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Chairman’s Chat All Torque is published bi-monthly by TIPEC (The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club) Text & images are © their authors/photographers. Front cover image: Martin Whitelaw’s 911 Targa at the Forth Rail Bridge. Photo by Elaine Whitelaw. All Torque is based entirely on submissions from TIPEC members. This is your magazine and we need your involvement! Submissions for issue 112 (August/September) must be in before Wednesday 1st July 2015. Editor & designer: Tony Blow tony@typescape.com All Torque, 6/2, 308 Old Rutherglen Road, Glasgow G5 0UN. Printed by: The Lavenham Press Ltd, Suffolk (01787 247 436) Advertising in All Torque is managed by: Sean Smallman, Walnut Tree Farm, Grain Road, Lower Stoke, Rochester ME3 9RE (07500 332 790) Website: www.tipec.net Twitter: @Porsche_TIPEC Search for us on Facebook TIPEC Chairman: Jim Hearnden (07930 353 232) jim.hearnden@tipec.net Vice Chairman: Jason Gibson (07958 459 725) tipec@blueyonder.co.uk Treasurer: Paul Bird (01922 428 409) paulpsb928@yahoo.co.uk Advertising & sponsorhip: Sean Smallman (07500 332 790) sean.smallman@tipec.net Communications Director: James Garrard (07837 701 011) jamesgarrard@hotmail.co.uk Membership Director: Sue Simmons (07530 312 700) sue.simmons@tipec.net TIPEC Membership: Lavenham Group (01787 249 295) membership@tipec.lpl-uk.com 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.
Well another election has come and gone, that is the TIPEC AGM has gone and … it’s all change. Sean stepped down from the Chairman’s position after 10 years of sterling service. I’m sure I share everyone’s opinion when I say that thanks are due to him for pulling the club back from the brink and leaving us in the financially secure position we’re now in. I took the Chairman’s role on and Jason Gibson stepped into the Vice Chairman’s position as well as taking the Valuations job on. Sue Simmons will manage the Membership relationship with Lavenham and James Garrard is the Communications Director. Sean is staying on as Advertising & Sponsorship Director which I am thankful for as he has done great work over the years. These are committee posts. Non-committee we have Jim Tarrant as our brilliant Webmaster, Steve Wagg running Events and Tony Blow as our All Torque editor in chief. Going forward, this is your club. If you want something to happen then you need to voice it. All the committee have taken TIPEC.net email addresses, so you can email me, or anyone else, your thoughts. Alternatively the cluboffice@ tipec.net address is still active and in time will go out to the whole committee so we’ll all be dealing with it. Don’t just think it, let someone know. Obviously fast approaching is our National Club event for the second year at Beaulieu called ‘Simply Porsche’. This will be 7th June. Last year was a great day with lovely sunshine and in excess of 500 Porsches. I know this one is well south, but make a weekend of it. Plenty of low cost hotels locally and on Saturday Sean & Steve will be organising a run out to the Haynes Motor Museum for the day. It should be a great weekend, come and join us! One of the things raised at the AGM was that the national Club event is a long way south, an issue for the more northerly members. The response was that if you can find a venue and or an event that we can tag on to, like Simply Porsche, then we will gladly entertain it. The furthest north I’ve ever been to a national event is the Midlands (Gaydon or Hatton Gardens) so a northern event is well overdue. Let’s make it our 2016 event. Having been an RO now for 10 years I often talk to people who ,when I broach club membership, say things like “I’m not a club person”. If you are one of these people then please give your local TIPEC region a try. Our cars are not fragile things, they are designed and engineered to be driven. Whilst we all go out for a blast on our own or with a passenger at times, it’s great to meet up with a group of fellow Porsche owners and enjoy a drive, find somewhere to stop, have a cuppa and, if the weather is good, then stand around and talk cars. A lot of people join one-make clubs for insurance or for help with a problem, but there is so much more to be gained. On that point we have a few regions looking for either ROs or AROs. If you are in one of these regions then maybe look at doing one of these roles. Elsewhere in this edition is an article called Member to Chairman where I talk about how I ended up writing these words, after 10 years’ membership, as Chairman of what I (and I hope you) feel is a great club. Finally, I hope the weather gets better – enjoy driving your Porsches and be safe!
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Club news The big news this month is our annual Simply Porsche event, but there’s also Classics at the Castle to talk about! Please remember that All Torque needs your articles –the next submissions deadline is July 1st.
Classics at the Castle 2015
Simply Porsche run
Sherborne Castle, Sunday 19th July
Saturday 6th June
For the third year running Sue Simmons is organising a TIPEC stand at the fabulous ‘Classics at the Castle’ Show at Sherborne Castle in Dorset on July 19th. Cars need to be on stand by 10am and spaces need to be pre-booked with Sue by June 30th.
On Saturday we have organised a drive back to the New Forest from The Haynes Motor Museum, Yeovil. BA22 7LH. To qualify for the Group Rate of £10.95 per person entry into the museum show your membership card at the pay desk.
Entry tickets will then be sent to members’ homes in the two weeks before the show. The price is just £10 per Porsche to be on the TIPEC stand so please get in touch with Sue at sue.simmons@tipec.net or text her on 07530 312 700. For more information go to www.classicsatthecastle.co.uk
We will leave the museum at 3pm for a Tulip Map scenic drive, via a pub, back to the New Forest and your hotels/ campsite.
Simply Porsche Show & Shine Our usual street style non scoring format, for all models – even modified. Interior and engine bay will not be judged unless you leave the bonnet and doors open. Sponsored by Meguiars with a car selected (pre 2000 MY) to attend the Meguiars Showcase display at the NEC Classic in November. To enter please register by sending an email to cluboffice@tipec.net with ‘Show and Shine’ in the subject box. Closing date is for entries is 5th June.
Membership management Member giveaway at Simply Porsche! This year as part of our national event one lucky club member will win a driving experience at Porsche Silverstone. This is a chance to drive an evolution of 911 cars under expert guidance and is a treat not to be missed. So that your partner doesn’t miss out we’re throwing in an overnight spa break at Rushton Hall Hotel for both of you so we have a combined prize value of over £700!
Contact details for any club membership queries. We now have a dedicated membership management agent. The contact details for and TIPEC membership renewals, changes of address, queries, etc. is now as below. Please make sure you mention that you are contacting them about TIPEC: Phone: Email:
01787 249 295 membership@tipec.lpl-uk.com
To be in with a chance of winning it’s as simple as 1,2,3: 1. Attend the show on Sunday 7th June 2015 2. Visit the club tent to show your valid membership card. 3. Be in attendance when the draw takes place The draw will take place at around 3pm when the Show and Shine awards are presented. You must still be at the show when the draw takes place or else we will draw another member. That’s it – See you at the show and good luck!
By post: TIPEC Membership Arbons House 47 Water Street Lavenham CO10 9RN Online: www.tipec.net membership renewals tab Password: tipecmember
Simply Porsche 2015 Our club’s annual national event is back at Beaulieu on Sunday 7th June. We hope to see you there. This is our biggest event of the year, where we invite the rest of the Porsche community to join us for the day at a great Hampshire venue. If you turn up in a Porsche entry is discounted, costing £10 adult, £5 child. A saving of £11.50 on an adult ticket. Entry into the Beaulieu parkland with your Porsche is from 9:30am with catering available in the Brabazon Restaurant. Admission to the event includes entry to the whole Beaulieu attraction including World of Top Gear and On Screen Cars. Visit Palace House, home of the Montagu family since 1538, enjoy the peaceful serenity of 13th Century Beaulieu Abbey and explore the grounds with a ride on the high-level monorail or open-topped veteran bus.
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The New Forest and the South Coast are well worth a visit, several regions are coming down and making a weekend of it. The Simply Porsche activity for Saturday 6th June will be a visit to Haynes Motor Museum near Yeovil. We have agreed a group rate with the museum at £10 a person. We have organised a scenic drive back from the museum, as detailed on the previous page. If you intend to join us on Saturday please drop a note in advance by email to cluboffice@tipec. net with ‘Simply Porsche Saturday’ in the message title and we will get back to you with the full details.
There is something special about one marque car shows.
See the National Motor Museum’s stunning collection of over 250 vehicles, plus A Chequered History, a new display section celebrating the adrenaline-fuelled world of motor sport, devoted to two stories, Grand Prix Greats and Road, Race & Rally. The Porsche Only Parking Area is inside the grounds and there will be trade stands as well as a Show and Shine competition. We are expecting in excess of 700 Porsches which look great parked along the tree-lined avenues around the museum and estate.
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There are lots of hotels in the area, the Holiday and Premier Inns around Southampton are good value. Camping is also available, check out the forum to see where people are pitching up.
We very much hope to see you at Simply Porsche. Beaulieu is a great venue in a fabulous location and we intend to build on last year’s success. To see your car parked alongside hundreds of other Porsches, along the tree lined avenues, will give you a buzz that you have to be present at to appreciate. There is something special about one marque car shows. For more information from the venue itself, please visit www.beaulieuevents.co.uk or join the conversation with @Beaulieu_Hants on Twitter using #simplyporsche.
