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contributions from the Clubs who madepresentations made it clear just howvaried Club activities are, and how theycombine to continue our Club philoso-phy. There was also intensive discus-sion of how the Cayenne should beintegrated into the Clubs. I am quitesure that many of the suggestions andpersuasive examples will since havebeen carried forward in your ownorganisations.

The professionalism demonstrated inimplementing the varied activities, in particular the integration of our third series into the Porsche Clubs,deserves our special thanks. Also joy-ful is the high value that is now placedon work with young people and poten-tial future members – with its suitabili-ty for families, the Cayenne definitelyprovides a great many opportunities inthis area.

For Porsche itself, the last few monthshave also been about redefining thelimits. The high performance CarreraGT sports car, which was awarded the“Best automobile innovation of theyear” in the USA even before it hadbeen delivered to the first customers,demonstrates our expertise in theconstruction of high performancesports cars and provides new emo-tional impetus to our entire range ofsports cars. In the year of its 40thbirthday, the 911 series had five newmodel versions and was the focus ofparticular public attention, not least atthe IAA in Frankfurt. Last but not least,at the end of November the Carrera4S Cabriolet was voted the best open-top sports car in the world by an inter-national jury in Milan.

Porsche is now celebrating the 50thbirthday of the 550 Spyder with a pow-

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Editorial

Dear Porsche Club Members,

An extremely busy year is behind us.Because of the worldwide launch ofthe Cayenne, 2003 was a year thatcarried a great many hopes and expec-tations for us and our partners in thedealership organisation. And all ourefforts have paid off: Porsche hasonce again seen a record year. Theextremely positive customer accept-ance of the Cayenne succeeded inmore than compensating for the slowdown in the sports car sector. TheCayenne, which has been graduallylaunched onto world markets sinceDecember 2002, made a significantcontribution to our business successlast year, with sales of 20,603. Interms of sports cars, as well as theBoxster I would particularly like to men-tion the 911, which achieved its sec-ond highest sales figure ever. Overall,we managed to increase our sales by23.2% on the previous year, to 66,803vehicles.

The Carrera GT, our new Super Sportcar with approval for on-road use, hasnow been delivered to the first cus-tomers. Like the Cayenne, this limitededition is produced in Leipzig. While I presented our customer and discov-ery centre in Leipzig in my foreword tolast February's issue of the PorscheClub News, many of you have now taken the opportunity to visit our newcontact point for Porsche enthusiastsfor yourselves. Since then, Clubs fromall over the world have been on facto-ry visits or taken part in driving pro-grammes.

Some of them have used the customerand discovery centre for their ownevents, and combined these withextensive test drives on the break-inand test track and our off-road course.The article “Porsche Leipzig – ThePlace for Events” starting on Page 12provides a further insight into every-thing that is on offer.

The highlight of all the Club events inLeipzig last year was definitely theInternational Porsche Club Presidents’Meeting, when we were able to welcome Presidents of the nationalPorsche Clubs and Porsche Clubumbrella organisations, as well as theClub Coordinators from our nationalsales partners worldwide. The eventhad the motto “Cayenne – Redefiningthe Limits”, and around 200 Club rep-resentatives got to discover and expe-rience the Cayenne over several days,taking a look behind the scenes of pro-duction of the IMAX film “Top Speed”,in which the Cayenne played a leadingrole, and getting to know our customerand discovery centre in detail.

However, most important was the sharing of ideas in the workshops. The


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erful special model of the Boxster S,limited to 1953 cars, which had itsworld premiere in Detroit USA, in Jan-uary 2004 and further improves theBoxster driving experience. In thiscase, many thanks to some specialequipment details and technical fea-tures. For this model year, we alsohave some attractive product surpris-es in store. The launch of seven newmodels since the beginning of thefinancial year was just the beginning!

The year ahead of us promises to bevery exciting – not least due to themany Club events planned, which willprovide a welcome number of oppor-tunities to get together again andstrengthen relationships. These eventsinclude the Europe Parade, to be heldin Spain this year, the USA Parade inTexas, the Japanese Parade in Suzukaand the South Africa Parade in Durban,to name just a few. For Classic fans, Iwould like to mention the international356 meeting in France and the international 914 meeting in theNetherlands in particular. I look for-ward to seeing you again at one eventor another this year!

Until then, on behalf of the Porsche AGboard, I hope you have a good time!

Hans Riedel


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Contents1. News from Porsche AG

Porsche Cayenne for voluntary fire brigade in Bietigheim-Bissingen

2. Who is WhoNational Porsche Club Coordinators

3. Info ExchangePorsche Club Coordination – Numerous Porsche Club Anniversaries in 2004Porsche Club Coordination – Porsche Club SurveyPorsche Club Great Britain – Porsche Festival 2004Porsche Club Francorchamps – Porsche Francorchamps Days 2004Porsche Leipzig GmbH – Porsche Leipzig – The Place for EventsPorsche SelectionPorsche Tequipment

4. Classic Info ExchangePorsche Classic – Ray of Hope for Porsche 928 Owners Porsche 356 Club Deutschland, “Wilder Süden” Region – Club Evening in Zuffenhausen Plant IBruce Sweetman – 50 Years of the Porsche SpeedsterClub Porsche France 911 Classic – Le Mans Classic 2004Porsche Deutschland – Techno Classica 2004Porsche 914 Club Holland – International Porsche 914 Meeting 2004

5. Club ManagementNew Porsche Club Brochure

6. ReportsPorsche Club de Guatemala – Guatemala Sports Driving SchoolPorsche Club Lebanon – Anniversary Celebration for the 911Porsche Club of South Africa – Ladies’ Journey into the KalahariPorsche Club Tirol – Joint Initiative with Innsbruck-Mitterweg Porsche CentrePorsche Club Wien – 8th Race in Alpine TrophyPorsche Club Beider Basel – 40 Years of the Porsche Club Beider Basel

7. Classic Reports356 Registry USA – Asheville 2003Porsche Club 914 de France – International 914 Meeting in DeauvillePorsche Classic Clubs Deutschland – Meilenwerk BerlinPorsche Club España – Porsche Parade Europe 2004 SpainPorsche Club Kirchen-Hausen e.V/Porsche Club Deutschland – Porsche Cayenne in Vidiciatico

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1. News from Porsche AGIn action fighting fires and saving lives

Porsche Cayenne for the voluntary fire brigade in Bietigheim-Bissingen

From now on, the voluntary fire brigadein Bietigheim-Bissingen will be one ofthe fastest and most efficient firebrigades in Baden-Württemberg. Fromtoday, the 121 firemen will be able tocall on a Porsche Cayenne as an emer-gency vehicle. Bernhard Maier, ChiefExecutive of Porsche DeutschlandGmbH, which is based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, handed over the keys and papers for the 250 horsepower,214 km/hr Porsche to Mayor Kurt Leibbrandt and Municipal Fire Chief Karl-Heinz Reichert. As the employerand supervisory authority for the fire

brigade, the Bietigheim-Bissingen towncouncil ordered the Cayenne fromPorsche this summer.

“The Cayenne is perfectly suited for ourcalls. I found that out on an extensivetest drive that I took before ordering. Itis fast but safe, has a lot of room and isequally at home on public roads or off-road. That is very important for ourwork“ was Reichert’s assessment of hisnew official vehicle.

The new bright red “command car“, asit has been officially dubbed, was fitted

with the obligatory blue lights and sirenby a special company based in Brettenbei Bruchsal. Of course, the Cayennealso has all the important functions and equipment needed for use as a fire and rescue vehicle. These includebreathing apparatus, a 12-kilogram fireextinguisher, a large first aid box, exter-nal loudspeaker, torches, searchlights,two radio sets (four metre and two metreband), a mobile phone and an extendingloading area.

In the past, the Bietigheim-Bissingen firebrigade has received an average of 250emergency calls per year and in orderto get to the site of the fire as quicklyas possible, this Cayenne has blue flash-ing lights integrated into its radiatorgrille and tailgate. Along with the blueroof lights and siren, these help to clearthe firemen's route to the emergency.

To ensure that the additional equipmentfitted still functions when the engine isturned off, the Porsche engineers fittedan extra battery. This means that thereis always sufficient power available tooperate the equipment.

