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BER 2014 M E V O N / R OCTOBE
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Chairman’s Chat Where does the time go? Summer is almost over and the NEC Classic Car Show is just six weeks away! For those that have not been before, it is the grand finale of the show season and well worth a visit. Take note that this event is huge and your feet will ache after you have walked the many halls full of classic cars and trade stands. Central Region members will be displaying their cars on the club stand, which is located in Hall 10. Please come along and say hello, we have plenty of chairs if you need to take five or chill out for a bit. Book your tickets using the discount code found on the advert in this issue and you will save £5 a ticket.
TIPEC (0845 602 0052) www.tipec.net All Torque is published bi-monthly by TIPEC (The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club) Text & images are © their authors/photographers. Front cover image: The ‘projects’ racks at Canepa Designs, Santa Cruz, by Ted Walker. All Torque is based entirely on submissions from TIPEC members. This is your magazine and we need your involvement! Submissions for issue 108 (December/January) must be in before Wednesday 5th November 2014. Editor & designer: Tony Blow tony@typescape.com All Torque, 6/2, 308 Old Rutherglen Road, Glasgow G5 0UN. Subeditor: Sara Thomas lirazelf@gmail.com Printed by: The Lavenham Press Ltd, Suffolk (01787 247 436) Advertising in All Torque is managed by: TIPEC club office, Walnut Tree Farm, Grain Road, Lower Stoke, Rochester ME3 9RE (0845 602 0052) TIPEC online Website: www.tipec.net Twitter: @Porsche_TIPEC Search for us on Facebook TIPEC Chairman: Sean Smallman (07500 332 790) sean.smallman@tipec.net Vice Chairman: Jim Hearnden (07930 353 232) tr7v8@phaetonconsulting.co.uk Treasurer: Paul Bird (01922 428 409) paulpsb928@yahoo.co.uk PR & Advertising Director: Andrew Smith (07974 256 694) marketing@tipec.net Internal Communications Director: Sue Simmons (07530 312 700) sue.simmons@tipec.net All Torque & TIPEC are entirely independent of Dr. Ing. H.c.F. Porsche AG, Porsche Cars GB Ltd and its dealers. All registered Trade Marks owned by Dr. Ing. H.c.F. Porsche AG, including the word ‘Porsche’, the Porsche Crest and Porsche Script are acknowledged as such and are their property. Whilst all due care is taken in the production of All Torque; neither TIPEC, its officers or the editor can accept responsibility for the advice, information or opinions expressed herein. Opinions contained in any article published herein are of the author or editor and do not reflect the official position of TIPEC, its management or membership, unless clearly stated by a club official.
On behalf of the Committee please accept our sincere apologies for any issues that you may have experienced with joining or renewing your membership. Membership Manager is by far the most demanding role within the club. Not only is it laborious, it is difficult to take a break away from, as someone joins or renews their membership every day. We run the club on a voluntary basis and sometimes it is not easy to juggle family and work commitments around the roles we undertake for the club. Circumstances change and despite the best of intentions something has to give. It is usually the hobby that takes a back seat when time becomes precious. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lee Reader once again for all the hard work he has put in as Membership Manager over the last couple of years. He must have posted several thousand envelopes during his time in the role. In light of the recent issues, we have decided to pay for a professional member management service. Over the last few years we have had several Membership Managers and we felt it was time to have continuity and future-proof the membership side of things. We are using Lavenham Group who have been our printers for the last eight years. They are a family business and provide printing and management services for several car clubs, including Ferrari and Land Rover. There is a cost to this service but we feel it is manageable. It is significantly cheaper than when we paid a secretary to look after half as many members. We still require a Membership Manager to liaise with Lavenham and cascade information to the Committee and Regional Organisers. This is ideally a role for a good communicator who enjoys building relationships. If you would like to get involved and give a little back to the club, please drop me a note for more details. At the time of writing this column we do not have all the contact details, in the meantime if you have a membership issue please contact myself. We will publish them on the website and in the next issue of All Torque. Best wishes,
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Club news As we near the end of the 2014 season, attention turns from outdoor events to indoor, with invitations to two very different but equally fascinating factories and, of course, the NEC Classic coming up soon.
NEC Classic
Aston Martin factory visit
November 14–16th, Birmingham
October 18th, Newport Pagnell
The annual NEC Classic is the UK’s largest indoor classic car show. This year the headline sponsor is Lancaster Insurance.
TIPEC are pleased to have been invited to tour the Aston Martin works at Newport Pagnell in October. All are welcome, not just members from the local region, but places are limited and you do need to book in advance.
TIPEC will have our usual club stand at the event, in Hall 10. Please call by and say hello – and feel free to sit down and relax for a break from all the walking! Please see the advert on page 25 of this magazine for our club discount code if you want to buy tickets in advance and save some money.
If you would like to join us, please book by email on cluboffice@tipec.net or add your name to the list on the forum.
Ginetta factory visit The Cheshire & Staffs Region have arranged a tour of the Ginetta Cars factory (which they don't normally do any more) for TIPEC on Friday 14th November at 10:30am. Places will be limited to 40 people, so Dave, the Chershire & Staffs RO, is opening it up to other regions. Priority will go to Cheshire & Staffs though there should be plenty space for other members. If you would like to register your interest, please contact Dave Watson on watson_ david@btinternet.com or 07889 804 598.
About Ginetta Ginetta Cars was founded by the Walklett brothers in the 1950s and has a rich history producing specialist sports and racing cars. In late 2005 Ginetta was acquired by LNT Automotive, a company run by experienced racing driver and successful businessman Lawrence Tomlinson. His aims remained in line with the original founders of Ginetta; to continue producing innovative, capable and above all, great value sports cars.
In March 2010, Ginetta acquired the Somerset-based sports car manufacturer Farbio, and re-badged their car the Ginetta F400. In March 2011, Ginetta launched the G55, running in the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup and built to the GT3 class regulations. In October 2011 Ginetta launched the G60, a two-door mid-engined sports car developed from the F400 and powered by a Ford-sourced 3.7 litre V6 engine.
In mid-2007 Ginetta moved to a state-of-theart factory near Leeds, with a target to sell 200 cars a year. Trained engineer Tomlinson himself penned the base specification for the Ginetta G50, which was produced to celebrate 50 years of Ginetta production, and became a successful GT4 and award winning racing car.
Ginetta build a range of racing and road cars and have just announced the purchase of Juno resulting in the Ginetta-Juno LMP3 class concept that will return Ginetta to the Le Mans Series.
Porsches on the Quay Julie Nield reports on the Bristol, South West & South Wales region’s weekend at Poole Quay and Serbourne Castle. Friday 18th July was this years date for Porsches on the Quay at Poole Quay. The threat of bad weather did mean the 150 car capacity wasn’t quite reached, however there were plenty of Porsches on show. With, among many others, our very own Les and Ted with their matching Boxter Spyders, plus Pete and Dave with their shiny 930s and Stuart with his GT3.
For some it was the first opportunity to see a Porsche Macan and it is initially quite difficult to see a difference between that and the Cayenne although it does seem a little sleeker somehow than its big brother, in my opinion. We all spent some time soaking up the sun in the afternoon and early evening with some taking advantage of the nearest shoe shop! After a very early start on the Saturday due to a rude alarm call courtesy of the hotel fire alarm, we travelled in convoy to Norden where we caught the steam train to Swanage via Corfe Castle. Returning to Poole for a very nice meal at Italian Gossip, a lovely restaurant overlooking the quayside, which is highly recommended should you find yourself down that way. I know Les enjoyed it! Making a weekend of it, the Sunday was spent at Classics at the Castle at Sherborne Castle, the weather again was excellent and it is safe to say the most prevalent vehicle on display was Porsche with even more TIPEC members joining our stand. There were a wide variety of cars on show including the Earl of Pembroke’s own Bugatti alongside other supercars. The Ferrari stand in particular had made a good display but I was not too sure of the use of the plastic flowers! And so concluded a very enjoyable weekend especially after our cream tea! Many thanks to Dave Smailes for organising Poole and Sue for Sherborne.
RIP Simon Warrell From Derek Flanagan
Unfortunately I have to be the bearer of more sad news for the South East Region. In August we lost our second member this year to the dreaded heart failure. Simon was a quiet man but an active member and a passionate and knowledgeable 928 owner. Simon Warrell who lived in Ashington, West Sussex, died suddenly shortly after the Simply Porsche show where he displayed his pride and joy at Beaulieu – a dark grey 928S4. Simon was an active member for six years and rebuilt his car a few years ago after it was damaged in a crash. Simon regularly attended regional classic car shows such as Capel and Beaulieu as well as being a regular attendee at our monthly club nights. Simon frequently brought his son along with him. Simon will be deeply missed but not forgotten, our thoughts and condolences go to his family and friends. Hopefully Simon’s son will take over the 928 and TIPEC membership, keeping his beloved car in the SE region.
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Scottish street concours Neil Fraser reports on the Scottish Region’s annual BBQ and Trophy day, held in July. As I’ve said before, if you ask the region’s membership at the start of the year what it is they want from the season ahead, the annual BBQ and Trophy day is always mentioned. I think it’s fair to say that it’s taken for granted that it will come round at some point or another in the summer months. It’s a day out not just for the Porsche petrol head, but for the whole family. It’s always a well-attended day, and the only thing we can’t guarantee is the sun. However, this year on the 20th July at Bo’ness Motor Museum it was sunny and warm, phew! The BBQ and Trophy day is a team effort. The food, drink and trophies lists are divided between myself, Elaine ARO and James ARO, then off to the shops we go, and on the day bingo! It’s all there, simple really. The funds are taken from the generous annual dividend from head office, which is there to be spent on the region's members, and every penny is put to good use.
