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9 1 1 G T 3 To u r i n g

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Club Calendar

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Club Night at PCB

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Horizontally Opposed

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W h a t ’s I n Yo u r G a r a g e ?

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P r e s i d e n t ’s M e s s a g e

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Club Night at PCD

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Club Committee 2016/17

Sandown Sprints

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Social Corner

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

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Gala Dinner Dance & Presentation Night

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Winton Sprints

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New Members

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S p r i n g R u n t o t h e H a rc o u r t Va l l e y W i n e r y

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RSR Porsches & Coffee

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Winton Motorkhana

Winter Run to the Ya r r a Va l l e y

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Te c h n i c a l D a y U l t i m a t e D e t a i l e r Wo r k s h o p

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Mid 911 Register Run

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

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Modern 911 Register Run

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M i d We e k R u n

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Boxster/Cayman Register Run 64.

Tu r b o R e g i s t e r R u n

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GT3/RS Register Run

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2017 718 Boxster S Review

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Roll of Honour

our supporters Abbotsford Body Repairs aPorschApart Dismantlers Cascone Auto Sport Charlie Battisti & Co Dutton Garage Equity One Fitzgerald Racing Services Harrisons RRR

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Hartech Automotive Services 47 LeMyth 46 Lorbek Luxury Cars 6 Lumleys Insurance 52 M.T.I Qualos 19 Nevco Engineering 32 Nineauto 24 Paint & Custom 32 Performance 9 32

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Porsche Centre Brighton 2 Porsche Centre Melbourne inside front cover Porsche Centre Doncaster 4 Southern Cross Lubes & Mobil 33 Spirit of Racing 19 Stuckey Tyre Service 57 Traction Tyre & Suspension Centre 52 Weltmeister inside back cover

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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PORSCHE CLUB OF VICTORIA

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

Porsche has redeemed itself and has announced the 911 GT3 touring.

Essentially, it’s a 911R without the bubble roof but with the wonderful 6 speed manual gearbox from the R (no PDK available) and the 911 GT3’s 493bhp 4.0-litre naturally aspirated engine that spins to 9,000rpm!

And all this for $326,000, not the $800,00 being asked for by the dealers for a second-hand R. Ok, its not limited to a 911 build quantity but who cares! Spend the extra $15k on a special paint colour like Riviera Blue, Viper Green or Lava Orange and you will have one gorgeous ride with good resale value.

The interior has two seats like other GT3s, but it uses leather where the others use Alcantara.

The steering wheel rim, shift lever, door panel armrests, centre console lid, and interior door handles are upholstered in leather. The seats are leather with black fabric inserts, and their headrests have embossed Porsche crests.

Black thread is used for all the stitching, and the trim is black brushed aluminium.

Porsche says the name “Touring Package” recalls a variant of the 911 Carrera RS from 1973. The 911 GT3 with Touring Package will go on sale in early 2018 with the same $344,605 price as other GT3 models.

SOCIAL SUB-COMMITTEE

Social Director Alex Harmati: social@pcv.com.au Ken Anson Russell Sturzaker Michael O’Brien Lisa Gillespie Alvaro Del Gallo Kon Gogos Neil Drew Carly Pasco Vickie Morris Jane Hallam Geoffrey Mould

I’ve had a change of heart on back dated and modified cars by the likes of RWB and Singer after reading an article on the interweb. http://www.thetruthaboutcars. com/2011/11/hide-your-aircooled-porschesbecause-rwb-is-raping-every-one-out-there/

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“According to the never-wrong Wikipedia, Porsche built a total of 3,660 Porsche 965 Turbos. That’s not vanishingly rare, but neither is it 1965 Mustang or 2011 Camry volume.

Aircooled 911s don’t seem rare, but they are. We are fast approaching the day when there will be more Cayennes on the road than aircooled Porsches of all kinds. A 1991 Porsche Turbo has already survived twenty years. My suggestion is that at that point, the owners of these cars should consider themselves caretakers, not nouveau-riche toolbags with a license to deface. These cars will all have future owners, if we don’t destroy them.”

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

At the end of the day I would rather have a totally original 964 RS than a $500K Singer.

After all, it is a Porsche and a Singer is well, a Singer.

There is no doubt that it is a beautifully engineered car but it had to destroy a donor 964 in the process.

I have dedicated the cover of this issue to Rob Raymer who sadly passed away last month.

As always, a big thankyou to everyone who contributed to this issue.

Ron Widdison Editor

COMPETITION SUB-COMMITTEE

Marshal Co-ordinator Mark Horton Andrews: marshals@pcv.com.au Competition Secretary Simon Dunn Juris Briedis Andrew Bonwick Will Darvall Peter Harrison Peter Witt Grant Stephenson Brent Howard Michael O’Brien Tom Goulopoulos Kees van Ek Graham Williams

REGISTER CAPTAINS Register Director Ken Anson: pcvregisters@pcv.com.au

ADMINISTRATION Administrator Carly Pasco administrator@pcv.com.au Admin Assistant Lisa Gillespie marketplace@pcv.com.au

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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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REGISTER Very Early Morning Run

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Mid 911 (1974-93) Ken Anson & Graeme Anderson: mid911@pcv.com.au 993 Roger Vella & Leon Christodulaki 993@pcv.com.au Modern 911 Kon Gogos modern911@pcv.com.au 911 Turbos James Borg & David Hosking: 911turbo@pcv.com.au GT3, RS & RSR Greg Humphries: gt3rs@pcv.com.au Boxster & Cayman Kane Wilson: boxster@pcv.com.au Torque Tube Angelo Monteleone & Ivan Romanic (924, 928, 944, 968) torquetube@pcv.com.au

Competition Director Tony Carolan: motorsport@pcv.com.au

Rowan Burnett mobile: 0417 540 957 email: advertising@pcv.com.au

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cover photo: Ron Widdison

It looks like my complaints in my last editorial about Porsche building cars like the magnificent 911R for the well healed collectors was a little hasty.

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president’s message Perhaps the most important aspect of our club is that we are welcoming and friendly, and so welcome to all our readers of Porsche Parade.

A special welcome to all the new members of our club who may be reading this magazine for the first time.

Welcome also to anyone who has returned to the club or who may have recently attended their first event.

The footy is over for another year, but we have lots more coming your way. Make sure you have the 2nd of December locked away in your diaries as this is the date of our Annual Dinner. If you are a new member, or haven’t attended an Annual Dinner before, this is our Gala Event for the year, an event that has something for everyone; and the event that celebrates the success of the year and everyone’s involvement. Whether you are reading our magazine online, or in beautiful hard copy – enjoy the read.

It is the time of year that competitions are concluding, and so I would like to acknowledge the Premiers of the AFL and NRL. Congratulations to the Richmond Footy Club, their players and all their loyal supporters in breaking a 37 year drought and winning this year’s AFL Grand Final, and congratulations to Melbourne Storm winning their third premiership in the club’s 19 year history.

We too are coming to the pointy end of our season with many close results being decided in our last competition event for the year at Broadford. It’s probably worth reminding our competitors of some important changes for the end of year awards, especially how they impact on M, GT, and Cup classes. Both the ‘M’ and ‘GT’ classes have been consolidated into one championship in each of these classes. There will be sub categories in each of these classes each with their own benchmark times.

For example GT Class will have GT1, GT2 and GT3 categories, but they will roll up into one GT class winner. A similar approach will be taken in Cup class, by giving different benchmarks to different variants of Cup car. These changes create a broader and more meaningful competition for these similar classes.

Along with our motorsport competition winners for 2017 we also have the 2017 Participant of the Year Award, approaching the final stages. The progressive points table for this year’s Participant of the Year has been loaded onto the club website.

This award is available to all PCV members and is to encourage members’ participation in all PCV events. Members are awarded points for participating in a wide cross section of club events including, Social, Competition, Marshalling & Volunteering, Registers, and the Annual Dinner Dance. Please note that marshals are earning 2 points per track event like last year, in reward for their substantial contribution of long days in often difficult weather.

I would like to thank our long term sponsors, Traction Tyre & Suspension Centre, Porsche Cars Australia, and Nillumbik Cellars, for providing our prizes. Full details are available on our website.

This year we also have a new prize on offer. Dean Sammut of Evolve Driver Training and Events, providers of Professional Driver Training including Performance Circuit Driving and Defensive Road Safety, has offered the club a Performance Driving course (value $550 for Sandown & Winton) to be available to one of our lucky competitors. This will be awarded by a raffle to a club member who has competed in six or more competition events throughout our 2017 competition calendar.

Winners of all club awards and prizes will be announced at this year’s Annual Dinner.

It was disappointing that this year we lost the ability to run our usual Motorkhana event at DECA. However we did go ahead with our traditional weekend of running a sprint event on Saturday and a Motorkhana event on Sunday, they just happened to be both at Winton. Our numbers were certainly down, but the new skid pan at Winton proved to be better than expected. Importantly however, as a result of the new entry and results processing system that the Club has developed, we were able to provide a live timing link for the motorkhana run times. Essentially a Motorkhana version of Natsoft, it worked a treat and provided a lot in stimulating competition and interest on the day. This system will be used at Motorkhana and Hill Climb events.

I would like to draw your attention to an important new page on our website. “Getting Involved with PCV”, can be found on the second menu line of the club’s Home page. This page addresses the very important questions:

club committee 2016/17 Michael O’Brien President president@pcv.com.au

Tony Carolan Vice President & Competition Director motorsport@pcv.com.au

David Mallinson Treasurer treasurer@pcv.com.au

NevilleSampson Secretary secretary@pcv.com.au

“How do I get involved with the Porsche Club of Victoria?” and “What can you do for your Club?”

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

I would encourage all members new and not so new to consider these questions and review this web page, and remember there is no probation period for becoming involved and helping our club. There are lots of opportunities including: - Register Captain, Check Run Volunteer, Marshals and Track Officials, Social and Competition Committees. Please review the information on the web and if you would like to contribute, there are contact details provided.

Alex Harmati Social Director social@pcv.com.au

Let me welcome to the general committee our newest committee member – Melanie Treloar. Melanie has been active in competition for many years now and was Ladies Champion in 2015 and again in 2016.

Melanie having joined the committee in July was an immediate apology for the August meeting! Melanie and partner Jamie Lovett welcomed the birth of their daughter, Olivia Louise on the 30th July, just two days prior to our meeting, the apology a precedent.

I would like to also welcome on board two new advertisers in this magazine. Firstly, Victor Makrievski, from GAP, Global Automotive Partners, promoting LeMyth Carbon Ceramic Brakes. Also Evan from Spirit of Racing, who brings us racing inspired clothing from the legendary Le Mans era of the 60’s & 70’s.

Congratulations on joining with us Victor & Evan, and I trust our readers will support! Our magazine advertisers are critical to the success of this fabulous magazine. Please enjoy this magazine of course… indeed the contributions are our own, but also take a close look at all our advertisers, and support them whenever you can and support those who support us!

I sincerely trust you are enjoying your involvement in our club, and encourage you to extend your involvement by attending a new event for you. Have a look at our events and try something that you may not have tried before – extend your involvement. There are great Social and Register events being held all the time, Track events also – consider volunteering as a Marshal, come along to one of our club nights.

Review “Getting Involved with PCV” on the web, whatever you choose, we are looking forward to you participating in your club; enjoying the company of other members and driving our great cars.

I look forward to welcoming you especially to a new event Michael O’Brien President

Ken Anson Registers Director registers@pcv.com.au

Garry Saber Committee cps@pcv.com.au

Ian Knight Committee committeememberik@pcv. com.au

Mark Horton Andrews Committee committeemembermha@ pcv.com.au

Cameron Goodyear Committee committeemembercg@pcv. com.au

Melanie Treloar Committee committeemembermt@pcv. com.au

Carly Pasco Club Administration administrator@pcv.com.au

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Our success at drawing more entries will undoubtedly be tested in the future as we are finding motorsport venues harder to come by.

In recent years we have lost the Attwood and it now appears the DECA motorkhana facilities.

Calder has been let deteriorate to the level where we won’t used it on safety or potential car damage grounds. There is still nothing definite on Sandown, but the general feeling is that it must only have a limited life. There has been talk about new tracks at Pakenham and Ballarat, but none of these have made much progress. The South Australians, after not having a great permanent track for many years are now eagerly awaiting the opening of a new facility at Tailem Bend in early 2018.

