Living the Legend
Our contributing enthusiasts from around the world share their real-life experiences with their Porsche 911s
Real-world reports from our global collective of 911 owners
At last, the stars aligned and I had a perfect Sunday when beautiful weather and a Porsche Club SA coincided with having some free time. To cap it all off it was my birthday! The day started with a very diverse ‘coffee and cars’ event at a local shopping centre. It was already packed by the time we arrived and we had to park in the overflow area, but it was great to see modern Japanese performance cars alongside European exotica with even a few vintage cars thrown in. There was something for every car enthusiast to enjoy.
Then it was off to the beach suburb of Glenelg, where the Porsche Club was holding its annual concours and show
‘n’ shine event. This was the first one in two years due to COVID and there was a great selection of Porsche arranged on the reserve from 356s through to watercooled 911s and Boxsters. The clear 911 concours contenders were immaculate examples of a 993 Turbo and Carrera
3.2, but I was particularly impressed with the range of competition cars that had been trailered to the event to showcase the competition pedigree of the marque. Headlining these was a 991 GT2 RS Clubsport – I didn’t even know there was such a thing!
After having a good look at the cars and chatting to many of the owners, the open road beckoned so we headed to the Southern Vales wine growing district to find some driving roads. After clearing the city traffic and roadworks we were finally free and climbed into the Adelaide Hills via the aptly named ‘Windy Point’ road with its great views over the city. Then through Coromandel Valley and onwards to the quaint town of Clarendon.
Here it was time for son Rhys to take the wheel as we continued south into the Vales. He doesn’t get a chance to drive the 930 very often and is always keen to refamiliarise himself with the weird pedal offset, alive steering and crazy
thrust of the Turbo. A left turn just before Mclaren Flat took us onto Wickham’s
Hill Road, which ascends to the ridge via a number of hairpins and steep climbs. The countryside at the end of an Adelaide summer is uniformly brown and tinder dry, with only gum trees and the black ribbon of road providing contrast. Revisit this same road in six months’ time and it will all be vivid green.
Then it was time to head home through Kuitpo Forest and more great driving roads, arriving home with a light coating of bugs and dust on the car as testament to an afternoon of Porsche enjoyment. The car sat and ticked its approval as it cooled down. All round it was a great birthday!