![]() It was during this time (1968) that Enzo Ferrari decided to withdraw his cars from endurance racing competition instead concentrating on Formula One.īy the end of the 1967 WSC season Ford felt it had nothing further to prove and in their mind had won the Ford – Ferrari War. The Ford Motor Company also won what was the Holy Grail of endurance racing, The 24-Hours of Le Mans (’66,’67,’68,’69). (Porsche WERKFOTO)įerrari at one time dominated (12 titles in 16 years) the WSC series until the late 1960’s when, during the Ford – Ferrari War, Ford was able to win several championships. (Porsche AG photo) Porsche 917 in Gulf livery upon announcement in 1969 of the cooperative agreement between Porsche, Gulf Oil Company and J.W. Porsche 917s lined up in preparation for FIA homologation. ![]() At a testing session at Österreichring in October of 1969 JWA chief engineer John Horseman made modifications to the 917 body that solved the handling problems and produced the aerodynamic 917K (Kurzheck or short tail) body that is most identified with the 917 today. Automotive (JWA) were the handling and aerodynamic problems resolved. Only after Porsche decided to hire John Wyer of J.W. The Porsche drivers instead preferred to drive the 908 in competition. They considered it too unstable at high speeds. Not one single model 512 Ferrari had been completed by then.ĭespite the time lead in testing and development the new 917 race car was having teething problems to the point that some factory drivers refused to drive the car. By the end of the previous year Porsche had a ten-month lead over Ferrari in development and testing of their new 917 and the car had its competition debut at the Spa 1000 Km. However, the first points race for the 1970 WSC championship series held promise and hope for both Porsche and Ferrari.
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