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Rex Broadbent’s 911S under the microscope

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Phillip Island Sprints

Horizontally Opposed

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“ M a s t e r B l a s t e r ” 9 9 7 Tu r b o ro a d t e s t

Competition Editorial

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Winton Sprints

P re s i d e n t ’s M e s s a g e

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DECA Motorkhana

F ro m R a c e C o n t ro l

W i n t e r R u n

Club Committee 2009/10

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Sandown Sprints

Social Corner

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993 Register - Rennie Run

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Tre a s u re r ’s R e p o r t

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Mid 911 Register - Gippsland run

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Porsche News

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Mid 911 Register - Red Hill Run

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P r y ‘ n ’ P ro b e Wo r k s h o p D a y

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Rex Broadbent’s 911S Editor in Chief: Ron Widdison under the microscope Motorsport Editor: Aaron Ireland Social Editor: Felix Rieniets “Porsche Parade” is the official magazine of The Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. (ACN 005 727 0942) Publisher:

This issue sees Michael Browning test driving the awesome new 997 Turbo. As keeping with the Porsche philosophy it’s evolution not revolution when it comes to updating models and this Gen II is no exception. And with launch control and a 0-100 of 3.6 you’ll surely be the fastest kid on the block if you land one. On page 22 Will Darvall and I visit Stewart Webster’s Porsche Paradise on the Cliffs of Port Phillip Bay. An amazing collection that I thoroughly enjoyed photographing and I’m sure you will enjoy reading. I had hoped to be competing at the Competition events featured here in this issue. The 911 CS finally arrived in pristine condition from the UK and it certainly is everything the former owner said it was. Unfortunately it has taken a little longer to sort out ADR requirements to get it ready for registration. Fingers crossed I will have it out at Presidents day.

I’m sure it will all be worth the wait and it has been an interesting exercise importing a car from OS. With the Australian dollar at such a high there has never been a better time to get that special ride you could not find in OZ. Also, congratulations to our Club Administrator Carly Pascoe on the recent birth of her little girl “Delani Jean”, weighing in at 3.5 kg! Thanks to all who contributed to this issue and a special thanks to Niko and Andrew Hutchison for shooting all the Motorsport events during my sabbatical and to Carly Pasco for her excellent work on proof reading the magazine. If you are interested in contributing a report to the next Porsche Parade, drop me a line at Editor@pcv. com.au, or contact me at the numbers provided on the Committee pages of this magazine. Ron Widdison, Editor

Competition Editorial So we’re at the business end of the year now and I am sure there are more than a few competitors furiously working out the Championship and Class points on Microsoft Excel to see who is leading their respective classes. Starting with Class A, this has been the most closely contested class by far this year, with class honours looking like coming down to the wire between Ian Jenkins, Rick Moscati and Phil Treloar. In Class B, despite a couple of wins, Nick Karnaros looks like he’ll have to settle for 2nd place against Simon Baxter, although he’ll have his hands full holding on to 2nd with Peter Harrison only one point behind in 3rd place. In Class C, Tony Jennings looks like easily winning this year, with Mark Chzanowski in 2nd and a great effort from Peter Matherson to be not far behind Mark in 3rd. Class D has been easily won by John Swan in his 944S2, John needs some more competition for next year so let’s hope we get a few more people in Class D for 2011

MM1 also looks to have been easily won by Bob Hawker; again, Bob needs some competition for next year so let’s see if the Matt Stoupas 911 GT3 rumour for 2011 comes true. M2 is still close between Dean Taylor and Jamie Lovett, although Dean is carrying a good advantage going into the last few rounds. Open Class seems to have been taken care of by Stewart Lachlan with Andy Barlow in 2nd, with Peter Fitzgerald making a late season charge to slot into 3rd. The Club Championship has become a two horse race between Bob Hawker and Simon Baxter and will undoubtedly be a close run contest until the last round this year at Winton. I hope you all enjoy the great articles provided by your fellow club members in this issue, Ross Taylor (Winton), Peter Matherson (DECA), John Michailidis (Phillip Island) and Ken Dixon (Sandown). See you at the track, Regards, Aaron Ireland, Competition Editor

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president’s message - The Annual Dinner Dance will be at the Sofitel on 4th December and we should be able to accommodate everyone so get a table together and join in - Before the end of the year, we still have 4 Register runs, Federation Square Show and Shine and The Last Run. At last the temperature is beginning to get over 20 and the Melbourne water restrictions have been partially lifted so there is no excuse for a dirty Porsche. Our events are running well and we have the competition year drawing to its conclusion with Haunted Hills and a SATURDAY Winton still to run. A few reminders:- Presidents Day will be at CALDER this year because Sandown was not available.

I will stand down as President at the October AGM after 2 years as President and 8 years on the Committee. I leave the Committee with great memories of the many conversations with all of those people who put so much of their time and passion into making our Club’s events the great events they are. My thanks go to all the Committee people, to all the members of the Social, Competition and Register subcommittees, and to all who assist at the events. A special thankyou to Carly Pasco who manages our club administration so well.

I am sure that the incoming Committee with Keith Ryding as President will continue to make this Club better and better. I will see many of you at events over the next few years. The standout events for me are still the sprints with the opportunity to drive Bathurst at speed the biggest buzz. So check the website to see what’s on and join in the events with your friends.

Ian Jenkins President

Keith Ryding Vice President Event Director

Roger Randle Treasurer

Ian Jenkins, President Jolanda Brezovec Secretary

Michael O’Brien Social Director

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Hello all. The competition side of the club is now in its last throws and all that’s left now is for the winners to book their seats at the ball, put on their glad rags and practice that winning grin. As I said at the last Club Night all who complete are winners not just those who finish in the top three. The competition side of the club has been as strong as ever with a number of driver’s moving up through the ranks and into contention for trophies. Without the volunteers who don the fluro jackets and vests each meeting there wouldn’t be a competition and on behalf of the club I wish to extend my offer of thanks.

Whilst feeling benevolent as this is my last entry as the Event Director I would publicly like to thank those of the Competition Committee who have volunteered so much of their time. These people are (in no particular order), Matt Stoupas, Andrew Bonwick, Peter Harrison, Robin Humphries, John Baker, Peter Witt, Juris Breidis, Barry Swan, Graham and Stewart Lachlan. A special mention of thanks also must go to Aaron Ireland for his contribution as Competition Editor. Special mention must also be made to two outgoing members Grant Stephenson and Ian Jenkins for their long service. In the words of Winston Churchill, “Never have so many owed so much to so few.” As I stated this is my last entry and Andrew Bonwick will be taking over from the Winton event in October. It won’t be the last that you see of me as I will be performing the duties of Clerk of Course having just qualified for that through CAMS. Just between you and me I did this course to make sure that Andrew didn’t put me on the windiest corner!

Peter Harrison Competition Secretary

Before signing off allow me to remind everyone of the upcoming President’s Day to be held at Calder Raceway on 14th November. This year Sandown didn’t allocate a day to the club at the end of October or start of November and failing no dates available at that track for the entire November the committee was left with no alternative. Any way, the day is what you make of it. I look forward to seeing you all on this day enjoying the occasion with your family and friends. At its base level, isn’t that what the club is all about?

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social corner it is in your interest to give the relevant sponsor a call and make sure you mention you are a Club member. Making a note of the following sponsors’ names and phone numbers will guarantee great service and may save you money: Andrew at Traction Tyre and Suspension Centre - 9764 2811; Selection Boutique, Porsche Centre Melbourne – 9473 0992 and Daniel at Nillumbik Cellars – 9438 1249. It’s that time of year again! People will be counting down shopping days to Christmas. The year is fast coming to a close. By the time this edition of Porsche Parade is published our final Club Night, the AGM will have been completed and we’ll be looking forward to Presidents Day, our Last Run, and our Final event for 2010 the Annual Dinner, not to mention the various register events and Christmas Parties along the way. All the very best to the new committee for 2011! Annual Dinner Dance: If you haven’t booked for our Annual Dinner as yet, make sure you do so quickly. We will be able to accommodate everybody this year, but we need sufficient time to arrange things, and make this the special night we have become accustomed to. Details for this premier event are on the web. Please contact the Sofitel directly if you would like to book accommodation for the night. The club has a special discount package available. Our entertainment will once again be our favorites the Cheek to Cheek Trio. The theme this year is Martini Porsche Racing, so come along and enjoy a martini or two! Don’t forget the after party…… MD!

Club Nights at Porsche Centre Melbourne: Our return to Porsche Centre Melbourne on June 15th had to be one of our best ever Club Nights. Duane Rodgers organised a presentation on Targa Tasmania utilising several presenters in a panel format with Glenn Ridge as MC. It was a packed evening, with everybody enjoying the magnificent presentations. Read more on this elsewhere in the magazine. Our next Club Night was on August 17th: Janet Conheady organised Rod Barrett from Ford Performance Racing for an excellent presentation on the night. Rod’s presentation was very entertaining, although perhaps a little hampered by a novice projector operator. Our Major Runs: This year the Winter Run was held on the 18th July, and incorporated a drive over Mt Macedon and around the wine country of Heathcote for morning tea, and Lunch at the Novotel in Creswick. The run was organized by Felix and Adrian with very well prepared and detailed route instructions. Unfortunately the run had one accident caused when one of our members swerved to miss a bull on a country road, hitting a tree. Car has been severely damaged, but occupants were essentially unhurt. The run was very much enjoyed by the drivers but may have been a little overly ambitious in its distance. Good lessons for future events.

will provide something for everyone, and our additional Club Social programme will be the icing on the cake. It is hoped that CARnival becomes an annual festival for multiple car clubs throughout Australia. Show and Shine Competition: Come along to this years Show and Shine Competition on the 31st October at Federation Square. This year’s event is being organised by Michael Bailey and our Deputy Social Director Felix Rieniets, with help from John Beurle and others. It is a permanent feature of our Annual Social Calender. The competition will be once again based upon our Registers, so make sure your register is adequately represented. Great trophies are on offer, as well as points for the Social Competition! Canberra, Hunter Valley, and NSW South Coast Tour 2011. Our Interstate Run next year has ONE double vacancy left. This event is a not to be missed opportunity from the 9th to the 17th April. If you haven’t booked, check the details on the web, and get your name down. I would like to have some couples on a waiting list, as there are likely to be cancellations. Please make the most of your membership and take the opportunity to experience at least one social, register and competition event this year – you will not be disappointed. Please phone me on 0411 831303 or email me at social@pcv.com.au with your feedback and suggestions. I look forward to meeting you at a forthcoming social event or club night in the near future. Watch out for me on the track, I’ll be returning soon with my rebuilt motor in OB 911. (Don’t ask why!).

Social Committee: If you are unaware of just who is on the Social Committee, our members are: Adrian Nelson, Carly Pasco, Felix Rieniets, Ian Jenkins, Janet Conheady, John Beurle, Jolanda Brezovec, Julia and Colin Anderson, Neil Our traditional Spring Run was Drew, yours truly, and part time members Will cancelled this year. We had and Barb Darvall, and Kerry Leonard. A great planned to incorporate our Spring cross section of membership indeed! The Social Run with the CAMS sponsored Committee will soon be planning next years CARnival event which was to be a Manna Calender, so if there is anything you would like held over the NSW long week us to consider, please make sure you talk to one end, starting on the 1st October. 770 or more of your social representatives so that we Unfortunately due to a lack of ge.com.au can incorporate your ideas from the start. The confirmed bookings from all Social Committee does a great deal of work for clubs CAMS decided to postpone the club, and so on behalf of the club I would like this event until 2011. With the to extend a thank you for all of the efforts that late notice of cancellation it our committee has made this year. proved difficult to reschedule an alternative Spring Run 2010 Social Competition: You can find which didn’t conflict with other the progressive points tally for our Social established runs in our busy Competition on our website, under “Club Info” calendar. The committee felt → ”Rules” → “2010 Social Competition Points it best to allow members to Table”. There are still opportunities to improve choose from the existing events. your points tally. Hopefully you joined us for the I trust you have enjoyed your Go Kart Challenge, but if not there is still the Last “alternative” Spring Runs. Run and of course the Annual Dinner. This year The projected date for CARnival the competition may well come down to a lottery next year is May 21st through to drawn at the Annual Dinner so make sure you 22nd. A long way off as yet, but sign the Social Competition Book at Club Nights please make a note of the date as for additional points. we will plan our Autumn Run for Our Sponsors do a great job for us and deserve 2011 to be at CARnival. Without a our support. Whenever you find yourself looking clash with competition or register for new race or road tyres, Porsche branded events, this postponed timing products such as clothing, wallets and key rings; will allow all club members to or wine, beer and spirits delivered to your door, participate. The full programme

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treasurer’s report The Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Club to be held on 19 October 2010 has been distributed together with the audited annual accounts for the year ended 30 June 2010.

