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Luftgekühlt 12 Braved the Storm to Delight Air-cooled Fans

Luftgekühlt 12 brought together the global community with its signature air-cooled Porsche heritage celebration in the Atlanta area

November 8, 2026

Motorsports, Shows & Events, VALT Stories

The Bridge VII and the Art of Staging Cars

Words by Vijay Sankar

Photos by Kevin Arechiga, words by Vijay Sankar The seventh edition of The Bridge underlined its elegance and exclusiveness amongst the nation’s premier automotive events. Photographer Kevin and I almost missed the last-minute Friday event expansion due to delayed flights, but fortunately managed to capture the best of it. Staged at the golf club that…

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Postcards from Rennsport Reunion 7

Words by Vijay Sankar

Take Luftgekühlt, Rolex Motorsports Reunion, The Quail, and combine them into one grand weekend – that’s a nutshell of what Rennsport Reunion 7 was like. Every car on display was positioned with artistic obsession, like we witnessed at Luft9 in Mare Island a few months ago. There were endless races raging on track like the Rolex Reunion…

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Luftgekühlt 12 Braved the Storm to Delight Air-cooled Fans

Luftgekühlt 12 brought together the global community with its signature air-cooled Porsche heritage celebration in the Atlanta area

by Vijay Sankar November 8, 2026November 8, 2026

Rolex Reunion Honors Japanese Motorsports Heritage for 2026

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion delivered an unforgettable celebration of motorsports history at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

by Vijay Sankar August 29, 2026August 29, 2026

Dawn Patrol Might Just be the Best Part of the Pebble Beach Concours

While the show cars always look incredible during the concours, it was the Hagerty Dawn Patrol experience that really opened our eyes to the otherworldly magic of cars appearing out of the mist in the early morning.

by Vijay Sankar August 29, 2026August 29, 2026

Reminder: Member Night is Saturday, July 18!

We’ll see you at the VALT HQ Saturday, July 18 starting at around 6pm. See you then! Please DM with any questions.

by Joe Ottati July 18, 2026

Velocity Invitational 2026 Celebrated the Best of Car Culture at Sonoma Raceway

The three-day motorsports and lifestyle event featured an unparalleled collection of the rarest cars in the world in the paddock and on the track, including modern sports cars, iconic open-wheel cars, a celebration of rarefied and exotic hypercars, historic NASCAR stock cars and eight additional popular historic racing groups.

by Vijay Sankar June 28, 2026June 28, 2026

Porsche Plática Celebrates the 911R in its Third Edition

Plática united a few precious 911R specimens with some of the most distinctive examples of this groundbreaking model’s celebratory 2016 hómage — alongside a host of other Porsche road and race vehicles

by Vijay Sankar May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

VALT Member night Friday or Saturday

We’d love to host a member night at the VALT HQ this Friday or Saturday evening. Anyone down and have preferences on which day?

by Joe Ottati March 24, 2026

Motul Petit Le Mans Draws Record Crowd and Close Racing for 2025

The season finale was held for 10 hours in glorious Georgia sunshine and then into night before a record crowd Saturday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

by Vijay Sankar November 8, 2025November 8, 2025

Luftgekühlt Celebrates its First East Coast Event in 2025

Record crowds, unique displays, warm sunshine and plenty of storytelling characterized the visitor experience as Luftgekühlt celebrated a resounding success with its first East Coast gathering

by Vijay Sankar November 8, 2025November 8, 2025

Highlights from the 74th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

This year, 229 cars—including 55 international entries from 22 countries and 174 US entries from 31 states—pulled onto the competition field, and the car named Best of Show was a 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C.

by Vijay Sankar August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Italian Affair: Concorso Italiano Shone Bright at Car Week 2025

Concorso Italiano triumphantly concluded its 40th edition, surpassing expectations and delivering a reimagined celebration of Italian lifestyle and automotive passion.

by Vijay Sankar August 24, 2025August 24, 2025

Rolex Reunion Raised the Bar Again for Vintage Racing in 2025

The 51st annual event featured more than 400 period-correct and historically significant racing machines, as well as celebration of the 75th anniversary of Formula 1

by Vijay Sankar August 23, 2025August 23, 2025

The Best of Mecum Monterey Auctions 2025

Mecum Auctions returned to California’s Monterey peninsula for the area’s famed annual Car Week celebration this past weekend, attracting 500 classic and collector vehicles for auction, including 100 vintage and antique motorcycles.

by Vijay Sankar August 23, 2025August 23, 2025

Highlights from the IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca

Points leader Alex Palou continued his command of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a perfect weekend at the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey.

by Vijay Sankar July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Air|Water 2025: There was Air, and There was Water

Despite some rain showers, nothing could dampen the spirits of the fans who came together on April 26 in Costa Mesa, CA to share their passion for all things Porsche at the third running of Air|Water.

by Vijay Sankar May 10, 2025May 11, 2025

LA Auto Show 2024 Puts EVs Front and Center

Reflective of its location, the show celebrates the love affair Angelenos have with their cars and offers a global platform to industry technology and innovation, synonymous with California. The show ran for 10 full days over the Thanksgiving period with many industry influencers, and car enthusiasts.

by Vijay Sankar December 10, 2024December 10, 2024