The Heritage Invitational Showcase held at the 10/10ths Motor Club featured nearly $1 billion worth of cars from every era.
The showcase took place along the only relatively straight part of the entire track and directly behind the new clubhouse. This is the perfect location for such an event, featuring more than 100 cars from every era of driving, competing in various classes to be honored as the best in each class. Refreshments were served in the clubhouse to keep everyone sustained through the events as many onlookers took a walk down the concourse to see the cars that dated from 1911 to 2025.
Favorites From Every Era
If you want an event that celebrates the opening of a premium track and clubhouse, offering high-end experiences and wonderful events to racing enthusiasts, it’s hard to beat the Heritage Invitational Showcase held at the 10/10th Motor Club track. This event featured high-dollar, exclusive cars from various automakers totaling nearly $1 billion worth of cars.
Some of these cars represent historic racing heritage, with cars such as the 1971 Porsche 917k and 1987 Porsche 962 on display. Others feature specific automakers and their heritage, such as the 1967 Lamborghini P400 Miura and 1988 Lamborghini Countach 5000QV. Some legends of the racing scene were on display, including the 1962 Triumph TR4 and 1952 Allard J2x, but so were some post-war American models, such as a 1956 Continental Mark II and 1963 Corvette Stingray.
Car Classes
The Heritage Invitational Showcase featured cars from many eras of driving, giving the crowd a view of some of the most incredible classic cars in existence. The lineup featured several classes, which were listed as:
- Early Rods and Racers
- Pre-War Classics
- Post-War American Classics
- Post-War European Performance
- Cars of the Autobahn
- Porsche Racing History
- Legendary Racers, and Race Tracks
- Supercars of Rick Hendrick
- Lambo Mania
- Porsche Paddock
- Historic Trans Am
A Special Honoree – Alwin Springer
Alwin Springer and Porsche performance go together like peanut butter and jelly. He is a founding member of ANDIAL, which is the powerhouse that propelled Porsche to motorsport dominance in the 1970s and 1980s. Later, he was the head of Porsche Motorsport North America and helped shape the racing legacy of the brand. Springer is a fitting honoree and posed with a lineup of Porsche racers to celebrate the Grand Opening and a well-earned honor.
Top Award Winners
The two top winners of the Third Annual Heritage Invitational, but first to take place on the new 10/10ths Motor Club track were Bruce Meyer’s 1979 Kremer Porsche 935 K3 and Fredrick Fischer with his 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Tour De France. Meyer won the Chairman’s Choice Sport award and Fischer took home the Chairman’s Choice d’Elegance award. These winners were chosen from nearly $1 billion worth of cars.
Kremer Porsche 935 K3
The Kremer Porsche 935 K3 dominated endurance racing in the late 1970s and won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was the first rear-engine car to ever win this race, making racing history with the incredible win. The aerodynamics and powerful engine make it an icon of its era.
1957 Ferrari 250 GT Tour De France
This car was previously owned by driver Francois Picard, who raced it in several events. Some of those events, included the 1957 Tour de France, in which he and fellow driver Maurice Trintignant took second place. It was also raced in the 1958 Buenos Aires 1000 km, 1958 Clermont Ferrand, Coupe de Vitesse, and the 1958 Auvergne three hours.
From Ground Breaking To Elegant Comfort
The Heritage Invitational held at the 10/10ths Motor Club was scheduled to celebrate the Grand Opening of the track and clubhouse. There was a soft opening for the track held in October 2024, but at that time, the clubhouse was little more than an idea and a couple of runs of foundation blocks. In six months, the incredible team assembled by the motor club staff created a high-end, premium racing clubhouse from the ground up and invited owners of nearly $1 billion worth of cars to celebrate with them.
The Clubhouse
• 200,000 square-foot special events center
• Designed to host corporate retreats, business summits, showcase events, and entertainment
• Three large hospitality rooms can combine into one expansive indoor/outdoor space hosting up to 1,500 people
• Full-service catering kitchen and conference rooms with video presentation capability
The Antique Auto Club Was In Town
During the same weekend of the Heritage Invitational, which was an invite-only event, the parking lot of the Charlotte Motor Speedway featured the Antique Auto Club car show. This car show was open to the public and featured cars of all shapes, sizes, brands, and types. The show covered a large portion of the parking lot and is an event that many Charlotte area native car lovers have attended for many years.
A Special Treat At The Auto Club
Although many people think electric cars are relatively new, and in their current form, they are, cars powered by batteries date back further than those powered by gasoline. One of the oldest and most interesting cars at the Auto Club was a 1911 Baker Electric Special Extension Coupe owned by Bill Lillie. This car has a rich history and carries the name “Lovely Linda” in honor of one of its previous owners. At the time when it was new, it was the “most luxurious and commodious car of its type.”
The events at the 10/10ths Motor Club were amazing, giving those invited a look at what nearly $1 billion worth of cars looks like. Toss in the Antique Auto Club presentation, and it was a full weekend of car history for any enthusiast to enjoy.
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