Porsche News 2 - 2017

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The Official Journal of the Porsche Club Queensland Inc. Issue 2 - 2017

40 Years 928

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PORSCHE NEWS REGULARS Events Calendar 3 President’s Prose 4 Meet the Membership Director 4 Motorsport News 6 Meet the Motorsport Director 11 Social Director goes to Bathurst 22-23 Market Place 44 Parts for Sale 45

CONTRIBUTORS Thanks to the following members and friends for their contributions: Porsche Cars Australia, Allan Carseldine, Lee Cooper, Bill Black, Kevin Vedelago, Bruce Buchanan, Greg McWhinney, Cameron Allan

FEATURES New Member Profile 7 Rick's Garage 8 Bathurst 14 16 Cylinders 18 Round 1 Motorkhana 21 Simulator 22 Motorsport Club Member 25 928 Turns 40 26 Singer Inspired 32 Recipes 36 From the Archives 38 Letters/Advice wanted 43

COVERSHOT Cover Photo: 928's gather to celebrate 40 years of change.

Inside Cover Photo: More 928's

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2016-2017 Committee and Assistants President Lee Cooper pres@porsche-qld.org.au

Vice President Bill Black vpresident@porsche-qld.org.au

Executive Secretary Wagner Higgins secretary@porsche-qld.org.au Finance Director Eckhard Schwarting treasurer@porsche-qld.org.au Motorsport Director Kevin Vedelago comp@porsche-qld.org.au

Social Director Greg McWhinney social@porsche-qld.org.au

Web Master Jeff Clancey admin@porsche-qld.org.au

Membership Secretary Ross Goldsmith membership@porsche-qld.org.au

Communications Director Peter Stapley editor@porsche-qld.org.au

Merchandise Director Cameron Allan marketing@porsche-qld.org.au

Porsche News is published every two months by the Porsche Club Queensland Inc. primarily for the members and supporters.

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Please forward all correspondence to:Porsche News Porsche Club Qld GPO Box 584 BRISBANE QLD 4001 Members’ contributions are welcome and encouraged.

Original articles and photographs will be returned if requested. Email to editor@porsche-qld.org.au The opinions expressed or inferred herein are not necessarily those of the editor, committee or Club.

Copyright is the responsibility of the submitting correspondent.

The Porsche Club Qld Inc. meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 7.30pm at: PORSCHE CENTRE BRISBANE 146 Breakfast Creek Rd Newstead 4006 (Unless otherwise notified.

Please check the Calendar for changes.)

Management Committee Meetings are held on the last Thursday of each month - venue to be advised.

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2017 Porsche Club Qld

Social Calendar

May 2017 06 PCQ Motorsport Rd 2 - Sprint Lakeside 09 Club Night - Porsche Centre Brisbane The Club extends a warm welcome 13 Saturday Vehicle Concourse Prep-day at Bowden's to the following new members: 14 ICC Rd. 2 - Navigation Run (PCQ Practice Run) 19 - 21 Festival of Elegance Water – Wheels - Wings 28 ICC Rd. 3 - Concours / Show & Shine - Belmont Jarrod & Gillian Cowley-Grimmond 928 GT 28 - 28 Mac's Bridge Sports & Classic Car Festival Christopher Lovett 944 2.4 June 2017 Peter & Poh Choo Wright 911T LUX 03 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 3 - Sprint QR Andrew Volp & Maryanne Keen 993 Carrera 912 04 Sunday Invitation Charity Show & Shine Brad Woods 996 cup car Cayenne S 11 ICC Rd. 4 - Regularity Lakeside Aleksandra & Mario Rodrigues Boxster 13 Club Night - Porsche Centre Brisbane Adam Krauel & Danielle Kidd 996 turbo 24 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 4 - Hillclimb - Mt Cotton Tim Prichard 911 coupe 911 targa 25 Navigation Picnic Run to Sommerset Dam Eddie & Leisa Cheng Boxster S July 2017 Kevin Fourie 944 coupe 01 Porsche Owners Cars & Coffee at DHM Automotive Tomas & Michelle Guerin Boxster S 02 Muscle on the Mountain at Maleny 2017 Michael & Hayley Reid

997 Carrera S 11 Club Night - Porsche Centre Gold Coast Michael James

991 S 22 Christmas In July Ken Harris

991R Macan GTS 22 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 5 and ICC Rd. 5 - Morgan Park Stephanie & Michael Dempsey GT3RS 25 'Newbies' Night David Handel GT3 August 2017 08 Club Night - Porsche Centre Brisbane 27 Sunday Go-Karts at Game Over Helensvale 27 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 6 and ICC Rd. 6 - DTC Lakeside September 2017 Club Night - Porsche Centre Brisbane Apr 9 PCQ Rnd 1 & ICC Rnd 1 - Motorkhana – 12 24 Breakfast - Byron Bay Cars & Coffee

Willowbank May 6 PCQ Rnd 2 - Lakeside Sprint 30 ICC Rd. 7 - Hill Climb Mt. Cotton May 14 ICC Rnd 2 – Navigation Run 30 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 7 - Sprint Morgan Park May 28 PCQ Concours & ICC Rnd 3 - Concours October 2017 Jun 3 PCQ Rnd 3 - QR Sprint 01 Noosa Beach Classic Car Show 2017 June 11 ICC Rnd 4 – Regularity - Lakeside 10 Club Night - Porsche Centre Brisbane Jun 24 PCQ Rnd 4 - Hillclimb – Mt Cotton 14 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 8 - Sprint QR Jul 22 PCQ Rnd 5 & ICC Rnd 5 - Morgan Park Sprint 22 Sunday Lunch - Mt. Tambourine Aug 27 PCQ Rnd 6 & ICC Rnd 6 -Autocross – 24 'Newbies' Night

Lakeside DTC 28 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 9 and ICC Rd. 8 - Sprint Norwell Sep 30

PCQ Rnd 7 - Morgan Park Sprint November 2017 Sep 30 ICC Rnd 7 – Hillclimb – Mt Cotton 12 PCQ Motorsport Rd. 10 - Khannacross Willowbank Oct 14 PCQ Rnd 8 - QR Sprint 14 Club Night - Porsche Centre Gold Coast Oct 28 PCQ Rnd 9 & ICC Rnd 8 - Sprint – Norwell 19 Sunday Family Picnic Run - Bribie Island Nov 12 PCQ Rnd 10 - Khanacross – Willowbank December 2017 05 Club Night - Porsche Centre Brisbane For those of us who have 10 PCQ Christmas Party been in the club and involved in the motorsport side of events a few years back will remember a very happy and competitive member of our club. Peter Mills.

Peter was laid to rest on the 62 Delta Street, GEEBUNG 4034 – Ph 3865 1072 26th April at Allambie www.hornityres.com.au MOTORSPORT TYRE SPECIALISTS Memorial Park, Gold Coast.

All Brands of Road and Race tyres Our sincerely and Specialist Advice on all things motorsport deep felt sympathy goes out to Winda and his family.

May he driving the skies in his favourite Porsche.

Membership

MOTORSPORT 2017

In Memoriam

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PRESIDENTS

PROSE

Motorkhana number 1 done and dusted, Bathurst at Easter which as a club QLD WON, Targa Tasmania, our first sprint at Lakeside and a number of social events, attended by many, have filled our calendar since the last magazine. It has been a very busy time, not only for the club but also for me with many of the committee away overseas for varying lengths of time, at the same time. I was filling a number of positions so I apologise if a few things were missed or I took too long to reply, in particular membership and merchandise. We are now back to full strength so if something has been missed please, please, let me or the appropriate committee members know.

Time has gone by so quickly and it is that time of year again where we have to inform you all of the need to renew your membership on or before the 30th June 2017 if you wish to have a current member card for competition; and the upcoming AGM, applications for committee positions and the requirement to fill in proxy forms if you are unable to attend the AGM. Our magazine is a little out of sync with the 30 day minimum notice so we are advising early!! Locate further on in the magazine for forms and notice of the Annual General Meeting.

Finally we have filled all the positions on the committee permanently, I hope! We would like to welcome Ross Goldsmith to the committee as our new Membership Secretary, hopefully he enjoys his time with us all, we are sometimes a hard bunch to handle especially if the boys get on a roll with the jokes!!. Eckhard Schwarting has moved to Treasurer and we are all settled. I will take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful members who have offered support and help during the past few months; so good to know that people care and are so willing to lend a hand where needed.

Truly THANK YOU all, you’re wonderful.

PCQ members page is up and running, I post numerous things on there relating to Porsche, events etc but all members can use to post about their cars or something they have seen or done so if you are not a member of this page but a member of the club, ask to join the page and let’s get it full of Porsche chatter.

I look forward to all the upcoming events planned and meeting members at both social and motorsport events, especially the new ladies venturing onto the track, I Love It..

Remember there are new categories for trophies and awards this year in all areas so if you are interested in slower paced control type events then there is no need to do the speed events or vice versa.

Welcome to all the many NEW MEMBERS, great to have you on board and we hope that you enjoy the club and its activities. If there is ever anything you would like to do or see happen please let us know and we will always try to accommodate as the club is for the members and their enjoyment.

Till next time, take care, see you at an event soon and if not love your Porsche.

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MEET ROSS GOLDSMITH Membership Secretary

I was formerly a PCQ member from 2000 – 2004 owning a 76 3litre Carrera coupe and 924 turbo. Moving up the coast and moving into a unit was the catalyst to selling the two cars. While a member along with Ian Ryan & Michael Leu we started RIM Racing. RIM was supported by associate members Barry Smith and our driving and wine expert Bob Hamilton.

Rim also looked after the barbecues at most of the sprints under the careful eye of myself (the international chef).

Back in 2004 I fancied a GT3 and had a run with Phil Holsberger and Lee Cooper and realized a GT3 was far above my ability so this was another reason for selling my two cars.

6 months ago I happened to see Lee & Steve drive past our unit on the way to the Noosa classic and Narelle and I made a comment how lovely it looked.

This was the catalyst to buying my 2003 996 Carrera.

I absolutely love the air, rear camera, power, auto and many other features not in the earlier Porsches.

Ross Goldsmith

We can all help reduce membership turnover Hello everyone. I am pleased to announce that I have retired from work. A tough job, I know. But somebody had to do it.

This will give me a bit more time to devote to club activities – which I am looking forward to very much.

One of my roles on the PCQ committee is to consider marketing issues for the club. In this instalment, I would like to touch on the issue of membership turnover and ways we all can assist in reducing it.

Obviously, all clubs have member turnover. Every year, new members join and some members leave. For our club to grow and prosper, we need to not only attract new members but we also have to retain the members we already have.

Our club has a very stable core of members who have been with the club for five years or more. Some 27 per cent of members have been with the club for 10 or more years.

However, our club, loses about a quarter of members each year. I don’t know precisely how this compares to other clubs but I would imagine we are probably about on par with other clubs.

The highest rate of turnover is among new recruits. Around half of new members exit the club after one year. It would be good if we can reduce that turnover rate, particularly for new recruits. Everyone in the club can play a part in membership retention.

