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Front cover image: Martin Whitelaw’s old 993 Cabriolet, now owned by James Mclauchlan.

Photographed in France by Martin Whitelaw.

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As the events season winds down, the TIPEC regions have been making the most of the last big Porsche bashes around the UK (and beyond, in some cases).

In All Torque this month we have features for you on the Central Region’s trip to the Classic Le Mans, the Scotland region’s enormous chairty event providing Porsche passenger rides for seriously ill children, and a lucky TIPEC member who won free tickets to the Silverstone Classic.

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There’s also a couple of technical articles, from opposite ends of the Porsche scale (a 944 and a 996TT), but both showing how a little ingenuity and hard work can pay off if you’re prepared to go your own way and custom-build some simple parts for your car.

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A visit to a detailer for the Central region and the return to TIPEC of one of our original members from a good few years ago rounds out this issue.

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If you have a DIY Porsche project to embark on over the winter, take a few photos and write up your experience—it just might be a lifesaver for a fellow club member who needs to do a similar job themselves. If you’re buying a new Porsche, let us know how you’ve made your decisions, and if your region are holding any winter events, snap some pictures and show the rest of the club what you’re up to. You don’t need to be a great writer, or a fancy photographer; this is your club and your magazine. You are all invited to get involved.

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It’s almost time for the club’s regional Christmas celebrations: parties, meals out and drives into the countryside to eat ourselves silly and swap Porsche stories over the turkey and pudding. Seems a little early to talk about Christmas, I know, but your Regional Organisers have to plan ahead and you will find dates for the events in the Gruppe pages at the back of the magazine.

That’s another thing for future issues of All Torque; expect to see photographic evidence of the regions’ Christmas parties in the first issue of next year.

Reminders for the bits of the night you have, er, forgotten!

Sean has been too busy this month to write his usual introduction for this page, which is why you’ve got me talking about the magazine instead. I’m sure he has found time to check out the newly-announced Porsche 911 Speedster though, given his vested interest in such cars …

The Speedster is more than just another special edition 997, Porsche only bestow the Speedster name on a car that’s genuinely quite special. As an unofficial followup to the recent 911 Sport Classic, this new Speedster cuts a very different figure; nodding to the past whilst being unashamedly modern. I think it’s a worthy bearer of the iconic name and it’s a shame that Porsche are limiting it to only 356 examples! It is nice to see Porsche create editions that are very squarely aimed at their long-term fans.

I hope you enjoy the magazine, we’ll be back again in December for the last issue of 2010. Until then, happy Porsching.

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Club news The summer car shows have been and gone, but there’s still plenty of Porsche driving time before winter draws in. Check out what your region has planned at the back of the magazine.

Helmingham Hall Colin Clarke reports on the Anglia Region’s visit The Helmingham Hall Classic and Sports Car Event in Suffolk on Sunday 25 th July 2010 was well attended for the second year running, with eighteen members showing their pride and joys on our club stand.

three wheeler, kindly provided by Mr. Chris Wayman. Chris arrived (wearing ear protectors, shaken but not stirred!) in his 1959 Mk1 Scootacar which was made by the Hunslet Locomotive Company of Leeds.

With good weather, a beautiful setting, and hundreds of classic and sports cars on display, the day was again very enjoyable.

As last year, we attracted several visitors and enquiries regarding membership.

Powered by a 197cc Villiers engine and steered using handlebars, the purple 2+2 has four forward and four reverse gears.

One young lad was heard to say “Cor Dad, I want one of them” … until he watched Chris’ stability display on the venues grassy slopes!

Needless to say, no one accepted his offer of a ride home on the A14.

The centrepiece of our stand was not a Porsche, but a very unusual and eye-catching

R.I.P. Jason Cloke It is with much sadness that I report the untimely death of Central member Jason Cloke who lost his battle on 28th July 2010 and leaves Isabella and two children, Victoria and Anthony.

Jason was with the club for only a year and renewed for a further two years only a short time ago. Some of you will remember Jason as the tall, quietly spoken man who came along to several club nights in his black 911 cabriolet, others from our trip to Ace Café or from Gaydon at the beginning of June which he attended only days before going into hospital for the last time.

A genuine enthusiast and a real gentleman that I feel we have all missed the opportunity to get to know better.

Heartfelt thoughts and wishes to the family at this difficult time.

Paul Bird, RO Central Region

Chris kindly let us fill his car with balloons in a fund raising effort in support of local charity.

Looks like we’ll be back at Helmingham next year.

Porsche news Aside from announcing that the 918 Spyder will go into production, there’s big and small news from Stuttgart this month: A new Speedster and a navigation unit that won’t look out of place in a classic Porsche.

New 911 Speedster for December 2010 Continuing the Speedster lineage with a brand-new 997 based model From the 356 Speedster in the early Fifties, to the Carrera 3.2 Speedster in the late Eighties and the 964 Speedster in the early Nineties, the name has always stood for some of the most desirable of Porsches.

Now Porsche have announced a brand-new 911 Speedster, based on the wide-bodied 997 Carrera GTS, to go on sale at the end of this year. There will be 356 built, in homage to the Speedster name's origin.

Available in Pure Blue or Carrera White, the Speedster will have an exclusive bodykit including the traditional double humped hardcover for its soft top and a 60mm lower, more steeply angled, windscreen.

The new Speedster gets a 3.8 litre flat six engine, putting out 408bhp, and the PDK transmission, PASM and ceramic brakes.

The price tag is set to be £144,000.

Almost every optional extra from the current 911 range will be included as standard, as is a love-or-hate smooth leather interior featuring a blue and black chequered flag motif.

The new 911 Speedster is being touted as a celebration of the Porsche Exclusive customisation house, which will be enjoying its 25th year of operation in 2011.

Porsche Classic Radio Navigation System An elaborate name for a beautifully simple device Understandably, many classic Porsche owners decide to fit modern stereo units into their otherwise period-correct dashboards.

Until now there has only really been one option if you wanted a head unit that looked retro enough to fit in with the dash but hid high quality modern technology inside: Becker, who have been selling a range of head units for years, all styled to suit older cars.

Porsche have now taken the idea on board though, and gone one better. The Porsche Classic Radio Navigation System launches

this month. It is styled after the original Blaupunkt radio units that were fitted to older Porsche models, but between the two dials sits a small touchscreen; a fully functional modern GPS navigation system.

Porsche say the unit will fit any Porsche except the 356 range and it is available with TMC, the Porsche Traffic Message Channel, which enables it to automatically suggest alternative routes when appropriate.

Available now, the Classic Radio Navigation System will cost £492 (plus VAT).

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Doing it for the kids

Many of you will remember way back in 2005 and 2006 TIPEC Scotland Region supported an event for the Cclasp charity, who provide care and assistance for seriously ill children and their families. It was a suggestion at the November 2009 club meeting that put the idea back on the agenda for 2010.

We approached Cclasp and asked what we could do for them. We were a bit concerned as to the level of commitment we would need, so after a meeting with Valerie Simpson, the charity founder, Valerie informed us that she would be organizing summer picnic days and if we would like to support a kids picnic day with a Porsche Run for the kids, that would be great. Valerie would be organising the catering, entertainment, etc, etc and all we had to do was turn up with our cars. Simple, as the meerkat would say, but it turned out far more would need to be done than just emailing members and asking for their support.

The first hurdle was getting all the drivers through Disclosure Scotland. It took a long four months to get all the clearances done, that is why drivers had to commit so far in advance. After a series of six meetings the paperwork was all completed and the date was set for Sunday 8th August. We then went about getting sponsorship from as many companies as we could think of, so as to give the charity a nice boast to their funds and not cost them money as had happened in previous years. We were fortunate to have a local Tipec member who had good contacts and we set about sending out begging letters and harassing people on the phone and by email for their support. Before very long the donations and pledges were coming in. ‘How easy is this?’ we thought. We still needed more, so we sent out raffle books to all the drivers to sell to their relatives and friends and as Brucie would say; didn’t they do well?

As in previous years we had to approach the Police for clearance to run a convoy of 50 cars and we were promised an escort for the entire 30 mile route. With only a week to go and everything in place, or so we thought, the wheels fell of the bogie. First a call from the Police to say that they could not supply motor cycle escort but could send two traffic cars. Then the childrens’ T-shirts got waylaid along with the drivers’ polo shirts. Panic was beginning to set in. The kids shirts arrived on Friday but no drivers’ ones. After a phone call a good Rotarian friend came up with some drivers shirts. Panic over? Don’t you believe it. An email on Friday night at 10:30 from the Police to say sorry they cannot now attend, as every car was needed for some Edinburgh Festival. Never heard of it! So at midnight route maps had to be printed off.

