REGISTERS Register Director’s report I am continually impressed by the content now being published in the Register section of PP. I hope you, as members, find the reports useful, entertaining and valuable – hopefully you may consider contributing yourselves by writing about issues or ideas which could benefit other members; I’m sure your Register Secretary will be pleased to hear from you. Those autumn jobs Sadly, autumn is now upon us, and I know it is that time of the year where you carry out all those little (and large!) remedial tasks that were not possible during our hectic summer schedule. I personally have a rear wheel bearing that is making its presence known; also a service is due.
356 Register Secretary Fred Hampton 020 7262 8695 – 356@porscheclubgb.com
Register Rendezvous As I write this, I am preparing for our presence at Kedleston Hall for the Register Rendezvous, organised by Ken Coad of the 968 Register. We are expecting more than 450 cars and the Club will be in attendance. The weather looks promising, so I hope I get to meet a great many of you. At Oulton Park Last weekend I attended the final round of the Porsche Championship race at Oulton Park. Even though the day started very wet, there was still some very spirited racing. With the afternoon clearing slightly to a ‘moist’ track, there was, again, some exciting racing from all the competitors. The Championship was decided at this the last race of the season, and it was very close. My thanks to all the competitors and organisers, especially Steve Kevlin our Motorsport Manager, who just seems to organise the competitors, races
Aerodrome, Old Warden in Bedfordshire. It is one of the most prestigious in the world due to the variety of old and well preserved aircraft.” (Wikipedia) If you arrive early, there is plenty to see in the hangars, and breakfast can be had in the café. Flying starts in the afternoon. Fred
October 2 Last call – 356 Register at Old Warden On the first Sunday of October there is a last-minute end of season get-together for the 356 Register, in which we gather at Old Warden (the Shuttleworth Collection) for the final flying day of the season (featuring ‘racing planes’). This event is inspired by the late Don Betts, who brought the Register to the ‘flying days’ many, many, years ago. It is not too late to attend. You can buy tickets online (shuttleworth.org); Shuttleworth will email the ticket(s) to you. When you have booked your tickets, can you let me know, by email, that you will be attending because there is a need to confirm the number of spaces required in the dedicated parking area. “The Shuttleworth Collection is an aeronautical and automotive museum located at the Old Warden At Old Warden
912 Register Secretary Rowena Purdy 01472 399381 – 912@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Vacancy Another month has passed and it is time for me to leave the garden, where I’ve been hacking down overgrown privet in a very cool, summery sunshine. Would that it were always thus; but the nights are drawing in, leaving even less time to get in the garden and repair the damage of the past two years! LOOKING OVER THE PAST MOTNH Gliding The month started out with the final days of the Silverstone Classic, about which I reported on last month, so that’s all over, including the shouting. My first Porsche event was with Region 4 at the Trent Valley Gliding Club – I went up twice. The first trip lasted only four minutes because there was no lift, although one glider had found a bubble and was climbing quite nicely; we tried to get under him, but to 92 porscheclubgb.com
and results without breaking into a sweat. Please try and get to these races next year (or better still, take part!). The previous weekend we had the Oulton Park Gold Cup Meeting where, again, PCGB had a major presence, far out-pacing every other car club by miles. Thanks to Region 5 for erecting a large marquee, which housed the PCGB shop, manned by Mandy Sutch and Chris Seaward, who greeted a great number of members and non-members to our stand. A grateful thanks go to everyone involved. Please make a date to get there next year when I’m assured it will be bigger and better! Please continue to enjoy your Club and your Porsches. Albert Walsh Register Director register@porscheclubgb.com 01282 456371 (evenings)
no avail, so we landed very quickly. However, I stayed until the end and managed the last flight of the day. We found a column of lift and climbed up to 3,000 feet, at which point the instructor in the back gave me the controls to follow him through some ‘simple’ manoeuvres such as climbing and descending and turning. After which, he let me ‘have a go’ allowing me to attempt the same, getting more difficult as the flight went on. After 25 minutes airborne, it was time to return, so I was instructed to head for the airfield, join the circuit down wind and then turn for ‘finals’ – this is when he dropped the bombshell that I had been flying the glider whilst he had his arms folded. However, he did take over for the landing on a very bumpy grass strip! That was fun. Will I do it again? You bet. We then all repaired to a nearby hostelry for a welcome meal and refreshments – except that as I drove away I realised I’d gone off without paying for my flight! So it was a quick return to pay the bill before re-joining the R4 flyers for dinner – to be greeted with the usual banter about age and forgetting to pay. Props and Pistons August Bank Holiday Monday saw the Props and Pistons day at East Kirby. Around 40 Porsches of varying models and colours were there. Paul and I managed to have our two 912s parked beside each other in the prime spot, which attracted many interested viewers, including one young lady who had driven up from near Stansted Airport to come to the show. When she realised that there were two 912s, with owners alongside, she started asking some very knowledgeable questions about the cars and admitted that she had done a lot of research into the 912 because she had decided to go ahead and buy