The Bend Motorsport Park certainly looks like it will be impressive. The track layout has been carved and permanent pits are under construction. It is a long way from Melbourne, but we are looking at options. These would consider 2 days of different motorsport activities to make the trip worthwhile.

a few minor tweaks being ironed out these new systems are already both reducing the workload in producing event paperwork, speeding up result publishing and improving accuracy.

A great tribute to Andrew and Peter. A little sideline has been the development of a PCV App that we can use at motorkhanas and hillclimbs, where all the results for all competitors are instantly displayed on your phone in a very user friendly manner. This was certainly a great stimulation to the competitive spirit on the day.

There is always a lot more going on behind the scenes in the organisation of motorsport events than a lot of entrants appreciate. This year has seen a major program undertaken to develop new software systems to manage our events, led by Andrew Bonwick and Peter Harrison. With

Tony Carolan Competition Director

Welcome to the Third Edition of the Social Corner for 2017.

attention, bought a 911 and have always had some in my collection, I love them.

winner of a number of trophies for Concours D’Elegance, including at National Level.

In this edition I would like to take the opportunity to welcome and introduce three new members to our Social Committee - Russell Sturzaker, Geoffrey Mould and Jane Hallam, and in no particular order here we go….

Joined the Porsche Club in the 80’s and stayed until mid 90’s when a career got in the way. Now retired so re-joined last year to enjoy. I’m often asked “what is my favourite car out of all of them”, and it would have to be the 993 RS which I bought new, 21 years ago. Even against all the Ferraris and other toys - it’s a true driver’s car!!!

Geoffrey Mould

We are now nearing the final stages of the PCV competition year, with only Broadford being left to run as I write this article. For a variety of reasons, many of even our most regular competitors have missed an event this year, so we expect Broadford to have a sell out attendance as nobody will want it to be their droppable event.

Despite what I mentioned above, attendance has been very good this year, particularly with a real resurgence in Entree entrants.

Several times we have had to turn away folk wanting an Entree position due entry limits being reached. Our last event at Phillip Island also saw a recent record number of entrants with a total of 126. Although this was helped by 7 of our friends coming across from Porsche Club South Australia.

We are also trying to coordinate our events with the Mark Sports Car Association (MSCA), the WRX Club and Evolve driver training. When there is an opportunity to run at tracks like Phillip Island on both days of a weekend, or to undertake driver training at a particular track in the week preceding one of our events there, it certainly seems to stimulate entries.

Hopefully we can provide the same competition intensity for next year’s calendar, but as usual wait until the last minute for the circuits to confirm dates. At this stage we are reasonably sure of starting the season with an event ay Phillip Island on 21 January and will keep you informed as the remainder of the calendar fills in.

Looking forward to a great wrap up of the season.

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Jane Hallam What chance did I have when my father designed F1 racing engines? From the time I can remember I grew up with the Repco-Brabham’s, Grand Prix’s and had a crush on Jim Clark.

Couldn’t wait till 18 to get my licence - so went to Tasmania at 16 and first car was a V12 E-Type. But Porsches quickly drew my

Russell Sturzaker A Club member for over 43 years, with a membership number of 31, also a previous Committee member from 1978 -1982, Social Committee from 2004-2008, Porsche Parade Editor 1979-1982, Tony Jones Memorial Trophy 1979 & 1980, and

Brings previous experience as a Register Captain of both the Boxster and Modern 911 registers and was the Social Director in the 1980s.

Please join me in welcoming Jane, Russell and Geoffrey to the Social Committee and we are all looking forward to their contributions to the Social Activities of the Club.

Alex Harmati Social Director E: social@pcv.com.au

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Gala Dinner Dance & Presentation Night Saturday 2nd December 2017

The Mayfair Ballroom at The Grand Hyatt, 123 Collins Street, Melbourne.

PCV Members and their guests are invited to join us at our premier event of the year, the gala dinner, dance and presentation evening. We return to the venue of last year’s Gala Event the Grand Hyatt, with a number of exciting extras added to the night.

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ENTERTAINMENT – We welcome Spin, a 4 piece premier corporate cover band; one of Melbourne’s most popular. Spin features Karena Chavez on vocals, who is regarded as one of Australia’s best female voices. The early bracket will include some easy listening standards before stepping it up with dance tune classics and current hits – bring your dancing shoes!

Back by popular demand will be a photo booth, but with an exciting “on trend” difference – this year your photos will come alive with more props and more!

Also returning will be a new AV display showcasing the PCV year highlighting our high achievers, volunteers and event participants.

DATE: Saturday 2nd December 2016 TIME: 7:00pm—12:00am COST: $140.00 per person—ALL INCLUSIVE. Includes welcome drinks, 3 Course Meal (more substantial main), Red/White/Sparkling Wine, Beer, Soft drinks, Tea and/or Coffee LOCATION: : Mayfair Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hotel. 123 Collins Street, Melbourne (Corner Russell St).

DRESS CODE: Black Tie for the men - Cocktail or Formal Dress for the ladies BOOKINGS: Online bookings via www.pcv.com.au . Enquiries to Carly on administrator@pcv.com.au or phone 9817 6911 BOOKINGS CLOSE: Tuesday 14th November 2017. No refund after bookings close unless your booking can be replaced.

ACCOMMODATION: A special deal is available. Offer code EVENT gives our members $50 off the Grand Hyatt’s daily rate. Click Here for accommodation details.

PARKING: “Book a Bay” via Wilson Parking is available online at www.wilsonparking.com.au . The closest car park is Grand Hyatt - 123 Collins St Car Park, 128 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Weekend rates from $9 when pre-booked.

Worth 4 POINTS in the 2017 PCV PARTICIPATION AWARD Sponsored by Traction Tyre and Suspension Centre, Porsche Cars Australia & Nillumbik Cellars.

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

Nima Alavi Larry & Lisa Blamer

Lex & Carina Brown Tom Burrowes 1 Mark & Thomas Callaghan Gary Cornish & Esin Karan John & Margaret Craven Jeremy & Lilla Davidson Jim Dunn & Anne Bowen Carl, Bronwyn, Emma & Jack Gregurke Jose, Brandon & Edward Guerreiro Ryan Hallihan Zak Hammond Jeffrey Hanna Richard & Wendy Healey Richard & Lisa Henley Vlad Kenendy Mani Kutti Carlo Lacota Michael Leake Gary Lee John & Tania Makris

1979 911 SC & 2017 991 Carrera Previously owned 1970 914, 1980 911SC & 2009 911 2013 Cayman 994 968 Club Sport 911 Carrera S 2005 997 1997 993 Carrera S 2016 981 GT4 2004 996 Carrera 2004 996 2004 996 Turbo 1979 911 SC 2016 991 GT3 RS 2015 991 Carrera GTS 2015 991 GT3 1989 911 Carrera 2017 Cayman GTS & 2017 Macan GTS 1981 911 Carrera 2004 996 GT3 CS 1980 911 SC 2007 997 2007 997

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John, Grace & Thomas Mann & Tina Mitas 2002 996 Carrera Glenn McEldowney 1996 993 & 1985 944 Spiro & Nicholas Michaelidis 2000 996 GT Andrew & Jean Miller 991.1 Turbo Craig & Lynn Nagel 2012 987 Chris Nolan 1994 968 James & Fiona Philip 1992 996 Carrera James & Cindy Pipino 2008 997 Carrera George Pithoulas 2008 997 Carrera S Tim Plenderleith 1997 993 C2S & 2004 996 GT3 & 2014 Cayenne GTS Peter Rajski 2016 Cayman GT4 Kyle Reeve 1987 911 Carrera Minz Sankari 911 Mark Sedran & Filomena Molinaro 2004 996 Carrera Murray & Rose Seymour MY06 987 Boxster Mark & Frank Spinosa 2017 GTS Macan Stan & Mandy Tzatzimakis 2011 Cayman R Peter Verleysdonk 2005 Boxster Jim Vourdounas 1998 928 Neil & Maree Wrigley 2016 GT3 RS, 2010 GT3 RS, 2011 Cayman R, 991 Man & Duncan Yap 1985 911

Jose Guerreiro

Larry Blamer

Mark Sedran

Peter Rajski

Andrew Miller

Richard Healey

Jim Vourdounas

James Pipino

Man Yap

James Philip

Vale Paul Belcourt Long term PCV member Paul died recently after a long illness.

He joined the Club in the 90’s and is recorded competing in a 928 S in 1999. He competed for some years, then added tarmac rallying, perhaps in a 944, and was less visible in the Club for some time. In recent years, he was an active member of the marshals and scrutiny group. He was a civil engineer, who came to Australia from Mauritius.

He was elegant, softly spoken (with a superb French accent) and remembered by all who knew him as a real gentleman, who was always a helpful skilled contributor.

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Story: Ron Widdison Photos: Ron Widdison & Tristand De Carro

RSR Porsches & Coffee by the Bay Sunday May 30th at Brighton beach carpark saw another stellar turnout on a beautiful sunny winter’s Sunday morning for Rob Raymer’s RSR Porsches & Coffee by the bay gathering of the Porsche faithful.

I remember a few years ago I asked Rob to sell my 969 CS M030 which I had bought from him 2 years prior. He asked me if I was really, sure I wanted to sell it. He knew it was a special car and he was right, I still regret selling it.

As you may have heard Rob passed away suddenly on the 7th of September while on holiday in Italy with his wife Lindy.

Rob gave freely of his time to anyone who wanted advice on Porsches and his wealth of knowledge of the marque and vehicles in Australia will leave a void in the Porsche community for many years to come.

I will keep this brief as Rob’s close friend Craig Rayner will be writing a more formal tribute in the next nest issue of Porsche Parade.

To me, Rob was more than just a car salesman, he was a friend and a gentleman.

Like many of you, I would call into Rob’s garage when I was in the area and sit and talk cars in his office. We always had a laugh and I enjoyed his company and our Porsche banter.

Rob Raymer at his Porsches & Coffee by the bay gathering

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Rob was a long time member and supporter of the club. He was a regular at club nights and competition events and was himself an excellent steerer in his day.

Looking below at the photo I took of Rob at his last event, I will really miss him.

My thoughts and condolences go out to his wife Lindy and his family and friends.

We hope to keep “Porsches and Coffee”as an ongoing event and will be in contact via email in the coming months.

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Story & Photos: Porsche Cars Australia

911 GT3 with Touring Package The 911 GT3 with Touring Package makes its world debut at the 67th International Motor Show (IAA) on September 12 in Frankfurt.

This pure 911 GT3 is available with a manual sixspeed transmission only and instead of the fixed rear wing it has a variable rear spoiler like the 911 Carrera. Beneath its understated exterior is pure motorsport technology: The four-litre naturally aspirated engine born from motorsport develops 368 kW (500 hp) and 460 Nm of torque. The 911 GT3 with Touring Package sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds to reach a top speed of 316 km/h.

The name “Touring Package” harks back to an equipment variant of the 911 Carrera RS from 1973. Even then, the puristic 911 design and classic interior features were a key element. The new 911 GT3 with Touring Package adopts and modernises this concept. This variant is aimed at fans of high-quality sports cars who particularly value an understated appearance and classic driving enjoyment.

Aside from the Clubsport Package and Alcantara interior, virtually all 911 GT3 options are available from Porsche in combination with the Touring Package. They include features such as all exterior and wheel colours, PCCB ceramic brakes, LED headlights, multiple seat variants, Sport Chrono Package and sound systems.

A high-performance sports car in every respect With the exception of the rear, the body of the GT3 remains unchanged with the Touring Package. This means it has large air intakes in the specially designed front end, as well as the air outlet that is typical of the 911 GT3 located in front of the luggage compartment lid. The front and rear lights are unchanged. The appearance from the side is dominated by the forged alloy wheels with centre locking nut. At the front, 245/35 ZR 20 tyres are fitted on nine-inch wide wheels, while at the rear 305/30 ZR 20 tyres

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are mounted on twelve-inch wide rims. The tyres create a powerful impression as the body of the 911 GT3 is 44 mm wider at the wheel arches and an additional 25 mm lower than the 911 Carrera.

