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1973 PORSCHE RSR 2.8 Delivered in Signal Orange to Alan Johnson of Bozzani Porsche-Audi in Monrovia, California in April1973. RSR 0853 was taken straight to Ontario Motor Speedway for Road & Track magazine to conduct a track test of Porsche’s latest racer (R&T Aug ’73) Johnson contested the Ontario 4 hours, a round of the IMSA Championship and 0853 was then sold to Randolph Townsend of Reno, Nevada. Townsend raced 0853 in 5 SCCA races scoring 4 podiums including 2 first places and then entered it for the 1975 Daytona 24 Hrs. Back at Bozzani’s Race Department for preparation it was decided to upgrade the car to the latest RSR specification which included taking the engine out to 3.0 litres. At Daytona 0853 qualified 25th out of an entry of 150 cars and was running in 5th place when a cracked piston cost an hour in the pits. This delay and a subsequent fuel pump failure dropped them to a 12th place finish. 1976 the car was sold and send to Andial for updating to 1976 FIA Group 5 specification. 0853 now running as #91 raced it throughout ’76 and ’77 in both the IMSA and Trans Am Championships as well as another World Championship outing in the Watkins Glen 6 Hrs. For 1978 IMSA’s rules changed to conform with FIA Group 4 and the new owner upgraded 0853 again and raced it through to the end of 1982 including 3 Sebring 12 Hrs, ’78, ’79 and 1980. This owner retained the car until 2003 when it was sold to a European collector who entrusted 0853 to marque specialist Roitmayer in Munich for a complete, no expense spared restoration to original ’73 RSR specification. It was found that the car had never suffered any major damage and was rebuilt using virtually all the original parts including the 1976 spec Andial 3.0 litre engine. For safety reasons some modern replacements; fuel cell, belts and fire extinguishers etc. were installed, the original items are still with the car. On completion 0853 was finished in its original Signal Orange and has had minimal test mileage since.
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