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contents

Club Calendar

29.

A M a r s h a l ’s s t o r y

Horizontally Opposed

30.

Make Mine Rare

Competition Editorial

36.

Phillip Island Sprints - 3nd July 2011

P re s i d e n t ’s M e s s a g e

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Fabulous PHILLIP ISLAND

Club Committee 2010/11

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P o r s c h e D r i v e r Tr a i n i n g D a y

Social Corner

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Phillip Island Sprints - 14th August 2011

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

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Winter Double Run to Phillip Island

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Tre a s u re r ’s R e p o r t

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Mid 911 Run to South Gippsland

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Club Night - 16th August 2011

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Boxster and Cayman Run

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To r q u e Tu b e R e g i s t e r R u n

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Roll of Honour

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New Members

Plus Boxster Shootout T h e n e w P o r s c h e 9 1 1 C a r r e r a Porsche Regularity Footsteps in the Ash

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2011 Go Kart Challenge

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As Motoring Enthusiasts we are extremely lucky to have such a fantastic World Class facility such as Phillip Island. We asked our Tame Racing Car Driver and Motorsport Editor Aaron Ireland to give you a few tips on how to get around the track quicker and safer!

Comments: Aaron Ireland photo: Steve Duggan SDPICS

You can check out Aaron’s Class C Lap record lap here (1.51.58) at http://www.youtube.com/user/IrelandAaron#p/a/u/1/wBI9GT8V9Tg for an in-car look at a lap of ‘The Island’

Siberia

Place the car about one and a half car widths in from the right hand edge of the track, 3rd gear, a very late short, sharp brake, carry a little brake percentage on turn in to get the nose tucked in. Be patient with this corner, start squeezing the power on, take a very late apex, you should be at full power before the exit, let the car run all the way over to the right hand side ripple strip and again use every last mm of it, the exit of this corner is critical to get a good run up to.....

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A long, very very fast 4th or 5th gear corner (depending on car) can be totally flat out in some cars, but more likely will require a lift off the throttle before turning in (no braking). Very important to get the entry right as to not run out of room on the exit (just like turn 1) the key is to look all the way through the corner to the exit before you turn in and try and make it as straight a line as possible, take a deep breath, turn in and squeeze on the power, you should be at full power at or just past the apex (provided you’ve even lifted at all) let the car run out all the way to the far left hand side and stay there to turn in for.....

Southern Loop

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3rd or 4th gear (depending on car) a difficult corner to get right as it’s a double apex corner and it’s off camber. Brake very late and carry a little brake percentage to the first apex, let the car drift out about a car width in the mid corner and aim for the second apex, squeeze on the power and aim to be at almost full power by the second apex, clip the inside ripple strip and let the car run all the way out to the right hand side, using all of the ripple strip on the exit

2nd gear, brake very hard (biggest brake load on the whole track) at or just before the 100m board, turn in as late as possible to ‘square off’ the corner and take a late apex otherwise you’ll have armloads of understeer, try and get the power on just before the apex and be at full power by the exit ripple strip on the far left hand side, use every last mm of this ripple strip in order to get the best possible run up to......

2nd gear, brake at the 50m board on the left hand side of the track. Very important corner to get right, especially on the exit as it will dictate your speed all the way to the end of Gardner straight. Turn in reasonably late and try to have the car straight and be at almost full power at the apex, don’t go all the way over to the left hand side on the exit, about 3/4’s will give you a better position in order to turn in for turn 11

Take a breath, relax the hands, enjoy the view, gradually work your way over to the left hand side in preparation for turn 1

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“The important thing with this track is to be smooth and progessive with your steering imputs and with getting on the throttle. Phillip Island is an incredibly fast and flowing circuit and requires massive commitment and bravery to get a fast lap time, it’s a very rewarding circuit when you get it right, but can bite very hard if you get it wrong. Main thing is to drive within your limits and just gradually get faster and faster as you get more comfortable”.

Gardner Straight

Turn 1

5th gear, a short, sharp dab of the brakes at approx 100-80m (or past the second white line depending on your car and your bravery) dont turn in too early or you’ll run out of track on the exit (not fun!) Apex speeds can be up to 200k’s in some cars, so this corner requires some big brave pills. Stay hard to the left on the exit in preperation for.....

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Lukey Heights 4th gear, a late, short but hard dab on the brakes, later model cars or cars with ABS can even carry some brake while turning in. Hug the inside ripple strip all the way up the hill and be as brave as you dare by getting on the power as early as possible. The car will get ‘light’ as you crest the hill, let the car drift to the middle of the track by opening up the steering to avoid oversteer

Turn 12

4th or 5th gear (depending on car) as with turn one, don’t turn in too early or you’ll come to horrifying realisation by the apex that you’re going to run out of track on the exit (thats not something I reccomend for fun) In cars like mine (911SC or similar) this corner can be totally flat out, no lift, no braking. But this requires good tyres, a good handling car, some big brave pills and to get the turn in point just right, not too early, not too late. Be very smooth and progressive with the steering as you turn in (as you should with all of the corners on this track) aim for the apex which is just before the marshall’s flag point and look through the corner for the ripple strip on the exit, gently open up the steering and let the car run out right to the ripple strip and use every last mm of it in order to get a good run down the straight. If you run out of room on the exit and find yourself on the grass DON’T try and turn and get back on the track straight away, just straighten the steering, get off the gas, DON’T brake, let the car slow down gradually and just ease it left back onto the track once you’ve slowed right down. Come in to the pits, go to the toilet and clean out your race suit!

Turn 11

Can be quite tricky and a bit hairy especially in higher powered or heavier cars. ‘Short shift’ to 3rd gear before turning in after exiting MG in order to be as smooth as possible through this corner, most cars will be almost flat out all the way through this corner, some totally flat, some require a lift or feathering of the throttle. Let the car run all the way out to the right hand side and use all of the ripple strip on the exit, grab 4th gear, take a deep deep breath, say a few ‘hail mary’s’ and get yourself ready for what I think is the scariest and potentially most dangerous corner on the track.....

The flowing nature and undulations of the circuit make it undoubtedly the most satisfying and enjoyable venue we compete at. but it is also the most dangerous. Because the sustained speeds are so high, indiscretion almost anywhere on the track can end in tears. If I dared to choose the areas 42

requiring extra caution I would say the corner onto the main straight and the back of the circuit from “Siberia” to “Lukey Heights”. The exit to Siberia looks innocuous, but if you’re going for it, it can result in the sort of nasty problems.

The high-speed, right-hand sweeper before Lukey Heights can provide for startling understeer dramas, taking you across and potentially off the other side at the limit. Southern Loop (the big, big left hander, or corner no. 2) has a nasty off camber section

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horizontally opposed It was interesting but not surprising to hear from CAMS that we have one of the largest and most active clubs in the country. You can see by the content in the Magazine how active the club is. If you have never been to an event why not come to Presidents Day at Sandown on Sunday 30th October. It’s a great event if you have never been to the track. Come and watch or jump in for a fast lap with one of our members. If social is more your style then don’t miss the Annual ball at the Sofitel on the 3rd December – details on page 8. On page 18 Will Darvall and I visit Dean Koutsoumidis for WIYG. Dean’s 4 year old will only go to kinder in an RS, because then he can legally sit in the front, and he also insists that the 2 RS’s sit together in the garage. Not a problem I had growing up, but hey a great gig if you can get it! Dean has a beautiful collection and you can read about it on page 19. If you have a collection you would like to share with us please email me at editor@pcv.com.au.

This issue we have a special on Phillip Island. We were lucky enough to compete twice this winter on this amazing track. With tracks disappearing around the country, Victoria is surely the Race Track Capital of Australia with Phillip Island the Jewel in the Crown. Our Motorsport Editor Aaron Ireland gives you a corner by corner description on how to get around quicker and safer on our aerial image on page 43. Also you can check out Aaron’s Class C Lap record lap here (1.51.58) at http://www.youtube.com/ user/IrelandAaron#p/a/u/1/wBI9GT8V9Tg for an in-car look at a lap of ‘The Island’ Last but not least check out my Club Sport in the latest installment of “Make Mine Rare”. With a recent dip in the market now could be the time to buy your classic Porsche. If you have a rare Porsche you would like to share email me at editor@pcv.com.au.

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30 Competition Editorial I can’t believe that by the time you read this that the competition year will be well and truly over for 2011, the years are definitely going by faster and faster! I can’t go into a results summary yet because many classes are yet to be decided (I wrote this a week before the final round in Winton) so we’ll have to leave that till the next issue. All I can say is that I’m sure I speak on behalf of all competitors (well, most anyway!) that we’ve had a great year. Since the last issue of Porsche Parade we’ve had sprint rounds at Phillip Island in July and August as well as a driver training day at Phillip Island in August. We also had our final hill climb of the year at Haunted Hills in September with unfortunately typical Victorian weather! (I felt like I was at a ski resort).

The class championships that are coming down to the wire at Winton on October 9th (and will be decided by the time you read this) are MM1; between Matt Stoupas and Bob Hawker, which may actually result in a tie for 1st place. M2 can go to three different people, Dean Taylor, Nick Karnaros and Ben Faggetter and A Class is very close between Rick Moscati and Phil Treloar. The 2012 Competition calendar is looking fantastic so far, there’s just a couple of event’s waiting to be confirmed but I must admit that i’m very excited about the 2012 competition year. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the competition articles written by your fellow PCV members in this issue; Phillip Island July Sprints by Rick Moscati, Phillip Island Driver Training and August Sprints by Dean Taylor, Phillip Island Driver Training from the students experience by Kim De Lany and Haunted Hills Hill Climb by Aaron Silluzio. See you at the track, Aaron Ireland

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. 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. Copyright: © 2011 by The Porsche Club of Victoria Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored in any electronic format or transmitted in any form by any means without the written permission of the publisher. 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.

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club committee 2010/11 Peter Harrison President

Peter Harrison Vice President

Keeping the president’s chair warm for the past couple of months and standing in for Keith earlier in the year during his family holiday in the UK has opened my eyes to the breadth of activities involved in the operation of a large car club such as ours. I can confidently say “large” on the basis that we recently had feedback from CAMS that PCV is the largest and most active car club in Australia. While I glimpse much of the club’s organisational activity from normal committee meeting discussions, I have now come into contact with a whole lot more background work that underpins the actual subjects that we address that goes on behind the scenes and below the radar of the general committee meetings. I guess that just reinforces the observations of one of our newer committee members recently that the topics we cover at committee are nothing like what he had expected. He thought our time would be dominated by meaty competition or social run issues. Instead, he found that it was taken up by a whole lot of non-car-club topics as: the appropriate level of surplus that our club should be maintaining; controlled risk assessments; club branding and advertising; cross subsidy to the end of year ball; strategic planning; magazine costs . . . and the list goes on. Of course this is not that surprising when we consider that we are managing a club of some 1200 direct and partner members as we have to address the same issues as many a business of that size. The good thing about all of this is that among the membership we have a huge spread of talent and so we are able to identify someone who is knowledgeable on just about any subject you could imagine and who would invariably be only too happy to assist us on specific issues when needed.

Changing topics, we have noticed that while the social and register group activities appear to be maintaining healthy numbers, things have been going a bit quiet on the competition front. Entries over the last half year seem to have fallen to around two thirds of our peak attendance of last year. Always concerned at the causes of such trends we have been doing a bit of research. While it is very difficult to attribute causes, CAMS has indicated that across the board club competition attendances have been down of late. Perhaps the two-speed economy that everyone is touting is impacting the zeal with which some of our members are prepared to throw money at tyres, brakes and engine oil. Not wanting to rest on such theories our competition director has instigated a post-event online survey. This only takes a couple of minutes to complete and gives us immediate feedback on participants’ attitudes on what went well, badly and in between. It also provides the opportunity to make suggestions for change or improvement. I ask each of you competitors out there to take the time to provide us with this feedback. On a finishing note, I looked at our calendar of events and see we have 41 marked down for 2011 and already we have almost a full competition calendar in place for 2012. The majority of the social and register calendars is also in place but is yet to be posted. Certainly CAMS got it right about our club being active as well as large.

