September 2015 - Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club

COMMEMORATING PORSCHE FELLOWSHIP IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
RMR.PCA.ORG ● September 2015
This month:
Peak to Peak
High Plains Thunder
Ladies in the mud
Escape!
And more ...
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Photo by Marv Ross
Features
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11
16
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Dear Editor
New Member Welcome
Member Spotlight
Rocky Mountain Thunder
In case you missed it
In the werks
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27
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Cars for Art
OctoberFAST
Fifty Shades of Orange Autocross
Annual RMR Member Picnic
AMR Octoberfest and Beaver Creek Intl Auto Fest
Bids for Kids
Escape to Rushmore
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Club Race
Peak to Peak Tour to the Stanley Hotel
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Photo by Amanda Yuill
Departments
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7
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Presidential thoughts
Advertiser index
Pit stop
Membership social
Upcoming events calendar
Members’ Corral
Trivia quiz
In the zone
I get around
Classifieds
Tech talk
Advertising rates
Region coordinators/Technical resources
Board of directors
What we do
Take five
The rearview mirror
Trivia answers
Vol. 57, Edition 9 • September 2015
Editor: Phillip O’Brien, Asst. Editor: Bill Terry,
Cover photo by Phil O’Brien
Last month I mistakenly attributed a photo of Chris Lennon on Pikes Peak
(p.30) to Robert Yen. It was John Duclos who took that photo along with
the photo above. Send your high resolution images to HighGear.
W
e had another very well attended Membership
Social this past month at Wine Country
Motorsports. Grant and the rest of his crew
wisely had us enter through the store to get to
the food and beverages they offered up in the
back. Lots of pretty cool motorsports apparel
and supplies for members to look over, try on, or sit in for
their Porsches or other marques. Now there is a lot on my
shopping list! As an added treat, Pikes Peak Hill Climb class
winner David Donner was there with his 2014 911 Turbo
S, sponsored by Porsche of Colorado Springs, to sign shirts
and mingle with the group. Thanks for a very nice evening
overall!
A huge THANKS to Brian Leary and all of you (too many
to list here but you know who you are!) who volunteered
to put on the Region’s 23rd PCA Club Race, the “Rocky
Mountain Thunder PCA Club Race and HPDE.” Everything
from start to finish was very well managed and a real
showcase for how RMR puts
on an event. I had a great time
with some very close racing
with my friends Walt Fricke
and Rick Gonçalves in our 911
SCs, and while watching the
Spec Boxsters battle it out in
their run group. Just hoping
next year it might not be so
sizzling hot … Closing out the month of August was the
Triple Bypass Tour to Breckenridge. Thanks again, Erik
Behrendsen and volunteers!
As you read this issue of HighGear, don’t forget the
“Fifty Shades of Orange” Autocross on September 5th, the
“Cars for Art” HPDE on September 12-13th, the Broadmoor
Drive and Brunch on September 13, 2015, and the RMR
Annual Member Picnic being held at the TEV Edelweiss
Pavilion and festival grounds in Morrison, CO on September
19, 2015. After this month, we have only have one more
month (October) of track and touring events! On October
4, 2015, we have the Season End Drive to Edelweiss German
Restaurant (Lunch). The last DE of 2015—OktoberFAST—
is on October 18-19, 2015. Or take one wild ride to wrap
up another Porsche driving season with our last driving event
of the year on Saturday, October 25, 2015 at Front Range
Airport—the Cones Are a-Fallin’ Autocross. Be sure to find
time to participate in at least one of these great events we
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Presidential thoughts
Jim Widrig, President
have planned just for you before the season slips away. “Save
the Date” and register as needed for these upcoming events.
We have formed the nominating committee to
recommend the slate of RMR officers for 2016. The
members of the committee are Dan Carlson, Eric Elliff, Rick
Gonçalves, John Mackin, Mark Taylor, and Jim Widrig.
