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PORSCHE t r o p e R OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PORSCHE CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Volume 42 Number 3 July-September 2017

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August Sprinters

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P re s i d e n t ’s R e p o r t

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G O P ro N o G o S p r i n t

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Calendar of events

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Master of Mallala Round 3

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Porsche 911 GT2 RS

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Porsche 944 Series Mallala Mission

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911 GT2 RS Fastest of all Time

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Motorkhana Fun

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9 1 1 G T 3 To u r i n g E d i t i o n

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To m ’s P i c

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3 rd G e n e r a t i o n P o r s c h e C a y e n n e

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Raindance Hillclimb #1

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PCSA 2017 AGM

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Clem Smith Classic Collection

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D a v e ’s B l a c k B u g

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R W B R a u h We l t P o r s c h e

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P o r s c h e 9 6 4 C a b r i o l e t Tu r b o L o o k

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Porsche Rear Axle Steering

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Role of honour

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A very Porsche Christmas

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Ice Force Finland

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Mission 911 – The New Contender

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Hi all, Well it has certainly been a busy time as we make a final dash to years end. Plenty of motorsport, social activities and special events to keep everybody happy over the past months. Of course none of this would be possible without the efforts of the committee and support from the membership base at large.

Christine Trimmer spends much of her time running her successful business “The Dream Room” while trying to keep up with the endless applications from keen Porsche owners itching to join our ranks. She takes her role most seriously and has really given membership a voice at our meetings.

Our AGM has now been and gone with the same committee members re-nominated and re-elected for another term. I thought this would an opportune time to provide some insights into your committee and what they bring to the club.

A relatively new kid on the Committee block is Warren Edwards who has taken over Web and Facebook duties. He is also a very accomplished photographer amongst other things and we are very pleased to have him on board.

First and foremost is our President, Geoff Crowe. Befitting his role Geoff is organised, isn’t afraid to make a decision and is always ready to get his hands dirty and pitch in when help is needed. He likes Porsches a bit too.

Vice President is Vic Moore. Vic loves his motorsport and loves the club in which he has been involved in one capacity or another for longer than most of us can remember, probably longer than he can remember. He is passionate about many things and brings a great depth of knowledge to our ranks.

Peter Brunnthaler and Peter Kowalenko take care of the Historic register and licencing for us as they have done for many years. Often behind the scenes doing a great job for which I know many in the club are most thankful.

And then there’s me. If you are a regular reader of my column you likely already know more about me than you probably want to, but basically I package up all the stuff you guys and gals provide me, dust it off, make it shiny and then take credit for the end result. Pretty good gig hey!

Steve Thiele is the money man and keeps us all honest in his role as treasurer. He is most unlike your typical Accountant in that he is a genuinely warm person and doesn’t try to put you to sleep with riveting stories around Superannuation, annuities, or compound interest. Although I’m sure if you were to get him started............

Hopefully the preceding words give you an idea of the type of people that are taking this club forward. Being on the Committee, or even supporting the Committee, can be a valuable and rewarding experience. There is work to be done but also a lot of learning and fun to be had. If you are interested in playing a larger role in the club’s activities, please let us know.

We are often looking for willing members to join us and help out with various activities which could ultimately lead to a committee position if you’re interested.

Darien Herreen is our Secretary and a very keen motorsport participant. He loves his Porsches and has a real knack for making them go quickly.

Norm Goodall is our Motorsport Director and knows more about the game than most, he should do as he has been at it longer than most. Norm was always keen on motorsport and I am led to believe started his racing career very soon after the wheel was invented.

(Sorry Norm, couldn’t resist). Norm has tirelessly managed a raft of motorsport events for us over many years, was a past President and his efforts are very much appreciated.

Roger Paterson squeezes in a Motorkhana round for us in between surgeries and always gives us a good show. He is a past magazine editor and is one of many who put the building blocks in place to make the great magazine we enjoy today.

Tina and James Law look after all things social and going by the impressive turnouts we have had at recent events are doing a pretty decent job of it. I would like to encourage you all to share your memories from these events with me when you get the opportunity so the broader membership can enjoy also.

All contributions gratefully accepted and just might make you famous.

Ray Prior is our Advertising Manager and my right hand man. He is a great guy and helps no end in keeping the magazine viable through supporting our essential and supportive advertisers. He has also been with us for some time and while Norm may have been happy to see the wheel, Ray was equally pleased with the discovery of fire.

As many of you will be aware by now the Porsche Centre is under new management and currently have a very special offer for Porsche owners. Please take the time to review their new advert for further details.

It is my great pleasure also to have Splash back on board as an advertiser in out magazine. They are one of the city’s premier car care establishments and many exotic car owners use their services. Perfect place to pamper your Porsche.

Thanks for special contributions from David Wiffen and Bob Taylor, Darien Herreen, Marty Ewer (if you want an insight into how competitive these guys are, Marty’s report is a must), Tim O’Daly, Scott McInnes and a raft of other supporters. Keep the stories and photos coming in. I can’t do it without you.

Take care,

“Porsche Report” is the official magazine of The Porsche Club of South Australia (ABN 36 370 887 701) Publisher: The Porsche Club of South Australia PO Box 2209, Kent Town, SA 5071 web site: www.pcsa.asn.au email: president@pcsa.asn.au Editor: Phillip Kellett Mobile: 0409 931 193 Email: magazine@pcsa.asn.au Advertising: Ray Pryor Email: advertising@pcsa.asn.au Artwork & Printing Composite Colour 4/347 Bay Road, Cheltenham 3192 Ph: 03 9555 6665 email: info@compositecolour.com.au www.compositecolour.com.au

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Volume 42 Number 3 July-September 2017

PORSCHE Report D a ve ’s B la c k B u g Ic e F o r c e F in la n d R W B - R a u h We lt P o r s c h e D a r ie n ’s n e w 9 1 1 C o n t e n d e r

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club committee

president’s report

Geoff Crowe President 0418 895 660 president@pcsa.asn.au Vic Moore Vice President vicepresident@pcsa.asn.au CAMS Representative/Secretary/Historic Registe secretary@pcsa.asn.au

Welcome to another edition of our Porsche report. Another busy quarter with a lot of social and motorsport activities, and of course our annual AGM took place in September.

for celebrations including a drive over a ‘Closed’ Sydney Harbour Bridge! Watch for our club activities during these times, we will be creating an event for all of these occasions.

The AGM had a good attendance, despite it clashing with a Crows game! The old committee nominated again for a further 12 month term and were duly appointed. I have written often about the work our volunteer committee members undertake. Our club is always looking for help with various roles.

Maybe it’s not a committee position, just a project that could be taken on, such as organising social events or just volunteering for some motorsport duties. Please put your hand up if you can find some time to help us.

Who knows, it could lead to some longer term enjoyment around your favourite Marque.

I am also pleased to announce that the club has secured its first motorsport event at Tailem Bend in September. It will be held on the International (5km) circuit and is already a sell out. Members support of this event will allow the club to continue planning for further events at ‘The Bend” and will see us possibly hosting some National events with our sister clubs over the next few years. The circuit will have many different offerings including a Drag Strip, Motorkhana/ RallyCross and 4 different racing circuits to choose from. These new opportunities will be a great balance as we will continue to plan our motorsport calendar with Mallala.

I can also announce that our next AGM will be held at the Porsche Centre Adelaide. A great venue and we are looking forward to being back amongst our favourite setting.

Our annual Black Tie dinner was held in October with a theme around 40 years of 928’s. A great night with some special thanks to Kym Obst for organising, and also member Adrian Streather for his generous donation of some of his authored books, Jim Pierson for his usual sensational ‘Nut’ basket and of course, Porsche Centre Adelaide for their generous donation of the Martini package.

These prizes all helped toward everyone enjoy the evening. Of course, the night was ‘capped off’ by the presentation from Piers O’Donnell and the display of one of his 928’s.

2018 is a special year for Porsche worldwide.

Porsche have announced the celebration of the 70th anniversary since the first Porsche (356) rolled out of the Stuttgart factory. In April, the launch of the celebration by the Media will be in Shanghai and beamed around the World. On June the 9th the ‘Sportscar Together Day’ will be celebrated and all Porsche Clubs will be involved in some way to support this event. On September 9th, a very special Porsche Day will be held in Sydney and Porsche owners will be able to join together

As President, I get many phone calls from the public, and sometimes from the media about all kinds of issues. Unfortunately I do get complaints from time to time about ‘hooning’ Porsche drivers. I am not suggesting these complaints are valid or even PCSA members, but it’s worth reminding all members that each time you get behind the wheel, someone may be watching, and let’s face it, Porsche’s do stand out. Please keep this in mind when going for a cruise, and if you want to enjoy some speed safely, and put your Porsche to the test, we have 12 events each year that can cater for all levels of skill in a safe environment.

