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union IV will be a special memory.<br />
Where do we go from here? Rennsport<br />
V will definitely be on the Carlson<br />
calendar, and hopefully, this article will<br />
entice you to do the same. My guess—<br />
and this is only a guess—is that it will<br />
be held three years from now in Atlanta<br />
to show <strong>of</strong>f <strong>Porsche</strong>’s new North American<br />
headquarters. Any bets?<br />
Regardless <strong>of</strong> location, Leslie and I<br />
hope to see you there!<br />
Diane Collier<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> Rennsport Reunion<br />
occurs only every<br />
three years and captures the<br />
essence and purity <strong>of</strong> man<br />
and machine. Few, if any,<br />
marques can claim such road<br />
racing dominance, whether<br />
in the early years or today,<br />
as <strong>Porsche</strong> has done and<br />
continues to do. But the cars<br />
are only half the story. The<br />
drivers themselves, who fearlessly<br />
put <strong>Porsche</strong> into countless<br />
victory circles, were<br />
present to tell their stories. At<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> Rennsport Reunion IV, fans had<br />
the opportunity to see the cars up close<br />
and meet the legends.<br />
This weekend was a magical one. It<br />
combined a perfect race track, a beautiful<br />
countryside and picture-perfect<br />
weather.<br />
On the way home, I was thinking<br />
about a story for <strong>High</strong> <strong>Gear</strong> that would<br />
give a different perspective <strong>of</strong> the<br />
weekend. There were so many race<br />
cars, drivers and attendees from all<br />
over the world, including Dr. Wolfgang<br />
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<strong>Porsche</strong>. Also present were engineers<br />
and designers from the <strong>Porsche</strong> factory,<br />
from the early days <strong>of</strong> the 356’s to the<br />
unveiling <strong>of</strong> the 2012 991 Carrera S.<br />
With this in mind, I decided to write a<br />
story about some <strong>of</strong> the people at the<br />
event.<br />
Alan Benjamin from <strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong><br />
<strong>Region</strong> was driving his 1975 <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
RSR 3.0 in Group 4, Carrera Trophy.<br />
We have known Alan since he joined<br />
RMR way back in the 1980’s. He was<br />
delighted that Patrick Long—the first<br />
American <strong>Porsche</strong> factory<br />
driver in more than a<br />
decade and three-time ALMS<br />
GT2 Driver’s Champion—<br />
drove his #61 1975 3-liter<br />
RSR Beverly car. Later, I was<br />
thrilled to introduce Patrick<br />
Long to my husband Ron,<br />
who was Alan’s first driving<br />
instructor at Second<br />
Creek Raceway. On Sunday,<br />
Alan drove his #61 RSR in<br />
the Carrera Trophy race,<br />
finishing a respectable<br />
20th out <strong>of</strong> 45 drivers. Alan<br />
was surprised to learn his
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