Porshe Post June 2018

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June 2018

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DRIVING HISTORY 43rd 356 International review

RUNNING FREE Full throttle in the 919 Evo

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The highlight of a memorable May saw the Club hosting the 43rd 356 International.

A fantastic four days rallying around Hertfordshire and Essex with an incredible collection of cars was capped off by perfect spring sunshine and the easy camaraderie so typical of the Porsche community.

A huge thank you goes to everyone involved, from those who drove incredible distances in their cars to take part to those who toiled tirelessly behind the scenes to make the whole event come together.

Looking ahead to the summer, the ever-popular Pirelli Clubhouse Barbecue is almost upon us again. There are just a few tickets remaining as we go to press so please move fast if you would like to be there on the first Sunday in June.

The rest of the calendar is keeping us busy now too, with the all-important Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche on 2 September coming together nicely.

The festival is going to be a huge part of Porsche’s 70th anniversary celebrations and PCGB members who would like to be at Brands Hatch for this very special event can save on tickets by booking in advance through the Club’s website.

It’s been a pleasure putting together this latest issue of Porsche Post, bookending Porsche’s incredible achievements to date with features on the 356 on one hand, and the impossibly rapid 919 Evo on the other.

We’ve met yet more wonderful characters from the world of Porsche along the way this month and look forward to meeting many more as this historic year unfolds.

Chris Seaward General Manager

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May saw dozens of 356s from all over the world descend on the Essex countryside.

The Club was honoured to be hosting the 43rd 356 International and quietly relieved that the sun had finally decided to join us.

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Original and best PCGB welcomed 140 356s when it hosted the 356 International for the first time since 2003

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What happens when the 919 Evo is set free from LMP1’s restrictive rules and regulations?

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Born to run Dan Curwin’s connection with Porsche began when he was a baby and has taken several intriguing twists and turns since

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Quality counts With the bestselling Macan rumoured to be due a relaunch later this year, a test drive confirms that it’s still the perfect package

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Derek Bell to Race 911 SWB in Porsche Classic Trophy Race at Brands Hatch ive-time Le Mans winner and Porsche Club Honorary Member Derek Bell will compete in the Porsche Classic Trophy race at the Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche on Sunday, 2 September.

The Porsche Classic Trophy will be among the many highlights when Festival of Porsche returns to Brands Hatch for the first time since 2014. Entries are now being taken for the race, which is open to all models built between 1953 and 1973. The 30-car grid will therefore showcase the likes of the 356 and 911, as well as being open to more focused machinery such as the 550, 904 and even the legendary Group 5 and 6 racers from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Supported by Porsche Cars GB, which is running a 1965 911 SWB in historic racing throughout 2018 in conjunction with its four Classic Partner Centres, the race will take place on the challenging Indy Circuit and is set to offer the perfect showcase for the marque’s exceptional sporting pedigree.

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On-track action including the Porsche Club Championship will be accompanied by a wealth of other attractions at the famous Kent venue, as Festival of Porsche celebrates 70 years of production.

Organised by MotorSport Vision (MSV) in association with Porsche Club GB, highlights of the event will include demonstrations and displays of Porsche cars throughout the years, and a marquee timeline of hand-picked Porsches from the past seven decades.

Significant racing cars will take centre stage, including the three-time Le Manswinning Porsche 919 Hybrid, while Porsche Club members are invited to a Saturday evening barbecue.

Chris Seaward, General Manager at PCGB, said: “With the amazing variety of cars that are eligible, the Porsche Classic Trophy should be a fantastic sight. Along with all of the other activities that will be taking place, this year’s Festival of Porsche will be an unforgettable celebration of the marque’s 70th anniversary.”

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to race, and its tight, undulating layout should mean that the smaller cars have a great chance of doing well.

“Motorsport is a core part of Porsche’s history as well as its future, so it’s only fitting that this year’s Festival reflects that. I can’t wait to see the Porsche Classic Trophy grid forming up in September.”

Discounted tickets for the Festival of Porsche are available from Porsche Club GB via porscheclubgb.com. A barbecue will take place at the venue on the evening of Saturday, 1 September with more details announced in due course.

GT3 RS smashes ‘Green Hell’ record The new 911 GT3 RS has made history at the Nürburgring by lapping the Nordschleife in less than seven minutes.

The official fastest time of the day, 6:56.4 minutes set by works driver Kévin Estre, makes the GT3 RS the third production Porsche to manage this remarkable feat, hot on the heels of the GT2 RS last year and the previous record held by the 918 Spyder. But where the turbocharged GT2 has nearly 700bhp on tap, and the 918 a combined output exceeding 880bhp, the naturally aspirated GT3 RS has a comparatively modest 513bhp to play with.

The combination of reduced weight, motorsport-derived chassis enhancements and the advantage of atmospheric induction have played a decisive hand. Porsche Vice President for Motorsport and GT Cars Frank Walliser sheds a little more light on how this happened: “No other Porsche model gets as close to racing as the new GT3 RS. Many innovative ideas

from top-level motorsport were transferred; for example, from the 911 GT3 R. This is what our philosophy for GT models is about: highest technology must be fascinating but tangible.

In this regard, there is no harder test for our ideas than the Nordschleife.”

Estre began his record lap at 11:40 am in ideal conditions. He reveals: “This lap was a sensational experience for me. Through the fast corners and on the brakes in particular, the GT3 RS is unbelievably close to our racing car GT3 R. “This is also thanks to the new generation of tyres for road-going sports cars. I like the engine of the GT3 RS a lot. Up to 9000 revs per minute from a six-cylinder engine just feels fantastic. The sound is a dream and the torque is massive.”

The gains are also massive. Estre’s time was a scarcely credible 24 seconds quicker than the best effort of previous generation of GT3 RS.

Buoyant sales start year in style Sales, revenue and jobs at Porsche have all recorded healthy growth in the first quarter of the 2018 financial year.

Deliveries of its cars were up by six per cent at around 63,500 vehicles, compared to the same period of 2017, while revenue rose by eight per cent to €5.9 billion, producing an operating result (profits before deduction of interest and taxes) up one per cent to €976 million.

The figures, announced in April, show that Porsche’s workforce has also grown significantly on the same time last year,

increasing by seven per cent to 30,335 staff.

Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG, says: “This successful first quarter creates a solid basis for the coming months.”

Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, adds: “The very good result reaffirms our product strategy. The new generations of the Panamera and Cayenne have proven popular with our customers, as have our new 911 GT models. We want to evolve 7 porscheclubgb.com

from being purely a vehicle manufacturer to become a successful provider of exclusive and sporty mobility solutions. In order to get there, we are continuing to invest heavily. But even in this period of transformation, our goal is to remain profitable outright. For us, it is not a question of breaking one record after another.

We want to generate value-creating growth – with healthy profits and secure jobs.”

Porsche expects sales to be further boosted in 2019 when Mission E, the marque’s first all-electric sports car, is released.

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959 reborn in Canepa upgrade The groundbreaking Porsche 959 has been reimagined for the 21st century in Canepa’s latest evolution of this legendary 1980s supercar.

The tech-heavy, twin-turbocharged, allwheel-drive 959 was years ahead of its time when first unveiled in 1985. Vying for the title of world’s fastest road-going production car, this was a pioneering project borrowing heavily from Porsche’s Group B programme to create the ultimate blend of road-going civility with race-bred performance.

Former racing driver and renowned 959 specialist Bruce Canepa, the man responsible for making the supercar street legal in the US, bought his first 959 in 1988 and has spent the years since creating new evolutions of the car, designed to improve performance while maintaining its original character.

Now his California-based business has announced an upgrade package for its Canepa Generation III to create the Porsche 959SC, for Sport Canepa. Fewer than 300 959s were originally produced but Bruce is promising to create 50 959SCs, each of which requires more than 4000 hours of work, including more than 500 hours on the body alone.

Stages in the upgrading process include completely stripping down the car, adding in Canepa’s own suspension design, refinishing 3000 component parts, installing uprated exhaust and clutch and fitting a new engine management system to improve performance.

The car delivers almost 800bhp, around 350bhp more than the original.

Customers of the 959SC will be able to customise the exterior and interior colour scheme using Porsche’s own paint-to-sample colour option – just part of an interior customisation process that takes more than 400 hours.

“Had Porsche continued with the development of the 959,” Bruce says, “it would most certainly look and perform something like this. Modern-day technology is seamlessly combined to produce an evolutionary 959, with modern day performance that is effortlessly accessible, without sacrificing any luxury and comfort for the driver.”

Although a price hasn’t been revealed for the new Canepa 959SC, sources say it could set you back up to £2 million, or around £500,000 if you already have a 959 donor car.

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At Monza, 41 cars, 12 prestige manufacturers, more than 150 people and 22,000 horsepower came together to recreate a historic portrayal of the Pirelli logo from 1978: 80 metres long and 18 metres tall. As was the case 40 years ago, the modern cars that made up the logo were all extremely varied: different makes, models, engines, architectures and styles – but with the same tyres.

The iconic 1978 representation of the Pirelli logo was made up of road cars, but the modern evocation consisted of the GT3 cars that currently compete in the Blancpain GT Series: the world’s premier championship dedicated to road car-based racing machinery, exclusively equipped by Pirelli.

A total of 41 cars made up the Pirelli logo at Monza; as soon as the sun began to set after a busy day on the track. The cars all gathered on the main straight for the photo shoot, where they normally reach 280kph.

This time, they were pushed into place one by one, with the only sound coming from the P Zero tyres on the hallowed asphalt.

The original 1978 concept was to involve a huge variety of different road cars from a mix of manufacturers, to illustrate that the one thing they had in common was their Pirelli tyres.

Photographer Adrian Hamilton directed the photo shoot, and there was also a TV ad produced by Italian director Giulio Cingoli, introducing the slogan: ‘Tyres with a capital P’. This was also the very first TV ad that also spawned a ‘making of’ spin-off.

Fast forward 40 years later to 2018 and the legendary Monza circuit: one of the oldest permanent tracks still in regular use, second only to Indianapolis. And once again – thanks to a collaboration with championship organiser SRO – another giant Pirelli logo, marked out by cars on the asphalt.

However, rather than road-going models from 1978, these were cutting-edge GT3 cars that compete in the Blancpain championship. This has more manufacturers represented than any other motorsport series, with the list including Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Nissan, Porsche and Jaguar. Each one of those companies was present within the Pirelli logo spelled out on the main straight, as every one also represents part of the prestige world in which Pirelli is market leader. Many of these car companies use Pirelli tyres exclusively, which are specifically homologated to enhance the individual dynamics of each car and maximise safety.

Limited-edition Porsche Club timepiece To celebrate 70 years since the birth of the 356, Porsche Club GB and Porsche Cars Great Britain are delighted to unveil the Porsche Club Brands Hatch limited-edition Swiss watch.

Strictly limited to 20 examples, and produced in conjunction with Porsche Design, this exclusive timepiece has been created to celebrate 70 years of the marque and the Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche, which takes place this September.

Club members wishing to purchase this anniversary timepiece can enjoy significant savings on the RRP, as well as complimentary tickets to the Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche.

The Members’ price of £3615 is a reduction of around £1200 on the retail price.

Please email gm@porscheclubgb.com to find out more about this opportunity. The Club is not taking a margin on the timepiece, and instead is interested in ensuring the watches are purchased by enthusiasts of the Club and the marque.

The Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche takes place on Sunday, 2 September, providing a spectacular mix of static exhibits, demonstration laps and historic racing.

Porsche celebrates 70 years at Blenheim Palace Classic & Supercar Sunday, 2 September sees the return of Blenheim Palace Classic & Supercar, and with it the opportunity for Porsche owners throughout the UK to celebrate in style with a dedicated Owners’ Club area located on the lawn just outside the Great Court. With room for up to 400 cars, the display is open to all Porsche models from the early 356 through to the modern-day 911 and other variants.

In a very short space of time, Blenheim Palace Classic & Supercar has generated so much consumer attention that it’s fair to say it has become Oxfordshire’s very own Motor Show. And with the majority of super, luxury and hypercar marques represented alongside well-known classic car specialists and dealers, it truly is an automotive bonanza.

At the heart of the event lies the Pirelli Prestige & Performance Competition.

Located within the spectacular Great Court, it’s the fourth consecutive year for Pirelli to headline this unique competition, which features 80 hand-picked cars from 1978 to the present day, all competing for the Pirelli ‘Best of Show’ award across eight categories. As one of the world’s oldest and most iconic sports car manufacturers, Porsche is sure to play a key part in the competition with many of its models eligible for entry. The eight classes are: Evolution of the Supercar, Open-Top Porsche 911s, Super V8s, Hypercars, Lamborghini V12s, Targas, 200mph Club (open), 200mph Club (closed).

For more information about the Porsche Owners’ Club display, or how to enter the Pirelli Competition, please contact Sian Keen on 0808 100 2205, or email siank@salonpriveconcours.com. You can also enter the Pirelli Competition online at blenheimclassicsupercar.com

Last chance for Silverstone Classic discounted tickets Porsche Drive comes to the Clubhouse Porsche Club Members will soon have the opportunity to rent a selection of Porsche cars under a trial of the Porsche Drive initiative, which is coming to the Clubhouse next month.

A variety of different options will be available, including packages with overnight stays and bespoke Cotswolds experiences. Run

in conjunction with Porsche Cars GB, the programme is being rolled out as a trial to gauge the viability of a longer-term collaboration. More details will be announced through the Club’s digital channels in the coming days but members interested should email gm@porscheclubgb.com 11 porscheclubgb.com

Porsche Club will be returning to Silverstone Classic between 20 July and 22 July, with discounted entry, display parking, Club hospitality and exclusive grandstand seating for Club members. But hurry, the Club ticket offer expires on Thursday, 31 May. Tickets for the Car Club Display Package need to be booked directly with Silverstone Classic at silverstoneclassic.com, or by calling 0871 231 0849 (calls cost 13p per minute plus network extras). Please enter the Club code at the start of your booking.

RESTORACING ...THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS With the Porsche Classic Restoracing Competition under way, we look at the eye-catching cars lining up on the Porsche Club Championship grid this summer

Porsche Centre Swindon Driver: Ollie Coles, 24, Technician Experience: Ollie is currently racing in the MG ZR Championship.

Livery: Our Boxster features classic Coca Cola livery to mimic the livery used by Dick Lovett Chairman Peter Lovett in the late 1970s.

Porsche Centre Chester

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Porsche Centre Leicester

Driver: Carl Hazelton, 53, Centre Principal Experience: None Livery: We’ve gone for our own version of the Martini livery. We wanted to mix modern with historical and felt the Martini colours gave us the ability to do this.

Drivers: Jamie Woods, 47, and Robert Dorling, 46, Paint Technicians Experience: None Livery: We chose the 917 Hippy Car because it was so iconic and we thought it would be the perfect way to show off the paint skills of our technicians.

Driver: Richard Grout, 51, Centre Principal Experience: None Livery: Our livery is inspired by the iconic Brumos RSR. We’ve been looking after a customer’s 1973 Brumos RSR and it inspired our nostalgia for the era.

Porsche Centre Leeds

Porsche Centre Hatfield

Porsche Centre Wilmslow

Driver: Simon Ruffell-Ward, 49, Technician Experience: Karting and trackdays Livery: We chose the Jägermeister livery, as seen on the1976 934 racer and later on the 935, which wraps to the shape of the Boxster perfectly.

Driver: Lee Taylor, 38, Mechanical and Electrical Trim Technician Experience: Trackdays Livery: We have chosen the traditional and classic Martini Racing livery. We started with a silver car and received official endorsement from Martini to use this iconic livery.

Driver: Alistair Nelson, 44, Parts Manager Experience: Raced a 944 S2 in Classic Sports Car Club events.

Livery: We went with the Salzburg livery as it’s one of the most iconic vehicles in Porsche history. Hopefully our car will be as successful!

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Porsche Centre Wolverhampton

Porsche Centre Bournemouth

Driver: William Heslop, 26, Technician Experience: Track test days and, so far, one race Livery: It’s based on the colours and design of the legendary 917 Pink Pig that competed at Le Mans in 1971.

Driver: Ben McLoughlin, 44, Porsche Experience Driver Experience: Includes British GT Championship and Carrera Cup Livery: Our staff voted for our ‘hippy’ livery as we wanted to stand out!

Porsche Centre Nottingham

Porsche Centre Glasgow

Driver: Stephen Brown, 35, Classic Manager Experience: Hillclimbing and Formula Palmer Audi Livery: Fletcher Aviation’s 550 Spyder, a nod to Bicester’s history.

Driver: Wayne Minogue, 31, Gold Level Technician Experience: None Livery: We chose Martini Racing – the cleanest, most sporting design.

The number 46 came from the 356 SL, numbered 46, a class winner at Porsche’s first Le Mans in 1951.

Driver: Derek Stewart, 30, Service Technician Experience: Motorcycle trackdays, new to motoracing Livery: It’s a take on the classic Sunoco colours of blue, yellow and red, inspired by a historic link between our company and Sunoco.

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Porsche Centre Cambridge, Colchester and East London

Porsche Centre Silverstone

Driver: Julian Morris, 51, Managing Director Experience: None Livery: It’s Gulf Oil International’s distinctive light blue and orange, which made its debut back in 1943.

Drivers: James Cannon, 36, Senior Technician, Cambridge/Harry Gasson, 20, Apprentice Mechanic, Colchester Experience: James is an old hand on UK circuits; Harry is a drift racer.

Livery: A Viper Green nod to Martini.

Porsche Centre Bolton Driver: Josh Morris, 22, Parts Advisor Experience: National karting events, including 24-hour races Livery: We wanted something a little different, so we let our customers vote and they chose Wally’s Jeans, from the iconic 3.0 RSR.

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Driver: Alex Kennedy, 39, General Sales Manager Experience: None Livery: It’s a really striking blue and orange as a tribute to the Kremer Porsche that ran in these colours in period.

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Level playing field After a brief wobble late last year, prices have stabilised Words: Nick Whale

s usual, speculation over the stability of the classic car market continues, and it’s fair to say that, of the brands affected, Porsche was one of those that took a hit in the second half of 2017. That aside, this particular lull occurred in a market that had shown 10 years of continual growth in values, which was becoming unsustainable in the long term. Nothing lasts forever, so therefore a normal market correction is to be expected.

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enthusiasts buying and selling classic cars has returned, with values now stable and desirable, and the speculators largely gone. Reassuringly, cars with good provenance are once again both selling well and rising in value.

As I’ve said many times before, there will always be a demand for the very best of breed for all makes of classic cars and a relatively limited supply, keeping values strong.

The auction season is well and truly under way, especially for Silverstone Auctions as we prepare for our busiest months of the year.

Our annual May Sale was a great success and we are currently preparing our sales for the Silverstone Classic, with a dedicated 15 porscheclubgb.com

competition car sale as well as a two-day classic car sale. Porsches will, of course, be well represented at all of our upcoming sales, but especially so at our annual Porsche Sale, in collaboration with Porsche Club GB, which this year moves to a new venue, the stunning Dallas Burston Polo Club, in September.

If you’re looking to sell or purchase a Porsche any time soon, please don’t hesitate to contact the Silverstone Auctions team to speak to an expert or discuss valuations. I hope to see you at our summer sales.

Nick Whale is Managing Director at Silverstone Auctions

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THE GREAT DEBATE TACKLING THE HOTTEST TOPICS FROM PLANET PORSCHE. THIS MONTH WE ASK YOU...

LMP1 or Formula E? Has Porsche made the right call ditching LMP1 for Formula E?

FORMULA E Mark: Motorsport is about the cutting edge

of technological engine engineering. Where would you expect Porsche to be…?

Martin: Yes! They have made the right call.

Formula E was written off before it even started. But it’s still going and is getting better and better.

Andie: Electric is the future, no matter how much we love petrol or how many Luddites stamp their feet.

LMP1 Gavin: Getting involved in Formula E makes sense for Porsche to develop their tech, but I don’t think they should have left WEC because hybrids are going to be a big part of motorsport too.

Andrew: Definitely not! Porsche is so much a part of the history of Le Mans. It’s in their blood. This is the main reason I’m not going to Le Mans this year after going nearly every year since 2008.

Chris: I wish they’d joined forces with an

Eddie: Formula E costs about a tenth of LMP1.

F1 team. Electric vehicles will not be the future of motorsport or the automotive industry.

They don’t even have to build the car. Porsche has nothing to lose. But it’s a marketing tool, nothing more.

Trevor: Motorsport is all about the noise

Mike: It’s the future, like it or not, and it’s a

and atmosphere. Electric just doesn’t do it for me, I’m afraid.

brilliant development platform.

Anthony: It’s inevitable and a sad loss to Miles: Motorsport is about a sport using a

motor – be it combustion or electric.

LMP1, but glad to see history being made at Le Mans last season – that cannot be changed.

Next month: Carrera 2 or Carrera 4? Purity or security?

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WHAT’S THE VERDICT? It seems that while the act of leaving LMP1 has disappointed almost everyone, Porsche entering Formula E is still seriously divisive. There are plenty of voices championing what they see as a sensible, even inevitable, step forwards, but this unresolved and infamously quiet all-electric series has yet to convince the majority. Perhaps things will look different in 2019 with a raft of major manufacturers on board.

And in the meantime, there’s always the GT class 911 RSRs to enjoy.

PORSCHE PEOPLE

ERNST FUHRMANN The ingenious Austrian behind Porsche’s famously complex four-cam

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ith the recent appearance of a four-cam engine on the Club’s stand at the NEC, it seemed fitting that our latest Porsche People profile should be dedicated to the man behind the technology.

Ernst Fuhrmann was born in Austria a few weeks before the end of the Great War. He was educated in Vienna, eventually entering a technical institution there to study engineering. He began working for Porsche in its earliest days in Gmünd, before relocating with the rapidly expanding firm to Germany and Zuffenhausen.

In 1950, while still in Porsche’s employ, he earned a doctorate from his Viennese university, having written an acclaimed thesis on cam drives for combustion engines.

Two years later he would be approached by Ferry Porsche to develop an all-new engine based upon the initial design principle of Volkswagen’s robust and simple air-cooled boxer. But the engine Ferry had in mind was a lowvolume, high output number built specifically for racing. The target set was 75bhp per litre of displacement, ambitious stuff for the early Fifties.

The engine needed to rev far higher than its VW counterpart, and breathe and cool far more efficiently. Twin overhead camshafts were driven by solid shafts and bevelled gears instead

of a conventional and potentially more fragile chain drive. In competition trim, the engine could approach a dizzying 8000rpm with remarkably little loss of power.

Fuhrmann’s vertical shaft engine, the Type 547, was first trialled in the diminutive 550 Spyder, where its inherently low centre of gravity and high output turned a successful sports car into a formidable one. The level of trademark over-engineering in this wildly complicated engine also meant that it was improbably reliable, affording Porsche easy

class wins in international endurance races, including a 1-2 at Le Mans in 1953.

The famous four-cam endured and evolved through various iterations, powering a wide range of Porsche’s road and race cars, including the 356 Carreras and even the original 904 Carrera 4. By this point, in the mid-1960s, it had expanded to two litres and was putting out an astonishing 185bhp.

Nevertheless, Fuhrmann’s masterpiece was made in very small numbers, less than 2000 during more than a decade of production, with fewer than a

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quarter being true racing engines.

Despite the acclaim and the silverware, Ernst Fuhrmann left Porsche in 1956 to work for automotive parts company Goetze.

He returned in 1971 to work as Technical Director, quickly rising to become Chairman of the Board – a position he would hold until 1980 when he was replaced by the American Peter Schutz.

Ernst Fuhrmann retired to his native Austria. He died in 1995 aged 76, leaving behind the legacy of a racing engine that thrust Porsche into motorsport’s global spotlight.

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The Porsche month in pictures

Played out in glorious spring sunshine across the unspoilt Essex countryside, Porsche Club GB had the rare honour of hosting the 43rd 356 International in May. More than a year in the planning, this luxurious but laid-back event saw classic Porsches from all over the world take part in various activities across a four-day weekend, including spectacular driving routes, handling tests and static displays, all bookended by top-notch hospitality in relaxed and like-minded company.

We greatly enjoyed welcoming old and new faces from the Porsche stable, including guests of honour such as six-time Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx. The Club was also delighted to have brought together no fewer than three rare and highly original Gmünd coupés alongside a dizzying number of cherished but harddriven Speedsters, Roadsters, Coupés and Cabriolets spanning the full 17-year production of this remarkable sports car.

You can read a full write-up of this momentous event, all the more significant in Porsche’s 70th anniversary year, on page 26.

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Photo by Jayson Fong

356 International, 3-6 May

Nürburgring, 12 May

Photos by Porsche AG

A pair of legendary racing champions shared the spotlight at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

A new evolution of the three-time Le Mans and WEC-winning 919 Hybrid Evo made its first public appearance alongside the Porsche 956 C, triple winner of the World Sportscar Championship in the 1980s.

Driven by Timo Bernhard and Hans-Joachim Stuck respectively, they appeared ahead of the 2018 Nürburgring 24-hour race.

Isle of Man, April The Isle of Man is a hub for motorsport, each year attracting around 45,000 spectators for the famous TT, making it the perfect destination to launch the 513bhp Porsche GT3 RS. With local boy and three-time British Rally Champion Mark Higgins behind the wheel, the latest sports car from Weissach made light work of the island’s demanding roads and took full advantage of its absence of speed limits.

Photo by George Woodward

Leicestershire, 4-6 May Donington Historic Festival is always a highlight on the classic racing calendar, and this year the event had extra significance. A special tribute to Ayrton Senna marked 25 years since his famous victory in the rain-drenched 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington Park.

Among other attractions at the sell-out event was Porsche Club GB’s ever-popular display, which featured more than 100 Porsches of all ages.

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Monaco, April Amateur racing driver Claudio Roddaro is turning heads in Monte Carlo in a road-legal 917K. Only two of the iconic 917s had ever previously been road registered, one of which was the 030 chassis car owned by the late Count Rossi. Claudio argued that his own car, 037 – which had never been raced and only made its public debut as a fully assembled car in 2004 – was identical to 030 and was therefore eligible for road use.

The car, which makes 1000bhp per tonne, now sports period plates and Martini racing livery.

Leipzig, 18 April Porsche has introduced another 1.5 million honey bees to the Leipzig factory’s off-road site. The 132-hectare nature area is now home to around three million bees, vital for local biodiversity, and provides the ideal living environment throughout the year.

“After successfully establishing the first colonies last year, this addition is yet more evidence of our commitment to preserving the animal and plant world,” says Gerd Rupp, Chairman of the Executive Board at Porsche Leipzig GmbH. Visitors to the customer centre can buy honey produced by the bees.

Torrance, California, 22 April The fifth running of the Luftgekühlt festival, a celebration of vintage air-cooled Porsches, attracted more than 600 cars. The brainchild of Porsche factory driver Patrick Long, the festival attracted high-profile faces from the Porsche family including actor Patrick Dempsey and Urban Outlaw Magnus Walker. Other highlights of this year’s event included a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the 964.

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The 43rd 356 International meeting, Ware, England, 2018 Words: Fred Hampton Photos: Jayson Fong

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t’s not difficult to recognise, through the many outstanding and ongoing achievements on road and track since 1948, that Porsche engineering has progressed somewhat since the handmade days in Gmund. For this reason, keeping the faith through ownership of a 356, Porsche’s first production car built in Stuttgart in 1950, happily remains a priority for many Porsche enthusiasts.

The considerable fanbase and enduring enthusiasm for the Porsche 356 has sustained the continuation of 43 consecutive annual International meetings (each with a different host country) celebrating this model type through the detail changes from 356 to 356 A, B and C. Ownership of a 356 tends to be something that is long-term – a lifetime for some. It’s perhaps for this reason

that the International meetings radiate an amiable atmosphere between friends reunited again, while welcoming new disciples to the community. There were significant comments of “nice cars and nice people”.

The 356 was, and certainly remains, a very special Porsche because had the debut of the car in 1950 been greeted with disappointment then Porsche may not have progressed to where it stands today.

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As to the event itself, almost 140 356s converged on a very sunny Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club in Ware on Thursday, 3 May. It had poured with rain the day before, which prompted the first utterance of: “You are very lucky with the weather – this is not normal in England.”

Even prior to arrivals we had news of breakdowns en route and

Andy Prill, providing service for the event, was very busy before it had started. The event was formally declared open on Thursday evening in the hotel where, preceding a buffet dinner, the organisation took to the stage to welcome the participants and deliver a few important details.

Club Chairman Ian Yeoman, who was participating in the Club’s 356, presented a welldeserved Club Honorary Membership Award to a momentarily stunned Simon Bowrey. The evening progressed in the bar, where entertainment was provided by a sequence of early films of the days when 100 per cent of PCGB members were 356 owners and Porsche race cars had four-cam engines.

The venues and hotel

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school, set away from the road in beautiful landscaped grounds, which includes a golf course. The architecture style is faux Jacobean and the hotel has recently undergone a refurbishment.

With plenty of parking space, we were able to present the earliest cars around edges of the large circular lawn and showcase the three Gmund cars – unprecedented at an International. These three very rare cars were the highlight of the event and were present thanks to Ollie Schmidt and Tommi Konig from the Prototype Museum in Hamburg, and Eric Douglas from Sweden with Lasse Knoppel, who looks after Eric’s wonderful collection. Robert Brocker brought the Black Gmund from Holland and the rarities were completed with Australian Peter Harburg’s RSK Spyder.

In addition, great effort was made during the inscription procedure to build a complete spectrum of the 356 production model types from 1950 to 1965/6, and it was very pleasing to note the number of Pre A models in the line-up, creating a balanced overview of the production story.

My car, a 356 Pre A registered ABC 356, was driven during the event by John Arnold, nephew of the Porsche Club GB founding Chairman, Arthur Sheffield. John spent 35 years searching for his uncle’s 356, eventually finding it in America a few years ago. The car – 777 FON – was brought back to England where it’s being restored

by Bruce at Sportwagen. John had high hopes for the car being ready for a debut at the International, but when it became clear it wouldn’t be, it wasn’t difficult to offer him my car. John generously funded the production of all the road signage and the event numbered rondels for the cars.

Road groups

The event cars were divided into four road groups in order to co-ordinate staggered departure times on Friday morning. Each car was given an event number with the Pre A models starting with “1” and continuing up to 140 in the chronological sequence.

Event graphic and Blue badge

All participants received their Blue event badge in the gift bag when signing in. The badge had the event graphic on the front and was stamped with an event number on the back. The design was a continuation of the one used

at the Brighton event in 2003, the last time PCGB hosted it.

We also made a special limitededition event badge in Burgundy Red. Only 70 pieces were made, and these were awarded to active supporters of the World 356 community, Participating Presidents and ex-Presidents, and our own active 356 register members, plus helpers and supporters, to recognise 70 years of Porsche.

The Presidents attending included Alberto Testa (Italy), Renzo Ponzanelli (Italy), Marc Olsem (Luxembourg), Yves Ciais (France), Heinrich Besserer (Germany), Frank Hood (Registry USA), Ian Yeoman (PCGB), Bob Garretson (Registry USA), Freddie Eriksen (Denmark), Bernard Moix (Swiss Pre A), Albert Haefner (Pre A register), Alexey Babeev (Russia) and Peter Brandstatter (Austria) as well as special guests Tony Hatter and Grant Larson (Porsche Weissach) and the Gmund group

Eric Douglas, Lasse Knoppel, Robert Brocker, Ollie Schmidt and Tommi König.

The venues and programme

Hedingham Castle in Essex is arguably the best-preserved example of a Norman keep tower in England. The castle’s fortifications were established around 1100 and the keep tower around 1140. As well as being the venue for the 356 event on Friday, it has been the home of the Porsche KG Classics at the Castle event for the past 10 years.

Following a picturesque drive from Hanbury, the 356s arrived at the castle via a visit to the nearby premises of Lee MaxtedPage, where there was a private view of the numerous classic Porsche competition and production cars looked after by Lee for a number of exclusive clients. On leaving, each car received a souvenir illustration ➝

“A major surprise was the appearance of Le Mans-winning Porsche factory driver Jacky Ickx” Six-time Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx, pictured with his daughter Vanina, was among the famous faces at the event

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sponsors and guests. Introduced by Richard Watling, there were further speeches from representatives of Chopard, Pirelli and Porsche. There were gifts for the key members of the organising team, and Jacky Ickx generously presented a personally commissioned book of his racing career to the winner of the driving test. The large leatherbound book was so heavy the winner could barely carry it off the stage, much to the amusement of the audience. Swiss 356 Club President Frank Baumann announced some details of the 2019 356 International, which is being hosted by Switzerland. There was some surprise that the event will inscribe only 100 cars, which means that there will only be around 10 to 15 places for British participants, but further details with follow shortly.

