#flashbackfriday to Volume 16 of Road & Track when editor-at-large A.J. Baime got behind the wheel of the Whittington brothers’ Porsche 935 K3, a Le Mans winner with an outlandish history.
The 935's story features everything from bags full of drug money to a famous court case, from DEA tricksters to victory at the most important sports-car race on earth.
The story starts with Bill and Don Whittington, the "Great Gatsby of their era" as called by former racemate Randy Lanier. They were rich, wild, hard-partying South Florida sportsmen, so it's no surprise that the brothers bought their way into being the starting drivers over ace Klaus Ludwigfor Kremer Racing at Le Mans. Despite Porsche entering two prototype 936s with some of the best drivers in the world, the team of Bill, Don, and Klaus won Le Mans outright, turning the Florida brothers and their 935 into legends overnight.
You can read more about the Kremer Racing 935 K3's Le Mans win and the car's many other stories at the li...