Porsche Post February 2016

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February 2016

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924 Carrera GTP Anatomy of a Le Mans hero

FIRST WORDS Porsche has never been afraid to go its own way. There can be few better illustrations of that ethos than this month’s cover story, which is based around the exciting news that one of the four 924 Carrera GTP cars that raced at Le Mans in 1980 is being restored by a consortium of six British Porsche Centres. Roy Smith offers a review of the car’s motorsport exploits on page 26, while 924 Register Secretary Ricky Caesar brings us up to speed with the very latest restoration news on page 104. Led by the Porsche Classic team, it is a hugely worthwhile project, and one that we shall be following closely through the pages of Porsche Post in the coming months.

Elsewhere in this month’s magazine, Stephen Mummery profiles Michael Cotton, whose connection with the marque is both long and illustrious. It is always a pleasure to have pieces from Stephen, who remains a great friend of the Club. Meanwhile, Chris Horton offers another excellent technical piece, which this time focuses on replacing a 997 Carreras’s corroded vacuum pump.

One of the challenges of producing a monthly magazine such as Porsche Post is trying to give fair representation to as many models as possible. Of course, we are always striving to get the balance right, but we would love to hear from you about areas we should be covering.

December’s Porsche Centre 991 Gen II launches were attended by hundreds of Club members, and there is some lively discussion about

the newly launched car on the forum. In fact, on these long winter nights the forum is a good place to spend some time and chat with fellow enthusiasts. If you haven’t logged on to the Club’s website before then please do take a look when you can. If you experience any difficulty in doing so, then please e-mail George Woodward at support@porscheclubgb.com.

The Club’s 2016 trackday calendar can be found in the news pages of this month’s magazine. Staged at a range of high-profile circuits throughout the UK, the events welcome all models of Porsche and all levels of driving ability. The Club’s motorsport manager, Steve Kevlin, will be happy to tell you more, so please call 01608 652917 if you would like to explore the capabilities of your car during 2016.

There is so much for Porsche Club members to enjoy this year, and I really do encourage you to make the most of the activities on offer.

The London Classic Car Show is our next large national event, and that is shaping up to be a very enjoyable four-day stint in the capital.

Planning is well under way for the Club’s national event, which takes place in conjunction with the Silverstone Classic during the final weekend of July. A reminder that the two-for-one ticket offer expires at the end of March, so if you are intending to attend then early booking really is encouraged.

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me should you wish to offer us any feedback on Porsche Post – or the Club as a whole, of course.

My phone numbers are 01608 652911 and 07788 991473, or you can e-mail me at gm@porscheclubgb.com.

Chris Seaward General Manager

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The 924 Carrera GTP’s heroic showing at Le Mans in 1980

33 Vacuum assistance Essential reading for all conscientious 997 Carrera owners

38 Man of the moment Stephen Mummery looks back at the career of Michael Cotton

44 Vintage view A rare chance to remember an unsung Porsche heroine

46 Moorland magic R6’s autumn WOTY among the hills and lochs of Scotland

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Boardtalk News on the latest Porsche Club GB developments from members of the Board

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am approaching the halfway point of my term of office, and I thought it would be useful to take stock of what has been achieved since I joined, in December 2014, and what remains to be done.

First of all, though, I would just like to place on record what a privilege and a pleasure it has been working in such a dynamic organisation.

I would categorise 2015 as a year of success.

Firstly, in financial terms, the Club has built upon the excellent results of 2014 to achieve income of over £1m, and a surplus in excess of £100,000.

These earnings are used to protect our Club from the vagaries of a fluctuating economic climate, and to enhance the benefits and experience of belonging to what I believe is one of the best car clubs in the world.

Our balance sheet is even stronger now than it was at the start of the year, and this enables us to create a healthy contingency against the loss of one or more major sponsors. Not that this is likely, as the Board – and in particular our Commercial Director, Richard Watling – work assiduously to ensure that our current partners and sponsors secure the benefits that they are looking for in their association with us. Furthermore, Richard and the Clubhouse team are constantly identifying new organisations with which to form long-term and mutually beneficial relationships.

This activity is one that I would identify as a second major success of 2015, with the signing of agreements with Swissvax and Silverstone Auctions bringing valuable benefits to members and financial contributions to the Club.

The third highlight of 2015 should go to

Chris Seaward and the staff at Club HQ. It is Chris’s first full year as General Manager and he has recruited and motivated a strong team at Cornbury House. George Woodward joined us to look after our expanding media presence, Mandy Sutch is managing merchandise sales, and recently, Chris Sweeting was appointed as the point of contact for membership liaison.

Together with the existing staff, Chris Seaward now has a strong team in place to present the Club in a highly professional manner, and to provide members with all the necessary support and benefits. As the Clubhouse team has been strengthened it has been possible to streamline the Board structure.

comparison to many other car clubs. I know that Chris James and the team have some exciting plans in the pipeline for 2016 which will be of direct benefit to members and partner organisations, but I won’t steal their thunder, just watch this space!

As many of you are aware, Porsche Club Motorsport Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Club, tasked with running competitive racing and speed activities as well as the Club’s trackday activity. It is pleasing to be able to report that this business also performed well in 2015. The management is adept at attracting sponsorship to the point where over 50 per cent of revenue is from organisations wishing to be associated with our Motorsport company. The grids for racing activities were slightly smaller than we had hoped, but many of the trackdays sold out well ahead of time. When it became obvious that the Company would generate a healthy profit in 2015, the decision was taken to give the Race Centre a long overdue makeover. It will now be an impressive centrepiece of many Club and Motorsport attendances throughout 2016.

In closing, I would like to mention one focus of our work this year: the development of a comprehensive three-year strategy for Porsche Club GB. It may sound obvious, but the Club is run for the benefit of its members, and the Board is always keen to understand what we do well, what we don’t do so well, and what we don’t do at all but should. Only by understanding this can we direct our resources at activities that members value. I would urge you to participate in the survey sent out by Chris Seaward in December but meanwhile, thanks for reading, and carry on enjoying the Club.

‘We now retain 86 per cent of our members year on year, which is a high rate historically and, I am sure, in comparison to many other car clubs’ We have taken the opportunity afforded by a more capable and competent Clubhouse team to eliminate the roles of Events Director and Operations Director.

Last year, 2015, also marked the first full year of operation of the new website. Although development was somewhat protracted, the implementation was relatively straightforward, and further thanks must go to the volunteers, including our IT Director Chris James, who did an outstanding job on the Digital Media Platform. As the Finance Director I can already see a benefit from the new website in the form of higher merchandising sales and a stronger member retention rate. We now retain 86 per cent of our members year on year, which is a high rate historically and, I am sure, in

Ian Yeoman Finance Director

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Club’s 2016 trackday programme unveiled Porsche Club Motorsport’s annual trackday calendar has been released, and once again offers enthusiasts the chance to experience some of the UK’s finest circuits.

For the coming season, organiser Steve Kevlin has put together 15 events at top venues such as Brands Hatch, Goodwood and Oulton Park.

Crucially, all Porsche Club GB trackdays are based around the obvious premise that participants will have varying levels of circuitdriving experience, confidence and ability –

and widely differing cars, too. So the emphasis is on safety and fun – so-called ‘open’ pit lanes at the majority of the days help to maintain a more relaxed atmosphere – and Steve is always looking for ways to encourage newcomers. This season, for instance, special 15-minute ‘taster’ sessions will be available at Castle Combe.

All of the Porsche Club’s trackdays, including Castle Combe, are what is known as ‘noisy’ days, with a static noise limit set at 105dbA. To book your place(s), please call the Clubhouse team on 01608 652911.

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2016 trackday calendar March Tuesday, 23rd Goodwood May Saturday, 7th Knockhill Monday, 9th Goodwood Thursday 19th Castle Combe Friday, 20th Blyton Park (contact: r4@porscheclubgb.com) Saturday, 21st Anglesey Coastal Circuit June Thursday, 23rd Castle Combe July Wednesday, 13th Brands Hatch (Evening only) Thursday, 21st Castle Combe August Thursday, 4th Goodwood Thursday, 25th Croft September Thursday, 15th Castle Combe October Monday, 3rd Goodwood Thursday, 27th Castle Combe November Friday, 11th Oulton Park

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Porsche Update Photo by: Stephen Mummery

In his regular column, Porsche Cars GB General Manager, Marketing, Ragnar Schulte, provides Porsche Post with the manufacturer’s latest news and views

Secure two-for-one on National Event tickets Porsche Club GB’s 2016 National Event takes place at Silverstone Classic from Friday, 29th to Sunday, 31st July, with a two-for-one ticket offer available until the end of March.

The Club’s showpiece gathering is being staged in conjunction with Porsche Cars GB at the home of British motorsport, with both parties working on making it a weekend to remember.

It is anticipated that there will be a large Porsche presence on the infield, as well as activity at the on-site Porsche Experience Centre.

Tickets to the Silverstone Classic provide access to both race assembly areas and paddock complexes, as well as to trackside grandstands and huge static car displays.

The booking code for Porsche Club members is SCC16043, which secures two admission tickets for the price of one.

Full details of all tickets – which must be bought in advance – as well as hospitality packages can be found on the event website at www.silverstoneclassic.com.

Kedleston Hall to host Lockton Register Rendezvous One of the National Trust’s most prestigious venues will open its gates to Porsche Club GB members this coming summer, writes Ken Coad. Lockton Register Rendezvous is a free-to-attend family-friendly gathering, and will assume centre stage at Kedleston Hall near Derby on Saturday, 10th September.

Following on from the successful format of previous years, Kedleston Hall can host

up to 500 cars, and an enthusiastic turnout is anticipated. There will be a show-and-shine competition, membership marquee, and the opportunity for visitors to enjoy a free tour of the house.

To register your interest in the event please contact Narinder Webb at the Clubhouse by e-mailing events@porscheclubgb.com or calling 01608 652911.

Although the holidays now seem just a distant memory, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. And what an amazing year 2016 is shaping up to be!

Late in December we announced that the new Boxster and Cayman models would henceforth be badged ‘718’. This nameplate is revered among Porsche fans for the giant-killing race track performances accomplished by the classic 718 RSK models in the 1950s and 1960s: but it is also particularly relevant today as a hint at the speed and power that will be delivered by the new range of four-cylinder ‘boxer’ Porsche engines.

Yes, it is true, the next generation Boxster will have a four-cylinder engine. But in Porsche style, it will demonstrate intelligent performance through and through. And the latest turbocharging technology will ensure a scintillating level of power and responsiveness, to the extent that performance will be akin to that of the 911 from a few years ago.

A similar philosophy of using a highly-efficient, turbocharged four-cylinder engine brought the Porsche Team great success not only in Le Mans in 2015, but also won the World Endurance Championship (WEC) for the Weissach squad.

Thus, in line with the Porsche principle of technology transfer from the race track, the new Boxster and Cayman have firm foundations for success on the road.

The re-introduction of the ‘718’ nameplate means we have a distinct hierarchy, with all mid and rear-engined sports cars having a number and name designation: 718 Boxster, 918 Spyder, 919 Hybrid, 911 Carrera. That is quite a ‘hall of fame’ to be proud of.

The New Year also traditionally kicks-off with the Autosport International Show, and once more Porsche was a proud participant here. We presented not only the original Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid #19 (nicknamed ‘Heidi’) but also showcased the new Cayman GT4 Clubsport, which has been sold to teams mainly racing in British GT and GT Cup. We anticipate another strong Carrera Cup GB grid for 2016 which, combined with the Cayman GT4 Clubsport eligible in British GT and GT Cup, means there will be more than 50 cars racing across these different platforms this year! Is there anything as good as a Porsche race car? Why, of course, using a Porsche to tow your race car to the circuit! The Macan GTS was launched right at the end of 2015, and demonstrates all the typical Porsche GTS hallmarks associated with its focused driving experience.

The Macan has quickly proven itself to be a true Porsche, as we intended, and the model continues its incredible success. Just like, in fact, its Cayenne brother, now in the market for over 15 years. I can tell you from own experience, the Cayenne is arguably the best family sports car (especially having two small children!) When you are next visiting your local Porsche Centre, I challenge you to drive one of these superb cars and to not be impressed!

Ragnar Schulte

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Pirelli cashback scheme To celebrate the start of 2016 Pirelli are giving all Porsche Club GB members the chance to reignite their wardrobes and win an exclusive clothing pack.

Entering this competition is easy. Simply make a purchase using the Pirelli cashback scheme between 24th January and 31st March, and you’ll be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a Pirelli jacket, fleece and podium cap. Also included in the bundle will be a Pirelli bluetooth speaker and headphones. One lucky recipient will be drawn at random and will be contacted by Pirelli to claim their prize.

WEC Silverstone tickets available For a third successive year Porsche Club has secured infield parking for members at the opening round of the World Endurance Championship taking place at Silverstone Circuit on Saturday, 16th and Sunday, 17th April.

Club members can purchase admission tickets directly from the Clubhouse by calling 01608 652911 or online at www.porscheclubgb.com.

What’s the cashback scheme?

The cashback scheme, which was launched in 2014, allows Porsche Club GB members to gain cashback on up to eight tyres purchased per year.

The cashback offer equates to the following: for two or more 17” tyres or above •• £50 £20 for two or more 15/16” tyres • £10 for two or more 14” tyres or below Tyres must be purchased from either a Porsche Centre or a Pirelli Performance Centre. Full instructions on how Porsche Club GB members can receive the Pirelli cashback offer can be found at the dedicated microsite – www.pirelli.co.uk/ porscheclubgb.

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Pirelli and Porsche Pirelli’s benchmark tyre for development work with Porsche is the P Zero family (P Zero and P Zero Corsa) – Pirelli’s Ultra High Performance range that is considered to be the world leader in the prestige sector thanks to its high technological content.

Porsche models feature a unique “N” mark stamp of approval on the sidewall of the tyre.

These tyres have been homologated to cater for the individual needs of each model, so that it also becomes the default choice for aftermarket replacement. This innovation has been backed by Porsche, as well as other manufacturers, who have an increasing demand for exclusive and technically advanced tyres.

Save on Donington Historic and park with Region 9 Discounted tickets for April’s Donington Historic event are now available using the Porsche Club GB code, write Tom and Kerry Fisher. Quoting 2016DHFPCGB before 5pm on Sunday, 24th April, will secure members a two-for-one ticket deal and grant access to the Porsche Club infield parking area.

The event takes place at Donington Park from Saturday, 30th April to Monday, 2nd May. With close-fought racing every day, over 400

historic racing cars spanning seven decades, historic rally car and karting action and a ‘living motoring museum’ created by dozens of car clubs displays – plus a host of other attractions – there will be plenty to see whether you buy a ticket for one, two or all three days.

Children aged 15 and under (accompanied by an adult) go free. To book tickets visit www.doningtonhistoric.com, or call 0844 873 7355. See you there, we hope.

Centres of Excellence Our 100 Pirelli Performance Centres, situated throughout the country, offer an unrivalled level of expertise when it comes to recommending, fitting and balancing high performance tyres. It is a service complemented by first-class customer care and attention.

Since the concept of PPC was made a reality, it has gone from strength to strength, although the key objectives have remained the same – providing a network of dealers with high technical levels and commitment to service, allowing Pirelli to direct drivers of high performance cars with confidence.

Find your nearest PPC by visiting www.pirelli.co. uk/ppc. Details of Pirelli’s offers for Porsche Club GB Members will appear on our website and in Porsche Post.

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7 up for Boxster and Cayman Three reasons why you should avoid a general insurer You’re probably already making plans for your summer motoring. Securing the right insurance protection for your treasured Porsche should be an important part of this process. Your cover should leave you confident that an accident or breakdown at home or abroad can be resolved without the added stress of an infuriating haggle with your insurer.

That’s why you should avoid general insurers – companies that offer ‘one-size-fits-all’ policies for any car from the family runabout to the most precious classic.

Most motor insurers are generalists.

However, the cover you need for the average family hatchback is not necessarily the cover you need for a thoroughbred performance car or an adored classic.

Lockton Performance, the PCGB Scheme broker, are performance and classic car specialists.

Whether you run a Cayman GTS for everyday use or cherish a concours-standard 1988 911 3.2 Carrera – Lockton understand. They have been arranging insurance, repair and restoration of Porsches for many years. They also insure other owner clubs, track days and concourse events.

Porsche’s mid-engined sports cars are to receive new names as part of the 2016-model programme, becoming the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman. The 718 designation is, of course, a reference to Porsche’s groundbreaking 1957 sports car, which enjoyed many competition successes in its day.

The latest versions of the Boxster and Cayman will share more similarities, both visual and technical. Both will have equally powerful horizontally opposed four-cylinder engines with turbocharging. The Roadster will be positioned at a higher price level than the Coupé – as is routine for the 911 models.

Porsche will introduce the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman over the course of 2016.

The 718 model series is a continuation of the proven four-cylinder concept and the history of distinguished Porsche sports cars.

The latest example is the 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car, which also has a highly efficient

turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a displacement of just 2.0 litres. Using this four-cylinder engine, Porsche finished first and second in the 24 hours of Le Mans last year, and won the manufacturer’s and driver’s championship titles in the WEC World Endurance Championship.

Here are just three areas where the PCGB Scheme offers more than a general insurer: Accident Repairs Do you have a garage you trust with your Porsche? After an accident, most insurers will direct you to one of their ‘approved’ garages.

The PCGB Scheme lets you choose your repairer – based on what’s best for your car. It insists on genuine Porsche parts, where possible. And, unlike most insurers, it doesn’t make a deduction for previous wear and tear on expensive replacement items like tyres.

Track Days Many insurers refuse to cover Track Days, or do so only as an expensive extra. At no extra charge, but subject to some underwriting terms and conditions, the PCGB Scheme can cover you for PCGB Track Days with full accident damage cover and up to £2m liability cover.

Driving Abroad Driving abroad and breakdowns are often thorny areas. As a member of the PCGB Scheme you’re automatically covered, as standard, not only for driving in the EU, but also for breakdown and recovery in the UK and EU. What’s more, you’re covered for hotel accommodation and transport home, if needed.

How many other schemes can claim all this?

So what’s the catch?

There is none. The PCGB Scheme is renowned for its unrivalled service. It strives to quickly put your car back on the road as it was before the claim. It offers superb cover tailored to your needs and it doesn’t cost the earth.

Why not get a PCGB Scheme quote by calling Lockton Performance on 0845 602 9420.

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Britain’s Nick Tandy will return to Le Mans in June behind the wheel of a 911 RSR and not the 919 in which he achieved overall success last year

Tandy to race 911 RSR at Le Mans Porsche has announced plans to campaign another two 911 RSRs at Le Mans, meaning that Britain’s reigning winner Nick Tandy will return to the Circuit de la Sarthe this coming June.

Joining Tandy will be Patrick Pile and Kévin Estre, while the sister car has been earmarked for Earl Bamber, Frédéric Makowiecki and Jörg Bergmeister.

In the LMP1 class two 919 Hybrid racers will take on the nine rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, with the starting numbers one and two. The car’s new look will be unveiled at the WEC Prologue at Paul Ricard, France, on 25th March.

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Another worldwide sales milestone for Porsche Porsche AG delivered 209,894 cars worldwide from January to November 2015.

This corresponds to a 24 per cent increase in comparison to the same period in 2014. Thus, for the first time in the history of the company, Porsche has handed over to customers more than 200,000 vehicles.

In November, Porsche delivered a total of 18,110 new cars. The Cayenne showed

particularly well, with 6579 vehicles delivered in November 2015, a 39 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2014.

The strongest single market during the period of January to November 2015 was China, where Porsche delivered 54,302 cars, an increase of no less than 34 per cent over the comparable 2014 figure. The European market grew by 30 per cent to 70,509 units sold.

Carrera RS Book review I was editor of this magazine when the first edition of Georg Konradsheim and Thomas Grüber’s definitive text on the 1973 Carrera RS was published in late 1993.

I had never before seen a reference book of such high quality, and sure enough the title quickly sold out, and has since has become the standard reference for arguably Porsche’s most iconic 911.

Twenty-two years later, the two Austrian authors have produced a new and substantially revised second edition. Once again, Carrera RS has moved the goalposts in terms of delivering a quality read on not only every aspect of the background, development, production and specification of the RS, but in also giving us a deep immersion into the culture of a Porsche that used motorsport as an intrinsic means to create the best production sports cars.

At €438 plus carriage from Austria, the superbly designed and produced Englishlanguage book is by no means cheap, but collectors, professionals and enthusiasts shouldn’t miss this new limited edition.

There is a large amount of fresh content, particularly contemporary photographs and production documentation.

The Carrera RS emerged as a focused development that had the sole objective of taking on the dominant Capris and BMWs in European motorsport in the early 1970s. This required an homologation special run of 500 road cars. Despite significant doubts about the

commercial viability of building what were effectively racing cars for the road, all 500 sold out quickly and the build run continued up to 1580 examples. Soon the RS was winning in every motorsport arena, including rallying.

The development of the early 911s is the story of the personalities involved, and the Carrera RS story is no different. That Porsche was able to bring together such a talented group of engineers was remarkable enough.

What became inevitable once the results of their labours became obvious was that the Carrera RS would become the most desirable 911 of all.

If you love a good Porsche story then it is here in this thumping 434-page tribute to the world’s most famous Porsche. More details from publisher TAG Books at www.tag-books.com.

2016 has only just begun but it’s already proving to be a busy and exciting time for the team at Silverstone Auctions, as well as for the classic car market as a whole.

Our first sale of the year takes place at Race Retro at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, between the 26th and 28th of February. Demand has been so impressive that we’re delighted to announce that we’ll be hosting a separate competition car sale at the event on Friday 26th February as well as a classic road car sale between Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th February.

On the 6th of March we return to the Practical Classics Restoration and Classic Car Show at the NEC, Birmingham, to host a sale which will feature an impressive selection of classic road cars as well as projects to choose from.

Quality consignments are still being invited into both these auctions so if you’re looking to sell then please get in touch with us soon.

Those looking to buy and sell classic, or even modern Porsches, over the next 12 months will be pleased to hear that the market remains strong and the best cars will always appeal. Original UK, right-hand drive cars with good provenance continue to prove in demand so it’s important that would be investors and collectors have the right information and utilise professional advice when buying and selling.

If you’d like to speak to the Silverstone Auctions team with regards to consigning a car into any of our 2016 sales, or want to talk through your specific buying or selling requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01926 691 141 or email enquiries@silverstoneauctions.com.

Nick Whale, Managing Director Silverstone Auctions

Peter Morgan

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The Village offers:

Le Mans 2016 – booking now open Porsche will be aiming to defend their Le Mans crown when the world’s most famous endurance race returns to Circuit de la Sarthe in June. Porsche Club will be in attendance and once again joining our partner, Lycian, at the event.

The Lycian-run Village on the Curves campsite has become a popular destination for Porsche owners and in 2015 more than 700 enthusiasts chose that site as a base for their weekend.

Run by Club members Stephen and Joy Fowell, Lycian Events is an established

company offering travel and camping on the Village on the Curves for the 24 hours of Le Mans.

They take the stress out of attending Le Mans, especially for the first time. Lycian arrange the travel, tickets, camping and tents if required. For those already on the other side of the channel, or who wish to arrange their own travel, camping and race tickets are available too.

Located on the inside of the Porsche Curves, the Lycian site will open on Wednesday 15th June with the restaurant and bar available from the outset.

trackside viewing on the iconic • Superb Porsche Curves fenced site with 24hr English • Secure speaking security representatives available • Lycian throughout the weekend pitches for tents, motorhomes • Large and caravans with wide screen televisions to • Marquee cover 24hr race • Exclusive dining at our own Café Village use of village by participants • Exclusive and guests bar with draft beers • Cash BBQ on Saturday • Optional with entertainment serviced toilets and hot • Private shower facilities tents available at • Pre-erected additional cost. shuttle bus operating to different • Free parts of the circuit • Option to purchase Grandstand seats • Site opens Wednesday to Monday Also in 2016, the Lycian team will be providing camping at Le Mans Classic. As ever, various event packages are available and for more information members are encouraged to call: 0845 409 6010 or email: info@lycianevents.com.

Mike Windsor (1942 – 2016) It is with much sadness we report that Mike Windsor passed away on 3rd January 2016 after his battle with cancer writes Peter Webb. Mike was a much loved member of the Club and we pass on our condolences to Pauline, his wife, and daughters Rebecca and Victoria.

Mike and Pauline were a cornerstone of the 991 Register, attending every event we organised, until ill health finally forced Mike to cancel their participation in the European Tour last September.

Mike had a varied car ownership, from a modified and rallied Triumph Herald back in 1960, followed by an ex-works Sunbeam Alpine, various Ford Cortina GTs and a Ford Sierra Cosworth. Then the Austin Healey bug firmly bit, and a red Healey 3000 works repro was built by John Chatham for him, and he raced in the USA, notably at Watkins Glen and Road America.

After a spell owning Sunseeker boats, instead of fast cars, he bought his first Porsches, a 997 C2S followed by a 997 Turbo, both turned out in GT Silver. As a Club member he won the chance to purchase the only UK 991 Club Coupé, back

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in 2012. After a trip to the factory to meet the other new owners from around the world, he and Pauline then took delivery from Porsche Bristol on January 2nd 2013.

Mike kept in touch with the other owners, and you may remember that his car was prominently displayed at the National Event in 2013, along with the only other RHD car, destined for its Malaysian owner.

Mike, with his vivacious wife Pauline, was always great company and we will miss him greatly. After every event, Mike was always the first to call me up to find out what was planned next – and offer a few suggestions of his own.

On a serious note, he also regularly reminded us chaps of a certain age to get themselves checked for prostate cancer, which certainly prompted me to do just that.

At the time of writing, funeral arrangements were still in preparation, but Pauline told me that Mike, in typical fashion, had left all his affairs 100 per cent in order, including the fact that the 991 will continue to be owned by the family, so we will still get to see URX 10 at future events.

AGM Notice GMÜND HERITAGE LIMITED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the 34th Annual General Meeting of Gmünd Heritage Limited trading as Porsche Club Great Britain will be held at Cornbury House, Cotswold Business Village, London Road, Moreton-inMarsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0JQ at 11am prompt on Sunday, 24 April 2016.

IT DIRECTOR: CHRIS JAMES Chris has indicated his willingness to stand for a further two-year period. Nominations are therefore invited from Chris and from eligible Club Members who wish to stand for the position of IT Director.

Peter Bull will retire as Events Director and Chairman Alan Armstrong will retire as Operations Director

By Order of the Board.

Sue Taberner Company Secretary Any Member wishing to raise a matter at this meeting should write to Sue Taberner, Company Secretary, at Cornbury House by Wednesday, 23 March 2016.

Any Member may ask questions at the AGM. However, where a Member asks multiple questions, a limited number may be answered at the AGM, and the remainder of the questions answered in writing afterwards. This prevents the AGM being dominated by one or two Members.

The Chairman has overall discretion to accept or defer questions.

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS THE AGM on 24 April 2016 will include the election of Directors to the Board. At this AGM three Directors will be seeking re-election for their positions; eligible Club members with an interest in the wellbeing of the Club, some experience of Club affairs and enthusiasm for all things Porsche, are also encouraged to consider putting themselves forward.

A Nomination Form is enclosed with the February edition of Porsche Post and directorships for which nominations are sought are detailed below.

The following Directors, having served two years on the Board, are standing for re-election for a further two year period: REGIONAL DIRECTOR: ROB KELLOCK Rob has indicated his willingness to stand for a further two-year period. Nominations are therefore invited from Rob and from eligible Club Members who wish to stand for the position of Regional Director.

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR: RICHARD WATLING Richard has indicated his willingness to stand for a further two-year period. Nominations are therefore invited from Richard and from eligible Club Members who wish to stand for the position of Commercial Director.

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The Board of Directors has agreed that the role of Events Director and Operations Director are no longer necessary with the additional resources now available within Club office.

For the foregoing positions, a Nominee should have specific Club experience or technical and/ or professional knowledge as follows: Regional Director Nominees should have extensive knowledge of Porsche Club GB, having been involved at Region, Register or National level. The role involves coordinating the smooth running of the 30 regions, including management of the appointment/removal of Regional Organisers and resolution of complaints made against Regional Organisers. Review regional expense claims each month, and liaise with the finance manager over any discrepancies. Carry out an annual review of regional spending and report back to the main Board.

Commercial Director Nominees should have had a wide ranging career in business or commerce. The role takes responsibility for creating and directing successful business partnerships and sponsorships that deliver valuable member benefits, support the recruitment of members and enhance Club revenues. A background in marketing and general management is desired, with experience of communications, advertising, business strategy and planning, partnerships and contractual agreements. Strong leadership, idea generation, and the ability to communicate and create good business relationships are the qualities that are looked for.

IT Director Nominees should have a recognised IT qualification, together with relevant experience in the IT industry at this level. The IT director will ensure the alignment and synergy of IT Services with Club needs and strategic objectives, and will oversee the Club’s IT Infrastructure, Business systems, digital media library, external suppliers, and SLA’s used for IT services. Excellent communication and commercial skills are essential, as is an ability to function at both strategic and operational levels.

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It is important that the Board is represented by a broad base of Members who, as a whole, cover the range of skills and experience required.

In accordance with Article 28(a) the Board of Directors shall consist of not less than seven members.

PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH Article 7(ii), the following classes of Member are not entitled to be nominated as a Director or act as a Proposer: Junior Associate A Joint Member is eligible to be a Director provided that he/she owns or co-owns (with not more than one other person) a Porsche car, and provided that the Joint Member shall not be appointed or hold office as a Director while the principal member (full member) is a Director. An Honorary Member is eligible to be a Director provided that he/she owns or co-owns (with not more than one other person) a Porsche car.

Under Article 28(a), in order to be eligible to be a Director, a Member must have been either: (i) a Regional Organiser or Register Secretary for not less than two years immediately prior to application for election, or (ii) a Member of the Club for not less than three years immediately prior to application for election. Further, to be eligible to be a Director, the Member must own or co-own (with not more than one other person) a Porsche car at the time of application for election as well as at the time of election, and be resident in the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands at the time of application for election and at the time of election.

NOMINEES ELIGIBLE MEMBERS MUST be nominated by a fellow Member for election to the Board of Directors and must have indicated in writing their willingness to serve on the Board of Directors and must have prepared a manifesto for election (not more than 250 words). The manifesto should be an indication of facts setting out a Nominee’s reasons for qualification for a Director’s position and not a set of proposals for the future.

The Membership Number of both Nominee and Proposer must be given on the Nomination Form, and each Nominee must sign his/her Nomination Form.

Proof of ownership or co-ownership of a Porsche car is also required to be provided and shall comprise (i) a UK Registration Certificate showing that the individual

is the registered keeper of the car (if the applicant is the registered keeper) or (ii) a declaration (in a form prescribed by the Board of Directors) made by the applicant confirming that the applicant is the owner or co-owner (as the case may be) of a Porsche car at the time of application, and will be the owner or co-owner of the Porsche car at the time of election.

Nominations for all Directorships must be clearly marked ‘Nominations for Directorship’ and sent to Porsche Club GB, Cornbury House, Cotswold Business Village, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0JQ, to arrive no later than 12 noon on Friday, 26 February 2016. If only one nomination is received for a Director vacancy, such candidate shall stand for election at the AGM, and shall be elected on a majority show of hands. Where more than one eligible candidate nomination is received for a Director vacancy, the Director shall be elected by the eligible Members of the Club by Official Postal Ballot, in which case ballot papers and the relevant manifestos shall be sent to all Members eligible to vote. Every Member who wishes to vote must sign and return the ballot paper

SPECIAL BUSINESS Amendment to the Articles of Association (Special Resolutions) Following a review of the Articles of Association of the Company (Articles) the Board of Directors is proposing to amend the Articles to include the option for electronic and postal voting for future director elections and the passing of resolutions.

The Members are therefore being asked to consider, and if thought fit, pass the following Special Resolutions: SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1 That the existing Article (28b)(i) of the Articles of Association of the Company which reads as follows:‘28(b)(i) Where more than one eligible candidate nomination is received for a Director vacancy, the Director shall be elected by the eligible Members of the Club by official ballot, in which case ballot papers and the Manifestos shall be sent to all Members eligible to vote. Every Member who wishes to vote must sign and return the ballot paper to an independent accountant nominated by the Board of Directors for the verification and counting by the date specified on the ballot paper which shall be no later than 7 days before the Annual General Meeting. The result counted and provided by the Board of Directors by such accountant shall be final and binding. The result shall be declared at the Annual General Meeting.’

Shall be replaced by the following:‘28(b)(i) Where more than one eligible candidate nomination is received for a Director vacancy, the Director shall be elected by the eligible Members of the Club by official ballot, in which case Manifestos, ballot papers and/or directions for electronic voting shall be sent to all Members eligible to vote. Every Member who wishes to vote must cast their votes electronically or sign and return the ballot paper by post to an independent accountant/company

to an independent Accountant nominated by the Board of Directors for verification and counting by the date specified on the ballot paper, which shall be no later than seven days before the AGM. The result counted and provided to the Board of Directors by such Accountant shall be final and binding. The results shall be declared at the AGM. In such instance where there is more than one eligible candidate nomination, the ballot paper will be mailed to members with the April 2016 edition of Porsche Post.

For the avoidance of doubt, Junior Members are not allowed to vote.

It is not permitted to use the Club’s media, including Porsche Post, Club Website and the Club Forum, for electioneering or canvassing in respect of elections for the Board. Such actions inevitably become personal, cause upset, and can be detrimental to others’ perception of our Club.

nominated by the Board of Directors for the verification and counting by the date specified on the ballot paper which shall be no later than 7 days before the Annual General Meeting. The result counted and provided by the Board of Directors by such company/accountant shall be final and binding. The result shall be declared at the Annual General Meeting.’

SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2 That the following additional article is inserted as Article 26 into the existing Articles: 26 Postal or Electronic Voting 26(a) The Board may by a resolution approved by 75 per cent of the current membership of the Board authorise the use of a postal and/or electronic ballot in addition to or in place of voting in person or by proxy at a general meeting for the election of Directors and the passing of any resolution. In the event that the Board so elects to hold a postal or electronic ballot, it shall inform the Members that they have the right to cast their votes electronically or by post. For the avoidance of doubt, where the Board decides to hold an electronic ballot (without a postal ballot) in addition to a general meeting or in place of a general meeting there shall be no requirement for the Board to circulate a postal ballot paper to a Member unless such Member has not given his consent to receive communications from the Club and to communicate electronically or by means of a website.

(i) Members must be informed of the method and time limits for submitting nominations not less than 60 clear days before the relevant general meeting. Such notice may be in any communication including a publication sent to Members by post or electronically;

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the 13th Annual General Meeting of Porsche Club GB Motorsport Limited will be held at Cornbury House, Cotswold Business Village, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0JQ on Sunday, 24 April 2016, commencing one hour after the conclusion of the main Club AGM. Any Porsche Club GB Member wishing to raise a relevant question at this meeting should write to Sue Taberner, Company Secretary, at Cornbury House. The closing date for written questions is Wednesday, 23 March 2016.

By Order of the Board.

