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contents

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Horizontally Opposed

34.

Phillip Island Sprints

Club Calendar

42.

Summer Run to RACV Inverloch Resort

President’s Message

48.

Haunted Hills

Club Committee

52.

Mid 911 Register Run to Myrniong

From Race Control

54.

Torque Tube Register Run to Avenel

11.

Social Corner

55.

Garage Treasure

Porsche Presents the Cayenne Coupé

56.

Modern 911 Register Run to Wallan

18.

Club Night at Shannons

57.

GT3/RS/RSR Run to Skyhigh, Mt Dandenong

20.

Coffee and Porsches

58.

New Members

28.

What’s In Your Garage?

60.

Roll of Honour

33.

Mister 911 is Retiring

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M.T.I Qualos 46

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Nineauto 27

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Paint & Custom

Equity One 26

Performance 9

Fitzgerald Racing Services

Porsche Centre Brighton

George & Co Bodyworks

Porsche Centre Melbourne

IFC

Harrisons RRR 41

Porsche Centre Doncaster

Hartech Automotive Services

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Traction Tyre & Suspension

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Luxury Auto Body

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“Porsche Parade” is the official magazine of The Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. (ACN 005 727 0942)

As we approach 2020, the reality of electric vehicles and the inevitability of the demise of several Porsche models now seems very close.

Publisher: The Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. PO Box 911, Kew, Victoria 3101 web site: www.pcv.com.au email: pcv@pcv.com.au

As you cannot simply drop an electric motor into any of the current models, they will all have to be redesigned from the ground up and will share platforms with Audi and Mercedes. According to German business journal Manager Magazin Porsche reportedly hopes to shift its sales volume almost exclusively over to electrified vehicles in the next several years and intends to change almost all of its product line-up, including the Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Boxster to electric propulsion, leaving the 911 the only internal combustion-engined vehicle it sells.

claims that tandem development of electric and internal combustion powertrain technology is too expensive to be viable. Blume has effectively confirmed that a plug-in hybrid variant of the 911—claimed to be the brand’s sole remaining product with a gasoline engine—is inevitable. However, the model will never be an electric-only vehicle, always carrying the rear-mounted flat-six for which it is famed.

The switchover of these models would reportedly occur in a window between 2022 and 2025, laying the foundation for 75 percent of Porsche sales to be electrified sometime early next decade. The following is a list of Porsche’s alleged annual electrified sales volume goal by year through the 2020s.

The eported electric shift will begin in 2019, when its electric Taycan sedan reportedly goes on sale for $85,000 US. When it arrives, the Taycan will contest for the lead of the electric vehicle industry, as all of its known specifications are close to or at the forefront of EV technology.

2019: 0.2 percent 2020: 1.2 percent 2021: 6.8 percent 2022: 17.73 percent 2023: 31.2 percent 2024: 54.9 percent 2025: 78.74 percent 2026: 91.3 percent 2027: 99.9 percent 2028: 99.96 percent 2029: 99.99 percent 2030: 100 percent Porsche CEO Oliver Blume reportedly leads the charge into electric territory, and allegedly

Will endless torque make up for the loss of a sweet exhaust note? You may need to put a foot in both camps and keep your classic for weekend blasts - I know I will!

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A big thankyou to all who contributed to this issue.

Contributions:

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

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Social sub-committee Social Director Alex Harmati: social@pcv.com.au

Disclaimer:

Ken Anson Russell Sturzaker Michael O’Brien Lisa Gillespie Alvaro Del Gallo Kon Gogos Neil Drew Carly Pasco Vickie Morris Jane Hallam Geoffrey Mould David Turner Competition sub-committee Competition Director Mark Horton Andrews: motorsport@pcv.com.au

Mid 911 (1974-89) Paul Sbrissa & Jim Adamson: mid911@pcv.com.au 993/964 Roger Vella & Leon Christodulaki 993@pcv.com.au Modern 911 Kon Gogos modern911@pcv.com.au 911 Turbos James Borg & David Hosking: 911turbo@pcv.com.au GT3, RS & RSR Greg Humphries: gt3rs@pcv.com.au Boxster & Cayman Ken Anson & Carlo Fasolino: boxster@pcv.com.au Torque Tube Angelo Monteleone & Ivan Romanic (924, 928, 944, 968) torquetube@pcv.com.au

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

Marshal Co-ordinator Gordon Johnstone: marshals@pcv.com.au Competition Secretary Simon Dunn Juris Briedis Andrew Bonwick Peter Harrison Grant Stephenson Ian Geekie Cameron Goodyear Michael O’Brien Tony Carolan Tom Goulopoulos Phil Treloar Andrew Smith

Cayenne/Macan Jake Parsons cayennemacan@pcv.com.au

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club calendar APRIL 6 Register - Boxster/Cayman Run

JULY 14 Social - Winter Run

OCTOBER 6 Register - Modern 911 Run

7 GT3/RS/RSR Early Morning Run

21 Register - Modern 911 Run

6 Register - Mid 911 Run

16 Club Night at Porsche Centre Melbourne

21 Register - Boxster/Cayman Run

13 Track - Broadford

28 Track - Sandown 6 Hour

28 Track - Sandown

15 AGM & Club Night (TBC)

MAY 5 Social - Autumn Run

AUGUST 4 Register - GT3/RS/RSR Run

20 Register - Turbo EMR

19 Register - Modern 911 Run

11 Register - Turbo Run

19 Register - 993/964 Run

18 Register - Mid 911 Run

NOVEMBER 17Track - President’s Day

23 Go Kart Challenge

20 Club Night (TBC)

24 The Last Blast (TBC)

26 Track - Broadford

25 Track - Winton

JUNE 2 Register - Mid 911 Run

29 Performance Driving Course - Phillip Island

DECEMBER 1 Register - GT3/RS/RSR Run

27 Register - 993/964 Run

It is the policy of the Porsche Club of Victoria Inc not to publish its membership list to any person or corporation. Its membership list is not for sale or distribution. Any unauthorised use of its membership list or of the material in this magazine may result in prosecution. Porsche Club of Victoria Administration: Carly Pasco Phone: 9817 6911 Fax: 9397 8991 e: administrator@pcv.com.au Post: P O Box 911, Kew 3101 www.pcv.com.au OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PORSCHE CLUB OF VICTORIA

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SEPTEMBER 8 Register - Boxster/Cayman Run

18 Club Night (TBC)

15 Register - Torque Tube Run

22 Track - Winton Motorkhana

22 Track - Phillip Island

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club committee 2018/19 Tony Carolan President president@pcv.com.au

Mark Horton Andrews Vicde President vp@pcv.com.au Competition Director motorsport@pcv.com.au

Welcome to the latest edition of Porsche Parade. After now having had the opportunity to see other Porsche Club magazines, both from the various state clubs in Australia and also from overseas Porsche clubs, I truly believe that PCV’s Porsche Parade is a stand out. Much of the credit for this goes to our excellent editor and publisher, Ron Widdison (who also publishes magazines for some of the other Porsche Clubs in Australia) and the support we receive from all of our advertisers. PCV gets many requests to promote automotive related products and services to our members and we have consistently maintained the position that we will only promote an organisation that is prepared to advertise in Porsche Parade. Our thanks to our advertisers for their continued and in many cases long term support.

Mid-February saw our Summer Coffee and Porsches get together in the Elwood Life Saving Club car park. Over 200 Porsches gathering just on sun rise made for a fantastic sight. Throw the Australian Grand Prix, at which we had 20 PCV member’s cars on display, and you can see that it has been a hectic start to the year. But the number and variety of PCV events is unlikely to abate with the various organising committees diligently working to keep up the supply for our members including planning having started for another Grand Tour in early 2020. Keep your eyes on the PCV website and the email updates.

