Monday, March 3, 2008

The 2008 Shannons Phillip Island Classic




March 7th 8th & 9th 2008

World’s most powerful sports car’ for The 2008 Shannons Phillip Island Classic

The World’s most powerful sports car – the Porsche 917/30 Spyder developed for the Canadian-American (CanAm) racing series – will be unleashed on the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit during this weekend’s Shannons Classic.

Reputedly producing up to 1580HP (1178kW) in qualifying form and a reliable 1100HP (820kW) in race trim, the spectacular Porsche 917/30 with its 5.4 litre turbocharged 12 cylinder air-cooled engine could reputedly accelerate from 0-100km/h in 1.9 seconds, 0-160km/h in 3.9 seconds and 0-320km/h in 10.9 seconds, on to a top speed of 400km/h.


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