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The Porsche 911 SC RS was a bit of an odd ball car in many ways. It only really came about because Porsche couldn't get the turbo charged, four-wheel drive 959 built quick enough for Group B. So they decided to develop a stop-gap evolution of their existing rally car, the 911 SC, to fill the void. Enter the 911 SC RS.
The team was run by David Richards Autosport (DRA - now Prodrive) with significant Rothmans sponsorship. The 911 SC RS was an old fashioned, naturally aspirated rally car, which was never going to be properly competitive against the Audi Quattros and Peugeot 205 T16s on gravel. But tarmac was a different story.
During the 1980s, Rothmans pumped significant sponsorship into the Circuit of Ireland, which meant visitations from the DRA Porsche 911s in 1984, 1985 and 1986.
Henri Toivonen in 1984
Bernard Beguin (no.9) and Billy Coleman (no.3) in 1985
Saeed Al Hajri and Billy Coleman (no.5) in 1986
I can't find a picture of Al-Rajhi, as he binned the car in the early morning darkness of day 2. Coleman also retired later in the event.
Here's some in-car action
Billy Coleman did have more success with the 911 SC RS in other rallies though. He won the 1985 Donegal Rally after a very close battle with Austin MacHale
And second in the 1985 Cork 20
Both Coleman and Al-Rajhi tackled the 1986 Galway International rally, in wintry conditions. Despite the snow, Coleman won by over 6 minutes.
After the poor showing on the Circuit of Ireland, Coleman switched to a DRA run MG Metro 6R4 for Donegal. The 911 SC RS basically disappeared from view from Irish rallying following that switch. The demise of Group B at the end of 1986 sealed the fate of the 911 SC RS along with most other Group B machines.
The team was run by David Richards Autosport (DRA - now Prodrive) with significant Rothmans sponsorship. The 911 SC RS was an old fashioned, naturally aspirated rally car, which was never going to be properly competitive against the Audi Quattros and Peugeot 205 T16s on gravel. But tarmac was a different story.
During the 1980s, Rothmans pumped significant sponsorship into the Circuit of Ireland, which meant visitations from the DRA Porsche 911s in 1984, 1985 and 1986.
Henri Toivonen in 1984
Bernard Beguin (no.9) and Billy Coleman (no.3) in 1985
Saeed Al Hajri and Billy Coleman (no.5) in 1986
I can't find a picture of Al-Rajhi, as he binned the car in the early morning darkness of day 2. Coleman also retired later in the event.
Here's some in-car action
Billy Coleman did have more success with the 911 SC RS in other rallies though. He won the 1985 Donegal Rally after a very close battle with Austin MacHale
And second in the 1985 Cork 20
Both Coleman and Al-Rajhi tackled the 1986 Galway International rally, in wintry conditions. Despite the snow, Coleman won by over 6 minutes.
After the poor showing on the Circuit of Ireland, Coleman switched to a DRA run MG Metro 6R4 for Donegal. The 911 SC RS basically disappeared from view from Irish rallying following that switch. The demise of Group B at the end of 1986 sealed the fate of the 911 SC RS along with most other Group B machines.
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