AbsarokaAbsaroka ArrowArrow The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Porsche Club of America Absaroka Region OCT/NOV 2015 Volume 37—Issue 5

1 2014 — 2016 Absaroka Officers / Board

Stephanie Haider, President E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.672.4815

Susan Finn, Vice President E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.698.5492

Susan Peacock, Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.672.3045

Roy Thorneycroft, Treasurer E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.853.1512 Editor’sEditor’s MessageMessage By Jo Pintz-Cole — Editor

Joann Pintz-Cole, Newsletter Editor My favorite season is upon us! The cooler E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.534.3152 temps, fall colors and smells lend themselves to getting out and enjoying some drives and the changing of the seasons. The summer was full of activities with the All Eu- ro Car Show being the highlight. This year’s Dan Cole, Historian show was successful and enjoyed by many. We E-mail: [email protected] hope upcoming events bring out more club Phone: 208.859.4608 members as both volunteers and participants. We want to get to know our new members and catch-up with old members. Enjoy the journey! ~ Jo

2 Cover Photo: The new Porsche 911 Carrera at Rennsport Reunion V Photo: Porsche AG In-House Business Contents — This Issue Editorial Policy The views or comments expressed in the Absaroka Arrow newsletter are not necessarily those of the

Porsche Club of America or the Absaroka Region. Absaroka Arrow is published six (6) times a year ex- pressly for the information and entertainment of the Stephanie’s President’s Message 4 Porsche Club of America - Absaroka Region, its mem- bers and supporters. Absaroka Arrow assumes no responsibility for any submissions. All submissions become property of Absaroka Arrow unless other Carreras & Coffee 5 arrangements are made with the editor and president. Reprints from this Newsletter are not permitted without prior permission from the Editor.

Send editorial submissions to: Jo Pintz-Cole Phone: 406.534.3152 2015 All Euro Car Show 6/7 E-mail: [email protected]

Publication dates: 6 times a year Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sep, Oct/Nov, Dec/ Jan Museum of the Rockies Drive 8

The latest Absaroka Arrow and the archived back issues are available on the Internet at: http:// issuu.com/absaroka_porsche Big Sky Minis and High Plains Vintage 9 Advertising Rates For advertising information, please contact Fred Mag- ers at: [email protected] Full page $75, Half page $45, Quarter page $25, ABS Region Calendar 10 Business Card $10. Pricing is per issue

Classified Ads Classified ads are posted in the Absaroka Arrow and the ABS/PCA website at http://abs.pca.org/. Submit Billings Breakfast Club 11 your text and photo (if required) by email to: Joann Pintz-Cole at [email protected]. Submit by the 1st of the month prior to the publication month. The editor reserves the right to edit the ad if it is over 40 words. The ad is free to members. World Endurance Championship 12/13/14 ABS/PCA Website http://abs.pca.org/

ABS/PCA Mailing Address President Rennsport Reunion V 15 Absaroka Region of Porsche Club of America 729 Aronson Ave Billings, MT, 56105

Porsche Legal Absaroka Sponsors 16 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is the owner of numerous trademarks, both registered and unregistered, includ- ing without limitation the Porsche Crest®, Porsche®, Boxster®, Carrera®, Cayenne®, Cayman™, Panamera®, Tiptronic®, VarioCam®, PCM®, 911®, 4S®, FOUR, UNCOMPROMISED.SM and the model numbers and distinctive shapes of the Porsche auto- mobiles such as, the federally registered 911 and Boxster automobiles in the United States. The third party trademarks contained herein are the properties of their respective owners. Specifications, performance standards, standard equipment, options, and other elements shown are subject to change without notice. Some options may be unavailable when a car is built. Some vehicles may be shown with non-U.S. equip- ment. Please ask your dealer for advice concerning Absaroka Lapel Pins the current availability of options and verify the optional equipment that you ordered. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of traffic laws at all These beautiful lapel pins are 1” in diameter, nickel times. plated and enamel. Get yours to have and share. A perfect way to show off your Absaroka pride.

$5.00 each.

