The Next One

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This week I am heading to Laguna Seca where I will enjoy four days at the Rennsport Reunion V. Rennsport is a gathering of the world’s greatest Porsche race cars and the drivers who drove them to victory. This reunion is nirvana for Porsche enthusiasts and everyone who loves motorsports and automobile history. It takes place every four years.

Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and his son Ferry are smiling.

Whenever someone would ask Ferdinand Porsche what his favorite model of the marque was he would answer “The next one.” The lesson of course is not to rest on one’s laurels. One reason the brand he built has survived and remains so popular is because of a never ending drive to improve through competition and a desire to innovate. Another of his wonderful quotes was…

“I couldn’t find a sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.”

So while I’m walking around Laguna Seca this week, soaking up all the history, and meeting scores of incredible people, I’ll keep a few questions in mind. How can I keep improving, innovating, stretching, and challenging myself to improve? And I’ll keep one last thing in mind as I try and answer these questions. Yes, it’s another of Ferry Porsches quotes.

“It all comes down to never giving up…”

See you at Rennsport.