Porsche News Issue 2 - 2022

The Official Journal of the Porsche Club Queensland Inc.

Publisher: Porsche Club of Queensland Inc. PO Box 584 Brisbane Qld 4001 www.porscheclubqld.com.au

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You may be aware that at the end of September this year, Porsche demerged from Volkswagen to become a separate Company, although VW still retains around 75% of the new Company’s shareholding. Porsche has now become the number one European automotive manufacturer in terms of capital value. The listing of shares in Porsche is intended to help VW raise money to invest in electric vehicles and its push into developing software as it tries to match Tesla. There was also an acknowledgement from Porsche that the 911 will be the only car in its line-up not to turn electric. Andrew Dalton has prepared an article on the demerger that is included in this magazine. Looking ahead, the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Porsche Club Queensland will be celebrated in 2024. Next year, planning for the event will begin in earnest. To make the anniversary a success, ideas and suggestions will be sought from members so that we can develop an appropriate celebration for this milestone.

Our Awards night will be held on Saturday 4th February 2023 at The Emporium Hotel in South Bank. The evening will consist of a recap of the events of 2022, Motorsport and Concours Awards’ presentations, Club Person of the Year, and the award of Life Memberships, interspersed with a laugh or two, fine food and drinks, and possibly a guest speaker or maybe two. The November committee meeting

will hopefully finalise the main components of the evening, allowing members to register for the event from November onwards.

From a personal point of view, my 1986 Porsche 911 is currently being restored by David Stirling and his team at Styling Automotive and the engine refreshed by Don Munro. After 36 years of life, the car was due for a make-over. It started off as a strip to remove the existing paint and panels, repair any minor damage and rust, paint and reassemble the car. There is always “a however”; the right-hand side of the car had suffered damage that had bent the front and rear frame which required straightening. The result was that nine panels on the damaged side and the front of the car were replaced. As for the motor, which had powered the car for 240,000 kilometres, it was still in good condition with the pistons and liners still within tolerances. The motor is remaining standard as per the factory settings. A new 180-amp alternator has been installed to cater for an electrical air conditioning unit which will reside at the front of the car.

There has been a marked increase in the number of articles submitted by members for this issue of the magazine. The Committee greatly appreciates this effort, as our diligent editor is not hounding, sorry requesting, numerous articles from the rest of the Committee.

From the Editor’s Desk

Women with Drive Natalie Dugdale

I was born into a family

That’s it. Another year done and dusted although it can be argued that none have been tougher and not only for our club. It proves the old adage, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Covid and wet weather couldn’t deter our dedicated track addicts, and thanks to the hard work of all our committee we enter a new year in great shape with lots to come including the Christmas (in February) party. In this edition a new member tells us of his Porsche journey, the Brisbane Motor Museum takes us through the Motorclassica held in the Melbourne Exhibition Buildings with some only dreamed of cars on display. Justin Clarke invites us to join him on his journey to Phillip Island, and who missed the distinguished Gentlemans Drive? A couple of members share their projects with us including the electric 928. We’ll keep you posted on how many AA batteries that it’s going to need or maybe there’s other plans. Gav is actually keen to get inputs so it’s a project to follow. I also received a letter from the original owner of a 1973 911S who is willing to pass on the original documentation. Hopefully the owner is one of our members and can benefit from his information.

May you all have a wonderful Christmas and new year and may the fuel prices drop 50%!

Dear Editor, I am the original purchaser of a 1973 Viper Green 911S, ordered from Scuderia Veloce Motors, Lindfield under the Tourist Delivery scheme at the time. Chassis No. 29684.68 Order Date 7th Jan 1973

I understand that the current owner is resident in Queensland, and possibly could be known to you. I also believe that this car has recently been refuirbished/restored.

I write to say that I have found a trove of original documents relating to this purchase and other matters both here and in the UK. If in fact, this gent is known to you, feel free to pass on this message. Many thanks. Brian Budd. bb999@bigpond.com

enthusiasts in Christchurch New Zealand, where my father and uncles were involved with the Canterbury Motorsport Club. My father always joked I was conceived at Lady Wigram Annual Car Race in 1966, as I was born exactly nine months later. Every year the family attended Lady Wigram and travelled the length of the South Island to attend motorsport events.

At the age of 15, I got my driver’s licence and highjacked my mother’s purple Ford Escort MKII and the rest is history… My involvement in motorsport has mostly been on the track and my first official track day was with the Porsche Club Queensland at Morgan Park Raceway in 2019. I attended the entrée category and had our Motorsport Director – Kevin Vedelago as my mentor. From this point I attended most PCQ track days and ICC events, up until I went overseas in August 2021.

In 2020 I registered for my first tarmac rally, Targa Great Barrier Reef – Tour, but due to COIVD-19 I couldn’t attend. Next, I had my sights on Targa Tasmania – Tour, but in 2021 I was fully committed to sail racing and couldn’t afford Targa, so I decided to leave the car at home and volunteer as an Official. At Targa Tasmania I was the start line official and at Great Barrier Reef I was a Deputy Stage Director. Targa is an amazing community, and I will return as an Official in 2023.

I love taking my 718 Cayman to the track as it is a safe environment and at first it was about driving faster than what is legally allowed on the road. Then the competitive monster came out in me and I had some coaching with Josh Hunt @ Volante Rosso. I started to learn about techniques and developed better driving skills and my times started to improve considerably.

I like the friendly rivalry of the other drivers within my category, while we are all playing for sheep stations, everyone is willing to help each other. At the end of each round, we all congratulate each other on a great drive or great times achieved.

Moving forward to 2023, my focus will be sailing and the Sydney to Hobart campaign on New Zealand registered boat, Silver Fern. I will continue to attend track events with PCQ as time allows in 2023 and hopefully return fully to motorsport in 2024.

of motorsport

Since first hearing that Volkswagen was considering listing Porsche AG, I was excited at the prospect of owning a small piece of Porsche.

Before investing, however, I wanted to understand the offer in further detail and the complex ownership structures of Volkswagen and Porsche following the public listing.

Background

Porsche AG is one of the most successful luxury sports car manufacturers in the world.

Six key models are produced by Porsche AG, including the 911 and 718 sports cars, Taycan electric sports car, Panamera luxury car, together with Macan and Cayenne SUV’s.

The company produced over 300,000 vehicles in 2021, which marked a new all time record, and an increase of approximately 11% from the prior year. The brand remains strong in Europe, the Americas and China, currently its largest market.

Porsche AG has previously advised combustion engines will always be offered in conjunction with the production of electric vehicles. This approach is to be achieved via a “carbon neutral” balance sheet and ongoing investment in new and cleaner eFuels. The company also invests in autonomous driving software, battery technology and recycling, together with vehicle charging infrastructure.

Listing

Porsche AG successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 29 September 2022.

The listing was one of the largest in European history, with a current market valuation of €100.87bn or approximately $AU156.14bn.

Volkswagen floated 12.5% of Porsche AG, raising approximately €9bn for the group.

Porsche AG with capital totalling 911 million shares overall was split into two halves, comprising ordinary shares and preference shares. The ordinary shares are not listed and remain with Volkswagen.

Up to 25% of the preference shares were listed in the IPO, worth 12.5% of the company. Retail investors make up only 7.7% of the shares made public.

Other new shareholders include the Qatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, and investment banks including T Rowe Price. Preference shares hold no voting rights, but holders are prioritised for dividends.

Shares in the IPO were finally priced at €82.50 and the market subsequently opened at €84.00.

The share price has progressively increased since listing, and is currently trading at €110.95, representing capital growth of approximately 35% since listing some 54 days ago.

Ownership

Some 17 years ago, Porsche set out to discretely acquire shares in Volkswagen with a view to eventually gain complete control.

In 2009 Porsche was forced to relinquish the bid as the global financial crisis devastated markets worldwide. Volkswagen subsequently acquired Porsche. The recent IPO ironically provides the Porsche and Piëch families, direct descendants of company founder Ferdinand Porsche, ultimate control of Porsche AG, via their control of Porsche SE, which controls Volkswagen, which in turn controls Porsche AG.

Prepared by: Andrew Dalton Secretary, Porsche Club Qld.

Porsche Centre Gold Coast announced as Major Exhibition Partner for world premiere, Pop Masters

Porsche Centre Gold Coast was pleased to announce that it is the Official Automotive Partner for the world first exhibition Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York.

Contemporary cultural precinct HOTA, Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast presents a world premiere exhibition, Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York opening 18 February 2023. Drawn entirely from the famed private collection of one of the world’s most prominent art collectors, Jose Mugrabi, the blockbuster exhibition celebrates the origins and on-going legacy of Pop Art.

The exhibition will spotlight works by legends of the 1970’s and 80’s scene Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring in conversation with contemporary artists at the forefront of the genre today. Over 10 works by the pioneer of Pop Art Andy Warhol will introduce visitors to the exhibition, including iconic portraits such as Sixteen Jackies (1964) and his deeply personal painting, Cross (1982).

Recognising the connections between Pop Art and Street Art, works from Keith Haring include one of his earliest works from 1979 alongside Untitled (Dancing Dogs). Shining a light on one of the late 20th century’s most important artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, works include the iconic painting New York, New York (1981) and a collaboration between Warhol and Basquiat.

Contemporary highlights on display include works by KAWS including the 2.8 metre tall sculpture What Party (2018), and If it sees, blind it, a section from Barbara Kruger’s famed 2009 installation Between being born and dying which transformed the foyer of New York’s famed Lever House.

The partnership with Porsche Centre Gold Coast and Pop Masters highlights the shared values of craftsmanship, individuality, precision, and passion. Porsche doesn’t just build state-of-the-art cars, they’re meaningful. Pop Art, which draws inspiration from popular and commercial culture, takes on a life of its own. It’s constantly evolving yet drawing on past inspiration. Porsche is also continually moving forward, stretching the boundaries whilst also reflecting on its past.

“Pop Art is a movement that challenges the traditions of fine art. It redefined the traditional parameters of what constitutes art and what it means to be an artist. These distinctive characteristics align so well with Porsche, who continue to push the boundaries, invent new technologies and are committed to continual improvement. Porsche is a company that is not afraid to tread its own path.” – Damien Holley, Dealer Principal, Porsche Centre Gold Coast

Porsche Centre Gold Coast is the Exhibition Major Partner, of Pop Masters and is excited to be part of this world first exclusive exhibition, only on the Gold Coast.

The first ever international blockbuster exhibition invites you to the world of iconic artist with a collection of works never seen before in Australia.

Direct from New York, exclusive to HOTA and only here for 15 weeks, don’t miss the opportunity to discover a story of Pop and experience this incredible collection of works up close. Be part of something extraordinary.

Be first in line – register now at hota.com.au/ popmasters.

Created and presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Peter Dirkx – Corporate Partnerships Manager, HOTA and Juliet Bell – Marketing Manager, Porsche Centre Gold Coast

The Gold Coast was proud to host the eighth and final round of the 2022 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australian Championship at the GC500. For McElrea Racing, it has always been enjoyable to race on home soil, and never more so than the picturesque Surfers Paradise. The deciding round was an even more fitting finish for McElrea Racing, finishing off the season with a successful team result overall.

