Oct 12, 2015 5:45 AM

Gallery: Porsche Rennsport Is Like Comic-Con for Auto Buffs

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This year's Porsche Rennsport Reunion was attended by tens of thousands of fans and some very, very cool cars.
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Like this 1952 Glöckler roadster.

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The event has been held every few years since 2001, and this year took over the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
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This year's Rennsport drew roughly 50,000 Porsche fans from all over the world.

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Many of them showed up already decked out in Porsche gear, and there was a line to get into the event gift shop.
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And some settled for simple Porsche flag.

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The best part about Rennsport is that it celebrates Porsche racing heritage by actually racing cars from the past 60 years.
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Hundreds of owners took their cars out of the garage and onto the track.

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Not all of them had great races, like this 1967 2.0-liter short wheelbase 911.
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Those not racing spent time walking the grounds and getting up close with the many rare cars on display.

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No velvet ropes, no strict security guards.
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Also on display: A 911 RSR, half of which is made from Lego.

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Sharing a single garage were 17 Porsche race cars that have competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans over the past 50 years.
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Those included the 919 Hybrid, which won this year's Le Mans race, and ran laps on the famed Laguna Seca track.

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