Fire Chief Karl-Heinz Reichert said: “Weare grateful to the town council, whopurchased the Cayenne for us. We arehappy and proud to finally have ourPorsche.“

Press Release, 8th December 2003,Porsche AG


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2. Who is Who

National Porsche Club Coordinators

PSE SverigeName: Ola NilssonAge: 38Family: Married, 1 son

Position: Managing Director

Languages: Swedish, German,English

Hobbies: Porsche, skiing, golf

Address: PSE Sverige AB,151 88 Södertälje

Contact:Tel.: +46 (0)8 553 869 12Fax: +46 (0)8 553 869 22E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche Asia PacificName: Dr. Henrik DreierAge: 33Family: Married

Position: Marketing Director

Languages: German, English, French

Hobbies: Football, basketball, designand science

Address:Porsche Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.2 Shenton Way #10-01 SGX Centre 1Singapore 068804

Contact: Tel.: +65 6 23 11 901Fax: +65 6 538 911 3E-mail: henrik.Dreier@porsche ap.com

Porsche Cars AustraliaPamela WardAge: 53 Family: Married, 2 daughters

Position: Retail Management

Languages: English

Hobbies: Riding, reading and design

Address:Porsche Cars Australia Pty. Ltd.109-111 Victoria ParadeCollingwood Vic 3066 Australia

Contact:Tel.: +61 3 9473 0911Fax: +61 3 9473 0959E-mail: [email protected]


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The many years of Porsche Club tradition throughout the world arereflected in the numerous Club anniver-saries that will be celebrated this year.Two of the Clubs listed below havebeen in existence for half a century,while another can look back on 45years of history. We would like to congratulate all of the Porsche Clubsmentioned here.

50 Years (established 1954)• Porsche Club Bern • Porsche Club Zürich

45 Years (established 1959)• Porsche Club Italia

30 Years (established 1974)• Porsche Club Wien• Porsche Club 356 Sverige• Porsche Club Registry Inc.• Porsche Club Ticino• Porsche Club Queensland• Porsche Club New Zealand

25 Years (established 1979)• Porsche Club 356 IG Deutschland• Porsche Club München• Porsche Club Biel Seeland• Porsche Club Canberra• Porsche Club 914 Owners

Association & 914-6 Club USA

20 Years (established 1984)• Porsche Club Hildesheim• Porsche Club Niederrhein• Porsche Club Ostfriesland• Porsche Club Paderborn• Porsche Club Fribourg• Porsche Club Baden• Porsche Club Rheinland• Porsche Club Isartal• Porsche Club Lahntal• Porsche Club Rems-Jagst• Porsche Club Saar• Porsche Club Vierseenland• Porsche Club Solothurn• VW Porsche 914 Club Westfalen

15 Years (established 1989)• Porsche Club Zollernalb• Porsche Club Glarner• Porsche Club Valais• Porsche Club Mexico• Porsche Club 914 France• Porsche Club Carrera RS France• Porsche Club Registre Carrera RS/

RSR/SCRS Schweiz• Porsche Club Taiwan

10 Years (established 1994)• Porsche Club Garmisch

Partenkirchen• Porsche Club 904 Registry• Porsche Club Dresden• VW Porsche 914 Dachverband

3. Info ExchangeNumerous Porsche Club Anniversaries in 2004


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Last year, we sent a five-page ques-tionnaire to the committees of allPorsche Clubs. Our aim was to ask forinformation about the activities of thevarious Clubs and their assessment oftheir co-operation with the PorscheCentre, importer or Porsche sub-sidiary. We also asked them to ratetheir co-operation with the centralPorsche AG Club Coordination.

In parallel, we also ran a survey ofPorsche Club members and Porschedrivers who do not belong to a Club.In these questionnaires, which weresent out by Internet or post and alsodistributed at events, we wanted tofind out about individual attitudestowards the Clubs. We were also inter-ested in finding out people‘s opinion ofthe range of services offered by thePorsche Clubs, how satisfied they werewith their Porsche Centre and theextent to which the Porsche Internetpages are used.

Despite the extensive range of ques-tions, we received a pleasing numberof completed forms back. Many thanksto everyone who took part in this ini-tiative, not forgetting the subsidiariesand Porsche Centres, who were alsoable to supply us with a great deal of valuable information. The won infor-

mation from the responses will be tak-en into account in our future planningand we will attempt to implement manyof the suggestions received. Ultimate-ly, this Porsche Club survey should bea basis for continued excellent co-operation between the Clubs andPorsche. In the next Porsche ClubNews, we will be presenting the resultsof the questionnaires.

As a reward for taking part, there weresome valuable prizes to be won. Thefirst draw was for the questionnairesanswered by Club committees and theprize winners were as follows:

1st prize, a factory visit to Leipzigfor 20 people with on-road driving pro-gramme worth 4,540.– Euro, goes toPorsche Club do Brasil.

2nd prize, a pylon showing the Clublogo worth 1,550.– Euro, goes toPorsche Club Ireland.

3rd prize, two Quickscreens show-ing the Club logo worth 2,200.–Euro, was won by Porsche ClubOman.

4th a Porsche banner worth 30.–Euro goes to the following Clubs:• Porsche Club of South Australia• Porsche Club Hessen• Porsche Club Kurpfalz• Porsche Club Italia• Classic Club Austria• Club Porsche 356 España• Porsche Club Wien

The questionnaires returned by Clubmembers and other Porsche driverswere entered in the second draw.

1st prize, five days at the PorscheCamp Cayenne in Bassella /Spain,worth 3,150.– Euro (single room), waswon by Norman Goodall from Australia.

2nd prize, four day Porsche Feastfor the Senses tour from Ludwigs-burg to Salzburg, Vienna and Munich,worth 2,100.– Euro (single room), waswon by Hervé Berthault from France.

3rd prize, three day Porsche winter training in Austria, worth1,590.– Euro (single room) was wonby Hermann Josef Unterbusch from Germany.

Congratulations to all the prize winners.

Your Porsche Club Coordination

Porsche Club Coordination

Porsche Club Survey


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Porsche Club Great Britain

Porsche Festival 2004

The Porsche Club Great Britain ispleased to announce the initial detailsfor the Porsche Festival 2004. Theevent will be held on 29th and 30thAugust 2004 at the world-famousBrands Hatch racetrack. The track isin Kent, just a short drive from the ferry ports and the Channel Tunnel,making the event easy to reach fromthe Continent.

Since it was opened, Brands Hatch hasbeen synonymous with the very bestof British motorsport. The facilitieshave been constantly improved, andthe track is now one of the mostrespected in the world. Thanks to itsposition in a natural hollow, it offersclear views, giving spectators theopportunity to follow the action allaround the circuit.

There is also a rally course, an off-roadtrack and a karting circuit, where visitors can test out their driving skills.The Porsche Festival includes racesfor the Michelin Carrera Cup, thePorsche Open and the Porsche SpeedChampionship. A parade and variousdemonstration races are also planned.The Porsche Club Great Britain Historic Race Car Register will be pre-senting an exhibition of historic racingand rally cars.

The supporting programme for thisevent will be similar to that for the suc-cessful meeting at Eynsham Hall lastyear. It will include exhibitions and driv-ing demonstrations, as well as standsfor Porsche spare parts, equipmentand accessories.

We also want to make this a specialPorsche weekend for the whole family,so there will be helicopter and hot airballoon flights and a children’s funfair.

By the way, on Friday 27th August,members of the Porsche Club GreatBritain and any other Club membersfrom around the world will have the chance to enjoy a full day on thecircuit. Driver training courses will alsobe available.

More information about the event canbe found on our exclusive website:(www.porschefestival.com). Alternatively, you can call this numberfor details: +44 (0)16 08 652 911.

Porsche Club Great BritainPresident: David NewtonTel.: +44 (0)16 08 652 911Fax: +44 (0)16 08 652 968


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The Porsche Francorchamps Days2004 will be held from 23rd to 25thApril at the Spa/Francorchamps circuit.We would like to invite all Porsche fansto this event. As at last year’s meet-ing, we will have access to the race-track for three full days. The parti-cipants will be divided into threegroups: 1. Fun, the starting point forinexperienced drivers in series vehi-cles with moulded road tyres, 2. Sport,where experienced drivers in seriesvehicles with moulded road tyres willline up, and 3. Racing, the categoryreserved for racing vehicles withslicks.

The three vehicle classes will take it inturns to have 45 minutes on the track,allowing several starts each day. Aswell as the racing, we are also plan-ning the “Jean-Charles Cartier” parade.A note about this: in 2003 we made a world record attempt at this event. Our target was to be the world’s largest Porsche parade. A total of 638Porsches took part and it took around45 minutes for all the vehicles to line

up and complete two laps of the track.We were all amazed by the seven kilo-metre line of Porsches, three abreast. It was a fantastic moment for usPorsche fans. The photographs canbe viewed on our website: www.porscheclubfrancorchamps.be.

We would like to thank our press man,Gérald Tips, who succeeded in obtain-ing recognition for this record, whichwill be published in the next “GuinnessBook of World Records”, 2004 edition.This year, we want to mark the Jean-Charles Cartier Parade with anotherattempt at the record.