Sue Taberner Company Secretary

Sue Taberner Company Secretary

26(b) If the Board decides to hold a postal or electronic ballot:

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(ii) nominations signed by a Member must be submitted in writing to the Company no later than 42 clear days before the date of the relevant general meeting if a meeting is to be held; (iii) ballot papers and/or directions for electronic voting shall be sent to all the Members no later than 21 clear days before the date of the relevant general meeting if a meeting is to be held; (iv) the ballot papers and/or directions for electronic voting shall include details of the deadline by which ballots must be returned to the Company or electronic votes cast and shall inform the Members if they have the choice as to whether to cast their votes electronically or by post or in person or by proxy at a general meeting if a meeting is to be held; (v) the counting of the ballots in respect of the passing of any resolution will take place at or prior to the relevant general meeting but after the deadline referred to in Article 26(b)(iv) above; (vi) the election of directors shall be carried by a simple majority of the votes cast and in case of equality of votes the Chair shall decide between those candidates by lot, and proceed as if the candidate on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote; and (vii) if the vote of any Member voting by post or electronically is uncertain or spoilt, or if doubt arises as to the intention of the member so voting the Chair shall have an absolute discretion to reject the vote.

All other Articles shall be renumbered accordingly.

By Order of the Board Sue Taberner Company Secretary

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The Porsche month in pictures

Ace Café, 28th December The final Monday of the month is Porsche night at the Ace Café on London’s North Circular Road.

December’s ‘Cold Turkey’ meet saw an impressive range of Porsches filling the car park, with over 70 in total. The recently launched 991 Gen 2 Carrera (pictured) garnered plenty of interest as it made its first UK appearance at a Club event. The most modern Porsche offering was in great company with many 964s from the London W9O group taking up residence. The next Porsche Club meeting at the Ace Café takes place on Monday, 25th January.

Bicester Heritage, 3rd January Over 65 Porsches descended on Bicester Heritage as Club members braved the inclement weather to blow away the Christmas cobwebs. While last year’s offering will be remembered for the bitter cold, the 2016 gathering will live long in the memory thanks to persistent rain. Nevertheless, camaraderie was high and the strong Porsche turnout once again reflected how fondly thought of this charming venue is among members.

Germany, January A 1967 911 Targa is a car that few are fortunate enough to have in their garage, but many people in Germany can now look forward to having one land on their doormat in the near future. That’s because Deutsche Post is increasing postage – from 62 to 70 cents for standard letters – and bringing new motifs into circulation, with the 911 Targa being one of them.

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, 1st January The seventh staging of the Vintage Stony vehicle festival proved to be the biggest yet.

The weather was dry but chilly, and the thousands of visitors were entertained by a range of interesting motor vehicles.

As ever, all profits go to locallybased charity, Willen Hospice.

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evo magazine, December Porsche’s Cayman GT4 scooped top spot in evo’s coveted 2015 car of the year award. The GT4 beat stiff competition from the Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV, McLaren 675LT, Ferrari 488 GTB and even its stablemate, the 991 GT3 RS. In the end, though, the evo team concluded that the pure driving pleasure offered by the Cayman GT4 is what enthusiasts seek in a sports car.

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The Porsche month in pictures

New York, 10th December Janis Joplin’s psychedelic 1964 356 Cabriolet sold for a remarkable $1.76 million at RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption sale. The American singer-songwriter bought the 356 in 1968 for just $3500, and quickly asked her friend and roadie Dave Richards to ‘customise’ the car. Joplin used her Porsche as a daily driver, and it became a familiar sight in San Francisco at the end of the 1960s.

Porsche Design, 17th December Porsche Design’s flagship Knightsbridge store hosted a Porsche Club evening in December as members benefitted from preferential rates on a range of products. An enthusiastic turnout so close to Christmas suggests that the appetite for similar events like this is high, and more joint ventures are planned for the future.

Bahrain International Circuit, November Former Formula One star and two-times Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya was handed the opportunity to test a Porsche 919 Hybrid in Bahrain. During Montoya’s race simulation his best lap was 1:44.46 and when in qualifying mode, he set the fastest time of the day at 1:40.86. The Colombian’s time was just a second slower than Timo Bernhard’s pole-position lap of two days earlier.

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Mission

accomplished One of the four 924 Carrera GTPs famously raced by the Porsche factory at Le Mans in 1980 is being restored to its former glory here in the UK. Roy Smith describes the heroic performance at La Sarthe that ultimately led to its well-deserved preservation. Photos from the Porsche Archive and the author’s collection

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ith 2016 bringing the 40th anniversary of the launch of the 924, there will surely be many magazine articles about the first front-engined, water-cooled Porsche. If you saw our report about the restoration project being undertaken

by Porsche Cars GB in Ricky Caesar’s 924 Carrera GT Register column in last month’s Porsche Post, you will have caught a glimpse of one of the frequently forgotten series of four vehicles that in 1980 led to the very special 924 Carrera GT, GTS, and GTR models, as well as two more factory race cars in 1981. I thought it might be interesting to let Porsche Cub GB

members see what actually happened, and why the number two former Le Mans car is so special to us here in the UK. It all started in 1979. Professor Helmut Bott was to say later, ‘It is normal to get a lot of new customers when you bring out a new model, but you have to keep on changing things, developing, getting more power, and so on’.

He was talking then about the new 924; initial reaction to its launch had been reserved, and in some cases negative. Porsche had work to do marketing-wise, and what better way to catch the public’s attention than to turn to the area where it had huge experience: racing.

The marketing strategy would begin with a concept car being unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in the early autumn of 1979. ‘We

are going to race it at Le Mans,’ the men on the Porsche stand said. Then, at the annual Porsche dinner that December, competitions manager Manfred Jantke confirmed that Porsche would be on the start-line at the 1980 Le Mans 24-Hours with the 924 Carrera GT. ‘Not to challenge for overall victory, but to run three cars as part of a development programme for the future production of a car we will call officially the 924 Carrera GT. It is planned as a technical experiment with a view to the future sporting regulations to be introduced in 1982 in order to be able to offer customers a competitive vehicle.’

Building a car for Le Mans normally takes at least 18 months of planning and development, with Porsche’s target naturally to win outright.

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times; its reputation was impeccable, the organisation immaculate, and with the appointment of Norbert Singer to head the Le Mans development programme for the 924 GTP cars, it was certain that reputation would improve even further.

The first notes in the archives relating to this project – in Norbert Singer’s handwriting – come at the beginning of November 1979, with an official memo identifying the planning for the 1980 Le Mans programme dated 5th November, a little over seven months before the race – a very short time, indeed. The plan was to create a series of cars, primarily to be eligible for the Le Mans 24-Hours and then, with some minor changes, for the FIA Group 4 races in 1981 and the forthcoming Group ‘B’ in 1982.

The starting point would be four special cars, identified as chassis 924 001, 924 002, 924 003 and 924 004, to be built as GTP models, the ‘P’ indicating prototype; Porsche’s in-house designation was type 937/50. All four cars would be painted plain white. Three would be prepared to race at Le Mans in June 1980 in the colours of the national flags of Germany, Great Britain and the USA. The preparations began with a standard 924 body shell in its raw state being taken to the development workshops.

Engine design had already begun, on 21st September, and by December, calculations for the aerodynamics and bodywork design were being completed. The engine would be a more developed version of the turbocharged 2.0-litre Audi unit first seen in the Carrera GT design concept at the Frankfurt show. A master of calculations and interpretation of the regulations, Norbert Singer would play more than just a managerial role. The illustration (below right) shows an early sketch of the layout; note the detailing of the designated components and part numbers, even at this early stage.

The first completed 924 GTP, chassis 001, left the development workshops in January 1980, and in February was loaded onto its transporter for the trip to the south of France and the Paul Ricard Circuit at Le Castellet, where unsurprisingly the weather was considerably better than in Weissach!

Testing began, and those first runs were something of a revelation, with few problems with either car or engine. Nevertheless, a long ‘to-do’ list was drawn up. Racing driver Derek Bell says, ‘I had a call from Porsche saying they were going to run this new car – in fact, three cars – at Le Mans. One bearing the Union Jack, one with the American flag, and one with the German flag, and I ended up doing a lot of the testing at Paul Ricard with Günter Steckkönig, their chief test-driver. What I remember most about the 924 Carrera is that it never gave me any problems. It was a dream to drive.’

Testing continued throughout February and March and into April. Indoor trials were conducted in Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg windtunnel. The engine men were setting up test after test to be conducted on the dynamometers.

Four engine runs would be carried out, each over a 30-hour period, simulating the conditions to be found at Le Mans, and based on a typical four-minute lap of the circuit, utilising full power at maximum revs, and a steady 6300rpm for 75 seconds each lap, that 75 seconds representing 28

The top two photos on this page show the early design study for the GT becoming reality, with the concept 924 Carrera first shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 1979. Second row of images: a standard body shell off the production line would be taken to Weissach to be constructed into the first racing 924 test car, with glassfibre the medium used to create the required shape. Below that we see the test car being readied for action at a sunny Paul Ricard circuit. The drawing at the bottom of the page shows Norbert Singer’s first ideas for for the turbo system, identifying part numbers even at this early stage

‘Now, with the knowledge that their car might develop the “Ricard” problem at any time, Barth and Schürti had to balance speed against survival.

For the other two, it was a case of trying to keep going’

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the time the car would spend on the Mulsanne straight. Of course, in 1980 there were no chicanes: it was a flat-out blast. That straight at Le Mans had often proved the graveyard of many hopes – and a problem was to appear in testing.

Derek Bell: ‘At Paul Ricard in April, again the testing proved to be remarkable. This time we had Tony Dron and Andy Rouse with us in preparation for Le Mans.’ The record sheets from the sessions show that on 10th April 1980 Tony Dron, Andy Rouse, Derek Bell and Günter Steckkönig each drove. Tony Dron says, ‘During one of the long tests, everything was going very well until the engine lost power. They found an exhaust valve burned out. Just above the dashboard we had an early instrument read-out of the cylinder-head temperature, and you could see this hot spot in the head getting warmer and warmer and warmer, until the gauge – an oldfashioned digital read-out, neon, I think – just went mad, and you couldn’t read any numbers because it was a blur of red and black. Our instructions were to keep going, foot down, flat out on the straight. So we did, and after 18 hours the exhaust valve started to burn out. Parts were

sent from Stuttgart, the engines were rebuilt and the test was resumed some hours later.’

Three more cars were built and unveiled to the Porsche employees in late May. Into June and the scene was set. Le Mans lay ahead, awaiting the 924 Carrera GTP. The preliminaries before the race were almost problem-free; naturally the fans began to get excited. But it has to be said that fingers were firmly crossed. Everything was ready – at least, that’s what everybody thought. Fate was about to take a hand.

First, long-time test-driver Günter Steckkönig, who knew the 924 Carrera’s foibles inside out, and was a valuable asset, was taken ill at the last minute and had to withdraw.

Then news came that Peter Gregg, American team driver and head of the Brumos Porsche company in Jacksonville, USA, had had a road accident on the way to the circuit and had suspected concussion. For Porsche it was a serious setback, and the driver teams had to be rearranged. Jürgen Barth and Manfred Schürti would stay as they were, but Al Holbert would now be partnered by Derek Bell, leaving Tony

Dron and Andy Rouse as a two-man team.

Practice and qualifying saw the USA-flagged 924 number three starting from position 34, the British number two car from position 44, and the German-flagged 924 number four from position 46. The Porsche drivers were not accustomed to starting a race from these lowly positions on the grid. But of course the thinking this time was lower key from the outset: outright victory was never the aim.

At 4pm on Saturday, 14th June 1980, the 48th running of the Le Mans 24-Hours got under way – in the wet, as it happened. The wellbalanced handling of the 924 Carreras was being demonstrated; the rain slowed the faster cars.

Andy Rouse, who began the race in the Britishteamed car, said after he had come in for a driver change, ‘That first hour was crazy! So wet at times that I was looking up to the tops of the trees to see if I was still on the track. Sometimes I wasn’t even going fast enough to take fifth gear on the Mulsanne!’

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Top, we see a detailed cutaway of the 924 Carrera GTP as it was at the 1980 Le Mans 24 Hours. All three cars were identical except that the number 4 car was experimenting with a new on board tyre pressure measurement system. Directly above we see the engine bay and the layout as raced. In the centre the team pose for the press following successful scrutineering. Right we see the subject of our celebratory restoration, the number 2 car of Tony Dron and Andy Rouse waiting in the pit lane prior to taking up its grid position

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The weekly journal Motoring News carried a double-page spread in 1980 incorporating many images such as we see here, where the battling number two of Dron and Rouse overcame an 18th hour drama to reach the finish in 12th place after six hours of running on only three cylinders. That it survived is a credit to its drivers, and now after 35 years, we will be able to see this heroic achievement remembered with the first restoration of a works car to be done outside Germany, by Porsche Cars GB

between 18.20 and 18.30; the records show a change to dry tyres for all three cars. After eight hours of racing, the 924 Carrera GTPs were proving to be a sensation, having moved up from 46th to 10th for Barth/Schürti, 36th to 14th for Bell/Holbert, and from 44th to 15th for Dron/ Rouse. Into the night they drove, and the pitstops still ran smoothly. At one point, the 924s were running sixth, seventh and eighth, with the Holbert/Bell car up to fifth for a short while – an amazing performance. But the hand of fate was again looming large.

First, a hare decided to cross the road at an inappropriate moment, demolishing the radiator on the Barth/Schürti car. They pitted and there was a delay, although not too long. Pit-stops nine and 10 for the other two were again uneventful and, once fixed, number four continued without problem. Then shortly after pit-stop number 11, the number three car, with Holbert at the wheel, started to run roughly; Holbert noticed a power loss and came in at 09.45.

A quick compression test showed that cylinder number one, the furthest from the front, had no compression. It looked like disaster; a quick analysis deemed it might be a piston or a valve problem.

Tony Dron: ‘The problem we had experienced at Paul Ricard was back. This has been incorrectly reported in the past, but it was exactly 18 hours in for our car. [Author’s note: the pit-stop records show that the first car failed at 09.45 and the second car at 10.00.] The testing at Ricard, with its long straight, was supposed to have resolved this kind of problem. Mr Singer had assured me that the problem had been corrected. He said they had carried out a simulated Le Mans test with the engine on the dyno in Stuttgart, and it would be perfectly all right.

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inside was telling me that this issue hadn’t been fully resolved. Andy [Rouse] and I discussed it and we also did our usual thing, when we shared cars over long distances. We discussed all our tactics on everything in advance, and on this particular point we agreed that we would not lift off on the straight – we would take their word for it. Well, as we saw, the problem had returned.’

With two of the three cars now running on three cylinders, the target lap time for the still healthy Barth/Schürti machine was reset to four minutes and 14 seconds. As mentioned above, the number two car, that of Dron/Rouse, suffered the same problem at 10.00. It was resolved in the same way as in the US-flagged car, by disconnecting the relevant injector and electrics and removing the spark plug. The two faulty cars started to tumble down the leader board.

Norbert Singer: ‘The problem was the cooling – it was not perfect for this fourth cylinder.

It was, of course, really an Audi production engine, and not fully suitable for the stress we were forcing on it and the performance we were getting from it, and that’s why the problem occurred. We thought we had fixed it during the tests. During the race we could not be sure it was the same thing until afterwards, but we discovered that by disconnecting the ignition and injection and removing the spark plug we could continue.’

The Barth/Schürti car had its fuel feed adjusted and continued to run almost perfectly.

Now, with the knowledge that their car might develop the ‘Ricard’ problem at any time, Barth and Schürti had to balance outright speed against survival. For the other two, it was simply a case of trying to keep going. Pit-stops 13 to 16 were intense affairs, with everything done to get the teams to the finish: fuel, oil top-up, brake pads, and so on. All went according to plan.

On Sunday, 15th June, as the 24 hours came up, car number four of Jürgen Barth and

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Manfred Schürti finished a remarkable sixth place overall, third overall in the GTP class.

But even more creditable in many eyes were the 12th place finish of Dron/Rouse and the 13th place of Bell/Holbert. Both these 924s had run for almost six hours in race conditions on only three working cylinders. Fifteen cars were classified behind them. For any car to run consistently at high speed on three cylinders when it is designed to run on four is an achievement, but to do so in these conditions for that length of time proved to any doubters that the Audi engine used as the basis for the unit, while not really powerful enough, and prone to overheating, was certainly strong.

Interestingly, a post-race test on the Barth/ Schürti engine showed it was producing more horsepower than it had at the start of the race.

It was mission accomplished, and it was decided to build the required 400 924 Carrera GT road cars to meet the eligibility requirement for the regular GT class for 1981; production was completed in the January.

In addition, it was decided to build a short run of competition-ready cars; these would be the GTS models. The deadline was to be 31st March 1981.

All three of those first race cars were put to one side. The number three car was later sold to Al Holbert’s team to use in the USA, while number four became an exhibit in the Porsche Museum. The number two British car was put into storage and there it has remained for 35 years. But now, in 2016, number two will be seen in its former glory once more, restored and running to celebrate the start of the giant step taken by Porsche in 1976. PP

• The full story of the 924 Carrera racing cars

can be seen in Roy Smith’s limited-edition book The Porsche 924 Carrera – Evolution to Excellence, published by Veloce.

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If so, says Chris Horton, read on and take heed.

Sooner or later your Porsche will need a new engine-driven vacuum pump to activate the brake servo – because the old one, far from just wearing out, will have started to rot away. Photographs by the author

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Compared to some of the now well-known problems that can befall these power units, said pump’s frequently rapid demise is not disastrous, and will have no more serious a consequence than an oil leak. Even so, you can’t help thinking that it takes a rare genius

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The purpose of the pump, as you might assume from its name (although confusingly you will also hear it referred to as a tandem pump), is to create the vacuum – or, more correctly, the negative pressure – required to actuate the brake servo.

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But in the first of the second-generation 911 Carreras and Boxsters it opted for a mechanically driven pump. Nothing wrong with that – beyond, perhaps, the complexity, weight and cost. Diesel engines, because of the way in which their induction systems work, have relied on similar devices for years.

But the pump, driven by a flat peg that engages in a matching slot in the exhaust camshaft, is mounted at the drive-chain end of cylinder head number two. In both the 987 Boxster and Cayman this places it at the left-hand front corner of the engine, but in the 997-model 911 Carrera at the right-hand rear corner. Here it is exposed not only to the spray thrown up by the adjacent road wheel, but also to the heat from the exhaust.

You might expect that the latter would offer protection from the former by keeping the pump dry, but in truth the continual cycle of soaking and heating and drying and cooling, and then further soaking, simply exacerbates the problem. The pump’s mild-steel cover, although plated for protection, quickly develops a layer of surface rust, and not long after that, the familiar crust that culminates in a tiny hole (or more likely several such holes).

From these oozes – and then dribbles – the engine oil that, accumulating on the garage floor or driveway, will be most owners’ first warning of the problem.

Even that, notwithstanding the frustrating inaccessibility of the device, might be no more than a minor inconvenience. But Porsche sells only complete new pumps, and so a job that shouldn’t even be necessary in the first place ends up costing around £450 in parts alone. (With an arguably still serviceable pump ending its days in the scrap bin.) And while the work is certainly not impossible for any competent DIYer, the inherent difficulties – and the still greater problems that might result if you get it wrong – mean that if you have someone else do the work you will be looking at a further bill for around three hours’ labour.

Call it £650 all told, including VAT. What follows, then, is intended both as a general guide for those who feel they must take the DIY route, and for those who farm the job out an explanation, of what you will be paying for. Perhaps even as a warning for every Gen I 997 owner to get outside and, if it’s not too late, to spray the vacuum pump’s cover with some corrosion-inhibiting spray – before the engine’s own oil starts to do the same job. Because once that happens, you have missed the boat. PP 34

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You might imagine that leaking oil would have preserved the Torx-head securing screws (T30), but the sad truth is that, like the pump’s cover, they will have corroded first, leaving the internal sockets at real risk of rounding out unless you gain a good purchase on them right from the start. Trick is to scrape out as much rust as possible with an angled pick, and then to use modest heat to loosen the original encapsulation (ie sealant) on the threads. Make sure you have a good selection of small ratchets and extension bars, and be prepared to do the job by feel as much as by sight

Is your Porsche’s vacuum pump at risk?

The cars affected by this issue are the Generation I (ie (2004–2009) 997 Carrera and Carrera ‘S’. Both the contemporary 987-model Boxster and Cayman have exactly the same system as these two 911s, but in both of those applications the pump’s position within the chassis appears to protect it from the elements. The 997-model Turbo and GT3, too, employ a similar vacuum pump to actuate the brake booster, but in this case mounted at the rear end of the left-hand cylinder head (see the photograph below).

Anecdotally these, too, seem less affected by corrosion, and are in any case quite a lot easier both to see (to check and/or periodically spray with corrosion inhibitor, in other words) and then to access for replacement. Good job, too: the price for one of those pumps (part number 997 107 022 72) is £859.04 plus VAT – although fitting should be both quicker and, therefore, somewhat less expensive.

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The knowledge The work shown here was carried out – on his own 54-plate, 2005-model 911 Carrera 3.6 – by Sid Malik, proprietor of Uxbridge, Middlesex-based Porsche Torque Ltd (tel: 01895 814446; porsche-torque.co.uk). He bought the car aware of the already leaking vacuum pump, but had only now managed to schedule it into his busy workshop.

Key to the success of the job, which Sid has done many times, was gaining access not just to the engine compartment but the underside of the car, and then being able to safely lower the power unit a few inches as required, away from its rearmost mounting points. This, as you will see, he did with the aid of a garage lift and a transmission jack, but it wouldn’t be impossible to achieve on your own driveway with axle-stands and a trolley jack. (Never venture beneath any car unless it is adequately supported.)

No less vital was Sid’s extensive collection of diminutive 1/4-inch-drive ratchets and extensions, with which he was able to reach in past both the exhaust system and the rear apron, and finally undo the four T30 Torx-headed M6 screws securing the pump to the cylinder head. ‘Finally’, because although their threads were undamaged, their always marginal socket-type heads were as corroded as the cover, and needed careful scraping with a pick to make sure that the key wouldn’t slip and round them out. Even then, Sid had to tap the key firmly into position – with the aid of still further combinations of extensions and universal joints – to minimise its chance of slipping.

The replacement pump comes with a new sealing ‘O’-ring (no other gasket or sealant is required), but understandably Sid carefully cleaned off the flat face of the cylinder head with a scraper to make sure there was no corrosion present that might possibly prevent the unit seating correctly. This is the sort of job you want to do only once.

Sid had also ordered four new screws, but those that turned up were too short, and so to complete the task for us he temporarily fitted a good set saved from another job, with a Loctite-style sealant on their threads to replicate those on the new Porsche items.

Tightening torque is 10–13Nm, although such is the difficulty of getting even a small torque wrench in there that in practice any of us doing the work would rely on the force we applied being limited by the size of the tools – and not least by experience.

The only other item Sid had ordered was the shaped aluminium pipe connecting the vacuum pump – via a rubber hose and another rigid pipe, and both accessible from within the engine bay – to the brake servo. The old pipe was in this instance still serviceable, but these can not only chafe through (in cars equipped with the optional Sports exhaust system, anyway) but also corrode. Better safe than sorry.

Sid, like us, is a firm believer in the WYAIT (While You Are In There) principle, and so given that it is best to drain the sump before starting this work he additionally changed both the engine oil and the papertype filter element. He took the opportunity to install an after-market magnetic drain plug, too, the latter from Euro Car Parts (www.eurocarparts.com).

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Pump screws are supposed to be tightened to 10–13Nm, but whether you’ll be able to get a torque wrench on them – or will even have one that reads down to that level – is another matter. In practice, most of us would rely partly on natural limit of 1/4-inch-drive tools, and partly on experience. Don’t risk over-tightening, anyway. Don’t forget to reconnect temperature sensor. Last job is to clean off old oil to highlight any subsequent leaks, and then to spray new pump with preservative wax

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The introduction of Porsche’s first entrylevel model brought new challenges for both Porsche Cars Great Britain and Porsche Club GB. Michael Cotton, the former’s press officer at the time, found himself in at the deep end, as he recalled to Stephen Mummery. Photos from Michael Cotton’s own collection and the Porsche Club GB Archive

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tanding on the stage at the Frankfurt motor show in October 1975, Ferry Porsche was painfully aware just how much was riding on the ‘accessible’ model he was about to unveil to the world’s motoring press. The company desperately needed the 924 to widen its customer base, and also to prepare the way for the 928. In the event, of course, the 911 outlasted them all – but the 924 was beyond doubt the catalyst for the company’s later revival.

Strictly speaking, the 914 had been the first “entry-level” model from Porsche, but it was essentially a VW project with a side order of Porsche, and never available in right-hand-drive form or promoted officially in the UK. So the 924 signalled a major change in strategy. Here in the UK, John Aldington was as far-sighted as Porsche itself, and restructured his company, AFN Limited – which until then had been the premier Porsche dealer in the UK – to become Porsche Cars Great Britain Limited. With the factory’s resources behind him he was able to commit totally to the new order, and ensure a high-profile UK launch for the 924 at the 1976 Earls Court Motor Show.

At the time Michael Cotton was editor of Motoring News, and he takes up the story. ‘The term “public relations” was relatively unknown in those days, and the function was performed

by John Aldington’s uncle, W H “Bill” Aldington. He would lend a 911 demonstrator to journalists on the understanding that there would be no reference to “legless dwarves” when writing about rear-seat legroom. Woe betide him if he did! One day JT – as we always referred to him – phoned me at Motoring News and asked if I would like to test the 911 Turbo. Would I? Oh yes! Then he suggested, “Let’s have lunch when you bring the car back.”

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Previous page: Michael behind the wheel of a 962 at the Nürburgring in 1986. Top: Michael with the ex-Jonathan Palmer Canon 962 at Silverstone.

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and the need to convey to press, public and not least Porsche enthusiasts that the new model was both a real sports car and a real Porsche.

Michael’s first major commitment was the Earls Court launch in October 1976 – no longer one or two “press days” as a journalist, but the whole fortnight on the stand, which came as a bit of a shock. “On press day you can do press PR, on the public days public relations”, he was told.

The effort paid off. With the 924 launched at £6,999, suddenly a whole new customer base emerged. ‘I remember one visitor saying to his wife, “You know, I always wanted a Porsche, and now I can afford one”. He was typical of many who would start taking deliveries early in 1977, when the 924 began to transform the fortunes of the dealer network. And, like it or not, Porsche Club GB, too.’

Porsche Cars GB was at that time based close to what continued to be the AFN dealership in a former film studio in Isleworth, Middlesex – it had once seen the making of The African Queen – but in March 1977 moved to new premises in Richfield Avenue, Reading. ‘More in keeping with the marque,’ says Michael with a smile. As deliveries of 924s arrived he found himself with ‘an empty office on the gallery, and an empty filing cabinet’. If your brief is to rethink the marque’s approach to the market then clear ground is what you need – but probably better without the draughts that still loom large in Michael’s memory.

The initial link with Porsche Club GB involved a trip to the seaside. ‘While recovering from the shock of being given a full roster of duties at Earls Court, I was nominated to attend Porsche Club’s Weekend of the Year in Bournemouth, to give a 924 presentation. Since all the members owned 911s, or were devoted to them, this was going to be a challenge. They all regarded this front-engined car as heresy, powered as it was by a 2.0-litre, water-cooled engine from Volkswagen. Daniel into the lion’s den – it was an uphill task, but I got through the weekend unscathed.’

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Following that success, John Aldington suggested that Michael should act as executive secretary of Porsche Club GB, which was agreed immediately. ‘In the first week of January a secretary and I hand-wrote and signed the few hundred membership cards and posted them out.’ Part of the strategy was to improve relations between Porsche Cars and Porsche Club, which Michael describes as having been rather strained for a long time. Aldington was unhappy that Porsche Post carried advertisements for businesses that he considered to be in competition with the official dealers. Protection of the brand was his priority. ‘He used to describe some independents as “spurious concerns”, and he believed the Club should be more respectful to the marque. So I was to be the bridge between the two.’

Bryan Walls, who was on the committee at the time, says, ‘The big worry was that the then executive secretary, John Parker, wanted to retire. John Aldington had for many years been trying to get the Club to move closer to the UK importer. Porsche Cars was very supportive of the Club, financially and otherwise, but he felt that the non-franchised Porsche garages were getting a disproportionate benefit from the success of the Club. When his suggestion for Michael’s role was accepted, Richfield Avenue became the Club’s office.

While not without some misgivings – we valued our “independence” – this offer was gratefully accepted.’

Regular attendance at meetings and events followed for Michael, and activities such as driving days, to which the dealers invited their customers, was one overlap between company and club. ‘Given the potential for problems with this new, closer relationship, and Porsche Cars’ directors’ doubts about the Club’s need for independence, one of Michael’s big challenges during his time as press officer and executive secretary was to try to keep both parties happy,’ says Bryan Walls. ‘I think it says a lot for Michael’s diplomacy and standing that he succeeded in this delicate balancing act.’

At that time Chris Branston was the chairman of the Club, Bryan Walls edited Porsche Post, and other committee members included the late John Piper, David Hemmings – still a dedicated member and a regular contributor to the magazine – and the late Jeff May. Presaging what has been an on-off tactic through subsequent years, Club membership details and application forms were placed in the gloveboxes of all new Porsches sold. ‘We noticed almost immediately that the Club membership was rising fast,’ recalls Michael, ‘because in the three years 1977 to 1979 Porsche sales rose from a few hundred 911s – at best – to around 3,000 cars per annum.’

John Aldington’s relationship with the Club mellowed as he recognised the value of the independent specialists who could undertake tasks such as balancing twin Solex carburettors in a 356 that the expanding dealer network could not, as it necessarily concentrated on new models. Later managing directors at Porsche Cars GB were similarly to recognise that the independents are a significant support to resale values, while Club members themselves are seen as strong advocates for the marque.

Following the front-engined revolution, the 928 arrived in 1978 as Car of the Year. Michael remembers the unfolding situation. ‘Fuhrmann did not see a future for the 911,’ he says simply.

And initially, at least, it seemed as if Fuhrmann was right. ‘We had a full order book for the 928 before the car even arrived in this country,’ adds Michael. A 24-month waiting list emerged in Britain. David Hemmings was on it, having decided to move on from his 911, and has been loyal ever since.

The Club committee met monthly, frequently at Chris and Jenny Branston’s house, often with the task of stuffing Porsche Post in envelopes. ‘When membership passed the thousand mark in 1978, we had to order the printers to wrap and despatch the copies,’ recalls Michael. ‘By 1980 the membership passed two thousand, and Roy Gillham was co-opted to computerise the records.’ That expansion also stimulated the creation of the Club’s Regions.

‘It was increasingly clear that we had many new members from all parts of the British Isles, and they couldn’t be expected to attend social events in the London area. We needed places where members could go once a month or so to chat with like-minded enthusiasts.

Members were asked if they would like to convene a Region near them, and this was one of the most significant developments in the Club at the time.’

With the legal process masterminded by Chris Branston, the Club was also reorganised as Gmünd Heritage Ltd, a company limited by guarantee, which continues to this day and has spawned the subsidiaries Gmünd Motorsport and Gmünd Insignia.

Porsche Cars GB, meanwhile, was using motorsport to promote the 924, with the BARC

‘Presaging what has been an on-off tactic through subsequent years, Club membership details and application forms were placed in the gloveboxes of all new Porsches sold’ running a one-model championship for entries from each of the dealerships in the network, and some high-profile drivers such as Gerry Marshall, Tony Dron and Andy Rouse. This led to 924 entries at Le Mans, and Michael is rightly proud that he played a part in this.

‘I was looking at the 924 Carrera GT at the Frankfurt show in 1979, when designer Tony Lapine spoke to me. He confided that Porsche would enter three of the cars at Le Mans in 1980, low-key with factory employees, Jürgen Barth, Günther Steckkönig, and others, to avoid any perception that the company was going for a win. I went back to Reading and suggested to John Aldington that Porsche Cars GB might sponsor one for our best drivers in the 924 Championship. JT thought well of this and proposed it to Professor Fuhrmann, and it quickly evolved that there would be a German 924, an American 924, and the British 924. The

car would be developed by Norbert Singer, and it was his name and involvement that persuaded Derek Bell to accept our offer to drive “our” car, with Dron and Rouse. It was the big turning point in Derek’s career, because he became a Porsche factory driver in 1981.’

When Michael went to stay at Terry Davison’s hotel in South Wales, a friendship was forged that led to an unbroken run of 17 joint trips to Le Mans as the pair shared the driving to La Sarthe. ‘The Club had quite a presence at Le Mans, despite the factory’s low-key participation, and the numbers would grow in successive years.’

But the Club committee was not sure that members would want to become involved in racing themselves, at risk to their expensive cars.

‘It was soon realised that there were some really keen guys out there, though, wanting to modify and race their Porsches – mostly 911s, although some 914s and even 356s. They were being invited to events by other clubs, such as Ferrari and Bugatti.’ John Farren took on the task of managing competitions, his first stint in the role.

As the Club continued to grow, mirroring Porsche’s own sales growth in the UK, it became clear that the day-to-day running of the organisation was no longer a part-time job, and Roy Gillham, who had been membership secretary for some time, succeeded Michael as full-time general secretary. Michael remained on the committee until 1983, when he resigned from Porsche Cars GB to return to journalism.

‘From a personal point of view, as editor of Porsche Post at the time, Michael’s support to me was invaluable,’ says Bryan Walls, ‘with more access to cars, events and information. Despite his background in motoring journalism, and his employment by Porsche Cars GB, I cannot ➔

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remember him once interfering in the editorial content. If he found my efforts amateurish then he kept his counsel! After Michael became a freelance, he and I were paired on a Porsche test-day for the motoring press. Despite him constantly urging me to “give it some welly” we ended the day with the prize for the best fuel economy. Michael was mortified!

‘At around the time of Michael’s departure the membership had grown to four thousand,’ adds Bryan, ‘with nearly a thousand new members in 1984 alone, and in 1985 we bought the premises in Northleach. At the same time Porsche Cars GB moved to its current premises on the other side of Reading. A new era had begun for both organisations.’ David Hemmings, meanwhile, fondly recalls ‘the excitement when the membership was contained on floppy discs’, as well as the satisfaction they all felt at the investment in the premises in Northleach.

‘The Club’s home was no longer Roy Gillham’s front room in Pinner.’

Michael sums up his time with the Club as being driven by the arrival of the 924. ‘It gave Porsche Cars GB and the Club a real lift-off, and the arrival of the 924 Turbo, alongside the 911 and the 928, gave impetus to the annual growth figures.’ The model changed the customer profile with so-called conquest sales won from

other marques, and provided the foundation for the 944, as well as allowing Peter Schutz first to reprieve the 911, and then to develop it with four-wheel-drive and Cabriolet models.

Michael cites his long-time friend Terry Davison as a leading example of progress in the world of Porsche. ‘He bought a 924, attended one of the circuit-based driver-training courses I organised, then a 924 Turbo, and next a 911 – and later still, a Porsche tractor. He joined the committee and became the chairman and I think of the 924 as the seed to his involvement with the marque.’ Terry himself concurs: ‘The 924 I bought in 1977 was one of the first, an ex-demonstrator from Heddell and Deeks – four-speed and wind-up windows. I quickly part-exchanged it for a brand-new model, and then moved on to the Turbo. I was one of many South Wales customers who for some reason patronised the Bournemouth dealership.’