The 356 Presidents made their traditional presentation of gifts, and dancing and farewells to new and long-established friends ended a lovely evening. There was great relief for the whole organisation that the project had been a success, endorsed by many sincere thanks and accolades that the 2018 event was one to have attended. And, of course, we were very lucky with the weather!

Happily, the glorious weather continued into Sunday, Monday and beyond – Monday being the hottest day in May recorded in the UK. The experienced organiser knows that you can’t do a good event in bad weather, whereas a bad event in good weather is not unknown. The 43rd International was a better than good event in better than good weather. We were also fortunate to have a united and experienced team running an excellent concept, with impressive venues and an entertaining and varied programme, all of which was conceived and delivered as a celebration of 356 ownership for those who have kept the faith with dedicated enthusiasm.

Tributes and thanks to all the Cornbury House team, including Mandy Sutch, who gave invaluable input helping me deal with the inscription scenario, the supporting contributors from the 356 Register membership, Jeff and Richard East, Chris Sweeting, Hugo Sheers and Ricky Caesar, and not forgetting “Mr Strawberry”, aka Michael Velasco, and, of course, Jamie, Simon and Chris, who all worked tirelessly on the front line all weekend. PP

of the Swedish-owned Gmundbuilt Porsche at the event.

Having started from the hotel in chronological order, the 356s arrived at Hedingham Castle in four separate groups and were directed to their parking areas with the earliest cars, Pre A and A models, assembled around the keep tower, and later models off the main driveway. The entertainment of the afternoon was a re-enactment of a “Knights in Armour” jousting festival – in sweltering heat! Later, the Porsches headed back to the hotel so participants could get ready for dinner at Hatfield House.

A bus took participants to Hatfield, where dinner was being served in the historic royal hall of the Old Palace, which was the childhood home and favourite residence of Elizabeth I, and where she first learnt she was Queen of England. On a warm evening, drinks were served in the atmospheric parterre garden (where people were still commenting on how lucky we were with the weather) prior to dining in the hall.

Surprise

A major surprise was the appearance of Le Mans-winning Porsche factory driver Jacky Ickx, courtesy of sponsors Chopard.

His speech to the assembled company was admirably philosophical. Jacky spent two days with us on the events and was affable and obliging with his time, signing autographs for many.

Saturday

Saturday dawned with clear blue skies, and the sun came out again.

The cars were soon on the road with co-drivers focused on the route to Finchingfield, a charming and typical Essex village. The activity for the day was a number of competitive driving tests organised and sponsored by Pirelli at a nearby military airfield.

Meanwhile, the sun continued to beat down. Once all this was completed everyone headed back to base.

Coaches departed at 6pm for the Gala Dinner at the Duxford Air Museum. On arrival, drinks were served in the enormous Aerospace hangar, which easily swallowed up more than 300 participants who sipped pre-dinner drinks under the wings of Concorde and a number of historic aircraft, from a Spitfire to a Lockheed Lightning.

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or many an enthusiast, the regulations heaped on the top tiers of motorsport create a ‘what if’ world, where designers work unfettered by the machinations of Mr Sensible and the ever-pressing need to sell tickets.

In an era of rapid and highly experimental development, the conceptually different LMP1 hybrids from Audi, Porsche and Toyota were all pegged back to differing degrees to level the playing field, leaving both engineer and spectator curious as to where the real summit was. Imagine a modern-day LMP1 car that rips up the rule book, created simply to go as fast as is humanly possible. Now imagine no more…

The 919 Evo is Porsche’s last hurrah for the hat-trick-winning sports prototype, an indulgent salute to this record-breaking hybrid racer and a thoughtful nod to the hundreds of men and women who toiled to create it.

When Porsche sealed its third win on the bounce at La Sarthe last June, the rumour mill was already working overtime, with suggestion that the marque would abandon the ruinously expensive and convoluted LMP1-H class, leaving solitary rivals Toyota to plough a lonely furrow at the front.

It did not take long for rumour to become a reality, and with it came a genuine sadness felt from board level down, that this incredible five-year project was over. But what is often forgotten in this straight-laced arena of multimillion euro investments and transferable technology is that the driving force behind motor racing is still an oldfashioned desire to go fast, and nowhere more so than at Porsche.

In relative secrecy, after the 2017 World Endurance Championship (WEC) had drawn to a close in Bahrain last November, Porsche began to develop the 919 Hybrid still further, with no more justification than that it wanted to see how fast the thing could actually go. The answer to which, as you may have seen in April, was ‘very’.

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“The 919 Evo is brutally impressive. It is definitely the fastest car I ever drove” Neel Jani

decision been made to stay in the WEC. This included significant aerodynamic enhancements as well as extensive tweaking under the skin.

The Evo is still powered by the same compact 2.0-litre V4 with its twin energy recovery systems – braking energy on the front axle and exhaust energy from the ICE. The lightweight combustion unit powers the rear axle, while an electric motor powers the front, providing variable fourwheel drive for improved traction and grip.

Such were the limitations imposed by the FIA on the 919 that there was no need for Porsche’s engineers to physically alter this complex package.

Instead, they just disregarded the efficiency regulations limiting the energy from fuel per lap. At the start of the 2017 season this was set at 1.784 kilos or 2.464 litres.

This dictated an output of just

less than 500bhp from the combustion engine. Freed from the restriction and equipped with updated software, the 919 Hybrid Evo could now deliver more than 710bhp – a staggering gain.

Next, Weissach’s LMP team turned to the energy recovery systems. At the same point last year, the allowable limit of recovered energy was limited to 6.37 megajoules, a figure that everyone knew was far below the systems’ potential. In its first flying run, the Evo gathered a full boost of 8.49 megajoules, increasing output on the electric drive by 10 per cent to around 440bhp.

The performance increases that had already been unlocked were hard to comprehend, but there was still more to come.

Mastery of airflow has been part of the Porsche philosophy since day one, and the 919 Hybrid was a fitting testament to all those years of patient, painstaking

development. But in WEC, as in F1, it’s also an open goal for a governing body looking to limit costs and reduce advantage.

All bets were off for the 919 Evo, however, which was quickly equipped with a new larger front diffuser to counteract a very large new rear wing. Both of these developments would also benefit from actively controlled drag reduction. The hydraulically operated systems trim the trailing edge of the front diffuser and open up a slot between the main plane of the rear wing and the flap in order to maximize aerodynamic efficiency between straights and corners.

They didn’t stop there either.

Underneath the Evo, the turning vanes and chassis floor were optimised with fixed-height side skirts for further aerodynamic efficiency. In total, the modifications resulted in a fairly bewildering 53 per cent gain in

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downforce and an increase in efficiency of 66 per cent.

Still not finished, the engineers then turned to the ancillaries, adding a four-wheel brake-by-wire system to provide additional yaw control. The power steering was also adapted to cope with the significantly higher anticipated loads, and stronger suspension wishbones were deployed front and rear.

Unshackled from even the most basic racing restrictions, Porsche then began to shed weight wherever possible, removing the air-conditioning, windscreen wiper, several sensors, the pneumatic jack system and mandatory communications devices for race control. This was a car being fettled for a flier after all, so the luxuries designed to improve life for a driver on a two-and-a-half-hour stint could be slung out. The result was a reduction of 39kg, bringing the

you visit the Club’s online video hub where you can see official footage. At 10.23am, Neel Jani posted a scarcely credible 1.41.77, smashing the existing record held

by World Champion Lewis Hamilton in his 2017 Mercedes F1 W07. If Jani had been attempting to qualify the 919 at Spa last August in Round 12 of the F1 season, he would have taken pole by 0.783 of a second.

Endurance veteran Jani was suitably stunned by what he had just achieved: “The 919 Evo is brutally impressive. It is definitely the fastest car I ever drove. The grip level is at a fully new dimension for me, I couldn’t imagine this amount beforehand.

The speed on which everything happens on a single lap with the 919 Evo is that fast that the demand on reaction speed is very different to what I was used to in the WEC. We are not only faster than the F1 pole from 2017.

car’s overall weight down to an astonishing 849kg.

The last port of call for Porsche’s secretive mission involved long-standing tyre partner Michelin, which was only too happy to work on a project generating more downforce than a contemporary F1 car. The firm developed a bespoke new compound that significantly increased grip while maintaining the original dimensions of the 2017 919’s 31/71-18 tyres.

Leg work done, it was time for the 919 Evo to go public. The official unveiling came at Spa Francorchamps on 9 April, when Swiss works driver Neel Jani rolled on to the closed 4.3-mile circuit that winds through Belgium’s Ardennes forest. Unusually for Spa, the conditions were perfect, and it was not long before the team felt happy to go for a time.

What occurred next will live long in the memory, especially if

Today’s lap was 12 seconds faster compared to our WEC pole position from last year.”

His boss Andreas Seidl was no less ebullient: “This additional success is the result of the LMP team’s hard work and a proud day for the engineers. One can only congratulate Neel and the entire crew for achieving it. All six 2017 LMP1 drivers contributed to the project. It was our target to show the Porsche 919 Hybrid’s abilities when we ease the restrictions that came from the World Endurance Championship regulations.”

Stephen Mitas, who was Chief Race Engineer on the 919 Hybrid programme and headed up the Evo project, helped put the achievement into context for the team behind the scenes: “It was kind of an engineer’s dream come true for us. Having developed, improved and raced the car for four years, the guys had a very close relationship to it. We all

knew, no matter how successful the 919 Hybrid was, it could never show its full abilities. Actually, even the Evo version doesn’t fully exploit the technical potential.

This time we were not limited by regulations but resources. It is a very satisfying feeling that what we’ve done to the car was enough to crack the Formula 1 record.”

The record lap at Spa was the first appearance on the 919 Tribute Tour. It has since popped up on the streets of New York and completed a demo lap on the legendary Nordschleife before the start of the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

Club members will be able to see the 919 Evo first hand as it takes part in the Goodwood Festival of Speed from 12 to 15 July and the Festival of Porsche at Brands Hatch on 2 September.

Its final outing is scheduled for the Rennsport Reunion in Laguna Seca in the last weekend of September. PP

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SPIRITS The man behind some of the greatest music videos explains why he was born to be passionate about Porsche â&#x17E;?

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the then-revolutionary 928 on a London street in 1979, he immediately bought one. This was followed by an S2 and an S4 during the 1980s.

“Wherever I would go it would be in a 928.

They really stuck with me.”

In his teenage years, Dan took the popular junior route towards Porsche and bought a VW Beetle before he’d even taken his driving test. He says of the decision: “It was heavily influenced by that connection with Porsche.

I think the two are definitely related – there’s the layout, the smells and feelings that you get with an old 911.”

The 1963 Beetle was upgraded to a 1969 model, and the Porsche connection was even stronger: “It had a 2.0-litre 911 engine, Fuchs wheels, 911 seats and dials. It was also lethal, mainly as it didn’t have 911 brakes.”

Fast-forward to the mid-1990s, with Dan

“I located a 911 T in Viper Green over in the US. It looked like it’d lived a life!”

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an Curwin had the earliest, and classiest, of entries into the Porsche world, driven home from hospital within hours of his birth in his father’s Viper Green 911 T. As Porsche backstories go, it’s as good as they come. But it doesn’t end there, as Dan’s parents were good friends with legendary Mexican racing driver Pedro Rodriguez, who powered the fearsome 917K to glory back in the 1970s.

Dan takes up the story: “My parents and Pedro Rodriguez both lived in Bray, Berkshire, when he was on the Gulf team. He lived in the flat above and they became good friends.”

The relationship grew and Dan’s parents drove to various famous race tracks abroad, including La Sarthe and Monza, to watch Pedro compete, and witnessed him win the World Championship of Makes in the 917K for Gulf-JW Automotive in 1971 – the year Dan was born.

“Apparently he adored me, joking that I was his kid as I looked just like him, calling me ‘his boy’,” says Dan. “I’ve got Super 8 footage and photos of his car in the pits, as well as the Gulf 917 model, which members of the race team received. It’s fair to say my dad’s Porsche journey started on the back of this relationship, inspiring him to buy that 911 T. I think that’s also the reason I like Porsches so much – a Porsche was the first thing I saw outside the hospital!”

As Dan was growing up, his dad, John, was broadening his Porsche horizons. After seeing

Clockwise from top: the ill-fated Viper Green 911; hitching a ride in Jay Kay’s Carrera RS for Jamiroquai’s White Knuckle Ride video; the ‘all-involving’ 928 S2; Dan’s parents took Super 8 film of racing driver, and family friend, Pedro Rodriguez in the pits at Monza; before Porsches there were VW Beetles – Dan bought this 1963 model before he’d even passed his driving test

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determined to own a 911 before he was 25.

“I located a 911 T, again in Viper Green like my dad’s, over in the US. It was around £4000 – they weren’t that expensive at the time. The car arrived a month later, appearing on a random dock in London. It wasn’t quite the car I’d been expecting – it looked like it’d lived a life! But I loved it anyway.”

However, the love affair came to an abrupt end when Dan was driving over Battersea Bridge one morning and hit an elderly man who had appeared suddenly from behind a parked van.

“I didn’t have time to stop,” Dan recalls.

“He went up the bonnet and crashed into the windscreen. He then got up and started shouting, ‘You’ve ruined my morning.’”

Police were called and within five minutes the road was blocked off and the car was taken away to the police pound. “I don’t think I’d even changed the California number plates at that point,” he says.

Dan visited the man in hospital regularly over the next couple of weeks and, thankfully, he was okay, but the 911’s fate was sealed.

“Deep down, I knew I couldn’t drive the car again. It had too many bad memories.

When the police did call me it was a case of, ‘We have your car. It’s in 100 pieces. You had better come and pick it up.’” ➝

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Dan arranged for it to be collected by a salvage company, which gave him a couple of grand for it. “I never saw it again,” he says.

“Nowadays, you’d pick it up and rebuild it!”

A few years later, Dan contacted specialists Williams Crawford in Cornwall, who tipped him off about an immaculate 1980 SC Targa with 50,000 miles on the clock, the later 200hp engine and Turbo wheels. “It was beautiful,” he says. “I bought it there and then.”

He paid £8000 for the 911, and over three years it cost just £300 in servicing. However, when Dan’s girlfriend became pregnant with twins, he reluctantly returned to Williams Crawford under orders to sell back the 911 for the price he’d paid for it. He says: “On the way back, my girlfriend called and said, ‘I don’t think we should be selling it after all.’” But it was too late; it had already been sold on.”

Dan was soon beginning another chapter in his Porsche journey, thanks to his role as video commissioner at Atlantic Records UK. He was contacted by the PR representing Jamiroquai’s Jay Kay to discuss the video for the group’s new release, White Knuckle Ride, and was invited to tour the singer’s famous collection of cars, including two 911 Carrera RSs – a purple Touring and yellow Lightweight. “He wanted to remake the intro to the film Vanishing Point,” says Dan. “I thought, ‘Great, this is like my dream video.’”

The purple Carrera RS was shipped out to the desert in Almeria, Spain, and a Spanish rally driver was hired for the shoot. As the windows were blacked out, Dan decided to ride shotgun while they were being chased by a helicopter.

“It was 45 degrees, no air conditioning, flying through the desert at 100mph in a £500,000 car. It was at that precise moment I thought, ‘I have to get back into Porsches.’”

Dan would have to wait a few more years for that to happen, and when it did, he got more than he bargained for. When his father-in-law passed away he left a 997, but as the family was sorting through his belongings, they found

Top: the beautiful 1980 SC Targa which Dan bought the moment he saw it. Below: Porsche-mad Spike guarding the rare 924 S Le Mans. “It was a Porsche through and through,” says Dan

another set of Porsche keys and a log book.

Although they knew he had owned a transaxle Porsche, they didn’t know which model. After making a few enquiries they discovered that a white Porsche was in storage down the road and went to see it. The car turned out to be a rare 924 S Le Mans with 70,000 miles on the clock. “It was a 1988 Japanese market model, and I believe that only eight were made in white and 12 in black. My other half said, ‘You want a Porsche – there you go,’” recalls Dan. Dan drove the car for the next 18 months.

“I loved it. You could tell it was a Porsche through and through. I joined the Porsche 924 Owners Club, which was fantastic, and Porsche Club GB. I really loved running that car.”

When he sold the 924, the buyer flew in from Denmark and then drove it home, its condition was so good. Meanwhile, a hankering for a vintage 911 continued, but times had changed and prices were skyrocketing.

Dan’s thoughts switched to the 928 and he bought a white model requiring restoration, but when he realised the work was a full-time

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commitment, he exchanged it for a manual 1985 S2 with factory limited slip differential and lowered suspension.

“I use it every day. We’ve taken the 997 out of storage and it’s a fantastic car, but I prefer driving the 928 because it’s all-involving; it feels like a proper car.”

There was also a trip down memory lane in the car for Dan’s dad. “He came over for lunch and I handed him the key. He hadn’t been in one since 1989,” Dan recalls. “All those memories came flooding back when he sat in it, and the first thing he said was that he recognised the car’s distinctive smell. I think he was too overwhelmed to actually drive it.”

Dan shows his appreciation for the 928 through his dedicated Instagram group, 928Porsche, which has almost 3000 followers.

“Porsche Club GB has been really interested following the success of the group,” he says.

“People who drive 928s sometimes feel they’re a bit on the outside, but I think that’s now changing with the help of the Club. For me it’s a kind of obsession; a passion. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” PP

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MANAGEMENT How the Macan has redefined what it means to drive a Porsche â&#x17E;?

Words: Matt Master Photos: Jayson Fong

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he first-generation Macan has, with remarkably little fuss or fanfare, become Porsche’s runaway success story in recent years. In 2017, more than 97,000 units were shipped worldwide, making this mid-size premium SUV far and away Porsche’s bestselling model in a year marked by record sales across the board.

After four years in the field and slated for replacement later in 2018, it feels as though Zuffenhausen’s unlikely zeitgeist deserves a final revisit. We chose a GTS as the model that best represents the multi-faceted nature of this complex all-rounder – mid-priced, desirable and blessed with an enviable degree of poke.

The first thing that you always notice about a Macan in the metal is the seeming rightness of its proportions and styling. Where the Cayenne has copped some flak over its looks in the past, and remains, unquestionably, a big car, the Macan looks more understated and more manageable. And it looks good from any angle. Porsche’s designers have managed to create a shape that is quietly imposing and purposeful, full of the dynamic promise essential to a proper Porsche without descending into sports car pastiche.

On board there’s an impressive, even surprising, amount of space and everywhere that sense of quintessential Porsche quality to the fit and finish. There’s no mistaking that, in spite of its nominal nod to lifestyle and utility, this is a premium product better suited to the relative sanctuary of suburbia.

One telltale sign of the Macan’s increasing age is its cockpit. On our GTS, with its optional Sports Chrono package and assorted luxuries, the gear stick is surrounded by a button bedlam, aesthetically outmoded and physically fairly awkward to operate while driving. The facelifted car, expected soon and likely to be on sale by the autumn, will have rectified this with more of the intuitive central command concepts that we have seen so successfully rolled out in the new Panamera. Expect more screens, bigger screens, increased digitisation and the all-important connectivity.

On the move, the current Macan’s sensible proportions still prove an immediate asset.

At 1926mm across the beam, this viable four-seat family SUV is only 74mm wider than the 911 GTS and just 164mm longer.

On typically narrow British B-roads, through congested one-way systems and pre-metric car parks, the Macan manages fine. Unexpectedly so. And at speed you have the luxury, albeit only just, of placing your car rather than just doing everything possible to keep it on your side of the road.

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5.2 seconds and top out at a fairly arbitrary 159mph. In real-world conditions this is sports car fast from a vehicle weighing in at just under two tonnes.

The GTS, with its performance and styling tweaks, sits between the entry-level Macan or Macan S, the former of which is yours for £45,915, and the Turbo and flagship Turbo ‘with Performance Package’, which, for almost £70,000, will up the power to 434bhp and drop your sprint to 62mph by 0.8 seconds. In a range where four-wheel drive is standard and performance gains so marginal, the GTS is the logical choice where budget allows.

It sits 15mm lower than a standard Macan, its PASM offering Comfort, Sport and Sport Plus driving modes that are all a little more focused for the GTS. The final setting, with its attendant increases in revs and exhaust note, offers Jekyll and Hyde on demand, turning a very civilised SUV into something far closer to a bona fide sports car. Throttle response is

impressive; manual shifts through the sevenspeed PDK slick to the point of being seamless, and despite a high centre of gravity and 1895kg kerbweight, composure in faster corners is incredible.

It’s very difficult to find fault with the Macan GTS if you assess it for what it is. Only if you start questioning the raison d’être behind SUVs, let alone SUVs with sporting prowess, can you begin to unpick this tightly sewn-up package.

What the Macan aims to do it does with ease and confidence. At the end of this first life cycle you’d still be hard pushed to find an alternative that does so much so well.

Critics will argue that the ride is too stiff for many UK roads in Sport Plus mode and it probably is. But that’s what Sport and Comfort are for. The steering lacks a little feel and feedback, but the trade-off is refined, relaxing driving the other 90 per cent of the time. The Macan, confounding as it may be, seems to have an answer for everything.

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Despite its obvious detachment from what the purist will regard as a ‘proper’ Porsche, the Macan is a brilliant example of how a company so steeped in history and brand identity can evolve without compromising its integrity. The Macan is an admirable, enviable product, entirely worthy of the Porsche badge. It’s a response to a market demand, and it’s also the best response anyone has made.

How Porsche improves on all this for Gen 2 remains to be seen, but hybrid drive seems likely, as does even greater attention to luxury, user interface and, of course, performance.

There will always be critics who decry the existence of any Porsche for which performance is not the sole or primary purpose, but for many the Macan represents the perfect package. Compact, practical, rapid, comfortable, it’s very easy to see why this has become Porsche’s volume seller. And very hard to see how that’s going to change. PP

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Regions Regional Director’s report The recent Officials’ Conference and AGM marked the start of my second year as Regional Director and I am happy to say that I have survived, with renewed enthusiasm, to enjoy the busy season ahead. My first year has been quite a steep learning curve, with many new challenges and rewarding experiences, plus a little bit of stress when things didn’t quite go to plan.

With the new Directors well established in their roles, we can concentrate on continuing the success of the Club.

Scotland South

To date I have visited nine Regions and am trying to tie in some of these with personal trips to maximise my time. At the beginning of April, I met up with R16 (Gloucestershire) for the start of their North Wales WOTY. It isn’t easy joining a group of people you have never met before, but everyone was friendly and welcoming, and it was a very enjoyable Friday evening at the George Hotel near Dolgellau. It was a pleasure to meet organisers Elaine Gammon and Stuart Ings along with a number of members whose enthusiasm makes these trips exciting mini-adventures.

I have a few more dates planned for the coming months with a visit to R15 (South West), which will hopefully tie in with a family gettogether in Falmouth, and perhaps a visit to Goodwood on our return. Unfortunately, our

four-day trip to Jersey with friends clashes with Goetz and Fiona’s Gallery Rally to Monaco.

By the time of publication Porsches on the Prom will have been and gone but will no doubt have been a major part of another good weekend at the St George’s Hotel Llandudno with Club support for R6 (North Wales).

Once again, the Silverstone Classic will be three days of assisting and socialising and a great opportunity to meet up with many organisers and members.

Enjoy your Porsches and I look forward to seeing you this summer.

Phil Graham Regional Director 07941 109638 regional@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 A definite change in the weather saw very good attendances at Scotland South events for the month of April, particularly the two runs we had; one breakfast run and one lunch run. Club member Ian Rankin kindly put together and led the breakfast run that incorporated visits to the Jim Clark 50th Anniversary celebrations weekend. Please remember the importance of registering your attendance at an event, especially where catering has to be arranged.

Many thanks to those that joined us in April and I look forward to meeting up with you at an event in the very near future.

RECENT EVENTS 3 April PC Glasgow health check evening Scott reports: “PC Glasgow invited all non GT cars for a complimentary health check. We had around a dozen cars to be checked on the evening, including my Porsche Spyder. Everyone who had their cars inspected was given a formal report akin to the 111 Point Check that you require to have completed prior to warranty approval. Iain Esdale, the Service Manager, also organised some excellent pizza for the hungry Porsche fans. As another treat we were shown the new Porsche Classic workshop and smart repair booth. There was also a fine collection of privately owned Porsches stored in the Classic area

R1 Scotland South p47 R2 Scotland North p49 R3 North East p51 R4 Lincolnshire & Humberside p51 R5 North West p52 R6 North Wales p54 R7 Yorkshire p54 R8 East Midlands p56 R9 West Midlands p58 R10 Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire p60

R11 Essex p60 R12 Norfolk & Suffolk p63 R13 Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Shropshire p64 R14 South Wales p66 R15 South West p66 R16 Gloucestershire p68 R17 Southern p73 R18 Lancashire & Cumbria p73 R19 Thames Valley p73 R20 London p75

and a brand new GT2 RS - the first one I have ever seen. Huge thanks go to Iain and the staff at PC Glasgow for their time and hospitality, and thank you to the members for attending on the evening.

8 April Breakfast Run and Jim Clark tribute event Ian Rankin reports: “The hopes that winter and the various mini to maxi Beasts from the East were behind us found solid ground as we met for our spring run to the Borders coastline. We had a good turn-out of 16 cars of all ages and models, and a very handsome duo of other marques - a vivid yellow BMW M3 and a McLaren 570. It was great to meet Karen and Chris Theobald on their first outing with the Club in their Boxster.

“We set off on our first leg of 60 miles or so from the outskirts of Edinburgh and took the lesserknown, but excellent, driving route south to Souter, Carfraemill, over to Duns and finally to St Abbs. The roads were clear and we enjoyed a leisurely pace with interesting encounters with sheep and early morning 47 porscheclubgb.com

R21 Chiltern p77 R23 Sussex p77 R24 Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire p79 R25 Kent p80 R26 Dorset p82 R27 Ireland p84 R28G Guernsey p86 R28J Jersey p86 R29 Surrey p88 R30 Isle of Man p90 R31 Cotswold p90

tractors. Coffee and bacon rolls at the Ebb Carrs Cafe on the harbour refreshed us all and, judging by the noise, everyone had a good catch up and gossip.

There was the customary tyre kicking outside afterwards, of course.

“Coincidently, but happily, the Jim Clark Trust was running a celebration of his life coinciding with the 50th anniversary of his untimely death at Hockenheim. We continued to Chirnside to see a fascinating exhibition of his life, career and cars. Clark was the master of every vehicle he drove and, unlike today, this craftsman raced all types, from saloons to Formula 1 and everything in between. We then made the short run

The harbour at St Abbs

Pedro Rodriguez, Porsche 917, Brands Hatch BOAC 1000k 1970

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From top: Porsches on the pier at St Abbs; one of Jim Clark’s Lotus race cars

Doune on the A84 thwarted this, as around 6,500 runners participated in the Stirling Scottish Marathon.

With a 30-minute delay, an additional coffee at the garden centre and the route fully opened, we set off on a cloudy and cool morning with Scott, who had planned the route, taking the lead. A dozen or so cars headed up through Doune to Callander and along the side of Loch Venachar where we experienced a mixture of rain showers and dry roads.

We then entered the Dukes Pass - a very windy and twisty road that rises and dips frequently. It was my first time driving the road, which I would describe as challenging. It was difficult to get any form of driving rhythm going as we tried our best to keep in convoy. The badly potholed road surface as a result of our recent bad weather set an additional challenge.

However, all our cars coped admirably with what was thrown at them with no incident noted.

The last leg from Aberfoyle to Drymen was more fun as the road dried and opened up to allow a progressive drive to the Clachan Inn where 19 of us enjoyed an impressive lunch. As we left the restaurant the sun began to shine, and with the roofs coming down, we made our own ways back home. Many thanks to Nicole and her staff who did a great job looking after us and I look forward to visiting the Clachan again.

Scotland North Regional Organiser Steve Rose 01224 868052 – r2@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Gillian Gardiner 01382 778923 RECENT EVENTS Spring Club Clinic In April we were invited by PC Aberdeen to take a look at the undersides of our cars with the help of their technicians The day was well supported and much valued by members; so many thanks go to Tony, Ray, Rhiannon, Mark, Zoe and all the technicians.

**Stop Press. The new GT3 RS has started to arrive in the UK so look out for one at an event soon** to Duns to see the Jim Clark Memorial Room containing more of his stories, trophies and memorabilia.

“Lastly, we had a terrific, and for the most part traffic free, run back to Edinburgh. We stayed as one group and it was a great end to a memorable day out.”

15 April PC Perth opening event Opened on 2 April, the new Porsche Centre at Perth is the second Peter Vardy Porsche dealership in Scotland - the other being in Aberdeen. A few days later I met with the Centre Principal Paul Barrow to discuss the Club and how we could work together.

Paul is very keen to engage with the Club from the outset and this was demonstrated with a number of invites to the opening event and drive day on 15 April.

Unfortunately, the event was massively oversubscribed and many Club members were understandably disappointed at not being able to attend. However, other events are being planned and you are encouraged to pop into the Centre at any time where you will receive a warm welcome from Paul with a coffee and a chat.

29 April Run and lunch The plan was to leave Dobbies, Stirling at 11am; however, a short, but impacting, road closure up to

Best wishes Donald and Scott

DIARY DATES FIRST TUESDAY OF MONTH West Coast Club night Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, Glasgow, G41 4PG. 8pm.

FIRST THURSDAY OF MONTH East Coast Club night Dakota Hotel, South Queensferry, EH30 9QZ. 7.30pm.

3 JUNE BVAC at Thirlestane Castle 5 JUNE Visit to Reep **In place of usual West Coast Club night** 9-10 JUNE Porsche Centres’ 70 years Porsche celebrations **TBC** 10 JUNE Breakfast run with Cars and Cofee 24 JUNE Mofat Car Rally Spectate only.

6 JULY Evening run 14 JULY PCGB trackday with Porsche at the Hill 15 JULY R1 and R2 Joint Concours

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From top: members at PC Aberdeen; the Sma’ Glen; at Amulree

New Porsche Centre at Perth The day after our Club Clinic in Aberdeen, a number of members were invited to join in an introduction to the new PC Perth opened by Peter Vardy. It’s located close to the Broxden roundabout, so access is easy for members in the area. Paul Barratt, the Centre Principal, greeted us and introduced his team. He then encouraged us to join in a drive out from the Centre.

We set off in groups making our way through the Sma’ Glen to Amulree for a photo call at the village hall car park before returning to the Centre for a tour of the facility. The Sma’ Glen, part of the A822 between Gilmerton and Amulree, is a gem of a road.

Drive it Day A number of members joined in various Drive it Day events. In Aberdeen, Mike Raeburn organised a meet-up at the Shell Woodbank facility and a run out to Grampian Transport Museum at Alford. Thanks, Mike.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 10 June Brechin Treasure Hunt Chris O’Dowd has organised a treasure hunt with a difference. Meet at Brechin Castle Garden Centre 9-9.30am. Bring a map of the area and a picnic, but no satnav! Full details on our Region’s website Events page. ** Breakfast Clubbers - come along to Brechin for coffee and a chat even if you’re not treasure hunting** 1 July Autofest This event, at Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, is still in the planning stage at time of going to press.

Please check the website and watch for emails.

15 July All-Scotland Concours Watch your email for entry details to this event at Glamis Castle.

Please check our Events pages on the website for more forthcoming events, news etc…

Steve Rose and Gill Gardiner

DIARY DATES 7 JUNE Club night, Lairhillock, 8pm 10 JUNE Brechin Treasure Hunt/Breakfast Club 21 JULY Club night, Milton Inn, Monifieth, 8pm 1 JULY Autofest - Grampian Transport Museum 5 JULY Club night, Lairhillock, 8pm 15 JULY Joint R1 and R2 Concours

North East Regional Organiser Greg Harm 07932 746152 – r3@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS Clear Away the Cobwebs Well, finally we can put winter behind us. We kicked off the 2018 season with our Clear Away the Cobwebs drive. We always plan this drive for the first weekend in April, which this year fell on Easter Sunday - luckily, the only day of the Easter weekend without heavy snow. Thirty-seven cars joined us, with most of them starting from Beamish Hall with breakfast rolls, a catch-up with friends and welcoming new members.

Setting off in small groups, our members drove from Beamish for a loop around Derwent Reservoir

Clockwise from left: a Targa generation gap; our lunch stop at Otterburn Castle; en route to Kielder on Chollerford Bridge; members’ cars at Kielder Water

before heading on through the villages of Corbridge and Matfen past Wallington Hall to Scots Gap. Next on the route was Rothbury, then through Coquetdale before arriving at Otterburn Castle, which we had exclusive use of for Sunday lunch. Every time we drive the roads of our Region I appreciate just how lucky we are in the North East. This drive took us through parts of the North Pennines Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty and Northumberland National Park. With snow still on the Simonside Hills we were reminded that winter wasn’t completely behind us – especially when we had a slight snow shower; a bit of a surprise to some of the Boxster drivers who had driven the route with the roof down.

