Porsche Post April 2016

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Manual override Lightweight, six-speed 911 R is built to drive!

FIRST WORDS Securing the lion’s share of Geneva Motor Show headlines has traditionally become something of a ritual for Porsche, and this year proved no different.

The 911 R – as reported elsewhere in this edition of Porsche Post – unsurprisingly stole the show in Switzerland, with its naturally aspirated engine, manual transmission and unashamedly retro decals seen by many enthusiasts as the ‘antidote’ to both the turbocharged Gen II 991s and the recently launched 718 Boxster. In an automotive world increasingly focused on technology, and striving for ever greater fuel-efficiency, the 911 R certainly feels like a welcome throwback to a bygone era.

With a planned production run of just 991 cars, the 911 R joins a small but itself gradually expanding group of modern limited-edition Porsches, and that limited availability naturally generates both excitement and frustration among we enthusiasts. Here’s hoping that those Club members who have expressed a genuine interest in buying one of the cars will be rewarded with a build slot – and if you are one of the lucky ones, then do please let us know. We would love to hear what you think of what is sure to become a modern classic.

The Club’s inaugural presence at February’s London Classic Car Show proved to be worthwhile, and it was nice to see so many members make the journey to the capital. Our modest stand – smaller than at the long-standing NEC show – had a beautiful 2.7 RS Touring on display, which was kindly on loan from James Cottingham and the team at DK Engineering in Hertfordshire. The car attracted huge interest, of course, but in truth it was probably the Porsche Classic oil-drum chairs that really captured the imagination of visitors! The Club intends to take space at the

event next year, and more details about our presence will be forthcoming closer to the event.

It is pleasing to report that the Club has recruited an encouraging number of new members during the first three months of 2016.

If you are among them, then I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to the organisation.

The Club’s 2016 National Event takes place in conjunction with Silverstone Classic from Friday, 29th to Sunday, 31st July. There are more details about the event on pages 18 and 19 of this month’s magazine, with lots of work happening behind the scenes to ensure that it will be a weekend to remember. We hope to be able to announce even more information in the coming weeks.

After overseeing 26 editions of Porsche Post I will take a back seat from next month, with Chris Pollitt having been recruited to oversee the day-to-day editorship of the publication. Chris is tasked with driving the magazine forward, and I am excited to see how he will develop things in the coming months.

There are, of course, many people who have provided much assistance during my editorship of the magazine, and I am grateful to you all. But I would like to express special thanks to Chris Horton, whose diligence, suggestions and comments, and his continual desire for excellence, has made your Club magazine a better all-round product.

As ever, 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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What better way to start your Porsche year, says Peter Moss, than a drive to Monte Carlo in a rallyprepared 911SC?

32 A taste of things to come It wasn’t just the 924 that did so much for Porsche, says Chris Horton, but also the no less important models that it spawned

39 Service with a smile If you want a Porsche job done properly, then pass it over to Neil Bainbridge. His company, BS Motorsport, offers nothing less than the best

44 Vintage View Our window into the past this month takes us back to the 356 assembly line at Zuffenhausen in the early 1960s. Wish you were there?

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

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ome of you will be aware that I served on the Board of Directors under the well-respected Chairmanships of Fred Hampton and Paul Kelley, between 1998 and 2003, as Regional Director with IT responsibilities. To have followed in their footsteps and conclude my nine years on your Board of Directors as Chairman is truly a great honour indeed, and one that I am extremely proud to have attained.

As I sit here in my office in early March, with the sun shining brightly, there is a perfect blue sky without a cloud to be seen, but a bitter cold wind is blowing down from the Pennine Hills.

Could it be time to get the Porsche out and have some fun?

Maybe not just yet, as I still have much work to do with just six weeks to go until I step down from the role as Chairman along with the position of Events Director, having concluded my term in office on your Board of Directors. It’s been a truly amazing and rewarding experience to have worked with so many dedicated and enthusiastic members, staff and directors during the last four years.

Collectively we have achieved so much since the challenging days of 2012 when my good friend Nick Hine, the previous Chairman, invited me onto the Board to help the Club when it was in need of stability and direction. As part of a close-knit team with my fellow directors, it’s taken some seriously hard work, but collectively we have put the Club back into a very good place indeed, and one

that you can be proud of. It would be remiss of me not to mention that there are of course many unsung volunteer heroes behind the scenes who have helped to make this possible, and as such, members can be sure that the future looks very bright indeed.

We now have a full complement of staff at the Clubhouse, led by our very talented General Manager, Chris Seaward, and collectively they are assisting the Board of Directors to ensure that we give the best possible service in every aspect of Club business. I cannot praise them highly enough for the help they have all given me over the years.

I have just returned from the International Presidents meeting in Finland where 200 presidents from around the world assembled for workshops and of course a little fun on the snow and ice. We were delighted to make available the latest copy of Porsche Post, together with a joining pack for our overseas colleagues! You can be sure that not only is Porsche Club GB held in very high esteem

by Club Co-ordination at the factory in Stuttgart, but also by our fellow Porsche enthusiasts worldwide.

Towards the end of this month we will be holding the Club’s Officials’ conference at the Clubhouse and the following day will be the Club’s Annual General Meeting. I am really looking forward to both events, as there is much to discuss.

If you have any queries or suggestions, no matter how small or large, please let your Regional Organiser or Register Secretary know and he/she will raise the issue. I look forward to seeing you there.

It takes a great deal of personal time to be a Director and carry out the role to the best of your ability. Over the years Directors have come and gone, some fulfil their term of office, others sadly, are no longer able to commit the time for various reasons. Each and every one of them has given so much to the Club’s development and operation, and it has been a pleasure to work with them along the way.

To my fellow Directors, I give heartfelt thanks for the total support and commitment they have given me over the years.

Sadly, this will be my last Boardtalk and I thank you for all your support and trust endowed upon me.

‘The latest addition to the team is our new Editor of Porsche Post, Chris Pollitt, who joined us in early March. I am sure that with his excellent motoring background he will be another great asset’ The latest addition to the team is our new Editor of Porsche Post, Chris Pollitt, who joined us in early March. I am sure that with his excellent motoring background he will be another great asset to help push the standards we have come to expect of Porsche Club GB even higher. I look forward to seeing his vision of developing Porsche Post for the future.

Our partners and sponsors have been a key asset for the ongoing success of the Club.

Our relationships with Porsche Stuttgart, Porsche Cars at Reading, Pirelli, Lockton, Swissvax and Silverstone Auctions are in very good shape indeed. Collectively they help to raise our profile and enable us to carry out our vision for the future. Without their commitment, the Club would not be in the excellent place it is now.

Peter Bull Chairman and Events Director

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911 R draws the crowds in Geneva The Geneva International Motor Show showcased an array of eye-catching cars, but it was Porsche’s 911 R that grabbed the headlines. A welcome return to pure driver appeal from Porsche, the 911 R is one of the most focused machines to leave the factory in recent years.

It’s been built with driver appeal at its core, as demonstrated by the 500bhp flat-six engine – naturally aspirated in this case – and the six-speed manual transmission. When combined with the rear-wheel-drive setup, the 911 R promises the kind of driver involvement that has been sought by many enthusiasts in recent years.

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the bonnet and front wheelarches are constructed from carbonfibre. Further weight reduction is evident in the rear windscreen and rear side windows, which are made from a lightweight plastic – all that automotive dieting results in a cerb weight of just 1,370kg.

When it comes to performance, the 911 R delivers. It is possible to get from 0-60 in just 3.7 seconds if that manual gearbox is worked hard.

Keep your foot down and the 911 R won’t run out of a desire to grab the horizon until it reaches 201mph. The inclusion of Porsche’s specially tuned rear axle steering is welcome and makes for tight turns with maximum control. When the fun needs to be brought down to a more relaxed pace, 410mm front and 390mm rear Porsche ceramic composite brakes are on hand.

The 911 R is a welcome return to an

unbridled driving experience that has become a rare treat in the world of modern motoring.

Taking its name from the 911 R of 1967 – a car that made its name through historic motorsport events such as the Targa Florio – the new car aims to capture the spirit and purity of fast-paced motoring that many say has been lost.

The aesthetic features hints of the GT3 care of the front and rear aprons, while the rear of the car is more subtle, employing the traditional raising spoiler from the Carrera rather than anything fixed. Touches of 1967 are present too, as seen by the bold stripes as per the original.

Limited to a build run of just 991, the 911 R is available now with prices starting at £136,901.

Though be warned – if the response to this car is an indicator of potential sales, those 991 cars won’t be available for long.

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

Design award for Mission E concept car Porsche’s Mission E concept showed its importance to the motoring world by taking the top honours in the Car Design of the Year Award’s Concept category at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The results came from a panel of 18 of automotive design’s biggest names, who went on to conclude that Mission E is worthy of the prize. The car represents the company’s vision of its future range, with the focus being shared equally between driver enjoyment and

performance along with efficiency.

Car Design Review editor Guy Bird said: “After the first batches of votes came in it became clear that the Porsche Mission E would be a front-runner for 2015 Concept Car Design of the Year. Judge after judge praised the four-seat EV concept’s clarity and simplicity of design, and by the end of voting, the Mission E was a clear winner.” Ivo van Hulten, head of interior design at Porsche collected the award.

New GT3 to have six–speed manual gearbox Andreas Preuninger, who heads Porsche’s GT division, has confirmed that the forthcoming GT3 will indeed be available with a six-speed gearbox, the same transmission that is being fitted to the 911R, in fact. However, it’s not all good news, with Preuninger also revealing that the trackfocused GT3 RS will only be available in PDK format, which may be a small blow to the hardcore driving purists.

He also suggested that, depending on the success of the 911R, Porsche may well consider short-run versions of more driver-focused cars.

This won’t necessarily mean an ‘R’ badge, which, in the name of retaining the 911R’s exclusivity, Preuninger wants to limit to that one model. However, he went on to say “If the reaction is as strong as we believe, we have to find a way to produce a car like that in future models without an R badge”.

The start of April traditionally signals the kick-off of the UK motorsport season, and after a long winter it is fair to say the revs have been rising in anticipation for some time! Brands Hatch is the place to be on April 2-3 for the first two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, where new Scholar Charlie Eastwood will join a grid of 25 identical 911 GT3 Cup race cars striving to beat returning Champion, Dan Cammish.

Just two short weeks later, the World Endurance Championship rolls in to Silverstone, and here the Porsche Team will seek to get its title defence off to a flying start with the latest generation 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car. Reigning Champions Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard will be looking to open their 2016 account with a strong performance, although the second 919 Hybrid piloted by Neel Jani, Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb will also be eager to push out in front.

The Silverstone WEC race has the honour of hosting rounds 3 and 4 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, underlining the fundamental role the iconic rear-engined race car plays in the Porsche Motorsport pyramid as well as providing a platform for the top British race drivers to show their skill in front of the world’s sports car racing elite.

The new 911 has also been revving up on the road, following the introduction in December of the Carrera models and the highly anticipated arrival of the 911 Turbo, Targa and all-wheel drive Carrera 4 versions.

We have been flattered by the reception to the new 911, with The Sunday Times rating it as its Car of the Year, and it has also triumphed in many magazine comparison tests.

While I prefer to be driving (!), my favourite view of the new 911 is seeing the Carrera 4 from a rear view at night. Its distinctive light design with a red strip across the entire car, not only catches the eye but to me brings to mind the Mission E concept car. You can’t miss it, if you get the chance while the days are still short.

None too soon, the evenings will be longer and the days warmer. And just in time, our new mid-engined sports car, the 718 Boxster, will be in the UK from April following its debut at the Geneva Show a few weeks ago. An open roof and an open road make a perfect combination, and exploiting the perfect balance of the new two-seater roadster through some sun-kissed curves really brings it to life!

Happy Motoring.

Ragnar Schulte

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Write-off or repair?

After a big accident it is all too easy for an insurer to insist that your treasured classic Porsche is written off. The PCGB Scheme takes a different view.

Many club members spend years restoring and renovating their cherished Porsches. It is a labour of love. This care and attention means there’s far more to these cars than simply their monetary value. Many are irreplaceable.

However, you wouldn’t realise this with most ordinary insurers.

Insure with them and, after an accident, you could find yourself being told that your beloved car is a write-off – when you know that with a little bit of work it would be perfectly possible to restore it to its former glory.

The view of the money men Unfortunately, these insurers’ money men look at things in purely business terms. The calculate that it is no longer economic to repair a car if the repair cost exceeds a certain percentage of its value – regardless of whether the car is a precious classic or a family runabout.

This percentage is often as low as 60%.

They will usually offer you so-called ‘market value’ – which is likely to be less than the value you might have in mind – and then deduct an excess!

The PCGB Scheme is different The PCGB Insurance Scheme prides itself on taking a totally different approach.

We understand the time, sweat and passion that Club members have invested in their Porsches. So we are far more flexible.

We will endeavour to offer you a choice. The option of an Agreed Value payment with no deductions for depreciation or excess or, within reason, the option of repair.

RUF on show at Geneva Renowned Porsche modification company RUF, was also at Geneva this year and had plenty to showcase with four models on display.

The SCR 4.2 starts the ball rolling, with a 518bhp flat-six at the disposal of the rear wheels through a six-speed gearbox. That little lot will shuffle the car along to 200mph on the nose, which is impressive performance.

If you want more from what was once a 964, the ultimate 964 perhaps, you could go for the RUF Ultimate. With 582bhp and 531lb ft it’ll reach 210mph without breaking a sweat. That’s thanks to not only the power, but also the

1215kg weight care of lashings of carbon fibre.

Moving up in size one more step, there’s the RUF Turbo R Limited. It might not be the smoothest of names, but that doesn’t really matter when you’ve got 612bhp under the body of what was once a 993. This is a proper supercar worrier with a top speed of 211mph.

But the star of the RUF stand had to be the 991-derived RtR narrow. Again, it’s not a name that rolls off the tongue but, thanks to the power, the name isn’t really all that important. What is important is the six-speed manual gearbox, the tarmac-chewing 730lb ft and the 791bhp.

Choose your own repairer If you pick repair, we will also allow you to choose your own repairer – a garage you know and trust, not the cheapest as selected by the insurer. In addition, we will insist that where possible original Porsche parts are used, including panels. And we won’t deduct a ‘wear and tear’ percentage from replacement parts such as tyres.

It’s all part of the PCGB Insurance service.

Even if your current policy is not due for renewal, why not give Lockton, the PCGB Scheme’s brokers, a call on 0845 602 9420 and ask for a quote. You’ll be surprised how affordable good cover and service is.

Final chance to secure WEC tickets More thans 300 Porsche Club members will enjoy infield parking at April’s opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone. Demand for the discounted passes has been strong and admission can be booked directly through the Club until Monday, 8th April.

Order online at www.porscheclubgb.com or call the Clubhouse team on 01608 652911 to secure a weekend ticket for just £34.

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There’s little better than driving a Porsche on a nice summer’s day, but is yours fitted with the right tyres?

Winter tyres are brilliant for the colder months, offering safety and performance in lower temperatures. But while they are the tyres to have in such challenging conditions, that doesn’t mean they are suited to all-year-round use – winter tyres, just like summer tyres are designed to perform best in certain temperatures. The cut-off is around 7°C: anything higher commands summer tyres.

There are several good reasons why summer tyres are optimal for the warmer season. Sticking to winter tyres once summer has arrived actually means a compromise on safety and comfort. Not only that, but fuel consumption is actually higher if using winter tyres in the summer.

The tread pattern of summer tyres is optimised for typical conditions at this time of year, for both wet and dry conditions. The tread blocks are chunkier on summer tyres, with more longitudinal grooves. The compound is also blended to offer the best possible grip in warmer temperatures. Summer tyres additionally stop sooner on both dry and wet roads.

When it comes to summer tyres, don’t take the name too literally – they’re the best rubber to use when temperatures are above 7°C. As such, it’s recommended that summer tyres should be fitted to your car between April and October in the UK. Pirelli has a wide catalogue of summer tyres to meet every need, including the P Zero range, designed for sports and high performance cars such as Porsche.

With all the weight and power coming from the back, Pirelli designed different P Zero tyres for the Porsche 991, which were supplied as original equipment when the car was unveiled in 2011.

The rear tyres for the Porsche 991 featured Kevlar, a synthetic fibre renowned for its excellent heat resistance and elasticity, allowing the tyre to flex and react to thermal stress along with the road surface. The result was maximum lateral grip, excellent stability at high speed and greater driving precision, helping to cut down on oversteer and tyre degradation.

The front tyre was designed with the compound containing special nano-composites, which were specifically created to provide perfect adhesion when cornering, enhancing the driveability of the whole car. Not only that, but the unique P Zero tread pattern for the Porsche 991 was specially developed by Pirelli engineers to use side blocks designed to keep down road noise levels.

It was such a successful package that Porsche also chose Pirelli for the 911 Carrera Turbo variant launched a year later. The P Zero developed for both models accentuates each car’s characteristics, ensuring comfort, performance and driving enjoyment – the very hallmark of Porsche.

The legacy lives on with the latest generation of Pirelli’s iconic P Zero tyre, seen for the first time at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. At its launch it already boasted 56 homologations, including the Porsche Boxster 718.

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Save on Chateau Impney HillClimb tickets Porsche Club’s Region 13 will be part of this year’s Chateau Impney HillClimb, which takes place at the famous Worcestershire venue on the 9th and 10th July. Club members can benefit from a 25 per cent saving on entry by buying tickets in advance via www.chateauimpneyhillclimb.com and

using the code PCGB16.

In 2015, this historic motoring event was revived and saw more than 200 competitors tackle a longer, more demanding course across two days. The 2016 event promises to be even greater and members are encouraged to keep an eye on Porsche Post for all the latest event news.

Ignite your summer with Clubhouse Pirelli BBQ Now a mainstay in the Club’s annual calendar, the Pirelli supported Clubhouse BBQ is set to place on Sunday, 5th June and is scheduled to get underway at 11am. This popular gathering is free for members to attend, but booking is essential. Pirelli’s popular F1 simulator will be available for members to enjoy and food will be served from around 12pm.

Members interested in attending should email events@porscheclubgb.com and quote their membership number.

Dreams come true with Region 3

I am delighted to report this month on the resounding success of our sale at Race Retro, where we offered more than 100 cars over three days at the historic motorsport event in Warwickshire.

As ever we presented buyers with a fantastic selection of very special Porsches. Headlining the sale was a stunning 2004 Porsche Carrera GT, which sold for £427,500. Delivered new on 15th April 2004 by main dealer Champion Porsche of Pompano Beach, Florida, this example left the factory with a superb specification. The car was imported into the UK in 2009 and later purchased by F1 team principal, Gerard Lopez.

A 2010 Porsche 997 GT3 RS GEN II, with just 1,500km from new, sold for an impressive £140,625, while a 1993 RUF (964) RCT, owned by none other than Alois Ruf Jr himself, sold for £107,000. One of the rarest Porsches at the sale, a 1981 924 Carrera GT, one of just 20 produced, sold for £34,875.

The results from this sale prove that the best cars will always appeal. Original UK, right-hand drive cars with good provenance continue to be 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 missed the opportunity to sell your car with us at our most recent sales we are now inviting entries into our May Sale, which takes place back at Silverstone circuit on 21st May, as well as at our first ever international sale, taking place over two days at The Classic Race Aarhus, Denmark, on the 28th and 29th of May. I look forward to seeing Club members at the upcoming sales and if you’d like to speak to the Silverstone Auctions team with regards to entering a car into one of these sales please do not hesitate to contact us on 01926 691 141 or email enquiries@silverstoneauctions.com.

Nick Whale, Managing Director Silverstone Auctions

If you are anywhere near Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire on Sunday 12th of June, you’re in for a treat. Region 3, North East, has teamed up with The Dream Car Event for a day of incredible cars and all round family fun. With up to 20 cars from Porsche Club GB on display, there will be plenty to see, along with lots of actvities for the family

too, such as a fairground and more. The event is run in aid of the NSPCC, with the money made from passenger rides around the circuit going directly to the charity. For more information, head to www.thedreamcarevent.com or email R3 Organiser, Greg Harm, on r3@porscheclubgb.com.

A digital supercar experience Forza 6, the latest game racing simulation from Microsoft is the pinnacle of a series of brilliant racing simulations. Immersive and realistic, it’s a great way to get behind ‘the wheel’ of your dream car. Now, for we Porsche fans, things have become even more interesting in the digital realm, as the Porsche expansion pack has landed for Forza 6. This

now means you can race, albeit digitally, some of the greats. The cars included are the 959, 919 Hybrid, 911 GT3 RS 4.0, 1955 550A Spyder and more. While it might not be the real thing, for some rainy day fun there’s nothing better than some digital immersion.

Plus, it means you can keep your actual Porsche clean and dry.

A grand night out with Region 25 The Club’s Kent Region is staging an exclusive night for Porsche Club members and their guests at the Mercure Hotel in Tunbridge Wells on Saturday, 20th August. Starting at 7pm, the evening includes a dinner and a super array of

entertainment. For those who wish to extend their stay there is the option to book significantly reduced overnight accommodation. For further details please contact Phil and Pearl Sharland on 01797 344121.

Book now for Anglesey trackday The Club’s annual Anglesey trackday has attracted strong interest and members are encouraged to book quickly to avoid disappointment. The event takes place on Saturday, 21st May and coincides with the free-to-attend Porsches on the Prom event in Llandudno which takes place the following day. Set on the west coast of Anglesey, 14

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overlooking the Irish Sea and the Snowdonia mountain range beyond, Anglesey Circuit provides visitors with a challenging and exciting circuit in a breathtaking location If you are interested in booking for the trackday or would like to find out more about the event please contact the Club’s motorsport team on 01608 652917.

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Club notices 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 11am on Sunday, 24th April 2016 at Cornbury House, Cotswold Business Village, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0JQ, to consider the following business: 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Approval of the minutes from the 2015 AGM 3. Approval and adoption of the Directors’ Report and Financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2015 4. Reappointment of the Auditors 5. Election of Commercial Director 6. Election of Regional Director 7. Election of IT Director 8. Amendments to the Articles of Association 9. Questions from the Membership 10. Awards and Presentations 11. Any Other Business

By Order of the Board Sue Taberner, Company Secretary In accordance with the Companies Act 2006 s.324, a member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by the notice set out above is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend, speak and vote in his place. In order for a proxy to be valid, a completed proxy form must be received at Cornbury House, Cotswold Business Village, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0JQ, by 11am on Thursday, 21st April 2016.

The proxy form can be obtained by any of the following methods.

1. It was included as an insert with the March edition of Porsche Post.

2. By contacting the aforesaid company, by telephone on 01608 652911, by e-mail at cluboffice@porscheclubgb.com, by fax on 01608 652944, or in writing, at the aforesaid address of Cornbury House, requesting a proxy form.

3. The proxy form will be available to download from www.porscheclubgb.com/agm.

Sue Taberner, Company Secretary

2015 ANNUAL AUDITED ACCOUNTS AND AGM MINUTES In accordance with constitutional changes approved by the membership in November 2013, the 2015 accounts for Porsche Club Great Britain (Gmünd Heritage Limited) and Porsche Club GB Motorsport Limited will be available to view on the Club’s website: www.porscheclubgb.com/agm, together with a financial review for the year.The minutes from the AGM held on 19th April 2015 are similarly available.

Those 55 members who informed the Club by the 31st January 2014 deadline that they wished to receive printed copies will be sent the documents as requested.

There has been only one nomination for each of the following posts: IT Director and Regional Director.

The appointment to these posts will be ratified at the Club’s AGM on 24th April 2016.

However, as there were two nominations received for the position of Commercial Director, a postal ballot will be held.

A voting form is enclosed with this edition of Porsche Post together with an envelope addressed to the auditors. All voting forms must be returned to the auditors by 12 noon on Monday 18th April 2016.

PORSCHE CLUB GB MOTORSPORT LIMITED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 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-inMarsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0JQ on Sunday, 24th April 2016, commencing one hour after the conclusion of the main Porsche Club GB AGM, to consider the following business: 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Approval of minutes from the 2015 AGM 3. Approval and adoption of the Directors’ Report and Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 4. Re-appointment of the auditors 5. Any Other Business

By Order of the Board Sue Taberner, Company Secretary

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Porsche Club GB National Event, Silverstone, 29-31 July 2016

2016 National Event at Silverstone orsche Club’s 2016 National Event will take place at Silverstone Classic from Friday, 29th to Sunday, 31st July 2016.

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

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Two-for-one on tickets before 31st March A two-for-one Silverstone Classic ticket offer is available for Club members until the end of March. Tickets to the Classic provide infield parking, access to both race assembly areas and paddock complexes, as well as to trackside grandstands and huge static car displays.

Tickets are still available to purchase after the end of March but the two-for-one offer will no longer be available. Members are therefore encouraged to book early.

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

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can be found on the event website at www.silverstoneclassic.com Why Silverstone Classic?

The Silverstone Classic is firmly established as the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival.

The event attracts more than 1,100 race entries and drew a record crowd of more than 100,000 people in 2015.

The spectacular classic car celebration is staged at the famous Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, birthplace of the FIA Formula One World Championship and home to the Formula One British Grand Prix.

The three-day festival features the very best of historic racing covering more than eight decades of motor sport, as well as live music from iconic rock bands and a wealth of family entertainment. This includes a free funfair, retail outlets, a host of interactive activities, a two-day classic car auction, air displays plus huge showcases of classic cars often celebrating important milestones in automotive history. In 2015, a record number of 120 car clubs displayed more than 10,000 classic cars.

Next summer’s Silverstone Classic is all set to break yet more records with its biggest ever lineup of spectacular touring car race action.

For the first time in history, the packed programme at the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival will feature no fewer than four

separate touring car grids, providing fans with hitherto unseen levels of epic bumper-tobumper entertainment. Adding to the appeal, all four grids will be included on the final day’s schedule under the evocative and exciting Tin-Top Sunday’ banner.

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PORSCHE EXPERIENCE CENTRE It is anticipated that driving activities for members will be taking place at the on-site Porsche Experience Centre over the National Event weekend. Plans are still at an early stage but members who would be interested in participating are encouraged to email events@porscheclubgb.com or call 01608 652911. More details will be published within Porsche Post over the coming months so please keep a close eye on the magazine.

CONCOURS The Club’s National Concours will be taking place over the Silverstone Classic weekend. This follows on from a successful Concours at Althorp last year where over 35 members entered their cars. The Concours is kindly sponsored by the Club’s detailing partner, Swissvax, and the National Event is your chance to display your car at this prestigious event. More details will be published in future editions of Porsche Post.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Porsche Club has secured a number of rooms at the following hotels over the National Event weekend: Hellidon Lakes Golf and Spa Hotel (NN11 6GG).

Friday, 29th July: Bed and breakfast double occupancy £107.00 Saturday, 30th July: Bed and Breakfast double occupancy £119.00 To book please contact the hotel direct on 0845 074 0060 and quote code Porsche Club at the time of booking.

porscheclubgb SATURDAY EVENING Although in the early stages of planning, a function is planned for the Saturday evening of the event and it is hoped that the Porsche Experience Centre can be utilised. Once again, members who would be interested in attending should contact Narinder Webb by emailing events@porscheclubgb.com or calling 01608 652911.

VOLUNTEERS As always, an army of Club volunteers will be working hard to ensure that the entire weekend runs as smoothly as possible. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Narinder Webb by emailing events@porscheclubgb.com.

BEST WESTERN BUCKINGHAM HOTEL (MK18 1RY) Friday, 29th July: Bed and breakfast double occupancy £90.00 Saturday, 30th July: Bed and breakfast double occupancy £90.00 To book please contact the hotel directly on 01280 822622 and ask for either Jerelyn Creado or Ali Briky.

Please quote code Porsche Club at the time of booking.

Please contact the Clubhouse should you have any questions.

TURBO DISPLAY The National Event will once again incorporate a celebration of the 911 Turbo with a dedicated display over the three days writes Paul Keeling. This display has proved particularly popular in previous years with awards taking place on the Sunday.

In 2016 we would very much like to see more of the early 930 variants, 964 and Flatnose alongside the newer models.

We understand these cars are becoming increasingly valuable and our display will provide a perfect location for visitors to enjoy seeing the evolution of this iconic model.

Sunday will be Turbo Awards Day and we aim to present selected owners, who take that extra time to prepare their cars for others to enjoy, with a quality trophy.

There are no winners or losers as all awards are equal and this is definitely not a Concours. We are starting early this year but please register your interest with Narinder at the Clubhouse by emailing events@porscheclubgb.com or calling 01608 652911.

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A different perspective on the genesis of the 924

The article in the March edition of Porsche Post about the 924 was interesting, although vital information that has already been published in a number of books about front-engined Porsches was absent.

Porsche was in a contract with Volkswagen from 1948 until 1973 to design and develop new VWs. The 924 project began during that period, and probably suffered from unfounded rumours as a result.

VW and Porsche together ran a business called VW-Porsche GmbH, to sell VW, Audi and Porsche cars in those countries not having a concessionaire. During this period the 914 was conceived using a bought-in body design that was modified by Porsche to accept either a VW or a Porsche engine mounted amidships.

Porsche hoped to get the body shells cheaply, but as things turned out they had to pay the going rate from VW. No doubt both firms colluded over the replacement for the 914, but VW had decided to replace its normal passenger cars with designs based on its Audi line-up. The first VW Polo was a rebadged Audi 50.

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Audi is inconceivable, because the design produced

by Porsche did not fit in with the new VW image. But it should be recognised that the still-secret 928 had a silhouette very similar to that of the 924, and the mechanical components were disposed similarly in the 924.

That the 924 components were sourced via VW is not surprising, because Porsche could hardly afford to make dedicated parts. It couldn’t even put the 924 together itself, because there was no room in its own factory. VW was paid to build the 924 in a redundant Audi factory under the supervision of Porsche.

I have no doubt that the 924 was intended to be a Porsche from the outset, with some help from the rich VW, but it was such a radical design that it was bound to be the subject of speculation and rumour. Porsche itself was very proud of the 924, and disappointed that it should have been the subject of endless derision. The front of the car resembled their Experimental Safety Vehicle, and at one stage it was the 924 that was suggested might replace the 911! By the time the 924 was introduced, the Porsche/ VW contract had expired, and VW-Porsche GmbH had been wound up.

The engine that went into the 924 was chosen by Porsche because it recognised that it could stand further development. It was, of course, the Audi 100 engine that was extensively uprated to make it suitable for a sports 2+2. No other car or vehicle was fitted with this engine, despite the fact that the basic architecture was produced in other forms, and even sold to AMC in America for local completion for some AMC compact cars.

Basically, this engine was not the brainchild of VW-Audi but was, in fact, a Mercedes-Benz design. It was designed in 1965 as a pushrod unit, when VW and Mercedes-Benz

jointly owned Auto Union, and was fitted to the new DKW which had previously been powered by a two-stroke engine. VW upgraded the bodywork of the DKW and with the new Mercedes engine the DKW became the Audi 1700 (another name from the Auto Union collection of marques).

In 1968 VW acquired the rest of Auto Union, and Audi became part of the VW empire – engine and all. Over the years that followed, the Mercedes engine was developed

by VW-Audi engineers, and eventually was succeeded by the five-cylinder Audi design.

The inclined cylinder block was designed to fit under the DKW bonnet, and proved an asset to the Porsche body design. The attached 1966 advert (left) for the Audi 1700 will indicate the importance of the Mercedes Benz engine, which ultimately must be one of the best designs ever to find its way into a Porsche.

So, perhaps it is time after 40 years to squash once and for all the endless criticism of the 924, which saved Porsche during one of its once regular financial crises. I would suggest that the carping about the 924 is based on unbridled snobbery from those who don’t know better. After all, the DNA of the ‘untouchable’ 911 and its variants is traceable back to the Kdf-Wagen that was designed by the Porsche Design Studio in 1934 as a contract from Adolf Hitler. The 924 was perhaps the first Porsche to appear that was not developed from another earlier and similar creation. The 928 was another mould-breaker.

A few years back, Porsche Post published The Porsche Papers that originated from Porsche and dealt with the 924 in detail. Nowhere in those official utterings could I find a claim that the 924 was a rebadged VW or Audi.

Tony Eldridge, Essex

First among equals

Another view of a vintage year As expected, perhaps, I am always drawn to the Vintage View pages of Porsche Post, and the March 2016 edition was no exception. The image from Le Mans in 1962 is indeed evocative of the era, and I hope I may be able to add a little to the story and speculate on the identity of the two individuals clearly visible in the left foreground.

My information is that car number 30, chassis number 1010, retired after fuel-feed and then transmission problems, rather than ignition failure, but stand to be corrected. Car number 35 (chassis number 1013) covered 2,271 miles in the 24 hours at an average speed of 94.94mph, driven from 28th place on the grid to finish 12th overall and fourth in the Index of Performance. Car 34 (I cannot find a reference to the chassis number, but I am sure someone out there will know!) covered 2,397 miles at an average speed of 99.9mph. It finished ninth in the Index of Performance, and fifth in the

Index of Efficiency, after gearbox problems slowed it sufficiently for a Lotus Elite to get close to pipping it to the post.

As for the people, I believe they may be Paul Frère (racing driver and later equally well-known author) on the left, and Fritz Sittig Enno Werner von Hanstein (perhaps better known as Huschke von Hanstein, racing driver and later Porsche racing manager) on the right.

Peter Cook, Worcestershire

I would like to lay claim to the longest continuous Porsche ownership in Porsche Club GB. My brother has just sent me my old 356 that I received as a birthday or Christmas present from my uncle during the early 1950s. At the time he was serving as an officer with the British Military Police in Berlin. I can ascertain from family records that he was stationed there from 1952 to 1956.

I have read a booklet that he put together documenting his military service, and it makes fascinating reading. During his service in Berlin he led an armed bodyguard unit for Sir Anthony Eden, who as British foreign secretary was in Berlin to attend meetings. My uncle ended his career as a major responsible for a Territorial Army unit in the 1960s.

My 356 is still in very clean, original condition.

It was built by an organisation called JNF, in the American zone of what was then West Germany.

JNF stands for Jewish National Fund, which is a charity still in existence today.

According to the well-known automotive historian, Karl Ludvigsen, the first time a 356 was shown in the UK was at the Earls Court Motor Show of 1951, and AFN sold its first 356 in 1954. I was born in 1949, and so would have been perhaps five or six years old when I received my present, which must, therefore, have been one of the very first in the country. Can anyone trump this?

Michael Miller, Berkshire

We think you are absolutely right about the identity of the two individuals, Peter. Subconsciously we, too, had identified the man on the right as the aristocratic Huschke von Hanstein (hard to miss him if you ever met him, or saw him in another photo), but in our eagerness to identify the cars shamefully overlooked him in the caption. And, now that you come to mention it, the chap on the left does, indeed, look very much like Paul Frère – CS

One life – so live it in your Porsche!

I thought you might like to see a photograph of this lovely 911 that I saw recently in the centre of Dublin, Ireland. It was in such good condition that I felt it deserved to be featured in our Club magazine. And note, too, the legend on the window sticker. Life is, indeed, too short to drive boring cars!

I wonder if any other Club members have spotted Porsches around the place (both at home and abroad) that they feel could be featured in Porsche Post. It would be interesting to see what members come up with. I shall certainly be getting back to you with more Porsches that I see on my travels.

Jim Stitt, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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The Porsche month in pictures

Stuttgart, Germany, February Porsche’s 2014 return to top-flight Le Mans racing saw the manufacturer unveil a pair of revolutionary 919 Hybrids. At the heart of the cars was this four-cylinder, turbo powerhouse.

Working to power the rear axle, it provided last year’s Le Mans winner with 500bhp of its 900bhp despite its diminutive size. While not a traditional ‘flat’ engine, it is still proof that four cylinders are capable of big things.

