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	Porsche 917
		The Porsche 917 was to become quite simply the fastest racing car of it's era and was even faster than it's contemporary Formula 1 equivalents.
		The 917 project was to be headed by Ferdinand Piech, Ferry Porsche's nephew by his sister Louise.
		In fact the long streamlined body of the new Porsche was creating lift which of course meant that the car had to be slowed to run through fast corners or control would be minimal and the car would be dangerous to drive.
	www.carshowuk.com /porsche-917.htm (1009 words)

	Porsche racing history by Bill Oursler
		Of all of the historic racing Porsches, without doubt the best remembered, and the most important was the Porsche 917 which debuted in 1969 as a 4 5-liter, 550 horsepower, twelve-cylinder version of the 908.
		The reasoning behind the decision was not complicated, since Porsche already was building twice that many competition cars a year to meet the internal decree that new racers would be used by the factory for every event.
		Interestingly, despite the fact that Porsche had developed a special long tail version of the 917 for Le Mans with a top speed of nearly 250 miles-an-hour, the two victories were scored by short tail 917K's.
	www.vpracing.com /The_Cars/the_cars2.html (2558 words)

	Porsche 917/30 - Ultimatecarpage.com - Images, Specifications and Information
		At the end of the 1971 season, the coupe bodied Porsche 917 was no longer eligible to race in the world championship, which saw the German manufacturer's focus shift to the Group 7 class.
		Porsche was represented in CanAm for a number of years by privateers who race 908s or decapitated 917s, until a purpose built Group 7 version of the 917 made its debut in 1971.
		Porsche had also withdrawn at the end of the 1973, but the 917/30 was given one final outing in 1975.
	www.ultimatecarpage.com /frame.php?file=car.php&carnum=422 (1195 words)

	Redline Grand Prix - Porsche 917
		Later versions of the Porsche 917 were highly successful, culminating in a world speed record of over 250 mph set by Mark Donahue in 1975 on a straightaway of the Talladega Motor Speedway.
		The Porsche 917 was produced in various Spectraflame colors, as well as in grey enamel.
		The Porsche 917 can be found in some of the first generation colors and is common in most of the second generation colors.
	www.redlinegrandprix.com /Redline_GP_Porsche917.html (870 words)

	AFX Slot Cars- Porsche 917, 510, and Mercury stockers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Porsche 510 Can-Am, white L&M. #1786 non-magnatraction Porsche 510k can-am, white/red/fl #6, mint in box, unbanded, with some discoloration to the L&M wing sticker, which is commonly seen on this car.
		While this one is in only fair condition, missing the front spoiler section and missing the spoiler stickers, it is still useful as a filler for a Porsche 510 collection or a runner until a better one comes along.
		While this one is in rough condition, missing the front spoiler section and having the rear wing supports cut off and rear wing missing, it is still useful as a filler for a Porsche 510 collection until a better one comes along.
	www.homestead.com /slotcarcollectibles4/AFX_for_Sale_12.html (1600 words)

	Porsche 917 John Wyer/Gulf Oil Porsche 917K the 1970 24 Hours of Daytona Winner Photos@VectorTrust
		The Porsche 917 had aerodynamics developed specifically for the low drag, high speed sections of the 24 Hours of LeMans.
		The new Porsche 917 wasn’t underpowered and the new higher speeds coupled with the now famous long tail created a car that was wiggly at speed.
		The general consensus among drivers was that the Porsche 917 was fast, but scary and unstable, with the 4.5 liter engine outputting too much power for the chassis.
	photos.vectortrust.com /pages/FIA_GT_IMSA_ALMS_Trans_Am/13.html (931 words)

	Porsche 917, 917PA, 917-10, 917-30
		Porsche had to build 25 cars before a proper development programme had been completed.
		At Spa, where the 917 was first to be raced, the chassis began to flex in an alarming way, also it was hard to keep on the road, and hard to select gears.
		The unlucky on in all this was Gerhard Mitter who had to star the 917, he retired after one lap with a broken valvegear after the 917 jumped out of gear.
	www.angelfire.com /ca2/Enzosplace/index2.html (1027 words)

