The mighty 917/30 ©
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2009
- Filmed at Laguna Seca, Monterey Pre-Historics, August 1998, Chassis #917/30-004 driven by Olaf Lang, owned by David Morse.
Ownership: Penske racing, Alan Hamilton, Porsche A.G., David Morse, Matthew Drendel, Jerry Seinfeld, up for auction March 2016
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That twin turbo Shadow Mk III is nutty...almost sounds like a throatier Sauber Mercedes C9 or C11.
My wife and I were very fortunate to see this car at the Monterey Historics in '94, driven by Hans Stuck! When interviewed after his stint, he was asked to compare this car to other more modern cars (like the 956/962) he had driven. His answer was classic: "Well, the handling is a little bit primitive, but with the extra horsepower you can get it a little sideways in the corners and go faster!" The factory rep standing next to him turned as white as a ghost and everybody else just cracked up laughing.
The driver of the sunoco 917/30 in this clip has balls to be powersliding a 4.4 million dollar car around
1100hp continuously for endurance racing... In Qualifying and testing over 1500 hp. 0-200mph in less than 11 seconds. None can compare.
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Brings back alot of memories!Very cool seing my Dad on film in the #48 Car..He raced for 50 yrs and that car was part of his identity..
Fantastic...I saw those cars race in the 70's at Watkins Glen, NY. The No 6 Porsch doesn't even sound like its working hard. This is a keeper.
The 917 and the Veyron were both developed by Ferdinand Pietch, Ferry Porsche's brother-in-law. The Veyron's performance numbers were targeted specifically as a tribute to the 917.
You are also really right about the turbo lag. I talked to a gent who got to drive 917/30 004 (built by Penske for Donohue, but never raced) and he said that when that engine came on the boost, it was like getting rear-ended. Some day, I'd like to see a Turbo Panzer run.
Great drive in my opinion of the Donohue car. Love to see a guy having fun. It's just money! But that Shadow car was badass!
If you were at Laguna Seca on 10/14/1973 you saw Mark Donohue win the race, and the Can-Am championship, in the 917/30.
Also I like how the 917/30 oversteers onto the next turn!
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Yeah, that Shadow Turbo car is a freakin rocketship! I think I read a while that it is much more powerfull than it was back in the early 70's. Back then the Shadow team had teething problems with packaging the turbos with their 8L V8, plus Penske had full Porshe/Audi factory backing and turbo know how. Check 1999 Goodwood festival of speed for a bit more footage of the Shadow turbo car.
SJgunguy24, you are 100% correct because I worked there with my best friend, Ron Gruner's nephew, in the summers of 97 and 98. All we did was wash the hauler and run errands. You can see me and Ron (younger Ron) on the top of the hauler when he's pulling in. Never did appreciate till now what a great time that was. Too young at 17. Amazing, best video I have ever seen on youtube.
I love how everyone is babying thess priceless cars and here comes the sunoco 917 driver powersliding it at the end of the turn. I cant imagine taking the corkscrew in these cars
Great video, thank you for the upload. I agree, that shadow IS bad ass. Looks like it's movin' pretty damn fast too.
@seroyer2 Let us also not forget that 1100 was race spec, in the qualifying spec it had upwards of 1500hp on tap. And at 820kg or 1800lbs that is just awesome amount of power.
Porsche 917/30 my favorite car .
Great video!
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Yeah,that was the UOP Shadow Team.They had a twin turbo in the works toward the end of the series,but the mighty 917 ended it all.Would like to see a series like that again.Saw all the Can-Ams at Laguna Seca from '72 to the end.
Love this car, but it destroyed Can Am. It was on its way out, but Porsche made sure it went out like a backed up sewer blow out.