Porsche Parade - 1-2023

PORSCHE AI ART

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Horizontally Opposed

Welcome to the first issue of Porsche Parade for 2023.

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, it’s no surprise that the world of art has also been transformed by advancements in AI (artificial intelligence). One exciting development is the emergence of AI-generated art, which combines the creativity of human artists with the power of machine learning algorithms.

At first, the idea of machines creating art may seem unsettling or even threatening. But the truth is that AI-generated art has already proven itself to be a fascinating and valuable addition to the art world. By using complex algorithms to analyze vast amounts of data, AI can create art that is truly unique and innovative.

One exciting possibility for the future of AI-generated art is in the field of car design. Porsche, as a company that is always pushing the boundaries of automotive innovation, is particularly well-positioned to explore this potential. By using AI-generated art to inform the design of new vehicles, Porsche could create cars that are unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.

Club Contacts

Social sub-committee

Social Director Clyde White social@pcv.com.au

Russell Sturzaker Melanie Treloar

Lisa Gillespie Stephen Lofthouse

Alvaro Del Gallo Kon Gogos

Clyde White Carly Pasco

Vickie Morris Anna Cook

Geoffrey Mould Alison Belot

Greg Burns Adam de Guara

Werner Engel

Competition sub-committee

Competition Director

Andrew Smth: motorsport@pcv.com.au

Marshal Co-ordinator Murray Seymour: marshals@pcv.com.au

Competition Secretary Richard Catchlove

Juris Briedis Andrew Bonwick

Peter Harrison Grant Stephenson

Ian Geekie Cameron Goodyear

Tony Carolan Phil Treloar

Mark Horton Andrews Andy Hall

‘Have Your Say’

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Imagine a Porsche that is inspired by the swirling patterns of a galaxy, or a car that takes its shape from the fluid movements of a school of fish. With AI-generated art, these possibilities become more than just science fiction - they become real, tangible concepts that could shape the future of the automotive industry. Of course, there will always be a place for human creativity and intuition in the design process. But by incorporating AI-generated art into the mix, Porsche could unlock new levels of innovation and inspiration. As we continue to explore the possibilities of AI, it’s exciting to think about what the future holds for both art and car design. The possibilities are truly limitless.

I hope you enjoy the images I have created for this issue

As always a big thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue.

And remember, it’s not how fast you’re going, but how fast it feels you’re going that counts!

Ron Widdison Editor

Register Captains

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Mid 911 (1974-89) Paul Sbrissa & Leigh Norrie mid911@pcv.com.au

993 & 964 Roger Vella & Leon Christodulaki 993@pcv.com.au

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Torque Tube Wayne Williamson & Jon Tiktin torquetube@pcv.com.au

Cayenne & Macan Jake Parsons & Reza Mohammed cayennemacan@pcv.com.au

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Club Archives Russell Sturzaker archives@pcv.com.au

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Our Motorsport Executive, Michael Callow, will be hosting a group of 12 Porsche owners at Evolve Driving Track Days throughout the year. Join us to enhance your driving skills with expert guidance from the Evolve Driving instructors.

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President’s Report

Welcome to the latest edition of Porsche Parade. Many of you will relish the arrival of a new magazine, sometimes putting off ‘work reading’ to devour it instead! The quality of Porsche Parade is a credit to the current editor, Ron Widdison and many contributors.

A particular welcome to new and returning members!

The Club is supported by enormous contributions from a broad range of volunteers. These include volunteers on the General, Competition and Social Committees, and organisers of Register Runs and other one-off events. Your volunteer Committees have worked hard to put together a full program of events for 2023, from January through to December.

One of the strengths of the Club is its sustainability which is achieved by bringing new people in with different and fresh ideas. Launched in 2022, Food and Wine Appreciation dinners are a great example of trying new things, and this lifestyle connection aligns heavily with the Porsche brand.

Are you keen and able to contribute to this great Club? We are always looking for volunteers to help. Whether it be organising runs (we would love to deliver more Women-only runs), trackside marshalling, or planning social events if you have time and interest please reach out and offer your services. From my experience you will join a wonderful group of people with a shared passion, and you will not regret it!

The Competition year has powered on with events at Phillip Island, Broadford, Haunted Hills, and the Sandown 360 Regularity will be completed by the time you read this. Disappointingly we were not able to lock in a replacement sponsor for the Regularity for 2023 and are on the lookout for a sponsor for 2024!

Competition Director Andrew Smith has brought fresh thinking to the Competition program. For example, in June Competition are planning a trip to The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia – quickly becoming known as one of Australia’s premium circuits.

We are partly able to commit to such an endeavour through our ongoing cooperation with the Marque Sports Car Association of Victoria (MSCA). I acknowledge the personal support we receive from Bruce and Petrina Astbury. Bruce is President and Petrina is Secretary and Chair of the Victorian

State Council of Motorsport Australia. The Club is fortunate to have such supporters across the motorsport community.

The Social team is once again planning an ambitious program under the direction of Clyde White. I missed the February Club night due to travel overseas, but I understand it was exceptional. Our club’s connection to Porsche Motorsport is precious.

The Social Committee continue to expand and refine events based on member feedback and demand. Do you have great ideas for future events? Bring them along - with yourself!

Our Registers’ Director Paul Sbrissa continues to lead our Registers and their Captains. Paul is having great success finding new register captains when required. This is essential for ongoing sustainability of the Registers. It is pleasing to see the Cayenne/Macan Register gaining traction (yes, an awful pun) and the new Taycan register starting to build.

There are many other contributors to our Club. One example is Russell Sturzaker who is stepping down as Club Night coordinator after successfully reinvigorating Club nights to the great events they are today.

On a more sombre note, from time-to-time the Club mourns members and their friends and family when major life events occur. It is a reminder that the Club is made up of real humans with real life experiences. I recently expressed the condolences of the Club to long time member Dennis Bath (37+ years) on the passing of Margaret. Margaret was always there on track days and always had a smile and a cheery hello. Vale Margaret Bath.

And finally, it is fitting to note that 2023 is an important year for Porsche Club of New South Wales being its 60th Anniversary. A celebration is planned for Sydney Motorsport Park on 16 and 17 September 2023.

I look forward to seeing you tableside, trackside, at a club night or at another Porsche Club of Victoria event very soon.

Mark Horton Andrews President

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Social Reflections

Welcome to our first edition of Porsche Parade for 2023 and my Social Reflection for March. I hope everyone had a great Christmas, New Year and a wonderful break. Covid is no longer intense and controlling our Social Club Events. Consequently, we have a full year of events planned, totaling 29, so hold on tight, our runs will bring plenty of curves, corners and salivating lunches. Club Nights will be special with great speakers, technical nights and one off events will keep you requesting more. The Annual Dinner Committee has already confirmed the venue and planning is well underway.

The Club will fund Social Events going forward, which will encompass all Club Nights and a subsidy for Annual Dinner. Consequently, I thought it would be of interest for members to appreciate the associated costs. Our last Club Night cost at PCM was $63.25 per person and has averaged $70 per person over the last four Club Nights. Overall the total cost to the Club averaged at $13,419. Catering costs for food only have substantially increased and our actual costs were $18.24 per person in October 2019, compared to $49.75 in October 2022 per person for basically the same menu. Accordingly, I request members to register and RSVP and if cancelling please give administration early notice to mitigate unnecessary cost to the Club. Every cancellation at the last moment costs the Club, as we are required by caterers to provide attending numbers four to five days in advance.

