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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn (Post 10200716)

I was there in 2011, the crowds this year felt bigger on Saturday but we went Friday and part of Sunday as well and it was very manageable. Next time I'd do Friday, all day Sunday and maybe skip Saturday. There are so many great places to watch racing there you get a ton of walking in for sure. The corrals were full of great cars and approachable owners to talk to. I found the mechanics very approachable as well. If all goes well I'll be buying a 914 I looked at while I was in town that was built and used as a POC time trial car and use that for my vintage race car. Walking through the pits and talking to the guys taking care of the 914's that were racing was fun and informative.

Had to leave Sat to drive back to Phoenix. Since I did not have my Porsche, I was relegated to Wolf Hill parking. At 1015 when I left, the line to get in from the back side entrance from 218 stretched past the hill where I could see. I don't think I have ever seen that many cars waiting to get in. Would be interested to hear how many came for the 4 days.

Tried to by a XX even jacket first thing Friday morning to find out they were out of them.

Thanks for the details and pics. Seems like its changed a bit since Limerock. Good point about sensory overload, I remember thinking, oh, another 935. :)

Things that stuck to my mind:

- The sheer grip and mind blowing corner speed of the 919 record car (and the relatively low noise - total mind job)
- Seeing a Type 64 in the flesh, art - I have mroe pics of this than any other car except maybe the glorious Martini 917
- The 993 chassis made entirely of Carbon fiber, kudos on skills - I might have left a drool spot there
- The Williams F1 engine of the Singer car, in person, on a pedestal just wow...

Somehow this one felt just as good but less overwhelming, more low key, less food lines, perfect weather, I enjoyed it more than every other Rennsport I've been to (all save the first one)

I had a great time. For a change I had plenty of time away from the track to look around. I was stuck in overwhelm mode most of the time. One of the high points for me came on Saturday. While working at Start, I had a chances to meet Dr. Porsche. He was the guest Starter for one of the run groups.

Ron from the tower across the track watched the races and your station. :)
that would of been the best seat for the 919 at 190mph Saturday morning.

Mike, It was! I was working re-entry when the 919 was on track. I was surprised, even at that distance (less than 20 ft) how little noise the car makes. In comparison, the cars in group 4 (911s 2.5 liters and over) were deafening. Oh, hats off to the PCA guys. I was Point Starter for most of there sessions. Nice tight race and well behaved. Good use of mirrors and Blue Flags!

The Singer/Williams 4 cam engine - designed (I think) with Metzger's help
(Sure wish I could have heard it run!)

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In another booth (Sooner), an exact reproduction of the original Metzger 4 cam, built in Germany by a friend of Metzger's, with Metzger's guidance, and using original plans. They claimed there were only two ever built, that the builder of this one knows where one is, and not even the Porsche factory has one. Of course, I am just going on what I was told at RR.

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I just received this in my E-mail.
81,000 Fans at Rennsport

https://mailchi.mp/weathertechraceway/rennsport-reunion-vi-attendance-record?e=0a15860ca3

Thanks for the pics and recaps. After making the first 3 RR's, I haven't been since. Will have to return one of these days.

Anybody know the history of the white #4 917/10-30 in Eric's pics? Don't ever remember seeing it anywhere or reading about it … TIA.

I thought this was just spectacular, just sitting alone in the hotel parking lot. I'm assuming it was a clone, but you never know when you're in Monterey. Anyone know if that's a factory color?

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Originally Posted by ted (Post 10201096)

Ron from the tower across the track watched the races and your station. :)
that would of been the best seat for the 919 at 190mph Saturday morning.

Porsche4life and I were at the concrete pitwall at the Start/Finish line for the 919 laps. We remarked how quiet the car was...at 190 mph!!!

Another remarkable thing was the line at the Porsche merchandise store in the infield. Were they giving away all the black/red/white jackets that everyone was wearing?! You couldn't tell who was a Porsche employee, and who was a fan in attendance.

Speaking of the Porsche gift shop,

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Lee

As everyone else has said, truly a remarkable event. I think spreading it out over 4 days helped the pace a little bit, I remember last time feeing like we were trying to cram everything in, this time felt a little more low key.... of course having 1 kid in tow instead of 5 may have helped that too. 🤣

Either way, it’s astonishing seeing how much money Porsche throws at this thing. How much do you think they spent just hauling in cayennes and panameras to shuttle folks in? And did anybody notice that the PCNA acre were all wearing matching clothes, down to the tennis shoes with the 70th logo on them!

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Originally Posted by daepp (Post 10202076)

Sooo many 959's in one place. More than I've ever seen. I counted 14; another told me there were 20!

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Bumped by a black Audi wagon perhaps? Thanks for all the awesome pics everyone....brings back memories of the one I attended in Daytona years ago....a bit more sparsely attended back then however ;).