	Supercars.net - 1971 Porsche 917 10 Kompressor
		After the 917 Coupes were outlawed via a rules change, they found a home in the Can-Am series, first as a normally aspirated “PA” Spyder and later as turbocharged 880hp bombshells.
		The 917 was returned to Porsche and became the test bed for developments of the turbocharged flat-12.
		Willi Kauhsen purchased the modified 917 from Porsche in the spring of 1972 for $62,500.
	www.supercars.net /garages/PeP/44v2.html (942 words)

	Porsche 917 with Porsche Books & Porsche Forum @ CKnet
		Porsche 917 project was started by Ferdinand Piech in July 1968 as he wanted to win Le Mans for his uncle, Ferry Porsche.
		Porsche 917 Pictures There are over one hundred Porsche 917 pictures on CKnet, with both modern and historic photos available from the gallery.
		The Porsche 917/30 was the ultimate evolution of the 917, and you can now read details of each chassis built, where it was raced and recent sightings, all in the Porsche 917/30 section.
	www.cknet.org.uk /index.htm (389 words)

	SweetChariots.com \| Porsche917K Replica For Sale
		The 917 was built in an impressive 10 months and it had the type 912 flat 12 engine in a variety of displacements ranging from a 4.5 right up to a 5.4 liter engine.
		The Porsche 917 is the first Porsche to take first overall at the 24 hours of Le Mans In 1970 and 1971.
		Porsche, which until that moment had been competing with it´s 904, 907 and 908 models, decides to design and build a new prototype that would make the most of the new regulations.
	www.sweetchariots.com /Porsche917.php (575 words)

	Porsche 917.031 PA Spyder information, specifications, history, and images. High Resolution, Wallpapers, Destop Images.
		The Porsche 917 was designed and built in 10 months and was powered by the Type 912 flat 12 engine of various different displacement.
		On March 12, 1969 the Porsche 917 was displayed to the public at the Geneva Auto Show.
		At the end of the 1971 season the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 had proven their abilities and supremacy that the FIA added new regulations that made them ineligible to race in world championships.
	www.conceptcarz.com /vehicle/z11102/default.aspx (1690 words)

	IPMS Book Review: Iconografix Publishing Porsche 917 goes here
		From the outset in early 1969 the 917 looked very much like a 908, but this was to change.
		Many of the liveries the 917 raced in are some of the most famous as well as the most colorful.
		Porsche didn't rest on its laurels, and went on to produce other great racers, continuing its lineage of race winners, all of which can thank the innovation of the 917 for today's success.
	www.ipmsusa2.org /Reviews/Books/Auto/icongfx_porsche917/icongfx_porsche917.htm (632 words)

	Porsche 917 K - Ultimatecarpage.com - Images, Specifications and Information
		Porsche's strategy of gradual development had served them very well in the past, but Piech understood more was needed now to finally clinch the overall victory.
		Porsche argued that they could easily build the 25 cars needed, but would then have to take them apart again to prepare the cars for racing.
		For 1970 Porsche decided to leave the running of the 917s to a number of private teams, who would all be fully supported by the factory: Martini Racing, JWA Gulf Racing and Porsche Salzburg.
	www.ultimatecarpage.com /frame.php?file=car.php&carnum=418 (2611 words)

	Porsche 917 - susning.nu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		917 anno 1972 kallades 917/10 och man hade trimmat 5,0 litersmotorn ytterligare med hjälp av turboladdare.
		Porsche ordnade dock till detta med 1973 års modell.
		Bilen fick namnet 917/30 och den vann alla tävlingar 1973 och 1974.
	www.susning.nu /Porsche_917 (324 words)