The nominating committee will present their report to
the membership at the Saturday, October 3rd Membership
Meeting being held at Prestige Imports in conjunction with
their 25th Annual Oktoberfest. Additional nominations
can be made at the November Membership Meeting. If the
candidates for the elected offices remain unopposed, then
these candidates can be elected by majority vote at the
November Membership Meeting. Otherwise, an election
ballot will be prepared and voting will take place by ballot
prior to the Annual December Membership Meeting. The
Annual Meeting will occur at our December Membership
Meeting (1st Thursday of the month, December 3, 2015).
Also happening within the Zone, the
Intermountain Region (IRPCA)
has organized the “Shootout at the
Border” driving tour, an event that
will allow members of Intermountain
and RMR Regions to meet up at Red
Cliffs Lodge along the Green River
in Moab, Utah. This overnight tour
will begin on the morning of October
10th, and details can be found on www.motorsportreg.
com by searching for the Moab to Gateway “Shootout at
the Border”. Also nearby is the PCA Escape to Rushmore
2015 happening on Thursday October 1, 2015 to Saturday,
October 3, 2015. Information and links to registration (on
clubregistration.net) can be found on the PCA.org website
for this 3-day event based in Rapid City, South Dakota.
We can always use volunteers to help with putting on
events and to take on additional special projects and added
activities. If you have questions or suggestions, or would like
to volunteer, please contact an RMR Board or Committee
Member. You can always drop me (or any other board
member) an email or let me know at an event if you would
like to get more involved in the RMR Community!
Be sure to check out the calendar each month in HighGear
and the latest updates on the RMR webpage, the FaceBook RMR
event calendar, and e-mail announcements.
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! Email the HighGear editor
([email protected])
to get your ad in next month’s issue!
Advertiser index
3R Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3Zero3 Motorsports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Autoworks Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Boulder Orthotics (Bob Egeland). . . . . 5
CarQuip/Remington West Carz. . . . . . 9
Chris Sarian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dan Fead, Sothebys Realty. . . . . . . . . 2
Dart Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dave Brown, Targa Tops. . . . . . . . . . . 5
Eurosport Automotive. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Eisenbuds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ferrari of Denver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
HM Brown (Paul Griffith). . . . . . . . . . . 5
Joe Rothman, Driver Coach . . . . . . . 35
Pedro’s Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Prestige Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rob Steinway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rowe Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Signature Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Storz Garage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tom Ludlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tom Radow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wine Country Motor Sports. . . . . . . 32
Your ad here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !
SEPTEMBER 2015
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The September Members’ Social is the
“T
urn four clear and ready.” Let the races
begin!
I had the great opportunity to be a
paid spectator at the Rocky Mountain
Thunder Club Race recently. I stood
for the whole day watching racers and HPDE participants
fly into, and sometimes off of, corner four at High Plains
Raceway. I was fed lunch and given a nice shady and secure
place just after and forty feet off track from the turn-in
point. Free beverage-of-choice all day, transportation to and
from the “bunker,” and radio communications to hear who
had missed a turn or, heaven forbid, blown an engine or
bumped fenders.
I’ve always said it’s the second best seat in the house,
the best seat being behind the wheel on track. I’ve worked
as start/finish official at some PCA DEs and for other
organizations’ race groups. I’ve worked as a corner marshal
for several years. it’s a great place to see “the line” from a
different perspective. It’s a great place to meet new people
who share the love of fast cars. And it’s a great place to do a
valuable job for our friends and fellow enthusiasts on track.
Safety is the point of the whole job, but it comes with the
aforementioned benefits. We wave the yellow flag of caution
when a friend turns sideways at the exit of a too-fast turn.
The following cars have a chance to slow and maneuver past
their buddy without themselves being surprised by seeing the
headlights of a car instead of its taillights.
We keep tools like fire extinguishers of two or three
kinds and brooms and kitty litter for soaking up oil or other
fluids from the cars. The radio allows us to tell other corners
of hazards ahead. It’s an important job and one I really enjoy.
