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Welcome to the 40th Anniversary issue of Porsche Parade.

us to change the cover of the magazine each issue economically.

The Club sure has seen a lot of changes in the past 40 years and none more so than that in the Club Magazine “Porsche Parade”.

Up until that stage it was cheaper to reprint the same cover and just overprint the current date on it.

Social Editor: Felix Rieniets

So many magazines (186 to date) and so many stories and photographs. Thank you to everyone including our advertisers who have contributed to the Magazine over the last 40 years to make it the fabulous publication it is today.

I hope you enjoy this 40th Anniversary issue of Porsche Parade.

Alex Harmati Andrew Bonwick Maria Del Gallo Lisa Gillespie Wayne St Baker Damian Cruickshank

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Competition Director Tony Carolan: competition@pcv.com. au Marshal Co-ordinator Mark Behan: marshals@pcv.com.au Competition Secretary Simon Dunn Juris Briedis Will Darvall Nick Karnaros Manny Mezzasalma Grant Stephenson Peter Witt

Andrew Bonwick Peter Harrison Rick Moscati Michael O’Brien Barry Swan

club calendar April 19 21 26

REGISTERS - Early & Mid 911 Run Club Night at PCM REGISTERS - 993 Run

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TRACK - Sandown 4 Hour1 REGISTERS - Modern 911 Run SOCIAL - Go Kart Challenge (TBC) SOCIAL - Ladies Event (TBC) REGISTERS - Turbo Morning Run REGISTERS - Boxster/Cayman Weekend Run REGISTERS - GT3/RS Brunch Run

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REGISTERS - Turbo Run TRACK - Haunted Hills

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This all changed in 2004 when I took over producing the magazine and introduced new digital offset printing technology that allowed

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That is because up until that stage the cover of the magazine was repeated over one or several years. For the sake of space I have chosen to show only the original covers.

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Starting off as a photocopied newsletter in 1975 and finally becoming Porsche Parade Magazine in 1977.

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REGISTER CAPTAINS Register Director Wayne St Baker: registers@pcv.com.au Mid 911 (1974-93) Ken Anson & Graeme Anderson: mid911@pcv.com.au 993 Peter Cromie & Leon Christodulaki 993@pcv.com.au Modern 911 Geoffrey Mould & Brett Stevens: 996997@pcv.com.au 911 Turbos Brent Howard & Rowan Burnett: 911turbo@pcv.com.au GT3, RS & RSR Greg Humphries: gt3rs@pcv.com.au Boxster & Cayman Lindsay St Baker & Mark Behan boxster@pcv.com.au Torque Tube Angelo Monteleone & Ivan Romanic (924, 928, 944, 968) torquetube@pcv.com.au

ADMINISTRATION Administrator Carly Pasco administrator@pcv.com.au Admin Assistant Lisa Gillespie marketplace@pcv.com.au

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REGISTERS - Boxter/Cayman Run REGISTERS - Mid 911 Run TRACK - Broadford Club Night REGISTERS - Torque Tube Run REGISTERS - Modern 911 Run REGISTERS - GT3/RS Run

September 13 TRACK - Phillip Island 20 40th Anniversary Event October 4 10 17-18 18 18 20

REGISTERS - Turbo Morning Run TRACK - Calder REGISTERS - Modern 911 Overnight Run REGISTERS - Mid 911 Run REGISTERS - GT3/RS Run AGM and Club Night

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TRACK - President’s Day at Sandown REGISTERS - 993 Overnight Run REGISTERS - Boxster/Cayman Run SOCIAL - Last Run (TBC)

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Contributions: Contributions, with quality photographs, are invited. Digital photographs should be 300 dpi jpeg or tiff files. They should be sent to editor@pcv.com.au.

Disclaimer: Advertisers should be aware of the laws prohibiting misleading and deceptive conduct. No liability is assumed by the publisher for any losses which any person may sustain as a result of any misleading or deceptive advertisement or article published in this magazine.

Copyright: © 2015 by The Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored in any electronic format or transmitted in any form by any means without the written permission of the publisher.

Special note: It is the policy of the Porsche Club of Victoria Inc not to publish its membership list to any person or corporation. Its membership list is not for sale or distribution. Any unauthorised use of its membership list or of the material in this magazine may result in prosecution.

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club committee 2014/15 Andrew Bonwick President president@pcv.com.au

Tony Carolan Vice President & Competition Director vp@pcv.com.au

Welcome to the first edition of the magazine for this year – our 40th anniversary.

The 40th Anniversary Club Run has been booked to Rochfords Winery on 20 September. We will be arranging a variety of activities and displays around the exclusive use of their amphitheatre as well as a gourmet lunch experience. Put it in your diary, more details will be forthcoming over the next few months. The 40th Anniversary function at Domaine Chandon is still talked about – don’t miss the Club’s 40th.

As part of the celebration we will be developing a 40th Anniversary Book, to document the history of the Club. As Michael Browning has observed, without a physical clubroom, a history is a way to hold and reflect on our memories and achievements, and there are a lot of both. The editorial committee is very keen to receive vignettes on funny, quirky or interesting reflections on your time with the Club. We are also interested in colour photos from before 2000. After that we have a significant archive in the Club Magazine of high quality photos. Please ensure photo’s are captioned with the where when and who, and if you are sending physical photo’s accompanied by a stamped, return addressed envelope. Send contributions either to PO Box 911 Kew, 3101 or to 40thHistory@pcv.com.au.

A copy of the book will be included in the subscription for 2016.

Since our last magazine we have run several track days, one at Phillip Island and one at Sandown.

The write ups of those events are elsewhere in the magazine, and I would draw your attention to several aspects. One was the invitation at Sandown extended to some club members from the mid 1990’s. Around 45 members and partners came along, including a number of members who are still participating in the club. They wandered freely amongst the participants at Sandown, and festivities included a promenade lap of Sandown led off by Will Darvall in the 550 replica, a beautifully maintained 904 and with a 959 hidden discreetly in mid field. More photos are on the website, as well.

The other item of interest is the way the new points system reflects the standings between competition members. Adopted from the PCNSW system a couple of years ago, the points are awarded relative to the individual’s percentage variation from the track record for that class at that track. In several classes at the moment you could throw a blanket over the point’s standings, as a result of the very tight margins between competitors this year.

March was particularly active among the Registers with a number of well supported activities including a midweek run to Healesville and several winery runs. The rest of this year’s calendar looks interesting, with the Registers continuing to both deliver a smaller group activity as well as trying innovative new things. The Registers’ activities are offered to the Register members first, but they are then advertised widely, at which point all members are welcome to join the fun.

Our first club night at Cairns Classic and Modern Porsche was a blast. The venue was put on the

calendar after a register tour there mid last year.

A great turn up, a terrific display of cars on the forecourt and the hoists, and a good opportunity to look at this facility meant that members who were able to get there had a top evening. Thank you to Zig Fuhrmeister for the invitation.

The first Social Run of the year was Porsches, Horses and Helicopters at the Polo. Organised by club stalwart Alf Carrigan this was booked out very quickly and for good reason. An interesting selection of roads, a catered marquee at the final round of the “Ballarat Cup” polo competition and the aforementioned race between the Porsches and flying and galloping alternatives. A record turnout on the day for a Club Run (thankfully) saw the Porsche win, as well as enjoying the company of a large group of fellow members and their cars. Alf has kicked off the year for the Social Committee with a top function.

In all of these events, we need to be aware of how we can improve what we do, and pick up on errors and omissions. The feedback survey that we send out after (nearly) every event is a critical aspect of this, and the Committee encourages frank feedback. On several occasions, for example the feedback has been used either where the catering service was not up to what you should expect, or where our approach can be altered to improve your enjoyment. Catering, I would have to say, needs continuous work!

The track section of the club is a fundamental core of the attraction of this marque for so many of us.

Upcoming events include our first hillclimb of the year at Bryant Park in West Gippsland as well as the Sandown 240, a 4 hour team regularity held at Sandown. Run by the Club and including teams from other clubs trying to break our current stranglehold on first place at this event, it is well worth a visit. 3 May, Sandown International Raceway.

I think you will find that whatever you drive, the track events and track classes will provide a niche for you to enjoy your car in a safe, fast and breathtaking environment, whether you do a handful of events a year, campaign the whole season or just tick off a bucket list item. One thing you should be sure of, and that is there is a place for every member on our track days. We have the organisation, the program and the introductory processes to ensure that our first time attendees enjoy the day. Enjoyment guaranteed – come and try it.

If you haven’t yet attended a club event, you may be wondering what in the cornucopia of club events you should try first. There is no correct answer to that, except – try something. Whatever takes your fancy we are looking forward to you participating in your club, enjoying the company of other members, and the noise and excitement of the best sports marque in the world.

Andrew Bonwick, President

Michael O’Brien Treasurer treasurer@pcv.com.au

NevilleSampson Secretary secretary@pcv.com.au

Felix Rieniets Social Director social@pcv.com.au

Wayne St Baker Registers Director registers@pcv.com.au

Ron Widdison Porsche Parade Editor editor@pcv.com.au

Leon Christodulaki Committee committeememberlc@pcv. com.au

Garry Voges Committee committeememberlc@ pcv.com.au

Garry Saber Committee cps@pcv.com.au

Ian Knight Committee committeememberlc@ pcv.com.au

Ken Anson Committee committeememberlc@pcv. com.au

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If you’ve spent the Easter break the way that I’m planning on spending the holiday period then you’ll also be enjoying your vigorous exercise regime getting rid of the delicious gifts from the Easter Bunny and you’re now reading the club magazine as you take a break from the treadmill.

The year has kicked off with a busy Social Calendar very early in with lots more events planned throughout the year. Please continue to check the PCV calendar and flyers from Carly for details.

Sadly one of our longest Social Committee members Janet Conheady has decided to leave the Social Committee after an outstanding period of time. Janet has been instrumental in many PCV events including the Annual Dinners and AGM themed evenings. We will miss Janet’s extremely creative mind and I thank her for the huge effort that she has contributed to the club.

I’m very pleased to welcome Kaitlyn O’Neil and her partner Damian Cruickshank as new members to our Social Committee, Kaitlyn has lent an impressive hand previously with social events and Damian took out last years Show ‘n’ Shine Master Class. I’m also pleased to welcome Alex Harmati into the position of Deputy Social Director and believe the Social Committee will be in fine hands judging by Alex’s organisation of his first Social Run with Alvaro Del Gallo.

Forthcoming events: For those of you unaware, 2015 is the 40th anniversary year for PCV. As such events throughout the year will be held to commemorate the occasion.

40th Anniversary Celebration – Social Run – Andrew Bonwick has secured a venue for the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the club in the form of a Social Drive to a unique location where we can enjoy what I’m sure will be a sensational display of vehicles. Details will be released shortly.

April Club Night – Cairns Classic Modern Porsche Services: Club member Fred Solazzo and partner Monika Matilik took in a number of Porsche highlights including getting up close and personal with a 918 whilst in America late 2014 of which their tales had the eager audience quite enthralled. Rather than limit the account of this envy worthy trip to a small number of listeners, the Social Committee thought it would make a wonderful club night presentation. I’m looking forward to hearing the full account.

Winter Run – Details are being finalised and will be announced once locked in for June.

Show ‘n’ Shine – This very successful event is back for 2015 with details to be released shortly.

Annual Go Kart Challenge – Yes it’s back for 2015 with the event planned for May the 21st Alvaro Del Gallo is working on the final details.

PCV Ladies Event – Currently booked for Sunday the 24th of May with details to be released once confirmed.

Previous events: Summer Run - Alf Carrigan put together the fantastic Social Run that saw the available 140 spaces book out. A 36 degree day saw PCV attendees taking in the day that included our own marquee, a race between a horse, helicopter and two Porsches, the Ballarat Polo Cup and also PCV treating the polo cup attendees to a parade of our 60 strong vehicles. Thank you very much Alf and helpers for your huge work efforts on this extremely successful event.

Summer BBQ Club Night – Cairns Classic Modern Porsche Services: We promised a Porsche motor themed evening for our February club night, and our members certainly received that. Zig, Shaun, Toby & Nick went all out to satisfy our Porsche tastes, by welcoming us with a Porsche tractor, filling the car park with a variety of vehicles that then continued into the workshop area where each hoist had a different offering on display.