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Annual Dinner Dance Saturday 3rd December 2011 We are delighted to return to the Sofitel Hotel Melbourne on Collins for this year’s premier event. It is on this night that we honour our high achievers and all come together to celebrate the success of our great Club. This year’s gala is themed on the Diamond Anniversary of Porsche in Australia.

It promises to be a DAZZLING evening. It will be an evening of black and glistening silvery shimmer – come along in your bling and sparkle like a DIAMOND.

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social corner It’s that time of year again! People will be counting down shopping days to Christmas. The year is fast coming to a close. By the time this edition of Porsche Parade is published our final Club Night, the AGM may have been completed and we’ll be looking forward to Presidents Day, our Last Run, and our Final event for 2011 the Annual Dinner, not to mention the various register events and Christmas Parties along the way. All the very best to the new committee for 2012!

Annual Dinner Dance: If you haven’t booked for our Annual Dinner as yet, make sure you do so quickly. We will be able to accommodate everybody this year, but we need sufficient time to arrange things, and make this the special night we have become accustomed to. Details for this premier event are on the web. Please contact the Sofitel directly if you would like to book accommodation for the night. The club has a special discount package available. This year’s gala is themed on the Diamond Anniversary of Porsche in Australia. It promises to be a DAZZLING evening. Our entertainment will again be provided by our favourites “Cheek to Cheek”, who promise and always deliver an overflowing fun filled dance floor. If you only make one event this year, make it this one! Don’t forget the after party. Social Committee: To keep you up to date of just who is on the Social Committee, our members are: Adrian Nelson, Carly Pasco, Felix Rieniets, Janet Conheady, Julia Anderson, Neil Drew, Trevor Leavesley, Will Darvall, yours truly, and part time members Barb Darvall, Alf Carrigan, and Wayne St Baker. The Social Committee will soon be planning next year’s Calender, so if there is anything you would like us to consider, please make sure you talk to one or more of your social representatives so that we can incorporate your ideas from the start. The Social Committee does a great deal of work for the club, and so on behalf of the club I would like to extend a thank you for all of the efforts that our committee has made this year. 2011 Social Competition: You can find the progressive points tally for our Social Competition on our website, under “Club Info” → ”Rules” → “2011 Social Competition Points Table”. There are still opportunities to improve your points tally. Hopefully you joined us for the Go Kart Challenge, but if not there is still the

Last Run and of course the Annual Dinner. This year the competition may well come down to a lottery drawn at the Annual Dinner so make sure you sign the Social Competition Book at Club Nights for additional points. Our Sponsors do a great job for us and deserve our support. Whenever you find yourself looking for new race or road tyres, Porsche branded products such as clothing, wallets and key rings; or wine, beer and spirits delivered to your door, it is in your interest to give the relevant sponsor a call and make sure you mention you are a Club member. Making a note of the following sponsors’ names and phone numbers will guarantee great service and may save you money: Andrew at Traction Tyre and Suspension Centre - 9764 2811; Selection Boutique, Porsche Centre Melbourne – 9473 0992 and Daniel at Nillumbik Cellars – 9438 1249. Club Nights at Porsche Centre Melbourne: Our August club night at Porsche Centre Melbourne was enjoyed by around 135 members and guests. David Stannus of VBOX Australia demonstrated how PCV Members may be able to reduce their personal best lap times by 2 seconds using data. David, with assistance from Pete Campbell, analysed and compared actual data from Club Members Greg Humphries & Chris Masons’ VBOX files and enlightened us of some time saving improvements. Keith Ryding’s presentation shared with us his recent experience of importing a 1987 911 Carrera 3.2 from England. Keith (and Jolanda) took this procedure to the extreme by personally picking up the vehicle in Surrey and putting it through its paces around the United Kingdom for 10 days. Keith then delivered his new pride and joy to the boat for its journey down under. Our Major Runs: This year’s Spring run was organised by new Social Committee member Trevor Leavesley, who with assistance from Graeme Anderson, provided us with one of the mid 911 Register favourites. The great run through the winding Gippsland Hills satisfied the most enthusiastic of drivers. We then enjoyed a magnificent 3 course, Brazilian Churrasco lunch at Brandy Creek. If you only eat at one restaurant while you’re in Gippsland, it’s got to be at Brandy Creek Wines and View Café. With superb views across the Gippsland Hills,

Brandy Creek is the home of Spanish and South American food in Gippsland. The run would not have been complete without our usual morning tea, this time at Loch CFA. Go Karts: Our ‘Go Kart Challenge’ evening on 14th September achieved a record field of 39 entrants, who enjoyed a very thrilling and competitive night. This year we tested out a new venue Auscarts Indoor Racing at Port Melbourne. Andrew Bonwick provided new supplementary regulations, and the venue provided a fresh challenge to all who competed. We ran the event with teams of 2 and 3 drivers, with everybody enjoying 3 sessions on the track followed by the traditional pizza refuelling! Show and Shine Competition: If there is still time come along to this years Show and Shine Competition on Sunday the 23rd October at The Exhibition Building, with RACV’s Picnic with the Classics event 2011. RACV’s Motorclassica brings together more than $100 million of the world’s most rare, desirable and collectable classic, vintage and veteran cars, RACV Motorclassica 2011 promises to be bigger and better than before - a true once-in-a-lifetime event. We are very fortunate to be involved for this special event. Our Show n Shine event is being organised by our Deputy Social Director Felix Rieniets, with help from Michael Bailey and others. It is a permanent feature of our Annual Social Calender. The competition will be once again based upon our Registers, so make sure your register is adequately represented, and enjoy the Motorclassica event as well! Great trophies are on offer, as well as points for the Social Competition! Please make the most of your membership and take the opportunity to experience at least one social, register and competition event this year – you will not be disappointed. Please phone me on 0411 831303 or email me at social@pcv.com.au with your feedback and suggestions. I look forward to meeting you at a forthcoming social event or club night in the near future. Michael O’Brien, Social Director

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from race control The 2011 Competition season comes to its conclusion! The combined driver training and competition weekend at Phillip Island provided a great weekend of activity at one of Australia’s premier tracks. We had a theory night provided by Dean Sammut of John Bowe Driver Training, which was attended by the trainees and most of the coaches, at PCM on the Thursday prior to the weekend. The intention was to separate the classroom session and the track day, so as to provide the maximum track time. Dean brought several interesting training materials, including track guides and timing charts, which was studied as intently by the coaches as it was by the trainees. Even given a lower number of attendees (34) it was fascinating to get the scrutineering lane clear by 8.25 am, with an 8am start. Amazing what can be achieved, and drivers were heading out onto the track for orientation by about 9.15. As is usual with these driver training events we had a mix of novices and current competition drivers. The latter are a consistent part of our club, being people who are continually trying to learn more about this environment and their vehicles – in a safe and enjoyable day. The feedback was very pleasing – and reinforces the value to our members these days provide. The next will be a weekday prior to the Sandown event in March, in response to our competitors survey which strongly supported a mid week practice initiative at Sandown. Now, if you throw a sickie for a midweek ski-day, the goggle tan is a real give away. A drive day has no goggle tan! Sure, it may be hard to cover up a warm glow of enjoyment from having a day’s professional training and coached improvement on the other best track in Australia, but, well worth a try. Still, a Friday driver training an a Labour Day Monday competition event makes the work week bearable, I would have thought. The competition event on the Sunday had slightly lower attendance than we have been used to. This may have been two Phillip Island events within a winter month (can we ever have too much of a good thing?), or it could be a symptom of economic conservatism. Given that half a dozen of our normal coterie were off at State level events and Carerra Cup, it may not be conservatism! We will run a trial of timed sessions at sprint days, rather than our normal lap count, and commenced at Phillip Island. It is simpler to administer, but our observation was that it lead to more laps, especially in those groups that weren’t sliding off the track at Honda. We will run the trial for another couple

of meetings before coming to a landing, but if it reduced wasted time between sessions it will be adopted. Entrée will continue to be a specified number of laps. The day was interrupted by an unusually quick off at corner 1, with Cameron sustaining some damage to vehicle and forearm. Both I am assured are progressing well (at different professional establishments, tho I am sure Weltmeister would give any repair a go if it contributed to high speed performance). Cameron was pleased with the number of calls he received, so thank you for your support of your fellow club member. With lower numbers at Haunted Hills we tried an innovation, to run sessions with two laps per session. Comments were varied. One school commented – quite rightly – that a hill climb is cold tires and one attempt. In defence, I would suggest that we had both, a cold lap and a sighted lap, with the latter giving a different approach due to the first lap in a manner of speaking setting the track in the drivers mind, so it was less unpredictable second time around. A significant body of competitors liked it, commenting on improved safety and interest. The change almost melted Haunted Hills track timing equipment, which had been built on the one lap dash per session model, and had almost no capability to auto-time the second lap in a session. Still, we found a way around that. One of the key issues about the run of day at Haunted Hills this time was the operation of the ‘double run’ and if it reduced overall track time. The key constraint on track time at Haunted Hills is the ability to get two cars on the track at once. When a car is coming up the back straight, if there is a car on the start line ready to go then that is the maximum utilisation of the track and maximum overall track time. If the car finishes the back straight and a car hasn’t been released then we lose from about 15s to 30s depending on the time takes to get a car up to the grid and dispatched. With only 31 cars, we were prepared to give a revised running method a go, as there was (in theory) plenty of track time to play with. As it turned out the very wet conditions meant that the figure 8 in the morning was tackled very conservatively and so the time per run (as all are well aware) was quite high. That meant that things were ipso facto slow. The second factor was that in the morning just about every time a car went up the back straight, the next competitor was ready to release – we maybe lost 4 or 5 slots of an aggregate 120 runs. The figure 8 despite the rain and the odd off gave us 2 double runs and nearly a third. In the afternoon it was not quite so efficient, with maybe 6-8% of the slots missed. Even so, we still ran 30 competitors through 5 double runs, equivalent to 5 runs of 60 competitors – about our normal level.

