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5. ReportsClub Porsche de France

Magny Cours 2005

The event in March at the Magny Coursracing circuit was the meeting whichkicked off, so to speak, Club Porschede France’s season. A splendid springweekend awaited the almost 150 par-ticipants who attended over the courseof the two days, 43 of whom had reg-istered for the sprint test, 23 for thelong-distance race, and 17 for the reg-ularity competition. Apart from sever-al classics, a new Boxster S and acurrent 997, it was mainly RSs andGT3s from all years of manufacturethat were being driven. The greatestadmiration was reserved for a racingversion of the GT3 RS and, of course,a fantastic newly-restored 2.6 RSR.

Driving took place on the Friday andthe Saturday. Friday was chosen aheadof Sunday because experience hadshown that participants rarely took inthe whole of the Sunday programme.Most start to pack up from early after-noon to get home in good time, notleast because they have to go to workon the Monday. For this reason, theFriday was chosen for free driving forall, while the competitions were con-centrated on the Saturday. Whilst thenumber of participants in the races issteadily increasing, the good news isthat the number of young people par-ticipating is also on the rise.

Those whose experience of this eventgoes back some time had missed thepresence of the former President ofthe Club Porsche de France, PhilippeAunay, at this event who had unfortu-

nately passed away some months pre-viously. We will all miss him greatly.Until a new president has been elected(expected in the coming winter),Philippe Brétille and the members ofthe Club office will do their best to dealwith any issues and resolve any prob-lems as they occur.

Club Porsche de FrancePhilippe BrétilleTel.: +33 (0)1 39 64 47 36Fax: +33 (0)1 39 64 47 36E-mail: bretille@cpf-france.org

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The Porsche Francorchamps Daysrank among the most popular eventsin Europe – as evidenced by the fifthsuch event, which was held betweenthe 20th and 22nd of May. Those wholike to put their Porsche through itspaces on a racing circuit will love thisevent. There are three optional cate-gories: “Fun” for amateurs with produc-tion vehicles, “Sport” for experienceddrivers, and finally “Racing” for ownersof racing cars.

Particular thanks go to the BelgianPorsche importers D’Ieteren for thegreat commitment they have shown.Their staff were able to get hold ofspare parts at short notice whenrequired, whilst mechanics fromPorsche centres carried out minorrepairs and servicing free of charge.D’Ieteren also arranged an attractivepresentation of the current Porschemodel series – through to the CarreraGT.

The Porsche Selection Truck alsoproved a popular attraction. The

attempt at a new record for driving asmany Porsches as possible on the racecircuit simultaneously was a sight tobehold. In co-ordinating the attemptthe organisers drew on the experienceof last year’s event. The sight of somany Porsches is difficult to describe:just try to imagine a packed motorwayon Bank Holiday Saturday, and withevery vehicle of the same marque.Enthusiasm levels were raised still further when the result of the countwas announced: 658 Porsches – a newworld record.

Porsche Club FrancorchampsPresident: Marc FrancoisTel.: +32 (0)84 21 05 63Fax: +32 (0)84 21 04 59E-mail: porscheclub@skynet.be

Porsche Club Francorchamps

Porsche Francorchamps Days 2005

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Porsche Classic Club Austria

Second F. A. Porsche Cup in Zell am See

If 2003 was a top event, then the samecan certainly be said of the secondstaging of the F.A. Porsche Cup. Organ-iser Fred Kroissenbrunner, the boardof the Porsche Classic Club Austriaand the Porsche Club Salzburg, whichwas also involved this time, had addedfurther highlights to the event sup-ported by the Porsche Club VerbandÖsterreich. This ensured enthusiasmamong the participants from eightnations. Numerous honoured guestshad travelled to Zell am See to attendthe event and, as Anne Philipp fromPorsche Club Support mentioned inher address, there was “no club eventanywhere else in the world that wasattended by so many members of thePorsche family”. All those present werehonoured by the active participation ofProf. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, hiswife Brigitte and two sons Mark undDr. Oliver Porsche.