The engine will be on display at race events, exhibitions and, of course, in the Porsche Museum at Zuffenhausen throughout 2016.

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Silverstone, February Photographer, Jakob Ebrey recently got the chance to race his 924S at Silverstone care of the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy. In among the throng of cars were two other Porsche owners, Chris Hudson in a 2002 Boxster S and Sean Bramhill in a 1962 356. The event offered all drivers the chance to demonstrate the handling, power and speed of their vehicles and, despite the inclement weather, it was a huge amount of fun. Events like this go to show that no matter what your Porsche, there’s a place to race it!

Clubhouse Open Day, March March 6th was the chosen day for Porsche Club GB’s first open day of the year. Despite the cold and inclement weather, the turnout was hugely impressive with Club members coming from all over the country.

As ever, the Clubhouse was open for all, proving handy for those who needed to warm up! It was a great start to the Club’s yearly activities, leaving all involved looking forward to the next Clubhouse event, the Pirelli BBQ, on June 5th.

Race Retro, Stoneleigh, February John Anderson entertained the crowds with spirited driving of his 911ST, with Chris Clark in the co-driver’s seat at Race Retro. By Sunday afternoon, repeated use of the same stage had polished the concrete sections, causing many sideways moments on the now slippery surface. Organised by Rallying with Group B, the stage comprised a mix of tarmac and concrete roads in a loop that provided excellent viewing for spectators.

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The Porsche month in pictures

Abu Dhabi, February The Porsche team concluded its second round of testing at the Formula One circuit in Abu Dhabi. In total, the team has spent eight days at the venue, honing and tweaking the car throughout. The main focus was on testing Michelin tyres, of which three variations of slicks will be used. Soft cold, soft hot and hot plus, the slicks are able to cope with the varying levels of heat that present a challenge for teams when racing in Abu Dhabi. The team had to use the testing to decide which two would be best-suited to the Porsche 919 Hybrid.

Redtek, Brackley, February The light and airy first-floor engine room of this well-known air-cooled specialist was briefly the setting for a rare – and precious – conjunction of 911 power units waiting to be refitted to their respective cars, and between them representing the gamut of so-called MFI (mechanical fuel injection) motors. From left to right: US-specification 2.4-litre T/E (yellow fan shroud), 2.4 E (green shroud), 2.4 S (red shroud), and then not just one but a pair of 2.7-litre RSs, with their iconic red fan housings. Total value? An estimated £250,000.

Silverstone Auctions, Race Retro, February In among the rally and race cars that populate the Race Retro show, Silverstone Auctions held a sale of some of the finest metal in the country.

Of course, a great many of the cars available were Porsches and the interest in them was high. The star of the auction was obviously the 2004 Carrera GT that sold for an incredible £427,500. Other bids included £140,625 for a 2010 GT3 RS Gen II and £104,625 for an RUF BTR Flatnose. Bidders were seemingly keen on the more modern cars, evidenced by the fact the 356 pictured and a 911 RS replica survived to be sold at a future auction.

London Classic Car Show, February More than 30,000 people descended on the capital for the second-staging of the London Classic Car Show. Officially opened

by Formula One World Champion Jenson Button, among the other highlights were visits from motoring royalty including former World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen, Sir Stirling Moss, TV pundit Suzi Perry and McLaren designer Gordon Murray. Porsche Club was in attendance with a display which included a 2.7 RS Touring kindly supplied by DK Engineering.

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T S U OR B Last November, just a few weeks before the start of this year’s Monte Carlo Rally for Historics, what was to become car – and team – number 170 were far from ready.

Driver and navigator had never even met each other, and their 911SC had none of the required equipment – and certainly not the necessary specialised tyres. What could possibly go wrong…? Story by Peter Moss, photographs by Nogue Nicqlas ➔

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he Monte Carlo Rally has been running since 1911, and at its pinnacle was on a par with Le Mans in terms of its popularity with British competitors and the public alike. When Vic Elford won in a Porsche 911 in 1968, there were 200 entries, and 33 cars set off from Dover, one of seven different starting points around Europe.

Rallying has since then become a somewhat esoteric and certainly expensive sport for professional factory teams, and in 1998 the Automobile Club de Monaco started organising a regularity event for Historic cars. This has now grown to the extent that more than 300 entries are accepted, while the field for modern cars now numbers fewer than 100. This year’s Historic rally had five different starting points: Glasgow, Oslo, Bad Homburg, Barcelona and Reims, just like in the old days, with 304 entries.

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weeks before that Jeff Orford and I had not even met one another. Jeff has many years’ experience racing saloons and other cars, plus special-stage and endurance rallying, but had never taken part in a regularity event. Having bought a 1976 911SC with the intention of competing with it, the Monte Carlo Historic Rally came to his attention as an iconic event that was also accessible. But Jeff had not yet found a navigator, and the car was unprepared. I, meanwhile, had done the rally 10 times, and had been planning to navigate on the 2016 event, but unfortunately my team was not going to be ready in time. By a pure stroke of luck the two of us were put in touch with each other, and thus a partnership was formed.

An entry was submitted and accepted, but by then there were barely nine weeks left before the off – including Christmas, when the country traditionally grinds to a near-standstill for a fortnight. But Jeff swung into action, organising for the car essentials such as a rear roll-cage, full-harness seat-belts, fire extinguisher, fuel-tank guard and a spotlight pod. Wheels

were obtained from a variety of sources, and Pirelli came up trumps with a set of six Snowcontrol tyres, two of which were fitted with chains in case of really heavy snow. Finding studded tyres was a whole story in itself.

Eventually they were acquired through a French website and delivered to the UK by an Englishman living in France who just happened to be visiting the UK! Finally came the day of departure: Thursday, 28th January. With the 911 squeezed on to a trailer, the service Land Rover Discovery, crewed by Nick Moss and Jon Miller, got on the road to Dover and the chosen starting point of Reims. On the way down the autoroute the kilometre markers were used to calibrate the tripmeter on both sets of tyres, although final calibration would depend on the organisers’ measurement zone just before the first regularity test. The car park at the Novotel at Reims contained a small selection of Historic rally cars and at scrutineering the following morning in an exhibition hall all 132 Reims starters were on display.

‘Once again conditions were sunny and bright, but on the first test there was a timing glitch on the navigator’s part – that would have been me, then – and several penalties were taken before the error was spotted’

From top to bottom: General view of Parc Fermé on the Quai Albert in Monte Carlo after the finish. Panoramic view somewhere in the Alps. Le Tourniquet’s acute hairpins. Pressing on to recover lost time

Scrutineering passed smoothly, and all the cars were then escorted in police convoy to line up outside the Hotel de Ville for the ceremonial start. Soon after 8pm on the Friday evening car number 170 rolled off the podium on the Concentration Run, a 1000km (620mile), 22-hour, non-stop route to Monte Carlo.

Conditions, unusually for the event, were good, with ice- and snow-free roads, the only hazard being fog in the early hours of the morning. At lunchtime on Saturday there was a rendezvous with our service crew to check the car over before the first regularity section.

This was the first time that Jeff had to come to terms with the intricacies of regularity driving, so a time that gave us 188th position overall was hardly surprising. From there it was a short run into Monte Carlo where the organisers’ GPS tracking device was fitted, while a welcome meal and beds awaited the crew.

Sunday morning was sunny and warm again as the trek back north to a two-night stay in Valence started. The second and third regularities passed uneventfully, apart from a tight hairpin where reverse gear was required, but the performance was steady rather than spectacular. But on the fourth and fifth regularity sections, where the roads were damp with light rain, and the terrain more difficult, there was an improvement in timekeeping to the effect that at the end of day two our position had improved to 107th overall and the second-highest British crew. The Pirelli tyres proved to be excellent in these conditions, and inspired a lot of confidence. Because of reseeding we were also to be running 115th on the road for the rest of the rally. There were no problems to report with the car, which just needed an oil-level check.

Monday consisted of four tests in the Ardèche mountains on the other side of the

Rhone valley on tests that are still often used as special stages on the Monte Carlo Rally.

Once again conditions were sunny and bright, but on the first test there was a timing glitch on the navigator’s part – that would have been me, then – and several penalties were taken before the error was spotted and the outcome was the worst time of the rally which was 199th, dropping us back down 20 places to 127th. At the finish of this test, in Antraigues, there was a nice touch that, in keeping with a long-standing tradition, fruit tarts from the local patisserie are handed to each of the competitors. The rest of the day was spent recovering the lost ground, and by nightfall we were 110th and third British crew.

After a second night in Valence the rally headed south again, towards Monte Carlo, with three daytime tests to keep competitors amused.

The performance was no better than ordinary on these, the most demanding of which includes Le Tourniquet, a series of six very tight and steep hairpins in a distance of just 1km, during which the fuel-tank guard took quite a beating.

Prior to going back into Parc Fermé by the harbour in Monte Carlo, unbeknown to us the car’s rear number plate had fallen off, but a spectator had spotted this and kindly returned it to us. With the number plate reattached, the car received a thorough checkover before the demanding night section to follow.

This night loop consists of two regularities with a combined distance of 100km (62 miles), set at an average of just under 50km/h (31mph), in a route of 175km (108 miles).

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Car number 170 – that was us – left at 10.25pm and had a return time of 3am.

What happened in between? The first test included the classic Col de Turini, but with a 17km (10.5-mile) preamble. With the cars now running at 30-second intervals, the tail lights of the vehicle in front frequently became visible and many fell by the wayside, but we managed to keep to time – and on the road, which always helps – with the result that we took 31st best time which hauled us up to

92nd place. But just before the 14th and final test the starter motor refused to oblige and a push start back down the hill was required to get going again.

This test climbed 20km (12.5 miles) up a mountain, then went 10km (6.2 miles) down the other side through a series of 27 hairpins, and then climbed six kilometres (3.7 miles) through 15 hairpins back up to the summit before a further eight kilometers (five miles) back down again. All was going well until the bottom of the 27 hairpins, when a disappearing brake pedal heralded complete brake fade.

Fortunately the climb back up to the summit brought some life back to the pedal, but the risk to life, limb and motor car was too great for serious motoring, and seeing another car stuffed into a wall on a hairpin persuaded Jeff that finishing was the only priority. So it was a slow procession of rally and service car that wound its careful way back to Monte Carlo to celebrate with a (very expensive) beer in the hotel bar.

Daylight revealed that all had not been lost with the brakes, with a final position of 96th out of 258 finishers, third British crew (although the winning driver, Daniele Perfetti in his Alpine Renault A110 is apparently British, and certainly had the National Anthem played for him at the prizegiving ceremony!) and second of the International Rally Drivers’ Club members. Altogether it was a highly satisfactory result for a virgin driver and a scratch crew, and a very reliable, comfortable and quick Porsche 911.

I would like to thank the following for their help and support in preparing the 911: AB Motorsport, Francis Tuthill Ltd, Rally Preparation Services, early911.com, Nick Prowse Motorsport and special thanks to our faithful service crew Nick Moss and Jon Miller. PP

Top: Three pieces of electronic wizardry, on the left, the ACM’s tracking device, bottom right the VH Trip distance recorder and just visible above it La Solution to help us keep on time to the second. Middle: On the podium in Monte Carlo. Bottom: This is where a tank guard becomes desirable!

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Pirelli and Porsche have proved to be a strong partnership on the growing historic rally scene, thanks to a number of prestigious wins taken by top drivers such as Carlos Sainz, who gave Pirelli’s P7 Corsa Classic a winning debut in a Porsche 911 when the tyre was first launched onto the market. Interestingly, Sainz’s win on the Rally de Espana Historico was also the two-time world champion’s very first competitive run in a Porsche. “It was a fantastic experience,” said Sainz afterwards.

“The car I drove was a Group 4 Porsche, so clearly historic, but the performance of the car and the tyres actually felt quite modern.”

This is the mission for Pirelli’s historic rally tyres. The P7 Corsa Classic combines modern tyre technology with classic looks, enabling drivers to exploit all the power that these fearsome period machines put out, without compromising on safety.

Essentially, it is designed as an unprecedented mix of tradition and cutting edge technology, which reinterprets Pirelli’s P7 and P7 Corsa rally tyres by recreating their classic look while adding modern levels of performance and safety.

The new P7 carries over the style of the original tyre from the end of the 1970s and is characterised by a dual road and competition tread pattern, made necessary by modern homologation requirements.

The priorities when it came to creating the tyre were to ensure that it is capable of high performance on asphalt under all sorts of weather conditions (from dry asphalt to the sort of frosty surface often seen in Monte Carlo) while remaining very driveable in order to help transmit the huge power of many classic rally cars. Optimal grip is ensured thanks to the bespoke compounds – on two different patterns of tyre: wet and dry. There are three dry compounds (D3, D5 and D7, going from hard to soft) and one wet compound: W7. The W7 is designed for full wet conditions, but also copes well with drying surfaces.

It comes in a number of fitments, including those suitable for classic Porsches, which have proved to be among the most successful cars in the FIA European Historic Rally Championship recently. Authenticity is essential: included with every tyre is a bespoke stencil kit, so that ‘Pirelli P7’ can be displayed in the original bold white font on the sidewalls.

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A TASTE OF The 924, whose 40th birthday we are celebrating in this and the previous edition of Porsche Post, is important because of what it became as much as for what it was. Chris Horton assesses the hugely successful derivatives that kept Porsche afloat when even the evergreen 911 couldn’t maintain the necessary momentum.

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emarkably – or perhaps not in light of the now 50-year production life of the 911 – almost 20 years after its 1976 launch Porsche was still building, and just about profiting from, the essentially 924-based 968.

The first additional model to be derived from the basic platform was the 924 Turbo.

Introduced in 1978 for the 1979 model year, this was mechanically not dissimilar to the naturally aspirated car, but a KKK turbocharger raised power and torque to a useful 170bhp and 180lb/ft (244Nm), respectively, and maximum speed from 125mph to a much more Porschelike 140mph. The 0–62mph time was reduced, too, from 9.6 to just 7.8 seconds.

Apart from the turbo (and a modified cylinder head and induction system), most of the major differences were at the rear, where the fivespeed Porsche transaxle, without the redundant clutch housing of the Audi unit, was mounted with its final drive aft of the gearbox instead of ahead of it as in the 924 (and subsequently in both the 944 and 968, too). The rear suspension arms were altered, as well, and both the primary (ie torque tube) and secondary drive shafts were thicker. Wheel hubs were from the 911, with five-point fixings (and 15-inch rims) instead of the 924’s four studs and 14-inch rims.

Externally, and beyond some occasionally rather garish colour schemes both inside and out, there were few clues to the Turbo’s increased power and performance – and those mostly at the front. Four vents in the nose panel between the headlights fed additional air to the (bigger) radiator, while a series of vertical slots in the airdam supposedly helped cool the brakes. At the rear the car gained a vestigial polyurethane spoiler at the base of the glass tailgate – a foretaste of what was to come on the 944.

A second-generation 924 Turbo was unveiled in 1980 for the 1981 model year. Power and torque were raised to 177bhp and 184lb/ft (250Nm), respectively, and it also benefited from the grandiosely titled Digital Ignition Timing, the forerunner of the Bosch Motronic system that would later in the decade become universal across the Porsche range. Production halted in July 1982, to make way for the 944, but by that time Porsche had built around 12,000 924 Turbos, creating in the process what was itself a minor classic.

But that was by no means the end of the 924 story. The car might have been a Porsche almost by accident, but that certainly didn’t blind the company’s engineers to the competition potential of this beautifully balanced chassis. In 1978 the UK hosted a one-model race series – the 924 Challenge Trophy, won in the single year of its existence by motoring journalist Tony Dron – and

‘Porsche didn’t want to be restricted to the GTP category, and if it were to see the 924 broaden its competition activities it would have to homologate it’

Top: this rather strange looking machine was the 924-based car Porsche built in 1976/1977 to seize a number of prestigious speed, distance and not least fuel-economy records, but in the end it was never campaigned. For more see October 2014 edition of PP. Below that: two views of the production 924 Turbo – note five-stud multi-spoke wheels, and intake nacelle on bonnet; then a Guards Red standard 1988 944 – see the March 2015 edition of PP – and, finally, a 968 Club Sport

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by 1979 16 highly modified cars had been built at Stuttgart and shipped to the US for that country’s prestigious and so commercially important SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) series.

Porsche had its own plans for the 924, too, not least an assault on Le Mans. The 924 Turbo road car went on sale in Germany in early 1979 (late summer here in the UK), and that same year’s Frankfurt Motor Show brought an essentially 924 Turbo-based Studie, or styling exercise. From this would evolve first the competition and road-going variants of the 924 Carrera GT, as it came to be known, and then ultimately the 944.

The first racing 924 Carrera GT was a surprisingly radical-looking machine. That 1979 Frankfurt Studie was in broad outline a roadspecification 944 in all but name and engine – it even had the post-1985 models’ flush-fitting windscreen – but the race cars’ big squared-off wheelarches and massively wide 16-inch BBS alloy wheels left no-one in any doubt as to their purpose.

Mechanically, too, the original GT was daring stuff. The chassis was based on that of the SCCA cars, with coil-spring rear suspension rather than the standard torsion-bar set-up, and the brakes were from the iconic 917. Likewise the engine may have had basically the same 1984cc block as the standard 924 and 924 Turbo, but with a larger blower than the latter, as well as

Kugelfischer fuel injection, dry-sump lubrication and a massive intercooler, it developed a reliable 320bhp at 7000rpm.

So extreme was that first Carrera GT, in fact, that for its first season, 1980, Porsche had to enter it at Le Mans in the GTP (for Prototype) category. Three cars took part, and despite some minor problems – graphically chronicled

by Roy Smith in the February 2016 edition of Porsche Post – all finished with honours.

Number two, driven by Tony Dron and Andy Rouse, came home 12th overall. Number three, with Derek Bell and Al Holbert at the wheel, finished 13th overall. And number four, shared

by Jürgen Barth and Manfred Schurti, was third in class and sixth overall. It was an excellent demonstration of the 924’s abilities – and all from a VW van engine…

But Porsche didn’t want to be restricted to the GTP category, and if it were to see the 924 broaden its competition activities it would have to homologate it. And that’s where the roadgoing Carrera GT comes in. A total of 406 of these now highly desirable machines were built for the 1981 model year (the FIA required 400 to be assembled), about 75 with right-hand drive for customers here in the UK. These road cars were rather tame by the then exceptional standards of the racing versions, with torsion-bar rear suspension, and 210bhp instead of at least 320, but this was sufficient to

give them a 0–62mph time of less than seven seconds, and a maximum of around 150mph.

That was pretty much what you would expect from a contemporary 911SC. They certainly looked more purposeful than the 924 Turbo. That car’s four small intakes in the nose were supplemented by a single intake running virtually the full width of the new lower valance, itself running into wide, 944-style front wings made from polyurethane (with a bold ‘Carrera’ script on the top of the right-hand wheelarch). The bonnet featured a distinctive intake nacelle for the intercooler mounted beneath it, while at the rear were a pair of obviously tacked-on but not unattractive wheelarch extensions, again in polyurethane, and a bigger, 944-style tailgate spoiler. You could have any colour you wanted – as long as it was black, red or silver.

Wheels – with five-stud fixings, as for the 924 Turbo – were 7.0J by 15-inch Fuchs alloys all round or, as an extra-cost option, 7.0J by 16 and 8.0J by 16 Fuchs rims at front and rear, respectively. Significantly, all of the cars also had the flush-fitting windscreen that, as we have noted, wouldn’t feature on the production 944 until the 1986 model year.

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The 944 culminated in the S2 (above), which with its 3.0-litre, 16-valve engine and simple variable exhaust-valve timing can be a deceptively quick and remarkably satisfying car to drive on familiar ‘A’- and ‘B’- roads – and unfamiliar ones, too, come to that. Note the so-called ‘bridge’ rear spoiler on this car, one of the last before it was superseded by the 968. Before that had come the Turbo (below), first with the 220bhp and then 250bhp from its 2.5-litre eight-valve engine, but arguably never quite as ‘driveable’ as the S2

although right-hand-drive UK models had the smaller, four-spoke item that again would later become familiar to so many 944 drivers. Many UK cars also had optional electric windows and mirrors, air-conditioning, headlamp washers, the aforementioned 16-inch wheels, and a lift-out sunroof. Some had a limited-slip differential.

But more was to come. Also for the 1981 model year Porsche built 59 road-going 924 Carrera GTSs – all in Guards Red – and an unknown (but certainly small) number of GTR customer race vehicles. Around 15 of the GTS cars were to Club Sport specification, with minimal underbody protection, a door mirror on the driver’s side only, electrical cut-outs inside and out, and the option of wider 8.0J x 16-inch front wheels.

In the case of both the GTS and GTR the key to their substantial performance (155mph and 180mph, respectively) was a combination of more power – 245bhp and 375bhp, respectively,

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with the Club Sport offering 280bhp – and minimal weight. The GTS, with a glassfibre front end and tailgate, Plexiglas side windows, and Plexiglas-covered fixed headlights, was no less than 56kg lighter than a comparable GT. The GTR, which like the GTS had both a stripped-out interior and a roll-cage as standard, weighed just 960kg.

There would be one more taste of the future from what could loosely be considered a 924 Carrera GT. At Le Mans in 1981 Porsche entered another 924 in the GTP class, this time with a 2479cc version of the engine that would from the following model year power the 944. In fact, this unit featured both a 16-valve cylinder head and a turbocharger (both of which would appear only much later during the 944’s production life, and henceforth never together in the same car), and Jürgen Barth and Walter Röhrl between them placed it seventh overall and third in class. PP

The last of the line The last 924 – and in marketing terms perhaps the quirkiest of them all – was the ‘S’, introduced in 1985 for the 1986 model year, shortly after the demise of the original 2.0-litre model. Essentially a narrow-bodied car with the 2.5-litre balance-shaft engine of the 944, together with the latter’s transmission and running gear, this saw the 924 all the way through to as relatively recently as mid-1988.

It was a great little package: nimble and fun to drive, and in practice not a lot slower than the slightly more powerful 944 from which it must inevitably have taken some sales. (This writer is now on his second; see lead spread. The red car above was his first, photographed in Glencoe, Scotland on the way to its new owner.) It’s a real bargain, too. By autumn 1987 a new one would have cost £21,000 here in Britain, but the author’s current car cost him £600 – although the sad fact is that prices, like those of pretty much anything else with a Porsche badge on it, are now rising again. Be that as it may, try one while you still can!

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Service with a smile An infectious can-do, will-do spirit pervades every single one of BS Motorsport’s numerous Porsche-related activities, says Chris Horton, and proprietor Neil Bainbridge has a truly encyclopedic knowledge of our classic cars that he willingly shares with fellow enthusiasts. Photos by the author and Peter Robain ➔

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ndependent Porsche specialists famously come in all manner of shapes and sizes, but few can offer as diverse a range of expertise and services as BS Motorsport, or have such a genuinely fascinating and even quietly historic location. And by no means all are as unfailingly welcoming.

Discreetly situated a few miles northwest of Aylesbury, on the southern edge of Buckinghamshire’s Westcott Venture Park – formerly an important World War II bomber airfield, and more recently used for testing rocket motors, before evolving into the inevitable light-industrial estate – the company has become one of the pre-eminent names in the restoration, the maintenance and even the authentication of the classic 911s and other high-value historic Porsches that are such an important part of this huge industry that we all love and enjoy so much.

But you will be made to feel just as welcome if you pitch up in a 356 or a 912, a 944, or even a modern water-pumper – although if in the case of the last-named you need much more than basic routine servicing, proprietor Neil Bainbridge will probably politely point you in the direction of nearby Autofarm, for which equally well-known company he worked for a time, after first leaving his native Cumbria. ‘We would be delighted to take on the modern cars,’ he says, with his usual broad smile, ‘but there is more than enough aircooled work to keep us busy for the foreseeable future, and so we have never felt the need to invest in the necessary specialised equipment to deal with them. And I never start anything without having all the right kit.’

Indeed, he does not. Gradually – and often a lot more rapidly and impressively than that term suggests – the spacious workshop has filled to nearly bursting point with the high-tech tools and machinery required safely and efficiently to handle virtually every single aspect of the iconic air-cooled flat-six, and either its associated 915 or G50 gearbox. (Suspension, steering and brakes, too, of course; this is truly a holistic approach, although body repair and paintwork are handled by very carefully chosen sub-contractors. But crucial assembly work after a restoration is always done in-house.) There are conventional lathes, pillar drills and milling rigs, of course, and engine and transmission stands almost beyond counting, but also a recently installed Röttler valve-seat cutter and valve-facing machine, several items of measuring and weighing equipment, and soon even a machine for lineboring crankcases.

In one corner, next to the waste-oil-fired space heater, and the mezzanine floor piled high with the rare and often ultra-rare spare parts that Neil has prudently acquired over his 25-plus years in the business, there is an ultrasonic cleaning tank large enough to take a disassembled engine. Caked-on oil and carbon stand no chance, giving the best possible view of the components’ underlying condition, and thus their future viability. ‘It has often enabled us to reclaim pistons that might otherwise have had to be scrapped,’ says Neil, ‘and there’s really no other way of safely cleaning delicate magnesium crankcases and gearbox housings.’ Over on the other side is the almost surgically clean engine

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room, lined with cupboards and so-called shadow boards for every conceivable special tool, some of the latter designed and made by Neil himself, and leading off that area a small and suitably quiet annexe devoted to electronic fuel-injector testing and overhaul – distributor testing, too, again on a dedicated machine.

Pretty much everywhere you look are the large blue-plastic crates that can safely and tidily store either one of the literally dozens of engines awaiting its turn in the overhaul queue or, once it has been stripped, its many and varied individual components. There is no room for confusion or error with power units that can themselves be worth as much as a modern luxury saloon car, or even today a small house.

The crates, of course, subsequently need a forklift safely to move and stack them so, never a man to do things by halves, that is precisely what Neil bought. ‘It all costs a lot of money,’ he shrugs. ‘The crates are £185 each, and we had 25 at the last count, but there’s no way you can do a proper job without this kind of infra-structure.’

Back out in the main ‘hall’ stands the implausibly large Bosch machine that Neil has recently bought – brand-new and eye-catchingly bright-green – to test and calibrate MFI (mechanical fuel injection) pumps. Facing it is a dedicated workstation to allow him easily and efficiently to strip, inspect, assess and overhaul these remarkably clever devices, often putting right problems previously created by other so-called experts, and crucially then to set them up for just about any given engine specification.

Neil plainly knew enough about these pumps already for this to be a relatively easy matter, but admits that it has been a fascinating and mentally highly rewarding learning curve, not least in getting to know the Bosch test-rig and its considerable capabilities. ‘I have always enjoyed working on air-cooled engines,’ he says, ‘but these pumps do make quite a nice change – a challenge, even – and without a good MFI pump even the very best engine will never deliver its full potential.’

With the purchase of that machine came many of the further special tools needed for the job, with more sometimes tiny and seemingly insignificant home-made gadgets from a helpful former Bosch technician – and still more that, yet again, Neil has designed and made himself, including a number that allow him to perform delicate operations with literally just one hand. (He lost his left arm as the result of a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 1994, and is all too often still in great pain as a result, but you sense that he sees his situation as a minor inconvenience rather than any kind of disability.) Setting the rig running requires two simultaneous keystrokes on a linked PC, for instance, at opposite ends of the keyboard, but that’s no problem for Neil, who with his characteristic pragmatism and unfailingly cheerful determination uses an engineer’s caliper with the ends of its curved legs set the required distance apart.

It was the same frankly humbling determination that in 2008 saw Neil create, then working more or less on his own, what must be one of the UK’s most effective engine-testing set-ups, with an American-made DYNOmite water-braked flywheel dynamometer, inside the

Clockwise from top: purpose-built test-rig allows accurate diagnosis and calibration of MFI fuel pumps; remanufactured air-cooled crankcases will give a new lease of life to many engines that might otherwise end their days as spares for others; actually seeing – and hearing – a 930 Turbo working this hard is a genuinely thrilling experience; engine room is an oasis of calm and order. Right: Neil exuberantly showing off Mike Moore’s exquisite 2.8 RSR replica, in April 2013; dedicated scissor lift gives access to upper floor of high-security storage area

obviously legally required soundproof cell that he assembled from redundant materials bought from one of the major car manufacturers. ‘The only way you can truly see what an engine is doing under load is to attach it directly to a machine like this,’ he states. ‘It’s more time-consuming than a rolling-road, of course, because if necessary you first have to take the power unit out of the car – although most of the ones we set up are at the end of a full overhaul anyway – but we have become so adept at it that we can achieve that in just a few hours. And you know that what you see on the power and torque curves is precisely what you are getting.’ Further time is saved by the ability to bed the engine in on the dyno, rather than out on the road – with valve-clearance and ignition-timing adjustment achieved in perhaps minutes rather than hours – and it makes remapping, whether for road, trackday or full-race use, a breeze. Well, for a man of Neil’s abilities, anyway.

Unsurprisingly, given the number of special tools he has designed and made, Neil has turned his considerable engineering expertise to the sourcing of increasingly hard-to-find and/or troublesome spare parts, too, either to more or less standard specification, or suitably uprated. In terms of physical size these range from a simple and reliable alternative to the leak-prone locking mechanism for the aircooled engines’ rocker-arm shafts, all the way up to complete remanufactured crankcases.

(Which Porsche, despite making a song and dance about the availability of the 944 cylinder blocks that few people ever need, has so far signally – and oddly – failed to address.)

Sand-cast using a modern, state-of-theart, aerospace-grade aluminium alloy, and predictably correct in every tiny detail, these are intended primarily for the more exotic 911s, such as the early 2.0-litre with its increasingly troublesome magnesiumalloy cases, as well as the 2.7 RS and the 3.0 RS/RSR. But they also incorporate the most important of the many updates and improvements that Porsche itself made during the long production life of the ‘Mezger’ engine, and are by definition suitable – or can be made so – for just about any air-cooled car up to and including the very last 993 Turbo.

(They are priced at around 20,000 euros per pair, though, so you probably won’t be fitting them to your 911SC any time soon.)

They can be supplied to order with a wide variety of spacings for the cylinder-barrel spigots and the barrel/head studs, allowing for capacities up to 4.0 litres (Neil is your man on this famously complex and often controversial subject, too, with an encyclopedic knowledge of the air-cooled engine’s chronology, and what works with what), and permit – for instance – the installation of the later, larger and thus more efficient oil pump. The cases feature much stronger internal webbing than most original engines will have had, and can obviate the need for the expensive and potentially risky shuffle-pinning almost essential to reclaim elderly original cases.

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based – of course! – on the original design, but at the same time thoroughly re-engineered to iron out any now known shortcomings.’

There are plenty of other strings to the BS Motorsport bow. Probably Neil’s most ambitious project was to take on an adjacent building, and then erect a mezzanine floor certifiably strong enough to take the weight of roughly 30 cars – with a further 30 or so on the ground floor beneath. ‘An increasing number of customers were asking about vehicle storage,’ says Neil, ‘and as you can see it has proved very popular already. We offer a number of different “packages”, from longterm trickle-charging of batteries, up to full maintenance, and there is even a sort of highsecurity “airlock” that, by arrangement, allows customers to collect and return their cars out of hours.’ How, though, routinely to raise the vehicles to the required height? Simple. Buy a purpose-made scissor-style platform lift, and have it craned through the roller shutter into its tailor-made recess in the floor. It even has an integrated rolling-road, allowing customers’ cars periodically to be ‘exercised’ without even venturing outside.

No less useful to those fortunate enough to own – or to be considering the purchase of – Porsches at the high end of what you might call the significance scale, is Neil’s very latest acquisition. He has for some years travelled the world, mostly around the UK

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‘It uses a length of magnetic tape, in conjunction with a special roller and the inevitable PC, to look deep into the metal around and beneath the car’s chassis number, and thereby reveal any anomalies’ and then to the US, to carry out pre-purchase inspections of many of the most valuable 911s and other Porsches ever built – his practised eye can almost instantly tell fake from fortune, or even the tiniest incorrect detail on an otherwise bona fide car – and as an adjunct to that he has bought what amounts to a sort of MRI scanner in a briefcase, itself subtly modified to make it easier for one-handed operation. Essentially it uses a short length of the magnetic tape used in aircraft flight data recorders, in conjunction

with a special roller and the inevitable PC, to look deep into the metal around and beneath the car’s chassis number or later its VIN, and thereby reveal any anomalies that could indicate tampering. Add a separate hand-held scanner to determine paint and panel thickness, and Neil has an arsenal of weapons that will defeat all but the most determined of counterfeiters.

You get – we hope – the picture. At BS Motorsport it is all about doing things properly, but no less importantly with a genuinely good-natured smile, and the underlying ethos that pretty much anything is possible. Sadly, we have no space here to go into the company’s interesting history – plenty about that on its extensive website, anyway – to start quoting guide prices, or even to give more than a brief name check to technicians Rob Nugent and Rob Hayer, apprentice Ed Royel and office manager Ian Bainbdridge (Neil’s stepson), but suffice it to say that this is a company that inspires confidence in literally everything it does, and a visit there is a genuinely uplifting experience. Just don’t make it too often, though, or, such is his generosity with his time and knowledge, poor Neil will never get anything done. PP

• BS Motorsport is at 421 Gasoline Alley,

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OUR VINTAGE ARCHIVE IMAGE THIS MONTH SHOWS what appear to be T6-type 356s, writes Martin Broadribb, this final body style being produced at the Zuffenhausen factory from September 1961.

The essentially manual nature of the assembly process can clearly be seen here, with the parts being brought to the cars manually – in what look like steel or even wooden boxes – as they moved through the production sequence. Note the threelegged stools that arguably would be more at

home in an old milking parlour than a car factory, and also the way in which the rigs on which the cars were mounted had to be pushed to the next workstation. No moving assembly line here.

Porsche retained this more traditional way of making cars right into the 1990s, famously seeing its profitability decline due to this and wider economic reasons. It was only when Dr Wendelin Wiedeking was appointed CEO that radical changes took place. He employed

Japanese ‘lean manufacturing’ experts, who radically overhauled Porsche’s car-making processes, introducing controls including a ‘just in time’ inventory and process-time constraints. This dramatic shake-up resulted in the company making cars much more quickly and with fewer errors, along with massive financial savings. It is difficult to see how the company could still be with us without his timely intervention. PP

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Regions Regional Director’s report Welcome to the Regional pages of the magazine. This month sees an astonishing number of events already planned throughout the land and I very much hope that you will be able to support your local Regions and enjoy what they have to offer. To those newer members who have joined the Club over the winter months, the Club welcomes participation at all levels and if you like the look of an event further afield then you will also be made to feel most welcome if you wish to join an event other than one from your own Region. Willing volunteers and helpers are also in strong demand!

Scotland South Regional Organiser Donald Hossack 07968 724441 – r1@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Scott Laurie 07803 260417 As this month’s edition of PP arrives, many of you will have put your treasured cars back on the road in the hope of some dry and, dare I say, warm, sunny days ahead with thoughts of some great drives out enjoying our cars as intended.

The events programme for 2016 is taking shape and constantly being added to, so please keep an eye on the events page of the PCGB website for more information. We have some runs organised, some events and a trackday with PCGB and PC Glasgow at Knockhill.

For those of you who have never driven at a PCGB trackday, it’s Porsche-only and probably the best-run trackday you will experience. A fantastic way to test the Porsche at its limits, this event was a great success last year. Hopefully there will be a strong support from Club members again this year.

PCGB’s new Region 1 RO I am delighted to have taken over the role of RO and would like to introduce myself to those of you who I have not yet met.

Before doing so I would like to thank Scott Laurie who, after around 10 years, is standing down. Scott has done a fantastic job bringing R1 up to where it is today - all achieved by his hard work, dedication and a love of Porsche. He will be a hard act to follow, but has agreed to act as ARO, which will be a great help.