Finally, this is the last report before Christmas, and on behalf of the committee, I would like to wish all members and families a wonderful Christmas. Please stay safe and enjoy the festive season.

I look forward to catching up with you at an event somewhere next year.

Best regards

Norm Goodall Motorsport Director, Sprints 0429 696 644 sprint@pcsa.asn.au

Roger Paterson Motorkhana Director Mobile: 0414 993 930 motorkhana@pcsa.asn.au

Tina and James Law Social Secretaries.

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Christine Trimmer Membership membership@pcsa.asn.au

Phillip Kellett Magazine Editor Mobile: 0409 931 193 magazine@pcsa.asn.au

Ray Pryor Advertising Manager advertising@pcsa.asn.au

President PCSA Warren Edwards Website/Facebook webmaster@pcsa.asn.au

Peter Brunnthaler Historic Register/ Licencing 0410 614 911 historic@pcsa.asn.au

DECEMBER

Saturday 14th/15th

Weekend Away – York Peninsula

Sunday 3rd

Christmas Picnic

Saturday 21st

Supersprint #3 - Twilight

Thursday 7th/10th

Adelaide Motorsport Festival

Saturday 21st

Mallala Twilight Club Run

Inc Classic Adelaide Rally

Friday 27th

Black Tie Dinner

Sunday 10th

Club Run – Lunch

Sunday 10th

Willunga Hillclimb

NOVEMBER Friday 3rd

Climb to the Eagle

MARCH

Friday 10th

Club Dinner – Kentish Hotel

Thursday 1st/4th

Adelaide 500

Friday 10th/12th

Legend of The Lakes Hillclimb –

Thursday 22nd/25th

Melbourne F1 Grand Prix

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Steve Thiele Treasurer 0412 195 634 treasurer@pcsa.asn.au

Geoff Crowe,

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Darien Herreen Secretary & Motorkhana secretary@pcsa.asn.au

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Story & Photos: Porsche Cars Australia

Porsche 911 GT2 RS The fastest and most powerful roadapproved 911 of all time, the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS is here.

to make the vehicle as lightweight as possible, while the standard trim roof is made from magnesium.

At the heart of this ultimate 911 is a 515-kW biturbo flat engine. Weighing in at only 1,470 kg with a full fuel tank, the lightweight two-seater accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in only 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of 340 km/h. In order to increase performance, large turbochargers push an increased volume of process air into the combustion chambers. A new additional cooling system delivers optimum cooling at peak loads and, at very high temperatures, sprays the charge-air cooler with water.

This causes the gas temperature to fall in the overpressure range and ensures optimum power output, even under extreme conditions. The customised GT seven-speed double-clutch transmission (PDK) in the new GT2 RS enables power to be transferred with uninterrupted traction.

What’s more, the specially developed exhaust system is made from extralightweight titanium, weighs around seven kilograms less than the system used in the 911 Turbo and delivers an emotional sound without precedent.

The passenger compartment of the 911 GT2 RS is dominated by red Alcantara, black leather and interior parts with a carbon-weave finish as standard. The optional Chrono Package expands the PCM functions to include performance display, which can be used to display, save and evaluate track times.

The 911 GT2 RS possesses amazing cornering abilities thanks to its flawless racing chassis with rear-axle steering and Ultra High Performance (UHP) tyres.

The large, wide wheels (265/35 ZR 20 at the front and 325/30 ZR 21 at the rear) ensure outstanding braking and cornering forces. The 911 GT2 RS features Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) as standard. The bonnet is made from carbon

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Porsche Design has teamed up with Porsche Motorsport to develop the 911 GT2 RS Chronograph for customers of the new super sports car. It is reserved exclusively for 911 GT2 RS drivers.

If you want to know more call Porsche Centre Adelaide for more details.

Story & Photos: Porsche Cars Australia

911 GT2 RS Fastest of All Time Porsche set a new lap record for street legal sports cars on the 20.6 kilometer Nürburgring-Nordschleife with the 2018 911 GT2 RS. Recorded and officially timed on September 20th, the best lap time of 6:47.3 minutes even surpassed internal expectations. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of Motorsport and GT Cars for Porsche AG, said “At the start of the development process, we set ourselves a lap time target for the GT2 RS of less than 7 minutes and 5 seconds. The credit for beating this target by 17.7 seconds goes to our development engineers, mechanics and drivers, who demonstrated an exceptionally strong team performance.

This result makes it official: The GT2 RS is not only the most powerful, but also the fastest 911 model ever built.”

The record lap was not just a single occurrence: Lars Kern of Germany and Nick Tandy from Great Britain broke the previous record for street legal sports cars (6:52.01 minutes) immediately and proceeded to lap the track in under 6:50 minutes on five separate laps.

Andreas Preuninger, Director of the GT model line, stated, “It’s not just the record time achieved by the GT2 RS that demonstrates the vehicle’s caliber, but also the consistency of performance in every lap. We’re particularly proud of the fact that this was achieved with two different vehicles and two different drivers, as it underscores the ability of the GT2 RS to reproduce the record over and over again.”

Porsche factory driver Nick Tandy traveled directly from the six hour race in Austin, Texas to the Ring and adapted from driving the Le Mans prototype Porsche 919 Hybrid to the 700 hp 911 GT2 RS fitted with standard N-spec Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires in impressive fashion.

Lars Kern, Porsche test driver by trade and a passionate race car driver in his own right, was the one to set the fastest final time. In addition to the Carrera Cup Australia, Kern regularly competes in the German VLN endurance racing championship on the Nürburgring and knows the Nordschleife like the back of his hand. The ultimate record lap began under ideal track conditions at 7:11 p.m. local time and ended 6:47.3 minutes later.

The average speed on the 12.8 mile (20.6 kilometer) lap was 114.4 miles per hour.

The fastest and most powerful road-going 911 celebrated its world premiere at the Festival of Speed in Goodwood, Great Britain. The heart of the high-performance sports car is a twin turbo flat-six engine producing 700 horsepower. This enables the two-seater weighing 3,241 pounds to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2.7 seconds. The top track speed of the rear-wheel drive Coupé is 211 miles per hour. Thanks to the race-bred powertrain, the new 911 GT2 RS surpasses its predecessor, which was equipped with a 3.6 liter engine, by 80 horsepower and delivers up to 553 lb.-ft. of torque.

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911 GT3 Touring Edition The 911 GT3 with Touring Package is coming and is available with a manual six-speed transmission only, and instead of the fixed rear wing it has a variable rear spoiler like the 911 Carrera. Beneath its understated exterior is pure motorsport technology: The four-litre naturally aspirated engine born from motorsport develops 368 kW (500 hp) and 460 Nm of torque. The 911 GT3 with Touring Package sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and has a top speed of 316 km/h.

The name “Touring Package” harks back to an equipment variant of the 911 Carrera RS from 1973. Even then, the puristic 911 design and classic interior features were a key element. The new 911 GT3 with Touring Package adopts and modernises this concept. This variant is aimed at fans of high-quality sports cars who particularly value an understated appearance and classic driving enjoyment.

Aside from the Clubsport Package and Alcantara interior, virtually all 911 GT3 options are available from Porsche in combination with the Touring Package.

Subtle design features are first visible at the rear end. The tip of the extending rear spoiler from the series-production 911 is equipped with an aerodynamic tip (Gurney flap) in body colour. The specially designed rear lid grille bears the “GT3 touring” logo. Other distinguishing features include the silver-coloured side window trims, sports exhaust system tailpipes and headlight washer covers, as well as the Porsche logo at the rear. In the “Black Exterior Touring Package” option these

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elements are black and the front and rear lights are dark-tinted.

The naturally aspirated six-cylinder engine with four-litre displacement is taken from racing cars such as the 911 RSR and 911 GT3 Cup. It is the most powerful naturally aspirated direct-injection boxer engine and has the greatest displacement Porsche has ever developed for a six-cylinder road car. The engine is characterised by its high-revving nature. The crankshaft spins at up to 9,000 rpm, which is truly extraordinary, even for a sports car engine.

The 911 GT3 Touring Package variant is priced from $326,800 – the same price as the regular 911 GT3. Local deliveries are expected in the first quarter of 2018.

Story & Photos: Porsche Cars Australia

Third Generation Porsche Cayenne Porsche is pleased to introduce the third generation of the Cayenne. Its powerful turbo engines, new eight-speed Tiptronic S gearbox, new chassis systems and innovative display and control concept with total connectivity take both sport and comfort to the next level.

