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Originally Posted by winders
I am not even sure what you are saying here. It's too convoluted to make sense of. The first 911 race car with a Turbo was the 934 which debuted in late 1975.
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I will gladly retract or admit being wrong if the need arises!
First Interseries and I said accidently Interscope! Thus European Can Am was the Interseries (slip of the tongue)! I have Ted Fields IMSA medallions!
First Turbo's, yes as I said need to slide the dates (to 1974), but they were the Martini livery cars #22, #8, #9 with the huge wings and they predated the 934! But I did have it backwards and the chassis was an evolution of the Carrera and they were called Carreras and carried the RSR title, but were Turbo'd. But this car is the forerunner to all of the Turbo 911's breed so I was talking about the right car, but just had the date wrong!
And above, I was only talking to the 917/30 model specifically and haven't yet mentioned actually the 917/10 development! Yes I have that book! But I have sat with Roger Penske and talked to this subject, but naturally I never spoke with Donohue!
But all of this is written and well documented and my opinion is that whether my memory or yours is capable of remembering better something in print is besides the point to leaving guys without access to those sources with the belief of the wrong car as the forefather of a breed! Yes Porsche got it so wrong in 1972!!!!! The banner was carried by the privateers! They put their eggs into (now I will talk to 917/10) but into the 917/10! Penske thought it was a piece of crap, but still was heads and shoulders above the competition because of the Turbo technology!!
I am a little rusty on Porsche in general, part of the reason why I am newly back on the forum! But what I wrote above just needs some tweaks of the dates and model prgression, but still gives a rough recount of what went down!
Yes keep me honest!!!! Thank you!
Ps some guys are touchy about having their Carrera called a 911! Hey for those types:
A Carrera is a 911
A Carrera is a 911
A Carrera is a 911
A Carrera is a 911
A Carrera is a 911
A Carrera is a 911
Oh by the way did I tell you guys that a Carrera is a 911!