Of course, we have also arranged aninteresting supporting programme.There will be a Porsche Oldtimer show,Porsche Import Belgium is organisingan exhibition of the most recentPorsche models, children will have theopportunity to ride quad bikes,Porsche Selection products will be onsale and much, much more...

The price for the three days is 700.–Euro. For Friday only, the price is 275.–Euro, while the fee for Saturday is300.– Euro and for Sunday only 255.–Euro. This includes breakfast, lunch,coffee and refreshments for one per-son each day. Catering for additionalguests will cost 41.– Euro per day. The huge barbecue party on the Saturday evening will cost 40.– Europer person.

We recommend that you request abooking form from one of the follow-ing contact addresses. The form alsoincludes details of all the prices.

Tel.: +32 (0)49 5544 911 or Tel.: +32 (0)49 5522 911 orFax: +32 (0)19 54 56 30E-mail: [email protected]

A wide range of accommodation isavailable in the surrounding area, fromsimple inns to four-star hotels. Infor-mation is available from the TouristInformation in Spa, for example: Tel.: +32 (0)87 79 53 53

Porsche Club FrancorchampsPresident: Marc FrancoisTel.: +32 (0)43 49 40 12Fax: +32 (0)19 54 56 30

Porsche Club Francorchamps

Porsche Francorchamps Days 2004

Porsche Leipzig GmbH

Porsche Leipzig – The place for events

Whether it was for national or inter-national Presidents’ meetings, the national meeting of the Porsche ClubDeutschland or factory visits by thePorsche Clubs from America, Belgiumor France, Porsche Leipzig was with-out a doubt last year’s number one destination for unique Porsche Clubevents. It offers something for everytrue Porsche fan. As well as a profes-sional event infrastructure, PorscheLeipzig also has its own tracks.Porsche Leipzig also offers a uniqueopportunity to see the entire produc-tion process for the Cayenne and totake a look behind the scenes of themanual production of Super Sport carthe Carrera GT.

Visually, the 32-metre high tower ofPorsche Leipzig’s customer centre isthe main attraction. Inside, it has2,957 square metres of space almostexclusively devoted to giving guestsfrom Germany and abroad a total

presentation room offering all techni-cal refinements. Adjacent to it are var-ious rooms for events and meetings.

The third floor – the events floor – pro-vides a unique feeling of space. Its 900 m2 with no walls or supporting pillars guarantees an impressiveatmosphere. With a spectacular 360°view over the entire Porsche site, aspacious stage area, two screens andstate of the art media technology, the“main auditorium” is the ideal place formajor events for up to 500 people.

The fourth floor of the customer centreinvites you on a journey into Porschehistory. The gallery, which is a circularmezzanine above the events floor,houses a small but excellent museum.Some Club members have enjoyed achampagne reception here in the midstof the historic Porsche models.

Porsche experience. At ground level,dreams come true in the new car deliv-ery centre. And guests in the gener-ous lounge and bar area can enjoy a view of the start and finish straightof Porsche’s own on-road circuit.

One floor up is a glass visitor recep-tion, which can be reached on footusing the impressive ramps inside thebuilding. In this futuristic atmosphere,visitors can look around the Selectionshop. They can then enjoy a great viewon the trip from the first floor to thesecond in the enormous glass lift,which can also be used to transportvehicles to all floors.

On the second floor, visitors come tothe “small auditorium”. This room hasa 16:9 screen and state of the artbeamer and projection technology,and is available for use as an 80-seatcinema. The small auditorium is alsoused during events as a meeting or


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For the development of its private on-road circuit, Porsche commissionedone of the world’s most renownedexperts in the design and constructionof racetracks: Hermann Tilke. TheAachen engineer made a name for him-self in the racing world by designingand overseeing construction of theGrand Prix circuit at Sepang inMalaysia, among others. In Leipzig,Tilke created a 3.755 kilometre circu-lar break-in and test track, which hasbeen certified by the FIA and meetsthe highest possible safety standards.

When it came to the actual layout ofthe track, he decided to go for a retrodesign. This means that some of thecorners and straights are modelled onsections of world-famous internationalracetracks, including the MonacoLoews corner, the Bus Stop from Spaand the Parabolica from Monza. Thehighlight is the steep climb up a smallhill at the end of the start and finishstraight, similar to the Cork Screw corner at Laguna Seca in California.

The break-in and test track is dividedinto two sections. The 1.74 kilometretest track is used to test everyCayenne and Carrera GT completed inproduction. The 2.16 kilometre break-in track can be further divided intothree separate sections for driver safe-ty training with the Porsche Sports Driving School or other driving events.Like other Grand Prix circuits, the trackis equipped with 30 video cameras.These cameras monitor all the cornersand send moving images to the trackcontrol centre, which is one of the most modern in the world. NumerousPorsche Clubs have already complet-ed driver training here, or got to knowthe track in so-called “free driving”.

Driver training by the Sports DrivingSchool on the break-in and test trackis a highlight of any Porsche driver'svisit. From basic training through to asports driving course, Leipzig offersappropriate training for drivers at alllevels.

For anyone who comes to Leipzig topick up their Cayenne, the visit includesa drive on the break-in and test trackand the off-road course. Accompaniedby a professional instructor, they havethe chance to discover the off-roadcapabilities of the Cayenne in a vehicleprovided.

The off-road course at Porsche Leipzigpasses through an area of more than100 hectares, which until a few yearsago was used for military exercises.Securely separated from the actual off-road course, the area also provides ahabitat for many species of plants andanimals – proof that high technologyand ecology are not necessarily con-tradictory.

To complement the on-road driver safe-ty training, the Porsche Sports DrivingSchool offers courses in off-road driv-ing on this course. An off-road drivingevent is a highlight of any supportingprogramme, and can be booked direct-ly as part of events in the customercentre. Last October, the Porsche Club

Belgium was one of those to takeadvantage of this opportunity. For twohours, the Club members tested them-selves against the various off-roadmodules, dealt with ramps with a gra-dient of up to 60 percent and over-came a water crossing. At the end,they all agreed that the trip was a gen-uine off-road adventure and the wholeevent a roaring success.

For further information and bookingsfor the Porsche Sports Driving Schoolin Leipzig, please contact:Jochen AlbigTel.: +49 (0)341 999 135 30 Or on the Internet at: www.porsche-leipzig.com/de/erfahren/sportfahrschule.htm

Dates for basic on-road training:18.04.200427.08.200417.10.2004

Dates for intermediate on-roadtraining:20. to 21.03.200408. to 09.05.200419. to 20.06.200404. to 05.09.2004

Intensive training:07. to 08.08.2004

Date for exclusive on-roadtraining:03. to 05.07.2004

Date for sports driving course:18. to 19.09.2004

Information about factory visits can befound in the Porsche Club News 6/02.The contact person is Mr. Volker Spannagel from the central Club Coor-dination:Tel.: +49 (0)711 911 83 07

For all other events, including drivingevents or anniversary celebrations inLeipzig, please contact Ms. SibylleJanus from Porsche Leipzig GmbH:Tel.: +49 (0)341 999 135 14

Porsche Leipzig GmbHPorschestr. 1D-04158 LeipzigTel.: +49 (0)341 99 90Fax: +49 (0)341 99 91 39 12

Dates for off-road driversafety training:24. to 25.07.2004 (two days)14. to 15.08.2004 (two days)05.11.2004 (one day)All general dates for the PorscheSports Driving School have been fixed,with the first event being held from 23. to 24.04.2004 in Zandvoort.

General information about the PorscheSports Driving School is availablefrom:Claudia SchäffnerTel.: +49 (0)711 911 83 15Fax: +49 (0)711 911 83 59 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]


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The heritage T-shirts printed with alarge image of the 550 Spyder give asporty look to any outfit.

• 550 Spyder heritage T-shirt

WAP 573 00S-XXL 14

The range of model cars includesscales from 1:72 to 1:18. The high-lights are the twin set containing the 550 Spyder and Boxster S 1:43special models and a classic wind-upmetal toy car from Schuco, shapedlike a Spyder with four forward gears,reverse gear and handbrake.

• Porsche 550 Spyder, 1:72

WAP 022 042 14

• Anniversary Set Porsche 550 Spyder and

Boxster S special models

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• Porsche 550 Spyder, 1:18

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• Schuco Examico Spyder, 1:24

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Porsche SelectionBoxster 550 – The special collection for the 50th birthday of the 550 Spyder.

Porsche Selection is celebrating theanniversary of the legendary 550 Spyder with a specially developed collection of high quality accessories.The Boxster 550 range pays homageto open top driving and follows a retrolook from the 50s and 60s.

The highlight of the collection is thevintage look Boxster 550 lamb’sleather jacket. With a close fitting cutand long zips on the sleeves, it calls tomind the era of James Dean. A highcollar provides protection when driv-ing a convertible, while the numerouspockets have plenty of space for keep-ing things. The high quality inner liningis made of cotton.