David Hayton’s Prestige Cars visit Just a few days later, several R3 members met at Hexham Services for a drive over into Cumbria for what has become an annual joint meet with R18 at David Hayton’s Prestige Cars in Carlisle. This is always a good chance for a catch-up with our neighbouring Region and to have a look around some interesting cars in the showroom. We got to see how work is progressing on Hayton’s 930. Progress is slow, but we could see quite a difference from the shell that we remember from our first visit.

Drive to Kielder The following weekend we joined R18 again, this time in our neck of the woods. We were asked to join them on their drive to Kielder. Knowing how oversubscribed our drives are becoming, it would be difficult to fit us all in at their chosen restaurant for lunch. Instead we met at Michelangelo’s in Ryton for a full English breakfast (great value at under £5pp for breakfast including toast and tea or coffee - we will be returning!).

We drove to Kielder, following the Military Road to Chollerford, before turning off for Kielder Water. As R18 members enjoyed lunch we paraded along the dam for photos and then waited for R18 at Leaplish Waterside. There was time for lunch, for those that could manage it, and, with a stunning backdrop, lots of photo opportunities. It’s hard to imagine that it’s mostly man made. Kielder Forest is Europe’s largest man made woodland and Kielder Water is the largest artificial lake in the UK. Like I’ve already said, we’re lucky in R3!

As the afternoon wore on some of us returned the way we came, whilst others followed R18’s route into Scotland and back towards Carlisle, where we headed to our favourite tearoom; Sally’s in Warwick Bridge.

After refreshments some of us went straight home, but a handful of us decided on a run over Hartside Pass, stopping to take in the sorry sight of the burnt out Hartside Top Café. The joy of these drives is being able to join in, or drop out, as and when you please, enjoying any part of the route that fits.

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Trinity Car Solutions Breakfast Meet We rounded off April with a visit to Trinity Car Solutions near Durham Tees Valley Airport. Thanks to David Chapman for organising this one and for leading a great drive there. An interesting morning was spent admiring lots of retro motors and chatting to owners and enthusiasts. As PC Teesside is nearby, we decided to call in afterwards to admire some more modern cars. As usual, we were made to feel very welcome with a hot cuppa to thaw us out. We also happened to bump into more R3 members, who had decided against the early Sunday morning start but still wanted to get out in their cars.

Other news Photos of all of our events can be found in the galleries section of the North East page of the Club website and on the R3 Facebook page.

Details of our events can also be found on our webpage. Keep an eye on the Forum for any lastminute events, too. I’m happy to see that, as the events season warms up, the R3 Forum is buzzing with activity again. Our members are posting about impromptu drives and non-Club events aimed at car enthusiasts that may appeal to other members, as well as feedback on our organised events. Well worth a read is a thread started by Mark Duffy, reporting on his recent trip down to Center Gravity in Warwickshire to have his Boxster geometry set up. If you are struggling to get onto the Forum, please get in touch so you don’t miss out.

Make sure you have our annual Regional show in your diary - Sunday, 19 August at Witton Castle Country Park.

Finally, watch your email inbox for your monthly R3 newsletter for news and upcoming events, and your monthly Club night reminders. If you are not receiving R3 emails, please make sure that the Club holds your current email address.

Lincolnshire & Humberside Regional Organiser Rod Stormes 07887 690716 – r4@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organisers Richard Watkinson 01472 562993 Gavin Marshall 01472 826334 RECENT EVENTS The 2018 events are well under way. Our first pub drive out to The Pyewipe Inn at Lincoln in April saw around 20 members enjoy an evening of good food and company.

County Wheels at Woodhall Spa

events can be found on the R4 Events page of the Club website.

From top: Robin Longdon in his Lola Mk5a; Robin’s famous Lotus Elite ‘DAD10’

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Belton International Horse Trials quickly followed this - the concerns that the weather would cause it to be cancelled fortunately were unfounded. Thank you to Stuart for once again arranging for us to attend.

22 April County Wheels at Woodhall Spa Alan reports: “The Jubilee Park event saw an excellent turnout by R4 members. The PCGB enclave bristled with all manner of highly polished beasties - from an early 912 through the numbers to the usual array of Boxsters. “The bright sunshine brought in the crowds to marvel at, and drool over, an excellent exhibition of so many groups and clubs displaying their vehicles.

Some of the clubs, like the Morris Minor Club of Northamptonshire, had travelled some considerable distance to take part. I followed their convoy on their return journey home. At around 40mph, it would be a long, long journey home for them.

“It was a highly civilised gathering with impressive folding chairs, trendy marque clothing, cool bags nursing smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches, Sancerre wine and handy wipes! (I must get organised for next year!). Ozzy, R4’s wire-haired Irish Fox Terrier calmly strutted his stuff. As a group, we were somewhat disappointed for Mark, whose GTS Cayman was pipped at the post by some ‘Jag’ in the ‘loudest exhaust’ charity competition. He just couldn’t find that one extra decibel! Still, 126.9 decibels is not bad for a Sunday in April.

“Thanks go to Richard and Pam for providing coffee, tea and biscuits throughout the day, and for erecting the ‘tent thingy’ before the rest of us arrived.

And, of course, thanks go to the small group of members who stayed at the end and dismantled the gazebo and display flags under the mischievously vague guidance of Richard. Oh yes, and thanks for organising the weather, Richard. You are such a great nebulous guy! In conclusion, it was a good day with plenty of conversation, cars and camaraderie - and that is how it should be!”

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2019 TOTY to Aarhus I had asked for interest in a trip to the Classic Race Aarhus meeting, and a group met with Mark and Alison from European Car Tours to discuss such a trip (as well as Monaco in 2020), over tea, sausage rolls and cakes galore!

Mark has now come back with a fantastic tour.

Demand for hotel rooms during the event is high, but he has managed to secure reservations in the best hotel in Aarhus for the event, not to mention putting together a great route. There may be no more spaces by the time you read this, but it is well worth checking our website for the latest position if you are interested.

These tours are great fun and very enjoyable, so please keep watching for details of the one being planned for the 2020 Historic Grand Prix in Monaco.

If you are new to the Club, or the Region, I do hope we will see you at one of our events. The pub drive-outs are a great way to meet members and we are a very welcoming Region! Details of all our

2 JUNE Clay pigeon shooting 13-14 JUNE Pub drive-out 16 JUNE RAF Waddington Families’ Day **Now fully booked** 1 JULY Baston Car and Bike Show 11-12 JULY Pub drive-out

North West Regional Organiser Allan Crosby 01744 894500 – r5@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS 14 February APM Customs February’s Club night was hosted by Kev Gelsinan and his team at APM Customs, a vehicle detailing and wrapping specialist based near Sandycroft, Deeside.

Kev started the evening with an informative presentation about the services, products and facilities on offer at APM Customs. These range from a basic vehicle ‘detail’ right through to full ceramic treatment. APM also offer paint protection film and custom vehicle wraps, and members were able to ask questions about any of the products offered.

Following the introduction, three live demonstrations showed machine polishing, ceramic coating and paint protection film application. The results after machine polishing and ceramic coating were truly impressive and sure to enhance either a ‘dealer-fresh’ car or an older vehicle. Members were invited to assist with the paint protection film application, which is not as easy as APM make it look!

Refreshments were provided and there was even a free prize draw, with one lucky member winning a wash kit and a dashboard camera.

Many thanks go to Kev and his team for their hospitality, and for hosting an enjoyable, informative and interesting evening.

11 April Clubnight at The Deanwater Hotel April’s Club night saw over 40 members turn out for a fascinating talk by current historic racing driver Robin Longdon. Robin, an R5 member himself, has owned and raced many different cars over the years, starting with Lotus and then Lola race cars. His first major project centred on the famous Les Leston ‘DAD10’ Lotus Elite, which he found abandoned in a garden and which led to a long and arduous restoration process. He has raced in a number of different formulae over the years, and it has seen him take part in all the biggest historic racing events including the Goodwood Revival, Spa Six Hours, Oulton Park Gold Cup and the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. Robin now mainly races in Formula Junior, which back in the ’50s and ’60s was only one step down from GP racing (now Formula 1). Unlike many historic racers, he only races his own cars.

Robin has also owned a number of significant road cars - some more than once! His first 1973 911 Carrera RS was sold after two years of ownership, something he soon regretted and so bought another. He then sold that car after a fairly short period only to re-purchase it from the same person 13 years later.

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struggled to choose between the 911 Carrera RS and his 356, both of which he and wife Susan love to drive. These two cars have both won ‘Best Porsche in Show’ at the annual Tatton Park Classic Car event in recent years when displayed on the R5 stand.

A number of interesting anecdotes recounted by Robin kept the audience entertained for quite a while.

Many questions were asked about details of his cars and engines, as well as favourite cars and racetracks.

After a thoroughly entertaining evening, many members stayed on to chat to Robin and Susan and to look through the old photo albums they had brought along.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 13 June Club night R5 will be organising a pub BBQ with a short drive beforehand. Details will be circulated to members via the Regional e-Newsletter.

25-27 August Oulton Park Gold Cup Club Office will, once again, heavily support the North West Region’s main event of the year. Complimentary refreshments will be available in a ‘posh’ marquee.

PC Wilmslow will also be present with their mobile exhibition unit and a range of show vehicles.

Weekend tickets will cost just £10, which gives two persons plus a Porsche access to the circuit and the R5 enclosure. This represents a massive saving over the normal admission charges. Booking will be via Club Office - the appropriate link will be published next month.

9 September Lake District run and lunch A drive through the Lakes on some good Porsche roads, followed by lunch at the Inn on the Lake, a lovely hotel on the shores of Ullswater. Meet for coffee on the M6 as in previous years.

Details of the route and lunch menu will be forwarded soon. Please put the date in your diary and book with the hotel directly if you want to stay on the Sunday night. The scenery justifies a longer stay - it’s stunning!

Chris Clark

DIARY DATES 2-3 JUNE Tatton Park Classic and Sports Car Show All vehicle passes for R5’s stand are now allocated, but please drop by if you are at the show.

25-27 AUGUST Oulton Park Gold Cup 9 SEPTEMBER Lake District run and lunch

North Wales Regional Organiser Sue Taylor 01928 735357 (01766 890844 weekends) r6@porscheclubgb.com WOTY - The Isle of Man We met in Liverpool at the Isle of Man Steam Packet terminal and boarded the ‘Mannanan’, a 99-metre wave-piercing catamaran, which achieved a speed of 31 knots and completed the crossing in two hours 45 minutes.

Laurie and Sue2, Chris and Helen, Tony and Angela, Richard and Maggie, Peter and Sue3, Del and Jen, and me (Sue1) made up the team. Jen used to live on the island so we were pleased to have access to insider info.

We couldn’t return to our cars during the crossing but we could hear them crying as the motion set off sensitive alarms. Tracker kindly contacted Tony to let him know his car had been detected in the middle of the Irish Sea. After disembarking at Douglas, we took the

From top: R6 Isle of Man team; Manx Museum; R6 ‘On the Buses’

opportunity to drive some of the TT mountain section on the way over to our hotel in Ramsay. The island doesn’t have a speed limit, which is why it appeals to bikers and petrol heads. Speed signs must be obeyed in villages and built up areas but the national de-restricted sign means ‘go for it’. A challenge was set to get over the ton at some point in our stay.

The island isn’t very big – just 33 miles long by 13.5 miles wide - so we could get to the top, bottom and each side easily. As things turned out, Del and Jen picked up a bug and had a duvet weekend in the hotel so couldn’t be super-guides. Our drives and visits included the Laxey Wheel, the Sound in the south, the Point of Ayre in the north, Peel Castle and the circuit at Jurby. We went to the latter to watch some drag racing and sprints, but, unfortunately, the weather was pants and the event never really got started – a great shame as it was the first time it had been held.

Luckily for us, the Manx Motor Museum is on the same site and we spent hours just looking at the amazing array of cars inside. This is a private collection brought together because of an unusual quirk rather than value. The owner has a fascination for American vehicles, in particular flower cars, which travel behind a hearse to carry the flowers. They are mostly used at presidential and mafia funerals. The Greyhound bus was an eye opener - so advanced at a time when Brits were still using handles to start our cars (well almost).

On Sunday we set off from Ramsay in beautiful sunshine and drove over the mountain road towards Douglas, and hit low mist, which slowed us down quite a bit. A few hours in the Manx Museum was followed by a quick bite of lunch and we got to the terminal in good time for our crossing home.

Peter, Richard and I qualified for the ‘100 Club’.

Weather and traffic conditions were a challenge and Laurie at 78 and a half decided he was too grown up to play the game.

Now looking forward to WOTY 2019, which will be over in Northumberland.

North West Transport Museum In April we attended an exclusive opening at the North West Museum of Road Transport in St Helens.

Keith Naylor and his team of knowledgeable volunteers opened up the museum just for our small, select group - Carl, David, Alison and Graham, Ralph and Jan (plus Ringo the dog) and Tony.

The building was constructed in 1882 to accommodate horse-drawn trams - the trams were in the main building with the stables and hayloft at the rear. After horse-drawn trams came steam trams, electric trams, trolley buses and then motorbuses. An amazing collection of vehicles is now on display in the

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museum, which have been bought by the museum, donated by bus companies or loaned by enthusiasts who just have to have a bus but can’t keep it at home.

As well as the vehicles, we saw displays of all the memorabilia associated with public transport, such as ticket machines and uniforms. David also managed to get his Porker in a display position at the entrance.

Keith gave us a detailed commentary about each vehicle and it was a trip down memory lane for many of us as we were familiar with a lot of the buses and their routes – we’d gone to school on them.

Part way round, Keith gave us a sneak preview of the model railway clubroom. The room had the feeling of big boys’ toys in an attic. Very few small boys would be lucky enough to have so much kit of their own.

We had a quick refreshment stop and an unexpected demo of the Heimlich manoeuvre as Ralph had a bit of sausage roll go down the wrong way. Swift action by one of the museum guys and Ralph was soon right as rain again.

The highlight of the evening was a drive out in one of the buses. We all piled on and went straight up to the top floor. Keith came up and gave us all tickets, then we were off. Our driver wanted to show us what his 10-litre engine could do and we fairly batted around the roads of St Helens, Prescot and Rainhill.

Even the steep hills were managed at a brisk pace. I’m sure my bus to school never used to go that fast.

A great and informative visit - thanks go to Keith and his team for accommodating us.

DIARY DATES 17 JUNE Drive and lunch - Lake Vyrnwy Hotel 21 JUNE Pie and chips drive to Betws y Coed 22 JULY Drive and lunch - Wolf Centre 26 JULY Show and Shine - PC Chester 10 AUGUST Picnic - Bala 19 AUGUST Drive and BBQ - PC Chester

Yorkshire Regional Organisers Mark and Carol Jessop 07981 412895 – r7@porscheclubgb.com The weather has finally broken and we have properly kicked off our 2018 programme with our traditional first run of the year - to Whitby for fish and chips.

Club nights Our Club nights are held on the first Wednesday of the month at The Woodlands Hotel, Leeds, which can

Despite the number of times we have used these roads, we always have at least one car that has never been on them and we are rewarded with a huge smile.

Thank you to everyone who came along, and to Specialist Cars for their hospitality.

Whitby ready for fish and chips

From top: close racing at Donington; Concours at Chatsworth

Curry night Thirty-five of us made it to the Thaal in Brotherton for a mid-week curry, our first visit to this establishment.

It was very tasty, so thank you to Doug Sudron for the recommendation.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS The full selection of events is available on the website and Forum.

be found just up the A62 from PC Leeds and just off J27 of the M62, post code LS27 7LY. We aim to kick the night off around 8pm.

RECENT EVENTS April Club night April’s Club night was given over entirely to Geoff Benson who gave us a talk on his life in advertising photography - what a handsome man he was in the ‘60s. Geoff had spent his career producing adverts for local firms across the Region. I suspect many of us will never look at certain landmarks in the same light - Flamborough Head turned into a Greek temple to advertise beds was a key example. Thank you Geoff for a great talk.

Whitby fish and chip run This is always our first proper run of the year, and this year’s event saw 56 members booked into Trenchers for fish and chips with a couple more taking advantage of the great drive and parking in Whitby.

We met up at Specialist Cars of Malton, amongst the lovely selection of toys that John keeps in stock.

An hour was spent catching up whilst we sold raffle tickets in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, this year raising £235. We had some great prizes, so thank you to Tony and Linda Murphy and Specialist Cars for their donations.

This year’s route was an old favourite. We drove over the top of the Moors to Blakey Ridge before dropping down into Rosedale Abbey and then climbing back up for a set of narrow single-track roads over the top. Luckily, very little traffic kept things calm.

Eventually, we popped back out onto the main road and headed down to Endeavour Wharf in Whitby.

9 June Ribblehead run We have 24 spaces available for this Saturday run with lunch booked afterwards at the Blacksheep Brewery in Masham.

1 July Porsche Pageant This event, R8’s annual gathering at Chatsworth House, is always popular among Yorkshire members.

5 August Yorkshire Porsche Festival at Lotherton Hall We celebrate everything Porsche with Strasse and Specialist Cars of Malton. Entry is £6 per car when bought through the Club shop.

DIARY DATES 9 JUNE Ribblehead run 1 JULY Porsche Pageant - Chatsworth House 6-8 JULY Le Mans Classic 5 AUGUST Yorkshire Porsche Festival Lotherton Hall

and Paul and Zoe Fewtrell. Frank and Chris, from Rutland with a Boxster S, have been members since 2011 but Frank’s work means he’s not able to come to many meetings. Paul and Zoe, from Ashbourne with their 996 C2, have recently joined and are keen to join in with our events such as the TOTEM and the WOTY (which is filling up nicely!).

Croft Circuit Our Speed Team were out competing at Croft Circuit for the first outing of the season. To cut a long very wet and snowy story short, the event was eventually cancelled as many of us ended up in the turnip field in the track centre. I am still pulling out clods of mud and root vegetable from beneath my car. Luckily there was no real damage.

East Midlands Regional Organiser Tom Fisher 07768 317346 – r8@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS April Club night at The Coopers Arms I was otherwise engaged trying to extract my race car out of a muddy turnip field, so Laura Wardle took over the reins. It wasn’t massively busy, but the weather was appalling, as you know! We had two couples as first timers. Frank and Chris Rogers,

Donington I attended this early event on the Porsche Club Race Championship calendar. There was very close racing as usual. It was very interesting to watch one of the Boxsters prepared for the Porsche Centre Restoracing Competition on its first time out. It went round at a steady pace but I think very wisely because it was an ‘as new’ car, with an inexperienced driver.

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Gurston Down Our local team entries were greatly diminished for this event in Wiltshire, but locals Steve Jory (944) and Wayne Eason (Boxster) battled closely all day.

Wayne took first place with Steve in second for class three honours.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 6 June Pirelli Tyre Performance Centre Open Evening Held at their headquarters in Burton on Trent from 7pm until 8.45pm with light refreshments provided.

The evening will include tours, tyre checking, advice, a talk on the current technology and special offers will be available (contact them beforehand). Please let me know if you wish to attend. It is filling nicely, and we are restricting the numbers, so please do not delay letting me know.

1 July Chatsworth House Porsche Pageant Kindly sponsored by PC Nottingham, this is our Regional Concours event and show with, often, 150 Porsches on show. This venue has a lot to offer for all the family as well as the fabulous local countryside.

The cost is £10 (cash) on the gate, no pre-bookings.

The Concours has two classes for R8 members competing for the annual silver cup and a visitor class for cars from other Regions. Prizes, rosettes and certificates will be given to the top three in each class.

If you wish to enter the Concours you must pre-book - we cannot take entries on the day. For an early Concours entry please contact Randolph via email at randolphcoward@gmail.com or phone 0114 2890156.

An entry form and advertisement will also be published in a future PP.

notification when the regulations, routes etc. have been sorted.

19 August Midlands 356 gathering For details of this event proposed by Tim Court see page 15 of the March PP. Although I do not own a 356 I hope to visit the National Tramway Museum at Crich on the same day to support the event as a member of the public. The museum is well worth a visit for an enjoyable day stepping back in time. The area has stunning scenery and wonderful roads with lots on offer locally. Let me know if you would like to attend.

8-9 September Weekend away - the North East Thanks to Graham and Angi Rose for getting this event based at Dunsley Hall Country House Hotel near Whitby in Yorkshire off the ground. They have arranged a special deal for us for the Saturday and Sunday nights B&B, including a group meal on Saturday evening. A double en-suite room costs £325. If you want any variation on this fixed deal you will need to contact the hotel direct on 01947 893437.

For bookings quote ‘Porsche Club event’. Please let us know when you have booked in. This has had an excellent take-up and is nearly full, so please do not delay booking.

DIARY DATES 4 JUNE Club night - The Coopers Arms 6 JUNE Pirelli Open Evening 1 JULY Chatsworth Pageant 2 JULY Club night - The Coopers Arms

14 July Group meal at The Hammer and Pincers For many years we used to meet annually at The George Hotel, Stamford for a very good meal and chat but this has become very expensive and parking in the yard is no longer an option. So this new venue, at 5 East Road Wymeswold, Loughborough, LE12 6ST, comes highly recommended.

Lunch, at £30pp, will be 12.30 for 1pm. We have chosen the grazing menu with seven courses, containing no ‘E’ numbers. The staff are very keen to show off their talents. I (Tom) will require a deposit of £10pp. The car park is off road and safe. Thank you to James Padfield for kindly organising this event.

14 JULY Group meal - Hammer and Pincers 12 AUGUST TOTEM 19 AUGUST 356 proposed event - Crich National Tramway Museum 8-9 SEPTEMBER Weekend away

West Midlands Regional Organisers Kim Sutch 07855 269113 – kimsutch@gmail.com David Jones 01455 220081 – 07836 374295 r9@porscheclubgb.com Club night We had been invited by Nina Collings at PC Solihull to have an evening there for our members. It was decided to go on our usual Club night, which is the third Tuesday of every month. An email was sent out to the members but the Centre said we had to cap the numbers to 75 people.

The emails started to flood in and I soon had to tell people they would have to go on the reserve list.

The weekend before had been warm and sunny, as were Monday and the Tuesday (Club night), so I taxed the 996 Turbo (yes, you read that correctly) and backed it out the garage. It had not been out since November 2017 and it was great to be driving

Clockwise from left: R9 enjoy an evening at PC Solihull; members’ cars at PC Solihull

12 August Tour of The East Midlands (TOTEM) Adrian Ancliffe and his team are presently working on the details for this even, such as the route etc., which is kindly being sponsored by PC Leicester.

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it again - well, until I got halfway up the motorway that was. It started raining - but I wasn’t bothered, much.

I arrived at the Porsche Centre around 6.30pm and then I heard the unmistakable sound of the noisiest car in R9. Dave had arrived in his Turbo.

We went in and introduced ourselves to Nina as other members started to arrive. We were able to have a good look round the Centre, including the service areas, and there was a team on hand to answer any questions. Nina had arranged some food and drinks for everyone and we all had a great time.

We would like to thank Nina Collings and Dealer Principal Terry Hobson for hosting us for the night.

Hopefully we will do it again, so if you missed out this time look out for our emails and don’t wait to reply.

Kim 996 Turbo spoiler This is the final write-up regarding my 996 Turbo spoiler. Having tried to operate it using the switch, which was successful, all that remained was to take it out on a full road test to check it raised and lowered at the correct speeds and was working perfectly. I was really pleased it did work as required, and in the end only cost £78!

I now know the workings of this inside out. Kim was having similar problems with his, so off I trot to his house. When we inspected his we found he had faulty micro switches, which meant Kim buying some new ones. When he had them over I trot again to wire in the micro switches for him. We then tested it using the switch but still found the failure warning light on the dashboard was coming on. Our next thought was that the pistons on the pump mechanism was low on oil, so the next step was to remove and dismantle the pump and fill up the pistons with oil. After refitting it all we tested it on the switch, and found everything was working fine. All that remained was for Kim to road-test it. Everything was OK, so another successful result. Kim was well happy!

We’ve had some great Regional and national events to go to in April. The 987 technical seminar at Cornbury House and the RAC Breakfast at Woodcote Park were attended by many from our Region. More locally, several R10 members subscribed to the MK Classic ‘Little Lives’ run. I had the pleasure of seeing their cars enjoying a few circuits of the Millbrook Hill Route, where I was marshalling for the day.

I was especially pleased that our monthly meet at Sharnbrook saw a turnout of over 30 cars in the sunshine. Members, both established and new, enthusiastically embraced all the upcoming scheduled events.

Mike Calvert’s POTM (Pub of the Month) at 5 Corner Restaurant drew a good turnout of R10 members on a very windy evening, making a very pleasant social occasion for us.

Later in the month, Bicester Scramble delivered a fine body of Porsches (as always) on a much better sunny day for all. I would have liked to come to this as well, but on the same day I attended the Club AGM, which sees the Club forging ahead on a very positive note. A doubled membership over the last four years has enabled many more events and support for all our members. Please remember to direct any general enquiries to the Club Office, as they will be very happy to provide information and extend your enjoyment of the Club in any way.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 3 June Pirelli BBQ at Cornbury House The Club’s annual Pirelli gathering with a social angle and BBQ is well worth a look. Catch up with other Porsche enthusiasts from all over the country. See the Club website for more information.

3 June Simply Porsche at Beaulieu Although not a PCGB event (actually adopted by TIPEC), this is another marvellous show to take a drive down to. There’ll be hundreds of Porsches, hopefully glittering in the sun, with a great atmosphere and bonus of looking around the museum too. See their website.

Autofarm website where you need to register directly with them for this event. There will be several Porsches of interest there, with technicians available to expand upon all the useful services and knowledge of Autofarm, who are celebrating 45 years of business this year. I’m sure this will be ‘sold out’ early on. I’m also certain this will be an eye-opening event for those not previously aware of them - equally as impressive for those who have been before! See you there.

As always, please keep eyes on the Club R10 Forum, where up-to-date information will be most easily acquired. Alternatively, for further information on any Region or Club events, please contact me and I’ll do my best to help.

See you all soon - enjoy your Porsche!

Paul DIARY DATES 3 JUNE Pirelli BBQ - Cornbury House 3 JUNE Simply Porsche - Beaulieu (TIPEC) 3 JUNE Stony Stratford Classic 9 JUNE R10 monthly meeting - Sharnbrook 13 JUNE POTM - Stowe Micro Brewery 23-24 JUNE Flywheel at Bicester Heritage 30 JUNE R10 visit to Autofarm **Register directly at autofarm.co.uk**

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

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3 June Stony Stratford Classic Goodness, that makes three events on the same day! Stony Stratford Classic is fantastic to attend we’re spoilt for choice.

Regional Organiser Paul Ebbs 01234 363358 (7pm–9pm) 07769 805594 (daytime) – r10@porscheclubgb.com

9 June R10 monthly meeting at Sharnbrook Come along and get the lowdown on further events for the year and chat Porsche with us - you know it makes sense.

I’m confident that, by the time you read this, the weather will have improved, but who knows nowadays? Rain or shine, just make sure to get out and enjoy your Porsches as they are intended - driven. A warm welcome to all new Regional members - you’ve made the best choice for you and your Porsche. Come along and meet us all as soon as you can!

13 June POTM at Stowe Micro Brewery (evening) What a nice idea for a relaxing venue. Good weather has been requested (apparently!). Mark Collin has spoken with the owners and they are delighted to host the June POTM. The brewery has offered to provide food for a small charge and a ‘best turned out car’ will be judged, possibly with a prize. If you haven’t already, see the R10 Forum post on this subject and tell them if you can come! (Thanks to Sue and Mark).

23-24 June Flywheel at Bicester Heritage I’ve not personally attended the Flywheel event, but have heard this is another good one to attend.

There’s the added bonus of nice old aeroplanes too!

New members Dave and Lindsay enjoy our marvellous British weather!

30 June R10 visit to Autofarm By the time you read this report (subject to interim changes), a very special R10 visit to renowned Porsche specialists Autofarm has been arranged, with a limit of 30 Porsches. There will have been an email sent out to all members detailing this, together with a link to the 60 porscheclubgb.com

RECENT EVENTS April Club night A well attended social evening and we were pleased to welcome six new members.

Lancaster Repair Body Shop in Witham visit In April, members were given a tour of the workshops to see the repair facilities, including a £60,000 jig for straightening crashed car bodies to within a millimetre. A 911 that had been in a spectacular accident and came close to being written off was on site. We also had an opportunity of viewing the Boxster Restoracing Competition car that has been built from the ground up and will be raced by a member of PC Colchester.

The Body Shop team were present to answer our questions and those who wished, about a dozen, were given the opportunity to spray a model mould to a pre-selected, desired, colour. Wearing white overalls and overshoes we went into one of three paint booths in use to practise the art of spraying. First the mould was degreased and then given the first of three colour base coats. During the spraying process we put on facemasks as protection against inhaling noxious elements. After the initial base coat had dried, we applied two further colour base coats, which were then followed by a drop coat and clear lacquer.

Between each coating we had to allow time for the coating to dry (about a two-hour process), following which our moulds were baked in an oven.

While the moulds were being baked, Site Manager Richard Edwards gave a presentation introducing Andy Mansfield from paint producer, Glasurit, and Ian Le Count, After Sales Manager at PC Colchester, who organised the event for us.

The baked moulds were laid out and judged by Andy to determine the best spray job. Young Myles Howsden won and was presented with a prize by Andy. At the end of the morning, which went into the early afternoon, each participant left with a goody bag kindly donated by Glasurit.

Thanks go to all the team for putting on this very interesting and beneficial event for us - especially the paint sprayers who acted as our tutors.

Photo by Katie Sorrell

Photo by Katie Sorrell

22 April Charity classic car run This was organised by the Charity Classic Vehicle Club, whose objective is to promote and support events raising money for, especially, children’s charities in Essex.

The run commenced at Sutton Hall in Rochford. We had a range of Porsches including, I was pleased to see, two 912s. Signing on we were given tulip-type navigational instructions for a 45-mile run finishing at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome. The route took us from Rochford via Stambridge, Wallasea, Canewdon through to Hullbridge, Rettendon and South Hanningfield, where some were able to have a blast

along the reservoir. We then went through Great Baddow, Danbury and Little Baddow to Maldon, where we then turned to Stow Maries.

It was perfect weather. Following the drive we parked up for a picnic and then a walk round some of the WW1 aeroplanes displayed and the various restored huts that make this the only WW1 aerodrome in existence in England.

Congratulations to Alan Osborn and team for the smooth running of this event - a superb day out through some delightful Essex countryside and £5,300 raised for charity.

Historic Dockyard at Chatham On a dry April Sunday morning, 47 brave souls met at Chatham Dockyard, where we lined our cars up each side of a great ship’s anchor in front of HMS Gannet.

Martyn had arranged two tours for us, one of the rope works and the other a Call The Midwife tour. Because of our large number we had to split into two separate groups for each of the tours.

The first tour was of the Victorian Ropery - a quarter mile long and, apparently, the longest brick building in Europe. Dressed in Victorian garb, Rosie, our guide, was extremely acerbic to anyone who stepped out of line - all part of the fun! She showed us how Russian imported hemp was cleaned and carded into strands before being wound into rope.

The rope-making process was demonstrated and four of our group were volunteers. It’s quite ingenious how thin strands were formed into different rope diameters up to about seven inches.

At the end of the Ropery tour we had time to look into other warehouses before a light lunch in one of the two restaurants. Following lunch, each group had a Call The Midwife tour. The Dockyard, with its Victorian buildings, replicates Poplar in the 1950s and ’60s and is where many of the scenes for the TV series are filmed.

Following the tours, we were free to board HMS Cavalier, a destroyer built in 1944, which served in the Arctic and, in the latter part of its service life, the Pacific Fleet before being decommissioned in 1972.

There was an extremely interesting tour of HM submarine Ocelot, the last Royal Navy craft built at Chatham in 1962. This submarine had a complement of 69 men in extremely cramped conditions and had an active service life of 29 years. It’s top speed, when submerged, was 17 knots and it sailed over 90,000 miles during its career - hats off to those who served in such cramped and claustrophobic conditions.

Also open to explore was HMS Gannet, built at Sheerness in 1878 and designed to protect the interests of Victorian Britain. Powered by both steam and sail, its hull is constructed from teak planking on an iron frame. Serving for 90 years it had a complement of 139 men, but only one pivoting gun and two broadside guns.

Another large warehouse housed a collection of lifeboats through the ages. It was impossible to cram everything into one day and many members upgraded their tickets to an annual so that they could return in warmer weather to see more.

Our thanks go to the guides who made the tours so interesting for us.

7-9 JUNE Porsche 70th Anniversary 12 JUNE Club night R11 Concours. Arrive by 7.45pm to allow time for judging.