Sunday came and we were blessed with a glorious sunny day, at least the weather was on our side We had arranged for all the drivers to meet at Loanhead retail park as we needed a very large car park to accommodate us all. We had drivers leave in groups to the venue at Carberry Tower, a beautiful venue on the outskirts of Edinburgh. All arrived safely and were parked on beautiful grass area in front of the house. All cars were decked out with balloons and window stickers, ready for the children to arrive.

As we had 50 cars it was impossible to send them all out together so we had to split into groups of 10 and follow a lead car. Just as we were about to leave a traffic car turned up but just to see us safely out onto the road, well at least they did try. The route was nice; a little shorter than we would have liked but the kids where enjoying it as other car’s drivers were flashing lights at us and blowing their horns and waving. This is what it was all about; the kids having a fun day out.

We all arrived back and the party began for the children and adults alike. All the drivers were given a goodie bag courtesy of Cclasp and food and ice cream. The afternoon went well and the sun shone, it was time for the raffle draw and all

gathered around the marquee to see if they had won some of the many great prizes. A 42" flat screen TV, various electrical goods like it was a Comet sale, weekend breaks, holiday vouchers, £500 Porsche service voucher … there were loads of great, high value prizes thanks to our fabulous sponsors.

We all had a great day out. Drivers and parents thanked us for putting it together and all the kids had a great time. This was after all their big day out. The last thing to be done was the presentation of the cheque to Cclasp and, wait for it, with all your help and commitment we raised a staggering £5,850. This will help Cclasp to maintain and hopefully expand its great support for these sick kids and their families. It’s not only the kids that are affected, the whole family is affected when a child is diagnosed with an illness and sadly some may never see another year.

It only remains for us to thank all drivers who gave up their time and supported us and a special thanks to the guys from PCGB who combined with the TIPEC drivers made this special day possible. Thanks to all the sponsors and especially to Brian Wood who helped to make this event possible. We were asked by many drivers if were doing it again next year. The answer on Sunday night was ‘no way!’, but watch this space …

Thanks to the following sponsors for their support: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Class One Traffic Management Scotland Ltd George Morrison Motors Glasgow Gordon Anderson Plant Hire (GAP) Jim Anderson Janitorial Services East Kilbride TIPEC Club Office Brian Miller Motors Edinburgh Barr Construction Carberry Tower East Lothian Barr Quarries PAG Hotels Peebles & Moffat Fusion Pipeline Supplies Glasgow Porsche Centre Edinburgh Clarkston Van Hire Glasgow Porsche Centre Glasgow Motortune Shotts Knockhill Racing Circuit Dunfermline Knowepark Caravans Livingston Wingate Electrical (Glasgow) Bilberry Angel Car Care Products McDonalds Restaurant Loanhead Stewart Gordon Brian Wood

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I’m back!

Alan Clarke has been away from TIPEC and Porsche ownership for quite a few years, but Jeremy Clarkson (of all people) has brought him back …

Many moons ago I bought a 1984 944 called Libby (LIB 2863, Alpine White, any one seen her lately?) I heard of a guy who had started a club for the 924 called Gary and gave him a ring. I became a member (number one hundred and something) and decided to go to a meeting which was to assist Gary in expanding the club. Long story short …the club evolved over the next few years from the 924/944 Club to the 924 to 968 Club (still got the sweatshirt, albeit covered in paint!) During that time I was the co-ordinator for the South East Region events and meetings and responsible for the advertising in the club magazine. Barry Hart was the club chairman then and he fixed the wiring in Libby for me for a very good price. After owning Libby for seven years and completing a few upgrades and mods, she became surplus to requirements and I sold her to a guy from Kent.

He said that he had looked at quite a few examples and that Libby was the best he had seen. I felt quite chuffed.

So, what has brought me back? Well, in a round about way, Jeremy Clarkson has. The story goes that Jezza needed a 944 to drive on some stunt or other for Top Gear, so the BBC purchased OHR 446X, first registered on 05.05.82, but Jezza refused it as he wanted a 944 Turbo. It stood idle for the next 18 months until it was swapped for a Mitsubishi Evo that was originally destined to come to my place of work, S&B Automotive Academy in Bristol, where I teach apprentices in heavy vehicle technology. The Evo was used on Top Gear on an Army tank assault course and duly wrecked. So, instead of the Evo, we received the 944. Again, it stood idle in our workshop and was occasionally subjected to electrical apprentices pulling things off etc. Being a Porsche fan and seeing the poor condition this classic was becoming I asked if I could have it, but was refused. That was about five months ago. Recently I noticed that the light vehicle department were clearing out some old cars to make way for newer stock for the urchins to wreck so I asked again and, to my surprise, was told to “come to my office and collect the documents”! Brilliant, got it for nothing!

local wild deer away from her lovely roses. Sorry babe, I will get it fixed. Then with the help of good neighbours, a French student who is residing in our B&B and Shirley at the wheel we pulled and pushed the car into its resting place in my newly built garage.

My first job was to fit a new battery (some apprentice had wrecked the one fitted through putting it on a heavy boost charge and then going to lunch for over an hour). I bought what I thought was the correct battery, an 096 Bosch Silver (£124.00!), but once I had fitted it I found that the wiper mechanism fouled it and stopped operating.

Anyone know what does fit?

Whilst still connected I completed a compression test and I am pleased with the results (177-175-179-184). Unfortunately not much else worked apart from most of the lights. As you can see from the picture, the electrics are in a bit of a mess. I spent the rest of my first night compiling a list if obvious faults and swigging furiously from a can of amber nectar. I will keep you up to date with developments.

On reflection, she is in a bad way. I have got my work cut out just to get her to start. I will definitely be requesting help from anyone remotely capable of diagnosing electrical problems. Shirley, my long suffering better half, is quite excited about the whole project but I suspect her enthusiasm will wane once she sees what gets dragged through the gates.

On Tuesday 27th July I loaded her onto a trailer and drove the 55 miles home. I was a bit nervous and kept stopping to check the hold down straps were ok which was just as well, I pulled into a lay-by on the A38 Gloucester by-pass and the rear strap was so lose it had dropped off!

I arrived home about 1:30pm in glorious sunshine and promptly whacked our new sliding gate with the trailer which moved the pillar behind it back about a quarter of an inch and caused a huge crack to run right down the wall. So much for a free car.

I ’fessed up to Shirl as soon as she arrived home because the new wall and gate had been a pet project of hers, built to keep the Writing & photography by Alan Clarke All Torque 84 page 11

A classic day at Silverstone Neil Hack couldn’t believe his luck after winning tickets through a competition in Motor Sport magazine to the Silverstone Classic. After the event he wrote an article for Motor Sport on why it’s a weekend not to be missed. They kindly allowed us to republish Neil’s article here.

Having entered yet another competition I was sure I would not win, I’d set about booking my holiday. So imagine the problem I faced when a set of four tickets for the Silverstone Classic in July turned up randomly on my desk. At first I thought it was a mistake, but I quickly realised I’d won a Motor Sport competition.

I had not been to the Silverstone Classic before due work commitments, so I wasn’t about to miss this one. A bit of reshuffling of the holiday plans and we were sorted to visit the event on the Sunday. I even managed to get an infield pass for my old 944.

Silverstone as a track is fantastic from a spectator’s point of view.

I started off at Bridge Corner, which gives you a great view of the cars speeding round into the complex. This was followed by a picnic in the Porsche area and a little sunbathing in the unusually hot Silverstone sunshine.

After lunch I took a walk around the paddock to have a closer look at some of the amazing cars. It’s great to be able to get up close to them and nose around—as long as you don’t get in people’s way they don’t seem to mind at all.

The most striking car for me was a fine-looking D-type Jaguar. The car’s lines make it look fast even when it’s stationary. It has to be an all-time dream machine.

I then headed through the tunnel to Copse Corner. As I exited the other side a fine old GT40 was just entering the tunnel. Everyone stopped for a moment— even at idle the car sounded like Beelzebub on a bad day. Sure enough, as he entered the tunnel the driver blipped the throttle a few times to everyone’s delight. What a noise!

After that I headed to Woodcote and then on to Luffield. The views at both these locations are excellent and well worth a visit. You can really see the drivers fighting with the cars to keep them on track, and it’s amazing to watch them

powering down to the pit straight with the tail hanging out wide.

The best noise of the day was a close tie between the world sports cars and the 1966–85 Formula 1 cars.

Sight of the day had to be the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy for ’50s sports cars. I have never seen so many cars going sideways at such speed for so long.

Watching and seeing professionals racing modern cars is an amazing sight and, apart from the odd diesel car, the noise is great too. But there’s just something special about seeing the old cars really going for it. These guys don’t mess about and the racing is excellent. The event was helped by the warm weather but I think it would be a great day out in any conditions. And, dare I say, in the wet the racing could be even better.

