Porsche Report oct - dec 2013

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

Volume 38 Number 4, October - December 2013

All the action from the 50th Anniversary 911 Club Run

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F lexing M uscle a t Mallala M eet P eter M urch a nd his 911 A nniv ersa ry Bla ck Tie D inner A nnua l C hristm as Party

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contents

3 . E d i t o r ’s R e p o r t

5. Presidents Repor t & Committee

34. Flexing Muscle at Mallala

7 . C a l e n d a r o f e v e n t s

36. Legend of the Lakes

8 . T h e N e w P o r s c h e 9 1 1 Ta rg a

1 1 . W h y w e l o v e t h e 9 1 1

38. Motorkhana 2

1 2 . M y P o r s c h e M i s s i o n

42. Christmas Party

16. 911 Birthday Parade

4 4 . E u ro f e s t

1 8 . 9 1 1 G o l d e n A n n i v e r s a r y R u n 2 2 . 9 1 1 5 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y B l a c k T i e D i n n e r 2 4 . T h e R e d D e v i l - P e t e r M u rc h ’s 9 1 1 27. Climb to the Eagle 2013 28. Supersprint 3 – Mallala 30. Muscle Car Invasion

3 5 . C o l l i n g ro v e H i l l c l i m b

3 8 . J a g u a r F Ty p e v s P o r s c h e B o x s t e r

47. Maylands Hotel Club Dinner 48. In The Den at the Snooty Fox 49. Return of the “P1” 50. Drivers Championship 51. PCSA Role of Honour 5 2 . T h e L a s t Wo r d

our supporters 42.

A E M – A d e l a i d e E x c l u s i v e M e c h a n i c a l

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M a x i m ’s a n d R i s i n g S u n R e s t a u r a n t s

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editor’s report

“Porsche Report” is the official magazine of The Porsche Club of South Australia (ABN 36 370 887 701) Publisher: The Porsche Club of South Australia PO Box 2209, Kent Town, SA 5071 web site: www.pcsa.asn.au email: douglas.m@internode.on.net Editor: Phillip Kellett Mobile: 0409 931 193 Email: banditclan@hotmail.com

Hello and welcome to 2014 my fellow Porschephiles.

Our dynamic little club definitely punched above its weight in the last quarter through hosting a number of highly significant and very successful events which were well supported by you the members. Thank you. We had the 50th Anniversary Dinner, the 50th Anniversary Porsche 911 Club Run and the club’s annual Christmas get together, (with a guest appearance by Mr Claus himself no less), all of which are fully covered in this issue. We also shared Mallala with some Muscle cars, went out to Dinner a few times, involved ourselves in sporting events all over the state and even found time to have a chat with Peter Murch, proud owner of a lovely little red 911, all of which you can read in the following pages, plus of course, much, much, more.

identification and roadworthy check.

Car was duly presented for vehicle identification, followed by a roadworthy inspection. I didn’t anticipate any issues here as the car was pretty sound but how wrong I was. After the inspection I was told, “I just need you to take the car back to vehicle identifications as we have found an irregularity” They would not give any more details. So back I go wondering, what’s all the fuss about.

At vehicle identifications they informed me that I would need to find another way home as they were impounding the vehicle. They explained to me that when the car was converted to RHD the ID plate had been removed and relocated.

Probably not an issue but unfortunately this is also what’s done when cars are re-birthed. Best case, cars history would reveal all was OK. Worse case, car would be taken from me and likely crushed.

Ohhh dear!

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We all understand that purchasing any vehicle has its risks, especially pre-loved vehicles, as was the case for me. When I gave up club rallying and sold my little Datsun 1600 some years back it didn’t take too long before I started to resent the empty space in the shed where something special used to reside, (also I knew if I didn’t put something in there soon my better half would fill up the empty space for me). After considering all options Shaz and I finally agreed an air cooled 911 was the only real choice.

I quickly concluded that the 3.2 litre car was the best fit for me. It had to be a coupe, manual, preferably white, and be adorned with a gloriously extravagant whaletail. In for a penny……

After two years of searching a car turned up in Sydney. It had been on CARSALES for some months and met all the prerequisites. I rang the owner, jumped on a plane and came back the proud owner of a 1985 Porsche 911 coupe, in white with 16” wheels, air conditioning, (which didn’t work of course) and a BBQ plate on the back.

A nervous two weeks later I finally got the call. All good to go Mr. Kellett. Sorry for Copyright: the inconvenience, car checks out fine. © 2014 by The Porsche Club One condition was that I had to put a new of South Australia ID number on the car assigned by them.

All rights reserved. No part of this So now I have two identification numbers magazine may be reproduced, stored in under the bonnet, one from Porsche and any electronic format or transmitted in one courtesy of the SA Government. any form by any means without the written permission of the publisher.

As a footnote, five years after the event I received a letter from the SA Government Special note: informing me that my vehicle had been It is the policy of the Porsche Club of South approved for registration in SA but I Australia not to publish its membership list to any person or corporation. Its had to keep a copy of the approval is not sale or letter in Jonathon my glovebox in case I was ever911 997 Carrera S for theirmembership ABOVE: Borelli and Jodie Borelli used Gary Dann’s wedding pictureslist in Rymill Park for Adelaide.

This black and white was one of the photographer’s pictures. Photographer: “Photos at your place by Raegan”. distribution. Any unauthorised use of its challenged.

Hmmm, better late than BELOW: Rob Black is spotted by Peter Mayer (see reflection) during the ASP Rally. membership list or of the material in this never I guess.

What a great feeling when it finally arrived and I dropped into the drivers seat as the owner of a childhood dream. Now all I had to do was get the car registered for South Australia. First step being to put it through Regency Park for a vehicle

Phillip Kellett

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Send your mail to: Porsche Club SA P.O.Box 2209 KENT TOWN SA 5071 www.pcsa.asn.au PORSCHE Report OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PORSCHE CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Volume 38 Number 4, October - December 2013

All the action from the 50th Anniversary 911 Club Run

Yours in Porsches,

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F le x in g Mu s c le a t Ma lla la Me e t P e t e r Mu r c h a n d h is 9 1 1 A n n ive r s a r y B la c k Tie D in n e r A n n u a l C h r is t m a s P a r t y

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Cover Photo: Warren Edwards

If anybody else has a Porsche ownership related story to share that might benefit your fellow club members please shoot it through to me so we can all learn from your experience. You never know, you might just spare somebody a lot of grief.

Yours in Porsches, Phillip Kellett

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president’s report

club committee

Kym Obst President, Sprints 0438 800 961 kym.obst@internode.on.net

Welcome to 2014. I hope you have been able to have a break over the festive season. I can’t believe that January has passed and we are half way through February already! Our first social event, a Club Dinner held at The Rising Sun Inn on January 19th was an excellent night. It was great to catch up with other members again after the Christmas break. It was a very hot evening and there was a power blackout, but the team at the Rising Sun rose to the occasion and still managed to deliver a great dinner despite it.

This year the PCSA will be running a variety of events to tempt you! If you have previously only taken part in the social activities, you might want to consider trying some of our motorsport events. Here you can exercise your car and improve your car control at the same time, whilst in a safe (and legal) environment.

I clearly remember my first day at Mallala.

I realised that on the road you don’t get to (legally) drive your Porsche in the way the designer intended! The car went around corners, accelerated and braked far better than I ever imagined!

The other thing I learnt was that on the track I wasn’t competing against the other drivers, only against my own times. The challenge was, and still is, to not only improve my times but to also become more consistent in my lap times. I still find it hard to be consistent as I tend to “over drive” my car. If you

want something a little slower, then Motorkhanas are a good place to start, as they are more about car control and at a slower speed. I would also recommend these to improve your memory skills!

If however you haven’t been to a Club Dinner or on a Club Run, maybe 2014 is the year to take the plunge. The runs are very popular, driving on some of the best roads through the hills and elsewhere around Adelaide. For example, by now we would have just completed another run through the hills to Mannum for a picnic on the banks of the mighty River Murray. This run has been a regular for us and proved to be very popular. We even managed 44 Porsches on one occasion. The Club dinners are also very popular and move around the city to try and accommodate everyone’s location and taste.

I hope that you will all take advantage of the PCSA events and try something new in 2014.

Warmest regards Kym Obst, President

Ray Conley Treasurer and Membership 0419 668 800 rconley@internode.on.net

Norm Goodall Motorsport Director, Sprints 0429 696 644 paradale@activ8.net..au Ray Pryor and Joy O’Connor Social Secretaries.

Ray 0409 948 889 raycom@senet.com.au Joy 0408 856 486 joyoconnor@adam.com.au

Doug McPherson Website 0419 704 247 douglas.m@internode.on.net

Steve Thiele General committee 0417 866 452 sharon.curyer@bigpond.com

Cut-off dates, racing, rules, CAMS requirements and other information is found on our website: www.pcsa.asn.au

Draft calendar can be found in this magazine but check website for updates.

If you wish to register your car as an historic vehicle, it needs to be at least 30 years old and in near-original condition. For additional information, please contact Peter Brunnthaler or Peter Kowalenko. Contact details below committee.

Here is some information you might find handy: New members October - December 2013

Roger Paterson Motorkhana Director Mobile: 0414 993 930 roger.pateson@sportsmed.com.au

I wish you a happy, healthy and fulfilling 2014.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!

We hope you enjoy being a member of the PCSA and look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon.

