Porsche Post December 2016 by Porsche Club Great Britain

porscheclubgb.com

December 2016

£4.25 ISSN 1743--3452

PORSCHE POST

SALON PRIVÉ A judge’s view

917 AERODYNAMICS Icons on the straight and narrow

1 porscheclubgb.com

BOXSTER BUYERS’ GUIDE The 986 shares its secrets

WELCOME Cornbury House, Cotswold Business Village, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 OJQ Tel: 01608 652911; fax: 01608 652944 e-mail: cluboffice@porscheclubgb.com porscheclubgb.com Patron: Dr Wolfgang Porsche Publications team Chris Seaward, Mike Rees, Richard Rees and Paul Grainger Archive Peter Cook Editorial address As above Email address for editorial copy editor@porscheclubgb.com Disclaimer Directors of the board of Porsche Club GB, Club staff, Register Secretaries and Regional Organisers are often requested by Club members to provide information on matters connected with their cars. Such information, advice and assistance provided by such persons is given in good faith, and is based upon the personal experience and knowledge of the individual concerned. Neither Porsche Club GB nor any of the aforementioned shall be under any liability in respect of such information, advice and assistance given to members. Members are advised to consult qualified specialists for information, advice and assistance on matters connected with their cars at all times. Imported vehicles Porsche cars imported outside the official Porsche Centre network, with a non-C16 specification, may have a lower resale value in the UK, and may also exhibit performance issues. Performance modifications Members are advised that any modification, or the fitting of any non-Porsche accessory, may invalidate their warranty.

Porsche Post is produced on behalf of Porsche Club GB by Archant Dialogue Archant Dialogue, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich NR1 1RE Tel: 01603 664242 e-mail: mail@porschepost.co.uk archantdialogue.co.uk Archant Dialogue is part of Archant Community Media Matt High Managing editor Lucy Perkins Art editor Rachel Stevenson Account director Kay Brown Advertising print production manager Richard Berry Art director Jon Lilley Creative director Isobel Robson Head of advertising Ryan Battles Head of content Zoë Francis-Cox Publishing director For advertising enquiries, please contact Victoria Moore (sales) on 01603 772547 victoria.moore@porschepost.co.uk Porsche Post incorporating Trading Post is published monthly by Porsche Club GB; ISSN 1743-3452 Copyright © Porsche Club GB and various authors and photographers, 2016. Reproduction is forbidden without prior permission Regions & Registers copy dates Issue Copy date Publication date January November 30 December 20 February December 28 January 22 March January 29 February 23 Please remember that all contributions must be submitted before the published copy dates shown above. Editorial contributions Contributions to Porsche Post are always welcomed, but to avoid possible duplication it is essential that subject matter is discussed with the editor (editor@porscheclubgb.com) beforehand. Please submit text as Microsoft Word documents only to the above address or, if absolutely necessary, pasted within the body of an e-mail message. It is also essential that all images are copyright-cleared. Although every care will be taken with members’ documents and pictures, we cannot be held responsible for damage to, or loss of, any material. And while every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of any information within Porsche Post, neither Porsche Club Great Britain nor Archant Dialogue can assume any responsibility for errors or omissions. Published articles do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, other contributors or the publishers, or Porsche Club GB policy. Advertisers are reminded that the Porsche script and crest are protected trademarks. Their use in editorial and advertising requires permission from Porsche Cars GB Ltd. If the Club has reason to believe that any items for publication contravene these guidelines, copy will be returned. The advertiser remains liable for space booked.

This month’s edition of Porsche Post once again emphasises the marque’s extraordinary diversity, with a range of articles covering a broad spectrum of topics. Whether it’s the detailed piece about PMO’s replacements for the early 911’s original Solex, Zenith or Weber carburettors, Martin Broadribb’s fascinating look back at 917 aerodynamics, or Peter Morgan’s 986 buying guide, there is, I am sure, something for many members to enjoy. These notes were written on the Monday after the NEC Classic Car Show, and I am pleased to report that the event proved to be a resoundingly successful three-day gathering for Porsche Club GB. A very warm welcome to all those who joined the Club at the show, and thanks to all of those existing members who made our presence so vibrant. A sincere thanks also to the hard-working volunteers who did so much to ensure proceedings ran smoothly. It was another strong indicator of our progress, and the amount of complimentary coffee served from Chris Pruden’s Speedster machines suggests members are engaging with the Club in a greater way than ever before. As you will see in the news pages of this month’s magazine the Club’s 2017 provisional calendar has been released, and there is, we believe, something for a great many of you to enjoy next year, as well. After the success of this year the Club will again be designating Silverstone Classic as a National Event in 2017, and the necessary discount codes to allow members to secure the usual car-club display packages are now available. The event is provisionally scheduled to take place from Friday, 21 to Sunday, 23 July, and it is anticipated that the Club will be provided with

Porsche Club GB partners:

COVER PHOTOGRAPH: TOM GIDDEN

3 porscheclubgb.com

the same amount of display space as this year and a similar marquee set-up is currently being worked on. The entire Clubhouse team are very much looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at December’s Christmas open day, which is always an enjoyable way to conclude the Porsche Club ‘season’. Demand for the event has been particularly strong, so if you haven’t already registered to attend please do so by emailing events@porscheclubgb.com. In early November the Club’s annual meeting with the team at Porsche Cars Great Britain took place at the latter’s Reading offices. The relationship the Club shares with the manufacturer, both here in the UK and in Germany, is excellent, and there are lots of exciting initiatives being planned. There is, in my view, no other manufacturer which has such a wonderful understanding of enthusiast culture, and our thanks go to Ragnar Schulte and Vicky Osbourn for everything they do to make Porsche Club GB such a great place. Included as an insert within this edition of Porsche Post is the latest Members’ Collection broadsheet, which showcases just some of the Club’s wide range of retail offerings. There is plenty to choose from, and if you have any questions about any aspect of it then please don’t hesitate to call Jess Sutch at the Clubhouse. She will be delighted to help. Although it feels far too early to say it, I would like to wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. It has been another progressive year for the Club in lots of different ways, and that progression has only been made possible by your ongoing enthusiastic support of the Club’s activities. Chris Seaward General Manager

THIS MONTH’S COVER

This month’s Carrera 2.7 RS cover car, photographed for us by Tom Gidden, is one of only 17 right-hand-drive M471 ‘Lightweights’ produced. It was ordered new from the factory with a limited-slip differential, driver’s door mirror, yellowtinted front fog-lights and, in a concession to cold weather, a heated rear window. It is shown here, with matching-numbers engine and gearbox, fresh from restoration by Jaz Porsche, and ﬁnished in the iconic Gulf Blue, this making it the only such RHD car thus presented. The car was enjoyed by thousands of enthusiasts on the Porsche Club GB stand at November’s Classic Car Show at the NEC in Birmingham.

1989 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo (Flachbau) Sold for Â£211,500

Forthcoming Auctions 5DFH 5HWUR &RPSHWLWLRQ &DU 6DOH 5DFH 5HWUR &ODVVLF &DU 6DOH 7KH 0D\ 6DOH 6LOYHUVWRQH &ODVVLF 5DFH &DU 6DOH 7KH 6LOYHUVWRQH &ODVVLF 6DOH 7KH 3RUVFKH 6DOH 1(& &ODVVLF 0RWRU 6KRZ 6DOH

WK )HEUXDU\ WK WK )HEUXDU\ WK 0D\ WK -XO\ QG UG -XO\ VW 2FWREHU WK WK 1RYHPEHU

$ 1(: $3352$&+ ,1 $1 $*( 2/' %86,1(66

_ VLOYHUVWRQHDXFWLRQV FRP

-RLQ XV DW RQH RI RXU IRUWKFRPLQJ DXFWLRQV

regulars 3 6 18 27 40 45 92 117 138

First words News Events round-up Club shop Vintage View Regions Registers Trading post Q&A

FEATURES 22

Going with the flow The 917 famously became a worldbeating endurance racing car, but at high speed the early machines behaved more like unguided missiles until their aerodynamics were understood and tamed. These rare and remarkable photos show how the JW Automotive team tackled the problem

986 buyers’ guide The ﬁrst Boxster, launched 20 years ago, propelled Porsche into a modern era that we now take almost entirely for granted. Peter Morgan explains how to ﬁnd one that will suit you

Porsches at the Palace Paul Keeling looks back at this year’s Salon Privé Concours at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire

Fuel’s paradise There is barely a single pre-MFI 911 that won’t beneﬁt, practically and visually, from PMO’s beautifully engineered replacements for the original Solex, Zenith or even Weber carburettors. And, while not exactly inexpensive, they can be satisfyingly straightforward to install

Visiting a lost world Fred Hampton went to explore the late Eric Studer’s workshop. Shown here are just a few of the wonderful treasures he found

28 5 porscheclubgb.com

News porscheclubgb.com

What’s going on within Porsche Club GB and the wider world of Porsche

porscheclubgb

@pcgb

Porsche retains its WEC crown as Audi prepares to bid farewell

With one round of the 2016 championship remaining, Porsche secured its second successive WEC manufacturer’s title, courtesy of a firstand fourth-place finish in Shanghai. The Porsche team has now scored a total of 301 points, so Audi (222) and Toyota (207) cannot now catch up at the last round in Bahrain on 19 November. Porsche’s record since returning to top-flight endurance racing in 2014 has been impressive. During those three seasons the manufacturer has won Le Mans twice, taking its 17th overall victory in 2015, and the 18th in 2016. Last year’s drivers’ title went to Bernhard/Hartley/Webber in a nerve-wracking finale in Bahrain. With one race to go, the current championship leaders are this year’s Le Mans winners Dumas/Jani/Lieb. In total, from 24 races, the Porsche 919 Hybrid has 13 race wins and 15 pole positions to its tally. Meanwhile, 13-times Le Mans winner Audi has announced that its World Endurance Championship campaign will end this season. Having dominated Le Mans for the last 18 years, Audi confirmed that it will cease its WEC programme, instead taking up a factory-backed commitment to Formula E, the all-electric series that is growing in both public interest and manufacturer backing. 6 porscheclubgb.com

porscheclubgb

Lightweight Porsches fly off the shelves at Silverstone On Saturday, 15th October, Silverstone Auctions returned to the eponymous circuit for the final time this year to host its second annual Porsche Sale, in conjunction with Porsche Club GB. A significant number of international bidders online, as well as hundreds of Porsche Club GB members and other enthusiasts, joined the specialist auction house, which sold 70 per cent of the cars on offer for total sales of £2.5 million. As one of only 50 UK cars and with just 21,000 miles from new, it was anticipated that the 1986 911 Turbo ‘Flatnose’, for instance, would be taken seriously by buyers – and indeed it was, selling for £140,630, more than £40,000 over its lower estimate. Lightweight 911s, the favourite of Porsche purists, proved some of the most popular cars in the auction hall, with a 2010-model 911 GT3 RS Gen II, finished in the distinctive colour combination of Carrera White with red wheels and decals, selling for £168,750, more than £30,000 over its lower estimate. A rare and very early example, a 1999 911 GT3 Club Sport drew many admiring glances, and sold for £70,130, £15,000 over its lower estimate. Offered to the open market for the first time in over 30 years, and a prime candidate for restoration, a 1973 2.4-litre 911T coupé with mechanical fuel injection (MFI) was strongly fought over between phone bidders and those in the room. After a long bidding war it eventually sold for £45,000, three times its lower estimate. Speaking after the auction, Nick Whale, managing director of Silverstone Auctions, said: ‘As a huge Porsche fan I am delighted that we have been able to offer some fantastic cars to new owners, as well as securing strong prices for our highly valued vendors. I would like to thank Porsche Club GB once again for its support as well as racing legends Derek Bell and John Fitzpatrick for attending and making it a very special weekend for Porsche enthusiasts.’ The sale offered more than just 911s, and an example of every transaxle Porsche was available, with all but one selling. Possibly the best on the market, a show-winning 1988 944 Turbo ‘S’, sold for £35,440. A remarkable timewarp 1981 924, hidden away for the last 20 years, sold for £15,750, and a rare manual 1991 928 GT sold for £24,750. 7 porscheclubgb.com

Something not to put on ice… now that winter is coming It’s the simple things that matter The ﬁrst step for trouble-free winter motoring is to ensure that your Porsche is in tip-top condition. Fix that service, make sure your battery is OK, check tyre pressures regularly and keep oil and water topped up. Good vision is also vital. Top up the windscreen washer and clean the wiper blades. Poor weather can dramatically reduce visibility, even in daylight. Keep your headlights clean and switch them on to see and be seen. But don’t blind others with fog lights – use these only when poor visibility genuinely demands them. The golden rule: reduce your speed Posted speed limits are meant for dry roads, not surfaces slippery with rain, snow or ice. As conditions worsen leave a bigger gap between you and the car in front. Your stopping distance in wintry conditions can be fully 10 times greater than in the dry. All of your manoeuvres – braking, steering and accelerating – should be as gentle and as controlled as possible. Understand your braking system – cars with ABS perform very differently from those without. Accelerate gradually. Pulling away in second gear is a safe way to increase your car’s traction, and always use lower gears to allow engine braking to control your speed when descending hills. Allow extra time to get to your destination. Be cautious on bridges and overpasses, because they are often the ﬁrst areas to become icy. Avoid passing gritting lorries. The drivers not only have limited visibility, but the road in front of them is likely to be a lot more slippery and so hazardous than the surface behind. Snowstorms If you are caught unexpectedly in a snowstorm and become stuck, stay in your car and wait for help. Run the heater for 10 minutes every hour, but make sure that your exhaust pipe is clear of snow. There is a danger of carbon monoxide poisoning if snow blocks the pipe allowing gas to build up in the car – so to be safe open the window slightly. Finally, best make sure you have good accident and breakdown insurance, just in case. The Porsche Club GB Insurance Scheme allows you to choose your own repairer after an accident – the one you trust with your cherished Porsche – and it doesn’t make deductions for wear and tear on replacement parts, such as tyres. It also offers, as standard, superb Europewide breakdown and recovery cover – including HomeStart. The insurance is attractively priced, so why not give Lockton, the Scheme’s brokers, a call on the Scheme’s new number – 0330 123 4317 – and ask for a free quote.

2017 Porscheshop Manx Tour Porsche Club GB will be returning to the Isle of Man for the 2017 Porscheshop Manx Tour, writes Geoff Ives. Every year the event is over-subscribed, so early booking is essential, and accommodation has once again been reserved at the Ramsey Park hotel where every room has either a lake or a sea view. The island itself, as many members will know, is a special place, with fantastic driving roads and beautiful scenery. The event is scheduled to take place from Friday, 19th to Monday, 22nd May with a Gala Dinner taking place on the Saturday evening. One of the highlights of the event is the ‘Dawn Raid’ which is a road run on the famous TT circuit from the hotel in Ramsey to Creg-ny-Baa at the end of the mountain section then returning for breakfast. This sets off at

7am and after the first mile and a half is free of speed restrictions. We do this on both the Saturday and Sunday mornings, partly to try and make sure the weather doesn’t spoil it for us, and partly because it’s worth doing twice. The cost of the event is £290 per person assuming two people are sharing the car and hotel room. This includes everything listed previously plus ferry fare, hotel accommodation, breakfast, and meals on the Friday evening and Saturday night. It is advisable to book early as the event is always oversubscribed. Please send me a stamped, addressed envelope to Geoff Ives, 3 All Souls Cottages, Stanton Harcourt, Witney OX29 5RW, or email a request to g.ives1@btconnect.com and I will send you a booking form and a draft itinerary.

Christmas open day – booking essential The Club’s Christmas open day will take place on Sunday, 4th December. This free-to-attend and popular event, which always attracts an enthusiastic turnout, will once again be supported by some of the Club’s main business partners. Complimentary refreshments will be available throughout, and the day gets under way from around 10.30am. Numbers are limited to 300, so if you wish to attend please email events@porscheclubgb.com so we are able to gauge members and plan accordingly. 9 porscheclubgb.com

Earlier this year Pirelli launched the latest incarnation of its P Zero, a tyre that has been consistently evolving since its launch in 1987 on the iconic Ferrari F40. Porsche has been a major part of that development, with two models ushering in the newest evolutions of P Zero (the 996 in 2000, and the 911 GT3 RS in 2010) throughout the 30-year history of this ﬂagship tyre. In July 1987 the very ﬁrst P Zero tyres were seen on the road. With a futuristic 17-inch size and a brand new ‘Z’ speed rating, it rewrote the rulebook when it came to ultra-high-performance tyres. In 1991 the tyre size increased to an unprecedented 18 inches. But there was a revolution on the horizon. In 1994 there was a fundamental change in the P Zero concept: asymmetric tyres, with different patterns across the tread to aid traction and handling. In the spring of 2000, there were some more important advances. The P Zero Rosso was born, used extensively by Porsche when the 996 arrived, which maintained the asymmetric design but added sporting comfort. The Scorpion Zero arrived shortly afterwards, destined for the growing market in SUVs and large off-road vehicles such as the Cayenne. The 2003 Geneva Motor Show introduced another P Zero innovation: the Corsa System. This was derived from racing experience in the FIA GT championship (originally contested by Porsche with the 993 GT2) and offered two different tread designs at the front and back, improving grip in all conditions. A brand-new, ground-up redesign of the P Zero was launched in 2007 – heralded as a major step forward – and this is where it gets technical: the extra performance was guaranteed by new nano-technologies, which led to state-ofthe-art compounds capable of guaranteeing maximum levels of performance but also comfort. The next key chapter was the introduction, in 2010, of the new P Zero Corsa System. Thanks to its advanced sports racing pedigree it lent itself to use on circuits as well as on the road. This was chosen as original equipment for the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. And that brings us right up to the present day, when the latest P Zero was launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Launch homologations included the 718-model Boxster and Cayman.

New three-litre V6 turbo petrol engine and Executive Panamera derivatives unveiled Porsche is continuing to extend the model range of the new Panamera. At the Los Angeles Auto Show the manufacturer presented the luxury four-door, four-seat GT with a new 330bhp V6 turbo petrol engine, together with a longer-wheelbase Executive version as a further option. The new V6 turbo is an entry-level addition to the impressive range of engines. Power is up by 20bhp from the corresponding power unit of the previous Panamera generation. At the same time, Porsche was able to improve the fuel efficiency of this completely redeveloped six-cylinder engine. With an eight-speed PDK double-clutch transmission as standard, economy ranges between 35.8 and 37.7mpg for the V6 models.

While the Panamera and Panamera 4 with 330bhp redefine what can be expected at the entry point to the model range, the Executive models, with their 150mm longer wheelbase, expand the body and equipment portfolio at the top. The Porsche Panamera Executive versions offer a large panoramic roof, heated seats with multi-way powered adjustment at both front and rear, plus adaptive air suspension with an electronically controlled damper system. The roll-up sunblind behind the rear seat headrests is also standard. The new additions to the Panamera range are available to order from Porsche Centres in the UK and Ireland from now. First customer deliveries are scheduled for early 2017.

Autumn/Winter Members’ Collection Showcasing the Club’s burgeoning retail offerings, the latest Members’ Collection news sheet is included within this edition of Porsche Post. From the wonderfully warm Adidas down jackets to the fitted Hamilton car cover, we believe there is something of interest for all members. Naturally the emphasis is on quality and value, and members enjoy free shipping on all orders over £50, excluding Swissvax and Hamilton Classic products. To ensure Christmas delivery members are encouraged to order by Friday, 16th December. Shop online at www.porscheclubgb.com, or call the Clubhouse team on 01608 652911. 10 porscheclubgb.com

August 5th

Tech Seminar, Clubhouse

20th

Social Sunday Open Day, Clubhouse

26-28th

Oulton Park Gold Cup

September

Porsche Club 2017 Calendar Having enjoyed a hugely successful year in 2016, Porsche Club GB is preparing to embark on one its busiest-ever event calendars for next season, with the 2017 provisional schedule offering members more variety than ever before. Starting at the Autosport show in January, the Clubhouse team will be involved in a large number of events throughout the UK. With positive member feedback about this year’s Silverstone Classic, the Club will once again be designating the event as a national

gathering, with the same facilities that were on offer this summer. For those who seek something a little more traditional, a second large national gathering will take place at Ragley Hall. More details about the Silverstone Classic and Ragley Hall events can be found on online at porscheclubgb.com. Meanwhile, the Club’s motorsport calendar – including details of the 2017 trackdays – will feature in an upcoming edition of Porsche Post.

January

19th

Manx Tour, Isle of Man

21st

Porsches on the Prom, Llandudno

28th

928 Register Anniversary, Brooklands

12-15th

Autosport International, Birmingham

February 23-26th

March 12th

Spring open day, Clubhouse

April 1st

15th-16th

World Endurance Championship, Silverstone

22nd

Ofﬁcials' Conference & AGM, Clubhouse

29th-30th

Donington Historic

May TBC

16-17th

Kop Hill Climb

22nd

Porsche Club Awards Ceremony

23rd

National Concours, (Ragley Hall)

30th

Castle Combe Classic

October 21th

Silverstone Auctions Porsche Sale

TBC

Porsche Design evening

TBC

Castle Combe Autumn Classic

November

4th

Pirelli BBQ, Clubhouse

December

17-18th

Le Mans open day. Clubhouse

3rd

17-18th

Le Mans 24 Hours

23-26th

Goodwood Festival of Speed

July Technical Seminar, Clubhouse

Goodwood Revival

TBC

June London Classic Car Show

8-10th

TBC

Yorkshire Festival of Porsche

9th

Porkers in the Trough

8-9th

Chateau Impney Hill Climb

14th

Weymouth Porsches on the Prom

16-17th

RIAT Fairford

21-23rd

Silverstone Classic

Porsche Design evening, Knightsbridge 13 porscheclubgb.com

NEC Classic Car Show

Christmas open day, Clubhouse

SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2017 There will be 1,000 inﬁeld spaces available each day for Club members and for 2017 there are, depending on the age of your vehicle, two booking codes for members to use. • Use booking code 17002SCC for 2000 and later model year Porsches • Use booking code 17003SCC for pre-2000 model year Porsches The codes shown above give access to the car club display packages which include two event tickets and one inﬁeld vehicle display pass for your Porsche, providing fantastic value. Book online at www.silverstoneclassic.com

Marc Haynes: 1968-2016 It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Marc Haynes, who at the age of 48 succumbed to an illness which had seen his health deteriorate rapidly over the last few years, writes Chris Hak. Suffering a chronic disability since birth that confined him to a wheelchair from the age of five, Marc was a true pioneer in the acceptance of disabled drivers in competitive motorsport and, in doing so, he challenged the perceptions of what a disability will and will not allow an individual to achieve. Born with syringomyelia, a degenerative spinal disorder, Marc demonstrated exceptional resilience, and his determination and willpower ensured that he led a fulfilling and exciting life. The second son of John and Annette Haynes, Marc was born into a car-loving family (there probably isn’t anyone reading this that hasn’t used a Haynes workshop manual at some time), and after graduating from Manchester University with a business degree, and a short career at IBM, he joined the team at the world-famous Haynes Motor Museum. It was there that his influence on the development of the museum led to its reopening in 2014

following a £6m reﬁt and worldwide acclaim followed, including recognition at The International Historic Motoring Awards, where the Haynes Museum won the highest accolade of Museum of the Year. Marc’s career at the museum culminated in his appointment to CEO in 2014. However, it is perhaps his career in motorsport that will prove to be Marc’s most lasting legacy, because he paved the way for disabled drivers to be accepted into mainstream competition, and truly changed the lives of many individuals who were also keen to take up competitive motorsport – and who will continue to do so in the future. He was the ﬁrst paraplegic to obtain a racing licence from the RAC Motorsports Association, and from his early days in hillclimbing he progressed to racing at national level in the Porsche Classic Championship, campaigning a 911T and later a 911SC. Marc progressed to racing a Ferrari in the 360 Challenge and both this and the 911T remain on display at the museum as a tribute to his achievements. Following the cessation of the 360 Challenge, 15 porscheclubgb.com

it was frustration at not being able to ﬁnd a suitable race series for his Ferrari that led Marc to create the GT Cup which had its inaugural race in the autumn of 2007, and in the same year Marc formed Bute Motorsport to manage the new series, which became a full championship in 2009 and, with the philosophy of being ‘run by racers for racers’, it continues to thrive to this day. This year heralded a new dawn for UK motorsport as the team at Bute Motorsport established the Prototype Cup for LMP3 and CN cars. Its ﬁrst race was at Snetterton in October, and the intention of the management team is that, while remaining true to Marc’s principles, Bute Motorsport will continue to grow. Marc was a generous and humorous individual who never let adversity get in the way of his ambitions. His determination and drive have been an inspiration to countless people, most of whom will never have had the pleasure of meeting him but who will forever be in his debt due to his pioneering spirit. To his family and friends, on behalf of Porsche Club GB, we offer our sincere condolences.

18 porscheclubgb.com

The Porsche month in pictures

A new Panamera is born at Porscheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leipzig factory in eastern Germany. Claimed to be one of the most innovative and environmentally friendly production plants of its kind, the factory is the size of 28 football pitches. At the factory is a FIA-certified on-road circuit, where enthusiasts can test Porsche performance to its limits, but also experience what the Cayenne and the Macan are capable of on a specially designed off-road track.

19 porscheclubgb.com

Photo by Porsche AG

Leipzig, Germany, October

Knightsbridge, London, 19th October

Photo by Jayson Fong

Club members enjoyed an exclusive evening with acclaimed racing driver John Fitzpatrick at Porsche Design’s ﬂagship London store. One of the best Porsche drivers of his era, Fitzpatrick enjoyed victories in Europe and the United States, successfully claiming the prestigious Porsche Cup three times during his racing career. The evening was one of many John has held for Porsche Club GB as part of the launch of his book, My life at the wheel.

Photo by Porsche AG

Austin, Texas, September

Clubhouse, Gloucestershire, November The Porsche ﬂat-six engine and the cars it powers are legendary. Now, with this recently launched kit, members can assemble a superbly detailed scale model of a 1966 2.0-litre ﬂat-six engine in around three hours. All essential engine parts move authentically, and the kit has proved to be a hit with members since launching a month ago. There is only limited stock available and the kit can be bought online at www.porscheclubgb.com or by calling the Clubhouse on 01608 652911.

Frenchman Matteo Cairoli (pictured) won the ﬁnal race of the 2016 Porsche Supercup championship at the Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas. Meanwhile, 24-year-old German Sven Müller secured the overall Supercup title. The Porsche junior ﬁnished eighth in the concluding race of the calendar to take home the championship crown, ahead of Matteo Cairoli.

Mexico City, September There was plenty of Porsche action for enthusiasts to savour at the inaugural World Endurance Championship race in Mexico. Away from the six-hour race, the Vintage Mexico Series saw a whole host of Porsches take to the circuit as the marque’s on-track pedigree was once again clear for all to see.

20 porscheclubgb.com

The Porsche month in pictures

Photo by Porsche AG

Goodwood, West Sussex, 15th October More than 150 Porsches enjoyed the October sunshine at Goodwood for the fourth annual charity day, raising funds for Chestnut Tree House, a local childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hospice in West Sussex. There was a strong Porsche Club GB presence, with a fantastic mix of models on display. The car of the show award was presented to a 1989 911 Carrera Targa, with a 928 GTS and 981 Boxster Spyder as runners-up.

La Carrera Panamericana, October

Photo by George Woodward

In the 29th year of the longdistance La Carrera Panamericana race through Mexico, Porsche dominated the starting field of 71 cars with 18 classic models. La Carrera Panamericana is arguably the most important and longest-running open-road race in the world, and as such the event has garnered the attention of enthusiasts who descend on Mexico to be part of this incredible spectacle.

Saint Tropez, France, October

Photos by Jakob Ebrey

Paradis Porsche is one of the largest annual gatherings in France devoted to the marque. The first edition took place back in October 1993 in the port city of Bailli and now hundreds of owners descend on Saint Tropez. Porsche Club Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stellar reputation for precision parking once again rang true, with all cars parked by model and colour as shown.

21 porscheclubgb.com

GOING WITH

THE 22 porscheclubgb.com

FLOW The 917 famously became a worldbeating endurance racing car, but at high speed the early machines behaved more like unguided missiles until their aerodynamics were understood and tamed. These rare and remarkable photos show how the JW Automotive team tackled the problem â&#x17E;? Words: Martin Broadribb Photos: Courtesy of Ferret Fotographics

23 porscheclubgb.com

t is well known that the 917 suffered from stability problems when it was first raced. In fact, some drivers were reluctant to get behind the wheel because of this, and in the 1,000km at Spa in 1969 Brian Redman and particularly his team-mate, Jo Siffert, chose to race an ostensibly slower 908 after practising both cars – although this turned out to be the correct decision, because even in the older model they won. Just as mechanical advances allowed racing cars to attain far higher top speeds than their predecessors (particularly on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans), and to reach these speeds much more quickly, so improved brakes and suspension meant that cornering speeds were rising, too. This gave more importance than ever before to the way in which a car displaced the air through which it was moving, and so aerodynamics began to play a crucial part in motor-racing design. The faster the cars travelled, so the greater the risk there was of their becoming unsettled – but the required stability at high speed had to be achieved without unduly increasing drag when introducing the necessary downforce. Some of the earliest research in vehicle aerodynamics involved attaching small pieces of wool all over the bodywork and then photographing the vehicle in motion to get some idea of what the airflow was actually doing, but by the time that JW Automotive was seeking to discover exactly what was happening to the air that was passing over – and under – its 917s it had the MIRA wind tunnel at its disposal. The Motor Industry Research Association (since 2015 HORIBA MIRA Ltd, and now Japanese owned) had been established in 1946, and had exactly the sort of facilities suited to the thoughtful approach of team manager John Wyer, whose philosophy was to race nothing that had not been fully tested. Indeed, at this time the Porsche factory had been running the cars along an airstrip to try and get to the root of their stability problems, but the cars would run out of road before reaching their maximum speed. It seems likely that the handling problems of the original 917 were, in part, responsible for the fatal crash of private entrant John Woolfe during his first lap at Le Mans in 1969. After only two practice laps his original co-driver, Dudley Martland, had withdrawn due to the wayward characteristics of the car, although in the race the fact that Woolfe had not fastened his seat-belts in order to get away from the start smartly (this was the last year of the traditional sprint to the cars) and was driving very quickly – and perhaps above his level, given the opposition – were obviously not factors in his favour. Although it’s an often repeated story, the discovery that pointed the way to understanding what was aerodynamically ‘wrong’ with the 917 is worth noting here because it sets these fascinating photographs ➝ 24 porscheclubgb.com

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It seems likely that the handling problems of the original 917 were, in part, responsible for the fatal crash of private entrant John Woolfe during his first lap at Le Mans in 1969â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

25 porscheclubgb.com

‘During testing at Zeltweg in October 1969, JW’s chief engineer, John Horsman, took note of the dead flies on the bodywork, and from this drew the conclusion that the problem lay with the passage of air over the tail’

in context. During testing at Zeltweg in October 1969, JW’s chief engineer, John Horsman, took note of the dead flies on the bodywork, and from this drew the conclusion that the problem lay with the passage of air over the tail. He confirmed this on the spot with some simple modifications with some aluminium sheet, screws and tape and found downforce – and thus stability – was improved, and so the next step was to experiment under controlled conditions and find a permanent remedy, hence the MIRA visit. We are fortunate that Ted Walker of Ferret Fotographics acquired the archive of the JW-Gulf photographer, Mike Marchant, and within this there are a number of pictures documenting the various experiments that took place to establish the best solution to the 917’s errant ways. Some of the proposals look a little odd, but it is typical of the methodical approach pursued by the team that so many variations were tried in order to achieve the best result. As we know, the JW team got to the root of the problem, and the cars went on to great success, the relatively small changes made bringing a marked improvement in high-speed driveability and thus results. It is fair to say that the outcome of these experiments was in no small way responsible for the difference between the car being an also-ran and the legend that it subsequently became. PP

The ideas tried at MIRA were an example of ‘less is more’ thinking, with small changes aimed at bringing about signiﬁcant improvements. These days aerodynamic issues are addressed at the design stage but this means that modern racing cars often lack the visual appeal of older models.

26 porscheclubgb.com

Porsche Club’s relationship with adidas motorsport continues to grow with new additions to the Members’ Collection. The winter down jacket has been constructed from high quality fabric, filled with goose down feathers. The Porsche Club logo is displayed on the left chest panel, with the adidas stripes on the left sleeve. Priced at £140 including shipping

986 BUYERS’ GUIDE

The 986 Boxster continues to offer an affordable and highly enjoyable route into Porsche ownership. Peter Morgan’s latest buying guide takes a closer look at the model Words: Peter Morgan

What’s it like?

From its launch the Boxster has consistently been at the top of the sports car handling and performance league. The excellence of this classic two-seater started

with its name – a combination of ‘boxer’ referring to its flat-six engine layout – and roadster. Its design followed best practice using a mid-engine location to get the all-important handling balance, delivering a near ideal 47% front, 53% rear weight distribution. The all-new 2.5-litre, 204bhp, flat-six water-cooled engine not only pulled all Porsche’s heritage strings but delivered a silky, smooth power that was perfectly suited to everyday use. Top of the range power-assisted disc brakes (with ABS) provided unmatched stopping power with a light action to all the pedals and powerassisted steering. It is fact that the Boxster shared a large proportion of its components with the new 996-model 911, but this was only ever going to benefit the Boxster. Nevertheless, while the dynamics of the Boxster were first class, the early cars do suffer from being rather bland to sit in. While the ergonomics are excellent (with spacious luggage compartments front and rear), a good option specification will lift the interior environment considerably. For the 2000 MY, the Boxster received an engine upgrade, power

28 porscheclubgb.com

delivery becoming much smoother with 220bhp and a ‘fly by wire’ throttle. Meeting the demands for ever more power, the 3.2-litre Boxster S was a more focused performance package. The 2.7-litre Boxster is arguably the definitive everyday Porsche – its lively throttle response and supreme road oad confidenc confidence are suited to a driving abilities. wide range of dr

“ ” OWNER'S VIEW

I paid £4,800 for my 2000 986 Boxster and bought it from an independent garage in the Midlands. It’s proved to be a brilliant car and I use it as a daily driver on an eighty mile round trip. It’s had regular servicing from a local specialist and brakes/ discs all round during my ownership. Annual running costs are around £750 and I pay £250 for insurance through the Lockton Porsche Club scheme. I fitted a new roof with a heated screen which cost around £700 and the car continues to put a big smile on my face!

The ‘S’ was moving towards the goal of being a thoroughbred sports car, perfect as a weekend cross country tourer with more power and a ﬁrmer ride. The best 986 Boxsters are those with the glass rear window. These 2003 MY onwards cars (usually with a 53 plate onwards in mainland Britain) received a minor facelift and power upgrades to both the 2.7 and S models. Which one should I get?

The Boxster is an easy car to convert to from any mid-size saloon – as mentioned, the 2.7 is a great everyday driver, while the S is slightly more focused. Most Boxsters didn’t get too many factory options, so well optioned cars are sought after. Desirable options include 18-inch alloys, traction control, rear Park Assist, heated seats, cruise control and sat-nav (although the PCM1 radio/cassette is now largely obsolete). A hardtop is a great option for cars regularly street parked. Early examples can be very basic and some don’t even have air conditioning. Boxsters look great in the solid colours such as Guards Red,

Speed Yellow and the various whites, but there’s no doubting the conservative dark metallics blend in well in town. The Boxster has an electrically operated convertible roof that opens in just 12 seconds. All Boxsters with the plastic rear windows inevitably suffer from splits and replacements are available. Best advice is not opening when the temperature is less than 10°C and most enthusiasts would stop the process half way through to get out and palm the plastic into a smooth curve (to prevent kinking). The Tiptronic S ﬁve-speed offers a two-pedal, fully automatic mode or a manual, clutchless shift mode. The ‘S’ designation here refers to the shift buttons on the steering wheel. What are the running costs?

As with all modern Porsches, the running costs for a well sourced example should be similar to any quality saloon. Service intervals are annual or every 12K miles, whichever comes sooner. Servicing costs vary across the country but would typically range from £300 to £600 + VAT

(depending on whether you need a minor or major service and excluding items like brake ﬂuid change, spark plugs and other wear and tear parts). Typical clutch replacement is likely to cost £750-£1K, while an g rebuild (the air conditioning condensers are iin the front bumper and have a life of o around six to

“

OWNER'S VIEW I bought my Boxster in 2015 and paid £3,950. It’s a 1999 2.5 Tiptronic in arctic silver and it’s my daily driver. It had a £3,000 gearbox replacement prior to purchase and a full service history. During my ownership I’ve fitted Pirelli P7 tyres which has had a really positive impact on the handling of the car, had the fuel injectors cleaned, the oxysensors replaced which is a common fault on the model and had a major service. The car has provided extremely cost-effective motoring and there is a range of independent garages who are comfortable working on the car.