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Bringing the Metal Home Tour May Day Bank Holiday 2015 As with most SELNK adventures over the Channel, the day started with Sausage and Egg McMuffins and bacon rolls at Maidstone Services. Ten gleaming Porsches: several 996s, Boxsters, 993, 997 and George and Gill’s 911 Targa causing quite a stir in the car park whilst we ate and chatted about the forthcoming trip to Germany. We usually have a little drama before we set off. Not to break tradition, as we were driving past the main entrance, I noticed Natalie walking out onto the car park (sorry Nat) ‌
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Day 1 - Kent to Oberhausen
Day 2 - Porschfreunde Show Dinslaken
Day 3 - Oberhausen to Porsche Museum
As the Chunnel did not get us into Calais until mid-day, we took the direct route to our hotel, which is within a five minute walk of Centro0 shopping mall in Oberhausen, North of Cologne, and thirty minutes from the Dutch border. This is a great base, which gave the girls the opportunity for some retail R&R whilst the guys had a beer in the Keller. It took a shade over four hours to cover the 240 miles, with a short stop for a quick lunch.
Probably the biggest Porsche gathering in Europe, billed as a show for Porsche Clubs from around Europe to get together. There were clubs from as far afield as Finland and Russia as well as a group from the North West and 911UK. The venue is a horse and trap circuit, very similar to a greyhound stadium but on a much larger scale. Upwards of two thousand Porsches were parked around the oval, with trade stands and club displays parked on the infield.
An early start, the first time in group tour history that everyone was ready to go ahead of the start your engines deadline. What a cracking driving down to Zuffenhausen, everyone stretched their legs and had some fun in the fast lane. Whilst there are a lot of restricted zones on the autobahns, the unrestricted sections make you appreciate how awesome our cars are, especially when you pass 120mph. We covered the 270 miles in four hours which also included a coffee stop.
Just about every model was represented including a 959, a 918 and the largest display of Porsche tractors I have ever seen. It is fair to say that the Germans do like to bling their cars. A 997 had been wrapped in black velvet and drew as much attention as the naked body-painted promo girls. This show is definitely worth the effort and we will be back for May Day 2016.
We arrived at the museum one minute behind schedule and were greeted by Dennis, who parked us very precisely in front of the museum entrance. After Lunch in the Boxster Stop Restaurant, we spent a couple of hours wandering around the museum and The Porsche Design Shop in the dealership across the road. With the current exchange rate, the range was very good value. Even more so with a good selection of sale items on offer to tempt us.
Day 4 - Stuttgart to Heimbach
Day 5 - Heimbach to Calais
The day started with a drive around ‘Solitude’, a Grand Prix street circuit that was retired in 1963 on safety grounds. The 11km course was also used by Porsche for road testing, We then headed cross-country over the Rhine and through the Palatanite Forest on some of the best twisty roads I have ever driven. On day three we had explored the top end of the cars capability, this route tested the road holding – even more challenging as it rained for most of the day.
Another day of narrow twisty roads through the Eifel National Park, a volcanic mountain region with some stunning scenery. After an hour we had a coffee in the beautiful town of Monschau. The architecture is stunning and it really does feel like you have stepped back in time. Next stop was Spa Francochamps and a Le Mans Style photo opportunity under the sign of the home of the Belgium Grand Prix. The roads around Spa are much faster through the forests and we soon found ourselves on the last leg of the journey and the autoroute to Brussels then Calais. Time was against us and to say the last 100 miles was spirited would be an understatement. I was on point, as I had speed camera locations loaded into Garmin and a convoy of eight Porsches snaked through the traffic like we were connected with rope.
The forest sections were amazing, the landscape changed constantly from pasture to hillside vineyards. We decided to split into three groups, which allowed us to stay together. This worked really well, using walkie-talkies to communicate what was approaching so that we could overtake quickly and safely. This was a long day in the seat but for me it was the highlight of the trip, the 4S came into its own on those damp twisty roads. Our hotel was on the shore of Lake Rursee, a modern stylish hotel which we all agreed was exceptional. Spa facilities were included and the evening meal was very good, they also translated a menu to make ordering easier.
This was an ambitious trip and we covered over 1,300 miles, which was a good test of the cars and our driving ability. All the cars were impeccable and the quality of the driving was equally impressive. Spending time with you all was an absolute pleasure, I am already looking forward to our next adventure.
Text by Sean Smallman. Photography by Sean, Jim Hearnden & Graeme Browse All Torque 111 page 11
RESTLESS With the launch of the new 991 GT3 last year and the problems that followed with the first cars delivered to the UK, you would expect people to think about protecting their investment. Don’t worry, this isn’t a technical bulletin, or a sad story about someone losing money on their value of their car. If you were one of the limited few who bought the 991 GT3 (Porsche have still to confirm how many exactly they built and how many are right-hand drive UK cars) you were treated to some special service. A day out at the Porsche experience at Silverstone was part of the asking price.
So what does this special band of GT3 owners do? As I was to find out, they drive them. Believe it or not, there are a more than expected number of TIPEC members who bought these cars and even more intriguing is the fact that quite a few of them live in Scotland. Coming together a for a weekend of driving through some of Scotland’s hills and glens was called for. Our friends phoned round, then the call went out to some more friends further south.
Next thing we know, along with some other German and Italian friends, there are: • • • • • • • • • •
11 (!) 991 GT3s one 993 TurboS one 997 GT3RS’s one 997 GT3 one 996 C2S one 1972 2.7 Carrera RS one Boxster Spyder one GT2 one 996 GT2 and a 928 S4.
One poor chap had to bring his Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta after trading his 991 GT3 in for a 918, which couldn’t be delivered in time.
NATIVES Having received some wonderful breakfast and hospitality from the start point at Porsche Centre Glasgow on the Friday morning, a trip up the west coast and through some scenic glens to Inverness was accompanied by the glorious sound of cars that can rev to 9,000 RPM.
An overnight in Inverness was followed by another day’s driving round the very top of Scotland in what can be best described as changeable weather, and ended with an overnight in Torridon before heading back south again on the Sunday.
Anyway, rather than me tell you about it, here are a few pictures that explain far better than I could.
Text by Lee Reader. Photography by Mike Woodley & Keith Bird All Torque 111 page 13
Photography by Mike Woodley & Keith Bird All Torque 111 page 15
Spirit of the sports car
James Garrard and Jaga Kubit visited the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone for a very special one-day event.
A fantastically warm spring day in April, and I find myself heading up the M40 with my chum Jaga, in a Porsche 924 called Denis. We couldn’t have wished for better weather for an afternoon at the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone. Jaga, who is also a driving instructor for the AA, somehow managed to blag tickets to Porsche’s ‘Spirit of the Sports Car’ event driving the new Cayman GTS and the 911 GTS. Of course as I always wanted to try the Porsche Experience Centre, this was an opportunity I wasn’t going to turn down. The drive up was pleasant yet spirited, and we arrived around midday. Immediately as we drove into the car park I spied a stunning 997 GT3 RS 4.0 in black. It didn’t take long before the camera was out snapping shots. Little did I know at this point, to whom that car belonged … But all will be revealed later.
We were greeted in the main centre and shown the way to the stunning restaurant upstairs. We had a quick glance around the main hall which hosted a 919 race car mock-up, a 550 Spyder, a mix of new and classic 911s, another racing car and last but not least, tucked away in a corner, a very beautiful white 918 Spyder with a low number on the rear quarter. Oh and apparently a very famous racing driver whom (as I’m as blind as a bat) I didn’t even notice I was standing next to. Heading upstairs ,we were greeted by Sally and her team, who after the formalities directed us to our seats overlooking the main track. After ordering our drinks I then noticed the famous racing driver I had been standing next to … none other than Mark Webber! He was filming something while driving the red GT3.
