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Porsche ClubNews 2/03

April 2003

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Instant heaven.

The 911 Cabriolet.

Further information is also available onpage 31 of this issue.

We hope that you will appreciate all theactivities we have planned for the 911anniversary, and that you will join inenthusiastically. Let’s all raise a glassto 40 years of the Porsche 911.

Your Porsche Club Co-ordination

Jutta Aldenhoff

Volker Spannagel

Franz Steinbeck

Anne Dungelhoeff

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Editorial

Dear Porsche Club members,

This year, we are celebrating a very special anniversary: 40 years of thePorsche 911.

When Porsche presented the suc-cessor the 356 type at the 1963 IAAin Frankfurt, nobody could have imagi-ned that it would be the start of a motoring legend. While the 356 was still developed based on the VWBeetle, this time a totally new designof Porsche sports car was making its appearance. Ferry Porsche laterrecalled that back them many peoplefelt that the bodywork shape was “a little bit too square” compared to its predecessor. However, he was convinced that his son Ferdinand Alexander had created a timelessdesign – and he was certainly provedright.

The 911 developed into a long-running success story, which gainedenthusiasts throughout the world andfascinated generations of car fans. Notleast thanks to its excellent combina-tion of sportiness and reliability, the911 became a sales success and themainstay of the company through goodand bad times.

Up to January 2003, 564.814 unitshad been produced. Further evidenceof the success of the Porsche 911 isthe fact that it has repeatedly beenvoted the best sports car of the yearby readers of the magazine “auto,motor und sport” (see page 8 for moredetails).

Furthermore, the career of this sportscar, which is far from over, has been crowned with numerous racing victories.

The 911’s special birthday this yeargives us a welcome opportunity tocelebrate this success – along withowners and all fans of this unique car.Both the Porsche company and thePorsche Clubs have incorporated thisanniversary into their calendars ofevents for this year.

One highlight will definitely be the IAAin Frankfurt in September, which repre-sents a fitting opportunity to put thespotlight on the 911 and its history,and you will see this for yourself whenyou visit the Porsche stand. Or betterstill, take advantage of our invitationto the Club evening at the IAA, whichthe Porsche Club Co-ordination andPorsche Deutschland GmbH are orga-nising for Porsche Club members fromaround the world. You can find moredetails on page 12.

However, the celebrations will not onlyfocus on the car itself. After all, whatwould a birthday celebration for the911 be without giving a chance to those people who own it, drive it, admire it or are connected to the carby a particular experience. Therefore,in the Porsche Club News 1/03, wealready launched a call to all PorscheClub members.

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Contents1. News from Porsche AG

Shareholders meeting: Half-year figures once again very promisingThink positive, act positive24-hour race at Daytona, USA – Porsche triumph in Daytona“The best cars of 2003” – Huge readers’ vote by “auto motor und sport” –Porsche 911 voted Germany’s best sports car for 16th timeCarrera GT: Premiere in Geneva

2. Who is WhoInternet, eBusiness and Dialog Marketing Manager – Dr. Henrik Dreier

3. Info exchangeCentral Porsche Club Co-ordination/Porsche Deutschland GmbH Club Co-ordination – Porsche Club evening at IAA 2003Porsche Club News Editor – Porsche Club SportPorsche Club Salzburg – 30 years of the Porsche Club SalzburgPorsche Club Roland zu Bremen – 40 years Club anniversaryPorsche SelectionPorsche Tequipment

4. Classic info exchangePorsche Club 914 de France – International 914 meeting in Deauville Porsche Classic Car Trophy 2003 European Concours d’Élégance in SchwetzingenPorsche Club News Editor – Report series: “The first 40 years of the Porsche 911” – Episode 1: The first Porsche 911 assessed by the industry press

5. Club managementContinued: The first 40 years of the 911: Tell us your personal story

6. ReportagePorsche Club New Zealand – Visit to Continental Car Service for officialopening ceremony Porsche Club Brasil – Porsche Racing Festival 2002 at InterlagosPorsche Club of America, Riesentöter Region – Driving for a good causeClub Porsche de France, Région Méditerranée – Welcome to CataloniaPorsche Club Konstanz – 20 years of the Porsche Club Konstanz

7. Classic ReportagePorsche Diesel Club Europa e.V. – Ernst Bladt reaches 80

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1. News from Porsche AGShareholders meeting: Half-year figures once again very promising

Think positive, act positive

The figures were right. The trendat Porsche was once again up-wards in the first half of the currentfinancial year. As a result, as wellas the company’s success, socialresponsibility was one of the mainissues discussed at the sharehol-ders meeting in Stuttgart.

On 24th January 2003, there werequeues of people outside the Lieder-halle Cultural and Congress Centre in Stuttgart, such as are normally onlyseen for a closing down sale. However,as Chairman Dr. Wendelin Wiedekingmade clear in his hour-long address tothe shareholders meeting, Porsche isstill not giving anything away. None-theless, there was reason for share-holders to be pleased: they are beingrewarded for their year’s of faith in thecompany with a dividend of 2.94 Euro(ordinary shares) or 3.– Euro (prefe-rence shares) plus a one-off specialbonus of 14.– Euro per ordinary or preference share. According toWiedeking, the total distribution of

around 297 million Euro is the equiva-lent of the company’s total stock mar-ket value ten years ago. Reflecting onthis fact still acts as a defence mecha-nism against arrogance and negligen-ce to this day. However, a look back atrecent history proves that there is noreason for Porsche to get caught up inthe economic pessimism that is so rifeat the moment or the widespread fearfor the future. As Wiedeking said: “Inthe last three years, we have earnedas much as we did in the previous 50years put together.”

The 3,100 guests at the event werefurther rewarded – with the prelimi-nary figures for the first six months ofthe current financial year (1st August2002 to 31st January 2003). In thisperiod, Porsche AG achieved Grouppre-tax profits of 185.1 million Euro;this is a rise of 18.3 percent compa-red to the same period last year (156.5million Euro). Profits after tax of 101.7million represent an increase of 13.8percent on the previous year’s figure.

According to the preliminary figures,Group sales are up by 19.6 percentcompared to the first half of the pre-vious financial year, to around 2.20 billion Euro. Adjusted to take accountof the consolidated financial servicescompanies (around 169 million Euro),sales increased by 10.4 percent toaround 2.03 billion Euro. Volume is setto increase by 5.2 percent to a pre-dicted 24,684 vehicles, made up of13,697 units of the 911 (up 4.3 per-cent), 9,477 units of the Boxster (down8.4 percent) and 1,510 of the Cayenne.

Forecast production is 27,689 vehi-cles (up 10 percent), of which 2,700will be the Cayenne. For the full year2002/03, the company expects Groupvolume to be around 65,000 vehicles.

Figures alone are no substitute forwords. The warmest reception was notjust reserved for the outstanding finan-cial data; Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking recei-ved spontaneous bursts of applausefor his announcements and statementsregarding aspects of Porsche policy.“Companies simply have to realise thattheir actions are inextricably linkedwith their social environment. Runninga business is a social process. Thesocial acceptance that our culture hasgenerated for our products, our mar-que and our company is worth itsweight in gold. Nobody will buy a Porsche if his neighbour is pointing hisfinger at him. Nobody points their finger at our customers.“ Wiedekingtransfers this to the following specifi-cation: “Anyone who disregards thisconclusion will find things even harderin future than they have in the past.Companies need a healthy, confidentenvironment. A company that has cre-ated this kind of environment, that hasbuilt up trust and social capital, will be

Porsche on the agenda: Chairman Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking reports success

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much harder to deflect from their course, in regional and in global com-petition. They will be able to build onsomething that is often ignored as acause of failure in the current situa-tion: credibility based on trust. Wemust never allow ourselves to believethat as a public limited company in amodern, enlightened economy, weonly have to act according to the rulesof the capital market.”

He also emphasised that Porsche willfollow its own path, regardless of thesupposedly good advice of those whohave been less successful. “We wantto earn good money in order to secureour independence and therefore ourexistence over the long term”, said theChairman, and also promised the sha-reholders more “exciting years” in the future. The intention is to expandthe business boldly but responsibly, to ensure that the employees havesecure jobs and shareholders will earn

a proper return on the capital they haveinvested.

Motivation comes from within. Wiedeking is aware that: “Nobody is atthe top forever. For every winner the-re are losers. And their only objectiveis to get back to the top. Our compe-titors also have excellent engineers,dedicated employees and creativemanagers, who want to knock us offour pedestal.” And, if that is not enoughof an incentive: “We will keep on theball and head for goal – if it is in theright place. Our opponents are gettingmore numerous and stronger, but forall our strength we will remain fair, asbefits a manufacturer that has alwaysespoused the spirit of sportsmanship.”The Porsche boss’s speech had preci-sely 32 seconds of added time. Thatwas how long the thunderous applausefrom the shareholders lasted.

