Steve McQueen intended to race a Porsche 917 himself with the legendary Jackie Stewart, but instead is depicted starting the race in the blue #20 Gulf-Porsche 917K driven by Jo Siffert and Brian Redman. The race-leading white #25 Porsche 917 “Long tail” was piloted by Vic Elford and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. https://automedia.revsinstitute.org/movie-cars-five-facts-about-steve-mcqueens-classic-film-le-mans
Is it possible to turn off the constant tire whining noise even when driving straight ahead? from the porsche 917
I came to know of Quick Vic via Can-Am. He was truly one of the most versatile drivers. Jim Hall, when Elford took over driving the Chaparral 2J sucker car, was amazed at how often Vic monitored the gauges. After a session, Hall could ask about Oil Pressure at a certain corner and Elford would immediately give an answer. Any car he drove was made better.
Sorry to say, it's a pretty elaborate April Fools article. https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWheels/comments/vyh43d/porsche_917_t_car_6_wheeler_an_interesting/ But with this mod being a "fake 917"
