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HighGear is printed in Englewood, CO by
Vol. 58, Edition 6 • June 2016
Editor: Russ Rydberg Asst. Editor: Bill Terry
Features
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Show us your Car!
20
Shopping for Car Interiors
30
Gimmick Rally Recap
In The Werks
7
50 Shades of Fast - Ladies’ Day
8
Member’s Social at Adam’s Polishes
15
Member’s Social at Poudre Sports Car
16
Annual Colorado Concours d’Elegance
23
Detailing Clinic at Adam’s Polishes
Departments
3 Advertising Rates
4 Board of Directors
4 Region coordinators/Technical resources
6 Presidential Thoughts
8 Members’ Corral
9 Upcoming events calendar
10
Zero to Sixty
13 In the Zone
32 I Get Around
34 Classifieds
36 Advertiser index
37 What we do
Cover photo:
Bilal Hannon
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Bilal Hannon, is a 15
year old student at South
High School. He is a,
“Dyed in the wool,”
exotic car fanatic that
also has a love for car
photography. He just
finished his mentor-ship
with RMR-PCA member,
Erik Behrendsen, and his
final assignment was to
photograph the Porsche
918 Spyder seen on this
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HighGear.
Monthly board meetings are always open to club members. See
the list of upcoming events for schedule. You may contact the
entire board at [email protected]. To volunteer to be
an RMR Board member, submit your intent by September so the
Nomination Committee can add you to the ballot in November for
club voting in November. Most positions are two-year terms.
CAMA Representative
Walt Fricke: 303.499.6540, [email protected]
Charity/Good Works
Florence Mackin: [email protected]
Chief Driving Instructor
Dan H. Carlson: 303.520.4567, [email protected]
Control Chief
George Strimbu: 303.736.9114, [email protected]
Equipment
Keith Hall: 303.940.7958, [email protected]
Goodie Store Chair
Mike Hebert: 360.202.5830, [email protected]
Historian
Amy Legg-Rogers: 970.686.0538, [email protected]
Insurance
Troy Nakatani: 720.402.1080, [email protected]
Programs/Socials
Erik Behrendsen: 303.840.7361, [email protected]
Registration
Nancy Warren: 303.604.1289, [email protected]
Safety
Scott Henderson: 303.521.9007, [email protected]
Tech Inspection
Hank Padilla: 303.470.1850, [email protected]
Timing
Doug Bartlett: 970.214.7279, [email protected]
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Scott Rogers: 970.686.0538, [email protected]
Zone 9 Representative
Liz Shaw: 505.231.7003, [email protected]
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Dave Stribling: 303.238.8101, [email protected]
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Rob Heath: 303.995.1147, [email protected]
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Dan Semborski: 303.420.2708, [email protected]
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Richard Winnick: 303.429.5213, [email protected]
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Zach Schroeder: 970.229.0990, [email protected]
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Doug Bartlett: 970.214.7279, [email protected]
Cayenne
Zach Schroeder: 970.229.0990, [email protected]
GT2,4GT3, Cup Cars
Chris Cervelli: 303.809.6173, [email protected]
RMR-PCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Region Coordinators
President
John Mackin
[email protected]
Vice President
Rick Seiferth
[email protected]
Second
Vice President
Jim Thorburn
[email protected]
Treasurer
Blair Whitaker
[email protected]
Secretary
Mark Taylor
[email protected]
Membership Chair
Holly Jackson
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Russ Rydberg
[email protected]
Past President
Jim Widrig
[email protected]
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE
2 ANNUAL SNOWMASS TOUR AND HERITAGE FIRE
DINING EVENT HOSTED BY THE ALPINE MOUNTAIN REGION
DATES ARE THURSDAY JUNE 16TH – SATURDAY JUNE 18TH
Space will be limited since this is a weekday tour but for those of you that joined us last year,
you know the amazing roads available outside of Snowmass in addition to the spectacular time
had by all at the Heritage Fire event. For those who have not heard of the Heritage Fire - it is
part of the Annual Food and Wine events where Chefs compete by cooking over wood fires on
the mountainside. The amazing mix of fire cooked entrées (last year included game, chicken,
beef, lamb, Spanish Herring and even octopus) is presented in delicious ways and accompanied
by custom cocktails, wines and beers. This event is held at the bottom of the Snowmass Village
ski lift just steps from The Crestwood Condominiums that we will stay at again this year. Keep
an eye out on MotorsportReg.com for the event to open late April to early May.
Looking forward to those who can join us! Your tour hosts Dwight & Dana Kasten
([email protected] for any questions).
ND
JUNE 2016
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Pres
Presidential Thoughts
John Mackin, President
WELL, SPRINGTIME in the Rockies has not cooperated
with the start of our driving season. Our annual Autocross School
and Autocross were canceled because of snow. We are looking at
rescheduling the event, but with our schedule already jam-packed, it
appears we will only be able to reschedule the autocross and not the
school.
Adam Vitale of Adam’s Polishes held a detailing clinic for us
on May 7th at his location in Louisville. His sessions are always
informative, interactive and entertaining. Weather was not optimum
as the skies opened up to pouring rain. Luckily his warehouse is large
enough to conduct the clinic indoors. Several of our serious Concours
addicts rely on his products. Because of a recent change in our event
schedule, he will also be hosting our June membership social at his
facility.
We held our first driver education at High Plains Raceway on
April 25th and 26th. Great job by event chairs Pete Romanesko and
Irina Butler in putting together a great event. The weather was cool
and mostly cloudy, but at least there was no snow. We were a bit
surprised by the attendance. Normally this event is the most well
attended of any of our DEs, but this year attendance was down by
a third from what we usually see. We are hoping this is an anomaly
and is not representative of what we will see for the rest of the year.
We have adjusted the track fees this year to break even on DEs
based upon traditional registration numbers and the increased track
expenses. It takes nearly $25,000 to pay for a two-day DE at High
Plains, so the financial exposure to the Club is high if attendance is
not as anticipated.
David and Jodi Schmidt did another fantastic job with their first
Gimmick Rally of the year. They had over 30 teams leaving in all
different directions to find the five stops in random order. It certainly
kept us on our toes. Stops included activities such at RC car racing
and a putting challenge on a golf course.
Mark Taylor led a great tour for us on the 21st of May. The
tour was originally to take us up over Guanella Pass, but that route
remained closed by snow. Mark found an interesting route via Echo
Lake, Evergreen Lake House, and Foxton to get us to Rustic Station
Restaurant in Bailey. Certainly these were some Colorado roads that I
have never traveled. The scenic drive had some serious hairpin turns,
and ended with a lunch enjoyed by all.
On June 5th we have the annual Colorado Concours d’Elegance
and exotic Car Show at Arapahoe Community College. This annual
Concours event benefits Ability Connection Colorado. PCA has been
an instrumental part of this event for 30+ years. It will have nearly
500 cars on display of many and varied marques. Porsches are always
a prominent part of this event, and we provide many of the judges to
inspect the cars entered in the Concours. Come out and see this great
collection.
June will also have our second DE of the season on the 11th and
12th. We moved the event by a week from our traditional weekend
so that it would not conflict with Parade. Weather should be good by
then!
A Northern Colorado Social in Fort Collins at Poudre Sports
Cars is scheduled for June 25th and on July 10 we have Ladies’ Day.
Event Chairs Lisa Hunsicker and Luann Dodge have been planning
for several months for a great event for the Ladies.
JUNE 2016
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Members’ Corral
Holly Jackson, Membership Chair
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY!
All-day rain storms are
getting old. I want to drive with the top down (well, off for my
Targa!). May has been pretty busy with lots of activities, and
June looks to be more of the same. We had a beautiful day for our
monthly social at Sill-TerHar Motors on May 5th. The Porsche
Detail Clinic at Adam’s Polishes on May 7th had cloudy weather
with some rain, but a great turnout, and the Rally Quest on May
14th was a great deal of fun, luck and skill! I’m sure the Devil’s
Gate tour will be a good time as well (as I am writing this before
the tour). Likewise for the DE out at Pueblo Motorsports Park
on May 21-22. Thank you to everyone who made these events
happen! It’s a lot of hard work but a lot of fun, too! Find our
future events on our website: rmr.pca.org. We have our Denver
social on June 2nd, the wonderful, not to be missed, Concours
d’Elegance on June 5th, a Driver Education track day out at High
Plains Raceway on June 11th and 12th, the rescheduled tour to
get a “taste” of the HPR track and lunch at Helga’s on June 11,
the Steamboat Tour with optional overnight on June 18th, and
finally a social in Ft. Collins on June 25. That’s right! TWO
SOCIALS THIS MONTH! Just more reasons to drive your
Porsche! Are you going to the Porsche Parade in Jay Peak, VT?
If so, we would enjoy hearing about your experience and would
like to receive a little write-up and some pictures to share with
all the club members who couldn’t make it.
NAME BADGE ANYONE?
If you ordered a name badge back in March, please send me
an email! [email protected].
If you don’t have a name badge and would like one, please
email me the form found on our web page: rmr.pca.org.