Geoff Crowe Vice President Competition Results 0418 895 660 beema53@bigpond.com

Name Model Year Colour John Dalcollo 993T 1996 Red Benjamin Allen 997 Carrera 2010 Silver Simon Durrant 911 1988 White Antonio Ciccozzi 930 1978 Red Paul Denver Boxster S 2008 Grey Philip Do Cayman 2006 Silver Jim Hatzis 911SC 1983 White Graeme Lipsham 993 Targa 1996 Silver Peter Alexander 911 Targa 1986 White Matthew Remphrey 911SC 1978 Red Nick Treloar Boxster 2008 Silver Raymond Dahdah Cayenne 2013 White Jack Young 996 1998 Blue

Vic Moore CAMS Representative and Secretary vicmoore@hotmail.com

Peter Brunnthaler Historic Register/ Licencing 0410 614 911 ulx110@chariot.net.au

Peter Kowalenko Historic Register/ Licencing 0429 390 911 hhelen1@optusnet.com.au

Phillip Kellet Magazine Editor Mobile: 0409 931 193 banditclan@hotmail.com

Mike Rogers Advertising Manager and General Committee Mobile: 0438 868 373 mrogers@cutlerbrands.com.au

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Porsche Club SA Calendar 2014 JANUARY

APRIL

Friday 17th Rising Sun Club Dinner Sunday 26th & 27th Australia Day / Aust Day Holiday

Friday 11th Broadway Hotel Club Dinner Friday 18th / 21st Easter – Porsche Regularity / Bathurst Friday 25th Anzac Day

FEBRUARY Sunday 9th Sunday 23rd Thursday 27th / 2nd

Supersprint 4 – Mallala Mannum Club Run – Picnic Clipsal 500

MARCH Monday 10th Adelaide Cup Holiday Sunday 16th Supersprint 5 – Mallala Sunday 23rd Motorkhana 3 – Mallala Sunday 30th Show and Shine – Middlebrook Winery

MAY Sunday 11th Sunday 18th Sunday 25th

Mothers Day Club Run - Hindmarsh Island Hillclimb 3 - Collingrove

JUNE Sunday 8th Supersprint 6 – Mallala Monday 9th Queens Birthday Friday 20th Club Dinner – Brompton Hotel

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At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Porsche is presenting the latest generation of the extravagant 911 model. This model is the first to combine the classic Targa concept with state-of-the-art roof technology. Just like the legendary original Targa model, the new model features the characteristic wide bar in place of the B-pillars, a movable roof section above the front seats and a wraparound rear window with no C-pillar. But unlike the classic models, the roof segment on the new Targa can be opened and closed at the push of a button.

When the button is actuated, the fully automatic roof system stows the convertible top behind the rear seat system, providing a real spectacle. The rear-weighted design of the PTM all-wheel drive is a typical Porsche feature, and guarantees that this latest 911 model also offers optimum driving dynamics on all road surfaces and in all weather conditions.

With these features, the new 911 Targa is presenting itself as a high-quality, innovative re ¬make of the classic vehicle from 1965. The model shares a great deal in common with the 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet models; up to the window line, the technology and body of the ve ¬hicles is more or less the same. The combination of the wide rear end that is typical of all-wheel drive models, the Targa bar and the dome-shaped rear window gives the latest 911 an extremely sporty appearance and a low-slung profile.

Two model variants, exclusively with all-wheel drive As with the predecessor model, the new Targa generation comes in two versions available exclusively with all-wheel drive. The 911 Targa 4 is powered by a 3.4-litre, 350 hp (257 kW) flat engine. Equipped with the Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Sport Chrono package, this model accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds and boasts a top speed of 282 km/h. Its NEDC fuel consumption figures are between 9.5 and 8.7 litres/100 km, depending on transmission, which corresponds to a CO2 emissions level of between 223 and 204 g/km. The top model is the 911 Targa 4S, which delivers 400 hp (294 kW) from a displacement of 3.8 litres. This model reaches a top speed of 296 km/h and, with the PDK and Sport Chrono package fitted, accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds. Its fuel consumption fluctuates between 10.0 and 9.2 litres per 100 km, depending on transmission, which corresponds to a CO2 level of between 237 and 214 g/km. With these figures, the model is on a par with the high standard set by the 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet models in terms of engine and road performance, as well as efficiency. Both sportscars are certified for compliance with the Euro 6 emissions standard.

New and spectacular: The fully automatic Targa roof The Targa roof system has always been an unmistakeable hallmark of the extravagant 911 model. The new 911 Targa continues this tradition with an innovative roof concept. The roof is made up of two movable parts: a soft top and a glass rear window. The rear window, which is attached to the convertible top compartment lid, is opened and tilted at the push of a button. At the same time, two flaps open in the Targa bar, releasing the soft top’s kine ¬matics. The convertible top is

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released, folded into a Z-shape as the roof opens and stowed away behind the rear seats. A cross-wise-running trim behind the rear seats accommodates the convertible top. Once the top has been stowed, the flaps in the bar and the rear window close once again.

The roof takes around 19 seconds to open or close using the buttons in the centre console while the vehicle is stationary. A wind deflector integrated in the cowl panel frame can be erected manually when the top is down. This deflector reduces drafts and buffeting in the interior by a considerable margin, should this be what the driver wants.

Intelligent lightweight construction using steel, aluminium and magnesium The materials used in the roof system are just as innovative as the concept itself. The pre ¬mium quality fabric hood is stretched particularly taut by the magnesium roof shell and panel bow. An additional sound absorber beneath the convertible-top covering has a ther ¬mal-insulating effect and reduces road noise when the roof is closed. The rear edge of the soft top connects up to the fixed Targa bar, which features steel roll-over protection on the inside and painted cast aluminium elements on the outside. The three gills and “targa” lette ¬ring on the sides of the bar are a nod to the original Targa model from 1965.

The rear window, which is made from extremely lightweight laminated safety glass, consists of two layers of thin, partially pre-tensioned glass separated by a film interlayer. The very fine heating elements on the heated rear window cover almost the entire surface of the glass, ensuring exceptional allround visibility even in unfavourable weather conditions.

Drive concept designed for sportiness, safety and comfort The new 911 Targa generation has been designed specifically with sportiness, safety and comfort in mind, and the drive concept is perfectly aligned with this. The power of the six-cylinder flat engines is transferred by a seven-speed manual transmission as standard; the automatic seven-speed PDK is available as an option. The intelligent all-wheel drive system Porsche Traction Management (PTM) is responsible for distributing the power to the four wheels.

The PTM consists of an active all-wheel drive with electronically controlled, map-controlled multi-plate clutch, Automatic Brake Differential (ABD) and anti-slip regulation (ASR). This system helps to blend the driving pleasure typically delivered by Porsche models with even greater vehicle stability, traction and agile handling.

The PTM also directs the engine torque, kept at the optimum level for the driving situation at hand, to the front wheels via the multiplate clutch. The level of torque is visible to the driver at all times via the 4.6-inch TFT colour display on the instrument cluster.

Independent and extravagant: The history of the Porsche 911 Targa Porsche unveiled the 911 Targa, the world’s first ever “safety Cabriolet”, back in September 1965 at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. With its fixed roll-over bar, removable folding roof and hinged rear window, this new variant was developed primarily in response to the increased safety requirements of customers in America. The name “Targa” comes from the famous Targa Florio race and since the mid-sixties has been synonymous with the open driving concept, which was new at the time.

Production of the vehicle began towards the end of 1966 with the market launch of the 911 Targa taking place in 1967. The semi-open 911 cost 1,400 Deutsch marks more than the Coupé. This roof concept was enhanced from one 911 generation to the next over a period of 27 years. During this time, this “semi-open” variant acquired the status of a stand ¬alone vehicle concept in the Porsche model range, becoming the model of choice for one in ten 911 buyers.

For the 1996 model year, Porsche presented a fully reworked version of the 911 Targa (the type 993). The entire roof was made of glass, with a sliding glass cover at the front that could be lowered and retracted beneath the hinged rear glass window.

Precisely 20 years after the last 911 Targa with the classic roll-over bar based on the type 964 was discontinued, the new generation is once again taking this original body concept into the future.

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Why We Love The 911

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

My Porsche Mission

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My time with all things Porsche started many years ago with the Porsche Club Great Britain. We quickly found ourselves going to events large and small and meeting many likeminded people. I still belong to PCGB, have many friends within and have returned on several occasions to attend events.

I am also a member of the Porsche Club of North America. In 2012 we attended The Porsche Parade, Salt Lake City, which incredibly was a 5 day event.

With an attendance of around 1000 cars it was by far the largest Porsche only event we have ever attended.

In late 2005 I received a new Mission.

Finish work, (great no more 60 hour weeks) and go to Australia. Seek out a little bush town named Adelaide and retire from work and have a great life with my family.

1st of January 2006 we arrived, landing at an almost new and very posh Airport which said, “Welcome to Adelaide”.

Great it’s not a little bush town after all.

We subsequently set up home in a very short space of time and joined PCSA. In May 2006 I collected my new Cayman S from Porsche Cars AU with which I did many events with PCSA and interstate, racking up the kilometres.

2007 a new Mission was received. Can you setup and run a club Show & Shine? I responded in the positive and then ran it again in 2008 and 2009, getting bigger and involving more work every year. Mission accomplished.

Great, now back to being a laid back retiree.

May 2011, a new pride and joy arrived, a Cayman R (my last). Now, let’s get back to going to events and enjoying life.

Late February 2013, another mission materialises. I receive a call from Norm Goodall, (President) going something like this. “Bob it’s the 50th anniversary of the 911 this year. What can we do”?

So from the beginning we had to choose a date. Sounds easy but with Bathurst, Footy Finals, long weekends and more it was challenging. Ultimately though a date was agreed, being Sunday October 27th.

Now what shall we do? Well to kick off the weekend in true Porsche fashion it must start with a Black Tie Dinner, so this was set for

Friday October 25th. This project was taken on by Ray, (Spyder) Pryor and his partner Joy. This was a mighty task on its own but was typically done to a high standard, as expected with Ray and Joy in charge.

Next, we must have a Parade. Where shall we start from and finish? A start at Harbour Town was decided, Centre Management was approached and come back in the positive, but with conditions. Please attend traffic management meeting, provide us with $20mil public liability and sign a short term lease agreement. Sorted.

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arrived. We went down to the school oval to find all as we had left it the day before.

So far, so good. Then we had to return back down the freeway to the CBD and on to Harbour Town, arriving about 8.30am.

There were already cars in the parking lot when we arrived. Like many others we then checked out the MacDonald’s coffee, thanks to Alan Robson club member and owner.

They were ready and waiting for the arrival of an avalanche of 911s and their owners.

Finish could be nowhere else but Hahndorf.

It was decided the local oval was too far out of town so I approached the local Primary School. After many meetings a suitable arrangement was agreed allowing us to use their school grounds. We were also successful in getting sponsorship for the event from the Porsche Centre Adelaide, which was very much appreciated.