Tasmania and one to Adelaide, and much of the planning of the 2011 tour to Canberra and the Hunter has been undertaken. In addition, more and different competition events have been conducted which have resulted in extraordinary levels of competition participation.

also providing better and greater information to our Competition Director. In view of the reserves of the Club a conscious decision was made not to capitalise this expense. This expense was the principle reason for the significant increase in Administration expenses.

Since distributing the formal package in early September our Administrator, Carly Pasco, has also distributed a further Comparative Profit Summary for the years 2006/2007 through to 2009/2010. It is this comparison that I now want to address both in this report and also at the Annual General Meeting.

Clearly, based on the level of participation, the Club has been providing members with the opportunity of participating in a wide range of events of different types which have met the various expectations of members. The constant membership renewal ratio of almost 90% each year bears testament to this assertion. But this level of participation has occurred at an administrative cost as evidenced by the increase in the Secretariat expenses over the 4 year period.

Despite the GFC our Competition results continue to be strong, this surprised in the 2008/2009 year and continued into the current year.

I have been Treasurer for 4 years covering the period shown in the above mentioned profit comparison and in that period there have been some quite disparate results. These range from a small profit in the first year through two extraordinary profit results (each being record profits) and finally a lower result in the most recent year. The period covers 2 very abnormal years in which the economy generally was severely affected by the Global Financial Crisis, an event which, surprisingly, had a less than expected impact on the financial affairs of the Club. Indeed, it was during this period that we derived our record profits. Throughout this 4 year period our annual membership subscription rates have remained constant and at the same time the administration demands of the Club have increased significantly. A much larger social programme generally has been provided to members including growth in Register events from almost nil in 2006/2007 to the current very busy programme. In the same period the Club conducted two major tours to

As Treasurer, I have adopted the principle that membership income (comprising subscription income and entrance fees) should meet the basic expenses of administering the Club and providing ordinary member services comprising Administration expenses generally, Secretariat, Club Nights and production of the Porsche Parade. In the past, up until the year just passed, this has always been the case. But not so in the last financial year. It is for this reason that subscriptions have been increased in the current year for the first time in 5 years. This should produce additional income amounting to approximately $12,000. Last year the Club adopted the approach of “giving something back to members”. The additional costs of Club Nights and changes to President’s Day reflect this approach. Additionally, a substantial cost ($10,670) was incurred in rewriting part of the Club’s computer programs with a view to assisting our Administrator and

One area in which the GFC has impacted is advertising revenue from Porsche Parade. Surprisingly, some regular advertisers have discontinued their sponsorship, we do however thank our continuing and new advertisers for their support to what is undoubtedly the best car club magazine in Australia. Measures are being taken to restore our advertising revenues to past levels. I promised the Club I would act as Treasurer for 4 years which period concludes at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. I take much comfort in the knowledge that I will be handing over to Michael O’Brien with the Club’s finances in good shape and that your new Treasurer will be a most capable “keeper of the kitty”. I would like to thank all past and present Committee members with whom I have served for their assistance to me, without your assistance my task would have been much more difficult. Finally I must acclaim the efforts and contribution of our most able Administrator Carly Pasco, Carly’ s contribution to the success of the Club cannot be over praised and her most capable assistance to me as Treasurer significantly reduced the burden of my task. Roger Randle, Treasurer

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With 300 kW of power, even higher levels of dynamic driving and emphatically sporty equipment, the new 911 Carrera GTS ascends to the pinnacle of the Carrera model range. The Carrera GTS – available as both Coupe and Cabriolet – features the acclaimed Porsche 3.8-litre flat six-cylinder engine but boasts an additional 17 kW of power over the 911 Carrera S. This additional sportiness does not come at the expense of efficiency, as thanks to Porsche Intelligent Performance the Carrera GTS with optional PDK consumes no more fuel than the Carrera S in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) – 10.2 L/100 kms. The Carrera GTS stands out from other 911 Carrera models with the 44 mm wider Carrera 4 body of the AWD models including a wider track, but in this case retaining the classic rear-wheel drive layout. Other details which distinguish the GTS from regular 911 Carreras include 19-inch centre-lock RS Spyder wheels, painted in black, with high-gloss finish rim flanges and 305/30 R 19 tyres at the rear. Body highlights include the SportDesign front apron with spoiler edge painted in black, unique black side skirts and the Carrera GTS logotype on doors and rear lid, in black or silver depending on the body colour.

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Pry ‘n’ Probe Workshop Day Chisholm Institute of TAFE - Dandenong, Saturday, 31 July 2010

Well, what a day was on offer, blokes doing blokey things, … pok’n around the best sports cars in the world, get’n greasy and dirty, get’n away from you know who and get’n away from you know what!!! For me, the first surprise of the day happened as soon as I arrived, I was ushered into a first rate, clean and well laid out garage that was fitted with 5 hoists like those at PCM and then being asked to choose one and told to park. The second surprise followed very soon after. Kerry came up to me and asked do you know how to write? I could sense a loaded question so I said “yes but …” which is about as far as I got before he said that I had been nominated (by him) to contribute a few words to the Forum web site about the day’s activities. My protestations about being a “non-mechanical accountant”, the two most poisonous descriptions I could think of, got the exactly opposite response to what I was expecting, “You’re exactly the person we want” said Kerry. So here I am your “non-mechanical accountant” scribe. At this point I should refer you to my normal professional disclaimer and disclaim any knowledge of everything you will read from here on. In the garage there was a 1959 356 3T5, 911 2.7 & 3.0, two 993’s, two 964’s, a 996. This is about as technical as this report will get so if you are still with me, you are going to be OK. The order of the day was that Jon assisted by Kevin, both being instructors with TAFE, was going to lead the day with Adrian Harkin filling in the gaps. We would be starting at the benches that were down one end of the garage and which had been laid out with a number of heavy looking lumps of metal and then we would be moving across to the raised hoists, on which our cars were perched. On the bench I found were two Porsche cylinder heads, one air cooled and the other water cooled, but we all know that the water cooled engine is not really water cooled, it is “fluid” cooled, they put some “goodies” into the water so it is not just the water that keeps the thing cool. It would be fair to say that most of the interest was in the air cooled engine, even though it only has two valves and is considered not to be as technically advanced as the “fluid” ones with 16

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their four valves. You might say that this issue brings out the die-hard lovers of the original Porsche design and engine that led to the mark having its “forever” distinctive and envied shape. Next to the engines was a Porsche crank shaft, Jon pointed out the features of the beautiful engineering which results in perfect balance, to the increased expense that most people don’t see and therefore don’t appreciate when comparing Porsches with other lesser cars and prices. Let’s hope that Porsche can continue to build on its engineering competitive advantage and not let “non-mechanical accountants” have a meddling influence in the design and manufacture of our cars. Jon then went on to show some Porsche brake calipers, probably thinking that if he is going to show us how to make’m go fast, we should appreciate what makes’m stop fast. I must admit that I faded out a bit when he was talking about the stopping bit, but what really caught my interest were the discs. As everyone knows, even a “non-mechanical accountant” knows that when we pull up our hand brake lever we engage the drum brakes, but here is the catch, have you ever wondered where they are. When we take the wheels off, we see 4 nice and shiny discs with calipers, so where are the drum brakes? Well, your “nonmechanical accountant” knows where they are and he is not telling, to find out you will have to go to the next Pry ‘n’ Probe, it is sufficient for you to know that they do exist, and without them, hand brake starts, and, for the more adventurous, hand brake turns, would be a bit difficult. Over at the hoists, the first car we looked under was a 993, it still had its stone tray on, but not for long. Off it came, do you think there was any oil in the tray? … moving right along…. We talked about the pros and the cons about leaving the tray on or off, generally it was felt that for

Australian conditions, assuming not too much off road driving, it was better to keep the tray off to help keep the engine cooler so as to extend the life of the seals, I thought that Greenpeace would approve as well!!! Next was a 964, it had its stone tray already removed, the question on every ones lips was, any oil leaks? Anyway, moving right along…... It had its wheels removed and its owner was complaining about, you guessed it, squealing brakes. The owner said that the best Porsche engineer in Melbourne had worked on it and that the problem was still there. Jon, Kevin and Adrian looked at each disc and concluded much to the owner’s relief that he didn’t have to replace the calipers, nor the pads, nor the discs avoiding the necessity of remortgaging his home, and that there were other possibilities. Jon said, “treat it (the brakes) like you hate it, the noise is worse if you are gentle with them (the brakes)”. The 964’s discs were very glassy and “should be machined” was the considered, collective opinion. Another alternative, which Jon specifically said he did not feel comfortable recommending due to the risk posed to the driver, was to apply a very small smudge of special grease which has the effect of initially reducing the stopping power of the brakes until it had worked and afterwards, the squeal could be cured. With these pearls of wisdom Jon moved onto the next hoist to inspect the 356. What can be said about the 1959 356B which hasn’t been said before with its engine completely reworked by John Gregory (deceased), elaborate paintwork done by Paul Barker, panels by Steve Dyer and the interior trim by Garry Blackman except, “can I have one, please, daaaaarling”? The next was Jon’s own 993 which was set up on scales to demonstrate the finer points of weight distribution between front and back, side to side and the third axis of weight distribution which escaped your “non-mechanical accountant”. The effect on the weight distribution of a properly balanced car of having the driver in it, or not, was quite obvious to your scribe, but what about the effect of an open door? … the information takeout on proper weight distribution of having a door open or closed for your scribe was, that you shouldn’t drive with either door open, you would probably even do better as far as weight distribution goes without the driver as well, especially in your “non-mechanical accountant’s” case since he is quite generously proportioned!!! This notion is reinforced by a commonly referred Formula 1 list of critical items in tuning the performance of a car, says Jon. In order of importance they are:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Aero dynamics, Tyres, Chassis, Suspension, Engine, and finally, The driver.

The next car on the hoist was another 964 without a stone tray, the two 964 owners compared oil leaks, what oil leaks you might say? The issue of oil leaks was thoughtfully considered in detail by some very knowledgeable and experienced mechanically minded enthusiasts, and it was generally agreed that if there wasn’t a drop of oil on the ground it wasn’t worthwhile fixing because the performance of the car wouldn’t be improved. Very insightful, I thought, and should lead to quite a lot of $$$$ savings which should pay for the day’s outing ($60). The last in the lineup was a 996 and Jon explained the main differences between it and earlier models and especially the importance of the highly refined computer system known as PASM, the finer points of this acronym also escaped your scribe but he was reliably advised that what it means is that “it makes you look like Mark Webber”, which after all can’t be bad and I suppose we must all now go out and get a PASM. The 996 was also used as a demonstrator to show how to raise or lower the body by adjusting the struts. Jon said that if you wanted to do it, it takes time to get it right, how many times have we heard that before?. Jon explained the finer points of wheel alignment which to your “non-mechanical accountant” seemed like rocket science, and he assured us that wheel alignment is a fairly straight forward affair involving three main measurements; caster, camber, and toe. In summary, for best track performance maximise the camber but watch the tyre wear, or better still, take your car to your favorite engineer ask him to do what he thinks is best. I have left the best, most penetrating and thoughtful question of the day to last. The day started with clouds in the sky with a bit of drizzle, so all the cars, excepting one, showed one or two water marks on the duco where the rain used to be but was no longer, the most profound question of the day was asked of Steve whose car was in concourse condition, how did you get it here so polished and clean? This question really brought things back into perspective for your “non-mechanical accountant”. Thanks to Jon, Kevin and Adrian for volunteering their time, to aPorschapart for supplying viewing parts and Kerry & Carly for their efforts prior the event. Thanks to Paul Hamlett Manager Chisholm Institute Automotive for allowing the use of the workshop & facilities. Special thanks to all attendee’s for their donation to the Caroline Chisholm Student Scholarship Education Fund.

