Event
If you've already read about the Giro di Mankei, you know the setting: the FAT Mankei mountain hut perched at 2,200 metres on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, founded by Ferdinand "Ferdi" Porsche as a pilgrimage site for enthusiasts. This second annual Porsche gathering of the season brings the community back to the mountain in early September, when the light turns golden and the summer crowds have thinned.
Unlike the August Giro—which combines an 80-kilometre gran fondo with the car convoy—FAT Mankei x Porsche 2 is purely about the drive. The format is simple: make your way up one of Europe's finest mountain roads, park among like-minded enthusiasts, and spend the day on the terrace sharing stories while 911s of every generation fill the lot below. Porsche often supports these gatherings with heritage cars from Zuffenhausen—anything from a Paris-Dakar 911 to a Le Mans 962—but the real draw is the community itself. Air-cooled purists trade notes with GT3 RS owners; daily drivers park alongside track-prepped Cup cars.
The Grossglockner remains the experience. Forty-eight kilometres of alpine tarmac, thirty-six turns, and the knowledge that Ferry Porsche tested his earliest prototypes on these same gradients. The pass typically closes in November, making this late-season gathering one of the final opportunities to experience the road before winter seals it shut.
The drive from Salzburg takes roughly an hour to Fusch, where the toll road begins its climb. No tickets required for spectators—just show up, order an espresso, and watch the parade of flat-sixes arriving through the morning mist.