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Shareholders filled the Hegel room (top) and took a close look at the successful products (top right).

Finance Director Härter, Dr. Wiedeking and Supervisory Board Chairman Sihler(Photo, l-r) enjoyed the day

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24-hour race at Daytona, USA

Porsche triumph in Daytona

Only the real optimists ever expectedthis. Despite facing more powerfulcompetition, a Porsche 911 GT3 RSwon the legendary Daytona 24-hourrace. It was the 20th overall victoryfor a Porsche in 41 Daytona races.

In the end, the difference was nine laps.With this lead, the reigning PorscheCup champion Kevin Buckler (USA)secured a surprise overall victory atthe Daytona 24-hour race in a privatePorsche 911 GT3 RS, despite beingup against more powerful competitionmade up of prototypes and GT classcars. Second place went to the ItalianRisi Competizione team with a Ferrari360 GT Modena. The Racers’ GroupPorsche took the lead towards the endof the sixth hour of the race, after theleading private Brumso Porsche pro-totype retired with a technical fault onlap 160.

Buckler’s successful team included his compatriot Michael Schrom and the two Porsche works drivers JörgBergmeister (Langenfeld) and Timo

Bernhard (Miesau). By the end of thelong-distance classic, the German-American foursome had completed atotal of 695 laps and 3981.655 kilo-metres. “Who could ever have predic-ted this victory? Everybody thoughtthat the prototypes would leave usbehind. We thought that we had a slightchance”, said Timo Bernhard after the

triumphant drive, “and we droveaggressively right from the start.”

This aggression paid dividends. Thesuccess of the 911 GT3 RS, which star-ted the race in 16th position, is alsothe 20th overall victory for a Porschesports car in the 41 Daytona races todate.

Jörg Bergmeister was also overjoyedafter the surprise win. “What a way tostart the season”, he said, “The 911 is40 years young this year and it impres-sively underlined its power and reliabi-lity here.”

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Incidentally:The enthusiasm of Porsche Clubs formotorsport was demonstrated by thePorsche Club of America (PCA) at thelong-distance race in Daytona. SevenPCA regions met in their own drivers’paddock: Florida Crown, Suncoast,Florida Citrus, Space Coast, GoldCoast, North Florida and Peachstate.The regions provided a hospitality tent,which was a meeting point for all Clubmembers who visited the race.Refreshments were available and eve-ryone was given a warm welcome. TheClub members enjoyed the opportu-nity to follow the race on the screen inthe tent, while on a map pins markedthe countries and towns from whichthe Porsche fans had travelled to theevent. On the Saturday, the constantlysupervised car park contained morethan 200 Porsches.

The visitors included PCA PresidentTom Bobbitt and his wife, as well asformer President Bob Miller. Of course,all the Club members who were thereagreed that the highlight was the victorious drive by the 911 GT3 RS.

Porsche Club of AmericaRuben Ledesma

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“The best cars of 2003” – Huge readers’ vote by “auto motor und sport”

Porsche 911 voted Germany’s best sports car for 16th time

Stuttgart. The Porsche 911 remainsthe “best sports car”. Readers of themagazine “auto motor und sport”voted the 911 Turbo – the Carrera andTurbo models were classed togetherin the “sports cars” category for 2003– into first place in the annual compe-tition “The best cars of 2003”. It wasthe fifteenth time that the Turbo haswon the award since the vote was firstheld. For the 911 Carrera model, itwas the 16th victory. “The best cars”is one of the most sought-after motorprizes in Europe.

39.3 percent of readers (2002 figure:37.5 percent) voted in favour of thePorsche 911. The gap to the second-placed car was a clear 10.6 percent.

This morning, Porsche Chairman Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking accepted theprize from Chief Editor Bernd Ostmannat the “Alte Reithalle” in Stuttgart. Dr. Wiedeking said: “We would like tothank the readers for this outstandingresult and their faith in our products.This result provides Porsche AG with a

further incentive. We are proud andvery pleased to be the record winnerof this important vote.”

The result of the brand-new Cayenneis also notable. Porsche’s sports off-roader immediately made it intosecond place with 21.6 percent of thevotes, even though it had not actuallybeen launched when the vote was held.

A total of 160,000 readers took partin this year’s competition, which wasbeing held for the 27th time.

Press release, 3rd February 2003Porsche AG

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Carrera GT: Premiere in Geneva

At the beginning of March the big dayarrived: Porsche’s new high-perfor-mance sports car, the Carrera GT,celebrated its world premiere at theGeneva motor show fair. This is thehappy ending of an incredible story andwill certainly mark the beginning ofsome wonderful friendships. The pre-sentation of the pre-series version infront of the Louvre during the Parismotor show in September 2000 hadgenerated huge expectation. It hasnow been more than fulfilled. For theCarrera GT, the engineers and racingspecialists in Weissach used all thetechnological possibilities of modernsports car engineering, and even wentoff in new directions.

The result is a work of art, combiningthe power and temperament of aracing car with the everyday practica-lity of a sports car. The Carrera GT hasa thoroughbred V 10-cylinder racingengine, whose capacity has been incre-ased from 5.5 to 5.7 litres. The maxi-mum power is 450 kW (612 BHP) at8,000 RPM, while the maximum torque

The aerodynamics engineers also fellback on their motorsport experience.The geometry of the fully cased carbonfibre underbody is of a kind normallyonly found on racing cars. With a lengthof 4.61 metres, a width of 1.92 metres,a height of 1.16 metres and a wheel-base of 2.73 metres, the roadster has an unladen weight of 1,380 kilo-grammes.

The effortlessness of an unpreced-ented driving experience is not onlybased on concentration on the reallyessential elements of a sports car. Acompletely new design concept wasalso used: both the monocoque andthe entire engine mounting are made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic. Porsche has patented this pioneeringprinciple. Extensively processed carbonis the only material that puts in placethe requirements needed to combineoptimum driving performance anddynamics with minimum weight andmaximum rigidity.

is 590 Nm. The Carrera GT’s drivingperformance breaks new ground. Itstop speed is 330 kilometres per hour.It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/hin 3.9 second, while the parade disci-pline of 0 to 200 km/h takes just 9.9seconds. A specially developed six-speed manual gearbox ensures opti-mum transmission of the drive force.

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The Carrera GT is slowed down by thePCCB (Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake), which, since 2001, Porschehas been the first manufacturer to offer series vehicles (GT2). The PCCC(Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch),which demonstrates high performance,small dimensions and outstandingdurability, is a world first. The extre-mely light magnesium wheels are pro-duced using a special forging methodand are being used in a series vehiclefor the first time. The tyres, with theirlarge tread, have been specially deve-loped for the Carrera GT: 265/35 ZR19 front and 335/30 ZR 20 rear.

The roadster, which is produced inLeipzig, has an easy to operate roofsystem. It consists of two individuallightweight carbon fibre shells (2.4 kilo-grammes each), which can be storedin the front luggage compartment.

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2. Who is WhoInternet, eBusiness and Dialog Marketing Manager

Dr. Henrik Dreier

“Many people thought that the Internetwould be a short-term phenomenon”,recalls Henrik Dreier, thinking back tothe mid-1990s. Although he had a dif-ferent opinion then, he could not haveguessed that, just a few years later,he would have business cards decla-ring him to be the “Internet, eBusinessand Dialog Marketing Manager” at Porsche AG.

The native of Paderborn, who in his youth was keen on early home computers like the Commodore 64 and their technology, initially worked at Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart. It was there, in the Sales department, thatthe industrial engineer and computer freak not only wrote his dissertation,but also obtained his doctorate.

At the beginning of 1998, a colleaguetipped him off about a position in the Marketing Communication depart-ment being advertised at Porsche. Heapplied for the job and was promptlytaken on. “I was involved in the latterstages of preparing the Porsche company’s website”, Dreier recounts.Along with a colleague, he brought theongoing project to a series productionlevel, to use the jargon of motor manu-

discussed in conferences with repre-sentatives from the most importantsales markets. The central manage-ment of an integrated Internet pre-sence, which includes all subsidiaries,importers, Porsche Centres and a great many Porsche Clubs, is typical of Porsche, as is a unified external appearance of communication throug-hout the world.

Of course, the fact that the 33-yearold Internet expert is a self-confessedaesthete and perfectionist benefits thesites. He also has high demands in terms of security, which has led toa fully developed defence systemagainst viruses and an emergency program in case of server failure.

To date Dreier, who spends much ofhis free time reading scientific works,has never regretted the fact that hehas not followed his ideal career. Heactually wanted to work in space rese-arch, but he finds the World Wide Webjust as interesting.

The sceptics of a few years ago havelong since been converted. As Dreiersays “It’s hard to imagine life withoutthe Internet now”.

