STRATSTONE PORSCHE LEADS 70 YEARS OF SPORTS CARS CELEBRATIONS

Sports Car Together Day is a global event

Porsche’s 70 Years of Sports Cars celebrations are in full flow across the globe. Among the UK’S contributions to the broader ‘Sports Car Together Day’ held on June 9th was Stratstone Porsche’s event at Cholmondeley Castle in Chesire.

More than 5000 people gathered at Cholmondeley Castle to see an impressive display of 350 Porsches. Five of Stratstone’s Porsche Centres from across the country joined the celebrations, forming a parade of 350 cars, which were displayed for visitors to celebrate the iconic marque.

Motoring enthusiasts and families alike enjoyed the celebrations, which also included a summer German market, offering artisan food and drinks, as well as a family entertainment area. The afternoon saw a Porsche 70 Concours d'elegance, featuring a curated collection of rare and individual Porsche models, which paraded around the race circuit within the castle grounds before being judged by a panel of Porsche experts and special guests.

Simon Kemp, Porsche National Franchise Director at Stratstone, said: “We are thrilled with the incredible turnout for the Sportscar Together event this weekend. Thousands of people came along, as well as more than 500 Porsches, to celebrate 70 years of this iconic brand. We were pleased to be able to be such a big part of the anniversary celebrations.”

Elsewhere, Porsche celebrated its 70th anniversary with numerous activities around the world, with further events to come throughout 2018. The day was marked with events at Porsche Centres across the globe on the 9th June. On the 10th, Porsche hosted a grand celebration at the Cannstatter Wasen festival grounds. On the weekend of June 16th and 17th, Porsche welcomed its staff, Zuffenhausen residents and fans of the brand for a public celebration in and around the plant based around Porscheplatz in Zuffenhausen.

The festival included interactive activities for visitors both young and old, short plant tours, bands, food trucks, live coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the broadcast of the World Cup game between Germany and Mexico. Admission to the museum and all events were free of charge over the weekend. Nearer to home, the Festival of Speed, held from July 12–15 at the Goodwood race track in the UK, and also the Rennsport Reunion in California from September 27–30, will also mark the anniversary. The anniversary celebrations will conclude with the Sound Night event to be held for the first time in the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart on October 13.

Meanwhile, the 70 years of the Porsche sports car special exhibition is being held until January 6, 2019 at the Porsche Museum, which is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 9am to 6pm. For the record, Stratstone Porsche operates from five state-of-the-art locations across the UK; Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Wilmslow and Bolton and you can find out more from stratstone.com.