The club has always run a motorsport program. It is popular with a good portion of members. The club has recently started a new program to educate new members about the different types of motorsport and how members can be involved. This initiative has been well supported by members.

Everyone in the club owns one of the best cars ever made.

Getting involved with motorsport activities of any kind will train you to be a better driver and help you get the most out your Porsche.

When I first attended a motorsport event I was so nervous I went to get something out of the boot of the car only to find an engine in that compartment. But Bill Black, the motorsport director made a point of showing me the ropes – for which I

was very grateful. People in adjacent bays were friendly and offered encouragement and advice on tyre pressures, the best driving line and so on. If you are a regular participant at motorsport events, keep an eye open for new members attending or viewing the event. Making the newbies feel welcome is part of being a club member.

The club has an extensive and successful social program. Most members can’t make all of the events; but everyone should try to attend the least some of them. They are great fun and all members are invited to attend. It does not matter what type of car you have. Participating in social events is a good way to meet other members and share a bit of the passion we all have for cars and Porsche.

If you meet new members at these events, please make them feel welcome. Remember, some people will be shy and not know anyone. So make a point of introducing yourself. If you are friends with someone who is a newish member and there is a social event coming up, get in contact with them and invite them to join to fun. Engaging new members at social events is great way to let them know they belong to our family of Porsche enthusiasts. Looking online at pictures and videos about Porsche is a little bit interesting. But it doesn’t really compare to meeting with people face-to-face and sharing a joint endeavour. Check the social calendar and come and join us for at least one social event this year.

At club night, be on the look-out for new recruits and make a point of introducing yourself and finding out a bit about them. I can remember my first nervous appearance at a club night. Phil Hart came straight up to me and said: ‘you’re a new face; my name is phart’. You probably wont remember the names of other people you meet here tonight; but you will remember my name’. He was right about that. He really made me feel that the club was supportive of new members.

The club is starting up a ‘Newbies’ night activity to better engage new members. More about that soon.

Looking at the events calendar, there are 38 club activities planned for May to December. If that is not a record, it would have to be close. I don’t think you will find another auto club in Queensland that comes close to that level of activity. I would not be surprised if the PCQ was the most active Porsche club in the country.

We all have a part to play in making our club a successful and enjoyable undertaking. In a year or two, I will check again the membership turnover rate. It would be lovely to see the runover rate reduced, particularly for new members. People go to a lot of effort to join our club. The committee works hard to organise lots of activities for members. Surely we can all make a bit of an effort to attend the odd event, enjoy ourselves and make our new members feel welcome.

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MOTORSPORT NEWS

Editors Notes

We had a less than ideal start to the year with our first two events being postponed. Round 1 – Motorkhana was scheduled for the 12 February. This was an incredibly hot day and the decision was made to cancel the event and reschedule to the 9 April. Round 2 – Sprint at Morgan Park had to be cancelled due to problems with the re-surfacing. It is our understanding that these problems with the surface and still being re-solved. Mr John Torr of the WDSCC has assured me that our event in July is safe. The cancelled event has now This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the been moved to 30 September. Because of this change, we 928 in Geneva and our local 928 owners celebrated with a have now moved the Hill Climb back to 24 June. So with all drive day to a local winery. The 928 was always designed to these changes, the makeup of our calendar now looks like: be a touring car and in many eyes it is one of the best ever Jan NIL produced and spanned a production period of 17 years. Quite It is with some trepidation that I take over as Editor of the Porsche Club Brisbane Feb NIL an achievement for any car. It is interesting to look at the new magazine. My predecessors the its barfirst highproduction and one of appearance the first tasksinfor Mar 9 Motorkhana – Willowbank technologyhave thatset made theme is to thank them for stepping up and completing one last issue while I was away in Apr NIL 928. The latest Porsche 911 GT3 boasts rear axle steering -Europe. To May 6 Lakeside Sprint areRachael very familiar with the Weissach the Editor, Sunel, 928 and owners Sub Editor my heartiest thanks for all axle yourwhich work on this Jun 3 QR Sprint was a special rear suspension arrangement devised for the and the previous issues.

Jun 24 Hillclimb – Mt Cotton Porsche 928 to eliminate lift-throttle oversteer by allowing the Jul 22 Morgan Park Sprint rear suspension to adjust itself during cornering.

Aug 27 Autocross – Lakeside DTC Integrated bumpers, V8, front engine, rear wheel drive and Sep 30

Morgan Park Sprint water cooled! Many die-hard purists were appalled. Some still Oct 14 QR Sprint are!

Oct 28 Sprint – Norwell It was always intended to be a combination of a sports coupé Nov 12 Khanacross – Willowbank and a luxurious saloon with the handling prowess to enable it Dec NIL to be driven like a sports car.

It was these features that set it apart from the 911 which is an To avoid confusion, we have also elected to re-number the out and out sports car. round events. The existing Rules of Competition have had only Our motorsport calendar took a bit of a pounding with hot weather and track resurfacing issues forcing some events to minor changes. The 2017 Rules of Competition are available be rescheduled with lots of date shuffling by all concerned. on the PCQ Website.

Socially the club has hosted a number of family drive days Kevin Vedelago with lots of people meeting other Porsche owners. Some also Motorsport Director joined in with other cars especially if their Porsche is not so family friendly or if like me, your Porsche is showing signs of Kevin giving Eckhardt Schwarting a few tips age and is away having surgery.

Our club calendar is looking very busy with the Christmas in July to be held in Toowoomba. Bookings are essential, full details are on the website or contact our Social Director. This is shaping up to be yet another stand out event and is bound to be a sellout.

This issue we have some letters from members and following a request from a club member we have included a recipe page for those family members who may like a little more variety other than all things cars.

If you have a special recipe please send it in for use in future issues.

Also coming up is our Presidents version of cooking competition PKR. Keep an eye out for more details soon.

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New Member Profile Phil Ross

Business Development Manager Shannons Insurance Qld. Prior to Shannons I worked 4 years at One Tel in promotions and prepaid Sales, (before the Bust) and prior to that I my owned my own business and recording studios for 15years in the Music/advertising Industry. It was great time in the 80's to be involved in that industry....and if I go right back to my first job I worked as an instrument technician repairing VDO instruments but I hardly ever worked on a Porsche because they are equipped with German VDO instruments and they seldom failed.

For the last 15 years I have worked with Shannons Qld looking after Events, Sponsorship and Business development.

I have owned lots of cars over the years with a soft spot for Mustangs, But prior to 2013 I had never owned a Porsche! Having Jim Richards on board as the Shannons ambassador I've had the privilege of being a passenger with Jim in various Porsches at Qld Raceway, Lakeside and Bathurst. I have always been a big fan, so to now work with Jim at Shannons events has been absolutely fantastic. Jim can be seen at lots of Shannons sponsored events around Australia and continues to be a great ambassador for Shannons.

Porsche blood also runs in the Ross family. My nephew Fraser Ross won the Australian GT3 Cup Challenge Championship and then ran 2 years in Carrera cup. (now competes in Australian GT Championship) My brother Ian Ross has a 993RS he ran in 5 Targa Tas events and drives a 996 GT2 to work each day.

I bought my first Porsche, 1978 911 SC in 2013. I had always liked the SC and figured it would be a good first 911 and at that time not expensive.

So I located the 5 speed Sunroof Coupe in Sydney.

I flew down to Sydney did the deal and drove it back to Brisbane.

I think that was moment I said why didn't I buy a 911 years ago.

This 1978 SC was originally purchased via the Australian Tourist delivery System back in 1978. The original owner from Surfers Paradise moved to London for work and lived at the Strand Hotel " He ordered the Australian Spec SC from Germany and it was delivered to Porsche Cars UK. He brought the car back to Australia 4 years later. A lot of documentation came with this car, notably a letter from Norm Hamilton on letterhead confirming it as an Australian spec car and the ADR codes so it could be registered in Australia.

Then 6 months later I sold my 1965 Group Nb Mustang

race car and went shopping for a Manual 993 Carrera , but trying to find one was almost impossible.

So after doing some homework on the 996 TURBO I decided on a series 2 - 2004 Basalt Black coupe with dark grey leather interior. The car was located in Melbourne. It was inspected by Darren Bell at Auto coupe, the deal was done and it was shipped up to Brisbane. It's 100% stock standard with 62,000 k's on it and I just love driving it. It was a sad day when I waved goodbye to my Mustang race car I had owned for 20 years. I raced it everywhere at Sprints, regularity's, Group N Touring car races, Australian Trans Am , Speed on Tweed, Philip island, Coo-tha classic . Noosa Hill climb, Indy car rally, Suncoast Tarmac rally, so I have done a bit of racing over the years but never driven a 911 Porsche on a race track so the adventure continues.

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RICK’S GARAGE CAFE RUN. We were greeted by a wonderful Sunny morning, this being the club’s fourth social event & it was well attended, into total 21 cars, with 19 cars meeting up at Coffee Club Strathpine, one new couple from the Gold Coast who meet us just outside Woodford & Bruce & Anna Allom meeting us at the venue.

We all had a few laughs over the mix up- it was duly noted that the culprit for the confusion was Ross Goldsmith, so we have now renamed the leader of RIM Racing from hence forth, shall be known as either’ Wrong-way Ross’ or ‘Navman Ross”.

Again we were spoilt with several new club members attending their first PCQ social event, which was great.

Everyone mixed around & introduced themselves & made new friends, caught up with ‘old friends’ and shared stories & laughs.

After coffee & with conversations following I handed out the directions which saw this ‘run’ take us out through Petrie, onto Dayboro, over Mt. Mee & onto Woodford, we had pretty much stayed as a group when we arrived at Cruice park just outside Woodford for a quick ‘pit-stop’ (read as wee break) so we could regroup, before heading off onto Rick’s Garage café at Palmwoods.

As I mentioned, we had pretty much stayed as a group when we left Cruice Park, as we climbed onto the Blackall range & into the twisty bits the group split a little bit, which meant that three cars followed me, while the other 14 cars followed our newly appointed membership director Ross Goldsmith, who lead the rest of the group onto Mary-Stanley River Road instead of staying the Kilcoy-Beerwah road until reaching Bald Knob road.

We waited for the rest of our group to arrive at Bald Knob road - after 5 minutes we realised the rest had taken the Mary-Stanley River road – a phone call confirmed this – bottom line is we had now two groups that headed for Rick’s Garage Café.

While the others enjoyed the drive onto Maleny then onto Palmwoods, our little group of 4 cars got to enjoy Bald Knob road, followed by Palmwoods-Woombye road before arriving at Palmwoods right behind the others.

Rick’s café had arranged for 6 Porsches to be parked in front of the building, which was great, after everyone found carparks we were directed to a reserved seating area.

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To Hamish & Giovanna, Trent & Romy thanks for bringing your children really makes for a Porsche ‘family’ day out.

So next time you see a social event on the club calendar don’t think it’s adults only, please feel free to bring kids of all ages, even if it means driving the ’family car’ so be it, come along & enjoy a day out – Remember June Family Picnic day at Somerset Dam – includes observation run.

