Alwin Springer
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Alwin Springer Married Yolande Springer Son Marc Springer Daughter Vanessa Springer Born 02/08/1943 Essen, Germany Education High School & Vocational/Trade Schools Auto Electrician Apprenticeship with Diploma Auto Technician Apprenticeship with Diploma Master Degree in Automobile with Diploma October 1965 Moved to Toronto, Canada Oct 1965 – Oct 1968 Technician at VW/Porsche Canada in Toronto Mar 1966 – Nov 1968 Started in racing as a part time technician with Porsche RSK 550 Spyder Feb 1969 Moved to Hermosa Beach, California Mar 1969 – Dec 1973 Chief Technician at Vasek Polak Racing fielding Porsche 911C-production, 904, 906, 907, 908 in Club Racing events and 917 normally-aspirated and 917 turbo for the 1971 – 1973 Can-Am series. Jan 1974 – Mar 1975 Technician at Vasek Polak Porsche/Audi – Hermosa Beach, Calif. May 1975 Founded with Arnold Wagner and Dieter Inzenhofer – ANDIAL Road & Racing June 1975 – Dec 1996 Established ANDIAL as the leading USA independent Shop for Porsche street automobiles and the most successful Porsche racing engine rebuilt facility. 1976 – 1996 ANDIAL based Porsche engines won numerous long distance race wins and IMSA Championships with 911 Targa, 911 RSR, 934 Turbo, 934½ Turbo, 935 and 962. 1982 - 1983 ANDIAL built their version of the Porsche 935 Moby Dick race car and won the 1983 Daytona 24 hour event in 1st place (Preston Henn Swap Shop Entry) with Bob Wollek, A.J. Foyt and J.C. Ballot-Lena. Dec 1989 – Dec 1996 Consultant for Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) Dec 1996 Transferred ANDIAL shares to Dieter and Arnold Jan 1997 – Feb 2004 President of Porsche Motorsports North America in Santa Ana Mar 2004 -> Rules & Regulations Consultant for PMNA .