• Boxster 550 leather jacket

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The Boxster 550 Pecarry leathergloves and the Cabrio Boxster 550 capare perfect for open top driving. Likethe jacket, the classic headwear ismade of dark brown lambs leather andhas a vintage look. An elastic insertprotects the neck against draughts.An adjustable chin strap ensures thatit stays in place even at high speeds.

Meanwhile, you can hang your ignitionkey on the silver ring of the Boxster550 key fob, made of leather withenamelled badge.

• Boxster 550 leather gloves

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• Cabrio Boxster 550 cap

WAP 080 057-059 14

• Boxster 550 key fob

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To complement these, men can weara T-shirt or polo shirt in beige with reddecorative stitching. The Boxster 550logo is boldly yet discreetly positionedon the back and sewn onto the chestof the polo shirt. The matchingcoloured ladies T-shirt is close fittingwith narrow sleeves and decorativestitching, and also includes theBoxster 550 logo.

• Boxster 550 T-shirt

WAP 531 00S-XXL 14

• Boxster 550 ladies T-shirt

WAP 532 00S-XXL 14

• Boxster 550 polo shirt

WAP 530 00S-XXL 14

• Boxster 550 cap

WAP 080 162 14

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3rd and 4th gears with shorter shifting

Part no. 000 044 700 26

3rd and 4th gears without shorter shifting

A seat reducer (not shown) is alsoavailable for the Porsche Baby SeatISOFIX, G0+. This provides optimumside support for newborn babies.

• Porsche Baby Seat ISOFIX, G 0+

Part no. 955 044 800 42

for USA/CAN: Part no. 955 044 800 43

Seat reducer (not shown)

Part no. 955 044 800 58 (also for USA/CAN)

The Porsche Junior Seat ISOFIX,G1 + G2 can be used on both the frontand rear seat of the Cayenne (rear seatonly in USA/CAN) and 911 Carrera,and on the passenger seat in theBoxster. Use on the passenger seatsrequires deactivation of the airbag.

• Porsche Junior Seat ISOFIX, G1 + G2

Part no. 955 044 800 44

for USA/Can: Part no. 955 044 800 82

With its current range of child seats,Tequipment already offers an optimumlevel of state of the art safety. Thisincludes compliance with the futurelegal requirements of ISOFIX (forEurope) and LATCH (for USA/CAN),under which group 0, group 0+ (forchildren from 0 to 18 months) andgroup 1 (children between 9 monthsand 7 years) seats must be attachedto the vehicle using ISOFIX fixtures.

ISOFIX is a system of standards cur-rently being finalised in Europe, underwhich a child seat equipped with twotelescopic bars is attached directly tothe vehicle body. These telescopicbars allow the child seat to be easilyand securely fitted.

LATCH is the American standard, whichalso stipulates a top tether (belt con-necting the seat back to a fixed pointon the vehicle).

The Cayenne already has these ISOFIXand top tether fixture points.

In the 911 Carrera and the Boxster,the Porsche ISOFIX child seats aresecured using the 3-point vehicle safe-ty belt.

For group 0 seats, Tequipment nowsupplies the Porsche Baby SeatISOFIX, G0+. This seat can be posi-tioned on the rear seat of the Cayenneand, in conjunction with airbag deacti-vation, on the passenger seat of theCayenne, 911 Carrera and Boxster (in USA/CAN only on rear seat ofCayenne).


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4. Classic Info ExchangePorsche Classic

Ray of Hope for Porsche 928 Owners

Porsche Classic has recently closed agap in the supply of spare parts forthe Porsche 928. From now on, therear lights and lens for the 928 frommodel years 1978 to 1986 will be avail-able again. The parts are availablefrom any Porsche dealer, who will alsobe happy to provide any further infor-mation you require.

Harald BeckerPorsche Classic

Designation

Rear light with cable set – leftRear light with cable set – rightRear light with cable set – leftRear light with cable set – right

Model/Series

Type 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, RDW Type 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, RDWType 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, USAType 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, USA

Part number

928.631.931.02928.631.932.02928.631.931.03928.631.932.03

Lens for rear light – leftLens for rear light – rightLens for rear light – leftLens for rear light – right

Type 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, RDW Type 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, RDW Type 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, USAType 928, Yr. 1978 – 1986, USA

928.631.933.02928.631.934.02928.631.933.03928.631.934.03


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Porsche 356 Club Deutschland, Region “Wilder Süden”

Club Evening in Zuffenhausen Plant I

On 14th November 2003, around 50members of the Porsche 356 ClubDeutschland were welcomed by Wolfgang Streufert, DepartmentalManager of the “Porsche Exclusive andClassic Center”, in the historic build-ings of Porsche plant I. Paying no heedto it being almost winter, most of themhad travelled in their historic vehicles– clear proof of their high regard forthis particular meeting. The invitationfrom the “Porsche Exclusive and Clas-sic Center” was a première, and Wolf-gang Streufert co-operated with thePorsche Club Coordination, PorscheClassic, Porsche Deutschland and thePorsche Museum to put together anattractive programme, which beganwith a champagne reception. After a wel-come by Wolfgang Streufert and Her-mann Maraun from the Porsche 356Club, it was time for the sightseeingtour, on which the guests had thechance to see not only museum pieceslike the Porsche 356 Roadster No. 1and the Porsche 908 Langheck, butalso the brand new Carrera GT.

In the “hallowed halls” of the restora-tion workshops, the visitors found outat first hand what the perfect restora-tion of a good old 356 really involves.The Porsche “oldie experts” from thevarious specialist areas including pipework, engine construction, chassis/electrics, leatherwork and the paint

shop were on hand to talk about thevehicles and engines currently in theircare. This look behind the scenesmade the guests’ eyes light up, as theywere standing at the birthplace of theirown cars, so to speak.

Today, plant I plays a crucial role in thepreservation, care and maintenance ofhistoric vehicles. Here, the individualcharacter of a classic car is faithfullyrevived, so that it effortlessly meetsthe same high demands made of itdecades before.

In his presentation, Departmental Man-ager Wolfgang Streufert paid particu-lar attention to the area of restorationin the Exclusive and Classic Center.Here is an extract from his presenta-tion:

“When it comes to original Porscherestoration in plant I, preserving valuesis the guiding principle. We view everyPorsche as a work of art. It reflectsour definition of individuality and the


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personality of its driver. In order to preserve this individual character, weact according to strict principles. Forexample, almost every item of workcarried out on the vehicle during orig-inal restoration is overseen by our spe-cialised team and is performed withinthe factory walls. We also use originalparts or parts specially produced byourselves, in order to preserve the perfect look of the vehicle and prima-rily to ensure that their technical function is perfect. Ultimately, the vehicle was not just built to look good,it was built to reveal the experience ofdriving a Porsche in typical sportystyle.

Our technical capabilities for restoringa Porsche are state of the art andamazingly diverse. For example, thecathodic anti-corrosion immersionbath seals the bodywork and providesoptimum preparation for painting. Theintegration of original restoration workinto the Porsche Exclusive and ClassicCenter gives us access to machines,tools and testing and measuring apparatus far beyond the standardrange of equipment. This allows us toachieve a high degree of specialisa-tion. Within our own factory walls, wehave the opportunity to pass vehiclesthrough all the departments necessaryto preserve the authenticity of aPorsche.

Vehicles are not only restored withextreme care and professionalism byexperts, every procedure in a com-plete restoration is recorded in writtenand photographic documentation. Thisdocumentation is presented to the customer in an exclusive hand-madeleather folder, along with an electronicparts catalogue and a brochure fromthe Exclusive and Classic Center. Our

cessful and informative evening, whicheveryone had thoroughly enjoyed.

Wolfgang StreufertPorsche Exclusive and Classic Centre

If you would like further informationabout restoring your vehicle, pleasecontact Mr. Alexander Schneiderhan,Department VRK11, at any time:

Tel.: +49 (0)711 911 71 50Fax: +49 (0)711 911 78 11

motto is: We don't want your vehicle tobe your only reminder of the restora-tion.

Customers who come to us from allover the world can expect us toapproach everything we do with pas-sion, understanding, friendliness andempathy. This is the way we aim tocontinue our success in the future.“

The evening also focused on otherareas. Museum manager Klaus Bischofhighlighted the history of the Porschelegend, while Klaus Boizo told us allabout the activities of Porsche Classic.Porsche Deutschland was represent-ed by Jennifer Biela, while Volker Spannagel from the central PorscheClub Coordination took this opportuni-ty to get to know the Club members.