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After our sumptuous meal of fine fillet steak, and a nice looking halibut, we watched in awe the cars dotted around the track. Views of the skid pan and ice hill could clearly be seen. In the far distance the infamous kick plate. Mark was still down on track by the time our pudding came along. I must admit the rhubarb crumble tasted heavenly (I’m a big fan of crumbles as well as Porsches). All the food looked like a work of art, well presented and plenty of it. We noticed Mark coming in for lunch, so we quickly finished up our meal and headed down to try and meet him. Engrossed in conversation with one of the film crew, we waited patiently. As Mark is a true gentleman, he welcomed us both and we managed to get a few happy pics together, chat about his F1 career and his move to Porsche. After an autograph on my handy copy of All Torque (Issue 107 – I will not part with that for all the tea in China). We said our goodbyes as he wandered up to the restaurant. We then went outside to view some of the facilities on offer. The new track extension (handling circuit) is stunning, a seamless extension to the old track. It boasts lots of dips and hairpins on the entrance followed by a sort straight, a turn with a nasty little kink at the end of it followed by a long flat arrow straight for about 1/4 mile where you really can get some speed up. At the bottom lies in wait a tight hairpin where you can then choose between going around again or heading onto the braking/launch control stage; two three lane straights side by side where you can really get to grips with the full stopping power of the Porsches brakes and the launch control system. Driving heaven! We made our way to the roof terrace viewing area, as it was such a sizzling hot day. The views were spectacular, The whole of Silverstone main track can be seen, as well as both Porsche tracks. A lot of thought has gone into making this place and everything is geared towards the cars and drivers. They even have a full gym, showers, conference rooms and shop. It’s worth just going to take a look around. Jaga and I grabbed a quick drink before heading into our track safety lecture, just before the start of our track session. I took the opportunity to ask Sally if it would be possible to have a chat with Gordon Robertson, the Chief Driving Consultant at the centre. When I did my last article in All Torque, I wrote about a red Porsche 935 racing
car, owned by Chris Goodwin and maintained by David Lee. Gordon featured in the YouTube video at the experience centre and drove that very car around the track, so I was particularly interested in meeting him if possible. I left Sally to work her magic. Five minutes later Gordon was sat at our table having a drink with us, talking about the whole thing. WOW! He even signed a few extra copies of the magazine I had for good measure. I can’t believe how very accommodating all the staff are at the centre, they really bend over backwards to make you feel welcome and will do anything they can to help. During our conversation we got to talk about the GT3 which they had one or two of sitting on the track. After our session Gordon promised us a quick spin in the GT3 … This day was getting better by the minute. Roll call! We followed our group into the lecture room for our briefing, which only went on for about 10 minutes or so and told us about the cars we would be driving. The line up was the new GTS range, Cayman manual and the 911 991 GTS with PDK, with a standard PDK Boxster S, as the comparison car. A short while later we headed out for the test runs. First up for me was the new Cayman GTS with manual gearbox. This was my first time in a Cayman and I was eager to try it. I gingerly joined the track and proceeded carefully for the first time round. Then the hammer fell and, along with it, the old cliché of a Boxster with a hard top soon became a faded memory. The gear changes were precise, and selected with ease. The car felt nimble and comfortable, even when I pushed it hard into a corner. I felt safe, so after about three trips around my instructor took me over to the kick plate area, something I’ve wanted to do for such a long time. I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve done skidpan driving at Castle Coombe, but nothing like this. We lined up and as I hit second I crossed the plate, which just took me sideways. It was like really being on ice or a tailskid, and I didn’t know which way it was going to throw the car. We span out a bit and I corrected, think it was beginner’s luck as my second attempt ended with me doing a full 270 degree spin and feeling the full capabilities of what this bit of the track can do. By this time a bit of a queue had developed, which also included Jaga in the 911 GTS Coupe. We lined up for our last run and this time success. The skid was corrected proactively so we moved onto the new track extension area, which had a stunning driving surface. Again I took it easy first time round. The car felt responsive in all the right places, more like a 911 than a Boxster of yesteryear. The car felt tight when it needed to be, yet capable of letting you throw it around a bit. The level of grip at speed was amazing. As I’m used to an old school 911 Turbo, which tries to kill me at every available opportunity, to drive a Porsche hard, even on a wet surface and still feel confident made a refreshing change. All too soon though our time was up in the Cayman, and we had to move to the new 911 991 GTS cabriolet PDK. Now to be fair, I’m not a fan of cabriolets, and I would have preferred trying the Coupe, but after a few trips around the old section of track, giving it the beans, it felt alright. The body of the car felt stiff like a coupé, but again nimble enough in the corners so you could throw it around a bit. It really was like the Cayman but with a few extra chilis under the hood, and that throaty exhaust sound in sport mode sounded fantastic when listened to with the top down.
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After one or two trips around the old section of track to get familiar with the car and that PDK gearbox, we headed over to the new section where I let rip, really throwing it around and, in return, I became pleasantly surprised. Despite my aggressive driving style, it felt as if I was off to the shops. No drama, until the instructor suggested I take a right at the far bend and enter the straights to try out the rapid braking system. I lined the car up dead centre of the three lanes, sped up to about 70 mph, then I hit the brakes as hard as I could.
switchback turn. All I saw at this point was Armco and my life flashing before my eyes! Somehow (and I really don’t know how) we made the turn and were heading off to the handling part of the circuit at warp speed.
We were going so fast it felt as if two wheels were airborne as we flew through the switchback turn.
The rapid stopping power was impressive. We then made our way around to the launch control area on the opposite side; this is where the real fun began. As I have never used launch control before it took me a few attempts to get it right, holding the footbrake down hard and stamping on the accelerator is a new one for me, but the PDK gearbox takes care of most of it for you. Just hold on tight as you release the brake, when you really feel what power the 991 really has under the bonnet. You get the full-on 0–60 speed with no tail wag, and you’re always in control. Brilliant! And the best thing of all, Porsche has designed this feature to do it all day long! No damage to the engine whatsoever … how cool is that? A few launches later I made my way back to the centre for the last car in the session, the Boxster S. The Boxster S came with the PDK gearbox again. Immediately I could feel the difference in performance between the S and the GTS, the GTS felt much more aggressive where the Boxster felt tamer and calmer. It certainly lacked the grunt of the 911. Don’t get me wrong, for a road car, its still impressive on handling. Fast where it needs to be, but a little more refined than the GTS and a lot quieter too. We had a few trips around the old track before heading to the low friction zone and the ice hill. The grip on the low friction zone was impressive for a rear wheel drive car. It took a lot of effort to get the rear out, we then moved on to the ice hill, which is a graded slope with a torrent of water on it. The idea is to go around the water jets and make the end spin out, which when done correctly initiates control of the car in a skid situation. Given that I’d only done a bit of skidpan driving before, it certainly made me feel more confident about using my own cars more in the wet. A few more trips around the circuit and the handling circuit saw the afternoon’s session come to a close all too quickly. As we headed back to the parking area, I felt as if I had achieved a little more driving skill than I arrived with. Jaga and I were buzzing from the driving as we headed up to the restaurant for a well-earned drink and snack. After a little while Gordon came out to greet us again, and we talked more about the track and our experience. After most of the group had left Gordon treated Jaga and I to a special treat … we each got a 10 minute spin around the whole track in the 991 GT3. We took a few happy pics first of all then I was first up for a really exciting ride! With Gordon at the wheel, who is top dog at the centre for his driving skill, I really wasn’t expecting what the GT3 was about to unleash! We calmly headed out onto the clear circuit, a few trips around the main circuit at a fairly rapid pace, then as we climbed the back straight up to the switchback turn I was expecting Gordon to slow down … he didn’t! OH MY GOD! We must have been doing 85 miles an hour into a hairpin turn, we were going so fast it felt as if two wheels were airborne as we flew through the
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Around the bends at the handling circuit and along the small straight before taking the bend at speed … I think at this point all I was thinking was clench and new underwear! Around the bend then massive acceleration, much, much faster than the 911 991 GTS I had been driving, it felt like a mini rocket ship. The PDK gearbox was amazing, there is no way I could change gears like that. Flying down the straight we had already passed where I would be braking for the turn, literally leaving it until the last few seconds before braking into the turn. The G-force felt as we made the turn threw me against the side of the car, then we flew down and around the handling circuit and back on to the straights. Then Gordon thought he would show me launch control in the GT3. I’m not a holy man but at this point I was praying. The sensation I can only compare to the acceleration at Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain. It felt like being launched in a rocket. 60 is achieved in 3.3 seconds, which meant by the time we got to the end of the first straight we were doing over a hundred! Back down the main straight Gordon really had me clenched as this time he didn’t bother braking before the turn and shot off on to the main circuit again. We headed around the bends at full belt. I really thought we were going to lose it at the top corner, then Gordon headed off on to the low friction area, power sliding first right, then switching and going left. Gordon really knew how to handle the GT3. I thought I could be an aggressive driver … I’m no match for Gordon though. Heading back on to the circuit twice more around then back to the parking area. I was actually speechless and shaking. Gordon apologised but it was fine by me! Crawling out of the GT3, feeling as if I should kiss the ground like the Pope, my parting words to Jaga as she climbed in were “Yep, good luck with that one hun …” and off she flew. All too soon she was back and buzzing. We said our thanks and goodbyes to Gordon and the rest of the team, climbed into Denis and started on our journey home. WOW! What a day. What an experience. Would I do it again? Without a doubt. Huge thanks to Mark Webber, Gordon Roberson, Sally and all the team at the Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone, for having us both as guests and making the day really special. An extra big thank you to Jaga Kubit for taking me along on the day. It really was an amazing day and I would highly recommend it as a way to find out more about your car’s capabilities. Really brings the best out of the cars and the driver in a safe environment. Text by Derek Flanagan. Photography by Derek & Jaga Kubit All Torque 111 page 19
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After a year of ownership Martin Whitelaw decided it was about time he attended to the substandard paintwork inherited on his 1987 Targa.
Text by Martin Whitelaw. Photography by Martin & Elaine Whitelaw All Torque 111 page 21
Martin’s ‘red’ 1987 Porsche 911 Targa in 2014
Section of wing cut out at fuel filler
New steel welded in
Shortly after purchase in October 2013 new rear sill sections, ‘B’ post lock plates, kidney bowl sections and a large patch around the OSF wing repeater area were welded in to replace the dreaded tin worm. Passable paint repairs were carried out then but I knew that sooner or later every panel would need paint. A decision was made during 2014 to give the Targa its necessary makeover – but what colour? The predominance of guards red examples (mine being one of them) prompting me to go for something different, brighter, younger and more fun! Viper Green has been a favourite of ours for many a year – that is as long as it’s on someone else’s car! Speed Yellow I’ve had several of, dark colours are generally difficult to keep, my last restoration was finished in Sky Blue … so finally a ’70s Signal Orange was chosen to stand out from the crowd and perhaps put a smile on a few faces in 2015.
