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Originally Posted by TCracingCA
Porsche was exploring a future with the 917/30 and that model was not Porsches creation, but Penske's and the expansion of the Interscope Series was thought to be the place to be and the future. Then the oil embargo's and a high profile of 1000+ hp (non green!) bad for the Company imagine took effect and changed racing at that period.
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The 917/30 was a development of the 917/10, both of which were Porsche creations with Penske being the team with which Porsche did development work. Mark Donahue was the Penske team member that Porsche worked with most.
Also, the car was developed for and raced in the Can Am series. "Interscope" was the name of a racing team (established in 1975 with a Formula 5000 entry for Danny Ongais), not a series.
Porsche would have continued racing the car in Can Am if the SCCA had not introduced a 3 miles per U.S. gallon maximum fuel consumption rule.