Jacky Ickx tries out the works' 3.8 RS Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
This test was at the Ascari track in Málaga, Spain. Jacky Ickx has a long association with Porsche and I bet the 6-times Le Mans winner made the Mezger engine sing! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Fitting then that Porsche Ag has just invited Jacky Ickx to try the new RS at Spa Francorchamps. His evaluation would be meaningful. I mean we are talking about the winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One, the winner of the Can-Am Championship in 1979, and the winner of the Dakar Rally. He drove the 997 4.0 RS too! Image Unavailable, Please Login
For anyone interested, here is an incredible publication about the man himself, with iconic 'toasted' helmet featured on the cover: Official website for the limited edition book about Jacky Ickx - Photo & Video Image Unavailable, Please Login
With the advent of the new GT3 RS, EVO explores the lineage: Porsche 996 GT3 RS revisited ? The advent of the modern-era RS | Evo
Thanks for sharing. Jacky Ickx is SO smooth! I wonder why I didn't see him deploy the pit-lane button!
The manual gearboxes will be going into the new GT, as opposed to the RS cars: 'Pure' Porsche 911 GT planned | Autocar Porsche Plans 911 ?GT? For Purists: Report
Jacky Ickx flat out @ Spa. In this pic the Lava Orange looks almost red. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Contrast with this image of the same car and it looks orange. I have noticed Lava Orange is very light-sensitive in images. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The nice folks @ Isringhausen have shared with me that they have this 3.6 RS for sale: J5 Green $3,070 78 Black Full Leather $2,995 P74 Bi-Xenon Headlamp Package $1,090 EZA Interior Package Carbon $890 EZB Carbon Package Switch Panel $2,900 X69 Carbon Door Sill Model Insignia $780 XMJ Rear Center Console - Carbon $1,625 XXZ Foot Rest Aluminum $250 810 Floor Mats - Interior Color $140 Destination Charge $860 Originally delivered to Niello Porsche, Rocklin, California. They are asking a breathtaking quarter million dollars for it, but with the advent of $600k 4.0 RSs, perhaps it's a nice deal. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
It appears the original owner ordered 2550 with the Club Sport roll-cage which Niello fitted at new - here is a pic of the car at Niello when new. Spec sheet attached. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
My thoughts exactly. However, if you do the math, the USA 3.6 RS is rarer than a USA Carrera GT, and given the current trajectory of collectible values, perhaps the GT3 RS is beginning to follow suit. USA 997 GT3 RS PRODUCTION NUMBERS (by model year) 2007 3.6 RS - 366 2008 3.6 RS - 47 Total USA - 413 2010 3.8 RS - 426 2011 3.8 RS - 117 Total USA - 543 2011 4.0 RS - 129 Total USA - 129