Those with a sweet tooth got to enjoy Porsche cupcakes & coffee whilst track performance bragging rights were rife as members tried out the racing simulators.

A big thanks to the team for going all out for this fantastic evening and display.

Autumn Run – Sutherland Estate – March 2015: Alex Harmati teamed up with Alvaro Del Gallo and took us along some sensational roads, many of which I’d not been on before as part of the route to our luncheon destination of the Sutherland Estate Winery located in the Yarra Ranges.

Thanks again to our sponsors and please keep them in mind when shopping for such products.

Club Night Registering via the Kiosk Please continue to register for club nights using our new kiosk. To date this has assisted with catering requirements and enables us to effectively manage PCV funds. Whilst you’re on there take a look at the club merchandise that’s for sale.

With thanks: Acknowledgement and thanks to Pamela and all at Porsche Cars Australia, the staff at Porsche Centre Melbourne and to Michael and his staff at Porsche Centre Brighton for their continued support and assistance with events & club nights.

Once more to our other sponsors in Traction Tyre & Suspension Centre and Nillumbik Cellars. As always in this very active club special mention thanks goes out to Carly and Lisa for their efficient and thorough work throughout the year.

Social Committee: Our current Social Committee is made up of Andrew Bonwick, Avaro Del Gallo, Maria Del Gallo, Carly Pasco, Lisa Gillespie, Julia Anderson, Neil Drew, Michael Bailey, Rowen Burnett, Monika Matlik, Alex Harmati, Kaitlyn O’Neil and Damian Cruickshank. With thanks also to the contributions of Don Ballingall. This team is very passionate about providing PCV with premier events and work very hard to ensure you have a good selection of quality events to attend and make the most of your Porsche and interaction with fellow enthusiasts.

I look forward to seeing you throughout the rest of 2015.

Felix Rieniets, PCV Social Director

The winery treated us to some stunning views of the valley below and made for a picturesque venue to enjoy the afternoon, with great food and wine being enjoyed by all.

Participant of the Year Award: We are extremely grateful to be supported again this year by our sponsors.

First Prize - Traction Tyre & Suspension Centre Award: Yokohama tyres of the winner’s choice to the value of $2,000.

Second Prize – Porsche Cars Australia Award: Items of the winner’s choice from the PCA Selection Department to the value of $400.

Third Prize – Nillumbik Cellars Award: Wine of the winner’s choice from Nillumbik Cellars to the value of $200.

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from race control The 2015 competition season has got off to a great start with very successful events at Phillip Island in early February followed up by Sandown at the start of March.

With over 100 entries at Phillip Island this was the largest number of entries we have seen for some time. Sandown was a shared day with the WRX Club, so entries were capped at 60 but we achieve this number easily and had people on a waiting list. Also encouraging was getting over 20 Entrée class entries at Phillip Island.

Feedback on these 2 events was excellent and although it is early days yet, we are hoping the higher number of entries continues and reverses the declining trend over the past few years.

After the problems we had with noise at Phillip Island last year, we are now only running there when we can get 95dBA noise limits.

The down side is that this restricts us to only 2 days at this great venue this year.

This season has also seen the introduction of additional “standard” classes to cater for

Porsche continuing to introduce vehicles with ever higher power to weight ratios. These new classes, labelled as GT1, GT2 and GT3 were designed to accept vehicles up to the latest 991 model GT3 and allow them to compete with like performance vehicles, whereas in the past these latest Porsche rocket ships were being forced into Open class where they had to compete with full blown race and Cup cars.

On the strength of these first 2 events, the change seems to be working and we are seeing more of these newer cars being entered.

Another interesting feature that we are seeing this year is a significant increase in the entries of ex racing Cup cars in the Open class. The Porsche Carrera Cup series is run worldwide and when they bring out a new model there is suddenly a glut of very cheap (in race car terms) superseded models on the market. We are now seeing many more of these vehicles at the club competition level and it sure makes for some exciting events. At Phillip Island the top 4 cars in Open class were separated by less than a quarter of a second with Theo Mihelakos coming out a close winner. At Sandown the gaps in Open were a little greater courtesy of Theo again winning with an outstanding lap. In both

events there was a lot of close competition down through the classes, with B and C providing very close competition.

In C class at Sandown Mark Chrzanowski (who it is great to see back) and Cameron Goodyear were only separated by 3 one hundredths of a second in first and second place respectively.

At the end of March we have our first Hillclimb of the year at Haunted Hills near Moe. Entries are already looking strong, so hopefully the trend is continuing. We then have a break through April when a number of our members are attending the PCNSW event at Bathurst – always a very special place for the competition minded to go. Then in early May we have our big event; the 4 Hour regularity at Sandown. We are hoping for a lot of entries from PCV members as well as other clubs.

Safe travelling.

Tony Carolan, Competition Director

Story: Peter White

How the club helped save my life at the Melbourne motor show and dreamt one day of owning that car. I also clearly remember the Govenor General of Australia doing a lap, at Sandown racecourse to greet the crowd, being driven in a 356. Again I fell in love. I was in the habit of buying and reading Autosport and other car magazines, although I never really understood the technical terms used. Horsepower and speed I did understand.

How I beat the b…….!

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Porsche club of Victoria represented a very pleasant time in my life. I was in my 40s and 50s and at that time in life and was looking for a new interest outside of business.

I travelled to England in 1970 at the age of 22 and after a period of time I had bought a 2.2 E 1972 Porsche, I enjoyed it immensely. I had always been a petrol head from an early age, always asking my father- how many horsepower does that car have? Et cetera etc. When he bought a new Falcon two-door in the 1960s, I wanted him to complete it with whitewall tyres, he refused and said they cost too much. I was quite dismayed My first car at the age of 18 was an Austin standard cadet, with a top speed of 62.5 mph which is how I usually travelled (at full throttle) as I made my way between Melbourne and Anglesea Surf life saving club.

Inspiration. I remember seeing a Jaguar Mk 2

In England I was lucky enough to be able to purchase some very nice automobiles. My favourite was the 911 E 2.2 and although I had no idea of how to fully utilise it, I enjoyed it immensely. I remember that at 4200 revs we were travelling at about 100 mph. In the old language. I clearly remember a trip from London to Cardiff in the middle of the night, again at full throttle on an open motorway, this was a petrol heads dream.

Back in Australia in 1976 I ended up buying a black 1973 2.7 RS Carrera, but I didn’t really understand what I had. It was of course a remarkable car. I joined the Porsche Club of Victoria and was initially hopeless in competition events. I worked my way up through grit and determination to win a Club Championship and an Outright Award and three National Motorkhana titles. It was in an age when ego drives your fantasies.

Some years later. Last year, 2014, I was subsequently brought back to reality when diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer that had spread through the body. I remember challenging myself

and asking, how can I beat this? My reaction was anger, to not accept what I had been told, but rather to fight.

My years at the Porsche club of Victoria came to mind and I became determined that I would “beat the bastard”. I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that many older and fellow Porsche club members contacted me and wished me well.

This helped me enormously. After 7 months of chemotherapy and hospital time, I was delivered that beautiful verdict, ‘Peter you are in remission’.

Which is where I am today.

Looking back it was the steely determination that I learned from the Porsche club and the friendship of my peers that made this possible. (There are too many to name but they know who they are).

I am now resting and enjoying a normal and full life. In great appreciation of family and friends.I salute the Porsche club, their members and friends who helped me through this most difficult period of my life.

Peter White. peterlionelwhite@gmail.com

Peter in his 2.7RS at the Sydney National Motorkhana.

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Market Update - 1986-1989 3.2 Carrera 1986 = Start of G Series 1987 = H Series 1988 = I Series 1989 = J Series 1986 and the G Series saw the first of the unleaded fuel 207 BHP Porsche. An expected fuel shortage preempted the change however it never eventuated. Nevertheless this 911 was selling to a new type of customer.

The 1986 had Borg shockers and stiffer anti roll bars : the size was increased from 20 to 22mm in front and 18 to 21mm in the rear. The brakes were wider and thicker and the Targa and Cabrio models also offered the turbo look.

In 1987 Emission equipped models received an upgrade when the engine was re-mapped up to 217 BHP at 5900 RPM. A policy statement was realeased announcing all new models would be fitted with Catalytic Converters. This year the 915 Gearbox was replaced with the G50 5 speed. This gearbox had synchromesh by Borg Warner and was a lot easier to change gears with as the clutch was larger and was hydraulically operated.

The fuel injection system became named the Bosh LE Jetronic rather than K-Jetronic : this motronic system provided protection against over revving by cutting the fuel injection at precisely 6520 Revs removing the need for a mechanical device in the distributor.

1987 also saw the launch of the Club Sport version which has since become collectible worldwide and can be identified by option number M637. This model was fitted with a special motor, front seats only as well as lightweight glass and less sound deadening : subsequently lighter by 50KG. A large number of these were white with red script however other colors did exist, I was lucky enough to own a silver version.

In 1988 The Anniversary (25 years of 911) model was released however only in Marine Blue with an interior in blue metallic soft leather, F. Porsche signature on the head rest of the two front seats. They displayed no badging on the rear engine lid instead carrying a plaque on the Dashboard. Only 875 were manufactured.

The last model of this series is the 911 Speedster released in Jan 1989. On offer in either a narrow body or Turbo look 2065 were manufactured. The windscreen had a 5% rake reminiscent of the 356 Speedster. Windows were frameless and the roof a manual cloth that could be stored under a polyurethane

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Approximately 520 Porsches were delivered to Australia in these models in the 1986-1989 period.

Today prices today range from 1986 - 1988 Standard Carrera Coupe $45-$70,000* 1988 Anniversary model – Up to high $60K* 1989 Speedsters – up to $150K* 1987 Club Sport – up to $120K* *Prices based on writers opinion of retail price for showroom condition vehicle Rob Raymer, RSR Revhead

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS: the race car for the circuit racetrack and everyday driving Porsche has once again broken down the barrier between sports cars and race cars. The 911 GT3 RS is loaded with the maximum amount of motorsport technology that is currently possible in a street-legal 911, a car that is also suitable for everyday driving.

Extensive modifications to the drivetrain, aerodynamics and lightweight design enhance performance even more than in the 911 GT3. With a lap time of 7 min 20 secs, the new 911 GT3 RS even beats the lap time of the iconic Carrera GT which holds a 7 min 29 secs time for the North Loop of the Nürburgring.

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The 911 GT3 RS is powered by a four-litre six-cylinder engine with 368 kW (500 hp) of power and 460 Nm of torque, combined with a specially developed PDK transmission. The engine, which has the largest displacement and most power of any naturally aspirated engine with direct fuel injection in the 911 family, accelerates the high-performance sports car from zero to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and to 200 km/h in 10.9 seconds. Its combined NEDC fuel consumption is 12.7 l/100 km.

Functions such as declutching by “paddle neutral” – which is comparable to pressing the clutch with a conventional manual gearbox – and speed limiting by the Pit Speed button have been customised for motorsport use. They give drivers more freedom in terms of driving dynamics, while also providing them with more assistance when driving on a circuit.

The 911 GT3 RS is a masterpiece of intelligent lightweight design. For the first time, the roof is made of magnesium; carbon fibre is used for the engine and luggage compartment lids, and other lightweight components are made of alternative materials.

This makes the RS model around 10 kg lighter than the 911 GT3.

In addition, the lightweight roof lowers the sports car’s centre of gravity which improves its excellent lateral dynamics. The body comes from the 911 Turbo, and it signifies its status as nearly a

race car driving machine with its RS-specific aerodynamic add-on items. The front spoiler lip, which extends nearly to the road, and the large rear wing reinforce the dominant look.

A 30 cm wide recess extends centrally over the CRFP bonnet and the magnesium roof. This feature is a stylistic reference to the recess on the luggage compartment lid of the classic 911 models with air-cooled engines, and today it identifies the two largest lightweight components in the 911 GT3 RS. Another characteristic is the unique front wheel arch air vents that extend into the upper section of the wings – just as in pure-bred motorsport cars. They increase downforce at the front axle.

The chassis of the 911 GT3 RS has been tuned for maximum driving dynamics and precision. Rear-axle steering and Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus with fully variable rear axle differential lock increase agility and dynamics, and the wider front and rear track widths enable even better roll stability than in the 911 GT3. In addition, the 911 GT3 RS comes with the widest tyres of any 911 model as standard. The results: even more agile turn-in characteristics and even higher cornering speeds.