Before the emphasis shifted to talkingshop in informal groups, HermannMaraun from the 356 Club WilderSüden expressed thanks on behalf of the members present for the suc-


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Bruce Sweetman

50 Years of the Porsche Speedster

The Porsche Speedster will be cele-brating its 50th birthday this year, anda major meeting will be held at PebbleBeach in California to mark the occa-sion. Everyone is invited to celebratethe most beautiful of all Porsches from25th to 27th June 2004. This is not anofficial Porsche event, but is beingorganised by Big Lake MediaTM.

More than 300 vehicles are expectedat the event, including Speedster pro-totypes, the last two Speedsters pro-duced, the Convertible D prototypeand most of the America Roadstersproduced. Porsche AG and Porsche

Cars North America will be providingthe event with two further highlights:the first Porsche 356, the mid-enginedroadster with chassis number 001,and the America Roadster from thePorsche museum will be on display.

For accommodation, you can choosefrom four different hotels: the HyattRegency Monterey, Quail Lodge, TheLodge at Pebble Beach and The Inn atSpanish Bay. However, many of therooms have already been booked up.

An extremely varied programmeawaits all the visitors. Friday will seethe launch of a new book about theSpeedster. Nevertheless, the mostimportant day of the event will be Saturday, as that is when owners willbe presenting their vehicles at a Concours d'Elégance on the lawns of the Quail Lodge Resort in Carmel.Well-preserved vehicles with a littlepatina, plenty of charisma and anexcellent history will have the bestchance of victory.

Of course, the programme alsoincludes an excursion in the surround-ing area. And for 150 of the partici-

pants, whose names will be drawn outof the hat, there will be an additionalhighlight. They will be able to thunderaround the Laguna Seca racetrack intheir Porsches, and will be given a sou-venir photograph showing them nego-tiating the famous Corkscrew turn.

Saturday will also see the announce-ment of the winner of our prize draw.Lufthansa has donated two flight tick-ets worth 16,000.– Dollars. A ticketfor the draw costs 50.– Dollars, anddetails of how to buy one can be foundon our website:http://speedster50thanniversary.com

The website also includes a bookingform, if you want to come and bringyour vehicle, and more informationabout the whole event.

Club Porsche France 911 Classic

Le Mans Classic 2004

The first time it was held, in 2002,many of those who attended heraldedthe Le Mans Classic as the event ofthe year. At that event, 30,000 spec-tators witnessed the excitement of305 historic racing cars thunderingaround the track, while the presenceof various owners‘ clubs ensured thataround 2,000 more vehicles were ondisplay.

This year, more specifically from 23rdto 25th July, it is time for the secondrunning of this major event. Anyonewho wants to drive their sports car onthe trail of the classic Le Mans 24-hourlong distance race should register assoon as possible. Only vehicles thatlined up for a Le Mans race between1923 and 1978 will be eligible to enter.In line with tradition, the starting flagwill fall on the Saturday at 4.00 pm.

The field, which is estimated to bearound 350, will be divided into sixgroups by year of construction, andthese groups will take it in turns to lineup:

After the traditional Le Mans start, thecars from the six categories will drivethree laps of the 13-kilometre track,meaning that by 4.00 pm on Sunday,all the cars will have been in action several times.

Overall, more than 100 Porschescompeted in the historic race at LeMans, but only 40 will be eligible forthe Le Mans Classic to leave room forother manufacturers. The field willinclude at least one example of the550 Spyder, 904, 906, 910 and 917models, as well as the 356 and 911types, as long as they actually startedat Le Mans.

Spectators will have access to allareas of the circuit that would be opento them at today's 24-hour race, includ-ing the Tertre-Rouge, Mulsanne, Indi-anapolis etc. As well as the actualracing, there will be an interesting sup-porting programme. This will include amarket for spare parts and car mem-orabilia, an Oldtimer auction organisedby Coys and, last but not least, theinternational Club event in the CircuitBugatti area, to which the entire Oldtimer world is invited.

• Group 1, year of construction1923 to 1939







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To ensure that the Porsche brand isappropriately represented, as in 2002the organisers have asked the ClubPorsche France Classic to co-ordinatethe participation of the variousPorsche Clubs. Every Porsche Clubshould collect the registrations fromits members and send this to theFrench Club. Each person can calcu-late the costs individually based on thedetails on the registration form.

Club area (Bugatti Circuit)These special activities will be avail-able in the Club area (some at addi-tional cost):

• Catering• Concours d’Élégance• Films about 24-hour race• Auction • VIP village• Champagne bars• Club parties on Saturday evening• Driving on track before and after

races (two laps following pace car)• Art exhibition

Porsche privilegesThanks to the support of PorscheFrance and Porsche AG, registered visitors can enjoy additional benefits in the Porsche Club area:

• Supervised car parking, with vehi-cles arranged by model and yearof construction (additional charge)

• Each Porsche has its own parkingspace for the entire weekend

• 500 m2 tent open throughout theweekend

• Constant supply of sandwiches andhot and cold drinks (additionalcharge)

• Competitions: Best looking, mostoriginal Porsche, longest journey

• Picnic baskets (additional charge) etc.

Further information about the Le MansClassic is available on the Internet atwww.lemansclassic.com

Club Porsche France 911 ClassicPresident: Vincent Flandin Tel.: +33 (0)1 43 25 26 80Fax: +33 (0)1 43 25 26 51

Club members will enjoy preferentialtreatment at this event, as detailedbelow:

Club privilegesIf you come to Le Mans through a Club,you will have privileged access to:

• Paddock (no jeans – not accessibleto other spectators)

• Club area (not accessible to otherspectators)

• Club car park (not accessible toother spectators)

• Free entry to grandstands (normalprice 20.– Euro)

Total

Entry + main grandstand + paddock + Club area (per person)

Club car park (per vehicle)

Picnic basket for Saturday (for 2 people)

Picnic basket for Sunday (for 2 people)

Club party on Saturday evening (per person)

Two racing laps on Saturday or Sunday (per vehicle)

Official PorscheClub member*

g 45,00.–

g 5,00.–

g 50,00.–

g 50,00.–

g 75,00.–

g 100,00.–

Non-member

g 65,00.–

g 5,00.–

g 50,00.–

g 50,00.–

g 80,00.–

g 110,00.–

Total

Number

(*Enclose copy of membership card)

Payment: VISA Eurocard – Mastercard

Name:

I would like to pay g by credit card. Card number: Expiry date:

Signature:

International transfers: IBAN FR 65 20041 01012 43 232 96 A 033 73; Purpose: LMC 2004 plus surname and first name

Signature: Date:

Le Mans Classic 2004 (must be returned by 31st March 2004)

Name: First name:

Address:

Tel.: Fax: E-mail:

Porsche Club:

Porsche type: Year of construction:

Driving licence number:

History of car:

Photo of car (3/4 view from front)

I would like to enter the Concours d’Élegance: Yes No

Reply by post to: Reply by fax: +33 (0)1 43 25 26 51

Club Porsche France 911 Classic6, rue Jean du BellayF-75004 ParisTel. +33 (0)1 43 25 26 80


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Porsche Deutschland GmbH

Techno Classica 2004

This year‘s Techno Classica in Essenwill be held from 1st to 4th April. The16th edition of this global exhibitionfor classic cars, motorcycles, spareparts and everything relating to Old-timers promises to be another greatsuccess. Techno Classica is alreadyone of the best-selling exhibitions inthe entire classic motoring industry.The final figures for 2003 were109,000 visitors and 820 exhibitors.However, it is not just about business.Building up relationships plays a centralrole in the event, which is why repre-sentatives from the international clubscene get together in Essen to com-municate with one another. Porschefans also get full value for money. Thisyear, Porsche Deutschland GmbH willbe exhibiting, along with nine repre-sentatives from the national PorscheClassic Club scene:

• Club für den klassischen 911 e.V.• Porsche Club 924/944 Deutsch-

land e.V.• VW Porsche 914 Deutschland

Club e.V.• Carrera RS Owners Club e.V.

ing its know how by bringing alongsamples of its work and documenta-tion. The so-called living workshop, inwhich visitors can experience for them-selves how interior equipment compo-nents are manufactured, provides aninsight into the world of spare partsproduction. As a fitting souvenir of yourvisit, you can purchase a limited-edi-tion model of a Porsche 356 A Cabrioon the stand. And of course, a few surprises and snacks will be waitingfor you, as always. Whatever you do,don't forget to stop off in Hall 3 during exhibition week.

Georg PrisnerPorsche Deutschland

• Porsche 928 Club e.V.• Porsche 356 Deutschland e.V,• Porsche Club 968 Deutschland e.V.• Porsche 914-6 Club e.V.• Porsche-Diesel Club Europa e.V.

