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Chairman’s Chat It doesn’t seem like two months ago I was sat here typing on the eve of leaving for our first Classic Le Mans. How time flies when you are having fun. Le Mans then Silverstone Classic followed by TIPEC ’08 at Gaydon, what a fabulous three weeks for a petrolhead. I must say I preferred Silverstone Classic to Le Mans and will make sure I spend all three days at Silverstone next year. The racing is so close with all the entrants really going for it and the club displays are much more accessible. The weather did it’s best to spoil Gaydon with heavy rain in the South on the morning of the show. Fortunately only a short shower mid afternoon had us ducking for cover, either into the museum or under the nearest gazebo. I ran into Club Office and joined the other 20 or so people taking shelter, where we passed the time by eating anniversary cake. All in all the show went well with 1,000 people attending and enjoying the facilities. The track was very popular with some reaching speeds of twice the legal limit. Big grins were on all the faces of the drivers as they were escorted back into the parking area behind the Supercharged Jaguar pace car. All agreed this was great value for £10 and several booked to have another go. As with all new venues there were several elements that need to be improved upon. There was a lack of atmosphere and this is something we will work on for next year. A map in the program highlighting where all the attractions are will help as not everything is around the main building. We all also look at what we can bring in to make sure all the family is entertained for the day. The biggest disappointment was the lack of vehicles in the Regional Parking Area, where were the Regions? Whether this was down to holding the event in August, the weather or cost we really don’t know, maybe a combination of all three. One region which did the club proud was Scotland, they made a long weekend of it and I’m sure had a good try at drinking wherever they were staying out of malt. The party the night before was fantastic, the venue did us proud and the food could not have been better. We were unsure how the party would be supported, not having run anything like this before, but in true TIPEC fashion over 70 people turned up and had a really good laugh. My cane was in demand and several had their bottoms felt with it. I would like to thank Clive & Jo Gosling and Haley, for all their support making things happen both on Saturday night and Sunday, and all the volunteers on the day, who manned areas or helped park cars, making it all run smoothly. We have consulted the Regional Organisers and the majority are happy for us to return to Gaydon in 2009. Watch this space for details when we have agreed them with the venue. I’ll close by wishing Tony & Jen all the very best for the future, they got hitched on Thursday 31st August before joining the Scottish region for the drive down.
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The new Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe The SE Region were extremely fortunate and appreciative of the guys from Porsche Centre Mid Sussex (Peter Rowe and Tony Tedesci) who brought two brand new generation two dual clutch facelifted 997s along (Cabriolet and Coupe) to our July meeting for us to drooooool over. These cars had only been UK released a few days earlier. Peter gave a fantastic technical talk on the new models. Whilst these cars initially appear to be an aesthetic facelift it soon becomes apparent that the cars have very little in common with their generation one predecessor. Peter explained that the cars house a totally new engine with 40% less parts, which weighs less and produces 10% more power and 15% less emissions than its predecessor but with a 25% increase in strength based on the 964 engine principles. We now have yet another acronym to remember, PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe) which doesn’t have a literal English translation. It replaces the Tiptronic option and has seven speeds plus a launch control, which unlike the Ferrari version can be used indefinitely, and provides an acceleration of 0–60 in 4.3 secs. That’s faster than is possible with a manual gearbox. The seventh gear is essentially like the old cruise control. This PDK invention was actually designed by Porsche 25 years ago but only now have Porsche at last released it into production to replace the Tiptronic gearbox. The new models have direct fuel injection (DFI) and there’s a power increase to 345bhp, or 385bhp for the S model. This new model has all the latest technology and options including LED rear lights, LED driving lights (for imminent new EU legislation) and dynamic steering. The fog lights have disappeared as they are no longer necessary due to the power of these new LEDs. The car sits 10mm lower and has a new exhaust system without crossover and constantly variable oil pressure using an electronically controlled demand based oil pump. Good news for servicing as there are no fuel filter changes required during its lifetime. For the techies there is a 6.5” touch screen that includes telephone, DVD, TV and satnav. You can even have seat cooling, but I expect it’s an extra cost option.
Peter informed us that the UK models have been fitted with Aluminium doors to reduce the weight to enable the Carrera model to fall within the band F (225g/km) emission control category, a 15% reduction in emissions for the ‘green Porsche’ people, whereas the previous models are in the higher band G. Unfortunately the Carrera S remains in band G. This specification has been adopted purely for the UK market thanks to some clever PR work from Andy Goss’s UK headquarters in Reading.
Writing by Derek Flanagan. Images © Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Porsche 964, 993 & 996 Data Plate Code Breaker Adrian Streather, Veloce Publishing, £14.99, ISBN 978 1 84584 195 9 Here’s a Porsche book that does exactly what it says on the cover. It lists all the option codes that ever rolled out of the Stuttgart factory on the 964, 993 and 996. It’s a reference list, pure and simple, but that’s no reason for it to be dry or dull—and it isn’t. Veloce Publishing have filled this book from cover to cover with their usual bright, clear photos, making it worth a one-time flick through even if you don’t own one of the models featured. You have to question the validity of this sort of reference book though, in these days of the World Wide Web. Surely an exhaustive list of option codes is available online for free? Well, yes and no. You can spend an hour or two Googling your heart out to track down and decipher every code on your car’s data plate. You can ask around on mailing lists and online forums until you get the origin of every last one. But nowhere online (yet) holds a list this thorough nor is easily found. Particularly when it comes to the Porsche Exclusiv options, Adrian Streather’s list is probably more complete than that of Porsche AG themselves. Deviating stitching on the front seats only of a 996 GT-2/3? That’ll be Z84G. B-pillar seat belt outlet in carbon fibre? That’s CJA. No problem. The level of detail here is outstanding and some of the photos betray a hilarious lack of taste on the part of the example cars’ original buyers! A blue leather dash with bright purple plastic trim is certainly unique. There’s also a handy section at the start of the book demonstrating where to find your data plate in each model. If you own or are looking to buy a 964, 993 or 996 I’d say this book is an essential fifteen quid purchase.
Porsche Racing Cars 1953–1975 Brian Long, Veloce Publishing, £45.00, ISBN 978 1 904788 44 7
Ferdinand Porsche: Genesis of Genius Karl Ludvigsen, Bentley Publishers, $274.95, ISBN 978 0 8376 1334 5 This exquisite limited edition book, in a run of only 500, covers the early years of Ferdinand Porsche’s career in minute detail, from the early Lohner-Porsche first revealed to the world at the 1900 Paris Expo to the Grand Prix cars of the early to mid 1930s. All models are covered, with technical spec, cut-away diagrams, early technical drawings and contemporary photographs, many showing the cars and their creators. This in-depth journey details the development of Porsche cars through many different iterations, various systems of propulsion, world records and hand built coachwork. This is the story not only of Ferdinand Porsche, but the early years of all motor car development and a fascinating, albeit technical read for the true fanatic. The archive access given to writer Karl Ludvisgen has been thoroughly exploited to give the reader an unparalleled view of the early years of Porsche’s car development. The book is beautifully bound and encased in an embossed slipcase, with reproductions of Porsche’s own notes as well as numerous other perfectly reproduced photographs from the period. Review by Jen Blow
Another of Brian Long’s throroughly researched books on Porsche for Veloce Publishing, this one focuses on the early years of Porsche motorsport. The photography collected here is fantastic, and the inclusion of selected race programmes and promotional posters adds another level of polish. Thankfully, the text is up to scratch as well. Brian takes us through year by year, one major race at a time, with research and development details on the cars, driver profiles, race reports and results. Developments taken through to roadgoing cars are mentioned but not in detail. That’s a job for a different book. Porsche’s most famous sporting years are covered here, with the Gulf liveried 908s and 917s taking their starring roles at the Targa Florio and Le Mans in some stunning period photos. There is a companion volume available covering the latter years of Porsche motorsport.
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Stewart Gordon on his classic 1982 944: Affordability, determination and enthusiasm
I was told about this car a year ago. The initial phone call was from a fellow TIPEC member, to tell me that there was a car on the Auto Trader web site with my name on it. Being Porscheless at the time and suffering major withdrawal symptoms after selling my other 944, I decided to phone the seller and arranged a to see it, with a good knowledge of 944s having restored my previous one over a period of eight years.
I arranged to return the next night, quickly had an alternator reconditioned and took it with me, along with a battery pack. The car burst into life. The starter was rough but managed to give it enough of a kick to get it going. A quick check around to make sure nothing was going to fall off, and that the brakes and steering were working, and 45 minutes later it was parked up in my driveway.
I went to see the car the next day, with £100.00 in cash as a deposit, just in case this was going be a deal. The asking price was £1,700.00. I was not able to hear the car run due to a flat battery and both the alternator and starter not working. Lacquer was peeling off both doors, some of the panels were buffed through to the primer and the rest of the car was a nice shade of pink instead of Guards Red. There was the usual driver’s seat damage, no radio, a badly cracked dash, and a scabby three-spoke steering wheel in need of recovering. In its favour though, the car did have an excellent service history and had been kept in Taunton, Somerset, all its life. It still had some nine months MOT and two months Road Tax, but the thought did come to me that whoever had done the MOT had a white stick! Having given the car a fairly good going over I felt I had seen enough to start bartering. the £1,700 asking price was quickly cut down to around the £1k mark. The next bit was harder, I pushed my offer slowly upwards by a couple of tenners at a time until I sensed the owner was wavering, and finally pushed the £100 deposit into his hand and agreed £850, with a sigh of relief as he said “Okay”. Speaking to the seller later, he said he had been hoping for around £1,200. I had originally targeted for £1k—I think that would have been my maximum—he may well have got it from someone else who didn’t know 944s the way I do, but not from me!
The car has had extensive work done to it, but slowly took shape thanks to many hours searching eBay, seeing what other bits my fellow TIPEC members had, a couple of visits to Euro Car Parts and also visits to main dealers. Too many things have been done to list here, but my work has included all the front suspension, brakes, chassis, starter motor, steering rack, engine and engine bay, some rewiring, stripping, cleaning, reconditioning and replacing or painting where necessary, a replacement dash, new interior panels, a pile of proper screws for the interior, a new roof lining, and a full strip down and respray.
Writing & photography by Stewart Gordon
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The car is now a concours winner and although I won’t be using it as a daily driver, it has now become reliable enough! The car is solid with all its original panels, thanks to the fact that it has mainly been in a dry region of the country. It now has a set of refurbished Cup 1 alloys, shod with a set of Goodyear Sports. I have now got this car to a good standard, so that it should last for at least another 10 years, for just under £2,500—and that includes the purchase price! An inexpensive way to own a now reliable, good looking Porsche sports car. If you can use a few spanners and tools, a wire brush and a paint brush, you will surprise yourself with what you can achieve for a bit more than the price of a second-hand Fiesta. There is no comparison. These cars make you smile when you sit in and drive them.
Hampshire Pageant of Motoring
The Hampshire Pageant of Motoring at Broadlands was a somewhat damp and miserable day, but in true British spirit we had a good cross section of Porsches and Porsche owners willing to brave the rain and mud. Almost as soon as we were parked up, rather haphazardly by the Broadlands’ marshals, the sun came out and the day was quite warm and pleasant. We eventually had a good variety of Porsches once we found the correct stand! This included a 356 Chesil convertible, a concours 993 C4S, several 944s of all types, a 924 and several 911s. Who would have thought that stands 50 and 56 could be so far apart, especially when the organisers had emailed me to say they were next to each other! Many thanks to all who helped set up the gazebos and signs especially Gordon & Dek of the Southern area who made hot drinks for those who needed them. Gordon and his son braved the elements and camped overnight, but that’s another story and I’ll leave that for him to cover in his regional report. Also, many thanks to Mike Lovell and the staff of Brookspeed International Motorsport, our local independent Porsche garage, for bringing along a very tasty GT2 Le Mans. Very tasty but very expensive. No Carol, you can’t have one!
