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Discussion in the Classic Adelaide forums.

Gary Tierney (driver) and David Carra (navigator) have been tragically killed near Forreston in the Hills during the Classic Adelaide car rally event, after their 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS left the road and hit a tree.

They were travelling on Norseworthy Road in Forreston near Gumeracha just after 3:30pm, when the car left the track and smashed into a tree, killing both the driver and passenger.

Mr Tierney was a highly-rated tarmac rally competitor and the pair took third place in their Porsche in Targa West, near Perth, in late August.

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Discussion in the AuzRun forum.

A networking event, a play ground for fun loving Australians, their toys and an opportunity for a handful of selcted sponsors, this is Auzrun.

A 6 day adventure starting in Adelaide and finishing on the Gold Coast in March 2010.

Strictly aimed at non-competitive individuals and couples who enjoy great cars, 5 star hotels, long open roads and out of this world experiences.
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Discussion in the trackday forum.

We have had some amazing cars at the Burrows Days over the years, but I really think the September event took the cake. Two cars in particular drew the attention of all in pit lane – one is the most outrageously styled cars of our time, whilst the other marked an era in racing where only brave men dare tread!

Write-up by Luke from Events O’Neill.
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Discussion in the Australian Porsche 911 forums.

Porsche is giving some fan service. The 911 Sport Classic, pictured above, is a look back to simpler times, featuring a straightforward drivetrain and high-quality execution. After three years of development by Porsche Exclusive, the automaker’s personalization wing, the Sport Classic coupe will debut next to the 2010 911 Turbo, GT3 RS and GT3 Cup race car at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Source: Motor Trend

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Discussion in the Australian Porsche Panamera forums.

STEVE COLQUHOUN gets behind the wheel of the all-new four-door Porsche.

“A four-door Porsche? Mate, that’s fully sick!” And with these sagely-opined words ringing in our ears, we kicked off a circuit of the continent in – as our observant friend so poignantly noted – a four-door tourer based on the legendary Porsche 911.

Okay, so they’re not the exact words we’d choose to describe Porsche’s newest model, called the Panamera. But they’re not that far off the mark, either.

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Discussion in the Australian Jaguar forums.

Jaguar XE (2013): the big cat that’s aimed at Porsche

By Tim Pollard (artist’s impression by Motor Forecast/R.Varicak)

Jaguar is working up a new coupé and roadster pair tentatively badged XE – to tackle the Porsche Cayman/Boxster duopoly in the premium sports car market. The new Jag XE is revealed in full in the latest September 2009 issue of CAR Magazine, but we’ve held one artist’s impression back to show online.

Discussion in the Australian exotic car forums.

Murcie Roadster
Gallardo with scissor doors
550 with epic 20 inch wheels
Ferrari 360 spider
Ferrari 355, 308 328
Maser Grand tourist
Honda NSX
Diablo
Espada
M3
Lotus Elise S
etc etc

Discussion in the Australian Porsche forums.

German luxury car maker Porsche has announced the resignation “with immediate effect” of its chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking and financial director Holger Haerter.

ex-Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking

The faster it is – the less time you get to notice how ugly it is.

Discussion in the Australian Porsche forums.

Porsche SE, maker of the 911 sports car, said it has almost 3,000 orders for the new four-door Panamera model, two months before the vehicle reaches showrooms.

Buyers new to the Porsche brand are likely to account for 80 percent to 85 percent of Panamera buyers, Christian Dau, a spokesman, told reporters at the carmaker’s Stuttgart, Germany, headquarters. Porsche is sticking to a target of selling 20,000 Panameras in the fiscal year starting in August, he said.

For those that don’t know… my name is James and I run national operations and event logistics for The Supercar Club.

Octane Supercar Events is a new product from The Supercar Club. At our track days you can ride in or drive one of our European Supercars at racetracks around Australia.
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