* non-VW fest *

[Rennsurfer]

A few more images that I shot at Rennsport Reunion IV.

[Nico86]

Great pics Mark, that's an event I'd like to see!

Here are a few more pics : http://speedhunters.com/archive/tags/rennsport+11/default.aspx

[Rennsurfer]

Great pics Mark, that's an event I'd like to see!

Here are a few more pics : http://speedhunters.com/archive/tags/rennsport+11/default.aspx

Thanks, Nico. Some cool pics on that site, as well. The event was beyond fun... in between some of the races, they would play the background music to Le Mans (the movie) over all of the speakers throughout the track. Which made the atmosphere even more surreal. I was only nine years young when the movie was released... but at least I had a taste of almost being there, that weekend. Especially when they were running that group of cars. That's one five day weekend I will never forget. SO cool seeing Roger Grago, Ben Salazar, and Don Metz stop by our pit area to hang out.

[Worm]

Nice! What a cool thing to be able to do Mark.   Oh and to actually hear and see the 917 run again....  makes me weak in the knees.

[Nico86]

Speaking about Le Mans, here's the pit-crew in 1969 :

[Rennsurfer]

Couldn't get enough of these Gulf cars.



Dig that pic, Nico.

[mg]

  Cool straight pipe, I could live with this, from the S board.
"From 1968 until just a few months ago Steve B. in Ohio had the car.
It has been in his collection and is a time capsule.
Dealer demo car for less than a year. Raced for a few years. Stored for 43 years.
Kevin http://gunnarracing.com/ made sure as much of the original car was preserved."

[mg]

Speed TV Airdates Announced for Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV

The Glitz and Glamour Springs to Life on Camera

MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 27, 2011 — Catch all the action of Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV as the triennial event will be delivered right into homes on SPEED TV. The first-ever West Coast appearance of this event was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca October 14-16 with more than 350 of the rarest Porsche race cars competing on the track and an unprecedented field of 1,300-plus Porsches staged in the traditional car corral area.

“Speed TV always has a way of capturing the essence of racing and off-track activities by delivering it to viewers in an entertaining fashion,” said Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. “This will be a must-watch program for all motorsports enthusiasts, particularly Porsche fans.”

The Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will be broadcast on Speed TV the following dates and times (all times are PST):

Sunday, Nov. 13 - noon

Monday, Nov. 14 - midnight

Saturday, Nov. 19 - 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 - 11 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. - 1 a.m.


Check it out!

[Rennsurfer]

Shot these at Cars & Coffee back in April of 2008.

[Diederick/DVK]

i like that last aubergine 911 with the blacked out trim!!

[Rennsurfer]

i like that last aubergine 911 with the blacked out trim!!

Funny that you would gravitate towards that car, Died... it was at this year's Rennsport Reunion and it belongs to Roger Grago. You, my friend, have good taste in cars. I was so stoked to not only see Roger in Monterey (up north), but when he told me that he drove that car up, it made me smile even more.

 

[mg]

More quality Rennsport actions snaps. 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68985759@N02/sets/72157627962911254/?page=2

[Diederick/DVK]

why, thank you, mark! tis a cool looker, tastefully modded, too!

did you get any more info on the sepia 911? i can see a 3.2 badge, does that mean it's got a 930 engine in there?

[Nico86]

That's the perfect size for the removable additional lights I want on my Beetle.

[Rennsurfer]

why, thank you, mark! tis a cool looker, tastefully modded, too!

did you get any more info on the sepia 911? i can see a 3.2 badge, does that mean it's got a 930 engine in there?

Sorry, Died... I didn't get a chance to talk with the owner. But the badge caught my attention, also. Many of those early 911 cars are regulars at Cars & Coffee... I'll try to find out, if I see it again.

[Flow]

[mg]

Kermit in the haus!   

did you get any more info on the sepia 911? i can see a 3.2 badge, does that mean it's got a 930 engine in there?

perhaps but not likely.  
Here is my guess and a snap of a 3.2 I had in my 911, before I upgreaded to a 3.6.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911#911_3.2_Carrera_series_.281984.E2.80.931989.29
Maybe Fred can grab a photo of the engine, might look like this.

[Rennsurfer]

Shot this at Cars & Coffee last Saturday. Nice pre-A 356. Tried to line up the Porsche 986 wheel (reflection) inside of the Road America decal.. .but didn't quite nail it.

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[vwcab]

Like that sound......... 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_onMjruyzd0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/_onMjruyzd0</a>

[Fastbrit]

i like that last aubergine 911 with the blacked out trim!!

Funny that you would gravitate towards that car, Died... it was at this year's Rennsport Reunion and it belongs to Roger Grago. You, my friend, have good taste in cars. I was so stoked to not only see Roger in Monterey (up north), but when he told me that he drove that car up, it made me smile even more.

 

I called round to see Roger on his birthday three weeks ago and took him out for a drive in his RS clone:

Incidentally, it's now wearing a new licence plate which reads 73 RS GT...
 

[Rennsurfer]

I called round to see Roger on his birthday three weeks ago and took him out for a drive in his RS clone:

Incidentally, it's now wearing a new licence plate which reads 73 RS GT...
 

SO much WIN!

His yellow Vanagon (background) is also cool. Earlier this year, I caught up to him on the 405 frwy. and we were already going at a pretty good clip. He looked over, smiled, then something happened that more Vanagons should be capable of... a beautiful sound emitted from the exhaust and the box on wheels accelerated away from me like I was parked. SCENIC! We talked about that day when we were at Rennsport.

[Christoph]

cars&coffee pics i made in dec 2009:

i really love this porsche, looks perfect with the black american racings, one of the few cars i wouldn´t change a thing.






mooneyes xmas party also dec 2009:

[Fastbrit]

cars&coffee pics i made in dec 2009:

i really love this porsche, looks perfect with the black american racings, one of the few cars i wouldn´t change a thing.

Owned by Roly Resos, from whom I bought my 2.2-litre 911E engine...

[Flow]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/n6aNnZ4q80s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/n6aNnZ4q80s</a>

[Rennsurfer]

Great photos, Christoph! We had a wonderful time meeting you guys and spending time together, that weekend.

And to keep the theme of this thread alive... a video that makes me smile, cry, and offers a little hope that I'll locate my '66 Bug, some day.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bz-nO6WvOYw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/bz-nO6WvOYw</a>

My best friend, Bob, had a car like the one in the video during the late eighties. Wish he would've kept it. Nothing quite like a factory built hot rod.

[mg]

Pat Long Porsche factory driver likes to drive the old 911s on his day off. 
<a href="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32483729&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32483729&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA</a>

[Christoph]

Thank you for the info Keith! 

Mark, glad you like the pics, we had a wonderful time too, hope i can return the hospitality one day!

[Diederick/DVK]

my kind of 911:


http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1217921

p.s. save for the stance that needs attention.

[Rennsurfer]

Mark, glad you like the pics, we had a wonderful time too, hope i can return the hospitality one day!

That would be very cool and hopefully, I can make that trip some day.

Died, I prefer coupes over Targas... but that's a nice one. Like you said, just bring down the front end to the proper stance.

This was a great morning at Cars & Coffee with the R Gruppe.