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Didn't know they made one.


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F*ck I just wrote what accounts to an essay on this subject when my browser crashed and I lost it.

So I'll just summarise. Porsche have done everything.
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I love what they managed to do with air cooled engines.

I really need to get that Porsche book that came out a few years back - I believe you bought it, Jamo. A massive tome by one of the great motoring authors - was it Karl Ludwigsen or someone else?
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Porsche : Excellence was Expected by Karl Ludvigsen.

http://www.motorbooks.com/Store/Product ... _11022.ncm

Superb book :yes:
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Sweet, that's the one, thanks for the link. I might have to treat myself come tax return time.
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I reckon there was a mention of that in the Mark Donohue book "Unfair Advantage"
(I think it was destined for Canam had the series continued and Porsche been confronted with any competition, but I could be wrong, they probably would of turbo charged it to for a maximum score on the 'complete and utter madness' scale.)
Great read to by the way, a real insight into the background of racing.
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Yeah, I've always meant to grab that one. The only Porsche type book I've read is The Winning Formula by Peter Morgan which deals with the 917. So there is plenty on that about Porsche's involvement in CanAm and, of course Mark Donahue. Also an excellent book by the way. God how I love that car...
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Mick you best pick it up from Amazon it's a lot cheaper :yes:
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Jamo wrote:Mick you best pick it up from Amazon it's a lot cheaper :yes:
Yep, I noticed that. There are some crazy expensive prices for it out there!
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amazon in japan have it for 40,386 yen :yikes: (that's about 386 bucks... )
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