Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:33 pm
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More Jenks material here, from my dad's MotorSport archives A great read as alwaysSpydermon wrote: The said tester was the famous Denis Jenkinson the late and past Motor Sport F1 contributor and friend of the famous. He was a noted eccentric and a brilliant journalist! As a writer myself ( I know) I am in awe of his taught prose! He was the Navigator for Sir Stirling Moss on their legendary 1955 win of the Mille Miglia in the Mercedes SLR. ( Can I say 'Mercedes' here?) He (?) invented a metal roller machine that had the whole MM on it in pace notes! Genius.
His writeup of that event should be required reading for all petrolheads of any persuasion, it is truly epic.
I remember buying that Feb.1970 copy of MOTOR SPORT, but in January in Brighton, the same week I saw Pink Floyd at the Dome introducing numbers from their forthcoming 'Dark Side of the Moon'. I cut out the Porsche review and still have in in a plastic sleeve.richkaz wrote:Found another couple of yellow 911 being tested
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Hi James - it may have been in Paul Frere's book, not sure now. I'm sure I'd read that they preferred the T because it was less highly developed than the S for example, and therefore was a less 'stressed' engine and so hopefully more reliable. You're right about the weight advantage too of course.hot66 wrote:Not sure where you're getting the more reliable thing from .... Never heard that and no reason why either
The early T s were used as base cars to build from , reportedly as they were the lightest ( swb, both were on carbs for example)
Fixed that quote for youDougs73E wrote:straight Road& straight Track Magazine 1971 2.2L 911S Road Test: "Performance on the order of an American Supercar but without the stigma of low cost"