Vic Elford, Porsche Factory Driver
Steve Boza (Rico)
Tim Harper
Andreas Tutzer (of BMS Scuderia Italia S.p.A.)
Marco Galuppi (of BMS Scuderia Italia S.p.A.)
Marco Gadola (of BMS
Scuderia Italia S.p.A.)
Grant Giere
Bob Lovelace Porsche Club Great Britain, Regional
Director & PCGB LeMans Camping Organizer
John Settle
Coco Strayer trackschedule
Wendell Wilson
Past
President PCA Arizona
James P Calzia
Maurice King
Reynald Hezard
Bob Weber
Dennis Bourquardez, France
Bruce Herrmann
Guillermo Godoy
Charles Swanson
Christian Garibaldi
Monte Smith, PCA Treas.
Stand Hyde
Joel George
Kurt Lessmann
David Wilson
Danny Saxton
Sean Michael Cahill, PCNA
Jay Simmons
Peter Vanginderhuysen
Bill Strecker
Tom Smith
Neil Worley PCAla Past Pres.
Andy Wallace
Kerry Morse Sport Editor, European Car Magazine
James Weaver Porsche Race Car Driver.
Jack Criswell
Alan Thacker
Kurt Jones, Alabama USA
Roland Kussmaul, WeissachPorsche AG Race Car Tester and Driver
Joel Reiser, NY, USA
Bruce Anderson, Cal.,USAPCA Technical Chair
Glynn Green, Canada
Trudy Murry
Spencer Worley
Patti Green, Canada
Derek Bell, MBE, England, Porsche Factory Driver
Alan McNish Scotland, Porsche Factory Driver
Bob Wollek, France, Porsche Factory Driver
Jim McCullers PCAla Driving Ed Chair
Bryson Bealieau PCAla VP
Chuck Snow PCAla Past Pres
Rick Teer PCAla Past Pres
Don Rohar
Pete Tremper, PCA Zone Rep
Cindy Lux, Women's Global GT Champion
Prescott Kelly
Mark Stefanski
David Weber
Georgina Dever
Betty Jo Turner, Panorama Editor
Jerry Woods
Warren Hamilton, Finger Lakes Region PCA
Tom Tate
Schaeffer Criswell
Bruce Ryder
Bill Simon III, Keystone Region PCA
Susan Paszkiewicz
Bill Frey
Paul Potes
Karen Tomaselli, Porsche (PCNA) Driving Experience
Jon Felt
Richard Rhodes
Norene Howard
John H. Howard
William G. Cooper
Paul Kudra
Tony "993 & GT1" Hatter, Weissach
Designer Style Porsche
Grant "Boxster & Carrera GT"
Larson, Weissach
Designer Style Porsche
Andras M. Nagy
H. H. Hart
Tor-Helge Ludvigsen, Oslo, Norway
Greg Martin
Thomas Skogli, Norway
Helmut Schmid, Weissach
Cara Criswell
Tim George, Florida, USA
Hugh Robinson, Weissach
Designer
Style Porsche
Near the end, after the documentary interviewed numerous test pilots and enacted their glamorous stories with great drama, the documentary's commentator then asked a NASA engineer if one of the courageous pilots made "a great quarterback" for the test team. The engineer thought for a while and said "Well, the test pilots are not the quarterback, they're the football."
As much as we appreciate the talented Porsche drivers whose amazing skills piloted Porsches to victory, this Club is about the Quarterback.
Spontaneous Comments from Club Members, at this link
Singer Fan Activities
and News...
So what's he doing these
days?
2015 to the Present...
He's been working on The
Ultimate Porsche! with Singer (no relation, really?) Automotive Design (http://singervehicledesign.com/)
Herr Singer did attend
Rennsport V (see below). Thank you, members of this
club, for helping make that happen!
He sends this cool Christmas image that he shot for us
near his home. 
If you haven't
read his autobiography yet (24:16), note
that he's a great photographer. Many of the photos in
the book were from Singer himself.
2015 was a bittersweet
milestone. Porsche won LeMans yet again in 2015, an
astounding 17 overall victories, & they deserve the credit.
But they did it this time, somehow, without Herr Singer,
who had been involved in every single prior overall
LeMans win by Porsche.
Well, we have to assume he was not involved officially,
but Singer set the pattern of victory regardless.
2014 & 2015
Herr Singer is doing
lectures, with more & more students. And he does
analysis for ACO for WEC races.
Please help him
get an invitation to attend the next Rennsport in
Laguna, California, set for October 2015. That is a
fantastic event (https://www.pca.org/news/2014-10-09/official-rennsport-reunion-v-be-held-laguna-seca-october-2015)
& is just perfect for Herr Norbert Singer, whose
brilliance, leadership & determination was behind so
many of those fantastic Porsches. Let them (the
Rennsport folks) know you'd like to meet him there &
when you do see him, be sure to let him know you're in
the Norbert Singer Fan Club. Tell him how much we all
appreciate what he's done. He's a great guy. You'll like
him. Ask him to show you our secret handshake. Haha.