At the date of writing my article, we have held two events, our Club night at PCM Motorsports and our Summer Run to Warburton.

Our Club Night organised by Russell, at PCM Motorsport was fabulous, albeit a touch warm. PCM Motorsport had only a day earlier announced their exciting breaking news, the

signing of Courtney Prince. It was amazing to hear this very young confident 21 year old address our club night with great aplomb, however, doused with a touch of reality as to her early expectations of achievement in the Carrera Cup. Many thanks to PCM for affording the Club the use of these facilities.

Our run to Warburton was booked out with plenty of enthusiasm from the attendees. Kon always attracts this attention to his runs and all compliments to him. The roads provided all that our members enjoy and lunch was at a hotel steeped in history.

The Fine Food and Wine Appreciation night organised by Greg Burns, has been booked out and our members are looking forward to an experience to remember.

I have requested Greg to explore organising a dinner, with a larger member group to attend, with a lower price point. Unfortunately post Covid costs have escalated and Greg has experienced difficulty at sourcing a venue at the current dinner price of $221 per person.

The Technical Night organised by Werner Engel should provide insight into NineAuto a specialist Porsche Workshop. Werner has also organised a Driver Training programme and I encourage everyone to consider and take advantage of this opportunity, not just for themselves and their partners, but consider children or grandchildren on learners for this Defensive Driving Programme.

Planning our next Club Night at Doncaster shall be very interesting with the night focussed on all things Taycan. We will be educated on the technicalities involving these fine Electrical Vehicles from Porsche Cars Australia and Doncaster representatives.

Club Night at PCM

I am looking to change up our Club Night in August, to a Club Sunday Morning! With socialising being high on the agenda. Subject to finding an appropriate venue with plenty of parking. My thought is for our members to bring their Porsches along and have them all parked together (not a formal display). Enjoy breakfast and coffee in the company of fellow members talking all things Porsches and viewing our members prized Porsches. I hope this idea hits a chord with our members. Please feel free to communicate your thoughts to me.

If any member wishes to discuss any aspect of Social or wish to be involved, please be in touch.

Drive safe.

Clyde White Social Director

From Pit Lane

Hello everyone and welcome to the first edition of “From Pit Lane” for the 2023 season.

After a couple of years of Covid interrupted seasons we have a cracker of a schedule lined up for 2023 with 12 competition rounds plus President’s Day. We intend to visit all of our usual haunts like Phillip Island, Winton and Sandown, but have also thrown in a second Broadford event just because we love this little track so much.

We will be returning for the first time in 7 years to the DECA training facility at Shepparton for our Motokhana event, plus for the first time ever, we will be holding an event outside of our state for competition points. On the first weekend in June we will travel to The Bend MotorSport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia for a weekend of ultimate motor sport. On the Saturday we will be holding our Porsche Club sprints and on the Sunday, in conjunction with Marque Sports Cars Victoria, we will be holding a second day of sprints, making the travel time worthwhile.

We have already held our first two events.

Phillip Island in January was a fantastic day with mild sunny weather and a slight breeze, ideal condition for a great day. We had over 100 competitors in 6 class groups plus an Entrée group of 12. It was a great season opener with some great times had by all, with everyone looking forward to the year.

With a quick turnaround of 2 weeks after Phillip Island, we headed off to Broadford on the first Sunday of February for our second event. The weather Gods again spoilt us with a fine, mild and sunny day and a light breeze. Broadford is

part of the Victorian State Motorcycle Centre and as such, the circuit is designed for motor bikes. For us this track gives us the feel of an oversized Go-Kart track with its narrow width and some tight turns. This gives us a different type of test when compared to the fast flowing style of Phillip Island and is a great contrast.

At the time of writing, below is the remaining calendar for the season, and can be found on the club website.

March 5 – Haunted Hills

March 19 – 360 Regularity Sandown

April 16 – Winton

May 21 – Broadford

June 3 – The Bend SA

July 9 – Sandown

August 19 – Winton

August 20 – DECA

September 10 – Phillip Island

October 15 – Sandown

November – 19 Presidents Day Sandown

For now that’s all From Pit Lane

Andrew Smith Competition Director

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Porsche Vision 357: homage to the first Porsche model line, the 356

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of January 2023

Photo and story by: Porsche Newsroom

(By kind permission)

75 years ago, on 8 June 1948, the 356 No. 1 Roadster became the first automobile bearing the name Porsche to receive its general operating permit – the birth of the sports car brand.

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years ago, on 8 June 1948, the 356 No. 1 Roadster became the first automobile bearing the name Porsche to receive its general operating permit – the birth of the sports car brand.

Porsche is now embarking on its anniversary year with the Porsche Vision 357 and a reference to the Porsche 356 – the dream of Ferry Porsche of a sports car. As an homage to this, the design study brings the monolithic

form into the present day. Liberated from the regulations that apply for implementation as a series model, the Style Porsche Team manifests potential expressions of the future design philosophy: one example is the consistent enhancement of the light signature, which is both progressive and visionary in the way it points towards the future. The fundamental concept is reflective of the interplay between tradition and innovation: what would the dream of a sports car of Ferry Porsche might look like today?

356 as a basis to design DNA

“We created a very special birthday present in the form of the Porsche Vision 357, one which uses the 356 as a basis to underscore the significance of our design DNA,” as Michael Mauer, Vice President Style Porsche, says. “The design study is an attempt to combine the past, present and future with coherency, featuring proportions that are reminiscent of its historical archetype and details that visualise the outlook for the future.”

Built on the technology platform of the 368 kW (500 PS; Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP)

13.2 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 299 g/km) 718 Cayman GT4 RS, the Porsche Vision 357 represents outstanding sports car performance. The exterior design study is the highlight of the special exhibition “75 Years of Porsche sports cars” at the Volkswagen Group’s “DRIVE” Forum in Berlin, which opened with an exclusive evening event on 25 January 2023. The exhibition will be open to the public from 27 January

2023, and the Porsche Vision 357 will be on exhibit until mid-February. The design study will be presented at the South by Southwest in Austin from 10 March 2023 and at further international events over the course of the year.

Design has been an elementary component of the Porsche legend since the very beginning. Visionary studies and concept cars form the foundation for Porsche’s unmistakable yet innovative design. “Thinking out loud about the future is one of the core missions of Style Porsche. Design studies are the pool of ideas that feed the design of tomorrow,” says Michael Mauer. “We are perpetually on the conceptual journey into the future of mobility. Time and again, the brand history serves as a source of inspiration. Taking a look back at our tradition with a future concept car is not as paradoxical as it might seem. Creative freedom is also important: this is where valuable ideas can emerge unfettered, ones that help us imagine our consistent design philosophy in innovative new directions.”

Modern interpretation of the Porsche 356

With its monolithic form, the narrow passenger cell with an abruptly sloping flyline and broad shoulders, the proportions of the Porsche Vision 357 evoke the lines of the 356. The windscreen sharply wraps around the A-pillars. As in its historic forebear, Porsche is pushing the boundaries of glass production: early 356s had a split windscreen with a bar down the middle. The split design was replaced in model year 1952 by a one-piece windscreen with a bend down the centre. The A-pillars of the Porsche Vision 357 are black and visually unite the side window surfaces into a single unit. This DLO (daylight opening) graphic resembles the visor of a helmet. The functional details are integrated and underpin the sculptural character of the vehicle. This includes the concealed door openers by the side windows and the tail lights, which sit behind a patterned array of points in the body itself. Another nod to the original is the grille pattern in the rear, in which the third brake light is integrated. Like all current Porsche models, the Vision 357 features a four-point light signet in front. The round design of the headlights is also a throwback to the characteristic lights of the 356. There are also parallels in the paintwork: the two-tone concept with Ice Grey Metallic and Grivola Grey Metallic in the nether regions of the front end hearkens back to the grey tones that were already popular in the 1950s.

