Wolfgang Kaufmann - Time Traveller
 
We’re waiting with baited breath to see whether the Guess Racing Lola Judd finally makes it into a racing paddock this season.

Our wait though hasn’t been as frustrating as that suffered by long-time named driver Wolfgang Kaufmann who has seen his name removed from entry lists throughout the year.

Last Thursday though at least Kaufmann got behind the wheel, at Zolder, for a test with the ex MIK Corse car.

“The test at Zolder was altogether a very positive experience, now we have to get our package for Silverstone together.” Said the ever optimistic German.
 
From Belgium Kaufmann travelled straight to the 39th AvD-Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring where he got the chance to participate in two races in front of over 60,000 enthusiastic spectators.

In the first of these, the self confessed Porsche nut shared a 40 year old 911 ST with Düsseldorf Doctor Afschin Faschemi.

It was not just driving the Porsche that proved to be a period experience:

“The race was not started with lights but in the old-fashioned way, with a flag signal."

“Sadly we had an oil leak late in the race and had to make an unscheduled pit stop.”
 
The weekend though wasn’t over for Piranha, on Saturday, the “Revival Deutsche Rennsportmeisterschaft” was also on his schedule.

“At very short notice, Eberhard Baunach who owns Kremer Racing (The team for whom Kaufmann contested the 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours pictured below) gave me the opportunity to drive his Jägermeister Porsche 935 K3 in this event. For this I want to thank him and the entire Kremer Racing team.”

In qualifying, Kaufmann was able to put the 1979 vintage Porsche in 3rd position for the grid.

The race itself offered the spectators a display of exciting, top quality racing. Toward the end, rain made life especially difficult for the drivers in their slick-shod, and priceless, cars.

Kaufmann led eleven of the twelve laps and in the end managed to hold on to his lead across the finish line, by the tiny margin of 0.192 seconds over his team mate.

"I hadn’t sat in this car for a year. Racing these cars doesn’t even compare with current motorsports; but it was incredibly enjoyable and I am pleased I could reward the trust the team has put in me with a win.”

And as a special treat here's some in-car video from the incredible 935!