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Club Night 16th August 2010

It was the penultimate PCV Club Night of the year and from the minute the very dynamic (and female feedback indicates handsome) Rod Barrett took the floor his presentation demanded every one’s attention.

Rod spoke of a career which spans the highly successful Coca-Cola and Fosters Group and now sees himself as General Manager of Ford Performance Vehicles, having spent some time immediately prior with Ford Performance Racing.

of the minds in developing each different model. The number of questions at the end of the presentation particularly in reference to Ford Performance Vehicles reflected the great interest in the presentation.

Beginning with his early childhood in Tasmania and growing up the son of successful driver, Jim Barrett, he continued through to his initial involvement in motor racing in the ARDC Clubsport Series. Rod’s motor racing took him to England for a time and that along with a very successful business career kept him interstate and overseas for many years.

Rod is also currently the Chairman of Australian Formula Ford Management. He is certainly a great role model for any young person interested in a career in motor sport.

Rod has written two books detailing his racing and business career which in itself indicates the international experience and success achieved to date.

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Club Night

Beware the “Targa Bug”

15th June 2010 It was our first Club Night of the year at Porsche Centre Melbourne, and it proved to be one of our best ever! The night included the usual club fair, dinner and drinks, with Competition results and Social and Register updates, but the real highlight of this night was the presentation on Targa Tasmania. Duane Rodgers assembled a group of club members as our expert panel of Porsche Targa Veterans. The panel included Paul Stuart, Rex Broadbent, Mike Herrod, David Cooper, Ian Knight, Tony Robertson, Craig Rayner, Stewart McAuley, Mark Clair, and Alf Carrigan. With all the preparations that Duane had made for the night, business commitments meant that he was attending a presentation night in Singapore where he was presented with an international software award from NAVTEQ Corporation for an iPhone application developed in Australia. Congratulations Duane, but you did miss a fantastic night here. Also one of your making!

Chris Alp, David Cooper, Mark Clair, Mike Herrod – What are we talking About !!! The success of these presentations was guaranteed by our expert Masters of Ceremony Glenn Ridge and Michael Browning. Glenn Ridge discussed what Targa is, and how it is relevant to Porsche Club Members. The panel of experienced and not so experienced campaigners allowed Glenn to extract the serious and funny sides of the event. The different Categories of the event were highlighted, with emphasis on “The Tour” event and what that is, and what is involved. Some of the panels memorable moments discussed included: Reg Kenny and Geoff Taylor, the only 2 to have done all 19 events, Reg did navigate, so Geoff is the longest participating Driver in Targa. Paul Stuart: 1997 - 2nd time at the event, 1st time driving day one, engine failure after lunch. Arrange to borrow 2.4 engine from Dennis O’Keefe, Paul’s secretary arranges to freight over to Launceston that day, George Cairns rents a workshop, fits engine overnight, fitting 2.7 injection and other bits to the 2.4 and we resume the event first thing in the morning. 22

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Mike Herrod, Stewart McAuley, Glenn Ridge, Matt Close, Michael Browning, Ian Knight. What did you do wrong Mike !!!! Duane Rodgers most memorable moment: - Chasing Paul Stuart through Arrowsmith, passing him, then Navigator going off notes. We nearly took out three chicanes moments later !!! Ask Mike Herrod … they thought we were James Bond with a smoke dispenser .. There was so much tyre smoke !!!

2005 - Do clutch. Mechanics replace overnight and do not lose any time.

Chris Alp 2003 - when it snowed at Arrowsmith ... ahhhh. 2001 - when the glovebox emptied the contents on my lap ... and Cummo went into meltdown 2006 when we agreed this was the last ever event. And we left the road at well over 200 kph.

2010 - 360 spin on oil in wet - Go off road but luckily no trees or drop-off. Manage to get back on and keep going. Sway bar reconnected by mechanics at end of stage. Find out later that stage was downgraded.

Ian Knight: Almost too many to mention – but by year: 2002 - Mark Cummings & Chris Alp crash on Natone and lose rear spoiler whilst going for Gold. David Cooper & I Hire car remove spoiler from my car which is out due to mechanical problems and race it from Hobart to Burnie in record time to get in before parc ferme closes. 2002 - Did gears. Nurse car into Hobart whilst talking through issue with mechanics. Get parts flown in to Hobart and repair overnight. Start motor up in morning and Seat Valve drops into cylinder and seizes motor. Out of event. 2003 - Power cuts in and out. Seems like fuel pump problem. Stop and put out triangles. Finally find problem is simply a tool bag under bonnet bouncing on cut off switch making power cut in and out. By the time we get going again we missed Targa Trophy time by 10 seconds and therefore miss out on Targa Plate. Have a 180 Spin on hot mix in wet. Day 5 - Hit Road Post which rips off my rear valance and tail lights. Stop and move off road, never to be seen again, and keep going. Manage to get in within Targa Trophy Time.

2009 - Ran out of tread on rear tyres on Day 4. Manage to nurse day 4 & 5 in the wet and finish within Targa Times - David Cooper gets his Platinum Trophy.

David Cooper – Navigator 2000 -The millennium 6 day event, Knighty and my first Targa, Car Knighty’s 993 RSCS, Highlight Riana and passing 6 cars in wet, lowlight 8 right under bridge with spin on Roseberry. Yes we got our Trophies. 2003 - Car running beautifully and we are ready to avenge last year; bag moves under bonnet and hits kill switch and we miss trophy time by 15 seconds on first stage. Clean all other stages but they will not give us our trophy...Bugger another wasted year... Memo to self: Ensure everything is tied down under the bonnet!!! 2008 - Change of car this year as Knighty leases me to the world famous racing car driver Greg Cook to guide his 73 RS around the course. Added excitement this year when I having called the 3 left after the cemetery in Ross that I did not caution Cookie about the potential compression lock and subsequent spin which removed a guide post and some blue paint. We survived and I got my trophy so now am well on the way to Platinum. Tony Robertson: - 3 years Navigation, 9 years Driving. 2003 In 2003 we broke a rocker “elephant’s foot” on the first stage of day 4. 2004 day 4 some loose luggage in the front of

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the car knocked off the battery kill switch, we lost 2 minutes and the stage, we finished but no trophy that year. 2008 broke an axle first stage after lunch day 2, we lost all afternoon stages, axle fixed that night, we finished but no trophy that year. Stewart McAuley: - Navigator 4 years Memories: 1st year as Nav, prologue 3rd corner, falling off the notes. Underestimating the brakes on Tony’s 3.0 Carrera and pressing the navigator’s virtual brake pedal so hard that I broke the wooden footrest. Worst memories: 2002 - Starting day 1, stage 1, in the pissing rain! As a navigator this is not good for the nerves. 2010 - Deciding to spectate - just pisses you off because you know you should have entered. Mark Clair: - Targa - 2 years 2009 - Going backwards into a Chicane after missing the call. 2010 - Knowing on Day 2 that you couldn’t compete because you kept throwing up your guts from a virus. Matt Close: Won prologue outright 2007, 2008, 2nd 2009.

Andrew McCathie’s business, Traction Tyre & Suspension Centre at Rowville has been the major prize sponsor of the Porsche Club Victoria Social Competition for the past four years. In recognition of this we presented Andrew with a memento that he will be able to display at Traction Tyre & Suspension Centre. The first prize on offer is Yokohama tyres of the winner’s choice (subject to availability), including fitting and balancing, to the value of $1,500. Points are awarded throughout the year for simply attending Social activities. It doesn’t get easier than that! Other prizes include Second Prize – sponsored by Porsche Cars Australia (PCA): Items of the winner’s choice from the PCA Selection Department to the value of $400. Third Prize – sponsored by Nillumbik Cellars: Wine of the winner’s choice from Nillumbik Cellars to the value of $200. There are still many events remaining so come along and join in the fun. You could be a prize winner.

Most memorable moment - seeing the photo of Jeff and Craig sitting on a capsized 968CS! Mark Clair’s videos provided a mash up of the best and worst of Targa with snippets of the Party Tapes from across the years. These videos gave everybody a sense of actually being there and they contained many candid moments as well.

Alf’s presentation encouraged us all to participate in the Tour Event of Targa, as he and our late friend Richard Oldham did in Alf’s 911. Alf and Richard made the most of their entry to raise money for Charity It seemed to be a night of presentations; Mark Chrzanowski proudly displaying his trophy for the win in the teams Past President’s Relay at Sandown. Mark was joined by Grant Stephenson, Matt KirwanHamilton, and Phil Treloar. Not a Targa Trophy – but we all came away from the night a little richer for the experience and with more understanding of what it means to receive the Targa Trophy, and of being bitten by the Targa Bug.

The presentations by the individual’s on the panel had several common themes, outright enjoyment, comradiary, competitiveness, and perhaps most of all the importance of the navigator. The navigator’s point of view was shown by Mike Herrod Not for somebody who can’t dance!

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what’s in your garage?

Stewart Webster has an incurable case of the Porsche Disease, but what sweet suffering he endures! Stewart started in the motor business in Spare Parts at the GM dealer in Dandenong, thence to the GM dealer in Frankston, as Parts Manager, then Sales Manager. Running a VW dealership in St. Kilda in 1967, he first became acquainted with Porsches when the owner took delivery of a new 911 from Hamilton’s. Stewart opened a Ford dealership in Frankston in 1969 and owned it until 1986. First Porsche was a Dark Blue 911T Sporto with air and he has never been without a Porsche (or 12 ) since. He became interested in 356’s on seeing one in a rally in the 80’s, bought one, restored it, and has been restoring them ever since, with the count now over 30! Early 911’s have a similar attraction and many of them have also been restored. The current collection is composed mainly of 356’s, with some early 911’s, mostly restored, although there are plenty of projects in waiting! Stewart is an enthusiastic buyer, restorer and maintainer, but a reluctant seller, which can frustrate son Alex! Other cars restored include a 1954 MG TF, a 1959 Austin Healey, a 1969 Cooper S (still owned) and an XT GT Falcon (that car again!). Does this list resonate with all you 60 and 70 year olds? Stewart loves hunting down those elusive bits to complete a restoration, but then can’t bear to sell the result. Stewart and Alex are keenly involved in racing and rallying, with Stewart having competed in 11 Targas, the first in a ’69 S and the rest in the well known yellow 356 with a 2.8 911 motor (rego. CRC), gaining a coveted Gold Plate. He has also competed in 7 Classic Adelaide’s with a ’59 Black Sunroof 356A, gaining a Platinum award in 2009. Other rallies include Le Bordeaux, Dutton, 3 Peaks, Tour D’Adelaide and many more, usually with Alex as navigator. Alex races a ’67 S in Group S historics and often appears in CRC at PCV events. Stewart enjoys sharing the enthusiasm of the members of PCV and the 356 Register (one of a small group who are in both) and the cars that

they drive and love. He has driven Porsches all over the world and hopes to continue to do so for many years! Stewart’s cars are stored in 2 locations: the best at his magnificent cliff top home overlooking the bay, with the overflow, the projects, the projects in waiting and the basket cases at his nearby factory. During our visit, Stewart and Alex, his faithful lieutenant, deftly manoeuvred cars out of his breathtaking crammed home garage, to position them for the shoot. As can be seen, the garage also contains a vast range of memorabilia, illuninated signs and trophies by the dozen. 1. Probably the most significant car in the collection is the Ruby Red 356 GT (A356GT), one of only 3 produced in RHD and 38 overall, in 1959. With a significant racing history in New Zealand and the USA, and having been all over the world in various states of repair, it was finally bought by Stewart, fully restored and with only 13,440 mostly racing miles, ultimately winning the 2009 356 Register Concours. The fact that it was traded for a restored 1955 356 Speedster and an original LHD 2.7 Carrera RS gives some idea of the importance and value of this car! It won the 2009 356 Register Concours. Michael Browning’s excellent article on this car and the well known PCM similar car (CAR 356) is in Christophorus 343 of April/May this year. It was the ultimate racing version of the 356 in 1959. 2. Also seen in the headline picture and the smaller picture of 5 cars is a priceless 1963 Bali Blue T6 B Carrera 2 Coupe, one of only a handfull made in RHD, with the final 2 litre version of the quad cam engine. 3. The Silver 1954 Pre A Speedster, #80174, was the 174th built and was restored over 2 years, adding C discs, a 912 motor and 741 transmission. It has won many 356 Concours awards and has been run in Historics Regularity and the 2007 Classic Adelaide. Rego used to be SPRING 2010

the familiar 277 many years ago, but is now the appropriate 80174. 4. On the hoist and in the smaller picture of 3 cars is the last 1995 928 GTS, with 13,000 k’s and almost new appearance from underneath. It hadn’t been started for 12 months, but fired up immediately and settled to a subdued purr. 5. Seen with that is a 1996 993 C4S, with mid grey painted wheels and the S badge on the engine lid painted red, both typical Stewart custom touches. 6. A Black 1962 T6 B Notchback Coupe, a fairly rare body type, is visible also in the main photo. 7. The Black 1994 964 Speedster (SW) is obviously a Stewart favourite and 1 of only 6 brought into Oz. 8. The Silver 1960 T5 Roadster 356 Outlaw, with the twin low mounted front lights, has been modified in the most stylish way to create the purest line, with some added touches, such as a storage lid that lifts behind the seats. The bodywork was done by Jason Carroll at Chequered

993 C4S Flag, who has also done many of Stewart’s other cars. 9. In the last photo is a beautiful 1962 T6 B Roadster, one of 250, which demonstrates perfectly the beauty and simplicity of the 356. 10. Also in the home garage, but not seen, is the previously mentioned ’69 Cooper S, a ’69 Fiat 500 Abarth look alike, a ’73 original 27,000 miles 2.4 911 E, a ’56 Sunroof A and a McRae 550 Spyder with a 914 2.6 engine. At the factory there is another eclectic collection of Porsches and other desirables. 1. Half of the Yellow 1962 T6 B race car is seen (CRC), which was imported from America with a 911 T motor, restored over 18 months and upgraded to a 2.8 with about 240 HP. It has all the rally and racing gear and on its first outing in 1996 in the Le Bordeaux Rally, piloted by Stewart and his wife Ingrid, it won outright.

