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Porsche ClubNews 4/04

December 2004

Winter’s on its way.

Time to protect your Porsche

for the elements.

Porsche Winter Check.

Porsche Service.

The Porsche Winter Check is designed to ensure that your Porsche is fully prepared for the coldermonths. Using specially defined checklists, we perform checks on all of the vehicle’s electrical andmechanical functions, as well as fitting winter tyres and storing your summer ones.To find out more about the range of services on offer, please contact your Porsche dealer.

On behalf of myself and the rest of theboard, I would like to wish you and yourfamilies a very Merry Christmas and ahappy, healthy and successful newyear. I hope that we will all enjoy thefestive season, and return invigoratedas we work together for our commoncause – the Porsche marque.

With very best wishes from Zuffenhausen

Yours

Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking

Porsche Club News 4/04

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Editorial

Dear Porsche Club Presidents,

Dear Porsche Club Members,

2004 has been an emotional year forPorsche, with both the new 911 andthe new Boxster being launched. Thishas sent out a clear signal in our corebusiness and underlined our claim tobe the world's most successful sportscar manufacturer.

The initial response from the mediaindicates that we have hit the bull's-eye with our new models. Headlinessuch as “911 on top form stirs thesporting spirit” and “The brilliant newBoxster” are just two examples of theextremely positive response from thepress around the world.

Both the 911 and the Boxster havesome glittering technical innovationsand refined shapes. But as much aswe have changed things, we haveremained true to one principle: per-fection through evolution, not revolu-tion. The 911, which has now beenproduced for over 40 years, is the bestexample of this philosophy. It illus-trates how tradition can be combinedwith sophisticated changes. This iswhat has made the model the mostfamous of all classic sports cars – andthe Boxster is on course to emulatethis achievement.

When it comes to Porsche vehiclesbecoming classics, you as Club Presi-dents and Club members make animportant contribution. Not only do youpreserve the heritage of the Porschemarque, your activities keep it freshand vital. Many of our Club memberscan hardly contain their enthusiasm forour vehicles and, as the increasingnumber of Porsche enthusiasts clear-ly shows, that enthusiasm is catching.Once again, this year has seen theestablishment of several new PorscheClubs.

This commitment is also of inestimablevalue in terms of our company's com-mercial success. And our figures pro-vide impressive evidence that we havebeen moving forward with renewedimpetus in the 2003/04 financial year:sales, turnover and profits all climbedto record levels. This growth was driv-en by the Cayenne, which achieved out-standing success in the market in itsfirst full year on sale. The SUV met witha fantastic response throughout theworld – including in the Porsche Clubs,into which it has been actively inte-grated.

Our product offensive will continue. Westill have a few things up our sleeve tosurprise our competitors and cus-tomers alike. We will certainly not beresting on our laurels, in fact we will bedoing everything in our power to con-tinue our growth trend.

Maintaining close links with thePorsche Clubs is very important to us.We truly value your commitment andloyalty. It is an honour for me to thankall of you, as Presidents and membersof Porsche Clubs, for your greatefforts during 2004.


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Porsche Club Coordinators

Porsche FinlandHarri AsuntaTel.: +358 (0)947 732 00Fax: +385 (0)947 732 11E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche DenmarkAnders Wincenty CzerkasTel.: +45 (0)46 911 993Fax: +45 (0)46 911 996E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche GreeceSofia KominouTel.: +30 (0)210 6 72 55 72Fax: +30 (0)210 6 74 41 47E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche GermanyAnke BraunsTel.: +49 (0) 711 911 123 82Fax: +49 (0) 711 911 123 67E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche AustriaHelmuth A. TotschnigTel.: +43 (0)662 468 12 93Fax: +43 (0)662 468 125 40E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche CroatiaChristian SpringerTel.: +385 (0)165 25 251Fax: +385 (0)134 73 809E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche JapanAyako IshigakiTel.: +813 543 659 24Fax: +813 543 659 18E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche FranceFrédéric MohsTel.: +33 (0)15 519 91 70Fax: +33 (0)15 519 91 41E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche IbericaJosé Antonio RuizTel.: +34 (0)91 203 56 26Fax: +34 (0)91 203 56 22E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche ItalyMauro GentileTel.: +39 (0)98 292 965Fax: +39 (0)49 870 68 31E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche Asia PacificDr. Henrik DreierTel.: +65 623 119 01Fax: +65 653 891 13E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche Cars AustraliaPamela WardTel.: +61 394 730 911Fax: +61 394 157 906E-mail: [email protected]


