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350 Porsche race cars on route to Laguna Seca for Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV

More than 350 Porsche race cars have been accepted to participate in the on-track racing during Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV, October 14-16. They will tackle the historic 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where many of these same cars once turned a wheel in anger during their professional racing day.

Complementing the race cars in the paddock will be a very special display of approximately 50 Porsche race cars that will be showcased to Porsche fans, and each one has its own story. This includes cars from two very significant collections: the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany, and The Revs Institute for Automotive Research at the Collier Collection in Naples, Florida.

Special cars from Porsche Museum include:

• 1971 Porsche 16-Cylinder, the only one built and intended for the Can-Am series
• 1973 Porsche 911 RSR, winner of the last Targa Florio
• 1977 935/2.0 "Baby," which "added lightness"
• "Moby Dick," the original that many consider to be the ultimate 935 Porsche
• Porsche 961, considered to be the "Uberporsche" race car, and is the one and only
• 911 GT-1 98 LM, which is widely thought to be the ultimate 911
The Revs Institute is an internationally-recognized collection that focuses not only on the automobile as a technological device, but as an agent for social and economic change, and worthy to be considered among the masterpieces of creativity. This 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational foundation is a vast collection in the highly specialized field of automotive historical research, comprising an enormous resource on automotive history for scholars, historians, media, institutions and academia.

Cars from the Revs Institute's exhibit: "Porsche: Designed to Excel" include:

• 1953 Porsche 550 Coupe, the very first 550 built and raced at Le Mans
• 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder, raced extensively in 1959 by now-legendary drivers
• 1960 Porsche Abarth-Carrera GTL, the only factory entry in the 1960 Le Mans
• 1967 Porsche 911R, winner of the 1969 Tour de France and Tour of Corsica
• 1971 Porsche 917K, of the famous Martini Racing Team, founded by Louise Piëch

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Rennsport Reunion IV & Porsche Race Car Classic - HOME - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

The World’s Largest Gathering of Porsche Race Cars and Drivers will be held in October

Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca today announced Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will take place at the famed California racetrack the weekend of October 14 – 16, 2011.

Sponsored by PCNA, Rennsport Reunion IV brings together an unprecedented gathering of significant Porsche vintage and current race cars, as well those who have driven them to victory in the world’s most famous sports car races. The three-day program of on-track competition is complemented by a concours d’elegance, which is open to invited race participants, and special activities celebrating the decades-long history of the legendary 911 race cars.

Complementing the Rennsport Reunion IV venue is the Porsche Race Car Classic, an exclusive concours held at nearby Quail Lodge in Carmel on Sunday, October 16. Steve Heinrichs, producer of the Porsche Race Car Classic, explained, “this once-in-a-lifetime gathering of vintage Porsche race cars solely from Porsche’s break-out era of 1950-1965 will raise critical funding to directly support lung cancer research. We’ll have Gmünds, Glöcklers, 550s, 718s, 804s, 904s, 356s, Abarths and more - in numbers and provenance never before seen.”

For more information on Rennsport Reunion IV or to purchase tickets, please explore the links below. To find out more regarding the Porsche Race Car Classic please visit October 16, 2011 | Porsche Race Car Classic.

 

I will be there to capture them all (if I can..)

 

I'm flying from Atlanta. I can't wait. Chris from Cali has two 3 day passes for sale also guys.

 

Thanks! I am crushed I can't make it... Work/baby/new house. Priorities. As mentioned, I do have two 3-day passes plus Porsche Corral parking available $150 for all of it - shoot me a PM.

 

Awesome video!

Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV - YouTube

An unprecedented gathering of Porsche historic and modern race cars from around the world, and many of the famous drivers who piloted them to victory, will descend on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for three days of racing, story-telling and camaraderie at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV on October 14-16, 2011.

 

Have a great time Jason!

Living the life man! I love it! Hope the baby will be as healthy as possible.

 

 

Everything is booked and I CANNOT wait!!!!!!! That's CfC!

 

This is awesome!

 

That's THE meeting!