Porsche has ever developed for a six-cylinder road car. The engine is characterised by its highrevving concept. The crankshaft spins at up to 9,000 rpm, which is truly extraordinary, even for a sports car engine.

Sporty aerodynamics: Rear spoiler with additional aero tip The subtle design features are first visible at the rear end. The extending rear spoiler from the series-production 911 is equipped with an aerodynamic tip (Gurney flap) in body colour.

The specially designed rear lid grille bears the “GT3 touring” logo. Other distinguishing features include the silver-coloured side window trims, sports exhaust system tailpipes and headlight washer covers, as well as the Porsche logo at the rear. In the “Black Exterior Touring Package” option these elements are black and the front and rear lights are dark-tinted.

The ratios of the six gears are precisely tuned to the power delivery of the engine and offer particularly sporty shifting characteristics. An automatic throttle blip ensures an exciting sound when downshifting. This function is activated via the “Sport” button on the centre console, delivering dynamic shift processes from faster synchronisation of the gears. The GT sports manual transmission transfers the power to a mechanical rear differential lock with automatic braking (PTV).

Leather interior The interior creates the feel of a classic sports car with manual transmission. In line with the character of a pure GT, fine leather prevails rather than Alcantara. The steering wheel rim with twelve o’clock marker, shift lever, door panel armrests, centre console storage compartment lid and interior door handles are upholstered in smooth-finish leather. The seat centres are made of black fabric. The headrests feature embossed Porsche crests and all seams in the partial leather interior are sewn in black thread. The finishing touch to the interior is black aluminium trim.

Powerful six-cylinder naturally aspirated engine from motorsport The powertrain and chassis are identical on all 911 GT3 variants with manual transmission, including the variant with Touring Package.

The naturally aspirated six-cylinder engine with four-litre displacement is taken from racing cars such as the 911 RSR and 911 GT3 Cup. It is the most powerful naturally aspirated direct-injection boxer engine and has the greatest displacement

Fast on the corners, stable on the straights: Rigid chassis with rear-axle steering The chassis of the 911 GT3 is testament to Porsche’s experience in motorsport. In addition to its precise design the chassis also boasts superior handling characteristics, thanks mainly to the active rear-axle steering. Depending on the road speed, it steers either in the opposite or the same direction as the front wheels, thereby improving the car’s agility and stability. The size of the tyres on both axles is such that the front wheels optimally transmit steering and brake forces, while the rear wheels provide drive and traction.

Porsche Track Precision app as standard In addition to Porsche Communication Management (PCM) the standard equipment of every 911 GT3 also includes the Connect Plus module and the Porsche Track Precision app. This app enables the driver to display, record and analyse detailed driving data on their smartphone.

The 911 GT3 Touring Package variant is priced from $326,800* – the same price as the regular 911 GT3. Local deliveries are expected in the first quarter of 2018.

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Club Night at Porsche Centre Brighton Tuesday 20th June 2017

At Porsche Centre Brighton, as members entered they were welcomed by an unusual sight rarely seen at Porsche Centres or on Club Nights as our guest speaker had wheeled (queue V8 soundtrack) in his classic 1968 Chevrolet Corvette, more of which you’ll hear about later in this story.

This providing the only exception to the usual format for the night, with the night kicking off with guests heading towards the bar for their glass of choice, then catching up with members and enjoying the site of Porsches to be found in the showroom.

The night followed with a selection of buffet treats, then onto the Welcome Address from our President, introduction of new members, and Club Announcements, from Competition, Registers and Social. We again had the opportunity to hear from a ‘renowned’ Competition member, Theo who prepared a video, but due to technical issues (aka Alex) we were unable to appreciate the attached audio, allowing the MC to hum a few well known tunes, to compliment the visual presentation.

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Following a short break, our guest speaker for the evening was James from Invisible Car Bras, and James shared with us his journey.

Invisible Car Bras was started because the owner has a collectible 1968 Chevrolet Corvette. After a 5 year restoration including an expensive respray the Corvette was driven to several shows interstate and collected its first stone chips.

Looking for a way to stop the damage to the paint he investigated the traditional methods of protection, not happy with the idea of the vinyl

car bra and an acrylic stone deflector was not made to suit the Corvette. On a trip to the US in 2003, James saw exactly what he wanted on another Corvette. After much research he found there was no one in Australia who could protect his pride and joy so thinking he will just have to do it himself.

Invisible Car Bras is based in Scoresby, but has a mobile service, and is known to many members and other marquee car clubs, and dealerships.

James also demonstrated via video (no sound – technical issue aka Alex) some of the testing

that is done to prove the remarkable protection offered by the product, ie the impact of a wire brush on paint with and without the invisible film. James concluded by offering members a discount on purchasing the film.

Next up we had a well-known family member of the Club, Jason Pasco provided an update of the development and expansion set to take place at Porsche Centre Brighton, this was mainly due to the positive sales growth experienced at Brighton, and during question time, a very responsible daughter declined to ask dad any curly questions…

On conclusion of the formalities, many gathered around the Vette (colloquial speak for Corvette), admiring a classic American “sports car” (note inverted comma) and Porsche Centre Brighton’s collection of future classic German sports cars (note no inverted comma).

Finally, thank you to all those who attended, and assisted on the night, and Porsche Centre Brighton and their representative staff.

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At Winton raceway in early 2010 two kindly white haired Stewards gently suggested to a hard charging rookie that an improvement in his driving skills would be advantageous to his progress and the continuing health of his fellow competitors. It certainly was! At the end of that year, Nick Karnaros was judged Rookie of the Year (shared with John Swan.)

Fast forward to 2016, when, after several Class awards along the way, Nick won both the Club Championship, (based on Class points) and the Outright Championship. Only twice before had that been achieved: by Theo Mihelakos in 2002 (Club shared with Ian Jenkins), and

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Nick left school at 15, being the son of hard working migrants, and became an electrician, working for a large company. At 27, he started his own business, worked hard, and has grown a sizeable company, doing electrical contracting and developing and building apartments and warehouses. Around 40, his life changed!

In 2009, he joined PCV, having bought his first Porsche, an 8,000 ks 997 4S, in 2006, which has been his daily driver for many years since then, shows 109,000 ks now and still looks immaculate.

An ’85 G series 3.2 was bought in ’09 and he started racing in ‘10, winning the Rookie award, then winning B Class in ’11.

It’s got 87,000 ks and is driven regularly,

as are all his cars. (Watch out fellers, he may go back to B Class next year.)

Next car was a ’94 993, ex-Stoupas and Phil Treloar, which has won M2 and now races in M1.

It has been extensively improved, with acrylic windows, carbon fibre doors, rear spoiler and bonnet and a big safe roll cage. It has rose joints throughout, with lots of massaging of gearbox, brakes, suspension and other tweaks (such as weights in the nose to control understeer.) Ben Faggeter rebuilt the engine (after 3rd was found instead of 5th), with a GT3 manifold and lots of torque. It is quick in Nick’s hands, having run 1.38 at PI on slicks. It has swallowed a serious amount of money during its life, but may well reward Nick with another Club Championship and M Class victory this year.

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A ‘13 997 Series 2 Cup car was bought (after a previous Series 1) to race and win the double Championship last year and this year has been raced twice in the Elite group of the GT3 Cup Challenge, winning at PI. PCB has generously sponsored the car and Nick looks forward to more collaboration and success next year.

Because he is always driving at race pace, Nick feels that this competition makes him a better driver in the less intense Club competition.

litres) worked to about 650 hp, pushing a Tremac 5 speed manual. It has early factory 4 wheel discs, with single system, non boosted brakes. It pulls the fans when cruising!

For something different, the devil made Nick buy a ’65 Corvette Sting Ray in about ‘10, sight unseen, from Phoenix (checked out of course.) It has the 454 big block (almost 7.5

Tow car is a new VW Amarok TDI dual cab ute (that’s a Porsche motor.)

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And, for a touch of class, a black ’95 928 GTS with 119,000 ks rounds out the collection. Notice how many 928 sleepers are around! Nick doesn’t sell his cars; he keeps them and they are all immaculate!

Nick grew up working on Dad’s taxis and has always done a lot of his own maintenance.

His trusty skilled mechanic Ray does the clever bits, in Nick’s well equipped workshop at his you beaut self built warehouse.

Watch the still unfolding Karnaros story!

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Club Night at Porsche Centre Doncaster Tuesday 15th August 2017

Porsche Centre Doncaster, great to be back for our annual Club Night at the newest Porsche dealership in town.

The format of the evening followed the usual course of events, the night kicking off with guests heading towards the bar for a refreshing glass, then catching up with fellow members and enjoying the sight of Porsches to be found in the showroom.

The night followed with a updated selection of buffet treats featuring hot roast beef rolls, then onto the Welcome Address from our President, introduction of new members, and Club Announcements, from Competition, which was also presented by our President in the absence of Tony Carolan, Registers update from Ken, and Social update.

Included in his discussing was the development cycle, what drives the performance expectations, and his direct involvement with Porsche Head Office.

With an eager member base asking a variety of questions both topic related and beyond we all certainly appreciated hearing from the ‘inside’ in regards to the Porsche brand.

Finally, thank you to all those who attended, and assisted on the night, and Porsche Centre Doncaster, their representative staff, and special thanks to Kate Sellar at PM Group.

Following a short break, our guest speaker for the evening was Paul Watson, Homologation and Technical Training Manager of Porsche Cars Australia.

Paul accordingly attired, head to toe in his official Porsche ‘uniform’ gave an interesting insight into the mechanical and engineering development and testing on the Panamera, and highlights of the 991 Gen II Cup Car.

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Sandown Sprints

Sunday 16th July 2017

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For the majority of us the preparation for PCV Sandown Sprint commences on Saturday afternoon and it’s time to get the car ready for Sunday. Some have to get their trailers and load their cars others drive to the track. My car is sorted within an hour and race bag containing everything I need is loaded into the car and it’s time to have dinner with the family and go to bed. It’s late Saturday night and it’s hard to sleep as I’m thinking about the 13 corners at Sandown and where I can make those small increments of time, you’re always thinking about how you’re going to beat you’re best time and for the competitive guys how you’re going to beat your nearest rival. Will it rain, can I go faster at the back straight, what tyre pressure will I start with, what about the cloud cover and will it have an effect on my exhaust decibel reading, and the thoughts go on and on. Finally you fall asleep and for some unknown reason your sleep is interrupted as you wake up at 3am fresh as daisy, why? Again you’re up trying to distract your mind so you can get a few more hours of sleep and shortly after you fall asleep.

with a couple sharing cars. Entree class is so important and shows that new members are really interested in enjoying their Porsche’s on the racetrack. Some newer members that joined the competition classes this year completed a full year of entree in 2016. It’s fantastic to see as they bring this enthusiasm we all had when we first started of just wanting to drive as many sessions as possible staying to the very end of the day attempting to improve their track times and go home with a smile on their face. I stayed until the very last session and many new competition members were the last ones standing having PB’s late in the day and you know in a couple of years they’re going to be leaders in their respective classes. Andrew Smith in is his first competition year in A class today took the class win with over 9 cars in his class which was also the largest group for the day. Congratulations Andrew and watch him and others for the remainder of the year as Phil Treloar has left the A class and we may have a new A class winner this year.

The alarm goes off at 6:30am and I get up quietly out of bed trying not wake the Fuhrer, I mean my wife. A quick coffee, a mental check that everything required is packed and I’m on my way stopping for fresh fuel, quick coffee and a sausage roll at the BP on Cheltenham road, nice healthy start to the day. A short drive and I’m at the track and it’s dry but icy cold almost like Calder on a winter day but who cares it’s not raining and it feels like it’s going to be a great day for our air cooled cars.

Registration, scrutineering, change into your race apparel, check tyre temps and quick chats with members and I’m ready to go racing.

Let’s get into the Class winners today.