Next decision, how best to link the two venues.

A parade route was planned, documented and pre run before the big day by Jim Pierson, and before dawn on the day by myself. Documents were drawn up for registration and sent to web site guru Doug McPherson and then sent on to all members. We were soon past 50 entries and ultimately went on to 121.

50th Parade Rally plaque’s were designed, paid for and printed with sponsorship from Cafasso Motor Body Repairs. Thank you.

Police major events department were advised and route agreed, then media were advised of the event by David Wiffen. We had a request from the Weekender Herald for script and a photo shoot, with 3 days’ notice for the shoot. After a few phone calls cars were found. PCA new 991, Kaz Herbst early 911.

All too soon Sunday October 27th arrived.

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Soon after 9.00am the cars started to arrive in large numbers with the marshals/ group leaders coping well with the logistics of managing this many vehicles. Cars were grouped in model order. It was very noticeable how the colours of the cars have changed over the years, with the early cars in bright colours and the more recent years in much darker colours.

With the parking lot now just about full, it was time to get things moving. Being last to leave we went straight to the Porsche Centre finding Dale and Chris with the showroom open and setup for the arrival of the parade.

It was pleasing to see many members of the public waiting for the cars to arrive, and then as if by magic, Glen Osmond Road was full of 911s. I didn’t have time to linger so set off for Hahndorf, the final venue, finding all the traffic marshals in place and waiting for the

cars to arrive. The cars arrived in a steady stream and were positioned around the school oval in their assigned groups as planned, making an impressive sight. The final count on the oval was a very respectable 114 cars.

What else can I say but thank you to every one of you, and your cars for making it such a great day.

Thanks must also go to our sponsors.

Porsche Centre Adelaide Cafasso Motor Body Repairs Mark Poole Motor Sport BuikMotorworks Harbour Town Hahndorf Primary School And to all the Club Members who helped out on the day.

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Story: Norm Goodall Photos: Warren Edwards - (freelance-images.com)

911 Birthday Parade Nuts and Bolts 27th October 2013

Earlier in 2013 the committee discussed how the club could best celebrate the 911’s fiftieth birthday. Several ideas were floated and debated, with two events eventually given the go ahead. They was to be a dinner and a 911 parade through Adelaide. In regards to the parade, our initial thinking was that if we could get fifty 911’s that would be a great turn out.

On the day, cars were divided up into age/ model groups in the car park and issued an official run sticker to be placed on the bonnet of the car. I was given the task of leading the “G” series cars. However as the group was so large, (forty plus) it had to be divided into two groups. On departure it was off towards Glenelg and up ANZAC Highway to the CBD.

A sub-committee was formed to organize the run and the date of 27th October 2013 was subsequently agreed. The next decision to make was the selection of a start point and a finish point. Hahndorf, with its German heritage was determined to be the most appropriate destination, with cars to be placed on display at the local school oval. The car park at Harbour Town would be the starting point, before the stores opened for business.

I think the best way to describe trying to keep the group together was like herding cats! I’m certain the guys in traffic control change the traffic light timing just for amusement! The route took us through the CBD twice before

Once the flyer was released the entries came flooding in with the, “hoped for” fifty passed in the first few days! Maybe we could get a hundred? This figure was reached a few days before the event, which told us we were on track for a great turnout!

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directing us onto Glen Osmond road for a stop at the Porsche Centre Adelaide. After finally getting a park I had a ten minute walk to get

to the show room. What an impressive sight with Porsches taking every parking space up and down Glen Osmond Road around the Porsche Centre. Thanks to Marc and his team for the “pit stop”. Before I knew it my time was up and we had to be off again, heading up the freeway at the designated 80 kph to Hahndorf.

At the Hahndorf school oval cars were again parked in their groups. I managed a quick count and I counted one hundred and two cars on the oval. Outstanding! The School Parents Committee had a BBQ up and running serving tasty German sausages which were enjoyed by many in attendance, with the student’s Porsche artwork also on display.

I’m certain all the participants had a great day and what a tremendous turn out of 911’s for Adelaide!

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Porsche 911 Golden Anniversary Club Run 27th October 2013

Sunday morning, 27th October and the weather forecast was, “fine with occasional light showers”. Could be a lot worse.

Up early and start getting organised for our run to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a lovely little German car we all know so well.

Into the shed, rip off the covers and give the little Carrera a once over to make sure she’s in fine form for the day ahead. Next challenge, get the better half up and at’em so we can be at Harbour Town by 9.30am.

Being a Sunday morning, traditionally a day of rest, I was pleasantly surprised to find my Shaz stirring and looking forward to the day ahead with very little prompting from myself.

8.40am and we head off, leaving Sharon’s mum in charge of the house and its animal contents, (and I don’t mean the kids for those of you with children still at home). It was a pretty lonely drive with not another Porsche in sight until we passed the airport.

From here on in the numbers grew until we reached the carpark at Harbour Town where we were amazed to see many cars had already arrived. Needless to say the numbers continued to grow right up to the deadline of 10.00am with the final tally being just shy of 120 cars. A great turnout for a club of our size, I remember thinking.

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There was plenty of time to drink in the classic lines and diversity of the cars assembled and swap a few stories with spectators and members alike in the carpark. With a McDonalds in close proximity there were plenty of coffees sold for those who needed a little more of a kick to get them going, with one punter commenting that the coffees were actually pretty good. Who would have thought.

The paparazzi were kept busy, both amateur and professional alike. All very much spoiled for choice. I hadn’t seen this much camera action since Miley Cyrus introduced the world to “Twerking” during her MTV Video Music Awards performance.

Lined up in groups representing their respective eras the cars made an impressive sight. I have never seen so many early 911’s in the one place at the one time and it was great to see their owners bringing these treasures out to play, particularly as they were responsible for kicking the whole 911 love affair off all those years ago. We also had a very large representation from the impact bumper group with coupes, targas, convertibles and speedsters in evidence. The next few rows contained the water cooled cars comprising some very impressive machinery indeed.

Finally the time came to get the show on the road. Run organiser, Bob Weekes, gave us the drill on what to expect, and what was expected of us, with the threat that those who did not wish to play nice would be sent packing with their flat 6 tail between their legs. Needless to say everybody took heed and proceeded onward in an orderly manner.

I was fortunate in my position in the queue to be situated behind Nathan Jones’s black Ruf turbo. Probably not the nicest car to be driving under parade conditions but it was a joy to behold. We proceeded up the Anzac Highway, onto South Terrace and then down King William Street into the city. At this stage I noticed the temperate gauge had moved from the first bar, (of four) to the second bar.

No problem. By the time we had left the city and looped North Adelaide for the return run it was half way to the third bar. Still all good.

Then I hit king William Street again and the traffic just stopped. With buses, vans, regular traffic and all our Porsches clogging things up it took some time to clear the city proper.

By the time I arrived at Victoria Square the temperature gauge was above the third bar and threatening to go higher. About this time the little oil leak I have that eventually finds its way onto my exhaust system decided to take up smoking. I’m sure I am not unique in this but it is quite disconcerting sitting in traffic

with smoke wafting past your window and realising it’s from your car. Even though I know the ignition point for engine oil is pretty high, I was still starting to get a little worried. A Porsche BBQ was not part of my agenda. Just to make things worse, as I crawled on to the next set of lights, (which of course were red) smoking like the Marlboro man, a Police car came into sight in my side mirror and pulled up a few cars back in the right hand lane.

The traffic lights went green and the Police car lights went blue and red. Oh dear, I said, or words to that effect, and then something wonderful happened. For no reason I could determine the Police pulled over the driver of

a red Hyundai that was sitting beside me and allowed me to continue on my way. Thankfully the run from this point to the Porsche Centre was much better and allowed my temperatures to return to normal. Speaking to others later it seems I was not the only one nursing high engine temperatures but by and large all the air cooled pilots made it out in one piece.

The Porsche Centre was ready and waiting for us with cool drinks, munchies and some great poster re-prints from days past available for those who were interested. All too soon Norm Goodall, (our group leader) gave us our marching orders and we were back to our cars. In the de-brief we were told explicitly, NOT, to pass our tour leader. Needless to say, as I was heading up towards Mount Barker Road with Porsches lining the street as far as the eye could see I spotted Norm, just getting into his car, 200 metres up the road. I stopped a little further up the road with several others who also jumped the gun early so Norm and his followers could

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catch up. Mission accomplished we all hit the freeway in unison and headed for Hahndorf.

Having just had the air conditioner re-gassed I couldn’t help reflecting just how civilised the drive up the freeway was, especially considering I was driving a 28 year old car. I remember thinking, “she really has aged well”.

We stopped just short of Hahndorf before being sent on in small groups to allow the co-ordinators at the Primary School oval some control over the movement of cars. I was now car one of my group and was duly waved on by Bob Weekes, (who seemed to have the uncanny ability to be everywhere at once) and motored into town. About now I suddenly realised I had no idea where I was going. Sure, I knew where Hahndorf was but couldn’t recall ever seeing a school oval, or even a school for that matter. On my previous visits I was more interested in where the bakeries and hotels were than where our future leaders were spending their time. Just as I was thinking this I spotted a guy in the middle of

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the road waving frantically at me. Turned out to be Ray Pryor, in a bright orange vest trying to convince me I should be turning right, when my mind was telling me to go straight ahead. At the last minute the penny dropped, I whacked on the indicator and swung hard to the right and made the corner, (all at 25kph mind you, so not a big ask really). I even managed to avoid running him over which is a blessing because besides the obvious I don’t think Joy would have ever spoken to me again if I had mowed down her main man.

I was directed to a nice little spot at the back of the oval and watched as the cars kept streaming in. Eventually everybody was in place and we were then able to drool and take pictures of each other’s masterpieces. One thing that was very noticeable to me was the difference between the air cooled and water cooled cars. In the air cooled group we had every colour of the rainbow and a lot of yellow, orange and red in evidence to liven up the display. The water cooled cars were primarily sporting silver, grey and black ducos, perhaps representing how Porsche’s 911 has matured into a modern daily method of transport

in later years. They were still spectacular but a little more boldness in colour choice would have been welcome to the eye.