I’d like to thank everyone who attended for the friendships, conversations & lots of laughs that flowed around all the tables.

Hopefully we’ll get to see you at the next social event.

Happy Porscheing, Greg McWhinney. Social Director.

Below left to right Sven Sorensen, Steve Cooper, Bruce Allom, Allan Carseldine and Greg McWhinney

Greg & Robyn Symes

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MYSTERY BREAKFAST RUN

THE CHOCOLATE COTTAGE

We were greeted by a wonderful Sunny morning, this being the club’s second social event for the year & it was well attended.

While the captain of social events was away for celebrations of a family member’s engagement, I was officiating as lead honcho for the day. Never been lead before so was actually quite daunting and hoped that I wouldn’t get everyone lost!!.

I was also quite nervous as I didn’t know how many to expect and wondered if I would actually have anyone turn up without Greg but I needn’t have been so worried with about 25 cars turning up for the run.

Starting at the coffee club in Jindalee was great, breakfast and coffee to go, explained why it was me and not the big fellow, handed out the directions, (of which I did not have enough), and ventured out into the wild. A beautiful morning for a drive and my chauffer was looking forward to the windy bits in particular. A quick pit stop at Esk which I definitely mucked up, toilet block was around the corner, nice, big, clean, and I stop at the servo....1 toilet ☹ oh well at least we were not lost.

Finally we set off up the windy Esk Hampton road and my husband was happy!!. As he always tells me every corner is a good corner!! Being up front he certainly was very happy.

Obviously constantly checking behind to make sure everyone was keeping up!!!

Arriving at the Chocolate Cottage in Highfields was such a pleasant surprise. A gorgeous old style building leading into a courtyard style eating area surrounded by other lovely older buildings with crafts and art, beautiful view with amazing food and the service second to none.

Why was it not what you would expect, as the name would lead you to believe everything might be chocolate, however, the food was outstanding and not chocolate at all until you hit the sweets!!!! Chocolate overload!!! Inside the cottage was also a huge range of chocolates to take home so the name was in most cases appropriate. Steve and I loved meeting so many members we hadn’t met before and even though the F1 was on that day, grrrrr, we had a seriously great time out with everyone. Bring on more social.

Lee Cooper

When we commenced our climb of Mt. Coot-Tha we had three other Porsches join us for the climb & upon arriving at the Café car-park quite a few other club members already there.

Several new club members & motorsport members attended their first PCQ social event, which was great.

With conversations flowing, I handed out the directions & road maps to a ‘mystery breakfast venue’, the Belvedere Hotel Woody Point.

We travelled through Milton onto the ICB, up Sandgate road through to Sandgate, where we followed the foreshore from 2nd Ave to 18th Ave, then over the Hornibrook Bridge & onto Woody Point; in all about a 50 minute drive.

We managed to pretty much stay as a group which attracted plenty of looks from the public.

I’d like to thank everyone who attended for the conversations, friendships & laughs that flowed around all the tables.

Hopefully we’ll get to see you at the next social event.

Happy Porscheing Greg McWhinney Social Director.

NOT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT!!

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GT3 Cup Challenge test for 944 Challenge young gun Porsche series offer driver development opportunity The best young racer in this season's 944 Challenge will be the recipient of a Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia presented

by Pirelli test drive in a move to strengthen the link between the two series.

The top 944 Challenge driver aged under 30 for 2017 will receive a test in Zagame Autosport's 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, currently raced in the GT3 Cup Challenge series by former Olympic sprinter, John Steffensen.

The initiative strengthens the state based 944 Challenge series' position as a breeding ground for future Porsche one-make racing stars, who can subsequently progress to the Porsche operated GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Carrera Cup Australia championships as part of its established Porsche Motorsport Pyramid.

Several former 944 Challenge participants have progressed from 944 Challenge to GT3 Cup Challenge, including GT3 Cup Challenge champions Kane Rose, Richard Muscat and Hamish Hardeman, Carrera Cup front-runner Dylan O'Keeffe and GT3 Cup Challenge racers John Morriss and Brenton Grove.

"We hope that providing a young talent with this testing opportunity can assist in progressing them to the GT3 Cup Challenge series."

944 Racing Association President Mark Taubitz said the support from Porsche Cars Australia is a valuable addition to 944 Challenge's offering to competitors.

"944 Challenge represents the most accessible and affordable opportunity for many competitors to have their first taste of racing a Porsche product," Mr Taubitz said.

"While we're at a lower profile than GT3 Cup Challenge and Carrera Cup, many of the fundamental principles are the same, including tightly controlled technical regulations and an emphasis on driver ability.

"We're very appreciative of the support from Porsche, especially the opportunity they have provided for one of our competitors to explore the next step in Porsche onemake competition – we're sure this is something that will be appreciated by both our current competitors and potential new entrants."

Zagame Autosport Team Manager Cam McConville is thrilled to have the newly formed Porsche team as part of this initiative.

"Zagame Autosport is thrilled to be involved in this testing opportunity as part of our GT3 Cup Challenge program. We certainly recognise 944 Challenge as a great feeder series to national level competition and it is not short of impressive driver alumni," said McConville.

"It's great that our team can provide this opportunity and hopefully assist in the progression of a young driver up the motor racing ladder."

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia presented by Pirelli will next race at Phillip Island for the 100th Shannons Nationals round on May 26-28, 2017, joined on the race schedule by Carrera Cup. The second round of 944 Challenge will be held at Phillip Island this weekend, with the series also visiting Winton, Sandown and Mallala throughout the season.

"We have seen many drivers progress from 944 Challenge and be immediately competitive in the GT3 Cup Challenge series, which proves 944 Challenge as an effective stepping stone," said Paul Ellis, Porsche Cars Australia's Director of Public Relations and Motorsport.

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BATHURST - A POTTED HISTORY

Bathurst is a regional city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 kilometres north-west of Sydney. Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia it was founded in May 1815 and has an estimated population of 36,000. Bathurst is often referred to as the Gold Country as it was the site of the first gold discovery and where the first gold rush occurred in Australia. Bathurst was also the home of wartime Prime Minister Ben Chifley. The terminal point and destination of Charles Darwin’s visit to Australia in 1836.

So, enough about information for a trivia night, this is about motor racing. The Holy Grail of Australian Motor Sport. Mt Panorama!

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Mount Panorama is located 3 kilometres from the CBD and effectively within the city limits and rises 215 metres above the Bathurst CBD and held its first event on 16th April 1938.

It is primarily a public road inhabited by speed cameras, but 5 times a year it becomes the most challenging racetrack in Australia.

Do any of these names ring a bell, Rod Stevens, Jim Faneco or Gary Leggatt. No, Not for me , but they competed in the 1981 Bathurst 1000 against Alan Jones, Peter Brock, Dick Johnston and Kevin Bartlett. Now I’m not saying I’m anywhere their league but we do have 2 things in common. Firstly we have all raced at Mt Panorama and secondly our friends and family know we have and how much it means to us.

In my previous article I mentioned that I had missed out on a position for this years’ event, but the motorsport Gods smiled on me. So this year I was fortunate enough to get one of the 52 starting positions for the Porsche Regularity “race” as a support category for the Bathurst 6hour. Bill Black, Phil Hart and myself decided to travel down together in a mini convoy over 2 days. We were joined in Wellington

by Dean Croydon, Steve and Emily Cooper. A total of 15 Qld Club members participated in this years’ event. Some first timers including myself and some experienced hands. Because it is a regularity event we are given a maximum and minimum lap time of 3.36 and 2.36 respectively. If you are quicker than the minimum time you get a black flag and are excluded from that run. No mention was made of what happens if you are too slow. To say I was nervous would be a massive

understatement. We have 5 runs over the weekend, two on Friday, two on Saturday and finally one on Sunday morning.

My main hope for my opening lap was not to put it into the wall and for the first run to be faster than the maximum time.

The first time on track is for a 20 minute familiarization run so that you can nominate the lap time you expect to circulate in and to set your grid position for the rest of the event. To say some people were optimistic with their nominated lap times would be an understatement.

Due to the number of competitors in our group by the time the last cars got onto the track the lead cars were half way round the track. So getting lapped was a foregone conclusion.

After a couple of laps I felt confident enough to start pushing it a bit more and attacking the race track. Who’s kidding who, there’s no way I was going to attack this race track, I was just trying to get the corners right and after 4 laps when the fast boys started lapping me trying to keep

Rod McCCray out of their way. I would love to say I was 100% successful with both these endeavours but totally managed screw up a few corners and upset a couple of my Qld colleagues. This year our second run on Saturday was just after sunset. So we managed 6/7 laps during twilight with our headlights ablaze, very interesting.

On the Saturday night we had a dinner in the Mt Panorama Motor Sport Museum. A great night was had by one and all.

I did a bit of research before I went down, for the 1981 Bathurst 1000 the pole position time was 2.36.432 and the mid pack around the 3 minute mark. You may wonder why I picked 1981, that is the year of my 3.0ltr 911SC. I stared the weekend with a 3.19 and finished with a 3.02, not too bad for a first time effort and only 20 laps.

To say I enjoyed myself during the 5 runs would be an understatement. Everyone bar Master Harburg managed to bring their car home in one piece. He managed to spin his through the chase then have a mechanical failure at turn 2 at the end of mountain straight during the last run on Sunday morning. One rather sad Porsche made its way back to the pits.

Bring on next year Rod McCray

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The Easter period has been translated into Australian English for those who are not multi lingual: The Easter road trip to Bathurst

nervous and even those that have been to the mountain before were not too overly relaxed.

With about 55 cars in our group, it was a bit hectic with traffic, especially as this was practice and cars had been grouped according to car type rather than driver pace, which was the best approach, yet provided the most passing & overtaking for the whole event.

Second run on Friday was

After the usual preparation and packing Emily & I headed off on Wednesday morning along with Dean & Ben Croyden; spent the night at a lovely motel in Wellington on the river with Gail & Phil Hart, Bill Black, Rod McCray & Narelle.

We rolled onto the track at Bathurst mid morning on Thursday for the “unload”, associated paper work game and car scrutineering. This was followed by a casual dinner, beers and an early night. As the anticipation of driving the track was taking hold and excitement building, we needed sleep.

Basic rules were a fastest time of 1:36, (no quicker Phil Brook)...it was a regularity event & drive accordingly was clearly stated in briefing, and don’t be a tosser. As usual most get the idea and always a few that you wish you could drop off at the vet and have put down.

Friday morning and we were finally heading to the marshalling area for our first run on the track.

Those new to the track were super

better for everyone and felt more comfortable and enjoyable and I will never forget seeing our daughter Emily emerge from the red GT3 after the second run with a massive grin and just busting with excitement and enthusiasm. A few photos illustrate this very nicely.

Saturday run sheet saw us have a late morning run and then last run of the day. The first run went well and it was the second “dusk run” that had everyone’s attention.

The buzz in the pits was – must have head lights on, need Sunnies, tape up the top half of your windscreen to block the sun and watch out for the roos.

As we were ushered onto the track, the sun had gone, so Sunnies flung into the back somewhere, luckily most of us had no tape on the screen and no roos seen.