The wide track makes a bullish impression and enhances driving stability. The 20-inch wheels are made of magnesium and are equipped with aerodynamically advantageous carbon fibre hubcaps and central locks. Visually, they also recall a legendary Porsche wheel: the 356 A and 356 B with drum brakes had rims with the notably large bolt circle of 205 millimetres.

Sporty details from the 718 Cayman GT4 RS

The “75” anniversary logo adorns the doors and the front of the design study like a start number. And that is far from the only detail from the world of racing: there’s nothing behind the lower area of the front wheels, which allows better ventilation of the wheel arches. The wrap-around, jointless front bonnet is fastened with quick-release mechanisms. Threaded rods stabilise the large front spoiler. On the side sills, the Porsche designers employed natural fibre-reinforced plastic (NFRP) – as in the Porsche Mission R, the concept study for an all-electric GT racing car presented in 2021. The basis for the sustainable materials is provided by flax fibres from agriculture. Instead of traditional exterior mirrors, the design study is equipped with cameras on the edge of the roof. The visible tailpipe trim in the rear is made of a blueish-looking titanium, while the inside of the tailpipe is made of ceramic.

Like the 718 Cayman GT4 RS, the Porsche Vision 357 has process air intakes positioned high behind the driver- and passenger-side windows, which designers adorned with comicstyle “Air” decals. Like the “eFuel” logo on the tank cap on the right wing, the decals are reminiscent of motorsport decals. The naturally aspirated six-cylinder boxer engine theoretically draws 368 kW (500 PS) from four litres of displacement. The high-speed mid-engine would be designed for operation with e-fuels.

About the Porsche 356

The 356 No. 1 Roadster was the very first car built by the Porsche brand. With the two-seater with a multi-tubular frame and mid-engine, Ferry Porsche and his team fulfilled his dream of building his own sports car. The Porsche 356 went into series production as a coupé with a different frame and a 40-PS rear engine instead of the original mid-engine concept. This type formed the foundation for the success of the Porsche brand. After the first largely manually built cars (coupé and convertible) 356/2 with an aluminium bodyshell, Porsche moved from Gmünd back to Stuttgart at the end of 1949. This is where series production of the Porsche 356 sports car began. The sheet-steel bodies were manufactured by Stuttgart-based Reutter bodyworks while engine production began in Zuffenhausen in space rented from Reutter as Porsche Werk 1 was still occupied by the Allies.

Some 78,000 units of the Porsche 356 had been built by 1965. 356 (“pre-A”, 19481955), 356 A (1955-1959), 356 B (19591963) and 356 C (1963-1965) were available in a range of open- and closed-top body versions and various performance levels.

Porsche AI Art

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world of art, and there’s no better way to showcase this than through the magnificent vehicles created by Porsche. AI art has been taking the art world by storm, and as it turns out, machines are pretty good at painting pictures of sports cars. In this article, we’ll explore the fun and fascinating world of AI-generated Porsche art.

First, let’s talk about what AI art is. AI art is art that has been created or manipulated by a computer algorithm. Essentially, it’s the result of machines learning how to “see” and “think” like humans. These algorithms can create entirely new images, or they can modify existing ones, as we’ll see in a moment.

Now, let’s take a look at some examples of AI-generated Porsche art. One popular approach is to use a technique called “neural style transfer.” This technique involves taking two images, a “content” image and a “style” image, and using a neural network to merge them together. The result is an image that looks like the content image but has been styled to look like the style image.

So, let’s say you have a photo of a Porsche 911, and you want to give it a unique, artistic look. You could use a neural style transfer algorithm to merge the Porsche image with a famous painting, such as Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” The result would be a surreal, dreamlike image of a Porsche with swirling, starry skies

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Story and images: Ron Widdison

in the background.Of course, AI-generated Porsche art doesn’t always turn out perfectly.

Sometimes, the algorithms get a bit confused and create some pretty weird images. For example, one neural style transfer algorithm merged a photo of a Porsche with a painting of a horse. The result was a surreal, horse-like vehicle that looked like it was ready for a race on the plains.

But perhaps the most amusing example of AI-generated Porsche art comes from a Twitter bot called “AI-generated Porsche.” This bot uses GANs to create new images of

Porsches and then posts them on Twitter for all to see. Some of the images are stunningly realistic, while others are downright bizarre. One image features a Porsche with a mouth full of sharp teeth, while another image shows a Porsche with a bizarre, asymmetric design. Despite the occasional oddity, AI-generated Porsche art is a fun and fascinating field that showcases the incredible capabilities of modern computer algorithms. Who knows what kind of crazy, creative art machines will come up with next? One thing’s for sure: it’s going to be a wild ride.

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Welcome to the Porsche Club Victoria 2023 Competition Season.

This year we started our season on a Saturday which was a little unusual!!

Due to the Moto GP, our original scheduled February start was pushed forward a couple of weeks and so we all headed off down the highway and what turned out to be a beautiful summers day for our first event of the 2023 season.

A bumper field of over 90 cars in competition and a dozen in entrée meant the club was off to a roaring start. Tony Carolan and Phil Treloar took all of our newbies under their wing and provided them with an experienced mentor for the day, giving them all something to remember and hopefully brings them all back for another try.

We also welcomed 3 of our northern comrades from Porsche Club NSW to our day.

Now to the results………

Peter Jordan continued his upward trajectory with a win in A Class, closely followed by “Porsche New Car Salesman to the Stars” Richard Catchlove and “Wild” Bill Toohey in 3rd.

A2 Class was taken out by Mark McNamara.

B Class was a tussle between Danny “the joker” Loypur and current Club Champion Daniel Reynolds, with Danny taking the honours and Andrew Lipman in 3rd

Classic Class was won by the raddish farmer Mark Chrzanowski from Troy Hungerford and Grant Stephenson.

Under sunny skies and a light zephyr of a breeze the day began with our usual briefing where all the new members were welcomed to the club by our President, then it was down to business.

With such a high number of entrants we had to weigh up the best way to maximize track time versus group size, so we ended up with 4 groups of 23 in Competition and 1 entrée group of 12. Whilst this means more cars on track, the alternative of smaller groups meant less runs over the day.

This year we used the marshalling area at the northern end of the garages to ”dummy” grid the drivers by times within their run groups. The aim of this is to make it safer out on the track by having the quickest drivers out first, rather than cutting their way through the field, thus making it safer for all of the drivers who then spend a little less times looking in their mirrors at

Modified Class was won by Greg Muller who has started the year with a bang from Daniel Laskowski who pipped his “old man” Wojtek in third.

Stefan Wojciechowski continued his winning ways taking out GT class from Michael Jerlitschka.

Andrew Smith took out Open Class from Antonio Pontonio with Jim Leckey in 3rd.

The fastest time of the day went to one of our guests from PCNSW, with Simon Goodsell strapping on a new set of boots for the last session, just edging out Stefan, posting a very fast time 1:37.689

faster cars coming through. It also encourages each driver to try and obtain a better time by keeping up, or even passing the driver in front.