I bumped into a host of people on the day, many I had met before but also quite a few who were new to me. Every one of them had a welcome smile and a positive account of the event to share.

The school put on an excellent BBQ which was well supported by the club and visitors.

Hand coloured pictures of Porsches done by the Primary school students were also on display and indicated that our next Pro Hart could be amongst them. The oval and facilities provided were perfect for the task at hand and a great choice of location by organiser Bob Weekes.

This was a huge undertaking and behind the scenes Bob, the Committee members and many others put in a heap of their own time and resources to make it happen. Thanks to everyone involved and especially to Bob who made such a success in bringing his vision to life.

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Story: Chrissie Page Photos: Ray Pryor, Phillip Kellett

911 50th Anniversary Black Tie Dinner 25th October 2013

Two great events were rolled into one on October 25th where over 60 of our members got together at the Morphettville Junction Stables Ballroom to celebrate our annual Black Tie event, and the 50th Anniversary of our little Porsche 911.

Can you remember the last time you had the opportunity to dress up to the nines? It was so good to see the guys out of their race suits and in black ties, and the women, well, we all just looked gorgeous! The Ballroom was decorated with automotive paraphernalia and the tables had a creative centrepiece of white balloons adorned with chequered racing flag napkins, really setting the mood for the night. The piece de resistance were the two Porsches parked in the ballroom.

A stunning white 1972 911 Carrera RS,

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thanks to Mike Stewart and a brand spanking new 911/991 Carrera 4S courtesy of our friends at the Porsche Centre Adelaide.

The food was yummy especially that extraordinary Anniversary Cake. You could feel your waist band expanding just looking at it…mmmmm! There were lots of laughs and stories around cars and events and it was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet with new members.

Our Club’s illustrious leader, Kym Obst gave a great speech early in the night which was later backed up by the traditional raffle draw which resulted in many members going home with a little something extra at the end of the night. All this while being serenaded by the wandering minstrel, Mark Wilkins who helped keep the mood alive.

To mark the occasion of the 911’s 50th birthday Mike Rogers arranged for special edition, embossed wine glasses for all who attended on the night. They were beautifully presented and were a great memento from the night. What more could you ask for on a Friday night in the 50th Year Anniversary of a perfect motor car? Thanks to all the fabulous sponsors for their donations – Michael Rogers, Cutler Brands, Mark Buik, Silks Restaurant, Porsche Centre, Doug McPherson, Jim Pierson, Roger Paterson, Pamela Ward, Porsche Club SA Porsche Australia and a huge congrats to Ray and Joy for all their work in co-ordinating this special event.

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

The Red Devil - Peter Murch’s 911

I liked the idea of asking an early 911 owner to be a feature of this special edition of the Porsche Report. Peter Murch’s 1973 - 2.4T was the one that stood out for me and not just because of its red paint-work!

Peter’s love affair with early 911’s started after he’d already owned of a couple of other 911’s. In 1995 he had a silver 1980 SC with 55k on the clock and in 1997 a red 1985 Carrera. However, after Phil Dixon took Peter around Mallala one day in his 1973 2.4, he felt the thrill of the lighter model. This time it was a yellow 911, which is now in Rob Black’s garage and a vehicle regularly seen out in South Australia’s motorsports events.

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gearbox to a 915 manual. He bought it in July 1998 and was pleased to discover that the paintwork was in excellent condition and more importantly, the car had never been crashed.

many other experts at that time. His special Weber carburettors came from John Hurley, Bilstein shock absorbers and Yokohama A032 tyres completed the upgrade.

An initial run on the rolling road at Mark Buik’s garage and a few laps with Phil Dixon taking it round Mallala confirmed that the purchase was sound. However, Peter did buy a replacement engine later from Jordan Ormsby in May 2001 and competed regularly in the Targa Adelaide for the next four years. Peter continues to drive it in Sprints and Hill climbs as well as other South Australian events, and it was in the 50th anniversary run through Adelaide.

The day of the photo shoot

The Number Plate The car number – OLD 911 - is striking, but to Peter’s surprise he has since come across two other 911’s with the same number. They were from different States so perfectly legal. Just imagine three 911’s going up the main street with the same numbers!

Attention to detail Peter’s interesting article in the previous Porsche Report about the consequences of ‘poor quality fuel’ on one of his runs at Collingrove shows how serious he is around the performance of his 911. The chrome steel half roll cage in Peter’s vehicle came from Roger Paterson. Wisely, Peter got plenty of good advice from club members and

Bob Taylor and I joined Peter on a perfect Spring day. We met up at Peter’s Office Supplies business on Kensington Road and

were soon making our way up the Corkscrew Road, Peter in the lead in his vivid red 911, Bob and I close behind. The pace was brisk and I had to work to keep up. On the way to the photo shoot I did take the opportunity to wind down the window just so that I could get the full benefit of the sound of a very throaty 911.

When the car was parked, his Red 911 stood out against the strong green of the trees – a photographer’s dream. While Bob took photos, I chatted to Peter about the car and days at the track. Later, when I played back the voice recorder, I could hear the sound of Bob with his cameras, the occasional call of a bird and then the voices of passing OMILs. These two lycra clad cyclists pedalled slowly up the hill, idly chatting, watching Bob taking his photos and enjoying the Porsche as they cycled by.

The calm of this quiet weekday morning,

would have been a contrast to the frenzied sound of Porsches climbing the same road in the Targa Adelaide earlier in the year.

All we needed to complete that idyllic scene, was a small Bistro, halfway up Corkscrew Road, Italian in style, serving us double espressos as we reclined in the shade, watching Bob “do his stuff”. Peter twirling his famous moustache, (a la Mitchell Johnson), as we gossip about motor racing and our sporting prowess on the track in our old Porsches.

Mr and Mrs Stickybeak would be sitting at an adjacent table, picking up on our stories as we admired the red 911 in the morning sun.

“I wish my car looked as good” says Mr Stickybeak, to no one in particular.

“Peter can twirl his moustache at me any time” murmurs Mrs Stickybeak, out of her husband’s hearing.

“I think I should grow a moustache”, pondered David.

Peter’s Achievement I realise what had been achieved with this 911. Many of us hope to own an early model and then compete successfully with it on the track. But not all of us achieve that ambition. Peter has.

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Climb to the Eagle 2013

1st November 2013

Starting back in 1985, the annual Climb to the Eagle event has always received strong support from our motoring community, with 2013 proving no different. Originally created and run by the late John Blanden, it has continued

uninterrupted with the support of the Sporting Car Club of SA ever since. It attracts a wide variety of special vehicles with Porsche’s always turning out in good numbers.

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Supersprint 3

The Search For Driving Talent

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Our garage facilities. Spacious.

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Look at Kellett. What is he doing now.

Unbelievable.

Norm giving us the do’s and don’ts before we head out.

Well here I am again. It’s been over 4 years since I last ventured onto the Mallala race track in my trusty 85 Carrera.

Sharing my garage, (I use the term very loosely) was my new friend Tim Pryzibilla driving a similar era car to mine. Clearly a man of good taste. As a matter of fact we had quite a few air cooled cars in the vicinity which made me feel right at home. Tim had come up with a cunning plan which he thought may just give him the edge he needed on the day.

He had recently removed the Porsche crest from his bonnet and replaced it with PORSCHE lettering. He claims this was a weight saving initiative and who am I to argue? Clearly I was going to be hard pressed to match his lap times with my big heavy crest on the bonnet.

I also suspected the stripped out interior, semi racing tyres, sports suspension, racing seats, full harness and god knows what else, (including driver talent) would also play a part.

Before the day I had done all the usual pre-checks: Tyre pressures, check, Oil level sufficient, check, Brakes are working, check, Blue battery triangle attached, check, Glass lights covered in contact, check, Fire extinguisher no more than 3 years old, check, Level 2 licence up to date, check, Helmet and full cover clothing, check, and that’s about it really if you are only in it for the experience. If you actually want a shot at the title you can extend this list as far as your budget will allow. Some members even go so far as to remove their fluffy dice in a frantic effort to reduce weight to a minimum .

Now I am finally here I just need to find a

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in, get through scrutineering, pay attention

P Rally. at the drivers briefing and I’m good to go.

Of course my old girl sailed through scrutineering with no problems. While I was doing the final touches to my car Tim arrived back from scrutineering huffing and puffing and all excited. “What’s wrong Tim”, I asked. “You wouldn’t believe it” he said. “I don’t have any brake lights.” As is the way in these situations everybody gathered around with much tut tutting and oh dearing. There was a tinker here and a good intention there but despite everybody’s efforts, (with Tim almost pulling his car apart in the process) we couldn’t get those globes to glow. Thankfully at the eleventh hour a solution was found and Tim was able to take his position on the grid. Crisis averted.

All the usual suspects turned up as well as a good selection of Subarus and even a few Commodores. It was going to be a good day.

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Ryan, who always puts in better times than you would credit in a near standard Boxster.

I was duly placed in group four as Geoff Crowe realised quite quickly that I was going to be pretty slow. Very perceptive man that Geoff.

Also I suspect he didn’t want me getting in the way of his GT3 on the track. Lucky “B”.

So we sent the fast guys out first to clean the track and finally I found myself on the starting grid. I thought, OK, I’ve done this before. Just give it plenty and reel in all those ahead of you.

The flag falls and off I go. First gear, clutch out, go. Bang into second gear, bang into third gear, wow, the first corner is coming up awfully quickly, time to get on the brakes.

I’m halfway through the very first corner, on the very first lap of the practice run and I feel the back of the car start to come around. I tried to catch it but too late. A full one eighty later I came to rest on the infield, in a cloud of tyre smoke and dust, only my pride damaged. OK. Let’s try that again but with a little less bravado next time.

First gear, clutch out, make sure nobody else is coming and off we go again. I must admit even by my average standards that first session was very messy. I couldn’t get the car stopped cleanly. It was locking up brakes and sliding around all over the place like a wet dog on tiles. I came back to the pits a little confused. I know my memory is not what it used to be but I’m sure it really wasn’t this hard last time I was out here. Then I remembered.

