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It was truly a remarkable trip: to markits 35th anniversary, the Porsche ClubSeetal Lucerne organised a 17-daytour of Spain. This was arranged byMartin Kammerbauer, Vice Presidentof the Club, and his wife. 17 Porsches,each with a driver and passenger,made their way to the Costa Bravawhere the tour began. This led pre-dominantly through Andalusia, andoffered all that was needed to experi-ence the country’s most attractive fea-tures. Included were excursions topopular destinations such as Granadawith the Alhambra, or Ronda, Cordo-ba, Seville and the port city of Cadiz.The programme entailed a perform-
ance by the Spanish Court RidingSchool, as well as a flamenco showand a visit to a traditional bodega.Some destinations were reached bybus. However the Porsches were usedto reach the majority. No mechanicalproblems arose. When lined up in a parking area, the vehicles oftenattracted scores of spectators.
Essential driving fun was provided notjust by the sometimes-wayward roadsand fascinating landscapes, but alsothe opportunity to put the cars throughtheir paces on a variety of racingtracks. For example, the Porsche drivers were welcome guests on the
Circuito de Jerez, the Circuito deCalafat and the Circuito de Albacete,where in return for a number of circuitson the track, the track operator askedfor permission to take photographs of the Club vehicles in the drivers’ quar-ters, in the pits and on the finishingstraight.
By the end of the tour each team hadclocked up around 5,600 kilometres,and no one regretted even a singlemetre of this.
Porsche Club Seetal LucernePresident: Esther FribergTel.: +41 (0)1 713 12 78Fax: +41 (0)1 713 15 41E-Mail: [email protected]
5. ReportsPorsche Club Seetal Luzern
Tour of Andalusia
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Porsche Club of America
Porsche Parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the PorscheClub of America
“As keen and enthusiastic members ofthe Porsche Club of America, you aremaking an essential contribution to thePorsche brand and to the Porsche legend,” stressed Hans-Peter Porschein his speech at the Porsche Parade2005. Indeed: what the Porsche Clubof America created with this 50thPorsche Parade was probably withoutparallel. From 25 June to 2 July, Her-shey, the city of fine chocolate in theUS state of Pennsylvania, was trans-formed into a metropolis of the sportscar “made in Germany”.
The Porsche Club of America, which isthe biggest Porsche Club of all withover 50,000 members, celebrated its50th anniversary. And Porsche enthu-siasts from across the USA took partin the celebrations. They all experi-enced a week packed full of activitiesassociated with the topic of Porsche(see picture gallery under:www11,porsche.com/all/transitional/usa/clubs/pca/50thanniversary/).
This included, for example, a cross-country tour, a regularity competitionover 115 miles or the so-called Gim-mick Rally, designed as a family excur-sion through the territory of the AmishPeople.
At its events, the Porsche Club ofAmerica always places great value ona family or children’s programme. Andon this occasion, therefore, young participants were able to enjoy a pizzaparty, races with remote-controlledautomobiles, minigolf and a visit to azoo. Mothers and fathers with a thirstfor knowledge were able to take partin various technology seminars, a golfcompetition, and an exhibition of art.A spare parts market was also organ-ised. Plenty of entertainment was alsoprovided in the evenings: no less thanfive banquets were held during thecourse of this week.
A particular spectacle – quite apartfrom the participants’ traditional vehicleparade over 10.2 miles through Her-shey – came in the form of the over
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On an area of around 2,000 m2, visi-tors were introduced not just to thehistory of the Porsche brand, but alsoexperienced an entertaining journeythrough the past 50 years of thePorsche Club of America.
No, this parade had no shortage ofhighlights. The event was organisedwith the close support of Porsche CarsNorth America and of Porsche AG.Porsche itself provided a particularhighlight. Dr. Wolfgang and Hans-PeterPorsche unveiled the Porsche 911Club Coupé, a special edition limitedto 50 vehicles. This had been createdspecially to mark the anniversary ofthe Porsche Club of America Club, andcan be bought only by members of thePorsche Club of America (see PorscheClub News 3/2005). And as a thank-you for their long-standing loyalty tothe Porsche brand, members of thePorsche Club of America also have thechance to win one of these Coupés,painted in Azzurro California Metallic.The winner will be chosen at the PetitLe Mans Race on 1 October 2005 inBraselton, Georgia.
