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The 993 was rightly viewed as an over-engineered masterpiece and was the last of the air-cooled 911s. It was an almost complete re-design with only 20% of its parts shared with its 964 predecessor. An alloy subframe with alloy multilink suspension system significantly improved handling and required wider wheel arches which were incorporated into a new, smoother body design by British stylist Tony Hatter.

Since 1993, Porsche Motorsport has organised the one-make Carrera Cup and the more prestigious Porsche Super Cup that supported the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Carrera Cup/Super Cup cars had a larger, more powerful 3.8 litre (M64/70) engine than the 3.6 litre road version and had a higher compression ratio and racing valve gear which allowed higher revs. The 6-speed gearbox was reinforced and fitted with a competition clutch. Other modifications over the standard road car included a straight-through exhaust system, lower ride height (70mm) and lighter body (270g) due to the use of thinner glass, an aluminium luggage cover and fibreglass front bumper. At the rear was an adjustable fixed spoiler and the interior was completely stripped out with an integrated Matter roll cage. A racing seat, fire extinguisher, built-in jacking system and larger wheels with quick-release hubs completed the race specification.

Super Cup chassis WP0ZZZ99ZSS398073 was delivered new in 1995 and took part in both the (German) Carrera Cup and Super Cup championships of that year driven by German multiple Le Mans Winner Marco Werner. Werner achieved several podiums with the car, with wins at Imola in Super Cup and Norisring in Carrera Cup, as well as pole position at Nurburgring and fastest lap at Singen.

The car took part in more Super Cup races in 1996 as well as multiple VLN events at the Nurburgring. The VLN races were initially sponsored by Valvoline and later Veedol, so the series latterly became known as the ‘Veedol Cup’.

In 1999 the 993 raced in several GTP endurance events and in 2000 competed in the 2000 Veedol Cup and 24 Hours of Nurburgring where it finished 11th driven by Frank Klaas, Michael Irmgartz, Frank Stippler and Franz Konrad.

For the 2001 season Jurgen von Gartzen developed the car further adding RSR wheel arch extensions, wider BBS rims, 120 litre Gig race tank, Bilstein GT2 adjustable suspension and upgraded the gearbox to GT2 specification. The car then competed in the Veedol Cup, GTP and 24 Hours of Nurburgring driven by Michael Irmgartz, Helmut Reis, Horst Stabler and Frank Henning-Klaas finishing 9th. In 2002 the car again took part in GTP endurance races and the 24 hours of Nurburgring finishing 10th.

After a second place in Veedol Cup in 2003 the 993 was retired from active competition and was purchased by Thomas Schmitz who had the correct Super Cup M64/70 engine fully rebuilt by Willy Neubaur to RSR specification. The rebuild was also photographically documented.

By 2008 the 993 had become part of a private collection and was displayed at the Porsche Museum, Gmund preserved in its final racing form.

In 2018 the car was in Stuttgart for the celebration of 30 years of Porsche Carrera Cup. Several drivers from Carrera Cup and Super Cup were present including Marco Werner, one of the few who achieved a win in both series. He met with his old companions Wolfgang Land, Harald Grohs and Altfried Heger and signed the roof of his old car, his signature remains in place.

In May 2021 the current UK-based owner sent the 993 to highly regarded motorsport engineers BBM Sport of Daventry to recommission the car and convert it for road use. As part of the process a handbrake was fitted along with a windscreen washer system, front side lights, rear number plate light and horn. A passenger seat was fitted with new harnesses plus a newly fabricated passenger foot plate. Other works included new front splitter, wheel bearings, windscreen, LED rain light, GPS sender module for stack speedometer and fuel gauge and level sender. The old 120-litre race fuel tank previously filled the luggage area, so it was replaced with a new smaller capacity unit along with the necessary new fuel lines. The engine oil and filter were replaced, and the split rim BBS wheels were rebuilt before four new Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres were fitted.

Finally, the car was UK registered and issued with an MOT certificate. The invoices for the recommissioning and road conversion totalled over £22,000.

Freshly recommissioned, road-registered and proudly displaying genuine road rash (patina!) from when it last raced in 2003, this 993 Super Cup is a genuine limited production Porsche race car with a successful international competition history that can now be enjoyed on the road. A very rare opportunity indeed.