Pit stop
Phil O’Brien, Editor
I do it for my friends on track. They’re not just racers or
DE drivers. I know many of them by name and all of them
by car. After a few laps the numbers and colors of the cars are
memorized, so when brown #185 goes four wheels off in turn
four and gets lost in a dust cloud I can still report it. At the
end of the day at Beer:30 I can bench race with the best of
them even though I was not on the track because I was there.
In all of the events the PCA puts on, it is relatively easy
and inexpensive to participate - except for club racing. Almost
anyone can do an autocross, tour, concours, membership
meeting or cruise, no license needed. To race, there are rules
to be learned, years of DE experience to be proven, a sign-off
from the regional Chief Driving Instructor, and safety gear
to be purchased.
Or just sign up to work a corner. There is a little training
involved but you can be right there in all the action of a Club
Race without having to go through all the years of training
and expense. And you can get paid to do it! I’ll see you on
race day!
Photo of turn 4 by Amanda Yuill of On A Roll Photography.
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Where: TEV Edelweiss Festival Grounds,
17832 Highway 8, Morrison, Colorado
When: Saturday, September 19, 2015, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: Free of Charge to RMR Members
RMR invites members and families to join us in our 1st Annual Member Picnic, to be held at
the TEV Edelweiss Festival Grounds in Morrison, CO. This event is an opportunity to enjoy
the the great Colorado outdoors with your fellow RMR members, drive and display your
Porsche, and enjoy some food, beverages, music, and more. Maybe even a chance to
see if the RMR Board can cook! See the ad in HighGear and on the RMR Website.
Save the date for this not-to-be missed RMR event.
Upcoming Events Calendar
September
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RMR Autocross
Front Range Airport
First & Main Town Center Car Show
Colorado Springs
Cars & Coffee Car Show
Lafayette, CO
Get involved!
Contribute to your newsletter!
1st Annual Rocky Mountain Region Member Picnic!
RMR online discussion groups
Would you like to discuss Porsches, RMR or anything else
of interest to other Porschephiles? Check out the RMR
online discussion groups.
Yahoo: groups.yahoo.com/group/rmr_pca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/pcarmr
Get your newsletter on the go!
To read HighGear in PDF format on the Web, go to the
RMR Web site at rmr.pca.org and click the Newsletter
link. Back issues are also available on the Web site.
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12-13
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16
18-20
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19-20
Breakfast Club
Village Inn (4100 E. Mexico, Denver
For a comprehensive list of all upcoming RMR events,
click the “Events” link on our web site at rmr.pca.org!
25-27
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30-4
October
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RMR DE
PCNA Rennsport Reunion V
Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca, CA
Gimmick Rally
TBD
Escape to Rushmore
South Dakota
Prestige Octoberfest Car Show &
RMR Membership Meeting
Prestige Imports, Lakewood
High Plains Raceway, Byers, CO
First & Main Town Center Car Show
Colorado Springs
RMR Broadmoor Foliage Tour
Colorado Springs
Cars & Coffee Car Show
Lafayette, CO
AMR Social
Denise Jordan, [email protected]
Beaver Creek German Auto Festival
Beaver Creek, CO
RMR Membership Picnic
Morrison, CO
AMR Fall Tour
Colorado Springs to ?, CO
3-4
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10-11
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AMR DE
La Junta, CO
Balistreri Bids for Kids
Belistreri Vinyards, Denver
IMR/AMR/RMR Moab/Gateway Tour
Moab, Utah
Tour to Edelweiss
Colorado Springs
SEPTEMBER 2015
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A
Members’ Corral
Holly Jackson, Interim Membership Chair
s the new Membership Chair, I would like to
welcome all the new members from the past
few months. The RMR is seeing a large
number of new members each month!
This is fantastic!
Our club has been putting on some great events
this summer, and we are not done yet! Just look at the
Upcoming Events Calendar section of every HighGear
you receive! Please remember you are welcome to attend
AMR (Alpine Mountain Region) events as well. This
month we have the RMR Picnic on September 19th.
Please come join us in Morrison for some food, drinks,
friends and cars!
