This is one of the cars that took part in the 2 hour long British Empire Trophy race for Group C Endurance Cars at the Silverstone Historic Festival meeting in August 2001.
It's the Brunn Racing 1983 Porsche 956 that was driven in the race by Philipp and Siggi Brunn from Germany and has a 24-valve twin turbo 2,650cc flat-6 engine. The programme of the event says:
'At least five of the 956/962 cars will be racing this weekend, and three of them have a significant Le Mans history. Away from the 24-hour race, the 956 of Philipp Brunn is a short-tail car that was rebuilt after a major accident in Japan in 1984. Prior to that, it had won the 1993 All-Japan Sportscar title with a driver line-up headed by Vern Schuppan.'
The reference to the car being rebuilt after a 1984 accident in Japan points to it being chassis #956-108, which was written off at Fuji in 1984 and rebuilt using chassis #956B-118.
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