CloseMar 10, 2009 1:36:59 PM
“Greatest racing car in history” celebrates its birthday
http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pag/?pool=international-de&id=2009-03-09
Mar 10, 2009 4:06:16 PM
I have never understood why porsche did not exploit the legend of the 917 for street cars.
They should use a water cooled version of the 917 flat 12 in a new CGT replacement or in a new GT like a 928 update. Just a waste of goodwill, history, and machinery.
The 917 derek bell is driving above sounds just like the Mclaren F1 that tiff needell drives in that famous video for 5th gear, the engine and gearbox sounds are almost identical.
Also the front view of 917 would be awesome for a street car.
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Anyways this is AWESOME!
Mar 12, 2009 5:37:14 PM
Thanks racerx for posting 5 stars from me. I just love on board videos. He's driving without gloves, what kind of event was that?
And for everyone else: If you don't know the difference between a flat-12 and a boxer (like me), explanation is on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat-12
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Mar 17, 2009 8:09:45 AM
Here you can find infos about Mr. Rossis (co-Owner of Martini) and his 917:
http://www.i-t-d.net/Porsche_917/917-Strasse/917-strasse.php
Blueflame
Mar 19, 2009 11:22:41 AM
Porsche celebrates .. 19/03/2009 endurance with iconic 917 and world record attempt at 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed For many car enthusiasts and automotive historians, the Porsche 917 is the ultimate long distance endurance racer. The 917 has a place in the record books not only as the first Porsche to win the Le Mans 24 Hours outright in 1970, but the 917 also scored the fastest ever victory at the French classic in 1971 covering 3,313 miles in 24 hours at an average speed of 138mph. This iconic sports car1, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, is the perfect embodiment of the theme of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 3 -5) which is ‘True Grit – Epic Feats of Endurance’. Examples of the 917 – and many other Porsche cars from past and present - will once again thrill spectators at the summer-time motoring extravaganza held in the grounds of Goodwood House, near Chichester, Sussex. This year’s Festival will also provide the setting for another demonstration of Porsche endurance, grit and determination. An attempt on the world record for the longest distance covered in 48 hours by a team of 12 runners using treadmills will take place live at the Porsche exhibition area over the Festival weekend. Organised by the sports scientists from Human Performance2 facility at the Porsche Driving Experience Centre, Silverstone, this gruelling athletic exercise will seek to break the former distance record of 495.76 miles set by the Runners World Forum Squad in April 2008.
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Mar 20, 2009 6:39:13 PM
Yes, there was a time that Sportscar racing was governed by the FIA and they , of course, did want it to compete with F1, so they destroyed it (or tried).
Today it is under the ACO, which despite some "unusual" ideas are doing a reasonably good job of getting sportscar racing back on track (sometimes they shoot themselves in the foot such as the recent very biased pro- diesel rules that essentially chased away any manufacturer that had little or no interest in selling diesel cars).
Last years Le Mans had about 250,000 spectators , so things are slowly getting back on track. (no pun intended)
The ALMS is really booming (unfortunately the combination of the financial crisis and an upcoming rule change for 2011 have wekend the ranks for this year). Last year it was magnificent!
The LMS in Europe is growing at a much slower rate, but it is also less prone to the effects of the rule change and financial crisis as it is made up of a lot more "private"entries.
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