On the day in question James, Elaine and I arrived early along with a few keen members eager to get the polish out, erect the gazebo and set up the BBQ. Now I have to say, if you missed this day out then you missed some great grub. On the menu this year we had beef burgers, chicken steaks, mixed meat kebabs, all sorts of salad, veggie burgers and veggie sausages. The dessert option was totally awesome with Maureen on the home baking, which was simply divine. She spoilt us rotten, with something for everyone. We also had fresh strawberries and cream, sweets for the kids, as well as wine and a few beers for the non-drivers. So a real feast for a king, it has to be said! As always I was on chef duties, with James ARO and Martin Whitelaw judging the concourse event. Over the course of the next few hours, the judges got to work and after much deliberation, had the results. This year, as with other years, James and Martin found it very difficult to separate some cars. Many cars in the competition are of such a high standard, and it can
come down to a tiny bit of excess polish not wiped off to separate them. Once the points are added up it can be very close, and often they have to go back and look again, just to see if their scores were accurate and a true reflection. James and Martin do a great job, and take it very seriously. As always, there were some simply stunning cars that didn’t get a prize, but unfortunately you can’t give everyone a placing. As the cooking and judging goes on it's great to see all the cars and members that come along. More often than not, a lot of the members there on the day haven’t met many other members, so it’s a great day for bringing people together. I witnessed car chat and non-car banter with everyone. For those that wished, there was the Bo’ness Motor Museum to visit, and many did, taking the kids in for a look around. With 25 cars and 40 people floating about, the day was one big happy family sharing a relaxing day out. For me personally I’m happy if that's the case, and as the RO it's rewarding to see everyone together on a day like this, it makes it all worthwhile. I’ll take this opportunity to say a big thanks for all you out there reading this article who took the time to come along and share the day with everyone. Many were on holiday as it is that time of the year, but a good turnout regardless. Also to Maureen for the home baking – it was totally fabby – and of course to Elaine ARO and James ARO,
who as ever are always there in the background helping away. If it wasn’t for the AROs the region would not fire on all cylinders. I’d also like to thank Martin Whitelaw and James for their judging skills. The prize winners are listed below. I was very surprised, and it was kept from me by two cunning AROs, but it was decided that I was member of the year. I’ll get you two back for that! Well done to all the prize winners for their preparation and hard work, the cars were of a very high standard. If you missed this year’s event then pencil it in for next year, it’s a day not to be missed! Street concours 1st: Colin Cunningham’s 1982 944 2nd: Clyde Ashby’s 1995 993 3rd: Joe Boyle’s 1987 944 (Special Edition – Celebration) Most improved Gary Mroz’s 1987 944 Visitor’s choice (Steph’s Trophy) Colin Cunningham’s 1982 944 Member of the year Neil Fraser
Text by Neil Fraser & Photography by Elaine Whitelaw All Torque 107 page 7
Member’s cars Paul Bird and Brian Rowledge’s 924S trackday car is coming on in leaps and bounds. Paul updates us on their progress since last year, with weight reductions and suspension work top of the agenda.
It seems only five minutes since I was writing about ‘Lois’ for the magazine but I was a bit surprised looking back to realise it was November/December 2012 in All Torque 96 – time flies when you’re having fun!
Having caught up with more than a few years of neglected maintenance by the end of 2012 we promised ourselves that we would actually use the car more in anger during 2013. We agreed not to spend on the car unnecessarily, but try to justify some of our investment with some fun. We started in March at Cadwell Park whilst there was still snow on the ground and had a lot of fun on the challenging circuit, pushing the car quite hard to see how she was progressing and discussing the issues we still had to sort! Anyone that hasn’t been to Cadwell should make the trip – called ‘the Nürburgring of the North’ there are some challenging corners and a lot of elevation changes that really make for an interesting day at the wheel. Certainly the circuit confirmed our thoughts of the major job still to sort on the car – suspension! Lois was riding too soft and too high, the latter probably made worse by removing rear carpets, sound deadening, etc. and thus weight from the car. Nevertheless, having agreed no big spending in 2013 we agreed we would manage for the time being and just drive within the limits of the car. Brian was away when the Club track day at Blyton Park took place so I travelled up the night before having found a nearby B&B on the net. As I turned into the driveway I was amazed to see a familiar 911 SC parked up and incredibly my good friends Graham & Carol Waller had booked into the same place! We enjoyed a catch up and a really nice breakfast the next morning before the short drive to Blyton and taking to the track. This is a nice circuit with freshly laid tarmac over the old airfield concrete, providing a very nice driving experience. The club camaraderie made it a really great day. I took Graham out as a passenger a couple of times and he seemed quite impressed although towards the end of the day we both noticed a strange vibration on the back straight that was a little unsettling
and so I decided to call it a day and took a steady drive home. Investigations a few days later showed that the nearside front ball joint was almost separated from the bottom wishbone, with two of the three retaining bolts fractured! Perhaps I had pushed harder than I thought! After necessary repairs Lois was good to go again and over the remainder of the year we did trackday events at Mallory Park, Elvington and Donington as well as a second date at Blyton, a hill climb at Prescott Revival and a couple of sprint dates at Curborough. Over this period I removed the remaining carpets from the front of the car, the rear wiper and motor and fitted a fibreglass bonnet sourced from Pro-9. At the same time Pro-9 supplied us with a sunroof delete panel, so the original sunroof, motor and worm drive, headlining etc. were all removed and replaced with a fibreglass panel. This removed more weight from the car and also gives an extra inch or two headroom – handy when wearing a helmet.
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Spax adjustable damper kit and springs, with the car being lowered further by re-indexing the rear beam. By my crude reckoning Lois is now sitting about 70mm lower than she was in the summer of 2013! Ian at Porscheshop kindly threw in a racing harness and a steering wheel with a flat bottom to complete the work. I have now fitted another racing harness to the passenger side as it made sense for safety and I think we’re almost there with most of the planned modifications. I have sourced some lightweight door mirrors from Demon Tweeks and plan to fit these to replace the original ‘elephant ears’ over the next few weeks. At the same time I will remove the door glass and rear quarter lights and replace with Perspex to complete the slimming programme.
The nearside front ball joint was almost separated from the bottom wishbone. Perhaps I had pushed harder than I thought!
Over the winter we agreed to sort the suspension issue and the car went into Porscheshop to be fitted with a
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We took Lois to Chris Franklin at Center Gravity on 26th April as part of Central Region’s planned visit and got the geometry checked out. Chris confirmed that the setup was okay, but we have some corner weight issues that we will need to address moving forward. Before I started removing excess weight from the car she weighed in at a local weighbridge at 1,220 kgs and Center Gravity confirmed her current weight at 1,142 kgs – a reduction of 78 kgs with a little more to come. Our first outing of 2014 was at Mallory Park on the 9th May. We were really keen to see how she felt on track with the new suspension setup … We’ll let you know how that went in our next running report! Text & photography by Paul Bird All Torque 107 page 9
California dreamin’
Ted Walker took a two week trip to the Sunshine State and found a lot of Porsches to appreciate.
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Almost immediately after the TIPEC Bristol monthly get together at the start of August, I headed off to California to indulge my passion for classic cars and in particular Porsches. The popularity of Porsche in California is absolutely amazing and I hope my pictures give you a flavour of this.
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In the paddock at the Monterey circuit. A 356, an Arbath Carrera and an RS60.
This recently restored Gulf 917 was rolled out at Monterey. It is as raced in the 1970’s by Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodriguez at Le Mans, Spa and so on.
This is the workshop of Canepa Designs in Santa Cruz, who I visited for a ‘Cars & Coffee’ event. Sue S. described it as a full size collection of ‘boys toys’ – with many Porsche’s undergoing restoration and an amazing rack full of ‘Projects’.
Upstairs, Canepa have their very own museum!
On the 14th August I was at Bonhams Sale at Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club in Carmel. What a fantastic auction. This 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 sold for £564,000 …
… and this veteran of Daytona and Sebring, a 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0 Carrera, went for £663,000.
Heading to the legendary Raceway at Laguna Seca, I saw the extremes of Porsche ownership … a Porsche Indy Car, a proper barn-find 356 Speedster, and even a brand-new 918 Spyder Hybrid in the paddock!
My final big day out was to the ‘1st Werks Reunion’ at Carmel Valley Golf Club – a day similar to Simply Porsche at Beaulieu, with over 500 cars in attendance.
Text & photography by Ted Walker All Torque 107 page 13
The Basics Everyone likes a clean car. But what if you like to go a step further? Do you treat your pride and joy like a member of the family, have something special tucked away for car shows, or just relish the attention that an immaculate vehicle brings? In the first of a new series, Richard March takes us through the basics of car cleaning. Car detailing has been around for as long as the car, in one form or another. There have always been those who like to take extra care of their vehicle to extend its lifetime. In the same way that many owners develop mechanical sympathy for their cars, there are some who feel that their paintwork deserves special attention. I’m definitely one of those people! In this article, I’m going to take you through the basics of how to get a properly clean car.
The Right Tools for the Job Long gone are the days when we would spend our Sunday mornings carefully washing and polishing our cars, ready for that weekly trip out or in preparation for the week ahead. Suburban streets are no longer full of the sounds of a soapy sponge splashing back into the washing up bowl, or damp chamois leather slapping against a freshly scrubbed wing. But this is probably a good thing. Let me explain … Soapy water It’s well known that a nice sudsy mixture will help lift dirt from a surface. However, as with everything, you need the right tools for the job. Ordinary washing up liquid contains salt and harsh degreasers which will wear away your paintwork and begin to dull the appearance of your car. So for the sake of a few pounds, get the right stuff! Proper car shampoo – and there are a myriad of options, all with their own merits – will be kind to your paint. Everyone will have their own preferred product based on budget, colour, size and shape of the bottle, or even smell, but each one will be better for your car than washing up liquid. Sponges and chamois leathers To limit the microscopic damage caused by dirt rubbing across your paint, you need to choose something with a nice, deep, fluffy pile that will lift the particles away from the car’s surface and hold them within its fibres until rinsed out. Traditional sponges and chamois leathers lack pile; just think of your poor car having thousands of tiny bits of grit scratched across it as you merrily press a little bit harder to scrape off the bird’s mess that has been there for a month! Microfibre wash mitts and pads are designed to do the job properly, and a microfibre drying towel will absorb so much water that you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with that dried up bit of cow.