Thanks so much to Motor Sport for the tickets—this is a brilliant day out and anyone with an interest in cars should attend. If not, they’re missing out.

Arden Auto-Val Central Region visited in July to give a Paul Bird’s 928 a new lease of life Adrian Langford had displayed his stunning Amazon Green 928 S4 at the NEC Classic in 2009 and the car had been detailed in readiness by Arden Auto-Val, a specialist valeter and detailer near Stratford on Avon. Adrian suggested it was worth a club visit and so I called Tony, the proprietor, early in January for a chat.

We needed a car that would have some work done during the visit and I suggested my 928 S2. Over the last couple of years the paintwork had become oxidised and I had discussed this when the car was serviced in July 2009. Porscheshop suggested the car needed to be ‘mopped’ in an effort to restore the paint and as an alternative to a full respray. This deterioration was accelerated over the winter because after sitting under an outdoor cover for the seven years of my ownership, a catalogue of events meant that she had sat out in all weather for around four months and the Guards Red paintwork had become even more faded. I ran the car out to Arden ahead of the planned date so that Tony and Sean could take a look.

The consensus of opinion was that the car would need a full four stage cut and polish and that they would be working against the clock to complete over the course of the evening but we agreed to see how the work progressed and make a judgement on the night.

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The car was utterly transformed …

We had agreed I would arrive at 6:30pm on the evening but a delay leaving work meant it was around 6:50pm before I pulled up and there were already a few club members milling around and enjoying the tea and coffee laid on by our hosts. The car was dutifully inspected again by Tony & Sean and I caught a few worried glances about the condition of the paint from several members—clearly they didn’t know what was coming.

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The guys set to work immediately with an initial shampoo and rinse to get rid of road film, tree sap etc and the wheels were washed to get rid of brake dust. This complete, stage one commenced which consists of an ultra cut with machine polishers to remove scratches and restore a deep shine to the paint. Whilst this was going on there were some stunned looks from the spectators because of the effect that was quickly becoming evident.

Stage two consists of a further machine polish but with a fine cut to remove light scratches, swirls and to provide real depth to the gloss finish and produce deep reflections. Even with machine polishers both the guys were working really hard and were sweating with all the effort.

Stage three consists of a machine polish with buffing wheels and an ultra fine cut to remove any final haze and add nutrients back into the freshly cut paintwork. By this stage on the night everyone agreed the car was utterly transformed but light was failing fast so the guys quickly ran through stage four, an application of carnauba wax to give a deep gloss and provide protection. This done and with darkness upon us it was agreed nothing else could be achieved so Tony asked if I would bring the car back the next day so he could complete his work. Everyone took a last look at the car and marvelled at the results before making their farewells and heading for home and I dropped the car back the next morning.

When I collected the car late afternoon she looked absolutely stunning and I was more than happy to hand over the agreed fee for the work. Arden Auto-Val is situated on the Stratford Road at Wooton Wawen, B95 6BZ and to be honest you could drive past the former garage thinking it’s just another hand car wash. In reality there is a care and attention to work and standards here that is second to none and I would recommend this company to anyone. Even if you’re not local it’s still worth a trip. Just leave your car at Arden and take a taxi into Stratford to spend a day with your other half seeing the sights and enjoying a nice lunch. Then collect your car and be stunned at the results.

Back to the 928 and I would say she is completely transformed from the faded pink car that I took over to Arden. Certainly she’s not perfect and this sort of work is never going to be as good as a respray but Tony and the team have given the old girl a new lease of life at a fraction of a respray cost so I am well content. Even if you don’t need the major work that my car needed, Arden offer a full range of hand wash, wax and valet services at very reasonable rates and are well worth a visit. www.ardenautoval.co.uk

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Writing by Paul Bird & photography by Graham Waller All Torque 84 page 13

944 S2/Turbo foglight protectors Ben Rodrigues discovered how hard (and expensive) it was to source original Porsche foglight protectors for his 944 S2. Rather than complain abou it, he set about developing a product of his own which could be cheaply manufactured and shared with other 944 owners.

I’m sure most 944 S2 and Turbo owners will have suffered with the problem of a broken or cracked foglight at some stage of ownership. The replacement cost of a new foglight from an OPC is £154.10 + VAT, more than most owners might expect.

I’ve been told about the original foglight protectors produced for the 944s, but these originals are almost impossible to find now. I decided to engineer a set of foglight protectors myself. So, a high end engineering kit was broken out in the form of a breakfast cereal box. Using this I was able to cut out a template of the foglights.

I transferred the template pattern onto a sheet of Plexiglas which was cut out with a jigsaw and filed into shape. I then considered the type of fixings I wanted to use. The original fog light protectors made use of small fixing brackets. I wanted to move away from that with a design philosophy of keeping it simple. The solution was to utilise the existing screw fixing points that hold on the trim covers either side of the foglights.

By using a longer length screw, I could fix the protector securely onto the foglight whilst still retaining the original trim covers. I found that screw cover caps finished off the foglight protectors neatly.

I found a company in Leeds that specialise in producing small volume plastic products.

After a tour of their impressive facilities, Writing & photography by Ben Rodrigues All Torque 84 page 14

I required a CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawing and a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) programme for the production of my foglight protector.

They made a sample protector from my prototype to ensure it was a perfect fit.

The sample fitted perfectly and when viewed from a short distance of about a foot is barely visible.

Within three weeks I got the all important phone call telling me the protectors were ready for collection. They had produced a minimum quantity of 50 fog light protectors manufactured from 2mm PETG (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol).

The next stage in the process was to get the design patented. Most of you are probably thinking that to patent a product you have to fill out thousands of forms. Not so. The

aim of a patent is to protect the intellectual property rights of your product, ie. the idea in your head. The form is simple to fill out with guidance notes to help you. It costs only £20 to apply online for a UK only patent. My patent has been applied for and is currently pending. Visit www.ipo.gov.uk to read more about patents.

The protector kit costs £19.95 and comes with full fitting instructions. I think it represents good value for money. I’m offering this product at a discounted price to TIPEC members by offering free postage within the UK. To purchase your set of foglight protectors, e-mail ben.rodrigues@tiscali.co.uk and use discount code: AT84-944 when ordering. I will e-mail you details of how to make payment. When I have cleared expenses, 10% of the profit from every sale will be going to charity.

Lastly, I hope I may have inspired some of you to get on with that design that may have been floating about in your head for ages but have not done anything about it. I’m not the most technically minded individual but I’ve managed to design something of my own for a Porsche.

996TT mesh grille inserts Clive Gosling advises that a little protection saves unwanted bills

A few months back, just after TIPEC 2010, I decided it was time to finally part with the 993 garage queen. As some know, I was a little OCD with the 993 and was losing what it was all about, namely driving a 911 (other Porsches are available). After much internal debate it was time to move on and purchase a newish 911 but this time use it every day!

That meant selling the 993, selling the daily slogger Honda and making use of the one car left. After much debate and looking I settled on a 996TT with the X50 power option (450BHP) and an aerokit, all in Seal Grey and one has to say pretty rapid!

It’s all very well telling yourself that the new car will not get the same level of attention the last one did, but its another thing to actually look at it and simply shrug your shoulders at a stone chipped front end with grime all over it. The climb down from OCD needs to be gradual and not cold turkey.

However it was obvious that whilst it was going to get thrashed and filthy there were one or two things that could be done to minimise daily damage.

So first off was a wheel refurb from Excel wheels (they bring four wheels for you to continue using the car … ideal when it’s the daily driver). The wheels were then protected with Nanolex sealant, which means all the grime simply wipes off. Then a trip to Paintshield in Peterborough for front bumper and splitter film, plus a few other areas such as sills and wheel arches. Whilst there I was able to take a look at a gold plated engine bay on a Sierra Cosworth and a bright orange Spyker—now that is a bling car. First

impression of this process is excellent.

No damage at all where the film is and unless I point it out, then very few people know it’s even there.

The subjects of today’s missive are the mesh inserts that went behind the gaping grills at the front. Sitting right behind these grilles are three radiators and two condensers for the air con. These five units are very susceptible to stone damage and a build up of debris that gradually rots in the bumper recess, where you simply can’t get at it, with of course the resultant rotting of the radiators. The idea of fitting mesh is to stop the grot getting in, and of course the stones, with the aim of saving £1k a time for replacements.

First I needed to enlist some help and Steve Potter our club secretary stepped up to the plate. Now those who know Steve will appreciate the studious nature and attention to detail he exudes, so who better to assist?

I was told I wouldn’t need a hammer at all, how odd.

Wheels came off and arch liners were unscrewed and removed, making the whole process a lot easier. The bumper was removed by undoing various bolts, screws and plastic nuts (sorry don’t know the technical term) underneath, behind the indicators and in the bonnet recess, all easy when you know where they are. As it was removed a vast pile of leaves, straw, dead bugs and grot fell out.