The day progressed well until Competition Committee member Peter Harrison had the unfortunate situation of a rear left tyre delaminating at the end of the main straight. At this point just before the braking zone he was doing around 235 km/h!!!! With the skill and dexterity of such an experienced driver, Pete was able to semi control the spin and was able to end up on the infield with just a little cosmetic damage from the shredded tyre!!!! Apart from that highlight, the day ran smoothly with everyone driving at the highest level.

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Summer Run to Warburton

On arrival at Tosaria’s Cafe the weather is cool and grey, but as soon as Kon commences the briefing we are blessed with sunshine. We have a full house today with at least 10 new Members joining us for their first run. Suitably revived after an excellent coffee, we head out of the Industrial Estate in Rowville and are pretty quickly leaving outer Melbourne, glimpsing rural estates on the eucalypt lined route.

Passing through Clematis township, we follow the Puffing Billy rail line to Emerald, after which there are just enough twists, turns and changes of elevation to give the gear stick a work out and clean any cobwebs out of the exhaust. Tall Mountain Ash timber with an understorey of tree ferns follows and then for us disaster strikes - we take a wrong turn with three drivers behind us, all of them relying on my poor navigation skills. Luckily Deb in her 718 Cayman, Kayleen in her 981 Boxster and Justin in his 1977 911 Carrera are all patient whilst we try unsuccessfully to retrace our tracks and find the right course.

Those lucky enough to have better navigational skills or using their GPS’s find the rest of the route picturesque with plenty of opportunity to utilise their Porsche’s legendary handling.

The rolling hills of Neerim flatten out through the La Trobe River Valley and then onto Powelltown with its historic sawmills, timber stacks and apple orchards. As we wind down the Warburton Valley those towering Mountain Ash and tree ferns return before arriving at the very well appointed, Heritage listed (1885) Alpine Hotel in Warburton.

At the specially prepared parking area beside the fast flowing Yarra River I see that new member Ryan Zarb, driving solo in his brand new 992 GTS is one of the first to arrive. We all enjoy each other’s company over a three course lunch with excellent service from the staff on hand. To finish a great day there was a surprise door raffle of some nice selection of bottles of wine, which some very lucky members won.

Special thanks to Kayleen Mahony and Deb Lane, who took charge of getting Sam and I to Warburton, it was a fun trip and Sam was heard saying “wow, can those girls drive”.

Extra special thanks to Kon for organising the run, controlling 90 people at any event takes special skills. I think we all appreciate that he takes the time and makes the effort to ensure that we all are having a great time.

Story by Josie Pearson

Photos by Neville Sampson & Patrick Marion

Sunday 26th February 2023

Broadford Sprints

5th February 2023

Story by : David Curtis

Photos by : Ron Widdison

Andrew Smith

Broadford has an interesting history, it’s actually a motorcycle track which was first officially opened in 1975 by then Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and before that it was formally known as Reg Hunt Park.

It’s a tight and technical track with a few blind corners and lots of undulating straights and corners to make the 2.14 kilometre circuit a lot of fun.

The track is located past Wallan and Kilmore so whilst Melbourne was under a cloud and very grey, Broadford was perfectly sunny and 22 degrees, ideal conditions for us.

It was a good turn out with 11 different categories and everyone keen to earn points as it was only the second track day of 2023.

The usual suspects set the pace with Stefan Wojciechowski, James Moyle, Peter Jordan, Peter Fitzgerald and Daniel Reynolds who set the fastest time of the day in his new 991.1 Cup Car with a time of sub 1 minute! (.59.4492) on old tyres, well done Daniel. Daniel also had the best two spins of the day.

A Class had the usual top 4 finishers with Peter Jordan fastest, followed by Richard Catchlove, Bill Toohey and Guy Lavopierre.

B Class saw Andrew Lipman, Dennis O’Keefe and Carlo Fasolino round out the top 3 while GT1 Class had Stefan fastest followed by Adam Safford and Anthony Bulloch.

GT2 Class saw David Curtis come first followed by Will Horton and Peter Grant.

GT3 Class had James Moyle in first followed by Richard Thompson and then Jeremy Fredersdorff flying in his Cayman GTS to beat quit a few of the older GT3’s.

The Modified 0 class was of course Fitzy first and then Nathan Goldsworthy and Nigel Skinner and Greg Muller came first in Modified 1 Class

Open Class had Daniel Reynolds in first with the best time of the day followed by Andrew Smith and Sally Anne Hains.

Overall it was a fantastic day, it was actually my first trip to Broadford and given the proximity to Melbourne combined with the fun tight twisty technical track ensure I’ll definitely be back next time to do it all over again!

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Thursday 16th February 2023

Club Night Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport Division

Thursday 16th February 2023, saw 166 club members attend our first club night for 2023 hosted by Porsche Centre Melbourne at their Motorsport Division Headquarters in Collingwood Victoria. We were indeed in for a very special night, part of which did not go entirely unnoticed, in that we were meeting for a club night on a Thursday, instead of our usual Tuesday Night Club Night.

Members started arriving around 6.30pm with our night officially commencing at 6.45pm when MC Russell Sturzaker took to the microphone to welcome everyone, and to pass on an apology from Club President – Mark Horton Andrews who was overseas on business. Next Russell welcomed Past President – Peter Harrison (2013-2014) and Hall of Famer – Mark Chrzanowski, followed by all of the New Members present being invited to come up to the front of the presentation area and introduce themselves and the car that they drive to the meeting.

Russell then introduced our Host & Guest Presenter for the night – Cameron McConville - Porsche Centre Melbourne’s Commercial Manager to speak to members.

Cameron gave us a brief overview of the organisation and structure of PCM’s Motorsport Division, and then came to what was undoubtedly the main highlight of the night, that of the Official Announcement (from the previous day Wednesday 15th February), that the “Colour Pink” was coming to the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Championship with a newly formed partnership between BWT (Best Water Technology) Group, and Porsche Centre Melbourne, including the appointment of Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Series front runner Courtney Prince who joins the Championship for 2023 alongside other team drivers Nick McBride, Marc Cini and Matthew Belford

Story: Russell Sturzaker

Photos: Alvaro Del Gallo

New Members - Mario & Maria Mori, Russell Maclean, Ryan Zarb, Pat & Pina Di Fiore, Anthony & Arianna Launech, David Twiss, Elyse Van Arkel

Cameron was also able to show members the new 2023 992 Cup Car sitting on the floor nearby, being the first one in the country, and having only been delivered some two hours prior to our meeting.

In fact Cameron wasn’t even sure that it would in fact be there on the night, and with the announcement to the media of the PCM/BWT Partnership the day prior they had to affix the new BWT livery to a donor car for their press photos …

Cameron then introduced us to John Wall – CEO of BWT Australia, and John went on to detail BWT’s involvement for the 2023 season including their excitement at having been able to bring Courtney Prince to join the PCM Motorsport Team.

But who are BWT (Best Water Technology Group) you ask ?

The Best Water Technology Group is Europe’s leading water technology company with a staff of more than 5,500, working on innovative, economic and ecologically friendly water treatment technologies to provide private households, industry, commerce, hotels and municipalities with the safest, healthiest and most hygienic water possible for their day-to-day needs. BWT provides modern water treatment systems and services for drinking water, process water, pool water and, especially, WFI – water for injection for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.

Following questions from members about BWT’s new arrangement with PCM, Cameron invited existing PCM Motorsport Carrera Cup Pro Driver – Nick Mc Bride to address the meeting and explain what it was like to drive the new 992 Cup Car.