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facturers. The lead that other manu-facturers had in this area at the timewas made up with turbo-like speed.Within two years, the number of webpages increased from 2,000 to 7,000.

The constantly increasing importanceof the Internet led the Porsche AGboard to give a green light for thestrengthening of the relevant depart-ment in 2000. The merger with dialogmarketing, i.e. the design and deve-lopment of direct mailings for prospectsand customers, was a particularly far-sighted move. Dreier was promo-ted to team leader and was given ateam of four people.

Before long, the Porsche website notonly had even more excellent contentand offered a variety of additional ser-vices, its appearance had been furtherrefined and it had been made moreuser friendly. “You cannot just standstill”, is Dreier’s recipe for success.Special praise for Porsche’s presenceon the web from various independentmagazines and the best results in asurvey of all users of motor manufac-turers’ websites were just reward, andconfirmed the quality of his work.

“The Cayenne campaign was a greatsuccess”, Dreier says with pleasure.The campaign, which began around ayear before the launch of the newmodel and gave prospects the latestinformation on the Cayenne at specificintervals, resulted in around 200,000potential buyers via the communica-tion channels of dialog marketing andthe Internet.

What ultimately goes on the Internetpages and what dialog marketing acti-vities are implemented are issues

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3. Info exchangeCentral Porsche Club Co-ordination/Porsche Deutschland GmbH Club Co-ordination

Porsche Club evening at IAA 2003

The international motor show (IAA) inFrankfurt is just around the corneronce again. This year, it will be heldfrom 9th to 21st September, with thefirst two days being reserved for repre-sentatives of the media and the 11thand 12th September for industry visi-tors. The IAA, which is held every twoyears, is one of the world’s most impor-tant motor shows and always attractsa huge number of visitors. The recordwas set in 1999, when 896,200 pas-sed through the doors.

As always, Porsche AG will be repres-ented with a large exhibition stand,where you can marvel at the currentPorsche models. It goes without say-ing that the theme “40 years of thePorsche 911” will play an importantrole on the stand, connecting back to the 1963 IAA, when the 911 cele-brated its premiere when it was stillthe 901 type. Porsche has a lot of exciting things in store, come and besurprised.

Staff from the Porsche Club Co-ordination and representatives of thePorsche Club Deutschland will also be

present. We will be there to welcomeyou on our Club stand for the durationof the exhibition. Just drop by. We canprovide you with information about Porsche Clubs and everything youneed to know about the exhibition.What’s more – we have a “giveaway”waiting for you.

As in 2001, there will once again be a Club evening at this year’s IAA. Theresponse to the event two years agoexceeded all our expectations. Withinjust a few hours, all of the places had been allocated to Club membersfrom around the world. Although signi-

ficantly more bookings were acceptedthan we initially intended, unfortunatelywe had to turn down many more. Wetherefore ask for your understandingthat once again it is likely that we willnot be able to accept all bookings thisyear. However, as before, the sooneryou apply, the greater your chances of being among the guests, whosenumbers are limited to 350.

The Club evening is being organisedjointly by the Club Co-ordination fromPorsche AG and Porsche DeutschlandGmbH and will take place on 17th September. The invitation is exclu-sively for Porsche Club members. Allguests will receive a free ticket for theIAA, which allows you to visit the exhibition from 9.00 on that day. Whenyou arrive, you will be welcomed by Porsche Deutschland GmbH ClubCo-ordination and representatives ofthe German Porsche Clubs on the Porsche AG stand and – if you so wish– given the necessary informationabout the exhibition.

You then have the whole day free tostroll around the exhibition on your ownor with other Club members. In the eve-ning, after the doors have closed to allother visitors, we will then welcome

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you to our exclusive Club evening onour stand, which is intended to be aninformal and informative get togetherfor Club members from all over theworld. It gives you an opportunity tochat to other Club members and tomake new friends.

Only Club evening guests will haveaccess to the stand and anyone whowas there last time knows all about the highlights of the evening. On thatoccasion, an impressive visual andacoustic show formed the backdropfor a demonstration of the Porschevehicle and Selection range, while Porsche representatives were on handto talk and answer questions, andguests had the chance to take a per-sonal tour of the stand. Of course, the40 years of the 911 will be celebratedin fitting style at this year’s Club eve-ning. The buffet served on the standwill cater for your physical well being.

At the end of the evening, you will recei-ve your personal farewell gift beforesetting off for home. If you require ahotel for the night, we ask that youbook this yourself. Please note thatthere is a great strain on hotel capaci-ties during the exhibition. Because of the pricing situation at hotels close

throughout the world. You can bringone guest with you who is not a Club member (a family member for example).

We ask Club Presidents to communi-cate this offer in their Clubs, for exam-ple in the Club magazine, on the Clubhomepage or in a mailing. This will giveas many Club members as possiblethe opportunity to attend. The Clubevening is also a worthwhile destina-tion for a Club excursion.

Jutta AldenhoffPorsche Club Co-ordinationTel.: +49 (0)711 911 80 14Fax: +49 (0)711 911 83 59

to the exhibition site, it is oftenworthwhile to stay further afield in thesurrounding area. Hotel information isavailable from:

Tourismus + Congress GmbH Tel.: +49 (0)69 212 308 08 Or on the Internet at:www.messefrankfurt.de/de/seiten/reisecenter/hotels/hotels.html

As mentioned above, you should bookas quickly as possible, and by 30thJuly at the latest, using the enclosedbooking form. Guests must be mem-bers of one of the Porsche Clubs

Fax: +49 (0) 711 911 83 59 Closing date: 30th July 2003

Or by post to:

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AGAnne DungelhoeffPorsche Club Co-ordinationPorschestraße 15-1971634 Ludwigsburg

International motor show, Frankfurt, IAA – Porsche Club evening, 17.09.2003

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You will receive more details about the event, including the exact programme, the times and the location of our exhibition stand, as well as the entry tickets for the exhibition and the Club evening, in August.

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Porsche Club News Editor

Porsche Club Sport

In principle, Porsche Club sport hasexisted for as long as there have beenPorsche Clubs. One person who pro-moted the formation of Clubs and Clubsport was Huschke von Hanstein, Porsche racing manager and PR head.The baron with racing experiencecompletely understood that Porscheowners wanted to use their cars forsporting competitions at Club mee-tings. One Club even developed froma group of drivers who were keen onmotorsport. As a result, the “familymeetings” of Porsche fans “were supplemented by a slalom competi-tion”, says Jürgen Barth, who is nowthe customer sport co-ordinator at Porsche AG.

The sporting capabilities of the Porsche cars and the company’s successful involvement in racing madea crucial contribution to the fact thatClub sport rapidly gained in impor-tance. Porsche AG responded to thistrend with special Club Sport models.As examples from the past, we onlyhave to mention the 911 Carrera ClubSport, available only in model year

entering the Club sport Alpine Trophyseries, “but my car is now so good thatI want to try it out in the Super Sportseries”, the Porsche fan told us.

He enjoys driving in races, and he does not mind the related expense.The car is transported to the circuit ona trailer, while spare parts and toolsare always ready.

People like Roitmayer welcome thesporting activities of the PorscheClubs. Take a look at European Clubs’programmes for 2003 and you will seethat there is something for everyone:starting from driver training and safe-ty training, on to time trials on a sla-lom course or a circuit – often with aseparate ladies’ competition – rightthrough to genuine racing series, where there is a tough battle for victory. This is normally where you willfind the professionals with the relevantlicences, support trucks and teams.

In addition, there is often also a sepa-rate event for Porsche Classic cars(page 25 “Classic Car Trophy”).

1987, or the `93 968 CS. Today, youcan still order of a Club Sport versionof the GT2 or the GT3.

Depending on which series you wantto enter at the Club events, you can ofcourse also purchase one of the carsused in the marque cup from PorscheAG. “We act as an agent, if someoneis looking for a used example of theseCup cars”, says Gerd Schmid, racingcar product manager in Weissach,where the birthplace of Porsche racersis located. With the Cup cars, Club drivers had access to an extremelycompetitive racing machine and someof them may even have succeeded in making the step up to the PorscheCarrera Cup or the Porsche MichelinSuper Cup. “Club sport can definitelybe a starting point in a racing driver’scareer”, according to Schmid.

One man who is making his way gradually up the ladder is Herwig Roitmayer from Oberhaching. He hasbeen active in Club sport since the mid-80s. “I started in slalom”, herecalls. For some time, he has been

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In many cases, several Clubs get to-gether, allowing them to offer motor-sport events throughout the year. TheClubs then take turns to organise theindividual events, as is the case for theAlpine Trophy already mentioned,which is held by German and AustrianPorsche Clubs. To keep the program-me as varied as possible, the racesare held at difference circuits through-out Europe.