29 porscheclubgb.com

eight years) will cost perhaps £1.2K. Brake wear depends on driving style, but for a manual 2.5 or 2.7-litre car, these typically should last 20-25K miles. To replace the front discs, pads and pad wear sensors is likely to cost £600 with a similar amount for the rear axle. Replacing the plastic rear window can be inexpensive (up to £250), but many owners retroﬁt a glass window (approximately £500 to £600), to enhance the security and resale potential. Tyres should be Porsche N-rated types and these include Michelin, Pirelli, Continental and Bridgestone. You’ll see the N-number embossed on the tyre sidewall as N1, N2, N3 etc depending on the version number produced by the given manufacturer. Tyre costs depend on sizes, but typically range from £150 to £250 each. What should I look for?

The choice of Boxster will obviously be driven by your budget but generally, the later the model, the better the car as the quality and speciﬁcation improved almost continuously. The objective should be to ➝

MODEL HISTORY/ TIMELINE The auto industry model year (MY) runs from 1 August to 31 July, so a 1998 model could have been produced between 1 August 1997 and 31 July 1998.

1997 MY: All new Boxster launched with 204bhp, 2.5-litre, watercooled, flat-six engine with ﬁve-speed manual or ﬁve-speed Tiptronic gearbox options. UK deliveries from early 1997.

1999 MY: Boxster production transfers to new Valmet factory in Uuisikaupunki, Finland. VIN has ‘U’ instead of ‘S’ (Stuttgart) as 11th digit.

2000 MY: Uprated 220bhp, 2.7-litre engine for Boxster with E-gas (electronic) throttle. New Boxster S with 252bhp 3.2-litre engine, six-speed gearbox. Double skin roof (for the S, 2.7 a year later) and POSIP side impact protection introduced.

2003 MY: Boxster maximum power increased to 228bhp, with Boxster S rising to 260bhp. Glass rear window introduced. Facelifted front bumper, rear spoiler and clear indicator lenses. S has uprated gearbox and new wheels.

2004 MY: ‘50 years of 550 Spyder’ special edition Boxster S with 266bhp and GT Silver paint.

2005 MY: 80 per cent new Type 987 Boxster introduced.

find the best combination of service history, mileage and condition. As noted, try not to be too swayed by colour or option fit. Customised cars aren’t as re-saleable as factory standard cars. It is almost routine for quality dealers to repaint the frontal area panels on the Boxster, as stone chipping is unsightly and can lead to superficial corrosion. Early Boxsters did see a trend for a small number of engines to suffer unpredictable failure (cracking in the cylinder bores). Expert opinion however suggests the numbers were small and that if the car has reached 50K miles, it’s less likely to have the problem. Today, a good service history is the best insurance

against the relatively small possibility of premature engine failure. If the car has had an engine rebuild by a quality specialist and has a subsequently good history, that is OK. Another issue that again is relatively infrequent is failure of the Intermediate Shaft (IMS) bearing in the engine. This is known to be a rare failure, but stronger bearings can be fitted and these tend to make any Boxster more desirable (if only for peace of mind). The most frequently seen engine issue is leakage past the rear main oil seal (RMS). This doesn’t cause engine failure but might drip oil. Development has evolved much better seals and expert opinion would suggest

“ ” OWNER'S VIEW

I use my 2.7 Boxster on trackdays and the capability of the car continues to impress. The handling, ride position and performance make it a really dynamic car and one which I’m very proud to own. Porsche Club helps me enjoy the Boxster more and has presented me with opportunities which wouldn’t have otherwise come my way. The Boxster Register technical assistant, Steve Winter, is a great guy and an invaluable source of information.

only having it fixed when the clutch is changed. Always try to drive the car before you buy. There is no substitute for taking a short run and appreciating whether the car is easy to live with. If you don’t have the experience to check the car out yourself, get a pre-purchase inspection expert to look at the car. They will advise on all aspects of the car’s condition, what needs replacing now and in the short term and whether the car is valued correctly. PP

30 porscheclubgb.com

OFFICIAL VEHICLE FINANCE PARTNER

OUR CUSTOMERS DEMAND A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE…

Call your dedicated Porsche Club Account Manager for a funding solution that’s perfectly tailored to you.

TOP PRESTIGE AND CLASSIC CAR BROKER

WINNER AWARDS

∙ NEW PURCHASES ∙ REFINANCE ∙ EQUITY RELEASE

0845 094 9111 oracleﬁnance.co.uk/porsche-club

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE A CREDIT BROKER AND NOT A LENDER. This means we act independently through a wide range of lenders to offer a broad and competitive choice of products and solutions. Oracle Asset Finance is not afﬁliated to any motor manufacturer. Please contact us for an individual ﬁnance quotation on any prestige or sports car. Finance & terms are subject to status. UK residents only. Oracle Asset Finance Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for the sale of consumer credit.

31 porscheclubgb.com

PORSCHES AT THE

PALACE Together with a mouthwatering selection of exotica from some of the world’s other top-drawer car makers, Paul Keeling looks back at this year’s Salon Privé Concours at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire Words: Paul Keeling

n e-mail had arrived from the organisers inviting our General Manager, Chris Seaward, to judge the ‘One and Only 911 Turbo’ class (sponsored by Pirelli) at the prestigious Salon Privé event at Blenheim Palace. Chris passed it on to me because I own a 993 Turbo and organise the multi-generation Turbo display at our National Events. I was extremely ﬂattered to be asked, and a little apprehensive, but decided that if I was going to break my own rules then this would deﬁnitely be the time and the place to do it. If the event is new to you, then its reputation, I would say, now equals that of the Pebble Beach

Concours in the USA. Originating in 2006 at the Hurlingham Club, it was an idea by brothers Andrew and David Bagley (the former well known to ladies who buy Gatinaux beauty products from QVC). Their aim was to bring an intimate and engaging automotive event to the UK. The original concept has grown over the years, and has developed into a very special social and supercar event which now resides at Blenheim Palace. Some 80 cars were in the Pirelli Concours competition this year, divided into eight classes. Judging would be by teams of two, each pair responsible for two classes apiece, and each class made up of 10 cars. For me, that meant the 911 Turbos and a wonderful selection of exotica in a 32 porscheclubgb.com

class entitled ‘Rival Supercars from the 80s and 90s’. The full judging team comprised Matteo Barbieri, head of Prestige Marketing at Pirelli; Steve Cropley, Editor-in-Chief, Autocar magazine; Quentin Willson, motoring personality and author; Mathew Humphries, automotive designer; Brian Kinghorn, rally specialist; and Salon Privé co-founder Andrew Bagley. Oh, and yours truly, of course. The judges’ breakfast started the day on Saturday, so it was no surprise that we had been briefed on the expected dress code prior to arrival, with jackets and trousers the order of the day. We then went through a comprehensive ‘Judging Protocol’. I particularly liked the way we were encouraged formally to introduce ourselves and

to have driven just about every example at its launch! As you would expect the standard of the assembled cars was exceptional. As for the results, Steve Cropley and I were in complete agreement on the ﬁnal outcome. From Porsche the winning car was a 1989 930, and runner-up a 2010-model 997 – and it was a very tough decision. In Rival Supercars the winner was a beautiful XJ220 (remember those?) and the runner-up a Ferrari 512 TR (and not a Testarossa, as I mistakenly called it). All 80 cars were then driven around the beautiful Blenheim Estate, past a viewing gallery, with surprised owners being given awards as their cars were introduced to an admiring public. Salon Privé is certainly at the very top of the agenda if you want to see and hear, both static and in motion, some of the most historic and exotic motorcars from around the world, in one of the most beautiful locations in the UK. As I said at the beginning, it was a privilege to be asked to represent our Club, and something I will always remember. PP

‘I was extremely flattered to be asked, and a little apprehensive, but decided that if I was going to break my own rules then this would deﬁnitely be the time and the place to do it’

interact with the owners while judging, because I have always thought the history of ownership is every bit as important as the presentation on the day. We were also to review any relevant documentation, to make sure all the cars’ original tools and so on were present, have the engine started, and appraise the vehicles’ condition in line with the judging criteria. Time, then, to be divided into our pairs for judging. It was my privilege to be teamed up with Steve Cropley, Editor-in-Chief at Autocar. Getting to know Steve over the next few hours was a genuine pleasure, his knowledge and anecdotes covering just about any make and model you can think of, including Porsche, keeping me entertained as we moved along the

vehicles. He once had a 930 Turbo as a family car. Steve has a really great personality with a fine sense of humour. We judged the ‘One and Only 911 Turbo’ class first, seven minutes per car, so in fact 14 actual judging minutes, which is a long time for any nervous owner, believe me! The entry field included variants of 930, 964, 993, 996, 997 and 991. All cars were benchmarked with top marks, and we then deducted a set amount of points against designated criteria. Then it was off to the ‘Rival Supercars of the 80s and 90s’ class, where we found some pretty priceless examples from Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini and McLaren. It was here that Steve really came into his own. He appeared 33 porscheclubgb.com

34 porscheclubgb.com

There is barely a single pre-MFI 911 that won’t benefit, practically and visually, from PMO’s beautifully engineered replacements for the original Solex, Zenith or even Weber carburettors. And, while not exactly inexpensive, they can be satisfyingly straightforward to install ➝ 35 porscheclubgb.com

‘If you own a pre-1974 and thus carburettorfed 911, then you need the US-made PMO conversion shown here’ US-made PMO carbs (1) are closely based on original downdraught Weber devices, but redesigned and re-engineered from scratch. Quality is exemplary, and they have a number of pleasingly neat features – such as ‘windows’ in the float chambers that allow you easily to check fuel level. They are very simple, too: cold-start mechanism consists of a jab on the accelerator, and then keeping the engine running on the hand throttle until warm. Studs can quite easily be fitted to the new mounting stacks using two nuts locked together, or even by hand, but a proper lockable extraction tool, such as this Snap-On device (3), will make the task a lot easier and quicker – and it’s pretty well essential for later replacing the studs in the cylinder heads with the slightly longer ones required by the PMO carburettors. Lightly lubricate linkage (5) with copper grease. Nuts (all supplied within the kit) have an M8 thread, but smaller-than-standard flats necessitate a 12mm spanner. Cross-shaft mounting plates are adjustable for optimum setting, which is vital for correct operation of the finished set-up (and the original Porsche system, come to that). Tennis balls aplenty at Redtek (9): a quick and easy way of preventing foreign bodies dropping into choke tubes and/or inlet ports. First stage of work on the vehicle itself is to remove the original carburettors (13). Disconnect throttle linkage and fuel line, safely catching and/or mopping up any spillage. Universal-jointed socket (12mm) is the best way to get at the securing nuts. To sell or to store? Undoubtedly even wornout original carbs – like anything pertaining to these early 911s – have a value, but we would advise keeping them with the vehicle if possible, even if only to pass on to a new owner. Arguably the most laborious part of the installation process is removing the 12 original studs securing the mounting stacks to the cylinder heads, as well as the two gaskets and one heatinsulating block per port. Standard shroud offers a little more space, but after-market item, as here, might need to have securing screws loosened off. Stud extractor is essential here. Note difference in stud lengths (21).

36 porscheclubgb.com

his feature is based upon a pleasingly simple premise. That if you own a pre-1974 and thus carburettor-fed 911, then you need the US-made PMO conversion shown here. Not like the proverbial fish needs that famous bicycle, but in the same way that it needs water. Like we need life-supporting air. And although installation is not the sort of task you should tackle without at least some previous experience – and observing a few fairly obvious precautions – it can none the less be done with just a handful of basic tools. There was, to be fair, not much inherently wrong with these classic Porsches’ original twin downdraught Solexes, Zeniths or Webers – when they were new, or even just a few years old. But four decades and more down the line they will almost certainly be quite significantly worn, with largely incurable air leaks past the throttle spindles, and as a result will be almost impossible to adjust correctly. And any (invariably expensive) second-hand units that you are likely to find will most likely be just as bad. Factor in the uninformed tinkering and even downright abuse meted out to them by owners and specialists alike over the years and it’s a wonder that many pre-MFI engines run at all. (It’s worth noting, by the way, that this same PMO set-up is also suitable, with relevant modifications, for 1974–1989 cars with varying types of fuel injection, a fact not lost on the backdating fraternity.) Not so long ago this writer was a passenger in an early-1970s car that despite its immaculate appearance, and its obvious structural and overall mechanical integrity, coughed and backfired like some asthmatic old veteran on the London–Brighton Run. And that was shortly after a no doubt costly trip to a well-known specialist for a service and a ‘tune-up’. Likewise, the owner of the 911S shown here arrived at Brackley-based Redtek for the installation using the car’s hand throttle to keep its engine running at anything approaching an ‘idle’ speed. (About 1,000rpm, actually, so at least 200rpm too high.) No great problem on the M40, perhaps, but it must have been a nightmare coaxing it through busy London traffic. We first heard about the American-made PMO set-up, essentially a pair of Weber-derived but completely redesigned and beautifully re-engineered triple-choke downdraught carburettors, around 13 years ago. Rather more recently, thanks to Nick Fulljames at 911 engine specialist Redtek in Brackley, Northamptonshire, we were given the opportunity to follow the entire fitting procedure from start to finish – at the same time learning just a little bit more about some of the idiosyncrasies of these iconic engines’ no less ingenious induction systems. (Including, for instance, the vital importance, in either the PMO or the standard set-up, of correctly adjusting the throttle linkage, and particularly the cross-shaft.) In the event we had to leave Nick to carry out the final tuning and balancing the following day,

THE KNOWLEDGE One of the stages in the PMO installation process that we haven’t shown here is the removal of the original airfiltration system – for the simple reason that the car’s owner was already running a simplified ‘pancake’ set-up on each Weber. It’s straightforward enough, however, and certainly so if you are capable of fitting the carburettors yourself. Just remember to fit the special breather filter (supplied) to the oil-filler neck, on the right-hand side of the engine bay (in place of the pipe that originally ran to the induction tinware), and also to remove the hot-air tube to the relevant heat-exchanger, before capping the remaining spigot. This helps prevent a loss of heater pressure. Probably the most laborious – or certainly labour-intensive – part of the job is dealing with the relatively large number of M8 fixing studs involved. Fitting the new ones supplied to the PMO mounting stacks is easy enough – although it still warrants a (Snap-On) tool like the one shown, for speed and convenience – but you will first have to remove the original two per inlet port, and then fit the new and slightly longer ones in the PMO kit. (The PMO heat insulators are slightly thicker than the original Porsche parts.) This, too, should be easy enough, but again you will reap the benefits of that special extractor, rather than struggling with the usual two nuts locked together. Breakages are rare, but some of the studs can be very tight, especially if they have been undisturbed for many years, and problems can occur – in which case you may have to drill and Time-Sert, as required, or seek specialist help. All of the new studs should be ‘Loctited’ into place, primarily to prevent them unscrewing if you subsequently have to undo the carburettors’ fixing nuts, but also to help prevent corrosion between the steel threads and the light-alloy cylinder heads. Obviously take great care when dealing with any of the studs not to drop anything into the inlet ports – plug them with pieces of cloth or paper towel – and likewise when, if necessary, scraping away any remaining pieces of gasket material. (Original Porsche gaskets usually peel off in one place, but cheaper after-market items may not.) Just in case, have a magnet and/or a powerful vacuum cleaner on stand-by – and a precautionary ‘evacuation’ of the ports wouldn’t be a bad idea in any case.

37 porscheclubgb.com

but the fact is that even when we headed for home, with the carburettors at their basic factory settings, the engine was running immeasurably better than it had been a few hours earlier. It had needed new spark plugs, and the contact-breaker points checking, before it would restart, the former perhaps the result of previously running for a long period with a wildly incorrect fuel/air mixture, but then it fired instantaneously, and quickly settled down to a smooth and even tickover. Perfectionist Nick reckoned there was still some way to go for optimum smoothness, response and fuel consumption – and not least the restored or even additional power that can be one of the other cost-benefits of the PMO units – but had you been doing the job on your own driveway you would have been delighted. The PMO carburettor and air-filter kit is supplied with many pages of concise but detailed and encouragingly well-written fitting instructions, together with expert recommendations for spark plugs and ignition timing, and even ancillary components such as exhaust systems, so there is no point in trying to duplicate all of that information here. Instead, we shall let the pictures give you a broad overview of the fitting procedure, at the same time zooming in, as it were, on some of the more important stages – and some of the points that you might benefit from knowing about even before you begin. Full details of all the PMO carburettor (and fuel-injection throttle-body) kits are available on the company’s website at www.pmocarb. com, including options and prices, but as a guide to the latter we can tell you that the set shown, for this 1968 911S and all similar models, retails here in the UK for around £3950 including VAT. Hardly what you could call cheap, then, but a small price to pay for the reliability and economy that it can bring, together with the associated driveability and sheer enjoyment – and a drop in the ocean compared to the value of some of these vehicles. Redtek – one of the company’s UK distributors, and thus readily able to supply kits, parts and technical support – typically charges around £1440 including VAT for basic fitting and setting up, obviously with any additional work required (spark plugs and points, for instance) on top. More about all those aspects at redtek.co.uk, or call Nick Fulljames on 01280 841911. ➝

‘A small price to pay for the reliability and economy it can bring, together with driveability and sheer enjoyment’

The PMO-supplied gaskets were a little too large for this engine’s close-fitting after-market shroud, so we used standard Porsche items instead. What’s more, those are almost guaranteed to come off again in one piece if ever you need to remove them. The PMO blocks, too, were a little too large for the holes in the shroud, but that was easily dealt with by carefully linishing them, and then trimming the edges with a sharp scraper (24). Car’s owner wanted to retain his existing after-market air filters for their ‘retro’ look, but was persuaded that K&Ns supplied with PMO kit would both look and work better. Tighten mounting nuts gradually and evenly – and always with washers beneath them, either flat or of the wavy spring type.

Full and well-written instructions are provided for all aspects of the PMO installation, and not least assembling and setting up the throttle linkage. Key element is setting the two short rods to the same (correct) length before fitting (32), and also achieving the required geometry for the cross-shaft. More than likely that the engine will start and run fine on carbs’ factory settings – PMO will ask for its precise specification when you order – but not unreasonably some fine-tuning will be needed. At its most basic level this can be done with little more than a throttle-balancing device, but Nick Fulljames (40) also uses a sophisticated exhaustgas analyser. Set-up is done with filters off, but intake trumpets in place. The visual difference between this 911S’s original Weber carburettors (43) and the finished PMO installation (44) isn’t huge, but imagine you had started out with the standard air-filtration system – and you can see why it is so popular with owners seeking to backdate later models, even those with fuel injection. Dynamically, this vehicle was immediately transformed.

38 porscheclubgb.com

The car in our picture this month is fairly obviously a Targa, and by a process of elimination we can date it to the 1968 model year: it has a glass rear window instead of the earlier canvas-and-plastic hood, and the position of the covers for the torsion-bar rear springs shows it to be a so-called short-wheelbase model. Engine size would thus be 2.0 litres, and the reﬂectors on the body sides suggest the car to be one of around 130 built for the US market; thus it would have had twin downdraught carburettors and 130bhp. But it is the peripheral detail that is arguably of more interest here. The car is on a rolling-road in the yard at Zuffenhausen, probably undergoing a standard test before despatch, and despite what today seem like modest production numbers that must have been a well-practised operation designed to take a minimum of time. Flared channels guide the vehicle forward, against ﬁxed wheel chocks, and the rear wheels are secured against lateral movement by auxiliary rollers,

which one presumes moved into position automatically. The rig is controlled by the red box suspended from the roof, and strategically positioned mirrors enable the operator to see all the exterior lights. Note, too, the adjustable duct for extracting exhaust fumes. Look more closely, and even more details emerge. The photographer and an assistant or onlooker are reflected in both the side of the body and the rear hub cap, along with the rear end of another car, and there is what appears to be another 911 reflected in the front wheel trim. We were intrigued, too, by what appears to be a large bunch of keys dangling from the ignition lock, and not least the red letter ‘F’ on the far wall. That marks the location of the obligatory fire extinguisher, but the device itself is obscured by what looks like our man’s jacket. One cannot help but wonder what a modern Health & Safety department would make of that – so let’s just keep it between ourselves, OK?

40 porscheclubgb.com

VINTAGE VIEW Evocative images from the Porsche Archive

41 porscheclubgb.com

THE WORLD OF ERIC “STUDERMAN” Fred Hampton went to explore the late Eric Studer’s workshop. Shown here are just a few of the wonderful treasures he found Words and Photos: Fred Hampton

oon after Eric’s funeral Peter and Martin, his sons, contacted me to ask for help assessing the condition of Eric’s 356SC coupé, which had been in storage for quite some time. Their intention being to keep the car in the family as a permanent reminder of Eric himself. This and the discovery of the very early Recaro sports seat with houndstooth cloth were previously reported. Following on I gave some time to examine the various ephemera and workshop manuals which emerged, many somewhat thumbed and oily from the garage, but some from the safe keeping of ofﬁce drawers. The latter provided some surprises both in condition and rarity for me, and value for Martin and Peter. Of this cache, some have been sold already and some remain to be sold. A list can be made available to anyone interested in manuals to be used in the garage and not for slumbering on the library shelf, and handbooks for the glovebox, not eBay. In the process of examining the various items I came across what appears to be Eric’s personal workshop reference with his E W Studer stamp in the frontispiece. However on ﬂicking through this manual, torn-out ads from American publications

ERIC STUDER By Tony Standen (written 1973) When I think about Eric Studer, I think of the entire environment in which he lives – the incredibly crowded garage in Bourne End, in which the most astonishing collection of tools, parts and bits and pieces live, and about the memory Eric has in order to be able to lay his hands on what he wants – almost always. There is a good story connected with every wonder he drags out of an obscure shelf or back cupboard. I think of the endless cups of tea, cakes and good hot meals provided by Cathy Studer, at the drop of a spanner, to all comers. The boys – Peter and Martin – racing around the road on their bikes. The good humour with which all my stupid questions are answered, my requests for advice fully honoured, and my appeals for help with some mechanical problem, met.

42 porscheclubgb.com

‘A long-established, legendary place forever held in the memory of those who visited West Ridge’ were found in quantity between the pages and endorse that in those far-off days before white newsprint turned yellow, the place to source relatively expensive Porsche competition models and Carrera parts was certainly the USA. Although one company – One Blind Mice – was offering 906s and 910s from Kensington. Take your time to scan through all that was on offer (and the examples here are just a few of many). The prices, high at the time, conjure up thoughts of where all these cars and parts might be now. Then dwell on the visual minutiae to be found in the pictures of Eric’s garage, which was a dark Porsche grotto, crammed with the means of remedy and solution to 356 ailments. Certainly a long-established, legendary place forever held in the memory of those who visited West Ridge. All aptly described by the late Tony Standen as a kind of Camelot in the piece he wrote about Eric for Porsche Post a long, long time ago. The pictures do paint a thousand words and the typography on the original Porsche and Mahle parts boxes communicates colour and design from the past decades spanning 356 production. If only we could buy Porsches for the prices in those ads now. As for Eric, he really did exist in his own wonderland at West Ridge. PP 43 porscheclubgb.com

Regions Regional Director’s report

At a time of year when it has traditionally quietened down a little, the team at the Clubhouse have continued to excel. We have had a very successful national conference with the vast majority of the Club’s Regional Organisers and Register Secretaries in attendance and there was much interest in the

Scotland South

plans for next year and beyond. Your local Regional Organiser will already have a provisional time table for 2017 events so please go along to your local monthly meeting and see what is going to be available. The Classic Car show at the NEC has proved enormously successful in November and I have been delighted to get so much positive feedback. Many thanks indeed to all those involved in helping the Club putting on such a great display, as evidenced by record shop sales, lots of new members and lots and lots of smiles. A continuing theme from the conference is that the Club is a happy place to be right now. Myself, Richard Watling and Chris Seaward visited Porsche Reading and after an excellent presentation by Chris, conﬁrmation of ongoing support for the Club was quick to follow. Porsche GB supports the Club in many diﬀerent ways and I am pleased to report that our relationship is

stronger than ever and I think we can safely look forward to some pretty special cars at some of our events next year. Open Day We are looking forward to a very busy open day at the Clubhouse on 4th December. If you have not been before, come down and explore for yourself what we have to oﬀer; you are likely to be pleasantly surprised. More importantly, don’t forget the Club shop when dropping hints to Father Christmas for any gifts you or your car may need! Our range is better than ever and Jess will be delighted to help you. As ever, enjoy your cars and your Club. Rob Kellock Chairman & Regional Director chairman@porscheclubgb.com

Regions Index Your Regional reports at a glance

Regional Organiser Donald Hossack 07968 724441 – r1@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Scott Laurie 07803 260417 Hello everyone. Welcome to December’s edition of PP. After a successful and very busy year of varied and exciting events, I’m beginning to think ahead to 2017 and would welcome ideas and suggestions for next year as well as feedback (good or bad) on the events we held this year. Many thanks to those of you who have already made some good suggestions – I will deﬁnitely be looking to develop these into events. Some of the old favourites, such as breakfast runs, Concours and main dealer visits will again feature but, hopefully, with some variation to venues and routes. I will also try a diﬀerent venue for the East Coast monthly meeting. My emails and the Scotland South events page of the website will keep you updated and informed. However, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch. If I don’t see you at an event before, I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas. RECENT EVENTS TIPEC events We were kindly invited by TIPEC to an Angel Wax demonstration on October 1 and a visit to Skidz, the wheel and tyre specialists on October 5. I couldn’t

R1 Scotland South p45 R2 Scotland North p46 R3 North East p47 R4 Lincolnshire & Humberside p48 R5 North West p48 R6 North Wales p50 R7 Yorkshire p50 R8 East Midlands p53 R9 West Midlands p55 R10 Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire p56

R11 Essex p58 R12 Norfolk & Suﬀolk p60 R13 Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Shropshire p62 R14 South Wales p65 R15 South West p66 R16 Gloucestershire p69 R17 Southern p69 R18 Lancashire & Cumbria p70 R19 Thames Valley p71 R20 London p73

attend but I’m informed both were very successful and well attended by TIPEC and PCGB members. Many thanks go to Brian and TIPEC for their consideration of our Region at their events. I look forward to continuing our relationship into 2017. October 8 Breakfast run On a very bright and sunny Sunday morning a group of us met at Dakota, South Queensferry. Scott couldn’t make the full run but came along to see us oﬀ. Due to an accident causing hold-ups on the motorway, Mike Blanchard led us oﬀ in his lovely GT4 via the country roads up to the Kinross junction where we were met by two other cars. The pace quickened somewhat as we turned right at Drum, past Yetts o’ Muckhart and down through the lovely scenery on the A823 to the junction with the A9. Unfortunately we slowed to a more sedate pace for 45 porscheclubgb.com

R21 Chiltern p76 R23 Sussex p76 R24 Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire p77 R25 Kent p80 R26 Dorset p80 R27 Ireland p81 R28G Guernsey p82 R28J Jersey p85 R29 Surrey p85 R30 Isle of Man p89 R31 Cotswold p89

10-15 minutes due to the dreaded average speed cameras then it was on to the country road of Tibbermore to Gloagburn Farm Shop.

Waiting at Dakota for the off

Scotland North Regional Organiser Steve Rose 01224 868052 – r2@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Gillian Gardiner 01382 778923 RECENT EVENTS The breakfast run cars at Gloagburn Farm Shop

October 27 East Coast meet – curry night A dozen of us met at the Spice Lounge Kitchen, Corstorphine in Edinburgh for a curry instead of the usual East Coast Club meeting. I had agreed £15pp in advance for poppadoms, mixed starters, a main dish, a side dish, naan and rice followed by ice cream. With three diﬀerent chicken dishes and a lamb dish, as well as John’s favourite, the potato dish, the food did not let us down. Deﬁnitely one for the future. October 30 McLaren/Bentley breakfast meet After the very successful visit in May we were invited back by Lee and his team. At the time of that visit McLaren had just been recognised as ‘European Retailer of the Year’ and by the time of this visit they had gone on to win the ‘Global Retailer of the Year’ award. Many

A very popular McLaren visit

congratulations to all for this great achievement. On this occasion, Craig and Steve looked after us. Breakfast rolls, tea and coﬀee were served before we were given an introduction to the cars in the showroom and a chance to jump in and out of the various models. One or two were keen to have a run in the 650s but, upon inspection, the demonstrator had a puncture so unfortunately it was not to be. Limited to 25 attendees by McLaren, the event was over subscribed, however they have extended an invite for next year, so hopefully we can visit them again in the spring. Thanks to the McLaren team and all who attended. New members A very warm welcome goes to the eight new members that joined us in September. Hopefully you can come along to an event very soon. Scotland South now has a total of 486 members. Regards Donald and Scott

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. NOVEMBER 24 Queensferry lifeboat station visit **Note: replaces regular East Coast Club night** DECEMBER 3 PC Edinburgh, Drive day and car clinic DECEMBER 6 West Coast Christmas dinner **Note: replaces regular West Coast Club night** DECEMBER 15 East Coast Christmas dinner **Note: replaces December 29 East Coast Club night** JANUARY 2 New Year breakfast, South Queensferry JANUARY 15 New Year run and lunch

PC Aberdeen’s Principal Tom Hail chats to R2 members

FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 16 Christmas party You should have booked your place at our party at Maryculter House Hotel by now. But, if not, get in touch and we’ll try to squeeze you in! Don’t forget to check the Region 2 events page on the website for up-to-the-minute news on coming events including Sunday runs. Steve Rose and Gill Gardiner

NEW CAR DETAILING, PROTECTION DETAILS, ENHANCEMENT AND CORRECTION DETAILS AND PAINT PROTECTION FILM Extensive range of premium car care products available in store and online

01786 447466 I info@ultimateshineautos.com Unit 7 Crest Business Centre, 2 Glen Tye Road, Broadleys Business Park, Stirling FK7 7LH

www.ultimateshineautos.com 46 porscheclubgb.com

Photo by Steve Rose

Gill and several members of Region 2 who had driven down from the Dundee area met us in the car park – giving us a total of 17 cars and 26 people. We all enjoyed the hearty breakfast, and afterwards spent some considerable time in the car park in warm sunshine chatting and looking over the lovely selection of cars. This was one of the best attended runs for a while, so many thanks to all those that came along.

In October we visited PC Aberdeen for our autumn Club Clinic. Around 16 members’ cars were inspected, with many benefiting from a wheel alignment check too – always worthwhile on our cars where the precision of the steering and handling is a large part of their charm. As usual, there was a good turnout including those who came along just for a chat, a coffee and a ‘fine piece’. Many thanks to Ray, Rhiannon, Mark and all the technicians and staff at the Centre. Eleven of us continued with a run to The Boat Inn at Aboyne for a relaxed lunch.

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 1 Club night Lairhillock 8pm DECEMBER 15 Club night Milton Inn Monifieth 8pm DECEMBER 16 Christmas party Maryculter House Hotel. JANUARY No Lairhillock meeting The first Thursday is too close to Hogmanay. Check your email or next month’s PP for news of the first 2017 drive and lunch event later on in the month of January.

North East Regional Organiser Greg Harm 07932 746152 r3@porscheclubgb.com The days are getting shorter and there aren’t as many opportunities to get our cars out, but I’m still trying to keep the momentum going with activities during the winter months. Keep an eye on the Forum and your monthly newsletters for updates. RECENT EVENTS North Coast 500 Chris and June Bradley report on their North Coast 500 trip from earlier in the year: We planned the trip after reading a magazine article last year – it had been on my motoring bucket list for some time (having already done the Nürburgring and the Isle of Man TT). We decided to go at a leisurely pace, enabling us to visit some historic sites and take our time to enjoy the rugged, beautiful landscape, as we recognised that, although the NC500 is expectedly 500 miles, the mileage from our home in Washington would be a lot more – actually 1,293! As our trip had a ‘vague’ historical theme (June had read up before we set off) we spent our first night at Glenfinnan, where Bonnie Prince Charlie is said to have landed in Scotland prior to the Jacobite uprising in the 1740s. We then headed westwards through the fine scenery of Glen Shiel before turning towards Lochcarron and the challenging crossing to Applecross where we later had a peaceful seafood lunch in a pub with wonderful June Bradley keeping warm on the North Coast 500

views towards Skye. The narrow mountain road, with passing places, was once a cattle crossing and gives fine views of the area (whilst being wary of traffic coming the other way). Heading north round the peninsula, through the spectacular scenery of Glen Torridon, we eventually reached Loch Maree and spent two nights at the hotel where Queen Victoria once stayed. A trip to the fishing village of Badachro and the wild sandy beach of Redpoint the following day provided a leisurely respite from long distance driving. Our journey then took us onto the A832 (which it’s hard to believe is actually an ‘A’ road – we saw more sheep than cars!) eventually meeting the A835 to head north to Ullapool and on to Lochinver, where we spent our fourth night after feasting on some more splendid seafood caught not far from the village. Here we experienced snow and hail, but were able to get the roof down the next day for our drive around the peninsula through Stoer and Drumbeg. We then drove on to the A894 and over the spectacular Kylesku Bridge to Durness where we viewed mainland Britain’s northernmost golf course and a stunning beach with nothing and no one on it. It was noticeable however, that, as we drove over the Kyle of Tongue to Bettyhill where we spent the next two nights, the winds were getting stronger. Bettyhill is named after the wife of the Duke of Cumberland whose men were responsible for many atrocities in the ‘highland clearances’ following the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden in 1745. The views from the hotel were stunning, as were the sunsets. We took some gentle walks on the beach and in the surrounding hills. Car clubs stay here on their way round the NC500 and we passed a group of six Porsches going the opposite way. Our last two nights were to be spent at Culloden, which is just south of Inverness, so we had some mileage to make on our final leg. The winds were still strong but we wanted to visit Dunnet Head (mainland Britain’s northernmost point) and John O’ Groats. I was determined to take a photo of my 996 next to the ‘most northerly point of mainland Britain’ sign but I nearly got blown off my feet in the process! Travelling back down the east coast through Wick and Dunbeath, taking in Caithness Castle, the seat of the ‘infamous’ Cumberlands, was interesting rather than spectacular and we completed our tour back at Culloden with a visit to Inverness Castle (and nearby whisky shop!). We stayed at the Culloden House Hotel where Bonny Prince Charlie stayed the night before the Battle of Culloden. The following day we visited the battle site, a poignant reminder of the futility of war when you learn that 1,600 Jacobites were killed in under an hour. On a lighter note we managed to visit the Glenmorangie and Tomatin distilleries to end the trip in an appropriate way (although this Porsche driver could not indulge until we got home!). A wonderful trip to be recommended to enthusiastic drivers who enjoy beautiful scenery and empty roads – although don’t expect to break any speed records – you’ll be too busy watching out for sheep and deer!

The car that attracted the most interest at Gmund Cars – the 968 Turbo RS

Gmund Cars Open Day Andrew Mearns invited us to an open day at his Gmund Cars premises in Knaresborough. Andrew always makes us very welcome – putting on refreshments as he and his staﬀ spent time discussing their current stock and projects. October Club night We welcomed James Tomlinson to our October meeting for a tyre safety talk. I know I am biased, having been in the tyre industry for years, but I personally enjoyed the presentation. I am sure all those attending did leave feeling more knowledgeable about ‘N-ratings’. Following this, I have organised a trip to the Pirelli factory in Carlisle – watch this space. FORTHCOMING EVENTS PC Newcastle visit We have been invited to visit PC Newcastle on November 23, 7-9pm. Dealer Principal, Scott Stevenson, will be on hand to discuss, among other things, the opening of a new Centre in our Region. It has been some time since we’ve had an invite from our local Porsche Centre so I’m hoping that we can show them some support. I am keen to develop the relationship between the Club and the Centre; Scott has already suggested we start a drive there next year. December Club night Christmas is rapidly approaching and we always try and arrange some light-hearted fun for our December Club night. Last year our Santa’s sleigh Concours competition went down a treat, with the artistic competitiveness of R3 showing through, so, this year, I’m challenging you all again. The 2016 R3 Christmas competition is to create a Porsche-themed Christmas tree decoration. The rules are simple: 1. Your decoration must be Porsche themed 2. Your decoration must be able to be hung on a Christmas tree Post-Christmas night out Places for our post-Christmas night out at Redworth Hall on January 7 are ﬁlling fast. If you’d like to join us don’t delay in signing up. We have exclusive use of the main hall for our very own R3 knees-up. I hope you can join us. It would be lovely to see some of our new members there too. The price is £30pp. If you require a room this can be pre-booked (quoting PCGB) at a price of £95 for bed and breakfast. Greg Harm DIARY DATES NOVEMBER 23 PC Newcastle visit DECEMBER 14 Club night JANUARY 7 Post-Christmas night out Redworth Hall.