Buckets and bits Whilst it’s all very well using your freshly purchased toys to wash your car just as you were – merrily dunking and re-dunking your plush wash mitt into a bucket of silky, sudsy shampoo – just think what’s happening to all that dirt that’s now being trapped by your mitt and rinsed out. It’s going straight back into the shampoo ready to be picked up by your mitt and dragged across your car again, in some cases along with the remnants of last night’s takeaway, if you’re still using your washing up bowl! The solution to this is the two bucket wash system, and knowing that you can buy two buckets for less than the price of a pint of beer, I wish everyone did this. Basically, you have one bucket for your shampoo solution and another of fresh water for rinsing your wash mitt. Those nasty bits of detritus can stay in their own bucket allowing you to keep your shampoo solution clean. You can also add grit-guards to your buckets, or even use a separate mitt for the upper, middle and lower sections of your car. And that’s not to mention specialist brushes for wheels, door-shuts, and panel gaps … I bought all the stuff, now what do I do with it? In many ways, how you wash your car is just as important as the tools you use to do it. Even with two buckets, there’s still a risk of causing damage to your finish. It might only be microscopic, but doing it many times will start to make tiny marks bigger and more visible until you end up with a car covered in scratches.
Here’s how to ensure a safe wash procedure: Look at your car Go on, look at it. Get to know your enemy! How dirty is it? Is there mud caked around the arches? Are there any areas that might need extra attention? Are there any flaky bits that might need extra care? This will dictate how you approach the wash itself.
Shampoo Now you can finally get your frothy mitt onto the car, but be careful! As usual, think of your orange and start with the roof, but don’t scrub, and always work in straight lines. If anything isn’t shifted by a gentle pressure, you need to look for something else in your armoury: bug shifter, tar remover or maybe add a claying stage, which I’ll talk about at a later date.
Set out your stall Having figured out what you’re up against, get your buckets out, uncoil and connect the hose, get everything ready that you think you might need, and maybe even some you might not! There’s nothing worse than getting most of the car done, only to realise that the one thing you need is buried at the back of the garage. Meanwhile, your foamy shampoo dries on your car, leaving streaks and smears all over the bodywork!
Dip your fresh mitt into plenty of foamy water – don’t wring it out, you need this stuff! – and gently run it across the panel, front to back, always watching and feeling for any unusual resistance. When you have done half a panel, or feel the resistance increase, lift your mitt and look at it. How dirty is it? Give it a good rinse and rub in your rinse bucket then wring it out before going for your shampoo again. Work your way around the car before moving down a level and finishing with your sills, lower bumpers, wheels and then wheel arches.
Rinse And rinse well. All safe washing should be like peeling an orange: start at the top and work round the car, then move down and repeat. It’s pointless rinsing the bottom of your car before the top, as you’ll wash dirt down onto the parts you have already done. This stage also gives you the opportunity to loosen any particles and wash away the heavier dirt so use it wisely, concentrating on the heavier soiling. My philosophy is that you should never use anything more harsh than necessary on your car, so when you look at your car, think carefully about whether you need a jetwash, high-pressure hose, open hose or just a watering can to shift the worst of the dirt ready for the next stage.
Rinse Your first rinse and the shampooing stage should have removed any dirt, so you’re only rinsing the water and dissolved muck from the body of the car. If you’ve done everything correctly, you should only need a light pressure to rinse, I prefer an open-ended hose. This allows the water to sheet off the car rather than causing spray, and makes drying an awful lot easier. Dry It’s time for your super-absorbent-waffle-weave drying towel to do its stuff! Starting from the top, lay it onto your car, but don’t move it. Pat it and press it gently with your hands to absorb the water, then lift it and lay it on the next section. There is now no soapy lubrication on the car, so any dust that has settled since your rinse is going to take joy in marking your fresh, clean paint. Et voila! One clean car. Next time, I’ll talk about the additional steps involved in preparing your car for polishing or waxing.
If you’d like any detailing advice, Richard March can be contacted through www.classic-details.co.uk
Text & photography by Richard March at www.classic-details.co.uk All Torque 107 page 15
Member’s cars In our last issue Lorne Campbell told the story of choosing and buying his 944 S2. In this issue, Lorne explains the modifications he’s made, and his ingenious solution to one particular problem.
The first thing I did after buying the car was to take it straight to Marque 21 to have the cam belt and rear brake hoses done. They went through the whole lot: cam belt, balance belt and all 5 rollers, plus all the front engine seals and the water pump. The cam chain was inspected and the chain guide replaced. Tim also fitted a new distributor cap, rotor arm, and lower steering column. While this was happening, I sketched out a 30 mm thick steering wheel spacer which a friend of mine machined and anodised. I am blessed with long legs and a short torso, which usually means that when the seat position is right for my legs, my arms are at full stretch, so a wheel spacer or dished wheel is a normal mod for me. I also usually raise the seat so that I can see over the wheel on humpback bridges. I had been looking without success for a set of Porsche’s own aluminium alloy seat spacing blocks, and put the problem to Eddie Bennet at Silvertune when I was there to sort out a sticking driver’s door lock solenoid. Not only did he have some made, but even obtained the correct cap screws and fitted them for me. I love the real patina of my favourite sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s. I do, however, hate rust, and I don’t count it as part of ageing gracefully. Many of those cars had aluminium alloy bodies, and the odd small dent and a little flaking paint around a rivet or two make a machine look as if it has given long and faithful service. However, the 944 being steel means rust must be neutralised as much as possible, so this was the next main job.
After a fair amount of research on both rust inhibiting products and the companies who administer them, I settled on Trickett Welding at Holton Heath, Poole. Trickett uses Wurth products, which seem to have a good name. Nigel Trickett’s facility is a bit of a treasure trove for classic car enthusiasts. I counted at least 14 classic machines other than the 944 at various stages of work. There were four Bertone Alfa 105 coupes in the yard awaiting restoration, while inside were a Volvo P1800, Jensen Interceptor, Humber Hawk, Morris Minor, Mercedes 350 SL, TVR, two MGBs and a VW Beetle. Apart from having years of experience and giving great service, one of the best things about the operation is that Nigel is very open, easy to talk to, and will take the time to explain exactly what he recommends and agree with you what is to be done. I wanted the job done properly, and I knew it wasn’t going to be particularly cheap. I wanted the underside of the car done completely, the inside of the wheel arches, and my particular worry, the inside of the sills. It involved removal of the front wheel arch liners and the plastic fairings beneath the sills, for proper access. The inside of the sills could be reached by removing a rubber bung in the forward face of each rear wheel arch. In addition, the rear edge of the front near side wheel arch was showing corrosion problems – a known dodgy area vulnerable to being shot blasted by muck thrown from the front wheels – and this was going to need cutting out, and the welding in and fettling of plates, plus refinishing. The offside had been done before my ownership and, although structurally fine,
the lower edge had been made straight, rather than matching the correct curve for the plastic finisher. This left a gap. Nigel noticed this and ensured that his work was the correct shape. Ace job! A little titivation of the lower trailing edge corner of the offside rear arch was dealt with at the same time, and local spraying of the area together with the stone chip finish completed the job. All the loose muck and old underseal was cleaned off by hand to give a solid base before spraying the shell underside and arches. Then, the areas of surface rust were treated with Wurth rust converter, and finally a covering of underbody wax was applied. I would like to emphasise that a number of coats were applied and great care seemed to be taken to cover the required areas properly. The insides of the sills were sprayed with rust converter which was allowed to dry overnight before coating with the protective wax. The car was in the shop most of the week!
but MDF is good in compression and there is a minimum amount of bending in this application. The main load carriers are through bolts, although there are also a couple of PK screws for location purposes. The rotation of the pedal now matched that of my foot much more closely and hey presto, the initial throttle response lag was gone! In addition, I had incorporated a side extension in the modification to make heel and toe operation much easier. The surface of the MDF is left unpainted. It is my opinion that the friction between shoe and throttle pedal should be low, to allow a certain amount of slide, while of course the friction between shoe and brake and clutch pedals should be high to avoid the shoe sliding off the pedal when applying appreciable pressure. The increase in my driving pleasure is way beyond the cost of the modification.
As I mentioned, the rust inside the sills was one of my main worries and after a week of letting everything settle down, I did the digital camera trick and photographed the inside of the sills. This seemed to show that the rusty areas had not been totally covered. I emailed Nigel Trickett with the pictures and he immediately came back and said he agreed, and he would do them again. On the first visit he reapplied the rust converter which then was allowed to cure for a few days before I returned for the wax spray. On each occasion he insisted that we used the camera to check the job was done properly. I understand that this sort of thing is awkward and not an exact science, but if the proprietor of the company will work with you like that, then I for one am completely satisfied that between us we have done the best we can. One area where even I don’t believe MDF or wood is appropriate is in my car tyres, and unfortunately, the beautiful Bridgestones definitely gave a good impression of being manufactured from that material. Having discovered that they were nine years old, I suppose it is hardly surprising. Thus began the search for new tyres, what a minefield! I wanted a tyre that would give a reasonable ride, was reasonably quiet but would survive a track day, and didn’t go to pieces when it rained. I don’t need the ultimate lap time on a track, I just want consistent handling. To cut a very long effort short, and via an exceedingly winding path, I went for Nokian Z G2. The search took into account price, availability and the net balance of varying opinions.
