President’s Report 40: The Passion For Porsche

Hello readers. A new issue and a new editor – well, not quite. In penning this editorial I am aware that, whilst this edition has been a collaborative effort between Phill and myself, Phill has done most of the work putting together another marvellous Porsche Report. By that I mean that the bringing together of articles and new supporters who have come onboard will again be reflective of the hard work and devotion that has characterised Phill’s time as Editor. As you probably are also aware, due to some procedural issues around our recent AGM held in September the result is that the elected Committee positions for the 2021/22 year, including Editor, have been deemed technically invalid. The appropriate steps are being taken to address this governance issue but in the meantime, because Phil and I have done a great deal of work already to ensure a smooth transition to me as Editor, we don’t wish to hinder our progress in this area, which is why I am writing this editorial piece. Having said that, if another club member nominates for the Editorial position, then they will of course have an opportunity to take on this role if elected at our follow up AGM, but in the meantime Phil and I will continue to move forward unless circumstances change. I’m sure you all understand the logic in this.

Taking up the position of Editor, and having discussions with various people who share a love of the Porsche brand, has caused me to consider just what this magazine means to its readers, what they want from the magazine and what wider function it serves as part of the Porsche Club of SA Inc. Needless to say, first and foremost it must be about club members, supporters, the Porsche brand and then the wider Porsche community in SA. I heard just recently a senior Porsche AG executive say that ‘Porsche is a brand for people who follow their dreams’. If so, I want this magazine to reflect those dreams, especially as we move through a period of transition for Porsche AG, from primarily designing and manufacturing vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE) as the primary powerplant, to an all-electric concept that is more sustainable and digital. These cars will be better equipped to meet more stringent emissions and consumption standards globally. Of course, Porsche is not new to the electric powertrain environment. Some 113 years ago Porsche developed the world’s first hybrid and since then has advanced its electrification technology whilst staying true to its sports car tradition. In 2010 Porsche unveiled its 911/997 GT3 R Hybrid as a test-bed on the racetrack for what Porsche called Porsche Intelligent Performance. The vehicle had 2 electric motors of 60Kw each on the front axle and a 373kw 4 litre flat six at the rear. In addition, it featured an electric flywheel power generation unit fitted in the passenger seat area to provide both regeneration and electric motor functions. This was perhaps a glimpse into the future of the ubiquitous and iconic 911! As we all know, then came the 918 hybrid supercar and the all-conquering 919 LMP1 car that competed so successfully in the WEC. Now we have the launch of the exciting Mission R Concept for an all electric customer racing vehicle. You can read more about this in this edition. We can be left in no doubt that Porsche intends to evolve more performance, more efficient drivetrains and higher capacity batteries whilst always balancing innovation with tradition, So, what might the future of the 911 look like? Porsche has already flagged that, as part of the 992 mid cycle revamp in 2023/24 we will see the 911 Turbo S E-Hybrid, but also made clear that it does not regard the 911 concept as suited to full electrification. What Porsche has also said is that by 2030 some 80% of all its new vehicles will be electrified.

I look forward to being able to reflect in this magazine the diversity of Porsche ownership and enjoyment amongst the Club membership as well as an awareness of what the wider Porsche community is doing in SA and, indeed, the world. SA is, after all, Porsche’s biggest single marque ownership market per capita of any State in Australia so there is plenty of brand awareness and an obvious desire to experience all the brand represents.

In this edition we cover the Collingrove Hill Climb and Super Sprint events, the new 2021 GT3 and we feature the return of the ‘member profile’ article, this time on Peter Withensohn and his long standing passion for Porsches. Member Profile articles are something I would like to see again feature regularly in the magazine so please send me your contributions if you believe you have an interesting story to tell. There is also an article on an upcoming attempt to set a record for motorised crossing of no less a place than Antarctica using a highly modified Porsche 356. We also cover the important social events held over the quarter. On the topic of social events, we (Lee Fulton) are always pleased to receive articles and photos from any club members who have attended one of these events and would like to share that experience with the wider readership. I would only ask that any photos be sent to me as attachments to emails so that we can capture the full quality of the images.

Last but not least, we welcome three new supporters to this magazine. They are Collecting Cars APAC Ltd who have a huge online presence in vehicle auction sales; Soul Growers of the Barossa Valley who have supplied us a great ad and a very special deal for Porsche club members and Venergy, your one stop shop for all your solar energy requirements. We are excited to welcome them all to our magazine and the Porsche community and thank them and all our other supporters for their generosity.

I hope you all enjoy the articles we have put together in this edition and please feel free to write to me with any suggestions or articles you may want to contribute to the next or future editions.

Cheers

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