Many of the car mechanics at our Cincinnati auto shop own Porsches — but they really like to fantasize about owning the Porsche brand itself. Repairing Porsches is one thing — owning the company is another world entirely. What would we do if we owned the quintessential car maker?
We’d probably spend the weekend ice racing — where skiers are pulled by race cars.
That’s exactly what Porsche heir Ferdinand Porsche and his business partner Vinzenz Greger are planning — entering the GP Ice Race to be held February 1-2, 2020, in Zell am See, Austria.
“We are happy that we will not only see a broad variety from classic to powerful modern cars. The people as well are unique and very interesting,” Ferdinand Porsche is quoted in the announcement.
A Class Act
And they will have great company.
The Journal of Classic Cars reports:
“Among the early entrants is Austrian paralympics skier and racing driver Reini Sempl, who will compete in his 500-horsepower rallycross racer, a prototype Pantera RX with an Audi A1 body shell.
The weekend will also feature a Hartmann Formula Junior which won its class in the Austrian ice races in 1960 and 1961.
Among those people is Sampl, who has used a wheelchair since being injured in a skiing mishap when he was 23 years old. In addition to paralympic skiing events, he races in the TitansRX International Europe motorsports series, powering his car with alcohol rather than petroleum fuel.”
Want to Sign Up? Entries are Open
And the entry list is still open — this is only the beginning. Perhaps the Porsche technicians at our Cincinnati auto garage will sign themselves up. Sounds like fun to us.
“There is a lot more to come, the entry list is still open,” Greger said. “But already now we are convinced that we will offer spectacular motorsport in eight different classes ranging from modern R5 rally cars to classic racers, buggies and the ancient sport of skijoring – when skiers are pulled by race cars.”