Splitting the condensers and radiators was a matter of a few screws and then a good clean out was the next stage. This revealed a minor leak in the nearside condenser, immediately

replaced by the seller under warranty, so the process was worth it for that alone.

Next stage was to cut mesh to the apertures of the grilles, done by making cardboard templates and lots of careful cutting, taking it down to size bit by bit. The mesh was bought from Halfords, although there is tons of the stuff on EBay also. Black diamond pattern usually found on extended chav motors!

Once cut the next stage was the delicate one.

The edge of the black grille inserts protrude inwards from the bumper in a sort of ridge.

Some careful 4mm drilling around the inside edge of the grilles allowed me to attach the mesh with black cable ties. Not technical I know, however when staring at the grilles from the outside only a very small part is actually visible, and you would have to stare to notice them. This I could live with if it meant saving thousands of pounds.

So there we have it, bumpers back on, mesh in place and time for a test flight. Many thanks to Steve who assisted in the process, whose payment was six eggs from our chickens. What a bargain that man is.

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Some like it hot!

Paul Bird and the Central Region braved the heat of Le Mans for the 2010 Classic event

Le Mans is a trip that seems a thousand years away when you first start discussing it with members but then all of a sudden it’s almost time to travel and there’s a last minute panic to make sure everything is in hand.

A quick hunt in the loft for the tent and camping gear and then finally laying out everything ready to load the car. After discussion with Brian (my co-driver for the trip) we decided that we would leave the Porsches at home for this one as the amount of gear we would be carrying just would not go in the 944 and Brian’s 993 was a non starter with its very limited luggage space.

So it was that we elected to use my S Type Jaguar and even that was packed to the hilt with tent and camping gear, club gazebo, flagpole, pop up club sign, cooking gear, picnic table and stools etc, etc … the list was endless as we were carrying a lot of gear for communal use.

The day finally arrived and I headed over to Nuneaton to pick up Brian and we set off down the motorway about 3pm on the Thursday.

We had arranged an overnight stay down in Kent ready for the early morning Chunnel crossing next morning and met up with some of our fellow travellers at the Travelodge, enjoying an evening meal at the Little Chef and much chatter about the next day’s travel arrangements.

There were a few late arrivals but everyone eventually turned up and opted for an early night ahead of our crack of dawn start the next day.

By 6:50am Friday morning we were at the Chunnel terminal after our six car convoy from the hotel and were directed straight to boarding.

This threw our plans somewhat as we were hoping to meet up with other TIPEC folk at the terminal car park but happily they were making their way over to the train and ended up in the same compartment!

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Once we were in France we took the most direct route to Le Mans and spent a few hours steadily making our way across country on the excellent road network, stopping for breakfast, petrol and briefly following a directional issue with my Satnav! The closer to Le Mans we got the higher the exterior temperature and by the time we arrived it was reading over 40 degrees.

On arrival at Hunadieres we were shown to our pitch by Helen from Travel Destinations and set about erecting the tents, and firstly the gazebo so we had some shade from the sun! Before too long we had got our canvas city and a brew up sorted and then we waited for the heat to die down a little before watching the evening practice sessions from the Tertre Rouge banking.

A very hot night’s sleep in the tent gave way to dawn and what was obviously going to be another blistering hot day. Breakfast sorted Brian and I headed off to the Grandstand and Parc Ferme areas before the heat of the day. Cutting across the Bugatti circuit there were hundreds of classic cars to drool over from Ferrari to Rolls Royce, De Tomaso to Lotus, Aston Martin to Jaguar, Maserati to Lamborghini and at the far end of the circuit was the Porsche designated area.

Yet again Porsche was by far the largest marque in attendance with a huge infield area immediately behind the grandstand and a static display of race cars to make you go weak at the knees. The Attwood/ Hermann 917 from the 1970 Le Mans win, the ‘Pink Pig’, Derek Bell’s 962 and so it went on … pure Porsche heaven.

The next few hours were spent in the Parc Ferme areas where you can get close up access to the cars that race over the weekend and the drivers and mechanics are often more than happy to chat about the cars. During one of these exchanges Brian got invited to sit in a 906 Targa Florio car that rather made his day and would be difficult to better; or so he thought until later when we bumped into Derek Bell whilst looking around the trade village. Brian asked him to pose for a photo to which he graciously agreed and Brian’s trip was complete!

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Pure Porsche heaven

Finally the heat drove us back to base and a few hours in the shade of the gazebo, taking on board plenty of water and grabbing a little food although I noticed nobody ate much all weekend because of the heat.

Evening saw us watching the racing and then around 9:30pm we headed back across to the Grandstand area, taking advantage of the slightly reduced temperature and spent a few hours looking around the cars, talking to drivers and generally having a good time.

Sunday arrived too quickly and the traditional dismantling of the tents began although we left the gazebo ’till the last minute as it was the only shade. More racing was enjoyed by me on the banking near the camp site while Brian headed off across the Bugatti circuit for a last look around and we met back mid afternoon to finish packing up and then head off for the trip home.

Four cars convoyed back to Rouen before splitting up to head for the various French hotels booked for the sunday evening. Brian and I were booked into the same small family hotel that we used in 2008 and were joined by Rob & Steve Bird so we enjoyed a pleasant evening meal on the terrace and the second half of the World Cup final in the bar with a few beers to round off the weekend.

A truly memorable trip, hopefully enjoyed by all who came along with us, and a few lessons learnt to improve the trip in 2012 when I plan to make more effort to ensure all the TIPEC folk are in the same part of the site (some were scattered about a bit) and to have an organised BBQ on the Saturday evening.

Apart from that I wouldn’t change anything except to possibly turn down the thermostat a little! The official temperature at Mulsanne on Saturday afternoon topped 48 degrees and an unofficial temperature of 51 degrees was recorded in the trade village.

Some like it hot; but not quite that hot!

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Gruppe North Scotland RO Stewart Gordon 01698 841 692 (evenings) 07974 808 342 (mobile) flashgordon944@blueyonder.co.uk ARO Alan Neilson 01324 871 543 07793 234 096 (mobile) alz1933@alanneilson.fsnet.co.uk ARO Neil Fraser 0131 660 0143 07946 616 782 (mobile) neil@fraser72.freeserve.co.uk Meetings are held first Wednesday of every month 8pm for an 8:30pm start in the 007 bar at Bo’Ness Motor Museum, Bridgeness Road, Bo’Ness EH51 9JR. www.motor-museum.bo-ness.org.uk August and September meetings saw a good turnout of cars and members. The membership remains strong with two new members coming along to the September meeting; we would like to welcome Mark Brennan & David Colvin to the Scottish Region.

After the very successful Porsche Cclasp Fun Day Out we attended with the Support of PCGB on the 8th August with 50 cars supporting the event.

Despite a few last minute glitches, the day was a complete success, the final figure raised for Cclasp was £5,850.00

to be the usual sunny outing we are used to. We got underway near 11am for a drive through the Trossachs taking in Lochearnhead and through Lix Junction and the lovely picturesque village of Killin. By this time there was a sign that the weather was improving for us (it had just had a long lie, being Sunday.) We arrived at the Kenmore Crannog Visitors Centre on the banks of Loch Tay. The Crannog is the site of a 5,000 year old reconstructed iron age loch dwelling house. It is also an exhibition centre showing some of the work in different parts of Scotland where they have discovered other similar structures.

After the visit we headed round to the Kenmore hotel for a lovely lunch and a chill out on the banks of the river Tay, one of Scotland famous salmon rivers, where, in February, they have pipers piping the first anglers of the season down to the river to celebrate the start of the salmon fishing season.

After lunch we were treated, thanks to Brian Wood, to a run down through some stunning scenery on a B road to finish at Auchterarder and say our goodbyes. A great day out and around a 150 mile drive.

We will have enjoyed another two shows by the time you read this magazine, The Selkirk Show on the 19th September and the East Fortune Show which is now going to be our Annual Scottish Region Concours.

Crannog Visit & Pub Run: Visiting our ancestors 18th July (Sunday)

Also looking forward is our annual curry bowl night on the 13th October with PCGB, also taking names for this night. This event is organized by Brian Wood, if it’s anything like last year’s it was a great night.

A small band of seven cars turned out for this event.

We met up at Stirling Moto service area on a wet miserable morning, thinking this was not going

Finally we would like to announce that the Scottish Region has a brand new website, www.tipecscotland.co.cc Thanks to Lee Reader

for putting it all together for us, well done Lee and thanks again. The site is still building, if anyone would like to add to it, feel free to send in items of interest. If you are selling your car or have any photos you would like to share, send them in.