Painless windscreen removal
My 1987 example with its black Targa hoop and impact bumpers could hardly pass for a ’70s classic so I thought I might lighten things up just a little. Firstly the Targa hoop could be stripped back and polished to its original ‘Back to the Future’ stainless steel. Then the Targa and Carrera scripts to gold instead of black, the black Fuchs wheel ‘spokes’ could be painted silver, the windscreen seal trim changed to chrome, the front indicators and repeaters changed for clear versions and possibly the headlight rings to chrome also. My inspiration for these thoughts was the 1970s long bonnet model – alas for now I will have to make do with a poor man’s part copy! One dilemma! - do I refit the whaletail spoiler or go for a cleaner ‘no spoiler’ look? I am in two minds on this one but have sourced a lightly damaged 964 bare engine lid to which I could fit a standard look grille. Let’s see how this develops later. Thinking ahead to final paint application I recalled seeing a smart Guards Red (yes red again – sorry James) 944 Turbo at Porsche in the Glen in East Kilbride, and again at the Selkirk Classic, which had recent bodywork and paint by Steve Walkers Bodyshop – a VW Group approved facility at Bathgate. The work was to a high standard and I made a note then to approach Steve for a quote nearer the time. In November 2014 I visited Steve armed with a front wing and several panels which I had already prepared for paint. Steve was initially reluctant to put his firm’s name to finished work which had not been prepared in-house but after panel inspections and personal
Ready for paint –note temporary Boxster wheels
The inspiration – a 1970s long bonnet 911 Targa
‘A’ post colour applied
assurances from me we agreed a price for paintwork to be carried out in January 2015. True to his word some six weeks later, on 30 December, Steve personally uplifted the Targa with a view to getting a start made early in the New Year. With time on my hands, between taking the Targa off the road in September 2014 and collection for paint in December, I set about checking all panels for previously unseen problems. Not a moment too soon as the NSF wing was found to have been heavily repaired in the area of the fuel filler – a welded patch had been welded over a rusty section. This was not good enough so I cut out the section, treated the whole area, and welded in fresh steel. During this time I also managed to overhaul the front suspension and fit new rubber bushings to the rear torsion bar spring plates, finally setting the bars to a slightly lower ride height – another article another time perhaps! Together with the bodywork carried out in 2013 the Targa’s shell was now looking good. Minor scratches and knocks attended to, the steel work was almost complete – oh! did I forget to mention that a further seven small welded repair patches were required to the OSF wing? As part of the painting arrangement with SWB I would prepare all the panels as far as I could go and colour finish the door shuts to allow the shell to be painted without having to remove the doors
Original ’80s Fuchs wheels
Engine lid and edges painted
(and three sets of wiring each!) again. Steve’s team would still remove the front wings, bonnet and bumpers as part of their normal painting procedure. SWB to apply phosphate primer, colour and lacquer finishes to all external surfaces as well as the underside of luggage lid (bonnet). Panels to be pre-prepared by me and supplied loose were front and rear valances (six pieces), rear spoiler moulding, side sill skirts (two), torsion bar covers (two), mirrors (two), headlight covers (two) and finally the fuel flap. As I had the original engine lid off for dent repair I went one stage further and painted the underside of the lid along with the edges of the engine bay and inside the rear spoiler moulding. (final engine bay and luggage area repaint will be carried out by me during engine work planned for 2015 – again another story!) The windscreen removal process proved most interesting but ultimately painless as I cut through the old rubber seal and lifted the glass straight out taking care to unplug the screen aerial lead from below the dashboard. Surprisingly the windscreen aperture was found to be in good condition despite being a likely spot for corrosion. All the more surprising as small water leaks were noticed previously at the lower corners of the old screen seal during heavy rain. All should now be fine once the new OEM seal and aforementioned chrome trim have been fitted following paintwork.
The finished retro ’70s look
All Torque 111 page 23
Primer with guide coat prior to flatting
Colour and clearcoat applied
The front wings and bumpers were temporarily refitted for transportation to the bodyshop and panel gaps checked to avoid problems when the Targa returns with a fresh coat of paint. Finally, after what seemed like an endless circuit of flatting, filling, priming and re-flatting, I left it to the experts to apply their magic in the paint booth. With the car away I set about painting the Fuchs wheel spokes silver to give the required ’70s look. 3M fine masking tape was used to outline the wheel spokes before etch priming, colour coating and lacquering the finish. Centre caps were also similarly finished. Not too shabby I hope? Back to the rear spoiler or no spoiler debate – one day in January I was visiting Brian Miller (our friendly Porsche specialist in Edinburgh) and when discussing the rear spoiler or lack of it Brian offered to let me have a good used spoiler cassette which he had had lying about in his store room since the nineties. It lacked the motor drive but could be used manually and I jumped at this – many thanks Brian. Armed with the dusty but very useable spoiler cassette I hurried off to repair and prepare the previously sourced 964 engine lid prior to final colour painting – hopefully again by Steve Walker’s Bodyshop. Once painted I’ll try both engine lid arrangements but most likely be told by my better half Elaine which one to go with (small sacrifice for a quiet life!) It’s now the 13th of January 2015 and the second engine lid has just been delivered to SWB at Bathgate. My Targa is sitting in the corner of
Two of the 23 (yes 23!) pieces painted off the car
his shop bereft of its luggage and engine lids, bumpers and both front wings – unfortunately due to illness SWB are one painter down so no actual paintwork has commenced. 31st of January 2015 and most of my Targa has now not only been primed, guide coated and ‘flatted’ but the main panels wear a shiny new coat of Signal Orange – hurrah! (I think, I’ve not seen the colour yet.) Steve kindly forwarded a bundle of progress photographs. Workmanship and finish look great and as you can imagine I can’t wait to get the full ‘Tango’ effect close up and personal. Next stage is to get it back with all the freshly painted panels and somehow assemble this jigsaw without any damage. Thankfully SWB will refit the luggage lid and (for now) the original engine cover plus both front wings and bumpers (the latter items only loosely for transportation). Meanwhile, I’ve not been idle having freshened some of the satin black painted trim, fashioned a manual clamp for the optional 964 rear spoiler out of scrap metal plus the twist knob from a discarded camera tripod (STIL is ‘still’ visible on the knob) also cleaned up the front oil cooler and original brass pipework. (the Targa went away with the oil lines blanked off using 22mm compression fittings forward of the oil thermostat – not a problem really as I have never known the front cooler to be used in the 5,000 miles and 18 months of ownership – comments in a sealed envelope please!)
Whaletail back on
Arriving back on the trailer –home safe, but then the real work started!
Always keen to try something new, I intend to refit the windscreen myself – well, that is with some helping hands to keep the glass pressed firmly into the aperture as I endeavour to ‘lip’ the seal with my newly acquired length of Chinese supplied paracord. Good luck with this one I hear you say! How does the windscreen aerial lead fit through the new seal? Does the seal need sealant or go in dry? I’ll find out later perhaps! Sunday 8th February and Targa is delivered home (yes delivered on a Sunday – what service!) looking resplendent in its new orange livery. 17 separate pieces were also collected and they will be carefully stored until refitted to the car. Reassembly started with the rear reflector and lights and carried on until the rear valances and bumper had been completely rebuilt. Door mirrors, handles and trim were next followed by a trial fitting of the SS Targa hoop. The windscreen was positioned in the frame with plans made to fit it properly once I can muster up some troops to hold it in place. Many other minor jobs were carried out at this time including instrument bulb replacement, corrections to the mirror wiring and mirror switch renewal. I really do like the colour and find the contrast with the black trim and SS hoop most pleasing. It mystically changes from mustard to orange, or even yellow depending on the light! The ‘optional’ 964 engine lid has been built up with its spoiler cassette and this will be trial fitted once the appropriate wider spaced lid hinges are sourced. For now the original whaletail spoiler has been assembled back on the car minus the rear wiper assembly. At the front end it was time to fit the front wings but what to use as sealant? I finally chose black mastic sealant supplied by a local VW agent but cut in two length wise and fitted in strips above and below the wing fixing bolts holes. I added copious black Waxoyl to the joint area to allow me some ‘slip’ to make minor adjustment to the wing fit plus provide a watertight seal once set. All worked well with good bonnet to wing gaps and tolerable wing to door alignments. Front
Just the headlights to go ...
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… February and the Targa is delivered home looking resplendent in its new orange livery. 17 separate pieces were also collected!
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valance, bumper, bellows and headlights followed and suddenly the front end was looking like a Porsche again. After a couple of weeks refitting trim, door furniture, Targa hoop and various seals I couldn’t put off fitting the windscreen any longer so with the help of a neighbour I coated the aperture and seal in clear Waxoyl and attempted a cord pull fitment. To say it was a fight is not overstating the job but on the second try I (we) managed to get the seal to ‘stay’ but the fit at the corners, especially the top corners, was not good. The problem seemed to be the aluminium ‘chrome’ trim not allowing the rubber seal to take up the exact contours of the surround so with a piece of wood rounded at one end, and a big hammer, I gently reshaped the aluminium trim into the corners and hey presto the seal was made good. You may want to know that I decided to pull the cord out at the bottom of the seal first and this seemed to be preferable to fitting the top edge first. I also found that a screwdriver sized tool with a small angled ball end is a must to hook over the inside seal lip when either the cord slips or lip pulls back during fitting. Not a job I would want to do every day but I suppose with a little experience it would be easier next time. Another job off the ‘to do’ list. As I had lowered the car slightly (and had noticed inside front tyre wear even before I started) I set about wheel alignment with my trusty parallel string line method. Right enough the front wheels were toed out badly and the OSR toed in a bit too much. Adjustments made she now drives arrow straight and hopefully with less tyre wear. Getting there, but will she pass the MOT? Yes! is the answer – she flew through with no advisories. Now for a long dry warm summer (I hope)!