Custom 928 “Ute”

2. Next to that is seen the ultimate tow vehicle, a stepside F 100 with a 464 big block Chev.

356 Outlaw, 964 Speedster, 356 Cab and 356 GT

3. What about the 928 Ute, another of Stewart’s pet projects, perhaps the only one in the world. 4. Not seen are the ’59 Black 356A (the Classic Adelaide veteran), a ’66 Mustang Fastback, a 914/ 356 Outlaw, 964 Speedster, 356 Cab and 356 GT 6, a ’69 E, an Olive ’73 S Targa, a De Tomaso Pantera, a partly restored Cord, and a very early ’65 LHD 911, #300357, the 125th 911 (the first 232 were 901’s). Custom Vintage F100 tow vehicle

Whew, that’s it, but what a collection and what an experience!

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Awsome! Very rare 356 GT

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A cool, thick layer of air hung over the Grand Prix Track at Phillip Island almost all day on the 4th of July. True to the significance of the date, the morning session provided some fireworks with some notable offs on the greasy track. A number of new members new to Phillip Island tested their mettle and the marshals proved their worth all day by keeping on top of proceedings and maintaining safety on what proved to be a quick day. Entrée class has grown from strength to strength and has proven to be an excellent class for those new to our particular brand of mania. The high average speed around the Island always gets the adrenalin going and no doubt, many competitors visualize their run many times before the day. No track in Victoria tests courage like Phillip Island. The morning session proved to be quick once morning moisture on the track dried and the track rubbered in. A few galahs risked death and proved troublesome but did not figure in the day’s proceedings. In A class, the top five competitors were separated by less than one second with Bruce Young, Ian Jenkins and Phil Treloar running 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively and separated by only half a second. B class saw Nick Karnaros break into the 1:50s. Nick set a blistering pace all day in a hotly contested class. The final duel had Nick pipping Simon Baxter for first by only 0.36s with Peter Harrison following in third place. The top 6 posted results below 1:57. I can remember when breaking into the 1:54s in C-class was relatively rare. Now all three place getters are there with Tony Jennings setting the benchmark by cracking into 1:53. Michael Browning and Bob Bishop came in 2nd and 3rd respectively and were separated by only 0.1s. I have yet to figure out how to get into that group. The top 10 in this class ran below 2:00. The pocket rocket 944 S2s of John Swan and Garry Voges took the top two spots in D class and were in a class of their own. Tom Walstab came in third.

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MM1: Bob Hawker set the pace to gain 1st place over Graham Gorman in 2nd with Steven McLaughlan coming in 3rd place. Jamie Lovett, Dean Taylor and Matt Burton took out the top three spots respectively in M2, which still proves to be hotly contested. Jamie was in a class of his own for the day winning convincingly by 2.45s ahead of 2nd place and setting a new M2 Class Lap Record of 1.48.445 Open class proved to be very exciting and I think serves to remind us all how special this marque is. The characteristic bark of a GT3 as it goes over Lukey Heights takes your breath away. Stewart Lachlan raced against himself posting sub 1:40 (and almost sub 1:39) to take out 1st place in Peter Fitzgerald’s old car. Peter Fitzgerald came in 2nd and Andy Barlow 3rd, in a great class. The top 5 all ran under 1:50. Phillip Island holds a special place in the racing calendar and July 4th was no exception with the right blend of camaraderie and competitiveness. At the end of the day we all, no doubt, went home with smiles on our faces. I know I did. ‘STAR OF THE DAY’: Nick Karnaros A 1.50.692 at Phillip Island is fast in almost any semi-normal car, but in an old ‘G Series’ 3.2lt Carrera it is seriously fast!!!!!! Nick is certainly staking his claim for ‘Rookie of the Year’ with times like that! Well done Nick, brilliant driving.

Porsche Club of Victoria Phillip Island Sprint Sunday, 4 July 2010 Driver

Car

Result

Class Position

Outright Position

Class OPN Stewart Lachlan

GT3 996 3.9

99.181

Peter Fitzgerald

997 GT3

102.506

Andy Barlow

996 Turbo 3.6

104.527

Greg Lovett

993 GT2

107.226

Graham Lachlan

GT3 996 3.9

109.849

Peter Vanderzee

911 RSR 3.6

110.694

Malcolm Henley

GT3 CS 3.8

112.855

Greg Humphries

GT3 3.6

116.364

Jamie Lovett

911 RS (Replica)

108.445

Dean Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

110.891

Matt Burton

993 3.6

111.304

Spencer Harrison

911 3.0 Carrera

114.543

Howard Burton

993 3.6

114.866

Mark Clair

911 CS 3.2

116.218

Jeff Thomas

911 2.7

120.494

Jason Carroll

944

120.978

Bruce Young

Boxster Spyder 3.4

110.634

Ian Jenkins

996 3.6

110.953

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

111.184

Rick Moscati

996 3.6

111.297

David Trewern

997 Carrera 3.6

111.587

Aranka Young

Boxster Spyder 3.4

111.975

Gary Higgon

996 3.6

113.267

Juris Briedis

993 3.6

113.769

Ken Dixon

996 Carrera 3.6

116.342

Stephen Sulewski

Cayman S

117.774

Steven Chapman

996

122.980

Michael Dennis

930 3.3 Turbo

123.902

Nathan Agnew

996 C4

126.895

Adrian Nelson

993 3.6 Cab

135.325

Nick Karnaros

911 3.2 Carrera

110.692

Simon Baxter

Boxster S

111.052

Peter Harrison

964 C2 3.6

112.819

Daniel Reynolds

911 3.2

113.431

Class M2

Class A

Class B

Driver Glenn Cook

968 CS 3.0 Car

113.648 Result

Class4 Position 5

27 Outright Position 28

Rod Coleman

Boxster S 3.2

114.937

Tuesday, July 2010 Graeme6 Robson

Boxster 3.2 S

116.241

Linley Baxter

Boxster S

117.319

Denis Lambrou-Fernando

964 C2 3.6

119.021

Michael Scalzo

968 CS 3.0

121.614

Colin Anderson

944 Turbo

126.253

Tony Jennings

911 3.0 SC

113.977

Michael Browning

911 3.0 Carrera

114.760

Bob Bishop

911 3.0 SC

114.823

Barry Swan

968 CS

115.865

John Michailidis

911 3.0 SC

116.112

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

116.176

Peter Matherson

911 SC 3.0

117.186

Peter Modica

911 3.0 SC

118.752

Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

119.064

Michael O'Brien

911 SC

119.260

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

120.613

Peter Witt

911 3.0 SC

124.319

Andrew Hutchison

911 3.0 SC

128.829

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

115.698

Garry Voges

944 S2

116.498

Tom Walstab

911L

120.938

David Morgan

944 S2 Cab

122.097

Bruce Pollard

944 3.0 S2

122.203

Brent Stephen

944 S2 3.0

128.623

Bob Hawker

996 GT3 3.6

106.645

Graham Gorman

GT3 996 3.6

106.945

Steven McLaughlan

993 RSCS 3.8

107.971

Tony Carolan

GT3 3.6

111.189

Peter Tripatgis

996 GT3 3.6

111.713

Martin Higgs

GT3 3.6

112.197

Ross Taylor

996 GT3 3.6

114.366

Harry Philippou

997 Carrera S 3.8

114.408

Ian Henderson

993 RSCS

131.749

Class C

Class D

Class MM1

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Story: Michael Browning photos: Peter Watkins Split Image

Is there a more sensible supercar than the Gen II 997 Turbo?

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Germans love to party. Point them in the direction of a good ‘red’; or even better, a beer hall and they go bananas. Thigh-slapping, clapping, stamping, whooping and bear-hugging. But when it’s time to get back to business, they throw the ‘sensible’ switch and adopt the work ethic that has allowed them to produce the world’s most successful sports cars – Porsches. The Gen II 997 Turbo is a very good German and a lot like that. If you want to party, it boogies with the very best. Zero to 100km/h officially in just 3.6 seconds; 0-200km/h in 11.6 and a top speed of a totally believable 312km/h. Not 310 or 315 – no, a Germanically-precise 312. But you know from past experience that these are the worst, not the best that it will do, something I can attest to from first hand experience after a serious blaster in the master. Yet when the brake dust has settled and the print-out confirm that you have just accelerated faster than all but a handful of road-legal vehicles on the planet, you find that the gauges are all reading ‘Normal’ and your German party pal is ready for work and a traffic-limited run to the office, or a totally fuss-free foray to a city restaurant. Today, tomorrow and for the next successive 363. This is not only the German, but the Porsche way. And while it may not be as romantic as the idea of a shiny red Ferrari party girl that tempts and then spurns you at the peak of your passion, the Porsche idea works better in the real world that most of us inhabit.

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I was thinking these sensible thoughts as we (a pack of journalists) rumbled out of Adelaide via some conveniently placed Classic Adelaide stages on the Gen II 997 Turbo launch some months back. It was easy not to get overly excited on my first acquaintance with the new model. I’d seen 320km/h on the speedometer of its Gen I 997 Turbo predecessor on a then-derestricted section of Northern Territory public road four years earlier in 2006 and other than its new LED daytime driving lights, double-arm exterior mirrors, new forged Turbo II wheels and new drainpipe-sized tailpipes, the Gen II launch looked like being a less exciting Turbo groundhog day. Even inside, things looked much the same until you focussed on the centre console and steering wheel. There, with cars fitted with the PDK double clutch gearbox option offered for the first time on the Turbo, you got some clues to the new-age Attila within this Hun. The first clue is the familiar chunky PDK shifter on the centre console that it has been machined from solid billet; the second and third behind and on the steering wheel spokes show a new way to use its seven speeds via the optional up (right) and down (left) paddles and the Sport and Sport Plus buttons that come with the optional sport Chrono Package Turbo. But the big news, typical of sensible Porsche, is largely unseen. Under the engine lid, that probably delivers the most uninspiring letterbox view of a one of the world’s most inspired power plants, lies an enlarged 3.8-litre biturbo flat six that now develops 500HP/368kW – up 20HP (15kW) and 30Nm – and 80Nm with the overboost function activated by the Sport Plus button – over the 3.6-litre engine in the previous 997 Turbo.

to fit a new Turbo with A VBOX with front and driver-facing cameras and a digital dashboard display and then let us rip. As the aim was to achieve a PB, the test car that each of us drove in succession was equipped with all the right stuff: optional PDK (instead of the alternative, but slower 6-speed manual), Sport Chrono Turbo package, Porsche Torque Vectoring and lighter but even-larger (380mm front rotor diameter!) Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB). But otherwise it was the sort of Porsche you’d think nothing of taking to a beer hall. Then it became Hermann, the German party animal. Foot hard on the brake, select the Sport Plus button on the centre console, then depress the throttle right down to engage the kickdown switch. The revs rise from a muted rumble at idle to an urgent roar, settling at around 5,000rpm and setting turbocharger pressure to about 0.5 bar. Then, as the Launch Control telltale on the right hand steering wheel spoke glows, I step off the brake. For a split second, nothing seems to happen, but before disappointment surfaces, the ride of my life begins. The launch is so urgent that initially it takes a moment to process what is actually happening, as all four fat Michelins scramble for grip and the rev counter soars and momentarily falls as the PDK transmission in its more aggressive shift-mode morphs into second gear faster than the human hand could move a manual lever.