Yorkshire RO John Oakes 01132 827 512 john.oakes3@btinternet.com ARO Ben Rodrigues 07906 491 168 (mobile) ben.rodrigues@tiscali.co.uk Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:00–7:30pm at The Windmill Inn, Hull Road, Dunnington, York, YO19 5LP. John’s words Firstly, many thanks to all the members that turned up to the August club night meeting, we had quite a few Porsches in the car park. There was Gren (911SC), joined by his two sons in a 968 Cab that they bought off EBay without seeing it: Very brave!

There was also John (944S2), Andy (993 Turbo), Pete (944S), Dave (GTO) and Ben (VW).

Silverstone Classic We attended this event for the third year in a row. We were camping on a site opposite the main entrance, with only a five minute walk to get in. It makes it much easier than queuing in the car. Again there were lots of cars to look at racing around the track.

I enjoyed watching the old F1 cars blasting around the track with some of the drivers having a good spin or two. After watching the open air concert, we had a great finish to the Saturday night by listening to a band called Rollin Stoned in the Harley Davison bar.

December’s Christmas Quiz For December’s meeting, we will be having a quiz night again with prizes for the winners and a buffet.

Ben’s Words It’s hard to believe that summer is now at its end.

It’s been a busy year for the Yorkshire region with us attending quite a few events. Sadly, I have said goodbye to my 944. I hope the new owner in Derbyshire has a great deal more success with her than I did. I’m now rolling around in a VW but will return to Porsche ownership at some stage in the coming years, I’m keeping an eye on the prices of 911’s ...

TIPEC Scotland cars on the Crannog run

August has been a busy month for me after taking receipt of my much anticipated 944 S2/Turbo fog light protectors. I’ve busily been getting them put into kits, writing and printing fitting instructions.

You can read more about the design process I used in this issue of All Torque. I was also chuffed that the fog light protectors appeared on page 15 of the products pages of the October edition of 911 & Porsche World magazine.

Sadly, I will also have missed out on the Strasse visit in Leeds. I was in Newcastle taking part in the Great North Run.

North West

The Great North Run is one of Europe’s biggest half marathons. Hopefully by the time you are reading this, I will have run the 13.1 miles in aid of the Get Kids Going! charity. This charity buys much needed sports equipment for disabled children.

RO Andrew Lane 01772 740 625 07949 167 698 (mobile) andrewclane@btopenworld.com ARO Brenda Marginson 01254 831 766 brenda.marginson@sky.com

Finally, if you haven’t made it to a club night meet in a while, come and join us. As autumn is now approaching, we’ll soon be looking to plan events for 2011. Is there a new event you’d like Yorkshire region to attend in 2011? Let me or John know and we’ll see if we can get it on next year’s calendar.

Meetings are held first Monday of every month from 8pm at The Dressers Arms, near Wheelton, Chorley PR6 8HD. When this falls on a Bank Holiday, we meet on the second Monday instead.

9th October (Saturday) Leeds Custom and American Cruise Meets at Leeds B&Q car park from 6pm onwards 26–29th November (Friday–Monday) Roger Clark Rally 7th December (Tuesday) Christmas quiz at our regular club night

North East RO wanted!

ARO Andy Blythe 01642 809 031 ac.blythe@mbro.ac.uk Meetings are held first Sunday of every month 7:30pm at The Sporting Lodge, Low Lane, Stainton Village, Cleveland, TS17 9LW, just off the A19. In June and July we are meeting on the SECOND Sunday of the month.

12–14th November (Friday–Sunday) NEC Classic Car Show

Cheshire & Staffs

The summer has continued to be fairly busy with events and shows. It seems we have hit a good little idea with the ‘chippy tea’ runs. Our first one was on Friday the 23rd July to Knott End Chippy. The weather came good after an abysmal week. After eating some very fine fish & chips whilst overlooking Morecambe Bay and Barrow we headed off to Blackpool’s Golden Mile. The passing tourists got quite an eyefull of GT3s 3.2 Carreras and Boxsters. We also had a couple of new faces along to see what the club is all about.

Everyone agreed it was a great night out on a less lengthy run and finished with a drink on Lytham’s front green.

After that it was Woodvale in early August. This event always pleases those who attend. Many thanks to those who displayed their cars. Unfortunately we were a bit lacking in numbers so please have a think about it for next year.

We had some members joining up with Cheshire & Staffs for the second Tatton Park Classic car show on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of August. Again another great show that always pulls a good crowd.

It was then back to the second ‘chippy’ run to Southport on Friday 3rd September. This was very kindly organised by Greame Cook as I was away on holiday. Again, good company good chips and a good

drive out. We may be able to squeeze one or two more in before the end of the year. Keep an eye out for my email updates for further details.

By the time you have read this we will have had the gathering at Cars In The Park at Harewood House in Yorkshire. This was a beautiful setting and a lovely drive there and back, with our stand being pretty well attended by other regions as well as ourselves.

However there wasn’t a massive amount of manufacturer variety there but a nice day out all the same. Seeing the new Merc Gullwing SLS and Ferrari 458 Italia was unexpected!

Also we will have been to the open evening at PorschApart on September 15th in Ramsbottom, and treated the love of our lives to a little something. Maybe even something for the wife/husband too!

Last but not least, our annual Christmas do is on Friday the 3rd December. Brenda Marginson needs to know numbers ASAP. This night always proves to be popular with good reason so don’t delay to avoid disappointment. The cost is £59 pp. This includes B&B plus three course dinner on the Friday and also entertainment. Payment is needed (cash only) by 30th October so please let either myself or Brenda know ASAP. TBC October Possible Clay Pigeon Shoot TBC October Drive out to Lakeland Motor Museum 1st November (Monday) Quiz Night (with prizes!) at our monthly meeting TBC November Possible Rolling Road Day – Need an idea of numbers interested. Check e-mail and website for further details. Can be rearranged if need be.

3rd December (Friday) Christmas meal at the Viking Hotel, Blackpool

RO Steve Taylor 07774 912 069 (mobile) stephen_taylor@datascope.com ARO Dave Watson 07889 804 598 (mobile) watson_david@btinternet.com Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Whipping Stocks, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 9EX.

Lincolnshire RO Gordon Collins 07783 103 327 Joint meetings with the local PCGB are held on the second Sunday of every month from 1:30pm at The Dovecote, Newark Road, Swinderby LN6 9HN. We meet at half-past one. If you wish to eat you can of course arrive earlier or later, it’s just an informal gathering of Porsche fans to kick a few wheels and talk Pork. Hope to see you there.

TIPEC North West cars lined up

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Gruppe Central East Midlands RO Graham Waller graham.waller@polypipe.com ARO Alan Fuller susancarolfuller@googlemail.com Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 7pm for food (meeting proper begins 8:00pm) at The Field Head Hotel, Markfield Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9PS. Since the last publication, we have seen a few events pass under the bridge, some of which I managed to get to, others unfortunately not so.

Hey-ho, such are the woes of a busy life and having to at least show that the wife comes first, hehe.

On Saturday/Sunday 3rd/4th July we went to Cars in the Park in Lichfield. 20 Porsches gathered for free in the Lichfield sun (and wind!), with the TIPEC contingent being hosted by Paul Keeling.

An excellent day, although as I’ve already said, a bit windy. There was a 4x4 display using cars that were very high and had 4-wheel steering; y’know the kind. They did pitch at some amazing angles.

Thanks Paul (K) for your organisation.

On the 5th July, we were invited to PCGB’s regional meeting. Quite a few of us TIPEC-types turned out to support (well barrack) Tom in his newly appointed role as PCGB R8 RO. All cars were photographed using the lake and fountain as a backdrop.

Tom did well in his role as he has had a fantastic tutor (only kidding!) We hope the two clubs can work together and hope that club members can turn up to either club’s events. After all, we’re all here for the one reason – Porsches.

That weekend saw the bi-annual gathering in Le Mans for the fantastic event that is 24 heures du Mans classic. Well, what can I say about this? What goes on tour, stays on tour ... but those who didn’t go, shame on you! You missed a fantastic event, and one which I shall be going to again.

It was 35°C+, fantastic uneventful drive down, two days andnights of racing classic cars, camping and drinking with ‘the boys’, and a lovely hotel on the way back. I’m already booking the time off for 2012.

The 19th July saw another Central event, this time at Arden Autoval. They spent 2½ hours valeting Paul’s old 928, and it certainly made a difference – Guard’s Pink to Guard’s Red in 2½ hours. I’m sure Paul will publish a write-up in due course.

20+ TIPEC cars gathered on the stand at the Silverstone Classic. The club had provided a large tent to gather in for informal chats and the chance to meet fellow members to catch up.

The classic cars on display with their proud owners were wonderful and the classic racing was absolutely fantastic. Walking through the paddocks when they fired up their engines was simply exhilarating. And scared the doo-dahs out of Carol!

Awesome.