Anyway, the show was great, with lots going on. The car show had a good range of vehicles, from American tanks (and I don’t mean big cars) to Minis to performance cars, including a gorgeous Maserati on the Autoglym stand and several Ferraris. The main arena hosted a medley of stunts on bikes and quads and other displays. Later in the afternoon we were treated to a flying display by a Hurricane, a Dakota and best of all a Spitfire. The whole place came to a standstill to watch. There was much to buy including jewellery for the girls (or boys) and a multitude of other stuff. Next year we may have a barbecue like all the other clubs seemed to do—the aromas were wonderful. Gordon attended on the Monday and enjoyed another good day with nearly as many cars in attendance. It was all in all a very enjoyable show despite the initial disappointment with the weather. That certainly turned around though, several of us went home with sunburnt necks! Writing & photography by Pete Blackler
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Le Mans Classic 2008 Paul Bird reports on TIPEC Central Region’s trip to this year’s event
During 2006/07 we had toyed with organising a trip to Le Mans for the 24 hour but had too much on our plate so we pushed it back to 2008 and after much deliberation decided to do the Classic rather than the 24 Hour. This was decided on as the Classic is more of a ‘Car Club’ event, attracting enthusiasts from all over Europe, and we were reliably informed that facilities would be better and less cramped.
Crossing through the tunnel was hassle free and we had a pleasant drive down. Every service area we stopped at was filled with auto exotica and there was a real buzz with people poking around the cars. This is a road trip you have to make if you’re a petrolhead.
I chatted to Paul Keeling, a Le Mans veteran, for advice and he agreed the Classic would be a better event for a club trip as the camaraderie with other clubs would be more evident and the event is far more laid back. Paul had been using the same company to sort his travel arrangements for years and suggested I should have a chat with Helen at Travel Destinations. We were at the NEC Classic in November 2007 and as Travel Destinations were exhibiting it seemed a good chance to meet Helen and get some details. I think it’s fair to say I liked Helen from the outset. She was very keen to arrange the trip for us and promised that everything would be personally dealt with to ensure it ran smoothly. Helen’s enthusiasm coupled with Paul Keeling’s vote of confidence meant that we appointed Travel Destinations as the preferred agent for TIPEC members making the trip. We agreed that folk would be able to travel by ferry or Chunnel and could add a night’s hotel accommodation if they wished. Travel Destinations would sort out everything. With costs starting from only £209 per person it seemed good value for peace of mind. Sadly lots of people made other arrangements which meant that whilst there were a lot of us at Le Mans, we were all on different campsites— something I would love to change in 2010.
We arrived around 2pm, picked up a few provisions in Arnage and headed for the campsite at Hunadieres, situated on the internal corner at Tertre Rouge. As promised the site was guarded and all permits were scrutinised before we gained entry and found our pitch, which was marked out for us by Travel Destinations. Paul Keeling was already in attendance sitting in the sunshine enjoying a beer and for the next half an hour or so Brian and I treated the group to a bit of comedy as we pitched our tent for the first time. Something didn’t quite go together properly and the tent had a decidedly drunken lean, much to everyone’s amusement. We decided to ignore it and happily we had no problems over the weekend although everyone expected it to collapse on us in the night!
The arrangements were made and we just had six months to wait. Central Region had enjoyed several visits to specialist companies such as BMTR and Center Gravity and as a thank you I offered to carry their logos on the car for the weekend, adding a few TIPEC stickers and personal bits to ‘dress’ the car for a bit of fun. A couple of days before heading off and disaster struck as Brian Rowledge, my co-driver for the weekend, put his back out and looked like being forced to drop out. A visit to the doctor, some strong painkillers and a bit of physio later he announced he was going to travel—but I would need to pull over every hour or so for him to stretch his back as sitting for long periods was no good for him at all.
We spent a pleasant afternoon and evening watching the practice sessions for the racing, which is split into classes based on the age of the cars.
The Porsche 917s were the real draw. There’s just something about the car in Gulf livery that stirs me.
Finally Thursday 10th July arrived and after covering last minute business with the office I set about putting all the stickers on the car that I had collected over the previous few months. I have to say that this was a lot harder than I imagined. Getting them on the car without air bubbles is an art form and a skill I obviously don’t have! Dodging heavy showers and working against the clock didn’t help but eventually I got them all on and packed up the car ready for the off. I left home about 5:30pm and drove over to Nuneaton to pick up Brian. I saw three Porsches on route, driving in convoy with cars packed for a weekend away. Sadly I had to pull off at the next junction, so I had to let them go. With Brian collected we shot down to Kent and stayed overnight in a Travelodge. That gave us an easy 35 minute drive to the Chunnel on Friday morning where there were lots of interesting cars seemingly making the same trip. We grabbed a bite to eat and a coffee waiting for Paul & Mike Chare, who were running late, and they joined us as we drove across to the train. Unfortunately we missed Izzy who was the other member travelling by the same route and didn’t catch up with him until we reached Le Mans!
I woke around 6am the next morning and headed off to the shower block and was pleasantly surprised to find them clean and with very hot water although the cubicles were small. Not the horror story I had been expecting and this was the case over the weekend as the showers and toilets were cleaned at regular intervals throughout the day. Another reason to book with Travel Destinations next time. Breakfast and a brew sorted we headed off to find our way around the circuit and see the sights. From our campsite the Grandstand and pit area were a fairly long walk, but as most of it was around the Bugatti circuit where all the visiting car clubs were parked up it became a steady meander looking at cars that lasted a couple of hours. The rear of the grandstand was an enthusiasts delight with all the racecars parked up in their respective race groupings and several happy hours passed wandering around, taking photos and talking cars. From a personal perspective the Porsche 917s were the real draw. There’s just something about the car in Gulf livery that stirs me, probably being raised watching Steve McQueen in the Le Mans movie had something to do with it! Standing in the pit area as one was cranked up and listening as the engine settled into a steady burble, the dream was almost complete. Now the crew just had to invite me to take her out for a few laps and … and dream on! Writing & photography by Paul Bird
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Porsche on parade at Goodwood This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the theme ‘Hawthorn to Hamilton’ was, for petrolheads, in every way an essential journey to Mecca. With so many anniversaries and achievements to be recognised, it was fitting indeed to celebrate Mike Hawthorn’s world championship fifty years ago, then bring the picture bang up to date by recognising Lewis Hamilton’s phenomenal rise to fame and acclaim. What odds on the F1 crown going to Lewis this year, I wonder? For Porschistas especially, the Festival rose to new heights in celebrating the 60th anniversary of our favourite marque, with an extraordinary collection of Doctor Porsche’s finest paraded for our delectation. Giant killers by the score were released, many from beneath museum wraps; together with countless famous and exceedingly rare models reunited with their original race drivers. For the Porsche faithful this was an exceptional occasion indeed and one to be savoured. The Festival of Speed, however, is much, much more than a mere display of fast and glamorous cars. It is stunning also as an historic retro event, gathering as it does an eclectic selection of the worlds finest; plus the Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’, a concours of quite superb proportions, and a chance to meet (and in many cases greet) those brave and occasionally foolhardy magicians of the automotive wheel. Granted, some are now silver haired, or going thin on top, but the flinty passion gleaming in their
1948 Porsche 356 Gmünd-Beutler Cabriolet
Lewis HAmilton burning rubber to entertain the crowd
eyes burns deep; with smiles that seems to suggest; “I’ve been there, been scared, done it and won it, and I’m still alive and kicking. Now let me show you again what real men are made of.” Your correspondent is quite happy to be identified as both Porschista and petrolhead; and thus was in seventh heaven, relishing also the ear-splitting cacophony of American dragsters and entertained by the gravity-defying antics of World Trial Champion, Dougie Lampkin. Surrounded as one is at Goodwood by the sheer depth and quality of machinery on parade, it is hard to concentrate for too long on any single racing car, or indeed on any single group of racing cars, for there was just so much to absorb. I confess to a personal liking for the more aged Porsche machinery, for in truth we can at most times get close up to models from the 21st Century. Give me the fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties every time. So, from a huge selection, it is proper in this magazine to highlight Ferry Porsche’s first ever sports car, the 1948 ‘GmündBeutler’ 356 cabriolet. Built in Austria and bodied
The iconic Rothmans-clad prototype Porsche 956, built in 1982
Brian Redman aboard the Targa Floria Porsche 908/3
1949 Porsche 356 Gmünd Coupe, original and battle scarred
by Beutler of Switzerland, this iconic model utilised VW running gear throughout. Also, because it is so historically important, the first battle scarred racer, the 1949 Gmünd coupe, exhibiting it wounds with honour.
What a thrill, then, to see Jackie Oliver take to the hills in the iconic Gulf liveried version, one of the most successful sports-racers of all time, followed by Derek Bell in the 917/30, which on turbo boost delivered up to 1,500bhp from its 5.4 litres of muscle! Only two were made, one of which lapped Talladega at 221mph. This was magic of a very special kind indeed.
Moving on, it was great to see the 1958 RSK 718, with its four-cam mid-mounted engine, in action on the hill. Runner-up in the 1958 World Sportscar Championship against 3-litre opposition, and a winner at Sebring, Pikes Peak and the Targa Florio, this beauty looks as good today as it did in ’58; a lasting reminder of Porsche’s magic touch in the field of sensual body design.
Next, we were enthralled with the Rothmans clad 956, built in 1982. This, the most successful Porsche prototype ever, dominated endurance racing for a decade, finishing 1–2–3 at Le Mans three years in a row 1982–84.
Another car that especially excited was the 1970 908/3, designed to win the Targa Florio and Nürburgring 1,000km, which it did. To see Brian Redman in full charge was a joy not to be missed. The seventies car that excites, the 1973 911 RSR was a car that won first time out, taking the Sebring 12 hours by storm. It too was joy to behold, along with its spine–tingling rasp, which is a Porsche speciality.
Onwards again, two 1987 model 962s demonstrated their power and agility in front of an adoring crowd, the Leyton House liveried 1987 Le Mans car driven by John Watson, along with its counterpart clad in FAT colours. Both were, quite simply, mind blowing in their capacity to excite.
For me, the ultimate machine of its era—and regarded still as the car most red-blooded racers would wish to drive in anger—is the 1970 flat-12 917K, a monster car with an unparalleled history of success.
To ‘thatch off’ on the hill, so to speak, there was special magic in the air when the Brumos–Porsche Daytona took to the slopes. As race fans will know, Writing by David White. Photography by Phillip Jones
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Flying high with Matthew Wilson on the Forest Rally Stage
A 2003 Brunos-Porsche driven by Hurley Haywood. For a moment, the ground shook!
the American Brumos outfit is the only such team to participate in every Daytona prototype race since the class began in 2003. Piloted with such outrageous verve by the legendary Hurley Haywood, for just a few short moments, the ground shook! Does Porsche’s current gas guzzling off-roader grab your attention favourably? Did you think it was a new innovation? Not so, as the Porsche Jagdwagen of 1958 proves. Though this Porsche vehicle was intended for military use, it shows quite clearly that the company were thinking off-roader some fifty years ago, notwithstanding their place in the tractor market. Though it didn’t quite set the world alight, and they didn’t win the Army contract, the vehicle, with optional 2/4-wheel drive and powered by a VW 1,500 engine was marketed in civilian guise as the ‘Hunter’. Just 71 cars were sold. Our very own TIPEC stand stood proudly, as usual, flying the flag and garnering new recruits to our friendly club. Almost like fixtures and fittings, the same familiar faces were on parade, happy to guide would-be Porsche enthusiasts in the right direction. I understand many new members were signed up, which does credit to the dedicated crew. Well done, everyone.
Porsche’s original 4x4 offroader, the 1958 Jagdwagen. A very rare sight indeed!