The interior design of the 911 GT3 RS with Alcantara elements is based on the current 911 GT3. One key new feature is the full bucket seats, which are based on the carbon bucket seats of the 918 Spyder. Other standard features are the Club Sport Package with a bolted-in roll cage behind the front seats, preparation for a battery master switch, and separately provided six-point safety harness for the driver and fire extinguisher with mounting bracket.

The 911 GT3 RS is now on sale in Australia priced from $387,700 with deliveries beginning in the third quarter of the year.

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Story: Will Darvall Photos: Ron Widdison

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Matt at home outside “The Cotton Mill” Matt Read has a foot in 2 Continents; a Melbournite, he has lived in Asia for 12 years, now working in Singapore, via Indonesia and Thailand. He has 2 teenage sons at school in Melbourne, whom he visits monthly, and on the day of this article, he had just finished moving into his new Oz base, an impressive restored 1870 warehouse in Carlton, previously owned

by Greg Ham, of Men at Work. It was originally The Cotton Mill (seen in the photo), then became a stained glass factory and recording studio (used by artists such as Colin Hay, Paul Kelly and Archie Roach). Matt’s father was President of the Armstrong Siddeley Car Club (seen one lately?) and as a 16 year old, he learnt to drive in the Treasurer’s 912 around the Adelaide Hills.

Matt has owned many Porsches (and the usual clutch of Minis, VWs, a couple of Firebirds and a couple of Impalas), starting with a 1970 911T, then a 1970 911E (sold to finance a Laser!), a 1976 Carrera 3.0 and a 2002 996, “a fabulous underrated car”. As an aside, 10 of the 17 911s in the recent PI Historics Group Sc races were 3.0 Carreras, whereas a few years ago they were all 2.7 Carreras; the sleeper awakes! The expensive 996 was bought in Singapore, with the standard 10 year Certificate of Entitlement.

After 10 years, another C fo E can be purchased for $S100,000 (about $A 80,000), the car can be exported (it was), or taken to the crusher! I guess there are not too many Lasers running around! His daily driver there now is a 2007 Cayenne, which does everything needed for his young family. He joined PCV in about 1990 and soon enjoyed track days, which led to rallying.

The current cars The 1967 912 has been owned twice; given as a birthday present by his (wonderful!) wife in ‘08, it was sold in ‘09 to fund the Sc, then repurchased in 2012. Factory engine was a slightly modified 356 1600, behind a 5 speed 901 ‘box, but now it sports a 1720 big bore kit, with Bursch exhaust and electronic ignition.

Colour was originally Polo Red, but now is gleaming Black, with black interior, topped off by a Nardi wheel on a RHD conversion and somewhat noticeable road wheels! The 912 was produced from ‘65-’69, as an entry level car to the expensive 911, which it outsold for several years. It was internally called the 902, which was the project number, as with all the early Porsche numbering. The 912 project number was used from ‘68 for the flat 12 developed for the 917! 30,000 coupes and 2,500 Targas were built. Many were used by the Dutch and German Police and the 100,000th Porsche was a Targa for the German police. The 914 was its replacement, but was more expensive than planned, owing to the deteriorating relationship between VW and Porsche during joint development. After the demise of the 914 in North America, the 912 was reborn as the 912E in the G series body, with a 2.0 VW motor, which ran from May ‘75-July ‘76, awaiting the 924 release. Matt enjoys this lowered-to-the-bump-stops “hot rod”.

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The ‘81 SC was a ‘90’s Concours winner in SA, which was later set up for racing by a soldier, who then went to Afghanistan and sold it to Matt in ‘09. It has been used as Matt’s rally car since, with Rob Williams, another PCV member, as navigator (he was between Porsches, but purchased a 3.2 Carrera the day after the shoot!) and preparation and maintenance done

by Cairns. They have done 5 Targa High Country Rallies, 5 Targa Wrest Point Rallies and hope to do Targa Tas next year, having done the Targa Tas Tour in the 993. They were happy with 5th at last year’s THC, with 3rd up Mt. Buller. The car is stock, apart from suspension and brake mods and a cage. His 15 year old is keen to get his navigator’s licence at 16!

The ‘94 993 is very desirable, stirring nostalgia and lust in Ron, who had a similar car and drove this car to the shoot. It is a delicious Metallic Black, with a beautiful dense gold fleck and a black interior, a fairly rare combination, still in superb condition. Matt has owned it since ‘06, it has done over 200,000k’s and he will not part with it! Sorry Ron.

There is a ‘94 3 litre M3, which is at Cairns, being prepared for salt lake speed racing at SA’s Lake Gairdner, where the Dry Lakes Racers Australia hold an annual Speed Week in March.

Don’t know about it? Check it out, but suffice to say it is Oz’s Bonneville, where you can run straight for 11 miles! The car is stripped internally, to be fitted with a cage, steel seats and a splatter shield, to stop unwanted bits entering the cabin, when things explode at warp speed. Matt wants to join the 150 MPH club; there is 200 and 300 for the big boys!

On the bucket list is the 912 he learnt to drive in (he knows where it is!), a 996 GT3 (he has the plates), another Carrera, .... So this enthusiast has lots of irons in the fire and those feet firmly planted in 2 continents.

Perhaps he has time to sleep on the plane!

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Dunlop Motorsport Celebrates Its Diversity Some readers will have heard of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that destroyed the Dunlop Motorsport factory in 1995 in Kobe Japan.

Australia had been sourcing the majority of its Motorsport tyre requirements from this factory since Brock’s 1972 Bathurst win, and the earthquake had devastating effects on supply.

However we were lucky enough to be able to source alternative supplies from the sister plant in Birmingham UK. The major priority at that time was to maintain supply to Dunlop’s major customers, Dick Johnson, Larry Perkins and Wayne Gardner competing in the Touring Car category. Slick tyre moulds were hastily retrieved from the rubble and airfreighted to Birmingham where a new development path began, using Dunlop’s extensive Le Mans Sportscar experience. With these new British tyres Larry Perkins won Bathurst in 1995 and 1997. Within several years however Dunlop Japan had transferred their Motorsport production to a newer plant in Nagoya, where supply has continued to this day. The current V8 control tyres have been made at this newer plant since 2002. In addition to slick tyres, Dunlop Japan also supplies our championship forest rally tyres, Targa winning tarmac rally tyres and the dramatic new hybrid Z2 road/track tyre from plants in Japan.

We still rely however, on tyres from Europe for some other categories including Radical Sportscars, historic racing and the new Sport Maxx Race tyre for Tarmac rally events. The manufacture of English race tyres came to an end after the lease on part of its facility at the historic Fort Dunlop site in Birmingham England was not renewed. Production was moved to its Hanau factory near Frankfurt in Germany, but motorsport research and development remains in Birmingham.

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Phillip Island Sprints Story: Melanie Treloar Photos: Ron Widdison The first competition event for the year is always a highly anticipated one, and all the more so when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the renowned Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. The weekend started with a WRX Club day on the Saturday, where around 14 PCV entrants took the opportunity to practice after the usual 3 month break.

Even the weather welcomed us back to the start of our racing season with barely a drop of rain.

We kicked off our competition on Sunday with the new Class structures and a 95dBA noise limit, which saw a 20% increase in entries and an unprecedented number of new EntrĂŠe drivers.

There was even the return of some old faces like Jamie Lovett, Harry Philippou, Tom Walstab and a brief drop-in from Tom Marks.

To the event itself, the competition was very close, especially in Open Class, where the top 4 cars were separated by no more than 0.24 seconds. Outright and Open Class: 1st place went to Theo Mihelakos with a time of 96.540, 2nd Nick Kamaros, 3rd Rick Mensa. M0 Class: 1st Greg Muller (although with no other competitors in his Class, he still pulled out an impressive time of 108.265). M1 Class: Bob Hawker with 104.561, 2nd Stan Bougadakis, 3rd James Mason. M2 Class: 1st Ben Faggetter with 106.179, 2nd Bryan Fitt, 3rd Howard Burton.

GT2 Class: 1st Andrew Gott with 106.214, 2nd Aaron Lee, 3rd James Papas. GT3 Class: 1st Aaron Ireland with 104.380, 2nd Peter Harrison, 3rd Tony Carolan. A Class: 1st Phil Treloar with 106.720, 2nd Darren Jones, 3rd Andrew Goulsbra. B Class: 1st Bill Sevastas with 111.659, 2nd Richard Thompson, 3rd Daniel Reynolds. C Class: 1st Grant Stephenson with 112.996, 2nd Mark Chrzanowski, 3rd Pete Matherson. D Class: John Swan with 111.580, 2nd Barry Swan, 3rd Rodney Gordon.

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Special mention needs to be made to all the people that volunteer their time and effort to help make days like these as wonderful as they are. These people are the flaggies, marshals, stewards, committee members and all the other helpers along the way, including our own family and friends. The smiling faces and enthusiastic attitudes keep our club running so smoothly. So on behalf of all the drivers, THANK YOU!