... and she ‘smiles’ again!
Was it worth it? YES!
Text by Martin Whitelaw. Photography by Martin & Elaine Whitelaw All Torque 111 page 25
From member to chairman Our new Chairman, Jim Hearnden, on his 10 years in the club
Dependant on your reading logic you may have already seen my less than handsome face peering out at you from the inner front page of this magazine. I decided to pen a few words about my TIPEC career development and what that has been like. I hope some of this will act maybe as a spur for people to get involved with the running of the club in one way or another. At around May 2005 my Alfa diesel was costing more and more to run. I’d had the idea of some form of front engine Porsche running around my head for a while. So after discussion with SWMBO, I (we) made the decision that the Alfa would go &and we’d look for either a 924 or a 944. Strange the way things work out, I looked at a variety of locally advertised cars including a 924 (ratty and overpriced) and several early square dash 944s all of which were less than impressive. But as luck would have it a local small car dealer had a white 944 sitting on their forecourt which had been there for a while. This was an S2 by the appearance with D90 wheels. The dealer seemed to specialise in older low end hatchbacks and I never did work out who thought it would be a good idea to buy a 944 in! One afternoon I stopped and had a look at it. It turned out that it was an ’87 944 2.5 that had an S2 front and wheels fitted. It was very tidy and had been looked after (Porsche oil filter, Conti N rated tyres on three wheels etc.) I was straight with the guys and said that I had to sell the Alfa first (which he hastily said he didn’t want!) and I’d think about it. I didn’t think that an Alfa with 110K miles on it would be that easy to sell, however a few days later someone on Pistonheads remarked that he fancied a 156 JTD SW and we started a dialogue. A week later he’d bought it. At this point we go back to Dodgy Autos selling the 944. With cash in my pocket and with him having had it on his forecourt for three months I guessed he’d be desperate to get rid of it. A hard discussion followed and the car was mine. I was now a Porsche owner! First shock was filling it up – so the tank is 80Litres then! I then started looking at Porsche clubs and found the Titanic forum followed by Porscha-Net1, the latter being the forerunner of TIPEC.net. I also found that there were two clubs: PCGB & TIPEC. After some thought I joined TIPEC, speaking to the then Membership Secretary, Trig Ellis. Trig did mention that there used to be a SE London TIPEC group but it had faded away some four years ago. If I fancied restarting a region he could help. 10 years on, these prophetic words are still ringing in my ears! Once I had the info through I found my nearest meet was Derek Flanagan’s SE group down in Crawley on Wednesdays. Doing a job that involved extensive travel the chances of being free on a Wednesday eve and even wanting to do the M25/23 trip for 60-odd miles turned out to be nil. So mid-October I phoned Trig and asked him to send me the member list for my area, which he did. Looking at the list of 15 fellow Porsche owners I found two members within a 10 minute walk of my house and another within a 10 minute drive. Of the rest they were spread out across most of Kent & SE London. I mailed out an introduction as below: “All, This is an open letter to most of the people registered with TIPEC as a SE Group, This numbers 12 including myself although I don’t have mail addresses for three of those. The current SE meet is at Crawley and as we’re all really too far from Crawley to make it a do-able meeting, I foolishly said to Trig Ellis that I’d be interested in setting up a group for the North Kent/SE London Members. This would obviously be dependent on responses from the people in the area. I’ve spoken to Paul Greer & Peter Scott who live a stone’s throw from me in Chatham and they are both keen. I’d be looking at probably using a pub around the Wrotham Hill/Brands Hatch area which is reasonably central for the majority of us. So what do I need from you? I need a yay or nay as to whether you are A: Interested and B: whether you’d come
along. I also need some idea of which day would best suit, currently I favour a Friday evening probably any other than the 2nd Friday as that conflicts with those whom are PCGB members. If you wish to have a chat I’ve listed my numbers below but I’d appreciate an email response as well as it’s easier to collate, Regards, Jim Hearnden.” So this kicked it off, work and people responding took a few weeks but the first meeting was scheduled for 2nd December 2005. I think the initial meeting was around six people, all 944 owners apart from one solitary 911 driver (Nigel Feddon). The initial few years were hard work, with Paul Greer, now my ARO, and myself organizing events and getting a tiny turn out. Sometimes getting to meetings and there being only two or three of us. We carried on as a successful region and then several years ago after an AGM there was a vacancy for a Vice Chairman. I took the role and then stepped up to the Chairman’s role this year after Sean decided to stand down (after a very successful 10 years). Sean has brought the club through a tough financial time and TIPEC is now financially stable. One of the basics Paul & I have always kept to is not to let the group become a ‘boy’s club’, so our venues are attractive to our lady members as well as the men and
we don’t spend all the evening talking cars. As regards the region SELNK has done many events, some of the nationally organized through TIPEC other events we have done within the group. One of the types that has worked very well is a Fish ’n’ Chips Run, which is a run down to the coast over some good roads. Rolling up at a fantastic pub which does fantastic fish & chips (and other food!), we get big turnouts for this, frequently having 20 or so cars. We have had detailing sessions, done by members who enjoy cleaning cars more than I do. These have been successful in helping people find out how to clean their cars properly. In the early days we did one day runs to Le Tourquet in France for a one day classic event. This was a great way to get people comfortable with driving abroad as it is around 55 miles from Calais. We have also done several longer European tours as a group. We have also visited one man’s car collection, known as The Toy Box, which comprises an eclectic collection of around 150 cars. Another of the more recent events started by Kim & Martin is a Spa day, done in conjunction with a local hotel which does a D, B & B package and allows access to the Spa as well. We also have a very good relationship with our local PC (Porsche Centre) at Tonbridge who do two open days a year when they buy cakes in, everyone meets there for a cuppa and
we get a chance to put our cars on the ramps for 30–40 minutes with a Porsche Technician looking over them and advising on what needs to be done. As part of this we get good discounts on both labour and parts which encourages our members to use them. The group now has 70 members, has outgrown and out-survived around six venues. We now get good turn outs, we managed 31 for our Chrstmas dinner in 2014. I still run the group as RO, Paul as ARO has been joined by Martin Jackson as joint ARO. We have an extensive calendar. Somethings work, some don’t … we are still trying to work that out. The 944 was sold several years ago and we bought a 2000 Boxster S which is a very different drive and ownership proposition to the 944. Maybe if there is enough interest I’ll do a comparison article. If I was offering advice to ROs it is this; realize that not everything appeals to everybody. Some you’ll win, some you’ll lose. Don’t try to be too democratic otherwise nothing gets done. By all means discuss things but take a decision and stick to it. Try and piggy-back off of other regions, they’ll be doing things that appeal to your members and you may find they are interested in what you’re organizing. Persevere and it all comes good in the end. Text by Jim Hearnden. Photography by Paul Hardiman, originally for Classic Cars magazine All Torque 111 page 27
Regional round up R2
Scotland
R8
Anglia & North Essex
R3
North East
R11
North London, Herts & South Essex
R4
Yorkshire
R12
South East London & North Kent
R5
North West
R13
Thames Valley
R18
Cheshire & Staffs
R9
South East
R6
South Yorkshire & North Notts
R21
Wessex
R19
East Midlands
R23
Southern
R7
Central
R22
Bristol, South West & South Wales
R20
South Central
R15
Cornwall & Devon
R2
R3
R4 R5 R18
R6 R19
R7 R22
R15
R8
R20 R12 R13
R23
R11 R9
R21
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 Well the season has kicked off and we have finalised our diary of events for the 2015 season. As you can see from the list we will be very active as we are every year. A mixture of old and new events which were chosen by you, the members, from ideas and suggestions put forward in the winter months. For those of you who have not yet been to a day out with the region, then get in touch and let us know your intentions and we will be only to happy to welcome you along. The monthly meet nights at Bo’Ness Motor Museum are always a night where you can come along and have a chat and find out what’s going on in the region. There’s a chance to have a blether inside and out in the large car park with the rest of the clan. Below is a list of where we are going to be this season. If you have any questions at all, give us a wee email and we will fill you in on the finer details of anything we are going to. The Largest Gathering Of Porsches event on 30th August is not to be missed. Here’s a message from the organiser, Brian Wood.
“The event is on Sunday 30th August, from 12 noon to 4pm at Calderglen Country Park, G75 0QZ. If you plan on coming in your Porsche please be on site by 11:30 before the public come in. As in previous years, you get the full use of the park, free admission to the zoo and a discount at the Courtyard Café for food and drinks.
July 12th (Sunday) Scottish Transport Extravaganza at Glamis Castle
We have a Best In Show competition and some nice prizes to be won. We hope to have some trade stands there and to welcome along Porsche Centre Glasgow.