Finally, let me share with my stroke of good fortune. Invited by the World Rally Championship Stobart Motor Sport team to ride shotgun in the Ford Focus WRC 2-litre alongside team leader Matthew Wilson, we took to the hill—mostly sideways, as is Matthew’s way—only to be met going up by a spares truck coming down! Only Matthew’s ultraquick reactions prevented an almighty prang. Eventually we were waved away again, to a roar of approval for Matthew and the multiple ‘wheelies’ he provided. Once at the summit, Matthew invited me, as a reward, no doubt, for not puking in his cockpit, to take a further ride with him over the forest rally stage. This must go down as one of my most exciting moments. Though always a doting fan of the current crop of WRC drivers, I am now in awe of them all, especially young Matthew, Britain’s youngest ever WRC points scorer. If you’ve never been to the Festival of Speed, you really ought to start planning for 2009, while those lucky enough to have attended this year will no doubt have their own memories, the sweet sounds of mighty power pounding still in their ears.
View from the TIPEC stand Derek Flanagan was manning our club stand at the Festival of Speed. Goodwood never fails to entertain us. There is no other event like it on the planet. This year the weather was kind to us with sunshine every day and only a shower overnight to give the cars their ritual washing and cleaning on our stand before the crowds came flocking in. All the big motor manufacturers had stands with their latest showroom models and there was a featured marquee of eco-friendly concept cars as well as hundreds of trade stands and car clubs. PCGB were conspicuous by their absence, but Porsche did have the Porsche Café and the Porsche experience with Cayenne 4x4s.
Gerry Judah’s incredible 34m high steel Land Rover sculpture
The TIPEC stand was a great attraction with 30 new members signing up over the weekend. Special thanks to the helpers: Rob Pettifer, Rachel Barnard, Paul Warren, John Wallin, Terry Rockall, Phil Shotton, Chris Cook, Jason Brown, Keith Funnel, Richard Harris, Peter Rowe and last but not least Jim Hearnden (our vice chairman from the SELNK Region). I am delighted to report that Porsche Centre Mid Sussex generously offered to put all new members signed up at Goodwood Festival of Speed into a free prize draw to win a Cayenne or Cayman for a weekend of their choice.
The Festival of Speed is unique as the public are allowed everywhere including the supercar and F1 paddocks where you can rub shoulders with celebs from the motorsport world, films and TV. Lewis Hamilton was clearly the star attraction. Robin Pettifer and Peter Rowe came back giggling like schoolgirls after getting Lewis’s autograph on their Porsche caps.
Rachel Barnard with her spotless 993 C2S on the club stand
Red, white and blue on the TIPEC stand
The new RUF CTR3 was a highlight. RUF’s first wholly original car, a break from their usual business of modified Porsches. The aerodynamic design of this mid engine car is designed for exceptional acceleration and speed. 0–62 mph takes only 3.2 seconds with a maximum speed of 235mph. The body is constructed in steel, aluminium, and kelvar-carbon with its unique matt silver finish looking a bit like a Batmobile!
The TIPEC stand looked fantastic with a stunning line up of members cars. New member Paul Warren’s white 935 in Martini livery plus Robin Pettifer’s Guards Red 964 and last but not least Rachel Barnard’s Zenith Blue 993 C2S. All three cars were looking immaculate and had hundreds of admirers take photos during the festival. Rob and Rachel had their wheels refurbished at Wicked Wheels and both cars have been modified recently as reported in a recent All Torque. Paul’s 935 was amazing with the widest rubbers I’ve ever seen on a road legal Porsche—15” wide on 16” rims. Paul was also overjoyed in getting Derek Bell’s and Sir Stirling Moss’ autographs in his latest Porsche book acquisition (which I believe was entitled 1976, on these 935 racing cars).
The RUF CTR3’s curvaceous, Porsche inspired, rear end
Writing & Photography by Derek Flanagan
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A tale of two cars In a bit of a change for All Torque, here’s some fiction from Eric Kwiatkowski. At least, I think it’s fictional … Now, each to their own, I say. Take concours events. Myself, I tend towards Lieutenant Columbo (remember his Peugeot convertible?) Let’s explore this further, and let me tell you about a fellow car addict. Let’s call him Jim. Jim likes modern Italian exotica, but I won’t hold that against him—anyone can make a mistake. I also know a couple of Porsche fans, let’s call them Bill and Mary. They recently acquired a 993—a real peach, virtually as it left the factory. Jim was there at the unveiling. He didn’t ask one question about the engine, gearbox, performance or construction of this car. He didn’t even want to sit in it or look at the engine. No, he immediately began discussing cleaning and polishing materials with Mary. Half an hour later, after I’d looked around the car, Jim was still discussing car polishes. I’m worried about him.
It’s true that Jim’s immaculate garage has more things on its shelves for grooming his car than his wife Amanda has cosmetics. Now, you or I might have some ripped-up old shirts and vests for wiping oily bits, but not Jim. He has rolls of specially made fluffy cotton cloth. Talking of cloth, my 911’s seats are the original ‘Pascha’ chequered fabric. A lot of owners are busy ripping this material from a bygone age out of their cars. Not me. I like it, it goes with the car. And yes, there are a few stitches to an ancient tear in the side bolster on the driver’s side. That’s okay—my car wears its scars with pride.
Jim likes modern Italian exotica, but I won’t hold that against him.
I forced Jim to take a look at my 911SC’s engine as it was parked nearby. I was looking for signs of automotive life in Jim, if the truth be told. What did he think of it? Any questions about what he was looking at? “Dirty engine” he intoned gravely. Well, it looked fine to me. It gets wiped over, there’s not much corrosion to be seen, no sagebrush or leaves blowing around, the oil level’s kept up as it should be, and it’s serviced regularly—so the oil’s clean at least!
I don’t have a clue what Jim’s car seats look like however. No one does. Maybe even Jim’s forgotten. You see, they’ve all got manufacturer approved, logo attached, protective covers. Knowing Jim, I wouldn’t be surprised if the covers protect more covers underneath.
Jim’s alloy wheels shine like a new set of tooth veneers. He’s got special sprays to cosset them and keep them surgically clean. My 911’s Fuchs type alloys have had a good peppering of road grit over the years, so they’re mildly pitted. That’s not a problem. They get regularly wiped with a dab of clean oil on
a Marks and Spencer’s vest that looks as if it came from Rab C. Nesbitt. This treatment stops corrosion even in winter, and gives the wheels a nice quiet sheen. Three times a week, Jim washes his car and polishes it. It takes about two hours, and then there’s an extended session on Sunday morning. Jim’s got special filters attached to his garage water supply—the result is de-ionised purified water. It’s purer than the stuff we drink from the tap. That’s true love for you. I confess, I hardly ever wash my car. You see, if it’s been out in the rain, I use an old towel to wipe it dry in the garage. Bingo, the car’s clean! If it’s been out overnight, wiping the dew off has the same effect.
Jim was in trouble with his wife the other day. He marched out of the house carrying her dressing table mirror to put under the car to check that the gearbox was clean. She thought it was going to be used to catch oil drips. That’s when a neighbour came past, crouched by the car, looked in the mirror lying on the ground underneath and said “New gearbox, is it? I never thought these Italian jobs were very reliable!” After these twin insults, Jim came as close as he ever had to being carted off by the constabulary for assault on his wife and the neighbour. Fortunately another neighbour, a psychiatric nurse, managed to calm things down. The other day, I showed Jim an advertisement for a new überpolish, a confection costing several thousand pounds. Very rare, very exclusive, gets your car shining like a mirror and ready to dazzle all fortunate enough to gaze upon it. I saw agony and torture in Jim’s face. I’d never seen him looking like this, and he’s been a bit subdued since.
Jim loves to drive his car. All the way from his garage to a trailer.
I’ve got a nice container of squirt and wipe polish which is very good. It doesn’t take long to do the whole car, and it works well, along with some more squirty alcoholbased stuff to keep the glass clean, a vacuum to keep the inside clean, and a bit of furniture polish for the dashboard.
That’s it, but I don’t like to see muck under the car. There’s no mud sticking to the inner edges of the wings or anywhere else, and this is where a hosepipe comes in handy now and then.
In fairness, Jim loves to drive his car. All the way from his garage to a trailer, ready to be towed to the next show. That’s it. I imagine the seat covers in the car come off at the show. Jim must be good at what he does, though, because he’s got lots of trophies for winning concours events. His car’s slightly less than two years old. Go figure, as our American friends would say.
Writing by Eric Kwiatkowski & Photography by Nikki Williams & FlyingPete@MorgueFile.com
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TIPEC ’08 TIPEC’s National day for 2008 was held at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon. Here’s Jim Hearnden and the SELNK Region’s experience.
We’d been looking forward to this for a long time, especially with the party. We started sorting out school uniforms at the beginning of the week. Support from my SELNK group had been quite good so we had four couples going up from Kent and several others who would just be doing the Sunday. I’d washed and polished our 944 and then visited my ARO Paul who proceeded to wet vac the interior and polish the outside even further. It certainly looked great—probably the best it had in the three years since we had bought it, thanks to Paul. The intention was to get to the hotel mid afternoon, so left Kent at around noon. Unfortunately negotiating the M25 is never a painless experience, even on a weekend, so we ended up queuing for three accidents. The rain on the M40 was something else to behold; that coupled with the M40 road surface seeming to hold water meant for around 15 minutes we were stuck at 40mph max. and even that seemed a tad scary. It’s at times like this I realise that a 944 runs reasonably wide tyres and has no ABS, no ASC … nor any of the other acronyms that my daily driver does! We were the first from SELNK to get to the hotel but a very nice 928 was parked next to us from a different region.
Soon after check in the reception and lounge became a TIPEC club area as everyone was having snacks and a quick beer. Sean had arranged taxis for 18:45 so we all disappeared at around 18:30 to reappear a short while later in reception dressed as schoolgirls and boys. The rest of the hotel residents decided to either have a good laugh with and at us, or to ignore us and pretend we didn’t exist! Lots of pictures were taken of everyone and then it was all aboard the minibuses to get to Gaydon. Given the schoolboy skylarking around in the reception area I think the manager was pleased to see us leave.
On arrival at Gaydon we were directed to the top floor of the museum and as we reach the stairs Headmaster Mr. S. Smallman is at the top wearing a gown and flexing his cane. We met with others from the various TIPEC regions, some of whom we had met before and others we had been bantering with on the TIPEC.net forum. Tables were soon sorted out by region. The view from here is quite spectacular, best described as a panoramic window on the whole car parking area from around 100 or so feet up. The party got going as everyone started to arrive. Discussion started to flow on the venue as well as the inevitable common interest in Porsches. Acquaintances were renewed with some old faces we knew and friendships made with new faces we didn’t. The overall party atmosphere was fantastic. Lots of dancing, drinking and eating ensued, not necessarily in that order. The BBQ food was fantastic, succulent fillet steaks, yummy sausages and chicken portions, with enough left for seconds for those who wanted more. The roulade as dessert looked rather tasty as well.
Clive & Jo Gosling had organized a raffle with some absolutely fantastic prizes. The unfortunate bit is that Becky & I were unluckier than we’d ever been with the draw, literally a ticket before our lowest and a ticket after our highest! The SELNK table did do quite well overall, just not us. Clive had also organised a quiz based on car badges. This was extremely hard as some of the badges weren’t complete but partial shots, which produced the embarrassing situation where some members didn’t even recognise the centre of the Porsche badge—the prancing horse bit! The party wound up at around a quarter to midnight and Becky & I turned in to bed early, although others were getting settled in the bar of the hotel.