On a normal day (60 competitors) if we were to run the clockwise double run configuration we might need to look at having 2 cars on the grid to efficiently use the time. If we were to run the clockwise figure-8 then the track utilisation would be unaffected by using a double run. The day was widely regarded as good fun for most. Next year, we will look at maybe 1 double run, coupled with single runs as a way of packing the most into a day at a great track. The balance of the schedule has Winton on 9 October and President’s Day on 30 October. The Calder event which was planned for 6 November was discussed with members at Haunted Hills, and subsequently moved to 1 April 2012. Historically the Calder track ran from the back straight, along what has recently been the pit exit and up what has been used at the dummy grid. This dummy grid section has been resurfaced, and will become the main straight, with the pits and dummy grid being relocated, and the drag strip permanently isolated from the sprint track. The permit for this event will be constructed to allow us to use the new surface, with a dog leg to shift from the new surface to the back end of the current main straight. The track will be wider and much more rain tolerant – in fact the mini club ran this circuit in the rain a couple of months ago and it was reportedly OK. Most drivers who have been to Calder in the last 10 years will find this both difficult to believe and very heartening. I hope to welcome a large contingent of competitors and guests to President’s Day. If you take nothing else from a casual perusal of this column over your period as a member of this club, consider coming to President’s Day. This is a nearly unique day in Australian Club motor racing, where we welcome members, guests and friends of the club to come along and come as a passenger on a race circuit under controlled conditions in one of the finest road machines ever created. This is one of the premier events this club organises, and I encourage you to enjoy it. Come along, enjoy the day. We continue to have good enrolment in Entrée events, an initiative which has been running for several years. Members bring a wide variety of cars, and the aim is to enjoy a day at a racetrack environment within the safety confines of the way we run events. Some members come for one or two meetings, some regularly turn up to particular tracks, and some have moved from Entrée to the competition classes. New entrants are always welcome, although numbers are limited to enable us to match the coaches with the entrée driver effectively and keep a track session devoted to entrée drivers. Unfortunately President’s Day is not available to entrée class, and Winton will have passed by the time you read this. However, we have a sparkling set of events planned for the first half of 2012, and we would be delighted to welcome you to an entrée event – go for it! Andrew Bonwick, Competition Director SPRING 2011

treasurer’s report By the time this spring edition of Porsche Parade is published our 2010/11 Annual Report will have been published and audited, and our AGM may well have been completed. This Treasurer’s Report will provide some additional detail on the financial results for the period, and the current health of the club. The net profit of the association was $31,427 ($4,385 better than our budget of $27,042), and our members’ funds at the end of the period were $305,268. The result is an improvement on last year, and compares favourably with the record results in 2008 and 2009. All results include items in our control, and those more difficult to do so, and at all times our objective is to responsibly manage the finances of your Club. Keeping in mind that our surplus is not distributable to members, and maintaining our objective of achieving the right balance of fiscal responsibility, variability in results will occur especially over time. The club has had periods of both low surplus as well as losses in the past, and we can expect that this variability will continue. The important perspective is the long term trend, and maintenance of adequate reserves. This being said the results for 2010/11 are excellent. Perhaps a more enlightening measure of the club’s success is our participation across the wide variety of events provided by Competition, Social, and Registers. In all areas of the club’s operations we have seen increased participation rates throughout 2010/11, including attendance at club nights. Across all aspects the club is run by volunteers, and everyone involved in the endless range of activities should be extremely proud of their achievements in contributing to the tremendous success of this club, and not just this past financial year.

Brief segment results, (compared to budget). The committee manages the financial operations of the club against a budget. Our better than budget result for the year of $4,385 comprised: Membership Income $7,738 favourable, General Expenses $17,552 favourable, Interest Income $2,165 favourable, and Other Income $597 favourable, offset by Competition results ($18,446) unfavourable, and Social Events results ($4,834). The main reason for the Social Events result is the reallocation of Merchant Fees which was originally budgeted as part of general expenses. This reallocation of merchant fees is the main reason for general expenses being so favourable to budget, comprising $10,456 of the variance. Other significant savings have been achieved in magazine production costs $3,260, postage $2,038 and printing and stationery $2,533. Forward Outlook. We are experiencing a downturn in our participation rates, especially in competition. This has been observed from the early part of this calendar year and is continuing. Social events are down slightly too, but these are easier to financially manage. It is time to support the competition segment, the foundation of the club, as we progress through 2011/12. This support will extend to significantly reduced contributions from competition, and may lead to a negative result next year. [Our objective to use our reserves to build and maintain our competition programme will ensure adequate returns in the future.] The Committee has discussed these issues with the Competition Director as it has become apparent over the year. It is our objective to maintain the Competition calendar – which CAMS regard as the most active club calendar in Australia. We will take appropriate actions to minimise controllable cost while maintaining the standard of the events over the next 6-12 months, in the expectation of a return to growth and margins in the 2013 season.

Infrastructure and maintenance. Over the past year the committee has actively developed the strategic direction of the club through the ongoing development of seven strategy papers. 1.

Links with other Clubs

Membership

Website & Systems Capability

Finances

Magazine

Committee

Track

The website and systems capability paper has identified further improvements in our data base system which will result in additional investment in this critical aspect of the club’s infrastructure. This development is ongoing and provides reduced cost of operation – the merchant fees we pay each year will reduce as the new access portal uses a lower cost receipting provider. The portal will also allow members to check and maintain their contact and address details on line, track their payments to the club for social and competition activities, as well as automating our competition registration activities. The Tracks paper has identified strategic risks to the current range and quality of the tracks we have access to for competition. The Committee will be looking at steps we can take with other car clubs and organisations to maintain or enhance the variety of facilities we use. The financial results to date have grown our reserves and have placed the club in a very secure position. The committee has decided to upgrade the club’s Van, and a decision to proceed with this capital purchase was approved at the September committee meeting. The old van was too small to carry the entire Club’s equipment and was getting a little tired mechanically. We hope to have our new van ready for the 2012 season. The club would not be able to operate as efficiently as it does without the efforts of our most capable Administrator Carly Pasco. Carly is also well assisted by Lisa Gillespie. Carly and Lisa manage the administrative affairs of an organisation with more than half a million dollars a year of revenue, over 1000 members and more than 80 events per year. They do it in a quiet and efficient manner, and are a delight to work with. We are delighted that they have both added to their families in the last 12 months. I wonder if this is part of their long term retirement planning, so as to continue the excellent support the club has been provided with, into the future. It would not be out of keeping with their efficiency and effectiveness.

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Story: Janet Conheady & Chris Mason Photos: Felix Rieniets

Club Night 16th August 2011 David Stannus, who with his colleague Peter Campbell addressed our August Members club night to show how the data analysis works.

After what looked like being a small and intimate number of members for our August Club night it quickly became a full house with seats at a premium – an estimate of 135 attendees, with a good spread of competition and social members. Another very positive start for the evening was the number of new members with some impressive acquisitions. Andrew Bonwick took the floor briefly to update us on some competition news including mid-week practice being available at Sandown and Jeff Thomas was selling the 2 day 6 hour relay event coming up and the new sports car racing for older 911’s – mid 80’s models which is looking popular with 15 guys already securing positions from the available 20 spots. Our Social Director, Michael O’Brien updated us on events to look forward to including the Go-Kart Challenge in September at Port Melbourne and the Spring Run to Brandy Creek on the 2nd October. This is going to be a great day organised by a new Social Committee Member and always popular Trevor Leavesley. Another important date for the diary is the AGM and final Club Night of the year – 18th October. As with the past 2 years which have had a touch of something special for the Ladies this one is no exception. This year it will have a Spring Racing Carnival theme with Ladies (and Gentleman) having the opportunity to wear there racing finery – every Lady loves an opportunity to wear that beautiful hat they love but rarely get to wear!! The night will be fun with substantial picnic racing finger food, bubbles and prizes – make sure you wear your best!!! Also on the 23rd October we have the Annual Club Show ‘n Shine which will be different to previous years. An invitation has been issued for PCV to take part in the Motorclassica “Picnic With The Classics” at the Exhibition Buildings and surrounding gardens over this weekend. It has something for the whole family; yes the whole family – more details to follow nearer the date. The final reminder was to keep the date of the Annual Dinner free - 3rd December.

Once again at the Sofitel, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Porsche it promises to be a DAZZLING evening. At this point we had two short presentations on “improving your lap times”. Due to lack of knowledge I am unable to report on these interesting presentations so kindly refer to the end of this article for Chris Mason’s contribution. Keith Ryding also did a short presentation on the experience he and Jolanda had on importing a Carrera after their recent holiday. Something that we all probably shy away from thinking it is all too hard appears to have been a fairly straight forward project especially when you have sourced the most helpful and experienced people to assist. After Keith’s presentation he announced that his recent holiday had made him realize that England really felt like home and that he and Jolanda had decided to return to England and that his Presidency would come to an end. Peter Harrison stepped up and thanked Keith for the good work he had done during his time as President, VP & Competition Director and particularly as Register Director. All in all it was a very informative evening with an element of surprise. Using Data to Improve Your Lap Times There are several ways to cut time from your laps, buy a faster car, get some expert training, get more seat time, read one of Ross Bentley’s classic books, or use data to determine where you are being wasteful with time. I have tried all these options to find my times have steadily reduced on all the tracks. Phillip Island, for example, which I started two years ago lapping at around 2 minutes 11 seconds, is now down to 1 minute 57.29 seconds with data showing how to take yet another 5 seconds off. There are several good data systems you can use, I and several other PCV members are using a Prologic Video VBox system. The local Prologic dealer in Victoria is

Using data from two near-identical cars (both GT3 Mk. 1’s) and un-named drivers, one PCV competitor (Greg Humphries) around 5 seconds faster than the other (me) at the chosen track (Winton), David and Peter showed the graphical proof that the slower driver had some faults that were costing him significant time. One was hesitancy in the gear changes (losing about 6 km/hr each gear change), another, more hesitancy when closing on slower cars, and yet more hesitancy when approaching the chequered flag. Supported with video evidence the data showed there was little doubt that the slow driver could cut at least 5 seconds from his Winton time. There was also benefit, albeit less seconds, for the faster driver in the data. With GPS tracking, the line on the corner leading into the back straight used by the faster driver could be seen to be less efficient than even the slow driver’s line, suggesting a half second improvement was available. The software enables sectors for the track to be quickly selected, and then there is a calculation of the “ideal” lap generated by the software which takes each best sector time from a session, and adds them together, showing the faster driver could have improved by around 1.5 seconds if he did his “best” sectors consistently. Whilst there is no substitute for some oneon-one coaching from someone like Peter Fitzgerald (who Greg attributes his step-change improvement at Winton), having data enables any driver to see what is possible, and to encourage them to chase the 0.5 second small-step improvements. Data systems such as the Video VBox are helpful to new and experienced drivers alike. The reward for slower drivers such as me, are 2 or 3 second improvement to the PB lap times, and for the faster guys, the opportunity to creep ever closer to their Class record lap-times. Technology is changing every aspect of our lives, and driving a Porsche is yet one more area where technology can help our productivity and enjoyment. Thank you David and Peter for sharing your technology and experience with us.

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The new Porsche 911 Carrera Tradition meets modernity

The Porsche 911 Carrera is now younger than ever in its illustrious 48 years. The sports car icon has been completely redesigned with a stretched silhouette, exciting contours and precise design details; yet it remains unmistakably a 911 from the very first glance. The 100 millimetre increase in wheelbase and reduced height combined with wheel size options up to 20 inches underpin the athletic appearance. From the front it is the 911’s trademark wide-arched guards that catch the eye. They emphasise the wider front track that make the new 911 Carrera sit even more solidly on the road. The remodelled exterior mirrors are now on the upper edge of the door which provides aerodynamic advantages while emphasising the impression of width. The all-new, lightweight body is an intelligent aluminium-steel composite construction. It alone accounts for a significant proportion of the weight reduction of up to 45 kilograms while providing significantly greater rigidity. Aerodynamic optimisation – including a wider, variably extending rear spoiler – further reduces the new 911 Carrera’s lift forces while retaining a very good Cd value. Complementing the modern exterior design is an interior architecture that takes its cue from the Porsche Carrera GT. The driver is now even more closely integrated with the cockpit thanks to the centre console rising up to the front with the highmounted shift lever or gear selector located especially close to the steering wheel in typical motorsport fashion. Classic Porsche elements are also to be found on the inside: the instrument cluster with its five round instruments; one of them a high resolution multi-function screen, the central rev counter and the ignition lock to the right of the steering wheel. Setting the standard in its class, as it has for generations, the new 911 Carrera and Carrera S raise the performance and efficiency bar yet another notch. All versions get by with significantly less than 10L / 100kms of fuel. Fuel consumption and emissions are up to 16 per cent lower compared with its predecessor. This reduction is achieved by, but not limited to, functions such as: auto start/ stop, thermal management, electrical system recuperation, the world’s first

seven-speed manual gearbox and ‘sailing’ in conjunction with the optional Porsche Doppelkupplungsbetriebe (PDK) transmission. The new electro-mechanical power steering offers not only Porsche’s typical precision and feedback but also helps to increase efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.

