Local News: Porsche Parade 2011

More than 270 enthusiastic participants in 115 Porsche cars, including the rare Porsche 356 Speedster from 1955 and a 356 Coupe from 1963, took part at the Porsche Parade Southeast Asia 2011.

The five day event, held from September 21 to 25, 2011 was organised by Porsche Club Singapore, Stuttgart Auto, Sime Darby Auto Performance together with Porsche Asia Pacific, involved more than 1,100 kilometres of fun-driving in Malaysia and Singapore which cumulated with witnessing the Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia – Singapore 2011, a support race of the 2011 FIA FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX, from the dedicated Porsche grandstand area. The event brought together 146 Porsche Club Members and Porsche customers from Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, joined by 127 guests from around the world.

The event saw participation from the entire Porsche model range from the iconic Porsche 911 from as far as the 70s to the 911 GT2, 911 GT3, 911 GT3 RS to the Cayenne and Panamera and the mid-engined Boxster and Cayman. However, even in the company of these eye-catching sports cars, the historic Porsche 356 Speedster and the 356 Coupe – flown in from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, along with three Porsche 356 from private collection were the main draw amongst participants and the public alike.

Antoinette Ang, President of Porsche Club Singapore was delighted with how the event panned out. She said: “The organising committee is extremely delighted to see so many like-minded Porsche owners coming together over the last few days. In all, the Porsche Parade Southeast Asia just affirms the saying that a Porsche owner does not just buy a Porsche, but buys into the Porsche lifestyle and the Porsche family that comes along with owning the car.”

Credits: wilswong