15-17 JUNE Le Mans 24-hour 17 JUNE Wheels at The Warren 1 JULY Maldon Motor Show £5 per car. If you wish to be on our Club stand, please let Greg know in the next month so that we can book the requisite spaces.

6-8 JULY Classic Le Mans 10 JULY Club night BBQ. Other car clubs invited.

15 JULY Wheels at The Warren 20-22 JULY Silverstone Classic 14 AUGUST Club night ‘Bring your other car’ evening.

19 AUGUST Hyde Hall Classic Car Show 19 AUGUST Wheels at The Warren 31 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche PCGB National Event.

Norfolk & Suffolk Regional Organisers Tony and Colleen Wickins 01379 676251 – r12@porscheclubgb.com As you read this we should have just arrived home from the USA after our holiday and will be looking forward to repacking our suitcases to head off to the New Forest for our WOTY, taking in the Simply Porsche Event at Beaulieu Museum. It’s all go in R12!

It’s amazing to think we’re writing a report for June’s PP; each year seems to pass faster and faster, or is it simply an age thing?

Club nights R12 Club nights are from 8pm 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 including links to full details of each event and how to book.

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From top: flour graders – all togged up; Myles Howsden being presented with his prize by Andy and Ian; aerial view of Stow Maries; Chatham car line-up

27 MAY It’s a Wrap!

Dub Customs, 6, Bentall’s Business Park, Basildon SS14 3BN (dubcsustoms.co.uk). 10.30am until 12.30pm. Please let Martyn know if you would like to attend to see car wrapping, PPF and detailing work being performed.

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Peter and Allison’s Lotus Elan on Route 66 in stunning Monument Valley

Peter and Allison took their trusty Lotus Elan to the US last autumn and travelled along the iconic Route 66. As usual, a packed room enjoyed Peter’s talk with images, video and music from the Eagles and The Rolling Stones to complement the presentation. They arranged the trip through Scenic Car Tours and shipped the Lotus to Port Newark in New Jersey intending to drive from there to the start of Route 66 in Chicago rather than simply hiring a car in the USA. Their tour covered around 3,500 miles taking in famous sites such as the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley and averaging 310 miles per day. Luckily, the cost of fuel varied between just 54p and 66p a litre!

If you are journeying across the USA in a southwesterly direction, Route 66 begins in Chicago and ends in Santa Monica, passing through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Peter explained that the Interstate Highway System has now replaced much of the original Route 66, although Peter and Allison still travelled along many ‘historic’ sections and visited typical American diners, motels and garages along the way.

We suggest you log on to their website rallyelan. com to see full details and images from this trip plus many others. We presented them with a bottle of wine and chocolates with our thanks for the evening.

Also, a warm welcome to new members Adam and Roy. FORTHCOMING EVENTS 19 June Club night A reminder that we will be welcoming Tim Jenkins, a fundraiser for ‘The Nook Appeal’ for East Anglian Children’s Hospices as our guest this evening. If anyone would like to donate on the night we are sure Tim would be pleased to accept on their behalf.

24 June Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Spaces are still available for our visit to this fascinating museum with lunch available in the ‘Mardlers Rest Café’ at £15.75pp.

Please register your interest with Brian and Rosemary on brianandrosemaryglover@gmail.com and let them know if you want lunch. Closing date is the end of May. See Gressenhall Farm website for more details; museums.norfolk.gov.uk/gressenhallfarm-and-workhouse 15 July Fish banquet in North Norfolk The fourth year running for a fabulous fish banquet held in Sue and John Gibson’s extensive gardens with members arriving from 12.30pm for 1pm start of lunch.

The cost is £15pp for limited spaces. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Mr J Gibson’ and sent to Colleen and Tony at 2 Chapel Close, Pulham Market, Diss, Norfolk, IP21 4SS to reach us no later than 6 July.

8-14 September Loire Valley tour An event organised with Scenic Car Tours. We have 10 cars now booked for the Honfleur and Loire Valley package with, at time of writing, room for just two more cars.

To book, contact kieran.line@sceniccartours.com who will be pleased to assist you and give you full details of the options on offer. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

DIARY DATES 19 JUNE Club night 24 JUNE Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse 27 JUNE Track day at Snetterton

15 JULY Fish banquet in North Norfolk Hosted by Sue and John Gibson at £15pp.

17 JULY Summer Social and ‘The Car’s the Star’ at the Bird in Hand 4 AUGUST Norfolk Open Churches Run For more details and an entry form contact Richard Mitchell or Maurice Gowen at norfolkopenchurchesrun@hotmail.com 5 AUGUST Helmingham Car Show 19 AUGUST Gliding day at Tibenham Airfield

Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Shropshire Regional Organiser Steve Cutler 01384 370038 – r13@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser Philip Sloper 01562 885740 – philipjsloper@gmail.com RECENT EVENTS 12 April JCB factory tour Twenty-one members met at the world-famous JCB factory VIP Visitor Centre in Rochester, near Uttoxeter, for a factory tour and lunch.

Our visit began with welcome refreshments, followed by a short presentation in a plush theatre showing a corporate brand video outlining JCB’s global manufacturing facilities and products. Mike, one of the tour guides, then invited us to a personal tour of the ‘Story of JCB’ exhibition and to visit the JCB shop.

The tour continued through the assembly line for the world famous ‘180-degree Backhoe Loader’ where we saw the process of building the machine from the delivery of sheet steel and on through the profiling process, laser cutting, welding, paint shop, assembly and, finally, to the finished product!

From here, we went to the VIP hospitality suite where we experienced unique dining, with seasonal dishes created by their head chef, Alastair Rowe, using organic produce sourced from ‘Daylesford Organic’ a business founded by Lady Carole Bamford, wife of Lord Anthony Bamford, current Chairman and Managing Director of JCB. Thank you to Susan and Mike for what all agreed was a really pleasurable event.

April meeting and visit to Onyx Automotive Our April meeting was held at Onyx Automotive in West Bromwich. On arrival, we were greeted with an excellent BBQ, before Harry started preparing a car with a demonstration of the first stage of detailing, which is cleaning all the impurities off the paint with clay, keeping it well lubricated with ‘slip solution’ - warm water with a little shampoo in it. Then the paint was cleaned off with ‘panel wipe’ made up of water and IPA alcohol before being polished with a fine-grade rotary polisher. For increased durability, Harry recommended applying a ceramic coating to the paintwork after the polish, and which should then last about two years.

We were then treated to a demonstration of applying a protective film to a 911 GT3 spoiler, the film pre-cut using a computerised template. Harry used lots of slip solution, a rubber squeegee and an enormous amount of patience!

Our thanks go to Harry and Stuart for their generous hospitality and for giving us an exceptionally interesting evening. Onyx Automotive, Unit 2 Varney Industrial Estate, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 6AE. 64 porscheclubgb.com

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 29 May Club night Our May Club night will be held at The Fox and Hounds, Wytheford Road, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4JG. We meet at any time from 7.30pm onwards for a drink and a chat. For anyone who wants to eat, The Fox and Hounds does serve food and a menu can be found here: foxandhoundsshawbury.co.uk 7-8 July Chateau Impney Hill Climb The 1000-yard hillclimb at Chateau Impney has a long history, having been inaugurated by Hagley and District Light Car Club in 1957 and revived in 2015, as reported by Chateau Impney Hill Climb organisers on their website: “Thanks to the great success of the 2015 event, the Chateau Impney Hill Climb has become an annual celebration of motorsport. Each year, thousands of spectators come to watch some of the most spectacular cars on the historic motorsport circuit take on a unique and challenging course, all within the stunning grounds of Chateau Impney. Perfect for families and enthusiasts alike, the Hill Climb makes a fantastic day out.”

A Concours and classic car auction will also be held over the weekend. PCGB is an Associated Club and Club Office will be there both days supporting R13.

Discounted tickets are available, and we will have an allocated parking area and the opportunity to show a couple of cars next to our Club gazebo.

Volunteer help needed so please do get in touch.

22 August Drivers School at Loton Park Hill Climb Spaces still available for our hill climb driving day at Loton Park, Alberbury (near Shrewsbury, SY5 9AG).

Lots more details can be found on the R13 events section of the PCGB website.

5-7 OCTOBER WOTY in North Devon Although full, we have a reserve list in place. See R13 event section on PCGB website for details.

From top: avid R13 audience at Onyx Automotive; R13 begin their tour; one of the faster JCBs on display

May 2019 French tour Ian Crosskell is again organising a trip to France next year. We plan on meeting in Bayeux and travelling via Mont Saint Michel, Saint Malo and Rennes to Caen as well as stopping at the car museum in Loheac en route. For Ian’s contact details please get in touch with Steve or Phil.

From top: 991s crossing the Craig Goch Dam in Elan Valley; Boxster on track at Pembrey; Pembrey trackday organiser Brian Jones by his GT4

15 July Concours I have now received a sufficient number of replies from members wishing to enter, to confirm that the Concours event will go ahead and will be held at PC Cardiff.

Further details and application forms can be downloaded from our website. If you don’t have internet access, let me know and I will post a form to you.

Club nights Unless otherwise stated, Club nights are on the last Tuesday in the month, 7.30pm for an 8pm start, at The Manor House of Whittington, on the A449 near Kinver, DY7 6NY (themanorhouseofwhittington.com).

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

DIARY DATES

DIARY DATES 29 MAY Club night - The Fox and Hounds in Shawbury 7 JUNE Annual day on track at Curborough sprint circuit Limited to around 25 cars, cost about £40 per car. Still a couple of places left, please contact Steve or Phil to book your place.

10 JUNE Secret Hills Tour Details to follow.

26 JUNE Annual Concours event At The Riverside Inn, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AF. 7-8 JULY Chateau Impney Hill Climb 31 JULY Annual Open Night Inviting local car clubs to join us for the evening at The Manor House at Whittington.

22 AUGUST Drivers School - Loton Park Hill Climb 28 AUGUST Club night - The Malvern Hills Hotel Wynds Point, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6DW. 2-8 SEPTEMBER French tour 25 SEPTEMBER Club night - The Manor House at Whittington

South Wales Regional Organiser Huw Jones 07799 532661 – r14@porscheclubgb.com By the time you will read this, the Officials’ Conference and AGM will have passed. I will have also completed the driving tour of northern Spain with fellow Club members. I will include some notes from these two meetings in my next report.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 22-24 June WOTY We will be staying at the Craig-Y-Dderwen Hotel in Betws-y-Coed. There are three rooms still available for this weekend at the time of writing – contact me for more information.

16 JUNE Porsche in the Bay 22-24 JUNE WOTY 15 JULY R14 Concours

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RECENT EVENTS Pembrey trackday On a crisp, sunny Sunday in March 13 Porsche cars of various model types, ranging from GT3/GT3 RS 911s, Cayman GT4, Boxsters and a Boxster Spyder took part in our annual trackday at Pembrey Circuit in Dyfed. We were joined by another 10 cars, made up of an eclectic mix of non-Porsches that included an Audi R8 V10, a Caterham, an MX5 and Renault Clio race car as well as a TR8 hillclimb car.

It was the first time some of our members participated in a trackday – Daniel Valla, Haitham Al-Ubaidi and Alan Foley, to name a few. They all seem to have enjoyed themselves and could not get over how little traffic was circulating the circuit at times. Further photos can be found on our Regional section on the PCGB website.

R14 and 991 Register in mid Wales A couple of R14 cars joined the 991 Register visit to mid Wales in early April and stayed at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. We were greeted with a beautiful day on the Saturday and that added greatly to our driving enjoyment through this lovely part of the world. I would like to thank the Metropole team for looking after us again and to 991 Register Secretary Phil Graham and his wife Nette for organising the event.

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Joint Regional Organisers Keith Young and Alan Stoneham 07769 320379 (Keith) 07803 237610 (Alan) r15@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS South West Wheel Repairs Exeter Our first evening get-together and technical night this year was a visit to South West Wheel Repairs’ (SWWR) expanded operation in Exeter’s Marsh Barton. It was a joint meeting with SCSPorsche, who laid on a splendid buffet.

SWWR are the main wheel-refurbishers in the area, handling commissions from all the main dealers in the area as well as hundreds of private orders from the likes of you and me.

SWWR Principal, Bob Moore, welcomed the large group of 30-plus members, gave a background introduction and then showed us his facility, giving a step-by-step tour through the refurbishment process. This included paint-stripping, bead-blasting, cosmetic repair, accurate wheel-straightening, re-finishing via powder coating and spray-painting, automated scanning and diamond surface-cutting.

Bob was able to illustrate the effectiveness of the process using a set of distressed Porsche wheels taken from an SCS Boxster that Andy Moss had given him earlier in the week. “Probably the worst Porsche

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From top: R15 Sunday morning assembly for their annual Spring Drive; 996 V8 installation; 996 V8 left bank

Our return route took us along the North Cornwall coast, past Widemouth Bay and skirting Bude, I hadn’t been for a considerable time and it took me back to my student years.

We stopped for tea near Lifton where enormous cakes and cream teas were served in some style to those with suitable appetites.

Our grateful thanks go to Alan for the excellent route organisation, mapping and scheduling, and to our members for turning out in shiny droves for the event.

7-8 July Concours and Car Show We still have places available for entries to this year’s car show at Powderham Castle. Revisions to our rules have been agreed with the Chief Judge that we hope will make the Saturday Concours competition fairer.

New revisions include: • Show and shine is open to all, new and repeating exhibitors • There will be no penalty points for low mileage cars • The scoring system has been revised to include mileage and age-related bonuses Sunday is reserved for a relaxing show visit parked with fellow Porsche owners on the manicured lawn with picnics and ‘fizz’ the order of the day.

Please let us know your ticketing requirements and we will send them to you. Cost is still £10 per car for one day, £15 for two days.

wheels I’ve ever seen” said Bob. He had prepped one in each of the stages of refurbishment and the results were clear to see, amply demonstrating the step-wise improvement from ‘junk’ to ‘show’ standard.

There was a lot of interest in the service, much discussion and a lot of questions throughout the very personal tour. I’m quite sure that SWWR will be getting a few calls from some of the visitors, very soon.

Thanks to Jenny and Marion for putting on the buffet supper for us and to Andy Moss at SCS for the flawless organisation. Thank you Bob Moore at SWWR for opening up to PCGB members on a chilly April evening.

Spring Drive It was really uplifting to experience the enthusiastic support for the Region’s annual Spring Drive.

As many as 26 Porsche cars variously exercised their sports exhausts in the sharp Devon and Cornwall morning air, temporarily filling the car park of the Hog and Hedge service area at Whiddon Down with the rich thrum of horizontally opposed engines.

Andy RR said his exhaust was on ‘quiet’ but I didn’t believe him. Nice to see Andy Gale’s new Guards Red 997 GT3 out for the first time with the Club.

What a great drive out to Port Isaac, over a new route, in four groups of drivers, with some familiar links over the edge of Dartmoor and the Tavy Valley.

I particularly enjoyed the stretch between Kelly Bray and Coads Green, where surprisingly good country roads allowed safe, rapid progress.

We arrived in the scenic fishing resort at midday and, again, pretty much filled the car park before walking down to the active harbour of TV’s ‘Doc Martin’ fame.

Thanks to the owners and staff of The Mote seafood restaurant in Port Isaac for their really good service and a fine varied menu. It had all diners leaving with a satisfied smile.

An unusual 996 Carrera V8 Appearing for a few days at our independent, SCSPorsche, our spies spotted a rare 996 C4 Cabriolet visiting them in an attempt to resolve communication issues between its newly installed GM LS3 6.2-litre V8 (450 bhp) and the original PSM system. The engine sits very neatly in the car with adequate ground clearance on its standard wet sump. One can only imagine how the C4 chassis copes with the additional torque and the delicate calibration required to make the PSM operate effectively. A couple of photos show the business end of the re-engined car. Interesting, also that it used a Toyota electro-hydraulic power steering installation.

See our monthly email newsletter or the PCGB R15 webpages - click on Events, for further details of this, and all our forthcoming, social meetings.

Keith and Alan

Our 16-car group had a fantastic time in North Wales and we will have a write-up of the event in due course.

Stuart’s race car I have just driven the 944S2 race car on track for the first time and have a few jobs to fix before the first race at Brands Hatch in three days.

It was so good to get back in a race car and to drive on Castle Combe circuit where I quickly felt at home, albeit in a different Porsche than I am used to. I could instantly feel the difference pulling out of bends between the 2.7-litre six-cylinder Boxster and the three-litre four-pot 944. I am racing on treaded tyres this time and we are only allowed two sets for the season so, on the last session at Combe, I put on the new tyres to set them up and was quite pleased that I was only two seconds a lap slower than the Boxster on slick tyres.

It’s going to be interesting at Brands as we are on the full GP circuit that I have never driven and I will have 16 Boxster S Restoracing cars behind me on the same tyres, although the cars are slightly heavier.

(For more information about the Restoracing teams and the Porsche Club Championship that Stuart is competing in, see page 26 of April’s PP.) 2019 Isle of Man tour Ted Walker is kindly helping with this exciting event and has already made some good contacts. We could have gone down the route of using a company that offer organised tours to the Isle of Man, but we have got along well in the past by doing things ourselves.

The date for this trip will either be Wednesday, 1 May or Wednesday, 8 May and will be for four nights on a B&B basis.

We will be departing at 11.15am and returning via Liverpool Docks (arriving back in Liverpool at 5.45pm). This will also give you the option of a scenic drive to Liverpool on the Tuesday and staying at a hotel nearby or, if you prefer, just driving up early Wednesday morning.

There is a cap of 30 rooms at the hotel. We have had a lot of interest so far and we will keep you informed as soon as the date has been finalised, along with prices and more details.

We already have a list of members that have shown an interest in this event, please get in touch if you would like to be included.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

DIARY DATES 13 JUNE Club night - The Dolphin, Bovey Tracey Including Natter and Noggin.

21-24 JUNE WOTY - South West Wales **Fully subscribed** 7-8 JULY Concours and Car Show Powderham Castle 11 JULY Club night - PC Exeter 15 JULY Wadebridge Wheels, Royal Cornwall Showground 29 JULY Trewithen Country Show 5 AUGUST Mount Edgcumbe Classic Car Show

10 June Visit to PC Bristol We have been invited to PC Bristol’s Open Day to celebrate 70 years of Porsche, so keep a space free in your diary, as we will have more details soon.

Gloucestershire Regional Organisers Elaine Gammon 07854 868396 Stuart Ings 07942 184927 – r16@porscheclubgb.com 68 porscheclubgb.com

From top: Stuart Ings’ 944 S2 ready for the Porsche Club Championship; a Porsche Club Hillclimb Championship driver on Prescott Hill

PORSCHE 911 (997) 4 “GTS” 3.8 (61 - 2011) Basalt black with black leather 28,000 miles ..................................................£75,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (59 - 2009) Basalt black with black leather 37,000 miles..........................................£48,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 GEN 2 PDK (10-2010) Meteor grey with ocean blue leather 58,000 miles ..................................................£46,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 (09 - 2009) Silver with black leather 37,000 miles .................................................£46,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “C2” 3.6 “GEN 2” (60 - 2010) Silver with black leather 20,000 miles ..................................................£45,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (58 - 2008) Meteor grey with black leather 58,000 miles ..................................................£44,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 “GEN 2” PDK (10 - 2010) Basalt black with black leather 65,000 miles .................................................£44,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “C2” 3.6 “GEN 2” PDK (59 - 2009) GT Silver with black leather 23,000 miles .................................................£44,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “C2” 3.6 “GEN 2” PDK (60- 2010) Silver with black leather 44,000 miles ..................................................£42,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) TURBO 3.6 TIP (58 - 2008) GT Silver with black leather 51,000 miles .................................................£59,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) TURBO 3.6 (06 - 2006) Colbalt blue with black leather 52,000 miles ..................................................£56,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) TURBO 3.6 TIP (56 - 2006) Basalt black with black leather 52,000 miles ..................................................£54,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) TURBO 3.6 TIP (06 - 2006) Basalt black with black leather 56,000 miles ..................................................£52,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) TURBO 3.6 TIP (57 - 2007) Silver with black leather 63,000 miles ..................................................£50,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 (08 - 2008) Basalt black with black leather 52,000 miles ..................................................£37,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) 4S 3.8 “X51” (06 - 2006) Midnight blue with black leather 47,000 miles ..................................................£36,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP (07 - 2007) Silver with black leather 49,000 miles ..................................................£34,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 (56 - 2006) Lapis blue with ocean blue leather 57,000 miles ..................................................£34,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 TIP (06 - 2006) Basalt black with black leather 47,000 miles ..................................................£34,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 (57 - 2007) Midnight blue with black leather 63,000 miles ..................................................£34,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” CAB 3.8 (07 - 2007) Silver with black leather 62,000 MILES ................................................£34,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 TIP (56 - 2006) Silver with ocean blue leather 51,000 miles ..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 CAB TIP (06 - 2006) Lapis blue with stone grey leather 68,000 miles..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 (07 - 2007) GT Silver with black leather 62,000 miles ..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP (07 - 2007) Basalt black with black leather 66,000 miles ..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “4S” 3.8 CAB (06 - 2006) Seal grey with ocean blue leather 60,000 miles ..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 (07 - 2007) Atlas grey with black leather 60,000 miles ..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP (57 - 2007) Silver with black leather 53,000 miles ..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP CAB (07 - 2007) Basalt black with black leather 62,000 miles ..................................................£33,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 CAB (05 - 2005) Silver with ocean blue leather 31,000 miles ..................................................£31,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” TIP (06 - 2006) Basalt black with black leather 50,000 miles..................................................£30,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP (06 - 2006) Seal grey with black leather 57,000 miles ..................................................£30,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP (56 - 2006) Slate grey with black leather 66,000 miles..................................................£29,000

PORSCHE 911 (993) C4 3.6 (N - 1996) Midnight blue with grey leather 94,000 miles ..................................................£50,000

PORSCHE CAYMAN “S” 3.4 PDK (14 - 2014) White with black leather 43,000 miles ..................................................£36,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP (55 - 2006) Silver with black leather 40,000 miles ..................................................£30,000

PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 TIP (56 - 2006) Silver with ocean blue leather 57,000 miles ..................................................£30,000

PORSCHE CAYMAN 2.7 PDK (14 - 2014) Yellow with black leather 19,000 miles..................................................£35,000

PORSCHE BOXSTER 2.7 PDK (64 - 2015) Basalt black with black leather 29,000 miles ..................................................£34,000

PORSCHE CAYENNE “GTS” 4.8 TIP (58 - 2008) Basalt black with black leather 61,000 miles..................................................£23,000

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Also, we will soon have details of a car clinic at the Centre where some members will have a chance to have their cars checked over in the workshop.

20 June Social evening at The Huntsman Inn, Falfield On one of the longest days of the year and, hopefully, also a dry one, we will be having a ‘show and shine’ event with the possibility of a BBQ. We will be getting some prizes together for the best turned out cars and it should be a great evening.

We might start proceedings a little earlier but will keep you all updated with this.

24 June Prescott and Porsche Club Speed Championship and Hill Climb Championship Come along and cheer on our Region’s hill climbers as they attack the beautiful Prescott Hill.

We look forward to meeting up with you at some point and wish you well driving around in your Porsche.

Elaine and Stuart

Clockwise from left: R17, including John Smith, their oldest active member, enjoy their visit and the cars on display at Prodrive in Banbury

DIARY DATES 1-3 JUNE Salisbury, New Forest and Simply Porsche Beaulieu weekend away 10 JUNE Visit to PC Bristol 20 JUNE Social evening - The Huntsman Inn 24 JUNE Prescott and Porsche Club Speed Championship

Southern Regional Organiser Charlie McLaughlin 02380 694081 M: 07966 126464 r17@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS April Club night Held at the PC Portsmouth, this was hosted by the Dealer Principal himself. Tony Gatt asked if I could do the ‘talky bit’ early as he had to leave, but he had such a good time meeting all the members, that he was still there at closing time. Many thanks go to Tony and his team, especially Amy, for providing the perfect venue and food.

15 April Prodrive visit Thanks go to John Fisher for organising our first big drive event. John reports: “Our April trip began with a dozen or so cars gathering at Winchester for a 9.30am departure in convoy to the Banbury headquarters of Prodrive, which opened less than three years ago.

“We had a good run up the A34 and M40, arriving at reception at 10.45am where, it being a Sunday, there was plenty of parking at the front of the building.

Jackie Irwin, who has worked closely with founder and Chairman David Richards since the mid 1980s, met us.

“She treated us to an expert guided tour of the facility, which now houses a staff of 500 working in three main divisions: Motorsport; Composites; and Advanced Technology. Jackie’s depth and breadth of knowledge of the company, its history and products is encyclopaedic. It ranges from Aston Martin V12 engine torque outputs to race and rally car championships details, with a wealth of drivers’ anecdotes thrown in.

“Firstly we viewed the small, but unique, collection of race and rally cars including Prodrive’s first winning car, a beautiful Rothmans-liveried lightweight 911 SC,

which won its first outing in the 1984 Qatar Rally. The collection also included the brutal Metro 6R4, a BMW M3, and their most famous collaborations with Subaru and Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg in the ’90s. They also built touring cars, such as the BTCC Ford Mondeo and Alfa Romeos, and even had a foray into F1 with BAR. We were shown Jenson Button’s 2003 F1 car next to a huge collection of trophies from all branches of motorsport.

“We visited the bespoke workshops, which contained more of the traditional handcrafting skills of welding, panel pressing and beating for current cars, such as a pair of 600bhp privateer Renault Megane RX Rallycross cars. This was followed by a visit to the area for small-volume specialist developments, for example luxury vehicle interior modules consisting of a reclining aircraft-style seat with a foldout laptop station and a rear armrest containing chilled Champagne and glasses built for the likes of Jaguar Land Rover and Volvo.

“If you have the funds there’s not much they won’t take on, from one-off projects, such as an amphibious V8 pickup (!), to a fleet of 30 hybrid Ford Transits for Transport for London. Many of these projects are highly specialised and involve their expertise in composite carbon fibre technology as well as machining, hydraulics and electronics. They even built the P1 road car on behalf of McLaren and were heavily involved in the development and build of the Team GB Americas Cup yacht.

“We finished with a tour of the main preparation area where, at very close quarters, we were able to view a number of racing V12 Aston Martins in various stages of build, as well as the new World Endurance Championship factory Vantage V8 GTE cars. This area involves a wide range of core skills as well as the involvement of various well-known partner companies like Cosworth, X-Trac, Ohlins and Akropovic.

“Finally, in the back corner we came across two of founder David Richards’ personal cars in for a little restoration work, namely a yellow Frog-eye Sprite and a stunning dark blue DB6 Volante – as befits the former Chairman of Aston Martin.

“In the reception area, with a backdrop of the iconic 555 Subaru Impreza and the Le Mans-winning 71 porscheclubgb.com

number 97 Vantage, we thanked our unique guide Jackie before departing for a late lunch at the excellent George and Dragon in nearby Chacombe.”

FORTHCOMING EVENTS Simply Porsche event at Beaulieu We have now negotiated a ‘Porsche Club’ area for R17 and 26, so we will be taking the marquee and Club banners etc. Please ask to park with us together at the site.

Annual Concours I hope you are all busy cleaning your cars for the annual Concours, to be held again this year at the wonderful Avington House, starting at 11am. There’s lots of lovely grass to park on and a very nice house to visit. With lots of different classes, we accept all standards of cars - the unclean as well. Bring a picnic and join the show, Club night Don’t forget, our Club meeting venue for the 12 June is Brookspeed. Martin Baybrook and his team are looking forward to hosting us at his premises.

CarFest South Lastly, we are currently still discussing taking part in the ‘CarFest South’ at Laverstoke Farm, near Whitchurch, during the late August Bank Holiday weekend. If successful, we are looking at providing five cars a day, so if you fancy attending and wish to be involved, email me soonest, so I can work out if it is a viable event.

Charlie McLaughlin DIARY DATES 3 JUNE Simply Porsche - Beaulieu 10 JUNE Annual Concours event –Avington House Starts at 11am.

12 JUNE Club night – Brookspeed 14 Parham Drive, Eastleigh, SO50 4NU. 7.30pm onwards.

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From top: Kielder drive and lunch drone view; Lister Thunder at Shackletons Event; Rob Finnegan and 924 Le Mans at Gentlemen’s Breakfast Club

22 April Gentlemen’s Breakfast Club Report by Kevin Dodd: “About 20 cars, including three Porsches, participated in the third Gentleman’s Breakfast Club meeting at Clive Clark’s Classic Car Workshop in Church. This was a relaxed, friendly and informal gathering. The winning car was Rob Finnegan’s 924 Le Mans.”

From top: Team Hard at Brands Hatch for the first round of the BTCC; Ferdinand Porsche

April monthly meeting Andrew Whittaker, who has bought Lister Cars, gave an excellent and entertaining talk on how he bought the company, its restoration of Lister cars and the range of models it is now producing, including the 660 bhp Lister Thunder, as seen at the Shackletons event reported previously.

The planned visit to PC Bolton, to see their Boxster S race car, had to be postponed at the last minute to a later date.

New members Welcome to new members David Sunderland, Gordon Morley, Mark Earnshaw, Kevin and Paula Roskell, Steve and Gillian Cookson, Gordon and Sarah Scarrett, Haroon Moosa, Anthony Brindle, James Smith and Kathy Emery. We look forward to meeting you at some of our events.

David, Judy and the R18 organising team DIARY DATES

Lancashire & Cumbria Regional Organiser David Baker 01772 451970 – r18@porscheclubgb.com You will read elsewhere in PP that Regional reports are moving more towards being accessed via the Club website and Forum, as well as Facebook, hence my reports in PP will now be very much shorter. You may be able to find a more detailed report on the PCGB website.

RECENT EVENTS 1 April Shackletons Car Show Organised by Lloyd Colne BMW. About 150 classic, sports and supercars took part at this show in Chatburn.

8 April Drive to Kielder Eighteen R18 members met at Sally’s Café for the drive in excellent weather over to Kielder. We met 20-plus cars from R3 at Kielder Visitor Centre, for lunch. Thanks to Martin Mackay for organising this event.

3 JUNE Classic Car Breakfast The Cornerhouse, Wrightington 10 JUNE Drive and lunch East Lancashire Organised by Alan Ridehalgh.

17 JUNE Drive and lunch North Pennines Organised by David Nightingale.

20 JUNE Monthly meeting See MailChimp newsletter for details.

8 JULY Red Rose Run R18’s major scenic drive event. Contact me ASAP for an entry form.

28 JULY Mawdesley Classic Car Show School lane, Mawdesley, L40 3TG. Arrive 9.45-11.15am. Free entry and Concours.

There is a scenic drive earlier - please contact me for information.

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

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April Club night Well, here we are again with another monthly report.

April’s meeting at the Novello was less well attended than normal but the fact that it was Easter Sunday has to be taken into account. However, R19 takes no prisoners when it comes to any kind of festival or celebration; be it Easter, or New Year’s Day, if it is the first Sunday of the month we’ll have a meeting! It’s a good job Christmas Day can’t be on the first Sunday.

Still, amongst those who came were two new members, which always makes it worthwhile.

British Touring Car Championship outing On the following Sunday a band of intrepid R19 members met at Cobham Services for the regular outing to the first round of the British Touring Car Championship. We left the services at approximately 8.20am and had a steady drive to the circuit. The last two miles of traffic was very heavy because of a car boot sale and some kind of ‘tough mudder’ further up the road past the circuit. I have a question about the nuisance of tough mudders, having driven through the shingle and mud deposited along half a mile of the road. Who clears up your mess? Enough said…

The wet conditions led to some very exciting racing.

Dan Cammish, the erstwhile Carrera Cup turned Team Dynamics touring car driver, put up a good showing in a series of three races that threw up some unexpected results, and it made for a very exciting day. Thanks to the offices of ex-Jersey RO Roger, some of the members were able to gain access to the

pits courtesy of Team Hard. I do apologise to those who did not get the opportunity, but I had to consider the fact that it was a race day in a heavily contested first round and I felt that limiting the number to five would ensure that R19 did not wear out its welcome mat. These lucky people were even able to watch one race from inside the circuit. Sincere thanks go to Team Hard’s Ben Kattenhorn for putting up with us.