Do you know someone interested in joining? Bring them
along to an event! We would love to have a larger family of
Porsche enthusiasts!
June RMR-PCA Membership Social at
Adam’s Polishes!
Please join all your Porsche friends for an evening at Adam’s Polishes. The evening will start with a
detail clinic with Adam himself demonstrating the fine art of detailing your Porsche.
Drinks will be served as you watch and listen to Adam’s hilarious adventures while he turns someone’s
less than perfect paint into something to marvel at.
Food from Lulu’s BBQ and drinks from Crystal Springs Brewery will be on hand to subdue your hunger
and quench your thirst. There just might be a give-away or two from the plethora of detailing products
that abound the hallways of this car care shrine.
We look forward to having you join us on what should be a very entertaining evening!
Thursday, June 2nd
From 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
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587 S. Taylor Avenue
Louisville, CO 80027
April New Members
Rodney Alarid, Thornton, 2016 Cayman
Robert Blackwood, Parker, 2014 Boxster
Doug Brown, Centennial, 1983 911 SC Cabriolet
Brad Cofield, Greenwood Village,
2007 911 Carrera S
Warren Cohen, Aspen, 2017 911 Turbo S
Mark Dillemuth, Littleton, 2009 Boxster S
Tim Eggeman, Lakewood,
2004 911 Turbo Cabriolet
Douglas & Marla Gordon, Golden,
2012 Cayman R
Jennifer Kennedy, Brighton, 2013 Cayenne GTS
Andy Kenney, Denver, 2008 Cayman
Tom Kerr, Littleton, 2014 Boxster S
Jim Latsis, Denver, 2012 Panamera Turbo
Marc Lomax, Westminster, 1999 911 Carrera 4
John O’Brien, Greeley, 1997 Boxster
David Osborne, Idaho Springs, 2001 911 Carrera
Pamela Powell, Greenwood Village,
1990 911 Carrera 4
David Roberts, Castle Rock, 2007 Boxster S
Tyler Root, Denver, 2016 911 Carrera
Scott Rosenthal, Elizabeth, 2002 Boxster S
Michael Rousseau, Lafayette, 2006 Cayman S
David Schoonmaker, Morrison,
2015 918 Spyder Weissach Package
Mike Schroeder, Breckenridge,
2017 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
Brent Snook, Castle Rock, 2016 Cayman S
Sodienye Tetenta, Cheyenne, WY,
2017 Macan GTS
Peter Williams, Aurora, 2014 Boxster S
Nelson Huldin, Denver, 1981 911 SC
George & Tippy Lewis, Ft. Collins, 2008 911 Carrera 4S &
2003 911 Carrera
Upcoming Events Calendar
June
2
4
6:00 p.m. RMR Membership Social
Adam’s Polishes
Louisville, CO
7:00 a.m. Cars & Coffee Car Show
Lafayette, CO
10:00 a.m. Detail Clinic Adam’s Polishes
Louisville, CO
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Concours d’Elegance
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
8:00 a.m. Breakfast Club
The Perfect Landing Restaurant at
Centennial Airport
Helga’s HPR “Taste of the Track” Tour
11-12
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19-26
25
HPR DE
High Plains Raceway
Deer Trail, CO
Steamboat Springs Tour
3ZERO3 Motorsports
Wheat Ridge, CO
Porsche Parade
Jay Peak, VT
Northern Colorado Social
Poudre Sports Car
Ft. Collins, CO
July
2
7:00 a.m. Cars & Coffee Car Show
Lafayette, CO
First Saturday Car Show (AMR)
First and Main Town Center
Colorado Springs, CO
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9
6:00 p.m. RMR Membership Social
Lamar Street Center
Arvada, CO
8:00 a.m. Breakfast Club
The Perfect Landing Restaurant at
Centennial Airport
AMR Cayenne Tour
Porsche of Colorado Springs
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16-17
23
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Ladies Day
Colorado State Patrol Track
Golden, CO
HPR DE
High Plains Raceway
Deer Trail, CO
Northern Colorado Social
Rennstall Classic Cars
Greeley, CO
Peak to Peak Tour
Man Cave
Westminster, CO
All dates subject to change. For a comprehensive list of all upcoming RMR events, click the “Events” link at rmr.pca.org!
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Zero To Sixty
Russ Rydberg, Editor
ON APRIL 24TH,
the RMR-PCA held its annual Edelweiss
Drive. The event was held significantly earlier than usual, as it
normally takes place around Memorial
Day. But as luck would have it, the
weather was spectacular! Eighty-eight
people and 45 cars—including a 918
Spyder in Mexico Blue—met at The
Perfect Landing Restaurant located at
the Centennial Airport. The morning
was brisk with a slight breeze, but by
the time we reached The Edelweiss
German Restaurant in Colorado
Springs, the temperature was 65° with
no wind and hardly any clouds! The
drive was roughly 70 miles through
the rolling foothills of Douglas County
as we piloted through the towns of
Castle Pines, Sedalia, Perry Park,
and Monument. Upon arriving at the
Edelweiss, we were escorted outside
into the lovely Biergarten to enjoy our
choice of special dishes for lunch. The
menu included Chicken Cordon Bleu, Wienerschnitzel,
Bratwurst, and Chicken Waldorf Salad! It was a great
opportunity to mingle and laugh with friends new and
old.
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Show Us Your Car!
You have found the greatest group of car nuts on the
planet. Our monthly meetings are loaded with food, beverages,
networking with like-minded Porsche People and much
technical and social camaraderie. Some of the venues we’ve
been to before, and some places are new to us. All are interesting
and fun.
It’s all about the people. We all share the love of anything
Porsche-related. From real racing or just driving fast in a
controlled environment like on the track or autocross, to
meeting a mechanic or owner of a car just like yours for a
chat about problems and solutions, to washing and waxing in
preparation for the weekend tour or car show, you’ve found
the most precious resource for the care of your car and hobby.
Show us your car! Let’s see your smiling face! How about
a photo of your “garage queen’s” throne room! Share photos
from your favorite drive; share the story of your hunt for
the favorite car; share the triumph of your first rebuild. That
story and those pictures are worth immortalizing in print.
We’ve all been there; maybe you’re experiencing the
newness of that first special car. Perhaps you’re climbing the
ranks in a competitive series of races. Have you found the
perfect wash and wax routine to deliver the trophy? (Some
secrets are worth keeping.)
The point is that the club’s members are its true strength.
Your membership is your key to unlocking the wealth of
knowledge and friendship the club represents. The membership
socials are the first step to a deeper understanding, a deeper
relationship with your vehicle. Come share the experience!
Scott First Photo
The agate gray 2014 Cayman S loves the
winding curves and rarefied mountain air of
Colorado’s scenic byways. Her name is Petra.
JUNE 2016
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Gray
42,000 miles
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In The Zone
Elizabeth Shaw, PCA Zone 9 Representative
EARLY MAY FOR ME meant PCA Club Racing at Circuit
of The Americas track, outside of Austin, TX. I couldn’t get there until
Friday night, but early the next morning, I headed to the track. I had
been to the track twice before—once for the inaugural Formula 1 races
and then a year later to run a marathon in and around the track. So I
can honestly say that I’ve “run” at COTA!
This time around, I wanted to help out with
timing and scoring, so I spent nearly the entire
weekend in the T&S suite, which overlooks
the start/finish line. Michael Wingfield, head
of PCA Club Racing timing and scoring,
and Franklin Kalk were there to take care of
the T&S duties for the sprint races and the
enduros on Sunday. There were also some
volunteers from Hill Country Region to help
run the results to the grid master and to keep
an eye on the drivers taking their mandatory
pit stops.
Michael had mentioned that the facilities
and equipment were very fancy at COTA, and
he did not exaggerate! We had huge monitors
to view the results from the timing software, plus there were three TV
monitors on the back wall so that we could keep up with everything else
going on during breaks in the schedule. The control room was also very
fancy, with several large monitors, showing the track at every corner and
at some other areas.
After the races and HPDE on Saturday, many of the volunteers and
corner workers met for beer and pizza at a local microbrewery. I turned
in for an early evening since I had only gotten about five hours of sleep
the night before.
On Sunday, I got more involved with helping out Michael and
Franklin, especially for the hour-long enduros. The rain mostly held
off, but there was enough rain to cause most of the drivers to put rain
tires on their cars. I was thrilled to be able to
ride in the Panamera pace car, although, sitting
in the backseat, I wasn’t able to take very good
pictures.
Fortunately, both enduros were mostly
incident-free, and although there were some
spin-outs, the drivers were able to get back
on the track. Zone 9/Rocky Mountain Region
member Joe Bank had an excellent race and
came in second overall. Congratulations, Joe!
I left the track soon after the second enduro
was done, as I needed to get to the airport for my
flight back to NM.
Coming up for me later in May is
Intermountain Region’s Amazing Rally, and I’ll
possibly join West Texas Region for their drive
to Sweetwater and to attend the Memorial Day
events going on that weekend.
Then in June, it’s Parade at Jay Peak! Hope to see several of you
around the Zone.
