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Patrick Long, along with his mentor and friend Alwin Springer, are co-Grand Marshals of this year’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca on the Monterey Peninsula. Patrick has become the personification of the spirit of Rennsport Reunion, the celebration of Porsche Motorsports, past, present, and future. Patrick started racing at 8 years old, starting with karting and moving up through the ranks, living and racing in Europe. After a run for F1 and landing in a Porsche Supercup as a Junior, he developed his taste for GT cars. He became a Porsche factory driver in 2004 and drove for them until his retirement. Retiring did not mean hanging up his helmet. Today his calendar is filled with vintage racing, attending motorsports events around the world, his Porsche brand ambassador activities, and Luftgekühlt which he co-created, an event that has been a huge success across the country.
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Conceived by racing great Brian Redman and Porsche Cars North America’s long-time PR General Manager Bob Carlson in 2001, Rennsport was created to celebrate the racing heritage of Porsche and the people of Porsche motorsports history.
CHALLENGE
Putting on a multi-day event of this capacity is a huge task. This is the reason for multi-year gaps between events. The planning and orchestration is a massive effort involving hundreds of people.
SPECIAL VEHICLE
A 1958 Porsche 356 named Wester
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Unfair Advantage by Mark Donahue
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Discover your purpose and stay true to it.
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