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But 1968 was supposed to have a different script. At the end of 1967, the CSI (the International Sports Commission) decided to ban purpose-built prototypes racing in the Group 5 category. These cars, be it the Chaparral 2F, the Ferrari 330 P4, or the Ford Mk. IV had been the stars of 1967, but they were really expensive, and the international governing body decided constructors should focus on more economical prototypes with engines that would not exceed 3.0-liters in capacity. This sudden decision, maybe prompted by Ford鈥檚 dominance more than anything else and with some incentive from French manufacturers Alpine and Matra, both of which showed up with 3.0-liter sports cars in 1968, angered Ferrari. Il Commendatore decided to focus on Formula 1 that year, and the Prancing Horse was represented throughout the year by some antiquated 250 LMs and some Dinos. What does this have to do with our story about the Bergspyders?
Well, by not focusing on global sports car racing, Ferrari would theoretically have been able to redirect some cash towards building a better 2.0-liter prototype, but this didn鈥檛 happen. As I said, the announcement came, but it wasn鈥檛 followed by an actual car. Fans of hill climb racing had to wait another year for Ferrari to finally deliver on its promises and show up with the 212 E Montagna that was powered by a 2-liter, 48-valve, flat-12 engine. This allowed Ferdinand Piech to design a car that was stunningly light. If the 910/8 Bergspyder was underpinned by a steel structure, the 909 featured magnesium bars (most of them just one inch in diameter), and magnesium was even used for the nuts and bolts. The 3.9-gallon tank was pressurized so the car could make do without a fuel pump. Fiberglass was again used for the body, and the car ended up weighing well under 900 pounds - 825 pounds to be exact.
To put it into perspective, Porsche鈥檚 only F1 car, the 804 that won the 1962 French Grand Prix in the hands of Dan Gurney weighed 1,002 pounds. This, however, wasn鈥檛 an impediment for old hand Mitter who, unlike in 鈥?7, had the measure of the younger Stommelen and brought home the winner鈥檚 trophy five times out of six possible. The sixth victory, at Trento-Bondone in July, came in the hands of Abarth driver Karl Federhofer. Rolf, a very courageous driver who, one year later, was fastest in practice at Le Mans behind the wheel of the insanely quick and insanely unstable 917, finished third. Both Mitter in the 910 and Dieter Quester in the BMW-Monti were quicker. There, Ferrari regular Ludovico Scarfiotti drove a Porsche 910 as Ferrari鈥檚 unfulfilled promises angered Ludovico. The experienced Italian died during a practice run when his 910 skidded off the road and was catapulted ten yards down a tree-covered slope. The driver was thrown out of his car and died of his injuries on the way to the hospital. As such, the 909 is, in my view, a bit of an infamous car. It arrived too late and never delivered on its promise.
As mentioned above, the 300-horsepower 2.0-liter flat-four doesn't have any extra power over the base model, but it is a fantastic powerplant that moves the 718 with real authority. The sprint from 0 to 60 mph takes 4.9 seconds with the slick-shifting manual, 4.7 seconds with the seven-speed PDK and just 4.5 seconds with the PDK in Sport Plus mode. That's not earth-scorchingly fast, but it moves through gears rapidly, and in many ways, it provides more joy than those 600-horsepower supercars that'll have you in jail by the time you are shifting from second to third. Top speed is a nice and even 170 mph. The engine has a character of its own, with a characteristic throb at idle and low rpm, and a reasonably sporty soundtrack when you rev it up to its lofty 7,500-rpm redline. This single-turbo engine operates with very little lag; the whistle of the turbocharger is clearly and pleasantly audible. Maximum torque is 280 pound-feet, available on a plateau from 1,950 to 4,500 rpm. And by the way, it will sound better in the U.S.