Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and its dad or mum firm IMSA will co-sanction the on-track competitors occasions on the Rennsport Reunion 7 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, September 28 – October 1. The RR7 sanctioning our bodies had been confirmed by officers from Porsche Automobiles North America (PCNA) and host venue WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (WRLS).
The primary Rennsport Reunion in 5 years, RR7 coincides with the seventy fifth Anniversary yr of Porsche and this yr’s theme is “Icons of Porsche.” The celebration consists of Porsche racing legends that will likely be nicely represented on the WRLS circuit in each IMSA- and HSR-sanctioned competitors.
Constructing on two years of success and expertise because the official sanctioning physique of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Monterey Pre-Reunion at WRLS, HSR fills the same roll at RR7 in offering its experience and huge collective expertise in race occasion operations and full technical scrutineering for the lineup of classic and historic racing occasions.
IMSA will officiate a Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America doubleheader, a up to date and ultra-competitive addition to RR7. North America’s premier Porsche one-make race collection made its 2023 debut earlier this month at Sebring Worldwide Raceway with a pair of 40-minute races received by rising star Riley Dickinson. Flat-out sprints with no pit cease; this yr’s Carrera Cup area options upwards of 40 iconic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race vehicles. Each Carrera Cup races on the RR7 doubleheader pays official factors towards this yr’s 16-race championship.
“When IMSA and HSR introduced the acquisition ultimately yr’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, we knew it was solely a matter of time earlier than our plans of working collectively on a co-sanctioned occasion weekend would grow to be a actuality,” stated IMSA President John Doonan. “For IMSA and HSR to have the ability to work our first occasion collectively as a part of a Rennsport Reunion on the wonderful WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca makes it that significantly better. The HSR-run occasions will give the large crowd in attendance a chance to have a good time Porsche icons of the previous whereas the IMSA Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup races will present the present and ultra-competitive racing that solely an all-Porsche collection can ship.”
Established within the mid-Seventies, HSR is led by HSR President David Hinton, who was a majority proprietor for the final 10 years and guided HSR’s sale to IMSA early in 2022. Hinton stays on the helm as president and continues to steer the group by means of considered one of its largest intervals of progress within the greater than 40-year historical past of HSR.
“We admire the continuing belief and assist John Narigi, Barry Toepke and your complete group at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca have positioned in us for the on-track operations of the Monterey Motorsports Reunion occasions and significantly admire their endorsement with Porsche Automobiles North America to work in the identical capability at Rennsport Reunion,” Hinton stated. “As the biggest gathering of Porsche fanatics and followers on the planet, we notice the accountability and nice dedication required to sanction the classic and historic races at Rennsport Reunion. We’re grateful to PCNA and WRLS for the chance and stay up for placing on an ideal present for the opponents and the Porsche followers and group. It is usually going to be an ideal expertise working with and working side-by-side with our colleagues at IMSA.”
For additional particulars, updates and occasion highlights together with particular programming, information on E-Sports activities, fan zones, stay stream alternatives, autograph classes with drivers and a number of different off-track actions, followers can even go to the brand new, devoted Rennsport web site at PorscheRennsportReunion.com.
Ticket gross sales for Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 have gone stay because the countdown begins for the world’s largest Porsche gathering. Ticket and tenting packages can be found at WeatherTechRaceway.com or by calling the ticket and lodging specialists at 831-242-8200.
The 2023 HSR racing calendar started final weekend at Sebring Worldwide Raceway, March 24 – 26, with the annual season-opening HSR Spring Fling. Please go to www.HSRRace.com for extra data on HSR and the 2023 HSR schedule.
