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from pit lane
Hi everyone and welcome to the first edition of Porsche Parade and From Pit Lane for 2022.
After a horrid previous 12 months of missed track days due to Covid-19, it was with great trepidation that we ventured down to Phillip Island with a full field to resume our love with competition.
With reduced restrictions, it was great to be able to mingle with fellow members and reminisce about what could have been in 2021.
The highlight of the morning was the presentation of the Club and Outright Champion trophy to Stefan Wojciechowski for his achievements over the 2021 season. Well done Stefan.
Please see the full report further on for all results and photos.
From the picturesque and sunny Phillip Island, our next event took us to Haunted Hills just outside of Moe, where the weather could not have been more different to Phillip Island. Cold wet and windy conditions turned this normally tight and tricky 3 in 1 track into a minefield!!!
Grip on cold tyres was at a premium with plenty of opposite lock regularly required.
There were some outstanding drives from our members in what could only be described as difficult conditions.
Our gratitude and thanks must go to the tireless work from the marshals who stood in the rain all day. We all must remember that without them the show couldn’t go on!!
The highlight of the day was the hot food and drink provided by the team from the Coffee van.
I look forward to being able to provide a full schedule of events during 2022 especially the Porsche Club Mobil 1 360 Regularity in early April.
For now that’s all “From Pit Lane”.
Andrew Smith
Competition Director
Stefan Wojciechowski receiving the Don Tryhorn memorial for Outright Champion.
the socialist
Your Social Committee is now meeting monthly and there are 18 people on the Committee. Why so often and why so many? Last year’s survey told us what you wanted to do and the membership numbers tell us there is a lot of you who want to participate. While bigger events are sometimes possible venue size is often the limiting factor. The solution therefore is more events and more events need more organisers and more meetings to coordinate them. Late last year we welcomed Greg Burns, Adam de Guara and Peta-Slack Smith. Werner Engel joined us earlier this year. Welcome all. Of these Greg Burns was first out of the blocks with his never before event, a high end mid-week wine and food appreciation evening. This sumptuous evening at the Tea Room in The European restaurant was an outstanding success and the first time the Porsche Club has asked participants not to bring their cars ! The other new committee members are incubating more innovations so look out for more surprises to come.
On to events so far. As reported elsewhere 340+ members enjoyed our first Club Night, a superb BBQ outdoors at the Fox Museum where we were also treated to an amazing display of very rare Porsches. The event attracted a lot of attention and now several of our hospitality suppliers are taking a leaf out of Russell Sturzaker’s event playbook. February and March saw a trio of Social runs, with Geoff Mould’s Cape Kitchen Run treating us to the magnificent ridge roads of East Gippsland. David Turner and Alvaro Del Gallo collaborated to produce a wonderful run to the West of Melbourne topped off with a magnificent lunch at Truffleduck in Fyansford near Geelong. The trifecta was the highly praised Kon Gogos Autumn run to the Growling Frog along great roads North of Melbourne. It never ceases to amaze me that our organisers manage to find challenging and scenic traffic roads so close to our huge metropolis. Due to possible clashes with Melbourne’s pre GP events we have delayed until June Clyde White’s car display event originally scheduled for March. Behind the scenes we are working on further analysis of the member survey. We are also assessing mapping systems to bring reliable digital route instructions to your phone or your car’s screen. People often ask us how they can help. A great recent example was from members Julia and Colin Anderson who offered to organise a run for us. Being experienced run organisers they are now in charge of the Last Blast for 2022 which promises to be another wonderful event.
Here’s to lots more Porsche socialising.
Linley Baxter
Social Director
