Porsche 907 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Porsche 907 was a sportscar racing prototype built by Porsche in 1967 and 1968.The 907 was introduced at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. As suggested by Ferdinand Pi ch, the position of the driver was moved from the traditional left (as in German road cars) to the right as this gives advantages on the predominant clockwise race tracks.With a new longtail body, the 907s reached 302 km/h (190 mph) on the straight even though they used the reliable 220 hp Porsche 910 2000cc 6-cyl rather than the more powerful 8-cyl. Also, vented brake disks were used as standard from now. The best Porsche 907 finished 5th, beaten only by Ford and Ferrari with their much bigger engines.