Chris Bradley with his pride and joy on the North Coast 500

47 porscheclubgb.com

Lincolnshire & Humberside

As mentioned last month, Richard has decided to stand down as RO after eight years in the role, and I am stepping up. Some of you will already have met Sylvia and myself at events over the last few years. We are keen to carry on the good work Richard and Pam have done in the Region and are pleased that, over the next year, Richard will be our ARO, so his knowledge and experience will be available to us. 2017’s event planning is well in hand and, as usual, we will be running through the events at our Christmas lunch on December 18 – an excellent event at a fantastic new venue. If you haven’t already, there’s still time to book – full details on the Region webpage. I am keen to hear from members, especially if you have any ideas or thoughts for future events – all will be seriously considered. I would also like to hear from anyone with suggestions for our monthly pub drive-outs, so please do get in contact. Lastly, a big thank you to Richard and Pam for all their work over the last eight years.

Photo by Rod Stormes

Winthorpe pub drive out – the Lord Nelson Our September drive out, organised by Stuart, took us to a great pub near Newark. We were made very welcome, and Stuart and the pub staﬀ had been very busy ‘theming’ the event with Porsche napkins, Porsche ice cubes and the water, plus, to top it all, chocolate Porsche 911s. Amazing! It was another good turnout and we were especially pleased to welcome R3’s Darren and Julie (who had joined us on our TOTY to Classic Le Mans) down for our Blyton Park trackday. Once again, a really good evening. Tasty chocolate Porsche 911s

September Blyton trackday By popular request, we organised an extra trackday at Blyton this year. The weather was good for the 20 entrants, with a varied selection of cars. As numbers were lower compared to May we ran a different format – effectively an open pit lane, with only four cars on track at a time and everyone asked to come in after around 10 laps. We also asked that the more experienced and quicker drivers allowed the novices out first. This all seemed to work really well with everyone pleased with the number of runs they had. Our four regular instructors were on hand to all at no extra cost, and their advice was much appreciated. As well as offering technical help and advice to the entrants, Ben from Rennspeed in Retford kindly sponsored the event. He even found time to have a go himself in his shark-tooth-painted 944 – he assures me the headlights being up is a little known fact that makes it go faster! Thanks to Ben for sponsoring the event, and to Richard

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 18 Christmas luncheon Branston Hall Hotel. There’s still time to book. Details on the website. JANUARY 15 Bowling at Lincoln Bowl FEBRUARY 12 Valentines lunch The Pier, Cleethorpes. TBC.

R4 WOTY to County Durham On the second weekend in October the R4 WOTY took 21 of our members to Hardwick Hall in Sedgefield. With people arriving at different times there was no pre-arranged meal. Richard and Wendy had visited Durham on the way, whilst Paul and Michelle stopped at the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle to see the V&A’s exhibition of shoes. When Sylvia and I arrived at about 6.30pm we were greeted by a crowd of people outside the Hall. The majority were attending a charity ball, but there was also a number of our members who informed us that the Red Devil’s parachute team would shortly be making an evening drop, having already made a trial jump. Well done Wendy for arranging the photo with three of them in front of members’ cars! The actual jump in the dark was spectacular to say the least, with some parachutists wearing flares and others in illuminated suits. The WOTY-ers had a list of attractions in the surrounding area and, after breakfast on Saturday, set off to sample the County Durham delights. Quite a few went to Beamish and some to Durham. Sylvia and I initially went to High Force, the highest waterfall in England, following Richard and Pam some of the way as they made their way for a heritage train ride. The group reconvened in the bar in the evening to talk about the day’s events, before moving into the dining room for the evening meal. Whilst there was some confusion over meals ordered, none of it detracted and, at the end, as Caroline and Sue were celebrating birthdays over the weekend, each received a plate of chocolate cake. On Sunday morning after breakfast some of us checked out to see a few more sights before going home, whilst four of our number planned to stay a further night. Sylvia and I set off to visit a small motor museum in Newcastle, which proved difficult to find, and then was closed despite its website saying it would be open. Undeterred, we then went for a drive along the Durham heritage coast and stopped for a walk along one of the beaches before completing the journey home. Not everyone had been to that area before and I know a few are talking of returning to explore further – another successful WOTY, roll on 2017.

North West Committee Contact Allan Crosby 01744 894500 – r5@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS October 12 New members night The now traditional autumn new members night was held at the Deanwater in October, and this year featured a talk by Porsche racing icon John Fitzpatrick. After beginning his racing career driving Touring cars in the 1960s, John moved (via BMW) to Porsche where he became one of their best drivers during the ’70s. Relocation to the US in 1980 saw him continue with Porsche, both as a driver and later as a team owner. A Q and A session followed John’s absorbing talk, and afterwards there was an opportunity to purchase signed copies of his new book ‘Fitz – My Life at the Wheel’. The evening concluded with an excellent hotpot supper, which was provided for the 57 members present by the hotel.

John Fitzpatrick with Allan Crosby (L) and Phil Graham (R)

Beamish Museum one of the WOTY attractions

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

48 porscheclubgb.com

Portmeirion 2017 R5 is once again planning its annual trip to Portmeirion on Sunday, February 19 – the hotel is pleased to be welcoming us back for yet another visit. The format will remain very similar to previous years – meet at the Bison Café on the A5 near Corwen for coﬀee and a chat before driving the last leg of the journey to the hotel. The dinner, bed and breakfast tariﬀs for the Sunday night will remain the same as last year. Hotel rooms, village rooms or rooms in Castell cost £169 per room for double occupancy, which includes, as always, a £30pp allowance towards the evening meal. Single occupancy will be charged at £154 with the same meal allowance. Sunday lunch will be in the main dining room overlooking the estuary where three courses including

Photo by Wendy Brown

The Red Devils parachute team drop in

Usher and his team at Blyton for another great day. We are pleased to say the track is already booked for May and September in 2017 – we will announce the dates shortly.

Photo by Wendy Brown

Regional Organiser Rod Stormes 07887 690716 – r4@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Richard Watkinson 01472 220185 Gavin Marshall 01472 826334

Photo by Graham Britt

Waiting to go at Blyton

tea or coﬀee will cost £24.95pp. Bookings to either Phil or Nette Graham by email at: r5porsche.pg@gmail.com or by phone on: 01625 524596 / 07941 109613 / 07941 109638. Chris Clark

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 14 Club night at the Deanwater Informal pre-Christmas evening with complimentary coﬀee and mince pies. JANUARY Club night **Please note: there is no Club night at the Deanwater on the second Wednesday in January** JANUARY 14 New Year dinner at the Deanwater Smart attire is requested. Full details (plus menu) will be circulated via the Region’s e-Newsletter. FEBRUARY 19 Portmeirion 2017 See report on p48.

North Wales Regional Organisers Sue Taylor 01928 735357 (01766 890844 Weekends) r6@porscheclubgb.com Welcome We extend a very warm welcome to Charles and Sally Hughes who came to our October meeting. We look forward to seeing them again at future meetings and events. RECENT EVENTS October meeting at APM Customs We were invited to visit APM Customs. Based in Deeside, they specialise in wrapping, detailing, PPF (paint protection film) and tinting. One of the team gave us a demo of the way he details a vehicle and we were shown how PPF throws off rainwater. A Mini bonnet, covered in wrap, was scratched with a wire brush to simulate what we do when we wash our cars with a sponge. Hot water was then poured onto the scratched area and the wrap healed itself. The healing can also take place in the sun so you don’t need to nip round the car with a kettle. All very impressive! Just when we thought it was over, we were taken into the next unit – the service unit, which held an array of Ferraris, Porsches, Jaguars and a Fiat. There was much discussion about a Ferrari engine that had been dropped to the floor for some work. Then we went to the third unit – the sales unit, which is an Aladdin’s cave of super cars, with Porsches, Mercedes and more Defenders than you’ll have ever

seen together. APM bought as many Defenders as possible before production finished. They remap and spec them to a very high standard – the result being not the normal looking mud-splattered things that we usually see around the Welsh lanes. One of our members looked tempted! Kev and his team were very welcoming and provided a great buffet and refreshments. If you are ever in the area they will be delighted to show you round. They also offer a good rate for PCGB members. Anglesey drive to the Oyster Catcher Dylan and Dawn devised a great drive around Anglesey for our October event. 21 cars turned out – an incredible sight as we swooped around the quiet roads in autumnal sunshine. It was great to see so many of our members out with their cars: David and Rhian; Ralph, Jan and Ringo; Tommy and Esther; Tim and Annette; David and Mags; Malc and Gill; Mike and Kate; Richard and Maggie; Kevin and Sue3; Tony and Angela; David and Chris; Tudor and Ann; Nick and Gill; Laurie and Sue2; Paul and Jac; Emyr and Anwen; Nigel and Chris; Geoff; Dawn and Linda; and Al and Debbie. Ian and Julia, from Bridgnorth, were on holiday and spotted we were going to be nearby so they came and joined us for lunch. Unfortunately Dylan, who sorted out the route for us, couldn’t make it as he was working away doing high-powered things in Dallas. The day started with us meeting at Tweedmill before heading straight down the A55 onto Anglesey to meet up with the rest of the group at Plas Newydd. On the way, we caught up with a red 911 and all nicely fell in line behind – it seemed to be going in the right direction. Alarm bells started ringing as we turned into a small housing estate when we got onto Anglesey. Was this car with us or were we following some poor unsuspecting chap home after he’d been out for the newspapers? Anyway, all was well; Tim and Annette’s sat nav was taking us on a scenic route to Plas Newydd.

direction but it wasn’t one of ours. Finally, we arrived at the Oyster Catcher, a chef academy. Inspired by a visit to Jamie Oliver’s ‘Fifteen’, the Timpson (shoe) family decided to build the academy, helping local chefs fulfil their dreams under the Timpson Foundation. All profits go back into the academy to train, mentor and support the trainees through their journey. They engaged Huf Haus, a German company famous for glass fronted, environmentally friendly properties, to create a building fit for its stunning location near the dunes. Nigel and team had reserved parking for us in front of the restaurant. Nick sent up his drone and got some great shots. After a leisurely lunch and chance to catch up with everyone, we said our goodbyes and set off home. Another great day out! Thank you Dawn and Dylan. The Oyster Catcher, a stunning location

993 Restoration She’s home and she looks amazing! Rob and the team at Ninemeister have done an excellent job. Her ﬁrst outing was the Anglesey drive and everything was spot on. After many, many hours of work, the car looks brand new, both inside and out, and the new sport exhaust sounds more than OK. I now just need to avoid stone chips. Wrapping could be next on the list.

993 home again! A great turnout for R6 on their Anglesey drive

After a coﬀee stop, we all got out the Tulip maps that Dawn and Dylan had produced for us, and oﬀ we set. The route took us all over the island, through farmland and countryside, rugged quarry workings and coastline – the roads were a pleasure to drive. On the mainland, the Snowdonia mountain ranges were as clear and impressive as ever. None of us got lost and we all managed to stay together, which was pretty amazing given the number of cars. We did spot a Porsche going in the opposite

DIARY DATES Please see website for more info about the events we have planned. **Please note: from January our meeting night will change to the third Thursday of the month** DECEMBER 4 Portmeirion Christmas Festival Includes lunch in the hotel. JANUARY 14 Post Christmas dinner and catch up At a local hotel in Betws-y-Coed. JANUARY 19 Meeting at The Plough Guest speaker – Robin Darlington. FEBRUARY 17 Meeting at The Plough

R6 at APM Customs

Yorkshire Regional Organisers Mark and Carol Jessop 07981 412895 – r7@porscheclubgb.com So that is just about it for 2016 and another hugely busy and successful year – look out for our annual review in next month’s PP. The next event will be the New Year’s dinner towards the end of January; details will be available shortly. 50 porscheclubgb.com

Club nights Our Club nights are held on the first Wednesday of the month at the Woodlands Hotel, Leeds, which can be found just up the A62 from the Porsche Centre and just off J27 of the M62, post code LS27 7LY. We aim to kick the night off around 8pm. Club website We’re making a greater use of the Club’s website, so if you haven’t visited it 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 our ideas for great routes, but pubs, restaurants and hotels that are amenable or suitable for groups of Porsches.

East Midlands Regional Organiser Tom Fisher 07768 317346 – r8@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS Club night at The Coopers Arms We welcomed Rob visiting for his ﬁrst time during a very lively evening. By coincidence a spanking 911 R turned up; the ﬁrst one many of us had seen. Its proud owner joined us upstairs for a chat. Visiting 911 R

RECENT EVENTS R7 Sunday Service #6 After a great run of dry and largely sunny Sunday Services throughout 2016, the October, and final Service of the year, was not only very wet but also quite windy. Still, R7 members are a hardy bunch and, after an early start for the autumn Yorkshire Big Breakfast, we had a great turnout at the top of Sutton Bank. We brought along the event shelter so were largely able to hide away from the rain, apart from when having to put it up and take it down! For October we offered a choice of the usual bacon butties or homemade triple chocolate muffins in return for a voluntary donation to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, and raised £70. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along throughout the year and made these events a huge success – they will definitely be returning for 2017. During the year we travelled to all ends of the Region and served up a total of just over 200 bacon rolls and around 110 portions of cake!

A wet Sunday Service

DIARY DATES We are now hard at work on 2017 events. JANUARY 4 Club night Kicking oﬀ 2017 – our ﬁrst Club night of the year.

Weekend Away of the Year – Llandrindod Wells About 20 of us stayed at the Metropole Hotel for the two or three days and including a Saturday evening gettogether dinner. A host of recommended drives through beautiful countryside and places to visit was brilliantly organised by Tony and Jackie Williamson with support from Peter and Carol Cooper – they even arranged superb weather! Saturday evening’s entertainment was organised by Alan and Beryl Mendleson based on ‘Pointless’ the television quiz, which, on paper, was quite complicated but excellently organised and compered by Alan with Beryl’s background assistance. We laughed a lot! Although I left a little early on Sunday to visit relatives, most cars did the full run along the magniﬁcent west coast with many crews staying over until Monday before travelling home. Everyone had a fabulous easy-going time in great company; I thoroughly recommend anyone thinking of attending such an event in the future to just do it! Thank you to everyone for your participation and enthusiasm. Donington Park trackday This annual event has become very popular with Porsche fans. This year we had about 10 Porsches taking part on the track with many local Club members and friends visiting for the lunchtime walk along to The Craner Curves for Kerry’s farewell – all greatly appreciated by myself.

53 porscheclubgb.com

The weather was very good to us and I was able to take quite a few passengers out in the GT3, so I think it was a great event for everyone. If you fancy joining us at this magnificent circuit next year to experience a cheap and safe introduction to a trackday in any road legal car, let me know and I will furnish you with the details. A 924 S has joined my small fleet I had looked at a few cars but they were not suitable. By coincidence, within the same hour that I let Mike know what I was looking for, a car about to be put up for sale was left at Zentrum for remedial work and a deal with its previous owner was quickly reached. It’s red and in fine condition but immediately required a replacement petrol tank. I also renewed the front suspension with a final suspension alignment and a Terraclean at Zentrum has returned it to a regular driver that I can steadily improve but with the aim of preserving its very standard specification. Poppy, my red Boxster, has moved on to a fellow member so I will still be able to continue to see it in safe hands. Mike’s mumblings I’ve heard some good things about the Sunday Scramble at Bicester Heritage Centre – when a fellow R8 member wanted somewhere to go, a quick run down there for the last one of the year seemed in order. We were very impressed – the variety and quality of the cars, motorbikes and aircraft was superb. A must do again event!

Mercedes 300 Gullwing

Some of the Porsches in the Club’s parking area

www.flyaspitﬁre.co.uk T. 01527 872656 // M. 07494 450316 E. info@rsr-autoservices.co.uk W. rsr-autoservices.co.uk Find us on RSR Auto Services // Unit 18 Silver Birches Business Park // Aston Road // Bromsgrove // B60 3EU

// RSR AUTO SERVICES SPECIALISTS IN PORSCHE, AUDI, VOLKSWAGEN, SEAT AND SKODA REPAIRS AND SERVICING // FULL SERVICING INCLUDING CAMBELTS, FAULT DIAGNOSIS, ECU REMAPPING, MECHANICAL REPAIRS, ELECTRICAL FAULTS, AIR-CONDITIONING, MOTS AND MORE // FREE QUOTATIONS

RE-MAPPING OFFER DECEMBER 16 – MARCH 17 ONLY £225.00 (QUOTE RICH72) 21 YEARS DEALER TRAINED

and bows for the 30-minute journey I would be making with my daughter Kate to Dodford Manor in Northamptonshire where the ceremony was taking place. The wedding organiser was there to meet us on arrival to park the car next to the venue. In our haste to get to the venue my wife’s mother of the bride outfit and my son’s partner’s shoes were left back at home, which meant my A 924 S in action at the Birkett Trophy son had an hour’s round trip to fetch them. Fortunately, there was enough time before the ceremony and At the end of the month, I went to another highly praised everything went smoothly from there on. I was really event. This was one with more of a history at Silverstone proud to give Kate away, as she was looking so happy – the Birkett Trophy – a six-hour team relay, handicap race and enjoying every minute of the day. with classes for almost any closed wheel, sports or not so My car, admired by many of the wedding guests, looked sporting cars. Three hundred cars and about 70 teams stunning parked outside the venue bedecked with the ranging from Smart cars to full-blown racers took part, ribbons and bows. amongst which was a 964, a few variously engined 944s, Finishing around midnight, we had taxis to take us to the a 924 and a Cayman GT4 Clubsport. Another great day overnight hotel, leaving my car at the venue. We picked the and one to be done again! car up the following morning and made our way home with many very happy memories to last a lifetime. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Dave Christmas meal at The Coopers Arms The Christmas meal is booked for December 5 with a sit down time of 7.30pm. The photograph competition is themed ‘Porsche portrait’ and all photos need to be approximately postcard size. There will be a free raffle with great prizes. With superb company it’s always great fun. It is filling up quickly so I will need a deposit of £5pp to reserve a seat. DIARY DATES DECEMBER 5 Christmas meal at The Coopers Arms See above for details. FEBRUARY 6 Club night at The Coopers Arms Annual quiz.

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

Kate Jones’ wedding

RECENT EVENTS Kate’s wedding Following years of planning, on a glorious August bank holiday weekend, the day of my daughter’s wedding eventually arrived. I started the day by organising my brother-in-law to decorate my 996 Turbo with ribbons

Dave Jones’ wedding car

55 porscheclubgb.com

October Club night When you have got used to having a big turnout of cars and members during the warm summer months and standing outside admiring all the cars, chatting to members old and new, it’s a bit of a shock to land up at The Bear with the light fading fast and needing to put a coat on. But, times they are a-changing, and it seems that the good people of R9 enjoy our get-togethers on the third Tuesday of every month. October was no exception – a great turnout that makes our job a very fulfilling one. Some new members came to see what we were about and, so, welcome to you all – we hope we haven’t scared you off. Dave was on top form with his announcements of all things R9 with Mandy only having to correct him a couple of times. We were taking deposits for our Christmas meal and, within an hour, all places were booked. Thanks again to everyone for making it a great Club night and we hope to see you next month. Kim R9 at Coventry Transport Museum Sunday, October 23 saw us heading off to the Coventry Transport Museum, which has become an annual event for us at R9. Dave had organised everything and Mandy and I, along with Trevor and Anji, had been ordered to meet at his house at 9.15am sharp for the short journey to Coventry. I couldn’t decide whether to take the Turbo or the 944 S2 and decided on the latter but, as we set off, there was a rumbling, like a wheel bearing noise, coming from the front corner so I turned up the radio and carried on. I’ll check on it later. We arrived at the transport museum at about 9.45am just as a council sweeper was cleaning the area where we were set to park. Dave promptly said that he’d organised that too – yeah right. I started to park us up and it wasn’t long before members started to arrive. Some had come a long way – especially Paul, all the way from Sussex! If you’ve never been to the museum it’s not easy to find the way in to park and display your cars and, even though we’d tried to let everyone know the route in, some people struggled. Not to worry though as even our leader Dave went the wrong way! The museum is a great place and it’s free entry. I went in for a look around and it was good to be reminded of the industry that we used to have in this area. It certainly was a productive place to live and work. It was a bit cold outside but at least the rain kept off and we had 34 cars on display, which was a great turnout so we’d like to, once again, thank our members for supporting us. We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. Kim

in the Region. It’s a great way to see the Club’s headquarters and meet the Club team in a friendly Porsche atmosphere. There is usually a high turnout of members from all Regions, so it’s always a marvellous social gathering… hope to see you there!

R9 on display at Coventry Transport Musuem

market, together with the essential maintenance and sale of superb Porsches, which form the core of their business. To this end, they have already taken on more unit space and are expanding across the estate. When surveying the outside of their premises, you can see Porsches of all descriptions seemingly stretching out as far as the eye can see. Our sincere thanks go to Ollie and the RPM team for their hospitality on this great day and particularly to Steve Gillings for getting this rolling for the large variety of members who attended. If you missed it, we’ll hope to have another as soon as they can manage to accommodate us again.

Dave, Kim and Mandy JROs DIARY DATES

Visit to Dove House Motor Company We have been invited, along with Region 24, Boxster and 996 Registers, to attend an open day at Dove House Motor Company, who are in Crown Way, Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 6BS, on Saturday, January 21. If you would like to join us, please let me know, specifically by email, your name(s) and car attending. Places are on a first come, first served basis, so please act quickly to ensure there is room for you. Being a combined Region/Register event, numbers (simply due to limited space available) are very restricted. If you do not manage to be included purely because of over subscription this time, we’re hoping it may well be possible for us to organise a further visit later in the year. As our regular monthly meeting attendees might know, Dove House Motor Company sponsor our meeting refreshments and are most supportive of our Region, having also given members some welcome diagnostic examinations at our past meetings. They sell and service prestige marques, including Porsche of course, which they have a particular interest in, and several Region members have already had their cars serviced there. Our morning (start time TBC, but probably around 10am) will include access to the showroom, a tour of the workshops and refreshments will be provided by Dove House. For more information on Dove House visit dovehousecars.com Before this, of course, regular R10 followers will know the Stony Stratford Classic is the very first event we are seen at in the New Year, followed very closely by the Bicester Scramble the next weekend and making sure things get off to a great start in 2017 – see the dairy for dates.

Please see website for full details. DECEMBER 20 Club night at The Bear, Berkswell We are currently planning events for 2017, if you have any ideas or would like to arrange something please let us know.

Hope to see you all soon – enjoy your Porsche! You just know when you’ve been tango’ed

Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire Regional Organiser Paul Ebbs 01234 363358 (7pm–9pm) 07769 805594 (daytime) – r10@porscheclubgb.com As I write this report, at the end of October, it’s been unusually warm for the time of year, giving us more opportunity to enjoy our Porsches in the reasonable weather. Although, when you read this, I’m sure all will have changed – but, still, be sure to keep them exercised as often as you can.

Paul FORTHCOMING EVENTS R10 Christmas lunch/meet and Cornbury House This is a very last-minute reminder of our Saturday, December 3 meeting, which includes the chance to join us for our Christmas lunch at VesuviO’s. Details are in November’s PP – you’ll have to move quickly if you haven’t booked your place yet! The very next day is the annual Cornbury House Christmas Open Day, which I highly recommend to all

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 3 R10 monthly meet/ Christmas lunch DECEMBER 4 Cornbury House Christmas Open Day JANUARY 1 Stony Stratford Classic JANUARY 8 ‘Sunday Scramble’ at Bicester Heritage JANUARY 21 Visit to Dove House Motor Company

RECENT EVENTS RPM Technik Open Day An excellent number of members from R10, R24 and 997 Register attended the RPM Technik Open Day on October 22. To get us going we were greeted with hot drinks and bacon rolls and, as we arrived, Mike from ‘Photocar’ was in the car park taking lots of lovely Porsche shots. Split into smaller groups, each group toured the RPM facility and everyone seemed impressed by the very professional setup. Bespoke builds are becoming bigger business now across this country and abroad so, going forward, next year will see RPM expanding its many areas of expertise to better accommodate clientele in this

Stacked car park at RPM

56 porscheclubgb.com

Porsche 911 (997) 3.8 Carrera S Coupe 2011/61. Mileage - 14900. Carrara White. Black Leather Sport Chrono BOSE Surround Sound System Electric Memory Seats Heated Seats Bluetooth Phone Prep £49,900

Porsche Panamera 4.8 4S PDK 2012/12. Mileage - 33450. Carbon Grey. PCM 3 Touchscreen Sat Nav Bluetooth Phone Prep with Cordless Handset Sport Chrono Pack Electric Memory Adaptive Sports Seats £44,900

Porsche 911 (997) 3.6 Carrera Coupe PDK 2011/61. Mileage - 53860. Platinum Silver. Black Leather PCM 3 - Touchscreen Sat Nav with Bluetooth Phone Prep Sports Seats Heated Seats Sports Steering Wheel with Paddleshift £39,900

Porsche 911 (997) 3.6 Carrera Coupe PDK Gen II 2008/08. Mileage - 56600. Arctic Silver. Black Leather PCM 3 - Touchscreen Sat Nav with Bluetooth Phone Prep Sports Seats Heated Seats Sports Steering Wheel with Paddleshift £33,900

Porsche Boxster (981) 2.7 PDK Convertible 2013/62. Mileage - 41400. Platinum Silver. Black Leather PCM - Touchscreen Sat Nav BOSE Surround Sound System Electric Memory Seats Sports Seats £29,900

Porsche Boxster (981) 2.7 PDK 2013/63. Mileage - 19350. Dark Blue Metallic. Agate/Pebble Grey Two-Tone Leather Park Distance Control Front and Rear Bluetooth Phone 19” Boxster S Alloys with Porsche Crests £29,900

Porsche Boxster (987) S 3.4 PDK Gen II 2011/61. Mileage - 26960. Gt Silver. Black Leather PCM 3 - Touchscreen Sat Nav Bluetooth Phone Prep Sport Chrono Pack Plus Heated Seats £28,900

Porsche Boxster (987) 2.9 Convertible Gen II 2009/09. Mileage - 56350. Aqua Blue. Blue Leather Upgraded Sound Sports Steering Wheel Rain Sensing Wipers Auto Dimming Interior & Exterior Mirrors. £16,900

●

Essex Regional Organiser Martyn Molyneaux 01245 222937 (7pm-9pm) r11@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Greg Thompson 01376 573445 – r11gregt@googlemail.com RECENT EVENTS Sunday drive Greg writes: “A 50-mile Sunday drive with Essex Region involved one of those dastardly Tulip maps. We love them here because they are actually easier to use than a standard map once you get the hang of it. “Our route from Marks Tey started in a convoluted way so that we could drive to the premises of Simon Furlonger Specialist Cars. (See more about this at porscheclubgb.com/essex/news). Despite the short distance, Len and Edit still managed to lose poor Mike Orris. Len blamed his race spec rear spoiler. Mike found us in the end though. “My promised group of 30 had a large number of last minute dropouts, which was a real shame. The showroom manager, Paul Stevenson, had put on a super display, taking a chunk out of his Sunday to open up especially for us. There were some tantalising

vehicles on display, not all for sale. But you could buy a Ford GT40, a Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster and a Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series, once driven by Clarkson on Top Gear. “The displays included a large number of Ferraris with two, rather nice 328 GTBs that caught my eye and a rare 430 ‘Scud’ in blue. Others preferred a 458 Speciale but, sadly, it was not for sale. “A big thank you to Paul for his efforts and the generous helpings of tea, coffee and biscuits. Incidentally, Furlonger has the UK franchise for Singer cars and that’s definitely worth keeping an eye on for future visits. “A cuppa, supercars and many biscuits later we got back on the road. At the front of the field, I had my dad for company in my Mustang while Kay had my mum in our Boxster. This was a first and, while my dad was a little quiet as I opened up the V8, my 70-something mum later declared her surprising love for...Tulip maps and the Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster! “Aside from 911s, Caymans and Boxsters, Derek Maynard blew his hair dry in his Audi RS4 Cabriolet. It was an interesting mix and in all, a great family day out that finished with a bargain carvery lunch at Rivenhall Oaks – superb.”

sun most of the day. Two hundred cars from the 1920s to modern Ferraris and Aston Martins were on show, along with many marques of other cars. There were a number of arena events with the stars of the show being a free-running group jumping over a variety of objects. There were members from R11 and David Land, with his lovely 356, won the best post-1960s class. This was a charity event organised by the Charity Classic Vehicle Club for Headway Essex and raised a fantastic £5,700, net of all costs.” David Land’s award As you’ve just read, David Land is to be congratulated in picking up another award for his 356. I understand that exhibitors were requested to dress in period or military costume and David was resplendent in his mess dress uniform that, I am pleased to see, he still ﬁts into after 50 plus years! David Land in his mess dress uniform with his class winning 356

The Essex Classic Vehicle Show, lower Castle Park Colchester Alan Osborn, one of the organisers of this show, has kindly provided me with a brief write-up: “With rain forecast, we were actually blessed with Service clinic at PC Colchester Several members from R11 and R12 took the opportunity of having their cars inspected by PC Colchester on a completely complimentary basis. Gary Sorrell and Richard Eniffer had arranged for a portable reception room to be provided with seating and superb coffee. Members had the opportunity of looking underneath their cars alongside a technician and receiving a written report on the health of their car. Members also had the opportunity of going for a test drive in one of the numerous models of the current Porsche range. Our thanks go to Gary and Richard for putting this event on for us. I know that several members were grateful for the technicians flagging up potential problems with their cars. Club night At our October Club night we were pleased to welcome Archant’s Rachel Stevenson, Senior Account Manager; Matt High, Managing Editor, who works with

GT40 at Simon Furlonger Specialist Cars

58 porscheclubgb.com

Archant employees Rachel, Lucy, Matt and Vicky with Martyn at the October Club night presentation

PCGB General Manager Chris Seaward; Lucy Perkins, Designer; and Vicky Moore, Commercial Sales Manager, who handles advertising. Rachel started the presentation by providing some background about Archant, who are the UK’s largest independent media group, with a turnover of about £120m, the company being founded over 160 years ago. Archant Dialogue, a subsidiary company, are responsible for PP and they have a 45-strong team with clients including Rolls-Royce, Center Parcs and Jeep. They work with the Club and produce over 14,000 PP magazines, which are printed and mailed out to members. PP is, arguably, the single most important member benefit that is received by every member and, although there have been discussions about putting PP online, it is to be expected the hard copy will remain for the time being. Rachel also set out an overview of the production process. As soon as it is sent to the printers the next month’s magazine production process begins. Archant liaise with Chris Seaward and his team at the Club and are responsible for production schedules, strategic planning, overseeing and managing the production process, liaising with external suppliers, such as printers, making sure advertising reaches its financial target and ensuring the magazine reaches your door. Matt explained how he turns the raw content, with feature ideas, news items and Regions and Registers, into the articles that we see each month in PP. During this process he liaises with Lucy who spoke about her involvement in production. The visual impact of articles has been updated and, hopefully, you will agree, made more interesting and visually appealing. In these latter respects, PP was re-designed commencing with the June 2016 edition, since the look and feel of the magazine had been static for some years. As a result, copy now tends to be shorter and is broken up into smaller, more digestible pieces with quotes from the articles highlighted in info-graphics and side bars. Vicky spoke about her approach to advertising and working with advertisers to make their copy more appealing. The success of her achievements is demonstrated by advertisers repeating their campaigns, helped by Archant’s approach of selling across different media platforms. A point worth making is that members are entitled to 30 words of free lineage for anything Porscherelated in the classified section of PP, and so it is a very good way of advertising your car or Porsche parts. Altogether a most interesting presentation, with many members saying that they had no idea how involved was the process of producing PP and the great efforts that go into making both a visual impact and a good read – a presentation that is recommended for other Regions.

ending with coffee and chocolates, all for £33, including service charge and VAT. Please send me a cheque for £33pp made out to M Molyneaux to ‘Blakes’, Fir Tree Lane, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4SS by November 28. For those wishing to have overnight accommodation, please telephone 01245 476444, or email sales@pontlandsparkhotel.co.uk mentioning PCGB and a discount will be given. It would be appreciated if members could please supply a raffle prize, with proceeds going to our charity this year of Peaceful Place. December 30 Post-Christmas drive A surprise drive-out and a chance to blow away the after-effects of Christmas. Please let Greg know at r11gregt@googlemail.com if you wish to attend. January 10 Club night We will be discussing the events you wish to have in the forthcoming year, so please come along – your suggestions for events and speakers will be welcomed.

friends is always expanding and that can only be a good thing. The events this year have been well supported and Club nights have also seen a rise in numbers, so we now look towards 2017 for another eventful and enjoyable year enjoying our Porsches. The WOTY in Llandrindod Wells is on target to be our best attended weekend of the year since taking over as ROs and there is still time to book if you wish to join us next June. We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and our very best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe New Year. Our sincere thanks also to our committee members: Brian, Rosemary, Alan, Yvonne and Stephen for their continued help and support. On behalf of Region 12 members we would also like to thank and show our appreciation to all the staﬀ at Cornbury House for their valued support and to our Chairman and Board of Directors for their dedication and commitment to taking the Club forward. RECENT EVENTS

Shorelands wildlife gardens Sunday, October 16 saw 22 of us visiting Shorelands, a lovely oasis in the middle of Norfolk. A big thank you On behalf of me, Marie, Greg and Kay we wish you all to Ben the owner, who gave us a tour and a talk about a very happy Christmas and peaceful and healthy his aims regarding Shorelands’ rare species breeding New Year. programme, which is managed in conjunction with other zoos in the UK and Europe. Happy motoring Unfortunately, many of the birds on the world’s extinction danger list seem to be brown and Martyn unspectacular so do not get much publicity regarding saving them. Their fate is usually due to being over hunted Norfolk & Suffolk by local indigenous people. If the birds at Shorelands do breed, any surplus can then be donated to responsible institutions worldwide in the hope that, once their numbers in captivity have increased, they can eventually Regional Organisers be released back into the wild. Tony and Colleen Wickins Ben also has a few animals that are on the danger list. 01379 676251 – r12@porscheclubgb.com The Philippine spotted deer, for example, which is endangered due to hunting and habitat loss. As well as End of year round-up It seems only five minutes ago that we were enjoying the the deer, there were, to our delight, very rare Colombian cotton-top tamarin monkeys happily cleaning best summer for several years and we’re now looking themselves on a log in the garden and enjoying the forward to Christmas! Where has the year gone? Our last of the autumn sunshine. These are on the critically Christmas party at the Ufford Park Hotel and Spa at endangered ‘red’ list due to deforestation. There are also Woodbridge has probably been and gone by the time many free-roaming birds that, if they wished to, could fly you read this, however a report will be in next month’s away, but choose to stay in this idyllic spot. PP. We now look forward to our last event of the year, the charity raffle and auction with buffet at the Bird in Hand on December 13. Bookings close on November 30 so you may have a few days left to book! The evening will run as follows: Arrive 7–8pm, charity auction begins at 8.15pm followed by the buffet at 8.30pm. We will end the evening by drawing the raffle. If anyone wishes to stay the night, please contact the Bird in Hand directly for room availability and prices. We have welcomed many new members this year and it has been great to see so many attending Club nights Colombian cotton-top tamarin monkeys at Shorelands and events – makes the work worthwhile! Our circle of R12 at Shorelands

FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 13 Christmas dinner at Pontlands Park A reservation has been made for the Conservatory at Pontlands Park. We will start at 7.30pm with Buck’s Fizz or orange juice followed by a three-course meal, 60 porscheclubgb.com

June 15 WOTY **now booking** Four nights at The Metropole Hotel and Spa in Llandrindod Wells, mid-Wales. Telephone the hotel direct on 01597 823 700 and quote ‘Mrs Wickins, Porsche Club’. £20pp deposit required to secure your room. Dinner bed and breakfast in a classic double room at £560 per couple and £600 per couple for a superior double room. Please let us know once you have booked so we can keep an eye on numbers.