As it turned out this was the best run of the weekend.

Some went a bit fast, for example Mr Brooks cruised around at 1:30 – which is amazing for the specs

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of his car and a tribute to his technical driving skill and prowess, however this showing off results in a black flag. Never thought Phil was racist, but he did seem to be over that black thing being waved at him.

Luckily not too many track incidents – Ian Gall split a cooling hose & unfortunately Mr L Harburg understeered into the wall going up mountain straight into Murrays corner and did some damage to the car, hence our last session did not last too long.

Part of the game was to nominate a team of 3 per state to create a state championship as well as the individual aspect. After a huge amount of discussion & changes our team leader Kevin came up with myself, Geoff Neil, and Mike Treffene.

The final result was that I achieved third individually, whilst NSW had Jack & Steve Richardson who took 1st & 2nd.

So it was a shock to hear the announcement that Qld took out the state title.

Given that they also said Qld would not be invited back (NSW don’t like the losing bit), I made sure we really made an effort to be poorly behaved winners.

Team Captain – ( position may need to be reviewed) Car preparation & even simulator training are advised before a serious regularity event.

Planning, strategy, car setup, fuel load are also all part of a well planned regularity assault, as explained to me over lunch by our very intelligent, methodical, thoughtful, practical motorsport director Kevin Vedalago.

Kev explained that you need to get into a comfortable rhythm, be smooth and consistent.

So this is how it turned out: Fridays second run, which was the first regularity timed run and after the warm up lap I pass Kevin up mountain straight with another car in front of me some 100m up the road and another some 100m behind and we are rolling. During the next few laps I cannot see Kevin at

all, as I go up mountain straight on the next lap I can hear an engine screaming, I look in the mirror just in time to see Kev fly past, soon overtakes the car in front & disappears. It was very hard to steer & concentrate when you are laughing in the helmet as I was thinking, “how did this guy get to be team captain”.

We all know Kev is super enthusiastic & loves his motorsport, so when he is super excited and hugs you in the pits you just have to wait until he puts you down again so you can resume breathing.

He then explained that all was going well until he got comfortable, got passed by one too many cars and red mist filled

the cabin and his brain said “stuff it” and he went as hard as he could.

To see the big guy totally overjoyed is a sight to behold.

On the downside, it seems he is NOT suited to regularity.

ambitions to build a new permanent track facility at a new location whilst keeping the traditional Circuit operating.

Thanks to the NSW club, especially Tim and all the officials for organising such a fantastic event.

Overall, a great road trip and a great weekend at Bathurst with a terrific group of people from all over the Country.

The Saturday night dinner at the Bathurst museum was well attended and very well setup and run.

The Mayor of Bathurst and his wife attended and gave a great talk along with preliminary details of their

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The Double Eight - 16 Cylinder Porsche

Carrying on from my article in the previous edition on the 8 cylinder Porsche, I thought I would mention one of my all time favourite Posche engines (the double 8 engine) the normally aspirated Porsche 16 cylinder engine of 1969/1970.

It all started with the original bevel drive flat 8 cylinder 1.5L engine (engine type 753) back in 1960 as their formula 1 engine , this engine grew until it reached its max size of 2.2L as a sports car racing engine in the mid / late 1960's & was very successful in hillclimb events with the Porsche 910/8 Bergspyder, this 8 cylinder Porsche weighed in at just 410KG (that’s the entire car) with 270HP at 9000RPM from its 2.0L 8 cylinder super complex bevel drive engine, but this car/engine size could never go for outright honours at LeMans.

delivered oil pressure supply now has to compete against centrifugal forces pushing the oil back (lower oil pressure getting into the crank) even before it gets to the centre of the crank, so to overcome this Porsche had no other fix other than to keep increasing oil pressure until this engine needed 100PSI of oil pressure at 9000 RPM to keep the con-rod/big-end bearings safe.

So with Porsche looking at LeMans 24 hour outright wins ,a new larger engine/ car would be needed & at that time the FIA would allow a small number of sports cars (25) built with a max engine size of 3.0L normally aspirated, where as a 5.0L engine would require 50 cars built & homologated.

In September 1967 ( for the 1968 season ) Porsche developed a newer less complex flat 8 cylinder engine, ( engine type 908) the 908 (3.0L) chain driven at one end of the engine and quite conventional (911 air-cooled conventional) in most ways, but this held some flaws.

Like the air-cooled 6 cylinder engines it had one con-rod per crank journal (Boxer Design), this made the engine longer than it needed to be, and it still utilised radially delivered oil pressure into the ends of the crankshaft to feed the con-rod journals/big-ends (just like a road engine), this becomes a real flaw if you want this engine to rev real hard (like 9000 RPM) as the engine crank spins faster and faster the radially 20

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category with a 5 litre engine, it was now enough to build just 25 vehicles to enter races like LeMans This was a real wake up call for Porsche, suddenly there was a real threat that a competitor would enter a 5 L "race" sports car (like Ferrari) & Porsche would be stuck with the 3.0L engine size.

Photo from drive-my.com

It was this new ( for 1968) 908 3.0L engine that Porsche could use standardised race parts/major components to make bigger capacity engines in the future "if required", semi mass production race components like the individual air cooled cylinders/ pistons, individual cylinder heads & their valves & valve springs within the heads , none of these components were from the air cooled 911 engine, naturally the engine was double overhead cam with 2 valves per cylinder as 4 valve with air cooling was not possible.

The new 908 was barely finished when the FIA changed the rules again, instead of a minimum quantity of 50 vehicles to qualify for the "Series Sports Car"

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Without waiting for the FIA deal to be sealed , Porsche set to work immediately on another car with an engine up to 5L engine size .

When the FIA finally announced to the public in June 1968 about the 5L rule change, Porsche had engine concept ready to proceed, it would be a 12 cylinder, 180 degree V arrangement, meaning 2 con-rods per crank journal (just like a 928) with central power take off as its outstanding design feature.

This new engine would carry a engine type number of 912 & the sports car it would go into would be the 917 Speed of production was the essence, so the new 12 cylinder magnesium

crankcases were commissioned along with 12 cylinder crankshafts, but the 908 (already in race car production) cylinders, pistons , cylinder heads etc would be used in the new 12 cylinder engine , hence why the first batch of the 12 cylinder engines made and raced were 4.5L capacity (the 908 had a cylinder size of 375cc) X 8 = 3,000cc & X 12 = 4,500cc This new 12 cylinder engine was" not" chain driven double over head cam, but gear driven (Cog Wheel) through the centre of the engine, this was a masterpiece of design, it gave the following advantages ] A) The robust straight cut gear in the centre of the crankshaft was the focal point, on either side of this centre drive gear there were the start of the cog wheel sets (set either side) that went out to either twin cam cam box to drive all 4 cams, this reduced the twist in the cams as they were driven from the centre and could be made a lot lighter (hollow).

B) Directly below the centre of crank drive gear was the corresponding gear the was driving the shaft (made of Titanium) to the rear of the engine, this drove the flywheel (below the crankshaft line) inside the crankcase, it completely solved (what would of been) the large amplitude scale of the crankshaft vibration, by having the power take off in the centre of the crank there was little or no crank twist (genius).

C) Directly on top of the crankshaft drive gear was the corresponding gear that drove the top lay shaft (within the crankcase) this drove the two massive 12 electrode outlet ignition distributors, like the 908 (8 cyl) engine this 12 cylinder engine had 2 spark plugs per cylinder (24 plugs) This shaft also went external to drive the alternator & in the centre of the engine driven by this top layshaft there was a bevel drive gear set to drive the large cooling (air) fan that was laying flat on top of the engine.

D) The freeing up of each end of the crankshaft, meaning there was nothing there at all, no drive pulleys like there would be on a road car engine, this meant for the first time, the engine oil pressure could be feed in axially, that

meant as the oil pressure entered the crank it stayed at that pressure even at high RPM to feed the ultra important con-rod bearings (big ends).

This design was so good Hans Mezger (Porsche engine designer) calculated that the 12 cylinder engine required just 34psi at 10,400RPM to feed the con-rod bearings, compared to 100psi for the 908 and 70psi for the air-cooled 911 engine at 9000RPM Fuel injection, like on the 908 was Bosch mechanical (MFI) looks like a diesel pump, not to be confused with the later K-jet used on road cars.

The 12 cylinder 917 sports cars/race car won the 24hour Le Mans twice and because change in capacity just required different size air cooled seperate cylinders/pistons & a different crank if needed, Porsche changed capacity from the 908 cylinders = 4500cc = 580HP at 8400RPM (first version).

2nd version 4907cc (known as the 5.0L) = 600HP. 3rd version 5474cc (known as the 5.4L) in turbo changed form (1973 917/30) = 1100 + HP for the Can Am racing (USA/ Canada).

Running parallel to all the above, in 1969 Porsche was interested in customers of theirs who were competing in the mega HP racing known as Can Am in the USA & Canada. This is where Bruce McLaren was racing his famous race cars with 750 - 800HP and Porsche entered the NA 5.0L 917 (12 cyl) and the 917 just could not keep up in these sprint races, so something had to be done.

Remember in 1969 Turbo Charging 4 stroke engines was in its early infancy so the traditional method is just more engine capacity.

Enter the Porsche 16 Cylinder engine (engine type 917) , this was the logical extension of the 3.0L 8 cylinder & the 12 cylinder engine.

All the cylinder heads & cylinders & pistons were straight off the shelf (race department spare parts shelf) from the 8 & 12 cylinder engines.

What had to be made are the new 16 cylinder crankcase & twin can cam boxes in magnesium, new 16 cylinder

crankshafts, the con-rods were standard 12 cylinder titanium con-rods.

New camshafts had to be made, along with new longer layshafts (internal).

All the internal oil pumps & scavenge pumps were from the 12 cylinder.

The centre drive (cogwheel) gear sets were the 12 cylinder ones.

All the special titanium nuts & bolts were straight from the 12 cylinder engine, same goes for the internal bearings.

Two massive 16 electrode Bosch distributors were fitted and yes, 32 spark plugs.

Two 908 (3 litre) 8 cylinder Bosch MFI fuel injection pumps were used.

3 or 4 engines were made and tested.

5992cc (6L) = 770HP 6543cc (6.5L) = 800HP 6665cc (6.7L) = 840HP 7166cc (7.2L) = 880HP Lots of track testing was done, but in the Porsche 917PA Spyder (Can Am) race car, but the shear length (size) of the engine was causing handling issues, but to be fair to the car, it never received the later downforce wings that the 1973 917/30 received.

By the end of 1970 the breakthroughs were coming in regards to another parallel Porsche program in turning the 12 cylinder engine into a turbo charged engine, it became clear to Porsche that the end of the road had come for the 16 cylinder engine, it never competed, it was reported to have been very reliable with lots of testing, but with Porsche seeing 850-950 HP rising to 1100HP for the 12 cylinder 917/30 engine, the 16 cylinder 917PA Spyder went straight to the Porsche museum, where it's still there today.

