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It does not seem that long ago that I was talking about the start of the year, and here we are in May 2021 already.
A major event for the Porsche Club of SA held at the Bend Motorsport Park over the Easter long week-end, Good Friday and Easter Saturday was a resounding success. Although sixteen of our friends from the Porsche Club of Queensland were locked out of the event, those who were fortunate enough not to be affected by Covid19 still represented other state clubs, along with our large home state contingent.
Darien Herreen and his Motorsport team are to be congratulated for the enormous amount of time and effort that they put into the Porsche Clubs of Australia Easter event, not once but twice!!!! Why twice, the first time the event was scheduled for Easter 2020 and then of course Covid19 caused the major disruption to all of us and so the event was cancelled at short notice. I also need to acknowledge the incredible support from The Bend Motorsport Park and Charise Bristow for all the background work to allow the event to be rolled over to 2021. However, that did not mean Darien’s work stopped there. It was basically start again with all the re-organisation, planning and scheduling and the final result was an event which will continue into the future each Easter. Just a note at this point that I also need to acknowledge, Darien as an employee of Qantas had to juggle many situations at work while still trying to negotiate the future of the event and he acquitted himself in exemplary style in both roles as always, thank you on behalf of all members Darien.
Mark Coupe was another of the Motorsport team who made the competitors most welcome with his excellent service at the front desk and the great job in form up and of course the support for Darien. As I said the feedback and general comments from competitors, visitors and support groups has been extremely satisfying and we look forward to Easter 2022 when more of our interstate clubs will be joining us for the next chapter of Porsche Clubs of Australia at The Bend.
If you were not a competitor our Social Committee members, but mainly Lee Fulton, organised a lunch run to the Bend for members to share in the event enjoying the excellent food and beverages track side and an opportunity to have a drive on Australia’s world acclaimed Motor Racing Circuit. Thank you Lee and to all those who made the effort to attend and meet some of our interstate friends. Mark the date in your calendar as part of your 2022 planning. 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 Club Express group to ensure we are getting best platform available to support our growing club and the diverse needs of a database system.
Our membership is expanding with the number now in excess of four hundred and growing each quarter and with such expansion, we as a committee are looking to support the diverse needs of you the club members. The social calendar is being finalised as I write this article, with three dinners, the AGM and the Black Tie Dinner and a week-end away just some of those to come. Keep an eye on the website for further updates and submit any suggestions to the committee via email of any future social event or idea that you may like included.
Which brings me to the next item of news for you the members to contribute to and support the team who will be producing the Porsche Partners page(s) in the Porsche Magazine. Keep an eye out for the first instalment in this issue.
Historic registration, membership and the new financial year. All members who have vehicles on Historic registration are reminded that they must renew their club membership and have their logbook signed to remain legally registered and insured under the current agreement. I will email details of time and location for logbooks to be presented for endorsement in the next few weeks.
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Helen Kowalenko has been made an Honorary Member of the Porsche Club of SA Inc, in recognition of her years of service and dedication to so many aspects of the Club and the Porsche marque. As many of you know the Christmas function and the assistance given to Santa with the suitable present choice for the children has been Helen’s domain for many, many years and Santa sends his congratulations too. More recently Helen with the assistance of her daughter Sarah produced beautiful gift packages (all SA products) for those who attended the dinner at the Bend on Easter Friday. Many of the interstate participants were very appreciative. Congratulations Helen and on behalf of past and present members of the Club thank you for your unwavering support.
Vic Moore,
President, PCSA Inc.
president’s report
Dear Members Since our last Porsche Report much has happened and to that I will firstly address the issues that arose from our last AGM held on Friday September 24, 2021. I have taken part of the email sent to all members explaining the issues and the proceeding that are in place to rectify the situation.
