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Part of the following story has been excerpted from the web biography of my friend, International Driving Champion, Tony "a2z" Adamowicz. The extracted parts as written by Tony appear in quotations and bold type.

Tony, co-driving with Chuck Parson in the NART 312P Ferrari was only 4 years into his professional career when he got his first Le Mans drive. Tony had already established himself as a fast driver, having won the Trans Am Championship in 1968 in a Porsche 911 and the F5000 Championship in 1969 in a Gurney Eagle. The great Dan Gurney referred to Tony as the winningest Eagle driver ever. By the time he headed to Le Mans, Tony had not only established himself as fast, but as an exceptionally durable endurance driver. When he stepped into the NART Ferrari, he had already run the 24 Hours of Daytona twice with a first in class with a Porsche 911 (4th overall still the highest finish of an under 3 liter car) and second in a NART Ferrari behind the NART Ferrari of Parkes and Posey. The only clear picture of the car in the movie was in a early scene as it arrived on the transporter.

The real story of the 1970 Le Mans was the rain. Probably close to 20 of the 24 hours was spent in rains that were frequently torrential. The following is Tony's description of the early morning events.

"It was right before I was due in for a routine pit stop in the wee morning hours, that I had one of those moments in racing that you never forget. I had just passed the main grandstands and was in the middle of the Dunlop Bend when the car suddenly began to hydroplane. This had happened countless times before on the rain-soaked track, but on the previous occasions the tires had only lost adhesion for a second before regaining grip. This time, however, I realized that I was out of control...and heading directly for the outside guard rail- exactly where Walt Hansgen had crashed ((and died))."

"In desperation, I cranked the steering wheel hard to the right in an attempt to induce oversteer and spin the car, at the same time bracing myself in the seat for what I was sure would be the inevitable crash.

Then the front tires bit just enough to start the tail around and, as if in slow motion, I could see the reflections of the lights from the carnival area to the right, and the huge yellow Shell sign to the left, whirling around in the windscreen.

At some point in the middle of what I think were three 360-degree spins, I both heard and felt an impact at the rear of the car. ...I was totally disoriented, ...then suddenly, directly overhead, a yellow light began to flash and I was engulfed by the high-pitch scream of race cars passing to my front and rear. It quickly dawned on me that I had come to a stop directly underneath the Dunlop Bridge, and was parked across the track perpendicular to the oncoming traffic. ...It didn't take more than a second for me to regain my composure and, when I did, my first thought was, "If you know what's good for you, Adamowicz, you better get the hell out of here!"

We were pitted just down the road from (the) Steve McQueen's Solar Productions team that was running a Porsche 908 in the race equipped with three movie cameras. A short time after Chuck pulled back out on the circuit, the actor-turned-driver walked down to our pits and asked me what had happened.

I gave a quick synopsis of my hair-raising spin, after which he said, "I don't think our camera car caught it. Do you mind doing a retake?"

"Movie making was serious business to Steve McQueen. In addition to running his own private 908 to get actual race footage, Porsche loaned him 917K #917-013, from the John Wyer Gulf team to film scenes a week after the race. Many miles of film were shot beginning June 22nd, 1970. Ferrari refused to lend a car because a Porsche was scripted to "win" the race in the movie. All (of) the Ferrari's filmed after the race itself were customer cars."

There were some serious casualties during the filming that are not often spoken about. "Driver David piper blew a tire at Arnage while ahead of Parkes' 512 Ferrari. The Porsche crashed into barriers at both sides of the track, broke in two, with both halves coming to rest in a ditch. The crash cost Piper his lower leg. Fortunately the aft camera seat had been removed. None of these shots appeared in the movie." David healed remarkably well and with one good leg is still, after 38 years, driving the rebuilt original 917 in vintage competition.

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Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia in Detail

Porsche AG has released the rally racing version of its popular Cayenne mid size luxury SUV. Named as the Cayenne S Transsyberia, the German automaker said the Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia "is a car tailored specifically to the requirements of long distance rally racing" and "has been modified on a number of points enhancing both safety and the car's racing performance."

Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia retains the bold, aggressive, and rugged body styling of the Porsche Cayenne S base model, with new features that adapts into the world of rally racing. Two exterior color options are available: Basalt Black Metallic and Chrystal Silver Metallic. The overall body appearance is highlighted by the vehicle's aerodynamic parts and other exterior auto parts including extra large air intake scoops, roof spoiler with a double-wing profile mounted on the tail gate, stainless steel front air dams, stainless steel rear air dams, and 18inch “Cayenne S II” light-alloy wheels and the rim hubs are finished in orange color.

In addition, the exterior side view mirrors, the rear wing, wheel rims, left and right air intake, and the additional headlights for the Cayenne S Transsyberia are also finished in orange color. Moreover, the Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia also comes with extra four headlights mounted on the roof to provide additional lighting when taking on different terrains. The orange colored stripes on the side with the name "Cayenne S Transsyberia 2007" complete the vehicle's exclusivity.

Moving inside, the Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia comes with a standard navigation system. This special Cayenne S model retains some of its interior features, but the glove compartment has been replaced with a Tripmaster computer. The typical foot operated brake on the Cayenne S is also replaced with a hand brake. The rally team aboard this special edition model can use the 20 liter luggage space and two transport boxes for their tools. The Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia also comes with safety features to give both the driver and passenger an effective protection against injuries. The Cayenne S Transsyberia comes with air bag system and a safety cage that complies with the standards of the FIA Motorsport Authority. In addition, Porsche AG said: "To set off the extra weight of the safety cage and rally equipment, and to further lower the vehicle's centre of gravity, the rear seat bench, interior body panels and cound proofing material have all been removed from the car."

The and suspension system on the Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia has been modified to cope up with the most extreme terrains like rough and rocky surfaces as well as muddy tracks. The German automaker also installed their patented Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) and Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM). These two systems works in conjunction with the air suspension to provide vehicle dynamics and further enhance the vehicle's traction. Moreover, PDCC features a Special Offroad Mode that gives the Cayenne S Transsyberia 75 cm of maximum depth when crossing rivers or streams.

Powering the Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia is a 4.8-liter V8 engine capable of delivering 385 bhp (283kW) at 6200 rpm. The engine comes with a direct gasoline injection system, and can be able to run on 25 percent ethanol fuel mixed with gasoline. This feature gives the Cayenne S Transsyberia lower fuel consumption by about 15 percent compared to the base Cayenne S model. A six-speed automatic transmission powering the Porsche Traction Management (PTM) permanent all wheel drive system completes the vehicle's powertrain package. The vehicle also comes with quality cooling system, which also features water pump like the Jeep Wrangler off-road model with quality Jeep water pump.

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Lisa Ziegler is a 29-year old native of Waldport, Oregon and is currently working as a senior research analyst in a top Automotive Research Consultancy firm.

What drill bit is strong enough to drill a screw out from the head of the porsche 944?

WTH!!
Why did the porsche engineers use alien wrench screws for the head of the engine. The last screw that i have stripped and am wondering is there any drill bit out there that wont go dull the second it touches this strong piece of German steel.
Esay out screw extractor does not work. If a drill bit can drill the screw how would a screw extractor do the job?

Be careful with easy-outs. Go slowly and carefully. If you break that off in there you'll have a real problem. I recommend sending the part to machine shop to let THEM remove the stripped piece. (If that is possible)

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