	Vasek Polak / Pelican Parts Porsche 917 Racing Engine Auction
		This pristine Porsche 908 racing motor is brand new, and appears have been manufactured out of brand new parts with no run time on them, according to the findings with the bore scope.
		This 8-cylinder engine was used in many of Porsche's early race cars, including the 907, the 910, and the 904.
		This pristine 917 engine appears to have been assembled from brand new parts and has not been run, according to the findings with the bore scope.
	www.pelicanparts.com /vasekauction/engine_info.htm (346 words)

	PORSCHE 917
		Of the 25 built Porsches 917 - already homologated in April 1969 - the 010 was already sold to the former Ferrarist David Piper.
		The car was sold by Porsche AG to KG Salzburg ran by Louise Piech-Porsche, the sister of Ferry Porsche and daughter of the family patriarch Ferdinand Porsche.
		The Porsche clan within Porsche AG was not hot for the idea, but the Piech clan won cause after the 1968 defeat from Ford at Le Mans.
	www.imca-slotracing.com /Porsche917-1970.htm (6266 words)

	Porsche 917:The Winning Formula - by PETER MORGAN
		The super-fast Porsche 917 dominated international motorsport in the early 1970s.
		Here, from a Porsche expert with unprecedented access to company records and the engineers involved, is the full story of the 917, which in 1997 was voted the worlds greatest racing car.
		Includes coverage of 917 development, the 1970 Le Mans 917 win, the 1100bhp racers, and drivers Elford, Redman, Attwood and Bell describing racing in an era when mistakes could so often prove fatal.
	www.motorbooks.com /ProductDetails_7767.ncm (234 words)

	Porsche 917/30 by Minichamps
		Roger Penske and his star driver Mark Donohue worked closely with Porsche in the development of both the 917/10K and the later 917/30 (strictly speaking it was called the 917/30KL) and in effect were the "factory" Porsche team in CanAm.
		Both Penske and Porsche saw little reason to expensively alter the 917/30 when it would only be eligible to race for one further season and therefore decided not to contest the 1974 season.
		The turbo Porsches are often cited as the cars that killed the original Can-Am series as their domination of the 1972 and 1973 seasons supposedly made the racing "boring".
	www.1-18scalecars.com /0Porsche_917-30.htm (851 words)

	Supercars.net - 1973 Porsche 917/30
		Donohue's 917/30 had streamlined bodywork and a new 5.4-liter, twin turbocharged, flat-12 motor that produced 810 ft-lb of torque and 1100 hp in race trim (and had seen 1500 hp on the dyno).
		Donohue called the 917/30 'a monument to my career as an engineer and driver.' Porsche won all eight races in 1973.
		Charlie Kemp and George Follmer won the first two races in 917/10Ks before Donohue and the 917/30 got their act together and won six in a row and the championship.
	www.supercars.net /garages/Murtaza/112v2.html (184 words)

	PORSCHE 917 LMK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Prone to cracking, Porsche devised a method where the entire frame was pressurized.
		Rumor has it that this fact was kept a secret, as the drivers were already leary of the deficiencies of the aluminum frames, and would have balked at magnesium.
		It does not matter whether you are looking for an exact copy of the real 917 you just paid millions for, or someone who wants a truly unique, functional piece of history and automotive art, also just happens to be an exhilarating race car.
	project917xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.homestead.com /917v20.html (812 words)

	Porsche 917 long tail coupe
		Porsche 917 Cola larga con decoración " hippie ".
		La carrocería de este Porsche, se desarrolló en la empresa Parisina, SERA, con el objeto de mejorar la aerodinámica, para aprovechar al máximo las características del circuito de Le Mans, con su famosa recta de Les Hunaudières.
		A pesar de ser más rápido que los 917 de cola corta y de liderar la carrera durante cierto tiempo, no logró la victoria en las 24 horas Le Mans de 1970, para la que había sido especialmente preparado.
	usuarios.lycos.es /cporschecat/espanyol/porsches/por917lt.htm (276 words)

