and sunroof, he specifically specified no sunroof, and no AC, unheard of in Switzerland. He chose the superb and rare kiln red paint, along with a love it or hate it, sample matched olive green full leather interior. He also got the engine somewhat prepared at the factory, with a supposed 330HP from new. The order went directly through the factory at Weissach, instead of the usual Swiss importer dealings. Other items of special note were the brakes which got special attention, with race pads from new (long gone unfortunately) with a reduced level of assistance. The shock absorbers were on a level stiffer than what was available as a sport option, again through special orders. The torsion bars were larger. It had LSD transmission (of course) with a 40% locking factor and the muffler on the turbo waste gate was omitted (instead it blows through a 90° bend tube). A few eyebrows raised when he ordered the car with regards to the, “special” colour choice, and lack of comfort elements, but he held fast and got what he wanted with the car registered on 25/03/1983. All of which adds up to one unique car.
Alain Pfefferlé (the mechanic)
Alain Pfefferlé is a Porsche Specialist based in Sion, Switzerland who owns and races 935’s and an RSR in his spare time. Alain was involved in the ordering of the car to some degree, and maintained it all its life. He has 35 years Porsche only experience and although he is very personal man, he is well known in Switzerland and Germany by the inner circles of Porsche racing, and he has ties with the factory.
GeorgeK (2nd owner and 911 enthusiast)
GeorgeK is Swiss radiologist and more importantly a Porsche and 911 enthusiast with a vast amount of knowledge and an amazing attention to detail bordering on perfectionist. GeorgeK is a well known and a regular contributor on popular websites such as Pelican Parts and Impact Bumpers. He has owned many Porsches and has recently completed a bare-metal restoration of a 1976 C3, which has also now come to the UK. Alain informed GeorgeK on the availability of the 930 one Saturday morning at 10am, by 1PM GeorgeK and his wife owned it. The car was maintained by GeorgeK, with Alain doing all the major servicing and tuning.
Maintenance of the car during GeorgeK’s ownership included the shocks which have been changed, the clutch, the exhaust, the brakes (now runs Ferodo pads), the rear torsion bars (one snapped). A 934 boost gauge was added with 8” Fuchs upfront the only modifications. GeorgeK’s wife drove the 930 to 250km/h (155mph). GeorgeK claims there was “more in stock” and “it was still accelerating when we had to back off”. He also claims that they were “never” outrun, or out-accelerated, in the 45000km and 10 years they owned the car. He reiterates “that included a few Ferraris, Corvettes, 928s, 944 Turbos.” GeorgeK reckons his old 944 Turbo Cup car was faster, but between 220kph to 280kph, the 930 Turbo reigns supreme.
Richard J (3rd owner)
Arjen de Schutter (4th owner)