Sportscars Together Finding two cars is not without its difficulties. One car from the 1980s was very easy to confirm and, once again, I can’t thank Paul enough for agreeing to display his 911 Targa. Sourcing a car from the 1970s proved rather more elusive. We still needed one from this decade to complete the display for Sportscars Together at PC Reading on 9 June. Initially there was still no joy but, thanks to a suggestion from Robin, himself the owner of a beautiful 1973 2.4 (sadly unavailable), I contacted Ian from the Early 911 Register, and he was very helpful. He put out a general appeal to the Early 911 Register members and, sure enough, no fewer than six members’ names were put forward. I thank those members for their enthusiasm and keenness to help - we could have filled the space five times over! I had to make a choice and, assuming the cars would be displayed in chronological order, I again opted for a Signal Orange car, which I thought would look pretty good next to Paul’s black Targa. Thanks Vimal for offering to put your car in the display. For the general members the display opens at 10am and finishes at 4pm. An advertising agency is handling the invitations, but they are working so far in advance that it has become a fait accomplis. In the space of the intervening month things have moved so fast that I have not been able to let you know about it in time for you to apply for an invitation through this column.

PC Reading By the time you read this, the Region will have had two visits to the Centre. We were offered 20 spaces for an open morning on 19 May, with refreshments provided, and these places were taken very quickly.

(It must have been the lure of the bacon baps).

Many of you will know that for the best part of two years I have been building a relationship with PC Reading, mainly by taking some copies of the Club’s excellent magazine to put in their magazine rack for their customers, and by just being there, getting my

face recognised and bumping into people on the off chance. So, it was a fantastic fillip for the Region to be able to supply the two cars for the display. It is because of that strengthening relationship that I was given the opportunity to offer 20 invitation-only spaces for the evening with Derek Bell. Derek is a multiple Le Mans 24-hour winner and double World Sportscar Championship winner, notable for his exploits in the legendary Porches 956 and 962. I will bring you a report about these two events in the next issue.

70th Anniversary It might seem incredible to some but the first Porsche 356s rolled out of an old saw mill located in Gmund in Karten in 1948 - 70 years ago. Karten is in Carinthia, the southernmost state in Austria. In 1949 the business relocated to Stuttgart from where it had moved to escape allied bombing.

London Regional Organisers Nick and Ed Pike 02089 607 111 – r20@porscheclubgb.com Facebook: pcgb.r20 Instagram: @porscheclubgblondon Twitter: @PCGB_London Opening words This is the month of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a regular event in the R20 calendar. A big group is travelling to the Lycian campsite on Porsche Curves to watch all the action with a ringside seat. Those staying at home can be found at our ‘Out East’ meet.

June is also the first of our evening drives, using the long evenings to enjoy great drives within easy reach of London. We will be heading north into the Chilterns, one of our favourite playgrounds.

With great events to report, I am going to keep the words short this month, giving plenty of space for the pictures to tell the stories. For those wanting to read more, check out our blog at porscheclubgb.com/ london/news See you out on the road.

Ed and Nick

Clockwise from left: enjoying the forest roads; a 944 at Ace Cafe; Buttercup the 356; taking a break on the way to the New Forest; Porsche curves in the New Forest; GT3 street art; outlaw 356 Out East

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RECENT EVENTS Out East With ever changing street art, this casual-feel meet always surprises. Paul’s black GT3 stood out brilliantly against the colourful urban background. At the other end of the scale the outlaw red 356 looked perfectly at home against a backdrop of old brickwork. My favourite, and a natural with the industrial surrounding, was Charles’ 924. Come and join us on the third Sunday of the month, from 8.30am onwards.

Chops and robbers A return to the New Forest for a long weekend of excellent driving. With a scenic route to get there, passing through our favourite roads in the Surrey Hills and South Downs, we dodged showers to get to our lunch stop, then headed south into the New Forest with a taster of more to come. Saturday’s drive was a classic ‘Route to Nowhere’ with 80 miles of varied terrain, from ancient woodlands to open moors to pretty villages, ending up at a clifftop cafe with views across to the Needles on the Isle of Wight. Sunday had a lazy start before a scenic route out of the New Forest and deep into Dorset, heading for the coast.

The twisty road between Corfe Castle and Studland spit was a perfect ending before we enjoyed lunch overlooking Poole harbour.

Ace Cafe An unexpectedly dry, but cold, evening brought a steady stream of Porsches to this iconic location. The vibe of the night was casual and welcoming with a heathy mix of old classics, everything from a pair of 356s and early 911s, to the modern track beasts in the shape of a 991.2 GT3 and Cayman GT4.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 6 June R20 ‘On Tour’ - Drive to Nowhere (north) Using the long summer evenings, we have a shorter evening drive heading into the Chilterns as our playground, before a late supper. Sign-up opened on 23 May. Limited places available, as we do not put on a second run.

10 June Sportscar Together Day Keep a watch out for details of a ‘Sportscar Together Day’ event at PC East London.

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13-17 June R20 at Le Mans 24-hour – AKA ‘Le Camping’ An R20 ritual. Nick and I will see you there.

1 and 29 July R20 Escape - Cambs Curves We head back to our favourite Cambridgeshire roads on this Sunday afternoon drive, ending at a fantastic gastro pub for an early supper. Sign-up opens 12 June.

DIARY DATES 28 MAY Ace Cafe Meet (bank holiday) The regular monthly Porsche-only meet at Ace Cafe on the North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London NW10 7UD, from 6pm (last Monday of each month.)

6 JUNE On Tour - Drive to Nowhere 10 JUNE Sportscar Together Day – PC East London 13-17 JUNE R20 at Le Mans 24-hour – AKA ‘Le Camping’ 15 JUNE East London Out East Join us on Beachy Road, London E3 2NS from 8.30am onwards (third Sunday of the month).

There will be plenty of street parking, great coffee and soul. Nick and Ed will be at Le Mans, the ‘home guard’ will be there to welcome you all.

25 JUNE Ace Cafe Meet Our regular monthly meet, venue details as for 28 May above.

Chiltern Regional Organiser Terry Perry 07748 555333 – r21@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS April Club night The first Tuesday in April saw a good number of R21 members assembled at The Black Horse for a technical Q&A session with Porsche Centre technicians. Gary and Dell, both ‘Gold standard’ senior technicians from PC Hatfield, fielded numerous questions on all sorts of topics ranging from scored bores on 997s to faulty fuel injectors on Cayennes.

They seemed to enjoy the experience and spoke with a confidence and authority that held the attention of members for over an hour. We are grateful to them for joining us for the evening.

From top: Denham breakfast meet; Roger Sandell’s 986 Boxster

8 April Denham breakfast meet Despite a damp and rather cold Sunday morning, over 35 cars turned up to our first breakfast meet of the year at Denham Aerodrome. There was an interesting collection of Porsches on display including a 356 and other air-cooled cars through to 981 and 991 models, as well as a new Boxster 718 GTS. The slightly foggy weather meant there was no flying activity and everyone crowded inside the café for breakfast and coffee. We will hold some more breakfast meets before the autumn and hopefully get some better weather!

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 5 June Club night BBQ with Jaz In the hope of better weather and lighter evenings we are holding the R21 BBQ in June this year. It will be at the Black Horse in Chesham (HP5 3NS) from 7pm onwards.

The cost would normally be £10.95pp but Jaz, Porsche specialists in St Albans, have kindly agreed to support the evening by £5pp so R21 members will only pay £5.95. There will be a good choice of food, including traditional beef burgers, halloumi burgers, scampi or pork hotdogs all served with salad and chips. There is now more undercover outdoor space at the Black Horse and we have reserved some indoor seating so, whatever the weather, the event will go ahead.

Thank you to Claire and Steve from Jaz for their support and we look forward to seeing them at the event. To help with catering numbers please let me know if you are planning to attend, email me at r21@porscheclubgb.com 24 June Azuri Porsche Club Open Morning We have been invited to visit Azuri Car Care at Stevenage. The event will commence at 9.30am and run through to 1pm. There will be demonstrations on vehicle detailing, Xpel Paint Protection Film and the Gtechniq team will be on hand to explain all about ceramic coating. Quality refreshments are being laid on, providing free tea and coffee along with bacon rolls. PC Hatfield will also be in attendance and have promised to provide some interesting cars to look at.

There will be a raffle with an opportunity to win a detailing package worth £850. This is set to be a great morning so please get the date in your diary.

Azuri Car Care can be found at Unit 6, The IO Centre, Arlington Business Park, Stevenage SG1 2BD. It’s not essential but it would help with catering arrangements to email me if you plan to attend.

Recent Porsche coincidences R21 member, Roger Sandell writes: “Since becoming a first-time Porsche owner and joining R21 last April, a series of coincidences have occurred, which I thought might make interesting reading.

“Like many motoring enthusiasts I have always wanted to own a Porsche, so when a friend alerted me to an affordable Porsche for sale, near where I live in the village of Redbourn, I had to investigate. Two days later, I had a 1999 Porsche Boxster 986 (2.7 manual) sitting on my driveway and I was in a state of shock and disbelief at my unplanned purchase!

“Having joined my local Region of PCGB, I soon became more and more aware of the scope and history behind the Porsche brand, through regular emails and PP magazine. As a result, in early 2018, I could not believe it when I found out that Porsche was to celebrate its foundation in 1948, the year I was born!

“Not long after reading that Porsche was to celebrate its 70th birthday, I was equally amazed to learn that PCGB, in conjunction with PCGB, were to celebrate the 20th year of the 986 Boxster, the car 77 porscheclubgb.com

I had recently bought, with a 986 Restoracing Competition, culminating at the Porsche Festival celebrations at Brands Hatch in September!”

Good to have you on-board Roger, enjoy your Porsche ownership.

R21 photo competition After a successful photo competition in 2017 we have decided to run a similar event for 2018. Photographs need to have a Porsche theme but do not necessarily need to have a car in the picture – get creative!

All R21 members are invited to enter so keep your camera or phone handy throughout the summer to capture some interesting images.

Social media We are now on social media. Follow our Facebook and Instagram channels to see what we are up to as well as the latest info on our events. Search PCGB.R21 on Facebook and Porscheclubgbchiltern on Instagram Terry DIARY DATES 5 JUNE BBQ - Black Horse, Chesham 24 JUNE Visit to Azuri Car Care 29 JUNE WOTY 3 JULY Club night 29 JULY R21 Concours - PC Hatfield

Sussex Regional Organisers Chris and Martin Woolger 07720 849982 or 07802 409272 R23@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS April was a very busy month for R23 with three events planned in addition to our regular monthly meeting at Bolney.

From top: it was a tight squeeze getting everyone parked up at Precision Porsche; plenty to interest members at Reep Automotive; the view from Reep Automotive overlooking the famous Top Gear track at Dunsfold

7 April Cofee and Cars The first event was Coffee and Cars at Precision Porsche on Sheffield Park. This is a regular annual event hosted by Precision Porsche where they invite their clients and R23 and provide a huge display of Porsches for everyone to look at and chat about.

During the morning there were approximately 120 cars arriving. Our thanks go to Precision Porsche and their staff for such a great morning.

14 April Reep Automotive Our second event was at Reep Automotive. This was a new venue for R23 and their premises are in an old converted fire station at Dunsfold overlooking the Top Gear track. All members had an informative morning as we were shown and had explained to us the processes of car detailing, ceramic coating, paint protection film and car wrapping. Sausage and bacon rolls and copious quantities of coffee accompanied all this. Of added interest were some cars on the track for a charity event so there was ‘car noise’ as well.

The morning was rather misty to begin with, but soon started clearing. By the time we departed on a 35-mile drive through the Surrey Hills, we were enjoying beautiful spring sunshine and all soft tops had their roofs down. We ended up at Hascombe for a lovely pub lunch and, we discovered, even the publican is a Porsche owner.

Paragon Porsche Our last event was going to be at Paragon Porsche at Five Ashes but, unfortunately, they had a fire in the roof of their showroom a few days before, so our meeting was cancelled. Speaking to Paragon, they are now back up and running and no staff or cars were damaged. This event will be rescheduled for later in the year.

Lots of events coming up – please watch your emails for notifications and booking details. We look forward to seeing you all out driving your Porsches and, hopefully, the weather will improve soon.

Club nights Our monthly meetings remain at The Bolney Stage, London Road, Bolney Village, RH17 5RL from 7pm in the main restaurant behind the bar – no booking required. Please come straight into the room where orders for food and drink will be taken from your tables so you don’t have to queue at the bar.

Chris and Martin Woolger DIARY DATES 5 JUNE Monthly meeting - The Bolney Stage 3 JULY Monthly meeting - The Bolney Stage 3-10 JULY Driving Tour Champagne and Classic Le Mans 5 AUGUST Porsches on Display at Borde Hill Gardens 7 AUGUST Monthly meeting - The Bolney Stage 4 SEPTEMBER Monthly meeting The Bolney Stage 8-16 SEPTEMBER Driving Tour – the Romantic Road, Germany

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

RECENT EVENTS April Club night It was a full house at the Ferryboat for our April Club night. Lots of members came to collect their Regional polo shirts (a gentle reminder to collect yours if you have not done so). On arrival, the sight of river water three feet deep on two sides of the outer walls of the pub greeted members. Yes, it is spring and the river had overflowed.

New members welcomed and it was a short ‘news at 10’ outlining the events for 2018. We also had a guest speaker to keep us entertained. Alan Chambers had come along to tell us of his working life within the banking system. Alan kept us all amused with his story starting as a young man (prior to bank computerisation) when all records were manually recorded. Trips with sacks of coins in cars being delivered, searches for various items in bank lofts at times made life at the bank sound more like a Carry On film. Eventually, as Alan made his way through various branches the tales became less.

The tales became even scarcer once Alan was promoted and became a bank manager. It was then that we learnt that Alan got called in front of the boss of whom he was terrified. However, the meeting went well, in fact, so well that the boss is now Alan’s wife, Lesley. Both Alan and Lesley are now retired and we think we know who is still the boss. We would like to thank Alan for sharing your story with us. Thank you.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 21 June Golf night and BBQ Last call for our annual pitch and putt golf versus PC Cambridge. This event will take place at the American Golf Centre Melbourne and commences at 6.30pm with team selection. You do not need to be a golfer to enjoy this event. This is a short course and the emphasis is on fun. All equipment will be supplied on the evening. Various prizes will be on offer and, as ever, a delicious BBQ will follow the golf along with the prize giving. A subsidised payment of £12pp can be made at Club night or contact me for more details. Limited space, so first-come-first-served.

8 July Kimbolton Country Fayre and Classic Car Show This event has been running for some 20 years and has become one of the highlights of the Region’s calendar. I am pleased to report that in previous years we have been allocated the largest car club stand area with space for 50 cars. This really is an event for all the family, far more than just a car show.

A main event ring will be running full time and there will be a flyover of World War II aircraft. There is also a range of quality stands, with the house full of craft stalls. This event is run by the Sporting Bears so please support them and take a dream ride whilst at the event.

We also ask that all members attending bring a dish and some drinks. I don’t think I’m over-egging it to say that this has turned into the Region’s annual feast – each year members bring more and more lavish dishes. I do hope this year is no exception so let us see a banquet table fit for a king so please don’t forget to bring a dish, sweet or savoury, it’s your choice. No turning up on the day, if you would like to attend you will need a wristband. This wristband will give you reduced price entry and secure your place on the Region’s stand. Please either come along to Club night or email me at r24@porceclubgb.com should you wish to attend.

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From top: great turnout at Club night; all the fun of Fayre at Kimbolton in July

MAGPAS charity donation R24 will be making a donation to MAGPAS (Mid Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service), our chosen charity for 2018. We will be making an event of handing over our donation. This will take place at RAF Wyton on a date as yet to be arranged. Following the handover of a cheque we hope to be able to take some photos of our cars along with the Air Ambulance helicopter. We will then select a pub/ dining venue in the area and make a scenic convoy drive for lunch. We are in negotiation for a suitable date so keep an eye on PP and email if you would like to join us.

In the meantime, I thought you might like to know a bit more about our chosen charity in their own words: “MAGPAS Air Ambulance brings essential lifesaving care by land and air to patients in lifethreatening emergencies in the east of England and beyond. Some of the UK’s expert doctors and paramedics volunteer their own time to work with us. MAGPAS is not a state-funded service and relies on generous public donations to continue saving lives. Since 1971 we’ve treated over 60,000 patients.

Our medics support the ambulance service by bringing additional skills and treatments to the scene of an incident.

“We operate a helicopter and rapid response vehicles from our base near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and are dispatched to medical incidents in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, London, and occasionally further afield.

“The MAGPAS Air Ambulance medical team receives enhanced training which allows them to offer procedures and treatments at the scene, like general anaesthetic, which are usually only available in hospital. This means that the frontline care the team delivers doesn’t just save lives, it helps seriously ill and injured people return to a good quality of life. The oldest emergency medical charity in the UK, MAGPAS Air Ambulance started life as a voluntary service in 1971 when two GPs, Dr Neville Silverston MBE and Dr Derek Cracknell MBE, took action to help victims of road accidents.

“As it was founded by two doctors, the charity has a strong clinical heritage. Today, it offers pioneering training to doctors and paramedics wishing to specialise in pre-hospital emergency medicine, for which it is renowned in the medical world.”

More information on MAGPAS can be found at magpas.org.uk/our-service/our-history

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 10 June Canal boat trip and picnic Although the closing date has been exceeded and all places are officially full, we do occasionally get the odd cancellation. So, if you fancy this trip and have missed the deadline, please contact us and we will see what we can do.

Other news We are always pleased to welcome new members to the Ferryboat for our Club nights on the second Wednesday of each month. Full address and how to find the pub can be found at oldenglishinns.co.uk/ our-locations/the-old-ferry-boat-st-ives/

24 June Breakfast Club Our next Breakfast Club meet will be held in the restaurant at Little Farthingloe Farm, Folkestone Road, Dover CT15 7AA. You may obtain details from Sue and Mick at m1ck.dennis@btinternet.com

Enjoy your cars and Club John Dunn

Kent

27 June Mid-week run to Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station We will meet for coffee at 9am at PC Tonbridge before a drive to the lifeboat station where we will have a guided tour. We will adjourn to Shoreham Airport restaurant for lunch. Visit our pages of the Club website for further details.

Regional Organisers Phil and Pearl Sharland 01797 344121 – r25@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS

1 July Drive and Sunday lunch at West Malling Golf Club, Addington Meet for coffee before a drive to the golf club. The three-course Sunday carvery lunch costs £20pp, payable in advance by 23 June latest. Details can be found on our pages of the Club website.

April Club night This was a bit of a nightmare with Brands Hatch being closed and less than a day’s notice. However, thank you to everyone that made it to our impromptu, short notice, meeting place, and our apologies for the fact that the pub had double booked and didn’t tell us! It turned out to be a busy and noisy affair, if a bit fragmented.

We should be back at Brands Hatch for the remainder of our meetings up to and including October.

15 July Volks Weald at Penshurst Place An invitation has been received from the Volkswagen Club to show our Porsches at their large show in this stunning location. We have opted for just the Sunday rather than a camping weekend! We will need to have the cars in place for this between 9am and 11am. The cost is £10pp for the day by pre-paid ticket. Please email us with your interest. Further details can be found on our pages of the Club website.

Traditional afternoon tea This was fun as 16 members enjoyed finger sandwiches, scones with cream and cakes as well as copious amounts of tea and coffee at The Hilton Maidstone. We certainly did not go hungry! We will be doing this again.

29 July Kentish Tour In yet another attempt to create something different, we have put together what can only be described as a multiple choice day out, enabling members to freely choose what part or parts of the tour they wish to opt into or out of. Starting with breakfast at Addington, it continues with lunch at Lamberhurst and finishes with dinner at Dungeness. Both the morning and afternoon drives will involve tulip map directions. Interested members should contact Sue and Mick at m1ck.dennis@btinternet.com for further details.

Spring health check PC Tonbridge was as busy as ever with all 24 time slots being taken. Everything went to plan with all the cars checked by 2.30pm and they even had time to fit two new tyres to our 911. We extend our grateful thanks to the Service Team at Tonbridge for their fantastic efforts and patience.

Breakfast meet at Quex Park Sunday morning and we had another great turnout for breakfast, with nearly 40 members enjoying some great food and lots of conversation. The Farm Shop was worth a visit too, with some lovely produce.

All our events can be found in the Kent Region calendar of events, as well as in PP and on the R25 section of the PCGB website.

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with the Club, please do so soon so that we can send you our regular updates on all our events.

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

If you are a new member attending one of our Club nights then look out for the yellow T-shirts and sweatshirts worn by 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 Wishing you smooth and empty roads Phil and Pearl

DIARY DATES 10 JUNE Canal boat trip and picnic 13 JUNE Club night - Brands Hatch 24 JUNE Breakfast Club 27 JUNE Mid-week run to Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station 1 JULY Drive and Sunday lunch – West Malling Golf Club, Addington 11 JULY Club night - Brands Hatch 15 JULY Volks Weald - Penshurst Place 29 JULY Kentish Tour 1 AUGUST Club night - Brands Hatch **Please note this is out of sequence** 19 AUGUST Archery and BBQ

Dorset Joint Regional Organisers Trefor Willingham 01747 838158 Karl Wells 07980 212056 r26@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS R26 Monthly meeting No doubt encouraged by the prospect of Nick Snook’s car identification quiz, glorious weather ensured an excellent gathering for the meeting. Tref kept his bit brief, going over some Weymouth and Sherborne admin, then Paul announced further details of the trip to France in August 2019. Having done his usual thorough job of arranging events and discounts, the result should be up to his usual excellent standard. So, if you’re thinking of joining him, get your name down ASAP. Nick then took centre stage and his quiz commenced. Photos of cars were projected onto the screen in three stages, starting with a tantalising glimpse of a small area, zooming out to a larger area and finishing with the entire car. The many and varied cars ranged from an Aero Morgan three-wheeler to a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso via a Ford Anglia. The quiz was great fun and, being a competitive bunch, there was much enthusiastic shouting out of answers despite there being no prizes. Nick certainly left us wanting more!

Canford Classics Open Morning Canford Classics has been keen to put on an exclusive event for Dorset members, so, one misty morning in April, 30 R26 members arrived at their Winterborne Kingston workshops looking forward to gaining an insight into all aspects of the early 911 restoration process. The host was company owner Alan Drayson, one of the most respected men in the business.

After coffee and pastries, we made our way into the workshop. Surrounded by air-cooled 911s in various stages of restoration or repair, Alan explained how, despite gaining a doctorate in coastal geomorphology, he decided to make 911 restoration his full-time profession and how the disciplined approach to his studies was applied to the restoration process. Canford Classics has grown from one man working out of his mother’s garage, via a small unit in Throop, to the bespoke facility they now occupy in the delightful Dorset countryside. They produce some of the finest 911 restorations in Europe. Using cars as examples, Alan described in detail the journey a 911 might take from its starting point as a barely recognisable wreck to finishing

up as a potential Concours winner, a hot-rod, an ‘outlaw’ or possibly an RSR replica – the possibilities are endless.

He spoke candidly about the cost of restoration, not only regarding the sometimes eye-watering parts prices, but also the investment in man-hours. The 1972 911 we gathered round would need a minimum of 300 hours of welding to restore the bodyshell before they could even begin to put the car back together.

Moving on to the famous ‘rat-look’ Targa, he told the story of its discovery, why it was worth importing from Japan and why, because of the unusual options still present, even in its current condition it’s worth a significant amount of money. I’m not sure everybody believed him when he said that - though mechanically fettled and with an MOT, it has such a story to tell that he intends to leave the body exactly as it is. We’ll see…

After describing individual case histories, Alan took us on a tour of the rest of the facility including the engine build room and the brand new paint booth and

Clockwise from left: a satisfying turnout of Porsches made for a great display in the courtyard; 911 crankcase awaiting barrels and pistons; a stunning personal project car built from surplus parts; the interior of the silver 911 project; ex-Japanese 911 and possibly the best-known rat in the UK today; spray booth and oven – a recent addition to the facility

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oven. Keen to bring as much of the restoration work in-house as possible, the expansion of facilities has been slow but steady and always purchased in accordance with his policy that if Canford Classics can’t afford the best then they will wait until they can.

Alan spoke for almost three hours, holding our attention for the entire time; such was his knowledge and our enthusiasm. All in all, a most enlightening and entertaining morning, which was unanimously enjoyed by all present. To cap it all, the drive home was in warm spring sunshine! Thanks to Alan and Dominique for organising the visit and to their daughter Elsie for her excellent hosting skills!

Boxster and Cayman 987 seminar John Hailstone reports: “Chaired by Peter Morgan, about 50 owners attended the seminar. In the hot seats were Steve Walker from Porsche (to give the official line),

Boxster technical advisor Nick Pike and Steve Bull from Steve Bull Specialist Cars.

“The meeting followed an agenda of engine and IMS followed by suspension and brakes, then bodywork. After lunch we moved on to oil and tyres, DIY and lighting, then customisation and trackdays.

We finished with a Q&A session. Members were allowed to ask questions at the end of each session and personal experiences flowed thick and fast.

“I was interested to discover that the reliability issues I have had since buying new in 2005, including replacing all four coil springs and the air conditioning condensers, are fairly common. I was already aware of the need to regularly clean out the location of the condensers behind each front opening to stop a build-up of leaves etc. from corroding them. It was also suggested that it’s wise to clean the gap between the condensers and coolant radiator occasionally, although it is more difficult as it requires the bumper to be removed to gain access.

“Another common issue was leaks from the hood, which can be caused by blocked drain channels. This can be reduced by cleaning the various drain holes on the body and should be done as part of the service schedule. As with many aspects, we were told if you are not sure how to do this, just look on YouTube.

“There was quite a discussion on genuine Porsche versus aftermarket parts. As expected, Steve Walker said you should always use genuine products, however, the panel and some guests said they had favourable results with aftermarket. Personally, I always use genuine parts, particularly discs and pads.

“Tyres were a big topic of conversation with the experts all agreeing that you should have the same manufacturer and rating on each wheel. Some favoured Michelin, some Bridgestone and others Pirelli, but the first choice is not always available. I have had problems sourcing Michelin in the past. A few years ago, when rear tyres were difficult to come by, I purchased two and stored them in the garage until they were needed. Again, subject to availability, the panel agreed that you should always use Porsche-approved N-rated tyres.

“Despite the reliability issues mentioned, after nearly 14 years and 70,000 miles, I have no desire to part with my car as I still like open air motoring and I find the luggage capacity adequate for a two-week motoring holiday in Europe - more than can be said for the majority of soft top cars available from other manufacturers.”

DIARY DATES 3 JUNE Beaulieu Simply Porsche 22 JUNE Monthly meet and BBQ 1 JULY R26 Concours and family day Kingston Maurward 13 JULY Weymouth Porsches on the Prom 15 JULY Classics at Sherborne Castle

Ireland Regional Organiser Ken Mack 07860 850444 – r27@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Regional Organiser John Hilditch 07907 437303 As April ends we have clocked up 10 days of events so far this year! Over the last few weeks we’ve seen 32 members in 18 cars take part in our annual Spring Drive,

we hosted Lee Sibley, Editor of Total 911 magazine, and I was pleased to represent the Region at the Officials’ Conference and AGM. Working closely with PC Belfast, I have also finalised details of this year’s R27 Festival of Porsche. Oh yes, almost forgot, we have also kicked off our pilot scheme with IAMRoadsmart, so make that 12 days of events this year!

From top: R27 stop at Castle Dargan; R27 arrive for afternoon tea at Castle Dargan; R27 gather round the Alcock and Brown monument; R27 with ‘The Quiet Man’ in Cong; R27 last stop Belleek Pottery; RO Ken Mack (left) and committee member Paul McAleer welcome Lee Sibley, editor of Total 911 magazine

Spring Drive Picking up again on the Wild Atlantic Way, we continued slightly south of where we left off last year covering around 600 miles in total. We started off from Lisburn to Enniskillen on the first stage. Following lunch at The Killyhevlin Hotel we headed west towards Sligo.

Breaking the three and a half hour stage we stopped for afternoon tea at Castle Dargan, an outstanding golf, hotel and spa resort set in unspoilt countryside at Ballygawley. We received a very warm welcome and, as agreed when I booked, the local press turned out to capture our arrival! Check out some spectacular images on YouTube (search Porsche Club Great Britain visits Castle Dargan). Big thanks to Aoife McCormack and team for making our brief visit so memorable. On schedule, we arrived at our base, the Westport Coast Hotel, at 5.30pm for check-in.

Next day, and with thanks to Assistant RO John Hilditch for helping organise the day two route, we were off to explore the roads south of Westport.

Enjoying the undulating roads gripping the coastal route, with a quick stop-off at the Alcock and Brown monument at Clifden we made our way to Cong best known as the setting for the 1952 movie ‘The Quiet Man’. R27’s arrival could clearly be heard echoing around the sleepy village. Back on the road, we arrived back at ‘base’ in time for a bit of down time before our Region dinner.

The beginning of day three, for me, was rather deflating - thanks to a one-inch screw in my offside front! Many thanks to ‘Westport Tyre’ for getting me back on the road again with just 15 minutes lost from the schedule!

We travelled north via Sligo to join the northern section of the Wild Atlantic Way and to cross the border back into Northern Ireland for a late lunch at Belleek Pottery. Fed watered and, of course, ‘photographed’, we departed late afternoon for home.

Spectacular scenery and fantastic roads does not begin to describe the Wild Atlantic Way. We are already opening discussions around completing ‘part three’ next year in a slightly longer stay in the southwest area of Ireland - more later... Thanks to everyone’s tremendous support for this event.

Hosting Total 911 Following initial contact R27 committee member Paul McAleer made with Total 911 magazine, we welcomed Editor Lee Sibley for his four-day visit. Several members offered their cars for features and Lee kindly agreed to join our April meeting as guest speaker. He asked those involved not to share any images of his visit until they’ve appeared in the magazine, so I’ll resist the temptation. But, to whet your appetite, look out for a number of Total 911 features including a visit to Dundrod and an impromptu visit to Kirkistown racetrack.

Club AGM You will find the reports elsewhere in PP. The headline is that our Club, at the heart of Porsche ownership and enjoyment in the UK, is going from strength to strength with in excess of 20,500 members. Over the last 18 or so months R27 has grown by around 20 per cent. I’m delighted that, in addition to welcoming new members, many of our ‘dormant’ members are now rejoining us in our programme of R27 events. So, new 84 porscheclubgb.com

member, existing member, or friend of the Region - thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you in the months ahead.

Festival of Porsche You will have already received the exciting news that our 2018 Festival of Porsche has been rescheduled to coincide with PC Belfast’s celebrations marking 70 years of Porsche.

With enormous thanks to PC Belfast Dealer Principal Carl Russell and Aftersales Manager Paul McConaghy, we will be holding our main event of the year at their new premises on Sydenham Road. To help manage numbers, you must pre-register. Details and information about our post-event meal have gone to everyone via email.

PC Belfast “After four months at 90 Sydenham Road we are starting to find our groove. We really are beginning to see the fantastic benefits of our brand new bespoke environment and are now looking ahead to some of our key goals for 2018.

“The most imminent, and arguably most important, is the global recognition of the 70th Anniversary of Porsche. On 9 June, all UK Porsche Centres will be hosting their own version of an open event to celebrate in the history of our iconic brand.

“This will take the shape of an open day with some very select Porsches from supercar status through to classic and everything in between. We are very keen to open the doors to all Porsche supporters and their families, in a very informal way, to showcase the brand – purely for what it is and what it represents on its 70th birthday.

“It’s also a great coup to be able to dovetail with R27’s annual ‘Festival of Porsche’.

“Normally held at the historic grounds of Cultra Manor, this year it is most fitting that it comes to our new Centre. We will have a whole area of our site designated purely for the 2018 festival where we will share in this landmark event.”

Thanks to Carl and Paul at the ‘home’ of Porsche in Northern Ireland, we look forward to an exciting and memorable day!

Finally, a reminder that, if you intend to join us at the annual Kilbroney Show on 16 June, you should have now returned your application form to the organisers.

Remember, dates for all R27 events are on the Club website. Drive carefully, follow us on Facebook, and see you next time around.

Ken Mack DIARY DATES 9 JUNE R27 Festival of Porsche 16 JUNE Drive and visit to Kilbroney Annual Show 4 JULY Meeting and BBQ - Loughshore Hotel 19-22 JULY Region visit to Silverstone Classic

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

From top: Brad Faye making the most of his time on mainland UK; Brad and his dad’s transport for their road trip – a 996 C4S

RECENT EVENTS After our antics last month, we reverted to a car-based event for April. Unfortunately, we missed spring as that had been the day before, and I drove the GT4 through an absolute deluge to our meet. Sensibly, most viewed it as an ‘alternate car’ meet – the previous Land Rover sub-division seems to have been replaced by a VW Golf club (GTI and R). The weather was so bad we did not take any photos but moved straight on to Jerbourg Hotel for coffee and cake.

We did, however, have the opportunity to catch up with Brad Faye and his dad who was visiting from South Africa. They had been talking about a road trip for many years, but this had remained a dream for many years given that they live over 6,000 miles apart. A three-week visit made this a reality and with few plans other than a rough idea to take in sights and find some great driving roads they set off for the UK. Brad takes up the story: “We caught the Wednesday evening ferry from Guernsey to Portsmouth. Our first task upon arrival at 6am was to fill up with some high-octane fuel - a rare treat! I had been researching a few ‘great roads’ in the days leading up to this trip, managing to cobble together a list of a few that I thought we could drive.

