Just found out that it's on.....
Rennsport Reunion IV at Monterey/Laguna Seca
October 13th-16th
All the historic race cars from the Porsche Museum.


Hotels will fill up fast once the word is out tomorrow.

 

Great!

 

The final event of that Rennsport week in California will be called the 'Porsche Race Car Classic'. It will be held at Quail Lodge on October 16th at the field where Porsche set up its 'Zentrum' for the Panamera world introduction several years ago. It will be a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of famous race cars and drivers from the period. The planning for this event started 3 years ago and you don't want to miss it. It is an expensive ticket (includes admission & unlimited food & drinks like The Quail in August) but $350 of the $400 ticket is a charitable contribution for cancer research & it's tax deductible. Like The Quail, tickets will be limited so plan ahead. Also suggest all make your hotel reservations early. z356 (Carmel)
http://www.2011porscheracecarclassic.com/

 

Where's the official announcement for the Rennsport Reunion?

 

My understanding is that the official press release will come from PCNA on Tuesday, March 8th. I just came back from the annual Los Angeles Porsche Literature and Memorabilia Meet where I met with the organizers of the Porsche Race Car Classic (scheduled for Oct 16th) and they were not allowed to talk about Rennsport until the official announcement is made. I was surprised that Wayne Dempsey of Pelican posted about it yesterday (the fact that he will be one of the sponsors of Rennsport IV), which is what brought about the buzz in the last 24 hours. z356 (Carmel)

 

I just saw this posted at the Early 911S Registry forum. However, I don't see it anywhere else at the moment and it has a March 8th dateline. My hunch is that this was the tentative announcement subject to final approval and review by all parties involved which might have been leaked. Let's see if tomorrow's official announcement has exactly the same wording. For example, the Porsche Race Car Classic is not really a Concours (like at Pebble Beach) but a 'Gathering'. A few trophies will be handed out (e.g. historical significance, etc) but it is not a 'White Glove / Q-Tip' beauty contest! Saludos, z356

"PORSCHE ANNOUNCES RENNSPORT REUNION IV TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER
World’s Largest Gathering of Porsche Race Cars and Drivers Seeks New Frontiers, Moves West
ATLANTA, GA – March 8, 2011 — 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 decade-long, illustrious history of the legendary 911 race cars.

After the highly successful staging of three venues in the East, held every three years, with the first one held in Lime Rock in 2001, Rennsport Reunion IV will now be moving west, tapping a vast array of car aficionados and Porsche enthusiasts.

“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.”

Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will assemble the wide variety of Porsche’s most historic racing models from the nimble 550 Spyder of the mid-Fifties through the mighty 917 and 956/962 of the Seventies and Eighties to the highly successful RS Spyder of the last decade. Special tribute will be paid to the numerous racing versions of the Porsche 911 and their countless victories on the dawn of what will become another milestone of this iconic sports car from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.

“This will truly be a rare gathering of significant Porsche race cars on the West Coast,” commented Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. “Porsche has a long racing tradition in Monterey and we look forward to celebrating its heritage in a befitting manner for everyone to enjoy.”

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.”

 

I was notified Saturday morning and didn't post this thread until yesterday. It's definitely on. Porsche is saying they will empty the museum/warehouses with every race car that exists and ship them to Monterey!!!