Factory Porsche 908L team at Daytona 1969

Factory Porsche 908L team at Daytona 1969

Porsche arrived at Daytona in 1969 with five long-tailed 908s. The only difference to the Porsches that swept Daytona in 1968 was engine size (up from 2.2 liters to 3). Unfortunately defective exhaust systems doomed them to failure almost nearly getting some drivers asphyxiated in their closed cockpits. A Penske Lola T70 Mk. III B would survive long enough to win.

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Comment by Stephen Page on April 25, 2013 at 5:33pm
You are a very cool chap :-))
Thank you for sharing this treasure trove of automotive history:-))
All the best - Stephen
Comment by Louis Galanos on April 25, 2013 at 3:52pm

Thanks Stephen and thanks for letting me post my photos on VRL.  I am not alone in my opinion that the late 60s and early 70s were the Golden Age in endurance racing with iconic cars like the 917 and 512.  That era was cut way too short by the insanity that infected the FIA back then.

Comment by Stephen Page on April 24, 2013 at 8:08am
Good morning Louis
You have the best photos of this era we've seen!
Thank you so much for sharing them with us :-))
All the best - Stephen

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