The ultimate expression of CanAm’s unique sky’s-the-limit approach to technical regulations, this 1200bhp twin-turbo monster was a sensation, rubbing salt...
Porsche 917/30
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Despite being 50 years old, the formidable Porsche 917/30 still boasts a power-to-weight ratio that rivals that of a modern...
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Spa-Francorchamps, 9 April 2018: Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo, Porsche LMP Team In the year following a third consecutive WEC title,...
The story of Mark Donohue’s racing achievements has been told in numerous magazine articles over the years. His achievements too,...
‘Scary’ is not an adjective uttered often by seasoned racing drivers in the company of their peers, but it tripped...
Porsche 917/30-003 1975 Team Penske In 1976 Penske sold the chassis to privateer Otis Chandler. Pictured Riverside, 1979. Porsche 917/30-003...
The final evolution of the 917 was created after Ferdinand Piëch had left the Porsche company in 1972. Two complete 917/30 Can-Am cars with 2500 mm (98.4") wheelbase were made for Roger Penske Enterprises racing team. They were chassis 917/30-002 and 003. The 001 car was not a real 917/30 and was raced in Europe at the Interserie. The Can-Am 917/30 had a 5.4-litre flat 12-cylinder twin-turbo engine which produced so much power that nobody really knew how much.