Thanks also to Don Alexander and Robin Mears for their help over the past few months.

My name is Donald Hossack and I have been a PCGB member for 10 years. I’m married to Shona and we have a grown up son and daughter. I’m 54

The start of the year has been difficult for me personally, having lost my stepmum after a frighteningly short battle with cancer. It is therefore with great sadness that I have to report on the loss of Kerry Fisher and Morgan Lewis.

Morgan was a longstanding member of Region 13 who died peacefully in his sleep after a long illness. Kerry was the assistant Regional Organiser for Region 8 with her beloved husband Tom. Together, Kerry and Tom have been to Germany a few times on the Club’s factory tour with Richard Watling. They were such exemplary members and a devoted couple - enjoying a well deserved retirement, running their Boxster in the Speed Championship. The Club’s thoughts are with their families. The Club has been a great source of support and friendship to me and I hope that those close to Morgan and Kerry can take some comfort from the friendships they developed through the Club.

As the Club’s AGM approaches, I can confirm that my role as Regional Director was unopposed and I look forward to serving the Club for another two-year term, subject to your approval at the meeting, as does the Club’s hardworking IT Director, Chris James.

However, one of the Board positions is contested; the role of Commercial Director. The Club has a “no canvassing” policy and it would therefore be inappropriate for me to commend either applicant, but what I do ask is that you consider the paperwork that accompanies this magazine and please use your vote.

As the Latin aphorism goes, carpe diem. Life’s too short. Seize the day, get out and enjoy your cars.

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

Regions Index Your Regional reports at a glance R1 Scotland South p47 R2 Scotland North p49 R3 North East p50 R4 Lincolnshire & Humberside p50 R5 North West p53 R6 North Wales p54 R7 Yorkshire p54 R8 East Midlands p56 R9 West Midlands p56 R10 Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire p58

R11 Essex p60 R12 Norfolk & Suffolk p62 R13 Herefordshire & Worcestershire p65 R14 South Wales p69 R15 South West p69 R16 Gloucestershire p70 R17 Southern p71 R18 Lancashire & Cumbria p71 R19 Thames Valley p73 R20 London p75

and retired a couple of years ago. When I am not helping Shona with her business, most of my time is spent around my cars.

I am very lucky to own two Porsches – some of you may have seen me at a Porsche- or other car-related event with either the black 996 Turbo or the black 991 GT3CS accompanied by my family, who also enjoy driving our cars.

My intention is to run the Region in a similar relaxed and informal manner to which Scott has done, with a view to organising a variety of interesting events that suit our members. I have added some to the PCGB website and will keep you updated via email.

Please remember the Club and Region are here for you, so if you have any ideas on how we can do things better or any events you would like held, please feed them back.

Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to meeting up with you soon.

Donald

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

Note from the ARO I would like to thank Donald for taking over the running of R1 and wish him all the very best of luck. I will remain as ARO and will mainly deal with some of the West Coast events. If you have any queries about anything Porsche, I can still be contacted on r1@porscheclubgb.com or s.j.laurie@btinternet.com Scott

Recent events PC Edinburgh Car Clinic and drive day A cold and wet and windy start to a February morning was met with a warm welcome from PC Edinburgh’s Sales Manager Marcus Robertson and Aftersales Manager Martin McCormick.

The ever-popular clinic and drive day was well attended and saw many Porsches up on ramps getting the once over by the thorough

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Diary dates First Tuesday of month, West Coast Club night Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, Glasgow G41 4PG. 8pm.

Last Thursday of month, East Coast Club night Dakota Hotel, South Queensferry EH30 9QZ. 7.30pm.

APRIL 3 Spotless Detailing, Perth Demonstration of products and services.

APRIL 10 Drive and lunch Meet at Dobbies, Stirling for drive to Gloagburn farm shop/restaurant, Perth for lunch.

APRIL 24 Strathendrick Rotary Classic Car Tour – Drive it Day R1 has been invited. Full details sent in January email.

MAY 3 West Coast fish and chip run Details to follow.

MAY 7 Knockhill PCGB/PC Glasgow trackday MAY 26 East Coast fish and chip run Depart from Dakota, South Queensferry at 6.15pm for drive to Anstruther.

April 3 Spotless Detailing visit Callum Foster from Spotless Detailing (Swissvax approved) has kindly invited us to his workshop (Unit C13, Inveralmond Grove, Perth, PH1 3UG) at 12 noon. Callum will be there to answer any questions you may have and will show safe washing techniques plus what they do as a detailing company. Refreshments will be provided. There will be space for 40 cars on a first-come-first-served basis. Contact Gill Gardiner in advance (email: classapads@live.co.uk or phone 07906 069175) if you would like to attend and to check for spaces.

April 16 Club Clinic at PC Aberdeen If you would like to come and get your car looked over by a Porsche-trained technician while you watch, you’ll need to book a ramp slot by calling Rhiannon at PC Aberdeen on 01224 877778.

This is also a social event and a chance to chat to fellow members over a coffee whilst admiring the contents of the centre’s showroom. Some of us usually go for a short drive to a lunch venue afterwards, so if you would like to join us for that please email me at r2@porscheclubgb.com as I’ll need numbers when booking a table.

April 29 Wine tasting evening Mark from The Milton Inn, Monifieth (the ‘in-betweeners’ meeting venue) has offered to host a wine tasting (five wines) on Friday, April 29 at 7.30pm. Sadly there is only space for 12 members – price to be confirmed. Interested members need to contact Gill for availability.

May 1 Benromach Forres Vintage Theme Day By the time you’re reading this, I shall have had more details from the organisers and will have sent out an email with more information about the first of this year’s ‘static’ events. If you don’t get emails and would like to attend, please contact me.

Regional Organiser Steve Rose 01224 868052 – r2@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Gillian Gardiner 01382 778923

Recent events Sunday runs are back!

Our February 21 run to Strathdon and Kildrummy was well supported, with 23 members turning out in 13 cars. We met up at the Treehouse cafe in Midmar for coffee and bacon rolls and then headed off west past Ballater before turning north via Bridge of Gairn towards Strathdon.

Some made the optional detour towards Corgarff Castle and stopped at the Goodbrand and Ross shop for another cuppa or a bit of retail therapy.

Lunch was at the Kildrummy Inn where we were very well looked after. Everyone I spoke to had nothing but praise for the food and service – recommended. Check the news page on R2’s pages of the Club website for more pictures and a stunning aerial video – Stan and Petty Fong’s son Pietro used a drone to capture the cars in action in the snowy countryside.

A nice easy run home via Alford on the A944 back towards Aberdeen rounded off the day’s fun.

RO enjoying the view over Corgarff

Steve Rose and Gill Gardiner

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Photo by Pauline Dow

Best regards Donald Hossack and Scott Laurie

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APRIL 3 Visit Spotless Detailing, Perth APRIL7 Club night, Lairhillock 8pm APRIL 16 Club Clinic, PC Aberdeen APRIL 21 Club night, The Milton Inn, Monifieth 8pm APRIL 29 Wine tasting evening, The Milton Inn, Monifieth 7.30pm MAY 1 Forres Vintage Theme Day MAY 5 Club night, Lairhillock 8pm

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Porsche technicians. There seemed to be a flock of 996 C4Ss as they are becoming more popular among R1 members. While some left with sighs of relief, others kept the aftersales staff busy compiling quotes for work required.

Drives were had in a Cayenne, Macan, Panamera, Boxster and the new 991.2 C2S. While I didn’t take up the offer of a drive myself, I had a passenger ride in the 991.2. What a capable car it is.

With outside temperatures nudging 5°C and wet roads, the confidence the car gave the driver and the stability it showed was very impressive. Power delivery is constant, with no let-up from around 2,000 revs. I’m booked in for a drive in a few weeks and can’t wait.

After a buffet lunch, those with a greater distance to travel home began to make tracks and the day concluded around 3pm.

Thanks once again to Marcus, Martin and PC Edinburgh for a great day. Hopefully we can visit the centre again later in the year.

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Again, not much to report this month as the season has yet to kick off, though it gives us lots of time for planning – and planning we’ve done aplenty. With many offers of help, we’ve got some exciting events lined up for 2016. If you haven’t already had a look at the events calendar on the R3 section of the Club website, please do to see what’s coming up. Many of our events have a limited number of places so make sure you don’t miss out.

Forthcoming events Our main event scheduled this month is a potential run down to Malton on March 27 to support Specialist Cars of Malton’s Big Breakfast.

All the details can be found on the Club Forum.

If you wish to attend please drop us a line.

Looking ahead, we have a run to Lindisfarne being organised by Chris and Pat Johnson scheduled for May 1. The first 15 cars registered will have reserved parking at the Lindisfarne Mead Showroom ‒ after that, there is ample parking in the island’s main car park.

Looking forward to revisiting Holy Island

and the whole process is then electronically managed. Apart from short maintenance periods, the plant is operating continuously throughout the year with a three-shift system. Similar plants are opening shortly in Buckinghamshire, Hereford and Worcester and Edinburgh.

“After the fascinating and informative visit the group enjoyed lunch at the nearby Swanholme Tavern.”

Energy from Waste plant!

Cleethorpes pier luncheon Pam reports: “Brilliant sunshine, blue skies, water lapping the shore, a strong smell of fish and chips, and four donkeys waiting for some children to take for a ride – Benidorm? No, Cleethorpes beach on Valentine’s Day! It was only the strong cold wind that spoilt the image.

“Despite the wintry welcome, to break up the monotony of the winter months and to keep the social scene active, a group of 25 members met up in the bar of Cleethorpes pier. We were ushered into the main restaurant, named ‘1875’ after the year it was built. As we eagerly awaited our meals, we had great views of the resort seafront and the Humber estuary.

“Some members chose a three-course meal and others had two courses. The waiters and waitresses showed great care and professionalism in their work and the dishes were delicious and slightly different to the norm.

“The conversation focused mainly on future events we were looking forward to. Many members were counting the days before they uncovered their Porsches from winter hibernation.

“Those who had not visited Cleethorpes for a while were pleasantly surprised at the newly refurbished pier and the sea front. It is well worth a visit whatever the weather.”

Greg Harm

Diary dates MARCH 27 Specialist Cars of Malton’s Big Breakfast (TBC) APRIL 3 Clear Away the Cobwebs drive MAY 1 Lindisfarne run MAY 22 Fastlane Car Show JULY 2 Wings and Wheels, Fishburn JULY 10 Porkers in the Trough VII (R18) JULY 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic

Lincolnshire & Humberside Regional Organiser Richard Watkinson 01472 220185 – r4@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Gavin Marshall 01472 826334 Of course, before that on April 3, we still have our Clear Away the Cobwebs drive out, details can be found on the Forum.

I also have confirmed dates for two events we have enjoyed in the past. The Fastlane Car Show has a new date and new venue, with this year’s show on Sunday, May 22 at Albermarle Barracks, Harlow Hill, NE15 0RF. Fishburn Wings and Wheels have confirmed the date as Saturday, July 2. Hopefully these two date changes may bring better weather than previous years.

It seems that more of R3 have decided to travel further afield this year. We have a large contingent heading over to R18 for Porkers in the Trough VII. There’s always room for more, but you’ll have to be quick ‒ places are filling fast. There’s also a larger than usual group heading down to the Silverstone Classic for the Club’s National Event. A reminder that the early-bird offer on tickets finishes on March 31.

Club nights I am regularly asked about Club nights, so as a reminder: we meet at The Dun Cow, Bournmoor,

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Recent events R4 turn to waste Cliff Doe reports: “On January 28, a group of R4 members and friends attended a presentation at the Lincolnshire Energy from Waste processing plant at North Hykeham, Lincoln. Together with two other similar facilities in Nottingham and Kent, these three sites treat a total of 810,000 tonnes of household waste per year and turn it into valuable green energy. FCC Environment operates the County Council site.

“Taking two years to build and commission, the Lincoln site receives bulk waste by HGVs from five transfer depots around the county. Waste is burned at 900⁰C to produce a gas, which turns to steam via water tubes contained in a boiler. This, via super-heaters, then spins a turbine producing electricity from an attached generator, which is in turn fed to the National Grid. By-products from the process include material for road building.

“Following the presentation, the group enjoyed a tour of the control centre where a team of two operators control the waste feed to the burner

View of the pier

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DH4 6DY at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of the month. Club nights are getting busier and it’s always nice to see new faces. I’m looking forward to the nicer weather when more members bring their Porsches ‒ it’s always nice to see a car park full of Germany’s finest. Even if commitments won’t allow time to come along, hopefully there’ll be time to catch up with us at one of our events this year. I can slowly see a glimmer of spring on the horizon. The mornings are slowly getting lighter, the days are getting longer and there’s an occasional glimpse of a strange yellow object in the sky that I seem to remember being called the sun. The spring bulbs are pushing through and hopefully someday soon the roads will be salt-free and we can get the season going with some great drives. A tip for any new members though; being in R3 we all know the weather can be unpredictable, so we’ve all learnt that whether your boot is in the front, the back (or both) make sure at any Club event it contains sunscreen and sunglasses, brolly and winter woollies – chances are you could possibly need them all in the same day. Fingers crossed it’s the sunscreen we need most this year, though.

May 20 Blyton Park novice driving day This popular event is sponsored by AW Repair Centres, who have agreed to continue into their seventh year of sponsorship. This, of course, makes the event very helpful to those who have not been on the track before, as instructors

will be on site to advise and coach at no extra charge. PC Nottingham will again be on site with a show car, as will Ben of Renspeed offering his assistance on tyre pressures and brake management.

June 5 Porsche o’er t’Wolds Tour AW Repair Centres are also sponsoring this year’s tour through the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds. As well as a new start and finish venue, there is also a new Clerk of the Course who will be organising the route in an equally successful style as the previous six tours, with published tulip books and format. For those who plan on staying overnight, a special rate of £75 per room is available. Book early and quote ‘PCGB R4’.

The tour booking form is on the Regional website.

Diary dates MARCH 27 Doddington Hall and Transport Museum APRIL 17 Belton House by invitation from Grantham Classic Car Club APRIL 24 AGM Head Office APRIL 24 Woodhall Spa ‘County Wheels’ MAY 20 Blyton Park novice trackday Sponsored by AW Repair Centres.

JUNE 5 Porsche o’er t’Wolds Tour Sponsored by AW Repair Centres.

JUNE 12 Chatsworth Porsche Pageant (R8) JUNE 18 Batemans Brewery visit JULY 3 Lotherton Hall (R7) JULY 4-12 TOTY Le Mans Classic JULY 10 North Coates Wings and Wheels JULY 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic AUGUST 7 Duxford Classic Cars AUGUST 29 Props and Pistons at East Kirkby SEPTEMBER 4 Classics at the Castle Hedingham Castle

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

Recent events February 10 Club night at the Deanwater Anthony Shuker reports on the ‘race night’: “For over 15 years, the North West Air Ambulance Charity has provided the rapid

pre-hospital care in emergency situations.

Three helicopters operate 365 days a year, with doctors and paramedics on board to provide medical treatment when time is critical. So, at the February Club night, R5 decided to raise money for this very worthwhile charity.

“Our Regional member of the year, Sue Mayer, organised a raffle with prizes donated by members and entertainment was provided by a ‘race night’ hosted by me, complete with sequinned jacket and trilby hat.

“In the preceding days, members were able to ‘buy a horse’. If it won on the night, they received a prize. One lucky member (whose name I managed to get wrong) had two winners!

“Seven races were held, with bets placed without any knowledge of the competitors (or the nature of the race). Alongside the expected horse races, members were entertained with a tractor race, a snail race and a pig race (in which Harry Trotter finished third).

“Thanks to all those who took part. In excess of £300 was raised for the North West Air Ambulance Charity.”

February 21 Portmeirion 2016 Phil Graham reports: “The magic of Portmeirion was as impressive as ever for the 66 PCGB members that assembled for Sunday lunch after a drive through some of Wales’ wildest weather.

Rain, high winds and thick low-level cloud didn’t dampen our enthusiasm for the fifth annual visit to this wonderful Italian-style village in the heart of Snowdonia.

“The food was even better this year, thanks to award-winning Head Chef Mark Threadgill and the precision service to our seven tables.

Light-hearted entertainment was provided by a ‘guess the number of the most popular courses’, with prizes of a bottle of white, red and pudding wine for the appropriate dishes. Unfortunately, we had to part with three bottles of Sauvignon Blanc as Adrian Stuart, Victoria Stansfield and Barry Dolton all guessed the correct number of the delicious seafood chowder starter! From deepest South Wales, Dave King was correct with 29 roast beef while Melanie Heney collected a cheeky little pudding wine for predicting that half of the guests would choose the apple and blackberry crumble.

“Nette Graham did not want any fuss on her birthday, so was shocked when a birthday dessert was placed in front of her along with a bottle of Prosecco and a loud chorus of ‘Happy Birthday’ – it had to be done!

“The friendly relaxed atmosphere carried on throughout the afternoon and merged into the evening dinner party, with background music from a Welsh harpist and more special delights from the kitchen. Several commented that the quality of the food at dinner even managed to exceed that of the lunch, with the specially prepared vegan choices also surpassing expectations. Greasing the palm of the mâitre d’ produced steak and chips for a couple from ‘up north’, much to the amusement of their fellow diners.

“The sun shone as we ate a hearty breakfast on the Monday morning, before heading our separate ways for a pleasant drive home. The scenery of north Wales was as stunning as ever and the roads were quiet enough for man and machine to work in complete harmony.

“Thanks must go to everyone for making this such a successful event. It was a pleasure to

meet other members from further afield and we hope to see you all again next year.”

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Forthcoming events July 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic To determine the size of the Regional parking area, any R5 members booking for this event are asked to contact Allan Crosby via email: r5@porscheclubgb.com.

Chris Clark

Diary dates APRIL 13 Club night at the Deanwater Institute of Advanced Motorists driver assessments. Bookings to Allan Crosby: r5@porscheclubgb.com MAY 2 Gawsworth Classic Car show R5 will once again have a major presence at this ‘season-opening’ car show. Volunteers needed to help set up during the days leading up to the bank holiday Monday. Offers of help to Phil Graham: r5porsche.pg@gmail.com MAY 11 Club night visit to Tesla, Manchester Arrive from 7.30pm. Adequate parking at the site. Refreshments provided. Please contact Allan Crosby to gauge numbers: r5@porscheclubgb.com *Note: There will be no Club night at the Deanwater Hotel in May* MAY 21 PCGB trackday at Anglesey circuit MAY 22 Porsches on the Prom, Llandudno 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 email: david.trafford1@ntlworld.com JUNE 8 Club night at the Deanwater Car park ‘favourite cars’.

JULY 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic AUGUST 10 Karting at Three Sisters For more information, or to book your place, please contact Dave Trafford: david. trafford1@ntlworld.com

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AUGUST 28-29 Oulton Park Gold Cup R5’s main event of the year.

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

they can and there are those who say they can’t.

Both are usually right”. Food for thought and inspiration! Psychological strength is usually far more powerful than physical strength.

Rowing legend Barry’s Pacific boat

North Wales R6 10-pin bowling afternoon

Regional Organisers Sue Taylor 01928 735357 (01766 890844 Weekends) r6@porscheclubgb.com Welcome Welcome to Paul, his sons Jac and Tim who came along to our February meeting. We very much look forward to seeing them at future meetings and events.

Pacific rowing legend In February, our guest speaker was the hugely inspirational Barry Hayes – Pacific rowing legend. Barry works in the post room at MBNA in Chester. He is a normal sort of guy with the usual day-to-day stuff like family, mortgages and career and a few manageable health issues such as asthma and epilepsy.

His mum’s advice was that he could be whoever he wanted to be. With a super-hero dad, who was in the army and always able to tell great adventure stories, Barry realised that his work involving special deliveries and non-standard size envelopes didn’t quite cut the mustard with his own son.

Barry had been out drinking with a couple of pals and read a blog about a Pacific race which involved rowing – no sails or engines. He somehow managed to pull a crew together, fly to California, find a boat and got himself into the race. Unfortunately, the crew didn’t stay together, the boat was rubbish and weather was against him. A new crew was formed and a new boat was found, but they struggled to get it ready in time. Luckily a storm delayed the race by 24 hours, which gave Barry and team time to finish preparing their boat. Then they were away.

A great adventure was to follow over the next 45 days, seven hours and 21 minutes ‒ fabulous sunsets, near fatal sea-sickness, ferocious storms, a scalded foot, 24/7 rowing, blisters, broken oars (at £6,000 per oar) and flying fish that came onto the boat overnight, which they threw overboard the next morning to feed the dorado fish that were swimming along beneath them. Then the boat started to slow down so the team assumed the bottom of the boat was covered in gooseneck barnacles, which they’d have to dive down and remove. But no - they just weren’t rowing as fast as they thought they should be.

Finally, they reached the end and dry land.

Getting off the boat to a Champagne reception, Barry and team found they could no longer walk and had to learn all over again. The crew had lost eight and a half stone over the course of the race.

Would Barry do it again? Yes, if the opportunity presents itself. In the meantime, he’s back at MBNA, has taken up running, and is writing a book and giving talks about the adventure. He left us with a quote: “There are those who say

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Pacific race celebrations

As ever, new ideas and willing volunteers are more than welcome. Please see website for more info about the events we have in plan.

APRIL 20 Meeting at The Plough in St Asaph Guest speaker Mike Stuart from M Sport.

MAY 1 Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb MAY 18 Meeting at The Plough in St Asaph We’ll bring along some old photos and have a bit of fun and see if we can guess who owned the cars.

MAY 22 Porsches on the Prom at Llandudno JUNE 15 Evening drive followed by a fish and chip supper JUNE 26 Lake Vyrnwy Hotel Meet for coffee then a scenic drive through North Wales to the Lake Vyrnwy Hotel for a late lunch.

Yorkshire Regional Organisers Mark and Carol Jessop 07981 412895 – r7@porscheclubgb.com Bowling Rather than risk taking our cars out in the bleak winter weather, we decided to spend the afternoon at a local 10-pin bowling alley.

Typically, the day dawned bright, sunny and cold. Perfect for a drive through the local snow-topped mountain scenery. Hey ho!

Football and the thought of needing to be super fit put off a few of our members, but we were able to occupy two adjacent lanes.

Imaginatively, we split into a ladies team and a gents team. Gill opened the ladies game with her very first bowl being a strike, leaving the rest of us wondering if we had a secret pro on the team. She did repeat this score a few more times, but the slight curve in the lane and a bit of random throwing soon brought her down to our level. To add a bit of extra interest to the game, we had a ‘bowl with your left hand’ round to see if that improved things. Not recommended.

On the gents’ lane, balls were being sent down with frightening speed. I think it would be safe to say that this team was faster, somewhat more competitive and a bit more accurate than the ladies.

Once we’d played our two games, we headed across the way to a pizza restaurant for a late lunch. A fun afternoon, perfect for the inclement weather we didn’t have.

Hallelujah, the rain has stopped and the sun is shining – just need to be rid of the salt and grit now. The end is in sight and next month we will be able to report on activity.

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 at around 8pm.

Club website We’re making greater use of the Club’s website so, if you haven’t been there yet, pay our Region’s section a visit. Alongside the events for the year, you will also find our picture gallery and other useful resources, such as routes from our runs.

If you are planning a visit to the best driving roads in the country, then check out not only these ideas for great routes but pubs, restaurants and hotels that are amenable or suitable to groups of Porsches.

Once you are registered with the site, you automatically get put on our newsletter mailing list so this is the first port of call for changing your email address. If you have any problems, then get in touch with George at Club Office.

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R7 Sunday service For 2016, we’re going to try something new by introducing a Sunday service around the third week of the month. This will be like a roving Club night but on a Sunday morning with the aim of travelling the Region over the driving season. From bacon butties to fish and chips, we will hold a gathering in different corners of the Region, providing an opportunity for a drive out and to have chinwag. If you have any ideas or would like to host a Sunday gathering, then please get in touch. A programme of meetings will be in place for next month.

Diary dates Diary dates contains a framework of events already in place 2016. We still have some old favourites and our Sunday service to slot into the calendar. Check online with the website and Forum for up-to-date details.

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

JULY 3 Yorkshire Porsche Festival at Lotherton Hall Our own celebration of everything Porsche held in conjunction with Strasse and Specialist Cars of Malton. *Please note the change in date* 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.

We have a couple of slots left get in touch so if you are interested.

JULY 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic This will make good use of the Porsche Experience Centre. More details to follow.

AUGUST 14 Witton Castle Region 3’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 weekend won’t disappoint, with a fantastic programme of petrolhead events.

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

Recent events Club night at The Coopers Arms Huge thanks go to Laura and Margaret for conducting our annual quiz ‒ together with a ‘mystery objects’ round, it was great fun and extremely well organised. The round on sailing terms had many correct answers, unfortunately not necessarily in the right order though. ‘Team Mike Pollock’ came out as winners following a tiebreaker question, but both teams concerned won boxes of chocolates. Mike won the Champagne and the giant trophy owing to his excellent general knowledge and the fact that, among his other talents, he used to be a serious sailor.

Forthcoming events PC Nottingham open evening and social I can promise you a very interesting evening with lots of lovely cars to peruse as well as workshops, clothes, goodies etc. Why not come along to join us for a chat with staff and fellow Club members, especially if you cannot make the regular monthly meetings? Light refreshments will be available during the evening, which runs from 6.30pm until 9pm on April 20.

Donington Historic at Donington Park circuit Booking details appeared on page 11 in February’s PP (ignore the Region mistake) or give me a ring.

Remember, only relevant cars to each Club are permitted in-field.

Monthly meetings All new and old members are made very welcome at our monthly meetings at the wonderful Coopers Arms at Weston on Trent. Bring any Porsche or come along if you are even just thinking of buying one. We meet at 8pm, but many of us enjoy a meal or a chat in the bar at around 7pm. In the summer, we ‘tyre kick’ in the car park from about 7pm.

Diary dates APRIL 4 Club night at The Coopers Arms APRIL 20 Open evening at PC Nottingham APRIL 30-MAY 2 Donington Historic Festival

MAY 2 Club night at The Coopers Arms JUNE 12 Chatsworth Porsche Pageant JUNE 18 PCGB Club racing at Donington Park JULY 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic AUGUST 14 TOTEM AUGUST 27 Club Speed Championships Curborough Sprint Track near Lichfield.

SEPTEMBER 10 Register Rendezvous Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.

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

Recent events As usual, apart from our usual Club night, which you can read about courtesy of Dave, it’s been a month with not much happening in the Region.

Club night Once again, Club night was very well attended with about 40 members, prospective members Ben and Chris (along to meet members and have a chat, which they really enjoyed) and new members, Helen and Larry Goff. Lucean Brown came along to have a chat about Panameras as he was thinking of buying one and we were able to put him in contact with Paul Jones who has one. Following this chat with Paul, Lucean went out the next weekend and bought one. We talked about the many forthcoming events, which can be found on the Forum. Thanks once again to all our members for their support.

London Classic Car Show In the last few months, PCGB had been at the NEC for the Classic Car and Autosport shows.

Both are very popular and good for the Club in terms of signing up new members and letting people know what our great Club is all about, so it was good to find out that the Club would have a stand at London’s ExCeL arena for another classic car show ‒ only the second year the show had been at this venue. Mandy was

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there with the shop selling not only the usual Club merchandise, but also some Porsche Driver Selection clothing, which I think is a good thing as they have some quality gear.

Mandy went to the show on Thursday to set things up and I joined her on Friday after work.

Fifty-two minutes after leaving Rugby, I arrived at Euston to be met by Mandy and Chris who took me halfway around London until we finally arrived at the hotel and had some dinner.

We arrived at the ExCeL on Saturday morning after a short walk from the hotel to set the stand up. With it being located in London, R20’s Nick and Ed Pike would be on hand to talk to people and hopefully sign up new members. Early on, Ed was not actually on duty because R20 had a meeting at Smithfield Market. When the show was over for the day, we returned to the hotel to change as Nick had organised a meal out at an East End Indian restaurant that they frequent.

I’ve never been in such a busy restaurant in all my life and, when we went in, I thought we were in for a late night. But no, despite all the chaos the staff seemed to be in control and we were sat down and eating in no time. We had a great meal, so a big thanks to Nick and Ed for sorting that out.

Mandy and I again arrived early on Sunday morning to set the stand up for another successful day, signing up a total of 65 new members. Although there was only one car on display, it was a beautiful 1973 RS Touring that attracted a lot of attention, as did the tables and chairs that Porsche had had made out of oil drums. Simple but very effective.

In all, a very good show that I enjoyed.

PCGB at the London Classic Car Show

With the weather hopefully getting better and the nights drawing out, the Regional events will be starting. We have had a great response to our Weston Park Easter Monday trip and the Scalextric event. Thanks to everyone who is coming to these with us.

Please keep a check on the R9 page of the Club website for details of forthcoming events ‒ we will also keep you up-to-date with regular emails. If you are not receiving our newsletters, please check your details on the website to make sure we have your correct email address. If you do have any problems with this, just drop us an email and we will sort it for you.

Happy motoring everyone Dave, Kim and Mandy JROs

Diary dates Full details on website APRIL 2 Annual Scalextric event *Fully booked* APRIL 19 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

MAY 17 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

MAY 20-22 Llandudno weekend JUNE 6 Cornbury House BBQ JUNE 21 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

JULY 2-3 Cars in the Park Lichfield.

JULY 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic AUGUST 16 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

SEPTEMBER 10 Register Rendezvous Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.

SEPTEMBER 20 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

OCTOBER 18 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

OCTOBER 23 Coventry Motor Museum NOVEMBER 15 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

DECEMBER 20 Club night The Bear, Berkswell.

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sports) commentator, which was held at Allon White Sports Cars (a small Morgan/Lotus dealership in Cranfield). Mr Cole, who has had a marvellous employment history steeped in the greatest motor-sporting endeavours of many racing marques over the years, including that of Porsche, gave a most enlightening resumé.

He’s obviously a very fortunate man to have been headhunted on numerous occasions to commentate on the subject he loves as a job.

To confidently describe the multitude of different scrapes and tribulations he has witnessed takes a special enthusiasm, to say nothing of an exceptional memory! All who attended enjoyed a great event ‒ our thanks to our hosts for this.

London Classic Car Show I had the pleasure to accompany some fellow members to the London Classic Car Show and discovered it has a special flavour, with enthusiasm and nostalgia for the many marques and countries of origin that the show hosts. With the bonus of a central ‘roadway’ for commentating and driving some of these marvellous cars through lines of cheering spectators, this compact event has a very different feel to it than the sometimes overwhelming halls of the NEC ‒ a welcome contrast. The standard of cars and displays is considerably enhanced at this venue too, with many dealers investing in the ongoing thrill that the punters feel for seeing some truly lovely machinery in all its glory ‒ borne out by the quality of the displays. The Club stand reflects well within this, being located nicely in the centre of all this activity and it was great to catch up with everyone there.

Forthcoming events April 15-17 FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone The first round of the WEC will be at Silverstone and, striving to replicate their fantastic win(s) of last year, Porsche will be there again ‒ as will many supporting members taking advantage of the Club’s initiative to sell tickets directly through Club Office. Please contact Club Office on 01608 652911 if you would like to join us on the infield supporting Porsche ‒ it should be a great atmosphere. Porsche are hoping to keep Audi and others at bay again, but I imagine it will definitely be a hard-fought series, considering their win at Le Mans after only two years’ racing.

Regional Organiser Paul Ebbs 01234 363358 (7pm–9pm) – 07769 805594 (daytime) – r10@porscheclubgb.com Hope some of your cars have come out to play already this year, although I appreciate quite a few of you keep them cosseted until after March.

In my opinion, the best thing to keep you car well is reasonably regular use, so be sure to blow away the cobwebs at the earliest opportunity.

By the time you read this, some ‘hardier’ members will have enjoyed driving their cars in the early months already by participating in a run over to Club Office for the March meeting, amongst other things.

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Allon White gathering Quite a few R10 members attended a very pleasant talk and presentation by Mark Cole, the renowned Le Mans (and many other motor

Don’t miss the WEC action infield!

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Sunday Brunch Scramble There’s another Sunday Brunch Scramble coming up on April 24 ‒ make sure you go to Bicester Heritage’s website and order tickets through this. It will be even better at this time of the year, if we’re lucky! It’s a great venue to meet and chat to fellow petrolheads to your delight… and always a great showing of Porsche to boot.

Donington Historic Don’t forget, if you want to join us at Donington Historic, go to their website for tickets. Quote the Club’s discount code of 2016DHFPCGB before April 24 and you can get a two-for-one offer, which includes tickets and infield passes. I look forward to seeing you there.

I am still waiting to hear of possible dates in order to continue meetings at Porsche Experience Centre beyond April and hope to make these known to you all as soon as I have any news… watch this space (and the R10 Forum).

Monthly meetings Please note from May onwards the location of the Region’s monthly meeting may change.

Please keep an eye on PP for all the very latest information.

Any queries, contact me… Hope to see you all soon ‒ enjoy your Porsche.

Paul

Diary dates APRIL 2 Monthly meet APRIL 15-17 FIA WEC at Silverstone APRIL 24 Sunday Brunch Scramble APRIL 27 Morgan factory tour APRIL 30-MAY 2 Donington Historic (R8)

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

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Recent events Euro NCAP crash testing R11 members enjoyed a most interesting talk at Anglia Ruskin University on computer modelling of cars and crash tests to satisfy Euro NCAP ratings. These days, all new cars have various criteria to meet and are graded on how well they perform in crash tests. These tests vary from a head-on into a broad barrier, such as a brick wall or the back of an artic or, for instance, front and side impacts by a tree or telegraph pole.

The lecture was given by Dr M Asardi, who previously worked for Force India Formula One Team before moving into academia and computer modelling. It is quite remarkable how many improvements have been made over the last 10 years, particularly in safeguarding the passenger cell in a car. For example, with a frontal impact, the passenger cell of a 10-year-old Volvo ‒ reckoned to be one of the safest cars at the time ‒ showed deformation of the cell, whereas now, even the smallest car exhibits zero deformation at similar speed impacts.

The lecture was thought-provoking and a clear demonstration of how passenger and pedestrian safety has improved dramatically in recent years. To see how safe your car is, go to euroncap.com/en where you will also find videos of the crash tests.

Club night For our Club night in February, we were pleased to welcome David Hamer who gave us an exposition of Lockton and the insurance scheme that is available to PCGB members.

Lockton is a privately owned company employing over 5,000 people worldwide and was founded in 1966 in Kansas, USA. Lockton provide bespoke insurance policies for PCGB, Ferrari and Aston Martin Club members.

David concentrated on three main insurance areas. First, the policy covers trackday events organised by the Club at no extra cost, since it is considered they are well organised, safe events that are run by PCGB’s Steve Kevlin. Unless specifically covered, certain race tracks or airfield circuits and, surprising to many, the Nürburgring, are not covered. It is worth remembering that, with regard to Nürburgring, an owner is liable for not only his own costs of damaging his car, but also third-party damage and costs, unless he has specific cover for that circuit. The advice we were given is to always ask the trackday organiser to ask if they have an authorisation permit and to

then relay that information onto their insurance company to try and effect insurance.

Another area discussed in detail was the difference between market value and agreed value. To secure an agreed value, Lockton will accept a valuation from a member’s usual service provider, including PCGB. It was recommended that a valuation be supplied at least every two years in view of the way in which classic cars have been rapidly escalating in value recently.

Finally, David talked about European breakdown cover and the benefits of the Lockton scheme. This aspect has been highlighted in recent editions of PP. In the lively ‘Q and A’ session that followed David’s presentation, various aspects of the Lockton policies were queried and members will need no reminder to be extremely careful when reviewing their policy wording and consider the many ‘what if?’ situations that may arise and question their insurance provider accordingly. We are most grateful to David for making what could have been a very dull topic, most interesting.

