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THE UNLOVED 911?

The 996 and it’s ‘fried egg’ headlights at 20 years old

MOTORWAYS NOT ALLOWED The TIPEC Thames Valley Region take a tour of Wales

REBELS, RACE ON Is the Cayman GT4 Club Sport the perfect track/road hybrid?

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All Torque 125 Oct/Nov 2017 Time whizzes

by so fast and we are now at the end of the show season already. It’s been another great year and I’ve been lucky that each event I attended was blessed with good weather, of course I’m sure many of you encountered some less than perfect days.

Silverstone Classic was far from perfect on the setup day with storm force winds forcing us to move the club gazebo to a more sheltered pitch. I gather that some of our members who camped over for the weekend also had issues with high winds and lost their own gazebo during the night-time storms.

It has been a very busy time for me since the last issue, I could only attend Silverstone for the setup and take down of the club gazebo due to the event being just two days before the due date for our baby.

Well, as it happens I could have gone for all three days as nothing happened until the following weekend, when we welcomed Mabel May into the world.

There were one or two car related names in the list but they didn’t make the final cut, mostly due to Lindsay not being able to pronounce them, Aurellia was one of my favourites. I have been asked what is happening to my fleet following the arrival and currently all three cars are still here and being used. I did recently have a sit in a Macan with a view to getting a used one to replace our similar sized VW Tiguan in a few years but compared to the VW the rear headroom is rubbish, so sadly not for me.

Talking of my cars, I recently had someone damage the side of my red 924. Many of us sadly have to deal with damage each year and it can be stressful dealing with the damage and then having to find someone you trust to do a good job with your pride and joy. After the initial pain of having the car hit, I realized that maybe it’s a good time to get the car fully sorted while it’s in the bodyshop. I’m lucky to know two Porsche specialist bodyshops and their owners very well, so I know I will get a great job done.

For the rest of you finding a good specialist for your bodywork, or for that matter the mechanicals, can be a nightmare but it shouldn’t be as you just need to ask others in your region or adjoining regions for their experiences.

Between us, we have a wealth of information, just ask!

I have been reading many of your forum and Facebook posts on Porsche’s decision to pull out of LMP1 and the WEC and move into Formula E. Of course, for those of you that head down to Le Mans it is sad, although they will still be racing in the GT series. However, I can see the bigger picture. Porsche are looking ahead into the future and they want to be at the forefront of electric and hybrid sports cars. I guess there is no better place to build and test future technologies in electric vehicles than Formula E. None of us want to see the end of petrol and diesel cars but it will happen, so let’s be grateful that Porsche will still be producing great cars in the future.

One thing is certain, they will be very different to todays Porsche cars but then again, todays cars are miles away from the smaller, lighter cars that were being produced 40 years ago. So it seems the future will be electric – whatever happened to the Flux Capacitor?

That’s all for now, hopefully we’ll see some of you at the NEC in November, Jason

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25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR TO GERMANY 21st - 29th September 2018

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A 9 DAY, 8 NIGHT TOUR INCLUDING SOME OF GERMANY’S MOST ICONIC DESTINATIONS The Rhine Valley is straight out of a picture book, with precipitous cliffs, steep vineyards, a castle perched on virtually every hilltop and pretty villages lining the river banks on either side. Towns like Bacharach, Boppard, St. Goar and Linz epitomise the charm of this remarkable area with its rich cultural heritage. UNESCO has recognised the importance of the region by designating the Middle Rhine Valley a World Heritage area.

The Romantic Road is a German Scenic Drive through Bavaria that leads you from Wurzburg and the Franconia wine country to the fairy tale castle of Neuschwanstein nestled in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. You’ll find picturesque towns with city walls, towers, and half-timbered houses, hidden monasteries and medieval castles.

On this 261 mile long scenic route the journey is your reward.

The Black Forest is one of Germany’s largest and best known regions. A magical land of wonderful scenery with pine clad mountains and rolling hills, lush green valleys, crystal clear lakes and enchanting waterfalls. Quaint half timbered buildings nestle in delightful historic towns and villages, there are spectacular gorges carved by the River Rhine, plus of course those magnificent cuckoo clocks and the famous Black Forest Gateau.

What’s Included: Return Eurotunnel Crossing - Folkestone/Calais - Other routes available on request • 1 Night at the Carat Hotel, Monshau • 2 Nights at the Altdeutsche Weinstube Hotel, Rudesheim • 1 Night at Markustrum Hotel, Rothenburg ob Tauber • 1 Night at Hirsch Hotel, Füssen • 2 Nights at the Landhaus Hotel, Hornberg • 1 Night at the Ibis Hotel, Dinant • Continental Breakfast included In each hotel • 5 evening meals included (Dinner in Monschau, arrival night in Rudesheim , Rothenburg ob Tauber AND both nights in Hornberg) • TIPEC Club Route Guide with maps, places of interest, routes etc • TIPEC Club Rally plaque • Complimentary Car Parking at all Hotels except Monschau (cost €9-10 payable locally) AND Rothenburg ob Tauber (cost €6-€8 payable locally) • Parking charge in Rudsheim is included , however cars may have to ‘double park’ if over 13/14 cars book the tour • Porsche Factory tour, Stuttgart (The reservation for this has been made for Scenic Car Tours by the TIPEC club, as the factory stipulate only clubs can book factory tours- tour is subject to availability / approval of the Porsche factory, closer to the tour date).

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News & updates Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show NEC Birmingham, November 10–12th be amongst 240 classic car and bike clubs at the event. As well as a fantastic number of vehicles, you can also visit the UK’s biggest indoor autojumble, as well as 650 specialist exhibitors and traders.

The annual NEC Classic, sponsored

by Lancaster and Discovery (the TV channel, not the Land Rover) is the UK’s biggest classic car show.

As always, TIPEC will be there. We have a Club Display at the Show, please come along and say hello.

For discounted tickets see the advert on page 37 for our official discount code.

Silverstone Auc tions will be hosting one of the most highprofile classic car auctions in the UK, along with motoring celebrities including the boys from Wheeler Dealers.

Traditionally looked at as the end of the show season, the NEC Classic will showcase over 2,500 amazing classic cars and motorbikes covering over one million square feet. TIPEC will

It’s a great show and well worth a visit. You’ll be made very welcome at the TIPEC stand if you fancy a chat and a sit down …

10 years of Torque Issues 66–125 and still counting …

TIPEC’s quarter century 25 years in 2018 – a year of club celebrations

This issue marks a milestone – Tony Blow has been editing All Torque for 10 years!

He offered to support at a time when we were in a bit of a crisis, trying hard to stabilize the clubs finances. 60 Issues later, Tony is still going strong and putting out a magazine that we can all be proud of. On behalf of all the members, thank you.

[Editor’s note: Shucks, thanks guys. This is still a lot of fun and we can keep making the magazine better and better. The real work is from all the club members who write articles and take photos – it’s your mag!]

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2018 marks our club’s 25th Anniversary. We are planning a number of ac tivities to celebrate this milestone. It would be great to hear your story, especially if you have been a member since the ’90s, or maybe the story of why you joined the Club?

Get your memories in gear and get something down in writing – send it in to us at All Torque or post it on the club forum at www.tipec.net –we’d love to hear your tales.

Next September there is a trip to Germany planned inc luding a v isit to the museum and hopefully a factory tour. See the advert on page five.

T h e re w ill b e a s p e c i a l anniversar y event for members attending Simply Porsche on the Saturday before the show, so why not plan to make a weekend of it?

More details to follow in the next issue, as we get ready to kick off the year.

Our very first club newsletter, from 1993.

Porsche Vision GT – the 908/04 A modern interpretation of the mighty 1969 908 LH A group of colleagues from Chinese automotive brand Chery have spent their extra-curricular time imagining what a modern Porsche GT racer could look like in a parallel reality.

The team of five wanted to create a homage to the classic 1969 908 Longtail, that had the feel of a ‘driver’s car’ for real petrolheads.

The team of Alan Derosier (Exterior Designer), Marcos Beltrao (Exterior Modeler / Rendering),

Martin Peng (Component Modeler), Guillermo Mignot (Interior Designer), and Tom Wheatley (Image Retoucher) sent their designs to Porsche.

To their surprise, Porsche AG were not in the least bit upset – they loved the innovative design and attention to detail, giving the team their blessing to put their images out into the world.

You can see more, including a video put together by Porsche to reward the team’s hard work, online at www.porschevision908.com

PORSCHE 981 BOXTER & CAYMAN, THE ESSENTIAL BUYER’S GUIDE

By Adrian Streather Veloce Publishing • www.veloce.co.uk £12.99 • ISBN 978-1-787110-69-4 After well over 100 of Veloce’s Essential Guides, 17 of them on Porsche models and the majority of those by Adrian Streather, we know what to expect here.

As usual it’s a well presented, throrough, handy-sized buyer’s guide that gives a concise model history before delving into the details of what to look for when buying second-hand. Clear photos and easy to follow writing really does make these books essential when shopping for a model you’re unfamiliar with.

