AJR #26

# 26 AJR (Alex Job Racing) Tube Chassis Porsche 911 Race Car
Tube chassis built by Fabcar in early 1990. The rest of the race car was built during 1990 by AJR in Alex’s home garage.
AJR’s unibody Porsche 911 race car was crashed and destroyed during the 1990 SEBRING 12 hour race. After this Alex decided to build a new tube chassis race car using as many surviving parts from the unibody race car.
The race car was configured in a slope nose front, whale tail wing, and modified front fender tire venting system. The IMSA rules at that time allowed some considerable 911 body modifications. The rain gutters were removed, the doors were fixed to the body due to the tube chassis configuration. The driver had to climb through the side window area, much like a Nascar vehicle. The interior of the race car was also greatly modified with a bulkhead panel behind the driver, allowing the transmission and engine area to be one. The engine displacement was 3.2 liter and the transmission was a turbo 930 4 speed. Fuel injection was a Bosch mechanical pump system.
The completed race car debuted at the 1991 DAYTONA 24 hour race. After an early accident the repaired race car went on to finish 4th in class. The drivers for this race were Alex Job, Chris Kraft, Joe Pezza, Jack Refenning.
The next race was the SEBRING 12 hour race where the car finished 2nd in class. The drivers for this race were Alex Job, Chris Craft, Jack Refenning.
Additional races for the 1991 IMSA Season.
MIAMI, 5th in class, driven by Joe Pezza.
NEW ORLEANS, 4th in class, driven by Joe Pezza. LAGUNA SECA, 4th in class, driven by Joe Pezza. PORTLAND, 8th in class, driven by Joe Pezza.
ROAD AMERICA, DNF , driven by Joe Pezza. WATKINS GLEN, 10th in class, driven by Joe Pezza. LIME ROCK, 5th in class, driven by Joe Pezza and Jack Refenning.

For the 1992 IMSA season the race car was modified with a 934 style larger whale tail wing. The engine displacement stayed at a 3.2 liter.
1992 IMSA Season.
DAYTONA 24 hour race, 5th in class, driven by Joe Pezza, Jack Refenning, John Sheldon, Alex Padilla.
SEBRING 12 hour 7th race, in class, driven by Joe Pezza, Jack Refenning, Butch Hamlet.
For the 1993 IMSA season AJR modified the race car to a 935 (Moby Dick style) body configuration. The rear of the race car design proved to be a challenge since the IMSA GTU rules required the tail lights to stay in the original 911 locations. The style of the rear of the car was not too eye appealing but it did work well aero wise. This new body configuration was produced by the AJR Team. By mid season the injection was converted to a Motec electronic system. Engine displacement stayed at 3.2 liter.

1993 IMSA Season.
DAYTONA 24 hour race, 5th in class after repairing car from major accident, driven by Charles Slater, Butch Hamlet, Mark Sandridge.
SEBRING 12 hour race, 2nd in class, driven by Charles Slater, Butch Hamlet, Bill Ferran.
MID OHIO, 13th in class, driven by Charles Slater. WATKINS GLEN, 6th in class, driven by Charles Slater, Bill Ferran.
ROAD AMERICA, DNF, driven by Charles Slater, Peter Uria.
PHOENIX, 6th in class, driven by Charles Slater.
For the 1994 IMSA Season the Porsche 911 tube chassis race cars engine displacement was allowed to be raised to 3.6 liters. The new unibody Porsche 964 RSR was allowed 3.8 liter displacement. The 935 style body configuration continued to be used.
1994 IMSA SEASON
DAYTONA24 HOURS, DNF, driven by Charles Slater, Butch Hamlet, Jim Pace, Mike Smith.

SEBRING 12 HOURS, 5th in class, driven by Charles Slater, Peter Uria, Joe Cogbill.
ROAD ATLANTA, 7th in class, driven by Charles Slater. LIME ROCK, 10th in class, driven by Charles Slater. WATKINS GLEN, 6th in class, driven by Charles Slater, Jack Lewis.
For the 1995 IMSA Season the Series changed the rules in a big way. The GTU class race car was now called GTS2. The body configuration now needed to look like a road car. The new for 1995 Porsche 911 road car was the 993. AJR completely rebodied the race car in the 993 configuration. AJR was the first Porsche race car to rebody in the 993 configuration. AJR entered into a major 3.6 liter engine development program. The 3.6 liter engine proved to be as competitive as the Porsche 3.8 liter engine. The 1995 IMSA Season would prove to be AJR’s strongest season to date.
1995 IMSA SEASON
DATYONA 24 HOURS, 6th in class, driven by Charles Slater, Jack Lewis, Joe Cogbill, Monte Shelton.
SEBRING 12 HOURS, 1st in class, driven by Charles Slater, Joe Cogbill, Bill Auberlen. This first Sebring 12 hour win

would be the first of 10 Sebring 12 hour race wins in a 20 year time period and would lead to AJR being inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame in 2016.
ROAD ATLANTA, 3rd in class, driven by Charles Slater, Bill Auberlen.
HALIFAX, 2nd in class, driven by Charles Slater, Bill Auberlen.
LIME ROCK, 6th in class, driven by Charles Slater. WATKINS GLEN, 6th in class, driven by Charles Slater, Jack Lewis.
SEARS POINT, 6th in class, driven by Charles Slater. MOSPORT, 3rd in class, driven by Charles Slater, Richard Spenard.
TEXAS, 5th in class, driven by Charles Slater, Richard Spenard.
PHOENIX, 9th in class, driven by Charles Slater.
NEW ORLEANS, 1st in class (overall winner), driven by Bill Auberlen.
For the 1996 IMSA Season the race car stayed in the same configuration.

1996 IMSA SEASON
DAYTONA 24 HOURS, 7th in class, driven by Joe Cogbill, Monte Shelton, John Rutherford, John Finger.
SEBRING 12 HOURS, 11th in class, driven by John Rutherford, John Finger, Bruce McQuiston
DAYTONA 3 HOURS, 8th in class, driven by Charles Slater, Joe Cogbill.
For the 1997 IMSA Season the race car stayed in the same configuration.
1997 IMSA SEASON
DAYTONA 24 HOURS, 17th in class, driven by Kitch, Bingham, Hanauer, Lyford, Sanborn.
The 1997 Daytona 24 hour race was the last pro race for this race car. This race car went on to racing in many HSR vintage race events in coming years with numerous race wins and being driven by Charles Slater, Jack Lewis among others.