“In principle, anyone who has a Porsche can enter”, explains JörgPeham, one of the organisers of theAlpine Trophy. “We get between 75 and 120 entrants in each event”, hewent on. The fact that the number of Porsche drivers who want to take theircars out on a racetrack is constantlyrising must surely be due in part to the increasing restrictions on theroads. Everybody enjoys putting their

Porsche’s sporting capabilities to thetest on a closed circuit. It does nothave to be in a race though. The pro-gramme for the Club Cup, which thePorsche Club Deutschland is organi-sing for the second time this year,explicitly states that it is “not a race”.Instead, the focus is on driver safety.

The association of Swiss PorscheClubs has also put together a com-prehensive programme, which is opento all Porsche Club members. PeterMeister, sport co-ordinator at the Porsche Club Bern emphasises that“this costs the Clubs a lot of money.Planning, advertising, renting the circuit including the safety facilities,organising prizes, it all adds up”. Thatis not all, as a supporting programmeis often also organised. And that is notforgetting the fact that every Club thatorganises an event always needs a large number of voluntary helpers.From this point of view, it is particu-larly commendable that the Club sportcalendar of events is so full.

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There is also a very active sport scenein England. On the one hand, there arethe Track Days, which according toSteve Kevlin, sport co-ordinator of thePorsche Club GB, are “meeting withconstantly increasing demand”. Theseare also open to Porsche drivers who are not Club members. “Although they often join afterwards”, Kevlinexplains. Porsche drivers in Englandwho are keen on racing can also enterthe Porsche Club Championship, thePorsche Open and the Porsche SpeedChampionship. These series are opento all Club members from anywhere inthe world.

However, for reasons of capacity,many Clubs only organise individualevents, such as the Porsche Club Francorchamps with their “PorscheFrancorchamps Days” or the PorscheClub Portugal with the “Encontro Porsche no Estoril”.

Daniel Tolck, KD brand manager atAMAG in Switzerland, sees support forClub sport as an important instrumentof customer retention. AMAG providesa mobile spare parts and tool servicefor events organised by the PorscheCup Suisse and for the Porsche Drivers Cup.

The best way to obtain details of thedriver training courses or sport eventsoffered by the Clubs and their condi-tions of entry is to contact the repre-sentatives appointed by the Clubs or look on the Internet. The relevantevents can also be found in the Porsche Club Co-ordination eventscalendar at www.porsche.com.

Selected examples from the EuropeanClubs’ programme are listed below,and information about events organi-sed by overseas Clubs will appear inthe next issue of the Porsche ClubNews.

In addition to their own Club sport activities, many Clubs also organisevisits to national and internationalmotor sport events for their members,including the “Porsche Carrera Cup”and the “Porsche Michelin Supercup”(see page 6).

The Clubs’ sporting activities are popular, not only with Porsche AG but also with the subsidiaries and importers, and in may cases receivetheir active support. “It keeps the Porsche legend alive”, according to J. E. Maurissen, a Porsche importer inBelgium, who points to the PorscheDays Francorchamps, which he sup-ports financially. Mauro Gentile fromPorsche Italia has a similar view: “We consider the involvement of Clubmembers in motorsport to be veryimportant in terms of underlining Porsche’s image as a sports car marque.” Porsche Italia therefore provides the hospitality at the TargaTricolore and arranges effective appea-rances by the Porsche Clubs in themedia.

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Germany:PCD Club CupDriver training eventOrganised by: Various German Porsche ClubsInfo available at: www.porsche-club-deutschland.deContacts: Hans-G. Engels, E-mail: [email protected]

Austria/Germany:Alpine TrophyDriver training, Club Sport series andSuper Sport seriesOrganised by: Various Austrian andGerman Porsche ClubsInfo available at: www.alpenpokal.deContact: Jörg Peham, Tel.: +43 (0)676 381 11 15

Switzerland:Porsche Cup Suisse and Porsche Drivers CupDriver training, slalom, long-distance,time trialOrganised by: Association of SwissPorsche ClubsInfo available at: www.porsche-clubs.chContact: Xavier Penalba, Tel.: +41 (0)497 66 11

England:Track DaysDriver training and free drivingOrganised by: Porsche Club Great BritainInfo available at: www.porscheclubgb.comContact: Steve Kevlin, Tel.: +44 (0)1608 65 29 11

Porsche Club Championship, Porsche Open and Porsche Speed ChampionshipLong distance, Classic series, hill climb and sprintsInfo available at: www.msdpcgb.co.ukContact: Steve Kevlin Tel.: +44 (0)1608 65 29 11

France:Racetrack daysTime trials, sprints and long distance racesOrganised by: Club Porsche de FranceInfo available at: www.club-porsche-france.orgContact: Philippe Aunay Tel.: +33 (0)2 3598 3480

Sweden:Porsche Michelin CupSprint races and individual speed trials in three different classesOrganised by: PCS Racing ClubInfo available at: www.porsche.nuContact: Mr. Jonsson, E-mai: [email protected]

Italy:Targa TricoloreSuper sprint, time trial, long distanceOrganised by: Porsche Club ItaliaInfo available at:www.porschemania.it/TrofeoPorsche/TrofeoPorsche.phpContact: Sergio AncaraniTel.: +39 (0)2 607 09 96

Belgium:Porsche Francorchamps DaysDriver training courses and free driving in various classesOrganised by: Porsche Club FrancorchampsInfo available at: www.porscheclubfrancorchamps.beContact: Marc FrancoisTel.: +32 (0)43 49 40 12

Porsche Club News Editor

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Porsche Club Salzburg

30 years of the Porsche Club Salzburg

This year, the Porsche Club Salzburgis celebrating 30 years of existence.All Porsche Club members and Porschefans from anywhere in the world areinvited to help mark the occasion. Theanniversary event will be held on 3rdand 4th May 2003 in Salzburg. Theprogramme for the two days is as follows:

Saturday 3rd May 2003:

Up to14.00: Arrival of participants atPoint Hotel Anif

15.00: Porsche procession through Salzburg with police escort

16–17.00: Champagne reception with the Mayor of the state capital of Salzburgat the Prince Archbishop’sresidence, Schloß Hell-brunn

19.00: Start of gala evening in the Glashalle room at Porsche Alpenstraße

Booking fee per person: 50.– Euro. This includes:

• Champagne reception at Hellbrunn• Gala dinner inc. all drinks• Show programme • DJ

Accommodation:Overnight accommodation with break-fast at the “Point Hotel Anif” costs 60.–Euro per person. This is a special price for Porsche.

To book, please contact the President’ssecretary:

Porsche Club SalzburgRA Dr. Nikolaus VoglerViktor-Keldorfer-Straße 1A-5020 SalzburgTel.: +43 (0)662 845 522Fax: +43 (0)662 845 544E-mail: [email protected]

Sunday 4th May 2003:

10.30: Joint excursion via Dürrnberg – Roßfeld– Berchtesgaden – and possibly the “Germanmountain route” with lunch together on the Dürrnberg

approximate15.00: End of event

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Porsche Club Roland zu Bremen

40 years Club anniversary

Regrettably, in its announcement ofClub anniversaries, the Porsche ClubNews 01/03 omitted the Porsche ClubRoland, which is also celebrating 40years of existence this year.

This anniversary will be the social high-light of this year.

In January 2003, the Porsche ClubRoland held its annual general meeting.Harald S. Stegen, who had served asPresident for 25 years, did not standfor re-election. The Club said farewellto him in fitting style and named himhonorary president.

Later in the meeting, the Club decidedto call itself the Porsche Club Rolandzu Bremen e.V. in future and electedMichael Pledl its new President.

In sporting terms, the Porsche ClubRoland zu Bremen e.V. once again has plenty planned for this year. Afterentering the new Club Cup series in2002 with two very successful races,this event will be continued this year.The opening event was held on 29thMarch in Assen, while the second racewill take place on 6th September inRotenburg/Wümme.

Porsche Club Roland zu Bremen e.V.President: Michael PledlTel.: +49 (0)479 214 97Fax: +49 (0)479 232 44

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Porsche SelectionWith Porsche Selection, you will always cut a good figure, in the office and in your spare time

Even for games, you should stillrely on the best technology! ThePorsche Energy and Energy Pro tennisrackets offer optimum playing quali-ties thanks to their exclusively deve-loped new frame cross-section. They are made of a carbon composite construction consisting of 80% highmodular graphite, 15% ultra carbonand 5% braided carbon.

The Energy Pro tennis racket is de-signed for players with a well-develo-ped shot technique and high demandsin terms of comfort and ball accelera-tion. The tennis racket is ideally suited for players with an average to good shot technique, who value comfort and control but still want goodball acceleration.