Michael did not end his association with Porsche on returning to the world of the “muttering rotter”. Alongside his reporting of motorsport he has written many books, including the 924, 944 Collector’s Guide, and contributed to specialist magazines, with a regular column in Porsche Post for many years. In 2004 the board recognised Michael’s contribution to the Club by awarding him honorary membership. PP

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Keeping it in the family Born in London in January 1938, Michael Cotton began his career as a journalist aged 17 on The Croydon Advertiser – well placed for forays to motor racing at Crystal Palace and Brands Hatch. After a period of National Service, as one of the final intake, work in PR followed, including for Fiat and Speedwell – the latter with Graham Hill among the directors, who once asked Michael: “And what do you actually do for us?” A period on Sporting Motorist followed, which led to contacts with Eric Broadley and Tony Southgate, who were working on the Ford GT, and Michael’s first trip to Le Mans in 1963.

In 1966 Michael applied for a job on Motoring News, and after being interviewed by proprietor Wesley Tee was offered a role on Motor Sport, famously then the domain of Bill Boddy and Denis Jenkinson. He was told that Boddy and Jenkinson would write most of it, but he would have to make sure it was produced.

A Lotus Elan as a company car was a bonus – the feature on constructing the kit the price to be paid. ‘You worked for love for Mr Tee,’ says Michael.

He moved to Motoring News and succeeded Mike Twite as editor in 1967, aged only 29. Covering championships from F1 to F2 and sports-car endurance in the era when drivers competed in other championships alongside their F1 drives became a major task, and eventually Michael settled for a focus on sports cars and the editorship. With a young family at home the travel had become onerous.

After his sojourn with Porsche Cars GB from 1976 to 1983, Michael returned to the freelance world, concentrating eventually on the high-profile Endurance Championship and the Group ‘C’ era. ‘I never lost my instinct that I was a journalist,’ he says. Newspapers and magazines across the English-speaking world carried his by-line, and still do, although with magazine mergers and closures the industry-based work tailed off, and motorsport became the main focus. Books came, too, especially on Porsche, given his unique insight into the marque. Porsche Progress, Blue and Orange – a history of Gulf in motorsport – and 24:16: Le Mans 24 Hours, 16 Wins with Porsche – a biography of Norbert Singer, are three standout titles alongside the Collector’s Guide series.

No longer writing full-time now, the baton has passed to his son, Andrew, who started out doing PR for Formula Vauxhall before working alongside Michael at international race meetings. Andrew now has a highly successful role as editor of Race Car Engineering. The Cotton dynasty endures.

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THIS MONTH’S WINDOW ON THE PAST, writes Martin Broadribb, features an appealing shot of a 356C coupé that must have been taken at around the time of the model’s release in autumn 1963. What about the female driver, though, smiling rather shyly at the camera through the open window? Does she seem familiar?

Thora Hornung may not be a name you associate with Porsche – or one that you have even heard of, for that matter – but if you look carefully at a number of the company’s other publicity shots from the early 1960s, such as those from the 901 (ie 911) launch, also in 1963, of course, you will surely recognise her.

Thora (the ‘h’ is silent), ostensibly worked for

Porsche’s famous PR manager, Huschke von Hanstein – she was a foreign-language specialist – but as well as dealing with the worldwide press the department’s duties encompassed things like race entries and logistics, liaison with private competitors and Porsche clubs, and organising Christmas parties – and obviously even doubling as a model for publicity photos. Vic Elford referred to Thora and her colleague, Evi Butz, who married Porsche GP and sports car racer Dan Gurney, as ‘Huschke’s two Miss Fixits’.

Unusually, but perhaps unsurprisingly, after leaving Porsche in the early 1970s Thora became a motoring journalist and author, and wrote a number of books, including titles on the Nürburgring, and

Porsche racer Gerhard Mitter. You should be able to track them down through Amazon.

Thora Hornung maintained contact with Evi Butz, who later moved to California, for the rest of her life, which sadly ended in early 2000 after she succumbed to cancer. She was typical of the dedicated, multi-skilled personnel that made a small company like Porsche such a huge success and, despite not being widely known, richly deserves a place in the company’s history.

As for the location of the photo, we believe it to have been taken in the vicinity of Castle Solitude, not far from Stuttgart, and the site of many of the company’s press and publicity shoots over the years. PP

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fter months of planning, phone calls and frantic emails, the day had arrived and R6 members met on a cool autumn evening at the Premier Inn, Carlisle, just off Junction 44 of the M6. The members were soon put to the test as they were required to remember what they had ordered for dinner! They also showed great restraint in the bar when they were advised we were leaving at 8.30am in the morning.

Friday dawned bright with a stunning

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sunrise. We were promised a dry weekend from all our forecasters and we lived in hope that they may be correct, for a change! At 8.30am prompt, the convoy left for a brisk drive north on the M6 amd then M74.

The Q Hotel in Cumbernauld provided us with a welcome coffee stop in a private room overlooking the golf course. Leaving here on small lanes to Kilsyth village, we drove north on Tak-Ma-Doon Road. This was an excellent moorland drive, single-track in places, but with superb views as the road ascended.

Turning left at Carron Bridge, on to the B818,

‘Continuing on the A84, progress was fast as we approached Crianlarich and we were all wary of speed cameras along this route’ the road became more open and flowing.

At Fintry we continued north toward Aberfoyle, but our progress was halted by roadworks. Workers were completing a twofoot trench across the width of the road. The trench had been dug to a depth that did not allow for a number of low-slung Porsches to cross. Clearly, delivery of the Tarmac topping was overdue, as there was much spade leaning apparent. Faced with a queue of Porsches with nowhere to go, the men kindly filled in the trench in two places to accommodate the tyres, with more required as each car passed over and compressed the Tarmac!

After Aberfoyle we headed south to our lunch stop at 3 Sisters Bake in Killearn. We had pre-ordered soup and sandwiches that were enjoyed by all. The selection of homemade cakes was tempting, and we highly recommend this café. David and Rhian Pritchard joined us here; a wise meeting point! Suitably refreshed, we drove the short distance to Glengoyne Distillery for a private tour and tasting. It was informative and interesting and all had the opportunity to make some purchases before leaving on the A811 to Stirling.

Our base for the two nights was the Stirling Highland, which was very accommodating by reserving some parking spaces for us and offering a private dining room for our group to enjoy a specially prepared Scottish- and German-themed menu devised by the head chef, at the request of the organisers.

Saturday was a planned full-day drive with a route to Fort William, via Glencoe, and then

east toward Pitlochry. Another prompt start was essential for this distance and all members joined us for the day. We were fortunate with the weather, as we had a day of broken cloud, sunshine and only occasional drizzle, all creating real atmosphere among the stunning scenery. At Loch Lubnaig, all stopped for photographs as the calm of the day allowed for some stunning shots.

Continuing on the A84, progress was fast as we approached Crianlarich and we were all wary of speed cameras along this route. From Tyndrum, the road started to climb and the scenery became even more impressive as we reached a plateau and Rannoch Moor. This is very atmospheric and the road feels almost like a huge causeway.

Leaving here, and starting our descent toward Glencoe, the weather developed into almost a micro-climate as the cloud intensified with heavy drizzle. But within yards of our descent, we could see broken cloud and blue sky in the distance. The Pass of Glencoe is a great road, when driven in either direction.

We stopped for coffee at the Visitor Centre in Glencoe which has excellent parking, and the centre itself merits a longer visit, but we did have a timescale to adhere to on this occasion.

Our route continued past Loch Linnhe, and the ambience changed here, as sealochs have different reflections and light. Passing through Fort William, we headed east on the A82 and A86 – excellent roads, through open moorland and young plantations. Using the A869, we headed south to the A9. This was another great road that had a number of sweeping

Main photo, opposite, shows dramatic reflections in Loch Lubnaig, near Callander. This page, top right: road repairs ‘while you wait’. Below that: all set for a Le Mans start? Above: the team visiting Scotland’s finest.

Graham and Alison Hutchinson, Annette and Tim Barnsley, Malcolm and Gill Quick, David and Rhian Pritchard, Dylan Williams and Julie, Steve and Pam Ellis, Nick and Gill Francis, Alan Hughes, Lawrence Mort and Sue, John Lindsay and Angela, Geoff Rivett

bends that undulated through valleys.

We stopped briefly at a lay-by, perfectly suited for the mandatory photo of a group of Porsches, nose to tail, and was only a short distance from the A9 and our lunch stop at House of Bruar. None of the party had been here before and the size of the business took us by surprise. It is a great venue, provides speedy and excellent food, and has an interesting range of quality products for sale.

Following lunch, it was free reign for everyone to make their way back to Stirling.

A number of us chose to visit Pitlochry before following the A826 and A822. These roads had rave reviews from many, on our return to the hotel. We all had a great day’s drive, all keeping in close formation throughout the day, on roads that seemed to have been built with Porsches in mind!

On Sunday, much of the group broke up to go separate ways, but eight of us headed south, in convoy, to Carlisle. A visit to David Hayton Cars had been organised by Mike Trotter, from R18. It was good to meet up with members from R18 and R3 who had also been invited. We were all interested to see the 930 Turbo that is being refurbished and were impressed with the quality paintwork in green, so suited to a retro Porsche.

Some of the remaining group had to return to north Wales at this point, leaving the others to enjoy a delicious lunch at Stoney Beck Inn, Penrith. Thanks to Mike Trotter for recommending this! We had advance warning of major delays on the M6 from our advance party, so we made an impromptu detour around the Trough of Bowland to bypass the traffic problem.

Another enjoyable WOTY in Scotland for R6. Now we need to start planning WOTY 2016! PP

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Regions Regional Director’s report Welcome to the Regional pages of Porsche Post and this, my first column of 2016.

Porsche Club activities have already started with a major presence at the recent Autosport show at the NEC and please take a look at the events calendar on the main Club website which is filling up fast with register, regional, national and international events already.

One of the major regional events of the year will be Porkers in the Trough VII, scheduled to take place on 10th July and I have just had the pleasure of

Scotland South Regional Organiser Scott Laurie 07803 260417 – r1@porscheclubgb.com Hi everyone.

Firstly a Happy New Year to all of R1 members, I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and that 2016 brings you wealth, health and some free time to enjoy your Porsche.

I would like to thank everyone for all their kind wishes and offers or assistance over the last few months when I have been unwell. I have now had successful surgery and the prognosis for the tumour has been very favourable. The expectation is that I will hopefully get remission from my on-going symptoms over the next year and make a slow and gradual recovery to full health, or at worst my symptoms should reduce to a manageable condition that allows me to lead a fairly normal life.

With regards to the running of R1, I will remain as ARO but hope to have someone new appointed as RO in the near future.

Recent events R1 Christmas party Our annual bash was held at Norton House near Edinburgh and, although we only had a small table this year, it was great to meet up with friends for some food and a glass of fizz. I had actually just had surgery the week prior but was determined to make it along for a few hours.

Thanks to everyone that came along and made the evening a success.

New Year’s breakfast As per previous years, on the first Sunday after Hogmany we met up for an informal breakfast at the Rail Bridge Inn in South Queensferry. It was a

reviewing documentation already being diligently prepared for members by the organisers, longstanding Club veterans Sue and Mac McLeod.

If you have never experienced the secret delights of Lancashire, sign up at the earliest opportunity as this event is sure to fill up quickly.

The Board is anxious to build upon the successes of 2015 and with the help of Chris Seaward and the Clubhouse team, we will continue to strive for excellence in 2016. The Club rules dictate that Board Members can only sit for certain periods of time. The quality of the Clubhouse team will ensure that the Club is provided with stability moving forwards albeit there will be some inevitable changes at the top in 2016 as some of my Board colleagues (myself included) are due to stand for re-election at the AGM in April. Peter and Alan will have served their maximum permitted

terms and sadly will have to step aside and I hope that they find something as rewarding to do in their extra hours of free time as the successful time they have spent on the Board.

To all the new members who are receiving this as their first copy of Porsche Post, welcome to the Club. Take a look at the following pages and please join in with your local region and some of their many planned events, you will be made to feel most welcome and if you are as lucky as I have been within PCGB, you might just get to meet some of the greatest friends you don’t yet even know.

Enjoy your cars and your Club.

Rob Kellock Vice Chairman and Regional Director regional@porscheclubgb.com

Regions Index Your Regional reports at a glance R1 Scotland South p49 R2 Scotland North p50 R3 North East p50 R4 Lincolnshire & Humberside p53 R5 North West p54 R6 North Wales p56 R7 Yorkshire p56 R8 East Midlands p57 R9 West Midlands p58 R10 Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire p60

R11 Essex p60 R12 Norfolk & Suffolk p65 R13 Herefordshire & Worcestershire p66 R14 South Wales p69 R15 South West p70 R16 Gloucestershire p70 R17 Southern p71 R18 Lancashire & Cumbria p73 R19 Thames Valley p75 R20 London p76

dry morning and nice to get the 4S out for a spin with no salt on the road. We had around 20 members along for breakfast, lots of cups of tea and some great chat. It was nice to see some Porsches along for the meet - not all of them get to hibernate in winter.

Forthcoming events February 20 Test drive and health check day at PC Edinburgh Robin and Don have now finalised details of what is always a popular day at PC Edinburgh. We will have the fleet of demonstrators available for test-drives as well as technicians on hand for free inspections on your own cars. Health checks and test-drives are limited and need to be pre-booked. Don Alexander will be managing the bookings, so please contact him to confirm your requirements (e-mail: donalexander1948@gmail.com tel: 07967 470559).

R21 Chiltern p77 R23 Sussex p78 R24 Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire p80 R25 Kent p81 R26 Dorset p82 R27 Ireland p85 R28G Guernsey p87 R28J Jersey p89 R29 Surrey p90 R30 Isle of Man p91 R31 Cotswold p91

I would expect we’ll have some complimentary nibbles around lunchtime. It’s always a great day, even if you are not getting your car inspected, to meet other members for a chat and to wander around the Ferrari, Maserati, Bentley and, of course, Porsche showrooms.

March Porsche Classic at PC Glasgow I have been discussing with PC Glasgow the forthcoming launch of ‘Porsche Classic at PC Glasgow’ – there will be an official launch, which the Club will be invited to attend. The date has still to be finalised, but for an insight into Porsche’s plans this link is worth checking out: porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/classic/ March car cleaning day I am keen to organise a cleaning day for March and would be interested in hearing from anyone that can offer a venue or knows of a venue that can host about 15 to 20 members cars with some wash facilities.

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getting my e-mails, as these are the best way to keep in touch with what is going on in the Region.

Extended warranty extended Paul Barlow noticed this item on the Club’s 997 Forum. It may also be of interest to anyone with a car under 15 years old: “Extended warranty extended: Porsche has announced their extended warranty scheme will now cover vehicles up to 15 years old or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. Previously, vehicles were covered only for the first 10 years of their life. This means that early Gen-1 997s from 2004 onwards (and 2001 on 996 / Boxster models) can continue to be covered, provided they pass the usual 111 point PC inspection.”

Lastly if there is anyone not receiving e-mail updates from me at least once a month please contact myself directly on e-mail and I will take this up with the Club Office.

Regards Scott

Recent events Christmas party Our Christmas party on December 11 went with a swing as usual. The dinner and disco at the Maryculter House Hotel was, in my opinion, up to

Diary dates FEBRUARY 20 Test drive and health check day PC Edinburgh.

MARCH (TBC) Porsche Classic at PC Glasgow MAY 7 PC Glasgow/PCGB trackday Knockhill.

A special guest is welcomed to R2’s party

Regional Organiser Steve Rose 01224 868052 – r2@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Gillian Gardiner 01382 778923 I’m writing this in the quiet days between Christmas and New Year, the Christmas party is just a memory and my thoughts are turning to events in the coming year. By the time you get this, the January drive/lunch will have happened.

I plan to continue the monthly Sunday lunch runs and sprinkle in some static show events as usual plus, of course, there will be the spring and autumn Club Clinics at PC Aberdeen and at least one weekend away in 2016.

If anyone has a particular idea, route, lunch venue or other visit they would like me to incorporate, now is the time to get in touch.

E-mail me or come along to one of the monthly meetings. Please also let me know if you are not

the usual standard. But, the company is what really makes the party work, so thanks to all the members who came along and made it such a fun evening.

Congratulations Belated congratulations to Tim and Jeri Berg who became grandparents! Sagan Rose was born on November 16 at 7.47am, weighing 9lbs 91/2 oz. Another Porsche fan in the making.

Steve Rose and Gill Gardiner

Diary dates FEBRUARY 4 Club night, Lairhillock 8pm FEBRUARY 18 Club night, Milton Inn, Monifieth 8pm MARCH 3 Club night, Lairhillock 8pm

North East Regional Organiser Greg Harm 07932 746152 r3@porscheclubgb.com

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Cherry, Jennifer, RO and Robin in party mood

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May 7 PC Glasgow/PCGB trackday at Knockhill As a repeat of the successful trackday in 2015, PC Glasgow and PCGB are hosting another full trackday at Knockhill. At £200, the price will remain the same to PCGB members or clients of PC Glasgow. Final details of the day’s format are to be confirmed and will be noted in the PP in due course.

As 2015 drew to a close we still had plenty going on in our Region. December started off with a social evening at The Pip Stop wine and beer store in Maiden Law. Ben and his staff looked after us really well and offered free tasting of some specially selected wines. Most of us left with a good supply of bottles for Christmas (though I’ll admit our purchases may not have lasted that long!). If you haven’t been before it’s well worth a visit - they’ve done a great job of restoring the old Morgan garage and have kept a motoring theme throughout the store. When it comes to wine, they really know their onions!

Gen-2 991 launch The following week saw the launch of the Gen-2 991. A number of us were lucky enough to be invited to PC Newcastle for the unveiling.

Unusually Porsche have released the Turbo S, Targa and Cabriolet models straight out of the starting blocks this time.

Club night December’s Club night was a very festive one.

When I first mentioned the idea of a Santa’s

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the flared rear arches (complete with extra outboard runners) were offset with a large rear spoiler and was powered by two chocolate reindeer.

Les and Alison, first to arrive, set the bar quite high with their sleigh, complete with both front and rear working lights.

We have had great fun with the competition - it has been asked “why can’t we take this to a national level?” I’ll leave that with the Board!

I had decided to give a mention to the wearer of the best Christmas jumper of the evening, but David Carnaffin outshone every jumper by turning up in a full Santa suit. As if that wasn’t enough, his 944 Turbo Cabriolet was adorned with sleigh and reindeer decals. I think I’ve mentioned before that we have some cars in R3 that rarely come out of their garages and some that only come out on dry weekends. There are the daily drivers – and then there’s David’s 944! We certainly have an eclectic mix in R3.

We then moved on to Deb’s TV theme tune quiz, which covered everything from motoring programmes to children’s TV of years gone by.

Matthew and Simon won with an impressive 37 out of 40. A special award went to Pat who was the only one brave enough to own up to recognising the Jeremy Kyle Show theme.

After such a fun-filled conclusion to 2015, we can hopefully move on to an equally enjoyable 2016. Thanks to everyone who has helped make this year such a success by coming along and joining in. Looking forward to catching up with you all in the New Year.

Greg Harm Chris J’s winning sleigh

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sleigh themed Concours I wasn’t sure how it would be received. I needn’t have worried, but I could not have predicted how imaginative, talented and competitive our R3 members could be. Entrants bought a flat pack wooden sleigh at November’s Club night with instructions to return with it built and decorated Porsche-style to December’s meet. They didn’t disappoint.

There were a number of sweet-filled sleighs.

I did wonder if these were to bribe the judges, but that fell flat as we opted to use a ‘people’s favourite’ voting system. A re-count was required after a tie between numbers 10 (Chris J’s) and 12 (Les and Alison’s), with Chris J eventually taking first place.

David had certainly done his homework before embarking on his design. Knowing that paperwork adds Concours points, his Martiniliveried sleigh was presented with a folder containing photos of his build history. He had gone to the trouble of including a Certificate of Authenticity, which told us that his SC sleigh originated from PC Lapland, the exterior paint colour was North Polar White with an interior of Ho Ho Red cloth with white fur trim, the transmission type was furry reindeer legs and the engine number was RUDOLPH. Most of our entrants had taken on a DIY approach; David however had sourced a professional to do most of the work – his eight-year-old daughter.

Dave’s sleigh was heavier than most, with a hand-made metal sports exhaust, runners with shockers, spoiler and roll cage - Santa may need to advertise for a few more reindeer to get it airborne. The craftsmanship was second to none.

Mark and Wendy were certainly thinking outside the box when they designed theirs. They scrapped the original panels and went for non-genuine parts, made from gingerbread. No bodge in sight though, all parts were held together by quality royal icing. The Porsche badges were pretty tasty too.

Nigel had obviously issued some reindeer P45s. Instead a white GT3 RS pulled his sleigh.

His Santa, however, was a dodgy looking bloke who bore a striking resemblance to the RO of R3 (who by this time next year may have a full head of white hair to suit).

Deb’s sleigh was 930-inspired, although the spoiler seemed to defy gravity.

Steven had also gone for Martini livery. He was one of the few to remember to display his Club badge. Of course Santa is now an honourary PCGB R3 member.

Chris B’s sleigh wasn’t Santa’s; the flashing blue lights were a bit of a giveaway. It seems Santa was a little over the drink drive limit when he was pulled over by the sleigh police. No worries though; after explaining that he didn’t want to disappoint children all over the world by not finishing the drinks left out for him, he was let off with a caution.

The inspiration for Amy’s sleigh colours was our Region’s entrant in the driving challenge at this year’s National Event; Kenny’s Mexico Blue 991 and his lime green PCGB hat. Of course, being Amy’s, it wouldn’t be complete without added glitter and bling.

Chris J had even considered that not every country that Santa visits has snow so his Guards Red sleigh was equipped with a nice set of alloys.

He managed to complete his build with a bad back though it wasn’t apparent in the workmanship.

Chris M’s had obviously taken his inspiration for his ‘wide boy’ sleigh from his own white 930;

Regional Organiser Richard Watkinson 01472 220185 – r4@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Gavin Marshall 01472 826334 Christmas luncheon Christmas meal eaten up, raffle begins!

The festive season once again attracted 38 stalwart members to a fun and entertaining lunch and party at the Bentley Hotel.

Richard started the proceedings with a run through of next year’s calendar, which, although not totally complete and finalised, is looking busy and interesting. Several members have suggested new venues and we are trying these alongside some of our favourites, such as Blyton, East Kirkby and Doddington Hall.

Once the formalities were over, our brains were challenged by Rod’s general knowledge quiz, which proved to be quite difficult. The winner was Steve Hales.

We then tucked into our four-course meal; a choice of traditional turkey and trimmings followed by Christmas pudding, or roast beef, or vegetarian. The meal was served efficiently

by Giovanni and his staff and appreciated by all the members.

During the meal we attempted another quiz prepared by Ian. This again proved quite challenging, even for the ‘petrol heads’. John Payne came out the winner.

Brod gave a vote of thanks to Richard and Pam for all their hard work in 2015, to which Richard responded that he could not do the job so well without the teamwork shown by the regular members. Richard also informed those present that Rod was to become an ARO from January to help with finances and the website.

By this time we were ready for some relaxing entertainment, which was provided by Cliff and his guitar who serenaded us with folk songs for 30 minutes. Everyone showed their appreciation and I am sure we will hire him again next year.

Cliff in action!

David Carnaffin’s 944 Turbo Cabriolet decorated for Christmas

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Our final task was the raffle, which was efficiently executed by Richard, Pam and Gill, and in total we made £150 for Macmillan Cancer Care, our charity this year. Added to the £450, which has accumulated over the year, a cheque for £600 will be presented to them in the New Year.

I would like to thank Rod and Ian for their quizzes, Cliff for his entertainment and all members who donated a prize for the raffle or have helped in anyway in 2015 to make the Region the success it is.

North West Committee Contact Allan Crosby 01744 894500 – r5@porscheclubgb.com

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Full rear, just need a chair on wheels!

Richard and Pamela Two-post mini-lift Kevin Palmer reports on a two-post mini-lift option for his garage: “Following on from a fellow R4 member’s description of his four-post lift, I would like to describe another option and the one I chose; a two-post mini-lift. Enabling me to raise a vehicle easily and securely, it allows work to be undertaken safely and has the ability to raise and lower a vehicle quickly with minimum effort.

“On receipt of the lift, I studied the instructions to decide how and where to install it. The maximum distance between the posts is three and a half metres and, as my garage width is just under this, I could install them close to the walls and leave them in situ (they do come with castors for ease of movement when not in use).

“This gave me my first problem. The posts needed at least a half metre width of concrete on all sides meaning I had to excavate on the outside of the garage and underpin with concrete.

“Installing the posts I encountered my second problem. The instructions stated that a 22mm drill bit should be used to drill the holes in the concrete for the anchor bolts. After drilling the six holes for the first post and spending a lot of time trying to fit the anchor bolts, I realised that the instructions were wrong. A 25mm drill bit was needed.

“After purchasing the correct size and more anchor bolts, I started again. This time the bolts fitted and the posts were soon secure and in the right position.

“The rest of the installation - fixing the arms and the safety stops - was straightforward.

“For ease of manoeuvrability the controls fit onto a trolley. (Although I am going to fit them to the garage wall to keep it all in situ.)

“All that was left to do was to connect up the hydraulic hoses and fill up the reservoir with hydraulic fluid.

“This done, it was time to plug it in and give it a try out to check everything was working fine and fitted as should be. I am pleased to say everything functioned correctly.

“Since having it installed I have used it on various jobs including removing the engine and gearbox of our 944.

“I would recommend this lift to anyone who carries out their own maintenance of their vehicles; the two-post mini-lift is a great piece of equipment.

“The photos show the lift in use and its working height.”

Words from the RO Planning for 2016 has been on going for the past few months and a provisional calendar has been put on the Forum/website. Some events are confirmed, some still have to be finalised. The pub drive outs are organised monthly and we try to find good pubs with adequate parking in all areas of Lincolnshire. If you know of one we haven’t yet been to, please let me know.

The WOTY is still being planned but will probably happen in October.

It is very important that Head Office and myself are informed if your e-mail address has changed. It causes extra work if things are not accurate and you cannot be contacted.

I hope to see even more new members on the circuit this year - the regulars will tell you what great events we go to and they will make you very welcome.

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FEBRUARY 14 Valentine lunch Cleethorpes Pier.

MARCH 13 Visit to PC Sheffield (TBC) MARCH 27 Doddington Hall and Transport Museum APRIL 24 Woodhall Spa ‘County Wheels’ MAY 20 Blyton Park novice trackday **Note change of date** JULY 4-12 TOTY Le Mans Classic JULY 10 North Coates Wings and Wheels JULY 17 Lotherton Hall with R7 JULY 29-31 National Event at Silverstone Classic

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December 9 Club night at the Deanwater The Christmas Club night was a relaxed and friendly social evening to ease those present into the festive season. New members Arthur Wong and Martin Davis were warmly welcomed; it is hoped that they will become regular attendees.

A big thank you to Bill Keddie for one of his excellent quizzes. This time it featured cars that starred in films and a storyboard with blanks filled by football clubs. The tenuous links in the story meant thinking well outside the six-yard box to score points. Everyone was a winner in this friendly contest and it was very entertaining - well done Bill.

Mince pies and coffee rounded off this yuletide gathering of R5 friends.

Forthcoming events February 21 Portmeirion 2016 R5 is again visiting Portmeirion for a winter drive, Sunday lunch and overnight stay. The threecourse lunch (including tea or coffee) costs £25 and will be served in the main hotel dining room.

A choice of rooms have been reserved in the main hotel, the village and Castell Deudraeth for those wishing to stay overnight. The dinner, bed and breakfast rate is £169 per room for two people, including an allowance of £30pp towards the evening meal. Single occupancy is £154 with a similar meal allowance.

As in previous years, the group will meet at the Bison Cafe in Rhug prior to a drive over the hills to Portmeirion.

Members wishing to book lunch or lunch/ overnight stay should contact either Phil or Nette Graham to confirm numbers and allocate rooms via e-mail (r5porsche.pg@gmail.com) or telephone (01625 524596 / 07941 109613 / 07941 109638).

Chris Clark

Diary dates FEBRUARY 10 Club night at the Deanwater Race night in aid of the air ambulance.

Odds on it’ll be a favourite, saving a stewards’ enquiry!

FEBRUARY 21 Portmeirion 2016 MARCH 11 Oulton Park RS trackday MAY 2 Gawsworth Classic Car Show JUNE 4-5 Tatton Park Classic Car Show If you would like your Porsche to be included in the R5 display, please contact Dave Trafford by e-mail: david.trafford1@ntlworld.com JULY 29-31 Silverstone Classic PCGB’s 2016 National Event.

AUGUST 28-29 Oulton Park Gold Cup Region 5’s main event of the year.

SEPTEMBER 3 Oulton Park Porsche Club Championship NOVEMBER 11 Oulton Park Porsche Club trackday

to fit in a bit of retail therapy and several purchases were made.

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Regional Organisers Sue Taylor 01928 735357 (01766 890844 Weekends) r6@porscheclubgb.com

Recent events New Gen-2 911 launch at PC Chester Porsche Centre Principal, Carl Hazleton, invited us to PC Chester for the launch of the new Gen-2 911. The event was as dazzling as usual, with excellent canapés and entertainment. We watched a short film about the evolution of Porsche and then heard about the features and benefits of the new model.

Once they had been revealed, we were invited to have a good look around the new cars. A number of our members took the opportunity to book a test drive. We await their verdict.

The day was very well supported, with 25 members coming out to play. It was great to see all our regulars as well as our newer members.

In particular, it was good to meet Alex Parry who came along for the first time with husband Steve.

Hopefully we’ll see Alex at more events in the future – babysitters permitting.

We all agreed that it would be good to repeat this event in the summer when we can expect better weather (or not!). An overnight stay at the hotel would be a nice option too.

A big thank you to both Malc and Geoff for all your efforts and please be ready to do it again.

R6 Christmas drive line-up

After coffee, we set off on a very scenic run along almost empty roads – perhaps not surprising given the weather. Unfortunately, we couldn’t really take advantage as standing water at the roadsides, as well as some flooding, meant we were mindful of the risk of aquaplaning. The drive was steady and we managed to stay in convoy for most of the time on a route that took us towards Llanwrst, into Betwsy-y-Coed, over the remote Crimea Pass and then off towards Dollegelau. Disappointingly, low mist curtailed some of the most stunning views in North Wales.

After a couple of hours driving, we closed in on the Hotel Vyrnwy - our lunch destination. Thanks to a navigational error by their sat nav, Laurie and Sue stumbled across us on a very narrow country lane and were able to join our convoy towards the hotel. Nick and Gill, concerned about fuel, headed off to find a top-up - not a good idea in these remote areas. An open garage was finally found and the car topped up with Murco fuel - dodgy sounding stuff.

Diary dates As ever, new ideas and willing volunteers are more than welcome.

At time of going to print, we had not quite finalised our calendar for 2016. Please see the website for more info about the events we have in plan.

FEBRUARY 17 Meeting at The Plough in St Asaph Guest speaker Barry Hayes will talk to us about his amazing journey when he rowed across the Pacific.

FEBRUARY Drive out and lunch Please see website for details.

MARCH 16 Meeting at The Plough in St Asaph MARCH Drive out and lunch Please see website for details.

Yorkshire Regional Organisers Mark and Carol Jessop 07981 412895 – r7@porscheclubgb.com

Jules Woolrich, Carl Hazelton and Tony Woolrich

Typically a quiet time of year, so we’ll take the opportunity to review 2015 and show you just what we have been up to. If you haven’t got involved yet, hopefully this will inspire you to come out and join is in 2016. We have yet another great year of events lined up, so there should be something for just about everyone.

R6 Christmas lunch setting Alison Hutchinson, Annette Barnsley and Gill Francis

The hotel, beautifully decorated for Christmas, gave us a very warm welcome. After pre-dinner drinks we were shown into a private dining area with stunning views over the lake and of the mist.

Once the delicious lunch was finished we retired to the lounge area for coffee and a chat. Finally, it was time to leave and everyone set off making their own way home.

Sue Taylor, Ann and John Carruthers

Wet Wales Christmas drive and lunch Unfortunately the weather for our December drive out and lunch did not break our run of horrible conditions. This time we had rain, mist and a lot of standing water. Nevertheless, Malcolm Quick and Geoff Riviett organised an excellent day.

We met at the Tweedmill in St Asaph for morning coffee where, unbelievably, in the very short time frame, a couple of our ladies managed

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Club nights Club nights are held on the first Wednesday of the month at the Woodlands Hotel in Leeds just up the A62 from the PC Leeds and just off J27 of the M62 (postcode LS27 7LY). We aim to kick the night off officially at 8pm when we have an organised event.

Newsletter If you haven’t already done so, you should pay visit to the new Club website and check that your contact details are correct. Everyone that has registered an e-mail address will automatically receive our newsletter; so if you aren’t getting it, then get in touch.

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December Club night The last meeting of year meant it was time for our end of year quiz and so an opportunity to exercise our brains. Well done to Ian and Sharon Gilmour and to Michael and Lisa Jackson who beat Steve and Dianne Richardson on the tiebreaker: How long in minutes is a pig’s orgasm? (See end of report for the answer).

Fish and chip run

and Specialist Cars of Malton.

The main holiday month found us heading north to visit our neighbours R3 for their Concours bash at Witton Castle and south to Althorp House for the Club’s National Event.

Keeping up the pace in September with the White Rose Rally and the Bradford to Morecambe Historic Vehicle Rally, we kept on going into October for the WOTY and autumn Yorkshire Big Breakfast in Malton. We also snuck in a quick open day at Gmund Cars in Knaresborough.

After such a busy year we would like to thank everyone involved in organising and helping out at events and Club nights and providing photographs for PP. We have to say a massive thank you to our local dealers and suppliers, Gmund Cars, PC Leeds, RPM, Specialist Cars of Malton and Strasse for hosting and supporting our events during the year.

Just in case anyone ever doubted the value for money that our Club provides, then this little snapshot of the last year will show you just what you get. So if you haven’t come and joined in, then do so in 2016 - there is a world of fun out here just waiting.

Vulcan bomber visit

December quiz tiebreaker Question: How long in minutes is a pig’s orgasm?

Answer: 30 minutes.

Diary dates Diary dates contains a framework of events already in place for 2016 and don’t forget those organised by our neighbouring Regions.

Check online with the website and Forum for up-to-date details.

JUNE 12 Chatsworth Porsche Pageant R8’s annual Concours and gathering at Chatsworth House.

JULY 8-10 Le Mans Classic It only happens every other year and, if you haven’t experienced Le Mans before, this is a great introduction. Come and join us for a weekend away. We have a couple of slots left, so if you are interested get in touch.

JULY 17 Yorkshire Porsche Festival (TBC) Our own celebration of everything Porsche held in conjunction with Strasse and Specialist Cars of Malton.

JULY 24 Yorkshire Classic Run (TBC) Fingers crossed for this great opportunity.

Mum’s the word until everything is confirmed.

JULY 29-31 Silverstone Classic PCGB’s 2016 National Event will be held in conjunction with Silverstone Classic and will make good use of the Porsche Experience Centre. Details to follow.

AUGUST 14 Witton Castle R3’s annual Concours promises to be bigger and better. We plan to support our neighbours with an R7 picnic.

OCTOBER 14-16 Bridlington Motor Weekend If you enjoyed Porsches at the Spa then this won’t disappoint, with a fantastic programme of petrol head events.

East Midlands Regional Organiser Tom Fisher 07768 317346 – r8@porscheclubgb.com

Meet with R4

Christmas party at The Coopers Arms We filled the beautiful big hall at the redecorated Cooper’s Arms for our annual Christmas meal.