On the first day of the event, a Saurer5 GF-type vintage post office busbrought two groups to a tour of thepremises of Porsche Design; this was

Schüttgut (the Porsche family manor).All participants later gathered on theairfield to experience current and historic Porsches in action, such asthe 917/10 owned by one of our mem-bers, O. Jacobs. The Porsche Museumwas represented by Mr Klaus Bischofwith two fascinating vehicles: a For-mula 2 Porsche 718 and a Porsche550 Spyder Carrera Panamericana.Three instructors from the PorscheSports Driving School were also pres-ent. They did impressive laps with theparticipants in vehicles that they hadbrought along specially for the pur-pose, including a GT3 RS. It was animpressive finale to this successfulevent.

Hannes Deutsch

Porsche Classic Club AustriaPresident: Alfred LenardoTel.: +43 (0)2862 512 185Fax: +43 (0)2862 512 185E-mail: pcca@porsche-classic-club-austria.at

followed by a driving competition. Participants sought best times in theirPorsches in a slalom and sprint trialheld on the airfield. In temperaturestouching 31 degrees, this sportingpart of the event was a hot and stickyaffair. Gerry Haag of Porsche AG wasalso on hand to provide informationand material about vehicles exhibitedby Exclusive and Tequipment.

On the following day, 158 Porschesmade their way to Austria’s highestmountain, the Grossglockner, to lineup on Austria’s highest parking spotfor the obligatory photo. Even Ferdi-nand Alexander Porsche, accompa-nied by his family and several friends,was there. Thanks to a perfectly func-tioning police escort, the impressiveconvoy of vehicles reached its nextdestination without any problems – the Domplatz in Salzburg, which is normally inaccessible to cars.

After a cool drink and a snack on theroof terrace of the Hotel Stein, every-body set off again for Zell so as not tomiss the gala dinner in the marquee onthe airfield. Part of this evening wasdedicated to F.A. Porsche. To mark his70th birthday this year, an impressivefirework display was put on on the airfield’s runway, which was followedby applause lasting several minutes.

On the Sunday, the programme includ-ed a visit to the Porsche family vault at

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Porsche Club U.A.E. /Modulum

Formula 1 drivers in the GT3 Cup

An incentive event staged by CreditSuisse was held ahead of the GrandPrix of Bahrain at the Dubai Autodrome.Felipe Massa, one of the drivers of theSauber team sponsored by the Swissbank, acted as a “taxi chauffeur” in aGT3 Cup flown in from Germany. Hispassengers included important bank-ing customers from the United ArabEmirates. After three laps as passen-gers at racing pace, they were giventhe opportunity to test out the road-worthy Porsche vehicles on the race-track.

As experienced instructors, the Presi-dent of the Porsche Club UAE, KarimAl-Azhari, and his motorsport manag-er Blair Cole gave their highly motivat-ed guests an insight into the secretsof the track. The local Al Nabooda LLCPorsche centre kindly provided thecars for this part of the programme.

Several weeks later, the bank invitedguests to attend a similar event at theHockenheim circuit – this time with

Jacques Villeneuve and vehicles fromthe Porsche Sports Driving School.Both events show how even Formula 1sponsors like to include the fascina-tion of the world of Porsche in theirprogrammes.

Jürgen Freund

Modulum S.a.r.l., Tel.: +49 (0)163 321 09 08 E-mail: freund@modulum.net

Porsche Club U.A.E.President: Karim Al-AzhariTel.: +971 (0)50 645 50 04E-mail: kazhari@eim.ae

Porsche Club Estonia opened thisyear’s season on the 30th of April withthe second staging of the Canoe Racing event. The event had been heldlast year for the first time with greatsuccess. Canoeing was not the onlyactivity on the agenda, of course. Themain part of the event was a rally fea-turing Porsche vehicles – this time over144 kilometres. The rally’s destinationwas not announced in advance, how-ever those who closely followed theinstructions in the road book dulyarrived about two hours later at a loca-tion near Hotel Veskilla on the banks ofthe Pärnu river on the site of a formermill.

