The 20th Porsche meeting at the Dinslaken trotting track on May 1, 2022 was also the last. A new residential area is soon to be built on the site of the event, which will no longer be able to accommodate either Porsches or horses. To bid farewell, over 2000 classic and modern Porsches gathered once again on the northern edge of the Ruhr region to indulge in a day of enthusiasm for the Stuttgart sports cars.

Even on the way there, a significantly higher Porsche density was noticeable on the roads. The closer you got to the racetrack, the longer the columns became, which consisted exclusively of cars from Zuffenhausen. In addition to visitors from Germany, Porsche owners from the neighboring Netherlands arrived in large numbers.

On the site, the cabin air filter was first put to a tough test, as the sandy track was very dusty under the wheels of the incoming Porsches. As soon as you got out of the car, however, the sandy surface almost made you feel like you were on a beach vacation.

There was no sorting by type or year of construction. Patinated 356s stood next to virginal 992s, purist 911 RSRs next to opulent Cayennes. Classics made up about half of the field.

The degree of customization also varied greatly. Only very few of the cars were in original condition down to the last screw. Wheel rims and steering wheels from the accessories are a matter of course for most Porsche drivers.

If you took the time to look a little closer, you could spot a few special features even in such a high-caliber field: for example, the unrestored 356 A Speedster in an unusual dark red or one of only 2102 911 Speedsters built in 1989.

Even rarer is the 944 Turbo Cabriolet, of which only 528 were built between fall 1990 and summer 1991. If it hadn't been painted in eye-catching "star ruby", it could easily have been overlooked among all its transaxle brothers.

Equivalent to the cars, the entire spectrum of owners and visitors could be found in Dinslaken: purists and tuners, new car buyers and classic car enthusiasts, experts and gossips, all passionately discussing with each other - purely amicably, of course.

Unfortunately, another kind of Porsche lover was also attracted: thieves. Three 911s parked outside the event grounds were stolen while their owners made a pilgrimage around the race track. One of the three stolen Porsches, a blue 911 SC, turned up three days later in Oberhausen.

Even if the Porsche friends have to say goodbye to Dinslaken, they will remain loyal to the Ruhr region. The next meeting on May 1, 2023 will take place at the racecourse in Mülheim an der Ruhr.



































































































