Porsche Parade Issue 2 - 2020

OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PORSCHE CLUB OF VICTORIA

Issue 2 - 2020 No.204

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Heritage Design Edition

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Virtual Cars & Coffee Cars and coffee have become an ever popular weekend habit/trend/ routine for motoring enthusiasts.

These regular meetings provide an opportunity for owners of all model types to come together and engage with the car community over a morning coffee.

In response to the restrictions imposed on social gatherings, PCM recently hosted the first ‘’Virtual Cars & Coffee’’.

The premiere episode featured the new 718 Cayman GT4, which was introduced in a showcase video presentation shared

via our social platforms the evening before a livestream ‘’Q&A session’’ hosted on Instagram Live by PCM Sportscar & Classic Specialist, Ben Musu.

All presentation videos can be found on our social channels as listed below, with the livestream available to rewatch for up to 24 hours after taking place on Instagram.

Viewers participated by proxy, actively engaging with Ben through the livestream by putting forward questions and provoking discussion on the features and characteristics of the new model.

We look forward to sharing with you future virtual editions of Cars & Coffee as we continue to engage with our valued clients.

Following the success of the inaugural episode, a special ‘classic edition’ was held featuring the Porsche 914 - the only production model not sold in Australia.

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President’s Me s s ag e

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Club Committe e

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Po r s c he C l a s s i c C o m m uni c a t i o n

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Club Calend a r

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Reprints o f o rig in al d riv e r’s manuals

O ut s t a ndi ng S ub- C o m m i t t ee M em ber s a nd Vo l unt eer s

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Po r s c he S peedst er

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2 0 Yea r s o f t he GT3

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N ew M em ber s

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W ha t ’s In Yo ur Ga r a g e?

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5 0 Yea r s o f t he Po r s c he 9 1 4

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M y Int ro duc t i o n t o t he w o nder ful w o r l d o f P o rs che

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Po r s c he C a r s A u s t ra lia Pr i c e Li s t

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R o l l O f H o no ur

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From Race C o n tro l

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T he S ocial is t

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The new C a y enne GTS m o del s

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Your 2019 - 2 0 2 0 General Co mmitte e

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Po r s c he m o ur ns t he dea t h o f H a ns M ez g er

our supporters 53

Hartech Automotive Services

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House of Tint

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Burg Design 32

Lorbek Luxury Cars

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BSP Sport 52

Lumleys Insurance

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Cascone Auto Sport

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Luxury Auto Body

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Charlie Battisti & Co

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M.T.I Qualos 41

Abbotsford Body Repairs

aPorschApart Dismantlers

Dutton Garage

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Nevco Engineering

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Fitzgerald Racing Services

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Nineauto 13

George & Co Bodyworks

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Paint & Custom

Performance 9

Harrisons RRR 47

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Porsche Centre Brighton Porsche Centre Melbourne

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Porsche Centre Doncaster

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Southern Cross Lubes & Mobil

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Stuckey Tyre Service

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Traction Tyre & Suspension Centre 46 The Porschaden 37 Weltmeister

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“Porsche Parade” is the official magazine of The Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. (ACN 005 727 0942) Publisher: The Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. PO Box 911, Kew, Victoria 3101 web site: www.pcv.com.au email: pcv@pcv.com.au Advertising Rowan Burnett mobile: 0417 540 957 email: advertising@pcv.com.au

Welcome to second issue of Porsche Parade for 2020.

What a strange year it has been and as some of Melbourne’s suburbs enter lockdown for the second time, we enter a great time of uncertainty for future club events and the economy.

This is the most unusual magazine I have put together with no club events to report on in the last three months.

Will Darvall and I were lucky enough to shoot another instalment of What’s In Your Garage, so I hope you enjoy reading about Archie Contes collection.

We also have reports on the new Targa 4s Heritage design edition and Cayenne GTS models.

Looking back, we have stories celebrating 50 years since the 914 and 20 years of the GT3 as well as a tribute to Hans Metzger who designed the GT3 Motor and who recently passed away.

Many of our volunteers are past general committee members and even past presidents who keep contributing to the club because of the enjoyment it brings them.

Editor

To Quote Winston Chrichill:

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“Never was so much owed by so many to so few”

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Ron Widdison mobile: 0418 359 450 email: editor@pcv.com.au

Maybe a little dramatic but my point is that most of the grunt work in any club falls on the shoulders of a few. If you have some spare time and would like to be more involved, please contact Carly or Tony Carolan or any of the department heads who are listed on page 7.

Subscriptions: Porsche Parade is only available to financial members of the Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. A minimum of four issues are published annually. Not for individual sale.

I would like to thank all of our advertisers who have stuck with us through this crisis as without them there would be no Club magazine.

Contributions:

As usual, a big thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue.

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.

Ron Widdison Editor

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

Times like these makes you appreciate what you are missing, and I have taken this opportunity to highlight some of the many volunteers who keep this great Club running.

Copyright:

Russell Sturzaker Michael Bailey Alvaro Del Gallo Garry Saber Vickie Morris Geoffrey Mould Alison Belot

Melanie Treloar Lisa Gillespie Kon Gogos Carly Pasco Anna Cook David Turner Clyde White

Competition sub-committee

Competition Director Mark Horton Andrews: motorsport@pcv.com.au 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 Richard Catchlove Andy Hall

Register Captains Register Director

Paul Sbrissa: pcvregisters@pcv.com.au

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

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

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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Social Director Linley Baxter social@pcv.com.au

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president’s message Unprecedented is certainly becoming an overused word these days, but this is definitely the first time in the 45 year history of the Porsche Club of Victoria where we have had no face to face social or competition events for a 4 month period.

Nevertheless our esteemed editor, Ron Widdison, has still managed to put together another issue of our great Club magazine, so welcome to the 204th edition of Porsche Parade.

By the time you are reading this article, we will have staged our first competition event at Sandown Raceway and we will be well on the way to running our first social runs since late February and early March respectively. This is great news as unfortunately we have cancelled or postponed over 20 events in the intervening period.

As we ramp our activities back up, we are going to realise that complying with Government COVID related restrictions will change the character of our events and in this respect we need your tolerance, patience and help.

The Club Committee has taken the position that in the interests of our member’s safety, primarily and the reputation of PCV, we must ensure compliance with all Federal, State and Local Public Health Authority requirements and guidelines. This is taxing the ingenuity of our organisers but they are coming up with some very effective ways to protect both our members and the Club as a whole.

The loss of event revenue over the last 4 months in addition to extending all current memberships out to 1 November has been a serious financial impact to the Club, but as a result of judicious management over the years we have built up substantial reserves

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which will see us through this period. The various committees and organising volunteers have done a great job in minimising any losses from deposits and prepayments for events we have had to cancel.

Despite the impact of the COVID restrictions on all aspects of our society, PCV membership has continued to grow and as at the end of June we were at an all time high.

As pleased as I am to see us back into setting dates and planning social runs, register runs and competition events, it is still likely to be some time off before we can hold mass indoor gatherings such as Club Nights and we have decided not to proceed with the Annual Dinner Dance as a social gathering with around 200 attendees where social distancing would be extremely difficult to maintain, is seen as too great a risk. The AGM also presents a challenge and we are currently working through options to ensure we comply with PCV Rules and the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act in a virtual environment.

Linley Baxter

During this COVID restricted period we have continued to further develop our relationships and work with the 3 Melbourne Porsche dealerships. This has resulted in club members being invited to join Instagram and Facebook posts that covered everything from new model launches (Taycan), to technical analyses of special Porsche models and engines, to interviews of Club members conducted in the dealerships.

Over the past few months I have had many PCV members that hadn’t realised how much they would miss attending our events and the camaraderie that we enjoy as we get together with our marvellous vehicles. I think this just emphasises what a great club PCV has become over the years and gives us the confidence that we will work our way through the current circumstances and continue to find ways to offer our members exciting, interesting and enjoyable events.

Paul Sbrissa

Club Permit Scheme

our club administrators Carly handles the club phone, mail and majority of incoming emails, bookkeeping, event management, committee assistance and much more.

Carly is contactable on phone 9817 6911 and email administrator@pcv.com.au .

Lisa Gilespie

Carly Pasco

Lisa started working for PCV in Jan 2009 and usually works between 5-10 hours per week.

Club Adminstrator administrator@pcv.com.au

Lisa handles new applications, membership cards, surveys, event setup and management, website marketplace and much more.

Carly started working for PCV in August 2004 and usually works between 25-32 hours per week.

Lisa is contactable via email membership@pcv.com.au .

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Reprints of original driver’s manuals now added to the range Porsche Classic has reprinted more than 700 original driver’s manuals. In doing so, Porsche has provided first-hand documentation for virtually all its early models, starting with the 356 from model year 1952 right the way through to the 911 type 996.

Detailed information on the technical literature is available on the Porsche Classic website and in the Porsche Classic online shop.

Additional information can be found in the new “ORIGINALS” parts catalogue.

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TRACK - Sandown

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SOCIAL - Winter Run

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October

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SOCIAL - Spring Run

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AGM and Club Night (TBC)

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TRACK - Phillip Island

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TRACK - Sandown

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REGISTER - 993/964 Run

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REGISTER - Torque Tube Run

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REGISTER - Boxster/Cayman Run

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REGISTER - Turbo Run

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SOCIAL - The Last Run (TBC)

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REGISTER - Mid 911 Run

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TRACK - Winton

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REGISTER - BoxsterCayman Run (TBC)

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REGISTER - GT3/RS/ RSR Dinner Run (TBC)

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from race control This is the second edition of from Race Control for 2020, a year which has turned out quite differently from what we expected. Since the General Committee suspended events in March, we have seen the cancellation of Sprint and Regularity events at Sandown, a Sprint event at Broadford, and even the now traditional double-header of Motorkhana and Sprint events at Winton.

Although we miss participating, officiating, or spectating, please spare a thought for those whose businesses are based around supporting motorsport, particularly garages, medical, safety crews, timing, radio suppliers and caterers. We have good relationships with all those providers and wish them well in these trying times.

We are currently working with Motorsport Australia guidelines to plan our next event, a Sprint at Sandown on 18 July. Unusually for Porsche Club of Victoria, this event was

always scheduled to be held on a Saturday due to venue availability. That fact is now unremarkable in the context of the enormous changes this season has seen. Sandown Raceway is popular and for many of our members the closest of the tracks we visit. It is probably the best venue we have at which to roll out our COVID-19 safe event protocols.

