Jay Lloyds Experience​ Report.

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Jay Lloyds has nearly 50 years experience with Porsche vehicles covering all models.. Jay’s passion for Porsche is evident in every project that he is involved in. Customer cars have included vintage road cars like the 356, early 911, and 930; world famous racing vehicles such as the 908’s, 935, RSR, and 956; and the more modern 911, 964, 993, Jay is experienced with all models including the 928, 944 and 968 series of Porsche's. Particular areas of specialty are NA engines, turbo charging, engine management, chassis mods including wheel alignments and setting up a car that works well on any race track..
Whether Jay's maintaining your beloved early 911, 928 944 or adapting 935 technology to your sporty driving style, Jay will care for your KlassiX as if it is his own.

About Jay Lloyds

​Jay's career started back in the years when Porsche dominated everything they entered. After leaving school in 1973, Jay started his apprentice mechanic working on anything and everything that he could get his hands on, but what turned it all around for Jay was his involvement in Porsche cars. He caught the racing bug early, Jay raced his own motorcycles mainly at Phillip Island, Calder and the old Surfer’s Paradise Race track.. Jay also worked on Formula Vee, F5000, Formula Pacific and Formula Atlantic race cars until his introduction into early Porsche 911’s, RS’s and RSR’s.

In a bit of luck Jay was off to Hong Kong and found work with the famous Porsche Zeiss Racing Team headed by German business man and race car driver Herbert Adamczyk along with the Flying Tigers Teams based in Hong Kong, Jay travelled extensively with the teams building and rebuilding all types of Porsche race cars. The cars competed on circuits in Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, India, Macau with all testing done at the old Airbase runway in the New Territories, Jay built The  Zeiss Race Cars that won the Asian Championship.

In 1981 Jay then joined The Roitmayer GMBH Racing Team based in Munich, West Germany. There he spent several years on and off working with 935s, RSRs, and other Porsche’s and living in Germany gives you access to so many great race tracks.

Whilst living in Munich Jay was asked to assist Ernst Gschwender, in preparing his Works Suzuki Racing Motorcycles for the World GP500 Motorcycle Championship, as well as the German 500cc Championship. Jay competed along side the likes of Freddie Spencer, Mick Doohan, Randy Mamola, and others... Jay did one event at the Isle of Man TT’s and never went back.
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After Europe in 1983 Jay spent a year assisting with setup of the new Porsche dealership in Singapore, after which Jay flew to Hong Kong to marry his fiancé’. In 1984 Jay and his wife then moved to Australia, Jay was to serve as a head Technician for Alan Hamilton Porsche in Melbourne. Hamilton was the main importer of Porsche cars to Australia, Jay also points out that with all his experience working with several Porsche Dealerships around the World Jay fiercely insists that Hamilton was by far the most honest in all aspects of their business, unlike some Dealers that Jay has worked for. During this period, Jay assisted Stefan Bellof's 956 for the 1000 kms of Sandown Park, it was an all-nighter rebuilding the 956 as Stephan had a big accident during practice. Jay has worked with many great drivers which you can see pictures on Jay’s workshop walls, they are covered with some of the greatest.. unfortunately many are now no longer with us but in Jay’s words, “working with these Special people will always be a huge part of my greatest memories”.

In 1985 Jay again moved back to Hong Kong and opened his own Porsche workshop, Lloyds Motors Racing HK LTD, here he formed the "Lloyds Motors Racing Team" from a selected group of loyal customers. It was a successful venture as they promoted the business by racing in Macau, Thailand, India, China, Japan and Malaysia…. With 1997 looming large over HK, at the end of 1994 Jay decided to immigrant to Toronto with his wife, where he soon joined Terry Cleland with his Porsche business. During this time Jay was involved with many projects including design and construction of the MCV CH4 prototype (Motion Concepts Vehicles). The MCV CH4 was a carbon fibre mid-engine V8 Supercar powered by natural gas, unfortunately the car never went past the working prototype and was eventually shelved. You can see the car at selected shows around Toronto. Terry and Jay still bang heads trying to come up with new ideas and trying to squeeze more horsepower out of these small flat six engines.

Later, Jay was delighted to have the opportunity to work with Leny Rabitto at Leny's Automega. Jay worked closely with Leny for several years until Leny passed away. Jay then opened his own Porsche workshop in Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto. Lloyds Autosport Inc. and is a full service Porsche shop with 4 different welders, machinist lathe, upright mill, full size drill press, band saw, auto feed low speed metal cutter, and enough hand tools to sink a ship. This business is now located at Unit 7, 1195 Meyerside Drive, Mississauga. Ontario.Canada.