Writing by Jim Hearnden. Photography by Graham Waller, Derek Flanagan & Jim Hearnden
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In the morning we met up at around eight for the compulsory hotel English brekkie and then rendezvoused at around nine o’clock in the car park. As the man with the satnav I was volunteered to lead the way. We left the hotel with the two SELNK members behind in tow plus around four other Porsches who had tagged on. By the time we got onto the motorway I think there was a total of around ten cars and by the time we entered Gaydon we’d added another four or five. Quite a convoy! Entry to the show was painless as we’d pre booked and had wristbands. We parked up on the front row, as it was still relatively early. We were around the fifteenth car to arrive. With stunning machinery all around, a lovely 928 in pearlescent white with a bright red interior being one of the more eye catching cars, even this early in the day. The first exhibitor we saw was Henry Firman of 911 Virgin fame and the race car. I’d had some banter with Henry on Pistonheads as regards which car to bring and was delighted that he’d bought one of the racers. Nigel & Pat’s car actually came from Henry two years ago and I was impressed that he remembered them and the car. The exhibitor stands were around the front of the building on a small piece of grass between the building and the roadway. The exhibitors seemed to be quite impressed and whenever I saw them seemed to be doing good business; this was confirmed by the ones I managed to speak to. The mix of exhibitors seemed to be predominately polish and cleaning materials (not my major skill!) or new and second hand parts. As there was no outside catering, teas, coffees and loos were inside the museum, so after an hour or so of wandering we disappeared
Paul Bird’s Member of the Year award
TIPEC Pride of Ownership winners 2008
inside to use the facilities. Paul and I then did stand manning duty for an hour, which was quite an eye opener given the amount of people becoming members—generally with no hard sell required. This obviously proves the attractiveness of becoming a TIPEC member. A few asked what were the benefits of club membership and had discounts etc. explained to them, others wanted to know where there nearest regional meeting would be. This was a bit of a UK geography test—should have done better at geography at school! The funniest part of the hour was one exmember (who shall remain nameless) renewing his membership and actually having his mates take a picture of him with his wallet out—they were also phoning other club members to let them know he had finally coughed up and renewed! Quite a few people had booked track sessions and our slot was 13:00. We rolled up at the appointed time and were given a briefing by a guy who was one of JLR’s Chief Engineers. The front pace car was a supercharged XJ style Jaguar and the rear sweeper was an S-TypeR. We were told that A: no one was to overtake the Jaguar at the front, and B: no hanging back either. The ticket stated that max speed was 70mph but at the briefing we were told if we were ‘good’ boys and girls we might be going a bit faster! Well, the route onto the circuit was a reasonable distance and as we went over the bridge onto the circuit we were definitely going quite quickly. The first lap was done very rapidly and the end of the straight I managed a quick look at the speedo … my 944 2.5 Lux was showing 125mph and Becky was chattering away in the passenger seat. I was trying to concentrate, especially when we went into the sweeping right hand bend at the end of the straight doing 85+mph. I was surprised at how neutral my car felt in this corner. After one lap of the four-ish
miles a lap circuit we were pulled up and group photos were taken. We then took off for a further two laps which were pretty much as quick as the previous one. Becky had calmed down considerably and in fact was quite enjoying it at the end. I suspect it’s the fastest she has travelled in a car by quite some margin. I could have quite happily done another session but I suspect the car didn’t feel the same! I might add that for a standard car mine behaved very well, which I put down to the Porsche DNA in the 944. I’m not convinced that another manufacturer’s 21 year old car would have behaved as well. Unfortunately just as I suspected this has given me the bug for trackdays and I now have another booked for November. ‘Tis a slippery slope, I fear. After the track session we had another visit to the restaurant and then started touring the museum. Some of the exhibits were fascinating, many being cars I’d only read about in books. Things like the Lynx (TR7 shooting brake) and a Rover SD1 Estate, all looking a bit surreal. Becky was quite enthralled by the Lady Penelope ‘FAB 1’ although I’m still convinced it should have a Rolls Royce grill as per the original Thunderbirds series. Another interesting exhibit was the ‘body in white’ Jaguar XK showing all the safety features such as pop up roll bars and bonnet. Interesting to see how a completely aluminium car is assembled as well. As Monday was a work day for both of us, and our feet were beginning to complain, we decided that we’d make a move at around 16:30. Even the trip down the M42 was interesting as there was a lot of Porsches on the road. As it happened the trip back was much easier than the trip up and we did it door to door in around three hours. The overall view? A straw poll of the SELNK members said that they all really enjoyed it. Some would have preferred outside catering and a bit more for the children to do (face painting was suggested), what there was for the kids could have been closer and the food was quite expensive. A map of the site would have been useful to find your way around. My wife, who I normally poll for the ‘would we go again’ question, was unreservedly ‘yes’. She made the point that we only saw a small portion of the museum and she would like to see more. Gmund qs
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Schoolboy caught drinking underage …
Sean visited the Southern Region Funday to present Gordon Collins with the RO of the Year award
James Bond’s Aston Martin with all the optional extras
RS-look Boxster in Viper Green
Lady Penelope’s car from the Thunderbirds movie
Jaguar’s cutaway demonstration rig
Mike Copson’s 911 Turbo 2, entered into the Pride of Ownership lineup
Peter Weston’s 944 Lux, in the Pride of Ownership lineup
Classic and replica 356 lineup
PS Autoart’s Classic Touring Coupe, a retro 911 with a lot of modern technology incorporated
Club Chairman, Sean Smallman
Photography from TIPEC ’08 by Graham Waller, Derek Flanagan & Jim Hearnden
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TIPEC ’08 logo quiz Clive Gosling provided this quiz at the TIPEC fifteenth birthday ‘back to school’ party. The car manufacturer’s logos have been obscured or altered to hide their identity. Can you name them all? 1
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On the night, first prize was won by the North East Region’s RO, Simon Poole (with a little help from his wife Alison on the tiebreaker). We’ll publish the answers in the December edition of All Torque. Why not run through it at your next monthly regional meeting?
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Quiz by Clive Gosling. All logotypes are Š the respective manufacturers.
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Gruppe North Yorkshire RO John Oakes 01132 827 512 john.oakes3@btinternet.com ARO Dave Doherty TIPEC Membership office 01423 501 988 (12noon–9pm) enquires@alexa-house.co.uk York area meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:00–7:30pm at The Windmill, Hull Road, Dunnington, York, YO19 5LP. Leeds area meetings are held third Sunday of every month 7.00–7.30pm at The White Rose pub, Wide Lane, Dewsbury Road, Morley, Leeds LS27 8PL. We enjoyed a Sunday out at the Bradford Classic show in the centre of the Town. Had only three Porsches on display (928, 924 & 911), but the weather was good for a change and had a good variety of classic cars from Jowett’s, Metro 6R4, Audi Quattro Sport and many other rally cars. Across the road in an empty car park was a stunt rider and Russ Swift driving his Mini, showing his skills at parking a car using only the handbrake. Congratulations to Steve & Julia Taylor on there new arrive of a baby boy, James, and possible sleepless nights? We have found a new venue to hold a second monthly meeting. The meeting will be held on the third Sunday of every month for the next four months or until further notice. The venue is the White Rose Pub which is on the A653 heading towards the White Rose Shopping Centre from the M62. Their address is Wide Lane, Dewsbury Road, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8PL. Meetings to start at 7.30-8.00pm. Their website is www.harvester.co.uk
928 at the Bradford Classic
The plan is to have two meetings per month and keep the meeting at the Windmill for all those in the York area and have a second meeting for those in Leeds and the surrounding area. The dates for the meetings are 20th September, 19th October & 16th November. Future Plans A day’s drive around the Dales, date TBC This is a gentle tour for all to enjoy. Leaving Skipton at 10.30am and ending up at the Black Sheep Brewery for lunch at 1:30pm. The route is via Settle, Hawes, Leyburn and then on to Masham and will take approximately two hours. Finishing with a tour around the brewery for those who are interested, or just a meal in the Bistro followed by a great pint of Black Sheep and a chance to chat. www.blacksheepbrewery.com Saturday 4th–Sunday 5th October Donington Park Collection Meeting and ex Group C Racing Not a great deal of information at this time regarding cars/team and races but there will be later in the year. Please check out their website at www.donington-park.co.uk Sunday 19th October Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet Sunday October 19th sees the inaugural Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet to be held at Specialist Cars of Malton, starting at 9am. It is anticipated that different groups (TIPEC, Porsche Club GB, Pistonheads, etc) will all organise runs out ending up at Malton, so keep an eye on the forums. Malton is on the edge of some of the best driving roads in the North, and on the A64 (links with the A1/M1) for anyone needing to make a quick exit home afterwards. A complimentary breakfast awaits those attending. There is ample free parking, plus the chance to see some exotic machinery including those at the venue, Specialist Cars of Malton. 14th–17th November Roger Albert Clark Rally, 30 Special Stages from Friday to Monday. A mixture of day and night stages. Approximately 200 stage miles. Starting in Leeds on Friday, and on to Carlisle for Saturday, Sunday and Monday www.rogeralbertclarkrally.co.uk
Scotland RO Stewart Gordon 01698 841 692 (evenings) 07974 808 342 (mobile) flashgordon944@blueyonder.co.uk ARO Alan Neilson 01324 871 543 07793 234 096 (mobile) alz1933@alanneilson.fsnet.co.uk ARO Neil Fraser 0131 660 0143 07946 616 782 (mobile) neil@fraser72.freeserve.co.uk Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month 8pm at Bo’Ness Motor Museum, Bridgeness Road, Bo’Ness EH51 9JR. www.motor-museum.bo-ness.org.uk When we decided on the new venue at the Bo’Ness Motor Museum we were sure that it was the right decision. On arriving at the new venue, oh boy! 19 cars in the car park: 9x 911’s, 6x 944s, 2x 968s & a 993 Carrera 4. 29 members all chatting away! Thanks to everyone for turning out in great numbers, and a warm welcome to Bill Drysdale as a new member. Welcome back also to Jamie McNeil and Stuart Paterson, who have recently rejoined us. We presented awards to Martin Whitelaw and Spud Mitchell, with commemorative Trophies for Member of the Year 2007. We could not make our minds up between them, so awarded both. Well done guys! Thanks too to Collin Anderson for giving us the use of his museum, and to Alan Neilson for suggesting it in the first place! TIPEC ’08, Gaydon The majority of all the cars going to the National show left to go down on the Friday, meeting up at the Abington Services where two ‘white tops’ (Strathclyde Police Officers) were about to arrest one of our members for driving his 944 without insurance … but when one of the officers took off his hat, ooops, he was a TIPEC member! The accusation turned out to be real, his insurance had just been renewed and the insurance company has mistyped his registration number! You can imagine the
frantic phone calls to get it sorted out. All was well after that, the journey down was good, no mishaps. We stopped at Corley services for a final break to reform our convoy, only to be met by Tony & Jen Blow, yes I did say Tony & Jen BLOW—they just got married the day before driving down. Congratulations to you both from all at TIPEC Scottish Region. We were also met at our hotel near Rugby by Steve Taylor, ex TIPEC chairman, who brought his family down with him. Hopefully Steve you enjoyed your weekend away with us. It was good to see you again. Saturday saw a busy load of bodies out washing and polishing the bugs off the cars in preparation for the show on Sunday, incl. Steve Taylors Cadbury’s purple 928GTS. Others had gone out for the day cruising the countryside, collecting more dead bugs! Sunday was the big day. The weather was good for the show, we assembled all 18 of our cars, parked up on the grass, set up the gazebo and raised the banners. I had entered my car in the Pride of Ownership contest, so I had to get myself over to that area sharpish. The weather warmed up nicely, but the show was not anywhere near as busy as previous years—only came across a couple of people I knew, and couldn’t see any other regional gazebos. Wasn’t the best TIPEC national show I have ever been to, but on a positive note the Scottish members picked up three out of the four awards from the Pride of Ownership! 1st place Competitors Choice Graham Morrison’s white 911 Carrera with GT2 Spoiler. 1st place Visitors Choice Pete Weston’s red 944 Lux. 2nd place Visitors Choice Kevin Tocher’s 964 Carrera 4 Cabbie in Midnight Blue Metallic (always in there!) We then packed up, all over for another year. Back to the hotel for a well earned glass of the amber stuff, and a great evening.