Initially, two newly developed six-cylinder engines will be available. The three-litre turbo in the entry Cayenne developing 250 kW (340 hp), some 29 kW (40 hp) more than the previous model. Then the Cayenne S with its 2.9-litre V6 biturbo engine producing 324 kW (440 hp), an increase of 15 kW (20 hp) over its predecessor and with a top speed of 265 km/h. Equipped with the optional Sport Chrono Package, the new Cayenne S accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in less than five seconds.

manufacturer is once again assuming a pioneering role in the development of high-performance brakes. This world first is available as an option for all Cayenne models and consists of a cast-iron disc with a tungsten-carbide coating. This finish increases friction values while wear and brake dust are reduced. The brake, exclusive to Porsche, is also visually impressive: The brake callipers are painted white, while the surface of the discs develop a unique gloss after bedding-in. The PSCB is only available in combination with the 20-inch and 21-inch wheels. The PCCB ceramic brakes remain the top choice in the range.

Following the 911 and the Panamera, the new body of the Cayenne also uses an intelligent combination of alloy and steel.

The exterior is made entirely of aluminium.

The floorpan assembly, front section and virtually all the chassis components are also manufactured from alloy.

Information contained in this press release relates to European models only.

Pricing and specification for the Cayenne and Cayenne S for Australia have not been finalised and therefore will not be announced until early in 2018. Australian deliveries will begin from mid 2018.

The third edition of the SUV now has mixed tyre sizes and rear-axle steering for the first time. Programmed off-road modes make it easy for the driver to select the right setup for the task. The default setting is the Onroad programme. Four other modes activate the conditioning for mild off-road terrain: Mud, Gravel, Sand or Rocks. For the first time, the Cayenne is available with electric rear-axle steering.

The system, tried and tested both in the 911 and the Panamera, improves agility around bends and stability when changing lanes at high speeds. The reduced turning circle also makes everyday handling easier.

With the innovative Porsche Surface Coated Brake (PSCB), the sports car

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Story: Geoff Crowe Photos: Phil Kellett

PCSA 2017 AGM Thank you to all who attended the Porsche Club of SA Annual General Meeting.

Following is an extract of our President’s (Geoff Crowe) presentation on the night.

Welcome and thank you for attending.

I would like to start by acknowledging some special guests who have joined us tonight.

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Founding and life member Kaz Herbst 2.

Life members; Dave Gilbert, Peter Kowalenko, Wayne Obst and Norm Goodall.

I would also like to thank San McMahon for attending tonight. San will present the Geoff Paul trophy later in the evening.

Unfortunately Vicki Rooke is an apology and she has asked that I represent her for the awarding of the Mike Rooke memorial Sprint Trophy.

I would also like to mention our new webmaster who is attending tonight, Warren Edwards. Many will know him as a long time member and a recognised photographer. We are most appreciative of his acceptance of the position of webmaster.

I don’t wish to report on much for the 2016/7 year. It’s already happened and

Club person of the year - Ray Clements

the club has had plenty of feedback to suggest we are on the right track.

Sometimes it’s a worry when we don’t get any negative comments, but the few that we did get have been addressed.

We are fortunate to have a great committee that have taken ownership and responsibility for their roles, which allows me to focus on taking the lead and making sure we meet our members expectations.

Our Social events were all well attended, which suggests they were what members were looking for, but if you think you have a great idea for a future social event James and Tina would love to hear from you.

Our Motorsport events continue to offer the best we can provide for all of our members and their inclusion in our calendar continues a legacy going back to the very earliest years of our club.

Our Magazine is without doubt still the best produced Porsche Club magazine in Australia. Everyone on the committee helped to make this happen and I thank them all for their contributions. Thank you also to the many members who have taken the time to contribute stories and/or photos to our Editor. Keep it up.

As a club we do have some challenges coming up which I would like to raise.

1. Resources with volunteers and committee remain pretty stretched. We are fortunate that the entire committee nominated again this year, because we had no new nominations. The next 12 months is going to see our committee members try to recruit some new help. We need some fresh help and we recognise succession planning. Some of our members have been on the committee a long time and need a break. We have plenty of new members who are attending both Motorsport and Social functions that I think we can approach. So watch out.

2. We are also cost conscious. Motorsport remains an issue and we are looking at price rises for Mallala and it’s possible that Tailem Bend may be prohibitive for PCSA to even participate as we do now. So we are looking at options going forward to see how we can continue to foster our motorsport activities without compromising the safety and quality of our present offering. We do book our events and contract some 12 months out, so it’s important we get it right. We run monthly budgets and measure our income/ expenditure closely on a YTD basis. We simply can’t afford nasty surprises at the end of the year.

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Our club here in SA has a long history but the first Porsche Club was actually formed in 1952 in Westphalia, a little provence in North Germany. We are one of 670 official Porsche Clubs worldwide in some 85 countries with more than 200,000 members.

The Porsche company is approaching a significant milestone in that 2018 will be the 70th year of the first Porsche production car. The company was founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche. He built Military vehicles and of course the first Beetle, it’s also interesting to note that the very first car designed by Ferdie was a fully electric car. But significantly his son Ferry built what became known as the 356 in 1947 and it was certified for the road in 1948.

But why am I telling you this?

Well there are going to be Global events to celebrate the 70 year anniversary with a launch in Shanghai in April next year.

Porsche Cars Australia is also getting in on the act with A Global Day on June 9th where Porsche Clubs around the World will be celebrating in some form with an event.

It will be called “Sports Car Together Day” and given Australia’s Time Zone we could

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likely be the first Country in the World to be a part of this event.

Also in September there will be a National Day in Sydney where anyone with a Porsche can meet and enjoy the day together. They are even talking about closing Sydney Harbour Bridge for a drive over! This may work well for our Club members to be a part of an organised event form SA. So we will continue the next 12 months with offerings for all parts of the club and indeed some national events that we may be able to participate in. Lots of work for James here and his sub committee which he is going to establish!

We are able to do things a little different this year.

The current committee have all nominated for a further 12 month term. Thanks to all of them. There were no new committee nominations. Accordingly, under our Constitution and section 8.1, I declare the committee as nominated is automatically re- elected.

The positions are: President: Geoff Crowe

Vice President: Vic Moore Secretary: Darien Herreen Treasurer: Steve Thiele Membership: Christine Trimmer Sprint Director: Norm Goodall Magazine Editor: Phil Kellett Advertising Manager: Ray Pryor Social Directors: James and Tina law I would also acknowledge our Historic registrars, Peter Kowalenko, Peter Brunnthaler and Vic Moore And finally, a special thank you to Kym Obst. Kym helped us out considerably over the past 12 months with his work on The Black Tie Dinner and also the Weekend away. We are very grateful for the time and effort he put into these. Kym is having a break for the next year or so from official committee duties, but I know he is only a phone call away if we need his help.

Also thanks to Helen Kowalenko who continues to help us out each year with the Christmas party organisation. Again a very time consuming job, and we are very grateful for the effort, right down to the shopping for kids pressies.

That’s the official part of the evening concluded, thank you for your attention and I declare the AGM now closed.

Motorkhana Champion - Darien Herreen

Drivers Champion 2017 - Darien Herreen

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Story: David Wiffen Photos:: Bob Taylor – (bobteee.webs.com)

Dave’s Black Bug

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Dave’s thoughts on his very special 911.

Well, I think it’s a great car and it’s still my daily drive! Fourteen years ownership, six of them in South Australia, and still going strong. Of course maintenance and upgrades are sometimes required along the way, it is a twenty four year old 964 after all. A while back Mark Poole suggested that I needed to make a Strategic Decision.

Puffs of blue smoke, a small pool of oil on the garage floor (and that was just from me) can be a subtle hint to Porsche owner. In the end it was an easy decision to give her the attention she deserved.

So I put the team at RSR Sportscars to work. This included a full top end engine rebuild from Mark Poole and David Meaker,

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plus new brakes, KONI FSD suspension system ,regular additions of Pzero Rossi’s from North Terrace Tyres and finally this year, a lovely new soft top from our friends at Willshire which has improved the look of the vehicle no end. I can go on club runs with pride now (after a quick trip to the car wash).

I Knew in 2004 when I bought it that there it was pretty rare. However Adrian Streather, fellow club member and international Porsche Author, who is far more knowledgeable about these things than myself, dug into factory data bases in Stuttgart and confirmed that it was indeed quite unique. As it turned out there were only 25 RHD built world wide, so quite rare indeed. That has pushed up my Shannon’s insurance!

(For further background please read Adrian’s separate article following) So, six years with the 964 in Adelaide, and certainly I have no regrets about bringing my “Black Bug” over from the UK, despite the dramas I had doing so. It is warmer here too. Giving me every excuse to drop the top occasionally and enjoy some great Australian weather.

Sadly, no more regular Group 1 sprints with the GT3’s at Mallala, but Tailem Bend might just bring me out of racing retirement in 2018! However, I can still run through the Heysen Tunnel without a qualm, top down, and experience that fabulous Porsche / tunnel frisson!

