My Bio:

Adrian Graham Streather was born on December 25, 1958. Upon leaving school he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1975 entering RAAFSTT as a 16 year old on No. 29 Apprentice Intake (Emus). After 2 years at RAAF base Wagga and a further 2 years on the job training at 11Sqn and 492Sqn (RAAF Edinburgh) Adrian graduated as an Instrument Fitter (Scientific Instrument Maker). He also gained additional qualifications in the electronics field whilst in the RAAF and decided that after 12 years he would leave in 1987. From the RAAF he went into civil aviation, gaining licenses in the avionics and electrical fields. After working with three different aviation companies within Australia he was invited to join one of the four Austrian airline companies, Rheintalflug, which had its main technical base in Switzerland. The Streather family left Australia in April 1993 and proceeded to Switzerland where Adrian worked as the Engineering Manager until October 31st 2003 when he was asked to leave by the new company owners as they were shutting down the company, handing the service over to another subsidiary.

Adrian's personal involvement in motor racing and automobiles started very young. "My first recollection of model building was a 1930 Bentley racing car. In 1978 he and a friend started rallying and then he moved into briefly into track racing. A Suzuki GS 1000S motorcycle also figured in the action as well. The ever increasing financial burden of this hobby along with marriage and children force him to make a decision and he decided that his racing days were over, his passion for automobiles was not.

Overtaken on the south eastern freeway in 1978 by two 911SCs furthered Adrian's passion, "All I remember was seeing their wide rear ends disappearing into the distance and me saying I have got to get me one of those." In 1993 he purchased a black, 1979 924 (sold to Denmark). He then progressed onto a 944 (which is now in Sweden, given as a gift) and finally he purchased his first 911. The 911 (964) Carrera 4 hooked him for life and fuelled his involvement in the Porsche scene around the world.

Quickly discovering that the technical knowledge about the 964 series was extremely limited, he set himself to the task of finding out everything he could about the inner workings of the Carrera 4. Adrian found himself instructing the mechanics at his local repair facility on how the C4 worked. This experience led him to write his first book on the Porsche 911 (964) Carrera 2, Carrera 4 and Turbo.

His second book on the 911SC was published in 2005 by Veloce in England and this was followed in early 2006 with publication of the 993 book in 2006 by the same publisher. Adrian biggest and best book yet on the 996 series has been released onto the market in 2008 also by Veloce. Adrian has written a book on the Ford GTs (GT40) past and present called the Ford GT Then and Now. A Porsche build specification code book will be published by Veloce in the second half of 2008.

Adrian lives in the village of Walzenhausen Switzerland  with his wife of over 26 years, Gail Kerrin, daughter Stephanie Lauren and son Jeremy Lyndon. Their home is nestled in the mountains overlooking Austria, Germany and Lake Konstanz (Constance) in the far north east corner of Switzerland.

Gail.

Sunday coffee break. In the background is the Bodensee (Lake Konstanz).