	Amazon.com: Porsche 917: The Winning Formula: Books: Peter Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In my opinion, this is by far the best book out about the history of the Porsche 917 race car; (I have not read the newly released one by Gordon Wingrove yet; I heard that is good too because he was behind the scenes, in the pits etc working on these cars.) Mr.
		Porsche Prototype Era is more dedicated to the photos with a sort of "skim" of the history but this is the book you'll remember.
		"Porsche 917: The Winning Formula" traces the history of the engineering and development of the Porsche 917, from its origins as a challenger to Ferrari through victory at LeMans and onto the later development of the all-conquering Can Am Porsche 917-30.
	www.amazon.com /Porsche-917-Winning-Peter-Morgan/dp/1859606334 (1378 words)

	1973 Porsche 917/30 Spyder - Racing History - History - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
		Porsche AG At the beginning of the Seventies the 5 liter engine car was dismissed from the constructors world championship.
		Porsche was further developing the 917 coupe into an open CanAm-Spyder.
		The twelve cylinder engine was charged from Porsche with two exhaust turbochargers for the first time, which increased the power to 850 hp.This further development stage brought immediate success.
	www.porsche.com /usa/eventsandracing/motorsport/philosophy/history/racinghistory/1973-91730spyder (327 words)

	962.com
		For one brief shining moment, all that Ferrari and Porsche had learned was put to the test in a "Clash of the Titans".
		While Ferrari was able to score an occasional victory, the war was decisevly won by Porsche in a near clean sweep.
		In fact, it is believed to be the only 917 known to still have its original Porsche Factory Invoice.
	962.com /historic_porsches/porsche_917_020/index.htm (668 words)

	Porsche 917/20
		Aunque no en el caso de este modelo especial pues su carrera fue muy corta y poco brillante, el Porsche 917 en sus distintas versiones, ha sido uno de los modelos de competición que ha cosechado mas éxitos deportivos para la casa Porsche.
		El morro de este 917 es relativamente corto y bajo, la anchura de la carroceria grande y la cabina del piloto en proporción resulta bastante pequeña y estrecha.
		Para rematar su sátira, dado que Porsche había tenido que pagar por el encargo una elevada suma de dinero, para representar el número 23, empleó la tipografía de los números de los billetes del dólar americano.
	usuarios.lycos.es /cporschecat/espanyol/porsches/po917_20.htm (572 words)

	Going Nowhere Fast: Porsche 917 In Your Living Room - Gizmodo
		Not only does this Porsche 917-inspired chair crafted by Inspired Design have a front end made of fiberglass just like the original race car, it's slathered with nine coats of paint in the same style of many of those speed demons of the era.
		Porsche didn't have cupholders until after '99, as the Germans didn't have Starbucks.
		If you're interested in the Porsche 917 then you can read more at http://www.CKnet.org.uk as it covers the evolution of the 917, its race results, a Porsche forum, loads of interesting Porsche books, 917 photos and more.
	www.gizmodo.com /gadgets/gadgets/going-nowhere-fast-porsche-917-in-your-living-room-209503.php (491 words)

	Porsche 917 Sofa
		You have to be a serious Porsche fan if you are willing to pay approximately $7500 for a two seater sofa.
		If that person is you, Inspired design will make you the special sofa based on the circa 1970’s classic Porsche 917 which raced at Le Mans.
		The Porsche 917 inspired the design of this unique piece of creative art.
	www.uberreview.com /2006/10/porsche-917-sofa.htm (482 words)

	Exoto's Racing Legends - Porsche 917/30KL
		When the FIA put an end to the 917 sportscar it didn't come as any great defeat to Porsche.
		Roger Penske and Mark Donohue were awarded the honor of representing Porsche in the Can-Am.
		Content to run less downforce, Donohue convinced Porsche to endow the new car with the long Le Mans tail, finally allowing it to reach a top speed of 240mph.
	www02.exoto.com /Collectibles/RacingLegends/Porsche917-30/HistoryRLG18180.asp (272 words)

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