PORSCHE UNVEILS NEW 911 GT3 R RENNSPORT AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY
Continuing its celebrations of the 911’s sixtieth anniversary, Porsche unveiled the spectacular new GT3 R Rennsport at WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca, home to the Rennsport Reunion, which saw its seventh outing in September. Porsche used the occasion to present the new limited edition, which is aimed squarely at the private track day scene and is based on the recently announced 992 GT3 R race car, but benefits from the lack of need to adhere to motorsport regulations, thereby giving the 612bhp car's engineers greater freedom during the design and development process.
“The new 911 GT3 R Rennsport offers the experience of driving a 911-based race car in what is probably its most primal form,” says Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport. “This car combines the finest motorsport technology with design language typical of Porsche.”
Released from the shackles of the racing rulebook, the GT3 R Rennsport is sure to be a hit with collectors — this Porsche knows only one limit: it will be manufactured in a run of just seventy-seven units.
Generally speaking, only the bonnet and the roof were carried over from the standard GT3 R. All other body elements have
