Porsche Club Of Victoria

01/01/2025

Happy new year to all of our members and supporters!
2025 is going to be a HUGE year of 50th anniversary celebrations and we can’t wait to get the party started.

24/12/2024

Porsche Club of Victoria takes this opportunity to wish all of our members and supporters a very Merry Christmas. 🎄
We extend these wishes to each of the Victorian dealerships and all of our Porsche Club friends interstate.
We hope that Santa is good to you all.
🎄🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎄
Image thanks to Porsche Club Great Britain
Porsche Centre Melbourne
Porsche Centre Doncaster
Porsche Centre Brighton
Porsche Club Western Australia
Porsche Club New South Wales
Porsche Club Queensland
Porsche Club South Australia
Porsche Club of Canberra

20/12/2024

Did you know there are now 5 galleries of photos available on our website from the PCV Annual Dinner?
Here is a small sample.
Our members scrub up very nicely don’t you think?

https://www.pcv.com.au/PorscheClubs/pc_victoria/pc_main.nsf/web/1E56FD109E4851BFC1258BF80028A80D

13/12/2024

On the eve of the final register run for 2024 it seems like an opportune time to thank the tireless efforts of the register captains that make these runs possible.

🚙 23 runs with over 700 attendees that has seen our members travel all over Victoria from Heathcote to Philip Island, from Merricks to Healesville.

2024 also saw the very first EV run and the launch of the Women’s and Young Members groups.

It has been the clubs biggest year to date!

It is no small effort to plan a run - from the route to the dining options. We are extremely grateful to these volunteers and in particular to the register director Paul Sbrissa.

We also take this opportunity to thank outgoing captain Ari, and to welcome Stephen who joins the group as a Turbo captain.

2025 is going to be bigger and better so stay tuned! And if you’re not yet a member, what are you waiting for?

07/12/2024

06/12/2024

Great day was had by all on the Mid Week Run to Kyneton Ridge Estate. Great food, wine and company. What else can you ask for?

01/12/2024

Last night was the Porsche Club Of Victoria Gala Dinner and Awards night at The Windsor Hotel.

MC for the evening, and also special entertainer was the supremely talented James Egglestone from Opera Australia. James handed over to PCV Social Director – Clyde White who introduced Daniel Schmollinger CEO - Porsche Cars Australia to give the welcome address. Daniel was followed by Hamish Christie-Johnston – Managing Director Penske Aus & NZ who read out a welcome from New Victorian Dealership Owner - Roger Penske. Before the annual club awards were handed out, Club President – Russell Sturzaker presented his address followed by announcing Juris Briedis as the Darvall Club Member of the Year for 2024, in recognition of Juris’s contribution to the club. The traditional outgoing PCV President Caricature was then presented to Past President - Melanie Treloar.

Our Congratulations go to all of the winners 🏆 in particular to Outright Champion & Don Tryhorn Memorial Trophy Winner - Stefan Wojciechowski. to Club Champion - Peter Jordan and Tony Jones Memorial Trophy Winner - Scott Pitard – for Rookie of the Year. Formalities done and dusted, Fifth Layer Music got everyone on the dance floor until the clock struck 11.30pm…

The Gala Dinner is only possible thanks to the tireless efforts of the Annual Dinner Sub-Committee, and our thanks must go to Geoff Mould , Clyde White, Carly Pasco and Lisa Gillespie for their excellent work - it was a fantastic evening.

To all of our members please feel free to share your photos in the comments. We’d love to see them 🩷

06/11/2024

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05/11/2024

Sandown 300 Team Regularity Event

A Revitalised Iconic Challenge Awaits

The Sandown 300 is a long-standing, iconic event in the motorsport calendar, renowned for its history and competitive spirit. This year, we’re thrilled to announce a refreshed and exhilarating edition of the event, designed to bring new challenges to drivers and teams.

The Porsche Club Of Victoria warmly welcomes returning and new teams to take part in this exciting chapter of history. Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of teamwork, precision, and thrilling action on the track!

Exciting Changes to the 2025 Sandown 300 Team Regularity Event:

We’ve listened to your feedback and made some significant changes to the iconic Sandown 300 Team Regularity Event for 2025. These changes aim to create an even more exciting, safe, and fair competition for all participants.

To help you prepare for these changes and ensure all your questions are answered, we’re hosting a special webinar that will dive into the new format. You’ll also learn more about forming a team, expectations for the event, and all the exciting details about how the 2025 event will unfold. Don’t miss this chance to stay informed and get a competitive edge!

