"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
05/14/2019 at 17:55 • Filed to: Luftgekuhlt, Parsh, Porsche, Luft6
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"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
05/14/2019 at 17:55 • Filed to: Luftgekuhlt, Parsh, Porsche, Luft6 | 18
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On Saturday, May 11th, in the Year of our Pork 2019, I was fortunate to make the pilgrimage to Luftgekühlt 6. I’d never been to one, but now that I’m a Luftyfooler I figured it was imperative. I was a little apprehensive because I tend to shy away from “scenes” and am not a car show guy, but this was so accessible and open, and the passion for these cars and the people around them so thoroughly ingrained in the event that my worries immediately melted away. Held at Universal Studios’ famed backlot, it was all I imagined and more, and I won’t miss another. I don’t know how they’d top this venue, it really created a special atmosphere. Especially up in the “Mexico” and “Wild West” sets, it was a very cool vibe, like a big family party. I was fortunate to meet many people I’ve only heard of or known from the internet, including our own Philipilihp, who flew across the country to immerse himself in LA car culture. It was a privilege to spend the day with him, look for his coverage on Live And Let Diecast.
This was also the first “big” trip for my SC, compounding my unjustified worries with justified ones about stranding myself somewhere. I prepared best I could, with a full complement of tools, fluids, and spares for likely failure items. Fortunately, those fears also proved to be unfounded because the car ran like a train, returning 23mpg over nearly 500 miles. I couldn’t be happier with the car or my experience at Luft 6. Others, professionals, have covered Luft to no end on the front page and across the great expanse of the interwebs, but I hope you find this interesting and maybe see some cars not shared elsewhere. On to the pictures:
This but white is what I dream of for my car
Nice to see a notchback, I’m in the minority that likes these
962 in the Wild West
Pipes!!
Dv Mechanics’ car, one of the best in the biz
Fourtillfour Coffee’s 356.
Joshyrobots doing hoodrat stuff
Road Scholars’ 911, driven out from NC
Chariot of the gods, the 1981 Le Mans winning 936 of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell
Autokennel’s Tortuga
SAVE THE CLOCK TOWER!!
Very, very cool to see the Glockler-Porsche in person.
Yup. CTR-001.
I now know that I need a set of these wheels
Outlaws gonna outlaw
Emory Row.
Really pretty Carrera hidden away. Even more miles than my car and looking mint.
Race Service’s 935X Project
Emory 911K detail
Jerry Seinfeld’s 934
The Emory 356RSR
Oh, nothing
Yawn
Ho hum
Dude messed up my dang shot, this was a great angle
The Le Mans winner
Again
550 in 917
917-30, 917PA, 917-10
The most original 550 in existence. Just amazing.
I need this in my life.
Dude in the stripey shirt with some choice sign language
Really special preserved ‘52 Pre-A, in California since new. Stripey shirt guy seems to have calmed down.
Spikey
Almeras Group 4 911SC. This car is love. This car is life.
My precious
Down Mexico way
So many great details on this one
Git R done
Bruno Kreibich’s super cool rally car, in service for decades
This was one of my favorite 356's of the day. Really well prepared.
Kris Clewell’s well-traveled ‘72 911, driven out and back from Minnesota. Take the car!
Good colors
Outlaw Speedsters
Ryan Hoegner’s SEMA SC
Art Deco Allgaier-Porsche tug
Wide-five steelies + 911= sex
Code brown Carrera
StupidCar, an insane big turbo narrowbody SC
Business end
Mandatory stop on way home
This has been the OppositeLock VIP Exclusive Luft 6 Super Dump, I hope you’ve enjoyed it. If there’s anything you’d like to see more of, let me know. I have lots more shots, but Kinja sucks and I had to stop somewhere. And remember:
PS: Rennfilms put out this great little short on the buildup & trip to Luft, worth the watch. The feeling that our time with these machines is slipping away is real, I think about it regularly and it’s part of what drove me to do everything possible to get my car. Smoke ‘em while you got ‘em...
See you on the road .
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 18:09 |
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What awesome cars and what an awesome setting.
So glad you got to go. Thanks for sharing.
I love seeing you get the love back...
JeepJeremy
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 18:11 |
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....................................................wow
BobintheMtns
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 18:31 |
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HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT.
HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT..................................................
HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 19:04 |
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* Drools*
[incoherent babbling]
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RallyWrench
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/14/2019 at 20:12 |
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It was really, really cool. Crazy understatement, I can’t really put it into words yet . So glad I went, I’m still kind of fizzing about it. So many good people, and the cars were over the top. Great ideas and inspiration for my own journey, this fed the stoke in a big way. Driving my own car there felt special, I was nervous the whole time because it’s old and cranky and it was the first time out of town, but with every passing mile I relaxed a little. I hadn’t really come to trust the thing yet, so that was big. This was a good trip for writing ideas too. Thanks as always!
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RallyWrench
> BobintheMtns
05/14/2019 at 20:15 |
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That about covers it. Also one of my favorite beers ;)
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RallyWrench
> JeepJeremy
05/14/2019 at 20:19 |
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Understatement. It was nuts.
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RallyWrench
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
05/14/2019 at 20:21 |
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Me, all day Saturday.
412GTI
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 20:30 |
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Killer. Thanks for all the photos. This year looked amazing, I don’t know how you could top that venue.