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Story: Adrian Streather Photos: Porsche AG Archives & Bob Taylor

Porsche 964 Cabriolet Turbolook David Wiffen, a member of the Porsche Club South Australia owns a 964 Cabriolet Turbolook (TL), but where did this idea originate? In fact there was a 911 Cabriolet with a wide body rear end before there was a production narrow body 911 Cabriolet.

At the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1981 Porsche AG displayed a concept car it called the Porsche Studie. It was in fact an experimental AWD 911 Cabriolet Turbo with the option M491 wide body rear end originally developed for the 1973 911RS and fitted as standard to the 930 Turbo model range. However, the first production 911 Cabriolet was the narrow body 911SC produced in model year 1983. Option M491 or Turbolook was available across the Carrera 3.2 litre normally aspirated model range from model years 1984 to 1989, but then there was a bit of a Turbolook lull when the 964 series replaced the Carrera 3.2 in model year 1989. The first 964 Turbo was not available until model year 1991 and option M491 was not offered until model year 1992.

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some like David’s, due to demand, were added to the 964 production line in early model year 1993 joining another group of rare 964 models such as the American market only RS America.

The RWD 964 Cabriolet TL was produced in two variants—RoW market version primarily in left-hand drive type 964-650 with a some factory produced right-hand drive type 964-651 (as owned by David Wiffen) and the American market only America Roadster left-hand drive only type 964-650. It has been suggested in some circles that America Roadsters were produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Porsche 356 Roadster first built in 1952, but no official documentation exists to support this claim.

Approximately 750 RoW market versions of the 964 Cabriolet TL were built in its short production run. Of this number approximately 25 are known with righthand drive making David Wiffen’s example a rear beastie indeed.

A feature of this model is the model script delete on the engine lid. If it’s a genuine TL it doesn’t advertise itself.

Large numbers of the left-hand drive RoW models were sold in Germany with most being fully optioned up and painted in what can best be described as “candy colours.”

250 America Roadsters were shipped to Porsche Cars North America in model years 1992 and 93.

The main differences between the 964 Cabriolet TL and its narrow body siblings are: Only offered with rear-wheel drive.

Rear end widened to 964 Turbo specifications.

964 Turbo hydraulic brake booster system installed.

Front brake callipers same as installed on the 9643.3 litre Turbo—fitted with perforated (drilled) brake discs (rotors).

Rear brake callipers same as installed on the 964 3.3 litre Turbo—fitted with standard 964 Carrera 2/4 solid rear brake discs (rotors).

No model identification script on the engine lid.

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Story & Photos: Tim O’Daly

Ice Force Finland 17th March 2017

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Months in the planning and finally the time arrived to board our flight to Finland to meet with the Porsche Driving Experience “Ice Force” team and get ready to tackle the snow and ice in a bevy of mouth watering 911’s. When the plane hit the tarmac there was a hint of a slide, or was it a drift. Was this pilot an “Ice Force” graduate? As we entered Levi Airport we were greeted by the Porsche Concierge, then a quick transfer to our Glass Igloo for two nights prior to our ice driving experience. As an added bonus we were also lucky enough to see the Northern Lights in all their glory.

After transferring to the Panorama Hotel and attending all the pre course rituals it was exciting to meet numerous

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people from all over the world who were participating.

The short bus trip saw us arrive at the testing ground. We soon realised this was serious stuff as a contingent of WRC cars made their way onto the facility.

Amelia and I met our German instructors and fellow members of our group for the three days of thrills, and for some, spills.

Two instructors per five cars, so a lot of tuition, both while we were driving, and as a passenger while they drove. The Cayenne rescue vehicle was required on many occasions to extract cars from the snowbank but I am pleased to say that while Amelia and I had a lot of close shaves, over the three days we did not require it.

Drifting, controlling and having fun is what this was all about, and we did plenty of it. Porsche as usual managed everything brilliantly in every regard. The location, hotel and all the transport transfers were all handled with expected German efficiency.

Bucket list ticked, or was it? We may just have to go back some day and do it all again!

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Story: Darien Herreen Photos: Darien Herreen & Bob Taylor

Mission 911 - The New Contender

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Back at the beginning of 2017 there were two things I wouldn’t have put any money on happening… #1 was winning the overall club driver’s championship again this year. #2 was that I would be selling my car!

Fast forward 10months and while I am very pleased about #1, I am still coming to terms with #2….

On returning from the mountain all fired up, I recorded another win in MK2 so by points I needed 3rd or better to secure the Motorkhana championship, so I made the decision to give the outright drivers’ championship a go as well. Having missed so many rounds it meant I had to compete in every remaining event to even have a chance.

#1 - Looking back to August last year I had missed the first two competition events, SS1 and HC1. I also knew that by committing to go to the Bathurst 12 hour event, SS4 was out too. Missing three events, particularly two sprints and a hill climb, pretty much wrote off three out of the four club motorsport titles (sprint, hillclimb and outright club championship).

That left the Motorkhana championship which escaped me the prior year with only two events held, so that was my competitive focus for 16/17.

Fast forward to July, I pushed both the car and myself to the limit and beyond in pursuit of points and very nearly lost it all.

A big scare coming in too hot followed by big understeer entering the essess on the last lap of SS6 resulted in a slight off track excursion. That cost me 6 seconds which is a massive loss averaged over 9 laps.

Luckily, pushing hard also rewarded me with an extra 5pts for another PB which helped offset some of the lost points.

When all the points were tallied up for the final time, I had clawed back to 2ndin the sprint title, and more importantly though, did what I originally thought was out of reach and secured the overall driver’s championship.

As I am known for being “somewhat competitive”, this was very satisfying and made all the effort worthwhile. It had pushed me to keep finding time in parts of the Mallala circuit I hadn’t unlocked before. Given I had originally planned to have a “competitive gap year”, I was also

Winning MK1 got my Motorkhana campaign off to a good start. A good point’s haul in SS2 with a PB, followed by a win in SS3 with another PB collecting 105pts had positioned me towards the top of the points at the Xmas break. I hadn’t planned to contest the championship this year, so heading off to Bathurst and missing SS4 and a potential 100 points wasn’t originally an issue.

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experimenting with some NT01 tyres that I used at Bathurst. It turns out while they initially felt to not have the same ultimate grip compared to the A050’s, they were more progressive and I could explore the limit with less fear the car would just let go (in a big way) if I stepped over it. This enabled me to push the car and myself a little harder and find those extra 1/10th, recording PBs at Mt Panorama and Mallala with no other changes to the car.

So everything for a reason they say. #2 - This was more of a shock. I never thought I would be selling my car this year or at all for that matter. While there had been some suggestions to buy a cup car for a while, I love the old aircooled cars. I also like being able to participate in multiple types of events such as motorkhanas and maybe try some rally sprints in the future.

Additionally, I enjoy working on my car and developing it as much as I do driving it and try and do as much work and setup as I can. This appears to be something that is more restrictive with newer machinery and requires more specialist tools and workshop support. Unfortunately I can’t afford both or I would have an aircooled car and a cup car (and a transporter).

I blame two main influences for the sale, Tailem Bend and Vic (as in our VP, not the entire state of Victoria).

Tailem Bend’s long straight and high speeds will favour high HP cars, and I can already see the resemblance to Bathurst in that the newer cars, or even stock 3.6’s and hot 2.7’s will be passing me on the straights that I had worked so hard to catch and pass in the corners. To maintain some relative competitiveness something needed to change as my 3.2 had stock internals and although very reliable, only produced 178RWHP. As the rest of the car was pretty sorted, I had looked at options for a performance engine rebuild, but as others who have been down that path advised, a 3.4 conversion for near 20k would still be shy of 280HP, and to get a 3.2 near 300HP was going to cost 20-30k in parts alone. Additionally, this investment would never be seen again – it would essentially be the same car. This led to looking for a 3.6 which has more long term potential necessitating selling my 3.2 which was still good. It became immediately apparent there weren’t many 3.6’s in Australia for sale so this led to looking in the US. More on this later….

The other option was continuing my weight reduction journey to get below 1100kg.

While I had already purchased a set of FG doors which came up for sale, I hadn’t fully thought through the consequences as this triggered other issues, like a forward roll cage. This meant really getting into the world of non-reversible mods as my

car was still essentially a road car in that “club car” category. I had progressed my driving and the cars suspension such that at places like Bathurst I could now take the kink on mountain straight flat out, and depending on wind and rear wing angles, I could be going through still accelerating to around 225-235kph. Therefore, a full cage was becoming a must do for overall safety, regardless of fitting the fibreglass doors. This is when Vic’s influence, showing me his new G series “race” car and luring me in with talk of some Porsche club level door to door racing took everything in a new direction. While this sounded appealing, my thoughts retuned to my car. It had a full steel widebody and the thought of getting damage on metal front and particularly the rear guards was not going to be acceptable. I loved my car and while it was well sorted and prepped, it was too nice to race and way too nice to begin thinking about chopping up and fitting fibreglass rear quarters etc which would be lighter and much easier for me to repair damage. I begun looking around for options. I had found a rebuilt stock 1990 3.6 engine on Pelican Parts.