The setting for this year‘s impressivedemonstration will be a 600 m2 stand,which will be situated in Hall 3 for thefirst time. As well as the vehicles fromthe Porsche Classic Clubs, a range ofother interesting exhibits will be on display. These include a sectional model of a 930 Turbo engine and thePorsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo fromthe Porsche museum – definitely oneof the highlights of the whole stand.This vehicle is equipped with a 2.1 litreengine, has a power of around 500BHP and can reach a top speed of 300 km/hr.

As always, the Porsche Club Coordi-nation team will be on hand, and islooking forward to your visit. ThePorsche Classic staff working on thestand will be able to answer all yourquestions about spare parts, while thecustomer centre will be demonstrat-

Porsche StandHall 3


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914 Club Holland

International Porsche 914 Meeting 2004

This year's International Porsche 914Meeting will be held from 4th to 6thJune at Hilversum in the Netherlands.

In this beautiful region of lakes andrivers, the Club is offering a three-dayprogramme, with an emphasis on getting to know people, a relaxed andfriendly atmosphere and shared expe-rience and enjoyment.

The programme looks like this:

Friday 4th June 2004Afternoon reception and check-in at acentrally located hotel.

This will be followed by a short excur-sion along the typical Dutch canals asfar as the de Vecht river. There, we willboard an Oldtimer party ship, whichwill cast off for an evening cruise. Acelebration dinner will be served onboard.

Saturday 5th June 2004Excursion into the green heart of the Netherlands. Our destination will be the “Green Pavilion” (Het GroenePaviljoen). Lunch will be served inthese exclusive surroundings.

This will be followed by a guided tourin several languages of the interna-tionally renowned nurseries. There willthen be plenty of time for discussionsand taking photographs; there will alsobe a chance to watch videos of previ-ous Porsche events.

A formal dinner and live music will bringthe day to a conclusion.

Sunday 6th June 2004For today, we have arranged an enter-taining excursion to the Porscheimporter PON in Leusden.

Lunch in the brand new showroom, surrounded by the very latest models,will round off this international event.

More information is available from:

Chris de CostaTel.: +31 (0)1 81 61 27 90E-mail: [email protected]

Porsche 914 Club HollandPresident: Ivo VerstraeteTel.: +32 (0)36 77 34 74E-mail: [email protected]


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6. ReportPorsche Club de Guatemala

Guatemala Sports Driving School

On 11th October 2003, the PorscheClub de Guatemala invited membersto its second sports driving schoolintroductory course at the “Autodro-mo Los Vulcanes” racetrack. The firstcourse had been held in April 2003.Around ten drivers took this opportu-nity to optimise their driving skills onthis track, perfectly situated at the footof two active volcanoes on the out-skirts of Guatemala City.

In the afternoon, the weather changedfrom sunshine to heavy subtropicalrain. Nevertheless, the instructors puttheir faith in the driving abilities andprudence of the Porsche Club mem-bers. They did not call the event off,instead they allowed everyone to con-tinue with their laps – and everyonethought it was excellent. “That wasactually the best part of the training –learning how to keep control of the careven with conditions like this wettrack”, said Juerg Widmer, PorscheClub President.

The sun reappeared right on cue forthe start of the slalom competition andprovided atmospheric light as the participants enthusiastically set aboutdemonstrating the skills they hadlearned in a race against the clock.

Porsche Club de GuatemalaPresident: Juerg WidmerTel.: +502 631 20 33Fax: +502 631 20 34

The participants learnt the basics ofdriving on a racetrack from the twoofficial Porsche instructors from Germany, Harald Becker and GunnarWilss. First of all, they looked at thecorrect seat position. The participantsthen got to drive on the track in twosmall groups. The first item on theagenda was braking exercises, includ-ing braking to a stop in front of anobstruction and driving around anobstruction using the ABS braking system.

The second section dealt with corner-ing, something that everyone had donebefore of course. However, the instruc-tors place great emphasis on the theo-retical component, with good reason.On a racetrack there are certain thingsto be taken into account in order to beable to take corners at the maximumpossible speed. Therefore, the instruc-tors stipulated a braking point, theapex and the end of the corner inadvance. Straight after these explana-tions, the drivers had the chance totake their cars through a series of corners and improve their driving style.


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Porsche Club Lebanon

Anniversary Celebrations for the 911

The Porsche Club Lebanon marked 40years of the Porsche 911 at the EddéSands Beach Resort – a fantastic com-plex built by Lebanese Roger Eddé. Inan area of 65,000 square metres,there are four swimming pools, dozensof luxurious apartments and variousbars on the beach.

Numerous Porsche fans travelled tothe meeting, with 62 Porsches turningup, including 356s, Boxsters, Cayennesand of course 911s. We managed toassemble all the vehicles photogeni-cally around the swimming pool. Afterlunch on the beach, a huge anniver-sary cake was cut and there was plenty of time for us to talk shop anddiscuss future Club activities.

Happily, we were also able to gainsome new recruits for our Club, andwe now have almost 100 members.

Porsche Club LebanonPresident: Nabil KaramTel.: +961 921 17 61Fax: +961 921 17 66


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Porsche Club of South Africa, Gauteng Region

Ladies' Journey into the Kalahari

One morning in July 2003, two ladiesset off from Johannesburg in SouthAfrica for a tour of the green area ofthe Kalahari. Ahead of them was 3,000kilometres of driving over the next fivedays, which would take them to themost beautiful sites in the region. Butwhat was the reason for the trip? Likemany others, they were fascinated byreports of a lost city, supposedly discovered in the Kalahari by an American at the end of the 19 th century, but whose existence has never been confirmed despite inten-sive searches.

So it was that Tamara and Debbie madetheir way to the Northern Cape where,despite the rock hard ground and thehellish climate, bushes and trees actu-ally grow. This region is a paradise forbirds of prey, porcupines, meerkatsand many other animals, which are notrestricted to the game parks but canbe seen close to main roads.

As well as the interesting fauna, theregion is also home to impressive natural monuments, which the ladiesmade sure they did not miss out on.Nonetheless, they never lost sight ofthe real reason for their journey andwere always on the lookout for cluesto the lost city.

First of all, they visited the green oasisof Kuruman where, in the centre of the village, you can find the “Eye ofKumuran” – a freshwater spring withclear, warm water. This was followedby Wonderwerk, an archaeological sitewith an exhibition of ancient bushmanart. You learn a great deal there. Didyou know, for example, that a specialplant was once reared, which was usedas a soft underlay for the nighttimecamp? It is also possible to crawlthrough a recently discovered cave,now open to visitors. Its beauty isample reward for the torture of gettingto it.

A game park close to Kuruman, wherea surprisingly deep crater can be foundin the otherwise totally flat landscape,was a source of particular excitement.Thanks to a navigational error, the twotravellers somehow ended up in almostimpassable country better suited toall-wheel drive vehicles, and startled apair of unfortunate wildebeest.

Further highlights of the journey includ-ed the wine region of Kakamas, whereseveral watermills dating back over100 years are still in operation, andthe canyons and waterfalls of Augra-bies National Park. The Ararat Canyonis often called the Grand Canyon of

South Africa, and it was there thatTamara and Debbie witnessed twoeagles fighting over their prey directlyin front of their eyes.

Their route continued towards the bor-der with Namibia, and it is in this regionthat the mysterious city is said to belocated. A long, rough sandy track ledthem to a dry salt lake with an area ofaround 10,000 hectares. Suddenly, 75kilometres from the nearest town, theywere confronted with a sign saying“Lost City”. But that was all, the cityitself remained hidden and so theladies returned to Uppington – theircar packed full to bursting with luggage, maps and a large collectionof rocks and crystals.

To all intents and purposes, it was atour that many people here in Africaundertake, except for the fact that the two women were driving a 1985Porsche Carrera. Its endurance amazedthe local people, particularly thosedriving off-road vehicles. The onlyproblem encountered on the wholejourney involved one radar trap, whichthe ladies unfortunately passed a littlebit too quickly.

Tamara Jacobsen

Porsche Club of South Africa, Gauteng RegionPresident: Theo RautenbachTel.: +27 (0)11 47 63 21 0Fax: +27 (0)11 47 63 22 1


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Porsche Club Tirol

Joint Initiative with Innsbruck-Mitterweg Porsche Centre

“I think this kind of meeting betweenPorsche customers and Porsche Clubmembers can be very successful forboth parties, and I recommend thateveryone should do likewise”, saidWerner Kobler, President of thePorsche Club Tirol, and all you can dois agree with him.

He is referring to an event at the Innsbruck-Mitterweg Porsche Centre,which he had organised with the Centre’s Brand Manager GerhardMaierhofer – a joint event for Porschecustomers and Club members.

The welcome speech at the so-calledsportsmen's meeting was given byhost Erwin Cassar, and was followed bya presentation by Helmuth Totschnig.The Sales Manager from Porsche Austria talked about the Porsche company, the worldwide organisation and the significance of the PorscheHolding in Austria.