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Porsche NetherlandsSaskia van DoornTel.: +31 (0)33 494 95 40Fax: +31 (0)33 494 41 80E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche Czech RepublicRichard VegeraTel.: +420 (0)2 57 10 71 16Fax: +420 (0)2 57 10 71 13E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche RussiaOksana KhartonukTel.: +7 (0)95 782 91 11Fax: +7 (0)95 741 39 11E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche PolandJarek SliwkaTel.: +48 (0)61 65 05 911Fax: +48 (0)61 65 05 919E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche HungaryGèza AradiTel.: +36 (0)1 4 51 54 70Fax: +36 (0)1 4 51 55 77E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche SwitzerlandAngela RicklinTel.: +41 (0)564 639 249Fax: +41 (0)564 639 516E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche Middle East and AfricaJasmin RawlinsonTel.: +9 714 299 58 23Fax: +9 714 299 49 11E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche Latin AmericaMarkus NelsTel.: +1 786 425 24 30Fax: +1 786 425 22 12E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche Cars North AmericaJack BairTel.: +1 770 290 35 74Fax: +1 770 290 37 02E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche SwedenOla NilssonTel.: +46 (0)8 55 386 912Fax: +46 (0)8 55 386 922E-mail: [email protected]


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Contents

1. News from Porsche AGThe Watch to Match the Car: Porsche Design PTC 911 Limited EditionAnniversary: 30 Years of the Porsche 911 TurboPorsche Spare Parts Production – Porsche Carrera for a Rehabilitation Clinic

2. Info ExchangeEvents Calendar 2005Event Announcements 2005New Porsche Speedster BookPorsche Design Driver’s SelectionPorsche TequipmentPorsche for Every Day

3. Club ManagementPorsche Club Sport Rules

4. ReportsPorsche Club Coordination – Factory Visits 2004Porsche Club Great Britain – Precision 911 – Launch of the New Porsche 911 in Great BritainPorsche Club Isartal-München e.V. – Trip to TrentinoPorsche Club Baden e.V. – Club Anniversary Porsche Clubs Frankreich – Lucky Porsche Club PresidentsPorsche Club Seetal Luzern – Driver Training at Magny Cours

5. Classic ReportsPorsche Classic – AvD Odtimer Grand Prix at the NürburgringClub Porsche France 911 Classic – Le Mans Classic 2004Porsche Diesel Tractor Register, USA – Gmund West 2004Porsche Club Tirol – Porsche Clubs at the Ennstal Classic

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1. News from Porsche AG

The Watch to Match the Car: Porsche Design PTC 911Limited Edition

Basalt black, Indian red, speed yellow –these colours of the new Porsche 911Carrera have also been chosen for theface of the new titanium chronographfrom the Porsche Design PTC 911 Lim-ited Edition range. The watches are easyto read, feature date display, stopwatchfunction and a tachymeter scale and areavailable with straps in either titaniumor natural rubber, the latter adorned withthe distinctive profiled grooves of a high-speed tyre. A sapphire window in thescrewed-down base allows you to seeright to the heart of this exclusive time-piece: automatic mechanical workingsof calibre ETA 2894-2 with a PorscheDesign rotor system. The gaps in thetitanium rotor, which have less than onemillimetre of space between them, pro-vide an additional view of the inner work-ings.

The distinctive silhouette of a Porsche911 Carrera on the face below thePorsche Design logo at 12 o’clockunderlines the exclusive nature of thiswatch, of which only 911 copies will beproduced in each of the three colours.The serial number of each is engravedon the rear of the housing. The watch-es are either available as a set of threeor individually, presented in a speciallyproduced high quality leather watchcase. Each one comes with a certificateand a model Porsche in the correspon-ding colour. They will be sold throughthe Porsche Design Shop in Munich (Tel.+49 (0)89 228 96 52) and by selectedwatch dealers, which are listed on theInternet at: www.porsche-design.com

Porsche Licensing and Trading Company


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You couldn’t really call it a ducktail, and“tray” was more like a well-meaningput-down for the powerful rear spoilerdesign. When all is said and done, thisnew sports car called for broad-mind-ed thinking: it was more brawny, morebulky, more sporty and above all morepowerful than anything that had gonebefore. When Porsche presented itsnew 260 BHP super sports car for thefirst time at the Paris Automobilsalonin 1974, the industry press was soonraving over this great all-rounder. Eventoday, the adrenaline level rises whenconversation turns to this explosion ofpower.

It was certainly something out of theordinary. Anyone who started up thefirst Turbo without being properly prepared was gripped by the concen-trated surge of power when the tur-bocharger kicked in at around 3,000rpm. The wild headlong rush contin-ued right up to 250 km/h, and Germany’s fastest road sports car wasborn.