It’s just before 9am and the drivers briefing commences with a welcome by our passionate President Michael who has really worked hard with the Committee to ensure that PCV is the most welcoming Club in the world; every new member is welcomed by Michael introducing them to all of us followed by a full briefing from Tony Carolan and Clerk of the course Andrew Ingram. Our fantastic marshals and volunteers have already had their briefing and we are all fortunate and grateful that they have turned up on a cold Sunday morning to ensure that we can have some fun. They (the marshals) stand in the cold at significant corners waving the appropriate flags and ensuring that we all stay safe on the track, unselfish and fantastic people along with all the other volunteers, stewards, officials, medical crew, recovery crew. Present today our some of the founding members including Bruce Harris , Will and Barb Darvall who gave up their Sunday morning so that we could have a wonderful day driving our machines. Bruce, Will and Barb are doyens of PCV, they don’t know me but I certainly know who they are, they’re legends in this Club and we are fortunate to have them here today.

2015 Club Champion Aaron Ireland also gave up his entire day to mentor young Jess who debuted in a BMW E30 race car in Entrée class. All the Porsche mechanics and their teams were also in attendance preparing and looking after their clients cars all day, it’s a great deal of people involved in making a PCV track day successful.

A Class As mentioned above Andrew Smith took out A class win with an impressive time of 1:23.5 closely followed by Simon Zettl and Michael McLaurie with fantastic times of 1:23.7 and 1:23.8 respectively, doesn’t get much closer.

B Class The win went to the cool cat Richard Thompson in his beautiful 3.2 Carrera the only G series car in his class today. Richard was so relaxed he even had time for 2 pizzas before midday.

Richard’s time 1:26.7 followed by the two Caymans of Richard Catchlove 1:28.4 and Carlo Fasolino 1:29.1.

Not much in it with the Caymans.

C Class The battle of G series cars and for me I just love these cars as they’re probably the cars we all started our track day journey and like these guys and myself we are still driving them. A good 911 SC is so collectible today and I think it’s great to see all the guys driving them hard in the competition.

Cameron Goodyear and Pete Matherson had just a 2 point margin between them for the class championship prior to today’s sprint. The first run saw Pete threaten championship points but the ever persistent Cameron sorted that out in the second round with a time of 1:26.9 however Pete unfortunately had a brake hose pop in turn 10 ending his day but still received points coming in 2nd place 1:27.6. I’m sure Pete is going to be back challenging Cameron at the Winton/ Decca Sprint in August. 3rd place went to Jim Adamson finishing up with 1:29.6 a very good time in his 911 Carrera.

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3 Cup cars in this class today with Andrew Hall taking the class win with a quick 1:16.3 followed

by Tom Marks 1:17.8 and James Papas 1:21.0 D Class

Just over 80 cars with 5 groups including a full house in Entree class with 22 members

Garry Voges a member of 20 years and a fantastic character at PCV says his D class

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Michael Herrod

Timothy Mai

John Cox

Gary Yip

Colin Anderson

Joseph Haddad

Nick Karnaros

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Sandown Winter Supersprint Sunday, 16 July 2017

Driver

Car

Result 1

Class Position

Outright Position

Class Points

Outright Points

Class: OPEN David Mallinson

996 3.6 Turbo

-

0

0

Joseph Ensabella

997 GT3 Cup

74.81

1

1

Phil Treloar

996 GT3

75.75

2

2

78

78

Sally Anne Hains

997 Turbo 3.8

77.29

3

4

69

84

69

84

Class: Cup6 Andrew Hall

996 Cup Car

76.30

1

3

98

championship is a “bees ball” from his nearest rival as he secured his class win with a time of 1:28.9, apparently a “bees ball” is smaller than a bees d@?k according to Garry. Phil Cox in his gorgeous 911 SC came in 2nd place with a time of 1:31.0, great to see Phil fight off a very close Bill Toohey and Garry Saber with times of 1:31.793 and 1:31.796 respectively, now that’s a “bees ball” Garry! Fantastic close racing.

on his dashboard (picture of Nick on it) that disengaged the coolant hose but unfortunately Nick and his 993 jet was not behind him just the rest of the Group 1 that went for a slide and helped take most of the coolant off the track along with their cars…….he was kidding Nick. No one was hurt, all cars in one piece and racing continued shortly after. Bob will be back for Winton/ Deca so watch out Nick.

The GT guys or the fast guys also had competitive racing amongst each other.

Nick with a very impressive time of 1:17.5 second time out and Bob 1:19.1 in the same session. Ken Eve in his 911 GT2 Replica who is a newer member to competition class had a PB today 1:26.9 and I think it’s his 2nd time competing at Sandown in the sprints, well done Ken and he is a terrific guy who was there to the very end of the day.

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Tom Marks

996 GT3 Cup

77.86

2

6

88

66

James Papas

996 GT3 Cup Car

81.08

3

12

70

50

Cayman GT4

86.15

1

27

45

30

Class: M0 Ricardo WellsJansz

Class: M1 Nick Karnaros

993 3.6

77.55

1

5

105

68

Bob Hawker

996 GT3

79.11

2

8

95

59

Ken Eve

1995 993 GT2 Replica

86.94

3

31

54

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GT 1 Class Zoran took the class win in his beautiful GT3 RS with a time of 1:17.8 the quickest car in the GT group followed by Kees in his impressive 991 GT3 with a time of 1:20.5.

Class: M2 Ben Faggetter

993 3.6

81.24

1

13

96

49

Michael Herrod

993 RSR

83.15

2

18

85

41

Denis LambrouFernando

911 Lightweight

83.68

3

20

82

39

Ian Chiron

944

96.50

4

43

28

6

Paul Sbrissa

911 SC

99.72

5

47

20

3

Class: GT1 Zoran Letunica

GT3 RS

77.81

1

7

91

66

Kees Van Ek

991 GT3

80.52

2

10

75

52

Cayman GT4

80.41

1

9

82

53

Class: GT2 Mark Telfer Joseph Haddad

Cayman GT4

82.11

2

15

73

45

Aaron Lee

997 GT3

83.20

3

17

67

41

Class: GT3 Tony Carolan

996 GT3

80.89

1

11

90

51

Ian Geekie

996 GT3 Club Sport 81.65

2

14

86

47

George Kenyeres

991 Targa GTS

82.56

3

16

81

43

Simon McLean

997 Carrera S

85.34

4

24

66

33

Class: A Andrew Smith

996

83.59

1

19

84

39

Simon Zettl

Cayman R

83.71

2

21

83

39

Michael McLaurie

996 Carrera 4S

83.87

3

22

82

38

Juris Briedis

Boxster S

85.33

4

23

74

33

Frank Deak

Cayman GTS

85.36

5

25

74

33

Darren Jones

993

85.95

6

26

71

31

Troy Hungerford

997 Carrera

86.51

7

28

68

Cayman S

89.53

8

36

55

20

Cayman S

89.82

9

38

53

19

Class: B Richard Thompson 911 Carrera

86.70

1

29

82

28

Richard Catchlove

88.49

2

33

73

23

Carlo Fasolino

Cayman

89.17

3

35

70

21

Dennis Bath

987 Cayman

91.17

4

39

60

16

Frank Sallas

986 BOXSTER S 3.2

96.35

5

45

40

6

Colin Anderson

944 Turbo

98.24

6

46

34

4

Class: C Cameron Goodyear 911 SC

86.91

1

30

89

27

Pete Matherson

911 SC 3.0

87.68

2

32

85

25

Jim Adamson

911 Carrera

89.64

3

37

75

20

Class: D Garry Voges

944 S2

88.91

1

34

82

22

Philip Cox

911 3.0 SC

91.03

2

40

71

16

Bill Toohey

944 S2

91.79

3

41

68

14

Garry Saber

944 S2

91.80

4

42

68

14

Harry Phillips

944

96.87

5

44

47

6

Andy Jones

944

100.28

6

48

35

2

Danny Buzadzic

996 GT3S

-

Belucci Murelli

Cayman GTS

Class: OTHER 0

0

92.14

1

49

0

0

Christian Fitzgerald Nissan GTR Nismo 78.26

2

50

0

0

Blake Mott

Mitsubishi Evo

84.46

3

51

0

0

Theo Mihelakos

Boxster GTS

84.75

4

52

0

0

Darryl Wootton

MGF Cup

92.03

5

53

0

0

Steven Koutsbis

997 Carrera S

82.98

6

54

0

0

Jeremy

Toyota GT86

88.62

7

55

0

0

VW Golf R

89.46

8

56

0

0

Riccardo Rossi

Boxster S

-

0

0

Carlo Lacota

GT3 996 3.6

-

0

0

Mark Horton Andrews

Boxster

-

0

0

Andrew Campbell

944 S2 Cab

-

0

0

Jesse Bryan

BMW E30

-

0

0

Gary Moore

911 SC

-

0

0

Gary Major

997 GT3

-

0

0

Ben Westover

944 turbo

-

0

0

Kirk Mihelakos

Boxster GTS

-

0

0

Peter Rajski

Cayman GT4

-

0

0

Gary Yip

981 Cayman S

-

0

0

Timothy Mai

Carrera 3.2

-

0

0

Richard Nijhof

Cayman S

-

0

0

Nathan Watchorn

986 Boxster S

-

0

0

Jim Morey

987 Cayman S

-

0

0

Mark Callaghan

911 Carrera S 3.8

-

0

0

Thomas Callaghan 911 Carrera S 3.8

-

0

0

Paul Hand

Cayman GT4

-

0

0

John Cox

991 GT3

-

0

0

Flavio Lacota

GT3 996 3.6

-

0

0

Joseph Mezzatesta 991 GT3

-

0

0

Luke Mezzatesta

-

0

0

Fredersdorff David Prokupets

Entree

991 GT3

3 competitors in the class with 2 Cayman GT4 of Mark Telfer and Joseph Haddad with best times of 1:20.4 and 1:22.1 respectively followed

by Aaron Lee in a pristine 997 GT3 1:23.2.

GT3 Class Tony Carolan took the class win his black GT3 with a time of 1:20.8 closely followed

by Ian Geekie in another 996 GT3 1:21.6 and George Kenyeres in that very unique and impressive 991 Targa GTS 1.22.5.

Great to see Tony Carolan and his grandson in his GT3 today, I’m sure his grandson has the coolest Grandad, nice story for his grandson’s mates at the first day back at school tomorrow.

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Warwick Phillips Josef Smith

Cayman

GT2 Class

MO Class Ricardo Wells-Janz in his Cayman GT4 set a time of 1:26.1 and was the only car in the class.

M1 Class This is where things get interesting. For those of you who know Nick Karnaros and Bob Hawker you may be aware how competitive these guys can be. I caught up with Nick first thing in the morning to get a few thoughts from him and as usual Nick didn’t hold back.

Nick has just flown in from Greece suntanned and looking like a Greek Adonis, fit as always.

The heckling started early with Nick saying he probably only needs to run 3 laps to set a good time and then he might park his car in the garage and plan his next holiday while Bob Hawker tries to catch his time. But Bob was not going to let him have it that easy and knew that he could catch him in the afternoon. Just before lunch Bob Hawker in his beautiful GT3 drops coolant on the track and his day comes to an immediate end. I caught up with Bob as he was loading his car on to his trailer and he said that he actually has a special button

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M2 5 cars in M2 with a couple of new members joining the class being Ian Chiron and Paul Sbrissa. The Burton and Fitt’s father and son teams missing in action today.

Ben Faggetter in his awesome white 993 posted a time of 1:21.2., I think Ben can consistently set this time lap after lap. Mike Herrod in his beautiful yellow 993 RSR took 2nd place with a time of 1:23.1 and my Blue 911 RS replica took 3rd place 1:23.6. It was a PB for me at Sandown and that feeling is just amazing like several other members that also got PB’s today.

Open Class Joseph Ensabella in his Martini GT3 Cup Car was the fastest car today in his class and in all classes with a time of 1:14.8 followed very closely by Phil Treloar in a GT3 RSR 1.15.7. Sally Anne Hains in her immaculate 997 Turbo was not far behind with a time of 1:17.2, great time considering it’s a road registered car competing with Cup Cars.

Other The group that seems to be growing larger than any competition group. Christian Fitzgerald was driving a mean looking Nissan GTR Nismo straight from the Fast & Furious franchise setting a quick time of 1:18.2. with all other cars in the group setting respectable times. It was also nice to see some other car club members and their cars on the track and we hope to see you at future events.

Thanks to PCV, all the family members, spectators, mentors and anyone that I have missed who made our day an awesome day at Sandown. Now it’s time to get back home and see what the Fuhrer wants for dinner, the Devil made me say that.