With the evening falling on Shrove Tuesday, the chef at Rivenhall Oaks very kindly produced pancakes for us, which were extremely well-received.

David Hamer from Lockton talks to R11

Forthcoming events April Club night On April 12 we have a timely talk on car detailing

by Paul Jobson of Definitive Detail. Also includes information on Gtechniq products.

Charity fun run A charity fun run from the Museum of Power (Maldon, CM9 6QA) on April 24 to Audley End House. The cost includes a tulip rally route, rally plate and free access to the start and finish grounds. The entry fee is £13 per car.

For an entry form, please see ccvcuk.co.uk.

April Offers Porsche Cayenne 255 55 VR18 Pirelli Scorpion Zero N0 £134.95 295 35 ZR21 Pirelli PZero N1 £223.95 Porsche Cayman Boxster 235 35 Z19 Pirelli Pzero N2 £155.95 265 35 Z19 Pirelli Pzero N2 £202.95 911 991 245 35 Z20 Pzero N0 £192.95 305 30 Z20 PZero N0 £262.95 911 993 205 50 ZR17 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N3 £124.95 255 40 ZR17 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N3 £157.95 911 996 225 40 ZR18 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N4 £120.95 265 35 ZR18 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N4 £158.95

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June 12 Sunday drive Meet at PC Colchester at 9.30am for a 10am start. Refreshments will be available courtesy of Gary Sorrell and the PC staff. We will have a 70-mile drive through Suffolk to The Compasses at Pattiswick (CM77 8BG) where lunch will be pay-as-you-go. The cost for the drive will be £5 per car, payable at the start, which will go to our chosen charity for the year, Peaceful Place. To book your place on this run, let Martyn know at r11@porscheclubgb.com as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, and no later than May 12.

Happy motoring Martyn

Diary dates APRIL 23-24 PCGB Officials’ Conference and AGM APRIL 24 Drive it Day at Kersey Mill Contact R25 for more details. Colleen and Tony at tony.twservices@uwclub.net MAY 6-8 Gourmet weekend Reserved rooms available at 3 Mousquetaires (hostelleriedes3mousquetaires.com).

See February PP for details or contact Martyn by emailing r11@porscheclubgb.com for information.

MAY 10 Club night MAY 18 Technical lecture Aston Martin at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Basildon, 7.30-9.30pm.

MAY 20–23 Manx tour JUNE 12 Sunday drive PC Colchester to The Compasses at Pattiswick. See above for details.

JUNE 14 Club night Including ‘Texas Scramble’ fun golf.

JUNE 18-19 Le Mans 24-Hr JUNE 23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed JULY 3 Maldon Motor Show JULY 3 Open Day with Bugatti at Cornbury House JULY 8–10 Le Mans Classic JULY 8-10 Royal International Air Tattoo JULY 12 Club night and BBQ JULY 29-31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic AUGUST 9 Club night Including Concours competition.

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Recent events AUGUST 13 Help for Heroes event At Robert Lewis Car Collection, Churt near Farnham. Joint meeting with Aston Martin.

AUGUST 20 A Grand Night Out Invite from R25 to the Mercure Tunbridge Wells Hotel. Contact Phil and Pearl Sharland, r25@porscheclubgb.com for further details.

AUGUST 21 Classic and Sports Car Day At Hyde Hall (CM3 8ET) with Jaguar, Morgan and Austin 7 car clubs.

SEPTEMBER 4 Classics at the Castle SEPTEMBER 10 Register rendezvous At Kedleston Hall.

SEPTEMBER 11 Epping/Ongar Railway Car Show At North Wield. For further details contact kelvinknappit@yahoo.com SEPTEMBER 13 Club night SEPTEMBER 22-26 WOTY to Moselle SEPTEMBER 25 Warren Golf Club Classic Car Show OCTOBER 2 Sunday drive OCTOBER 8 Service Clinic at PC Colchester Please book with Heather Morris on 01206 855500, or email: heather.morris@porschecolchester.co.uk A ride and drive of the current Porsche range may be arranged for members who are booked into the Service Clinic.

Refreshments will be available on the day and there will be competitions. This event will be at PC Colchester Service Centre, 3 Wyncolls Road, Colchester.

OCTOBER 11 Club night Talk by Archant Dialogue on PP. OCTOBER 15 Silverstone auctions/ Porsche sale NOVEMBER 5 Officials’ Conference NOVEMBER 8 Club night Talk by Peter Bickers on one of Britain’s most iconic aircraft, the Mosquito.

DECEMBER 13 Club night and Christmas dinner

Norfolk & Suffolk Regional Organisers Tony and Colleen Wickins 01379 676251 – r12@porscheclubgb.com

POTM There was no Club night in January, but 28 members met up for the first event of 2016 at The Four Horseshoes in Thornham Magna near Diss. It is always good to catch up with old friends and also welcome a few members we hadn’t seen for a while owing to work commitments.

It was a relaxing way to spend a Sunday with good company, good food and a drink or two.

Our thanks to Yvonne and Alan for arranging this lunch for R12 members.

Very happy R12 members fill the Four Horseshoes at POTM

Peter and Alison Coates Members Peter and Allison Coates entertained an excellent turnout at February Club night. They regaled us with their adventures last October when they drove their Lotus Elan through South America, including Brazil, Peru, the Amazon and the Andes. Their journey of almost 5,000 miles began in French Guiana with six cars ‒ three classics (Lotus Elan, Mustang and Mercedes) and three 4x4s plus support teams with mechanics, photographer and a doctor taking part. As usual, this intrepid couple had some great video and photographs of their travels, including Peter driving the Elan off a ferry using boards in a see-saw motion while Allison watched with trepidation! Amazingly, not much wildlife was seen, and the roads seemed very quiet as people and supplies make use of rivers or airplanes to travel. We were all very impressed with the state of the roads in Peru (much better than Norfolk!).

Their car attracted a lot of attention and Peter

Forthcoming events WOTY and Drive it Day First, a reminder; please note that this year we will be having a Club night in August, but not in September.

The year is moving on quickly and many more events were added to R12’s calendar following our committee meeting in early February. We have even booked the WOTY for 2017 and secured rooms at The Metropole Hotel and Spa, Llandrindod Wells in mid-Wales. With spectacular drives and scenery, there is so much to see and do in the area we are planning a four-night break, commencing June 15. We have been quoted a very good deal price-wise for dinner, bed and breakfast.

Details to follow at a later date.

Still time to book in for the ‘Drive it Day’ at Kersey Mill, with lunch to follow. Contact Colleen to book your place.

356 at PIE PCGB’s restored 356 is at PIE Performance’s premises for the weekend of April 30 to May 1, and is available for R12 members to book and drive. Also, Dave Strachan from BG Products will be holding an air intake service clinic on the Saturday. 356 drives and the service clinic will be on a bookable system – contact Colleen and Tony to register your interest and for more details of the weekend.

Visit to Prill Porsche Classics Andy Prill has invited R12 to visit his new premises at Halstead for 10-10.30am on Saturday, May 14. Andy began his love affair with Porsches in the ‘90s and is an honorary member of PCGB. Andy carried out restoration on the Club 356 ‒ which members will have a chance to drive at the end of April (see above).

Lunch has been booked at the nearby Dickens Restaurant in Halstead (dickensrestaurant.com).

Register your interest for the visit and lunch by emailing stephen.m.thompson@me.com by May 1. Menus will be available nearer the time.

The Boathouse Restaurant On May 29, the POTM will be The Boathouse Restaurant (theboathouseormesbybroad.co.uk) in Ormesby St Margaret (Eels Foot Road, NR29 3LP). Brian and Rosemary have reserved a carvery lunch for us at this newly refurbished restaurant which is in a picturesque setting on the banks of Ormesby Broad in Norfolk. Closing date May 14 ‒ book with Brian and Rosemary by emailing; brianandrosemary@john-lewis.com Fish banquet John and Sue Gibson have kindly invited us back to their home at Roughton, near Cromer for their famous fish banquet to commence at 1pm. Cost is £15pp which will include various seasonal seafoods and salads, dessert and drinks. Book with Colleen and Tony. Payment in advance please – cheques made payable to Mr J Gibson and sent to us at 2 Chapel Close, Pulham Market, Diss, IP21 4SS to reach us no later than July 15.

John and Sue’s full address will be given out at time of booking.

R12 France and Germany Museum Tour On September 13-20, we have our R12 tour taking in the Schlumph Collection, Porsche Museum and factory tour via a scenic drive through the west side of the Black Forest. The museum and factory tour is on the Friday and a visit to Sinshiem Auto and Technik museum on the Sunday! Cost is £649pp, based on two sharing with a £250 single supplement. Full details on R12 section of the Club website. Open to 15 cars with R12 members having priority booking. It is open to other Region members subject to availability from March 28.

Organised in conjunction with Scenic Car Tours based on four-star hotels at half-board – all hotels checked on TripAdvisor before acceptance.

To register your interest and receive full details including outline itinerary and booking links, please email: tony.twservices@btinternet.com Club nights Club nights are from 7.30pm at The Bird in Hand, Wreningham, NR16 1BJ on the third Tuesday of the month (except for January and August when there are no Club nights).

Diary dates APRIL 19 Club night Including Kevin Nunn with his die-cast model collection.

APRIL 24 Drive it Day At Kersey Mill, Kersey, Ipswich. IP7 6DP. See March PP for details. Book with Colleen and Tony on tony.twservices@btinternet.net by April 14 please. See kerseymill.net for more details.

APRIL 30-MAY 1 356 at PIE Performance 356 drives and the service clinic will be on a bookable system – contact Colleen and Tony to register your interest and for more details of the weekend.

MAY 14 Visit to Prill Porsche Classics Register your interest for the visit and lunch with stephen.m.thompson@me.com by May 1.

MAY 17 Club night Quiz night with a prize for the winner.

MAY 29 POTM The Boathouse Restaurant, (NR29 3LP).

See left for details.

JUNE 21 Club night Including special guest Karl Ludvigsen, journalist, historian and author. See March PP for details.

JUNE 25 Cars and Coffee morning At PIE Performance, CO10 9PB. JULY 19 Club night Social evening with a buffet, raffle and ‘The Car’s The Star’.

JULY 24 Fish banquet See left for details.

JULY 29–31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic AUGUST 6 Jessica’s Wish charity day See March PP for more details.

AUGUST 7 Helmingham Classic Car and Bike Show Full details to follow but never too early to book with Colleen and Tony!

AUGUST 16 Club night AUGUST 27 Cars and Coffee morning At PIE Performance.

SEPTEMBER 4 Classics at the Castle SEPTEMBER 13-20 R12 France and Germany Museum Tour See above for details. Email tony.twservices@btinternet.com for itinerary.

SEPTEMBER Club night There will be no Club night in September as Tony and Colleen are away.

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explained that people were always keen to help as “someone would always know someone who owned a garage” if parts were needed. At one point, while the Lotus was in a workshop having repairs, the locals turned out for a BBQ with music and a party took place. Peter and Allison were keen to answer questions about their journey and suggested members visit their website for a full report of their ‘Amazon adventure’: rallyelan.com/category/amazon-adventure/

Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Shropshire Regional Organiser Steve Cutler 01384 370038 – r13@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Philip Sloper 01562 885740 – philipjsloper@gmail.com

Recent events A talk by Steve Kevlin from PCGB Motorsport For our February meeting, PCGB Motorsport Manager Steve Kevlin gave a detailed talk about the Club’s motorsport activities. Steve joined the Club in 1998 and is responsible for organising trackdays and three PCGB championships: Speed, Hillclimb and Club.

This year, the trackdays will be held at eight venues from March to November: Goodwood, Knockhill, Castle Combe, Blyton Park, Anglesey, Croft, Brands Hatch and Oulton Park, with costs ranging from £150 to £330, depending on venue or full or part-day. The number of cars on track at any one time is strictly limited to avoid overcrowding and ensure an enjoyable and safe experience for those participating. All trackdays are untimed and non-competitive, and are primarily designed for road legal cars.

The Porsche Club Speed Championship is designed to give members an opportunity to participate in competitive events without the cost or pressure of a full-on racing environment.

Competitors race against the clock at hillclimb venues like Shelsley Walsh and Prescott, and on circuits like Brands Hatch and Goodwood. Cars are classed according to horsepower and the aim is to provide value for money with a good social atmosphere. Standard road cars can be used, without modification, and each event takes place on a single day with a total of 12 rounds per season.

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The Porsche Club Hill Climb Championship is the next step up, as drivers need a ‘Speed National A’ licence (whereas Speed Championship drivers can compete with a simpler ‘National B Non-Race’ licence), running at six high profile events, most of which are two day meetings. There are two classes; Class 1 for the most powerful/heavily modified cars running slick tyres and Class 2 for production-type cars running road legal tyres.

The season finale is held at the Prescott Autumn Classic alongside the Speed Championship.

The Porsche Club Championship is the final tier, aimed at full-on race cars, with seven venues in a season, usually including Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Donington Park Croft and Snetterton. At each round, the cars race in two 25-minute races and are divided into three classes based on a power to weight formula.

The races are broadcast on Motors TV and the current ‘car to have’ is a race-prepared 996.

The evening ended with a question and answer session, and Steve then showed us some videos taken at various events in 2015. Our thanks to Steve for a most informative and enjoyable evening.

Morgan Lewis We are sorry to have to announce that Morgan Lewis, a long-standing member of R13, passed away peacefully on February 22 after a long illness. Morgan was the proud owner of a Guards Red Boxster 987, which he bought new in 2006 and greatly cherished. We offer our sincerest condolences to his wife Jen and their daughters Philippa and Fiona.

Morgan Lewis, with Jen and Boxster, sadly passed away following long illness.

Forthcoming events Visit to the Elan Valley and Pen y Garreg dam All 50 places are filled for this visit on Sunday April 10 but, if you would like to be added to the reserve list, please contact Steve or Phil.

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April meeting We are taking our monthly meeting to the north of our Region on April 26 to give the opportunity for an evening run to meet members in Shropshire who don’t usually attend meetings. We are trying a new venue and will meet from 7.30pm onwards at The Danery in Quatford, near Bridgnorth (WV15 6QJ). This is on the A442 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster road, just south of Bridgnorth. thedanerybridgnorth.co.uk May 8 Regional Concours This year, we are holding our annual Concours at Chateau Impney, on the A38 near J5 of the M5 (WR9 0BN). This striking hotel resembles a French chateau, as the name suggests! In addition to the Concours, we will have lunch in the hotel. All members and their partners are welcome, even if your car is not a garage queen! Please let Steve or Philip know in advance if you plan to join us. chateau-impney.com Curborough trackday Our annual visit to Curborough for a day on the sprint course on Thursday, June 9, shared with our neighbours, R8 and R9. The day is limited to 25 cars, so please let Steve or Phil know as soon as possible if you wish to attend.

Curborough is situated off the A38 trunk road between Burton on Trent and Lichfield in Staffordshire. The cost will be around £35, including breakfast and lunch.

June 12 Secret Hills Tour We are limited to 25 cars, 30 at a push, so to reserve your place please contact Steve or Philip. See March PP for details.

June 18-19 Le Mans 24-hr R13 trip to Le Mans for the 24 hour race where, hopefully, we will be able to watch Porsche racing to another victory. If you are interested please contact Joy at Lycian by email: joy@lycianevents.com or telephone 0845 4096010 or 07794 103847, and explain that you are interested in the R13 trip. lycianevents.com Chateau Impney Hill Climb The second running of this hill climb on July 9-10, which was originally held from 1957 to 1967 and then revived in 2015. The hill climb is for historic and classic cars. A Concours and classic car auction will also be held over the weekend. PCGB is an associated Club; more information on what the Club will be organising at the event will follow. chateauimpneyhillclimb.com

Club nights Unless otherwise stated, Club nights are on the last Tuesday in the month, 7.30pm for an 8pm start, at The Manor House of Whittington, on the A449 near Kinver, (DY7 6NY). themanorhouseofwhittington.com As well as being shown in PP, our events calendar is regularly updated on the R13 section of the Club Forum.

Diary dates MARCH 29 Club night At The Manor House of Whittington.

APRIL 10 Visit to the Elan Valley Includes lunch at The Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells.

APRIL 26 Monthly meeting 7.30pm at The Danery in Quatford (WV15 6QJ).

MAY 8 R13 Concours event At Chateau Impney.

MAY 31 Club night JUNE 9 A day on track at Curborough Sprint Course See details above. Please register your interest as soon as possible.

JUNE 12 Secret Hills Tour Tour of Shropshire and the Welsh Borders.

For details, see March PP. JUNE 16-20 Le Mans 24-Hr trip See details above.

JUNE 28 Club night JULY 24 Sunday morning coffee meet At Ralph Court Gardens, Bromyard (HR7 4LU). See March PP for details.

JULY 9-10 Hill climb at Chateau Impney Near Droitwich, see details left.

JULY 26 Open Club night Members, their friends and other local car clubs are all invited to bring their sports cars, classic cars and anything interesting for an informal gathering of car enthusiasts.

AUGUST 28 A road trip to North Coast 500 route in Scotland See March PP for details.

AUGUST 30 Club night To be held at a venue in the south of Region 13.

SEPTEMBER 27 Club night OCTOBER 2 Wine tour Tasting and a light meal at Broadfield Court in Herefordshire. 11.30am for a 12 noon start.

Further details to follow.

Regional Organiser Huw Jones 07799 532661 – r14@porscheclubgb.com Having been abroad most of February, there is not too much to report at the moment. I am looking forward, however, to our Region’s events for the year, starting with the Pembrey trackday on March 20.

More classics please I have recently received a request from an R14 member to include more classic car events on our events calendar. As a result, I have been in contact with the South Wales Classic Car Club regarding their classic car and vintage show; ‘Classics in Cardiff’ being held at the Cardiff City football stadium on May 22. If there are sufficient members interested, we could arrange to meet before, such as at Cardiff West Services on the M4 (J33), travel onto the venue together and find parking as a group. Please let me know if you are interested in attending this event and I can then inform the organisers. Visit swccc.net and ‘Classics in Cardiff’ section for more information about this event.

Carew Castle We have also received an invitation asking if any members would like to attend the Classic Cars at the Castle at Carew Castle near Tenby on May 2.

If any members are interested, please register at enquiries@carewcastle.com or telephone 01646 651782.

Museum of Internal Fire – date change The visit to the Museum of Internal Fire at Penygroes, Cardigan originally planned for May 7 has now been rescheduled to May 14. We will meet at the Cothi Bridge Hotel (Pontargothi, SA32 7NE) for breakfast at 10am, before commencing on a planned route to Penygroes.

Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust The visit to the Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust in Pembrokshire is now on October 8. We will meet at the Cothi Bridge Hotel for breakfast and commence from there. There is a café on site where we can indulge in a late lunch.

PCGB National Event and Silverstone Classic I am hoping to see some of you at the PCGB

National Event at Silverstone on July 29-31.

I am planning to visit on the Sunday. In the meantime, don’t forget to book tickets before March 31 to enjoy the ‘two for one’ offer by ringing 0871 231 0849 and mentioning you are a member of PCGB. Emails I am still having problems with some of R14 member’s email addresses being returned as non-deliverable. Please let me know if you have changed your email addresses, I will then forward it to PCGB to update your records.

Diary dates MARCH 20 Pembrey trackday Organised by Brian Jones.

APRIL 2 West Wales drive Following a breakfast meeting.

MAY 14 Visit to the Museum of Internal Fire At Penygroes, Cardigan.

MAY 22 Classics in Cardiff If sufficient members are interested we will go as a PCGB group.

MAY 29 PC Cardiff Monaco Grand Prix on TV JUNE 17 Porsche in the Bay JUNE 25-26 Towy Valley Vintage Club Show JULY 24 R14 Concours event AUGUST 29 Annual bank holiday drive SEPTEMBER 18 Big Welsh Car Show At Margam Country Park.

OCTOBER 8 Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust visit NOVEMBER 6 East Wales drive DECEMBER 10 Christmas dinner At Bear Hotel Cowbridge.

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Chris Rogers, to bring you up to speed on R15’s progress through the calendar.

Tunnel shoot-out February is usually a bit early for the first out-and-about Porsche day of the year, even in the south west, but Andy Moss had organised the perfect event; interesting and weather-proof.

Sixteen members signed up for a private session at Tunnel Target Sports Centre near Charmouth, where you can shoot almost any type of legal firearm at paper targets up to 100 metres away.

The ranges and centre are under cover, built in a converted road tunnel which was originally part of the old A35 where, traditionally, the only

Marion Harbinson, Alan Stoneham and Jane Rogers take aim Examining the results

A good grouping

Joint Regional Organisers Keith Young and Alan Stoneham 07769 320379 (Keith) 07803 237610 (Alan) r15@porscheclubgb.com Your regular scribe having been unavoidably detained in foreign climes researching ways to enjoy warm sunshine, it falls to yours truly,

The only independent purely Porsche specialist in Devon. Purpose built Porsche dedicated workshop with Porsche trained technicians for all your Porsche needs.

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and murmur “I’ll be back”, and we could only agree, as it was such an enjoyable day. Thanks to Mike and the team from Tunnel and to our own Andy Moss for organisation.

Don’t forget to keep up to date by reading your R15 newsletters and the information available on the R15 Region website.

Chris Rogers

Joint second Jenny Moss and Pete Day flank winner Alan Stoneham

R15 Winner Alan takes the mug

firearms around were weapons carried by highwaymen extracting money from unwary travellers (these are now known as speed cameras).

Fifteen of the 16 gathered for the firearms, your correspondent preferring to shoot photographically. Ear defenders are mandatory and safety is paramount, drilled-in and repeated, so you are never unaware. First of all, groups of four shot with a Ruger 10/22, a .22 calibre, semi-automatic rifle and a Puma .22 bolt-action rifle on short ranges to acclimatise, followed by a formal competition, culminating in a session on the 100-metre range using a .308 calibre Remington 700 bolt action rifle.

This is a large, heavy rifle requiring a ‘v’-support at the front, with a loud report that rattled the insides of waiting participants. In contrast to gender and gun stereotypes, the ladies were just as eager to compete as the men and just as good in the competition. Jenny Moss was joint second with Pete Day while Caz Rives-Roberts and Jane Rogers were joint third, but all had to follow closely on the tail of Alan ‘Sharp-Shooter’ Stoneham, who carried off the porcelain mug.

He paused, briefly, to blow smoke from his barrel

Forthcoming events SCS Porsche The calendar begins delivering in earnest this month with a return visit to SCS Porsche at Honiton on April 13, for the first Wednesday Club night of the year. Gather at 7pm at EX14 3AW. If you’ve not been before take the turning for Fenny Bridges on Eastbound A30 onto B3177, follow signs to Gittisham and then turn to Weston one mile down on left. First off is a technical session on tyres and the best choice for your Porsche model, with a demonstration of laser-guided wheel alignment. Specialists from Bridge Tyres and Michelin UK will be on hand to keep you informed. This is followed by socialising at the Greyhound at Fenny Bridges.

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New tyres, beautifully aligned, come into their own on Sunday, April 24 with the Spring Drive and BBQ. It’s another of Alan’s superb scenic routes through Devon and Cornwall, starting in Exeter and ending in Rock with a BBQ hosted by Roger Cole. Please note; you must complete a booking form, with a £10pp charge for the refreshments and there are only a handful of places left. Cut-off date is April 15, so check the R15 website for details and the booking form ‒ don’t delay.

Christie Cruise Only a week later, April 22 is the deadline for booking the special Dart River Cruise and visit to Greenway, Agatha Christie’s former home, which has been organised for Sunday, May 15.

The early cut-off results from the need to pre-pay for the ferry trip. Greenway in spring is a magical place and the views are to die for (Christie would have loved that plotline…).

Full information and a booking form are available now on the R15 website.

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Just time left for an early heads-up on the grand ‘Vine to Wine’ tour on June 26, which will reveal the secret of wine production on a visit to the Eastcott Vineyard near Okehampton.

It may seem improbable to have a vineyard near Okehampton, but I guess it’s helped by global warming, which makes me more comfortable about my regular contribution to the phenomenon. More details will be available soon.

Diary dates APRIL 13 SCS Porsche visit APRIL 24 Spring Drive and BBQ MAY 15 Christie Cruise JUNE 26 Vine to Wine tour

Gloucestershire Regional Organisers Elaine Gammon 07854 868396 Stuart Ings 07942 184927 – r16@porscheclubgb.com

Recent events February Club night We had another good turnout for our February Club night, not as cold as the last one but it’s still good to see our members trekking out on the dark, wet evenings. It was lovely to see Marian Chuter and her daughter Em who was visiting from another Region and is also the proud owner of a Boxster.

PC Swindon The new PC Swindon held an open morning on Saturday, February 13 for the local Regions. It was very well attended with various Regions present, including R16. Following an introductory talk we had an interesting morning and were very well looked after (some rather nice Danish pastries were on offer).

A few members’ cars were put up on the lifts so they could see underneath them. I know that one fairly new member from Leominster, who is a proud owner of an older Boxster, was very pleased to be informed by the technician that his car was just as it should be.

Thank you to PC Swindon for a great morning.

Forthcoming events We are in the planning stages for the BBQ which follows gliding in June. We will let you know the details in due course.

Please visit our pages on the PCGB website for all up-to-date information.

Elaine and Stuart

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APRIL 2 Castle Combe Spring Performance Car Action Day APRIL 10 Shelsley Breakfast Club APRIL 10 PCGB AGM Cornbury House MAY 29 Prescott Le Vie En Bleu JUNE 17 Gliding afternoon With evening BBQ at the Bath, Wilts and North Dorset Gliding Club.

JULY 3 Prescott to Cornbury House Details to follow but along the same lines as last year.

JULY 8-10 Classic Le Mans JULY 29–31 PCGB National Event at Silverstone Classic Details on P18.

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in 2015 (apart from the R17 dinner dance, when the award is normally presented).

Forthcoming events We do have a very varied diary of events this year, all well supported, and even a small, impromptu visit to Normandy in May has attracted 14 cars.

Hopefully we will keep up this level of support.

Please feel free to email me about attendance at events ‒ you don’t need to wait until asked.

The Bombay Sapphire visit is now oversubscribed, so be an ‘early bird’ for a change.

I will be sending out another MailChimp message in March; it was quite pleasing to see my recent MailChimp reach out to members who had previously not taken any active part in the Region’s events. Don’t forget, we are here to help you enjoy your cars.

Please also don’t forget that the April meeting is at PC Portsmouth.

Charlie McLaughlin

Regional Organiser Charlie McLaughlin 02380 694081 M: 07966 126464 r17@porscheclubgb.com

Recent events February Club night February’s Club night fell on a dry Tuesday evening and we had a good crowd of like-minded Porsche fans turning out to hear my voice and chat about all things Porsche. We even saw a few Porsches in the car park ‒ some members really do use their cars all year round.

991.2 While my Porsche was getting serviced recently, I had the opportunity to experience the new 3-litre, twin turbo 911. Well, it’s certainly quicker than its predecessor, but I think any real enthusiast will agree it’s lost a little bit of its character in this latest rendition of the classic 911. Still, I am sure it will sell well to newcomers to the marque.

R17 ‘MOTY’ Hopefully, by the time you read this, I will have finally tracked down our Region’s ‘Member of the Year’ winners and presented them with the trophy, so I am happy to now name them. This year’s award goes to very worthy recipients Dave and Sandra Jones who, I believe, nearly made it a 100% attendance record for events and meetings

Diary dates APRIL 12 Club night PC Portsmouth anytime from 7pm.

APRIL 16 Southern Wheel Centre visit Southampton, a couple of hours of fun, meeting at 10am, names to me please.

APRIL 30 Annual visit to the Downton Cuckoo Fair Details to follow by email.

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A warm welcome We were joined by two prospective Region 18 members Alan and Viv Gibson. Alan and Viv were originally from Aberdeen and had been members of Region 2 Scotland North. They have now relocated to Formby and were checking out local Regions to see which was most convenient to attend. Their postcode may have put them in Region 5, but it was easier to come along to R18 meetings. We trust you both enjoyed yourselves and I am sure you were made most welcome. I noted that Sue and Mac didn’t miss the opportunity to register you onto ‘Porkers’.

I am sure you will enjoy the event, and the fellowship of R18 members.

Porkers in the Trough filling fast Please note that Sue and Mac have received many more entries for Porkers this year than they had at this time last year, but most of the entries are from other Regions. There will be a limit of 85 cars and, once this number has been reached, the entry list will be closed and no late bookings will be accepted from any Region.

So, get your entry into Sue and Mac ASAP! If you haven’t got a form, please email and I will send you one.

February Phantom Winger Despite the forecast of heavy rain on Sunday, February 21, a reasonable number of cars turned out for the monthly Lancashire Sports and Supercar Breakfast at the Phantom Winger, Preston. As well as the usual TVRs and Aston Martins, there was also a beautiful Alfa Romeo 4C. We also had a Tesla S present this month and enjoyed a good chat with the owner. As heavy rain had been forecast, he had decided to leave his Ferrari at home and come in the Tesla.

Regional Organiser David Baker 01772 451970 – r18@porscheclubgb.com

Recent events Phillip Shaw At our February monthly meeting, Phillip Shaw gave a video presentation showing the various European trips he has taken in his Boxster and, in particular, his trip in 2013 when he visited Norway. Interspersed with video from Norway were clips from Porkers in the Trough at Samlesbury Hall, a visit to Anglesey trackday and Porsches on the Prom, then back to Norway. Thanks to Phillip for informing and entertaining us.

Rare Alfa Romeo 4C at the Phantom Winger attracted attention

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Leading Independent Porsche Specialists in the North West

ENGINE REPAIR SPECIALISTS 986 987 996 997 Cayman

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Rust enhanced Lada Riva with TVRs at the Phantom Winger

At the other end of the scale, a Lada Riva 1.5E turned up. This was fitted with wide wheels and sounded well when started. It had a certain ‘patina’ of surface rust on the bonnet, boot, roof and wings which the owner said he wanted to keep. His other car was an MX5.

I didn’t see the owner of the white 991 GTS on display in the car park so, if you are a Region 18 member, please do introduce yourself either by email or at the next Phantom Winger meeting.

The same applies to the owner of the Jade Green Boxster. If you had been near your car, I would have come over for a chat. These breakfast meetings are very informal, they are a great opportunity to meet and a huge variety of cars attend.

David, Judy and the R18 organising team American muscle at Phantom Winger

MAY 8 Drive and lunch in the South Lakes Starting from PC Kendal.

MAY 18 Monthly meeting at Jasmine Porschalink Contact David Baker to book.

MAY 21 PCGB trackday, Anglesey See PP, porscheclubmotorsport.co.uk or telephone Club Office.

MAY 22 Porsches on the Prom MAY 30 Mawdesley Classic Car Show Near Chorley. Contact David Baker to book.

JUNE 5 Supercar Sunday Mitton Hall, near Whalley 8.30am.

JUNE 5 Cleveleys Classic Car Show Contact Tony Bolton to book.

JUNE 7 Social meeting Greenhills Hotel, Wigton.

JUNE 15 Monthly meeting Garstang Golf Club for ‘Noggin and Natter’.

JUNE 19 Lakes Charity Classic Car Show At Grasmere.

JUNE 19 Breakfast meeting The Phantom Winger, Fulwood, Preston at 9am.

JUNE 26 Visit to AVRO Aircraft Museum Woodford, near Stockport, with R5.

JULY 10 Porkers in the Trough VII JULY 17 Regional Concours PC Kendal.

Forthcoming events German Classic Car Show I have been busy populating the 2016 events calendar. One of the last events to confirm was the German Classic Car Show at Haigh Hall in Wigan. I have been in regular contact with the organiser, who has been looking for other venues, because Haigh Hall is due to be sold to a hotel chain who plan to make changes to the main drive and gardens. Also, they have raised the hire fee considerably to an unacceptable level and would not allow outside caterers onto the site because they wanted to do any catering themselves. Previous events have had German sausages and German beer on offer, all adding to the theme of the event. After five years at Haigh Hall, the organisers have looked at other local venues, including Mesnes Park in Wigan, but time constraints have forced the next event to be delayed until 2017.

National and Regional events We have a number of classic car shows in the calendar throughout the Region. It is unlikely that we will have a presence at them all. Lists have been collected at monthly meetings for members to indicate which they would be most interested in. Mike Trotter has circulated details of all the events in Cumbria and asked members to book direct and indicate they are with PCGB. I will circulate details of all the shows and ask that members email me which they would be interested in attending.

As you all know, the PCGB National Event will be held at the Silverstone Classic over August 29-31. To take advantage of the ticket deals, book your place direct through the Silverstone Classic website (silverstoneclassic.com), quoting the discount reference code found in PP. The main event is excellent with a large number of races, a vast selection of car clubs and infield parking, as well as a large trading village. In addition, there are free live concerts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. As yet, I don’t know who will be performing, but last year it was Status Quo. If you don’t book with the car club entry, you will have to park in the public car parks outside the circuit.

Thames Valley No shortage of power here with six litres and 12 cylinders at Phantom Winger

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

Diary dates APRIL 1 NWCC Classic Car meeting Lea Gate Hotel, Blackpool Road, Lea near Preston, starting at 6.30pm.

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

APRIL 5 Social meeting David Hayton Cars, Carlisle (contact Mike Trotter to book).

APRIL 10 Joint visit with TIPEC to Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary Near Edenfield.

APRIL 17 Breakfast meeting The Phantom Winger, Fulwood, Preston 9am.

APRIL 20 New member night Garstang GC, ‘How to compose a winning photograph’.

APRIL 24 PCGB AGM Cornbury House.

MAY 1 Supercar Sunday Mitton Hall 8.30am.

MAY 2 Gawsworth Hall Classic Car Show Macclesfield, with R5.

MAY 3 Social meeting Stoneybeck Inn, Penrith.

Hello once again to everybody in Region 19. April is a funny time for this RO, because I am writing this far in advance of our planned trip to Brands Hatch on April 3 but, because of deadlines, you will not be able to read about it until the May issue drops through your letter box. The last four weeks seem to have absolutely flown by and there’s not much news on the events front.

I am still waiting for a reply from the Swissvax representative, so maybe it’s time to give him another ‘poke’, as they say on Facebook. Once Swissvax replies, I can arrange something at PC Reading.

Just before the February deadline, I had a phone call from our resident archivist who has managed to secure for the Club many issues of PP from stalwart member Eric Gill. Thanks go to both Eric, for making them available to the Club (for a small fee), and to another Club stalwart, Laurenne Dorgan, for arranging to collect what must be something approaching 300 copies of PP going back to the ‘80s. Having been a member myself since 1994, I saw the change of format that combined Porsche Post and Trading Post into one magazine, so the pre-mid ’90s issues must be quite fragile by now. Good luck to whoever has to guillotine the spine off and scan them into the electronic archive. Sir or madam, you have my continued admiration.

In the opening paragraph, I mentioned the outing to Brands Hatch to watch the touring cars; it is not too late to join the party going to Brands but, unfortunately, if you have left it this late to confirm I am unable to extend the concession to you because the tickets will have been bought.

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All tickets must be pre-booked and no tickets will be available on the day. Watch out for forthcoming PPs detailing what activities are happening at our National Event.

New members Welcome to new members Nigel Perplus, Neil McMillan, Cathryn Hayhurst and Peter and Helen Houlden. We look forward to meeting you at some of our events, particularly the new member night on April 20 at Garstang Golf Club. I will keep you updated on future events electronically so, if you aren’t receiving anything, let Cornbury House know your email address or update your details online.

go and see the huge engine. It will be ‘in steam’ which means it can be seen running and is the reason why we are going on June 19, as opposed to any other time and we can at least hope for a little sun.

