Take a Ride in the Incredible Porsche 935 at Laguna Seca

Since these race cars are rare and expensive, most of us will never get to drive one. So this is our best chance at getting up and personal with the mighty 935. There's plenty of in-car footage too, so we get a cool POV of Bruce Canepa running hot laps at Laguna Seca as he moves from 35th to first position. Seeing this 1979 Porsche 935 take on the legendary Corkscrew turn is pure awesomeness.

You'll also see Canepa overtake a lot of cool race cars from the era. I spotted Porsche 934s, Chevrolet Corvettes, BMW 3.0 CSLs (yes, the Batmobile!), and even a race-spec Porsche 914.

If you're not very familiar with the 935, it's pretty much an evolution of the 911-based 934 race car. It was introduced in 1976 with heavily revised bodywork and a slanted nose and a twin-turbo flat-six engine. It was designed for Group 5 racing and was updated on an annual basis until 1978, when the long-tail model, also known as Moby Dick, was unleashed. It was followed by evolutions from Kremer Racing, which was capable of up to 800 horsepower!

The 935 kept racing until 1984, scoring more than 150 wins in the process. Highlights include an outright win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and no fewer than six triumph in the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. It was also undefeated in the German DRM championship between 1977 and 1979. Porsche won the FIA World Championship for Makes each year from 1976 to 1979 thanks to the 935.

The 935's dominance ended only when the FIA changed the rules in 1982 and eliminated the Group 5 category, replacing it with the infamous Group B series.