The President of the Porsche Club Tirolthen had the opportunity to provide thePorsche customers and “potentialmembers” in attendance with an inter-esting insight into the life of the Club.In particular, the photographs of racing scenes taken from the cockpitof a GT3 during a race in the PorscheAlpine Trophy racing series met withgreat interest from the audience.

Of course, there were plenty of greatvehicles to marvel at, including the CupGT3 belonging to Club member UdoSchifer, a new Turbo Cabriolet and aCayenne fitted with special Tequipmentcomponents. Thanks go to the Inns-bruck-Mitterweg Porsche Centre forproviding the culinary delights, butthey were certainly not the only reasonwhy the guests stayed behind and

enjoyed friendly conversation untilalmost midnight.

The event was a winner for everyone.The Porsche Centre was able to offerits customers a varied and interestingprogramme, while the Club may wellhave succeeded in interesting someof those customers in Club member-ship. As our President said: we rec-ommend that everyone follow ourexample.

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


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Porsche Club Wien

8th Race in Alpine Trophy

Will there be snow or will it be a goldenOctober weekend? That was the ques-tion on the minds of drivers when they received their invitations to the2003 season finale, to be held on 18th October 2003 at the Automotodrom inBrno.

As the overall championship in someclasses was still up for grabs, theorganisers at the Porsche Club Wiencould once again look forward to a first-class field of entrants. More than50 starters took this final opportunityto go head to head with their rivals,improve their points totals or simply tospend an enjoyable weekend withfriends.

The track was available from Friday,and many of the drivers used this dayto familiarise themselves with the trackand the braking points. The eveningevent at the Hotel Myslivna was wellattended and reflected the excellentatmosphere that would be in evidencethe following day on the track.

Things got underway at 8.45 am withthe drivers’ meeting. The sun was shining in a cloudless sky but the thermometer was still hovering per-sistently around freezing point. The figures that faced race co-ordinatorJoe were suitably wrapped up againstthe elements. And in their minds, theywere already out on the track.

As usual, the day's racing began withfree driving, divided into Super Sportand slicks categories, as well as ClubSport and Porsche Club driver train-ing. But let it never be said that theClub Sport drivers are slower than theothers. They are just more consistent– and as the focus is not just on speed,they have a more considerate drivingstyle. One or two of the “trainee driv-ers” managed to keep up with a ClubSport driver for a lap – but what countsis endurance, both physical and mental.

At 11.00 it was down to business withqualifying for the slicks drivers todetermine their starting positions forthe first race. In contrast to the freshair at 3°C, the surface of the track wasa pleasantly warm 14°C, but the tyresstill did not want to achieve optimumadhesion. That is perhaps the reasonwhy “Big Mac” Michael Zitzmann spunoff shortly after the start of training.His fast reactions and four lockedwheels prevented a heavy impact withthe crash barrier and he was able toget back on his South South Westcourse under his own steam with onlya broken bumper.

Completely unmoved by all this action,the golfers (yes, you did read it cor-rectly) continued on their way from holeto hole. In the centre of the racetrackis a golf course and even a shootingrange.

The aim of the men in the Super Sportsection is to complete their laps in consistent times, but this is not alwayspossible with 25 cars on the track.While some insist on driving flat out atall times, as this means you are con-stantly driving consistently fast rightat the limit, others prefer to adopt aslightly slower pace – to allow somemargin for driving errors or difficultovertaking manoeuvres. Whatever thereasons, it is always amazing to seethe range of times! The reference laptimes ranged from 2:23.133 min. to2:45.920 min.

Shortly after midday, it was time forthe Club Sport drivers to get down to business for the first time. Ten laps, the second as a reference lap – and off they go! In this section, the spectators got a good overview ofPorsche’s range of products: Boxster,Speedster, 964 in Cup and RS ver-sions, 993, 996, Turbo, Biturbo – anda 924, which may not have been thefastest but was certainly the loudest.

After lunch, it was time for the spec-tators to enjoy the first sprint race in the slicks class. Apart from the two “964 purists” Michael Bubla and Heiner Wackerbauer, only 993s and996s were entered – most of them Cup versions. This makes it easier to follow, as the positions on the track


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are exactly the same as the final placings. However, as variety is partof the Alpine Trophy philosophy, it ishoped that the other classes will bebetter represented again next year.

After the time trials, it was time for theSuper Sport drivers to return to thetrack for their speed competition. Butfirst they had to qualify to sort out the starting positions. A total of 25vehicles from classes 2 to 6 went out in search of the fastest time. If there is only one starter in a class, they compete in the next class down! Thecompetition is based on idealism andenjoyment of motorsport.

Shortly before 5.00 pm, with a heavyheart race co-ordinator Joe started thelast race of the 2003 season, namelythe second Club Sport time trial. Asnot all of the positions in the individualclasses had been decided, all theentrants lined up with the same enthu-siasm as at the very beginning of theseason.

Well, the Alpine Trophy 2003 seasonhas finished now. Fantastic motor-sport, excellent racetracks and friend-ly people – I will miss you all! Praisegoes to all drivers for all their effortsand achievements over the season.

Further information is available at:www.alpenpokal.com

Peter Schneider

Porsche Club WienPresident: Richard PurtscherTel.: +43 (0)22 52 82 01 0Fax: +43 (0)22 52 42 70 9

Dates for 2004

16th to 17th April 2004Rijeka, Porsche Club Steiermark and Porsche Club Tirol

24th April 2004Salzburg, Porsche Club Berchtesgaden (not finalised at time of going to print)

21st to 22nd May 2004Lausitzring, Porsche Club Vorarlberg and Porsche Club Vierseenland

25th to 26th June 2004Adria Raceway (near Venice), Porsche Club Vorarlberg, Porsche ClubClassico and Porsche Club Wien

20th to 22nd August 2004 Mugello, Porsche Club Vorarlberg and Porsche Club Classico

25th September 2004Pannoniaring, Porsche Club Wien

1st to 2nd October 2004Salzburg, Porsche Club Isartal

15th to 16th October 2004 Brno, Porsche Club Wien


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To mark our anniversary, we organiseda weekend excursion to Lake Garda.We started on Friday morning fromBasle. We managed to keep togetherin a single group almost all the way toZurich, which meant that some peopleon the motorway had the pleasure ofseeing almost all the Porsche modelsfrom the last ten years driving by. Aftera short stop in the Glarner region, theconvoy broke up and everyone droveat their own pace over the Julier Pass.

We continued via Silvaplana, the MajolaPass and through Bergell to our meet-ing point at the “Grotto Ghiggi” imme-diately after the Italian border. There,we parked in a specially reserved areain front of an inn, where we spent ourlunch break. Our journey then took usvia Chiavenna and Bergamo to LakeGarda and Costermano – a small vil-lage in the mountains above Garda.This was where we were staying, atthe Boffenigo Boutique Hotel, whichoffers a fantastic view over Garda andthe Lake. By the time dinner wasserved, everyone had arrived, with only

one person getting lost in Italy and having to be guided to the hotel bytelephone.

As they enjoyed the extensive break-fast on Saturday, everyone was puzzlingover the course that had been set upon the hotel terrace. The solution wasdefinitely a surprise. The entire grouphad to compete in a trick cycling com-petition. Our President had broughtalong the necessary bicycles from agroup of cycling artistes in Basle. Oneof them had the wheel hub slightly offcentre, while another had a rubberframe, making you think you were rid-ing through potholes. Using these con-traptions, we had to complete a slalomcourse, to the great delight of theonlookers. For the second run, weswitched to scooters. Meanwhile, ourPresident was diligently noting down all the times and penaltypoints.

The rest of the day was free, and somepeople used the time for shopping inSirmione. In the evening, everyone met

up again on the terrace, where a won-derful dinner was served. The winnersof our exhausting morning event werealso honoured. We then chatted anddanced until late into the night, and wedid not set out for home until quite lateon Sunday.

Wolfgang Hetzinger

Porsche Club Beider BaselPresident: Günter RichterTel.: +41 (0)17 96 44 53 41Fax: +41 (0)16 16 91 07 09

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7. Classic Reports356 Registry USA

Asheville 2003

Asheville in North Carolina is situatedin the Blue Ridge area, part of a beau-tiful mountain range that runs fromNorth to South in the East of the USA.It is an inviting and irresistible region.No wonder then that people flocked tothe 356 Register's East Coast Holidayin September. It was a four-day partywith 570 guests, more than 200Porsche 356s and several newerPorsche models. The event showed offall the charm, beauty and culture ofthe region.