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Ken Eve

Richard Thompson

Kirk Mihelakos

Jim Morey

Timothy Mai

Jim Morey

John Cox

Troy Hungerford

Kees Van Ek

Carlo Lacota

Nathan Watchorn

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Winter Run to the YARRA VALLEY Sunday 23rd July

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Meeting at a new location, and a little earlier than usual as the theme was ‘great roads, great cars and great company’, so it was important to kick the day off early and start on those themes, even if it’s a Sunday in Winter.

With the McDonalds being the focal point for pre- briefing, many had a breakfast top up or coffee to kick start themselves.

Onto the briefing and location, Ken ensured that those in attendance would have worked off a few calories from McDonalds to the briefing point as it was a bit further than expected, due to one very large carpark.

Briefing underway, we also had the opportunity to introduce new members and welcome the attendance of Jenny and David from Lorbeks, and from Porsche Centre Melbourne, Rae from Sales and Ethan from Service. Ethan was especially welcome being a Classic Service Specialist, but when asked if he had his overalls sadly we heard ‘sorry no, next time’.

The initial ‘warm up’ section of the Run took us north with destination Mernda CFA, and although all was ‘quiet on the northern front’, it was reported that all attempts to avoid greeting a bird with a front bumper, may have resulted in unfortunately the bird not making it home that morning, and leaving a slight reminder on the front bumper. One memorable introduction to a new member of the Club.

At Mernda CFA the parking was expertly arranged by the CFA members in the rear of the complex, and it was commented that Mernda CFA may have broken the record for the most valuable collection of vehicles in a CFA carpark with nearly over 50 Porsches and a Lambo.

Our hosts at Mernda included the SES as well as the CFA, added to this was a past President – Michael Chapman, and with a fine selection of home made treats, tea and coffee we embraced the warm hospitality.

Both the SES and CFA then briefed our members on their respective functions and highlighted the changing landscape due to urban development within a once country town, resulting in more house calls, and adapting equipment and skills (note footnote for more information on Mernda CFA).

Michael Chapman then introduced a passionate photographer and CFA member Andrew.

Michael Chapman: I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew Follows at a Whittlesea Photography Club night last year. Andrew was talking to us about photography and showing us some of his fantastic shots. This is what you would expect at a Photography Club Night except that Andrew had his Guide Dog Eamon with him as he has been blind from birth. We were treated to an uplifting talk on overcoming a lifetime disability and the huge change that his then dog Guide Dog Eamon had made to his life. Opening up the world literally with overseas travel now possible. Needless to say, we were all blown away by the quality of his photographs.

Andrew’s Exhibitions and international Accreditation include 2016 People’s Choice Award Art Access Australia 2015 Louve Paris Digital Display Exhibition 2015 Sweden MIRCART international Artist 2012 Edinburgh Arts Festival 2010 New York Best Accessible Website And has held joint showings in Sweden & New Zealand At another meeting of Photography Club, we were taking time exposure shots at night. I was asked to take along my 993 as a prop. Andrew was there to work his magic.

We began talking and I found out we had a lot in common. Not only is Andrew a Car Nut but he is also a member of Research CFA Fire Brigade (where his nick name is WHEELS) and responsible for their fund raising. Hence the invitation sent to PCV to the Event he is running on the 15th October.

Shortly after, Eamon passed away. He had been with Andrew for 10 years. You can imagine how it would feel when your companion passes away but Eamon was so much more than just a companion.

When we went to Mernda CFA Andrew had Leo his latest Guide dog, they were still getting to know one another.

We were talking recently about the 50th Anniversary of Porsche and the car display in Alexandra Gardens to try to get 911, 911’s (and we were very close). Yes, Andrew was there volunteering with the Apex Club lining up the cars in their various years. He says he got into a bit of trouble because his line was not so straight, he did however forget to tell them that he was blind. He has just revisited 20 canisters of film of the event and I found my car featured in one of the photos.

Next time you are driving through Eltham on a Sunday Run with the Club or on a Register drive, cast your eye out for a photographer with a camera on a tripod snapping the cars as you pass. (Leo will be close at hand which might be a give-away to his identity.) This is the way Andrew photographs cars passing at 11 frames per second. Then at home he sorts them out on his computer and deletes the ones where he does not capture the complete car. Andrew says that sometimes makes up 95% of the photos taken but then there’s the “Gem” he was looking for and that’s what you will see on his Website or Facebook page.

Occasionally in life you meet an inspirational person and I have been privileged to meet Andrew.

Andrew’s Photos can be seen at Website - andrewfollows.com

Part 2 – Back on the road Thanking our great hosts, it was time to get back in the saddle and continue our theme of great roads in the Yarra Valley region, which by all accounts was enjoyed by all, weaving through Kinglake, Pheasant Creek, Toolangi through Healesville, and to our advantage a traffic signal located in the middle of nowhere allowing the groups to disperse and enjoy the winding delights of Myers Creek Road.

Destination Balgownie Vineyard and Estate, and guessing another record set, with the front of the vineyard decorated with a line of Porsches… and a Lambo. A photo opportunity not missed.

Onto our welcome drink and overlooking the Yarra Valley region we dined in great company with the members sharing stories of the day, and creating new friendships.

To conclude the formalities the new members were asked to assist in drawing the raffle, and to our surprise we had more new members than prizes, so quick thinking and kind assistance from David Lorbek allowed no one to go home empty handed.

A big thank you to all who attended and their guests, and made the day ‘great company’ and special thanks to Michael Bailey for his ‘behind the scenes’ work with Mernda CFA/SES. FOOT NOTE (by Michael Chapman) Mernda CFA Mernda Is a busy Urban CFA volunteer station turning-out to 300 incidents annually.

They have 50 Volunteer members drawn from the area around their fire station.

At the moment, they have two 3000 litre Tankers which are more Rural Appliances plus a Forward Command Vehicle 4WD. They hope to get a Pumper in the near future. They are also supported at incidents by their neighbouring brigades.

Coming very soon and partially paid for by the Brigade is a Rehabilitation Truck. This is one of 13 CFA vehicles of its type that can be deployed all over the state of Victoria and Interstate if requested. When and where there is a large fire which can be bush, building or tyre fire.

They attend to look after the Fire Fighters who come off the fire line, usually very hot and fatigued. They carry health monitoring equipment as well as cooling down chairs that the fire fighter sits in to bring down their body temperature and avoid heat stress.

Mernda used to be a small village of a few hundred residents, now the brigade looks after an urban population that exceeds 25,000 people and is still growing.

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RESULTS

Winton Late Winter Sprint Saturday, 19 August 2017

Driver

Car

Result 1

Result 2

Result 3

Class Outrig Class Outrig Positio ht n

Points ht

Positio

Points

n Class: OPEN Nick Diggens 911

-

-

-

0

0

Rohan Little

911

-

-

-

0

0

Joseph

997 GT3 Cup 85.50

-

-

1

1

87

87

Phil Treloar

996 GT3

85.68

-

-

2

2

86

86

Stan

997 GT3 Cup 86.93

-

-

3

4

79

79

Bougadakis

Car

Peter

997 GT2

Ensabella

89.71

-

-

4

6

66

66

997 Turbo 3.8 93.03

-

-

5

9

51

51

Tom Marks

996 GT3 Cup -

-

-

0

0

Andrew Hall

996 Cup Car

86.93

-

-

1

3

105

79

993 Carrera

93.79

-

-

1

11

70

48

88.61

-

-

1

5

108

71

1995 993 GT2 98.19 Replica

-

-

2

21

60

33

Fitzgerald Sally Anne Hains

Class: Cup6

Class: M0 Bryan Fitt

Class: M1 Nick Karnaros 993 3.6 Ken Eve

Class: M2 Ben Faggetter 993 3.6

91.77

-

-

1

7

100

56

Joshua Fitt

Boxster S

93.84

-

-

2

12

89

48

Michael Herrod

993 RSR

94.12

-

-

3

13

87

47

Denis LambrouFernando

911 Lightweight

96.89

-

-

4

18

74

37

Class: GT1 Kees Van Ek

991 GT3

95.13

-

-

1

14

72

43

Peter Harrison 996 GT3 Mk2 92.33

-

-

1

8

100

54

Tony Carolan 996 GT3

93.48

-

-

2

10

94

49

Brent Howard 996 GT3

95.33

-

-

3

15

84

43

Tom Goulopoulos

996 GT3

101.65

-

-

4

30

57

23

Simon Zettl

Cayman R

95.86

-

-

1

16

85

41

Michael McLaurie

996 Carrera 4S

96.29

-

-

2

17

83

39

Andrew Smith 996

97.18

-

-

3

19

79

36

Troy Hungerford

997 Carrera

99.03

-

-

4

25

71

30

Frank Deak

Boxster S

101.62

-

-

5

29

60

23

Josef Smith

Cayman S

103.59

-

-

6

33

52

19

Warwick Phillips

Cayman S

107.51

-

-

7

34

39

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911 Carrera

Class: GT3

Class: A

The weather the day before was wet, but as usual, PCV turned on a dry, sunny, albeit only 12 degrees, magical winter’s day. Following scrutineering, the drivers’ briefing, the intro of new members & birthday wishes to our regular marshal Rowan Burnett, the day began with Group 5 on the track first, followed by Entrée, 3, 2 & lastly the “big guns” in group 1 – different to most track days which normally start with Group 1. Rumour in the garages was that the big guns thought it would be wet, were a bit afraid to go out first and asked the comp director to reverse the running order of the groups!!

And so to the results, including 5 new benchmark times plus “Personal Best” lap times for several drivers……..

As is happening more often, we had a variety of machinery including a sexy F-Type Sport Jaguar, Golf R, a stunning pearl-orange & black McLaren 570S GT4 driven by Christian Fitzgerald & a Nismo Godzilla GTR (rumour was that ALL in-car electronics were turned on so as to help Peter Fitzgerald control this beast!) These added to our usual collection of multiple variations of 911s and 944s plus a few Boxsters and ever-increasing numbers of Caymans.

Class A 1st Simon Zettl, 2nd Michael McLaurie, 3rd Andrew Smith.

Class B 1st Richard Thompson, 2nd Carlo Fasolino, 3rd Dennis Bath.

Class C 1st Pete Matherson, 2nd Cameron Goodyear, 3rd Mark Chrzanowski.

Class D 1st Garry Voges, 2nd Garry Saber, 3rd Bill Toohey.

Cup Class 1st Andrew Hall, 2nd Tom Marks.

GT1 Class 1st Kees Van Ek. GT3 Class 1st Peter Harrison, 2nd Tony Carolan, 3rd Brent Howard.

Mod Class 1st Brian Fitt.

Mod 1 Class 1st Nick Karnaros, 2nd Ken Eve. Mod 2 Class 1st Ben Faggetter, 2nd Josh Fitt, 3rd Mike Herrod.

Open Class 1st Joe Ensabella, 2nd Phil Treloar, 3rd Stan Bougadakis.

Other Class 1st Christian Fitzgerald in the McLaren, 2nd David Prokupets in a Golf R

It was great to see Brian Fitt back on the track in his immaculate red 993 Carrera, also Brent Howard trying hard to master his 996GT3 after moving on from his 968CS. Also great to see Ken Anson punting around in Mel Treloar’s old Boxster, supported by his wife Harriet who drove the family ute to & from the track!

Another fun Porsche day and what a wonderful bunch of people – the flaggies, marshals, stewards and helpers – who gave their time to allow us to go out and play in our beloved Porsches. We couldn’t do it without you, so on behalf of all drivers, “THANK YOU” everyone for all your efforts.

Thankfully all drivers were well-behaved and heeded the Clerk of Course’s words and stayed on the black stuff – the only cause for the recovery vehicle to be used was when a bonnet pin let go on Tom Mark’s 996GT3 Cup car and smashed the windscreen along the back straight, also when Phil Treloar entered the circuit only for his recently acquired 996GT3 Cup car to “die” – clutch/drivetrain - 200 metres along the track.

All in all, 56 drivers made up the day, showing good numbers in various classes, including 15 Entrée class.

