In this special on-location episode of 9WERKS Radio, we bring you highlights of Sondernacht — our landmark 5th anniversary celebration hosted at the historic FLB clubhouse (Freunde Luftgekühlter Boxermotoren) in Weissach, Germany, the spiritual home of Porsche.
After more than 50 Porsches from the Driven Not Hidden Collective drove across Europe, amassing an astonishing 80,368 road miles in total, we were joined by five Porsche design legends who together encapsulate the last 40 years of Style Porsche: Tony Hatter, Grant Larson, Stephen Murkett, Thorsten Klein, and Elliot Watts.
In this intimate, exclusive recording, the designers walk us around their own personal Porsches parked outside the FLB clubhouse, revealing their personal modifications, mechanical tweaks, custom styling choices, and what it’s really like for factory designers to live with and modify the cars they helped create.
Featured in This Episode
🏛️ Inside Weissach’s Most Exclusive Porsche Club: Recording from the secretive FLB clubhouse, minutes from Porsche’s Weissach Development Centre.
🚗 The Designers’ Personal Porsches: A up-close look at the private garage builds of Tony Hatter, Grant Larson, Stephen Murkett, Thorsten Klein, and Elliot Watts.
🛠️ Factory Pens, Personal Wrenches: The candid stories behind the modifications they made to their personal cars—and the design philosophies behind them.
🌍 The 80,000-Mile Pilgrimage: Highlights from the Driven Not Hidden Collective's epic road trip through the UK, France, and Germany.
Frequently Asked Questions (Sondernacht & Weissach Guide)
What is the FLB clubhouse in Weissach?
The FLB (Freunde Luftgekühlter Boxermotoren e.V., or "Friends of Air-Cooled Flat Engines") is an exclusive Porsche works sports club based in Weissach, Germany. Formed primarily by current and retired Porsche engineers, designers, and technicians, the clubhouse and workshop provide a private sanctuary where factory personnel build, restore, and maintain classic air-cooled flat-engine machinery.
Which Porsche designers attended Sondernacht?
Sondernacht brought together five prominent Style Porsche designers: Tony Hatter (lead designer of the Porsche 993 and 911 GT1), Grant Larson (designer of the original 1993 Boxster concept, Carrera GT exterior, and 997.1 911), Stephen Murkett (43-year Style Porsche veteran and designer of the 1989 Panamericana concept), Thorsten Klein (exterior design director responsible for the 991 50th Anniversary and GT models), and Elliot Watts (exterior designer shaping modern and future production Porsches).
What is the 9WERKS Driven Not Hidden Collective?
The Driven Not Hidden Collective is the international enthusiast community established by 9WERKS. Built around the ethos that Porsches are meant to be driven across long distances rather than kept as static garage displays, the collective regularly organizes European driving tours, road trips, and curated enthusiast gatherings.
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