Sunday 22nd August saw a clash of events. The Transtar event at Arbury Hall was the calendarised event at the start of the year, however an opportunity arose for a half day at Curborough Sprint track.

We joined the Three Shires Car club for a few blasts around probably the best sprint track around. Your RO blasted his 911SC, and survived! Other Porsches were Boxsters, a 968, a 996, 997, GT3 as well as a

The Silverstone Classic provided a huge range of machinery

There were open-wheelers at the Silverstone Classic too

Not all the Porsches at the Silverstone Classic were ‘old’!

Lotus 11, an MGB and other more modern cars. This is an absolute must for those who haven’t tried it.

Over the bank holiday, Andrew Greenwood’s classic car show at Blenheim Palace was the place to be.

I entered my 911SC into the post-1980 concours and came an admirable 3rd of the 12 cars entered.

The most recent event prior to publication was the Shackerstone Family Festival. Unusually, this has been running for 15 years, yet this was the first time most of us were aware of it. A very large festival in a very large showground where normal entry was £10–15. Exhibitors? Errrm, nil. And what a fantastic two days.

There were plenty of things to do, quite literally for all the family. Stands, and fun fair, classic cars, traction engines, crafts, kids club events, historic re-enactments, dogs, horses, birds of prey, canal boats, steam train rides and flypasts by a Spitfire.

The Dakota was cancelled on the Sunday but there were the Red Arrows in their only festival display of the year. Oh and a beer tent with lots of live music and evening entertainment. Simply a wonderful day out, all for free.

During club nights, it was nice to welcome our newest members Stewart and Danara. They pitched up in (you may remember this car), a 993 C4 previously owned by Clive Gosling. And it still looks as clean as he had it. Mind you Stewart did admit to over four hours cleaning it on the day.

Christmas is just around the corner (no, really, it is!). We are looking to book the East Midlands regional Christmas social for either 4th or 11th December (both Saturdays). This has been well supported in the past, so please keep your diary

free for this. If you have any preferences on date then please let me know so I can bear it in mind.

Cost as per last year – c£15/head.

Don’t forget, you can renew your membership online at www.tipec.net Please also let me know if you have changed/are changing you e-mail address or your residence.

This is essential to keep the database up to date, and to ensure continuity in the delivery of your All Torque magazines.

You can let me know, or direct to Steve Potter (new membership secretary on membership@tipec.net) We are also keeping up to date with Eric’s progress as he makes his recovery, and updates are given at each regional meeting. Get well soon Eric.

1st–3rd October (Friday–Sunday) WotY with Central Region in the Lake District 3rd October (Sunday) VSCC See Red, Donington Motor Circuit 28th October (Thursday) Cadwell Park track day, Lincolnshire Open pit lane event costing just £89 including free tuition, photography and lunch.

Book online at www.opentrack.co.uk

Bristol RO Paul Harrison 07884 116 971 (mobile) paul@harrison167.freeserve.co.uk Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Fox, Easter Compton, B35 5RA, one mile West of M5 J17 (Cribbs Causeway).

By the time you read this, we will be coming to the end of the ‘season’ and people will be thinking about putting their shiny toys away for the cold and wet spell, I would expect.

Dates for the diary since the last edition of the magazine include our Sunday drive and pub lunch on the 19th Sep, however I guess that will have been and gone by the time you read this.

The last diary date for this year’s calendar is a trackday at Colerne airfield, near Bath, on Monday 8th November. It is organised by MSE, who have held some very successful days at Hullavington that we have attended in the past, and I expect it to be a great day out.

Lots of runoff (as it’s an airfield) but with a true trackfeel, it’s a great place to find out the limits of your car.

Book direct with MSE online then let me know.

12–14th November (Friday–Sunday) NEC Classic Car Show & MPH Show, NEC, Birmingham

I will soon be sending round details for this year’s Christmas festivities so watch this space!

4th December (Saturday) East Midlands Region Christmas Social Field Head Hotel, Markfield

Finally, as we start to think about what we’re going to be doing next year, come and make your thoughts known at one of the monthly meetings. Partners are welcome and we do try to talk to anyone, so don’t be frightened, come down to The Fox and meet the gang!

27th December (Monday) Not the Boxing Day Drive The rolling hills of the East Midlands If anyone wants any more information about the events, then please contact your RO/ARO.

South Central Joint ROs Clive & Jo Gosling 01604 863 666 clive.gosling@tipec.net Meetings are held fourth Monday of every month at The Green Man, Brackley Hatch, on the A43 (Eastbound) near Towcester.

Well August seems to have been a quiet month for car events in South Central, maybe as June and July tend to be packed with everything from the national day to Silverstone Classic right on our doorstep.

A very tidy racing 356 at the Silverstone Classic

The Red Arrows at the Silverstone Classic

Nonetheless we are looking forward to returning to Turweston Aerodrome for the Wings and Wheels event, something we last attended in 2007! Hopefully this will be something for the September calendar in years to come.

word TURBO. Primarily it was a bit of fun and to see how many people actually read these words. Well the answer would appear to be eight people, or that’s how many entered the competition! The lucky winner as drawn by Charlie Gosling (aged four) was Steve Potter. £20 of vouchers are on their way to him right now.

Thoughts must now also turn to our Christmas meal.

We are planning to hold it again at the Crown in Ashton (just off the A508 between Milton Keynes and Northampton), that last year looked after us very well.

The date has yet to be confirmed; however we have decided to allocate the remaining regional dividend to all members attending. Quite simply it will be what is left in the kitty divided by members attending. It will be members only who get the Christmas cash back bonus.

Lastly don’t forget that our club nights are held at the Green Man near Brackley on the fourth Monday of every month.

As usual it’s difficult to get the attendance as the nights get colder and darker, however I aim to work on a few entertainments throughout the winter months, given that ogling Porsches is not quite so possible in the dark.

South Yorkshire & North Notts.

RO Ray Waite 07831 106 086 (mobile) waite696@aol.com ARO Mike Marot 07787 122 654 (mobile) mike.marot@btopenworld.com Meetings are held first Sunday of every month 5–5:30pm (meeting proper begins 7pm) at Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Retford, Notts, DN22 8QS 2nd–3rd October (Saturday–Sunday) VSCC Meeting TBC. See Red at Donington Park (spectator only).

17th October (Sunday) Yorkshire Big Breakfast All day event at Specialist Cars of Malton. Plenty of exotic motors on display and bacon butties available.

Meet at the Little Chef just after A1/A638 J38 at 9am.

18th December (Saturday) SYNN Christmas dinner/dance Once again at the Olde Bell .

A deposit of ten pounds per meal will be required as soon as possible as places are limited at this busy time of the year.

I guess the last hurrah of the year will be TIPEC attending the NEC classic car show in November, where we hope to have a stand, so come along and say ‘hi’ to the crew manning the show for the three days.

We have eight rooms reserved for the Friday night, if you want to book one please ring the hotel and pay your ten pound deposit quoting the TIPEC Porsche club, you can pay the meal deposit at the same time, if you can’t get to a meeting.

For those diligent readers of the South Central update, you will remember the competition to win £20 of Porscheshop vouchers, by simply emailing me the

More details of all our region’s upcoming events are available on the SYNN website at www.synd.org.uk where we maintain an up to date calendar.

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be the day I finally sold the 944 so if I seem a little odd when you see me next it might be withdrawal symptoms!

RO Paul Bird 01922 428 409 07831 877 983 (mobile) paulpsb928@yahoo.co.uk ARO Brian Rowledge MyMerak@aol.com

For the second year running the club supported the Air Ambulance Service at Yeatsall Farm near Abbots Bromley on August Bank Holiday Monday; a fabulous event for a very worthy cause.

Meetings are held second Monday of every month 7:30pm onwards at The Red Lion, Lady Lane, Earlswood, B94 6AQ. Summer is officially over and the long dark months lie ahead but we’ve had a good one and largely avoided the wet stuff for most of this season’s events even if we’ve been a little unlucky on a couple of club nights!

Since the last regional report we’ve been to Le Mans for the ‘Classic’ and hopefully the write up and photos are elsewhere in this issue.

Shugborough back in August was a nice hot day and a great venue for a car show. We enjoyed a long lazy day sitting around, chatting and poking around the many classic cars on display. This also happened to

23rd October (Saturday) Curry night at Vakas Balti 12–14th November (Friday–Sunday) Classic Show at the NEC

This year seemed more popular than ever amongst car clubs and the aircraft fraternity .There had to be over a hundred aircraft flying in during the day and eventually the temporary airfield was so full of aircraft that the excess planes had to be parked up with the classic cars on display. Members got into the swing of the event and the more intrepid of us took to the air in a very fragile looking WW2 spotter aircraft (see picture). Those wishing to keep their feet on the ground spent time listening to the sounds of Glen Miller and mixing it with the ‘military personnel’ for a few dances in the barn. Lots of other attractions to see and lots to do. Hopefully there will be more of us in attendance when we next go the show. Even the setting is stunning, on a farm overlooking Blithfield Reservoir. Star of the show had to be the Antonov An-2 biplane which was a WW2 troop carrier.