The membership of PCV continues to climb which is great for the Club, but it does put pressure on the committees to continue to develop events and provide the level of professional service that we After what was e and Porsches ffe Co at ise nr Su have come to expect and which PCV prides hopefully a joyful itself on. PCV is ably supported by a range and relaxing Christmas and New year period, of hard working volunteers, on the various 2019 has definitely kicked off with a rush of committees through to the many contributors PCV events. Our track competition started to the articles in this magazine. If you enjoy earlier than usual (dictated by track booking the Club events and feel that you would like demand) on 20 January and by now 3 events to contribute, please speak to any of the have been held at Phillip Island, Bryant Park committee members at your next event. and Sandown and we are fast approaching our major event for the year, the LiquiMoly Sandown I don’t believe there is any other car marque 360 on 28 April. Any Club members who are that engenders the enthusiasm and following of free on that day should pop into Sandown for Porsche. They do design and build truly great a few hours and experience the atmosphere automobiles. PCV is here to provide a forum for of this great event. Again we thank LiquiMoly enthusiasts to engage and develop friendships for their continued support of this event. around the common interest of Porsches. If you haven’t yet attended a Club event and On the social side, we have had a terrific are perhaps a little unsure about what to Summer run to Inverloch in early February expect, come and give one a try. You will be and our first Club night for the year at welcomed as a first time attendee and have the held at Shannons Auction Showroom at opportunity to enjoy the company of other Club Heatherton. Finding locations for Club nights members along with the sounds and excitement that provide the facilities and atmosphere of the best sports car marque in the world. that we are looking for can be a challenge, but this new Shannons facility turned out to be excellent. We were warmly greeted by the Shannons staff on the night and told Tony Carolan that return visits would also be welcomed. President Register runs continue to be organised at a frenetic pace with two being held in February and one in March.

David Mallinson Treasurer treasurer@pcv.com.au

NevilleSampson Secretary secretary@pcv.com.au

Michael O’Brien Social Director social@pcv.com.au

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

Ken Anson Registers Director registers@pcv.com.au

Garry Saber Committee cps@pcv.com.au

Cameron Goodyear Committee committeemembercg@pcv.com.au

Melanie Treloar Committee committeemembermt@pcv.com.au

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from race control Welcome to the first from race control for 2019! The Competition year is well and truly underway, with three events already complete. Not too many years ago the competition side of the club was under pressure to attract enough participants to stage viable meetings. Sensible management and innovation, better economic times, and a record of running first class events seem to have turned this around. Once again, we started the year with a fabulous day at Phillip Island and a very well attended meeting. Phillip Island remains popular with competitors and is regarded as one of the two most iconic racetracks in the country (Bathurst probably number one). Demand was so strong that we capped both the number of competitors and entrée class participants. There is a full report elsewhere in this magazine. The second Event was a Hill Climb at Bryant Park, Haunted Hills in the Latrobe Valley. Haunted Hills is undulating, short and tight – providing a real challenge. Despite slightly smaller fields, those who did participate

thoroughly enjoyed the day. As in previous years, we used three different configurations of circuit (small loop, figure of eight, and clockwise outside) and competitors had four runs on each. After a very difficult winter experience at Haunted Hills a few years ago, the former Competition Director (now President) moved this event to warmer months. Touch wood the weather has been a little kinder to us since then.

from 10:30am to 4:30pm. The format is a multi-club team event comprising 4–6 drivers and cars. Good luck to all PCV Teams entered (they have a very strong record to defend). See you at the track! Mark Horton Andrews Competition Director

Our most recent event was back to Sprint format at Sandown in late March. Numbers were again strong in competition and entrée classes. Whilst entrée class provides track experience with Club mentors, it is not a substitute for driver training. So just prior to the Sandown event, we arranged for a Porsche Club group to attend driver training with Evolve Driving, with Dean Sammut and instructors providing expert tuition and evaluation. This was very well received and enjoyed by those who attended. The next Porsche Club driver training with Evolve Driving will be at Phillip Island in August. Our April event is the Liqui Moly Sandown 360 Regularity Relay. This is the tenth edition of an event which started as club-only and now attracts a significant number of non-Porsche Club teams. 360 refers to the number of minutes (6-hours) of the event which runs

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social corner Wonderful things are happening within the Social Committee! We have new members, a new structure with subcommittees formed, and a new Deputy Social Director. Now all that is needed to complete this dynamic committee is a new Social Director. If you feel you might like to fulfil this important club role please contact our President, Tony Carolan. The most important role of the Social Committee is to communicate with members and for our members to engage with this committee. It is through this engagement that our club is able to provide club nights that are enjoyable, varied and relevant, and that our seasonal runs meet the desires of those who participate in them, and that our annual dinner remains the premier event of the club. The Social Committee is constantly evolving, and we recently established two groups to concentrate on Club Nights, and the Annual Dinner. This has already proved to be successful, with a tremendous April Club Night, and bookings confirmed for our Annual Dinner’s both 2019 and 2020. Our next Major Tour is being planned for 2020. This will be Alf Carrigan’s last tour, so this tour like all that have preceded it, is sure to be a very special one. For this tour Alf will receive some assistance from within the social committee, in particular Alison Belot, and we are now looking at creating a Major Touring group which will become responsible for organising our future biennial major tours. Social Corner is also changing; this edition will include a Social Committee member profile which also happens to be our 2018 Club Person of the Year – Geoffrey Mould. Future editions of Social Corner will include other social committee member profiles so that our members may become more acquainted with those involved in the workings of our club. Let’s know your suggestions and ideas for our activities. Please email me at social@pcv.com. au or Geoff at deputysocial@pcv.com.au. Better still talk to anyone of us on the Social Committee. We look forward to meeting and greeting you at a forthcoming social event in the near future. Michael O’Brien Social Director. Member Profile: Geoffrey Mould Club Person of the Year – 2018 As members of the Porsche Club of Victoria are aware club events do not happen without a large input by vast large number of volunteers working in the background prior to and during events. My involvement with the club over the past 12 months has

included organising two Social Runs, being part of the team for the Porsche Club’s Festival at Williamstown during October 2018 and currently being part of the team for the 2019 and 2020 annual dinners. I’m also included in the group of marshals volunteering at speed events. “Social Runs” require the preparation of an event that can cater for around 70 to 100 people that begins with selecting a suitable location for our lunch venue at the end of the run. This can be a restaurant, winery or other venue that we have used in the past or via a recommendation from one of the social sub-committee or via some personal recommendation. A social run also incorporates either a starting point for breakfast or a morning tea break partway through the run; generally, the catering is at a CFA who have volunteer staff willing to feed some 70-100 Porsche Club members. Once the destination location and catering is selected the next thing to tackle is to organise the route and directions for the social run; generally, this can be selected from an older previous run or creating a new run that where possible are on backroads to avoid the usual Sunday morning trippers. The directions are plotted first on a map and then a dummy run is carried out to plot distances between directions to be included to assist in not getting lost along the way. Once all this is bedded down a week or so prior to the event a team from our volunteers will do a final check of distances and road conditions; leaving us just enough time to make any last-minute corrections prior to printing off or emailing the maps and directions to social run participants. The last jobs prior to the event are to confirm numbers of participants to the CFA and lunch venues. On the day of the social run participants are ticked off our list and phone calls to any late comers or those that have forgotten to come. A person on the social run is selected by agreement prior to the event to write the article for the club magazine. Our first attempt at a Porsche Club of Victoria’s Porsche Festival was carried out as part of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the first Porsche being constructed and sold to the public. Our club’s contribution to these celebrations was the Porsche Festival at Seaworks on the foreshore in Williamstown where 160 cars were on display in three club groups and a separate special cars division; full “concours d’ elegance”, a “wash and polish” division and “come and park” display of club cars. The first group being the “concours d’ elegance” was a full inspection competition that included all parts of the cars, inside and out, the engine compartment, under the wheel arches and under the car. The second group “wash and polish” division was an inspection competition that included the interior, exterior, wheels engine compartment and luggage compartment only. The third group “come and park” was the major display of general club cars that were not part of the competition sections. The last group was a selection of special cars from members; generally, of rare model Porsches. Organisation of this event was divided into several groups that included setting out of the cars on paper, the competition rules for inspection of judged cars, catering, access into and out of the event, liaising with the venue management, sales of club merchandising and collection of gold coin

