{"id":1788,"date":"2026-04-27T14:14:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/champion-porsche\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:27:38","slug":"ao-racing-unveils-sketchy-the-origin-story-of-rexy-comes-to-life-at-airwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.champion-porsche.com\/blog\/ao-racing-unveils-sketchy-the-origin-story-of-rexy-comes-to-life-at-airwater\/","title":{"rendered":"AO Racing Unveils “Sketchy” \u2014 The Origin Story of Rexy Comes to Life at Air|Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When You Don’t Have History, You Create It: How AO Racing Turned a “Problem” Into Porsche Motorsport’s Coolest Throwback<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most race teams digging through the archives for a retro weekend pull out faded photos from the 1970s. AO Racing opened a sketchbook. This weekend at Air|Water in Southern California, the team behind IMSA’s most beloved dinosaur did something unprecedented for IMSA’s first official throwback event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca \u2014 they revealed Rexy before<\/em> he was Rexy. Meet “Sketchy.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Blank Page to Fan Favorite: The Rexy Origin Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every icon starts as an idea. For AO Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3 R \u2014 the machine known worldwide as Rexy<\/strong> \u2014 that idea began on a designer’s sketchpad with rough strokes, green marker scribbles, and the kind of imperfect creativity that makes something truly memorable.”Sketchy” isn’t a throwback livery. It’s a throwback moment<\/em> \u2014 the brainstorming phase, the late-night creative session, the “what if we put a dinosaur on a Porsche?” conversation that launched a motorsport phenomenon. “When I heard Laguna Seca was going to be IMSA’s first official throwback event, I was very excited as a longtime sportscar fan,” said Team Principal Gunnar Jeannette<\/strong>. “It did create an interesting problem for AO, as our team doesn’t have much history to throwback to! So, instead of a historic livery, we thought our fans would appreciate seeing Rexy turn into his origin story & first sketch. What better place for us to unveil Sketchy to the world than Air|Water. It’s a great opportunity to launch a fun project with the Porsche community here in Southern California.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Design: Intentionally Imperfect, Deliberately Raw<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For one weekend only \u2014 April 25th at Air|Water<\/strong> and May 3rd at Laguna Seca<\/strong> \u2014 Rexy’s livery transforms into something no Porsche race car has ever worn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The design features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n