Importantly, in the context of COVID-19 restrictions, we want to run a fun and successful event. To do that we will need help from every participant. Several changes will be made to our normal practices and these will be communicated to all competitors. But for starters, all participants are encouraged to download and use the COVIDSafe App. Next, any intending participant who is not feeling well (including only mild symptoms) is requested not to attend the event. We will be maintaining appropriate hygiene practices at the event and we may have to shut down if we have any concerns. By all of us working together as a Club, we are confident we can deliver a great day (assuming the restrictions allow).

back to Sandown for President’s Day (October).

Although no formal decisions have been made to date, current restrictions would prevent any passengers-in-cars on President’s Day, and currently spectators are not possible. It may be a hugely different President’s Day in 2020!

I hope that you and your families are all safe and well. Whilst getting back to the track is important, COVID-19 is first and foremost a health emergency. My thoughts and good wishes go to any families in our Club who have been impacted by it.

See you at the track!

Mark Horton Andrews Competition Director

After Sandown in July, we are planning events at Winton (August), Phillip Island (September) and

the socialist As I’ve been travelling though outback NSW I have seen the joy that comes with emerging from a crisis. Up here the drought has been displaced by green landscapes, flowing rivers and upbeat hopeful inhabitants.

Now along with the tireless Social Committee I am looking forward to sharing the joy of real live Porsche events with you.

Linley Baxter Social Director

I am looking forward to the joy of PCV emerging from COVID. Like the outback we will have the initial optimism that may be dashed until more permanent progress is made.

Regardless your Social Committee is working hard behind the scenes. We have the first feature packed and COVID safe run all wrapped up and ready to roll as soon as government regulations allow. We are also looking to innovation to enable us to run other COVID safe events.

When we do get these events underway we will help each other to observe the changes which ensure your safety and enjoyment.

During the COVID crisis we helped the Porsche Dealers bring some on line content to PCV members. Who will forget Ron Widison’s wonderful interviews with three PCV members and their special cars.

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Your 2019 - 2020 General Committee The Porsche Club of Victoria is run primarily by volunteers who donate their time to the running of the club.

Following are the Committee Members from the General Committee who generously donate their time to the smooth running of the club.

Neville Sampson secratary@pcv.com.au

There are also sub committees for Social and Competiton which many of the General Committee members serve on.

Combined they have over 135 years of membership experience to bring you great experiences in the club whether it’s at Club nights, Competiton Sprints, Social or Register runs.

If you have any coments, suggestions or would just like to tell them how much you enjoy the club and the events they organised please drop them an email.

Committee Role: Secretary since 2011 Year Joined: 2001 Drives: 1988 911 Carrera cabriolet

Mark Horton Andrews vp@pcv.com.au motorsport@pcv.com.au Committee Role: Vice President & Competition Director Year Joined: 2006 Drives: 2002 2.7 Boxster and 1993 968 Club Sport

What do I love about the Club? Since my wife and I joined the Club we have enjoyed the company of many of our wide and varied membership, and have made great friendships which have extended outside the Club. We have acted as marshals, and have enjoyed the social and register runs, and in particular the overnight runs and the extended tours so capably organised by Alf Carrigan, Michael O’Brien and Alison Belot.

Why you love the club? The Club has given Caroline and I the chance to meet wonderful people many of whom have become very close friends.

One thing in common is our passion for all things Porsche. Being part of the Club has given me the chance to see and hear so many fabulous vehicles and hear their stories.

My involvement in the Competition side of the Club is very satisfying. Many Club members work as a team and we deliver really good motorsport events - this is something I am very proud of.

Drives: After purchasing an Arena Red 993 Varioram from Weltmeister, my second purchase was a 996 Turbo which is when I took on the Turbo Register Captain’s role.

Committee Role: President Year joined: 2006 after purchasing my first Porsche since I owned a 356A back in 1967.

What you do on the committee: Soon after joining PCV, I got interested in competition events as a means to driving these cars the way they were designed for. It was soon obvious that a lot of effort was required to set up these events. I volunteered to do some scrutineering and before I knew it, I was Competition Director and then Club President.

Why you love the club? Great people and the fascination of the cars. Having moved from Sydney to Melbourne back in 2002, joining PCV was the best way to establish a great circle of new friends and certainly helped us settle in to Melbourne life and learn about the environs.

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Committee Role: Club Treasurer Year Joined: 2007,

Tony Carolan president@pcv.com.au

Drives: 2015 Cayman 981 as an everyday drive. A great little car that you feel that you wear rather than sit in. For the track I have a 996 MkII GT3, which despite its 16 years still performs faultlessly with far more capability than its driver.

David Mallinson treasurer@pcv.com.au

Linley Baxter social@pcv.com.au Committee Role: Social Director Year Joined: 1992 Drives: 991.2 GT3, 996 GT3 and 996 GT3 Cup Car. Why you love the club? I love spending time with real enthusiasts who share my passion for cars, motorsport and Porsche.

I joined the General Committee in 2015 and was elected to Treasurer in 2016, a role I stiil hold today. After the 996 turbo I had a brief but enjoyable time owning a 987 Boxster Spyder, then purchased a 991 Carrera S. Over this period my Porsches have been my everyday drive whilst equally at home on the track or hunting twisters in the hills.

Why you love the club? During this time I have absolutely enjoyed the comoraderie with the diverse, friendly and engaging members in the club no matter if its Social runs, Club nights, Register runs or Competition days and cannot imagine life without some form of association with the Club.

Garry Saber cps@pcv.com.au

Ron Widdison editor@pcv.com.au Committee Role: Editor of Porsche Parade since 2009 Year Joined: 2001 Drives: 981 GT4 and 993 RS Clone Why you love the club? Porsche is my religion and being the Editor of the Club magazine I get to combine my passions of photography, design with all things Porsche.

I love the design spawn from its engineering, its continuity of design through the years, its race history and the shear driving pleasure they deliver. The club has enabled me to meet many liked mined Porsche nuts and I have been lucky enough to make some good friends over the years.

The cars are so capable and the only way to truly extract their full capabilities is to use them on the track. The PCV runs the best car club competition events in the country.

My interest is mainly in track but if I had more time, I would love to do more Social and Register runs and with my boys getting older I hope to do more in the future.

Melanie Treloar committeemembermt@pcv.com.au Year joined: 2011 Drives: I’m without a Porsche right now due to motherhood, daily driver is a VW Touareg Committee Role: General Committee, Social Committee, Club Night Sub Committee, Gala Dinner Sub Committee Why you love the club? I’ve always loved the competition side, and was fully aware of all the efforts of the volunteers that made those days possible, I joined the committees to give back to the club. I haven’t competed for the last couple of years, since having children, & although I seriously miss that side of the club, I get a lot of enjoyment through my involvement with the committees.

Committee Role: Club Permit Coordinator Paul Sbrissa pcvregisters@pcv.com.au Committee Role: Register Director Year joined: 2015 Drives: 1979 911SC Why you love the club? From my very first register event I knew this was a club that didn’t take itself too seriously, knew how to have some fun, and had a real passion for all things Porsche. Ken and Harriet Anson were my first interaction with the club and they made me feel welcome from the minute I walked into Plenty Road McDonalds. From there I started to attend competition events, club nights, AGMs and was fortunate enough to be part of the 40th year celebrations at Rochford Wines. How could you not love this club.

Year joined: I joined PCV in September 2011 after a 12 month search for my first Porsche which was a 2006 Guards Red Cayman S Drives: 2015 Cayman GTS & 2014 Cayman S for the track.

Why you love the club? With the Cayman I did my first PCV track event at Philip Island and then progressed to competition Class. Having one Porsche is never enough so I added a 1989 944S2 for the track. I now have a 2015 Cayman GTS and for the track a 2014 Cayman S. I joined the committee in 2014 and in February 2015 I took on the task of looking after the revamped VicRoads Club Permit Scheme for the club. I have also joined the Social Committee and assist with club night events.

During our time in the club my wife and I have enjoyed many social events, enjoyed the company of new friends and travelled on roads we would never have been on in the family SUV. I have also enjoyed the friendly competition on the track but so far I haven’t been able to get that elusive Class win.

Clyde White committeemembercw@pcv.com.au Committee Role: Member of the General Committee and the Social Committee On the General Committee I undertake tasks where required to assist in the running of the Club for the benefit of members.

On the Social Committee I am involved with the planning of the club events and running events, such as the annual dinner, family picnic day and club runs.

Year Joined: 2015, Drives: Targa 991 4S Why you love the club? The club for me is a marvellous organisation that provides an environment to meet like minded members that have a passion for Porsches and a great opportunity to socialise and making good friends.

Cameron Goodyear committeemembercg@pcv.com.au Committee Role: General Committee member, contact new members to orientate them to what the club can offer and encourage participation.

Year joined: 2010 Drives: 1978 911 SC Why you love the club? I love mixing with like minded people who have a passion for Porsches and Motorsport.

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Some of our Outstanding SubCommittee Members and Volunteers

Committee would like a 40th Anniversary Book and would I write it. Long story, but the completed book was ready in time for the end of the year’s events. If you haven’t got a copy of the book, you should get one.

Why do people volunteer? Because the complex reasons for joining a club, for liking its ethos and attitudes, for liking its demographic and other things, all come together, so that you want to!

Will Darvall Current and past roles: Year joined: 1975 Drives: Iinitially the 1974 Black Targa S, then the 1972 White 2.7 RS, (crashed and rebuilt Dark Blue), then Guards Red 2006 Cayman S and Misano Red 2006 Audi B7 RS4, both still driven. Over many years I built my much loved Silver 550 Replica with 911 motor, now on the road for almost 20 years.

Why do you love volunteering? When those of us who met at the rooms of the Light Car Club on the evening of 26/8/1975, to start a club for those who owned and loved Porsches, probably only the members of the Steering Committee thought “I can volunteer to keep this idea humming along”. I was just a car nut who had recently bought a Black 911S Targa and had no concept of volunteering to assist this or any other club. We all wanted the opportunity to drive safely off the roads and formed PCV that night, to indulge in all available types of club motor sport, mostly fairly simple, often on dirt tracks, as well as Winton and Calder initially, then later at Sandown, Phillip island, etc. I got very involved in testing my amateur skills, had a severe hill climbing accident as my racing developed and dropped out of motor racing for some time.

The Club developed and grew amazingly in several directions and my volunteering became very enthusiastic this century as our competition area became quite sophisticated and very well organised, so that we have had for many years the best club motor sport in the state. I also got involved in developing Club Social runs and other events, as the Social side grew, together with the Registers.