Club shop Polo shirts There are a variety of colours available in men’s or ladies’ cuts to match or clash with your car, from Guards Red to Speed Yellow and a few that weren’t on Porsche’s colour charts too. Option of black or white embroidered logos. In addition to the polo shirts we have fleeces and baseball caps, especially for our follically-challenged Boxster owners.

There is a direct link from our homepage at www.tipec.net £14.99 £21.99 £17.99 £24.99

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All prices are plus P&P but are best value when ordering multiples, so why not ask others in your region before ordering?

Membership management Contacts for member queries We have a dedicated membership management agent.

The contact details for and TIPEC membership renewals, changes of address, queries, etc. are detailed below. Please make sure you mention that you are contacting them about TIPEC, as they deal with multiple car clubs: 01787 249 295 membership@tipec.lpl-uk.com TIPEC Membership Arbons House, 47 Water Street, Lavenham CO10 9RN www.tipec.net Go to the membership renewals tab. Password: tipecmember

All Torque Submissions

TIPEC online www.TIPEC.net

Submissions for the magazine are always very welcome – All Torque is your magazine and we rely on your articles, reports and photographs to keep it full of varied, interesting, Porscherelated stuff.

You can use the TIPEC website to register or renew your club membership, advertise cars and parts for free, view old issues of All Torque, and keep up with events.

Anyone can contribute – we only ask that it is all your own work (both writing and photography).

Email tony@typescape.com Sometimes there simply isn’t room for everything, so please bear with us if your piece hasn’t been printed in this issue – we’ll hold some over for quieter months.

At the top-left of the homepage, you will find a link to TIPEC’s online discussion forum. This is the place to trade banter with fellow club members on a day-to-day basis, ask questions and share knowledge with your fellow TIPEC members, up and down the UK (and worldwide!)

We really do appreciate the effort made by our club members and contributors, and value every individual submission.

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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2017 Author Sean Smallman / Photography Alan Purcell, John Andrews & Vince Dallimore

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I have said this many times and 2017 was

no exception, Silverstone Classic is by far the best motoring festival I have been to. One day is just not enough time to do this enormous annual event justice, and whether you like Silverstone or not there is so much to see and do at the home of British Motorsport.

125 car clubs had over 10,000 cars on display, 31 hours of track action and live music on Friday and Saturday evening. A large trade village with live demos on stage and a funfair with free rides for younger attendees. Something for every one of the 100,000 people that attended over the three days. The racing at Silverstone is always more competitive compared to other classic festivals, with all the trophies fiercely contested. When you see millions of pounds of automotive porn going three abreast around Luffield, you stop breathing until they have made the turn.

As well as the racing there were demonstration laps during lunchtimes. The largest ever number of Jaguar XJ220s were on track, including all four Le Mans cars. To celebrate what would have been Bruce McLaren’s 80th birthday, 125 McLarens took to the track as well. A fitting tribute to a man that not only raced, but designed and engineered his own cars. If the above was not enough, we were also treated to the sensational sights and sounds of Nigel Mansell’s 1992 British Grand Prix winning Williams FW14B.

WHEN YOU SEE MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF AUTOMOTIVE PORN GOING THREE ABREAST AROUND LUFFIELD, YOU STOP BREATHING UNTIL THEY HAVE MADE THE TURN.

Porsche put on a huge display and it is great to see them bringing Museum cars to the event. It is clear that the classic market is very important to them, which is good news with regards to parts and servicing going forward. They now even offer part and full restorations at the factory in Stuttgart.

Our club display on the corner by the main entrance looked fantastic. A big thank you to all those that displayed their cars, which were beautifully presented. We had a wide cross section of models which showcased the the club perfectly. I appreciate my parking arrangement was a bit of a pain to execute, with a damp slope making it a little more challenging. I just hate supermarket style parking, the preferred option for many of the clubs attending! The photographs looked great and we had a very positive response on social media. Whilst we do not have the numbers of other clubs we generated a lot of interest, which will have put us on a few more radars.

The dates for 2018 have already been announced and we very much hope that you join us over the weekend of July 20th–22nd. There will be an advert with a code for ‘buy one, get one free’ tickets in the December issue of All Torque.

We very much hope to put on an even bigger display in TIPEC’s 25th anniversary year.

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DISTANCE RUNNER Author Martin Broadribb / Photography Martin Broadribb

When I used to attend race meetings for old cars back in the 1970s historic motor sport was barely even a cottage industry.

Events were just about people having fun racing genuinely old cars and in contrast to the F1-style transporters that will be found even at Vintage Sports Car Club events these days the most impressive means of hauling an old racing car about was a converted half-cab bus. Usually though, it was a trailer behind the daily hack, and some sports cars were still driven to the circuits!

Fast forward 40-plus years and the historic racing scene is very different, with a generally very high standard of preparation, cars that are often worth substantial if not astronomical sums and some that are not even historic at all. By that I mean not only the look-alikes, recreations and evocations that have been allowed to infiltrate this field but the cars that are not quite what they seem or not what they started out as being.

For instance, when an ex-Graham Hill car in amateur hands can lap Goodwood eight seconds quicker than Hill ever did is it really all down to an improvement in tyre technology?

Likewise – and again at Goodwood – an acquaintance was following an identical single seater and noticed that his was driving inside the tyre tracks of the one in front …

As these examples show, history is often being rewritten in the present but here is not the place to cover that subject at length. I have only mentioned the above points as the car that we are looking at here is very much a real historic car but also one with a continuous racing history. In fact, if you attended the Chateau Impney hill climb or the Silverstone Classic in 2017 you may have noticed this 356 Speedster and while it may not be as shiny as some of the other competitors its appearance reflects the fact that it has long been used for racing and looks set to continue to do so.

Before focusing on this particular car perhaps some background to the model would be in order. The reason that the 356 Speedster was produced at all is down to the American Porsche agent Max Hoffman. Having had the vision to import the fledgling make into the US as early as 1950 he also saw the potential within US Porsche sales for a car that could compete with the other European (and especially British) sports cars that were so popular in the States during the 1950s, on and off the track. After Porsche had something of a false start in fulfilling this idea with the uncompetitively expensive model known as the American Roadster – which also bankrupted its body manufacturer after just 17 were made – he persuaded the factory to try again, this time with a stripped down 356 convertible that featured a low removable windscreen, a basic soft top, bucket seats and side screens instead of glass door windows. The aim was to not only make a lighter car that would also be suitable for competition but one that could be keenly priced against its imported rivals so as to stimulate sales and in both of these areas the car was successful.

During the 1950s and subsequent decades these Speedsters were to be found racing throughout the US at Sports Car Club of America meetings and as time passed they found themselves competing against more modern sports cars.

This led to various modifications being carried out and 1970s pictures invariably show the contemporary wheels and aerodynamic tweaks that helped these cars to remain competitive. Indeed, on the car pictured this is illustrated by its wheels and the line of holes where an alloy front air dam was once secured.

The Kilpatrick Porsche Speedster, as this red car is known, is a 1958 model and has a fascinating and impressive history. It began competing with the SCCA at the Del Mar track in October 1964 and carried on racing with the club until the Sears Point meeting in August 1996, a span of 32 years. Throughout this period it was prepared (including engine-building) and driven by one man, Brigadier General James Kilpatrick and he and his wife Emmy towed the car to various American circuits on its small trailer behind their motorhome. Being a pilot who had logged over 7,000 hours of jet fighter flying Kilpatrick also logged his racing with the car and during his ownership it clocked up an incredible 55,000 race miles!

Today the car is in the care of Ernie and Elaine Nagamatsu, along with a couple of other historic American racers that also get used as intended. Despite his art background Ernie was a dentist but he also began racing with the SCCA in southern California many years ago before venturing into historic formulae, ultimately becoming the keeper and user of one of the most raced cars that can still be seen in action today. In his care the Speedster has appeared at historic events not only in America but in Australia, New Zealand and Britain and there looks to be no stopping this ‘time machine’ from racing on.

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UNLOVED? THE 996 AT 20 YEARS OLD Author Andrew Harris / Photography Andrew Harris & the Porsche Press Archive

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The Porsche 996 and 986 (Boxster) are what I would call the entry level into the world of Porsche. The 924 and 944 models respectively are also now becoming very affordable with some exceptionally nice examples currently in the market place. It all depends on your preference of either rear, mid or front engine, mine has always been the rear engine of the 911.

My favourite 911 model would be the 964, a lovely sounding flat six air-cooled engine with a price tag now climbing up the charts – for a good example anyway. I was in the market for a 964 about four years ago, however I decided against it and am now kicking myself as it was a very clean example with full Porsche service history at a mere £18,000!

Without any regrets, a few years ago I bought a well maintained 1998 996 C2, a car of which over the years has seen some very bad press! The ‘unloved series’ I believe it was called, especially as it was to replace the beautiful 993.

Headlights like ‘fried eggs’ were not a popular design and the water-cooled engine was out of favour with the diehard 911 fans. A similar story was told in 1963 when the then new 911 replaced the admired 356, so maybe the 996 did have a chance after all!

