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PORSCHE ANNOUNCES SECOND
PORSCHE RENNSPORT REUNION;
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CHOSEN FOR ITS RICH PORSCHE HISTORY
ATLANTA, GA – Aug. 12, 2003 — Keeping
a promise to America's Porsche owners and racing fans made in 2001, Porsche
Cars North America, in conjunction with Brian Redman and his Intercontinental
Events, Inc., today announced Porsche Rennsport Reunion II, to be held
April 23-25, 2004, at historic Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
After sports car and motorsports enthusiasts packed Lime Rock Park in
Connecticut to see more than 50 years of history-making Porsche racecars
and drivers in 2001, Porsche promised to hold a second event in three
years time. The Company will fulfill that promise and chose "The
World Center of Racing" because of Porsche's rich history at that
track.
Porsche's first win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1968 was not only an
important part of Porsche's U.S. racing heritage, but was significant
for auto racing worldwide as it marked the first Porsche overall victory
in an international 24 hour sports car endurance race. Porsche-powered
cars have gone on to score a record 20 total overall victories in the
Daytona 24 Hour race including this year's win by the Racers Group Porsche
911 GT3 RS.
"Porsche and Daytona International Speedway enjoy reputations steeped
in tradition," said Jim France, Chief Executive Officer of International
Speedway Corporation, the parent company of Daytona International Speedway
and 11 other major motorsports facilities. "With that, it's only
natural that the two would come together for such an exciting event as
the Porsche Rennsport Reunion II. We're thrilled to have Porsche and its
many owners and fans visit "The World Center of Racing."
Porsche Rennsport Reunion II will be open to the public and will bring
together an unprecedented gathering of significant Porsche vintage racecars
owned by private collectors, Porsche Club racers, former Porsche factory
drivers and a selection of historic cars from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart,
Germany. It will feature a three-day program of on-track competition plus
a concours d'elegance, which will be open to the event's participants
by invitation. In addition, special activities are planned commemorating
the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche 356 and Porsche 550 Spyder, and the
40th Anniversary of the Porsche 911.
Additional details of the Porsche Rennsport Reunion will be published
on Porsche's web site (www.porsche.com), Brian Redman's Intercontinental
Events web site (www.gorace.com), and Daytona International Speedway's
web site (http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/), as they become
available. Ticket information is available by contacting Daytona International
Speedway at (386) 253-RACE.
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