In 2009 editor Ron said that he would like to begin a series of What’s in Your Garage?, copied from an English magazine, starting with a story written by me about the Darvall cars, photographed by him. It worked well and since then Ron and I have done 42 articles, only missing 1 issue of Porsche Parade since then.

Keen to keep this thoroughly good Club humming along happily, I became President for 2012 and enjoyed a busy year, involved in all facets of our activities.

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Barbara Darvall Year joined : 1975 Drives: 2006 Cayman S Drove: Starting in 1969 : 1965 912, JKD 470, white; 1966 912, JPC 200, mocca brown; 1958 356A, HEK 718, white; 1963 356B Super 90 (can’t remember the rego); 1973 911 2.4E, EE 911 (short for Eddie Egghead); 1960 356B, HES 818 (one I’d rather forget, although John Gregory did a beautiful job rebuilding the engine), 1972-ish green metallic 914, PC 914, then another better 914 Crayford conversion steering; 1973 2.4S, JN 200, metallic blue; oh I can’t remember much after that.

Current & past roles : Current is just marshalling, calling up the groups, sending out messages on track days. Past, well I offered to help Ross McKinnon with his new role as Secretary, that was committee of 1976. That taught me how it worked and so I stood for Secretary once Ross was standing down. It was a great activity, especially as I was at home, having just stopped working (our first daughter was born June 1976). It just went on from there, I liked having something to do with the business people on the committee around the activity of motor sport. In the early days it was easier and more relaxed but once incorporation happened, in the 1980s, I felt out of my depth.

Why you enjoy volunteering : Gee it just happened (see above). I had no idea how to drive but my ex-husband was always testing the limits of the car - on the public roads - and that worried me. I wanted to learn on a track, so I took lessons with Frank Gardner out at his school at Calder. They were fantastic value, although I wonder now what a driver of his calibre (and dry wit) might be thinking as a young mum from the Porsche Club turned up for lessons. So I learnt about accelerator or brake flat to the floor, something you don’t usually do driving to do the shopping! And how to do handbrake turns on sixpence, turn after turn after turn (but I can’t do them any more). In the first meetings someone would ask around for help with something, and I generally said yes. I was so excited to think that I could actually understand how competition events happened. We didn’t even have flag marshals, it was all run from the start/finish at Winton (for example). And in the timing box (where we

timed with stop-watches) the timers, mostly wives and girlfriends, got on famously, it was fun. Early days you would buy your annual CAMS licence, $2, at the event. Very easy-going. And the motorkhanas, grass at first, at Tonimbuk and at Werribee Mansion, wonderful family days. Bitumen motorkhanas, a bit different.

One day after sitting at the scribing desk most of the day my face was a dark shade of grey, I was covered in the tyre rubber shredding off as the fabulous handbrake turns were executed. Many dollars’ worth of rubber! Then the 1990s-ish, flaggies were called for, so every cycle of groups we would round up a few drivers who had just run, someone would drive us out, drop us off, and then collect us before our group’s next appearance. There were no communications back to CofC that I remember. Then things started to tighten up, CAMS and insurance, legalities, it was all getting more regimented. Michael Chapman did a fantastic job of initiating instructions and driver education, it was the start of the smooth professional organisation we have today.

It is a lot of fun, and it gives me a chance to listen and talk about techo stuff in cars, with people who know how they work. There is a great team spirit, and a hell of a lot of nice people you meet.

Andrew Bonwick Year joined: 2003 Drives: Series 2 996 and a NewHolland 40 in Gulf Blue.

Current and past roles: Currently work with the Competition Committee, so may be Steward, Clerk of Course or other official at Comp events. The Club invented a ‘Systems Co-ordinator’ role as we began to put things in the cloud 6-8 years ago and in that role I work with Peter Harrison to bring incremental improvements to the General Committee.

I am the Club’s representative in the CAMS State Council. In the past I have had a variety of different roles since I was invited onto the Comp Ctee in Competition events, as well as some time on the general committee.

Why do you love volunteering? In one way, I suppose that it has always seemed to be a good thing to do. In our Club, however it is a remarkably dynamic and interesting place to be volunteering. Our approach has always been customer oriented and professional, and it is good to see the end product that you have been a part of. Volunteering provides you with a variety of paths to enjoy the companionship of fellow members and the noise and excitement of cars on a racetrack. The Committee has always been ready to try new things suggested (by volunteers) over time, so we are now in a great place, and that is very rewarding.

Michael O’Brien

Grant Stephenson

Vickie Morris

Year joined: 2005

Year joined: 2003 My wife bought me a Porsche 1983 911SC for my 50th Birthday and part of the deal was to join the Porsche Club of Victoria (PCV) so I could enjoy my new toy with fellow-minded enthusiasts / petrolheads. Mark Chrzanowski liaised with Weltmeister (unbeknownst to me) to secure and finalise my 50th Birthday Present - governed by my wife’s criterion - principally Price/Value for a Sound & Safe Vehicle.

Year Joined: 2014 and started volunteering almost immediately.

Drives: 1995 993 Turbo – Schwartz Black 81 Carrera SC – Guards Red Current Role: Competition Committee – Chief Scrutineer Past roles: Social Committee - August 2006 Deputy Social Director - November 2006 General Committee – March 2007 Social Director – October 2008 – October 2013 Treasurer – October 2010 – October 2016 Competition Committee – CAMS General Official – August 2011 Competition Committee – CAMS Bronze Scrutineer – February 2012 Vice President - January 2013 – June 2013 President – October 2016 – October 2018 General Committee – Social Director 2019 Why do you love volunteering? First comes the love of the car! Increasing the involvement and enabling my wife Christine to enjoy the car we joined the club.

It soon became clear that the greatest enjoyment came from getting involved with committees and events, and then came competition!

Without doubt the best way to enjoy these wonderful cars is on the race track.

The success of the club exists through its members and volunteers, and I was lucky to have been able to follow in the footsteps of the best.

So looking forward to all of us returning to a more normal participation in all our club offers – can’t wait to get back.

Drives: Porsche 1983 911SC. As a petrolhead I like a number of Makes & Models, but the Porsche is the vehicle I put / trust on the track. I’ve been pretty lucky in life so I have a couple of other cars from Europe - for touring or day-to-day usage.

Current and past roles: Current Role:– Competition Sub-Committee: 2011 – today and Past Role:– General Committee: 2006 – 2010 ...Being a “newbie” to PCV – I foolishly asked How I could contribute to the Club and was quickly convince by Matt Stoupas to go on the General Committee to lend a hand and see how the Club runs. Being a long-suffering petrolhead I transitioned (or was transitioned) to the Competition Sub-Committee after my 2 Terms on the General Committee.

Why do you love volunteering? Payback.

Firstly – Why did I Volunteer? I noticed very quickly on joining PCV - the Club has amazing Volunteers across Competition, Social and Organisation Activities who stump up their time and skills to provide a seamless and first class experience for the Members; so I figured I should do my bit to help out.

Secondly – Enjoyment of Volunteering? It’s a mix of Contribution and Reward. It takes a diverse range of skills to run the Club so I provide what I can (e.g. Marketing ideas) and leave any Technical Questions (e.g. Competition Rules) or Governing Duties (e.g. MA/CAMS liaison) to the Club experts. Looking back over 16+ years with PCV, the Club and its Volunteers have provided me a fantastic experience and education on the track as well as a large number of fun times, good mates and some lengthy lunches; so “What goes around . . . comes around”.

Drives: Black 1990 964 Cab “Dietfried” Why did I join PCV? It is my long awaited, life long right. Finally I bought a Porsche in my early 40s approximately 25 years after I first dreamt about it. Buying my car was nerve wracking. It caused sleepless nights and provoked ad hoc phone calls to family and friends for advice.

Essentially put me out of my comfort zone.

Joining PCV was the next immediate step. As humans we like to belong and I was looking forward to belonging to our club. Some may say it has a (misconceived) image of being a bunch of snobs but from Day 1 that was proven otherwise to me. Carly and Lisa provided friendly, inviting correspondence through my application process. I started participating in as many events as possible from then on.

I am both introvert and extrovert but one of two of my core values are to try to be positive and help people. Joining the Social Committee gave me the opportunity to scratch a few of these itches. I attend (most) meetings when work doesn’t interfere. We discuss and action (the latter being important as who has time to sit around a table and bang on about not much ad naseum?) the Club’s Social Calender including Club Nights and Runs. Sub Committees are formed to ensure our meetings are kept concise. This year I am on the Annual Dinner Sub Committee which is quite convivial.

Marshalling is another string to my very bent bow. Who would have thought I would be in such a privileged role? The excitement of the track alone is extremely rewarding.

Enjoying passenger laps BEFORE lunch, announcing when Barb can’t, ticking off checklists and even occasionally organising Marshal snack baskets fills my day at the track plus many drivers and their teams are more than happy to share advice. Last year I was fortunate enough to interview our members at the Sandown Regularity.

Cheers ‘Jester’ (being the nickname provided me by Alf Carrigan around 15 years ago).

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Geoffrey Mould Deputy Social Director Year joined: I joined the PCV in 1985 after I purchased my first new Porsche a Red 944.

Later cars have been 2009 944S, 2003 Boxster, 2008 911 997 and my current car.

Drives: My current car is a MY2011 Cayman 2.9 litre 987 Series 2.

Tristan De Carro

Brett Stevens

Year joined: 2007

Year joined: I joined PCV in mid 2012 just after I bought my silver 2005 997 Carrera. That was my 2nd Porsche, I previously owned a 2009 Cayenne V6, but I didn’t join the club until the 997.

Drives: VW Tiguan How long have you volunteered? 13 years Why do you love volunteering? Love the cars, allows me to get closer to the action and a great bunch of people.

How long have you volunteered? Soon after I joined PCV I answered a call from Geoffrey Mould and became co-captain of the Modern 911 Register, which I did for a few years until I started working in India and sold my 997.

I have been marshalling for 3 years after handing over being register captain for the Modern 911s Why do I like marshalling: After competing for 30 years I thought it time to give something back to Competition and the Club; and the best way was to join the other marshals at the speed event. I have enjoyed the camaraderie and a chance to have a chat with other marshals on the day and to teach new marshals the ropes.

Tas Kozaris Year joined: This year will be my 11th year with the Club as a Marshal and scrutineer and in that time I have only missed two track days.

Drives: I drive an Astra TwinTop. I have never owned a Porsche but due to the Club’s generosity they gave myself and three other Marshal’s around the same time Associate Memberships due to the time we Marshal for the Club and I might add the good job we do.