Professional Porsche race drivers Matt Campbell and Jaxon Evans have one thing in common, and that is they both won the Australian Porsche Carrera Cup championship with McElrea Racing, (Campbell 2016 and Evans 2018) on the demanding and unforgiving streets of the Surfers Paradise circuit.

After two virtually non-existent years of Porsche racing due to the pandemic, McElrea Racing’s 2019 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia champion, Harri Jones, was back in familiar territory carrying a healthy championship lead into this final round of the championship in late October. Harri and the crack McElrea Racing outfit were very keen to have history repeat as it did when they wrapped-up their earlier championships, with their now high flying protégés.

Jones’s young Pro team mates Jackson Walls, Bayley Hall and Christian Pancione were all keen to get experience on this brutal concrete canyon, while Pro-Am driver, Tim Miles, was also keen to finish off a tough year with a solid weekend.

After three well calculated top-6 results Harri capped of his amazing weekend with his first Porsche Carrera Cup championship win and the 3rd for McElrea Racing, a result they can be justifiably proud of.

Excluding the two years of Covid, that's 3 championships in 5 years for the Gold Coast based outfit.

Harri’s team mates, Bayley and Jackson, both got plenty of valuable race laps, and Bayley recorded the 2nd fastest lap of the final race to prove his progress. Jackson also pushed his way from his 17th qualifying position to 9th in the 3rd race. The team’s spectacular season was also highlighted by the Mechanic of the Year award being presented to Harri’s lead race mechanic Stewart Notley-Smith. With Harri pursuing his dream with a European career, Jackson, Bayley and Christian are all going to be strong contenders for McElrea Racing in the 2023 Australian Porsche Carrera Cup championship title fight.

Although that's a wrap on the Carrera Cup championship for 2022, the team still have plenty of racing to do with Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge’s final round at Phillip Island 25/26 November. Incredibly, the team has an opportunity to win a second major title for 2022 with Brett Boulton leading the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Pro-Am class by a healthy margin with only three races to go. McElrea Racing is proud to partner with Porsche Centre Gold Coast and Prestige Cars Group, who have a long-standing relationship with the Gold Coast team and share a deep passion for Porsche Motorsport.

Last Easter, when I was at The Bend in South Australia, at the Australian Porsche Clubs Motorsport Director’s dinner; Andrew Smith, Motorsport Director for PCV, invited all the other states to their September Event at Phillip Island. I decided to run it up the flag pole with the other Queensland Entrants at the Bend and within seconds we had a full Transporter.

In a massive field of 112 entrants there were a total of 37 out of state competitors, 7 from Queensland; Stephen Cameron, Justin Clarke, Steve Cooper, Cameron Cooper, David Lees, Antonio Peronace and myself.

Saturday morning greeted us with single digit temperature and threatening rain. Our first run was dry-ish but the heavens opened for our second run. Thankfully our third and fourth runs were on a track that was both wet and dry in places.

After loading the cars, the team split, Justin Clarke was staying in PI with this family and Antonio Peronace left us to join up with his cousin and the other guys for NSW. The rest of us returned to Melbourne with the intention of attending the Shannon Nationals at Sandown the next day.

Our timing was perfect as we arrived at Sandown just in time to watch the Michelin Sprint Championship Race, which included Queensland locals, Lachy Harburg, Tommy McLennan and PCQ’s favourite daughter, Madeline Stewart.

The race started with torrential rain, being a one hour race, the field was split between those on Slicks and those on Wets. Drop of the Flag, lights out and they were away. Unfortunately, Madeline stalled on the grid but to her credit, she worked her way through the field to finish in P16.

Tommy McLennan, graduated from his 991.1 GT3 Cup to his new 991.2 GT3 Cup, in turn moving him from B Class to Pro Class. A very controlled and measured drive saw Tommy finish in P6. An incredible effort considering Tommy is still in school and completing Year 12.

Our star, Lachlan Harburg, pulled off the start of the year coming from well back in the grid to grab P2 on turn 1. Lachy was at a disadvantage being in a first generation 991, because the second gen are clearly better and faster. Although, Lachy moves back in the pack, he was able to hang on to P1 for B Class. The sprint team really enjoyed watching Lachy receive his trophy and spray a little Champagne.

Despite Victoria’s terrible weather for the whole weekend, we all had an amazing time. Thank you to Andrew Smith of PCV for making it all possible.

Kevin Vedelago Motorsport Director Porsche Club of Queensland

A fabulous opportunity was offered by Kevin to be part of the Porsche Club Victoria sprints at Phillip island, this is a track that I have heard about for many years it has definitely been on my list of tracks to try at speed. As it turned out it was also the start of school holidays so we decided to make it a family holiday. We loaded the Cayman on the back of the truck hooked the caravan with 5 mountain bikes, my wife Sonja and 3 kids, Hugh, James and Emily. It was a bit of a drive from Toowoomba to Phillip Island so we left Wednesday night after dinner, camped the night a Narrabri the first night then onto Glenrowan for Thursday night, By Friday lunchtime we were setup at Phillip island and had the car ready for racing.

Saturday at the racetrack was an exciting time with over 50 cars getting ready. Everyone was very helpful and friendly, a really good mix of old and new cars all presented very well. The rain showers came and went all day and I believe the bike racers refer to this track as the “Gateway to Hypothermia”. Out of the 5 sessions we managed to get 4 dry runs. Kevin

was kept busy changing from slicks to wets. The track is excellent and high quality in every way. Safe and with good runoffs; not that any of the Qld people used them!

off road adventures

Father and son

Fast and smooth flowing with really only one very heavy braking corner at turn 4. Turn 12 running onto the main straight is a banked corner so you can get on the power early for a fast run onto the straight. On the warm up and cool down laps the view over Bass straight and the surrounding country side is spectacular.

They are the most relaxed race spectators standing right on the edge of the track watching cars go past at 200km/hr. From QLD we were well represented with Kevin Cup car, David Lees GT3, Stephen Cameron GT3, Steve and Cameron Cooper sharing the GT2 and myself in the Cayman. As a family, we stayed another 4 nights at Phillip

During the briefing they mentioned to watch out for the Cape Baron Geese that live at the track. They weigh about 45kg, so if you came in contact it would not be a good outcome. They did mention that at 180C for 4 hours is the best way to cook them.

island doing all the touristy things including the go karting which is a scaled down version of the race track. Then went off to Wilsons Promontory for a few days followed by Bright for another 5 days of mountain biking and sightseeing. We left the Cayman off the truck for most of the VIC part of the trip so my Son James could get some hours up on his L’s under instruction from Sonja. We loaded the Cayman up and started a casual drive back to QLD visiting family in Canberra and Coffs.

From Justin Clarke. Club person of the year

James Corbett October Club Night

On Tuesday 11 October we arrived to see the amazing sculptures of James Corbett filtered around the Porsche Centre Brisbane showroom. Soon after the usual fanfare of pizza and a chat, we settled as Bill Black introduced James and his wife Jodie. James is a world-renowned sculptor, car enthusiast and multiple Porsche owner based in Brisbane.

Bill Black (BB): Tell us how you went from being the proprietor of a specialist motor wrecking business to world renowned sculptor.

James Corbett (JC): It started as a release from work at the wrecking yard I owned. I used to find interesting parts and imagine what I could make with them and on rainy day in late 1998, it came to fruition. I began welding some parts and my first sculptor was created.

BB: At what stage did you start to make an income from your work

JC: I placed my first sculpture on the counter of the shop and I was surprised at the positive response from my customers. This encouraged me to keep creating and when I felt my work was good enough, I approached Dutton’s. They agreed to

BB: What comes first, do you think I going to create a Morgan three-wheeler or is it the pile of junk that inspires you.

JC: It can go either way, sometimes I find a piece and it’s the shape, colour or texture that captures my interest and I think, what can I create with it. Or it’s as simple as seeing a dog that I like and I start sourcing materials to create the dog, sheep or whatever it might be. Another large component now is undertaking commission works, it can be harder as I must create someone else’s vision.

BB: How do you source tens of thousands of bits and pieces

JC: It is getting harder as I like interesting parts, at first I had my own wrecking yard, so I built my own Aladdin’s Cave of car junk. I attend swap meets, visit workshops and people give me pieces. A good friend owned a wrecking yard, but unfortunately it closed down during covid, so it is harder, especially as I like pieces with a story.

display my sculptures at the Melbourne Motor Show and Formula 1 GP, which all sold.

Natalie Dugdale

BB: How does a sculpture start, do you draft some ideas or just jump in and start welding

JC: With automotive I never do a drawing it just happens, if I am doing an animal or person, I like do thumb nail drawings to get dimensions and the picture in mind.

BB: Welding is your main tool, but what types of metals and material are used.

JC: Anything I can weld to or put a bolt through if it’s the right shape I use it. With the sheep I welded over 2,000 sparkplugs, unfortunately a sheep’s skull doesn’t weld very well so I riveted some metal to the skull and then welded to the plate. I do that a lot if I are trying to use an aluminium part, I use a mig to weld brass to steel, it’s not structural so it can be done. I just can’t use plastic.

BB: Your car and motorbike sculptures look like they are doing 100mph when standing still, how do you achieve that perception of speed.

JC: When designing I imagine I am driving the car or riding the bike, with the life size sculptures it is easier. With the Morgan three-wheeler, I made a driver for the sculpture and had my wife sit in the passenger seat. The sculpture of the Morgan three-wheeler now sits on display at

Sydney Motorsport Park at Eastern Creek along with the life size motorbike.

BB: Your biggest exhibition and the one you are most proud of.

JC: In 1999 I held my first exhibition at a motoring themed café in Brisbane called Vroom and then I was asked to be guest artist at the Brisbane International Motor Show, which I exhibited at for three years. In 2002 I was invited to exhibit at the Essen Motor Show, Germany and I’ve held several solo exhibitions in England and America. Most proud of… I was really chuffed to learn that the art students at the University of Miami, Florida were critiquing my works in lectures.

BB: Famous clients?

JC: Most of the sculptures that are owned by famous people are sold by galleries or agents, so I don’t always know but I believe Nick Mason from Pink Floyd owns a sculpture.

Some works are commission for very famous people, but I am not always privy to. It’s a case of their people talk to my people (me), but I have a suspicion that I have done a commission for Vladimir Putin. The agent told me it was someone very important from Russia that loves dogs, along with other information.

After 45 minutes of chatting with James Corbett the talk came to an end. I could have listened to Bill and James chat on for hours. James was very engaging and humble, his sculptures are awesome. I encourage everyone to check out James Corbett’s website and if you are looking for a unique piece of art, look no further.

The Porsche Club Queensland thank Bill Black, James Corbett for their time and wish James and Jodie all the very best for the future.