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The Porsche 996 was designed by Pinky Lai, the first 911 to be completely redesigned. Harm Lagaay, Director of ‘Style Porsche’ helped with the design of the headlights for this new generation 911 which he took from the early Porsche Panamericana concept car. Primarily for cost saving, they were to have five functions: main beam, head lights, side lights, fog lights and indicators – plus, they were to have no visible fixings – all of which was achieved. However, the result was conflict-ridden! From the model year 2002, the cars design was given a ‘facelift’ to differentiate from the Boxster.

The new water-cooled engine also suffered heavily from bad press, mostly via the Internet with regards to the intermediate shaft bearing (IMS). This is a fault that has occurred most commonly in 996s from 2000 onwards with M96 and M97 engines using the single row bearing. The bearing breaks down leading to catastrophic engine failure! Reports suggest that there is an 8% failure rate with the single row IMS bearing and a 1% failure rate with the earlier dual row IMS bearing. The reason for changing to the single row was cost saving. In my opinion, the percentage of failures compared to the numbers of vehicles sold is quite low, however due to the publicity that this subject has received it could be enough to deter you from buying what I believe to be an everyday supercar!

Global emissions and noise regulations were now being enforced and with the 993 becoming outdated, without the new water-cooled engine and its four valve technology, these requirements would never have been met.

The 996 model has many positives (depending on your point of view) over its predecessor and with the introduction of this new engine came a more comfortable, quieter and faster ride, greater front boot space and a little more room in the rear – only a little mind you! The only part used from the previous 993 model was the Porsche badge; every other part and component had been redesigned and re-engineered for the new 996 car! Porsche wrote in their 996 brochure “Over the years we have broken with many conventions, but never with our principles. Therefore the new 911 is a direct result of more than 30 years of evolution.’’ How very true. It was also stated in spring of 1998, the 996 was the car to have!

Production of the 996 ran from 1997 to 2006 and I think the numbers tend to sum up the above statement extremely well with over 75,000 996s being sold, making it the best-selling model in the cars history and definitely a turning point for the development of the 911.

HEADLIGHTS LIKE ‘FRIED EGGS’ WERE NOT A POPULAR DESIGN AND THE WATERCOOLED ENGINE WAS OUT OF FAVOUR WITH THE DIEHARD 911 FANS

The convertible was introduced in 1998 with the GT3 following in 1999. 2001 saw the arrival of the Targa and Carerra 4S. The 4S had the 2.2cm wider track like the Turbo, however it didn’t have the rear wing or side air intakes. Like all the Porsches before marked with a ‘4’, it had four-wheel drive capability.

Engine power increased from 300hp to 320hp and then to 345hp. The Turbo followed with a healthy 420hp and then 483hp in the GT2. 2004 saw the introduction of the 381hp GT3RS which was a track version, stripped out with a new crankcase and dry-sump lubrication.

There are some very nice examples of the 996 C2 around today for as little as £10,000–12,000. Well maintained cars will give you oodles of fun and fairly trouble free motoring. A good 996 C4S will be in the region of £17,000 upwards. There were a number of anniversary models or special editions, like the 996 Millennium, built in 2000, of which only 911 were made.

The 40th Anniversary 996 was launched in 2003 of which 1963 were built; this was to commemorate 40 years of the 911. I do believe this model came with some very nice add-ons too in the shape of new front and side skirts, a luggage set, wallet and key case all within the particular cars leather colouring!

Don’t let the bad press put you off possibly buying one of the best 911s ever made. With real value for money, it’s a winner.

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MOTORWAYS NOT ALLOWED Author Ian Jones / Photography Ian Jones

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A trip to Wales for TIPEC’s Anglia & North Essex Region saw mountain passes, rolling moors and the Fforest Coaster ‌ Ian Jones reports.

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We met up early on Friday at Birchanger

services, Essex, to get a good start on the run down to our first stopping point at Raglan Castle.

We decided that motorways should be kept to a minimum and stuck to a more scenic route taking in Woburn Abbey, Oxford, and Ross on Wye, passing Richard ‘Hamster’ Hammond’s castle, then on to our meeting point at Raglan Castle Café.

With a light lunch and a top up of fuel we were off exploring the Brecons, with the help of a little local knowledge as I lived and worked in the area some time ago! We followed the route of Monmouthshire to Brecon canal (breakneck to Abergavenny canal). Turning off into its heart, skirting Talybont Reservoir towards the back of Pen y Fan and stopping occasionally to stretch the old legs and give the porkers a break from their workout.

Zigzagging our way across the best driving roads and scenic parts of the Brecon Beacons, we headed towards our first overnight stop via a great Top Gear recommended road from Upper Brynamman A4069 to Llandovery. After commandeering most of the car parking spots for our quintet of porkers we settled in for an entertaining evening at The King’s Head.

With a relatively early breakfast, it was back out hitting those back routes, threading our way through Mid Wales, stopping off at the Elan Valley visitors centre for some light refreshments, then skirting the reservoirs. It was then off to the Devil’s Bridge – fantastic open roads with miles of uninterrupted scenery, stopping off to watch the red kites. With the Devil’s passed we took another indirect route up past the Nant-y-Moch Reservoir (there’s a mouthful) stopping off at an old drover’s cottage, Y Star Inn, Dylife, in the middle of nowhere – fantastic find! Following a light lunch and yet more twisty, rolling, open roads, where you could really get some rhythm going, we stopped at our first viewpoint of Snowdonia (thanks again to the Drovers pub for pointing this out). Then it was down into the valley roads around to Machynlleth for an all-important fuel stop (Super Plus is a little rare in these parts).

Entering Snowdonia National Park heading towards Dolgellau via some great A-roads, we found a short cut over the ricketiest old bridge,

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Penmaenpool Toll Bridge. We made our way to Barmouth, our base for the next two nights, in the delightful Llwyndu farmhouse B&B (highly recommended if you’re in the area).

My brother dropped in to join us for the evening, but alas he was Porscheless due to some welding needed for the MOT! There was lots of chat and planning for the events of the next day, over a few tipples and another excellent meal.

With a reasonably early start on Sunday and with a very filling breakfast inside us, it was a ‘free’ day to do as you please. A few of us had booked in at Zip World to try out their new Fforest Coaster, so we set off into the early morning mists up onto the mountain in almost zero visibility. Just as we completed our ascent we were met by glorious sunshine, which was a result, as it’s no fun driving through pea soup!

Onward across miles of rolling moorlands until we reach our Coaster ride. Just imagine zipping between trees a few feet away, more like a bobsled twisting and turning – hilarious fun and hoots and screams could be heard from various members of our party!

From there everyone decided to carry on the theme. It’s a road trip, so it was off to find a coffee travelling through the Llanberis pass (a must in the great driving roads of the UK), then stopping at the first hostelry for a brew!

Now that the sun was out, we criss-crossed Snowdonia taking in the mountains and lakes for rest of the day. We stopped at Dolgellau for some afternoon refreshments in the bistro, which turned out to be the olde gaol house where they used to hold witch trials. Then it was off back to base with a few of us stopping off in Barmouth town for a nose about! Another outstanding evening meal with a little tipple or two, and it was time to retire!

With a bit of a lay in and a late breakfast, as it was our return trip, and as if Wales was sad to see us go it cried (rained). With our bags packed we took yet another indirect route over to Welshpool for our last fill up, skirting Lake Bala and Lake Vyrnwy, with one final stop to say our goodbyes as our party slowly peeled off to their respective homes.

Great weekend, great company, great roads.

Thank you very much Wales, we will be back!

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DESPITE ITS CIRCUIT INCLINATIONS THIS IS NO STRIPPED OUT RACER. IN FACT, THE PRINTED SPECIFICATION LIST IS LITERALLY AS LONG AS YOUR ARM.

REBELS, RACE ON.

Author Martin Broadribb / Photography Martin Broadribb

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At least,

that’s what it says on the illuminated kick plates of this Cayman GT4.

“Rebels, race on.” Ever since we saw the GT4 debut at the 2015 Geneva motor show Ted Walker had wanted one, especially in the release colour of Racing Yellow. As everyone knows, yellow cars are faster!

In mid-2017 such an example turned up on consignment at the local OPC and as it also had the rare Clubsport package it was obviously only going to be a matter of time until the ‘Goodbye Boxster GTS, Hello GT4+CS’ situation arose for Ted. In the event it wasn’t very long at all!

Perhaps we should briefly look at the specification of this car before going any further. Utilising a 385bhp version of the 3.8 engine driving the rear wheels via a manual transmission gives it a top speed of 183mph and a 0–60 time of 4.4s, while stopping is handled more than adequately by the optional ceramic composite brakes.

The GT4 rides on 20" wheels and stif fer suspension yet for a sporting model does not lack in refinements. These include dual zone climate control, bi-xenon headlamps with the obligatory wash, dimming mirrors, rain sensor wipers, cruise control, CD autochanger plus sound package, communication management ... so as you can see, despite its circuit inclinations this is no stripped out racer. In fact, the printed specification list is literally as long as your arm.

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However, there is more to the car than all this.

Aside from the alloy footrest and fuel cap (although this is hidden under its flap!) and the carbon interior package the Clubsport element provides full harnesses in addition to the normal belts, a half roll cage, 918 seats, a fire extinguisher and there is also the Sport Chrono package, including the Track Precision app and preparation for the Laptrigger feature. All this obviously points to something still rather track focused, so what would it be like as a road car?

