Porsche 962 chassis 112 was sold to John Fitzpatrick Racing during the 1985 season and quickly became part of the team's expanding Group C programme.
Its first major setback came at the first outing, the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the car, entered as number 55, suffered substantial damage during practice. The damaged monocoque was subsequently sent to Thompson Composites for repair. As a result, the chassis acquired a unique configuration, combining a Thompson-built honeycomb front section with the surviving rear structure of the original Porsche-built chassis 112.
The repaired car returned to competition and appeared at the 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Philip Alliot, Michel Trollé and Paco Romero brought it home in tenth place overall.
Later that season, the car retired from the 300 km of Jerez and was also seen in Supercup competition, where it was rented to Austrian driver Franz Konrad.
At the conclusion of the 1986 season, Jochen Dauer purchased the complete John Fitzpatrick Racing operation, including race cars, spare parts, workshop equipment and transporters. Chassis 112 became part of Dauer Racing's growing Porsche 962 fleet.
Dauer campaigned the car extensively during the 1987 season, almost exclusively in the distinctive Victor Computer colours. The Porsche appeared in both Interserie and Supercup competition and also contested selected World Sports-Prototype Championship events, including the 200 Miles Norisring, the 1000 km races at Brands Hatch and Nürburgring (photo below), and the Kyalami 500 km.
The car remained active into 1988, competing in Interserie and Supercup events before Dauer eventually sold it to Heinz-Jürgen Dahmen. Upon acquisition, Dahmen renumbered the Porsche as 962-009/88D, reflecting the ninth race car he had acquired in 1988.
Dahmen Racing campaigned the car during 1988 and 1989, beginning with its appearance at the Norisring in 1988.
Many years later, in 2003, Jim and Penny Graham acquired the car from Dahmen Racing. In 2013, it was purchased by Wayne R. Dempsey, founder of Pelican Parts, who embarked on a comprehensive multi-year restoration project with Trevor Crisp and Katana Ltd in the United Kingdom. During the restoration, the car's fascinating history as Porsche 962-112 and later 962-009/88D was carefully preserved.