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Review of 2015 2015 was another great year of fun, driving and eating together; Whitby fish and chip run, Italian night, Vulcan visit, Bridlington Spa, Coleman Milne, Wolds Wander, BBQ, Chatsworth House, Yorkshire Porsche Festival, R4 meet-up, Witton Castle, Althorp House, White Rose Rally, Bradford to Morcambe, R7 WOTY, Big Breakfasts and a Club night every month!

As with most years, the events calendar kicked off with the Whitby fish and chip run, which seems to be getting ever more popular.

In April the Vulcan bomber visit attracted a bumper crowd of 62 members lunching under the wings.

In May we put on a great display around the spa in Bridlington.

In June we visited our neighbours R8 for the Chatsworth Porsche Pageant. A good number of us also tried our hands at a tulip rally on some very adventurous and entertaining roads.

The sun kept shining during July as we showed off our cars at various locations. The highlight being our own Yorkshire Porsche Festival at Lotherton Hall held in conjunction with Strasse

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thanks go to all the members in attendance. As usual James and Amy Cooper looked after us really well.

We welcomed our guests representing PC Nottingham and PC Leicester, who, as well as supporting our Porsche Pageant and Tour of The East Midlands (‘TOTEM’), donated many of the gifts in our free raffle. Consequently we had a lot of interesting goodies on offer.

Our ‘Porsches and Pets (or Pests)’ photograph competition entries were very amusing and everyone enjoyed voting for their favourite. A cleverly executed ‘Porsche Spider’ by Wendy Nuttall won first prize; a very advanced valet kindly donated by Chartwell (Derby) Ltd, who have again shown us excellent support throughout the year.

At this event we present the ‘Member of the Year’ trophy. This year I was able to tell the story of Peter Finch who, as a very new member two years ago, attended this Christmas function joining our table and asking which Porsche he should purchase. To cut a long story short, not long after he purchased an immaculate 997 and decided to experience just about everything the Club had to offer with the car. This included Concours entry, numerous trackdays, local and national tours (including the Wales 997 tour and driving to Stuttgart on the Club’s factory trip to see how they put his car together) and last, but not least, he has been part of the R8 speed team competing in the Club’s Speed Championship.

Some of his exploits during competition make for an interesting story on their own. Everyone agreed that, together with his jovial and enthusiastic personality, he made an ideal recipient of the trophy. Well done Peter.

Forthcoming events 2016 events will be more of the same. Randolph Coward will be organising our annual Porsche Pageant at Chatsworth house, which includes, amongst other things, our Concours event. Adrian Ancliffe and his team will organise our TOTEM starting again at PC Leicester, but with a different route and finish. I will organise the team for the three days at the Donington Historic. A few runs out for a meal etc. are being organised and will appear later in the diary.

We always encourage suggestions from members for alternative events but I would also like to ask for a commitment to help with any organising. Kerry and I will again be competing in the Club’s Speed Championship, which unfortunately sometimes conflicts with other Club events; hence my reliance on our fantastic local organisers/members.

Wishing everyone a great 2016.

Diary dates FEBRUARY 1 Club night at The Coopers Arms With Porsche/car themed quiz.

MARCH 7 Club night at The Coopers Arms APRIL 4 Club night at The Coopers Arms APRIL 30-MAY 2 Donington Historic Festival JUNE 12 Chatsworth Porsche Pageant AUGUST 14 TOTEM

The Manor Hotel in Meriden was chosen as the venue, with rooms available if you wanted to stay over. With a full breakfast included this turned out to be very reasonable.

Mandy and myself turned up early in the afternoon with Dave and Barb to take advantage of the hotel’s amenities and bar. It was good to see others had the same idea, so we sat chatting about last year and and what we want to try and do in 2016. We should have been a group of 40 but, unfortunately, Tom and Carol had both been taken ill, so it was a shame for them not to be attending.

As we went to the main room for our meal there was a photographer taking photos if you wanted, with various novelty hats and the like. The meal was very good with excellent service, considering the amount of people seated for dinner.

After dinner the music started – a bit loud for some, so we moved to a back room where we carried on drinking. Be rude not to really. We knew this was going to be a different event to what we are used to and maybe not everybody enjoyed it as much as others, but if we don’t try these things we’ll never know.

Thanks to everyone who came and made it a very good event.

A few of R9 getting festive

West Midlands Regional Organiser Kim and Mandy Sutch 07811 114646 – r9@porscheclubgbcom David Jones 01455 220081 – 07836 374295 Davejones996@hotmail.co.uk

Peter Finch receiving his ‘Member of the Year’ trophy from Tom Fisher

Wendy Nuttall receiving the photographic prize Wendy’s winning photo cleverly titled ‘Porsche Spider’

Club night Not a lot to report this month, Club night at The Bear on December 15 was very well attended, considering we were having our Christmas meal on the following Saturday at the Manor in Meriden. Mandy and Kim supplied mince pies and biscuits that were enjoyed by everyone. I had collected a raffle prize from Cornbury House Christmas Open Day - a bottle of bubbly, which was won by Chris Elston and presented to him.

I would like to thank all the staff that put on a great open day for the many members who attended. Mandy, Kim and myself will be getting together in the New Year to organise our events for 2016. We would like to wish all our members a happy New Year, thank them for all their support in 2015 and look forward to seeing them at 2016 events.

Dave R9 Christmas party As a change, for our Christmas dinner on Saturday, December 19 we thought we would like to go to a hotel where there would be other companies having their parties and, as some of our members had requested, there would be music to dance and let your hair down to.

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For 2016 we will be trying to do as much as we can along with the national events so keep an eye on the website and social media sites along with the e-mails we will be sending out.

Dave, Kim and Mandy JROs

Diary dates FEBRUARY 16 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell MARCH 15 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell APRIL 19 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell MAY 17 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell JUNE 21 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell JULY 19 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell

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AUGUST 16 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell SEPTEMBER 20 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell OCTOBER 18 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell NOVEMBER 15 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell DECEMBER 20 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell

Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire Regional Organiser Paul Ebbs 01234 363358 (7pm–9pm) – 07769 805594 (daytime) – r10@porscheclubgb.com As I write this report, the festive season is just over and I’m looking forward to the Bicester Heritage event. Many have already enjoyed Stony Stratford Classic and I’m looking forward to the New Year’s events.

Cornbury House Christmas meet Initiated by Russ Garlick, several R10 members met up at the Super Sausage on the A5 for a ‘sturdy’ breakfast followed by a very pleasant drive over to Cornbury House. I was lucky enough to catch a ride with Andy Willis in his lovely 996, which was great fun - nice to be in the passenger seat for a change. A tremendous turnout at Cornbury saw all the usual faces and many, many new ones this year, as everyone took advantage of the good spirit and refreshments provided. Many thanks to the team at Cornbury

for this - a marvellous time to catch up and chat in special surroundings, as always.

want to be there, helping and being part of the buzz, tell us ASAP.

Stony Stratford Classic Car Show A crisp, frosty morning saw the first event attendances of the year at Stony Stratford Classic. Yet again it was good to see an enthusiastic turnout by all manners and shapes of motor vehicles and their owners, including a very good showing of local Porsches! This year seemed to have an even better number of people and cars (from the very old to the very young) with a friendly, happy atmosphere, which is the hallmark of this show. There were even three generations of R10 organisers there, including myself. Cobwebs were most definitely blown way as fingers chilled in the colder weather!

Look out for the multitude of special events being organised throughout the Club for this year - it’s going to be another good one!

Forthcoming events London Classic Car Show at ExCeL, London This year, PCGB will have a presence at the London Classic Car Show and it looks to be another special venue and occasion to visit. I’ll be assisting with this - why not consider a trip up to London for a welcome change from a different perspective?

Silverstone Classic - National Event As already informed in PP, the National Event will be at Silverstone Classic this year, building on our efforts of recent years in establishing this as one of the premier events to attend. More information will not doubt filter through as this essential part of the calendar takes shape… If you

Hope to see you all soon Paul

Diary dates FEBRUARY 13 R10 monthly meet FEBRUARY 18-21 London Classic Car Show MARCH 6 Cornbury House Open Day

Essex Regional Organiser Martyn Molyneaux 01245 222937 (7pm-9pm) r11@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Greg Thompson 01376 573445 – r11gregt@googlemail.com

Recent events Annual dinner Fifty-six members enjoyed a welcoming drink

Refuelling before Cornbury

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followed by a three-course meal, including coffee and mints, at Pontlands Park Hotel. Judging by the sound level, everyone had fun with good food and attentive staff.

Carol and Gary Sorrell from PC Colchester were our guests. As well as PCGB goodies, many members kindly supplied raffle prizes, including the much-coveted ‘Sound of Porsche’, a clock, bottles of wine and the obligatory sacks of potatoes.

PC Colchester kindly provided us with a Porsche Driving Experience at Silverstone, which was auctioned. Gary acted as auctioneer and the winning bid of £400 came from Craig Barnbrook, for which we are most grateful - we hope Craig enjoys the ‘experience’ and look forward to receiving some feedback.

We thank PC Colchester for providing the gift.

With the amount obtained from the raffle we raised £743 for our charity of the year, the Alzheimer’s Society. Thank you to everyone who gave generously. With the money raised throughout the year, we have a total of £900 for the charity.

Paula Cornwell in conversation with Carol and Garry Sorrell at the Christmas dinner

991 Gen-2 launch Over 400 Porsche fans attended the launch at PC Colchester on a wet December evening with the usual A12 woes. Our hearts were, however, lifted with the unveiling of the new cars and presence of a 918 and 919 hybrid, not to mention

919 Hybrid at PC Colchester

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the copious refreshments on offer. Many members attended and test drives of the new cars booked. Thanks to all concerned – a most enjoyable event.

requested by February 8.

This event has proved very popular in the past and your early registration to express interest is suggested.

Forthcoming events

Happy motoring

February 3 Talk on crash testing by Euro NCAP The talk by Dr M. Asadi illustrates how computeraided engineering has contributed to innovations in this field, producing more reliable and better designs. The results of practical projects will be given, including the design process for a pedestrian-friendly car bonnet.

The talk is in Room Que 101, Queens Building, Anglia Ruskin University – Business School CM1 1SQ. 6pm for 6.30pm.

April 24 ‘Drive it Day’ R12 have kindly invited us to join them at Kersey Mill, Kersey, Ipswich IP7 6DP (kerseymill.net) for this new free event celebrating the opening of the renovated watermill. Kersey Mill is set in an area of outstanding beautiful Suffolk countryside, 1.5 miles from Hadleigh. The mill and its maltings are surrounded by 18 acres of meadows and water gardens with rivers, brooks and streams often visited by otters, kingfishers, herons and egrets. It also hosts a diverse range of shops with crafts, an art gallery and a beauty salon and offers a unique shopping experience at the Revival Exchange (something for the ladies!).

Refreshments will be available in the coffee shop and a hog roast may be available (although some of you may prefer to take a picnic). If you would enjoy a drive out to this very picturesque location, please contact Colleen and Tony at tony. twservices@uwclub.net April 28 Lotus tour This will be the Heritage Tour (lotusdrivingacademy.com/hethel/heritage-tour) - a factory tour, followed by a tour of Classic Team Lotus. The cost is £69pp. Starting at 10am, the tours will end about 1.30pm. For those who wish, we can then eat at the Bird in Hand (birdinhandwreningham.com).

To register your interest, please let Martyn know at: r11@porscheclubgb.com by January 28.

May 6-8 Gourmet weekend Back by popular demand. Twelve rooms have been reserved at the Hostellerie des 3 Mousquetaires (hostelleriedes3mousquetaires.com). It is expected we will take the Eurotunnel at about 11.30am and return at about 4.30pm on Sunday, May 8. We have been offered five newly refurbished luxe rooms at 155 Euros per night (instead of 185 Euros) and the remainder being superior rooms at 130 Euros per night (instead of 160 Euros).

Breakfast is 12 Euros per person. It is expected that a three-course meal on Friday will be 52 Euros per person and the four-course meal on Saturday will be 59 Euros per person. On Saturday evening, we will have Guy Boursot providing a range of wines and he will discuss the characteristics of each. Our arrangement is that the hotel does not make any corkage charge and so we will pay for the cost of wines taken, plus Guy’s expenses. We usually have about six different wines and the cost of wines, including Guy’s expenses, are expected to be about 20-25 Euros per person. During Saturday, a range of places to visit will be supplied. On Sunday we will have the opportunity to go to Boursot’s Wine Shop in Ardres and take lunch at a local restaurant, where it is expected that a three-course lunch will be approximately 30 Euros per person.

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Diary dates FEBRUARY 3 Crash testing by Euro NCAP Talk by Dr M Asadi.

FEBRUARY 9 Club night Talk on car insurance by Chris Hamer of Lockton who will discuss typical problems, agreed values, trackday cover, continental travel, etc. Please bring along your questions.

FEBRUARY 17 Technical lecture Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre Talk on the BLOODHOUND SSC supersonic car that is designed to reach one thousand miles per hour. 7.30pm-9.30pm.

FEBRUARY 18-21 London Classic Car Show MARCH 8 Club night Talk by Gary Sorrell, After Sales Manager at PC Colchester.

MARCH 16 Technical lecture at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre The new Ford Focus RS. 7.30-9.30pm.

APRIL 23-24 Officials’ conference and AGM APRIL 12 Club night Talk on car detailing by Definitive Detail’s Paul Jobson who will discuss what is meant by detailing, what he does and Gtechniq products.

APRIL 15-20 Factory visit APRIL 24 ‘Drive It Day’ A kind invite from R12. Kersey Mill, Kersey, Ipswich.

APRIL 28 Lotus tour MAY 6-8 Gourmet weekend MAY 10 Club night MAY 18 Aston Martin technical lecture Holiday Inn Hotel, Basildon. 7.30-9.30pm.

MAY 20-23 Manx tour JUNE 14 Club night Fun golf - Texas Scramble.

JUNE 18-19 Le Mans 24-hour JUNE 23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed JULY 3 Maldon Motor show JULY 3 Cornbury House Open Day with Bugatti JULY 8-10 Le Mans Classic JULY 8-10 Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo JULY 12 Club night BBQ. JULY 29-31 Silverstone Classic PCGB’s 2016 National Event.

AUGUST 9 Club night Concours competition.

AUGUST 13 Help for Heroes event Robert Lewis’ Museum, Churt near Farnham - joint meeting with Aston Martin.

AUGUST 21 Classic and Sports Car Day Hyde Hall, Rettendon, with Jaguar, Morgan and Austin 7 car clubs.

SEPTEMBER 4 Classics at the Castle SEPTEMBER 10 Register rendezvous at Keddlestone Hall SEPTEMBER 13 Club night SEPTEMBER 25 Warren Golf Club Classic Car Show

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It also hosts a diverse range of shops with crafts, an art gallery and a beauty salon and offers a unique shopping experience at the Revival Exchange (something for the ladies!).

Refreshments will be available in the coffee shop and a hog roast may be available (although some of you may prefer to take a picnic). If we have enough interest, we could book somewhere for a late lunch - please contact Colleen and Tony (tony.twservices@uwclub.net).

June 17-19 WOTY Potters Leisure Resort Potters are hosting a 60s weekender with original artists, such as The Searchers, Wayne Fontana, Dave Berry, Ivy League, The Mersey Beats and The Animals, to name a few, performing live on stage each night. Two or three night breaks are available at £199 for Friday/Saturday nights and £279 to add on Sunday night. Prices are based on a twin-bedded bungalow with private facilities and include full board and entertainment each evening. Upgraded accommodation is available – for prices and how to book please contact Colleen and Tony (tony.twservices@uwclub.net).

Diary dates FEBRUARY 16 Club night FEBRUARY 27 ‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance All classic and sports cars welcome. No need to book. Arrive 10am onwards for great company, cakes and coffee. Hill Farm, Brent Eleigh, Suffolk CO10 9PB. MARCH 15 Club night APRIL 19 Club night Essex Region’s Kevin Nunn has kindly offered to bring along his vast collect of die cast models. He says “sorry but none are for sale”.

APRIL 24 ‘Drive it Day’ Kersey Mill, Kersey, Ipswich.

APRIL 30 ‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance MAY 17 Club night JUNE 17-19 WOTY Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Norfolk.

JUNE 21 Club night JUNE 25 ‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance JULY 19 Club night With raffle and ‘the Car’s the Star’.

JULY 29-31 Silverstone Classic PCGB National Event.

AUGUST 6 Charity Day at Stalham AUGUST 7 Helmingham Classic Car and Bike Show AUGUST 16 Club night **Please note there’s no September Club night as we’re in Germany. We’ll have an August Club night instead** AUGUST 27 ‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance

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Recent events December Christmas lunch This year our annual Christmas lunch was held at The Crown and Sandys in Ombersley and we had our largest turnout to date. Forty-four members and their partners sat down to an excellent three-course meal in the light and airy Orangery.

As is the tradition, between courses our brains were tested with a R13 general knowledge quiz, in the unusual format of a bingo card. All the quiz answers were numeric and each participant could put their answers in any of the 25 squares on the card. At the end of the quiz the answers were read out and who ever completed a row, column or diagonal first, won a prize from a selection of PCGB regalia and accessories.

A quiz just to understand the rules seemed appropriate! Rob C, Jaquie, Max, Jan, David B and Pat rose to the occasion to carry home the prizes. Jaquie seems to be making a habit of winning our quizzes; we will have to handicap her for the next one!

We were also delighted to welcome John Lord to the lunch. John was our RO until June 2013 when he stepped down due to personal circumstances. We hope that he will be able to attend some more of our events in the future.

and tour and a summer BBQ. All will be on weekends, dates and details of which will follow in due course.

January 26 Skittles evening January’s monthly meeting will be a skittles evening at the Bell Inn, Martley Road, Lower Broadheath WR2 6QG (bellinnbroadheath.co.uk).

We will sit down to eat at 7.30pm, following which will be the skittles, at £10pp including a two-course meal.

Depending on when this issue arrives with you, even at this late stage it might be possible to accommodate a few more members, so please let Philip know urgently if you would like to come.

Wolf sanctuary visit R13 member, Tony Haighway, has offered us the opportunity to visit his wolf sanctuary near Bishops Castle (wwuk.org) on Sunday, March 20. Numbers are limited to just 16 and, in anticipation of being oversubscribed, we have decided to hold a draw to decide who will attend.

The visit will commence at 10.30am with the option of lunch at the Three Tuns in Bishops Castle afterwards (thethreetunsinn.co.uk). The cost will be a donation of £10pp to the sanctuary plus, of course, lunch costing around £12 to £14 for the main course. If interested, please advise Steve or Phil and they will enter you in the draw.

Elan Valley visit A visit to see the internal workings of the Pen y Garreg Dam followed by lunch at The Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells on April 10.

The tour of the dam is for a maximum of 50 people, at a cost of £4pp. We will arrive at the Elan Valley visitor centre for 10.30am where a ranger will then lead us in our cars up to the Pen y Garreg Dam car park. Following a walk of approximately a quarter of a mile to the dam wall we will enter the dam and be shown the inner workings. The tour, with questions and answers, should take approximately 90 minutes.

Afterwards we will drive to The Metropole Hotel for a three-course Sunday lunch with coffee, costing £16pp. (See elanvalley.org.uk).

The Pen y Garreg Dam

R13 enjoying their Christmas lunch at the Crown and Sandys

Forthcoming events We are busy working on our programme for 2016 - an outline what’s planned so far (up to August) is shown in diary dates.

In addition to our regular monthly meetings and the events below, we propose to have another coffee morning meeting at Ralph Court Gardens, a visit to a local vineyard for a tasting

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Having posted the information on the Forum and e-mailed members in early December, all 50 places are currently filled. We do however have a reserve list in the event of cancellations, so if you would like to be added as a reserve please contact Steve or Philip to register your interest.

Le Mans 2016 Following the successful 2015 R13 tour of France, Germany and Austria where we had a great time and drove on a vast amount of good roads, next year’s trip will be to Le Mans for the 24-hour race where, hopefully, we will be able to watch Porsche racing to another victory.

For this event we have teamed up with the very capable and respected Lycian Events

two at the famous Ashburton Cookery School.

Members from the Region had generously clubbed together for this reminder of their hard work over the past few years of Club change and rebuilding.

There was a fleeting thought that at least some of us might benefit from what they will learn together in a forthcoming dinner invitation…

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Joint Regional Organisers Keith Young and Alan Stoneham 07769 320379 (Keith) 07803 237610 (Alan) r15@porscheclubgb.com South West Region Dinner Dance Another splendid night was celebrated at the scenic Carlyon Bay Hotel. We had managed to negotiate exclusive use of the spa end of the hotel and it worked well for relaxed pre- and post-prandial socialising. As usual the ladies looked stunning.

The food was great and the wine flowed without hiccup (!). However, there were mild complaints about rogue flying balloons.

I must report that the Club raffle raised an amazing £510 for our local charity, the Children’s Hospice Southwest. The prizes were extraordinary. Thank you to the following for your outstanding contributions: PC Exeter - Silverstone Experience Salty Monk, Sidford - voucher towards an overnight stay/dinner Marion Harbinson - an original painting Jane Webb and Ian Chalmers - Cornish hamper SCS Porsche - service voucher and Mobil engine oil Keith and Jan Young - a Bordeaux wine selection Alan Stoneham - radio-controlled Porsche 918 model The Virtual Jet Centre - jet simulator experience Shaun Fulls - Moshulu voucher Weekend birthday boys Paul ‘raffle wizard’ Simpson and Barry Barlow had double celebrations. Much Champagne and cake was seen moving about from room to room during the afternoon.

In an exciting finish, Table 2A (Simpson/Bryant/ Young) won the Regional quiz on a geographical tiebreaker with Table 1A (Webb/Chalmers/Lloyd).

Our roving reporter observed that partying members danced or chatted until early morning and went home with their cars loaded with mementoes of the weekend, last minute Christmas presents and Cornish wares. Someone even threatened to buy a wardrobe in Fowey and split the furniture between two vehicles, but it would fit neither.

Thanks to all our members who took part in the big celebration weekend – we’re looking forward to next year already!

A full house The big draw

Members of the Year Congratulations to Chris and Jane Rogers for winning the Members of the Year trophy.

The Rogers’ contribution to the Region’s significant social events is considerable and was recognised by this, our most meritorious award. Many, many thanks. Jean and David Lloyd presented the shield to a beaming Chris and Jane during cocktails.

In addition, awards were presented to David Warren, Andy Rives-Roberts and Alan Stoneham, for their contribution to planning, routing and running their particular events.

In an evening of sheer excitement, Jean and David themselves were then the surprise recipients of a farewell gift - a day-session for The Members of the Year receive their award

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Monthly Club meeting All the assembled dinner dance attendees came to the last meeting of the year at which the 2016 calendar was launched in style.

Cornwall-based members Roger Cole and Steve Simpson joined us and were awarded coveted PCGB lapel pins for their contributions to the Region during the year.

There was a good feeling to the end of 2015 and the prospect of another ‘Porschering’ year to come.

Regional members are always given a good welcome at our well-attended meetings and we’d be pleased to see you and your cars out this spring.

Do consult your R15 newsletter and the South West Region page of the Club website for more details of the events happening elsewhere in the Region.

Diary dates FEBRUARY 14 Route, Toot and Shoot Tunnel Target Sports Centre, Charmouth.

MARCH 13 Club monthly meeting Swans Nest, Exminster.

APRIL 13 Wheel alignment/tyre-fitting session SCS Porsche, Honiton.

APRIL 24 Scenic drive and BBQ Higher Penmayne Farm, Rock, Cornwall.

MAY 11 Club monthly meeting Swans Nest, Exminster.

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Regional Organiser David Baker 01772 451970 – r18@porscheclubgb.com Christmas quiz Our December meeting was a Christmas quiz organised by Judy. Her quizzes always have a tiebreaker, as most teams need help from Google. This year’s tiebreaker was the assembly and colouring of a cardboard Land Rover. All models assembled were excellent and one team somehow had a pocketful of Christmas fairy lights, which they put under the model to show headlights. Competition was as keen as ever, and all to win a packet of toffees. Members were asked to come along in festive dress and we had some interesting ones with Tony Bolton and Lesley Plank being voted winners.

R18 members in festive dress Tony Bolton and Lesley Plank, winners of best festive attire

Porkers in the Trough VI R18’s major event was again fully subscribed with cars from as far away as Billericay and Aberdeen taking part. This free event helped raise £3,000 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation where several of our members have received excellent treatment.

Three experts try to assemble a model Land Rover

Hassan brought a mechanical pump for the balloons again this year

Model Land Rover – tiebreakers for December quiz

and PC Kendal, with the latter hosting our Regional Concours event. In addition, we joined TIPEC on their visit to Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary near Rochdale. We also joined Kirkby Lonsdale at their evening car park Concours, where, as well as the trophy for best Porsche, we had other members winning some of the classes.

We attended car shows at Cleveleys, Fairhaven Lake and Stanley Park, Blackpool (with Blackpool Vehicle Preservation Group), as well as the German Classics Car Show at Haigh Hall in Wigan, Grasmere Charity Car Show and Elite Cars Classic Car Show in Kendal. We joined R5 at Portmeirion, Oulton Park Gold Cup, Nutters restaurant and Gawsworth Hall Classic Car Show, went on a drive with R3 to Warwick Bridge and onto David Hayton Cars in Carlisle and had a Scottish weekend away with R1 and R2. A good number of us went to the Silverstone Classic race meeting (where PCGB had a large display and parking area) and PCGB’s National Event at Althorp. It is some years since we last visited the Lakeland Car Museum at Backbarrow, Ulverston, but we met up with long time R18 members Malcolm and Elsie Tyson there.

2015 roundup As I write this piece in December I reflect on last year’s events.

Our monthly meetings have featured talks, such as ‘My Life and Cars’ by Mac McLeod and Albert Walsh (we now know a little about their chequered car history). Harley biker Norman Harris gave a talk about his ride across America at our new members night.

We visited Ninemeister, Lee Mayor Restorations, Jasmine Porschalink, PC Bolton

Sunday morning breakfast meetings Some of us also attend the monthly Lancashire Sports and Supercar Club Sunday morning breakfast meetings at the Phantom Winger at Fulwood (next to the IBIS Hotel on the M6/M55 junction). These informal gatherings have an interesting selection of cars, there is always something different to see and several of us stay on for a £10 two-course lunch. On the first Sunday of the month between May and September we go to the Supercar Sunday breakfast meetings at Mitton Hall, near Whalley - a gathering of up to 100 sports and supercars.

Arrive no later than 8.30am to get a space in the large car park.

Christmas lunches R18 members enjoy eating out so we had two Christmas lunches and a pre-New Year get together. The Cumbrian floods caused major disruption making the roads to Armathwaite Hall

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meetings around Cumbria are also well attended and growing. It is good to see many new members coming along and returning, as they have been made so welcome.

I’ll bet there are no other Regions who have the opportunity to get together at four meetings per month, excluding drives and attendances at shows etc. This activity doesn’t just happen, so I would like to thank Sue and Mac McLeod and Mike Trotter for all their hard work organising events. I would also like to thank the many other members who organise events and help out generally plus those that have made new members so welcome. Thanks also to R18 members for supporting events so enthusiastically.

2016 calendar By now you will have received the first draft of the 2016 events calendar. Again we have a very busy year and I am sure there will be something for everyone. I am still waiting for confirmation from the organisers of the German Classic Car Show, as we cannot financially justify staying at Haigh Hall under its new ownership.

David Nightingale and Mike Plank have planned drives and lunches and we are just looking to see where they can slot into the calendar. We need to set a date for our Regional Concours and I’m thinking of having a drive to the AVRO Heritage Museum at Woodford, near Stockport where Lancaster bombers and Vulcans were manufactured. We are also planning another weekend away when we can actually schedule it in with other events.

New members Welcome to new members Graham Sowerby, Steve Magill, Adrian and Heather Rose-Carroll, Michael Durkin, David Thomas, Jim Warnock, Nigel Smith and Peter Doherty We look forward to meeting you at some of our events in 2016.

Cumbrian members who braved the floods at Armathwaite Hall lunch Lesley Planks wins first prize in Mega Hamper Draw

One of the two prize tables for the Mega Hamper Draw

Monthly meetings Attendance at our Garstang Golf Club monthly meetings has increased steadily - we regularly get 45-50 attending. The monthly social

David, Judy and the R18 Organising Team

Diary dates FEBRUARY 2 Social meeting Greenhills Hotel, Wigton.

FEBRUARY 17 Monthly meeting Garstang Golf Club. Noggin and natter.

FEBRUARY 21 Breakfast meeting The Phantom Winger, Fulwood, Preston.

FEBRUARY 21 Portmeirion lunch with R5 See R5 report for booking details.

MARCH 1 Social meeting Sportsman’s Inn near Penrith.

MARCH 4 Preston car meet Lea Gate Hotel, Preston 6.30pm.

MARCH 6 Classic car breakfast meeting The Corner House, Wrightington 10am.

MARCH 16 Monthly meeting Myerscough College, motorsport department 6.30pm.

MARCH 20 Breakfast meeting The Phantom Winger, Fulwood, Preston.

APRIL 3 Classic car breakfast meeting The Corner House, Wrightington 10am.

APRIL 10 Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, near Edenfield Joint visit with TIPEC. APRIL 20 New members night Garstang Golf Club.

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Hotel challenging. By the time I had heard that we could get there from Leyland, but would have to go in from Carlisle, it was too late to set off, so unfortunately we had to cancel. This was a great disappointment as I had planned to present ‘R18 Member of the Year 2015’ to David Nightingale.

David has organised many drives and lunches over the last few years, which not only R18 members but other Regions have taken part in.

He has also been very busy helping out with the clean-up operations in Cumbria, so couldn’t attend our Christmas lunch at Garstang Golf Club. Thanks to Mike Trotter for presenting this award to David on my behalf.

At the Christmas lunch at Garstang Golf Club we had the draw for the ‘Mega Hamper Raffle’.

Sue and Mac work hard all year putting hampers together with donations of food and drink from members. This year we had other prizes in addition to the hampers enabling 18 members to win. First prize went to Lesley Plank. As usual this hamper takes two people to carry it and the only request is that the winner brings back the hamper for next year. Raffle proceeds are used to help run Porkers in the Trough so that it can be run with no entry fee - all we ask for is a donation to Rosemere Cancer Foundation.

Regional Organiser John Barnatt 01628 471985 – 07890 181495 r19@porscheclubgb.com Hello everyone.

It may seem weeks out of phase but such are our deadline pressures, here you are reading the February issue and I am writing about what happened in December and before Christmas to boot. I have saved the write up of our WOTY so that we can be reminded of warmer weather in the depths of winter. Like others, I have 1,001 other things to do before the big day, so I am keeping this one short and I hope you all don’t mind.

First let me say that I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year, and are looking forward to a prosperous 2016.

Cornbury House Open Day Instead of our regular meeting at the Novello, I made plans to take a small group of members to Cornbury House for its December 6 Open Day and so giving new members who had not yet seen the Head Office the motivation and opportunity to do so. I was not expecting many to take up the option to join the convoy (historically there never are), so you can imagine my surprise when I counted 15 cars on arriving at the meeting point. It was too late to make the necessary arrangements concerning convoys of more than 12 cars, so we split into two groups and set off with a five-minute interval.

Unusually, we were not troubled by the frequent bugbear of cars cutting into the snake, but kept a bit of separation and made good time.

Had it not been for road works in Oxford we would not have caught each other up, but so be it.

We met one member in his 944 en route. The sight of a snake of Porsches along the A44 as far back as I could see in my rearview mirror did make me chuckle to myself and smile with pride.

Of course, HQ was quite busy with many other members and the team did a magnificent job in providing everybody with the best of hospitality.

We had a couple of mince pies and sampled the buffet lunch before, one by one, members drifted off, some for a pub lunch, others to take advantage of the location by driving along the local roads taking in the breath-taking Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire scenery.

Christmas party The following Saturday evening (December 12) was the Region’s annual Christmas party. For the first time we had decided to give the Novello a go.

We have lunch of some form there every first Sunday of the month, so why not give it a try I thought, especially as our old haunt is now fenced off pending a return to domestic dwelling.

I am pleased to say that the draw of the now traditional table gifts (and this year, the additional draw of roast King Edward potatoes) enticed 23 members and partners out on, what turned out to be, a particularly mild Saturday evening.

Arun’s planning skills did us proud and he had turned the rather stark conference centre into a very pretty scene. Overall, his chef did us proud and compliments about the excellent roasts were frequently heard above the general hubbub -

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exactly what I was hoping for. Before everyone was seated I had put a slip of paper into the folded serviettes on which was written the type of gift the person taking that seat would get - a bit of completely random fun. Everyone remarked that the party was a fitting end to what had been a great year for R19, which seemed appropriate because of the gathering swell of opinion that our WOTY was the best one we’d had so far.

There was one surprise I hadn’t bargained on.

Someone who shall remain nameless had organised the purchasing of a surprise gift for James Mahoney and myself as a thank you for all we had organised for the Region during the year.

Now the esteemed and afore-mentioned James will have to run upstairs twice because he has two mentions. On behalf of James, I would like to thank the members who contributed for his gift of malted grain, and would like to add my personal thanks for the hops I received. We are both especially thankful for the spirit in which they were given. In the photograph you will see members enjoying themselves on the evening.

changes are gaining some character and it’s looking like a great package. It’s lovely to drive with a nice blend of luxury and sportiness. The new engine is very smooth and quiet. We missed the ‘guts’ of our Cayman GTS.

Joao and Mandy

That’s it for this month. See you all at the Novello soon.

PCGB, you know it makes sense.

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R19 enjoying themselves at their Christmas party

James Mahoney

The days are getting longer and, as I write this, we are still in the barmy warm winter. With no sign of road salt it has been perfect driving on those days when the low winter sun streams though the trees.

Our 2016 schedule has been published in all the usual places with something for everyone.

At the London HQ we have started the 2016 route planning - routes that take us onto some of our favourite roads; some new, some old, all good, as you would expect.

In February we have something a bit different: the ‘London Classic Car Show’ at ExCeL on February 18-21 (see details below).

R20 on Tour: Tayyabs Our ninth annual Christmas curry at this off-Brick Lane institution. A casual evening swapping stories and talking about cars intermingled with plates of fantastic Bangladeshi cooking. The perfect end to the year.

Porsche Design A week after our Brick Lane curry and we’re sipping Champagne at Porsche Design’s flagship store in Knightsbridge. Sophie Charbonneau, General Manager, had invited us for an exclusive Club evening. The history of Porsche Design was interesting to hear. In its early days it solved the problems of Porsche racing drivers - from sunglasses to watches, which didn’t have reflections. Their products are well designed and engineered, as one would expect for items carrying the Porsche name. A great chance for some last minute Christmas shopping.

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Porsche launches: Gen-2 991 With so many Porsche centres in our Region there was a wide selection of 991.2 launch events to attend. We even ventured as far as Reading who had kindly offered a number of places to our members.

What do we think of the new car? With some variants achieving 0-60mph faster than a Carrera GT, an impressive performance. The shape

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GT4 in all its GT glory at Smithfield

with a 991.2 on its first UK appearance at a Club event. A chance for everyone to see the new model, it got a lot of interest. But there was more; the classics were out in force with the 964s, front-runners and early 911s well represented. An Autostrasse 991 led the modified group with Mel’s 550 Spyder replica (a brave choice in December) and Ron’s 997 keeping it company. A great evening to end our 2015 schedule.

