We had the opportunity of a lifetime to celebrate the Panoz family and all of their contributions to the automotive world. In the history of motorsports it is seldom you find a family like Panoz that did so much for our community especially in the United States.
Entirely through fate we met Dan Panoz at Laguna Seca during Monterey Car Week in August 2022 while working for Motul. Motul is the title sponsor of what is now called The Motul Petit Le Mans. Immediately upon recognizing Dan, the entire Motul team was overwhelmed with excitement.
It is not every day you get to meet someone like Dan Panoz. We hold Dan Panoz in high regard. It is comparable to meeting a Carol Shelby or Enzo Ferrari historically. In our culture, motorsports is oddly one of those industries/sports where you can still stumble upon the people who made it so great just in passing. They are people at an event who can be unrecognizable in a crowd. People who often do not get the credit we believe they deserve.
Dan was instantaneously gracious, welcoming, and kind to our absolute gushing over him. Dan told us that he has a museum a few miles from the track that honors the history of his family and their automobiles. Immediately then and there, we said we had to do something for the upcoming 25th Anniversary of Petit Le Mans. And so, we did.
We celebrated the last quarter century of the unbelievable accomplishments of the Panoz family in style at the Panoz Museum on September 30th, 2022. It is was a cocktail party filled with enthusiasts and industry professionals. It is somewhat difficult to describe this event in words as it was such a passionate and emotionally charged celebration. The immense gratitude and reception we received from Dan Panoz and his family was more than we could have ever expected and the feelings from us were greater than mutual. We are appreciative to work for a company like Motul who saw the importance in recognizing Panoz who paved the way for us all to work together in a great event known at Motul Petit Le Mans. We hope to make this an annual event and to bring more awareness to younger generations who can be inspired by the ultimate American Dream story like Panoz.
October 13th, 2023 the celebration continued once again. We are honored to play a part in this new annual tradition.
We had the opportunity of a lifetime to celebrate the Panoz family and all of their contributions to the automotive world. In the history of motorsports it is seldom you find a family like Panoz that did so much for our community especially in the United States.
Entirely through fate we met Dan Panoz at Laguna Seca during Monterey Car Week in August 2022 while working for Motul. Motul is the title sponsor of what is now called The Motul Petit Le Mans. Immediately upon recognizing Dan, the entire Motul team was overwhelmed with excitement.
It is not every day you get to meet someone like Dan Panoz. We hold Dan Panoz in high regard. It is comparable to meeting a Carol Shelby or Enzo Ferrari historically. In our culture, motorsports is oddly one of those industries/sports where you can still stumble upon the people who made it so great just in passing. They are people at an event who can be unrecognizable in a crowd. People who often do not get the credit we believe they deserve.
Dan was instantaneously gracious, welcoming, and kind to our absolute gushing over him. Dan told us that he has a museum a few miles from the track that honors the history of his family and their automobiles. Immediately then and there, we said we had to do something for the upcoming 25th Anniversary of Petit Le Mans. And so, we did.
We celebrated the last quarter century of the unbelievable accomplishments of the Panoz family in style at the Panoz Museum on September 30th, 2022. It is was a cocktail party filled with enthusiasts and industry professionals. It is somewhat difficult to describe this event in words as it was such a passionate and emotionally charged celebration. The immense gratitude and reception we received from Dan Panoz and his family was more than we could have ever expected and the feelings from us were greater than mutual. We are appreciative to work for a company like Motul who saw the importance in recognizing Panoz who paved the way for us all to work together in a great event known at Motul Petit Le Mans. We hope to make this an annual event and to bring more awareness to younger generations who can be inspired by the ultimate American Dream story like Panoz.
October 13th, 2023 the celebration continued once again. We are honored to play a part in this new annual tradition.
10.13.23 | Celebrating Panoz at Motul Petit Le Mans
9.30.20 | Celebrating 25 Years of Petit Le Mans
