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40 Years Ago at Daytona...
Porsche first showed up at Daytona with a Prototype contender -- the 906. In many respects it wasn't that different from today's Daytona Prototypes -- tube frame, fiberglass body, 6 cylinder engine based on their street car, no ground affects. The competition -- similar cars with Detroit V8's. In both cases the Porsche is a bit of an underdog due to the smaller engine size. I don't know about today's race but 40 years ago they almost humbled the GT40s.
BTW - At the time many made a big thing over the GT40 being only 40 inches high. Nobody seemed to notice that the 906 was a whopping 38.6 inches.     
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John '69 911E "It's a poor craftsman who blames their tools" -- Unknown "Any suspension -- no matter how poorly designed -- can be made to work reasonably well if you just stop it from moving." -- Colin Chapman Last edited by jluetjen; 01-30-2006 at 06:12 AM.. |
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1969 Porsche 911E 2.0 E
