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World renown automotive journalist, Chris Harris, has driven some of the most exotic, fast, and rare automobiles in the world, and has driven on many circuits including Germany’s famed Autobahn and the Bahrain International Circuit. 
He has plenty of driving skills and his knowledge about the automotive world is impeccable comapred to the standard car nut – he definitely knows what he is talking about in front of the camera and doing behind the wheel.
This time, it is no different as he gets his racing-gloved hands on something rather different, a Porsche rally car. Porsche is known best as a circuit car, a car that adheres to the pavement and performs best on dry smooth roads. Seeing race-bred 911s tooling around the streets, or being raced at the track is nothing new.
The fact that this particular Porsche 911 likes to get dirty, and by that we mean covered with dirt with a propensity to spit gravel as it accelerates is something new. This car sits on plush, soft, long-throw suspension, rather than the standard stiff, short circuit suspension, and rolls on tires that are meant for gravel and dirt. What most of us do not know is that Porsche has a history with rallying.
In the 80’s and 90’s, Porsches were a somewhat common sight at rally races, but slowly disappeared as time went on. Fast forward to 2013 and Porsches are slowly stepping back into the scene as evidenced by this 911 owned by a privateer, Richard Tuthill.
While every thing else looks like a standard GT Porsche, FIA regulations keeps the horsepower in check, as well as other aspects of the 911 design. Changes made to the cup car to comply with the FIA rules and regulations for rallying is not as simple as suspension and tires. Cages, fuel tank, the way spare components are stored in the car, everything was redone to be able to compete.
