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CAVILLING AT A CAYMAN S Can little imperfections add up to put you off a Porsche?

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All Torque is published bi-monthly by TIPEC (The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club) Text & images are © their creators. Front cover: Sean Smallman leading club members over the Bielerhöhe Pass in Austria, photographed by Stuart Watson. Back cover: Stef & Gareth’s 944 Turbo in the Welsh hills, photographed by Stef Mahan. All Torque is based entirely on submissions from TIPEC members. This is your magazine! Submissions for issue 138 (December/January) must be in before Friday 1st November 2019. Editor & designer: Tony Blow tony@typescape.com Flat 2, 2 Bowmont Terrace, Glasgow G12 9LP 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: Sean Smallman (07500 332 790) sean.smallman@tipec.net Treasurer: Paul Bird (01922 428 409) paulpsb928@yahoo.co.uk Advertising & sponsorhip: Sean Smallman (07500 332 790) sean.smallman@tipec.net Media Director: Paul Ffelan (07391 510 054) paul.ffelan@tipec.net Membership Director: Sue Simmons (07530 312 700) sue.simmons@tipec.net TIPEC Membership: Lavenham Group (01787 249 295) membership@tipec.lpl-uk.com TIPEC Valuations: valuations@tipec.net

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ALL TORQUE 137 OCT/NOV 2019 EDITOR’S NOTE THE EVENTS SEASON is drawing to a close for the year, but we have a lot of reports on shows and long drives in the magazine from our members over the past few months. There may be less drives out in your local region over the coming Autumn and Winter, but your monthly club meets continue all year round and there are still a few big shows to come as the nights start to draw in. Biggest among them is probably the NEC Classic (or the Lancaster Insurance Classic and Sports Car Show, to give it its full title). conveniently located in the Midlands, right by the motorway, it’s the main indoor event of the year. The club always has a great weekend at the NEC, with a large welcoming stand. If you do visit, make sure you stop in and say hi to the TIPEC team. So what do we have in this issue of All Torque? We couldn’t ignore the fact that this is the month Porsche have put all their cards on the table and launched themselves into the electric car space – both for production cars with the Taycan and in top-level motorsport with the 99X for Formula E. Speaking of motorsport, Martin Broadribb brings us a report on a private team who have managed to set four new world speed records for wheel-driven vehicles – land speed records are not an area Porsche are traditionally known for, but MADMAX Race Team have proven that they have what it takes.

At a more sedate pace, we bring you reports on club region’s recent drives out all over the UK and Europe. The North West Region enjoyed a coast-tocoast drive from Blackpool to Whitby, Anglia & North Essex Region drove all the way to the Nürburgring for the AVD Oldtimers Grand Prix, Peterborough Region’s first overseas trip took them to the Spa Classic, and Cheshire & Staffs region toured the Welsh hills and valleys in search of a picnic spot … Speaking of Cheshire & Staffs Region, they enjoyed a successful show day at Tatton Park’s Passion for Power day, winning asecond place trophy for their club display. Bristol, South West & South Wales Region enjoyed their annual visit to the Sherbourne Classic. As an enthusiasts’ club, we can sometimes be guilty of being too positive about everything Porsche, so this issue we’ve tried to take a more critical look at a few things. Chris Mellor traded down from a 996 to a Cayman S to try and stay on the right side of low emission zone charges, but has found frustration with the small details of the new car. Martin Broadribb is disappointed by what could be argued is a cynical cash-in on their own racing heritage, applying historic liveries to new cars – and in some cases not even their own heritage, but borrowing someone else’s. It’s a lot to get through in a short magazine, but I hope you enjoy it. – Tony

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CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW 2019 BIRMINGHAM NEC, NOVEMBER 8-10th IT’S THAT TIME of year again, when the biggest UK classic car show of year rolls around and reminds us that the events season is nearly over. As always, the club will have a major display at the NEC with plenty of opportunity for visiting members to sit, have a cuppa, and catch up with each other. Last year was our club’s 25th anniversary, so to mark the occasion we hosted an ‘all-silver’ display of Porsches with cars ranging from a 356 Speedster replica to a 996 Turbo. The NEC Classic is a huge event, and you’ll struggle to see everything in a single day. The show brings together the world’s largest gathering of 300 car and motorcycle clubs with over 3,000 iconic classic and vintage cars and motorbikes on display across seven halls at Birmingham’s NEC.

As well as admiring these amazing vehicles, there is the opportunity to shop from the UK’s largest indoor autojumble and specialist traders to source parts and tools for your maintenance and restoration needs, drive or buy your very own classic car from our outstanding range of dealers, enjoy the spectacle of live auctions, talks from motoring celebrities, restoration demonstrations and much more. Highlights this year (apart from the real stars – the cars themselves on each club’s stand) will include the RAC Rally of the Tests, the Practical Classics live restoration challenge (where the team attempt to perform a full restoration over the three days of the show) the Discovery Live Stage, dream rides with the Sporting Bears charity, the Meguiar’s showcase of Pride of Ownership winners, and the always-exciting Silverstone Auctions.

The theme of this year’s show is ‘Top Trumps’ – yes, the collectable card game from your childhood. There will be a special show-themed Top Trumps pack on sale, featuring star cars from the weekend, and many of the exhibitors will have their own ‘Top Trumps’ data displayed on their windscreens. Club members are entitled to discounted tickets, providing you book online in advance. Go to www.necclassicmotorshow.com/club-tickets and use our exclusive code CC6912 to get £5.50 off all Saturday/Sunday adult tickets and £12 off Saturday/Sunday family tickets. If you can get in quick and book before Friday October 4th, your purchases will also benefit the club. The NEC Classic is one of our major events for the year, and we hope to see as many members there as possible.

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REMEMBERING DUNC WESTON PARK, OCTOBER 20th IN THE LAST issue of All Torque, we featured ‘Dunc’s day’, where a number of club members and other Porsche enthusiasts helped make some petrolhead dreams come true for Duncan, who was battling stage four cancer. Duncan has sadly passed away since that event. Andrea Webster has arranged for the club to visit Weston Park as a thank you to members for their help and as a memory for Duncan.

You may remember Weston Park (www.weston-park.com) as home to the Lombard RAC Rally many years ago and this is a very special invitation that is not normally offered. There will be a drive through the grounds at Weston Park, with the opportunity to have pictures taken in front of the house. Contact Richard Simmons, RO for the Shropshire & Mid Wales Region, on richardjjs@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to be kept updated.

CIRCUIT HISTORIQUE DE LAON MAY 29th–JUNE 1st 2020 THE LAON HISTORIQUE rally in northern France has proven popular with Porsche Enthusiasts Club members over the past few years and bookings are now open for the next event in 2020.

CLUB SHOP NEW SUPPLIER WE HAVE A new club regalia shop, run by Ewood Print Bar. After several conversations with UKCarclubs about the quality of both their products and service we made the decision to find a new supplier. Please do not order any more products from them. Our new supplier is Ewood Print Bar. Our dedicated club store web page is www.yourclubmerch.co.uk/ product-category/clubs/tipec They offer all the usual regalia produc ts, including T-shir ts, hoodies, jackets and polo shirts. These will be offered with your region and your choice of 911, front-engined, or Boxster logo. If there is anything that you would like that you cannot see on the club page, please give them a call.

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The annual celebration of classic cars includes a 100-mile road rally on the Saturday, a street display of cars on the Sunday, and attracts almost a thousand entries (plus many more visiting spectators). Something for every petrolhead, and in a beautiful setting.

For details including a discount for all Porsche Enthusiasts Club members, contact Emma, James or Tom at Scenic & Continental Car Tours on 01732 879 153 and quote TIPEC-LAON or book online via www.my-holiday-booking.co.uk/ availability/check/index/i/13/t/ LAON-TIPEC

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Sue Simmons of the Bristol, South West and South Wales region did this trip with Scenic & Continental Car Tours a few years ago and recommends it as a great weekend.

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 the quieter months when less events are on.

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ELECTRIC DREAMS IT HAS BEEN an electric month for Porsche (if you’ll pardon the pun) with the company’s two biggest bets in the electric arena both being launched with global fanfares. While the Taycan was launched on three continents simultaneously, the 99X race car launch was held online, a first for Porsche. The all-new Taycan is Porsche’s first fully electric production car. Developed as an evolution from the Mission E study, Porsche are billing the Taycan as a pure sportscar, which just happens to be a saloon with four doors. Porsche have launched the range with two models – the Turbo and Turbo S – continuing their existing model naming scheme depsite these cars not needing actual turbochargers. A less powerful ‘normal’ model will launch next year.

display for the driver sits with a curved instument cluster. A second touchscreen display for the passenger is available as an option. As the more powerful of the two models, the Taycan Turbo S generates up to 560 kW of power, with a 0–62 mph time of 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 161 mph. Porsche quotes the range of the Turbo S as 257 miles on a single charge. The Taycan is the first production electric car that can recharge at 800 volts, double the existing norm. This means that if you can find a suitable charger from the new network, a five minute top-up charge gives you over 60 miles of range. A ‘normal’ charge, from 5% capacity up to 80%, should take around 25 minutes.

The 9XX is Porsche’s entry for the 2019/20 Formula E season, and their first all-electric race car. Formula E regulations set a standard chassis and battery system, but each manufacturer develops their own unique powertrain. The incredible success of the 919 Hybrid in endurance racing gave Porsche a head start in their development. The 99X acceleration from 0–62mph is identical to the Taycan Turbo S – 2.8 seconds, whilst the race car’s top speed is slightly higher at 174mph. Porsche’s title sponsor for Formula E is TAG Heuer, and the works team drivers will be Neel Jani and André Lotterer –both incredibly successful drivers in the 919 Hybrid World Endurance Championship race team.

Both models are all-wheel-drive, with compact ‘power modules’ front and rear. Each power module comprises a cleverly packaged electric motor, inverter, and transmission – with the highest power density of any electric powertrain on the market so far (measured in kW per litre of physical space). The transmissions are two-speed. Super-high torque for launch acceleration and a longer gear ratio for normal cruising. 90% of braking power is provided by the KERS-inspired regenerative braking system, which charges the battery with every braking action. Traditional hydraulic brakes fill in the other 10%. The Taycan features an all-new style of dashboard, with the majority of physical controls replaced by touch and voice control. A 10.9" touchscreen AT 137

Images courtesy of Porsche AG

FALLING OFF A STEPPING STONE AUTHOR MARTIN BROADRIBB A NASTY Porsche-related accident occurred in Monterey, California on August 17th, when hype collided with reality. The full extent of the damage is still not clear at the time of writing, shortly after the event, although company reputation and investment potential look to have been among the casualties. You may recall my article Stepping Stone in the last All Torque, in which I tried to show whether the car being touted as ‘the first Porsche’ prior to its expected $20million auction appearance was indeed that or a Volkswagen racing special. The day before the auction the New York Times ran a somewhat inaccurate piece reinforcing the former view and it was obviously in the interests of the vendor and the auctioneer to market the car as a ‘Porsche Type 64’ rather than a VW Type 60K10, although this rather clouded the story of this undoubtedly historic vehicle. Whichever way anyone chose to view it though, a successful sale looked to be a foregone conclusion.

Setting aside its status, the question that remained was how much this truly unique car would realise. Auctioneers RM Sotheby’s are well known for selling some of the world’s most valuable cars at prestigious venues, so with a vehicle of this immense importance and corresponding projected worth coming on to the market from effectively only its fourth owner in 80 years what could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, just about everything did and in a very short time too. At the sale, after its short promotional film the curtains parted, the car drove in (a little smokily!) and the auctioneer announced that bidding would open at $30million, the figure appearing on the screen behind him. The amount rapidly rose to $70million and then the auctioneer paused and stated that the actual high bid was $17million. The expectant tension filling the room then simply erupted, with people booing, shouting and walking out, as one of the most eagerly anticipated sales of a piece of Porsche pre-history descended from fanfare into farce in moments.