donations for entry of non-members. Estimates of around 2000 people came through the door on the day. My role included the undertaking of setting out plans (due to my background as an architect) together with the rules sub-committee and liaising with the venue. Fortunately, we had a lovely sunny day for the event. The organising for the annual dinner for 2019 commenced prior to the date for the 2018 annual dinner. This year we will be having the event at the Sofitel Hotel at Collins Place, at the top of Collins Street Melbourne. The venue can cater for our event which will be held in the main ballroom. The location has the benefit of being able to provide all our requirements for Audio Visual, a band, photo booth, tables of 8 to 10 persons, pre-dinner drinks and also accommodation for those who may live out of town. Several venues were considered for this year’s dinner, with cost, meal choices, wine choices, date of the event and technical issues such as ability for cars to be included in the venue. What may not be known to many members is that the club subsidises ticket prices to keep down cost to members wanting to attend. Groups within the Social Sub-committee include venue selection with meal and wine sections, the band choice and music selection, MCs for the night, programming of the night, AV co-ordination and liaising with the venue management. Organising for the 2020 annual dinner is already underway, being a special celebration of the 45th year of the Porsche Club of Victoria. The venue is already confirmed and one that we have not used in the past. The location to be announced some time later this year and is a venue that had been closed down for many years and for some who would be too young to be aware of its existence. The social committee meets regularly every 2 months with decisions being made after recommendations for the groups within the subcommittee. Budgeting is one of our main areas that we need to be concerned with so that we do not overspend on the budget that has been set by the main committee, elected at each AGM. If members are willing and have the time, there is always space on the Sub-committees including Marshals and Officials for speed events and register captains and co-captains for register runs. There is always space for volunteers. The Director of the Registers also has a list of members that are willing to do Check Runs for the Register Runs and is always looking for more volunteers that may have limited times available. Being a member of a sub-committee is a great way for new members to meet other members and to provide some unique expertise into club activities. I have been a member of the Porsche Club of Victoria since 1985 and still enjoy the company and the challenges of being part the club. Geoffrey Mould, Deputy Social Director.

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that has been lowered by around 20 millimetres. Redesigned rear doors and fenders broaden the shoulders of this vehicle by 18 millimetres, contributing to its overall muscular impression. The rear number plate is integrated into the bumper, making the vehicle seem closer to the ground. With its adaptive roof spoiler, the current Cayenne Turbo was the first SUV to feature this type of active aerodynamics. The new Cayenne Coupé picks up that ball and runs with it. On each Cayenne Coupé model, a roof spoiler is combined with a new adaptive rear spoiler as part of Porsche Active Aerodynamics (PAA). The spoiler – harmonically integrated into this model’s silhouette – extends by 135 mm at speeds of 90 km/h and up, increasing the contact pressure on the rear axle, while PAA simultaneously enhances efficiency. Large panoramic fixed glass roof fitted as standard, with a carbon roof option The new Cayenne Coupé comes with a 2.16 m2 panoramic fixed glass roof as standard. The 0.92 m2 glazed area gives all passengers an extraordinary sense of space, while the integrated roller blind protects against sun exposure and cold. A contoured carbon roof is optionally available for the Coupé on request. The centre seam gives the roof the characteristic look of a sports car, similar to the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The carbon roof is available in one of the three lightweight sports packages. These packages also include the Sport Design features and new, weight-reduced 22-inch GT Design

wheels, seat centres in classic checked fabric, and carbon and Alcantara accents in the interior. For the Cayenne Turbo Coupé, the package also includes a sports exhaust system. Comfort on the road with four sports seats The new Cayenne Coupé offers plenty of space for up to four people as standard. At the front, the new eight-way sports seats with integrated head rests offer exceptional comfort and optimum lateral support. In the rear, the Coupé comes fitted as standard with a rear bench that has the characteristics of two individual seats. Alternatively, the comfort rear seats – a familiar feature of the Cayenne – can be ordered at no additional cost. Rear passengers sit 30 millimetres lower than in the Cayenne, meaning there is plenty of headroom despite the vehicle’s sporty lowered silhouette. The boot capacity is 625 litres – ideal for everyday use – and rises to 1,540 litres when the rear seats are folded down (Cayenne Turbo Coupé: 600 to 1,510 litres). Market launch with 340hp and 550hp turbocharged engines The highly dynamic lines and custom design elements of the new Cayenne Coupé truly set it apart from the Cayenne. At the same time, it benefits from all the technical highlights of the third model generation, which features powerful drive systems, innovative chassis systems, a digitalised display and operating concept, and comprehensive connectivity#.

Two high-performance engines are available at market launch. The Cayenne Coupé with sixcylinder turbocharged engine and displacement of three litres delivers 250 kW (340hp) and maximum torque of 450 Nm. The Sport Chrono Package fitted in series-production vehicles achieves the standard sprint from 0-100 km/h in 6.0 seconds, with this figure dropping to 5.9 seconds with the optional lightweight sports packages. The vehicle’s top speed is 243 km/h. The top-of-the-range Cayenne Turbo Coupé goes to the starting line with a four-litre V8 engine

with twin-turbo charging, 404 kW (550hp), and maximum torque of 770 Nm. The Cayenne Turbo Coupé accelerates from a standing start to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, and has a top speed of 286 km/h. An extensive range of equipment fitted ex works The new Porsche Cayenne Coupé is available to order now and will be in Australian dealerships from early 2020. Prices start at $128,400 for the Cayenne Coupé and $254,000 for the Cayenne Turbo Coupé – each including GST and

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Club Night at Shannons Tuesday 26th February

Our Club Night on Tuesday 26th February was held at the showroom of Shannons at 40 Corporate Drive, Heatherton; our first time at this new building of Shannons. We were privileged to see a large number of the remainder of cars that were auctioned the previous week. Noticeable was the larger number of members attending (210) than at a usual club night; no doubt due to the attraction of the new venue.The venue was large, open and full of good cars to see. Time to start proceedings with Alex Harmati and Vickie Morris having a hard job getting people to the dinner tables; like herding cats. Dinner was the usual good grub with plenty for food left over for seconds. Wine, Beer and soft drinks being dispensed by the caterers. Alex welcomed a couple visiting from the Porsche Club of America residing in Sacramento Dr. Ray and Mary Jane Johansen. Our President Tony Carolan introduced new members Mal (2013 Boxster), John (a 968 that needs some work and a 944) and Chris & Fran (2001 911 Cab). Recent events mentioned were the Coffee and Cars at Elwood the previous Sunday with 200 cars and celebrity Eric Bana in attendance. The summer run on the 17th February was well attended and received good feedback on the run course and lunch venue.

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Christophe Boribon and Simon Jreige, our hosts from Shannons, gave us an overview of what Shannons are currently involved with, including the auctions in Sydney and Melbourne and insurance of cars. They gave us an open invitation to come at any time to look at cars and discuss auctioning of cars, buying cars at auction and insurance. They reported that they are all passionate about cars and have been in the industry for many years; Their usual auctions sees around 300 cars being sold and around $3-3.5m change hands on auction nights in both Sydney and Melbourne. Shannons also provided us with a video of the Porsche 919 obliterating the Nurburgring lap record. Question time for Shannons: 1. What is hot at the moment: Answers – 1973 RS, 90’s Boxsters, 944s, 968 and 968RS (Peter Fitzgerald modified cars), 928s and 911 S4s 2. Can PCV club members have a special telephone number at Shannons: Answer – NO; but any calls requesting information if not able to be answered on the spot, Shannons will seek out a specialist and respond generally within 24 hours with a return call 3. What is on the Shannons Web site: Answer – Shannons Club that all can join which provides information on updates in the industry and access to information, a newsletter with

auction details and press releases (via Michael Browning, one of our PCV members). 4. Track day insurance availability: Answer – Not available generally, but available for historic events and only a maximum cover of $20,000.00. Mark Horton Andrews provided an update on previous competition events and how events were now having a wait list, including both competition and entree class. Noted was the upcoming Driver Training day that is already booked out. Register Events: Ken Anson informed us that at this stage we have 23 events in the calendar; and that all are welcome to attend. Coming up are the Mid 911, Boxster/Cayman, GT3s and Modern 911 register runs. Social: Michael O’Brien had all the social committee members stand up to introduce them to all members and stressed that the committee members are all approachable to provide information of upcoming events and to take suggestions for and against events. Alex Harmati asked Linley Baxter to come up the front to discuss participation in high speed events. Linley recommended that new members take advantage of the Entree class to gain knowledge from the more

experienced drivers that will give tuition at the tracks in their car and to generally talk to other drivers of their experiences. A big thanks to Shannons for putting on our first club night of the year it was much appreciated by the members present. Also, a big thanks to Alex Harmati and Vickie Morris as MCs for the night.