Before the event I took the car to North Terrace Tyres to get a four wheel alignment done. Domenic advised me at the time that my tyres were over 12 years old. Who knew.

I told him I was planning to be running at

The early Porsches look great on the track.

Mallala on these tyres and he suggested the car would be all over the place. He didn’t have suitable replacement tyres at the time so I thought, “How bad can it be”. Hmmmm!

In my next session I started to get a better feel for the car’s limits but was still pushing too hard and not getting consistent lap times. Last time I was at Mallala I was going flat through the kink on the back straight but the car just wouldn’t settle enough for me to do that this time around, which was very frustrating. As the day went on I kept pushing this envelope, determined to at least get through there once with the foot buried. In my second last session of the day I worked up to it and on my third lap decided to give it a go. I had been getting close but was backing off just before the turn in point and holding the car steady while it settled into the corner before booting it on the way out. OK here we go. I’m coming up to the kink in fourth gear with the foot to the floor. I turn in and the car turns into the sweeper. It was running a little wide but was OK until I got to the apex. Or should I say, didn’t get to the apex. The car wouldn’t turn in and missed the apex by several metres.

Now I was looking at my exit and it was clear

that unless I did something different I was going to run wide and out onto the grass. I decided that at 145 kph plus this outcome would not likely end well. So despite my instincts telling me that taking the foot off the gas with a 3.2 litre engine hanging out behind the back wheels, making my car the worlds biggest pendulum, this was going to present some challenges of its own but seemed the best choice of my two options at the time. I eased off the pedal just a little and as expected the back of the car started to wiggle and drift out. I applied a little opposite lock, held the accelerator steady and waited. The tyres bit, straightened the car up and transferred the weight to the other side. A few more gentle corrections and we were back in control, (if you can call it that) and now a new problem presented itself. I still had to stop for the hairpin and all this faffing about had used up quite a bit of track space. Get the car straight.

Now on the brakes, hard! The car came screaming down to the corner, I turn it in, it runs wide, off the brakes, on the power, bounce it off the outer kerb and we’re back in control.

All good. Nobody noticed a thing, except the poor girl behind me in the Subaru who didn’t know where I was going to end up.

Congratulations Michael

My last run of the day was the most enjoyable. I had found the cars limits, (plus a bit) and I had finally accepted that on these tyres I was never going to achieve a great lap. I put in several good steady laps and finished the day on a high.

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In summary the day was a huge success.

Especially for Tim, apparently, who managed to significantly improve his personal best lap time over the course of the day. He claims it was due to the weight saving from removing his bonnet emblem. The jury is still out.

If you have ever wanted to know what your car is like doing what it was made to do, get it out to the track one day and have a go.

Set up time is minimal and you don’t have to

Motorkhan Tim’s car getting all the attention for all the wrong reasons. be super competitive to have a great day.

Drive within your limits, (I should take my own advice) and you will have a great day and get to experience your car at its finest. If you have any questions, speak with Norm Goodall, or ask anybody else who has been to a track day and they will be happy to set you on the right path to a great day out. Now where’s that phone number for North Terrace Tyres?

Roger getting set to hit the track.

Group two. Or as I like to call them, the second group of track cleaners.

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Muscle Car Invasion

3rd November 2013

Our Porsches weren’t the only attraction at the November sprint, as the organisers of the, “Aussie Muscle Car Run” had approached us to share the track on the day. They thought it would be great if their guys could give some Aussie Muscle Cars a few laps of the track at the end of their eight day, nearly 3,000 kilometre trek through the best South Australia has to offer, all in support of the Leukaemia Foundation. How could we say no.

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We had Falcons, Toranas, Monaros and at least one Mini and a Chrysler turn up. It was a feast of colour, nostalgia and lumpy engines.

The leader of this group was none other than Dick Johnson himself, who arrived in a Greens Tuff replica Falcon. Dick hung around for the whole day, mixed with Muscle Car and Porsche enthusiasts alike and by all reports had a great day and was deemed a really great bloke.

Once the good old boys had finished their time on the track they let Dick loose in the green machine. Dick put in some stunning laps, driving it like he stole it and proved to everybody that the old guy’s still got it.

It was a great spectacle and they added greatly to the atmosphere of the day.

Hopefully we will see their return sometime n the near future.

A welcome splash of colour at Mallala.

Heroes past.

A bratwurst surrounded by meat pies, with sauce.

Retro SLR

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Flexing Muscle at Mallala

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Story: Roger Paterson Photos: Bob Taylor (bobteee.webs.com) Archive photos used

Collingrove Hillclimb

20th October 2013

Tim Pryzibilla It was a warm day with a pleasant southwesterly breeze at the Collingrove Hillclimb site on this fateful day in October 2013. Not since that historic day in September 1995 had the fates aligned to produce such favourable circumstances.

On that day, the little yellow duck-tail with the blue flames was wearing ungrooved wets. On this day, theGT3 was dressed in gorgeous Lapis Blue, and shod with Yoky Time Attacks.

After the first run, it was apparent that this could be a special day. The driver was feeling remarkably much the same age as on that previous day, (although a little seedy this day, which required that he focus all the more). The times tumbled, but the record resisted the final assault before lunch of 34.21 seconds.

The day was won as far as the Porsche club competition was concerned, but the long-lasting 34.06 mark stood teasing and tantalising. It was surely within reach; just another couple of tenths.

Roger Paterson - Record breaker After the lunch break it was harder to focus, and the times slipped, albeit slightly. One more run, and he would call it a day; so this was the time to get the focus right. Don’t worry about that bit of wheel-spin off the line; the clock proved that was faster than easing on to the throttle; just floor it after the first bite.

Brake hard at the blind crest and turn in; not too fast or there’d be understeer; feed on and go flat to the wall. Brake late and hard again; turn into the apex and power on to the wall.

The rears are awesome; the fronts starting to drift. Throttle off to point to the late second apex. Power on over the painted rocks inside the corner, and go flat to the tight left uphill.

Norm Goodall Then charge up to the enigmatic, very tight right-hander. No time to find first. Carry speed in; hand-brake, and squirt in second. Speed just enough to stay in the power band. Ease for the left-hander and then flat out squirming and sliding to the line in opposite lock. It felt OK; under control. Would it be enough?

Pulling up at the shelter, there was Tim not giving away much, but a slight smile slips, as he says the unimaginable: “33.7”. The first two splits could barely be improved, but were, by scarce hundredths. The last split gave up its resistance as the challenging right hander succumbed to allow another three whopping tenths! The record has fallen; long live the record! (For Porsches 3000cc to 6000cc).

The final tale of the timer: 6.78; (13.02)19.80; (14.96) 33.76. Awesome! But a bloody tough handicap to have to compete against.

It was a good day.

Ryan Reynolds

Collingrove Hill Climb Results

Position Driver 1 Roger Paterson 2 Ryan Reynolds 3 Tim Pryzibilla 4 Norm Goodall R=New HC

Car/Class 911-3001-6000 - M Boxter/Cayman - M 911- 3001-6000 - S 911- under 3 Ltr- M

20-Oct-13 Hillclimb # 2 Number Best Time Handicap Percentage Points 72 33.76 34.06 99.11 100 2 36.59 36.14 101.24 60 420 37.00 35.88 103.12 33 65 35.94 34.47 104.26 14

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Story: Rob Harrison Photos: Ray Clements

Legend of the Lakes 8th November 2013

Brian Smibert

Rob Black This was my first attempt at a different hill climb venue than good old Collingrove, and I approached it with some trepidation. I had heard of its series of blind esses, the fast section, lack of run off and the tight bus stop section.

Wow !! What a blast. I have had more fun before, but not driving a car crammed into sixty second blocks. It is a wonderfully challenging section of road with changing cambers and blind crests and all the while you’re surrounded by a picturesque setting with filtered light coming through the trees as you charge up the hill.

Brett Sunstrom With a total of 12 Porsches entered out of the total of 150 cars we had a good representation.

Greg Keene in a new 911 GT2 blasted up the hill seemingly effortlessly, (except for one run that was a close shave), in 53.67 seconds to end up third overall and on top of the Porsche pile. Amanda Sparks in the same car was second The rest of us were all over the one minute mark with 2.4 seconds separating most of us except for Mark Laucke who unfortunately had to retire after his first run.

I have had the fortune to watch a clip recently of one of our members attempting to negotiate the “bus stop chicane” in a black 911 (there were several entered, so I am not dobbing him in). He was using a somewhat exuberant method that I suspect may have resulted in some embarrassing scuff marks on the car’s front bumper. Full marks for effort though.

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this section too, but being the first time at the Mount for me mine were fairly conservative.

There were good crowds being shuffled by two large busses up and down the hill when there were breaks in proceedings and apart from being washed out on Friday for the Classic cars, the event was a great success.

I, for one, will do my best to be back next year for another dose.

I hope to see you there.

Paul Williams

Amanda Sparks

Kai Pottharst

Greg Keene

Norm Goodall

Vic Moore

Nathan Jones

Rob Harrison

Legend of the Lakes Hillclimb Results - 2013. Porsches only.

