Porsche 917 Kurzheck

The Porsche 917K is a car in Project Trackday. It is in the same class as the Ferrari 512S.

In 1970, Porsche revealed the 917K. It had a flat-12 engine which could propel it to 220MPH and achieve a 0-60 time of around 3 seconds. It imediantly was proven competitive, beating Ferrari in the 1970 Le Mans. All the Ferraris crashed or broke before they had even passed the 13 hour mark in the race. The car achieved a 1-2-3 finish. That year only 14 cars finished the race.

Next year, Porsche returned with the 917s but that were improved to add high speed stability and more downforce. These new cars were much wider than the original and even had to be transported in old military trucks because hey couldn't fit in the normal Porsche transporters. These cars were famously turned down by Martini to wear the colours, apparently not good looking enough. the cars still dominated, and put Porsche on the map as a manufacture of fast cars.