944 looking right at home at Smithfield

Smithfield ‘Meat’ A barmy warm day in London gave us a chance to blow some air through our Porsches and thus avoid Christmas shopping and preparations. Our biggest turnout yet, the range of Porsches never ceases to delight - the Turbos were well represented with a 930, a 993 and a 997, the GTs with a 997 GT3 RS, a 991 GT3, a GT4 and a rare 996 GT2. Good to see a 944 sporting original red paintwork too. It was a great day for the Cabriolets with several Boxsters and a C4S, all with roofs down. This has quickly established itself as the new East London home of R20!

Ace Cafe The ‘Cold Turkey Meet’ - in that odd window between Christmas and New Year, a time when Porsche owners want to do something different.

Ace Cafe delivers just that. With the car park quickly filling, Porsches were spilling onto the street outside. We like to surprise our members and, with the help of PC Reading, did just that The Ace Cafe outfield for our cold turkey meet

Forthcoming events February 3 R20 ‘On Tour’: Pie and Mash The return of an old favourite. With traditional East End pie and mash stores only opening for lunch during the week, we will be heading to our alternate version in the heart of the city. Sign up to get your place!

February 18-21 London Classic Car Show A new entry to the London car scene, this ExCeL show has already proved very popular. With an impressive setup surrounding the Grand Avenue, it is a great way to spend a cold and wet February day. The ‘Clubhouse on the Road’ will be there to welcome us and to give a respite from the amazing cars on display. We are promised something special for the Club stand (in prime position right on the Grand Avenue). Where better to spend a cold and wet February day? Nick and I will be there with many of the Club team to say hello. A discount code is available for Club members (see elsewhere in PP).

June 16-20 Le Mans 2016 One of the most popular events we attend.

Club partner and R20 favourite, Lycian Events, know exactly what Porsche owners are looking for. The galleries on our Region pages show just what it’s like. Don’t leave it another year and sign up now. 2016 is the year Porsche will defend their title. Send us an e-mail to secure your place in the R20 area.

Chiltern Regional Organisers Terry Perry 07748 555333 r21@porscheclubgb.com Cornbury House convoy run Eight cars met at the 94 Coffee Shop in Waddesdon on Sunday, December 6 in preparation for a convoy run to Cornbury House for the Christmas Open Day. The proprietor was rather surprised to find a group of Porsche drivers waiting to get in when she opened at 10am but coped well and we had enjoyable coffee and pastries before heading for the Cotswolds.

Our route took us through Bicester where we weren’t held up too badly by the Christmas shoppers waiting to get into the Shopping Village.

We re-grouped at the start of the B4030, which is a much more interesting route than the motorway and main roads. We managed to stay together as a group, helped by using the Region’s two-way radios, and somehow gained a ninth Porsche before we arrived at Moreton-in-Marsh!

Cornbury House was absolutely packed, but there were plenty of refreshments available for everyone.

PCGB members preparing for the convoy run to Cornbury House

Diary dates JANUARY 25 Ace Cafe meet Regular monthly Porsche-only meet on the North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD, from 6pm. (Last Monday of the month).

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FEBRUARY 3 R20 ‘On Tour’: Pie and Mash Enjoy an interpretation of a traditional London delicacy in the centre of London. Sign up at r20@porscheclubgb.com FEBRUARY 18-21 London Classic Car Show ExCeL, London E16 1DR. FEBRUARY 20 Smithfield ‘Meat’ Join us on the southeast side of Smithfield Market (Long Lane, London EC1A 9LH), opposite the Smithfield Cafe from 12pm onwards (third Saturday of each month).

FEBRUARY 29 Ace Cafe meet The ‘home guard’ will be on duty as Nick and I are away. More on that in a future PP! MARCH 13 R20 Sunday Escape: Cars and Stars A run through the Home Counties on flowing roads and a chance to blow away the cobwebs. We will open the list at the end of January.

APRIL 6 R20 ‘On Tour’: Pot Luck Depends on the weather; in the past we have organised walking tours of London, meets and drives. Check with us closer to the time.

APRIL 9-10 R20 Spring break: Porsches and ponies One of our popular short breaks with great roads, driving and always something to delight you. This one is heading into the New Forest; more details next month.

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December Club night quiz and Christmas buffet Approximately 30 members were at the Black Horse for the Christmas buffet and quiz night.

The pub landlord laid on an excellent buffet ensuring that there was lots of choice and plenty for everyone. Six teams of between four and six people entered for the quiz, which had five rounds featuring questions on general knowledge, Formula 1 tracks and Porsche. It was a pretty close contest with the Eggheads just managing to pip the Joe 90 team in the last round to take first place.

The scores were: ‘Eggheads’ 83.5, ‘Joe 90’ 81.5, ‘Grey Cells’ 80, ‘356ers’ 73.5, ‘Where are my Glasses?’ 73 and ‘Kent Hills’ 67. Thanks go to the R21 committee members for devising the questions.

R21 quiz-winning Eggheads team

May 15 Shuttleworth Collection visit Many of you will have heard of the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden in Bedfordshire. Based at the aerodrome, the collection contains some of the last remaining airworthy aircraft of their type anywhere in the world including vintage aircraft from 1909-1950. There are also vehicles including 1930s-1940s cars, motorcycles, penny-farthings, vans and tractors.

R21 member, Howard Taylor, part owner of a Vintage Chipmunk DCH-1, which is based at the airfield, will host our visit. This should be a great day out so please put the date in your diary.

Terry Perry

Diary dates Club nights are normally held on the first Tuesday of each month at The Black Horse, The Vale, Chesham HP5 3NS. FEBRUARY 2 Club night Herts Air Ambulance talk.

MARCH 1 Club night The Black Horse.

APRIL 8-10 WOTY Somerset/North Devon.

MAY 15 Visit to the Shuttleworth Collection

Review of 2015 To sum up the year, in addition to our regular monthly meetings on Tuesdays at The Bolney Stage, we have started monthly Sunday breakfast meets alternating between Shoreham Airport and The Beach Deck, Eastbourne. All have been well supported.

We have also had events at Precision Porsche at Sheffield Park, Paragon Cars at Five Ashes (breakfast and BBQ), Goodwood Festival of Speed, Arundel Castle Classics and Supercar Gathering (15 R23 cars on display), Crosthwaite and Gardiner at Buxted, The Ram Inn at Firle and PC Mid-Sussex at Burgess Hill (BBQ and Christmas).

Christmas get-together To end a very full and successful year for R23 we had a Christmas get-together hosted by PC Mid-Sussex. Many thanks go to Andy Crabb and his staff for providing the refreshments and hospitality for the evening. This even included the opportunity to test-drive the new Porsche Cayenne.

Sussex Forthcoming events April 8-10 R21 WOTY - Somerset/North Devon (Please ignore the dates previously advised in PP and e-mails.)

For 2016 the R21 WOTY will head to beautiful Somerset and North Devon. We will be based at the Northfield Hotel in Minehead, which is a well-regarded hotel with good reviews and ample parking for our Porsches.

The outline plan is to make your own way down to Minehead on Friday. Afternoon tea is available at 4pm, if you arrive in time, and then we will meet for drinks and dinner. On Saturday we will explore the area’s exciting and dramatic roads, taking in the 1:4 Porlock Hill, the seaside town of Lynmouth and the open roads of Exmoor.

Afternoon tea will again be available if you wish, or you may choose to carry on driving on some of the best roads. We will meet for drinks and dinner on Saturday night.

Sunday’s options include another look at some of the best roads in the area coupled with some general sightseeing. Close by, the West Somerset Railway is scheduled to be running on the day for those interested in steam railways.

The weekend concludes on Sunday afternoon but some people will opt to stay on for another night to make for a more relaxing return to the Chiltern area on Monday.

The cost is £148 per double room per night, which includes afternoon tea, four-course dinner, breakfast and accommodation. Single rooms are available at £77 per night.

To book, phone the Northfield direct on: 01643 705155 and quote Porsche Club Weekend. A £50 deposit is required.

We have provisionally reserved 10 rooms but please book quickly to ensure that we do not lose them.

If you have any questions or would like further information give me a call on: 07748 555333 or e-mail: R21@porscheclubgb.com

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Regional Organiser Steve Glanville 07767 888993 – r23@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organisers Chris and Martin Woolger 07720 849982 or 07802 409272 chris@woolgers.co.uk – martin@woolgers.co.uk Mike Hawthorn motoring museum In August, a few of us were privileged to have an invite, together with members from Jersey and Surrey Regions, to the Mike Hawthorn motoring museum, just across the border in Surrey.

This is a privately owned collection, which is not open to the public but by appointment only, and on just a few occasions during the year. The day’s invite was to various car clubs, Jaguar, MG etc. and numbers were limited. With all Mike Hawthorn’s Jaguar cars and memorabilia on display added to the hospitality of the owners during the afternoon, it is a truly fascinating collection to visit. We are trying to arrange a visit for R23 members later in the year, so watch this space.

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and a range of ‘birthday cakes’ were on parade.

Thank you to the ladies who had been hard at work baking. No Christmas carols this year, but the world’s most sung song ‘Happy Birthday’ almost lifted the roof.

Tip of the Month continues to edify us and this month John Hilbery advised us on the best method to clean the interior of older cars. Thanks John. The usual culprits were not shy taking centre stage with a their JONS (‘Jokes of the Night’) a range of ’normal’ and some more traditional Christmas jokes sent us all home with a smile on our faces.

On this evening, pride of place in the showroom was not only the new Gen-2 911 that had only been released the week before, but also a beautiful 918, not for sale though - it already had an owner.

Lots of members were just standing there admiring this car. As one member said “its not just a car - it’s a piece of art”.

A nice evening to end the year.

Club night at the Ferryboat

Forthcoming events

Diary dates R23’s Christmas gettogether at PC Mid-Sussex

The 2016 calendar of events is to be published during January – watch your e-mails and the Club Forum.

JANUARY 5 Monthly meeting The Bolney Stage from 7pm.

Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire Regional Organiser John Dunn 01954 789764 – r24@porscheclubgb.com

Recent events Club night December The last Club night of 2015 saw a really busy evening at the Ferryboat. News at Ten gave an indication of events for the 2016 season. This list was also published in last month’s PP. As earlier notified, drinks were on the house

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February 10 Club night Come along and join us on our first proper Club night of 2016. We hope to be able to bring you a guest speaker along with all the normal Club night features. We should also have a further update on more of the Regional events for the 2016 calendar.

March 6 Cornbury House visit Come along and blow away the cobwebs on the opening drive of the 2016 season. Join our convoy drive to our Club’s Headquarters in the Cotswolds, where you can purchase some Club clothing and have a look around.

The Club’s 356 has been reserved for the Regions’ use for the day. If you would like to get behind the wheel and take to the road for a drive of the first model car that Porsche manufactured, please let me know. The duration of the drive will depend on how many names are on the list.

Names please at either Club night or by e-mail: r24@porscheclubgb.com Kimbolton Castle A note for your diary - we have been notified that Kimbolton Castle Classic Car Show and Country Fayre will take place on Sunday, July 10.

Committee news I was sorry to hear from Mike Runnalls that he and Sue will be moving from the Bedford area. As many of you know, Mike and Sue have been stalwarts of the Region and Mike has been a committee member for the last 10 years. During this period Mike has organised many excellent events for our Region. I’m sure you can think of many more, but the following spring to mind, the Regional weekends of the year, our annual Concours events and our Christmas lunches.

In saying farewell, I know I am speaking for other members of the committee when I say it has been a pleasure and fun to work with you, Mike, as a member of the team. Thank you for your hard work and commitment - you will be missed.

Good luck with the move and I’m sure we will see you at some of our Regional and national events.

Thank you both.

Having said farewell to Mike I am delighted to welcome Mike’s replacement. Wayne Helme.

Wayne brings to the Region his enthusiasm for all things Porsche. Many of you will know Wayne and his wife Maggie who attend both Club nights and events on a regular basis. Welcome to the committee Wayne, we have a busy and fun season ahead and we are sure you will enjoy working as part of the team bringing events to our Region. Welcome aboard.

PC Cambridge Open Day/Clinic 2015 Did you see the ‘clean sweep’ article at the PC Cambridge article on pages 50/51 last month?

New members Maybe you’re a new member and have not attended a Club night or event? Well, you are most welcome to come along and join us at either the Ferryboat or an event. The aim of the Regional committee is to bring to the Region a range of quality events that we hope will appeal to all members throughout year. Make the most of your membership and come along and join us.

If you haven’t had yours yet please let us know so we can get one in the post to you.

Recent events Christmas dinner dance This was held at the Holiday Inn, Wrotham where we were joined by Aaron Thompson, Service Manager at PC Tonbridge, and his wife. The evening went really well with good food and lots of laughter and conversation. After the annual raffle had been drawn there was dancing until the early hours.

Club night PC Tonbridge hosted our December Club night in their showroom and we had a great turn out. As well as a terrific buffet and drinks, we were treated to a preview of the new Gen-2 911 prior to its launch at the centre the following Monday.

Many thanks to Vince McGrory and his team for a really fantastic evening.

Enjoy your cars, Club and events for 2016 John Dunn

Diary dates FEBRUARY 10 Club night MARCH 6 Cornbury House Open Day APRIL 15-17 World Endurance Championship at Silverstone PCGB National Event JULY 10 Kimbolton Castle Classic Car Show and Country Fayre

Club night at PC Tonbridge

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Kent Regional Organisers Phil and Pearl Sharland 01797 344121 – r25@porscheclubgb.com Hello everyone.

All our Kent members should have now received the Kent Region 2016 events calendar.

February 21 Sunday buffet lunch at Shampan Indian restaurant As the weather at this time of year is unpredictable and it could be wet, a drive to lunch may not be appropriate so we will meet at the restaurant (at The Spinning Wheel, Grays Road, Westerham TN16 2HX) at 12.15pm. Bring your Porsche or spare car, whichever you prefer.

The cost is £14pp and we will need payment in advance by February 10 (Club night).

March 5 Visit to Prodrive, Banbury The cost for the visit, which has been booked for 2.30pm, is £22pp. We will meet at The Toby Carvery, which is close to junction 11 of the M40, from 12noon. You will be able to get coffee or lunch before we set off for Prodrive at about 2pm.

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National Event - World Endurance Championship at Silverstone The date for this event has now been confirmed as April 15-17. For further information and details on how to obtain your ticket see page 13 of last month’s PP. For the fourth year running, the FIA World Endurance Championship season returns to Silverstone! The six hours of Silverstone is sure to be packed with non-stop action. Le Mans style endurance racing has hooked generations of fans since the first Le Mans 24-hour held in 1923.

Ninety-three years later the racing is a mixture of Le Mans prototypes and GT cars where anything can happen. During the race drivers will compete for the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy, first awarded in 1905 and the world’s oldest motorsport trophy still being competed for!

What’s on offer?

This year’s six hours of Silverstone ticket gives you access to a lot of FREE extras including: • Pit lane walkabout on Saturday for ELMS open to all on a first come first served basis • Paddock access for FIA WEC, ELMS and additional support race • Roving access to selected grandstands • Free parking • Access to the shuttle buses around Silverstone • Keeping updated with the track action on the giant screens available and Le Mans radio live on air • A whole host of fantastic entertainment in the Fan Area for all the family A roving ticket for those 15 years and under is FREE of charge if purchased with an adult.

Visit silverstone.co.uk and click on the ‘Events’ link for more information.

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We will need payment in advance by February 20 latest, please.

Numbers will be strictly limited so, to ensure your places, please e-mail to register your interest as soon as possible.

We are currently looking at accommodation options for anyone wanting to stay overnight on the Saturday. Please indicate your interest when booking.

March 20 Kent Breakfast Club A new regular event for 2016 where we will meet for an early breakfast at different locations around Kent - not too early, but early enough so there is still time to do something else during the day.

For our first one, we will meet at Polhill Garden Centre (London Road, Sevenoaks TN14 7AD) at 9am. There is always a full breakfast menu to choose from, so come and enjoy a cooked breakfast and chat to other members. Bring your Porsche, or not, depending on the weather. We can always go for a drive afterwards.

April 2 Car cleaning day Come and give your Porsche a spring clean ready for the summer ahead at Motor Care Body Shop, Tunbridge Wells from 10am to 1pm. Washing facilities – jet washes and buckets – will be available as well as the indoor area for drying and polishing.

Expert help with paintwork and bodywork questions will also be on hand.

Refreshments will be available during the morning.

Monthly meetings Our monthly meetings take place on the second Wednesday of each month at The Kentagon at Brands Hatch, near West Kingsdown (Main Gate on the A20) from 7.30pm. They are always very informal and are an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. Whatever Porsche you drive, you will always find someone with a similar interest.

If you are a new member attending one of our Club nights then look out for the yellow T-shirts and badges worn by our committee members and us. We are there to introduce you to other members and generally make you feel at home.

Don’t forget - if you want to come along to any of the events advertised then please make sure you let us know in advance. Telephone: 01797 344121 or e-mail: r25@porscheclubgb.com If you have not registered your e-mail address with the Club, please do so soon so that we can send you our regular updates on all our events.

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Happy and safe motoring - we wish you smooth and empty roads.

Phil and Pearl

Diary dates FEBRUARY 10 Club night at Brands Hatch FEBRUARY 21 Sunday buffet lunch Shampan Indian restaurant, The Spinning Wheel, Westerham TN16 2HX. MARCH 5 Visit to Prodrive, Banbury MARCH 9 Club night at Brands Hatch MARCH 20 Kent Breakfast Club APRIL 2 Car Cleaning Day Motor Care Body Shop, Tunbridge Wells.

APRIL 13 Club night APRIL 17 Drive and Sunday lunch Venue TBC.

Dorset Joint Regional Organisers Trefor Willingham and Geoff Fields 01747 838158 r26@porscheclubgb.com Happy New Year to all our members in, or have an interest in, the Dorset Region. I trust you all had a good holiday, and if you haven’t come up with a good New Year’s resolution, how about making this year the one you come along to one of Dorset’s meetings or events? The calendar is already pretty full - as well as some of the old favourites, we have some entirely new events some a new spin on an old theme and some a resurrection of an event we haven’t done for a few years. Not all the details are finalised, so keep an eye on the events list.

Dorset Christmas meal I’ve forgotten how many years we have been having our Christmas meal at our regular meeting venue, the George Albert Hotel. This year though, we couldn’t find a date that worked for them and us. Our committee and some committed members rallied round to test some options. Eventually we returned to the Hunters Moon in Middlemarsh, the venue of one of our first Christmas meals 10 years ago, very different to the George Albert Hotel. As the ownership has

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changed, an entirely new venture really, always a worry with so many members with high expectations!

Tam, Lou and I did the easy bit – asking a few taxing questions and food tasting. Geoff did a sterling job of negotiating the best deal possible and the organising. So, did it work? I’d say! Sure, the different venue is not without its challenges.

Trying to talk to two rooms simultaneously, especially when presenting the ‘Member of the Year’ awards, was challenging to say the least, but an unprecedented number of members commented on… well, actually mostly on, the food! Dorset is a Region that runs on its stomach, and the food was magnificent. Combined with a good old British country pub atmosphere perhaps it was no surprise it was popular. Indeed, not only were members asking if we could go back there next year, but some were already planning their own trips back for Sunday lunch.

So will we go back there next year? We’ll put that to the vote at one of the monthly meetings.

The raffle, thanks to generous donations, raised over £200 for the Dorset Air Ambulance. It might not have had the usual Porsche in the middle of the room, but it made up for it in friendliness.

Getting to see everyone is a challenge, no matter how much space there is around the tables, but with the tables in such close proximity, crosstable chat was easier… We shall see what our members decide for next year!

Landlord and staff are likely to be seeing a lot more of R26

Members crammed in every corner at the Hunters Moon

997 Turbo Coupe Black 2006 £51,995

997 Carrera 4S Coupe Arctic silver 2005 £29,995

911 Carrera 3.2 Targa Black 1986 £54,995

The Hunters Moon, good conversation everywhere

Member of the Year For me, presenting this award is one of the best parts of being an RO. I’d go further – THE best part. When the nominations are put forward, all the work various members do in the background without reward, other than personal satisfaction, is brought into the open. Sometimes it is a hard choice and sometimes it’s regrettable that we are not recognising another member who has put only a fraction less into the Region, but there can only be one Member of the Year. Whilst it’s organisers of grand events that are frequently in the limelight, this year we have a member who has continually been demonstrating what the Club is really about, not only by enjoying and helping out at meetings and events, but also at a more grass roots level – helping other members with their cars. Once Neil Owen was proposed, many other tales of his helpfulness in keeping members’ cars on the road and in top condition came into the open – and isn’t this really what the Club is all about? It was also fitting that Tim O’Dowd of Marque 21 presented the award. Tim, recipient of the award last year, was unfortunately unable to attend the meal to receive it, so it was fitting that he was at least able to pass the award on this year.

Tim O’Dowd of Marque 21 passes the Member of the Year trophy onto this year’s recipient, Neil Owen

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do that as well, so we suggested we would provide a buffet. With each member bringing enough to feed themselves and a few extra sandwiches there should be plenty for all. It sounded like a great idea… However, when you start to think of all the things that could go wrong, I must admit I was worried! Will everyone bring the same thing? Will anyone turn up? Will we have plates? I need not have worried, it worked out beautifully. Of course, in the run-up to Christmas there were many seasonal favourites and some members have really good recipes and culinary skills… or know which shops to go to for the best examples!

Geoff and I kept the formalities short and we enjoyed the informal evening. Technicians, Nick and Scott, gave some members a very ‘behind the scenes’ insight into the workshop, showing some of the day-to-day work they have and some of the elements we don’t usually see. Most of us are interested in what is under the skin of our Porsches, so seeing the ‘Project 924’ and a hybrid transmission separated from the vehicle was a real insight. It inspires questions that you would otherwise never have thought of asking, but also shows how to look after the vehicle better and prevent ever needing the same attention.

PC Bournemouth also offered our members an additional discount on some of their selection range for the evening. Some of our members certainly had their eyes turned by items displayed and I think Nick and Cary might be giving some extra thought to the colour choice for their GT4 – it did look stunning in white – and I think Cary thought so too!

We were conscious that we were keeping the staff from their home and families so we did try (no, really, we did!) to ensure we didn’t outstay our welcome. Again, it was a pleasure to see how Dorset members worked together to put the place back in order after themselves. All too soon it was time to say goodbye and thank the staff for their time, efforts, and incredible hospitality in our time of need.

Ireland Regional Organiser Ken Mack 07860 850444 – r27@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser John Hilditch 07907 437303 Happy New Year and happy 30th anniversary R27.

Christmas coffee and mince pies First off - a big thanks to everyone who managed to take some time out of their undoubtedly busy Christmas schedule to come along to our annual Christmas coffee and mince pie gathering. This year, the ‘festive-favourite’ was held in Malone House in Barnett Demesne just outside Belfast.

Even in winter, Malone House made for a great setting. If you didn’t manage to get along, keep an eye on the R27 events page of the Cub website as we may well be visiting it again in springtime.

R27’s Audrey Hilditch presents Bill Hoy with Christmas Ballot prize at December meeting

December meeting at PC Bournemouth At a national level, at workers’ conferences and at AGMs, a lot is said about the relationship between the Regions and their local Porsche centre. Ours was demonstrated for our December monthly meeting. We discovered at relatively short notice that the George Albert Hotel, our usual venue, would not be available. What to do?

It was no little ask of PC Bournemouth, in the run-up to Christmas, to host our meeting. Of course, we were delighted when they agreed.

How we could minimise the inconvenience and make it as far as possible a pleasure rather than a chore?

When PC Bournemouth opens its doors to us, they usually feed us too. Having been so cheeky as to ask them to host us, we could not let them

Quite a buffet put together by our members The formal bit, or about as formal as it gets in Dorset

R27’s Robin and Jackie Hill enjoying Christmas Fayre

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As always, keep an eye on the PCGG website for news and pictures about R27.

Announcement In closing this month, it was with sadness that we received news that Jim Thompson, a longstanding supporter of PCGB and R27 passed away on Christmas day. Jim was well known in the Region and only recently left the Club due to ill health. Our thoughts at this sad time are with Peggy and the Thompson family circle.

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R27 30th anniversary 2016 is set to be a very special year for us as we celebrate 30 years of R27 being part of PCGB. We have some very special events planned for the months ahead.

Beginning our year of celebrations is our pre-season dinner in just a few weeks time.

Members will have received the menu and booking details via e-mail. As a quick reminder, our annual event will be held at Massereene Golf Club in Antrim on Friday, February 5. The cost for the three-course meal plus tea and coffee is £25, which also includes a tombola prize ticket. It’s not too late to book, but please contact me by Monday, February 1.

Places are also going fast for our weekend away April 22-24 at Corick House Hotel and Spa in Clogher, County Tyrone. Again details have gone to members via e-mail. Briefly, an outline of the programme is as follows. We will arrive at Corick early afternoon. While the ladies will be able to enjoy an afternoon visit to the spa, the guys will have an opportunity for a short drive and visit to the Enniskillen Museum. Saturday will see us heading off on a cross-border drive to Rosses Point for a picnic lunch and some local sightseeing. On Saturday evening we will dine in the main restaurant. After a relaxed start on Sunday we will visit Marble Arch Caves before heading north towards Belfast for a mid afternoon finish. Again if you wish to book, just get in touch.

The countdown is also on for our first drive of the season which will take place on Saturday, March 19 when we plan to ‘start engines’ to get the 2016 well and truly under way.

Some housekeeping points!

As you know, last year we changed the way we distribute e-mail within the Region (and the Club) and they are now sent out centrally to members based on the records held at Head Office. In the case of many joint memberships, the Club only holds one e-mail address. So if you wish both individuals on a joint membership to receive e-mails, you will need to let the Club know. It can be easily arranged - requests should go directly to: media@porscheclubgb.com Also, remember the magazine and book swap shop at each Region meeting has now been extended to include auto-jumble. Members are welcome bring along appropriate items, but

FEBRUARY 5 Pre-season dinner at Massereene Golf Club 51 Lough Road, Antrim BT41 4DQ. 7pm for 8pm.

FEBRUARY 10 Monthly meeting at Gowdy’s 60 Gravelhill Road, Lisburn BT27 5RW. 7pm for 8pm (early bird menu available until 6.30pm).

MARCH 9 Monthly meeting at Ulster Transport Bowling Club Lynda Avenue, Newtownabbey, Belfast, County Antrim BT37 0NX. 7pm for 8pm.

MARCH 19 First drive of the 2016 season Meet at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, 153 Bangor Road, Holywood BT18 0EU (Car park at the Transport Museum). 10am.

seriously). In the end Ceri and Sarah took the podium position on the tiebreaker.

In second position was John Scott with the Sheward family taking first. Paul deserved the win for his Christmas jumper alone, which featured a Christmas tree tied to the top of a 911 Turbo.

Paul Scambler’s mystery donated parcels were unwrapped to reveal Porsche model kits, which would be approached by the winners in various ways. For one it would be a bonding exercise with his sons, for another the chance to get into the workshop and avoid some Christmas house renovations and the third Christmas afternoon entertainment with a bottle of Champagne. The overall victors also received a meal voucher. Peter and Janet Lainé got a bottle of Champagne for getting closest to the tiebreaker (two away from the number of points scored by Porsche in their LMP 1 World Championship winning year - 344).

Our final award was for ‘Member of the Year’ Faye Spencer. Both Faye and her partner Jez have been consistent supporters of our events since joining earlier in the year. Faye also got out on track for the first time at Le Mans in her Boxster Spyder in October. She will need to be careful with the GT3 mounted on our trophy as it has lost down force due to a missing rear aerofoil.

Channel Islands, Guernsey Regional Organisers Ian and Angela Banneville 01481 715678 – r28g@porscheclub.com Christmas lunch We returned to our traditional venue and spiritual home the Jerbourg Hotel for our Christmas lunch.

Unfortunately, owner Paul Scambler was away for the weekend and so missed out on the fun.

But, as retiring ‘Member of the Year’ he donated, much appreciated, quiz prizes. His brother Geoff and team ably looked us after and guaranteed that nobody went away hungry with an excellent carvery selection.

Fortunately, most had packed an extra desert stomach and so still had room for the amazing selection of cakes. I finally managed to get down to a shortlist of five...

The Christmas lunch is our opportunity to thank members for their support, particularly our resident photographer Roy Carré and Paul Sheward who has developed our Twitter feed.

This year we had a fiendish plan to ensure that Mike Jehan did not walk away with the honours for the festive quiz for a third year in a row.

Whilst everyone got a general knowledge style quiz he had the University Challenge edition and did not realise until he tried comparing answers.

He took it in very good humour and still did well in the rankings. To recognise that if he won again others might throw in towel, we presented him with a Club-branded version.

There was a tie for third place between Jez Camm, Valerie Scott, Ceri Turton (with lunch guest Sarah) and Jean-Marc (who, fresh from end of term exams, was taking it far too

Member of the Year and quiz winners Paul Sheward’s splendid Christmas jumper!

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New Gen-2 991 launch For our friends at PC Belfast, December saw the launch of the new 991.2, when wraps came off the Gen-2 991 just in time for Christmas. The latest in the 911 family is another good reason (if ever you need one!) to visit Carl, Paul and the PC Belfast team at Boucher Road for a closer inspection of the stunning vehicle!

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Ian, Angela, Jean-Marc and Sebastian

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Photo by David Sass

Photo by Nick de Carteret

Christmas lunch at the Radisson Waterfront Following on to the inaugural event in 2014, I once again booked the Waterfront Restaurant at The Radisson Blu for a Sunday in December. I was most encouraged with such a positive response, resulting in a 50% increase in the number of members dining! I was pleased to meet, for the first time, Simon and Jane Jones, Nick and Judith De Carteret and new member Goetz Eggelhoefer, who had recently relocated from Singapore. We appreciated that Mark Whiteley, Brand Specialist at PC Jersey, had accepted my invitation to join us and he duly arrived in his superb Basalt Black 997 Targa.

Collette Hunt, David Sass, Gary Drinkwater and Nick Henman who attended last year completed the dining party.

Photo by Collette Hunt

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Porsche line-up at the Radisson Blu

R28J Christmas lunch at The Radisson Waterside

One very pleased RO!

As before, there was dedicated parking reserved on the hotel forecourt for those arriving in Porsches. Mathieu Dubourg, Restaurant Manager, had printed out special menus branded with the PCGB logo and had prepared a table overlooking over the Marina. He also offered us the bonus of the ‘two for one’ lunch menu, giving members a three-course meal for the superb price of £32.50 per couple! Conversation throughout lunch was very animated and many

A Netherlands 1,200 mile winter adventure David Sass reports: “Last Monday, after a terrific Sunday Christmas lunch organised by Roger, our RO, the man-flu showed signs of finally leaving me. At last, enthusiasm back and ready for adventure!

Weather looks promising, however no ferry until Thursday evening. No problem, friends in Amsterdam keen to offer their kind hospitality, good deals on ferries and my favourite hotel in St Malo, with the 3.2 at the ready for a quick blast. A ferry available for the return trip the following Tuesday before my flight to Guernsey on Christmas eve to enjoy the generous hospitality of good mate Ian, Guernsey RO, and family.

“An easy crossing on the Thursday evening and a good night spent at ‘my’ hotel, with the 3.2 waiting in her underground lair. Friday promises clearer weather as we head northeast to Amsterdam. The 3.2 purrs along, happy to be back in fifth gear since our August visit to Le Mans, in the sweet spot with the rev counter needle pointing straight up. In the 3.2 this equates to 3,600rpm and 90mph, giving us an easy range of 450 miles. Fun to blast through the gears after each Péage, the engine note getting angry past 4,500rpm and giving that classic 911 scream as we pass 6,000rpm and hone in on the red line.

Forget that this car is 30 years old with over 135,000 miles on the clock; she is properly fast through the gears. It still surprises me how hard she pulls in fifth from 90mph and up. Compared to my former 993 C2, the 3.2 feels as quick through the gears to about 100mph, after that the 3.6 in the 993 pulls a lot harder. The 3.2 reminds me in spirit of a more modern E whilst the 993 feels more polished. I am a huge fan of them both!

“We enjoy blue skies as we cruise through the Netherlands. It is good to be back! The Grolsch they serve in the movie theatre makes Star Wars more memorable. Sunday afternoon sees us enjoying a blast along miles of polder, a big Dutch masters’ sky with the sun playing special effects on the clouds to the left and lots of sea up close to the right; chasing a mate in his musical and manic Ferrari 458.

“Monday morning. After putting air in the tyres,

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suggestions were put forward for future Region events. The aim is to achieve an increase in momentum for meetings during the coming year.

My thanks go to Mathieu and his team for their fine efforts in looking after us so very well.

2016 programme We are still putting together a programme of events for this year and hope to have a provisional version ready for the next edition. As ever, we are grateful to receive suggestions for new events or offers of assistance.

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we head out in the rain towards Antwerp, Ghent, Lille, Rouen, Rennes and ultimately St Malo, 550 miles away. The 3.2 is well planted in the rain, not quite as well as the 993 but not as far off as I thought it would be. The weather clears through Belgium, however the rains return with more force after Rouen. We reach the hotel eight hours after setting off, not bad as this includes all stops. A relaxing dinner and easy crossing the next morning sees me back in Jersey happy to have taken the gap for a continental blast, something I hope I never tire of.

“One of the thrills of the 3.2 is that it makes me feel like a hero at the end of the drive. It did not miss a beat and provided thrills whenever I wanted, yet demanded that I drive her even when effortlessly cruising along. Like all the greats, this 911 rewards when the driver tunes into what she wants and then really drives her far and fast accordingly.”

Photos by David Sass

Ready to roll! David’s Carrera leads the Ferrari 458

Diary dates FEBRUARY 28 Breakfast meet Big Vern’s, St Ouens Bay. Please contact me if attending and to get the relevant details.

Surrey Committee Chairman Mike Lucas Regional Contact Keith Morgan 07833 206078 (before 9pm) r29@porscheclubgb.com

Recent events Cornbury House Open Day Marian and David Blackmore flew the flag for R29 at the December Open Day and provided the following report: “Arriving a little early for the Christmas Open Day, we decided to follow the signs to the nearby Rennsport premises, who were holding their own open day. On display were some amazing examples of fully finished cars; two outside their modern new building and four in the first floor showroom (mostly of the 1972 911 RS model) in stunning colours and pristine condition. On the ground floor were at least 15 911s of different ages and models in various states of re-build, showing how the base vehicle was transformed.

“Having taken all this in, we left to join PCGB members arriving at Head Office in their droves.

It was very well supported and not very much room to move!! The Club was offering hot refreshments, mince-pies and warm mulled wine on arrival and had also laid on a hearty buffet lunch with plentiful finger food offerings.

“After the lunch stop we headed straight for the Club shop, joining the friendly melee and made a few small purchases for R29 stocks. We spent some time on the stand selling holidays to the Le Mans Classic 2016 and are considering attending this retro event. We saw a few familiar faces and caught up with the latest news and gossip - in all spending an enjoyable three hours chatting, buying and eating in good company. A great start to the PCGB Christmas celebrations, with the Club Office leading the way.”

December Club night As is traditional for the last Club night of the year, coffee and mince pies were on offer to ease the transition into Christmas ‘panic’ mode. Marian and David kindly served up coffee and distributed cakes until our calorie limits had been reached and we were in danger of going into the ‘red zone.’ We had arranged to have Kelvin from PC

Crossing the Pont du Normandie A Dutch winter scene

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David and Marian do the honours at the December meeting

Reading along with his goodies for sale, but unfortunately he had to cancel at the last minute. However, the abundance of cakes and lively banter soon made up for our disappointment and we’re looking forward to getting him back soon.