July 24–26th (Friday–Sunday) Silverstone Classic
“This show stared in 2012 with just 56 cars in attendance. In 2013 we had 96 and last year a magnificent 123 Porsches, due in no small way to the glorious weather. With your help spreading the word to other Porsche owners who knows what we can achieve. If anyone can come up with suggestions on how to add value to the show please contact me on brian.wood2@tiscali.co.uk or 01355 233 482. I will be sending out emails in June to all who attended in previous years, asking for their support.” June 3rd (Wednesday) Club night with Angelwax detailing demo June 7th (Sunday) Thirlstaine Castle, Scottish Borders 40th Historic Motoring Extravaganza June 7th (Sunday) TIPEC Simply Porsche annual show at Baeulieu June 21st (Sunday) Lathalmond Festial of Historic Transport, Fife June 28th (Sunday) Moffat Classic Car Rally July 1st (Wednesday) Club night with restoration workshop visit and buffet (East Lothian)
July 19th (Sunday) Scottish region annual BBQ and concours day at Bo’Ness Motor Museum
August 2nd (Sunday) Kaimes Classic Vehicle Show, Ayrshire August 9th (Sunday) Dundee Motor Show at Dundee Museum of Transport August 23rd (Sunday) Sunday lunch run and boat trip, Loch Katrine August 30th (Sunday) Scotland’s largest gathering of Porsches at Calderglen Country Park, East Kilbride September 5–6th (Saturday–Sunday) Bo’Ness Hill Climb, with club stand on Sunday only September 13th (Sunday) Ingliston Revival, Edinburgh September 20th (Sunday) Selkirk Rally Classic Vehicle Show, Scottish Borders October 2nd–4th (Friday–Sunday) Autumn weekend run to the Lake District November 12th (Thursday) Ten pin bowling evening, Livingston December (TBC) Christmas bash
North East
from the local press came along to take a few pictures and we even had a bulletin on the Bleakholt website!
June 1st (Monday) Club Night at Boatyard
RO wanted! ARO Andy Blythe 01642 809 031 andy44s70@gmail.com
“Our Friday Feast in March saw us enjoying the carvery deal at The Duke of Wellington, Haslingden. Be warned, TIPEC North West does bad things to your waistline. The morning of 20th March saw us at Oulton Park for the annual Porsche/RS track day. The club presence was massive – we must had had 15 or so cars there, which isn’t bad for a weekday, and I lost track of how many friends I caught up with during the day. Club pin-up Jordan was pleased to enjoy passenger rides in three generations of Porsche GT car: a 996 GT3RS, a 997 GT3RS and a 991 GT3.
June 7th (Sunday) Cleveleys Car Show / Simply Porsche at Beaulieu
“We went karting on Saturday 11th April at ‘The Circuit’ just outside Chester. This was a combined TIPEC North West and NORLOG (Northern Lotus Owners Group) event with a good turnout of drivers from both organisations – I think there were about 30 of us all in. Typically, the racing was close and the atmosphere both tense and jovial with good banter between all the drivers. Curiously, the overall winner on the day was one of the NORLOG guys who drives a 986 Boxster, so at least both Marques were represented on the top of the podium. Our Friday Feast in April was an old-school chippy tea run to ‘Seniors’ in Thornton. Just when I was thinking that the Friday Feast/Chippy Tea format had maybe had its day, I was delighted that 17 people came along in eight Porsches and a BMW on a damp Friday evening.
July 17th (Friday) Friday Feast venue TBC
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.
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.
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. The last couple of months have seen the North West Region get into full swing with the events we had planned for spring. A great start to the year!
“As ever, it’s the active members that make the North West Region the success that it is – so a heartfelt thanks from me to all of you that support the (sometimes slightly odd) nonsense that we get involved with. Remember to keep an eye on the regional page of the club website – there’s words and pictures on there and from mid-April all the updates are coming from a secret bunker on the Merseyside coast, so who knows what’ll be popping up!” In conclusion, I’m sorry I missed all this good stuff, but as ever, we have a full agenda for the coming weeks and months to make up for it.
June 19th (Friday) Friday Feast, venue TBC June 21st (Sunday) Longest Day Portmeirion trip July 6th (Monday) Club Night at Boatyard
July 26th (Sunday) Annual Concourse and BBQ August 3rd (Monday) Club Night at Boatyard August 9th (Sunday) Haigh Hall German Classics Car Show August 14th (Friday) Friday Feast, venue tba August 29th–31st (Thursday–Sunday) Oulton Park Gold Cup In addition to these events, there is also the Preston Supercar Meet at the Phantom Winger Pub, Preston, on the 3rd Sunday morning of each month, and also Mitton Hall in Whalley host their Supercar Sunday events on the 1st Sunday of each month during the summer. Both are very popular informal meets to get you out of bed on a Sunday morning. Please contact Andy, Richard or Simon for any further details of the above-mentioned and good motoring to you all until the next report.
Due to other non-club commitments that I had, unfortunately I was unable to attend some of these activities which included two Friday Feasts, a charity pet food run, Oulton Park RS Day and our annual karting event. I’ll pass you to Richard who can give you the full lowdown ... “On Sunday 8th March we held our first ever charity pet food run. I figured it was about time we did something charitable as a region and my partner-in-crime ARO Simon thought that the Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary would be a worthy organisation to support. The deal was simple: meet at The Boatyard, drive to Bleakholt, donate as much or as little pet food as you want and then wander around looking at the cats, dogs, goats, rabbits, donkeys and horses. Although the weather was grim all the time we were at Bleakholt the support for the event was amazing – we had 19 Porsche cars in our reserved parking area with friends from the Cheshire and Staffs region and also the local Porsche Club GB region joining in. The donations that folk bought along far exceeded my expectations and the staff at Bleakholt were delighted with how popular the event was. A snapper
Graham hunting Richard down at ‘The Circuit’
TIPEC NW karters: Race faces on!
19 Porsches at Bleakholt for the charity pet food run
Close to nature at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary
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South Yorkshire & North Notts. Joint RO Dave Warren 07952 065 543 (mobile) dave.warren1401gmail.com Joint RO 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 June 5–8th (Saturday–Monday) Weekend away in the New Forest and visit to TIPEC Simply Porsche at Beaulieu. Some of us are booked in at Lyndhurst and Brokenhurst, Please advise if you are interested. July 19th (Sunday) Yorkshire Porsche Festival at Lotherton Hall TBA Visit to the Norton motorcyle factory, Donington.
Central
July 13th (Monday) Club night, The Bull’s Head
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)
July 19th (Sunday) Transtar, Walsall Arboretum
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 We are well into the 2015 show season now and the calendar has an event for most weekends until well in to September. I’m sure there will be something to suit most of you, so it would be nice to see some of you and your cars at these events. If there is an event or show that you think we should be attending please let one of us know and we will try to see if we can organise our attendance.
August 8th (Saturday) MAC sprint at MIRA August 9th (Sunday) Prescott Revival August 9th (Sunday) Transtar, Shugborough Hall August 10th (Monday) Club night, Pride of Ownership August 31st (Monday) Pershore Plum Festival
Cheshire & Staffs RO Dave Watson 07889 804 598 (mobile) watson_david@btinternet.com ARO Gareth Aldridge 07881 228 944 (mobile) gj.aldridge@yahoo.co.uk Cheshire & Staffs on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/TIPEC.CS
Please keep an eye our website as event dates will be updated as we go along: www.synd.org.uk
Into June and we have the Simply Porsche Show at Beaulieu, this is our annual show and will be wall to wall Porsches of all flavours, I’m sure you will be able to see your favourite model on display here.
Anglia & North Essex
Our monthly club night meeting at The Bull’s Head now incorporates sports cars so now the nights are lighter if you have friends with a sports car bring them along, we promise to make them feel welcome.
RO wanted ARO Colin Clarke 01284 706 247 colin.r.clarke@live.co.uk
Paul Bird has organised a trackday at Curborough on 17th June, we use this track a couple of times a year and the day is usually fully subscribed, so speak to Paul if you require a place.
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
Father’s Day takes us to Trentham Gardens for a Transtar show, this show has a gathering of all makes and models and is usually a very busy event.
June 26–30th (Friday–Tuesday) TIPEC Cheshire & Staffs WOTY (European Trip – Details to be confirmed).
July starts off with the annual Cars in the Park in Beacon Park, Lichfield, this is a joint event with PCGB and is limited in numbers, speak to Paul Kealing for a spot on the stand, you may get to show your car off in the ring.
North London, Herts & South Essex
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.
South Central 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 10:30am to Noon on the first Sunday of every month (with tea/coffee and bacon rolls available at the bar) and from 7:30pm to 10pm on the fourth Monday of the month from April to October. Both at The Red Lion, Evenley, Nr Brackley, Northants NN13 5SH
August’s club night will be our annual Pride of Ownership, its not a concours but all attendees get to vote for their favourite car of the night, and The Bull’s Head lay on an excellent buffet, so throw a bucket of water over you car and see if you can win a prize on the night.
Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Whipping Stocks, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 9EX. June 16th (Tuesday) Club Night at the Whipping Stocks from 8pm.
RO Vince Dallimore 07798 630 649 (mobile) NLHSE@tipec.net ARO Peter Musk 07734 769 953 (mobile) NLHSE@tipec.net
June 8th (Monday) Club night, The Bull’s Head
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.