“Being close in proximity, we popped into Goodwood on our way north. Due to the early arrival of our ferry, we were there before they opened, so we took a few photos and headed towards the B2141 on our way to Brooklands Museum. The B2141 was a great introduction to the British ‘B’ road with its narrow lanes, gentle twists, and pleasant, pastoral landscape - suddenly waking us both up with an exciting set of forested, tight twists.

“From there we headed towards the A272 and were joined by a McLaren 720S - wishing for it to be on the same route as us, but, alas not. This road was not as impressive as hoped, though in part due to congested morning traffic. We turned off the A272 so that we could make our way to Brooklands.

“We mistakenly used the wrong entrance and were assumed to be volunteers, thus managing to park next to some lovely classics - they didn’t seem to mind our ‘future classic’ mixing with them.

“Being a lifelong wish to get up close to a Concorde, we immediately went on the guided tour - which included a theme-park-style flight - with interactive ‘haptic’ seats for added realism. With so many things to see at Brooklands, we walked around for a couple of hours and had lunch - I caught my dad flinching when they fired up a 1934 Lagonda M45, that sounded like a gun range! We also spotted a 964 Carrera and a super-low mileage 996 Turbo having a photoshoot for a local Porsche dealer.

“We then headed onto the M4 en route to Bath, where we only intended stopping over for the night.

Fortunately, we managed to enter the Roman Baths before closing time, ‘soaking in’ a ‘bath’ of culture on our otherwise vehicular-centric trip!

“With an early start on Friday morning, we headed through country roads back to the M4 and over to Wales via the Second Severn Crossing. We then took the A470 heading north through the Brecon Beacons National Park, arriving just in time for breakfast. This was an amazing road with sweeping high(ish) speed bends.

“Arriving in Brecon much earlier than anticipated, a spur of the moment change in plans meant finding another activity to keep us occupied on our journey back towards Portsmouth. We googled the nearest Porsche Centre and found one in Bristol, which was just off our chosen path back.

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a river, dotted with farm animals. It was magnificent, so we stopped for a short photoshoot to immortalise the memory.

“In Bristol, we were pleasantly surprised to find not one but five dealerships, scattered over what we were later informed was once a family farm. We drooled over a beautiful 991.1 GT3 RS, a 993 Turbo, a ducktail Carrera GTS and a fully restored 924. I won’t mention the other marques in detail, but we were made to feel very welcome at a dealer who had an incredible variety of British exotica in stock (ahem, Aston Martin).

“On the way back to Portsmouth, we stopped overnight in Salisbury, which had featured in the news headlines over the past few days. My father insisted on walking past a now notorious branch of Zizzi for a selfie - I was too embarrassed, with the police standing outside. We walked to the cathedral and later enjoyed a pint with our pies (I guess you didn’t fancy Italian – Ian).

“Come Saturday morning, an early start meant we missed our breakfast to ensure the C4S was fed with more super unleaded before catching the ferry back.

It was a once in a lifetime trip for my father and I and in a very special car to boot.”

Our next event is the Guernsey Classic Vehicle Show at Saumarez Park – details to follow by email.

A la Porschaine Ian, Angela, Sebastian and Jean-Marc

Channel Islands, Jersey Regional Organiser Goetz Eggelhoefer 07797 892502 – r28j@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS Drive for Miles As April got underway the sun finally graced us with its presence, making our trip through France en route to Luxembourg that much more enjoyable. We made a short but pleasant overnight stop in Reims before driving onto the historic city of Luxembourg to meet up with 28 Porsche owners from as far afield as Jersey, France, Belgium, Germany and, of course, Luxembourg itself.

The purpose of our trip was to support the Drive for Miles charity and its organisers Guy Flener and Annik Porsche-Singer. The charity arranges for children suffering from cancer to enjoy drives through the countryside, along with their siblings, in the Porsche of their choice. And, as one might expect, there were some stunning Porsches on offer.

Although this event was located in Luxembourg, similar events are scheduled for Bonn, Brussels, Stuttgart, Duesseldorf, Paris and Hamburg throughout the year.

The morning drive, with our special passengers aboard, was followed by a pleasant lunch in the

The Porsche Spyder and the 964 Turbo were popular choices

Impact bumper 911s together in Luxembourg

sunshine, after which we returned to the city centre and said our goodbyes to the children. Although the drivers were eager to make the most of the good weather and the drive through the countryside scheduled for the afternoon, our all-too-brief encounter with these children left us all with a warm feeling inside and a little in awe of how well these kids adjust to their sometimesdifficult circumstances. It was a beautifully organised event and for a very good cause. We were glad that we were able to contribute in a small way to its success.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS First and foremost, we would like to extend our thanks to all those who have signed up to participate in the Cavalcade of Cars, as part of the Jersey International Motoring Festival, which will take place soon after this edition of PP drops onto your doormats. It is encouraging to see so many members actively supporting the Club, as well as this annual motoring event in Jersey. We would also like to thank the Club Office staff for providing us with the ‘mobile Clubhouse’ again this year. Thank you.

Goetz and Fiona Eggelhoefer DIARY DATES 31 MAY–3 JUNE The Jersey International Motoring Festival The Cavalcade of Cars followed by dinner at The Radisson Hotel on the harbour front.

6-8 JULY Trip to the Le Mans Classic 3-5 AUGUST Le Mans trackday 26 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER The Gallery Rally to Monaco

Surrey Committee Chairman Mike Lucas Regional Contact Keith Morgan 07833 206078 (before 9pm) r29@porscheclubgb.com RECENT EVENTS April meeting On arrival at Silvermere we found that our meeting

room had been closed off for a golf exam the following day and we were relegated to the bar area outside. This is the second time that this has happened without prior warning and the area allocated to us is not really suitable for the number of members who regularly attend our meetings. All I can do is apologise on behalf of the R29 committee. I’d like to say it won’t happen again, but I thought this the first time it happened. However, it was good to see some new faces and hopefully the experience hasn’t put you off!

WOTY We met at the M4 Reading Services on a sunny morning to indulge in a bit of socialising and coffee drinking before heading off to visit the Morgan factory in Malvern en route to our destination of the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells in mid Wales.

We had to leave the service area by 9.30am as the factory closes at lunchtime on a Friday, so it was an early start from home for those living around the southern section of the M25 in order to negotiate the rush hour traffic queues on the biggest car park in the world!

It was impossible to stay together as a group for a couple of hours, but we duly arrived at the factory visitor centre and proceeded to hunt for car parking spaces in what was obviously a very popular attraction. Factory staff enlisted the help of our own Peter Keel to organise orderly outfield parking for the overflow.

Organised into two groups for our walk around the factory, we started off with an introduction to the company accompanied by a short video. We were all given a small ‘headset’ to hang over one ear so that we could hear the guide over the factory’s background noise and then we made our way to the first port of call, the Morgan Heritage Centre by the entrance. Here we learned about all the various models of Morgan made by the factory over the years - I think the ladies found this bit really exciting!

We then made our way to the factory proper to see Morgans being assembled. The factory consists of a number of separate, but linked, workshops, each having a specialised function in the manufacturing process. Unlike many factory tours, which are a bit ‘sanitised,’ visitors are on the factory floor as sections of the cars are being constructed and moved around.

Although some components are outsourced, e.g. engines and transmission, the wooden frames and trim, bodies and the leatherworks are hand-made on-site using a combination of traditional and new methods. Each car is assembled according to a purchaser’s specification. Morgan offers a huge variety of alternatives to make each car quite a personal choice and over 75 per cent of all production is exported.

I found the whole experience absorbing and even the ladies, once freed from the shackles of engines, gearboxes and chassis members, found the woodwork and upholstery side of the construction process quite invigorating. Our tour finished with a walk back to the visitor centre to indulge in some light refreshments and retail activity before heading off to mid Wales.

Saturday morning brought yet another fine day and, having participated in the ritual of the breakfast feast, we made our choices of where to go from the list provided by Brenda Wareham in our WOTY itinerary. The favourites seemed to be railway lines and Powis Castle. Linda and I chose the latter and headed off towards Welshpool on a winding, pothole-free, road that negotiated the many hills and valleys in a truly spectacular way. Powis Castle is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country mansion 88 porscheclubgb.com

From top: R29 members outside the Morgan factory; the Morgan Heritage Centre; the day of departure from the Metropole Hotel

in the county of Powys and is known for housing treasures brought home by Robert Clive and his son, Edward, from India. The oldest part dates back to around 1200 and the whole site is a great example of a military stronghold with great views from its position on a rocky ridge just outside Welshpool.

Needless to say, there are café areas in the main building and down at the bottom of the gardens so we were not deprived of our sustenance requirements whilst taking in a bit of history!

Back at the Metropole, the bar beckoned after all the exercise we’d had walking around the castle and we gradually took over a larger and larger area as more and more members returned with tales of their day’s activities. We eventually tidied ourselves up and made our way to the restaurant for dinner. The staff were very attentive and it was nice to be able to make our food choices on the night instead of three months in advance. A big thank you to the hotel for looking after us so well.

Sunday was the last day and we said our goodbyes in the car park to those leaving. The rest of us headed off towards Worcester to visit Croome Court and RAF Defford (the main station for the development of radar during the war) on the way home. All in all we had a most enjoyable weekend. I would like to thank Brenda Wareham very much for all her work in organising it and for ensuring that we had warm and sunny weather for the whole weekend in contrast to the grey skies in the weeks before and after.

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.

Events calendar To download a printable events calendar, please see the Surrey Region area of the Club’s website.

Keith Morgan

6 JUNE Jaguar factory visit, Castle Bromwich **Fully booked** 12 JUNE Club night – Silvermere Golf Club 23 JUNE Visit to Weald and Downland Living Museum Details to follow.

10 JULY Club night – Silvermere Golf Club 14 JULY Visit to West Dean Gardens Details to follow.

14 AUGUST Club night – Silvermere Golf Club 18 AUGUST Capel Classic Car and Bike Show One of our annual events. Registration is online but I need to know numbers, as space is limited.

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

Cotswold Regional Organisers Alan and Fiona Bartlett 07785 928687 – r31@porscheclubgb.com @PCGB_R31 facebook.com/pcgb.r31 As we stare at a blank Word document and wonder what to write for our monthly chronicle, we remind ourselves that our remit is ‘to ensure regular monthly reports for inclusion in PP’ (PCGB, 2011) are provided.

As the content for these is unspecified, we canvassed several members and concluded that we should include more member-generated and visual content, rather than just publishing accounts of long-past events. In future therefore we plan to feature more about R31 members and their cars, with more pictures. So, please let us know if you’ve any views on the subject or if you’d like to submit material for publication here.

Five R31 events took place in April. Whilst the weather wasn’t particularly great, it didn’t snow, so members finally managed to get out in their cars.

RECENT EVENTS Monthly meeting Our monthly Club night was held at The Red Lion in Long Compton. For a cold damp April evening, this was well attended with the Cotswold Rally being the main topic of conversation. In preparation for the event, Brian Ahern and Alan drove the Rally route again to confirm the accuracy of stage distances and course notes.

Having called for volunteers to undertake the various marshalling and administrative duties on the day, the response from members was impressive and enabled us to fill all the vacancies in just a few days.

Trans-Wessex On a dull damp day, several members took part in a day-long 120-mile tour around Wessex to Cheddar Gorge. Having started out from Cirencester early in the

morning, we headed down to Chippenham, through the city of Bath and onwards to Cheddar Gorge where we stopped for a photo opportunity.

Afterwards, we travelled back via Wells, Radstock and Frome, stopping at The Duke in Bratton for a very pleasant roast lunch. Around mid-afternoon we set off through the Neolithic landscape of Wiltshire towards our final destination of Marlborough. All in all it was a cracking day out and we only took one wrong turn, which our tour navigator insisted was due to ‘satellite lag’.

From top: the R31 Trans-Wessex Tour; Sunday Brunch Scramble run alongside The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs’ ‘Drive it Day’

Photos by Alan Bartlett

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Test-a-Tesla Day Nineteen members took part in the Test-a-Tesla day. Kindly organised by Geoff Davis, this test-drive session took place at Wroxton House Hotel near Banbury and involved driving Tesla demonstrators - a Model S P100D and a Model X P100d - kindly provided by Tesla UK. Members had around 20 minutes each and drove a 15-20 mile route, which proved more than enough to discover the incredible potential of these 762bhp cars. Both are capable of accelerating from zero to 60mph in significantly under three seconds, and in complete silence. It was fair to say that our test pilots were blown away by the experience.

Sunday Brunch Scramble And, talking of being blown away, we took part in the 16th Sunday Brunch Scramble at Bicester on a windy WW2 airfield. Run alongside The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs’ ‘Drive it Day’ the event was well supported, with a confirmed attendance of over 6,000 enthusiasts. Thinking it would be impossible to top the 400 Porsches that came along and joined our display at the previous meeting in January, we were wrong, very wrong.

No doubt the glorious sunny weather encouraged people to get their cars out and head for Bicester. By 11 o’clock, 487 Porsches were parked in our display areas. After that we lost count, but still more Porsches came through the entrances, and continued to do so into the afternoon, by which time well over 500 Porsches of all types and ages were on display on the airfield. Our event team of Brian, Graham, Michel, Wayne, Steve, Stuart, Martin and Ian expertly choreographed the parking of Porsche drivers along ‘Porsche Avenue’ and around the airfield perimeter. Chris Sweeting brought the Club van and signed up 13 new members on the day. We thank them all for a job well done.

Cofee Cruise We wrapped the month up with a well-attended Sunday morning Coffee Cruise meeting at the Cotswold Gateway. Whilst it wasn’t exactly sunny, it was dry and members came and filled the car park with Zuffenhausen’s finest. After the coffees and croissants, members adjourned to the car park to participate in a ritual tyre-kicking session before setting off home to watch the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS Cotswold events are listed right. Details are published on the Club website (http://bit.ly/2rzbqSq) and our Facebook page (facebook.com/pcgb.r31). Please always check for last-minute updates on our Facebook page or Twitter feed (@PCGB_R31) before setting off.

Drive safely. See you soon.

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DIARY DATES 3 JUNE Drive to Simply Porsche Motor Museum, Beaulieu 13 JUNE Monthly meeting - The Red Lion, Long Compton 17 JUNE Cofee and Classics - The Classic Motor Hub, Ablington 24 JUNE Sunday Cofee Cruise - Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford 24 JUNE Drive out Sunday Starting at Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford.

5 JULY Witney Motor Show 11 JULY Monthly meeting - The Plough Inn, Alvescot near Carterton 29 JULY Sunday Cofee Cruise 8 AUGUST Monthly meeting - The Red Lion, Long Compton 18 AUGUST Autotest and BBQ - Cropredy (TBC) 19 AUGUST Porsches in the Park Garth Park, Bicester 26 AUGUST Sunday Cofee Cruise 12 SEPTEMBER Monthly meeting - The Plough Inn, Alvescot near Carterton 23 SEPTEMBER Sunday Cofee Cruise 23 SEPTEMBER Drive out Sunday Starting at Cotswold Gateway Hotel, Burford.

REGISTERS Register Director’s report Another month has gone by far too quickly. I joined the Cumbria section of Region 18 for a visit to David Hayton Cars in Carlisle. David Hayton Cars, a Lotus dealer, which just happens to be in the process of restoring a 1977 930 Turbo, invited the group to

view their progress and their premises. We also had the AGM and Conference at Ettington Chase and the Clubhouse, where we welcomed three new Directors and said goodbye to the three retiring ones - it has been a pleasure working alongside these guys.

During the breakout session we had a lively and constructive discussion on the subject of PP content and the prospect of technical information availability for the future. Peter Cook has been diligently copying all the contents of the archive digitally - another benefit of Club membership.

Porsche Centres are increasingly becoming involved with the Club and, last week, Region 7 (Yorkshire) held their monthly meeting at PC Leeds who supplied free fish and chips to all members present - a great turnout and a credit to the ROs. As always, enjoy the Club and your Porsches.

Albert Walsh Register Director register@porscheclubgb.com 07753 441730

356 Register Secretary Fred Hampton 01992 581580 – 356@porscheclubgb.com By the time you read this column the 43rd 356 International Meeting will have passed but, at the time of writing, our full focus is on the event, which is to be held in the UK for the first time in 15 years. In the lead-up there has been much fettling of the active 356s on the PCGB Register. The annual Spring Drive proved the perfect meeting to ensure that some of the cars were brought firmly out of their winter slumber.

After the ‘Beast’ and ‘Mini Beast’, we were blessed with fantastic weather in the South East on 18 April.

An intrepid crew of 11 cars met for breakfast at Polhill in North Kent, and set off on one of Richard East’s now infamous tulip routes through the lanes and out to Goudhurst. The event has grown in recent years and, given that we always seem to have at least 10 cars participate, the route is now carefully plotted so that the convoy can stay largely together, and safely. After a brief mid-morning stop, we took in various Doomsday villages, including Bodiam and Northiam, on the way out to Rye. The Woolpack Inn on the marshes at Brookland served up a hearty lunch before we headed back into Sussex to independent Porsche dealer Paragon for afternoon coffee. Paragon’s Mark Sumpter had joined the drive in his black Speedster and, in addition to providing tea, coffee and biscuits, very kindly laid on a tour of his showroom and workshop. The final part of the route took in the North Downs, skirting Bough Beech Reservoir, before cresting Ide Hill. Having covered 150 trouble-free miles we finished where we started in North Kent.

In all we had two Speedsters, one Carrera, one Pre-A, two A Coupes, two B Coupes, two C Coupes and a Cabriolet. It’s worthy of note that Winston Teague and his co-pilot Andrew drove from Gloucester and back to join us for the day, covering a total of 521 miles. A truly notable effort!

Keep the faith…

Jef

Clockwise from left: Dick Crosthwaite’s Speedster; the Paragon line-up on the 356 Register Spring Drive

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The rallying 912: North Yorkshire Rally a post mortem The oil leak has now been cured with the fitment of a pair of heavy-duty gaskets, which should last for a few years. At least they are now fitted and the oil is now being kept inside the engine, not on the heat exchangers!

The rallying 912: Ilkley Jubilee Run The following outing should have been the Ilkley Jubilee Historic Rally on 15 April but I picked up a rather nasty viral attack and was prescribed some pretty strong medicine that sent me to sleep whenever I took it. As I felt this was not conducive to safe driving in a competitive event, I dropped out. However, there was a positive side in that I could spend more time sorting out ‘the office’. Unfortunately, the gearbox, which should fit behind the speedometer, did not and it has taken some time to sort out that issue. I have now managed to get the correct size and it is now fitted to the 912. Now I have two electronic timers (one with a driver’s readout so I can also keep an eye on timing without continually questioning my navigator!) and the mechanical Halda Twinmaster. I just need to tidy up the internal wiring and calibrate the Halda, then all is go for my next event, the HERO organised ‘Summer Trial’.

Three days in the Peak District!

Oicials’ Conference and AGM – Cornbury House Not a terribly successful weekend as I had to swap from Porsche to Kia (again!) as the Porsche decided it did not fancy the long run down south and managed to weld the points together and burn out its condenser. As I write, I have not managed to source the correct condenser – there seems to be a discrepancy over the part number and my local garage was sent one for a 911!

At the AGM, three new Directors were voted in to take over from the three whose tenures had come to an end. As far as I was concerned, we now have a rallying supporter and past competitor on the Board and I managed to have a quick chat about how those of us who actively compete, at whatever level, can become more transparent in the Club. At the moment it is a bit of a ‘watch this space’ scenario, but the future seems bright.

On the same theme, after I returned from the AGM, I had a very interesting conversation with a long-standing Club member who is also interested in getting rallying more acceptable in Club circles. After all, motorsport covers many disciplines from driving to marshalling, ensuring that competitors and spectators are safe. (I volunteered to marshal on a Motorsport News Championship Rally at Cadwell Park and got thoroughly cold and wet for my pains – but enjoyed it.)

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 3 June Pirelli BBQ – Cornbury House I appreciate that this is a Club organised event, but I would like to meet up with owners of 912s down in the Cotswolds. Currently, I plan to drive down on the Saturday with one of my tents in the car and to camp for a couple of days at Chipping Norton before returning home on the Monday.

16 June RAF Waddington Families Day Region 4 members have been invited to display their cars at the RAF Waddington Families Day and I shall take the 912. I missed it last year and look forward to revisiting old sites whilst there. Although there is still a Vulcan at RAF Waddington, I suspect the aircraft on display will be the Sentry and Sentinel. Security is tight, as Waddington is a high security base with continuous operations, so I am sure there will be some areas ‘out of bounds’.

20-22 July Silverstone Classic Weekend Just a plea – if you have decided to go to this excellent weekend (I’m not one for ‘roundy-roundy’ type motorsport, but I make an exception for Silverstone, after all it is classic car heaven…) please

would you let me know that you will be there and on which days. There will not be any formal Register layout for members’ Porsches, but I understand that the classics will be parked in front of the Club marquee.

Yet again, I shall be there helping out in the marquee, stationed by the entrance, so it should be easy to come and have a chat.

5 August Lotherton Hall This is Region 7’s annual show and if last year’s is anything to go by (apart from the weather, that is) there should be a very large number of Porsches from a wide area all heading to North Yorkshire to take part - 600 last year, but only one 912! I would like to see more – I’ll certainly be there with the rallying 912!

12 August St Wilfrid’s Rally Another Championship event for the 912, Vicki and I! This one is run around Ripon. So, if you are around, why not come over and see what this rallying game is all about?

15-16 September Kop Hill Climb Other than what is on the Club website, I have no further details of this event, but initial details are available at kophillclimb.org.uk End game I would just like to extend a welcome to all the 912 owners who joined us at the Classic Restoration Show in London earlier this year. If all goes well you should start receiving my (infrequent) MailChimps in which I try to look forward to forthcoming events, which may be of interest. These may not always be Club events, but they will be 912 focused.

And, as I frequently announce – if you’ve got something to write about, please get in touch.

Otherwise all you’ll get is me blathering on about my 912. There must be others who read this who are also out and about in their 912s.

Rowena DIARY DATES 3 JUNE Pirelli BBQ – Cornbury House 16 JUNE RAF Waddington Families’ Day 20-22 JULY Silverstone Classic Weekend 12 AUGUST St Wilfrid’s Rally 15-16 SEPTEMBER Kop Hill Climb

Early 911 (2.0, 2.2 & 2.4) Register Secretary Ian McLeod 07539 033377 – 911@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Robin Walker robinjowalker@aol.com Technical Assistant Alan Drayson 07446 931125 alan@canfordclassics.co.uk

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911 Carrera RS Register Secretary Fred Hampton 01992 581580 – 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 Historic vehicle tax and MOT From April this year, cars constructed before 1 January 1978 became exempt from car tax. This now encompasses all vehicles on the Register. So, if you haven’t already taken advantage of this, you should head down to your vehicle taxing Post Office to register your car in the historic vehicle taxation class.

To do this you will need to complete and sign the change section of your V5C and take it in along with your MOT certificate and, in Northern Ireland only, your insurance certificate. (I took mine in anyway, just in case.) They will send the V5C to Swansea and you will receive an updated one showing it in the historic vehicle tax class. You will be due a refund if you had previously taxed it beyond the end of March.

Following on from this, the MOT rules changed on 20 May. Cars over 40 years old will now be exempt, so long as they have not been ‘substantially changed’ in the last 30 years. A DVLA information sheet gives advice on what constitutes a substantial change.

From what I can gather, popular changes such as Turbo arches or brakes, or an SC 3.0 or Carrera 3.2 engine, would be OK. Advice can be sought but, ultimately, if you are unsure you should continue to have your car tested. In either case the owner is still responsible to ensure that their car is maintained in a roadworthy condition and can still voluntarily have a test conducted. If you do wish to have your car exempted, this again needs to be done for the first time at a Post Office when applying to tax your car. At the time a DVLA V112 form needs to be completed, which contains a declaration that the vehicle has not been substantially changed. Subsequent applications can then be completed online.

Guy

911 SC Register Secretary Paul Thompson 01531 822 305 07836 261 365 911sc@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor David Sewell dave.autohaus@gmail.com At last it’s warm enough to stretch the legs of my SC joy. Forty years ago, I passed my heavy goods vehicle

test and 20 years ago I passed my advanced motorist test. Driving a SC fast but legally (most of the time!) is a pleasure and a skill. It gives me much enjoyment anticipating every situation, being in the correct gear for any circumstances and, by listening to the engine and road noise, knowing your speed and the limit for the road you are travelling on.

I recently purchased a pure electric vehicle as my main run-around, which is a delightful little car. It’s fast, has well-balanced road holding and is ridiculously cheap to run. However, I very quickly found that a SC is much easier to drive fast but legally. As there’s no engine noise and virtually no road noise, it’s almost impossible to maintain a constant steady legal speed. I therefore decided to have an advanced motorist reassessment in my new EV. It soon became clear that my speed was all over the place - whoops! The examiner suggested I use the vehicle electronics to help. These enable the driver to set a constant speed and keep a safe distance from the car ahead. Slowing down and speeding up to the speed limit as required is, again, controlled by the vehicle electronics without any input from the driver. At very low speeds it even self-steers to keep a safe distance from the vehicle ahead. The technology also informs the driver if the car is deviating from its lane and warns of any objects around that could cause a problem.

This is totally against all my instincts and training as an HGV and advanced driver, but I can understand that technology can help you drive more safely. All I must do is to learn how to use it properly and then go for another reassessment. A better idea would be to drive the SC instead!

Finally, put 22 September in your diary. It’s the date of the SC 40th birthday celebration at Ragley Hall.

Paul

911 Carrera 3.2 Register Secretary Steve and Sue Edwards 02083 667770 911carrera32@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor Charles Marsland 01732 848323 For us, the most important thing to happen around the beginning of our Porsche season is to ensure the car has a valid MOT. I try to get to the local garage well ahead of the due date, as you probably know you get a month’s window to achieve a pass. There is no period of grace (did that ever exist?), and I wouldn’t want the restriction of having to have a partial retest after the test date has passed. You may have heard that since May the test has changed, adding minor, major, and dangerous defect categories (with additional elements added) to the test including; front fog and reversing lamps, bumpers (?), noise suppression material (?), fluid leaks - engine transmission etc. I might start a thread on the Club Forum to see if anyone knows what this may mean for our cars. Any minor element will be added to advisories, the other two are fails. Our test went well, after my checks of tyres, lights and brakes beforehand. I’ll have to remember to check the additional elements next time. If things hadn’t gone well and work had been required, I would have had the time to drive the car away, order parts, arrange workshop time, and get back for the MOT before its expiry date, therefore getting it sorted with minimal stress.

Before I could go for the MOT, I had to ‘recover’ the car from the Tyre Trainers. I didn’t attempt to drive out, considering the effort it took to drive into them! I chickened out and used a trolley jack, lifting each corner and sliding each trainer out sideways. My test of driving out of the last one on its own went well - I’ll try it with more in place next time. A few months back, I reported that Robin had advised fabricating a gentler ramp to the front of each trainer. He also mentioned Porsche offer an inflatable type that would be easier to use - but at over £400! I must say that the Tyre Trainers had done a good job. One disadvantage of using them was that the car was in a fixed position, I do tend to move it about a bit, not just to stop flat spotting the tyres, but for extra room at the front or the back of the garage, I think I’ll get used to being restricted. The size I have just fit the rear tyre width (see photo).

Luggage lid struts I must eat my words from last month! Remember my thoughts of no trouble fitting; ‘there should be no fiddles’? Big apology if you rushed out buying new struts thinking it would be a doddle. Well, it is simple, but, because the lower left fixing is adjacent to the fuel tank filler pipe, it is a beast to reach. Sue offered to help with her slimmer hands but, with no room to manoeuvre down there, I knew it would still be impossible. I ran an online search, saw a recommendation using 10-inch forceps, and Sue was straight onto Amazon ordering a pair.

Once arrived, I looped an elastic band through the handles and added some double-sided tape to the ends where I wanted to grip the strut-locating pin.

Temporarily, I inserted a wedge to keep the jaws apart and to stop them sticking. The elastic band kept a constant grip pressure at the jaws so my hand wouldn’t tire, and wasn’t continually contorted trying to control what was going on at the ‘sharp end’. I used thread through the spring clips in case they tried to ping off into some inaccessible place - in fact, they were all well behaved, but it was a good insurance measure. I used fishing line for the lower clip as its inherent stiffness made it easier to thread through.

It’s amazing what bits and bobs accumulate in the workshop - I’ve not been fishing since boyhood and only bought this fishing line for use on cars!

I practiced the job by replacing the simple right side strut first. I found, thanks to Porsche tolerances, the pin locating hole diameter is a close fit, and any fear of losing the pin from this hole on the fuel filler side, luckily, was unfounded. The trick was to proceed cautiously.

After removing the clip I used the already removed top pin to partially push out the lower pin. The forceps could now be used to grip the emerging pin’s shank near the head to help control it. I continued pushing the pin until I could see it was free of the strut’s lower eye, but still just held in the flange hole, and let it rest there (the ‘pushing’ pin was now temporarily through the strut eye). Fortunately, the pin locating flanges gap is wider than the width of the strut eye, making this process possible. I then backed off the ‘pushing’ pin until the old strut was released from it, and the strut was out. I took the new strut and inserted the top end into its position, but not fixed. At the bottom end I found it useful to continue using the ‘top’ pin (still partially through the bottom flange) to align the strut by temporarily inserting it part way into the new strut eye. The pin being held in the forceps could now be manoeuvred back into position through the, now helpfully lined up, strut eye. It was useful to use a long screwdriver to push the pin the final bit home, driving the ‘top’ pin out when the forceps are removed. With the top pin back in its rightful place and both clips on, 97 porscheclubgb.com

From top: Tyre Trainer under rear wheel; detail of the pin tip, with its securing clip in place and fishing line already through it; strut locating flanges, and pin held in ‘sticky’ forceps

the job was finished. So, with the right tools it is simple, but fiddly when refitting one troublesome bottom pin.

The photo shows detail of the pin tip, with its securing clip in place and fishing line already through it. Then there is the aluminium end of the strut with its fixing eye hidden by the front flange. Behind that is the second flange (blocked by the fixing eye) and you may be able to make out the tip of the long shiny forceps, ready to grip the emerging pin after the clip removal. The large grey area on the right is the obstructing fuel pipe.

Steve and Sue

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

Register Secretary David Bladon 07771 194507 – 964@porscheclubgb.com The annual RS fest organised by Paul Howells is always a big day and, for most of us, the first outing of the year. It attracts a great selection of Porsches and the occasional supercar at Oulton Park.

As in previous years, I made the trip up north to stop overnight with some old friends who live near Macclesfield but, as it’s the first day out since the winter lay-up, not without some trepidation. I’ve had to cancel the last couple of years because of car or health problems but, this year, all the checks had been done and I set off on the four-hour journey north. The weather was cold and raining, sometimes quite heavy and I’m so glad I don’t have to do the daily commute, stuck in lines of cars crawling through various bottlenecks. Just to add a bit of misery to the journey, some two hours prior to arriving my heating packed up but all was forgotten when I saw my friends and we stopped up late catching up.

Next morning I had to scrape thick frost from the windscreen, both inside and outside. With no heat it took me longer to drive because, as well as wipers trying to keep the outside clear, I was having to use a rag to clear the inside of the windows. When there, I was relying on the warmer day providing some respite to the driving conditions but it was like I’d crossed continents - the 12ºC I’d left at home was substituted by 4ºC at Oulton Park, and there was a biting breeze to boot.

Never having had a problem with heating in either of the 964s I own - this area for me is quite unexplored, apart from articles I’ve read about the problems with the air vent actuators or the CCU. I assumed it was something to do with either of those units that was causing the problem.

It didn’t stop me asking around, as there were many old friends at Oulton. Someone suggested asking the guy from a well-known garage who was arriving about 10.30am. I pounced on him and, on hearing my tales of woe, he said it was more than likely the temperature sensor on the large plastic pipe on the left of the engine bay. As there wasn’t a spare available I was resigned to getting the part when back home.

Luckily, I told my misfortunes to Steve Brookes who was a long-term owner of a 964 and was the assistant to Dave Wilkinson, the Register Secretary,

when I joined the Club back in 2009. He suggested I check the 30 amp fuse that supplies power to the large fan on the left of the engine bay. The fuse is housed in a large elongated triangular box slightly left and below the fan and in front of the nearside side light assembly.

Five minutes later I had replaced the fuse and heat was restored - at least in the car, it took a couple of days to warm these old bones.

