14/07/2008
Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood festival was a fantastic event this year as Porsche were celebrating their 60th Anniversary and Lola were celebrating their 50th
Paragon had the honour of representing both marques, Mark Sumpter driving our Porsche 962 and Andy Purdie driving his R-90.
The Goodwood hill is a 1.16 mile tight and twisty road so not ideal for 800 bhp Le Mans cars but we had great fun and completed six runs each.
24/04/2008
Paragon first 2008 test
Both Mark Sumpter`s Porsche 962 and Andy Purdie`s R90 has a successfull days testing at Donington Park after extensive winter rebuilds and in preperation for their first round at Spa in Belgium next month.(Images supplied by David Dykes.)
17/04/2008
Purdie commits to Group C Racing
Andy Purdie joins the Paragon race team for his first full season of Group C racing with his 800 BHP R90, after two wins last season in his Porsche 962 purdie is looking forward to further success this season in his new car.
Mark Sumpter will be driving our Porsche 962 in all of this seasons Group C races, you can follow our progress on the "race reports" section of this website or the series website www.groupcracing.com. (Image supplied by David Dykes)
08/10/2007
Snooper Sapphire Plus
Snooper Sapphire Plus is the very latest in GPS technology. It is far more than an ordinary Sat Nav system. Not only does it incorporate the best street level mapping available and Snoopers award winning speed camera location technology, it also boasts an MP3 and MP4 player and a handy photo viewer in an ultra compact package that fits into your pocket. It also has optional Golf shot saver with 2000 golf courses across the UK and Ireland using GPS technology providing you with distances anywhere across the golf course. The distance to bunkers, lakes, streams, paths and other hazards is automatically calculated ensuring you make the right club selection. Snooper Sapphire Plus is available from £179.99 inc VAT. Please contact Mick Clare our Service Manager or email mick@paragon.gb.com
01/09/2007
Welcome back Martyn
We are pleased to welcome back Martyn White to our sales team. After a years absence from Paragon Martyn is happy to be back and looking forward to seeing customers past and present.
17/06/2007
Paragon gets Pole, fastest lap and a win at Nurburgring
Mark Sumpter took his first win in the Group C/GTP series for Paragon in their Porsche 962 at the Nurburgring in Germany over the weekend of 16/17 June.
Racing the car for the first time in the dry Mark had a great 40-minute race under pressure from David Mercer, Fredy Kumschick and Justin Law.
For the full story please look at our "race report" on the Motorsport section of the website.
06/06/2007
Bernard Aubry "Masterclass Driving Tuition"
For anyone looking to improve their Porsche driving skills. Bernard has been described as a true driving guru and one of the foremost driving instructors in the country. Over the last 25 years Bernard has been exclusively involved with Porsche Cars Great Britain as their official driving consultant. He has inspired and encouraged countless pupils to enjoy and understand their high performance cars with his own special brand of driver training methods based upon road and race craft techniques. To make an enquiry or to book one of Bernard`s Courses email: info@bernardaubry.com or Telephone: 01798875211.
01/06/2007
Jamie`s London Marathon Challenge
On sunday April 22nd, Jamie took part in the 2007 Flora London Marathon. " It was the hardest thing I have ever done, the heat on the day was intense and dehydration was a huge problem" said Jamie. Jamie raised £3178.20 for Leukaemia Care. "I would like to thank everyone for all thier help and support and a special thank you to Porsche Club Great Britian for all their help" said Jamie. Jamie completed his first ever marathon in 4 hours and 27 minutes.
01/04/2007
The Ultimate Porsche 962
Paragon has acquired the best developed Porsche 962 Group C car and plan to race all 12 of the 2007 Group C/GTP races.
The car is the last Porsche to win a round of the world championship, when Bob Wollek won at Dijon in 1989. That was the only race not to be won by Mercedes that season. It also won the 1989 Supercup Championship in the hands of Wollek.
"Joest Racing Team developed the car with the help of the Porsche factory staff and wind tunnel and then raced it competitively in America until 1993" said Sumpter, "we will run the car in its 1993 specification". Among the changes over a basic 962 is greater downforce, with changes to the floor and rear wing. The car was developed to compete against the Nissans in GTP and was raced at Daytona by Danny Sullivan.
The car was taken to victory at Spa last summer by American racer Aaron Hsu in Group C/GTP, with Sumpter second in his previous 962. "It disappeared away from me at Spa" said Sumpter, who later had the chance to buy the car and didn`t need to be asked twice.
"This is the ultimate Porsche Group C car and Porsche is what we do".
13/03/2007
Porsche Club Membership
Since 1961 Porsche Club Great Britain has been recognised as being the largest of its kind in Europe. Current membership is estimated at nearly 16,000 with thirty regions. Benefits include a monthly glossy magazine, on-line shop for Porsche Club merchandise and many organised activities including trackdays and tours. We are pleased to announce that we are now offering a Free three month subscription to Porsche Club Great Britain with the sale of any of our "Paragon" approved cars. We hope you enjoy being part of the Club.