Philippine spotted deer at Shorelands

We followed our Shorelands visit by having Sunday lunch at The Oaksmere in Brome, which everyone seemed to enjoy. October 18 Club night We were very pleased to welcome Gary and Carol Sorrell as our guests this evening. Gary is the After Sales Manager at PC Colchester and gave an update on what is happening in the Porsche world. This year has seen the launch of the 718 Boxster in February (going back to a ‘flat four’ engine), followed by the 911R in June and the 718 Cayman in September. A new range of Panameras will be available on November 19, a 4S petrol; 4S diesel and the Turbo. The Hybrid Panamera and Turbo S Hybrid, plus a Panamera five-seat ‘shooting brake’ should be ready late 2017. The Cayenne Platinum Edition will end late 2017 with a new Cayenne launched in 2018. Gary explained that each Centre was asked to enter the restoration competition this year, with Colchester choosing to enter a 924 S to celebrate 40 years of the front engine cars. Several of you who were at Silverstone for the National Event would have seen the fabulous cars entered for this competition. Unfortunately, Colchester didn’t win, but took the 924 S to Le Mans and the Nürburgring AvD-Oldtimer GP. It was also displayed at the National Car Show at the NEC. We thanked Gary and Carol for taking the time to spend the evening with us and a really good turnout enjoyed hearing about the new models – time to start doing the lottery maybe? A very warm welcome also to new members Frank and Jeff who were attending their first Club night.

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). No booking is necessary for Club nights unless specifically stated. Our events calendar is regularly updated on the R12 Club Forum at porscheclubgbforum.com which includes links to full details of each event, including how to book. If you wish to receive our local monthly email update, please email tony.twservices@btinternet.com requesting this. DIARY DATES JANUARY 29 POTM The Ram, Tivetshall St Mary, Norfolk. Contact Yvonne and Alan to register your interest on yvonneporscheclub@yahoo.com FEBRUARY 21 Club night Guest speaker to be confirmed. FEBUARY 26 POTM Venue to be confirmed. MARCH 21 Club night Includes quiz.

Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Shropshire Regional Organiser Steve Cutler 01384 370038 – r13@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Philip Sloper 01562 885740 – philipjsloper@gmail.com RECENT EVENTS October 2 Wine tasting at Broadfield Court On a lovely sunny day, 37 members and their partners and friends were greeted in a beautiful setting in Herefordshire countryside by our cheerful and outgoing host, Alexandra James, a Shakespearian actress with the RSC. We started with a tour of the gardens, including the newly planted rose garden, before inspecting the vineyards themselves. Alex treated us to a very entertaining account of the history of winemaking in the UK and at Broadfield, and how she came to be involved. Initially, just 10 acres were planted at Broadfield in 1968, with the first wine being produced in 1972, and it is now exported as far as the USA! The vines looked very healthy despite this year’s rather wet (at times) summer, and the grapes were almost mature, with picking due to start a few days after our visit. After our tour Alex conducted a tutored wine tasting, during which we enjoyed sampling five wines, four white and one rosé. All were most enjoyable, certainly English wines are now of excellent quality and are winning awards in competition with those from the rest of Europe. So good that a number of us bought bottles. Our visit concluded with tea, cakes and

R13 gather on a beautiful day at Broadfield Court winery

Gary and Carol Sorrell with Tony at October Club night

Members listen intently to Alexandra James among the vines at Broadfield Court

October 29 Cars and Coffee morning at PIE Performance On an unseasonably mild and sunny day for late October, we attended the last cars and coﬀee session of the year at PIE Performance. A good turnout enjoyed conversation, lovely cars and bacon butties. Our sincere thanks to Chris and the team at PIE for making us so welcome during 2016, we value their friendship and support to R12 and we look forward to our visits next year. 62 porscheclubgb.com

FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 11 Christmas lunch Christmas lunch in a private room at Hogarths Stone Manor in Stone (DY10 4PJ). A three-course meal including coﬀee for £27pp. Porsche allocated parking. We may still be able to accommodate a few more at this late stage, so if you would like to join us please contact Steve or Phil urgently.

Broadfield Court

sandwiches. Our thanks to Alex and Gina for being such excellent hosts. October 15 Visit to PC Wolverhampton Dealer Principal, Simon Priest and his staff welcomed nearly 30 of us with excellent coffee and pastries to this new Porsche Centre, located just north of Wolverhampton. Opened in April, just in time for the 718 Boxster launch, the large and impressive modern showrooms can display up to 24 cars, and the Centre also has a 13-bay workshop, an MOT bay, and a new innovation for Porsche Centres; a ‘Direct Dialogue Bay’. In the ‘DDB’ a customer’s car can be examined on a car lift by the owner and a service advisor, so that any work required can be determined together and agreed before proceeding. One of only four such facilities in the UK, all Porsche Centres will have a ‘DDB’ once the roll-out is completed. During the morning staff from sales, parts and the workshop were available to answer our questions, and we thank Simon and his team for making us most welcome.

January 31 monthly meeting and skittles evening On Tuesday, January 31 we will hold another of our annual skittles evenings at the Bell Inn (Martley Road, Lower Broadheath, WR2 6QG). Includes a two-course meal, for about £10pp. Sit down to eat at 7.30pm, followed by skittles. We have to conﬁrm numbers and menu choices (the menu will be available early January) in advance, so please let Steve or Phil know as soon as possible if you intend to come. bellinnbroadheath.co.uk February 9 Visit to Aston Martin factory A reminder of our visit to the production facility at Gaydon. We have arranged two tours, starting at 10am and 2pm and each lasting approximately two hours. At the moment all the places are gone but we do have a reserve list so please contact Steve or Philip if you would like to be in reserve should some people drop out. astonmartin.com/en/conﬁrmation/visiting-gaydon

Fine early 911 at PC Wolverhampton

October 25 Regional meeting Unfortunately, our speaker from Protyre had to cancel, so this talk is re-scheduled for February. Instead we had the opportunity to talk about newly acquired cars, with two new lovely white Porsche in the car park, a 911 R and a Macan. Strangely, both new owners are called Rob!

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. As well as being shown in PP, our events calendar is regularly updated on the R13 section of the Club Forum. DIARY DATES

R13 members being shown new facilities at PC Wolverhampton

NOVEMBER 29 Club night The Manor House of Whittington. We will discuss the results from our recent survey and lay out plans for our 2017 programme. DECEMBER 11 R13 Christmas lunch Hogarths Stone Manor, DY10 4PJ. See details above. JANUARY 31 Club skittles night We return again to The Bell for skittles and a meal, see details above. bellinnbroadheath.co.uk FEBRUARY 9 Two tours of the Aston Martin production facility See details in October PP. FEBRUARY 28 Club night Includes a speaker from Protyre, a local specialist voted Tyre Retailer of the Year 2016. At our usual venue, The Manor House of Whittington.

South Wales Regional Organiser Huw Jones 07799 532661 – r14@porscheclubgb.com News October was a quieter month with the main event being the Sunderland Trust visit on October 29. Details will be included in next month’s PP. I was invited to take part with the 991 Register, for a weekend driving in the Yorkshire Dales stopping at the Stonehouse Hotel in Hawes. In total, 14 Porsche 991s took part which involved some lively but safe driving. PC Tewksbury and PC Wilmslow lent four 991 models

Direct Dialogue bays

65 porscheclubgb.com

Photo by Jean Ackford

to some prospective buyers and the feedback received was positive. I drove my GTS and covered 750 miles over the weekend. If there are suﬃcient Region members interested (12 cars minimum) we could look into the possibility of arranging a similar drive next year for our Region. FORTHCOMING EVENTS November 22 Our Region planning meeting for 2017 at Ty Risha Bridgend The meeting is intended to start about 7-7.30pm, to give time to those members wishing to have a bar meal beforehand.

All present and correct – R15 line up at RNHF

Photo by Jean Ackford

November 27 Sunday lunch at the Plough Inn, Rhosmaen Llandilo This is proving to be a popular event with 42 members already booked. Please note, there is no deposit required for this event. 2017 Region WOTY I know it is a long way away, but I have booked the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells for the weekend of June 23-25 for our R14 WOTY. 20 rooms have been reserved and the weekend includes R15 at RNHF accommodation, breakfast and three-course evening meals. The price is £70pp per night shared occupancy for a classic double or twin or Superior double or twin £75pp. We were met at the Swordfish Café by the very The booking for this event is going very well and personable Katie Campbell, Display Manager of the more details can be found in previous PP. Historic Flight and escorted to the security gate for admission to the MOD-controlled airfield and hangars. The multi-coloured Porsche contingent convoyed South West in orderly fashion around the beautifully manicured perimeter track to the far side of the airfield where they were preparing a couple of historic aircraft Joint Regional Organisers for flight. Keith Young and Alan Stoneham The huge hangar doors of the vast building containing 07769 320379 (Keith) the various aircraft of the RNHF were opened for a 07803 237610 (Alan) unique photographic opportunity as the convoy was r15@porscheclubgb.com neatly parked in front of the hangar doors with aircraft at the rear. The group were given a brief history of the It’s nearly the end of the year and, as we look forward RNHF and of the extensive efforts made to maintain to Yuletide festivities and finding those Porsche significant naval aircraft in full flying display condition Design earmuffs or red headscarf in our stockings, in order to attend commemorative events and flight it’s time for reflection on a good year’s Club motoring. displays, both for the RN and the wider public.

Looking out from RNHF hangar behind imposing Hawker Sea Fury

The only independent purely Porsche specialist in Devon. Purpose built Porsche dedicated workshop with Porsche trained technicians for all your Porsche needs. T: 01404 549921 M: 07762 244477/07770 933054 E: scsporsche@btconnect.com www.scsporsche.co.uk 66 porscheclubgb.com

Photo by Jean Ackford

Royal Navy Historic Flight Twenty cars assembled at the RNAS Yeovilton for our end of season run into Somerset. We had asked the Royal Navy for permission to run the cars down the runway at speed for charity but the idea was declined by RN Command so the intention was, instead, to have a private visit to the Royal Navy Historic Flight, its planes, its surrounds and some of its support staﬀ.

The highlights were the Hawker Sea Fury fighterbomber and the older, Fairey Swordfish biplane, a reconnaissance-torpedo spotter plane. To get so near to these WWII fighter aircraft and then to see ‘retired’ Navy Phantoms, Sea Harriers and Buccaneers up close was a real privilege. The visit really demonstrated the importance of the RNHF and its need for public support to aid its fine work in keeping these aircraft in flying order for future generations. After lunch on site we then toured the fascinating air museum nearby where The Royal Naval Air Service and Fleet Air Arm collections and exhibits were displayed. It was great day out and many thanks to Katie Campbell and her colleagues for ensuring that the Club was so well looked after. Monthly meeting This month’s meeting will take place on the Sunday morning following the Christmas dinner dance at 11am. It is open to everyone to attend so, if you fancy a drive out to Saunton for the morning, join us for the announcement of the 2017 calendar. January’s meeting will be at the Lord Haldon Hotel, where you can have a bit of lunch and hear our speaker Sally Norden and a colleague from Little Bridge House, Children’s Hospice South West – our chosen charity – on the good work they do there.

PORSCHE SALES, SERVICE & REPAIR CENTRE SOUTHAMPTON

WOTY 2017 The Region WOTY for 2017 has ﬁlled up and there may be a few spaces left at this time, so please enquire if the idea of three days in North Wales exploring scenic Snowdonia and the nearby coast appeals to you. All the details of this exciting, driving orientated weekend are on the Region’s webpage on the Club website. Please bear in mind that spaces are very limited and you need to secure your place with a deposit to the hotel as soon as possible. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all R15 members! Keith and Alan

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 10 R15 Christmas dinner dance Saunton Sands Hotel. DECEMBER 11 Club monthly meeting Saunton Sands Hotel 11am. JANUARY 8 Club Sunday lunch meeting Lord Haldon Hotel 12noon.

Gloucestershire Regional Organiser Elaine Gammon 07854 868396 Stuart Ings 07942 184927 – r16@porscheclubgb.com As you may be aware, PCGB recently visited the AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix and one of our members, Nick Paul, attended the event and kindly sent us a report of his time there. An old-timer visits the Oldtimer “This was my second visit to the AvD-Oldtimer-GP at the Nürburgring in its beautiful setting among the Eifel mountains in western Germany. “Both visits have been undertaken from our second home in Burgundy. My first visit last year was with my good friend Christian Sanger (993 expert and general Porsche guru) in my 930 Kremer and we camped. This year, I booked a VIP Porsche ticket through PCGB and a hotel room was kindly arranged by PCGB member James McLaren-Rowe, so no slumming it this year! “Being the 40th anniversary of the Porsche transaxle I thought it only proper to borrow my wife’s rather nice 944 S2 (prepared by Christian) to suitably join in the Porsche festivities. My wife, our two collie dogs, luggage and yours truly left from our house in Bligny sur Ouche to enjoy the Oldtimer weekend. With the 944 already registered with the Porsche ‘guest management’ team, we set off early on the Friday morning – only 320 miles away. Arriving at 8am to a very foggy Nürburgring I picked up my tickets, as arranged by PCGB. “The 944 was photographed upon arrival at the Porsche Centre, parked in a special display area with a large 40th anniversary decal applied. Interestingly, most of the Porsche Cars GB restored transaxle cars that had been on display at the Silverstone Classic the previous month were there, along with the respective group of Porsche employees responsible for their resplendent condition. Porsche had apparently flown them over for the weekend – a nice touch.

“As the anniversary included a parade lap I was instructed to attend a drivers’ briefing after lunch. As I was by myself at this point (my wife was not keen on three days of motorsport!) I offered one of the British Porsche restorers a ride – this was quickly accepted. “Lunch completed (excellent, by the way, as were all meals taken at Porsche hospitality and included in the VIP ticket) we assembled, as instructed, to find that Derek Bell was to lead the parade in the UK-restored 924 GT Le Mans car. Derek’s own personal 924 GT was there as well – what value for this rare, one owner car I wonder? “I have met Derek a few times and like to think he recognises me now. I had a bit of a chat and photo shoot with him in our 944. Several official group photos were also taken just before our driver briefing (no overtaking allowed). Our group of merry men and women in their 924s, 944s and 928s then set off. Now, I was expecting a very leisurely, single lap crawl around the GP circuit but not so. Fortunately, Derek and the organisers’ idea of a parade was more ‘full-throttle’ than leisurely and I had to try quite hard to keep up with a 924 GT in front of me. We then assembled on the starting grid for another photo shoot (my passenger leaped out and took a photo of me). Flagged off for several quick-ish ‘parade’ laps I managed to shake off a rather determined 928 and stick on the tail of the GT – didn’t overtake a thing officer! Then, together with my slightly shaken and stirred passenger, it was back for another photo shoot and more Porsche hospitality. “A good night’s sleep and a sunny, early morning drive back to the ‘Ring’ for breakfast. I should point out that all the meals were taken at the large semipermanent Porsche hospitality enclosure that overlooks the circuit. The meals were ‘buffet’ style with at least four choices for each course, the quality of which were fantastic. There was no restriction on the amount of food or the amount of drink taken – amazing value. “I met up with a number of old friends and acquaintances whilst over-indulging in hospitality (need to pace myself a bit more next time). The racing was brilliant with the opportunity to look at the cars and chat to the drivers. I met up with Manfred Kremer again (he signed my car last year) and a nice lady driving a tasty Mk 1 Jaguar (did I get that the right way round?). Porsche were much in evidence, of course, with a number of well-known examples of 934s, 935s, 930s, RSRs and 911s.

The author’s wife’s fine 944 S2

“The return drive to Bligny was straightforward (great fun on derestricted autobahns). The 944 ran faultlessly but got a bit ‘ﬂoaty’ on the front end above 140mph (new dampers perhaps Christian?). For those of you who haven’t experienced a 944, I would point out that, in good condition, it’s a very well-balanced and accomplished motor car – my advice; snap one up before they get too expensive. “A great weekend – thank you Porsche Cars Germany – auf wiedersehen and a big thank you to my wife for loaning me her car!” Other news We recently had an impressive group of cars on our Salisbury drive and dine with most of the organising done by Martin Gill. We all seemed to enjoy the day and most people kept to the directions apart from a couple of detours by one or two. This was a good example of members organising something with the help of the ROs and we thank Martin for the excellent drive. March 24-26 Royal Sportsman Hotel, Porthmadog Wales Will be having a weekend away at the end of March, 2017 in Snowdonia, with excellent driving routes, train rides and countryside there will be plenty for everyone to enjoy. The hotel specialises in catering for big groups and has a large covered secure car park. We will need to book this up very soon so please get in touch if you are interested. Please visit our pages on the PCGB website and Forum for all up to date information. Also, a great big thank you to all of you that have supported our events this year and an even bigger thank you to those who helped to organise an event – it’s been a great year! Elaine and Stuart

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 4 Cornbury House Christmas open day DECEMBER 21 Christmas social evening Sit down meal at the Huntsman (booking essential, please ask for a menu). Derek Bell’s 924 Carrera GTS at Oldtimer

Line-up of transaxle Porsches

Southern Regional Organiser Charlie McLaughlin 02380 694081 M: 07966 126464 r17@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS Writing the PP piece comes around very quickly, no sooner have I read last month’s submission, then I

69 porscheclubgb.com

realise that another piece of car club fiction is due. Hopefully, between the two pieces of copy something exciting has happened in our Region. In October, the only noteworthy Regional event was the Club night at PC Portsmouth. The event was hosted by Lee Rye, the Porsche Service Manager who, all by himself, tried to satisfy more than 60 members. We had the Centre to ourselves and we managed to spend a few hours admiring some very nice Porsche metal, I even think we managed to notch up a quick sale or two. Amy Brine, as always, provided us with a selection of snacks which, along with the coffee machine and soft drinks, provided us with some sustenance for the evening. I also met some new members, which is always nice, and hopefully they will come again, when it’s only at the local pub. The winter months are now firmly with us but, never mind, we are already planning next year’s Regional events, which will include an overseas WOTY, currently being planned for the first bank holiday in May, so get the dates booked in your diaries now. The committee have had a meeting, ideas have been tossed around and, hopefully, we will continue to attract you to take part in some of our activities. It’s currently planned to have our diary of events published by the time of the dinner dance. Dinner dance Talking about the dinner dance, it is currently well supported, with a few spaces left, we are aiming for about 80 people, so if you haven’t let me know already, then now is the time to get your names down as last year we had to turn people away. Costings are now agreed, it’s the same as last year, £35pp for dinner and rooms available for £75 each. Please register your interest and let me know by email, text or phone call. Club night Don’t forget, our December Club night includes our popular quiz, won for the last two years by Jon Fisher’s team. He needs handicapping this year, so no plane, car or engineering questions. Come along and join in, the questions are always easy.

Lancashire & Cumbria Regional Organiser David Baker 01772 451970 – r18@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS Photography competition We had over 145 entries for the R18 photographic competition and professional photographer, Sean Conboy, chose 12 for the 2017 Region 18 Calendar. Sean told me that the standard of entries was very high but has not told me yet who the winning 12 entries are. If you would like to purchase one of these limitededition calendars, please contact me directly ASAP. PC Bolton Our monthly meeting in October was at PC Bolton which over 70 R18 members attended. As well as a great selection of cars, both new and pre-owned, John Bradshaw, MD of Road and Race (the north west’s oﬃcial Porsche body repair centre) gave a presentation of the work his company had done in restoring PC Bolton’s entry – a 924 Carrera GT – into the national Porsche restoration competition. John also told us about how his company had been chosen by Porsche to work on the bodywork of the Le Manswinning 924 GTS, which has been featured in many publications of late. We were fortunate to view a 911 R, which has been bought by a member located in Lancashire and will be accompanied by another 911 R bought by another member based in Lancashire. Adam Calvert from PC Bolton organised a quiz, using questions and answers not available on Google, with the winners receiving a Lego Porsche to construct. Thanks also to Steve Webb, Dealer Principal, and his staﬀ for hosting the evening and providing excellent hot food and drinks.

Good variety of cars at PC Bolton

Rod Stables thinks: “one day my 944 will be as clean as PC Bolton’s superb 924 Carrera GT”

Preston Sports and Supercar Club Several members attended the monthly breakfast meeting organised by Preston Sports and Supercar Club at the Phantom Winger in Fulwood, Preston. These events always attract a wide selection of sports and supercars and often we have a couple of McLarens and a plethora of Lamborghinis and Ferraris, as well as a good turnout of Porsches. These events start at 10am in autumn and winter and 9am in spring and summer. You really need to arrive no later than 9.30am for the 10am start to be able to ﬁnd a parking space. Good breakfast, bacon barms and coﬀee, as well as lunches are available.

Charlie McLaughlin DIARY DATES DECEMBER 13 Club night and Christmas quiz Empress of Blandings starting at 7pm. JANUARY 14 Dinner dance Elvetham Hotel.

911 R will have a new home in Lancashire

Hummer leaving the Phantom Winger – now two parking spaces have become available

INDEPENDENT GARAGE SERVICES With the acquisition of the latest Porsche diagnostic equipment, we can offer menu servicing to factory specifications. Whether you own the latest 911 Turbo, Boxster or Cayenne we offer a real alternative to main dealers.

Tel: 02380 629606 Fax: 02380 629329 www.independentgarageservices.co.uk Unit 5 Stanstead Road, Boyatt Wood Industrial Estate, Eastleigh, Southampton SO50 4RZ

70 porscheclubgb.com

FEBRUARY 15 Monthly meeting Garstang GC. FEBRUARY 19 Preston Sports and Supercar Club Breakfast meeting FEBRUARY 19 Visit to Portmeirion with R5 See R5’s report in PP to book. Several R18 members will be attending this excellent event.

Thames Valley

Friday Feast at Italian Orchard

Friday Feast As you will have seen previously we are trialling some additional meetings during the month. The ﬁrst ‘Friday Feast’ was organised by Sue Jordin at the Italian Orchard, Broughton. This was held at lunchtime as many members were retired or able to attend during the day. We were delighted that Chris and Michelle Bailey came along as they are back in the UK for a short period, having relocated to Spain some months ago. We will be planning some more of these in the New Year, so any suggestions of venues would be appreciated.

Jaguar works team on Monte Carlo rallies. He is also a founder member of Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club and, until recently, had several Concours winning cars which he displayed at a number of events. Dean Easterby and Sean Conboy have visited Malcom in hospital and he is bright and cheery and thanks us for the get-well card I sent on our behalf. I also visited Fred Hindle when I returned from holiday and he is progressing well in his convalescent home and is looking forward to being transferred to another therapy centre before returning home, hopefully before Christmas.

May 14 Cumbria International Classic Car Show in Kendal I am currently putting the 2017 events calendar together and one of the events we have attended in the past was the Elite Classic Car Show at Kendal. Mike Trotter and his team have built on this event as it has grown and even won the ‘Best Club Display’ this year. The 2017 event has been called the International Cumbria Classic Car Show, also to be held in Kendal. A small group of us met with the organiser on site to discuss R18’s presence next year. A new larger site will be used and we have provisionally asked for space for about 100 Porsches. In addition, PC Kendal will be joining us with a large display and both Scotland South and North East Regions have indicated they will be coming along. As Woodvale Rally and the German Classics Car Show no longer exist, this is an opportunity for Mike Trotter and his team to stage an excellent event. As well as a wide selection of car clubs and dealerships taking part there will be many other attractions including a craft village, fashion show and live bands. Put Sunday, May 14 in your diary now so you don’t miss out on this event.

R18 Survey Finally if you haven’t completed the R18 Survey please do so ASAP. This has been designed for members to say what events they would like to happen in R18 in 2017 and beyond. Links to this online survey can be found in October’s and subsequent MailChimp newsletters.

Sue and Mac McLeod As some of you will already know Sue and Mac McLeod have stepped down as AROs after more than 10 years helping me in the role. On behalf of R18 members I would like to thank them for their hard work in organising events over several years. The Christmas lunch at Garstang Golf Club on Sunday, December 18 is now being organised by Judy Baker. Details of bookings have been on the newsletters I have circulated on MailChimp. If you are not receiving these please contact Judy direct on 01772 451970 or judy@perrite.co.uk. Of course, Porkers in the Trough will be running for the eighth year on Sunday, July 9. Malcolm Tyson Just before I wrote this article I was informed that long-time PCGB member Malcolm Tyson had fallen and broken his hip and was in hospital. Malcolm is in his 80s but is still active in his business in Ambleside. Malcolm has had a long relationship with Porsche in international rallying and has been a member of the

A warm welcome Welcome new members Steve Clark, Tim Colman and David and Barbara Moss. We look forward to meeting you at some of our events. To new and existing members, don’t forget to make sure Club Oﬃce has your current email address otherwise you won’t receive the R18 newsletters. David, Judy and the R18 Organising Team DIARY DATES DECEMBER 4 Christmas lunch Armathwaite Hall Hotel, Bassenthwaite. DECEMBER 6 Social meeting Horse and Farrier, Threlkeld. Please check with Mike Trotter to see if this is still running as it is weather dependant. DECEMBER 18 Christmas lunch Garstang GC. Contact Judy Baker at judy@perrite.co.uk, or 01772 451970 to book. DECEMBER 21 Monthly meeting Garstang Golf Club including Judy’s fun Christmas quiz. JANUARY 1 Classic Car Breakfast meeting The Cornerhouse, Wrightington 10.30am-1pm. An excellent lunch is also available. JANUARY 3 Social meeting TBC. JANUARY 18 Monthly meeting Garstang Golf Club. JANUARY 22 Preston Sports and Supercar Club Breakfast meeting 9.30am-12.30pm. FEBRUARY 7 Social meeting Venue TBC. 71 porscheclubgb.com

Regional Organiser John Barnatt 01628 471985 – 07890 181495 r19@porscheclubgb.com Another month, another report; this month we begin by correcting an editorial annotation referencing myself as being ‘ambitongular’. ‘Ambitongular’ implies I am ambidextrous with the BBQ grippers of delight, but, sadly, although I can hold a butterfly’s wing in my left hand (there’s not much meat on them mind!) with my right hand the best I can manage not to crush is a large King Edward. As you will read below about our drive out to Surrey, every single person on the run came to our annual BBQ and there were no reports of BBQ related injuries. In the department of serious news, most importantly I am putting out a reminder that, although the Christmas meal has been on the Region’s page on the Club’s website, I only have four confirmed attendees. If you do not have plans for December 10 then why not come along? New members who are unfamiliar with how the Region organises its Christmas meal, it works like this: you email me at r19@porscheclubgb.com to confirm interest and I will send you the menu choices and you pick what you want and stick to that when we eat. It’s eat-and-pay, a format that has worked successfully for as long as I can remember and any alcohol is additional to your own costs. Depending on how the Region’s budget has gone during the year I will try to provide a table gift but that is not guaranteed because annual expenditure varies and the Region has been hitting it hard this year, with Castle Combe, Brands Hatch and the annual BBQ. In other news, 12 assorted Porsches left Sainsbury’s car park in Jacobs Well, Surrey on a very sunny Sunday, September 25 for a cruise around the local roads and back to the Gomshall Mill for lunch. It was good to see that everybody had made an effort and we saw some lovely turned out cars on the day. 968, 996, Boxster, anniversary edition of the 996, they were all there. It is sad to note that, as time goes by, fewer and fewer transaxle cars put in an appearance but, I guess that overall, they are getting a bit thinner on the ground than they used to be. As far as the Region goes, if you have a car with a Porsche badge on the bonnet or a grubby space where it used to be before it was spirited away, then you are as entitled to come along to our meeting as anyone. I am not the only member who would like to see another 924 or 944 coming to the Novello to swell the ranks of the number who turn up. To continue, we had an event free run and, unusually for us, we didn’t lose anyone from the convoy. This run was James Mahoney’s baby and he has to be given credit not only for the great roads he chose, but also for the commitment to the Club for giving up his own time to investigate, plan and pick out interesting views and landmarks. Unfortunately, on the day the big car park with a great view was full

because several other like-minded, non-Porsche drivers had had the same idea and beat us to it in the late September sun. In another twist of fate and a nod to the unusual, our regular snappers were not on duty so we didn’t get anything in the way of photographs, but there is a link to an amateur video of us leaving Sainsbury’s; facebook.com/search/ top/?q=simon%20thornhill%20posts You can type that into your web browser, for those of you who have a Facebook account. We drove past the very excellent Silent Pool, in both directions don’t you know, so-called because the water gushes out of the luges in great volumes yet the surface of the pool is the essence of the proverb ‘still waters run deep’. The water is crystal clear you can see the bottom, and all the water appears to defuse through the chalk hills that surround it through slow flowing springs. According to local folklore, a woodcutter’s daughter was bathing in Silent Pool one day when a nobleman rode by on horseback. Noticing the attractive young lady, he approached her, hoping to entice her from the water. But his advances shocked her and in her panic she soon found she was out of her depth and getting into difficulty. Her brother heard her cries and came running to her aid, and started wading out to save her. The nobleman fled, to avoid further commotion, accidentally dropping his hat. The woodcutter’s son, not being a strong swimmer, panicked himself and he and his exhausted sister drowned. Later that evening, the anxious woodcutter was searching for his son and daughter and found their lifeless bodies, arms still entwined, in the pool. He noticed the hat lying on the bank and, apparently, it bore the crest of Prince John, later to be crowned King John I. (credit: surreylife.co.uk)

That’s it for this month. PCGB, you know it makes sense. John Barnatt

London Regional Organisers Nick and Ed Pike 01189 473925 – r20@porscheclubgb.com Twitter: @PCGB_London Opening words There is a chill in the air, and the evenings are getting darker. Planning for 2017 is well underway as we try and ﬁt everything into the schedule, with drives, weekends away, Le Mans 24, the ‘Great Escape’ and the R20 Trackday along with the casual ‘bring your Porsche’ meets. Look out for our downloadable calendar on the website. Coming up is the R20 Christmas curry, now in its 10th year, on Tuesday, December 6. We visit an oﬀ ‘Brick Lane’ curry house for a casual evening of great food with the friends you have made over the last year, or want to make. A perfect antidote to the traditional Christmas dinner. Sign up on email. If you haven’t been to Ace Cafe yet, we have a treat for you in December. Our regular meet falls on Boxing Day. What could be better than empty roads to visit such an iconic location? The Cafe is staying open especially for us and we can promise you an excellent evening in great company, from 6pm onwards. Expect a popular evening; a perfect antidote to the Christmas excesses.

The Silent Pool inspires much local folklore

The Novello For new members, we meet from 12noon on the ﬁrst Sunday of the month at the Novello, SL6 3 RX.

The view from Cap Gris Nez

73 porscheclubgb.com

We have declared an ‘Ice Breaker’ Sunday Escape drive on January 8, which will be weather dependent and likely to head to the coast. The London Classic Car Show in February 23-26 is well worth a visit and is on our doorstep. It has quickly established itself as a fixture on the classic car calendar. Stop by and say hi at the Club stand. The first of our many weekends away will return to Zeeland, on April 8-9, an unspoilt part of western Holland with historic villages and great, avenue-lined roads. Time to be thinking about coming to Le Mans in 2017, also. A big group will be there from R20, if you want to join us let us know. If you are wondering where to go for a longer trip away, consider our ‘Great Escape’ to the Swiss Alps to drive the best passes that Switzerland and Austria have to offer, along with a visit to the museum in Stuttgart at the end of August. A once-in-a-lifetime experience that will put a big smile on your face and some miles on your Porsche. RECENT EVENTS R20 Autumn Break – ‘Moules and More’ An ‘official’ R20 visit was long overdue, with planned routes and time to enjoy the countryside that the Normandy coast has to offer. Stopping for lunch in Eu, in sight of the impressive abbey and chateau made us feel as though we were miles from home. Plenty of jokes about ‘leaving Eu’ as we hugged the coast heading south, along the clifftops. Perfect Porsche driving. Reluctantly, we headed inland and across the Pont de Normandie to arrive in the picturesque port town of Honfleur. After coffee and croissants in a café at the harbour side it was time for a classic ‘route to nowhere’ which took in a bit of everything; picturesque

Ace Cafe You can never be quite sure what will turn up at Ace Cafe and our Halloween meet was no different – with an American reality TV film crew for ‘Lizard Lick Towing’ who were overrunning their filming schedule. Soon surrounded by a wide variety of Porsches it is difficult to storm off in your truck when there is a line of Porsches waiting to be marshalled. The first of our winter meets after the clocks have changed was not enough to deter visitors and the car park was soon full. Great to see not one, or two, but three 914s along with a wide range of 964s, 993s and classics. The GT cars were well represented by several GT3s and Chris’s 991 GT3 RS. A new 991 Turbo caused heads to turn, with its low slung sleek look. Another great evening at Ace Cafe. Ace Cafe at night

Cliff top Curves

villages, great twisty roads, tree-lined avenues, the landing beaches and Pegasus Bridge, along with the seaside resorts of Deauville and Trouville. Sunday lunch and we were in Le Touquet with another glorious late autumn, sunny day, sitting outside, enjoying moules and frites. Some calm before the challenge of the Route des Caps, an R20 favourite. After a stop at Cap Gris Nez with the white cliffs of Dover in the distance, we pulled ourselves away and headed home. A perfect weekend. If you would like to follow in our footsteps, the routes have been published on our Regional Resources page. Look for a proper write-up in a later edition of PP. Smithfield ‘Meat’ This meet always delights, the sight of so many Porsches lined up underneath the ornate canopy of Smithfield. It is an eclectic range of Porsches that head across London on the third Saturday of the month for a casual afternoon chatting to like-minded people. A mix of classics and moderns; Karl’s RS recreation was ever popular. We couldn’t resist taking a picture of the police car parked next to Chris’ GT3 RS while they got a cup of tea, great for a caption competition. As the light faded we finally headed home. If you plan on visiting us we are on the north side from 2pm onwards.

John Fitzpatrick at Porsche Design Deep in the heart of Knightsbridge on a windy October evening, over 100 London members were regaled with stories of racing Porsches and the challenges of running an endurance race team. John’s unique experiences kept us rapt for over an hour and we could have enjoyed his company for much more. It was a diﬀerent time for racing, especially endurance racing at the Nürburgring and Le Mans, far more seat-ofyour-pants than today’s hi-tech operations. You felt as though you were there.

Enjoy the festive season Ed and Nick

FORTHCOMING EVENTS January 8 R20 Sunday Escape – ‘Ice Breaker’ A new entry on the schedule. Weather dependent. A chance to blow away the Christmas and New Year cobwebs.

Caption competition

February 23-26 R20 on Tour at the London Classic Car Show A great way to spend a blustery February weekend surrounded by beautiful classics. If last year is anything to go by, Porsches are very well represented. August The Great Escape – Switzerland and Austria A return to the best of the passes and some superb driving. Date TBC. DIARY DATES NOVEMBER 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). DECEMBER 6 R20 on Tour – Christmas curry An R20 institution at an off-Brick Lane curry house. A perfect end to the season. DECEMBER 17 East London – Smithfield ‘Meat’ Join us on the north side of Smithfield Market (Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HL) from 2pm onwards (third Saturday of each month). DECEMBER 26 Boxing Day Ace Cafe meet A perfect antidote to the Christmas excesses. This will be a treat.