June 17th (Wednesday) Track day, Curborough
June 7th (Sunday) Beaulieu Simply Porsche.
June 21st (Sunday) Transtar, Trentham Gardens
July 24–26th (Friday–Sunday) Silverstone Classic.
July 4–5th (Saturday–Sunday) Cars in the Park, Lichfield
August 1st–2nd (Saturday–Sunday) Springfield Family day at Thorpe le Soken, North Essex.
June 7th (Sunday) Simply Porsche, Beaulieu
August 30th (Sunday) Little Gransden Air and Car Show, Cambridgeshire.
jim.hearnden@tipec.net and 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.
September 6th (Sunday) Haynes Motor Museum 928 meeting.
March Club meeting This meeting had a good turn out with lively discussion as always, quite a few people talking about starting to use their Porsches now the weather would be improving. Also work lists were being discussed with mine being one of the longer ones, more news later!
October 3rd (Saturday) Tilford 928 meeting. November 13–15th (Friday–Sunday) NEC Classic Car Show November 21st (Saturday) Merry Miller 928 meeting.
South East London & North Kent RO Jim Hearnden 01634 869 658 07930 353 232 (mobile) jim.hearnden@tipec.net ARO Paul Greer 07799 412 870 (mobile) prgreer@blueyonder.co.uk ARO Martin Jackson 07718 808 103 (mobile) martinjackson911@yahoo.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 Club meetings The new location is pretty easy to get to, it is about 15–20 minutes from J6 M20, the easiest way to enter is via the Tovil area of Maidstone, using the Old Tovil Road and continue down Dean Street. It has a massive car park as well as being large inside and the landlady has given us our own area both inside and in the car park. This one is a couple of miles closer to the motorway so even easier to get to. 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. We now have 70 people on the SELNK list and a lot of these Paul, Martin & I have never met. It would be great to see some of you in the forthcoming few months. There are some members that I don’t have email Gmund qs for. 30/6/08 addresses If you have16:49 an email Page address1 and do not see mails from me, then please send me a mail to
Murder on the Boat The turnout for this was pretty good, if you managed to miss this you missed a good evening. For those that don’t know George & Gill Campion own a fleet of trip boats running from Greenwich. Getting to Greenwich was an interesting challenge, not sure what had happened but the whole area was gridlocked, a few were late because of this but no problem. We started at around eight and were introduced to the actors. At the same time we were eating a three-course meal we were briefed about the ‘murder’ Over the course of the meal and a few drinks we were updated on what had happened and were able to quiz the eight actors concerned. At around 10:30 we entered our answer papers and we were told the outcome. Around a dozen people got the right person. This was a fantastic evening we’d certainly go again ... and that isn’t just because we won one of the bottles of wine either! Breakfast Club This was one of Sean’s ideas and is becoming popular. Always a Sunday on a date which will vary through the months to fit around other events. These are informal events held at Dobbie’s Garden Centre adjacent to Tesco and the Bowater Roundabout in Gillingham (just off the A2 and The Hoath Way). Arrive and park up the back near the car wash at around 09:40 – although they open at 10:00 the queues become horrendous early on so you need to be in the queue! They do a 10 item breakfast for under a fiver, so really good value. Despite less than ideal weather, as in it was freezing, the turnout for this one the first of 2015 was great. April Club meeting This meeting coincided with Good Friday so as it wasn’t a work day we pulled the start time forward to 18:00. A good turnout with some faces we hadn’t seen for a while made for lively discussion. Unfortunately the pub had booked a band from 21:00 which were loud enough to kill conversation stone dead. This, plus people having commitments, meant quite a few leaving aroud then. A few of us stayed &and found somewhere a bit quieter, I just hope the music isn’t a regular occurrence.
Dog racing at Sittingbourne This goes into the ‘some you win some you lose’ pile. I couldn’t go because of the AGM the following day but the general response was that people weren’t particularly interested in this. So I believe that two couples attended and had a great time. AGM You should all have the minutes in your inbox. Suffice to say that I now have the chairman’s role for TIPEC. Thanks for all the congratulatory emails, I look forward to what the next year in this role brings. One thing the observant will notice is that I now have a new email. jim.hearnden@tipec.net This goes to the same place as the tr7v8 address I had before so you can update if you wish but it isn’t essential. Breakfast Club Great turn out for this, at an absolutely packed Dobbie’s! Obviousy the attraction of an early breakfast didn’t just appeal to TIPEC members, good to see Jason & his father on long-ish trip from TV area, I hope the breakfast and chat was worth it. Shame that my Boxster was still in the paintshop but it will worth it ... June 5–7th (Friday–Sunday) Drive out to the Haynes Motor Museum Saturday, Simply Porsche at Beaulieu on the Sunday. A few of us are booking the same hotel as last year (Holiday Inn Express, Southampton West) and making a long weekend of it. February 6–7th 2016 (Saturday–Sunday) After a brilliant Spa day earlier in the year Kim has organised another and has negotiated the same deal as 2015. The price is £150 for two people with one nights bed, breakfast, evening meal and entrance into the pool, spa etc. Beauty treatments and alcohol are all extras. The 7th will be Jean & Andy Waters 40th Wedding Anniversary so celebrations will be required! May 13–16th 2016 (Friday–Monday) I know this is a bit scary but 2016 will be the 25th Year of Circuit Historique Du Laon. This should be a fantastic event. Rooms are booking fast already so I have block booked 24 rooms in the IBIS Laon – a single, seven twins and 16 doubles – of which 11 have been booked. I have now opened this up to all of TIPEC, spaces are limited so shout soon. If you reserve your place now deposits are not required until 30th September 2015. Cost will be £250-ish per person plus around £50 for the Eurotunnel. If you wish to reserve your place I suggest you phone 01732 879 143 or mail admin@sceniccartours.com Please ensure you quote ‘TIPEC Group’ when you book and please let me know that you have booked.
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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.
Beautifully restored SC on its way from Cornwall to join the Thames Valley region
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. Welcome to June and we are just days away from our big show Simply Porsche at Beaulieu on the 7th. If you didn’t manage to get along last year, try and make the effort this time, it really is a great day out and suitable for the whole family. June also sees air-cooled being the theme for our monthly meet on the 2nd and the Specials night the following month. Both of these nights had a fabulous line up of wonderful cars last year. One of our members gave my details to a friend of his who was looking for his first 911. The search started with a couple of 3.2s, an offer was made on one of them but declined. Two days later he called back but the car was already sold. However, maybe fate played its part as a wonderful restored early SC came up and it was love at first sight (and that was just by me when I saw the photos of the car and its restoration).
June 20th–21st (Saturday—Sunday) Supercar event at Dunsfold (Previously known as Dad’s Day Out) July 7th (Tuesday) Specials Night at The Novello Featuring GT2, GT3, Turbos, Club Sports, Wide Bodies, SSE, C2 and 4s, Customs and may more July 24–26th (Friday–Sunday) Silverstone Classic A great weekend of classic cars, racing and live music; this year it’s Status Quo August 4th (Tuesday) Topless Tuesday, Cabrios, Targas and ? August 23rd (Sunday) Shoreham Air Show A great drive thru Surrey & Sussex arriving at the show Also keep an eye on our diary page www.tipec.net/regions/thames-valley We are also contemplating doing the ‘Beaujolais Run’ in November. This is likely to be a three-day trip. Please let me know if you may be interested in joining us.
The deal was done and the car should be making its way up from Cornwall very soon. I look forward to meeting our new member and really hope we get to see this car at the June meeting. June 2nd (Tuesday) Aircooled Night at The Novello June 7th (Sunday) Simply Porsche at Beaulieu
Pictures from the SE Region visit to Precision Porsche
For those of you who haven’t made it along to a monthly meet yet, we always welcome new 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. Will James Garrard’s recent drive at Silverstone’s Porsche Experience Centre and Gary Wilton’s TIPEC Track Day at Blyton Park provide some embarrassing feedback to amuse members at the next Club Night? It was great to have TV Region’s RO Jason Gibson (with his 924S) join us at our April meeting. A number of members living in South London , such as new member Ebon Hugo (924S) are finding that the SE region is the easiest region for them to attend, as it’s a simple blast down the A23 and M23 to Bolney – a good opportunity to blow the cobwebs out of their pride and joy. Members cars Chris Cook has finally purchased his Cayman which he brought along to the April meeting, and Dan Engledow is taking his immaculately restored 911SC Targa to regional events and impressing everyone.