Joint members of the year 2007 Culzean Autoclassica, 23rd–24th August This show was replacing the Callander Classic show and was organized by the same gentleman, Tony Flint. It was an exceptionally well organized and enjoyable weekend. I am sure we will be back next year Tony, in even greater numbers. Although Sunday was the main day, we still manage to have 12 cars on our stand on the Saturday, including my son Andy, who come out for the first time with his 1985 944 in Zermatt Silver. Three of us had entered the street concours: my recently refurbished and resprayed 944, Graham Morrison’s lovely 911 and Kevin Tocher’s much admired 964 Cabbie. There were around 40 cars entered and we managed zilch between us—never mind, the next day would be our annual TIPEC Scotland Regional concours. We had to be in with a chance at that! The next morning saw the ground very wet and soft. It took a good deal of careful driving to get all 22 of our cars parked, but as the day progressed the sun came out and did a great job of drying the place out and firming up the ground. Kettle was on and the pan for the bacon rolls was smoking. After a bite to eat and a cuppa we set about judging the cars with the score sheets supplied by Steve O’Hare earlier in the year. We had never worked with this system before, but it was admittedly easier than our old one. Judging was a daunting task, the cars were all fabulous. Everyone did the region proud, but we had to pick some winners. The Brian Miller Motors (Edinburgh) Concours Trophy Winners 1st: Stewart Gordon’s Indischrot Red 944 2nd: Kevin Tocher’s Midnight Blue Metallic 993 Cabbie 3rd: Jamie McNeil’s white 911 TIPEC Scotland Member of the Year 2008 Brian Wood
TIPEC ’08 Pride of Ownership winners
TIPEC Scotland Most Improved Car 2008 Stewart Gordon’s Indischrot Red 944
Regional concours winners with trophies The Neil Fraser Visitors Choice Trophy Craig Younger’s 2002 996 Carrera 4 with body kit We started with a three-way tie for 3rd. Scott McDonald agreed to step aside, leaving a tie between Jamie McNeil and Alan Neilson, (both white 911s, Alan’s being the Targa and Jamie’s the tin top). Brian Miller decided after a fair bit of consideration to award 3rd place to Jamie McNeil. It’s getting harder every year. Thanks to Brian Miller of Brian Miller Motors (Edinburgh) for his continuing support of our annual concours and thanks to Neil Fraser for sponsoring the new Visitors Choice Trophy. Christmas party Our Christmas party night is coming up on the 6th December. It’s going to be in the McDonald Four Seasons Hotel, Aveimore. The cost is £74 per person. This is to include accommodation, full breakfast, the party night with four course meal, coffee and petit fours. We will have, according to their brochure, use of their facilities. The swimming pool is however a two minute walk from the hotel. There is a surcharge of £20 for single occupancy. Either get in touch with Stewart, Alan or Neil to book your space (our details are here in All Torque). A deposit of £10 per person is required on booking.
Lincolnshire ARO Mike Daniels 07770 968 159 (mobile) mike@jwhartonagriculture.co.uk Meetings are held second Wednesday of every month 7:30–8pm at The King’s Head Inn, Kingsway, Tealby, LN8 3YA. RO required, to host monthly meetings at a local pub/hotel with support from the members and attend/organise local events with the assistance of the ARO.
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Cheshire & Staffs RO Steve Taylor 07774 912 069 (mobile) stephen_taylor@datascope.com ARO Dave Watson 07901 928 356 (mobile) watson_david@btinternet.com Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Whipping Stocks, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 9EX. We have had a busy couple of months in the Cheshire & Staffs region not a weekend went by without a show to attend. The beginning of August saw the annual TIPEC National Day and a small group of members made their way down to Gaydon on the Sunday. Fortunately the rain held off until late afternoon, so there was not a repeat of the previous years event. The weekend of the 9th & 10th was the first Pageant of Power held at Cholmondley Castle in Cheshire. Over the two days we had a display of 16 cars just a few feet from the circuit, within the ground of the castle. There were some fantastic cars and motorcycles racing around over the weekend from all eras and one of the highlights was the 2003 Le Mans winning Bentley and its driver Derek Bell. The Pageant also had powerboats racing around the lake and a collection of helicopters as well, even a Huey, apparently the only one left flying in the world. 16th & 17th August was the Classic Car Spectacular at Tatton Park, We really pushed the boat out for this event. On the Friday evening Pete Parkey, Dave Mercer and myself took a petrol mower down to Tatton and spent a couple of hours cutting the grass on our pitch. The cars looked so much better on short mowed grass. We also took along a large gas Barbecue, this made a big difference to the atmosphere, although I do think Randy and Barry won’t want to
Our Pride of Ownership prizegiving
see another burger or sausage for a while. I’d like to thank all those who gave their support over the weekend, especially on the Sunday when we had 22 cars on the stand; a variety of models from Carl Rose’s rare 914 to John Biddulph’s 964 RSR with every variation of model in between. Huge thanks to all those who helped out new member, Nick Still, on the day. Nick had only joined the club a week before and came along to Tatton in his 3.2 Targa. It was apparent there was something wrong with his car by the noise it was making on arrival. His cooling fan had jammed solid. By removing the pulley he could drive the short distance into the show, it was then stripped on the stand to discover that one of the bolts holding the alternator in place had worked loose, jamming the fan. Once rectified it was reassembled. All this took several hours to complete. Nick has asked me to thank everyone who helped. This proves what TIPEC is all about; like minded enthusiasts who are willing to give up their time to help out a fellow member when necessary. Club night in August saw our first annual Pride of Ownership competition. This event was sponsored by our friends from Unit 11 Porsche in Warrington (John, Roger, Danny and Mike). Unit 11 have given the region and it members a great service and a huge amount of support over the years and we all appreciate it, Thanks again lads! Thanks to everyone who entered their cars on the night, we had a great turn out. Members had to choose their favourite three cars, the results were calculated and in 3rd place came a surprised Sarah with her 944, in 2nd place Gary with his 911 SC, and 1st place was Martin’s outstanding 911 3.2. Well done everyone. Over the next couple of months I will be organising another Curry Night, a Trip around Bentley Motors in Crewe and a visit to an alloy wheel refurbishment specialist. If anyone is interested in coming along then please let me know, I will keep you all updated by email as and when I have more details.
Pitching in to fix Nick’s 3.2 Targa
North East RO Simon Poole 07759 694 059 audisi@btinternet.com ARO Andy Blythe 01642 809 031 ac.blythe@mbro.ac.uk Meetings are held first Sunday of every month 7:30pm at The Sporting Lodge, Low Lane, Stainton Village, Cleveland, TS17 9LW, just off the A19. It has been a busy couple of months since the last issue, with car shows, holidays and some new faces too! A warm welcome to our newest members, Mark & Annette Rhodes and Greg & Tracy Cottrell. The Silverstone Classic was a fantastic event for anyone with petrol running through their veins. With surviving cars from the very earliest Grand Prix races right up to F1 cars from the eighties and everything in between. There was even an air display with a Spitfire and a Mustang to watch too, if you could tear your eyes away from the track! Just about every car club you can imagine was also present, so there was plenty to look at off the track as well as on. Sunday was the best for TIPEC with over 20 cars on the show in our display area. This is an event not to be missed which I would strongly recommend and will be attending again next year too. Next came the club’s birthday party night and National day at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon. My family and Andy attended the Party and despite not winning anything in the raffle, I managed to win a prize in Clive’s cunning car badge competition (with a little help from Alison, my wife, for the tie-breaking slogan). In addition to Andy and myself more North East members had also made the trip down for the show, with Paul & Sheila, Albie & Ann and Gary also in attendance. Even Stephen Taylor came down on a rare return to the UK. My car was used for machine polishing demos on the Race Glaze stand and I picked up some useful tips from Dave Naxton, one of the professional detailers. The August meeting was well attended with seven Porsches in the car park, although not all belonging to members (Andy you need to work on your brother and get him signed up!) As this meeting took place on a Monday
instead of our usual Sunday, the question was again asked whether we should move the meeting night away from the weekend. There was only one member in favour of the change, with the majority saying that Sundays were the preferred option, so we will leave the night as it is. September’s meeting was even better, with 10 Porsches in attendance, our best this year! Andy and I have attended some of the smaller village and local car club shows around the area in the evenings and weekends over the summer. Some have been better than others and we now have a better idea of which ones we should try to attend as a region and these will be included in next year’s events list. We still have events to attend this year including a visit on October 19th to Tom Ferguson Motor Engineers in Gateshead. For those of you that don’t know, Tom has been working on Porsches since the early ’70s and provides a technical helpline to TIPEC members. We will be going for Sunday lunch afterwards so I need to know numbers if anyone else is interested in attending.
TIPEC North East lineup
North West RO John Pye 01706 712 491 07957 818 636 (mobile) tipecnw@sky.com ARO Brenda Marginson 0125 483 1766 brenda.marginson944@virgin.net Meetings are held first Monday of every month 8pm at The Thatch & Thistle, Chorley Road, Blackrod BL6 5LA. When this falls on a Bank Holiday, we meet on the second Monday instead. What a summer it has been; full of cancelled shows, not getting into shows that we have attended for many years … all in all a bit of a washout (literally, in some cases!) It started off well with Gawsworth but from there on disaster seems to have
been the name of the game. One of our favourite shows, Tatton in Cheshire, we only got into on the Saturday. The Hoghton Tower Show we cancelled ourselves as we had been on the showground a week before and stood in an inch of water, it rained all the following week and on the Friday it rained all day and night leaving us with two inches more water. Retreat was the better form of valour, as everybody who drives one of these wonderful cars knows, it’s a case of aim and hope she goes the right way when you’re on quagmire land. I must apologise to John our new member (yellow Cayman S) who we couldn’t get hold of on the day. Woodvale show was held on the same day as the national and some of us attended the show not least because we were having a turkey fryer meal (that’s right folks, turkey and chips outside not the usual barbecue). The show and the turkey were a success, not least because the sun came out and we had marvellous weather for two whole days—in fact so hot I got sunburnt. The star of the show was a 993 Cabriolet in yellow with a turbocharged engine, lowered and sounding wonderful, the car is one of only 15 ever built and belongs to David Cherry. Most of us where drooling just looking at it. We may not have had quantity but we had quality! Now onto the turkey fryer. An 18lb turkey deep fat fried in vegetable oil, fully cooked in 45 mins. Yes that’s ¾ of an hour. To cut a long story short, a cousin in Canada doing manly things like quad biking through wilderness showed me pictures of said fryer and we decided that we must have one for the club. It duly arrives from Canada and with trepidation we get others to agree to try it. I know there were some doubters about this method of cooking, not least myself, who thought it would taste greasy, but imagine our complete surprise when we produced one of the most succulent turkeys you have ever tried. Our last show was supposed to be Ripley Castle and we duly met on a nice sunny day. There was some discussion on whether the show would be on but no contact had been made by the organiser Mark Woodward. We had a nice run over the moors to Ripley and arrived at the show to be told it was called off, that was by a fellow car enthusiast, and a small A4 notice apologising for the show not being on. We were not happy … and that doesn’t quite cover our feelings. Over 100 miles round trip, for nothing. A poor end to what has been a terrible show season with the exception of Woodvale.
John, Brenda & the legendary turkey fryer! We have a drive out in October and regional quiz to look forward to and of course the Christmas do, definitely one of the highlights of the year. We are also planning for next year so if you would like us to consider anything let myself or John know and we will be pleased to include it in the year’s events. Just one more thing: Congratulations to one of our past members; Mike Higgins and Lisa Weldon on their marriage in August. I was lucky enough to be invited on this special day. All their friends at the North West Region wish them a long and happy marriage. Once again all welcome at the Thatch and Thistle. Don’t be afraid, our meetings are not stuffy, long or formal—just people who like cars and enjoy each others company, so come and try us out we look forward to meeting you. Monday 6th October, Italian night We have arranged with the landlord, to have an Italian night at the next meeting, similar to the curry night a few months back. As with the curry night there will be the or four different dishes. Cost will be £10 per head, please let me know if you wish to join us and whether any of you want a vegetarian dish. As previously if you don’t like Italian, dishes will be available from the main menu. Sunday 19th October, Drive & lunch Brenda is organising a drive & lunch with a twist, details at the October meeting. Monday 3rd November, Quiz night As usual we intend having our annual quiz at the November meeting. If anyone would like to donate a prize please let me know. Thursday 4th December, Christmas do at The Viking, Blackpool Please note the deadline for payment is the October meeting. Anyone wishing to attend please bring money with you to the meeting or forward to Brenda beforehand. The cost is £59 per person and cheques should be made payable to the Viking Hotel. (if when reading this you would still like to go, please contact brenda on brenda.marginson@virgin.net or ring).
