Bill Oursler

Journalist and Author

Profile

A long-time motorsports journalist, Bill Oursler began his career as a photographer and writer covering racing for the Connecticut Post. Among many publications, his work has appeared in Car and Driver, Road & Track, and FORZA. He is the author of Porsche Prototype Era - 1964-1973 In Photographs, Porsche Racing Cars, A History of Factory Competition, and Racing the Porsche 911, From Monte Carlo 1965 to Daytona 1999. Today he is a contributing editor to Porsche Panorama and National Speed Sport News.

Bill lives in Charlotte, NC and is regarded as an automotive historian, with a specialization in Porsche cars. His first contribution to RaceFansTV.com is the superb piece on Porsche's 40th Anniversary of their First Overall Win at Le Man, with a focus on the 917.