Smithfield line-up

74 porscheclubgb.com

December Offers Porsche Cayenne 25555VR18 Pirelli Scorpion Zero N0 £136.95 29535ZR21 Pirelli PZero N1 £228.95 Porsche Cayman Boxster 23535Z19 Pirelli Pzero N2 £162.95 26535Z19 Pirelli Pzero N2 £206.95 911 991 24535Z20 Pzero N0 £206.95 30530Z20 PZERO N0 £268.95 911 993 20550ZR17 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N3 £131.95 25540ZR17 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N3 £160.95 911 996 22540ZR18 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N4 £125.95 26535ZR18 Pirelli Pzero Rosso N4 £165.95

Chiltern

The Cayman GT4

Regional Organiser Terry Perry 07748 555333 r21@porscheclubgb.com Club nights The December Club night on December 6 will be the R21 Christmas buffet with the additional bonus of a fun quiz. All of the R21 committee members have agreed to provide questions for the quiz, which should ensure an eclectic mix of general knowledge and motoringrelated trivia. The buffet will commence at 7.30pm and the quiz at 8pm. January 7 R21 New Year dinner At the time of writing we have about 40 people signed up for the New Year dinner but we really need closer to 60 to make it a financial success so please, if you haven’t already done so, book your place now. The dinner will be at the Mercure St Albans Noke Hotel, Watford Road, St Albans, AL2 3DS. The event includes a three-course dinner, wine, a disco and festive novelties all for only £29pp or, if you book and pay before November 30, the Chiltern Region will subsidise the cost to £24. Please book as soon as possible by making cheques payable to PCGB and posting them to the organiser: Jo Walker at 16 Ridgeway, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0TH. Special accommodation rates are available if you wish to stay overnight, please book rooms direct with The Noke Hotel (01727 854252) and quote ‘Porsche Club Great Britain’ or PORS070117 when booking. If you have any questions please phone Jo on 01296 688760 or 07791 732133 or email R21@porscheclubgb.com. R21 2017 WOTY Initial reaction to our WOTY next year has been very positive and most of the rooms that we have reserved have been taken but if you phone the hotel there is still a chance that you will be able to join us. To book contact the Metropole reservations department direct on 01597 823700 and quote ‘Porsche Club WOTY May 5-6’. More details, including cost and itinerary of the WOTY can be found in November’s PP. A £20pp, non-refundable deposit will be required when booking. I would also appreciate it if you would drop me an email to r21@porscheclubgb.com to let me know that you have booked.

weeks and with 400 miles covered, I must admit that I absolutely love it. The upsides are the handling, the performance, the ride (yes, the ride in my opinion is better than that of the Spyder – it’s ﬁrm but beautifully damped and doesn’t feel harsh), the steering and the lack of wind and traﬃc noise that you get from a single layer hood. The downside is the additional road noise and transmission whine but that’s what you get with a GT car. I will let you know how I get on as more miles are added.

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

Terry Perry DIARY DATES DECEMBER 4 Convoy run to Cornbury House DECEMBER 6 Christmas quiz and bufet at The Black Horse JANUARY 3 Club night at The Black Horse JANUARY 7 R21 New Year dinner at The Noke, St Albans

My new car Some of you that know me will be aware that I took delivery of a 981 Boxster Spyder on November 15, what you may not know is that I sold it recently and replaced it with a Cayman GT4. So why did I change? Well, both cars are absolutely great fun to drive. The Spyder handled well, the performance with the 3.8 911 S engine was pretty good and it made a great noise. Perhaps too much noise. Initially, I found the pops and bangs on the overrun entertaining but as the novelty wore oﬀ, I would have preferred the exhaust note without the accompanying pops and bangs. Additionally, I have never been the keenest fan of open cars so, unlike many of the ‘Spydermen’ you will see active on the forums, I very rarely had the hood down and I did think the ride was unnecessarily ﬁrm for UK road surfaces. Consequently, it made me think that the GT4, a coupe rather than a convertible, but with the same 3.8 911 S engine might make more sense. And, after I had the chance to drive one for a few miles, I decided that by a reasonably narrow margin I preferred the GT4. So having had the Cayman for a couple of

October 30 PCGB breakfast meet Our best breakfast meet to date! Goodwood Old Control Tower was the place to be for R23 on Sunday, October 30. Fifty people in over 30 cars were in attendance, including a very welcome R17 member. Goodwood is always an iconic location and, with a warm, bright October morning (on the Sunday that the clocks went back), most members arrived early encouraging us to spend some time admiring the variety of cars on show, ranging from a lovely 1971

R23 breakfast meeting at Goodwood Circuit

76 porscheclubgb.com

Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire Regional Organiser John Dunn 01954 789764 – r24@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS October Club night Almost a full house! – no, the Region had not gone to bingo, but almost all the seats at the Ferryboat had gone for our October Club night. Members continue to turn out in force for the autumn and winter to enjoy a range of social activities during the dark evenings. Not much news on the events front to report other than future Club nights and the post-Christmas lunch (to follow) so it was onto ‘TOM’ (Tip of Month) and ‘JON’ (Joke of night). Thank you to all who continue to attend and support the raﬄe.

R23 heading off into the wilds of West Sussex

VW 718 Spyder replica to two GT3 RS as well as 944s, Boxsters and 911s of all ages. It was a feast for the eyes. Following our breakfast, which was a little slow due to large numbers, 20 cars headed oﬀ for a drive in the sunshine around nearby Sussex roads, enjoying the scenery of the South Downs and the glorious autumn colours of the trees before the leaves fall. Our short trip ended at the top of Bury Hill where the group parted. FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 4 Open Day at Cornbury House If enough people are interested we will arrange to meet and drive there together. Please email r23@porscheclubgb.com if you wish to attend this event so we can arrange a meeting place and time and advise Cornbury House of numbers attending. December 9 Christmas social at PC Mid-Sussex PC Mid-Sussex have kindly conﬁrmed the date of our Christmas social. PC Mid Sussex, Innovation Drive, York Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9TW. France and Germany Tour of the Year Our Tour of the Year on July 23-29 to Champagne, Alsace, the Rhine, Belgium and Porsche Museum only has two places left and is strictly limited to

12 cars. This will be a great, fun trip, with some beautiful scenery and great driving roads. If you are thinking about joining us on this trip bookings are on a first-come-first-served basis so please call very soon or email us if you have any questions or want to join us. If you are interested in attending any of the events that indicate a response, please email so that we know numbers. Club nights Region 23’s monthly meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at the Bolney Stage, London Road, Bolney Village, West Sussex, RH17 5RL from 7pm. Many thanks and happy and safe motoring. Christine and Martin

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 4 Open Day at Cornbury House DECEMBER 6 Monthly meeting DECEMBER 9 Christmas social at PC Mid-Sussex Innovation Drive, RH15 9TW. JANUARY 3 Monthly meeting

77 porscheclubgb.com

RPM Technik visit A number of R24 members enjoyed a most welcome hot drink and bacon roll to start our visit to RPM Technik on a misty, cool morning in deepest Hertfordshire. Steve Gillings, Sales Executive at RPM Technik and our Region’s ‘chancellor’, was there to welcome us and other visitors on Saturday, October 22. Over 60 cars, including a number of members from Region 10 and the 997 and Boxster Registers were split up into groups and shown around various sections of the business. It became clear very early on that the business owners and all the staﬀ are extremely enthusiastic, knowledgeable and competent in all things Porsche. Without a doubt, RPM Technik appear to be very capable of looking after your Porsche whatever model you are running. In addition to this, for owners and competition drivers, they can provide a full race preparation service and trackside support. Steve Gillings from RPM shows Wayne Helmes his place of work

Further details on the company can be found at dovehousecars.com. Limited numbers due to space and catering requirements. Please do not turn up on the day unannounced since names will be checked. Email me if you wish to join us.

Two of the cars on show at RPM visit

Furthermore, they have their CSR programme which can take your ‘stock’ Porsche and turn it into whatever you want it to be in terms of performance, handling, exterior and interior specification. You would then have a unique car to enjoy and drive. Our visit finished in the showroom admiring a superb selection of cars on sale with two lucky drivers going home with a special car valeting kit each. Our thanks go to Ollie, Darren, Greig and all the staff at RPM Technik for making us so welcome. And not forgetting our very own Steve Gillings who spent all morning looking after us and all the other visitors. FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 4 PCGB Christmas Open Day Club HQ will be open at 10.30am on Sunday, December 4 for you to pop along enjoy a mince pie and perhaps purchase a present or two. You could even kit yourself out with PCGB club clothing for the 2017 season. Full details in November PP (page 8). Please register your attendance. December 14 Club night As reported last month; free drinks, yes, free drinks! You did read that correctly. Free drinks but only the hot variety will be on offer at December Club night. We will also be celebrating some birthdays so also expect a variety of candle-free cakes. Come along and join us on this, the last Club night of 2016.

We will also be holding a raffle and ask all attendees to please bring along a raffle prize. Previous experience has shown that wrapping the raffle prizes has proved popular since everyone then has a chance of winning the top prize. We will also be joined by a guest of honour from Porsche who, no doubt, will be updating us on all things new from Porsche and existing offers from our local dealership. Advance booking only, sorry no turn up on the day. To secure your seat we require advance payment. Payment can be made by cheque on Club night or contact me by email. We expect limited spaces and tickets to go quickly. As ever, it is first-come-first-served. January 21 Visit Dove House Motor Company Several Registers and Regions (R10, 996 and Boxster Register) have been invited to attend an open day at Dove House Motor Company (NN10 6BS). This event will take place on Saturday, January 21. If you do not belong to one of these Regions or Registers, fear not, just let me know you would like to join us. Dove House Motor Company have been running since 2001. As well as selling prestige cars they also offer an after sales and service facility. Our morning (time TBC) will include access to the showroom, a tour of the workshops and refreshments will be provided by Dove House.

R24 WOTY in Honfleur Last month I reported at Club night and in PP that our Regional WOTY has been arranged for 2017. I also added that I thought spaces would go quickly and they have done just that. Don’t delay if you would like to join us. Our destination is Honfleur in France on August 18-24 and further details of the costs and accommodation can be found in November’s PP. I have started a reserve list for other than R24 members so if you would like to join us please let me know by email. If you wish to upgrade your room, or extend your stay please mention this when booking with our bonded tour operator, Scenic Car Tours. Please email me at r24@porscheclubgb.com for flyers and ‘T and Cs’. With only 20 spaces we already have bookings into double figures. A £100 deposit will secure you a space. February 8 Club night Come along and join us on our first proper Club night of 2017. We hope to be able to bring you either a guest speaker or quiz along with all the normal features of Club night. We should also have a further update on more of the Regional events for the 2017 calendar. Regional events in 2017 While your committee has started to put together the Regions schedule of events for 2017 we are always open to hearing about new events which you may think are suitable for the Region to attend. If you have an event you think we would like to attend would you please contact me or one of your committee. Drive and dine Due to space requirements last month not all photos were published. See below for Region members dinning at the Fox and Hounds. Enjoy your cars and Club and events. John Dunn Drive and dine lunch

January 11 Club night Wednesday, January 11 is our first Club night of the New Year and, as ever, the first meeting of the New Year tends to be a quiet affair. Your committee will be holding a meeting and putting the finishing touches to the events schedule for 2017. Do come along if you wish and enjoy a ‘pie and a pint and a natter’ but none of the normal features of Club night since we would like to see you all at the post-Christmas lunch. January 22 post-Christmas lunch As reported in last month’s PP we will be at the Bedford Barnes Hotel for our post-Christmas lunch. We have reserved the dining room and this is a pay in advance meal. The hotel management has requested advance numbers. Lunch will be a three-course meal rounded off with coffee. Tickets are priced at £20pp (this is subsidised by your raffle). 78 porscheclubgb.com

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;40 Years at the Frontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Restoration Competition, Body and Paint Winners and Spectators choice 2016 Porsche Restoration Competition Overall Winners 2015

Kent Regional Organisers Phil and Pearl Sharland 01797 344121 – r25@porscheclubgb.com Hello everyone. RECENT EVENTS Last drive of the season Our last drive and lunch for 2016 took place in October with 24 people meeting at the George in Singlewell for coffee. Parking was a bit tighter than we would have liked but the coffee was good and offered free refills too. The drive took us from northern Kent south through some pretty villages to mid-Kent where we swept round and headed north again to finish at West Malling Golf Club for a carvery lunch. Excellent food and service, together with some stimulating conversation made for a good afternoon. Winter Health Check PC Tonbridge once again hosted a Winter Health Check for our members’ Porsches in October and places filled fast, as usual. Everyone arrived in good time and had a chance to see their cars on the ramps whilst being checked. Stewart Davies, Service Manager, supplied a non-stop stream of pastries and cakes throughout the morning that were well received. Thank you to all the staff for their assistance and patience. FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 14 Club night at PC Tonbridge As Brands Hatch will be closed to car clubs in December, PC Tonbridge have invited us to visit them from 7pm and enjoy a festive evening in their showroom. January 21 post-Christmas party night We will have our post-Christmas party at Hadlow Manor Hotel (Maidstone Road, Tonbridge, TN11 0JH) where we can dispel the winter blues and party the night away from 7.30pm to 12.30am. A non-refundable deposit of £10pp will secure your booking for a black tie (optional), three-course dinner with choice of menu with coffee and mints. A DJ and disco will follow the meal with the evening costing just £22pp. Menu available now. A limited number of discounted rooms are available at £82 per double room including breakfast. Please

ask for a reservation code and details when booking. Menu choices and ﬁnal payment will be required by December 31 latest. February 26 Breakfast Club Venue TBC. This will be an alternative car event so you won’t have to bring the Porsche out in bad weather. We are currently working on our calendar of events for 2017 and it should be ready to send to all our members early in the new year. 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 from 7.30pm. Access is via the main gate on the A20. If you are a new member attending one of our Club nights then look out for the yellow T-shirts and sweatshirts worn by us and our committee members. We are there to introduce you to other members and generally make you feel at home. Don’t forget – if you want to come along to any of the events advertised then please make sure you let us know in advance. Telephone 01797 344121 or email r25@porscheclubgb.com. Happy and safe motoring. We wish you smooth and empty roads. Phil and Pearl

DIARY DATES Please note there will be no Club night in January as Brands Hatch is closed. DECEMBER 14 Club night at PC Tonbridge JANUARY 21 Post-Christmas party night FEBRUARY 8 Club night at Brands Hatch FEBRUARY 26 Breakfast club

Haynes Museum CEO, motorsport pioneer and a remarkable man, lost his battle against a long-term illness on October 16, aged 48. To his family and friends, on behalf of PCGB, we at R26 would like to offer our heartfelt condolences. An obituary for Marc can be found in the News section of this magazine. RECENT EVENTS October meeting With a very healthy attendance of 37 members, including welcoming some new faces, Tref kicked the meeting off with a report on the previous week’s VIP visit to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. I missed the event due to moving house the following day but talking to members who were lucky enough to get a place, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive so, hopefully, there will be an opportunity to repeat the visit in the future. A full report will follow in next month’s PP. Further to the above, we had a situation where a member signed up for a place but didn’t attend the visit. Not having informed Karl that he couldn’t make it, there was no opportunity to back-fill the position, despite Karl having several people in reserve for this limited numbers event. We appreciate that there may be a perfectly valid reason for the nonattendance, but can everybody note that if you have committed to an event such as this one but can’t make it, can you please let the organiser or a member of the committee know so other arrangements can be made? Paul Butcher passed on the comment from the staff at the Jailhouse Café that they were very pleased with our visit in September and monies raised for the Air Ambulance amounted to £94. 718 Boxster S I had my 911 serviced at PC Bournemouth this month and my courtesy car was a 718 Boxster S. If you are reading this, you will probably be aware that my

Dorset Joint Regional Organisers Trefor Willingham and Geoﬀ Fields 01747 838158 r26@porscheclubgb.com Reports compiled and provided by Chris Hak. Marc Haynes: 1968-2016 Many of you will have heard that Marc Haynes,

80 porscheclubgb.com

Loan Boxster S won over new fan Chris Hak

Boxster S from PC Bournemouth

preferred Porsches are air-cooled, first and foremost, with water-cooled flat-sixs coming an honourable but distant second. As you know, the 718 is neither air-cooled nor has six cylinders so I will admit to having had a rather cynical attitude towards the new model. Well, I am happy to report that if someone can cut me a slice of humble-pie, I’ll be happy to eat it! The 718 is a superb sports-car – even better than my 986 (and again, those that know me will know that this is high praise indeed). I still maintain that it doesn’t sound as good as a flat-six though! FORTHCOMING EVENTS Christmas celebration 2016 at the Hunters Moon Full details on the R26 home page. If you haven’t selected your menu yet, please do so ASAP and send it to; r26@porscheclubgb.com. Proposed events for 2017 We are an active Region and, as such, don’t like to subscribe to the concept of a ‘lean’ winter period so Tref asked for ideas for events to tide us over until the season kicks off again, opening the suggestions with a treasure hunt. Ideas came thick and fast and there were positive reactions to: Slot-car racing at Ringwood, a detailing demo at Segensworth (near Fareham), a brewery tour (probably Blandford) and visits to the Aston Martin and Morgan factories.

season and bring forth ideas for our 2017 programme. The meeting was very well attended and the debate was lively! As a reminder of our 30th anniversary year events, aside from our monthly meeting, here are some of the highlights: Our pre-season dinner took place in February ahead of our first drive in March. April saw the annual local weekend away being held at Corrick House in Fermanagh. June, and our annual Open Day was very special as we welcomed PCGB Chairman, Rob Kellock, as guest of honour. Into the second half of the year- in July we held our annual BBQ and, later in the month, we headed off to the Silverstone Classic where we joined fellow members at the PCGB National Event. In August we returned to PC Belfast where, as always, Paul McConaghy and the team hosted a great night. September saw us welcome Sue Taylor and members from Region 6 (North Wales) to host them for part of their annual weekend away. In October our last drive of the season took in a visit to Porter’s Bodyshop in Portadown before travelling on to Armagh for lunch. To round off the year we have a visit planned to Shannon’s Jewellers in Lisburn who have generously sponsored our prize draw for a TAG Heuer watch. The usual mince pie, pre-Christmas event will take place in December. Planning is now underway for next year and, while we have decided to keep the broad framework of the year similar, we have some interesting additions to the usual events.

The annual dinner will take place in February, and we are on the lookout for a new location. We have had a very kind offer from Alan Seadon for a possible drive weekend in Scotland – more about that in the weeks to come. We have agreed that we will return to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum for our Open Day although the event may take place slightly later in June. We plan to hold the popular BBQ as usual in July but, again, we are looking at a fresh location. Our local weekend away will take place in September. It is not too late to float ideas, but we will be putting dates to events very shortly – so please share any ideas for events, drives or lunch stops with me as soon as possible! There will be more about our 2017 programme next month in PP. Last drive of 2016 A few days later and hot on the heels of our monthly meeting, it was our last drive for this year. Following our usual top-up with coffee at Sprucefield we headed off to Portadown to visit Porter’s Bodyshop following a kind invitation from Region 27 member Colin Porter. Members enjoyed a unique look behind the scenes at some of the many facilities on offer from this family-owned business. With over 44 years in the crash repair industry, the company now offers a range of services including bodywork restoration, alloy wheel repairs, detailing and much more. Thank you to Colin and his team for a very enjoyable visit. Afterwards, following a torrential downpour, we took the short jaunt to Armagh for lunch at the

Any further ideas will be welcome, as will volunteers to organise these events. As always, watch this space and the R26 home page for further details. DIARY DATES DECEMBER 15 Monthly meet DECEMBER 16 Christmas celebration and dinner Hunters Moon Sherborne, DT9 5QN. JANUARY 19 Monthly meet

Any colour you like at Porter’s!

Ireland Regional Organiser Ken Mack 07860 850444 – r27@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser John Hilditch 07907 437303 REGION 27 – CELEBRATING 30 YEARS 2016 season round-up Forget the cliché, ‘a carpet of golden leaves’ heralding the arrival of autumn. For Region 27 members October is the ‘end of season review’ time and, sadly, our ﬁnal drive of the year. It was back to Gowdy’s at the Racecourse for our monthly meeting where the ﬂoor was thrown open to members to give their thoughts on this

Eventually Tom let the kids have a go!

81 porscheclubgb.com

Dinner!

Colin Porter (L) and Ken Mack (R)

R27 at Porter’s Bodyshop

Armagh City Hotel to round off our day. Thanks to everyone who attended this and our other drives this year. So, start counting off the weeks until next season when our first drive of 2017 will be on the weekend of March 18-19! Christmas gift? Now for a word from PC Belfast that you may wish to share with your ‘better half’ – just in time for Christmas! With the Porsche network already offering some very special deals for retro-fit sports exhausts, PC Belfast has gone one better, exclusively for PCGB members. If you are interested, ring PC Belfast on 028 9038 9999 and ask to speak to Paul McConaghy – keep it to yourself – it’s for PCGB members only! That’s about it for this month. As always, keep an eye on the R27 page of the PCGB website for dates of upcoming events. And do follow your Region on Facebook – @PCGB.R27

Channel Islands, Guernsey Regional Organisers Ian and Angela Banneville 01481 715678 – r28g@porscheclub.com Twitter: @PCGB_Guernsey RECENT EVENTS October Tennerfest For what was to be the Mark Webber retirement announcement dinner we returned to the Friquet Tennerfest meal

Ken Mack DIARY DATES DECEMBER 11 Pre-Christmas mince pies and cofee Hillmount Garden Centre, 56 Upper Braniel Road, Gilnahirk, BT5 7TX at 2pm. JANUARY 11 Monthly meeting Gowdy’s of Down Royal, 60 Gravelhill Road, Maze, Lisburn, BT27 5RW. 7.30pm for 8pm (the ‘Early Bird’ menu is available until 6.30pm). 82 porscheclubgb.com

Hotel for the October Tennerfest season as it had been such a find last year. Although some restaurants are still offering the traditional £10 format this is, after all, PCGB and, in addition to fine cars, we appreciate fine food so settled for the ‘Lobster and Grill’ menu of £15 for two courses or £20 for four courses… or for an extra £7 you could have a whole lobster thermidor. This is usually £22 alone so represented quite a bargain that many opted for. We were delighted that this event proved popular to both new members, some former members, prospective members, and friends of PCGB. Inevitably, the conversation turned to Porsches with one member having just bought a bargain Cayman to add to his Boxster GTS, and another having just sold an older 911. However for the most part the focus really was on the culinary experience even if we felt guilty (but only a little) being able to see tomorrow’s lobster dinner next to us in the vivarium. Luckily we could not see lambs gambolling around in the field and cattle chewing the cud. The dinner was so tempting that some hijacked tasty looking desserts... We look forward to seeing you soon. Ian, Angela, Jean-Marc and Sebastian DIARY DATES NOVEMBER 27 Abu Dhabi Do Lunch at the Red Onion watching the finale to the 2016 F1 Championship; menu should have followed by email and we hope that the championship has not been settled by now. DECEMBER 18 Christmas meal The usual fun mix of Christmas quizzes, awards and great food at £18.95 for three courses. Children’s menu available... book early!

Channel Islands, Jersey

Number 923 at the start line

Regional Organiser Roger Theaker 07979 652525 – r28j@porscheclub.com RECENT EVENTS St Ouen’s Bay hill climb Here is a short report by David Sass of the ‘Run what you Brung’ sprint held on September 24 and organised by the Jersey Motorcycle and Light Car Club at St Ouen’s Bay. David reports: “A sunny Saturday morning with a cool breeze greeted us as the Carrera 3.2 cruised to the registration point. Open to everyone with a car or bike, (or go-kart!) an MSA approved helmet and suit plus entry fee. There are about 80 of us, mainly JMLCC members and a few of us novices in assorted cars, including 991 Turbo S and Lamborghini Gallardo. The sprint is a quarter mile with a twist, a fast S-bend in the early part of the run. The day flew by as we enjoyed two practice runs and six timed runs. Let me describe a good run: “Two marshals position the 3.2 to start. When satisfied they step back, the Christmas tree lights do their thing and we are free to go any time after green. I bring the revs up to 4,000rpm, drop the clutch and the back moves around more than expected as we leave the line. Six thousand revs and into second, hard on the gas with a short shift into third and a little lift just before the right-left kink. Flat in third through the bends and cross over the line on the rev-limiter in third a little over 15 seconds later. Hooking fourth before rev-limiter in third cost time. As did dropping the clutch above 4,000 rpm on pull off (and the smell of burnt toast persisted for the rest of the day, even when parked at home several hours later!). “It was a lovely sunny day, good banter and well organised. A lot more fun than expected and the 3.2

took this all in her stride. We were about 0.5 seconds slower than a Lotus Elise and one second behind a pair of Focus RS boasting 305hp. As always, the 3.2 punches above her weight, only this driver getting in her way! For the record, in our novice group, the 991 Turbo S was quickest at 12.2 seconds, closely followed by the Gallardo at 12.5 secs.” Visit to the Royal Navy Historical Flight at RNAS Yeovilton and a future invitation I navigated the A303 to meet up with South West Region members for their exclusive visit to the base of the Royal Navy’s Historical Flight at RNAS Yeovilton. An impressive number of Porsches congregated in the car park at the Swordfish Café and, after coffee, we were issued with the required vehicle passes to follow our host, Katie Campbell, Display Manager, around the perimeter road to the RNHF hangar on the south side of the airfield. Having been parked with military precision in two rows on the apron, the hangar doors were then opened to reveal the stunning Hawker Sea Fury FB11 at the entrance. Katie led the group through the hangar past two Fairey Swordfish while delivering to us comprehensive information on the history and the operational limitations of these iconic machines. We also viewed the de Havilland Sea Vixen DH110 which was due to display at the Jersey International Air Show but was unserviceable at the time. As we were leaving I happened to mention to Katie that, some years ago, when I was at London ATC Centre, I flew into Yeovilton on a liaison visit and would it be possible to do this again with any Jersey members?

David Sass’ Carrera 3.2, competition number ‘923’

Hawker Sea Fury in its hangar

85 porscheclubgb.com

I know that some PCGB members, including myself, belong to the very pro-active Jersey Aero Club. It would seem that we would be most welcome and there is also the RN Museum on site and the well-known Haynes Motor Museum nearby. I plan to look into this opportunity in the New Year. A nice gesture on our departure was that the Commanding Oﬃcer of RNHF, Lt Cdr Chris Gotke, and his daughter came to bid us farewell! Chris was commended for his handling of an engine failure in the Sea Fury during a display at Culdrose and brought the aircraft back onto the airﬁeld with minimum damage. Roger Theaker DIARY DATES DECEMBER 18 Christmas lunch at The Radisson Waterfront We meet in The Waterfront Bar at 12.30pm to have lunch in the restaurant at 1pm. Please let me know by December 10 if you plan to join the party.

Surrey Committee Chairman Mike Lucas Regional Contact Keith Morgan 07833 206078 (before 9pm) r29@porscheclubgb.com R29 round-up We are now in the run-up to Christmas and time is running out fast. If you’re not underwhelmed by the sight of Christmas decorations in the shops and the never-ending deluge of Christmas songs, you more than likely soon will be! However, we are all looking forward to our Christmas Dinner at the Silvermere Golf Club, our Club meeting venue and a new location for the dinner this year. We have had a very good response from Club members and this is set to be the largest Christmas gathering we’ve had in the years that I’ve been in the Club, helped by the fact that Silvermere has given us more space since we made the original booking as the numbers wanting to attend increased rather rapidly. We’ve also got Christmas carols at the Royal Albert Hall to look forward to and this usually turns into a train ride into town, a good old sing-song, a bit of a walk around Knightsbridge and a pub meal in the evening, all with good company. What more could one want!

RECENT EVENTS October meeting Nobody was sitting outside at the start of this meeting as it was very dark and rather cool. Summer is fast becoming a distant memory and the long nights are deﬁnitely here to stay for a while! It was good to see some more new faces and we hope that this trend continues. Many thanks as well to all the regulars and their partners who come along, rain or shine, to support the Club and join in the light-hearted banter and verbal displays of technical excellence. Now, where did I put that Concorde workshop manual? Bombay Sapphire Gin distillery ‘Blue Sunday’ Peter Smith reports: “Roads in Hampshire lead to many interesting places – take the B3400 for instance. If you follow this road west from Basingstoke you pass through some delightful countryside before passing through the village of Overton and then, more importantly, you arrive at Laverstoke. Laverstoke is certainly very interesting. It is where, in 1718, Henri de Portal took over Laverstoke Mill. Henri was a Huguenot ﬂeeing persecution in France for his Protestant beliefs. He turned the mill into a very successful paper-making business that became one of the most successful in the country, making paper for the Bank of England to print pound notes on. However, even more interesting than that is the fact that the mill was taken over in 2011 by the Bombay Sapphire Spirits Company. This is what drew members of Surrey Region to visit. “Around 28 members with some 14 Porsches attended. We had old and new models including 911s, Boxsters, Caymans and some GT cars. We all

Hope we don’t run out of tonic water!

Region 29 ready for the distillery tour

met up at Fleet Services before making our way to Laverstoke. The distillery aims to ‘live in harmony with nature’ and the staff will tell you all about how self-sustaining their distillery is! Your correspondent did pause to ponder quite how green his Porsche is at this point, but quickly decided to move on! “All of Bombay Sapphire’s gin is made at Laverstoke, it being particularly handy for Southampton where all their botanicals are landed. Botanicals are what gives the gin its flavour, such as almonds, lemon peel, juniper, orris root and Grains of Paradise. We met ‘Thomas’ and ‘Mary’, two traditional, steam-jacketed stills modelled on 18th century designs. They take six hours to make gin using the vapour-infusion process, which gives Bombay Sapphire its unique flavour as no other distillery uses this process. “Once distilled, the gin is then taken in tankers to Warrington where it is bottled. Apparently, if all the bottles of gin produced in a year were laid end to end they would stretch from Laverstoke to Mumbai! Some bottles return to Laverstoke where you can buy them! In addition, after the visit, Bombay Sapphire will make you a gin cocktail of your choice or provide the dry ingredients in a brown paper bag if you are driving. Around 14 brown paper bags joined our party at this point!

There’s got to be something interesting down here

“Lunch was a short drive away at the Vine Public House, good food and a large car park. What a day, great weather, wonderful cars, good roads and a very ‘ginteresting’ place to visit.” Many thanks to Peter and Sara Keel for organising everything. FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 9 Christmas dinner at Silvermere Golf Club There might still be places available if you would like to join us so please let me know as soon as possible. April 21-23 WOTY to Stratford-upon-Avon I know it’s a bit early to think about April next year, but we have to conﬁrm our booking for the Welcombe Hotel before the end of January. If you are interested in this event we need your deposit of £34 per couple by the Club meeting on January 10, so please get in touch to register your interest. For up-to-date information on these and brief details of other events, please see the Surrey Region area of the Club’s website. Club nights Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Inn on the Lake, Silvermere Golf Club, Redhill Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1EF, starting at 8pm.

The Bombay Sapphire Distillery

87 porscheclubgb.com

Keith Morgan

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 9 Christmas Dinner at Silvermere Golf Club DECEMBER 13 Club night at Silvermere Golf Club With coﬀee, mince pies and Kelvin with his Porsche ‘goodies’. DECEMBER 17 Christmas Carols at the Royal Albert Hall *fully booked*

Isle of Man

Cotswold Regional Organisers Alan and Fiona Bartlett 07785 928687 – r31@porscheclubgb.com @PCGB_R31

Transaxle corner with Paul Seagrave (L) and Ken Coad

Sunday Brunch Scramble October kicked oﬀ with the 11th Sunday Brunch Scramble. Early on a sunny morning, 101 Porsche owners drove to north Oxfordshire to exhibit their cars along ‘Porsche Avenue’. Over the last two years, word of this ‘local’ event has spread and the event has now become an established ﬁxture for classic and performance car enthusiasts. The event’s informal style, large and diverse range of exhibits, low cost and stunning, 380-acre, WWII bomber station backdrop, are just a few of the reasons for its growing popularity and it now regularly attracts over 2,000 visitors and exhibitors.

Porsche Avenue. Immaculate 1961 356 convertible at Bicester

Porsche owners came from as far afield as Macclesfield, Nottingham, Leeds, Cambridge, Wolverhampton, Portsmouth and London, “just for the drive and brilliant atmosphere at Bicester” as one Porsche driver put it. It was good to see so many of our Club friends alongside the many shiny Porsches lined up in our display area on the airfield perimeter road. On display at Bicester were car, motorcycle and commercial vehicle marques ranging from Abarth to ZiL. While these, along with the many vintage aircraft displays, were undoubtedly the major attraction, the many Bicester–based automotive, motorsport and aviation related businesses that opened their workshop doors proved a huge draw for visitors too. Reasonably priced food and drinks available from the many food stalls around the site helped sustain everyone. All in all, Bicester was hugely enjoyable. Our thanks go to the many Club members who supported the event and especially to Wayne Singleton and Stuart Bennett who managed the traffic. The next Scramble takes place on January 8.

Rare Morris Marina TC Coupe on display in Bicester

89 porscheclubgb.com

Photos by Alan Bartlett

Regional Organiser Julian Chappell 01624 816563 (evenings) iom@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Steve Morrow 07624 433268 Steve_m2@manx.net

Monthly meeting October’s monthly evening meeting took place at the Red Lion, Long Compton. In spite of the dark autumnal evening the meeting was remarkably well attended and we managed to pack the pub’s entire back room. Among the wide-ranging topics discussed were ideas for the Region’s ongoing events calendar. On this last subject, there were some great suggestions for events and activities, many of which will be incorporated into our programme. Ideas proposed include an ice-driving experience, a visit to the Nimrod Preservation Group, a weekend road trip, a visit to Coventry Transport Museum and a visit to Prodrive, amongst others. Pleasingly, there was no shortage of ideas; the only issue we foresee is finding time to fit them all in – it’s a good problem to have. Silverstone Auction As we could not attend, Martin Broadribb kindly provided his impression of October’s Porsche sale. Martin reports: “Holding the Silverstone Auctions Porsche sale on the same day as two race meetings at the circuit seemed a little odd and necessitated the majority of attendees parking remotely and being bussed to the Wing in a fine pair of old Bristol coaches. As usual, only a proportion of the cars entered were accepted, resulting in a varied and interesting selection that ranged from a 1959 308N Super tractor (£15,530) to a 2004 Carrera GT (still available at £484,000). In between, there were plenty of eye-catching lots and a couple of restoration projects. “The rising prices of many 911 models continue to pull much of the rest of the range in their wake, but there are still value cars to be found there and particularly amongst other Porsche types. With a high proportion of sold lots, including some exceptional realisations for automobilia, it was another interesting and successful event and for those who could tear themselves away there were race meetings taking place on the other side of the circuit, all in unusually fine October Silverstone conditions. It was the latter event rather than the auction that saw us driving home with 3,000 slides and the rear wing from a racing car – but that’s another story!”

Chatting in the Gateway Hotel lounge

along traﬃc-free roads. As we turned into the Gateway Hotel, we were greeted by the sight of a large number of shiny Porsches in the car-park. Inside, the hotel’s lounge area was ﬁlled to capacity with over 30 Club members and their partners. We were very pleased to welcome members from Chiltern Region and two new members who had never been before. As others chatted happily away in the lounge, several of us slipped outside into the car park to do some tyre-kicking, an essential part of the morning’s proceedings. As we drove home it struck us just how genuinely friendly, warm and welcoming Cotswold Region people are. This could perhaps explain why R31 currently holds the Club’s Region of the Year award. All Club members are very welcome to join us at the Cotswold Gateway. So, if you feel like going for a Sunday morning drive and a relaxing get-together with fellow members, please do come and join us.

Christmas Open Day. And, talking of Christmas, it’s the Region’s Christmas Lunch on December 11 so if you’ve reserved a place but not paid or made your menu choice, please contact the Mill House Hotel before November 30 latest. Monthly meetings There’s no monthly meeting in December, the next one will be on January 11 at The Carpenters Arms and, while the New Year may seem a way oﬀ, if you want to attend January’s Sunday Brunch Scramble at Bicester, you’ll need to book your tickets online urgently. Details of all our events can be found in the Cotswold Events area on the Club website and on our Facebook page (facebook.com/pcgb.r31). Before setting out, please check the R31 Forum Area and our Twitter feed (@PCGB_R31) for any last-minute updates. Drive carefully and see you soon. Alan and Fiona

Sunday Cofee Cruise It was an especially pleasant experience driving over to Burford on a warm and sunny October morning

FORTHCOMING EVENTS When you read this we’ll be preparing to drive up to Cornbury House on December 4 for the Club’s

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 4 R31’s Cruise to Cornbury House Christmas Open Day DECEMBER 11 Cotswold Region Christmas Lunch Mill House Hotel, Kingham. JANUARY 8 12th Sunday Brunch Scramble Bicester Heritage Centre. JANUARY 11 Monthly Regional meeting At The Carpenters Arms, Fulbrook. JANUARY 22 Sunday Cofee Cruise meet At the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford. FEBRUARY 8 Monthly Regional meeting At The Red Lion, Long Compton. FEBRUARY 25 Drive and visit to Nimrod XV232 Preservation Group At Coventry Airport. FEBRUARY 26 Sunday Cofee Cruise meet Cotswold Gateway Hotel. MARCH 8 Monthly Regional meeting At The Carpenters Arms, Fulbrook. MARCH 19 Sunday Cofee Cruise meet At the Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford. MARCH 26 Spring Tea Bun Run Starts at Cornbury House to drive to Bampton.