700 Porsches of all models and vin-tages. These were distributed overHershey’s golf course: the completePorsche history, presented on a greencarpet. The Concours d’Elégance re-sembled the famous classic event inPebble Beach. This also meant, ofcourse, that the obligatory ramp wasalso provided. The most beautiful ofall Porsches were driven over thisramp by their owners, to thunderousapplause.
A fascinating insight into Porsche his-tory was granted by the “HistoricPorsche Display” held at the Concoursd’Elégance. This involved over 70 his-toric Porsche road vehicles and racingcars. A number of extremely rare vehicles were present, such as e.g.the first Spyder 550-01 from 1953,which had long been considered lost,as well as vehicles specially shippedover from the company’s museum inZuffenhausen. For example, a 917stretch boot from the year 1970, anda Formula 1 from 1960 were includedin the exhibition.
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Frenkel, Director of the Customer Centre, Andreas Henke, Head of Mar-keting Services and Jutta Aldenhoff,Porsche Club Services. From the USA,the event was attended by PeterSchwarzenbauer, President and CEO ofPorsche Cars North America, MichaelBartsch, Vice President and COO, TimMahoney, Vice President for Market-ing, Lee Newton, Event Marketing andJack Bair, Club Services. With their at-
The high regard in which the Club isheld by the company Porsche AG wasalso demonstrated by the guest list: inaddition to the two already-mentionedPorsche family members, Hans-PeterPorsche’s son Peter Daniell and Dr.Oliver Porsche were also present. Thecompany Porsche AG was represent-ed by Hans Riedel, Distribution andMarketing Director, Dr. Andreas Offer-mann, Head of Distribution, Ingo
tendance, these individuals all expres-sed their gratitude for the exemplarycommitment shown by the PorscheClub of America. This embodied a linein the speech given by Hans-PeterPorsche: “The close relations betweenus and the Porsche Club of Americahave a long-standing tradition.”
Porsche Club of AmericaPresident: Tom Bobbitt Tel.: +1 757 259 78 23E-Mail: [email protected]
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Porsche Club Roland zu Bremen
“Fahrschnack”
“Above the clouds, freedom must belimitless,” once sang Reinhard Mey.Those taking part in the first “Fahr-schnack” of the Porsche Club Rolandof Bremen discovered that there canalso be freedom below the clouds. Theword Fahrschnack, derived from NorthGerman dialect, means a successfulblend of sports driving and cosy con-viviality. Three of the Club’s sports rep-resentatives marked out a track atRotenburg Airport. Participants wereable to try this out, without regard forany speed limits. Generous use wasmade of this boundless freedom. Par-ticipants subsequently convened at theairport’s Tower Restaurant to spendthe remainder of the day enjoying abuffet and car talk.
The success of this first “Fahrschnack”was so great that a repeat event waspromptly organised. This had addition-al attractions. The rain came down inbuckets. Here, however, drivers wereable to put their foot down without the
usual constraints of public roads. Itwas therefore possible to push thecars to their limits, without puttingthemselves or others in too much jeop-ardy. The “Fahrschnack” concept hasproven to be a tremendous successfor the Club and its directors.
Porsche Club Roland of BremenPresident: Michael PledlTel.: +49 (0)4792 14 97Fax: +49 (0)4792 32 44E-Mail: [email protected]
Porsche Club Unterfranken
Club tour to markanniversary
The Porsche Club Unterfranken is commemorating its 20th anniversary.The Club was originally founded by sixPorsche drivers from Mellrichstadt. Tomark this occasion, the Club organ-ised a two-day tour to Heidelberg, inwhich 18 vehicles took part. The pro-gramme included a visit to a tyre man-ufacturer, a tour of the city ofHeidelberg, and of course no shortageof Porsche driving along the idyllicroads of Odenwald.