Liz Shaw
Zone 9 Rep
Acronym Apex
PCA - Porsche Club of America
RMR - Rocky Mountain Region
(Denver)
AMR - Alpine Mountain Region
(Colorado Springs)
DE - Driver Education
Dave Liddle Photo
CHP - Colorado Highway Patrol Track
OEM - Original Equipment of Manufacturer
HP - Horse Power
SCCA - Sports Car Club of America
AX - Autocross
POC - Porsche Owners Club
(Club Racing)
CDI -Chief Driving Instructor
PBOC - Porsche and BMW Owners Club
HPR - High Plains Raceway
NASA - National Auto Sport Association
PPIR - Pikes Peak International Raceway
BSR - Boxster Spec Racing
FRA - Front Range Airport
GCR - General Competition Rules
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Your beloved Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America
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branded with the RMR-PCA logo and of top quality and
modern design. Simply go to www.pcawebstore.com/ROCKY
MOUNTAIN and shop to your heart’s content.
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JUNE 2016
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Get To The Car Show
THE 33rd ANNUAL
COLORADO CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE & EXOTIC SPORTS CAR SHOW
The big day is almost here! On June 5, 2016, the Rocky
Mountain Region of Porsche Club of America, along with
seventeen other car clubs and numerous corporate sponsors, will
host the largest gathering of priceless automobiles in Colorado.
The Concours was founded 33 years ago by RMR/PCA
members Tom Scott and Stim Kennedy and has broken records
each year since for money collected, cars displayed, and paid
spectator attendance. In 2015, approximately $158,830 gross
was raised, with a net of $119,596 benefiting Ability Connection
of Colorado (formerly CP Colorado). There were approximately
446 cars displayed, of which 118 were Porsches. This year, the
featured Porsches will consist of the “Mid-Engine Cars,” to
include the 550 Spyders, 904s, 914s, 916s, Boxsters, Caymans,
GT4s, Carrera GTs, and 918s, along with any special editions of
these models. If you own one of these cars or special
variants thereof, please consider registering your car for this very
worthwhile event. If you know someone who has one of these
cars, please urge him or her to register. To register, go to www.
coloradoconcours.org at $50 per car.
This year there are 18 car clubs participating in the show.
There will be a stunning array of Porsches, Audis, Datsuns,
Jaguars, Ferraris, Mercedes Benzes, NSXs, Corvettes, BMWs,
Alphas, Saabs, Maseratis, Lotuses, Shelbys and Cobras. PCA
members from all regions are invited. A special award will be
given to the member from the furthest location.
We will need your help! Here are the ways you can support
our fundraising:
1) Bring your special car out, to be judged or
displayed. Register at www.coloradoconcours.org.
2) The judges will base their scores on your car’s
condition, exterior paint, fit and finish, cleanliness of
interior, storage compartments, and engine. Displayed
cars will not be judged. For an additional $25.00 added
to the regular $50.00 registration fee, you may choose to
have your car judged against other marques within the
16
field instead of your Porsche Peers.
3) Volunteer to help us the day of the show. If you have a few
hours to help with judging, scoring, working the entrance gates
or parking cars, your help would be most appreciated. Please go
to www.coloradoconcours.org and go to the volunteer link or call
Terri Armstrong at 303-691-9339 for more information.
4) Be a spectator. Last year there were approximately 14,000
paid spectators. It is a great event for families and friends. Tickets
are $10 each; kids under 12 are free. If you’re able to donate a
little extra money, your donations are tax deductible.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this fun event.
Please contact Jerry Medina with questions at jmedina356@
comcast.net.
Jerry Medina
Concours Chair
Use Your Porsche Power to
Help Kids!
Want to win a fabulous 3-day week-end in Beaver
Creek, including dinner and an exotic car rental?
Join other sports car enthusiasts on Saturday,
July 30 for a fun-filled Poker Road Rally benefiting
The Morgan Adams Foundation.*
THE RALLY – The Rally will start Saturday morning and
include several stops in the Denver area, with country
roads and mountain vistas, and will end at High Plains
Raceway (HPR), where you can watch some spectacular
racing. Each Rally stop will include fun giveaways and
prizes and a new poker card to create your best hand.
Drivers with the best hands from each team will advance to
the Master’s Table at HPR. Best hand at the Master’s Table
wins the Grand Prize! Sound fun?
This is a charity event benefiting The Morgan Adams
Foundation (MAF), a local non-profit that funds pediatric
cancer research. Please help us give children hope through
your charitable donations and sponsorships. People are so
enthusiastic about helping kids; you just need to ask for
their support!
THE PRIZE – In addition to the Beaver Creek Grand Prize,
there will be other fun prizes and giveaways for drivers,
and top fundraisers. Stick around after the awards
ceremony for an on-track dinner (paid ticket required) and
live music. The real prize … making a difference in the lives
of kids battling cancer.
JOIN US. REGISTER TODAY at raceagainstkidscancer.org.
SAVE THE DATE – Ross Bentley’s Speed Secrets seminar is
Thursday, July 28. Pay $50 to attend, or raise $500+ in Rally
sponsorships and attend FREE! Attendees get an extra
poker card! More details coming.
Learn more about MAF at www.morganadamsfoundation.org.
*This is a non RMA-PCA sponsored charity event, but participation is encouraged.
Get To The Track
Keith Hall RMR-PCA, SCCA
AN OPEN INVITATION
to all PCA Club Racing
participants in the SPEC BOXSTER class
You are invited to join the Colorado Region SCCA in our
new SPB Class for our 2016 regional race season. Because of
the large number of really enthusiastic PCA Club Racing SPB
racers in the Rocky Mountain Region, we have formed a brandnew SCCA SPB class just for you! Well - OK, it is for everyone
but what we actually have done, and this is really cool, is that we
have imported the PCA Club Racing SPB rules word for word just
for the SPB class. That means if your Spec Boxster is 2016 PCA
CR legal it can race with us without modification. That goes for
the driver, too. Show up, present your PCA log book and your
competition license, and race. The point of all this is that you can
use these SCCA regional races to train for the big Club Race in
September. You don't have to tow for two days to get some serious
racing in anymore. When the big dogs from Texas show up at HPR
in September you will be ready.
Details: http://www.coloradoscca.org/spb.php
Keith Hall RMR-PCA, SCCA
[email protected]
Mike Quigley RMR-PCA, SCCA
[email protected]
The SPB Class will be available for your personal
use on these dates in 2016:
July 23-24 at PMP
Aug 20-21 at HPR
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!!Slow – Fast – Half Fast!!
Sponsored by Prestige Imports, Lakewood Colorado
High Plains Raceway June 11th and 12th
Registration is open for the June DE which is one of the
nicest times of the year to get out to the track. The June DE
features Timed Runs on Sunday with some cool prizes provided
by our sponsor, Prestige imports.
Dinner will be offered Saturday evening but don’t forget
to sign up during registration. A nominal fee ($10) is being
charged to cover costs and help the food vendors provide the
right quantity of food.
As always, instructors will be provided.
The charity for our June event is the local chapter of
the internationally renowned music education movement
www.elsistemacolorado.org El Sistema Colorado provides
underserved children in some of Denver’s poorest urban areas
with life transforming free music education. Donations are
welcomed and noon time ride fees ($20), will be donated to El
Sistema Colorado.
When: June 11th & 12th 2016
Where: High Plains Raceway
Chair: Brian Sulley [email protected]
Co-Chair: Art Van Dyck [email protected]
Eric Broadfoot photo
Cookin’ on the Plains DE
High Plains Raceway
To the tune of “Puttin’ on the Ritz”
July 16-17
If you’re blue and you don’t know
Where to go to, why don’t you go
Where Porsche reigns?
Cookin’ on the Plains!
Targas, Cabs, and Coupes are driven
Round the track with great instruction
Sun or rain
Cookin’ on the Plains
You’ll be learning how to drive your sports car,
Flyin’ round those corners like a rockstar (In your Boxster!)
Come let’s mix where Porsche owners
Drive with sticks or Tiptronics
In fast lanes,
Cookin’ on the Plains
Cookin’ on the Plains
(That sound you hear is Irving Berlin rolling over in his grave)
July is coming up soon. No more snow, freezing
temperatures or blizzard conditions. Just fabulous long warm
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summer days, great traction and a relatively uncrowded
opportunity to get lots of instruction time in your favorite
sports car. The July DE “Cookin’ on the Plains” is coming up
on the 16th and 17th at HPR. As usual, all Porsche models are
welcome, and even other off-brand marques can participate.
However, the only SUV or CUV type vehicles allowed are
Cayenne and Macan, and of course convertibles must have roll
over protection.
Registration is now open at Motorsportsreg.com, so get
signed up. You won’t want to miss out on great times with your
friends, lots of track time, super instructors, beer:30 a BBQ on
Saturday and an unmatched opportunity to drive that lovely
Porsche the way it was meant to be driven.
And the best part is you can do it without fear of points on
your license.
Come for the weekend or come for one day, but get that car
out of the garage and on the track!
Your event co-chairs are John Sims and Brian Lay. John can
be reached at [email protected]. Brian is at brian.g.lay@
gmail.com.