The turbo concept was nothing new,but it was the first time it had beendeveloped for everyday use. The idea

of recirculating the exhaust gasesunder the hood to increase the powerwas actually patented 99 years ago.Its main disadvantage is the turbo lag.Constant load changes caused theboost pressure to collapse.

Then the young Porsche engineer Ferdinand Piëch came up with an excit-ing idea: small charger and small turbo lag equals faster response. Inorder to create a smaller charger,some of the exhaust gases were divert-ed using a bypass. What remained wasenough to give a considerable powerboost.

After the Turbo had proved itself dur-ing two victorious years in the CanAmracing series, it was developed for on-road use in 1974. Despite the oil cri-sis and the prevailing hostility towardscars, it quickly became a success story. Instead of the 1,000 units orig-inally planned, almost 21,000 hadrolled off the production lines by 1989.In those 15 years, it was not only therear spoiler that increased its dimen-sions. From the 1977 model year, thepower also climbed to 300 BHP andfive years later, optimisation of the fuel

mixture generation process resultedin a significant reduction in fuel con-sumption.

After 1989, the power continued itsupward course. Starting in the 1991model year, the car generated 320BHP and in 1993 the new 3.6 litreengine produced 360 horsepower,allowing Porsche’s super sports car tosprint from a standing start to 100km/h in under five seconds for the firsttime. A new dimension in turbo drivingbegan in 1995: 408 BHP thanks totwin-turbo charging and all-wheel driveensured that the model remained the leader among the world’s fastestroad cars. The 996 generation Turbolaunched in 2000 made headlines of avery special kind: despite its 420 BHP,its sophisticated technology meantthat it was named as the “world’s clean-est car”.

The 2004 version of the Turbo contin-ues this success story. A water-cooled3.6 litre engine with four-valve technol-ogy, the VarioCam Plus valve controlsystem, optimised charge air inter-cooling and engine electronics give the Turbo S 450 BHP of output withextremely low exhaust emissions. Thepower that is implicit in the launch ofevery new Turbo is still there. The onlyquestion that remains is about theshape of the spoiler. The best thing isprobably to judge that for yourself.

CarreraPorsche Club News Editorial Team

Anniversary: 30 Years of the Porsche 911 Turbo


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Porsche Spare Parts Production

Porsche Carrera for a Rehabilitation Clinic

The initiative came from Manfred Mönnich, Manager of Porsche SpareParts Production in Zuffenhausen. Inthe training workshop, a Porsche Carrera 996 was converted to be suit-able for disabled drivers and then pre-sented to the Medical Park PrienKronprinz clinic as a permanent loan.The Porsche is now used alongsideother training equipment in the therapy hall and supplements the clin-ic’s day-to-day training programme.

Patients who are no longer able to driveusing the foot pedals can use the Carrera to learn how to drive a car withtheir hands. A special lever has beenfitted directly adjacent to the steeringwheel, which is used to control the accelerator and the brake. Dr. Wolfgang Wilde, Chief Executive of theclinic explains why a Porsche is particularly well suited by saying:“Extreme situations are the best wayto learn.”

Manfred MönnichSpare Parts Production ManagerTel.: +49 (0)711 911 71 09Fax: +49 (0)711 911 50 09


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2. Info Exchange

Events Calendar 2005

We would like to take this opportunityto ask you again to inform us of yourClub events for 2005 so that we canannounce the dates in the PorscheClub News and, if you wish, in theevents calendar on the Internet andthe news box on the title page.

Enclosed with this issue of the Porsche Club News, we are giving you a planningaid for what will no doubt be an eventful 2005 Club year – an overview of all theyear‘s Club events!

This calendar includes all of the dates we have been informed of so far; ofcourse, these are still subject to change. You can then simply add the addition-al dates that we publish in the Porsche Club News or on the Internet over thecourse of the year by hand.

We hope to be able to welcome you at a variety of Club events, and we hope youwill enjoy the calendar and the poster.

Event Announcements for 2005


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Porsche 928 Meeting and Record Attempt

From 14th to 16th May 2005, the Porsche Club 928 Nederland will be holdinga Porsche 928 meeting in conjunction with the Dutch importer Pon‘s Automo-bielhandel B.V. The members of all Porsche 928 Clubs are cordially invited tothis event. Activities planned include an orientation tour, skills competitions inmembers‘ own Porsches, test drives in current Porsche models and a lot moresurprises. The organisers are also aiming to bring together the world‘s largestgathering of Porsche 928s to enter the Guinness Book of Records. The venuefor the meeting has not yet been finalised. However, full details are set to bepublished on the Club website from January: www.porscheclub928.nl/928meeting2005

Porsche Club Euro Rally

Patrick Peter, organiser of the Tour Auto, and the Club Porsche de France arejointly arranging the Porsche Club Euro Rally, which is set to take place between20th and 25th September 2005. The four to five day rally will run from Paris toMadrid. All Porsche vehicle types will be entitled to enter. Vehicles producedbefore 1974 will start in a separate class. The special sections will be judgedon both a time trial and best time basis. More details will be announced shortly.

