This is a day late 'cause I digest....

>>>Some rumours have it that Porsche used Syncros with 911 engines as
>>>service cars for their 911 racers. I have never seen any picture or
>>>article about them, though.

The Paris-Dakar rally allowed no support vehicles--each
vehicle was supposed to be self-sufficient.  Porsche's
answer, at least in one of the first when they had their
AWD, was to enter two race cars and a third race car
driven by two factory mechanics.

Typical Porsche fashion, the two race cars came in
#1 and #2, while the third mechanics car came in #8!

                                Richard A. Jones
                                Boulder, Colorado
                                '81 Vanagon  Mr Bus
                                (+ '88 Carrera)