• Energy Pro tennis racket

WAP 068 002/003/004 12

(grip size SL2/3/4)

• Energy tennis racket

WAP 069 002/003/004 12

(grip size SL2/3/4)

• Ladies’ tennis shirt

WAP 509 00S-0XL 13

• Men’s tennis shirt

WAP 509 00S-XXL 13

And for the office: The elegant 911 design cufflinks from Porsche Selection are a perfect and stylishaccompaniment for classic shirts.They also go very well with the 911 tieclip while the 911 banknote clipkeeps your banknotes together. Likeall items in the 911 series, the keyfob and pins are made of 925 Sterlingsilver.

• 911 key fob WAP 050 092 12

• 911 banknote clip WAP 050 093 12

• 911 tie clip WAP 050 107 13

• 911 cufflinks WAP 050 094 12

• 911 pin WAP 050 095 12

• Tennis tracksuit

WAP 508 0XS-XXL 13

With our high quality Tennis tracksuityou are sure to score points in anymatch: with dark blue trousers and white/dark blue/orange jacket, it isextremely comfortable to wear. Thetrousers have an elasticated waist-band has a fashionable cut and theside zips make it easy to get on andoff over tennis shoes. Matching thecolours of the tracksuit, we also havethe Tennis shirt for him and her. Thehigh quality men’s tennis shirt with button up neck has a simple design, astraight cut and, like the ladies’ shirt,us made of active breathing and quick-drying material. The feminine ladies’ V-neck shirt has a collar and is fitted.The spandex component of the shirtmaterial ensures optimum freedom ofmovement and a high degree of com-fort when playing sport.

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Porsche TequipmentPrepare your Porsche for summer

Special products need special care.To meet this high demand, PorscheTequipment has development a rangeof care products optimally tailored forthe needs of our different cars. Thealuminium Coupé care kit includesshampoo, solid wax, screen wash,paintwork and plastic polish and insectremover. The Cabriolet care kit.contains special care products for theBoxster and 911 Cabriolet, particularlythe hood and leather work. Of course,the Tequipment range also includes theCayenne care kit, which containscare products specially developed for the Cayenne. Heavy soiling afteron-road or off-road driving can beremoved more easily by using the pre- cleaner, while the solid wax provi-des preventative care for the vehicleexterior. All products are approved bythe Porsche laboratory and guaranteeprotective care for your Porsche, insi-de and outside. All of the care productsare of course available individually.

• Cayenne care kit

Item no. 955 044 000 20

• Coupé care kit

Item no. 000 044 000 56

• Cabriolet/Roadster care kit

Item no. 000 044 000 00

• 18“ Turbo Look II wheel

For 911 Carrera/Targa

Item no. 000 044 600 56

• 18“ Turbo Look II wheel

For Boxster/Boxster S

Item no. 000 044 600 57

The Turbo Look II wheel has beenspecially developed for the 911 Turboand its extraordinary design underli-nes the sporty look of your Porsche. Itis also easy to take care of. Optionalspacers on the wheel give an evenmore sporty design and even more driving pleasure. The Turbo Look IIwheel is available for the 911 Carreraand Targa, and for the Boxster and Boxster S.

For anyone who does not want to haveto rely on a map and compass to findtheir way, Porsche Tequipment is offe-ring the TrafficPro navigation system(for vehicles up to 07/02). It has anextensive range of functions and con-tains the road data for thirteen Euro-pean countries on a single CD. On theroute, directions appear on the displayand you also receive voice instruc-tions. The use of TMC (Traffic MessageChannel) makes dynamic route planningpossible in some countries: the trafficreports transmitted by radio are recei-ved and immediately interpreted by thenavigation system. The installationcosts are only slightly more than for anormal car radio.

• TrafficPro navigation system

Item no. 000 044 900 77

Further information is availablefrom your Porsche Centre

or by visiting us at www.porsche.com

Lowered suspension.

Heightened senses.

Porsche Exclusive.

The ultimate in personalisation.

For more information, visit www.porsche.com

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4. Classic info exchangePorsche Club 914 de France

International 914 meeting in Deauville

From 19th to 21st September 2003,the Porsche Club 914 de France is orga-nising an international 914 meeting inDeauville/France, to which all PorscheClub members are invited. Normandyprovides the attractive setting for themeeting, which has a preliminary pro-gramme as follows:

Friday 19th September 2003

From 16.00: Arrival of participants atthe Hotel Clos Saint Gatien near Deau-ville. It is a hotel in the rural style ofNormandy, in the best French tradi-tions.

19.00: Welcome and presentation ofthe programme for Saturday

19.30: Buffet in hotel

Saturday 20th September 2003

Breakfast

Distribution of road books for the plan-ned tour

Our tour takes us through the greencountryside to Honfleur, the art town,which was once a very important sea-faring centre.

Visit to the Pont l‘ Evêque car museum

Lunch break at the casino in Deauville(no casual clothing allowed)

Trip to the Chateau du Breuil, tour ofthe 17th century distillery

Return to hotel

20.00: Gala dinner and presentationof prizes

Sunday 21st September 2003

Breakfast

Free day for participants

The following activities are availa-ble in the surrounding area:

Motorsport (karting or quad bikes),golf, tennis, riding, or a tour of thetown.

Further information is available fromthe Club or on the Internet at:

Porsche Club 914 de FrancePresident: Jean-Paul GrimbertTel.: +33 (0)143 659 026Fax: +33 (0)143 983 953

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Porsche Classic Car Trophy 2003

In addition to the Club sport activitiespresented on pages 15-18 of thisissue, for drivers of Porsche Classiccars and members of Porsche ClassicClubs in Germany, there is also the“Porsche Classic Car Trophy”.

The Porsche Classic Car Trophy is aracing series held for classic PorscheGT vehicles from 1965 to 1991. It provides an opportunity to bring toget-her more than 25 years of Porscheproduction, divided into classes byengine size and type, on the racetrack.

From 2003, vehicles from the Porsche924S, 944, 944S and 944S2 seriescan also enter Division 1. A separateguest competition has been set up for vehicles from the 964 series (911Carrera RS and 911 Carrera Cup), sothat these cars can also get back onthe track.

The rules for the series are based onAppendix J of the international motorsport laws, as well as national rulesdeveloped specially for the series.These rules set out the engine size andyear of construction classifications,which are in turn matched to the production periods. In most classes,the rims and tyre manufacturer and

size are stipulated, to give as level aplaying field as possible and to pre-vent a race for the best equipmentmaking the whole thing prohibitivelyexpensive. Road tyres are used (apartfrom various slick classes) and carscan enter the races with a standardroad licence and the safety standardsdemanded by the FIA. Drivers onlyrequire a national A licence, which canbe obtained by completing a drivingcourse with DMSB licence instructors.

Now, that the racing series has beenrun successfully for three years, therules have once again been extendedfor 2003, and the new version can be

viewed or downloaded on the Internetat www.pcctrophy.de.

The races will include 2 x 25 minutesof training and a 60-minute race withcompulsory pit stop. This pit stop canbe used to change drivers or forrepairs, but refuelling is not permitted.The only exception is the “Nordschleife500 km” race in June.

It is thus possible for two drivers toshare the vehicle as a team, with thecompulsory pit stop and the 2 trainingsessions ensuring that each of themgets to do the same amount of driving.

A total of 8 races will be held for thetrophy, from which one result can bedropped, and the best 7 results willcount towards the 2003 class and overall standings. The driver whoachieves the most points in the classset at the beginning of the season will be the class champion, while the driver with the highest points total overall will also win the trophy.

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Race 513th to 15th June 2003, Sachsenring Race 615th to 17th August 2003, Hockenheim Race 719th to 21st September 2003,OscherslebenRace 817th to 19th October 2003, seasonfinale, Nürburgring

If you are interested in entering theraces, you can obtain more informa-tion from the contact addresses below,or visit us on our homepage:www.pcctrophy.comand in our Internet forum.