Club Porsche de FrancePresident: Philippe AunayTel.: +33 (0)2 35 98 34 80Fax: +33 (0)2 35 70 63 15

Mille Miglia 2005

From 19th to 21st May 2005, the best vintage cars will once again be setting outon the road from Brescia to Rome and back. Based on the classic Mille Miglia race,this event features a fascinating route and countless enthusiastic spectators liningthe course, and enthrals thousands of fans of historic racing and sports cars everyyear. It goes without saying that a number of Porsches will be lining up for the race.This year, however, the route has been shortened slightly to allow the teams to getslightly more sleep before the final day.

Info on the Internet at: www.millemiglia.it


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New Porsche Speedster Book

The Porsche Speedster is celebratingits 50th birthday this year. To mark thisoccasion, a new book has been published, which highlights the historyof the 540 type from its origins rightthrough to its replacement by the Convertible D. Six acknowledgedSpeedster experts have contributedto the book. They have brought to-gether everything you could ever wantto know about this legendary sportscar, uncovering new findings about the story of the car's development, reveal-ing barely-known details of Speedsterracing appearances and presentingunpublished photographs, documentsand much more.

Two versions of the 256-page work areavailable: a bound version and a limit-ed edition. The latter comes completewith a solid slipcase, two embossedtype plates with the chassis numbersof the first Speedster and the only RSand an additional type plate with theunique number of the edition and a blank field where the owner can note the chassis number of his own Speedster. Only 540 copies of this limited edition will be produced.

Porsche Speedster Type 540: Quintes-sential Sports Car, by Steve Heinrichs,Marco Marinello, Jim Perrin, Lee Raskin,Charles A. Stoddard and Don Zingg, BigLake Media, Inc.

Order forms are available on the Inter-net at the following address:www.speedster50thanniversary.com/540book.html


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Temperamental autumn weather callsfor extremely flexible clothing. Theleisure jackets from Porsche DesignDriver’s Selection meet the very high-est demands in all respects. With theirfashionable mix of materials and highquality workmanship, the jackets caneither be worn on their own or one overthe other, depending on the weatherconditions.

Men’s GORE-TEX® jacket andfleeceThe detachable hood, high collar, dou-ble zip fastener, numerous pockets(inside and outside) and mix of materi-als make the black men’s GORE-TEX®

jacket a practical sporting accessoryfor the autumn. It withstands wind andweather and is breathable. LargePorsche lettering is featured on the lin-ing. The jacket also features a dirt-resistant NanoSphere® coating fromSchoeller.

An ideal complement to this jacket isthe sporty black fleece, made using acombination of different materials. Itsfeatures include two zipped pocketsand unobtrusive metal Porsche letter-ing.

Stylish protection:

Windproof jacket

• WAP 510 00S-XXL 15

Sporty complement:

Black men’s fleece

• WAP 520 00S-XXL 15

Ladies GORE-TEX® jacket andfleeceThe ladies’ GORE-TEX® jacket featuresa fashionable mix of materials and isextremely functional. The waisted,breathable leisure jacket with largePorsche lettering on the lining has aremovable hood, various pockets(inside and outside) and a high collarthat helps to protect against wind andweather. It is coated with dirt-resistantNanoSphere® from Schoeller.

The waisted cut can also be found onthe matching sporty fleece with twozipped pockets. The unobtrusive met-al Porsche lettering blends in perfect-ly with the dark green colour.

Totally white:

Breathable ladies GORE-TEX® jacket

• WAP 511 00S-0XL 15

Waisted cut:

Fitted ladies fleece

• WAP 521 00S-0XL 15

Porsche Design Driver’s SelectionA Perfect Combination: Sporty in the Autumn

Further information about our fullPorsche Design Driver’s Selection

product range and the currentcatalogue are available from yourlocal Porsche partner or on theInternet at www.porsche.com


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The safety of your car is always one ofPorsche’s primary concerns. That isthe reason why Porsche devotes somuch attention to developing its activeand passive safety components. Theefficiency of Porsche brakes is oneexample of an active safety featurethat is well known. However, the poten-tial braking power can only be fullyutilised if the tyres are capable of trans-ferring the deceleration force to theroad. Only perfect harmonisation ofbrakes, chassis and the tyre/wheelcombination lays the foundation for anoutstanding driving experience andsmooth deceleration.

