Last August Porsche released their Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport concept with the view to running with the FIA R-GT regulations (see Porsche likely to compete with new Cayman GT4 Clubsport).
They have now taken the next step and expect to contest the 2020 season after a positive response at the launch of the Cayman GT4 Rallye Concept Car at the 2018 ADAC Rallye Deutschland. It was Romain Dumas (France) who went on to drive the car as the course car and now it will have its first demo run on snow and ice at the Porsche Winter Event held before the GP Ice Race in Zell am See (Austria, 19/20 January).
In contrast to the concept vehicle, the future rally car will not be based on the Cayman GT4 Clubsport but on the new 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport unveiled in early January.
The response from the rally fan camp, teams, drivers and series organisers was a decisive factor in going ahead with the new development programme. The comparatively low operating cost of the new R-GT-regulation vehicle is a major advantage, thanks to its close affinity to the production car.
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The R-GT regulations were introduced by FIA, the world’s governing motorsport body, for the 2011 season. The aim of the concept is to give ambitious customer teams and private drivers a chance to take on the sporting challenge of rallies in a cost effective way. For the 2014 season, the regulations were again extensively revised. Customers can contest events around the world with R-GT-homologated vehicles. Highlights include the famous Monte Carlo Rally and the legendary tarmac stages of the WRC round run on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
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