Post-sale, this disruption to the expected smooth transition from one owner to another seems to have caused some changes in perspective, at least one pro-Porsche number one expert now joining the distancing shown by Porsche AG and the Porsche Museum during the run-up to the sale (Sotheby’s to auction ‘world’s first Porsche’ for $20 million, but the automaker says it’s not a Porsche ran one news item). Others (including the NYT) marked its obvious Nazi party connections and another headline ran “Porsche’s Type 64 Nazi Car Fails to Sell Amid Auction Blunder”, this political association perhaps being the major thing that Porsche were keen to side-step all along. With things being none too rosy in the high-end auction world at present, the Type 60K10 is one of 50 lots (out of 189) which remain classified as ‘still for sale’ after the event. Still, the debacle of a car with bidding showing $70million which only mustered a top bid of $17million must surely be a bit more than an “unfortunate misunderstanding”, as the auctioneers subsequently described it.

Images courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

AUTHOR MARTIN BROADRIBB PHOTOGRAPHY MADMAX RACE TEAM

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At Pendine in May 2019 a 911 streaked its way into the record books. THE SEVEN MILE stretch of sand at Pendine in South-West Wales was used for World Land Speed Record attempts between 1924 and 1927 as Malcolm Campbell and J. G. Parry-Thomas wrested the title from one another on five occasions, raising it from 146 to 174mph. Aside from some appearances at the famous Bonneville salt flats in the US Porsches have never figured much in this specialised field of motorsport, but at Pendine in May 2019 a 911 streaked its way into the record books. This was to be no ordinary car of course — and no ordinar y driver! Zef Eisenberg, the man behind the sports nutrition brand MAXImuscle, has an almost 30 year history of using extreme cars and motorcycles, including one of the latter powered by a 550bhp RollsRoyce turbine that he crashed at 230mph in 2016. Despite extensive injuries he was racing again one year later. Already the holder of

over 40 British and World records, for the challenge that he had in mind at Pendine his Eisenberg Racing and the MADMAX Race Team turned to a 2014 911 Turbo S. Having 500+bhp might seem to be a reasonable starting point for a little improvement, but the engine was radically reworked by ESMOTOR. Increased from 3.8L to 4.1L and with a vastly bigger Garret turbo, many components were replaced with uprated items and the clutch, gearbox and driveshafts were also modified to take account of the 1,200bhp obtained, of which 1,000bhp can make its way to the wheels. The car also uses E85 fuel with its high ethanol content to maintain cooler running at high boost pressures and sophisticated additional engine management is employed. Outwardly the still road-legal car looks remarkably standard and aside from the FIA roll cage the interior is fully fitted as normal. The only exceptions to this are the competition (but still rather luxurious) seats with six point harnesses and the 6kg Cup-type carbon doors necessary for the

cage side bars, the car weighing in at just under 150kg less than standard. Unlike other areas of motorsport, a certain amount of weight is desirable given the nature of travelling at high speed on sand and the surface also dictated that much work was done to make power delivery as progressive as possible. With very positive – 220mph! – results from pre-event airfield testing the team had reason to be optimistic and their first pair of runs at Pendine resulted in three records being set for wheel-driven vehicles: Flying Quarter Mile (one way) 206.492mph, Flying Mile (one way) 196.970 and Flying Mile (two way) 187.962. Additionally the car recorded the highest speed on sand by a wheel-driven vehicle at 210.332mph and Zef became the only person to have achieved over 200mph on a car and a motorcycle at Pendine and the only one to have achieved the Flying Mile car and bike records in Britain.

Far left: The sun sets on the 911 Turbo S and Pendine Sands. Left: The otherwise standard interior showing the race seats, harnesses and the full cage with side bars. Above: Driver and Eisenberg Racing head Zef Eisenberg with the 911 Turbo S after testing at Elvington Airfield, where it easily attained over 220mph.

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COAST TO COAST: THE SEQUEL AUTHOR COLIN HAMMERTON PHOTOGRAPHY COLIN HAMMERTON

IN THE PAST when I’ve heard the word sequel used, I’ve thought ‘huh, it won’t be as good as the first one’. My views on this matter may have been changed for ever! The destination and format for this year’s North West Region ‘longest day’ run was undecided, when a Facebook post from Laurence in the Yorkshire Region got us thinking. Laurence was planing a run to Whitby with a couple of members from his Region on the same day that we were planning to have our longest day run. That’s when the cogs started to whirr in the old grey matter … It was decided that we would o rg a n i s e a ‘s e q ue l’ to o ur last coast to coast run (which happened in 2017). Our starting point would be Blackpool and our finishing point would once again be Whitby Abbey to meet up with Laurence and anyone else that fancied it.

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Our ARO, Richard Sholl, wasted no time and got to work finding a suitable starting place as close to the shoreline as possible: that turned out to be the South Shore car park in front of ‘The Big One’ at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Richard (aided and abetted by Diane) then found a Porsche friendly route to Clitheroe to join up to the route notes from our 2017 run. With that done he started to try and organise special parking permission for us at Whitby Abbey, a task that had been quite simple two years ago, but this time proved to be a bit of a nightmare! Many phone calls, emails and masses of paperwork later the parking was sorted with just a few days to spare. Phew.

I had the simple task of sorting a suitable breakfast venue for what we thought would be about 30 or so members but little did we know! The Hopper Lane Hotel was my choice of venue as we have used it on several occasions before and their full English is fabulous and reasonably priced. With that sorted all we had to do was turn up on the day, organise members and enjoy ourselves. The morning of Sunday 23rd June was dry, bright and warm. Myself and Richard arrived at the South Shore carpark at 7:30am to find quite a few Porsches already there and waiting! Over the next 25 minutes cars kept arriving and we ended up with a total of 32 Porsches. Route notes for the day were handed out and we got on the road at 8am sharp.

From Blackpool we took a steady drive down the M55 to Broughton and then a brisk run across country to our breakfast stop at the Hopper Lane Hotel, where we met four more North West Porsches. Due to the number of people involved (50+) it was decided early on that I would take a small group to another pub for breakfast to make things easier for the staff at Hopper Lane; luckily I’d already organised a back up plan for this sort of eventuality. So mid route, six Porsches and their occupants broke away from the main group and took a small detour to the Anchor Inn at Salterforth, run by my niece and her fiancé. After breakfast there, the six of us had a spirited drive up to the Hopper Lane to rejoin the group. We couldn’t have timed it better – as we arrived the main group were just starting to leave for Whitby. We stopped momentarily and then joined the convoy of what was now 36 North West Porsches.

The drive from Hopper Lane to Whitby was a fabulous mix of country roads and open North Yorkshire moorland which was crossed at what we like to call ‘North West pace’. Apart from a short section of road on the outskirts of Ripon where a cycling race was taking place, we had no hold ups and were able to enjoy the drive. On arrival at Whitby Abbey at around 1pm we were met by several cars from the Yorkshire, South Yorks & North Notts and North East Regions, bringing us to 42 Porsches in total. What an amazing sight that was in front of the famous Abbey ruins.

The next couple of hours were spent chatting, eating, admiring cars, wandering around Whitby and gener all y enjoy ing the sunshine and the hustle and bustle of this gorgeous old English fishing village. From Whitby people made their way home in smaller groups, leaving at different times and exploring new roads and villages. Several of us made our way back over Fylingdales Moor, Pickering, Helmsley & Sutton Bank, finally stopping for a swift shandy at the Hopper Lane to chat about what a great day out we’d had. Will there be another sequel to the coast to coast run? I wouldn’t bet against it!

PASSION FOR POWER AUTHOR STEF MAHAN PHOTOGRAPHY STEF MAHAN

Cheshire & Staffs region attended the Passion for Power show at Tatton Park over the 17–18th August weekend.

THE LEAD UP to the weekend was a wet and miserable one with fears that the show will be rained off due to the previous week’s heavy downpours. Set up on the Friday evening saw our motorhome get stuck in the mud and I ended up having a mud bath after pushing Gareth out with the help of newly acquainted friends who had also got stuck themselves! As Gareth and Chris went to meet everyone at Fryers Garden Centre with the tickets, Sharon and I were ready to park everyone up and start the bacon baps. We had the modern Porsches arrive first, quickly followed by the classics and transaxle Porsches. As everyone was parked up, Tony and Sharon were in full swing cooking the bacon and making tea and coffee, whilst some of the lads and ladies gave their beauties a final clean to make sure they were sparkly and presentable for the general public. The foot traffic on the stand was fantastic and everyone was chatting with those who were admiring our Porsches. It was lovely to see our community strong – our chief bakers had even made signature cakes and biscuits for us to enjoy (thank you Stef W, Joan and Julie). The sun burst through the cloudy morning and gave us a glorious dry day without a drop of rain in sight – thank goodness after the week’s weather. Our club display had various ages and models of Porsche, and was fabulous and bright with all colours of gorgeous Porkers. We had every model of transaxle on display, along with classic 911s through to modern including some Boxsters. All we were missing for the full range was John and Marie’s Cayenne, as they were sunning on their holidays. AT 137

With 70 car clubs plus individuals on display, fairground rides for the younger generation, as well as the autojumble and shopping area, there was plenty to see and do. There were many, many cars on display from American muscle, rally cars, Minis, Mercedes (with a brass band!) Rolls Royce, Porsches, as well modified, original, modern and classic beauties of all models. It is always nice to see how other people love and take care of their pride and joys. Then there was the supercar tent. This had some fine machinery within – the Chesil Speedster was an amazing piece of workmanship that I’m now dreaming of! Along with a few other beauties such as an Aston Martin, Jaguar Le Mans car and the Jag XJ220! The tent was a noisy place to be, with engines being revved to death. Some may remember a few of our region being a part of the Car SOS reveal of a Lancia Integrale a couple of years ago. When wandering around the individual car displays it was amazing to see this beauty beaming with pride in the display. It was lovely to finally be able to speak with the owner and her son and catch up following the show. This was the car’s first outing since the reveal as it went on display at the British Motoring Museum for the last year as part of the Car SOS display. As the trophies were presented it was fantastic to see that the Integrale had won first place for best individual car. We were delighted to be awarded second place for the Highly Commended Club award, and bagged another trophy for the club/ region. Overall a fantastic day was had – and we still had Sunday to come. As everyone else headed home, the regional organisers (Chris, Sharon, Gareth and myself) retired to the camping area for an evening of food, beer, music and laughs around our campfire – oh and toasting marshmallows too, you can’t have a campfire and not toast marshmallows! We rose for another sunny day and another Porsche filled display, with a BMW M140 sneaking on to our stand, as McQueen (Lisa’s 944) wasn’t ready for her debut yet. The Porsche banter flowed, and we welcomed two new members on the morning and had them park with us on our display. The weather stayed in our favour and another enjoyable day was had by all. As the event drew to an end, it meant that our show season is over for 2019. I can’t believe we are nearing September as I write this, and another year has nearly passed us by. THANK YOU to everyone who has supported not only the club but our region at events this year.

SHERBORNE CLASSIC AUTHORS DEREK FLANAGAN & IAN MARSH PHOTOGRAPHY DEREK FLANAGAN & IAN MARSH

BRISTOL, SOUTH WEST & South Wales Region made our annual pilgrimage to the grounds of Wiltshire’s Sherborne Castle for the 16th Annual Classic & Supercar Show. With three carloads of chairs, a gazebo and enough food for a football team, six of us in three cars set off from early from Taunton and arrived just after 8am for a quick entry into the grounds. We had to arrive early to erect the gazebo and organise the parking but all went well. Other owners arrived just in time to help which made the work far easier. The Annual Classic and Supercar Show is one of the premier shows in the South, getting bigger and bigger, with over 2,000 cars displayed this year. There were 36 car clubs represented, 26 auto trade stalls and motoring organisations, a craft village and the obligatory catering area with music and entertainment. The show is very diverse with a fantastic array of classic and supercars from all eras plus a huge gathering of over 50 American cars, race cars, rally cars and specials. There is an auction as well, and it is all spread over several show fields. The event also has a children’s area and is even pet friendly.