See you there!
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JUNE 2016
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Shopping for car interiors
by Heidi Frisch
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY as I pulled into the parking
lot of a well known upholstery shop here in town. I opened the door to
the shop and the front bell rang. After about 30 seconds, I recognized
Ron as he came out to greet me. He smiled and said, “Hey, it’s been
a while since I’ve seen you.” He and I gave each other a hug. Ron
looked happy to see me. “So let’s
take a look at what you brought
me to see.” He and I went out
to my car. Franny had sent me
on an errand to find some leather
that would hopefully match some
pieces that we needed for the
interior of the car. “I’ll be right
back,” he said, and Ron was off
inside the back-room of his shop.
He was just gone for a minute
or two and came back with
some material, and one matched
perfectly. “I think this one will
do!” He hooked me up again,
and this was not the first time.
I met Ron about five years
ago. I was fortunate to have
acquired my family heirloom
car, a 1958 356 A cabriolet
that at one time belonged to my great uncle. My uncle was the one
who purchased it as a second owner from Bill Boeing, Jr. in Seattle.
Although the car changed hands several times, it has been in our
family since 1961. “Miss Eva,” we named the car, because I was so
sick of everyone in the family called it “The Por-sh.” Eva was a 1950s
car, and she was actually named after Eva Gabor, the exotic Hungarian
actress from the 1950s, well known in the 60s and 70s for “Green
Acres.”
Miss Eva’s front seats and exterior paint were redone in 1990,
and the seats 20 years later were once again looking terrible and
showing some age. Luckily, the paint job on the front of the car is still
holding for now. Miss Eva was wearing an old, threadbare, tattered
dress wanting to go to the prom.
It wasn’t going to happen for her
looking like she did.
When I got the car from
my uncle in 2010, the seats were
ripping in more than one place
and needed to be redone. The
top on Eva had been replaced by
my uncle, but the rear window
wasn’t even clear anymore,
and you could barely look out
through it. There was no way
around it. It wasn’t so much that
I wanted a concours car, but I
wanted something presentable
that I could feel good about
when I got out of the car and
looked back at her. So many
356s had beautifully redone
seats, and I wanted that. We started to do some research, and after
close to a year and a half later, we finally found a good match.
Now, almost every year I meet a girlfriend or a wife of a car
enthusiast (sometimes men), and I hear something like … “Cars aren’t
my thing,” or “I don’t really care about the cars,” or “I don’t really
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know anything about cars.” They may not be interested in driving.
Their significant others do that. I could go on and on. Not everyone
wants to get their hands dirty, or drive, or whatever. In fact, these
days the cars are becoming so incredibly complicated; it’s actually
becoming an art form to work on them. (Have you seen the BMW I8
bonnet and how it has to come off of the car with no fewer than two
people? Talk about crazy!) Anyhow, so I DO get it. Not everyone
wants to hear about oil changes, engines, and transmissions, shocks,
steering, etc. (or at least, they don’t really think they do). However, I
am going to challenges the spouses, girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands
of the club members who aren’t really car people to take another look
and try getting involved. You might see something different. You
might find out something about yourself, too. You might actually find
that some of this “car stuff” is more interesting then you first might
have thought.
As I went through the process of getting ready to replace the
leather on the seats of Miss Eva, we brought her to Ron’s shop in order
for him to get a good look and feel of her styling. Our 356 had a close
German replacement carpet done by my uncle several years earlier,
but the dash was still original, and all the knobs were still intact. We
wanted to keep the car as original as we could. I didn’t know anything
about what was required to replace the seats. Ron got out a bunch of
books. Wow! I felt like I was at a carpet or furniture store. This looks
really familiar, I thought to myself. Ron had dozens of books with
leather and fabric. It makes sense. It’s like picking out new fabric for
an older sofa or fresh paint for the room that needed redoing. How
fun and exciting to be able to pick out the fabric for your classic car,
whether it was leather or cloth. How very cool. Spouses, are you
really going to let your other half pick out the car seat colors without
you? Are you really going to let him or her have all the fun? It’s a fun
process, it might bring you together. I think you might be missing
out on some fun if you don’t …
Ron showed us how they would replace the springs when they
were in the process of redoing the seats. You know, if you have ever
have been on a long drive like to a Porsche Parade or maybe even to
Road Runner Region’s Fiesta New Mexico, you know what it is like
to sit in these cars for more than just a few hours. I realized then how
important that would be for my toosh, right?
In the end, Ron hooked Miss Eva up, and we even brought in
another car a few years later for him to skillfully fix its convertible top.
My point is, this is a learning process. It’s interesting, and I’ve learned
about thread (the thread was important on the car top), and sewing, and
fabrics, and how to care for the fabrics and leather in the car. It might
just be “car stuff,” but not all has to be boring. It’s really quite fun, and
you might even make some new friends, too. I know I have. Enjoy
your cars and all that needs to go into them. It can be really fun.
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REGISTRATION
NOW OPEN!
A WILD AND WOOLY WEEKEND II
August 25-28 of this year, we return to Snowmass for another
fantastic time in the mountains. Is it an HPDE? Sort of. Is it a
social event? Sort of. It’s really the best of both worlds!
Let’s begin with the highlights. How about spending four
days in the mountains at the best time of year to be out there?
Does enjoying the clean mountain air, stunning vistas, deluxe
accommodations, great food, great people, and some incredible
Porsche fun sound good? What if we threw in two days on a
private race track of the rich and famous for those so inclined?
Sound like a decent way to spend four days? We begin on
Thursday, August 25th when you drive up to beautiful Snowmass.
We are greeted by our hosts with a welcome reception with heavy
hors d’oeuvres and drinks at our base of operations, the gorgeous
Crestwood in Snowmass.
Friday, those who want to experience the thrill of driving
on an exclusive race track with the most beautiful backdrop of
any track we visit will head to Aspen Motorsports Park (formerly
known as Woody Creek Raceway). There, they will enjoy tips
(if desired) from our top-notch cadre of instructors and lap this
amazing circuit. The track is incredibly fun, keeping you busy
all the way around, and if you haven’t been there, you will soon
know why those who have raved about it for years afterward.
Friday evening you have on your own to explore Snowmass or
Aspen
Saturday, we return to the track for our last day there,
followed by a wonderful farewell banquet that night in Snowmass
Village.
Sunday, enjoy the area at your leisure, followed by a drive
home over stunning Independence Pass.
This weekend isn’t just for track junkies, however. For
everyone else, there is a huge variety of things to enjoy. See how
many times you can drive up and down Independence Pass, enjoy
the shopping, spas, golf, fly fishing, hiking, mountain biking,
rafting, horseback riding, and dining options in Snowmass and
Aspen. Head up the road to the Glenwood Hot Springs. The list
goes on and on.
Did I mention that this event is deluxe all the way? Our
accommodations at The Crestwood have full kitchens, amazing
views, fireplaces, and balconies, are beautifully furnished
and decorated, and are well positioned in Snowmass Village.
Swimming pool, hot tubs, and sauna are all at your disposal.
They’re so nice, you might not want to leave them. We are
offering one-, two-, and three-bedroom accommodations
(all with private baths), so you can choose from sharing the
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weekend with friends or having a quiet place to yourself.
We expect this event to sell out very quickly, so plan on
signing up when registration opens, or you might be disappointed.
Note—mufflers are mandatory; if your car has straight
pipes, it will not be allowed to run. They have strict noise limits.
Space for trailers is also severely limited—if you need to trailer
your car and aren’t one of the first to sign up, we may not be
able to accommodate you, unfortunately.
Finally, any guesses why we call this “A Wild and Wooly
Weekend”? In October of 2010, workers building a reservoir dam to
supply water to Snowmass Village discovered fossil bones of a
young female mammoth. Plus, we think this will be a mammoth
event in the annals of PCA!
Costs & Registration:
Basic Registration including lodging ~ $500 per couple
depending on room selection (incl. 3 nights condo lodging, cool
goodies, etc.).*
Two Days On Track = $325 pp.
Meal Package (two lunches at the track, welcome reception
and farewell banquet) = $100.
*All units not booked 60 days prior to arrival will be released
for resale. Units will be available to the Alpine Mountain Region
Porsche Club on a space available basis after that date.
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Soul of the Machine
by Bob Wientzen
I snagged a prime spot in front of my favorite North Boulder balance? Over the years, the car sharpened and became a more
coffee shop on a recent Friday and settled into a window seat personal expression.
with my house blend, occasionally looking up from my paper to
Miles driven on Colorado’s scenic byways—a dash up Mt.
admire the morning sun gleaming off my Spring-cleaned Cayman Evans to spend sunrise alone with the mountain goats at the peak,
S. When I went to the counter for a refill during a lull, two or a weekend getaway across Independence Pass—built a rich
baristas were staring out at the street
library of memories. Laps on Colorado’s
deep in conversation. Oblivious to me,
tracks past and present inspired complete
one clearly said to the other, “There’s
immersion in the moment, pushing out
something soulless about driving a
thoughts of anything beyond the next
flashy new sports car.”
turn. Time spent in that car was always
I decided I hadn’t had enough coffee
good for the soul.
to get into an ecclesiastical debate with
The Cayman’s soul has been more
a barista, and besides, I prefer my coffee
elusive. The engine is unreachable by
spit-free. The comment lingered with
mortals, glimpsed only fleetingly from
me however. What did she think was
beneath during scheduled services.
soulless, the car or the driver? Surely
The electronic steering and PDK
she meant the latter. Perhaps I’d have
transmission are technically brilliant,
been spared the skin-deep assessment if
but dilute the driving experience
I had pulled up in my other car, a turnever so slightly. Performance tweaks
of-the-century Subaru Outback in Cloak
that I would contemplate over weeks
of Invisibility White—the official car of
now come at the push of a button.