Gordon Johnstone Marshal Co-ordinator marshals@pcv.com.au Year joined: 2000 Drives: VW GTI & family Macan S How long have you volunteered?

Since around 2008 Why do you love volunteering? Great to be involved in a very competent common interest group from such diverse backgrounds.

I might also add that i have never missed a passenger lap in that time unless due to an incident and have had the pleasure to ride in and with great drivers from early air cooled Porsche, Targas, RSs, Carreras to current Cup cars, GT3s RSs and the latest GT2 RS and nearly every other model Porsche in-between.

Since I have never owned a Porsche I decided about six years ago to get to know what Porsche were all about and drove at the Porsche Sport Driving School at Mount Cotton Queensland under the watchfull eye of Tomas Mezera level 2 and five times level 3 over 2 and a half years at Queensland Raceway and drove 997s to 991s on the racetrack to get to see what the Porsches are capable of.

How long have you volunteered? I have volunteered the whole 11 years and it has been a hoot and I could say that it has added 11 years longer to my life.

Why do you love volunteering? I love volunteering due to the love of fast sports cars which the Porsche are, the chance to experience the diverse models and drivers on the race track on passenger laps which I would never be able to in real life and also to have met a great bunch of people as in the Marshalling team, Stewarts, Competition committee and Club members.

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Drives: My current Porsche is a 2015 Cayman 981 in Guards Red.

I could say one of the best times of my life as I think speed keeps you younger in mind and body.

Around August 2012 I met Will and Barb Darvall at a regularity event at Winton to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Porsche Clubs worldwide, and Will told me over dinner about the competition marshal volunteers, so I completed some CAMS training courses, obtained my Officials License and have been helping out and running some of the PCV competition events since then.

Why do you love volunteering? I think I’m a serial volunteer, I always liked being involved in various clubs and I always put my hand up to help. I like to give something back, and without volunteers most clubs can’t function and survive.

At PCV I really enjoy the competition events but I don’t want to compete now, so being a volunteer marshal or official gets me close to the action without wearing out my tyres and brakes.

I also really enjoy the company and friendship of the marshals, drivers, other PCV members and their families, we have a lot of laughs together and share a passion for our cars.

Rowan Burnett Year joined: 2010, started volunteering in 2014.

Drives: In between cars, had a 930 which I sold in 2017.

Why do you love volunteering? Have been volunteering 6 years to date.

The great joy in volunteering, & being part of the club, is the friendships made with club members, & being an integral part of the PCV family,

Why do you love volunteering? The love of the marque and the camaraderie. As a Volunteer with the competition side of the club, we have managed to build up a well drilled group of people with diverse backgrounds, who make it all happen, which in turn allows our competition drivers to have a wonderful experience in a car designed for the environment that use in.

Murray Seymour

Corey Quinn

Year joined: July 2017

Drives: 1988 911 Coupe (Hamilton’s delivered car).

Drives: 987 Boxster How long have you volunteered? First volunteered at Phillip Island in January 2018.

Why do you love volunteering?

Volunteering with Motorsport at PCV is a great way to meet new people, learn new skills and get close to the action. Not to mention being around some fine cars.

Year joined: I think since Nov 2007. I was introduced to the Competition side of the club by Will Darvall. In my time with the competition side of the club I’ve performed many roles, from Flags, Pit Exit to obtaining my Bronze Time keeping qualification through CAMS (as it was then) again sponsored by the club. Look after and delivered the Club Van to track days for a couple years as well.

These days, I work alongside Timetronics performing our timing duties.

There is a sense of pride that we are doing a job that is not only respected by our competition drivers, but from drivers from other clubs who have been invited to join us on our track days who have stated same.

I now have what I would describe as some close and supportive friends again due to my association with the club.

There are so may amazing people who contribute to make the PCV the best run car club in the country! These are just some of them who make it all happen.

My sincere apologies for anyone I have omitted from this list.

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PCCM Plus: modern successor of the first-generation PCM 911 models of the 996 generation and Boxster models of the 986 generation, which were built in the 1990s, could already be optionally equipped with a Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system in 2-DIN format.

For these sports cars, Porsche Classic has developed the Porsche Classic Communication Management Plus (PCCM Plus) system, which features a high-resolution 7-inch touchscreen with optimised display.

The haptic and visual design of the PCCM Plus is based on the adjacent components such as air vents or pushbutton switches. The PCCM Plus can thus be integrated seamlessly into the ambience of the classic sports cars. The peripheral components already installed in the vehicle such as amplifier, loudspeakers or antenna can still be used.

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Porsche presents the 911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition, a state-of-theart 911 with design elements from the 1950s and early 60s and the first of four collector’s pieces of the Heritage Design strategy.

Historical exterior and interior design elements have been reinterpreted and combined with the latest technology in a special limited edition from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur. Only 992 examples will be built, matching the internal model series code.

Along with the introduction of the special edition, selected interior elements will be available as part of the Heritage Design package for all current 911 models. In addition, Porsche Design has created a high-quality chronograph, also a limited edition, exclusively for anyone purchasing the new limited edition model.

“With the Heritage Design models, we are evoking memories of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s in customers and fans alike,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. “No brand can translate these elements into the modern day as well as Porsche. In this way, we are fulfilling the wishes of our customers. We are also establishing a new product line that represents the lifestyle dimension in our product strategy with these exclusive special editions.”

Exclusive paintwork in Cherry Metallic or the four other exterior colours that are available, combined with gold logos, create an authentic look in true 50s style.

The exterior of the 911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition features highquality white livery with a historical design.

The spear-shaped graphic motorsports elements on the front wings are particularly striking, recalling the early days of Porsche competition history.

Another highlight is the Porsche Heritage badge on the engine lid grill in the rear, which is reminiscent of the one that was awarded back in the day when a Porsche 356 reached the 100,000 km mark. The quality seal of quality from the past – with a modern twist – will grace the rear of all four Porsche Heritage Design models.

The connection between past and present is also emphasised by the 1963 Porsche Crest on the bonnet, steering wheel, wheel centres and vehicle key.

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The classic looks of the green-illuminated rev counter and stopwatch underline the emotive nature of the concept in the same way that the perforated roof liner in microfibre fabric and extensive Exclusive Manufaktur leather trim do. A metal badge on the trim panel of the dashboard visualises the individual limited edition number.

The first Heritage Design model is based on the new 911 Targa of the 992 generation introduced recently, and has been equipped with the latest technologies for chassis, assistance systems and infotainment. It is powered by a high-tech 331 kW / 450 PS* (horsepower) biturbo boxer engine which, in combination with the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, accelerates the 911 Targa (with Launch Control) from 0-100 km/h in less than 3.6 seconds on its way to a top speed of 304 km/h.

Porsche Heritage Design strategy: re-interpreting classic design elements The Heritage Design models emphasise the lifestyle dimension that represents particularly emotive concepts within the Porsche product strategy. In this case, the Style Porsche design department and Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur are reinterpreting iconic 911 models and interiors of the 50s through to the 80s, bringing period characteristics of those times back to life. The Heritage Design package for the 2019 911 Speedster provided an initial preview of this strategy and Porsche will, in time, produce a total of four special limited edition models.

911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition chronograph: the watch to match the car Porsche Design has created a high-quality timepiece exclusively for owners of the limited edition: the 911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition chronograph. This mechanical watch has an elegant and clean design and, just like the car, is limited to 992 units. In many of the details, the designers drew inspiration from the legendary Porsche 356 and iconic Porsche 911 Targa: for example, the design of the face with its white seconds hand and ‘Phosphorus Green’ rings is inspired by the cars’ speedometer and rev counter while the hours on the watch face are inscribed in a font that is deeply characteristic of Porsche. The new watch’s strap is made of genuine Porsche interior leather and the way that 911 is embossed in it is a further tribute to the iconic sports car.

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Worldwide, progress has been arrested in every field and endeavour for most of this year, by the mean little virus, preventing human activities and enjoyment, until now. But PCV’s WIYG? has broken through the restrictions, not missing an issue, producing this inspirational uplifting hopeful story for the world, as though it had never wobbled on its axis.

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Writing this article is always enjoyable and interesting for me and Ron, as the car collections and the people who develop them are always different and the range of models is now very varied, having increased over the years. I particularly like the very carefully chosen favourites from different ages, different styles and different characteristics. Once chosen, they may be held as “keepers”.

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Archie Contes was born infected with the car bug and has always loved carefully selecting and choosing different models. His first Porsche was a ‘74 911S, which he acquired in ‘89 and quickly turned into a wide guard 930 clone, driving that around for 5 years. The passion became more focused on Porsches and he has had about 30 over the years, developing the keepers. He chooses Oz delivered cars, with good provenance, well documented service and

not molested. If he buys one with modifications, he will restore it to original. He doesn’t mind high k’s, as long as it is on a quality car. The 4 older cars have 860 Ks on them and all look in wonderful condition, being a delight to inspect, admire and crawl through. He loves doing the research and picking the right car. He does all his own preparation to an exquisite standard, and will travel widely to acquire the right car.

Archie has been a PCV member for 15 years intermittently, as he travels and stays overseas a lot, and he hasn’t done much in the Club.

However, he spread the disease to his nephew at 2, and he has grown up and joined PCV, with a 924, 944 and 968. Between them, they have the full front engine collection!

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The Keepers

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‘86 911 Carrera Targa

‘86 911 Carrera Targa, White, 255K with Wine upholstery (you gotta see it to describe it), and a level of maintenance which is hard to believe for its age. Fuchs wheels are not polished or painted, showing a little patina, but are original. A rare modification (unusual for Archie) running between the lower and upper seat belt mounts are cylindrical rods to provide rigidity for the Targa body. The car came from Hamiltons, then spent about 20 years in Adelaide, before it returned here.

‘88 944 Turbo, non-metallic rich Dark Blue, 240K with Beige upholstery and labelled Porsche seat inserts (the only thing showing its age) ‘89 944 S2, Silver Blue, 161K with black interior and the labelled seat inserts.

This model is the last of the 944, with the 3 litre motor, which ran for 2 years, until replaced by the 6 cyl 968 in ‘91.

‘93 928 GTS, Dark Blue Metallic, 199K with Black full leather interior. In fabulous condition naturally. The GTS is the end of the magnificent 928, which ran from 1978- 1995, with 200 of the over 2000 5.4 V8 345 HP cars coming to OZ. Total production was about 60,000. They are rarely seen now, but keen readers will be aware that many of them are carefully cared for in WIYG? A unique classic, with exquisite engineering developments, such as the rear Weissach axle, which counteracts toe changes due to acceleration. Simple, clever: look it up.