One of the most recent developmentsfrom Porsche Tequipment is the com-plete winter wheel set with attractive19-inch Cayenne design. The tyresare approved for speeds of up to 240km/h.

19-inch Cayenne Design Complete winter wheel

set

Part number for Cayenne models:

Without TPMS*: 955 044 600 21

With TPMS*: 955 044 600 22

At low temperatures, even four-wheeldrive vehicles such as the 911 Carrera4S or the Cayenne need winter tyres,as the additional traction provided byfour-wheel drive cannot compensatefor the weaknesses of summer tyres

18-inch Carrera complete winter wheel set

Part number for 911 models (Type 996, C2/C4

and GT3): 000 044 600 87

The dynamic sporty design of the 17-inch Boxster S II wheel is extremelyimpressive, and not only on theBoxster S.

17-inch Boxster S II complete winter wheel set

Part number for Boxster models (Type 986):

000 044 600 84

*TPMS: Tyre pressure monitoring system (433

MHz)

when used in the winter. In particular,the Cayenne vehicle design makesextreme demands on the tyres, mak-ing the appropriate tyres for the tem-perature range essential.

The Porsche wheels include classicand modern designs, but all of themare sporty. Combined with wintertyres, they make a crucial contributionto ensuring your safety at low temper-atures. Below, you will find a selectionfrom the current range of completewinter wheel sets from Porsche Tequipment.

The design of the 19-inch Carrera Swheel is based on a combination ofsimple geometrical shapes. The resultis a totally new, extremely technically-shaped design.

19-inch Carrera S complete winter wheel set

Part number for 911 models (Type 997):

Without TPMS*: 997 044 600 01

With TPMS*: 997 044 600 02

The filigree 18-inch Carrera alloywheel is designed to utilise the fullpotential of Porsche brakes. Despiteits mono-block construction, it is onlyslightly heavier than a hollow spokedwheel.

Porsche TequipmentComplete Winter Wheel Range 2004/2005

Further information about the fullrange of complete winter wheels

from Porsche Tequipment is available from your local Porsche

partner or on the Internet atwww.porsche.com

Lowered suspension.

Heightened senses.

Porsche Exclusive.

The ultimate in personalisation.

For more information, visit www.porsche.com.


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4. ReportsPorsche Club Coordination

Factory Visits 2004

Porsche Club Japan, April 2004Impressions of the Porsche Travel Club tour through the Black Forest and the Rhine valley.The presentation of the Carrera GT was the highlight for guests during the test drives on the testing track in Weissach.

The Porsche Club Coordination arranged more than 20 factory visits again this year. Porsche Clubs from all over the worldhave experienced some eventful days in Zuffenhausen, Weissach and Leipzig and captured the best moments on film, asyou can see for yourself in the selection of photographs we have compiled for you below.

Many Porsche Clubs once again took the opportunity to combine their factory visit with a tour organised by the PorscheTravel Club – either an individually tailored tour in Porsche vehicles or one of the numerous trips available in the currentPorsche Driving Experience brochure. These tours are particularly interesting for overseas Porsche Clubs, as discover-ing other European countries in a Porsche is doubly enjoyable!

The factory tours for 2005 are already fully booked, but we are happy to accept your reservations for 2006. If you areinterested in enhancing your factory visit in 2005 or 2006 with a Porsche Travel Club tour, our colleagues will be happyto help you.

Porsche Travel ClubVerena Müller/Philipp Aldinger/Matthias MisslingTel.: +49 (0)711 911 8156/8155/8157Fax: +49 (0)711 911 8158


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Porsche Club 928 Netherlands, May 2004Impressions from the factory visits and fascinating test drives in Leipzig und Weissach, as well as the visit to the “Motor and technology museum” in Sinsheim.


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Porsche 356 Club Niederlande, August 2004Factory visit in Zuffenhausen including a detailed presentation of the Porsche Classic Center in Plant I.

Porsche Club Great Britain, September 2004After the factory visits in Zuffenhausen and Leipzig, the Porsche Club organised a huge photo rally through picturesquecountryside and towns in the Stuttgart region.

Porsche Club Singapore, September 2004Visit to Porsche Leipzig, followed by a discovery tour with the Porsche Travel Club to Lake Constance and the Black Forest.


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Porsche Club Great Britain

Precision 911 – Launch of the New Porsche 911 in Great Britain

The launch of the new Porsche 911 inthe British market saw the PorscheClub Great Britain and Porsche CarsGreat Britain successfully workinghand in hand. From 13th to 18th September, the Club supported the initiative by 29 Porsche Centres thatwanted to mark the launch of the Type997 by arranging an exhibition of pre-vious models. The Porsche Club GreatBritain was on hand everywhere and

provided 134 vehicles for the exhibi-tions, which could be seen in England,Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Chan-nel Islands.