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Coffee and Porsches Sunday 17th February

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The weather Gods were with us on our first Coffee and Porsches for 2019. The event was held in glorious sunshine at Elwood beach carpark with an estimated 250 cars attending. This is up 100 cars from last years winter event. This event keeps growing in popularity which nearly caught me out this time. On the Wednesday before the event 170 people had already registered for the event on Facebook. The problem being the original venue booked for the event (Brighton Baths Carpark) only holds 140 cars. A quick scouring of google maps showed the Elwood beach carpark only 3kms north and the decision was made to move the event. Porsche Centre Brighton generously donated 180 coffees and brought along the newly released Macan for display. As usual there was a great selection of Porsches from 356’s to GT3’s and everything in between. The two hours went very quickly with the event finishing at 9am leaving everyone’s Sunday free for other activities. For those of you could not attend there is a video of the event on the club’s facebook page. The next event is scheduled for July. Stay tuned for the new venue and date! 24

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Deano Brandi Drooling readers, you have rushed to WIYG? (as you always do), to savour the incredible variety of Porsches and other marques that our members choose. This is our 10th year, Number 37, and Ron and I have been surprised and always interested by members’ lives and the circumstances surrounding their choices, as in this article. Deano Brandi fell in love with Porsches a bit earlier than most of us, before he came here from England as a 10 year old. Like most of us, that love stayed on the back burner for a few decades. Life led to carpentry and a career in building, a period style house built with wife Loretta on a farmlet in outer south east suburban Melbourne, a busy family life, and now an early retirement to indulge the hobbies and take care of the large house and garden. The cars He wanted to join PCV, but was ineligible, so bought a ‘ 79 3.3 Turbo and joined up in ‘95. Not a bad entry level Porsche! He “doesn’t get rid of anything”, so here it is 20 years later, with what we could call an abundance of patina. It features 400 hp, with the help of a K27 turbo and some tricky bits, riding on 964 Cup wheels with that unusual central spoke offset on the rims. Deano joined the Australian 356 Register in ‘97, becoming one of the select group who are members of both Clubs, and bought a ‘59 B T5, turned into an Outlaw, which is instantly recognisable because of the metal louvres replacing the rear quarter windows and the extraordinary striking paint scheme, which sticks out like dog’s b....! An Outlaw, which can be modified in many ways, was frowned upon by the purists many years ago, but is now accepted as an alternative type of 356. This car has been featured widely in print, including Christophorus. The highlight of the collection is a ‘55 Continental Pre A 356 1500, bought in 2011, a rare car, featuring the original ‘carved out of a drop of water’ shape, the bent (or V) screen, the skinny 3 1/2” rims on 16” wheels (hiding way under the bulbous guards), a very rare bench front seat and very rare externally fitted front small vent windows. These were the last of the Pre As, with about 1200 made and named for the Americans, until Ford came along and killed the name, to be replaced by European for a short time. About 12 Pre As initially came to Oz, but there may be 30-40 now. ISSUE 1, 2019

They have the original low headlight exquisite shape, subtly modified for A, B and C models, until the 911, designed in ‘63 and sold in late ‘64 as a ‘65, finally took over. Pre As ran from ‘48-’55 (Pre As were named in retrospect, just like World War 1), As from ‘55-’59, Bs from ‘59-’63, Cs from ‘63-’65. 7,600 Pre As were made, out of a total 76,000. (A modified 356 C motor was continued until ‘69 in the 912, to offer a cheaper alternative to the 911.) After a comprehensive restoration, this car won a Gold award in the 2013 356 Australia-wide Parade (always held in Melbourne) and won 3rd outright in the PCV Festival Concours last October. We’re lucky that the car still looks so good, as some drop kicks tried to pinch it early one Sunday morning several months ago, couldn’t start it, rolled it down the long drive, one bogging his mum’s car and still being on the propery when many cars full of police and the dogs arrived. They also made a good choice, as it’s one of the most recognisable cars in Australia and about as fast as a race walker. These are the only Porsches Deano has ever had!

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Other cars are the open MK4 1964 Bolwell kit car, with a Lotus 1600 twin cam, looking pretty serious, but unused for some time. A 2 door 2002 CLK 55 AMG Merc sits ready for some modern driving. The ‘75 Aquamarine metallic 5000 SLR, with a stroker kit, taking it from 308 to 355 cubes, puts out 400 hp and would probably be best driven in a straight line! The number of posters, models, photographs, trophies and other memorabilia have to be seen to be believed, as well as many racing and other motor bikes. There’s a Kombi being restored, then what’ll be next in Deano’s eclectic pursuits? Loretta’s with him all the way, topping off our fascinating visit with perfect light softly crusted scones, with jam and cream!

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‘Mister 911’ is Retiring A change of leadership at the top of the sports car model series from Porsche: after almost two decades in charge of the 911 model series, and with additional responsibility for the 718 models since 2016, August Achleitner will hand over responsibility to Frank-Steffen Walliser in Q1 2019. Walliser is currently Head of Motorsport and GT Road Vehicles. Since its creation in 1963, the 911 has become an icon that absolutely represents the core of the brand. Following three and a half decades at Porsche, Austria-born Achleitner is moving on to a well-earned retirement. “We thank Gustl Achleitner for his extraordinary commitment to our company. Over the course of 18 years, he shaped the Porsche 911 more than anyone else. He understood just how to continually refine the 911, while always retaining its character,” said Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG, commending the father-of-two’s services to the sports car icon. In connection with this change in personnel, Fritz Enzinger will also become Head of Motorsport on 1 January 2019. August Achleitner started his career in 1983, working on Porsche chassis development having trained as a mechanical engineer. He then led the Technical Product Development, Vehicle Concepts, and Package department from 1989 to 2000, before taking over responsibility for the 911 model series in 2001. “The radiance of the 911 always fascinated me – its unique form and the concept. I have always been driven by the aim of preserving those aspects while nonetheless making everything

better – and that approach has challenged me time and again,” said Achleitner. With the launch of the third 911 created under his management, the 992 – which was presented this week in Los Angeles – Achleitner is departing his role as “keeper of the grail”. Frank-Steffen Walliser will take over model series responsibility for the 911 and 718 at the beginning of 2019, with the changeover taking place gradually during Q1. As Achleitner did previously, Walliser will also report directly to the CEO.

manage the development work required for this, but is also the central interface for other areas of the company, such as Sales and Production. While it’s true that August Achleitner is entering semi-retirement – a less pressured time of life, enabling him to dedicate himself much more intensively to his family and hobbies – there’s no danger that the 63-year-old will be taking things easy: as well as the 911, he lists motorbiking, mountain-biking and skiing as his favourite hobbies.

Walliser earned his stripes in terms of dealing with difficult development tasks when he was overall project manager for the 918 Spyder super sports car from 2010. The 49-year-old, born in Stuttgart, then took on responsibility for Porsche Motorsport in 2014, as well as becoming Head of Development for the GT road vehicles based on the 911 series. The mechanical engineering graduate will also retain the role of project lead after switching to the model series. “The integration of the GT road vehicles into the 911 and 718 model series enables us to take into account significantly earlier the special features that are necessary for our uncompromising road sports cars,” said Walliser. “It also means there will be no change to the close linking with motorsport. It’s still true for our GT vehicles: they’re born in Flacht.” It’s typical for a model series to be used as an organisational unit within Porsche. It determines how the entire product creation process is coordinated and steered; not only does it

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Phillip Island Sprints Sunday 20th January

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Phillip Island Summer Super Sprint Sunday, 20 January 2019