13th December (Monday) Christmas dinner, venue TBC

Anglia RO Trevor Read 01473 684 876 trevor.read@malcolmandrew.com ARO Colin Clarke 01284 706 247 Meetings are held fourth Tuesday of each month 7pm at The Bunbury Arms, Ixworth Road, Great Barton, Suffolk IP31 2NX. www.nextnorth.com/bunbury/findus.htm

North London & Herts Informal meetings are held first Sunday of every month around noon at The Goat Inn, Vicarage Causeway, Hertford Heath (Nr. Hertford), Hertfordshire SG13 7RT. 024POR185:AI Template

The spotter ’plane some of us got to fly in

Antonov An-2 troop carrier (photos by Brian Rowledge)

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Gruppe South South East RO Derek Flanagan 01342 717 754 07767 254 820 (mobile) derek.flanagan@btconnect.com Meetings are held second Wednesday of every month 8pm at The Bolney Stage, London Road, Bolney RH17 5RL, just off the A23, 10 miles south of Crawley.

For those who haven’t made it along to a monthly meet yet, we always welcome new members and prospective members. Come and see if you like us, we’re a friendly bunch no matter what model of Porker you own or desire and you will be guaranteed to receive a hearty welcome. You also have the opportunity of winning our own regional lotto with all SE Region members going into the hat each month, but you have to be at the meeting to win.

Our events calendar continues to expand and our Regional monthly meetings are becoming a real buzz of activity with details of our numerous regional and national events, general Porsche news and members’ stories as well as holding the monthly lotto. See our regional section on the website for the 2010 calendar of events and links to the applicable event websites.

SE Region members and their cars Peter Kember’s recently completed the restoration of his replica 911 Carrera RS which he brought along to the August Club Night. The car was also used as the wedding car at his daughter Jo’s wedding at Hampton Court on Sat 28th August 2010. Peter says that It took a while to fit her voluminous dress into this little car, and he could not find the gear lever at one stage.

Anyway the day went well.

August Club Night We had a fantastic August meeting blessed by a warm dry summer evening with nearly 40 people at the Bolney Stage and a fantastic collection of Porsches of all eras in the car park . Numerous new members turned up with their cars, including Glen & Caroline Upton with their rare 924 Carrera GT (Guards Red of course), George Fridlington in his recent purchase of a 987 Boxster S, Peter Kember and his wife with their Carrera 3.2 RS replica (which is for sale) and James Garrard who owns a rare 944 Turbo SE prototype that he plans to bring along to the Cranleeigh Car Show and to next month’s club night (it was the prototype for the 944 Silver Rose). We also had John Page’s 996 GT3, Mac Carter’s 997 C2S with Turbo look kit, Robin Pettifer’s 964 and Liz’s 1974 modified 911SC (which is for sale) but were still dominated by a great array of Boxsters including a brand new white £60K Boxster S with PDK gearbox and laden with options kindly brought along by Porsche Centre Mid Sussex for passenger rides. In addition to the Porsches we also had David Green’s Aston Martin V8 which also did a few passenger rides. It was also a pleasure to meet Boxster owner and prospective new member Peter Harding and his wife.

Chris Cook finally took up his Christmas raffle prize of a ‘Boxster for a weekend’, last weekend and still has a permanent smile on his face as a result of the experience with the pdk gearbox and now has to make a decision whether to replace his 944 with a Boxster or find a little more money for a Cayman!

Cranleigh Classic Car and Motorcycle show 15th August (Sunday) Cranleigh saw a good number of TIPEC members turn up, including myself. This is a new show for TIPEC members and it is a fantastic show with over 1,000 classic cars, a car mart, stationary engines and tractors, 100 autojumble stalls, antique and craft

stalls, jazz band, hog roast, bar and main arena events.

This is an event that will be added to our calendar for future years.

A few Porsche pics from Goodwood Breakfast Club Meetings in August and September attended by both SE Region and TV Region members.

Capel Classic car Show 21st August (Sunday) Porsche was the featured marque at this year’s Classic Car and Bike show and TIPEC and PCGB both had a fantastic line up, totalling over 40 cars. The show includes classic and collectors motorcycles, vintage and veteran cars upto 1944, Post war cars 1945–1957 , classic cars 1958–1969 and collectors cars from 1970 as well as race and rally cars and even vans and commercial vehicles.

Narrow boating on the Grand Union Canal near Tring 29th August (Sunday) This annual narrow boating event went off well and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Nobody managed to fall into the canal or locks this year but Rob Pettifer tripped on the towpath and twisted his ankle.

Ice was obtained from the White Lion, and he stayed on board for the rest of the trip with his foot up relaxing, drinking and watching the scenery and the others opening and shutting the locks!

The weather was fairly kind, although there was a quite strong breeze and we had one heavy downpour, but fortunately it didn't last long. Bruce did a lot of the steering this trip, and I think we might have to get him a Helmsman cap for next year! The picnic arrangements worked well and we certainly saved time which on previous years was spent waiting to be served in pubs. All those who were with us said they wanted to go next year , so it seems John Wallin has a job for life!

Glen’s 924 Carrera GT

James’ 944 Turbo SE prototype

Peter Kember’s 911 Carrera RS (with ribbons for his daughter Jo’s wedding)

By the time you read this, we will have enjoyed the Goodwood Revival, with Stirling Moss driving his newly acquired 1961 Spyder RS60 (just purchased in America for $1.6M), and also our Sunday lunch drive out to the Hogs Back brewery in Surrey.

Sep/Oct TBC F1 Racing simulator racing at PTR (Pure Tech Racing Centre) Horley. This is a professional F1 simulator with full car motion G force effects and NOT an arcade style simulator game. The cost is normally £35 but we have a special offer of £30 if we can put people in all 10 simulators.

The event includes qualifying and race sessions with a total of 30 minutes in the car plus pre and post race briefings, printed telemetary results and instructor tips.

I already have 11–12 members provisionally signed up so just need to make a firm booking on a Saturday afternoon late Sept/early October. If anyone else wants to join please email me asap. See www. puretechracing.com for further details 3rd October (Sunday) Goodwood Breakfast Club Meeting Souped-up Sunday: Tuned tearaways including hot rods 7th November (Sunday) Goodwood Breakfast Club Meeting Deutsch Marques: Germany’s finest motoring marvels which will be dominated by Porsche, Mercs and BMW. This is usually one of the most popular gatherings of the year and we can expect 2,000 cars 13th November (Saturday) Coach trip to NEC Classic Car Show 18th December (Saturday) Christmas Party at The Copthorne Hotel, £32 per person. This is selling well so please book asap if you don’t want to miss out. A £10 per person deposit is required.

A clean 356 at the August Goodwood Breakfast Club

SE members at the August Goodwood Breakfast Club

Thames Valley RO Craig Moore 07748 733 000 (mobile) craigwmoore@btinternet.com ARO Jason Gibson 07958 459 725 (mobile) jasongibson@blueyonder.co.uk Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month 7:00pm at The Novello, Bath Rd, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3RX. Well, since the last report, we’ve had a very busy summer, with lots of events and many miles travelled.

I have to say the trip to Le Mans Classic was absolutely superb, if a little warm. Actually it was flaming hot but regular beer and frites helped to keep one on an even keel. I reckon we had nine hours sleep over the course of the weekend but the tiredness was all worth it with some impressive racing, fantastic cars everywhere and some really great people. Even the run home was a highlight with squadrons of classic metal convoying the autoroutes and clogging the filling stations. It’s already in my diary for 2012.

Just a few days later was the Silverstone Classic.

I spent two of the three days at the show, and if anything it’s even more accessible than Le Mans.

You can get right into the paddocks and very close to the cars. Some of the mechanics and drivers are quite chatty too so it all adds to the experience. The Saturday night also provided entertainment from Dr Feelgood, who put on an excellent show, and with good weather throughout it was a very enjoyable event. Thanks to the TV-ers who came along.

We also had a well attended trip to Goodwood breakfast club, then a bit of a break until 22 August, when a 4am start from Nick Ramsay’s place saw us heading over to the Nurburgring for a couple of days track action in his awesome GT3. I’m just writing up a bit of a story to feature in All Torque in a later edition, but suffice to say it was a real highlight of a very eventful Porsche year.