This year Porsche was the featured marque, sponsored by Porsche Centre Bournemouth. They provided an extensive display of 12 current showroom models to supplement the 100 plus Porsche cars entered. Porsches were clearly the dominant force amongst the classic and supercars on display. Our club had a fantastic turnout with a good selection of over 20 cars on the stand, organised this year by Ian Marsh. Beaulieu Motor Museum displayed three of their museum cars including the iconic Group C 917 and 956 race cars driven by Derek Bell. Five times Le Mans 24hr winner, Derek was the VIP guest, leading the parade of Porsche cars, providing a running commentary and giving interviews. Derek also made himself available to sign books and posters which was greatly appreciated by Porsche owners. There was also a collection of classic 356s including a fabulous rare split screen 356 Pre-A in concours condition, and probably the world’s slowest Porsche – a 1954 Porsche Diesel Super (tractor) in the obligatory Guards Red. The fastest road legal Porsche on display was the 996 9eXX (from Nine Excellence in Surrey), with a highly modified 3.8 litre turbocharged engine with aquamist methanol injection and more – tuned to 1,200bhp on daily boost! It was great to see both new and familiar faces at our stand, and after some lengthy discussions with other Porsche owners we may have some new TIPEC members. This is an excellent venue and if you’ve not been to this show do try and come next year. Maybe it could be fitted in with a holiday in the South West? 13

CAVILLING AT A CAYMAN S

AUTHOR CHRIS MELLOR PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS MELLOR

MY 987 CAYMAN S with a re-built engine revs like a bandit, goes where the steering wheel points the wheels and is faster accelerating than the 996 C4S it replaced and yet … it’s not quite filling the hole left by the 996. The thing is I live in south London and the ULEZ is heading my way. From October 2021 regular driving trips I make into London will be in the expanded ULEZ and the 996 would fail ULEZ standards. Every trip would have a ULEZ charge added to it. Not liking this and thinking ULEZ zones will spread and spread, I part-exchanged the 996 for a Cayman S. The 996 was going to need money spent on it anyway; renovating the wheels for example, and fixing rust in the wheel front arches, so I rationalised the change, and the silver 996 C4 gave way to a black Cayman S. After a good few months I have spent more cash. The rear number plate fell off … it not being screwed on, as a previous owner had used sticky pads instead. Numbskull. The battery had to be replaced. A coil pack went so they were all replaced. A front coil spring broke and so that had to be fixed as well. The aircon needs re-gassing and may have a leak. There is a warm-up fault with an exhaust catalyser and AT 137

that will need fixing. Okay, par for the course I suppose, and the car does accelerate well and the steering is precise and the cornering is superb but, somehow, I’m not falling in love with it.

The 996 controls were light, like the Boxster S, and moving from one to the other was easy. Moving to the Cayman, with the idiosyncracies I discovered, was not.

“It’s not a 911” is an instant thought, but it’s not that. I’ve had three Porsches before the 996, starting with a 944 Turbo, which was succeeded by a MX-5 before a Boxster S (981) came along, followed by a replacement 981 Boxster S when the first one acquaplaned into write-off territory. And that was followed by the 996. The Boxsters were a welcome, a really welcome, return to Porsche ownership after the MX-5 blip but, at last, I had a 911 and it was great, equalling the 944 Turbo in long-distance driving pleasure as well as being a terrific B-road hustler.

First of all all the controls; the pedals, the steering wheel and the doors, are heavier to operate than the 996. Why? Why fix something that wasn’t broken? You can’t start the engine unless the clutch pedal is depressed. Really? Why on earth was that asinine choice made?

I do like driving long trips across Germany: Berlin, Vienna, Frankfur t, Alpbach near Innsbruck, San Martino in northern Italy, The Gross Glockner pass, and so forth. The 996 was a great high-speed cruiser, much quieter than the Boxster with its ragtop. The only caveat I had being the rear wiper flipping backwards at 160mph on the autobahn and waving about madly in the slipstream. That quite spoilt my day when it happened.

The car has a Sport Chrono option, with a stopwatch mounted atop the middle of the dashboard. It is totally useless for me, and sits there just to be annoying. I don’t take the car on the track and lap times are of no interest. The bloody thing has a dial as finely detailed as a Swiss stop watch and doesn’t even function as a normal clock. It’s pretentious twaddle. The car’s computer seems to have a permanent nanny mode. A message on the rev counter tells me the radio is off. Well, gee, I can’t hear the radio, so why bother telling me? If I put the handbrake on before I’ve completed a gear change into neutral, then another warning message comes up. Both are just excessive nannying.

CAVILLING: RAISING TRIVIAL AND FRIVOLOUS OBJECTIONS. FINDING FAULT UNNECESSARILY.

But there are also mystif ying diagnostic messages. If there’s something wrong with the emission system then the engine check light illuminates and a message tells me to take the car to a Porsche service operation. Forget the message baby; the check light is sufficient. The car’s computer system could usefully display the DME diagnostic codes and go one step further. It could say what they mean. But it doesn’t. So, sigh, I bought an iCarsoft POR v1.0 diagnostic reader for £99.00 and that now sits in the glove box. Now I know what diagnostic codes have been recorded and what they mean, and I can switch them off. But why couldn’t Porsche have the car’s computer display the diagnostic code and its meaning? That would save time and money. There are two little cubby spaces either side of the engine cover and behind the seats. They are inconvenient to get at and I think, why did Porsche bother with them? At least one of them gets used for the car’s manual and service booklet. The other one contains my windscreen squeegee/scraper which doesn’t fit in the

door side container. Well, of course it doesn’t, because Porsche’s Cayman interior designer is being inconsiderate again. A sat nav system requires a bundle of money, £230-ish, to update to the latest version. Really? I think not. I’ll just use Google maps, the Chrome browser and my iPhone. So that’s a useless sat nav screen sitting there in the middle of the dash. The radio/CD player won’t play iPhone music via Bluetooth or a wired connection. There is a Dension 500 device fitted, to fudge the radio/CD player to play music from an iPod or iPhone, except it doesn’t work with my iPhone 6. More uselessness. There is no spare wheel and some horribly out of date Porsche gunk sealer to fix a puncture. There isn’t even a skinny Boxter-style rear wheel that need pumping up. I guess the volume needed for the sat nav control unit and the optional 6xCD player drew off too much front trunk space, leaving not enough for a spare wheel, wheel brace and lifting jack. So, sigh again, I bought a jack and a wheel brace, and a tyre plug fixing kit. I think the missing spare wheel, wheelbrace, jack and pathetic gunk can are really quite shoddy choices by Porsche.

There are two cup holders in a flip-out system on the passenger side of the dash. They are flimsy and not suited to hot drinks. I mean, again, Porsche, why bother? Do it right or don’t do it at all. The rear hatch needs a firm hand to latch it shut. Just one more thing that irritates my wife. She happily drove the Boxsters and the 996 but won’t touch the Cayman. She finds the controls too heavy to operate, and reversing a pain with the wide C-pillar. So no more great shared driving trips. All-in-all, what should be a hugely enjoyable car to drive is spoilt by silly choices made by Porsche; the need to depress the clutch pedal to start the car, the cup-holders, the twin engine cover cubbies, the nannying computer system, the fatuous Sports Chrono stopwatch, the missing spare wheel and puncture gunk, the heavier-than needed controls, doors and rear hatch latch. I think I’ll save more cash and look for a change to a 997. Hopefully that won’t suffer from 987 Cayman S slipshod engineering syndrome. But it better have a properly fixed rear wiper. 15

AUTHOR STEF MAHAN PHOTOGRAPHY STEF MAHAN

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PORSCHES & PROSECCO SUMMER IS HERE, the sun is shining, everyone’s Porsches are out of hibernation, which only means one thing … adventure time! And what better way to spend a sunny Sunday than mile munching into the Welsh hills for a picnic. With a 944 Turbo, Cayman, 997 and 944 Cab in convoy we headed over the Staffordshire boarder into Wales where we enjoyed the lovely open roads (once we had passed all the white van drivers who were weirdly out to play on a Sunday!) before stopping at the boathouse cafe at Ellesmere for a welldeserved coffee and cake. Whilst enjoying our refreshments overlooking the lake we were surprisingly joined by Trevor and his friend John, which only meant one thing – we now had a sexy landshark in the car park. I was one happy girl as I not only love 928s but particularly Trevor’s early manual model. Once all drivers and passengers were refuelled, we continued our picturesque drive to Elan Valley. We took a few wrong turns here and there – it wouldn’t be a good Cheshire and Staffs adventure if we didn’t have a wrong turn along the way – this time not down to my ‘red herring’ directions! As we approached Elan Valley the backdrops around us began to change and the rolling hillsides surrounded us even more. The winding open roads were mostly empty, which enabled all our Porsches to enjoy a little play. With our 944 Turbo leading the convoy, we had Mark and Lisa close behind in their Cayman, followed by John and Katie in the 997 as well as Chris and Sharon in the 944 Cab.

cork(s) popped, glasses filled for the ladies, whilst the chaps (drivers) poured themselves a no-alcohol beer. With everyone tucking into their Porsche picnics, we enjoyed the scenery and chatted all things Porsche and whatnot … as well as taking a photo or two! Never miss an opportunity for a good photo. Once everyone’s bellies were filled, off we all headed to explore around the valley. The dams were a masterpiece of architecture and just one dam could provide Birmingham with water for 15 days … amazing. As we continued through the scenic hillside, we found ourselves amongst the slate. On the embankment, were remains of the buildings that were once the heart of the Welsh slate mining community but now lie abandoned and derelict. For me this is an urban explorers dream, but also a fantastic place to get another photo or two of our beauties out to play. As we left the slate hillside behind us, we came along a road that can only be described as the Elan Valley rollercoaster … the black ‘track’ often disappeared over the brow of the hill with no clue as to which direction it may continue, with many twists and turns, as well as humps and bumps. It was like being on Blackpool’s big dipper – though not as rickety and with more picturesque surroundings. A few of the Welsh sheep wanted to play with our Porsches too with the fastest sheep keeping up at 20mph … it didn’t take long for us all to overtake them! At the end of the rollercoaster road we all began to head home leaving the beautiful Welsh scenery behind us. As the sun was beginning to set behind the hills, we were fast approaching the Staffordshire borders and back home after a fabulous 300+ mile adventure to Elan Valley for our Porsche and prosecco picnic. A fantastic day was had by all, you can find more pictures of our adventure on our social media forums. So if you are wondering where Cheshire and Staffordshire's next adventure will be, watch this space. Have a look at our region’s fixtures at the back of the magazine and come and join us – the more the merrier and everyone is welcome.

Once at Elan Valley the scenery soon changed again, and we were driving next to the still lake before heading over the bridge and back down the other side towards the first (or last – depends which way you come!) dam, where we were to stop for our picnic lunch. With a stunning 360-degree backdrop everyone parked up, unfortunately minus the 928 who was on its own adventure around the valley. Everyone unloaded their picnic baskets, chairs and blankets, the Prosecco

CORRUPTING HISTORY? AUTHOR MARTIN BROADRIBB PHOTOGRAPHY PORSCHE AG

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HAVING HAD A lifelong interest in history in its widest sense I have developed a great respect for the past and keep a watchful eye on how it is interpreted from the present. I spend time every day trying to disentangle the many threads which go to form the Porsche tapestry that has been woven over time and am also acutely aware of the many ways in which firms now seek to mine their past for commercial gain. This sort of thing happens across many product fields but in the automotive sector there have been some notable examples and Porsche not only climbed aboard this particular bandwagon in 2018 but in 2019 have embraced it further. Before we look at their particular take on recycling their past perhaps we should glance at two of the most notable examples of this in the car world. One of the most successful must surely be the Fiat 500 (2007–), an object lesson in updating something set firmly in another era. The visual key to the success of this project is its retention of the proportions of the original, even though these are greater in all respects in the modern version. As with the reborn VW Beetle, the transplanting of the power unit from one end of the car to the other is not immediately obvious and the skilful blending of retro chic with good modern design has produced a package that embodies all the correct visual cues while also being thoroughly contemporary.