Having covered less than 5,000 miles when collected it had its first outing with Ted to Porsches On The Prom at Weymouth. However, I thought that it would be interesting to experience the car on a long journey over a route that we not only regularly travel but one that we have covered in a number of quite different Porsches. This would not just allow the car to show what it was really like on a variety of roads – ranging from under-maintained Cotswold B’s to smooth dual-carriageway A’s – but would make an interesting comparison with other models in the same circumstances.

Silverstone was to be our destination and so at six am on the Saturday of the Classic meeting we set off for the two hour drive.

Having had the chance to look over the exterior of the car previously when it was parked next to a Cayman R it was apparent that the opportunity had been taken to develop features such as the front and rear spoilers and side scoops but to treat the overall appearance in such a way as to

avoid making the car ostentatious. To further this Ted had instructed the OPC to remove the Porsche accessory wide central black stripe prior to delivery, leaving just the Porsche logo side decals. However, at that time of the morning and having had three hours sleep after a late night film screening the comfort – or otherwise – of the interior was more the focus of my attention. Finished in black leather and alcantra but brightened by the carbon components and the yellow stitching and belts it looked very sporting and the deep bucket seats were surprisingly welcoming, if not that easy to navigate into initially. Given this amount of careful detailing it seemed strange that the full harnesses are red rather than yellow, but I guess that this is so as to contrast them with the standard belts and this also contributes to lightening the interior.

Resisting the urge to strap myself into the passenger seat with the harness and go to sleep – although that would have been a good test of the ride quality – I took in my surroundings and the way that the car conducted itself as a prelude to driving it later. One oddity that was noticeable straight away was that the fire extinguisher, mounted on the passenger side of the central tunnel, obstructed forward seat travel and left my feet well short of the bulkhead, although as I am not too tall using the electric height adjustment also took the seat forward and so compensated for this. There is enough space to mount the extinguisher away from the seat though!

The seats, despite their carbon/leather composition and minimalist appearance, are superbly supportive and comfortable and while the suspension is just about as hard as you would wish it to be for road use it is still remarkably compliant given the type of car that this is. A good spring/damper test is when a passenger can text without typographical errors and the car allowed this, showing that the hours that manufacturers spend tuning suspension systems and selecting wheel/tyre combinations certainly pay off, unlike some home-brewed setups that I have experienced.

Of course, as in some other Porsches there are buttons to be pressed to sharpen various performance aspects should you require it, particularly for track use.

Suf fice to say that in its normal setting the suspension works in unison with any combination of speed and surface and while the very capable carbon brakes – as usual – sound a bit like normal pads that are worn out, this is not obtrusive. They also exhibit no excessive noise or lack of performance from cold in normal conditions and have the added benefit of keeping the wheels free of brake dust, although when the time comes for renewal the cost will reflect that they are a £7,000 option!

Taking the wheel for mixed road driving in the wet and dry, the most surprising impression I gained was of how docile the car could be if required. Some fast cars can rather drive you and make you work at keeping them under control

SOME FAST CARS CAN RATHER DRIVE YOU AND MAKE YOU WORK AT KEEPING THEM UNDER CONTROL BUT WITH THIS CAR YOU ARE ALWAYS COMFORTABLY IN COMMAND, FAST OR FASTER!

but with this car you are always comfortably in command, fast or faster! While 0–60 and top speed figures are a universal yardstick they tell you little about the real world aspects of a cars performance and while Porsches always score well against these measures I feel that it is the way in which they deliver practical performance for safe overtaking and sure-footed rapid progress without fatigue that makes them such a joy to drive.

It is very hard to be critical of the car, although while the smaller 918 steering wheel is just right I am no big fan of spokes with finger-trapping holes in them. Having its alcantera rim (with optional 12 o’clock yellow band) to grasp makes getting in and out of those deep seats rather easier for the driver than the passenger too.

While fuel consumption is never going to be an issue when running a car like this it is gratifying that – in common with many modern Porsches – the overall figure is not unduly affected by spirited driving and surprisingly high averages of 30mpg plus can easily be obtained. With Clubsport-equipped GT4s hovering around the £100,000 mark at present it is difficult to quantify just what sort of value for money these cars represent, but I was left with the impression that having started with one of (if not the) best handling Porsche models and then taken it to another level this certainly represents great value compared to so many of those performance 911 models that you can never actually buy anyway.

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GETTING DOWN TO DETAILS Author Andrew Harris / Photography Andrew Harris

When I was a little boy, way back in

1977, I used to love watching and helping my Dad wash and polish his MK2 Ford Escort and then later, MK1 Ford Fiesta. The tools required were very simple: a bucket full of soapy warm water, normally washing up liquid, a sponge and a chamois leather. No rinsing the car down first, just soak the sponge and start washing, no rinsing required afterwards, just chamois it off. A nice coat of Turtle Wax polish to make the red paintwork shine followed by a little T-Cut to the chrome front and rear bumpers to make them sparkle. A couple of hours or so later, it was clean, polished and looking lovely, a good Sunday morning’s effort and a great time learning with Dad! After speaking with Bradley Griffin at Concours Detailing, he most kindly offered the TIPEC Thames Valley Region some of his time on a sunny Sunday morning in August to show us how to wash a car and introduce us to some of the polishing and waxing techniques he uses and to some of his preferred products that are on offer today. I somehow don’t think T-Cut and Turtle Wax will be on Bradley’s shelves!

Our Sunday morning started with an 8am spirited drive from the Novello to Blackbushe Cafe for a breakfast and a cuppa before our onward drive to Concours Detailing in Hartley Wintney, only another 10 minutes down the road. We had half a dozen Porsches leave the Novello with another half a dozen meeting at Blackbushe Cafe and a couple more joining us at Concours Detailing – a fabulous turnout of 14 Porsches.

Most of the car washing process that I have been using over the past 30 years has now gone straight out of the window, or should I say, the garage door! Cleaning our cars has turned into an obsession, one of which many of us truly enjoy, I know I do! The list of equipment now required to wash and clean your car in 2017 consists of:

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Two buckets with grit guards, one further bucket for the wheels, lambswool washmitt, PH neutral shampoo, safe non-acidic wheel cleaner, soft wheel brush, snowfoam lance, snowfoam, bug remover, drying towel, three new microfibre cloths, tyre dressing and sponge, and the main item, the pressure washer!

Once you have acquired your items (most of which can purchased from either Concours Detailing, or any other reputable retailer) you can begin the task in hand.

Using your pressure washer, pre-rinse the wheels and arches. Apply the safe wheel cleaner to two of the wheels. Agitate with a soft wheel brush and wash mitt and rinse, repeat this process for the other two wheels. Pre-rinse the entire vehicle. Apply the bug remover to the front of the vehicle to include mirrors and windscreen. Apply the snowfoam onto the entire vehicle and arches. Leave for three to five minutes. Rinse the entire vehicle ,starting from top to bottom. Using the two buckets, start at the top using the wash mitt, rinsing the wash mitt in the clean water bucket before putting it into the shampoo bucket every time you use it.

Repeat this leaving the very lower sills until last.

Rinse the entire vehicle removing all the shampoo, but do not let the vehicle dr y naturally. Dr y the entire vehicle using the drying towel, starting from the top and doing the lower sections last. Dry all the door shuts and wheels using a soft microfibre cloth. Dry the tyrewalls and apply the tyre dressing. Apply glass cleaner and polish with microfibre cloth.

Use a rapid detailer to remove any remaining water marks.

CLEANING OUR CARS HAS TURNED INTO AN OBSESSION, ONE WHICH MANY OF US TRULY ENJOY!

The above process is the method used by Concours Detailing. From here the polishing process can start – of which there can be many stages depending on the amount of work the vehicle requires. Most of the tiny ‘swirl’ marks can be removed using a dual action machine polisher. If the vehicle has suffered slightly deeper scratches and marks then the finest of sandpapers and polishing tools can be used to eradicate these imperfections. (Unless you have had experience in using machine polishers and sandpapers, this I would recommend you leave to the professionals as it is very easy to damage the paint and can be costly to correct!)

We all had a fabulous and very interesting morning with Bradley and his brother at Concours Detailing. Bradley has had many years’ experience, being trained to a very high standard at a Porsche dealership and now with over 10 years at Concours Detailing. Bradley now professionally details cars for clients across the country as well as some of the most renowned dealerships in Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and London with outstanding results. Bradley is accredited by Kamikaze and is a master detailer for IGL, two leading ceramic-coating protection systems for new or used cars. Only the highest quality products are used along with the most modern equipment, ensuring his work is to the highest of standards.

Please feel free to contact Bradley at Concours Detailing for any advice, he would be happy to inspect your vehicle and advise you accordingly Concours Detailing offer many services from car protection detail, enhancement detail, paint correction, wet sanding, caliper refurbishment and wheel refurbishment to name but a few.

