914 GT at le Mans 1970, New video found |
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914 GT at le Mans 1970, New video found |
johannes |
Mar 21 2012, 03:52 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
Theese are rare footages of the Porsche 914 GT at Le Mans 1970.
The car was prepared by the french importer Sonauto. It finished sixth and won the GT class, beating all the 911. It was driven by Guy Chasseuil & Claude Ballot-Léna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgkDHvDwU0Q The BW shots are from French TV archive. The Color shots are from Automobile Club official Film (Not the Steve McQueen Movie) This is edited from copyrighted material. I will make this video available for a limited time and I won't provide any copy. The color film only shows a few seconds of 914. It can be watched for free here: http://www.ina.fr/sport/auto-moto/video/VD...fficiel.fr.html The 45mn BW video is not free. It shows a lot of 917 and about 2min (what I edited) of 914. It can be previewed and purchased here: http://www.ina.fr/video/CPF07003554/24-heu...de-jour.fr.html |
johannes |
Mar 21 2012, 07:38 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
I read an Interview of Claude Ballot-Léna. The weather was mostly awefull. Thanks to the narrow tyres the car was more controlable than the prototypes that had to face aquaplaning.
Chasseuil and Ballot-Léna had a lot of fun when it was raining. When the track was dry they were so bored at the Mulsane straight that they lightened cigarettes and smoked while driving. They hid the cigarette under the seat when they knew they could be spotted by the marshals. http://www.caradisiac.com/Claude-Ballot-Le...-page-50805.htm |
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