Only for the brave. £6,300 buys you a 1973 911 E Targa restoration

90 porscheclubgb.com

911 SBD UNIT 5, 5 WELLINGTON PARK ESTATE, WATERLOO ROAD, LONDON NW2 7JW

T. 0208 2080 464

W. SERVICING@911SBD.COM

SERVICES FROM £200 + VAT • • • • • • • • • •

PRO CUT BRAKE LATHE BODY WORK ENGINE REBUILDS REAR MAIN SEAL INSURANCE REPAIR MAJOR SERVICE MINOR SERVICE CLASSIC PORSCHE RESTORATION PORSCHE DIAGNOSTICS 119 POINT CHECK

REGISTERS Register Director’s report I can’t believe how quickly this year has gone – it doesn’t seem like a year has passed since the last show at the NEC! Along with other Directors, and the Cornbury House team, I will be in attendance over the weekend, so please come and visit and have cofee with us. I am writing this following the Officials’ Conference at the Clubhouse. A great deal of positivity came out – the Club being on a sound ﬁnancial footing with member retention at around 90% – a remarkable achievement, meaning that more Club members

356 Register Secretary Fred Hampton 020 7262 8695 – 356@porscheclubgb.com

912 Register Secretary Rowena Purdy 01472 399381 – 912@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Vacancy Back at home A shorter version this month as I have just returned from my sojourn in Brighton and am in the throes of two weeks of minimal activity and movement. But, all is well and having a forced break has given me more time to do more research into 912 affairs – with the help of another owner who has had a similar idea to mine. I feel that this plan may end up along the lines of an upgraded airport – an easy plan long in its execution. Please bear with us… Another view of Blyton where a 912 mixes it with other marques… Thomas Clyne writes of a charity-supporting activity at Blyton Park racetrack near Gainsborough. (I wonder if you noticed the photo of my 912 in the Clubhouse?) “Days where an early alarm goes off and I don’t reach for the snooze button means that a car day is ahead of me. On October 20 at 5.30am I found myself in my red 912 heading out of Yorkshire to the flat lands of Blyton Park for a day with ‘Mission Motorsport’, the Forces’ motorsport charity.

are remaining to enjoy all the benefits that membership ofers. One of the many future benefits we are planning are technical seminars, which will be held at Cornbury House – hopefully with various experts on the particular models attending to provide a greater understanding of the issues and their various solutions being covered – so check PP for your particular model being announced. Over the past 18 months I have witnessed an increasing amount of good quality articles appearing in the Registers pages, so I would like to personally thank you all for your support. As winter is upon us and the shows, drives and events become less frequent, many of you (and me!) may be carrying out maintenance, modifications or just cleaning and protecting your Porsches for the coming months.

“I have been involved with the charity, in a professional and voluntary capacity, for two years now and the day ahead involved lapping around the tight Blyton circuit with current and ex-military personnel, who were in need of support, sitting beside me. The event was not just fast laps – those attending from rehab units, such as Phoenix House in Catterick, would also spend time on the auto-test course and have a talk from beneficiaries who have retrained and transitioned into industry. The cars and speed helps entice those who feel isolated, it is then the charity’s job to get them on a path of recovery. “My ’66 912 was the oldest and, if it were not for the Citroën C1 fresh from the Spa 24-hour, the lowest powered vehicle there. This was my first time at Blyton, but the car itself is no stranger at a track. Since its engine rebuild by MJM Classics it’s done 4,000 miles to Italy and back, had fast laps at the Le Mans Classic, a day at Croft, and was still wearing dirt from the recent HERO Challenge – so it’s had its run in. “The car felt great on track, the 165-section Michelins allowing the tail out at Bishops and a nice progressive slide through Port Froid as my confidence and pace increased. The passengers, polite about my speed difference compared to the GT4 and M3 flying round, were both surprised that a car that age was on track and amazed at how it went – it has definitely become a ‘feel fast’ car over the winter. I had some fascinating conversations with said passengers, discussing their past and current situations as we

On track with Mission Motorsport at Blyton

92 porscheclubgb.com

If you have an interesting story, or even just some images of your car undergoing treatment, please submit them to your Register Secretary for inclusion in PP – the empty Register sections would beneﬁt from a few lines if only to re-assure members that their Register is alive and well! I am looking forward to meeting a few more members in Region 4 where I will present my talk on ‘My Life and My Cars’ – I really hope that goes well. Enjoy your cars and Club. Albert Walsh Register Director register@porscheclubgb.com 01282 456371 (evenings)

waited to go out on track, but words seemed to die down a bit once the light went green. “A small shower didn’t stop us on a mostly clear day and we had a great response from those attending, hopefully bringing a few to the start of a road to recovery. A huge thanks go to Richard Usher who provides the circuit and staff free of charge to the charity, and to Mission Motorsport for inviting me along.” The indicator saga is almost concluded After a rather protracted wait a brown paper wrapped parcel arrived – with a UK stamp and a BFPO address as its return address. (A requirement for BFPO use.) At last…! But, on opening, it seems as if the design of the connector had changed. Although having the correct part number, it looked neither like the drawing on the ‘Pelican Parts’ site nor the actual piece of plastic I had almost removed from the car. Closer inspection of the part implied that an amount of rewiring and soldering may be required – time that I did not have as at the time my priority was getting ready for surgery a week or so later. The plan was put on ice until my complete recovery sometime in November. Loss of indicators does mean loss of driving time – and gone was the chance to drive my 912 up to Hardwick Hall in Sedgefield with R4 for their WOTY followed by a trip to Great Ayton to visit my sister, whose next-door neighbour owns a very nice grey Cayman. It would have been fun to park my 912 close to it! Another time, perhaps. Another 912 located I have just received a quick email from the purchaser of a 1966 912, which was originally imported into Bologna, Italy. He is interested in finding out whether I, or anyone else, can research details of 912s imported into Italy. If you can help, please let me know and let’s see if we, as a Register, can spread our wings further than the UK.

Vulcan visit I hoped to receive a report on the Vulcan visit, to which I was unable to go, at the end of October so I can make mention of it next month. 2017 Any ideas of events, visits, shows and places where we could meet up, please let me know. Social media Not something with which I am familiar, but if there is a member of the Register who would be willing to design a 912-speciﬁc Facebook page – please let me know and let’s see if this is something we could research. I look forward to meeting as many of you as is humanly possible in 2017, until then, my best wishes to you all.

that are available do not accurately conform to the original specification and can look odd when fitted. Additionally, it is important to correctly position the scripts, which was illustrated by some photographs in Fred’s article. The official Porsche workshop manual contains a page that details the exact positioning of the script and I can send a copy of this to any member who requires it. In addition to the ‘Carrera’ scripts a ‘PORSCHE’ script was also available for the Carrera as well as for the narrow-bodied 911 and 911 S. In the 1974 model year this was available in the solid colours orange (M417), green (M419), gold (M438) or black (M439). For 1975 the same orange, green and gold scripts were available but the black option M439 now comprised of a crosshatched pattern. Additionally a white script (option M489) was available in 1975. For the 1976 and 1977 model years all ‘PORSCHE’ scripts were discontinued apart from the black crosshatched pattern (M439).

Rowena

Carrera with black ‘PORSCHE’ script

Early 911 (2.0,2.2 &2.4) Register Secretary Ian McLeod 07810 493287 911@porscheclubgb.com

911 Sportomatic Register Secretary Peter Cook 01789 400832 sporto@porscheclubgb.com

I also read with interest Paul Thompson’s article in PP about the various spoilers ﬁtted to the 911 SC so will next month detail what was ﬁtted to the 1974 to 1977 models. Guy

911 SC

911 Carrera RS Register Secretary Fred Hampton 020 7262 8695 carrerars@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Mike Chadwick 01454 232232 – mvc@ﬂy7.co.uk

911 2.7 Carrera & 3.0 Register Secretary Guy White 01493 750278 91127carrera3@porscheclubgb.com Technical Assistant Tony Ruggles 01992 892333 Side script options In last month’s PP I read an interesting article by Fred Hampton about the ‘Carrera’ side script used on the 1973 Carrera RS model and thought I would write about the options available for the 1974 to 1977 models. The ‘Carrera’ script continued to be available for the 1974 and 1975 model Carrera 2.7 as well as the Carrera 3.0 but only in black (option M462) or gold (option M427). In fact, for the 1977 model year only the black option continued to be available. As Fred noted in his article, some reproduction scripts

Register Secretary Paul Thompson 01531 822 305 Mobile: 07836 261 365 911sc@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor David Sewell dave.autohaus@gmail.com SC suspension This month let us have a look at the SC suspension. All the air-cooled 911s up to, but not including, the 964 have the same suspension system. Front torsion bar and McPherson struts, rear torsion bar and swing arms. This system is very robust, reliable and, on the SC, fairly tuneable. The purpose of any car suspension is to give a smooth ride and keep the car on the road when pushed! The SC suspension is at a slight disadvantage as the car has a short wheelbase and is rear heavy, which on paper should make her tail happy. Try braking hard when turning at high speed in an early air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle to see this effect – an almost certain spin! I have owned other front engine cars, which were just as tail happy however. My first reasonable car, an early Austin Healey Sprite, was a nice little car but I broke one of its rear quarter elliptic springs and replaced them with stronger rear springs with an extra leaf in. The effect was that, when pushed, the rear of the car would slide outwards very easily and quickly – it taught me to cope with over steer by applying full opposite lock. Today, with a better understanding of suspension, I realise I should have 93 porscheclubgb.com

fitted a front anti-roll bar to balance the stronger rear springs and would have had a nice handling car. Therefore, by adjusting components of the suspension you can compensate for any imbalance in a car. The SC also could have wider tyres on the rear than the front, which obviously helps balance the effect of a rear heavy weight distribution. The other purpose of suspension is keeping the tyres flat on the road to ensure they grip. Today, with ever wider and lower profile tyres, this has become far more important – hence the preponderance of multi-link suspension to ensure that wide low profile tyres keep flat to the road as the car rolls. Finally, the unsprung weight (wheels and suspension components outside the springs) should be as low as possible to enable the springs and dampers to keep the tyre on the road. The SC has excellent unsprung weight, but the suspension does little to compensate as the car rolls. However, its tyres are less wide than today’s and the dear old 911 has an amazing trick up its sleeve to ensure it can compete with the latest multi-link suspension. I hope most of you have guessed? The trick is the air-cooled 911 has one of the lowest centres of gravity, with its flat engine and low mounted gearbox plus the torsion bars mounted under the car. This means our SC rolls less than most cars on the road! As it came out of the factory the SC was set up to under steer with fairly soft suspension and a strong front anti-roll bar. If you drive smoothly she will always gently under steer – you have to be pretty stupid and violent to make her over steer and, if you are very quick, it can be caught. Think very hard before you change the suspension in any way as you could easily change things for the worse or make your car undrivable. If possible always use Porsche parts, as they are good quality. And, if you change one end, balance it by a change at the other end! So what can be done simply to the suspension? It can be lowered but not by much or you will affect the steering angle and wheel movement. You can adjust the camber and caster of each wheel but, having carried out any adjustment, it is advisable to check the weight on each wheel to ensure the car is balanced. My car is slightly lowered all round. At the front I have a strut brace between the top of the shock absorber struts stopping them from moving around and turbo track rod ends, which make the steering more positive. To compensate, at the rear I have slight negative camber to keep the tyres flat on the road under spirited cornering and very thin spacers that I machined myself with aircraft grade aluminium to fit into the rear hubs, increasing the track and help locate the wheels. If you look at the two following pictures of hub and wheel you can see that you can increase the contact area of the wheel to hub with a carefully made spacer. Be careful with spacers – personally I would not go further than 5mm to ensure the nuts have enough contact on the wheel stud thread. If you purchase 7mm spacers, fit them and, after a few days, remove them – the contact area is marked clearly to enable you to machine 2mm off leaving a lip to help locate the wheel to the hub. I am now very happy with the handling of my SC – suits me perfectly!

An illustration of the 911’s suspension

997 Targa 4S Tiptronic (2008 Model) Black £38,995

Cayenne S 4.8 Model Basalt Black £15,995

Cayenne S 2008 Model Black £17,995

rears much easier; like all these things the books you read, in my case 101 Projects, make it sound easy (three hours??). Hmm. I did the job in my home garage. I would say I’m a reasonable home mechanic and have a decent set of tools, but probably have more conﬁdence than ability.

The 911’s wheel

The 911’s hub

Paul

911 Carrera 3.2 Register Secretary Steve and Sue Edwards 020 8366 7770 911carrera32@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor Charles Marsland 01732 848323 A couple of months ago we heard from Alan maintaining his alternator. This month Graham takes us through replacing his car’s shock absorbers. This edited version is lifted from the Forum and, conscious that many neglect the Forum, is an example of what help and advice is freely available. I hope you find it of interest. Replacing shock absorbers – a personal perspective on completing the work Graham Tompkins reports: Over the last year I started to notice my car was a bit woolly in the handling and steering departments. MOT time came along and I specifically asked they check the steering, bushes, etc. All OK except a slight leak from one of the front struts – I decided to change all four. I went for Sachs inserts, mine were all Boge originally. I did some research and, basically, although you can upgrade the fronts and fit anything on the back, the Boges are very good and most people wouldn’t really notice any benefit in up spec’ing for normal road use. Sachs is part of ZF as is Boge. Price-wise I found the Sachs cheaper. A few things to note: fronts are more of a pig to do,

Front Before you jack the car, loosen the top nuts. Unclip the bonnet carpet to reveal the shock mounts and then knock back the lock washer. Now things I’d read said you could lock the strut insert from turning using an Allen key. Mine had no Allen slot in the strut, just a hole with a screw thread – I assumed this was for some mysterious tool I’d never heard of. My confidence had evaporated and my ability hit a brick wall at this point so early in the project – time to ‘phone a friend’. I spoke to Northways, who were really helpful as usual – they normally undo these and put them on with an air gun impact socket and, unless I could lock the strut from below, this was the only way to get it off easily without butchery. I borrowed a re-chargeable Snap-on impact gun and both nuts came off fairly easily. Don’t take the nut right off. Jack the car and take off the wheel. Remove the nut and compress the strut so you can clear the inner strut tower. Support the hub to avoid stressing the brake pipe – be careful it’s heavy and will swing forward. I used an axle stand to help. Take off the dust cover from the top and re-compress the strut and push back into the strut tower. On top of the lower strut is the lock ring, which you need to remove. You get a new one with the insert. Big pipe wrench and a lump hammer needed here. Mine took a fair bit of clout. When that’s off, compress the strut again – you need to clear the wheel arch to be able to get the strut out. Turn the steering lock to help. Again, support the hub. Pull out the insert. It spilled fluid everywhere, have a bowl handy! Take out the strut and gubbins, put new one in. I found it easier to put the thing back in the tower and tighten the lock ring, then pull it out to replace the dust cover. Put it back in and tighten the top nut and re-lock the washer – done. Rear This is easier, although access to the top nuts is cramped. Remove heater blower and tube for the left and, on the right, take off the AFM and air box, bungee the pipes up to get to the top of the strut. I took the wheels off and jacked the hub a little to un-tension the strut – not too much as this defeats the object. For the top nuts I used a mole grip on the strut and 17mm ratchet spanner. They are nowhere near as tight as the fronts and came off easily. Be careful particularly on the left side as you could easily damage some of the electrical plugs. The bottom nuts are tight and take some torque to undo. A long breaker bar is preferable here. One of mine was more difficult but a hard whack on the socket bar got it off (loud crack worried me, I thought I’d snapped the bolt but don’t worry, they are very solid). Refit is easy – jack the hub carefully to locate the strut in the top to avoid damaging the thread. Put it all back and congratulate yourself. I had a beer! Now enjoy the difference in the handling. I hope this helps anyone trying this at home. Additional tips added to the Forum thread IndischRot: I did the same job so some memories have come flooding back. Word of caution – using an impact wrench on the top of the front struts is not recommended – internal damage can result and 95 porscheclubgb.com

on pistons with internal hex fittings the piston tops can be weakened and break off under use. I used a spanner on the nut and an obliging neighbour holding the large washer with slip joint pliers. Graham: Good point, I started the nut back on with the wrench and then torqued it to 60ftlbs. sentwistle: I just had my front inserts replaced... I would recommend this job to anyone who enjoys driving their 911. Graham: I’ve done 550 miles in the last week! Mark: A word of caution regarding the fronts. The instructions are for Boge type struts (usually black), regardless of the make of insert within. Bilstein struts and inserts (the green coloured struts used on the majority of UK Sports 3.2s) are fixed differently. Bilsteins are ‘upside down’, i.e. the insert shaft is fixed to the bottom of the strut and the body of the insert is fixed to the upper location on the inner wing. The nut at the top is the same procedure, but the insert is held in by a roll-pin in the bottom of the strut. The roll pin has to be removed with a suitable drift, or if corroded (very likely!), carefully drilled out. There is no fixing/lock-ring at the strut top, once the roll-pin is out the inset just slides out. Reassembly, the insert shaft is pushed down the strut and new roll-pin driven in. The roll-pin is a non-standard size; make sure you have new ones supplied with the new inserts. Graham: ‘Bilstein struts and inserts (the green coloured struts used on…)’ – not sure if this is correct, Mark. I have had three 911 3.2 Sports (all UK – an ’89, ’86 and ’87). All of these had Boge struts with Boge inserts (option code 474 ‘Sport shock absorbers’). Maybe this is a coincidence? I heard that you got whatever it came with at the time. As you say Bilstein struts require a specific insert, although you can get a Bilstein insert for a Boge strut without the roll-pin business, which fits the normal way up. I think it’s safe to assume that anyone doing their own replacement shocks would check first but highlighting the difference is a point well made. As you see, there are such a lot of talented members willing to offer knowledgeable advice to help you get complex, or even simple, jobs done on the car. Have you visited the PCGB website? It’s good to be able to promote the Forum as many Club members are missing out on tips and great help provided on ownership and maintenance. It’s another Club resource provided for your benefit that should be much more widely used. So why not log in, and join in! FORTHCOMING EVENTS Cornbury House Open Day Hopefully, you are reading this in time to be reminded about the PCGB Clubhouse Christmas Open Day on Sunday, December 4. We will be going again to this ever-growing event; maybe we’ll see you there. It’s a buzzing way to end the PCGB year’s activities, and a chance to browse the Club shop for those special Christmas presents. Steve and Sue

911 Carrera Club Sport Register Secretary Alan Cordery 01798 344481 alan_cordery@yahoo.co.uk

964 Register Secretary David Bladon 07771 194507 – 964@porscheclubgb.com Register Assistant David Moulton-Bark 07775 821715 davidmoultonbark@googlemail.com Porsche Club Speed Championship at Shelsley Walsh On Sunday, October 18 I wandered over to Shelsley Walsh ostensibly to watch and support the Porsche Club Speed Championship. On the whole it was a nice sunny day with not a drop of rain – to be honest I’m a fair weather supporter. Meeting up with the gang of stalwarts who drive whatever the weather is always great, with the banter and ribbing that takes place. There must have been about 15 Porsches racing up the hill, which has a character all of its own. The cars line up some 30 yards behind the start line and, when the space is free, launch themselves forward spinning their wheels to try and get some heat in the tyres before slamming on the brakes so as to not cross the start line. The marshals ensure the car is positioned on the line, sometimes having to manhandle it to get it there. The green flag signals that all is OK and the driver launches himself along the track, which is only a little wider than the cars in places – a metal plate protruding from the front bumper starts the clock. After about 300 yards there’s a slight jog to the left, which some have to brake for as they’re going so fast, before they start climbing the hill proper, which I’m informed has a 1:6 gradient. Some cars approach the ‘Esses’ at just under 100mph – the trick is not to brake too early, as, from the perspective of the driver, the road is flat. That sharp left hander is telling you to slow down but you’re on a steep hill so, at the point you are normally going to brake, resist, then at the point you think you’re going to kill yourself, resist again, and then you finally slam on the brakes, before turning 80º left. Next, there’s a quick right before climbing further and you’re over the finish line and needing to brake, as all you can see is the sky ahead. Porsche Club Speed Championship competitor Martin Leach One of the entrants was Martin Leach in his muchlightened 964, which he purchased from John Liles some 12 months ago. He’s been having great fun over the season entering a variety of hill climbs and sprints throughout England and Wales.

“I’m an engineer by trade but, at one time, thought of pursuing a sports career as a rower and moved to Nottingham where I lived for six years. I then moved to Swindon because of a job and currently live in Oxford working for the railways. “I’ve loved cars since I was a kid – my Dad loved them too and owned a TR5 at one time and a 1936 Austin Heavy 12/4, which he owned although it wasn’t running for a major part of its life. He sold it 10 years ago to a guy who was looking for spares to complete a rebuild. However, when he saw my Dad’s car he said ‘I think I’ll use my car for spares’.

Three wheels on the roof and the fourth in place of the space saver in the front

Climbing up the hill

“It’s not all about the racing but the crowd of guys I’m competing with. They’re a really friendly and helpful bunch and, when not on the circuit, good fun to hang out with. I’ve been camping in a tent some of the time and, occasionally, the girlfriend comes as well, so it gets a bit crowded with luggage and racing wheels on a roof rack.” Big thanks to Ross McDonald who very kindly lent me his Canon with a big, if somewhat heavy, telephoto lens, which enabled me to take some half decent photos. David “When I was at university I had a TVR catalogue on my wall because I thought Porsches were out of my league and was interested in a 4-litre Chimera. “Later, when I saw 911s going for £10-14k, I thought maybe I could afford one and initially wanted a 3.2 with the whale tail. Then, one day, I saw a 911 where the body sloped from the roof down to the bumper and I went ‘WOW’. I found out it was a 964, the next model on, and started looking for one as they only cost a couple of grand more. “I was working as a rowing coach in Oxford and not spending any money so found it easy to save towards a Porsche, and that’s how I was lucky enough to own one at just 32 years of age. “So, my first was a grey C4 back in 2008 – a much under-rated car. I had been interested in the Porsche Club Speed Championship before the trip to Clastres but it was on that trip that I met John Liles who owned an RS in those days. “He was part of that RS hard-core group who had bought their cars in the days when they were £25k. After the valuations rocketed, he, like others, sold them on because of the worry of pranging such a high value car on the track. He bought the orange C2 as a replacement and had it for a couple of years before I bought it. “It has a carbon fibre bonnet and fibreglass engine lid and the doors are stripped out etc. so it’s been lightened a lot. It has better suspension, an anti-roll bar, RS clutch and flywheel, but it’s still a road-going car.

All ready for some serious hill climbing Keeping it tight through the Esses

He reminded me that we ﬁrst met in 2011 at the Circuit de Clastres where we both had tagged along with the 964 RS crowd on a jolly through France and Germany. He had hitched a ride with Rich Claridge and it was during this trip he’d had a ride in Hugh’s Mint Green RS, which made a big impression on him. Here’s his story:

as were racing overalls, gloves and an approved helmet along with the timing bracket that screws into the front bumper. I then joined the Championship and entered as many events as I wanted to. The ﬁrst year I used my grey C4 and this year has been with the orange C2, which is so much faster because it is lightened.

“I read an article by the Region 8 crowd in 2014 who had joined the PCSC, it seemed, en masse – well there was seven or eight of them. Their enthusiasm set me oﬀ to contact them to ask what the details were, what was needed and costs etc. An MSA licence was acquired 97 porscheclubgb.com

964 Carrera RS Register Secretary Melvin Spear 07860 595355 – 964rs@porscheclubgb.com As winter draws on the Cup has had its last competitive outing at Prescott Speed Hill Climb. No podium finish this year but, not one to use the race driver’s book of excuses, I have struggled on the Toyo 888Rs compared to the Kumho Ecstas I have used for the previous five years. With results down to 1/100th of a second, and in a sport where seconds count, I think a tyre change may be pending. The original change was brought about by Kumho fronts not being available in the required size and grade. After some doubts from scrutineers on how solid my adjustable seat rails were, I have replaced the driver’s seat rails with a set from Southbound – they don’t seem to move around so much when shaken but, as the chap from the MSA who did the car’s logbook said, “they’re adjustable…” The revised ‘soft’ suspension set-up from Chris Franklin at Centre Gravity has made a world of difference on the hills though. The car is easier to drive, more predictable and turn in, for a 911, stunning! The car was corner weighted by Chris and set up with ballast in the driver’s seat for my weight and the equivalent of 30 litres of fuel. Camber has been knocked right off since I don’t need it for the hills – which meant that the one trackday I did at Goodwood, to practise for a subsequent sprint with the Speed Championship, did canvas the outer edge of the front left hand slick. Just out of interest, when my car is left in the garage for a few weeks a small palm sized oil trace is left on the floor. After a weekend of hill climbing and moving on and off a trailer, there are no drips – the moral is get out and use them. I have invested in a garage lift by Holden, which brings the car up to waist height in order to change wheels, do some brake fettling and a general check on the underside. It makes it much easier than trolley

Good access – stands no longer required

Cup Car on lift with operating mechanism

Register Secretary Maurice Piper 993@porscheclubgb.com Register Assistant Christian Sanger 07968503385 cjsanger@gmail.com As I write these words autumn is in full swing and the clocks have just put paid to all things outside in the evenings, so I guess that means I will have a lot more time to compose my column each month? I have taken a number of calls from prospective 993 owners and, after outlining the basics of what’s important to look for pre-purchase, I realise that quite a serious sum is required to get into something worth owning now. There are not many rolling projects around for those that have not so deep pockets either. If you’re lucky enough to own one already and, even better, have had it a year or two, you must feel slightly smug about the rising values. I’m sure they are certainly outstripping maintenance costs on the majority, so you are motoring for free – and in a Porsche! Make sure you’re getting full cover each year for the value including what happens in terms of rising value over the period. Carrera Club UK charity trackday Maurice and I were lucky enough to attend the Carrera Club UK charity trackday that has been held at Goodwood circuit for the past five years. It’s an informal paddock meeting of Porsche cars and owners and a Porsche-only trackday at the same time. Its purpose is to raise money for the Chestnut Tree House hospice, all monies after costs going to the charity. I have attended all but one so far and booked a whole day of track time. I thought it would be a good idea to share the day with Maurice who, after some persuasion, agreed. My track-orientated Carrera, not having seen much use since its return from this year’s Le Mans Classic, needed some pre-event preparation on my part. This included an oil change (10W60 – Porsche recommendation from the Classic department), a brake fluid change (Motul RBF600), a geometry check (it had been a while since I last measured it) and the fitting of my first set of dedicated trackday tyres! Happily this was all completed by the night before the event leaving me with ample time to polish it up a bit! I arrived at the track early because I had taken the morning sessions with Maurice opting to take the afternoon ones. Maurice, from his comfy bed and breakfast nearby, did manage to sneak into the morning drivers’ briefing where we were told how the day was going to be run. Both of our cars passed the 105dB noise test and I ventured out on to a dry track for the first time, having run in my new tyres on the 80-mile morning drive down. Although I have driven the track before, my lines were somewhat unorthodox! Happily though, during the session I improved with every lap and was only overtaken by two much newer cars, so I didn’t feel too bad. I managed two further sessions before the lunchtime bell rang – a shame as I was enjoying myself, the car was running well and I was just starting to appreciate the tyres. Still, I hadn’t crashed or broken anything, so driving ended well. The end of the morning session allowed me to take a look over at the paddock meeting in full swing and sunshine. I did manage to have a session as a 99 porscheclubgb.com

Photo by Maurice Piper

Holden lift with Cup Car

passenger with Maurice in the afternoon and he looked to be getting faster with every session. I noted he managed at least five sessions including one before lunchtime (that’s where my missing session went!), only leaving the track when, at about 4.30pm, it started to rain hard and someone went ‘mowing grass’ in their Porsche. The end of the day was signalled by a red flag. The most unnerving part of the day was venturing home with my trackday tyres in torrential rain and standing water! Surprisingly they were fine at my slightly cautious speeds, considering someone accused me of drawing on the limited tread with a marker pen!

993

Christian on the start/ﬁnish straight at Carrera Club UK charity day, Goodwood

993 owner Stuart in his Cayman R

Photo by Maurice Piper

jacks and axle stands – and it’s safer too. It’ll give me something to do over the winter! It’s been good to see a few 964 RSs out and about. Simon Bartington needs to be congratulated for some spirited tracking in his NGT at Goodwood in October; interesting exit from the chicane, I believe… For many owners it’s been interesting and exciting to follow the auction prices of 964 RSs over the last few months. However, a lot of cars appear to be ‘hanging around’. I have a provisional date of March 10 for the RS trackday at Oulton Park next year. Look out for a link on the Club Forum and Facebook ‘964RSdatabase’ page in due course. Talking of which, for immediate news and views do use the Forum and Facebook. Seems a bit early, writing this in October, to wish everybody a safe and happy Christmas, but there it is!

Until next month Christian 993 Stealth speaker update To heighten our state of anticipation, the second part of Andrew Wilson’s article on the method of updating front and rear speakers in a 993, due to be featured in this month’s column, will now appear in next month’s PP. Maurice

993 Carrera RS Register Secretary Paul Howells 01594 833238 993rs@porscheclubgb.com

996 Register Secretary Andy Willis 07775 138527 996@porscheclubgb.com 996 technical seminar I had a call from Club Oﬃce in September as they were starting to plan the 2017 events calendar and, as part of that, we’d like to include a couple of technical seminars at the Clubhouse. We think the 996 would be a great place to start as there’s currently lots of interest around the model. The expected date will be

on Saturday, April 1 (yes. I know April Fools’ Day) with times to be confirmed but estimated to be a 10am start running for a few hours. Richard Hamilton our Forum tech guru will be there, together with one of the top independent specialists answering questions from the crowd and picking up on certain discussion points. More information to follow but please put the date in your diary – it will be great to see as many 996 owners there as possible. Register members in print Two members have contacted me with a photo of their cars to be included in this month’s column. Simon Willshaw Simon recently sent me a photo of his wife Cheryl’s 2004 Turbo in Cobalt Blue with full aero kit. The photo is from the day they picked it up on their drive up to Staffordshire from Torquay in 2014, having finally taken the plunge and bought their first Porsche after 20 years of dreaming.

Cheryl Willshaw’s 2004 Turbo

Graham Saul Having previously owned a 924 S and in his words: “What I really wanted was a 911, so it was time to take the gamble. I say ‘gamble’ because the car that happened to cross my path was a 996 C2 3.4 in Viola, with a grey leather interior from early 1998. Best advice went straight out of the window because the car had 102k miles on the clock, no service history, and I was to be the 12th owner. Nevertheless I bought it for less than £10,000 and have enjoyed driving it since. Mechanically all seems in good order. I’ve replaced the rear shocks, changed all ﬂuids and put new tyres on it. But, most of all I’ve enjoyed driving my cheap Porsche. My advice to anyone thinking of getting a cheap 996… get in there quick and enjoy the car before they climb in price more.”

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 4 Christmas Open Day at Cornbury House JANUARY 12-15 Autosport Racing Car Show NEC APRIL 1 996 seminar at Cornbury House

997 Register Secretary Clive Wratten 997@porscheclubgb.com Register Assistant Jonathan Lennard RECENT EVENTS October 22 Visit to RPM Technik

RPM Technik is an independent Porsche specialist located on the border of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Thirty-five Register members, many with guests, attended, along with similar numbers from Regions 10 and 24, making over 80 lovely Porsches and more than 120 Club members in attendance overall! The day started with coffee and bacon rolls, cooked outside on an enormous charcoal BBQ. As we ate and sipped our drinks we had the opportunity to meet and get to know fellow members, whilst admiring the array of members’ beautiful Porsches now parked up in RPM’s secure facilities. For the visit itself, we were assigned into five groups for a series of talks given by the Directors and Technicians. These covered topics including

Graham Saul’s 1998 C2

A very warm welcome to all new members and please remember, if you would like an image of your 996 (preferably yourself with it) published in this column, then just email me a photo together with a few words, if you wish, for inclusion. 996 technical issues Please keep your 996 technical questions coming through via phone or email to Gary Sorrell (gary.sorrell@porschecolchester.co.uk) or me. You can also use the Forum to contact Richard Hamilton. Enjoy your 996 Andy

Breakfast served RPM style

My son James enjoying the members’ car lineup

101 porscheclubgb.com

geometry set-ups, engine builds, car detailing, sales operations and CSR projects. CSR is RPM Technik’s Clubsport-inspired brand for RPM-developed project cars and upgrade parts. The philosophy behind it is to blend a love of Porsche models as everyday cars with providing a machine that can be enjoyed to the full on track – therefore achieving the balance between road and track capability. For me one of the highlights of our visit was a black 997 CSR variant on show – very distinctive with its delicious bare carbon ﬁbre ducktail. All of the short presentations were highly informative, engaging and included lots of opportunity for members to ask questions of the very knowledgeable RPM staﬀ.

The very tempting 997 RPM CSR variant

At the end of the visit two lucky members were awarded raﬄe prizes of Gtechniq car detailing kits – there will be no excuses for their Porsches not looking immaculate for the next outing! FORTHCOMING EVENTS December 3 Christmas party The Register Christmas party will be held at the award-winning four-star Wroxall Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire. The event is fully booked, although a reserve list is in operation, so it is still worth enquiring if you are interested in attending. 2017 calendar This is the time of year when planning is underway for our 2017 events. We have over 1,500 members in the 997 Register and many of you have excellent contacts of your own, which would be fabulous to use as leverage in organising activities for Club members to enjoy. If you have an idea for an event, or better still, are willing to lend a hand with organising something, then please do get in touch.

Group photo in front of Ribblehead Viaduct

Members’ cars If you would like your pride and joy featured in PP send me a good quality photograph and I will include it in a future edition.

At the gates of Kiplin Hall

Robert Greasley’s Turbo

Lined up at Thorp Perrow, a grand backdrop

991

Sean Brookes’s C4S – a 2005 car looking immaculate!

Safe motoring and enjoy your 997s. Clive

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 3 Register Christmas party DECEMBER 4 Drive to Cornbury House Christmas Open Day. MAY 5-7 Spring Tour to Devon and Cornwall Full details of upcoming events are available on the 997 Register events section of the PCGB website.

Register Secretary Phil Graham 01625 524596 991@porscheclubgb.com 991 in the Yorkshire Dales On Friday, October 14, 15 of us met for lunch at the Higher Buck in Waddington before heading off in the seven 991s and a BMW i8 for our first taste of driving in the Dales. A mixture of tight and undulating moorland roads and some fast ‘B’ roads took us past the Ribblehead Viaduct and finally into Hawes for our two-night stay at the Stone House Hotel. There were 24 guests in 13 cars staying at the Stone House enjoying five-course evening meals and good company in a wonderful Dales setting. The driving was often exciting with a fine selection of interesting places along the way where we were warmly welcomed and well catered for. 102 porscheclubgb.com

Many thanks to the team: Mike Allan – Guards Red GT3 Peter and Laura Butler – Agate Grey Turbo S Cabriolet Huw and Carol Jones – White Carrera 4 GTS Martin Phillipson and Beatrix Pardo – Guards Red Carrera S Cabriolet Adrian and Julie Robson – Silver Carrera GTS GT John and Lynn Stokes – Silver Carrera S Cabriolet GT Nick and Ann West – White Carrera Gen 2 Graham and Hazel Marginson – Ice White with Electric Blue BMW i8 Greg and Sue Taylor – Speed Yellow Targa 4 GTS Martin and Angela Davis – Silver Carrera 4S Gen 2 GT Simon Gwynne – Platinum Silver Carrera Harish ‘Maverick’ and Sat Lal – Basalt Black Carrera S Cabriolet David and Jennifer Selwood – Basalt Black Targa GTS Phil ‘Iceman’ and Nette Graham – Geyser Grey 911 50th Anniversary Also many thanks to PC Wilmslow and PC Tewksbury for the Gen 2 loan cars. The full story can be found on the website with a gallery of photos in 991 – News. If anyone is interested in joining future trips or has a proven weekend that we could use as a 991 outing, please contact me. If there is enough demand we may have to consider more than the present two UK weekends each year. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Portmeirion 2017 R5 is once again planning its annual trip to Portmeirion on Sunday, February 19 and the invitation goes out to 991 members. The format will remain very similar to previous years – meet at the Bison Café on the A5 near Corwen for coﬀee and a chat before driving the

last leg of the journey to the Hotel. The dinner, bed and breakfast tariﬀs for the Sunday night will remain the same as last year. Hotel rooms, village rooms or rooms in Castell cost £169 per room for double occupancy, which includes, as always, a £30pp allowance towards the evening meal. Single occupancy will be charged at £154 with the same meal allowance. Additional nights are available for those travelling a long way. Sunday lunch will be in the main dining room overlooking the estuary where three courses including tea or coﬀee will cost £24.95pp. Bookings to either Phil or Nette Graham by email at: r5porsche.pg@gmail.com or by phone on: 01625 524596 / 07941 109613 / 07941 109638.