The new 911 doesn’t just offer better acceleration, but adds unprecedented levels of road holding to the performance equation. Its greater agility, precision and driving stability are based on, among other things, the wider front track, the new rear axle and new electro-mechanical power steering. Depending on the model, there are other standard or optional active control systems that further enhance the driving dynamics. That is especially true for the Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) active roll stabilisation system, available for the first time on the 911 Carrera S. The system reduces body roll during cornering to keep the tyres in optimal position to the road surface, thereby increasing cornering speeds on road and track.

For example, the 911 Carrera with the new 257 kW, 3.4-litre boxer engine and optional PDK consumes just 8.2L / 100kms based on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) – 1.6L / 100kms less than its predecessor. Also, at 194g / km CO2, it is the first Porsche sports car to make it below the 200g / km mark. The Carrera S, with its 3.8-litre boxer engine now producing 294 kW, has its fuel consumption reduced by 14 per cent (or 1.5L / 100kms) to 8.7L / 100kms when paired with the optional PDK, despite an 11 kW power hike. That equates to CO2 emissions of 205g / km.

The new 911 Carrera expands its ability to fulfil apparent contradictions such as performance and efficiency as well as sportiness and everyday practicality, which has typified the sports car icon in recent years. So this makes the new 911 more of a 911 than ever. Porsche’s latest 911 will be shown to the public at the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show; with European sales commencing in early December followed by Australian sales in March. The Carrera will be priced from $229,900 and the Carrera S from $263,100.

At the same time there are performance improvements to both models. The Carrera S with PDK accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds. Pressing the Sport Plus button on the optional Sport Chrono package cuts that to 4.1 seconds. The Carrera with PDK needs only 4.6 seconds (Sport Plus 4.4 seconds).

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story: Michael O’Brien photos: Andrew Bonwick

2011 Go Kart Challenge 14th September 2011 This years Go-Kart Challenge was held on the evening of Wednesday 14th September 2011. This annual event on the social calendar has wide appeal to register, social and competition members alike who all enjoy competing on a level playing field away from the class benefits and power to weight ratios of our beloved cars. In this competition power to weight becomes much more personal! This year we tested out a new venue Auscarts Indoor Racing at Port Melbourne. A new venue means new lap records were up for grab. A record field of 39 entrants enjoyed a very thrilling and competitive night. Andrew Bonwick provided new supplementary regulations, and the venue provided a fresh challenge to all who competed. We ran the event with teams of 2 and 3 drivers, with everybody enjoying 3 sessions on the track followed by the traditional pizza refuelling!

The track is an interesting indoor circuit, with a banked turn at the end of a long main straight and a dipped banked turn in the middle of the track. Passion and adrenaline make it possible to take the banked turn with no brakes, but some skill and cunning (mostly the latter) are needed on other corners.

the “Team Nico” Team of Chris Nicodimou and Marc McNamara by 0.04 seconds, with an average lap time of 29.197 seconds.

In a magnificent effort Rolf Preston representing team Blue Bull, has obtained our inaugural lap record with the fastest lap time of 28.539 seconds.

Group 2 Marc McNamara

The outright winners of the three races were: Group 1 Tony Sipos

Group 3 Daniel Reynolds

Team Auffenhausen of David Palfreeman and Nick Travers took first place with an average lap time of 28.928 seconds. This was followed by the “Auswide” Team of Tim Williams, Daniel Reynolds and Andrew McVey with an average lap time of 28.961 seconds, and in third place the “SRS-HTS” Team of Tony Sipos and Michael Grek in 29.197 seconds who narrowly defeated

Team Results Average Place

Driver

Team Name

Average Place

Auffenhausen

28.928

Justin Davis

Team Wetspot

29.854

Nick Travers

28.928

Pat Buffonte

29.854

Tim Williams

Auswide

28.961

Rob Di Chiara

29.854

Daniel Reynolds

28.961

Simon Murray

TBA

29.964

Andrew McVey

28.961

Wayne Walter

29.964

Tony Sipos

SRS-HTS

29.157

David Wang

Yellow Peril

30.060

Michael Grek

29.157

Jonathan Pau

30.060

Chris Nicodimou

Team Nico

29.197

Lynn Poulton

Speed Demons

30.540

Geoff Poulton

30.540

Tony Moodie

RSCS Renegades

31.122

Ian O’Connor

31.122

Barry Edge

31.122

Nick Thomas

31.180

15th

David Hosking

Pensinsula Boys

31.180

16th

Ron Bilston

31.180

Dennis Fleming

Moon Beam

31.596

Driver David Palfreeman

Team Name

Marc McNamara

29.197

Andrew Goulsbra

The Flying Crows

29.304

Alexander Goulsbra

29.304

Andrew Bonwick

Siberia

29.405

Chris Burdon

29.405

Mark Homer

Meisters

29.631

Brenton Homer

29.631

James Moodie

Fangio

29.644

Ashley Johnson

9.644

Rolf Preston

Blue Bull

29.790

Sean Arendse

29.790

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Peter Lay

31.596

Nathan Agnew

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32.224

Mardi Agnew

32.224

10th

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Another incurable case of the Porsche Disease has led Dean Koutsoumidis from a ’71 T to a delectable collection of cars for all seasons and all reasons. Dean was always a Porsche nut, his first bout of the disease causing him to buy that ’71 2.2 T, purchased in ’93. (Why didn’t he buy it earlier, I thought, until I realized he was born in the same year as the car!). Since then he has had an eclectic collection, with some for keeping and some fleeting, with a penchant for 964’s. There was the ex- Don Tryhorn 964 RS, a 964 RS clone, a 996 Turbo, the ex- Jim Richards 993 Turbo, a recently sold 997 GT3 Cup car, a couple of GT3 CS’s and even a Honda NSX. That car lasted a week, as it didn’t drive like a Porsche and he couldn’t get the power down at Winton. Luckily, the previous owner was missing it and it returned home after a week’s holiday (read boot camp!) with Dean.

2009 issue. It then featured in the Lamanna WIYG? in Autumn 2010. It has only done 36,000 k’s. (The origin of the colour and name Fly Yellow is uncertain, people variously thinking it refers to Ferrari Light Yellow; that is is the colour of the city of Modena crest; that it refers to Studio Fly, set up by ex-Ferrari engineers Caliri and Marmiroli; or that it even refers to the colour of a bee!). The 964 Carrera 2 Cab was one of the last built (Aug ’93) and is definitely a keeper, having been owned for 11 years, and is perfect for a warm evening drive. That shows a massive 86,000 k’s.

“Dean’s 4 year old will only go to kinder in an RS, because then he can legally sit in the front, and he also insists that the 2 RS’s sit together in the garage!” Present Cars For his up-coming 40th, Dean decided he needed a little treat, so bought Jim’s 2010 997 GT3 RS, run by him in Targa last year. That is used for country runs, having nice compliant suspension, (according to racer Dean), and shows only 5,000 k’s. The 993 Turbo S is one of 11 brought into Oz, with perhaps only 8 remaining. (What could have happened to the others, I wonder?). It is Forest Green, with Nephrite Green interior and has 44,000 “on the clock.” That’s one of the keepers, all of which have a metal badge on the back bumper. The photogenic 964 RS in (Ferrari) Fly Yellow is much photographed in this mag, being the subject of the road trip to Sydney to pinch it back, and buy other cars, in the Spring

The 2004 GT3 CS, built up to Cup specs, is a recent acquisition and may replace the 997 Cup car for racing. Competition History Dean started with PCV about 10 years ago, mainly in the 964 RS clone (which is still running around in the Club), and occasionally reappears to give his race car a shake down. He has competed in Targa 4 times, from 2002-5, 3 times in the 964 RS clone and once in a Mk 1 GT3. In 2002-3 he ran in Nations Cup, in an ’01 GT3 CS (before Cup cars), and sponsored Rex Broadbent in that car, in Targa 2003, for a 3rd place. He subsequently sponsored Rex in Classic Adelaide for his memorable 5 wins, until that folded after the 2009 race. SPRING 2011

Next was the Vic State series of Marque Sports, in another ’04 GT3 CS, during 2008-9, for a 3rd outright in ’09. For 2010-11 he has been competing in the GT3 Cup Challenge, in the recently sold 997 Cup car, which may be replaced by the 2004 Cup clone mentioned above. Away from the track, Dean is the mild mannered CEO of Equity One, driving a butter-wouldn’tmelt–in–his-mouth Black Merc 320 S Diesel. His charming wife Rebecca and delightful girl and boy of 8 and 4 are also car nuts; canny Rebecca told him he’d “hate the NSX in a day”! The 4 year old will only go to kinder in an RS, because then he can legally sit in the front, and he also insists that the 2 RS’s sit together in the garage! Tragically, there appears to be an epidemic of the Porsche Disease in this family!

Dean’s trophies including 2 Targa plates

997 Cup

993 Turbo S interior

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HAUNTEDHILLS Sunday 11th September

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Aaron Silluzio 2nd in Open Class SPRING 2011

B running on super soft sticky tyres, Benjamin Faggetter in his 993 RSR in M2 and of course Bob Hawker in his 996 MK1 GT3 showing a scintillating display of wet weather talent and courage. After 2 sessions of 2 runs each, the rescue team where called upon to pull a vehicle out of one of the tyre walls and it was jointly decided to take an early lunch with the promise of better weather and drying track on the way.

I never really knew why they named this part of the world “Haunted Hills”. That was until I arrived at 8.00am on Sunday 11th September and then the name became VERY obvious as the weather was nowhere close to a Spring Sunny morning that I had hoped for. As a matter of fact it was more akin to a Winter morning at Mt Buller with a nasty combination of rain and wind making this event a very horrible chore rather than an enjoyable day of motorsport. After I had checked in and had my vehicle scrutineered I seriously contemplated taking a side exit for home before I had even completed one lap. That was of course until the very intelligent Peter Fitzgerald opened my eyes to the ability to rent a garage for the day for a measly $45.00 which to me was a no brainer and money well spent.