Contact: Stephanie Haider for details. Phone: 406.672.4815 Email: [email protected]

3

Stephanie’sStephanie’s President’sPresident’s MessageMessage By Stephanie Haider —- President

Fall is officially here according to the calendar and we have been having some beautiful weather. Enjoy it while it lasts. We had five cars head over to Bozeman to the Museum of the Rockies. It was a great day for a drive and tour of the Museum. Thanks to those that came. Our New Member/Year End party is still scheduled for October 10th at my home. This is our last big event for the year. I have had several RSVP so far but I hope to hear from more of you. It will start at 2:00 pm. Please bring a side dish and a beverage of your choice. My address is 729 Aronson Ave. I hope to see you there. Our breakfast meeting is also that same day. I am heading to the Escape to Rushmore on September 30th for the weekend. This looks like a great trip. I am anxious to drive through the Black Hills and make some new friends along the way. So far I know of Ernie and Chrissy Bunn and Jim and Francie Hasbrouck that are attending. Watch for pictures on our Absaroka Region Facebook page. Roy Thorneycroft, Jim and Karen Grace, and I joined the Big Sky Mini’s and the Vintage European Car clubs for their Gimmick run and Grape Stomp at Yellowstone Cellars. It was a perfect day for a drive. I learned of some new back roads in our area we can explore next year. Stomping grapes is also great fun. We appreciated the invite. I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween and Thanksgiving! Stephanie Haider

4 Carreras & Coffee

5 All Euro Car Show

A cool, but sunny Saturday morning made for a perfect day for new region to Bob Jams Jr. It was nice getting to meet her and another All Euro Car Show. Twenty Absaroka members and have her stop by the event. past members gathered together with members of the High Plains Vintage Sports Car Club, and the local VW club for a Another new thing this year was the addition of a specialty ven- total of sixty-eight cars. dor on site. M.A.R.S. of Billings (Mobile Appearance Recondi- tioning Service) was onsite giving detailing tips and demos to This year we had some of our best promotional coverage with those interested and at the end of the day gave away a $250 TV spots on both KULR-8 and KTVQ-2. Additionally we had TV gift card to a lucky winner, our own John Dewitt! spots by way of Fred Magers chatting with Jeff Howell on Twang 107.5 radio. He then jumped over to Mojo 92.5 for an- A special callout is order to Del McCormick and his team at Da- other plug. He was a little bit country, then a little bit rock and na Motors. The other car dealers backed out of the show this roll! year for various reasons. Del and his team quickly jumped in and brought over more cars to help fill the park’s infield. It was Veteran’s Park was once again the setting for the show. Fred very much appreciated and thank you for your continued sup- went back through the archives and determined this was the port of the Absaroka Region. 10th year the club has held a car show. He had on display a collection of the posters over the years which was impressive Awards this year went to the following: and brought back fond memories. People’s Choice Award As in year’s past the AECS participants came from all over the Mini Cooper Pickup area including Denver, Lolo, Lewistown, Miles City, Red Lodge, and Sheridan. Best Contemporary Car Jerry Jones – Porsche 996 GT3 Veteran’s Park has proven to be a great location for the All Eu- Greg Kohn – Mercedes Benz C550 AMG ro Car Show. The restroom facilities and ability to have vendors on site add to the event. The abundant space allows for lots of Bill Witcher Memorial Best Vintage Car vehicles. The downside of having lots of space is it makes the Jim Hasbrouck – 1954 Porsche 356 show look empty. Therein lies a challenge for next year’s chair- man or chairwomen.

Dan and Stephanie had a friendly bet to see who could get the most Boxsters or 911s to the event. Stephanie won the bet eas- ily with Dan 10-4.

This year we were again able to connect with some longtime Absaroka members who we have missed over the years due to busy schedules. Tom Moffet, Stephen Gies, and Jerry Jones were there with a trio of 911s; Tom’s new 997 cabriolet re- placed his longtime 911SC and two beautiful GT3s.

Each year there always seems to be a highlight. Usually, it’s a unique car like the pair of Lamborghinis from a few years back, or Bill Culhane’s Lancia. This year it was a lady who came up to the registrars and identified herself as Karen Williams. Her late husband Mick was a Past PCA National President and to- gether with Zone Rep Don Murray presented our charter as a Above: Porsches at the AECS Opposite Top: 1954 356s of Mark Cohn and Jim Hasbrouck Opposite Right: A Boxster gets a make-over from MARS! Opposite Middle: Tom Moffet’s newest Porsche Opposite Bottom: Grade school students from Bench Ele- mentary School looking at Porsches

6 All Euro Car Show

Following the check presentation, the children came outside and looked at Stephanie’s red 911 and Dan’s blue Boxster. It was a lot of fun and we wish we would have had more cars for them to check out.