Guests at the events appeared to becompletely captivated by the impres-sively presented career of the classicsports car over more than 40 yearsand by the most recent stage in itsevolution. “More than 7,000 people

enjoyed a great afternoon, got to seethe new 911 in fitting surroundings andexperienced the combination of histo-ry and owner's pride that makes the911 the world's most popular sportscar” reported Geoff Turral, GeneralManager, Marketing at Porsche CarsGreat Britain.

The President of the Club, David Newton, also felt that the initiative wasvery positive: “This co-operative effortshowed the relationship betweenPorsche and the Club at its very best.The regions managed to strengthentheir relationships with the localPorsche Centres and at the same timeour Club was presented to a huge newaudience.”

There is little doubt that the launch ofthe new Boxster will also be a joint project.

Vicki WatkinsPorsche Cars Great Britain

Porsche Club Great BritainPresident: David NewtonTel.: +44 (0)1608 65 29 11Fax: +44 (0)1608 65 29 44E-mail:[email protected]


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Porsche Club Isartal-München e.V.

Trip to Trentino

The Porsche Club Isartal-München hadselected the attractive scenery ofTrentino as the destination for its three-day summer tour. A convoy of 14Porsches set off for Trento where the 26 participating Club membersstopped for a tour of the provincialcapital before continuing to Riva delGarda, where they all settled into the“Hotel Du Lac et Du Parc Quartier”.The five-star establishment offeredoutstanding comfort in unique scenicsurroundings and is highly recom-mended to everyone visiting theregion.

The next day’s excursion took thegroup to Madonna di Campiglio, wherethe itinerary included a trip on the cablecar up the 2,500 metre Grosté. Thatwas a wonderful experience. The tourthen continued through the Brentarange via Malé and Cles. The pictur-esque Lake Molveno is another of thescenic highlights of the region: every-one was amazed by the view of theazure blue lake with the mountains inthe background.

Awaiting the travellers in the eveningwas a coach transfer to a wine and grappa tasting session at thePisoni vintners, a family company in Pergolese. Before setting off for homethe following morning, the Porschesassembled in front of the hotel for asouvenir photograph – an attractivescene that was certainly appreciatedby the other guests.

Erwin PfeifferVice President, Porsche Club Isartal-München e.V.

Porsche Club Isartal-München e.V.President: Günter BrennerTel.: +49 (0)89 9 04 44 40Fax: +49 (0)89 9 04 44 43E-mail: [email protected]


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Before that, everyone enjoyed a var-ied day, listening to a range of pre-sentations, enjoying culinary delightsand casting a look back over theevents of the 20 years of the Club in aslide show by Club President WolfgangRampf – from the very first trips andsporting competitions to a very spe-cial event from last year: the acquisi-tion of a Club sport car. An anniversarycake featuring the Club logo broughtthe successful day to a sweet conclu-sion.

Porsche Club Baden e.V.President: Wolfgang RampfTel.: +49 (0)721 40 29 77Fax: +49 (0)721 941 57 36E-mail: [email protected]

On 3rd July 2004, the Porsche ClubBaden celebrated 20 years of exis-tence at the Porsche Centre Karlsruhe.As well as Club members and their fam-ilies and the Chief Executive of thePorsche Centre Karlsruhe, there werealso a number of guests of honour inattendance, including representativesfrom the Michelin tyre plants and Dr.Jürgen Geßler, Marketing Manager ofPorsche Deutschland GmbH. Michelin,Porsche Deutschland GmbH, PorscheFinancial Services and the PorscheCentre Karlsruhe were the sponsorsof the event and also provided someattractive prizes for the tombola organ-ised for the evening.

Porsche Club Baden e.V.

Club Anniversary


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Porsche Clubs Frankreich

Lucky Porsche Club PresidentsPorsche Club Seetal Luzern

Driver Training inMagny Cours

To mark the “Mondial de l’Automobile”exhibition in Paris, Porsche Franceindulged the French Club Presidentsby offering them an extraordinarypackage. The programme included anexclusive visit to the Porsche exhibi-tion stand before the exhibition wasopened, including breakfast on site, aCayenne transfer from the exhibitionhalls to the airport, a helicopter trans-fer to the racetrack at Mortefontaineand the opportunity to ride as a pas-senger in a yellow Carrera GT. The vehi-cles were driven by the official Porschedrivers Romain Dumas, Emmanuel Collard and Sascha Maasen. The eventsaw a new speed record set for thetrack – 323 km/h! The Presidents thenhad the chance to test drive the newPorsche 997 themselves.