Carl Hedges won the Christmas raffle ‘Porsche for a weekend’ kindly donated by Porsche Centre Mid Sussex and took a black 981 Boxster S for a trip down to Battle for the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Carl has acquired and fitted a rare ’87 sprung version spoiler (black) to his ’82 928. Should look good with the Guards Red. South East Region has launched its own Facebook page – here is the link: www.facebook.com/groups/412785915550876 Precision Porsche Open Day A busy day at Precision Porsche’s first open day with over 70 Porsches turning up. Many took advantage of the free health checks. There was a continuous supply of refreshments and snacks. Precision are one of TIPEC’s favourite Independent Porsche specialists for everything Porsche from servicing and maintenance, MOTs through to full restorations, bodywork and engine rebuilds with state of the art diagnostics and bodywork facilities. They cater for all models from classic 356 right up to the latest 991. Police Road Safety Talk at Godstone Road Policing Unit Hosted by PC Simon Down and Sergeant Mike Gallow. The morning got off to a good start with a strong attendance including Sean Smallman. We were shown into a briefing room at the Highways Agency building and given a Powerpoint presentation by Simon and Mike, going over what area they covered and the type of incidents they come across. They shared some mindblowing statistics that surprised all of us. The fundamental topics of drink driving, speeding and taxing were covered and after the presentation we had a car park demonstration of the Stinger and an opportunity to look over the police cars in depth. Spellbound Cars, Farnham open Morning Hosted by Martin at Spellbound Cars, and James’ first organised event for TIPEC. We had a fairly good show of attendance by members, bacon and sausage rolls and coffee were free flowing, and it was a great opportunity to take a good look behind the scenes of a truly old school restoration company. They have
a state of the art facility, with full body preparation and shot blasting area, one of the best paint systems and spray booth ever seen, a powder coating facility, and an interior upholstery workshop as well as a fully operational body restoration workshop, catering from a simple repair to a full body strip-down and rebuild. Many classics were in various states of restoration, and the impressive showroom was well worth a look. Weekend Of The Year (WotY) Milford-on-Sea By the time you read this the 2015 SE Region WotY will be another memory. The South Lawns Hotel at Milfordon Sea, Hampshire, near to the New Forest, has been selected for this year’s WotY. Our bookings comprise of double rooms with en-suite facility and a full English breakfast each morning with a three-course dinner each evening. Our itinerary includes a visit to Wilton House, near Salisbury, which has an impressive supercar collection. SE Region Diary Dates The full 2015 calendar of events is listed on the SE Region page on the TIPEC website. June 7th (Sunday) Goodwood Breakfast Club Meeting – Soft Top Sunday June 7th (Sunday) Bromley Pageant of Motoring (TIPEC stand with the SELNK Region) June 10th (Wednesday) Club Night at The Bolney Stage June 20th–21st (Saturday–Sunday) Supercar Event at Dunsfold Park June 25–28th (Thursday–Sunday) Goodwood Festival of Speed July 8th (Wednesday) Club Night at The Bolney Stage July 15th (Wednesday) Visit to Porsche factory and museum in Stuttgart
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.
Southern RO Andy Fenwick 0776 720 1220 (mobile) andy.fenwick@tipec.net ARO Jim Tarrant 0120 260 1886 jim.tarrant@consequia.com Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 7:30pm at The Angel, 188 Ringwood Rd, Longham, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AP I am delighted to announce that Andy Fenwick has agreed to reprise his role as Regional Organiser, welcome back Andy! Arthur Jones has shared his thoughts on ownership: “I am the lucky owner of a 1984 two litre 924 Lux that I have owned for getting on for 20 years and a 3.2 Carrera 911 which I have owned for 17 years. Both cars are in Guards Red and apart from some very minor things they are standard and as they came from the factory. “Both cars have been used for holidays, with trips around the British Isles and on the continent, with more than enough space for cases and all the paraphernalia you seem to take on these trips. “I used the 924 on quite a few non-timed rallies in the early years of ownership, the 911 stretching its legs mainly on track days. “For the last five years or so the cars have become our transport for sunny days and Concours competitions, for which they have won many prizes. “If I am asked which type of car I prefer, water cooled or air cooled in the context of my cars, my reply is both. The 924 is a car that is much undervalued with looks that could pass for a more modern vehicle, it will return 30 mpg however you use it, can be serviced by yourself or at your local garage with no problems for spares etc. The 911 always puts a smile on my face as soon as I start it up, it sounds like a demented washing machine until you wind it up, and then with the window down, the noise is heavenly with a sharp bark when you change down and floor the loud pedal. “The 924 is still struggling to convince the budding Porsche owner that its a great car and worthy of its badge where as the 911 is becoming the car to own and prices are increasing by the month.
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Jeremy’s 928 at Castle Coombe, circa 1998
Southern Region members visited the Guston Down Hill Climb
“My advice is, if you want a usable classic get a 924 while prices are still very low, good ones are getting scarcer and the prices can only go one way and that’s up, you have been warned. On the other hand if you want an investment buy a late model 3.2 Carrera with a G50 gearbox, these cars are a sure bet to go on increasing in value very quickly.” June 2nd (Tuesday) Club Night, The Angel, Longham June 7th (Sunday) Simply Porsche, Beaulieu June 14th (Sunday) British Truck Racing at Thruxton June 20th–21st (Saturday–Sunday) The Supercar Event at Dunsfold Park (Top Gear track) July 7th (Tuesday) Club Night, The Angel, Longham July 17th (Friday) Poole Quay Porsche Night July 19th (Sunday) Sherborne Classics at the Castle July 24–26th (Friday–Sunday) Silverstone Classic July 26th (Sunday) Wilton Wake Up Breakfast Meeting (Supercars) August 4th (Tuesday) Club Night, The Angel, Longham August 16th (Sunday) Southern Region BBQ at Anderwood in the New Forest Please visit our website at www.tipec.net/regions/ southern as we are continuously updating our events page. Members will also receive email notifications of upcoming items.
Arthur & Jenny Jones with their 924 and 911
Bristol, South West & South Wales RO Sue Simmons 07530 312 700 (mobile) sue.simmons1@gmail.com ARO Debs Bradshaw 07423 436 503 (mobile) debbradshaw@sytner.co.uk 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 Approaching the start of May there is a buzz going around the Southwest/South Wales Region, as 39 of us will be boarding the Steam Packet ferry as we head off on a 5 day trip to the Isle of Man. Watch out for full details of our escapades in a separate article – probably in the next All Torque. Our last two Club Nights have been extremely well attended with 40–50 people at both meetings. The April meeting was memorable as the first ‘car park’ night of the year. Longer daylight hours and fair weather made it a very pleasant evening. It gave us the chance to catch up on the wide range of models, some newly acquired and some freshly renovated or updated. It was also good to have Louis along, a young enthusiast with a keen interest in photography to help record the events. We are continuing to fundraise for this years’ chosen charity – the Great Western Air Ambulance – and on Thursday April 9th we held a Motorsport Film Night, showing Victory by Design, a must-see for all Porsche nuts. This was well attended, with drinks and nibbles to accompany the film, and some super raffle prizes. Thanks to Martin for the idea and those who donated prizes. Overall across the two nights we raised
£251 for GWAAC meaning that our total for this year already surpasses the £1,000 mark – thanks for your generosity and support. Sunday April 12th was the TIPEC AGM and many thanks to the seven stalwart members who accompanied Mick & I to the Heritage Motor Museum in Gaydon for the proceedings. I hope it gave you an insight into the importance and benefit of being part of a national club, and whetted your appetite for the things that will be happening in Beaulieu for our ‘Simply Porsche’ National Show on June 7th. Breakfast meets and car runs are always popular in my region especially on sunny Sunday mornings, whether it’s Queens Square in Bristol on the second Sunday of the month or further afield. Our run to Prescott Hill Climb was no exception and after a hearty breakfast some of us walked the entire course! So Spring has given us and our cars a good warm up, we’re ready for the TT course, and we have a summer of events stretching out in front of us, some of which you can see in the list below or on our regional page on www.tipec.net June includes a Brand Experience Day at Porsche Bristol – so watch out for emails from me to book your place. As always I would urge new members to come along to a club night and meet the very friendly gang, who are always warm and welcoming, and full of tips and information, and usually plotting further exploits for us all. Alternatively drop me an email and let me know what you would like to get from your membership – always happy to help. During the current period of Devon & Cornwall having no RO or ARO I am here for you guys too, and I am hoping to arrange an event on your patch during September. Sherborne on July 19th – see the separate notice about Classics At The Castle and get in touch with me ASAP if you want a place on the TIPEC stand. Thanks to all of the TIPEC group for your support – looking forward to a summer of fun with you all.
Bristol, South West & South Wales club night
On the start line at Prescott
The Prescott Hill Cimb car park
June 14th (Sunday) Dursley Rotary Club Car Run Details to be advised in early 2015
For more info visit www.nauntonclassicandvintagetransportshowandfete .co.uk
June 20–21 (Saturday–Sunday) Bath Festival of Motoring, Walcot Rugby Club BA1 9BJ
September 20th (Sunday) The Big Welsh Classic Car Show in Margam Park to raise money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. Here is the link to the webpage which has all the information you need and a link to the registration form. leukaemialymphomaresearch.org.uk/event/ big-welsh-classic-car-show
Cornwall & Devon RO & ARO wanted
July 17th (Friday) Porsche on The Quay in Poole July 19th (Sunday) Classics At The Castle – Sherborne, Dorset July 19th (Sunday) Naunton Classic & Vintage Transport Show and Village Fete. 12:00–16:00. Naunton Recreation Ground GL54 3AS. Awards for Best Pre-1940, pre-1970, pre-2000 cars ; best commercial/utility/agricultural vehicle. Best in class pre- and post-war motorbikes. To register your vehicle contact mike.smith24@outlook.com
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
September 25–27th (Friday–Sunday) TIPEC Regional Weekend to Isle of Wight December 13th (Sunday) TIPEC Regional Xmas Lunch at Alveston House Contact me at sue.simmons@tipec.net for details of any of these events.
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