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bobby · 12-22-2008, 12:00 PM

Lightweight Spyder
The 909 Bergspyder--which was built in small numbers in 1968, mainly for hillclimbs--is the lightest Porsche race car of all time. The brainchild of Ferdinand Piech, it boasted a gas-filled magnesium frame and a composite body, ensuring that it weighed just 849 pounds. Power came from a 2.0-liter eight-cylinder boxer engine delivering as much as 275 hp.

another factoid....

Fastest Porsche Ever
The 917/30 TC, which was built for the Can-Am series, featured a turbocharged, 5.4-liter, eight-cylinder boxer engine that produced a claimed 1,100 hp at 7,800 rpm. However, many engineers involved in the car's development said that the real figure was somewhere closer to 1,300 hp. Either way, it worked. In 1975, Mark Donohue hit a top speed of 257 mph at Talladega in the 1,863-pound race car. The car's standing-start acceleration was just as ferocious: 0 to 60 mph in 2.1 seconds, 0 to 100 mph in 3.9 seconds and 0 to 200 mph in 13.4 seconds.

xoxoxoo

Willravel · 12-22-2008, 12:09 PM

Ah yes, the plastic Porsche.

You and a friend can pick it up and walk off with it.

BadNick · 12-22-2008, 04:48 PM

great cars. I'd like either or.

bobby · 12-22-2008, 06:23 PM

YouTube - CAN-AM Porsche 917

BadNick · 12-22-2008, 08:57 PM

I was lucky to see the 917's racing in person in the CanAm series races at Watkins Glen for a few years. It's an awesome racecar and it was interesting to note Porsche's developments over that period of time. What a great period in balls-out racing.

I would love to own and drive something super light like that 909 Bergspyder at track day events. While I'd like to try an open wheel racecar for comparison, I think I prefer sports cars and sports prototype stuff over open wheel.

12-22-2008, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	An 849 lb. Porsche Lightweight Spyder The 909 Bergspyder--which was built in small numbers in 1968, mainly for hillclimbs--is the lightest Porsche race car of all time. The brainchild of Ferdinand Piech, it boasted a gas-filled magnesium frame and a composite body, ensuring that it weighed just 849 pounds. Power came from a 2.0-liter eight-cylinder boxer engine delivering as much as 275 hp. another factoid.... Fastest Porsche Ever The 917/30 TC, which was built for the Can-Am series, featured a turbocharged, 5.4-liter, eight-cylinder boxer engine that produced a claimed 1,100 hp at 7,800 rpm. However, many engineers involved in the car's development said that the real figure was somewhere closer to 1,300 hp. Either way, it worked. In 1975, Mark Donohue hit a top speed of 257 mph at Talladega in the 1,863-pound race car. The car's standing-start acceleration was just as ferocious: 0 to 60 mph in 2.1 seconds, 0 to 100 mph in 3.9 seconds and 0 to 200 mph in 13.4 seconds. xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

12-22-2008, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Ah yes, the plastic Porsche. You and a friend can pick it up and walk off with it.

12-22-2008, 04:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	great cars. I'd like either or.

12-22-2008, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	I was lucky to see the 917's racing in person in the CanAm series races at Watkins Glen for a few years. It's an awesome racecar and it was interesting to note Porsche's developments over that period of time. What a great period in balls-out racing. I would love to own and drive something super light like that 909 Bergspyder at track day events. While I'd like to try an open wheel racecar for comparison, I think I prefer sports cars and sports prototype stuff over open wheel.