For further information about the services Concours Detailing can provide, please visit their website: www.concours-detailing.co.uk Bradley can be contacted on 07545 959 505 or info@concours-detailing.co.uk

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MARTIN VERSUS THE TIN WORM PART THREE

WITH THE BODYWORK ALL BUT FINISHED IT WAS TIME TO START MAKING THE SHELL DRIVEABLE Author Martin Whitelaw Photography Martin Whitelaw

The first areas to be

looked at were the belts and tensioners. The radiator and cooling fans were removed for access and both belts, water pump and cam cover laid aside.

The camshaft chain and wear pads were clearly quite worn so these were renewed.

Before I got there though I had to remove four rounded off spline headed bolts with the aid of my trusty Irwin bolt removal socket set – Gee, these were tight. This engine is going to fight me, I noted, and my prediction has been borne out with numerous fixings breaking and brackets fracturing along the way.

However, for now, all seems fine in this area with the cam chain refitted along with new upper and lower wear pads.

A clear run at the front belts and seals saw all seals being replaced along with new balance shaft ‘top hat’ sleeves, crankshaft oil pump drive toothed sleeve, water pump itself and of course both belts – tensioners and all but one pulley were considered to be in serviceable condition and re-used. All bolts torqued to specified figures and the crankshaft holding tool removed, it was now time to move on to an obvious oil leak.

From the amount of oil previously gathered on the lower half of the right hand side of the engine I deduced that either the cam cover gasket has been leaking, the oil filter/oil cooler thermostat housing seal was faulty or the right hand balance shaft housing was leaking.

I opted for the oil filter/oil thermostat housing as the culprit and duly set about removing it.

No mean task as access (below the exhaust manifold) has all sorts of obstructions from water

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lines, oil cooler lines, PAS pump, water pump and exhaust heat shields to contend with. Finally the housing was loose but an ‘O’ ring seal was holding it in place – once identified the unit was eased out and removed.

As the OPRV (over pressure relief valve) has to be removed with the housing, the possible need to renew another two small ‘O’ rings on the OPRV presented itself.

The two ‘O’ ring seals on my valve were rock hard and not surprisingly broke on removal.

These were not in the prepurchased housing seal kit and had to be obtained direct from Porsche – a painless exercise at £2.11 from your local Porsche Centre, thankfully.

I am advised that the OPRV can be a source of too high, or too low, oil pressure. It is highly recommended that these ‘O’ rings should be changed on engines that have seen a bit of mileage and especially if oil pressure problems have been encountered.

Whilst I was in this area, I took the opportunity to renew the offside engine mount – the one next to the hot exhaust and the one most likely to fail, allowing the manifold to rub on the steering shaft – not good!

Next was the oil cooler itself and the repair to the outer mounting bracket.

The exhaust tailpipe is a feature on the S2. Being oval, and shiny, it gives a purposeful look to the rear end. Mine was neither shiny nor purposeful but I did manage to source a replacement slightly larger but very similar to factory so this has been welded on – tucked in by about 25mm to keep it neat with the now reshaped back bumper.

Almost a necessity on a cabriolet is a windbreak – this car will have a similar modified Peugeot 207CC folding windbreak to my previous 944 S2. The Peugeot item fits perfectly sizewise and can be positioned high in the cockpit to allow our dog to sit comfortably in the back seat with the windbreak still fully functional.

On my short ‘test’ drive back in November I noticed something amiss with the handbrake and took the precaution of ordering new handbrake shoes and long cable – the short cable I had in stock, ie. not used from the previous 944. The nearside shoes were found to be in a poor state, the rest were usable but replaced anyhow. The steel ferrule where the handbrake cable enters the cabin was corroded so it was remade and welded in.

All brake callipers were stripped, cleaned and their SS slider plates refitted. The callipers themselves were refinished in a contrasting burnt orange and reassembled on to the car with new brake discs and pads. The offside front wheel bearing felt odd (notchy) so it was replaced, pressing new bearing outers into the original wheel hub. The front anti-roll bar was removed, derusted, painted and refitted with new rubber bushes.

Again from my recollection of the short and tense four miles I actually drove this car, I noted a distinct lean to the offside and remembered thinking that the rear torsion bar spring plate needs adjustment to raise the ride height on that side.

Well I may as well have said “fly to the moon” as the spring plate adjustment was not going to happen, at least without a lot of bruised knuckles, heat and a few choice words.

A combination of brute force, heat and the wonderful Innotech releasing agent finally won the day and the offside now rides slightly higher that the nearside and will probably need readjusted once it settles down in use.

A tip I would like to share is my parts derusting bath made from £1 washing basin, citric acid and water. The citric acid is a food additive and can be purchased on line. I bought a 2kg bag of food grade citric acid for about £6 and use a large mug of crystals to half a basin of water.

This mix needs no more than a quick wire brush of the contents to give rust free components be they bolts, nuts, brackets or anything else needing derusted (as long as it will fit your basin).

It may take a few days to get rid of the heavier rusting and indeed the final surface of the piece may resemble the surface of that moon but the rust will be gone – not converted but gone! A good etch primer and finish coat and your part will be good for another 30 years. I will not be without my citric acid basin from now on!

In the midst of this mechanical mayhem I took the opportunity to strip off the old hood and its frame.

The exterior hood material will be replaced but the hood frame pieces will be reused, so were cleaned, derusted (in places welded) and painted ready for the new top which has been ordered from Quality Hoods and Interiors of Los Angeles, USA … more later.

The mechanics of the hood were generally OK. Regreasing the drive gearboxes and setting the clearances made the motors run happier but the electric operation was still intermittent.

A loose plug on the back of the console mounted roof switch was secured and the roof electrics functioned properly again.

I did remember this time that the ’44 roof electrics only work with the ignition key in position one – ie. not fully on!

This previously caught me out so it definitely pays to read the handbook properly – new 944 cabriolet owners beware.

Whilst waiting for a slot at the painters, I amused myself by stripping out the old non functioning alarm/immobiliser only to find that going the whole hog left the engine immobilised as the alarm control boxes down at the nearside footwell are part of factory original wiring and need to be left in place. I saw DME and ECU connections on an alarm wiring diagram and decided that the ‘boxes’ could stay as long as they behaved themselves. I consoled myself with removing the immobiliser box and a bunch of superfluous wiring. A new Toad Sterling alarm/immobiliser will be fitted soon and hopefully hooked up to the car’s original central locking.

Well that was then, but as it slowly dawned on me that the engine fix was not going to be simple I decided to go for a lower mileage replacement. This I did and now have an 86k miles unit from a 1990 S2 ready to go in as soon as the paintwork is complete.

All the belts and seals will have to be changed once again on this unit but I’ll not bore you with that. One bonus is that I now have a usable alternator which came with the engine as did all the electrics and fuel systems gizmos. Gone, hopefully, will

be the noisy valvetrain, leaky engine and smelly exhaust!

Three drilled out clutch bolts, two broken rocker cover bolts and one rounded camshaft cap bolt later the ‘new’ engine is ready for rebuilding. And guess what? All the rusty bolts and brackets went straight into my citric acid bath.

Latest news is that the paintwork is further delayed so I guess I’ll just have to do the garden instead – I’m wondering if I’ll ever get to part four?

Sorry state of the engine bay at the start

A DAB radio with glass mounted aerial (and four new speakers) was a bit of indulgence but then I’m worth it! Actually, it was highly necessary as I stupidly cut off the car’s FM aerial connection on the windscreen with a chisel, in my haste to clean gunk and vegetation from the lower scuttle area during the early clean up phase – the emerging aerial lead was mistaken for a bit of plant life!

Engine bay after a bit of work

A new ignition key – cut from a photograph by Keysinthepost. com – completed the non oily tasks for this report.

With the car at least running, I am increasingly aware of rattles and squeaks from the engine and one such alarming squeal on start-up led me to source a new Bosch starter motor. I feel the alternator may be next as I noted a month or so back that a free spin of the pulley let out a groan which did not sound conducive to a long life.

Just when I thought I was finished with all things bodywise a good friend, Pete Weston, gave me an offside headlight cover which was in much better original condition than the one I had to weld and repair so this was quickly flatted and primed to replace the one I already had.

Thanks Peter.

So, are we about finished with the oily bits? Well not quite, as the lifters are a bit clackity, the exhaust is a bit smelly and the sump a bit oily … but this will have to wait for another day as off to the painters we go – ready or not!

