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UPCOMING EVENT

Torque Tube Breakfast Run - 9th August 2009

The South Gippsland Car Club Sporting Register puts together an informal meeting of classic & performance cars and we’ve been invited to join them.

Have breakfast around some exotic metal and chat with some other enthusiastic owners.

From there we shall head out for a scenic drive on a yet to be determined road.

When: 8.00am to 9.00am on Sunday 9th August

Where: Palmerston Street, Warragul (near Victoria St.)

While there’s no cost to attend, names & numbers of attendees must be known by Wednesday 5th August.

Email your Register Captain Adrian Harkin with any queries and bookings.

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CAPTAIN INTRODUCTION

Some years ago the Porsche Car Club of Victoria created “Registers” within the club for all of the different models.

My name is Adrian Harkin and I have put my hand up to be the spokesperson for this fine register.

Firstly, a little about my car and myself.

I’m thirty-three years old, married, my wife’s name is Anuschka, and we have two children, Max & Zoe. I am an Automotive Technician working for my own company Hartech Automotive Services, specialising in Porsches. I have been working here for a couple of years now. Previous to that I worked at Porsche Centre Melbourne for roughly twelve years. My interests include, Porsche cars, time with my family, home renovation, cars in general, a bit of gardening here and there, motor sport in many forms, oh and did I mention cars?

My reason for being in the club and this register is in the form of a Guards Red 1986 944 Turbo. It was a tourist delivery; it spent its first years touring Europe before venturing to Melbourne where it has resided ever since. It was optioned with cruise control, factory alarm, sports seats and the almost obligatory sunroof. I have been the proud owner for the past seven years. It is my first Porsche.

That’s a little bit about my family (car included) and myself.

What I would like to do is to get a bit of feedback from you to try and sort out what we want, when and how often.

I have had the following thoughts:

Early Morning Runs – Are being done by many other registers, are good fun and relatively inexpensive.

Tech Night – I am in the position to hold a, or several nights focusing on the more technical and mechanical aspects of our cars.

Movie / Social Nights - Just purely getting together in a social environment. (Car movies will not be mandatory.)

Weekend Run – An option for further down the track perhaps. More expensive and a lot more involved to organise.

These are just a few ideas I’ve had running around my head.

We’re all passionate about our cars, that is why we joined the club. So let’s get together as a group and enjoy them together.

It would be really great to hear back from you all and your thoughts, both good and bad about the register and any ideas that you may have had.

Hope to hear from you soon

Adrian email