A Conversation with Howie Idelson on Luftgekühlt and Air Cooled Porsches

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As most of are aware that Luftgekühlt 4 was a flying success, not that anyone had any doubts otherwise. This year was the fourth running of the event that is now become a global sensation in the Porsche community. To get to know more about what and how it all started, I got on the phone with Howie Idelson, who along with 2-time Le-Mans class winner Patrick Long laid the foundations of Luftgekühlt back in 2014.

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BC: How was Luftgekühlt 4?

HI: After Luftgekühlt 3 last year at Modernica, we realised that the event was heading towards something too big and a bit out of hand. So when it came to Luftgekühlt 4, we decided to go back to our roots; which is curating the best air cooled Porsches that are out there. It would be fewer but selected cars that Porsche owners would love to see and be with first hand.

BC: What were you expecting and how did it turn out?

HI: It was raining the night before and we were a bit nervous. Patrick and I had camped at the venue the night before, looking up every now and then to see if the rain would stop. The next morning the sun came out and so did the cars, one after the other, till we lost count. I think it went well!

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