Welded exhaust tailpipe – diffusers off for now

Cabriolet windbreak 207CC style

1990 S2 M42/44 3.0L replacement, “comes with all ancillaries – plug and play” … eh, no!

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Regional round up R2

Scotland

R20

South Central

R25

Cumbria

R8

Anglia & North Essex

R3

North East

R11

North London, Herts & South Essex

R4

Yorkshire

R12

Kent & South East London

R5

North West

R13

Thames Valley

R18

Cheshire & Staffs

R9

Surrey & Sussex

R6

South Yorkshire & North Notts

R21

Hampshire

R24

Peterborough

R23

Southern

R19

East Midlands

R22

Bristol, South West & South Wales

R7

Central

R15

Cornwall & Devon

R2

R25

R3 R4

R5 R18

R6

R24

R19 R7 R22

R20

R2

R9

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SCOTLAND

scotland@tipec.net RO Scott Francis Allan • 07790 846 990 ARO West John Davidson ARO East Neil Fraser Search Facebook for ‘TIPEC Scotland’ Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month 7:30pm for an 8pm start in the 007 bar, upstairs at Bo’Ness Motor Museum, Bridgeness Road, Bo’Ness EH51 9JR. www.motor-museum.bo-ness.org.uk October 4th (Wednesday) Club meeting & curry night at The Spice Lounge, Corstorphine, Edinburgh. 19:30pm November 1st (Wednesday) Club meeting December 6th (Wednesday) Club meeting December 9th (Saturday) Christmas bash

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YORKSHIRE

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CUMBRIA

cumbria@tipec.net RO Paul Lowther • 07393 293 571 ARO Steve Bailey • 07884 238 080 Meetings are held last Thursday of every month from 7pm at Gilpin Bridge Inn, Bridge End, Levens, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 8EP. As a new region, TIPEC Cumbria are so proud of what we have achieved to date, and the passion we have to grow in the future. Our success so far has been driven by the great support from our Cumbrian Porsche members and our colleagues in the North West region.

Okay so what’s so good? We recently held our first regional event ‘The Seven Lakes Tour’ which saw 17 Porsches and 28 people enjoy a tour of the Lake District, amazing scenery and great weather. We covered approximately 100 miles on the day including the crossing of Lake Windermere on the Ferry – quite a sight to behold, with 17 Porsches completely filling the ferry (now renamed ‘Ferry Porsche’). The run also included a stop for a great English breakfast at the Outgate

Inn, a run over Kirkstone Pass and refreshments at the King’s Head Hotel near Grasmere, before finishing off at the Lakeland Motor Museum.

This run was swiftly followed by the Cheshire & Staffs regional ‘Lakes Tour’. This one saw 29 Porsches and 45 people from Cumbria, North West and Cheshire & Staffs regions getting together to enjoy another great day out in the wonderful Lake District. Once again there were no mishaps and the weather was on our side.

Our monthly meetings have been growing in size, with 20 people including new members at our last meeting to see what we have to offer.

Future events will include ‘Chippy Tea’ runs, Classic car meets, a ‘Show and Shine’ competition, quiz nights, a Casino night and guest speakers.

A worthy mention must be made of our better halves. We are so fortunate to have great support from our ‘Cumbrian WAGS’ who are driving ahead with planning the social side of things. Phew, a busy and successful start to the region, thanks for your support so far and we look forward to seeing new members soon.

yorkshire@tipec.net RO Chris Grayson-Pedley RO Klaus Schottler • 07775 838 475 Monthly meetings are yet to be confirmed for this newly-reconvened club region, as we look for the best possible venues.

Keep an eye on the TIPEC.net forum and your email inboxes.

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King”s Head Hotel, Grasmere, on the Lakes Tour

Cumbria members in the King’s Head car park

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NORTH EAST

RO Mike Williamson • 07940 738 692 mike.williamson@volkswagen.co.uk ARO Andy Blythe • 01642 809 031 andy44s70@gmail.com Meetings are held first Sunday of every month 7:30pm at The Anson Farm, just off the A19.

November 5th (Sunday) Anson Farm club night December 3rd (Sunday) Anson Farm club night December 22nd (Friday) Christmas curry night, Raj Bari Yarm Please contact Mike 07940 738 692 or Andy 07722 960 203 if you wish to attend any events.

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RO Richard Sholl • 07970 147 779 n22rks@googlemail.com ARO Darren Pollard • 07761 270 052 darrenpollard1@hotmail.com ARO Colin Hammerton • 07500 908 091 col.hamm@hotmail.co.uk Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month from 7pm (with club business dealt with at 8pm) at The Bowling Green, Preston Road, Charnock Richard PR7 5LA. It’s been another busy period for the North West Region. Here’s what we’ve done and what we have coming up: In June we had our first Curry Night. The Sagar Premier restaurant in Walton Summit had been recommended and 15 of us enjoyed Indian food and the kind hospitality of Jo & Alan Diamond afterwards at their house for coffee and cake.

July saw several of us attending the second Unique Porsche Sunday event at Unique’s Worldwide HQ in Westhoughton – lots of cars, lots of good Porsche people and the ‘unique’ Darren King.

Our Annual Nurburgring Trip has become something of an institution and I’ve realised we now have several experienced German roadtrippers amongst our number.

Marc ‘smooth input’ Slater on the Karussell

This year we set sail from Hull on Friday 7th July with six Porsches and 11 people on the overnight ferry to Rotterdam. From Rotterdam we drove into Gelderland to visit the Porsche Centre and Classic Center. Ebullient proprietor Mark Wegh greeted us and was happy to take an hour out of his schedule to show us around the recently extended classic workshops and his extensive private collection of Porsches and Volkswagen/ Audi cars.

Whilst at the Nurburgring, I’m delighted to report that Graham, Kevin and Darren all lost their ’Ring virginity whilst Marc ‘smooth input’ Slater concreted his status as our region’s ’RingMeister.

Meanwhile, on 8th July the Cumbria Region was running its ‘Seven Lakes Tour’ and six North West cars joined in with them to boost total attendance to 17 cars. Great to have our region’s new member Lee Shepherd along in his immaculate Basalt Black 997.

We had another successful Chippy Tea Run on Friday 21st July – the weather was rubbish but 12 people, six Porsches and a classic Mercedes enjoyed tea at Banny’s in Colne.

Jo & Alan Diamond hosted an immaculately prepared Yorkshire Dales Drive and lunch on Saturday 22nd July with open invites to both Porsche Enthusiasts and Porsche Club members.

10 cars meandered from Bamber Bridge to Stainforth via all kinds of terrain and weather for lunch at The Knights Table.

By the time you read this we’ll have had another Friday Feast event, the Galloways Society for the Blind Driving Day, our September club night at 9Apart and our annual Concours/Pride of Ownership get-together.

As always thanks to all the North West members that get involved in the nonsense that we conjure up. Your enthusiasm really is appreciated by me, Colin & Darren.

Let me know if you’re a paid-up member and not receiving the occasional email and remember that we can be found on Facebook at Porsche Enthusiasts Club – North West.

October 9th (Monday) Club Night with guest speaker October 15th (Sunday) End of Season ’Dales Run and lunch with Cumbria Region October 20th (Friday) Friday Feast November 13th (Monday) Club Night November 24th (Friday) Friday Feast December 11th (Monday) Club Night with annual quiz January 7th (Sunday) New Year Drive

Another Saturday drive took place on 5th August when 12 North West cars joined the Cheshire & Staffs Lakeland Motor Museum/Lakeland Tour fixture. Great to see Peter & Jill (Speed Yellow 997) and George & Yolly (GT Silver 997) enjoying their first proper club event.

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CHESHIRE & STAFFS

RO Chris Hulme • 07775 794 291 chris@claytonhulme.co.uk ARO Stefanie Mahan • 07776 132 389 ARO Gareth Aldridge • 07881 228 944 gj.aldridge@yahoo.co.uk ARO Ian Highfield ianhighfield@talktalk.net facebook.com/groups/TIPEC.CS Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Whipping Stocks, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 9EX. October 29th (Sunday) Spooky Halloween drive and evening meal November 10–12th (Friday–Saturday) NEC Classic Car Show December 2nd (Saturday) Festive drive & Christmas meal at Sutton Hall.

Contact Stefanie or Gareth for more info.

Booking needs to be confirmed by 20th Oct.

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Richard Attwood’s 928 at Croft Nostalgia Weekend

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S OUTH YORKSHIRE & NORTH NOTTS.

peterborough@tipec.net RO Stuart Wand • 07725 328 183 ARO Michael Walter • 07975 542 981

RO Dean Lancashire• 07860 198 627 dean@tachart.com RO Ray Waite• 07831 106 086 waite696@aol.com Dean presenting Lee with his visitor’s choice award

Meetings are held first Sunday of every month at 7pm for 7:30pm start at Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Retford, Notts, DN22 8QS

and aerial acrobatics and topped off with the Lancaster Flypast.

The Doncaster Deaf School annual event, again organised by the Lions and Doncaster Classic Car Club, was a superb day out with 12 cars in attendance. This show gets bigger every year.

A small country show, the Harley Gala was a lot of fun, plenty of classic cars, bikes and industrial machinery on show as well as our eight cars.

Porsche Festival at Lotherton hall was well attended with eight cars going from SYNN. Lots to see here, must be the largest Porsche event in the North.

Annual SYNN Concours/Pride of Ownership was again well attended, but without the usual bunting and flags, locked in the front of Ray’s 993 as the cable had snapped. Lovely well-presented cars again voted for by the public.

Results were: First: Dean’s 911 RS Rep Second: David Haigh’s 911 Targa Supersport Third: Andrew Lenton’s 996.

Special visitor award went to Lee Carter for his superb 944.

Four couples made the trip to the Croft Nostalgia Weekend, for two days of vintage racing including Richard Attwood’s road legal 928, classic car displays, ENSA entertainment

Thoresby Park bathed in sunshine for another great show, that busy chatting and giving leaflets out I forgot to take any pictures. Didn’t win best club display!