“It has recently been brought to the attention of your committee that the club’s 2021 Annual General Meeting was not conducted in accordance with the club’s constitution. We have therefore sought the services of a constitution specialist who advised that this is indeed the case. The committee apologises for the process undertaken, being flawed. It was not intentional. The Constitution Specialist also advised that the Porsche Club SA constitution of 2010 does not meet current legal requirements and has not for some time. To this end we are in the process of having our constitution updated. This process will take 4-5 months and will require consultation with members and committee under the guidance of the constitution expert we have engaged. In order that our currently elected committee can function and act in the best interests of club members we will have a new AGM at 6pm (6:30 start) on Thursday 9th December at The Junction Hotel, 470 Anzac Hwy, Camden Park SA 5038. (Phone 8350-3400). Food and beverages will be supplied. Nominations for committee will be received up until 12th November 2021. If you felt that by the process of the last AGM you were not given the opportunity to nominate or be nominated please do so now via the attached form and send to me for collation. (See email October 21, 2021). Following the receipt of nominations you will receive a list of nominations no less than 14 days before the AGM. I have copied the relevant sections of the constitution for your information as a footnote below. Should you have any queries please contact me to discuss”
Since the meeting your committee has continued to work tirelessly for you and the Club with many events now finished and many more being organised as the year draws to a close, Sprints, Motorkhanas, Hill Climbs, Skid Pan Experience, The Black Tie Dinner, Club dinners and the Foggy Dew run, the Weekend away, Trophy Presentations at The Bend and the Christmas Party. As you can see, your committee is always organising and planning events for you all to enjoy are will be open to any suggestions on activities you would see as added value to you and other Club members. As with any Club or Family we all understand that everything that is achieved is done through teamwork and caring for everyone. As the Porsche Family grows the committee is actively pursuing an inclusive policy to ensure we can grow together and demonstrate that owning a Porsche is, not only an ultimate goal achieved but is also the introduction to the Porsche Family. As the year draws to a close I have mention some of the events that are coming up, for example the final event for the Motorsport year with an event at the Bend including the option of passenger rides for friends and family, followed by the Motorsport awards and Club Person of the Year. While not an official Porsche Club event, the Shannons Adelaide Rally has a dedicated group of members in the Rally as the Porsche Club Tour group, with a total of twenty five cars representing the Porsche Marque. On Sunday December the 5th the Christmas Party will be held at the Ashton Oval. The second AGM, which we encourage you to attend, will be on Thursday December 9, 2021. The committee is looking forward to 2022 and many plans are well underway with Easter being one of our major events for the Motorsport Calendar. Please mark Easter 2022 in your diary and if you feel you would like to have some input into potential activities for example visits or tours that you feel would add value, particularly for our interstate visitors, please contact one of the committee members. Otherwise come and join in the weekend as a competitor or on a social level, we would love to see as many of you as possible. The Social calendar will be published early in the new year and provided we are able to survive Covid regulations we are looking forward to a busy year with breakfast runs, cub dinners and the Black Tie Evening to mention a few. As this will be the last Porsche report for the year, on behalf of the Committee of the PCSA Inc, I would like to extend to you all, the best wishes for the festive season and wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are looking forward to seeing many of you at many or some of the vents throughout 2022. Kind regards to all, Vic Moore President, PCSA Inc.
Vic Moore President 0412 700 194 president@pcsa.asn.au James Law Vice President & Membership 0416 044 051 vicepresident@pcsa.asn.au
Johnny Fricke
Vice President & Membership Darien Herreen 0434 272 707 Secretary & Motorsport vicepresident@pcsa.asn.au secretary@pcsa.asn.au
Darien Herreen Secretary & Motorsport 0427 348 490 secretary@pcsa.asn.au Steve Thiele Treasurer 0412 195 634 treasurer@pcsa.asn.au
Steve Thiele Roger Paterson
Treasurer Motorkhana Director 0412 195 634 Mobile: 0414 993 930 treasurer@pcsa.asn.au motorkhana@pcsa.asn.au
Lee Fulton
Social Secretary Ron Wishart 0422 129 710 Social Secretary / Merchandise social@pcsa.asn.au social@pcsa.asn.au
Chris Baldwin Phillip Kellett
Magazine Editor Magazine Editor 0434 231 840 Mobile: 0409 931 193 magazine@pcsa.asn.au magazine@pcsa.asn.au
Doug McPherson Doug McPherson
Website/Facebook Website/Facebook 0419 704 247 0419 704 247 webmaster@pcsa.asn.au webmaster@pcsa.asn.au
Peter Brunnthaler Peter Brunnthaler
Historic Register/ Historic Register/ Licencing Licencing 0410 614 911 0410 614 911 historic@pcsa.asn.au historic@pcsa.asn.au
Peter Kowalenko Historic Register/ Licencing 0429 390 911 historic@pcsa.asn.au Peter Kowalenko Historic Register/ Licencing 0429 390 911 historic@pcsa.asn.au
general committee
Mark Coupe
Johnny Fricke
Lee Fulton
general committee Peter Panopoulos
Mark Coupe
James Law
Roger Paterson
Jan- Mar 2021
