By alley - Sep 24, 2015, 12:50 PM ET

Throwback Thursday: What it's like to race a Porsche 962

The Porsche 962 is one of the most iconic racecars to come out of the era of big wings and massive turbos. Hotchkis Racing was among the most successful privateer racing teams in the IMSA Camel GTP series with its Wynn's Porsche 962. Father and son team of John Hotchkis and John Hotchkis Jr. along with Jim Adams successfully campaigned this amazing car against some of the biggest names in the sport. After retiring from IMSA, it came back to race in many vintage races in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Mark Hotchkis added to the driver roster.

Now, ahead of this weekend's

Rennsport Reunion V at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

, Hotchkis Racing has released the following short film about the last original-owner 962 privateer car left in the world:

And here's a helmet cam with Mark Hotchkis in the 962 from 2009:

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Click on the thumbnails below for larger images of the Hotchkis 962 in action during its IMSA and historic racing career (images courtesy of Kahn Media).

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