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12-24-2009, 04:53 PM
Filed under: Motorsports (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/), Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Porsche (http://www.autoblog.com/category/porsche/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/rohrl@gt3rs_ring.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/) 2010 Porsche GT3 RS - Click above for high-res image gallery
Porsche test pilot and all-around legend Walter Röhrl will be competing in next year's Nürburgring 24-Hour race for the first time in 17 years. His weapon of choice for the event: the 2010 Porsche GT3 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs-is-pretty-dang-sweet/). That's the rear-wheel drive one with the 450 horsepower 3.8-liter that runs up to 8,500 RPM. The one with the track-specific, lightweight lithium-ion battery and dynamic engine mounts. The one that did the Kessel Run 'Ring in 12 parsecs 7:33 in light traffic.
Röhrl says the street-legal production car is the closest thing to a race car he's ever driven, so he wants to find out what it can ultimately do from gun-to-flag. It probably won't hand comeuppance to the four-liter, $494,000 GT3 RSR (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/22/porsche-unveils-its-latest-gt3-rsr/), but with the same horsepower as the dedicated racer we figure Röhrl plans to keep it close.
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)
[Source: Paul Tan (http://paultan.org/2009/12/23/walter-rohrl-to-race-stock-standard-porsche-911-gt3-rs-in-nurburgring-24-hours/)]Walter Röhrl entering the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a bone stock Porsche GT3 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/24/walter-rohrl-entering-the-nurburgring-24-hours-in-a-bone-stock-p/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Read (http://paultan.org/2009/12/23/walter-rohrl-to-race-stock-standard-porsche-911-gt3-rs-in-nurburgring-24-hours/) | Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/24/walter-rohrl-entering-the-nurburgring-24-hours-in-a-bone-stock-p/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19291809/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/24/walter-rohrl-entering-the-nurburgring-24-hours-in-a-bone-stock-p/#comments)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/rohrl@gt3rs_ring.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/) 2010 Porsche GT3 RS - Click above for high-res image gallery
Porsche test pilot and all-around legend Walter Röhrl will be competing in next year's Nürburgring 24-Hour race for the first time in 17 years. His weapon of choice for the event: the 2010 Porsche GT3 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs-is-pretty-dang-sweet/). That's the rear-wheel drive one with the 450 horsepower 3.8-liter that runs up to 8,500 RPM. The one with the track-specific, lightweight lithium-ion battery and dynamic engine mounts. The one that did the Kessel Run 'Ring in 12 parsecs 7:33 in light traffic.
Röhrl says the street-legal production car is the closest thing to a race car he's ever driven, so he wants to find out what it can ultimately do from gun-to-flag. It probably won't hand comeuppance to the four-liter, $494,000 GT3 RSR (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/22/porsche-unveils-its-latest-gt3-rsr/), but with the same horsepower as the dedicated racer we figure Röhrl plans to keep it close.
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-porsche-911-gt3-rs-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-2010-porsche-911-gt3-rs/low/)
[Source: Paul Tan (http://paultan.org/2009/12/23/walter-rohrl-to-race-stock-standard-porsche-911-gt3-rs-in-nurburgring-24-hours/)]Walter Röhrl entering the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a bone stock Porsche GT3 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/24/walter-rohrl-entering-the-nurburgring-24-hours-in-a-bone-stock-p/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Read (http://paultan.org/2009/12/23/walter-rohrl-to-race-stock-standard-porsche-911-gt3-rs-in-nurburgring-24-hours/) | Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/24/walter-rohrl-entering-the-nurburgring-24-hours-in-a-bone-stock-p/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19291809/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/24/walter-rohrl-entering-the-nurburgring-24-hours-in-a-bone-stock-p/#comments)