Modern cars have much more built in adjustability than their elder brethren but, conversely, are virtually impossible to adapt with personal modifications. I always had to adapt older cars to fit me. One aspect of the car I was dissatisfied with was a perceived amount of initial dead travel in the accelerator. Once past this point the response was good. I spent a long time looking at modified linkages, discovering throttle quadrant modifications that were only applicable to earlier 944 models and drawing out possible home built mods, but nothing gave a practical improvement without a disproportionate amount of work. I then transferred my research to the linkage at the pedal end under the driver’s foot. While looking at this end, I observed how my foot was articulating in relation to the articulation of the actual throttle pedal. Their hinge points were very different, with the natural position of my heel being an appreciable distance back from, and lower than, the pedal hinge. The toe of my shoe was right at the top of the pedal and would slide down the pedal – without depressing it much – when I initially used the toe end of my foot. As the relative angles of my foot and the pedal became more aligned, the pedal would move faster and approach my foot’s speed of rotation. I came up with a highly technical modification consisting of two layers of 12mm MDF. This pad, based on awkwardly taken but reasonable accurate measurements of the desirable position and angle of foot in relation to pedal, was bolted to the face of the pedal pad at a height dictated by it being adjacent to the ball of my foot rather than my toe. It may seem an unusual choice of material,
Going to existing high street tyre companies showed that they had a limited choice, so I ended up going the route of ordering on line from www.mytyres.co.uk and getting them delivered to Protyre in Poole for fitting. The delivery wasn’t particularly quick, and they came in two batches because of the difference in size front to rear, but that wasn’t a problem for me. Protyre are good to deal with, and they’re local to me. I had expressed a worry about them jacking the car in the right place, and John the fitter asked if I would like to go and inspect the lifting arm positions before he raised the car. In fact he had got it right already, but the fact that he had asked – and allowed me to stay while all the work was done – was a confidence booster. After fitting, balancing, and reassembly – wheel nuts properly torqued after agreeing the numbers – I was offered an alignment check. Luckily the alignment came out without needing any adjustment – and I have the printout to prove it! The new tyres improved the drive appreciably, with the right tyre pressures! The 1991 handbook for the S2 gives the pressures at 36psi all round (cold), a very believable figure for a car which has close to a 50/50 weight distribution. So why does the 1990 handbook say 36 psi front and 44 psi rear, the latter matching the ‘do not exceed’ pressure marked on the tyre sidewall? Is this a spec for a 911 derivative which has furkled its way into the 1990 S2 handbook? Nobody seems to know. Another club member runs his S2 at 34psi all round for the road. I am doing the same, and it seems fine. I would probably increase it a little for the track, but not much. Text & photography by Lorne Campbell All Torque 107 page 17
928 Flexplate Release Porsche’s V8-powered 928 has been described as one of the greatest GT cars of all time. But it has an Achilles’ heel in its potential to suffer thrust bearing failure. The problem is confined to automatic models, though as some 80% of 928s were produced in this form, most could be affected! Adrian Langford explains … In the quest for near perfect 50/50 weight distribution, the transmission is mounted at the rear of the car, and connected to the engine at the front – please try to keep up, 911 owners – via a propshaft running inside the torque tube. The torque tube has a tendency to migrate forwards towards the engine, although this forward movement is absorbed to some extent by the bowing of a triangular shaped flexplate bolted to the flywheel. If the pressure on this flexplate is not periodically released, then the crank is pushed forwards, and the counterweights start to grind into the thrust bearing, mounted in the centre of the crankcase. The thrust bearing is the only component locating the crank so that it runs true in the crankcase. If wear is allowed to continue unchecked then the bearing will be destroyed, and the crank will start to grind into the crankcase 1
Gather your tools You’ll need the following: • Ratchet, extension and 13mm socket to remove the bell housing cover. • Breaker bar and 8mm Allen socket to loosen the flexplate clamp. • Pry bar to rotate the flywheel and move the crank forward and backwards. • Torque wrench to tighten the clamp afterwards, and micrometre if you want to measure crank end play and diagnose the health of the thrust bearing. • If you have a catalyst-equipped 928 and the procedure has not been done before, then you’ll need extra tools to loosen the exhaust so that it can be dropped slightly.
itself before seizing up completely. Then it’s game over for that wonderful V8, which at this point is only good for being used as the basis of a coffee table in the Top Gear studio. At this point I can almost hear would-be 928 owners changing their mind in favour of something less risky like an M96-powered 911 or Boxster, and current owners rushing to advertise in the ‘Cars For Sale’ section of the club’s forum before it’s too late. But no need to worry, as there’s a simple annual procedure that virtually eliminates the possibility of thrust bearing failure, and allows you to check any wear on the thrust bearing at the same time. This is very useful to know whether the check is part of the inspection of a prospective 928 purchase, or simply for peace of mind. Here’s a step-by-step guide.
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Locate the bell housing Remove the bell Raise the front of the car and support it housing cover securely on axle stands, then remove the undertray – rear only – to expose the bell housing that covers the flywheel. It’s held on by six 13mm bolts, two of which are visible at the top centre of the photo. Four of the bolts are easy to remove, but in catalystequipped cars – around 1989 model year onwards in the UK – the two rear bolts are trapped from coming out all the way by the ‘H’ section of the cat. You need to lower the cat slightly by disconnecting the connection to the downpipes from the exhaust manifold – three bolts per side – and removing a couple of heatshields. After that the bolts are free to come out and you can take my example of not replacing them, so that the check becomes fast and simple in future. If you’re wondering why there is clingfilm over my crankcase, it’s keeping the dust out before I replace the sump gasket, but that project makes no difference whatsoever to how easy this check is, though it does let you get up close and personal with the otherwise mythical thrust bearing.
The triangular part bolted to the flywheel is the infamous flexplate. You’ll be releasing any pressure on the plate, but before then you can do a quick check by placing a straight edge on the flexplate. If it hasn’t moved since the last release it will be flat. If it has moved, or if this is first time it’s been released, then it will be bowed slightly and there will be a visible gap under the straight edge.
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Move the clamp bolt into view
Look for the square sleeve clamping the flexplate to the torque tube splines. I marked mine with paint to check for movement since the last release. If you’re lucky the 8mm Allen bolt holding the clamp will be visible. In this photo it’s in exactly the wrong position!
You could do this by flicking the starter, or using a socket on the crank bolt at the front of the engine, but the easiest way is to use a pry bar or screwdriver to move the flywheel round ’til the bolt is accessible. The crucial thing is to rotate in a clockwise direction! That’s clockwise if you were standing in front of the car looking directly at the engine. If you are actually behind the flywheel as in this photo, then the flywheel will appear to move anticlockwise. Double check this as it’s easy to be confused underneath the car on your back, and you don’t want to move the cambelt the wrong way.
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Release the flexplate Here I’m using an 8mm socket, extension and breaker bar to break the clamp bolt loose, followed by a ratchet to wind it out so that the flexplate is no longer clamped to the torque tube. If the flexplate was bowed then you’ll see it spring back a few millimetres at this point, as the pressure in the plate is released.
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Clamp bolt in view Now you have access to the bolt holding the clamp. It’s an 8mm Allen bolt so you’ll need a socket, or long key and extension tube. It’s torqued down tightly, the workshop manual spec is 80Nm, and Porsche recommended in a service update that this be increased by 10% to 88Nm.
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In the previous step all the pressure in the flexplate was released, but by using the pry bar to move the flywheel backwards you will minimise any preload on the flexplate before you torque the bolt down to 88Nm. Porsche recommends fitting a new clamp bolt: part number 931.421.240.00, which costs around six pounds. You can stop here and button up the cover, but real enthusiasts can also measure the crank end play by using a micrometer to measure the distance between the flywheel and any convenient point, while holding light pressure on the pry bar to prevent the crank slipping forwards. The 13mm or so gap between the starter ring gear and the rear of the crankcase works well. Make a note of the reading.
You’ll hear a soft clunk as the crank moves forwards to its limit, or it’s the pry bar falling on your head! Take the measurement at the same point, and subtract it from the larger measurement when the crank was pried rearwards. The difference is the crank endplay. When the thrust bearing is new, Porsche specifies this measurement as 0.110mm to 0.312mm, with a wear limit of 0.4mm. Above this wear limit the thrust bearing is toast, but if you are within spec and follow this procedure annually, you shouldn’t see any further wear on the thrust bearing. For belt and braces, there are third party clamping solutions available to supplement the factory clamp that will eliminate any movement of the torque tube. Text & photography by Adrian Langford All Torque 107 page 19
The Devil’s child James Garrard’s 911 Turbo Targa
It was July two years ago when I had a chance to buy my first 911. As most people who know me know, I'm a big Porsche fan. I’m already lucky enough to own a rare 944 Turbo SE prototype, and I wanted to dip my toe into 911 ownership. I really wanted a car that I had looked at since my teenager years, a seductive black 930 Turbo SE Flatnose or the LE version, but these cars are not only very rare, they’re also unbelievably expensive.
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I knew of a 1989 911 which was coming up for sale locally from someone I have worked with in the past. Paul and I worked promoting his company Quick Silver Exhaust Systems, who specialise in high end sports car exhausts. Paul had just purchased a Bentley continental as a company car and thought it best to now let go of his pride and joy, a 911 narrow bodied Targa in a dark Forest Green Metallic. He had owned it for seven years and was the third owner of the car. I knew he had done quite a lot of work to it over the past five years, but didn’t realise exactly how much until I went round to see it. With my first glance at the car I thought it just had a modified rear whale tail; remember, this was my first taste of 911s, and my knowledge was limited to what I had read in books and magazines. The interior had been completely redone by Southbound Trimmers in Winchester, changing it from beige cream with green piping on the seats to full black leather and Nomenex with Recaro SPA carbon fibre racing seats. The exterior had stone chips on the front, and someone had at some stage tried to scribe his name on the rear wing! Other than that, it looked like an acceptable 3.2 Targa. How very wrong I was … Paul started to take me round the car. It turned out that he had ripped out the original 3.2 naturally aspirated engine and in its place had put a specially commissioned engine built from the block up. This included uprated cams, a 934/35 no.27 racing KKK turbocharger, a huge racing heat exchanger for the turbo, lightweight flywheel and clutch, 993 Turbo S ignition and intake system, and had kept the G50 five-speed gearbox. He’d also fitted custom made lower full stainless steel heat exchangers and a pattern 934 full stainless steel exhaust system, which sounded amazing. He told me that he’d gone through four different types of heat exchanger before finding the right combination. This also included having one custom made, which in the end had to be binned. This inevitably meant having four different rear duck tails cut to specification: not a cheap thing when, like the rear bumper, they’re made from Neiderholf carbon fibre.
The brakes were upgraded to full OE Turbo spec, front disks were custom made to fit the narrow bodied car, the shocks went to full racing Bilstein type with upgraded suspension arms, and Paul also added 16in Turbo Fuchs rims with N rated Contisport all weather tyres. After that, he had the chassis stiffened by RSR of Haslemere, Surrey, to cope with the increased power. Paul took me out for a test drive and scared me senseless, partly because I couldn’t fit into the SPA seats, owing to middleageism, and mainly because of the speed he was able to drive it! He said that you must drive it with respect and not in the wet, and to take corners as if you are riding a fast motorbike; I don’t ride though! Despite the slight issue of the seats, the deal was struck and I picked the monster up the following week, after some serous grovelling to my lovely Alison. And what was the performance of all this work, I hear you ask? Well, the car churns out 381bhp, but if you fit the 1.4bar boost spring to the wastegate – that Paul kindly supplied with the sale – then it pumps
the output to 408bhp. Due to the low weight, the car will do zero to 60 in under four seconds, with a possible top speed of over 200mph. This is merely an estimate as I’m too scared to even try, however I did once get it to 173mph – the speedo was off the scale, and the satnav went very red indeed – there was plenty left under the hood, but I chickened out for fear of it sending me through the pearly gates on fire backwards. I had found the Devil’s child and she wanted to kill me! The first few times I took the car out, I could feel that she was somewhat lively on the rear end. She did have a little bit of an oil leak which would send small drips onto the hot exhaust, and give off a small puff of smoke, but this problem was rectified when I got the car fully serviced.