If you are a new member and in need of a name
badge, please go to rmr.pca.org, and under “Other
Links,” click RMR Name Badge Order Form. You
can either mail it to me or email me at membership@
rmrporscheclub.com.
And it is not too late to volunteer to help with an
event. We always need our members to be involved.
Please find me at many of the events and say “Hi!” I
would love to hear new ideas for club events. Hope to
see you soon!
Dear Editor ...
Hi - Alex here. I’m a member of PCA, live in the Denver area, and am on my 2nd a Porsche. First was a 2000 Boxster
and now I have a 2014 Cayman S.
I took this picture a few months ago on top of Loveland Pass and thought the newsletter would want to consider it for
publication. I’m sure you receive many submissions but I thought this was very Colorado in nature.
Anyway ... I enjoy the newsletter—thanks for doing such a great job!
Alex Salem
Editor’s note: Alex took this photo of his beautiful car! Thanks for the kudos Alex!
Mike Pappas photo
RMR merchandise at the PCA web store!
Your beloved Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America has its
own merchandise store! There are many items elegantly 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. Show off your RMR membership with pride!
New to RMR-PCA?
Page 37 describes the various types of activities
our club members regularly enjoy. Come to our
next event and get involved!
Tours, Rallies, Autocrosses,
Driver Education Events,
Club Races, Car Shows,
Socials and Gatherings,
Charity Support and more!
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SEPTEMBER 2015
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In The Werks
Welcome our newest members!
March
Matthew & April Anderson, Denver, 2014 Cayenne Turbo S
Jeffrey & Julie Barrickman, Arvada, 2006 Cayman S
Jon Bateman, Boulder, 2001 911 Carrera 4
Shane Blay, Fort Collins, 2006 911 Carrera
Mark Bogani, Sedalia, 2007 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Michelle Bush, Castle Pines, 2003 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
Jerrel & Kathy Champlain, Broomfield, 2002 Boxster
Steve & Martine Chavez, Denver, 2006 Cayman S
David Chazin, Denver, 2004 911 40th Anniversary
Mark Fenner, Englewood, 2002 911 Turbo
Brandon Fosbinder, Lakewood, 1990 911 Carrera 4
Paul Gale, Littleton, 2015 Cayman GTS
James Harlin, Highlands Ranch, 2001 Boxster S
Christopher Holly, Lakewood, 2006 911 Carrera 4
Stephen Johnson, Lakewood, 1983 944
Raymond Keeney, Highlands Ranch, 1974 914 2.0
Steve Kehoe, Boulder, 2014 Boxster
Byron Koste, Centennial, 1999 911 Carrera
Don Mulligan, Castle Rock, 1988 911 Carrera Targa
Larry & Holly Nessel, Lakewood, 2007 911 Carrera
Steven & Michelle Parker, Castle Pines,
2014 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
Dennis & Holden Pierce, Broomfield, 2002 Boxster
Kirk Reichel, Aspen, 1969 911T
Don Reigel, Superior, 2015 Panamera GTS
Margaret Roll, Denver, 1999 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Joe Rubino, Littleton, 2013 Boxster
Alex Salem, Denver, 2014 Cayman S
Jim Sutton, Erie, 2011 Cayman S
Michael & Rhonda Thomas, Westminster, 2015 Cayman S
Steve Walton, Littleton, 2006 Cayman S
Blair Whitaker, Denver, 2014 911 Carrera S
Mark Yarrish, Longmont, 1965 356
Michael Madrid, Fort Collins, 1978 911SC Targa