To wrap up this month’s report, a brief reminder that the Officials’ Conference is taking place in a couple of weeks, so if you have any burning issues that you want me to bring up, now is a good time to contact me.

See you all at the Novello soon.

favourite driving roads. A chance to blast away the cobwebs and enjoy a weekend in good company. There is something special about being part of a line of Porsches as they snake through the countryside. More on the event in an upcoming PP.

John Barnatt

WEC If motorsport is your thing, then the WEC at Silverstone (April 17) is a great warm-up for those attending Le Mans 24-hr. You gain an appreciation for the technology, speed and stamina required to win at endurance racing.

Many of the R20 Le Mans crew will be there to soak up the atmosphere.

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Regional Organisers Nick and Ed Pike 01753 663659 – r20@porscheclubgb.com Twitter: @PCGB_London Opening words What is the April ‘Pot Luck’? asked an email this week. As I write this, we still haven’t decided.

It all comes down to the weather. Will it be dry and salt free enough for a drive? Should we hedge our bets and do something that doesn’t need our cars? Sign up anyway and you might be surprised. In the past we have done a mini-London landmarks drive and a walking tour of the historic London pubs. We have plans ‒ we just need to choose one!

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However, there is nothing stopping you from joining in the convoy to watch a good day’s racing ‒ you’ll just have to pay at the gate. For anyone coming, please meet the rest of us at Cobham Services on the M25 at 8am, leaving just enough time for a coffee and a firm departure time of 8.15am. We have both sat in shirt-sleeves and endured falling snow at this meeting in the past, so check the local weather and dress appropriately. The amenities are situated conveniently close to the grandstand so, apart from the financial consideration, there is no need to bring a packed lunch. I always take one, but then I am a poor pensioner who can barely afford to run a 911 Turbo and only buy meat when there is an ‘R’ in the month so, obviously, oysters are almost permanently off the menu.

Just to whet your appetite, there are pictures from last year’s visit below.

Attendance at the monthly meetings continues to be strong. It seems that we never have fewer than 16 members and cars attending on a regular basis, which is really good and credit has to go the management team at the Novello for the way we are welcomed. On top of that, the large tarmac car park to the side of the Novello can accommodate a great number of cars and, even with 24 members last summer, we have yet to fill the car park. The format is usually to turn up, order a snack and a drink, talk, eat and then go and look at the members’ cars in the car park and discuss little niggles, issues and other things that get on our nerves. Join us on the first Sunday of the month from midday onwards. Why not bring the family for lunch? The food is of a good standard and reasonably priced.

What’s this? Oh no, not another reminder about the display of Porsches at the Kempton Great Engines museum on June 19! I know, I mentioned it last month but I was given a good piece of advice as a fledgling RO and that was; if you want people to turn up then keep reminding them, so probably expect another reminder next month too. It is by no means an all-day affair – I think last year the attendance dwindled away to almost nothing by lunchtime so it only requires about four hours of your time, plus driving. It’s a good excuse to give the Porsche a quick wash and brush up, take it for a nice summer run and

London Classic Car Show Only in its second year, the London Classic Car Show is quickly establishing itself in the London motoring calendar. The Club presence was right on the grand avenue in the heart of the action, which meant a busy few days for the Club staff and us. A great chance to catch up with existing and new London members who were being signed up as fast as the team could. With plenty of classic Porsches on display of all models and standards there was something for everyone.

LCCS Turbo tails on display

Spring break April is a great month to be out and about. We are looking forward to the Spring Break which is heading down to the New Forest, taking a scenic route across the South Downs on some of our London Classic Car Show RS tail at the Club stand

Porsche Cayenne and doctor to the rescue at Brands Hatch last year

Touring cars at Brands in 2015 – more of the same this year for R19

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Ace Cafe This iconic meet remains popular all year round, even on a dark February evening, with Porsches gathering from about 6pm onwards. A great chance to meet London-based Porsche enthusiasts to hear what is happening or to ask the technical questions you’ve always been keen to have answered. There is much more happening which does not make it onto the formal R20 schedule, which is put together by members, for members. Recent trips have included Bruges and the Brecon Beacons, typically put together at the last minute.

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Tails you win at Smithfield Industrial chic at Smithfield

R20 ‘On Tour’ – Pot Luck Depends on the weather on April 6; in the past we have organised walking tours of London, meets and drives. Check with us closer to the time at r20@porscheclubgb.com R20 Spring Break – Porsches and Ponies One of our popular short breaks with great roads, driving and always something to delight you. Like the sound of two days’ driving across the South Downs and into the New Forest? Then this break is for you on April 9-10. We have some great driving roads for you to enjoy.

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Smithfield ‘Meat’ Even with the threat of rain, they came. Just after 12pm, the first Porsches roared around the market to our display area. Soon, a white 991 GTS and a red 991 with aero-kit had formed the end of the line and a steady flow brought out the ‘modifieds’ with both Steve and Ron’s 997s ‒

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very different and very individual. Then it was time for the GT3s, with a recently purchased 997 G2 and Larry’s red 991 loudly announcing their arrival. Karl’s RS retro recreation was popular as ever in classic white and red combination.

Please note that future meets will start at 1:30pm to give more flexibility in the outfield.

MARCH 28 Ace Cafe London meet The regular monthly Porsche-only meet at Ace Cafe on the North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD, from 6pm.

(Last Monday of the month).

APRIL 6 R20 ‘On Tour’ – Pot Luck To be announced nearer the time. Sign up at r20@porscheclubgb.com APRIL 9-10 R20 Spring Break – Porsches and Ponies APRIL 16 East London – Smithfield ‘Meat’ Join us on the South East side of Smithfield Market (Long Lane, London, EC1A 9LH), opposite the Smithfield Cafe from 1.30pm onwards (third Saturday of each month).

APRIL 17 FIA WEC Silverstone The ‘Clubhouse on the road’ will be there, along with infield parking for Club members. Come and see what all the excitement is about.

APRIL 25 Ace Cafe London meet MAY 8 R20 Sunday Escape – Windy Wastelands Heading into deepest Kent on the roads the

Chiltern Regional Organisers Terry Perry 07748 555333 r21@porscheclubgb.com Club night venue change Our regular meeting venue, The Black Horse at Chesham, is closing for refurbishment at the end of April so our last meeting there will be the Club night on April 5. The pub is planning to re-open in the autumn with enlarged premises which should provide a better meeting environment for us. However, in the short term it means we need to find another venue and the search is currently underway. Please watch out for details in next month’s PP, on the R21 Forum and in email bulletins.

Herts Air Ambulance At the February Club night, John Hawtin from Herts Air Ambulance gave us a fascinating talk about their activities. HAA has been the R21 charity for the last few years and it was interesting to learn from John that they receive no government or NHS funding and are totally reliant upon fundraising and charitable donations to keep the operation running.

John gave us details of the helicopters that are used for air ambulance work and the very speedy response that enables them to be anywhere in the county within about 20 minutes.

Early treatment with highly skilled doctors and paramedics often makes the difference between life and death. None of us will ever want to have to call upon their services, but it is good to know that they are there. We raised £705 for HAA from a raffle and auction at the R21 New Year dinner and the cheques were presented to John during the course of the evening.

April 5 Club night I am pleased to advise that Gail Hill has agreed to come and be our guest speaker at the April meeting. Gail, who by profession is a care home manager, is an enthusiastic club racing driver and has some interesting stories to tell and some in-car video footage to show us. Come and meet her and see what she has to say.

We will be at our usual venue, the Black Horse, Chesham from 7pm onwards.

R21 WOTY to Somerset and North Devon As you read this, we will be putting the final touches to our April 8-10 WOTY plans. Let’s hope that this year we may get some dry weather to make the drives more enjoyable. When we went to Wales it rained very heavily, when we were in Yorkshire the Saturday driving day was pretty wet, so we think we are due something better this year in the West Country!

May 15 The Shuttleworth Collection visit Many of you will have heard of The Shuttleworth Collection at the Old Warden Airfield in Bedfordshire. Based at the aerodrome, the collection contains some of the last airworthy aircraft of their type remaining anywhere in the world, including vintage aircraft from 1909-1950.

There are also vehicles, including 1930s-1940s cars, motorcycles, penny farthings, vans and tractors. There is a good coffee shop/restaurant on site and, adjacently, The Swiss Garden can be visited at additional cost.

R21 member Howard Taylor is part-owner of a Vintage Chipmunk DCH-1 which is based at the airfield and will host our visit. The cost is £10pp, payable on the day, and this will include a guided tour which will commence at approximately 11am. Members can make their own way to the site, which is close to Biggleswadem but we are planning a convoy run. For those who would like to join the convoy, we will leave the M25/St Albans area at 10am.

We need to confirm numbers in advance so, if you plan to attend, please let me know by emailing R21@porscheclubgb.com or signing up on the R21 Forum.

The Chiltern Hills Rally If you are not planning to join us at The Shuttleworth Collection, we have another event on Sunday, May 15 for you to consider attending.

R21 will have a stand at the Chiltern Hills Rally, which will allow all models of the Porsche marque to be part of the display. You can find out more or request an entry form by emailing r21@porscheclubgb.com or phone 07580 194789. The entry fee is £5 per car and, to be in the R21 display, you need to return the entry form and cheque to Robin and Jo Walker. Entry forms will also be available at Club nights.

PCGB Officials’ Conference I plan to attend the forthcoming Officials’ Conference on April 23 so, if anyone has any questions or points that they would like me to put forward on their behalf, just drop me an email to the R21 address or give me a call.

Terry Perry

Diary dates Terry Perry, RO, presents John Hawtin of Herts Air Ambulance with £705 cheque

APRIL 5 Club night With guest speaker Gail Hill.

APRIL 8-10 R21 WOTY To Somerset and North Devon.

MAY 3 Club night Venue to be advised.

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locals know and enjoy. A slightly longer drive, but one you will not want to miss. One of Ed’s favourites, it is sure to delight you!

JUNE 1 R20 ‘On Tour’ – Drive to Nowhere Making most use of the longer evenings, we will use the Chiltern Hills as our playground.

Enjoy some great driving as the sun sets.

JUNE 16-20 Le 24 Heures du Mans A chance to see whether Porsche can retain their title. You have to go at least once in your life, so is this your year?

Sussex Regional Organisers Chris and Martin Woolger 07720 849982 or 07802 409272 chris@woolgers.co.uk or martin@woolgers.co.uk

Recent events Club night On Tuesday, February 2, it was good to see such an enthusiastic turnout of members and so many new members gathering at The Bolney Stage.

With so many people to talk to and introduce, there was barely any time to eat!

Shoreham Airport On Sunday, February 21 we held our first breakfast meeting of 2016 at Shoreham Airport. This is a lovely setting and the breakfasts are great. Again, a good turnout, although the weather was grey and windy so there was no flying to watch, but more new faces joined us to chat about their cars and the events we have planned for the year.

Breakfast at Shoreham

Welcome to new members We would like to welcome the 24 new members who have joined R23 this year, and look forward to meeting and chatting with you at one of our meetings. R23 welcomes: Roland Jervis, Mike Allen, David Stevens, Bo Nielsen, Joanne and David Funnell, Jack Hatcher, Alistair Hatcher, Laura and Stephen Nunn, Brian and Wendy Seabrook, Aaron Gilbert, Dominic Worrall, Marion and Clive Stewart, Iain Finnie, Julian Cloke, Daniel Ferrari, Lesley and Chris Mann, David McQueen-Johnston and Peter Cliffe and Jamie Dawson.

Forthcoming events Cars and Coffee An invitation for ‘Coffee and Cars’ on April 2 at Precision Porsche on the Bluebell Business Estate in East Sussex (Sheffield Park, TN22 3HQ). This is a morning event: 9am-1pm. Please email r23@porscheclubgb.com if you wish to attend so we can let the organisers know numbers beforehand.

The Black Rabbit On Sunday, April 17, at a new R23 venue, we have planned breakfast at The Black Rabbit in Arundel (Mill Road, BN18 9PB). Meet at 8.30am and enjoy a drive afterwards (route TBC).

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If you are interested in attending any of the R23 events that indicate a response, please email so that we know numbers.

Many thanks Christine and Martin Woolger

Diary dates APRIL 2 Coffee and Cars Details above.

APRIL 5 Monthly meeting At the Bolney Stage from 7pm.

APRIL 17 Breakfast at The Black Rabbit Details on P77.

MAY 3 Monthly meeting At The Bolney Stage from 7pm.

MAY 15 Breakfast at Paragon Cars Paragon Cars, Five Ashes, East Sussex, TN20 6HY at 9am. Please email r23@porscheclubgb.com if you wish to attend this event.

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light evenings. We hope to see a great display of cars at the rear of the pub in our dedicated parking area.

FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone The date for this event has now been confirmed as April 15-17. For details of how to obtain your ticket, see previous PP. Also, see more at: silverstone.co.uk/ events/2016-fia-world-endurance-championship/ July 29-31, PCGB National Event and Silverstone Classic The Silverstone Classic is billed as the largest classic car event in the world. For those that have not been before, after qualifying on Friday, there is a full race day on Saturday and Sunday with Group C racing on Saturday evening.

Hundreds of car clubs completely fill the infield, with the pit areas open and you can meet the mechanics and drivers. In the evening there is live music – this year featuring The Stranglers and Reef.

Also there are auctions, live demos, a funfair, shopping village and other attractions.

The PCGB code will get you a BOGOF ticket offer and, from the end of March, this offer ends and ticket prices get progressively more expensive from that date on. The important thing to remember when purchasing your ticket is to ask for the FOC

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

Recent events February Club night The first proper Club night of 2016 saw members gather in force to hear news of events for the Region’s 2016 season. We also had a guest speaker, Peter Mcilvenny from Carole Nash, join us to share his wealth of experience in the motoring insurance business. After a quick introduction, Peter took questions from all corners of the room and backed up many answers with test cases. Of particular interest was the difference between agreed value and market value policies. I have received great feedback from Peter’s presentation and I have some business cards for those wishing to contact him directly.

Thanks go to those who continue to support the raffle by bringing along prizes and buying tickets.

Forthcoming events April 13 Club night We hope to be able to bring you a guest speaker along with all the normal features of Club night. This will be this first evening of 2016 when we have the

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infield pass. This will ensure you park on the Club stand (which is obviously infield) and part of our huge Club display. Note: advance tickets only, so no paying on the gate for fair weather punters.

In my opinion, you cannot do this event justice in just one day. It’s huge. When you get a bit weary, return to PCGB area and approximately 500 member cars (in previous years), Club Shop and hospitality. Put your feet up with a cuppa, view the cars and chat to fellow members before heading off again.

This year, Silverstone Classic is the venue for our Club’s National Event and no doubt the Board will be working hard, along with Porsche Cars GB, to make full use of the Porsche Experience

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Centre. In the PCGB infield area, anniversary displays and Concours will no doubt be featuring.

I’m getting a bit carried away here, and you can probably guess it is one of my favourite events and I haven’t missed one in the last 20 or so years. For more information visit: silverstoneclassic.com Make the most of your membership Just a quick word for those Regional members who are wondering; am I getting the most from my membership?

As members of the PCGB I think we have many benefits. To name a few; our monthly magazine PP, Porsche centre discounts, plus the service clinics, insurance discounts and other offers from independent sponsors. Also on offer are all the various Registers you can join. We also have national events at great venues. PCGB also has a motorsport section and holds regular trackdays at member prices. What about a factory visit or do you need some technical advice for your Porsche? We also have UK and continental tours and even international model events.

If you like to polish, why not enter your car in the Concours events. You may also wish to take advantage of the Club Shop and purchase Club clothing and merchandise. There’s also our Club website and Forum. These all add up to a great deal but the biggest benefit surely has to be your Region and its members.

In your Region you have the monthly meetings, fellow enthusiastic PCGB members and opportunities to display your car. Members have cars ranging from the very early air-cooled up through the years to the front runners with water and on through to the range of cars currently available at your Porsche centre.

Everyone is welcome.

Regional activities At our monthly meetings we have various guest speakers (not all Porsche related) and a variety of competitions. We also have ‘News at Ten’ updates.

This will bring you up-to-date with all national and Regional events. We meet at a lovely location in the heart of the countryside where you can bring the family to dine by the river. We have our own dedicated Club room and ample parking. Your Region committee’s aim is: ‘To provide a variety of quality events that we think will appeal to all our members and families throughout the year’.

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the best deals on offer in PCGB, your Region and its members. Come along and join us, we meet on the second Wednesday of every month. We look forward to meeting members old, new and somewhere in between at the Old Ferryboat Inn, Holywell, near St Ives. Arrive early and park your pride and joy in a prime spot in the dedicated parking area.

Enjoy your cars, Club and events in 2016.

John Dunn

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

Recent events Sunday lunch 2016 got off to a flying start at Brands Hatch in February with a remarkable turnout. It was fantastic to see so many ‘old’ faces as well as many new and potentially new members coming out on a dark but reasonably dry evening.

In keeping with Club night our first Sunday lunch this year had a record number with 40 members enjoying a terrific Indian buffet at Shampan at the Spinning Wheel in Westerham.

The journey there was an adventure for many, with road works and closed roads on the way, but the excellent food, good company and conversation made up for any delays. All in all, a pleasant outing on a dry and crisp winter’s Sunday.

We hope the rest of 2016 follows the trend.

Forthcoming events Kent breakfast club We meet for breakfast at different locations around Kent on a regular basis. Not too early, but early enough that there is still time for you to do something else during the day.

On May 8 we will meet at The American Diner at Bybrook Barn Garden Centre in Ashford (Cemetery Lane, TN24 9JZ) at 9am. Come and enjoy a cooked breakfast and chat to other members. There is always a full breakfast menu to choose from and bring your Porsche, or not, depending on the weather. It would be helpful,

however, if you could let us know if you intend to come along.

Masters Historic Racing We have once again been offered tickets for the Masters Historic Racing at Brands Hatch for the Sunday only, on May 29. Tickets include entry (for car and driver only) and Club parking overlooking Brabham Straight, giving a good view of the racing. Passengers will have to purchase entry tickets at the gate or in advance. We have 30 tickets on offer, free of charge, which will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Applications from Kent members will be accepted by email only, indicating your membership number, by May 15 latest.

Show and Shine at Hever Castle Bring the Porsche and the family to this lovely Tudor castle near Edenbridge on June 12 for a great day out. The gates open at 10am and informal judging will start at 12 noon – no cleaning after judging starts!

Classes and prizes will depend on entries.

Entrance tickets and special Porsche parking by prepaid ticket only, available from Pearl and Phil (01797 344121 or r25@porscheclubgb.com).

Your advance purchased ticket will be exchanged at the ticket office for an entry ticket to the gardens and the ticket cost is £8.50pp.

Access to the house will be available on the day for £2.50 extra. Hever Castle has so much to see and enjoy from the award-winning gardens to various mazes and a military museum. You can picnic in a picturesque spot or take lunch at one of the two restaurants, browse the gift and book shop, or visit the garden shop. Whatever you decide, it will be fun. The final date for tickets will be June 1, latest.

A grand night out More information about R25’s exclusive evening on August 20. For members planning on attending this event the dress code for the evening is ‘black tie’, although a smart lounge suit will suffice. Tickets are still only £42.50pp – not too much for dinner, dancing and superb live entertainment. Don’t forget you can also extend your stay at reduced rates. Other details can be found in March PP or contact Pearl and Phil Sharland on 01797 344121 or Sue and Mick Dennis on 01322 660201.

WOTY Our WOTY on September 16-18 will be based at the Passford House Hotel. The hotel is set in nine acres of picturesque gardens between the village of Sway and Lymington on the edge of the New Forest (Mount Pleasant Lane, SO41 8LS).

AUGUST 20 A grand night out At The Mercure Tunbridge Wells Hotel from 7pm until midnight. Details on p80.

Dorset Joint Regional Organisers Trefor Willingham and Geoff Fields 01747 838158 r26@porscheclubgb.com February is a short, quiet month right? Not so for PCGB members in Dorset. Whilst one occasion was rightly a sombre affair, the same couldn’t be said of our monthly meeting and skittles evening.

Even at this time of year we have the equivalent of something on every other week.

Skittles This is an annual event with arch rivals Woolbridge Motor Club (ok, some members have a foot in both camps). Let’s not beat about the bush; we won! It hasn’t happened for a few years, and we would like to say it was due to some master strategy, but in truth, I certainly didn’t hear of any clever tactics beforehand. We must have been playing at lightning speed though, because even Geoff couldn’t capture the action.

No matter, it gives us an excuse to revel in the results revealed on the scoreboard!

I think the consensus amongst the members was that the all-important buffet was the best

Happy and safe motoring and wishing you smooth and empty roads.

Phil and Pearl

APRIL 2 Car cleaning day See March PP for more details.

APRIL 13 Club night At Brands Hatch.

APRIL 17 Drive and Sunday lunch At Mercure Great Danes Hotel near Maidstone. More details in March PP. Please email r25@porscheclubgb.com or call 01797 344121 to book your places. We will require payment in advance by April 2 latest, please.

APRIL 23 Spring health check At PC Tonbridge on a first-come-first-served basis. We only have a few places left. More details can be found in March PP. MAY 11 Club night at Brands Hatch MAY 25 Mid-week run Venue to be arranged.

Ruth Kisbee 1942-2016 It was with heavy hearts that 20 or more members of Dorset Region attended the funeral of Ruth Kisbee. Ruth and husband Robin were founder members of Dorset Region, not just at its inception 11 years ago, but also in its prior incarnation as ‘Dorset and Somerset Region’, that was founded by our current PCGB Chairman Peter Bull, some 26 years ago. Few people can claim to be the founder member of the same Region twice!

From my perspective, Ruth was a relatively quiet member, but she was always astute. Her comments on how the Region was run at the time I joined were particularly insightful, and are never far from my thoughts now when it comes to Club business. It is not surprising that she was unanimously voted Member of the Year in 2008.

The service was beautiful and I think most of us learned that the attributes Ruth brought to PCGB were shared, not just with The Volvo Club, Caravan Club, RNLI and other institutions she supported, but throughout her early life, and especially with her family. It was warming to hear some of the anecdotes of her escapades during her childhood years and her life with Robin. It was a fitting celebration of her life. Our thoughts are with Robin and family.

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yet and we raised another £101 for the Dorset Air Ambulance from the raffle. Thank you to all who made it such an enjoyable evening.

PCGB skittles win shown in black and white

Ruth and Robin Kisbee

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We have reserved a number of rooms for a two-night weekend stay. Standard double or twin rooms can be booked for £390, or a ‘superior’ double can be booked for £450. These prices include half-board accommodation for two people for two nights. Additional nights can be booked on request.

For further information and a booking code contact Sue and Mick Dennis on 01322 660201 or m1ck.dennis@btinternet.com or Pearl and Phil Sharland on 01797 344121 or r25@porscheclubgb.com.

If you have not registered your email address with the Club, please do so soon so that we can send you our regular updates on all our events.

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

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 email r25@porscheclubgb.com.

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February meeting As mentioned earlier, a far from quiet meeting – I think we are going to need a bigger table if the year carries on like this!

more details, or better still, come and ask all about it at our next meeting.

Annual BBQ Our meeting has moved from Thursday to Friday, June 17 for the R26 annual BBQ at the George Albert Hotel.

Please also note that our regular monthly meetings listed below are held at the George Albert Hotel, every third Thursday of the month at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

Diary dates A vibrant and well attended monthly meeting

We followed our now usual format of carrying out a postmortem of recent events, going over details of what we know of those events coming up in the immediate future and discussing any long-term action we need to implement to secure future events.

Congratulations also to the parents and grandparents of our latest new member. Not surprisingly, the parents, Neil Owen and Steph, who are also this year’s Members of the Year, were not at the meeting to take the applause, but grandparents Mark and Shirley Owen were obviously delighted with the new addition to their family.

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If only all meetings were this much fun

Forthcoming events Weymouth Porsche on the Prom As mentioned last month, the well-established Porsche night at Poole Quay is not happening in 2016 and, as an alternative, we are now organising a similar event in Weymouth to fill the gap in the calendar. We have the full backing of Weymouth Council and sponsorship from PC Bournemouth.

We also now have a date! Put July 15 in your diary. This event will be open to all, not just PCGB members – so tell any Porsche-owning friends and come on down to Weymouth. It should be a great evening with a wide variety of Porsches to look at. There are plenty of places to choose to eat also. We have parking for 150 cars, with overflow facility beyond that – it would be fantastic if we get to use it, but we must fill the promenade first, so let all your friends know and fix the date in your calendar.

Regional events It was brought to my attention that I have been forgetting to put the Regional diary dates at the bottom of the column. If there is something like this we are missing, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Upcoming highlight On May 22 we have our West Somerset Railway trip. James is building on his experience of organising trips to Swanage Railway with an excursion to the West Somerset Railway. The trip will follow the same format as Swanage but with different things to see and do. Contact us for

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MARCH 12 Royal Navy Submarine Museum Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 2AS. Visit includes lunch.

MARCH 17 Monthly meeting Guest speaker Lorne Campbell on Powerboat design.

APRIL 21 Monthly meeting MAY 22 West Somerset Heritage Railway visit and lunch MAY 19 Monthly meeting MAY Pub lunch (Date TBC) The Bridge House Hotel, Prout Bridge, Beaminster.

JUNE 17 Monthly meeting and annual BBQ Please note this is a Friday.

JUNE Classic and Historical vehicles (Date TBC) Lots of family fun, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4BA. JULY 3 R26 Concours Kingston Maurward, DT2 8PY. 10am-4.30pm.

JULY 15 Weymouth Porsche on the Prom JULY 17 Sherborne Castle Classics and Supercars 9am-4pm.

JULY 21 Monthly meeting AUGUST 7 BBQ with TIPEC At Colehill near Wimbourne.

AUGUST 18 Monthly meeting AUGUST 18-21 Bournemouth Air Festival from James’ boat AUGUST 27 Canford Classics open morning Winterborne Kingston, DT11 9AT. SEPTEMBER 3 Technical advice and meet with Marque 21 Leave DFC 10.30am for 11am, Bridport, DT6 5BU. SEPTEMBER 15 Meeting and R26 AGM Includes Geoff’s quiz. George Albert Hotel 7.30pm.

SEPTEMBER 18 Porsche Cars Display and lunch Portland Prison Jailhouse Cafe, meal is £10 for two-courses including teas and coffee. 11.30am.

OCTOBER 20 Monthly meeting NOVEMBER 17 Monthly meeting

February round-up The first event for Region 27 in February was our annual pre-season dinner, and it was a very welcome return to Massereene Golf Club in Antrim. We had visited last season for lunch and been so impressed with the service and great food that we took little time to decide that it would make a great venue for our annual dinner.

Prior to dinner, members had a chance to see a video of the PCGB 2015 National Event, an excellent production and record of a great weekend. For those who didn’t make it to the dinner there will be a chance to see it at Regional meetings later in the year.

Magical evening A slightly different slant on our dinner this year included some after dinner entertainment from local magician David Lile. David’s repertoire saw members puzzling over disappearing cards, a bit of mind reading and perforated £10 notes, much to the shock of PJ McAllister and Eddie Stewart.

After dinner we did our own version of a disappearing act as the tombola prizes gradually vanished from the table!

Magical after-dinner entertainment with David Lile (Centre) Eddie Stewart (L) and PJ McAllister (R)

Member of the Year award The annual dinner provides an opportunity to thank the many members who have helped with events and meetings during the year so, again through the pages of PP, thank you to everyone who helped and supported Region 27 during 2015. The event also sees the announcement of ‘Member of the Year’, and the presentation of the perpetual trophy as a token of recognition. It is always a difficult task to single out particular support, and this year was no different. I was delighted to present the award to George and Tracey Docherty, a couple who have helped at numerous events last year and, indeed during the preceding year, including hosting our annual cinema night in September. Congratulations to George and Tracey on a well-deserved award.

Ireland Regional Organiser Ken Mack 07860 850444 – r27@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser John Hilditch 07907 437303

R27 2015 Member of the Year award – Tracey and George Docherty

997 Turbo Cabriolet Grey £51,995

996 Coupe Tiptronic Lapis Blue 2001 £12,995

997 Carrera 4S Coupe Arctic silver 2005 £27,995

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Diary dates APRIL 8–10 Weekend away and stay at Corick House Hotel and Spa In Clougher. This event is now fully booked – check PP for full report and pictures.

APRIL 13 Monthly meeting 7pm for 8pm at Gowdy’s, 60 Gravelhill Road, Lisburn (BT27 5RW). The ‘Early Bird Menu’ is available until 6.30pm.

MAY 11 Monthly meeting MAY 21 Monthly drive

RO Ken Mack (L) and ARO John Hilditch start the 30th anniversary signature list on the Region banner

TURBO award Rounding off the evening as a thank-you to Massereene GC staff, we presented ‘Mel-the Chef’ and his team with the very first Region 27 ‘TURBO’ certificate. What, I hear you ask, is a ‘TURBO’ certificate? Nothing to do with bhp or 0-60 times, it’s a token of appreciation for Truly great food, Utterly good service, Relaxed surroundings, Brilliant menu, and Outstanding hospitality... a type of Region 27 ‘Michelin Good Food Award’ – don’t laugh!

Channel Islands, Guernsey Regional Organisers Ian and Angela Banneville 01481 715678 – r28g@porscheclub.com Twitter: @PCGB_Guernsey

Recent events February meeting Valentine’s Day is, of course, the day when you spend time with the one you love, so I was somewhat surprised that we did not have more cars for our first event of the year. It may have explained, however, the high number of apologies for absence... and why Angela was not thrilled at a car meeting in lieu of a romantic weekend away.

We joined the local PistonHeads group for the February meeting on the Crown Pier with bacon rolls at the Boathouse. Although there were only two Porsches in the car park they were joined by a selection of Japanese hot hatches, a Ford Sapphire Cosworth, a rare, special order colour Audi RS4 (that apparently has celebrity status in the UK Audi Club scene) and organiser Paul Gilbert’s new Mercedes-Benz AMG A45, which is actually more powerful than his Boxster GTS. Still, being without a Porsche I had to console myself by displaying the new T-shirt I got for Christmas, despite the weather.

‘TURBO’ award presented to restaurant staff

In closing the round-up of the dinner, very genuine thanks go to R27 members Freda and Ivor Snoddy for helping to secure the venue and assisting with the arrangements for the night, thank you on behalf of everyone who shared an excellent evening of great food and entertainment.

Braving the weather to show off new T-shirt

Website I would like to thank Paul Sheward and Roy Carré for updating our Regional section of the Club website. We now have a historic photo archive of our events; so take a look and you may spot more youthful versions of yourself and your car!

Forthcoming events Dinner and private cinema night at The Venue On April 29 we are planning a two-course dinner followed by a private showing of either Spectre or The Martian. Spectre has a good car chase in it (so more suited to a car club) and, although The Martian is a better film, the only Porsche link I can make – and this is a stretch – is that the Mars rover vehicle seems to use a similar in-hub electric drive system to the LohnerPorsche ‘Electromobile’...

The cinema is free, provided we have at least 15 for dinner. We did not hold this event last year after reservations regarding some diners not being happy with their food two years ago. We did look at alternatives but if we book without the dinner option it is prohibitively expensive but, hopefully, with the gap in the interim and the talking Angela gave to the management we can reinstate what used to be one of our best events of the year.

Full details should have been circulated by email by the time you read this.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Ian, Angela, Jean-Marc and Sebastian

Diary dates MAY 22 Sunday meet JUNE 19 Classic Car Show JULY Meeting TBC AUGUST Herm meal SEPTEMBER 25 Joint meeting with Classic Vehicle Club OCTOBER Tennerfest meal NOVEMBER 27 Abu Dhabi Do DECEMBER 18 Christmas meal

Channel Islands, Ian, Angela, Jean-Marc and Sebastian Jersey Regional Organiser Roger Theaker 07979 652525 – r28j@porscheclub.com

Recent events Photo by Roy Carré

Monthly meeting Next up was our monthly meeting, which saw a return to our venue at Gowdy’s at the Maze. The meeting focused on planned events coming up and also gave members an opportunity to make suggestion for additional events. Coming up in April, our weekend away and stay at Corick House Hotel is now fully booked and places are going fast for our visit to PCGB National Event in July at Silverstone. Anyone interested in attending should contact me as soon as possible.

I am delighted to share with you the news that plans for our annual open day, which will be held this year at the Folk and Transport Museum in June at Cultra, are well advanced and the latest to join our growing list of attendees is the team from 911 and Porsche World magazine. Editor

Being somewhat of an ‘alternative car do’, topics of conversation included Roy Carré’s new runabout – a hybrid Honda CR Z GT. This grows virtual plants in the dashboard, dependent on how saintly your driving style. I was disappointed to learn that there is not a virtual welly boot trampling the flowers when the devil’s horns come out. The new line-up of new Top Gear presenters was also of interest, especially the inclusion of Chris Harris.

Sunday morning coffee meeting at The Radisson Blu Waterfront As there had not been any noticeable response to the proposed breakfast meet at Big Vern’s, I decided to contact members by email to suggest a relaxed gathering for morning coffee at The Radisson Blu where we are always made welcome and are given privileged parking on the

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Steve Bennett has kindly accepted our invitation to join us for the main event of the year and also experience some of the most picturesque roads in the United Kingdom. So make it a date in your diary – Saturday, June 4!

That’s about it for this month, except to say by the time you are reading this, our first drive of the season will, weather permitting, have taken place and there will be a full report and pictures in next month’s PP. All our drive dates and key event dates are on the Region 27 section of PCGB website, along with everything you need to make the most of your membership!

Anniversary signing A bonus for everyone who attended the event was a chance to be among the first to sign our Region 27 banner! As part of the celebration of this, our 30th anniversary year, all Region members are invited to sign and add their vehicle registration number to the familiar banner, which will act as a memento. It will be available at meetings and other events coming up this year.

was that this type of get together would be good to repeat at fairly regular intervals. My thanks to the staff at Radisson Blu for looking after us so well, as per usual.

Forthcoming events Porsche’Color Honfleur I have received an email inviting us to join our French Porsche enthusiasts at the inaugural meeting in Honfleur of all models of coloured Porsches, including black, white and grey! The event will take place in the centre of Honfleur on Sunday, April 24 and the various models of the coloured Porsches will be allotted specific car parks in the historic town centre. Entrants who might wish to spend the weekend in Honfleur will be welcomed on the Saturday by the organising team who will provide a choice of tourist activities. The website to look at online is: amicaleporschistesnormandie.org Would there be enough interest for a party of Jersey members to attend? Contact me if anyone is thinking of going.

Roger Theaker

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hotel forecourt. On a very bright, but cold and windy morning, a very eclectic gathering of members’ Porsches arrived at The Radisson Blu and formed a striking display at the front of the hotel, which drew admiring glances from a number of guests, some of whom took pictures of the formation!

With David Sass’ white Carrera at one end and Goetz Eggelhoefer’s white Cayman S at the other, the spaces in between were taken by Steve McCann’s yellow 968 Club Sport, new member Mark Wales’ blue Boxster S3 and John Cronin’s 996 Carrera in Jade Green, which is up for sale, and had been loaned to the Region 28J RO for the event! All of which made for a particularly colourful scene! At The Waterfront Restaurant, Nicoletta, who was leading the hotel team, had reserved the best tables for us by the windows looking out onto the marina and the coffee and tea, with homemade biscuits, was served to us in unlimited quantities! The informal atmosphere led to animated discussion around other Club and Region events with David and Goetz discovering that they were both booked on the Club factory visit in April! The general consensus of opinion

APRIL 23-24 Club Officials’ Conference and AGM MAY 1 Coffee morning at The Waterfront Meet at The Radisson at 11am, perhaps followed by a short drive to a suitable venue for lunch? Please let me know if you are interested.