After lunch was completed the sun broke through and the wind did a super job of drying the track which left most competitors fighting for a taste of a dryer track and the hope of a faster lap time before the potential of any further rain. So in the afternoon we ran the clockwise track and apart from a couple very light droplets of rain the track was dry and far more enjoyable than the morning session. Given the fact that there were only 31 entrants some of the drivers were moving around in classes to make up the numbers and allowing maximum points for the leaders in each of the classes. The morning session provided the 31 brave entrants with a cautious run on the figure 8 track with the conditions changing from very wet to wet providing some seriously challenging over crest and off camber sections of tarmac that unfortunately saw one vehicle come off second best after a brief altercation with a concrete wall. Considering it was only my 2nd visit to Haunted Hills and the fact that I was driving my 997 RS on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tyres which come with a warning advising one not to drive in full wet conditions due to aquaplaning, I decided to take the first couple of runs quite easy. The 3 drivers that stood out in the morning session on the figure 8 track were Glenn Cook in his newly acquired 968 Club Sport in Class

In Class A – Ian Jenkins did a fine job of winning the class and he even displayed a time of .60 off Aaron Irelands time in his own car. In Class B – Glenn Cook managed to hold off Peter Harrison by a whisker to take class honours. In Class C – Mark Chrzanowski was triumphant with the morning session providing just enough of a buffer to hold off Simon Dunn who finished a close second. In Class D – John Swan was in the front all day and maintained his lead until the very end. In M2 – Benjamin Faggetter proved that not only

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Porsche Club of Victoria Haunted Hills Sunday, 11 September 2011 Car

Class Outright Class Ou Result Position Position Points Po

Peter Fitzgerald

997 GT3

115.790

Aaron Sil uzio

997 GT3

123.730

Tim Wil iams

997 GT3 3.6

135.450

Bob Hawker

996 GT3 3.6 MKI

113.760

Matthew Stoupas

GT3 996 3.6

115.760

Stan Bougadakis

997 Carrera S 3.8

119.180

Steven McLaughlan

GT3 Mk1 3.6

119.970

Jamie Lovett

996 GT3

127.510

Tony Carolan

GT3 3.6

129.160

Benjamin Faggetter

993 3.6

116.420

Dean Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

118.140

Greg Muller

964 RS 3.6

119.090

James Sanderson

964 3.6

127.850

Ian Jenkins

996 3.6

128.210

Aaron Ireland

996 3.6

131.870

Geoff Mould

997 3.6 Carrera

140.930

Ross Green

993 3.6

142.630

Rob Whyte

997 3.6

157.890

Glenn Cook

968 CS 3.0

124.730

Peter Harrison

964 C2 3.6

124.870

Marcus Lethlean

964 3.6

127.020

Bil Sevastas

964

132.820

Ron Widdison

911 Club Sport 3.2

137.760

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

125.480

Simon Dunn

911 SC 3.0

125.960

Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

131.210

Peter Witt

911 3.0 SC

140.140

Barry Swan

968 Sport

149.610

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

131.570

Mark Homer

944 S2 3.0

139.700

Melanie Treloar

Boxster

140.920

Driver Class: Open

his car is one of the most beautiful vehicles in the club, it can also take it to the likes of Dean Taylors 964 RS. Having stated this, Dean had very limited running on the day. In MM1 – Bob Hawker kept one eye on the weather all day and the other on Matt Stoupas with a 2 second advantage at the end of the day. In Open – Peter Fitzgerald was unchallenged by yours truly with both our cars providing some awesome aural pleasure for the spectators and track staff alike. So all in all, once the weather fined up, the day got much easier and enjoyable. I’d like to offer a big congratulations to Bob Hawker for a fine round win and outright points and I would like to thank all of the event staff and officials that braved the weather so that we could all enjoy ourselves and our vehicles.

Class: MM1

Class: M2

Class: A

Class: B

Class: C

Class: D

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Tuesday, 13 September 2011

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story: Geoff Janssen photos: Ron Widdison

A Marshal’s story

HAUNTED HILLS

Sunday 11th September Haunted Hills lived up to its reputation again, with a few members being haunted by a greasy and very wet morning track and others being haunted by their wife or partner after they got home and explained the damaged to the pride of the garage. To start the day, the alarm rang at 6am, I roll over turn off the alarm and hear the rain on the roof, the wife rolls over and said “is there not a web site you can check to see if the day is still being run ?” My reply was that this is the Porshe Club, they will not be detered by lousy weather. Had breakfast, pack the car, pick up others on the way, we got to Newborough in very good time and after the turn off into town, my backseat driver Tas said “don’t go that way go that way, turn up here, it’s a better road” After that I asked which road do we turn right at, and the expected reply from Tas was “I d’ont know” So I pulled over let the red 944 pass us and we followed him to be third car at the gate, apparently Corey arrived at 7.20am. After a queue of cars had arrived and no rain to be seen, the gates opened at 8.05am.

Staight to scrutineering, a hive of activity, the wind picked up and it bucketed down. Job done in good time and the day was under way. The two lap runs appeared to work well, with a warm up lap and return to the start line, wait 10 seconds and off again. I must say though, in the morning with the track being so wet, there was a lot of driving any grandma would have been proud of. At the start line I had a quick chat to a few and one chap I clearly remember talking to was in a 968, I asked how it was going and his reply was “I’m over 65 and not as quick as I once was” I suggested (with a laugh) that a little more spirited driving could be much more fun. Off he went and spun the car. (no more suggestions after that)

would have stopped to listen as well. There was a bit of car sharing (correct your numbers guys, a little confusion at times) and the competition and rivalry was well worth a watch and to rib Ian Jenkins a little more his co driver wooped him on most efforts, with Ian’s last effort being an almost level peg time. Good times on street tyres being at 60 seconds and good times on semi comps being 54/55 seconds was impresssive. The odd W/D once or twice makes people nervous as you do not know where the car going to come from. All in all a good day was had by all.

Lunch time came the sun came out and it was superb . With lunch over, out came the entertainment, the red 911 with Ian Jenkins at the wheel. The tyre squeel was amazing and talk about bringing the place to a standstill (an 18 year old with a doof doof sound system would have been proud) and if the motorbikes had been running next door I think they

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Welcome to “Make Mine Rare”. In this editon we feature Ron Widdison’s beautiful and rare 911 3.2 Clubsport. Background The Club Sport (CS) is a lightweight variant of the 3.2 Carrera Coupe, announced in 1987 and built in limited numbers during the 1987 (H) 1988 (J) / 1989 (K) model years. It was introduced by Porsche to cast off criticism that the 911 had become too “bloated” and was therefore designed to give enthusiasts a sporting 911 with a similar experience to the legendary ’73 RS. It could also be used as a regular road car, taking in the occasional track event, or it could form the basis of a more serious competition car, which many were. Quantities and Liveries Only 340 “CS’s” were ever built, of which 53 rhd examples were imported into the UK. All but one of the UK cars were finished in Grand Prix White with striking red “Carrera CS” decals down each side of the car. The one remaining UK example is finished in Indischrot (Indian Red / Guards Red) and has the decals in Grand Prix White. Rest of World (ROW) cars are finished in a variety of colours and evidence suggest, with slightly varying specification according to the market. One model in the USA is believed to be the only one with a sunroof. All ROW cars were supplied with a Carrera Club Sport decal mounted stylistically on the left hand side wing. Technical Specifications The 911CS specification is designated by Porsche as M637, and placed emphasis on weight reduction and optimising the car’s

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mechanical and handling performance. The CS was based on the 1987 3.2 Carrera Coupe, which by then had received the improved G50 gearbox, and other enhancements. To reduce weight (approx 50Kg over the base coupe model), a number of previously standard items were deleted on M637 and included:- sunroof, electric windows, central locking, fog lamps, rear wiper, rear seats and headlamp washers. Other parts affected by M637 included removal of most of the sound deadening, power seats, removal of hydraulic shock absorbing bumpers, a simpler wiring harness, simpler heating system and even removal of the passenger sun-visor ! The actual weight saving compared with a typically specified Carrera Sport Coupe is probably nearer 75-80kg. The familiar 3.2 litre engine was manufactured to Porsche “blueprint” specification (optimised dimensions & matched components on all moving parts), as well as being fitted with lightened sodium filled inlet valves. These changes permitted a modified Bosch Motronic EFI to be fitted which raised the peak revs from 6250 to 6840 rpm. In support of these modifications, a revised air inlet and engine mountings further exploited the engine’s capability. The CS’s unique engine allowed for an individual designation, and can be identified by “SP” imprinted on the crankcase and cylinder block. Although the official power output remained as before, independent testing has revealed that the CS engine often produces in excess of 240 bhp, a useful addition over the 231bhp in the standard model. Some (US) ROW cars were slightly restricted usually because of the increase in back pressure caused by the catalytic converter, and also the lower compression engine. CS models also benefited from a Porsche short shift kit, a limited slip

differential, revised 4th and 5th gear ratio’s as well as Bilstein “sport” dampers. Finally, most, but not all (particularly in the UK) cars were delivered without any form of weighty PVC underseal. Performance The effect of the lighter weight and modest performance enhancements, gave the 911 CS a power / weight ratio of over 200bhp / ton which reflected in “Motor” magazines’ comprehensive test results for the UK model. 0-60mph in 5.1 secs, 0-100mph in 13.1 secs, and a top speed over 152mph – all figures laden. Important byproducts noted were; improved braking, handling agility (as borne out by a continuous cornering of 0.91g on std tyres in 2000’s Autocar test.) and an improved fuel consumption. Market Status Today, the relatively rare 911 CS is gaining recognition as one of the nicest examples of the air-cooled generation of the 911’s. The 911CS is largely devoid of unnecessary weight or equipment, focusing its emphasis on the delivery of pure driving enjoyment. This simplicity has provided the benefit of durability and reliability with one example having covered over 410,000 miles with no more than regular servicing and appropriate maintenance. And, whereas depreciation is regarded as inevitable for most cars, over the last 10 years the value of 911CS’s has remained positive. They don’t make them anymore – perhaps now is the time to find a good one and hold on to it. C/O Steve Darnell, Club Sport Register Director, Porsche Club of Great Britain.

911 Club Sport at DECA in June

Above: As featured in GT Porsche magazine

What the owner thinks My First Porsche was an ‘88 3.2 Carrera. I had it for five years and used it as a daily driver and for club sprints. It was a great reliable car and although very different to the car it replaced (a 2001 WRX) I loved the rawness of it. After a 993 and a 968 CS M030 I still longed for that agility and fingertip feedback you can only get from a non power steering car.

Britain Steve Darnell and asked if he would keep an eye out for me. After six months of nothing on the market Steve revealed that he was interested in selling his mint garage queen which had features in numerous Porsche magazines. The car had done a few Carrera Cup races in the UK back in 88 but since he had owned it for the past 10 years it had only done register runs and was always stored for the winter.

My sights were set on another 3.2 but something more special for club days only. Former PCV Competiton Director Mark Clair had a Carrera CS that I had always admired but they were as rare as hen’s teeth and I had never seen one for sale in Australia. After doing some research I knew I was after the UK spec model which was pre “Cat” and had 231 HP rather than the Aussie 217hp model.

With only 60k on the odometer I knew this was the one. Unfortunately there was not much haggling to be done. It was not like I could go down to the nearest car yard and pick one up and he knew it. With only 340 worldwide production and only 53 right hand drives these cars are rarer than a 2.7 RS. The deal was done and six week later she arrived on the back of a flat bed.

Finding one in Australia was out of the question so I did some browsing and found a few examples for sale in the UK. After some investigation and close up photo’s I dismissed them because of rust. Even though only showing surface rust you can never tell if it has got into the sills from photos. I shot of an email to the Club Sport Register Director of the Porsche Club of Great

I must admit I was a little nervous buying a car with seeing it personally but I was stoked when I got it into the garage. It was in better nick than I thought. So much so that my mechanic said it was too nice to take on the track and although I agree I think they are designed to be driven as well as polished. This car was made to be tracked.

I’m still a little precious with it and I’m sure people laugh when they see it on the track with the car bra on but it was a minter when I got it and I’ll try to keep it like that as long as possible. On the track I can certainly notice the weight differences and extra power from my Australian delivered 3.2 and the factory LSD is a very welcome edition. I think it doesn’t matter what you drive, if you drive it every day it becomes merely transport. Keeping this as a weekend club car keeps it special every time I drive it. Buying something rare is the only way to beat devaluation, if it’s a car, house or even Art. And to me low number air cooled cars are the way to go. Sure they make GTS RS’s in low numbers, but how many models have they made and will continue to do so?

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Sunday 3rd July 2011

Chrzanowski v Ireland “Battle of the SCs”

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Philip Island the 2nd of July – something for everyone – a full turnout by the social club members for a lush lunch in the comfort of the upstairs viewing area and but for a few missing championship contenders, a strong turn out by the competition members. Somebody just forgot to tell the weather god’s that we were coming. After a week of mild winter weather; Sunday’s morning rain would make for a challenging day. At least that’s what I found! New

“The Mark Chrzanowski v Aaron Ireland battled moved up to a completely new level. In what is probably a tired little SC, Mark managed to break the C class lap record with a very impressive time of 1.51.908, only to find that Aaron Ireland had somehow managed to beat him with a 1.51.581, almost a full second under the previous lap record. Exceptional driving by both guys!” unscrubbed R-tyres in the wet had about as much traction as a vaseline coated ball bearing. So when the in form Phil Treloar went past me like I was standing still –I really should have listened to the wise one within – so why did I try and keep up with that wet tyre shod 996. Anyway, it was a short lived strategy that all went horribly wrong around Lukey Heights- the first spin was fine, but wow was the grass slippery – the second spin scared the crap out of me and despite escaping without collecting the tyre wall, I had some new found respect for the circuit which would unfortunately linger for the rest of the day. The rain disappeared after lunch – so the morning’s wet time would count for zip.

