VIN: the works / Jaime Lazcano Porsche 911 2.0 R chassis 307671S R3
/ Ben Tyer
HISTORY OF CHASSIS 307671S R3
Porsche built four 911 R prototypes followed by a second batch of 20 production examples.
The R-numbered prototypes (R1 through R4) were initially retained for works use during the 1967 season.
R3 (based on chassis 307671S) was used by Porsche for just one competition outing: the 84 hour Marathon de la Route at the Nurburgring (August 22nd to 26th 1967).
This gruelling event had been created in 1965 to replace the Liege-Rome-Liege Rally. It combined the Nurburgring’s Nordschleife and Sudschleife circuits to give a 28.2km lap.
The 1967 running was Porsche’s first crack at the Marathon. They sent a three car team that comprised R3 and a brace of 911 S. For promotional reasons, R3 and one of the sister cars was fitted with Porsche’s new Sportomatic transmission.
R3 ran the event with a less highly tuned 175bhp 911 S Rally Kit engine. It was entered for Vic Elford, Hans Herrmann and Jochen Neerpasch.
The race got underway at midnight on Tuesday 22nd when the 43 starters were led away by Neerpasch in the 911 R and the Ford Belgium-entered Mustang driven by Taf Gosselin. However, the Neerpasch-Gosselin battle lasted less than an hour when the Mustang came in with serious rear suspension problems.
By the sixth hour, R3 had a full lap lead over one of the 911 S sister cars.
By dawn on Thursday, the brace of Sportomatic 911s had a ten lap lead over the chasing Minis while the manual gearbox sister car was making up for lost time after a couple of off-track excursions.
At 9am on Friday there was drama in the Porsche pit when R3 came in with a cracked front disc. A replacement took 15 minutes to fit which dropped the car to third and allowed the Sportomatic 911 S to take over at the head of the field.
However, early on Saturday morning, the leaders were also in trouble when Koch brought the Sportomatic 911 S in with a rough sounding engine. The Porsche mechanics tried to fit a fresh power unit, but did not manage to do so within the allotted time and the car was retired shortly before 5pm.
This left the 911 R in second behind the Andrew Hedges / Tony Fall / Julian Vernaeve Mini Cooper S.
14 cars headed into the final night, during which the 911 R re-took the lead although a cracked oil pipe meant it was having to make frequent stops.
By dawn, the pace had dropped as most crews just wanted to make the finish.
R3 ultimately came home 34 laps ahead the Hedges / Fall / Vernaeve Mini Cooper S. It had completed the 84 hour event at an average speed of 117.8kmh.
After its victorious outing, R3 was converted back to a manual gearbox and re-fitted with its R-spec. engine.
In this configuration it was sold to Spanish privateer, Jaime Lazcano.
Lazcano ran R3 at several events during 1968-1969, most notably picking up wins at Alcarreno and the Criterium Luis de Baviera. During his ownership of R3, Lazcano was normally navigated by Ricardo Munoz who appeared under the pseudonym Rizos.
For 1970, R3 was sold to another Spanish privateer: Julio Garcia Delgado.
Garcia Delgado raced the 911 R on a couple of occasions (finishing on the podium both times), after which the car was retired from active duty.
Garcia Delgado sold R3 in 1971. It remained in Spain until 2001 and has since been restored to original condition.
Notable History
Porsche System
Registered: S-ZZ 829
Sportomatic & 911 S Rally Kit engine
26/08/1967 IND Marathon de la Route, Nurburgring (V. Elford / H. Herrmann / J. Neerpasch) 1st oa, 1st Gr.6 class (#14)
Fitted with manual gearbox and 911 R engine
1968 sold to Jaime Lazcano, Spain
18/08/1968 ESP Rallye a las Rias Baixas (J. Lazcano) 27th oa (#6)
23/02/1969 ESP Rally Internacional del Sherry (J. Lazcano / R. Munoz) 2nd oa (#??)
23/03/1969 ESP Rally Alcarreno (J. Lazcano / R. Munoz) 1st oa (#??)
13/04/1969 ESP Criterium Luis de Baviera (J. Lazcano / R. Munoz) 1st oa (#??)
06/07/1969 ESP Rallye Internacional de Ourense (J. Lazcano / R. Munoz) 4th oa, 4th Class 6 (#2)
1970 sold to Julio Garcia Delgado, Spain
15/02/1970 ESP I Premio Escuderia Alicante, Vistahermosa (J. Garcia Delgado) 2nd oa, 1st Gr.6 class (#??)
06/09/1970 ESP Alcaniz (J. Garcia Delgado) 3rd (#??)
1971 sold to first of several Spanish owners
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