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Porsche have exceeded all expectations and taken some of their most famous race cars to Australia, to celebrate their 60th anniversary of selling cars down under.

Putting things into perspective, Melbourne is over 10,000 miles from Stuttgart: some 21 hours flying time. The Porsche Museum has shipped a number of exceptional machines to the southern hemisphere, including the RS60 and 908 Targa Florio winners, Moby Dick and one of the all conquering 962s. They have also sent a very special 911: the SC rally car used by Walter Röhrl and Christian Geistdörfer in the 1981 San Remo rally.

San Remo ’81 was a defining moment in the relationship between Röhrl and Porsche. With the 4wd Audis set to dominate, Walter and Christian kept them behind until a smashed SC driveshaft near the finish cost them the event.

Porsche took the cars to Phillip Island, where they ran the Historic Festival alongside some local circuit heroes, then to the Historic Motorsports festival at Longford and finally to Tasmania. This year is the 20th anniversary of the Targa Tasmania, and Walter and Christian will compete in the SC on the event.

Targa Tasmania is an epic road rally on some of Australia’s greatest roads. Walters sums it up beautifully in this video, where he notes how the Targa lasts 6 days, whereas most World Championship events last only three.

That 911s old and new can be driven flat out over such testing conditions and keep going says it all; no wonder so many winners in so many classes drive Porsche cars.

Porsche are following Targa Tasmania on their Youtube channel. Keep watching for more great videos!