PCC OrganisationSiggi HafnerLessingstr.34 71101 SchönaichTel.: +49 (0)7031 281 638Tel.: +49 (0)7031 755 78 03Tel.: +49 (0)172 602 06 00 (Mobile)

E-mail: [email protected]

PCC Press and Public Relations Alexander Hafner Im Himmel 64 C70569 StuttgartTel.: +49 (0)711 228 38 11 (Office)

Tel.: +49 (0)711 677 24 55 (Home)

Tel.: +49 (0)711 677 24 55 Tel.: +49 (0)172 733 03 65 (Mobile)

E-mail:[email protected]

Dates (preliminary plan):

Race 14th to 6th April 2003, Hockenheim Race 219th to 20th April 2003, NürburgringRace 316th to 18th May 2003, SpaRace 428th to 30th May 2003, Nürburgring-Nordschleife, 500 km race

From the 2003 season, vehicles are divided into the following engine size classes, with each class havinga separate competition:

Class 1 Up to 2000 ccm GT types 914-4, 912, 924 Group 3 model 66-89

Class 2 Up to 2500 ccm GT types 911, 914-6, 924S, 944, 944S Group 3 model 69-89

Class 3 Up to 3000 ccm GT types 911, 911 RS, 944S2 Group 3 model 74-89

Class 3 A Up to 3000 ccm GTS types 911 RSR 2.8, 3.0 Org or modified Group 4 plusGT/GTS-types GT/GTS types from classes 1 to 3 Group 4GT/GTS-types under GT/GTS type rules for

classes 1 to 3 using slicks

Class 4 Up to 3200 ccm GT types 911 Group B model 83-89

Class 5 Up to 3600 ccm GTS types 911 Group H model till 86

Class 6 Up to 3600 ccm GT types 911, 911 RS (964) pure guest series GTP Class 2 model 89-93

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European Concours d’Élégance in Schwetzingen

The European Concours d’Élégance inSchwetzingen is being held once againthis year. From 4th to 6th July 2003,organisers are expecting more than150 of the best oldtimers from aroundthe world in the grounds of the castlein Schwetzingen. The vehicles will be divided into different classes andthen judged and awarded prizes by ajury made up of well-known oldtimerexperts.

Visitors can view the cars between10.00 and 18.00 on Saturday and Sunday – and stroll around the beauti-ful gardens. The contemporary costu-mes worn by some of the entrants areanother attraction, and a picnic from12.00 on the Saturday rounds off theimpression of a festive garden party.

Organising office:Tel.: +44 (0)1787 466 175Fax: +44 (0)1787 466 185E-mail: [email protected]: www.european-concours.com

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Porsche Club News Editor

Report series: “The first 40 years of the Porsche 911”Episode 1: The first Porsche 911 assessed by the industry press

To mark the 40th anniversary of the911, in this and subsequent issues ofthe Porsche Club News in 2003 wewould like to publish a series of reportsrelating to the 911.

Episode 1: The first Porsche 911assessed by the industry press

Although the 911 had already beenpresented in 1963 at the IAA in Frank-furt, series production did not startuntil the second half of the followingyear. The industry journals could hard-ly wait to go over the new Porsche witha fine toothcomb. One of the firstmagazines to publish a driving reportwas “auto motor und sport”.

The impressions that the journal publis-hed in April 1964 had been gained froma pre-series vehicle, which was stillequipped with Solex carburettors froma Lancia. The start of series produc-tion saw the introduction of the Solextriple overflow carburettor speciallydeveloped for the 911, which in turn

We drove: Porsche 901The whole car is designed to be a com-fortable cruising vehicle. The empha-sis has thus been placed on a quietengine, good engine and bodyworksilencing and excellent suspensioncomfort. However, a car in this classmust also have excellent driving quali-ties and a completely new chassis hasbeen designed to meet these tworequirements. There is no doubt thatthe new sports car, which will be pro-duced in Zuffenhausen from the end ofAugust, is one of the most interestingcars in the world.

From “auto motor und sport”,April 1964

We drove: Porsche 911Of course, the car and its engine canonly provide real driving pleasure inthe wilds, when you can push the engi-ne to its limits in all the gears. Then –not least thanks to the closely adja-cent five gears – you can drive incre-dibly quickly.

gave way to the Weber carburettor inFebruary 1966.

The following quotations provide anoverview of how the new Porsche wasjudged by the experts.

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From “Motor Rundschau”, April 1965

Fantastic: Porsche 901We also had the opportunity to cast adiscerning eye over this high-speedcar at the local dealership in Koblenz,and to drive it for a few kilometres. Itwas a great pleasure.

From “Rhein-Zeitung”, May 1964

The rocket on wheels should be redWhen you brake the car from 200 km/hto a stop, you need to warn any pas-sengers with false teeth to close theirmouths. The brakes have to be thatway. In this kind of car, they are just as important as the chassis and theengine.

From “Volkszeitung Kärnten”, March 1965

Porsche 911, bigger and morepowerful than its predecessorsAs always, Porsche has combined reliability and safety, and the 911 isthe first European car to have a double kinked propeller shaft in thenew rack steering system and twotrack rods of equal length, to ensurethat thrust cannot be transferred tothe steering wheel.

From “Austro-Motor”, February 1965

Into the new year with 130 BHP:Porsche 911It goes without saying that the company that has such an excellentreputation in the motor industry,because in this age of mass produc-tion it supplies practically handmadecars, has remained faithful to its owndesign principles on its new model.The Porsche 911 has an air-cooled

rear engine, but it is a 2-litre six cylin-der generating 130 BHP and a topspeed of 210 km/h. Moreover, the 911 is immediately recognisable as aPorsche, even from a distance.

From “Wiener Wochenausgabe”, January 1965

A rocket on wheels with high levelof safetyThunderbolts are often a little tempe-ramental. You can do magic with them,but you need to know them inside out.With the 911, there is no need formagic. This rocket on wheels remainsgood-humoured, even in extreme situ-ations.

From “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung”, February 1965

Porsche 911The values recorded for accelerationand top speed are excellent for a 2-litre car. They were a touch betterthan the factory specifications. Wewere able to accelerate from enginespeeds below 2,000 RPM with fifthgear engaged. This means that those

who wish to do so can drive the carlike a normal, respectable saloon.

From “Road & Track”, March 1965

Test report: Porsche 911No doubt about it: This Porsche is theend for all other Porsches or, to put itbetter, it is the start of a new Porschegeneration. Porsche’s new 911 isunquestionably the best Porsche yet.What is more, it is one of the bestGrand Tourismo cars in the world, certainly in the top three or four.

From “Car and Driver”, April 1965

Test: Porsche 911Although the 911 provides the samepower as the historic Carrera, 130BHP, it does so with considerably lessstress on the driver and a gain in flexibility. Of course, the engine beha-ves more gently and allows higher engi-ne speeds than the push rodfour-cylinder – in short, this engine isa high point for Porsche.

From “Small Car”, March 1965

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Driving impressions: Porsche 911After just a few miles behind the wheel,the driver notices three things, espe-cially if he is familiar with Porsche. Thenew 911 is quieter, more refined andmore comfortable than any Porsche todate. Its driving qualities are flawlessand, despite only having a two-litreengine, the Porsche outpaces manylarger American cars.

From “Autocar”, July 1965

In the next Porsche Club News, we willpresent episode 2, with more insightsinto the history of the 911.

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6. ReportagePorsche Club New Zealand

Visit to Continental Car Service for official opening ceremony

In November, our Club members wereinvited to visit the new Porsche sho-wroom and workshop at ContinentalCar Services (CCS). More than 180members, including some new ones,took up the invitation. We were welco-med by waiters with champagne andcanapés, after which we were free to look around. There was a lot of spe-culation as to whether the Cayennewould be presented. However, whenHelen Nott took the stage she introdu-ced not the Cayenne, but ManagingDirector Mark Darrow.

He was followed by the Service Mana-ger, Mike Klenner, who introduced histechnical team and the finer points ofthe workshop, which includes a specialdepartment for engine overhauls. Heeven mentioned his Recaro officechair, which I had of course tested,while the ladies were more interestedin the plants in Mike’s office.

Manager Mark Darrow, Michael Vetterfrom Porsche Asia Pacific emphasisedthe importance of the New Zealandmarket in the region and praised thestrength of the Club, which we werevery pleased to hear. The showroomand service centre, which were desi-gned strictly in line with the CorporateIdentity, were then officially opened by Auckland’s mayor John Banks. Wethen had the pleasure of listening toTim Beveridge, a New Zealander who appears in the London theatres. Hisfinal number, in recognition of Tim andAnne-Marie, was also a successfulsummary of the evening – “My Way.”

Matthew Halliday and Ian Nott

Porsche Club New ZealandPresident: Helen NottTel.: +64 (0)9 480 62 74Fax: +64 (0)9 480 19 35

Sales Manager Tony Elsmore also spoke. He told us about the difficultiesin planning the event, as the roof hadnot yet been finished three days before.But thanks to a Porsche fan at the buil-ding company, it was finished on time.

When we were looking at the new con-ference room, we told Elsmore andKlenner how perfect it would be if wecould produce our Club magazine“Spiel” there. They didn’t reject thesuggestion out of hand, so perhapssomething will come of it in the future.

In any case, we would like to thank CCSfor an excellent evening. It was goodto get together and talk to so many of our members. The new Porsche showroom was officially opened thefollowing day.

Established by current Chairman Tim Bailey in 1967, CCS has been aPorsche dealer since 1975. This linkcomes from the time Bailey spent studying and working in Germany. Inthe early 1970s, he achieved successin rallies and races in a 911. One photo-graph shows him at a rally in WesternAustralia in 1973. He regretted that hewas unable to show us the car, butshortly after the photograph wastaken, it plunged over a 150-metre cliff– with him at the wheel.

