917 crash vw test track5/31/2023 The Porsche Salzburg 917L was qualified in pole position by Vic Elford, but this car retired with engine failure after 18 hours and the Martini 917L finished 2nd, 5 laps behind the winning Salzburg 917K of Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood. Two were raced in the 1970 Le Mans race, one was entered by Porsche Salzburg (SER#917L 042) (White/Red Shell livery) and another was entered by Martini International, (SER#917L 043) painted in psychedelic colors. ![]() It was 25 mph faster down the straights than the 917K and the Ferrari 512Ss. Nevertheless, factory driver Vic Elford had found the car's ultimate speed an advantage enough over its still questionable handling in the braking and cornering sections of Le Mans. The 1970 917L was significantly developed from the initial 1969 car. Le Mans in 1970 was almost entirely made up of long straights and this version was designed to maximise the speed capability resulting from the increased power developed by the flat-12 engine over the previous Porsche types. This longtail, low drag version of the 1969 917L was purpose-built for the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours. ![]() ![]() Wikipedia Indicates Porsche didn't use the suffix "LH" for the long tail version, the factory identified them as "917L", does your book confirm this?ฤก970 917L (Langheck, German for "long tail"): Great stuff Gary! I don't have much 917 reference.
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