Particularly memorable were the galadinner at Hirschhorn Castle on theNeckar, and the various competitions.The participants met at Krähberg,which has a former mountain racetrack, for a regularity trial. The bestteam mastered this with a deviation ofeleven hundredths of a second. In addi-tion, participants were required toanswer questions about the city of Heidelberg and the brand Porsche. Theawards ceremony then took place atthe Paradise Mill in Odenwald, wherethe meeting also drew to a close.
Hans-Werner Eisenbrandt
Porsche Club UnterfrankenPresident: Bernd NiedrigTel.: +49 (0)9544 48 41E-Mail: [email protected]
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Porsche Club of South Africa
Club meeting with presentation of theCarrera GT
The Porsche Clubs in South Africa are known for being highly active. TheGauteng Group, for example, organis-es no less than four events per month.
One of the most important and mostpopular events is the annual breakfastof the Central Region of the PorscheClub of South Africa, which is held onNelson Mandela Square.
This year an impressive total of 140vehicles congregated, including earlyPorsche 356s and representatives ofvarious 911 series right up to the 997,and of course a large number of turbomodels.
The sporty side was represented byCarrera RS 2.7, no less than six 993RS, as well as current 911 GT3 andGT3 RS. The group of front-enginePorsches was represented by various924, 944 and 928. And, of course,mid-engine models in the form of theBoxster S were present too.
For the first time, the Porsche CarreraGT was presented within the frame-work of a Club event in South Africa.This attracted great interest amongstClub members and outsiders. The vehi-cle’s technology and data were stud-ied in detail – a tremendous experiencefor all Porsche owners and enthusi-asts.
Porsche Club of South AfricaPresident: Martin MaineTel.: +27 (0)11 908 10 14Fax: +27 (0)11 908 41 39E-Mail: [email protected]
Jean-Pierre Wybauw is a well-knownchocolate-maker. He presents cours-es around the world about the secretsof chocolate processing. In the USAhe has even been named “CulinaryChef of the Year.” “Chocolat sans fron-tières” is the title of one of his booksabout this, the sweetest of tempta-tions. The book is due to be publishedin September. Profits from the sale of this work are to be donated to the organisation “Doctors without Borders.”
Stef Mintiens from the Porsche ClassicClub Belgium found this such an excel-lent idea that he got together withWybauw to create a Porsche 356Speedster in chocolate in the scale1:2. This work of art, made of 28 kilo-grams of fine Callebaut chocolate wasused for marketing purposes in con-junction with the above-mentionedbook, and is due to be auctioned atthe end of the year on E-Bay. The proceeds will likewise be donated to “Doctors Without Borders.” Thoseinterested in buying the approx. EUR20.00 book should contact StefanieDeblaere, Tel.: +32 (0)51 42 42 80.
Stef Mintiens
Porsche Classic Club BelgiumPresident: Walter PauwelsTel.: +32 (0)3 455 08 94Fax: +32 (0)3 454 22 27E-Mail: [email protected]
Porsche Classic Club Belgium
Chocolate Porsche
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Porsche Club Solothurn
Factory visit in Zuffenhausen
The Porsche Club Solothurn markedits 20th anniversary with a trip toStuttgart in order to visit the Porschefactory. Following a fascinating drivethrough the idyllic Black Forest, the 36participants met at Stuttgart’s HotelGraf Zeppelin. The next day, a busbrought the participants to Zuffen-hausen. Here the group was welcomedby Volker Spannagel of Porsche ClubServices. After an impressive guidedtour of the production areas and alunch at the Porsche canteen, it wastime for the eagerly-awaited highlightof the programme: a visit to the devel-opment centre Weissach. Here theClub members were chauffeured as co-pilots at racing speed aroundPorsche’s in-house race track. Breath-taking fun, which for many of the par-ticipants was over far to quickly.
The day was rounded off with a visit tothe Classic Centre in Zuffenhausen,where Porsche vehicles are restoredwith great attention to detail, and a
tour of the Museum. Yet the day didn'tquite end there. The sumptuous finalevent was the evening meal, organisedby Porsche AG, which provided a fur-ther opportunity to look back over theClub members’ recent experiences.
Alfons Studer
Porsche Club SolothurnPresident: Heinz HürzelerTel.: +41 (0)62 213 84 86Fax: +41 (0)62 213 84 87e-mail: [email protected]
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