RESULTS Driver

Car

Result 1

Class Position Outright

Class Points

Position

Outright Points

Class: A Class Simon Zettl

Cayman R

109.618

86.125

32.768

Michael McLaurie

996 Carrera 4S

110.332

82.960

30.758

Josef Smith

Cayman S

112.144

80.743

26.287

Guy Lavoipierre

Cayman S

111.002

80.304

29.062

Howard Burton

Cayman S

111.074

79.867

28.824

Juris Briedis

Boxster S

112.291

79.867

25.841

Matt Burton

Cayman S

111.286

78.996

28.353

Mark McNamara

993 3.6

112.752

78.130

24.745

Troy Hungerford

997 Carrera

112.786

73.059

24.745

Brian Francis

991

112.933

72.233

24.315

Garry Saber

Cayman S

114.002

68.190

22.028

Ian Chiron

996

114.594

66.220

20.643

Alan Rosedie Din

996 C4S Cab

114.604

66.220

20.643

Bill Toohey

Cayman S

115.455

63.141

18.941

Jim Morey

987 Cayman S

118.336

57.602

13.736

Josh Brownlie

997

117.185

57.243

15.632

Warwick Phillips

Cayman S

118.535

52.705

911 996

125.622

36.198

4.687

991

129.354

24.529

2.119

Class: B 911 Carrera

112.544

84.308

25.180

Richard Catchlove

Cayman

114.303

77.271

21.230

David James

Boxster S

115.164

73.890

19.499

Andrew Campbell

Cayman

116.361

69.388

17.152

Carlo Fasolino

Cayman

116.611

68.588

16.636

Dennis Bath

987 Cayman

117.920

63.902

14.351

Riccardo Rossi

Boxster S

121.266

52.705

9.377

Colin Anderson

944 Turbo

123.808

45.220

6.447

Cliff Herbison

Boxster S

124.213

43.988

6.068

911 3.0 SC

113.996

91.716

22.028

Class: C Mark Chrzanowski Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

115.156

86.582

19.499

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

116.211

82.514

17.501

Jim Adamson

911 Carrera

116.678

80.743

16.636

Tim Rout

911

117.515

77.271

15.144

Adel Baz

Boxster 987

121.757

62.008

8.785

Class: Cup Class Simon Baxter

996 Cup Car

97.347

105.591

77.700

Andrew Hall

997 Cup Car

97.477

99.003

76.843

Jamie Lovett

JL997GT3Cup

95.429

92.191

86.582

Vince Misuraca

997 GT3 Cup Car

96.905

84.760

996 Cup car

105.284

68.987

45.843

996 GT3 Cup

109.894

51.690

32.005

Linley Baxter

996 Cup Car

110.503

49.694

30.268

Ray Gymer

996 GT3 Cup

115.725

34.063

18.393

Stan Bougadakis

997 GT3 Cup Car

116.304

29.062

17.326

Class: D 944S2

110.806

96.537

29.541

Richard Batchelor

944 S2

117.041

71.413

15.963

Garry Voges

944 S2

117.942

68.190

14.351

Philip Cox

911 3.0 SC

120.297

59.781

10.764

Ken Anson

Boxster

133.960

24.101

0.458

Class: GT Class Stefan Wojciechowski

991 GT3

102.897

92.191

54.424

Richard Thompson

996 GT3

106.402

88.429

42.178

Simon Dunn

911 997.2 GT3

105.230

87.503

46.157

Andrew Gott

991 Carrera S

107.417

83.857

38.977

Tony Carolan

996 GT3

107.704

82.514

38.130

Peter Harrison

996 GT3 Mk2

107.834

82.069

37.851

Jeremy Davidson

Cayman GT4

107.621

77.271

38.411

Richard Paul-Andrew

991 GTS

108.185

75.147

36.744

Joseph Haddad

Cayman GT4

109.023

71.413

34.326

Greg Muller

991 GT3

107.990

70.194

37.295

Steven Koutsbis

997 Carrera S

110.663

70.194

29.782

Tony Vollebregt

997 GT3 3.6

110.355

66.220

30.758

Tom Goulopoulos

996 GT3

112.885

62.008

24.529

Gary Major

997 GT3 Club Sport

114.661

51.019

20.450

Thomas Callaghan

911 Carrera S 3.8

116.430

50.023

16.979

Frank Deak

Cayman GTS

116.543

49.694

16.807

Belucci Murelli

Cayman GTS

117.809

45.843

14.665

Mark Callaghan

911 Carrera S 3.8

117.835

45.531

14.508

Alan Fancke

991 GT3

115.745

43.077

18.393

Steve Cappadona

991 GTS

119.404

37.019

11.984

David Mallinson

991 Carrera S

126.730

23.468

3.788

Class: Modified Class Ben Faggetter

991 GT3

102.860

91.242

54.424

Michael Herrod

993 RSR

110.290

77.271

30.758

Adam Brewer

944 Challenge

111.115

74.307

28.824

Denis Lambrou-

911 Lightweight

114.157

62.762

21.627

Fernando David Turner

944 S2

116.365

55.121

The forecast was for a sunny 22 degrees. Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is one of the premier motorsport circuits in the country, and if conditions turned out as predicted it promised to be a great (and fast) day. There were 92 cars registered in timed Sprint sessions and 15 cars in Entrée (a class designed to provide untimed track experience for newer drivers). Joining Porsche Club of Victoria were drivers from Porsche Clubs in Western Australia, South Australia (becoming regulars) and News South Wales. Such is the attraction of the Island.

79.867

Andrew Smith Stephen Sluga

John Kennedy

The first event has its own sense of excitement: there are generally car changes over the break, new competitors take part, some of last year’s drivers have moved into new classes, and it all feels a bit like the first day of school. The fact that the event was in January and was at Phillip Island only added to the mood.

13.434

Stuart James Gary Cornish

Daniel Reynolds

As always there is anticipation about the first competition event of the year. Registrations meandered along until early January and then boom, email alerts started warning that the event was filling up – fast.

Behind the scenes, the volunteers at Registration and Scrutineering kicked things off. With 107 listed starters both teams needed to keep things ticking over to get cars checked and ready for action. Next came the Officials who went through their pre-event checks and inspections to make sure things were in order. Timing, Safety, and Ambulance were all put on standby. Then the Marshals were deployed manning flag points, Calling, Starters, working the Grid, and controlling Start/Finish. The Club is fortunate to have members willing to give up their time to support our motorsport program. You can’t have motorsport without comprehensive safety briefings! First up were the Officials, then Entrée competitors, then all drivers. With the briefings complete, the first group made their way onto the grid. A few final checks, and they were away! Did I mention the near-perfect weather forecast? But no. The morning started overcast with drizzle and only later cleared up to

17.152

Ken Eve

993 GT2 Replica

113.303

53.046

23.468

Paul Sbrissa

911 SC

123.072

35.388

7.247

Timothy Mai

Carrera 3.2

124.645

31.503

5.613

Michael Stroh

Boxster S 986

125.155

30.268

5.095

Class: OPEN Joseph Ensabella

997 GT3 Cup

94.839

96.048

89.828

Nick Karnaros

991 GT3 2016

96.140

89.360

83.408

Class: OTHER Sam Markov

98.207

997 GT3 Cup

106.386

964

107.400

Dirk Van Heer

WRX STI

109.510

Dennis O'Keefe

944 Challenge

112.202

Matt Curyer

964

112.632

Tim Wolfe

997 Cup Car

Marc Kovacic Daryl Curyer

944 Challenge

114.632

Edan Thornburrow

944

124.975

Ian Roberts

Boxster

133.643

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a sunny and quite warm afternoon. Oh well, that’s motorsport. Drivers competed in four groups. Standard classes (for road going vehicles with only minor modifications), Cup Car Class for GT3 Cup cars, Modified cars with performance up to a point, and Open class for higher performance and more extensively modified cars. The Standard Classes are sometimes divided into sub-groups with different benchmarks based on power to weight. In A Class Simon Zettl led the A1 group and Josef Smith prevailed in A2. Daniel Reynolds edged out Richard Catchlove in B Class. Former Club Champion Mark Chrzanowski took the honours in the very competitive C Class over Grant Stephenson. 2018 Champion John Kennedy continued his winning streak in D Class. The GT Class sub-groups were led by Stefan Wojciechowski in GT1, Simon Dunn in GT2, and Richard Thompson in GT3. Modified Classes saw Ben Faggetter (M0), and Ken Eve (M1) lead and the evergreen Michael Herrod triumph in M2. In Cup Classes Simon Baxter (Cup 6), Andrew Hall (7.1) and Jamie Lovett (7.3) were the quickest on the day. The fastest time of the day was set in Open Class by Joseph Ensabella in his 997 GT3 Cup car with an impressive 1:34:8 ¬ just outside his own record for the Class at the track. CAMS seemed very impressed, headlining their webpage “Ensabella claims gold in opening day shootout”. Each group enjoyed five timed sessions and feedback was very positive. There were no significant incidents, despite slippery conditions early on, although the famous Phillip Island Cape Barren geese did keep things interesting* So, the competition year for 2019 has well and truly started. All in all, it was a great day of club motorsport at a fabulous venue. Thanks to the volunteer Flaggies, Officials, Marshals and of course the competitors! *No geese were harmed in making this day of motorsport!