At the Flying Bull in Rake

Nine 14s parked in a line

Magical Portmeirion

Phil

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 4 Cornbury House Christmas Open Day FEBRUARY 19 Portmeirion Sunday lunch and Sunday night stay See details above.

930 (911 Turbo) Register Secretary John Ward 01844 237508 911turbo@porscheclubgb.com

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

The 914 group parking at Burpham

this spurred David on to get the work done on their 914 so it could be driven again – it passed its MOT only a few weeks before the run and they were over the moon to be able to be back behind the wheel of their beloved yellow 1.7. From Rake the run took a back route weaving across the countryside keeping oﬀ the main roads as it headed towards Arundel where Darren Collins joined us in his Alaska Blue 2.0. From here the nine 14s headed for our lunch time venue of ‘The George’ at Burpham a few miles out of Arundel where we parked up together near the church. Tim and Debbie Bailey who had come along for the meal greeted us and we were updated on how their 914 restoration project was coming along. After dinner Brian was presented with a birthday cake as he was turning 50 in a few days time! Many thanks go to Kate, for organising the day, and all the 914 owners that took part.

A very happy Sarah Futcher enjoys being back in the 914

RECENT EVENTS Nine 14s took part in October’s run to Arundel On a lovely autumn morning in October, six 914s meet at Ockham Bites café, which is located just off the A3/M25 junction. New 914 owner, Gary Copeland, was having his first long-distance drive since buying his 914 in the US earlier this year. After it passed the MOT and became UK registered at the end of last month, Gary is now enjoying driving it. After a cup of tea it was time to head off in convoy on the run taking the 914s via the scenic route that Kate Maynard and Brian McDonnell had planned across Surrey and West Sussex. At our second meeting point, the Flying Bull at Rake, we meet up with two more 914s, one of them owned by David and Sarah Futcher who had recently got their 914 back on the road after many years. They met up with the 914 Register on the June run and

chart of the 914 book. The problem, which turns out to be both technical and driver error, was a technical problem on the formatting. Compounded by it not being noticed by either my publisher’s people or me – driver error! Right, my publisher has issued an addendum, which you can download. Hopefully you will ﬁnd the drivers now driving the right cars. Please print it oﬀ and add to your book. Thanks again and my apologies for the inconvenience.” You can download it at veloce.co.uk/books/V4859 Happy Fourteening… Kevin

DIARY DATES DECEMBER 18 Monthly 914 run Contact Kevin for more details. JANUARY 1 New Year’s Day Classic Gathering at Brooklands Museum Just turn up on the day and get parked up by the marshals. JUNE 9-11 International 914 meeting, Zeeland The Netherlands Please make a note of the date. Bookings will open later in the year. (porsche-914-club-holland.nl)

924 except GT Brian blowing out his 50th birthday cake candles

‘Porsche – The Racing 914s’ book addendum Many of you have recently bought the new book written by 914 owner Roy Smith – if you haven’t I recommend you do as it is a great read and full of lots of period photos. Roy has contacted me over an addendum to go with the book: “I need to point out an error in the European 104 porscheclubgb.com

Register Secretary Paul Hedges 07940 441452 (6-10pm) 924@porscheclubgb.com My car I visited Deutsch Tech (MK12 5TL) in Milton Keynes for two reasons – ﬁrstly, I had not visited for quite a while, despite it being my nearest specialist and,

Photo by Paul Hedges

secondly, my offside front caliper has been sticking slightly resulting in a slight pulsing through the brake pedal. Deutsch Tech gave my car a drive and looked it over and came to the conclusion that the offside front caliper was binding. With that in mind I have decided to get the front calipers refreshed and reconditioned. I asked on the Forum and started to delve into the options available. Roger, aka ‘924Srr271’, on the Forum directed me to brake caliper refurbishment website Brakeparts (brakeparts.co.uk), which show some nice looking refurbished Budweg calipers, the problem being, only the nearside caliper was available in stock. The next option was Bigg Red Ltd (biggred.co.uk), which has a different set-up in which you remove the calipers from the car, send them in for refurbishment and they return them to you. This is the course of action at the time of writing. Colin, aka ‘vitesse’, on the Forum, added the following sage advice: “Don’t assume that the pistons are correctly installed when you dismantle the calipers, if you tackle this yourself regarding the slotted piston. Without setting the piston at 20 degrees, as shown, the brake pads don’t get applied squarely and tend to ‘lean’ over under use, leading to jamming. On the car you will notice that the caliper is also mounted 20 degrees off a horizontal line through the hub. The piston at 20 degrees ensures the piston effort is spread over most of the pad backing plate.” In December I will be getting some further work done to the bodywork (mainly driver’s side I think) and anything else to get the car through the MOT. With that in mind, I ordered another sill from Brickwerks (brickwerks.co.uk) at a cost of £27.50, including VAT – a total of £36.99 if you include the £9.49 for postage and packing. On a minor point I have a new handbrake switch (96861360100) ready to fit, and also a set of bonnet struts, which I have been struggling to fit – I followed the advice to use a belt to hold it compressed while fitting but have not quite managed it yet.

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

Early October found us on an Easyjet flight from Manchester to Charles de Gaulle Airport with a deliberate traffic-avoiding plan to use the Paris Metro and the airport bus as our only modes of transport! Our hotel had been chosen on the west side of Paris. This, like London, is the best side to start your sightseeing, but still next to a Metro station with only a 40-minute tube ride to the Porte de Versailles – the site of the Paris Expo halls and Le Mondial de L’Automobile Paris – translated as ‘The World of Cars for the Paris Motor Show’. The first Saturday of the show was likely to be hectic, so an early start was a must, with the aim to reach the Porsche stand before the cars were obscured by all the people like me! Looking at the stand from afar, put simply, there was a flock of

Wanted I have had an email from a Club member who is looking for a Carrera GT, preferably red, but other colours considered. Having seen this year’s auction results, the latest from Bonhams (the Zoute Sale), a GT sold for £57,231 including premium. So, if you are considering selling your car please forward me your details to enable me to pass them on to the prospective buyer.

The Porsche stand

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and New Year. Ricky

928 Register Secretary David Hemmings 07768 983743 928@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Andrew Brierley 01204 491573 brierley28@virginmedia.com A 928 busman’s holiday to France! When my family decided to go to Paris for a long weekend my thoughts turned to the Eiﬀel Tower and I stiﬂed a yawn – but, more immediately, I knew there was a motor show in early October. The decision was easy – I would go to the show, they would visit the Tower!

The Panamera Turbo S

Panamera in white, the hybrid model with green brake calipers

New and old switch

Remanufactured parts #4 Each month I will feature a part that is featured for each model of 924 (as well as other models they apply to). Its inclusion here is not a guarantee of availability or suitability for your car. Your local Porsche Centre will be able to guide you in these respects. Remember you can ﬁnd the full list on the PCGB 924 Forum – don’t forget to have your membership card handy and ask for PCGB discount! Wiper motor: 477955113B – 924 (1976-1988), 944 (1982-1985) Fuel filter: 93111014904 – 928 (1978-1979), 924 Turbo/GT (1978-1985) Brake pad repair kit: 94435295102 – 924 Turbo (1979-1983), 924 S (1986-1988), 944 (1982–1989) More next month Panamera in full proﬁle – a really exciting ‘want to drive it’ look

Paul 105 porscheclubgb.com

The GLM-G4 – all scissor doors circulating with loud ‘mood music’ but no details of the car were available! Looks stylish though

Panamera all touchscreen dashboard

VW Golf showing the 300km range on the side. Each major manufacturer now/today has their own story to say that electric cars are here! Well except for the range of course, that is tomorrow!

is being built on the new Porsche MSB (‘modularen Standardbau’ or ‘modular standard architecture’) platform sharing arrangements that will include at least an Audi, with a Bentley even sooner. I can hardly continue writing about the Panamera without mentioning the proposed two-door body style that has been spoken about many times and is ‘in the wings’ as a 928 successor. But then, it may never happen, then again, if a Bentley GT is available, why not a Porsche too? If only loosely because of the ‘two door with hatch’ connection? One glance at the Panamera Mark 2 (Mark 1 was launched in 2009) shows the external proﬁle has been much improved, losing that bulbous look and taking design cues from the 911 (again) for front and back. The dashboard now has a full range of touchsensitive surfaces, including a 12.3-inch touchscreen (that must surely ﬁnd its way into other Porsche models that are currently behind the times) linked to Google and Apple. There were of course ‘other brands available’ at the show but I will let the pictures and their captions do the talking… The 12 months of 2016 As 2016 draws to a close I would like to thank all those who turned out at 928 Register events during the year. Judging by the crowds of admirers at Silverstone the car, ‘our car’, has grown in popularity with interest always focused on the pretty shape and the V8 motor. Just today I received an email from one such admirer who says that his dream car event for his 50th birthday party is a ride in a 928. He lives near Dartford, in Kent, so I am sure one of us can volunteer to make this man’s day. Just send me an email. My thanks then go to Andrew Brierley (GT) my main assistant, supported by Mike Gibbons (S4) and Chris Clark (S4 SE). Our Technical Expert is Adrian Clark (S4 SE x several) who complements my written word by always coming up with a technical reply that solves the problem. The 12 months of 2017 Next year is very special for The 928 Register. It is the 40th anniversary of the car, applauded in Monaco in 1977 as winner of ‘Car of The Year’. We long ago reserved the date of May 28 2017 at Brooklands in Surrey for the diary and we hope you will now do the same – we will provide much more information in January’s PP. Outline details can be viewed in the Classic Register section of the Club website. David

a T-shirt and shorts! The weather may well be turning for the worse by the time you read this – winter hits us at some point even if it is later, and older cars do need attention at this time of the year. It’s always worth a reminder to take extra care on wet, slippery roads – every year I am asked to help with cars that have had accidents. If you’ve taken advantage of the Club’s free valuation service then that at least speeds through your claim and helps you replace the car, or can mean the difference between a proper repair and a car simply being written off. For those who use the cars year-round, I know there are still many of you and mine is out in all weathers, there are a few things to think about. I’m lucky that, in Cornwall, we get almost no frosts, let alone snow, so tyres aren’t a problem for me. I did, however, used to use winter tyres on my van, and the difference is very noticeable. A cheap set of used alloys and some winter tyres will transform a 944 in the colder conditions. It’s worth a winter check at your specialist or Porsche Centre or, if you’re happy to check it yourself, a few minutes’ work could avoid the risk of the car letting you down. The 944 is notoriously sensitive to a weak battery and, with the colder weather, it could be enough to let you down. A new battery, and using a trickle-charger to keep it topped up if you don’t use the car much, is better than being stranded on the coldest morning of the year! Top up the anti-freeze and screen wash if necessary, and remember to pop the headlights up and give them a clean. I am very lazy and usually miss this when cleaning the car, and it’s often the reason why people criticise the 944-headlamp efficiency. It’s worth checking the HT leads, rotor arm and distributor cap if you’re not sure they’ve been changed recently – you wouldn’t believe the condition they can be in and still work, but they will fail at some point. There’s a very good way of saving a significant amount of money on some parts, simply go to the ‘944 alternative parts’ listing on the Club Forum for cheaper options on identical items. The 944 was designed to be used daily through the German winters, so there’s no reason why, with a little care, they shouldn’t provide as much fun in the British winter months as they do in the summer. A last picture of summer Garry Cooper took his 944 S for a 30th birthday drive - the car’s birthday, not his! Nearly 1,200 miles of fault-free driving over some of the most beautiful roads in the UK to the Isle of Arran, a trip I’d love to do myself one day. This is a bit late, but the pictures are a lovely reminder of what a good summer it was for getting out and about.

944

The new Land Rover Discovery – a British car creating huge interest

Macans and Cayennes on the left, Panameras filled centre stage followed by a somewhat lonely 911 Targa, a 718 Boxster and finally a spotlighted GT3 alongside the Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid – and already lots of people! The Panamera was taking all the space, and all the attention, that was the clear message – especially the hybrid versions, which are attractive to drive with their lightening ‘step off’ acceleration. They come with such a premium price, that, to this writer at least, it defeats the object of economical motoring. The first RHD cars are not due into the UK until late November, I understand. Talking to stand staff, an estate version is already the next variant in 2018, now that the car

Register Secretary Paul McNulty 07971 832780 944@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Andy Watson 07920 589750 (6pm-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) Winter preparations Yet again, for at least the third year in a row, I’m sitting thinking about winter protection for my car in 106 porscheclubgb.com

Garry Cooper’s 994 S on the Isle of Arran celebrating the car’s 30th birthday

968 Register Secretary Ken Coad 01923 262960 968@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Richard Warburton richard@rwarburton.com Technical Advisor Alex Eacock 01213 282225 Hello Register members It’s getting close to Christmas, when we tend to put our treasured possessions away as the weather turns colder. My 968 will probably still be off the road having detail finishing attention after the re-spray. Same colour but with no blemishes – and two-tone wheels. Silver is good but I quite like titanium and/or matt graphite grey. Leaving the decals off temporarily and planning a new colour scheme of Elite Green reminds me of my days at the 24-hour Le Mans race in 1962. Hope to be up and running for Brooklands on New Year’s Day. Now it’s December I’ve just had the Torrington bearing lubricated on the steering column to eliminate any squeaks. This year’s 968 budget is spent out! Oops, spoke too soon the rear silencer has a loose baffle – no worries, that’s under warranty… Enjoyed this year’s trips – the 968 going beautifully, especially the run to Le Mans with my godson. It was interesting being a passenger in my own car being driven by a fast driver – almost a new experience. It’s another aspect from which you can appreciate how well 968s perform – I’ve taken it for granted. I must say the KW suspension kit I bought some five years ago still works well and despite being set for comfort still achieves the handling 968s are known for, M030 etc. I’ve been tempted to buy a Boxster S (2000 year model) for £6,500 but there’s not enough room inside and it’s a fairly bulbous car. I prefer the Cayman shape, and the newer model is slightly longer. I’ve decided, at great expense, to drive/test a new Cayman PDK for 90 minutes at Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone plus have a go in a 991, to use up an unused birthday present... The experience ought to be fun; I will let you know how I get on. Meanwhile, I attended the 911 & Porsche World gathering at Mapledurham House (was the only 968 there), then the Kop Hill Climb at Princes Risborough, closely followed by the Bicester Heritage meet. I plan to attend the Officials’ Conference, which I will report on next month, and then it’s New Years day – Brooklands will be beckoning. Bob and Vicky Deacon write (good to hear from you) telling us of a 1,500-mile Scottish Region tour in their 968

Cabriolet, their ﬁrst Porsche, with over 120,000 miles on the speedo. With not a single fault it performed like a dream and the top was down most of the time – a joy to drive. Bob says the driving experience was fantastic. He also says some Porsche drivers may look at front engine Porsches as being the underdogs, but try one before making your decision. And so say all of us. Let’s try not to discriminate too much between 968 models as, under the skin, they are virtually the same, a well maintained standard Coupé is probably the best value in town. And you as well might ask: “what’s the real diﬀerence?” Next, assistant Richard Warburton has been busy writing up his experiences with his 968 and the latest racing results. Ken

RECENT EVENTS Wales driving holiday In September I went on an excellent long weekend driving holiday in Wales organised by Porsche enthusiast Jason Gibson. Including my 968 CS, we had four front-engined cars along – Jason and Lindsay in their 968-powered 924, Glenn in his 944 S2 and Andrew in his 924 S. We met at the Oxford services early on Friday morning and it was quite a shock to see all four cars in Guards Red! It certainly made us stand out all weekend and we had lots of interest along the way. Jason and Glenn had both recently been on similar driving weekends and came up with some great routes over the three days of driving. We based ourselves at the popular Metropole Hotel and Spa in Llandrindod Wells. It’s a great hotel for such a driving weekend with a safe car park, very nice rooms and good food. Personally, four cars turned out to be an excellent number and, with the use of Jason’s radios, we all managed to stay together and enjoy some truly marvellous Welsh roads. We enjoyed miles and miles of spirited driving on empty roads around various lakes with stunning views. All of the cars performed faultlessly proving what great handling cars they are and Andrew’s

well-driven 924 S, showing what a superb car it is, managed to stay with the 3-litre cars. I would certainly recommend trying the experience; you can see why all the car magazines use the roads for their features, and the scenery is spectacular! AMOC Intermarque Championship At the beginning of October I went along to the final round of the Aston Martin Intermarque Championship held at Silverstone. It was always going to be an exciting weekend – James Hilliard and Steve Atkinson, both 968 CS drivers, were fighting for the championship and it could have gone either way. The very mixed weather made conditions difficult in qualifying and in the end James managed to out-qualify Steve by a small margin. I had a very good look at both of the cars before the race and the teams at Ninex (James’s car No.29) and Podium Prep (Steve’s car No.50) had done a lovely job preparing them for the race. In fact, six 968s qualified for the race, showing how popular they are within the series. Again the weather was very mixed, with heavy rain coming and going, when it came to the race. It was very close between James and Steve throughout the entire race, with James managing to maintain his lead after qualifying. As it stood midway through the race, James was in a position to win both the race and the Intermarque Championship. However, as is often the case in motorsport, it was all turned upside down towards the end of the race when he was given a penalty. As a result, Steve took over the lead and, once again, the championship winner was too close to call for a number of laps. Even the commentators couldn’t keep up with events! In the end, Steve Atkinson took a great win and James Hilliard a close second, giving him enough points to win the AMOC Intermarque Championship. Congratulations to James and Steve and their teams – it was a great, close season and shows how capable the Porsche 968 is against newer and more powerful cars, including the Aston Martin GT4 and Ferrari 355 Challenge cars. Ken

Steve Atkinson final round winner

Taking a break from miles of spirited driving

James Hilliard championship winner

Stunning Welsh scenery

James Hilliard’s 968 in the Ninex team garage

108 porscheclubgb.com

Boxster Register Secretary Tracy Wilkins 01992 450740 boxster@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Secretary Cliff Wilkins Contact details as above Technical Advisor Steve Winter steve@jazweb.co.uk Nick Pike 01189 473925 (evenings and weekends) Over to you As we come to the end of the year I can honestly say that it has been one of my best years as Boxster Secretary. I have met some fabulous members, and the PCGB events have been second to none. The Register is very healthy and it’s lovely to see all marques, from the 986 to the 718, represented. What is also great, and has been proven at events throughout the year, is that we are all one big family – the ‘Boxster’ family and we all enjoy each other’s cars and company. Throughout the year I received some wonderful correspondence from new and current members alike and thought it would be nice to end the year with a few of their contributions. Martin Hall I have just received my welcome pack from the Club and wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and say how excited I am to join the Boxster Register! Originally from the North East, I’ve lived near Melton Mowbray for 17 years and have been interested in cars since childhood. This is down to my car mad father dragging me round showrooms as a young boy – I was hooked. My first inkling of the brand was early Motorsport footage of 911s and the infamous flat-nosed 911s racing at Le Mans on TV in the 1970s – the stuff of boyhood dreams! As adulthood beckoned and my earnings increased I began to indulge in my passion – starting off with the usual hot hatches, then the BMW M models, a Mercedes AMG and a 1972 Lotus Elan before finally purchasing a Boxster 2003 2.7 from PC Nottingham in 2008 as a weekend fun car. I left the brand when I could eventually afford an Aston Martin – my dream car. Unfortunately my nearly new DB9 had a series of recalls and problems. I eventually gave up and bought three TVRs, which I enjoyed tremendously, but still hankered after the car I had regretted saying goodbye to – the Porsche. Last year, after a gearbox failure, whilst touring in my Griffith, I decided to ‘chop it in’ and buy a 986 Gen 1 3.2 S and the last year has been faultless. I decided to join the Club to have the opportunity to drive out with likeminded enthusiasts and perhaps kick a few tyres over a shandy at regular meets. I have never in my life driven such a beautifully resolved sports car. Superb handling, howling flat six behind my head, the way the whole

package holds together and just seems to move through corners like quicksilver, captured me entirely, and all for such a bargain price! How could I resist? I would love to attend the 20th anniversary meeting in Derbyshire and will be driving there in ‘Blue’ as I have named my little car. I look forward to seeing you there. Ian Sadler After reading the June PP, my wife and I decided to tackle the North Coast 500 in our Boxster. The article gave us some good tips; one being to refuel with premium whenever you can, especially on the west coast section, so the attached photo is very pertinent! Great trip – our ﬁrst with the Boxster, covering some 1,750 miles in the 10-day round trip from Hertfordshire. Great roads too, especially, as recommended, the military road north of Perth via the Cairngorms as opposed to the A9 to Inverness.

stopped me in Honﬂeur, so he could have his picture taken by his wife, and we’ve had moped riders clapping both hands and older Frenchmen going weak at the knees. Apart from children and fellow enthusiasts, you generally never get that sort of reaction in this country. The cars are so well balanced and incredibly practical – I can get a full set of golf clubs in the rear boot, the electric golf buggy ﬁts in the front boot and our three-week sojourns to France are dealt with comfortably – it’s amazing how many bottles of wine you can squeeze into all the remaining gaps! The more I’m writing this the more I miss my beloved Boxster even though there is a new Macan (diesel!) on order. I could always swap it for a new 718 Boxster in Lava Orange with black/orange seats – now that would look good!

Ian Sadler on the North Coast 500

Trevor Routledge’s 987 S

Trevor Routledge It seems ironic that I’m writing this article at the end (for now) of an 11-year period of Boxster ownership. After a three-year spell with a TVR Chimaera (which I loved but my wife hated), my first Boxster was a 2003 986 S in Speed Yellow, which unusually had yellow painted calipers as well as yellow seat belts, yellow centre console, yellow stitching (well you get the picture!) – I found it had a bit of history after I signed up to an internet forum but it was fantastic. Only expenses outside of routine servicing were new discs and pads, which I replaced myself, and tyres. There then followed a 2007 Guards Red 987 S – a great improvement in design, especially the dash – I wasn’t impressed with the then £460 vehicle tax and, after having to replace all four tyres, I decided to sell, much to my wife’s shock. There followed a two-year period with an Octavia VRS, which was great but I regretted selling the Boxster. So, the search was on for another Speed Yellow Boxster S – I found a Gen 2 987 S at PC Sheffield and fell in love with it – it had everything the previous 987S had and lower road tax. For a three-year old plus car, it had very low mileage (around 8,500 miles) – after nearly four years of ownership, the car now has 45,000 miles on it and always puts a smile on my face. Again outside of routine servicing the only expenditure was tyres, discs and pads. All three cars were regularly used as they are meant to be – no garage queens. We have taken each to France – Honfleur, La Chartres-sur-le-Loire (Hotel de France), Reims, Saumur, Loire Valley and all over the Dordogne. The French love them – one guy actually

Martin Hall’s 986 S

109 porscheclubgb.com

Silverstone auction Member Martin Broadribb attended and writes: “As with the inaugural Porsche sale in 2015, only one Boxster was included in the Silverstone Auctions Porsche-only event. Finished in a safe rather than exciting combination of silver with a black interior, this late ﬁrst generation 986 S from 2002 had spent its life incarcerated on Jersey, hence its exceptionally low mileage (just 9,401). In commensurate condition and boasting a full service history it didn’t quite reach its £15-20,000 estimate but still sold for £14,060. Given the mileage and history this is surely bargain open-air Porsche motoring, particularly for anyone who appreciates the clean lines of the original 986.” Thanks everyone for your great stories – more next month.

Boxster for sale at Silverstone auction

FORTHCOMING EVENTS Visit to Dove House Motor Company To kick start the Boxster Register 2017 calendar of events we have been invited, along with fellow Regions and Registers, to attend an open day at Dove House Motor Company (Crown Way, Rushden, Northants NN10 6BS) on Saturday, January 21 from 10am to 2pm. Trading since 2001, Dove House Motor Company sells prestige cars and they also offer an after sales and service facility. The morning will include access to the showroom and a tour of the workshops with refreshments provided. If you would like to join us please let me know ASAP as places are restricted and are on a first come first served basis. More information on Dove House can be found at: dovehousecars.com

There’s a new way to protect your classic Porsche Cobra Ghost Defence is a stand alone battery powered GPS stolen vehicle recovery unit. It’s small sized, easy to hide and even easier to fit. With its own battery there’s no need for wiring or battery drain of your classic Porsche. Connect to a 24/7 365 days a year secure operating centre your Porsche is always protected. Use code PORSCHE at checkout for 10% discount

PORSCHE QUALITY THAT YOU EXPECT YOUR INDEPENDENT PORSCHE SPECIALIST

PIEPERFORMANCE.. T 01787 249924 E INFO@PIEPERFORMANCE.CO.UK WWW.PIEPERFORMANCE.CO.UK UNIT 9, HILL FARM, BRENT ELEIGH, CO10 9PB

For more info visit CobraCarTech.co.uk/ghost or call 0208 1234 289

Boxster WOTY 2017 Next year’s 20th anniversary WOTY is now fully booked but if you would like to be put on the reserve list please let me know. That just leaves Cliﬀ and I to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and to thank our technical assistants, Steve Winter and Nick Pike, for their sterling work. Remember, if you run out of space for your Christmas tipples take a leaf out of member Nick Hartley’s book – he found the perfect solution for that extra drinks cooler. Nick Hartley’s drinks cooler

Happy Boxstering Tracy

Cayman Register Secretary Kevan Sutherns 07733 318671 cayman@porscheclubgb.com By the time you read this we will have had the annual autumn Officials’ Conference and many of the year’s activities for the Club will just be memories of the past summer. The Cayman Register membership has now passed the 630 mark and continues to grow. Just where we are size-wise relative to the other Registers I must admit I don’t know. I do know that the Boxster Register was the largest more than a year ago with more than 2,000 members, but they have been running for longer and, as the Boxster was a less expensive model, have probably benefitted from that in attracting new owners to the marque. In the meantime, we continue to grow and, while the change in the marketing and pricing strategy at Porsche has been brought more in line with the normal practice of convertibles being more expensive (the 718 is now more affordable than the Boxster), it remains to be seen if it will be reflected in the membership. Sales figures do rather demonstrate that not all owners join the Club even though we are recognised by Porsche and are, in fact, the largest national Porsche Club in Europe. Membership can be covered, at least in part, by discounts at Porsche Centres (generally 10% on parts and merchandise) plus other Club benefits such as the National Event, Regional meets and other events. Enjoy the build-up to Christmas and make it a good one! Enjoy your Caymans… Kevan

Panamera

Porsche Tractor

Modified

GT3 Register Secretary Alex Drobik 01628 620702 gt3@porscheclubgb.com We are into the winter season now, I swapped the Cup 2 tyres for normal tyres, took the car for a drive before it becomes too cold or salt ridden to make sense and settled into the fact that, like many, it will be early spring before it goes out again in anger. I really admire those who take their cars out over winter and marvel at any that drive around in light snow. To be honest though, unless you have a passion for rallying, there does not seem a lot of fun in that – if you want to drive on snow, go to an ice driving course. I looked again this year, only to be beaten back by a mix of time and “does it make sense?” I still plan to replace the side skirts for new ones and repaint the now stone splattered nose early next year before embarking on a more intense trackday programme – if adding a couple more can be considered intense, which is still positively mild by many real aficionados (aka ‘track junkies’). I noticed that there were a couple of GT3s at the recent Silverstone auction and was pleased to see the prices holding firm. I still think the price of these cars, especially the CS, RS and most notably the ‘old’ Mezger versions, will climb as their rarity grows. I also noted the next year’s spec GT3 racer but was disappointed to see it targeted at a Porsche-only race series first. I wonder if there is some hedging going on whilst thinking about how to beat the bigger Ferraris, Fords, Aston Martins, Corvettes… the list gets bigger. I am also looking forward to going to Le Mans next year – it’s likely it won’t be as exciting as this year (I wish I had gone, dang!) and I hear that Audi may not be there… but I still will relish the race for what it is, a grand occasion for a holiday, motorsport and endurance. Wishing you all the best of the season and see you next year. I am hoping to line up some activities for us around springtime so I hope they come through.

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 Hi Modifiers, Buy one get one free Your Register needs you! OK, not a war cry, but a request to all of you who take part, dip in and out and have a modified Porsche – I know there are many. You can be a member of two Registers – benefit from our hints, tips, experiences and exchange of information from simple exhaust mods to total recreations. Add Modified to your existing model registration subscription and join The Mods! To register online with the Modified Register, go to ‘My Profile’ and select ‘Contact Preferences’. Next, click on the ‘Edit’ button top right of the screen and select ‘Modified’ from the dropdown menu before finally clicking ‘Save’, also top right. A varied car history Long-time member and modifier Adrian Smyth from Bangor, Northern Ireland, writes of his varied car history and his current modified car: I have enjoyed a wide range of Porsches over the years including a 944 Cabriolet, a 3.2 wide-bodied Targa, an SC, a 964 RS replica used for ‘Ring trips, a 993, a 996 and a few Boxsters. I was always a sucker for modified cars and in the mid-’80s fitted a full spoiler kit on my Datsun ZX280 that I bought after getting married. I also had a VW 1600 Trike but that had to go when my son was born, as my wife wouldn’t agree we could carry his cot on the rear luggage rack!

Happy GT3 ing! Alex

Speedster Register Secretary James Kirk 01252 710479/715185 speedster@porscheclubgb.com

Cayenne Register Secretary Geoﬀ Budd 01305 889280 cayenne@porscheclubgb.com 111 porscheclubgb.com

Adrian Smyth’s 1999-registered 996 Carrera 4 Cabriolet

After the ZX280 rusted away I got my first Porsche – a 924 Lux in blue. Continuing my trend of modifications, skirts and spoilers were fitted. Then, with the 944, a rear wing and spoiler were added and Cup 1 alloys fitted. The back seats in the 944 were loved by our children and allowed the whole family to attend the annual PCGB events at Highclere and Althorp while visiting friends in England. Unfortunately, this 944 was wrecked on the first PCGB Isle of Man Tour when a tourist bus decided to take up the entire road forcing us into a hedge hiding a stone gatepost. After a very generous insurance settlement from Aon Insurance a 3.2 Carrera Coupé was acquired and we used this car for other PCGB tours to the Isle of Man and Ireland. In April 2016 I bought my current car in already modified form. The previous owner had carried out the conversion in 2015 for purely cosmetic reasons. It’s a 1999-registered 996 Carrera 4 Cabriolet; original paint is Arctic Silver with a dark blue ruffled leather interior. It came with a fully stamped service book and loads of invoices. The MOT certificates show it had travelled 150,000 miles in its 17-year life. As may be seen by the pictures, it has a very high quality Black Chrome wrap, which cost the previous owner around £4,800. Xclusive Customz of Sheffield supplied the body kit, which included two front wings, front and rear PUs, side skirts and fixed rear tray spoiler; the cost was around £2,500 delivered. Care for the wrap is straight forward, I just spray on a dark grey colour enhancing Turtle Wax and gently wipe off and keep the car out of the sunlight and weather when not driving. Other modifications include Gembella wheels (235/35ZR19 fronts with 285/30ZR19 rears) and Gen 2 997 LED front and rear lights and side repeaters. The exhaust is standard 996 with a pipe bypass that gives a nice growl on acceleration and burble on the overrun. Great sound with the roof up but even better top down. The car came with the original hardtop, removal of which is a two-man job, but once off, I have not had to put it back on all summer and the happily extended autumn.” A great story Adrian. Please tell us about your cars – whether it’s an early 356 or new 991 we are here to help and share our pursuit of enjoying the dream and don’t forget to Register. Happy Modifying… Des, Ralph and Ian

Display Register Secretary Mac and Sue McLeod 01253 592755 – display@porscheclubgb.com

Paul Barlow’s C4 GTS in Ipanema Blue

A new car for the Register Had a bit more action this month, Paul Barlow a longtime member of the Register has replaced his car. As you can see, it’s a 2012 997 C4 GTS PDK in Ipanema Blue Metallic – a quite rare colour from what he’s been told. We were so pleased as it is the first one that we have registered and also of course that he has updated us. There have been times that we needed a car at short notice only to find the owners have changed vehicles. We did get a good number of 997s and have had some success in supplying one or two to various parties. A little bit of background history This Register was set up to save the hard-pressed staff at Cornbury House having to spend long costly hours searching for cars for magazines. We, of course, could spend all day or even all weekend looking for the right car and it cost the Club little or, indeed most times, nothing. The Data Protection Act could give them a bit of a hard time whereas, in our case, we had an agreement with owners regarding their details, which we kept, and still do, private. We always let the owners contact the interested parties too – simple. It then, as you know, morphed into a Display Function Register where we set up, using members cars, at various events – in particular: Chateau Impney; Silverstone; and Althorp. Projecting into 2017 the process has already been started setting up the cars for the 50th anniversary of the Targa, again at Silverstone. Fingers worked to the bone again, but we revel in it.

the R18 Display Register contingent on the Isle of Man, in the magazine. Here are a few more pictures of that outstanding event. One of the highlights was a visit to the Motor Museum. Sue spotted the ‘911 truck’ and we all sat aboard the bus, which in fact is a converted fire engine and were well entertained by one of the museum curators telling us about the difficulties in taking tourists around the island’s sometime rather testing roads on it. We tried to get the idea of it going round the TT course out of our heads. Julian Chappell and some members of the R30 (Isle of Man Region) took us to the TT start line grandstand. This was followed by a run to the Sound overlooking the Calf of Man. We didn’t sign anyone onto the Display Register for obvious reasons but, in retrospect, it may be an idea – we could encourage one of the magazines that we have contact with to do a photo shoot there. The owners would not have to travel far for the shoot! Our cars Gold 944 Lux – slight oil leak fixed. Belts and rollers done. White 944 – MOT done with a couple of advisories for some play in both front wheel bearings. Sorted. Belts and rollers done. 944 Cabriolet – we did the Trough of Bowland, for our own joy instead of mapping. It was a great and sunny day, so the top was off – lovely jubbly!

Isle of Man trip Last month we managed to get, with very short time to spare and with the valued assistance of Richard Rees, a quick report and a really great picture about

The ‘911 truck’ spotted by Sue

All the team on a fire engine converted to a tour bus

112 porscheclubgb.com

The team on the TT grandstand

Supersport – more or less recovered from the Isle of Man trip and can’t wait to go back.

the reboot procedure whilst I drank coﬀee and did a bit of work whilst waiting at my local Porsche Centre.

Mac and Sue

2017 Register visit to the Champagne region – update I can now conﬁrm that the dates have been set for next year’s Macan Register trip to the Champagne region of France. We will travel by Eurotunnel on Tuesday, June 27 and return on Sunday, July 2. We will be staying at Bergères-lès-Vertus some 17 miles south of Epernay for three nights, taking in a trip to Champagne Jeepers as well as an exclusive visit to one of the top Champagne houses in the area, where we will have lunch before touring their establishment – with of course a chance to taste and purchase.

Macan Register Secretary Mike Allen 07976697070 macan@porscheclubgb.com Blue is the colour (as the song goes) Riviera Blue, in this case, is the colour… of a Macan seen recently at PC Silverstone, complete with matching roof box.

John Stokes’ Macan Diesel S

“Now, to the driving – having had a few demos I knew that Porsche had a winner, so no real surprises. “The engine pulls very well from low down with loads of torque but, as a performance diesel with limited rpm, it needs full use of the PDK levers to make good progress! “The chassis is the thing that sets the Macan apart from its rivals – sports suspension mode gives outstanding levels of grip with a neutral feel and, pushing on, it’s under steer that sets its limit, as you would expect with a car of this type and weight. It’s obvious that the chassis can handle higher levels of power with ease. “The fit and finish are outstanding and the quality of materials are to Porsche’s usual high standard and, in Porsche terms, good value for money. I have to say the vehicle has exceeded my expectations and, after a demo with the GTS version that has the sweet spot power-wise, I don’t think it will be long before an example finds its way into my garage!”

A bold colour choice, perhaps?