The temperature setting is done in the CCU in the cabin but the large fan in the engine bay only kicks in when the air temperature passing around the engine is warm enough to pass it up to the cabin. It stops cold air being pumped into the cabin when the engine is still cold.

My symptoms were that no heat was coming into the cabin but, when I moved the temperature setting to cold, the front blowers were blowing cold air from the vent under the windscreen. That’s what was confusing to me.

As to the trackday, I enjoyed a few laps and spent much time socialising with friends and making acquaintances with all and sundry. I have never seen so many 964s at a trackday before, and they weren’t all RS or Cup cars.

David

Clockwise from left: an excellent trackday was enjoyed at Oulton Park; the fuse and relay box in front of the nearside side light assembly

Photos by Mike Pollock

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993@porscheclubgb.com or see my post on the 993 Forum.

Love your 993!

Register Secretary Melvin Spear 07860 595355 – 964rs@porscheclubgb.com

Maurice

993 Carrera RS 993 Register Secretary Maurice Piper 993@porscheclubgb.com Register Assistant Christian Sanger 07968503385 – cjsanger@gmail.com After comments like “I’ve never seen Maurice’s car so dirty” from Oulton Park’s RS Day this year, I felt compelled to give my 993 a good clean prior to my attendance at last weekend’s Officials’ Conference – despite the fact that it had been very thoroughly rinsed on the way home from Oulton. I gave up searching for my Autoglym shampoo, so had to go and buy some, only to find that, after washing, the car had weird smears in patches all over it. The last thing I had done before Oulton, apart from usual trackday preparations, was polish the car with Extra Gloss, and it seemed that the shampoo revealed surplus polish that had not been visible after application. So, with a little more enthusiastic polishing, all was well and the 993 was truly resplendent. Then it was off to Moreton-in-Marsh via the glorious Fish Hill, and parking up next to a lady waving a camera, only to witness the car being drenched in a thunderstorm half an hour later. All my effort ruined…

The Conference revealed a Club in what can only be described as a rude state of health, with membership over 20,000, a retention rate of 86 per cent and too much money in the bank. Nice to see after the difficulties of a few years ago. Did I mention the new Chairman has a 993?

However, there is something I must canvass your opinion on, dear reader. There’s a proposal up for consideration to cut down the proportion of PP devoted to regular columns from Regions and Registers, and rely more on ‘modern channels’ such as the website, MailChimp and even social media to disseminate the various communications on events, displays, seminars etc. of these specialised interest groups. The thought being that PP could then become more ‘feature focused’, with each Region/ Register getting a three-page, ‘professionally photographed’ feature once a year. That is the bones of the proposal, and feedback from the membership will determine how things proceed.

So, what do we want from PP? On my part, I have had a few battles over the last 17 years trying to get longer illustrated technical articles, features on events and decent sized photographs published, and am not alone in being somewhat frustrated by what eventually appears in PP. Indeed, I had gone to the Conference prepared to raise concerns about the direction of PP over the last year or so. To me, the features had become increasingly ‘advertorial’ and not reflecting an enthusiast car club ethos.

Pedant mode off, I’d just like to say that what should have been PP content appeared in the May edition of Motor Sport – a 13-page article on the Maxted-Page restoration of the 1973 Targa Florio 911 RSR. I guess you know how I feel, please let me know what you want from your PP. Email me at

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

996 Register Secretary Andy Willis 07775 138527 996@porscheclubgb.com

6 October Porsche Clinic at Dove House Motors We have kindly been invited to Dove House Motors’ premises for a Porsche clinic and pre-winter open day. There you will have the opportunity to put your car on one of their five ramps for a free check and they will perform a diagnostic interrogation for you.

There will also be a Q&A session with Tony their Workshop Manager. Dove House Motor Company, which has been running since 2001 and is located in Rushden, Northamptonshire, offer the full range of Porsche service, repair and detailing facilities as well as selling prestige cars. Refreshments will be provided on the day, which will start at 10am and continue until 2pm. Please contact me if you would like to join us. Information can also be found on the Club forum.

Rusting exhaust clamps Just to make owners aware, there have been a few incidents over the past months with regards to the clamps which hold the chrome exhaust tips in place.

Due to age and their vulnerable position, a number are starting to disintegrate. As a result, in some cases

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the tips have actually fallen off. It’s an easy job to check and to repair if you find yours badly corroded.

Please keep your 996 technical questions coming through via phone or email to Gary Sorrell (gary.sorrell@porschecolchester.co.uk) or to me. You can also use the forum to contact Richard Hamilton.

REGISTER MEMBERS IN PRINT Three members have contacted me with info and photos of their cars to be included in this month’s column.

Mark Nash Mark, from Region 29 (Surrey), sent me a photo of his Aero kitted C4 Tiptronic. In his words: “Having been an avid reader of PP for some years now I thought I would send in a picture of my 996 C4, which I have owned for about five years. My wife and I recently completed the North Coast 500 around the top of Scotland and I’m glad to say, despite some quite foul weather and a daily beating from the potholes of Scotland’s most remote roads, the car didn’t miss a beat.

“My car has benefitted from an engine rebuild at Hartech and it is now on 120,000 miles and pulling as strongly as ever. It receives excellent service support at GT-One in Chertsey and has never missed a beat in my ownership. The 996 (mine has the upgraded suspension) is an excellent handling car and it has never failed to delight me with its steering feedback and almost limitless traction on both road and track.

I’m forever amazed at its ability to transport me to and from trackdays in comfort and also deliver great performance on the track - especially in the wet when the four-wheel drive system conveys a massive advantage over lesser-driven opposition. With a Sports exhaust from Carnewal in Belgium the growl of a Porsche 6 is a passport to a thousand smiles.

“I often use it for the commute to work and so, for me, the Tiptronic gearbox is a great choice as I don’t subscribe to the ‘manual is always better’ branch of opinion. I hope you enjoy the picture as much as I enjoyed driving there and taking it. Before you ask, the blue wheels are an anti-theft device; I mean who’s going to steal it with those on?”

routes. 997 Register will be represented at the Silverstone Classic and Beaulieu this year and we are looking forward to meeting new and old members.

997 Register Secretary Clive Wratten 997@porscheclubgb.com Register Assistant Phil Blackman MEMBERS’ CARS Robert Renwick Robert Renwick owns a 2010 C4S in Nordic Gold.

Robert is Dutch so had to have this car in the orange!

It’s a beautiful example with 30,100 miles on the clock and some great options, including Bose, Dynamic Headlights, Sports Chrono, Sports exhaust and a Hayward & Scott X pipe, which replaces the back exhaust box.

Graham Springett It’s a 2006 Carrera S in Midnight Blue with Ocean Blue leather and GT Silver wheels and a sunroof. He’s had it for a month and is really enjoying it.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS Autumn tour Black Forest In the background we are quietly preparing what we hope will an exciting few days with some classic

997 TECHNICAL DIY - a nightmare into the unknown?

With a little confidence, some practical advice and the correct tools, tackling the often-daunting prospect of a little DIY on your Porsche can bring satisfying results. So why don’t more members take the simple and rewarding jobs on more? From fitting a new after-market radio, a Bluetooth adapter, cruise control to the more complex fitting of oil separators, with 20,000-plus members as back-up, the risk is very small. The question is not expense but getting to know your 997 a little more intimately.

Let’s start with the common issue of when your 997 PCM either fails or you intend to replace and store your original PCM. The issue of finding and purchasing an after-market unit is a simple matter of using Google and having a budget, from £700 to £1,500 inclusive of MOST (media oriented systems transport) interfaces; I was quoted £950 for a new motherboard. These are offered in a range of Porsche colours to fit in place of the PCM with an exact match.

Bluetooth is standard on them all.

The simple rule - Bose fitted, MOST fitted (MOST is a fibre optic communications system for the CD, amplifier and speakers). Very few 997s do not have this option. The PCM was designed exclusively for

Richard Allen Richard from Region 4 (Lincolnshire) sent me a photo of his 996 C4 with an unusual Turbo body conversion.

Richard bought it converted and has spent a lot of time and money getting it up to his standards. Since the photo was taken he has fitted a new larger carbon rear spoiler.

Jason Leese Keen trackday fan Jason sent me a photo of him and a few mates on a wet Bedford Autodrome with two C4Ss and a C4. The Jaguar was there because Andy’s 996 sprang a leak. The RAC took 24 hours to rescue him!

A very warm welcome goes to all new members.

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 possible, for inclusion.

Enjoy your 996…

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Porsche by Siemens but lacked the Bluetooth interface.

Based on the quoted costs, the drive and wait in some faraway place, fitting any of them looks to be a complex issue.

However, with the correct screwdriver for four or five screws, the side panel can be removed and the old PCM will be released, and the after-market replacement unit, which has been designed to plug and play, is compatible with all connectors.

Known issues are as follows. The additional MOST interface box with the cheaper options takes up room and makes fitting a little awkward as you fiddle to find a corner to place it. Aerial and GPS are colour coded, however, I found it better to mark them to be sure.

Programming the new units can take some time, look for the aerial settings and select dual-aerial. From there you can enjoy a more modern GPS system, hands free phone calls and those favourite music apps will stream effortlessly through the Bose speakers. With a little more advanced programming on Android phones, as soon as you jump in the unit will connect to the phone and play from your playlist exactly where you left off.

With a little patience and a torque screwdriver, the replacement unit should be in and running within an hour and a half.

In the next article I will look at adding cruise control.

Safe motoring and enjoy your 997s.

Clive and Phil

991 Register Secretaries Phil Graham 01625 524596 – 991@porscheclubgb.com Kenny Robinson 07768 862280 – kenny.robinson.911@gmail.com April was a busy month, with the first three weekends being PCGB related. The first and third were official duties but, in between, was our 991 Register Spring Weekend in mid Wales on 7-9 April, which was a great success. We had good weather on the journey down to Llandrindod Wells and a fantastic summer-like day on the Saturday. With blue skies and quiet roads, we enjoyed some lively but legal driving, giving us all the chance to enjoy our cars but still take in the beautiful mid Wales scenery. The group consisted of 20 people in 10 cars providing a road show of spectacular 991s attracting admiring glances as we passed through the Welsh towns and villages. Thanks to all for making it a relaxed and friendly trip. You can see more photos of the event in the Gallery on our pages of the Club website.

Good things are worth waiting for New 991 deliveries have been delayed for various reasons with some last-minute issues preventing Kevin and Sue from joining us on the Llandrindod Wells weekend. All is well now and by the time you open this page we will all have met up at Porsches on the Prom in Llandudno.

Kevin and Sue specified their GTS in Riviera Blue with ceramic brakes, sunroof, comfort seats and axle lift. They intend to use the car abroad as well as attending many local and national PCGB events. The main reason for buying it was to treat themselves – well done you deserve it.

My Exclusive Series in Yellow Gold Metallic was due on 11 January for my birthday on 28 January and, unbeknown to me, my wife, my son and Anthony from PC Wilmslow had chosen the build number of

Clockwise from top: Kevin and Carolyn’s new 991, a stunning Carrera 4 GTS; Kevin and Sue’s new GTS in Riviera Blue; Ford Luxe Yellow, a good match for Porsche’s Yellow Gold Metallic; Graham’s new GT3 waiting for final preparation at Griffith Detailing

281 of 500 to mark the occasion. Three months later, my first fully uncovered viewing was when I collected it from APM Customs, Chester after detailing and ceramic polishing.

The late delivery was actually more convenient and certainly worth the wait. I feel very lucky to have such a special car. I don’t plan on locking it away though. It will be part of Porsches on the Prom and I hope to take it to the Silverstone Classic, Brands Hatch and many other places this year. Porsche won’t be producing any more cars in this colour but Ford seem to have something very similar with their Fiesta Active exclusive colour – tempting as a matching everyday car!

Back in the 991 Register after a foray into Ferrari, Graham has just taken delivery of a GT3 in Sapphire Blue to compliment his 993 Speedster and Macan S. The yellow details work really well another lucky man!

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celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Porsche at Cholmondeley Castle on this Saturday. It runs from 11am to 4pm.

Contact your local Stratstone dealership for details and to obtain free tickets (closes 6 June).

Looking forward to meeting you at one of the events…

Phil and Kenny DIARY DATES 2 JUNE Pirelli BBQ - Cornbury House 9 JUNE Sportscar Together Day: Celebrating 70 Years of Porsche 20-22 JULY Silverstone Classic 4-5 AUGUST Beaulieu

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

Design & Build | Steelwork | Cladding | Civils | Modernisation | Maintenance

914 Register members enjoyed meeting up at the Bicester Heritage ‘Sunday Scramble’

DIARY DATES 1-3 JUNE International 914 Meeting – Emmetten, Switzerland 16 JUNE Brands Hatch – Deutsche Fest ‘Heritage Take-over’ 15 JULY Volks Weald Show Penshurst Place Kent A few of us will be camping over on the Saturday.

924 except GT Register Secretary Paul Hedges 07940 441452 (6-10pm) 924@porscheclubgb.com My car Well, sometimes it takes someone else to see what you can’t – in my case, a possible explanation for snapped fan belts. I had the bonnet open and a neighbour had a look at where the belt once sat, and he immediately saw that the engine and water pump pulley wheel did not line up with the alternator pulley!

Further investigation revealed that there is a missing metal spacer on the alternator. I sent a message to Woolies Workshop, the new and used Porsche parts supplier, but when they looked at a few second hand alternators this mysterious part was not present. Interesting…

So, a question, does your 924 have this mysterious part? It looks like a wide spacer (as wide as the finned piece) with a keyed centre hole. It sits between the finned part and the belt carrier. The part number (047903129) is no longer available at Porsche but must be available somewhere.

Due to continued lack of funds I am still waiting for the right moment to get my Porsche on the road, but I’d love to hear about your car.

Remanufactured parts #22 Each month I 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!

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 RECENT EVENTS Bicester Heritage ‘Sunday Scramble’ April’s 914 meet up was at Bicester Heritage for ‘Sunday Scramble’ on Drive it Day. The 914s parked up in the PCGB display area and for many of us it was our first time here. It was very interesting to walk

around the former RAF base and look at the various car workshops, now occupying many of the buildings, and the car displays around the site. Flying still takes place here and many vintage aircraft were in the air and gliders were being towed up. We all enjoyed the day and we plan to visit again on a future ‘Sunday Scramble.

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FORTHCOMING EVENT International 914 Meeting As you read this, around seven 914s from the UK will be getting ready and heading off for a 10-day tour to the International 914 Meeting in Switzerland. Fingers crossed all the 914s make it there and back under their own power this year.

Happy Fourteening…

Kevin

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Rear axle clamp: 113411333 - 911 (1978–1998), 924 (1976–1988), 944 (1982–1991), 968 (1992–1995) B-pillar doorframe piping 820mm: 477867367B 924 (1976–1985), 924 Turbo (1979–1982), 944 (1982–1985), 944 Turbo (1985) Mirror cradle right: 91173104403 - 924 (1980–1985), 924 S (1986–1988), 928 (1978–1991), 944 (1982– 1991), 911 G (1978–1989), 964 (1989–1991) More next month…

Paul

930 Turbo SE Register Secretary Robert Day 07786 396925 (evenings) slantnose@porscheclubgb.com

924 Carrera GT Register Secretary Ricky Caesar 07796 935550 – 924carreragt@porscheclubgb.com

928 Register Secretary David Hemmings 07768 983743 – 928@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Andrew Brierley 01204 491573 – brierley28@virginmedia.com A story from the Far North Region 2 (North of Scotland) member Mike Raeburn organised a ‘Drive it Day’ trip to the Grampian Transport Museum at Alford in Aberdeenshire with not one but two 928s in attendance - a rare opportunity for these GTS models. The trip started with coffee and ‘rowies’ at Shell’s Woodbank facility in Aberdeen and then took the A944 to Alford. Fellow 928 GTS owner Malcolm Lovie met up with the rest of the members at the museum and enjoyed an afternoon exploring the new exhibits that have been added for this season. If you don’t know what a ‘rowie’ is, it’s a coronary artery blocking delicacy much beloved by folks in the northeast of Scotland!

We have asked Mike for a picture but, sadly, we will have to starve and wait until next month to alert you to this particular feast on a plate!

Whilst talking with Mike he raised an interesting question about catalytic converters on his GTS. His point being that, from a certain date, a car must have these units fitted to the car, which implies that before that time they can be removed! Mike has a 1995 GTS. I have long since forgotten the rules, regulations and fuss when CCs were introduced in the USA (in California, I seem to recall), and then worldwide. Do you know the answer? My local MOT station should be able to tell me, if not, Porsche GB will certainly confirm it. Watch this space…

Last registered GTS by VIN and values When a Club member approached me by email to claim his 928 was the last RHD car sold in the UK, I had to advise him that what he really meant was the last one by VIN. We all know that the last GTS models were

From top: Mike Raeburn standing beside his 1995 GTS; Malcolm Lovie’s blue 1994 GTS adjacent to LIL 92; 928s filling the car park at The Cock Inn, Watford

built in 1995 and only a precious few, with the SS prefix in the production number, were delivered to the UK. The numbers we are looking for should be in excess of SS00400. We now know of a SS00500 number and counting. What number is your 1994/5 GTS? We also notice that used 928 values seem to be somewhat softer than this time last year. However, an SE went for a figure believed to be close to £50,000 in March, so there are high spots around.

A journey to the Deep South - well to Watford anyway!

Graham Martin invited me to the join a lunchtime meeting of the self-titled Passion Group of 928 owners. Now Watford is well known for its railway station (if you come from the north by train), a certain well-known brand of stationery writing paper (if you are of a certain age) and the football club once owned

by Elton John.

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furthest travelled 928, which was the S2 of Mark and Amanda who had driven up from Southampton.

Graham said, “Of course, if the author had been there in time for judging he may well have won the longest journey prize as he hails from ‘oop north’ and his car is a stunner with a newly refurbished interior… but knowing David he’d have gracefully declined.” It has since been revealed that Graham may not be all he seems, having admitted in an aside that he could have been born in Yorkshire.

Dan Furr from Ultimate Porsche magazine also took plenty of photos so expect to see an article in that magazine soon.

Graham continues, “We were graced with the attendance of approximately 25 other Porsches, including a lovely 1964 356, many 911s, Caymans (Caymen?), Boxsters, plus John’s purple 968 Cabriolet and a tasty 968 Club Sport track car.”

Graham forgot to tell us that he failed to turn up in any 928; he could only manage his 968! The weather was perfect and the team at the pub looked after us very well with bacon rolls and splendid lunches.

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We all departed around 3pm after satisfying our appetites for all matters 928.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 4 August Goodwood Goodwood in Sussex will host a special display section for Porsche transaxle cars, that is the 928, 968 and 944 on this Saturday. This is a follow up to 2017’s event, organised by Ken Coad from the 968 Register. It’s a great way of seeing what this interesting venue has to offer whilst avoiding huge crowds. Regretfully, yours truly will not be there, Yorkshire and Goodwood on the same weekend meant a clear choice has to be made.

5 August Yorkshire Porsche Festival We always have reserved 928 Register parking and have been attending this event for many years (it could be 20). Held at Lotherton Hall near Leeds just off the Al/M1 junction it’s not hard to find. Those in the know will appreciate the hospitality shown by sponsors Strasse of Leeds and Specialist Cars of Malton. You will not go hungry and at the same time find some interesting cars for sale.

2 September Brands Hatch The Festival of Porsche will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Porsche since production started in Gmund in Austria, all those decades ago. Register parking is promised - details nearer the time.

13-14 October The Merry Miller meeting of 928UK enthusiasts All 928 owners are invited to join this low-key event on one day or for the weekend. The choice is yours.

The Merry Miller meeting of 928UK enthusiasts has now enjoyed 20 years as a pub lunch and a natter. We are now staying overnight, not here but in Portsmouth, and then moving onto the Isle of Wight to add to the variety. Drive home on the Sunday, or Monday, as you wish. Reservations can be made, or more details can be obtained directly from Andrew Brierley at brierley28@virginmedia.com David Hemmings DIARY DATES 4 AUGUST Goodwood - Transaxle Register Rendezvous 5 AUGUST Yorkshire Porsche Festival Lotherton Hall near Leeds.

2 SEPTEMBER Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Porsche.

944 Register Secretary Mike Pollock 07811 944953 – 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 01202 488800 (during normal working hours) technical@jmgporsche.co.uk

opportunity of walking around the paddock and using the new airfield cafeteria. For more information contact me at coadspeed@btinternet.com or speak to Club Office.

968 Register Secretary Ken Coad 01923 262960 968@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Register Secretary Chris Sweeting membership@porscheclubgb.com Technical Advisor Alex Eacock 01213 282225 Hello Register members. Just when I thought my 968 was perfect, suddenly the sat nav starts playing up.

This one is a built-in Porsche Classic genuine replacement for the radio location and, what’s more, it cost a lot of money. As with anything that fails to work for me, it usually has just passed its sell-by date or, worse still, exceeded the guarantee, which Porsche tell me is two years. However, I have made a fuss and await the outcome. I need it working to get to Le Mans this year!

I helped organise the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Club’s Drive it Day, an annual day’s run sorted by individual car clubs up and down the country. Last year it was claimed over 25,000 took part and this year it was anticipated to exceed that number. A busy weekend! On the Saturday I had attended the PCGB Officials’ Conference near Stratford-upon-Avon where we were advised of the considerable building changes to Cornbury House - a large extension at the rear and a complete change to the ground floor. The membership has increased in recent years and we now have around 21,000 members. Wow! I had my 968 valued for insurance purposes the other day. The trade say prices have dropped slightly, the yearly increase has plateaued out for almost all classic cars, and one can expect diesel engine Porsches to drop in value now Porsche have stopped manufacturing diesel engine cars.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 4 August Transaxle Register Rendezvous 968 plus 924, 944 and 928 Registers will be meeting at the famous Goodwood motor race circuit for the Transaxle Register Rendezvous from 10am onwards - and it’s free! Glorious Goodwood - no entry costs, no tickets, you can just turn up. That even applies to non-PCGB members. It will follow the usual format of parking in the area of the old control tower on the outside of the circuit near the start/finish line. Entry is via the main gate then bear left for 100 yards and that’s where ‘Gasolene Alley’ parking will be.

This event, now sponsored by PCGB, has been going for five or six years now and attracts a fair selection of 968s, plus many other transaxle models.

We’re expecting towards 100 cars. As per last year we’ve invited 924s, 968s, 944s and 928s and we seemed to keep chatting from around 10.30am till mid-afternoon.

At the same time circuit activities are busy with a Brighton and Hove Motor Club sprint event, which includes a round of the Porsche Club Speed Championship, so competitive Porsches, plus a wide spread of other cars will, be in action. To add to the pleasure, private planes will be taking off and even rides are available. Some flyers bring in WW2 planes, which all makes for an interesting day. Food and all amenities are available plus there will be the 110 porscheclubgb.com

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Boxster Register Secretary Tracy Wilkins 01992 450740 boxster@porscheclubgb.com Assistant Secretary Cliff Wilkins Contact details as above Technical Advisors Steve Winter steve@jazweb.co.uk Nick Pike 02089 607 111 (evenings and weekends) Boxster Restoracing competition – update For those of you who are following the progress of the Boxster Restoracing series, I can now confirm that, on 26 April, the Jardine car was completed and took part in its first trackday testing at Snetterton. It has been quite a mission to get the car track ready.

So much has been involved, including getting licences for Harry Gasson and James Cannon, the two drivers, as well as the logistics of getting the car tested ready for the races. All this has now been completed and the first race took place on Saturday, 5 May at Brands Hatch. Details of the results etc. are available on the PCGB website under the Boxster section.

As you know, we held a fantastic prize draw for Boxster members, with the prize being spending a day as part of the pit crew for the Restoracing second round at Silverstone on 2 June. Our Chairman Ian Yeoman drew the prize at the Clubhouse on 22 April and I am pleased to confirm that the winner is Neil Thomas from Norfolk who owns a 986 Boxster.

Congratulations to Neil, I hope he has a fantastic day enjoying the hospitality of the Jardine Group and that they don’t work him too hard!

Coolant problem At the end of March, whilst driving, I had a coolant warning message come up but there was no indication of the car having lost any coolant. I rang my local Porsche Centre and was advised that it was safe to drive the car to them and that it may be a sensor problem.

Faulty electronic changeover valve

From top: Chairman Ian Yeoman picking the prize draw winner; completed race car ready for the track

Question: Hi Steve. I haven’t used the car much but, on its last journey, it developed a high-pitched screeching noise whilst idling. The noise went away whilst accelerating but came straight back once off the gas. It went away when the car cooled but came back again after driving for 10 minutes. Oddly, I then drove it home and the noise had gone... Nothing changed in the way the car drove so I’m hoping it’s nothing serious. But it was loud!

Steve: A faulty oil/air separator causes that noise.

This is a plastic unit that separates oil and fumes from the crankcase. The diaphragm inside reverberates and causes the noise. The other check is to remove the oil cap whilst it is making the noise. If the noise goes away that confirms the diagnosis.

Keep your questions coming.

6 October Visit to Dove House Motor Company Following on from last year’s great visit, we have again been invited along with Region 10 (Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire) and the 996 Register to spend a morning at Dove House Motor Company in Rushden. The event will take place between 10am and 2pm. As well as enjoying Simon and his team’s hospitality, members will be able to have their cars inspected on one of three ramps or have a diagnostic plug-in check if requested. There will also be a Q&A session with Tony, the Workshop Manager. The address is Crown Way, Rushden, NN10 6BS. If you would like to attend please let me know at boxster@porscheclubgb.com so that I can give the guys numbers for catering.

Happy Boxstering…

Tracy DIARY DATES 2 JUNE Restoracing (second round) Silverstone Circuit 2 SEPTEMBER Porsche Festival and Restoracing (final round) - Brands Hatch 22 SEPTEMBER Register parking at Ragley Hall (TBC) 23 SEPTEMBER Breakfast meet (TBC)

On inspection, the fault was diagnosed as the electronic coolant changeover valve. There are several in the car doing various functions controlled by vacuum and, on my manual, there is one that controls the flow of coolant water to the heat exchanger. Its location is open to the elements and over the years, the plastic had cracked and allowed water ingress.

Porsche have made several designs to combat the problem and the 991 has, in fact, been recalled. It has been found that the 981 part is more robust and a five-year life expectancy is acceptable. At under £30, the part is quite inexpensive but is labour-intensive to fit, taking the bill to over £250. Let’s hope that it was just a small hiccup.

RECENT EVENTS 987 technical seminar Unfortunately I couldn’t make this event due to work commitments but one of our Register technical guys, Nick Pike, was on the panel of experts.

Nick will be giving us a report on the day with some areas covered in next month’s issue. The feedback

that I have received from those who attended has been excellent and I hope there will be more seminars in the future for the other Boxster marques Lancaster Body Shop visit A full report on this April event will be in next month’s PP. TECHNICAL Q&A Question: I have a 987 and, having had a motorway speed blow-out on a rear pretty much the first week of ownership, found the recovery process was long winded and made me wonder if it was possible to fit a space saver wheel and tyre. May I ask, are you able to offer any advice regarding sizes/offset/whom to go to for the best price etc.?

Steve: Yes, you can fit a space saver in the front of a 987, just look on eBay there are plenty for sale. Part number is 99636202004. You will need a compressor too, in order to inflate the wheel, which you can get from any car accessory shop. Michelin make a really good compressor.

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Cayman Register Secretary Kevan Sutherns 07733 318671 – cayman@porscheclubgb.com What a spring! Warms a little, then more snow, then a heatwave. That’s some variation on the thermometer! Hopefully, by the time this gets into print it will have stabilised but, then again, this is England - OK the UK for our members to the far north and the west. Fingers crossed, the weather will be kind enough for some good driving days.

The recent 987 technical seminar was well attended, and quite interesting. I have no idea when a similar event may take place for the 981, but those who attended, as 981 owners, of course know there are many similarities between late 987s and 981s.

By the time you read this I am hoping to have had a get-together. I will have sent it by MailChimp to all and hope that it is well attended, best to check the calendar.

My plans to attend Le Mans Classic are on hold due to other things that are happening around that time but, if anyone who has never been to Le Mans has any questions, it’s fine to email or personal message me. I’ve used Lycian Events in the past; they used to run the Club Le Mans trip each year. When the Club decided not to have it as a Club campsite they carried on and do a very good job. There are showers etc., a marquee with hot food if you fancy some time off cooking yourself, a bar and a big screen TV usually showing Le Mans or, at times, another race while the local event passes right by the site, appropriately at the Porsche Curves. Another plus is that the beer is usually about the cheapest at Le Mans. Whether I’m there or not, I hope it’s dry for everyone.

The Region 8 Chatsworth event is planned for 1 July so, those wishing to attend, will have the pleasure of driving in Derbyshire. We do have some nice roads but, as in most counties, watch out for the latest crop of potholes!

Enjoy your Caymans and stay safe…

Kevan

Panamera Register Secretary Steve McPherson 07831 346060 – panamera@porscheclubgb.com

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handbook, I rang PC Colchester and spoke to Robert the Chief Technician, to see if he could throw some light on it (sorry for the pun). He asked me to send a photo of it. At the same time I rang Alex and also sent him a photo. Robert and Alex both came back with the same answer - it looked like an LCD fault. Robert said that they would replace the complete cluster, which would cost over £2,000 plus VAT, but also suggested I look on the internet.

“I found several companies that would do repairs.

The first was in Colchester but they only did trade. Of the others I looked at, one was in Rugby the other in London. The reviews for the one in Rugby were very good, but I do keep an open mind about reviews. I contacted both with a photo of the problem, “Patryk of Total Tronics in Rugby replied that day, saying it needed a new board and cable. He would source one and come back with the costs, which he did - £160 all in.

“I made an appointment and two days later was there. He had the cluster out and said it should be done in about an hour. It did take a little bit longer as, on refitting it, the oil gauge was not quite right so out it came again. Nevertheless, 20 minutes later we were on our way home - job done and for the price he had quoted. Would I use him again? Most certainly!

Would I recommend him? You bet I would!

“The one in London replied to my email several days later and quoted over £200 plus VAT, postage and packaging, and would possibly be one to three days.”

Happy GT3ing!

Alex

Register Secretary Alex Drobik 01628 620702 – gt3@porscheclubgb.com A rather quiet month on the car and trackday scene for me. As you may recall, my outing at Spa was a mixed affair. When I returned home, I took the car to JZM to see if we had a geometry issue. The readout was not too bad with just the rear tow on one wheel out of kilter. This by itself would not have explained all the odd handling I had or why the front tyres had so little grip. A second check identified a leaking rear suspension unit. I have the KW 3-way Club Sports and the small compression cylinder bleed nipple was encased in what looked like baked on brake dust – baked on by coagulating with the leaking hydraulic fluid.

Anyway, the KW rear set was removed, packed up and sent to KW UK, who took a quick look and sent them promptly to KW Germany for fixing. I had hoped they might have just swapped them for a new set, as it is a clear manufacturing fault.

The nipple either has a crack in it or was not tightened sufficiently – it is not a worn item. It looked like it has had a leak for years and likely got past the point of no return at Spa. I am now waiting multi-weeks to get it back.

The story of the LCD lights On a more positive note, and as promised in last month’s column, here is the report on how to fix a crazed LCD display on a 996 – in this case a GT3. The report is from David Land: “Just after the bad weather I went to start my GT3 and, on turning on the ignition, I noticed what looked like an ice warning zig-zag light at the bottom left-hand corner of the main dial. This was not there beforehand and, having misplaced my

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Hello Modifiers.

It’s official Well, it’s now official - in last month’s PP there was a modified article on page 17, which I stumbled across. We are all apparently (80 per cent) Modified Porsche nutcases.

Now that it is official, you can come out of the garage closet and strap on that big exhaust, lower those struts, put on that body kit and tune up the beast.

No longer in the minority, we are now the majority amongst Porsche owners. Like a great revelation, Modified Porsches are now cool.

There’s no need to hide that strut brace or conceal that turbo - open the engine lid and rev to heaven, we are now all welcome to display our Modified Porsche.

Old Dr Porsche would be smiling up high. As I have always maintained, Dr Porsche built a club man sports car for road, track and golf club, to be tuned by its owner for their own particular need.

Keep on Modifying…

Des, Ralph and, not forgetting, Ian

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

Macan Register Secretary Mike Allen 07976697070 – macan@porscheclubgb.com

Cayenne Register Secretary Jeremy Heney cayenne@porscheclubgb.com

Register visit to PC Tewkesbury A week after our snowbound visit to mid Wales, over 20 hardy Macan Register members regrouped for a

Porsche Tractor Register Secretary John Hearn 01206 210553 or 01206 793536 (W)

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The source of Peter Cook’s rattle

Clockwise from above: valeted Macans; lunch at The Royal Oak, Gretton; Helen and Larry Goff’s Macan Turbo; John Harris’ Macan S Diesel; technician Liam checks out my Macan

Macan workshop at PC Tewkesbury. On this occasion the sun shone as we arrived for coffee and croissants prior to a big welcome from Dealer Principal Daniel Bull. Daniel then introduced us to Service Advisor Hannah Lewis who ran through the day’s programme.