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As the number plate is G150 PUF and she is dark metallic green I thought that I’d name the car Georgie, after George and the Dragon. She’s a woman, she spits fire, and wants to try and kill me, so the name seemed rather apt. Better than what Paul used to call her, GIS O PUF, but I think that’s another story for another time! I took Georgie to her first club night without incident, but later on in the August as I was driving her down to Paragon in East Sussex she reminded me of the power she possesses. I’d picked our RO Derek up from Copthorne before heading down to Paragon on the A22. There was horizontal rain and I didn’t much fancy pushing it too much as Paul had warned me. We got stuck behind a cesspit collection lorry, so as we came to a wide stretch of road with no oncoming traffic, I gingerly overtook. It was all going surprisingly well until at 2,200rpm the bloody turbo kicked in! Feeling like someone drop-kicking me in the back, the car’s rear end went very lively, snaking up the road and poor old Derek ended up gripping his seat, and looking three shades paler. This little voice beside me suddenly croaked out “that’s the first time I’ve ever got the arse out in a 911”, erm … sorry Derek! Of course, this provided much amusement for the other members when we eventually got to Paragon that morning. I had to change the Recaro SPA carbon seats regrettably, as I just couldn’t squeeze into them. Gutted, why do I have to be a fat git! I had a really nice pair of OE black leather seats which I had temporarily used in my 944 Turbo SE when the original Classic Cs were sent back to Recaro in Germany for servicing and recovering. The SPAs ended up on eBay and being sold to a guy doing a restoration job on a BMW M3 E30 series up in Glasgow. At least I could now sit in it properly and drive it, which was a relief. The next big trip out was to the annual TIPEC karting event down at Filching Manor, where I took the chance to stay with a friend the
night prior to the event. He lives in Rye on the Kent coast, about an hour from the venue. On the way down the rain started to fall, and by the time I got to Polgate roundabout just outside Eastbourne, the road was pretty flooded. It really wasn’t the right time for Georgie to unleash the magic, and the cars behind me all stopped as I entered into the most perfectly held powerslide ever! I cannot take the credit for it though, it was sheer fluke that something didn’t go horribly wrong, but it must have looked fantastic from behind. I reached my turnoff two thirds of the way around, dipped the gas, put slight opposite lock on the wheel and headed onward to Rye. It took a few minutes for me to realise what had happened, and needless to say the rest of the journey was taken carefully. It was just a shame that during the following day’s event my driving wasn’t as good, I ended up in 9th place; c’est la vie. After an eventful start to the year, it was time to get Georgie’s MOT done. I took the opportunity to change a few things on the car, and get a full top to toe service done. It was at this point I had fitted the 1.4bar wastegate spring, and also a 2bar turbo boost gauge which replaced the standard clock fitting. The boost gauge I purchased from North Hollywood Speedo in America, and with the delivery charge it came to just shy of $250. I really wanted to find an original 935 boost gauge with telltale reset and key, but these are now rare to find and normally set you back anywhere between £650 to £1,400. Some of the rarer LED electronic boost gauges – of which they only every made 300 units – will fetch anything up to £5,000 in mint condition. So after the service and MOT, I was set for the year’s biggest TIPEC event at the heritage motor museum at Gaydon. The performance was significantly improved, and pulling 408bhp, it’s properly terrifying. Shortly after having the service done, I had the chance to buy John Wallin’s Porsche 924 ARY. At the time I planned to use the 911 to gain a bit of extra money for a house purchase, so I bought John’s ARY as a sensible Porsche to take to club events, as I knew it wasn’t going to kill me the first chance it had.
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So as I was going to Gaydon I thought it to be the best place to try and sell Georgie. I’d planned to take it on to the Aston Martin/Jaguar test track at Gaydon, to finally see the true monster inside my 911. How shocked I was. No turbo lag, just power, non-stop power and high end speed, unbelievable. The car handled as if it were on rails. There was a lot of interest in the car both from an engineering point of view and a selling one. After this run out, and after much deliberation, I took a step back. I couldn’t sell this car, not yet. I’d really wanted one for years, and anyway it’s only money. I’ll work a little harder and enjoy this car for a bit, and who knows, I might even be able to sell it and get a 930 SE or LE in a few years. To be totally honest I’m having way too much fun in it. The stone chips and overall bodywork condition bother me though. This is a high end, custom made sports car, covered with the usual digs and scrapes from the last 25 years of ownership. It would be sacrilege not to get something done about it. The car deserves a bit of Jim’s TLC. So I’ve decided to get a full respray done as soon as the penny pot will allow it. I also have managed to find a pair of original yellow glass H4 right hand drive head light lenses from Germany. The previous owner used yellow covered 130 watt head light bulbs, for the same Le Mans effect, but I think the genuine items will finish the look off nicely. I may also retro fit 911R style rear tail lights, the circular ones normally only used for racing. I may re-fit some SPA seats, if I can squeeze my middle aged bottom in them and can find a pair to replace my OE standard black leather Recaros, but haven’t finally decided yet. I want to keep the car as close to what Paul Goddard intended. Since fitting the boost gauge, I have found a genuine Powerhause 935 boost gauge with reset and key, and a matching 250mph Powerhause 935 speedo which cost a small fortune, but will add greater accuracy at speed on the track and really finish the look of the car off, I think.
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The wonderful thing about this beast is that you can take it on a track or a hill climb event, and smash the opposition you’re racing with – just like today’s 997RS or 991 Turbo S – then the next day hop in it and take it shopping at the local supermarket if you wanted to. But cruising around Europe with the Targa top off is a real bonus on a nice sunny day, and it still retains that classic 1980s 911 G Series look. I can’t thank Paul Goddard of Quick Silver Exhaust systems enough for all the work he did, it truly is an incredible machine and a pleasure to drive. If however I am lucky enough to have the chance at a 930 Turbo SE or LE, I’ll jump at it, but this car will leave a hole in my life when she does eventually go. Like most devil women, this one has touched my heart.
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Scotland RO Neil Fraser 07946 616 782 (mobile) neil@fraser72.freeserve.co.uk ARO West Elaine Whitelaw elainewhitelaw6@msn.com ARO East James McLauchlan jjlin@blueyonder.co.uk Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month 8pm for an 8:30pm start in the 007 bar, upstairs at Bo’Ness Motor Museum, Bridgeness Road, Bo’Ness EH51 9JR. www.motor-museum.bo-ness.org.uk The season has almost been and gone and it has been a busy one as usual. It seems no time at all since we were asking members what they wanted from the year! This season has seen some great weather and therefore many shows we went to were filled with sunshine – and I am not complaining! The recent BBQ and trophy day was superb with the sun shining and the food and drink flowing. It was a great day out and a chance to meet members from far and wide. The trip to Beaulieu to the club’s annual show
Fulton Beaton receiving not one, but two, prizes at the Kames Classic Car show for his superb 356 replica
this year was a fair old trek but me and the others who attended were glad we made it – a fantastic weekend from start to finish with a great venue and beautiful weather. We already have new ideas for events and new places to visit next year – we are already thinking ahead and with your ideas thrown into the mix I can only say bring on 2015. This year has seen the introduction of Elaine Whitelaw as ARO West Of Scotland. Elaine provides a breath of fresh air in terms of ideas and enthusiasm for the region. I also have to praise James McLauchlan, ARO East Of Scotland. Both ARO’s are in the same mould and I can’t thank them enough for their contribution all through the season – without them the region would not be as organised as it is. Also a mention has to go to Brian Wood, who is always willing to participate and pulled of (again!) Scotland’s Largest Gathering of Porsches at Calderglen Country Park in East Kilbride (we will have an article on that in the next issue of All Torque). I am a very lucky RO in terms of enthusiastic members – everyone is always willing to go the extra mile (pardon the pun) for their fellow members. It really puts that family feel into the region. Last, but not least, a huge thanks to you – all the members – for making the region what it is. There is always plenty of people
Gary Mroz getting more prizes at the Kames Classic Car Show for his stunning 944
coming along to shows and to the club nights – and it was nice to welcome a few new members this year also. The season has not finished yet! The October monthly meet will be a quiz night (with prizes!) and we will organise a Sunday lunch run in middle of October, so keep an eye on your email inbox for that one. On November 20th (a Thursday night) we will have the ten pin bowling night out, again with a few prizes, and not forgetting the Region’s Christmas bash which has been put together by Elaine. It looks like a fabby venue at Barony Castle (near Peebles). 28 of us are already booked up for this big night out. Please contact Elaine if you fancy joining us. October 1st (Wednesday) Monthly meet and quiz night with prizes October (date TBC) Sunday lunch run November 20th (Thursday) Ten Pin bowling night (Deer Park in Livingston) December 20th (Saturday) Christmas Bash at Barony Castle
Scotland’s largest gathering of (big and small) Porsches at Calderglen Country Park
North East members’ cars at the Old Poste House
North West karting in action!