Surprisingly, the 3.8 litre Turbo engine is the first truly brand new engine in the 35-year history of the 911 Turbo, which started at 3.0 litres in 1975, grew to 3.3 litres in 1978, and finished at 3.6 litres in 1993, albeit in aircooled and ultimately liquid-cooled guises. It also now features Direct Fuel Injection and has fewer moving parts and hence is lighter than the smallercapacity engine it replaces. Then there’s new Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV), to allow even higher cornering speeds. Supporting an enhanced PTM Porsche Traction Management and PSM Porsche Stability Control, the optional PTV comprises a mechanical, rear axle differential that intervenes in the braking of the inner rear wheel to enhance steering response and turn-in. And of course being an even-faster Porsche, the brakes are sensibly bigger, yet again: 350mm diameter all round, with six-piston callipers up front and four at the rear. On the winding Adelaide Hills roads it’s hard to pinpoint the benefits of these individual features, but the overwhelming impression is of a vehicle that is utterly alive, responsive and, thanks also to its permanent all wheel drive that already tweaked for more sporting behaviour on the Gen I 997 Turbo, immensely sure-footed. But it’s the bragging rights that the Gen II 997 Turbo gives its owners against the clock that’s the new model’s main attraction and to achieve this, Porsche found just the place. Just out of Tailem Bend lies the former Mitsubishi Australia test track, commissioned in the days when the company used to built cars here, and its centrepiece is a 1.5km-long sealed stretch. Porsche’s brilliant idea was SPRING 2010

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Beneath me, the process of ultimate acceleration is being masterminded by precise intervention of the clutch, with controlled clutch and wheelspin ensuring optimum traction, regardless of the surface and the friction coefficient encountered. In 3.24 seconds and just 53.23 metres I reached 100km/h, with the transmission already preparing to usher in third gear at the latest Turbo’s new higher maximum limit of 7,000rpm now permitted for the larger 3.8 litre engine.

Porsche officially claims a 0-100km/h time of 3.7 seconds for the latest 911 Turbo equipped with six-speed manual transmission, 3.6 seconds for a Turbo fitted with the optional PDF transmission and 3.4 seconds for a Turbo PDK coupe additionally equipped with the Sport Chrono Package. I had bettered this optimum time by 1.76 seconds and my 0-200km/h time of 10.92 seconds was also significantly quicker than the factory’s claimed 11.4 seconds for a similarly-equipped car.

This brutal launch, which peaked at an incredible 1.11g at 5,400rpm in first gear as we reach 35km/h, is aided by the new dynamically-controlled engine mounts that are now part of the Sport Chrono package.

Most interesting was the top speed of 258.16 seconds recorded as I passed the kilometre mark. That’s 8.16km/h faster than the official top speed of the very first 3.0 litre 911 Turbo that arrived in Australia in 1975, but its 2010 successor still has another 52km/h to run before reaching its claimed maximum of 312km/h.

Introduced on the latest 911 GT3, the mounts automatically vary their stiffness and damper effect with driving conditions, reducing the movement between the engine and the body when encountering such extreme forces, assisting traction and minimising changes to the vehicle’s centre of gravity and balance.

Trundling back to Adelaide to catch the flight home the same party animal became ‘sensible Turbo’ again, mixing it fuss-free with all the old Valiants and Magnas, with its instantaneous fuel consumption read-out showing less than 9 litres/100km at times on dual highway stretches, while Porsche claims a combined 11.4 litres/100km overall.

It’s impossible to isolate their role in the total awesome performance as we pass 200km/h at 6,500rpm in fourth gear after just 10.92 seconds. Then 11.03 metres later, the standing 400 metres is dispatched in an incredible 11.12 seconds. But I’m too focussed on the white centre line I am following and the marker comes that indicate the kilometre mark and the time to brake to notice.

People look, but don’t stare. This bi-polar Porsche doesn’t pull a crowd like an Italian supercar, to my knowledge no ladies undressed involuntarily as we passed and even the parking jockey at the Qantas Valet was stirred, but not obviously shaken.

By now the Turbo has passed 250km/h and has shifted seamlessly from fifth to sixth gear as we pass the cones in just 20.39 seconds and then immediately step on the stoppers. While they are certainly not essential, the huge PCCB brakes haul the 1,595kg coupe down to what seems like walking speed in just a few metres. We trundle back to the car park, where the official data awaits us, the Turbo totally unflustered by the mind-altering experience it has just inflicted on me.

So the Gen II 997 is the world’s most sensible supercar – one you can drive every day, on every sealed surface. But does that make it dull? Have you ever seen an owner who isn’t smiling? The Fast Figures 0-100km/h:

3.24 sec. (53.23 metres)

0-200km/h:

10.92 sec. (388.97 metres)

0-400 metres: 11.12 sec. @ 201.42 km/h 0-1000 metres: 20/39 sec. @ 258.16km/h

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Story: Ross Taylor Photos: Niko

winton sprints SUNDAY JUNE 13TH 2010

Stewart Lachlan

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competition

For some of us Winton commenced at a practice day on the Tuesday before Queen’s Birthday weekend. An early start saw a group of keen students including yours truly, Peter Harrison, Bob Hawker, Gary Higgon, Dean Taylor, Tony and James Moodie and many other Weltmeister guys head up the Hume for some tuition from Modest Matt Stoupas, Aaron Ireland and Jamie Lovett. After many laps Matt decided to ‘face off’ against Bob Hawker in my car with me as the student passenger. Plenty of sideways action left me in awe of his car control [well that’s not good for

his ego, so I would add in some white knuckles!!] as he nudged ahead of Bob. He certainly drove it like he didn’t own it!! Sadly Peter Harrison was trying so hard that he broke an engine mount so he got a trailer ride back to Melbourne! This brings us to Sunday, and Winton at its coldest – minus 2.5 at 7.30am trackside made for a refreshing start to the day, but no rain and a cool sunny day.

Driver’s briefing out of the way, a warm welcome to new members and thanks to our hard-working officials, and it was down to business. I have decided that club motor sport is a bit like club tennis. Everybody is friendly and telling you that they only play socially and it sometimes looks that way during the warm up. Then all of a sudden the game starts, and you’d reckon they had bet sheep stations on the game!! Well in watching the day play out at Winton and looking at the close results in each class I would say that it was ‘game on’. SPRING 2010

A Class is one of the biggest and there was only a second between the top four places. Rick Moscati driving well [1.36.4784] to win from Phil Treloar [1.36.5311] followed by David Trewern 2 tenths of a second behind in third place with a time of 1.36.7732]. That is close racing. In B Class it was also a close tussle with Simon Baxter keeping it together in his [well Linley’s too!] Boxster to win with a time of 1.37.5581. Glen Cook got his 968 motoring to come a close second [1.37.6234] followed closely by Peter Harrison in third [1.38.3199] proving that his broken engine mount earlier in the week was no impediment to success. C Class saw Aaron Ireland come out of retirement and share/drive Peter Modica’s car to a strong win [1.37.8302] over Tony Jennings [1.39.8623] who just got home by less than a hundredth of a second over third placed Mark Chrzanowski [1.39.8699]. Seems like last year’s rookie of the year [Aaron] hasn’t lost his touch. D Class seemed to be well down on numbers [maybe they stayed home to see Melbourne draw with Collingwood!!] so it was a battle between John Swan and Brent Stephen in their 944’s with John prevailing with a time of 1.41.3311 over Brent [1.53.5577]. Next we have MM1 Class which saw Bob Hawker nudge out Matt Stoupas [the roles were reversed from Tuesday’s practice!!] by six tenths of a second with a time of 1.32.7607 and Matt with a 1.33.3902. Seems as though a 40th birthday the night before left Matt a little jaded!!. [Time and space don’t allow me to roll out his other excuses!!]. Coming home third was Steven McLaughlan [1.34.2335]. I should mention that Tony Moodie [selftitled ‘Captain Slow’!] was seen driving his left hand drive RSCS, apparently preparing for some left hand driving competition in the UK later in June! Good luck over there Tony. In MM2 Class it was Jamie Lovett taking the honours by 6 tenths of a second [1.35.0153] over Dean Taylor [1.35.6673]. Dean was certainly moving his car around again, but it seems as though a quick trip home at lunch time by Jamie for more tyres and maybe some brave pills gave him the edge he needed! These two combatants both have paternal sponsors and they don’t mind stretching the sponsorship budget to get an edge!! Coming home third was Matt Burton [1.37.3969] in another family car, which is good to see.

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Open Class saw Stewart Lachlan [1.28.1543] prevail over Peter Fitzgerald [1.30.0465] with Andy Barlow coming third [1.31.5710]. Finally, we have the Other Class where Stan Adler [1.40.9833] came home first ahead of Rohan Little [1.42.9352], who unfortunately has no one else to beat. Stan says he sold Rohan the engine in Rohan’s car so he was showing him how good it was!! That’s a bold move Stan. Just goes to show that Stan guarantees his work!! The cold track in the morning certainly produced some fast times in sessions one and two which were hard to improve on as the day and the track warmed up. Now I become the anonymous writer as I have to nominate the ‘Star of the Day’. Putting aside ego, nepotism, bias, prejudice and Kevin Rudd [well Julia Gillard did that for me], I reckon that Rick Moscati deserves the vote. Rick hasn’t had a win for a while and with Class A being so competitive these days (the closest results of the year thus far) winning is far from easy, so well done to Rick. Well that ended a good day’s racing, so we all packed up and headed off to Shepparton for a few drinks and a few more stories before saddling up for DECA the next day.

