Porsche 917: The undercover story
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0954999029 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Today, he owns a near-concours 911 Carrera 3.2 Club Sport. He became a contributor to Porsche Post in the 1980s and has been Technical Editor for 911 & Porsche World magazine. About the AuthorGordon Wingrove was a race mechanic for JW Automotive in the early 1970s. Today he writes technical features on many motoring subjects.. He has been a fan of the Stuttgart marque ever since and has owned or raced 924s, 944s, 911s. During that time, he worked with all the Porsche 917 endurance racing cars and acquired a thorough understanding of why these landmark racing cars achieved so much
Gordon Wingrove was a race mechanic for JW Automotive in the early 1970s. Today he writes technical features on many motoring subjects.. During that time, he worked with all the Porsche 917 endurance racing cars and acquired a thorough understanding of why these landmark racing cars achieved so much. He has been a fan of the Stuttgart marque ever since and has owned or raced 924s, 944s, 911s. Today, he owns a near-concours 911 Carrera 3.2 Club Sport. He b
Hailed by many as the greatest racing car of all time, the 917’s story is packed with superlatives. Endurance racing was never the same again after the 917 – this book demonstrates why!. It began with an incredible display of 25 complete cars to achieve homologation in 1969. The following year, the 917 gave Porsche its first-ever win at Le Mans and repeated the result in 1971. Meanwhile, the factory-backed JW Automotive 917s captured the World Championship of Makes for Porsche in both years. Every aspect of the design and
"Porsche 917 , Again ." according to Lee. This is not another rehash of ' public ' information . This is personal experience and observation . Exactly the sort of book which , although not rare in racing literature , is genuine and has something to say . I missed seeing these race , in the flesh . But I love to h. Everything you ever wanted to know about the 917. The Porsche 917 is arguably the archetypical racing car. It is a lavish engineering extraveganza designed for just one purpose: to win endurance road races, most particularly LeMans.This is an excellent book about the details and history of the Porsche 917 up to but not i. "speedReaders.info Review" according to Speed Readers. There is no shortage of interesting books about this car. What makes this one stand out is that it is written by a former race mechanic who knows every nut and bolt on the car. Wingrove worked as a race engineer for Porsche's de facto works team and official development p