911 R 911 Carrera 2.7 RS 911 Carrera 2.7 RS lightweight 911 Carrera 2.8 RS 911 Carrera 3.0 RS 911 Carrera RS Turbo 911 SC-RS 964 Carrera 3.6 RS 964 Carrera 3.8 RS 964 Carrera RS Speedster From R to R 964 Carrera 3.8 RSR 50 years of Porsche RS 993 Carrera RS LENAERTS & BART LEWANDOWSKI JÜRGEN 996 GT3 RS 997 GT3 RS 991 GT3 RS 991 R ISBN 978-3-667-11113-5 9 783667 111135 911 LOVE RS_kaft-WAFT.indd 1 8/09/17 09:10 50From YEARS OF PORSCHER to 911 R RS It’s a family affair .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 It began with an R ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 How the 911 R was born The unbearable lightness of being .......................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Monza record run with the 911 R The icon .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 How the 911 2.7 RS was born The grandfather .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight Paid in full ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Touring Always wear sunscreen ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight with sunroof A Carrera RS 2.7 that was an RS 2.8 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................68 911 Carrera 2.8 RS The culmination ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................74 How the 911 3.0 RS was born High five ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80 911 Carrera 3.0 RS, ex-Willi Spavetti The cool hunter ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................90 911 Carrera 3.0 RS, ex James Hunt Horn concerto in G major......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................100 911 Carrera RS Turbo, ex-Herbert von Karajan A successful surprise ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................108 How the 911 SC-RS was born Cigarette wars ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................114 911 SC-RS, ex-Patrick Snijers, and 911 SC-RS, ex-Robert Droogmans Everything new and better ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................126 How the 964 RS was born Mountain man .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................134 964 3.6 Carrera RS SpeedsteRS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................142 964 Carrera RS Speedster Wingman ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................146 964 3.8 Carrera RSR The 928 is dead – long live the 911 .................................................................................................................................................................................................156 How the 993 RS was born Street racer .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................164 993 Carrera RS Clubsport The end of the air-cooled era ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................176 How the 996 GT3 RS was born The brotherhood of men ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................184 996 GT3 RS Holding the course with fine-tuning ..............................................................................................................................................................................................194 How the 997 GT3 RS was born Adrenaline rush .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................202 Tom Boonen’s 997 GT3 4.0 RS Race to the clouds ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................212 Jeff Zwart’s 997 GT2 RS All new with the old feel ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................226 How the 991 GT3 RS was born Rough around the edges ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................236 Michael Mauer and the 991 GT3 RS Back to the roots ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................246 How the 991 R was born Pilgrimage ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................252 911 R returns to Monza after 50 years A911 R – 8 – – 9 – Porsche 911 R – 10 – FROM THE ARCHIVES How the 911 R was born It began with an R Today, Porsche can look back ‘I started out as a technician in race engine testing on April 1, 1963. There were about a dozen of us, including Hans Mezger, who was on a proud tradition of R/RS/ second-in-charge in our department and who would later gain fame as an engine designer. It was