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Porsche 917 Spyders – Building a Racing Empire Part VIII

The European Interserie Years 1970-1975

Südwestpokal, Hockenheim, 2nd Round, 5 July 1970: David Piper, driving the Sandeman-sponsored No. 11 Porsche 917 K finished in fourth place before a crowd of 60,000 people.© Corporate Archives Porsche AG

Words by: Glen Smale
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The Interserie championship was established in 1970 as the European equivalent of the Can-Am series in North America. Known as the ‘European Can-Am’, the Interserie replaced the Nordic Challenge Cup (NCC), which ran in 1969 in Finland and Sweden. While the NCC consisted of only three races in that year, the Interserieran twice as many races in its debut year.

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