1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 Race Car
1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 Race Car
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Tankslider

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842 posts

251 months

Tankslider

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842 posts

251 months

Wednesday 20th May
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Here's a helpful 'why do I need this car' graphic that a friend made for me back in 2012. Still applies.


Munter

31,331 posts

269 months

Sunday 24th May
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Well I've started the bidding off. If I win the bidding, you've been robbed! 😅

Ben Lowden

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205 months

PH Marketing Bloke

Friday 29th May
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It was such a pleasure to photograph this car and to experience it from the passenger seat - thanks for the opportunity James. I have to say how surprised I was at how compliant the ride was on the road too, as a race car I was expecting it to be rock solid, but it rides better than a lot of modern cars I've owned in recent years. Wish I had the funds to buy it, the next owner is going to have a lot of fun in this!

reef67

51 posts

163 months

Friday 29th May
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Utterly lovely and right up my strasse - wish I had the funds - Wife just said "If you can get it for 20 grand I'll go halves!" bless...


Good luck with sale beer

Rivage2

3 posts

11 months

Friday 29th May
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Hi, Re the cars documents, I note the reg YPB111Y on an invoice - which was a car that raced in Porsche Club back in the day - can you clarify whether this is the same car please as the current reg is different? Thanks

Tankslider

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842 posts

251 months

Friday 29th May
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Evening! Yes, happily. In 1983 the car was brought back to the UK having been registered on 'BAOR' (British Army of the Rhine) plates. DVLA at the time in their wisdom put it on 1983 plates - YPB111Y, despite noting correct year of manufacture on the V5

This year DVLA have reverted the car to the correct age related plate. Up till then, the car has been on the 1983 plates.

xftdr

1,069 posts

232 months

Saturday 30th May
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Any video of the exhaust sound?

Rivage2

3 posts

11 months

Sunday 31st May
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Hi, FYI re race history - I owned and raced YPB111Y from 98-‘00 in what was then the PCGB Classic Championship. Runner up in ‘99 and ‘00 to John Williams SC (from memory we had six wins apiece each year) - who’s still racing in the same blue and white liveried car in HSCC 70’s road sports (which this car could be eligible for). BTW happy 77th b’day John.

Tankslider

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842 posts

251 months

Sunday 31st May
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Video here:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY78ipWsGRv/?utm_so...

Has been a great month having it back on the road.

Tankslider

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842 posts

251 months

Sunday 31st May
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Rivage2 said:
Hi, FYI re race history - I owned and raced YPB111Y from 98- 00 in what was then the PCGB Classic Championship. Runner up in 99 and 00 to John Williams SC (from memory we had six wins apiece each year) - who s still racing in the same blue and white liveried car in HSCC 70 s road sports (which this car could be eligible for). BTW happy 77th b day John.
Brilliant. I raced it in the PCGB Classic class 2015 -2016. It went well!

The race number is my year of birth, so I've a way to go yet for 77 tongue out


Tankslider

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842 posts

251 months

Sunday 31st May
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Tankslider said:
Rivage2 said:
Hi, FYI re race history - I owned and raced YPB111Y from 98- 00 in what was then the PCGB Classic Championship. Runner up in 99 and 00 to John Williams SC (from memory we had six wins apiece each year) - who s still racing in the same blue and white liveried car in HSCC 70 s road sports (which this car could be eligible for). BTW happy 77th b day John.
Brilliant. I raced it in the PCGB Classic class 2015 -2016. It went well!

The race number is my year of birth, so I've a way to go yet for 77 tongue out

Brilliant confirming the history! The chap you sold it to you did the odd trackday, so I think in terms of setup I inherited your race car.
Mark Hales drove it at Blyton soon after I'd bought it - not normally a 911 fan, he loved it.



Please do get in touch - you should be able to email through my profile. Would be great to have a chat



Edited by Tankslider on Sunday 31st May 11:47

Rivage2

3 posts

11 months

Sunday 31st May
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FYI - A bit more history: - I bought the car from Martin Harvey, who’d raced in previous season(s?). I sold it to Patrick Pearce after the Aug ‘00 Croft race (and my exclusion) - a bit of a “toys out of the pram moment” as could no longer win the Championship that year with only two races remaining. From memory Patrick had the car repainted silver as he was on the podium in’02 at Spa when I won both races in my ‘74 2.7 Carrera. Can’t remember how he got on with the rest of that season as I only did Donington, Brands and Spa - then retired!
Re lap records - as ‘00 was the last year of the PCGB Classic, YPB111Y hold the class lap records at Zandvort (x2 wins) and Caldwell Park (x2 wins) too!
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