After a welcoming speech by General

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Porsche Club Brasil

Porsche Racing Festival 2002 at Interlagos

What could be better than bringing an eventful season to a close with acelebration? On 2nd November 2002,the Porsche Club Brasil held the fifthPorsche Racing Festival at the Interla-gos circuit. Everything was in place:lovely weather, crowds of happy people, a sumptuous buffet and ofcourse a lot of cars. More than 100Porsches were out on the track, pro-viding exciting motorsport for the1,000 spectators. It was the final ofthe Porsche Club Cup 2002 cham-pionship.

After two training sessions under theguidance of drivers from the Advan-ced Driving School, 42 Porsches tookpart in the first competition of the day:the “Endurance Marathon”, a time trialin which the drivers had to stick to alap time of 2 minutes 35 seconds. Tomake things more difficult, there werethree checkpoints around the circuit.Every second of deviation at the check-points resulted in a penalty point.

The drivers had to complete at leastten laps, and the ten best entrantswere placed. This race also gave theless quick and older cars a chance,while there was a separate ladies’ com-petition for the six ladies who entered.The next event, the “Endurance GT”,was identical to the marathon but required lap times of 2 minutes 15seconds.

While the adults watched the races ona screen in the UBS pit, the childrenand young people amused themselveson a racing simulator, under the watchful eye of the childminders. Thedrivers could obtain technical assi-stance in the Pirelli pit, and in one ofthe two pits occupied by PorscheStuttgart. The other was used for thesocial element of the day. Anyone whowanted to could also take a helicopterflight to see the circuit from the air.

After lunch, it was time for the “FlyingLap”, which was all about the best laptimes. For the first time, there was alsoa “Golden Lap”. This competition wasfor the best three drivers from each ofthe individual races in the differentcategories. The winner of the “GoldenLap” was the driver with the fastest laptime.

The only starter in Category A wasLuciano Rocco in a `68 912. The 912was the first Porsche to be importedto Brazil. Rocco’s car has a curioushistory: he bought it in 1973, sold itafter a time but then bought it again27 years later. Today, his 912 looksjust like it did when it was brand new.

The victor in Category B was AntonioMonfrinatti in his 968. Category C saw a great achievement by Joao Candido Niemeyer: he drove from Rio

de Janeiro in his ̀ 73 911 Carrera, wonhis class and, after the presentationceremony, got back behind the wheelto drive home.

Category D was the class with the most starters (17). It was won by LuizGuilherme Razzo in a 911 Carrera 2.However, second place was enoughfor Luciano Viscardi to move to thehead of the standings in the PorscheClub Cup.

Antonio Marcos de Moraes Barros wonCategory E. In this class, a lap time ofunder 2 minutes was achieved at Inter-lagos. Category F, the Boxster class,was won by Luis Assib Zattar in hisBoxster S, in a time of 2:00.502 min.

The fastest cars were in Category G.It was won by Antonio Hermann in his911 Turbo in 1:54.445 min. Hermannalso holds the lap record for PorscheClub Brasil events at Interlagos. Thetop three in each class received a Pirelli trophy, a plaque from UPS, Davidoff cigars, Dunhill perfume and awriting case from Montblanc.

Luiz Alberto Pandini and Cecilia Franco

Porsche Club BrasilPresident: Regis SchuchTel.: +55 (0)11 306 195 44Fax: +55 (0)11 308 181 21

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Porsche Club of America, Riesentöter Region

Driving for a good cause

You are very lucky. Yes you! Simply because of the factthat you are reading this article, wecan assume that you are rich and owna Porsche. Of course, we have all hadour financial ups and downs, but some-how everything has all worked out.Maybe we get a cold or flu twice a year,but in general we come through unsca-thed. It seems as though we alwayshave time to devote attention to life.But what if we didn’t have this time?What if we knew that we only had alimited time left to live? How would youspend that time? With your family andfriends? Or travelling to exotic coun-tries?

Lets go one step further. What if youwere a child and only had a limited timeleft to live? What would you do then?

Reimert. On the side of the car wasthe logo of a charity campaign called“Make A Wish”.

Talking to Ms. Reimert, we discoveredthat she raises money for “Make AWish”, an organisation that fulfils special wishes for terminally ill chil-dren. From trips to Disney World tosalmon fishing in Canada to meetingthe Pope – “Make A Wish” makes any-thing possible. Making a wish cometrue helps to give a child back whattheir illness has taken away: laughter,strength, hope.

Further investigation revealed that the“Make A Wish” foundation was esta-blished in 1980, after a young boynamed Chris Greicius had his greatestwish fulfilled: he wanted to be a poli-ceman. From those modest begin-nings, a worldwide organisation hasnow grown up. With 15 dollars of initial capital but some unbelievablygenerous volunteers behind it, “MakeA Wish” now has more than 80 localgroups across the country and hasmade more than 97,000 children’s wishes come true. Looking at theirwebsite, you would think you were looking at a blue chip company with ahuge, highly efficient customer servi-ce organisation. I recommend that youpay a visit to the „Make A Wish” site:www.wish.org.

Around the same time, RTR Vice President Tom Zaffarano was negotia-ting with the state of Pennsylvaniaabout special license plates for Clubmembers. He was asked what our Clubdid to help good causes, as RTR isregistered as a non-profit organisation.Good question.

I cannot begin to answer that questionpersonally. But I can tell you how agroup of Porsche enthusiasts have collected more than 27,000 dollars,to give children with terminal or life-threatening illnesses the chance tohave one of their wishes come true.The story involves the ideal racing circuit of Watkins Glen, some very fastcars and the generosity of 85 enthusi-astic drivers and their sponsors andhelpers.

First of all, let’s look back to August2000. The Riesentöter Region (RTR)of the Porsche Club of America orga-nised a Club race at Watkins Glen. Oursports co-ordinator, Mike Andrews,noticed a beautifully restored 356Cabriolet, which was being driven by ayoung lady named Mandy Williams

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The RTR members worked hard to find a good answer. One idea was todonate the proceeds from a sportingevent to a local or national charitableinstitution. Some people cast theirminds back to the Club race at Wat-kins Glen and immediately thought ofthe “Make A Wish” foundation.

Then, during a driver training courseat Watkins Glen in August 2002, wewere asked whether we would be inter-ested in renting the circuit for two daysin October. After a brief discussion atthe drivers’ briefing in the morning, webooked the dates.

So now we had the circuit and the perfect charity in the “Make A Wish”foundation. We decided to donate allproceeds from the training course.With only two months to organise theevent, our organising committee wereconfronted with an incredible task.

We contacted Mandy Reimert, who hadrecently organised the second annualMake A Wish event for the PorscheOwners’ Club in Laguna Seca, andasked her for suggestions. She pled-ged her support, just as our main sponsor promised us 10,000 dollars,although they wished to remain anony-

mous. Mike Andrews had initially cal-culated for a driver training course witharound 80 cars and proceeds ofaround 5,000 dollars for “Make AWish”. Boy, was he being cautious! In the end it was 85 cars and 27,000dollars was donated.

It was a rainy Sunday in October whenI set out from my home in South EastPennsylvania for New York. While manypeople take their cars to the circuit on a trailer, I enjoy driving my 1984Targa – at least when the weather isgood anyway. It was really cold andthe rain just didn’t stop. It goes withoutsaying that the pace was slow, apartfrom the off-road vehicles that racedby, whose drivers do not have to worry about aquaplaning. I reached theSeneca Lodge in the afternoon. As ithad been all the way, it was raining andcold. Things were not looking good.

After dinner in the Lodge in the com-pany of friends from the Club and aftera few cocktails in the bar, the atmos-phere slowly began to improve. Wewere all hoping for the best for tomor-row’s weather. The route back to mysimple quarters was cold and unplea-sant. Things were not looking muchbetter.

The first thing you notice at an October event is the darkness and coldwhen you wake up – especially whenyou have to get up at 6:00 in the mor-ning. As I was working in technicalinspection, I had to be at the circuit by7:00. What I like about it is that I getto see how the day develops. To startwith, everything is quiet but later the-re is a huge crush in the drivers’ pad-dock and the engines are roaring fromevery side. On this particular morning,I was greeted by an incredibly beauti-ful sunrise. After the rain of the pre-vious day, it was great to see the sunagain. It was still cold and windy, butthe conditions seemed to be favoura-ble for racing.

The people arrived and the day began:registration, technical inspection andthe drivers’ briefing. Everything wentsmoothly and we were ready to start;only the ambulance was missing. There had been some confusion abouttiming so we had to wait for half anhour until it arrived. That kind of thingnormally annoys people, but theatmosphere remained good. After all,a short delay pales into insignificancecompared with what those who bene-fit from “Make A Wish” have to gothrough.

