The shortage of competitors within the 1973 SCCA Can-Am collection clearly heralded its imminent demise. “All Porsche, on a regular basis. And more often than not, only one Porsche … Not a compelling story,” penned “Quick Strains” columnist Pete Lyons within the latest issue of Vintage Motorsport magazine. (You should definitely try Lyons’ latest calendar should you haven’t already.)
Whereas the Penske Porsche 917/30 pushed by Mark Donohue—the “only one Porsche”—totally dominated the ’73 Can-Am and so helped pull down the curtain on a collection struggling anyway amidst a world Power Disaster, it was an awe-inspiring machine with a outstanding place on the High 10 Most Brutal and Spectacular Race Vehicles of all time listing.
And it’s that Penske/Donohue Porsche that will get a lot of the main target in an August 2018 YouTube publish (by “HODIUSDUDE”) entitled “Search – The Anatomy of Auto Racing (1973)”
The 31m movie—”from the SpeedVision vault,” it claims—is intro’d by now retired and much-missed former Speedvision “Wind Tunnel” host Dave Despain whose perception units up “Search”, a movie that “examines the crew facet of auto racing by taking a look at reverse extremes, one finish being Penske Racing working on a multi-million greenback platform throughout a number of collection (Indy automobile, Can-Am, NASCAR, F5000 and sports activities vehicles) and Jon Farbman’s effort to discipline an SCCA H Manufacturing class Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite.”
As Despain so precisely posits in his intro, the 917/30 footage alone is worthy of your viewing time.
Right here’s the hyperlink. Take pleasure in!