Porsche Club of Victoria Winton Sprint Sunday, 13 June 2010 Driver

Car

Result

Class Position

Outrigh Position

Class OPEN Stewart Lachlan

GT3 996 3.9

88.154

Peter Fitzgerald

GT3 997

90.047

Andy Barlow

996 3.6 Turbo

91.571

Graham Lachlan

GT3 996 3.9

92.550

Rex Broadbent

911 3.4 RS

94.041

Peter Vanderzee

911 RSR 3.6

95.836

Tony Vollebregt

997 GT3 3.6

Greg Humphries

GT3 3.6

99.100

102.070

Class M2

Jamie Lovett

964 RS 3.6

95.015

Dean Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

95.667

Matt Burton

993 3.6

97.397

Greg Muller

964 RS 3.6

98.178

Howard Burton

993 3.6

99.709

Sam Zimbler

964 RS 3.6

101.446

Rex Deighton-Smith

944 Turbo

102.938

Jeremy Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

105.253

Class A

Rick Moscati

996 3.6

96.478

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

96.531

David Trewern

Cayman S 3.4

96.773

Ian Jenkins

996 3.6

97.685

Marc McNamara

993

98.079

Bruce Young

Boxster Spyder 3.4

98.258

Juris Briedis

993 3.6

98.346

Aranka Young

Boxster Spyder 3.4

99.097

Gary Higgon

996 3.6

99.242

Ken Dixon

996 Carrera 3.6

99.597

Stephen Sulewski

Cayman S

103.306

Geoff Humphrey

993 3.6

103.892

Steven Chapman

996

104.177

Adrian Nelson

993 3.6 Cab

111.842

Class B Simon Baxter

Boxster S

97.558

Glenn Cook

968 CS 3.0

97.623

Peter Harrison

964 C2 3.6

98.320

Nick Karnaros

911 3.2 Carrera

98.556

Driver Daniel Reynolds

911 3.2 Car

99.784 Result

Class4 Position 5

28 Outrigh Position 37

Graeme Robson

Boxster 3.2 S

104.906

Wednesday, 16 June 2010 Dennis Bath

928S

109.554

Colin Anderson

944 Turbo

110.910

Barry Smith

928 S 4.7

111.857

Class C Aaron Ireland

911 3.0 SC

97.830

Tony Jennings

911 3.0 SC

99.862

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

99.870

Simon Dunn

911 SC 3.0

101.225

Barry Swan

968 CS

101.714

Peter Matherson

911 SC 3.0

103.134

John Michailidis

911 3.0 SC

103.265

Michael Chapman

911 3.0 SC

103.632

Peter Modica

911 3.0 SC

103.969

Peter Witt

911 3.0 SC

107.023

Michael O'Brien

911 SC

109.555

Andrew Hutchison

911 3.0 SC

111.072

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

101.331

Brent Stephen

944 S2 3.0

113.558

Stan Adler

911 Carrera 2.7

100.983

Rohan Little

911 Carrera 2.7

102.935

Class D

Class Other

Class MM1 Bob Hawker

996 GT3 3.6

92.761

Matthew Stoupas

996 GT3 3.6

93.390

Steven McLaughlan

993 RSCS 3.8

94.234

Brian Power

993 RSCS

96.088

Ross Taylor

996 GT3 3.6

97.155

Bill Stephenson

993 RS Touring

98.270

Tony Carolan

GT3 3.6

98.716

Harry Philippou

997 Carrera S 3.8

98.952

James Moodie

993 RSCS

99.743

Andrew Goulsbra

944 2.5 Turbo S

99.956

Tony Moodie

993 3.8 RSCS

101.570

SPRING 2010

Story: Peter Matherson Photos: Niko

DECA Motorkhana Monday June 14Th 2010

While some die hard competition enthusiasts tend to turn their nose up at the slower events, all agree that the two day Winton/Deca weekend is certainly something to look forward to. After a great days racing at Winton we under took a short drive to Shepparton. Pulling into the hotel car park amongst a sea of various club cars adorned with stickers, numbers and type R rubber certainly brings a smile to a weary face and provides the extra inspiration needed to get booked in, cleaned up and out to dinner where the wine and ale flows along with the stories of the days events. A crisp Monday morning soon awakened the senses of fifty two competitors after a late night of colourful discussion and banter being spurred on by friendly rivalry which makes the competition so much fun. The morning session seemed to be a complicated course, layed out on the skid pan by serial pest Matt Stoupas. The back, faster free flowing circuit lured drivers into the misapprehension that they could let their hair down. 42

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The pressure of having to clear witches hats, remember the course and try to maintain some sort of traction had most competitors off to a tentative start. We tampered with tyre pressures and swapped rubber trying to find extra seconds. A light lunch and a hot cup of coffee later, we found ourselves walking the afternoon course which was also provided by our serial pest. The back course had little amendments. Due mainly to a big Sunday at Winton and a late night in Shepparton, concentration was tested and gaps started to appear between the times of most of the class front runners and their competitors. While most tried to keep it together Andy Barlow emerged as outright winner and for me, won ‘Star of the day’ with a display of great car control and right foot restraint keeping his 996 turbo in a straight line. Dean Taylor scored a comfortable win in M2, while Phil Treloar opened up a seven second lead on Bruce Young to grab A class along with eleven outright points.

Simon Baxter dominated B class with a win over Peter Harrison, opening the class lead on club mad man and fast track specialist Nick Karnaros. Mark Chrzanowski lost some much needed points to Peter Modica who snared second place in C class by .77 of a second. Mark had a reprieve when class leader Tony Jennings missed a cone, opting to put on a very entertaining circle work display in his well presented 911SC. D class saw 2 entrants battle it out with John Swan taking first place. Bob Hawker took out MM1 honours and second outright with rookie Harry Phillipou ‘AKA Joe Peschi’ in a comfortable second place. As I drove out of Shepparton, facing a two and a half hour drive in my bruised and battered 911 SC with suspension and comforts likened to a Go Kart, I couldn’t help but reflect on the previous two days and think “I can’t wait till next year”

Porsche Club of Victoria Deca Motorkhana Monday, 14 June 2010

competition

Driver

Class Outright Class Result Position Position Points

Car

Class OPEN Andy Barlow

996 3.6 Turbo

588.780

Stewart Lachlan

GT3 996 3.9

604.110

Rex Broadbent

911 3.4 RS

621.340

Allan Hines

997 Turbo 3.6

636.920

Tony Vollebregt

997 GT3 3.6

638.790

Graham Lachlan

GT3 996 3.9

641.250

Kerry Hines

997 Turbo 3.6

674.700

Peter Vanderzee

911 RSR 3.6

682.900

Jane Vollebregt

997 GT3 3.6

751.940

Dean Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

641.590

Jamie Lovett

964 RS 3.6

649.280

Jeremy Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

651.680

Howard Burton

993 3.6

675.880

Matt Burton

993 3.6

687.300

Sam Zimbler

964 RS 3.6

697.650

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

627.290

Bruce Young

Boxster Spyder 3.4

634.290

Stephen Sulewski

Cayman S

636.110

Rick Moscati

996 3.6

637.850

Ian Jenkins

996 3.6

639.580

Gary Higgon

996 3.6

651.040

Juris Briedis

993 3.6

674.520

Ken Dixon

996 Carrera 3.6

682.230

Adrian Nelson

993 3.6 Cab

687.190

Simon Baxter

Boxster S

633.670

Peter Harrison

964 C2 3.6

643.070

Nick Karnaros

911 3.2 Carrera

658.880

Daniel Reynolds

911 3.2

668.370

Glenn Cook

968 CS 3.0

685.750

Graeme Robson

Boxster 3.2 S

712.490

Barry Smith

928 S 4.7

717.370

Class M2

Class A

Class B

Class C Peter Matherson

911 SC 3.0

Driver Peter Modica

Car 911 3.0 SC

635.760 Class1 Outright 8 25 Class Points 665.670 2 Position 24 20 Result Position

Peter Witt Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

681.830 666.440

31 25

13 16

Michael O'Brien

911 SC

688.150

Sunday, June 2010 Simon 20 Dunn

911 SC 3.0

692.200

Tony Jennings

911 3.0 SC

704.200

Barry Swan

968 CS

708.160

John Michailidis

911 3.0 SC

731.450

Michael Chapman

911 3.0 SC

773.060

Aaron Ireland

911 3.0 SC

776.090

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

652.750

Mark Homer

944 S2 3.0

690.130

Bob Hawker

996 GT3 3.6

599.050

Harry Philippou

997 Carrera S 3.8

638.000

Ross Taylor

996 GT3 3.6

660.210

Matthew Stoupas

996 GT3 3.6

680.920

Martin Higgs

GT3 3.6

685.490

James Moodie

993 RSCS

723.340

Tony Moodie

993 3.8 RSCS

774.750

Bill Stephenson

993 RS Touring

783.130

Class D

Class MM1

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At least Burke and Wills made it from Melbourne to the Gulf – a mere 3250km - and only got lost on their way back. On a bitter, windswept, and at times rainy day in July many members of the Porsche Club barely made it past the first junction without a navigational error! Mind you – we were travelling a bit faster – but I digress. The Winter Run meeting place at the Bulla Reserve will surely go down in club history as the coldest, windiest and most thoroughly inhospitable start point ever, even though the sun was shining. After a mercifully short briefing, the roar of 43 flat six engines was almost eclipsed by the roar of 43 heater fans on full boost! Only the bravest of cabrio owners let the sun shine in - even yours truly kept the canvas in place! The navigational challenges came thick and fast in the first 50km and despite Felix’s patented photographic route notes, Porsches were quickly going in all directions. The first half of the run was supposed to take us 140km through Toolern Vale, Gisborne, Mount Macedon, Lancefield, and on to Heathcote via the Burke and Wills Track and Tooborac. For those who made it, the eerie low cloud over the top of the mountain with occasional sunny breaks was spectacular. For those who didn’t – how was Ballarat? On arrival at Heathcote, the volunteers of the CFA worked their usual magic, with hot drinks and food-a-plenty to top up depleted sugar and 46

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caffeine levels. With the field spread more than usual, morning tea lasted quite a while as the stragglers drifted in, but with a resort lunch to look forward to and the sun shining, the heaters and motors soon fired up again. Some great back roads provided both luscious scenery and driver entertainment as the pack passed the famous Wild Duck Creek winery en route to Mia Mia and Lake Eppaloc. A couple of well hidden turns continued to catch out the less attentive amongst us, but most made it safely through Sutton Grange and the apple orchards of North Harcourt to Castlemaine. By now the skies were dark again and the canvas back in place, with light drizzle offering a new challenge to the heavy footed. Maybe those rear tyres really are due for as change! On through Castlemaine, the route took in the delightful hamlet of Newstead, and passed through the unseasonally green goldfields countryside to Creswick. A lone member of Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest was well positioned on the outskirts of Castlemaine with his radar gun, but strict adherence to road rules (!) and other traffic saved our day.

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On arrival at the Novotel Forest Resort, the weather gods decided they had been far too generous, and quick sprint was needed from the car park to avoid a thorough soaking. Lunch provided the usual rewards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; good company, good wine and good food, before a gloomy and very wet trek home.

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Tony JENNINGS Class C winner

John SWAN Class D Winner

Bob HAWKER Class Winner MM1

What a well organized club we all belong to. In addition to booking the venue, marshals, catering etc, PCV even managed to arrange the best weather we’ve had in over three months!

C lead! Second place was Michael Browning and an outstanding drive by newcomer Simon Dunn saw him secure third place, pushing former club champion Mark Chrzanowski into fourth. Well Done Simon!

OPEN – With only 0.575 seconds separating the top three in ‘Rocket Ship Class’ Peter Fitzgerald secured the win with a time of 1.18.417. Stewart Lachlan finished in second place, extending his class lead over third placed Andy Barlow.

D class leader John Swan produced another great drive with a time of 1.30.140 securing the win over second place Bruce Pollard, with Brent Stephen finishing in third place. John extended his lead in D class to 119 points over Bruce with 65 points

Well there you have it, with three more races left to go there is still some racing to be done in many of the groups. I’m sure that we’ll see some very competitive racing at Calder.

With 100 points still available in the championship at the start of the day there was still a lot to race for. As you will read below, some of the classes are extremely tight with the winners a long way from being decided. A class is still very tight and saw a great win by ‘El Presidente’ Ian Jenkins with a time of 1.23.495, followed by a late run for second place by Rick Moscati with Bruce Young completing the top three. Class leader Phil Treloar finished fourth and saw his lead in the class eroded to 24 points. As they say in the elections “this class is too close to call”. B class saw Simon Baxter secure his sixth win of the season with a time of 1.24.722 over second place Nick Karnaros, with Peter Harrison in third place. With this win Simon extended his lead in the class to 59 points over second placed Nick Karnaros. C class was won by Tony Jennings with a time of 1.28.332. Another great drive by Tony and his fifth win of the season, extending his class

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MM1 – It seems like Bob Hawker can’t be beaten (except by Matt Stoupas with a lucky win at Winton in April) With a time of 1.20.809 this was Bob’s seventh win of the season, also securing the class championship. Well Done Bob! Second place in the race was secured by Matt Turnbull with Steven McLaughlan finishing third. M2 was won by Dean Taylor, extending his class lead with his third win of the season and a time of 1.23.156. A great drive by Michael Vati after a long absence saw him finish in second place, with Jamie Lovett completing the top three. There’s still a lot to race for in this class!

On another note, I would also like to thank the members of the CFA that came to Sandown in the morning to check everyone’s fire extinguishers, I’m sure that we all appreciated them taking time to provide this service to our club. We would also like to thank the boys from Yokohama for bringing along some tyres and wheels for the members to look at (or in my case buy).

Finally, I have to nominate Simon Dunn as our ‘Star of the Day’. Simon, who started as an Entrée driver at the first Phillip Island event this year, drove his red 911 SC to a fantastic third place in C class, despite missing our last event to be present at the birth of his first child! I’m not sure that he has his priorities right? But congratulations for both results!