Northern Plains Vintage Car Club and VW Highlight

For next year’s show we’re going to team up with Northern Plains Vintage Car Club to help us pull the show off. We simply need more participation on the planning, set up and take down. They have always come out in force to support us and as we have learned over the course of the year, working with the other local clubs benefits everyone. That leads into the highlighted car for next year which will be Volkswagen. The local VW club is another group that comes out each show en masse and sup- ports us. It’ll be fun to put the spotlight on them and their unique VWs. We’ll plan on adding a couple special classes for best VW such as Air Cooled and VW — Water Cooled.

The charity part of the show was also another big success albe- it our cash number to donate was down with the withdrawal of a couple of car dealers from the show. None the less, we were able to donate $250 to Bench School in the Heights to help them with support for those students in need. When Stephanie and Dan presented the check, the school's administrators told some stories that were humbling. It’s really a great cause to support with our Club’s efforts.

7 Museum of the Rockies Drive

In the busy month of September, Absaroka Members made a drive over to Bozeman to visit the Museum of the Rockies and dinosaurs! It was a great day at the Museum. Making the trip were Ernie and Crissy Bunn, Herb Stoick and Sharla Thompson, Erik and Stephanie Krueger and kids and Anthony and Lynette Santore. Bozeman member, Bob Petitt, was able to swing by to say hel- lo to the group in his white 356. Thanks everyone for making it a fun day.

bad to the bone.

8 Big Sky Minis and High Plains Vintage Yellowstone Cellars & Winery — Grape Stomp & Crush Festival

In keeping with the theme of participating with oth- er car clubs, in September several Absaroka members went out with the Big Sky Minis and High Plains Vintage Car Club for a rally. Roy & Ka- ren Thorneycroft, Jim and Karen Grace, and Stephanie Haider spent the day touring new roads on a gimmick rally that ended at Yellowstone Cel- lars & Winery in Billings. At the winery they partici- pated in the Grape Stomp & Crush Festival fund raiser. It was a beautiful day for a drive and to get your toes purple! Stephanie reports they discovered some new fun roads in our area we can enjoy next year. Thanks to those folks for inviting our club to join them.

Left: Jim and Karen Grace’s original Mini. Above: President Stephanie getting a wine grape pedicure! Below: Members of the High Plains Vintage Car Club. They all made it home before dark.

9 ABS Region Calendar 2015 New Member/Year End Party

Our New Member/Year End Party will be on Saturday, October 10th. Our traditional host for the season end- ing party, Bill Windham ,is busy preparing for Morphy Auctions October 11 car auction in Pennsylvania. This year we will keep the party local.

Stephanie Haider will be hosting the party at her home in the Billings Heights.

Stephanie has a big back yard and plenty of steaks left over from the Grand Tour BBQ. The party will be the same pot luck format as in past years. Please bring a side dish to share and a beverage of your choice.

The festivities begin at 2:00 PM at 729 Aronson Ave- nue in the Billings Heights.

Please RSVP to Stephanie at: [email protected] or call 406.672.4815 so we know how many steaks to thaw.

Ideas for games or entertainment are welcome since we won't have any great drives near by.

New members don't be shy and old members come out to meet and welcome the new members.

October 1—4 11th Porsche Escape, Black Hills, SD 10 Billings Breakfast Club, Billings, MT 10 New Members’ Party & BBQ, Stephanie Haider’s Home

November 14 Billings Breakfast Club, Billings, MT 21 Membership Meeting (TBD)

December 12 Billings Breakfast Club, Billings, MT 19 Christmas — Holiday Party, Billings, MT

10 Billings Breakfast Club Every 2nd Saturday You are invited to Breakfast

Every second Saturday, rain or shine, the Absaroka Re- gion meets for breakfast, and you are invited! Join us at Grains of Montana, located at 926 Grand Avenue, in Billings, at 9:00a.m., for good food and lively conversation.

It’s a great opportunity to meet other club members, look at an ever-changing col- lection of Porsches, and en- joy a tasty meal. It is also a very good reason to get out of bed on a Saturday morn- ing and meet the folks before the weekend chores begin!

