![]() ![]() Larrousse and van Lennep were fifth fastest in the Martini entry (painted in psychedelic ‘Hippie’ colors). Jacky Ickx and Peter Schetty were fourth fastest in the other factory-entered Ferrari 512S, followed by three more Porsche 917s. Ultimately, Siffert took pole position for the Six Hour, just three-tenths of a second faster than one Mario Andretti in a Ferrari 512S and Pedro Rodriguez in the other Gulf 917. Jo Siffert in 917-014, Watkins Glen Six Hour Race. Although the track surface was new, it was breaking up in places so the team chose Firestone intermediate tires. They also used special 10.5-inch front wheels to work better with revisions to the front suspension with reduced off-set. At Watkins Glen, the team experimented with a revised rear fender shape to better accommodate 17-inch rear wheels. So we put Siffert’s car in exactly the same trim and Siffert was very happy with that car.” In Ian Wagstaff’s book, Porsche 917 – Owner’s Workshop Manual, mechanic Alan Hearn confirmed that bump steer (and toe-in) was critical on the 917 and something the JWAE mechanics worked on very carefully when setting up the cars in the workshop at Slough. Then we push Siffert’s car on the same spot, check everything out – especially bump and rebound settings- and it was quite a long way out. So we put Pedro’s car in one flat concrete bay and take all the suspension geometry readings off that car. ![]() John Wyer’s JWAE/Gulf-Porsche team had a truly disastrous race at Le Mans and were looking to regain the dominant form they had shown most of the season.Įarly on in practice, Jo Siffert was very unhappy with his Gulf 917 according to Ermanno Cuoghi in his book, Racing Mechanic: “ Siffert was not happy with his car, it was just no good compared to Pedro’s. ![]() ![]() Ferrari had a poor race at Le Mans and hadn’t been close to a victory since Monza in late April. Porsche came into the weekend on a roll, having already clinched the Manufacturer’s Championship and having recorded their first overall victory at Le Mans. Watkins Glen would host the Six Hour endurance race on Saturday and the Can-Am race on Sunday making it a double-header for some of the teams and drivers. July 11 th and 12 th, 1970 saw the World Sportscar Championship return for the third race of the year in the United States. ![]()
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