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Grant, Mark and Juris enjoy a laugh before the first session

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Grant Stephenson

Richard Catchlove

Gary Cornish

Garry Saber

Alan Fancke

David James

Andrew Campbell

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Ian Thomson

Stephen Sluga

Joseph Haddad

Andrew Smith

Peter Harrison

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Story: Russell Sturzaker

Photos: Neville Sampson, Russell & Vicki Sturzaker

Summer Run to RACV Inverloch Resort

Sunday 10th February

Sunday 10th February dawned bright and sunny, providing us with prefect weather for our First Social Run of 2019. By 8.30am, 52 cars and 98 members and guests had joined us at the Croydon Hotel, for what was looking to be a great run. Following a welcome to all, and an introduction to our new members, we had a short briefing from Tour Organiser, Russell Sturzaker and Route Instructions were handed out to everyone. On exiting the Croydon Hotel car park we proceeded along the Maroondah Hwy to Lilydale and after a couple of kilometres we turned right onto the Warburton Highway, proceeding approx. 20 kms through Wandin, Seville and Woori Yallock on our way to our next turn at Yarra Junction. PORSCHE PARADE 44

At Yarra Junction we turned right onto Little Yarra Road and after passing through Gladysdale we headed onto Powelltown, where three kilometres on we were presented with a beautiful 15 km stretch (of 100kph limit) winding road, truly a Porsche drivers

road. This stretch of road is possibly one of the best drives that you can have at a legal 100kph speed limit as like a lot of other stretches we see, it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been downgraded to 80 kph as yet, Oh! That is unless you are held up by a slow travelling member of the

public out for their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Driveâ&#x20AC;?, which from what I heard happened to some members! At the end of this section of our run we turned right towards Nayook and Neerim Junction where again we turned right, this time onto

the Main Neerim Road towards Neerim South, and our morning tea destination at the Neerim South CFA. As has become the tradition on our social runs our morning tea stop saw us at the local CFA. On arrival we were directed to parking at the rear of this magnificent new

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Sturzaker took to the microphone to introduce our Host, Brian Barwick – Captain of the Neerim South Fire Brigade, who then gave us a short presentation on the history of the local brigade and their role in protecting the community and surrounding areas. Following this Russell thanked Brian for hosting us for our morning tea, and on behalf of the club, presented him with a cheque for $1,000 towards the CFA. Brian thanked members for their very generous donation, and went onto to say that this money would be put towards their current fund raising efforts to purchase a Thermal Imaging Camera for the region.

PS A journalist from the Warragul & Drouin Gazette was also present at our visit to the CFA, and put together an article for their local paper …

After reaching the South Gippsland Highway at Leongatha, we turned right and headed for Inverloch via a superb 20km stretch of winding road that took us through, Moyarra and on to the Korumburra-Inverloch Road past Harman Wines (where some members stopped) and onto Inverloch. It was then only a short 5km hop before we arrived at our lunch destination at the RACV Inverloch Resort.

We departed Neerim South CFA at 11.30am on the second leg of our run, to Inverloch, so after resetting odometers, we headed south on the main Neerim Road, where after 4 kms we turned left onto Bloomfield Road (C462) to Nilma, and from there through to Warragul. Once in Warragul we proceeded to Howitt Street where we turned right and headed towards Korumburra, past the Warragul Harness Racing Club on the left, and through the Strzelecki Ranges to Korumburra.

“Now about that TBA listing”. It was explained to me but whilst I’m not 100% sure that either Nathan or Jodi were waiting for a better offer, or it was that Jodi is often unavailable (something about looking after four children and priorities), I think the only better offer was the Lego Movie, but all done we were able to welcome both Nathan and Jodi Perkins. “ Michael then asked Vice President & Competition Director – Mark Horton Andrews to come up and Mark spoke to the group about the competition side of the club, and our forthcoming competition meetings.

After parking cars and stretching our legs, we moved to the Panorama Room where after ordering our drinks we sat down at 1.30pm to a beautiful lunch of slow cooked Koonwarra lamb rump, or grilled Tasmanian salmon, followed by a baked citrus tart or apple and almond cake with crème anglaise and ice cream. During lunch, Tour Organiser – Russell Sturzaker asked all the new members present to come up and join him at the microphone where he got them to assist in drawing out the names of four members present to win a bottle of wine. Social Director - Michael O’Brien then took the microphone to give an update on our coming events and particularly to welcome the new members present, here is a bit of what Michael had to say ……

Neerim South CFA to RACV Inverloch Resort

temperature at minus 30 went looking for water to fill his windscreen reservoir!

“It is always a treat to welcome new members into the club, and one of the best ways is on a Social Run. These runs, whilst large, enable lots of member interaction and give new members a great insight into the opportunities of becoming an active member. This run is no exception, and we welcome six new members their partners and guests. Our newest members “of only six days”, Michael Bennet and Megan Hiscock join us in their grey 2014 Cayman, and other new members included Nitesh and Akash Deo – red 2017 911, Jarek Dobrjanski and Eva Basyaruddin - blue 1982 930 (soon to be fitted with baby seats!), Milinda and Nadeeka Liyanage - red 2016 Cayman (Aussie cricket supporters except when Sri Lanka are playing), Nathan Perkins with TBA (referring to the Member & Vehicle Listing provided on the day) in their beautiful orange 1971 Targa (more about TBA later!) and Chris Tsigros in a silver 2018 Boxster GTS. Over lunch, Jarek and I shared complementary stories involving anti-freeze. Jarek is a Canadian, and on arriving in Australia went looking for anti-freeze to refill his windscreen washer reservoir, while your intrepid Social Director whist driving in New York with the

Soon it was not long before the afternoon had arrived, and people started to head back to Melbourne around 4.00- 4,30pm. Some 20 members had taken up the Overnight Stay Option on the run, and they enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at the resort, before proceeding to the Zenith Lounge, for predinner drinks, followed, for some, by dinner in the resorts spectacular Radius Restaurant. Like all of our runs, the 2019 Summer Run to RACV Inverloch Resort, didn’t happen without the help of others, so I would particularly like to say thank you to Club Member - Chris O’Brien for picking our route, to Brian Barwick – Captain of the Neerim South Fire Brigade for providing our morning tea venue, to Jennifer Ryrie and the ladies of the CFA Auxiliary for organising our morning tea, and to my wife Vicki for checking the route instructions, and for her assistance on the day of the run. About RACV Inverloch Resort 70 Cape Paterson-Inverloch Road, Inverloch The spectacular RACV Inverloch Resort is open for all to enjoy. Set in a stunning natural environment the resort boasts magnificent views of the Bass Coast and Anderson’s Inlet. A leisurely drive from Melbourne, the Resort is ideally located only 5km from the Inverloch Township, and opposite the beach on the picturesque South Gippsland Coast. Set in the heart of Gippsland on 32 hectares the magnificent eco-friendly RACV Inverloch Resort is the ideal base for a wonderful coastal holiday. The resort offers great value accommodation options including Ocean View Rooms, Villas and Caravan sites, as well as an extensive range of onsite recreational facilities. Breathtaking panoramic views are the order of the day while enjoying the Zenith Lounge or Radius Restaurant with its magnificent views and superb menu. PS Don’t you miss out on our next Social Run on Sun 5th May.