This was Porsche's most interesting era from Bruce Buchanan Buchanan Automotive is a father and son independent Porsche workshop located in Balgowlah on Sydney’s northern beaches. It was established in 1994 by Bruce Buchanan. Bruce was trained at the Porsche factory in Germany as well as Porsche Cars Australia before leaving to open his own independent Porsche workshop.

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Bathurst Motor Festival

-by Bill Black Once again PCQ members were amongst a very privileged and lucky group of motorsport enthusiasts invited to drive Mount Panorama. The chance to drive the best 6.2 km of bitumen in Australia at speed is beyond the reach of most amateur club level drivers and we should be grateful that a car club gets the opportunity to run on a circuit that is only open for 5 events each year and for the rest of the year it is a public road with a 60 kph speed limit strictly enforced around the whole circuit. It is testament to the high standing of the Porsche marque and in particular The Porsche Club NSW that we are invited to participate.

Sixteen PCQ members joined members of other Porsche Clubs in a full field of 55 cars. Many were first timers while others appear to be addicted to The Mountain and return year after year.

Sadly missing from this year’s grid was long time Bathurst regular Russell Norden from PCNSW and his 911 ST replica. As usual the line- up covered most Porsche models with a handful of 944’s and Caymans, a pair of Boxsters and a lone 968 and 928. The rest were 911’s ranging from my 1969 model through to the latest 991 with GT3’s the most popular totaling 17 cars. Without question the two most desirable 911’s being Chris Stannard’s 964 RSR, the only RHD one to come out of the Porsche factory and Steve Richardson’s genuine 993 RS. With such a diverse range of models, performance levels, driver experience and ability, it was always going to be difficult for the organisers to get the

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run order right. Many were unwilling to push their cars across the top of the mountain, down through The Dipper and to Forrest’s Elbow, while some backed off and even braked into The Chase. Unfortunately some drivers also ignored the Blue flags even though caught by a faster car. This resulted in the organisers being called upon to talk to a few offenders about on-track courtesy. A number of drivers did not get many clean laps and this was further frustrated by two runs being Red flagged and cut short due to on-track incidents.

Also one run was held late Saturday evening after sunset in less than ideal conditions with fading light making good lap times difficult.

Two of our members who were making their first trip to Bathurst deserve a special mention. Young Emily Cooper was beside herself with excitement driving up pit straight for the first time, and that was in the Land Cruiser towing the trailer on arrival. Emily drove Lee’s 996 GT3 and being a young first timer was very conscious of not wanting to get in the way of other drivers. This courtesy, I’m sure, was to the detriment of her own lap times. The thrill of being able to drive Mount Panorama was obvious by the smile which never left Emily’s all weekend. Dean Croyden, again having his first drive at Bathurst experienced gear box issues during practice. His ex-Jim Richards 996 GT3 Cup car lost both 5th and 6th gears, both pretty important at The Mountain.

Unable to fix the problem, Dean decided to be last car out so as not to hinder any other driver. Unfazed with only a 4 speed box, Dean completed every run and had a ball and like Emily, you could not wipe the smile from his face.

PCQ Members Results

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911 RSR 3.5 1977 911 3.6

997 GT3 3.8

996 GT3 3.6 991 GTS 3.8 997 Carrera 3.6 911 3.4 1975 911 3.6 1969 911 2.7

1989 964 3.6

996 GT3 Cup 1981 911 3.6 996 GT3 3.6 991 GT3 3.8 996 GT3 3.6 1979 911 SC 3.0

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On Saturday night we were guests of PCNSW at a dinner held in the National Motor Racing Museum near Murray’s Corner with guest of honour, the Mayor of Bathurst, Graeme Hanger. There was a round of applause when Graeme outlined plans for a second circuit to be built at Mount Panorama. The museum is full of significant cars, bikes and engines from Australia’s long history of motorsport and provided the perfect venue for a great evening allowing us to meet and socialise with members of the other Porsche Clubs.

Following Friday’s practice, all drivers nominated a lap time for the Regularity competition. Only three of the four runs were counted in the competition due to final run held early Sunday morning being red flagged after only one timed lap. Outright in regularity, first place went to James Bullock PCNSW in a 996 GT3 with 191 points. In second place Steve Richardson also from PCNSW in his immaculate 993 RS on 268 points.

PCQ member Steve Cooper was a close third with 272 driving his 1981 3.6 911. All Clubs had to nominate a team of three drivers for the Interstate Regularity Challenge. Kevin Vedelago, our Motorsport Director selected Steve Cooper, Michael Treffene and Jeff Neale to represent PCQ. Although PCNSW had the best two individual regularity results, Porsche Club Queensland took home the first place trophy in the interstate club competition.

Thank you to Yeehah Events and PCNSW, in particular Tim Bickford for organizing a great event and allowing Porsche Club members Australia wide the opportunity to drive Mount Panorama. Let’s hope PCNSW are invited back next year.

Best Lap Time 2:37.2 2:37.6 2:38.3

2:38.4 2:39.5 2:44.4 2:44.7 2:45.2 2:45.3 2:45.5

2:45.9 2:46.8 2:50.7 2:52.6 2:59.6 3:03.9

Regularity Points 649 EXC 411 667 443 DNQ 776 457 336 565 2682 272 824 1695 829 534

2017 Round 1

Motorkhanas are a great motorsport event for beginners and CAMS will issue a junior license to anyone 12 years or older with a number of juniors having a drive. Kent Kiesker brought along the whole family with son Jack and daughter Ellen having a go in Dad’s 911.

The ICC Club results are based on the total points from the 4 best drivers from each club. Our team, Eckhard Schwarting, Kent, Jack and myself came second behind the HSCCQ whose drivers filled 7 of the top 10 places. This was to be expected as they had number of motorkhana specials and cars specifically set up for motorkhanas with dedicated rear brake only levers easily accessible to the driver. Full ICC results including club, individual outright, road registered and pre-1986 cars are on the Club website.

PCQ and ICC Competition Motorkhana.

-by Bill Black On Sunday the 12th February many records were broken. Not lap records but for some places in Queensland the highest temperature ever recorded.

The forecast for Ipswich was 43 degrees resulting in the motorkhana at Willowbank to be cancelled. It was rescheduled for 9th April and although still a hot day the temperatures were much lower and conditions more tolerable to drivers, cars and officials.

We were guests of The Holden Sporting Car Club Qld for Round 1 of this year’s Inter Club Challenge and the event was also Round 1 of our PCQ 2017

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Eckhard Schwarting Kent Kieseker

Jack Kieseker

Anthony Van Der Drift Ellen Kieseker

Motorsport Championship. Held at the Willowbank Drag Strip, competitors were confronted with 6 tests and the challenge of negotiating each course without a WD (wrong direction) was more of a challenge than the skill needed for a quick time. All competitors had 2 runs on each test and only a few of the 37 drivers managed to complete the day without a WD or being penalized for knocking over a flag.

Host club, HSCCQ members made up half the field and PCQ was one of the other 6 car clubs represented.

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1969 911 2.7 1989 911 3.2 1981 911 3.0 1981 911 3.0 1989 964 3.6 1981 911 3.0

Total Overall ICC Time Position Points 177.87 9 62 178.75 10 61 192.15 18 53 234.80 27 44 235.74 29 42 271.19 33 38

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Class Early 911 Mid 911 Early 911 Early 911 Mid 911 Early 911

PCQ Points 100 100 92 69 69 50

Club Points - HSCC 20. Porsche 19. Lotus 18. MX5 17. MG 16. NDSCC 15.

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TO SIM OR NOT TO SIM This ain’t no video game

Earlier this year, I received got the very exciting news that I had been invited to attend the Porsche Clubs Event at Mount Panorama, Bathurst over the Easter weekend. I had never been to “The Mountain”, let alone drive it. I accepted the invitation in a heartbeat and then the realisation set in. What on earth was I doing? I had no experience there and now I was fearing a date with a concrete wall.

Youtube quickly became my favourite website as I watched no less than 20 in-car videos of laps around the Mt Panorama Circuit, several times. Then a club member generously offered to let me use his Playstation simulator. I had all but accepted his offer when a good friend of mine warned me off. He suggested that if the Simulator was not

“real”, I would simply develop a false sense of security and worse, ability.

Video game Simulators are designed to be accurate but also very forgiving. On a video game the cars performance far exceeds reality, it is really only about entertainment.

So I was all You tubed out, warned off Video Sims, what was I to do? I decided to just wing it and hope that I didn’t crash my car on the out lap.

Several weeks passed and I saw a post on Facebook by Andy McElrea of McElrea Racing showing Alex Davison in their new Motionforce 1 Simulator.

I contacted Andy McElrea, he told me all about Motionforce1 sim and in his words “it is utterly authentic”.

Testament to this is that V8 drivers of the calibre of Shane van Gisbergen, Will Davison, Nick Percat and Tim Slade, plus Porsche drivers like Matt Campbell,

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Alex Davison, and Jaxon Evans have all driven it at the MR Driver Development base at Yatala. After that endorsement, I immediately booked a 4 hour time slot in the Sim, with Jaxon Evans, Carrera Cup Driver, as my instructor.

I arrived at the McElrea Racing Facility at Yatala and Andy showed me around before taking me to the Sim where Jaxon Evans was already waiting for me. Within seconds, you realise that this ain’t no video game, this was a serious simulator not that dissimilar to what you would expect in an aviation flight simulator. The second thing you notice is the quality of the componentry, proper pedals, proper steering wheel and an amazing RaceTech seat. When looking at the seat, one cannot help but notice there is a four-point race harness.

Surely that is just for looks.

Andy McElrea then explained, in detail,

how the training in the sim would work.

In my case, it was all about Bathurst.

Wes McDougall impressed on me the importance in approaching the Sim as though I was in a real car, this would not only heighten my experience but would ensure that I gained a real benefit from my time in the Sim. The plan was to start in a basic car such as a Mazda MX5 and work up to a Porsche GT3 Cup Car. However, before we could start, the Sim needs to be setup to my individual requirements; the seat is fixed and so it is the pedals and steering wheel that needed to be moved. Once in position, the pedals need to be pressure synchronized to what I was normally used to using.

Initially, Jaxon set up the Sim so that I could see the racing line, acceleration points and the braking areas. Although very helpful, after the first hour I asked Jaxon to remove those aids as I felt that I was relying on the “green line” too much. Jaxon was extremely focused

Alex Davison on everything I did, especially my hand and feet movements. Without overwhelming me, Jaxon was able to explain what I was doing wrong and how to improve or correct.

The advantage of a sim is that an Instructor can pause the Sim, re-play and discuss the case in point. That is not possible during live on track training. The Motionforce 1 Simulator is all about “realism” – remember I mentioned the race harness – well, it is not for show, the seat moves around… …a lot! When you crash, (and you will) it lets you know how displeased it is by giving you a very realistic jolt. Turn 2 at the end of Mountain Straight is a little off camber and the seat moves to reflect that “off camber”.

After an exhausting four hours, I was a little uncertain of the benefit of this type of training. Naturally, I wanted to believe that I had given myself an advantage.