11 World Endurance Championship (WEC) FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), LMP1, Round 4, at the Nürburgring One-two result for Porsche 919 Hybrids – championship lead extended

Stuttgart. The Porsche Team claimed a one-two result in front nose cone disturbed the aero, which is why the team decided of a great crowd at the fourth round of the FIA World Endur- to stop early. After 24 laps Timo handed over to Mark, who ance Championship (WEC) at the Nürburgring. The trio of Timo continued with a new front. Eventually having dropped back to Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AUS) P6, Mark overtook the number 7 Audi on lap 40 to be second won the six-hour race in temperatures of more than 30 degrees again behind the sister car. After 56 laps Mark handed over to Celsius. Right behind them the sister Porsche 919 Hybrid of Brendon, who took the lead on lap 64 when car number 18 was Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE) came penalized. After 89 laps Timo took over the leading car to hand second. Over the weekend 62,000 people created a fantastic it to Mark again after 123 laps. During a Full Course Yellow backdrop for the first German WEC race. after 144 laps Brendon jumped in again. After 175 laps Mark took over for the final stint and brought the car home to take the After the Porsche 919 Hybrid’s maiden victory at last year’s victory.

How the race went for car number 18: Neel defended pole position against the sister car. After 31 laps he handed over to Marc, when leading by over a minute. After 54 laps Marc received the first of, in the end, three stop & go penalties for the number 18 car. The first is five seconds. When he resumed in the race he fought hard against Mark in the sis- ter car and defended the lead. After 63 laps Romain got behind the wheel, and was in P2. But after 78 laps he was given a 30 second stop & go, followed by a 60 second stop & go after 82 laps. The reason was a problem with an engine sensor, which caused the car to use more fuel per lap than the regulations allowed. After 96 laps Neel got back into the car in fourth. He did a double stint, picking up fuel and tyres after 129 laps. When the next full course yellow happened he drove even longer, because he pitted for fuel after only 144 laps. After he overtook the number 8 Audi he was lying third. From lap 167 onwards he was in a breath-taking battle with both Audis. After finale in Brazil and the recent one-two result at Le Mans in 172 laps, Neel pitted with the car lying third. Marc took over for 2015, this is the third major success for the young team and the the final 45 minutes and improved to second place. prototype’s ground-breaking hybrid technology. For the driver line-up, which includes former Formula One driver Mark Web- “Achieving the second one-two after Le Mans is ber, it is the first and long hoped for WEC race win. With this dream result Porsche has extended its lead in the manufactur- great for our team. This is my first Porsche victory ers’ world championship and is now lying 33 points ahead of and, of course, it is a big day for Brendon, Timo and Audi and 95 ahead of Toyota. myself, and it is always a team effort. The two of them were awesome; we had no technical issues With the relatively short and twisty 5.137 kilometer long circuit and took an important step by improving our perfor- and the numerous classes going at different speeds, the race was action packed with thrilling lapping and overtaking maneu- mance on shorter tracks. Traffic was sometimes vers. The way the car of Dumas/Jani/Lieb finished second was brutal today, but we made it.” full of stories. After starting from pole, they lost the lead in the first half of the race because of long stop-and-go penalties after - Mark Webber, Australia a technical problem. While the team usually changed drivers at every fuel stop at the Nürburgring, Neel Jani stayed in the car for 76 laps, which was two and a half stints. It was also Jani who recorded the fastest race lap at the Nürburgring with a time of 1:37.955 minutes.

How the race went for car number 17: Timo started from P2 behind the sister car. During a “Full Course Yellow” he lost around ten seconds because of slow lapped cars between him and the leading car. Later a damaged 12 World Endurance Championship (WEC)

13 World Endurance Championship (WEC)

FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), LMP1, Round 5, Austin (US), Race Porsche 919 Hybrid takes another win in Texas