North West members at Haigh Hall German Classic Car Show
Norman Harris and a Harris Hawk at Turbary Bird Sanctuary
Four-day-old Macan Turbo at the North West concours
North East RO wanted! ARO Andy Blythe 01642 809 031 andy44s70@gmail.com Meetings are held first Sunday of every month 7:30pm at The Sporting Lodge, Low Lane, Stainton Village, Cleveland, TS17 9LW, just off the A19. In June and July we are meeting on the SECOND Sunday of the month. If you are in the North East Region, I would like to urge you to come down to one of our regular club nights and have a chat with the regulars who attend every month. The club nights are where we discuss what we’re up with our cars, share technical advice, discuss the best local garages for our cars and talk about what events we would like to attend as a club. Of course you might just all be out driving your cars ... On the 32rd of September the annual Air Ambulance Car Show will be taking place. I would like to have a strong showing of cars to lend our support to this worthy cause. The Saltburn historic hill climb will also be upon us shortly. It’s a fantastic event, a chance to see some classic machinery in action and a must for the classic car and bike enthusiast. The North East Region covers a large area geographically, so if anyone would like an additional club night further North in the region, or possibly a bi-monthly club night elsewhere, please contact me with your suggestions. The same goes for any events you may want to attend. For suggestions, or for more information on the above events, email me on andy44s70@gmail.com
Yorkshire RO & ARO wanted Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:30pm at The Arabian Horse, Main Street, Aberford, LS25 3AA (Tel 0113 281 3312). Just off the A1/A64. RO and ARO required, to host monthly meetings and to attend/organise local events.
Scotland Region RO, Neil Fraser
North West RO Andrew Lane 01772 740 625 07949 167 698 (mobile) caymanlane73@gmail.com ARO Simon Kendal 07540 525 841 (mobile) s.kendal@sky.com ARO Richard Sholl 07970 147 779 (mobile) rksholl@sky.com Meetings are held first Monday of every month from 8pm at The Boatyard Inn, Bolton Road, Riley Green, Houghton, Preston PR5 0SP (01254 209841). When this falls on a Bank Holiday, we meet on the second Monday instead. Hi Folks. I hope all the regions have been enjoying a summer full of Porscheness with likeminded people. I know we have here in the North West. Here’s what’s been happening round this ’ere neck o’ the woods. As I said in the last edition, we start with the run out to Turbury Woods Bird Sanctuary, followed by cream tea. How very English! ARO Richard Sholl, who organised the day picks up the tale: Our first trip to a bird sanctuary, although not very rock’n’roll, was a great success with some 17 attendees and ages ranging from two-and-abit to 70-ish. An eclectic mix of seven Porsches (a 964, a 993, a 997, a 991, a 986 and two 944s) then wandered over to the stately pile that is Castle Levy for a wonderful cream tea in the Southport sunshine. Thanks to everyone for coming and to Tony & Joyce for their hospitality. Keeping a busy July on the go, we had a Friday night feast on the 18th of July. Richard again enlightens us as I couldn’t make it: Five Porsches and 10 hungry people made it to Rawtenstall for a Friday feast at The Old Cobblers Inn. The food was good, as was the
company, and although the roads are a bit rubbish round that way it didn’t matter because we were all content to sit around discussing the merits of triple albums, the statistics of colour-blindness, 996 Turbo splitters and the resale values of drumkits! As always, thanks to all who came along and made the evening a success. A regular July fixture was soon upon us in the form of our Annual Concours. Always a hotbed of anticipation and nerves, the North Westerners did not disappoint. We were blessed with great weather, the staff at the Boatyard did us a cracking buffet, and the members supported the day with a great turnout of cars. The Boatyard staff voted Tony Levy’s 991 their car of the day, Darren Pollard’s 993 was voted both ‘visitors choice’ and second place in the concourse. Simon Kendal achieved a third place with his 996 Turbo whilst Colin Hammerton’s 944 held onto first place for the second year running. We had a really good mix of machinery on display, ranging from a really low budget 944 to a four-day-old Macan Turbo. ‘TIPEC NW: The depth of your pockets doesn’t matter. Your love of the marque does!’ We’ll even have to get some new trophies next year as the 3rd place one has now been filled with names. Do we go plaque or cup? Another TIPEC favourite got August off to good start; The German Classic Car Show at Haigh Hall. Because of bookings and logistics, the show had to take place a week earlier than usual. This clashed with another car show at Tatton (Bugfest) and also Chris Evans’ Carfest at Oulton Park. This did have an impact on numbers but certainly not on enthusiasm, especially from our region. We had a fantastic turn out of 17 cars on display at Haigh Hall: 987, 987C, 928, 964 Carrera, 997 Carrera S, 986S, 964 Cabriolet, 993 Carrera, 993 Carrera 4, 993 Carrera S, 997 GT3RS, 964 Turbo, 991 Carrera S, a 911 Carrera with 964 Turbo body, and three 996 Turbos. I even had a little highlight on the day getting to manoeuvre Kevin’s 997 GT3 RS as he had to go and sort something out on another stand. Such hardship!
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Many thanks again to all who make the effort to attend these events. It really is appreciated. Bacon butties on the BBQ made a debut courtesy of Richard & Simon, which went down very well indeed! Also thanks to Simon for coming down early to help getting set up. Not a region to rest on its laurels, two weeks later saw some members join the Cheshire region for the second Tatton Park Classic Car Show of the year. Thank you for letting us share the day. Rounding up the month saw a 10-car club display at the Gold Cup which is held at Oulton Park every August Bank Holiday. Everyone had a great time with some camping over for the duration. The bonus being if you go as a display car you get in free for the whole weekend! Whats not to like? There’s a great mix of single seaters, touring cars, saloons, and allsorts from the ’60s through to the ’80s. Anyone fancy it again next year? Our latest event was held on the first Saturday of September. 20 budding Lewis Hamilton’s made their way to Prestige Karting in Colne for an afternoon’s grand prix racing. After briefing it was down to the trackside to get the adrenaline pumping. We all got five races each plus two semifinals and a final. It was a tricky circuit which would easily punish you if you got it wrong. Some very fast lap times were posted on the day. Possibly by some that had been down practicing, methinks. A great day was had by all and I think we’ll have another maybe early next year. Our hearts go out to regular Pete Anderson who was all signed up to take part but had recently hurt his arm. Not one to miss out on the spirit though, he still came along and took photos. Well done Pete! Biggest thanks go to North West member Doug Ogden for organizing the day, and for stumping up the deposit to hold the booking until we squared up. That’s the North West signing off for now. We’ll bring you up to speed soon. Have fun. Here are some dates for your diary. October 6th (Monday) Club Night at The Boatyard. November 3rd (Monday) Club Night at The Boatyard with the world famous annual quiz. November/December TBC We are looking to book a Christmas Lunch at Mitton Hall, Whalley. Please check the website and emails for details. December 1st (Monday) Club Night at The Boatyard. There may be more fixtures during the months of September to December so check the webpage, forum and our Facebook page (The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club North West) for updates.
John Ward’s restored 944 S2
Cheshire & Staffs region’s award-winning stand at Tatton Performance Car Show in August
Cheshire & Staffs RO Steve Taylor 07774 912 069 (mobile) steve.taylor@maquet.co.uk ARO Dave Watson 07889 804 598 (mobile) watson_david@btinternet.com Comms Dave Mercer davidmercer1972@o2.co.uk Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Whipping Stocks, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 9EX. Hard to believe that we are around to September already, though if I look back we have packed quite a lot in over recent months. That is reflected in the increasing turnout that we are seeing at monthly meetings and events. Welcome to the many new members who have joined us! Gary Ince and Dave Mercer coordinated our attendance at the August Tatton Performance Car Show where we picked up another trophy for the club stand. We displayed a variety of models, though on the Saturday we had a front-engined water-cooled focus with 944s, 968s and 928s. John Ward’s newly restored 944S2 looked lovely in metallic blue.
A handful of members also made it to the Gold Cup at Oulton Park where the usual array of classic race cars were out in force. Having tied up with the North West on some recent activities, we are going to organize a chippy tea run for Friday 12th September. If successful, we will make this a regular addition to the calendar with a follow up in October. We are also hoping to convene for a run out into the Peak District towards the end of September, hopefully before the weather turns. Thereafter we have a number of indoor activities on the agenda. I have made contact with Ginetta Cars in Leeds and am discussing the possibility of a factory tour for us in November. More frequent updates will be sent out to the region’s members by email. In addition to being more active on the TIPEC.net forum, we also now have a Facebook page for the region at: www.facebook.com/groups/ TIPEC.CS – Feel free to join the group. If you are not receiving updates and want your email address added to our list, please send your email address to me on watson_david@btinternet.com October 10th (Friday) Chippy tea run (venue to be confirmed) October 14th (Tuesday) Club Night at The Whipping Stocks from 8pm. Introduction to car electrics (part 2) with Barry.
GB at the Classic Le Mans
South Yorkshire & North Notts members on their Derbyshire run
SYNN 911s at PCGB’s Lotherton Hall event
South Yorkshire & North Notts.
Cheshire & Staffs’ Tatton show stand again
October 19th (Sunday) Trip to National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. November 14th (Friday 10:30am) Ginetta Cars factory tour. Please contact Dave to book. November TBC 928uk meeting, Merry Miller, Cothill, Oxford (provisional) November 14–16th (Thursday–Sunday) NEC Classic Motorshow November 18th (Tuesday) Club Night at The Whipping Stocks from 8pm. Quiz night. December 5th (Friday) Chippy tea run (venue to be confirmed) December 16th (Tuesday) Club Night at the Whipping Stocks from 7pm (Christmas Meeting). Election of Cheshire & Staffs Organising Committee. January 4th (Sunday) New Year’s run out and Meal
RO Dave Warren 07952 065 543 (mobile) dave.warren1401gmail.com ARO Dean Lancashire 07860 198 627 (mobile) dean@tachart.com Meetings are held first Sunday of every month 5–5:30pm (meeting proper begins 7pm) at Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Retford, Notts, DN22 8QS September is upon us already, where has this summer gone? Time certainly flies when you’re busy. It’s been a while since my last write up after Dave W. took over the reins but here goes as he’s on holiday baking himself. In early July a few of us ventured over to the Classic Le Mans, taking the extended route on ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge, this gave us a chance to call at Honfleur for the night, a great little port village with superb restaurants. The weekend for the Classic was a real mix of weather from roasting hot on the Friday to torrential rain on the Sunday, which made the racing even more exciting. Luckily me and GB had just packed away all the camping gear as the heavens opened on the Sunday morning. The route back was via a overnighter in Rouen with a slap up meal and more BEER! The trusty 1978 California-imported 911SC Targa did us proud and never missed a beat. 20Th July saw PCGB’s Porsche show at Lotherton Hall, always a favourite with the SYNNers and a great turn out, every model shown with Strasse of Leeds and Specialist Cars of Malton showing and sponsoring. On the 27th July we went to Ashover classic car and bike show, run by our very own Stuart Bradley and his Rotary club friends. Wow, how this show as grown. Some very interesting cars to look around and now spread over three fields, it did help to have the sun shining!