Parting words from James Corbett:

“I’d like to think that well into the future my work will be regarded as both a pleasing sculpture, and as an intriguing time capsule from the era of the motor vehicle”.

Carrera Cup Gold Coast 2022 or

a Family Affair

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This year the Gold Coast 500 was exciting as we had not been there for a few years. In 2018 I went really well winning the pro-am class. How would I do in 2022 with an all new car that handles and responds quite differently?

Well first there is literally a small truck load of equipment to bring in and set up in the very compact

pit space. As usual Jaime and my crew did an amazing job setting up and preparing the car. And looking after me!

The difference in handling in this car made every corner a new learning experience so I approached each session with a "just have fun attitude" and no pressure which seemed to work well as I was very fast in comparison to the other Pro-am drivers.

The track is rough and tumble as expected and you have to ride the curbs but stay within the track limit sensors. I loved it!

I managed to qualify on pole for the Pro-am class with encouragement and coaching from my 4 serious gokart racing girls. I'm not sure whether running 4 race karts does not make for a tougher day than Carrera Cup but the family time with them is fabulous.

Adrian Flack

I did have a decent brush with a wall but there was no serious damage and I was able to press on and complete all the races to finish 2nd in the Pro-am class, a really great result.

I and the crew are looking forward to a full year of racing next year.

I'd like to thank my sponsors, Western Truck group, Agas National, Sheldon Palms, Image Perfection, JD mobile, DJ and Porsche Gold Coast. Have a great Xmas everyone!!

New member – Andy Davey

When you own a Porsche, a regular question is “where did your journey start / did you always want a Porsche”? For me the answer is simple. Yes, from a very early age.

My story goes all the way back to around 1983. Growing up on the East Coast of the UK my parents would take us touring in the caravan around Europe every summer holiday. On one of these holidays we were driving through Germany towards the Black Forrest region on what was likely the E81 (my memory from 39yrs ago is not that good – I’m recounting this part of the story second hand from my father). As we were trundling along in our trusty Morris Ital we were passed by a convoy of the Porsche Martini Racing team. I can still vividly recall the red and blue stripes and mostly the noise that accompanied what felt like 20 plus cars streaming past us. I was in awe. Instant love at first sight. All I went on about for the rest of the holiday, and likely the rest of my childhood, was how nice Porsche cars are.

Straight after that holiday I added a poster of a 930 Turbo to my bedroom wall. Even in later teenage years when the bedroom wall was adorned with posters of Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford, the 930 Turbo still had pride of place above my bed. In this era I think all car loving teenagers had either the

Lambo Countach, Ferrari 328 or a Porsche on their wall. For me there was no contest (OK, Claudia Schiffer was a close second, more about that later).

Wind the clock forward a few decades, marriage, kids, moving continents and getting older the dream finally became a reality. I have to thank the covid pandemic, in part, for facilitating my Porsche purchase.

We had an expensive overseas trip booked that was scuppered by Covid in 2020 so I had a surplus of cash in the bank. While working from home in early 2021 I was distracted with some lunchtime CarSales dreaming and stumbled across a MY18 718 Boxster S. GT silver, Carrera 20” rims. Black roof, black interior. Love at first sight happened again. After enquiring about the car, the seller was frustrated and looking for a quick sale. The buyer he had lined up was stuck in lockdown in Victoria and the sale had fallen through. Right place, right time. The 718 Boxster S was soon in my garage. I’ve always named my cars so I needed a fitting name for the Porsche.

It had to be Claudia.

I still pinch myself when I go in the garage and see Claudia gleaming, begging to be driven. I am loving it. I am certainly not keeping it for a show car or Sunday afternoon cruise. It was designed to be driven and I am exploring every limit of the car. I’ve been building up my confidence on a few different track days and events over the last 18months in a wide range of weather conditions and I have definitely improved my driving skills substantially. A few weeks ago at QR I had some fun trying to keep up with a 992 GT3 (of course the GT3 was quicker but I gave it a good go). It’s interesting the perception some people have of the Boxster. I’ve heard people say “It’s not a proper Porsche” and Jeremy Clarkson famously described it as a hairdressers car. I certainly don’t agree with either statement. It’s quick, responsive, incredibly well balanced through corners and so much fun to drive. I’ve had people pass comment at track days who couldn’t keep up with me surprised at just how quick it is.

A few of my friends are very invested in the car modification scene and tweaking their cars to get more out of them (note, none of them are Porsche owners). They regularly ask

“what are you going to do to your car”. My reply is always “Drive it”. In my humble opinion the Zuffenhausen tech guru’s did a pretty fine job and have this little pocket rocket about as close to perfect as it needs to be.

The photos in this article were taken shortly after I bought Claudia. My kids bought me the photo package and call them my second wedding photos. The photographer is a very talented friend of mine called Craig Stampfli. The high speed shots were actually achieved at 2kph. Look Craig up at www. stampfli.photography.com

So what’s next in my Porsche journey. I LOVE Claudia, but we’ve had a chat and she knows that one day she will be replaced with a 911. My 50th is in a few years time … all I have to do now is persuade the other love of my life and minister of finance at home to let me spend a few dollars more!

Thanks for the welcome into the Porsche club family.

One Elle Of A Coffee and Brisbane’s Best Address

The Cars and Coffee morning on 15th October at Café Elle was advertised as a 7.30am start. Obviously no one bothered to read this. If you want to park in front of the café, get there at 4am, if you arrive at 5am you probably will be somewhere in the car park, 6am you’ll find a spot out on the street and at 7am, forget it, you will be parking in the next suburb. Cars and coffee mornings are so popular sometimes the queue for coffee is out the door, but let me assure it was well worth the wait with Café Elle serving an excellent brew.

We go for coffee, a chat and to look at the cars, but even more interesting is checking out the drivers and sometimes their passengers. There were more late model BMWs and Audis than you could poke a stick at and in my opinion, they all looked the same and a bit boring. (some may say that of 911s). As for the drivers predominantly with Middle Eastern or Oriental heritage who have yet to find the volume knob on their car radios. There was a smattering of Euro hot hatches bearing Renault, Skoda or VW badges driven by young males wearing baseball caps. The pick being an immaculately original Mk 1 Golf GTI. VW numbers were bolstered by an Oval Window Beetle and Kombi, both beautifully restored and parked side by side attracting many admirers.

Our neighbours from down the road in Stuttgart with the 3 pointed star were

well represented with everything from the latest AMG’s to an unrestored ’68 250SE with 50 year old patina and either it’s overly complicated hydraulic suspension had given up the ghost or it was on air bags as it was sitting bang on the ground with about 10 degrees negative camber on the rear wheels.

The humble Transit Van has been the go to vehicle for delivering goods. However Ferraris and Lamborghinis seem to have found a niche in the logistics market. Transporting botox and silicon, carefully packaged and strapped into the passenger seat. Of more interest from Italy were two De Tomaso Panteras, with typically 70’s wedge design from the Ghia Design Studio and sitting just behind the driver’s seat a very agricultural American Ford V8. Some believe there is no substitute for cubic inches.

Although advertised as a Euro Event some must have been oblivious to Brexit, with a few of England’s finest gate crashing the party. A number of McLarens were on display and a very rare Jensen Interceptor, again American V8 powered being the very desirable Hemi 6.3 litre from Chrysler. One bloke who was either lost or didn’t know what Euro meant turned up in his

Holden, which was well worth a look. It was a unique Kingswood which could be described as a chopped panel van, or a two door station wagon or a ute with a station wagon roof grafted on the back. Either way it was well done with an amazingly clean engine bay where all the plumbing and wiring for the LSA engine was neatly hidden.

And there were plenty of Porsches and PCQ members. Representing the air cooled era were a pair of 1971 2.2 litre 911s both a credit to their owners. Ross Golding’s 911E which was The People’s Choice at our recent Concours was parked next to Greg Wilson’s equally immaculate 911T. Greg has carried out a nut and bolt restoration on a very unique car with rare features including 14 inch wheels and a 4 speed gear box. Many cars on display were from our water cooled stable including our Social Director, Rob Beaumont’s immaculate 996 and a great selection of late model GT3s, Turbos and GT4s.

For me the highlight of the morning was bumping into someone I have known for many years through work. His name is Parveen and as is often the case with work contacts, I didn’t know he was interested in cars. Nor did I know that he lives at 9-11 Porsche Crt. Warner. Sadly he is not a Porsche owner, but has a collection of Stuttgart’s second finest, five classic Mercs. I wonder if a Porsche owner would pay a premium to live at that address.

Thanks to Ryan Richani from Café Elle for putting on a great morning.

-by Bill Black

Gav’s Garage: Project 928EV

Hello fellow Porsche Club members, passionate Porsche promoters and readers, welcome to my journey: Back to the Track.

Having had the thrills of winning third place in Class B, PCQ Motorsport sprints in 2004 in my 951 and the spills, like shortening my 944 coming onto the straight at Lakeside but having to give up my beloved 944T and donate the funds to my mortgage during the GFC was a major downside. I wanted to return to the much-loved purpose of buying a race-proven and designed marque like Porsche and go back racing or at least Club sprints again.

So, being an Electrical Engineer, I decided, like Porsche AG, to go Back to the Future. If you count down from the 997, 996, etc back to Porsche’s Project 1 (P1), you’ll recall it was electric. The P1 was an electric hub drive horseless carriage designed by Ferdinand Porsche. The future of cars, as recently announced by Porsche, is now back to electric. As a matter of interest, the details of the P1 are:

And so begins the long and winding road of my own Porsche EV. Having not recently won lotto, or gone with my bags of cash to the High Rollers club at Star Casino and bet a fortune on 32 black, I can’t just go into the Porsche showroom and buy a Taycan, which, at the time of writing was the fastest production car to lap the Nürburgring.

Having experienced the awesome power of a Taycan Turbo S, with 751bhp/561kW via all four wheels, and an acceleration rate of 2.8 secs to reach 100 kph, road conditions prevented the car from reaching its top speed of 260 km/h. You can feel your face deforming and the push back into the seat from the initial acceleration is what all Porsche racers desire. There is no wait for the turbo to spool up such as in my 944T or any 930T. So, I decided to build my own EV, for hopefully a little less money.

Having started with a front engine, rear wheel drive side of the Porsche camp, and still having memories of the screeching sounds of Alan, the Spin-Out King, going into Hungry at Lakeside, back when the 911 was a bit tail heavy, I decided to stay with a front-engine car and determined that the 928 was the ideal car. It had more space and could accommodate the weight of the batteries. After searching the on-line sales sites, I managed to find one that already had the engine removed.

So, I donned my mask but no cape, remembering it was during Covid and took the morning flight to Sydney. After enduring further mask mandates and listening to Arabic music in the taxi from the airport, inspected and paid for the donor car after checking it wasn’t stolen or encumbered. Fortunately, the owner could be classified as a “motivated seller”’. The car was located amid a building about to be demolished the next day for a housing project in Crows Nest. A local towie was organised to remove the vehicle, while I flew back to the Gold Coast.

