Sadly, I only have unclear cellphone pics
The car was in the pit garage and after telling him (David Piper) an emotional story of how I dreamed of sitting in this car since I was a kid, he let me jump in...
All I can say is that it would be scary to drive that thing at the reputed 350km/h +
Legend has it that the chassis used to flex so much that when the driver used to reach for the gearlever, it wasn't there. Didn't get a chance to ask David Piper if there was any truth in that
That car was mean, it hurt the competition (Ferrari guys) to such an extent, that they tried to ban it
400 Km/h back in the '60s and '70s was unheard of...But there was a sting in the tail..At the 1969 Nine Hour at Kyalami, there was a huge cloudburst and the track was one big lake of water. The Renault Dauphine raced by Geoff Mortimer (I think) ran circles around the 917 as they were using like Quarter Throttle...
After the track dried out, the 917 ruled supreme again
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