The antithesis of this, although starting from the similar raw material of a basic and much-loved small car, must be the Mini (2000–). Even the earliest of its modern incarnations failed to fully capitalise on the cheeky charm of the original, with a massaging of its shape that only served to emphasise its failure to live up to its name, despite its engine layout and position remaining the same. It has unfortunately continued to grow, bloating in all sorts of directions and eschewing good-looking and functional design for novelty while failing to capitalise on what gave the original its appeal. The interior is particularly messy and just who needs a speedometer that is bigger than their head? I feel that John Cooper must be turning in his grave with his name also being wantonly applied and this brings us back to Porsche and their ‘935’.

In 2019 Porsche have compounded their reworking of the 935 by making it available in seven new liveries in addition that of the original (but now somewhat clichéd) Martini style in which the 935 first appeared. There were some excellent and effective colour schemes used on the car during the 1970’s and while some of those being given a second outing worked well the first time – such as Vaillant – others could have been better chosen. Particularly odd is the application of Porsche Salzberg and Gulf colours, neither related to the original car and the latter surely by now the most hackneyed and overworked livery in the history of motorsport (I saw a Gulf-themed child’s lunch box in a shop window recently!) However, even stranger is the black and gold JPS design, used by Kremer but forever strongly associated with Lotus, a rival manufacturer.

Porsche have produced countless great road and racing car designs but have built their reputation on never being afraid to supersede these as development or regulation changes demanded, so it was with some surprise that I viewed their new/retro 935 in 2018. My surprise was that such a forward-looking company should be turning backwards in this way, whatever the financial incentives (77 units x €701,948+VAT no doubt being one!), but I was also dubious as to the way in which the unmistakable looks of the 935 were being rehashed. It struck me as being a bit like some films, where those that were well-made the first time are so often subjected to a pointless remake and there seemed some confusion in the publicity as to which 935 variant was actually being ‘reimagined’, as they say today.

Good or bad, the past of companies can play a big part in making them what they are today. For this reason it is very important to avoid slipping into caricature when attempting to capitalise upon your heritage, à la Mini. Porsche just about got away with it the last time that they tried, leaning heavily on the 718 sports racing cars in a rather nervous attempt to set an historical precedent for the four cylinder 718 Boxster. On that occasion there was so little in common between the old and the new that neither was damaged by the tenuous association being made and the modern 718 rightly succeeded on its own merits. This time the exercise looks confused and unworthy of a great manufacturer with no need to rest on its laurels. After all, Porsche has always been more interested in winning new laurel wreaths while letting the past speak for itself.

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PORSCHE AT LE SOURCE 2019 AUTHOR SUNNY HOYLE PHOTOGRAPHY SUNNY HOYLE

Bingley Beep … BINGLEY BEEP! 2am … Alarm’s Blaring … Not my favourite time of the day, especially when visited from the next rather than the previous day. However, this wasn’t a reluctant wake up call, today was the start of The Peterborough Posse’s visit to the Spa Classic 2019. An hour of up and at it and we were on the road for an early meeting with the rest of the group at the Eurotunnel terminal. A cheap top up at a nearby Tesco fuel station was thwarted, but the local shell garage was open so we had nitro loveliness to fuel our journey. Due to the usual 911 time warp on journeys, we arrived super early and got settled into a much needed brew and breakfast before the rest of the group arrived. The sensible ones had started their journey the day before and stopped over at a local hotel. After brews and lots of banter we hopped in our cars and joined the lines for loading. We’d all booked in on the ‘high’ carriages to take advantage of the wider berths and protection of our wheel rims … There was an impressive number of sports cars at the terminal, however a long line of 18 Porsches stole the show, with the usual showboating of noisy exhausts.

THOUGHTS ON HERDING KITTENS We’d planned a couple of stops on the journey over to Spa, firstly to try keep the group together and secondly as this was a few drivers’ first venture onto foreign soil with their Porsche. This way we could keep them in the middle of a group and shepherd carefully in the right direction … This ended up being a grand idea as leaving the terminal and boarding had been quite chaotic. The group got split up at customs; a couple of the GT’s, a Turbo and the one silly bugger with stripes and numbers on his car had attracted further scrutiny by the immigration and police officers. Neil and Julian were put on a later train. So we stopped at the first layby (with less than charming toilet facilities) for a regrouping exercise that saved the day. Today was all about getting to Spa quickly and then settling into our hotel. Ben and Gary had made a reservation at a hotel right by the circuit, the rest of us had a cheery 30-minute drive between locations, cheery once we found rather a fun section of road for a pre and post-race razz.

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Spa Classic races are a serious thing. The drivers go for it in a way you’d not expect someone to thrash multimillion pound heritage cars. Stuart had organised ‘infield’ parking which in actual fact was just slightly outfield but right by a grandstand and tunnel through to the centre of the track. Friday night on track action was qualifiers, we racked up a couple of miles walking and checking out a rather quiet circuit, before time was getting on and we needed to go check in. We were joined at the hotel by Mike and Pat who had been on holiday and decided to extend and have some more Spa race time – they are veterans of the classic.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: RACE DAYS It had been quite difficult finding a hotel during the race weekend that could still cater for a large group. I’d visited Butgenbach in Belgium the year before and spotted the Hotel du Lac whilst exploring the village. A big safe car park, restaurant and bar onsite made it a winner for tired travellers and they coped pretty well with a group of 17 descending on them. We were up early and had a fantastic breakfast at our hotel before heading out to the circuit. Nick set off enthusiastically and luckily remembered to drive on the right at the second roundabout he got to … The fantastic thing about Spa Classic is the atmosphere in and around the circuit. The journey in was easy, the small lines we had to queue at were actually a brilliant opportunity to car spot. So many clubs attend and the range of cars on show is amazing.

We parked up in our reserved area at Le Source and then hit the event with gusto. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Nordschleife however I now think Spa is my favourite track. It’s not too far to walk the whole circuit, which most of us did, the access infield and out is super easy. There’s plenty of grandstands for shelter from rain and sunshine. Our group split into smaller parts to go explore, but we all kept bumping into each other which made the experience much more fun. The walk up Raidillion from Eau Rouge is breathtaking, literally. One daft git decided to announce “when the going gets tough, the tough get going!” Then sprint the final 100 metres, followed by some more hardy souls … Luckily no one had a heart attack, but it was close. Raidillion’s elevation is amazing, watching on tv doesn’t do it justice. Conveniently there is a bar at the top selling the cheapest beer and food we managed to find at the circuit. Food is expensive here, expect to pay £15 for a takeaway burger and chips. However, if you have managed to get food at a fraction of what others paid infield then the feeling is wonderful – especially if you are a tight Yorkshireman. The 917 blasting down Kemmel was outrageous. Moving on to explore the corkscrew drop of Rivage, old cars on old design tyres made for some interesting viewing and inhalation of breath!

The whole circuit has so many vantage points and tricky corners there is always something great to see, the parade laps aren’t really parade laps … The cars go for it and hearing so many fabulous motors at full chat was giggle inducing for us all. Spa Classic races are a serious thing, the drivers go for it in a way you’d not expect someone to thrash multi-million pound heritage cars. Expect non stop action if you ever visit! We decided times to all meet at the hotel and have dinner, so folk peeled off as the fancy took them. Luckily the bar was well stocked with local beer and as responsible tourists we managed to check out all the local (and not so local) brews. Ben and Gary provided a race update as they had decided to pop down to the track for some night-time race viewing. Sunday followed suit with more trackside banter and on-track excitement. A few of our group had to head out to catch the Chunnel home so farewells were said before the remainers headed out to the hotel then a local steakhouse for our last night out. The ensuing carnage will not be reported here, let’s just say what happens on tour, stays on tour … A very jolly time was had by all.

MONDAY: THE JOURNEY HOME Monday was a day of two halves alright … The first bit was a stupendous drive; firstly along the N66 before joining the N90 for our lunch stop. We had a blast through some amazing scenery and stupendous switchback corners heading to the small village of Hamoir and a small roadside cafe called Néblon Le Bio, where we enjoyed a much-needed coffee. This is clearly the route experienced Spa racegoers use, as we were treated to many passing vintage cars making quite a spectacle. Yet more wonderful roads awaited us as we went in the rough direction of home. This was all done on the fly and unplanned. The N90 was a much more open road which followed the river. By now we were getting hungry and the decision to pull over was made. A quick right and right put us in a large shopping area car park. We’d already discovered all the roadside cafe’s seemed to be closed. Then the most unlikely of things happened …

We visited the only food place there, to be greeted with a Porsche 996 being used as the bar. The owner was a total Porscheholic and welcomed us to his themed resturant! If you are passing check out ‘Tuning Burger’ located at Av. de Belle Mine 11, 5300 Andenne, Belgium. you will not be disappointed with the experience, it really made our day. So, having had a jolly good meal, we set off into the total chaos and run for the border that the afternoon turned out to be. Things started well but the road system in Charleroi flummoxed us and the group got split up. Even having our walkie talkies didn’t help us call directions quickly enough and it was a bloody shambles. We soon noticed that time was really pressing and we decided to get to the motorway quickly and zoom on to Calais. A few of us managed to meet up at the terminal, but in the confusion different trains were chosen and the group set off at different times, Julian was subject to a full search and had to go home alone. Of the five cars that had lunch together, two caught the earlier trains and three saw sunset in France before heading back to Blighty.

IN CONCLUSION: THERE AND BACK AGAIN Peterborough region’s first ever foreign road trip (and second road trip overall) was a complete success. We drove, watched, ate, bantered and most importantly laughed hard. The seeds of exploration have been sown and trips are being planned for Le Mans Classic and possibly a return to Spa Classic next year. Already we have had group members take their Porsches to Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain and Portugal – not forgetting the ‘Highland Hoon’ we had earlier in the year. We are definitely a region that believes in getting out and driving. A lot!

We were greeted with a huge tailback on the M11 so no direct route to Peterborough services for final goodbyes to be said. The A1 ended up being a longer route time-wise so farewells were said either on the M25 or via mobiles.

STILL NÜRBURGRINNING! AUTHOR IAN JONES PHOTOGRAPHY IAN JONES

If you’ve never attended a historic race meet you must, the atmosphere is electric.

WE HAD AN early start to our latest Nürburgring trip due to major roadworks on the M20 and as we were coming from all directions, we met up after booking in at the Eurotunnel. Only one car made us sweat a little (thank you Mr. Briggs), joining us at last knockings. With a quick regroup after arriving in France, we were off on our first leg over to SpaFrancorchamps circuit, following our trusted Tom-Toms. If you plot a route just remember to have your live traffic ‘OFF’ or you’ll get all the diversions thrown in for free. Ha-ha! Yes, you’ve guessed it, we had a little excursion around the countryside for half an hour or so, which was fun … After a quick visit to the front and rear gates via the old circuit, made up of public roads, we grabbed a quick splash of fuel and headed onwards, crossing from one end of the Eifel mountain range to our destination of the Nürburg. We chose the cross-country route for this last leg, and if you’ve never been to the area, the roads and scenery are stunning!