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Theo Mihelakos

997 GT3 Cup Car

96.540

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1

92

92

Nick Karnaros

997 Cup Car

96.612

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2

92

92

Rick Mensa

GT3 Cup

96.635

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92

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Christian Fitzgerald

997 GT3

96.777

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4

91

91

Jamie Lovett

996 GT2

100.618

5

5

73

73

Andrew Hall

71

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996 Cup Car

101.099

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6

71

Brian Power

996 Cup Car

101.622

7

7

69

Gary Higgon

996 GT3

103.497

8

8

61

61

Manny Mezzasalma

993

104.935

9

11

56

56

Greg Humphries

GT3 3.6

112.058

10

30

33

33

Chris Mason

997 Turbo

113.272

11

36

30

30

996 Turbo

108.265

1

17

69

44

Bob Hawker

996 GT3

104.561

1

10

94

57

Stan Bougadakis

997 Carrera S 3.8

106.047

2

12

88

52

James Mason

GT3 CS 3.6

109.210

3

20

74

41

Harry Philippou

997 Carrera S

111.252

4

24

66

35

Benjamin Faggetter

993 3.6

106.179

1

13

96

51

Bryan Fitt

993 Carrera

108.917

2

18

84

42

Howard Burton

993 3.6

109.121

3

19

83

42

Michael Lentini

911 RSR (rep)

115.789

4

46

58

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Luke Fitt

Boxster S

122.221

5

63

38

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Andrew Gott

GT3

106.214

1

15

84

51

Aaron Lee

997 GT3

111.508

2

25

63

35

James Papas

997 GT3

112.718

3

32

59

31

Joseph Ensabella

997 GT3

116.404

4

48

46

23

Greg Bardsley

997 GT3

119.010

5

56

39

17

69

Class: M0 Greg Muller Class: M1

Class: M2

Class: GT2

Class: GT3 Aaron Ireland

GT3

104.380

1

9

103

Peter Harrison

996 GT3 Mk2

106.204

2

14

94

51

Tony Carolan

GT3 3.6

109.430

3

21

80

41

58

Simon Zettl

GT3 996

110.882

4

22

74

36

Class: A

Driver Darren Jones

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

106.720

Car 993

Andrew Goulsbra

997

111.028 Result 111.640

Michael McLaurie

996 Carrera 4S

Juris Briedis

Class1 Position 2

16 Outright Position 23

Class 99 Points 80

49 Outright Points 36

3

27

78

111.833

4

29

77

993 3.6

112.807

5

33

73

31

Frank Deak

Boxster S

114.047

6

40

68

28

Ian Jenkins

996 3.6

116.066

7

47

61

23

Phil Kotsanis

996

117.197

8

50

57

21

Geoffrey Mould

997 3.6 Carrera

118.460

9

54

53

18

Warwick Phillips

Cayman S

125.839

10

65

32

7

Michael Dennis

930 3.3 Turbo

126.907

11

67

30

6

Bill Sevastas

964 C2

111.659

1

28

86

34

Richard Thompson

911 Carrera

112.565

2

31

82

32

Daniel Reynolds

911 Carrera

112.860

3

34

81

31

Brent Howard

Boxster S

113.448

4

37

78

29

mark smundin

911 Carrera 3.2

115.369

5

45

71

25

Brent Stephen

968 CS 3.0

117.691

6

52

62

20

Cameron Bath

928 S

120.349

7

62

54

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Class: B

Class: C Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

112.996

1

35

91

31

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

113.672

2

38

88

29

Pete Matherson

911 SC 3.0

113.922

3

39

87

28

Ian van Driel

911 SC 3.0

114.155

4

42

86

28

Michael O'Brien

911 SC 3.0

114.649

5

43

84

26

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

116.482

6

49

77

22

Jim Adamson

911 Carrera

125.865

7

66

46

7

Pierre Lutgens

911 Carrera

130.377

8

68

34

3

David Mallinson

Boxster

138.143

9

69

19

0

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

111.580

1

26

100

34

Barry Swan

944 S2 3.0

114.117

2

41

89

28

Rodney Gordon

944 S2

115.229

3

44

85

25

Alex Webster

911E

117.679

4

51

75

20

Richard Batchelor

944 S2

117.902

5

53

74

19

Simon Wilson

944 3.0

118.715

6

55

71

18

Tom Walstab

911L

119.050

7

57

70

17

Garry Voges

944 S2

119.230

8

58

69

17

Melanie Treloar

Boxster

119.678

9

59

68

16

Jake Parsons

944 S2

119.940

10

60

67

16

Garry Saber

944 S2

120.061

11

61

66

15

Philip Cox

911 3.0 SC

122.313

12

64

59

12

97.555

Class Position

Class: D

Class: OTHER Matt Stoupas

996 GT3

Driver Carlo Attard

Car 996

110.110 Result

Simon Ansell

Renault Clio Cup Car

110.701

marc kovacic

911 GT3

112.572

John Zourkas

997 Turbo

114.038

Amelia Eime

GT3

115.586

tim ODAly

GT3

117.583

Daryl Curyer

964

123.925

Linley Baxter

Datsun 260Z

124.332

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Sunday, 1st March

Sandown Sprints Story: Andrew Bonwick Photos: Ron Widdison Our first event at Sandown this year had it all, exotic cars, track records and plenty of participants.

The latter was a difficulty. We had decided late last year to share the day with Imprezza WRX Club, were we took 60 entries each. This significantly cuts the financial risk to the club but it meant that our three groups had 19 or 20 cars in each, across the now 12 Classes of cars in our competition. Although the track density limit at Sandown for a day like this is larger than these groups, it is difficult for drivers to arrange themselves in the groups to get a good clean run, and traffic was the issue of the day.

Nevertheless, two records fell, with Theo stripping 0.7 seconds off Peter Ftizgerald’s Open record and John Swan breaking his own 2014 record in D Class.

Also of interest was the reunion invitation sent out to members, lapsed and current, from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Based on a compilation of a number of old mailing lists and some club records, we had 48 join us for lunch and a promenade on the track at lunchtime. The promenade was notable for a mix of cars, with replica 550 Spyder and 904 at the older end of the spectrum and a genuine 959 at the other.

With the on-track cars including a 991 GT3 and a mix of Cup Cars as well as our usual sparkling presentation of the competition cars, there was some fantastic examples of the marque on display, on and off the track.

After a damp start, we had a reasonable day and few interruptions, with each group getting 5 sessions.

A Class was an enthusiastic group of 8 cars, with a mix of old and new faces. Phil Treloar 1:21.84 was comfortably dialled in to his familiar 996 3.6, in front of Andrew Gouldsbra and David Trewern. Good to see Juris still keeping his foot down on his red 993.

Bill Sevastas had a good day out with a PB at 1:25.06 with Daniel Reynolds close behind him again producing a personal best to 1:25.51 easing Richard Thompson into third.

It was back to the future with C Class, with the welcome return of Mark Chrzanowski. You could throw a blanket over the first 5 drivers, with Mark, Cameron Goodyear and Michael O’Brien taking the places. The three plus Ian van Driel and Peter Matherson were all within 1 minute 27 seconds.

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John Swan continues to enjoy the improving performance of the 944 he shares with his father Barry. Firstly, he broke his club track record, and therefore was first in class on the day but he beat dad (phew) . The two of them edged out Melanie Treloar who pounces on any mistake made on the track and will make the class very tightly contested all year.

Sally Anne Hains graced our new GT1 class with its first entrant this year, running a 991 GT3 with a very credible 1:21.93. GT2, another of the new unmodified classes, had a clutch of 997 GT3s and Stephen Bradford’s 997 turbo, which took first place. Aaron Lee’s 997 GT3 was close behind with James Papaps third.

GT3 class is the renamed GT class we started a couple of years ago. A group of consistent competitors are enjoying their day out, with Peter Harrison easing out Tony Carolan (who is regretting driving a water cooled car, perhaps) with Simon Zettl third, all driving 996 GT3s.

In the Modified Classes Greg Muller is running his 996 Turbo, previously pushed into Open by our old classifications but now running in the M0 modified class. His day was capped off by a 1:20.04 lap.

M1 sees Bob Hawker being both very consistent and very quick. Although either the traffic or the day didn’t allow him to beat his previous best times, he topped the class with a 1:19.68 in front of Stan Bougadakis and James Mason.

Ben Faggetter recently celebrated his engagement – well done and best wishes to Ben and Alex – and may have been concentrating on other things. He missed out on breaking his Sandown record for the third event in a row but still delivered an excellent time.

Theo had a day out of the box, breaking Peter Fitzgerald’s track record posting a 1:14.194, taking 0.7 seconds off Peter’s time, on a day when most of the other classes were slightly off best times. Rick Mensa came in second with Nick Karnaros very closely behind third, all in a clutch of very quick GT3 Cup cars. Open had a very healthy 11 cars, of the 60 cars on the track on the day.

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Outright Position

Class Points

Outright Points

1

1

105

105

2

2

95

95

75.955

3

3

93

93

996 GT2

76.045

4

4

93

93

Christian Fitzgerald

997 GT3

77.013

5

5

87

87

Sally-Anne Hains

997 Turbo 3.8

78.637

6

6

77

77

Graham Williams

996 GT3

79.434

7

7

73

73

Dennis Bath

GT3 Cup Car

80.601

8

12

66

66

Gary Higgon

996 GT3

81.553

9

14

61

61

andrew gott

911 Turbo

82.139

Greg Humphries

996 GT3

83.438

10

21

53

53

996 Turbo

80.039

1

9

80

69

Bob Hawker

996 GT3

79.681

1

8

94

71

Stan Bougadakis

997 Carrera S 3.8

80.425

2

11

90

67

James Mason

996 GT3 CS 3.6

84.789

3

25

66

47

993 3.6

81.498

1

13

94

62

991 GT3

81.934

1

18

67

60

Stephen Bradford

997 Turbo

80.055

1

10

84

69

Aaron Lee

997 GT3

81.818

2

16

74

60

James Papas

997 GT3

83.306

3

20

67

53

Joseph Ensabella

997 GT3

85.862

4

30

54

42

Greg Bardsley

997 GT3

86.265

5

31

53

41

Peter Harrison

996 GT3 Mk2

81.595

1

15

88

61

Tony Carolan

996 GT3

82.230

2

19

84

58

Simon Zettl

GT3 996

84.781

3

24

71

47

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

81.835

1

17

94

60

Andrew Goulsbra

997

84.640

2

22

78

47

David Trewern

997 Carrera 3.6

84.687

3

23

78

47

Frank Deak

Cayman GTS

84.854

4

26

996 Carrera 4S

85.343

Driver

Car

Result

Theo Mihelakos

997 GT3 Cup Car

74.194

Rick Mensa

997 GT3 Cup

75.706

Nick Karnaros

997 Cup Car

Jamie Lovett

Class Position

Class: OPEN

Class: M0 Greg Muller Class: M1

Class: M2 Benjamin Faggetter Class: GT1 Sally Anne Hains Class: GT2

Class: GT3

Class: A

Class 5 Position

Outright 28 Position

77

Class 74 Points

46

Outright 44 Points

Michael McLaurie Driver

Car

Result

Juris Briedis

993 3.6

87.305

6

35

65

Phil Kotsanis

996

87.871

7

42

62

Michael Dennis

930 3.3 Turbo

96.499

8

51

29

12

BILL SEVASTAS

964 C2

85.064

1

27

91

45

Daniel Reynolds

911 Carrera

85.507

2

29

89

44

Richard Thompson

911 Carrera

87.438

3

36

78

36

Mark Smundin

911 Carrera 3.2

87.547

4

37

78

36

Brent Howard

968 CS

87.766

5

40

76

35

Cameron Bath

928 S

91.820

6

47

57

22

Mark Ferguson

Boxster

96.949

7

53

38

11

Michael Dancey

911 Carrera

97.107

8

54

37

11

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

87.013

1

33

89

38

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

87.043

2

34

88

38

Michael O'Brien

911 SC 3.0

87.752

3

38

85

35

Ian van Driel

911 SC 3.0

87.755

4

39

85

35

Pete Matherson

911 SC 3.0

87.778

5

41

85

35

Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

88.052

6

43

83

34

Pierre Lutgens

911 Carrera

96.749

7

52

45

11

David Mallinson

Boxster

100.028

8

55

34

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Class: B

Class: C

Class: D John Swan

944 S2 3.0

86.485

1

32

106

40

Barry Swan

944 S2 3.0

89.110

2

44

91

30

Melanie Treloar

Boxster

90.615

3

45

83

26

Richard Batchelor

944 S2

91.327

4

46

80

24

Philip Cox

911 3.0 SC

93.040

5

48

71

19

Jake Parsons

944 S2

93.260

6

49

70

19

Bruce Pollard

944 3.0 S2

94.689

7

50

64

15

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83.495

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A view from the hot seat Story: Marc Cini

Photos: Tristan DeCaro It’s Thursday morning and we are getting ready for the first and probably the best race of the year.

No matter whether it’s the Bathurst 12 hour or a club day at Sandown, the lead up to a motor sport event consumes every spare moment of thought that you have available. In fact by the time you actually get to the track you have a great sense of relief that it has finally arrived and you can stop thinking about it.

This year the event had been talked about as if it had come of age to an international level, and I can tell you when we arrived at the track and walked around the pits you felt a sense of pride that an Australian home grown event had achieved exactly that.

There is an aura of excitement when you see international factory backed teams setting up and aces such as Mika Salo, David Brabham, Patrick Long and Oliver Gavin, to name just a few, casually strolling around the paddock.

This was a GT field as good as you are likely to see anywhere, 54 entries of which 28 are current spec GT3 cars all of which have driver line ups that can compete in the top ten.

For the record there were 29 current or past Australian Carrera Cup competitors in the field which I’m sure was the biggest clan of drivers represented.

THE TEAM Our team is run by Troy and Lee from Melbourne Performance Centre (MPC) who have a mammoth task in organising and managing everything from car preparation to the tiniest detail.

- 3 Drivers - Managers - Engineer - Race strategist - Car controller - Driver change assistant - 3 fuel crew - 4 pit crew - 2 tyre and wheel crew To compete in a 12 hour requires an enormous effort from everyone involved; if you are trying to run somewhere near the front there is no room for error and everyone is important. You can have the best car in the world with the fastest drivers in the seat all of which is useless if your organisation isn’t functioning properly. You can’t single anybody out as being more important than others, to use an old cliché you are only as strong as your weakest link.

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There is an expectation that something has to go wrong during a race of this type and the team is the only thing that can minimise the effect of the problem and keep you competitive.

The driver line up was the same as we have always run in this car, consisting of one professional driver and two amateurs.

Christopher Mies (Audi factory driver) was for the fourth time our pro driver, along with Mark Eddy and me.

THE CAR - Audi R8 LMS ULTRA - 2014 Spec - 5.2 lt V10 - 560 HP - 6 speed paddle shift gearbox - Rear wheel drive - Race ABS and Traction control - The cost? You only live once!

Like most GT3 cars these days the Audi is a turn key factory built race car which is designed for this type of racing and can endure the punishment of an endurance race like Bathurst.

The old days of engine and gearbox failures are all but a problem of the past with most cars now reliable enough to complete a 12 Hour race at full pace.

I love driving this car (almost as much as my Porsche Cup car). The Audi has a fantastic balance of power and handling which, especially for non-pro drivers like Mark and myself, gives you enormous confidence to push the car to limits you thought were too high.