‘14 TurboS 911 (991), White, 18K (correct) with Black seats and finely patterned inserts. It purrs while moving around the drive way, keeping most of the 560HP in the back pocket: unbelievable.

Factory centre lock wheels are very stylish.

The 911 was originally renumbered with new models, such as 964, 993, 996, 997, expecting that the 911 line would be replaced by the 928 and other cars, but the buyers/drivers had their way, until at some stage the iconic 911 number was quietly restored to include them all to admit and celebrate the model’s continuity from 1965, while also demonstrating the model’s advancement with the ‘double’ numbering. Follow my drift? Basically, the people who bought the 911 understood it better than the manufacturer’s marketing department and changed the direction. So the car that has a design that shouldn’t exist drives successfully into the future.

Studying Archie’s collection of keepers was a great pleasure and running the back of my folded fingers (not the pads) over the body paint revealed only slippery polish. We should see more of his cars and him. He will meet lots of kindred spirits who share his quiet passion and desirable cars.

Oh, and to function in the real world, he has a Range Rover Sport and the ubiquitous useful Cayenne.

Friendly members, enjoy the survival of the PCV, led by a notable WIYG?

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The Porsche Museum celebrates the mid-engined sports car

50 Years of the Porsche 914

Stuttgart. An eye-catching original turns 50: with the 914, Porsche was the first German manufacturer to bring to market a production mid-engined sports car in 1969. To celebrate this anniversary, the Porsche Museum has invited all fans of the two-seater to the “Typically Porsche Day” on Sunday, June 2, at the start of the special show “50 Years of the 914 – Typically Porsche”. Over 120 owners of private 914 models, including from the club scene, will be in attendance.

of the Porsche 914. Anthony Hatter, Head of Design Quality Style Porsche, together with former Porsche development engineer Jürgen Kapfer and product developer for race cars Hermann-Josef Steinmetz, will explore the question of the roots and above all the future of the mid-engined concept at Porsche and investigate why the mid-engined configuration, design, technology and lifestyle are typically Porsche today. Entry to the “Typically Porsche Day” on Sunday, June 2, is free.

As well as a range of promotions, visitors to the “Typically Porsche Day” will also be able to enjoy expert panels on the 914. For example, former development and race engineer Roland Kussmaul, former chassis developer and race driver Hans Clausecker, as well as engineer and race driver Günter Steckkönig together with author Jürgen Lewandowski will look back at the genesis and legendary moments

The twelve spectacular exhibits featured in the special show will cover the breadth of the 914 and the creations it inspired. They will include the 914/4 and 914/6 production models with VW four-cylinder engine and Porsche six-cylinder engine respectively. Also on display will be the first 914 ever built and one of the two Porsche prototypes with eight-cylinder racing engine. Another exhibit will be the 914/6 GT. It was made available to the ONS (Obersten Nationalen Sportbehörde (Supreme National Sports Authority) in 1972 as the first safety car in the world – equipped with new safety systems and a modern fire extinguishing system. Also appearing will be a privately-owned reconstruction project with a 350 PS V8 engine from a 928 GTS as well as a 916. The VW Porsche also inspired the renowned car designer Albrecht Graf von Goertz and the French coachbuilder Heuliez to design their own 914 sports car creations, which will also be on display. The special show will run in the Porsche Museum until July 7.

“50 Years of the 914”: second sports car series for younger Porsche customers In the mid-1960s, Porsche was striving to expand its position in the market with a sports car in the promising segment beneath the 911.

However, such a project would not have been viable for the small company on its own. The Zuffenhausen-based car manufacturer found a partner in Volkswagen, since at the time VW was looking for a successor to its then rather outdated Type 34 sports coupé, better known as the Karmann Ghia. Ferry Porsche and VW Director Heinrich Nordhoff shook hands on a joint project in the mid-1960s. When Nordhoff unexpectedly died in 1968, the project was in danger of collapsing. Ferry Porsche

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worked out a solution with the new Managing Director of VW, Kurt Lotz: the two companies established the VW-Porsche sales company.

It marketed the project on the European market as the VW-Porsche. It was available in two versions: the 914 with a four-cylinder engine from Volkswagen and the 914/6 with a six-cylinder engine from Porsche.

In the USA, both variants were sold under the Por-sche marque.

presented to Ferry Porsche to celebrate his 60th birthday. Both 914 S models had a top speed of around 250 km/h, and served as the basis for a short run of high-performance 914 models in 1971. Eleven vehicles were equipped with six-cylinder engines from what were then the most powerful models: the 911 S and Carrera 911 RS with 190 PS and 210 PS. They were then optimised for motorsport purposes and christened the 916.

The 914 factory car’s biggest success is a triple victory in the Marathon de la Route held at the Nürburgring in 1970. Many victories were also achieved in customer motor sports. The sixcylinder version had a successful start in the USA in various racing series and achieved several class victories. A 914/6 GT from Team Sonauto won the GT class at Le Mans in Europe in 1970.

Market success

Pure sports car: high power output, low weight and mid-engine The VW engine was a completely new design and marked the first production injection engine offered by the marque. The 1.7-litre fourcylinder model developed 80 PS at 4,900 rpm, meaning it could reach 100 km/h in 13 seconds and topped out at 177 km/h. In contrast, the Porsche six-cylinder engine came from the 911 T and was designed for maximum sports performance with its overhead camshafts, triple carburettors and high-performance capacitor ignition. The two-litre boxer offered 110 PS at 5,800 rpm, making it both much more powerful and more rev-happy than its VW counterpart. With a dry weight of 900 kilograms, or 940 kilograms for the six-cylinder variant, the 914 boasted a truly exceptional power-to-weight ratio.

The distinctive two-seater with its characteristic Targa roof was aimed mainly at younger buyers. With an initial basic price of 11,955 Deutschmarks, the Porsche 914 model series became an absolute sales hit. Between 1969 and 1975, 115,631 four-cylinder 914 vehicles were built. Most of the vehicles were exported to the USA, where the 914 was marketed exclusively as a Porsche without the VW suffix. As a result, it is one of the best-selling sports cars in the world. In the USA, the 914 was voted the “Import Car of the Year” in 1970. By contrast, the 914/6 was a rarer beast: exactly 3,338 units were produced between 1969 and 1972. It also recorded a number of race wins.

914 S: two one-off models with an eight-cylinder racing engine Last but not least, two legendary special models helped to cement the two-seater’s outstanding reputation: the 914 S with eight cylinders.

The three-litre boxer engine from the Porsche 908 racing car, which dominated circuits throughout the 1970s, sat in front of the rear axle.

Thanks to its injection system, the first vehicle produced around 300 PS and was handed over to Ferdinand Piëch, the head of development at the time, as a test vehicle. In the second vehicle, the eight-cylinder engine with carburettors achieved 260 PS. It was a road-registered car

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The new Cayenne GTS models Dynamism and exclusivity together: with the Cayenne GTS and Cayenne GTS Coupé, Porsche is supplementing its SUV line-up with two new models designed with superb driving performance in mind.

Typically for the GTS models, the powertrain plays a particularly important part: instead of the 3.6-litre V6 biturbo engine from its predecessor, a V8 heart now beats once more under the bonnet of the Cayenne GTS. With an output of 338 kW (460 PS) and torque of 620 Nm, the four-litre biturbo engine offers significantly improved performance in all disciplines. Both GTS models sprint from 0 – 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds with the Sport Chrono package and have a top speed of 270 km/h. A lowered performance-oriented chassis, a unique design and enhanced equipment round off the new GTS package.

20 millimetres lower with dynamic damper control

Powerful, efficient, emotive: V8 engine with new sports exhaust systems With the Porsche-developed four-litre V8 biturbo engine from the flagship Cayenne model, the new Cayenne GTS now delivers 14 kW (20 PS) and 20 Nm more than its predecessor. This leads to significantly improved performance, something which applies equally to the new Cayenne GTS Coupé: the standard sprint from 0 – 100 km/h is now 0.6 seconds faster than before with the Sport Chrono package. Top speed has been increased by eight km/h. At the same time, great importance has been placed on efficiency. Among other things, this has been achieved by the optimally matched Tip-tronic S eight-speed automatic transmission, adaptive cylinder control, direct petrol injection with central injector position and an intelligently designed thermal management system.

According to the NEDC combined cycle, the sportiest Cayenne models offer a fuel consumption of 11.4 to 11.2 l/100 km.

To match the new car’s impressive performance, its specially configured sports exhaust systems deliver a highly emotive aural experience.

Fitted as standard is an exhaust system with its tailpipes located at the outer sides of the car’s rear, designed to produce a rich, sporty sound with a unique character. The high frequency-tuned sports exhaust system is a new development. It features two centrally positioned oval tailpipes that are offered exclusively on the Cayenne GTS Coupé and in future also on the Cayenne Turbo Coupé – in combination with the optional Lightweight Sports Package in each case.

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The chassis set-up of the new Cayenne GTS models creates the ideal prerequisites for outstanding lateral dynamics. The standard steelspring suspension lowers the car by 20 millimetres and includes Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) for active and very sporty damper control. Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus) is also fitted as standard. In combination with its standard 21-inch RS Spyder Design wheels, the generously sized grey cast iron brakes (390 x 38 mm at the front, 358 x 28 mm at the rear), fitted with red brake callipers, the new Cayenne GTS models bring the agility and spontaneity of a true sports car to the SUV segment. As an option, deceleration can be optimised by means of the Porsche Surface Coated Brake (PSCB) with tungsten carbide coating or the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB). Further options include 10 mm-lower three-chamber air suspension, rear-axle steering and the Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) active roll stabilisation system.

Sport Design package and characteristic GTS accents as standard The standard Sport Design package ensures a unique and exclusive appearance in combination with numerous accents in Black. The new Cayenne GTS models are equipped as standard with satin-gloss Black 21inch RS Spyder Design wheels. The LED headlights with Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) and the LED tail light bar are also dark-tinted. The front air intakes, side window trims, tailpipes of the sports exhaust system and the model and Porsche logos on the rear are all in Black.

High-quality materials such as Alcantara® on the rooflining, seat centre panels, centre console armrests and doors, as well as dark-brushed aluminium, make it possible to also see and feel the sporty yet elegant characteristics of the Cayenne GTS models in their interiors. Standard eight-way sports seats, exclusively reserved for the new GTS models, offer optimal support for dynamic cornering due to the increased height of their side bolsters. These are exclusively reserved for the new GTS models. GTS logos can be found on the front doors, door entry sills, rev counter and head restraints. Numerous personalisation options include the GTS interior package, with additional colour accents in Carmine Red or Crayon, for items such as decorative stitching.