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Af ter c hec king in at AM C amping and pitching our tents, we were all off up to the Nordschleife (Northern loop) circuit to get some touristenfahrten laps in. Everyone achieved their goals this time round, on what was quite a busy Thursday night. Ticking that off their bucket list, our group headed off to find some sustenance (and of course a beer or two) for the evening’s entertainment. Friday started with the sounds of the pit lanes’ warbling entrance alarm, announcing that this year’s AVD 47th Oldtimers Grand Prix had officially started, featuring classics from historic F1 to touring cars of the ’80s and everything inbetween. Porsche, as you would expect, had a massive attendance including the Nürburgring region Porsche Club, consisting almost solely of race cars, who were actually there to race! There was a 550 Spyder, a 904, an RSR, and a 934 just to list a few. Lots of Kremer cars were there to race as well.

If you’ve never attended a historic race meet you must, the atmosphere is electric. You get access to all areas including cars being worked on, and cars moving amongst the crowds lining up and readying themselves for the race ahead. And they don’t hold back on the track. The most expensive incident was a small shunt between a Ferrari 250 GTO and a Daytona AC Cobra; €30 million and €7 million respectively! The Nürburgring Grand Prix track itself is impressive with great access to spectacular viewing areas, the nearest of which was only a two-minute walk from our campsite through its own private gate – bonus! If you’ve ever been to the region you’ll know it has a reputation for unpredictable weather. This trip was no exception. Keeping an eye on our weather apps, we made our way to the bar just in time for happy hour (which turned out to be two happy hours). The first drops fell and within a few minutes it was bucketing down like crazy – thunder, lightning, the full works – but after our ‘happy’ hour it had all but stopped and still the racing went on. I’m glad to report the rest of the weekend’s weather behaved itself.

We woke on Saturday to find a rather nice 992 GT3 Touring parked next to our pitch, having arrived fresh from tracking it at Spa over the last few days. It was now the Nordschleife’s turn, on the mornings closed track session. After an in-depth chat we found it was also one of only two examples in Viper Green worldwide. We were all set for a full day of racing, pit walks and everything inbetween, and our night’s entertainment already sorted with a classic car and jazz festival in the local town of Adenau. We headed there indirectly, stopping for an hour or so to watch the touristenfahrten action down at Breidscheid. We arrived eventually to find a fantastic atmosphere, great traditional old town setting, and an excellent Chinese that accommodated 10 ravenous Ausländers!

On Sunday it seemed everyone woke early-ish, well almost everyone (Adam was determined to have his Sunday lie-in). The morning was taken up with everyone doing their own thing – souvenir shopping, racing and pits – but we all had a prior engagement back up at the Nordschleife. We’d booked in for some taxi rides around the ring with Dale Lomas of BTG (Bridge To Gantry on Facebook). You may know Dale from Guy Martin’s Fastest Van on the telly. I’ve known Dale for a number of years now and he’s one of the longest continuous taxi drivers with over 20,000 laps under his belt! We thought we’d do it in style and booked a limo! Dale took us out in a Jaguar XJL (long) 575 R. We were four up and still the only thing that passed us was a GT3 RS! With all of us still buzzing we got in our cars and, you’ve guessed it, went and found a restaurant for a slap up meal! The AVD Oldtimers was done for another year. Maybe see you there next time!

AUTHOR RICHARD SIMMONS PHOTOGRAPHY RICHARD SIMMONS AS MOST OWNERS know, the front of most modern Porsche cars are susceptible to leaf and other contamination between the air-conditioning condensers and the radiators. If damaged these can be very expensive to replace. There are differences between the 996/986 and the 997/987 and no doubt the 991/981, but I have not done that range.

FRONT BUMPER REMOVAL ON CARRERA, BOXTER AND CAYMAN: A QUICK DIY GUIDE

FRONT BUMPER (PU) REMOVAL 1. Secure the car. 2. Open the front bonnet and remove the covers on the side and front of the bonnet (997/987). i.

996/986 have little plastic clips; turn them to remove.

ii. Loosen the three torx screws, but do not remove. 3. 997/987 series – remove the headlights: i.

Remove the rubber bung inside the carpet about 8" inside the bonnet.

ii. Using the special tool push this in and turn the headlight release clip. The headlight should then come out. iii. There is a clip between the headlight and the bonnet which pushes out towards the centre of the car. These rust and will need replacing.

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AIR-CONDITIONING CONDENSERS AND RADIATORS iv. Loosen the wheels and jack up the car – remove the wheels.

Check and clean behind rubber covers – held on by five screws at the centre of the car (note the temperature sensor on offside).

996/986 has different sizes.

Two screws hold the condensers to the frame.

ii. 997/987 are the same size.

Gently remove and pry the condenser away from the radiator.

Clean crap out.

These condensers rot and are available from Porsche Centres or people like Euro Car Parts (around £85 each).

Make sure you use new seals and PAG oil them.

Radiators are also around £85 each. If you replace them, make sure you also check the water separator under the bonnet (nearside by the battery).

Everything should go back as it comes off.

5. In the wheel Arch the are a number of torx screws: i.

6. Under the car remove all of the torx screws. 7. Behind the indicator there is one screw on the 997/987 and two on the 996/986 (usually rusty). 8. Place a large cover on the floor. 9. Gently prize the back of the bumper away from the wheel arch. 10. Remove those screws under the bonnet. 11. Two people – Pull the bumper away from the car. 12. Unclip any wires and connectors.

Make sure that the independent specialist or Porsche Centre who replenishes your air-conditioning gas pressurises the system for some time before pumping in the gas (I had it done in a hurry and 12 hours later it was empty again).

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Kent & South East London

R18

Cheshire & Staffs

R13

Thames Valley

R26

Shropshire & Mid Wales

Surrey & Sussex

South Yorkshire & North Notts

R21

Hampshire

R24

Peterborough

R23

Southern

R19

East Midlands

R22

Bristol, South West & South Wales

Central

R15

Cornwall & Devon

R3 R4 R5

R18

R26 R7

R22 R23

R6 R24

R19

R20 R13

R11

R21

R12

R15

SCOTLAND

scotland@tipec.net RO David Clelland • 07794 600 808 ARO (West) Neil Baird ARO (East) Tim Price Facebook: 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 Regional sponsors: McLean and Stewart, Solicitors & ClipperTrek Motorhome Hire

On the other hand Glamis turned out to be a beautiful day. Both shows were well attended and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. While a number of our regulars were away at the Silverstone Classic, July’s run took us to the Whistlefield Inn at Lock Eck. On the way home there was an accident at Loch Lomond, so we cut off at Arrochar to go along Loch Long and, you’ve guessed it, there was an accident there as well, so we ended up going along the north part of Loch Lomond to Crianlarich and then down the A85 towards Stirling. The sun came out and it turned into a lovely drive home. The following week was the Region’s annual BBQ. Again torrential rain was forecast, but we had made provisions. Nick Marshall lent us a couple of large gazebos. In the end we had one small shower. However, 10 minutes along the road the heavy rain caused flooding. A mention must also be given to our cook for the day – Tim Price. He did a brilliant job.

The old airfield at Charterhall, on our Jim Clark run

Last Issue I went on about the weather, but its been absolutely crazy. We seem to be constantly breaking records. One day it’s absolutely roasting and the next we need to start building an ark. Those of you that read my last submission will be wondering about Moffat and Glamis. Well, Moffat started dry and then mid-afternoon the heavens opened and our gazebo seemed to be full of ‘visitors’. AT 137

Weather wise, it was much the same story for the evening of our August meeting. Forecast was terrible, which affected numbers attending. Again, Bo’ness was dry – I think it must be in some kind of weather bubble. Some of you will be aware that the Jim Clark Museum at Duns has been extended and refurbished. It was decided that August’s Run would have a Jim Clark theme. We all met in a large layby on the A68 at Soutra Hill. I’m assured on a good day from here you can see the Paps of Fife, not far from where Jim Clark was born.

After a blast along some brilliant border roads we visited the old WW2 airfield at Charterhall which was used as a racing circuit in the ’50s and ’60s, where Jim raced early in his career. While most of the circuit is now in poor condition, half of the old main straight was resurfaced a few years ago and we were able to enjoy a few ‘spirited’ runs along it. On the way to our lunch stop we stopped at Winfield (another old airfield/racing circuit) where Jim kept his plane in the latter part of his career. Lunch at the Allanton Inn was superb. Afterwards, we visited the new museum and it was amazing to see how diverse Jim Clark’s career had been. Again thanks must go to Tim for organising this. October 2nd (Wednesday) Monthly meeting at Bo’ness Motor Museum October 5th (Saturday) Visit to Tesla dealership in Edinburgh October 20th (Sunday) Monthly run November 6th (Wednesday) Monthly Meeting at Bo’ness Motor Museum November 20th (Wednesday) 10 Pin Bowling Evening (TBC) December 4th (Wednesday) Monthly meeting at Bo’ness Motor Museum December 7th (Saturday) Christmas dinner and party night No monthly meeting in January and 2020’s calendar has still to be prepared.

YORKSHIRE

away until later in the day and it turned out to be a really fun drive.

yorkshire@tipec.net RO Laurence Parkin ARO Tony Hartley • 07714 822 808 Facebook: The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club Yorkshire

Keep your eyes peeled on the website, your inbox and our Facebook group for upcoming events. Let your ROs know in person or send an email if there is anything you like to join us on or if you have any ideas for events.

Meetings are held third Monday of every month 7:30pm at The Red Lion, Main St, Burley in Wharfedale, Ilkley LS29 7BT.

September 15th (Sunday) Bridlington Weekend of Motoring, Sewerby Hall

First I’d like to say that I am extremely happy to have a new ARO, Tony Hartley, to help make our region a great place to be a Porsche enthusiast. Tony has made a great start by arranging discounts on servicing at various specialist garages around the region and he also organised what turned out to be one of the biggest events of the year.

September 29th (Sunday) Unified Porsche, Penrith

We expected 30 to 40 cars at our multi-region event at The Motorist in Sherburn-in-Elmet in mid-August, but in fact over 100 Porsches turned up. We met up at the Hopper Lane pub with the North West region team and a dozen cars from Yorkshire, followed by a spirited drive over to Sherburn at The Motorist with Simon & Simon and their team. The café staff were not expecting such an impressive turnout and were rushed off their feet. A great day out helped by some beautiful sunshine, a stunning venue and some wonderful cars on show. Thanks to all who turned up and special thanks to Simon & Simon and their staff.

October 13th (Sunday) Trackday at Cadwell Park

NORTH WEST

RO Colin Hammerton • 07500 908 091 col.hamm@hotmail.co.uk ARO Richard Sholl • 07970 147 779 n22rks@googlemail.com ARO Allan Diamond • 07582 197 558 joandald@aol.com ARO Cumbria Dean Mason • 07599 015 694 deanthediver@gmail.com 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.