Next to speak was former Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Series front runner Courtney Prince who had joined the meeting to speak to members about her excitement in joining the PCM Motorsport Team for the 2023 season, and to say that she impressed all present with her confident easy going manner would be an understatement.

Courtney Prince – Bio

Courtney started her motorsport career at the age of eight in go karts, and went on to contest the Formula Ford National Series supported by the Sonic Motor Racing Services team over three seasons. 2022 saw the young Victorian finish fourth in both the Aussie Racing Car Series and Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge.

Courtney now takes her next step up the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid from Michelin Junior driver to Pro with the experienced Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport Team. The dealership has long supported one of Australia’s most successful Porsche teams, having won three consecutive Carrera Cup Australia Championships across the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Our Club Nights would not be possible without the ongoing support of our Hosts, Sponsors and Club Committee Members, so we would like to thank the following ……

Porsche Centre Melbourne

Piero Pellegrini (General Manager) & Kate Holcombe (Marketing Manager)

Porsche Centre Melbourne – Motorsport Division

Cameron McConville (Motorsport Commercial Manager) & PCM Motorsport Pro Drivers

- Nick McBride & Courtney Prince

BEST Water Technology Group

John Wall – BWT Australia CEO

To Our Sponsors

Following Courtney’s talk, dinner was served and members spent the remainder of the evening speaking with our guest presenters, and looking over the newly BWT liveried cars, along with Courtney’s new 992 Cup Car …

Near the completion of our night, Competition Director – Andrew Smith, gave members a brief overview of our next upcoming competition events, and he was followed by Social

Director – Clyde White, who ran over the next few social events on the club calendar.

Another 30 minutes or so saw our night draw to a close, and judging by the number of members who came up and congratulated us for putting on such a great night, we are sure all who attended had a very enjoyable and informative evening in the company of Porsche Centre Melbourne’s Motorsport Division and BWT Australia.

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To Our Helpers

Our thanks to Club Night Co-ordinator - Russell Sturzaker, along with Vice President – Melanie Treloar, Paul Sbrissa, Flavio Lacota, Vicki Sturzaker, Anna Cook, Stephen Lofthouse, Vicki Morris, Alvaro Del Gallo and Andrew Smith, who all assisted on the night.

A special thank you to Club Member - Kaylene Mahony (who assisted with member’s check in on the night).

Also a big thank you to our Admin Team Carly Pasco, Lisa Gillespie and Kellie.

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We are a club powered by Volunteers

- members and partners

How YOU Can Help Us !

• We need Meeters & Greeters (to help sign-in members)

• Photographers

• People to assist recording names for photo captions

• Writer’s for club night article (Porsche Parade magazine)

• Bar Service - especially during Member arrival

• Volunteers will be rotated.

If you would like to help, please send your name and contact details to:

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Vicki Sturzaker & Maria Del Gallo

Photographer Alvaro on the other side of the lens

PCV Social Director Clyde White

PCV Motorsport Director Andrew Smith

aunted ills Hillclimb

5th March 2023

Story by : Bill Toohey

Photos by : Tristan De Carro

Sita Hoejlund

6.5K

Afield of approximately 30 travelled to the Haunted Hills Hillclimb track just outside Moe. Despite some early fog on the drive to the track, the day was fine, the sky clear and indeed temperatures reached around 30C in the afternoon. It was warm in any car that was not running air conditioning! Indeed, a number of drivers who regularly compete in full race suites opted for more casual attire - still complaint with regulations for coverage from neck to wrists to ankles of course.

The Haunted Hills track can be configured as three alternative circuits. All the circuits are relatively tight and technical, with average speeds of 70 to 90kph and top speed around 130 to 150kph. After a low speed “sighting lap” the drivers took on the 1.3km length “Figure 8” configuration. This was a bit of challenge first up, as there are a few rises with a surprise just beyond the crest – a sharp corner. Nevertheless, with the benefit of the “siting lap” and for some drivers, experience from previous years, all navigated the circuit without incident.

This included three Entrée class drivers. I enjoyed acting as mentor for one of those drivers, in arguable the best-looking car on the

track – a white Boxter Spyder 718. I love my 3.4l Cayman S, but that 4.0l engine in the Spyder just sang as we were on the gas and building revs. (I did offer to take it home, but no deal!!!)

After 4 runs around the “Figure 8” configuration, the field enjoyed four more runs on the slightly shorter “Outside Circuit”. This comprises virtually the same sections of track, but with about half it run in the reverse direction to the earlier configuration – and those corners look and feel very different when trying to circulate quickly through them in “reverse” sequence.

After a further four runs around the 0.8km long “Short Circuit”, we all headed home about mid-afternoon after an incident free day.

Many thanks to the Officials and Marshals who persevered through a hot, sunny day and without whom we drivers could not enjoy a safe, professionally managed competition.

Bryant Park Haunted Hills Climb

Sunday, 5 March 2023

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Samuel Farag

Michael Herrod

Stephen Clark

Hugh Feggans

Gavin James

Nigel Skinner

Richard Thompson

Entree Drivers Scott Pittard, Sita Hoejlund and Aaren Tebbutt

Phil Treloar

Tony Carolan

Peter Harrison

Sita Hoejlund

Aaren Tebbutt

Andrew Lipman

Sally Anne Hains

Car Display at Lorbek Luxury Cars

Sunday 19th June

Vintage pedal cars

Story: Stephen Michell

Photos: Neville Sampson, Alison White & Lorbek Luxury Cars

What a perfect winter’s sunny day, for PCV members and their families to come together to display their cars and catch up with old friends and meet new ones on Sunday 19 June 2022. The venue was Lorbek Luxury Cars in Port Melbourne where we had the run of the large car park to display our vehicles and what a display it was.

Upon arrival we were ushered into areas to park with similar model vehicles. It was all very efficiently run and organised by Clyde White and his crew of PCV volunteers.

Once parked it was time to register, get food vouchers at Lorbek’s showroom entrance and then grab a quick coffee and wander their large warehouse style showroom, to view their vast array of exotic and very well presented vehicles. It was like entering Aladdin’s cave with every corner producing another lot of treasure.

To start with the 356 Register set up a display of their members’ cars at the entrance to the Lorbek showroom. Once inside and having walked past a fine array of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and McLarens amongst many others you were confronted by “Realsteel” the 2022 top street machine at MotorEx, being a 1978 Porsche 911SC, costing $1.3m to customise. Truly a work of art.

Across from Realsteel, was Steve with his collection of pedal cars. Now it has been more years than I care to remember since I have been in a pedal car, but there were a number of these kids’ trinkets from the past and I spent quite a bit of time discussing them with their passionate owner. The club worked very hard to attract this display of a very rare

collection, in public setting. Two of these rare nuggets really were of great interest. That being Alan Jones’s Austin Pathfinder (I could imagine Alan burning around the pits in the days when his father Stan raced) and what may have been Black Jack Brabham’s childhood pedal car. Steve was very accommodating in telling the history of how he acquired these two cars and even opened the engine bay of the Jones car, which hadn’t seen the light of day, for over 20 years. The level of detail of things made in those days was amazing.

Once outside, there was a massive collection of Porsche scale models to view and purchase. Looking at all these attractions and enjoying the company of fellow club members built up a large appetite and the food truck did not disappoint. For the small fee of $20 to enter this event, we were treated with a range of food truck dishes ranging from calamari to lamb and finishing off with ice cream, it was the perfect way to while away the afternoon.

