The Early Years
The name Dick Barbour is legendary in the world of
endurance racing. The native Californian has piloted
or been the moving force behind cars and teams that
have won every major race and award in endurance
racing history.  Dick
Barbour Racing has been a magnet for some of the
world's best and most popular drivers including
Brian Redman, Rolf Stommelen, John Fitzpatrick, Rick
Mears, and Johnny Rutherford. Foremost on Dick
Barbour's long list of racing
Le
Mans IMSA Class Winning 935 - 1978
accomplishments are his team's 3 consecutive overall
or class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12
Hours of Sebring that ended in 1980. That year his
teams with Dick behind the wheel posted 14
victories; The 12 Hours of Sebring, The Road Atlanta
Grand Prix (2), The Riverside Grand Prix, The 24
Hours of Le Mans, The 1000K's of Nurburgring, The
Norrisring Grand Prix, The Mosport 1000K's, Daytona,
The Sears Point Grand Prix, The Grand Prix of Laguna
Seca, The Portland Grand Prix and The Road Atlanta
Grand Prix (2) again.  To
cap off this incredibly successful season Dick
Barbour Racing also walked away with the Overall
IMSA Championship and was the first American Team to
be awarded the coveted Porsche Cup in what turned
out to be a farewell year that could only be called
magical.
1978
Le Mans IMSA Class winners Celebrate
(l - r Brian Redman, John Paul, Sr., Dick
Barbour)
The STATS
Le Mans Class Victories – 1978, '79, '80
12 Hours of Sebring Overall Victory - 1980
31 – SCCA Regional and National Victories
3 – SCCA National Championships
The Return – Another Championship Season
After twenty years pursuing other business interests
Barbour recreated and repositioned Dick Barbour
Racing as the ultimate sportscar racing team for the
new millennium. "I've been planning to return
to my passion for many years, but I've been waiting
for the perfect opportunity - that perfect
opportunity is the ALMS, said Barbour. With my love
of Le Mans and victories at the three tracks owned
by Don Panoz (Road Atlanta, Mosport and Sebring),
all signs pointed to the creation of this new series
as the perfect time to return.
On top of this, Porsche has introduced the beautiful
new 911GT3R, and having enjoyed my greatest success
with the 911 Series, this also added tremendously to
the magic."
The
nearly unbeatable DBR Porsche 911 GT3-R
Only Hollywood could have imagined a script where
Barbour's team would meet if not surpass his
accomplishments of two decades before. From the
team's headquarters in a newly designed and
completed state-of the-art 8000 sq. ft. facility at
Turn One at Road Atlanta. Fully equipped with the
newest and most technologically advanced racing
equipment available it was the base for an assault
on the American Le Mans Series GT championship and a
Hollywood scriptwriter's dream come true.
Dick Barbour Racing using the fleet Porsche 911 GT3R
captured the 2000 ALMS GT Championship in dominating
fashion. The teams Porsches claimed victory in nine
of the series twelve races. The team lead Porsche's
runaway win in the GT Manufacturer's Championship,
while the team's four drivers finished first through
fourth in GT drivers points – with team member
Dirk Muller walking away with the GT Drivers
Championship
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