9:35am Friday, 14th May 2017, I sat in my car in the marshalling area behind Kevin takes the wheel

the pits in the main straight at Mt Panorama Circuit. The Steward blew his whistle and the procession of cars to the pit exit commenced. As I drove through the pit exit on to Mountain Straight, my instance thought was “this is exactly the same as the Sim”. As I headed up Mountain Straight for the first time, I developed a degree of comfort as I felt I had been here before. Braking early at Quarry Bend, I felt comfortable heading up to the Cutting. The Cutting, Griffins Mount, Reid Park to McPhillamy Park felt great as I had mastered this sector in the Sim (sort of). Going through Skyline, I should have been petrified as a headed for the drop off into the Esses, but because of the training in the Sim, I knew exactly what to expect and where I was going. In the Sim, I managed to muck up the Dipper several times, but not today. Going down Conrod straight at 250kph, my car got light over the hump and this was probably the only thing that the Sim didn’t prepare me for. I had genuine fear of the Chase as I had spun several times in the Sim. After a couple of time through the Chase, my fear disappeared. Clearly, my time in the Sim had prepared me.

The end of the story is simple, my car went to Bathurst in one piece and came home in one piece. As for the smile on my face, well, it took several weeks to get rid of.

I would like to thank Andy McElrea and Jaxon Evans for giving me the ideal preparation for an assault on the mountain.

For more information, please contact Wes McDougall of MR Driver Development on 0400-560 059 or wes@ mrdd.com.au Article by Kevin Vedelago

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CLUB MEMBER MOTORSPORT PROFILE Name : Glen Wallace Year joined PCQ : 2015 Current car used in PCQ Motorsport Competition: Car No. 38 a 2015 Porsche 991 GT3 First car owned : “For many years as a struggling young engineer, I rode a Suzuki GSX 250 until I could afford to buy a car which was a 1990 Honda CRX. A great little car and I put a quarter million trouble free kilometres on the clock.”

Other interesting cars owned : “I’ve owned a number of BMWs including a few M3s. Also had a BMW 540 V8 in the States, which was really interesting to drive in the winter on ice covered roads. You certainly learn a lot about car control in those conditions.”

Is there any car you regret selling: “Probably the E92 M3, being a V8 it made a great sound. It would be a perfect garage partner to the GT3 to be used as a daily driver and keep the Porsche for special occasions and track day If money was no object, what car would you like to own : “Being an engineer, it would have to be a Porsche 918. It is just a marvel of technological, mechanical and engineering excellence. The

performance figures and specifications are mind boggling. Imagine turning up at a club sprint in a 918.”

What is your most memorable moment as a driver : “Not long after buying the GT3, I did a track day at Morgan Park with Paul Stokell. There, I discovered what a complete package the GT3 really is, and how much of a step up from the BMW M3. It was a real eye opener and vindicated my decision to change brands.”

As a driver what motorsport incident would you prefer to forget : “The same day at Morgan Park, with Paul in the passenger’s seat I became over confident and went too deep into Turn 1 and visited the grass. With plenty of run off there was no real damage, only to my pride. A real wake- up call that even a Porsche can be pushed beyond the limit.”

What motorsport event or track would you most like to drive : “It would have to be Phillip Island in the GT3. I’ve done it before in the M3 and would love to stretch the legs of the Porsche on a track with so many great

high speed flowing corners.”

What is your most memorable motorsport moment or event as a spectator : “It was probably back in 2005 at the Spa Francorchamps Formula 1 race. Back then the F1 cars were running the 3 litre V10 engines developing over 900 HP. The sight and sound of those cars on that amazing track was unforgettable.

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Don’t get into a conversation with this group of dedicated 928 Porsche owners comparing 928’s to 911’s, or any other car in the sports car or touring car range...there will be blood on the floor!

Alan Ereaut

On September 19, 1984, Ferry Porsche's 75th birthday present is a special modification of the Porsche 928 S (sometimes referred to as 9284 or 942) with extended wheelbase, higher roofline and 4 fullsize seats to better accommodate tall passengers, at the time, very advanced projector headlights, the 5 litre 32-valve engine before it was introduced in US market, and S4 front and rear bumpers two years before they entered production.

It might have been CEO Peter Schutz's idea to push Ferry in the direction of expanding the Porsche product portfolio with products meant for people not so enthusiastic about pure sports cars.

Ferry didn't like the fullsize 4-seater idea as he thought Porsche must be sporty and must look beautiful.

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on’t get into a conversation with this group of dedicated 928 Porsche owners comparing 928’s to 911’s, or any other car in the sports car or touring car range... there will be blood on the floor! They will vehemently argue the case for the 928, quoting superior suspension, motors, lightweight body, 50:50 weight distribution, etc.. These are cars that were a substantial cost to the original owners, starting in 1997 with a price of $45,500 (Red Book) and ending in 1995 at $241,000. The cars are now owned by enthusiastic drivers who care a lot for their luxury sports cars. Queensland has a good collection of 928 cars, some in the stages of restoration, some totally original, and some rebuilt (with a throaty V8 sound).

History The 928 was a change in direction for Porsche, going from their well-known sports car base (i.e. 911 with rear 6

cylinder engine, horizontal engine configuration, air cooled motor, only manual gearbox) to a luxury tourer, V8, Manual and Auto, with cutting edge design, mechanicals and electronics.

Mainly they worried that the Porsche 911 just might stop selling before they could develop a replacement. The 911 was then nearing its tenth birthday, and Porsche knew better than anyone that no car lasts forever. Even the evergreen 356 had run "only" 15 years.” The replacement had to have "all the quality and performance of previous Porsches" and "be capable of meeting any and all government regulations that might be conceived in the foreseeable future. The latter seemed to imply water-cooled engine in front, which by then was seen as a given for all future production Porsches.” (http://auto.howstuff works.com/ porsche-928-history.htm) Other concerns prompted thoughts of a 911 successor. Most immediate was the trend to increasingly stringent emission, safety, and noise standards not only in the United States --then Porsche's most important export market -- but in Europe, as well. This led to the idea that the Porsche cars with air-cooled/ rear-engines would not meet legislative requirements for safety and efficiency.

The resulting new car was more refined, comfortable, and luxurious than any prior Porsche, and it consequently

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became direct competition to cars from Mercedes and BMW. Adding significance to these requirements, this was Porsche's first "clean-sheet" road car. The 356 was VWbased, the 911 had evolved from it, and the 924 was taken over from VW after this new project was started.

The resultant Porsche was to have a water-cooled V-8 upfront, plus a rear transaxle, all-independent suspension, and all-disc brakes. A rear mounted transmission enabled even front/rear weight balance which all resulted in better handling and high-speed stability (just ask some 928 owners who have tested the cars handling and performance limits on the track).

A 90-degree V-8 resulted in the prospect of more power output, smoother operation, greater scope for future displacement increases, and compactness – just look at that low bonnet.

Despite its weight, a five-speed 928 would reach 60 mph from rest in 7-8 seconds; the automatic version took perhaps slightly more. Top speed was 135-145 mph (238kph.

Porsche 928 Styling The Porsche 928's lay-flat/pop-up headlights were a most distinct styling feature, and the rounded body styling is aerodynamically perfect – again, just ask any of the 928 owners who have

taken the car up to the higher limits of its speed ability. The comparatively short front end and gently tapered and rounded tail assists low air turbulence.

928 owners discuss how different these cars look from different angles and with different colours.

The same 928 rounded shape, with curvy flanks, body-colour bumpers, flared wheel-arches, and short overhangs back and front continued from 1978 to 1995.

Even the side-window shapes would be rendered commonplace by imitators like the mid-Eighties Chrysler Laser/Dodge Daytona.

The exposed headlamps that “stood up” when switched on and “laydown” (in recesses) when switched off, was previously seen on the late Sixties Lamborghini Miura. Porsche explained that the design had enhanced aerodynamics and ensured that the headlights were cleaned each time the car was washed.

The rear wing is another design element of the Porsche 928. The rear wing on the S4 onwards is wide and flat, and adds an amount of flair to the car (written by a biased S4 owner).

Porsche 928 Interior The Porsche 928 interior is sporty at the same time as being elegant, stylish, and comfortable. The Porsche 928 interior design included a few exiting elements such as a tilt-adjustable steering wheel

that moved the entire instrument cluster with it, thus ensuring good gauge visibility at all times, and air-conditioning that cooled not only the interior but the glove compartment. Other things you’ll like are the back-seat sun visors; individual bucket rear seats with backrests that can be folded down for extra cargo space; a small compartment between the rear seats (unless yours has a rear air-conditioner outlet); and each door has map pockets concealed beneath armrests that can be folded out to gain four inches of extra arm rest. We can discuss the checkerboard velvet cloth on seats and door panels, but leather upholstery was available.

I like the sound of the vacuum-operated central locking system, and rear hatch electric opener that goes “zzzz, pop”. It has power windows, headlamp washers (activated with the windshield washer when the lights were up and lit), cruise control, a rear-window wiper and wireelement electric defroster, electric remote-adjustable and heated door mirrors, and a four-speaker stereo radio/ cassette. My S4 has memory seats, burglar alarm and electric sunroof.

The 928 has aluminium doors, hood, and front fenders. In the building process, the steel body/chassis was protected on both sides with the new hot-dip galvanizing process. Moreover, brake lines are sheathed in copper-nickel iron alloy, and fuel lines were treated with chrome and then plastic-coated.

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1978 Porsche 928 – 4.5L, 5 speed manual, $45,500 1979 Porsche 928 - 4.5L, 5 speed manual, $51,115 1980 Porsche 928 – 4.5L, 3 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1980 Porsche 928S – 4.7L, 3 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1981 Porsche 928 – 4.5L, 3 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1981 Porsche 928S – 4.7L, 3 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1982 Porsche 928 – 4.5L, 3 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1982 Porsche 928S – 4.7L, 3 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1983 Porsche 928S – 4.7L, 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual, $76,035 (man) 1984 Porsche 928S – 4.7L, 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1985 Porsche 928S – 4.7L, 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual, $91,550 (man) 1986 Porsche 928S – 5.0L, 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual, $164,398 (auto) 1987 Porsche 928S4 – 5.0L, 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual, $211,856 (man) 1988 Porsche 928S4 – 5.0L, 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual 1989 Porsche 928S4 – 5.0L, 4 speed auto, $201,961 1989 Porsche 928GT – 5.0L, 5 speed manual, $200,629 1990 Porsche 928S4 – 5.0L, 4 speed auto, $236,791 1990 Porsche 928GT – 5.0L, 5 speed manual, $236,791 1991 Porsche 928S4 – 5.0L, 4 speed auto, $219,234 1991 Porsche 928GT – 5.0L, 5 speed manual, $219,234 1992 Porsche 928S4 – 5.0L, 4 speed auto, $219,234 1992 Porsche 928GT – 5.0L, 5 speed manual, $219,234 1992 Porsche 928GTS – 5.4L, 5 speed manual, $229,729 1992 Porsche 928GTS – 5.4L, 4 speed auto, $229,729 1993 Porsche 928GTS – 5.4L, 5 speed manual or 4 speed auto, $235,900 1994 Porsche 928GTS – 5.4L, 5 speed manual or 4 speed auto, $239,900 1995 Porsche 928GTS – 5.4L, 5 speed manual or 4 speed auto, $241,620 Some notable owners have been George Harrison, Beatle Dr Geoffrey Eddleston - cheated death when he crashed his Porsche 928 into a tree, breaking his ankle, in Sydney in 1986.

