1967 Marathon De La Route
In order to break the association of automatic or semi-automatic cars with unsporting drivers, Porsche wanted to showcase the sporting potential of the Sportomatic transmission. The ideal opportunity arised in the 1967 Marathon De La Route, an 84 hour trial at the Nürburgring.
Not quite a race, more a reliability trial, the event ran for three and a half days without a break.
