Porsche developed turbocharged engines to win races, which for a company like Porsche should come as no surprise.
in the early 1960s, but Porsche didn't follow suit until the early 1970s. As recounted by the automaker, the goal wasn't to sell road cars but toafter a major rule change in the World Championship for Makes, which at the time included the 24 Hours of Le Mans.and followed that up with another victory in 1971, as well as winning the World Championship for Makes both years. But for 1972, the governing body capped engine displacement at 3.0 liters.
Jo Siffert turned the first laps in a turbocharged Porsche 917—an open-top version dubbed the 917/10 Spyder—on July 30, 1971, and quickly discovered the phenomenon of. This lag, which occurs when the driver presses the accelerator pedal but must wait for boost to build up before anything happens, was an inherent weakness of early turbocharged cars. Engineers added a wastegate to deal with it.The 917/10 made its race debut at Canada's Mosport Park on June 11, 1972.
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