Porsche Club of Victoria Sandown Sunday, 22 August 2010 Driver

Class Position

Outright Position

Class Points

Car

Result

Peter Fitzgerald

997 GT3

78.417

Stewart Lachlan

GT3 996 3.9

78.612

Andy Barlow

996 Turbo 3.6

78.992

Malcolm Henley

GT3 CS 3.8

82.921

Marcus Randolph

996 Turbo

83.814

Peter Vanderzee

911 RSR 3.6

83.856

Greg Humphries

GT3 3.6

85.373

Bill Olayos

996 Turbo

89.797

Dean Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

83.156

Michael Vati

964 RS 3.6

83.568

Jamie Lovett

911 RS (Replica)

84.526

Matt Burton

993 3.6

84.538

Greg Muller

964 RS 3.6

84.930

Joe DiBartolo

964 3.6 C2

85.636

Howard Burton

993 3.6

86.741

Kerry Leonard

964 RS 3.6

86.805

Malcolm Batten

964 C2

87.095

Greg Cook

RS Carrera 2.8

88.586

Rohan Little

911 Carrera 2.7

90.249

Rex Deighton-Smith

944 Turbo

90.472

Jason Carroll

944

92.208

Jeff Thomas

911 2.7

93.186

Ian Jenkins

996 3.6

83.495

Rick Moscati

996 3.6

83.871

Bruce Young

Boxster Spyder 3.4

83.887

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

84.665

Ken Dixon

996 Carrera 3.6

84.697

Gary Higgon

996 3.6

85.139

Juris Briedis

993 3.6

86.358

Stephen Sulewski

Cayman S

88.847

Steven Chapman

996

90.573

Nathan Agnew

996 C4

90.602

Michael Dennis

930 3.3 Turbo

94.236

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Class M2

Class A

Class B

Simon Baxter

Boxster S

84.722

Driver Nick Karnaros

911 3.2 Carrera Car

85.841 Result

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Peter Harrison

964 C2 3.6

85.926

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911 3.2

86.526

Glenn Cook

968 CS 3.0

87.343

Marcus Lethlean

964 3.6

87.982

Graeme Robson

Boxster 3.2 S

88.646

Linley Baxter

Boxster S

89.068

Michael Scalzo

968 CS 3.0

91.422

Donald Cameron

968 3.0

91.510

Dennis Bath

928S

95.069

Tony Jennings

911 3.0 SC

88.332

Michael Browning

911 3.0 Carrera

88.768

Simon Dunn

911 SC 3.0

88.817

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

88.844

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

89.265

Peter Matherson

911 SC 3.0

89.912

Bob Bishop

911 3.0 SC

89.936

Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

90.105

Barry Swan

968 CS

90.449

John Michailidis

911 3.0 SC

90.651

Ray Narkiewicz

911 3.0

91.661

Michael Chapman

911 3.0 SC

92.023

Peter Modica

911 3.0 SC

92.355

Peter Witt

911 3.0 SC

97.164

Mike Chandler

911 3.2

97.186

Andrew Hutchison

911 3.0 SC

99.211

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

90.140

Bruce Pollard

944 3.0 S2

95.937

Brent Stephen

944 S2 3.0

96.735

Bob Hawker

996 GT3 3.6

80.809

Matt Turnbull

GT3 996 3.6

81.367

Steven McLaughlan

GT3 Mk1

81.932

Harry Philippou

997 Carrera S 3.8

82.745

Stuart Jackson

GT3 3.6

83.340

Peter Tripatgis

996 GT3 3.6

83.580

Brian Power

993 RSCS

83.643

Martin Higgs

GT3 3.6

83.775

Ross Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

83.875

Tony Carolan

GT3 3.6

85.356

James Moodie

993 3.8 RSCS LHD

86.024

Driver Paul McLaughlan

GT3 Mk1 Car

86.137 Result

Andrew Goulsbra

944 2.5 Turbo S

87.162

Chris Mason

GT3 CS 3.6

88.195

Tony Moodie

993 3.8 RSCS LHD

92.587

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stretch of roads. Supporting once more the previously fire devastated township of Marysville the 993 register stopped for more coffee and pastries at the rebuilt bakery café as locals went about their Sunday activities. The collection of 993’s, a 964 and Boxter took up most of the streets car parks. Morning tea over a quick pose in front of the temporary lolly store and it was of to the Marian Rennie Gallery for lunch. Late 2009 saw a couple of attempts to organise a drive to Eildon for a 993 Register outing after the recommendation of a restaurant. Venue renovations and date clashes saw the need to postpone this event, so when planning 2010 events Eildon was given another attempted schedule. I’m not sure if building renovations went horribly wrong or if a decision was made to change the name and contact details of the luncheon destination to something untraceable, but it seemed that the 993 register had some wonderful roads chosen but no lunch venue. A couple of phone calls and a good chat with my friend Google put me onto what looked like the perfect destination. Calling the destination I felt as if the drive was cursed for they were currently unable to cater for us due to the lack of a chef. A cheeky request for an alternative venue had me pointed in the direction of the nearby Marian Rennie Gallery in Acheron. A visit to Marian’s website showed the promise of a very unique venue. A couple of enchanting phone conversations, menu selection confirmation of date, run notes and the 993 register run to the Eildon region was well and truly resurrected. A very bleak and wet Sunday morning saw the Croydon Hotel car park once again playing host

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At this point of the journey and in true PCV social drive style, the sun came out and some of the members chose more creative routes to our destination. With the aid of GPS devices, roadside pow-wows, breadcrumbs, homing pigeons and oh of course the map, the collection of Porsches found their way to the quaint township of Acheron then down a picturesque country road past the derelict corrugated iron water tower and over a rickety wooden bridge to the Marian Rennie Gallery. as the meeting place for a Porsche outing. The adjoining Hungry Jack’s was a welcomed escape from the elements with coffee until all attendees arrived. Warmed with coffee and having listened to yours truly deliver the driver briefing, maybe the coffee was for the attendees to stay awake during the briefing? Anyway it was heaters on and roofs firmly in place as we made our way towards the all too familiar roads of the Black Spur. Even though these roads have been travelled over many times by Porsche convoys, the differing weather conditions make each of the journeys unique. This particular day saw us enjoying the drive through the majestic trees and ferns with a backdrop of low level cloud. Wet road conditions again dictated the type of drive that could be enjoyed through this wonderful

The Marian Rennie Gallery is the transformation of the property that has been in Marian’s family since the 1850s when her great grandfather Robert Rennie migrated from Scotland. Walking through the gates you’re immediately struck with stunning gardens comprising of naked deciduous

trees with their leafy clothing gathered at the base of the trunk, lush hedges, potted citrus trees bearing coloured splashes in form of their fruits and the most wonderful sculptures from Marian’s collection that welcome you to the doors of the gallery nestled within the gardens. The memorising walk through the naked gardens is only a teaser for what you are installed for as you walk into the gallery. You’re immediately hit with a stunning visual display of colours beautifully lit in the form of Marian’s artwork. Marian has been painting since the age of seven, the pieces are for sale and many can be viewed from her website. The art is a wonderful mixture of themes but the prominent theme is Marian’s interpretation of the Australian landscape. If my bank account was anything other than the unhealthy anorexic figure it is I’d have dearly loved to have purchased a couple of pieces of this stunning work, not to mention the astounding sculptured tables that take pride of place within the gallery/restaurant.

After a scenic drive through some beautiful countryside and enjoying some wonderful roads it was time to relax with a social drink, to chat with friends and get acquainted with new attendees before the arrival of lunch. So how does the food compare to wonderful artwork and surroundings? Sensationally! I would honestly have to say it is one of the best meals I’ve ever had the pleasure of enjoying, some of the items on the menu are even grown on the Rennie property.

by how the magic of spring will transform these surroundings into an even more beautiful spectacle with the added treat of the many varied aromas from the newly budding plants.

I must sound as if I’m on the PR crew for Marian, but trust me after experiencing the divine hospitality headed up by Marian’s sister Trish, the sensational food, walking around the grounds taking in the many horticultural & sculptured delights, the ambience of the gallery and of course the magnificent artwork this is one venue I certainly plan on visiting again. Seeing the beauty of the gardens in their ready for winter state has me wanting to make time one spring weekend to return and be tantalised

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Mid 911 Register Story & Photos: Neville Sampson On 29th August 2010 the Mid 911 Register enjoyed an exceptional Gippsland Run. Congratulations to Trevor Leavesley and Graeme Anderson for organising such an enjoyable run. Our morning rendezvous at Hallam saw 21 vehicles assemble for the briefing. Only 8 were Mid 911 air cooled vehicles, but many of those driving watercooled models had previously been part of our Register, and enjoyed the camaraderie of the group, as well as the sound of a group of aircooled flat sixes echoing from the hillsides.

assortment of fresh tapas dishes, and some sampled Brandy Creek’s cold climate wines, including Tempranillo and sparkling Pinot Gris. The café seats 130, and was fully booked for Sunday lunch.

in Victoria being discovered in 1872, and mined from 1888 as a commercial coalfield. We were grateful for the hour set aside for us to explore the historic buildings and exhibits. After leaving Coal Creek we drove to Leongatha along a very pretty stretch of the South Gippsland Highway. Unfortunately we were now driving through heavy rain, and thankfully there were no mishaps as our Mid 911 drivers negotiated the bends.

The briefing by Trevor and Graeme set us on the path to Korumburra. We joined the South Gippsland Highway at Fiveways, but turned off at Lang Lang, and took the scenic route through the small farming communities of Nyora and Poowong. This is hilly dairying country in a high rainfall area. Drought touches South Gippsland lightly, and on our journey we could see that the paddocks were lush and the dams were full.

From Leongatha the weather cleared as we drove the spectacular roads through Berry’s Creek to Mirboo North, Thorpdale , Trafalgar, Yarragon, Nilma North and finally through to Brandy Creek Wines at Drouin East. We lunched at View Café at Brandy Creek Wines, which is known for its Spanish food, and a series of paella nights. We enjoyed a sensational

Marie McDonald and Rick Stockdale of Brandy Creek Wines were most kind in donating two bottles of wine and two copies of Marie’s tapas cookbook for our raffle. Our group had a great day. Thanks to Trevor and Graeme for organising such a sensational drive and lunch. A number of us mentioned that this tour should be stored away and run again in the not too distant future. A visit to View Café in the summer would make the most of the extended views down the valley.

Arriving at Coal Creek Korumburra we were fortunate enough to be able to drive into the complex and park alongside the historic buildings. The weather was cooler at Korumburra, and we all appreciated the Devonshire tea provided for us at the Pig N Whistle café. The Coal Creek Community Park and Museum was built to preserve the history of the first coal deposits SPRING 2010

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27th June 2010

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It had been some time since the last Mid 911 Run and Paula and I were really looking forward to it with some excitement. Our white CS4 was duly washed, buffed and shined, ready for the run the next day. Of course upon rising early, it was pouring down and very cold on Arthurs Seat! Nevertheless, as keen Register members we were quickly up and running. We were looking forward to this particular Run, as it was to end with lunch being taken at the locally well known, Tucks Ridge Winery and Restaurant, which is situated only 12 kms from our home! After leaving in heavy rain and anticipating a steady and careful drive to our meeting point at the Hungry Jacks in Hallam, we were pleasantly surprised to see the weather beginning to clear and the rain ease, on the drive up. Upon arrival, about half of the fleet were already there and we were then quickly joined by all the others, including two new register members cars, to form a group of 17 Porsches of various types, plus the BMW X5 of Graeme and Yannick Anderson, evidently their 964 was in for some

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scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Peter Cromie, our Register Captain, promptly called the group to order and described what should be a day of relaxed and safe driving in the probably inclement weather. The cars left the car park in orderly fashion, except for the Targa SC of Ken & Harriet Anson, which had promptly decided to refuse to co-operate with neither it’s windscreen wipers, nor electric windows working properly, although everything was operating when they had arrived! Upon observing Ken being positively assisted by Will Darvall, it started to drizzle again this writer, (somewhat guiltily), drove off to catch the rest of the group. From Hallam, we joined the Monash Freeway travelling towards Berwick, then via the Five Ways and the Sth Gippsland Highway, taking the turn off towards Tooradin and onto the Frankston-Flinders Road towards Tyabb, our destination, where we were to stop for morning tea. This was to be taken at the Tyabb Packing House, famous for it’s collection of antiques and old wares. This unique complex is supposedly the

largest collection of antiques and collectibles in Australia. Whether it is or not, I cannot say, but it is BIG. Although for a place of its size, casually organized as expected, but surprisingly well laid out. A fine Devonshire tea was provided which was delicious, although some of the scones were big enough to be used as ‘doorstops’. Whilst we were finishing morning tea we were very pleased to see the arrival of Ken and Harriet, who had managed to get the Targa’s wipers and windows going again. Evidently Ken thought oxidized fuses to be the source of the problem. Peter’s schedule had originally planned for us to stay for about an hour, but the rain came back in ‘bucketfuls’ and I think most of us were there for much longer. (So much to see and buy, so little time!) The cars all resumed the journey in ones and twos proceeding towards Moorooduc and down the Mornington Peninsula Freeway to Dromana. We all then turned left for a short, but spirited, (within the limit), run up to Arthurs Seat, continuing on to Red Hill and then Tucks

word, was superb! A short menu but with choices for each course, we managed on a share basis, to sample everything on offer and it was all interestingly different and very, very good. Tucks Ridge’s wine is well known in the region and has won many, many medals and we enthusiastically sampled their Pinot Noir. Like most Peninsula wines, they are not inexpensive, but usually very good. A good time was had by all.

