Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Porsche 917/30 short tail

Porsche 917/10 model made by Solido with Ref.: 18 and modified by me; modifications were in the front of the front fenders to make them round.
Active years: From 1973 to 1974
s/n: 917/30-001
1973 European Interseries-Hockenheim #7 with Vic Elford; Team: Porsche AG / Motorsport Club Stuttgart 1stOA (1st race=2nd + 2nd race= 1st) Grid=1st.
This car always raced in Europe in the Interseries (European equivalent of CanAm) with a total of 3 races in 1973 and 6 races in 1974 collecting 5 1st places, 2 2nd places, a 5th and a 7th.
Today, chassis #917/30 001 is in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, described as the "Porsche 917/30 Experimental Car".
Flat 12cyl 2 turbos no intercooler DOHC 5374cc 1100 hp at 7800 rpm 820 ft.lb at 6400 rpm Bosch FI 386 km/h 0 to 100 km/h=2.1sec 4 speed gearbox 4 built (only one with a short tail) this was a test chassis with adjustable wheelbase.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Porsche 917/10

Porsche 917/10 model made by Solido with Ref.: 18
Active years: from 1972 to 1973
s/n: 917/10-003
1972 Laguna Seca #7 with George Follmer Team: Penske 1st OA.
1972 Can Am champion
Engine: Flat 12cyl Turbo dohc 4494 cc 1000 hp at 7800 rpm 687 ft.lb at 4600 rpm Bosch F.I. 361 km/h 0 to 100 = 2.7 sec 4 speed gearbox 767 kg.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Porsche 917/10 short tail

Porsche 917/10 model made by Solido with Ref.: 18 and modified by me.
Active years: from 1972 to 1973
s/n: 917/10-006
1972 Mid-Ohio #0 Team: Vasek Polak w Milt Minter 3rdOA 77/80 grid=6th
Engine: Flat 12cyl Turbo dohc 4494 cc 850 hp at 8300 rpm 470 ft.lb at 6800 rpm Bosch F.I. CR=10.5:1 4 speed gearbox 710 kg.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

McLaren M20

McLaren M20 model made by Spark with Ref.: S1116
Active year: 1972
s/n: M20/1
Laguna Seca 1972 #4 with Peter Revson 1st OA 80 laps 1h48m15s
Chevrolet engine V8 8360cc (or 9260cc?) 750hp 4sp 690kg 3built

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Porsche 917/10 normally aspirated

Porsche 917/10 model made by Solido with Ref.: 18 and modified by me. For more information see: Porsche 917/10 normally aspirated from a 917/10 TC
Active years: from 1971 to 1972
s/n: 917/10-002
1971 Road America #20 with Jo Siffert Team: STP / Porsche-Audi / Marlboro 2nd OA
Flat 12cyl DOHC 4998 cc 630 hp at 8300 rpm 425 ft.lb at 6400 rpm compression ratio=10.5:1 Bosch F.I. 4 speed gearbox 743 kg.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

McLaren M8F

McLaren M8F model made by Minichamps with Ref.: 530 714305 (Limited edition of 4444 models)
Active year: 1971
An identical car #7, was the 1971 season Champion driven by Peter Revson
Mosport, Labatt's 200 1971 #5 with Denny Hulme 1st OA 80laps 1h48m15s
Chevrolet engine V8 8360cc 750hp 4sp gearbox 839kg

Saturday, February 11, 2012

McLaren M8E

McLaren M8E model made by GMP with Ref.: 12430 and s/n: #0276

Active year: 1971
1971 Customer car.
1971 Watkins Glen #54 Tony Adamowicz 5th 79/82 laps
Chevrolet engine V8 8095cc 700hp 816kg

Ferrari 712

Ferrari 712 model made by Fabbri with Ref. FRC046 and part of the "Ferrari Racing Collection".
Active year: 1971.
s/n: 1010 - This Ferrari 712 is a former 512S and 512M Spyder that was heavily modified at the factory to receive the biggest engine (6.9L) that Ferrari ever built. Also this unique car was Ferrari's first and only official entry into the Can-Am championship.
1971 Can-Am Watkins Glen #50 Team: Spa Ferrari SEFAC with Mario Andretti finished 4th (2 laps behind the winner) Grid: 5th (1:07.660).
Engine: V12cyl dohc 6860 cc 750 hp at 8000 rpm, 680 kg, 1 built.
In 1972 this car raced again after having a new body work but then was not for Ferrari works team but this time for the N.A.R.T. team, which took over the car after this race at Watkins Glen.
As a finishing note, Enzo Ferrari took this car on the 2nd of May 1971 to an Interserie race at Imola (Coppa di Shell) to assess the performance of the car with Arturio Merzario where he finished 1st OA. This provided the hope he needed for glory in the Can-Am championship however they were soon crushed by the dominance of McLaren in the USA races.