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Pos o/all 1 3 2 17 3 27 4 71 5 81 6 82 7 85 8 88 9 94 10 99 11 104 12 126 45

Car No 118 18 171 214 65 340 678 172 6 127 98 611

Run Driver Greg Keene Amanda Sparks Nathan Jones Robert Harrison Norm Goodall Brian Smibert Kai Pottharst Brett Sunstrom Jason Palmer Vic Moore Paul Williams Mark Laucke

166 Rob Black

Car 911 GT2 911 GT2 930 RUF 993 RSR 911 SC 930 911 911RSR 993 911 Carrera 944

Fastest

Carrera RS 3.0

1 2 62.80 58.82 64.76 64.04 61.22 68.53 66.42 71.07 65.21 69.03 62.71 64.24 64.29 68.13 65.59 76.52 66.12 75.76 65.84 69.43 64.32 67.60

3 56.45 60.64 58.99 65.02 63.73 64.37 63.05 65.08 72.88 64.03 64.71

4 58.20 58.52 59.37 65.76 64.25 62.95 63.25 64.08 64.59 79.38 65.51

5 55.39 57.89 59.00 65.25 63.83 63.90 64.19 64.28 64.96 65.79 66.00

6 57.58 69.32 58.58 64.96 64.78 63.76 63.68 64.43 64.78 65.80 65.70

7 68.90 59.31 58.18 63.36 62.68 64.12 63.38 63.22 64.34 65.74 65.78

8 53.67 57.30 57.94 61.95 63.53 65.03 62.84 63.62 63.58 64.62 65.16

9 10 Time 54.93 53.67 53.67 56.88 56.88 57.83 58.04 57.83 63.91 61.95 62.69 62.68 63.77 62.71 63.30 62.84 64.19 63.22 66.31 63.58 66.14 64.03 71.80 64.32 67.60

McLaren MP4-12C

68.85 62.82 62.95 62.39 60.55 62.36 61.27 59.86 61.85 61.04 59.86

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Richard Geue Steve Thiele Roger Paterson Ryan Reynolds Adam Trimmer Norm Goodall Rob Harrison Fastestime of day Hit Cone x1- 5 secs Wrong Direction 10sec Other Marques Alan Driver Trevor Driver Damien Hirst

Accordion 1

Accordion 2

0:00:32.14 0:00:34.67 0:00:34.80 0:00:34.00 0:00:34.44 0:00:37.22 0:00:36.41

0:00:35.63 0:00:39.19 0:00:35.27

0:00:36.66 0:00:38.84 0:00:35.14

0:00:34.33 0:00:34.47 0:00:34.81 0:00:33.66 0:00:34.92 0:00:38.31 0:00:35.38

0:00:30.50 0:00:30.73 0:00:31.55 0:00:41.77 0:00:31.31 0:00:32.92 0:00:44.77

Atom 2

0:00:29.69 0:00:29.69 0:00:30.37 0:00:31.77 0:00:30.50 0:00:31.66 0:00:34.77

Cloverleaf Long 1

Cloverleaf Long 2

0:00:28.39 0:00:33.28 0:00:28.17 0:00:28.28 0:00:29.44 0:00:31.63 0:00:28.86

0:00:43.84 0:00:34.20 0:00:44.77

0:00:33.84 0:00:33.83 0:00:44.77

0:00:28.61 0:00:40.39 0:00:38.39

0:00:29.91 0:00:33.38 0:00:28.39

Atom 1

0:00:28.47 0:00:29.78 0:00:29.31 0:00:29.55 0:00:29.30 0:00:30.92 0:00:29.19

Corridor Long 1

0:00:35.42 0:00:37.95 0:00:35.42 0:00:36.34 0:00:48.97 0:00:39.78 0:00:38.41

Corridor Long 2

0:00:35.75 0:00:36.33 0:00:46.15 0:00:36.31 0:00:38.97 0:00:40.14 0:00:42.83

Total Time

Pos

0:00:39.44 0:00:41.42 0:00:39.45

0:00:38.97 0:00:41.86 0:00:37.48

0:04:46.89 0:05:03.11 0:05:03.66

7 9 10

0:04:14.69 0:04:26.91 0:04:30.58 0:04:31.68 0:04:37.85 0:04:42.58 0:04:50.60

1 2 3 4 5 6 8

Points

100 75 56 40 27 17 8

Richard Geue took honours, and in Roger,s Car. Ouch!

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Jaguar F Type vs Porsche Boxster September 2013

sweeping uphill left corner that follows the short straight. Well, except that it has a big long bonnet with an engine mounted beneath it, compared with the Boxster, which has my substantially lighter laptop bag up front and the engine in the middle.

It’s both the moment of this comparison test and the first time the Jaguar F-Type mounts a fierce challenge to the Porsche Boxster.

The $171,045 F-Type V6 S is leading, with the $131,800 Boxster S PDK on the chase. We’re on a special slice of road deserving of two hot roadsters. It’s early morning so the trucks that typically ferry coal from the mines to nearby power plants are likely still being filled, and the road is clear. It’s way too cold for roadsters – we’re talking single-digit degrees and sleepy winter sun – but each fabric roof has been electrically folded anyway.

Approaching this particular winding uphill stretch the F-Type is howling ahead. The outputs of its 3.0-litre supercharged V6 engine – 280kW of power produced at 6500rpm and 460Nm of torque at 3500-5000rpm – are transferred through an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission to the rear wheels to achieve a claimed 4.9 second 0-100km/h.

The Boxster S doesn’t get a supercharger or a turbocharger, and its 3.4-litre flat six-cylinder can’t win a pub argument with ‘only’ 232kW at 6700rpm and 360Nm from 4500-5800rpm.

Yet with a kerb weight of 1350kg, the Porsche is a staggering 247kg lighter than the Jaguar. The F-Type, to be fair, is almost exactly 100mm wider and longer, but it is uniquely constructed entirely of aluminium, so it shouldn’t really be that portly. Incidentally, it is claimed the F-Type is more of a cut-price competitor for the 911, but with only two seats and a pricetag closer to the Boxster, we’re not buying that.

So the Boxster S, utilising a seven-speed dualclutch automatic, sprints only a tenth slower to triple figures, except with the optional launch control (not fitted to our test car) it is actually a tenth faster, according to each manufacturer’s claims.

What the Porsche doesn’t have is the midrange punch or the sound of the Jaguar. Back to that straight before the uphill bends, and the F-Type V6 S is crushing the Boxster S into an increasingly smaller rear-view mirror dot.

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Queen’s battalion. They fire bangs, pops and crackles into the crisp morning air – overlaid with a hint of typically-British whining from the supercharger – almost emasculating the Boxster S by comparison.

The Porsche may swing to 7800rpm, and offer the most wonderfully incisive throttle as most naturally-aspirated engines do, but the 3.4-litre doesn’t sound as creamy and sweet as the 2.7-litre in the base Boxster, the engine of which was last driven in the Cayman tested last month. Sure the bigger engine is quicker, but its industrial thrash-metal soundtrack is less characterful.

The optional (and expensive, at $4790) sports exhaust on our Porsche test car isn’t anywhere near as fruity or forceful as the standard Jaguar pipes, though it still tingles the ears nicely.

Our Boxster S is otherwise, surprisingly, not optioned up at all. The only worthy options it misses, however, are torque vectoring with a mechanical limited-slip differential ($3190) and a sport steering wheel with proper paddles, which replace the clacky, anti-ergonomic buttons on the wheel of our test car.

Experience with a Boxster S equipped with optional ($2710) Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) has proven it makes the ride quality a fraction more settled on the standard 19-inch alloy wheels compared with the standard car, but it isn’t a critical difference unless you’re trading out of a Nissan Maxima.

By comparison the F-Type V6 S – which already starts $40K behind – comes standard with Jaguar’s version of all of the above, including proper paddles. That’s in addition to other optional kit on the Boxster S, including rear parking sensors (with front sensors – $890), bi-xenon headlights ($1350) and six-way electric-adjust seats (14 way – $1900). But, then, Jaguar really are taking the mickey with other items fitted to our test car, but which should be standard, such as rain sensing wipers ($510), dual-zone climate control ($980), lockable interior stowage ($590) and ‘special paint charge’ ($5620) among others.

The Jaguar has all the gear for that wide,

Yep, the mid-engined Porsche is renowned for its perfect balance, so it’s lucky, then, that the F-Type’s prodigious performance has given it such a lead into the snaking bit of this road that will last for the next 50km.

Punting the F-Type up front, the Brit roadster quickly proves reminiscent of the original BMW Z4, before it turned heavy and lazy, or a smaller version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. It’s all about bum-on-axle involvement and guiding a long nose into corners, which is not unlike swinging a cannon around and holding on as it fires.

Despite its on-paper heft, the Jaguar feels extremely nimble and light on its feet.

Even sitting low in the cabin it feels wider, especially, than the Porsche and longer as your eyes gaze over a snout that turns in with surprising alacrity.

Flicking the chequered flag toggle on the F-Type console turns the dials red and hardens up the suspension, while activating the torque vectoring and turning the stability control to Trac DSC mode.

As ever with front-engined cars, patience is required to settle the nose, but the F-Type works its 20-inch tyres hard and pins a tight inside line with little trace of understeer. Hit the sharpened-up throttle earlier than you’d think you can and the Jaguar segues into a sublime oversteer drift, maintaining enough speed to keep it ahead of the Porsche. It feels as though your hips are screwed into the back axle.

Having previously driven the Boxster S on this slice of road, it’s obvious that although the F-Type can shout louder, it can’t match the epic entry and mid-corner speeds of the midengined Porsche.

A quick rear-view mirror glance proves there really is little need for cornering restraint in the Boxster S. It rushes into the same corner faster and harder with little need to settle the nose. It smears its fronts into the tarmac at speed and readily accepts early full throttle early which smears the rears too. It is just about the world’s most finessed car; the balance is impeccable.

After the next cresting right-hander the Porsche is tucked up hard under the pipes of the Jaguar. That’s despite the F-Type doing some really clever things to tame overly hot corner entry speed. You can feel the torque vectoring working, in conjunction with the Trac DSC subtly pinching a front brake to help it pin a tight line.

That stability control calibration is superb, as is the light, sharp and direct steering that threads plenty of road feel up to the kranskysized wheel rim and driver’s hands. Indeed Jaguar is one of few manufacturers to have maintained traditional engine pump-driven hydraulic power assistance for the steering, as opposed to the electric motor-driven system employed by Porsche, which is claimed to save 0.1L/100km but also loses feel.

Before the F-Type is bullied off the road – a rare instance if the car is well driven, unless of course a Boxster is behind – it’s time to swap cars. Very quickly it is apparent that Jaguar has landed a couple of blows on the plucky Porsche’s chin.

The steering in the Boxster S reveals a slight loss of motion on centre, where the F-Type is sharp, progressive and feelsome all at once. It’s a small chink in the armour because whenever more than a degree of lock is used, the Porsche steering is sublimely direct and wonderfully connected. Again, however, the weighting of the Boxster S helm is just a touch heavier than the F-Types, yet the Jaguar proves that easier movement around the dial doesn’t necessarily translate to less accuracy; it is both easier and better.