I was once again the proud owner of another Porsche. This time a 1980 928S, minus the S, Hong Kong import

and soon to be an EV. So now, having the chassis, I had to find somewhere to store it myself, which was another adventure in itself.

As the home garage was full of valuable memories from the past ie left over junk I never bothered to get rid of since moving to the Gold Coast. I’m sure a lot of readers can relate to that. So, the home garage option was a no go. After organising an interstate towie to drop the car off outside a friend’s place in an industrial area of Nerang, I rushed to get a local towie to have it moved into a spare carport at a Retirement Village. At the same time, the local Police patrol car was slowly circling it, probably on a tip-off that an unregistered Porsche was dumped in the street.

However, the owner of the carport in the Retirement Village turned out to have dementia and couldn’t remember giving permission, and demanded it gone by the next day or he would call the Police. That meant, it was back to option 1, the home garage. After buying a garden shed or two, followed by a late night, relocating all those treasured memories, my back paid the price for not acting earlier. By this stage, I was well acquainted with all the local towies. The car was finally moved to the garage with a foot of clearance on either side. After much drama, I finally had my 928EV project to physically work on, but the journey of a

thousand miles begins with the first step, and after a few stumbles the journey has begun. So, having completed Stephen Covey’s management course and for those who have read his book: “The Seven Basic Habits of Highly Effective People”, I have just completed Habit 2: “Begin with the end in mind” by putting the Porsche badge on it. This is the end I have in mind.

Work on Project 928EV has begun. The next step is the EV configuration design and parts acquisition, which has now begun, and this will be explained in the next exciting episode of Project 928EV. So, stay tuned, same Porsche page. same Porsche magazine, coming to a letterbox or computer screen near you. To be continued……

Did someone say Speed?

Motorclassica 2022

Motorclassica 2022 has come and gone, but wow what an event! This year the Brisbane Motor Museum entered a 1957 Jensen 541 Deluxe in the Post War 1946 - 1960 category, quite a rare car with only 53 Deluxe versions ever created. This was the first British four seater to be fitted with Dunlop disc brakes front and rear. In 2012 it was stripped to its

bare chassis and restored over a ten-year period to Botticelli Blue with black interior.

As usual the setup for an event like this is quite hectic, not to mention the fact is was raining outside with a bevy of transporter trucks jostling for position to deliver everyone’s pride and joy into the main foyer. Friday brought us the grand opening of the event, cars now all in place and ready for the crowds. Major sponsor Lorbeck provided an amazing assortment of Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren and Porsche.

Entering the building you were met with the centre corridor of Ferrari’s celebrating their 75th year. This included some pretty impressive Ferrari 250 GTE’s, GTO’s and an Enzo.

Following this was the “Icons of Speed” corridor. A fascinating collection starting with a 1904 Napier L48 Samson which made its mark by completing a one mile world record of 104.65mph at Ormond Beach in Florida in 1904.

This car boasted a 15 litre 6-cylinder engine and 74 metres of copper tubing under an aluminium dome, the car has an unmistakable presence!

A few desirable super cars later (such as a MercedesBenz Gullwing, Lamborghini Maura SV, Pagini Zonda and Nikki Laura Edition Ferrari) we were treated with a 2023 Koenigsegg Jesko Absout. Boasting a 1,280bhp twin turbocharged V8 engine, which blows out to

1,600bhp when running on E85! These big numbers of course bring you to a claimed top speed of 530kph, unlikely to be achieved on any Australian roads I know, but impressive none the less.

To the right of the speed corridor was the Porsche Classic stand with a selection of both on floor, classic and new Porsche on display. A show finalist in this section (and personal favourite of mine), was a 1961 Porsche 356B Coupe. This cars roots go back to Austria, and is claimed to be the penultimate version of the model, boasting significant cosmetic and

mechanical updates over the 356A. It has been with one family for more than 20 years, and received a full restoration by Porsche Classic of Melbourne in 2021. Body and paint completed by Delux Restorations, considering this Porsche was in amongst many other immaculate models, it simply had a presence of its own.

Nice touches such as the leather spare wheel strap and buckle and the most prefect panel gaps provided a glimpse into the amount of quality work put into this vehicle. I was hoping that on the last day when we were booked to remove our cars post show, I would get a chance to hear it as well. Sadly I did not!

Wet weather chased most car clubs away on the outer motor courts of the show. Sunday however the sun did come out, and crows were treated to a few Porsche diehards that turned up from (what I could see) the NSW and Vic clubs.

A great range of 924’s, Carrara’s and GT3 variants were on display, with the Outlaw getting a fair bit of attention.

Considering weather, overall numbers seemed to be pretty good. And if your a car nut/nerd much like myself, you should have it on your “must do” list for 2023. In all took over 500 photos of the event, so what you have here is only a small selection. In the coming weeks I will be posting on the Brisbane Motor Museum Facebook page. So jump on, like us and follow the goings on.

Enjoy the Drive Words & Photos: Mark Buchanan| Curator Brisbane Motor Museum mark@brisbanemotormuseum.com.au

Absolute glorious driving weather greeted participants in this year’s Brisbane leg of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive, starting from the Brisbane Tram museum Ferny Grove.

Our coordinator / organiser for our Brisbane drive was Kip McIntyre, driving his Porsche 904 road going replica, complete with snap, crackle, and pops as we followed him on the route from Ferny Grove, out to Dayboro, Mt Mee, D’Aguilar and back toward Bribie Is. where our run finished at the Sandstone Point Hotel, with all arriving safely. Participants and their co-driver / partners enjoyed their choice of cold beverage, while most took advantage of the hotels sumptuous menu.

This is a Global event held on the same day to help raise funds for Men’s health and prostate cancer research, and is limited to Pre 80s Vehicles. Drivers are encouraged to “Drive Dapper”, with most pulling their best tweed out for the occasion, where others like me threw a little something together to look the part. Our Brisbane Drive had 128 cars / drivers take part, with around 8 to 10 Porsches of various models making the run. There where over 50 different marques of varying vintages participating. The Brisbane drive raised $37,685. Collectively, Australia’s contribution totaled $131.208, with a total of 725 drivers taking part. The

overall global result stands at $323,023, with 5,593 drivers in 150 cities in 55 Countries doing their part for the cause.

I know I speak for all when we say thank you to Kip, as these events just don’t materialize. His efforts made our drive a success, but this all couldn’t happen without sponsors. So thank you to Shannon’s, Bowden’s own

car care products and others who put together and donated packs for Best dress Man and Lady, and highest fundraiser.

The 2023 event is scheduled for September 24. So save the date,

Thank you all again for every ones participation and efforts.

Until September next year, Drive Dapper......Andrew Hall.

November 2022 PCQ meeting

Many thanks to Colin Galley for hosting our Club meeting at the home of his stunning collection of mainly post war classic British cars with over 55 Porsche Club members attending.

building in Banyo to be open in the first half of 2023. This promises to be a great addition to Brisbane's other museums and will be a venue for car club events and meetings.

Mark then introduced our host Colin Galley who entertained us with the history of his passion for Jaguars and his British car collection.

Many of the cars in Colin’s collection have a special and or rare provenance and most are still driven occasionally. Thank you again Colin for giving us the opportunity to view and enjoy your collection including the Morris 8 Tourer that seemed a little humbled by its more exotic stablemates.

There was a focus on his life long passion for Jaguar cars displayed in the company of Bentleys, Bristols, Rileys, Jensons, Triumphs and a magnificent and rare 1934 Crossley Sports Tourer. All the cars on display were in the most beautiful condition.

We had the usual order of club business compered by our president John Datson who insisted on being addressed as "Hey You". He welcomed a visitor, Stephen Devought, a Porsche 928 S4 owner from the Western Canada Porsche Club and introduced Mark Buchanan the Curator of the Brisbane Motor Museum (brisbanemotormuseum.com.au).

Mark gave us a presentation on the Museum which will cater for all marques in a refurbished purpose

Mike Miller

Charles George Smith

I first came in contact with Charlie about 2012 when he purchased his first Porsche, a 1975, 911, 2.7Litre. He needed some parts and ultimately an engine rebuild, carried out by Brett from Flat Six Motorsport. Shortly after the initial contact, I started to see him at Historic Race Meeting and that's when I became aware of his background in Motorsport.

On his 90th birthday I was privileged to be asked to say a few words at a function at Coffs Harbour about him. I often stayed at his home on my way to SMSP or Phillip Island and it was an honour to be his friend.

Charlie was a member of the PCQ for a while and after he sold the 911 he purchased a 928.

RIP mate. Introduction written by Stan Adler.

CHARLIE

, by Dick Willis.

This is the story of a man, Charles George Smith, who crammed more excitement and adventure into his 94 years than most people would be able to do in ten lifetimes. For a little over a decade he was at the forefront of Australian motor sport which is the subject we will mainly be looking at here. However he was seriously involved in aviation for nearly sixty years after first obtaining his licence in 1955 and notably introduced Jim Clark and Graham Hill to aviation during one of their visits here for the Tasman series in the early 1960s. Charlie was licenced as a commercial pilot and instructor and made several trips in light aircraft across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to name just a few of his aviation adventures. About 10 years ago he even crewed on a yacht in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Also water skiing, pistol shooting, various business ventures including a share in a large Northern Territory cattle property and another cattle property at Newton Boyd, west of Grafton where he and Betty lived for several years. He was also involved in car clubs, property development, a term as a Coffs Harbour Shire Councillor as well as a genuine love of the Australian outback were all part of Charlie’s life, and all would warrant a chapter or two in the book of

his life.

Charlie was born at New Lambton on 11/3/1928 and spent much of his early life on a small farm at Medowie before the family moved to Wentworthville from where he commuted, by train, to the Railway workshops at Eveleigh where he had obtained an apprenticeship as an electrician. On the train he met a young lady, Betty Knight, who he married in 1949. When he finished his apprenticeship he was posted to a country location which didn’t fit well with him being newly married so he quit and soon after decided to “go out on his own” as an electrical contractor eventually having four vans on the road busily engaged in wiring new houses in the then newly developed Baulkham Hills area.

Charlie’s first race was at the first post war motorcycle race meeting at Bathurst in 1946 riding a BSA. However, times were tough in the early post war period for a newly married man with a young family so motor racing plans were temporarily put on hold until the hype of the early RedeX trials captured his attention. Charlie ran in the 1954 and 1955 trials in a Peugeot 203 and FX Holden respectively and in the 1957 Mobilgas Trial in a Peugeot 403. In one incident the battery in his Peugeot failed in the backblocks of WA which would have grounded most competitors but, drawing on his electrical experience, Charlie melted the top off the battery, found the offending shorted out cell, isolated it, sealed up the battery and carried on.

By 1954 the family car was a Fiat 1100, a nippy little car of the period, so it was entered in some races at Mt Druitt and Bathurst plus some other club events. Next car was a Series 1 Morris Major which he modified and ran at the Easter 1959 Bathurst for a class win.

