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At its final huge public appearance on the “919 Tribute Tour”, the record breaking #porsche 919 Hybrid Evo meets a historic counterpart – the #porsche 917/30 from 1973. The two #racing cars belong to the circle of stars at the “Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI” – the world`s biggest meeting of historic and current #racing and road going #porsche cars. The sixth edition of this extraordinary #event is taking place this weekend at the Californian Laguna Seca Raceway, south of San Francis- co.
Extreme athletes of two eras: 919 and 917
The 919 Hybrid and the 917 dominated the races of their time. From 2015 through 2017, the hybrid #racing car won the Le Mans 24-hour race three times in a row as well as the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC for manufacturers and drivers in the respective years. It was the 917 that secured #porsche its first two – of what has become a total of 19 – outright Le Mans victories back in 1970 and 1971, and helped the marque win the manufacturers’ title in the World Sportscar Championship the same years. In both cases, for the 919 and the 917, technical regulations influenced the decision to withdraw from the respective World Championships. The situations, however, were different: For the 919 further hybrid innovations, which would have been relevant for road going cars, were ruled out. Back in 1972, the 917 domination was so stifling that motorsport authorities banned its five-litre twelve-cylinder engine.
However, instead of heading straight to the museum, both cars experienced strong developments for a second career.
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