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Gruppe Central North London & Herts RO Gary Adams 07849 222 511 (mobile) garyadams_1980@hotmail.com ARO Neil Pargiter 01920 872 365 07515 337 073 (mobile) ncp.944@hotmail.co.uk Meetings are held third Thursday of every month 7:30pm at The Three Horseshoes, Hooks Cross, Watton-at-Stone (near Stevenage), Hertfordshire SG14 3RY. Knebworth 2008 At 9am on an overcast Bank Holiday Monday I stood alone in the car park outside Pizza Hut. As the meeting time of 9:30am drew closer I was getting nervous waiting for our convoy. Bang on cue though, five Porsches, 12 people and a dog arrived and headed to Knebworth en masse. 15 Different cars came and went on our display, peaking with 12 at any one time. This is the best turnout our region has had in the two years I have been a member. I cannot thank everyone who came enough. There were plenty of other cars and an autojumble to walk around too. For the kids, bouncy castles, quad bikes and an adventure playground were more than enough to keep them entertained. The day proved a big boost to the region with prospective new members and current members getting to meet like minded enthusiasts. Tuesday 7th October, Curry Night We are heading over to the very popular Raj Villa for a curry night (High Rd, High Cross, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1BT) Please let me know if you would like to come along so I can book a table.
The NORLON lineup at Knebworth
The East Midlands Region convoying in the rain—roof down anyway in true TIPEC style!
East Midlands RO Graham Waller graham.waller@polypipe.com ARO Alan Fuller susancarolfuller@googlemail.com Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 7pm for food (meeting proper begins 7:30pm) at The Field Head Hotel, Markfield Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9PS. The past two months have been a very busy period for the region; the highlights being the TIPEC National Day at Gaydon, the Silverstone Classic and the Northampton Balloon Festival. Prior to the Gaydon event a number of us attended the Back to School Party and a good time was had by all. The next day EMR was well represented within the regions parking area and were joined by cars from SYNN and Central Regions. As always lots of nice Porsches on show and the visit to the museum was very interesting bringing back memories of cars once owned (or that we had hoped to own one day). The Silverstone Classic was blessed with great weather for a change and the TIPEC stand was well represented with a good number of Porsches on show. This really is an excellent event, with plenty of things to see and do. The variety of cars in attendance is quite overwhelming. It really needs more than one day to see everything. Maybe next year have two days there?
A few of us convoyed down to the Northampton Balloon Festival. Not really a car show but an enjoyable day out nevertheless. We met up with TIPEC colleagues from Central and South Central and had an enjoyable day with lots of laughs mainly at the expense of the owner of two Ferraris who had decided to park in our midst. His attempts to keep people off his cars and doing unimaginable things to them were at times quite amusing. Other events attended by our members included the monthly visits to Ashby Folville and Beaumanor Hall Car Show near Loughborough. Discussions have taken place recently within the region with regard to a lasting memorial to Paul Drury and Judy Phillips. It has been decided that we will purchase a tree and a plaque at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas near Burton on Trent. The Arboretum has been set up primarily as a place to visit to remember people killed in the services. They have also planted a
East Midlands members at Silverstone
until spring. From now we will try and enjoy a little time on the car park (weather permitting) before it gets too cold and dark and then move indoors for our social gatherings. Next club night is 10th November and we will kick tyres if possible for an hour before moving into our reserved room for a special presentation. Details to follow on the forum and email circular. Should be fun, please come along for a laugh and a beer. The food is always good at the Red Lion so why not make an evening of it and dine out?
… and roofs up in the blazing sunshine? wooded area that has been designated as an area of remembrance for people who have been killed in vehicle accidents. If anyone would like to make a contribution to the purchase of the tree and plaque, or would like any further information, please let me know. The plaque design is completely at our discretion and would make reference to TIPEC. Appropriate arrangements will be made with the National Arboretum and everyone who has contributed will be invited to come along and be part of the tree dedication process and have a few quite thoughts in memory of Paul and Judy. Due to work pressure I have been finding it ever more difficult to spare the time to carry out my duties as Regional Organiser and have been relying on my trusty ARO Graham Waller more and more to keep the Region up to date with events and news of what we have been up to. As a result of this Graham has been asked to take over the position of Regional Organiser, which he has agreed to do. Consequently the vacant position of ARO was discussed and Alan Fuller was asked if he would like to take on the position which he agreed to do without too much persuasion! I would like to thank everyone who has given me support over the past year in getting the East Midlands Region established and I know that the new post holders will do their utmost to improve on what we already have in place. Be assured they will have the support of myself and Kathy at all times.
Friday 3rd–Sunday 5th October Joint WOTY with Central Region. Full details on EMR forum within club night notes. Saturday 6th December EMR Christmas Party at the Field Head Hotel. Cost ranges from £13.95 for a two course meal up to £18.95 for four courses. Discounted rooms are available if you want to stay over in the hotel. The food provided is always excellent and with entertainment also provided it should be a good night. We have reserved twenty places and I need a deposit of £5 per person to save a place. Please advise me if you wish to attend.
Central RO Paul Bird 01922 428 409 07831 877 983 (mobile) paulpsb928@yahoo.co.uk ARO Brian Rowledge MyMerak@aol.com Meetings are held second Monday of every month 7:30pm onwards at The Red Lion, Lady Lane, Earlswood, B94 6AQ. Firstly a thank you to everyone that joined us at Gaydon and Silverstone. Both were well attended by the region and both were great days out. If you didn’t come along, you missed out and should make sure you get there next year. The summer season is over and we’re now moving into the long dark nights so club nights will change
With November looming plans are well advanced for the Club’s display at the NEC Classic from 14th to 16th. The stand will again be located at the entrance to the prestigious Hall four and we look forward to meeting and greeting you at the show. Saturday 22nd November we are going to chill out with a Curry Night at Vakas Balti in Cradley Heath. The venue has become much loved and we hope some new faces will come along to join the fun this time round. No need to dress up or worry about elbows on tables. These evening are always loud and fun and the food is great. Just drop Paul a line if you want to come along so we can be sure of enough space. This has been a very busy year for the region so December will be quiet with only the Christmas Dinner at the Red Lion on our normal club night (8th December) to wind up the year’s proceedings. Wives, partners and kids are all welcome and expected so come along and start the festive season with friends. Hope to see you all ‘out and about’.
Central members at Silverstone
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Bristol RO Paul Harrison 07884 116 971 (mobile) paul@harrison167.freeserve.co.uk Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Fox, Easter Compton, B35 5RA, one mile West of M5 J17 (Cribbs Causeway). We had a great visit to the Le Mans Classic. Great weather, fantastic cars, and so many Porsches! Unfortunately, I was unable to get to the TIPEC National day although a number of Bristol members made it and, to a man, agreed that it was a fantastic success. More of the same next year, please. I was also unable to make the August or September meetings, however I understand that there was a fair turnout after the summer break. Anyway, the diary is looking a bit short at the moment with only the Dyno Day at Triton Motorsports left to do. The date is Saturday the 25th of October and it will be followed by a BBQ at Jon Mitchell’s garage that the Southern Region is organising. Even if you don’t want to put your car on the rollers, there will be plenty to watch so come along for a burger and some big power figures! Later on in the year, we have some things in the pipeline so keep an eye out.
South Yorkshire & North Notts. ARO Dean Lancashire 07860 198 627 (mobile) dean@tachart.com Meetings are held first Sunday of every month 5–5:30pm (meeting proper begins 7pm) at Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Retford, Notts, DN22 8QS. What a busy Summer 2008 we have had. The weather hasn’t been the kindest at weekends, but that hasn’t stopped an excellent turn out to most events this year.
The Show & Shine Concours cars
Sunday 6th July, Eat & Meet at Ye old Bell Welcome to new members Mike & Sue Marot with their new 997 C2S (Lincoln Region) and congratulations to old friends and newlyweds Martin & Dianne Judge. Sunday 13th July Classic Car Show at Hickleton Hall Run by the Traditional Car Club of Doncaster. Sunday 20th July Ashover Classic Car & Bike Show Always a favourite show each year, if you like classics and a rummage through the auto jumble and stalls you’d have loved this one. Even the weather behaved too this year, but I’m afraid I let the side down by arriving late on my bike. Sunday 27th July, Silverstone Classic A well attended event by TIPEC and even the weather was a scorcher. An event which will be repeated again next year. Sunday 3rd August TIPEC National Day at Gaydon The SYNN region convoyed down at different speeds, swapping and changing lead to escape the boredom of motorway driving. John Murray was running in his 944’s newly rebuilt top end, so had no choice but to stick to the speed limit! When we did arrive it was nice to see a few old faces from the newly formed East Midlands Region. The 4x4 course was an interesting addition to the day, showing what a Land Rover was actually made for, but my ears have never been the same after the women screamed in them. Mark Hinchcliffe and myself where the only cars to have booked for the test track session from the SYNN region. After a brief safety talk we were directed to the circuit by the ex Donnington pace car, a supercharged Jag XJ6. The tickets did state a max speed of 70mph (boring), but when on the circuit we did manage a top speed of 130! The sound of 20 Porsches on full song was magnificent, so much so that I did hit the rev limiter once or twice due to having the roof down and not being able to hear my own engine. Well done to all involved for organising such a good show.
Neil McGovern, owner of the winning 993
Sunday 10th August, TIPEC SYNN Region Show & Shine Concours Nineteen cars were presented which even included a nice Chesil Speedster. This year’s trophy was dedicated to two very special people who we sadly lost earlier in the year, Paul Drury (SYNN RO) and Judy Philips (SYNN Treasurer). Many thanks go out to Matt & Carly (Judy’s son & daughter-inlaw) for taking the time to visit us and present the prizes and a big thank you to the Ye Old Bell for the use of the field behind the pub. 3rd prize went to Jeff Adams with his mint 968. 2nd prize went to me with THE PB (and no it wasn’t a fix). Finally, 1st prize, winning the Paul & Judy Memorial Trophy, was a very pleased Neil McGovern with his immaculate Yellow 993 (Which he only bought two weeks previous!) After the prize giving Matt & Carly were presented with £144 that the SYNN region had raised after the sad and untimely deaths of Paul & Judy which will go to a charity of their choice. We have all missed there presence and remarkable enthusiasm since their sad departure. Sunday 17th August Doncaster Deaf School Classic Car Show Organised by Traditional Car Club of Doncaster. Sunday 24th August Classic Car & Bike Show at Thoresby Hall Cracking weather with lots of cars and stalls to mooch around. Weather completely the opposite to TIPEC’s 2007 National show, which was held at the same venue. Sunday 31st August, drive out to Helmsley We visited Thornton Le Dale Motor Museum (Which was closed due a car show in the village) and then a drive on to Specialist Cars of Malton before the heavens opened. Thank Porsche for modern watertight cab roofs! FUTURE EVENTS Thursday 2nd October Curry night at The Indian Chef on the A1 Elkesley 8.00pm Sunday 5th October Cars in the Park at Harewood House www.carsinthepark.org.uk Sunday 19th October Yorkshire Big Breakfast at Specialist Cars of Malton Saturday 20th December SYNN Xmas Dinner & Disco at Ye old Bell Tuesday 13th January Evening visit to Ginetta Cars, Leeds For full details on future events keep an eye on our regional website www.synn.org.uk
South Central RO Geoff Cox 01235 815 880 07740 452 586 (mobile) geoff.b.cox@btinternet.com ARO Mark Saving 07976 749 344 (mobile) mark@msaving.freeserve.co.uk Meetings are held fourth Monday of every month at The Chequers Inn at Weston on The Green, which is just off the A34, south of Junction 9 of the M40. A few members went along to the Classic Car and Motorbike Picnic at Bletchley Park to enjoy the classic vehicles and look around this most fascinating of World War Two sites, where the German cipher codes were intercepted and de-coded.
