[moleman]

Originally Posted by GTRSTILL

Balls the size of Watermelons to drive a 917 down the mulsanne straight at those speeds.

Porsche 917 - Le Mans - On Board - Google Video

rumour has it that a 917 was clocked doing 240mph at night in the early 70's

Except that is Derek Bell driving a 956. They were timed at 246mph in 1983/4.

Get the DVD from Duke video. It's awesome.

In-Car 956 DVD - Duke Video

Watermelons indeed, whatever the car.