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The 911 special that ran on 25 June 1972 in the Austrian 1000km was entered by Paul Strahle (Shrahle Auto Sport) but it was evident to the very experienced reporter Jenks it was a thinly veiled factory car from Zuffenhausen.



Jenks reports it had a spoiler built on the engine hatch and wider rims.

Report by him also mention used larger cylinder bores giving 2.7 litre capacity but nothing more than the nominal which was larger than the series 2.4 or 2.5 racers capacity is mentioned nor any specific power in the magazine report .

Report does however give some details about brakes, manning it had 917 CanAm type callipers and discs. Also noted was the use of an anti-lock braking system reportedly similar to the 917 that had been entered in the same race the year prior.

Not complying with 911 homolgation it was entered in the Protoype category, driven by Waldegaard (pointedly described as “rally-man ) and Steckkonig. Listed but never drove: Karl von Wendt

Car entry no 5 finished 10th the results show it as “Porsche 911 [U]Special 2.7 litre [/U”]. Result: 10th . Grid: 18th 2:01.410
That was 28 laps behind the overall winner class 5, a 3 litre.
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By comparison Fitzpatrick and Kremer finished only 13th in a Porsche Kremer racing Team entered 911 2.4S, some 43 laps behind.

The reporter regarded as amongst the most respected motorsport corespondents in the world seems suggest the weakness as being in the driver pairing with this rather withering comment. “though the special works 911 Porsche was leading the two private Group 4 Porsches, it was not lapping as fast as the Weissenach computer had predicted because there is no computer digit for driver ability.” The field included a number of world class circuit-men so perhaps a reasonable observation as doubt some those guys would have stayed with Wadegaard if had been on a rough rally stage.

Steve