Boulder. It’s hardly a soul-stirring ride,
The car’s perfection and immediate
and it certainly doesn’t get the friendly
gratification challenge me to find room
Susan Wientzen photo
wave or flash of headlights that I get
for improvement and personalization. I
from fellow Porsche travelers, a gesture I’ve come to interpret need to make a conscious choice to turn off the infotainment and
as “I know.”
climate control, roll down the windows and invite the
But what about the car? While most of us don’t typically
engine noise into the cabin. The Cayman is to my old 911 as
think of inanimate objects as having
my iPhone is to my college stereo. The
souls, there are exceptions. A bundle of
iPhone is infinitely more capable, but if
wire and wood goes into a workshop and
I want to turn Physical Graffiti up to 11,
comes out as a guitar. Countless notes
nothing beats vinyl.
later, played on stages far and wide, its
But slowly, the car is acquiring
soulfulness emerges. BB King’s Lucille
soul. The GT Silver with red leather
is perhaps one of the most soulful
interior is the same livery worn by the
objects on the planet.
‘71 Javelin my grandmother passed to
My first Porsche, a Prussian Blue
me when I was a teen (my Comedians
1985 Carrera, revealed its soul the
in Cars Getting Coffee opener for the
moment I turned the ignition. The
Cayman: “If James Dean could come
short, steep front hood seemed to put
back to life and pick a new car to die
Nathan Leach-Proffer photo
the road just a little closer to my feet,
in, this is the car he’d choose.”) Sunday
the unassisted steering gave the most
morning drives with my wife through the
direct connection I’d ever had with a car, and shifting through the back roads north of Boulder are building a bank of experiences we
gears in the “balky but bulletproof” 915 transmission demanded a can share. A stone chip on the hood received during an overeager
mindfulness that other cars lacked. As the caretaker of that car for track day before the clear bra is the car’s lone imperfection—the
17 years, I found that every repair and maintenance provided an buckle rash on Lucille’s backside.
opportunity for improvement. I pored over the parts catalogues.
I’ll keep driving the Cayman to my favorite coffee shop.
What would sport shocks feel like? Turbo tie rods? Corner
Every trip enriches its soul.
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Nathan Leach-Proffer photo
Get To The Track
Track Season is Here!
By Dan H. Carlson, Leader – Chief Driving Instructor Committee
Can you believe it? Our PCA track season is here!
Below is the schedule so that you can “lock-‘n’-load” your track days on your calendar.
Driver Education (DEs) – Rocky Mountain Region (RMR)
Jun 11-12 HPR
Jul 12 CHP (Golden) Ladies Day
Jul 16-17 HPR
Aug 13-14 HPR
Sept 10-11 HPR Club Race / Super DE
Oct 8-9 HPR
Drivers Education (DEs) – Alpine Mountain Region (AMR)
Aug 25-28 Snowmass (Aspen)
Oct 1-2 La Junta or Pueblo
Auto-Cross
Aug 6 AMR PPIR
Aug 20 FRA RMR
Oct 29 FRA RMR
HPR = High Plains Raceway FRA = Front Range Airport
PPIR = Pikes Peak International Raceway CHP = Colorado Highway Patrol Track
Some highlights:
* There are more track days than ever with a wide variety of tracks to choose from.
* The Annual Instructor Clinic will feature “A Conversation with Randy Pobst about Instructing and Performance Driving.”
* Ladies Day will be on Sunday, July 12.
* Our Club Race / Super DE weekend has been moved to September.
* The Alpine Mountain Region will once again host a DE at the exclusive Snowmass track – Aspen Motorsports Park.
Monitor the RMR Website for event sign-up, free car tech inspection dates, schedule changes, etc.
Dave Liddle Photo
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Detail Clinic at Adam’s Polishes
by Holly Jackson
Are you a self-detailer? If you are, hopefully you made it
to the Detail Clinic at Adam’s Polishes! Adam Pitale, owner of
Adam’s Polishes, was on hand to demonstrate proper washing
techniques all the way through the
final polishing steps. Even with the
overcast day we had and the potential
for afternoon storms, our RMR
members came out in force with
about 50 people showing up. Adam
and his crew had their socks blown
off as they were only expecting
maybe 6 people since the weather
wasn’t optimal for the kind of event.
But our club members are tough and don’t let a little weather
slow them down!
Adam chose a car from the parking lot that would be the
example car! Luckily the owner, Ralph Bronk, was a good sport
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and gave his permission for Adam to work his magic on his car.
Adam wasn’t going to keep all the fun to himself and had some
volunteers help him out. The three volunteers had to clean a wheel
each. For their hard work helping out,
and getting dirty, they were given a
gift card as appreciation.
There
were
many
good
questions from the participants,
and Adam shared many good tips.
Many members were amazed how
his products work with each other
and gave funny examples of how
it is really bad to spray tire cleaner
on your paint! In reality, you had
nothing to worry about, it just needed
to be rinsed off, and even if it took
you over 30 minutes to do so, it was
still safe!
When it came time to learn
about polishing and using a polisher,
he asked if anyone who had never used a polisher would come
forward and try it out. Remember, “It’s best to learn on someone
else’s car!” Adam made this comment many times to get people
laughing, but he was really emphasizing just how easy it is and
that it would take a lot to ruin a paint job. Under Adam’s watchful
eye, people were able to try out products and techniques.
Towards the end, it started to rain. Then the rain turned to
small hail. Everyone ran to their cars and brought them inside the
warehouse! Everyone took the time to shop while waiting for the
skies to clear before heading home. I hope everyone had a great
time! Thank you Adam and everyone at Adam’s Polishes for all
your hard work making this a well received event!
2016 Gimmick Rally
David Schmidt, Rally Quest Event Chair
ON THE MORNING OF Saturday, May 14th, 62
RMR-PCA members gathered at WineCountry Motor Sports for
the start of Rally Quest, the 3rd annual
gimmick rally held by the region in
recent years.
The event began with coffee and
donuts and everyone was given a “Meet
& Greet” sheet of paper with 28 squares
on it, each containing a statement which
the participants were tasked with finding
a match to from someone in attendance
that day and get them to sign next to
it, indicating they match the criteria
being asked for. Criteria such as “Once
owned a Ferrari”, “Has gotten a flat tire
in the past ten years”, and “Has been
to a national PCA event such as Parade
or Escape” made for an fun and easy
ice-breaker, plus allowed an opportunity
for members to get to know each other
better.
jigsaw puzzle designed specifically for the 2016 Rally Quest.
Inside their packets, each couple discovered 7 pieces to their
puzzle and had to gather the remaining
5 pieces they needed for a complete kit.
Each rally stop volunteer (many thanks
to this yearʼs volunteers; Russ and
Donna Rydberg, Arnette Schouten, Dan
and Pat Sandt, Jim Kellogg, and Dixie
Manzanares) would hand out puzzle
pieces depending on how well each
rally couple did at each event–either a
randomly chosen puzzle piece or one of
their choosing if they did exceptionally
well.
Photo by Darci Charlier
The rally stops this year were
designed to be fun and zany as well
as challenging. At Spring Valley Golf
Club in Elizabeth, the task was for each
couple to putt three golf balls through
Kellie Knight and Skip Rivera,
a hole cut into a giant standup photo1st place winners in this yearʼs
poster of a 930 Turbo from ten feet
Gimmick Rally.
away.
At Jim Kelloggʼs 356-Restore shop
Before the rally began, the chosen
in
Parker,
the task was to blindly remove
charity for this yearʼs rally, International Hearing Dogs in
from
a
dark-colored
pillowcase
six
random items asked for by
Henderson, Colo., conducted a simple demonstration of
using
only
their
what they train dogs to do that are rescued from shelters and
sense of touch.
repurposed for those with severe or complete hearing loss.
At Harmony
Equine
Center
Under cloudy skies and cool weather the first set of four
in
Franktown,
Porsches launched out in four separate directions on their
the ralliers had
way toward five rally stops spread across 70 miles of Douglas
to drive a 1/10th
County. Each couple was given a packet containing directional
scale remoteclue sheets that first had to be solved in order to find their
controlled Porsche
rally stop and
GT3RS through a
then they had
road course setup
to perform a
inside their large
different fun
conference room.
activity at each
At Pradera, a
stop to the best
luxury community
of their ability.
of new homes in
By noon, all 31
Parker, each pair
Porsches were
of Porsche pilots
headed out on
was tasked with
the adventure of
playing the classic
a lifetime.
