It isn't really possible to find a car more significant to the history of the Porsche brand than the very first one to wear the Porsche name. 356 "No. 1" Roadster was first registered for road use in June of 1948, and heavily influenced the styling of the original run of Gmund 356s. Over the next seven decades, this Porsche was reshaped by the …
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Happy 70th Birthday To The Legendary Hurley Haywood
There are few people quite so inextricably linked with Porsche's motorsport efforts in North America than Harris 'Hurley' Haywood. Having been a part of the Brumos Racing team from the late 1960s through just a handful of years ago, he's the winningest driver at the Daytona 24, and one of the most successful American racers at Le Mans. He was an …
Continue to the full articleWhat Is Das Renn Treffen, And Should You Go Next Year?
DasRennTreffen, or DRT for short, has grown into a Porsche fanatic's dream event, with hundreds of cars from the brand's lengthy history lining the closed-down city streets for the day. This year was the show's fourth, and by far the largest, edition. If this steady state of growth continues, we'll definitely need to add DRT to our calendar of …
Continue to the full articleBill Warner Named As Co-Grand Marshal to Rennsport Reunion VI
Last August Porsche announced Rennsport Reunion VI would be held this coming September. Since then, other than October's announcement that tickets were now on sale, we haven't heard much. Well, we gleaned another tidbit of information last night. Guardians of Porsche Winemaker's Dinner As most of you know, it's the Amelia Island Concours …
Continue to the full articleWhat We Learned About Rod Emory’s 356RSR Project At SEMA
Originally sketched out by Rod Emory way back in 2012, the 356 RSR Outlaw has been a project that he's wanted to build for quite a while. When Henrique Cisneros, owner of Momo, spotted the sketch in Rod's archives, he knew that it had to be built. From the word go, Henrique and Rod have been collaborating on this wild monster of a hot rod 356. The …
Continue to the full articleThis is What it Will Cost to Attend Rennsport Reunion VI Next Fall
Porsche announced the return of Rennsport Reunion this past August and we've been looking forward to it ever since. As with RRV and RRIV, the venue for Rennsport Reunion VI (RRVI) is Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Yesterday, Porsche released the logo for RRVI along with ticket pricing and their social media hashtag …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Announces Rennsport Reunion VI
After three years, Porsche's Rennsport Reunion returns. Once again on the West Coast, the legendary event returns to Laguna Seca for September 27-30th, 2018. Rennsport Reunion began in 2001 at Lime Rock Park, followed by two events at Daytona International Speedway in 2004 and 2007. The last two iterations have taken place at Laguna Seca; a trend …
Continue to the full articleOur Top Ten Favorite Moments From Rennsport Reunion V
10. Meeting amazing drivers, both current and historically significant From the very first evening of the event, we were treated to lovely meals in the presence of legendary drivers, both of eras gone by and the current one. On the first evening, we had a lovely dinner with Eliot Forbes-Robinson and his wife, talking about his illustrious …
Continue to the full articleAn In-Depth Analysis Of The Porsche 908LH’s Suspension Activated Ailerons
One of the highlights of Rennsport Reunion V, for me, was being able to see one of Porsche's most interesting aerodynamic concepts in action, the Suspension Activated Ailerons found on the rear bodywork of the Revs Institute's 908 LangHeck. I've had a keen interest in the advancement of aerodynamic study in the late 1960s and early 1970s, because …
Continue to the full articleThe Beauty Of Rennsport Reunion Distilled Into One Video
Rennsport Reunion V at Laguna Seca was easily the best Porsche event we've ever been to. The weekend was an absolute blur of color, shapes, and noise. Our attention span was practically nil, as we were constantly wrenched away from one amazing thing to look at some other more amazing thing just a few feet away. At one point, we found ourselves …
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