from Le Mans to snow

The company he created is called FAT International GP Ice Race, a unique ice event that takes place every January in Zell Am See, Austria. Besides this, he is the owner of the FAT Mankei restaurant in Großglockner Hochalpenstraße and has previously sponsored some of the winning cars 24 Hours of Le Mans. These include the 1994 Dauer 962 LM and the 1997 TWR Porsche WSC-95, and more recently Porsche 919 hybridwhich with the correct tire change it was Porsche FAT 919 Snowcat which you see in the picture.

FAMILY BUSINESS Porsche has a hand in this unusual creation, which was shown at the beginning of the month Car//Design Event 2024 in Munich, Germany. The tracks (red, which look very racing) and the raised trim, with the transmission rods exposed, make it the most aggressive snow sport I’ve ever seen and it would be fine. Ferdinand Porsche create it, present it at the event Mankei 2023 to celebrate the famous restaurant at the top of the Glockner Alpine pass. The Porsche family would indeed be very much associated with this restaurant, since Ferry Porsche he was testing the cooling systems of new cars on the winding roads leading there.

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Porsche FAT 919 Snowcat

STRATEGIC RESTAURANT ”My grandfather tested the cars for overheating and so on by driving them from Gmünd and through the Glockner Pass, in front of the entrance (of the hall),” he explained. Ferdinand Porsche. ”Due to the weather, the pass is closed for six months every year, so the car was made to allow Christina (the restaurant manager) to come check the place,” joked Ferdinand. Before it became the most beautiful snowcat in the world, this 919 was a regular presence in endurance races and still has a characteristic – apparently – engine. A 2.0-liter V4 supercharged to produce 900 horsepower of strength. In short, it wouldn’t be an easy body job stuck to the average snow machine mechanic. But whatever is underneath, one thing is certain: it steals the eye like few things in the world.