Organizers of the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival invited the Luftgekühlt’s celebration of Brian Redman, which resulted in a number of Porsches raced by Redman in attendance. Porsches, of course, were in abundance at the Festival, including five race cars and more than 20 street cars. Incredible Porsches in attendance included: Porsche...
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J. Michael Hemsley is a retired Army officer and ocean scientist. He's been writing about motorsports and automotive history for 40 years.
“There are no half measures with Porsche cars – people either love them or detest them. And even if they detest them, they have to show some grudging respect….” David Owen, “Porsche: The Cars” Automobile Quarterly, Volume IX Number 2, Fall/Winter 1970...
The day before I was to leave for the Highlands Motoring Festival (Highlands, North Carolina), in 2022, I got a call from Mark Chmar, the co-chairman of the event. He wanted to know if I could be there by 8:00am the following morning. There was a drive sponsored by Porsche...