Meanwhile, another
interesting Singer article appeared in 911 & Porsche World
magazine, the best source for interesting, deep &
historic Porsche stories. This article traced
development of the Martini RSRs, which benefited greatly
from Herr Norbert Singer's out-of-the-box creativity.
And to get more webtraffic, please note that one of the
photos below includes some nudity.
2013
He is making a presentation about Porsche and LeMans in St. Pölten, Austria.
He also conducts special tours through the Porsche Museum, telling special, personal stories, about the cars there. This is material above and beyond what you get from the official tour guides there, which is already quite good, and this comes directly from Singer, the man himself.
This author has enjoyed a personal tour by Herr Singer of his Porsche race car creations, and has enjoyed Singer's presentations on other occasions. It is hard to describe just how fantastic it is to hear his personal stories of his thinking, engineering and leadership behind these world-conquering race cars, the teams, and the associated players and personalities. He is also a really nice guy that loves to answer your questions. Imagine the wonderful stories, such as you can read about in his book 24:16, as they come alive to you directly in person, unfiltered and unedited, by the man himself that made it all happen. You really ought to buy 24:16 and take it to one of his tours at the Porsche Museum for the time of your life. You could ask him, for example, "Why can't I remove the rain channels on my 911 to lower aerodynamic drag?" (hint: see page 60 of 24:16) His description of overcoming the amazing engineering challenges behind the braking system for a Le Mans-winning car is by itself worth the trip.
From fan club
member Bourquardez, news of a Singer Figurine!
(left)Close-Up of the Figurine here.
2012
Although the specifics are,
as always, covered in secrecy, racing fans the world
over can take comfort in knowing that he's still
involved in racing. Now that Porsche may be competing at
LeMans for 2013, could he be involved? Good luck getting
anything official on that, but it would be hard to see
how Porsche could not ask Herr Singer to help.
Enjoy the excellent piece by Bill Oursler about
Singer's masterful navigation of the Dauer 962 through
the rule book & the field of the world's top
competitors to LeMans overall victory number 13, in Porsche Panorama,
October 2012.
2009
Zone 1 Tech Tactics
Herr
Singer was the Tech Presenter and Dinner Speaker at
the Zone 1 Tech Tactics event, held
at Farnbacher Loles shop in Danbury Ct 28 February
2009.
http://zone1.pca.org/
This
is already a fantastic event. I understand it to be
the largest and most respected, with some of the
best Porsche speakers world-wide. Consistent with
that reputation, this year they're featuring Herr
Singer. You can hear his address twice. He'll sign
your copy of his book 24:16
They'll also have Singer Fan Club buttons (wear it
to races and get pit access! OK, maybe not. But it's
cool and shows you know The Man), you can take part
in the "Norbert Singer Mass Fan Club Induction," and
even learn the secret handshake!
2008
Porsche Parade '08 Charlotte North Carolina, USA
Herr Singer addressed a
packed room, one otherwise large enough to hold a formal
ballroom dance, and that with room leftover for
some Can-Am cars, all enjoying his first-hand accounts
of developing Porsche's world-beating race cars. A warm,
informal address, quite informative, and punctuated with
genuine humor. You need to catch one of his
presentations, even if you don't care about race car
development, per se.
It is a fascinating view of a brilliant and creative
mind, ahead of its peers, much as they say it was like
to listen to Beethovan discuss his thoughts at the town
square.
He's
also consulting for race teams and teaching, such as
the "Technische Hochschule" at Esslingen,
which also has a race team.
And his book (see below) has been a great hit!
Singer is also a photographer and put a great number
of never-before-seen photos in his book, along with
the kind of behind the scenes commentary that only
The Man Who Actually Did It, can add! This is not a
book about someone like Singer, it's by
Singer.
Fortunately
for all of us, you'll frequently catch him at the
more significant races worldwide. Be sure to tell
him you're a Member. Even better, get his book and
bring it with you for him to sign.
2006
Just in time for LeMans,
The Singer Book is Out!
The official announcement
is a little too subdued, like Singer himself. But Herr
Singer is also known, and appreciated, for telling the
whole story, without corporate embellishments which can
make the official news so bland. It should be a great
book! They're expecting a sellout. Get one now.
The 24:16 Book
launch was, appropriately, at LeMans, which Singer owns. (OK that's a
US slang phrase, don't anyone go get
offended)
From the left are Martin Allerton (Managing
Director of Polygon and Executive Editor of the
book), Michael Cotton (author of the book),
Norbert Singer and Stephane Ortelli (1998 le mans winner
and current Aston Martin works-driver).
Herr Singer has retired
from Porsche, but is still quite active supporting
Porsche RSR customers. Recently he was testing at P.
Ricard France, and Misano Italy. Then it was Istanbul
for the LeMans European Series.
Fan Club member Denis Bourquardez sends us this shot above of Singer at Paul Ricard. He's helping with Porsche's RS Spyder, campaigned by Roger Penske in the American LeMans Series.