Each Porsche model was well represented but there can only be one favorite car of the day as judged by Srecko Lorbek, being the Cayman GT4 of Michael Moon and his partner Meg. This car looked resplendent in white with martini livery. Michael and Meg have been members of the club for 12 months and the car is equipped with the track pack which Michael has been quietly exploring. As the winner Michael not only gets the

glassware trophy, but also a full valet which will come in handy after the next PCV track day. All in all it was a fantastic day shared with likeminded enthusiasts.

Thank you from the organiser Clyde White I would like to thank Lorbek Luxury Cars for their generosity in sponsoring the event and more specifically Srecko and David Lorbek and Harry Hamann.

A further thank you to Steve Lofthouse, for all his work and support, also Peta Slack Smith, Justin Reed, Helen Baxter and our group of club Marshals for all their wonderful hard work.

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Boxster & Cayman Run to Myrniong

The day started off with us meeting at the BP Truck stop at Rockbank, a great place to start as the weather was a perfect summer’s day. It was good to see the run was fully booked and some people with their new cars like the GT4RS, one of the first ones in the country.

We then headed off through a housing estate in Rockbank, onto Diggers Rest and as we went over the train tracks were greeted with a flock of cockatoos flying around, then onto Bulla along with a short bit of gravel road (road works), which I think a few drivers were a bit nervous about.

Morning Tea was at Evans Bar & Bistro in Romsey with lots of great sandwiches, cakes and biscuits on offer and coffee, of course. After Morning Tea, we headed onto Woodend and Trentham where the roads and scenery were fantastic along

this section. The single lane bridge was a highlight on this section of the drive, after that we headed to Daylesford where a Classic Car Show was on.

Several men mentioned that they would have liked to stop and check it out, however, the traffic was so heavy with cars coming and going, we could see all the Classics inside as we drove past. The next section was through Ballan, then onto Lunch at St Anne's Winery at Myrniong. Lunch was excellent. We were lucky enough to be in the basement of the Barrel Room, a perfect location for lots of conversations after the drive. Our lucky draw prize winners were: Greg Burns, Matthew Blanchard, Nick Yates, Stewart Allan & Michael Benett. Thanks to Team Captains Mark & Sylvia for organizing the day. They were very welcoming and friendly, we can't wait for the next one.

Story: Natalie Griss & Simon Murray

Photos: Ken Anson & Nick Yates

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Cayenne & Macan Register SUV Macedon Run

As a Macan GTS, I exist for the thrill of the drive. So imagine my excitement when one sunny morning in December, I met a Porsche entourage – three Cayennes, one Cayman, five other Macans, and eighteen humans – at McDonalds Gisborne for a scenic drive through Country Victoria.

After a safety briefing from my Human Driver, we started our engines and 3,000 horses roared to life in a joyful symphony of perfectly tuned exhaust notes. As my siblings and I took on the winding roads, I revelled in the power and agility of my handling. On the twisting curves I was not an SUV: I was a thoroughbred Porsche! Paddle-shifting and high revs were the order of the day on our first leg to Mount Macedon, with our crackles and pops echoing off the hillsides of a stunning part of Victoria. When

our convoy arrived at the Top of the Range Tea Rooms at Mount Macedon, our Human Companions stretched their legs and took in the crisp mountain air and magnificent views of the vast landscapes around us.

The route on the next leg was just as challenging, picturesque, and enjoyable as the first, giving the Drivers an opportunity to appreciate the craftsmanship of my Porsche siblings and I. On cresting the last hill before The Wine Collective, Police in an unmarked vehicle clocked a convoy of 10 Porsches cruising (thankfully!) at exactly the speed limit. No tickets today, Officer!

The sumptuous two-course meal for the Drivers at a restaurant with perhaps the best views in Victoria, were complemented by the generosity of Jake Parsons and

Porsche Centre Brighton who sponsored a horde of desirable door prizes.

But the real joy of the trip wasn't just about the power and speed – it was about the shared laughs, the stories, and the bond with Porsche enthusiasts. It was a reminder that my siblings and I create joy, excitement and enduring memories for the humans who drive us. We aren’t just machines: we are Porsches.

Register Captains Reza and Jake

Story & Photos: Reza Mohammed

4th December 2022

GT3/RS Run

Typically, getting up at 4:30am can be a bit of a struggle. In the case of the looming Sunday morning drive, I was already wide awake and strolling into the garage ready to sneak away as quietly as possible. Thankfully my neighbours are pretty sensitised to my PMO’s cold start melodies!!!

5:00am. I roll into the local servo and find Scott & Ken already eager to get onto the road. After a quick top up, we hit the road and head to the meeting spot at Tecoma. The roads at that hour are lovely and quiet with the exception of a few Porsches appearing out of the shadows, all heading to the same place and excited for some seat time on some of the best roads we have locally.

Once everyone is gathered, after an intro and briefing, we all set off on schedule at 6:30 and head for the hills. The drive takes us from Tecoma through to Gembrook on a lovely meander through the Dandenong Ranges. At

this point, the sun is starting to come up and shine through the mist & early morning fog. All positive signs that the weather is going to be kind and again only adds to the excitement.

From Gembrook, we take a left and head onto one of my favourite section of road towards Launching Place. The road is a lovely flowing ribbon of tarmac that really builds as you head north. It’s always a joy to drive and has a couple of lovely straights where you can catch a view forwards and behind, of the Porsche convoy in all its glory. At the end of this leg, we take a moment for a quick stop before heading right onto the Warburton Highway and out to Reefton.

After a regroup at Reefton, the group of circa 40 cars then divided itself into smaller groups and set off up the real reason why we all get excited to wake up so early – the Reefton Spur. To my surprise, there were quite a few members on the run who hadn’t ever driven this piece of tarmac so it was lovely

to catch up with them at the end and see the size of their grins!

The final rendezvous was at the top of Lake Mountain and this is where we regrouped and decompressed from what is a very ‘busy’ section of driving. By this stage, the sun was hot, the tourists were starting to roll in and Marysville bakery was calling.

A relaxed drive back down the hill had us in Marysville by 9:30. Time then slowed down and I’m pretty sure we were all reflecting on how lucky we are to have these great roads, the lovely weather, great company and best of all, these amazing cars to experience it in. A huge thanks to all of those that attended. I can’t wait to take another drive later in the year, although, this one will be hard to top – happy to give it a try though!

Sunday 19th February

Story by Hugh Feggans

Photos by Lachlan Stuart

Boxster & Cayman Apollo Bay Run

We gathered at BP Avalon on a very sunny and warm day of 24C for our briefing from Ken with particular note to changes in our route due to deteriorated road conditions. This proved to be sage advice as roads post the lunch stop including the return journey were punctuated with many “rough road” and “roadworks” signs with reduced speed limits yet no evidence of any such works!

New members introduced included; Barbara Mohren with her 986 Silver Boxster owned for the past 24 years, Paul Benson, Silver 987 Cayman S and Alan and Rebecca Booth in a 986 Seal Grey Boxster S that we later learnt was a great “Barn” find having only 79,000 kms on the clock.

As volunteers were thin on the ground to write this report Harriet kindly drew my name, so here goes.

A total of 28 members in 15 cars participated. A great day for the 9 Boxsters (plus Kon Gogos

in his Cabriolet) in the group to go topless, however a generous dose of sunscreen was required as temperatures would climb to 30c by the time we made it to the lunch break. The 5 Cayman drivers looked cool cocooned in their air conditioned cabs.

