Total 911

Brian Redman

In 1970 I conquered the Spa 1,000km for the third time. I was driving the No. 24 JW Automotive Gulf Porsche 917K along with my co-driver, Jo Siffert. At that race, Seppi and I won at an average speed of 149.42mph. It was the fastest road race ever run. In a stunning performance, Pedro Rodriguez set a single lap record of three minutes 16.5 seconds at an average speed of 160.513mph.

The traditional Porsche victory poster celebrating our 1970 Spa win listed the top six finishers. Four of the six were Porsche 917s and two were Ferraris

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