Pete Matherson

Class: B Richard Thompson

98.01

-

-

1

20

92

34

Carlo Fasolino Cayman

102.08

-

-

2

31

73

22

Dennis Bath

987 Cayman

108.99

-

-

3

35

47

9

Colin Anderson

944 Turbo

109.04

-

-

4

36

47

9

Pete Matherson

911 SC 3.0

98.29

-

-

1

22

89

33

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

98.44

-

-

2

23

88

32

Mark Chrzanowski

911 3.0 SC

98.45

-

-

3

24

88

32

Grant Stephenson

911 3.0 SC

100.15

-

-

4

27

80

27

Sam Phillips

944

-

-

-

0

0

Garry Voges

944 S2

99.32

-

-

1

26

89

30

Garry Saber

944 S2

100.60

-

-

2

28

83

26

Bill Toohey

944 S2

102.50

-

-

3

32

75

21

Ken Anson

Boxster

123.53

-

-

4

37

14

0

Jeremy Taylor Nissan 200SX -

-

-

0

0

Stuart Newland

968

-

-

-

0

0

David Newland

968 Sport

-

-

-

0

0

David Prokupets

VW Golf R

105.04

-

-

1

38

0

0

Christian Fitzgerald

McLaren 570S 86.48 GT4

-

-

2

39

0

0

Tony Carolan

Class: C

Class: D

Class: OTHER

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Peter Fitzgerald

Frank Deak

Josef Smith

Mark Chrzanowski

Sally Anne Hains

Christian Fitzgerald

Garry Saber

Alex Franes

Michael Herrod

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Spring Run to the Harcourt Valley Winery Sunday 17th September 2017

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There’s been rain and cold all week, no possibility of washing the car and keeping it clean for the run, then Sunday dawns with a beautiful blue sky and predictions of a warm clear day. So it was with enthusiasm that nearly 100 people met at the McDonalds in Derrimut.

Will and I didn’t arrive very gloriously, first we missed the entrance, carefully planned to arrive from the South, so had to double back on the freeway and go round again, then it was so busy that we couldn’t get a spot for the car and found ourselves going the wrong way into the drive-in food section. Given there was a non-Porsche car facing us, we had to make an exit in reverse gear. All this had us laughing. What a start!

President Michael O’Brien perched himself precariously on a rock to give us the welcome, and Ken Anson followed on same rock to do the briefing. Very agile (perhaps one of them could nominate for Prime Minister?).

The drive to Riddell’s Creek CFA was delightful, straight up Station Street/Kings Road to the Calder, then on to find the beautiful Wildwood Road and thereabouts, a hidden gem as the road dips down between the eroded western plains, twisting down to bridges across the creeks hidden below.

It’s beautiful open country so close to the suburbs. There was hardly any other traffic and while it was still cool outside the sunshine on the trees and paddocks with smiling canola was wonderful therapy for winter minds.

The welcome at the Riddell’s Creek CFA was, as with all CFAs we’ve visited, warm and enthusiastic, nice comments about our cars from them and nice comments about the morning tea from us. Those CFA garages are as neat as a pin, and they dealt with an emergency call while we were there without a ruffle. At the CFA Michael O’Brien did the call-out for

‘first timers’ since it had been a bit noisy and windy back at Derrimut McDonalds. We could hear more about the introductory “and what car are you driving today” – “it’s the blue one” regular answer which always draws laughter.

Everyone had a good chance to greet and talk, much conversation about the route, since some had got it wrong early and … metaphorically threw the instructions out the window and took the major roads to morning tea. The scenery and the roads they missed … But it did keep the famous “in car harmony” well enough.

The run to lunch took us through Macedon and across to Romsey, then on to the Burke and Wills track. By this time the sun was getting high, shining magically through the gums. It really is beautiful country up that way, winding roads narrowing often which keeps your focus, through volcanic hills and past the many wineries of the district. At the top of the Burke and Wills Track is a memorial to the first flight made by an Australian, the brothers John and Reginald Duigan at their parents’ property just outside of Mia Mia. That was in 1910, July 16. Theirs is an interesting story, easily found on the internet for anyone with an interest in aviation. Their home-built craft was tethered to the property fence in the strong local winds initially, so they could learn to fly and get the stability of the craft right! (Did their parents know?)

The road took us down to Redesdale after that. There’s an interesting government road sign just outside Redesdale : “We’ll be fixing this soon” it says. I guess it’s a teaser so we don’t think Vicroads aren’t doing anything. We passed several groups of beautiful old cars out driving too, vintage and veteran. It’s always a pleasure to see these in action, well prepared and handsome.

The bridge over the Campaspie River is one of those elegant old iron bridges, separate spans each way, a lovely construction. And the bridge over the Coliban Creek is older too, the car pattered across the planks sounding just like our bikes did way back when it seemed fun to peg a card to the bike wheel so you made a noise like an engine. Simpler times!

After driving to the west of Lake Eppalock, we arrived at the Harcourt Valley Winery. It is situated between hills, a delightful little valley, the new building is a lovely timber rustic simple country farm barn, comfortable shelter.

The whole set-up there is perfect on a sunny day in such a casual setting, people can move around and mix easily. The entrée was brought around as we stood talking, and then the main course was a buffet style delicious middle eastern spicy mix which settled us in groups until the raffle called us into the barn. Our President did a good job corralling us together and getting the new members to draw the names for wine prizes. One cheeky girl, who said she drew her own name, obviously has a great future in the Club!

Just time for rich chocolate cake (yum) for dessert, and we drove the easy 110 kms home.

That made approximately 300 kms for the day, nicely spaced out through healthy country.

Thank you to Ken and Harriet Anson and Michael O’Brien for organising the route, the top quality instruction leaflet and such a delightful place for lunch, and for the beautiful blue skies.

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Sunday 20th August 2017

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RESULTS Winton Motorkhana Sunday, 20 August 2017

Driver

Car

Result 1

Result 2

Result 3

Class Outrig Class Outrig Positio ht n

Points ht

Positio

Points

n Class: OPEN Sally Anne Hains

991 GT3

-

-

96.89

1

13

100

76

Joseph

997 GT3 Cup -

-

121.72

2

18

98

66

996 GT3

-

-

-

3

19

0

0

-

-

89.84

1

4

100

94

1995 993 GT2 -

-

103.12

2

17

98

68

Ensabella Phil Treloar

Class: M1 Nick Karnaros 993 3.6 Ken Eve

Replica

Class: M2 Michael

993 RSR

-

-

92.79

1

7

100

88

991 GT3

-

-

97.64

1

14

100

74

Peter Harrison 996 GT3 Mk2 -

-

89.84

1

3

100

96

Tony Carolan 996 GT3

-

-

91.01

2

5

98

92

Tom Goulopoulos

996 GT3

-

-

98.60

3

15

96

72

997 Carrera

-

-

91.85

1

6

100

90

Andrew Smith 996

-

-

93.24

2

9

98

84

Josef Smith

-

-

98.76

3

16

96

70

-

-

93.14

1

8

100

86

Herrod

Class: GT1 Kees Van Ek

Class: GT3

Class: A Troy Hungerford

Cayman S

Class: B Carlo Fasolino Cayman

Class: C Pete Matherson

911 SC 3.0

-

-

87.64

1

1

100

100

Cameron Goodyear

911 SC

-

-

89.51

2

2

98

98

Garry Saber

944 S2

-

-

93.74

1

10

100

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After our sprint event at the Winton circuit on the Saturday only 21 entrants stayed on for the motorkhana on Sunday which was held on the skid pan at the back of the Winton circuit. Nevertheless we had a great time with the majority of our drivers and marshals congregating at the Benalla Golf Course for dinner on Saturday night. This gave us the opportunity to recognise a significant birthday of one of our senior marshals, Rowan Burnett, and as is fitting in motorsport circles, to present him with a bottle of Mumm champagne. Mumm is the brand that you see sprayed around after every Grand Prix, but fortunately Rowan decided not to waste it this way and all the drivers were happy with his decision.

the short time to set up this event Andrew Bonwick came up with some very testing layouts that proved beyond the memory retention capability of quite a few of the entrants.

There had certainly been some disappointment when we had a late cancelling of the DECA facility where we originally planned to hold this event and this probably influenced the number of entries.

DECA does have better facilities with a small track as well as a massive skid pan, however we were very lucky to secure the use of the recently constructed skid pan at Winton.

When the individual runs started, there were initially quite a few WDs (wrong directions), but eventually everybody got the hang of things and a great time was has by all. The runs came thick and fast with superb organisation by our marshals. Some of the older and more nimble cars proved best and Pete Matherson and Cameron Goodyear slugged it out all day coming first and second overall with Pete just pipping Cam.

On the Saturday afternoon several of our officials and marshals went from the circuit over to the skid pan to lay it out and set up all the cones and bollards for the Sunday motorkhana. When diagrams of the course layouts were given to competitors late Saturday there were certainly some puzzled and nervous looking faces. With 52

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We all arrived early on the Sunday to a lovely sunny but crisply cool morning. The first half hour was spent walking the layouts to help the drivers familiarise themselves -it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help a lot. Next, Phil Treloar unloaded a go-kart for his youngest daughter, Tara. A young clear mind probably helped and Tara (an accomplished karter) had no trouble memorising the layout and blasted around in a time that ended up being 5 seconds quicker that any other vehicle on the day. So much for giving us something to aim at.

Interest in the day was greatly enhanced by the new PCV timing app that has just been developed

by Pete Harrison and Andrew Bonwick. Using the app drivers could instantly see their current time, all the times for their earlier runs and times all the

other entrants on a simple and clear screen on their phone. This certainly made the event even more interesting and stimulated competition. The app is a terrific new development for the Club and we will look at using it at Haunted Hills on our event there.

We wrapped up a great day with Nick Karnaros giving us a demonstration of how quickly a set of R spec tyres can be turned into smoke, with an exhibition of multiple burn outs.

Motorkhana facilities are becoming harder to find and at least this event showed that we can effectively use this one at Winton if DECA is no longer available in the future - a real possibility.

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Technical Day Ultimate Detailer Workshop Story & Photos: Ken Anson Sunday 30th July 2017

The purpose of this day was to invite members to view the Pomponazzi Paint Protection System application method, and the finished product at the Ultimate Detailers Workshop. Also on show was a range of services and products offered by the Ultimate Detailer.

This event was attended by 17 members. On display was a late model Porsche 911 which had been treated with the product. Also on display was another late model car which had been detailed but not treated so that a comparison could be made.

After an overview of the product and the method of application and curing procedure, the “no touch” washing procedure was explained and demonstrated, as was the excellent water repellent properties.

Owner Dan then answered questions relating to longevity of the product, warranty, costing, repair of accident damage, and the “no touch” washing procedure.

From the activity in the car park later with Dan being asked to look at various cars, members’ interest was high. The venue supplied tea, coffee and pastries, and the feedback that I heard from the attendees about the morning and the product, was very positive.

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Run to Hogans Hotel in Wallan Story: Gail Chittleborough Photos: Neville Sampson Sunday August 13th

I looked across to the carpark and saw 21 Porsches and 1 Ferrari, all beautifully clean, polished and fuelled, along with 39 members and guests, all ready for the “run”. Old and new members listened as Ken Anson provided a briefing about the route. Ken welcomed new members participating in their first run: Simon Best, driving a 911SC (1980 Light blue) and Barry and Ursula Pritchett driving a 911 3.2 Carrera (Silver), and guests John Sharley and Bruno Scambiaterra. Armed with our comprehensive itinerary notes we left Roxburgh Park shopping centre carpark on a beautiful sunny winters’ day.

Zig zagging across the Hume freeway, we enjoyed a relaxing 89 km drive through the newly developing outer suburbs north of Melbourne and north to Kilmore. The drive included some sweeping curves, narrow bridges, a concealed switchback, roadworks and some rolling straights. We had a leisurely morning tea break in Kilmore, with time for chatting in the sunshine, with the cars in view in the car park.

The second leg of the run was 99.8km and again we zig zagged across the Hume highway. We travelled north from Kilmore to Strath Creek, and on through Broadford-Flowerdale, Whittlesea, ending at Wallan. We travelled across rolling plains of farmlands, and natural bushland with gumtrees shading the road. There was little traffic on the first half of this leg as we drove 56

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down the escarpment into Flowerdale, and while the traffic increased in the second half the run, it was a very scenic drive through East Kinglake and down into Whittlesea.

