Dear Members It does not seem that long ago that I was Vic Moore talking about the start of the year, and here we are in May 2021 already.
Very soon you will be receiving emails, asking you to respond to a series of questions and to update your club information. We, as the Porsche Club of SA Inc, are moving to a new database, Club Express, to ensure your information and details are up to date and secure. The new system will give member portal access allowing you to enter events, attend functions, contact the committee and update your details from anywhere you can find the opportunity to log in. Johnny Fricke has spent hours researching and questioning the Clubclub Express group to ensure we are getting the and its members, please contact me best platform available to support our growing by phone or email or one of our committee club and theany diverse needs of a us database members; feedback helps provide system. more opportunities for all our Club members. If you feel really passionate and would like Ourcontribute membership is expanding withthink the number to to the organisation, about now in excess of four of hundred and growing becoming a member the committee or each quarter to and with such expansion, we as a volunteering assist at various functions committee are would lookingbe tomost support the diverse or events, you welcome. To needs of to yousupport the clubthe members. The social continue development of all calendarof is the being finalised as I write this article, aspects Club, we actively encourage with three dinners, themembers AGM and who the Black assistance from club have Tie and ainterest week-end away just someand of those aDinner particular in certain events to come. Keep an eye oncommittees the website for for afurther activities, by joining sub updateswhile and that submit any suggestions to the period particular event is being committeeand via email of any future social organised held. For example, everyevent two or ideawe that youour mayShow like included. years have and Shine Event, which is very demanding and requires many Which of brings to theprior next to item newsand for hours workme months theofevent you theofmembers to contribute and plenty work leading up to andtoon thesupport day. the team will be producing the Show Porsche Lee Fultonwho is organising the 2023 and Partners in the Keep Shine andpage(s) certainly will Porsche welcomeMagazine. any assistance an eye out thetofirst instalment in this issue. you may befor able offer.
president’s report
A major event for the Porsche Club of SA held at the Bend Motorsport Park over the Easter long week-end, Good FridayMembers and Easter Saturday was a resounding Dear success. Although sixteen of our friends from the Porsche Club ofon Queensland were locked Welcome to 2022; behalf of the Committee, ofyou the aevent, those were Iout wish Happy and who much lessfortunate disrupted enough notOntoSunday be affected by Covid19 still New Year. January 30, the first represented other state clubs, along with official Porsche Club event for 2022 was our a large home state contingent. Motorkhana held at Mallala Motorsport Park, with a full field of entrants enjoying another Darien Herreen and his Motorsport teamThis arewas to successfully staged Motorsport event. be congratulated for theevent enormous of followed by the second on theamount calendar, timeFebruary and effort that they put into the again Porsche the Supersprint at Mallala, well Clubs of Australia Easterlike event, not once but attended, but we would to encourage more twice!!!! competitors Why twice, the time female to first come outthe andevent develop was skills scheduled for Easter and then of their in a friendly safe2020 and supportive course Covid19 the major disruption atmosphere. We caused are looking at partnering with to all of us and so thetoevent was acancelled Motorsport Australia develop programat short notice. Imore also need to participation acknowledgeinthe to encourage female incredible support fromas The Bend Motorsport as many speed events possible, with Park and Charise forguidance, all the background professional driverBristow training, and work to allow the event to be rolled in over support. As I previously mentioned thetolast 2021. However, that Darien’sin report, we had ten of did ournot 50 mean competitors work stoppedRally there. It was start the Adelaide either all basically female crews, again with all the re-organisation, planning and navigating, driving, or sharing duties. scheduling and the final result was an event Your willinto keep hardEaster. for whichcommittee will continue theworking future each you we at hope are able to support Justand a note thisyou point that I also need to as many events asDarien possible this year. Doofnot acknowledge, as an employee Qantas forget two-day Event, with many had tothe juggle manyEaster situations at work while of our counterparts joining The still interstate trying to negotiate the future ofus theatevent Bend Motorsport Park. Even if you arestyle not in and he acquitted himself in exemplary competing in the eventthank at The if youofhave both roles as always, youBend, on behalf all the time bring the family and join in the event members Darien. and meet some of our interstate visitors. For those of you was who another have notofvisited The Bend Mark Coupe the Motorsport previously, it is a the must for all South Australians team who made competitors most welcome to experience the service magnificent that the with his excellent at thefacility front desk Shahin havein built with an interest and theFamily great job formfor up all and of course inthe Motorsport, is trulyAs world class. We will support foritDarien. I said the feedback