“Cars are a significant element of the financial mix, so they’re as important as a second home or anything else” A nAturAl HFMC Wealth’s partnership with PCGB is a dream come true for lifetime Porsche enthusiasts Jeremy Hoyland and Marcus Carlton Words: James Page Photo: Porsche AG fit ou know you’re were Jo Siffert and Pedro mum’s from Finland, and there we had to do something about the After his Italian sojourn, Jeremy Jeremy and Marcus are and has almost entirely grown management partner, so we talking to a Rodriguez, and that whole was a Finnish racing driver called car! That was in the late 1980s returned to Porsche via a 997 justifiably proud of HFMC through word-of-mouth arranged to meet up at a charitable genuine enthusiast Gulf-Porsche era was imprinted Leo Kinnunen who co-drove with and I bought a 944S. It was a nice Turbo S. “It was a terrific car and Wealth’s reputation, and the recommendations. We manage event that our company organises. when an enquiry on my brain. Rodriguez. He got the fastest lap car. I can remember sleeping in the really did the job well, but I’m a partnership with PCGB felt like a investment assets for hundreds of We had Derek Bell there, and about where it all “I saw the film Le Mans, which in the Targa Florio in a 908. That back of it, believe it or not, in the bit analogue, even though the PDK natural fit for them. families, and the real drive of our Andy Wallace and Gerhard Berger started garners was based on the 1970 race, with was amazing. To complete a car park at the British Grand Prix! is fantastic, so I’ve just bought a “It’s a bit of a dream come business is that we work hard to were driving people around and a response that my dad and was completely blown 44-mile lap with 700 corners on Those were the real glamour days 997 GTS Cabriolet but with the true,” says Marcus. “It’s an get the planning right in terms it was a lovely day. Y– without repetition, hesitation or away. Then my mum took me to those roads in a sports prototype of our company. manual gearbox. It’s a Gen 2, opportunity to combine our own of what the future holds, such “We got on really well, and at deviation – involves the famous the 1971 BOAC 1000km race at in 33 minutes and 36 seconds was “It was a little bit on the normally aspirated. I just love the passion with talking to the sort of as whether you’ll have enough the end of it we decided to go to Gulf-liveried Porsches of the early Brands Hatch. Unfortunately, it pretty staggering.” temperamental side, so I sold it extra engagement of it, and I think people we already know and like money when you retire. All those PCGB HQ and chat about what 1970s. And that’s exactly what wasn’t the Porsche walkover that Jeremy learnt to drive in Finland and bought a Carrera 2 – a 964. it might be a long-term keeper.” to socialise with. fundamental questions are very we could do,” adds Jeremy. you get with Jeremy Hoyland, it had been the previous year when on back roads in a Ford Anglia That car was brilliant – I really Jeremy doesn’t hesitate when it “In terms of what we can offer much what we’re about. Cars “We’re really thrilled about the CEO of financial management Rodriguez did that amazing drive. when he was 11, but it would loved it. After that, I bought a 993 comes to recounting the highlight to members, there’s clearly an are a significant element of the partnership. We’re going to the company HFMC Wealth. His I remember standing at Clearways take a few years for him to Turbo, which I kept for quite a of his many years of driving affinity there in that we speak the financial mix, so they’re as next factory visit, as well as passion for Porsche, which is with my mum and it was pouring turn his childhood interest into long time. It was definitely the one Porsches. “My all-time best same language, and I think we’re important as a second home or Silverstone Classic in July and the shared by his colleague Marcus with rain. I was completely sodden Porsche ownership. that got away. I drove it for seven experience was ice driving with well placed as a company. We’re anything else, and you have to national meeting at Ragley Hall Carlton, has been the driving force but mesmerised by these big cars “I kept buying Golf GTIs or eight years and when I sold it I Below Zero last year. It was in independent, we’re privately take that into consideration. in September. We’ll be involved behind a new partnership with being manhandled around the because I thought they were really got my money back on it, which classic 911s for three days owned by the directors and the “Our relationship with PCGB and having fun.” PP Porsche Club GB. Grand Prix circuit in the wet by good value,” he says. “Then one I thought was a good deal. They’ve in Sweden and it was awesome. staff, so there’s a family feel about started when I was invited to an “I was really captivated by the likes of Siffert, Rodriguez, day a client came to our office, tripled in value since then, and to One day I’d love to acquire a our business, and there’s also a event where I met Richard Watling the 917 when I was a kid,” says Derek Bell and Brian Redman. looked at the VW and asked if the really compound the pain, I sold classic rally prepared 911 and take family feel about PCGB.” and Rob Kellock and we started Jeremy. “I just thought it was That was beginning of it for me. business wasn’t doing well. I came it because I went over to the dark part in an endurance event. That’s Jeremy adds: “Our business chatting about cars. It emerged unbelievable. My favourite drivers “I also loved the 908. My home and told my wife Jackie that side – Ferrari!” definitely on my wish list.” was originally founded in 1986 that PCGB didn’t have a wealth 46 47 porscheclubgb.com porscheclubgb.com.