... Aesthetically, at least. 1970 was the 917's first truly successful year of racing, thanks to the efforts of John Wyer's Gulf team to improve the car's aerodynamics. After noting an absence of dead gnats on the car's rear bodywork during testing, Wyer's chief engineer cobbled together new rear bodywork in the pits from scrap aluminum. The new …
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The Beauty Of Rennsport Reunion Distilled Into One Video
Rennsport Reunion V at Laguna Seca was easily the best Porsche event we've ever been to. The weekend was an absolute blur of color, shapes, and noise. Our attention span was practically nil, as we were constantly wrenched away from one amazing thing to look at some other more amazing thing just a few feet away. At one point, we found ourselves …
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