TV program Top Gear drove a 928 around Argentina in 2014 with a number plate that upset the locals. The crew had to abandon the cars driven by the presenters after being pelted by stones because Falkland War veterans believed Clarkson's number plate – H982 FKL – referred to the 1982 conflict.

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Winery Drive to Celebrate.

In what was probably the largest gathering of 928's ever for Brisbane, 15 cars from Queensland and Northern NSW turned out, along with a few extra owners without their car on the day, for a winery visit to celebrate 40 years of all things 928. After a meetup in Upper Mt Gravatt, instructions were finalised.

Coffee at the Monkey Tree

Coffee at the Monkey Tree

The venue was Albert River Winery with a stop off mid way at the Monkey Tree Cafe in Mount Tambourine.

Mt Tambourine resulted in one new participant who did not know about the gathering but just happened to be a local out for a Sunday drive in their 928. The Tierney's joined the convoy and enjoyed a great lunch, lots of stories and convivial company. All agreed not to wait until the 50th to do it all again.

Many thanks to Alan for organising the drive.

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New Porsche sports car over twelve seconds faster than the previous model

Nürburgring Nordschleife: Porsche Cars Australia

7 minutes, 12.7 seconds: The 911 GT3 sets a new best time The new Porsche 911 GT3 has celebrated its first day on the Nürburgring with a lap time of 7 minutes, 12.7 seconds for the legendary Nordschleife.

The roadapproved 911, with specifications similar to its motorsport counterpart, beat the time set by the previous model by 12.3 seconds.

“By achieving this time, we have emphatically proven that the new 911 GT3 not only provides the best driving experience, but can also deliver an impressive performance on the Nordschleife. The focus was on optimising the driving quality and adapting to the slight increase in engine power”, says a delighted Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT cars at Porsche. “A few years ago, lap times like this could only ever be achieved by thoroughbred racing cars with slick tyres”, adds Andreas Preuninger, Director GT Product Line. “The new GT3 can now achieve this with comparatively modest power, but is still fully suited to everyday use.”

Above: Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport

Below: Andreas Preuninger, Director GT Product Line and GT cars

The 911 GT3 also relies more on pure racing technology than the previous model. Its 368-kW (500-hp), high-rev, naturally aspirated engine can also be found in the 911 GT3 Cup racing car.

Equipped with rear-axle steering, a seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Michelin Sport Cup 2 N1 tyres, the sports vehicle approached the starting line in the Eifel in its standard trim. At an air temperature of 8 degrees and an asphalt temperature of 14 degrees, the conditions for Porsche test driver Lars Kern were ideal for racing.

The road-approved rear-wheel drive Coupé recorded its best time under notarial supervision.

“If you can drive fast on the Nordschleife, you can drive fast anywhere in the world”, Frank-Steffen Walliser comments.

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Porsche Singer

Inspired Build.

The 911 Singer Inspired Project started on 8/3/2013, when I had a look at the My105 website after a super busy day at work and saw a just listed 1980 911 SC for $ 26,000.

At this time a good sc was selling for about $ 35,000 – we all wish we had great foresight as these cars are being advertised for close to $ 7500 to $ 100,000 now.

After a chat to the owner about the good AND the bad bits, I bought it sight unseen & had it trucked to Brisbane.

It was a Californian car and it turned out to be as described, had been well converted and straight and clean with a fair 3.0 li on PMO carbies.

The singer inspired project was completed by December 2015.

The design brief evolved into the following: - 3.6 injected motor - 915 well build gearbox with LSD was all that was required & lighter than a G50 or G50/50 - The 915 box is as smooth at the GT3RS box - Club spec torsion bar & Koni shockies & adjustable sway bars - GT3 brakes - The USA singer design is very close to the 1972 ST, so it was these two 911’s that influenced the design - Wanted a minimal front bumper, so this was custom cut & shut from a donor unit to achieve the desired look - Fitted 2 oil coolers in front of the front wheels - Dressed the engine & re anodised nuts & bolts & fittings etc - Car was taken back to bare metal, tidied & painted - Rear seats deleted & trimmed & setup so they held bags etc for road trips - Race seats re-trimmed in leather as was the whole interior - Wheels are 18” Simmons with centres painted in matching gun metal grey to match stickers - Duck tail was chosen for the overall desired look - Hardest choice was colour, considered orange, blue, green actually lee got sick of me presenting different options and

going around in circles……

- Settled on Subaru pearl white – per our daughter Emily’s Subaru - Power is about 330 hp and the finished weight with fuel is 1070 kg - It is a 100% rewarding drivers car.

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Porsche racer Stephen Grove experienced a ‘dream come true’ moment when racing in Porsche Carrera Cup France at SpaFrancorchamps last weekend and now plans for more international onemake appearances throughout 2017.

Stephen Grove fulfils dream of racing at Spa-Francorchamps

The Australian fulfilled a longstanding ambition to race at the iconic Belgian circuit, competing in the bumper 39 car field featuring both Porsche Carrera Cup France and the neighbouring Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux series.

Grove improved throughout the event – a support category for the FIA World Endurance Championship – finishing 14th in Class B (30th outright) in the opening 13 lap race before claiming 9th in class (23rd outright) in the 11 lap race two.

“The experience was incredible and unlike anything else; it was as if I was driving my own car on a different circuit in a different championship. Therefore I just had to adapt to a new team and get

my head around the circuit, which was, outside of Bathurst, the best track I’ve ever been to,” said Grove.

“The first session was on the new Michelin wet tyres, which I hadn’t driven on before, with 40 odd cars charging around the track, so it was a real learning experience. The track was far better than I had ever imagined; watching vision of Spa or even driving it on a simulator didn’t do the track justice. It’s an awesome circuit; its super high speed and you have to be super committed to post a good lap time.

“Eau Rouge is just epic; you’re flat out for most of it and the exit is unsighted

so if it goes wrong it's ‘goodnight, Charlie’. It was my best performing part of the track too; Earl Bamber gave some great advice and I did my track walk with Nick Foster so I was well prepared for when I went on track.

“The championship was super welcoming with a really professional feel. I certainly learnt a lot about European motorsport and I picked up a few ideas I want to implement into our team back home.”

Following his tremendous SpaFrancorchamps experience, Grove is now looking for his next international Carrera Cup adventure.

“I’m definitely going to do more international Carrera Cup racing this year. With so many Carrera Cups around the world there are countless opportunities to race abroad and I expect to see more guys take up this opportunity in the near future.”

Grove will return to Australia for his next event, teaming with a yet-to-be-named high profile professional driver for Porsche Carrera Cup Australia’s annual Pro-Am event, held at Phillip Island on May 26-28, 2017.

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Notice To All Members Membership renewal is due for the 2017-2018 year on the 30th June 2017.

Members are given until the 30th August to renew their membership or membership becomes void.

After this time a joining fee will be charged as a new member. If you require club membership for any motorsport activities you will need to make payment as soon as possible after the 30th June to be considered a financial member of the club.

Membership renewal will be accessible on the website from mid June for those wishing to make sure they are financial club members. Ross Goldsmith will be ready and waiting!!

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No Butter Chicken This recipe is inspired by a recipe in "India" by Pushpesh Pant.

No butter and skinless chicken variation because I am trying to reduce my fat intake.

Serves 4 1kg Chicken pieces (for me it's skinless thighs) Good quality oil or you could use ghee.

Salt 2 cups long grain rice 6-8 cloves 6 cardamom pods For the marinade 2 cloves of crushed and chopped garlic 30mm of fresh ginger finely chopped 2 teaspoons of Kashmiri chilli powder * 2 teaspoons of ground coriander 2 teaspoons of ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon of ground turmeric or turmeric paste 1 1/2 teaspoons of garam masala 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice 500ml of plain yoghurt For the sauce 750 gm tomatoes pureed. Canned is easy.

1 teaspoon of Kashmiri chilli powder 2 teaspoons of dried funugreek leaves, crushed 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala 200 gm yoghurt To make the marinade, mix the first seven ingredients together and then add them to the yoghurt and lime juice.

Mix well.

Place the chicken in a large shallow non reactive bowl and cover with the marinade. Cover and leave in the fridge for a couple of hours or, better still, overnight if possible.

Heat some oil in a large heavy based pan over a moderate heat, add the chicken and marinade, cover and cook giving it an occasional stir for 20-30 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.

For the sauce In another pan mix the tomato, chilli, fenugreek, garam masala and cook for around 5 minutes allowing most of the liquid to evaporate. Season with salt and add yoghurt and the end of cooking allowing it to just heat through.

Serve with boiled rice.

Soak 2 cups of long grain rice for 30 minutes in cold water and drained thoroughly.

In a saucepan heat 1 tablespoon of ghee, add 6-8 cloves, 6 cardamom pods, 1 teaspoon of turmeric and heat until aromatic. Add rice and stir to mix thoroughly.

Add 3 1/2 cups of boiling water, cover and return to a low simmer until all water has been soaked in. Remove cloves and cardamom which should be sitting nicely on top and stir with a fork. Rest for 15 minutes before serving. * Kashmiri chilli powder is available at most Indian food stores.

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Recipe from Lee Peter has asked me to submit one of my favourite recipes. This is quite hard as I have a few!! Do I go Cajun, Southern American Creole, gumbo, ribs or sweet, as I have quite a few.

So I have chosen this time to give him my favourite Pork Belly recipe. Yummm.

Slow Roasted Pomegranate Pork Belly You will need: About 1kg of nice meaty Pork Belly 8 cloves of garlic all roughly chopped 3 sprigs of thyme without the stalk 2 star anise ½ a teaspoon of cinnamon Sprig of rosemary no stalk 2 tablespoons of pomegranate molasses Pinch of salt Olive oil Approx 400 mls of water How to prepare: The night before prepare the marinade if you want the full benefit. Can do at the time if you are not keen doing the longer prep the day before.

Marinade; mix together in a blender or food processor the garlic, thyme, star anise, cinnamon, rosemary, pomegranate molasses, and salt. Blend until smooth and place into a plastic ziplock bag and place in fridge overnight.

Preheat oven to 150 degrees and line a baking tray/dish with baking paper.

Instead of using baking paper I will sometimes use apple or onion sliced to hold up the pork.

Pork Belly; score the top of the skin in a crisscross pattern if not already done. Turn the belly upside down and rub the marinade in well all over the meat. Place the flesh side down in the baking dish. Rub the oil over the whole of the skin then liberally rub in the salt. Pour the water around the outside of the pork.

Place in the oven for 6-8 hours and keep an eye periodically on the water, do not let dry out. Add more water. After this time remove the Pork belly and drain the liquid into another container. Return the pork belly and increase the heat to 250 degrees. Cook for another 15-20 minutes or until the crackling is crispy crunchy. DO NOT BURN keep an eye on it.