The fast got serious and we saw an amazing 4 lap records broken. I guess we all should have know that Ben Faggetter meant business when he turned-up with 4 sets of wheels and tyres including some supper sticky Hoosier’s. Nick Karnaros was the first to turn up with these at the Winton round – he’s assessment was “yeah mate they aren’t that good”. (Yeah right!!!) Well, a dry track, some super sticky tyres and masterful driving by Ben saw him smash the M2 class lap record by the best part of 1.5 seconds. Thankfully Nick was sunning himself back in the homeland – but if he doesn’t read this he can pretend it never happened. First time we’ve seen Ben with a big grin on his face for a while (last time was when I paid my outstanding invoice!)

The Mark Chrzanowski v Aaron Ireland battle moved up to a completely new level. In what is probably a tired little SC, Mark managed to break the C class lap record with a very impressive time of 1.51.908. Only to find that Aaron Ireland had somehow managed to beat him with a 1.51.581, almost a full second under the previous lap record. Exceptional driving by both guys! It would also be re-miss of me not to mention the other lap record of the day. With Matt Stoupas’ main competition Bob Hawker missing the event you would have thought Matt would have taken it easy but it didn’t stop him and a 1.44.107 was enough to break his own previous record by one second. Other impressive drives on the day from Phil Treloar taking out A class, Simon Baxter were in B class – albeit just less than a tenth faster than an ever reliable Peter Harrison, John Swan by a full second in D class and Peter Fitzgerald seemingly playing with everyone in Open Class – winning by 7 seconds.

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Porsche Club of Victoria Phillip Island Sunday, 3 July 2011 Driver

Car

Result

Class Position

Class: Open Peter Fitzgerald

997 GT3

100.595

Rex Broadbent

993 GT2

107.923

Malcolm Henley

997 GT3 CS 3.8

112.510

Tim Williams

997 GT3 3.6

113.415

Greg Humphries

GT3 3.6

115.420

Bill Olayos

996 Turbo

117.042

Paul McLaughlan

GT3 996 3.6

137.990

Benjamin Faggetter

993 3.6

106.983

Manny Mezzasalma

993 3.6

111.016

Greg Muller

964 RS 3.6

111.314

Bryan Fitt

993 Carrera

113.885

Mark Clair

911 CS 3.2

116.841

Malcolm Batten

964 C2

118.394

Tom Walstab

911L

118.400

Jeff Thomas

911

120.558

Matt Burton

993 3.6

147.589

Howard Burton

993 3.6

150.991

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

110.534

Rick Moscati

996 3.6

110.754

John McGregor

996

115.544

Juris Briedis

993 3.6

116.555

Geoff Mould

997 3.6 Carrera

122.135

Philippe Chabbert

996 Cab 3.4

124.259

Steven Chapman

996

125.002

Domenic Salerno

Boxster S 3400

127.819

Michael Dennis

930 3.3 Turbo

127.927

Simon Baxter

Boxster S

111.867

Peter Harrison

964 C2 3.6

111.908

Drew Hendrey

911 Carrera 3.2

117.390

Linley Baxter

Boxster S

120.108

Dennis Bath

928S 4.7

121.166

Bill Sevastas

964

125.945

Ron Widdison

911 Club Sport 3.2

127.013

Mark Behan

911 Carrera

145.504

Class: M2

Class: A

Class: B

Class Position

Class: C Driver

Car

Aaron Ireland

911 SC 3.0

111.581

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

111.917

Simon Dunn

911 SC 3.0

114.004

Michael Browning

911 3.0 Carrera

114.756

Pete Matherson

911 SC 3.0

116.004

Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

116.105

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

116.227

Barry Swan

968 Sport

116.985

John Michailidis

911 3.0 SC

117.612

Michael Chapman

911 3.0 SC

119.449

Michael O'Brien

911 SC 3.0

120.622

Ian van Driel

911 SC 3.0

123.348

Peter Modica

911 3.0 SC

123.450

Graeme Aberline

911 3.0 Carrera

127.415

Graeme Aberline

GT3 996 3.6

127.415

Andrew Hutchison

911 3.0 SC

128.464

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

115.943

Garry Voges

944 S2

116.946

Brent Stephen

944 S2 3.0

122.624

Melanie Treloar

Boxster

132.437

Matthew Stoupas

996 GT3

104.107

Steven McLaughlan

GT3 Mk1 3.6

105.681

Brian Power

993 RSCS

109.825

Harry Philippou

997 Carrera S 3.8

110.096

Stan Bougadakis

997 Carrera S 3.8

111.045

Gary Higgon

GT3 3.6

113.292

Martin Higgs

996 GT3 3.6

115.162

Robert Dyer

911 SC 3.2

119.605

Chris Mason

GT3 CS 3.6

120.935

Brett Mason

GT3 CS 3.6

121.880

Monday, 4 July 2011

Result

Class: D

Class: MM1

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Fabulous PHILLIP ISLAND Comments: Aaron Ireland photo: Steve Duggan SDPICS

Siberia

Hayshed A long, very very fast 4th or 5th gear corner (depending on car) can be totally flat out in some cars, but more likely will require a lift off the throttle before turning in (no braking). Very important to get the entry right as to not run out of room on the exit (just like turn 1) the key is to look all the way through the corner to the exit before you turn in and try and make it as straight a line as possible, take a deep breath, turn in and squeeze on the power, you should be at full power at or just past the apex (provided you’ve even lifted at all) let the car run out all the way to the far left hand side and stay there to turn in for.....

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Turn 11

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As motoring enthusiasts we are extremely lucky to have such a fantastic world class facility such as Phillip Island. We asked our tame racing driver and Motorsport Editor Aaron Ireland to give you a few tips on how to get around the track quicker and safer! You can check out Aaron’s Class C Lap record lap here (1.51.58) at http://www.youtube.com/user/IrelandAaron#p/a/u/1/wBI9GT8V9Tg for an in-car look at a lap of ‘The Island’

Southern Loop 3rd or 4th gear (depending on car) a difficult corner to get right as it’s a double apex corner and it’s off camber. Brake very late and carry a little brake percentage to the first apex, let the car drift out about a car width in the mid corner and aim for the second apex, squeeze on the power and aim to be at almost full power by the second apex, clip the inside ripple strip and let the car run all the way out to the right hand side, using all of the ripple strip on the exit

Gardner Straight

Turn 1

Take a breath, relax the hands, enjoy the view, gradually work your way over to the left hand side in preparation for turn 1

Turn 12

4th or 5th gear (depending on car) as with turn one, don’t turn in too early or you’ll come to a horrifying realisation by the apex that you’re going to run out of track on the exit (that’s not something I recommend for fun) In cars like mine (911SC or similar) this corner can be totally flat out, no lift, no braking. But this requires good tyres, a good handling car, some big brave pills and to get the turn in point just right, not too early, not too late. Be very smooth and progressive with the steering as you turn in (as you should with all of the corners on this track) aim for the apex which is just before the marshal’s flag point and look through the corner for the ripple strip on the exit, gently open up the steering and let the car run out right to the ripple strip and use every last mm of it in order to get a good run down the straight. If you run out of room on the exit and find yourself on the grass DON’T try and turn and get back on the track straight away, just straighten the steering, get off the gas, DON’T brake, let the car slow down gradually and just ease it left back onto the track once you’ve slowed right down. Come in to the pits, go to the toilet and clean out your race suit!

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Porsche Driver Training Day Learner does not (always) equal beginners

14th August 2011

My personal reflections from the day: listen – we had passionate and enthusiastic teachers who were keen to share their learning’s; process the information – what does that mean for you (not anyone else – just you); and focus on 2 things per track session and nail them. Then pick 1 or 2 more. My “aha” moments (as a relative novice track driver): . Look as far ahead as possible; . Touch is as important as speed; and most importantly . Enjoy – how many people have the privilege of owning a fantastic high performance vehicle AND the opportunity to really let it show its true colours? Got an image of tricycles and training wheels? Think again! Picture this instead: 35 Porsche drivers with fabulous Phillip Island to themselves for the day: a dash of sunshine, barely a whisper of a breeze, excellent track conditions (despite resident geese and wallaby) and access to your own personal trainer for the day. Heaven on a (gear!) stick. Training: we’re not talking motherhood chats at the dashboard – we’re talking practical insights and wisdom from experienced drivers. This was a day to truly learn – about you as a driver and about what these brilliant cars are truly capable of. After a quick recce lap to ‘remind’ us of the “possibilities” of turn 2, Honda and Lukey, we were introduced to our personal trainer and ready to go. What eventuated was a huge day 46

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of learning by all. First up, drivers with trainers belted into the passenger seat – assessing us! By the afternoon, it was optional trainers but for most people, this was too good an opportunity to ‘speed learn’. It was great to see many of the “practice” participants (i.e.: the seasoned drivers competing on Sunday and here for a practice spurt) leveraging the trainers – and in many cases putting them in the drivers seat: a chance to see and feel what is possible! In addition to our personal trainer (Aaron – thanks!), we had access to Dean Sammut from John Bowe Driving School. I was lucky enough to have him spontaneously jump in my car for a couple of laps and coach me through what I should start/stop and do more/less of! If only I could process as fast as he could suggest.

Congrats and thanks to the organisers for pulling together a great, incident free day. Everyone left with their cars intact and, I think, their aspirations stretched and their smiles widened. Sehr schon!

story: Dean Taylor photos: Graham Lachlan

Instructors: Stewart Lachlan, Aaron Ireland and Jamie lovett. A fantastic mix of cars turned out for the first PCV hosted Phillip Island Driver Training day. These included Carerra S, GT3, 911SC, 993, and 964. Some were in road trim, and others track prepped. The day began with a breakdown analysis of each corner of the track . This methodology is extremely beneficial to first timers to the track, and was well demonstrated by the PCV

officials running the day. Drivers and instructors were then paired up together for the beginning of the first session. I was lucky enough to be paired with two very unique cars and drivers. One was a 964 C4, with R rubber, the other a beautiful current model silver GT3 3.8. Lucky I was well rested, as there were several attempts by other instructors to ‘remove me from these vehicles’! Both of my drivers had visited Phillip Island before, which enabled me to feel a

little at ease when we were approaching the end of the straight at 250km/h! As the day progressed, both of my ‘students’ progressed extremely well, truly understanding how each corner flows into the next one. The highlight for me was getting behind the wheel of the 3.8 GT3- Thanks again Matthew!!

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Phillip Island Sprints story: Dean Taylor photos: Ron Widdison

Sunday 14th August 2011

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“Matt ‘the mad greek’ Stoupas showed once again that he owns this track by breaking his own lap record which he previously set back in July.”

After a detailed driver’s briefing, it was time to get straight back into the groove of things, with the majority of driver’s minds fresh from a Phillip Island in July. The track was all hustle and bustle at this point, with everybody keen to get out there and feel the track, conditions were great and a few people were a bit too keen to get a good time early, resulting in a few of track excursions and cars that needed towing out of the kitty litter. The third session of the day proved to be the quickest for many of the drivers. This included Class MM1 driver Matt Stoupas, M2 drivers Ben Faggetter, Jamie Lovett, and Class A driver Phil Treloar.