Later in 1959 the Series 2 Morris Major was introduced and Charlie obtained one of these which BMC specially painted for him in a distinctive yellowy/ green colour, it was fitted with all the good bits available at the time and it was in this car over the next 3 years that Charlie really made his presence felt in Australian motor racing frequently outdoing many more powerful and highly fancied competitors. The Major was a regular class winner at Bathurst, Warwick Farm and Katoomba and as a young and enthusiastic spectator at time I really became a fan of Charlie and the Major delighting in his giant killing exploits. Given

the favourable exposure the BMC product was getting it was no wonder BMC thought so well of him.

Consequently when the Austin Freeway was introduced in 1962 BMC ensured Charlie received one of the first, painted the same distinctive colour as the Major, at first it was raced in some production car races such as the Phillip Island Armstrong 500 in 1962 but it was soon modified utilising the principles learnt with the Morris Major, the engine being effectively the same as the Major but with the addition of two more cylinders. It was thought this car would be more than a match for the class winning Holdens but it only raced a couple of times including Bathurst, Easter 1963 where it qualified an excellent fourth and recorded 127 mph down Conrod Straight which was faster than any of the Holdens had done at the time but it failed to finish because of clutch failure. By this time BMC had released a more effective production racer in the Morris Cooper as we shall see later in this story and Charlie was keen to move into more challenging machinery as by now he had a full time race mechanic, Ian Maudsley, working for him. Early in 1962 the Major was returned to standard condition and traded in at John Martin’s Neutral Bay Motors on a Lotus Eleven which Charlie only kept for a year although it brought some good class finishes At Bathurst, Warwick Farm and Katoomba. In 1963, after

a test day at Warwick Farm, Charlie bought the green Elfin Formula Junior which Frank Matich had been racing so successfully. Success was immediate with an outright third and class win at Bathurst in 1963 and a win in the 1963 NSW Formula Junior Championships at Catalina Park against some strong opposition. Unfortunately it was with this car at the Hume Weir circuit that Charlie had his first serious racing accident when he locked wheels with another car and the Elfin rolled throwing him out. Charlie spent the night in the Albury hospital, the car was quickly repaired by Bob Brittan and is now owned by Doug Anderson in Yamba.

By now Charlie had itchy feet and traded the Elfin on a Lotus 23 with Alec Mildren. The 23 was raced at the Easter 1964 Bathurst meeting to second outright and set a class lap record at Oran Park which was still intact when the circuit closed. That 23 was fondly remembered by Charlie as the best car he ever raced. Alec Mildren had also asked Charlie to do some races for him in a Brabham BT6 but Charlie crashed it into the fence at Reid Park, Bathurst so that was the end of that relationship.

In 1966 BMC were seeking a new dealer in Coffs Harbour and, because of his good standing with company, asked Charlie if he was interested so he sold his electrical business and moved to Coffs Harbour. This entailed building new premises which opened

in mid 1967 with one Dick Willis employed as a mechanic. At that time BMC were enjoying a purple patch with their products selling very well, however life as a motor dealer wasn’t entirely Charlie’s cup of tea so when an offer to sell came about 18 months later Charlie was happy to move on. This proved to be a timely move as by then BMC had begun a downhill slide as the Japanese makes were then starting to take over BMC’s slice of the market and some of the later BMC products certainly weren’t very well received in the market.

Later Charlie bought a disposal store and spent some time as a shire councillor before moving to his cattle property at Newton Boyd. The move to Coffs Harbour had effectively curtailed Charlie’s racing activities apart from his annual visit to Bathurst for the enduro but one meeting which is effectively etched in history is the 1966 Surfers Paradise 12 hour race. BMC prepared a Mini Moke for Charlie which was fitted with all the hot bits from a racing Cooper S plus some streamlining. Co-driver was Barry Seton and the pair acquitted themselves very well and attracted a lot of attention but failed to finish when the diff failed. The following year he was back again with a modified MG B co-driven by a fellow North Coaster, Noel Hall, they finished second in their class.

When the first ever Australian production car 500 mile enduro was held at Phillip Island in 1960 BMC entered a team of six cars, three Morris Majors and three Austin Lancers, all painted green. Charlie was teamed with Brian Muir but was unplaced.

The following year he was back again in a Major teamed with Bruce Maher but retired after 141 laps with broken suspension as the track, by that time, was badly broken up. In 1962 he raced the Freeway there before it was modified but was troubled with loose stones damaging the radiator and finished seventh in the class.

With the move of the 500 to Bathurst in 1963 Charlie became a regular entrant teamed with some of the Sport’s greatest contemporaries until 1969 ; 1963, co-driver, Ron Hodgson, Morris Cooper, class 12th, 115 laps (broken wheel) 1964, Bruce Maher, Morris Cooper, class 1st, 124 laps 1965, Barry Ferguson, Morris Cooper, class 5th, 115 laps (broken rocker) 1966, Ron Haylen, Morris Cooper S, DNF, Haylen crashed 1967, Barry Seton, Morris Cooper S, class 2nd, 127 laps 1968, Don Holland, Morris Cooper S, class 1st, 123 laps 1969, Bill Ford, Falcon XW GT Auto, class 2nd, 126 laps

A bit over 20 years ago Charlie asked me “what’s all this Historic racing stuff” and could he come with me to a meeting, this started it, he was hooked, first imparting his advice to me, making suggestions for improvements etc. And then, he could no longer resist, he had to have a go himself, so at age 70 plus he bought a Series 4 Lotus Seven, got a Regularity licence and away he went, with Betty in tow and had a great time for about ten years. Reluctantly, he then sold the Seven and hung up his helmet for the final time. He continued to accompany me as we travelled to all the Eastern State circuits, spending hours and days together travelling, the Charlie stories kept coming and we had some robust discussions and a few arguments which he invariably won. Charlie won the respect of all he encountered on these trips and we will miss him greatly.

“A remarkable Australian”.

BOONAH

What is a Porsche driver?

Many moons ago, in an era before political correctness, I used to be pretty serious dirtbike racer and trailbike rider. At one trail ride, there was a long stretch of swamp with a sign at the start that read: “Man’s Way -> <- Little Boy’s way”

The man’s way was through the middle of the swamp, the little boy’s way went around it.

Well at least Porsche driver’s are not Fezza or Lambo drivers, I answered to myself as I pre-ran the route I’d planned to lead a bunch of drivers on a few days later. The hardest part, trying to translate the road conditions and feel from my VW Amarok and imagine what it would be like in a 911 GT3... or worse, an RS variant.

Heavy rains the preceding week had me worried enough to do a pre-run just to ensure that the potholes weren’t going to claim any casualties. The road had held up fairly well all things considered and I decided to roll the dice.

The route, meet at the Spice of Life Café on Tamborine Mountain, head down the infamous goat track to Canungra, track west before taking a nice little backroad through Biddadaba before heading to Beaudesert. Head south out of Beauie into the Kerry Valley before heading up a narrow little ridge and dropping down around Christmas Creek and onto Rathdowney. At Rathdowney,

have a quick pitstop before covering the final kilometres to the Dugie (Dugandan Pub).

A two hour drive, long by club standards, is a little bit of a gamble through roads that are often single track and made a little busier by weekend traffic. But the scenery and the experience of being in the shadows of the southern border ranges was reason enough to give it a go.

An ambitious route for sure but I had faith that my fellow Porsche drivers would follow my little Boxster along the ‘Man’s way’ and not ask for the ‘little boy Lambo backup route’. And I was pretty confident the 911 guys wouldn’t want to lose face to of all things, a Boxster.

Jokes aside, the day dawned crisp and clear and a great drive was had by all – with the exception of one small issue involving the Tamborine Mountain boys in blue.

I learnt a stack of things – like having nearly 30 vehicles in convoy is a difficult beast to tame, there’s a lot of butterflies and other bugs in country areas and that Porsche drivers aren’t afraid of taking their vehicles into places where Fezzas and Lambos fear to tread. by Andrew Wills

911 DAKAR

Porsche 911 Dakar aces test programme on

gravel, sand and snow

At the Los Angeles Auto Show on 16 November 2022 (17 November, 04:00 CET), Porsche will unveil a very special variant of the iconic 911: the new 911 Dakar. It will be the first two- door sports car to offer outstanding off-road capabilities. The model name is a nod to the first overall victory by Porsche in the Paris-Dakar rally. The breakthrough triumph came in 1984 in a modified Porsche 911 –which had been fitted with an all- wheel-drive system

for the first time.

More than 10,000 kilometres of off-road testing In testing the car, the development engineers around General Project Manager Achim Lamparter didn’t only restrict themselves to intensive use of the offroad proving grounds in Weissach. In fact, the development team tested the 911 Dakar around the world under extreme conditions to the tune of more than half a million km, including more than 10,000 km off-road. The Château de Lastours test track in southern France, for example, was used to test the

car’s handling on typical rally courses and fine-tune the suspension. Kilometre after kilometre of loose surfaces really put the Porsche 911 Dakar to the test. “All Dakar teams come here to test their cars in Europe before the rally,” says Porsche works driver Romain Dumas. At first, the Frenchman was puzzled by the assignment to drive a new 911 at Château de Lastours, of all places. But the astonishment quickly gave way to admiration for the Dakar’s spirited offroad performance. Even jumps were no problem for the chassis thanks to the robust design and increased ground clearance. Likewise, the 911 Dakar handled sweeping drifts with aplomb. “I knew what

Arjeplog, Sweden. The thick ice of the frozen lakes offers Porsche test drivers the ideal basis for an approximately 90 per cent closed compacted snow surface – a more realistic scenario than pure sheet ice.

With the low friction coefficient on the snow, it was all about traction and steering precision. Even offroad, a Porsche 911 has to provide accurate feedback. Porsche brand ambassador Röhrl was enthusiastic: “The car is incredibly fun to drive,” he says. “Everything works so precisely and calmly. No Porsche customer will believe all the things you can do with this car before they’ve driven it themselves.”

a 911 could do on the road,” says Dumas, “but I was absolutely stunned by how well the car performed here on the loose.”

Walter Röhrl impressed by handling on snow and ice. Two-time world rally champion Walter Röhrl naturally couldn’t resist the opportunity to put the 911 Dakar through its paces at the extensive testing grounds in

Intensive test programme in rocky and sandy deserts

The new 911 Dakar also had to prove itself on fast sand tracks and high dunes. In Dubai and Morocco, test drivers mercilessly drove the off-road sports car up steep, 50-metre dunes in temperatures of up to 45 degrees Celsius time and time again.

“The 911 Dakar delivered a commanding performance even in the desert,” says Frank Moser, Vice President Model Line 911/718. “Especially here, the 911 Dakar can make the most of its conceptual advantages – the combination of low weight, higher ground clearance, a powerful rear-mounted engine and the short wheelbase make for an exhilarating driving experience. I was able to experience it myself on test drives in the Sahara.”

Bergmeister and Kern surprised by driving dynamics on all surfaces.