The Porsche Carrera GT - very much an "appearance" by Norbert Singer as we suspected all along.
Herr Singer at one of Trackschedule's Test Days
Daytona Rennsport Reunion
(and other appearances)
2004
Photos here of Norbert
Singer's visit - he was a concours judge for 956s and
962s, etc. How intimidating is that?
FIA Endurance Interview 2003
Michael Cotton's interview here
LeMans 2003
The ACO awarded Herr Singer its "Spirit of LeMans", placing him with Derek Bell, Paul Frere and Dr. Piech.
click on photo for more, and details
Porsche says
Singer is working on the Cayenne windshield wipers - a
new plan to win LeMan from the "Car Parts Class"? Or,
something bigger, like a Moby Dick Cayenne!?!....->
Champion Racing and the Norbert Singer Fan Club
Champion's Naveen Maraj applies a club sticker to the
nose of the Champion Porsche on the grid of the
Daytona Rolex 24. This and several pages of
photos of the car are at this link.
The Mass
Induction
On March 4, 2000, nearly thirty years to the day that
Singer started at Porsche, he spoke at the Zone 1 Tech
Tactics event in Springfield, Massachusetts. We
surprised him with quit a few activities, including a
Singer Fan Mass Induction. Shown here: Administering
the Oath (see here
for details)
Kidding from Weissach
H. Singer has quite the reputation, even inside
Porsche, as illustrated by this cartoon smuggled from
Weissach. Story here.
Herr Singer is shown here enjoying Singer Fan Club
Initiation Festivities at Petit LeMans with Singer Fan
Club members: Bruce Anderson (Porsche 911 Technical
Chairman), Glynn and Patti Green (Porsche Club,
Parade, and Driving Event Officers) Roland Kussmaul
(Porsche Race Car Development Engineer and Werks
Driver), and Joel Reiser (Porsche Team Owner and
Driver) Photo by Georgina Dever
World class drivers Andy Wallace, Derek Bell, and
James Weaver, shown here enjoying their membership,
joined the Norbert Singer Fan Club at Mid-Ohio.
Jacqueline Buys
Alabama Charlie
Geoff Hollick
Dave Kochinski
Martin James Woldinga
Paul Knighton
Lawrence Wells
Luke Bruggeman
Bob Weber
Bob Gagnon
Rick Landa
Ansel (Sonny)
Meadors
Peter Schmitz
John Starkey
Author:
"From R to GT3R-The Racing Porsche 911 and 930" "R
to RSR-The Racing Porsche 911"
Ron Weaver
Doug Waters
David Bishop
Mike Masterson
Oona Scheepers, Style Porsche, Weissach
Mike Lancial, 911T Registry
Jamie 'The TAG Man' Kellock, U.K.
Dale Miller
Nancy Lowe
Mike Valentine
Jim Williams
R. David Rees
Cary Collins
Jon F. Wright
Edward Spurlock
R. Wayne Broadwater
Dan Knieriemen
George Chaloupka
Jorg Meyer-Ebeling, Dipl. -Ing. Weissach
Mike Basham, Georgia USA, PCAla Past Pres.
Ian Andrew, Newcastle upon Tyne
Paul Montemayor
Nelson Perry, Kentucky, USA
Fernando Lecaros, Chile
Kaye Wilson
Ken Gunnels
Cynthia Criswell
Harvey Brown PCAla Membership
Andrew Mallion, UK
Richard F. Newton
Greg Gauder, PCNA
David Murry USA, Porsche Factory Driver
Larry G. Hoffman, Germany
Paul R Pizzo, Miami
Barry C. Stephens
Birch Bowdre
Dick Kjellsen, PCA Zone Rep.
Gary Young
Matthew Robertson
Breanna Teer
Bev Bergam
Joe Favata
Ursula Hofsaess, Weissach
George Beuselinck, NY
Gill Campbell, Campbell Promotions
Jon Lowe PCA Technical Chair
John Corville
Ken Jensen
Bob Graham
Joe Holzer
Kim John Crumb PCA Technical Chair
Craig Watkins
Sonny Reid
Judy Hendrickson, PCA Membership Chair (and Norbert Singer Fan Club Trivia Contest Winner!)
David Melcher
Cort Wagner, American LeMans GT Champion
Richard Strahota
David Bates
Charles Gladle
Len Cummings
Bob Kakascik
Nabie Rafie
Both von Bose
Leonard Turner, Panorama Photographer
Robert John Williams
Gerry Higgins
Denis Wheary
Ron Savenor
Luiz Fuchs, Brussels/Belgium
Dennis Mitsch
Mark Bennett, England
Gary Kamp, PCA Motor Stadt Region, MI
Stefan Huewe
Naveen Maraj
David McIntyre
Klaus Hormandinger, Weissach
Joachim Haaf, Germany
Doc Vorce, Central NY
PCA
Phil Strayer trackschedule