Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI - Gmund Trophy

The 1953 Cooper Pooper driven by Cameron Healy.

This particular blogpost is dedicated to lovers of early Porsches and Porsche Specials such as the Pooper above.  However, one cannot do that without mentioning the first ever Porsche - Porsche 356 No.1 - which was at Laguna Seca for the occasion of Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI and is pictured below.

Dr Wolfgang Porsche driving Porsche 356 "No.1" Roadster.  It was built in 1948 in the Austrian town of Gmünd.  It is the only 356 to have a front engine.

The Porsche Rennsport Reunion is a unique event, that is held once every three or four years, dedicated just to classic and more modern racing Porsches, their drivers and the men and women who made it all possible.    Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI held over four days in September 2018 was again located at Laguna Seca like the last one in 2015.  No surprise as Laguna Seca is in California, which also happens to be the biggest market for Porsche.   This year the event was subtitled The Marque of Champions - a name that speaks for itself.  The event was also part of Porsche's 70th birthday celebrations.

The field comes around the last corner for the start of Saturday's Qualifying race.

On the wonderful 2.238 mile Laguna Seca road course, seven groups of Porsche cars raced over the weekend.  The Gmünd Trophy event was for cars such as Porsche 356, 550, RS60, RSK, Porsche Abarth. 4 cylinder 904s and various Porsche Specials.     An amazing variety turned up to race.

The Race
The race was held over 25 minutes on Sunday and the fastest seven cars covered 15 laps.  No surprise that the race was between Campbell and Healy in their respective Devin and Pooper specials.

The winner of the Gmund Cup was Gregory Campbell in this 1955 Porsche Devin Special.

Pace lap at the Corkscrew on Sunday for the main race.

The 1953 Cooper Pooper driven by Cameron Healy came second.  It has a 1.7 litre Porsche engine in a 1953 Cooper Mk7 F3 chassis clothed in an aluminium body. 

Pooper in the paddock.

Third was this 1961 Porsche 356B T5 Roadster driven by Andrew Larson.

In fourth place was this 1961 Porsche 356B Roadster driven by George C Balbach.

The fifth placed 1959 Porsche RSK driven by Stephen Hill at the Corkscrew.

This beautiful 1960 Porsche RS60 came sixth driven by Johannes Van Overbeek.

Seventh was Mark Esckuche in his 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster.

This 1962 Dolphin America came eighth driven by Vic Skirmants.

Racing down the Corkscrew in Sunday's race.   Dolphin leads RSK.

A 1961 Porsche Abarth Carrera came in ninth driven by Ranson Webster.

No12 a 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster driven by Robert Van Zeist rounded out the top ten.

A 1960 Porsche 356 driven by Carl Toffelmire came eleventh.

This race worn 1958 Porsche 550A was twelfth driven by Tommy Trabue.

A bright 1960 356 Roadster driven by Bob Clucas into 13th place.

Arthur Conner in a 1959 Porsche Devin was fourteenth.

Fifteenth was Charles Christensen in a 1959 Porsche 356 Super D.

A 1963 Porsche 356 Super 90 driven by Lindsay Ross came sixteenth.

Rex McAfee in a 1960 Porsche 356 Super 90 leads a group down the Corkscrew.  He came 17th.

A 1957 Porsche 356  came in 18th driven by Max Jamiesson.

Nineteenth was No.19 driven by Steve Schmidt.  He is in a 1958 Porsche 356A.

A smoking 1956 Porsche 356.

A  very early car, a 1951 Porsche 356 Coupe.

1952 Porsche Glockler.

1959 Devin Porsche.

1959 Porsche RSK 719 Centresteer.

1955 Porsche Continental Coupe.

1955 Pupilidy Spyder Special.

1954 Porsche 356.

1960 Porsche RS60.

1960 Porsche 356B Carrera GT.

A 1964 Porsche 904 GTS leads a varied group onto the start finish straight.

The Exhibition Cars

The striking 1939 Porsche Type 64.   This is considered by many to be the first car produced by what became the Porsche company.

356 Gmund Coupe detail.

1960 Porsche 718 RS 60.  The 1960 Targa Florio winner.

1956 Porsche 550A Le Mans Coupe.  It won its class in the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans.

1958 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder.

Porsche 356 Gmund SL Coupe.

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