MOTOR CARS | 231The Carrera RS retained the 3.6-litre engine, albeit boosted in
maximum output to 260bhp, but for the following Carrera RS ‘3.8’,
the bore size was increased by 2mm for a capacity of 3,746cc.
Maximum power went up to 300bhp and this M64/04 engine
was installed in a wider, Turbo-style body, also used for the RSR
competition version. It is estimated that only 55 of these 3.8-litre cars
were made.
Car & Driver felt that the factory’s claimed 320bhp for ‘their’ RSR
was typically conservative, reckoning it was nearer 375 horsepower
in actual fact, an estimate born out by the car’s neck-snapping
3.7-second 0-60mph time, making it significantly quicker than a
Dodge Viper of Ferrari F40. Equally impressive were the brakes,
which proved capable of stopping the 2,679lb RSR from 70mph in
only 150 feet.
This particular RSR was delivered from the factory in May 1993 to
Joest Racing, the famous Porsche exponents and many-times Le
Mans winners. Joest Racing’s letter on file states that the RSR had
been purchased for use in the newly conceived Warsteiner-ADAC
GT Cup series. It contested two events with Ronny Meixer as driver,
finishing 15th at Avus and 13th at Zolder, both of these events in May- The RSR was not used again and in early 1994 was sold to a
Mr (Harald) Weiland. Its accompanying ONS-Wagenpaß (competition
logbook) shows that in 1995 Weiland entered the car at Zolder, Spa,
the Osterreichring, Hockenheim and the Nürburgring.
The next owner is recorded as Klaus Bohrer of Madrid, Spain,
the entry being stamped 09.10.00, while another document,
dated 15.2.2013, records the Porsche’s sale by Bohrer to
Thomas Boettcher of Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Offered
with the aforementioned documentation and Porsche Certificate
of Authenticity, this car represents a possibly once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for collectors to acquire one of these ultra-rare and highly
sought after RSR racers.
£400,000 - 450,000
€500,000 - 560,000