08/03/2007
Snooper
We are pleased to announce that we are now agents for all snooper products. There are details of the Snooper product range avaliable on the parts and accesories page of the website, or contact our Service Manger Mick Clare for further information.
01/03/2007
We are pleased to announce that we are now agents for Tracker products. Tracker is the only tracking company to provide both Global Positioning systems (GPS) and very high frequency technologies which allow a stolen vehicle to be tracked even if its is hidden in a garage, underground car park or shipping container. Please contact our Service Manager Mick Clare for further information of Tracker products avaliable.
28/02/2007
Micheal Caine to contest Carrera Cup for Paragon
Micheal caine is the latest major contender to unveil his 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup GB campaign after signing to race with the support of Paragon Porsche.
"I`m very pleased to confirm our support for Micheal in the Carrera Cup," says Paragon Boss Mark sumpter. "I hope he has a succesfull season and i think he has a good chance of winning the championship."
Micheal Caine from Newmarket finished sixth in his dbut Carrera Cup last year, and now believes that the support of Sussex based Paragon Porsche will allow him to mount a serious challenge for the tittle. The former TVR tuscan and GT ace will head a three car team from the Team Parker Racing squad that has taken Damien Faulkner to the last two Carrera Cup titles. The relationship between team boss Stuart Parker and Caine goes back a decade and they have always wanted to team up. " Ive known Stuart a long time and we always said that one year i`d race for them," said Caine. "I always wanted to try and do it, Tim harvey feels that he is with the best team for 2007 and also i feel that i am with the best team."
Parker is delighted to have confirmed his lead driver, "Micheal was on pole for my last ever race in a caterham," said Parker. "He`s the reason i retired from driving and concentrated on the team becuase i decided that if i could`nt beat him, i should retire!" The team has recently traveled to Magny Cours for an extended test session and will now start testing in Britain. "I think the backing of Paragon will give Micheal the impetus he needs to go for the title,"said Sumpter
Although he is moving on from contesting the Carrera Cup, 2006 Paragon racer Andy Purdie will remain part of the Paragon Porsche racing campaign, and further details will be announced shortly.
26/02/2007
Carbon Fibre wheels for your Porsche
Part of our new Design Tek range of products are Carbon Fibre wheels. The wheels are made of a forged magnesium hub, the hub is then fastened to a carbon fibre rim by specially coated titanium fastners. The carbon rim is made from a very special process. The process uses a solid metal mould which ensures the wheels are made to a very close tolerence of accuracy. This also gives them a very high quality durable finish which is resistant to brake dust, salt and usual forms of corrosion. Carbon fibre in this form is not only very strong, but it is also quite resistant to shock and thus will withstand potholes better than magnesium. The centres can be colour coded to your car for added impact. Please contact our Service manager Mick Clare for further details on these wheels and other Design Tek products avaliable.
7/11/2006
Design Tek Tuning Products
We are please to announce that we are a now a supplier of Design Tek tuning products. Design Tek is a new name on the Porsche tuning market, aiming to bring high quality upgrades. The companies extensive research and development programme will offer a product unique to Porsche owners that will offer much higher levels of performance than standard equipment. Examples of Design Tek products are suspension upgrades, carbon fibre wheels, brake upgrades for the 996/997, carbon fibre seats, stainless steel wheel bolts and sports exhausts/headers. Please contact our service manager Mick Clare for further information.
3/11/2006
Purdie Claims Pro-Am 3rd place trophy at Porsche Carrera Cup GB awards
Andy Purdie recently stepped up to proudly collect his trophy which was presented by Geoff Turrell from Porsche Cars Great Britain, for finishing in 3rd place in the Pro-Am class at the Porsche Carrera Cup GB awards. Please follow the news and Motorsport section of the website for Andy`s future racing programme with Paragon.
16/10/2006
Purdie wins again at Silverstone
Andy Purdie scored his third victory of the season with a stunning drive to win the Pro-Am category in the Porsche Carrera cup GB at Silverstone on saturday 14th October.
Purdie drove a mighty race to work through to win in the Paragon Porsche 997 Carrera Cup car. Although he missed four races early in the season while finishing university exams, Andy`s form in recent races has been so strong that he ended this season third in the Pro-Am category championship.
Next season he will undoubtedly bring more success to Paragon`s racing tem.
27/07/2006
962 featured in six page GT Purely Porsche article
Our Porsche 962 race car has just featured in an exciting six page article in GT Purely Porsche. The article written by Steve Wright tells the story of the evoloution of the 962, and the individual history of our car and Mark Sumpter`s new exciting experience of being behind the wheel of an iconic 800 BHP race car. The magazine is on sale in shops now.
