[Paul Franssen]

April 1st, 2002

This announcement appeared today in my favortie website, Club911.net (in France):

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Chers Amis Porschistes,

Le président - actuellement en voyage d'affaire - m'a chargé de vous communiquer ceci :

Devant le succès croissant du 911.net ainsi que face à la pression de plus en plus insistante du site "pelican", le 911.net a été cédé ce week-end à nos amis américains pour la somme de 10 millions d'euros.

Le bureau se partagera cette somme pour faciliter l'acquisition de 5 nouvelles GT2 mais tiens néanmoins à remercier l'ensemble des participants à ce site qui a permis cette juteuse opération.

Bien entendu, le forum continuera à exister mais l'usage de l'anglais devient obligatoire à effet de ce jour. Une courte période de transition sera toutefois tolérée jusqu'à la date du 7 avril, date de la prochaine rencontre qui aura lieu - je vous le rappelle - à Abbeville (ou mieux PriesterCity). La langue véhiculaire sera également l'anglais ceci afin de respecter nos engagements vis-à-vis des américains.

So, always in the name of the President and his Staf, I wish you a very pleasant week-end.

See you all in PresterCity on april the 7th.

Bye bye

Allan, belgium section of the 911.net.
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Free abridged translation,
Dear Porsche friends,

The President, presently travelling for business, has charged me with following announcement:

Due to the increasing success of Club911.net, as well as due to the ever increasing pressure from the "Pelican" site, the Club911.net has this weekend been ceased to our American friends for the sum of 10 million Euros.

The executive bureau will employ this amount towards the purchase of 5 new GT2's but hereby wishes to thank the web members for their benevolent participation which has made this juicy transaction possible.

Of course, the website will continue to exist, but the use of the English language shall henceforth be rendered compulsory. A brief period of transition shall however be tolerated until April 7th, when we shall have our race-circuit meeting at Abbeville, where the vehicular language shall be English, so as to respect our engagements towards the Americans.

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May I herewith congratulate Pelican as well as our French club, undoubtedly the English language shall greatly progress as a result of this important change in the world of Porsche websites.

Good luck!