The new Porsche Cayenne GTS models are available to order now and will be in dealerships from the beginning of July. In Germany, prices start at €114,087 for the Cayenne GTS and €118,490 for the Cayenne GTS Coupé – each including VAT and with country-specific equipment.

Facts and figures

Cayenne GTS Coupé

Technical specifications 3,996 cm3

270 km/h

338 kW (460 PS)

620 Nm

2,175 kg

3,500 kg

11.4 – 11.2 l/100 km

260 – 256 g/km

V8-Biturbo with gasoline particulate filter

Top speed

at 1,800 – 4,500 rpm

at 6,000 – 6,500 rpm

Empty weight according to DIN

Trailer load (braked)

Combined fuel consumption

Power and torque Nm

4.2 s *

0 – 60 mph

4.5 s*

Torque

0 – 100 km/h

kW

PS

350

460

300

400

650 550

250

450

200

350

150 100

0 – 160 km/h 10.6 s *

50 0

0 – 200 km/h 17.6 s *

620 Nm at 1,800 – 4,500/rpm

1,000

3,000

5,000

7,000

Speed [rpm]

300 200

Power

Acceleration

Combined CO₂ emissions

100 0

338 kW / 460 PS at 6,000 – 6,500/rpm

*with Sport Plus (standard)

Width: 1,995 mm Width with mirrors: 2,194 mm

Height: 1,656 mm

Dimensions

Wheelbase: 2,895 mm

Front gauge: 1,682 mm Rear gauge: 1,683 mm

Length: 4,939 mm

Highlights

- 20 mm

+ 20 PS

Standard chassis with PASM and lowering of the body by 20 millimeters

20 PS more power and 20 Nm more torque compared to the previous model

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New sports exhaust system with two centrally located oval tailpipes (in conjunction with Lightweight Sports Package)

“The new Cayenne GTS models are designed for particularly sporty performance.

The V8 engine, the newly tuned sports exhaust system and the standard chassis systems guarantee a highly emotional driving experience. The sporty appearance and exclusive equipment are a perfect fit for this.”

Stefan Fegg Director Model Line Cayenne

All information relate to the EU model.

The consumption and CO₂ emission values were determined using the new WLTP measurement method. For the time being, the NEDC values derived from this must be specified. These values are not comparable with the values determined using the previous NEDC measurement method. Further information on the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO₂ emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide to fuel consumption, CO₂ emissions and electricity consumption of new passenger cars”, which is available free of charge from all sales outlets and from DAT.

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Porsche mourns the death of Hans Mezger Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG mourns the death of Hans Mezger. The legendary engineer died on June 10, 2020 at the age of 90.

Porsche owes him not only the Porsche 911’s air-cooled, six-cylinder boxer engine but also the overall construction of the 917 and its twelve-cylinder engine as well as his creation of the TAG Turbo Formula One engine. For more than three decades, Hans Mezger was responsible for Porsche’s most successful racing cars and engines. “The news of his death represents a very sad loss for us. Our thoughts are with his family,” says Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board, Research and Development. “We thank Hans Mezger for his extraordinary engineering achievements, which he has done for motorsport in general and for Porsche in particular. His innovations for our series sports cars will remain unforgotten forever.”

Hans Mezger was born on November 18, 1929 in Ottmarsheim, a small village near Ludwigsburg on the outskirts of Stuttgart. The youngest of five children, his parents ran a country inn. Art and culture were very important to the Mezger household. From an early age, aeroplanes and flying also fascinated the young Hans, and he occasionally undertook a trip to Kirchheim/Teck with a group of gliding enthusiasts from his neighbourhood.

Mezger continued his grammar school studies in Besigheim through the 6th grade, then followed by German A-levels in Ludwigsburg. “In 1946, I experienced my very first car race. It was at Hockenheim where old prewar race cars lined up, along with Hans Stuck, whom I photographed with my old camera.”

Hans Mezger decided to study mechanical engineering at the Technical University, now the University of Stuttgart. However, at this time the universities were very crowded because the young men who had returned from the war were given preferential treatment for admission. Hans Mezger used the university requirement for a twelve-month internship to practise numerous stages such as machining, welding, model making and a few weeks in the grey cast iron and aluminium foundry. “At that time I was riding a motor scooter, an NSU Lambretta. Apart from my brother’s 250 cc DKW it was my first and last motorised two-wheeler. I rode the Lambretta until 1960, when I bought my first car, an old and quite worn-out 356.

It was not until years later that I came into contact with motorised twowheelers again, when in the late 1970s it became necessary to develop new motorcycle engines for Harley-Davidson.”

His career included designing the world-famous “Mezger engine” for the 901 and 911 in the early 1960s. In 1965 Mezger was promoted to head of the department for race car design initiated by Ferdinand Piëch. This department was the key to a new quality and dynamism in motorsport for Porsche. It was an exciting, fascinating time in the mid-1960s. “Sometimes we also worked around the clock – like in 1965 when we created the OllonVillars Bergspyder in just 24 days and shortly thereafter the 910.” With its construction of a tubular frame, fibreglass body and design for new Formula 1 tyre technology, it became the blueprint for all the race cars that were built in the years to follow.

From the 917 to the TAG turbo for Formula 1

Career and highlights at Porsche 1956–1960 Technical calculation department in the design department.

Responsible for valve control of all engines, among other things.

1960–1962 Move to the Porsche Formula 1 project team. Collaboration in engine and chassis design. 1963 Design of the 901/911 engine.

Responsible for design and further development of all racing engines.

1965 Design and project management of the Ollon-Villars Spyder.

Management of the newly established department for race car design.

1966–1970 Design of the 910, 907, 908, 917, 2-litre four-cylinder engine for the 914 production sports car. 1971–1973 CanAm race cars 917/10 and 917/30 with turbocharging.

1974–1976 Design, development and further development of sixcylinder turbo engines and the Type 935 and 936 race cars. 1977–1978 Development of the water cooling and four-valve concept for the Type 935 and 936 six-cylinder turbo engines. 1977–1980 Design of the four-cylinder engine for Harley-Davidson. Development of the Indy engine based on the Type 935/936.

Further development of the 935/936 race cars and engines.

1981–1982 Development of a 2.65-litre engine based on the 935/936 for Group C (956/962).

1981–1987 Design, overall project management and further development of the “TAG-Turbo – made by Porsche” Formula 1 engine. 1987–1988 Design of the Type 2708 Indy 2.65-litre engine.

1990 Design of the Type 3512 12-cylinder Formula 1 engine Honours and awards 1974 The Starley Premium Award (GB) for the best automotive presentation of the year on the Porsche Type 917. 1984 Behind the Scenes Award (USA) for the development of the TAG Turbo Formula 1 engine.

1984 Trofeo Colin Chapman (I) for the development of the TAG Turbo Formula 1 engine. 1984 Prince Metternich Prize (D) for outstanding technical achievements in motorsport. 1984 Trophée de L’Exploit (F) for the development of the TAG Turbo Formula 1 engine.

1984 Caschi d’Oro (I) for winning the Formula 1 Constructors’ World Championship (presented to McLaren).

1985 Prof. Ferdinand-Porsche Award (A) of the technical university Vienna in recognition for the accomplishment of developing the combustion engine. Hans Mezger is still the only person from the Porsche company to have won this award.

1987 Médaille Spéciale (F) for the development of the TAG Turbo Formula 1 engine.

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Porsche Speedster: driving pleasure for more than six decades Open-top driving pleasure combined with outstanding driving dynamics: Speedster variants have been part of the Porsche company history since 1952.

They combine open-top driving pleasure with outstanding driving dynamics.

Further generations of the 356 Speedster followed. The model reached its peak in 1957 with the 356 A 1500 GS Carrera GT Speedster: Its 1.5-litre vertical shaft engine produced 110 PS. It was the first production model from Porsche that reached a top speed of 200 km/h.

The forefather of all these models is the 356 America Roadster. Its aluminium body was manufactured by hand at Erich Heuer Karosseriefabrik in Ullersricht near Weiden in Upper Palatinate, Germany. Thanks to its expensive lightweight body, it weighed 160 kilograms less than the 356 Coupé and its top speed of 180 km/h from its 70 PS fourcylinder boxer engine was impressive at the time. The exclusive sports car, developed for the US market and built only 16 times, already featured key elements of the Speedster design with slot-in windows for the doors, a folding rain-cover top and lightweight bucket seats.

In 1988, a Speedster variant was introduced in the 911 series, as the crowning highlight of the discontinued G model generation. The most open of all the 911 models was based on the 231 PS 911 Carrera featuring a wide turbo look. It was optionally also available in export markets with a leaner car body. 161 units with lean Carrera body were built. The windscreen was shortened, and a manually operated rain top disappeared under a large plastic bubble painted in the vehicle colour. Unlike the “911 Speedster Clubsport” concept car previously showcased at the IAA in Frankfurt in 1987, the first production Speedster was launched in 1988. In those days, the prices for the Speedster started at 110,000 marks. A total of 2,103 Speedsters from the G series were produced.

It was the US importer Max Hoffmann who convinced Porsche there was a market for their cars in America. He requested an inexpensive Porsche with reduced furnishings costing less than 3,000 dollars. In autumn 1954, Porsche produced a significantly less expensive version than the 356 America Roadster, which included ‘Speedster’ in the model name for the first time and quickly caused a sensation in the world of motor sports. It combined the sheet steel body of the cabriolet with a raked windscreen, reduced interior equipment and a rain top. In the USA, the 356 1500 Speedster cost just 2,995 US dollars and became an instant hit in the sunny coastal states. Hollywood icon James Dean was also an enthusiastic racing driver and chose this purist model, which was dedicated solely to the sheer pleasure of driving.

It was exactly the other way around with the successor model: between 1992 and 1993, 930 units of the “lean” 911 Carrera Speedster of the 964 generation rolled off the production line. In addition, 15 vehicles were produced with wide turbo body. The new Speedster models were given a revamped soft top mechanism designed to make the manual opening and closing of the roof easier. The locking mechanism of the large plastic cover at the rear was also optimised.

Visual highlights were provided by bucket seats from the 911 Carrera RS painted in the vehicle colour and special leather upholstery.

