Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-33869270-20180613232754/@comment-31668816-20180614205320

Amrosa wrote: Tombstone7 wrote:

SM Racer wrote: Based on wikipedia info, RR3 got everything right. The little wing was a 1971 addition, if I recall what I read correctly.

If anyone can *definitely* tell whether or not the 917K ran Le Mans with (or without) the little spare tire, please post! Well, the tyre was pretty much a 'space saver', and very hard to see in period photos. I'll continue to search but the best shot I can find is of a restored one in a museum.

As far as I can ascertain a spare wheel WAS required by cars running in the Sports Car class, which included the 917; presumably the prototypes didn't need one to be carried. I am not sure what source this fandom is quoting, but according to this comment, https://rr3.wikia.com/wiki/PORSCHE_917K#comm-256923 it sounds like the Tire and Luggage Compartment were required for the Sports class that the 917K was in. That was me whilst not logged in!

Obviously rules & regs from 1970 are, well, tricky, to pin down. I'm doing my best but without a provable source there will always be those who doubt available information.