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RallyWrench
> 412GTI
05/14/2019 at 20:43 |
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Happy to oblige. It was beyond comprehension, really, I’m still coming down from it. I cannot imagine how they’ll top that venue. I’d never been to one but had heard people talk about their favorites of past years, and the consensus seemed to be that though Luft has grown, this was the best yet . Really a special atmosphere, great weather too. Not too warm, and a brief afternoon shower that made for some interesting photo ops while cutting the crowd down a bit and cooling us off . Good DJs, good food trucks, amazing car staging and backdrops, it was all good . We stayed until about 4, I really wanted to keep hanging out up in the Western scene but had to hit the road home for Mother’s Day.
Thomas Donohue
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 22:44 |
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.....waiting for Luft-osten on the other coast. Though after that venue, they’d have to shut down lower Manhattan to top it.
Great pics, thanks for posting.
Elumerere
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 22:53 |
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I was on a drive the next morning with a few of the cars in your pictures..
that made up for me not having tickets to Luft.
shop-teacher
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 22:57 |
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Wow .......
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> RallyWrench
05/14/2019 at 22:58 |
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As stupid as it is, this gives me some serious feels. Happy for you!
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RallyWrench
> Thomas Donohue
05/15/2019 at 00:10 |
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I have no basis for comparison, but I think this will be hard to top. Lots of cool potential venues back there though. Thanks!
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> Elumerere
05/15/2019 at 00:11 |
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Awesome! Professor Run or another drive? I really wanted to overnight and do a run next day too, but that wasn't going to fly on mother's day.
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RallyWrench
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/15/2019 at 00:29 |
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Haha, it's definitely stupid, but hey, these machines move us. You get it.
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RallyWrench
> shop-teacher
05/15/2019 at 00:32 |
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About sums it up, quite the day. Philipilihp should have some good coverage on LALD soon!
philipilihp
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 00:32 |
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It was a privilege and an honor to spend the day drooling next to Porsches all day. Also, I don’t know if this framing (the dude in the window taking a picture while you’re taking a picture) was intentional, but if it was , it’s perfect. I’m sure there’s some kind of allegory tucked away in it, but I’m too tired to come up with it right now.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 06:48 |
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GIB all of them!
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shop-teacher
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 07:18 |
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Looking forward to it :)
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 09:14 |
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I do.
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Elumerere
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 10:47 |
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Yup, that one. Come next time!
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Thomas Donohue
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 11:14 |
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Yeah, that would have to come up with a different idea...back to the warehouse theme maybe.
I’m still not over Rennsport VI last year , it was complete overload — so I’m still good for now!
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RallyWrench
> Thomas Donohue
05/15/2019 at 11:39 |
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I could picture it in some old industrial area, for sure. Maybe a port.
Rennsport was mental, I only had one whirlwind day there but I still go back to look at pictures. Luft felt like a quieter version of that.
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> Elumerere
05/15/2019 at 12:05 |
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Rad!! Been wanting to make one for awhile now, t hat and Friday breakfast club at Newcomb’s are high on my list if I can get a day off to drive down from SLO . G ot to meet the Prof at least. U ntil very recently my car hasn’t been ready for real driving, t he Luft trip was my first sortie out of town with it after doing a ton of work in recent months. Now I can think about really using it, so I’ll be on the lookout for his next run on IG.
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> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/15/2019 at 12:08 |
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(internet fist bump) ;)
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Elumerere
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 13:03 |
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Sweet. See you on one of them soon, then.
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> philipilihp
05/15/2019 at 15:46 |
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Thanks dude, the feeling is mutual. Looking forward to your post!
I didn’t even realize I’d caught that guy, I’m not that good :) Now you point it out, it’s a pretty cool capture.
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Thomas Donohue
> RallyWrench
05/15/2019 at 23:46 |
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It would likely be down south (weather!), but something like the Brooklyn Navy yards could be cool. Or Liberty State Park in NJ....o ld train station, marina on the water, NYC as a backdrop...that could work. But not sure you could close it all off.
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Thomas Donohue
> Thomas Donohue
05/15/2019 at 23:49 |
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philipilihp
> RallyWrench
05/16/2019 at 00:01 |
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He sits so perfectly in that window!
My post is scheduled, it’ll be live tomorrow morning.
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BobintheMtns
> RallyWrench
05/17/2019 at 15:03 |
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Dude... just looked through your pics again... same reaction..
holy fucking shit......
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RallyWrench
> BobintheMtns
05/17/2019 at 15:47 |
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I’ve been going back through pics as well, lots I didn’t include here, and... yeah. There’s stuff I didn’t even realize I’d caught that is still blowing my mind. I now wish the event was longer, it feels like I could have spent days there.
EL_ULY
> RallyWrench
05/21/2019 at 18:43 |
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best dump ever!
BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> RallyWrench
05/29/2019 at 05:42 |
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Great shots! Looks like the perfect location for getting great pictures. Hopefully I can make it to Luftgekühlt some day
Good to hear that the SC covered the miles without any issues :)
CaptDale - is secretly British
> RallyWrench
06/21/2019 at 14:30 |
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Dude! That looks freaking amazing! I am glad you were able to go and the car ran so well.
I’m gonna have to hitch a ride with you there one of these years.