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The 911 Speedster concept In 2018, Porsche gave itself the best birthday present it could have possibly received: the 911 Speedster concept car - the road-ready study of an open-top and particularly exciting sports car - celebrated its world premiere on the occasion of the “70 years of Porsche Sports Cars” anniversary in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The one-off vehicle shown in the Heritage version forges a link between the early years of the company founded by Professor Ferdinand Porsche in 1948, when the brand recorded its first successes in motor racing with the lightweight Speedster variants of the Porsche 356, through to the present day.

With its purist concept and historically accurate design, the 911 Speedster concept vehicle reflects the brand core of Porsche with precise clarity because it stands for maximum driving pleasure. This two-seater Speedster is the first car in modern times to be based on a GT model and was developed by the brand’s motor sports experts.

The concept car made public appearances at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Rennsport Reunion VI in Laguna Seca, California as well as the Paris Motor Show. The dream has now become reality with the series production version. The 911 Speedster goes now into production.

The Speedster cost 131,500 marks when it was launched in February 1993. However, the buyer had to do without air conditioning, electric windows and at first even an airbag.

Even more rare is the 911 Carrera Speedster based on the 993 generation: there are exactly two of them in existence. The first was developed by the Exclusive department in 1995 for Ferdinand Alexander Porsche himself. It was green, came with 17-inch alloy wheels as well as a Tiptronic S transmission and was based on the Carrera body. Later, a second vehicle was built for the U.S American actor, Jerry Seinfeld. This sitcom celebrity, himself an avid fan of the company and owner of an impressive collection of Porsche vehicles, received a silver Speedster with manual transmission and designed as a turbo wide 4S model with 18-inch wheels.

Regular customers did not get their hands on these vehicles again until the debut of the last Speedster version of the 911 so far in 2010 as a variant of the 997 model generation. The 911 Speedster marked the launch of the 25-year anniversary celebrations of the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur in 2011. In best tradition, the striking profile of the new 911 Speedster was defined by the 60- millimetre lower, more raked windscreen, the flat contour of the sporty-look manual soft top and the characteristic double bubble on the convertible top compartment lid. This made the body of this rear-wheel drive twoseater with its 44-millimetre wider rear end stand out even more. The Porsche 911 Speedster celebrated its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in early October 2010. The 3.8-litre six-cylinder boxer engine delivering 300 kW (408 PS) was produced in a limited edition of just 356 units. In Germany, the Speedster was launched on the market in December 2010 at prices starting from 201,682 euros.

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Celebrating 20 Years of the Porsche 911 GT3

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Successor to the 911 Carrera RS 2.7: the first GT3 made its debut in 1999 Shortly before the start of the new century and featuring advanced racing technology, the Porsche 911 GT3 continued the tradition that had started in the 1970s with the legendary Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7. For the first time, the model was not given the designation “RS” for Race Sport, but the name GT3 — a reference to the GT class in which the motorsport versions of the model were to compete. The water-cooled 3.6-litre six-cylinder boxer engine of the new sports car delivered 265 kW (360 PS). Therefore it was hardly a surprise that the Porsche 911 GT3 had already earned its first laurels even before its debut in Geneva: with Walter Röhrl at the wheel, it completed the

The unveiling of the first Porsche 911 GT3 in March 1999 at the Geneva Motor Show signalled the start of a new era for discerning sports car drivers. Like no other Porsche 911, the GT3 embodies the hallmarks of Porsche Motorsport. Developed by two-time World Rally Champion Walter Röhrl, race engineer Roland Kussmaul and the Porsche Motorsport specialists from Weissach, the Porsche 911 GT3 brought race track agility to the road. Since then, this road-going athlete has become even faster, more precise and more dynamic with every generation — and with a naturally aspirated engine, manual transmission and rear-wheel drive, it remains the most popular Porsche 911 among purists up to the present day.

20.8 kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in less than eight minutes — and in so doing set a new benchmark for road-going sports cars.

Such exceptional performance was made possible not just by the race-proven boxer engine, but also thanks to a precisely tuned overall package: the chassis was lowered by around 30 millimetres and the brakes uprated. The six-speed manual transmission originated from the Porsche 911 GT2. The gearbox ratios, axle geometry, antiroll bars and springs could be adapted depending on the circuit conditions. Lightweight construction came before comfort. A distinctive sign of its motorsport origins was the fixed rear wing of the 911 GT3. As an option, customers were able to order their 911 GT3 as a Clubsport variant, which also included a bolt-in roll cage.

The race versions of the Porsche 911 GT3 have written motorsport history. In addition to countless class wins, the GT3 achieved numerous overall victories in the major endurance races, including the 24 Hours of Spa, the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours Nürburgring, which it won seven times starting with the year 2000. It is part of the recipe for success of the Porsche 911 GT3 that the experience and innovations from motorsport are always incorporated into the development of the next road version. It is no wonder that around 80 per cent of all 911 GT3 ever produced are regularly driven on the race track.

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The first Porsche 911 GT3 vehicles rolled off the production line in Weissach in May 1999. As a homologation basis for motorsport, the new model also provided the foundation for the successful 911 GT3 Cup and the higher-positioned race versions — the 911 GT3 R and GT3 RSR, which achieved brilliant results in one-make and GT racing in the coming years.

New generations in quick succession After the great success of the first 911 GT3, Porsche presented a new evolution stage of the road-going sports car with racing genes every three to four years. In 2003, the power of the boxer engine increased to 280 kW (381 PS) thanks to the use of the VarioCam continuously variable camshaft control system. The GT3 could also now be ordered with the ultra-high-performance Porsche Ceramic

Composite Brake (PCCB) system. The next increase in power, to 305 kW (415 PS), followed three years later. For the first time, the Porsche 911 GT3 featured an active suspension with the sporty Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM). In 2009, the engineers increased the displacement of the six-cylinder boxer engine to 3.8-litres and the power to 320 kW (435 PS). The all new rear wing and full underbody panelling produced such a substantial increase in downforce that this was more than doubled in comparison to its predecessor.

speed transmission was now available as an alternative to the PDK. On the other, the 911 GT3 could be ordered with a discreet Touring Package, in which the fixed rear wing was replaced by an automatically extending spoiler — pure understatement. And so things come full circle: the designation “Touring Package” was a reference to the more restrained version of the legendary Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 from the 1970s.

On the 50th birthday of the Porsche 911 in 2013, the fifth generation of the 911 GT3 celebrated its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show.

The engine, transmission, body and chassis were completely new. The drivetrain consisted of a 3.8-litre naturally aspirated engine with 350 kW (475 PS), mated for the first time to a Porsche Dop-pelkupplung (PDK) dual-clutch transmission. Also for the first time, this was complemented by active rear axle steering. By way of introduction, the new 911 GT3 completed the Nürburgring Nordschleife in just 7:25 minutes —more than half a minute faster than the first 911 GT3 on its record lap in 1999.

The latest version of the 911 GT3 was launched in 2017. The focus of development had been on the six-cylinder boxer engine: its displacement increased to 4.0 litres and the power output was 368 kW (500 PS).

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Two out of three

Greg O’Keefe has spent most of his life tracking down and collecting Porsches. He has owned countless 356, but these two are very special.

Greg O’Keefe takes a drag on his cigarette and thinks for a moment. “I must have got my hands on more than 50 Porsche 356”, he says matterof-factly while slowly exhaling the smoke from his lungs. The enthusiasm for the Stuttgart brand was essentially inspired by his teacher, who drove a 356C Coupé. “But I also fell in love with the perfectly shaped body,” he clarifies. “My teacher said I would never own a Porsche.” Greg’s school marks left much to be desired. Spurred on by this cruel statement, he did not end up top of the class. But he managed to get the money he needed to buy a Porsche at quite an early stage. In 1971, at the age of 17, he had flogged so many Porsche parts that he could afford a 1956 356A Coupé for a whopping 400 Australian dollars (about 450 USD).

Dream number one was fulfilled, and his passion for collecting kindled.

From 356A Coupé to 356 convertible Greg was actually “only” a bridge builder. A badly paid back-breaking job – just as his teacher had predicted. But cunning is more than a match for poor school marks in the long term. Greg brought his coupé up to scratch and sold it at a profit. His next car was a 356 convertible. He drove it for 160,000 kilometres. The air-cooled business was getting better and better, and Greg bought and sold almost every month. It was also in 1971 when he saw the split-screen coupé with the chassis number 11186 for the first time. “It was pale yellow and was just lying around in this collector’s shed,” he recalls.

It was the third right-hand drive Porsche ever made, and the third Porsche to travel from Germany to Australia – in February 1952. “I had to have it.” Greg nagged the owner for 24 years before finally getting the chance to purchase it. “The coupé was so good that I simply restored the engine to its original condition and painted it in the original colour: Radium Green, code 510.” The 356 has been standing in a nondescript garage in Melbourne ever since – when he’s not on the road in it. It now has 120,000 kilometres on the clock. “The car has been driven for less than 20 years of its life”, explains O’Keefe. “It has only just been run in!”

Greg O’Keefe in the very first right-hand drive 356 ever produced And if you’re thinking, “Wow, what a story!”, Greg adds more. The coupé’s garage companion is actually the very first right-hand drive 356 ever produced. The silver-grey convertible with blue leather interior (chassis number 10110), manufactured at the Stuttgart factory in July 1951, was driven to Genoa on customs plates and shipped to Australia in tandem with a burgundy coupé. Norman Hamilton, a Melbourne entrepreneur and Australia’s first Porsche dealer, imported the two siblings and made Australia the first righthand-drive Porsche market in the world. Greg O’Keefe is proud to own two of the first three Australian Porsches, and as he glances at the Coupé he says: “We have lived the dream together!”, before taking a drag on his cigarette and swigging from a bottle of Diet Coke.

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Stewart Allan & Pernilla Eklund Allan 2005 Boxster

Grant Haworth

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Gregary Bailey

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Michael Jerlitschka

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Anderw Burgess & Fang Xiao

2000 Macan S

Maxwell & Annemarie Kennedy

1998 996

Brett Carman

1983 911 SC & 2015 Macan

Terry Knowles

2015 911

Jonathan Cecil

2011 Panamera

Mena Kudos

2017 911 GTS

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2000 996 C2 Cabriolet

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1983 911, 2019 Cayenne

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2001 Boxster

Michael Panopoulos

2004 996 Turbo

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Daniel Persano

2004 996 Carrera Cup & 2011 Cayenne E2

Werner & Debra Engel

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Matthew & Agnes Soccio

997 Carrera

Stephen Ferris

1984 Coupe

Darren & Vanessa Sultana

2006 Boxster S

Mark & Leah Follett

2013 991 Carrera

Kym & Sue Terrell

1977 911 Carrera

Richard Green

2003 996 GT3 Cup & 2000 996 GT3

Anthony, Kate, Jamie & Leo Virgona 1982 924 Turbo

Sebastian Hallepape

1980 911

Mark Vulling

2011 Cayman R

Matthew Wright & Christine Bell

2003 911 Carrera

Darren, Ethan & Keira Williams

997 Carrera S

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1998 911

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By Mark Cooke Joined PCV in May 2020

My introduction to the wonderful world of Porsche

Mark Cooke with 4 year old Tommy I turned 50 and no surprise, but there was the perfect excuse to indulge in a little mid-life crisis, so I treated myself to a lifelong desire for a Rolex Submariner and then pursued my interest for a 2+2 sports car. I have always had a strong interest in cars and still have a 1969 Mercedes 250 in my garage.

