VIN: the Brumos Racing / Charlie Kemp Porsche 911 2.8 Carrera RSR chassis 9113600727
History of chassis 9113600727
Of the 49 RSRs built for customers in 1973, chassis 9113600727 was unique.
Destined for Peter Gregg’s Brumos team in Jacksonville, Florida, the car was assembled to largely the same specification as Porsche’s works RSRs campaigned in the 1973 World Sportscar Championship. A pair of these works R-numbered 911s had also been shipped out to the US for Peter Gregg (R4) and Al Holbert (R3).
As Porsche’s top representatives with the 911 in America, Gregg and Haywood stood a good chance of winning that year’s IMSA and Trans-Am championships. Given the US was Porsche’s most lucrative marketplace, the promotional benefits of securing both series were enormous.
Together with co-driver, Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg had famously won the Daytona 24 Hours driving R4 in early February. After such a significant victory, the car was retired from active duty and Porsche sent Gregg a replica for use during the rest of 1973.
To give the Brumos driver every possible chance, his brand new machine came with myriad improvements over stock. These included a stiffer chassis, titanium suspension and, perhaps most importantly, a three-litre engine instead of the standard 2.8-litre power unit.
Delivered to New York on April 7th 1973, 0727 was trucked down to Florida and prepared for the opening Trans-Am round which took place at Road Atlanta just eight days later.
Gregg’s victory at Road Atlanta was the first of many that season and he finished the 1973 campaign as both IMSA and Trans-Am champion.
Afterwards, 0727 was stripped of its titanium suspension parts and sold to professional racing driver, Charlie Kemp.
Originally from Mississippi but resident in Atlanta, Kemp was already familiar with 911s. He had also raced Bobby Rinzler’s 917/10 in the 1973 Can-Am Championship.
Backed by Days Inns Hotels, Kemp’s best finish with the RSR in 1974 was ninth overall at the Mid-Ohio 5 Hours.
For 1975, Kemp ran the 911 under the Armorall Racing Team banner and was much more successful. That season, every race he finished he placed inside the top ten, most notably taking third overall at the Daytona 24 Hours.
The Porsche was then sold via broker George Valerio to Dan MacLaughlin of Southern California.
MacLaughlin retained 0727 until 1979 at which point it went into the hands of a long-term US owner who kept it until 2012.
Notable History
Brumos Porsche-Audi Corp. / Peter Gregg, Jacksonville, Florida
15/04/1973 TRA Road Atlanta (P. Gregg) 1st oa (#59)
21/04/1973 IMS Daytona 3 Hours (P. Gregg / H. Haywood) 1st oa, 1st GTO class (#59)
05/05/1973 TRA Lime Rock (P. Gregg / S. Posey) 2nd oa (#59)
16/06/1973 TRA Watkins Glen (P. Gregg) 2nd oa (#59)
04/07/1973 IMS Paul Revere 250, Daytona (P. Gregg / H. Haywood) 2nd oa, 2nd GTO class (#59)
15/07/1973 TRA Sanair (P. Gregg) 6th oa (#59)
28/07/1973 TRA Road America (P. Gregg) DNF (#59)
19/08/1973 TRA Edmonton (P. Gregg) 2nd oa (#59)
15/09/1973 IMS Lime Rock 100 Race 1 (P. Gregg) 2nd oa (#59)
15/09/1973 IMS Lime Rock 100 Race 2 (P. Gregg) 1st oa (#59)
30/09/1973 IMS Road Atlanta 200 (P. Gregg) 1st oa, 1st GTO class (#59)
14/10/1973 IMS Indianapolis 3 Hours (P. Gregg) 1st oa, 1st GTO class (#59)
25/11/1973 IMS Daytona 250 (P. Gregg / H. Haywood) 1st oa, 1st GTO class (#59)
Sold to Charlie Kemp, Atlanta
21/04/1974 IMS Road Atlanta 6 Hours (C. Kemp) DNF (#23)
12/05/1974 IMS Laguna Seca 100 Race 1 (G. Loomis) 28th oa, 23rd GTO class (#23)
12/05/1974 IMS Laguna Seca 100 Race 2 (C. Kemp) 15th oa, 14th GTO class (#23)
19/05/1974 IMS Ontario 4 Hours (A. Johnson) DNF (#23)
30/06/1974 IMS Mid-Ohio 5 Hours (C. Kemp / J. Tunstall) 9th oa, 9th GTO class (#23)
10/08/1974 IMS Talladega 200 (C. Kemp) DNF (#23)
18/08/1974 IMS Charlotte 300 (C. Kemp) 15th oa, 12th GTO class (#23)
02/09/1974 IMS Lime Rock 100 Race 1 (C. Kemp) 20th oa, 14th GTO class (#23)
02/09/1974 IMS Lime Rock 100 Race 2 (C. Kemp) 10th oa, 10th GTO class (#23)
02/02/1975 IMS Daytona 24 Hours (C. Kemp / C. Baird) 3rd oa, 3rd GTO class (#23)
21/03/1975 IMS Sebring 12 Hours (C. Kemp / C. Baird) DNF (#23)
20/04/1975 IMS Road Atlanta 100 mile Race 1 (C. Kemp) DNF (#23)
20/04/1975 IMS Road Atlanta 100 mile Race 2 (C. Kemp) 5th oa, 5th GTO class (#23)
04/05/1975 IMS Laguna Seca 100 mile Race 1 (C. Kemp) 6th oa, 6th GTO class (#23)
04/05/1975 IMS Laguna Seca 100 mile Race 2 (C. Kemp) 7th oa, 7th GTO class (#23)
10/05/1975 IMS Riverside 6 Hours (C. Kemp / C. Baird) 4th oa, 4th GTO class (#23)
01/06/1975 IMS Mid-Ohio 100 mile (C. Kemp) 8th oa, 8th GTO class (#23)
14/06/1975 IMS Mosport 100 mile (C. Kemp) 5th oa, 5th GTO class (#23)
04/07/1975 IMS Daytona Paul Revere 250 mile (C. Kemp) 5th oa, 5th GTO class (#23)
09/08/1975 IMS Talladega 1 Hour (C. Kemp) 9th oa, 9th GTO class (#23)
24/08/1975 IMS Mid-Ohio 6 Hours (C. Kemp / C. Baird) DNF (#23)
1976 sold via George Valerio to Dan MacLaughlin, Southern California
1979 sold to a private US owner and retained until 2012
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