PRACTICE SESSIONS We always arrive at the Bathurst 12 hour thinking that there is an abundance of practice time with a total of five one hour sessions scheduled, but reality always prevails with so many red flags and the odd car problem disturbing the sessions and sharing the time between three drivers inevitably ends in disappointment. The good news was that during practice we found two wheel bearings (recently changed) to be faulty which would have been a sure disaster if we had started the race with them.

I can never remember starting a 12 hour race (this being my 10th) where we were all 100 percent comfortable to start racing.

Nevertheless we made the best out of the time we had with Christopher spending most of his time making set up changes to the car. When you have a mixture of pro and amateur drivers

it is very important to find the right balance between an aggressive set up for the pro and a less edgy and forgiving set up for us old folk.

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1 2 3 4 5

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QUALIFYING The qualifying format for this event comprises a one hour session for all competitors followed by a 15 minute shoot out for class A cars in which you are allowed an extra set of qualifying tyres. This is a job best left to our little German superstar from Audi.

Audi R8 LMS Ultra driven to 10th outright by Christopher Mies, Marc Cini and Mark Eddy

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The quality of the field this year meant that there were over 20 A class cars with sufficient talent behind the wheel to put their car on pole for the start of the race, not that grid position is all that important in a 12 hour race. However when the calibre of drivers is this high bragging rights can be everything!

The main qualifying session went very well for us with Christopher setting the fastest lap of the session and giving us provisional pole with a time of 2:04:2. Unfortunately due to a tyre problem and the session being cut short the shootout was not as kind to us and we ended the session in 9th place with another of the factory Audi drivers setting the fastest lap at an astonishing 2:02.5 and setting a new lap record. To put this time in context it is about three seconds quicker than the current V8 Supercar lap record.

THE RACE This year we elected to start the race with Christopher behind the wheel. There is actually a fair amount of strategy that goes into this decision between either starting with a non-pro driver and relying on an almost certain safety car in the first session to keep you on the lead lap, or starting with your pro driver who has more skill to stay out of trouble in the frenzy of a start with 50 plus cars on the track, combined with an early start in darkness. This led us to playing it safe with Christopher taking the start.

The initial phase of the race went very well with Christopher on great pace doing 2:05 lap times and handing the car over to me for the second stint in 4th place outright and second in class.

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and denying your co-drivers from having a drive, nonetheless this session ended up being the best drive I can ever remember doing with a feeling that all the stars were lined up and getting down to a respectable lap time of 2:08.8, a time I honestly had no expectation of achieving.

The end of my stint was marred with me clipping one of the factory Bentleys and turning him around at the exit of the Chase. This was fortunately the only mistake any of us made all day but resulted in a drive through penalty, putting us one lap down.

Mark Eddy took over the car from me and had a faultless session, also recording a lap time of 2:08.8 and keeping us in the hunt. For the record Mark did a 2:07 lap in one of his practice sessions but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure he had a bigger restrictor put in the car (just joking!).

The rest of the day went as well as could be expected with no mechanical issues, no pit stop dramas and the car brilliant all day. We finished the race in 10th place outright and 3rd in class.

The race pace was truly incredible with the top ten finishers all recording 2:05 and under lap times with a new race lap record of 2:03.3 by the Phoenix Audi.

(Marc Cini is a long standing member of the Porsche Club of Victoria and races a 991 Cup car in the Carrera Cup race series. Marc holds the record for the most Carrera Cup starts of any Australian driver. Last year he also raced in the Carrera Cup event held at Le Mans prior to the 24 Hours race. Thank you Marc for this great insight into top-level motor racing).

Left to right, Christopher Mies, Marc Cini and Mark Eddy enjoyed their 3rd in class trophy after 12 hard hours racing

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“Record Score at the Polo” We woke to a typical Melbourne Summer’s Sunday - forecast for about 30 degrees with no wind. Perfect!

We caught the usual bike rally on the Beach Road, so looks like Nepean Highway/St Kilda Road would be the best way for the journey over the Westgate Bridge to Werribee. I spied in my mirror an early 911 Targa who I thought would have the same destination in mind, but, as it turns out, “Paul” from the 901 Club was just out for a drive and thought he’d follow us to meet the PCV gang at the Werribee Caltex servo. We bought him a coffee and he remarked on the size of the crowd in the cafe “don’t get anything like this in our Club”! Hopefully, Carly has since received a membership application from Paul.

The former Treasurer, Roger Randle, had his hands full ticking off the 145 PCV members and guests, who, with 75 examples of the marque (with only a couple of blow-ins) made for the largest PCV Sunday Run in the Club’s history, exceeding Will Darvall’s record of 122.

Credit for the organization goes to the Club’s Tourmeister, Alf Carrigan who was greatly assisted by Ken Anson and Neil Drew.

We were pleased to see “the usual suspects” and lots of new members including Peter and Pam Batrouney who ventured out for their first PCV event, expecting the attendees to

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be considerably younger and were pleasantly surprised to see that the Club does have a large number of “mature” members! We also welcomed Pete and Jenny Johnson from Warrnambool, consistent inclusion on Club runs.

With the convoy of Porsches including some new 4wd thingies (Macans I think they call them) exiting the servo, we then journeyed through the Anakie Ranges, remarking on the sun-drenched Australian landscape for the final destination at the Yaloak Polo Club on the Geelong/Ballan Road, near the ill-fated Fiskville CFA Training Centre.

After some spirited driving on roads described as “a little rough for some stiffly sprung cars”, we drove onto the polo field at about noon, carefully avoiding hoofed beasts and sought the shade and cool of the marquees especially erected for club members.

We sympathized with the members of the Creswick Light Horse Troop display in full uniform braving the heat standing to attention before the polo began as we looked on with suitable cool refreshment in hand. Catching up with new and old friends, meeting new members, finding a table out of the sun, and getting a good seat for the afternoon’s entertainment became the next agenda item. Lunch was of a high standard as was the Sav Blanc providing an idyllic atmosphere for the afternoon.

Even though the polo was supposed to have been the highlight of the day, it was nothing compared to the race between Neil Drew’s new toy, an all-wheel drive 991, an older rear-wheel drive only 911 (a non-PCV car), a horse and a helicopter. On the starter’s gun, the older Porsche had difficulty in gaining traction, but Drewie’s 991 surged into the lead reaching the U turn just before the chopper.

With the pedal flat to the floor, the pride of the Club reached the finish line just ahead of the chopper to great applause from the crowd. We knew he’d win, didn’t we?

At 3.15pm the Ballarat Polo Cup, an exciting game of different horsepower, was played over 4 “chukkas”, each “chukka” lasting about 15 minutes or so. Thinking this could be an expensive and drowsy afternoon and estimating goodbyes usually take about 30 minutes, we commenced farewelling our fellow travellers after the second chukka.

Another great day with friends, driving our wonderful cars and enjoying what Australia has to offer. We are lucky people!

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New Cayman race car and all-turbo Carrera range for late 2015 Wolfgang Hatz, head of R & D for Porsche, made some startling disclosures to the road test editor of the UK Motor Sport magazine, Andrew Frankel, in a recent interview:-

911 Carrera. From September EVERY non-motorsport Carrera, from the cheapest model upwards, will have a turbocharged version of the new flat six.

Cayman GT4. This will be a proper motor sport car developed in Weissach, like the GT3, and full race versions will also be available.

To Frankel’s suggestion that it would have 400 horsepower, Hatz replied “perhaps not that much, but in that area.” (I wonder if the new GT4 will become Porsche’s front line car in production sports car racing, replacing the various versions of the GT3? A mid-engine configuration is of course the layout of choice for race cars).

Cayenne. A new turbocharged V8 version will enable a further reduction in the Cayenne turbo’s Nurburgring lap time, which is currently 7min 59 secs, or faster than the original GT3 in 1999!

(Isn’t this getting a bit silly?)

Boxster. The Boxster will receive a flat-four turbocharged engine within a year. This engine will also be available in the Cayman.

There will not be a GT4 version of the Boxster, although a sportier model is in the pipeline.

911 GT3 RS. This will be shown at the Geneva show in March and will be “a far more extreme car” than its predecessor. It will have a brand new naturally aspirated flat six engine.

Panamera. This will get the Cayenne’s new V8 turbocharged engine. Hatz did not confirm or deny that a two-door Panamera is under development. According to Frankel he “simply smiled” at the suggestion.

918 successor. The 918 hypercar (to use the new trendy term for super-supercars) will be replaced later in the decade by something even more extreme based around a V8 power unit.

All very exciting.

Richard Batchelor

Above & below - Cayman GT4.

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Story: Garry Saber

The Victorian Club Permit Scheme (CPS)

• Continuing to make participation in the scheme a enjoyable experience for all users.

The PCV is registered with VicRoads for the CPS and the club committee will take on the responsibility for managing the scheme on behalf of eligible club members.

The Victorian Club Permit Scheme (CPS) allows members of vehicle clubs that are recognised by VicRoads to make limited use of historic vehicles on the road network.

Based on consultation with car clubs, peak bodies and Victoria Police, VicRoads has recently introduced changes to the CPS. Porsche Club Victoria has a number of members who currently own eligible vehicles, so it is timely to provide an update on the changes and how PCV will be helping to ensure that club members are compliant.

The new scheme came into effect on the 1 February 2015. The objectives of the changes are as follows: • Ensuring the CPS continues to align with road safety objectives.

• Introducing clearer and more appropriate vehicle modification guidelines for CPS vehicles.

• Improving inspection, modification and identification requirements for modified vehicles.

• Ensuring the integrity of the scheme is maintained.

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The PCV is required to maintain a register of both CPS holders and vehicles owned and used by club members. VicRoads may request access to this register so that checks can be made to identify any discrepancies.

Garry Saber has been nominated by the club committee to administer the scheme for PCV, and as the club’s authorised signatory he will be signing the VicRoads application and eligibility forms for PCV members.

This article outlines some of the requirements which must be met to ensure eligibility and ongoing compliance. However, we would suggest

that all members who currently hold club permits or wish to nominate, check out the VicRoads website and make themselves familiar with the changes: www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/ limited-use-permits General Information Members with vehicles that turn 25 years old in the year the CPS application is lodged, must also provide evidence of the actual build date or first date of registration in Australia.

The VicRoads CPS allows for up to 90 days of road use during the registered year. The 90 days can be purchased in two 45 day lots, or as a full 90 days.

Current VicRoads fees for new applications are: • $139.70 for 90 days • $71.20 for 45 days • $68.50 for the second 45 days

Photographic Records

• Club permits are not transferrable.

PCV is also required to maintain a register of dated photographs for all member vehicles that have been issued with a PCV auspice CPS since 1 February 2015.

• Custom plates cannot be issued to a vehicle on the CPS.

The requirements for valid images are quite specific. These photos must be imprinted with the date taken and must include images of the front, rear, drivers side, driving position (side on with the driver’s door open) and any identifiers such as the chassis number and engine number. The identifying photograph that is preferred by PCV is the compliance plate showing both the VIN and build date.

VicRoads may request access to the photo register at any time. Examples of photos that are compliant to the VicRoads requirements are included in this article.

VicRoads Requirements VicRoads has specific requirements for the use of CPS vehicles which can be viewed on their website: www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/ limited-use-permits/club-permit-scheme.

A number of these requirements may be relevant to PCV members. Visit the website to ensure you are fully informed of your obligations.

• CPS holders must ensure that the vehicle is only used for private use.

• A club permit vehicle may be driven by anyone (including learner permit holders) who holds the applicable licence category for the vehicle.

• Victorian probationary licence holders may drive a vehicle on a club permit provided that the vehicle has not been modified to increase the vehicle’s performance and the probationary licence is applicable to the category of vehicle.

• Left hand drive CPS vehicles must not be used on the road at night unless all the required lamps, including dipping headlamps, are fitted and suitable for right hand drive.

• Registration number rights are not attached to any club permit number combination.

• If a club permit number plate is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, a new number plate with the next available sequential number will be issued. The original number plate will not be reproduced. If one plate is lost, damaged or destroyed, the remaining plate must be returned to VicRoads and a new set displaying a new number will be issued.

Roadworthy Certificates A Roadworthy Certificate (RWC) is required for all new CPS applications to VicRoads. RWC can be obtained from any VicRoads licenced roadworthy tester. Check the VicRoads website for a list of RWC testers.