For a beautiful sauce reduce the juices from the pan after removing as much of the fat if any in the there. Add salt, pepper, a little brown sugar or coconut syrup for sweetness, heat through and make sure the sugar and syrup are dissolved.

Serve with mashed potatoes or cauliflower and some beans with chilli and garlic.

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+ With Ted and Margo O’Brien handing in their keys to the ranch, the TOP BRASS at T&D Automotive Specialists has changed but the same brilliant expertise offered

by Stephen and Billy is as present as ever!

Joining forces with Superior Automotive widens our knowledge base substantially, and brings factory trained Euro marque technicians to the fold!

Peter Tomlinson, T&D’s newly appointed workshop pilot welcomes this evolution in T&D’s Automotive services path.

“We have always and will continue to be genuinely passionate about the Porsche product but more importantly, being able to care for our customers pride and joy makes us proud!”

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Notice and Agenda of Annual General Meeting PCQ Annual General Meeting 2017 The Porsche Club Queensland Inc will hold its Annual General Meeting on the: Date: 8th of August 2017 Time: 7:30pm.

Address: Porsche Centre Brisbane, 147 Breakfast Creek Road, Newstead QLD 4006 Agenda: - Introduce chairperson for the evening - Apologies for absences if any - Chairperson report - Confirmation of the Minutes of AGM 2015/16 - Endorsement of the auditor’s report of the Porsche Club Queensland inc - Statement of accounts and balance sheet for the 2016/17 financial year.

- Endorsement to changes proposed to the current constitution presented by chair and current committee person - Thank the previous committee, stand down - Election of Executive Committee and Management Committee for 2017/18 if more than one member nominated for a position, voting is carried out via secret ballot - Appointment of Auditor for 2017/18 year.

- Present trophies and thank you to individuals End of formalities - Constitution Amendments – will be available for viewing on PCQ inc website after the 30th June 2017Please see the website for more details and associated forms after the 30th June 2017 :- Proxy voting forms :- Committee position nomination forms (need to be sent to the current Executive Secretary prior to the 25th July 2017)

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LETTERS Dear Editor / Madam President, At times of significant world events, it's always good to reflect on how one can join in the spirit of the occasion and contribute as well as challenge perceptions and adjust attitudes.

Such a test presented itself with the recent International Women's Day where I had a little realignment around the rather sensitive subject of gender; the trigger being my 911.

The attitudinal adjustment came as I stumbled on a viewing of Disney Pixar’s Cars movie; there was my model, a 996.2, except as a light blue metallic number, Sally Carrera. “Oh”, I said, “They’ve made it a girl.” Not that there’s anything wrong with this and I certainly will not treat him, … um, her, any differently.

I should point out that pride myself in being a broad minded, inclusive and non-discriminatory person of the world that has, with at least equal input

from my wonderful Better Half, brought up two reasonably achieving and capable daughters in this male dominated world; one a commercial pilot currently expanding her horizons in the skies of British Columbia, the other in Melbourne to hone her theatrical skills at the Victorian College of the Arts. Despite this, and me hearing plenty of commentary on Porsche vehicles, typically “she’s a beauty” or “nice curves, baby”, I’ve always regarded my 996 as male.

This perception was formed and subsequently reinforced due to what I consider a rather muscular stance on the road, that it has more power than any car I’ve had before, its ability to scare the willies out of me if I’m not too careful as well as the big fat and inelegant boots it wears. Not that I’ve ever given it a name, although a knowledgeable and well informed friend refers to it as ‘Mr. Porky’ and my father, a gentle Honda family sedan man of advancing years, always refers to it as ‘The Beast’.

Still, on the road it’s business as usual and no thoughts on gender equality enter my head while deciding on the amount of steering input required for that special corner.

Although, I have to say that the process of washing the car is starting to take a little longer, especially the curves over and around the rear wheels which now require a few more suds than has done so in the past and just a little more buffing. Indeed, my dear wife, continually passing her well-considered but ultimately ignored judgement on the amount of time it takes to clean, laments even more.

Yours in tolerance and equality,

Greg Bishop. * Note - All the images in this letter are copy right and I would really like to thank the good people of Disney / Pixar for not sending in the lawyers (yet). So go and buy several copies of the movie.

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Please address all letters, questions, answers and advice to "editor@porsche-qld.org.au

Basically my question is:I have a chip installed in the electrics of my 2003 996/911 Turbo.

The Porsche was Dyno tuned with the chip active and I was informed that there are settings from mild to aggressive. I chose a medium setting.

As there is variable adjustment on the chip, can a digital (or other) switch be installed inside the car on the console with a choice of settings, say Off, Mild, Medium and Aggressive. If so, who could do this type of electrics.

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MARKET PLACE

WANT TO ADVERTISE YOUR CAR HERE? EMAIL THE EDITOR AT: editor@porsche-qld.org.au

4.7ltr Auto. Front panel damage. Very sad dashboard.Most parts supplied. Champagne colour. Unstarted/unfinished project.

VIN WPOZZZ92ZCS840410 $8500 Call Peter 0406 356 936

2010 Porsche Boxster S 987 PDK MY11 69000 km Black Metallic Black leather electric seats Extended Porsche warranty December 2018 PDK, Chrono, Sports Exhaust.19 inch Carrera Turbo wheels $65000 Excl.Govt.Charges Contact Edward 0417704211

PARTS FOR SALE

WANT TO ADVERTISE YOUR PARTS HERE? EMAIL THE EDITOR AT: editor@porsche-qld.org.au SET of 4 BLACK PORSCHE WHEELS FOR SALE. In excellent condition, together with Porsche Logo inserts and various spacers and nuts.

Size. 2 off 8.5 x 19 2off 11 x 19 Original Packaging.

NO TYRES. Would really smarten up your vehicle or a good second set for track days.

Priced A$ 1200 o.n.o. for quick sale. Free delivery 100 km’s Gold Coast.

Can be viewed at next Club Night on the Gold Coast on request.

Please Contact David Sharam 0408290328 westhill@bigpond.net.au

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FOR PORSCHE 911SC (1979) 1 set of BSB (alloy) wheels with tyres $1,000 1 set of rear Bilstein (yellow) Shock Absorbers $400 1 set of Headlight rims $40 for both Contact : Louis Timmer 07 5574 7753 or 04 0870 0778 (ask for Louis)

PARTS FOR SALE

WANT TO ADVERTISE YOUR PARTS HERE? EMAIL THE EDITOR AT: editor@porsche-qld.org.au

993 (Collector) Hollow Spokes Turbo I Rims .

For those with a Special 993 that want the Real Deal Wheels – These are Factory Hollow Spokes, Excellent condition.

Very hard to find these wheels. Next to Magnesium one of the lightest wheels in the Porsche range.

F 7.5x18 ET50, 8.6kg, 993.362.134.05 R 10x18 ET65, 10.6kg, 993.362.140.01 Email Mark at markhomer@optusnet.com.au. Tyres P Zero 80% wear left.

Be Quick ! Will also fit other late 911’s.

Porsche 928S Wheels/Tyres 1985 I have 4 wheels complete with tyres, good tread, they were taken off my 1985 928s Porsche 6 months ago Price $700 contact Bob Green Phone 0417017177 or Email Jackiegr@ hotmail.com

1set of Pirelli wets and BBS 3 piece race rims, 1set of Pirelli dry Slicks and BBS 3 piece race rims Rears 305/680-18, Fronts 240/645-18 Fit Porsche 996 cup car.

Richard 0407 590 390 285/30 R 18 97Y DUNLOP DIREZZA 03G. These are used, however only on the road (not track) for 2 days during a touring event. They have 99% of tread.

Cayman car cover in P/C $250.

$250 each selling as a pair

Contact: Peter 0409118338

Contact: Tim 0408 746 129

Set of 4 Koya ADV8 satin black 19 inch alloy wheels with tyres.

Porsche PCD were on a Boxster Fronts 8.5 x 19 with 225 35Z R 19 Nexen SU1 tyres Backs 9.5 x 19 with 265 30Z R 19 Nexen SU1 tyres Both wheels and tyres are near new, less than 1 year old and in excellent condition.

The wheels are perfect and unmarked with no scratches or gutter damage.

Price $2,250 Phone Bill on 0411 195 808 Porsche 928 EFI Manifold US L-Jet injection manifold - $150 Complete apart from injectors and rail from one side as pictured.

Was used for prototyping purposes but is no longer required 87-95 Porsche 928 Fuel Injector Rails (Rail) OEM pair Removed from 1987 Porsche 928 Fuel rails are in good working condition.

Previously painted.

Part# on pressure regulator: 0280161034 Comes exactly as shown - $200 Jeff - 0459239271 Item is located in Eatons Hill on Brisbane's North Side.

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PARTS FOR SALE

WANT TO ADVERTISE YOUR PARTS HERE? EMAIL THE EDITOR AT: editor@porsche-qld.org.au Carrera Hardtop Wall Mounted Storage Rack

Suits 996, 997, etc. Genuine Porsche part purchased from Porsche Centre Brisbane. Aluminium construction. As new.

Price: $399 or offer.

Contact: Chris Bradshaw 0418736789 or 38444789 or email: drbee@bigpond.net.au

Garret A/R.70 Turbo. 4 track days use.

1 Bar Waste gate Headers Waste gate muffler & Pipe.

Muffler & Straight through Pipe

Collection of Porsche Excellence magazines The issues are from #32 to #225 and are not for sale individually. Reasonable offers are invited.

Contact Jo Seeger email jo-ca@bigpond.com Phone no (07) 41242741 or 0412440926

Price $1500.00 ono Contact Paul 0457883127

PLATES Slimline number plates “C4S 911” Price: $4000 ono.

Contact: Peter 0409118338

Number plates for sale - 928 GST Price: $1,000 Contact: Mellissa Mercer Tel: (03) 9670 6544

Ideal for 911 Targa. White letters on slim dark-grey plates. $650.

Contact Carl on 0400 171 746

$1750 or reasonable offer, 6 months old, near perfect condition, Contact: Tas 0403 014 247.

Gold lettering on Black Price $795 Contact : Barbara on 0408 700 778

Numberplate 997 $5000 Contact Guy on 0401 003 037

Qld Personalised Prestige Plates ‘PDK’.

997 Wind Deflector (New).

Any offer welcome.

Contact: 0419 807 115

Wanted Wanted Wanted NEW997 are standard coloured plates are yours for $469 Prestige Plates MY997S and MYC7S are priced to sell at $2395 or nearest offer.

Contact Alice 0402715432 PCGC "Taking offers. Please contact Kip 0422024802"

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928 s4 engine and or parts of Please contact John@dynotuning. net.au or ring, text 0412 084004

Wanted Urgently.

A Motec EDL 8 to replace my failed unit in the cup car.

I just need the actual enclosed logger (An ADL 8 would also suffice).

They were used in early 996 cup cars and early 2000 touring cars.

Ring Jeremy Norris - 0412131181

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