Equally, though, the Porsche Boxster S shows that is far more than just a surgeon-like operator like, say, the point-and-shoot Audi TT RS. Rather it indulges in front-to-rear play while communicating what its chassis is doing through its major controls with the clearest enunciation. Its throttle, for example, is intrinsically linked to the driver’s foot and what the tachometer reads.

The Porsche also smashes through the rearview mirror of the Jaguar whenever the road surface is less than perfect. It feels stronger in its body than the Jaguar, and even with the standard fixed suspension the Boxster S delivers far superior ride quality. Suddenly, what was deemed as acceptably-firm, if slightly jiggly suspension in the F-Type is overly intrusive by comparison.

Rough country roads also elicit a slight buzz through the Jaguar’s A-pillars that is never, ever present in the Porsche, and the otherwise superior steering is let down by rack rattle over mid-corner bumps isn’t felt in the Boxster.

When the pace is raised several tenths, the brilliant PDK transmission also shades the ZF

automatic in the Jaguar, the latter of which is smooth and incisive, but also a bit slow to downchange when the heat is on and the left paddle is slapped.

The Porsche dual-clutch, by contrast, is faultlessly fast and more aggressive in its Sport mode than the Jaguar’s is. Yet despite decoupling itself from the engine when cruising at speed, and stopping the engine at standstill, both with the aim of saving fuel, the Boxster S used more fuel on this (admittedly hard-driven) country-road drive loop. The Porsche, at 15.4L/100km on-test, also exceeded its combined consumption claim of 8.0L/100km by a greater percentage, while the supercharged Jaguar, managed 15.0L/100km on-test, up on its 9.1L/100km claim.

Without the optional ($3890) Sport Chrono pack that puts an analogue clock between the central vents of the interior, though, the Boxster interior is a fraction bland. Yet the ergonomics of the Porsche touchscreen and simple (and, unlike the Jaguar, standard) dualzone climate controls are fine, and there’s a real feeling of solidity and quality.

As with the exterior, and by contrast, the F-Type cabin is far more brash. The optional ($2730) ‘performance’ seat and optional ($3970) premium leather interior looks and feels superior to the standard Boxster units – the Porsche even gets partial manual seat adjustment – but just how much better they are compared with the standard items we don’t know.

The rising centre vents in the Jaguar are as theatrical as the exhaust sound, but we can’t help but feel, pragmatically, that they add weight to an already-heavy car. The touchscreen ergonomics aren’t a jot on the Porsche’s, with some climate controls changed via the knobs on the dash and some requiring the driver to delve into the touchscreen interface, for example. That said, details like the metallic-gold-painted chequered-flag toggle switch ooze cool Brittania.

But the biggest area where the F-Type gets pummelled by the Boxster is in terms of usability. The Porsche’s twin boots – one front, one rear – offer a combined 280 litres of space. By comparison, the Jaguar’s shallow but wide boot delivers a paltry 196L. At the start of this comparison, having not driven the F-Type, it was questioned why Jaguar didn’t build a direct Boxster or 911

rival, but rather position its car in between.

Now it makes perfect sense. The F-Type isn’t trying to be either rival, not technically, nor in character. It is absolutely its own thing, and is all the better for it.

It isn’t, ultimately, as heroic as the Porsche Boxster S, which is both technically perfect and wonderfully charming. If the Jaguar F-Type V6 S was cheaper, more rigid, smoother riding and more practical, its loud and proud personality may have helped it over the line.

It must be devastating for the Brits to build a 4.5-star car that comes second. Equally, however, they should be pleased its first new roadster in decades can land the occasional blow on, and be considered a valid alternative to, the world’s best roadster and one of the best cars on the market regardless of genre or price.

Jaguar F-Type V6 S Price: $171,045 Engine: 3.0-litre supercharged V6 Power: 280kW at 6500rpm Torque: 460Nm at 3500-5000rpm Transmission: 8-speed automatic Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km (15.0L/100km on-test) CO2 emissions: 213g/km 0-100km/h: 4.9 seconds Weight: 1597kg Porsche Boxster S PDK Price: $131,800 Engine: 3.4-litre 6-cyl Power: 232kW at 6700rpm Torque: 360Nm at 4500-5800rpm Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch auto Fuel consumption: 8.0L/100km (15.4L/100km on-test) CO2 emissions: 188g/km 0-100km/h: 5.0 seconds Weight: 1350kg

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Christmas Party

1st December 2013

There were plenty of pressies for the children.

“We need a change of venue”. “Why”?

“Because last years venue didn’t offer any protection from the weather”. This conversation started our search for a new venue for The Club’s 2013 Christmas Party.

Although we had used the same park for the last three years without any problems we thought, you know Murphy’s Law, “if it can happen, it will’.

After much driving around during the month of September visiting many Parks, following well intended suggestions from friends, we finally decided on a park beside the North Adelaide Football ground. It met the requirements we were looking for; plenty of space, cover from bad weather and a playground for the kids.

Remember the one small snag, you can’t book the site. We arrived at 8.00AM, which we thought was a good bright and early start, only to find a man already on site setting up his first chair under “our” verandah. Delicate negotiations were needed. The local street had decided to bring their Christmas Lunch forward from 12:00PM to 9:00AM (now breakfast). After some discussion they graciously stepped aside and allowed us to use the undercover area, and of course it did rain on and off during the day making us very grateful that we had changed venue and

convinced the local street mob we needed the area more than them. We had also been advised by the Council the previous Thursday that up to 600 people could be using the park that day and Carols by Candlelight had been on the night before and the park could have a bit of litter around!

After all of that, Aussie Roast arrived around 12:00PM and started setting up under the new Marquees purchased for the Club by President Kym Obst. Thank goodness. Then we lined up for a choice of three roasted meats, hot

One snag, you can’t book the venue. But we thought being such a large area it shouldn’t get too crowded. Anyway, we decided to take the advice of a dear friend, who on Australia Day for many years went down to the local park at about 9:00AM and placed his eski on the barbeque and then took up residence at the nearest table to read the paper to stake his claim. Great idea, all we need to do is get there about 8:00AM on the day and start setting up tables. What could go wrong?

Hindsight turned out to be a wonderful thing because the weather decided not to be kind to us on the day and changing the venue turned out to be a great idea. Well done Joy.

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Many familiar faces here.

Plenty of time to catch up. potatoes and a variety of salads, followed by a selection of sweets. I hear some people went back for seconds, obviously Santa Claus in training.

Then the big occasion all the kids had been waiting for, the arrival of Santa Claus. In a Porsche of course, what else? With much Ho Ho-Hoing, the big man arrived laden with gifts and the little ones ran up to greet him. What a great sight. A chair was provided for the weary man and the presents were soon given out to the delighted children, (thanks Helen).

As usual Santa then asked the gathered lot their wishes for their Christmas presents. The children were quite reasonable with requests for dolls, trains etc, but who asked for a GT3?

Wishful thinking perhaps. Finally with a wave and one final Ho Ho Ho, Santa Claus departed to the North.

This is Goooood!

After his departure, we then sat down to let our excellent lunch settle. We all discussed our plans for Christmas Day, with some even forward planned for the coming New Year. The children and some adults enjoyed the adjacent playground. All in all we had a wonderful time, enjoying the company of our like minded friends in the Porsche Club, welcoming in the start of the Christmas festivities.

From Joy and me, we hope you had a great Christmas and may 2014 be a happy and healthy year for you all.

Santa arrives in style.

The kids all went home happy.

Is it a pony? I really want a pony.

As usual there was a good turnout and the venue was ideal.

I’m a little nevous but he does seem nice enough.

Pam, Tim, Maria and Rob.

Aren’t you hot in that.

Decisions, Decisons.

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Eurofest 2013

10th November 2013

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PORSCHE CLUB of SOUTH AUSTRALIA CLOTHING The club now has the initial range of clothing available through “The Black Sheep of Woodside”.

Heritage Polo Shirt.

Colours: Sand / Black and Graphite +/ Black Sizes; Ladies; 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24 Men’s; S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 5XL Price: $55.00

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Maylands Hotel Club Dinner

11th October 2013

The Maylands Hotel Joy and I enjoyed the company of 32 of our fellow Porsche Club members at the Maylands Hotel club dinner in October. It had been many years since our last dinner at the Maylands and a number of people mentioned changes they had noticed since their last visit.

Certainly the staff were very attentive and the food was of excellent value.

We took the opportunity to welcome Lee and Pam back after their world trip and also welcomed new members David and Val O’Shannessy and Colin Pitman and Chrissy.

As usual, after the meal many good stories were told, some believable, others questionable and much talk about the coming 50th anniversary weekend. Overall it was a very enjoyable night, shared with like minded people.

Bruce & Sam

Dave, Val, John & Kate

Doug & Lorraine

Chrissie & Colin

Peter, Doug & Margie

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In the Den at the Snooty Fox

8th November 2013

Des and Sandra with our lovely host for the night, Angella

Twenty club members sat down to an intimate dinner. The atmosphere was quiet. You could hear each other talk without straining your ears, which was a pleasant change. I’m sure this is not an age thing. Many pubs today with their attached restaurants are getting noisier.

Architects are increasingly leaving out sound deadening items such as carpets with the result that some rooms are now just echo boxes. I think the idea is, if the room has a lot of noise then people must be having fun!

Bob, Russell, Derry, Anne & Lorraine thoroughly enjoyed the night For our last club dinner of 2013, Joy and I decided on a new venue. Des and Sandy Manuel had suggested at some time we might like to try the restaurant at the Old Adelaide Quality Motel, as this was owned by Sandy’s sister. What an excellent idea we thought.

The restaurant is called the Snooty Fox, I’m not sure of the origin of the name but it does sound very English.

Mike and Sharyn are regulars at our Club Dinners I know this article will be published in the New Year but would like to take this opportunity in any case to wish you all the best for 2014.

To all our members we hope you had a great Christmas, enjoyed time with your family and friends and arrived in 2014 safe and well.

Sincerely, Joy and Ray.

Anyway, it was nice to have a quiet relaxing dinner with friends and talk about the year that was.