Unfortunately for Nick Karnaros, he was only able to watch all of this action from the sidelines as he found out going from 6th to 2nd at turn 1 doesn’t do much good for your engine (ouch!). I soon joined him, excited by the intense battle between MM1 drivers Matt ‘the feeble mountain goat’ Stoupas, Steve McLaughlan and Bob Hawker. Another highlight was watching and listening to Matt Close’s Audi TTRS fly down the straight, the turbocharged 5 cylinder with straight through exhaust bringing back memories of the old school Group B monsters.

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With a bit of sun poking out, the afternoon was sure to hold some surprises. There was a lot of catching up to do for drivers, including myself. Unfortunately for myself and Gary Higgon, shagged tyres do not equal good lap times. Ross Taylor deserves a special mention with a personal best of 1.49.0. As does Phil Treloar and Rick Moscati, who both demolished their previous personal bests. Congratulations to Matthew Peck also, for putting his 3.8 GT3 through it’s paces over the whole weekend, and improving his lap times each session. Unfortunately the day was cut short prematurely after quite a big accident at turn one involving one of the C class 911SC’s. Luckily the driver escaped with only minor injuries, but the tyre wall which he hit would take too long to repair. Results: OPEN Class: Peter Fitzgerald once again dominated this class in his 997 GT3 from Rex Broadbent in his magnificent 993 GT2.

B Class: Peter Harrison easily won his class with a great time of 1.51.7, Marcus Lethlean is getting quicker every time in his 964 and a 1.54.0 was enough to earn him 2nd place from the rapidly improving rookie – Bill Sevastas who came 3rd in his 964.

Matt Peck just edged out Tim Williams for 3rd place by just a few tenths MM1: Matt ‘the mad greek’ Stoupas showed once again that he owns this track by breaking his own lap record which he previously set back in July. Steve McLaughlan did a great job in his GT3 edging out Matt’s sparring partner – Bob Hawker to come 2nd with Bob finishing 3rd after having a bit of an off day by his standards. M2: Ben Faggetter kept his Phillip Island winning streak going, easily winning M2 yet some time away from his July lap record. Even though he only managed a couple of laps, Nick Karnaros was still fast enough to take second place away from Dean Taylor. A Class: As per usual this class was won by the slightest of margins, this time Phil Treloar edged out his arch rival – Rick Moscati by just over half a second. Ian Jenkins in his now standard 996 came in 3rd place.

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C Class: Mark Chzanowski tried so hard to get his lap record back but just missed out by a few tenths, still a 1.51.80 was enough to easily win the class by over a second from Simon Dunn who was very quick doing a 1.52.90. Aaron Ireland was struggling with mechanical issues in his SC and could only manage a 1.53.30, still enough for 3rd place, but slow by his standards. D Class: John Swan once again easily won in his 944S2 from the ever consistent Garry Voges by over 2 seconds. Bruce Pollard came in third.

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Porsche Club of Victoria Phillip Island Sprint Sunday, 14 August 2011 Driver

Car

Result

Class Ou Position Po

Class: OPEN Peter Fitzgerald

997 GT3

100.299

Rex Broadbent

993 GT2

105.012

Matt Peck

997 GT3

112.123

Tim Williams

997 GT3 3.6

112.473

Greg Humphries

GT3 3.6

113.530

Sally Anne Hains

997 Turbo 3.8

122.270

Matthew Stoupas

GT3 996 3.6

103.800

Steven McLaughlan

GT3 Mk1 3.6

105.195

Bob Hawker

996 GT3 3.6 MKI

105.701

Ross Taylor

996 GT3 3.6

109.024

Tony Carolan

GT3 3.6

109.412

Harry Philippou

997 Carrera S 3.8

109.693

Brian Power

993 RSCS

109.993

Martin Higgs

996 GT3 3.6

110.394

Stan Bougadakis

997 Carrera S 3.8

110.838

Gary Higgon

GT3 3.6

112.423

John Beurle

997 S 3.8

115.950

Robert Dyer

911 SC 3.2

116.017

Michael Bouts

GT3 3.6

116.565

Chris Mason

GT3 CS 3.6

117.292

Nathan Agnew

996 C4

122.755

Gavin Orr

930 3.3

130.480

Benjamin Faggetter

993 3.6

107.909

Nick Karnaros

993 3.6

108.561

Dean Taylor

964 C2 RS 3.6

109.441

Manny Mezzasalma

993 3.6

110.457

Matt Burton

993 3.6

111.788

Bryan Fitt

993 Carrera

112.138

Howard Burton

993 3.6

113.638

Malcolm Batten

964 C2

113.939

Phil Treloar

996 3.6

109.186

Rick Moscati

996 3.6

109.814

Ian Jenkins

996 3.6

113.740

Juris Briedis

Driver John McGregor

993 3.6

115.574

Car 996

Philippe Chabbert

996 Cab 3.4

Result 117.751 120.947

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930 3.3 Turbo

123.430

Peter Harrison

964 C2 3.6

111.714

Marcus Lethlean

964 3.6

113.990

Bill Sevastas

964

116.182

Dennis O'Keefe

968 CS 3.0

117.312

Drew Hendrey

911 Carrera 3.2

117.811

Ron Widdison

911 Club Sport 3.2

120.230

Dennis Bath

928S 4.7

122.665

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

111.814

Simon Dunn

911 SC 3.0

112.910

Aaron Ireland

911 SC 3.0

113.299

Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

115.593

John Michailidis

911 3.0 SC

116.046

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

116.654

Ian van Driel

911 SC 3.0

118.640

John Swan

944 S2 3.0

115.144

Garry Voges

944 S2

117.068

Bruce Pollard

944 3.0 S2

123.118

Melanie Treloar

Boxster

127.168

Andrew Hutchison

944 S2

127.446

Matthew Close

Audi TTRS

104.765

Jamie Lovett

911 RS (Rep)

108.217

Ross Green

993 3.6

121.825

Class: MM1

Class: M2

Class: A

Class4 Ou Position Po 5 6

Class: B

Class: C

Class: D

Class: OTHER

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story & photos: Neville Sampson

Winter Double Run to Phillip Island 14th August 2011

Of the seventeen people who had met at Dingley and lunched at Max’s restaurant unfortunately Graeme and Yannick Anderson were not travelling further with us. There were no time pressures after lunch. We were to make our own way around Westernport Bay, across the bridge to Phillip Island and to the Eco resort only three kilometres short of Cowes, and the proverbial stone’s throw from the Grand Prix circuit. What a large resort, with 211 villas tucked away in the attractive native vegetation. We were spread out around the resort, and to find our companions for a pre dinner chat took a pleasant walking tour of the resort.

Day 1, Saturday, 2nd July 2011 Nine vehicles assembled at McDonalds Dingley Village at 9.30 am on Saturday, 2nd July 2011. A relaxed morning was about to begin. Special mention was made of our one new member, Carlo Attard, who had been a member for less than two days, and had already signed up for the overnight tour, and also entered his sensational white GT3RS in entree class for the Sunday competition event at Phillip Island. Carlo, thanks for your enthusiasm- we hope you had a great weekend! We headed from Dingley along the Frankston Freeway, but then heading close to Mt Eliza, and down Beleura Hill Road at Mornington, where we followed the coastline until turning off to enjoy the short but spirited run up to Arthur’s Seat. We enjoyed a coffee and chat at Arthur’s Seat, and assembled for a group photo. Thanks to the driver of the blue Falcon who shifted his vehicle for our photograph- his rear spoiler did not compare well with the substantial piece of carbon fibre adorning the GT3RS! In addition to the GT3RS we had two Boxsters, four Mid 911s and Andrew Bonwick’s Audi with equipment for the track day to follow. A special mention for Mark Dempsey and Kathryn Steenson, who insisted upon braving the elements with the roof down on their

lovely 944 S2 cabriolet. As usual many of us appeared to take a different route than that set out in the excellent notes by Michael O’Brien. A pleasant morning to enjoy in some cases extensive exploration of the Peninsula. From Arthur’s Seat we proceeded at a leisurely pace to Red Hill Estate winery, where a fine lunch awaited us at the well regarded Max’s Restaurant. We enjoyed a warm lunch indoors, with a meal of calamari or marinated kangaroo fillet, Atlantic salmon or crispy skinned duck breast, and chocolate hazelnut and brandy ice cream or Red Hill granny’s blue cheese. The afternoon was clear, and the view across Westernport to Phillip Island was a fine backdrop. Only a short boat trip, but our sat nav showed we still had 100 km to travel to our accommodation at All Seasons Eco resort.

By dinner our numbers had increased to twenty eight, with the arrival of some of Sunday’s competitors, and also competition officials including Will and Barb Darvall. Those joining us for dinner must have been pleased they arrived the night before the track day at the Island, as the meal was superb. We had an outdoor section of the restaurant, but the gas heaters and sufficient glasses of the local wines warmed us through- your correspondent particularly enjoyed a Purple Hen pinot noir from Rhyll. The food was well appreciated by everyone. Our main courses were a choice of Gippsland scotch fillet, Barramundi fillet, Braised lamb shank, or Thai style shellfish broth. Desserts were Creme brûlée, Black treacle pudding, Profiteroles or a Premium Gippsland cheese selection. Sensational. We retired well satisfied in anticipation of a chance to drive the Grand Prix circuit in the morning. The weather forecast was for rainy arctic conditions. Experience at the Porsche Driving Experience Winter at Camp 4 Finland would have been handy!

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Day 2, Sunday, 3rd July 2011 Normally waking early on a Sunday morning after getting off stage at 4 am then travelling back to Melbourne isn’t a welcomed way to finish the weekend, knowing that you’ll get to drive infamous Philip Island race circuit for the first time regardless of speed limitations makes waking a little more easy this sleep deprived Sunday.

My good friend Google and I had a wonderful time planning the Sunday drive and with thanks to modern technology I was able to plot a virtual run from my house. A couple of runs back over the map, Google street view for reference photos, a few hours later and I was done and ready for the event surely the most convenient way to organise a run with no mistakes???

The Sunday attendees didn’t have the luxury of an overnight stay a short distance from the track like the Saturday group and due to time restrictions the run to Philip Island would be relatively straight with a only a few interesting deviations along the way.

Keeping with tradition the meeting at the place with the big yellow “M” was very welcomed as the caffeine made its way into the blood stream. It also offered a source of amusement watching fellow members caught out by the restricted entrance to the Malvern site, yes including the author.

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During the briefing I jocularly offer my contingency “if all goes wrong and we get lost, see you at Pakenham for coffee and morning tea”. This would prove to have been a wise contingency move. My careful planning via Google taught me

fireproof suits nor Stig modelled helmets but we were about to hit Philip Island …….. all be it at less than half the speed and risk. We may have felt like year seven kids attending secondary school for the first time with the risk of having our heads flushed down the toilet, but to us we had graduated from the nanny state speed camera saturated revenue raising roads to the internationally acclaimed Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Even though we were limited to 100 KMH as a top speed it quite surprised me that in some spots of the track 100 KMH felt like a snail race but in certain corners often overheard in bragging conversations, in a non track prepared car and on non gripping road tyres some of these corners were very tricky and easily had the very trusting passenger reaching for the Jesus handles (optional extra for our cars) and having a newly found respect for the track drivers that made us look like we were in peddle cars.

to not be complacent and to always do a test run. My growing smugness suffered two hits and was quickly put into check, first hit to my run notes was where I clearly missed a T-intersection in my planning, at least this gave a 50% chance of being right, trusting my instincts the correct choice was made. The second questioning of my route notes had me not trust my instincts to which I ended up on the boring route trusting the satnav rather than enjoying some of the planned roads that looked very enticing around the Canadian Reservoir.

compromised my safety abilities. Then I got it…. Follow the car in front and don’t get kicked off the track! With all seriousness, witnessing the drivers briefing showed how well ran and strictly in accordance to track and CAMS regulations track events are ran with the need to be very conscious of safety requirements. Sitting on the starting grid gave a further feeling of connection with our fellow no fears track mastering club members. We may not have had roll cages, 312 point safety harnesses,

In summary it was a real eye opener for a frequent social attendee, not only with new admiration for those whom braved the extremely chilly weather conditions, but also for the talent and putting your boy bits in places that they shouldn’t go when in battle with the laws of physics to gain a few extra milliseconds for bragging rights when the post race drinks are being enjoyed. Shall I take to the track???? Absolutely I’d love to, but unfortunately not until the bank balance fattens itself against my anorexic lifestyle, but in the mean time I shall remain extremely jealous at those whom have the opportunity to partake in this extremely addictive activity.

