Our Porsche K3R, Rebirth of a Legend

Well its been a while, but with this build blog being possibly the most important one in our company history, we felt it is going to be important to get this build documented meticulously, so its well worth the extra effort of logging the build process, as this one is super special and its taken a while to get to this point.

It all started back in 2018 with a visit to Germany to see our good friends the Zimmerman Family and if you are not familiar with that name its the home of DP Motorsport and Zimspeed, two separate companies but with an huge history for all things Porsche, Ekkehard Zimmerman of DP Motorsport the mastermind behind the aero kits and bodywork modifications of the original Porsche Kremer 935K3.

During our visit to Germany we managed to squeeze in a visit to the Kremer factory to see our friend and owner Eberhard Baunach and his amazing set up with the hope of seeing his all new Kremer K3 creation which had been based on the 997 Chassis dubbed the K3R, all designed built and put together by Holger Zimmerman and Eberhard didn't disappoint, letting us get up close and personal with the all new 997 K3R.

Our plan back then was to build our very own Porsche 997 Kremer K3R, but at that time Eberhard was only looking to build them in-house at cost upwards and over €200k Euro, the fact we couldn't build our own example, as well as the cost sent us off in another direction and as most people that follow us will know that direction was our GT3 street builds, what followed was the Speedwells 997 GT3R Turbo and the BMW Z4 GT3 V8 build.

Roll on to 2025 and the lure of the K3R again caught our attention, hearing that Eberhard had sold Kremer racing, not being privy to all of the details, what we do know is the amazing K3R race aero pack was not part of the deal, they do say patience is a virtue, and we must say we do agree.

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Porsche 997 K3R Prototype build

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So with not one but two K3R full exposed carbon aero kits ordered we have two builds in the pipeline, with our very own prototype build that will be constructed this year as well as 01 build for a local client being built at the early part of next year

Both builds will be twin turbo, V8 set ups, it would have been easier especially from a purist point of view to go down the Porsche Mezger Twin Turbo chassis route, with its Porsche engine, but if you know anything about us and what we do, normal is not in our vocabulary, lets be honest lots of people can put a kit onto a car, tune it and throw out a pretty decent looking car, Kremer have already done that with the K3R, showcasing their amazing product on 997 cup cars and the 997 Turbo chassis, out of the small amount of 997's that have been produced 3 race cars and 1 street car, so we plan to do things a little different, built under the GT3RR brand, where VAD will supply the aero kits and forged magnesium wheels, LSX Performance will build the 800hp + Fully forged V8 twin turbo engines and BC Fab with supply the installation brains and skill set of the projects, with the likes of Bilstein and Turbo Smart already onboard with the project, if there is one build worth a follow, its this one.

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Porsche 997 k3R Pink Pig Race Livery, The Rebirth of a Legend

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Our trip to Germany

We start our German trip with a visit to our good friend Holger Zimmerman which was the main purpose of our visit, we have been dealing with Holger and his team at ZimSpeed for so long it’s great to finally put faces to names and see the operation up close and personal, the company that makes so many parts for us and the set up didn't disappoint, such a skillful bunch of people that all have the craft of producing aero parts in all composite materials from Kevlar to full dry carbon, I'm extremely happy knowing our parts are in the hands of such fantastic composite partners, they are mould makers of the finest caliber, with such a huge list of companies they have manufactured parts for, with Kremer racing and Zakspeed among their business associates.

Kremer 935 K3

Porsche Cayman GT4

Porsche 991 GT Cup

Porsche 996 GT2 Evo

In the ZimSpeed headquarters there were a couple of cars that caught my attention, the first was a Porsche 911 993 GT2 RS EVO, a full on track weapon that was in for repairs and rear fender widening, something the team are renown for, it seems wider is better and this 993 was certainly that, you could tell this was a serious track car and one I would have loved to of took home, it was one very special car, with all the right bits, it just looked fast parked up in the workshop.

Another build that was under construction was the third member of the all new Kremer Racing K3R 997 and to see it at the beginning stages was just fantastic, we timed this trip to perfection as we could see what has gone into making this car what it is, and we must say Holger has done a stellar job designing this K3 for a modern day Porsche chassis, it just works so well and when you see it close up alongside a genuine 935 k3, you realise he absolutely nailed the design, I guess it helped the fact that his father who owns DP Motorsport designed all of the original Kremer 935 K3 race cars, but credit where its due, the guy is a complete genius, you only have to look at this creation to see it will certainly be his legacy, and one I'm proud to hopefully be involved with in some capacity.

Rinaldi Racing

Rinaldi Racing

Rinaldi Racing

Rinaldi Racing

Another highlight of our first day in Mendig was a visit to Holger's good friend Michele Rinaldi, owner of Rinaldi Racing, which is the unit opposite, and that was a visit we will not forget in a hurry, not only was Michele a wonderful host but the toys he had in his workshop were mind blowing, with a new 991 GT3 RS, 964-RS and Carrera GT the first thing that i was greeted by, the best was to yet to follow, walking into the second part of the workshop where a Porsche 991 Cup car casually sat next to a Ferrari 458 GT3, further enhanced by a pair of Ferrari 488 GT3 race cars, one complete stripped down undergoing various checks for the new race season ahead, as Rinaldi Racing compete in the Blancpain GT series and seeing their set up, we now understand why they do so well, with their own engineering room fully kitted out with no expense spared, and we are glad to see they are still heavily involved with the after-market Porsche scene, servicing and tuning still very much a part of their business, so if anyone requires a full gearbox build or a 4.3 engine upgrade for their 997 then get in touch as we will be working with them on all aspects of road going tuning for the Porsche market.

Our next stop was the Legends at DP Motorsport, that’s a read you want to miss, catch it with our next blog post.

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Kremer K3 997

Every now and again a build comes along that simply blows you away, well for us it’s the Kremer Motorsport K3 -997, and what a spectacular machine it is.

Every car enthusiast will know, or should know all a about Kremer Racing, especially the K3 and their racing history, even if you aren’t an avid Porsche fan, any petrol head will remember the old Kremer 935-K3, that was based on the old 930 Porsche Turbo chassis, it totally devastated all in its path, it was such a formidable machine from the late 70’s early 80’s, who can forget that noise of the flame spitting 850bhp, these magnificent wide body beauties dominating race tracks all over the world, especially in the hands of Klaus Ludwig, winning Lemans out right in its class in 1979, they truly were incredible machines, in every detail, it was kremer racing at their very best.

Now enter 2016, and they have been working hard on a very special machine, with the help Holger Zimmerman, and oh boy… we can confess, we want one so bad, it hurts… the all new K3 997, yes you read that right… K3 body styling with a 997 chassis, it’s totally genius, mixing the old look, with a more modern chassis, what a fantastic recipe, we are totally mind blow, whoever came up with the idea, is a complete genius, yes it going to be expensive, but just look at it, its immense, did we already mention we wanted one… Dear Santa.

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