Ridge Winery, which is situated on the Red Hill – Shoreham Road. The weather by this time had cleared and with blue skies we parked among a surprising number of cars in the car parks of both Tucks Ridge and a neighbouring winery. Obviously business is still pretty good, no matter what the climate! The restaurant was very busy when we arrived but we were made to feel very welcome and allocated to special tables laid out for the Club. Although it did not seem too long since morning tea, we were all rather hungry, a feeling that was exacerbated by the aroma of food being delivered to other tables. It was noticed at this time, that we had not been joined by Ken and Harriet. Assuming that the Targa’s fuse problem had come back, we understood and wished them a dry and safe journey home. The restaurant service was a little slow to start with, which was not surprising with the numbers they had booked for lunch, but the food, in a

Whilst waiting for our lunch. Peter had given us a run-down on the Clubs activities with specific reference to future runs and plans for the Mid 911 Register. As the Register is very active and busy and we have a good programme of events coming up, keep a look out for the regular PCV updates.

Peter and Clair had, as usual with Mid 911 runs, arranged a raffle with prizes of wines and auto cleaning accessories. To our joy and subsequent embarrassment, three of the prizes were won on one table, ours! With no reason to feel guilty and no prompting to leave by the Tucks Ridge staff,

we stayed on and enjoyed the remainder of the afternoon. On behalf of all register members who attended, I would like to sincerely thank Peter and Clair for their efforts on our behalf and their usual professional standard of organization. Irrespective of the wintery weather, it really was, a great day out. Fuse Note – We later heard back from Ken that the problems were not the fuses, which turned out to be all OK. Evidently the fuse mounts, for both the wipers and the windows, were badly oxidized. With a little WD40 and rotation of the fuses the problems were solved. He now intends to put into his SC tool kit, a $5 test light, some WD40 and spare fuses. He also recommends a copy of easily read fuse application instructions. (The inside of the cover is very difficult to read!) This is probably good advice for everybody.

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FoSC – Wakefield Park, NSW 15th June 2010

For the 50-plus PCV members who enjoyed the thrills and camaraderie of our jaunt to Bathurst last Easter, the FoSC people followed up with another great event at Wakefield Park, just out of Goulburn, NSW. This punter and trusty pit crew had a leisurely drive up the Hume for 2 days of fanging around this 2.2km circuit. My L2S licence gave me entry into the Regularity event on Saturday leading into a Teams’ event on Sunday. The track presented challenges for all drivers but local weather conditions tested us all. A 7 am appointment with scrutineers meant quite an early start. That fella, Jack Frost worked hard all night covering my 911 with a layer of ice and buckets of cold water thrown on the car only made the ice thicker! This little problem was eventually sorted and it took a while for the SC’s heater to thaw cold hands on the 8km trip from our digs to the circuit. One poor driver arrived late Friday evening. The track gate was locked so he camped in his tow truck with a restored EH Holden on board – it was-5° overnight. The freezing mornings morphed into glorious weather, fine and sunny for both days, a foggy start Sunday morning delaying early events while it cleared.

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Regularity drivers were out first on a damp track for sighting laps in residual fog – cold tyres and unknown road conditions kept us all very alert. The Regularity group – 30 of us in all, in cars including 1960s MGs to an EVO X were all keen to familiarise themselves with the track. Five 911s represented the marque. The event organisers provided good long sessions with quick turnaround between events; we were called to the dummy grid as soon as the previous group hit the track and the grid crew kept us organised allocating dummy grid positions according to times. Bathurst legend, Mal Brewster was on hand to offer good humoured advice on drive lines and regale us with some good stories. The track owners installed large warning lights similar to that used at F1 tracks. The lights can be activated from the control tower or from each flag point. This system was easy to get used to and proved very effective. The lights were very bright and are more visible than the flags, but there is nothing more evocative than a marshall waving furiously as a whole bunch of cars scream into his sector. In case of an incident, the flaggy could set the lights a-flashin’ (red, yellow, white, blue etc) and then be available to render assistance safe in the knowledge that any cars entering that sector would be forewarned. I teamed up with Tony Brown, a likely lad from NSW driving a tidy 1969 911 for the Regularity event. After the first session we ranked 3rd, then rose to 2nd place. Our confidence was high; Tony’s mate and team manager Mark Law called a meeting to sort strategy and plot our victory. We end up being out-foxed by Craig Hunt in a sweet 1974 Alfa 1600GT and his mate in a bogstandard 1985 Falcon S-pack. Sheesh!

A podium finish was a great result and a Mark Webber-style leap was expected but the knees said “NO”. Historic Sports cars, Groups Sa, Sb, Sc & N Historic Touring, Improved Production, Marque and Production Sports cars filled the track during the day with noise and spectacle. Memorable cars included a Simca Aronde, Austin Westminster, numerous Minis, replica Falcon GTs, XU-1s and numerous clubman types. This is representative club racing at its best. Apart from 911s, my favourite P-car was a tidy 914/6 that circulated well. The Sc class is dominated by 911s; so-much-so that locally this group is named Stuttgart Class as these fellas are very quick and so competitive. The Wakefield track is testing, as it should be, but it has large run-off areas and no hard bits to hit. Double and late apexes and off-camber corners keep you sharp. It has 2 good straights and great vision for spectators. A 1500km round trip was well worth the effort. The FoSC people were well organised, we were well catered for; there is plenty of room and great camaraderie. Dodging B-doubles and distracted drivers playing dice with my rig on the return trip made for an interesting experience – I am sure Wakefield Park is safer.

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ROLL Life Members Alan Hamilton John King Noela Semmens Adrian Evans Greg Cook Barbara Darvall William Darvall Hall of Fame Graham Stockley Bruce Harris Michael Browning Jim Richards Peter Fitzgerald Matthew Stoupas Rex Broadbent Past Presidents 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Michael Stillwell Michael Stillwell Roger James Ken Foo Kerry Reynolds John Benson John Benson Graeme Redman Graeme Redman John King John King John King John King Michael Browning Graham Stockley Graham Stockley Graham Stockley Graham Stockley John King Adrian Evans Adrian Evans Cris Camamile Cris Camamile Paul Stuart Paul Stuart Greg Cook Greg Cook Noela Semmens Ian Knight Ian Knight Michael Chapman Michael Chapman Jeff Thomas Jeff Thomas Ian Jenkins

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Russell Sturzaker Russell Sturzaker Graham Stockley Paul Mauger Dennis Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Ric Hallgren

Tony Jones Memorial Award

Tony Jones Memorial Award (Rookie of the Year) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Dennis Bath Ed Aitken Don Watson Cliff Geis Matthew Harris

HONOUR

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

David Casey Allan Barbour Wayne Camamile Ian Begley Richard Eldridge Mark Connolly Callum McClue Stuart Jackson Matthew Stoupas Lyle Potgieter David Lawson Jon Trende Benjamin Faggeter Jeffery Bobik & Cameron Cox Hung Do Matthew Kirwan-Hamilton Simon Baxter David Trewern Bob Hawker Aaron Ireland

Club Champions

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bruce Harris Bruce Harris Kevin Jarman Bruce Harris Bruce Harris Graham Stockley Stephen White Graham Stockley Bruce Harris Ric Hallgren Peter White Dennis O'Keefe Ed Aitken Ken Price Rex Broadbent Danny Loypur Bruce Harris Ojars Balodis Ed Aitken Richard Eldridge Matthew Harris Paul Stuart Bruce Young Michael Herrod Sven Burchartz Theo Mihelakos Theo Mihelakos Theo Mihelakos & Ian Jenkins Sven Burchartz & Mark Chrzanowski Matthew Stoupas Mark Chrzanowski Simon Baxter & Mark Chrzanowski Mark Chrzanowski & Matthew Stoupas Matthew Stoupas Matthew Stoupas & Andrew Barlow

Outright Award, Inc Don Tryhorn Memorial Award from 2008

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Bruce Harris Don Tryhorn Graham Stockley Graham Stockley Graham Stockley Graham Stockley Rex Broadbent Graham Stockley Paul Sadler Danny Loypur Peter White Graeme Hitchell

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Danny Loypur Danny Loypur Matthew Stoupas John Woodward Greg Muller Greg Muller Theo Mihelakos Greg Muller Jon Trende Lyle Potgieter Don Tryhorn Stewart Lachlan Stewart Lachlan Matthew Stoupas Ladies Championship

1984 Ann Tyson 1985 Ann Tyson 1986 Ann Tyson 1987 Ann Tyson 1988 Ann Tyson 1989 Brenda Moore 1990 Jill Willis 1991 Suzy Versluys 1992 Ava Balodis 1993 Ava Balodis 1994 Delyce England 1995 Aranka Figge 1996 Aranka Figge 1997 Aranka Figge 1998 Aranka Young 1999 April Houghton 2000 April Houghton 2001 Jill Willis 2002 Aranka Young 2003 Aranka Young 2004 Aranka Young 2005 Aranka Young 2006 Aranka Young 2007 Aranka Young

Club Member of the Year

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Ian Nadenbousch Max Errington Graeme Andrews Dianna Foo Daryl Louey Barbara Clearihan Graham Stockley (No award) (No award) Egidia Woodhouse Paul Mauger Bev Madin Elspeth Froude Raymond Poon Alex Robertson Beth Harris Selwyn Hall & Ray Poon George Cairns Danny Jonas Tim Wadsworth Jeff Thomas (No award) Duane Rodgers Marnie Gorman James Caldow Annie Mould & Alf Carrigan Janet Conheady & William Darvall John Baker Peter Witt Felix Rieniets

New Members

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

Vehicle

Name

Vehicle

Name

Myles Anceschi

1987 911 3.2 Diamond Blue

Michael Dancey

1995 993 3.6 Silver

David & Domna Lovatt

John Anderson

1971 901 2.4 Green and 1992 964 3.6 Black

Gerrard Denton

2005 Boxster 2.7 Black

Curtis Mackenzie & Kelly Shoppee

Jaap & Anne De Wit

2002 Boxster 2.7 Blue

Michael McCabe

1976 911 Carrera 3.0 Silver

Greg & Janelle Barwick

2003 996 C4S 3.6 Black

Greg Hipwell

1998 996 Carrera Silver

Jake Parsons & Kelly Matlock

1984 944 2.5 Guards Red

Raymond Hong

Stan Bougadakis

2007 997 3.6 Grey

Jo Burrows & Annie Harry

2010 Cayenne Diesel Black

Carmela Capolingua

1987 930 3.3 Green

Sonny & Yveluine Coleiro

1995 993 3.6 Mid Blue

Justin & Shemarrah Davis

2009 Boxster S 3.4 Black

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Vehicle

2004 996 3.6 GT Silver 1999 996 3.6 Silver

2000 Boxster 2.7 Silver

Manny Mezzasalma

2006 997 3.6 Black

Csaba Kertesz & Kingdow Kertesz

1985 928 5.0 Burgundy

Paul & Catherine Miniken

1970 911 T 2.2 White

John & Sue Kalogerakis

2002 996 Targa Silver

Michael Watson & Helena Kuo

1989 Carrera 3.2 Red

Jason Kuniyik & Sonia Jaiswal

1980 928 4.5 Brown

Godfrey & Samme Williamson

1974 911 S 2.7 Yellow

Gary Kyriacou & Tracy Badau

2005 997 3.6 Black

Sam Zimbler

1974 RS Replica 3.2 White

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