Independent US documentary maker, Derek Dodge, has been successful in his quest to raise the funds for a new film about Brumos Porsche, after exceeding his Kickstarter target by 22 per cent.
Dodge, who wants to produce the untold story of late Brumos founder, Peter Gregg, and race driver, Hurley Haywood, had set out to raise $35,000 via the popular crowdfunding platform. However, with the help of 222 backers, the production budget for the documentary film now stands at $42,810.
Three of those backers pledged $5,000 each making them co-executive producers of the movie and ensuring that the story of Gregg (himself a successful Porsche racer) and Haywood’s rise to fame, and Gregg’s subsequent tragic death, will come to a wider audience.
The funds raised through the Kickstarter initiative have…