The best part of the trip for me was observing the line of Porsches along the road - looking ahead there were 7 Porsches snaking their way along the road and behind in the side mirror I could see another 7 Porsches. Quite a sight! As we arrived at the Hogan hotel carpark in Wallan, Ken and Harriet were waiting for us – with car spaces secured for all.

Conversation flowed as lunch was served efficiently by the staff at the hotel. Neville Sampson, the photographer on the day, grabbed the smiles and machinery throughout the day.

Ken conducted the raffle with lucky winners: Jeanette Sampson, Harriet Anson, Allan Hines, Bruno Scambiaterra, Norman Smith and Jane Hallam.

While most of the cars were mid 911, there were some Caymans and Boxsters. The friendliness of participants is a common feature of these runs. The passionate car owners always have something to share about their cars and today was no different. Conversational titbits included hearing about a “great” recent experience at the Porsche Sport driving school at Mt Cotton in Queensland, and a memorable and impressive factory tour and museum visit to the Porsche

facility in Stuttgart, Germany. The engine of one 964 was proudly displayed complete with original oil stickers etc in response to a conversation. I also heard about the restoration of a 964, the anguish over stone chips and deliberation over tyre brands.

The route that Harriet devised was superb and the weather magic – great organisation! Many thanks Harriet and Ken for a great day.

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Run to Macedon Wine Room Story & Photos: Ange Monteleone, Tony Monteleone & Ivan Romanic Sunday 27th August 2017

The 27th of August was supposed to be almost the finish of winter, but in true Melbourne weather unpredictability, it turned on the full works for us.

We started the morning off at Essendon Fields with a fresh coffee and condiments breakfast from LaManna’s and looking out the window, the sun was shining brightly. I allowed this to lead me into a false hope, because no sooner had we started our journey northward, that the sky had changed from bright to muted grey. Clouds on the horizon indicated trouble ahead.

The weather pelting commenced firstly with high winds and then unpreparedness with hail followed by sleet and more rain. The wet weather driver training really paid dividends this day, as we aimed up through Oaklands Road towards Sunbury. Mother Nature wasn’t finished with us yet as we weaved in a procession over the Mt Macedon range. An obvious coldness descended and a change was afoot as the mercury level descended to 5° and it started to snow.

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Michelin Pilot Sports as you negotiate the bends travelling through a winter wonderland.

We are blessed that part of the design testing that goes into every Porsche is done within the Arctic Circle. The true DNA and mechanical insightfulness of Porsche engineering really showed through with our vehicles this day.

The good news story is that we all made it without any incident to our first designated stop being the lovely town of Trentham. Everyone was stoked at the diverse weather driving conditions just experienced and the conversation of its intricacies continued inside the very popular Red Beard Bakery, a town favourite.

John Gedye posed with a giant garden gnome outside the bakery and it was almost like looking at a self-sculpture….wow very strange. CoCaptain Ivan Romanic also had a doppelganger experience with an Orangutan sculpture, whilst Tony Monteleone was caught trying to kiss a sheep in the back of a ute. We really couldn’t blame him though as he is moving to New Zealand at the end of the year.

With coffee done and lots of fresh baked sourdough to take home, we sprung out of Trentham for a dosage of back road exhilaration.

With the front markers being the Gedye’s Boxster/Cayman GTS commanding and acting as beacon for the road ahead, we were all playing catch-up with our Torque Tube cars. My favourite moment was when Richard Greenman in his GTS spearheaded passed me like the Concorde with afterburners at take-off. Wow that was quite an experience as my 944 S2 swayed at the turbulence created.

It would not be a Torque Tube event without a mishap as Ken Mariott and Willie Gulbransen coasted passed the bus shelter marker that was supposed to be the turn right point into Woodend with five back markers following. His excuse later at lunch, is that bus shelters are always silver in colour where he comes from, not green, so he missed it. Ummm plausible, he is, after all, from New Zealand.

Lunch was at the fabulous Macedon Wine Room, which has one of the best vistas of the Macedon Ranges. The panorama coupled with a few delectable vinos beside the snug fireplace and a scrumptious entrée and mains made for an outstanding afternoon. The Cone Bay Barramundi was delightfully tasty and accompanied with the salsa verde and potato puree was a meal both simplistic and inspiring.

There were a few newcomers recognised after lunch, namely Mark Sedon and Filomena Molinaro in their 996. We almost convinced them that as newbies and as a general rule to solidify their initiation to PCV they were obliged to buy a round of drinks for our table. This was short lived as Filomena caught me winking in the direction of Co-captain Ivan during the speeches.

Dessert was served and everyone sang and crooned Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife Mandy as a delicious profiterole cake with candles was being presented to her. The day ended needlessly too short as it always does when you are having fun with great friends and company. See you all again at the next Torque Tube social run. Until next time, au revoir.

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Run to Mt Dandenong Sky High Story: Jade Gedye Photos: Kon Gogos Sunday 9th July 2017

The Modern 911 Run to Sky High was held on the 9th of July 2017. It was a fast-paced day which led us through Yarra Glen and finishing up on a ‘High’ on the top of Mt Dandenong.

The day began by meeting at the McDonalds on the corner of Blackburn and Doncaster Road. We all gathered to discuss the directions for the day ahead and Kon introduced new members Spiros Michaelidis and son Nicholas in a Silver 996 GT, Bob & Gail Morgan in their Red 997 Carrera S, and Simon Chemaa and friend in a 911 GT3. It was nice to see some new faces!!

Today I was inspired by the drivers who rose and selected their favourite weapon of choice for Sundays Modern 911 Run to Mt Dandenong.

Members Jane Hallam & Jenny and David Lorbek changed up their usual selection for a Porsche run with Jane deciding to drive her red Ferrari 430 Scuderia and David and Jenny who drove their white Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4. I myself was lucky enough to drive a different car today as my brother lent me his Sapphire Blue Cayman GTS (lucky I know!).

The first part of our drive was through my home town Warrandyte and out through Kangaroo Ground, we transgressed through Panton Hill towards St Andrews. It seems that this may have been the ‘turning point’ so to speak, for a few of the cars on the run including myself as we ended up separated from the group after missing the Clintons Road turn off just after Smiths Gully Cafe. We continued all the way through to Heidelberg Kinglake Road (I blame this on being distracted by Frank & Gloria’s gorgeous bright Yellow Cayman GTS).

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They say intuition counts, and in this case my intuition said that we were lost. After a few failed attempts to get back on track we hesitantly made the decision to take Buttermans Track with the hope that this would get us through to Yarra Glen.

Unfortunately, this detour meant that we had derailed from the planned run but as time was not on our side we powered through eager to meet up with the rest of the crew. We pulled up fashionably late, and greeted the rest of the club who had already settled in at the first stop for the day at ‘Vintage & Co Cafe’ an inspired venue with rustic charm.

After a coffee break, we were all geared up and ready to get going to our next stop. We all kept

together well as we travelled through Healesville, Mount Evelyn, Montrose and through scenic ranges to Mt Dandenong.

Sky High was the last stop for the day. Set perched up at the top of the ranges, the cold air had set in for the afternoon and we all scurried inside and were greeted by a panoramic view of the city skyline and news of a roast lunch!

After indulging in a fantastic lunch we helped ourselves to the dessert bar and fondue fountain accompanied by profiteroles and fruit. It was fair to say that we were all very satisfied with the day.

Thank you to Kon for organising the run and thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to another great event!

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Run to Bannockburn Station Café Story: James Borg Photos: Alvaro Del Gallo 30th August, 2017

The prospect of going on a mid-week run is always relished, so when the opportunity arose – with diary alterations sorted – we were in! It is a luxury to go for a social drive during the week. Maybe it’s just the way I perceive it, but the coffee’s better, lunch always lasts just that little bit longer, traffic volumes are lower and the roads are safer thanks to the constant presence of our beloved boys and girls in blue.

Unfortunately for everyone, Alvaro washed his car (including underneath) on the day prior to the run, so rain was guaranteed from the outset. 23 members assembled at Rockbank in an impressive array of some 13 Porsches, an exceptionally smart Volkswagen Beetle and a Beemer. The later start-time of 10am saw no latecomers so departure was prompt.

With such light traffic, the cars maintained an excellent grouping making for an impressive sight as the column ahead climbed a hill or began to round a bend. The drive took us onto some lovely country roads winding through Myrniong, Greendale and Ballan. The splendour and relaxed nature of the drive became evident whilst driving through the township of Ballan, a Porsche registered “Porcha” missed the 1st exit and took the 2nd but only to regain position in the column after a quick U-turn. It’s easy for a navigator to get distracted on such a drive….a coffee would soon help re-focus.

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outdoor area, were kept wonderfully warm with heaters, hot tea and coffee, a delectable variety of cakes and most importantly with conversation and catch-ups with friends. The relaxed stopover lasted a good hour before we were back to the cars re-zeroing our odometers for the second leg of the drive.

The second leg of the drive took us through to Mt Egerton, where we were waved through by a jocular troop of road-workers digging gutters, then on to Buninyong. Once clear of Buninyong, the roads cleared all the way to Mt Mercer Highway Patrol No 1….. Clear of that, the column

moved to Shelford – Highway Patrol No 2….Then on to Teesdale – Highway Patrol No 3…. finally into Bannockburn itself … where there were no Highway Patrols although we couldn’t be sure.

And as expected all vehicles were accounted for with no-one raising the ire of the constabulary.

Lunch at the Bannockburn Station Café was most enjoyable. It’s a gorgeous old former station in a delightful garden setting. All orders were promptly delivered and chatter and laughter filled the room.

Special thanks to Michael Bailey for organising the day’s event.

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Run to the Morning Sun Vineyard Story: Alan & Denise Edwards Photos: Ken Anson & Kane Wilson Sunday 6th August 2017

This was our very first Boxster/Cayman run and we were very much looking forward to a new adventure and a great day.

A bleak cold wet morning greeted as we arrived at McDonalds for a warm coffee. There were numerous cars there when we arrived and we soon met up with new members Andrew and Elizabeth, which was great for all of us, as we didn’t know anyone and a friendship began.

The grey skies soon cleared as we all headed via East Link towards Frankston. The convey looked impressive with 21 of the 23 cars being from the Boxsters/Cayman Register. The easy cruising lasted until well past Frankston and we then headed towards Arthurs Seat. Finally the fun for the 38 attendees began.

Wipers on, engines revving, down a gear we all began the hill climb. Some blind turns tested the cars handling of our Boxster which never even suggested it was close to being pushed hard on the wet road. Unfortunately it didn’t last too long and we arrived at the lookout. On arrival we were all packed in line opposite a long line of Porsche 911s. We all enjoyed a coffee as the rain poured down.

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drive as the roads were excellent for a Porsche with many curves, bends and undulations and almost no traffic. It would be great to do this run on a dry sunny day.

“porn star”. It was very amusing and we watched his hands thereafter. He was a great raconteur and we sat down to a lovely Italian luncheon consisting of anti-pasti, salad and pizza.

At Morning Sun Vineyard we were all warmly welcomed by our host who gave us several tastings of their excellent wines. John, the wine maker, explained his wines and his history as a

A wonderful day was had by all and high fives to all the organisers. We will definitely look forward to the next run and we enjoyed meeting and mixing with the friendly cub members.

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Run to Arthurs Seat & Green Olive at Red Hill Story: James Borg Photos: Nathan Stirling & Margaret Russell-Borg Sunday 6th August 2017

It was a fairly desolate site on the Peninsula Link at a little after 8.30am, however the atmosphere began to improve as some of the club’s fine vehicles began to roll into the car park for the Turbo Register run to Red Hill.

Representing the Turbo Register we had four 930s, two 996s, a 997 and a spectacular (and rare) 993 out for its second drive of the year.

That is an incredible assortment of Turbos to see outside of a Porsche Dealership.

The first stage of the run took us through to Arthurs Seat for a ride on the new chairlift, called The Eagle. David Hosking had organised a dedicated car-park, so on arrival we were met by a most pleasant staff-member from The Eagle who supervised all parking and security. Quite a few members opted for return trips on The Eagle, but those that took the one-way journey were ferried back up to the top of Arthurs Seat in a Porsche that they didn’t arrive in - adding a novel dimension to the morning.