Without going through the whole drawn out process, I bought the engine.

So now I had an engine which came with a 915 gearbox. Then I began looking at getting the gearbox rebuilt to fit close ratio gears, do the strengthening and cooling mods and replace the Wavetrac Torsen diff with a guards plate type LSD.

It was at this time that I saw another ad on Pelican for a 915 gearbox which had everything I was planning. It had close ratio 3/4/5 gearsets, factory ZF diff, guards internals, an external oil cooler and was freshly built. Why would someone sell a freshly built gearbox? The price was also quite reasonable/bordering on cheap given the parts list – again, why? After some further enquiry, it turned out the box was owned and built by Tyson Schmidt and he was changing cars and looking to recoup parts costs on the gearbox which was now surplus. For those that don’t follow So Cal Porsche scene, Tyson is a bit of a legend when it comes to early air cooled Porsches. So now I have two gearboxes!

It was at this time that it became clear to me that I would need to put my current car up for sale. I was rapidly assembling some expensive parts in the US, and still needed a chassis. It turns out that the owner of the engine I bought also had a 77’ chassis for sale that he had raced PCA/POC. Coincidentally, this was the same year as my current car. It already had a US spec cage fitted as well as a fair amount of the body replaced with FG panels, making it a good starting point. Before you know it, I was in negotiations for buying a chassis.

This led to my car being prepped for sale.

I removed all the Swepco and Quickjack decals as well as the #9 (which was a little emotional). Very quickly, the car began to

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look like it did the day I bought it. A few more hours and the tail and front bumper were swapped back and after a wash it was looking like a road car again. Well, a road car that drives like a go cart.

The next morning I went for a drive to Clarendon with a few other Porsches to catch up for coffee and talk cars for a few hours. By word of mouth, my car was sold inside 24hrs without being advertised. I was going to be selective to who I sold it to, so am pleased to say it was an easy transaction and is going to a very good home back in NSW. More importantly it will be used as intended, on the track!

In hindsight, it’s actually a good thing it happened so quickly. It is a great looking car and has lots of good bits in it, so when sitting drinking coffee in Clarendon that day and looking at it from the other side of the road, I was beginning to wonder if I was doing the right thing. Fortunately I

had a new project to distract me, and the excitement of a new build was starting to take hold so I got over it.

Having already developed a relationship with Tyson through discussions buying his gearbox, he agreed to look over the chassis I found in California and gave the structure the all clear for purchase. CAMS technical then provided the necessary confidence the roll cage would meet spec for a log book with a few small changes, so a deal was done immediately.

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Tyson now co owns Pro Motorsports which is located in Burbank California, so the engine and chassis all made their way to his workshop in Burbank.

While this was all happening, I had been busy working on what would be a key area for me –the suspension. Having spent a lot of time and money developing the torsion bar suspension on my current car, with modified struts and custom dampers tuned to spring rates etc, the opportunity to start fresh with a new chassis was both exciting yet slightly daunting due to the wide range of options. I had been looking at adjustable dampers for many years and made the decision on this build to go with a full coilover set up. This really opened up the choices, but after having done all the research and comparisons, I decided to reach out to Motion Control Suspension.

MCS is the evolution of JRZ/Moton, both well respected and proven brands, and

are producing fantastic, 1, 2 and 3 way dampers. What really sold it was their customer service and knowledge. They also are offering new front struts for early 911’s they manufacture from scratch.

So at the time of writing this, all the build specs are being finalised with MCS and the structural work on the car is just beginning.

I could write another 10 pages with all the plans. If Phil lets me finish this story in the next magazine in 3 months’ time, I will provide an update. The new car should be coming back on a ship from California by this time.

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911’s Boxed and Out Foxed at Mallala 2nd July 2017 Well the final round of the 2016/17 season provided some very mixed results with a multitude of drivers getting PB’s on the day. Also, as a potential sign of things to come, there were four Boxsters in the top five placings. You 911 guys and gals are going to have to find something

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special in future rounds to settle the ledger.

Keynes in a..... hang on... Boxster came in 3rd.

A fine 1st place was taken by Steve Langford, and you guessed it, he was driving a Boxster, Ian Crouch, also in a Boxster took out 2nd place while Tony

Good effort to all involved, and hey, if you’ve got a Boxster. Bring it along to Mallala. Seems you can’t go wrong.

Sprint Round # 6 - 2016/17 CarNum Entrant Place 34 Steve langford 1 90 Ian Crouch 2 50 Tony Keynes 3 9 Darien Herreen 4 10 Anthony Sullivan 5 2 Steve Hevera 6 70 Norm Goodall 7 20 Shane Wirthensohn 8 77 Ray Pryor 9 17 David Edkins 10 15 Alister Carmichael 11 26 Simon Mangos 12 89 Mark Haig 13 Invitation Class SuperSprint CarNum Entrant Place 30 David Benda 1 72 Bret Sunstrom 2 29 Ben Crawford 3 27 Vic Moore 4 7 Brad Trenwith 5 Other Marques 18 Jacobus Vander Merwe 84 Steve Thiele 52 Grant parkyn 21 David Tye 22 Anton Hevera

Ian Crouch

Car 2007 Boxster S Boxster S 3.4 Boxster S 911 SC Boxster 911 SC 911 SC GT 4 944T Cayman S 1999 Boxster S 944 996 Turbo

Best Time 1.2342 1.2497 1.1961 1.2106 1.2173 1.2558 1.2476 1.1867 1.2687 1.2726 1.3471 1.3783 1.1893

Car 996 cup 911 RSR Nissan 71 911 race RX 7

Best Time 1.1408 1.1639 1.1625 1.2136 dns

HSV M235I M3 Lotus Elan WRX

1.2222 1.2439 1.2397 1.2476 1.2660

The heart of the matter

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Photos: Darien Herreen, Bob Taylor, Ray Clements

August Sprinters 6 August 2017

Round one of the 2017/18 Sprints at Mallala ended with some new names at the head of the leaderboard. Mike Rogers

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managed to hold off all comers to take out first place with Hamish McKendrick hot on his heels in second and Norm Goodall

taking out a credible third place on the day.

Sprint Round # 1 CarNum Entrant Place 8 Mike Rogers 1 78 Hamish McKendrick 2 70 Norm Goodall 3 96 Mark Coupe 4 2 Steve Hevera 5 26 Simon Mangos 6 67 John Fricke 7 55 Tim O'Daly 8 17 David Edkins 9 10 Anthony Sullivan 10 45 Peter Mayer 11 91 Marc Kovacic 12 19 Cesar Mendieta 13 54 Amelia Eime 14 86 Grier Nielson 15 16 71 Ray Bessell 31 Bruce Field 17 OTHER MARQUES 9 Justin Wanzek 21 David Tye 40 Mat Longhurst 41 Kurt Wilson 48 Keir Wison 94 Adam Wallis 97 Alistair Dow

Car 996 C4 944 Turbo Cup 911 SC 928 911 SC 944 Carrera S 996 GT3 Cayman S Boxster Cayman S 968 GT4 GT3 Cup 996 Boxster Cayman S 944 Excel Cortina GTR R34 WRX 2016 GTR BMW M1 P/T Puma Clubman

Best time 1.2396 1.2042 1.2375 1.2427 1.2641 1.3296 1.2100 1.2021 1.2480 1.2249 1.2426 1.2658 1.2071 1.2197 1.4108 1.2844 1.2443 1.3119 1.2975 1.0895 dns 1.2162 1.1810 1.1641

Amelia Eime

Bruce Field

Cesar Mendieta

Grier Nielson

Marc Kovacic

Stormin Normin took out 3rd

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Story: Scott McInnes Photos: Bob Taylor, Doug Smith & Ray Clements (Archive images used)

Go Pro no go Sprint 17th September 2017 Scrutineering didn’t get off to a great start when the scrutineer said “you’re not going to like me”, followed by “you’re really not going to like me”. GoPro mounted on the front tow hook – gone... SmartyCam on the inside of the windscreen – needs race tape... SmartyCam attached to the middle of the roll-cage behind the seats – pass, if I use zip-ties to tether it to the cage. AiM data-logger on the windscreen – pass, although that was touch-and-go for a minute, too. That’s the first time the data-logger or any of the cameras have been questioned. Time to invest in some stainless-steel wire tethers for the cameras! Fortunately everything else checked out and I received the sticker of approval.