Some of us had the luxury of a little more time over coffee as those who cleverly following the route notes took a little longer to arrive. Having a smaller group made it easy to assemble the masses dotted amongst the Pakenham coffee shops for us to make our way to the motoring holy grail. Arriving at the track we were treated to the business end of the club as we met with tailers, rows of tyres, spare parts and with what seemed like pit crews everywhere. Whilst it wasn’t to the same calibre of an F1 Grand Prix it also certainly wasn’t as relaxed as President’s day and showed that track events are taken very seriously for an event that doesn’t offer any monetary reward but certainly gives bragging rights over a few glasses of beer. The field of novices were given our driver’s briefing, a yellow flag if you wanted to order pizza, a black flag if you were running out of beer whilst attempting turn 1 at 164KMH or maybe by this point a combination of a lack of sleep and the need to take photos had SPRING 2011

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Mid 911 Run to South Gippsland Mid 911 Register

New members Peter Arena and Melissa Green’s SC was polished to perfection the most enjoyable drives are at significantly less than the 100 km/hour speed limit. From Korumburra we headed along the Wonthaggi Road, with more elevated views and tight corners near Jumbunna. At West Creek we turned off towards Archies Creek, through more undulating farming country, then turned north through Glen Alvie and Krowera to our luncheon destination of Loch.

A sunny morning greets attendees On Sunday 28th August 2011 the sun was shining as twelve vehicles gathered at Hallam in anticipation of some winding roads and lunch at the Royal Hotel Loch arranged by Trevor Leavesley and Graeme Anderson. We had six Mid 911s, with a selection of later Porsches, and a superb black Mercedes SL500 driven by Matt & Holly Lewandowski. Matt is certainly a firm member of our Mid 911 group, and obviously to be regarded as “between Porsches”, and our Register Captain Peter Cromie made a special presentation to Matt of an adhesive Porsche crest to cover the three pointed star. We were pleased to meet new members Peter Arena and Melissa Green. Peter has a 1980 911 SC coupe polished to perfection, and is hoping to venture to the track shortly. Our morning drive from Hallam was through the farming districts of Bayles, Heath Hill and Ripplebrook on our way to morning tea at the West Gippsland Art Centre, where the Debritz café had been opened especially for our visit. We moved our chairs to the outside balcony to just relax in the sun with coffee, muffins, and a good group of friends. Will Darvall entertained us with a fine speech

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Travelling from Melbourne to Korumburra the small township of Loch is now bypassed by the South Gippsland Highway, but the small town has held its own as a destination with the new designation as Loch Village, and with arts crafts and galleries attracting weekend visitors.

Register Captain Peter Cromie and Run organisers Graeme Anderson and Trevor Leavesley give the briefing largely directed to welcoming back Matt and Holly to our group, but expressing some reservations as to their choice of vehicle! After morning tea the drive became much more interesting and challenging. From Warragul we headed through the hilly country through Ellinbank and Strzelecki to Korumburra. Some steep drops to the side of the road, but spectacular views and great winding roads- real Porsche country. Often

The Royal Hotel was excellent. Our flyer offered country hospitality, comfort and charm, and it lived up to the description. We took over the whole of the main dining room, and a particularly upmarket buffet lunch was enjoyed by our group in a relaxed unhurried atmosphere . A number mentioned that around twelve cars seemed an ideal for a register run, as it was very easy to catch up with everybody over morning tea and lunch. Thanks Trevor and Graeme for the fine maps and instructions. It is quite unusual that no one becomes lost or takes a wrong turn (particularly when your correspondent is a participant), but this was achieved, and is a credit to the organisers. Thanks for a great run.

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Boxster and Cayman Run

7th August 2011

Boxster Cayman Register prospectors in the 1850’s and retains a lot of its period charm with many old buildings, one of which is the original horse stables for the Cosmopolitan Hotel. The stables were to be our venue for morning tea. The hotel itself incurred internal fire damage in 2005 and is not in use at present, although the outer walls appear intact.

The flyer for this event promised us a different and interesting run with plenty of good Porsche roads, an unusual venue for morning tea and a gourmet lunch at a recently renovated bistro and bar close to the freeway for the return trip home. This was one run we were not going to miss. The weather report suggested showers, but the morning skies at Bacchus Marsh were bright blue, with no wind and a temperature of about six degrees. The chance of having the hood down looked good, until about ten minutes before our 10 am departure time, when the skies clouded over. The hood stayed up.

At an elevation of 700 metres Trentham was cold and damp. We parked near the hotel and wandered through the partly restored gardens to the Stables. The Stables date from 1866 and are part of a restoration, including the grounds, which will see the entire complex brought back to its former glory. We found The Stables to be a cosy dark retreat, with no windows, minimum lighting, black slate floor, some original wall panelling, log fires, a brazier burning brightly in the middle of the room and the end result was a very pleasant atmosphere. Coffee, freshly baked cakes and fresh cream were quickly served and really appreciated.

Organisers Mark and Sylvia Behan had prepared a simple and easy to follow running sheet and they were assisted by Wayne and Lindsay St. Baker who checked the running sheet odometer readings for accuracy. Mark briefed the twenty four starters, stressing that we had ample time and reminded us that we were representing the Porsche Club of Victoria, a fact emphasised by the timely passing of a highway patrol car and shortly later another police car. Simon Murray was on his first run in his 1999 Boxster and Tony, although not entered in the run, came for a look in his 1979 SC. Eight Boxsters, three Caymans and a Mini Cooper S, the owner’s Boxster being in for service, then departed for Trentham. The other Porsche was lost somewhere in the western suburbs and was to meet us at Trentham. We cruised in loose convoy through Bacchus Marsh, down the freeway and through Myrniong, Greendale and then to Blackwood. Luckily, the threatening rain had not eventuated and the road to Trentham gave us some interesting moments with a steep climb or two and a variety of corners and road surfaces. Driving through this area, surrounded by the Wombat and Lerderderg State Forests, it was quite sobering to observe the burnt tree trunks as a result of the horrific fires a couple of years ago. However, regeneration is clearly visible and it is believed the forests will come back to their natural beauty in time. Our first stop was the township of Trentham. Trentham was first settled by gold mining 58

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After morning tea, we departed Trentham, these scribes busily talking, and so missed the turn off necessitating a quick U turn. We then headed for Tylden, via Tylden East, going past the isolated and curiously named Pig and Whistle Hotel. The origin of the name is blurred in the past. I am sure the history of this old pub, situated in the middle of almost nowhere, would make interesting reading. The run to Daylesford was on some hilly and winding roads, definitely good Porsche country. The hills had a light covering of mist at the higher levels, the farm houses had smoke coming out of the chimneys and light rain showers kept the road surface just damp, ensuring the drivers kept on their toes. Great fun, very enjoyable.

From Daylesford we had an easy run south, then over the Ballarat Freeway to Gordon. Mark’s running notes had a timely and necessary caution about some minor road works and rough edges approaching Gordon. I wonder if anyone stopped at the renowned Gordon Hat Shoppe for a spot of retail therapy? Gordon and Ballan were soon left behind and then we arrived at the refurbished bluestone Plough Bistro and Bar for lunch. Mark met us at the entrance to the Plough and directed us to our tables in one of the three bistro rooms. The Plough was full of energy and bustling with activity, definitely a very popular place. We were almost half an hour early, but tables from a previous setting were soon cleared for us by the obliging and hard working waitresses. Drinks were obtained from the bar and menus were placed on tables.

A set two course menu consisted of enticing entrees, such as quail and calamari, mains of aged porterhouse, Balmain bug linguine, pork belly and desserts, included a rather nice individual berry pavlova. Our meal was excellent and I believe meals selected by the other members were of the same quality. I can understand why the Plough is so popular and this is one place that we shall visit again. After our meals, Mark thanked the members for their attendance and asked Simon Murray to draw the wine raffle. The lucky winners were David Wang, Alvaro Del Gallo and Michael Browning. Well done. Will Darvall then thanked Mark and Sylvia for their effort in organising this pleasant and well structured run, an opinion shared by all members. By now it was mid afternoon and time to head home. I think everyone enjoyed the run. I know we certainly did.

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Run to T’Gallant Winery Torque Tube Register Torque Tube Drive, wine tasting and Lunch at “La Baracca Trattoria “, T’Gallant Winery on Sunday 17th July 2011

When we started to plan for this event, we decided on 2 things – The run had to start somewhere that served good coffee and end somewhere that served good wine – The sandbar café and T’Gallant proved the winning combination and thus the Torque tube register winter run to the picturesque “T’Gallant” winery on the Mornington Peninsula was on. A winter run is always tricky – you don’t know how many people will come, you don’t know what the day will be like and you don’t know what the road conditions will hold – Fortunately for this run, none of those issues came up – The day was sunny, we had a sold out number of cars and attendees, and the roads were perfect – well kind of – but more about that later. The day started bright and sunny with numerous cars lined up in front of Sandbar café on Beaconsfield Parade in Middle Park – We had cyclists, joggers and rollerblades all admiring the line up of Porsches and a few Masserati’s just for good measure. We somehow managed to get star treatment by the Melbourne Newspapers, listing our run in their respective drive sections, which meant 2 things; 1. We had a few extra people come to the café to have a chat and see what was going on and 2.

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We got the notice of the boys in blue that made themselves very well known to us along the beach route to Mornington. Luckily everyone stuck to the rules and no trouble was reported. The run up to Red Hill was a little slow considering we had to weave around the cyclists for most of the way along Beach Road through to Frankston, then we had the police watching us at quite a few major intersections, plus the slow moving cars driving up Arthurs Seat blocking the entire road with little consideration for the magnificent German automobiles charging up behind them on the hill - it was a good run. Once over Arthurs Seat, we mapped out a very fast twisty loop around the entire Red Hill area which saw some spirited driving along the fast straights, windy back roads and blind bends for the lead cars. We even got some “Wow” looks from the Subaru WRX club cars doing time trial runs going the other way. We also had some – ummm – “non-spirited” driving, however all participants showed great respect for their PCV mates and in good team camaraderie, resisted the urge to overtake these front drivers.

Once at T’Gallant winery, the team was treated to complete wine tasting review of all the fabulous wines of T’Gallant and some good discounts on wine lots. They are well know for their Pinot Gris and certainly was my personal favorite. After the wine tasting was over, we were seated and presented with a delicious 2 course meal in the “La Baracca” restaurant complemented with great wines, which was outstanding, and even enjoyed some Latin tunes by their solo guitarist right outside our window. It was a great time to mingle with all the members that had come out to enjoy a nice run on a cold crisp winter’s morning and thank them personally for coming and making our Torque Tube winter run a success. With the formalities over, time for a few photo opportunities, a bit more wine and a look around the winery, before heading home to relax. Thanks again to all those that participated and look forward to organizing the next Torque Tube run.

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