On the 18th August we attended the DPRAC trackday, Donington Park. Just a few members made this one meeting up with Tom and Kerry Fisher from the East Midlands region. A Great, dry, day cut short for me having to head back to work in the afternoon. This was an absolute bargain at £30 for the day including the use of the skid pan car, tour of the facilities and around six sessions of 20 mins driving on a fabulous track. Roll on next year! The 25th August saw Thorsby park Classic car and bike show. A great show normally, but spoilt by drizzle most of the day which affected the turnout this year. As I write this our Weekend Of The Year is just around the corner. We will be driving on the 12, 13 & 14th of September, this year on the Isle of Anglesey. The weather’s looking great and so is the hotel – more to come in the next issue. Just a final note from Judith: Her car is back in the bodyshop (again, long story). This time she’s taken it someone who knows what they doing, so it should come back looking like a new 944. Judith, we’re all looking forward to seeing the finished product. October 5th (Sunday) SYNN Pride of ownership, starting at 3.00pm. Come down and show your pride and joy at The Olde Bell, Prizes and trophies on the day, possible BBQ depending on the weather. October 19th (Sunday) Sunday Lunch and run out to Bronte Country, West Yorkshire at The award winning Ring o Bells Country Pub. Meeting at the former Little Chef (now Pulse and Cocktails fun shop) Wentbridge A1 northbound at 1.00pm. Organised by our members Mike and Karen Thompson. Possible Photoshoot of the cars too. Please let Dave or Dean know if you intend coming to reserve a table. November TBC Last Blast run out to Tan Hill Inn, Britains highest Inn.
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East Midlands New RO & ARO wanted urgently! Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 7pm for food (meeting proper begins 8:00pm) at The Field Head Hotel, Markfield Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9PS.
Central tipeccentral@outlook.com Joint RO Lindsay Brown 07768 442 050 (mobile) Joint RO Steve Jones 07775 581 044 (mobile) Joint RO Stuart Wakeman 07912 620 181 (mobile) Meetings are held second Monday of every month 7:30pm onwards at The Bull’s Head, Birmingham Rd, Shenstone, Litchfield WS14 0JR. www.vintageinn.co.uk/thebullsheadshenstone It’s difficult to believe that the summer is over but as the nights draw in and our last couple of events loom down on us we can only reflect back to our last couple of events, which unfortunately were marred by heavy rain! Prior to these events we had our annual showing at Lichfield’s Cars in the Park in early July along with
PCGB. Again, a couple of heavy showers had us running for cover under the gazebo, but the collection of cars displayed was, I think, the best I’ve ever seen and I look forward to next years show. Prescott Revival was unfortunately the first of the above mentioned events affected by the monsoonlike weather. Four of us met up in torrential rain at Hopwood Services only to receive a phone call to say that the hill resembled a river, and cars weren’t being allowed to run. We drank some coffee and put the world to rights for a couple of hours before returning home as the rain continued to fall. This was a bit of a worry as Central’s club night and annual show and shine event was the following day! Luckily, the following day was glorious until about half an hour before kick off, when it started to rain. Luckily it was only a very brief shower and the evening went well with the cars cleaned to within an inch of their life. Congratulations to all the winners! Big thanks to Paul Keeling for the Meguiar’s gift packs and to The Bull’s Head for a feast like spread. The Bank Holiday Monday saw Pershore Plum Festival, Again we met up at Hopwood in the rain. This time five Porsches turned up for the convoy down to Pershore. Our visit was unfortunately cut short by more torrential rain and we left around lunchtime after a quick wander around, dodging the rainshowers.
RO Matt Dawson 07743 791 815 (mobile) motorsportrugbystar@hotmail.com ARO Pete Garrett 07804 030 695 (mobile) garrett-peter@sky.com Meetings are held from 9:45 am on the first Sunday of every month at The Red Lion, Evenley, Nr Brackley, Northants NN13 5SH
Anglia & North Essex RO wanted ARO Colin Clarke 01284 706 247 colin.r.clarke@live.co.uk Meetings are held fourth Tuesday of each month from 7pm at The Bunbury Arms, Ixworth Road, Great Barton, Suffolk IP31 2NX. www.nextnorth.com/bunbury/findus.htm
As I write this we are, this weekend, attending Shackerstone Festival. Fingers crossed the weather stays dry at least, as this is a nice relaxed family show to end our season.
North London, Herts & South Essex
October 13th (Monday) Club night.
RO Vince Dallimore 07798 630 649 (mobile) NLHSE@tipec.net ARO Peter Musk 07734 769 953 (mobile) NLHSE@tipec.net
November 10th (Monday) Club night. November 14–16th (Friday–Sunday) Classic and Sportscar Show at the NEC.
The weather has not been kind to Central members lately
South Central
December 8th (Monday) Christmas meal.
Informal meetings are held twice monthly: First Sunday of every month from 10:30am at The Goat Inn, Vicarage Causeway, Hertford Heath, Herts SG13 7RT and last Monday of the month from 18:00pm at Ace Café London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London NW10 7UD. July and August have been busy months and with the weather being kind, a good time for showing our cars. Spitfires, Merlins and Motors was our main event in July, on Saturday 26th; we arranged adjacent pitches with a 928.org group organised by Sharktune specialist John Speake. A hot sunny day saw lots of flying Spitfires, a Messerschmitt, and other vintage aircraft. We mustered 10 local members, including Andy Elvers recent budget-busting 928 GTS costing circa £35k! Exhibitor numbers were lower than the May event, but the date clashed with the Silverstone Classic; I’ve fed back comment to IWM Duxford that they might consider moving the date for next year.
Central cars parked up on wet grass again!
After lots of good reports I ventured to check out Classics on the Common at Harpenden on Wed 30th. It’s a huge gathering of pre-booked cars, mainly individuals, but some grouped by cleverly planned arrival strategies (a long line of Ferraris being a case in point) so maybe one for next year. The meeting at the Goat on Aug 3rd was well attended, with, as always, a rich mix of classics, customs and vintage cars.
South East London & North Kent
928s lined up for Spitfires, MErlins & Motors at Duxford
NORLON members at Little Gransden
RO Jim Hearnden 01634 869 658 07930 353 232 (mobile) tr7v8@phaetonconsulting.co.uk ARO Paul Greer 07799 412 870 (mobile) prgreer@blueyonder.co.uk Meetings are held first Friday of the month around 7:30pm at The Horseshoes, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR. 01622 741 683 www.thehorseshoeseastfarleigh.co.uk
Speedster spotted at Classics on the Common
The Ace Café in better weather
meeting, but early showers perhaps deterred some as the numbers were not as strong as usual; all the same, the mix was good with some very valuable AC Cobras, (real ones) presented by Rod Leach, a superb DB5 Superleggera Aston Martin and Trevor’s lovely 1985 Ferrari Mondial. October 4th (Saturday) 928.uk meeting at The Barley Mow, Tilford, Surrey, GU10 2BU Flip-painted TVR Sagaris at The Goat
One of our new members visited Croxley Green Classic car show, reporting some 200+ cars on a pleasant Wed 6th. Our main event of August was a small pre-booked group of seven cars to display at the Little Gransden air show in South Cambridgeshire on the 24th. With such a small number, our idea was to try for a representative sample of our cars: Graham Guinn’s 924 Carrera GT, Toby Murray’s just restored 944, my own 928 S4, Valerie Wilson Trower’s very pretty 968, Sean’s Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Peter Musk’s Boxster S and new member Savash Balman’s very new Cayman. Only Peter and Graham knew what to expect of the show, 200+ classic vehicles, but most impressive was the flying display which ran continuously from 1–5pm.; the air show was bookended by a Spitfire and Hurricane, but the highlights were the Lancaster pair flying in formation, the awesome Vulcan with its huge delta silhouette and organ shaking accelerating climb, and the P51 Mustang! Between these highlights were formation displays, aerobatics and a stunning real plane and radio controlled model flying acrobatics in formation, amazing! We were all impressed by this event and I think we’ll add it to our ‘to do’ list for 2015. The Ace Café meet on the 28th of August was a washout, with just eight cars venturing to the North Circular. On 7th Sept the weather was good for the Goat
October 5th (Sunday) The Goat October 11th (Saturday) 928 teach-in day by Paul Lacey, organised by Steve Sydee October 19th (Sunday) 928 Passion Group tour to the Oil Can Café in Holmfirth, Yorkshire October 27th (Monday) Ace Café November 2nd (Sunday) The Goat November 22nd (Saturday) 928.uk meeting at the Merry Miller, Cothill, Oxon. November 24th (Monday) Ace Café December 7th (Sunday) The Goat December 29th (Monday) Ace Café January 4th (Sunday) The Goat January 26th (Monday) Ace Café
The location for club meetings is pretty easy to get to, it is about 15–20 minutes from J4 M20 and has a massive car park as well as being large inside – and the landlord has given us our own area. Partners are more than welcome and it is not all car chat. The venue does great, reasonably priced food so if you do not want to cook, you can have a meal before the meeting starts. More and more members are doing that now. We now have 71 people on the SELNK list and a lot of these Paul & I have never met. It would be great to see some of you in the forthcoming few months. There are two or three members that I don’t have email addresses for. If you have an email address and do not see mails from me, then please send me a mail to tr7v8@phaetonconsulting.co.uk – I’ll add you to the list. That also applies to people in adjacent areas who would like a copy of our calendar. Please also ensure that you update address, car and email details when you renew. August saw the third meeting at our new venue. A beautiful evening with a lot of us sitting outside and a brilliant turnout with around 30 plus members and partners. The car park looked like a Porsche convention. We held our second detailing day at Sean’s this year and everyone enjoyed the bacon rolls (9lbs of bacon demolished) and the excellent presentation put on by Sean & Paul. One of the most amazing things was Paul polishing the cloudy lenses on Graham & Kevin’s 911 Turbo. They started off cloudy and looked a huge amount better when finished, saving the guys a fortune on new lights. Nigel & Pat had very kindly invited us to their lovely house for a BBQ on August Bank Holiday Sunday. The weather was fantastic despite a dodgy forecast, with brilliant sunshine and a great turnout of cars. According to more than one person I had undersold this BBQ, with people saying that it was the best BBQ they had ever had. There was a mouthwatering selection of meats, with veggie options for the non-meat eaters. Also a great selection of salads and other bits, followed by four different dessert options. Certainly no one went home hungry! Thanks Nigel, Pat and your children for taking such good care of us and feeding us so well. The September club meeting was a great evening, quite a few of the regulars missing, some on holiday, others on the Welsh trip organised by the TV guys and a few got caught in a major jam on the M20 and gave up. All in all a great evening anyway.
