The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny skies at California\u2019s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last weekend, with more than 300 vintage Porsches from all over the world assembled to celebrate the marque while participating in seven race groups.<\/p>\n
The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart brought 40 cars along, most of them presented as Porsche Legends of Le Mans in Laguna\u2019s permanent garages. Not far away, under a huge tent, were about five dozen privately owned Porsche racecars of all shapes and sizes arrayed in a Chopard Heritage Display, and included among them were the Penske Racing 917\/10 and 917\/30 that rolled over Can-Am competition in 1972 and \u201973 in the respective hands of George Follmer and Mark Donohue.<\/p>\n
Greeting attendees in a paddock park was a three-car display featuring Porsche\u2019s first class winner at Le Mans (above), the 1949 356 SL that claimed the 750cc-1100cc class in 1951 driven by Auguste Veuillet and Edmond Mouche, a factory replica of the 1969 917K with which Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann scored Porsche\u2019s first overall victory at La Sarthe in 1970, and the 2015 919 Hybrid with which Nico H\u00fclkenberg, Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy won this year\u2019s race. Both Bamber and Tandy were on hand, as was fellow team driver Mark Webber.<\/p>\n
Scores of famous Porsche racers from the past were also in evidence, among them Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Hurley Haywood, George Follmer, Vic Elford, Gijs van Lennep, J\u00fcrgen Barth, Vern Schuppan, Jim Busby and Danny Sullivan \u2014 as well as Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann. Fabled racing program administrators and engineers like Norbert Singer, Valentin Shafer, Alwin Springer and Hartmut Kristin were also on hand. Further, nearly 1,500 street-driven Porsches populated the Porsche Club of America corrals in the track\u2019s infield.<\/p>\n
On Saturday afternoon a Concours on Pit Lane was held after the final race had been run, with more than 100 Porsche racecars lined up for inspection. The winners of the Concours\u2019 classes are listed below, along with the winners in each of the race groups.<\/p>\n
Concours on Pit Lane winners:<\/p>\n
Gmund Class Award<\/strong> \u2013 Rick Grant, 1958 Porsche RSK Center Steer<\/p>\n Eifel Class Award<\/strong> \u2013 Jeff Lewis, 1967 Porsche 911 Trans-Am<\/p>\n Weissach Class Award<\/strong> \u2013 Chuck Harris, 1966 Porsche 906<\/p>\n Carrera Class Award<\/strong> \u2013 Alan Benjamin, 1975 Porsche RSR 3.0<\/p>\n Stuttgart Class Award<\/strong> \u2013 Rob Dyson, 1984 Porsche 962 IMSA<\/p>\n Heritage Class Award<\/strong> \u2013 The Revs Institute, 1958 RSK Spyder<\/p>\n Best Design Award<\/strong> \u2013 Charles Nearburg, 1980 Porsche 936 Spyder<\/p>\n Bob Carlson Award<\/strong> \u2013 Joe Lacob, 1959 Porsche RSK Spyder<\/p>\n Bob Snodgrass Award<\/strong> \u2013 Stanley Gold, 1952 Porsche America Roadster<\/p>\n Hurley Haywood Favorite<\/strong> \u2013 Robert Weber, 1976 Porsche 934.5<\/p>\n Jacky Ickx Favorite<\/strong> \u2013 The Ingram Collection, 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder<\/p>\n Hartmut Kristen Favorite<\/strong> \u2013 David MacNeil, 2007 Porsche RS Spyder<\/p>\n Detlev von Platen Favorite<\/strong> \u2013 The Ingram Collection, 1955 Porsche RS Spyder<\/p>\n Alwin Springer Favorite<\/strong> \u2013 Rob Kauffman, 1973 Porsche 917\/30 Can-Am Spyder<\/p>\n Best Le Mans Production Race Car<\/strong> \u2013 Bruce Meyer, 1979 Porsche 935 K3<\/p>\n Best Le Mans Prototype<\/strong> \u2013 Reinhold Joest, 1984 Porsche 956 Group C<\/p>\n Best in Show<\/strong> \u2013 The Revs Institute, 1969 Porsche 908 LH Coupe<\/p>\n Race Group winners were:<\/p>\n Group 1:<\/strong> PCA Sholar-Friedman Cup \u2013 Alan J. Friedman, 1973 911 RSR<\/p>\n Group 2:<\/strong> Gmund Cup – Cameron Healy, 1953 Porsche Cooper Pooper<\/p>\n Group 3:<\/strong> Eifel Trophy \u2013 Alan Terpins, 1968 Porsche 911 T\/R<\/p>\n Group 4:<\/strong> Weissach Cup \u2013 Bruce Canepa, 1969 Porsche 917K<\/p>\n Group 5:<\/strong> Carrera Trophy \u2013 Charles Nearburg, 1980 Porsche 935 K3<\/p>\n Group 6:<\/strong> Stuttgart Cup \u2013 Jeroen Bleekemolen, 2006 Porsche RS Spyder<\/p>\n Group 7<\/strong>: IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge \u2013 Elliott Skeer, 2015 Wright Motorsports Porsche 991<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny skies at California\u2019s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last weekend, with more than 300 vintage Porsches from all over the world assembled to celebrate the marque while participating in seven race groups. The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart brought 40 cars along, most of them presented as Porsche Legends of Le Mans in Laguna\u2019s permanent garages. Not far away, under a huge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":559744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,16906,13063],"tags":[432,15234,89,15741,17408],"class_list":["post-494841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-porsche","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing","tag-porsche","tag-luftgekuhlt","tag-event-rennsport-reunion"],"yoast_head":"\n