The Presidents’ excitement was unmistakable, for example Jean-PaulGrimbert from the Porsche Club 914France: “While I was waiting at the edgeof the track, a Carrera GT drove rightpast me at 300 km/h – what a show!Thank you so much to the team atPorsche France for giving us this unforgettable day.”

Marc JolyFlat 6 Magazine

For the Porsche Club Seetal Luzern’ssecond driver training event of thisyear, more than 40 drivers made theirway to the Formula 1 circuit at MagnyCours/Nevers on 25th and 26thAugust to refine their driving skillsunder the guidance of event managerHeinz Arnold. After being divided intogroups, they first of all drove a fewlaps following an instructor from thePorsche Club Seetal Luzern RacingTeam, which gave the participants aquick introduction to the ideal line andthe braking, turn-in and top points.Then it was time for free driving.

The following day once again focusedon driving on the circuit. Everyone’senthusiasm for the event was clearlydemonstrated by the participants’ lively discussions during aperitifs anddinner at the hotel. Our Club member,Martin Kammerbauer, made an out-standing job of organising the event,which was also generously supportedby a number of sponsors.

Porsche Club Seetal LuzernPresident: Esther Friberg Tel.: +41 (0)1 713 12 78Fax: +41 (0)1 713 15 41E-mail: [email protected]

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5. Classic ReportsPorsche Classic

AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix at the Nürburgring

The AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix at theNürburgring, that great festival of his-toric motor sport, remains a magnetfor the public. At the 32nd event thisyear, 69,000 spectators experiencedan unsurpassed 32-hour racing pro-gramme. Around 600 historic racingcars lined up on the grid, ensuring anexciting and fascinating atmosphere.The roaring engines, the absorbingbattle for positions on the track andthe hectic pit stops thrilled young andold alike. There could hardly be a moreintense and impressive way to revivethe spirit of motor sport’s gloriouspast.

Porsche fans do not just come to thecircuit to see classic racing cars fromtheir favourite marque in actionthough. Over time, the Oldtimer GrandPrix has developed into one of the mostpopular meeting points for the Euro-pean Porsche Clubs. The Porsche areahas acted as the central contact pointfor some years and is still highly valued thanks to the wide range ofservices on offer there.

The advance VIP packages offered byPorsche Classic, which included entrytickets, a parking space on the site fora Porsche vehicle and access to thehospitality tent with its customaryexcellent catering “were sold out veryearly on” according to Klaus Boizo,Manager of Aftersales Classic. Buteven for those who had not purchaseda package, it was well worth a visit tothe Mercedes Arena, where the entireworld of Porsche was represented andseemed to stretch as far as the eyecould see.

The motto was variety, which was cer-tainly reflected in the colours and agesof the four hundred Porsche vehicles


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which, arranged by type, had assem-bled on the site. Variety was also pro-vided by Porsche’s partner companiesMichelin, Bose, ElringKlinger and Koni,who presented their products andwere on hand to provide help andadvice wherever it was needed – justlike the various departments ofPorsche itself, which were also repre-sented at the event. Staff fromPorsche Classic answered all the vis-itors’ questions about spare parts andsold technical literature, the ClassicCenter demonstrated the quality of afactory restoration using a PorscheCarrera RS 2.7, the living workshopprovided an insight into the produc-tion of spare parts and anyone whowanted to know anything at all aboutthe Clubs could speak to the PorscheAG Club Coordination or PorscheDeutschland GmbH.

The Exclusive and Tequipment depart-ments, the Porsche Sports DrivingSchool and the Travel Club were alsoon hand, while Selection had a rangeof much sought-after Porsche acces-sories. Porsche’s successful appear-ance was rounded off by theinterviews held several times eachday, which were moderated bySusanne Francke from Bavarian radioand included informative and enter-taining discussions with authors ofbooks about Porsche, engineers andtyre experts.

It is always impressive to see the num-ber of foreign Porsche fans who fly oreven drive to the event, whether theycome from Scandinavia, Great Britainor Southern European countries likeItaly. The Customer Service Managerof Porsche Italia, Antonio Tissi,brought a total of 24 Italian PorscheClub members to the Nürburgring.


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Tissi co-ordinates the trip every yearand pays special attention to his non-German speaking countrymen, allow-ing them to fully enjoy all that theOldtimer Grand Prix has to offer.“Some of them want to drive on theNordschleife again, while others defi-nitely want to visit Zuffenhausen”, hereported, when asked what his flockwere intending to do next.