We had a very good turnout for the Northampton Balloon Festival, possibly due to the free cooked breakfast layed on by the organisers. We were joined by friends from other regions and once we all found our way through the maze into the park, we enjoyed a lazy day of chatter. The best entertainment came from a Ferrari owner who parked his two Ferrari’s in with our Porsches and spent the whole day like a cat on a hot tin roof, trying to keep the passing crowd away from his very precious cars. This one day alone put me off ever owning a Ferrari, as I too would end up this neurotic! We spoke to many Porsche owners over the course of the day and a number of them promised to join us at forthcoming club nights.
At Bletchley Park—which do you think gets from 0–60mph quicker? Sunday 12th October Drive out across Northants, ending up with a bit of ten pin bowling. Please meet up at 10:00am at the supercar dealers, Dove House Cars, who will open their doors for us and lay on some coffee. Their address is Crown Way, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6BS, see www.dovehousecars.com
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Gruppe South South East RO Derek Flanagan 01342 717 754 07767 254 820 (mobile) derek.flanagan@varian.com Meetings are held second Wednesday of every month 8pm at The Shipley Bridge Inn, Antlands Lane, Burstow, RH6 9TE, on the B2037, off the A23, one mile North of Crawley M23 J10. For those of you who haven’t made it along to a monthly meet yet, we always welcome new members and prospective members. Come and see if you like us, we’re a friendly bunch no matter what model of Porker you own or desire and you will be guaranteed to receive a hearty welcome. You also have the opportunity of winning our own regional lotto. All SE Region members go into the hat each month, but you have to be at the meeting to win if your name is drawn out. Our events calendar continues to expand and our regional monthly meetings are becoming a real buzz of activity with details of our numerous regional and national events, general Porsche news and members stories, as well as holding the monthly lotto which was won by Ivor Heading at our August meeting with Ivor (or more accurately Elaine) winning £45.
switched to a water based paint system. Their ability to get perfect colour matching using their computer based system is amazing. The following day we had our ever popular annual Canal boat cruise, once again organised by John Wallin and this year starting at Pitstone Warf on the Grand Union canal. On Tuesday 2 July we were invited to PCGB R23’s annual BBQ at Porsche Centre Mid Sussex. The following Sunday Chris Cook organised a TIPEC stand at the Senlac classic car show at Bodium Castle, and for others we had the Goodwood Sunday ‘Soft Top’ Breakfast Club meeting. The Goodwood Festival of Speed on 11th–13th July is now a distant pleasant memory—see separate report in this issue. We signed up 30 members over the three days and had a great time. The SE Region had a stand at this year’s Festival, with 13 volunteers and a great car line up of members’ cars: firstly new member Paul Warren’s 935 in Martini livery plus Robin Pettifer’s Guards Red 964 and last but not least Rachel Barnard’s 993 Zenith Blue 993 C2S.
With another excellent attendance of 25 in July and 30 in August and it was great to see nine females attending, including a potential new member Lindsey Dobson (Boxster) and new member Paul Warrell (928S4) who was amongst 30 new members signing up at Goodwood.
The event was fabulous and all the 13 volunteers were fantastic, with great teamwork and camaraderie on the stand. Keith, Rob and Rachel ended the weekend off by going to watch the prize giving, being invited into Goodwood House for champagne and cake to meet Lord March in person, shake his hand, and thank him for a great weekend (and give TIPEC a plug too!)
Special thanks to Peter Rowe and Tony Tedesci for bringing along both Coupe and Cabriolet models of the new Gen 2 997 for our July meeting, just days after their UK launch, and for Peter’s fantastic technical talk on the new Gen 2 model. See separate article in this issue.
Chris Beyerman, a 944 Lux owner from Hove, was the lucky new member from the 30 signed up at Goodwood to be drawn out of the hat and win a Porsche Cayenne or Cayman for a weekend of his choice. The prize was generously offered by our local OPC, Porsche Centre Mid Sussex.
This summer has been our busiest ever period for events. It started on 28th June when our very own Mr Chips Away (Miles Taylor came along) for our annual body surgery clinic. Chips Away now have
Last year a group of 12 members went rallying around at the Silverstone Rally school. It was so popular and great fun that John Wallin didn’t need much persuading to organize it again this year, so we were
Beautiful 916 at the Capel Classic all at Silverstone the day before the Classic for another round of rallying. Last year it was wet and muddy, this year it was dry and dusty. A large contingent went around the M25 and up the M40 yet again for what is now an annual pilgrimage to the Silverstone Classic—fast becoming one of the most enjoyable events on the calendar. Whilst only eight members from the SE Region attended the TIPEC ’08 show at Gaydon, everyone enjoyed themselves. Rob Pettifer, Rachel Barnard, Peter Rowe, and Richard & Harriet Harris attended the Saturday night party and camped in the field next door, whilst I drove up early Sunday morning on empty roads. Rob also entered his 964 in the concours and started the cleaning process around six am in the camp site … and was still giving his car that TLC treatment at 11:00am and enjoying every minute of it. Rob & Rachel came back from the track experience in the afternoon with very wide grins of delight as they recorded speeds of 145 mph on the track. Personally the best part for me was wandering around the cars and meeting fellow members, especially some of the long time members such as Stephen Taylor (our Ex-Chairman) who still has his Purple 928GTS even though he now resides in Angola. On Saturday 16 August, with the show season coming to an end, eight SE Region members attended the Capel Classic car and bike show. There is a vast variety of classic cars of all eras, but as usual there were a few dozen Porsches. The most popular model was the 928 with over a dozen, including Nick Barnes’ 928 plus a very nice dark blue Carrera GT, 911RS, and a rare 916 in excellent condition.
Anglia RO Mark Flintham 01473 735 497 mark.flintham@tecnisis.co.uk ARO Keith Strudwick 07803 462 522 keith@hitcham.info Meetings are held fourth Tuesday of every month 7:30pm at The Flying Fortress, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2QU. www.theflyingfortress.co.uk Posing with the PCGB at the London Eye after the ACE Café meet Sunday 24th August, ‘Wings & Wheels’ show at Dunsfold Aerodrome A dozen SE Region members and their cars participated in this event, presenting our cars as a static display and also taking part in demonstration runs on the 7,000 foot runway more commonly known to us as the Top Gear test track. The 12 TIPEC cars included Rob’s 964, Rachel’s 993 and Paul Warren’s 935 Martini race car, which were all on the TIPEC stand at Goodwood this year and are joined by David Green’s Race prepared 944 Turbo, Alan Cordery’s fabulous 911 Carrera Club Sport, Ivor Heading & Dean Monnery’s 964’s, Gareth McChesney’s 997C2, Keith Funnell’s 986 Boxster, and the 944s of Chris Cook and Richard Harris. David ‘Bumper’ Brown was driving a Cayman S from Porsche Centre Mid Sussex.
ACE Café A group of SE Region members attended the monthly Porsche Club GB meeting at the ACE Café on Wednesday 27th August meeting some real characters.
I would just like to thank each and everyone of you that supported TIPEC on Sunday at the ‘Wings and Wheels’ show. From the emails, telephone calls and forum reports, I can conclude that the majority of you had a great time. Our donations to date also raised just over £200 to support the events chosen charities.
Goodwood Revival Meeting A magical step back in time with pre-1966 cars and motorbikes, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
Unfortunately the wet and overcast mornings weather and rescheduling of the Red Arrows arrival meant that part one of the motoring display was late starting and early finishing, so commiserations to those of you who only got a single blast up the runway. Virtually everyone did get an opportunity to take a passenger ride, whether it be in the morning or afternoon sessions. Those who were fortunate enough to run in the afternoon session were rewarded with perfect weather conditions. Most had three runs and Gareth in his 997 even managed to get four runs in and hit 150mph from a standing start!
They went first to Waterloo Bridge, then on to the London Eye for some photos. Goodwood Breakfast Club meetings Due to the Goodwood Revival, which is being held on 19th–21st September, the September and October Breakfast Club meetings have been cancelled. The next and last breakfast club meeting for 2008 will be held on Sunday 2nd November and will be ‘Sushi Sunday’. Amongst the many Japanese cars on display will be the new Nissan GTR.
It’s being held a little later in the month than prior years on Friday 19th to Sunday 21st September. Entry is by advance tickets only. For Tickets telephone 01243 755055. Scalectrix Challenge A group of SE Region members hope to attend the SEL&NK region October club meeting to challenge our neighbours on the Scalectrix track.
Autumn is already with us, and over the last five months we seem to have melded into a cohesive group in the typical TIPEC tradition. We’ve been delighted with the overall attendance at our meetings at The Flying Fortress, and we’ve had the opportunity to welcome several new TIPEC members during our ‘summer’ get-togethers. The ‘windfall’ club is up and running, but remember you have to be in attendance in order to win! In the middle of July we joined with the members of NORLON area for a run out to Great Yarmouth. It was a typical British summer Sunday, overcast, cool but thankfully dry! 12 of us, in seven Porsches (1x 993, 1x 968 and five various 944s) stopped at a super pub in Norfolk for lunch and then made our various ways in the afternoon. Everyone seemed to enjoy the drive, and I’m sure we shall arrange a similar trip to another resort next year. The beginning of August saw our annual event at Gaydon. I know there will be a write-up on this excellent event elsewhere in this magazine, so I will not go into any detail, but I must say that I was delighted to see so many Anglian members in attendance, and also to learn that on the day we gained two more members for our region. Super site, super day, super organisation. We are arranging a karting session soon and as soon as details are settled I’m sure members of surrounding regions will be invited along.
South East members at the Wings & Wheels
Christmas lunch For those who find it difficult to get to the ‘Fortress’ for our usual club evenings, because of distance or work commitments, we have arranged a daytime meal.
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Hopefully this will mean that a number of Anglia region members, otherwise unable to ‘do evenings’, will be able to come along. The date is set for Sunday 7th December, meeting at the ‘Fortress’ at about 2:30pm for our usual tyre kicking, followed by a full Christmas meal with all the trimmings, (vegetarian options available), at about 4pm. The cost should be under £25 each. Full payment and exact numbers will be required by our meeting on 28th October. So if you can join us please email me, aro@angliaregion.info with your details and I’ll add you to our list. Let’s make this a really happy event and bring all the family! Our next evening meeting is on 28th October followed by our daytime Christmas bash on 7th December. It has been suggested that for the months of January, February and March, due mainly to the dark evenings, we may wish to have a Sunday lunchtime meeting, reverting to fourth Tuesday evenings from April. Perhaps this would help those who live quite a distance from Bury St. Edmunds and also enable partners and children to attend. (And save all that washing-up!) What do you think? Please tell me of your preference, it only needs a quick email! Please come along and join us, we’re a happy and friendly bunch of enthusiasts, but we do miss YOUR involvement!
Well done to Gordon & Dek for a great day, we will certainly be going next time. Our biggest event for the year was The Hampshire Pageant of Motoring, held on the doorstep of the club meeting place. This went very well, thanks again to all those who attended. See full report elsewhere in the magazine.
Christmas get-together then. Don’t forget meetings take place on the Third Sunday of the Month at the Winds of Change, South Petherwin (PL15 7LP for your GPS), on the B3254 just south of Launceston. 12:00 for 12:30. We meet in the bar with a great selection of home-cooked food to choose from. See you there!
Friday 5th December Christmas meal at the Hunters Inn, Swanmore with TR drivers club, 7:30pm.
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Cornwall & Devon
RO Nick Ramsay 07973 183 220 (mobile) tipec@witzendcs.co.uk ARO Jason Gibson 07958 459 725 (mobile) jasongibson@blueyonder.co.uk
RO Steve Switzer 01208 816 397 07867 556 869 (mobile) steve_switzer@mac.com Meetings are held third Sunday of every month 12:00–2:30pm at The Winds of Change, South Petherwin, Near Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7LP. Please contact Steve in advance so that he can advise the pub of probable attendee numbers.