Fortunately for me I was leading group 1, since the usual contenders weren’t in attendance, however this sadly didn’t equate to better lap times. Frustratingly, whilst I didn’t do a better time than on lap 1 in S1 in the official sprints – a 1:17.3858 – I beat that time in five out of the six laps in the unofficial S4, with four of those laps being in the 1:16s, having done 15 laps over the course of the day and being able to settle into a better rhythm. A 1:16.3727 in S4 was good enough for a PB but it’s not counted and still isn’t quite enough to beat the base handicap of 1:16 for the GT3. Geoff seems to think that writing this article will help with my times, so I guess I’ll see how that pans out!

There was a relatively low turnout of just 20 cars and the invitational group had just one of those. This was my first sprint for the new competition season, so it was the first time I had experienced the rolling start format. It doesn’t change much in terms of competition but it does mean that we get a cooldown lap, rather than having to pit immediately after a fast final lap. I was glad to see the club making use of the first-rate electronic flag system, which I’m familiar with from the drive days that Mallala Motorsport Park runs themselves, so hopefully this means an end to last minute calls for flaggies.

A couple of brand new cars made an appearance on the day. Steve Thiele showed off his brand new 2017 911.2 C2S and some consistently good driving saw him beat the base handicap of 1:19 by over half a second, with a 1:18.4026, and also take the maximum 105 points on offer for the day. Juris Kuznecovs brought out his also new 2017 Lotus Exige S and spent the day adjusting to the power and delivery. Pas Quartuccio was Back To The Future in his 2106 Porsche Cayman, which was presumably just the amusing result of a typo in the CAMS registration system.

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PBs (and new handicaps!) set: Roger Paterson (1974 911 RS) 1:17.6720, Mike Rogers (2000 996 C4) 1:23.5802, Mark Coupe (1989 928) 1:23.9450, Ian Crouch (1998 Boxster 3.4) 1:24.8801, Ray Pryor (1989 944 Turbo) 1:25.0272. A welldeserved congratulations to you all.

A reasonably sized rock or lump of concrete on the track on the inside of turn 5 in S1 could have ruined someone’s day but, fortunately, everyone managed to avoid it; the mystery is how it came to be there.

Another action packed day for the second sprint of the season with Steve Thiele taking a win in his new car (unfortunately new car not pictured, but it’s still as red as the old one, Ed), Ray Pryor being runner up and Roger Paterson rounding out the top three.

It was a great day and I really enjoyed the change of format. Would be good to see more fellow members come out and find out what their cars are really capable of.

Hope to see you at the next one.

Ray Pryor

Scott McInness

Steve Thiele

Mission control

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Story: Marty Ewer Photos: Bob Taylor – (bobteee.webs.com) & Ray Clements

Master of Mallala – Round 3 19th/20th August 2017

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Adam & Marty battled closely all weekend

Adam Trimmer

Don Costelloe

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A number of us nervously looked ahead at the weather forecast as round 3 of the “Master of Mallala” motor racing championship approached. It looked as though much of the weekend was going to be thoroughly wet. Fortunately, the weather pattern changed for a dry Saturday but rain was expected some time during Sunday.

The day started slowly with some new processes introduced by Mallala’s new owners. Adam Trimmer, Don Costelloe and I had competed together in our cup cars on many occasions but it was Manny Palyaris’ first outing in his 997 S1 cup car. We were on the track at 9:20am for qualifying and the bitumen was cold and slippery! The warmup procedure for the slick tyres was made more difficult by the fact that we were prevented from weaving. Whilst most of the warmup process comes from accelerating and braking heavily, not being able to weave meant that slow cars overtook us and they were then coming up behind us at pace when we were still warming up. The situation was made worse when someone dropped fluid through the esses. I took this part of the track quite cautiously but Adam Trimmer didn’t notice the oil flags and consequently he barrelled through undeterred to record the quickest qualifying time. Rory O’Neill was driving his Porsche 911T and his qualifying time put him in the middle of two Holden Toranas. Don didn’t finish qualifying due to some technical issues which included overheating.

Adam was on pole for race 1.The red lights went out but I had too much wheel spin on the dirty side of the track and consequently I dutifully pulled in behind Adam through turn 1. I got good drive out of the southern hairpin and sat in his slip stream through the kink. I darted to the inside to overtake him into the northern hairpin but he did the switch back and overtook me on the outside through turn 6. Adam then spent a number of laps driving down the middle of the road trying to be as wide as possible. All the while I had Manny snapping at my heels. Adam continued to maintain his composure until I dived to the inside and went underneath him at the northern hairpin. We then went sideby-side through turn 6. I came across Don in the braking zone into the esses and I had the inside line which meant Adam had to pull in behind me. After this excitement we then had to negotiate the slower back markers from another class. I then held front position until the end of the race with Adam second and Manny third. Don came home fourth in our class.

I was on pole position for race 2 and I got away to a good start and I initially pulled away from Adam. Unfortunately, I then got a bit untidy and glanced in my rear vision mirror to see that Adam had caught up (Adam has an annoying habit of doing this).

I continued to struggle with over steer out of a number of corners and this kept Adam

interested as we approached the back markers from another class. Adam, Manny and I overtook the slower cars on a range of corners, hoping that they had seen us as we kept diving under them. Adam was still all over the back of me and I tried to go in a little deeper to the southern hairpin. I had difficulty turning in and ended up on the dirty part of the track. I had quite an untidy moment, and with my car going sideways, Adam dived in underneath me to take the lead. I got onto the back of him and we both went through turn 1 together very quickly and very close together. I then released the trail brake a little early which saw me under steer off and lose my front splitter.

As I came back on to the dirty part of the track my car almost spun the other way as Adam headed off into the distance to receive the chequered flag for a very well-deserved victory. Manny was third and Don was fourth.

That was the end of the excitement for Saturday and we packed up and headed for home.

Race 3 began in cold conditions at 9:22am on Sunday morning with Adam on pole position. I had learned from the previous day and I got the power down much more efficiently with minimal wheel spin and I overtook Adam before we got to turn 1. Both of us then drove cleanly as we approached the back markers. Adam then decided to push a little harder and in doing so locked up a front wheel and he flat spotted a tyre. He said that driving his car was then extraordinarily difficult as the vibration almost rattled a couple of fillings out of his back teeth! Adam, Manny and I negotiated the slower cars without difficulty and I came home 1st, followed by Adam, Manny and Don. Rory had an exciting and close tussle with the Toranas.

When we got back to the pits Adam had a close look at his front tyre and he seemed very concerned that it was no longer round!

Fortunately, his wife, Christine, had just arrived and he made a quick phone call and arranged for a spare front tyre to be collected from his house and transported to where Christine could collect it. Christine then headed off for the tyre rendezvous!

Adam had his car jacked up waiting for his darling wife and Christine arrived back just in the nick of time so that Adam and Mark Buik could put the new wheel on his car.

During the course of the day Sam Shahin spoke to a few of us and he brought us up-to-date with an exciting Tailem Bend news update. He also introduced us to a Porsche Australia executive who was competing in the national Porsche 944 series.

The 4th race began at 11:40am in fine, but cooling conditions, and there were signs that the weather was deteriorating. I got a good start and Adam pulled in behind me.

I thought Adam’s tyre problems may have unsettled him but on the contrary, he drove

exceptionally well. Manny also drove well and he was making an excellent transition from his older 911 to a cup car. Adam and I then came across Don and a slower car from another class and I thought 3 cars side-by-side probably wouldn’t get through turn 1! Consequently I pulled in behind Don. We then came across a slower car through turn 2 and Adam tried to go around the outside of all of us but he soon found very little grip and he understeered off the side of the track. Don then pulled out to overtake a slower car and I pulled out to be 3 wide as I overtook both of them approaching the southern hairpin. Fortunately we all got through unscathed. As the race went on I was once again troubled by some over steer but I managed to get over the line first followed by Adam, Manny and then Don. The wait for race 5 was nail biting as the weather changed by the minute. Dark clouds rolled in, the temperature was dropping and there were a few concerning sprinkles of rain. All of us had our wet tyres ready to go and Adam actually put some of his wets on the car. Manny thought that racing a cup car in wet weather was not a good idea and he packed up and went home. Adam and I continued to look at the radar every couple of minutes and we kept changing our minds about what tyres to use. In the end, the track was still dry and consequently we went out on slicks.