A large group from the Porsche ClubEspana also comes to the OldtimerGrand Prix every year and someonenew is always with them, this yearLeonardo Benaton. He was totallythrilled by the mammoth programmeprovided by Porsche and told us: “It isunbelievable what is on offer here.”

Bernd WoytalOn Behalf of Porsche Classic


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The twelfth running of the Le MansClassic, which was held from 23rd to25th July 2004, once again includednumerous highlights. One of them wasthe fact that the Porsche marque wasparticularly well represented this year,with more than 650 vehicles in theClub area alone. The Club Porsche deFrance had its hands full directing itsown members’ vehicles and thosebelonging to the visitors from all overEurope on the 21,000 square metreparking area.

The Club members enjoyed a host ofcomforts. A large, shady tent wasavailable from Friday to Sunday, witha terrace that provided a fantasticview of the historic racing cars as they

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lined up for the start. Of course,numerous Porsches were amongthem, including those that crossed thefinish line first in classes 5 and 6.

However, the Porsche Club memberswere not just spectators. Around 200of them also took the opportunity todrive two laps of the track, which wasextremely enjoyable without a pacecar to slow them down. The newPorsche 911, which was specially pre-sented by Porsche France some daysin advance of its official launch, alsogenerated a great deal of interest andexcitement.

To the delight of everyone present,Porsche France took this uniqueopportunity at Le Mans this year toorganise a 911 retrospective on thelegendary Circuit du Mans.

It was not only Porsche Club membersthat were involved. The event alsogave other customers and dealersfrom France the chance to experiencehistoric racing up close. They also hadthe pleasure of driving on the Le Manscircuit themselves in the brand new997.


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Porsche France had organised a smallfleet of three 997s, which were drivenby professional drivers; this gavePorsche customers a unique opportu-nity to experience a few laps on thetrack in front of a huge crowd, includ-ing night driving. You could truly feelthe “Magic of Le Mans”!

The whole event met with greatacclaim from all the visitors. Specialthanks go to Porsche AG, PorscheFrance, the RS Magazine and theorganisers from the Porsche France911 Classic Clubs for their energeticsupport.

Club Porsche France 911 ClassicPresident: Vincent FlandinTel.: +33 (0)1 43 25 26 80Fax: +33 (0)1 43 25 26 51E-mail: [email protected]


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Porsche Diesel Tractor Register, USA

Gmund West 2004

Over 550 guests, including VolkerSpannagel from the Porsche ClubCoordination and Jack Bair, Club Coordinator for Porsche Cars NorthAmerica, took up the invitation fromGeorge and Sharon Maybee to cometo Henderson/Colorado. The arrival ofthe 180 Porsches on 25th July 2004was a sight to behold in itself.

Porsche enthusiast Maybee, who onhis property has constructed a copyof the building in the Austrian town ofGmünd where the history of Porschevehicles had its origins, had put togeth-er a varied programme, including aConcours d'Élégance in which more

than 90 vehicles participated. APorsche Diesel that was given a maxi-mum score of 100 by the jury wascrowned “Best in Show”, while aPorsche Carrera 906 was way aheadin terms of audience popularity. Therewere also the first driving competitionsfor the tractors. In between times, thevisitors had ample opportunity to sam-ple German food and beer. It is alreadydefinite that the event will be repeatednext year.

Porsche Diesel Tractor RegisterPresident: George K. MaybeeTel.: +1 (0)303 287 80 53


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Porsche Club Tirol

Porsche Clubs at the Ennstal Classic

The Ennstal Classic oldtimer event provided a backdrop for the first meet-ing organised by the Porsche Club Verband Österreich (PCVÖ), the newumbrella organisation that includesseven Porsche Clubs. The PorscheClub Steiermark had organised themeeting with the active support of thePorsche Club Tirol, and 49 Porschecars arrived to participate.

The highlight was the PCVÖ’s first“Stoderzinken trial”. This involved com-pleting the nine-kilometre Stoderzinkenmountain route with its numerousbends in the allotted time of 11 min-utes 40 seconds, which correspondsto an average speed of 46.3 km/h.The vehicles set off on the course atone-minute intervals, but messingabout with stopwatches and averagespeed tables left no time to enjoy themountain scenery. However, everyonehad the chance to make up for this thefollowing day on a walk that includedbreathtaking views over the glaciersof the Hohe Tauern national park.

Everyone who attended had a greattime and the Porsches themselvesmade a memorable appearance, particularly at the time trial coursethrough the town of Gröbming, whichsaw numerous spectators lining thestreets.

Porsche Club TirolPresident: Werner KoblerTel.: +43 (0)5238 864 58Fax: +43 (0)5238 864 58E-mail: [email protected]


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