{"id":494925,"date":"2015-10-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=88283"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:33:57","slug":"need-service-for-your-porsche-917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/need-service-for-your-porsche-917\/","title":{"rendered":"Need Service for Your Porsche 917?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Historic Porsche race cars represent many victories at the 24-hour classics of Le Mans and Daytona. And they also celebrated memorable successes at 1,000-kilometre events on storied circuits such as the N\u00fcrburgring and Spa-Francorchamps. To ensure that these vehicles can still be admired at race tracks today, Porsche now offers customers a comprehensive service for historic motor racing in Germany and the USA. The priorities of the new business field are to restore vintage race cars as true to the original as possible as well as to repair and maintain them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese vehicles have written motorsport history and have gained in value, at times markedly, in recent years,\u201d says Jens Walther, President and CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America in Santa Ana, California.\u201cThe historic motor racing scene has an extremely strong following in the USA, but many of these vehicles can also be seen on European race tracks. An increasing number of owners are now recognizing how important it is for future gain that such vehicles undergo a true to original restoration.\u201d<\/p>\n

The figurehead for the new business service is the now completed restoration of a Porsche 917K. The victorious car of the 1,000-kilometre race at Spa in 1971 experienced its roll-out at Porsche Motorsport North America and could be admired at the recent Rennsport Reunion V. The race car was also successfully campaigned in the USA, for instance at Watkins Glen, before it was finally put into storage at the museum in Zuffenhausen. In 2009, the vehicle was painted in the famed Gulf colors and exhibited in the museum.<\/p>\n

In 2012, Porsche Motorsport North America was commissioned to restore the race car to its 1971 condition and get it back on the track. This task was implemented using a variety of resources, such as the Porsche Museum archives with its extensive collection of documents, as well as in consultation with witnesses of that time and, of course, by relying on the experience and broad knowledge of older and former Porsche employees. To firmly anchor this expertise at Porsche and pass it on to future generations of staff is another important goal that Porsche is pursuing with the new area of business.<\/p>\n

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In addition to restorations and repairs, Porsche also offers a comprehensive service for owners of historic race cars to take their vehicles racing. This includes the replacement of safety-relevant parts. Especially now, this is an issue with many Group C vehicles that were built 30-40 years ago. When it comes to safety, and only then, deviations from authenticity can be made. For instance, old safety belts are not fitted. In order to fulfill every customers wish, Porsche aims to establish a network of vintage car restoration and repair specialists already known in the historic motorsport scene. This ensures that customers receive the greatest possible guarantee of supply in all matters.<\/p>\n

Another focus in the portfolio is the maintenance of historic race cars. As with current motor racing customers, Porsche not only takes care of supplying parts, also at race tracks, but is available for customers with advice and assistance in all technical matters. After the completion of the new Porsche Experience Center (PEC) in Los Angeles, which is expected mid-2016, customers are also offered the chance to store their historic vehicles on site. Between race meetings, they are maintained by experts, transported to the circuits if desired, and sent back to PEC afterwards. There, they are exhibited in a first-class Porsche environment for visitors to enjoy — until the next race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very pleased that we can now also offer our motorsport customers a comprehensive service for their historic race cars,\u201d said Porsche Head of Motorsport Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser. \u201cAt our Weissach Motorsport Center and at Porsche Motorsport North America we have specialists for every task in this field. The 917K, which now returns to the race track after more than 40 years, is a perfect example of how we implement this expertise and preserve it for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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