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RESULTS Bryant Park Summer Hill Climb Sunday, 24 February 2019

Driver

Car

Result 1

Result 2

Result 3

Class Position

Outright Position

Class Points

Outright Points

Simon Zettl

Cayman R

63.150

Josef Smith

Cayman S

Class: A Class 40.000

56.890

84.275

47.857

64.270

40.600

57.840

79.962

42.077

Michael McLaurie 996 Carrera 4S

64.420

41.030

58.350

73.595

39.752

Bill Toohey

Cayman S

65.430

40.820

57.830

73.414

39.761

Ian Chiron

996

65.680

41.750

59.190

66.239

34.289

Garry Saber

Cayman S

67.550

41.170

60.200

62.015

31.222

Stuart James

911 996

67.100

42.890

59.850

61.183

28.659

Riccardo Rossi

Boxster S

Daniel Reynolds

911 Carrera

62.380

38.720

56.930

96.213

53.286

Richard Catchlove

Cayman

66.870

41.910

61.780

61.519

27.900

David James

Boxster S

68.100

43.150

62.890

53.086

22.185

Carlo Fasolino

Cayman

70.800

44.310

63.930

43.136

15.888

Frank Sallas

986 BOXSTER S 72.040

44.730

66.820

35.334

11.401

Class: B

3.2

Class: C Tim Rout

911

Mark Homer

968 CS Sport

63.200

38.740

57.060

109.726 51.309

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

64.890

39.950

57.630

98.328

43.308

Grant

911 3.0 SC

64.680

40.140

58.100

96.895

42.129

911 3.0 SC

64.480

40.730

57.420

96.707

42.388

Boxster 987

68.260

42.780

61.100

70.755

25.284

Andrew Smith

996 Cup car

Jamie Lovett

JL997GT3Cup

59.620

37.820

54.200

90.644

69.045

Garry Voges

944 S2

John Kennedy

944S2

61.480

38.110

55.850

118.841 59.674

Philip Cox

911 3.0 SC

66.380

41.300

60.200

80.328

32.525

Belucci Murelli

Cayman GTS

Simon Dunn

911 997.2 GT3

Peter Harrison

996 GT3 Mk2

61.320

38.660

55.050

80.979

60.135

Theo Mihelakos

Boxster GTS

62.690

38.940

56.880

71.713

52.039

Stefan Wojciechowski

991 GT3

61.480

38.550

55.650

68.010

58.712

Greg Muller

991 GT3

61.680

38.990

55.400

66.823

57.481

Tony Carolan

996 GT3

62.990

39.510

58.450

65.216

46.290

Richard PaulAndrew

991 GTS

67.580

43.890

59.970

35.443

25.980

Michael Herrod

993 RSR

59.340

38.890

56.300

94.061

60.818

Rex Broadbent

911 RS Rep

60.480

38.660

55.190

78.434

61.605

Ben Faggetter

991 GT3

59.010

37.180

53.550

74.897

Peter Fitzgerald

Boster S

61.000

38.040

56.040

60.525

Ken Eve

993 GT2 Replica 67.340

44.140

59.330

38.153

26.982

Stephenson Mark Chrzanowski Adel Baz

Class: Cup Class

Class: D

Class: GT Class

Class: Modified Class

The day consisted of 3 track configurations, these included the short track, figure eight and clockwise long track with 4 runs at each for that best time with the final result being the aggregate of the best times from each of the 3 track configurations. The changes to the configuration make Haunted Hills one of the most unique motorsport days on the PCV calendar. Being the second round of the season those vying for the 2019 championship were ready to go and keen for that blistering lap to get some points on rivals. There were also some drivers in entree class, this is a great way for novice drivers to get some track experience without the pressure of the clock. Thanks to the mentors who give up their time to assist their fellow members with the introduction to motorsport and circuit racing. This has been a very popular club initiative and allows members to experience the motorsport passion without the risk of a (small) fine for breaking the speed limit! There were no results for Open or Cup 6 due to minor issues entrants had with their cars, it is a challenging track for the Cup cars which are not designed for this event but there were still some impressive times from others. Results for the day were as follows: Cup 7.3 Class:

Class: OPEN Joseph Ensabella 997 GT3 Cup

It was that time of the year again for the trip up the Princess freeway to Bryant Park or Haunted Hills. Scheduled earlier in the season to avoid the winter months it was great weather and we were set for some fast times on the recently re-laid surface. Whilst the lap times are mostly over in less than a minute, I personally love the different challenge that Haunted Hills brings.

Jamie Lovett was in a class of his own (literally!), first in class and second outright. M0 Class: Ben Faggetter took out the honours and was first outright with some blistering times in his 991 GT3, pretty impressive given it is also his first year in this car. Second was Peter Fitzgerald in his Boxter S. Adel Baz

allowed Richard Paul-Andrew to take out the honours finishing in first place. Rumour has it Simon might bring out his old 911 SC for few events, Simon I’d leave it in the garage…. GT3 Class: Peter Harrison was first, Theo Mihelakos was second and Tony Carolan (our President!) was third. A1 Class: Simon Zettl took out first place, ahead of Michael McLaurie in second and Bill Toohey who was just pipped for second ended in third place. A2 Class: Josef Smith (one of the big improvers on the track) finished in first place followed by Stuart James in second. B Class: Daniel Reynolds with some very respectable times was first (I love those Martini stickers!), Richard Catchlove finished second and David James was third. C Class: In my opinion (biased of course) one of the best and most competitive classes, good to see some competitors still giving the G Series a run. First place was taken out Mark Homer, with a number of lap records falling to Mark along the way. Second place was myself Cameron Goodyear and Grant Stephenson was third. D Class: John Kennedy finished in first place, he also smashed some lap records along the way, some really impressive times John! Phil Cox finished second in the 2 car field. All in all a great day out at Haunted Hills. Many thanks to all the volunteer Officials and Marshals who enable us to get out on the track with relative safety, it is long day for some but we simply couldn’t do it all without you. See you all at Sandown next month!

M1 Class: Rex Broadbent was first in this class (and third outright), also impressive given Rex hadn’t been at Haunted Hills for many years and took a couple of laps to get the eye back in. Second was Ken Eve in his 993 GT2 Replica. M2 Class:

Caymans only!

Michael Herrod was the only entrant in the class, he still did some very respectable times and ended forth outright.

Frank Sallas

GT1 Class: Stefan Wojciechowski finished first, with Greg Muller second with only 0.4/second separating them across the 3 track configurations. GT2 Class:

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Simon Dunn unfortunately had some issues with his car which ended his day prematurely. This

Daniel Reynolds

Tony Carolan

Rex Broadbent

Joseph Ensabella

Simon Dunn

Cameron Goodyear

Milinda Liyanage

Jamie Lovett

Ben Faggetter

Jamie Lovett

Philip Cox

Mark Chrzanowski

Stefan Wojciechowski

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Run to Myrniong Story: Anna Cook

Photos: Paul Sbrissa & Ken Anson

Sunday 31st March 2019

Twenty-five cars arrived at McDonalds, Gisborne in cool weather and under an overcast sky. Register Captain Paul Sbrissa welcomed everyone including guests, Natasha and Charles Dixon and John Browne. John’s Cayman, Design 1, 2006, was notable for its lowered suspension, custom vinyl black-onblack graphics on its exterior and it’s very revvy numberplate ‘VRM VRM ‘. Of the seventy-seven models made, only twelve reached Australia. Arriving at Mt Macedon, the mist lifted and the sun shone. After Woodend, Kyneton South and Spring Hill we stopped for morning tea at the Glenlyon Store. Members gathered in and outside under its handsome wide verandas sipping and chatting. All cars set off for the second leg to Myrniong via Trentham i.e. except for two! Drivers Randall Leacock and John Browne turned left instead of right unaware that their spirited driving was off piste and headed back to Gisborne. John and navigator Murray Cook finally caught up with Randall and got back on track. The weather having turned cold, arriving at The Plough everyone sought the warmth of a large log fire. Sipping wine, everyone enjoyed a main course of roast chicken and pork. Paul Sbrissa awarded raffle winners with bottles of wine - Shelley Stepowski, Oltem Pantall, Sylvia Rogers, Randall Leacock and Sue Davis (Tasmania). Ken Anson thanked Paul Sbrissa and his wife Karen Bentley, for their excellent organisation and logistics. 54

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I chatted to raffle winner, Sue Davis who with husband John (964, 1990, Red), hail from Hobart and are members of the PC Tasmania; recently purchased digs in Docklands and are regular visitors to Melbourne. They are new members of the PCV, 356 Register. (Their 1963, “Tassy Tub” lives in Hobart.) I then introduced Ken Anson who extended a warm welcome and gave insightful info about the PCV. We trust to see the Davis’s again and again!

