A forum for the "Sports Purpose" early 911 enthusiast and dedicated to the Porsche factory 911 racing cars of the 1965-1973 era.

The goal of the R Gruppe is to link club members and enthusiasts of the early Porsche 911 and share images & information.

R Gruppe Rennsport 2007 Gallery

Featured in the Forum Gallery are over 1000 pictures from Rennsport Reunion III.

In the late 1960's Porsche published a manual entitled, "Information Regarding Porsche Vehicles Used for Sports Purpose," written for competition drivers buying a new car and intending to participate in racing events. It highlighted all of the factory racing parts available and the most optimal settings for modifying a production Porsche 911 for various track, rally, and hillclimb events.

With a standardized design theme of the early modifications and an emphasis on balance & lightweight over raw horsepower, the consequence to making sports modifications to your early 911 ended up giving it that "hot rod look," while making it much faster as well. Many of these parts are easily bolted on and off and so a modified car could theoretically be returned back to it's original condition, if desired.

But expressing one's creative ideas in sheet metal has always been a Hot Rod tradition, and so the sports modified manual is only a guide, not the end all reference.

The creative results shown within this website will hopefully inspire you to finish your early Porsche 911 project and get it out on the street or at the track. more

R Gruppe Merchandise

R Gruppe T-Shirts and other merchandise now available online! Click Member Area at the top, then Market to go to the R Gruppe online store.

Pictures of the build and the details behind this gorgeous hot rod awarded Best New Car at the 2007 Treffen - just one of the many features to be found on the new R Gruppe Forum. Sign up today!

 Thanks for making the 2007 Treffen a huge success!