The excursion included various enjoy-able tasks. For example, drivers hadto fill up with exactly 5.00 litres of fuel,and take their receipt to the destina-tion as proof. After lunch at the hotel,everybody looked forward - some morekeenly than others – to the 10 kmcanoe trip. With a temperature of justfour degrees Celsius, the prospect ofcapsizing the boat was far from a rosyone. Fortunately, however, everybodywas dry upon arriving at their destina-tion, and participants enjoyed a con-vivial club evening at the hotel.

Porsche Club EstoniaPresident: James HerneTel.: +372 (0)56 911 911Fax: +372 (0)64 597 70

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Canoe Racing forthe second time

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Porsche Club Kirchen-Hausen

Pure Italian zest for life

Between the 12th and 16th of May, the Porsche Club Kirchen-Hausen, inclose co-operation with Porsche ClubGermany and Porsche DeutschlandGmbH, staged its 8th internationalPorsche meeting in Vidiciatico. A dinnerfeaturing Italian delicacies was theoverture to this event which offerednumerous highlights – including a visitto the new Gaggio Montano Saecoplant (with the Porsche convoy accom-panied by the local carabinieri) or,alternatively, a visit to the dream cityof Florence.

Once again people spent the eveningcelebrating together. Whether it wasat the village evening in Vidiciatico, thesummer celebration in Conca del Soleor the festive evening, the atmospherewas always outstanding, with thePorsche Club Kirchen-Hausen contribut-ing to the atmosphere in no small part.While the Boxster and 911 driversenjoyed the winding roads around Vidiciatico or took excursions into the

cles in the piazza. Warm thanks go tothe Porsche Club Kirchen-Hausen, andthe Haas family in particular, for stag-ing this magnificent event and therelaxing Whitsun period in Tuscany.

Anke BraunsPorsche Deutschland GmbH

Porsche Club Kirchen-Hausen e.V.President: Michael HaasTel: +49 (0)7731 994 00E-mail: Michael.Haas@gmx.com

mountainous surroundings, theCayenne drivers ventured out ontounsurfaced roads as guided tours tookthem through the vast Parco Regionale.The routes took them over old Romanbridges, through historic mountain villages and across impressive land-scapes. Participants stopped for eithera midday barbecue or to eat at a rusticrifugio.

Other parts of the programme at thismeeting included a regularity trip on asealed-off stretch of road and an excur-sion to Montese where all the Porschesgathered in the piazza. They wereenthusiastically welcomed by the localpopulation. Both here and in other vil-lages almost every house or buildingwas decorated with a flag, pennant orbanner to welcome the Porsche guestsfrom Germany.

The successful event concluded withthe traditional fair on the Monday withDon Giacomo who blessed the vehi-

A total of 167 drivers took part in thevarious races. The attention of thelarge numbers of representatives fromthe press was drawn, in particular, bythe GT3 Cup Challenge Italia whichattracted 20 cars, and the Boxster CupLady which was held for the first time.Lady drivers wishing to participate inthe Boxster Cup had to be membersof a Porsche club. The race featuredBoxster S cars, with the 14 starterssupported during the competition byprofessional motor sport teams freeof charge. It was also interesting tosee several club presidents offeringtips and tricks to their wives as theyparticipated in the various events.

For spectators and participants alikeit was a weekend full of excitementand variety.

Marco Trevisan

Porsche Club ItaliaPresident: Sergio Ancarani,Tel.: +39 (0)2 60 70 996Fax: +39 (0)2 668 04 944E-mail: porscheclubitalia@tin.it

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Porsche Club Italia

Porsche Club Open Meeting

The launch of the Porsche Club Cham-pionship 2005 in Italy could hardlyhave been a bigger success. Linked tothe race date was the Porsche ClubOpen Meeting organised by PorscheClub Italia, regional Porsche clubs,Porsche dealers, Porsche Italia andthe Porsche Sports Driving SchoolItalia. Numerous Porsche customershad received an invitation not just toattend the races, but also to get toknow all facets of the the world ofPorsche and the club scene. So it wasthat around 800 spectators gatheredat the race circuit in Monza – with agood 200 others participating in thevarious competitions or organisedevents.