Every Macan was given a full wash and valet before re-joining its owner and one of the workshop technicians who gave each vehicle a top-to-bottom health check and advised of any defects, recalls or any due service. Petrol S owner Peter Cook discovered the cause of a rattle when a broken exhaust pipe strap was found – apparently requiring a complete new exhaust system to be fitted under warranty. Just a spot of weld was needed, in all honesty. Let’s hope the new system has a modified strap! Fluid levels were found to be low on other Macans, so complimentary top-ups were the order of the day.

During the morning, staff were also on hand to assist with questions about the new Gen 2 Macan, which is due out later this year. They allowed us a generous one-off discount on items in the Porsche shop too.

Grateful thanks were given to Daniel, Hannah and the rest of the staff at PC Tewkesbury for a splendid visit as the majority (complete with goody bags and Rob Croxford with his quiz prize) departed for a short convoy to The Royal Oak at Gretton to continue the chat over lunch.

The day was a great success and no doubt may become a regular fixture in the Macan Register diary.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 24 June Porsche Club Open Meeting Club member Graham Frawley who owns and operates Azuri Car Care Ltd, a detailing and protection company based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, has invited Macan owners to visit his facility from 9.30am to 1pm. There will be

demonstrations throughout the day and the G-Techniq team will be on hand to answer questions about their protective systems.

Free tea, coffee and hot food will be available and a raffle, with a top prize of a complete detail, paint correction and refinement worth £850, will be held.

All proceeds will go to the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance. The event is being supported by PC Hatfield, which plans to bring a few interesting cars along. The full address is Unit 6, the IO Centre, Arlington Business Park, Stevenage SG1 2BD. Hope to see you there.

8 July Register BBQ Macan owners Robert and Mary Lane have kindly offered to host our annual BBQ at their farm near Olney in North Buckinghamshire. If you haven’t already expressed an interest in joining us for this unique event, then please do so now. This will enable us to cater accordingly.

We plan to meet for coffee at the Walled Garden Tea Room at Castle Ashby (NN7 1LQ) prior to travelling via an optional route along forest tracks and across fields to the farm for the BBQ lunch. If you are travelling from a distance we can assist with suggestions for accommodation in the area. For Grand Prix fans, the television will be on. Do come to support this event – for more details please email or call me. Depending on your route, there may be diversions around Silverstone and the A43 so best avoid the area if possible.

1-2 December Christmas Party Weekend If you haven’t already contacted me, please do so and I’ll give you the booking code and details for this year’s Christmas party weekend at Wroxall Abbey Hotel and Estate near Stratford-upon-Avon.

This is a joint event with the 997 and 991 Registers.

It was a sell-out last year so book now to avoid disappointment.

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23-30 June 2019 Trip to the Champagne/ Loire regions Dates have now been set for this event from Sunday, 23 June to Sunday, 30 June 2019 inclusive and all places have been provisionally booked. However, if you are interested let me know and I’ll include your name on the reserve list as sometimes places become available nearer the time when someone has to drop out for one reason or another.

New members Welcome to John Harris who has recently retired, moved to Glasgow and swapped his 911 C4S for a Macan S Diesel.

Greetings to Michael Simms and his highly specified Macan S Petrol. Michael made the trip out to Leipzig to collect his car from the factory. He finds his Macan extremely comfortable, relaxing and very enjoyable to drive, with plenty of room. In summary, it meets all his expectations and more! Welcome also to Roger Whybrow with his recently purchased Macan GTS and Gerry Newbery with a Macan S Diesel.

Finally, a belated welcome to seasoned Porsche owners Helen and Larry Goff in their Macan Turbo performance pack. It looks resplendent in paint-to-sample Fjord Green, which, I’m told, is an early Porsche 356 colour.

Happy Macan-ing Mike

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

member benefits Make the most of your PCGB membership with these special discounts and offers

WEC Silverstone 17-19 August The FIA World Endurance Championship returns to Silverstone as the spirit of Le Mans roars into the home of British motorsport. A highlight of the Porsche Club events calendar, Club members can enjoy a two-for-one ticket offer on weekend tickets, infield parking and hospitality.

Children aged 15 and under have free entry but do require a physical ticket, so please email events@porscheclubgb.com to request the relevant pass. This offer is only available to current Porsche Club members - you will be asked for your membership number at check-out if ordering via the PCGB website.

OUR PARTNERS

Superlative Storage, Transportation, Detailing and Car Care for your Porsche ECURIE ESPRIT

Porsche Club GB is pleased to offer a new member benefit in conjunction with Ecurie Esprit.

EVERY CAR AS IF OUR OWN Ecurie Esprit offer members a 10% discount across its entire range of car storage, transport, detailing and care services. Whether you want your Porsche securely stored for a fixed or open-ended period, moved anywhere in Europe by an enclosed transporter, detailed and protected with wax, sealant, self-healing paint protection film or even underbody chassis wax, Ecurie Esprit has it all covered. Alloy wheel refurbishments, MOTs, dent removal, smart repairs and full bodyshop projects are also fully catered for. Simply show your membership card or quote your membership number to receive your Porsche owners’ club benefit. Visit ecurieesprit.co.uk/contact or call 07910 108507.

Porsche Club GB offers as part of your membership VALUATIONS

Agreed valuation service Porsche Club can provide members with a free valuations service for their Porsche.

This process can now be completed online at porscheclubgb.com. Each submission will be reviewed by a member of the Clubhouse team, and we aim to produce a completed valuation letter within 72 hours.

EVENTS

Silverstone Classic Porsche Club will be returning to the Silverstone Classic in 2018, and discount codes to allow members to secure the car club display packages are now available.

The event will take place between 20 July and 22 July. If you haven’t received the necessary discount codes, please email admin@porscheclubgb.com with your membership details.

Motor Sport Hall of Fame Now in its seventh year, the Motor Sport Hall of Fame celebrates the greatest names in racing across Formula 1, sports cars, motorcycling and other disciplines.

As partners for the 2018 awards, Porsche Club members can enjoy a 10% saving on tickets for the awards dinner, which takes place on 4 June. Please email admin@ porscheclubgb.com with your

Porsche Club GB is very fortunate to enjoy the support of a small number of carefully selected partners who are equally passionate about the Porsche brand. Their generous support and ongoing commitment allow us to continue to provide Club members with a wide range of valuable benefits and resources. We hope you will in turn support them.

CERTIFICATE OF PRODUCTION

Porsche Cars Great Britain As part of the overall membership package, UK members are able to obtain official Porsche Certificates of Production (COP) at no cost (normally £65 from Porsche Cars GB). For detailed instructions on how to obtain a COP, look under ‘Membership benefits’ on our website.

On the way to an event, a client’s 963 Porsche 356B Coupé rear-ended and went into a spin, hitting a wall. He was unhurt but the car was badly damaged. Under the PCGB Insurance Scheme we drove him to the event then took the 356, insured with us at an agreed value of £40,000, to his chosen garage. Repair costs agreed with the garage were just under £28,000.

Most policies write off a car if repairs exceed a certain percentage of its value, with the client offered so-called market value, minus an excess. The PCGB Scheme is more flexible. We did offer the option of a £40,000 agreed value cash payment, with no deductions, but he chose the repairs. Where possible, only

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original Porsche parts were used, and the car was returned in perfect order. Why not ask Lockton, the scheme’s brokers, for a quote on 0845 602 9420?

Oracle Finance has funded thousands of prestige vehicles, including many Porsches, and can offer a broad range of tailored finance solutions, including refinance and equity release. Contact its Porsche Club team for a fast-track service at competitive rates* by calling 0845 094 9111, emailing porsche@oraclefinance. co.uk or visiting oraclefinance.co.uk/ porsche-club *Members receive one year’s free Porsche Club membership with each new finance agreement.

Pirelli has updated its exclusive members offer. PCGB members will now receive a fuel gift card, up to the value of £100, when purchasing two or more Pirelli car, van and 4x4 tyres in a single transaction. For full details of the offer, visit pirelli.co.uk/porscheclubgb Through the Club’s partnership, members can benefit from Silverstone Auctions’ expertise in a number of different ways, including free consignments (usually £300) of cars to Silverstone Auctions sales; advice and guidance to Club members on the practice of consigning their Porsche for sale or undertaking a purchase at an auction; highly discounted catalogue prices; and privileged membership of affiliation and loyalty schemes.

Porsche Club members enjoy preferential rates on Classic Additions products when purchased through Porsche Club. Buy online at porscheclubgb.com or call 01608 652911 .

Porsche Club members enjoy preferential rates on Hamilton Classic products when purchased through Porsche Club. Buy online at porscheclubgb.com or call 01608 652911.

All offers/codes correct at time of going to print

membership details to request the necessary code.

ARTWORK

Carvolution Discount: PCGB members receive a 15% discount.

Claim: Visit carvolutioncompany.com and use PCGB15 at the checkout.

BREAKDOWN COVER

AA Discount: Porsche Club GB members save 50% on new annual breakdown cover or 20% on yearly renewal.

Claim: Call 0800 048 0075 and quote F0729. Terms and conditions apply.

Please visit porscheclubgb.com RAC Discount: Receive up to 50% off standard RAC prices for a single personal-based cover for the first year of membership, then a 25% discount on each renewal.

Claim: Call 0800 096 6836 or visit rac.co. uk/join/benefits, quoting MS50.

CAR-CARE PRODUCTS

Vertar Discount: PCGB members receive 10% off car-care products and auto accessories.

Claim: Call Freephone 0800 177 7808 or visit vertar.com and use the coupon code PCGB. Car Hood Discount: PCGB members are offered a price of £650 inc VAT (usually £695) to supply and fit a mohair hood with heated glass rear window to a Boxster 986 1997-2002.

Claim: Present membership card for discount. Call 020 8391 5324.

GENERAL MOTORING

The Institute of Advanced Motorists Discount: Advanced driving course to PCGB members for £135 (usually £149).

Claim: Call 0300 303 1134 or visit iam.org. uk/poc and quote POC14.

LUBRICANTS

Lucas Oil Products UK Ltd Discount: PCGB members receive 10% off online prices.

Claim: Call Freephone 0808 100 3259 or visit lucasoil.co.uk and use code PCGB10.

PARKING

APH Discount: 10% discounts at participating UK airport car parks, airport hotel/parking packages and No1Lounges at selected airports.

Discounts are on standard rates published on aph.com and on participating products only.

Claim: For full T&Cs, visit partners.aph. com/pcgb or call 01342 859536 and quote PCGB. PORSCHE PARTS

Design 911 Discount: PCGB members receive a 5% discount on parts and accessories Claim: Enter code PCGB005 at checkout.

Visitdesign911.co.uk or call 020 8500 8811.

Porscheshop Discount: A 5-10% discount is available to members on most items and services.

Claim: Visit porscheshop.co.uk or call 0121 585 6088 and quote your membership number.

Spax Performance Discount: PCGB members receive a 10% discount on all products.

Claim: Call 01869 244771 and quote your membership number.

K300 Ltd Discount: 15% discount on Goodridge hose kits and 10-15% discount on EBC and Pagid brake pads.

Claim: Call 0161 355 1275 and quote your membership number or visit k300performance.co.uk PORSCHE SERVICING AND BODYWORK

Autofarm Discount: 10% discount on labour costs.

Claim: call 01865 331234, email workshop@autofarm.co.uk or visit autofarm.co.uk and quote your membership number.

Canford Classics Discount: For details of discounts offered to Porsche Club members, email info@canfordclassics.co.uk or call 01929 472221. For our full range of services, visit canfordclassics.co.uk Dynotech RS Discount: PCGB members can enjoy a 10% discount on parts and 20% on labour costs and ECU tuning on presentation of their membership card.

Claim: Call 01367 358100 or visitdynotechrs.co.uk Parr Independent Discount: 10% off labour rates when PCGB members show their membership card.

Claim: For details, call 01293 537911 or visit parr-uk.co.uk Silver Wheels Ltd Discount: 15% discount is available to members.

Claim: Call 01202 896651, quoting SW9PC when booking, or visit silverwheelsltd.co.uk HOTELS

Hand Picked Hotels Discount: Hand Picked Hotels is delighted to offer Porsche Club GB members 15% off Best Available Rate for Country House and Islands two-night breaks.

Claim: Visit handpickedhotels.co.uk to book online, and please quote promo code PPOR18, or call 01642 706 606. This offer is valid for bookings taken until 31 October 2018 and is subject to availability.

Hurley House Discount: Members receive 10% discount on food and beverages, spa treatments and a complimentary bottle of Ruinart champagne on booking a stay.

Claim: Call 01628 568500 or email hello@hurleyhouse.co.uk quoting

Something extraordinary every day – Bicester Village saving for members

Opie Oils Discount: 10% discount is available to members.

Claim: Email sales@opieoils.co.uk, call 01209 202 949 or visit opieoils.co.uk and use the discount code PCGB website.

Woodcote Automotive (Millers Oils) Discount: 20% discount on products bought via the specialist motorsport distributor and 15% discount on Millers Oils products.

Claim: Email robin@woodcoteauto.co.uk, call 01565 653658 or visit millersoils.co.uk

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`Porsche Club member’ and present membership card on check-in.

Beamish Hall Country House Hotel Discount: For exclusive member rates on room only, B&B and dinner, B&B call 01207 233733 or email reservations@beamish-hall.co.uk quoting `Porsche Club member’ and present membership card on check-in.

Gisborough Hall Discount: This country house hotel offers PCGB members DBB from £139 per room per night.

Claim: Call 01287 611500 or email reservations@gisborough-hall.com quoting PCGB18 and present your membership card at check-in.

The Montcalm Luxury Hotels London Discount: Offer Club members a complimentary continental breakfast and access to the club lounge at The Montcalm London Marble Arch.

Claim: Book online at themontcalm.com and use code PCLUBGB. The Park House Hotel, Shifnal, and the Mytton & Mermaid Hotel, Shrewsbury Discount: A free stay and complimentary upgrade to a suite when members spend £100 on food and drink. This applies all week at the Park House Hotel and Sunday nights at the Mytton & Mermaid.

Claim: Call the Park House Hotel on 01952 460128 and the Mytton & Mermaid Hotel on 01743 761220, quoting Porsche Club member.

SHOPPING

Elm of Burford Discount: PCGB members receive a 5% discount.

Claim: Produce your PCGB membership card for a 5% discount. Visit elmofburford. com and use code PCGB.

Porsche Club GB members receive 10% discount at Bicester Village – a 45-minute drive from the Clubhouse and close to the M40. Discover more than 160 boutiques from leading brands, including Oscar de la Renta, Saint Laurent and Temperley London, with savings of up to 60% on the RRP, and instant tax refunds on shopping for visitors from outside the EU. As special guests, Porsche Club GB members are invited to enjoy a further saving of 10% on the Village price with a VIP Card. To receive your VIP Card, simply print the voucher on the ‘Membership benefits’ section of the Porsche Club website and present it, along with your Porsche Club GB membership card, at the Bicester Visitor Centre or Information Hub, located next to Bicester Village Station.

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CALENDAR WHAT’S ON IN 2018 MAY 26-28 27 27 27 27 27 27 28

WOTY (R17) Spotless Detailing Open Day (R1) Crathes Vintage Car and Motorcycle Rally (R2) Wheels at The Warren (R11) Visit to Dub Customs (R11) The East Anglian Practical Classics Club (R12) Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch (R25) Mawdesley Classic Car Show (R18)

31 MAY -3 JUNE Jersey International

9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13-17 15-17 16

Motoring Festival (R28J)

31 MAY -3 JUNE Porsche Parade - Holland (Boxster)

JUNE 1-3 1-3 2 2 2-3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 9

WOTY – Salisbury, New Forest and Simply Porsche at Beaulieu (R16) International 914 meeting – Emmetten, Switzerland (914) Restoracing - Silverstone (second round) (Boxster) Clay pigeon shooting (R4) Tatton Park Classic and Performance Cars (R5) Pirelli BBQ - Cornbury House BVAC Classic at Thirlestane Castle (R1) Simply Porsche at Beaulieu (R17) (R26) (R31) Drive and lunch to North Pennines and Yorkshire Dales (R18) Pirelli Open Evening (R8) R20 On Tour: Drive to Nowhere (R20) Jaguar factory visit (R29) R13 at Curborough Sprint Course (R13) Ribblehead Run (R7)

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Sportscar gathering at PC Portsmouth (R17) Festival of Porsche (R27) Sportscar Together Day Cholmondeley Castle (991) Secret Hills Tour (R13) PC Bristol visit (R16) Annual Concours - Avington House (R17) Drive and lunch, east Lancashire (R18) Canal boat trip and picnic (R25) Concours (R11) R20 at 24 Hours of Le Mans (R20) 24 Hours of Le Mans RAF Waddington Families’ Day (R4) (912) Porsche in the Bay and Concours (R14) Leyland Festival (R18) Visit to Kilbroney Vintage Show (R27) Brands Hatch Deutsche Fest ‘Heritage Take-over’ (914) Wheels at The Warren (R11) Drive and lunch in North Pennines (R18) Preston Sports & Supercar meeting – Phantom Winger (R18) Guernsey Classic Vehicle Show (R28G) Coffee and Classics The Classic Motor Hub, Ablington (R31) Pitch, putt and BBQ (R24) WOTY (R15) WOTY (R14) Weald and Downland Museum (R29) Moffat Car Rally – spectate only (R1) Day out at Gressenhall Museum (R12) Prescott Hill Climb including Porsche Club Speed Championship (R16) Azuri Car Care visit (R21) Breakfast Club (R25) Drive Out Sunday (R31)

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Concours at The Riverside Inn, Cound (R13) Mid-week run to Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station (R25)

20-21 22 26

29 JUNE -1 JULY WOTY (R21) 30 Autofarm visit (R10)

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JULY

29 29 31

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3-10 5 6-8 7-8 7-8 8 8 10 12-15 13-15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15

Baston Car and Bike Show (R4) Chatsworth House Porsche Pageant (R8) Maldon Motor Show (R11) Concours – PC Kendal (R18) R20 Escape: Cambs Curves (R20) Drive and Sunday lunch West Malling Golf Club (R25) Concours and family day Kingston Maurward (R26) Concours (R21) Champagne and Classic Le Mans tour (R23) Witney Motor Show (R31) Le Mans Classic Chateau Impney Hill Climb (R13) Concours and Car Show at Powderham Castle (R15) Red Rose Run (previously ‘Porkers’) (R18) Kimbolton Country Fayre and Classic Car Show (R24) BBQ (R11) Goodwood Festival of Speed RIAT Fairford PCGB trackday with Porsche on the Hill (R1) West Dean Garden visit (R29) Joint Concours (R1) (R2) Wheels at The Warren (R11) Fish Banquet (R12) Wadebridge Wheels – Royal Cornwall Showground (R15) Volks Weald - Penshurst Place (R25) (914) Classics at Sherborne Castle (R26)

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Silverstone Classic Preston Sports & Supercar meeting – Phantom Winger (R18) Show and Shine PC Chester (R6) Sunday Run – Peak District (R5) R20 Escape: Cambs Curves 2 (R20) Concours - PC Hatfield (R21) Kentish Tour (R25) Annual open night at The Manor House at Whittington (R13)

AUGUST 3-5 4 4 4-5 5 5 5 10 11 12 12 15 18 19 19 19 19 19 19

Le Mans trackday (R28J) Norfolk Open Churches Run (R12) Transaxle Rendezvous (928) (944) (968) Beaulieu Super Car Showdown Yorkshire Porsche Festival Lotherton Hall (R7) Helmingham Car Show (R12) Porsches on Display at Borde Hill Garden (R23) Friday Drive and Chippy Tea (R18) Classic Car Show Miller Park (R18) TOTEM (R8) St Wilfrid’s Rally (912) R20 ‘On Tour’ - Summer Cruise (South) (R20) Capel Classic Car and Bike Show (R29) Preston Sports & Supercar meeting – Phantom Winger (R18) Midlands 356 gathering Crich Museum (R8) Hyde Hall Classic Car Show (R11) Wheels at the Warren (R11) Gliding day at Tibenham Airfield (R12) Gin tasting and garden buffet (R16) REGIONS

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356BC and 911 Indicator “Headlight Flash” Repair Pin ZF Steering Box Peg Genuine PR Services manufacture Precision engineered to correct hardness £100-00 inc Vat

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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 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.

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

Cornwall Location close to Liverpool Airport.

The Colourworx Ltd (Newquay) 1 Wesley Yard Newquay TR7 1LB T. 01637 873218 E. info@colourworxnewquay.co.uk www.thecolourworx.co.uk Club members and owner/drivers with over 40 years combined experience in car repairs Accident repair centre – all aspects of body repair undertaken irrespective of vehicle and guaranteed fair pricing We can offer vehicle inspections and free estimates. Modern, fully equipped and insured premises.

Williams Crawford Ltd (Plymouth) 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.

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-Audi-Seat Specialists Unit 5 Lenthall road, Langston road IG10 3TU T: 020 8532 5555. Contact Chris Toumazos or Andrew Lester E: chris.toumazos@jardinemotors.co.uk andrew.lester@jardinemotors.co.uk Covering Essex and London postcodes.

We provide the highest levels of quality and expertise with Porsche trained technicians. Using the very latest technology when repairing, restoring or enhancing your Porsche. For full details on the services we offer as a Porsche Specialist Body repairers please give us a call.

PIE Performance Independent Porsche Specialist Unit 9, Hill Farm, Lavenham Road Brent Eleigh, CO10 9PB T: 01473 760911, 01787 247911, 01787 249924 E: info@pieperformance.co.uk www.pieperformance.co.uk

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Peter Chambers Automotive Ltd

RPM Technik

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.

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...

Greater Manchester Hartech Firwood Industrial Estate off Thicketford Road, Bolton, BL2 3TR T: 01204 302809 E: auto@hartech.org www.hartech.org

Hampshire 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.

David Newton: Sandydown Bodyworks Ltd Heath House Estate, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6BY T: 01264 810757 E: info@sandydown.com www.sandydown.com Share one man’s passion. Independent Porsche specialists in paint restoration, bodywork repairs. Fully VBRA and insurance company approved. Modern low-bake ovens. Paint mixing scheme.

Full valeting.

Brookspeed 14 Parham Drive, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4NU T: 02380 641672 E: info@brookspeed.com www.brookspeed.com Brookspeed is an independent Porsche specialist based near the M3 between Southampton and Winchester. With 20 years’ experience of racing and servicing Porsche models, Brookspeed are able to offer a ‘one stop shop’ for maintenance, servicing, Tyres, MOT and diagnostics.

Whatever your Porsche problem contact our friendly team at Brookspeed and we will do everything we can to help...

JZM Porsche Ltd Unit 1, Langley Wharf, Railway Terrace, Kings Langley, WD4 8JE T. 01923 269 788 E: service@jzmporsche.com With excellent transport links from London and the M25 JZM is well positioned to service customers throughout London and the Home Counties. We boost over 30 years’ experience in Porsche servicing and have recently expanded with a huge 40 car showroom. Our factory trained technicians coupled with the latest Porsche technologies and diagnostic equipment can meet all your Porsche needs in servicing , tuning and on or off the track.

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

Devon London

Braunton Engineering Braunton Garage, Exeter Road, Braunton, Devon, EX33 2JP T: 01271 814144 E: info@brauntonengineering.co.uk www.brauntonengineering.co.uk South West specialist dedicated to Porsche owners. MOT testing station.

All Porsches welcome. Diagnostics, service/repair, AC, geometry, restoration, bodywork.

Oak Tree Garage Newton Popplefield, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0ER. T: 01395 568498 Mobile: 07973 550911 Specialising in Porsche since 1974. Full Porsche diagnostics. Mechanical repairs and servicing. Four-wheel alignment.

In-house MOT. Air conditioning. Free loan cars. Contact Crispin.

911 SBD

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Unit 5, Wellington Park Est, Waterloo Road, London, NW2 7JW T: 020 8208 0464 E: servicing@911sbd.com www.911sbd.com With more than 35 years Porsche service and motorsport experience, 911 SBD is the premier Porsche specialist in London.

Full electrical diagnostics including the PIWIS tester. Can service all models all years. Brake Disc service. Air-con service. Bodywork / insurance work.

Alloy re-furbs. Full engine re-builds.

Give us a ring or call on for a chat...

Charles Ivey 160 Hurlingham Road, London, SW6 3NG. T: 020 7731 3612 E: alvaro@charlesivey.com www.charlesivey.com London’s premier Porsche specialist since 1970. Charles Ivey (Specialist Cars) Limited has been selling and servicing Porsches in London since 1970 and we have been at our present site for the past 35 years. We have a team of dedicated people who are committed to maintaining the very high standards that have, over the years, made us London’s leading Porsche specialist.

Chelsea Carrera Ltd 203 Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1ST. T: 020 7610 2326 E: zoom@chelseacarrera.com www.chelseacarrera.com High-class Porsche service and mechanical work in Central London.

Full engine diagnostic service available.

Four-wheel alignment equipment for perfectresults. Competitively priced.

Collection and delivery service available.

Premises outside the congestion charge area.

Parr 5 Faraday Centre, Faraday Road, Crawley, RH10 9PX T: 01293 537911 E: service@parr-uk.co.uk www.parr-uk.co.uk With 30 years’ experience Parr is the leading Porsche specialist in the UK, covering all areas of Porsche maintenance, preparation, tuning (Cargraphic UK importer), motorsport and sales. Whether it is a routine service or part through to a full restoration or engine build, Parr has the skills, experience and facilities to deliver the highest levels of customer care and service. To find out the full range of services, and to explore what Parr can offer you, please visit our website.

Porsche Torque Unit C2, Arun Buildings, Arundel Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2RP T: 01895 814446 E: sid@porsche-torque.com www.porschespecialistheathrow.co.uk Service and repair on all Porsches, any year. 30 years’ Porsche experience.

Discount given to PCGB members, please mention Porsche Post. Ex AFN & OPC technicians.

Xavier Auto Clinic 166-167 Stamford Brook Arches, Hammersmith, London, W6 0TQ T: 020 8741 2251 E: reception@xavierauto.com www.xavierautoclinic.com Xavier Auto Clinic is an independent Porsche specialist based in West London that can offer a full range of service on 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 and services).

Norfolk www.tech9.ms STR Porsche Specialists 10 Garden St, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1QU T: 01603 626 668 E: workshop@strgb.co.uk www.porsche-servicing-norfolk.co.uk STR provide Porsche servicing, diagnostics, engine and gearbox rebuilds, 3 D four wheel alignment, corner weighting & suspension, camera & radar calibration, auto gearbox flush and IMS bearings. We also buy and sell Porsches.

We cater for everyday road cars, track day and race cars. We pride ourselves on ensuring you - and your car - receive the very highest level of care and service from our Porsche trained technicians.

Nottinghamshire Cavendish Porsche Units 6 & 7, Gainsborough Close, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1PX T: 0115 972 2001 E: enquires@cavendishporsche.co.uk We are a Porsche Specialist based in Long Eaton, Nottingham. Our Technicians have over 21 years of Porsche main dealer experience and 7 years independent experience, so we are more than confident that our standard of 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. ..

Suffolk PIE Performance Independent Porsche Specialist Unit 9, Hill Farm, Lavenham Road Brent Eleigh, CO10 9PB T: 01473 760911, 01787 247911, 01787 249924 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.

Surrey Cridfords Porsche The Street. Ewhurst. Surrey. GU67QY T. 01483 273302 E. porsche@cridfords.co.uk W. www.cridfords.co.uk Established for over 30 years, we are one of the country’s longest established Porsche specialists.

Our service department are equipped with the very latest official Porsche PIWIS III diagnostics and Porsche spec Hunter 4 wheel alignment system. We offer a full engine repair and rebuild service, classic restoration, as well as all service work for current through to classics models.

Collection and loan cars available.

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.

Charles Ivey Specialist Cars Hollyfield Road, Surbiton Surrey, KT5 9AL T: 020 7731 3612 E: info@charlesivey.com www.charlesivey.com

Sussex (East)

Precision Porsche

D9 Autotech South Wales 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.

Specialists

Sussex (West)

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.

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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

Carrera Performance

at the best rates in the country. Ceramic

Unit A, Monks Gate Garage, Brighton Road, Monks Gate, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6JD. T: 01403 891911 E: info@carreraperformance.com www.carreraperformance.com We offer a complete range of services 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.

Ims bearing upgrades. In house recovery

Parr

& specialist paint to highest standards!

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.

Servicing all models with free special

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.

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

offer add ons always available! In house MOT station, lazer suspension alignment, air conditioning. Vast knowledge & experience second to none in the area. Please contact Neil Cooper or Anthony Nicholas to discuss your Porsche requirements with confidence anytime! Fast friendly Service!

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

Yorkshire Car-Tech & Care Unit 10, Station Road, Industrial Park, Station Road, Brompton on Swale, North Yorkshire, DL10 7SN T: 01748 810788

Tyne & Wear D&G Porsche Specialists

Paragon

Unit 22 & 23 South Cornelly Trading

www.dg-porsche.co.uk Workshop/service: 0191 340 6454 E: enquiries@dg-porsche.co.uk Sales: 07710 243716 E: sales@dg-porsche.co.uk Friendly dedicated Porsche specialists serving the north east of England In both car sales and service. Everything from tyre fitting to engine rebuilds we have it covered here at D&G.

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

Vale of Glamorgan

T: 01360 870103

Welsh Porsche Specialists

M: 07951 112581

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.

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 Fiona Wright Telephone 01603 772553

Q A South Wales (R14) Regional Organiser Huw Jones talks to PP about the 991, his passion for exploring Welsh roads and hosting PCGB events

PP: What’s your dream Porsche?

HJ: That’s an easy one to answer – it’s the 991 R. It’s such a complete car, delivering thunderous performance in an understated package.

PCGB

PP: What’s your favourite 911 series?

HJ: It has to be the 991. It’s a perfect representation of how careful evolution and refinement can produce such a honed product.

“Meeting friends who have a mutual passion for Porsche and sharing great experiences on and off the road.”

PP: Do you have any advice for other Porsche owners?

HJ: Enjoy your cars as much as possible, not just during the good weather. Porsches are designed for everyday usage and that’s exactly what I do with mine.

PP: What’s your ultimate road trip?

HJ: As Regional Officer for South Wales, I feel duty-bound to extol the virtues of the fine roads available in the locality. Nothing beats a spirited drive with the 991 Register in mid-Wales.

Breathtaking roads and scenery combine for a most exhilarating experience. My favourite R14 route is Tregaron to Rhandirmwyn via Llyn Brianne. I fully recommend it.

PP: What’s your most memorable Porsche drive?

HJ: It has to be the two-week tour of Switzerland in a new Boxster S. The event was fantastic from start to finish, and those roads were really something.

WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT PCGB?

FAVOURITE PCGB EVENT? “Our Region and the 991 Register drives – there’s something special about coming together and talking all things Porsche with like-minded enthusiasts, particularly when they also own your favourite series.”

DESCRIBE YOUR ROLE AS R14 REGIONAL ORGANISER “To encourage more members to come along to our events and immerse themselves in the culture. Our Sunday drives and lunches have proved particularly successful at bringing people together. I take real pride in ensuring our new members are made welcome and are part of the group.

After all, we were all new members at one point.”

FAVOURITE R14 EVENT? PP: How would you describe Porsche enthusiasts?

HJ: They’re very knowledgeable and passionate about the brand, particularly their favourite model and the respective build quality.

“This year we’ve changed the format of the Porsche in the Bay event. This will now be an all-day event and hopefully will become one of the Region’s favourite events of the year.”

PP: What’s your earliest Porsche memory?

HJ: In the 1970s, a tractor dealer not far from my parents’ farm always seemed to have a new 911 Turbo parked out front, which was quite surprising as his farmhouse looked in a state of collapse.

PP: When did your relationship with Porsche start?

HJ: I first took the plunge back in 2000 with the purchase of a red Boxster. Prior to that, I had several sports cars, including an MG Midget, a Triumph Spitfire, an MGB, a TR7 and an MGF. Since 2000, I’ve owned 11 Porsches, including four 991 series. You could say that the red Boxster made quite an impression.

PP: What do you currently own?

HJ: I have a 991.2 GTS. It’s such a great all-rounder that you can drive every day.

PP: Do you have any Porsche plans or ambitions, such as motorsports or restorations?

HJ: It’s a waiting game at the moment, that is until the new 992 is launched and, more specifically, when the GTS version becomes available. Patience is currently being employed.

Huw Jones describes his 991.2 GTS as a great all-round car that you can drive every day

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