VASS Club Permit Approval Certificate A Vehicle Assessment Signatory Scheme (VASS) Club Permit Approval Certificate is a certificate issued by a VASS Signatory that can be accepted as evidence that a modified vehicle meets VicRoads requirements for an M-Plate Club Permit vehicle.

Roll Bars & Roll Cages A vehicle for which admission to the CPS is being sought that is fitted with a roll bar or roll cage, will require: • A VASS Club Permit Approval certificate verifying that the vehicle meets all applicable requirements of VicRoads Vehicle Standards Information 28 (VSI 28) and if built after 1968, that the vehicle continues to comply with any applicable ADR’s.

• And in the case of a competition style roll cage, CAMS approval.

• CPS vehicles may be driven throughout all States and Territories except Western Australia provided the vehicle complies with Victorian requirements for the holding of the club permit Victorian club permit vehicles are considered to be unlicensed/ unregistered in Western Australia.

Or • Evidence of prior certification.

• A Club Permit will be cancelled if not renewed within 90 days of the expiry date.

New Permit Applications

The above requirements also apply to an existing CPS vehicle that is to be modified by fitting a roll bar or roll cage.

VicRoads requires that the PCV authorised signature is entered on the permit application notice. Your CPS application (including RWC) should be sent to Club Permit Scheme at the address below. A stamped envelope addressed to VicRoads should also be enclosed, along with a cheque or money order for the relevant CPS fee.

The club’s designated administrator will sign on behalf of the PCV, and then forward the permit application on to VicRoads.

At the time of application you must also send digital photos, as per the VicRoads requirements, to be held by the Club via email cps@pcv.com. au Additionally, on receipt of your new CPS plates please notify PCV of your new registration number to the same email address.

Permit Renewals VicRoads requires that the PCV authorised signature is entered on the permit renewal notice.

Your CPS renewal should be sent to Club Permit Scheme, at the address below. A stamped envelope addressed to VicRoads should also be enclosed, along with a cheque or money order for the relevant CPS fee.

The club’s designated administrator will sign on behalf of the PCV, and then forward the permit application on to VicRoads. Note that the form also requires your signature, as the permit holder.

Permit Validity It is important to remember that under the CPS scheme, if you allow your PCV membership to lapse, or you become un-financial, you will then be driving an unregistered vehicle which will be illegal to operate on the roads.

PCV is required to notify VicRoads of anyone with a PCV auspices CPS vehicle, who is no longer a registered member of the club. It is also a requirement of the scheme that PCV notifies VicRoads of any misuse of CPS Log Books and/ or CPS registered vehicles.

PCV Contact CPS correspondence by mail or email to: Club Permit Scheme Porsche Club Victoria PO Box 2465 Rowville Vic 3178 cps@pcv.com.au

• If you receive a renewal for your Club Permit in the mail and wish to change the period of use from 45 days to 90 days or 90 days to 45 days, you must contact VicRoads on 13 11 71 and request the change. A new renewal will be mailed to you.

• If you have a 45 day permit and decide that you want to use the vehicle for more days, another 45 day permit may be purchased by contacting VicRoads on 13 11 71 or attending a VicRoads Customer Service Centre. Once received, the renewal must be provided to the club’s authorised official who must sign the renewal to declare that you are a current member of that particular club/ association.

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Story: Alex Harmati Photos: Felix Rieniets

Club Night BBQ at Cairns Workshop Tuesday 17th February 2015

After the BBQ dinner service, it was time for ‘technical talk’ from the Cairns crew, focusing on the issue of the IMS, and yes some of us were not quite in the know of IMS, so the team at Cairns certainly ensured we came away knowing what IMS is (Intermediate Shaft Bearing), and what models, the 996/997, and why it can be an issue, and also statistically how likely it is to be of concern, noting that Cairns team travelled to the US to increase their technical knowledge base due to the higher quantity of vehicles there.

‘Excellence makes the difference’…Cairns Classic Modern Porsche Service motto, and on Tuesday 17th February PCV Club Night certainly was given a welcoming insight to this.

Greeting members on arrival was the first member of the ‘Cairns Porsche display team’ a 1959 Junior Tractor (yet to be seen on a PCV Run) then walking through to a host of rare collectables, race cars and moderns, any of which many thought would look at home in our garages.

Upon entry into the workshop the Cairns display team continued to impress, with a refreshing drink available and live music from the band, (and the PCV merchandise team kept up a busy trade) it created a great atmosphere for members to walk around and review the extensive workshop facilities, Race simulators, further inspect the display cars in detail, talk with the friendly staff and other members about all things great and small about Porsche.

The overall cleanliness of the workshop also impressed with comments such as ‘you could eat off the floor’, being said by many, but thankfully our night included standard dining accompaniments of tables, chairs, plates and cutlery.

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In the Q&A session, a good range of questions followed, from the favoured 911 debate of water cooled engines versus air cooled (our President also adding comment), to even tips on how to improve race times, which resulted in defining the use of the 3 pedals…accelerator, brake (yes humour was not left behind).

The night concluded with members taking in lasting looks of the fabulous selection of cars, revisiting the workshop, and the engine surgery room, and some trying to sneak out with a Porsche emblemed cupcake or two telling others, ‘they’re for the kids’.

Finally, a big thank you to Zig, and the team at Cairns for hosting the PCV Club night and sharing their passion for all things great about Porsche.

The Cairns Porsche display team included; 1959 Junior Porsche Tractor 2011 Cayenne S 73 Carrera RS 964 RS 993 RSCS 1960 356 Coupe Outlaw 1960 356 Cab Outlaw work in progress.

911 ST Replica 996 Carrera “MotorClassica Porsche Show ‘n’ Shine Winner” 2 x IROC Race cars 1973 2.4 Carrera 2 x Targa Tassie race cars 911 Offroad Rally car Lex Lasry’s 996 Cup Car 993 GT3 race car Stripped down 2008 Cayenne S 2008 GT2 2010 GT3RS

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Sunday, 29th March

Haunted Hills Story: Richard Thompson Photos: Tristan DeCarro Well, it was that time of the year again for the drive up the Princess Highway to Haunted hills. The early drive from Melbourne saw some thick patches of fog, which gave me the impression that we may have a delayed start for the day, and sure enough upon arrival the fog and mist was fairly thick and seemed well settled.

The whole field lined up to receive our run orders and licence checks in a small tin shed where the air was extra crisp from standing in line (at that time of morning). Prior to the driver’s briefing, several of us walked the track to find it completely clear of any fog whatsoever.

The normal drivers briefing was held, with the plan to run the short track first, figure eight second and full circuit third.

This was the first time I had run the full circuit meaning a tight left hander three-quarters towards the bottom of the third hill.

The first one or two sessions saw a couple of mishaps at the end of the short straight, which further on in the day continued to claim a few more victims. The corner blade of a Caterpillar D9 wouldn’t go astray down there resulting in a bit more run of for those that take the brave pills the night before!

A class saw Lucky Phil Trealoar take out place 1 for the day by a considerable gap amongst his competition followed by Andrew Goulsbra 2nd and Phil Kotsanis.

B class a much smaller group for the day saw only 3 entrants on the day, consisting of Bill Sevastas 1st, yours truly coming in 2nd and Brent Howard for 3rd.

C class was a competitive as ever, with Pete Matherson driving the wheels off his 911sc as he always does to take out 1st place on the day.

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2nd was Mark Homer in his 968s, followed by Grant Stephenson in 3rd narrowly knocking of his mate Mark C for the day with a narrow win of an overall 0.3sec for the day, well done Grant.

D class saw John Swan absolutely blast his group by an overall 11.42 secs for the day, which is an awesome effort, 2nd place was Melanie Treloar in her Boxster, followed by Barry Swan for 3rd place, who narrowly pipped Phil Cox by an overall .07sec over the battle for 3rd.

Entrée class as always showed its fair share of different cars ranging from a brand new 991 Gt3, to a cayenne turbo, Ferrari 456M, and an oldie but a goodie an authentic Emerald Green Metalic 1975 911 2.7 sportomatic owned by Shane and Stephen Rodoreda.

GT class saw Araon Ireland blow his competition away to easily claim 1st, 2nd place was taken out

by Peter Harrison followed by Greg Bardsley to score 3rd place.

Open Class 1st was taken out by Christian Fitzgerald, with the Bat Mobile steered by Nick Karnaros coming in for a narrow 2nd place, followed by Theo Mihelakos for 3rd.

All in all it was a fantastic day with late autumn turning on a sensational sunny day. Many thanks to the officials and marshals for all their efforts throughout the day, looking forward to the next Haunted Hills later on in the PCV calendar.

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Name Phil Treloar Andrew Goulsbra Phil Kotsanis Geoffrey Mould Frank Deak Warwick Phillips BILL SEVASTAS Richard Thompson Brent Howard Daniel Reynolds Pete Matherson Mark Homer Grant Stephenson Mark Chrzanowski Ian van Driel David Mallinson Michael O'Brien John Swan Melanie Treloar Barry Swan Philip Cox Richard Batchelor Simon Wilson Jake Parsons Bruce Pollard Sally Anne Hains Greg Bardsley James Papas Joseph Ensabella Tom Goulopoulos Aaron Ireland Peter Harrison Simon Zettl Bob Hawker Stan Bougadakis Benjamin Faggetter Christian Fitzgerald Nick Karnaros Theo Mihelakos Sally Anne Hains

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Vehicle SHORT CW 996 3.6 39.2 56.55 997 41.24 58.82 996 43.49 62.97 44.54 64.2 997 3.6 Carrera Cayman GTS 45.51 64.04 Cayman S 40.04 69.46 964 C2 40.53 58.86 911 Carrera 41.17 59.56 968 CS 41.81 60.22 911 Carrera 48.67 999 911 SC 3.0 40.16 58.12 968 CS Sport 40.62 57.62 911 3.0 SC 40.88 59.14 911 3.0 SC 41.04 58.73 911 SC 3.0 42.78 62.25 Boxster 48.38 69.95 911 SC 3.0 42.57 999 944 S2 3.0 40.09 57.51 Boxster 43.02 61.84 944 S2 3.0 43.27 61.66 911 3.0 SC 43.93 62.44 944 S2 45.04 63.99 944 3.0 45.09 65.12 944 S2 46.59 64.23 944 3.0 S2 56.82 999 991 GT3 42.3 62.3 997 GT3 41.37 59.5 997 GT3 42.23 59.03 997 GT3 45.72 62.1 996 GT3 48.99 68.46 996 GT3 38.92 55 996 GT3 Mk2 39.9 57.19 GT3 996 41.53 999 996 GT3 37.42 53.7 39.71 55.96 997 Carrera S 3 993 3.6 38.23 54.93 997 GT3 38.24 53.39 993 3.6 38.24 54.27 39.37 57.41 997 GT3 Cup C 997 Turbo 3.8 39.11 59.05

8 TOTAL 61.94 157.69 64.32 164.38 68.21 174.67 70.56 179.3 71.75 181.3 73.05 182.55 64.85 164.24 65.55 166.28 66.14 168.17 999 2046.67 63.61 161.89 63.88 162.12 64.48 164.5 65.03 164.8 67.6 172.63 79.09 197.42 66.82 1108.39 63.52 161.12 67.68 172.54 69.71 174.64 68.34 174.71 70.07 179.1 71.64 181.85 72.31 183.13 82.97 1138.79 68.17 172.77 65.04 165.91 67.12 168.38 68.95 176.77 77.74 195.19 60.95 154.87 62.66 159.75 67.11 1107.64 59.28 150.4 62.42 158.09 60.93 154.09 59.79 151.42 59.42 151.93 62.53 159.31 64.69 162.85

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Story: Brett Varga Photos: Allan Kleiman & Kevin Parkinson

Tecoma to Healesville and the Twists in between Mid Week Run 18th March

What a drive and what a turnout. About 17 cars including 2 Astons, but more importantly a great mix of Porsches from 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 911s to rare 964 and 993 turbos, modern 911s, 944 and 928 and a very bright yellow Cayman GTS that almost rivalled the sounds of the Astons.

After meeting in Tecoma we were driving some excellent winding roads within a few minutes. The weather was being kind, although the roads were still damp and slippery in many places, the sky was clearing and more than a few of us had roofs open as we left McDonalds Car Park and headed towards Gembrook.