Hasbro™ game
“Operation” only
Instead of
it was customized with a Porsche Cayman on the playing field
scoring points
instead of the cartoon patient from the original game and the
at each stop,
Karen Green performing
rally participants rally participants had to use the tweezers to try to remove little
an operation.
instead had to try car-related parts designed just for the rally. Lastly, at The Pet
Photo by David Green
Stuff Place in Castle Pines North, the challenge was to try to roll
to put together a
a 3-5-6 using giant foam dice in four tries or less per couple.
custom 12-piece
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signs.
Skip Rivera and Kellie Knight were the 1st place winners
of the 2016 Rally Quest and received a handmade trophy as
well as a $25 gift certificate from The Rock restaurant, $75
gift certificate from Wine Country Motor Sports, and a unique
“Cabriolet Sauvignon” bottle of wine. All participants were
encouraged at the end to collect any missing pieces of their 5”
x 7” puzzles (suitable for framing) before heading home since
they also were designed to serve as mementos from the event.
After all was said and done, RMR-PCA raised just over
$2000 for International Hearing Dogs. The event was a great
success and feedback overall was very positive.
Photo by Russ Rydberg
“This was my second Rally with my daughter-in-law,
Ashley,” said Connie Runyon. “Itʼs special to me because I
get to spend some extra time with her. We all have pretty busy
schedules. We did some serious driving this time, however, with
the weather totally on our side, it was pretty awesome. We were
at times worried if we had gotten lost, but then seeing another
Dave Meyer, 1st place winner at last yearʼs rally,
summarized the event thusly, “Thanks to David and Jody
[Schmidt], and all the yeomanʼs work they’ve put into
organizing this super fun event! Jenn [Matheson] and I had the
opportunity to see and drive parts of Douglas County that we’d
never imagined. The rally games were fun, and we especially
loved the opportunity we had to visit with a couple of the
adoption horses at the Harmony Equine Center. We could not
have asked for better weather, and the company we ran into at
each rally stop reminded us that ʻit’s not just the cars, it truly is
the peopleʼ!”
Photo by Darci Charlier
Photo by Darci Charlier
Photo by Russ Rydberg
Porsche driving towards us, gave us encouragement. I really
liked the remote control car challenge, and the puzzle was a
great idea. The best, however, is always that this has
been for a great cause, and no matter if we won the
rally or even a raffle, doesn’t matter...we already won
before we even started!”
Mark Flatow agreed with Connieʼs comments.
“My wife, Marie-Elena, and I had a blast and really
enjoyed all the activities and the local scenic route.
What a great idea for the charity and generous
donation to International Hearing Dogs.”
The event took about 2 1/2 hours to complete
for each entered couple. It ended at The Rock Wood
Fired Kitchen in Parker where the rally chairs, David
and Jody Schmidt, tallied scores and sold extra door
prize tickets with 100% of proceeds going to charity.
Fabulous door prizes from event sponsors Stevinson
Imports, Snowy Mountain Pinball, The Pet Stuff
Place, and other items such as custom Porsche garage
Photo by Heidi Frisch
JUNE 2016
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I Get Around
Danielle Badler, RMR/PCA Columnist
IT’S BACK,
the Cannonball
Redux.
Out of a cloud of tire smoke
comes news that the “Cannonball Run”
franchise will return to the big screen,
sometime soon.
You remember Hollywood’s acidinduced take on that legend of antisocial
motorsport, the Cannonball Baker Sea-toShining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash.
No news on cast and cars, as of yet.
But word has it the film is being penned
by Etan Cohen, whose credits include
Tropic Thunder and Men in Black 3.
Draw your own conclusions.
Do you remember the original race?
Do you? From the Red Ball Garage in
midtown Manhattan to the Portofino
Inn in Redondo Beach, CA? How the
whole thing was the brainstorm of that
legendary columnist for Car & Driver,
Brock “The Assassin” Yates? And how he
convinced bona fide driving legend Dan
Gurney to join him, in a Ferrari Daytona?
For the record, they accomplished
the feat in 35 hours and 54 minutes.
In 1971.
I know. I went on-line and looked it
up. I found the original coverage, from
what was then called Competition Press
& Autoweek.
And it all came back. The Polish
Racing Driver’s Association entry, a van
that was equipped to run the distance
without a fuel stop, carrying 298 gallons
of gas. They placed third.
Second was a ’71 Cadillac on
a “drive to deliver” mission for an
unsuspecting customer on the West Coast.
Last to finish was a 27-foot Travico
motor home. The Travico arrived after 57
hours and 25 minutes. Their only incident
“was a highway detour which caused a
sudden maneuver … and resultant spilling
of a large pan of hot lasagna on the van’s
shag rug.”
According to Autoweek, “Four of
the eight teams received a total of 12
speeding tickets along the route. The
most remarkable among them was a
citation given to Gurney in Arizona for
allegedly doing 135 miles per hour in a
70 mph zone.”
And then, lo and behold, I found a
reminiscence by Gurney, from around
2001. Here are some highlights:
“At the time (we) had no idea
that the Cannonball adventure would
spawn countless movies and fire up the
imagination of enthusiasts everywhere in
the world. I knew only a few years after.
… In kindergarten my kids were asked
whether their dad had ‘really run the
Cannonball.’ Spa? Le Mans? Indy? Never
heard of them! The things one becomes
famous for.”
Gurney said that, after the speeding
ticket, they decided to find out just what
their ride could do. They hit 172 mph,
with no issues.
“Kirk White, owner of the Ferrari
Daytona, offered me the car at a price
of $15,000. I couldn’t afford it. Now, 30
years later, the car is a priceless vintage
piece in Bruce McCaw’s car collection.”
Apparently Gurney almost didn’t
do the run at all. He was concerned
about “what kind of messages we were
signaling to the regular drivers on the
road.” But then his father-in-law, deathly
sick at the time, contacted him. He “…
thought it was a splendid idea, that life
is short. Carpe diem. Well it took only a
phone call … and I was on the next plane
to New York.”
And, so, today … will I see the new
movie? Fat chance, unless they have
lines like “Whatsa behind me is not
important,” as he breaks off the rear-view
mirror and throws it away.
No, today we’re verging on selfdriving conveyances, rolling appliances
which will be snapped up by a younger
population, intent on having nothing
interfere, at any time, with their on-line
interface. A cross-country run? They’ll
experience it in virtual reality, if at all. If
they care.
The movie, if it’s ever made, will be
an effort to reach us. We, who remember.
If we’re still around.
If you are reading this, your potential customers could be reading it too.
Advertise in HighGear and target your peers while helping your club at the same time!
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Get To The Track
Spring Speed Fix Recap
Peter Romenesko and Irina Butler
Photos by Eric Broadfoot
Many got their Spring Speed Fix at the first 2016 HPR
event. The weekend was well attended with a full complement
of instructors (30) on Saturday for our Green run group.
Weather was wonderful and void of any rain, and schedules
were expertly managed.
The Spring Speed Fix crowd on Saturday was given a
demonstration of the new rescue tools High Plains Raceway
has—a fire truck and the “jaws of life,” which were
impressively demonstrated. HPR now has showers available in
2016!
Participants, volunteers, and lunch time laps donated a
record RMR charity amount to the event charity, the Lung
Cancer Colorado Fund. Thank you. Car crazies are generous!
We encourage everyone to come back for a track event
ASAP. I’m sure that your adrenaline fix will continue at other
events this year. Our wonderful group of volunteer instructors
will be glad to guide you to Fast!
JUNE 2016
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Classifieds
Classified ads are free to RMR/PCA members for items personally owned by the member. No commercial ads. Ads for non-members are
$10 for each month (send payment to RMR Treasurer - Blair Whitaker, 161 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206). Ads must be 75 words or less.
Deadline for classified ad submission is the 15th of the previous month. Member ads will run for two issues. Ads will also appear with an
optional photo on the rmr.pca.org Web site. E-mail your ad to [email protected].
PORSCHES
Very clean & fast 2004 GTC3 class 996
Cup car, well-maintained by Autometrics.
Club raced 3 yrs in PCA on the east coast,
many podiums, no crashes. 3 sets BBS
wheels (1 w/rains), MoTeC, fuel cell,
updated seat/belts, Cool Shirt, log book,
spares. PMNA & transmission build
receipts, all maint records. Awesome car!
Location: Charleston, SC.
Video: https://youtu.be/KooX_V-nSMI
Price reduced: $67,500.
Bruce, 303.548.0202,
[email protected] (Jun)
2002 Porsche Boxster (986). Guards
red with black leather interior. 62,997
original miles. Five-speed stick shift.
Top in very good condition, 60K
service 8/15 including serpentine belt
replacement. Four new all-weather tires,
brand new battery, ash tray conversion,
rear speakers and new car cover. Only
driven on sunny days, never in rain or
snow. No accidents or body work done.