Whether you’re a returning competitor or a new team looking to make your mark, these updates have been designed with you in mind. Join us for the Webinar to learn more about the new format and how to prepare for the 2025 Sandown 300 Team Regularity Event!

7pm - 8pm Thursday 7 November Teams Webinar
Contact: [email protected] for the meeting link

What's New?
One of the major updates is the reduction of the event duration from 6 hours to 5 hours. This change will not only make the event more manageable but also maintain the intensity and thrill from start to finish. You’ll still experience the same action-packed day of racing, but in a more streamlined format that keeps everyone engaged right up to the final lap. Teams are fixed at 4 drivers, so drivers will get more time (and a 13-minute Sunday am practice).

MSCAV are also running the day before, as in past years...

- To ensure safety on the track and to reduce the variance in speed between cars, we’re introducing grouped sessions. The field will be divided into four groups based on nominated time, with Group 1 featuring the fastest cars and Group 4 catering to the slower vehicles. This structure minimizes the speed disparity between vehicles, making the event safer for all participants while maintaining the excitement of the competition. You will be driving among similar cars, similar drivers and similar times.
- There will be no entrant minimum time.
- Within each group, we’re implementing a seeding system that will pace out the cars on the track. By seeding cars based on their time within their group, we can better control driver's ability to match their nominated time without excess (disparate) traffic.
- In addition to the group structure, we will have a max of two members per team in a Group so as to continue to provide for feedback from the Pit Wall.
- The timing and scoring system will be identical to that enjoyed by drivers in past years, rewarding minimum total points per team per total team laps.

More track time. Cleaner lines. The splendour of Sandown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu4e1OwFTcY

A whimsical look at the 2023 Regularity - in the Style of 'Drive to Survive'.

22/10/2024

PCV Member Karen took a day out of her recent trip to visit the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.

The display area covers 5600 square metres featuring over 80 exhibits, many rare cars and a variety of historical models.

“It’s an absolute must for any Porsche fan. l loved learning about the early history of the brand”

19/10/2024

It has been 10 long years since the Porsche Club of Victoria have graced Calder Park. For the vast majority it was their first time on this track. Combined with the damp track it certainly kept the drivers on their toes.
But by mid morning we were blessed with blue skies, a dry track, and tumbling lap times. 
Congratulations all of our new entree drivers who may have been experiencing the race track for the first time and all competitors who placed in their class today, there are lots of new PBs to chase after next year. And now, we wait for the presentation night to find out the final standings of this year‘s 2024 PCV sprint series. Thank you very much to the organisers at Calder Park we hope to come and visit you again next year and to our PCV committee and marshals who work tirelessly to keep us Racing! 🏁

13/10/2024

Thank you to all who attended the PCV AGM on Tuesday.

We welcomed Russell as the new president of The Porsche Club of Victoria:
“I am looking to grow the membership and member benefits, while getting to know more of our members, and listening to what type of events and activities that they would like us to conduct. I also look forward to leading the club into our 50th Anniversary Year in 2025”.

We take this opportunity to thank outgoing president Melanie for her tireless efforts in the role. 👏👏👏

We are also pleased to announce the rest of the committee for the coming year:
Vice President: Mark
Treasurer: Flavio
Secretary: Neville
Register Director: Paul
Social Director: Clyde
Motorsport Director: Bill
General committee members: Alison, Vincent, Kon, Garry and Ron.

It is thanks to these volunteers together with the social committee, the register captains and the track committee that PCV is able to offer such wonderful and diverse events for all of our members.

10/10/2024

Russell Sturzaker appointed President of Porsche Club of Victoria. | Porsche Club of Victoria is proud to announce the appointment of Russell Sturzaker as their new President. Russell brings with him a wealth of expertise and experience in the not-for-profit sector, along with his vast knowledge of association management.

As one of the club’s founding members, (having joined the club at its inaugural meeting on 26th August 1975), Russell’s appointment will see him lead the club into their 50th Anniversary Year in 2025, as Chair of the Anniversary Committee.
Russell has been serving as Vice President since 2023, and during his 49 years as a PCV member, he has been involved in the club in the following areas:

General Committee: 1978 - 1982, 2005-2006 & 2016 to present day.
Social Committee: 2004 - 2006 (as Asst. Social Director), 2017 – 2023
Club Archives Committee: 2015 to present day.
PCV Festival Committee & Head Concours Judge: 2018
Club Member of the Year: 2019
Porsche Parade Magazine Printer: 1977 - 1991
Porsche Parade Magazine Editor: 1979 - 1982
Club Incorporation Sub-committee: 1979 - 1980
National Meeting Organising Committee: 1981

Other Achievements & Awards:
Tony Jones Memorial Trophy Winner: 1979 & 1980
Club Concours d’Elegance: 1st Outright 1980
National Concours d’Elegance: 1st Outright 1981

On accepting the position, Russell said, “Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the 27th President of the Porsche Club of Victoria, it is indeed an honour and I am extremely excited to have been given the trust of the membership in leading this fabulous club into our 50th Anniversary year and beyond. I look forward to working with your new committee on introducing new ideas and initiatives to the club”.