We set out in a nice convoy joining the highway in heavy traffic until we peeled off some 13kms later. The traffic lights over the freeway divided the group and that was the last we saw of them being one of 2 cars left to find our way. All went well until missing the Granite Road turn but as we thought we had Ken and Harriet behind us all would be well. Realising our mistake we retraced our steps and made the turn to discover new member Paul Benson without navigator was following us!

After getting back on track, we enjoyed the windy sections Ken had chosen coupled with some spirited driving we managed to catch the main group again with Paul still in

tow. We did encounter Barbara coming from a mysterious direction to our left on the way but at least we all got there.

Our route took us via such places as Anakie, Maude, Bannockburn (sadly no stop to enjoy the wineries), then on to Teasdale and Shelford before entering Beeac for our lunch stop.

The Farmers Arms Hotel publican Ean McDowell hosted a tour of his eclectic car collection with explanations of how he managed to acquire same. In particular was his “weekend trip” from Malaysia to Spain to purchase a Ferrari ASA!

Lunch was duly served and stories of car acquisitions, upgrades etc swapped with new members Alan and Rebecca on their first PCV run in their 986 Boxster.

With lunch done around 3pm, those returning to Melbourne departed with a small group making their own way to Apollo Bay. We took Ken’s tip of going via Gellibrand but then

made a choice to proceed via Beech Forrest. Big mistake! Very narrow road and so had to drive cautiously the entire way however this was offset by the beautiful nature that even the driver could take in for a change.

Arrived at Apollo Bay 3:45 pm to slightly cooler 23C, clear skies and calm ocean views. The group reconvened at the Apollo Bay Hotel at 6pm where we were joined by Mark Behan who will be taking over the mantle from Ken as Register Captain and his wife Sylvia. Whilst only 8 members joined for the dinner, it gave all of the opportunity to get to know each other and share the passion and many Porsche experiences.

A big thank you to Ken and Harriet for all their hard work on yet another smooth event that I’m sure all enjoyed.

3rd – 4th December, 2022 Story: Stewart and Pernilla Allan Photos: Kon Gogos

Sunday 11th December, 2022

Mid 911 Run to RACV Healesville

Abright sunny morning made a nice change from the previous few weeks of arctic weather. A great turnout of various models including the beautiful black Carrera 2.7 of Paul and Deborah Blackie and Nigel Watson’s immaculate guardsred 944 Turbo S. The Hughes / Donald family of four squeezed into their 89 Carrera Cabriolet 911, proving that a 911 can be a people carrier as long as the rear seat occupants are young.

The run got off to an interesting start when more than half of the participants took a wrong turn at the very first instruction, which some put down to taking the wrong exit from the Stud Road McDonalds. A short diversion and a u-turn in a suburban street later and we were on our way through the hills of the lower Dandenong ranges, passing through Cockatoo and Gembrook, two of the most beautiful towns in Southern Victoria. We then headed to Hoddles Creek and Yarra Junction before our final destination of Healesville.

While the road had some nasty potholes in places (fewer than expected, given the rain in Melbourne over the last couple of months), the rising and falling, curvy blacktop was just what we needed to stretch the legs of our Mids. We arrived at the modern and impressive Healesville Country Club and parked in the underground car park. The restaurant upstairs was excellent and provided us with a hearty lunch of various dishes and drinks. The catering order was a bit enthusiastic and we could have fed many more but the atmosphere and conversation was fantastic and everyone left fully fed and watered. The end-of-year raffle went off without a hitch and the winners were; Neville Sampson, Sylvia Rogers, Peter Hemphill and Christopher Ryan.

A big thank you to Jim and Mandy for organising what was their last run as Mid911 register captain.

Story by Chris Ryan

Photos by Neville Sampson

Modern 911 Register Run to Killara Estate

Sunday 12th March dawned fine for the Modern 911 Run, although a little overcast, and 18 cars arrived for the start of the run. We met at The Stonehouse Café in Warrandyte, a very welcoming place and one we will definitely return to, to enjoy the vista while having a leisurely breakfast at a later date.

At the briefing there were a few new members that Kon introduced who were welcomed by the group with a round of applause. We left the café at about 9.15 and headed out towards Kangaroo Ground through Panton Hill and Whittlesea to our stop for morning tea at Flying Tarts Bakery & Café. Some members caught a tart or two, which were scrumptious, or one of their renowned vanilla slices which I am told were hard to put down when you only had the intention to eat half and save the rest for later.

On the next leg it was fortunate that one couple were scanning the road ahead and admiring

the countryside as they spotted a kangaroo about to take its life in its hands and cross in front of the line of Porsches approaching. They slowed down and he crossed in safety. The roads were very “Porsche friendly” with some long straight portions and some of those lovely challenging, twisting & curving stretches. Not too many cyclists on this run thank goodness as the roads were narrow in places. However, at one point we met a chain of motorbikes coming the other way and to say that they had more than their fair share of the road was an understatement, as one approached us on our side of the white line! We passed through Kinglake and Toolangi and travelled south to Healesville, always a lovely area to travel through with beautiful scenery.

Lastly a short stretch on the Warburton Highway we arrived at the Killara Estate, a casual place to enjoy food and wine in a warm, welcoming

and relaxing setting with magnificent views of the mountain ranges, sloping hills and sweeping vines across the Yarra Valley.

We were made very welcome, and the cars were given pride of place on the lawns below the winery. We sat down to an Italian feast with a plentiful selection of antipasti followed by arancini, prawns, pizza, lasagne and gnocchi. You certainly didn’t leave feeling hungry.