We headed out for race 5 at 3pm. The rain was starting to fall and it was getting darker by the minute. I got away to a good start and led Adam into turn 1. The conditions progressively deteriorated and the rain became heavier and the track became wet. It certainly was challenging to drive on a wet track on slicks. Adam and I came across slower cars through the esses and I overtook Don on turn 9. I was making good progress until I came across slower cars through turn 2 and one of them spun across the track in front of me. I was then busy over taking cars and doing my best to keep Adam behind me. I was also aware of the deteriorating track conditions as the rain became heavier and heavier. I then had a slide through turn 7 and I felt sure Adam would overtake me but fortunately he slid as well and I held on for the win.

At the end of the weekend we had all enjoyed ourselves immensely and we all had the great pleasure of putting our cars back on the trailers in 1 piece. The racing was close and very exciting. I came first in the sports car section followed by Adam and then Don and then Manny. Thank you to all of the officials who gave up their time to make the event run smoothly. Thank you also to the Supporting Car Club of South Australia for running a most enjoyable and successful event.

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76 Woomera Avenue, Edinburgh Parks, SA, 5111 PO Box 1381, Golden Grove Village, SA, 5125 (08)8250 1511 info@ahrns.com.au www.ahrns.com.au www.facebook.com/ahrnshe - Built locally, by locals -

CUSTOM TILT SLIDE TRAYS • CRANES • AXLE, ENGINE AND CHASSIS STANDS • PRESSES • VEHICLE TIE DOWN EQUIPMENT

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Story: Scott McInnes Photos: Bob Taylor – (bobteee.webs.com) & Ray Clements

Porsche 944 Series Mallala Mission 19th/20th August 2017

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Photos: Warren Edwards

Motorkhana Fun 16th July 2017

Mark Sandford

Driver Total Time Grp Rank Roger Paterson 4m 18.386s 1 911RS 1974 Norm Goodall 4m 21.032s 2 911SC 1977 Justin Coote 4m 21.856s 3 Cayman S 2007 Steve Theile 4m 23.762s 4 991 C2S 2017 Steve Langford 4m 30.415s 5 Boxster S 2007 Ray Pryor 4m 40.143s 6 944T 1989 Mike Rogers 4m 48.396s 7 996 C4 2000 Mark Sandford 5m 35.739s 8 911 1972 Other Marques Josh Whitbread 5m 14.235s 8 MX5 1995 52

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Per usual a good time was had by all at July’s Motorkhana with plenty of left, right, left, stop, go again on the agenda.

If you want to have some good clean, cheap and low impact fun, our Motorkhana series is just the ticket. .

Norm Goodall

Justin Coote

Mike Rogers

Ray Pryor

Roger Paterson

Steve Theile

Steve Langford

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Photos: Tom Klaveniek

Toms Pic Coming back from a 356 gathering in Victoria I couldn’t resist stopping to photograph the newly painted grain silos at Coonalpyn that used two local children as models. The little 356 doesn’t look too bad either and gives a nice idea of the scale of this remarkable piece of work.

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Story: Norm Goodall Photos: Bob Taylor – (bobteee.webs.com)

Rain Dance Hillclimb #1 17th September 2017 Sunday 9th July was the first event in the new championship year, Hill climb # 1 at Collingrove.

Arriving at the track I wished I had stayed in bed, the weather was not nice but probably explained why there were only two PCSA starters, “senior” members at that, Ray Pryor and myself.

The first two runs were completed in the rain; however on the plus side, I did manage to be the fastest 2 wheel drive in the top ten! It was

interesting as I had no windscreen wipers! Yes “Rain X” does sort of work once you have some speed. The hardest part was trying to get off the line without wheel spin or bogging it down.

To have the back end step out just apply power!

The fourth run after lunch the track was just damp/wet and cold and this is when the quickest times were set, not that they were actually quick! I was 9th fastest and the second two wheel drive in the top ten!

Place Number Driver 1 70 Norm Goodall 2 551 Ray Pryor

Car/Class 911 SC 944 turbo

Before the start of the fifth run the rain came in again, so it was car on the trailer and head home via the Cheese shop in Woodside to get some great cheese to enjoy with a good bottle of red in front of the fire and just think how fast I could have been in the dry!!

Hope to see a lot more Porsches at the next hill climb.

Best Time 39.06 45.00

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Photos: Bob Taylor – (bobteee.webs.com)

Clem Smith Classic Collection

A huge supporter of motorsport in South Australia for decades, Clem Smith, passed away in February this year. The Mallala racetrack, which he owned and managed since 1977 and made available for generations of motorsport enthusiasts, is now in the hands of the Peregrin group who are committed to continuing the tradition set

by Clem of providing a venue open to all forms of motorsport.

a huge amount of interest. The following images supplied by photographer Bob Taylor provide a sense of what was on offer.

Clem will be sadly missed but through his family, racetrack and his classic car collection his legacy will live on.

Over the years Clem had also been quietly collecting a sizable stable of classic cars which were sold at auction in August, generating

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Clems 1978 Charger Racecar

1938 Hudson Terraplane Special

1950 Jaguar XK120

1953 Holden FX

1963 Chev Corvair & 1923 Ford Model T

1964 AMC Rambler American

Trophy Collection

1973 VJ Charger - VH Bathurst Replica

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Rauh Welt Begriff (RWB)

Akira Nakai is based in Japan and his tuning company Rauh Welt Begriff (RWB) is credited with producing some of the most outrageous porsches in the world.

Nakai started out modifying and drifting the iconic Toyota AE86.

It was during this time that he began to make a name for himself in the tuning world. It wasn’t until later in the 1990s that Nakai got his first real exposure to Porsches. This introduction came in the form of a damaged 911 while working in a body shop. Hooked by his encounter with the flat-6-wielding German, Nakai bought his first Porsche - a 930 - at the age of 28. That 930 would go on to become his first convert. Six years after purchasing this car Nakai officially founded Rauh Welt Begriff. The rest is history. According to literal German translations, “rauh” means rough, “welt” means world, and “begriff” means concept. RWB, or Rough-World Concept.

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Each build features new front and rear bumpers, side skirts, and fenders. Most builds feature some form of wing ranging from the multilevel monsters to the poised ducktails. RWB also offers suspension packages, wheels, and further aero bits like canards and fender wings. Nakai interviews each RWB customer to get a sense of the build that will compliment a client’s style and the vehicle’s intended purpose. Then, the build components are shipped to the customers’ garage, soon followed by Nakai and his bag of tools. Work begins immediately upon arriving at a customer’s garage. He is known to work through the nights and complete conversions in a matter of days.

Not to everybody’s taste for sure but there is no denying Nakai produces some of the wildest looking Porsches you’re likely to see anywhere.

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Porsche Rear Axle Steering

Porsche first experimented with passive steering of the rear wheels on the 928, developing the clever toe-compensation ‘Weissach steering’ suspension setup.

However, it wasn’t until the release of the 918 Spyder that a full active rear-wheel steering system made its way onto a Zuffenhausen sports car.

Thanks to its rear-engined layout, the 911 has tended to understeer due to a lack of weight over the front wheels. In order to rectify this on the 991 generation, the wheelbase has been lengthened (more so than the body) helping to effectively transfer more load to the front wheels compared to the 997. This though brought its own problem. The longer the wheelbase, the

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less responsive the car is when it comes to handling.

This is where the rear-axle steering system comes in. At speeds below 50kph, the rear wheels are steered up to 2.8 degrees in the opposite direction of the front wheels. This effectively reduces the car’s wheelbase, making it more manoeuvrable at low speeds. As a comparison, 2.8 degrees of turn on the front wheels would equate to 45 degrees of steering lock.

When the car is travelling over 80kph the rear-axle steering turns the rear wheels up to 1.5 degrees in the same direction as the fronts. This effectively lengthens the wheelbase, making the car more stable in

high-speed corners. It also enables the rear wheels to load up faster, improving the 991 GT3 and Turbo’s ability to change direction.

Above 80kph, the wheelbase is effectively lengthened as the rear wheels steer in the same direction as the fronts.

The whole system uses two electromechanical actuators bolted onto either side of the chassis just fore of the top wishbone. Steering arms connect to the top of the rear uprights. The actuators are connected to the car’s ECU (which measures road speed and steering angle) before sending a signal that causes electrical motors to either ‘push’ or ‘pull’ the steering arms to create the required angle and direction of rear-wheel steering.