Porsche brand ambassador Jörg Bergmeister was

also able to test the 911 Dakar as part of the car’s development and was surprised by the driving dynamics of the unusually high-riding sports car on both loose surfaces and asphalt: “I wouldn’t have thought that a vehicle with such ground clearance and all- terrain tyres would still feel like a Porsche 911 on asphalt,” he says. Development driver Lars Kern was also surprised during the final fine-tuning drives: “At first I didn’t have the nerve to push the car to its limits. But I am very satisfied with the handling on loose surfaces. Even the ABS is optimised for braking on gravel. It’s amazing how much traction the off-road tyres deliver. The car is a blast to drive.”

Words and photos courtesy of Porsche Newsroom

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CAR

I have always been a car lover and as a teenager I didn’t count sheep to get to sleep , I practiced double declutching and toe and healing in bed until fell asleep. When I went for my final selection interview for a scholarship to the Dartmouth Royal Naval College and was asked by a senior officer with brass rings from head to toe whether the Navy was what I always wanted to do I replied “no sir I would prefer to be a champion formula 1 driver but I know I do not have the talent! “ The Navy still took me?

I discovered Go karts at 38 and was hooked. There is nothing like driving a really well set up kart round a good track of which we have many in Australia. The grip, the cornering power and the required precision is fantastic. 9 year olds are sometimes pulling more than 3g lateral on today’s race tyres. At 11 or 12 the

10 Year Member

best ones can lap consistently within the same tenth of a second. The physical demands are huge so as I approached 70 I needed to find another interest. Judy and I had an amazing holiday with my lifetime friend Trevor who after retirement in the UK had bought this splendid gated community house South of Cape Town in South Africa. Trevor being another car nut had joined the local vintage and classic car club called the Crank Handle Club. He had acquired a 1939 Derby Bentley Overdrive. We were entered in a weekend away rally with the Crank Handle Club but the Bentley needed some work on the brakes. Trevor and I got to work and I was so impressed with the quality of the engineering and design of the Bentley I thought “this is the sort of thing I’d like to work on after kart racing”

Mike Miller

I researched Rolls Royces and Bentleys on return home to Aus and also looked at Mercedes but interesting cars that would be nice to drive were not within my pay grade.

Change stage to another life long friend Robin in Newdigate, UK He took me to young man I must meet to talk cars. A 928 owner and fan. Very interesting. I return home to Aus and do a little research. Here is a potentially affordable classic car, well engineered that would be enjoyable to drive with interesting performance.

Judy notes my interest and spots a 928s for sale on Ebay and suggests I investigate. I could probably get it for less than $4000. 82s manual, no computers, mechanical fuel injection. Selling for spares I could probably recoup my outlay if it was a lemon so I took a punt and bid. I won the auction and was now the owner of a 1982 928s manual somewhat in bits, somewhere in Sydney.

raining we were able to continue. Around 6am and several energy drinks later I arrived home and collapsed into bed. I got up to unwrap, unload and inspect my car and noticed the right hand rear wheel of the trailer at a strange angle. I gave it a pull by hand at it came clear away from the trailer. The wheel bearings had completely disintegrated. How the wheel stayed in place I will never know.

My careful wrapping had kept the rain and water out so now I could take stock of what I had bought.

I drove to Sydney, picked up my one way trailer hire. We loaded my purchase tail first because of clearance issues and put the front and rear bumper plastics, seats, interior panels, inlet manifolds and injection system all piled into the stripped interior. The bonnet was resting carefully padded but not secured in its place. I wrapped the whole car in blankets and canvas. The windscreen, rear hatch and rear side glasses were loaded into the back of my Prado, the tow vehicle.

By midday I set off for Brisbane. Anything above 80 kph and the trailer started to snake. I assumed it was tail heavy so as I had a Hayman Reece tow hitch at the time I was able to raise the tow ball on the Prado a bit to increase the weight on the hitch. This helped a bit so 80 kph was now the safe cruising speed. Halfway to Newcastle the rain started. Just after Grafton the Police closed the road because of flooding. 2 hrs in the queue and although it was still

As I pulled everything loose out it needed a pretty positive attitude as it all seemed a complicated mess. After methodical cleaning I was able to take stock of what I had and estimate what was missing. I had joined the Australian Landshark Group which is a website and blog site for Australian 928 enthusiasts. This was a godsend, what a community. Robin Gray contacted me and came round to my home to meet me and talk all things 928 and Porsche Club Qld.

John Gill posted that he had a damaged 928s the same as mine which he had bought for the Manual transaxle and the car may have bits I needed!

Whoopee! This really did make sourcing parts and finding which parts I was missing so much easier as I was able to crawl around the wreck while trying to file away the huge amount of knowledge that John was kind enough to share.

To start with the plan was to clean and restore the car to working condition with minimal cost to see whether I had bought a lemon or the basis for a worthwhile project.

The interior and wiring was the first challenge. The carpets were not worth bothering about at this stage. I cleaned all the electrical connectors mechanically and with DeOxit, reconnected everything.

I checked and changed all fluids flushing where possible. Now to put all the induction and kjet back together. The biggest challenge was re-routing the vacuum system to cater for the removal of the air

pump which pumped fresh air into the exhaust to reduce the concentration of emissions. I played safe and changed the cam belt and installed an automatic tensioner called a Porkentensioner marketed by Roger Tyson at 928sRus in Texas.

The previous owner said the main hard fuel lines from the tank to the engine bay should be replaced as they would have minor internal corrosion which would play havoc with the K Jet stuff as the primary fuel filter was at the rear of the car. Porsche Centre Brisbane supplied these from Germany at a very reasonable price.

I removed and washed out the petrol tank and on Bruce Buchanan’s (the go to 928 Guru in Sydney ) advice I disposed of the broken in tank pump and fitted a Porsche gauze strainer and outlet to the primary external fuel pump which I had replaced. With a new battery, much reading of the workshop

I now believed I had a potentially good car so started ordering parts and getting a bit more thorough.

I got a good condition front spoiler from John Gill, resprayed the front bumper plastic and repaired and painted the front grill. The AC condenser looked horrible and the compressor likewise.

I invested in a spare engine from John Gill with all ancillaries still on it. This proved to be a godsend of a purchase. It had a Sanden AC compressor fitted with a mounting adaptor kit so I bought an inexpensive Sanden compressor in Aus and new barrier hoses to suit and a new drop in parallel flow condenser from Griffith engineering in the US. Koola car in Geebung purged, gassed and commissioned the air con system and it is still pumping out beautifully cold air some 10 years later.

I fitted new carpets, new vinyl front seat skins, sprayed all the existing vinyl covered panels with vinyl paint after repairing the moulded fibre panels with glass fibre so the interior is now looking good.

The engine ran quite sweetly but a compression test showed one cylinder down a bit so it was time to take the engine out and have a look inside. The valves and seats were not brilliant so after doing a serious porting job on the heads I had the valves refaced and seats recut. 25 thou shaved off the heads pushed the compression ratio up to about 10.4 to 1 by my calculations.

manual and amazing help and advice from both our Landshark group and the UK 928 Org group, I managed to get the engine started. A subsequent compression test and plug reading with no smoky oily exhaust seemed to indicate I had not bought a lemon. A short drive revealed the gear change linkage was shot and the clutch very sticky in that it would not release cleanly.

One of the few delights of the 928 manual is you can get the clutch out in less than an hour. Oh dear light oil contamination! OK I’m in there now, off flywheel and replace rear crank oil seal. Cranks rubbing surface not worn so good. Starter motor front bearing was shot so I fixed this as well. There is a universal joint on the gear linkage shaft with nylon bushes which were no longer there so new Delron ones from Roger T. and gear selection was no longer random.

From my racing go-kart engine blueprinting and tuning days I still had a bore gauge and micrometer that measured in microns. It was hard to believe but I could not measure and wear in the bores beyond possibly 2 or 3 microns and that may have been my hands warming the bore gauge. I rebuilt the fuel distributor, replaced numerous oil seals and gaskets, fitted the Gimbali cams that had been in the engine I bought from John Gill. I also bought a pair of the Inconel S4 style s3 exhaust headers and an X pipe from Roger Tyson. What a difference, only 10 hp more than standard but nearly as much Torque as the 5.4 litre GTS 928 all in the mid range making the car so tractable at any rpm that it was a delight to drive.

I had dropped the engine out from underneath still attached to the sub frame complete with the power steering rack which I rebuilt with new seals while it was out.

Now I had some power it was time to address the brakes and handling. The 82s has single pot slider brake callipers which are just not up to using the grip of modern tyres so after a significant improvement with some special Ferodo pads Stan Adler sourced for me I finally bit the bullet and upgraded to 928 S4 Brembo style 4 pot brakes which involved changing the front axle uprights. I use Yellow Stuff pads which have never faded on me on track days.

A set of Bilstein dampers and Yokahama ADO8R tyres now revealed that the standard road springs are a bit soft and let the car wallow a bit. Fortunately King springs at the Gold Coast were still making custom springs to order at this time so I had some stiffer springs made, no more wallow!!

However along the back “Hungry” section at Lakeside I got some patter on the suspension so something was not right.

I had been lucky enough to enjoy a few passenger hot laps round Qld raceway National circuit “cruising” at 1min 15 lap times with Adrian Flack in his Carrera cup car and I noticed how despite the stiffness of the suspension I just did not feel all the little bumps and ripples I felt in my 928.

I concluded that the standard Bilsteins were just not able to control the rebound

from my uprated suspension springs. A bit more research revealed that the adjustment possible on the “Classic Range Konis “ available for the 928 should fix the problem. Carl Fawcet at 928 Motorsports in the US was generous enough to give me recommended settings for the Konis for my 400R 600F Lb springs and Roger Tyson at 928sRus provided the Konis at a good price.

The car now handles really well and at my skill level I can’t fault it.

One thing I did not like about the car is how heavy the steering is. The later models have slightly lighter steering but mine is so heavy that If I make a mistake on the track and the back end starts to let go I cannot move the steering wheel fast enough to catch it. I bought a scrap LH drive steering rack from Matt Nicholson who used to break 928s for spares and took all the valves to pieces to see how they worked as detailed information on the rotary valve mechanism in the power steering racks was hard to find. The amount of power assistance delivered is governed by the stiffness of a small quill torsion shaft in the rotary valve mechanism so with a little careful machining I modified my steering rack and now have much lighter steering that makes the car feel so much more agile. (Details of how to lighten the steering are now published on the Australian 928 Landshark website. The whole car has now been almost fully rebuilt and reconditioned to a good but not concours standard over 10 years or more. I won’t bore you further with the work list but suffice to say my 1982 Porsche 928s has been a wonderful and challenging hobby/ interest. Through it and my now 10 year membership of the Porsche Club Qld I have made some great friends, met heaps of interesting people, enjoyed social drives and exciting track days. Internationally and at home the 928 community still seems strong as this wonderful picture of 150 928s on the remaining section of the famous Brooklands banking in the UK on the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the inimitable and iconic Porsche 928 indicates.