Russell assumed his new role as Club President following the AGM on Tuesday 8th October 2024.

Congratulations Russell! 👏

30/09/2024

VALE - PETER ‘FITZY’ FITZGERALD | The Porsche Club of Victoria and Australian Motorsport have lost a Legend of the Sport with the passing of Peter ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald.

Born on 19th February 1950, Peter was synonymous with the Porsche brand over a long racing career in sports cars and production cars. He also had success with Toyota, Mitsubishi and Holden.

He first came to notice in 1977 aboard the ex-Ian Geoghegan Porsche 911S, in which he competed in the Australian Sports Car Championship, while he also competed in numerous Sports Sedan events, with several memorable races at Amaroo Park against Bob Stevens in the Holden Monaro.

Peter was a prominent competitor in the Australian Porsche Cup in a Porsche 944 Turbo, and the Australian Production Car Championship, initially in a Mitsubishi Starion and later a Toyota Supra. He won the APPC with both in 1987 and 1989 and two Winton 300s in those turbo-powered cars in the same years.
When the rules for the APCC changed in 1990 to a six-cylinder Ford versus Holden Class, he competed in a Holden VN Commodore where he was second in the title and second in the Winton 300. Also, during 1990, he was still racing Porsches and that same year he won Porsche Cup.

He won the inaugural James Hardie 12 Hour in 1991, together with Allan Grice and Nigel Arkell in the Supra, and later that year he finished fourth in the Bathurst 1000, partnered with Formula 1 World Champion Denny Hulme in a BMW M3, after finishing second with Alan Jones in the lead-up at the Sandown 500.

It wasn’t his first outing at the Great Race though, as he finished 21st in his 1982 debut when partnered with the late Geoff Leeds in a Chev Camaro. His last of eight appearances came in 1997 with Greg Crick, where he shared a Commodore.

In 2003 Peter placed third in the Bathurst 24 Hour where he teamed up with Paul Morris, Scott Shearman and John Teulan in a Porsche GT3 Cup Car. But this was just a part of his journey, as he was also a Targa Tasmania winner and his Fitzgerald Racing Services has been involved across the likes of GT-P and Nations Cup.

Peter was a versatile driver and found his strength with Porsches, first as a front-running driver and then with his Fitzgerald Racing Services cars that claimed the 2008 Carrera Cup with Craig Baird after winding back on his own driving.

Peter passed away in Melbourne on Saturday 28th September at the age of 74, following a long battle with cancer.

The Porsche Club of Victoria extends its condolences to his son and fellow PCV member Christian, his family and friends.

“Rest in Peace Fitzy “ 🕊️🏁

29/09/2024

Unfortunately Victoria could only turn on the weather for the grand final and not for the Women’s Run.

Despite the weather and covid taking out a few drivers before we even started, it was an intrepid group that travelled from Gisborne over the beautiful misty Mount Macedon, then out to Pyalong and the starkly contrasting countryside of wide open spaces and boulders.

Thanks to Karen for organising the run, Verdure in Romsey for hosting us at morning tea, and The Lost Watering Hole in Lancefield for lunch. And of course to the wonderful ladies of the Porsche Club Of Victoria and their guests for making the effort to come along.

28/09/2024

Something for everyone in October!
Whether it be social, register or track.
And the all important AGM & Club night hosted by Porsche Centre Brighton.

23/09/2024

Yesterday saw the Torque Tube Register have a picturesque run around the leafy hills of the Mornington Peninsula, driving from bay to bay, up and over the hills, meandering along the esplanade and climbing Arthurs Seat.
It was a case of 4 seasons in one day but it didn’t dampen any one’s spirits with a really great turn out of Torque Tubes and friends.
The food by all accounts was fantastic. The company even better.
Congratulations to the Torque Tube captain Jon Tiktin for a great run. It takes a lot of time and effort to put these runs together and PCV is incredibly lucky to have such wonderful volunteers.

06/09/2024

Got some free weekends in September?