President’s Report 37. Dinner at The Caledonian

From the Editor

The PCSA Magazine should reflect the activity of the Porsche community in SA, in all its guises, and its inter-relationship with the national and global Porsche brand.

As I review the contents of this, the first edition of Porsche Report for 2022, I am acutely aware of the multitude of facets to the activity of members of both the Porsche Club of SA, the wider Porsche community in SA and the national and global brand of Porsche AG. Whilst motorsport activity is the raison d’être for Porsche, it is by no means the commercial engine for the brand – that is well and truly the sale of Cayenne and Macan vehicles, with hybrid and electric powertrains (as you will see in the Porsche Newsroom articles). Taycan is now outselling the 911 in global sales, and the Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo is one of the most exciting vehicles to emerge on the market.

What does this all mean for our Porsche community and Club in SA? Well, we cannot but be influenced by the shifting nature of both powertrains and vehicle design dynamics, as we look across the Porsche model spectrum, and ponder how that may ultimately impact the nature of our motorsport and other club activity for current and future members. That activity will and should reflect and cater for member vehicle models and their variety of uses and enjoyment. For example, how can PCSA activities better cater for the increasing number of club SUV owners? How will the increasing use of EV Porsches impact the format and nature of future motorsport activity? All food for thought.

The cover of this edition pictures the futuristic design of the sexy Vision Gran Turismo for PlayStation’s Gran Turismo 7. Whilst it is a concept design for online platforms at present, does it represent design aspects of the future Porsche 911 EV, when and if it arrives? There is certainly no doubt, as we report in this magazine, that Porsche AG is seriously considering the future evolution of a 911 EV and/or Hybrid variant, as the 911 model designation is finally retired, sad as that maybe.

As usual, we report on the motorsport and social activity of the Club over this first quarter, from the motorkhana and sprint events to the social runs to Bremerton winery and dinner at The Caledonian and Tower Hotels. We also look at the continued Porsche LMDh testing for entry to the WEC, the new Carrera 4 GTS and the Porsche Classic.

To capture and report on the full variety of PCSA activity in a timely fashion for this magazine, we need volunteers who are willing to write articles and take photographs of anything that they feel captures this activity or represents a human-interest aspect to Porsche ownership. The Club Committee is well across this, and a Working Group will shortly be addressing the organisational aspects to facilitate magazine input. As Editor I welcome all feedback as well as informed comment from readers on both the magazine articles and ideas for what we can include in the next edition. The Letters to the Editor section and a Q&A article will hopefully commence in Edition 2 of 2022 and become regular features.

You can send your input to magazine@ pcsa.asn.au

I hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to your comments and ideas.

Chris Baldwin

Editor

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