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Thames Valley Joint RO Jason Gibson 07958 459 725 (mobile) tipec@blueyonder.co.uk Joint RO Paul Mabley flyingpig71@hotmail.com Joint RO Nick Ramsay tipec1@witzendcs.co.uk Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:00pm at The Novello, Bath Rd, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3RX.
Watery Fowls?
Don’t ask!
A wonderful view over Lake Vyrnwy for our Sunday Lunch
Three lost souls? (We weren’t lost, but everybody else was)
Well, it’s been a very busy summer in our region and we've had some fantastic monthly meets. During the spring I decided to make our summer meets (April to September) themed. We started with a front fours night, followed by 928s, Cayennes and Panameras. June’s Air-cooled night was followed by July’s Topless Tuesday, then we had our Specials night, which was very special indeed and ended up being a ’70s & ’80s night with guest car clubs invited. Each month the numbers kept getting bigger and bigger. September’s meeting had 60 cars attend during the night. We had a few TVRs from the local region, a couple of lovely Lotus Esprits, lots of Porsches of course, a few Ferraris , a Lamborghini, Corvettes and so much more. As a result of these nights and without me ever trying to sell membership, we have many new members
on board. For those of you reading this who have recently joined, welcome aboard – we hope to see you at our meets and on our days out.
roads. Saturday’s drive finished with a few laps of the famous Evo Triangle, followed by a visit to the nearest Shell for More V-Power! As for the Hotel, well, where do I start ... Think of Fawlty Towers but with Peter Sellers playing Basil. Chaos, eccentricity, disbelief ... all resulting in uncontrollable laughter for the whole stay.
Talking of days out, we have just returned from a Fantastic Welsh Weekender. Some of our regular members and a few from other regions departed for North Wales on the first weekend of September. The weather was great and made for some wonderful Now that Summer is over, it’s time to sort out this driving conditions around Snowdonia’s famous twisty year’s Christmas Party ... JON MITCHELL_q 29/08/2012 14:11 Page 1
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South East RO Derek Flanagan 01342 717 754 07767 254 820 (mobile) derek.flanagan@btconnect.com ARO James Garrard 07837 701 011 (mobile) jamesgarrard@hotmail.co.uk Meetings are held second Wednesday of every month 8pm at The Bolney Stage, London Road, Bolney RH17 5RL, just off the A23, 10 miles south of Crawley. For those of you who haven’t made it along to a monthly meet yet, we always welcome new members and prospective members. Come and see if you like us, we're a friendly bunch no matter what model of Porker you own or desire and you will be guaranteed to receive a hearty welcome and make some new friends. You also have the opportunity of winning our own regional lotto with all SE Region members going into the hat each month – but you have to be at the meeting to win if your name is drawn out. With the great British Summer weather in July and August we had great attendances at our monthly meetings and regional car shows every weekend, such as Simply Porsche, The Silverstone Classic, Capel, Cranleigh, the Bexhill 100, Wings and Wheels and, of course, the Goodwood Revival for petrolheads to get their fix! David Henderson brought his restored 7.5 litre Buick Centurion 455 cabriolet to our July Club Night . It was a massive 18ft and seven inches long, and six and a half feet wide. Plenty of space for the supermarket shopping or a couple of corpses in the gigantic boot – he could probably even get his 944 Turbo in the boot!
Capel Classic & Bike Show Porsche was clearly the most prolific marque at this year’s show with both TIPEC and PCGB (Surrey region) in attendance. 928.org.uk also joined TIPEC this year and we had a great line up of cars (with a nice group of Guards Red Porsches of various models). We signed up two 928 members – Jamie Bernaldo de Quiros (with a stunning red 928S4) and Jim Stevenson from Devizes, Wiltshire, with a rare Pearlescent Oyster coloured 928S4 with numerous ‘special wishes’ options, including the paint colour. Dan brought his Chesil Speedster which is always an attraction along with Lawrence Peacock’s fabulous white 968 Club Sport. There were a number of other great Porsches scattered around the show such as a 916 and a rare 912. My ARO James Garrard made me very envious in August as he had an invitation to the annual employees’ open day at the McLaren Technology Centre, where he saw a unique and valuable TAG Turbo Porsche with a 1,100 bhp twin-turbo V6! I am seeking SE Region member’s cars for a 2015 TIPEC calendar. If you have any suitable shots please send them to me for consideration. Alex Willis and David Henderson have jointly purchased an old 924 which they are restoring and getting ready for trackdays. We are now also looking forward
to seeing Dan Engledow’s 911SC Targa project car shortly, after several years of restoration work. September 20th (Saturday) TIPEC Open day at Porsche Centre Mid Sussex October 8th (Wednesday) Club Night at The Bolney Stage November 12th (Wednesday) Club Night at The Bolney Stage November 14–16th (Thursday–Sunday) Classic Car Show at NEC December 10th (Wednesday) TIPEC Club Night and Christmas dinner at The Bolney Stage
Wessex RO Pete Blackler 07779 203 278 (mobile) peter_blackler@sky.com Meetings are held third Thursday of every month from 8:15pm at The Bucks Head, Meonstoke, Hampshire SO32 3NA. www.thebuckshead.co.uk The Bucks Head is just off the A32. Meonstoke lies just North of Fareham, only 15 mins from the M3.
David Henderson’s 7.5l Buick Centurion 455 Cabriolet – over 18 and a half feet long!
TIPEC South East at the Capel Classic
Rare Porsche 916 at the Capel Classic
1,100bhp TAG Turbo at the McLaren Technology Centre
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Southern RO WANTED! ARO Jim Tarrant 0120 260 1886 jim.tarrant@consequia.com Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 7:30pm at The Bridge House, 2 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AN
Les’ Spyder outside the Ace Café
Bristol, South West & South Wales members on Poole Quay
October 7th (Tuesday) Club Night, The Bridge House, Ferndown Please visit our website at www.tipec.net/region_southern.php as we are continuously updating our events page. Members will also receive email notifications of upcoming items.
Bristol, South West & South Wales RO Sue Simmons 07530 312 700 (mobile) sue.simmons1@gmail.com ARO Mick Simmons 07793 905 918 (mobile) mjs019@gmail.com Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:45pm at The Plough, Pilning, Nr Bristol BS35 4JJ. www.theploughpilning.co.uk I am writing this just after our September Club night – probably one of our last chances to see a whole mass of our members’ cars out in daylight in the car park at The Plough. Once again a good club night with the screen showing photos from Ted’s trip to California and some fun memories of our regional BBQ at the end of August. Thanks to absolutely everyone who helped (you know who you are!) and to all those that came and supported the BBQ and enabled us to make another donation to Charlton Farm Childrens Hospice – that’s almost £1,000 donated during our year with them as our worthy cause. Since writing the last regional piece we have had a lovely full TIPEC weekend in Poole and then at Sherbourne Castle and Julie (Stuart’s girlfriend) very kindly wrote an article which you can find elsewhere in this magazine. I would like to thank Dave & Debs for organising the Poole part of this weekend – which included two lovely meals – one in The Thistle where we all stayed and one at Italian Gossip, a super drive taking in the chain ferry across from Sandbanks to Studland, Corfe Castle and Swanage.
Regional BBQ in August
During the last couple of months members have attended a wide range of events and one of my favourite photos is the black and white image of Les’ Spyder outside the Ace Café near Wembley. Keep your photos coming! Prescott’s Autumn Classic is coming up at the start of October – a day out which Paul from Asset Trust and I have co-planned.
October 23rd–27th (Thursday–Monday) Trip to Ypres with Scenic & Continental. October 25th (Saturday) Castle Coombe Supercar Saturday in aid of the Stroke Association. November 4th (Tuesday) Club night at The Plough.
In late October we have a trip to Flanders for a WW One commemoration rally weekend. The year always rounds off with a lovely Christmas Lunch in December and this year we go to Alveston House for a record 4th time on December 14th.
December 2nd (Tuesday) Club night at The Plough.
Thanks to everyone for your continued support. If you haven’t got involved in any regional activities this year then make sure you plan something in for 2015 – it’s going to be another great year for our region and one of the highlights will be our trip to the Isle of Man – so don’t miss out!
Cornwall & Devon
October 4th (Saturday) Castle Coombe Grand Finals Championships Race Day. October 4–5th (Saturday–Sunday) Prescott American Autumn Classic - All-American Stars and Stripes weekend.
December 14th (Sunday) Christmas lunch at Alveston House Hotel.
RO Chrissie Jenkins 07851 698 879 (mobile) tipecdandc@outlook.com www.facebook.com/groups/1451387631773105/ Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month from 7pm at the Post Inn, Exeter Rd, Whiddon Down, Oakhampton, Devon EX20 2QT www.thepostinnwhiddon.co.uk
October 5th (Sunday) Castle Coombe Autumn Classic.
Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 7:30pm at The Bridge House, 2 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AN
October 7th (Tuesday) Club night at The Plough.
October 2nd (Thursday) Club night at the Post Inn
Classics At The Castle at Sherborne is one of my favourite shows, with something for everyone, and the sunshine really made it a perfect day.
October 11th (Saturday) TIPEC/Asset Trust Day out starting with breakfast at The Compass.
November 6th (Thursday) Club night at the Post Inn
July saw the inaugural event of the regional TIPEC Ladies’ outings with an afternoon tea cruise on Bristol Harbour being enjoyed by quite a group of us. We also have a spa day planned – so ladies, it’s not all about cars you know!
October 11th (Saturday) Castle Coombe Audi Driver International Trackday. October 18th (Sunday) Castle Coombe Bristol Pegasus Motor Club Sprint.
December 4th (Thursday) Club night at the Post Inn and Christmas cheer!
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