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<font size = "4">2-time Swiss National championship
winner
Campaigned by Harry Blumer, Edwin Kofel, and Edy Brandenberger
7th of 37 1974 Porsche RSR 3.0s produced by Porsche
<font size = "4">Believed to be one of the winningest RSR
3.0s raced
Major and comprehensive mechanical servicing by Canepa
345 horsepower/245 lb-ft of torque 3.0-liter flat six engine
One of the best handling Porsche 911 variants produced
<font size = "4">Participant in Rennsport IV, V and VI
Includes complete engine rebuild at time of delivery
A company such as Porsche did not make a name for themselves by
accepting the status quo. With their racing customers' insatiable
appetite for performance and competition, doing simple upgrades
would simply not do. Their 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 saw
lots of success in the racing circuit, but with mounting
competition Porsche knew they would need to design a car that broke
the performance mold. Enter the 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0: a
more powerful, wider, meaner and more visceral race car that to
this day is known as one of the best performing naturally aspirated
911 race cars ever designed by Porsche.
This bright green RSR 3.0's story began being purchased from AMAG
by Garage Zbinden for their customer and the RSR's first owner,
Harry Blumer in early 1974. The Swiss racer was heavily involved
with Garage Zbinden from years of racing in a Porsche 911S and
911RS. Wanting a real race car, Blumer and his friend, Porsche
Werks driver Herbert Muller, went to Weissach to order the RSR 3.0.
Their primary objective for the 1974 season was to win the
prestigious Swiss championship. Unlike many other championships,
the Swiss winner had to participate in 5 sanctioned hill climbs in
Switzerland, 5 circuit races, and 2 sanctioned airfield races in
Switzerland. With a multifaceted racing series such as this, car
setup and maintenance are crucial and a critical part of the
winning team's strategy. According to notes, Blumer's success was
largely due to Mr. Hans Ulrich Sharer, his mechanic from
Zbinden.
The 1974 season would be successful for Blumer, taking numerous
first-in-class finishes along with respectable overall finishes.
Some of the locales for the races included Dijon, Hockenheim,
Casale, Osterrichring, along with other Swiss local cities for hill
climbs. Based on his success of more than 5 podiums, he won the
Swiss national championship in 1974. With his 1974 season now
complete, he sold the car to its next racing owner, Edwin Kofel.
Kofel, also a Swiss racer, owned the car for 1975 and 1976,
actively campaigning the car in the same championship. Over the two
years, Kofel would amass a total of 14 podium finishes, with four
of those being 1st in class in 1976. After the 1976 season, Kofel
sold the car to Edy Brandenberger, the RSR's next future
championship-owner.
Brandenberger would yield the most wins in a season for the RSR,
with 1977 totaling a staggering 17 podium finishes, seven
1st-in-class finishes and nine 1st place finishes. With his
incredible driving ability along with the RSR's performance, this
RSR became a two-time Swiss National championship winner.
Brandenberger's racing with the RSR was not over however, as he
continued to race the car in 1978 and went on to score ten 1st
place finishes and 14 total podium finishes. After the car's
impressive consecutive racing seasons, it was placed into deep
storage and would not emerge for almost two decades.
This RSR has a consistent, documented ownership until present time.
The car was restored after its long storage sometime in the early
1990s and upon completion was sold to John Leggat of the USA.
Leggat would own the car for almost 10 years before passing away
and was subsequently sold to Phil Bagley. The car would go between
a few collectors before arriving being purchased by Canepa in
2007.
During this RSR's active racing career, it was able to amass quite
the amount of victories with its racing drivers. Some of the most
notable items about this car is how unscathed the chassis is, along
with its almost untarnished racing record. Entering almost all of
its races and finishing them, this is testament to how fastidiously
maintained this car remained during its racing career. Both are
rare occurrences for race cars of this era, creating a rare
combination that only adds even more provenance to this car.
During the ownership of its recent caretaker, the car has seen
active historic motorsport racing, including the Monterey Historics
at Laguna Seca and Porsche's Rennsport events. During this time, it
was authentically maintained and today remains very fresh
mechanically. After a decade of ownership with historic racing
weekends at different tracks, the owner spoke with Bruce Canepa
about selling the car. It wasn't long before the historic race car
made its way back to Canepa. Upon return the car was extensively
inspected per the "Canepa Difference", an intensive scrutineering
of all the car's mechanicals and cosmetics. Once the inspection was
completed, Canepa set out to bring the RSR to a high track-ready
standard, servicing the mechanical systems as needed, resulting in
a cost of over $63,000.
Owning an authentic Porsche 911 RSR 3.0 that is highly original is
both a unique opportunity and a rare one at that. This car's
complete original tub, structural elements, original oil tank,
dash, pedal box, 917 brake calipers, original Bosch ignition boxes
are still fitted to the car. The original chassis VIN is still
intact and unaltered. This car represents an excellent opportunity
to own a winning RSR 3.0 in fantastic condition. An early
production unit ordered new by Harry Blumer, raced by Swiss drivers
for 5 years and claiming two Swiss championships in the process,
this excellent 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0 will add value to any
collection that it is a part of.
Racing History
1974 - 1974 Swiss National Championship Winner
04/07 - Tessin - Flugplatz - "Laudrino"
04/14 - Osterreichring
Payerne (Flugplatz)
05/12 - Casale (Piemont - Italy), Blumer 4th
06/02 - Dijon National Race, Blumer 1st (ex-eaquo with
Leinhard)
06/22 - Wangen - (5.6km track), Blumer, #115
07/21 - Hockenheim, Blumer 3rd
07/28 - Freiburg-Schauinsland EHC: Blumer. 3rd in GT class
08/18 - St. Ursanne-Les Rangiers, EHC, 13th OA, 1st in Group 4
08/25 - Hockenheim - Preis der Natioen DRM, 11th OA, 2nd in Group
4
09/08 - Gurnigel Rennen - Hill Climb
09/29 - St. Peterzell - Hemberg
10/74 - Hockenheim 3-Hour racing, Blumer/Kofel, 1st in Group 4
1975
04/11 - Dijon, Kofel, 2nd in class
05/04 - Sembach, Kofel, 2nd
05/11 - Casale, Kofel, 3rd
06/06 - Osterreichring, Kofel, 2nd in class
06/13 - Slalom Romont, Kofel, 1st in class
06/15 - Santa Monica (Italy), Kofel, #94, 2nd
06/22 - Eggbergrennen (hillclimb), Kofel, 2nd
07/20 - Hockenheim Sudwestpokal (EC-GT), Kofel, DNQ
08/31 - Hockenheim Preis der Nationen, Kofel, 4th
09/13 - Gurnigel (hillclimb), Kofel, 4th
09/27 - Hemberg (hillclimb), Kofel, 3rd
1976
03/27 - Hockenheim, Kofel, 1st in class
04/03 - Le Castellet, Kofel, 2nd in class
04/17 - Monza, Kofel, 1st in class
06/12 - Slalom Romont, Kofel, #116, 1st in class
08/07 - Ayent-Anzere (hill climb), Kofel, 1st in class
09/25 - Hemberg (hill climb), Kofel, 2n...for more information
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