ROLL Past Presidents

1974/75 D. Christison 1975/76 D. Christison 1976/77 D. Christison 1977/78 P. Dennis 1978/79 B. Clements1 1979/80 B. Clements 1980/81 T. Klaveniek 1981/82 T. Lynas 1982/83 T. Lynas 1983/84 T. Lynas 1984/85 T. Lynas 1985/86 J. Nicholls 1986/87 B. Lynas Past Presidents 1987/88 P. Rosenzweig 1974/75 D. Christison 1988/89 T. John 1975/76 D. Christison 1989/90 T. John 1976/77 D. Christison 1990/91 T. John 1977/78 P. Dennis 1991/92 T. John 1978/79 B. Clements1 1992/93 T. John 1979/80 B. Clements 1993/94 D. Eckert 1980/81 T. Klaveniek 1981/82 T. Lynas 1994/95 D. Eckert 1982/83 T. Lynas 1995/96 P. Dixon 1983/84 T. Lynas 1996/97 P. Dixon 1984/85 T. Lynas 1997/98 P. Dixon 1985/86 J. Nicholls 1998/99 P. Dixon 1986/87 B. Lynas 1999/00 P. Kowalenko 1987/88 P. Rosenzweig 2000/01 P. Kowalenko 1988/89 T. John 2001/02 P. Brunnthaler 1989/90 T. John 2002/03 P. Brunnthaler 1990/91 T. John 2003/04 M. Rooke 1991/92 T. John 2004/05 J. Palmer 1992/93 T. John 2005/06 J. Palmer 1993/94 D. Eckert 2006/07 S. Elshaw 1994/95 D. Eckert 2007/08 S. Elshaw 1995/96 P. Dixon 1996/97 P. Dixon 2008/09 A. Sparks 1997/98 P. Dixon 2009/10 A. Sparks 1998/99 P. Dixon 2010/11 N. Goodall 1999/00 P. Kowalenko 2011/12 N. Goodall 2000/01 P. Kowalenko 2012/13 N. Goodall 2001/02 P. Brunnthaler 2013/14 K. Obst 2002/03 P. Brunnthaler 2014/15 K. Obst 2003/04 M. Rooke 2015/16 K. Obst 2004/05 J. Palmer 2016/17 G. Crowe 2005/06 J. Palmer

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HONOUR 2015/16 R. Paterson 2016/17 D. Herreen

Hillclimb Champion

2004/05 J. Palmer 2005/06 J. Palmer 2006/07 J. Palmer & M. Ewer 2007/08 A. Sparks & M. Ewer 2008/09 G. Keene 2009/10 A. Plate 2010/11 N. Goodall & O. Sheahan 2011/12 R. Paterson 2012/13 R. Harrison 2013/14 R. Paterson 2014/15 A. Trimmer 2015/16 R. Paterson 2016/17 D. Hevera

Lady Competitor of the Year

PCSA Roll of Honour

2006/07 2007/08 Motorkhana2008/09 Champion 2009/10 2004/05 M. Ewer 2010/11 2005/06 M. Ewer 2011/12 2006/07 D. Gilbert

S. Elshaw S. Elshaw A. Sparks A.Sparks N.Goodall N.Goodall

Motorkhana Champion 2007/08 P. Kowalenko 2008/09 R. Paterson 2004/05 M. Ewer 2009/10 D. Gilbert 2005/06 M. Ewer 2010/11 M. Almond 2006/07 D. Gilbert 2007/08 P. Kowalenko 2011/12 R. Paterson 2008/09 R. Paterson 2012/13 R. Paterson 2013/14 R Paterson 2009/10 D.Gilbert 2010/11 M. Almond 2014/15 D. Herreen 2011/12 R. Paterson 2015/16 R. Paterson 2016/17 D. Herreen

Hillclimb Champion

2004/05 Sprint Champion

J. Palmer

2005/06 J. Palmer 2004/05 J. Palmer 2006/07 J. Palmer & M. Ewer 2005/06 M. Rooke 2007/08 A. Sparks & M. Ewer 2006/07 J. Palmer 2008/09 G. Keene 2007/08 P. Jaquillard 2009/10 A. Plate 2008/09 O. Sheahan N. Goodall & O. Sheahan 2010/11 2009/10 A. Eime 2011/12 R. Paterson 2010/11 N. Goodall 2011/12 M. Ewer Sprint Champion 2012/13 R. Reynolds 2004/05 2013/14 A. Trimmer J. Palmer 2005/06 M. Rooke 2014/15 D. Herreen 2006/07 2015/16 Mat Curyer J. Palmer 2007/08 P. Jaquillard 2016/17 T. Keynes 2008/09 O. Sheahan 2009/10 A. Eime Club 2010/11 Driving Champion N. Goodall 2011/12 M. Ewer 1985/86 T. Lynas

1986/87 T. Lynas Club Driving Champion 1987/88 D. Wallis 1988/89 T. John 1985/86 T. Lynas 1989/90 R. Catford 1986/87 T. Lynas 1990/91 T. Gentile 1987/88 D. Wallis 1988/89 T. John 1991/92 T. John 1989/90 R. Catford 1992/93 R. Catford 1990/91 1993/94 T. Matthews T. Gentile 1991/92 1994/95 R. Paterson T. John 1992/93 R. Catford 1995/96 R. Geue 1993/94 T. Matthews 1996/97 P. Dixon 1994/95 R. Paterson 1997/98 D. Gilbert 1995/96 R. Geue 1998/99 M. Ewer 1996/97 P. Dixon 1999/00 M. Ewer 1997/98 D. Gilbert 2000/01 M. Ewer 1998/99 M. Ewer 2001/02 D. Gilbert 1999/00 M. Ewer 2002/03 M. Ewer 2000/01 M. Ewer 2003/04 M. Ewer 2001/02 D. Gilbert 2004/05 J. Palmer 2002/03 M. Ewer 2003/04 M. Ewer 2005/06 M. Ewer 2004/05 J. Palmer 2006/07 M. Ewer 2005/06 M. Ewer 2007/08 A. Sparks 2006/07 M. Ewer 2008/09 G. Keene 2007/08 2009/10 R. Paterson A. Sparks 2008/09 G. Keene 2010/11 N. Goodall 2009/10 R.Paterson 2011/12 R. Paterson 2010/11 N. Goodall 2012/13 R. Reynolds 2011/12 R. Paterson 2014/15 D. Herreen

1990/91 S. Gentile 1991/92 P. Klaveniek 1992/93 J. Nicholls 1993/94 L. Scammell 1994/95 L. Scammell 1995/96 L. Scammell 1996/97 A. Sparks 1998 to 2004 Not awarded 2004/05 M. Ruediger 2005/06 M. Ruediger Lady Competitor 2006/07 A. Sparks of the Year 2007/08 A. Sparks 1990/91 S. Gentile 1991/92 P. Klaveniek 2008/09 A. Eime 1992/93 J. Nicholls 2009/10 A. Eime 1993/94 L. Scammell 2010/11 A. Eime 1994/95 Scammell 2011-2016 NotL.awarded

1995/96 L. Scammell 1996/97 A. Sparks Club PersonNot ofawarded the Year 1998 to 2004 1987/88 T. Nicholls 2004/05 M. Ruediger 1988/89 K. Herbst 2005/06 M. Ruediger 1989/90 T. John 2006/07 A. Sparks 1990/91 T. John 2007/08 A. Sparks 1991/92 D. Wallbridge 2008/09 A. Eime 2009/10 A. Eime 1992/93 L. McDonnell 2010/11 A. Eime 1993/94 L. Scammell

1994/95 L. Scammell 1995/96 P. Dixon 1996/97 B. Smith Club Person of the Year 1997/98 P. Kowalenko 1987/88 T. Nicholls 1998/99 H. Kowalenko 1988/89 K. Herbst 1999/00 D. Callow 1989/90 T. John 2000/01 J-A. Brunnthaler 1990/91 T. John 2001/02 M. Rooke 1991/92 D. Wallbridge 2002/03 K. Somerville 1992/93 L. McDonnell 2003/04 C. Johnston 1993/94 L. Scammell 2004/05 G. Cook 1994/95 L. Scammell 2005/06 N. Goodall 1995/96 P. Dixon 2006/07 R. Ruediger 1996/97 B. Smith 2007/08 J. Sheahan 1997/98 P. Kowalenko 2008/09 R. Weekes 1998/99 H. Kowalenko

A. Seaman 1999/00 D. Callow

H. Kowalenko 2000/01 J-A. Brunnthaler

B. Gare 2001/02 M. Rooke 2002/03 K. Somerville

R. Pryor 2003/04 C. Johnston 2010/11 K. Obst 2004/05 G. Cook 2011/12 R. Pryor 2005/06 N. Goodall 2012/13 J. Pierson 2006/07 R. Ruediger 2013/14 J. O’Connor 2007/08 J. Sheahan 2014/15 D. Wiffen 2008/09 R. Weekes 2015/16 A. Seaman A. Seaman 2016/17 R. Clements H. Kowalenko 2010/11 2011/12

B. Gare K. Obst R. Pryor

Honorary Life Members

Trevor John

Kaz Herbst

Wayne Obst

Stuart Elshaw

David Gilbert

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A Very Porsche Christmas It’s good to see Porsche lovers around the world getting into the spirit of Christmas, as testified by the images below.

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