Surrey Committee Chairman Mike Lucas Regional Contact Keith Morgan 07833 206078 (before 9pm) r29@porscheclubgb.com In brief Now that spring is in the air the social calendar of Region 29 is moving up a gear as the outdoors becomes more inviting and gloves and scarves can, hopefully, be cast off for a good six months or so of warm weather - just don’t forget the umbrella!

Some of the events we have planned are arranged by other organisations and these need as much notice as possible when allocating space for us, so it would be very helpful, if you are perhaps thinking of joining us, to let us know as soon as possible so that we can get the required parking allocation and any discounted ticketing benefits.

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Members enjoy morning coffee at The Waterfront Restaurant

Eclectic Porsche display on The Radisson Blu forecourt

RO with the rare Jade Green 996 Carrera

February Club night The February meeting included our bingo night and we had a room full of excited people all eager to show how clever they were at ticking off numbers on a sheet of paper. Colin Wareham was our ‘volunteer’ bingo caller, ably assisted by wife Brenda, and he very soon realised that looking after his grandchildren was a lot easier than controlling a bunch of Porsche owners with selective hearing! However, sanity eventually prevailed and four members went home that evening with some liquid refreshment to tide them over to the next meeting.

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911 (997) TURBO 3.8 PDK (10 - 2010) Meteor grey with black leather, Satnav 25,000 miles ....................................£68,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (61 - 2011) Platinum silver with black leather, Satnav 25,000 miles .................................... £53,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (60 - 2010) White with black leather, Satnav 23,000 miles .................................... £50,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 “GEN 2” (10 - 2010) GT Silver with black leather, Satnav 43,000 miles .................................... £45,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (10 - 2010) Basalt black with black leather, Satnav 51,000 miles .................................... £44,000

911 (997) “C2” 3.6 “GEN 2” PDK (09 - 2009) Silver with black leather, Satnav 33,000 miles .................................... £40,000

911 (997) “C2” 3.6 “GEN 2” PDK (58 - 2008) Midnight blue with ocean blue, Satnav 28,000 miles .................................... £40,000

911 (997) “C2” 3.6 “GEN 2” PDK (58 - 2008) Meteor grey with black leather, Satnav 53,000 miles .................................... £37,000

911 (997) TURBO 3.6 TIP (07 - 2007) Basalt black with black leather, Satnav 36,000 miles .....................................£55,000

911 (997) TURBO 3.6 TIP (57 - 2008) Basalt black with black leather, Satnav 46,000 miles .................................... £53,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 TIP CAB (57 - 2007) Basalt black with black leather, Satnav 46,000 miles .................................... £38,000

911 (997) TARGA “4S” 3.8 (56 - 2006) Silver with black leather, Satnav 49,000 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 (57 - 2007) Meteor grey with black leather, Satnav 41,000 miles .................................... £36,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 CAB (06 - 2006) Silver with ocean blue leather, Satnav 31,000 miles .................................... £35,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 (08 - 2008) Silver with black leather, Satnav 51,000 miles .................................... £35,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 TIP (06 - 2006) Basalt black with black leather, Satnav 36,000 miles .................................... £34,000

911 (997) “4S” 3.8 (07 - 2007) Meteor grey with black leather, Satnav 47,000 miles .................................... £34,000

911 (997) “2S” 3.8 (08 - 2008) Meteor grey with grey leather, Satnav 44,000 miles .................................... £34,000

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MG and Porsche leading the charge with plenty of other very fine cars on display to satisfy the most discerning of visitors. We bumped into Peter and Sara Keel wending their way around the exhibition, had a short discussion about life in general and the cars on display and then continued on our separate paths to take in all that was on offer. If only the lottery would play ball, in a manner of speaking! This was definitely a show to rekindle memories of days gone by and one to put in the calendar for a visit next year.

‘Wings and Wheels’ at Dunsfold Aerodrome A visit to Dunsfold Aerodrome on August 27-28.

Again, it’s a long way in advance but we have been invited to this event for the last couple of years and the organisers need to get their plans in place well before the event. If you are interested in joining our Region display, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can get the group entry discount.

For up-to-date information on these and other events, please see the R29 Surrey area of the Club’s website.

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

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Diary dates An Aston Martin DB3S in all its glory

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The ladies first in the queue for the pancakes!

Classic Car Show at the ExCel This was my first visit to the ExCel so it was a totally new experience for me. However, I was quite impressed with the variety and number of food and drink outlets that lined the central walkway, just waiting for the lunchtime onslaught.

The show was spread over two halls, one either side of the main thoroughfare. We turned right into the main hall and then it was like being a kid in a sweetshop, with so many iconic cars and difficulty in choosing where to go next. I have been to the Classic Car Show at the NEC and it was always difficult to get around due to the sheer number of people fighting to view the exhibits, but this was a bit more sophisticated, with room to breathe and take pictures.

I have always been a fan of Aston Martin from a very early age (a picture of a DBR1 had me in raptures when I was at primary school), long before I could spell ‘Porsche,’ and there were plenty of the marque on display to satisfy anyone with a hint of patriotism. My friend was a DB4 owner from many years ago, so he was also in his element. From then on in, it was one long trip down memory lane with Austin Healey, Jaguar,

WOTY – Future Inn, Plymouth On April 15-17 we will meet at Fleet Services, just after Junction 4a on the M3 westbound (GU51 1AA) at 10am. Don’t forget your buckets and spades!

Sheffield Park and Garden, NT If you like gardens and a bit of leisurely walking, please feel free to join us for our visit to Sheffield Park on April 24. We will meet at The Star (KT22 0DP) at 10.30am.

Visit to Premier Panel Skills, Farnham This is an afternoon event taking place 2-5pm on May 14, with some light refreshments provided.

There will be a number of cars on display, including the company’s 968 CS restoration project (a contender for the 2016 Porsche bodywork competition), a recently repainted 1973 911 and a Club Sport GT4. The company also hopes to have a cut-away Panamera, on loan from Stuttgart to PCGB. If you are interested in joining us for the afternoon, please let me know as soon as possible.

10e Grandprix De Monaco Historique We intend flying down to Nice for May 13–15, rather than driving the distance, but if there are any last minute takers for this event please contact Adrian Wood via me at: R29@porscheclubgb.com for more details.

‘Simply Porsche’ at Beaulieu We would like to organise a group visit to this event on June 5 so I need to know numbers as soon as possible. The cost is £10pp for those arriving in a Porsche and taking part in this event.

We went a couple of years ago and had a great time, taking advantage of all the museum had to offer and enjoying a picnic lunch in the process. If you are interested, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can reserve parking spaces.

Capel Classic Car Show We have been going to this show for longer than I can remember. I know it’s a long way in advance (August 20), but I need to have some idea of numbers to give the organisers some guidance of how much space to allocate to our Region. If you’ve never been before and you like ‘old’ cars and motorcycles, this is the place to go to rekindle childhood dreams.

APRIL 12 Club night At The Star, with Ray Northway joining us to answer any Porsche technical questions.

APRIL 15-17 WOTY Plymouth APRIL 24 Sheffield Park and Garden MAY 10 Club night At The Star, with raffle.

MAY 14 Visit to Premier Panel Skills MAY 13-15 Grandprix De Monaco Historique JUNE 5 Simply Porsche at Beaulieu AUGUST 27-28 Wings and Wheels Dunsfold Aerodrome.

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 - r31@porscheclubgb.com @PCGB_R31 Monthly round up Just as we were thinking we’d escaped the ravages of winter, we find ourselves stocking up with further supplies of de-icer. February seems to have brought us Cotswold dwellers more than our fair share of frosty windscreens, salted roads and atrocious potholes.

Monthly meeting Our monthly meeting was held at our now regular northern venue, The Red Lion at Long Compton, and was very well attended, especially so considering it was a cold dark February evening. As is fairly normal during the winter months, with the local authority’s gritters sandblasting everything in sight on the roads,

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the bingo we had the added attraction of a calorie and sugar boost to help the evening along. It’s a good job that Pancake Day is only once a year!

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there were very few Porsches in the car park, most of us choosing to drive our 4x4s or daily runners.

During the evening, amongst other matters, we discussed forthcoming events and organising a few new ones, including a visit to Center Gravity, a Warwickshire suspension specialist. We’ll publish more information about the new events on the Forum and website as details are finalised in the next few weeks.

Afterwards, several of us went across the road to look around Dick Lovett’s Ferrari Centre which had been specially prepared to receive us. After saying our farewells to the centre’s team around midday, 12 of us headed to the nearby Sally Pussey’s Inn for a very enjoyable lunch. A sincere thanks to Mark Scholes and all the PC Swindon team for the invitation, their kind hospitality and for making us all so welcome. We look forward to the next time.

PC Swindon open morning On a somewhat overcast Saturday morning early in February, around 40 members attended a special, members-only open morning put on for us by PC Swindon and around 15 cars duly arrived in an impressive convoy. After some very welcome coffee and pastries, we were welcomed

by Customer Service Manager, Mark Scholes, who introduced us to the dealership team and provided a general overview of the newest Porsche centre in the UK. Members were able to tour the dealership and see its impressive new workshop facilities – they really are the ultimate in service bays. It was a privilege to get a ‘behind the scenes’ glimpse of the most well-known and longest-established Porsche franchises in the country.

After touring the facilities and wondering how they managed to hang a 356 Speedster up high on the showroom wall, several members’ cars were brought into the workshop in turn and put up on ramps for inspection. This was one of the highlights of the visit and proved exceptionally valuable for everyone, especially their owners, who received expert technical advice from the workshop team, who also identified a number of issues requiring attention. James Brickell’s 928, on the other hand, apart from a small split in a gaiter, received a resounding clean bill of health, much to James’ satisfaction.

Sunday Coffee Cruise Looking out of the window first thing on a Sunday morning, it was heartening to see that the sun was breaking through the gloom and the roads were dry, all of which made for a pleasant drive over to Burford.

Arriving at the newly refurbished Cotswold Gateway Hotel, it was heartening to meet up with a record 28 members to enjoy a coffee and a thoroughly good natter in great company. Once again, so many members came along that the hotel lounge was practically bursting at the seams. Pleasingly, there were several members who had not attended one of our Sunday get-togethers before.

With regularly high attendances, this seems to be a format that everyone seems to really enjoy – arrive, order a coffee at the bar, walk to the lounge and join the assembled throng. If you are a ‘newbie’ one of us will make ourselves known to you and introduce you to other members. If you’re ever at a loose end or find yourself in the Burford area on a Sunday morning, please do come and join us; you’re always welcome.

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We look forward to seeing you soon.

Alan and Fiona

928 underside gets a clean bill of health In amongst the Porsches for ‘Coffee and Cruise’

Forthcoming events Our monthly mid-week meeting will take place on April 13 at our regular north Cotswold venue, The Red Lion in Long Compton near Chipping Norton – good food is available also.

Other events taking place in the Region include our regular Sunday Coffee Cruise on April 10 and there’s another of the highly popular Sunday Brunch Scrambles on April 24 at Bicester Heritage.

If you’d like more information check out the details in our website area.

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 area and our Twitter feed (@PCGB_R31) before setting off.

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Diary dates APRIL 10 Cotswold Coffee Cruise Meet at the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford.

APRIL 13 Monthly Regional meeting At The Red Lion, Long Compton.

APRIL 24 Sunday Brunch Scramble Bicester Heritage Centre.

MAY 11 Monthly Regional meeting At The Carpenters Arms, Fulbrook.

MAY 22 Sunday Brunch Scramble Bicester Heritage Centre.

JUNE 5 Churchill Vintage and Classic Car Show JUNE 8 Monthly Regional meeting At The Red Lion, Long Compton.

JUNE 19 Porschette’s Picnic Location TBC – somewhere in the Cotswolds.

JUNE 25 Visit to Center Gravity Atherstone JUNE 26 Cotswold Coffee Cruise Meet at the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford.

JULY 7 Big 50th Witney Motor Show JULY 13 Monthly Regional meeting At The Carpenters Arms, Fulbrook.

JULY 15 Weymouth Porsche on the Prom JULY 17 Cotswold Coffee Cruise Meet at the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford.

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Registers Register Director’s report I was going to start with the statement “Now that the weather is improving” but I am looking out on at least five inches of snow and no sign of it abating!

Future is bright On a brighter note, I know that the Club is in a strong financial position and plans are moving forwards for the National Event at Silverstone, so hopefully we can have a strong Register presence there – please let me know your plans.

Event, events, events….

As ever, the calendar of events is growing day

356 Register Secretary Fred Hampton 020 7262 8695 – 356@porscheclubgb.com Retromobile Having booked early, a small group of the ‘usual suspects’ visited Retromobile after a very early departure on the Eurostar to Paris.

The French edition is the first in an ongoing sequence of major European car shows, which will be followed by Milan, Stuttgart and Essen.

They all indicate the pulse of the market as the automotive year unfolds.

The 356s being offered for sale on most dealer stands tended to be, with a few exceptions, very shiny, glossy restorations that lacked authenticity in the detail.

At Retromobile, the Classic Porsche is overrestored and overpriced, and is very much in the French way of things, being presented as a lifestyle ‘must have’ accessory.

Happily, a welcome modicum of balance was on view at the Porsche France stand, where at least the 911S and 356 did appear to have been well restored, with an eye on recognisable authenticity (and were, most likely, not for sale).

On day one, as our ‘cognoscenti’ group meandered around, we made a note of the very few cars perceived to be in the ‘nice/good category’. On surveying the various stands again on day two, our choices were vindicated, because 90 per cent had ‘Sold’ signs on the windscreens.

RM Auction, Paris The RM Auction confirmed the current general conclusion that very good and exceptional cars will still fetch good money, even if at the top-end the figure is not as high as expectations.

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by day. I recently spent a pleasant weekend at Portmeirion with Region 5 members. It is a fabulous setting with plenty of history (remember The Prisoner on TV?) and a fascinating place to visit. I hope to visit again, hopefully later in the year, so that I can spend a little longer exploring.

In May I will be joining Region 5 and Region 18 members at Gawsworth Hall in Cheshire for the annual Classic Car show, where we usually average around 60 cars (in the best spot at the show!).

Later on in May (the weekend of 21-22) we will be at Anglesey for a PCGB Motorsport track day on the Saturday, and at Llandudno on the Sunday for Porsches on the Prom. Over the last couple of years we have gathered together more than 220 Porsches on the promenade (it is exclusive to Porsches only); this makes a great spectacle for all. So please,

ten’ quality is no longer achieving ‘nine out of ten’ money.

The auction houses perhaps need to focus on the quality of what is on offer and not the quantity. This conclusion was endorsed by the recent sale of the two exceptional Ferraris for the notable and expected figures which, however, were not in relation to their rarity.

The 356 International meetings – looking back and forward

Whilst history confirms that there were ‘Treffens’ in the 1950s for Porsche’s only production cars, these events were held in Germany, and most notably in Merano in northern Italy. In those days Ferry Porsche himself attended these five-star presentations. They were seriously exclusive events for owners of the new and expensive pre-A and A model 356s.The Concours d’Elegance, which was judged on the colour specification of the car, with the ‘elegance’ of the ‘fashionista’ dress of the driver and passenger being a highlight.

More than 10 years after the advent of the 911, a group of 30 356 owners met in Switzerland at the Grimselpass, in 1975. This became the meeting which led to the first 356 International event taking place in Germany at Luneburg, with 49 cars present.

if you are free and in the area (or even miles away), call in and join us.

New models 2016 is certainly going to be an interesting year, with the advent of the new 911 sporting turbos and smaller capacity engines, and of course the new four-cylinder Boxster and Cayman – so let’s wait and see.

Hopefully I will get to see most of you at the AGM in April, it promises to be an interesting day.

Enjoy driving your Porsches.

Albert Walsh Register Director register@porscheclubgb.com 01282 456371 (evenings)

The following year the event was convened in France, at Jounge, with 56 cars.

The third 356 International was hosted in England at Maidstone 81 cars attending.

The Swedes then realised 100 cars at their event in 1979.

By this time the International had gathered sufficient momentum to see attendance rise to a total of 178 cars at the 1981 event in Stuttgart.

The 1984 hosts, Austria, enrolled 180 cars at Saafelden, and four years later the Dutch meeting in Eindhoven managed 220 cars.

Subsequently, the attendance figures stabilised at between 120 and 150 cars; apart from one notable exception at the 1981 Noordwijk event in Holland, where an attempt at gathering 356 356s on a parking area at Schiphol Airport fell short by about 16 cars. This remains the largest assembly of Porsche 356s at a European International meeting.

The countries, whose 356 clubs have been, and continue to be, involved in this rotational system of hosting these now well-established events are: Germany, France, England, Sweden, Holland, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Luxembourg and Portugal (in chronological order of commitment).

To date, not including meeting zero at the Grimselpass, there have been 40 consecutive annual events. This year, Denmark will host the 41st. The schedule is forward-planned up to 2020, when Germany is proposed to be the host of the 45th edition.

PCGB has hosted four events: Maidstone (1978); Birmingham (1983); Harrogate (1991); Brighton (2003). The latter was recognised by most seasoned participants as the best of the events up to that point; but in my opinion, it was subsequently eclipsed by the Italian event in 2012 at Merano – which paid homage to the high profile ‘Treffens’ which first took place there in the 1950s.

Since 2003 I have, on behalf of all the

That Recaro Sport seat

The Recaro seat in Eric Studer’s 356SC (this not really about the 356 but for the benefit of early 911 buffs) I recently met up with Peter and Martin Studer to help them with the estate valuation of Eric’s 356 SC. The brothers were removing the car from the lock-up garage where it had been stored for many years, and intend to slowly restore the 356 and keep it in the family. Eric bought the car in 1991 from America as an LHD import.

As the picture below shows, Eric’s 356 has, in

my experience, probably the most original, undamaged, unworn, unrestored example of an early 911 Recaro Sport seat with hounds-tooth cloth, no head rest holes, slot headed screws on the armatures, and the perforated vinyl on the outer edge of the seat back rest and cushion.

Condition apart, the notable attribute is the hounds-tooth (in France they call it chicken-leg?) cloth which, unlike the now ubiquitous ‘Pepita’ seen in the interior trim of every other early 911 trendy restoration, is really substantially thick and the hounds-tooth pattern more pronounced.

The ‘Studermen’ would have you know that the seat is staying with the car.

Hloch Workshop, Schorndorf A recent visit to Schorndorf gave me the opportunity to visit Karl Hloch’s new premises and workshop, which is actually closer to the centre of town than those vacated.

A 550 Spyder, a rare 356A Carrera Cabriolet and an A GT were amongst the cars being worked upon during our visit.

Report on Milano Autoclassica next time…

FH

The late Eric Studer’s 356SC

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European 356 Club Presidents, forward-planned the future International calendar to 2021. This was achieved by persuading the various clubs to commit to hosting a meeting.

It is 13 years since the event was last on this island, but to redress this, our 356 Register is scheduled to host the annual 356 International in May 2018. Currently, possible venues and hotels are being assessed for suitability by a small preliminary organising team. More details as we progress.

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It’s back Yes, it’s back and safely ensconced in my garage. I renewed contact with my 912 in mid-February, added some petrol, and took it to the Region 4 lunch in Cleethorpes on Valentine’s Day. The following day I put the winter tyres on and then locked it away. This is until I can get an up-to-date valuation for insurance purposes – I do not wish to have an accident at the moment because the insured value is now much less than the current, restored value.

In driving the car, after its sojourn away for vital work, I find that it is much stiffer, and turns in more accurately than it did before (no doubt due to the lack of a structurally strong inner sill!).

It’s next run is to the Nottingham Porsche Centre with Region 4 in mid-March followed by a longer trip to Moreton-in-Marsh for the Officials’ Conference and AGM. A photo will appear once I have one.

Future plans May 1 Stanford Hall Classic Show I have applied for our own display area and now await further details, which I shall circulate using MailChimp and the 912 pages on the website.

The show is organised by the Leicestershire and Warwickshire VW Owners Club and is open to all owners of VW Group cars – and that includes Porsches. The 914 Register has attended before and will be there this year as well.

Rare Carrera Cabriolet in the Workshop

912 Register Secretary Rowena Purdy 01472 399381 – 912@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Vacancy Getting up to speed with the technology Due to enforced physical inactivity over the past four weeks, I have actually managed to re-introduce myself to the MailChimp and website procedures.

The grey matter took quite a pounding as I realised just how much I had forgotten. However, with the help of the media gurus at Cornbury House (thanks George), I have now worked out how to do most of what needs to be done.

You should now be receiving the occasional MailChimp emails to keep you up to speed with short-term updates and, hopefully, relevant news.

So far this system seems to be working because I have had a number of responses, for which I thank you.

As far as the 912 pages on the website are concerned, I have managed, with help, to add a couple of new ones to go alongside the basic ‘Events’ and ‘News’ pages.

We now have a ‘Galleries’ page, which I hope you will support by sending me photos of your 912s (in action or static). Please understand that to get your photos on the site takes differing amounts of time and manipulation and I have to squeeze this time into all my other interests, so there may be a delay between you sending me the shot and you seeing it on the website. You will see that the first ‘Gallery’ showcases those of our Register who take their 912s out on various classic rallies – this was a way of getting things moving. I still have others to download, and these will appear over the next few days.

The site now has a ‘Trading Post’ for those Register members who have cars and items of a 912 nature to sell. Equally, I’d like to include those who wish to source items required for restoration and rebuild projects. It’s all yours…

As always, I am open to ideas for the 912 pages, especially as the website is getting many hits from non-members, some of whom will wish to join (and indeed some of whom have already joined) the Club and thus the Register.

Membership (and values) on the up One section of the web to which I can gain access, is the Register members list. It is heartening to see that, at the time of the last National Event at Althorp House, we had just 60

May 20 Blyton Novice Trackday I hope to be there to ‘throw’ the 912 around the track. As I keep reminding you, this is an ideal event for those who are unsure of trackday driving and would like to ‘dip their toes in the water’. It’s great fun as well as being quite a social event. As last year, couples may take part with a single discounted fee – so let your partners have a go by sharing your car (ladies too, please). Just be aware that Blyton is an old bomber airfield and the wind can be fairly strong and bitter.

Instruction comes within the entry fee, and all the instructors are experienced racing or rally drivers so are well used to helping out the novice.

June 12 Porsche o’er Wolds Tour All new for this year. Fuller details will be made available on Region 4’s website, and the 912 pages of the Club website. The 120-mile route will start and finish at the Humber Royal Hotel in Grimsby, with a lunch halt at the Wagon and Horses in South Reston, just south of Louth.

The Humber Royal hotel has offered rooms at £75 per room per night (B&B) for those wishing to stay overnight (just mention ‘R4 PCGB’ when booking). A designated secure parking area will be made available for all Porsche owners. A quick breakfast of bun and coffee (at £4.50) will be available for early arrivals. The dinner options are yet to be finalised.

The route is very different from last year and takes in more easterly parts of Lincolnshire without losing the ‘Wolds’ atmosphere.

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members, now we have 90. Can we break 100 by Silverstone? If you are reading this and are not a Register member, why not? In conversation with others who are not Porsche regulars, it seems that while 911 classics are becoming incredibly expensive, the 912 is becoming a more costeffective purchase, which is also leading to higher values for the 912, as well as making it a more popular purchase.

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July 3 The Yorkshire Porsche Festival, Lotherton Hall We have been invited by Region 7 to join them at Lotherton Hall in July. This is an event I had always hoped to visit, but in past years it has always clashed with the Porsche o’er Wolds Tour. Now both events have changed dates and neither event clashes, so I shall make an effort to get there this year – and hopefully be joined by 912 Register members to add to the number of classic and modern Porsches on display.

No doubt others will surface. Historically this is nothing new, but recent incoming e-mails have highlighted some extraordinary examples of RS fakery, including the re-making of the aluminium chassis plate, with a spelling mistake.

Which is the fake?

July 29-31 National Event, Silverstone Classic For those who are planning to attend, please keep in touch so I can attempt to get a designated area for all the 912s (as at last year’s event). At the moment I am unsure if there will be designated Register areas. But in anticipation that there is, it will be useful to have some idea of how many wish to attend and on which days. I have volunteered to help so will be there on all three days, if not longer!

Take care and drive safely…

Rowena

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Twenty years ago, although a few cars were known to exist as duplications, this ‘fakery’ was not as common as in recent times, now that values are an encouragement for criminal behaviour.

The act of buying an RS today should not be pursued without the advice and input of a real expert. Cars with documented history, provenance and hallmarks of originality will still sell for optimum prices, but when cars are lacking these endorsements then buyer beware – cheap RSs are cheap for a reason.

At the recent Retromobile, a number of RSs were offered for sale, but I could find only two cars which I might have been persuaded to spend my own money on, there were many others which did not require close inspection.

‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing’ so when proceeding with your heart, remember to seek expert guidance.

FH

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Spring outing to Duxford?

The RS world currently appears to be in hibernation.

With the advent of spring, and hoping that some wheels are possibly stirring within the ‘carcoons’, can I propose an outing to Duxford Air Museum, which proved an excellent meeting place for the 356 Register recently.

I will not progress this without some indication of support from RS owners because we need at least 30 cars for the discounted ticketing. If the response is poor I will extend the invite to the Early 911 Register to make up any shortfall.

AFN delivery records The ‘2.7’ (or first) part of our Register was founded

by Richard Hill in the late 1980s when he started a Register for the 1974/1975 Carrera 2.7. At the time, Richard obtained details of the cars delivered by AFN (the UK importer) and, until recently, I believed that this was just the total numbers of each model supplied. However, speaking to Richard recently (he still has his 1974 Carrera 2.7 Targa), I discovered that the information actually listed all the chassis numbers supplied, along with details of colour, interior, engine number, original registration and delivery date.

On studying the information it reveals that there were 40 Carrera Coupés delivered in 1974 and 21 in 1975, along with 36 Targas in 1974 and six in 1975.

There were also five of the very rare 1974 Carrera 3.0RS models, which had a 230bhp engine and wide body, and were supplied to owners such as Lord

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Hesketh (of the grand prix team) and rally driver Jack Tordoff.

Looking at the colours, black was the most popular for both Coupé and Targa versions. But interestingly, Bitter Chocolate was the second most popular for Coupés and Royal Purple for Targas.

However, these very 1970s colours were soon out of fashion, because only one of the seven Bitter Chocolate Coupés retains its original colour, and two of the five Royal Purple Targas, that I know about, have both been resprayed in blue. There was also one Targa supplied in the Mercedes colour of Dunkel Blue, obviously anything was possible on a ‘special wish’ basis.

Several of the vehicles were supplied as ‘tourist deliveries’ and went to owners in Australia and South Africa, although one Coupé appears to have gone to Malaysia. My own Carrera Coupé was supplied as a ‘tourist delivery’, because the purchaser was attached to the EEC in Brussels at the time. It came back to the UK in 1976, once it had qualified for its tax exempt status!

Of the total of 61 Coupés, I have come across all but five before, but I only have knowledge of about half of the Targas. I presume this is due to a higher attrition rate of the Targa due to its greater susceptibility to rust. I do in fact know of a few that have gone that way and have had their engines removed for replica 2.7RS projects. The other explanation is that there are lots of Carrera 2.7 Targa ‘barn finds’ out there waiting to be discovered!

The boss’s Carrera 2.7 Sticking with the AFN theme, I came across a Carrera 2.7 Coupé on the front cover of Safer Motoring magazine from October 1975, with the accompanying narrative: “The boss’s car, a 2.7-litre 6-cylinder 210bhp (DIN) Porsche Carrera, with personalised number plate, belonging to John T Aldington, Managing Director of Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. The sensationally quick Carrera averages about 23 mpg (2-star fuel) on mostly town driving. Inclusive UK price of the 1976, even faster 3-litre Carrera, with Bosch K-jetronic fuel injection is £10,996.83.”

Now I’m sure we would all like to still be able to buy a new Porsche for £11,000 and that the comparative performance of the 2.7 and 3 litre Carrera will initiate a lot of discussion, but my immediate reaction was to wonder if we had that featured car on the Register. The colour is obviously Grand Prix White and, from the front rubber lip and rear ‘whale-tail’ spoiler, it can be deduced that it is a 1975 model (the 1974 cars were fitted with a ducktail). Along the side of the car can just be seen the hatched ‘PORSCHE’ script and on the front bumper the ‘periscope’ headlamp washers as well as the chrome trim – black was the standard trim on the Carrera.

Looking at the Register, I saw we had 19 of the 21 UK-delivered 1975 Carrera 2.7 Coupés listed, but only two of these were in Grand Prix White. Both of these had chrome trim and headlamp washers, but only one had the ‘PORSCHE’ script on the side. So unless one of the missing two cars had the same specification, this was in all probability the same car as in the magazine article.

This was confirmed when I received the details of the UK deliveries from Richard Hill, as noted above.

The car was, in fact, owned at one time by Ken Coad my predecessor as Register Secretary, and he is pictured driving it in the Isle of Man. Unfortunately Ken sold the car a while back and I am uncertain of the current owner, although DVLA online records show it to have a current MOT and road tax.

John T Aldington’s Carrera on the front of a magazine in 1975

Is this the same, driven by Ken Coad?

Guy

911 SC Register Secretary Paul Thompson 01531 822 305 Mobile: 07836 261 365 911sc@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor David Sewell dave.autohaus@gmail.com Source of spare parts Last time I visited Cornbury House I took the opportunity to visit 911 Rennsport, which you can see as you leave the building. I do not approve of what they do (i.e. taking impact bumper cars and rebuilding them to look like earlier cars), but they do make a superb job, totally rebuilding the car to an amazing standard. The paint finish is as good as I have ever seen. The only advantage to us SC owners is they keep the price of ‘tatty’ old SCs up and, most importantly, they have a plentiful supply of impact bumpers and assorted parts for sale. If you need any bits, call Paul Cockell the managing director, on 0750 1973 911, and he might be able to help.

Talking of spare parts…

I reprint below a section of the Porsche website – looks encouraging: “The aim of Porsche Classic is to maintain and care for historic Porsche vehicles, for which

standard production was generally discontinued at least 10 years ago. These include legendary sports cars such as the 356, 914, 959 and 911 (including Types 964). The production and supply of Porsche Classic genuine parts makes a vital contribution to retaining their appeal.

“We have a selection of genuine parts available at our spare parts warehouse. A further 52,000 parts and components are ready for despatch at the central spare parts warehouse of Porsche AG. Porsche Classic procures its genuine parts from former parts suppliers or tries to find new supply sources. Work is based on original documentation, technical drawings and detailed descriptions, a comprehensive store of samples and the expertise of our staff.

“Naturally, we ensure that Porsche standards are met in terms of technology, quality and safety – even with new editions of parts. Porsche Classic is constantly endeavouring to close gaps in the spare parts range by continuously monitoring, updating and expanding the inventory.

“Over 70 per cent of all Porsche vehicles ever built are still on the road today. We make sure it stays that way.

“We also have a range of independent suppliers, both in the UK, Europe and the USA. So things are looking up if you want to drive your SC for the next 40 years.”

The LED saga (continued) This is further to my item on the fitting of LED headlamps to my SC. Despite the units having all the correct e-numbers and approval, a PCGB member phoned to tell me an SC, with upgraded headlamps, could not pass an MOT. Having talked

Paul

911 Carrera 3.2 Register Secretary Steve and Sue Edwards 020 8366 7770 911carrera32@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor Charles Marsland 01732 848323 April 8-10 WOTY As we go to print, I can tell you that there is limited room availability being held at Leeds Castle. Refer to our column in last month’s PP for more details of the rooms, the cost and the proposed itinerary.

Officials’ Conference… …is almost upon us, so if you want anything related to our Carrera 3.2 Register raised, please get in touch now.

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at length and checked it out technically, this is correct. I had a helpful reply from the suppliers saying the light units are fully approved for use in the UK, and have been fitted to a UK-built car without self-levelling (the last Defenders).

They also have been inspected and approved by an MOT inspector. My research, I believe, shows a massive anomaly, as the e-stamped LED headlamps are legal to use but will fail the MOT! I also discovered one of the few advantages of being in the EEC! Apparently EC law takes precedence over UK law, so a car part approved for use in Europe cannot be illegal in any member state, provided it is safe (i.e. dipping to the left in countries which drive on the left).

The UK MOT seems to be sensibly designed to stop headlights blinding oncoming cars. When you buy a new headlamp bulb it must be approved and stamped and similar to the one it replaces, so for example, the 150-watt halogen bulb, sensibly, is illegal, just as the LED bulb as non-standard is.

The problem started with HID bulbs, which are brighter but of a lower wattage. The latest legislation requires automatic levelling and headlamp washers with high output bulbs to stop any chance of blinding.

But cars fitted with HID bubs as standard, with no levelling, fall into a gap. This seems to be filled by a clause stating that bulbs with less than 2,000 lumens, that pass the headlight alignment test, are OK. I hope this is the case for retro-fitted headlamps, because LEDs are less than 2,000 lumens and are less bright than HID bulbs, so should be OK. Apparently LED headlights were not considered for approval because no one thought they would be bright enough!

We have all met cars with blinding headlamps even on dip. This, I believe, is caused by fitting non-approved HID bulbs, to replace halogen bulbs, in standard reflectors. The HID bulb gives a totally different light source, the shape being totally different to a halogen bulb; therefore in standard reflectors it can, and does, blind oncoming drivers. This is easily picked up by the current MOT and the police!

Where does this leave me? My SC headlamps have passed an MOT, but should they have done?

They are legal to use, of that I am sure. So I am happy to be able to see the road at night and be a safer driver; if a child runs onto the road at night my headlamps will give me time to stop (not like my original lamps), which alone is reason to use LED from RPM Technic.

The sooner the MOT manual is updated the safer we will be when driving in the dark.

Rodent attack I have previously mentioned the perils of ‘rodent attack’ and suggested taking precautions. I opted to use a humane measure for pest control by deploying an ultrasonic device plugged into a strategic garage mains socket, no chocolate or cheese required! I hope your car has remained safe because I’ve seen the devastation caused to wiring by rodent attack. There seems to be something attractive about wiring, especially with electricity in it. I wonder if there is a study about that? I suppose it may be worth disconnecting the battery if you are in an environment where rodents may be a particular threat. This may reduce, rather than eliminate, the risk.

Replacing the headlight main/dip switch I ordered the parts for the headlight main/dip switch and the alternator voltage module, complete with new brushes, as mentioned in last month’s column.

Oddly, within hours of the magazine being delivered, I received an e-mail from Mark saying he has the same headlight problem on his 1986 model. The next day, Alan emailed me having suffered his alternator brushes fail on a 1988 model.

I’ve put my new alternator voltage module into ‘stock’ so I have it available should I dismantle the fan assembly for any reason, or have symptoms pointing to imminent alternator brush failure.

As for the headlight main/dip switch, it is now fitted because the fault did indeed need fixing.

Driving on dark evenings, and needing reliable functionality for the MOT, made sense for it to be done straightaway. As usual, I contacted the local Porsche Centre to see what the main dealer price was because they can be competitive on parts.

In the end, though, I purchased a SWF part elsewhere, the same make as my original, and paid half the PC quoted price.

So, for anyone who thinks they will need to do the headlight switch on their car, here’s how I did it: I disconnected the battery and then removed the steering wheel. The horn pad is a press fit and when I pulled it straight towards me, surprisingly, it released nicely. Whilst holding it with the right grip, I removed the horn contact wire, undid the steering wheel nut, and removed the large spring washer from under it. The wheel was then free to be lifted off the splines – I was expecting a struggle to free it off a taper, but no tugging was needed. I also checked that the wheel will go back on the same splines or if it would go on ‘wonky’!

The back of the wheel has a plastic tongue protruding which is part of the indicator mechanism, so I made sure it was safe when I put the wheel down.

