Porsche 917 replica

[lambo_xx]

Does anyone know of any good companies that make them?

[simonrockman]

I've always thought it would be an ideal kit for an Elise or Boxster

[Joe T]

http://www.race-car-replicas.com/rcr917.html

They do an original tube frame, or a mono style like the rest of the RCR cars.

Contact Fran Hall, he sometimes posts on here.

Cheers

Joe

[tim the pool man]

simonrockman said:

I've always thought it would be an ideal kit for an Elise or Boxster

I might be wrong but that sounds more like a scale model than a replica. Isn't the 917/30 the most powerful circuit race car in history?

[GPM3D]

Have seen this in the 'flesh' - http://www.oldtimermanchester.com/details.asp?carI...
not nice! Looks like it's been sat on!
G

[V8 GRF]

A 917/30 was a Can-Am variant and very different in looks to the classic 'Gulf' type Le-Mans 917/K.

You're correct though it was one of the most powerful race cars ever built with 'flash' peak power of 1450bhp from a flat 12 twin turbo of around 5.3 litres although 1100 was race trim, sponsored by Sunoco and with a blue and yellow livery, wicked things.

BMW Turbo era F1 cars produced somewhere in the region of 1300bhp in qualifying trim so probably had higher ouputs particularily as they were only 1500cc

[ezakimak]

http://www.racemagazine.com.au/

917/30 hear, it was out in australia for the historic meating at philip island and for demo laps at the melbourne f1 gp