This year, the Porsche Rennsport Reunion will take place at the famed California racetrack between October 14 – 16, 2011, the North American division of Porsche announced today. The event is considered to be the world’s largest gathering of Porsche vintage and current race cars, and is also attended by the drivers who got behind their wheel.
The three-day program of on-track competition is complemented by a concours d'elegance, which is open to invited race participants.
The cars to be featured at the forthcoming event include a variety of historic racing models, from the 550 Spyder, through the 917 and 956/962, and to the GT3 RSR.
"While the Rennsport name has become a staple fixture for international collectors and racers over the past ten years, choosing the Monterey Peninsula will open up this one-of-a-kind gathering to the many Porsche fans in California and beyond who were previously unable to attend," said Detlev von Platen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche Cars North America.
"Now they'll have the opportunity to see, feel and hear from up close hundreds of famous Porsche race cars and dozens of their drivers from past and present during a truly memorable weekend dedicated to Porsche's motorsport heritage."
As for the concours, this is dubbed the Porsche Race Car Classic and is due to be held on October 16 at Quail Lodge.
"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 Gmunds, Glocklers, 550s, 718s, 804s, 904s, 356s, Abarths and more - in numbers and provenance never before seen," explained Steve Heinrichs, producer of the Porsche Race Car Classic.
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