Stuttgart. In Austin (US) the Porsche 919 Hybrid achieved its Timo Bernhard (34, Germany): “It was an exciting race. When third win in a row. Drivers Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hart- we had the stop and go penalty in the beginning it looked pretty ley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AU) won the six-hour race in the much as if we would have bad luck today. We had dropped Texan capital. It was the fifth of eight rounds of the 2015 FIA back to second, but in the end we still won the race and earned World Endurance Championship. The sister car of Romain Du- points for the championship. For a long time it looked like an- mas (FR), Neel Jani (FR) and Marc Lieb (DE) was leading for a other one-two result for Porsche.” long time, but after a technical problem the car only finished fifth in its class. Austin brought the fourth victory in total for the Brendon Hartley (25, New Zealand): “I am over the moon that Porsche 919 Hybrid after its maiden win at Interlagos in 2014 we have finally won a race. Our 919 was perfect right from the and Le Mans and Nürburgring in 2015. With its success in the first free practice session here. Mark did a great job in his first heat of the night at the Circuit of the Americas, Porsche extend- stint, we were unlucky with the penalty but the crew was so ed its lead in the manufacturers’ standings in the World Cham- quick that we were still able to win.“ pionship with 220 points ahead of Audi (184). Mark Webber (39, Australia): “I had a super start, got the On the 5.513 kilometre long demanding Formula One track braking point for turn one perfectly right and passed Neel. Eve- Mark Webber (car number 17) had taken the lead from his rything went really well except for my second pit stop. In this team mate and pole setter Neel Jani (car number 18) right after very wide pit lane I overshot our garage. When it comes to dou- the start. The number 17 car stayed in the lead for the first 116 ble stints – Timo is the man. Hats off.” of the 185 race laps until it lost it to the sister car due to a 60 second stop and go penalty. The number 18 car was able to Drivers Porsche 919 Hybrid number 18 defend the lead until 35 minutes before the chequered flag. A Romain Dumas (37, France): “Shortly before we had this elec- problem with the 12 volt onboard circuit caused a long pit stop. tronic failure the car was already behaving strangely. We had Nevertheless a one-two in qualifying, the fastest race lap been trying to fix it by changing settings from the cockpit, but it (1:47.436 minutes by Brendon Hartley on lap 118) and another didn’t work.” win again proved the Porsche 919 Hybrid’s potential. Neel Jani (31, Switzerland): "Mark’s attack after the start was How the race went for car number 17: okay. That’s racing and it worked out because I allowed it to. In Mark Webber starts from P2 and overtakes Neel Jani in turn the beginning I had a different tyre compound to him. They one. After 28 laps the Australian pits for the first time and hands were good when I had a clear lap, but difficult in traffic. Driving over the car to Brendon Hartley. After 57 laps Webber takes in the dark wasn’t easy. Because of the traffic with the cars you over again. When he comes in for his second pit stop after 88 are lapping, you can easily suddenly have a lap time five sec- laps, he overshoots the spot in the pit lane and needs to be onds slower.” pushed back. Timo Bernhard jumps in for a double stint and continues leading. After 116 laps he has to take a 60 second Marc Lieb (35, Germany): “We had an electrical problem and stop and go penalty and continues in second position behind don’t know yet exactly what it was. We were able to spot it on the sister car. After 119 laps Timo comes in for the regular pit the telemetry and that’s what allowed us to bring the car into stop and stays in the car. After 148 laps Brendon takes over the box. We are very disappointed.” again. After a final splash and dash on lap 171 he brings the winning car home. Race result 6 hours of Austin (USA): 1. Bernhard/Hartley/Webber (DE/NZ/AU), Porsche 919 Hy- How the race went for car number 18: brid, 185 laps Pole setter Neel Jani drops back to second after Mark Web- 2. Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (CH/DE/FR), Audi R18 e-tron quat- ber’s attack. After 27 laps he hands over to Marc Lieb, who tro, 1:06.840 min then gives the car to Romain Dumas after 56 laps. The French- 3. Di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis (BR/FR/GB), Audi R18 e-tron quattro, man loses some time during a “Full Course Yellow” due to a 1 lap slow car in front of him. With a gap of half a minute to the lead- 4. Davidson/Buemi/Nakajima (GB/CH/JP), Toyota TS040 Hy- ing sister car, Dumas hands over the car to Jani after 86 laps. brid, 2 laps While the other car takes its stop and go penalty, the Swiss 12. Dumas/Jani/Lieb (FR/CH/DE), Porsche 919 Hybrid, 17 takes the lead. He refuels on lap 118. At the end of lap 148 Du- laps mas jumps in again. After 167 laps the leading car is called into the pits because of an electric problem. It was only able to be sent out on the track again for the final lap of the race. 14 Drivers Porsche 919 Hybrid number 17 Rennsport Reunion V