10/07/2006
New Arrival to our Sales Team
We are pleased to anounce the arrival of a new member of our sales team, Richard Harfoot. Richard has been selling prestige cars for just over two years, working for TVR, Ferrari and Maserati. Richard is a keen driver and motorcyclist, attending track days whenever possible. He has driven a wide array of exotic cars and thrives on giving quality customer service.
26/05/2006
Sumpter set for Group C debut
Mark Sumpter will realise the ambition of a lifetime at Brands Hatch on 3/4 June when he races a Porsche 962 in the opening races of Group C/GTP season, following a successfull shakedown at Silverstone with some help from longterm Friend Chris Goodwin. Mark will race the 1991 Chassis that was built by Team Schuppan for use at Le Mans. Mark acquired the car from Henry Pearman in 2005 and has since had it fully restored. It is 962 chassis TS/03C and was built by Vern Schuppen to compete at Le Mans in 1991. It was entered as number 53 to be driven by Hurley Haywood, Wayne Taylor and James Weaver, but was only used in qualifying and didnt race. Mark will race the car in its original " Art Sports" livery. In 1992 its sister car no.52, was raced to third place in the Daytona 24 Hours by Hayward,Roland Ratzenburger, Eje Elgh and Scott Brayton. You can follow Mark`s success through the season via the race reports section of the website.
14/03/2006
Our 997 Carrera Cup race car starts testing
Our new 997 Carrera cup race car started its pre-season testing today at Silverstone, Mark and Andy had a productive day ending up with some very respectable lap times against a field packed with some very experienced racing drivers. You can follow our progress on the race reports section of our website which will also have further images.
27/02/2006
Paragon 2006 race car launch evening a huge success
On the evening of friday 24th February, we launched our 2006 race program. The evening was a huge success with over 150 past and present customers attending. On display was our brand new 997 Carrera Cup Car which is competing in all 20 rounds of the championship being driven by 21 year old Andy Purdie and also our 3.2 Carrera which will be driven by Andy`s 19 year old sister Nicki in the Porsche Club championship.
Also on display was our recently restored 800BHP Le-mans Porsche 962, the 962 will be raced by Mark Sumpter in selected Group C GTP races this season, with a plan to return to Le-Mans next season.
You can Follow Mark,Andy and Nicki`s progress through the year on the race report section of the website or please come and support us at the races, race dates for all Porsche Races are also on the motorsport page of the website.
21/02/2006
Our new 2006 Carrera cup car has arrived
We have just taken delivery of our new 2006 Carrera Cup race car, which will be driven this year by Mark Sumpter and Andrew Purdie. The car will now be taken straight to our bodyshop to be painted and liveried in our Paragon colours. The bodyshop will be working all hours this week as the car is going to be on display at our open evening on Friday 24th of February.
28/01/2006
Our Carrera GT makes front cover of Top Marques
Our Carrera GT has just been featured on the front cover of Top Marques magazine, Top marques is one of the best publications for any one looking to buy a prestige car and many of our customers past and present have bought Porsches that we have advertsied in the magazine. The magazine is in shops now so grab yourself a copy. (Our current stock is on page 86)
26/11/2005
Carrera GT`s trip to Ireland
Our Carrera GT has just completed its first visit to Northern Ireland. The purpose of the trip was to have the car on display with our friends at Porsche centre Belfast who where so helpfull in the purchase of the car, but had never seen it in the flesh as Mark had collected the car from Germany. The car was displayed in the showroom in Belfast as part of the launch evening of the new Cayman `S`. The evening was a huge success with over 150 of their customers enjoying their viewing of the car. The car did however return from its journey in a new colour "dirty dark grey" and another 1000 miles on the clock.
20/11/2005
New Arrival to our Sales team
We are pleased to announce the arrival of a new member to our sales team. Jason Shepherd from Tadworth in Surrey. Jason already has a background of selling prestige cars, being a huge car enthusiast Jason should prove to be a huge asset to our sales team.
11/11/2005
Paragon release Revo Technik tuning software
In assosciation with Revo Technik we are pleased to announce the release of their new Porsche performance software, installed via your OBD2 port on all post 2000 Porsche models. Turbo charged cars are given variable boost and timing adjustment and normally aspirated Porsche models are given timing adjustment and more response through changing the throttle position without tampering with your ECU. The tuning is optimised to give you the smoothest and responsive best performing software on the market. Please contact our Service Manager Mick Clare or email mick@paragon.gb.com for further information.
