Porsche 944 Racing Series – The Porsche 944 Turbo Cup

The Porsche 944 Turbo Cup

For 1986, Porsche 944 Turbo Cup series was created in Germany and 944 Challenge in Canada. These were the first Porsche one model racing series (predecessors of the later 911 racing series). The 944 Turbo Cup in Germany was held during the ADAC Würth Supercup (Group C) weekends at Nürburgring (twice), AVUS, Hockenheimring, Norisring and in addition a race at Mainz Finthen airport. The first 944 Turbo Cup race was held on April 27, 1986, on the Nürburgring GP track (which was built just two years earlier). It was a really special event to have more than 30 similar cars to fight so close to each other.

The weight was added by the roll cage and saved with the deletion of undercoating (build code M666), deletion of power windows and other unnecessary electrics, deletion of rear seats, with the use of lightweight mirrors, bucket seat, magnesium intake manifold etc. Power steering was deleted, quick ratio steering rack was used. LSD (limited slip differential) was naturally standard. The 1986 944 Turbo Cup cars had the same engine power as the street versions, 162 kW.