The first reborn ANDIAL Porsche, a 2011 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Car. Photo courtesy Porsche Motorsport North America.
In 1975, Arnold Wagner, Dieter Izenhofer and Alwin Springer left Vasek Polak Porsche to found their own company, specializing in performance tuning of Porsche race cars. Borrowing letters from each of their first names, ANDIAL soon began turning out race-winning Porsches, a tradition it maintained for over two decades. When Inzenhofer, then the last founding member, retired in 2013, the business was sold to Porsche Motorsport North America “for future use;” the future is now, as the first revived Porsche race car has left the new ANDIAL workshop.
ANDIAL’s first effort is a 2011 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge car, updated with a new 4.0-liter race-prepared flat-six engine that replaced the car’s original 3.8-liter engine and pushed output from 450 horsepower to 515 horsepower. Other changes include an upgraded adjustable suspension, new brakes, a new sequential transmission with a pneumatic paddle-shift system and an onboard data acquisition system.
The car is already being campaigned in Porsche Club of America events, and ANDIAL is in the midst of completing four additional racecar revivals. It’s not yet clear how far back into its past the company will reach, but Porsche Motorsport North America CEO Jens Walther claims the cars will be “among the highlights of the upcoming Rennsport Reunion next October,” possibly signifying that vintage race cars, not just contemporary ones, are in the mix.
A partial list of drivers who have enjoyed success behind the wheel of an ANDIAL-prepared Porsche includes Al Holbert; Hurley Haywood; Hans-Joachim Stuck; Mario, Michael and John Andretti; Al Unser Sr. and Jr.; A.J. Foyt; and Derek Bell. ANDIAL Porsches claimed victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona from 1983-’87 (and again in 1989); captured the 1992 IMSA Supercar championship; won the IMSA-GT championship in 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1987; took the SCCA World Challenge championship in 1994; and delivered class victories at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998, to name but a few of the brand’s past achievements.
A move to larger facilities in Carson, California, is planned for 2015, and the relocation will give ANDIAL both additional space and additional capabilities.
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