Wednesday was the arrival day, andthe programme started on Thursday.In small groups, the guests drove tothe “Tail of Dragon”, Mount Mitchelland Chimney Rock Park. Those whoneeded a walk after all the driving hadthe chance to check out the range ofantiquities in Asheville or to find outwhat the local handicrafts and cuisinehave to offer. The evening reception inthe streets of Biltmore Village provid-ed an opportunity to greet old friendsand make new ones, while enjoyingfood and drinks from the local restau-rants and wine bars.

Before the event, everyone had beentalking about spectacular drives, butthe excursion accompanied by Bill Durland on the Friday exceeded every-one's expectations. The corners andhairpin bends in the Blue Ridge Parkwere tailor-made for the 356. In thenumerous tunnels, the 356 driversgreeted one another by hooting their horns, a noise that reminded atleast one person of ducks quacking. Later, there was time to relax and enjoyan ice cream amidst the countlessPorsche books, models and memora-bilia before heading back into town forthe evening.


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The meeting point for the 29th EastCoast Holiday Concours d‘Élégance onSaturday was the 250-room housebelonging to George Vanderbilt, dat-ing from 1895 and situated in the hillsoutside the town. The lawns of the Van-derbilt grounds provided a perfectbackdrop for the most important ofthis four-day holiday – the exhibition ofour 356s.

Thanks to the local Potomac 356 Owners Group, the 200 plus vehicleswere assembled in double time. TheConcours was decided by public voteand Ray Knight's Sauter Roadster waselected “Best in Show”. For the firsttime, the jury awarded a prize for the"bravest" entrant, who dared to park amore than old 356 among the Con-cours vehicles.

An important prize, and one thatemphasises the fact that our cars arenot yet museum pieces but are stillrunning vehicles, was the prize for the


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longest journey. The deserving winnerswere Tom and Ann Olson from Anchor-age in Alaska, who had driven their356 to the event from Seattle.

Lunch, which ought to have also wona prize, was followed by a farewell party on Saturday evening. The guestsshared their memories and perhapsstarted some new pieces of 356 history. At the traditional flea marketon the Sunday morning, buyers and sellers met on the car park before sunrise, and in the sunshine aroundmidday a real parade of 356s left thehotel. It was time to say goodbye, witheveryone promising to be there againthis September in the historic settingof Williamsburg in Virginia.

Kathleen and Jerry Keyser

356 Registry USAPresident: Chuck HouseTel.: +1 714 418 07 79Fax: +1 949 567 45 10


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Porsche Club 914 de France

International 914 Meeting in Deauville

International? It certainly was! Our 914meeting in Deauville, held from 19th to21st September 2003, was attendedby people from Great Britain, Germany,the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal,the USA and of course France.

A total of 35 Porsche 914s gatheredin Saint Gatien close to Deauville. Fri-day afternoon was set aside for check-ing in, and the activities planned forthe following two days, including anexcursion, were then presented duringdinner that evening. Equipped with amap and a road book, the first teamset off in their car at 8.15 on Saturdaymorning.

The journey took us through Pontl'Eveque and we visited the motormuseum in the chateau at Betteville. Alot of photos were taken at this lovelyspot, especially as the sun was shin-ing and the group included some veryinteresting vehicles. A charming Englishcouple presented their single owner914 while the French 914 with Spor-tomatic, which was voted the most

Everyone returned promptly to SaintGatien to get ready for the start of the gala evening, where prizes andmementoes were presented to the par-ticipants. This was the first time that a914 meeting had been held in France– and it was a great event.

Club VW Porsche 914 de FrancePresident: Jean-Paul GrimbertTel.: +33 (1)43 65 90 26Fax: +33 (1)43 98 39 53

attractive car at the English meetingthe previous year, was also in atten-dance. The guests could also marvelat a 914/6, faithfully restored down tothe smallest sealing ring. Conversationno doubt centred primarily on the 914,a topic that overcame any languagebarriers.

The group of 914s then set off for thecasino in Deauville. They were led bywhat is, to the best of our knowledge,the only right-hand drive 914. Oncethey arrived at their destination, thevehicles were arrayed right next to thesea. After lunch at the casino, we con-tinued further into the Normandy coun-tryside, where we visited a Calvadosdistillery at the chateau in Breuil.

The meeting included a small compe-tition, with participants being askedfor the ignition sequence of a Porschesix-cylinder engine and having toarrange model cars in chronologicalorder, while an address game usingboules was organised.


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Porsche Classic Clubs Deutschland

Meilenwerk Berlin

In the summer of 2003, the eight German Porsche Classic Clubs for the356, 911, 914, 914/6, Carrera RS,924, 928, 944 and 968 series renteda Club room in the “Meilenwerk” cen-tre to give them a joint meeting pointin the Berlin region. Since May 2003,the “Meilenwerk” centre has been thenumber one address in Berlin for fansof special and classic vehicles.

On 18th October 2003, the PorscheClassic Clubs started for their first jointexcursion. In beautiful autumn weath-er, twelve vehicles from the 356, 911,914, 928 and 968 types assembledearly in the morning for a group photograph in front of the historic wallsof the “Meilenwerk”.

After distribution of the road book, thefirst stage began, taking the drivers tothe “ship lift” situated at Niederfinow,50 kilometres Northeast of Berlin. Thisship canal lift on the Oder-Havel Canalwas built between 1927 and 1934 andis still fully functional today. It allowsbarges with a weight of up to 750tonnes to be lifted or lowered over aheight difference of 36 metres in justfive minutes. Before the constructionof the ship canal lift, ships had to nego-tiate a four-stage series of locks, eachof nine metres.

After having a thorough look around,including enjoying the great view overthe broad landscape of the Oderbruchregion, we set off for our next stagedestination. In the small village of AltLewin, right in the middle of the Oder-bruch region, we stopped for our lunchbreak at a lovely inn. Our vehiclesparked on the small village square provided a welcome photo opportunityfor many passers-by.


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After a slightly longer return journey toBerlin, we assembled back at our start-ing point in the late afternoon. There,we were taken on an extensive tourorganised by the “Meilenwerk” projectmanagement team, where we foundout a lot of interesting details aboutthe history of the site and the projectto restore the halls while retaining theirhistoric features.

The day was brought to a fitting conclusion with dinner at the “Trofeo”restaurant in the Meilenwerk. Every-one involved in the event agreed thatit had been a successful day and agreat end to the season, before thecars all went off for their winter hiber-nation.

Frank Pieper

Porsche Club 968 Deutschland e.V. President: Dr. Helge JansenTel.: +49 (0)2434 240 340Fax: +49 (0)2434 240 341


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A Reminder:

Porsche Club España

Porsche Parade Europe 2004Spain

Don't delay; send in your booking assoon as possible before all the placesare taken. The Porsche Parade Europe2004, which will be held from 3rd to 6th June 2004 in the Tarragonaprovince of Spain, is limited to a max-imum of 300 vehicles. Porsches of alltypes and from any year of construc-tion are welcome.

The highlights of the four-day program-me will include a trip to the CatalonianFormula 1 circuit, the “Circuit de Cata-lunya” with test drives, a visit to thewine cellars in Vilafranca del Penedès,a huge “Porsche Night” at “La Boella”and a cruise on the Ebro Delta.

The price for two people and one vehi-cle, including accommodation in a dou-ble room and breakfast, is 1,650.–Euro. The price for one person withaccommodation in a single room and breakfast is 1,200.– Euro. Furtherinformation can be found on the Inter-net at: www.paradeeurope2004.com

To book, you can use the booking formprinted in the Porsche Club News Issue6/03.

Porsche Club EspañaPresident: Klaus BohrerTel.: +34 (0)915 61 08 04Fax: +34 (0)914 11 11 37

Porsche Club Kirchen-Hausen e.V/Porsche Club Deutschland

Porsche Cayenne in Vidiciatico

Attention all Cayenne drivers. ThePorsche Club Kirchen-Hausen is offer-ing a special event in Vidiciatico, Italy,tailored to the newest Porsche model.From 27th to 31st May 2004, you canenjoy your Cayenne to the full on uniqueroads, surrounded by the fantasticscenery of this idyllic mountain region.

Driving pleasure is guaranteed, as wellas a varied supporting programme,which will include a summer party andItalian buffet at the Vidiciatico swim-ming pool, fireworks over the “Concadel Sole”, a visit to the Saeco compa-ny and a guided tour of the NationalPark. And these are just a few of thehighlights. You can find further infor-mation in the Porsche Club News6/03. You can also contact thePorsche Club Kirchen-Hausen e.V.directly or visit the Porsche ClubDeutschland website (www.porsche-club-deutschland.de) to request abooking form. Time is marching on andonly a few places are left.

Porsche Club Kirchen-Hausen e.V.President: Michael HaasTel.: +49 (0)7731 994 00E-mail: [email protected]

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