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Run to Avenel Story: Brigitte Bolonis Photos: Angelo Monteleone Sunday 10th February

The first Torque Tube Run of 2019. Meeting at Degani Cafe, University Hill, we excitedly exchanged greetings, initiated introductions and commented on the brilliant day Melbourne had presented us. 36 people and 20 cars rocked up as Angelo welcomed us, handed out the course directions, explained the events of the day. He then went on to mention Ivan’s misfortune the previous day. His side mirror on his 928, whilst parked in the Safeway carpark was damaged and taken off. Now if Ivan truly loved his Porsche why didn’t he park in the furthest corner away from any other car! Or was this just a ploy to get one of the prizes of the day? The sun came out as we headed down Plenty Road. A convoy of Germany’s finest engineering marvels. Heads turning as the engines roared, that sweet symphony of aural noise. Taking the lead was Mark in his brilliant blue Cayman S. As we headed to Yea, through Kinglake West & Flowerdale, the clouds began to warn us that the previous day’s Porsche wash and polish may have been in vain. This however would not deter the group, as we picked up speed and broke away into 2 groups – the heavy footed and those that were happy just to be out with their machines, partners and friends. The sun then began breaking through the tree lined countryside. Road signs warned us of the Australian wildlife nearby. We saw an eager group of mountain bike enthusiasts making the most of the glorious summer’s day and passed some keen road cyclists pumping hard to get up 56

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a steep incline. It made me feel like I should be exercising more but it quickly left my mind as the enjoyment of driving was far greater. As the tyres became one with the road we became one with the car and a harmonious flow began. Leading the pack the first 4 cars, comprising of 2 Caymans, a 964 and a Boxster, enjoyed some spirited driving, separating them much further from the main pack. We arrived at our first stop, the Yea Bakery. There was lively chatter consisting mainly of Porsche stories, as new friendships were being forged over a few coffees and tarts. Back to our Porsches, we zeroed our speedometers, opened sun roofs and roofs down on the convertibles as we began the drive to our final destination Avenel. We headed down the Goulburn Valley Highway before taking a turn into a 68km road of pure driving bliss a smooth, wide, sweeping road with very few crossroads and no one coming the other way. We awakened sleeping cattle with the methodical loud hum of the Porsche brigade which accompanied our entourage. Passing the Old Jug which boasted 1000+1 jugs, we slowed from an exhilarating speed to just 50km. As we began to increase our speed again, locals pulled over to let our procession of classic Porsches through. Cockatoos flying overhead, the picturesque landscape and the sun coming though made truly brilliant conditions for a Sunday drive.

The first 5 Porsches arrived at Avenel in good time. Dead bug inspections in the air intake vents and headlights were carried out. Accolades were made about the drive, while we waited for the second group to turn up. Once we all arrived, we made our way to the tables arranged for our group in the tranquil gardens under a beautiful massive old tree, at Bank Street Wood Fired Pizza and Gardens. We continued the ideal chatter, the story telling, the laughter becoming louder and friendships became stronger. Angelo presented prizes for the day. Phillip & Brigitte for volunteering to write this diary entry. (We’ll let you be the judge as to whether it was worth a prize!) Nadine our hostess for the day was asked to choose a worthy recipient of a prize based on which car she liked. After a close inspection she chose Carl’s 356 Super 90 stating she is a classic kind of girl. Last prize of course went to Ivan for parking too close to non-Porsche lovers. Ken made a speech. Photos were taken. More eating and drinking. More laughing and mingling. Then it was time to say good bye and head back home. Thank you to Angelo for his organizational skills, hard work and diligence and the route organizers Mario & Stef Malavisi for a marvelous back road blast. We may not all know each other but the one thing that connects us is our Porsches. Until we meet again happy travels.

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Run to Wallan Story: Andrea Delaforce

Photos: Ken Anson & Kon Gogos

Sunday 3rd February 2019

It’s the first modern 911 register run for the year and it’s going to be 39 degrees in the afternoon, thank goodness for air conditioned cars. Beware those driving cabriolets, the sun is waiting for you and your long flowing hair will not stop you from getting sunburnt Kon. Meeting at LaManna at Essendon Fields for coffee and registration, and a little shopping if we had time. Catch up with some familiar faces and their cars and lament about the weather, a driver briefing, aka checking out the cars and getting the rules from Kon. We head off on our epic adventure, ably lead by Kon and the occasional horse float, winding our way through paddocks of sheep, llamas, cattle, horses and pigs in rural Victoria. The countryside was dry but beautiful, we stopped for coffee and Moto Bean at Malmsbury, admiring the bikes on display and ordering lovely coffee and cakes. Another driver briefing from Kon and a volunteer was sought to write this description of our wonderful day. What was I thinking? I raised my hand - I’m sure someone else made me do it! The briefing included an insight from Ken about looking out for fires in long grass and a shortcut from Kon to the lunch location if you wanted to save time. I didn’t see anyone taking the shorter route, we’re such a dedicated bunch of enthusiasts and lovely to boot. We can’t believe the roadworks that Kon wanted us to see and we appreciated him sharing these with the group. We wind our way through stunning scenery, making it to lunch at Hogan’s in Wallan, where air conditioning and cool drinks awaited us and even food. As we sat and chatted we learnt about phone apps to help us with directions and got 58

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excited at the next run. It’s always the highlight of a run, picturesque views and meeting lovely people. We said our goodbyes to new friends made and old friends until next time. Big thanks to Kon for time and enthusiasm in organising and leading the day. Steve & I thank you so much for organising today, it was a fantastic run, great stops and awesome directions.

Evening Run to SkyHigh, Mt Dandenong Story & Photos: Greg Humphries (with input) Sunday December 2, 2018

Change is a constant and a good thing. In trying to determine the style of event for December, the ‘brain’s trust’ of the GT3 Register were looking for something different away from the typical run timings and venue styles. What about an afternoon / dinner event to an outer suburban tourist destination? If that wasn’t risky enough, why not make it the day after the PCV Annual Ball! The following is a collection of observations and anecdotes from the day. Some 18 starters in 10 spectacular vehicles signed up, turned up and kept up during the afternoon / evening. Our inaugural evening outing was obviously so intriguing that it even enticed two long term Club members, Past President, Greg Cook (joined 1983) and Past Social Director, Michael Dennis (joined 1999) to make this their FIRST EVER Register run. Welcome all! We hoped that being on the roads much later in the day than usual would lead to reduced traffic and subjectively, that seemed to be the case. The first half on the run was the ‘twisty’ section, with three awesome short but undulating, narrow routes, Pigeon Bank Road, Alma Road and Clintons Road, testing out the cars & drivers steering and braking talents more than simple acceleration. And also testing, I should add, the passenger’s fortitude! Sunday drivers returning to Melbourne may have been wondering under what auspices the run was actually being conducted, when a stunning black McLaren 720S briefly slotted into middle of our Porsche GT3 convoy, by chance, right behind the Dennis’s recently acquired Aston Martin V8 Vantage SP10. Incidentally, Michael’s excuse for bringing that car along was to ask his new Aston ‘the question’ on the challenging roads chosen for this run, and I suspect the huge grin on his face at our Yarra Glen pit stop (and Kris’s ashen face) was a fair indication of the answer!

At the rest stop in Yarra Glen, because of the time of day, in addition to the usual tea/coffee/ water, a cleansing ale or glass of wine could also be, and in fact was, had. The second stage which took us across the Yarra Valley was at a more sprint pace towards Mt Dandenong and the SkyHigh Restaurant, our dinner destination. The public interest in our cars never ceases to amaze, with some young lads taking seemingly endless photographs at our Doncaster McDonald’s meeting point and groups of overseas tourists pausing wide-eyed on their way to the viewing platform at the SkyHigh Restaurant with compliments and questions. We had a semi-private alcove area at the venue which encouraged lively conversation whilst consuming the standard SkyHigh entrée platters and various pub-style mains. Reflecting ‘the partner-friendly vibe’ of the register, one attendee happily commented that much of the conversation over dinner had absolutely nothing to do with cars! To top the evening off, several reports confirmed that descending the mountain in the dark following dinner was an additional bonus. With the snaking roads virtually clear of traffic and high beams able to be generously used, further excitement on the way home was guaranteed. Many thanks to Peta & Peter, Greg & Helen, Michael & Kris, Philippe & Wendy, Brendan & Catalina, Adrian, Michael & Judy, Tony, Linley & Helen and Robin for your contributions in making the run so enjoyable.

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