As the gondolas got underway, the Boxster/ Cayman Register members started to arrive for the conclusion of the first stage of their run. The world is surely getting smaller – two separate registers, two different start and lunch destinations, yet we both organised morning tea at Arthurs Seat. It was a great gathering though, 66

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as the cafeteria really began to hum with people catching-up across registers.

David, trying to inflame rivalries, did his best to have the car-park supervisor exclude the

participants of the Boxster/Cayman register from using our dedicated car-park…all to the chortles of indignation, you can be assured.

With a quick reminder as to the time of departure, the Turbo & Boxster/Cayman registers parted and we were off to the Green Olive at Red Hill. We took a circuitous route round the Peninsula countryside with the sun making a welcome appearance on the way.

relish was won by Helena Moon.

Dessert of homemade flourless orange cake and brownies with a great cup of tea or coffee rounded-out the afternoon.

The staff members at the Green Olive were most welcoming, seating us on two long tables in their rustic dining room. Once seated everyone was offered a glass of wine from a selection of two reds and two whites and a delectable lunch of tapas was served. Cheeses, a variety of bread & dips, sausages, pulled-pork, paté, terrine, roasted vegetables were all locally sourced and a delight to share.

Fin (being the second youngest – Amber maybe a little too young) drew the raffle for us. First prize of a great bottle of Pinot Noir accompanied Jane Hallam home in her 993 RS. The second prize of a bottle of Green Olive’s own olive oil and a jar of

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Sunday Morning Experience to Drouin Story: Chris Mason Photos: Julie Mason Sunday 18th June 2017

With great weather, a large crowd, challenging roads, and an ideal venue for morning tea in Drouin, the GT3/RS/RSR run was destined to be a success. The flat-top truck back up plan for any break downs was not required but the everreliable multi-purpose race tape applied skillfully

by Tony Stephens resolved an issue of a loose tail-light for one of the 28 Porsches on the run.

The mix of cars was a testament to the diversity of the Porsche Club as a whole, with cars such as a 991 GT3 RS, 991 GT3, 997 Turbo, 993 Turbo, 993RS, 981 Boxster GTS, and 997 Targa generating some interest in spectators and drivers alike as we left McDonalds Mulgrave on time. The camera of Julie Mason was put to good use as can be seen in the accompanying photographs.

The 16 solo drivers (no navigator) transferred responsibility for route adherence onto the cars

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with navigators as two separate groups headed from Mulgrave along Wellington Road towards the Dandenong Ranges. The roads were damp in places and the bright morning sun created a need for caution but also some amazing photo opportunities as the sun rays were emphasised in the light fog amongst the canopies of the trees.

The run route took us through Emerald, Macclesfield, Yarra Junction and Powelltown as we headed to Nayook. The driver briefing warned of speed cameras and sure enough a mobile camera around the half-way point of the run required a sharp eye and emergency braking for many. As we turned towards Drouin the tight windy roads turned to high speed sweepers which opened up the groups. Our route to Drouin was Neerim, Nerim South, Rokeby and Drouin West.

About 20 kms from Drouin we passed a group of around 15 Mini Coopers heading away from Drouin on their club run.

The end of the run was at the popular breakfast spot in the main street of Drouin, Middels, and Manager Brad Allan was very accommodating in providing their function room for our group. It was a nice touch that we could park a couple of RSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right at the front door of our room to create a true Porsche atmosphere. Comments on why this run was so popular supported the strategy of a shorter run which didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require a full day commitment. The run was less than two hours in duration and some groups were still chatting and enjoying the Middels hospitality two hours after arrival.

The blend of long-term and new members meant there were plenty of Porsches stories to share.

Thanks to the GT3/RS/RSR Register Captain Greg Humphries for his help in checking out the run notes and organisation on the day.

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2017 718 BOXSTER S REVIEW Story & Photos: Ken Marrriot

When Porsche Centre Melbourne offered the opportunity to compare my 2003 Boxster S (with 115,000 km on the clock), with the very latest 718 Boxster S, (with the seven-speed PDK gearbox and only travelled 18 km), I jumped at it. There’s nothing as good as an owner-driver review. And even more so as I was able to add in my 1987 944, also with a 2.5 litre turbo engine, the key engine dimensions of the newest Boxster S.

In terms of engine configuration, capacity and performance, the four-in-line, turbo-augmented front engine of the 944 put out 162 kw at 5,800 rpm, and had a 0-100kmph time of 6.3 seconds.

Top speed was 245 kmph. By 2003, my midengined, naturally-aspirated 3.2 litre Boxster S (the biggest that Boxster engines ever got to), was producing 191 kw at 6,200 rpm, with this being sufficient for a 0-100kmph time of 5.7 seconds and a top speed of 264 kmph.

So how do the three compare? In simple terms, they are different on nearly every count and show amazing developments in technology across both the 30 year span between the 944 and now and across the 10 year span from the 986 to the 718. The 944 has little or no technology apart from the turbo. The 718 has everything you would expect from a modern, up-market saloon: but it’s very much more a sports car, even more so than the 986.

By comparison, the 2017 Boxster S, with it’s variable-turbo, flat four 2.5 litre engine, produces 257 kw at 6,500 rpm and revs on to 7,500. This is 34% more kw than the 3.2 986 S!

The range of features in the 718 is broad, with some of the most notable including full central screen display covering navigation, park assist (front and rear), radio/ entertainment, phone, and internet; a dynamic main headlight beam function, which adjusts beam height to suit on-coming traffic and which turns into corners; fully-electric sports seats with memory codes for alternate drivers; heated seats and steering wheel; forward and rear park assist and reversing camera; torque vectoring, which delivers more power to the outside rear wheel when cornering; lane change assist; E10 ethanol fuel capability; active suspension damping for greater stability at speed; a mix of wheel options including 20 inch 911 Turbo wheels; 4-piston brake callipers; dual climate control; engine cut-out at idle, and transmission disengagement at low speeds.

My 986 S, only 14 years old, has essentially NONE of these features, most of which are now standard!

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The variable turbine geometry of the engine means that adjustable guide vanes allow the one turbine to replace what would otherwise have been two, separate small and large and turbines.

The outcome is both excellent responsiveness at low speeds and the far higher maximum power output. This format delivers a wide torque plateau and with the PDK ‘box, is sufficient to carry the car to 100 kmph in 4.2 seconds (1.5 seconds faster than the 986 S), and onward to a top speed of 285 kmph, all the while using significantly less fuel.

Another obvious difference between the two Boxster models is their appearance. The key styling feature of all Porsches has been curves: and that’s something that I’ve always loved. The 718 breaks from that tradition: yes, as with all Porsches, the 718 keeps the DNA of the shape, but for the first time it has a number of seriously sharp edges, particularly along the front mudguards, along the doors and from tail light to tail light across the back. Yet, rather than taking away from the appearance of the car, these “edges” add what you might describe as “stance”; they convey a stronger sense of purpose and action. The tail end is a stunning

statement of strength – a feature which is now being extended across other Porsche models-while the sharp front guards allow the driver to “position” the car more accurately, just like the wonderful old vertical headlights of the early 911s.

The interior is very much more upmarket in the 718 than the 986. More chrome, clearer, stronger, higher quality finishes and with a lot of the technology on display. There’s a large multi-functional central screen, a more modern music system; automatic linkage to your phone; paddle shift and manual gear change options; heated seats; heated steering wheel; fullyadjustable seats, including lumber and under-thigh support (with all of this able to be held in the key to allow rapid changes depending on the driver), and rain-sensitive wipers. The metallic Sapphire Blue paintwork is superb and attracts attention wherever I stop. The wider 718 colour range, including in particular, Racing Yellow, Lava Orange, Carmine Red and Guards Red are stunning and seem to have an extra glow and depth.

Still “inside”, but outside the cabin, a continuing positive of the 718 is that unlike the 911s which have progressively lost boot space, the substantial front and rear boots of the Boxster/ Cayman range is continued.

And what must warrant some comment is the sound of the car: something which every reviewer seems to have commented on. Most don’t like the sound, saying that it reveals the four cylinder engine, and that it doesn’t have “strength” or “depth”. And in some ways they are right but in others, quite wrong. To me, the sound of the new car, especially on idle, takes one back to the old, irregular, blub-blub-blub of the ‘50s and 60s vee-dubs to which the original 718 engine had links. But it’s simply a different sound. It’s a

difference you readily get used to and enjoy. And when revved, it is angry. If there is a meaningful difference between the sound of the 718 Boxster and the 986, it is that the 986 is far smoother, more sonorous and deeper. You can hear the engine and the gears working. With the 718, you hear the exhaust most of the time, especially with the Sport or Sport+ options dialled in…it’s rougher, it growls, it barks, and if you leave in a hurry it’s a wild cacophony of noise…which hits you far faster than the 986 ever does. And it bubbles and “blats” when you back off. It’s great.

Porsche describes it as “even more urgent” and that hits the nail on the head. It’s different, but it’s great!

So how does it drive? Clearly, a weekend is not enough to get a full idea of a car’s capabilities and shortfalls. But it’s a great deal more than a wiz around the block with a salesman sitting next to you. So I did late Friday afternoon drive-time traffic; shopping and then evening freeway running on Saturday, and a longer run to Frankston for Father’s Day lunch. Unfortunately, bad weather was against me so a photo session with our editor had to be cancelled. Likewise, PCV President, Michael O’Brien’s insistence that I try the launch control start wasn’t even a consideration. But I did try the sports settings.

“There’s a small dial on the lower right of the steering wheel,” explained Kevin Yim, PCMs New Cars specialist. “When it’s pointing to nought, the car is in standard mode. One click to the right delivers Sports mode and two clicks delivers Sports +. If you push the button in the middle, that gives you 20 seconds of additional power…”. The sound and the performance differences of these settings was staggering!

1400 rpm while sitting on 80kmph. But jab the pedal and you can leave anything in your wake.

The smoothness of the PDK gear changes meant that they were barely perceptible and at times the gauge needed to be checked to see how you were travelling. Interior noise was lower than in the 986 and overall, the car has the same light, agility that I love with the 986. Handling was superb, cornering balanced and precise, braking excellent. And with the top down? Heaven!

And what of prices? The 718 S starts in the mid $160,000s and progresses upward, depending on the wide mix of options that are selected.

The car I drove was priced in the mid $180s and compared with the $132,000 for my 986 S in 2003, is clearly value for money.

Finally, what do others think? The 718 Boxster has already won plenty of plaudits and was rated

by Drive.com as the Best Convertible of 2016.

Their summation: “there is no argument that you get what you pay for with the Porsche 718 Boxster S, and that it is a great sports car…”

Motoring said “…the 718 Boxster S is a cracking new take on the genre. It’s playful, entertaining and entirely enjoyable. Without wishing to preempt anything, it’s a very eligible contender for

next year’s Australia’s Best Driver’s Car awards”.

And some words from the Porsche magazine I trust most, the UK’s 911 and Porsche World: “…any thoughts about the 718’s abundant performance are always tempered by it’s uncouth method of producing it…”; “…the (performance) figures make a mockery of the old flat six” and “the 718 is a better Boxster than ever before.

It’s just a crushingly complete sort of sports car and it must be overwhelming if you’re a rival…”.

Enough said!

So: would I buy one? Definitely. The 718 Boxster S is so different from the 986 Boxster S. It has a performance mode that is a far remove from the “progression” of power and speed in the 986 and from the sedateness of the very early 2.5 litre Boxsters. Even if it’s a bit on the “boy racer” side of the equation, it really is a pretty wild sports car and one that will undoubtedly give years of entertaining pleasure. The only thing I wouldn’t have are the 20” wheels.

Ken Marriott wishes to thank Piero Pellegrini, General Manager, and Kevin Yim, New Car Sales, at Porsche Centre Melbourne for the loan of the 718 Boxster and for providing sales and promotional brochures.

And, not surprisingly, the driving was great. First, getting in was easier as the window-drop on pulling the door handle was quicker and smoother so the door opened easily without catching the seal, something I still get caught with on the 986!

The engine started with a strong, barking blip and then settled into the seemingly rough idle.

Moving away was smooth and with the boost off, one could travel with ease on main suburban roads with the gauges indicating 7th PDK gear at

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