Meetings are held fourth Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0QE. Club nights continue to be well attended, despite the very damp summer. The BBQ at our home went very well. As master of the BBQ I managed to flame grill many of the items of food on offer, but no complaints were forthcoming, although plenty of advice was available. I almost managed to set fire to the garage and car port, which would have been most embarrassing for Carol as she works at our local fire station. A couple of people tried out the hot tub, highly recommended after a long day working on the Porsche. Thanks to Carol for all her hard work. We attended the Southern Region fun day along with a few friends from the TR Drivers Club and TVR Club.
Southern RO Gordon Collins 07835 798 734 (mobile) gtsc.dkm@virgin.net ARO Jim Tarrant 01202 601 886 jim.tarrant@hotblack944.fsnet.co.uk Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:30pm at The True Lovers Knot Pub, Tarrant Keyneston, Nr Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 9JG.
Wessex RO Pete Blackler 07779 203 278 (mobile) peter@blackler7827.fsnet.co.uk
Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:00pm at The Novello, Bath Rd, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3RX.
Six Porsches at the Cornwall & Devon meet With a local car show, Wheels 2008, at Wadebridge last month then the fantastic National Show at Gaydon, it’s been a busy and very good few weeks for TIPEC locally and nationally. Couple that with several new members (welcome Steve & Linda, with their superb 924S), plus several more incipient members in the process of joining, things are at last beginning to perk up a little in the South West. It’s nice to be able to include a good car line-up (photograph below) for us to check out after our lunchtime refreshment. Jon’s 944 S2 promises to be completely finished, with new paint and several other goodies finally fitted, for the next meet. As we get more folks coming along each month it will also allows us to consider a more adventurous program for next year. See you all at the next meet, perhaps we can plan our
Southern Region Funday Southern region held its second annual funday on the 10th of August. We had face painting, a bouncy castle, a vast amount of raffle prizes, car polishing display by Parc Ferme and much more. TIPEC Southern members all chipped in to help, Sam (Steve) cooked like a man possessed on the BBQ, and Mark Pay bought a PA for us to use. Attendance was really good with the local PCGB lads turning up, mainly in order to get me to join as we had a side bet that if they bought ten cars I would. I did manage to get Tref, their local organiser, to agree to join TIPEC though. Pete and some of the Wessex guys came down. The local TVR club came as did the Triumph club. We raised a tidy sum of money for the local children’s hospice. There was even a sighting of the club Chairman, but I won’t bore you with why he came. Thank you to everyone who did come, and special thanks to everyone who worked so hard on the day to make it a success.
Spoiler collection at the Southern Funday Pageant of Motoring camping Pete and the Wessex boys invited us down to the Hampshire Pageant of Motoring. In a moment of madness I agreed to go for both the Sunday and Monday. This involved … camping! I proved that you can pack all the stuff you need for three people to camp for a weekend in a 911, but Dekkie had taken the sensible option of “having a night out arranged with work” so on the Saturday Thomas, our youngest boy, and I tootled off the 31 miles to Broadlands and pitched the tent in sunshine. We were parked next to the Morris Minor guys, in a field full of classic, American and Japanese cars. With the tent up and the grub on we were set for the evening. We picked the Morris Minor guys as we figured that it would be socks, sandals and shorts and off to bed at 8:30. This proved right. The American van boys were however a different kettle of mackerel. When the rain started at about half-eight I knew we were in for a depressing night. To add insult to this the van boys bought out their secret weapon, sound systems. As the, by now, persistant rain battered down on the tent, a glum young man played with his Gameboy and I tried in vain to listen to the radio as snatches of ‘Elvis, the forgotten hits’ interspersed with Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams drifted across from the sound system contest. We finally got some sleep around 12:30. Sunday we rose to a drizzle as Dekkie and Sam arrived with the gazebo. I hung around on the gate with the tickets for the guys coming from Southern region and the day got going. Pete describes the fun we had on the Sunday and the Monday was no different except we were lower in numbers. The best bit about the camping was that as all the cars made their way back from the showground we were treated to displays of V8 engine power as the big Yank tanks rolled into the campsite. The best moment was undoubtedly listening to the scrapyard dog noise made by the Dodge Charger as it growled back onto the campsite at around half-eleven on the Sunday night. I am hoping that next year we can persuade a few more campers and make a TIPEC weekend of it, any takers?
Funday again—is that the elusive SC? Our next big event is a joint ‘do’ with the Bristol region who are coming down for a dyno day sponsored by Jon Mitchell’s Garage with a BBQ to follow. Please see the forum for details, all are welcome to either part of the day.
SE London & North Kent RO Jim Hearnden 01634 308 062 07930 353 232 (mobile) tr7v8@phaetonconsulting.co.uk ARO Paul Greer 07799 412 870 (mobile) prgreer@blueyonder.co.uk From November, meetings are held first Friday of every month 8:00pm at The Crown Point Inn, Sevenoaks Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0HB. For the November 7th meeting onward all meetings will be at the Crown Point Inn. Meetings seem to be getting a better attendance, a good turn-out for July & August and we’re now up to around 30+ members. Now all we have to do is get more of them along to meetings! The latest calendar is out for all of those with a valid email address. It is in Excel format and I know some have a problem viewing it. You can download a viewer from the Microsoft website. If you have an e-mail address and don’t regularly see mails from me, then please send me an email on tr7v8@phaetonconsulting.co.uk and I’ll add you to the list. That also applies to people in adjacent areas who would like a copy of our calendar. Please advise if you’re interested in any events so Paul & I can advise the venues. July is a quiet month in the SELNK Calendar, for a variety of reasons the Kingswear Castle trip ended up cancelled. However the club meeting had a good turn out and the usual lively discussion. August is always a busy month, this year we had the Leeds
Castle event and on the following week the BBQ at Paul & Rachel’s house. We started with another good turnout for a club meet, welcome to Wynand our newest 924 owning member. The BBQ was a great event as always, many thanks to Paul & Rachel for organizing this. Rachel had been up since seven in the morning cooking and organizing. I know no-one went away hungry and I particularly enjoyed the lethally alcoholic tiramisu! We had a turnout of 17 adults and four children for this, this is always a very popular event. Unfortunately I had to do a business trip and couldn’t make the Leeds Castle Event so here is a report from Paul Greer, ARO: On 10th August we attended Leeds Castle Classic Car Show for the second year running. TIPEC SELNK did this for the first time in 2007 and although it was a great event, the rain was torrential. This affected the turnout as the organizers were expecting 400 but actually got 260 or so. So for 2008 we took seven cars and were very pleased that the rain held off this year! The wind was high enough to cause some damage to the Club gazebo though. There was a great turn out of cars (approx 500) including a good showing from Lotus, a couple of General Lees and a Bullit Mustang from the Steve McQueen film of the same name. l would like to thank everyone who turned up for helping to make it a great day. Friday 3rd October This meeting will be a joint meeting with the SE Group for a Scalextric Challenge. Sunday 28th October, Halloween drive Details TBC but normally starts around 10:00. Names please to Jim for lunch ASAP. Wednesday 5th November Track Day at Brands Hatch Link here http://tinyurl.com/67wjdh If you wish to go book direct with Brands ASAP. Saturday 6th December, Christmas dinner 19:30 for 20:00 at the Crown Point Inn. Names to Jim ASAP please!
944s in the sun at Leeds Castle (Paul Greer)
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www.TIPEC.net You can use the TIPEC website to register or renew your club membership, advertise (or buy!) cars and parts for free, download old issues of All Torque, and keep up-to-date with events in all of TIPEC’s regions. Additionally, if you look to the bottom-left of the homepage, you will find a link to TIPEC’s online discussion forum. This is the place to trade banter with fellow club members on a day-to-day basis, ask questions and share knowledge, up and down the UK (and worldwide!) Here’s a recent example of Clive Gosling letting off steam. Forum: General Topic: I think I have reached a crushing decision! Clive993: For some time now, I have been pondering on why I own a Porsche. I hardly drive the damn thing and it has turned in to the most pampered garage queen of all time. I have only done 600 miles more in the last year than Sean’s Speedster—and that never goes anywhere! I think over the last 18 months I have lost what it is all meant to be about … driving the bloody thing. I calculated that I have spent more on wax, machines and polish than on petrol this summer, and that is no joke. I actually garaged it up for a week repairing every stone chip and that was when it was sunny. Madness. I find myself trying to find excuses to take it out, which is all very well, but don’t you get more enjoyment if driving a 911 is the norm and not the high day and holiday exception? So after huge deliberation I am virtually sure I am going to sell the daily Alfa, flog the 993, buy a good 996 facelift widebody and use it every day. (Well, about 12k a year in fits and starts.) Let’s not get in to the watercooled stuff, I just want a daily 911 that’s a little less agricultural and the 993 is just way, way, way too good to start blatting up motorways etc. After all the love and attention I just couldnt do it … so dont even suggest it. So, unless someone comes up with a damn good reason I cant see … who wants to buy a 993? Those who know it seem to think it’s a good one. Personally I think it is one of the best in the country but I am biased. After all that I am feeling somewhat nauseous. I think I had better go and clean the 993, it went to the MOT station this morning (a trip of four miles), so time for another spruce up. THERE I GO AGAIN damnit.
jasongibson: DON’T DO IT! I’ve just sold mine for financial reasons and am still crying. It was pretty much my daily driver for the last year, over 10,000 miles with plenty of long motorway trips. I guess if you have the sports suspension it could feel tiring on long trips but in standard form it was as comfortable as any modern car and far more fun. As for not being able do it after all the love etc … B******, you’re going to sell it to someone who will thrash it, not polish it, leave it outside, not care if a bird sh*ts on it but most of all he/she will be enjoying every minute of it just like I’ve done in the last year. Don’t let someone ese have all the fun when IT COULD BE YOU! Rob911: I’ve always maintained that there are two kinds of cars: cars for getting from A to B and cars for enjoying. Cars for getting from A to B you will park in a supermarket, multistorey etc and they *will* get dinged and scratched. They will also get stone chips, get wet, do a lot of mileage and will usually not look their best. It’s a tool, not a piece of art. Cars for enjoying however you can keep safer by minimising car parks, only driving in good weather and washing frequently. It sounds like your 993 is a lovely car, so you certainly don’t want to use it as an A to B car. Would you be happy with a slightly rough 996 C2S though? Tough one. Paul Mabley: A 996 is a great daily driver and I can’t really see where the extra excitement could be in a 993 to be honest. I’d say do it if it means you are going to drive it more, cars are not for polishing they are for driving.
lindsayhbrown: 996s have plummetted in value. £20k will get you a good example around 2000/01 but anything post march 2001 will cost you loads on car tax. Also a 996 would be more useable as a day to day car, but would you be able to not worry about it getting stone chips, getting wet, and not getting cleaned and polished after every trip? The choice is yours. Li Moo Bai: I think it’s a smart move actually. 993 prices have probably topped out and may well start going south again. 996s however? I think the depreciation curve has now levelled off somewhat. They are also much more useable everyday from what I understand. JJ.: I’m with Jason. Your car is beautiful. Use it and enjoy! (Polish hides a lot of stone chips!) Don’t much care for car values and don’t understand them. My old ‘44 is a better drive than some of the cars I drive at work that are worth twenty times its value. I know people who have great cars sitting in heated garages that only come out at service time incase they depreciate. Stuff that. If you can afford to buy it, Use it. You can’t take it with you AND life is short! TR7V8: Not sure the 993 has bottomed out. Bearing in mind that it’s a relatively small pool of hand made cars, unlike the 996, and they have no real weaknesses. You have to have a different attitude for a daily driver. Being paranoid about keeping it clean and where you park it doesn’t tie up with keeping a car immaculate. You’ll be ringing the Samaritans if you try to do 12K with the same outlook. PaulSmith: Don’t do it. Flog the Alfa and use the 993 everyday. Enjoy it as Dr Porsche intended, don’t lock it up in a garage!
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