We encountered few other cars on our way to Morning Tea in Warburton, so our large group managed to make good progress on the winding roads. Its such a joy to be in convoy with a mix of Porsches. I was lucky to be behind the 964 Turbo which made some great noises accelerating and decelerating. We arrived on schedule and in a large group, ready for a well earned Coffee break!

We all sat together and chatted all things Porsche.

Soon after departing Warburton we were taking on the Reefton spur. 100kmh limit is more than enough with an almost endless mix of 35, 45 and 55kmh corners.

My navigator was so focused on clenching his cheeks we missed the one turn off and headed onto a dead end a few kilometres up the road. A u turn later and we followed Jonathan in his 928 S4 and rejoined the back of the group before heading down the Black Spur and onto Healesville for lunch.

More chatting and a great lunch at the RACV Club and we headed home. Porsche fun on a Wednesday makes for a great week!!!

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Story: Shelby Ingram

Photos: Neville Sampson

Run to Galli Winery Mid 911 Register Sunday 15th March 2015

It mainly seems to be the ladies who are the map readers - I have not entirely worked out why we are never invited to drive. The first instruction had evoked a discussion before we all set off.

“Exit North onto Blackburn Road”. Fortunately you could only turn left which helped greatly in going in the right direction. After all, which way IS north?

After, for me a very early start on a Sunday morning March 15th, we set off in our Porsche to Doncaster (an hour’s trip to the east), to meet up with 26 other Porsche club members at McDonalds. After a stop start journey through Parkville and Carlton I had to wonder why the east west link was stopped. Eventually we arrived at McDonalds smiling at the sight of shining Porsches sitting in the car park. We entered and ordered coffee to join other members discussing Porsches, previous runs, the early start, or the happiness of those who had got a lie in that morning, living only a few k’s away from the starting point. We sat sipping coffee and chatting while watching other Porsches arrive.

Eventually we all assembled in the car park for a drivers briefing, and the introduction to new members: John and Aggie Ryan, Ken and Alison Eve, Peter and Shelley Stepowski, and Murray and Sharon Pivac. Then we were ready to start off.

Everyone scurried to the awaiting cars and once settled inside there was the distinctive rumble of the engines as they started up, and a gentlemanly waving on as the cars pulled away from their parking spaces in turn, towards the Blackburn Road. A line of colours reds, blues, blacks, browns and a special mention has to go to the new purple Porsche of John and Aggie Ryan, very distinctive.

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The colour and pageantry of the cars moving in unison along the road was a beautiful sight for onlookers as the cars weaved their way through the traffic to the first set of lights, turning towards more traffic lights. This time the Porsches were separated by the lights as they queued to turn right out of the city. This meant I really needed to start to concentrate on the instructions! Then as we all moved out of the city and wound our way down the country roads we passed a young boy with his mother, standing by the road staring intently on the cars as they moved by in a seemly never ending stream of colour.

The first section of the drive was through a heavily wooded and hilly terrain, houses large and small, half hidden in the trees. As the road climbed higher and higher the majesty of the views showed the vastness of the landscape, passing small settlements, a few shops, a roundabout and the odd cyclist. The road was like a Big Dipper rising and falling. At one point as we descended down a hill we could see a red Porsche climbing the hill in front, and other coloured Porsches dotted in between. The wilderness of the trees gave way to the more tamed landscape of farmland with manicured lawns and roadsides.

Then as we went through Hurstbridge feeling comfortable that we were following the cars in front, I became a little too carried away with the sight of the shops and the pretty town.

Inevitably we managed to miss the left turn at

the roundabout, (faithfully following cars in front of us), it took a while to work out that we were on the wrong road. However we all continued along the road, until we came to the sign for Arthur’s Creek Road to the left. Although we were following the cars in front I was still questioned twice on the turn. Imagine our surprise at pulling out onto the correct road ahead of other Porsches. At least we knew we were on the right road. I then knew that I had to concentrate more carefully on the directions, as we continued to weave along the road, past fields and occasional houses. I was surprised at a farm Honda sales outlet in the middle of nowhere. For a while we seemed to be out alone, apart from the other cars, I had to check the instructions carefully, Andrew calling out place names as we went by.

As the car wound its way along the winding roads, I found myself having to hold onto the seat. Being in the passenger seat meant there was no steering wheel to hold on to, and no pedals to push down on. Pushing the floor and hanging onto the seat was not quite the same.

Things look very different from the passenger seat. There is more opportunity to roll from side to side to feel motion sickness as the car moved beautifully for the driver, who had all the control and something to hold onto.

Finally we came to the traffic lights and turned right, along the service lane for a set of shops.

Following the instructions carefully we eventually saw the “Hub” and pulled up outside. As we

pulled up other Porsches started to appear. Then we all made our way into the Hub for a beautifully presented morning tea. The owners greeted us and gave a talk on their wine, as they donated a bottle of wine for the raffle, which was won by John Ryan owner of the purple Porsche.

Then it was back on the road again after warnings about police speed cameras and road rules for the exit from the Hub. We set off for the second leg of the journey, and now the sun had come out. We retraced part of our way back along the road the sun glinting on the rear screens of the Porsches. As we rounded the bend in the road it was like being thrust into wharf factor 8 as the throttle went down and the car took off - me left clutching the seat for dear life. The landscape changed with kissing trees meeting overhead in places. We passed a boat in the middle of a field and a Queensland style house with a tall wooden giraffe out the front.

The gear lowered and the throttle went down as the car thrust into overdrive, as it climbed uphill to an open vista. At the summit we could see the vast openness stretching for kilometres in every direction, the Porsches moving up and down the hills in convoy. A large housing estate appeared seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Each time we reached a hill top there were more hills to go, the views were outstanding.

There were a few moments of trepidation as we looked for the C234 Lancefield turn, as we approached the lights it looked like a junction, but the turn was a small road a little further on.

I knew I could only make one mistake when map reading on a run so had to be extra careful.

The next nail biting turn being the one to Kerrie Valley Road, we had passed several left turns, and when we saw a large green garbage truck moving down a road to the left we knew we were in the right direction, although our sat nav gave a different name to the road.

course a drive in the Porsches. I would also like to congratulate the two lucky new members who each won a bottle of wine. (John Ryan and Alison Eve.) I personally would like to thank Ken and Harriet for the time they spend preparing the route, and doing it so well that very few people get lost. Or at least do not get lost for long. I would also like to thank all the other travellers who made this such a great day.

In Riddles Creek the ducks came to the edge of the road as if to greet us, not showing any concern for the cars passing by. Then we travelled on along the road towards Toolern Vale and as we looked over to the left the city stood tall in the distance.

Eventually we were, for us, on home ground heading for the Galli restaurant. Here 26 travellers settled into their seats with a wellearned glass of Galli wine for a sumptuous three course meal followed by tea or coffee. The meal ended with a speech from Ken and the raffle was drawn. The owner had also donated a bottle of wine for us. The winners this time were Alison Eve, Barbara Stewart and Ken Ellaway.

The cars were having a photo session outside by other visitors as we ate. In all a beautiful day was had by all. Good company, beautiful food and of

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Story: Lindsay St Baker Photos: Mark Behan & Ken Marriott

Run to Trentham Boxster / Cayman Register 15th March 2015

We took to the road from Melbourne on a cold and overcast Sunday morning, travelling along the Western Highway to meet the pack in Bacchus Marsh for a 9:00 AM briefing. As we were early, we stopped for coffee in Rockbank, where we met Lois and Gary Saber who had decided to stop as well. So we then followed each other to the meeting place.

Garry’s Red Cayman and Wayne’s Blue Boxster S being the last Porsches to arrive, were parked at one end of the group and added some colour to the cars whose colours could only be possibly described as the 13 “Shades of Grey”. One of these cars was Alvaro’s Historic Carrera 911 that added a touch of nostalgia to the rest of the modern cars.

As well as the directions for the run, Mark handed out a Travel Quiz prepared by Sylvia, something to entertain the navigators. After the usual briefing and welcoming Dean Riddell, a prospective new member, we left Bacchus Marsh with Wayne St Baker as the lead car. I wasn’t expecting this, I forgot about the quiz, busy looking at map and notes. It was only after we passed the subject of the third question that I remembered about it.

The roads to the Garden of St Erth, where morning tea was awaiting, were very pleasing to drivers, including an always very popular climb on the Romsey Glenmore Road. Unlike the previous occasion, the Devonshire Tea/Coffee was served inside, which was great as the weather was still quite cold. We still had plenty of time to admire the beautiful gardens, which Pauline Kirby, who is always on the lookout for a great picture, took lots of shots of.

I was pleased to now be following other cars and give a little more attention to the quiz. The second leg of the run was quite long, with nearly 190 km of distance, but the roads were great and well chosen for the cars, taking us through the historic towns of Trentham, Daylesford, 60

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Creswick, Newstead ... and the sun was now shining. For the navigators, this whole area could have been a lesson of geology and history of the gold rush as we passed extinct volcanoes, gold reefs, Mt Franklin etc. but they were probably too busy looking for the answers to Sylvia’s quiz.

After driving around this big loop, we returned in good time to Trentham, where a casual but delectable lunch of sirloins of beef, salmon fillets, salads and baked vegetables was waiting for us at the old Cosmopolitan Hotel. That no one took the offer of dessert was a testimony of the size and quality of the main meal.

Everyone had handed their quiz to Sylvia for checking on arrival, so Mark had 6 bottles of wine for those who had answered correctly the 20 questions. They were: Margaret and Dennis Bath, Alvaro and Maria Del Gallo, Peter and Barbara Joyce, Garry and Lois Saber, Ken Marriott and Charmian Gaud, Wayne and Jo Walter. We did not make that list as I had incorrectly guessed the first three questions.

Wayne thanked Mark and Sylvia on everyone’s behalf for a well organised and enjoyable day. It was indeed very true, as Dean Riddell who was not yet a member, decided to join our great club.

Story: Oltem Pantell Photos: Geoffrey Mould

Run to Myrniong Modern 911 Register Sunday 8th March 2015

As usual I was looking forward to the run and to meet up with members I’ve met before, along with new ones. I was a passenger in Konstantine Gogos’ 996 Convertible. The run started at Mill Park where there was a nice selection of 911s and a very nice 993 Turbo. When we arrived at McDonalds there was a father and his young son admiring the cars - the father said his son likes the Modern 911s.

At the briefing we were handed the list of directions that were very clear, also I would like to say it was very well printed with larger lettering and highlighted to make it well visible along the way. My eye-sight is poor but I could follow the directions easily. We headed towards Kilmore

along some nice roads for our morning break.

Missed a few turns but that’s part of enjoying a run.

Morning coffee break at Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse in Kilmore was good and the day was warming up. Some of the cars were convertibles so tops came down before we left our morning break. I was in the 996 Convertible but glad it wasn’t too hot, convertibles are good but the sun can be hot if the temperature is high.

The route to our lunch stop in Myrniong was very nice and enjoyable and was looking forward to lunch. The Plough Restaurant at the Myrniong Hotel was very nice and we were well looked

after. The meals were very nice I had the lamb and was told the chicken was good as well. My reward for winning the door prize was a bottle of wine and the pleasure of writing the article for the magazine. We had such a good time ended up leaving around 4:00pm from Myrniong back to Melbourne on the Highway.

Once again I would like say the run was very enjoyable, well planned and organized. The instructions were very well listed especially with the larger lettering, which made it easy to follow.

It was one of the better runs I have been on so thank you Geoffrey and Brett. Kon and I are looking forward to seeing you at the next run.

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Story: Ivan Romanic Photos: Angelo Monteleone

Run to Pitruzzello Estate Torque Tube Register Sunday 15th February

“Twas the day of the Torque Tube run when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, only 15 rumbling Porsches ready to head to the rolling hills of Macedon”

over Mt Macedon is quite a treat as it has a micro climate that changes frequently and really challenges drivers to negotiate the twists and slippery conditions.

It was a quiet summer’s morning, clear blue skies above and soft marshmallow like clouds drifted by serenely. This picture of calmness would soon be shaken by the progressive arrival of participants in the Torque Tube Run to Pitruzzello Estate in Sunbury.

Our group of eager drivers all came to a standstill as we watched a lazy Koala that took its time in crossing the road just outside of Woodend. It was very cute and a real Kodak moment. Our 1st stop was the town of Trentham for a break at the enchanting Red Beard Café which offers on premises fresh baked organic sourdough bread. I saw a few loaves in the back of cars taken home.