Interior almost like new. Garaged. Overall
condition very good. A perfect daily
driver. $14,500. Gene 719 371 3949
[email protected]. (Jun)
2001 Boxster with Tiptronic;
California car with all records. Seal grey/
grey. 112k miles, no IMS issues. $9850
or best offer. [email protected]
303 243-4004.(Jun)
1974 Porsche 914 2.0L Purchased in
1999, this car has just shy of 40,000 miles,
has little to no rust, and has been garage
kept. Engine is in excellent condition
and is original. Interior is in excellent
condition. I’d like to see this car go to
a serious owner for driving, racing, or
clean-up to show standards. Exterior color
is yellow. $12,000. Brian Good, 303-9946609. (Jun)
1980 911SC This is a 3.0-L Porsche
with a stock engine, transmission and
suspension. It has an RMVR log book and
runs as a GT-1 with the group. The car
has been updated with all of the necessary
safety equipment (fuel cell, cage, fire
extinguisher, 2 racing seats, belts, etc.)
and is ready to race for $19,500. Contact
Mike Ries: [email protected] or
719-357-9861. (May)
1990 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet 65K
miles. Looks/runs great, no leaks/smoke/
noises. New Bridgestone tires, rear
shocks, parking brake/shoe, T-Belt, A/C
& P/S belts, oil pan, brake flush, wipers,
AC compressor, plugs & wires, alignment.
Interior everything working, no rips,
tears. Original Guards Red paint just
detailed. Top very good and functional,
include tonneau cover. Radio is not
OEM, has Clarion multi CD. $18K/offers
[email protected] John 720-775-8132
$18K/offers. (May)
2000 Boxster S, 26K original miles, clean.
One previous owner, IMS bearing has
been replaced, car runs great, no issues.
Slate grey exterior, minor cosmetic dings,
black interior, always garaged, trickle
charger, radar detector, sport package.
$14,000, contact Vanessa at vhdykstra@
comcast.net. (May)
1990 911 964 C4 This silver Porsche is a
combination road & track sports car. Price
negotiable for this pristine high performer.
Too many features and upgrades to
list here. email your mailing address
for photos and a long list of upgrades.
Edward Tourtelot, [email protected].
(May)
2002 911 C4S with sunroof. Lapis
blue metallic, grey interior. Beautiful
car, perfect paint. Manual 6-speed.
Professionally maintained, always
garaged. 2nd owner. Proactive upgrades
done for known 996 issues, including
replacement of IMS bearing, rear main
seal, coolant bottle & ignition key fix.
New clutch and radiators. 151,000 miles.
Car is in perfect condition, needs nothing.
Service records. $23,950. Contact Peggy
at [email protected], 303-399-3357 or cell
720-312-3467 (Apr)
1996 993 Carrera 4 Cabriolet Two
Denver, Colorado owners, immaculate
condition, only 49,775 miles driven, Iris
blue with gray leather, no accidents or
modifications except clear bra, almost
every power option available, AWD with
limited slip, six-speed, new tires with
only 500 miles driven, all maintenance
current, and ready for spring and summer
driving. $69,000. Last of the air-cooled
911s. Photo album at http://imageevent.
consulting/1996993cabriolet. Tom Scott,
303-819-0101. (Apr)
2013 Boxster S: Guards Red, loaded,
sport seats, Infotainment system, power
seats, 20-in. Carrera S wheels, PASM,
PDK, Sports Chrono, Bose Surround,
sport steering wheel, PTV, Premium
Package, 22,000 highway miles, and no
winter driving. Asking $59,000. Call Mark
303-263-3131. (Apr)
911S – 993 GT2 Clone Zero miles on
newly finished build. M A Shaw 993
series wide body kit, finished in beautiful
Porsche “Guards Red” w/ clearcoat.
Completely padded, custom full roll
cage. Momo racing seats & steering
wheel. Custom console. Power windows
& sunroof. Smart Racing coil-over
suspension w/ Bilstein dampers is fully
adjustable front and rear. Three piece
tubular sway bars w/ adjustable end links.
Wilwood big brakes w/ two piece rotors
& parking brakes. Michelin Pilot Sport
tires on 18” Kinesis two piece wheels.
930 Turbo transaxle w/ correct axles &
CV joints. Modified to accept GM V8
including custom aluminum radiator.
Engine compartment not modified so
Porsche or GM engine can be installed.
Being sold with GM 383 short block
built by local master machinist and race
car builder Len Seroka. Great track toy/
weekend driver. Call 303 582-5841 or
303 840-6312 for more info and pictures.
(Apr)
2015 Macan S $63,900. 8000 miles.
Sapphire Blue Metallic/Luxor Beige,
fully optioned. Premium Package
Plus: Dark Walnut interior package;
Air suspension incl. Porsche Active
Suspension Management; trailer hitch;
ParkAssist front and rear w/ reversing
camera; pwr seats (14-way) w/ Memory
Pkg; Infotainment pkg, Sirrius XM;
PDK transmission. Always garaged, no
smoking. Very strong acceleration with
its turbocharger. Clear Mask protection;
5-year Dentguard Advantage protection.
Excellent car in high altitudes, purchased
and serviced at Prestige Porsche Audi,
Denver. Preference for an RMR and PCA
buyer. Fred Rodgers, Denver, CO, 303656-5658, [email protected].(Apr)
MISCELLANEOUS
986 Boxster Hardtop, arctic silver,
excellent condition, with stand and cover
$1,200
986 Boxster performance parts
Schnell strut tower braces: front (carbon
fiber) $120 ($179 new), rear (anodized
aluminum) $100 ($169 new); $200 for the
pair; Brey Krause (BK) roll bar extender
and pads $650 ($965 new)
BK R-9011 camera mount, roll bar $125
($210 new)
BK R-2020 fire extinguisher mount, under
seat $80 ($140 new)
[email protected] (Jun)
Set of 4 Dunlop Sport Maxx tires, size
295/35R21. Ran them on my Cayenne
GTS. Tread is in great shape at 7/32”.
More than 60% life left. Very good tires,
$400. Set of 4 Hoosier R7 track tires,
fronts are 18/255/3, rears are 18/315/30.
Tires have 10 heat cycles, good for 20+,
ran them on my GT3, $500. Jay, 303-8596779, [email protected]. (Jun)
18’ 8” Trailex Aluminum Trailer. Highstrength crossmember car trailer with
electric brakes. Trailer wt. 895# with
capacity of 4100#. Aluminum race ramps
& tongue jack. 5 radial tires with 14”
aluminum wheels with matching spare
carrier. Stainless steel wheel center caps
& nuts. Red reflective striping for open
car trailers. $3,000. Two Ultra Shied 16”
Pro-Road Race seats, excellent, $400.
Longacre Hot Lap In-Car Timer, like new,
$100. David, (970) 963-0145,
[email protected]. (Jun)
911 Driver Ed performance improvement
package! 911 Fuchs Factory Wheel set/
Mini-trailer/GPS Lap Timer. Nothing
great cosmetically, but mechanically
sound and true. 2 7” X 16” for ‘76-’89
911 - $300/pr; 2 8” X 16” for ‘78-’89
911 - $600/pr. They have used Goodrich
R1 DOTs mounted now, included at N/C.
Also, a small fiberglass 4’ x 5’ clamshell
utility trailer, 1 7/8” ball hitch, to carry the
wheels listed above, tool box, jack, and
other items - $400. Also, G-Tech GPS
lap timer with track display, sector times,
etc. - $275. Will discuss packages. Mike
Ferguson 303 881 2297,
[email protected]. (Jun)
911 Rear Deck Lid, Guards Red, with
black grille, 1977 era, good condition
$850. Original 911 Factory Porsche
Workshop Manual (set of 4), $600.
Original 911 Factory Porsche “Turbo”
manual (1 book), $150. Call Pam,
850-428-1617. [email protected].
Porsche Boxster Hard Top, comes off
of a 2010 Ruby Red Boxster, with a
black headliner. Superb condition. Will
fit all 987s. Includes storage cart, custom
cover, and dust cover. If you don’t have
the install hardware, I will pay to have
the dealer move it from my car to yours.
$2000. Fred Lydick 719-963-1773 (Apr)
2 Michelin Pilot Alpin PA2 Performance
M&S, 265/40R-18, approx. 9/32”-10/32”
tread, like new. 2 Michelin Pilot Alpin
PA2 Performance M&S, 235/40R-18.
They sell on Tire Rack for $215 each,
asking $550.
[email protected],
303 243-4004. (Jun)
911,944, 964,993 set of 4 wheels
reconditioned oem powder coated. 16x7 et 55, 16x9 - et 70 $850
Pat O’Brien 303 243-4004 email
[email protected] (Apr)
Patrick Motorsports lightweight clutch
pressure plate, 240mm, G50 and G50-50,
Kep Stage 1. Fits 1984 to 1989 3.2l 911.
Weighs 13.3 pounds, save 8.4 pounds of
rotating mass. Torque capacity to 550 ft/
lbs with stock disk. Perfect condition.
