Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will be held October 14 – 16, 2011 at the 2.2 mile, 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California. Porsche Cars North America released a revised schedule for the fourth installment of the event, in addition to information about the Porsche Park-in-the-Paddock.
The Porsche Park-in-the-Paddock, located behind the media center (where the tire companies usually set up for a race weekend), will feature an authentic German biergarten as well as German food and a park atmosphere so Rennsport attendees can take a break from the on-track activity and absorb the experience. But Rennsport fans will still know that they are at a Porsche event, as the Park-in-the-Paddock will have plenty of sports car activity as well, according to Bernd Harling, Porsche’s Principal Communications Counsel and coordinator for Rennsport.
“Besides the food and drink, our Park-in-the-Paddock will include a center stage where driver introductions and all the autograph sessions will take place and live music will be played, as well as the very popular model car display, photo opportunities with the CARS movie star Sally Carrera – maybe our most famous 911 – and a Porsche Sport Driving School activity center,” said Harling.
Other activities around the paddock are taking shape as well for the October event, according to Harling.
“Porsche Motorsports North America, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., will have a display not only to show its modern and vintage race car parts and service capabilities, but to encourage the many Porsche race car owners to take advantage of the company’s free technical advice offered to anyone who asks,” said Harling.
With the Porsche 911 being the featured race car of Rennsport IV, fans will also be able to view two 911 displays which help capture the history of this iconic sports car. The first is a special collection of the 15 most significant race cars in 911 history. This display in the pit lane garages will surely spark a friendly debate, but, with more than 100 racing 911s in the paddock, everyone’s personal choices won’t be far away.
The other 911 display is being assembled by the Porsche Club of America, and proved to be very popular at Porsche Rennsport III at Daytona in 2007. In order to show the progression of the Porsche 911 model, the club has assembled one car from each year, starting in 1965, when the 911 first appeared in the U.S., until today’s 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS.
Tickets, parking and general camping are now on sale for Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV. General admission tickets range in price from $25 for a single-day Friday ticket to $60 for a three-day ticket and can be purchased by calling 800-327-7322 or available online at MazdaRaceway.com.
Complementing Rennsport Reunion IV will be the Porsche Race Car Classic, a rare gathering of approximately 200 vintage Porsche race cars from 1950-1965 held at nearby Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley on Sunday, October 16. The event will raise funding to directly support lung cancer research. (See Porsche Race Car Classic at Quail Lodge).
Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV 2011 – Event Schedule and Race Classification
Group 1: Gmund Cup
550, 550A, RSK, RS60-61 (4 and 8 cylinder) 2000 GSGT (Dreikantschaber), Abarth Carrera, 356 GT, and 356 (must have period racing history).
Group 2: Eifel Trophy
904 (4 and 6 cylinder), 914/6 GT, 911TR, 911ST, 911 (911 up to 2.5 liter), Lotus/Porsche, Cooper/Porsche (Pooper) etc, Elva/Porsche. 914’s and 911’s must have period racing history.
Group 3: Weissach Cup
906, 910, 907, 908, 908/2, 908/3 (8 cylinder and 6 turbo), 909, 917 (normally aspirated and turbocharged).
Group 4: Carrera Trophy
911 (over 2.5 liter), RSR, 3.0 RSR, 2.1 Turbo, 934, 935, 936, 924 GTS, 924 GTR.
Group 5: Stuttgart Cup
956, 962, GT1, WSC, RS Spyder.
Group 6: Cayman Interseries/911 Invitational
Group 7: PCA Club Racing
Porsche Club of America race cars.
Group 8: Rennsport Reunion Cup – Porsche Cup Cars
Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV – Friday, October 14, 2011
7:00 a.m. Gates Open
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Embassy Suites, Seaside
8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Practice Group 1 – Gmund Cup
8:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Practice Group 2 – Eifel Trophy
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Practice Group 4 – Carrera Trophy
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Practice Group 3 – Weissach Cup
10:00 a.m.- 10:20 a.m. Practice Group 5 – Stuttgart Cup
10:30 a.m.- 10:50 a.m. Practice Group 6 – Cayman Interseries/911 Invitational
11:00 a.m.- 11:20 a.m. Practice Group 7 – PCA Club Racing
11:30 a.m.- 11:50 a.m. Practice Group 8 – Rennsport Reunion Cup – 911 Cup Cars
12:00 p.m.- 12:15 p.m. Porsche Customer Hot Laps
12:15 p.m.- 1:20 p.m. Lunch; VIP Hot Laps / Parade Laps
1:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Qualifying Group 1 – Gmund Cup
1:50 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Qualifying Group 2 – Eifel Trophy
2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Practice Group 4 – Carrera Trophy
2:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Practice Group 3 – Weissach Cup
3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Practice Group 5 – Stuttgart Cup
3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Practice Group 6 – Cayman Interseries /911 Invitational
4:20 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. Practice Group 7 – PCA Club Racing
4:50 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. Practice Group 8 – Rennsport Reunion Cup – 911 Cup Cars
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Porsche Customer Hot Laps
Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV – Saturday, October 15, 2011
7:00 a.m. Gates Open
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Embassy Suites, Seaside
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Warm-up Group 1 – Gmund Cup
8:25 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Warm-up Group 2 – Eifel Trophy
8:50 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Qualifying Group 4 – Carrera Trophy
9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Qualifying Group 3 – Weissach Cup
9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Qualifying Group 5 – Stuttgart Cup
10:20 a.m.- 10:40 a.m. Qualifying Group 6 – Cayman Interseries/911 Invitational
10:50 a.m.- 11:10 a.m. Qualifying Group 7 – PCA Club Racing
11:20 a.m.- 11:50 a.m. Qualifying Group 8 – Rennsport Reunion Cup – 911 Cup Cars
11:50 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Lunch; VIP Hot Laps / Parade Laps
1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Race Group 1 – Gmund Cup
1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Race Group 2 – Eifel Trophy
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Race Group 8 – Rennsport Reunion Cup – 911 Cup Cars – Race #1
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Parade/exhibition of Porsche’s racing history to include significant Porsche racing cars
3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Concours on Pit Lane
Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV – Sunday, October 16, 2011
7:00 a.m. Gates Open
7:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Registration, Embassy Suites, Seaside
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Warm-up Group 7 – PCA Club Racing
8:40 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. Warm-up Group 4 – Carrera Trophy
9:05 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Warm-up Group 3 – Weissach Cup
9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Warm-up Group 5 – Stuttgart Cup
9:50 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Warm-up Group 6 – Cayman Interseries/911 Invitational
10:20 a.m.- 10:35a.m. Warm-up Group 8 – Rennsport Reunion Cup – 911 Cup Cars
10:45 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. Porsche Customer Hot Laps
11:15 p.m.- 11:45 p.m. Race Group 7 – PCA Club Racing
11:55 p.m.- 12:15 p.m. Race Group 3 – Weissach Cup
12:15 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Lunch; VIP Hot Laps / Parade Laps
1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Race Group 4 – Carrera Trophy
2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Race Group 5 – Stuttgart Cup
2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Race Group 6 – Cayman Interseries/911 Invitational
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Porsche Customer Hot Laps
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Race Group 8 – Rennsport Reunion Cup – 911 Cup Cars Race #2
[Source: Porsche Cars North America; photo credit: Dennis Gray]