We started the year with a really fun impromptu run out to Pickering and then Blakey Ridge in January. The roads in the area are great and I would highly recommend a trip out. I’m certain we will be back for a pub lunch up there sometime. We followed that with our region’s annual trip to JEM Speed Shop for breakfast and then on to Holmfirth Vineyard, which was a really nice spot for a pot of tea with a fabulous view. Other events on our calendar have been Harewood Hill Climb Practice Day, the club’s third Northern-ish Gathering (another amazing day), Donington Historic Festival and Castle Howard Classic Car Show. As summer started we joined up with North West region on their ‘longest day run’ over to Whitby. This fun drive over to the seaside seems to be becoming a tradition, so keep a slot in your diary around June 21st next year. July was a good month for food –we joined up with South Yorkshire region for a meal and a chat at Ye Olde Bell, and at the end of the month we were at the Aagrah for a curry. Hopefully we will get another one in before the end of the year, but if curry is not your thing and you’d like to recommend something else, do drop me a line. The start of August meant the Yorkshire Festival of Porsche at Lotherton Hall, which is a really great event. The following week we were out again, this time on a breakfast run from Burnsall to Hawes. We had some fears over the weather but the rain stayed

After a couple of hours of chatting and eating bacon butties, several of us headed to Bashall Barn for a spot of lunch. August 4th was our Scarisbrick Marina breakfast meet. What a fabulous turn out! 13 Porsches met at the Tickled Trout Services at 8am for a spirited drive to Scarisbrick. ARO Richard Sholl had gone directly to the Marina to meet anyone going straight there and to organise parking. When we arrived at the Marina the car park was already half full with Porsches. In total we had 32 Porsches and a couple of Club members in other cars due to their Porsches being off the road. A hearty breakfast was consumed by the 50+ members before we headed over to OPC Preston to take a look around their new Showroom. Sunday 11th Was the first Unique Porsche Open morning of the year. Big thanks to Darren King for laying on breakfast butties and brews. The weather was iffy but that didn’t stop 84 Porsches turning out! We had a large Club presence for what was a great Porsche filled morning. Another great turnout for our August Club Night, 20+ Porsches and room full to busting again. Many of our regulars were away on holiday but we had several members that we’d never seen before come along to their first meeting. It was almost 11pm before we all dispersed! Sunday the 18th saw around 12 NW Porsches have a run over to the Motorist Hub, Sherburn In Elmet to meet up with members from the Yorkshire & SYNN Regions. Yorkshire’s new joint RO Tony Hartley had publicised the meeting on social media and in total 107 Porsches turned up at the Hub. Sunday 25th was the second RDH Details Cars & Coffee, several members popped along for a brew and a butty and a couple of hours of chat. If you’re reading this but have not joined us on an event or Club Night, please feel free to come along and get involved soon.

North West club cars parked up

Our July North West club night was once again overwhelming! 25 Porsches and several non Porsche cars with around 50 people filling our meeting room to capacity. Several new members joined us for their first time and remarked that we were just what they were looking for, they are now looking forward to many runs out to enjoy their Porsches to the full.

October 14th (Monday) Club night at Porsche Centre Bolton, details TBC October 20th (Sunday) Weston Park Midlands gathering October 20th (Sunday) Breakfast run, venue TBC November 11th (Monday) Club night at The Bowling Green from 7pm

Big thanks to Chris and his team at Jasmine Porschalink for putting on another successful open morning on the 14th July. Fabulous turn out of Porsches. After a bacon butty and a brew 16 NW Porsches headed off for a spirited drive to the Lakeland Motor Museum at Back Barrow. When we arrived we nipped into the café for a brew and a bite to eat before taking a look around the Museum and then made our way home.

December 7th (Saturday) Christmas meal at Foxfields Hotel, Whalley I will need confirmation and £10 a head deposit by the end of October Contact Colin on 07500 908 091.

Sunday 28th saw a great NW Club presence for RDH Details’ first Cars & Coffee, 18 NW Porsches in total on what was a damp miserable day.

December 9th (Monday) Christmas quiz night at The Bowling Green from 7pm.

November 17th (Sunday) End of season run, details TBC

NORTH EAST

RO Derek Ellison • 07862 794 149 derekdse123@aol.com ARO John Tomlinson • 07595 166 187 Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month from 7pm at The Old Farmhouse, Darlington DL2 1JZ.

North East members’ cars at The Old Farmhouse

Hi, I'm Derek Ellison and along with my good friend John Tomlinson have decided to try and get this region back on the road. At the time of writing we have only had one meet but were pleasantly surprised by the number of people who turned up. Since then I have had some promising phone calls from other interested people and am hopeful we can generate more interest. We already have some very enthusiastic members but would welcome more. Give us a call or better still come along to one of the meetings for a coffee and chat. We hope to plan various activities such as road trips, breakfast meets but are open to ideas and suggestions. We look forward to meeting you.

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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 on the third Tuesday of every month at 8pm at The Kilton Inn, Warrington Rd, Knutsford, WA16 0PZ.

It has been a busy few months in the Cheshire & Staffs region, the summer months have seen us displaying our beauties on a few adventures and at a few shows. Our picnic drive through the Welsh hills was fantastic, with the sun shining and the open roads alive with the sound of Porsches. Another family fun weekend was had at Tatton Passion for Power show – despite horrendous rain in the week leading up to the show it was a sunny, dry weekend. With the ladies bringing cakes, biscuits, bubbles and treats, the gents (and ladies) bringing their Porkers made for a good weekend with lots to see and do. A few members made the most of the weekend and camped too. Tatton was swiftly followed by the Oulton Gold Cup. An action-packed weekend of racing and open pit access was enjoyed by many club members, and we recruited some new members too. Our display was a mixture of Porsches, a Mini, a Lotus Esprit and a gorgeous Beetle – it’s always nice to see what other classics our members own too. We also saw our very own region member Graham Saul racing his Sierra Cosworth and winning first in class – WELL DONE Graham. Fingers crossed next year Graham will be racing his gorgeous 928 race car … I (Stef) can’t wait for next year’s Gold Cup.

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October 15th (Tuesday) Club night at The Kilton Inn October 20th (Sunday) Drive out in memory of Dunc (details to follow) October 27th (Sunday) Spooky Halloween drive facebook.com/events/2265864193670340 November 19th (Tuesday) Club night at The Kilton Inn December 8th (Sunday) Ladies Christmas market and Gents drive out (please confirm attendance for either with Stef or Gareth) December 15th (Sunday) Christmas drive out and meal (confirm attendance with Stef or Gareth) December 17th (Tuesday) Club night and Christmas meal (optional)

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S HROPSHIRE & MID WALES

As you are reading this we will be getting back from our weekend of the year in Scotland – watch this space for what we go up too!

RO Richard Simmons • 07972 811 221 richardjjs@yahoo.co.uk ARO Mick Duckworth

With us fast approaching the Autumn season, the planned shows have now finished, though the diary remains action packed.

Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 7pm at the Corbet Arms, Uffington, SY4 4SN.

Our annual Halloween drive is fast approaching – this is a family orientated event, that sees you following tulip-style directions for a scenic drive through the Peak District collecting clues and learning stories of the spooky history of Staffordshire Moorlands along the way. Looking forward to seeing this year’s spooky Porsches (dressing your car up is not compulsory) and costumes. Then we approach the time of year when the man in the big red suit comes to visit everyone in the middle of the night, which means that our Christmas drive and meal is nearing … Stef and Gareth are in the process of planning, so let them know if you wish to join the festive drive and meal so places can be reserved. It has been a busy few months for a few region members who have been working hard on their project Porsches … I must admit they are coming along a treat and I really can’t wait to see them on the road. I think Lisa’s 944 will be ready before Dave’s 928, though the 928 has had a full restoration whereas the 944 has had light work in comparison.

Porsches and prosecco (and people!)

October 6th (Sunday) Porsche Centre Bolton event

Look forward to seeing you all over the next few months – and a warm welcome to our new region/club members.

Shropshrie & Mid Wales members up in the hills

Six cars and passengers had a great run out to Towyn on the 1st September, starting with a good breakfast at Charlie’s in Welshpool. We headed passed the Welshpool–Llanfair light railway and into mid Wales. We drove up over Dynas Mawddy and we also ran over the famous Mach Loop and passed the Tal y Lyn lake featured in ‘The Real Top Gun’ but a little slower than the Blackhawks from RAF Valley … This is where the RAF and other air forces practice low flying. It’s just incredible to look down on F16s, Typhoons, Tornados (Sadly no RAF) and other aircraft. We turned right and followed the Tal y Lyn railway down to Towyn for a nice ice-cream, then down to the sea. We then headed back through Macylyneth and back to Newtown and along

the great new bypass which has been needed for years, splitting up just before Welshpool. A great time was had by all. October 1st (Tuesday) Club night at Corbet Arms, Uffington October 22nd (Tuesday) Weston Park all-region club meeting, 10am October 27th (Sunday) Run down the Dams with a visit to the Red Kite Centre at Rhayder – we will meet at Moos Coffee Bar on the Welshpool Road, Just before the Z-bend over the Railway at 9am for a light breakfast. This will give us plenty of time to get to the Red Kite Centre! November 5th (Tuesday) Club night at Corbet Arms, Shrewsbury November 24th (Sunday) Run to be finalised. How about straight up to Anglesey and a run around there? Would need to leave Oswestry about 9am. These is a butty shop just short of Corwen for breakfast. December 3rd (Tuesday) Christmas lunch TBC – Hopefully at Sebastian’s in Oswestry

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PETERBOROUGH

peterborough@tipec.net RO Stuart Wand • 07725 328 183 ARO Sunny Hoyle • 07976 931 621 ARO Neil Kenefec • 07709 932 627 facebook.com/groups/PeterboroughTipec Monthly meetings are held second Thursday of every month from 7pm at The Tap and Kitchen, Oundle PE8 4DE.

Rutland countryside, this event always amazes us with the variety and quality of the cars and motorcycles on show. There is always something rare or unique to see.

It feels like the 2019 summer never really got going. Despite that, the East Midlands region have still been out enjoying their cars and each other’s company!

One of the best things about our club is the willingness to join other regions together for events, like the recent ‘run to the sun’. Joining the run were members of South Central, North London and Peterborough regions. The main rendezvous was at Peterborough where the fun started. Shall we say it was an interesting jaunt to the Norfolk along some good and some questionable roads. Sat-nav routes were soon confused along the small country lanes. We all eventually arrived at our destination of the Muckleborough collection; but some of the fleetfooted seemed to arrive last? There was a good mix of cars from Vince’s 928, Mark’s SC, Boxsters, Caymans, 911s and even a well-sorted Cayenne. A good day was had perusing the fine display of military vehicles. Afterwards a number of us went to Sheringham for fish and chips followed by ice-cream. Some rather strange antics on the beach ensued – video evidence has been captured. What a fun day!

After a packed June, we did at least get some sunshine for our July monthly meet. As usual, a mix of regulars and new attendees made for some interesting chat.

Our club membership continues to rise however there’s always room for more. We’re reviewing our calendar for next year hoping to include a number of European tours. I’ve asked Sunny Hoyle to assist in the running of the club; he will be appointed as ‘Cruise Director’. Which should come in handy as he likes to cruise! If there is anything you would like to see or do, please let Michael, Sunny or Stuart know and we’ll do our best to look into it. October 6th (Sunday) Bicester Sunday Scramble October 10th (Thursday) Monthly meet at the Tap and Kitchen at Oundle November 14th (Thursday) Monthly meet at the Tap and Kitchen at Oundle

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EAST MIDLANDS

east.mids@tipec.net RO Jim Stevens • 07879 885 260 ARO Mark Frearson Peterborough members on the ‘run to the sun’

The Baston Car Show has held in July at its new home of Grimsthorpe Castle. Fantastic weather made for a great day. The show was very well attended and our stand was full of beautiful Porsches. A great day has had by all. What more could an RO ask for?

Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month 7pm at The Packe Arms, Rempstone Road, Hoton, Loughborough LE12 5SJ.

Speaking of Tony Brealey, Tony offered us a very generous invitation to one of his cars and coffee events at Nielsens Chemicals on the 10th August. Nielsens (amongst other things) are a manufacturer of car detailing products so it was great to go along and see what they can offer. Nielsens also have a racing team, who brought along one of their LMP3 race cars along for us all to have a gawp at. Shash Mistry was relieved that the race car was even harder to start than his 964 but he did concede that it made a great noise when it was up and running! Shash was also very pleased that his car was selected for one of the detailing demonstrations – the car looks great Shash! August is always a bit quieter as people head off for their summer holidays. Sadly, I couldn’t make the August meet, but ARO Mark held the fort for another great evening. We’ve still got the October monthly meet to come before the clocks change, so do come along if you haven’t been to one yet. Then in November, Porsche Centre Nottingham have kindly invited us to use their facilities for the monthly meet so it will be great to meet in the warm and dry as well as being served drinks and light refreshments while having a look at their new and used cars. Do come to this one if you can! As ever, do keep an eye on the Facebook page and your email inbox for updates and events. October 2nd (Wednesday) Club night at The Packe Arms October 6th (Sunday) Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble Book online at bicesterheritage.co.uk/tickets/ super-scramble-tickets-3 Discount code for members is: TIPEC1019C

A good number of Porsche enthusiasts enjoyed the yearly Silverstone Classic. Good to meet up with other regions and talk about all that is Porsche. Great racing spanned the days of event. One of our favourite evening events is the Greetham Gathering. Held in the beautiful

Tony Brealey brought along his brand-new 992 which obviously got everyone’s attention. It’s not all about the new cars though – Trevor Gent’s 911 SC was still sporting its concourse rosette from Chatsworth and we had a great variety of models from air-cooled 911s and a 944 Turbo all the way through to more new-fangled models.