Story: Mandy Adamson Photos: Patrick Marion

New Members

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

Jim Athanas 968 Club Sport

Michael Bichler

Ryan Bishop

Renato & Elizabeth Cappelletti

Sam & Joanna Cimino

Marcus Cricenti

Graham Crooks & Sharon Marlow

1980 928

1987 930

992 GT3 Touring & GT4 RS

2018 991.2 GT3

1984 944

2018 Macan

Greg & Vanessa Curzon-Siggers 1993 911 & 2020 Macan

Dante Di Benedetto

Rod Fanner

Samuel Fischer

John Fredersdorff

Martin Fox & Kathy Ralston

Harry Fung

2007 997

2009 Cayman

1996 993 Turbo

1998 996 Carrera

2017 Boxster 718

1978 911 SC Couple

Robert Gentile 2021 992 911 Carrera S

Peter Grant

2016 981 Cayman GT4

Jonathan Height 2016 911 S

Suzanne & Malcolm Henley

Tim Holden

Taycan Cross Turismo

1985 930 Turbo

Tom Hudson 911/996 Targa

Ian & Jacquie Houghton

Glen Jansz

Mark & Carol Jasper

2014 Cayman

2018 911 T

2003 986 Boxster S & 2015 Macan S

Mario & Maria Mori

Richard & Vicki Jellis

Anita Joseph

Scott King

Vincent Lay

Russell Maclean

Holly & Jay McCabe

Chris McClean

Bill Nian

Fred Penney

Paul Phillips

Cameron Rees

Dharan Retnam

William Sandel

Clarke Smith & Clare McCartin

Robert & Christine Splatt

Finn Stewart

David & Catherine Twiss

Meindert van der Veer & Samantha Burgess

Simon Vanderaa & Paula Baron

Bryce & Eric Vesel & Lauren Trute

Ryan, Claton & Nicole Zarb

1990 928 S4

1967 912

1999 Boxster

Cayman 981

2021 911

2013 Cayman

2009 Cayman

2022 992 Carrera S

2015 Boxster

1996 993 Carrera

1988 911 T

1965 912

2022 Taycan

2005 Cayenne S

991.1 4S

2019 GT2 RS

1988 944S

1997 993 Carrera S

1998 911 Carrera Cabriolet

2018 718 Cayman S

1987 911 Carrera

MY 2023 992 GTS

Harry Fung

Bruce Griffin

Tim Holden

Vincent Lay

Simon Vanderaa

Sam Fischer

Marcus Cricenti

Richard Jellis

Meindert Van Der Veer

JohnFredersdorff

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Ryan Zarb

Renato and Liz Cappelletti

Martin Fox

Holly McCabe

Bryce Vesel

Robert Gentile

Paul Phillips

Greg and Vanessa Curzon-Siggers

Anita Joseph

Life Members

Alan Hamilton John King

Noela Semmens

Adrian Evans

Greg Cook

Barbara Darvall

William Darvall

Michael Chapman

Michael Browning

Andrew Bonwick

Ian Knight

Michael O’Brien

Tony Carolan

Hall of Fame

Graham Stockley

Bruce Harris

Michael Browning

Jim Richards

Peter Fitzgerald

Matthew Stoupas

Rex Broadbent

Mark Chrzanowski

Aaron Ireland

Ben Faggetter

Presidents

1975 Michael Stillwell

1976 Michael Stillwell 1977 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 2001 Greg Cook 2002 Noela Semmens 2003 Ian Knight 2004 Ian Knight

2005 Michael Chapman 2006 Michael Chapman

2007 Jeff Thomas 2008 Jeff Thomas

2009 Ian Jenkins 2010 Ian Jenkins

2011 Keith Ryding

2012 Will Darvall

2013 Peter Harrison 2014 Peter Harrison

2015 Andrew Bonwick

2016 Andrew Bonwick

2017 Michael O’Brien

2018 Michael O’Brien

2019 Tony Carolan

2020 Tony Carolan

2021 Tony Carolan

2022 Mark Horton Andrews

2023 Mark Horton Andrews

Tony Jones Memorial Award

(Most Consistent In All Events)

1979 Russell Sturzaker

1980 Russell Sturzaker

1981 Graham Stockley

1982 Paul Mauger

1983 Dennis O’Keefe

1984 Ric Hallgren

Tony Jones Memorial Award

(Rookie of the Year)

1985 Dennis Bath

1986 Ed Aitken

1987 Don Watson

1988 Cliff Geis

1989 Matthew Harris

1990 David Casey

1991 Allan Barbour

Roll Of Honour

1992 Wayne Camamile

1993 Ian Begley

1994 Richard Eldridge

1995 Mark Connolly

1996 Callum McClue

1997 Stuart Jackson

1998 Matthew Stoupas

1999 Lyle Potgieter

2000 David Lawson

2001 Jon Trende

2002 Benjamin Faggeter

2003 Jeffery Bobik & Cameron Cox

2004 Hung Do

2005 Matthew Kirwan-Hamilton

2006 Simon Baxter

2007 David Trewern

2008 Bob Hawker

2009 Aaron Ireland

2010 Nick Karnaros & John Swan

2011 Simon Dunn

2012 Stan Bougadakis & Melanie Treloar

2013 Brett Helmers

2017 Andrew Smith

2022 James Moyle

Club Champions

1976 Bruce Harris

1977 Bruce Harris

1978 Kevin Jarman

1979 Bruce Harris

1980 Bruce Harris

1981 Graham Stockley Stephen White

1982 Graham Stockley

1983 Bruce Harris

1984 Ric Hallgren

1985 Peter White

1986 Dennis O'Keefe

1987 Ed Aitken

1988 Ken Price

1989 Rex Broadbent

1990 Danny Loypur

1991 Bruce Harris

1992 Ojars Balodis

1993 Ed Aitken

1994 Richard Eldridge

1995 Matthew Harris

1996 Paul Stuart

1997 Bruce Young

1998 Michael Herrod

1999 Sven Burchartz

2000 Theo Mihelakos

2001 Theo Mihelakos

2002 Theo Mihelakos & Ian Jenkins

2003 Sven Burchartz & Mark Chrzanowski

2004 Matthew Stoupas

2005 Mark Chrzanowski 2006 Simon Baxter & Mark Chrzanowski

2007 Mark Chrzanowski & Matthew Stoupas

2008 Matthew Stoupas

Matthew Stoupas & Andrew Barlow 2010 Bob Hawker

Aaron Ireland

Aaron Ireland

Rick Moscati

Ben Faggetter

Aaron Ireland

Nick Karnaros

Nick Karnaros

Jamie Lovett

Andrew Hall

Stefan Wojciechowski 2022 Daniel Reynolds

Outright Award, Inc Don Tryhorn Memorial Award from 2008

1984 Bruce Harris 1985 Don Tryhorn 1986 Graham Stockley

1987 Graham Stockley

1988 Graham Stockley

1989 Graham Stockley

1990 Rex Broadbent

1991 Graham Stockley

1992 Paul Sadler

1993 Danny Loypur

1994 Peter White

1995 Graeme Hitchell

1996 Danny Loypur

1997 Danny Loypur

1998 Matthew Stoupas

1999 John Woodward

2000 Greg Muller

2001 Greg Muller

2002 Theo Mihelakos

2003 Greg Muller

2004 Jon Trende

2005 Lyle Potgieter

2006 Don Tryhorn

2007 Stewart Lachlan

2008 Stewart Lachlan

2009 Matthew Stoupas

2010 Stewart Lachlan

2011 Peter Fitzgerald

2012 Peter Fitzgerald

2013 Bob Hawker

2014 Peter Fitzgerald

2015 Christian Fitzgerald

2016 Nick Karnaros

2017 Joseph Ensabella

2018 Joseph Ensabella

2019 Joseph Ensabella

2021 Stefan Wojciechowski

2022 Adam Stafford

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

2015 Melanie Treloar

2016 Melanie Treloar

2017 Sally-Anne Hains

Darvall Club Member of the Year

1980 Ian Nadenbousch

1981 Max Errington

1982 Graeme Andrews

1983 Dianna Foo

1984 Daryl Louey

1985 Barbara Clearihan

1986 Graham Stockley

1987 (No award)

1988 (No award)

1989 Egidia Woodhouse

1990 Paul Mauger

1991 Bev Madin

1992 Elspeth Froude

1993 Raymond Poon

1994 Alex Robertson

1995 Beth Harris

1996 Selwyn Hall & Ray Poon

1997 George Cairns

1998 Danny Jonas

1999 Tim Wadsworth

2000 Jeff Thomas

2001 (No award)

2002 Duane Rodgers

2003 Marnie Gorman

2004 James Caldow

2005 Annie Mould & Alf Carrigan

2006 Janet Conheady & William Darvall

2007 John Baker

2008 Peter Witt

2009 Felix Rieniets

2010 Peter Cromie & Clair Cromie

2011 Robin Humphries

2012 Grant Stephenson

2013 Michael Bailey

2014 Ken Anson & Harriet Anson

2015 Rowan Burnett

2016 Simon Dunn

2017 Peter Harrison

2018 Geoffrey Mould

2019 Russell Sturzaker Gordon Johnstone

2022 Linley Baxter