It’s still available, I believe, if you are bold enough to live with it. It also begs the question at the point of trade-in, having paid over the odds for PTS (paint to sample), whether it’s worth betting on getting your money back – more likely get penalised for having a colour for which ‘there’s not much demand on the second-hand market, sir!’ Each to his own... I believe this was a dealer-spec-ed car so perhaps you might be able to negotiate a deal? Welcome to more new Macan owners John Stokes Serial 911-devotee, John, has recently purchased, for the short term, a new Macan Diesel S whilst he awaits a new GTS, which is due next spring. He dropped me a line about his impressions of the diesel version as follows: “As a big Porsche enthusiast of many years – mainly 911s in the last few years – this is the ﬁrst time I have tried Porsche’s oﬀering in the competitive SUV market. My choice was based on the need for a sporting four-door to replace our Golf R 4WD. “A conversation with PC Tewkesbury, who have always been outstanding, resulted in an order for the following: Macan Diesel S in metallic black Bi-colour leather upholstery in red and black, with my standard choice of 18-way heated sports seats Privacy glass Air suspension with ‘PASM’ Panoramic roof 21-inch wheels in gloss black Bose stereo, standard PCM nav with car connect Sports exhaust, a great sound when pushing on through the PDK! Bi-Xenon lights ‘PDLS’ Reverse aid with camera Heated wheel “Overall, I think the black paint, black gloss wheels and privacy glass give the car a stealth appearance, which I really like, however, keeping the beast clean can be a pain!

Steve Williamson Steve has now replaced his Diesel S with a Turbo and writes: “I’m lucky to have owned two Macans – my ﬁrst, a Diesel S, was fantastic but I soon realised it was capable of so much more, so 18 months later got a Turbo. It is the most unbelievable car. I recently spent eight happy hours behind the wheel in one day and ended up disappointed when the 400+ mile journey was over – it was so much fun. We even used it as the wedding car at our daughter’s recent happy day!” Steve Williamson’s Macan Turbo

Jeepers tasting room

We then move on for a two-night stop at GudmontVilliers where we will enjoy the local roads in the Haute-Marne/Vosges area before heading back to the tunnel. We are limited to a group of 10 cars and several members have already reserved places so, if you would like to be included, please email ASAP to book your place. I will run a reserve list should the trip be oversubscribed, just in case of any future cancellations. Windscreen stickers If you haven’t got a Macan Register sticker yet, email me your address and I’ll post one to you. FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Among other new Macan owners this month are: Paul Burkin, Nigel Simon, Keith and Frances Massheder, Adrian Clements and Russ Gould who is due to collect his Macan from Leipzig in the near future. Russ has promised to report all about his factory collect in a future Register article.

Christmas Open Day Don’t forget the Christmas Open Day at Clubhouse on Sunday, December 4. This is a not-to-be-missed chance to meet up with other Club members over a coﬀee and mince pie at Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Why not take the opportunity to have a look around the Club Shop for Christmas present ideas for the Porsche enthusiast? I look forward to seeing you there. Happy Macan-ing

Recall I recently received a letter from Porsche Cars GB Ltd telling me about a recall to reprogramme the DME control unit on my Macan Diesel S, under the guise of ‘the retrospective optimisation of the engine management system, speciﬁcally related to the emission behaviour at low ambient temperatures’. This software update, I suspect, has more to do with the recent VW/Audi engine emission scandal than they might like to admit. Anyway, I was more than happy to have the Macan treated to a full wash and valet during 113 porscheclubgb.com

Mike

Race Car Register Secretary Paul Ward 07894 877802 (before 9pm) racecar@porscheclubgb.com

CALENDAR WHAT’S ON IN 2016 & 2017 November

5 6

23 24

25 26 27 27 27

PC Newcastle visit (R3) Queensferry Lifeboat station visit (R1) Sunday luncheon (R14) Christmas Party (R12) Lunch at the Plough Inn (R14) Abu Dhabi Do (R28G) Sunday lunch at Plough Inn (R14)

December 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

Register Christmas Party (997) (991) PC Edinburgh, Drive day and car clinic (R1) Christmas lunch (R10) Convoy to Cornbury House (R21) Christmas Cruise to Cornbury House (R31) Christmas Open Day Christmas lunch Armathwaite Hall Hotel (R18) Portmeirion Christmas fair and lunch (R6)

7 10 10 11 11 11 13 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 30

Christmas meal (R8) West Coast Christmas dinner (R1) R20 ‘On Tour’ – 10th Annual Christmas Curry Tayyab’s (R20) Christmas social at PC Mid-Sussex (R23) Christmas Dinner Bear Hotel Cowbridge (R14) Christmas dinner dance (R15) Christmas lunch (R13) Pre-Christmas dinner tea and mince pies (R27) Christmas lunch (R31) Christmas dinner (R11) East Coast Christmas dinner (R1) Christmas party (R2) Christmas dinner (R26) Christmas Carols at the Royal Albert Hall **fully booked** (R29) Christmas lunch at the Radisson (R28J) Christmas luncheon (R4) Christmas dinner (R28G) Preston Sports and Supercars at Phantom Winger (R18) Christmas lunch Garstang Golf Club (R18) Post-Christmas drive (R11)

JANUARY 1 1 1 2 7 7 8 8 12-15 13 14 14 14 15 15 21 21

Classic car breakfast meeting (R18) Stony Stratford Classic (R10) New Year’s Day Classic Gathering at Brooklands Museum (914) New Year breakfast, South Queensferry (R1) New Year dinner (R21) Post-Christmas night out at Redworth Hall (R3) Sunday Escape ‘Icebreaker’ (R20) Sunday Brunch Scramble (R10) (R31) Autosport International, Birmingham Skittles night (R13) New Year dinner at the Deanwater (R5) Dinner dance (R17) Post Christmas dinner and catch up (R6) Bowling at Lincoln Bowl (R4) New Year run and lunch (R1) Visit to Dove House Motor Company (R10) (R24) (Boxster) Post-Christmas party at Hadlow Manor Hotel (R25)

22 29

Post-Christmas lunch (R24) POTM (R12)

February 9 12 19 23-26 25 26 26

Aston Martin factory visit and tour (R13) Valentines lunch at The Pier, Cleethorpes (R4) Portmeirion Sunday lunch and Sunday night stay (R5) (991) London Classic Car Show Nimrod XV232 drive and visit (R31) POTM (R12) Sunday Coﬀee Cruise (R31)

MARCH 19 24-26 26

Sunday Coﬀee Cruise (R31) Wales weekend (R16) Spring Tea Bun Run (R31)

april 1 15-16 21-23 22 29-30

Technical Seminar, Clubhouse World Endurance Championship, Silverstone WOTY to Stratford-uponAvon (R29) Oﬃcials’ Conference & AGM, Clubhouse Donington Historic

May TBC 5-6 5-7 5-7 14 19 114 porscheclubgb.com

Porsche Design evening, Knightsbridge WOTY (R21) Spring Tour (997) WOTY (R21) Cumbria International Classic Car Show in Kendal (R18) Manx Tour, Isle of Man

21 28

Porsches on the Prom, Llandudno 928 Register Anniversary, Brooklands

JuNE 2-4 4 9-11 15 17 17-18 23-25

Boxster 20th Anniversary WOTY (Boxster) Pirelli BBQ, Clubhouse 2017 International 914 meeting, The Netherlands (914) WOTY (R12) Le Mans Open Day, Clubhouse Le Mans 24 Hours WOTY (R14)

23-26 23-26

Goodwood Festival of Speed WOTY (R15)

July TBC 9 8-9 14 16-17 21-23 23-29

Yorkshire Festival of Porsche Porkers in the Trough Chateau Impney Hill Climb Weymouth Porsches on the Prom RIAT Fairford Silverstone Classic France, Belgium and Germany tour (R23)

AUGUST

OCTOBER

5 18-21 20

TBC TBC 21

26-28

Tech Seminar, Clubhouse WOTY in France (R24) Social Sunday Open Day, Clubhouse Oulton Park Gold Cup

SEPTEMBER 8-10 16-17 22 23 30

Goodwood Revival Kop Hill Climb Porsche Club Awards Ceremony National Concours (Ragley Hall) Castle Combe Classic

Porsche Design evening Castle Combe Autumn Classic Silverstone Auctions Porsche Sale

NOVEMBER TBC

NEC Classic Car Show

DECEMBER 3

Christmas Open Day, Clubhouse REGIONS

115 porscheclubgb.com

REGISTERS

MAIN CLUB

Free Porsche related lineage advertising for members

Cars for sale 356

LD SO

356

964

Milestone Business Park, London Road, Whimple, Exeter, Devon EX5 2QB

Genuine Porsche 356 parts

CLASSIC PARTS FOR PORSCHE 356 911 912 914

Massive stock of used 356 parts, and some early 911 parts for sale.

ROGER BRAY RESTORATION

E-mail us with what you need, and we’ll get back to you with availability and prices. E-mail: ulrich.s.sievers@gmail.com or mikem@businesslinesltd.com

911 EXCLUSIVE TO ROGER BRAY RESTORATION: NEW 7-inch H4 SMD Headlights (Pair) For 6/12 Volt Cars, left hand traffic (UK). Suitable for All 356/911/912/914. Modern Lighting in a Vintage Package. Call for further details.

www.rogerbrayrestoration.com T: 01404 822005 F: 01404 822007 parts@rogerbrayrestoration.com

FREE LINEAGE ADVERTISING FOR MEMBERS 30 WORDS ONLY MAXIMUM PRODUCT MUST BE PORSCHE RELATED Please complete the form at the back of the magazine or e-mail tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

911, 3.2 Carrera Targa. Guards Red with black leather sports seats (piped red). Last owner for 25 years. Certificate of authenticity confirms original Fuchs alloys, spoilers, sports seats with electric height adjustment, sports suspension, heated mirrors, top tint windscreen etc. Thick file containing service history (Porsche and specialist), all MOTs and receipts. 146,000 miles full engine rebuild in 2011 (5,000 miles ago). Stainless steel exhaust system, original tool roll, tyre air compressor kit etc. Fitted alarm and immobiliser. A well-loved and cared for car, driving well with room for improvement to a few areas. MOT 10/17. Offers circa £25,000, sensibly priced p/x considered. Private sale. Contact Andrew on 0117 373 0260 or 07989 561225

964 C4 Cabriolet, Alpine White, blue soft top/leather, full service history, recently serviced/MOT/new front tyres. JL Audio speakers. 112,000 miles. Looks fabulous, runs very smoothly and sounds gorgeous. £29,500. Tel: 07850 365997

924 924 1985C, ﬁve-speed manual, 32,000 miles, full service history and just serviced, Crystal Green metallic, beige leather, electric sunroof, original radio etc. Beautiful low mileage example. £14,950. Please call Charles on 01420 520635 (Hampshire)

993 993 Carrera 2. 1996. Metallic Ocean Blue. Tan leather. 63,000 miles. Two previous owners. MOT Aug ‘17, tracker, VarioRam engine. VGC. Based in East Anglia. £46,000 Tel: 07767 207515 E-mail: keith@r-l-h.co.uk 993 Carrera C4 Cabriolet, 1996N, sixspeed manual, 74,000 miles, full history and just serviced, Midnight Blue metallic, grey leather, electric sports seats etc. Outstanding condition throughout. £39,950. Call Charles 01420 520635 (Hampshire)

997 911 (997) Carrera 2S 3.8 Tiptronic (2005), silver with Ocean Blue leather interior, Sat Nav, BOSE sound system with CD and Chronograph package. A/C and cruise control fully garaged and in immaculate condition. Full service history with 12 months MOT. Photographs available. 48,000 miles. £30,000. Tel: 01257 422336 or e-mail: clive.blackledge@icloud.com

117 porscheclubgb.com

986 986 2004, 2.7, 87,000 miles. Guards Red, black leather, 17” wheels, electric seats, air con, Sat Nav, PSM, BOSE upgrade. FSH. Mot August 2017. Fantastic example. £8,995. Tel: 07510 774724.

Boxster 986 2000 3.2 Boxster S, Forest Green Metallic, 27,700 miles, 13 service stamps, five brake fluid changes, four previous owners, all MoT’s and very good service history inc. rear main seal change, hard top with cover, latest hood with glass, window, wind deflector, 18” turbo-look wheels, short shift gear change, stainless steel sports exhaust, full grey leather, on-board computer, climate control, CDR-22 CD radio, Porsche certificate of authenticity, MOT to May ‘17, absolute mint/concours condition. £9,995. Tel: 01202 280323

Cars for sale Cayman Cayman 3.4S, Atlas Grey (metallic), 2006, 54K miles, FSH, chronograph and short shift gear, 19” wheels with Michelin Pilots, immaculate condition reﬂected in price. £16,500. Tel 07860 328609

928 928 ELECTRONICS SPECIALIST LH AND EZK ECUs REPAIRED. MAFs REBUILT 3 AND 6 PIN 911 CDI BOXES REPAIRED

07002 928 928 01223 709915 www.jdsporsche.com

TRADING POST Number Plates PORSCHE RELATED CHERISHED REGISTRATION NUMBERS CAB 911X

RSR 911T

REG 911E

RUF 911T

S911 LER

911 SCR

POR 996T

911 TYR

POR 997T

911 FEG

POR 911K

911 MSD

1974 RS

911 SHE

993 G

CAR 232A

993 POR

930 FF

993 RUF

XXX 911C

X993 POR

991 PD

VNZ 911

911 RWS

964 MC

B911 RSR

964 GC

A993 XXX

RSR 911K

P993 POR

All on retention certificates for immediate transfer

Number Plates

PCGB MEMBER TEL: 07711 349182

We would like to give our best wishes to all you Porsche enthusiasts. Whether customers of ours or not, you all make the Porsche scene one that we love to be involved in. Your enthusiasm for Porsche allows us to take care of a great team and their 13 families. Thank you. At this time of year, I want to ignore sales offers, talk of ‘values’ and such things but it is time to remind of the services we perform so you can burst into Spring with your Porsche in fine shape to enjoy. We look after the needs of all Porsche owners, from a 356 speedster through to a near new 991’s. Any maintenance, repair, reconstruction, restoration or modification... we can cope with. Graham is our Master restorer and will take care of all requirements for early Porsche, Dean will build an engine for you with care, Gavin will be ultra-neat and careful with all electrical work and modifications, whilst our two Marks will use their experience and sharp eyes on all maintenance work. We offer laser alignment, corner weighting, air con and performance modifications. Parts are handled by lovely Lilly calls by Kim, accounts by Michelle and sales, sourcing, purchasing & brokerage will be Matt, Dale, Adrian or Richard. We are happy to spend the time, happy to give advice and we talk ‘plain Porsche with passion’. We welcome your enquiry or visit.

P911 MAR

www.williamscrawford.co.uk info@williamscrawford.co.uk | 01752 840 307

On retention, £12,000 ono.

Modern - Classic - Sales - Service - Restoration - Bespoke

Tel: Chris 07958 271177 (nm)

987 LHD £1,850 P911 ALC £1,600 NJI 968 £900 PIW 180 £900 PO10 RAH £1,750 121 TTA £1,000 Telephone Paul: 07812 053840 or e-mail: paul.wood.uk@outlook.com SOC1 The perfect number plate for a professional soccer player, serious offer only please to Kevin 07768 681211 L911 BAD Immediate transfer possible, please e-mail: keithnicko@aol.com A911 JHN for sale. On retention for immediate transfer to your post 1983 911. £6,000. Telephone Kev on 07739 519748 UHZ 4911 On retention. £1,500 including fees. Tel: 07887 886540/028 9146 9025 Treat your your 987 Cayman or Boxster to a non-dating “987” number plate. Registration number “987 EOE” available for sale on retention certiﬁcate (DVLA Assignment fee paid) offers over £1,495. Tel: 07788 924222 or e-mail: anynattrass6@gmail.com

Parts 997 S GEN 2 ORIGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR SALE FREE LINEAGE ADVERTISING FOR MEMBERS

30 WORDS ONLY MAXIMUM PRODUCT MUST BE PORSCHE RELATED DEADLINE: 7th of the month Please e-mail tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk or call 01603 772547

LH and RH Silencers with clamps. LH and RH Twin Round tail pipes with clamps. Centre box with clamps. Excellent condition having covered 17k miles. Price £650 which will include delivery in the UK. Contact Mark on 07860395079 or weedon20@btinternet.com

Set of nearly new wheels and winter tyres supplied new by Porsche Swindon for a 997 Gen II C4 available due to not ﬁtting the new 991 C2. £1,000. Buyer to collect (North Hampshire) call 01488 684551 day time. Michelin Alpine: front tyres [235/35r19] Michelin alpine pa2 91w – 7mm. Today’s cost would be £160. Rear tyre [295/30r19] Michelin alpine ap4 100w – one @ 6mm and one newly purchased 7/5/15 @ 8mm. Today’s cost would be £205+. Tel: 07768 042111 or e-mail: stephen@srhouston.com

Cayman SII wheels (set of four with 18” Michelin winter tyres. Suit 987 Boxster/ Cayman. Good condition. £1,000. Tel: 07803 723762 or e-mail: mkimlim@yahoo.com Set of genuine 17” Porsche Cup two wheels for sale with tyres (four). Fronts 17 x 7J et 55 and rear 17 x 8J et 70. £700. Please call 07980 820454 for more information. Located in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. 944 front bumper, 1986, good condition, £190. Tel: 07909 882947 or 020 8650 2365

118 porscheclubgb.com

A set of four stunning 19’’ Twin spoke alloy wheels from Porsche Panamera. Fitted with Goodyear Eagle tyres. Only done 6,000 miles in excellent condition. All four alloys are unmarked and in perfect condition. £595 Tel: 07807 999022

Cars for sale Parts

Storage

Strut brace kit for all Porsche 911 models to 964, including correct fitting weld-in brackets and the correct length brace made from T45 with spacer brazed in. All as per the originals. A number of sellers claim to supply authentic weld-in mounts: we tried a few and they did not fit without grinding! Ours are a beautiful fit. Supplied as produced, they are ready for painting once welded in. Some finish the crossbar in body colour, while others choose satin black. Price new: £195. Selling for £100. Never fitted and as new. Happy to send pictures if interested. Postage at purchaser’s expense or collection from Kings Langley, Herts. Contact Steve Bennett 07748 653853

Central London classic car storage from £45 a week plus VAT. Smart, discreet, secure, underground W2 location. CCTV, outside Congestion Zone, handy for Underground, W1, SW1, A40, West, South West London, 24/7 access. Please telephone 01932 808344 or 07831 102030

Wanted Wanted by Porsche enthusiast, 914, in need of some tlc/work, anything considered, distance no object. Please ring Paul 07782 114211 or e-mail p.ellis618@btinternet.com

ALL MODELS ALL AGES Standard or modified. All Porsche needs Call Crispin on 01395 568498 Fax 01395 567000

FREE LINEAGE ADVERTISING FOR MEMBERS ■

30 words only maximum

■

Product must be Porsche related

■

Deadline 7th of the month

Please email

tradingpost@ porschepost.co.uk or call 01603 772547

NOTICE TO PCGB MEMBERS / VENDORS

PORSCHE WANTED We are always interested in sourcing good quality Porsche with comprehensive service histories. We purchase outright with swift payment upon agreement.

Before giving out ANY information regarding cars, or any other items for sale, please satisfy yourself that any potential purchaser is bona fide. 119 porscheclubgb.com

CONTACT Mark Sumpter or Jamie Tyler 01825 830424 mark@paragon.gb.com | jamie@paragon.gb.com

www.paragongb.com

Cars for sale | Servicing

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

01223 425300 Independent Porsche service in East Anglia

Sales

Service

Bodywork

Full diagnostics / Engine & gearbox rebuilds / Clutch, brake, wiring fault finding / Four wheel alignment Servicing and MOT / Respray / Restoration / Accident repairs / Aluminium welding

90-92 Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0DL / 01223-425300 / www.barr-tech.com 120 porscheclubgb.com

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

TRADING POST

THE FINEST HAND-PICKED SPORTS CARS

1975 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI Coupé One of 48 right-hand drive cars listed with the Carrera 2.7 MFI Registry. However, this sunroof-equipped model is believed to be 1 of just 21 Coupé examples produced for the UK market. A matching numbers Carrera MFI Coupé, it was sold new to its first, and only previous owner on 13th November 1975 by Swinford Motors of Stourbridge. It has covered a total mileage of 55,500 miles from new and is presented in stunning order following a ground-up restoration carried out by respected marque specialists ‘RS 911’ in Wales.

£275,000

Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Targa Our beautifully presented car is the increasingly desirable Targa model originally supplied by Charles Follett of Berkley Street, London and finished in Diamond Blue Metallic has been meticulously cared for and the comprehensive history file includes a 4 page chronological breakdown of the maintenance history. Couple that with the list of the previous owners with

custodial dates and this clearly has been a car enjoyed and cherished though the years. It has been owned for the past 4 years by a regular customer of ours who enjoys ensuring his car collection is in the very best order. This eye for cosmetic detail and mechanical integrity is demonstrated by invoices totalling almost £17,000 during his tenureship.

1988 / F Reg 74,600 Miles 3.2 Flat Six Air Cooled with Getrag G50 5 Speed Box

£49,990

Porsche 911 (996) GT2 The GT2 based on the 911 Turbo benefits from an uncompromising, race bred approach to the chassis, aerodynamics and design to produce a sports car that delivers equal measures of Porsche racing knowhow with mind blowing performance. The GT2 with its rear wheel drive, lighter sport seats, deletion of the rear seats and

the exclusion of the traction and stability control is significantly lighter than its turbo charged cousin and is definitely a car for the driver who wants to take his/her car to the absolute limits. A rare opportunity to purchase one of the most awe inspiring production 911 that has been lovingly cared for and is a fast appreciating model.

2001 / Y Reg 38,400 miles Arctic Silver Metallic Full Black Leather

£109,990

We require quality Porsches for our showroom. Please call us for a valuation. Nationwide collection. To arrange a viewing please contact a member of our team on: 01386 870852

www.nickwhale.com 121 porscheclubgb.com

Cars for sale | Wanted | Servicing

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

URGENTLY WANTED Please call us on 01937 574052

Porsche Boxsters, any year, any model, any condition with or with out history. We also purchase Boxster parts. Contact Edward on 07774 484497 any time 7 days. Northwood, Middx. Email: ejwhitescars@aol.com

www.mgandporsche.com

122 porscheclubgb.com

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

TRADING POST

Porsche excellence since 1985

Two top Porsche specialists team up to give insurance and best service on your Porsche

We provide a personal, high quality, guaranteed service. Servicing and repairs Free summer check Free PPI and pre MOT checks Upgrades and modifications Engine and gearbox rebuilds

WANTED Harbour Cars buys the finest used Porsche.

Restoration and special projects

For a polite, professional and friendly service please get in touch with us.

01234 210 012 01243 530630 info@harbourcars.com

www.porsche-repairs.co.uk 24 College Street Kempston, Bedford MK42 8LU

Birdham Road, Chichester, PO20 7DU 123 porscheclubgb.com

Cars for sale | Servicing

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

TO ALL MEMBERS Please ensure that when responding to advertisements that you satisfy yourself of any applicable call charges on numbers not prefixed by usual landline STD Codes. Information can be obtained from the operator.

S P E C I A L I S I N G ● over 20 years’ experience ● sales, servicing and parts ● fully equipped workshop ● specialists in all Porsche models ● accident repairs ● MOT testing ● dealer-level diagnostics ● member of Porsche parts programme ● friendly, professional advice

I N

P O R S C H E

● servicing on all new vehicles without

compromising manufacturer’s warranty ● courtesy car available

(by appointment) ● pre-purchase inspections ● menu pricing – no hidden costs ● enthusiast owned and run

(Porsche is our passion) ● german-speaking reception

Thorpe Road, Longthorpe, nr Peterborough PE3 6LU (on A1)

Sales & Workshop T:0800 999 7911 F:01733 264460

RPM Specialist Cars are an independent Porsche Sales, Service and Race specialist. 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.

981 Cayman 2.7 11262 miles Full service history Manual gearbox £34,995.00

124 porscheclubgb.com

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

TRADING POST

Unit 6 | Woodgates Farm | Broxted | Essex | CM6 2BN

Leading Independent Porsche Specialists in the North West

ENGINE REPAIR SPECIALISTS 986 987 996 997 Cayman

T: 01204 302809 E: auto@hartech.org www.hartech.org 125 porscheclubgb.com

Servicing | Repairs | Parts

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

126 porscheclubgb.com

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

TRADING POST

127 porscheclubgb.com

Servicing | Repairs | Parts

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

Unit 7a Aurillac Way, Hallcroft Ind. Est. Retford, Notts, DN22 7PX

128 porscheclubgb.com

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

TRADING POST

EBAY SHOP - STEVESTRANGE007 129 porscheclubgb.com

Servicing | Repairs | Parts

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

NOTICE TO PCGB MEMBERS / VENDORS Before giving out ANY information regarding cars, or any other items for sale, please satisfy yourself that any potential purchaser is bona fide.

www.clubautosport.co.uk Porsche Specialists since 1971 • WORKSHOP FACILITIES Servicing, repairs, diagnostics, inspection engine & gearbox rebuilds, MOT work

• LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE PANELS Manufactured in house panels and styling conversions. All models from early SWB 911’s to 997 RSR supplied in fibreglass, kevlar or carbon doors, roofs, bonnets. The list is endless.

• FULL BODYSHOP & REPAIR FACILITIES • NEW AND USED PARTS

Next day delivery or collection

Tel: 01384 410879 email: club_autosport@outlook.com Park Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 2RA

130 porscheclubgb.com

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

TRADING POST

131 porscheclubgb.com

Restoration | Accessories

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

CLASSIC AND MODERN ENGINE SERVICES Specialists in Porsche 996/7 cylinder block repair. Porsche 996/7 cylinder head overhauls. Please see our website for further details. Competitively priced CMES Porsche 996/7 engine parts available in our online shop.

www.cmesuk.com | cmesuk@gmail.com 01344 488853 | 18-20 Great Hollands Square, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8UX

132 porscheclubgb.com

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

STREAMLINER DESIGNS

ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH NEW

PORSCHE 917

AND

TRADING POST

GMUND 356

LIMITED EDITION POLISHED SCULPTURES, AS PART OF A NEW RANGE OF SCULPTURES, WHERE ICONIC CARS ARE STRIPPED BACK EVEN FURTHER THAN BEFORE, TO THEIR PUREST FORMS BEFORE THEN BEING MACHINED FROM SOLID ALUMINIUM”

BEFORE

133 porscheclubgb.com

AFTER

Storage | Accessories

To advertise here telephone us on 01603 772547

NOTICE TO PCGB MEMBERS / VENDORS Before giving out ANY information regarding cars, or any other items for sale, please satisfy yourself that any potential purchaser is bona fide.

THE LEATHER HUT John & Fiona Drake invite you into their world of Italian leather holdalls and ladies handbags.

Tel: 01590 645623

134 porscheclubgb.com

www.theleatherhut.co.uk

or email us at tradingpost@porschepost.co.uk

TRADING POST

Car covers for your Porsche

To protect and preserve

Satin soft stretch covers in 4 colours from ÂŁ99 Covers for all other cars too

Online database for the perfect cover at www.carcovershop.co.uk Tel 01780 749449 135 porscheclubgb.com

INDEPENDENT PORSCHE SPECIALISTS 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.

Bedfordshire

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

Cambridgeshire 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.

Export 56 LTD

Unit 9, Blundells Drive, Bradville Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK13 7HA T: 01908 216661 E: enquiries@export56.com www.export56.com

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

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.

Buckinghamshire Export 56 LTD Unit 9, Blundells Drive, Bradville Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK13 7HA T: 01908 216661 E: enquiries@export56.com www.export56.com Proprietor, Mick Pacey is an enthusiastic and passionate owner and racer of Classic Porsche cars as well as an independent Porsche specialist which helps in his understanding of your requirements, as enthusiasts, running air cooled Porsches. With over 25 years experience Export 56 is dedicated to fine quality restoration and can list a number of rare road and race Porsche cars completed in our workshops. The Export 56 Service Centre is the newest addition to our Classic Porsche facilities in North Bucks. Conveniently located in Central Milton Keynes and provides an exceptional offering to Air Cooled Porsche clients for all aspects of servicing, repair and maintenance. Our experience and enthusiasm gives us a sound understanding of what is required to provide the highest levels of service to you our existing customers and hopefully to you our prospective customers too.

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. Unit Eleven Porsche Specialists 10/11 Aston Court, Kingsland Grange, Warrington, WA1 4SG T: 01925 852 000 www.unitelevenporsche.com Specialising in Air Cooled and Water cooled cars, experts at geometry setup, offering regular maintenance services to full restoration services. 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.

Cornwall Location close to Liverpool Airport.

PIE Performance Independent Porsche Specialist

Williams Crawford Ltd

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

911 Forge Lane, Moorlands Trading Estate, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6LX T: 01752 840307 E: info@williamscrawford.co.uk www.williamscrawford.co.uk 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. CavendishPorscha Ltd Units 6 & 7, Gainsborough Close, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1PX T: 0115 972 2001 E: enquires@cavendishporsche.co.uk

Devon

Howard Watts Group inc. Riddelsdell Bros Ltd - Est 1900 Ellis Street, Boxford CO10 5HH T: 01787 210318 E: info@howardwatts.co.uk W: www.howardwatts.co.uk A second generation family owned business in the heart of the Suffolk countryside. Our combined passion in Porsche and classic cars has brought together a team able to tackle any of your Porsche requirements, from 356’s to the very latest Porsche cars. Please pop and see us for a chat and a coffee. . Gloucester

Braunton Engineering

Peter Chambers Automotive Ltd

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.

Unit 5, 4,200 Oakfield Close, Tewkesbury Business Park, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8PF T. 01684 274168 E. peter@pcaltd.co.uk www.pcaltd.co.uk We are a well-established specialist workshop offering a full servicing, repairs and preparation on any Porsche, be it everyday road car or track day car, right up to full race peparation. Competitive rates and efficient, friendly service.

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.

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.

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.

136 porscheclubgb.com

. 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

Hampshire airports. David Newton: Keylink SAS Ltd Units 15/16 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.

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.

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, project builds and restorations, engine and transmission rebuilds and track day / race support.

15. Hertfordshire 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.

Lancashire Hartech Firwood Industrial Estate off Thicketford Road, Bolton, BL2 3TR T: 01204 302809 E: auto@hartech.org www.hartech.org Cavendish Porsche Units 6 & 7, Gainsborough Close Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1PX T: 0115 972 2001 E: enquires@cavendishporsche.co.uk

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 toLondon all things Porsche. Charles Ivey

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.

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.

Independent Garage Services

Chelsea Carrera Ltd

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.

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.

David Newton: Sandydown Bodyworks Ltd

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 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.

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

Merseyside and services). Tech9 Motorsport Ltd Hale Garage, Hale Road, Liverpool L24 5RB. T: 0151 4255 911 E: sales@tech9.ms www.tech9.ms

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

Nottinghamshire the very highest level of care and service. 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.

Northamptonshire Export 56 LTD Unit 9, Blundells Drive, Bradville Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK13 7HA T: 01908 216661 E: enquiries@export56.com www.

North Wales export56.com Tech9 Motorsport Ltd Hale Garage, Hale Road, Liverpool L24 5RB. T: 0151 4255 911 E: sales@tech9.ms www.tech9.ms

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

Suffolk wealth of knowledge and expertise. 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.

A second generation family owned business in the heart of the Suffolk countryside. Our combined passion in Porsche and classic cars has brought together a team able to tackle any of your Porsche requirements, from 356’s to the very latest Porsche cars. Please

Surrey pop and see us for a chat and a coffee. Cridfords The Street, Ewhurst, Surrey, GU6 7QY T: 01483 273302 E: porsche@cridfords.co.uk www.cridfords.co.ukCridfords 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 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.

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. 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. 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.

Sussex (West)

Howard Watts Group

Carrera Performance

inc. Riddelsdell Bros Ltd - Est 1900 Ellis Street, Boxford CO10 5HH T: 01787 210318 E: info@howardwatts.co.uk W: www.howardwatts.co.uk

Unit A, Monks Gate Garage, Brighton Road, Monks Gate, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6JD. T: 01403 891911 E: info@carreraperformance.com www.carreraperformance.com

137 porscheclubgb.com

We offer a complete range of services or 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.

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 r Anthony Nicholas to discuss your Porsche requirements with conﬁdence

Parr

Wiltshire nytime! Fast friendly Service!

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. Philip Raby Porsche Porsche sales and service Clovelly Road, Southbourne, West Sussex PO10 8PF. T: 01243 780389 Contact Philip Raby, Andrew Windsor E: mail@philipraby.co.uk www.philipraby.co.uk Friendly and affordable help on buying, selling and running Porsches. We sell top-quality Porsches at sensible prices with great aftersales service. We also offer full service, repair and restoration services for all Porsches, classic and modern. Visit our website for more details or please ring for an appointment. We’ll be happy to chat with you.

Vale of Glamorgan Welsh Porsche Specialists 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. D9 Autotech South Wales Porsche Specialists Unit 22 & 23 South Cornelly Trading Estate, Bridgend,Vale of Glamorgan CF33 4RE. Junction 37 M4 T: 01656 740991 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

Worcestershire Peter Chambers Automotive Ltd Unit 5, 4,200 Oakﬁeld Close, Tewkesbury Business Park, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8PF T. 01684 274168 E. peter@pcaltd.co.uk www.pcaltd.co.uk Auto Servicing Bromsgrove RSR Auto Services Unit 18 Silver Birches Business Park Aston Road, Bromsgrove B60 3EU E: info@rsr-autoservices.co.uk rsr-autoservices.co.uk T: 07494 450316 / 01527 872656 Find us on Facebook and Twitter 21 year Porsche dealer trained, we offer Porsche servicing and repairs to the surrounding Worcestershire areas including, Redditch, Droitwich and Worcester. Our Service Centre in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire is conveniently situated allowing easy access to motorways and public transport. We provide full servicing including cambelts, fault diagnosis, ECU remapping, mechanical repairs, electrical faults, air-conditioning, MOTs and more Call for a free Quotation

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.

Scotland

Border Reivers T: 01360 870103 M: 07951 112581 www.borderreivers.co Scotland’s Largest independent Porsche Dealer Specialising in the Sale, Restoration & Preservation of Porsche cars Based in the beautiful Loch Lomond and Trossachs national park on the shores of Loch Lomond Conveniently based between Glasgow & Edinburgh Free insurance valuations to Porsche Club Members.

To advertise please contact Angela Thornby-Burt Telephone 01603 772853 email angela.thornby-burt@archantdialogue.co.uk

PP: Earliest Porsche memory? SB: A friend’s father picking him up from school in a brand new RS Carrera. I was 12. PP: Where did your collection start? SB: I bought a restored ’69 912 in ’86 and then sold and bought a 911SC in ’88, which was stolen. With the insurance money I bought a 356, a 1950 Pre A, registration UXB12 – my pride and joy.

Q A PP talks to long-term Club member and early Porsche enthusiast Simon Bowrey about his affinity with the marque

PP: Can you tell us the story of your much-loved 356? SB: It was one of the ﬁrst production 356s, and so is very rare. I took it on Club events and it won the 1996 PCGB Concours D’Elegence at Althorp House. PP: Had you always wanted a 356? SB: Yes, to me the 356 is the ultimate classic. PP: What was the most challenging part of the restoration? SB: The bodywork – most were raced to hell and back but this car had one of the best shells Bruce Cooper had seen apparently.

‘I think the Club is a lot more active than most others’ that purpose and, if properly maintained, can be driven anywhere. PP: A classic you’d love to own? SB: A 356 Gmünd, a 550 Spyder or a 908-3, 910 2.8RSR. PP: Tell me about your relationship with Jaz Porsche? SB: I ﬁrst met Steve Winter when I owned a 1970 2.2s. I couldn’t get the car to handle properly and somebody told me to try Jaz – it came back a different car.

PP: And the most rewarding? SB: Winning the Warren Concours on its ﬁrst outing!

PP: Is there anything that makes Porsche Club GB unique compared with other member organisations? SB: I think the Club is a lot more active than most others; having model registers creates a lot of satellite events under the Club’s umbrella, too.

PP: Was there anything that surprised you about the car? SB: Yes, the way that Porsche built the car to do one thing: win races.

PP: What is the most exciting aspect of the Porsche brand? SB: Knowing that it is continually evolving and there is always a new model around the corner.

PP: What is your take on classic cars being driven rather than looked at? SB: They have to be driven; they were built for

PP: Advice for classic Porsche owners? SB: Get out there and drive your classic. And ‘keep the faith’!

138 porscheclubgb.com