$495 Contact Peggy at [email protected],
303-399-3357 or cell 720-312-3467 (Apr)
Space saver spare tire for 4-lug, 4x130
mm cars. This includes 914, 924, and
many VWs. Includes like-new BFG 14”
tire. $20. In-person delivery In Denver
or northern Colorado only please. Corey
Jackson, Fort Collins (970) 227-8485
[email protected]
Porsche wheels and tires from my
2003 996 Turbo. They are in like-new
condition, and I’m asking $985 for the
set. Fronts: 225-40-ZR18; Rears: 295-30ZR18. Alan Thome, 303-249-9807. (May)
WINTER TIRE/WHEEL PACKAGE.
2 8”x19” 997 Carrera Classic wheels,
5-130MM (57mm). 2 11”x19” 997 Classic
wheels, 5-130mm (62mm). 2 Pirelli tires,
235/35VR19v 87V 240 Sottozero Serie II
N1. 2 Pirelli tires, 295/30VR19 100V XL
Sottozero Serie II N1. Includes spacer kit
for wide-end 997. About 1500 miles wear.
$1750.00 +shipping. Jim 303-974-5554.
(May)
Porsche Parts! Hawk DTC70 race brake
pads, fit big red/black calipers. Over 3/4
life left, $200. Pagid black race brake
pads, fit front 951, rear 951S, 944S2
M030. Like new, $175. Fluidyne oil
cooler, 21*6*4”, $275. Short 5th gear
stack from 952 AOR, $300. Contact Josh
at 303-587-0796 or docwyte@comcast.
net. (May)
Looking for a 2001 986 Boxster muffler
in good shape. Either base or sport.
David, 303-564-9001 (May)
Sparco FIA racing suit, white rs.125.06.
Size: large, includes underwear, balaclava,
washing net. Worn twice, purchased
new by owner: 5’ 11”, who weighs about
175 lbs. Call me for more details and
very negotiable price! Edward Tourtelot,
720.870.7514, [email protected]. (May)
Blaupunkt Reno SQR 46, USED, looks
excellent, includes bracket, pull tools and
wiring harness. Purchased in Working
Condition off eBay. I never installed into
my 944 restoration project. Should work
or refund. $750. [email protected] 720775-8132 mobile. (May)
OEM Goodyear Eagle LS2 109V tires,
255/55R18--came on 2016 Cayenne.
Unmounted, used for 6,000 miles. Price
for set of four tires: $600.00. Would be
$277.00 each if new. Contact Steven at
[email protected] Evergreen Steven
Peters, 719-431-0089 (May)
JUNE 2016
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CarQuip/Remington West Carz. 19
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Dan Fead, Sothebys Realty. . . . . 2
Dart Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Dave Brown, Targa Tops. . . . . . . 6
Eisenbuds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Eurosport Automotive . . . . . . . . 27
Ferrari of Denver. . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Joe Rothman, Driver Coach . . . 14
Prestige Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sill-TerHar Motors. . . . . . . . . . . 12
Stevinson Imports. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Storz Garage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Man Cave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tom Ludlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wine Country Motorsports. . . . . 25
Poudre Sports Car. . . . . . . . . . . 29
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What We Do
Whether your tastes are social, technical, or competitive, RMR has something for you! You can have fun in your Porsche by
participating in driver education and time trials at area tracks, autocrosses, rallies, tours, tech sessions, car shows and more.
DRIVING EVENTS
Tour
A tour is a non-competitive driving event in which
participants follow a given route to a destination
(which may or may not be known in advance). A
tour may vary in length from a day trip to a long
weekend with an overnight stay or two. Tours
usually follow scenic routes (which are plentiful
in Colorado) and/or visit interesting or obscure
destinations. Tours are sometimes combined with
rallies to add variety and a dose of competition to
the event.
RMR hosts several tours each year; AMR
typically offers several as well. A number of tours
are usually offered at Porsche Parade.
Rally
A rally is a competitive event in which
contestants attempt to follow a course specified
by a set of instructions. Rallies are typically run on
public, paved roads, and speed limits are always
observed. The two major types of rallies are the
Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally and the Gimmick
rally. In a TSD rally, participants attempt to follow
the instructions precisely, maintaining the correct
speed, as points are deducted for arriving at
checkpoints (the locations of which are not known
in advance) early or late. A Gimmick rally is typically
a bit less rigid and usually involves solving puzzles
of some type.
Between RMR and AMR, a handful of rallies—
at least one of each type—are offered. Porsche
Parade also hosts a TSD rally, and sometimes a
Gimmick rally, each year.
Autocross (AX)
An autocross is a competition in which drivers
navigate their cars through a course defined
by orange cones, usually in a large parking lot.
Top speeds are generally moderate, topping out
around 40-65 MPH (no higher than second gear
for many cars). Competing cars are spaced at long
intervals — typically only two or three cars are on
the course at the same time. Autocross is a safe
way to experience high-performance driving while
learning to drive your car at its limit.
Together, RMR and AMR host several autocross
events each year, including Eiskhana (essentially
an autocross on the ice!) in the winter and an AX
school in the spring. Additionally, autocross is a
major event at Porsche Parade.
Driver Education (DE)
A driver education event provides a safe,
controlled environment for high-performance
driving instruction. DE offers drivers of all skill levels
the opportunity to hone their driving skills, with the
help of an experienced instructor, in a controlled,
closed-course environment. In keeping with PCA
philosophy, the primary emphasis at all times
is on safety. A word of warning, though: the DE
experience may be habit-forming!
As DE events are not racing, nor preparation for
racing, lap times are not recorded. However, some
DE events are followed immediately by a time trial
event, which gives drivers a chance to quantify
their performance. Lap times may then be used
to measure personal improvement or for bragging
rights amongst your peers, etc.
RMR hosts six DE’s each year at High Plains
Raceway, with AMR hosting several more at the
La Junta, Pueblo and (possibly in the future) Pike’s
Peak International Raceway tracks.
Club Race
A club race is a wheel-to-wheel racing event.
A race weekend consists of a number of practice
sessions and “heats” (race sessions), often
involving both “sprint” and “endurance” races.
Since a Club Racing license (issued by PCA
National) is required for competition, club racers
are serious and experienced drivers. The cars
they bring with them to the track can be quite
impressive! As a point of interest, the PCA Club
Racing program was inaugurated with the RMRhosted “First Ever Anywhere” club race at Second
Creek in 1992.
Because of the logistics involved in an event
of this magnitude, a club race requires a legion of
volunteers. However, it is also one of most exciting
events to participate in, so be sure to sign up!
RMR hosts one club race each autumn at High
Plains Raceway which, when combined with a
Driver Education event, adds up to one thrilling
weekend!
NON-DRIVING EVENTS
Membership Social
Membership socials provide an opportunity to
reconnect with old friends and meet new members.
Historically, a membership meeting begins with
a social hour with a cash bar, followed by the
evening’s program. The content of the program
varies, sometimes featuring a “slide show” from
a recent event, or a guest speaker such as
accomplished Speed World Challenge racer
Randy Pobst.
Membership socials, unless otherwise stated,
are held the first Thursday of the month. Different
venues and topics will keep the meetings fresh and
inviting. Watch HighGear and the RMR Web site for
details. If you have any ideas for a program, talk to
the Committee Chair or a Board member!
Tech Session
A tech session is just what it sounds like–a
session in which a technical topic is discussed. Not
just for gearheads, a tech session may demonstrate
practical, “do-it-yourself” procedures such as brake
bleeding. Tech sessions are usually presented by
experienced Porsche technicians, many of whom
are sponsors of RMR events and High Gear.
RMR hosts a few tech sessions each year,
typically in the “off months” when few driving
events take place. In addition, numerous
tech sessions are offered at Porsche Parade.
Concours d’Elegance
A concours is essentially a car show, in which
contestants endeavor to present their cars in as
close to “perfect” condition as possible. A number
of judged categories usually exist, typically
differentiating between types of cars (e.g. 356,
Boxster) and level of preparation (“daily driver” or
“full preparation” or somewhere in between). Cars
sometimes may be entered as “display only,” for
owners who wish to participate but not compete.
RMR participates in a handful of local concours
events each year, including the annual Exotic
Sports Car Show and Concours d’Elegance,
benefiting United Cerebral Palsy Colorado.
The annual Porsche Parade also hosts a major
concours each year.
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In The Rearview Mirror
Amy Legg-Rogers, RMR Historian
Fun was had all around at the 1976 joint picnic between AMR and RMR. The event was held about seven
miles south of Deckers on the east of the road to Woodland Park. Festivities included a ferocious game of
football, beer drinking and eating.
Frank Barrett Photos
On every first Saturday of each month (rain
or shine), a glorious gathering of cars puts on
an impromptu show dubbed “Cars & Coffee”
in Boulder/Lafayette in the parking lot at 95th
and Arapahoe.
Porsches, Ferraris, Cobras, Bentleys and
Lamborghinis have all been known to show
up as well as more American Muscle Cars
than you can shake a stick(shift) at!
It’s a great time, very casual, and lots of fun.
The show starts at 8:00 a.m., so grab a cup of
java, a bagel, and a camera and come check
out the biggest little car show in Colorado!
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