Forza Horizon 4: The first racing Porsche

All of the greatest Porsches in the history of motorsport can be easily traced back to the first of its kind; the legendary Porsche 356 SL that I won from the recent Horizon Playlist on Forza Horizon 4 and now that I have it, I have a little X-file on that first racing Porsche in history.



The 356 SL Gmund Coupe is no doubt the first racing Porsche in history and the first to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1951, class victory of course. The story of the first racing Porsche began when Ferdinand Porsche met the Le Mans organizers at the 1950 Paris Motor Show and they invited him to take part in the 1951 race. Rather than using steel from the production versions, they've used some aluminum for their racing 356 machines. Four of them were turned into race cars; with two as prototypes and the latter half being race cars. With one 356 SL Gmund Coupe crashed during the race, this #46 356 SL Gmund Coupe placed 19th overall and won the class for 1.1L vehicles.



That's right, it's a 1.1L engine-powered car but it's a long story because having indulged in the first Porsche race car in history, I decided to jump into action by taking the 356 SL Gmund Coupe around Fortune Island and see if it can flex its muscles after several decades. Roll the tape.



The legend still flexes its muscles after a rough and dirty vintage racing down Fortune Island.



Having learned from driving the car, it's a great thing to know that I have finally gotten to know the first racing Porsche in history and if that didn't exist, the greatest racing Porsches in history might cease to exist as well and we have to give thanks to this legendary machine.