First port of call was at La Manna’s Café where a nice cup of Joe was on the minds of our members. Our vehicles needed fuel for the day and so did we, especially with the tremendous route lined up.

The arrival of each vehicle at the car park meeting point was followed with warm greetings, smiles and laughter. Our register and the people in it have nurtured a close bond and more like good friends catching up rather than solely a car club event.

In a Rommel-esque character, a thorough briefing was conducted by register captain Angelo Monteleone. In another time and another place he would have been known as the “desert fox” with his charisma and skills more suited for directing his forces in the North Africa Campaign of WW11.

Formalities completed 15 cars were ready to set off for the rolling hills of Macedon. As we headed out of the car park I thought to myself the turnout of vehicles was exceptional given that the club’s Summer Run event was taking place that same day.

First leg of the run, we directed our vehicles towards the twists and pastures of Lancefield and Riddells Creek. The road conditions were superb this morning as we enthusiastically accelerated through the hilly landscapes, narrow roads and single lane bridge crossings. The roads were occupied by the occasional cluster of a peloton or market goers at the Macedon market. Going 62

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Trentham with its quirky shops for collectors of antiques & oddities had a few more interesting collections in the form of a 924 in white Martini Livery, no less than 2 x white 944 S2, not to be outdone with 2 x black 944 S2 Cabs , a sliver one and 3 x Red 944s. Simon Wilson’s car in track race state with go fast strips was superb.

We waved goodbye to Trentham and headed for the hills of Woodend. This was a splendid meandering track heading through tree lined roads and foothills back to Woodend. The majority of the vehicles on this second leg were grouped closely together and it was an excellent photo opportunity to take along the backroads of Sunbury.

We joined the Calder Fwy and arrived promptly and on time at Pitruzzello Estate. We were allowed front parking position with Pitruzzello Winery in the background. Pitruzzello is an ideal restaurant serving traditional Italian foods locally grown that is both flavoursome and plentiful.

Together with the wonderful husband and wife owners of the estate, who gave us that personal touch with their service, makes this a definite place to dine.

With Joe Bonfa winning the prize for Pitruzzello staff pick, not fair Since Joe drives an immaculate 930 Turbo, Rosemary and Nigel Watson winning the guest prize it sort of evened things up. Our favourite two Boxster girls, Shelley and Andrea were also on hand to add a bit of colour to the day. It was a real pleasure organising the day out and from the accolades received, I think everyone also had a fantastic day too.

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Life Members

1991 Allan Barbour 1997 Danny Loypur 1992 Wayne Camamile 1998 Matthew Stoupas 1993 Ian Begley 1999 John Woodward 1994 Richard Eldridge 2000 Greg Muller 1995 Mark Connolly 2001 Greg Muller 1996 Callum McClue 2002 Theo Mihelakos

1997 Stuart Jackson 2003 Greg Muller 1998 Matthew Stoupas 2004 Jon Trende 1999 Lyle Potgieter 2005 Lyle Potgieter 2000 David Lawson 2006 Don Tryhorn 2001 Jon Trende 2007 Stewart Lachlan Hall of Fame 2002 Benjamin Faggeter

2008 Stewart Lachlan 2003 Jeffery Bobik & Cameron Cox 2009 Matthew Stoupas Graham Stockley 2004 Hung Do 2010 Stewart Lachlan Bruce Harris 2005 Matthew Kirwan-Hamilton 2011 Peter Fitzgerald Michael Browning 2006 Simon Baxter 2012 Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards 2007 David Trewern 2013 Bob Hawker Peter Fitzgerald 2008 Bob Hawker 2014 Peter Fitzgerald Matthew Stoupas 2009

Aaron Ireland Rex Broadbent Ladies Championship 2010

Nick Karnaros & John Swan Mark Chrzanowski 2011 Simon Dunn 1984 Ann Tyson 2012 Stan Bougadakis & Melanie Treloar Presidents 1985 Ann Tyson 2013 Brett Helmers 1986 Ann Tyson 1975 Michael Stillwell

1987 Ann Tyson

Club Champions 1976 Michael Stillwell 1988

Ann Tyson 1977 Roger James 1976 Bruce Harris 1989 Brenda Moore 1978 Ken Foo 1977 Bruce Harris 1990 Jill Willis 1979 Kerry Reynolds 1978 Kevin Jarman 1991 Suzy Versluys 1980 John Benson 1979 Bruce Harris 1992

Ava Balodis 1981 John Benson 1980 Bruce Harris 1993 Ava Balodis 1982 Graeme Redman 1981 Graham Stockley 1994 Delyce England 1983 Graeme Redman Stephen White 1995 Aranka Figge 1984 John King 1982 Graham Stockley 1996 Aranka Figge 1985 John King 1983 Bruce Harris 1997 Aranka Figge 1986 John King 1984 Ric Hallgren 1998 Aranka Young 1987 John King 1985 Peter White 1999 April Houghton 1988 Michael Browning 1986 Dennis O'Keefe 2000 April Houghton 1989 Graham Stockley Jill Willis 1987 Ed Aitken 2001 1990 Graham Stockley Aranka Young 1988 Ken Price 2002 1991 Graham Stockley 2003

Aranka Young 1989 Rex Broadbent 1992 Graham Stockley 2004 Aranka Young 1990 Danny Loypur 1993 John King 2005 Aranka Young 1991 Bruce Harris 1994 Adrian Evans 2006 Aranka Young 1992 Ojars Balodis 1995 Adrian Evans 2007 Aranka Young 1993 Ed Aitken 1996 Cris Camamile 1994 Richard Eldridge 1997 Cris Camamile

Club Member of the Year 1995 Matthew Harris 1998 Paul Stuart 1996 Paul Stuart 1999 Paul Stuart 1980 Ian Nadenbousch 1997 Bruce Young 2000 Greg Cook 1981 Max Errington Michael Herrod 2001 Greg Cook 1998 1982 Graeme Andrews 1999 Sven Burchartz 2002 Noela Semmens 1983 Dianna Foo 2000 Theo Mihelakos 2003 Ian Knight 1984 Daryl Louey 2001 Theo Mihelakos 2004 Ian Knight 1985 Barbara Clearihan 2002 Theo Mihelakos & Ian Jenkins 2005 Michael Chapman 1986 Graham Stockley 2003 Sven Burchartz & Mark Chrzanowski 2006 Michael Chapman 1987 (No award) 2004 Matthew Stoupas 2007 Jeff Thomas 1988 (No award) 2005 Mark Chrzanowski 2008 Jeff Thomas 1989 Egidia Woodhouse 2006 Simon Baxter & Mark Chrzanowski 2009 Ian Jenkins 1990 Paul Mauger 2007 Mark Chrzanowski & Matthew Stoupas 2010 Ian Jenkins 1991 Bev Madin 2008 Matthew Stoupas 2011 Keith Ryding 1992 Elspeth Froude 2009 Matthew Stoupas & Andrew Barlow 2012 Will Darvall 1993 Raymond Poon 2010 Bob Hawker 2013 Peter Harrison 1994 Alex Robertson 2011 Aaron Ireland 2014 Peter Harrison 1995 Beth Harris 2012 Aaron Ireland 2015 Andrew Bonwick 1996 Selwyn Hall & Ray Poon 2013 Rick Moscati

1997 George Cairns 2014 Ben Faggetter 1998 Danny Jonas

Tony Jones Memorial Award 1999 Tim Wadsworth 2000 Jeff Thomas

Outright Award, Inc Don Tryhorn 1979 Russell Sturzaker 2001 (No award)

Memorial Award from 2008 1980 Russell Sturzaker 2002

Duane Rodgers 1981 Graham Stockley 1984 Bruce Harris 2003 Marnie Gorman 1982 Paul Mauger 1985 Don Tryhorn 2004 James Caldow 1983 Dennis Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe 1986 Graham Stockley 2005 Annie Mould & Alf Carrigan 1984 Ric Hallgren 1987 Graham Stockley 2006 Janet Conheady & William Darvall 1988 Graham Stockley 2007 John Baker

Tony Jones Memorial Award 1989 Graham Stockley 2008 Peter Witt

(Rookie of the Year) 1990 Rex Broadbent 2009 Felix Rieniets 1991 Graham Stockley 1985 Dennis Bath 2010 Peter Cromie & Clair Cromie Paul Sadler 1986 Ed Aitken 1992 2011 Robin Humphries 1993 Danny Loypur 1987 Don Watson 2012 Grant Stephenson 1994 Peter White 2013 1988 Cliff Geis Michael Bailey 1995 Graeme Hitchell 1989 Matthew Harris 2014 Ken Anson & Harriet Anson 1996 Danny Loypur 1990 David Casey Alan Hamilton John King Noela Semmens Adrian Evans Greg Cook Barbara Darvall William Darvall Michael Chapman

New Members Noel Ackman & Kirsty MacMillan

Carrera 4S Cabriolet Brent Agius 1984 911 Carrera 3.2 Prateek Ajmera & Evelyn Hill 2014 Cayenne Elio Ascenzo 1980 911 SC Sky Blue Harald Atkinson 1972 911 T Peter & Pamela Batrouney 2014 Macan White Ian Bayfield 2007 987 Boxster Grey Chris Benson 1998 911 Silver Paul Borobokas 1971 911 Targa Scott & Claire Cairns 1973 911 E Yellow Alister Cant 1969 912 & 1988 911 Travis Carlin 1990 964 Red & 1998 996 Filippe Chiarella & Alexandra Muscat 1988 911 Dark Blue Steven & Connie Chrzanowski 1986 928 Navy Blue Robert & Val Ciconte 1977 930 Turbo Pietro & Julius Decunto & Sandra Nesci 2003 911 Carrera 4S Grey Craig Dentry 2010 997 Carrera White Kim Fay 1978 911 Mocha Black Mark Ferguson 2007 911 Carrera & 2001 Boxster Barry & Helen Fitzgerald 1987 959 Grand Prix White Matthew Fox 2010 Porsche Renee Garner Boxster S

We welcome the following members who have joined the P.C.V. since our last issue.

Geoffrey Gourley & Nadia Giusti 1996 993 Targa Black Andrew Hall 2004 996 Cup Car Orange Scott Hancox 2008 Cayenne GTS Grey Richard Harris 2004 996 Turbo Cab Seal Grey Bronwyn, Ron & Shane Hill 2011 987 Cayman R White Rod & Kathleen Hunter 2015 GT3 White James & Fatime Hyndman & Tim Flamuri 2005 996 Turbo S White Toby & Brooke James 2010 Cayenne S White Brendan Jordan 2006 Cayman S Silver Greg Keays & Allanah Fahey 1989 944 S2 Silver George Kolliou 1990 928 S4 Grey Michael Kolody 1971 911 Orange Ange Kondos 2012 911 Carrera S Silver Jon Lechte 50th Anniversary 991 & 993 Turbo David Lettieri 2010 Cayman Black Mark Maclennan 1999 996 White David Margary 2007 Cayman Black Keiran McCartney & Jade Pomfret 2001 996 Silver Justin Reed & Peta Slack-Smith 1968 911 Dark Metallic Green

& 1961 356B Red John & Matthew Rowland 2014 991 Carrera S White

Paul Russell 2014 991 Carrera 4S Terry Salipas 2002 996 Carrera Black Nicholas Sampieri & April Perry 2013 911 3.8 Black Murray & Sharon Pivac 1988 911 3.2 Carrera Forest Green Elena & Darren Shepherd 2014 Boxster Red Josef & Donna Lee Smith 2002 Boxster Blue Les, Donna, Brittany & Isabelle Smith 2003 Carrera 4S , 2007 Cayenne Black &

2011 Panamera Black Susette Sowden 1994 GT2 Red Terrence Stanley 1986 Carrera Silver Steven Strange 2014 991 911S Jono Taylor 997 GT3 Cup Car Jonathan Tu 2010 997 GT3 White Brett Watson & Sarah Pursehouse 1988 911 Carrera Cab SE Red Bill & Debra Wintels 1989 944 S2 White Aaron Yeats 2002 996 Carrera 4S Ayman & Daniel Youssef 1980 928 Gold Paul & Jillian Zsidy 1987 911 3.2 Carrera Guards Red

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