Welcome to SYNN Sammie Bundrick and Peter Fairlie, looking forward to meeting you.

November 5th (Sunday) Restoration Show, Stoneleigh Park November 10–12th (Friday–Sunday) Classic Motor Show, NEC

Lotherton Hall Porsche Festival AT 125

PETERBOROUGH

Keep up to date at www.synn.org.uk or look for us on Facebook as ‘Porsche Enthusiasts Club - South Yorkshire & North Notts (TIPEC)’

Monthly meetings are held second Wednesday of every month from 7pm at our new venue The Golden Pheasant, 1 Main Street, Etton, Peterborough PE6 7DA.

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EAST MIDLANDS

east.mids@tipec.net RO Jim Stevens • 07879 885 260 ARO George Acquah • 07958 057 582 ARO Jack Littlemore • 07759 775 705 Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month 7pm at the Packe Arms, Rempstone Road, Hoton, Loughborough LE12 5SJ.

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A NGLIA & NORTH ESSEX

Ian Jones • izzy.spyder@sky.com John Briggs • john.briggs@charcoal.uk.com Lorna Ward • info@sbprinting.co.uk Steve Burgess • info@sbprinting.co.uk Yvonne King • yvonneking@hotmail.com facebook.com/groups/618348854957396 Meetings are held fourth Tuesday of each month from 7pm at The Woolpack, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk IP31 1SW. 01284 753 380 www.thewoolpackfornham.co.uk Please use Facebook or email (just ‘reply all’ to the last regional newsletter) to highlight events you’re attending so if anyone else is interested they can join you! It’s your club run by you, for you.

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CENTRAL

tipeccentral@outlook.com RO Lindsay Brown • 07768 442 050 ARO Steve Jones • 07775 581 044 ARO Neil Smith • 07899 961 429 Meetings are held second Monday of every month 7:30pm onwards at The Bull’s Head, Birmingham Road, Shenstone WS14 0JR. www.vintageinn.co.uk/thebullsheadshenstone The annual Show and Shine was again a huge success even though we had a short shower as we arrived at The Bull’s Head. As a precaution we had the buffet served inside. Again the cars were very well presented and the three winners in no particular order were Paul Chare with his 914, Byron Humphries with his 964 and Paul Webster with his 924S. It was great to see the car park full of shiny Pork.

We had our annual trip down to Pershore for the Plum Festival. This must be my favourite show of the year and this year was again excellent, we had a convoy of 11 Porsches leaving from Hopwood, the weather was glorious and company and banter was wonderful as usual.

We are having a look at the Coffee and Cars meeting at Coventry Motor Museum, it may be included in next year’s events listing, but it is an early start on a Saturday morning.

The show season is slowing down, so a lot of the cars will be tucked up until the Spring. We are looking for ideas for next year and will be continuing with the Sunday morning coffee meets. If anyone has a preference for meeting places please let me know, and if you haven’t been along to club night or one of our events please pop along, it would be great to see you.

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N ORTH LONDON, HERTS & SOUTH ESSEX

NLHSE@tipec.net RO Vince Dallimore • 07798 630 649 ARO Peter Musk • 07734 769 953 Two informal monthly meetings: first Sunday 10:30am (open marque) at The Goat Inn, Vicarage Causeway, Hertford Heath, SG13 7RT. Last Monday 6pm (Porches only) at The Ace Café, Ace Corner, off the A406, Stonebridge, London NW10 7UD. Our regularly updated North London, Herts & South Essex Facebook page now has 27 members registered, about half of the region membership; forthcoming events are posted here for your convenience, as well as being noted in All Torque.

Update emails will still be issued for those of you that don’t use social media, but to date we see very little response to mailings or invites.

Don’t forget, if you have any ideas for regional events, or days out, don’t be shy of letting us know!

The car show season is now winding down after the summer rush, with Goodwood, Brooklands and Silverstone having hosted major annual events. Unfortunately I had to miss the Goat meetings in July and August as they clashed with other events I’d been invited to; Peter attended in my absence.

On Sunday 16 July, I attended Supercar Sunday at Brooklands; the TIPEC display zone was managed by Surrey and Thames Valley regions.

The weather was good and as always with events at Brooklands, it was well attended with all types of exotica in addition to our great display of Porsches.

October 9th (Monday) Club night at The Bull’s Head

The Silverstone Classic ran over 28, 29 & 30th July; a huge event, with mixed weather this year. I attended the three days, Peter on the Saturday. We had a good display with around 40 cars overall; the location was good with lots of passers-by from the shuttle bus stop.

We attended Little Gransden classic aircraft and motor show on Sunday 27 August; the event is held in support of Children in Need and local charities. In total contrast to 2016, the weather was fantastic, clear skies and little wind, so all the flying displays went ahead without a problem.

We had five cars on display: Rodney Ayres mint ’87 Targa Sport in Black; Steve’s silver 996 Carrera; Savash’s dark blue Cayman, Peter’s white GT4 Cayman and my ’88 928 S4 manual. Our pitch was in a good location adjacent to the parked planes. The heat of the sunny day, from 9am to 6:30pm when we left, has convinced me we need a gazebo for future events, to give some respite on sunny days!

The flying displays were excellent, highlights being the restored Blenheim WW2 bomber and the famous ‘Sally B’ Flying Fortress, together with the Global Stars display team. The display went on over four hours, so too many to mention, but images from the day can be seen at www.facebook.com/groups/LittleGransdenShow The ACE Café gatherings on 31st July and 28th August were well attended; particularly the August Bank holiday meeting.

Looking ahead in the diary for 2017 we have the Classic Car show at the NEC Birmingham in November and two final 40th anniversary 928 meetings at Tilford in Surrey and the Merry Miller in Oxfordshire, in October and November respectively.

We have an open invite to meet with the new Peterborough region; a date will be proposed by email and on our Facebook page.

November 10–12th (Friday–Sunday) NEC Classic Car Show November 13th (Monday) Club night at The Bull’s Head

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SOUTH CENTRAL

south.central@tipec.net RO Gary Howard • 07856 723 196 Twitter: @Porsche_TIPECSC Facebook: South Central TIPEC

Supercar Sunday at Brooklands

Little Gransden classic aircraft and motor show

TIPEC’s display at Silverstone Classic

Old and new at the Ace Café

Meetings are held first Sunday of the month, throughout the year, from 10:00am at The Red Lion, Evenley, Nr Brackley, Northants, NN13 5SH, and also third Tuesday of the month, between March & October, at The Betsey Wynn, 21 Mursley Road, Swanbourne, Milton Keynes, MK17 0SH. Please check for updates via email, Facebook and Twitter pages.

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K ENT & SOUTH EAST LONDON

RO Paul Greer • 07799 412 870 prgreer@blueyonder.co.uk RO Martin Jackson • 07942 485 094 martinjackson911@yahoo.co.uk Meetings are held first Monday of the month from 7:30pm at The Carpenters Arms, Three Elm Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge TN11 0AD. www.carpentersarms.net Our Monday Club nights have been getting busier with more members attending and a great turnout of various Porsches adorning the car park of the Carpenters Arms. With the better weather it’s been great to get out in to the car park for a spot of tyre kicking.

We were invited back to Graham Rogers’ parents’ house again this year for their annual Jazz Picnic; it was great upon arrival to be greeted by the sight of so many Porsches parked up on the lawn.

The weather was perfect as was the jazz!

We were even treated to a guitar solo by our very own Mr John Cordingley which was great – I didn’t know you were so talented John! Graham managed to raise the amazing sum of £256.45 on the day for the MS Society. A big thank you to everyone who attended October 1st (Sunday) Bodyshop tour and talk at Altered image coachworks, Rochester, Kent October 2nd (Monday) Club night at The Carpenters Arms October 15th (Sunday) Porsche charity day, Goodwood

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THAMES VALLEY

thames.valley@tipec.net RO Andrew Harris • 07812 146 999 ARO Graham Driver • 07799 625 279 Meetings are held second Tuesday of every month 7:00pm at The Novello, Bath Rd, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3RX. Our July ‘Topless Tuesday’ meeting at the Novello was unfortunately a bit of a washout.

The heavens opened and all roofs, I am sorry to say, were firmly closed! A good turnout though as always. Our August meeting unfortunately wasn’t a great deal better, dark clouds, drizzle, not really what you would expect on a nice August summers evening! I know that all Porsches are special but this particular themed evening brought out the Turbos, GTs, RSs, Club Sports … anything a little ‘special’. Considering the weather was on the poor side, we had a good turnout with some really stunning cars, thank you to you all for bringing them along. It was nice to see some new faces and hope to see you again at either the Novello or at one of our little planned events, please keep an eye out for the emails or our diary page of the website.

We were lucky enough to be invited to a detailing morning by Bradley Griffin at Concours Detailing in Hartley Wintney on Sunday 27th August.

Bradley started detailing at a Porsche dealership where he was trained to a very high standard and now, with over 10 years’ experience behind him, Bradley details vehicles for some of the top dealerships in the Thames Valley area. We had a fabulous morning, the sun even came out for us, leaving the Novello for 8am in order to make it to Blackbushe Café for some breakfast before heading off to meet Bradley. A good turnout of 14 Porsches making for a really enjoyable morning.

