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Porsche has been a long-term supporter of long-distance sports car racing.

The 917s.
Powered by 4.5-litre, flat-12, 520hp, air-cooled engines, Porsche 917s won the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1970 (#23) and 1971 (@ 222 km/h).
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1970 917
1972+: 917 Spyders, open versions of the 917, with 5+ litre, turbo-charged engines eventually developing well over 1000 hp, came to dominate the North American Can-Am sports car series (until regulations changed in 1974), putting a stop to the success of the McLarens. Some say they killed the series.
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1972 Can Am championship winner
(1972 917/10 5-litre, >850hp.)
(1973 917/30 5.4-litre, >1100hp.)
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