Many faces were familiar, having come to all of our dinners during the year, but we were happy to also see some new faces on the night. One I must mention, because he was probably not known to many people, was Corry Graafland. Corry has been a member of the Porsche club for as long as I can remember, therefore at least 13 years. When I joined the Club Corry was a member of the Committee, but more importantly he was Spare Parts Manager for Château Moteurs’. At various times, usually when Corry had a good sales month, he was the source of below retail price parts for our Porsches.

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The atmosphere was elegant and relaxing

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Return of the “P1” January 2014

World’s First Porsche Designed Vehicle The first Porsche branded design was the Type 356 in the year 1948, but the very first vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche dates back to 1898 with the “Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model”, known as the “P1” for short. After 115 years, the original and unrestored “P1” has been recovered from a warehouse and untouched since 1902. It will be on permanent display at the Porsche Museum, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary.

Designed and built by 22-year old Ferdinand Porsche, the “P1” took to the streets of Vienna, Austria, on June 26, 1898. Young Ferdinand had engraved the code “P1” (standing for Porsche, number one) onto all of the key components, thus giving the electric vehicle its unofficial name. The highly compact rear mounted electric drive weighs 287 lbs. and produces 3 hp. For short periods, up to 5 hp could be achieved in overdrive mode allowing the P1 to reach speeds up to 21 mph. The vehicle speed was regulated via a 12-speed control unit and the overall range of the 2,977 lb. vehicle could span up to 49 miles. Another innovation was the Lohner alternating vehicle body, which was mounted

on the wooden “chassis” and allowed the vehicle to be a coupe style or an open Phaeton design.

First testing of the “P1” was completed in September 1899 at the international motor vehicle exhibition in the German capital of Berlin. An all-electric vehicle race over a distance of 24 miles was announced in Berlin for September 28. With three passengers onboard, Ferdinand Porsche steered his “P1” across the finish line 18 minutes ahead of the next competitor. More than half the participants failed to finish due to technical problems. Ferdinand also came out on top in the efficiency competition, as the “P1” recorded the least amount of energy consumed.

Five years since the opening of the Porsche Museum in January 2009, the addition of the “P1” will be the centerpiece that introduces visitors to the first part of the newly structured product and motorsport history exhibition.

It will bridge the gap between the past and present-day developments such as the Porsche 918 Spyder. The 918 Spyder follows the long tradition to be a technological benchmark that first started 115 years ago with the “P1”.

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Overall Drivers Championship 2014 OVERALL DRIVERS

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Month Type

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

7-Jul 15-Jul 1-Sep 29-Sep 20-Oct 3-Nov 24-Nov Sp # 1 HC # 1 MK # 1 Sp # 2 HC # 2 SP # 3 MK # 2 ENTRANT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL Roger Paterson 997 GT 3 83 75 100 25 100 50 56 489 Ryan Reynolds 98 Boxster 91 100 82 60 80 40 453 Tim Pryzibilla 84 Carerra 31 56 33 90 33 44 287 Adam Trimmer 1987 Carerra 75 82 71 27 255 Norm Goodall 911 SC 40 40 18 38 14 64 17 231 Steve Thiele 997 GT3 56 27 25 18 29 75 230 Chris Ogden 964 C4 50 60 100 210 Ray Pryor 944 Turbo 45 67 54 24 190 Doug McPherson 964 100 67 167 Marty Ewer 997 GT3 68 43 33 144 Hamish McKendrick 944 Turbo 62 74 136 Vic Moore 911 Carerra 8 48 57 113 Robert Harrison 993 Race 14 17 54 8 8 101 Tony Keynes Boxster S 100 100 Richard Geue 997 GT3 100 100 Mike Stewart 73 911 89 89 Phil Jaquillard 996 GT 3 0 33 38 71 Mike Rogers Boxster 20 11 29 60 Tim O'Daly 996 Cup 35 14 49 Amelia Eime 996 GT 3 27 21 48 Andrew Burgess Spyder 43 43 Greg Foord 944 S2 24 24 Marc Kovacic 997 GT3 11 11 22 Geoff Crowe 997 GT3 20 20 Phil Kellett 911 5 13 18 Ron Wishart 911 SC 17 17 Alexander Jaksic 997 GT 3 16 16 Ray Bessell 996 9 9 Tim Schulz 914/6 Gt 8 0 8 David Wiffin 964 Cab 6 6

Drivers Championship - highest points from all events less lowest points from one round of each discipline Sprint Championship highest points over all Mallala Sprints Hillclimb Championship highest points over 3 nominated Collingrove Hillclimbs Motorkhana Championship highest points over all the Motorkhana Events

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PCSA Roll of Honour ROLL OF Past Presidents Past Presidents

Hillclimb Champion Hillclimb Champion

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

2004/05 J. Palmer 2004/05 J. Palmer 2005/06 J. Palmer 2005/06 J. Palmer 2006/07 J. Palmer & M. Ewer 2007/08 A. Sparks & M.&Ewer 2006/07 J. Palmer M. Ewer 2008/09 G. Keene 2007/08 A. Sparks & M. Ewer 2009/10 A. Plate 2008/09 G. Keene 2010/11 N. Goodall & O. Sheahan 2009/10 A. Plate 2011/12 R Paterson 2010/11 N. Goodall & O. Sheahan 2012/13 R Reynolds 2011/12 R. Paterson

Sprint Champion Sprint Champion 2004/05 J. Palmer

2005/06 M. Rooke 2004/05 J. Palmer 2006/07 J. Palmer 2005/06 M. Rooke 2007/08 P. Jaquillard 2006/07 J. Palmer 2008/09 O. Sheahan 2007/08 P. Jaquillard 2009/10 A. Eime 2008/09 O. Sheahan 2010/11 N. Goodall 2009/10 A. Eime 2011/12 M Ewer 2010/11 N. Goodall 2012/13R Reynolds 2011/12 M. Ewer

Club Driving Champion Club Driving Champion

Motorkhana Champion Motorkhana Champion 2004/05 M. Ewer 2004/05 M. Ewer 2005/06 M. Ewer 2005/06 M. Ewer 2006/07 D. Gilbert 2006/07 D. Gilbert 2007/08 P. Kowalenko 2007/08 P. Kowalenko 2008/09 R. Paterson 2008/09 R. Paterson 2009/10 D.Gilbert 2009/10 D.Gilbert 2010/11 M. Almond 2010/11 M. Almond 2011/12 R Paterson 2011/12 R. Paterson 2012/13 R paterson

HONOUR

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

Lady Competitor theYear Lady Competitor ofof the Year

1990/91 S. Gentile 1990/91 S. Gentile 1991/92 P. Klaveniek 1991/92 P. Klaveniek 1992/93 J. Nicholls 1992/93 J. Nicholls 1993/94 L. Scammell 1993/94 L. Scammell 1994/95 L. Scammell 1994/95 L. Scammell 1995/96 L. Scammell 1995/96 L. Scammell 1996/97 A. Sparks 1996/97 A. Sparks 1998 to 2004 Not 1998 to 2004 Notawarded awarded 2004/05 M. Ruediger 2004/05 M. Ruediger 2005/06 M. Ruediger 2005/06 M. Ruediger 2006/07 A. Sparks 2006/07 A. Sparks 2007/08 A. Sparks 2007/08 A. Sparks 2008/09 A. Eime 2008/09 A. Eime 2009/10 A. Eime 2009/10 A. Eime 2010/11 A. Eime 2010/11 A. Eime 2011-2013 Not awarded

Club Person of the Year 1987/88 T. Nicholls Club Person of the Year

1988/89 K. Herbst 1987/88 T. Nicholls 1989/90 T. John 1988/89 K. Herbst 1990/91 T. John 1989/90 T. John 1991/92 D. Wallbridge 1990/91 T. John 1992/93 L. McDonnell 1991/92 D. Wallbridge 1993/94 L. Scammell 1994/95 L. Scammell 1992/93 L. McDonnell 1995/96 P. Dixon 1993/94 L. Scammell 1996/97 B. Smith 1994/95 L. Scammell 1997/98 P. Kowalenko 1995/96 P. Dixon 1998/99 H. Kowalenko 1996/97 B. Smith 1999/00 D. Callow 1997/98 P. Kowalenko 2000/01 J-A.Brunnthaler 1998/99 H. Kowalenko 2001/02 M. Rooke 1999/00 D. Callow 2002/03 K. Somerville 2000/01 J-A. Brunnthaler 2003/04 C. Johnston 2001/02 M. Rooke 2004/05 G. Cook 2002/03 K. Somerville 2005/06 N. Goodall 2003/04 C. Johnston 2006/07 R. Ruediger 2004/05 G. Cook 2007/08 J. Sheahan 2005/06 N. Goodall 2008/09 R. Weekes 2006/07 R. Ruediger A. Seaman 2007/08 J. Sheahan H. Kowalenko 2008/09 R. Weekes B. Gare A. Seaman R. Pryor H. Kowalenko 2010/11 K. Obst B. Gare 2011/12 R. Pryor 2010/11 K. Obst 2012/13 J. Pierson 2011/12 R. Pryor

Honorary Life Members

Trevor John

Kaz Herbst

Wayne Obst

Stuart Elshaw

David Gilbert

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The last word

For all of you who have not yet had the pleasure of a run around the Mallala racing circuit, this is how NOT to try to get through the hairpin, as

Porsche 918 Nurburgring Lap Record

It may not be the quickest car, or have the highest top speed, but the Porsche 918 Spyder looks like it could be the fastest car in the real world.

At the introduction of the much anticipated production version of the $845,000 hybrid supercar at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Porsche announced that it has set a new production car record at Germany’s 12.8mile long Nurburgring race track of 6 minutes 57 seconds, making it the first street legal car to break the 7 minute barrier.

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demonstrated by your humble editor. Needless to say I did live to fight another day but in the tradition of racing drivers everywhere, I blamed the tyres, as you can read in my cover story in this very issue.

The winding course with its 154 turns, elevation changes and less than perfect pavement has become the benchmark in overall performance for automakers in recent years, and few cars go on sale today before making a visit to the track.

The all-wheel-drive 918 Spyder is powered by a 4.6-liter V8 and two electric motors that deliver a maximum combined output of 887 hp good for a 0-60 mph time of 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 216 mph along with a fuel economy rating of over 70 mpg in European tests.

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