October 7th (Saturday)

October 29th (Sunday) Breakfast club November 6th (Monday) Club Night at The Carpenters Arms November 18–19th (Saturday–Sunday) BritCar Racing at Brands Hatch Please check our Facebook page for updates and the calendar and also keep an eye out for email updates.

Porsches in the sun at the jazz picnic AT 125

A very clean Targa at Thames Valley’s ‘Specials Night’

Club Carrera UK Charity Day at Goodwood Motor Circuit – this is in aid of Chestnut Tree House, a very worthy cause and a fabulous day out. For further information see www. clubcarrerauk.com October 10th (Tuesday) Club night at the Novello October 21st (Sunday) Day out at Centre Gravity October 30th (Monday) Porsche meet at the Ace Café November 14th (Tuesday) Club night at the Novello November (Sunday TBC) Breakfast run out to the Blackbushe Café November 27th (Monday) Porsche meet at the Ace Café Throughout the year, the Thames valley region put on many events including a number of Sunday morning breakfast runs, a detailing morning, a suspension day, visits to Porsche centres, a curry run, a summer picnic, we have our summer ‘themed’ monthly meetings at the Novello to look forward to along with Simply Porsche, Silverstone Classic, Classics at the Castle and Goodwood Charity Day in October to name but a few …

Please keep an eye on our diary page at: www.tipec.net/regions/thames-valley or see our Facebook page, TIPEC – Thames Valley Region.

It would be great to see you. If you are unable to attend any of the events, please feel free to pop along to our monthly meeting at the Novello, it is always an enjoyable evening with lots of friendly and knowledgeable people, the food is good too!

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SURREY & SUSSEX

October 7th (Saturday) Goodwood Porsche Charity Day

surrey.sussex@tipec.net RO Bob Stephens • 07548 306 803 ARO Eben Hugo • 07952 862 769 facebook.com/groups/ tipecsurreyandsussex

October 11th (Wednesday) TIPEC S&S Club Night – The Bolney Stage Inn

Meetings are held second Wednesday of every month from 7:00pm at The Bolney Stage, London Road, Bolney RH17 5RL, 10 miles south of Crawley off the A23.

November 10–12th (Friday–Sunday) NEC Classic Car Show – NEC, Birmingham

Super Car Sunday at Brooklands was a very different affair with many and various cars. Jason manned the club stand with a number of possible new members admiring the Porsches on display.

Capel Car Show is one of our region’s best shows, with cars, bikes, autojumble and craft stalls there is always something for everyone.

Deutschefest at Brands Hatch – this was a new event so it was interesting to see how it would pan out. BMW had the majority of cars, various BMW races generating their interest no doubt.

Our regional treasurer, Terry Rockall, brought his Mercedes Cosworth and managed to win a prize. He is sure this will add vastly to the value of the car!

At our September club night we havd a demo by Carbon Cleaning. This system gives an engine de-coke without taking it apart. Club discounts are available and they have agents throughout the country so could also be of interest to other regions.

October 1st (Sunday) 911 & Porsche World Picnic Mapledurham House, Reading Relaxed show with VW, bring a picnic or cream teas on site. 10:00am start, £5pp

November 8th (Wednesday) TIPEC S&S Club Night – The Bolney Stage Inn

Carrera Cup cars at the Spanish F1 Grand Prix

November 18–19th (Saturday–Sunday) Britcar Into the Night race, Brands Hatch December 13th (Wednesday) TIPEC S&S Club Night – The Bolney Stage Inn All details of our regional events can be found online under the regional section of the main TIPEC.net website.

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SOUTHERN

RO urgently wanted ARO Jim Tarrant • 0120 260 1886 jim.tarrant@consequia.com Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 7:30pm at The Old Thatch, 285 Wimborne Road West, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7NW. Several members made the trip out to Canford Classics Porsche Pull-In at the end of August and were treated to a beautiful sunny morning full to the brim with classic Porsches. Perfect.

Christmas dinner has been booked at the Old Thatch, so if you’d like to join us, please get in touch. Numbers are limited, so Becks will be collecting a £10 deposit to secure your place with the balance to be paid by the end of November please.

944 Cabriolet posing at Brooklands

October 1st (Sunday) 911 & Porsche World Picnic, Mapledurham House, RG4 7TR October 3rd (Tuesday) Club Night, The Old Thatch, Wimborne November 7th (Tuesday) Club Night, The Old Thatch, Wimborne December 5th (Tuesday) Christmas Dinner at The Old Thatch, Wimborne Contact us if you would like to join in Please visit our region’s part of the website at www.tipec.net/regions/southern as we are continuously updating our events page.

Members will also receive email notifications of upcoming items.

Surrey & Sussex region cars at Capel Car Show

Terry’s Mercedes Cosworth at Deutschefest

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HAMPSHIRE

hampshire@tipec.net RO John Rampton • 07912 760 148 RO Richard Warburton • 07976 276 931 Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month from 7pm at The Portsmouth Arms, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke, Hamps RG22 4RA.

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Top Three Car Club winners at Sherbourne for Classics at the Castle

B RISTOL, SOUTH WEST & SOUTH WALES

RO Sue Simmons • 07530 312 700 sue.simmons1@gmail.com ARO Debs Bradshaw • 07423 436 503 debbradshaw@sytner.co.uk ARO Mick Simmons • 07793 905 918 mjs019@gmail.com Porsches on the Prom, Weymouth

Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm at The Plough, Pilning, Nr Bristol BS35 4JJ. www.theploughpilning.co.uk I can’ t believe how quickly the two months roll around for writing these reports and also that it is now feeling quite autumnal! Where did 2017’s Summer go? As I write this, tonight is our regional monthly meeting and I know I can count on dozens of members to turn up. It may be the last chance (almost) of seeing the cars without a torch. We are being joined tonight by Richard from Porsche Bristol with some discounted goodies for sale, so that should prove interesting I hope.

We have sadly lost two good friends of TIPEC recently, Sean Taviner and Chris Jones, but I am proud to say that we donated to the charities of their choice with great generosity.

Members have participated in many events in recent months including the Dursley Rotary Club Rally on a gorgeous warm Sunday and also Porsches on The Prom in Weymouth and Gmund qs 30/6/08 16:49 Page 1 Classics at The Castle in Sherborne, where to the annoyance of a certain other car club, we won one

TIPEC’s Classics at the Castle display

of the Top Three Car Club Stand prizes, alongside the CanAM and Yeovil Car Clubs. That ‘other’ club even mentioned their disappointment in their magazine so I feel justified in mentioning how pleased we were here. Maybe it’s not just about the cars guys!

and make some new friends and see some new places.

November 7th (Tuesday) Club night at The Plough December 5th (Tuesday) Club night at The Plough

We still have events to look forward to including 24 of us off to Scotland in September and many booked onto our Sunday Somerset drive in October starting with breakfast in Clevedon.

December 10th (Sunday) Christmas Lunch at Alveston House Hotel

Another startling fact is that in August I have to start thinking about our Christmas lunch and never before have all the places gone so fast. We may have to find a bigger venue for 2018.

Please contact me for any info you need on sue.simmons@tipec.net or 07530 312 700. See our regional page on tipec.net and see our Facebook page for details of more things to do.

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I am also already thinking about where we might want to go in 2018 or events we might plan, so any ideas or offers of help welcome. I know that several are planning on joining Sean’s trip to Germany which is something already planned for September 2018.

RO & ARO urgently wanted For now, c/o Sue Simmons • 07530 312 700 sue.simmons1@gmail.com

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DAY 1 - Ferry crossing from Dover to Calais & Drive to Ypres DAY 2 - At leisure in Ypres & Battlefields DAY 3 - At leisure in Ypres & Battlefields DAY 4 - Ypres to Calais & Ferry crossing back to Dover

• Return Ferry Crossing from Dover to Calais (other crossings available on request) • 3 Nights at the Hotel Les Jardins de Deauville, Pont l’Eveque • Buffet Breakfast & Dinner each day

7th to 10th September 2018

• Tea & Coffee after Dinner • Detailed Road Book featuring Maps, Great Drives & Local Attractions • Complimentary Car Parking at the Hotel • Commemorative D-Day Rally Plate

From £339.00 Per Person

• Return Ferry Crossing from Dover to Calais (other crossings available on request) • 3 Nights at the Novotel Centrum, Ypres • Buffet Breakfast each Morning • Detailed Road Book featuring; WWI

24th to 27th May 2018 4th to 7th October 2018

Battlefield and Graveyard Information, Maps & Local Attractions • Commemorative Tour Rally Plate • Underground Car Parking at Hotel (charges are payable locally - €12 per day)

From £289.00 Per Person From £289.00 Per Person

EUROPEAN TOURS

WHAT’S INCLUDED

WHAT’S INCLUDED

All Prices are based on 2 persons sharing a car and occupying a twin or double room / Single occupancy supplement available on request

For full details see: www.sceniccartours.com or call us on: 01732 879153

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Call our Group Relations Manager Kieran on: 01732 879153 Preferred Tour Operator Tours are organised for TIPEC

by Scenic & Continental Car Tours

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