November 6th (Wednesday) Club night at Porsche Centre Nottingham Arrive from 6:30pm. Drinks and light refreshments will be available! Detailing demonstrations at Nielsen’s Chemicals

A NGLIA & NORTH ESSEX

RO Ian Jones • izzy.spyder@sky.com ARO Adam Jiggins • adamjiggins69@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/618348854957396 Meetings are held fourth Tuesday of each month from 7pm at The Woolpack, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds IP31 1SW. www.thewoolpackfornham.co.uk 01284 753 380. For a trial period, also third Tuesday of each month from 7pm at The Alma, School Road, Copford, Colchester. CO6 1BZ. www.thealma.org.uk

Our regional event ‘Cars by the Lake’ will be happening at the time of this submission, report to follow. October 15th (Tuesday) Club night at The Alma October 22nd (Tuesday) Club night at The Woolpack November 19th (Tuesday) Club night at The Alma November 26th (Tuesday) Club night at The Woolpack

S OUTH YORKSHIRE & NORTH NOTTS.

RO & ARO wanted urgently 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 Club display at the Helmingham Hall show

A lot seems to have happened since our last edition of All Torque! If you’ve noticed our regions steering committee has now been dissolved to the more normal RO/ARO. Yvonne has kindly stayed on as our treasurer but stepped away from the committee, as has John Briggs. I’d like to thank them and everyone that has helped and taken part with the committee, wives and partners included. Now with our region being quite spread out with not a particularly good road network, we have been approached by a few members to see if we could move the meetings to another venue. So, we have triangulated all our members on paper overlapping with attending members and the outcome was a secondary meeting to be held within the Colchester area, with the idea of drawing out the members in the more populated area of non-attendees. The Alma has already a good reputation with many car and motorcycle clubs. They are willing to accommodate us for a trial period; I know that we are coming into the winter season, but we’d like to get the ball rolling and establish this before the 2020 season. Now with the holiday season done, we had our greatest turn out ever with over 30 in July which was almost matched in August. Thanks again to all our brand-new members for coming to see what we’re all about, I must apologize now if I can’t remember all your names. We welcome you one and all. We’ve had a group of five cars attending the AVD Oldtimers at the Nürburgring (see article), plus a few other ad hoc events that are pulling more members in. AT 137

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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 As the nights start to draw in the end of the show season approaches. Central region have attended a good selection of events this year though the weather has unfortunately scuppered a few. Shenstone Festival was well represented with Porsches, the weather held out and we had a relaxed afternoon enjoying the village. Cars in the Park at Lichfield is a join event with PCGB, spread over the first weekend in July. Incredibly the Saturday was a washout, yet the Sunday was baking hot. There was a nice selection of cars from both camps and the banter was great. Due to The Bull’s Head being refurbished we had club night at a nearby pub often used by other car clubs,. We advertised the venue change widely and were surprised by the number of Porsches that attended – 27! I think word got out as some non-members turned up and application forms duly passed hands. We had a run across to Redditch for a breakfast meet at Great Escapes. They hire classic cars out,

you’ve probably seen their cars on Antiques Road Trip. I was surprised by the turnout of cars and even learned from one owner that a few Triumph 2500s escaped from Canley with Stag V8 engines. Middleton Hall continues to impress, the variety of cars is fabulous, from road legal drag strip cars to a Vauxhall Viva HA. The annual Show and Shine went very well, with 29 Porsches in the car park and the newly refurbished Bull’s Head as a backdrop. The rain held off and the superbly presented cars made the decision to choose the favourite three cars all the more difficult. The winners were, in no particular order, Sanjay Chouhan and his well known 993, Adrian Langford and his lovely 928 S4 and finally Paul Webster’s beautiful 924S. Two of these cars are Amazon Green, quite a rare Porsche colour. Congratulations to these owners and their cars, and a big thanks to Paul Keeling for arranging the prizes from Meguiar’s yet again. After a 12 month break Lupin Farm was a massive success. There must have been over 400 cars there, and also steam engines and commercial vehicles. There were a couple of rain showers but it didn’t seem to deter the crowds. I have to confess I was smitten by an ADO16 MG 1300 in absolute concours condition, it was stunning. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make the Pershore Plum Festival on August Bank Holiday Monday, this is a great event and I will miss it, but I’ll be back next year. I hope those going have a great day. Come along to the Bull’s Head and say hello before the dark nights set in, or pop along to one or more of the events listed below, it would be great to see you and your car. October 6th (Sunday) Middleton Hall (B78 2AE), meet from 9:30am October 14th (Monday) Club night at The Bull’s Head October 19th (Saturday) Indian or Chinese meal, venue TBC October 27th (Sunday) Breakfast meet, venue TBC November 8–10th (Friday–Sunday) Classic and Sportscar Show at the NEC November 11th (Monday) Club night at The Bull’s Head November 24th (Sunday) Breakfast meet, venue TBC December 9th (Monday) Christmas meal at The Bull’s Head December 22nd (Sunday) Breakfast meet, venue TBC There may be a couple of additions to this listing, they will be added to the Facebook page and emailed out.

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SOUTH CENTRAL

south.central@tipec.net RO Nick Papé • 07801 881 170 ARO Gary Howard • 07856 723 196 Instagram: @tipecsouthcentral Facebook.com/groups/southcentraltipec Meetings are held first Thursday of the month from 7:30pm at The Green Man, Lavendon MK46 4HA.

The regular Hitchin Classic and Dub Club is growing in interest with the South Central members and is a lovely local relaxed meet with all sorts of cars and bikes in attendance. For more up to date news and to join in the discussion, please join us on Facebook or keep an eye out for emails. As always, the club is run by the members for the members so if there is something you would like to see or do, please let Gary or Nick know. Coming up in October on the 6th is the Bicester Scramble which is always a very popular event. There is a club discount code available, please contact Nick or Gary. Please check out the region’s events page on Facebook as there are always events and local meets being added.

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South Central members at The Green Man

Welcome to all our new members. We are now nudging 60 members, which is tremendous growth over the last couple of years. Thank you to all. It’s great to see so many new faces, and new cars at the monthly meet, so if you haven’t yet braved the ‘first time’, please come along – we’re a friendly bunch, honestly! Our club nights are very informal with a run through of club business (mostly upcoming events for the month) followed by ideas from members of what they would like to do. Be great to see you there. Come for food, chat, drink and of course, Porsching!

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NLHSE@tipec.net RO Vince Dallimore • 07798 630 649 ARO Peter Musk • 07734 769 953 facebook.com/groups/1217447545000223 Two informal monthly meetings: first Sunday 10:30am (open marque) at The Goat Inn, Vicarage Causeway, Hertford Heath, SG13 7RT. Last Monday 6pm (Porsches only) at The Ace Café, Ace Corner, off the A406, Stonebridge, London NW10 7UD.

July is Silverstone Classic month and is a national event, luckily on the doorstep of the South Central region so was very well attended. The weather was iff y, but this is normal for Silverstone. Nonetheless, great racing, and a fantastic turnout of members cars, with a good flow of interested potential members passing through the club tent. The tea was hot and welcome. We enjoyed a multi region ‘run to the sun’ Sunday drive out in the sunshine for tanks at Muckleburgh, fish and chips, ice-cream and skinny dipping … sorry paddling … in the sea. This proved really popular and is a shoe-in for a slot in the diary next year.

On September 1st at the Goat, we agreed a breakfast meeting with Pistonheads at the White Elm Garden Centre, Bicknacre in Essex on the second Saturday could be a precursor for a monthly drive into Essex/East Anglia. By the time of the breakfast we’ll have settled on an outing to follow, so put in your diary 8:30am at the garden centre for a group breakfast and drive out. Our North London Herts, South Essex Facebook group now has 48 members registered; forthcoming events are posted here for your convenience, as well as being noted in All Torque, where events will be posted to aid communication with you all. Find and ask to join the Facebook group for our region at: www.facebook.com/groups/1217447545000223 With good weather the Goat continues to attract a wide selection of classics and is a good venue for our month starter on the first Sunday. On Sunday September 1st, the villagers had a picnic arranged on the green, which had been flagged in advance by Laura at the Goat; the number of cars was low, so by 11am our group of Porsches took to the road and headed to Cars and Coffee at JZ Machtech at Kings Langley. The showrooms were open as well as the workshops; a fine selection of high value hardware! The ACE Café meetings in July and August were very busy, particularly the August Bank holiday meeting. October 5th (Saturday) 928 owners meeting at the Barley Mow, Tilford, in Surrey. 11am arrivals for a display on the outfield of the cricket pitch.

Colmworth Cars is a regular run out for many of the members, with a vast array of different cars and bikes on show. The breakfast baps are fantastic. The weather was kind and the turnout as always keen and there were newcomers as well as the regulars. A few of us drove over to Kingswood near Aylesbury to meet up at the Akeman Inn with the Thames Valley region for breakfast. Again, the weather was very kind and if you haven’t experienced the breakfasts there, you really must. Keep an eye out for the next trip.

The same group attended the two club nights and it seems to me that instead of asking members to come together on a weekday evening, we can hold a brief members meet at the regular Goat Sunday, to set the diary for the month.

Sunny evening at The ACE Café

Autumn officially began on September 1st … where did the summer go? The message from local members recently has been loud and clear; more driving events to supplement the two monthly static meets at the Goat and The ACE Café. With that in mind, our club night in August was replaced by a drive out with South Central and Peterborough regions.

October 6th (Sunday) Classics at the Goat Arrivals from 10:30am for the best parking spots; followed by our region club meeting to agree next events. October 28th (Monday) Porsche Night at the ACE Porsche only parking from 6pm. November 3rd (Sunday) Classics at the Goat. We hope to see lots of local members at our events, check your email for updates.

