917/30 vs 935 vs 962 vs GT1

[kawa22]

Wich Posche do you prefer?

917/30
In 1973, Porsche and Penske upped the ante. Donohue's 917/30 had streamlined bodywork and a new 5.4-liter, twin turbocharged, flat-12 motor that produced 810 ft-lb of torque and 1100 hp in race trim (and had seen 1500 hp on the dyno). This was the most powerful road racing car until the turbocharged F1 racers of the mid-1980s. Donohue called the 917/30 'a monument to my career as an engineer and driver.' Porsche won all eight races in 1973. Charlie Kemp and George Follmer won the first two races in 917/10Ks before Donohue and the 917/30 got their act together and won six in a row and the championship. This was the first time that anyone had won six straight Can-Am races." "The 917/30 made one last run before being retired to a museum and occasional historic racing duty. On August 9, 1975, Donohue drove it at the Talladega superspeedway to a World Closed Course Speed Record of 221.120 mph. It had run 250 mph on the straights."

Weight 845 kg / 1863 lbs
5374 cc
1098 nm / 809.8 ft lbs @ 6400 rpm
820.3 kw / 1100 bhp @ 8000 rpm
Top Speed 402.3 kph / 250 mph
0 - 60 mph 2.1 seconds
0 - 100 mph 3.9 seconds

[kawa22]

935 Turbo

http://962.com/history/935/

935 1978
Curb Weight: 2260 lbs
Layout: Rear-Engine/RWD
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual
Engine
Type: Twin-Turbo Flat-6
Displacement: 3211 cc
Horsepower: 845 bhp @ 8200 rpm
Torque: 454 lb-ft @ ---- rpm

Performance
0-60 mph: 2.8 sec
Quarter Mile: 8.9 sec @ -- mph
Skidpad: .--g
Top Speed: 227 mph

[kawa22]

962



http://962.com/registry/956_962/index.htm

[kawa22]

911 GT1


3200 cc
447.4 kw / 600 bhp @ 7200 rpm

[yg60m]

The 917/30 is a monster (1100 bhp) , the 962 has a great wining history and the 911 GT1 is beautifull ... hum, difficult to choose maybe the 962 but i would like to drive the 1100 bhp 917/30.

[crasherror]

i love the 962 it is the fastest car ever around the N'ring i think it was 6:13.11 or 6:11.13 either was it was very fast.

[gucom]

hmmmmmmmmmmm i like the GT1slooks SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much, but the 962 is an awesome car, has won many races and is VERY fast. Id have to go for a 962

[Fluxlo]

the 917 was the original bad boy porshce in my eyes. Such a scary flippin' car - 1100 horses, 200mph in around 10 seconds. How can you not love it? Don't know if it'd be the fastest of the bunch but still an awesome race car.

[DMbaseball1604]

I would take the 962...well I would take the Dauer 962.

It was in evo recently, I think issue 59...well sorta recently

[Chingachgook]

I'd take the 917!sexy and so powerful!
Kawa, you topics are among the best!

[SFDMALEX]

The 917 simply for being one of the the most succesful cars in its class.

[snacky]

porsche made some AWESOME customer race cars. who else can someone buy a car from, go to lemans, and win the race? (and beat the factory along the way).

In my eyes, although the 911GT1 evo is the prettiest, I would take the 962 for its ground effects. and even though it's 20 yrs old, it's still a fairly "modern" car.

[offroadr35]

917 is my favorite car of all time

[mrzonda]

It's so hard to choose. I guess if I was going Can-Am racing, I'd take a 917/30. If I was racing in a 'production' based class, I'd have to go for the 935. If I was going Group C racing, definitely a 962. And for GT1 racing? It's the GT1.

962 is beautiful but GT1 is better car in my opinion.