Thursday 10th January 2013

Spotted: Porsche 911 RSR IROC

Takes a pretty special Porsche to get Chris excited but this one is and has

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I have a new favourite car. If the history checks out, this is a piece of Porsche history that I would do extremely bad things to own.

Classic 911 for sale, hound not included

Many of you will know what the International Race of Champions was - a competition devised by Roger Penske as a cross-discipline event that would pit the best drivers from all around the world against each other in identical cars. Penske chose Porsches because his favourite driver at the time, Mark Donohue, told him they were strong and fast.

The cars were effectively hybrids between the 1973 2.8 RSR and the 1974 3.0 RS, running the latter's engine with high butterfly injection and not the later slide injection. There are pictures of the cars being delivered to the US with ducktails, which were removed for the tea-trays that would be sold in the 1974 model year.

You probably get the idea that I could gas about this for a few hours.

Yes, this is a picture of Chris's landing

Mark Donohue is the man most closely associated with the IROC Porsches. He won the first race, and the enlarged 'championship' the following year. He announced his retirement at the end of that last race in 1974 and was tragically killed when he reneged on the decision and crashed in practice for the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix.

The IROC Porsches were driven by Hulme, Revson, Fittipaldi and Bobby Unser who, a few years ago, told me the Porsches were a 'heap o'trash'. I think he was still sore that Donohue, a Porsche factory driver at the time, had used his famous unfair advantage strategy to dominate those races.

If I had half a million quid, I'd buy this. I have this poster outside my bathroom.

Here's some footage of race two in 1973.

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PORSCHE 911 RSR IROC
Engine: 2,994cc flat-6
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Power (hp): N/A
Torque (lb ft): N/A
MPG: N/A
CO2: N/A
First registered: 1974
Recorded mileage: N/A
Price new: N/A
Yours for: £560,000 ono

See the original advert here.

 

[graeme4130]

Mmmmmm, yes please
In baby blue

[Daveyraveygravey]

I know about the IROC series from a pc game called Power & Glory, which is a mod of an existing game by clever guys with a lot of spare time. I know it is nothing like driving the real thing, but it is as close as I will ever get. If you're nerdy enough to prefer PC sims over Xbox/PS2, you really should check it out.

[Chunkychucky]

Would be great to have a modern version (other than ROC), perhaps utilising 911GT3 Cup cars or something similar

[minimalist]

Apparently, the reason for the different colours was due to the roll out of colour tv at around the same time:



Somewhere at home, I think I have a photo of them sitting on a transporter trailer.

[louismchuge]

Finance!?! Perhaps a stretch too far...

[minimalist]

louismchuge said:

Finance!?! Perhaps a stretch too far...

Maybe just a bit

1974 Porsche 911 RSR IROC The Emerson Fittipaldi Car 911 460 0100 - sold for $875,000

http://www.supercars.net/Pics?viewCarPic=y&sou...

Edited by minimalist on Thursday 10th January 13:15

[pSyCoSiS]

Now that's a machine.

70s Porsche pornography!

[TIGA84]

Lovely lovely lovely.

I'd also like his other famous steer as well though.



Rumours of 1500bhp?

Smashing.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

any tips on how to get the other half to agree to having motorsports posters hung in the house?

i took all my framed porsche ones down from the garage after i sold the last 911 & they're currently residing in the loft

i've had my eye on the downstairs lav but it's a no-go apparently & i'm out of space in the office

[Porkie]

Chunkychucky said:

Would be great to have a modern version (other than ROC), perhaps utilising 911GT3 Cup cars or something similar

Agree

[mike325112]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

any tips on how to get the other half to agree to having motorsports posters hung in the house?

i took all my framed porsche ones down from the garage after i sold the last 911 & they're currently residing in the loft

i've had my eye on the downstairs lav but it's a no-go apparently & i'm out of space in the office

I'm afraid I can't help but if you do get an answer I'd be much obliged for some tips too...

[v300]

the dog doesn't care much for it though, i bet he's as willing to piss on an 11x15 fuchs as any other.

[jamespink]

Porkie said:

Chunkychucky said:

Would be great to have a modern version (other than ROC), perhaps utilising 911GT3 Cup cars or something similar

Agree

How cool would that be? Top article, great footage and just the sweet spot for 911ing!

[Bash Brannigan]

Just started following Chris on Twitter and there have been a fair few comments on cars for sale, I wonder if the 599 is for the chop?

[loudlashadjuster]

Chunkychucky said:

Would be great to have a modern version (other than ROC), perhaps utilising 911GT3 Cup cars or something similar

Unfortunately can't see this happening due to insurance, sponsorship restrictions, team contracts etc.

LaurasOtherHalf said:

any tips on how to get the other half to agree to having motorsports posters hung in the house?

Most decent tailors can get you fitted for trousers

[loudlashadjuster]

Bash Brannigan said:

Just started following Chris on Twitter and there have been a fair few comments on cars for sale, I wonder if the 599 is for the chop?

You'll soon realise this is just the normal way of things for Mr H!

[GranCab]

For £560K I'd want the interior valeting first ...

[J4CKO]

Half a million quid, sure its very nice, but half a million quid

911's baffle me, a pretty much identical looking one from the same era is fifteen/twenty grands worth, a few changes and badges and its half a million quids worth !

[rohrl]

Love it. I remember Donohue's 917/30 very clearly as the Top Trump in my Porsches Top Trumps pack.

I'm a bit confused as to why the advert keeps referring to Donahue given that the car has Donohue written all over it.

[vrooom]

What track is that in the video? look fun !