Christmas dinner Our Christmas dinner at Kingswood Golf and Country Club at the beginning of December saw another good turnout. As we have come to expect, Kingswood again excelled in the presentation and decoration of the room, which we soon added to with balloons, party poppers, raffle prizes and R29 banner.

With guests arriving, the party atmosphere began and we settled down to enjoy the evening ahead. As usual, the food was excellent and plentiful and we tried our best, failing miserably, to clear all the food offered to us. If only they supplied ‘doggie bags!’

Mike Lucas did a sterling job as our Master of Ceremonies and kept the evening going whilst all around chaos ensued, with party poppers disgorging their contents and balloons ‘phut phutting’ around the room. On a more serious note, we were very pleased to present Brenda Wareham with a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of Champagne for all her hard work organising the events that many of you have enjoyed in R29.

We would like to thank the management and staff for looking after us so well on the night.

Jim and Brenda wrestle with a balloon at the Christmas dinner

Mike Lucas presents Brenda Wareham with Champagne and flowers

‘Ain’t Nothin’ But’ blues bar that they assured us would be worth a visit to further stimulate our musical experience that day. It was packed, but the music was good and the atmosphere in this part of town is infectious. Needless to say, when we left (and it wasn’t late) there was a queue waiting to get in so our earlier arrival time had paid dividends.

No doubt we’ll be back up town at the same time next year, ready to do battle again.

Club nights Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at The Star, Kingston Road, Malden Rushett, Surrey KT22 0DP and start at 8pm.

Forthcoming events February 21 London Classic Car Show Meet at Waterloo Station, under the clock at 9.30am. Other Regions will be attending this event at the ExCeL Centre (E16 1DR) so this may be a good chance to meet up.

March 19 Visit to Addspeed We are still finalising details but expect to meet at the premises in Horsham at about 10.30am and will finish off the visit with a pub lunch.

April 15-17 WOTY Deposits are now being collected for this weekend at Future Inn Plymouth.

April 24 Sheffield Park and Garden Having seen these NT gardens in all their glory last autumn, we would now like to see them in their spring colours.

May 14-16 10e Grand Prix De Monaco Historique We’re flying to Nice, staying in town and taking the train to Monaco for the races. If you would like to join us please contact Adrian Wood via myself at R29@porscheclubgb.com for more details.

For up-to-date information on these and brief details of other events, please see the R29 Surrey area of the Club’s website.

Having a coffee break at Waterloo!

After the carol singing we’re ready for some food!

Keith Morgan

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Christmas carols at the Royal Albert Hall We met under the clock at Waterloo Station! Not the beginning of a romantic liaison, but in fact, the start of what is becoming a regular feature in the R29 calendar. Even if you don’t like singing, the atmosphere in the Albert Hall for the carols is addictive. The arena is a mass of people, Santa hats and fairy lights and it is impossible not to be engulfed in the party spirit.

The first stop for our 12-strong group was the coffee bar before making our way to the underground and the Albert Hall. Once inside, we took our favoured seats behind the choir for a great view of the auditorium, musicians and choir itself. We settled down to a couple of hours of ‘singing’, foot stamping, hand clapping and dancing (as best we could in the space available) as our host for the concert, Jonathan Cohen, led us through some well-known carols and Christmas hits. It’s just as well a song sheet is provided - the memory fades a bit with the passage of time!

After the concert some of us took a walk to the ‘Bunch of Grapes’ in Brompton Road where we managed to squeeze into a corner for mulled wine and Christmas beers before making our way upstairs to the restaurant. Afterwards some of us took the tube to Oxford Circus to see the Christmas lights. Ending up in the Carnaby Street area, Colin and Brenda steered us towards the

FEBRUARY 9 Club night at The Star FEBRUARY 21 London Classic Car Show MARCH 8 Club night at The Star MARCH 19 Morning visit to Addspeed, Horsham APRIL 12 Club night at The Star APRIL 15-17 WOTY Plymouth APRIL 24 Sheffield Park and Garden MAY 14-16 10e Grand Prix De Monaco Historique

Isle of Man Regional Organiser Julian Chappell 01624 816563 (evenings) iom@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Steve Morrow 07624 433268 Steve_m2@manx.net

Cotswold Regional Organisers Alan and Fiona Bartlett 07785 928687 @PCGB_R31 r31@porscheclubgb.com Monthly round-up With the Christmas festivities occupying a good deal of our time both at home and at work, Regional activities took a bit of a back seat during December. However, with the exceptionally mild weather across the Cotswolds throughout the month, we managed to enjoy some great drives on salt-free roads, even though these were mostly Christmas shopping excursions. Best of all, with daytime temperatures of up to 16°C, we were able to enjoy our Boxster with the roof down without the need to equip ourselves with winter survival wear.

December also heralded the advent of our Boxster’s MOT. This time though, the wise men had some issues with badly corroded discs and hand-brake efficiency necessitating new discs and pads all round plus new park-brake shoes at the rear. Our suspicion is that gold, frankincense and myrrh might not have cost quite as much.

As 2015 came to a close we were prompted to look ahead to 2016 and another enjoyable year that will provide many more opportunities for socialising. Before we leave 2015 completely behind though, we thought we’d just reflect on what we did in December.

Cotswold Christmas Cruise On a slightly overcast early Sunday morning 10 of us met at North Oxford’s Peartree Services to enjoy a drive through the Cotswolds to Moretonin-Marsh for the Cornbury House Christmas Open Day bash. Lured by the promise of mince pies, we had a thoroughly enjoyable drive through Woodstock and Chipping Norton, more or less keeping in convoy the entire way.

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venue. Good food is available if you wish to eat.

The following Saturday (February 13) Dick Lovett will be hosting an open morning at the new PC Swindon for members. If you’d like to attend more details are on the Club website.

Last, but not least, there’ll be another of the popular Sunday morning get-togethers at the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford on February 28 at 10am. Everyone is welcome, especially new members and those who have never been before.

Please do come and join us for coffee and a good natter in the warm and convivial surroundings.

There’s no need to let us know you’re coming.

Just turn up, order a coffee and join in.

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to the Club - that and the mince pies.

Arriving at Club HQ not only did we find Cornbury House’s car park full, but also everywhere else on the business park was wall-to-wall Porsches. We had thought the previous year was busy but this was by far the busiest Cornbury House Open Day any of us had seen. Pleasingly, it was exceptionally well attended by R31 members who turned out en masse to support the event. The mince pies and good company clearly proved an irresistible combination.

Thanks to the Cornbury House team and all those who joined us to make it an especially memorable and highly successful event.

R31 members enjoy their Christmas meal at the Mill House Hotel, Kingham

R31 members assemble for the run to Cornbury House

R31 members make for the mince pies

Christmas lunch Now something of a tradition and one of the highlights of the R31 year, the Cotswold Christmas meal was held at The Mill House Hotel, Kingham. Once again we had a brilliant time over a relaxed lunch with a great group of people who we’re very pleased to count as our friends.

As before, the restaurant team made us extremely welcome and accommodated our party of over 40 members and partners around four large tables, providing the perfect setting to enjoy one another’s company. With the excellent

food and convivial atmosphere, the time just flew by. As one of the Club’s smaller Regions, we felt enormously pleased that such a large proportion of R31’s members came along.

As ever, small touches make the difference between ordinary and special. We were especially grateful to the restaurant team for all of their attentiveness, hard work and hospitality. As it’s clearly a popular venue and ideally located for R31 members, plans are in hand to hold a summer Sunday meal there next year.

PC Swindon opening Along with several other Regional members, we attended the official opening of PC Swindon’s new dealership and the launch of the new Gen-2 911. Both are stunning examples of design innovation and functional efficiency. Of particular note were the used car area and vast workshop facilities.

As we felt members would like to see the new facility, we’ve provisionally arranged an exclusive members visit on Saturday, February 13. By the time you read this we should have confirmed the details.

Forthcoming events Our monthly mid-week meeting will take place on February 10 at The Red Lion, Long Compton near Chipping Norton, our regular north Cotswold

Find out more As always, details of all these and other forthcoming events can be found in the Cotswold Events area on the Club website. As these are subject to change or cancellation at short notice, please always check the R31 Forum and our Twitter feed (@PCGB_R31) before setting off.

If, for any reason, you can’t access the Club website or Forum, please contact the Cornbury House team who will help you.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

Alan and Fiona

Diary dates FEBRUARY 13 Visit to PC Swindon’s new dealership (TBC) FEBRUARY 10 Monthly Regional meeting The Red Lion, Long Compton.

FEBRUARY 28 Cotswold Coffee Cruise Meet at the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford.

MARCH 9 Monthly Regional meeting The Carpenters Arms, Fulbrook.

MARCH 27 Cotswold Spring Tea Bun Run APRIL 10 Cotswold Coffee Cruise Meet at the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford.

APRIL 13 Monthly Regional meeting The Red Lion, Long Compton.

APRIL 24 Sunday Brunch Scramble Bicester Heritage Centre.

MAY 11 Monthly Regional meeting The Carpenters Arms, Fulbrook.

MAY 22 Sunday Brunch Scramble Bicester Heritage Centre.

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Registers Register Director’s report A happy new year to all. 2016 promises to be an exciting time for the Porsche Club and you, the members. As I write this, at the beginning of January, the full calendar of events for 2016 is still in the progress of being created, but I’m sure that we will have a full programme and should be spoilt for choice!

have met even more of you at the NEC. In December I joined the Motorsport Board as a Director, so now I have become even more involved with the Club – so much for early retirement!

The Autosport Show is looming and will have taken place by the time you read this, so hopefully I will

My 944 Cabriolet is still in the body shop but I have no plans to use it until the

356 Register Secretary Fred Hampton 020 7262 8695 – 356@porscheclubgb.com

Events to note in the first quarter of 2016

weather improves. Also a few other issues have surfaced, so the spend will increase (only to be expected for a car that is 26 years old with almost 150k miles on the clock). Nevertheless a testament to Porsche build quality – I should, therefore, write an article for the 944 Register section of PP!

It is satisfying to see more Register Secretaries getting up to speed with the DMP and MailChimp, and their contributions to Porsche Post and the website. Please keep it up, and if you have any problems George is only a phone call away.

Have a great year…

Albert Walsh Register Director register@porscheclubgb.com 01282 456371 (evenings)

drawn from the hat, and I came away with a Porsche bucket, which is going to be ideal for my camping trips. I also managed to win the quiz for the second year in a row, so all in all, quite a profitable lunch.

The food at The Bentley Hotel, as usual, was excellent, with Giovanni marshalling his troops as well as serving at the table himself. (I will gloss over the entertainment because I am sure it will get a more detailed mention in the R4 column – and too much publicity is not good!)

912 Register Secretary Rowena Purdy 01472 399381 – 912@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Vacancy

Paris February 3-7 Retromobile, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

Turin February 12-14 Automotoretro, Lingotto Stuttgart March 17-20 Retro Classic Show, Messe Essen April 6-10 Techno Classica

With a great deal of luck, I should be reading this in a hospital ward in Louth, recovering from a minor ‘procedure’ that will make me a little more comfortable and, hopefully, allow me to take part in more Porsche events. This particular ‘op’ has been cancelled six times, so this – the seventh – should actually occur. Then I’ll make arrangements to collect my 912 from Rust2Riches in Hemswell.

356 International meetings No. 40 2015 Brussels, Belgium No. 41 2016 Aarhus, Denmark No. 42 2017 Spain No. 43 2018 England No. 44 2019 Switzerland No. 45 2020 Germany No. 46 2021 Portugal (?)

Register business December was a reasonably quiet month regarding 912 activities, although I fielded a couple of phone calls from non-members regarding 912 matters.

Whilst discussing their individual problems I did emphasise the advantages of the Club and the 912 Register. Did they join up? If they did, they did not come back to me.

356 Day 2016 Options being explored, date and venue to be confirmed.

FH

The past month…

Raffle success I attended Region 4’s Christmas lunch in midDecember and embarrassed myself by drawing out my own ticket in the raffle, thus enabling me to have first choice on the table. Another of my tickets was Tony Hatter’s 356 enjoying the winter sun

Bowling success?

I shall be flying the 912 flag at the annual R4 bowling competition in Washingborough, in early January – I am aiming for the ‘wooden spoon’ again; I’ve missed out on the past two years, so must try harder!

2016 events…

I hope to be able to attend a few more gatherings, and I have my eye on a couple of national events where I will try to arrange for our 912s to congregate and show off what an iconic classic the 912 is. Two events I am considering are Classics at the Castle and Lotherton Hall, neither of which I have managed to attend before.

In late April I shall be attending the Officials’ Conference and AGM at Cornbury House, so if you have any concerns you would like me to raise at the Conference, please let me know. If you are planning to attend the AGM on the Sunday, please let me know also.

Naturally, I shall be looking to arranging some form of ‘display’ at the National Event, at Silverstone, so we can have another ‘get together’ as we did at Althorp. I would like to be able to improve on numbers, so I will get some information circulated rather earlier than last year.

I am planning to attend a couple of local events this year, namely the Blyton Novice Track Day in May and, hopefully, the Porsches o’er t’Wolds in July.

Rallying I am also hoping to drive the 912 in more competitive and touring events this year, with or without a navigator (but preferably with).

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Blackpool, via Dumfries and Darlington. The event is based on the original RAC International Rallies of yore –indeed, for 2016, becomes the RAC Rally of the Tests.

Car number 50 in the 2015 event was a Porsche 912, crewed by Peter Fletcher and Phillip Haslam. They achieved sixth in their class. If you wish to read more about the event, try the HERO website and select Rally of the Tests. There are some stunning videos and photographs of competitors – it makes me a little ‘green’ watching them.

Miscellanea…

I am aware that the 902 became the 912, rather than the 9012, as reported last month (sorry, an unspotted typo).

My new year’s resolution is to use MailChimp more often now that my eyesight has recovered and I can see the monitor more clearly.

To all those, Porsche owners or not, who have suffered from the horrendous flooding and inundation of towns, villages and even cities, may I pass on the sympathy of all of us who live further south and missed the worst of the storms. Specifically, this is directed at our Director’s partner, Lynda, who had been hoping to purchase her new house in Whalley in Calderdale, a village totally inundated and flooded. May you all be able to return to normality as soon as possible.

Until next month…

Rowena

If you have a Sportomatic, or a car that was a Sporto and has at some stage in the past been converted to manual, and want to know if it is registered, or want to have it registered, please email your car’s details to: sporto@porscheclubgb.com

Early 911 (2.0,2.2 &2.4) Register Secretary Ian McLeod 07810 493287 911@porscheclubgb.com

911 Carrera RS

911 Sportomatic

Register Secretary Fred Hampton 020 7262 8695 carrerars@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Mike Chadwick 01454 232232 – mvc@fly7.co.uk

Register Secretary Peter Cook 01789 400832 sporto@porscheclubgb.com Statistics During the early part of 2015 I endeavoured to give you information on the ‘pre-impact bumper’ 911 Sportomatics that were processed by Porsche Cars GB – those between 1967 and 1973 inclusive. Beyond 1973 the archive does not have the PCGB records, so it is not possible to give numbers, colours, type etc.

However, I can provide some best estimate worldwide data on Sportomatics, which was obtained from several sources, as shown in the table below.

For those with pre-impact bumper models, the information provided last year has been collated on the Club’s website under Registers, Sportomatic.

Sportomatics produced 1968-1980 Year 1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974 1975

1976

1977

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Model 911/911L US 911/911L 911T 911S 911T US 911T 911E 911T US 911T 911E 911T US 911T 911E 911T US 911T 911E 911S 911T US 911T US 911T 911E 911S 911 911S 911S US 911 911S 911S US 911 Carrera 911S US 911S Japan 911 Carrera 911SC 911SC Japan

Litres 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3 3 3

Type 901/17 901/07 901/13 901/08 901/16 901/13 901/11 911/08 911/06 911/04 911/08 911/06 911/04 911/61 911/67 911/62 911/63 911/61 911/96 911/67 911/62 911/63 911/97 911/98 911/48 911/46 911/47 911/89 911/86 930/12 911/90 911/99 911/86 930/12 930/13 930/15

Engine serial number 3380001-3380464 3180001-3180347 2180001-2180218??

4180001-4180227 6198001-6198184 6193001-6193297 6298001-6298583 6108001-6108374 6103001-6103230 6108001-6108374 6119501-6119728 6119001-6119190 6218001-6218260 6129001-6129293 6529001-6529224 6229001-6229248 6329001-6329147 6139001-6139149 6139301-6139502 6539001-6539197 6239001-6239319 6339001-6339136 6149001-6149517 6349001-6349236 6459001-6459135 6159001-6159252 6359001-6359105 6569001-6569160 6369001-6369435 6669001-6669212 6279001-6279113 6179001-6179110 6379001-6379322 6679001-6679215

1979 1980

Trans.type 906/00 905/00 905/01 905/01 905/13 905/13 905/20 905/20 905/20 905/20 905/20 905/20 905/20 905/21 925/00 925/01

905/21 925/00 925/01 925/02 925/02 925/02 925/13 925/09 925/13 925/16 925/16 925/16 925/16 925/16 925/16 925/16

CIS = Bosch K- Jetronic Carb = Carburettors MFI = Mechanical Fuel Injection

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DIN-hp Carb. 130hp Carb. 130hp Carb. 110hp Carb. 160hp Carb. 110hp Carb. 110hp MFI 140hp Carb. 125hp Carb. 125hp MFI 140hp Carb. 125hp Carb. 125hp MFI 155hp MFI 140hp Carb. 130hp MFI 165hp MFI 190hp MFI 140hp CIS 140hp Carb. 130hp MFI 165hp MFI 190hp CIS 150hp CIS 175hp CIS 165hp CIS 150hp CIS 175hp CIS 165hp CIS 165hp CIS 200hp CIS 165hp CIS 165hp CIS 165hp CIS 200hp CIS 180hp CIS 180hp

No. produced 464 347 ???

227 184 297 583 374 230 374 228 190 260 293 224 248 147 149 202 197 319 136 517 236 135 252 105 160 435 212 113 110 322 215 ??? ??? ??? ???

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911 2.7 Carrera & 3.0 Register Secretary Guy White 01493 750278 91127carrera3@porscheclubgb.com Technical Assistant Tony Ruggles 01992 892333

911 SC Register Secretary Paul Thompson 01531 822 305 Mobile: 07836 261 365 911sc@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor David Sewell dave.autohaus@gmail.com LED lighting When I first purchased the SC, its headlights, compared to other vehicles, were excellent.

But today, modern headlight technology has left her way behind, and my eyesight has not improved either!

I took the SC for an MOT last week and she nearly failed – the dipped beam was too high and it was at the end of its adjustment. About 20 years ago I replaced the reflectors and have used extra bright halogen bulbs ever since then. While fine on main beam, the dipped beam has been very low, giving limited forward penetration. The tester noticed that the dipped beam did not throw much light to the left, but just dipped straight down.

Initially we thought the glass was wrong, but further checks proved it to be correct. I am therefore puzzled why. I was given a pass, but with a note concerning the headlights.

If I was to use her during the winter nights (which I do), something had to be done. After much discussion and research, I ended up talking to Olly Preston of RPM (rpmtechnic.co.uk) about their Lume Technic LED light conversion kit for Classic 911s. This is a complete light unit that replaces your reflector and bulb. The H4 connector fits directly onto the unit and they send a connector to replace the side light wiring. You then use all the same Porsche fittings to replace the unit behind the glass. They also sell a self-contained unit, complete with glass and surround, to simply replace your whole light unit with, if required, plain glass – the dipping is done with the two LEDs in the unit.

Front of replacement unit

have. My experience, and those expressed by owners in this column, is that these cars excel in providing driver and passenger enjoyment, whether it is on autobahns or alpine passes.

Granted they don’t have the electronics to assist the driving experience, but they do give it, organically, in spades, and at lower speeds than the more modern variants. And who needs in-car audio entertainment when you can just drive and enjoy the natural harmony of that flat six sound?

My message is: “Continue to love driving them, and don’t miss out on that fun factor!”

Following on from talk of values…

Peter Hillocks spotted this car a few months ago, renovated by his local Porsche Centre. It is an

Paul Rear of replacement unit

The unit is solid and robust, mostly made out of heavily finned aluminium to dissipate the heat from the rear of the LEDs (an LED, strangely enough, is different to a halogen bulb, the front is cold and only a little heat comes from the rear).

In the end, I decided to merely replace the light unit using my existing headlight surround and glass – I did not want to look too modern!

The LED unit was an easy replacement for the standard reflector. I did, however, decide not to use the connector provided with the kit. Because the side lights are only two watts and the associated wiring is of a very fine gauge, I decided it would be a struggle to fit the two existing brown earth wires into the connector. I therefore affixed spade terminals onto the LED side light feeds, which connect directly into the SC’s wiring.

Spade terminals

The white wire on the LED unit is positive and connects to the bulb feed, with the grey wire on the unit being the earth. I put black insulation on the earth and red on the bulb feed to avoid confusion and covered the wiring with heat shrink tubing behind the headlight to ensure good moisture protection – the headlight will be much cooler than a halogen bulb. Olly told me they were initially worried about moisture forming behind the front headlamp glass but, in practise, the LED lights produce just enough heat to keep it at bay.

The other LED problem is that snow and ice stay on the headlight glass, and do not get melted. I am not panicking about this problem because I hope to be in my four by four in those conditions. However, I will put plenty of methylated spirit in my windscreen washer bottle and I am sure the huge and powerful headlight

911 Carrera 3.2 Register Secretary Steve and Sue Edwards 020 8366 7770 911carrera32@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor Charles Marsland 01732 848323

Renovated and expensive

The weather does have a silver lining…

The news has reported record-breaking weather, yet again, during 2015! Here, in the south-east, the end of the year has been mostly dull and windy, but very mild and, thankfully, not as wet as the rest of the UK. If your area suffered from the extremely heavy rainfall and gusty winds, I hope that no harm came to you and/or your cars.

One benefit of the weather being so mild is that no road salt was being spread, which resulted in the Porsche getting brief outings in both November and December when the weather was dry. Thanks to this, the 3.2’s ‘laid up’ period will be an extra short one this time around.

The downside…

The downside of the increasing value of our cars is that it is potentially affecting how some owners view their cars, i.e. changing from ‘general enjoyment’ to ‘cherished’ use only. This dilemma is something that is apparent from the e-mails I have received over the last few months, in which owners tell me they are wary of affecting the latest value of their cars. This uncertainty is to be expected but, in my opinion, our cars should be regarded in the same way as they always have been.

However, I would qualify this statement by saying it is relative to the price that was originally paid. If you had it in its early days, when it was the value of a house, then minimal use is more understandable than if it were purchased when it was 15 to 20 years old at a much more affordable figure.

If you own a car that is a low mileage, mint condition, cherished example, that has always been garaged, never driven in winter conditions, and never been on a track, it certainly warrants the restricted use and special care bestowed upon it in order to maintain it’s value of £50k upwards.

But if, like the majority of us, your car doesn’t fit into this category and was bought for enjoyment purposes, then I believe that you should continue to use the car as you always

extensive renovation project which looks very smart, but I’m not sure about the non-standard tweaks. I prefer keeping things as standard as possible, unless there is a good reason to upgrade. With an auction sale price of £115k for this example, is it possible your car may be under insured?

Interesting bits on the forum…

There were some good subjects on the Club forum in December, from headlight efficiency and upgrading using relays, to locking the front luggage compartment handle. The locking luggage compartment option isn’t mentioned in the handbook, but appears to be on most cars.

Have you noticed whether your car has this feature? I’m unsure if they all come with it, and whether those without it have had replacement release cables.

2016 WOTY Sue and I are looking forward to the new calendar of events in the spring because we are currently missing the Club experience.

The 3.2 WOTY is yet to be confirmed. Unfortunately, we won’t be returning to France this year as originally planned because the hotel is unable to accommodate us on any dates in April due to other commitments. We now have a Kent venue in mind, and will let you know the details as soon as we can.

We will advise you via a MailChimp e-mail (a group generated e-mail sent to all our Register members for who the Club has an e-mail address), the website forum, and also in PP, although the latter is not ideal, bearing in mind the advance publication date deadlines. Please ensure your e-mail address is up-to-date by logging on to the Club’s website and clicking on ‘My Profile’. MailChimp is an ideal way to contact all our members in one go; however, there is no requirement for you to respond to it unless you wish to join the WOTY – our ‘In’ box soon gets overwhelmed with the messages of apology, as you can imagine!

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cleaners on the SC will wash everything off!

The tube mounts provided by RPM are a slightly softer material than the original to make fitting easier but may not last as long as the originals.

How effective are they? I took the SC back to the MOT tester and she sailed through this time.

On the road the dipped beam is a superb bright blue white, throwing a wide beam in front of the car with a good amount of light up the verge – a massive improvement, without dazzling oncoming cars. The main beam is more difficult to judge; it gives a bright blue white light, with a huge spread of light, the distance lit up ahead of you is comparable with my modern car, but no better; but still better than my replaced SC headlights. The traditional headlamp glass spreads the light, clear glass could increase distance at the expense of originality.

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A big thank you to all those members who e-mailed, phoned, and/or met us in 2015. We’re looking forward to more of the same this year.

Steve and Sue

911 Carrera Club Sport Register Secretary Alan Cordery 01798 344481 alan_cordery@yahoo.co.uk

964 Register Secretary David Bladon 07771 194507 – 964@porscheclubgb.com Register Assistant David Moulton-Bark 07775 821715 davidmoultonbark@googlemail.com

964 Carrera RS Register Secretary Melvin Spear 07860 595355 – 964rs@porscheclubgb.com

993 Register Secretary Maurice Piper 01981 258496 mauricepiper@btinternet.com Register Assistant Christian Sanger 07968503385 cjsanger@gmail.com

993 Carrera RS Register Secretary Paul Howells 01594 833238 993rs@porscheclubgb.com

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workshop area, where visitors were able to see cars ‘in build’ in greater detail. There were some very nice cars on show and for sale.

Register Members in Print.

I was contacted recently by fellow member Emma Ryan from Region 17 (Southern), who kindly sent me photos of her recently acquired 2003 Turbo in white, all dressed up ready to take her daughter Alice to her prom.

As some of you may be aware, there are not many white 996s around, let alone Turbos. On discussing this with Emma, she revealed that, no it’s actually a cheat! The previous owner had it ‘wrapped’ – it’s in fact Seal Grey underneath. The previous owner also played with the engine a lot and, annoyingly, it keeps displaying an engine check light. Although it’s running well, her local independent has come to the conclusion it has a boost leak somewhere but, as yet, they haven’t found the source of the problem.

If you would like an image of your 996 (and preferably yourself with it) published in this column, please e-mail me a photo together with a few words.

996 technical issues.

Please keep your 996 technical questions coming through via e-mail to me or Gary Sorrell (gary.sorrell@porschecolchester.co.uk), or to Richard Hamilton, via the Forum on the website.

Diary Dates February 18-21 London Classic Car Show.

March 6 Cornbury House Open Day. Enjoy your 996…

Register Secretary Andy Willis 07775 138527 – 996@porscheclubgb.com Day out in Moreton-in-Marsh Early December gave me a chance to meet up with fellow Region 10 (Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire) members for an early breakfast prior to driving to Cornbury House for the Christmas Open Day, and a very well attended event it was. There was also an opportunity to visit the nearby premises of Rennsport, who after the recent completion of their new showroom, had their first open day. This gave visitors the chance, not only to see the showroom itself but also the

Andy

997 Register Secretary Clive White 07831 257042 – 997@porscheclubgb.com Technical Assistant Alan Stoneham 07803 237610 - alan_stoneham@hotmail.com Hi to all Register members and a very happy new year.

Over my shoulder – a look back over the year It’s customary at this time to look back over the past 12 months.

Southwest Tour Early in April our season’s opener, the Southwest Tour, proved to be challenging – it started with the venue for Friday lunch being closed for refurbishment. On Saturday, the tour nearly ground to a halt in monsoon-like conditions, with wind, rain and mist; not to mention two unannounced road closures en route. Sunday saw little improvement as gusting winds remained unabated, blowing a telegraph pole over and blocking the road through Porlock village, necessitating a hurried detour back across Exmoor. The 997 Register tourers are made of stern stuff, and in spite of all these dramas everyone agreed it had been a thoroughly enjoyable and stimulating weekend with the Commodore Hotel at Instow looking after us extremely well.

Pangbourne By comparison, the weather in May for our next outing was benign. We met up in Pangbourne with Register member, Alex Larkin, arranging for us to be guests at the new Aston Martin showrooms, where we were warmly welcomed, offered a lavish breakfast and given a look around their sumptuous showroom. We also visited the Lamborghini dealership next door and the adjoining Bentley workshops. So Pangbourne proved to be a small village with outstanding motoring facilities. Following this, we set off for a pleasant morning’s convoy drive into the Berkshire countryside, before an excellent late lunch at a local pub. Our thanks to Alex for laying on this event.

More spring and summer events…

In June, a number of our members joined the organised Club trip to the Le Mans 24-hour race to watch the Porsche team gain outright victory.

In July, some members paid a visit to the increasingly popular Royal International Air Tattoo and Porsche display at RAF Fairford.

The same weekend another contingent were guests at a BBQ hosted by former 991 Register Secretary, Peter Webb and his wife Lesley, at their lovely manor house near Swindon.

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911 (991) “2S” 3.8 PDK (12 - 2012) Platinum with black/grey leather. Satnav.

20,000 miles .................................... £60,000

911 (997) TURBO 3.6 (07 - 2007) Meteor grey with black leather. Satnav.

35,000 miles .................................... £53,000

911 (997) TURBO 3.6 TIP (57 - 2007) Silver with ocean blue leather. Satnav.

45,000 miles .................................... £52,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (60 - 2010) Atlas grey with black leather. Satnav.

37,000 miles .................................... £47,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (58 - 2008) Midnight blue with black leather. Satnav.

37,000 miles .................................... £46,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (09 - 2009) Basalt black with black leather. Satnav.

48,000 miles .................................... £45,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (59 - 2009) Silver with black leather. Satnav.

43,000 miles .................................... £44,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (58 - 2008) Basalt black with terracotta leather.

Satnav. 35,000 miles ....................£42,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (09 - 2009) Silver with black leather. Satnav.

51,000 miles .................................... £42,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (58 - 2008) GT Silver with black leather. Satnav.

51,000 miles .................................... £41,000

911 (997) “C2” 3.6 “GEN 2” PDK (58 - 2008) Meteor grey with black leather. Satnav.

50,000 miles .................................... £37,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 TIP (06 - 2006) Cobalt blue with grey leather. Satnav.

21,000 miles .................................... £36,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 (07 - 2007) Basalt black with black leather. Satnav.

36,000 miles .................................... £36,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 TIP (07 - 2007) Atlas grey with grey leather. Satnav.

34,000 miles .................................... £36,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 (57 - 2007) Meteor grey with black leather. Satnav.

41,000 miles .................................... £36,000

911 (997) TARGA “4S” 3.8 (56 - 2006) Midnight blue with ocean blue leather.

Satnav. 52,000 miles ....................... £36,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 (08 - 2008) Silver with black leather. Satnav.

51,000 miles .................................... £35,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 (08 - 2008) Cobalt blue with grey leather. Satnav.

54,000 miles .................................... £34,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 (57 - 2007) Basalt black with black leather. Satnav.

47,000 miles .................................... £33,000

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available to lead the expedition. The organisers have the weekend all under control, so there is nothing to do there. It just needs someone to head up the return journey back over the mountains to UK. Please let me know if you fancy helping out on this event.

Spring Tour As you will see from the Calendar, the Spring Tour has been scheduled for April 1-3. Once again it will be based in north Devon. We’re checking out our new hotel base now, after which we will start taking reservations, so please keep a weather eye on the forum.

Please step up to the plate We now look forward to 2016. I mentioned last month that Alan has now taken over as coRegional Organiser of the South West Region, so will not now be able to devote so much time to 997 events. We therefore need someone to fill his place to give me a hand during the coming year.

We have one of the largest Registers in the Club and certainly the most active, so I’m hoping we can maintain, and build on, this in the future. If you’d care to lend a hand, please get in touch.

We also need a few more members to help put on events. It’s an enjoyable and rewarding task.

There may be something you’d like to do that

would be of interest to other members. So do come up with your suggestions. If everyone offers to do a little, then a lot will get done!

Website advice Check you are with us…

If you have a 997, and are not sure whether you are on our Register, you should log onto the Club website and click on ‘My Profile’. I’m unable to do this for you as I have no access to the Club database. Your contact at Club HQ is Chris (membership@porscheclubgb.com); he can supply you information on your membership status. If you’ve transferred from another Register, you may still receive communications from your previous Register – this is a known ‘IT glitch’ and is currently being worked on. Please make sure your e-mail address is correct because we need it to keep in touch.

Members’ Gallery If you would like your car featured in the Members’ Gallery, just send me a picture and I can get it posted up. A small size, mobile phone type photo is fine for the gallery, but I really need a full-sized one (at least 1Mb) for use in Porsche Post.

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Mid-Wales Tour In October it was our autumn tour of mid-Wales.

Starting from Llandrindod Wells, it was a 300-mile, two-day tour, covering some of the finest roads the Principality has to offer. It was great to see several first-time tourers join us for this one (a full report of this event appeared in last month’s Porsche Post).

Lotus visit November saw an excellent turn out for our Lotus factory tour in Hethel, Norfolk. This seems to be a very popular type of event and we’re looking to do another factory tour this year.

Officials’ Conference We also attended the Officials’ Conference, at Club HQ, in April and November, to hear about how the Club was performing (very well actually), and the Board’s plans for the future.

Christmas Party The grand finale was, of course, our Christmas Party, somewhere in Oxfordshire. It turned out to be a most convivial evening, with a disco and late bar. Our friends from the 991 and Macan Registers also joined us. The Macan Register swept up the spoils when Register Secretary Mike Allen and his wife Michelle scooped the quiz prize – a bottle of bubbly. The whole event worked out well for everybody and was probably one of the best we’ve had. If you missed it, look out for the announcement for this year soon, and book early. Next day we drove over to Cornbury House for the Club’s annual Christmas Open Day.

Cliff Norris’ 2007 C4S

2016 events Spanish Pyrenees Whilst on the subject of participation, the programme for the Spanish Supercar weekend in Santander has now been published – it is May 19-22. Gary went last year and had a great time, saying it is a top class event, well organised, with participants all treated like true VIPs. So this leads us to consider it for a Register outing for this year. Unfortunately, things have conspired against us and there is no longer anyone

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members tried their hand at hill climbing at the annual Prestcott Revival meeting.

The following week we were present at the Club’s National Event at Althrop, at which we provided a splendid dedicated Register display on both days. We were well oversubscribed for that event, with volunteers offering to show off their ‘pride and joys’. Unfortunately, many decided to leave it until the last minute to apply and missed out because spaces had been limited by the organisers. So the moral to this is ‘Get your name down right away and do not leave it to the last minute to book’.

August was a busy month too because we were out once again at our regular outing to Beaulieu for the annual Supercar Showdown.