Examples:
Boxster `S` (2000 model) +10-20BHP Boxster 2.7 (2000 model +10-20BHP
911 Carrera 2/4 3.4 litre +15-28BHP 911 Turbo (2001 model) +50-75BHP
Cayenne `S` (2003 model) +15-20BHP Cayenne Turbo (2003 model) +50-75BHP
GT2 (2002 model) +50-75BHP GT3 (2003 model) +10-20BHP
27/06/2005
Paragon Track Day a Huge Success
The Sunny weather at Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire made a great day for the Paragon annual track day. The day was a huge success with over 25 cars attending. The day started with a drivers briefing and then customers where shown around the circuit in our Cayenne, through the course of the morning paragon racing drivers where at hand to give tuition and advise. The circuit was then open to 12 cars at a time providing a nice relaxed atmosphere and then in the afternoon an open pit lane allowed plenty of track time. There was also some passenger laps with Andrew Purdie in the Carrera, a race prepared 944 S2 and a 964 RS which hopefully all who attended the day thoroughly enjoyed.
19/06/2005
Andrew Purdie Claims his First Victories.
Andrew Purdie claimed his first victories at Donnington at the weekend, in his Paragon prepared carrera racecar, Andrew, 21 had never raced at Donnington and as well as winning both races he claimed fastest lap. The two races proved to be really challenging for Andrew with a field of 19 Porsches all muscling there way for a podium position. But Andrew managed to maintain a good lead of over a second to clinch a well deserved victory. You can follow Andrew`s success over the year on the race reports section of the website.
08/06/2005
Paragon Summer open evening a huge sucess.
On Tuesday 7th June 2005, We held a summer open evening at our showroom in Five Ashes in East Sussex. A beautiful summers evening encouraged over 150 customers past and present to attend. On display for the evening was the newly acquired 5.7 litre (612 BHP) Carrera GT, which is one of twenty in the United Kingdom, and a Paragon prepared 911 GT3 Cup racecar.
We also had the pleasure of the company of Local opticians” Melina Joy” from Heathfield, East Sussex who displayed some of the new range of Porsche Design eyewear including the very latest design sun glasses. Also on display was a selection of Porsche engineered V-rod Harley Davidson motorcycle’s from our friends at Shaw Harley Davidson, Holmes Hill, Nr. Lewes, East Sussex.
The evening was a huge success with a lovely display of customer’s current and past Porsche models and over 20 beautifully presented Harley Davidson’s. We would like to thank everybody who attended the evening and hope you all enjoyed it as much as they did.
01/06/2005
Pirtek Powers Into GT Racing
Pirtek, the UK’s leading provider of Fluid Transfer Solutions, has entered the hotly contested world of GT racing by becoming a co-sponsor of the much-fancied Team Eurotech/Paragon backed GT3-RS. Famous for providing on-site emergency hydraulic hose replacements, Pirtek operates from more than 90 dedicated Service and Supply Centres across the UK backed by a fleet of more than 350 mobile workshop vehicles.
Pirtek has extended its motor sport associations with the announcement that it has become a co-sponsor of the popular Team Eurotech/Paragon backed GT3 RS race car, joining business partner John Guest as a key supporter.
The announcement coincides with Pirtek’s announcement that it is to sponsor the former treble-winning Pirtek Tigers speedway team for a fourth consecutive year and comes hot on the heels of the enormous success of the Pirtek-sponsored V8 supercar driven by Marcos Ambrose in the V8 Supercar Championship in Pirtek’s native Australia.
01/05/2005
1993 Supercup VIP car-Mika Hakkinen
Monaco Race winner
Porsche`s 911 had a special award on its 30th birthday, a new race series, the Porsche Supercup was created.
With an exciting programme of six grand prix support races and two within the German Touring Car Championship the series attracted full grids with 30 identical Carrera 2`s all built by Porsche at Weissach. They and their drivers competed for individual honours, teams and nations trophies too.
At the Monaco Grand Prix former rally champion Walter Rohl was allocated one of the VIP cars and rock star Chris Rea was allocated the other but he withdrew just before the start of the race weekend so his car was re-allocated to Mika Hakkinen.
Neither in qualifying, nor in the race did Hakkinen even hint that he`d never driven a Porsche before setting the fastest lap times all weekend! Hakkinen led the race from start to finish.
The Tag Heuer livery was on the car just for that race weekend.
When Brian Cowen purchased this car from Paragon, Mark Sumpter had recently raced it at Brands Hatch so it was in full "Paragon" livery. After seeing a picture of the " Hakkinen Car" in a book Brian decided to have Paragon replicate the design for his car which made sense as it has always been white and was from the same batch of cars.
01/04/2005
Andrew Purdie to race Paragon Prepared Carrera in Porsche Club Championship.
20 year old Andrew Purdie will this year race a Paragon prepared 3.2 Carrera in the Michelin Porsche Club championship. This will be Andrews first full season racing in the carrera after numerous track days in his 944 last year. It promises to be an exciting season for Andrew after proving to be very quick in test sessions earlier this year. You can follow Andrew`s sucess through the season on the race reports section of the website.