The ‘Run to the Sun’ had two start points; NLHSE met at Baldock services at 8am, then we drove to Peterborough services on the A1 to meet the group for a 9:30am departure across the fens and on to the Muckleburgh Tank collection near Holt in North Norfolk. The drive was a great success, with minimal splintering of the group, some good A and B roads and plenty of time to take in the museum. 35

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kent.sel@tipec.net RO Paul Greer • 07799 412 870 ARO Stuart Watson Meetings are held first Monday of the month from 7:30pm at The Moody Mare, 501 Seven Mile Lane, Maidstone, Kent ME18 5QY (On the B2016 road near Mereworth)

October 6th (Sunday) Bicester Scramble – book in advance as tickets are not available on the gate October 6th (Sunday) Charity classic and Sports car meet at Wadhurst, TN5 6ED October 7th (Monday) Club night at The Moody Mare, ME18 5QY from 7:30pm October 13th (Sunday) Breakfast club November 4th (Monday) Club night at The Moody Mare, ME18 5QY from 7:30pm November 8–10th (Friday–Sunday) Classic car show, Birmingham NEC

Porsche Centre Tonbridge car health check day

As we enter the later part of the year we still have some great events planned for you, including invitations to join Surrey & Sussex region at Precision Porsche and for their breakfast club, both of which will have happened by the time you get to read this. Our August club night was at our new venue The Moody Mare, and was a great success. We had our best turnout for a club night, attracting over 40 members with a great show of Porsches in the car park. Stuart and I were really pleased to see so many members, both established and new faces, and a visit from Bob and Christine from Surrey & Sussex region. We are looking at adding a few extra features to club night including guest speakers through the year. If you or someone you know would like to give a talk on a car or Porsche-related subject please let myself or Stuart know. Our bi-annual visit to Porsche Centre Tonbridge for our car health check attracted a record number of 17 members having their cars checked over by a Porsche technician on the ramp. There were one or two very pleased members who had not attended a health check before and left with a big smile on their faces as their cars got a clean bill of health. We have been invited by fellow member, Lee Allen, to attend a charity classic and sports car meet on October 6th in Wadhurst, in support of Elenor, a Kent based hospice charity. The cost is £20 per car; last year they raised over £1,000 for the charity. Entry by pre-registration only, so please let me have your details if you’re interested in attending and I will forward them on to Lee. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. AT 137

November 9–10th (Saturday–Sunday) Britcar ‘in to the night’ race at Brands Hatch, DA3 8NG November 10th (Sunday) Paragon breakfast visit November 17th (Sunday) Breakfast club November 23rd (Saturday) Car Health Check at OPC Tonbridge

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THAMES VALLEY

thames.valley@tipec.net RO Andrew Harris • 07812 146 999 ARO Graham Driver • 07799 625 279 ARO Jason Gibson • 07958 459 725 Meetings are held second Tuesday of every month 7:00pm at The Bell & Bottle, Bath Rd, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3RX.

The Akeman Inn hosted our breakfast drive out on Sunday 21st July. We haven’t had a breakfast run for a while and as these are so popular, we thought we had best put one on! Arriving at the Bell & Bottle for an 8:30am departure, we had 11 cars warmed up and ready for a ‘safe but spirited’ drive around Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire’s twisty bits arriving at the Akeman Inn for just before 10am. On arrival we were met with a further 15+ Porsches: a big mix of early air-cooled classics, front engined 944s, a beautiful 928 along with a monster of a GT3RS, not to mention the Caymans, Boxsters, 996s and 997s … It was great to see a few of the South Central members, a big thank you to them for joining us for a wonderful breakfast … and, as already mentioned, we had plenty of Porsches to ogle! Cranleigh Lions Classic Car Show on Sunday 11th August was nothing but fantastic, our Club stand looked great, was full of Porsches and busy with people all day. My Dad’s 1998 Zenith Blue 986 Boxster did a couple of laps of the central arena as an affordable car and looked great in the sunshine. ‘Specials’ was the name of the game for our August meeting at the Bell & Bottle and believe me, we had a lot of special cars join us to include a 996 Turbo, a number of 997 GT3s, a GT3RS and a 944 Turbo to name but a few, plus a lovely variety of early air-cooled up to the later 993s, lots of 996s and 997s, a 991, Caymans, 986s and 987s. A full car park with over 35 Porsches, the sun was out, lots of new faces and loads of car park chat going on … what a night! October 6th (Sunday) Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble October 8th (Tuesday) Club night at The Bell & Bottle November 12th (Tuesday) Club night at The Bell & Bottle November 17th (Sunday) Annual curry lunch and drive out December 6th (Friday) Christmas Party – venue TBC December 10th (Tuesday) Club night at The Bell & Bottle Quiz night and mince pies!

Cranleigh Classic Car Show

A very full car park for our July gathering at the Bell & Bottle, this being our summer themed ‘Topless Tuesday’, all things with a roof that either folds away or comes off! And, with the weather being so kind, the car park was full to overflowing! Sadly both Graham and I missed this one however, Jason was at the helm to keep the Thames Valley dream alive … lots of great cars, fabulous people and a big thank you to the boxa.net group for coming along and sharing our evening with us.

Please keep an eye on our diary page of the website at: www.tipec.net/regions/thames-valley We have lots of events coming up and it would be great to see you. Don’t forget about our Facebook page too – Thames Valley Region – Porsche Enthusiasts Club. If you are unable to attend any of the events, please feel free to pop along to our monthly meeting at The Bell & Bottle, it is always an enjoyable evening with lots of friendly people, the food is good too!

SURREY & SUSSEX

surrey.sussex@tipec.net RO Bob Stephens • 07548 306 803 ARO Terry Rockall • 07771 511 433 ARO Michael Bowden • 07724 016 592 facebook.com/groups/ tipecsurreyandsussex 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 13th (Wednesday) Club Night at The Bolney Stage, RH17 5RL December 11th (Wednesday) Our Christmas meal this year will be on club night at The Bolney Stage, you will need to book if you wish to come along, contact Michael Bowden for details. All details of our regional events can be found on our regional section of the TIPEC.net website. R23

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HAMPSHIRE

hampshire@tipec.net RO William Batchelor • 07941 034 422 xelor1956@icloud.com ARO Andrew Morle • 07450 435 347 Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month from 7pm at The Hinton Arms, Petersfield Road, Hinton Ampner, Alresford, Hampshire SO24 0NH.

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, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7NW. Tim’s 1990 911 type 964 at Ashington Festival Air-cooled cars at Capel Classic

Thank you to everyone attending our club meets, and hope you have enjoyed your Summer and your Porsche cars this year, let us know any stories you have of your travels.

We are pleased to announce that Michael Bowden, a long-term member of our region, has joined us as ARO, thank you Michael for volunteering. We had a dozen cars on our club stand at Capel Car Show, including Jason Brown’s newly acquired 944 which is in amazing condition. The weather treated us kindly and we had prime position to watch the parade of cars entering the show. This is one of the largest village shows in Surrey and our region’s major show of the year, it includes cars, bikes and autojumble so there is something for everyone. October 5th (Saturday) Tunbridge Wells / Sevenoaks MC Sprint Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester PO18 0PX October 6th (Sunday) Breakfast meeting at The Orchard Tea Rooms and run out to Denbies Winery and Brewery, Dorking. We have a few spaces left so please contact Bob Stephens for further details. October 9th (Wednesday) Club Night at The Bolney Stage, RH17 5RL October 13th (Sunday) Autumn Motorsport Day at Brooklands Museum, KT13 0QN

Members enjoying the sun in the New Forest

After a worrying start with the weather, the sun shone on our New Forest BBQ in August! Thanks to everyone for coming and making it such a great afternoon. We’re off to Thruxton in September to watch some Classic Sports Car Club racing and things are shaping up for our region’s Christmas dinner in December. If anyone has any words and/or pictures of what what they’ve been up to with their cars, please do email them to me for publication. October 1st (Tuesday) Club night at The Old Thatch, Wimborne November 5th (Tuesday) Club night at The Old Thatch, Wimborne December 3rd (Tuesday) Christmas dinner at The Old Thatch, Wimborne – contact us if you would like to join in

November 3rd (Sunday) London to Brighton Veteran Car Run Hyde Park to Madeira Drive, Brighton

Please visit our region’s part of the website at www.tipec.net/regions/southern as we are always updating our events page.

November 8–10th (Friday–Sunday) Classic Motor Show - NEC, Birmingham

Members will also receive email notifications of upcoming items.

November 9–10th (Saturday–Sunday) Britcar ‘Into The Night’ Endurance Championship at Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit)

We had an open top drive through Europe with interesting city stop overs in Cologne, Frankfurt and Antwerp, fantastic roads and scenery. It was our second trip to Europe with my 996 Carrera 4 visiting new places. Last year we drove to six countries including visiting the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany and the Switzerland passes. Next year another Porsche adventure. The Ashington annual Festival drew the crowds with their shows, activities and classic cars. Our Porsche stand was very successful with enthusiasts enjoying the cars and the magazines we handed out. Club member Tim Mountain brought his red 1990 911 type 964 Carrera 4 Coupe along to the show. The 964 was Porsche’s first model equipped with ABS (anti-lock braking system), PAS (power assisted steering) and coil suspension springs. The four wheel drive 964 was a commercialised version of the 959 AWD (all wheel drive system) 911 that won the 1984 Paris Dakar Rally. This car has a 3.6 litre flat six cylinder engine, developing 250 bhp. Top speed is claimed to be 161 mph. Tim says he’s ‘not yet’ achieved that and although even by today’s standards the acceleration is blistering. Tim is the sixth proud owner of this beautiful car. We look forward to your continued support to the club meets and events see below. Join us for a ‘Treasure Trail’ run out on Sunday October 27th. Meet at 10:30 am at the Departure Lounge for coffee and to collect the treasure trail clues and information. 37

October 2nd (Wednesday) Club night at the Hinton Arms, SO24 0NH October 27th (Sunday) Treasure Trail meet 10:30am at the Departure Lounge, Basingstoke Road, Alton GU34 4BH November 6th (Wednesday) Club night at the Hinton Arms, SO24 0NH November 20th (Wednesday) Steak night at the Greyhound, 7:30pm Cocking Causeway, Midhurst GU29 9QH December 4th (Wednesday) Club night at the Hinton Arms, SO24 0NH

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Also by the end of September I will be well on with the planning for our Christmas get-together. You can choose to just come for the big dinner (Saturday 7th Dec) or you can make an overnight or a complete weekend of it, as many of us are.

RO Sue Simmons • 07530 312 700 sue.simmons1@gmail.com ARO Debs Bradshaw • 07423 436 503 debbradshaw@sytner.co.uk ARO Sarah Hughes

That’s at The Metropole in Llandrindodd Wells. We’re looking forward to our second visit there – the first trip was so enjoyable! A few additional businesses have added discount deals to our club list so see the relevant pages in this magazine.

Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm at The Plough, Pilning, Nr Bristol BS35 4JJ. www.theploughpilning.co.uk

In our region are a new detailer based in Somerton (TA11) giving 15% off for members – someone Ian bumped into at Thornfalcon. Well done Ian!

December 14th (Saturday) Cranleigh Christmas social evening, 7pm GU6 7AN

As we move into Autumn/Winter there are still events to enjoy such as the Autumn Classic at Castle Coombe on Oct 5th, and on the same weekend Prescott Hill Climb events are taking place.

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CORNWALL & DEVON

RO & ARO urgently wanted For now, c/o Sue Simmons • 07530 312 700 sue.simmons1@gmail.com Merged with Bristol, South West & South Wales until a local RO is found.

On Sept 21st–22nd the Autumn Speed Finale is at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb and they have a Breakfast Club meet on October 13th from 9am. Thornfalcon Car Show (photo by Matt Cridge)

Monthly club nights at The Plough continue to be very popular with most arriving around 6:30/7pm to enjoy the pub grub in our private function room.

Members of our combined Porsche Enthusiast regions from Cornwall to Gloucestershire and South Wales to Swindon enjoyed a day out at Thornfalcon Car Show near Taunton on Aug 18th. Thanks to good organisation from Ian and the gang for successfully getting up (and keeping up) the gazebo up in pretty strong winds and to all who supplied tea and coffee and refreshments.

New members are always made very welcome – all enthusiasts welcome! The monthly club nights continue right through the winter, always the first Tuesday of the month. If you are thinking of becoming a member, or have recently joined, or have been a member that’s never been to a club night, please come along – you won’t regret it!

This was the first time we had a club area and a very sociable day was had by all. We met up with some old friends and chatted to lots of potential new friends and cuddled lots of pooches including our new mascot, Loki.

You can see our planned events on our regional page at www.tipec.net/regions/bristolsouthwales Please contact me for any info you need on either sue.simmons@tipec.net or 07530 312 700.

By the time you read this 31 of us will either be in Southern Ireland or just returned. I am really looking forward to the beautiful drives and I’m also planning next year’s outings which already includes Laon Historique at the end of May – don’t miss out – get in touch if you want to join us.

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