917 at Snetterton !

[Keith 'Baron' Hardy]

Beautifully turned out car......

[91740Gt]

Rich,

In answer to your question, the shorter you are the better. As with many vehicles of this type pedals and seating can be adapted to a certain extent but the 917 cockpit is small and sparse and ideally you want to be under 6ft. You lay down in it, rather than sitting and the roof curvature to the side is very tight if you are wearing a helmet.

To comply with regulations Porsche did have a passenger seat in place but it was only two thirds of the size of the drivers one, and once again you could adapt and put a full size seat in, but leg room will be EXTREMELY tight.

I,m 5ft10inches tall which is great for this type of car and the attached picture gives some idea of the driving space. You do not have any room above your legs as the steering rack and anti roll bar are right above them because of the very forward driving position.

Hope this information helps,

Graham.

[RichB]

Thanks for that info, 2 Tenths. Please feel free to post as many pics as you like of your 917, can't get enough of them!
Rich

[Robin Rydning]

I have heared that they had up to 1500bhp in the 917?
Is this only rumors or is it true?

[josvdp]

The final Can-Am version 917/30 could have the turbos screwed up very high to give that sort of power for example when one set the world closed circuit record - the Wikipedia article is quite good


Porsche 917 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Timbo]

Originally Posted by 91740Gt

Thought you might like this shot of the motly crew at Spa. From left ...
Chris Want, David Haughton, Tim Marshall and Nick Dames. They are not going to like me for sending this picture. The best looking Gulf crew ever ....
cannot understand why they did not carry the matching handbags and high heels !!!!!!!!!!!

Graham

Cheers Graham, I hadn't seen that photo before. We 'proudly' wore the ill fitting Gulf gear, nobody mentioned handbags etc!!!