One little and totally unexpected addition to my ‘crisis’ was an imminently due baby girl, Lily Grace who threatened to put the dampers on my quest, however, an abject lack of common sense prevailed and I had narrowed my choices down to a Jaguar XKR or a Porsche 911, as these were the only real options for me to enjoy a car and still get out and about with my four year old boy, Tommy.

Unusually for a Pommie tragic, after deciding on a 911 over the Jaguar, I spent a few weeks scouring the internet for a reasonably local car, and with ‘must have’ specifications for metallic blue colour, excellent condition and full service history. I spotted a car at Lorbek Luxury Cars, so myself, heavily pregnant wife Emma, and Tommy took a 160km road trip to Melbourne.

We were all immediately impressed with the incredible array of super cars and both

myself and Tommy were like two little boys in a candy store. We were greeted by Srecko Lorbek who made us welcome and invited us to enjoy ourselves. Tommy was busy looking at everything shiny and red whilst I made a bee line for the Lapis Blue C2 Carrera Cabriolet 996 model 911. I actually had a preference for a coupe but the convertible would make it easier to get the kids in and out so that was that.

The 996 was a high km car, but with an amazing service history including invoices for everything and was in super condition.

Just a very quick drive around the block and the car was mine, with a friendly and no worries sale from Maurice Lorbek.

On the agreed delivery day I picked up the Porsche and took it straight to NineAuto in Highett for a pre-arranged service and precautionary IMS/RMS change, Air Oil Separator change and also a tiptronic transmission service. A sensible and mind easing decision in my opinion, and Stuart and the team at NineAuto looked after me exceptionally well, and continue to look after my ongoing service and car care needs.

A first family trip out for us (wife almost due to give birth) was to Flinders on the Mornington Peninsula to the annual car show, and what a blast it was to drive up Arthur’s Seat with the roof down, Tommy in his car seat with his headphones on, and sporting his newly acquired red Porsche 911 cap.

I have read on the internet that many people dislike the 996 version of the 911, but I don’t really get why. I quite like the different look of the headlights and all other things like intermediate shaft bearings can easily be changed. It is an absolutely super car to drive and it brings a smile to my face every time I drive it. I also like the tiptronic gearbox as it provides me with the versatility of being able to drive in auto through the city, but always in ‘thumbshift’ manual driving through South Gippsland, and of course when you hit the 4000rpm sweet spot, the true performance of the car really comes into its own.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the read and I Iook forward to seeing other members on a Club Event soon.

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ROLL OF HONOUR Life Members

1991 Allan Barbour 2001 Greg Muller 1992 Wayne Camamile 2002 Theo Mihelakos

Alan Hamilton 1993 Ian Begley 2003 Greg Muller John King 1994 Richard Eldridge 2004 Jon Trende Noela Semmens 1995 Mark Connolly 2005 Lyle Potgieter Adrian Evans 1996 Callum McClue 2006 Don Tryhorn Greg Cook 1997 Stuart Jackson 2007 Stewart Lachlan Barbara Darvall 1998 Matthew Stoupas 2008 Stewart Lachlan William Darvall 1999 Lyle Potgieter 2009 Matthew Stoupas Michael Chapman 2000 David Lawson 2010 Stewart Lachlan Michael Browning 2001 Jon Trende 2011 Peter Fitzgerald Andrew Bonwick 2002 Benjamin Faggeter

2012 Peter Fitzgerald Ian Knight 2003 Jeffery Bobik & Cameron Cox 2013 Bob Hawker 2004 Hung Do 2014 Peter Fitzgerald Hall of Fame 2005 Matthew Kirwan-Hamilton 2015 Christian Fitzgerald 2006 Simon Baxter 2016 Nick Karnaros Graham Stockley 2007 David Trewern 2017 Joseph Ensabella Bruce Harris 2008 Bob Hawker 2018 Joseph Ensabella Michael Browning 2009 Aaron Ireland 2019 Joseph Ensabella Jim Richards 2010 Nick Karnaros & John Swan Peter Fitzgerald Ladies Championship 2011 Simon Dunn Matthew Stoupas 2012 Stan Bougadakis & Melanie Treloar Rex Broadbent 1984 Ann Tyson 2013 Brett Helmers Mark Chrzanowski 1985 Ann Tyson 2017 Andrew Smith Aaron Ireland 1986 Ann Tyson Ben Faggetter 1987 Ann Tyson 1988 Ann Tyson Club Champions Presidents 1989 Brenda Moore 1976 Bruce Harris 1990 Jill Willis 1975 Michael Stillwell

1977 Bruce Harris 1991 Suzy Versluys 1976 Michael Stillwell 1978 Kevin Jarman 1992 Ava Balodis 1977 Roger James 1979 Bruce Harris 1993 Ava Balodis 1978 Ken Foo 1980 Bruce Harris 1994 Delyce England 1979 Kerry Reynolds 1981 Graham Stockley 1995 Aranka Figge 1980 John Benson Stephen White 1996 Aranka Figge 1981 John Benson 1982 Graham Stockley 1997 Aranka Figge 1982 Graeme Redman 1983 Bruce Harris 1998 Aranka Young 1983 Graeme Redman 1984 Ric Hallgren 1999 April Houghton 1984 John King 1985 Peter White 2000 April Houghton 1985 John King 2001 Jill Willis 1986 Dennis O'Keefe 1986 John King Aranka Young 1987 Ed Aitken 2002 1987 John King Aranka Young 1988 Ken Price 2003 1988 Michael Browning 2004 Aranka Young 1989 Rex Broadbent 1989 Graham Stockley 2005 Aranka Young 1990 Danny Loypur 1990 Graham Stockley 2006 Aranka Young 1991 Bruce Harris 1991 Graham Stockley 2007 Aranka Young 1992 Ojars Balodis 1992 Graham Stockley Melanie Treloar Ed Aitken 2015 1993 John King 1993 2016 Melanie Treloar 1994 Richard Eldridge 1994 Adrian Evans 2017 Sally-Anne Hains 1995 Matthew Harris 1995 Adrian Evans 1996 Paul Stuart 1996 Cris Camamile Club Member of the Year 1997 Bruce Young 1997 Cris Camamile 1998 Michael Herrod 1998 Paul Stuart 1980 Ian Nadenbousch 1999 Sven Burchartz 1999 Paul Stuart 1981 Max Errington Theo Mihelakos 2000 Greg Cook 2000 1982 Graeme Andrews Theo Mihelakos 2001 Greg Cook 2001 1983 Dianna Foo 2002 Theo Mihelakos & Ian Jenkins 2002 Noela Semmens 1984 Daryl Louey 2003 Sven Burchartz & Mark Chrzanowski 2003 Ian Knight 1985 Barbara Clearihan 2004 Matthew Stoupas 2004 Ian Knight 1986 Graham Stockley 2005 Mark Chrzanowski 2005 Michael Chapman 1987 (No award) 2006 Simon Baxter & Mark Chrzanowski 2006 Michael Chapman 1988 (No award) 2007 Mark Chrzanowski & Matthew Stoupas 2007 Jeff Thomas 1989 Egidia Woodhouse 2008 Matthew Stoupas 2008 Jeff Thomas 1990 Paul Mauger 2009 Matthew Stoupas & Andrew Barlow 2009 Ian Jenkins 1991 Bev Madin 2010 Bob Hawker 2010 Ian Jenkins 1992 Elspeth Froude 2011 Aaron Ireland 2011 Keith Ryding 1993 Raymond Poon 2012 Aaron Ireland 2012 Will Darvall 1994 Alex Robertson 2013 Rick Moscati 2013 Peter Harrison 1995 Beth Harris 2014 Ben Faggetter 2014 Peter Harrison 1996 Selwyn Hall & Ray Poon 2015 Aaron Ireland 2015 Andrew Bonwick 1997 George Cairns 2016 Nick Karnaros 2016 Andrew Bonwick 1998 Danny Jonas 2017 Nick Karnaros 2017 Michael O’Brien 1999 Tim Wadsworth 2018 Jamie Lovett 2018 Michael O’Brien 2000 Jeff Thomas 2019 Andrew Hall 2019 Tony Carolan 2001 (No award)

2002 Duane Rodgers Outright Award, Inc Don Tryhorn 2003 Marnie Gorman Memorial Award from 2008 Tony Jones Memorial Award 2004 James Caldow (Most Consistent In All Events) 1984 Bruce Harris 2005 Annie Mould & Alf Carrigan 1985 Don Tryhorn 1979 Russell Sturzaker 2006 Janet Conheady & William Darvall 1986 Graham Stockley 1980 Russell Sturzaker 2007 John Baker 1987 Graham Stockley 1981 Graham Stockley 2008 Peter Witt 1988 Graham Stockley 1982 Paul Mauger 2009 Felix Rieniets 1989 Graham Stockley 1983 Dennis O’Keefe 2010 Peter Cromie & Clair Cromie 1990 Rex Broadbent 1984 Ric Hallgren 2011 Robin Humphries 1991 Graham Stockley 2012 Grant Stephenson Tony Jones Memorial Award 1992 Paul Sadler 2013 Michael Bailey (Rookie of the Year) 1993 Danny Loypur 2014 Ken Anson & Harriet Anson 1994 Peter White 2015 Rowan Burnett 1985 Dennis Bath 1995 Graeme Hitchell 2016 Simon Dunn 1986 Ed Aitken 1996 Danny Loypur 2017 Peter Harrison 1987 Don Watson 1997 Danny Loypur 2018 Geoffrey Mould 1988 Cliff Geis 1998 Matthew Stoupas 2019 Russell Sturzaker 1989 Matthew Harris 1999 John Woodward

Gordon Johnstone 1990 David Casey 2000 Greg Muller

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