Since then, it was over to Essex for the Classics at the Castle show held at Hedingham Castle. Chris Chaffey drove his 993 Targa, I took the ’74 2.7S Targa and mate Marcus and his son Ant brought their 944 S2. If you like pre-’73 Porsches then this is the event for you with some of the finest examples of 356s, 911s and other rarities you will see anywhere. I had a weird moment where we were chatting with a chap about his 911 for sale when we suddenly realised we had met at Arnage at Le Mans Classic where my mates and I had been admiring his totally original Pre-A 356 parked outside a cafe! A garage queen it is not; it’s well used and crusty round the edges, but has so much charm I desperately would like to own it. That’s not happening though; the chap’s owned it since 1970, when he bought it as a non-runner while at Uni for (get this) eighty quid! These things never happen to me!

In other news, long standing member and former Thames Valley RO Paul Mabley has recently and somewhat shockingly sold his 996, to be replaced

The glorious 356 Pre-A spotted by Craig in Arnage

not by some shiny new Pork, but by a large pile of building materials! Paul and his wife Kerry have been renovating and improving a house in Oxfordshire, and the need for materials is greater than the need for a Porsche at this time, so it’s understandable that the car had to go. Mind you, Paul is reportedly planning another purchase in the not too distant future, but I’m afraid he's following another road next time and buying a Morgan Aero 8. I feel he’ll be back though, and if you're reading this Paul, we’d all still welcome you at Thames Valley meetings regardless of what you’re driving! And best of luck with all that building.

Coming up soon is the 911 & Porsche World Picnic at Windsor Racecourse on 26 September which may have passed by the time you read this. Hope lots of you made it.

And finally, thanks to everyone who has supported events and monthly meetings over recent months, and especially some new members who have recently come on board. Great to see you all and I hope you enjoyed yourselves. And yes, the nights might be drawing in earlier, but there’s always a pleasant evening to be had at the Novello on the first Tuesday of each month. Unfortunately, I shan’t be able to make October’s meeting as I’ll be swinging by a certain racetrack in Germany again, but I’m sure you guys will have a great evening without me.

Wessex RO Pete Blackler 07779 203 278 (mobile) peter@blackler7827.fsnet.co.uk Meetings are held fourth Tuesday of every month 8pm at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0QE. 29th October (Friday) 10 pin bowling 10th December (Friday) Christmas meal at The Hunters Inn, Swanmore, with TR Drivers Club (7:30pm)

Cornwall & Devon Meetings are held third Sunday of every month 12:00–2:30pm at The Winds of Change, South Petherwin, Near Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7LP. RO and ARO required, to host monthly meetings at a local pub/hotel with support from the members and the committee and to attend/organise local events.

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The Southern Region BBQ in full flow

Keith's 1982 Guards Red 944 at the Wessex Classic

Southern RO Nick Snook 07929 113 390 (mobile) nicksnook@gmail.com ARO Jim Tarrant 01202 601 886 jim.tarrant@hotblack944.fsnet.co.uk Meetings are held first Tuesday of every month from 7:30pm at The Angel, 188 Ringwood Rd, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AP The Southern Region’s August BBQ was held in a fantastic New Forest location and was well attended.

I would like to thank all the people who helped, especially Jim and Denise for managing the BBQ, Mark for great music, Karey for the Auction and Raffle, Jenny for loads of help and Steve M for the generators.

The recession has led to a decline in the number of sponsors for our charity but I’m pleased to say that £330 was raised for the children’s hospice Julia’s House, so thanks to those who made a bid or bought a raffle ticket, it means a lot to the children and their families. By popular vote, Southern Region’s car of the year was awarded to Arthurs red 924, well done Arthur! The Classic Car Show at Bovington organised by the Jaguar Enthusiasts club was a success. There was a lot to see with trade stands, classic cars and the famous Tank Museum. Some amusement was caused by the organisers who chose to separate the TIPEC and PCGB stands in case there was a fight!

23rd October (Saturday) Visit to Parc Ferme at Verwood 7th November (Sunday) Goodwood Breakfast Club: Deutsch Marques!

12–14th November (Friday–Sunday) NEC Classic Car Show NEC (discount TIPEC tickets) 7th December (Tuesday) Southern Region Christmas Meal

Southern Region Porsches parked up in the New Forest for the August BBQ

South East London & North Kent RO Jim Hearnden 01634 308 062 07930 353 232 (mobile) tr7v8@phaetonconsulting.co.uk ARO Paul Greer 07799 412 870 (mobile) prgreer@blueyonder.co.uk Meetings are held first Friday of every month 8:00pm at The Woodman, Goathurst Common, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6BU. 01732 750 296 As most regular visitors are aware now that the Crownpoint is more successful as a restaurant it isn’t really working for us anymore. We are crammed in the lounge with no space to do anything such as a speaker or more importantly Scalextric nights.

With this in mind Paul & I have found another venue which has a massive car park, a private room (which is free!) and fantastic food. The Woodman (details above) is only seven miles from the Crownpoint.

If you have not been along to a meeting please come along. Partners are more than welcome and it is not all car chat. The venue does good, reasonably priced food so if you do not want to cook, you can have a meal before the meeting starts. The latest calendar should be in your inbox in Excel format for those with a valid email address. You can download a viewer from the Microsoft site. Please advise if you are interested in any events so Paul and I can advise the venues.

If I do not yet have your email address, then please send me a mail to tr7v8@phaetonconsulting. co.uk and I’ll add you to the list. That applies to people in adjacent areas who would like a copy of our calendar. Please also ensure that you update address, car and email details when you renew your TIPEC membership.

August club meeting This was a fantastic meeting, three new members and over 20 people! Unfortunately the Crownpoint lounge creaked at the seams with this number of people and I felt sorry for the other couples who had come out for a quiet drink. A fairly quiet month for events, as most appeared to be away on holiday.

September club meeting Started off slow, with several mailing in that they were poorly or away, but built to a good meeting of ten or so. Lively chat ensued as always, especially concerning what people would like to do next year.

No surprises that everyone wants to do Bromley Pageant again! Paul and I will start on putting the calendar together for 2011 which isn’t that far away.

Kingswear Castle This was the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s night. The Kingswear Castle is a 1920s paddle steamer and for two hours we cruise up the River Medway listening to two guys on guitars playing music from this period. Think Kinks, Rolling Stones, Beatles etc. They are very good but this year we managed only three couples which is a shame. We all had a great time!

3rd October (Sunday) Cresta Run at Capstone Park, Medway Names to Paul ASAP! 7th November (Sunday) Goodwood Breakfast Club: Deutsch Marques

SELNK members on the Kingsway Castle

www.TIPEC.net You can use the TIPEC website to register or renew your club membership, advertise cars and parts for free, download old issues of All Torque, and keep up-to-date with events in your region.

If you look to the bottom-left of the homepage, you will find a link to TIPEC’s online discussion forum.

This is the place to trade banter with fellow club members on a day-to-day basis, ask questions and share knowledge, up and down the UK (and worldwide!) Here’s a recent example.

Forum: Porsche Models; 928; Independent or OPC for servicing?

wasting money at an OPC, IMHO. It makes no difference to the value when selling, unless there’s a complete OPC history.

928GTSM: I had a polite letter from my OPC a few days ago telling me that my car is apparently due for a service but before booking it in I thought I’d get a comparison on cost and the views/experiences of others on here. Up until 16,000 miles ago the car had regularly been serviced at OPCs but the last owner had routine work carried out by a garage he owns or a nearby independent.

I’m not sure if there is any benefit to getting the car back under the factory umbrella or if it’s just money wasted for the privilege of having an OPC stamp in the book. What’s the consensus of opinion from members on here as to which way I should go?

Gmund qs

30/6/08 16:49 Page 1 Brett928S2: Once it’s been serviced by an Independent then there is no point in

Lee944: Mine has been serviced by a indie for the last 10 years under the previous owner.

I have used an indie up in Scotland now for my ongoing work and the service is excellent.

The guys know the 928 and I think that is the diffrence. OPC don’t see many 928s and any mechanic who started after 1995 didn’t serve his time on them. I think what matters is using someone who will give you good customer care and keep you happy about the condition of your car.

J.J.: Pick your indie carefully. They aren’t all good. If you post were your based you will get some recommendations. I use neither, but a well recognized rally mechanic. Despite his qualifications and speed, he charges £60

an hour and seems to do twice as much in that hour to everybody else. stratfordshark: OPC or Indie, with a 928 the priority is to find a place where whoever works on your car is familiar with and enthusiastic about 928s. Even if such people still exist within OPCs, it will be impossible to ensure they are the ones working on your car. tr7v8: Our local OPC charges £77+VAT ph for 993 or older and will negotiate on big jobs. They have several mechanics trained on 928/24/44 as they were around when they were new. I know they do lots of four pots and we’ve seen 928s in there. The issue would be that any bits will be genuine OPC so no chance of lowering the price. Don’t automatically assume all indies are great as they aren’t; some get nowhere near my 944 and I wouldn’t let them work on pushbikes!

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