Two screws hold the thin white horn contact plate, it looks like the type of plastic that could be brittle after 30 years so I removed (and later refitted) the contact very carefully

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Please keep your records up-to-date I’ve been updating the Register database and, while browsing, it brings home to me just how many Carrera 3.2s there are in the Club, and what a privilege it is for Sue and I to be the Register Secretaries. On reviewing the data, however, I see that there are many members with entries that are incomplete. I see that approximately a quarter of you haven’t given an e-mail address. I also know, from previous correspondence, that some of the e-mail addresses I do have are out of date. If this applies to you, please let Club office know, or enter the Club website to check and update your details yourself.

Also, if anyone reading the column no longer owns their Carrera 3.2, but still receives our 3.2 Register MailChimp emails, please can you update your records. We are aware that there are a number of people who have moved onto other models, but whose email address is still linked to our Register.

Back of steering wheel showing protruding plastic tongue, and the white horn contact

Another tight fit was the removal of the old light/indicator switch from between the steering column holding bracket and the dash. To pull the old tails out, I cut the one existing cable tie, checked the cabling route and released the additional electrical contacts I found that the two column shrouds halves have locating pins to align them together, so all six screws were removed first. The top half is a tight fit under the dashboard, so by prising it outward at each end, it helped to remove it (and to reposition it on refitting too). Again, I took great care, conscious of possible fragility – manhandling in cold weather made it feel a bit of a risk to flex it.

There were two main groups of cables from the new switch, one to a plug (easy to fit), the other to individual connectors (more complex to fit). Four of these connectors fit to the light switch, and I can see that this will only be possible by removing the switch from the dash.

After removing the front pop-out graphic disk and, subsequently, the locking nut under it, I unscrewed the rubber top.

This now just left the switch to dash securing collar. This collar has four small holes to allow a special tool to undo it. Not having this tool, I had a couple of fine watchmaking screwdrivers that fitted the holes. Holding the back of the switch steady with one hand, this method was ideal for rotating the collar to effect final release of the switch Light switch securing collar and inserted screwdriver

It’s a tight space. With all the ‘gubbins’ behind the dash, the switch has just enough clearance to come out under the dash. There is a shock of wires connected to it, but just four need to be swapped to the new cables. I stuck a strip of electrical tape around the base of the contacts and wrote the matching colours of my new cables against their old appropriate contact, and also took pictures as a backup!

Cables under the dash

One connector was behind the wheel arch decorative carpet panel. I found it a ‘faff’ to relocate the bottom screw, so I only loosened it, but removed the other two screws adjacent to the door rubber. This allowed enough movement of the panel to reach that connector. Having finally removed all the old I could now feed the new cables in, making connections as I came to them, finally completing those on the back of the light switch.

Before fitting the steering wheel, I performed a functionality test with all the connections made (except the horn), including the earth under the shroud fixing screw. Temporarily, back on went the battery terminal and I checked the lights and indicators. All was fine, so I refitted everything else, job done. Replacing the steering wheel nut and many of the screws is a bit fiddly, especially if you have large fingers.

A final tip: when refitting the steering wheel shroud halves, I left some slack on the screws so I could close the joint nicely before finally tightening all the shroud screws up.

So what was the problem with the old switch? Now it’s out in the open, I can see that when moving to main beam the contacts haven’t travelled as far as they should to give the required clearance from the dip beam contact.

I haven’t investigated enough to see why that is yet, though.

Hopefully, we may be able to update you on how Alan gets on replacing his alternator voltage moderator in a future column.

Steve and Sue

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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

suspension, six-speed automatic transmission, better cooling and so on. Yours for a cool £150k.

What’s this got to do with 964s? I hear you ask.

Well sharing the stand was an immaculate GT2 in white, not my favourite colour, but you can’t have everything. At least that’s what I thought.

I was told this was a 964, which immediately caused me to argue with him because the front wings were obviously from a 993. “No” he said “it originally started life as a 964 C4 and was the pride and joy of the owner of the company. Over the years it’s had a few modifications.

“The first to go was the front wheel drive, converting it to a C2 with a standard 3.6-litre engine. Sometime later, a complete body kit for a 993 GT2 was fitted, with 993 TT brakes, the suspension upgraded and the interior lightened.

“Lastly the engine was stripped down and built into a 3.8-litre with two Garrett T4 turbos producing about 650bhp, and it drives like a shot dog,” he said grinning broadly.

An interesting Porsche at Race Retro On Friday February 26 I took a break from DIY to go to the Race Retro car show in Stoneleigh Park near Coventry. It’s been three to four years since I last visited, so it was time to catch up on this event.

The nice thing about this show is that it’s not a corporate jamboree but is geared towards the enthusiast. So it is full of small engineering outfits who specialise in fabricating or modifying and updating the sports cars of mainly British heritage – but not exclusively.

His funeral on February 5 was well attended, according to the report I had from my friend Colin Appleton: “Many attendees initially went to Ray and Lin’s home in Banks, Southport, from where a mixture of Porsches followed the funeral cortege to Southport Crematorium. Other Region 18 members, having gone direct, parked at the entrance to form a Porsche Club Display of Honour.

“There were so many people there they overflowed out of the doors. All experienced a moving service of farewell and remembrance for a well-loved gentleman and enthusiastic Porsche 964 owner. There was a personalised order of service sheet bearing photographs of Ray enjoying life to the full – his motto in life.

“Attendees then proceeded to the Ramada Plaza Hotel on Southport Marine Lake, where pleasant refreshments were enjoyed, and much reminiscing amongst Region 18 members and others took place.”

Colin Well the rain has stopped and the sun is out, so back to the DIY. David

964 Carrera RS GT2 at Race Retro

The Jensen Interceptor mentioned below

I should imagine it does. Considering the accelerator pedal moves the same distance as on my lowly 250bhp engine, the right foot would have to be very sensitive when putting that 650 horsepower to the rear wheels.

So I had to go home to read up about GT2s which, to be honest, I know little about, having only seen one on the road during a trip down to the Ace Cafe many moons ago. The first incarnation of the 993 GT2 had 430bhp – thank you Wikipedia.

On one small stand I stopped to admire a beautifully prepared Jensen Interceptor, which was a familiar car in the ’60s before the oil embargo, following the Arab-Israeli war of 1973. This spelled the death knell for Jensen because the price of oil trebled overnight and their thirsty six-litre V8s fell out of vogue.

The chap on the stand was David Duerden, the Managing Director for Jensen International Automotive, of Thame in Oxfordshire. The company searches out old cars and strips them down before doing a complete renovation. Not only are they renovated, they are also updated, so the engine is now an all alloy lightweight GM lump giving better fuel economy as well as 70 per cent more power.

Other updates include bigger brakes, independent

GT2 at Race Retro

Ray Stobbs On a more serious note, I was saddened by the report of Ray Stobbs’ death in mid-January. A 964 stalwart, who I only met a few times, he was a very friendly down to earth sort. He was a regular at the Region 18 social events and will be missed by his friends there. I did a feature about him in the May 2015 edition of PP, documenting his engine build that he managed on his own in his small garage – quite a feat I thought.

Register Secretary Melvin Spear 07860 595355 – 964rs@porscheclubgb.com

993 Register Secretary Maurice Piper 993@porscheclubgb.com Register Assistant Christian Sanger 07968503385 cjsanger@gmail.com System Tester abbreviations After the overwhelming response to the information on Targa water and noise penetration, I thought I should follow up with a Technical Service Bulletin which provides a description of the abbreviations which appear on the System Tester when it is used to interrogate 993 on-board diagnostics.

As the more knowledgeable of you will know (those who attended the OBD seminar I ran a while ago), the 993 OBD for normally aspirated Rest of World market cars is not OBD2 compliant – only the connector was changed to the OBD2 type on later cars, and only the 993TT has an OBD2 compliant system. I mention this because some of the codes below only appear on full OBD2 cars, such as US market normally aspirated cars and all TTs. Got that. For example, ‘secondary air injection’ is a US performance robbing option we managed to avoid.

Abbreviation ACS Air CL DFRDTE

Description Air conditioner sensor Secondary air injection Closed loop Oxygen sensing difference

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Abbreviation DQSDTE DTC ECTS FR FR2 FRA FRA2 FTEA H02S IACV IV LDR MAFS MIL ML MV OBD PD QADP QSOL TCC TGSS TL TR TRA TRA2 TWC USAC USAC2 USBC USBC2 WOTS

Description Air quantity across the IACV Diagnostic trouble code Engine coolant temperature sensor Oxygen sensing system integrator (cyl 1-3) Oxygen sensing system integrator (cyl 4-6) Adaption under load (cyl 1-3) Adaption under load (cyl 4-6) Tank vent adaption value Heated oxygen sensor Idle air control valve Injection valve Turbo pressure regulation Mass air flow sensor Malfunction indicator lamp Air mass ABS valve On board diagnostics Pulse duty Deviation of specified air mass Specified air mass Torque converter clutch Transmission gear selection switch Load signal Transmission range Adaption at idle (cyl 1-3) Adaption at idle (cyl 4-6) Three way catalytic convertor Oxygen sensor voltage in front of TWC (cyl 1-3) Oxygen sensor voltage in front of TWC (cyl 4-6) Oxygen sensor voltage behind TWC (cyl 1-3) Oxygen sensor voltage behind TWC (cyl 4-6) Wide open throttle switch

Does anyone know this car?

I’ve had an enquiry from a guy in Australia who has purchased an ex-UK ’94 993, and is seeking any background information on the car. It was registered as M31BLN, wearing Amaranth, but it doesn’t appear on my records.

I may have some pictures of 993s at the Oulton Park RS day for next month’s edition, assuming my plans to attend on March 11 come to fruition.

The demise of rougher examples recently has seen the rest of the 996 range begin to emerge from the shadows, with values of well looked after models slowly starting to creep up. Good news for us owners.

Maurice

993 Carrera RS Register Secretary Paul Howells 01594 833238 993rs@porscheclubgb.com

996 Register Secretary Andy Willis 07775 138527 – 996@porscheclubgb.com ‘Porsche 996 is the 911 Deal of the Century’ It’s good to see the above headline has been getting more and more common over the past few months.

As a result, many members have been contacting me with various queries about their 996s. Also I am contacted by those who are thinking about ‘dipping their toes in the water’ with a view to purchasing.

The demand for GT models has always been very strong and prices are now taking them out of the reach of many a 996 owner.

Turbo prices have been on the up over recent months and still represent great value for money (at the moment).

And the gorgeous backside

Help for new members During the past three months, around 50 new members joined the 996 Register. Hopefully, many of you would have already visited the 996 section on the Forum, where you can find a host of useful technical information and FAQs compiled by Richard Hamilton our 996 ‘Tech Guru’. The Forum is a great place to ask any questions that concern you about your 996.

If anyone has any problems in making use of any of the above, then please feel free to contact me. The Forum is just one of the many benefits of belonging to the Club, please pay it a visit.

Register members in print Trevor Bennett, from Region 25 (Kent) sent me a photo of his 2005 C4S. It’s Trevor’s first Porsche, and the photo was taken just after having detailing work carried out.

Trevor Bennet’s C4S

If you would like an image of your 996 (and preferably yourself with it) published in this column, please email me a photo together with a few words.

AGM and Officials’ Conference Just to remind you that I will be attending the above event on the weekend of April 23-24. If you have any questions you would like me to put forward on your behalf, then please do not hesitate to contact me, either by phone or email.

996 technical issues Please keep your 996 technical questions coming through by phone or email to me or Gary Sorrell (gary.sorrell@porschecolchester.co.uk). You can also use the Club Forum to communicate with Richard Hamilton.

Enjoy your 996…

Andy

Diary Dates April 15-17 FIA World Endurance Championship, Silverstone April 23-24 AGM and Officials’ Conference.

April 24 Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble.

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Side view of the car in question – notice the PCGB sticker

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Register Secretary Clive White 07831 257042 – 997@porscheclubgb.com

Honing your driving skills I am pleased to announce this new event, launched on the Forum recently. As UK roads become ever more congested, opportunities to explore the capabilities of our cars and ourselves become rare.

Many owners, new to Porsche, may be glad of a chance to try out their cars in a spirited and sporting fashion, and more experienced campaigners may relish the opportunity to flex the muscles of their cars and themselves and brush up on driving skills under controlled conditions with expert guidance.

With this in mind, we have booked the Porsche Driving Experience Centre for the morning of Friday May 6 so that members can enjoy bespoke and exclusive one-to-one driving instruction from the Centre’s professional driving experts. There are two sessions on offer: 9.30am to 11am, and 11am to 12.30pm. Each session commences with a drivers’ briefing and there will be opportunities to ask the instructors questions. Each session will include: • A pre-session drivers’ briefing; • 90 minutes’ driving on the Porsche Experience Centre tracks (in your own Porsche); • Unlimited refreshments from the Porsche restaurant for you and your companion; • A dedicated Porsche driving consultant per driver; • Porsche lanyard; • Indemnity form to be completed upon arrival (members are able to take out additional insurance if preferred).

• Access to the Porsche Experience Centre viewing areas, including the Porsche Human Performance (if available) and various models of cars on display which are all open for members to experience.

The cost is £195 (inclusive of VAT) per driver. You can bring along a companion for no extra charge and the free refreshments will be available to both of you in the restaurant. You can purchase your meals there too if you wish – and the food is usually very good.

Places are strictly limited, so you will need to book your slot right away to avoid disappointment, so email me (997@porscheclubgb.com) for contact details and the booking code.

Welcome aboard I’m delighted to welcome Clive Wratten into our fold.

Clive, with wife Kate, have been out and about in their Cobalt Blue C2S Cabriolet on several Register events, and he has kindly offered to help out with maintaining our section of the Club’s website. So we should now be able to keep right up to date with news, views, events and photographs.

The smart ones amongst you will have noticed we now have two Clives and both with the same initials too! But do not despair dear member, I’m sure no confusion will ensue. Please keep all your contributions coming in and we’ll sort them out from here.

Help still required I’m still looking for someone to help me out with events and general administration of our Register which has more than 1,100 members. I’m sure there must be someone out there willing to lend a hand.

So please get in touch and offer your assistance.

We’ve got a wonderful thing going here and I’m sure no-one wants to see it wither on the vine.

Am I a member?

I appreciate the Club website takes a bit of getting used to, but persevere and it will pay dividends later. If you are not sure if you are a member of our 997 Register, you can check on-line by logging on to the website and clicking on ‘My Profile’. You can see what personal details the Club has entered for you, which Region and Register you are subscribed to, and you can update this as you wish.

April 24 AGM This takes place very soon at Cornbury House on Sunday April 24 at 11am. Please try to get along if you can. It’s a chance to have a look around Club HQ, the Club shop and see how your Club is run.

Don’t forget to bring your membership card and I hope to see you there.

On the preceding day, I shall be representing the Register at the Officials’ Conference. This is a chance to speak directly to the Board of Directors and bring up any topics or concerns members may have. If you would like me to ask something on your behalf, please let me know by emailing me at (997@porscheclubgb.com).

Christmas party venue?

It’s now been decided not to return to last year’s location, so we need a new venue for this year. The event is scheduled for Saturday December 3 and we would like your suggestions please. It needs to be a comfortable hotel, capable of accommodating between 50 and 60 people for dinner and with entertainment if possible, and all at a reasonable price. It must have secure parking and be within practical driving distance of Cornbury House (we would like to convoy over there for the traditional Christmas Sunday Open Day the following day).

I look forward to hearing from you.

Members’ cars Would you like your car featured in the Members’ Cars Gallery? Send in a photo and we can get it posted there. We have more than 50 at the moment, but with 1,150 members there is still some way to go! If you can let us have one of at least 1Mb, we may be able to get it into a future edition of this magazine too (examples below).

Andrew Pearson

Richard Morgan

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South West Tour Our first tour of the year is nearly upon us. It’ll take place very soon after the publication of this magazine. We have a new north Devon country house hotel as our base, some new roads to drive on and several new members joining us for the first time. So we wish everybody well and hope they all enjoy the weekend. Fingers crossed for good weather too.

Richard Morgan’s 2009 Turbo

Members’ badges and updates Get your free 997 Register windscreen badge from me. Join us on Twitter (https:/twitter.com/ pcgb_997) for breaking news, and log in to the 997 Forum on the Club’s website.

Safe motoring and enjoy your 997s.

Clive

Diary Dates April 1-3 Southwest Tour April 23 Officials’ Conference, Cornbury House April 24 PCGB AGM at Cornbury House May 6 Hone Your Driving Skills, Silverstone PEC August 21 Beaulieu Supercar Showdown Provisional.

December 3 Register Christmas Party December4 Drive to Cornbury House HQ for Christmas Open Day Full details of these events will be available from the 997 Register Section of the PCGB forum. Also check the Calendar in this magazine for other events.

991 Register Secretary Phil Graham 01625 524596 991@porscheclubgb.com

Upcoming Events April 16-17 WEC Silverstone The main Club is planning on having a presence and discounted tickets will be available from the Clubhouse.

May 2 Gawsworth Classic Car Show Held on the Bank Holiday Monday, the show attracts a large gathering of tasty Porsches. I’m sure we could do better than the usual handful of 991s!

Andrew Pearson’s 2006 C4S

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Ben Stokes’ 2007 C2S

May 6 Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone Clive White, 997 Register Secretary, invites 991 members to participate in the Porsche Experience sessions he has booked for Friday May 6. There will be two sessions at 9.30am to 11.00am and 11.00am to 12.30pm. These are bespoke sessions available exclusively to our members driving their own Porsches. You can find his post on the forum: https://www.porscheclubgb.com/forum/tm. aspx?m=910149#910538 May 20-21 Anglesey weekend There may still be rooms available but there are 14 rooms booked so far; at the moment it is £140 per night for two people, dinner, bed & breakfast. A saving of over £60per night.

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May 21 Anglesey Trackday Several have booked for the weekend and the trackday, and I will be on the circuit sharing my son, Seb’s, Cayman S. Cost for the day is £250 plus £25 each for extra drivers and £10 for each passenger.

Instruction is £25pp and essential to learn the circuit and improve your driving skills. Phone Steve Kevlin at Cornbury House for more details and to make a booking on 01608652917 May 22 Porsches on the Prom – Llandudno We will be joining North Wales’ Region 6 and hopefully exceeding the record number of cars in 2015.

July 29-31 Silverstone Classic This will be the ultimate gathering of 991’s in 2016 and maybe a record number in one place. Tickets are now available but the two for one offer expires at the end of March so don’t delay, book today.

Get in touch I would love to hear your views about events you would like to see over the coming months. The members’ cars gallery is coming together and would be enhanced by a nice shot of your pride and joy.

Phil Graham

930 (911 Turbo) Register Secretary John Ward 01844 237508 911turbo@porscheclubgb.com Wheels About a year ago I sold a set of brand new (from Porsche Cars) boxed Fuchs wheels. They were 7J and 9J x 16 inch, fitted as standard to the last of the 930s; the price was £3,000. If you look at the price of second-hand Fuchs wheels now, you’ll appreciate that someone got what has proved to be a real bargain, although he didn’t necessarily think that at the time!

As with so many things that are classic Porsche-oriented, the prices of spare parts continue on an ever steeper upward trajectory – wheels being an obvious example.

Where the 930 is concerned, the early 3.0 Turbos were fitted with 15-inch Fuchs wheels, 7J at the front and 8J at the rear. The centres were generally Satin Black, although they could be specified to match body colour. By the time the 3.3 Turbo came along, with its bigger 917-derived disc brakes, the rim diameter had increased to 16 inches, but the standard width remained the same at 7J and 8J, with the same colour options, until the 1987 model year when 9J rears became standard.

However, because of its racing programme, Porsche always had a stack of competition homologated wheel rim widths and diameters available, and these frequently found their way onto customer road cars, especially if said customer was competition aware.

This tended to be particularly prevalent with the 16-inch wheels, where (given the ample room under the rear arch) it wasn’t unusual to find 9J rear rims, irrespective of model year. I do know of one 930, and a Carrera 3, that came out of the factory with 8J fronts and 10J rears.

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assured that I had the last full set of genuine Fuchs wheels available out of Porsche in Europe. However, I do know that someone subsequently managed to get a pair of 9J 16 inch rears via the PC, and at a sensible price.

The second-hand Fuchs market has become a bit of a nightmare, but at least Porsche have the good sense to mark up the rear of their wheels with official part numbers and size, so it’s possible to establish that you are getting what the wheels purport to be. There are a number of Fuchs copies available out there, some of which seem to be better than others, so without something like a TUV approved mark, I’d be cautious, given the dynamic qualities of the car that you’re planning on fitting them to!

That’s the bad news. The good news is that Porsche AG appreciate their heritage, and have a good track record in looking after the owners of classic Porsches, so it’s entirely possible that the re-manufacture of batches of classic Fuchs wheels could take place.

is ready to be driven, Bruce is keen to clock up the miles.

London Classic car Show A number of 914 Register members attended the London Classic Car Show in February and took full advantage of the Club’s ‘two tickets for a reduced price’ offer. It was good to see you all. We even managed to all get together to catch up over a drink. It was an interesting show. As well as the normal static display, moving cars do display runs on the Grand Avenue, all inside the ExCel exhibition centre in the Docklands area of London.

Until next time...

John

914 Register Secretary Kevin Clarke 07946 080454 – 914@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Rob Taylor 07900 164546 – rt9146@hotmail.co.uk International Events Co-ordinator Bruce Manning 07887 380914 porsche@brucemanning.co.uk An ‘early bird’ passes the MOT By the time you read this month’s 914 column, you will be getting ready or even enjoying a long Easter time break which, hopefully, will allow you some time to get your 914 out of hibernation and get it ready to be enjoyed in preparation for the classic car season. With the clocks going forward, the days will be longer with more daylight, and those warmer days are not too far off. So wake up everyone – your 914 needs to be driven to blow away those cobwebs and put a smile back on your face!

One member, who did just that and got his 914 out of hibernation recently, was Bruce Manning, who has two 914s, a 914-6 and a 914 1.7. The MOT was due on his 1.7 and a few little adjustments needed to be done to keep it running trouble-free. Once the pre-MOT work was completed, we headed out for a 10-mile drive and on our return did a pre-MOT check.

I am happy to report that the following Saturday, after the windscreen washers were made to spray water on the windscreen and not just drip water on to your lap, the 1.7 passed its MOT. Now that the 1.7

Register members enjoying the London Classic Car Show

Press articles The 914 has appeared in the classic car motoring press in recent months. In the March edition of Classic Cars there was an article comparing the 914 1.7 with the 2.0, and in the April edition of Classic Cars, Quentin Willson commented, in the ‘Willson’s Smart Buys’, section that there was much interest in the VolksPorsche, and interest is growing and it’s all about the 914 ‘vibe’. The original 914s in period colours look like they were born on the Pacific Coast Highway, and went on to become Porsche’s best-selling model of the ’70s.

Happy Fourteening…

Kevin

Diary Dates May 1 Stanford Hall VW Show Thank you to all that have asked to display their 914 in the parking area, it is now fully booked.

May 27-29 International 914 Meeting 2016 in Siegen, Germany 914-siegerland.de August 7 VWNW Tatton Park The 914 Register has been invited back to this very popular show.

September 30-October 3 VW-Porsche 914 Club Westfalen e.V, 30 Year Anniversary Meeting The 914 Register has been invited to attend. More information and booking details can be found on: vw-porsche-914-club-westfalen.de/

924 except GT Register Secretary Paul Hedges 07940 441452 (6-10pm) 924@porscheclubgb.com

Bruce Manning’s 1.7 passes its MOT

Your turn to have your say April 23 is the date of the next Officials’ Conference.

If you have any points that you wish to air then do let me know, I can put them forward on your behalf.

Let them know…

I encourage you all to check out the Porsche Cars website, and to visit the Classic section. It contains the very useful parts catalogue, and a reporting service where you can log part numbers that are unavailable to buy new from Porsche and elsewhere. The more people use this service the better the chance they will be re-manufactured

by Porsche.

Air box brackets before and during restoration

A click on here opens the 928 Welcome page and an Introduction. Now you will find three choices below it: Events, News and Gallery in that order. It is now possible to send out updates at any time, i.e.: between publication dates of Porsche Post, that are of course one month apart.

In particular I would like to draw your attention to the Gallery section. This allows the Register to display pictures of your interesting cars, if you send them to my email address along with a caption.

The first picture is the red GT of Andrew Brierley on a trackday at Silverstone and the second is my own Slate Grey 1992 S4 at the Oulton Park trackday in November 2015. Now we would like to add your pictures.

The News section includes the first publicised picture of the 928 Handbook, now with 250 pages and available to any Club member who wants to join our 928 Register.

Finally the Events section, which includes next year’s 40th Anniversary meeting in May 2017 at Brooklands, and our very next event in May 2016 at The Coventry Transport Museum.

Restored air box and header tank metalwork with fittings

Photos by Paul Hedges

The tale of the five rings... ...of steel and rubber that is. Last month I mentioned that I set off on a 29-mile journey from a Dorset village to PC Bournemouth. Well I only made five miles before the newly replaced fan belt, which had been silent at first, started squealing, and then shredded, bounced off the inside of the bonnet and dumped itself onto the road. With no cooling I had to turn back to my starting point with a car that quickly started to boil, but I made it. After a time, Trefor was back on the scene and quickly had a new belt fitted. We road tested the car and it behaved perfectly over the same route. So I prepared the car and set off to attend the Region 26 Dorset meeting, with Trefor leading in his legendary 944 called ‘Bomber’, in a glorious two-car trans-axle formation.

I made only three quarters of a mile before the fan belt parted company from the car. So it was ‘turn tail’, back to base where all my belongings, and me, were transferred into the 944.

Together we arrived at the meeting venue and had dinner, followed by a well-attended meeting.

After official proceedings, I was able to chat with two staff from PC Bournemouth about their 924 restoration project, which has undergone a full windows out strip down and chassis alignment check, so in a sense one of my ‘goals’ was achieved.

You can see a small selection of photos of the PC Bournemouth car in the Dorset Region column of the March 2016 issue of PP. Whilst my 1983 924 was being worked on I had the pleasure of living with a 1983 model year 944 for a short time (thanks Tam). Being an early model, it has essentially the same dashboard as the 924, and so it carries so much familiarity for me. The difference manifests itself with different engine characteristics and a whole chunk more power. I also enjoyed fixing little issues that I had experienced on my own car. I also now know what it is like to peer out at the wing mirrors and see those muscular-like rear wheel arches.

All too soon Trefor had come up with theories as to why my car should be throwing belts, but not before his own car had thrown its own belt (hence belts four and five!). His theories stated that the 924 has rubber bushes on the alternator, and that there are two sizes of fan belt listed for our cars – the sizes being 10 by 888mm and 10 by 900mm.

Why this should be so is unclear, maybe it is to compensate for extra electrical equipment on some cars, does anyone know?

Talking of rubber bushes, a job that I took on is to remove the two air box brackets and the header tank support plate and holder, and to sand 33 years of rust and muck off them and respray them black once more. I replaced the M6 bolts, washers, spring washers and nuts with stainless versions from Screwfix. I also ordered five new rubber bushes or ‘O’ mounts from www.fish4parts.co.uk (aka Arrow Engineering) for £16.20 including postage and VAT (the only difference being the threads are a few millimetres longer than standard). I was very

and then click on Registers. That opens a threechoice block, choose Classic, then scroll down to 928.

Next on my list is to sand and respray the metal belt cover and air intake cover, together with the relevant bushes, bolts and washers.

Oh and the exhaust, and the...

More next month.

A GTS sold at £40,000 (or a Christmas Present)?

At last we have definite confirmation that a GTS has reached this selling price. The owner has decided to remain anonymous, so we respect his wishes. It’s a new benchmark early in 2016, so we hope we can look forward to further steady gains in values as the year progresses.

On the other hand, we have Trevor Smith, whose wife Jane bought him a 928 for Christmas. Which would you prefer?

Paul

930 Turbo SE Register Secretary Robert Day 07786 396925 (evenings) slantnose@porscheclubgb.com

924 Carrera GT Register Secretary Ricky Caesar 07796 935550 924carreragt@porscheclubgb.com

928 Register Secretary David Hemmings 07768 983743 – 928@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Andrew Brierley 01204 491573 brierley28@virginmedia.com The 928 section of the Club website is now up and running At last I have been able to fully update the 928 Register’s section on the website. To find us, locate Registers/Regions at the top left of the main page,

Trevor Smith poses beside his Metallic Blue 1989 S4, a present from his wife Jane

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pleased to get everything back onto the car looking sharp and actually doing the job of holding up the air box and header tank. Some of the sections had to be sawn off and one (attached to the rear air box) which was inaccessible I had to glue in place with a similar section of original.

I will report back on any relevant news. Or you can go to the AGM on April 24 to make your points personally.

REGISTERS Join us at the Museum, a great day out for car enthusiasts!

Future Events May 21 Coventry in May The Coventry Transport Museum re-opened last summer after a £9.5 million 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. It seems a natural place to bring 928 owners together – we all enjoyed Gaydon in 2015, along with a good turn-out of cars. That event was started by the 968 Register, so this year we are returning the favour by asking the 968 Register to join us. For more details of what vehicles are on display, log onto their website (www.transport-museum.com). We must know numbers in advance, so please email Andrew Brierley (brierley28@virginmedia.com) and he will provide you with detailed parking information and instructions about following the ‘high vis’ jackets of the marshals. As soon as we reach the limited capacity, we will have to direct you away to general street parking, which is not recommended, so book early to be sure of your space!

July 17 Yorkshire Porsche Festival (Region 7) We have a standing invitation to go to Lotherton Hall, near Harrogate, where we will enjoy reserved parking and our own Concours. We hope to see you there.

July 30-31 National Club Event at the Silverstone Classic The Club’s National Event is being held at Silverstone. The 928 Register will be in attendance, so make plans to join us at this centre of the country location, less than 130 miles from the North and about the same from the M25.

Paintwork like new again Many of you will remember John Stratford’s articles last year on the work he had done to his 944. This month the issues of faded paint and rust are attended to, plus some unexpected extra bodywork repairs. It’s always nice to see Guards Red as it should be, that lovely deep, rich colour that only comes with new paint.

“Having sorted out the wheels, alarm and daytime running lights – it was time to look at the car’s bodywork. When I purchased the car I knew that the sills would need attention in the near future, so it was no surprise that paint would be needed as well.

“Guards Red is my favourite colour for the 944, but unless they have been kept garaged for all of their lives, many are now in what I think of as ‘Fifty Shades of Guards Pink’. I tried to tackle the colour differences with coloured wax – in my case red – making sure to wear disposable gloves to avoid a week of ‘red hands’, but with limited success. The front nose of 924s and 944s are very prone to stone chips, and after years of touch-up paint, many now look and feel like a relief map of the Himalayas. My 944 also had various minor, but nevertheless annoying, dents on the nose and bonnet. So it was time to deal with the bodywork.

“I found a local body shop, thanks to Lee Jones from Cotswold Porsche, and what started as ‘a quick tidy up of the sills’ soon turned into a virtual full respray. Fortunately the dreaded rust had only just started to bubble on the surface, so could be easily attended to (no need for whole sills to be cut out and replaced). However, a small section of the front driver’s side sill required to be cut out because the rust had attacked the corner.

David

944 Register Secretary Paul McNulty 07971 832780 – 944@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Andy Watson 07920 589750 (6-9pm Mon-Fri and 9am-6pm weekends) andywatson6419@yahoo.co.uk Technical Advisor Jon Mitchell technical@jmgporsche.co.uk 01202 488800 (during normal working hours)

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John’s 944 after a Guards Red repaint

“I had both sides of the car fully repainted to ensure a colour match.

“Predictably that wasn’t the end of it. During the process I received a call to say ‘Do you want us to paint the front so that it matches the sides of the car?’ ‘In for a penny – in for a pound’ as they say. I was extremely pleased with the end result.

“A few weeks later I was sat at my desk at work when a chap from another department came and said: ‘I’m really sorry but I have hit your car in the underground car park”’. He had in fact caught the driver’s side rear corner, denting it and breaking the light cluster. I took it back to the body shop and they were able to pull the dent out, and repaint the whole back end. A new ‘Porsche’ script transfer was applied, with a replacement light cluster, and soon it looked as good as new.

“So now, the only part of the 944 that hasn’t been repainted is the roof. Inevitably I have spent more than I had originally planned to, but the end result is well worth it; without the huge cost of a full back-to-metal, glass out, respray – it was more of a ‘refresh’.

“I’m delighted with the end result, which transforms the car from a rather tired looking example, to a stunning deep consistently coloured Guards Red. I am now regularly waxing the paintwork to build up a protective layer.”

John April 24 Rutland 2016 The annual 944 outing to Rutland Water is booked in for April 24. Thanks must go to Rob Dimond for taking over the organisation this year.

Full details are on the 944 Forum. This is always one of the largest events for 944 owners, so put your name down on the list if you wish to attend.

I’m unable to go because it clashes with the Club’s AGM. If there is anything Register-related you’d like me to convey to the Board please let me know – we have a Conference the day before as well.

Paul

968 Register Secretary Ken Coad 01923 262960 – 968@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Richard Warburton richard@rwarburton.com Technical Advisor Alex Eacock 01213 282225 Fame at last!

Last month I reported that my 968 featured in the Classic and Sports Car magazine – a seven page article on the evolution of the 924, 944 through to 968. Somehow, Porsche UK found out and my car ended up on display for three weeks in the Hatfield main dealer showroom (accompanied by copies of the said magazine).

And that’s not all, Tewkesbury’s main Porsche dealer is restoring a red 968 Sport, and has invited me to be the first to drive it, with a camera on board, and to describe the experience; also my car will go on display there. Hopefully, in the interim they will loan me a decent Porsche, not a Fiesta, as happened before.

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Of interest, the front-engined restored cars will be displayed on the Porsche stand at the Silverstone Classic, hopefully with our cars close by.

My car The introduction of a new rear hub and bearings to my Club Sport has cured those persistent problems I endured – gone are any noises. So now, I am looking forward to a low expenditure period with the car; although it’s my pride and joy, the fact of having to keep digging deep paying for something or another was getting out of hand. However, I keep telling myself that, with values rising, I will eventually recover what I have spent.

I bought an original sun roof bag the other day and it looks new; the guy who sold it to me also had an ECU box of tricks off a 968 to sell. I am willing to pass on his details – anyone interested?

968 for sale Tom Doughty contacted me recently to say he has a well-maintained 968 Cobalt Blue Coupé, Tiptronic, with 55,000 miles, for sale. He’s asking £16k. If you are interested, please give me a call and I’ll put you in touch.

968 Register Get-togethers On Saturday May 14 we are invited to Premier Panel Skills, Monkton Park, Farnham, Surrey (GU99PA), to see the recently restored red CS LHD (which is taking part in the front-engined Porsche restoration competition), before it goes on display at the Silverstone Classic. Ian Wallis, the director, will also be arranging a display of Porsches for us to see – it kicks off at 2pm.

On Saturday May 21 we visit the Coventry Motor Museum, together with the 928 Register. Our visit starts between 10am and 10.30am. Please support us.

Also, don’t forget our annual trip to the Goodwood race circuit (organised by Richard Warburton), on Saturday August 6. We will be parking outside the track near the old control tower and start/finish line. There is always a good turn out, with lots going on.

I offered to organise another general Register event for our Club – I have been involved with National Trust and Heritage Open Days – and as a result, the Lockton PCGB Register Rendezvous is happening again on Saturday September 10 at Kedleston Hall, near Derby. It is an amazing place of over 800 acres, with a stately home. Porsches of every model are expected to be displayed in echelon, either side of the drive leading to the house. There will be a Concours – the Lockton Show and Shine competition – which is open to all comers.

