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Why Porsche’s black sheep was doomed to fail

Green shoots of potential were visible when Porsche raced in Indycars 30 years ago. But politics and technical complexity proved its undoing

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As Porsche celebrated its 70th birthday in lavish fashion at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with a sonorous parade of its most famous and successful cars - among them multiple Le Mans winners, the iconic Can-Am 917/30 and even the 804 Dan Gurney used to win the 1962 French Grand Prix - it was apt that the sole representative from the company's largely forgettable foray into Indycar racing remained on static display, silent and unloved.

The Norbert Singer-designed 2708 was the first in a (short) line of Weissach-blessed cars that summarily failed to take the US open-wheel world by storm between 1987 and '90, at which point Dr Ulrich Bez pulled the plug after a grand total of one win and three pole positions.

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