There were many rare and exotic pieces of machinery on show, along with 30 late-model Club 911s. The weather was better this time (not like last year’s deluge). We were treated to some welcome late summer sunshine and free all-day hospitality courtesy of the organising team. It was a great day for us at this prestige event; good for our Club and our Register, and we’ve been invited back once again this year.

We took a bit of a breather during September, although there was still a great deal going on within the Club.

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Visit the 997 forum on the Club’s website. It will give you an up-to-date list of events Finally, a very happy new year, safe motoring in 2016 and enjoy your 997s.

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Test driving a 991 in the grounds of Tatton Hall

Events to note February 21-22 Portmeirion Sunday Lunch and overnight stay The rooms are disappearing quickly, but we can always add a few more for lunch.

members’ cars gallery is coming together on the website, and would be enhanced with a nice shot of your pride and joy.

I will let Porsche sign off with a ‘Happy New Year’ message:

March 11 The 15th annual RS track day A good opportunity to catch up with all our friends, even if you’re not taking your car on the circuit. I will be taking my ‘Anniversary’ there and hope to finally meet some of the 991 members.

January Page of our new Register calendar

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Diary Dates February 20-21 Visit to Port Meirion with 991 Register April 1-3 Southwest Tour North Devon as base.

May 19-22 Santander (Spain) Supercar Festival and Pyrenees Tour Provisional.

August 21 Beaulieu Supercar Showdown Provisional.

December 3 Register Christmas Party

991 Register Secretary Phil Graham 01625 524596 991@porscheclubgb.com My first encounter…

On January 3, despite a reasonable weather forecast, my first drive in the 991 Gen 2 was dampened by continuous rain throughout the four hour test drive. Sport mode was not an option for the dreadful conditions, so it was more of a leisurely drive and some photos in the grounds of Tatton Hall. I really enjoyed my first encounter with this amazing car, but to complete the picture I will need a couple of hours on a fine day to finalise the full report.

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930 (911 Turbo) View of a previous RS track day

April 17 World Edurance Championship, Silverstone The Club is planning on having a presence and discounted tickets will be available from the Club May 2 Gawsworth Classic Car Show Being on the Bank Holiday Monday attracts a large gathering of tasty Porsches. I’m sure we could do better than the usual handful of 991s!

July 29-31 National Event, at the Silverstone Classic This will be the ultimate gathering of 991s in 2016 and maybe a record number in one place.

August 28-29 Oulton Park Gold Cup Region 5’s big event of the year with enough dedicated parking to include a good show for the 991 Register.

Get in touch I would love to hear your views about events you would like to see over the coming months. The

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Register Secretary John Ward 01844 237508 911turbo@porscheclubgb.com Dage Sport DS935 Having taken delivery of the car, I have to say that I’m delighted with the purchase. I know that a surprising number of people don’t like the ‘slant nose’ look at all, but I’ve always liked it, especially when combined with those little Ruf wing mirrors – makes for a very clean line which the standard ‘elephant ear’ mirrors destroy. I’ve had these mirrors before, and provided that you set them up properly, they are eminently useable.

One surprise was that I had always thought that the interior of this car was Black and White, but it is in fact Dark Blue and White. Dage coloured the seat centres White, along with the steering wheel centre, the flat panels on the dash face, the door grab handles and the centre console/handbrake surround – far more tasteful than it may sound to some. After 27 years, it is in remarkably good condition – a testament to Lady Esquire shoe leather products, which it would

John’s Dage Sport DS935

Tech 9 1977 Porsche 930 3.0 Talking of breaking the bank, whilst assessing what bits I required for the DS935, it was clear to me that the strut brace had gone missing at some point. So, slightly with tongue in cheek, I contacted Phil Hindley at Tech 9, in Hale, to see if he still had the strut brace (genuine 1980s technology – metal, not carbon), that was on ‘my’ 911SCR he had previously acquired and turned into a three times Tour Brittania winner. To my delight, Phil thought that he might still have it stashed away somewhere, and promised to have a look for it. I also asked how their restoration of a 1977 3.0 930 was going, and got a folder of pictures by return, along with the statement that

it was their intention to make it: “The best RHD 3.0 911 Turbo in the world”. The images below show that this is no idle boast, and for those with deep pockets, that car is available to buy.

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Penny’s Piece Santa Baby, huh! John bought himself another Porsche. It arrived on the back of a trailer, all the way from Scotland, and very fine it looked as it sailed past the top of the bank that separates us from the road. I think the delivery driver had done a tour of the South Hams, judging from the places he said he’d been through. Still it is now parked in our very kind neighbour’s garage, along with a friend. I was ever hopeful of fewer cars, but no, it was not to be. So now there are two white Turbos and a silver 993, but I still have fond memories of the two black ones, Beauty and Thunder, from way back.

I have to say, Black with a Black interior is my colour scheme of choice. I know it shows every little mark, but I don’t have to clean them. The first car I had with a black interior was when I had my first border collie, Zak. I’d taken him to Mersea, and he’d had a lovely time on the beach and in the mud and sea. He was asleep on the back parcel shelf when I left him briefly to pop into the shop. By the time I came out, the interior was covered in grey mud which dried, and then, when the sun came out, really began to smell. It took ages to clean! Suffice it to say, Jill is only allowed in the Porsche if she curls up in the foot well – being of a nervous disposition this is generally her seat of choice and not a reflection on John’s driving.

Now all the cars are safely under wraps for winter, complete with their drip trays, which I had thought would make good plant trays in the greenhouse, but when I saw them they were not the right size, so John was relieved to be able to keep them.

The next task is to clear out our own garage (again), by Easter at the latest, in order to make room for both the 911 Turbos – the 993 is going to have to go.

924 except GT Register Secretary Paul Hedges 07940 441452 (6-10pm) 924@porscheclubgb.com First of all, a belated happy new year from me, and secondly, an explanation for the lack of a report last month.

My car – ‘back from the brink’ I left you with my car going for its first drive for three years to RPM Tecknic, in Cheddington, for its MOT, and also me buzzing at the thought of getting the car back on the road at last. I left the car for a few days and awaited the verdict. I never thought the car was going to pass without some work having to be done, but I didn’t expect the list to be so damning to the future of the car. To be presented with the list; with rust the top of concerns, made for a sombre occasion – ‘ashes to ashes, rust to rust’. It really looked like the end for my car.

I was really at a low ebb, until a ‘pep’ talk at the Club Officials’ Conference, when a ‘spark’ came back – after all, the car was still running.

Trefor, and others, advised me that RPM has a great reputation, and any work they do is of a high standard, but most importantly for me, it would be at a high cost. My car, needed a more ‘artisan’ approach, and what I needed was a ‘Studerman’ for the modern classic age, and Trefor was just the person.

The first hurdle was distance – my car was in Luton and the car needed to be in Dorset.

Secondly, I needed a trailer; and thirdly, finding the time to for all these elements seemed a distant prospect. But it wasn’t.

So on December 8 at 7pm I found myself loading the car onto a trailer, strapping it down and waving it goodbye.

Happy New Year…

John and Penny

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seem is what Dage used to achieve the colour change.

In an attempt to restore this car to something approaching its former glory, I’ll be going through a fairly hefty ‘to do’ list over the next few months without, hopefully, breaking the bank!

My 924, Trefor’s 944 doing the towing, and trailer courtesy Neil Haughey

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The distance problem was mitigated by Trefor having an appointment an hour’s drive away; the trailer was loaned by a 944 racing driver Neil Haughey (who I owe many thanks to). As for the time issue, well I dropped everything to make it happen.

Since then I have had regular updates. The following are selected comments from Trefor: “I jacked it up, removed the front under tray, and put it on axle stands, removed all four wheels, wire brushed and applied WD40 to each of the brake pipe connections that need to be undone. I also undid the bottom connections to the front callipers, and started draining.

“I must admit I thought the MOT garage was harsh when I looked at the brake pipes, (OK, the nearside front were in need of attention), but the others really didn’t look too bad. This was confirmed when I started undoing the offside front, and discovered it was either copper or cupro-nickel – they do not corrode.” (Later all four brake pipes were replaced) “I have removed the front offside calliper, which has seized. At the moment it has been wire brushed off in the relevant places, and allowed to soak in WD40 where appropriate, so it can hopefully be stripped and re-assembled. Typically, this is all that needs doing to these cast iron callipers, so long as you can get the pins out without bending them!”

Life begins at 40 On December 11 I managed to finish work a couple of hours early, so took the opportunity to contact the four Porsche Dealerships at Swindon, Hatfield, Leeds and Glasgow, who are undertaking the mechanics, electrics, plumbing and suspension work, and also the independent specialists, Road and Race, who are responsible for the bodywork and paint.

It was nice that everyone knew my name and welcomed me with open arms when hearing of my offer to assist with contacts who may be able to make or find parts, if required.

Swindon was able to inform me that 002 had already been stripped down to the bare shell by the team. I arranged to visit Swindon on the 16th to converse with the technician and view the removed engine.

I also hope to be in contact with A. Rouse and T. Dron, to see if they might be able to relive with us some memorable moments with the car, while testing at Paul Ricard and during the Le Mans 24-hour race.

The restoration needs to be completed within six months, so there is no need to panic. I will report every month on the progress, whether it be good or bad.

The two photographs below show the huge intercooler and the technician responsible for the rebuild.

Tref So work has started apace and I can’t wait to hear and see what has been done next.

Cars wanted and for sale There have been a few people asking me about buying and selling cars. This includes someone looking for a Series 2 Turbo. Also there is a very nice sounding 2.0 model for sale.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a 924 in any condition do let me know, and do remember that one of the benefits of Club membership is the competitive advertising rates. Contact Club Office for more details. If we don’t know the car is out there we can’t get you what you need.

How unlucky can you get…

In last month’s Register column I mentioned the demise of a friend of Tony Dron. The chap in question purchased a new 924 Carrera GT, travelled to the 24 Hours at Le Mans with Tony and others, and then intended to drive in convoy to Monza to another race meeting. On leaving the circuit, he found that the 924 Carrera GT had vanished, never to be seen again. Sadly this was a double whammy because, previously, he had had a 930 stolen in Italy, which was found a couple of years later in Sidney – the new keeper having no idea it had been stolen.

Ricky

928 Register Secretary David Hemmings 07768 983743 – 928@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Andrew Brierley 01204 491573 brierley28@virginmedia.com Unusual 928s – an estate version Chris Clark runs a 928SE Sport and, until quite recently, was the Club Director on the Board of the Motor Sports division. In his more recent travels to Stuttgart he came across a specialbodied car, here is his story and pictures: “In the year 2000 a select group of 928 enthusiasts visited the Porsche factory, and part of the itinerary was a scenic drive to Schloss Langenburg, a castle with family connections to the Duke of Edinburgh. The outbuildings of the castle housed a motor museum containing an interesting collection of cars and German automobile memorabilia; to our surprise, one of the exhibits was a five-door 928 estate car.

The intercooler

More next month…

Paul

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924 Carrera GT Register Secretary Ricky Caesar 07796 935550 924carreragt@porscheclubgb.com

924 Carrera GTP restoration project (continued) This a progress report on the restoration project described in last month’s column.

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“The car was a design study dating from 1987 (928 S4 H50), and it featured two extra small rear doors on each side, which opened from the leading edge. With no B-pillar, there was easy access to the rear seats with both doors open.

Maybe it was inspired by the 928 estate car specially constructed by the factory in 1984 and presented to Ferry Porsche on the occasion of his 75th birthday. That particular car (928-4, or sometimes called 942) had two doors plus a rear hatch, an extended wheelbase, and ‘projector headlights’ rather than the pop-up variety.

“Although produced at the time of the 928S (there was no S2 model in Germany), the front section of the car was of S4 design – a sign of things to come.

“Roll forward to November 2015, and by complete coincidence, I visited the Stuttgart factory on the same day as Paul Rui, the owner of another 928 estate car. This three-door model in Oak Green (see below) was commissioned by Gunter Artz, and is based on a 1981 Porsche 928S. Originally the car would have had conventional slotted flat disc wheels and flag mirrors, but these have been replaced by up-dated components. The rear tailgate is opened by a switch in the location normally reserved for sunroof operation. The improved aerodynamics provided by the square-cut rear end are said to give the car a higher top speed than a conventional 928.

“I have extended an invitation to Paul to bring his 928 estate car to our 40th anniversary celebration at Brooklands. It would be nice to see some of the 928 rarities at that event.”

Chris

928 estate car, as seen in 2000

Another estate version as seen in 2015

928 Values Andrew Brierley 928 GT owner writes: “I believe we have all noticed the wind of change in relation to 928 values during 2015. Of course it is not just 928s, the value of most classic cars has increased. With car values it is often difficult to sort fact from fiction. We see some of the high asking prices for 928s (north of £60k) at dealers. If a car ceases to be advertised by a dealer we would assume that the car has been sold, but we have no way of knowing the actual price achieved – we really need a Zoopla for cars! Sometimes, a 928 is removed from one dealer’s website only to pop up on another dealer’s website.

“I noticed the hardening of values during 2014, with a number of sales with a confirmed price above £30k. Those sales were achieved quickly by the sellers, whereas prior to 2104 a seller may have had to wait a long time to achieve a price above £30k. I know of a GTS Auto that was purchased for £35k during the spring of 2014, and that has just been sold, 18 months later, for £40k (and there were a number of interested parties in the purchase).

“As with most classic cars, rarity is an important factor in order to achieve these higher values. For example, 928s with an automatic gearbox do not command such high values as the manual gearbox 928. I feel I can say, with certainty, that a manual 928 will be worth twenty to thirty per cent more than an equivalent condition auto 928.

“It is not that long ago a fairly good GT could be found for around £12k, and a poor one for just under £10k. Now it is virtually impossible to find a GT under £20k, with the asking price for good ones being in the region of £30k.

“As the 928 is now making the transition from just being an ‘older car’ to a genuine ‘classic car’, the condition of it will be more important than ever. Due to increasing age the varying conditions of 928s will be just as massive. We know that proper restoration costs are very high and, even with increasing values, this cannot always be justified on a financial basis. For example, the odds are that a 928 bought for, say, £20k with £10k spent on repairs and/or renovation may not be as good as a car bought for £30k. A prime example would be air-con. I would estimate fewer than half of 928s in the UK have working air-con, and this can be a very expensive £2k fix – rarely a re-gas.

“I would advise ‘buyer beware’, and include a full inspection of any 928, to obtain an in-depth assessment of condition, cost of remedial work – hence obtaining an accurate value.

“One final note for long-term owners like myself (20 years plus); all above is fairly academic if you don’t intend selling your 928 (in the same way when the value of your house rises but you have no intention of moving). The important point for current owners is insurance value. Please remember this is not the same as market value, it should indicate the replacement value of your 928.

So if you own a 928 in ‘exceptional’ condition, it is the cost of buying an equivalent 928, and how much you would need to spend to bring it to the same ‘exceptional’ condition. This leads me to conclude I should be increasing the insurance value of my 1991 GT to around £40k. I base this on the fact I may be able to buy a good one for £30k, but would probably need to spend £10k to bring it up to the standard of my current car.”

Adrian

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May 21 New event at the Coventry Transport Museum The December edition of PP carried a short article by West Midlands (Region 9) about their successful visit to Coventry in October 2015, which not only interested me, but they were happy to talk to me about it too. The Transport Museum was re-opened last summer, after a £9.5 million pound refurbishment to enlarge and update the site. In addition, they now have a large frontage onto which selected car clubs can line up their cars for special display purposes. Having enjoyed Gaydon in 2015, with a good turnout of cars, Coventry seems a natural place to bring 928 owners together. We are asking the 968 Register to join us as well. The date for your diary is May 21. Log onto their website (www.transport-museum.com) for lots more details of the wide variety of vehicles to be seen.

David

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Here’s hoping 2016 will be an enjoyable year for using your Porsches. I am already making a few plans to use my 968. For example, Goodwood Motor Racing is organising a big event in March and hopefully I will be there. The following months also look promising because we have agreed to join up with the 928 Register for a visit to the Coventry Motor Museum on May 21 – please support us. Final details to be confirmed, but in the meantime why not enter this date in your diary.

Keep your insurers informed For some time I have felt uneasy when answering queries about uprated chips being fitted to our car’s ECU. However, some insurance companies are different. I asked my insurers, and they said they needed to know. If you don’t advise your insurer, some may class this as a non-disclosure.

They could refuse a claim on the basis the client has deliberately misrepresented the facts when applying for a quote. So tell your insurers.

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By the way, Promax have since fitted their latest road chip, and what a brilliant result that has been.

Member’s 968 Lee Barbors owns a Tiptronic Cabriolet, with 67,000 miles on the clock. Lee asked his insurers about chipping, and they quoted a £40 extra cost to his insurance.

Values Having attended the Porsche Auction at Silverstone, I must raise the subject of values. I see the occasional 968 advertised for under £10k. Certainly, high mileage affects prices, but don’t undervalue your car. Standard 968 Coupés are worth anything from £12k to £20K, and Cabriolets even more; Club Sports are worth anywhere between £25k and £30k (obviously, these values depend on condition mileage and originality). Cars with provenance will fetch even higher prices; however we must ignore this aspect, otherwise it may take the fun out of driving our 968s.

What an improvement…

Roger Bracewell, ‘The Wheel Restorer, writes and tells me he has had some interesting experiences with a 968. He fitted a chip produced by an American company called RS Barn; at the same time he fitted a set of Nippon Denso Indium plugs, and Magnecour Ignition leads. He was incredibly impressed with the immediate performance increase – the difference was staggering. He also changed the wheels from 17-inch Cups to 17-inch Boxster wheels which were narrower and lighter (8.5 inch wide rims and 235 by 45 by 17 tyres on the rear, and 7 inch wide rims and 205 by 50 by17 tyres on the front). This setup instantly made handling sharper, with brilliant turn in, and no wheel spin. A success. His conclusion is that 968s are generally ‘over tyred’.

It is good to hear other points of view. Roger has since sold his 968, but reckons they are “a great Porsche” - and so say all of us.

Website expertise Cornbury House has a new staff member, a ‘Digital Executive’, George Woodward, who is planning on giving me some training on the Club’s new website. Hopefully, I can then extend my Register writings to the website and also pass on any tips via that media. You should see some changes in our section of the website – our 968 Technical Adviser, Alex Eacock, is planning on writing some maintenance guidelines. So we are getting there.

More importantly, your articles are going to be required – so if you have a few minutes, drop us a line with a story about your 968 A bitter pill…

Finally, I never seem short of a story about my car, which is a pity sometimes, because it usually ends up costing me money. A few weeks ago I was involved in a group appraisal about the evolution of four cylinder front-engined Porsches in the period ’85 to ’95 – the Classic and Sporstcar magazine tested and drove a 924, 944 and my 968. Since then I have noticed a binding noise from the rear nearside wheel area, which has turned out to be a worn rear hub, meaning the disc has not been running true – no it’s not the bearing, I wish it was – it’s definitely the hub.

The Porsche factory replacement, pending confirmation, is somewhere in the region of £700.

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That’s a bitter pill just before Christmas!

There will also be the cost of labour. I keep telling myself the car is 21 years old and has 166 thousand miles on the clock, I should expect items to wear out. I’ll have to tone down my driving.

The nearside rear hub, which was running slightly out of true due to wear, causing the disc brake to vibrate under heavy braking

Happy 968 motoring…

Ken

Boxster Register Secretary Tracy Wilkins 01992 450740 boxster@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Secretary Cliff Wilkins Contact details as above A new year It seems very strange, as I sit writing this on Boxing Day, that you will be reading this report in the February edition. With the unseasonably warm weather, many of our cars are still being used and the brave may even have their hoods down. Of course our thoughts are with those in the north who aren’t so lucky, and I hope that you haven’t been affected by the terrible floods.

Christmas Open Day At the end of last year, Cliff and I attended the Club’s Open Day – and what a day it was. With over 300 hundred people attending the car park would have made Porsche AG proud. With so many different models being parked outside I think it made it one of the best Open Days since our time with the Club. I helped Director’s wife, Ann James, on her charity stall and, with the generous members buying the goodies on sale, we managed to raise nearly £400 for the Speen Hospices Charity – thank you everyone.

In the week leading up to the Open Day, I discovered that one of my business customers had just bought a 944. I told them about the Club and the Christmas event and they duly made a weekend of it in the Cotswolds, coming along to Cornbury House on the Sunday. They were so impressed they signed up there and then, and can’t wait for the events to commence this year. Welcome Mario and Demi and enjoy your car. Maybe I can talk you into a Boxster in the near future!

I also met a number of new Boxster owners who were very enthusiastic about their new cars – I hope that Cliff and I managed to answer

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some of your questions.

Finally I would like to thank the Club Office staff on behalf of the Boxster members. They worked tirelessly all day, and all this with a smile for everyone they met.

New Boxster 718 This year will see the introduction of the all-new Boxster. Whilst we know it will be given the model number 718, and that it will have a four cylinder turbo-charged engine, there are still a few final details to be confirmed by Porsche before its release at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Speculation is that the two models will be: a 2.0 litre, with a torque of almost 300bhp; and a 2.5 litre S model which will have a bigger bore stroke and 360bhp of torque (certainly impressive if this is the case). The fuel economy is also believed to save a litre of fuel per 60 miles, despite there being a small increase in the car’s weight.

Currently, there is speculation on its 0 to 60mph capability – it varies from source to source; so I will wait until the official statistics are announced.

Recent photos of the prototype 718 show a small amount of restyling from the current 981; such as new bumpers and light clusters, with the air intakes being active, to allow for the turbo engine. However, as this car is only the prototype, I am sure the final production car will differ slightly.

Probably the most substantial change is that Porsche are pricing the car higher than the Cayman model, which is to follow. This will be in line with all Cabriolet variants, which have always been more expensive than Coupé models.

Once the car is released, and I have spoken to Porsche, I hope to give you more facts and statistics. Until then it is still just a case of us all patiently waiting.

Ace Cafe With Christmas over, and us in need of some Boxster therapy, Cliff and I took ourselves off to the Ace Cafe for the Region 20 (London) December meet. Starting time was at 6pm, but with it being a bank holiday, by 6.15pm the marshals were struggling to accommodate the continuous stream of cars entering the car park. There were seven Boxsters in attendance, including a very nice Spyder, and a couple of 986 models, with and without hard tops.

Region 20 organisers, Nick and Ed, had secured the loan of a new 991 for the evening, and it was interesting to see the difference between that and my car. The 991 has new headlights (akin with the 918 Spyder) which are supposedly being added to the new 718 Boxster. They are certainly different, with four LED diodes per side in a dice shape. With more extras than you can imagine, it was definitely a fabulous car, and it will now be interesting to see how many features will be available on the new 718.

Boxster 981 versus new 991 Gen 2

Mike Wilds, but I know he is looking for more than just me to make the trip worthwhile – so if you are interested in some coaching, please contact Mike.

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Happy Boxstering…

Tracy

Diary Dates February 18-21London Classic Car Show at the Excel April 24 PCGB AGM April 15-17 FIA World Endurance Championship, Silverstone June 5 PCGB Annual BBQ, Cornbury House July 29-31 Silverstone Classic, PCGB National Event September 10 Register Rendezvous, Kedleston Hall, Derby

Cayman Register Secretary Kevan Sutherns 07733 318671 cayman@porscheclubgb.com Register Rendezvous and more As I said last month, I have received an email from Ken Coad (who is organising the 2016 Register Rendezvous) to confirm that it is set for September 10 at Kedleston Hall, which is not far off the A38, to the north of Derby, and is about as central as it is possible for members to meet up.

I trust that this gives plenty enough warning to enable Cayman Register members to plan how they can attend this excellent event.

In addition, having been recently approached about a Cayman get-together, I am looking into a Register Drive on Sunday September 11 This will be for those who manage to stay over on the Saturday night at the Rendezvous. I will of course be running it under Club rules, but I’m unsure on the permitted numbers. So if we start a list now, it will be allowed to build, and when I know just how many will be in attendance, we can ensure that Club rules and legalities are satisfied.

I expect this to be a social event rather than a fast road drive, Derbyshire has a lot of well-policed 50mph roads. We will plan it around meeting mid-morning and driving to a good lunch stop, probably in the Peak District, followed by a drive, from which we will then disperse for our return home.

Of course, there are other events to titillate you during the coming months. The National Event is at the end of July (Silverstone Classic). Then there are the Regional events and meetings, such as at Chatsworth. Remember that you are not tied to your one Region, membership is national and you are permitted to attend others – another Region may be more convenient by distance, or that it meets at a better date and time in the calendar for you.

Kevan

Panamera Register Secretary Steve McPherson 07831 346060 panamera@porscheclubgb.com

Register Secretary Alex Drobik 01628 620702 gt3@porscheclubgb.com Garage queens?

I hope everyone had a good festive break and a happy new year to all. It seems a long time ago that I garaged my cars for the winter. But as many of you have found, winter has not really hit thus far. So I did get the odd drive around to keep things moving along. I am still looking for gaps in the weather to take the cars out – I know it makes sense to run them and not be too squeamish about the ‘yucky’ conditions (as long as there is no salt), but I do confess that the cars have become more like ‘garage queens’ recently.

Simply put, I don’t like long-term scruffy dirty cars, and I can’t be bothered to give them a wash either.

Windscreen replacement…

On my 964, I had to replace the windscreen due to a nasty stone hit that caused a crack near the edge – it was prudent to get it replaced. It required a number of calls to the insurer, before they finally got the message that a classic insurance policy should continue to use OEM parts and not some ‘should be the same” parts.

Having finally argued the case for that, and for getting the right rubber seal, I was forced to use their windscreen repairers, which turned out to be National Windscreens. After some (concerned) calls to their Slough branch, I was assured the fitter was trained on Porsches and to leave it with them for a few hours. I really should not have worried, they did a fantastic job. The fitter told me he had done full glass-out repairs on Porsches and could be trusted – he was right.

Nice job, team.

Badge removal/replacement My other piece of car repair activity was to remove the bonnet badge on the GT3. Why? Well I plan to get the side skirts changed this year and have the bumper and bonnet front resprayed. I knew this when I put the current badge on, but those silly ‘speed nuts’, that are used nowadays, had spun in the groove and would not undo easily.

The badge is the Manthey version I added after having the K400 conversion done some years ago. The problem is that, since Porsche acquired Manthey, guess what, you can’t get a new badge.

If anyone has a spare Manthey badge please let me know.

Anyway, I managed to lever and grip the badge and speed nuts respectively, until they gripped the pins, and off they came. The problem now was, how to get the badge back. I decided to use a die and create threads for a M3 Nyloc nut. I purchased two speed nuts and cut the funny mastic paste off – I am not sure if it is designed to make the badge pins watertight, or just to allow some give for the nuts, but anyway it seemed the easiest way to replicate the fitting process with the M3 nuts. Oddly, it all seemed to work and I can now remove and reinstall the badge easily.

RS track day I have booked my first 2016 track day, the Oulton Park RS Porsche day in March. So hopefully I will see some of you there. I have nominally booked

Over to you…

I continue to look at different events that may appeal. As ever please let me know if you have something that would be of interest to you, or something that you could offer to GT3 members.

Happy GT3ing…

Alex

Speedster Register Secretary James Kirk 01252 710479/715185 speedster@porscheclubgb.com

Cayenne Register Secretary Geoff Budd 01305 889280 cayenne@porscheclubgb.com Horses for courses You may well have seen and read the frequently repeated, expensive, full-page advertisement currently being displayed in the ‘broadsheet’ national newspapers, extolling (albeit very briefly) the virtues of the Porsche Cayenne. The pictured model shown is a Brown Diesel edition (German registered) with Sports 21-inch wheels, wheel arch extensions and aluminium roof rails, including ‘road transport system’. The accompanying words, from the advert, highlight that the Cayenne is: “The family sports car from a family of sports cars” and continues with “when all you build is sports cars, what happens when you build an SUV? You create another sports car naturally.

One that’s always at home on the circuit, on the road, and off the beaten track. A car for every day that’s far from everyday.”

One re-occurring topic that crops up in discussions about Cayenne ownership and vehicle use is: “Is it for driving ‘… off the beaten track”, or in other words ‘off-road’? The overwhelming response is that the Cayenne is for ‘road transport’ use only, with many owners combining business and private usage.

I believe that there are those who do tow – trailing horseboxes and caravans for example – but these are well in the minority. Almost all visual ‘on road’ contacts are of free roaming cars.

There appears to be a misconception too, by the uninitiated, that the Cayenne has a similar role to certain other brands and their rural connections. But widespread off-road use with a Cayenne is certainly not borne out in practice and, officially, less commercially promoted since the limited Transsyberia edition ceased in production.

In the same way, whilst perfectly capable, perhaps a Cayenne ‘on the circuit’ may be a better use for the lower-centred and lighter designated versions within the marque. ‘Horses for courses’ springs to mind.

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Thanks Nick and Ed for another great evening, and for the fabulous photo.

Satnav guidance A further topic of note has come from owners of earlier versions, wishing to upgrade their now rather dated satnav operation. Advertisements offering various options to adjust the software within the operating system do appear, but sadly these may be commercial enterprises which do not provide solutions. It would seem that it is not possible to upgrade (maps plus post code entry) within existing systems.

Hence a separate unit is now suggested (Tom Tom, Garmin or similar), or the use of the GPS application on a mobile or iPad being the least expensive option. A permanent fixture would necessitate the installation of an after-market product, many of which are available, at a cost (which is happily coming down). Should anyone have been guided down an alternative and successful operational path, please share the route with us.

Enjoy your winter motoring, whatever the weather may bring – keeping ‘on the road’!

Geoff

Transsyberia, definitely ‘off-road’

Display Register Secretary Mac and Sue McLeod 01253 592755 – display@porscheclubgb.com

Display cars on location Last month we said that we had been unable to find a black Targa. Well, after submitting that report last month, we then find one – it is owned David Griffin, and he did attend the photoshoot for Vogue India (India?). His report is below. It sounds glamorous, but when we read about the instructions for the crew and models, it looks if it was far from it: ‘ an early start and bring your own ‘wellies’ because the venue has no roads…’

But all went well.

Vogue photoshoot “I was asked by Mac and Sue, of the Display Register, if I could attend the Vogue photoshoot early on Tuesday November 24 at the Laredo Western Club, Fawkham in Kent where they needed an early 911 Targa in black. This happened to describe my car and, as I am retired, I decided to help out. I had no idea what I had let myself in for, but it all sounded different “I arrived, by sat nav, to the address and expected to find a very commercial ‘western village’ similar to Old Tucson in Arizona. Wrong! I met Lorna when I arrived at the car park and she collected me and took me up to the village where I had a fantastic cup of tea. I was in one of the ‘wild west’ rooms next to a wood burner – great!

“Photographing continued all morning around the village, where the Vogue model was surrounded by make-up, hair and various other specialists. Then they went down to the car park to carry on photographing the 911. I had a spectacular fish and chip lunch with the team and left at around 2pm . Lorna had the time and courtesy to escort me down to the car park and I left very happy. My car was in pristine condition.

“Yes, I enjoyed the photoshoot although I didn’t actually attend the actual process of photographing my car –this took place in the car park at the bottom of a grassy and muddy field.”

David

Porsche Tractor Register Secretary John Hearn 01206 210553 or 01206 793536 (W)

Modified Register Secretary Desmond Sturdee 07768 814264 (9am-9pm) modified@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor Ian Heward ian@porscheshop.co.uk Register Assistant Peter Bell 07956 556992 Peter@P101tv.com

David Griffin’s black Targo that took part in the Vogue photoshoot

Classic and Sports Car photoshoot Next is Michael Eatough’s Porsche 930 LHE 5, it was featured in Classic and Sports Car – and on the front cover. A report and picture from Michael follows. We think it came out tops in the comparison.

“I received a phone call out of the blue from Mac, the purpose of which was to persuade me to make my 1981 Porsche 930 Coupé available for a photoshoot and test in October. The test and photoshoot was with two other very nice cars –

a restored 1973 BMW 2002 Turbo and a restored 1981 SAAB Turbo, both to a high standard. My 930 is an original unrestored car, which has had a good life and has been well maintained, during its 70,000 miles from new.

“Mac gave me the details of the journalist to make contact with. The journalist, Simon Charlesworth, was looking for a 930 that lived not too far away. After exchanging emails with Simon, I decided to accept the assignment. The article which included a comparison test, was for Classic and Sports Car, and their senior photographer, Tony Baker, was in charge of the shoot.

“A location in North Wiltshire was selected because of the quiet roads and picturesque scenery. Tony, a very experienced and skilled photographer, knew exactly what he was doing – we spent a number of hours in the process of arranging cars in order and taking photographs.

This included moving shots, where we had to drive very close to Tony’s Passat Estate; he sat in the boot with the door open with Simon driving.

Fortunately the roads were quiet and we managed to complete this exercise without many interruptions from local traffic.

“We had no time for a pub lunch, but Tony provided a selection of sandwiches from a local petrol station that we enjoyed (corporate entertaining and its highest). It was good to see the BMW and the SAAB and talk to their owners.

We got to know each other quite well by the end of the day.

“After lunch, the journalist interviewed us individually to learn more about each car. He then drove each car to get an idea of their differences. I recall he was impressed by the performance of the 930 as it sped past at 90mph, still in third gear.

“Later, more moving shots were taken in a remote location, and we eventually finished about 4.30pm.

“It was good day and we were very fortunate the weather was dry, with the sun shining. The location and company were excellent. It all worked very well and I am delighted to have taken part.”

Michael Wrong way of going about it As many of you are aware, we do not like computers very much and only use them under pressure. Imagine our surprise when, while emptying the ‘junk’ store, we found a PCGB Twitter.

“What on earth?” we exclaimed. It was some bloke saying he was from the Evo magazine and was asking if anybody had a particular Porsche that they could thrash around in. Some well-meaning chap had put them onto us at our Porsche Club address.

We really do try to keep a low profile due to the value of cars on our Register, and nothing is kept on computer at all. It was a bit of a shock to discover that we had been accessed through, of all places, the Club.

Needless to say they did not get a car. We pointed out to the ‘tweeter’ (who could have been any body) that the Club has a website, and an HQ, and that if he had gone through those channels he may have been able to obtain the car he wanted. He did not reply, so we guessed it was someone trying it on.

Our cars All OK. Gold 944 just re-insured, same mileage, same agreed value, no questions asked, no increase in premium – how good is that?

We forgot to say “Happy Christmas” last month (it was the last thing on our minds) so take this as a

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However, anyone who has experienced a Cayenne “off the beaten track and on a circuit” will be aware of the performance and exhilaration that can be produced – very much the sports car.

Handling cannot (quite) match that of Porsche’s two-seater generation, nor genuinely compete at the high end of their performance range, but it does, nonetheless, provide great fun.

All in all, it does what it says on the tin and is, which is exactly as many owners appreciate and value, a car for everyday. This SUV is a family sports car and is generally used as such.

Michael Eatough’s 930 LHE 5 at the Classic and Sports Car photoshoot

“Happy New Year” greeting – it being written on Christmas Eve. We left it until today so that we could say that now the days are lengthening, we can start getting the cars ready for the season.

Mac and Sue

Macan Register Secretary Mike Allen 07976697070 macan@porscheclubgb.com Surround view gets the ‘thumbs up’ David Saunders writes to tell me about the merits of specifying the surround view PCM system on his recently acquired vehicle.

“I like the surround view. It makes it very easy to park neatly in just about any space – no more guessing whether the front or back is sticking out beyond the lines or whether you’re a bit far to the left or right.