Three pits from which the currentPorsche range of road cars and a GT3RSR were presented served as hospi-tality areas. Here Porsche Italia demon-strated its marketing activities and the close co-operation with the ItalianPorsche clubs.

The three-day anniversary party heldin the Hawke’s Bay Region on NewZealand’s North Island was intended tobecome one of the biggest events inthe club’s history. The response aheadof the event was overwhelming, but forlogistical reasons the number of par-ticipants had to be limited to 120.

The event, which took place from the3rd to the 6th of June, featured a var-ied and entertaining programme forthe participants; apart from visits tothe region’s major vineyards, therewere also tasks to be carried out. Forexample, a rally was held on the Sat-urday at a place which probably bearsthe longest name in the world:Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauota-mateaturipukakapikimaungahoronu-kupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Each participant received a book con-taining 25 photographs and many puz-zles en route. Despite much to-ing andfro-ing, many of the participants wereunable to complete all of the tasks.

Our team did succeed in getting holdof a black wine gum sweet, but thehubcap of a car from 1975 eluded us.Over the course of the day we demon-strated our talent for cleaning and ourskill in handling a toy Porsche to gainfurther points for the rally.

The day ended on the Te Awa vineyardwith a dinner, live music and dancing.The Sunday saw a visit to the MissionEstate Winery where a breakfast buf-fet had been arranged in an enchan-ting chapel. Highlights of the dayincluded a slalom which blindfoldeddrivers had to negotiate under instruc-tion from the passenger. In the after-noon, 60 participating vehicles linedup at the Hawke’s Bay Go-Kart Clubwhere the public had the opportunityto admire the 356, Carrera RS 2,7,GT3 and 911 from all years of manu-facture.

The focal point of the Sunday eveningwas the gala dinner laid on at the BlackBarn vineyard. The presentation cere-

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Porsche Club of New Zealand

30. Anniversary of the Porsche Club of New Zealand

mony for the photo rally also took placehere, and our guest from Germany, Jut-ta Aldenhoff from the Porsche ClubSupport, held out the prospect of aplant visit for our club in 2006.

Brunch at the Craggery Range Winerythe following day completed this unfor-gettable birthday celebration.

Martin van den Nieuwelaar

Porsche Club of New ZealandPresident: Mrs. Helen NottTel.: +64 09 480 62 74Fax: +64 09 480 19 35E-mail: office@porsche.org.nz

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Porsche Club of South Africa, Cape Region

Porsche Club Event with Cayenne

The Porsche Club of South Africa,Cape Region held its Porsche Club 4x4Event on a private farm near Silwer-stroomstrand, a small town on thewest coast of South Africa. Of partic-ular note here is the exemplary inter-action between Porsche dealers andthe Porsche Club: the Porsche CentreCape Town has lent generous supportto this wonderful event. The instructorwas Johan Smith, a well-known four-wheel drive expert, who introduced theparticipants to some tips and tricksfor off-road driving. These includedreducing the tyre pressure in the rearwheels to one bar while leaving thefront wheels at 1.2 bar so that the tyreswould not slip off the rim.

The instructions for driving in sandwere: select low-range mode, closethe differential lock, switch off PSMand engage second gear. The thirddriving stage was chosen as the oppor-tunity arose. Things progressed nicely

so long as nobody decided to stop,switch the engine off and enjoy theview. Anyone forgetting to carry outthe instructions given after the enginehad been started wouldn’t get beyondthe next incline.

The participants soon got a feel fordriving on difficult terrain and mas-tered all of the requirements. Theywere supported by the brilliantPorsche Traction Management systemwhich directed the torque to thosewheels that are in contact with theground when a wheel hangs in the air,or which enabled steep downhill sec-tions to be negotiated without apply-ing a foot to any of the pedals.

This exciting day had not onlyincreased the drivers’ self-confidence– it had also impressively demonstrat-ed to everybody involved the off-roadcapability of the Porsche Cayenne.

Porsche Club of South Africa, Cape RegionPresident: Jerry BarnardTel.: +28 (0)21 790 27 47Fax: +27 (0)21 425 31 72E-mail: barnards@kingsley.co.za

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