Abolutely Great Job.
However i have memories of an alpha version of the 917 very difficult too drive.
According to Gerard Larousse himself if the 917 of 1969 was hard to drive he says the 1970 version was much more comfortable
Gérard Larrousse :
« J’ai eu la chance de ne pas la piloter en 1969, c’est vrai que cette année-là les pilotes disaient qu’elle était un peu compliquée à conduire. En 1970, je n’ai pas souvenir d’une voiture particulièrement difficile. Ce dont je me souviens, par contre, c’est de la météo épouvantable et de la difficulté qu’on avait pour doubler les 911 dans les Hunaudières. On n’y voyait rien et on se guidait au bruit avant de les voir et de les doubler ! En 1971, la voiture était encore supérieure avec une tenue de route extraordinaire. Je me souviens bien de la ligne droite où on était pendant longtemps à fond, à 380, 390 km/h. La difficulté que j’avais, c’était dans la courbe des Hunaudières, avec la butte qui existait à l’époque. Au début, j’avais du mal à la passer à fond, alors qu’il fallait le faire, sans lever le pied. Le Petit Pont, c’était à fond aussi, mais il fallait quand même lever un peu le pied car la voiture s’allégeait. Maison Blanche était difficile car le virage était aveugle et la courbe Dunlop, il fallait aussi lever un peu le pied un peu avant. »
Gérard Larrousse: "I was lucky not to drive it in 1969, it is true that that year the drivers said it was a little complicated to drive.
In 1970, I do not remember a particularly difficult car. What I remember, however, is the terrible weather and the difficulty we had to double the 911 in the Hunaudières. We could not see anything and we were guided by the noise before seeing them and doubling them! In 1971, the car was still superior with extraordinary handling. I remember well the straight line where we were for a long time to the bottom, at 380, 390 km / h. The difficulty I had was in the curve of the Hunaudières, with the hillock that existed at the time. At first, I struggled to go through it, when it had to be done, without lifting my foot. The Little Bridge, it was also thoroughly, but it was still necessary to lift a bit because the car was lightening. Maison Blanche was difficult because the turn was blind and the curve Dunlop, it was also necessary to lift a little bit befo
Source :
http://www.endurance-classic.com/fr/une-soiree-porsche-riche-en-anecdotes-au-musee-des-24-heures/
Too often vintage cars mean near impossible to drive, and the only result is that near nobody drives them. Total waste of awesome work.
So please follow the way S397 has built the 1975-1976 F1, hard to drive at their limit but rather comfortable under.
. We will try to improve the old bias ply tires and work on tweaks, plus implementing more correct parameters.