“One of the reasons for choosing it was to help me getting in and out of my garage. The opening is a couple of inches narrower than the mirrors, so they need to be folded in before going through.

The surround view helps a little with this manoeuvre but not as much as I had hoped. But overall I think it was a box worth ticking and I would go for it again.”

over 3,000 miles since November. As yet, I’ve not scuffed the 21-inch wheels, but perhaps this is more by luck than judgement – maybe the surround view would assist me on occasions!

The sunroof is ideal for making the most of the recent unusually mild sunny winter days and I’m delighted with the Impulse Red colour (now no longer available for some reason I’ve yet to discover). So my car will be rather rare, but high mileage, of course, when I come to sell.

Roll on April…

Fellow 991 owner, Adrian Robson, recently changed his order from a petrol Macan S to become one of the first owners of the new Macan GTS, with his car due to come off the line at Leipzig in early April. Of course the GTS version comes with several extra features as standard, including body kit, lowered suspension, and special interior – he has ticked quite a few other boxes as well!.

Unable to wait until April, Adrian has made a wise move by part exchanging his old Q5 and purchasing a nine month old Macan S Diesel with an agreed buy back, thereby avoiding various major costs of new tyres brakes and depreciation on his old car.

The ‘working’ Macan

Alan’s winter wheel/tyre combo

Forthcoming Events Workshop visit to PC Solihull I’m currently in the process of arranging this event which will take place on Saturday April 2. I will confirm the actual details in due course, but meanwhile be sure to put the date in your diaries and keep that day free.

I am also working on the arrangements for the summer trip to the Champagne region and again I will advise you of further details as soon as they are available.

David Working Macan My new Macan has been pressed into service recently with the house move and has covered

Alan

Register sticker If you haven’t got a Macan windscreen sticker yet, email me your details and I’ll post one to you.

Adrian’s ‘proxy’ Macan

Winter wheel and tyre sets I’m grateful to Alan Taylor who has sent me the following note regarding his recent tyre change.

We all have read about and, perhaps, witnessed the amazing improvement in both grip and, indeed, stopping distance at this time of year between regular summer and winter tyres, thus highlighting the considerable safety advantages of changing to winter tyres, even though our UK ‘winters’ seem to be very unpredictable nowadays. Alan writes: “With winter fast approaching and the original set of tyres having covered 11,000 miles (and a

Happy Macan-ing…

Mike

Race Car Register Secretary Paul Ward 07894 877802 (before 9pm) 964ngt@gmail.com

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Silverstone Grand Prix circuit track day), it looked like a good idea to invest in a set of winter wheels and tyres. After a little discussion with the very helpful Porsche Brooklands Service Centre, I opted for the 19-inch Sports Classic, painted in Satin Platinum with Pirelli Scorpion tyres. This set replaced the original 21-inch wheels and tyres.

“I am pleased to report that the 19-inch wheel with these tyres appears to offer a little softer ride and lower road noise. Because I was offered a £300 discount for paying on the day of order it has turned out to be a rather happy investment; although there is a cost involved of wheel set storage (at the Porsche ‘Wheel Hotel’ with duvet and Sky TV but no breakfast) at an additional cost of £420, including labour for swap over on demand.

“The weather hasn’t been sufficiently severe to put them to the test yet, but I will report later in the season if I still hold my ‘Looks like a good idea’ view.”

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CALENDAR WHAT’S ON IN 2016

FEBRUARY 2

Herts Air Ambulance talk (R21)

3

R20 ‘On Tour’ - Pie & Mash (R20)

3-7

Retromobile, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris

2

Castle Combe Action Day (R16)

2

Car Cleaning Day (R25)

3

Breakfast Classic Car meeting, Wrightington (R18)

19-22 2016 Santander (Spain) Supercar Festival and Pyrenees Tour (997)

6

R20 ‘On Tour’ – Pot Luck (R20)

20

Blyton Park novice/track event (R4)

6-10

Techno Classica, Essen

21

Gathering at the Coventry Transport Museum (928)

18

Aston Martin technical lecture Holiday Inn Hotel, Basildon (R11)

5

Pre-season dinner at Massereene Golf Club (R27)

9-10

R20 Spring Break – Ponies and Porsches (R20)

22

Sunday Brunch Scramble (R31)

12-14

Automotoretro, Lingotto, Turin

10

Elan Valley Dam visit (R13)

22

Porsches on the Prom – Anglesey

14

Route, Toot and Shoot (R15)

10

20-23 Manx Tour

17

Technical lecture at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre (R11)

Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary visit (R18)

10

Cotswold Coffee Cruise (R31)

27-29 International 914 Meeting 2016, Siegen, Germany (914) 29

18-21

London Classic Car Show at the Excel

13

Wheel alignment/tyre-fitting session SCS Porsche (R15)

18-21

R20 @ The London Classic Car Show (R20)

15-17

WOTY (R29)

15-17

FIA World Eendurance Championship Silverstone

20

Test drive and health check day (R1)

20-21 Visit to Port Meirion with 991 Register (997)

17

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

21

Lunch at Portmeirion (R18, R5)

23

New Year dinner (R7)

24

‘Drive It Day’ Kersey Mill (R12), R11

27

‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance (R12)

24

Woodhall Spa ‘County Wheels’ (R4)

24

Sheffield Park and Garden (R29)

24

Sunday Brunch Scramble (R31)

27

Doddington Hall and Transport Museum (R4)

28

Cotswold Coffee Cruise (R31)

MARCH

23-24 Officials Conference and AGM 24

Prodrive visit (R25)

28

Lotus tour (R11)

6

Breakfast Classic car meeting, Wrightington (R18)

30

‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance (R12)

6

Cornbury House Open Day

Donington Historic Festival (R8)

11

Oulton Park RS trackday (R5)

30-2 May

13

Weston helicopter museum (R16)

13

R20 Sunday Escape - Cars and Stars (R20)

1

Technical lecture at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre (R11)

Supercar Sunday at Mitton Hall (R18)

1

Stanford Hall VW Show (914)

2

Gawsworth Classic Car Show (R5)

6-8

Gourmet weekend (R11)

7

PCGB/PC Glasgow trackday (R1)

16

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

17-20 Retro Classic Show, Messe, Stuttgart

MAY

19

Visit to Addspeed in Horsham (R29)

8

Regional Concours (R13)

20

Wolf sanctuary visit (R13)

8

20

Breakfast meeting, The Phantom Winger (R18)

R20 Sunday Escape – Windy Wastelands (R20)

20 27

Kent Breakfast Club (R25) Cotswold Spring Tea Bun Run (R31)

APRIL 1-3

2016 Southwest Tour (997)

14-16 10e Grand Prix De Monaco Historique (R29)

Lotherton Hall (R7)

24

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

29-31 Silverstone Classic National Event

AUGUST 3

R20 ‘On Tour’ – Summer Cruise (R20)

6

Charity Day at Stalham (R12)

7

Helmingham Classic Car and Bike Show (R12)

7

Supercar Sunday at Mitton Hall (R18)

14

TOTEM (R8)

13

Help for Heroes event Robert Lewis’ Museum (R11)

1

R20 ‘On Tour’ – Drive to Nowhere (R20)

14

Regional Show and picnic, Witton Castle (R3)

4-5

Tatton Park Classic Car Show (R5)

21

5

Secret Hills Tour (R13)

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

5

PCGB Annual BBQ, Cornbury House

21

Beaulieu Supercar Showdown (997)

21

Classic and Sports Car Day Hyde Hall, Rettendon (R11)

27

‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance (R12)

Scenic drive and BBQ (R15)

5

16

JUNE

15-20 Factory Visit

21

Prescott, Le Vie En Bleu (R16)

17

5

Supercar Sunday at Mitton Hall (R18)

5

Cleveleys Car Show (R18)

12

Chatsworth Porsche Pageant (R8)

16-20

R20 @ Le Mans 24 2016 - Title Defence (R20)

17

Gliding afternoon with evening BBQ (R16)

17-19

WOTY (R12)

18-19

Le Mans 24

19

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

27-29 WOTY, Stirling (R3) 28

BVPG Classic Car Show, Blackpool (R18)

28-29 Oulton Park Gold Cup (R5) 29

Annual Wales drive (R14)

SEPTEMBER 3

Oulton Park Porsche Club Championship (R5)

23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed

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Classics at the Castle Hedingham

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Supercar Sunday at Mitton Hall (R18)

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Register Rendezvous, Kedleston Hall, near Derby (968)

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BVPG Classic Car Show, Lytham (R18)

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R20 Sunday Escape – London Landmarks VIII (R20)

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Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

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Warren Golf Club Classic Car Show (R11)

‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance (R12)

JULY 3

Social Sunday – Clubhouse

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Maldon Motor show (R11)

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TOTY Le Mans Classic (R4)

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Le Mans Classic

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Royal International Air Tattoo

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Porkers in the Trough VII (R18)

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R20 Sunday Escape – Cambs Curves (R20)

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Shuttleworth Collection visit (R21)

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Visit to Old Warden Airfield (R21)

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North Coates Wings and Wheels (R4)

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Technical lecture at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre (R11)

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Kimbolton Castle Classic Car Show and Country Fayre (R24)

OCTOBER 2

Breakfast Classic Car meeting, Wrightington (R18) ■

Regions ■ Registers ■ Main Club

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Miscellaneous 74 copies of Octane magazine for sale from January 2010 to present. Very many Porsche-related articles. Buyer collects or meet in Region. £100. Contact Stuart at jascrewe@gmail.com or 01454 414118 911 and Porsche World magazines, Nos 1-260 including special collectors’ editions, £100. Buyer collects (Berkshire).

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Parts 993 headlight, front bumper, bumper beams. 964 bonnets, trailing arms, front hubs, cills, steering column, rear lights, etc.

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944 front bumper, 1986, good condition, £190. Tel: 07909 882947 or 020 8650 2365

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991 C2S pdk Coupe. ’12. 6,400 miles. dry use. Glass sunroof.

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£87,995

997 Turbo S cabrio PDK ’11.

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Porsche Boxsters, 944/968 any year, any model, any condition, with or with out history. Contact Edward on 07774 484497 any time 7 days.

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INDEPENDENT PORSCHE SPECIALISTS 1. Avon Advanced Car Care Unit 3, Fairways Ind. Est. Filton, Bristol, BS34 7QS T: 0870 765 5911/0117 944 1944 E: sales@advancedcarcare.co.uk www.advancedcarcare.co.uk A progressively high tech, fully equipped Porsche servicing facility based in Bristol. The professional personalised care for you and your car is what makes us so unique. We pride ourselves on our integrity, flexibility and understanding of each client’s specific needs. Our friendly and professional staff believe that our best customer is an educated customer. We will take as much time as is necessary to explain what needs to be done to your ‘pride and joy’ and how we will go about doing this. No matter what your needs or desires, if it’s quality main dealer standards you need, we do it here.

We don’t cut corners and we don’t rush jobs. At Advanced Car Care we take the time to do it right, first time! Call us for a free estimate, or pop into our Bristolbased premises. Which trusted trader.

2. Bedfordshire Auto Umbau The impact bumper specialist 47B Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HS. T: 01525 861182 www.classicporscherepairs.co.uk We offer the following services: fixed-price servicing, engine rebuilds, gearbox rebuilds, electrical fault finding, wheel refurbishment, upholstery repair, bodywork repairs. Restoration, pre-purchase inspections. Insurance valuations, vehicle collection and delivery.

RPM Technik Units 6 & 7, Old Airfield Industrial Estate, Cheddington Lane, Long Marston, Hertfordshire, HP23 4QR T: 01296 663824 E: info@rpmtechnik.co.uk www.rpmtechnik.co.uk

3. Berkshire RSJ Sports Cars 3rd Floor STS House, Bristol Way, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3QE T: 01753 553969 E: joel@rsjsportscars.co.uk www.rsjsportscars.co.uk RSJ have been established since 1998 as a Porsche dealer and we are focused on the sales of used Porsche cars and the servicing and repair of used Porsche cars. As a Porsche dealer RSJ aims to be the next best alternative to a main dealer. We prepare our cars for sale to a main Porsche dealer standard. Our used Porsche cars have all cosmetic and mechanical refurbishment carried out to the same level as our staff did when they worked at a main Porsche dealer.

Our aim is to make your life-long dream come true to buy that used Porsche 911 and have a good experience while owning it. Please call to come and view more than 25 used Porsches in our indoor 6,000 sq foot showroom.

4. Buckinghamshire RPM Technik Units 6 & 7, Old Airfield Industrial Estate, Cheddington Lane, Long Marston, Hertfordshire, HP23 4QR T: 01296 663824 E: info@rpmtechnik.co.uk www.rpmtechnik.co.uk

5. Cambridgeshire Auto Umbau The impact bumper specialist 47B Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HS. T: 01525 861182 www.classicporscherepairs.co.uk Barr-Tech Specialist Cars Ltd 90-92 Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0DL. T: 01223 425300 E: jonathan@barr-tech.com www.barr-tech.com Located in Cambridge, Barr-Tech have been established for more than 20 years, specialising in Porsche servicing, body repairs, diagnostics, engine rebuilds and now used Porsche sales in our new

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showroom. With a vast knowledge and enthusiasm, we genuinely believe that our experience and dedication will result in a better service at a reasonable price.

TWG Motorsport Thorpe Road, Longthorpe, Peterborough, PE3 6LU. T: 01733 332911 E: twg@supanet.com www.twgsport.co.uk Since 1982, TWH Motorsport has been dedicated to providing you with quality and dependable care of your Porsche. Expert mechanical repair and maintenance are the cornerstones of our business and, combined with our quality control scheme, give our customers 100% satisfaction. We offer a complete service from minor to major repairs for your car. To find out more about how are comprehensive service and repair can help you with all of your Porsche needs, we invite you to experience first-hand our quality service, staff and technicians.

6. Cheshire Ninemeister 12 Chesford Grange, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4RE T: 01925 242342 E: ask@ninemeister.com www.ninemeister.com The new 19,000sqft Ninemeister Customer service centre is perfectly located near M6 Jn21 offering ease of access via M6, M62 & M56 for customers across Manchester, Liverpool, Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire & the Wirral and just 20 minutes from Manchester & Liverpool airports. Our services include OPC quality fixed price servicing & repairs, Hunter 4 wheel chassis alignment & performance tyre service with Hunter Road Force wheel balancing; extensive engine rebuild facility for all 911, 964, 993, 996, 997, Boxster & Cayman; insurance approved repair facility, full body restoration, repair & paint. Performance upgrades include: Klein Innovation UK dealer; KW Suspension fitting centre; Motec engine management dealer; 9m Racing air-cooled fast road & race engines & parts. Please call or refer to website for more details.

OCD Porsche Specialists Unit 6 & 7, BMB Business Park, Dock Link, Wallasey, CH44 3EQ T: 01516 388911 E: info@ocdporsche.com www.ocdporsche.com OCD Porsche Specialists are based in The Wirral just by the Wallasey tunnel.

We repair, service, restore and modify Porsche models. Our motto is ‘Perfection as Standard’ because we see no reason to be average and pride ourselves in delivering affordable and professional care for your beloved Porsche. We cover the entire North West, including: Liverpool, Wallasey, Cheshire, Chester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. We service all Porsche models and repair all Porsche models.

Tech9 Motorsport Ltd Hale Garage, Hale Road, Liverpool L24 5RB. T: 0151 4255 911 E: sales@tech9.ms www.tech9.ms Engineering dealer since 1993, Tech9 has been providing a high-quality service for the repair, restoration and servicing of all Porsche models. Equipped with the official Porsche PIWIS diagnostic system, our services extend to cover engine and gearbox rebuilding, performance tyre supply and fitting, and we have an on-vehicle brake disc lathe. Highly experienced with R/RS/RSR, GT2 and GT3 variants. Specialising in geometry setting for road/track day or full motorsport use, using our Beissbarth alignment system. Sole UK distributor for TECHART tuning products for all the latest Porsche models. Discount available to Porsche Club members.

Location close to Liverpool Airport.

7. Cornwall Williams Crawford Ltd 911 Forge Lane, Moorlands Trading Estate, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6LX T: 01752 840307 E: info@williamscrawford.co.uk www.williamscrawford.co.uk

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Williams Crawford Ltd has been in business for almost 25 years, representing Cornwall dealing in classic and modern Porsche. We service and repair all Porsche models in our modern well-equipped workshops backed up by our highly skilled, dedicated and friendly team. Also on offer is our popular prestige brokerage service designed to take all of the hardship out of selling your valuable Porsche. Call Adrian or Richard to learn how our personal approach is different and can benefit you.

8. Derbyshire Cavendish Porsche Units 6 & 7, Gainsborough Close, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1PX T: 0115 972 2001 E: enquires@cavendishporsche.co.uk

9. Devon Braunton Engineering Braunton Garage, Exeter Road, Braunton, Devon, EX33 2JP T: 01271 814144 E: info@brauntonengineering.co.uk www.brauntonengineering.co.uk South West specialist dedicated to Porsche owners. MOT testing station.

Bosch car service garage. All Porsches welcome. Diagnostics, service/repair, AC, geometry, restoration, bodywork.

Oak Tree Garage Newton Popplefield, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0ER. T: 01395 568498 Mobile: 07973 550911 Specialising in Porsche since 1974. Full Porsche diagnostics. Mechanical repairs and servicing. Four-wheel alignment.

In-house MOT. Air conditioning. Free loan cars. Contact Crispin.

SCSPORSCHE Honiton, Devon, EX14 3AW T: 01404 549921 Mobile: 07762 244477/ 07770 933054 E: scsporsche@hotmail.co.uk Independent purely Porsche specialists, factory-trained technicians from 1987 to present. Porsche diagnostic equipment for all your Porsche needs, from fixedprice servicing to full rebuilds, with free loan cars. Collection and delivery service available.

10. Dorset JMG Porsche 98 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7RE T: 01202 488800 E: service@jmgporsche.co.uk www.jmgporsche.co.uk AT JMG we are dedicated to helping you get the best experience from your Porsche. We service, diagnose, repair and improve Porsche vehicles in our south of England workshops.

Marque 21 Unit 20 Dreadnought Trading Estate, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5BU T: 01308 459106 E: infomarque21@aol.com www.marque21.co.uk We are an experienced, enthusiastic team offering servicing, repairs, restoration, engine rebuilds, Porsche diagnostics and computerised full wheel alignment for all Porsche models from 1950 to 2010.

11. Essex Lancaster Volkswagen Loughton / Porsche Specialists Specialist Body Repair Centre, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3TQ T: 020 8532 5555. Contact Chris Toumazos or Andrew Lester E: chris.toumazos@jardinemotors.co.uk andrew.lester@jardinemotors.co.uk Covering Essex and London postcodes.

We provide the highest levels of quality and expertise with Porsche trained technicians. Using the very latest technology when repairing, restoring or enhancing your Porsche. For full details on the services we offer as a Porsche Specialist Body repairers please give us a call.

PIE Performance Independent Porsche Specialist Unit 9, Hill Farm, Lavenham Road Brent Eleigh, CO10 9PB

T: 01473 827927, 07789 908303, 07788 410375, 07557 773642 or 07740352488 E: info@pieperformance.co.uk www.pieperformance.co.uk . 13.

Greater Manchester

Hartech Firwood Industrial Estate off Thicketford Road, Bolton, BL2 3TR T: 01204 302809 E: auto@hartech.org www.hartech.org Ninemeister 12 Chesford Grange, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4RE T: 01925 242342 E: ask@ninemeister.com www.ninemeister.com The new 19,000sqft Ninemeister Customer service centre is perfectly located near M6 Jn21 offering ease of access via M6, M62 & M56 for customers across Manchester, Liverpool, Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire & the Wirral and just 20 minutes from Manchester & Liverpool airports.

14. Hampshire David Newton: Keylink SAS Ltd Units 15/6 The Calvert Centre, Woodmancott, Winchester, SO21 3BN T: 01256 397150 E: info@keylinksas.com www.keylinksas.com Sharing one man’s passion. Specialising in precision servicing of Porsche at highly competitive pricing. Collection, courtesy cars and delivery service available.

David Newton: Sandydown Bodyworks Ltd Heath House Estate, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6BY T: 01264 810757 E: info@sandydown.com www.sandydown.com Share one man’s passion. Independent Porsche specialists in paint restoration, bodywork repairs. Fully VBRA and insurance company approved. Modern low-bake ovens. Paint mixing scheme.

Full valeting.

Independent Garage Services Unit 5, Stanstead Road, Boyatt Wood Industrial Estate, Eastleigh, Southampton, SO50 4RZ T: 023 8062 9606 E: enquiries@independent garageservices.co.uk www.independentgarageservices.co.uk Independent Porsche specialists.

Factory-trained technicians. Laserline geometry equipment service available.

M.R Performance Cars A36 Warminster Road, South Newton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0QW T: 01722 741247 Established for 33 years Mike and Richard have a real passion for Porsches.

We offer sales, servicing, repairs, engine and gearbox rebuilds for all models of Porsches from 1960s to current models.

With 45 years’ relevant experience and a customer service of the highest standard, we are an ideal choice for all Porsche owners.

15. Hertfordshire RPM Technik Units 6 & 7, Old Airfield Industrial Estate, Cheddington Lane, Long Marston, Hertfordshire, HP23 4QR T: 01296 663824 E: info@rpmtechnik.co.uk www.rpmtechnik.co.uk Located on the border of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. RPM has been maintaining both modern and classic Porsches since 2001. In addition to our specialist Porsche servicing, RPM also undertakes warranted car sales and track day preparation.

16. Kent La Rose Porsche Unit F3, Chaucer Business Park, Watery Lane, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 6PL T: 01732 763333 E: dee@larose.co.uk www.laroseporsche.co.uk We are a well-established Porsche

specialist with more than 30 years’ experience. Our fully equipped workshop, factory-trained technicians and the latest Porsche diagnostic equipment enable us to service and repair your early Carrera or current generation of Porsche.

17. Lancashire Hartech Firwood Industrial Estate off Thicketford Road, Bolton, BL2 3TR T: 01204 302809 E: auto@hartech.org www.hartech.org

18. Leicestershire Cavendish Porsche Units 6 & 7, Gainsborough Close Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1PX T: 0115 972 2001 E: enquires@cavendishporsche.co.uk

19. Lincolnshire Gantspeed Engineering Ltd Chapel Lane, Mareham-Le-Fen, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 7PZ T: 01507 568474 E: info@gantspeed.co.uk www.gantspeed.co.uk Gantspeed has earned its name as a leading independent Porsche specialist since its formation by proprietor Robert Gant in 1975. We are totally committed to all things Porsche.

20. London Charles Ivey 160 Hurlingham Road, London, SW6 3NG. T: 020 7731 3612 E: alvaro@charlesivey.com www.charlesivey.com London’s premier Porsche specialist since 1970. Charles Ivey (Specialist Cars) Limited has been selling and servicing Porsches in London since 1970 and we have been at our present site for the past 35 years. We have a team of dedicated people who are committed to maintaining the very high standards that have, over the years, made us London’s leading Porsche specialist.

Chelsea Carrera Ltd 203 Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1ST. T: 020 7610 2326 E: zoom@chelseacarrera.com www.chelseacarrera.com High-class Porsche service and mechanical work in Central London. Full engine diagnostic service available. Fourwheel alignment equipment for perfect results. Competitively priced. Collection and delivery service available. Premises outside the congestion charge area.

Parr 5 Faraday Centre, Faraday Road, Crawley, RH10 9PX T: 01293 537911 E: service@parr-uk.co.uk www.parr-uk.co.uk With 30 years’ experience Parr is the leading Porsche specialist in the UK, covering all areas of Porsche maintenance, preparation, tuning (Cargraphic UK importer), motorsport and sales. Whether it is a routine service or part through to a full restoration or engine build, Parr has the skills, experience and facilities to deliver the highest levels of customer care and service. To find out the full range of services, and to explore what Parr can offer you, please visit our website.

Porsche Torque Unit C2, Arun Buildings, Arundel Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2RP T: 01895 814446 E: sid@porsche-torque.com www.porschespecialistheathrow.co.uk Service and repair on all Porsches, any year. 30 years’ Porsche experience.

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Xavier Auto Clinic 166-167 Stamford Brook Arches, Hammersmith, London, W6 0TQ T: 020 8741 2251 E: reception@xavierauto.com www.xavierautoclinic.com Xavier Auto Clinic is an independent Porsche specialist based in West London that can offer a full range of service on

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all Porsche models. Established in 2002, 5-star Good Garage Scheme member.

Air-conditioning service and repair.

Manufacturer-scheduled service keeping manufacturer warranty intact under block exemption. Customised servicing for three-plus years. Vehicle diagnostics and engine rebuilds.

21. Manchester Hartech Firwood Industrial Estate off Thicketford Road, Bolton, BL2 3TR T: 01204 302809 E: auto@hartech.org www.hartech.org 986/996/997 and Cayman engine repair/rebuild specialist addressing failed IMS bearings, scored bores, “D” chunk failures, etc. We carry out engine work for many of the UK’s leading specialists and worldwide. Porsche servicing, repairs and maintenance, sales, re-manufactured spares, monthly paid “Lifetime Maintenance Plan” (free labour and services).

22. Merseyside Tech9 Motorsport Ltd Hale Garage, Hale Road, Liverpool L24 5RB. T: 0151 4255 911 E: sales@tech9.ms www.tech9.ms

23. Norfolk STR Porsche & Mercedes Specialists 10 Garden St, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1QU T: 01603 626668 E: reception@str.gb.com www.porsche-servicing-norfolk.co.uk STR have provided Porsche servicing, diagnostics, engine and gearbox rebuilds, four-wheel alignment and bodywork repairs for more than 12 years. We cater for everyday road cars, track day and race cars, and also provide track day and race licence training through our motorsport division. We pride ourselves on ensuring you – and your car – receive the very highest level of care and service.

24. Northamptonshire Auto Umbau The impact bumper specialist 47B Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HS. T: 01525 861182 www.classicporscherepairs.co.uk

25. Nottinghamshire Cavendish Porsche Units 6 & 7, Gainsborough Close, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1PX T: 0115 972 2001 E: enquires@cavendishporsche.co.uk We are a Porsche Specialist based in Long Eaton, Nottingham. Our technicians have more than 21 years of Porsche main dealer experience and seven years’ independent experience, so we are more than confident that our work is of the highest standard. From servicing to full engine rebuilds, your beloved Porsche is in very safe hands. We use the very latest PIWIS official Porsche diagnostic systems and can offer you the same workshop facilities that you would find at any official Porsche Centre, but at independent prices. We hope to see you in the near future.

26. North Wales Tech9 Motorsport Ltd Hale Garage, Hale Road, Liverpool L24 5RB. T: 0151 4255 911 E: sales@tech9.ms www.tech9.ms

27. Oxfordshire Autofarm Oddington Grange, Weston on the Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 3QW T: 01865 331234 www.autofarm.co.uk Autofarm has more than 40 years’ experience of maintaining, preparing, racing, restoring and selling Porsches of all ages. The Oxfordshire-based workshop offers servicing using accredited diagnostics equipment, sales, parts, race preparation, restoration and engine build capability. Its extensive road and race engine experience led the company to develop Silsleeve, an innovative and cost-effective method of repairing modern Porsche cylinder blocks. It also offers bespoke builds through its Autofarm 911 programme.

Hillcrest Specialist Cars Whitehouse Garage, High Street, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 5DB. T: 01491 642911 E: hillcrestcars@tiscali.co.uk www.hillcrestspecialistcars.com Hillcrest Specialist Cars is a leading independent Porsche specialist based in Henley-on-Thames. We offer a highly professional service at competitive prices. We pride ourselves on our high quality and standard of service.

Wrightune Ltd The Croft, WhiTy Road, Hithercroft Industrial Estate, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9RG T: 01491 826911 E: info@wrightune.co.uk www.wrightune.co.uk Wrightune was founded by Tony Wright, well known and respected in the Porsche world. 30+ years of continuous experience with Porsche cars results in a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

28. Suffolk Finlay Gorham Potash Farm, Thorpe Morieux, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0NG T: 01284 827427 Mobile: 07831 444100 E: joffward@aol.com www.finlaygorham.com Finlay Gorham specialises in Porsche and performance cars, and has done for 38 years. We offer full aftersales care backup and servicing, and warrant all our cars. We have full diagnostics and servicing facilities.

PIE Performance Independent Porsche Specialist Unit 9, Hill Farm, Lavenham Road Brent Eleigh, CO10 9PB T: 01473 827927, 07789 908303, 07788 410375, 07557 773642 or 07740352488 E: info@pieperformance.co.uk www.pieperformance.co.uk PIE Performance is a family-run independent Porsche specialist in East Anglia. We offer all workshop facilities for servicing and repair, supply new and used parts, vehicle restoration to include back dating, Porsche car sales and many other services needed to support running a Porsche.

29. Surrey Cridfords The Street, Ewhurst, Surrey, GU6 7QY T: 01483 273302 E: porsche@cridfords.co.uk www.cridfords.co.uk Cridfords has been established as an independent Porsche specialist for both sales and servicing. We pride ourselves on offering extremely well prepared and presented cars and we are able to provide the best all round servicing options for your Porsche. Talk directly to our service manager who has been servicing and preparing Porsche road and racecars for 40 years, he will be happy to discuss your requirements from a simple MOT to a full engine rebuild. We look forward to hearing from you.

Parr 5 Faraday Centre, Faraday Road, Crawley, RH10 9PX. T: 01293 537911 E: service@parr-uk.co.uk www.parr-uk.co.uk With 30 years’ experience Parr is the leading Porsche specialist in the UK, covering all areas of Porsche maintenance, preparation, tuning (Cargraphic UK importer), motorsport and sales. Whether it is a routine service

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or part through to a full restoration or engine build Parr has the skills, experience and facilities to deliver the highest levels of customer care and service. To find out the full range of services, and to explore what Parr can offer you, please visit our website.

30. Sussex (East) Paragon Five Ashes, East Sussex, TN20 6HY T: 01825 830424 (open 7 days) E: info@paragon.gb.com www.paragongb.com Located in the heart of East Sussex, we offer an outstanding selection of high-quality and expertly prepared used Porsches for sale. Our in-house workshops and parts department are fully equipped and offer a vast depth of knowledge and enthusiasm that enables us to provide complete long-term care for your modern or classic Porsche.

D9 Autotech South Wales Porsche Specialists

32. Tyne and Wear D&G Motor Engineers Unit 22 E, Oak Road, West Chirton North Ind Estate, North Shields, North East, Tyne & Wear, NE29 8SF T: 07766 653526/07581 798751 E: enquiries@dandgmotorengineers.co.uk www.dandgmotorengineers.co.uk The North East’s newest and most qualified independent Porsche specialists; with more than 16 years’ experience, training and knowledge from the official Porsche centre Newcastle and more than 19 official Porsche technical courses achieved, you know your car is in safe hands. We offer friendly expert advice, superb workshop facilities and the expertise of an unrivalled team of Porsche-trained diagnostic technicians.

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5 Faraday Centre, Faraday Road, Crawley, RH10 9PX T: 01293 537911 E: service@parr-uk.co.uk www.parr-uk.co.uk With 30 years’ experience Parr is the leading Porsche specialist in the UK, covering all areas of Porsche maintenance, preparation, tuning (Cargraphic UK importer), motorsport and sales. Whether it is a routine service or part through to a full restoration or engine build, Parr has the skills, experience and facilities to deliver the highest levels of customer care and service. To find out the full range of services, and to explore what Parr can offer you, please visit our website.

The Old Stables, Railway Terrace, Penarth, CF64 2TT. T: 02920 706944 www.welshporsche.co.uk Welsh Porsche are the oldest established independent Porsche specialists in Cardiff and south Wales, ideally located in Penarth. We specialise in: 996 / 997 / Boxster / Cayman and Cayenne engines. Tiptronic and Manual gearbox’s. Service and MOT. Diagnostics.

Accident damage. Renovations. Fuel injection / mechanical / K and L jetronic all Bosch types. Our highly trained staff will resolve any problem presented from a Porsche tractor through to 991.

Our dealer level diagnostic equipment and vast experience can overcome any situation. Please contact Paul Welsh for an informal chat regarding your requirements.

Precision Porsche Unit B1/B2, Bluebell Industrial Estate, Sheffied Park, Uckfield, Sussex TN22 3HQ. T: 01825 721205 E: info@precisionporsche.co.uk www.precisionporsche.co.uk We specialise in Porsche maintenance and bodywork repairs – from regular care through to full restorations. We have new dedicated workshops all on one site including the latest Porsche diagnostic equipment and body shop services. Our premises are light, spacious and customer friendly located in Mid Sussex.

Unit 22 & 23 South Cornelly Trading Estate, Bridgend,Vale of Glamorgan CF33 4RE. Junction 37 M4 T: 01656740991 Mobile 07966 166763 E: discount9auto@aol.com www.d9autotechporsche.co.uk Perfectly located on M4 half way between Cardiff & Swansea, serving South, East, & West! Wales leading specialists in 996/997/Boxster/Cayman & Cayenne engine rebuilds & rebores at the best rates in the country. Ceramic Ims bearing upgrades. In house recovery at cost price only any where Wales/UK, free with any engine rebuild 200 mile radius! Full state of the art Porsche diagnostics by Autologic, covering ecu & key programming etc. Air cooled engine/gearbox rebuilds with 30 years experience! Vast stock of new & used spares at unbeatable prices! Full restoration pre 90’s 911 & panel repairs & specialist paint to highest standards!

Servicing all models with free special offer add ons always available! In house MOT station, lazer suspension alignment, air conditioning. Vast knowledge & experience second to none in the area. Please contact Neil Cooper or Anthony Nicholas to discuss your Porsche requirements with confidence anytime! Fast friendly Service!

34. Wiltshire M.R Performance Cars A36 Warminster Road, South Newton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0QW T: 01722 741247 Established for 33 years Mike and Richard have a real passion for Porsches.

We offer sales, servicing, repairs, engine and gearbox rebuilds for all models of Porsches from 1960s to current models.

With 45 years’ relevant experience and a customer service of the highest standard, we are an ideal choice for all Porsche owners.

35. Yorkshire Car-Tech & Care Unit 10, Station Road, Industrial Park, Station Road, Brompton on Swale, North Yorkshire, DL10 7SN T: 01748 810788 E: car-techandcare@live.com www.car-techandcare.co.uk Car-Tech & Care is a Porsche specialist situated south of Scotch Corner just off the A1. Proprietor David Raper has more than 17 years’ Porsche experience. Offering friendly, value-for-money service.

31. Sussex (West) Carrera Performance Unit A, Monks Gate Garage, Brighton Road, Monks Gate, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6JD. T: 01403 891911 E: info@carreraperformance.com www.carreraperformance.com We offer a complete range of services for all Porsches including engine and gearbox rebuilds and upgrades.

Servicing, race and rally prep including four-wheel alignment and corner weighting, suspension upgrades, rolling road service. We also have an in-house machine shop to make those hard-to-get parts.

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Parr 5 Faraday Centre, Faraday Road, Crawley, RH10 9PX. T: 01293 537911 E: service@parr-uk.co.uk www.parr-uk.co.uk With 30 years’ experience Parr is the leading Porsche specialist in the UK, covering all areas of Porsche maintenance, preparation, tuning (Cargraphic UK importer), motorsport and sales. Whether it is a routine service or part through to a full restoration or engine build, Parr has the skills, experience and facilities to deliver the highest levels of customer care and service. To find out the full range of services, and to explore what Parr can offer you, please visit our website.

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