provide updates prior tofrom Easter detailing event and general comments competitors, schedules activities thathas will been provide a visitors andand support groups extremely focus for your visit. Youforward can of to course satisfying and we look Easterjust 2022 come for a drive, a meal or awillcoffee and when more of ourenjoy interstate clubs be joining experience ‘Thechapter Bend’. of Porsche Clubs of us for the next Australia at The Bend. Our social calendar is be published on the Porsche Club website andour in more If you were notSAa competitor Socialdetail on the members only Club Express with Committee members, but mainly Leelink, Fulton, breakfast lunch 911 and organisedruns, a lunch run runs, to thenot Bend forruns members evening at selected all in thefood to sharedinners in the event enjoyinghotels, the excellent schedule. To date a dinner at the Caledonian and beverages track side and an opportunity Hotel was held on withacclaimed a full to have a drive on February Australia’s18 world complement members attending Motor RacingofCircuit. Thank you Leeand and the to all following weekend a successful run to Mannum those who made the effort to attend and meet with another of Mark support some of our excellent interstate show friends. thefrom date in members. Theas date venue2022 for the Black your calendar partand of your planning. Tie Dinner is August 19, 2022 at Penfolds, so mark the date in your diary, along with the weekend away in late October, details available later. If you have any suggestions for Social events or other activities you would find valuable for
Historic registration, and the new Similarly, the Porschemembership Report (Magazine) financial year. All members who and haveproduce, vehicles requires assistance to develop but in a different form. are I know Chris isthat always on Historic registration reminded they looking for valuable relevant contributions must renew their cluband membership and have in thelogbook form of signed articlestoand reports from their remain legally registered dinners, clubunder runs the andcurrent social gatherings. and insured agreement. I will We have instituted Partner’s Page are email details of timea and location for and logbooks always looking for to write annext article to be presented forsomeone endorsement in the about being the partner of a Porsche club few weeks. member and hopefully also a member, giving aIt perspective others willwefind interesting is with great that pleasure that announce and them to write article. that inspire Helen Kowalenko has their beenown made an The Porsche is of forthe all Porsche our members toSA enjoy HonoraryReport Member Club of and berecognition a part of and often comments areand made Inc, in of her years of service relating to more local content interest. dedication to so many aspectsbeing of theofClub and Now is your chance; (clear, the Porsche marque. photographs As many of you know the good quality 300dpi) with or given details, Christmas function and thecaptions assistance to small large storiesforcan Santa or with the recent suitablearticles presentorchoice the be submitted to our Editor, Chris for Baldwin, children has been Helen’s domain many,for consideration. you are not sure of the type of many years andIf Santa sends his congratulations file, quality or typewith of article contact any too. photo More recently Helen the assistance of your committee members forbeautiful information. her daughter Sarah produced Ifgift you have an (all idea may befor able to be a packages SAthat products) those who regular feature, please attendedmagazine the dinnerarticle at theorBend on Easter submit your suggestions and participants become a were Friday. Many of the interstate contributing member of your Porsche very appreciative. Congratulations HelenFamily. and on Ibehalf know of that Chris is instituting a ‘Letters to Club the past and present members of the Editor’ feature in the magazinesupport. so please feel thank you for your unwavering free to put forward any suggestions, critique, or Vicideas. Moore,
Vic Moore President president@pcsa.asn.au
club committee
James Law Vic Moore Vice President & Membership President 0416 044 051 0412 700 194 vicepresident@pcsa.asn.au president@pcsa.asn.au
Johnny Fricke Vice President & Membership Darien Herreen 0434 272&707 Secretary Motorsport vicepresident@pcsa.asn.au secretary@pcsa.asn.au
Steve DarienThiele Herreen Treasurer Secretary & Motorsport 0412 0427 195 348 634 490 treasurer@pcsa.asn.au secretary@pcsa.asn.au
Steve Thiele Roger Paterson Treasurer Director Motorkhana 0412 195 634993 930 Mobile: 0414 treasurer@pcsa.asn.au motorkhana@pcsa.asn.au
Lee Fulton Ron SocialWishart Secretary Social Secretary 0422 129 710 / Merchandise social@pcsa.asn.au
Chris Baldwin Phillip Kellett Magazine Editor 0434 231 840931 193 Mobile: 0409 magazine@pcsa.asn.au
Doug McPherson McPherson Doug Website/Facebook Website/Facebook 0419 704 247 0419 704 247 webmaster@pcsa.asn.au webmaster@pcsa.asn.au
Peter Brunnthaler Brunnthaler Peter Historic Register/ Register/ Historic Licencing Licencing 0410 614 911 0410 614 911 historic@pcsa.asn.au historic@pcsa.asn.au
Peter Kowalenko Kowalenko Peter Historic Register/ Register/ Historic Licencing Licencing 0429 390 911 0429 390 911 historic@pcsa.asn.au historic@pcsa.asn.au
general committee Mark Coupe Johnny Fricke Lee Fulton
general committee
Peter Panopoulos
Looking forward to a great 2022 and meeting President, PCSA Inc. as many of you as I can at our packed year of events.
Mark Coupe
Kind regards,
Peter Wirthensohn
James Law Roger Paterson
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Vic Moore, President, PCSA Inc.
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