MORNING AT BOWDENS OWN (FROM DOWN and DIRTY TO SPARKLY CLEAN)

series winning 993-RS now back in its original colours and livery.

PCQ member Phil Holzberger who has had the privilege of owning the Racers Group 996 GT3 Le-Man Class podium vehicle for over 10 years has decided to let someone else enjoy the 996-GT3. Chris Bowden and his team from Ecuire Bowden have just finished restoring the 996 GT-3 to its Le-Mans livery with expectations it will go a collector. Hopefully it will stay in Australia, but Chris thinks it will end up overseas.

It had been over 5 years since PCQ had a morning at Bowden’s Own to learn about the best way to clean and look after your pride and joy.

On that Saturday PCQ Member Alan Bell’s lovely Black 930 Turbo was the vehicle Dan choose to show how best use the range of cleaners available at that time. Today it was fellow club member Wayne Hennig’s beautiful Black GT-3-RS, which is now featured on Bowden’s Own Facebook page along with photos of PCQ attendees was the centre of cleaning attention. Dan welcomed about 50 club members with family and friends to a BBQ breakfast to the ‘new’ premises which was the ‘old’ Laminex Building where they have been located for about 2 years now. We were invited to view their vehicles on show inside the warehouse, from a Holden Sandman Panel Van and ex Holden Dealer Team Commodore driven by John Harvey through to their beautiful 356 Speedster, 73 RS and RSR plus the ex: Geoff Morgan Porsche Cup

If you have a desire to own a Le-Mans Class podium Porsche, please contact Chris via Ecuire web-site. (Photos of all the vehicles on display are on the PCQ website)

Dan was informative, passionate and entertaining ‘ribbing’ various members through out the presentation, which kept all of us laughing and enjoying what needs to be done to get the best results in carrying out the various cleaning processes. Dan expressed the importance in starting the cleaning of your vehicle with your wheels and rims, what’s involved to get the best results, with the use of certain products and cleaning tools, to cut down the chances of brake dust and road grime being attached to your wheel rims.

Dan then explained that over the near 20 years in business they are always looking to refine and improve the products to make cleaning and maintaining your vehicle as easy as possible.

To that end they have several chemists that work very hard to produce the best possible product. Australian made here on the Sunshine Coast including as much of the packaging being sourced in Australia as possible and from sustainable product.

Dan explained that several of the products being used on Wayne’s GT-3 RS that day were brand new and were to be released in coming weeks and months to retail outlets. The products go though as many 50 plus formulations and up to 2 years test and development before they are released to market to ensure they meet their exacting standard.

Dan moved onto cleaning the paint work, explaining the importance of following a step-by-step process to avoid paint swirls, explained what can cause damage to the paint surface and the steps to follow once your vehicle is clean, and then it can be a fairly simple process to maintain.

During this stage Dan got Wayne involved washing his GT-3 RS, again cracking funny antidotes and making the whole process a lot of fun. Dan explained with his OCD to wanting a perfect clean vehicle is driving him and his team to achieve the best possible results with the least amount of physical effort.

Dan explained how he got to enjoy the marketing process by not being politically correct, with such marketing terms as < Smells like Craft Beer > Bogan Six Pack > Doesn’t smell like Ass, to name a few. If you look carefully and read some of the instructions on their product labels, you’ll find some hidden gems crafted by Dan with his wicked sense of humour. Dan then explained the various waxes and the best results they produce from the everyday drive vehicle to the ‘Garage Queen’ and the purpose behind each product; finished off with Glass cleaning and how to use the purpose made micro fibre applicator leaves newspaper and other cleaners behind.

With Wayne’s GT-3 RS looking a ‘Million Bucks’, we were invited into the display show room where Dan explained the history of Porsche Cup series winning EX Geoff Morgan 993 RS, the races it was involved in

with some epic battles at Bathurst and other tracks. Rusty French bought the car, painted it all black in John Sands livery to win the following year Porsche Cup, only to lose to Geoff again.

Dan and his staff answered many questions, if you need more information on what products to use and how, go to www.bowdensown.com. au or call 1800-351308 and you can by direct through the web-site or visit your local major Auto-Store retailer.

As some of us made our way back to our vehicles for the trip home, one of the members said it looked like a Tupperware Party for blokes with many walking off towards the cars with arms full of Bowden’s Own products.

Many thanks to Dan and Chris Bowden along with their staff members that made for such an enjoyable, informative morning.

Check out the PCQ members page to view the video and photos thanks to Natalie and Rob.

Words Greg McWhinney, Photos Graham Hobbs

Shannons PCQ Sprints series was held at Lakeside Raceway on Sunday afternoon. This round was special, as it was in memory to the late Bruce Absolon. Gail, their son Hamish, and Bruce’s brother John were in attendance. Prior to the driver’s briefing, Greg McWhinney spoke of his long friendship with Bruce and Gail, indulging the audience with a few stories and memories from their past travels and Targa events. Fittingly our Motorsport Director Kevin Vedelago, posthumously awarded Bruce, the Driver of the Round. There was over 20 Porsches at the sprints, split into a fast group lead by Stan Adler and followed closely

by Michael Treffene. In this group it was all very clean racing, with the grid line up being well managed from fastest to slowest, with a 4.5 sec gap in lap times across the field. The not so fast group proved to be a bit more exciting with more than 10 cars in a range of fastest to slowest of 15 seconds. This lead to a lot more passing and a few cars being lapped toward the end of the session. Aiden Lefmann clearly led the field in his new GT4. His next move will be to the fast group. Great to see Natalie Dugdale back and producing some good lap times in her Cayman. The 2 Jeff’s had independent off track excursions and

Shannons PCQ Sprints

Jeff Dunn

Graham Wood and Natalie Dugdale

Michael Treffere

found very quickly that the green stuff has about 1/3rd of the grip of the black stuff and very soon you simply become a passenger. The not so fast group is a great entry into Club sprints. Everyone is given space on the track and clear guideline set out for where and when to pass. Socially a great group of people that are willing to share their knowledge. There are 13 club cars going to the Bathurst Sprints/Regularity in 2 weeks’ time. For a lot of drivers this was a good chance to ensure the car is well prepared for the challenging Bathurst circuit.

Mindfulness is defined as a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness of the present moment. A lot of people would find this through meditation or finding a quiet happy place. It can also be found, in my opinion on the race track. It is a time where you are absolutely focused on the present moment and getting through the current section of track as best you can. There is not another single thought in your mind, a very welcome break from the busy day to day life.

L-R: Mike Miller, Henry Sinclair, Justin Clarke, Stan Adler, Chris Battista, Taavi Orupold

Justin Clarke and David Lees

Congratulations to Porsche Club member, Bob Hamilton, who entered in the Leyburn Sprints with his 911 GT3. His very good news was that he managed, with his 2018 GT3, to win his class at the Leyburn Sprints on the weekend of 21 and 22 August.

Congratulations Bob! It’s what owning a Porsche is about.

Rhapsody in blue

When a special classic Porsche scooped a trio of major awards at Motorclassica 2022, it was a rewarding moment for the team at Australia’s first Porsche Classic Partner, Porsche Centre Melbourne.

A 1961 Porsche 356 B has topped a collection of important categories at this year’s Motorclassica event, an annual three-day celebration of Australia’s finest classic, sports and racing cars held at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building. Along with winning the category for New Age Classics - British and European (1961-1970), the stunning Aetna Blue 356 B was also awarded Best Porsche as well as Restoration of the Year, only the second time a single car has taken out three awards. It was a prestigious acknowledgement of the skilled artisans behind this car’s return to its as-new state. Among them is Peter Bowen, Porsche Classic Specialist Technician at Porsche Centre Melbourne, Australia’s Porsche Classic Partner.

For Peter, a skilled technician with 38 years’ experience in motor racing and classic Porsche vehicles, the project was a labour of love.

He was responsible for the car’s mechanical restoration, which included bringing back its original 1600 cc engine and four-speed gearbox to an asnew condition, among many other projects. And, as is often the case with car restorations, there were plenty of headwinds.

“The first big challenge was much of the car was disassembled when we received it,” he says. “Many of the assemblies were in pieces and there were boxes of parts, so we had to solve those puzzles first.”

Solving them was critical because there was an important fact hidden amongst the jumble of components.

“So much of the car was original,” Peter says, underlining the rarity of this Australian-delivered 356 B T5, which was sold new by Hamilton’s, Porsche’s original Australian importer.

“The body, engine, gearbox and window frames

are all original. Even the window regulators, radio, instruments and steering wheel. They were all fitted to the car when it was new and they’ve all been meticulously restored, not replaced.

“This was important. The owners wanted to save every component possible; the goal wasn’t to replace parts but to restore everything we could.”

Achieving this level of authenticity took time and care. It also took a vast amount of research. For example, when it became evident replacement right-hand drive headlight lenses were needed, owners Theo and Niki Dimopoulos were adamant that originals be sourced. A thorough investigation resulted in Theo finding an original pair from a lady in Malta. Still brand-new from the 1960s, they were unwrapped in their original Genuine Porsche parts packaging.

Work commenced at Porsche Centre Melbourne in late 2019 and while Peter worked on the car’s exhaustive mechanical restoration, the body and upholstery were undergoing their own revival.

By mid- 2021 Peter’s work was almost complete, bringing with it one of the project’s most rewarding phases.

“The biggest joy for me was how well it drove when it was finished.

“We went the extra mile sourcing date-correct parts and restoring everything that was able to be restored, and that’s important on such a special classic Porsche. “It’s wonderful to have the opportunity to work on cars like this. Seeing it complete, and how happy the owner is, makes it all rewarding. And to see the car being recognised with awards at Motorclassica is a bonus.”