Then it was time to go. With only 85cars on the track, divided into fourgroups, we had ample opportunity tolearn and practice. On some sectionsof the circuit, you were actually alone– you felt as though you had somehowmissed the chequered flag. We all hadto drive a bit slower, as the tyres donot grip so well in the lower tempera-tures as they do in August, but overalleverything went well and we had oneof the best events that Watkins Glenhas seen.

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Two of our members wanted to attach“Make A Wish” stickers to their brandnew GT2. The owners, Mark and CarolReynolds, have more than a passinginterest in the foundation, and theevent had special meaning for both ofthem. Mark explained his donation to“Make A Wish”: “I know from personalexperience what these wishes meanto small children. John Russell, a boyfrom my neighbourhood, was diagno-sed with a rare form of cancer at theage of two. He was a lovely kid withthe same hopes, wishes and dreamsas any other young boy. About a yearago, the “Make A Wish” foundationmade his wish for a Wendy house inthe garden come true. He was so pleased with it that he showed his new house to everyone who visited.He enjoyed playing in it so much. Unfortunately, John Russell died lastSeptember. There was nothing anyonecould do to prevent his death, but atleast his life was brightened up by the people who had donated money tothe foundation.”

preparation for another day of driving.And what a day that turned out to be.From start to finish, everything ran likeclockwork. It was sunny and mild, aperfect day to round off a perfectevent.

What did we do on those two days? Wedrove, ate, drank and had a good time.It was an absolutely fabulous weekend,which was made even better by theknowledge that we were able to bringsomething very positive into tragicyoung lives.

We hope you will be there next year,when the time comes for our Make AWish event. The power of a child’s wishes eclipses even that of a Porsche.

Christopher Mahalick, Panorama, February 2003

Porsche Club of AmericaPresident: Tom BobbittTel.: +1 757 259 78 23E-mail: [email protected]

The evening saw a dinner at the GlenClub. A number of companies hadgenerously donated prizes for a raffle:AWE Tuning, CJ’s Tire, Dougherty Automotive, Mo’s Garage, Teresa’sCafé, Tire Rack, TrackCam, WindwardPerformance, and Watkins Glen Race-way.

The Glen Club is in an excellent loca-tion directly adjacent to a section ofthe circuit called Esses. Inside is a large bar (which we made good use of)and an even larger dining room.Upstairs is a spectator’s terrace, fromwhere you can see the track from atotally different perspective than fromyour car. From here, you could evensee when drivers changed gears.

The dinner was absolutely excellent.The surroundings were also ideal – topmarks to the Glen Club team!

The evening was great and finishedwith a lot of exhausted drivers, whoreturned to their rooms to relax in

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Club Porsche de France, Région Méditerranée

Welcome to Catalonia

Luckily the weather forecast for aweekend of rain in the Eastern Pyre-nees was wrong. At least on Saturday22nd February, beautiful sunshineaccompanied us along the Autoroutedu Soleil towards Perpignan. We hadnot been in this area for three years.

A few kilometres before our destina-tion, a `77 3.0l 911 was suddenly atthe side of the road. Its owner, thefamous Mac Joel Gyver, had made an unsuccessful attempt to repair adefective distributor cap. The solidarityof Porsche drivers was once againdemonstrated, as we put a smile backon the face of our unlucky friend witha new distributor cap.

More than 20 Porsches arrived in frontof the Hotel Mas d’Huston on the Gulfof St. Cyprien: Boxsters, 911s, 930s,964s, 993s and 996s. Surrounded byan outstanding golf course and only

800 metres from the beach, this hoteloffered us the very best in comfort andrelaxation. After lunch, we set off for atour. At Prades, we left the nationalhighway to drive on the country roadsinland. In Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, our

convoy stopped in front of the monast-ery. Founded in the year 833, themonastery experienced its golden agebetween the 10th and 12th centuries.The elegant terraced tower stretchedup into an azure sky with the snowcovered peak of Canigou in the back-ground.

A guide told us the history of the fourchurches that were built successivelyin Cuxa.

After this visit, our journey through thearea around Canigou led to Vernet lesBains. We were applauded as we passed through the snowy village,whose inhabitants clearly appreciatedhow special a Porsche is. One Boxsterneeded a push after refuelling becauseof the snow. “That would never havehappened to me in my Carrera 4”, wasthe owner’s only comment.

On the return leg of the journey, wevisited Villefranche de Conflent, a 12thcentury fortified town and then it wastime to head back to St. Cyprien.

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After an aperitif in Maury, over an excellent dinner we had ample oppor-tunity for conversation and, of course,to praise the capabilities of our won-derful cars, which had battled bravelythrough the snow.

On the Sunday, we set off at 9h30towards the coast as far as Argèles,before taking the Route des Cretes.The road was good and had plenty ofbends, which is just what our carsneed. We stopped for a photo break atthe Col de Serre. We took the descentat a more leisurely pace.

At the Tambour winery in Banyuls, awine tasting session awaited us. Aftera delicious lunch at the Plage desElmes, we rounded off the weekend inColliure with the traditional familyphotography in front of the Templarfortress.

We would love to return here next year.

Mario Pages

Club Porsche de FranceRégion MéditerranéePresident: Jean Paaul VialaTel.: +33 (0)467 69 48 92Fax: +33 (0)467 69 48 92

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Porsche Club Konstanz

20 years of the Porsche Club Konstanz

The Porsche Club Konstanz anniver-sary celebrations were held at the endof 2002 on the island of Mainau in LakeConstance. Mainau, also known as theisland of flowers, lived up to its nameeven in winter. As they arrived, guestswere welcomed in the castle groundswith a hot “Glög”, a Swedish drink pre-pared in a large pot over an open fireand served hot. It was a good idea, asyou can soon start to freeze at a stan-ding open-air reception in winter.

Later, everyone moved into a beauti-fully decorated room, where our President Reinhold Schelle welcomedthe guests to the celebrations. In hisspeech, he briefly reviewed the Club’shistory to date. A lot has happened in the past 20 years, not just in socialterms but also in the motorsport sphere.

We are pleased that many of our members have actively participated in the Porsche weekends, driven in the championship races, gained pointsand been very successful. Some peo-ple recalled when the Porsche ClubKonstanz was honoured as the bestteam at a Trophy race. And that meanssomething, when you consider that wehave between 30 and 35 members.For years, we have been organisingdriver training courses, for example atthe Hockenheim Ring or in Misano, Italy. “Over the years, we have madefriendships with many other Clubs,

which we have maintained to this day”,Reinhold Schelle emphasised, earninga nod of agreement from Heinz Dorr,former President of the Porsche ClubAllgäu.

After the festive meal, a varied pro-gramme started, which those presentwill remember for a long time. Of course, we are very proud to have awell-known artist like Fred van Halen inour Club. Fred arranged this excellent programme. For example, he signedup two colleagues who appear on television as “Volker & Gerd”. Theseentertainers and magicians sawed aman in half before our very eyes (thankfully he later climbed out of thebox in one piece) and entertained theguests with some incredible poems.

Meanwhile, the Hobi duo, best knownfor their appearances in the Konstanzfestival scene, exercised our laughtermuscles with their act. Then came theabsolute highlight, as Fred van Halenhimself took the stage with his talkingbird Aki. Anyone who has ever seenhim will know the hilarity his perfor-mances cause. In no time at all, it wasafter midnight. The musicians hadbeen looking on reproachfully, as theyhad hardly had a chance to play yet. Tomake up for it, we then allowed themto play into well the early hours. All inall, it was an extremely successful anniversary celebration.

Uschi Schelle

Porsche Club Konstanz e.V.President Reinhold SchelleTel.: +49 (0)7531 4 32 75Fax: +49 (0)7531 4 32 75

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7. Classic ReportagePorsche Diesel Club Europa e.V.

Ernst Bladt reaches 80

Anyone who has anything to do withPorsche diesel tractors knows ErnstBladt. Bladt knows more than anyoneabout them, and many Porsche ownersgo to him for information and tips onrestoring and repairing their tractors.

On 28th December 2002, Ernst Bladtcelebrated his 80th birthday in Erda.Harald S. Stegen, President and 1stChairman of the Porsche Diesel ClubEuropa e.V., drove to the birthday party to congratulate him and to join inthis venerable occasion. As a birthday

present, he presented an enamelshield with a Porsche Junior motif onbehalf of the Club.

Numerous well-wishers turned up andthe telephone was ringing constantly.Club member and master confectio-ner Wolfgang Stock took the opportu-nity to present the birthday boy with acake bearing the Bladt emblem.

It was a great day, and we all hope thatour honorary member Ernst will be providing us with help and advice formany more years to come.

Porsche Diesel Club Europa e.V.President: Harald S. StegenTel.: +49 (0)429 846 84 70 Fax: +49 (0)429 846 84 80

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