Ken Now it’s over to Richard, my Register Assistant, to update you…

Register website I have recently added a gallery section to the 968 Register section of the website. Images of a 968 Cabriolet and Coupé have been provided by member Chris Hazle. Peter Rogers has provided images of his Sport. Thank you to both of you. I have also added images of my newly acquired Club Sport. In the future, I will add photographs from our 968 meetings.

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see the restoration of their 968 – a Guards Red Club Sport. The level of work and degree of restoration has been amazing to see. and its progress is now getting towards the end. PC Guildford have restored the engine and gearbox. I look forward to seeing the finished car in the next few months. I have taken photographs from the beginning and hope to put an article together to highlight the interesting story behind the car.

of the marque. If you have a technical question, it is always worth asking on the Forum. You can also contact my technical team who are on hand to help if they can. They are: Tony Ruggles 01992 892333 (office hours); and Nick Pike 01189 473925 (evenings and weekends).

Happy Boxstering…

Tracy

Petrolicious…

A number of my Club Sport photographs have recently been featured on petrolicious.com. For those of you not familiar with the site, it’s a US-based website with a massive worldwide following, and it’s the first time a 968 has been featured. Hopefully it will help in the process of raising the profile of our cars.

Richard

Boxster Register Secretary Tracy Wilkins 01992 450740 boxster@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Secretary Cliff Wilkins Contact details as above Anniversary celebrations We are now well into the new year and I am sure that many of you have been enjoying your cars now that the lighter nights are upon us. As you know, August 18 marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Boxster. With this in mind we will be kicking off our anniversary celebrations on Saturday September 10 at the Register Rendezvous event and carrying them through to the National Event of 2017. More details of the Rendezvous will appear as I receive them, but it may be worth thinking about booking accommodation if, like ourselves, you will be making a weekend of it.

I am sure that there will be an event throughout our Anniversary year to suit everyone, so do keep an eye on your Porsche Post, choose your event, and come and celebrate the birth of this great Porsche model with us.

Silverstone Classic I am looking for the following cars for a small display at this year’s Silverstone Classic: • a clean original example of a 987 or 987S; • a 987 Spyder in Silver or Grey.

If you have one of the aforementioned cars, are attending all three days, and would like to display your car, then please contact me. Please note that this offer is ‘on a first come first served basis’.

In addition to this, I have been informed that there are some very exciting events happening for the Boxster over the weekend. When they are finalised, full details of this will be in next month’s PP, on the forum and via email.

It has also been announced that The Stranglers will be headlining on Saturday evening so another great reason to come and join the Club for a great weekend.

Forum As always, the Boxster section of the Forum is very active, and of late the team has dealt with a large amount of technical queries for all models

Diary Dates April 15-17 FIA World Endurance April 24 Club AGM, Cornbury House Championship, Silverstone Circuit June 5 PCGB Annual BBQ, Cornbury House July 29-31 Boxster Display, National Event, Silverstone Classic September 10 Boxster Celebrations at Register Rendezvous, Kedleston Hall, Derby.

Cayman Register Secretary Kevan Sutherns 07733 318671 cayman@porscheclubgb.com By the time you read this, spring should be well established and summer approaching, we will all be enjoying our driving again, in nice weather.

Possible organisational changes The Club’s Officials’ Conference and AGM is set to be in late April, and so if there is anything you wish to be raised on your behalf, please contact me or your Regional Organiser – we will try to get your points raised, and aired.

Apparently, there are plans to change the list of Registers by reducing their number and realigning them – as yet, that is all that we know since details will not be announced until the Conference. We have to presume that our Register is unaffected.

Social whirl…

For the past few years we have had a Cayman line-up at the Porsche Pageant at Chatsworth.

Being June 12, it is set a little earlier this year.

There is the Register Rendezvous at Kedleston Hall on September 10, and the proposed drive on the following day.

Some may be attending Le Mans in June, and there is the Classic Le Mans in July, which I will be attending.

Maybe, some will choose to attend the Porsches on the Prom event at Llandudno (run by the North Wales Region) in late May. I recommend you check the Regional events lists to check on the events in your locality, you may find that there is something which fits your own timetable.

Regarding the Cayman Register Drive on September 11, it is in the early planning stage and I am talking with local friends. We will be checking on the council websites for roadworks.

The list of participants will be on the Forum.

As ever, remember that you are not tied to your own Region, membership is national and you are permitted to attend all the others. I know of members who attend two Regions almost every month.

Kevan

are available, please come back to me on: stevermcpherson@gmail.com

Some are looking to buy, some to sell, and others thinking about what is best to do, especially with low mileage cars.

It is nice to see prices increasing, particularly for the 996 Mk1 Clubsports and the RS versions of subsequent models (the Mk1 996 was the ‘RS’ of its day, later models came in Comfort, Club and RS models).

One interesting point is that the few members who are looking to sell, rather than wanting to go to a dealer, almost always ask if I know a fellow enthusiast looking to buy. I think that reflects the passion we have for these cars.

If you are looking to buy or sell please drop me a line and I will “match” where I can.

Steve Register Secretary Steve McPherson 07831 346060 panamera@porscheclubgb.com

GT3

The new arrival It’s Thursday, it’s cold but sunny, and I’ve been working away from home. I’ve left early and have driven for two hours so I can be home before sunset to take delivery of my new Panamera.

As I drove back in my now old Panamera – my first – I remember the excitement I felt when I picked it up from the showroom. I now wonder if my new Panamera will live up to expectation.

I get home an hour before the agreed delivery time and patiently wait. Is there anything more exciting than taking delivery of a new car?

Then I see it, pulling into the drive, with those familiar LED lights – it gives me a warm feeling.

Here it is, new body design in Jet Black, 300bhp engine, with turbo two wheels.

Does it live up to expectation, of course it does.

Register Secretary Alex Drobik 01628 620702 gt3@porscheclubgb.com A short report this month.

Oxford trip on May 22 We will meet for coffee, drive for an hour, and then have lunch. The date? Subject to the rate of response it will be May 22. If you

Buying or selling…

I continue to get member calls asking about a range of topics, and lately the ‘uptick’ in car values seems to be getting everyone’s attention.

Salt – ugh!

Like many, my car has only had a few brief trips, and that was when the weather turned nice and the local council did not cover the roads with salt. I would rather they used something other than road salt. I made the mistake some years ago of driving on salted roads, and was fascinated by how easily, even coated alloy parts, reacted with salt. What is wrong with heated tarmac! I am looking forward to better weather which hopefully, by the time you read this, will have arrived.

Events I am looking forward to my first track day at the RS Oulton Park event. I will report on how I got on in the next edition of PP. 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 our 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

Steve’s new arrival

Are you covered?

In conversation with our regular postman, over the garden gate, I was commenting on the apparent decrease in the frequency of his deliveries. I queried whether this was a direct result of ‘paperless’ communication methods that has evolved in recent times. He commented that his father’s slate and chalk efforts at school and the pen, pencil and paper used in his educational years, has given way to the keyboard.

Not that former times were greatly lamented, because he felt there will still be a future need for a ‘postie’ as these changes developed further, “We move on“, he ventured.

Noting that my brown envelope delivery indicated mail from DVLA, he emphasised that this was one ‘progressive’ change that was less welcomed by car owners, i.e.: the decline in the involvement of the Post Office. Many motorists now find it convenient to renew their road fund licence on-line. This involves merely typing a 12-digit reference. However, what is not generally recognised is that, on such a renewal, the DVLA does not check that the vehicle is currently insured, although the MOT status is flagged.

During renewal at a Post Office, which ceased in 2013, the owner’s insurance details were physically checked.

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Fill that space The tax disc was a familiar feature on the windscreen of all vehicles. As this necessary tradition has been consigned to history, many Register members have replaced their disc space with a Cayenne Register sticker (which is similar in size). Should you wish to display one, please contact me.

The Gallery need you The change of clocks into the summer season coincides with this edition of PP. Maybe the lighter evenings will provide an incentive to polish and shine your pride and joy, and also to take a photographic record of your efforts. The Cayenne Gallery is up and running and your contributions for this section are most welcome. Please forward these to me for processing.

Featured below is Amanda Wickwar’s latest addition to her stable – her third Porsche (and best?) Her recent ‘new’ Cayenne is a 2005 version of the 955, 3.2 model, which joins a Boxster and a 996.

Enjoy the lighter, longer days…

Geoff

the roaring grunt from that punchy flat six boxer power plant.

“The modifications didn’t stop there, within a week of the car being driven to its new home in London from the build in Doncaster, new LED rear light clusters were added (via Design 911) as well as a new Double Din Pioneer touch-screen Apple Play head unit, along with a rear view night vision camera to protect those new lines.

“Much to the despair of my wife, (I already owned a Range Rover and a Smart Fortwo), this car easily filled the gap between the comfort of the Range Rover and the short-trip Smart car by supplying the low down, road hugging, racing type thrill that the Porsche is renowned for.

“There are those within our Club who feel that these cars shouldn’t be meddled with and should remain in their original state. If you ask me, though, the exterior may well be different, but the beating heart of this is Porsche and more than a pleasure to both own and drive. And the admirers of the car, when I’m in traffic or in the petrol station, seem to approve too!”

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 Ralph Forster modpor@icloud.com Steve Cox writes about his 996 Cabriolet…

“It was back in February 2015 that the opportunity arose to purchase a substantially modified convertible 996. The offer was on an off-plan type basis with the donor car being a 996 Carrera 2S (1999).

“The facelift specification included: new 997 front wings (complete with 997 bi-xenon headlights); GT3 RS side skirts and front and rear bumpers; new 997 LED DRLs at the front; and a two-part GT3 RS rear wing. All made to look even more the part after a full professional Pearl Black respray (the original colour).

“New vented discs were installed, together with four new 19-inch diamond cut and polished turbo alloys (with wider rears) – all with wide low profile tyres. ”To ensure it sounded as good as it looked, a stainless steel quad sports exhaust was added, giving the perfect deep throaty gargle between

Steve

Steve’s 996 Cabriolet

New member Steve, and his pride and joy, can often be found (weather permitting) at either the Region 20 ‘Smithfield Meat’ (lunchtime on the third Saturday of each month) or at the Ace Cafe meet (last Monday evening of every month). Pop over, say “Hi”, and chat about all things Porsche.

Amanda Wickwar’s Cayenne

I now hand over to Ralph, our Register Assistant, who lets us into his tuning skills.

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Sadly, neighbours of mine unaware of this change, had renewed their car tax online believing that in so doing they must be insured.

Not necessarily so.

A subsequent roadside check by a police vehicle, using number plate recognition equipment to monitor traffic, found that there was no valid insurance held. A simple ‘human error’ in forgetting to renew the insurance resulted in a fine and points. The patrol officer advised that no checks are made at DVLA to confirm that the vehicle was insured – but the police can access this information on their database very quickly and will act accordingly.

Please be aware.

In 2012, the 991 series introduced a new generation of ECU and control modules, with a significant improvement in anti-tampering protection encryption. Whilst this, coupled with more extensive diagnostics, provided better control of product performance and warranty validation, it did present a higher barrier for tuners.

The 981 Boxster and Cayman models also received this new generation of electronics. As a result, in the USA, where tuning and tracking is more prevalent than in the UK, forums were soon full of frustrated owners trying various intake and exhaust add-ons and finding little to no performance improvement.

Owners wondered how a 3.4 litre engine could produce 315bhp in a Boxster S, 325bhp in a Cayman S, and 350bhp in a Carerra. Then the GTS Boxster and Cayman versions arrived with another 15bhp. Of course the answer was in the tune. After an extensive set of dyno runs, an Australian owner postulated that the main way these marketing power levels were delivered was through ECU control of the throttle opening. He noted that at lower revs, the throttle blade was near fully open, but at around 4.2k it started to close, eventually closing to around 55 per cent at 4.9k revs and beyond. There is no doubt there are other elements to Porsche’s market positioning of the various models’ power and torque levels, but these results got forums excited, with rumours of who might be first to break the encryption to allow a reversible plug-in tune via the OBD diagnostic port.

The first ‘break though’ was by a German group who quietly offered to install GTS maps for S owners. This did not get much market acceptance because it was not an OBD plug-in tune, and required the ECU to be sent to Germany for tuning.

Nevertheless, it was a genuine step change in what could be achieved. Ultimately, with their custom ECU tune, a reliable and tractable 375bhp and 420Nm was achieved from a 3.4 litre engine with just intake and street exhaust modifications. Then they moved on to bigger things.

The group’s next project was to install a 991S 3.8 litre Powerkit engine in a PDK Boxster. They achieved 435bhp and 430Nm with TuV street exhaust and another 15bhp with race headers. The engine is installed back to front because the Carerra gearbox is mounted forward of the engine whereas, in the mid-engined 981, it is at the rear. Aside from changing the oil filter, manifold/pipe runs and wiring loom, the job did not prove very difficult, and had been a common upgrade in the USA, dating from the previous 987 generation. Indeed, PC Colchester converted a 987 3.4 litre Cayman, using a 3.8 litre engine purchased in the USA. Now let us fast forward to Spring 2015, when Porsche’s introduction of GT4 and Spyder models endorsed the concept of 3.8 litre engines in the 981 platform. The manual-only GT4 borrows suspension and brake components from the 991 GT3 and the rear suspension has additional strengthening, primarily with a braced aluminium cross member.

Porsche are still managing 3.8 litre engine outputs with the road version GT4 rated at 385bhp, and the Boxster Spyder at 375bhp, versus 400bhp in the 991 Carerra S. Although the intake and exhaust lengths are different to the Carerra installation, the use of a 74mm throttle body (versus 82mm for the Carerra part) makes one think there is an easy 15 to 20bhp 981 upgrade with a tune if there are to be second generation normally aspirated models.

Interestingly, the GT4 Clubsport race version uses a 981 PDK gearbox, with the seventh gear disabled,

and continues with the road version’s 385bhp power output. The PDK gearbox seems to have few failures in normal service life and has been used in racing in the USA with a similar reliability record.

Under current IMSA racing regulations, manual cars receive a 100lb weight advantage because of the faster full throttle changes and the increased power off/on stability provided by PDK. Most recently, a reversible plug-in tune via the OBD diagnostic port has become available, which in standard form uses built-in improved power maps and, alternatively, enables a tuner to develop a tune for a particular vehicle’s modifications. There were initial problems because the supplier had not appreciated that there had been several ECU firmware versions used since the 981’s introduction, but the supplier is now shipping a robust base tune package.

Where next with 3.8 litre Caymans and Boxsters?

There are two sources in the USA, for increasing engine capacity; one to 4.0 litres with a longer stroke, and the second to 4.2 litres with increases in stroke and bore. The 4.0 litre upgrade is commercially available now as a kit, and a second kit may be available later this year from a German supplier. The 4.2 litre capacity will be available early 2017, but only on an engine exchange basis, and may present a bigger risk because it involves refinishing the bores.

For 981S owners there is a choice of 3.4 litre power upgrades, from an OBD diagnostic port tune to a turn-key upgrade package of intake and exhaust and tune.

For those wanting still more, a 3.8 litre upgrade, with or without Powerkit parts, will take power beyond factory Spyder/GT4 levels. For those who want the ultimate, a Powerkit 4.0 litres beckons, with a claimed near 500bhp.

In all cases a tune is required in order to realise the full benefits of hardware modifications.

brother followed the hearse in Ray’s 964. It was a bit of an emotional moment when we saw that arrive. Then of course there were those who followed the cortege in their Porsches. Some of us formed up at the side of the chapel as a small guard of honour and watched them arrive. Ray will be missed.

Ralph

Our cars Because the two 944s are being guinea pigs for the fuel system they are now in everyday use.

The Supersport nearly put her tyres on the recently salted roads but withdrew. The 944 Cab is cowering by the dehumidifier.

Display Register Secretary Mac and Sue McLeod 01253 592755 – display@porscheclubgb.com

All is not lost Have you seen the news that a Porsche Classic Centre has opened in the Netherlands? Well it is good news for those of us who are still living in the light ages and drive a classic (or as some refer to them “a proper Porsche”). It would appear that the plan is to open up more around the world to include, of all places, Estonia. There will also be a service network within the Centres to cater for said classics. These are to hold vast quantities of spares to suit. A few years ago you would be lucky to find anyone who could even tell you where you could get your old Porsche serviced safely. Guess what?

The values have rocketed.

Ethanol After reading the 3.2 Register Secretary Steve Edwards’ report about the dreaded ethanol, we asked Lucas Oils about it (they are a PCGB partner). As a result, we decided to start putting their additive in our cars. So far, a tankful of petrol, with the additive added, in each 944 Lux, seems to have been beneficial, just in the smoothness of running alone. This may of course be just wishful thinking. Watch this space.

Porkers in the Trough We now have 55 cars entered, with several more in the pipeline, and there are still four months to go – the event is on July 10. Our maximum number of cars is 85, so if you are interested in attending it would be a good idea to book very soon.

Cars are always needed for this Register, regardless of model and condition.

This month has passed by so quickly, and thank goodness we had no requests to deal with.

We did get a belated response to the previous month’s search for an Early 911, but sadly it was all over by then.

Mac and Sue

Forum or Porsche Post?

As you may realise, when we do this report we may be talking about something that happened right at the beginning of the month, and you don’t get to read it until the end of next month, so it is history by then. Sorry, but that’s how it has to be. The Forum, of course, is instant, but judging by the dates of the most recent posts for Registers and Regions, not a lot seems to happen (even the ‘jokey’ posts seem to have disappeared). We put on a post requesting a car on the appropriate site, and it didn’t even get a hit. However, when Porsche Post came out and we mentioned we had been looking for a particular car, we got an immediate response, but alas too late.

Register Secretary Mike Allen 07976697070 macan@porscheclubgb.com

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Ray’s funeral A sad event this month – we attended the funeral of Ray Stobbs. A good turn-out of Porsches, we counted 15, so thank you to those who came. Ray’s

Register event April 2 Workshop visit to PC Solihull There has been considerable interest in this event, but there are still places left, so please email me if you would like to attend so that we have some idea of the numbers for catering. We will meet at PC Solihull, Four Ashes Road, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands B93 8NE at 10.30am for coffee and pastries. This will be followed by a tour of the workshops, where selected Macans will be elevated on lifts for closer viewing. Porsche technicians will be on hand to answer questions about the mysterious workings of all the buttons and switches, as well as the depth of available

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Tuning 981 Boxsters and Cayman models

Register BBQ We hope to be arranging a BBQ and get-together again this year – venue and date to be advised.

September 3 Cars in the Claydons Members may well be interested in this new motoring event to be held at Claydon House, Middle Claydon, near Buckingham, MK18 2EY. The festival will play host to vintage, historic, classic and modern vehicles. Claydon House is a National Trust property, famous for its connection with Florence Nightingale. So come and make a day of it – a motoring event for car enthusiasts, with the added interest of a historic building, gardens and restaurant for those less interested in cars! If there is sufficient enthusiasm, we could make it a Macan Register get-together.

New member Recently, Roy Mason sold his 997 C2S Cabriolet (modified by Gemballa), and now owns a white Macan Turbo with black leather interior and options far too many to list (22 in fact!). He is delighted with the purchase and we look forward to seeing the car and meeting with Roy and his wife Carole at PC Solihull on April 2.

Happy Macan-ing…

Mike

Race Car Register Secretary Paul Ward 07894 877802 (before 9pm) 964ngt@gmail.com

Gone – Roy Mason’s Gemballa Cabriolet

Hot Spa I drove ‘Kermit’, the 964 Cup car, to Spa Francorchamps, via the Hull-Zeebrugge ferry, for a two-day trackday last summer. The only repairs required after the trip were: a new rubber bellows for the rear blower (which had split); a loose connection on the horn; and an adjustment to the drivers’ door to make it close effectively.

I had a spin at a hilariously low speed at the turn into Turn 8 (Rivage/Bruxelles). Investigation back in the pits revealed that the left rear wheel had worked loose despite being torqued up. The root cause was that the mating face had been powdercoated with the rim. The powder-coating had melted with the combination of brake and rim temperature build-up and this created a minute gap which progressively caused the wheel nuts to work loose. I have a pair of painted 9.5J Cup rims, which will be fitted soon with the correct 21mm spacers.

The Toyo R888 rubber I ordered didn’t arrive in time because they were despatched from Best in the Netherlands and they got caught up in the French ferry workers’ strike. Still, on the Bridgestone road tyres we achieved 138 mph by the end of the Kemmel Straight. Presumably the limitation on the gearing for the 1990 Cup races is not present or has been removed.

The highlight of the trip for me was the ‘hot lappery’ with Steve Henson piloting his 996

Arrived – Roy’s Macan Turbo

Other forthcoming events AGM and Officials’ Conference I will be attending this two-day event over the weekend of April 24 -25 at Cornbury House. The AGM is on the Sunday from 11am and is open to all members to attend. Come along, if you can, to see how the Club operates and get involved. Meanwhile, if there are any points you want me to raise at the conference the day before, then please let me know.

July 29-31 National Event at Silverstone There is still time to take up the ‘buy one get-one free’ ticket offer, which is available until the end of March. Tickets are available for one, two or all three days of this annual motoring extravaganza which, this year, the Club is making its National Event – so it should certainly not be missed. Tickets must be pre-purchased at silverstoneclassic.com – look for Car Club Members in the purchase tickets section, click on Buy Ticket Now, and quote the code: SCC16043. This will include an in-field car parking pass within the extra large Porsche enclosure.

Champagne trip (but not until 2017) We have, at last, made progress with plans for a Register trip to the Champagne region of France, to include Jeepers, where there will be the unique opportunity to off-road our Macans through the vineyard estate. However, this will take a reconnaissance or two to organise, and it will definitely go ahead at the end of June 2017. We have already had a show of interest in this event so will hope to bring you further news later this year.

Watch this space.

Final polishing before Concours scrutineering at Lotherton Hall

Photo by Mike Pollock

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information on the PCM. As a diesel owner I’m keen to know about the topping up of the AdBlue, and how easy this is as a DIY exercise.

We are planning further activities during the day, including a drive out to a local eatery for a late lunch or afternoon snack. So please email me, or add your name to the list on the Forum, if this trip is of interest to you.

Cup on slicks.

There was much hilarity on the cobbled streets of Stavelot with the locals being upset by the sound of Simon Ainscows’ exhaust and Kermit’s horn pipping at random.

Many thanks to Steve Brookes from the 964 Forum for co-ordinating our trip.

Kermit bags prize at posh property party So I cleaned up the marbles under the wheel arches on Kermit to show it at last year’s Strasse Yorkshire Porsche Festival, located in the grounds of Lotherton Hall. Mark Jessop kindly entered Kermit into the Concours competition. Mark and the judges were scratching their heads. This was a first – an original Porsche race car in the Concours. There were immediate score debits from the judges for the standard of the passenger seat, rear seats and the carpets – they are not fitted in a Carrera Cup! Kermit was, however, awarded the prestigious Mark Pendleton Trophy, which is the highest honour and it is in pride of place for 12 months.

968 race car conversion I have been converting my 968 Clubsport ‘Custard’ (which I campaigned in the 2011 PCGB Championship) back to being a road car. The car is a Speed Yellow, German supplied, LHD, Clubsport M030, with thin glass, non-sunroof and LSD. The roll cage has been removed, along with the GRP wings, bonnet, door and all the race relevant seats, harnesses, extinguisher circuit, cut-off circuit.

Everything removed was sold to delighted racers.

It’s been a mammoth task but completion is near. Recently I’ve fitted the reel seat-belts, seats, battery, interior trim panels, carpet, bonnet and release mechanism, throttle pedal assembly and headlights.

There is still a lot to do, including changing all the locks to a matching set, and sorting the wiring for the ignition and the wiring for the headlights. I repaired the dash LCD clock (a common failure) using spares kit purchased off eBay. I’m likely to get an ‘indy’ to re-fit the power-steering components.

The car should be ready for driving and track days this year.

718 Boxster launch The 718 Boxster will be launched during April. I’ve been invited to the launch at the PC in Leeds. I’m hoping that the Porsche Museum are loaning a 718 RSK for the event. I will take some photographs for the June report.

Techno Classica – Essen I am attending the show and auction this year at Essen and I will be taking particular interest in race cars.

Paul

CALENDAR WHAT’S ON IN 2016

MARCH

24

Scenic drive and BBQ (R15)

24

Rutland Water 2016 (944)

20

Kent Breakfast Club (R25)

24

28

Cotswold Spring Tea Bun Run (*note change of date*) (R31)

Strathendrick Rotary Classic Car Tour ‒ Drive it Day (R1)

24

APRIL

14

Visit to Premier Panel Skills, Monkton Park, Farnham (968) (R29)

15

Chiltern Hills Rally (R21)

Charity Fun Run from Museum of Power (R11)

15

Visit to Greenway and river cruise (R15)

24

Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble

15

‘Drive It Day’ Kersey Mill (R12)

Breakfast meeting at Paragon Cars (R23)

Curborough Sprint Course (R13)

11

Drive, dine and boat trip (R24)

15

Chiltern Hills Vehicle Rally (R21)

12

Chatsworth Porsche Pageant (R8)

Woodhall Spa ‘County Wheels’ (R4)

15

Shuttleworth Collection visit (R21)

12

Visit to Old Warden Airfield (R21)

Secret Hills Tour (*note change of date*) (R13)

Aston Martin technical lecture Holiday Inn Hotel, Basildon (R11)

1-3

2016 Southwest Tour (997)

24

2

Castle Combe Action Day (R16)

24

Sheffield Park and Garden (R29)

15

2

Car Cleaning Day (R25)

24

Sunday Brunch Scramble (R31)

18

2

Annual Scalextric event (R9)

27

Morgan factory tour (R10)

2

Workshop visit to PC Solihull (Macan)

28

Lotus tour (R11)

19-22 2016 Santander (Spain) Supercar Festival and Pyrenees Tour (997)

29

Wine tasting evening (R2)

20

20-22 Weekend in Llandudno (R9)

3

Clear Away the Cobwebs drive (R3)

30

‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance (R12)

3

Spotless Detailing, Perth (R2, R1)

30

Visit to Downton Cuckoo Fair (R17)

3

Brands Hatch BTCC race day (R19)

30-2

Donington Historic Festival (R8)

3

Breakfast Classic Car meeting, Wrightington (R18)

MAY

20

Mawdesley Classic Car Show (R18)

21

Gathering at the Coventry Transport Museum (928)

Batemans brewery visit (R4)

West Somerset Heritage Railway visit (R26)

18

PCGB Club racing at Donington Park (R8)

19

Lakes Charity Classic Car Show (R18)

19

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

19

Visit and car display at Kempton Great Engines Trust (R19)

19

Classic Car Show (R28G)

19

Porschette’s Picnic (R31)

Drive and Stay (R27)

1

Lindisfarne run (R3)

22

Oxford trip (Panamera)

9-10

Spring Break – Ponies and Porsches (R20)

1

Coffee morning at The Waterfront (R28J)

22

Sunday Brunch Scramble (R31)

22

Porsches on the Prom

10

Elan Valley Dam visit (R13)

1

Shelsley Walsh hill climb (R6)

20-23 Manx Tour

10

Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary visit (R18)

1

Stanford Hall VW Show (914)

26

2

Gawsworth Classic Car Show (R5)

10

Cotswold Coffee Cruise (R31)

3

West Coast fish and chip run (R1)

27-29 International 914 Meeting 2016, Siegen, Germany (914)

10

Drive and lunch (R1)

6

29

10

Shelsley breakfast club (R16)

Hone Your Driving Skills, Silverstone PEC (997)

29

PC Cardiff Monaco GP on TV (R14)

13

Wheel alignment/tyre-fitting session SCS Porsche (R15)

6-8

Gourmet weekend (R11)

29

7

15-17

WOTY (R29)

Knockhill PCGB/PC Glasgow trackday (R1)

POTM at The Boathouse Restaurant (R12)

29

15-17

FIA World Endurance Championship Silverstone

Masters Historic Racing at Brands Hatch (R25)

8

R20 Sunday Escape – Windy Wastelands (R20) Visit to Tesla, Manchester (R5)

Southern Wheel Centre (R17)

17

Breakfast at the Black Rabbit (R23)

17

Drive and Sunday lunch (R25)

11

17

Belton House horse trials (R4)

14-16 10e Grand Prix De Monaco Historique (R29)

23

Spring Health Check (R25)

23-24 Officials Conference and AGM

14 14

Visit to Andy Prill Porsche Classics (R12)

Regional Concours (R18)

22

8-10

PC Aberdeen Club Clinic (R2)

Porsches in the Bay (R14)

17

Le Mans 24

Forres Vintage Theme Day (R2)

16

17

18

1

16

Gliding afternoon with evening BBQ (R16)

18-19

WOTY (911 Carrera 3.2)

Drive and lunch around South Lakes (R18)

17

Fastlane Car Show (R3)

8-10

8

16-20 R13 trip to Le Mans 24 (R13)

22

WOTY (R21)

Breakfast at the American Diner Bybrook Barn Garden Centre (R25)

R20 @ Le Mans 24 2016 ‒ Title Defence (R20)

WOTY (R12)

8-10

Regional Concours (R13)

16-20

17-19

Techno Classica, Essen

8

Show and Shine at Hever Castle (R25)

PCGB track day at Anglesey circuit (R5)

6-10

8

Sunday drive (R11)

21

R20 ‘On Tour’ – Pot Luck (R20)

Supercar Sunday at Mitton Hall (R18)

12 12

Blyton Park novice/track event (R4)

6

Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18)

Churchill Vintage and Classic Car Show (R31) Cornbury House BBQ (R9)

24

17

Simply Porsche at Beaulieu (R29)

5 6

NWSCC Classic Car Meeting (R18)

15-20 Factory Visit

Porsche o’er t’Wolds Tour (R4)(912)

5

9

1

1

5

30

East Coast fish and chip run (R1)

Prescott, Le Vie En Bleu (R16)

Mawdsley Classic Car Show (R18)

JUNE 1

R20 ‘On Tour’ – Drive to Nowhere (R20)

4-5

Tatton Park Classic Car Show (R5)

5

Secret Hills Tour (R13)

23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed 25

‘Cars and Coffee’ morning at PIE Performance (R12)

25

Visit to Center Gravity (R31)

25-26 Towy Valley Vintage show (R14) 26

Lake Vyrnwy Hotel drive (R6)

26

Visit to AVRO Aircraft Museum (R5, R18)

26

Cotswold Coffee Cruise (R31)

29

Golf and BBQ (R24)

JULY

5

PCGB Annual BBQ, Clubhouse

2

Wings and Wheels, Fishburn (R3)

5

Supercar Sunday at Mitton Hall (R18)

3

Concours (R26)

5

Cleveleys Car Show (R18)

Museum of Internal Fire (R14)

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911SC. 1982, Gunmetal Grey, 208 BHP, owned nine years, 189km, many upgrades, Carrera Cam Tensioners, SSI & heating, backdated, Recaro seats, engine and gearbox rebuilds. Full list available. £24,500. Tel: 07786 337884

928 928. 1986 S2 auto, Garnet Red, Champagne interior. Super condition, well maintained, plenty of history. An opportunity to purchase a fast-appreciating classic.

Reluctant sale, price negotiable. Ring me for further details. Price: £9,950 Tel: 07702 097553

Cayman Cayman S. 2008. Immaculate, 27,800 miles (8,500 last 3 years), FPSH, three owners. Warranty until June 2017, MOT 28 May 2016. Manual, Basalt Black, Black leather, 19” Carrera Sports wheels, BOSE, six CD. £20,750. Tel: 07929 911849 (Plymouth)

Number Plates SOC1. The perfect number plate for a professional soccer player, serious offer only please to Kevin 07768 681211 DKZ 911. On retention. £1,200 or would consider part exchange with suitable Boxster plate. Tel: 07931 777699

Number Plates 911 SDV. On retention, £3,500 ono.

Tel: 07782 114211 TON 911S. Ready for transfer, great provenance, ex-racing team. £4,950.

Call for details Tel: 07712 009538 CLA551K. Ideal for 911 Sport Classic £4,950. E-mail: mk@mkpdesign.com Tel: 07990 593204 BIG 2 911. Perfect plate for twin turbo or moving up to Macan or Panamera.

Negotiable around £4,900 on retention.

Tel: 01590 626766. Evenings or weekends.

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URGENTLY WANTED Porsche Boxsters, 944/968 any year, any model, any condition, with or with out history.

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Established in 2004 we have strived to deliver an ever increasing first class, personal service to our loyal and expanding customer group this all encompassed with an affordable pricing structure.

2010 / 10 997 C2 Basalt Black / Black Leather PDK Gearbox Full Service History ÂŁ38,995

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Porsche 911 (993) 3.8 RS Clubsport 3.8 RS Clubsport. Manual. 1996/N. Mileage - 23648.

Polar Silver. Engine Size - 3744. 300bhp. £399,995

Porsche Panamera 3.0 D V6 Tiptronic Platinum Edition Automatic. 2012/62. Mileage - 26260.

Carbon Grey. Engine Size - 2967. 250bhp. £44,900

Porsche Panamera 3.0D V6 Tiptronic Automatic. 2012/62. Mileage - 45100. Agate Grey.

Engine Size - 2967. 245bhp. £41,900

Porsche 911 (997) 3.6 Carrera Coupe Gen II Manual. 2010/10. Mileage - 36100. Carrara White.

Engine Size - 3614. 345bhp. £40,900

Porsche Cayenne S 4.8 V8 Tiptronic Automatic. 2010/60. Mileage - 43600. Amethyst Metallic. Engine Size - 4806. 400bhp. £33,900

Porsche Cayenne D 3.0 V6 Tiptronic Automatic. 2010/10. Mileage - 39220. Sand White.

Engine Size - 2967. 245bhp. £32,900

Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 4 Coupe Manual. 2000/V. Mileage - 57950. Arctic Silver.

Engine Size - 3387. 300bhp. £16,900

Porsche 911 (997) 3.8 Carrera S Coupe Tiptronic Automatic. 2005/05. Mileage - 41790. Dark Olive.

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www.clubautosport.co.uk Porsche Specialists since 1971 • WORKSHOP FACILITIES Servicing, repairs, diagnostics, inspection engine & gearbox rebuilds, MOT work

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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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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.

Discount given to PCGB members, please mention Porsche Post. Ex AFN & OPC technicians.

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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Advertisers’ Index 911 Porsche World 91 Adrian Flux 86 Art Restoration 128 Auto 2000 132 Auto Curator 71 Auto Umbau 126 Barr-Tech 121 Benchmark Leather 134 Cameron Sports Cars 129 Carnoisseur 117 Carrera Engineering 126 Cars of Malton 119 Charles Ivey Specialist Cars 84 Chartwell 100 Chris Turner 120 Classic And Custom Works 130 Classic Line Insurance 77 Classic Time 139 Classicar Automotive 125 Clewett Engineering 120 Club Autosports 126 Club Shop 38 Cridfords 87 D9 Autotech 122 Douglas Valley 126 Dove House Motor Company 123 DSD Motorwerks 124 EJ White 120 Elephant Racing 112 Elite Garages 61 Elitemotors Bodyshop 52 European Parts Solution 98 Fast Lane Travel 94 Footman James 63 GE Classics 118 Gliptone 135 Gmund Collection 124 GPS Tracker 110 Greatworth Classics 120 GT Porsche 86 GT4 Sussex 122 Harbour Cars 119 Hexagon Porsche 06 Hillcrest Specialist Cars 125 Independent Garage 70 JMH Automotive 77 Jasmine Porschalink 130 Jomaparts 131 John Mitchell’s Garage 81 Jordans Car Storage 134 JRW Elite Automotive 130 Just Tickets 107 LA Dismantlers 129 LN Engineering 88 Lockton 02, 66, 80 M & A Coachworks 64 Manning UK 57, 117, 125, 128, 132, 134 Marque 21 124

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