The World’s Fastest Class Reunion

Stuttgart. The Rennsport Reunion at the Laguna Seca Race- 919 Hybrid and 911 RSR turn demo laps way in California is the fastest class reunion in the world: A fas- Porsche’s LMP pilots Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Neel cinating journey through Porsche’s racing history. The largest Jani made their first appearance at a Rennsport Reunion. They event worldwide with historic Porsche race cars and legendary were in hot demand for interviews with journalists, and fans Porsche race drivers lured over 50,000 spectators to the dune waited in long queues to get their autograph. The demonstra- circuit close to Monterey over the weekend. tion laps with the Porsche 919 Hybrid was the first time that many of the 50,000 plus visitors along the Laguna Seca Race- Eleven Le Mans winners from Porsche way witnessed the innovative Le Mans winner in action. The GT Eleven Le Mans winners from Porsche fielded questions from drivers representing Porsche at Laguna Seca were Earl Bam- fans at the Rennsport Reunion, talking of the old days while ber, Jörg Bergmeister, Michael Christensen, Wolf Henzler, Pat- busily signing autographs. The youngest was Earl Bamber at rick Long, Frédéric Makowiecki and Nick Tandy. Another highly 25 years old, the oldest Hans Herrmann, who won the long dis- sought-after photo subject was the Porsche 911 RSR, which tance classic in 1970 and turned 87 on 23 February. The other can be admired again in the USA this coming weekend: On the Le Mans winners in attendance were Richard Attwood (1970), storied Road Atlanta circuit, it contests the final round of the Jacky Ickx (1976, 77, 81, 82), Gijs van Lennep (1976), Hurley 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship. Haywood (1977, 83, 94), Jürgen Barth (1977), Derek Bell (1981, 82, 86, 87), Vern Schuppan (1983), Hans-Joachim Stuck Hans Herrmann: “Young race drivers need to know how it (1986, 87) as well as Nick Tandy who won Le Mans this year was back then” with Earl Bamber. When Hans Herrmann and Jacky Ickx met on the opening night of the Rennsport Reunion, their delight was second to none. Hans-Joachim Stuck: “These cars are amazing” “It’s always wonderful to be reunited with so many drivers from Hans-Joachim Stuck’s favourite car at the Rennsport Reunion the early days and talk about old times,” says the first Le Mans was one of the few that fans did not get the chance to admire winner for Porsche (1970 in the 917K with Richard Attwood). “It on the Laguna Seca circuit. The Porsche 962 in which he won is important for the future to keep these memories alive. The the Sebring 12-hour race with Bob Akin and Jo Gartner in 1986 young drivers need to know how it was back then when the is just being rebuilt. “That victory was one of the milestones of steering wheels were wooden and we had no computers like my career,” he said and was obviously impressed by the great today.” When he meets Jacky Ickx, the conversation quickly atmosphere and enthusiasm at the Rennsport Reunion. “The turns to the 1969 episode when the Belgian beat him to the flag cars you see here are just amazing. They’re all in incredible by mere seconds. But the bitter defeat also yielded something condition. And the best thing is that I’ve contested races in positive: “Ferdinand Piech was so annoyed that for 1970 he many of them.” This is the first time Hans-Joachim Stuck has built a super engine and we then won with it.” attended the Rennsport Reunion. “I’d received invitations be- fore but somehow it always coincided with a race weekend. If Earl Bamber dreams of the Porsche GT1 I’d known just how fantastic this event was I would have imme- Earl Bamber was a kid of seven and had already launched his diately cancelled all the other commitments and come straight karting career when the Porsche GT1 1998 claimed the 16th here.” outright victory for Porsche at the Le Mans 24-hour race. “Back then I dreamed of sitting in such a car one day,” says the New US debut of the new Porsche 911 Zealander, “but I never thought that I would be one of the driv- One of the many highlights of the Rennsport Reunion was the ers to secure the next Le Mans victory for Porsche.” But that’s US debut of the new Porsche 911, unveiled by the model range exactly what happened. When Porsche notched up its 17th vic- director August Achleitner. For decades the 911 has been the tory at the world’s most famous long distance race this year, he top selling sports car in the world. Featuring an innovative turbo was one of the winning drivers at the wheel of the Porsche 919 flat engine and an advanced chassis, the new generation 911 is Hybrid with Nick Tandy and Nico Hülkenberg. At the Rennsport well-equipped to continue this trend. Thanks to more than four Reunion he discovered the GT1 that he had once idolised decades of experience with turbo engines – in both motor rac- amongst the other historic Porsche race cars. He thinks he ing and production sports cars – the new engines in the new would like to buy a historic Porsche one day, “but first I need to 911 Carrera set benchmarks in terms of performance, driving contest a few more races.” pleasure and efficiency. The new engine generation with bi- turbo charging raises the emotional driving pleasure in the 911 Carrera to an even more intensive experience: 272 kW (370 hp) of power at the rear of the 911 Carrera is waiting to be un- leashed and converted into sporty propulsion. The engine in the 911 Carrera S now delivers 309 kW (420 hp). In both cases this represents a power increase of 15 kW (20 hp). 15 Absaroka Supporters

16