68 Lachlan Harburg 993 GT2 Cup 1997 3.6 OPEN 5.00 59.3617 60.0909 -1.00 0.9954 81.5210 81.8889 -2.00 0.9800 1.9754 100

82 Kevin Vedelago 991.1 GT3 Cup 2018 3.8 OPEN 3.54 56.9187 56.4364 -1.00 0.9740 77.2587 77.6711 -2.00 0.9795 1.9534 99

928 John Gill 928 4.7 OPEN 4.80 60.7991 59.7273 -1.00 0.9659 80.8094 81.3111 -2.00 0.9815 1.9474 98

69 Steve Cooper 911 GT2 1997 3.6 OPEN 3.80 59.8070 56.9091 -1.00 0.9348 83.7412 78.4222 -2.00 0.9126 1.8474 97

109 Shane Wilson 997.2 GT3 Cup 2010 3.8 OPEN 3.54 56.5097 56.4364 -1.00 0.9810 NTR 77.6711 -2.00 NA 0.9810 96

68 Cameron Cooper 911 GT2 1997 3.6 OPEN 3.80 60.6696 56.9091 -1.00 0.9215 NTR 78.4222 -2.00 NA 0.9215 95

A Class

16 Brad Gall 991 GT3 2018 4.0 A 3.78 57.3018 57.8727 1.0100 77.2865 78.3644 1.0139 2.0239 100

14 Alex Haigh Cayman GT4 2016 3.8 A 4.43 59.7248 59.0545 0.9888 79.9871 80.2422 1.0032 1.9920 99

27 Michael Treffene 997.2 GT3 2011 3.8 A 4.36 59.9103 58.9273 0.9836 79.7754 80.0400 1.0033 1.9869 98

13 Henry Sinclair Cayman GT4 2016 3.8 A 4.32 59.7883 58.8545 0.9844 80.5471 79.9244 0.9923 1.9767 97

673 Stuart Ellis 991 GT3 RS 2019 4.0 A 3.76 59.4706 57.8364 0.9725 79.8527 78.3067 0.9806 1.9532 96

60 Andrew Mills 991 GT3 RS 2019 4.0 A 3.76 59.8822 57.8364 0.9658 80.6677 78.3067 0.9707 1.9366 95

209 David Lees 991 GT3 2018 4.0 A 3.78 60.1807 57.8727 0.9616 80.7206 78.3644 0.9708 1.9325 94 38 Glen Wallace 991 GT3 2015 3.8 A 4.01 61.6025 58.2909 0.9462 80.4004 79.0289 0.9829 1.9292 93 83 Mathias Butcher Cayman GT4 2020 4.0 A 4.43 62.1781 59.0545 0.9498 83.9081 80.2422 0.9563 1.9061 92 31 Antonio Peronace 992 C2S 2021 3.0T A 4.49 63.1830 59.1636 0.9364 85.3105 80.4156 0.9426 1.8790 91

B Class

78 Bill Black 911 1969 3.1 B 5.40 61.5794 60.8182 0.9876 83.5450 83.0445 0.9940 1.9816 100 15 Samuel Overton 718 S 2017 2.5T B 5.20 63.5803 60.4545 0.9508 83.2231 82.4667 0.9909 1.9417 99 133 Jeff Nottoli 991 T 2018 3.0 B 5.31 63.5803 60.6545 0.9540 84.1296 82.7845 0.9840 1.9380 98

88 Aiden Lefmann Cayman S 2011 3.4 B 5.69 65.2741 61.3455 0.9398 87.6193 83.8822 0.9573 1.8972 97

91 Steve Goodson 911 T 1971 3.6 B 5.10 64.6964 60.2727 0.9316 87.1407 82.1778 0.9430 1.8747 96

95 Gary Taber 944 1986 2.5T B 5.40 65.0179 60.8182 0.9354 NTR 83.0445 NA 0.9354 95

C Class

13 Jeffrey Dunn 911 1980 3.0 C 5.80 66.4179 61.5455 0.9266 88.2435 84.2000 0.9542 1.8808 100

619 Graham Wood 944 1990 2.5T C 6.20 70.5612 62.2727 0.8825 95.5921 85.3556 0.8929 1.7754 99

35 Derek Gibbins Cayman 2010 3.4 C 6.98 74.2844 63.6909 0.8574 97.6430 87.6089 0.8972 1.7546 98

100 Ross Richards 996 Carrera 1998 3.4 C 6.18 74.6326 62.2364 0.8339 93.4523 85.2978 0.9127 1.7466 97

23 Don Allen 911 SC 1983 3.2 C 6.20 64.8777 62.2727 0.9598 137.9091 85.3556 0.6189 1.5788 96

100 Justin Clarke Cayman 2011 2.9 C 6.98 64.8128 63.6909 0.9827 NTR 87.6089 NA 0.9827 95 Associate

181 Phil Holzberger Ford Mustang

ASSOC 65.2562 64.8663 98 85.7460 85.7460 100 198.0000 100

Ryan Black Lotus 2008 1.8 ASSOC 64.8663 64.8663 100 86.9407 85.7460 94 194.0000 99

Graham Hobbs Toyota 86 ASSOC 65.5397 64.8663 95 87.1180 85.7460 93 188.0000 98

Thomas Ford VW Polo ASSOC 68.2803 64.8663 76 88.6254 85.7460 85 161.0000 97

Dylan Van Mouwerik Subaru BRZ 2.0 ASSOC 86.2284 64.8663 7 89.0222 85.7460 82 89.0000 96

B CLASS 95 Gary Taber 944

2.5T 87.0020 88.100 1.013 70.3140 71.217 1.013 2.022 100

Bill Black 911 1969 3.1 87.7950 88.100 1.003 70.2630 71.217 1.014 2.014 99

Don Munro 911 1974 3.8 86.9750 87.275 1.003 71.5160 70.742 0.989 1.992 98 133 Jeff Nottoli 991T 2018 3.0T 89.2090 87.853 0.985 71.6900 71.074 0.991 1.972 97 83 Aiden Lefmann Cayman S 2011 3.4 90.3510 88.898 0.984 72.8550 71.676 0.984 1.969 96 20 Phil Hart 996 GT3 2000 3.6 86.6940 84.730 1.5000 0.960 69.2970 69.140 1.0000 0.983 1.966 95

C CLASS

615 Rod McCray 911 1979 3.0 96.7880 91.675 0.947 77.6400 73.275 0.944 1.892 98 35 Derek Gibbins Cayman 2010 2.9 99.6540 91.400 0.917 82.6940 73.117 0.884 1.801 97 74 Sonja Clarke Cayman 2011 2.9 101.2450 91.400 0.903 86.5550 73.117 0.845 1.746 96 ASSOC. CLASS

10 Chris Battista MX5 1995 1.8 87.3250 87.325 1.000 70.7000 70.700 1.000 2.000 100 92 Lachlan Harburg Lotus Exige 2016 1.8SC 87.5860 87.325 1.003 70.7240 70.700 1.000 1.996 99 187 Ryan Black Lotus Exige 2009 1.8SC 89.2840 87.325 1.022 72.4540 70.700 1.025 1.954 98 101 Jackson Sinclair BMW 3.2 91.8190 87.325 1.051 72.8240 70.700 1.030 1.922 97 4 Joe Catalano Toyota 86 2017 2.0 91.1470 87.325 1.044 73.7900 70.700 1.044 1.916 96 8 Emily Clarke Excel 92.8070 87.325 1.063 92.2310 70.700 1.305 1.708 95

WANTED - ALIVE

Wind Deflector for seat headrest to suit 2001 Boxster S Complete Drivers Side Door CardBlack Phone: JOHN 0450 026 800

WANTED: Futura Single Axle Low Loader TrailerCash waiting! contact Pete 24/7 04 3924 3944

Looking for Interior & Bumpers for 1972 911T

I am restoring my 1972 911t to its former glory. I am looking for an original interior including seats front and rear as well as door cards and fittings. Original bumpers would also be helpful and I am currently running a 3 litre motor that should be a 2.4litre.

Any assistance in locating and or selling me the above would be greatly appreciated.

Jonathan Bloxsom M 0412 882 843 jonathan. bloxsom@opg.net

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PORSCHE 928 AUTO

Australian delivery, metallic silver with black leather interior. Genuine collectors car, CGT free investment Offered for sale by the original own er this immaculate vehicle was pur chased from Hamiltons of South Yarra in September 1982 and has travelled 103,000 Kms . The car is in original condition and has been maintained according to the man ufacturer’s requirements. The orig inal Drivers Manual & Maintenance Record books and all service records are available to verify maintenance historys. Although the car is not used daily (usually driven weekly for about 30 K’s) it is registered until 1st September 2022 Next service due May 2022 Price: $47,500 For additional information about this unique vehicle contact the owner David Robertson 0418 762 271

1986 Automatic. Australian delivered 5 ltr Auto

928S

Granite Red with matching leather interior. Rare opportunity to purchase an original condition Australian delivered Porsche 928 S3. This vehicle was purchased new from Scuderia Veloce Motors NSW in February 1986 and has 136,350km on the odometer. The car is in good condition for age and has been well maintained with the timing belt replaced around 10,000km ago, front seats re-upholstered in perforated leather and dashboard recovered. The original toolkit, spare wheel, tyre pump, keys and driver’s manual are included. Please contact the owner for additional information and inspection. $43,000 ONO Peter 0406 356 936

987

Cayman Race Car

Listing here in the hope this great car goes to a club member before it goes on My105. Motorsport Australia Log Booked. Big dollar build by Autohaus in Sydney for a member of the PCNSW. Rebuilt high spec 4.0L engine with straight through and quiet exhaust for Lakeside. Rebuilt trans with LSD and a spare low ratio ring and pinion.

Rose jointed motorsport suspension and upgraded brakes. Cup Car electric power steering. 2 sets of forged alloy race wheels. Cool Suit Price: $110,000 Also interested in part trade for GT4 or 997 GT3 Paul Ford 0457883127

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LIFE MEMBERS PAST PRESIDENTS SPORTS PERSON of the YEAR

1982 Mike Gillies

1996 Peter Harburg

1997 Peter Hayes 2004 Phil Hart 2021 Bill Black 2021 Dave Beard

1974-1975 Red Ramier 1975-1976 Darryl Birtles 1976-1977 Brien Showyin 1977-1979 Dr lain Corness 1979-1981 Peter Harburg 1981-1982 David Heery 1982-1983 Tom Barrett 1983-1984 David Heery 1984-1987 Peter Harburg 1987-1989 Peter Hayes 1989-1991 Barry Long 1991-1994 Phil Hart 1994-1996 Ralf Schenk 1996-2000 Gavan Starr-Thomas 2000-2005 Joe Martens 2005-2008 Lee Cooper 2008-2010 Phillip Holzberger 2010-2015 David Beard 2016-2018 Lee Cooper 2018-2019 Wagner Higgins 2019-2020 Wagner/Eckhard Schwarting 2020- 2022 Lee Cooper 2022- John Datson

1986 Peter Harburg 1987 Peter Hayes 1988 Peter Hayes 1989 Phil Hart 1990 Phil & Gail Hart (joint) 1991 Phil Hart 1992 Phil Hart 1993 Phil Hart 1994 Steven Tory 1995 Gavan Starr-Thomas 1996 Gavan Starr-Thomas 1997 Kerry Hayes 1998 Brett Wentworth 1999 Vic Vakranoff 2000 Vic Vakranoff 2001 Brett Wentworth 2002 Vic Vakranoff 2003 Bill Black 2004 Brett Wentworth 2005 Mike Veverka 2006 Terry Knight 2007 Greg Turnham 2008 Greg Turnham 2009 Craig Woodman 2010 Phillip Brook 2011 Antony Van der Drift 2012 Bill Black 2013 Bill Black 2014 Eric van Dyke 2015 Antony van derDrift 2016 Eckhard Schwarting 2017 Eckhard Schwarting 2018 Eckhard Schwarting 2019 Eckhard Schwarting 2020 Eckhard Schwarting 2021 Brad Gall

Nature created electricity. Porsche gave it soul.

The first all-electric Porsche. The new Taycan. Here now.

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