(Transfer from the Potomac Region)
Robert McDermott, Cherry Hills Village, 1999 Boxster & 1988 911
Turbo (Transfer from Potomac Region)
Derek Schoonover, Denver, 1998 911 Carrera S
(Transfer from Peachstate Region)
April
Cynthia Adams & Ted Steeble, Evergreen, 2003 Boxster S
Ali Alrubaei, Aurora, 1986 944 Turbo
Jason Brown, Fort Collins, 2007 911 GT3 RS
Christopher Burford, Arvada, 1973 914 2.0
John Carron, Boulder, 1990 911 Carrera 4
Mike Craig, Centennial, 2014 911 Carrera 4S
Beth Dickhaus, Denver, 2015 Panamera GTS
Ian Dunlap, Lakewood, 1990 911 Carrera 2
Frank & Debbie Eich, Parker, 2005 Boxster
Robert Eppe, Evergreen, 2008 Cayenne
David Fitzgerald, Greeley, 2008 911 Carrera S
Barbara Ganong, Golden, 1989 911 Carrera 4
Carlos Gonzalez, Englewood, 2001 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Edward Hooks, Castle Rock, 2015 Macan S & 2008 Cayenne S
Thomas Howe, Laramie, WY, 1982 911SC
Wayne Jamerson & Thomas Miller, Fort Collins, 1995 911 Carrera
Brian Mayard, Aurora, 2009 Cayenne GTS
Timothy Morris, Denver, 2012 Panamera 4S
John Otto, Longmont, 2007 911 Carrera 4
Bob Schisler, Longmont, 2015 Macan Turbo
Phil Schoen, Denver, 2009 Cayenne GTS &
2008 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
Richard Schoenfeld, Denver, 1994 968
Ross Sibley, Thornton, 2009 Boxster
Andrew & Chaad Tam, Aurora, 2001 911 Carrera 4S
Cooper Taylor & Shelby Downs, Boulder, 2009 911 Carrera 4S
Michael & Maureen Taylor, Denver, 2015 911 Targa 4S
James Whitfield, Aurora, 2011 911 Carrera
Rusty Wright, Lakewood, 1977 911S
Ryan & Robin Cunningham, Englewood , 2004 911 Carrera
(Transfer from Finger Lakes Region)
Rainer & Nancy Dronzek, Breckenridge, 2006 Cayenne, 2001
Boxster & 1997 Boxster (Transfer from Chicago Region)
Steven & Erin Fellenzer, Greeley, 2008 911 Carrera S
(Transfer from Ohio Valley Region)
Roger & Jo-Ann Maltais, Arvada, 1998 Boxster
(Transfer from Diablo Region)
Timothy & Ryan McNearney, Carbondale, 2013 Cayenne S, 2011
911 Carrera & 1999 911 Carrera (Transfer from Southern Arizona)
“It’s not just the cars, It’s the people!”
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! Email the HighGear editor (newsletter@
rmrporscheclub.com) to get your ad in next month’s issue!
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SEPTEMBER 2015
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Welcome our newest members!
May
Shanda Abeyta, Denver, 2015 911 Carrera 4
Larry Bell, Castle Rock, 2002 Boxster
Robert Bond, Littleton, 2007 911 Turbo
Thomas Borch, Timnath, 2011 911 Carrera 4S
MaryBeth Callaghan, Longmont, 2000 911 Carrera
Jason Duncan, Centennial, 2006 Cayenne Turbo S &
2005 911 Turbo S Cabriolet
Gary & Rebecca Ferrera, Littleton
Patrick Flood, Boulder, 2014 Cayman
Brian Florey, Englewood, 2006 Cayman S
Matthew Gollub, Denver, 1996 911 Carrera
Johnny Gutierrez, Thornton, 2002 911 Carrera
Bob Johnson, Greenwood Village, 2000 Boxster S
Mark Klenin, Lone Tree, 2015 911 Carrera
Evan Lipstein, Golden, 2002 911 Targa
John McNurney, Lakewood, 2007 Cayman S,
1995 911 Carrera & 1990 911 Carrera 2
George Michel II, Westminster, 2015 911 Turbo S
Dave Nafie, Denver, 2006 Cayman S
Ryan Nichols, Centennial, 2015 911 Carrera 4S
Mike Odonnell, Fraser, 2004 Boxster
Chris Pohlod, Boulder, 1972 914
Richard Sardella & Melinda Knaus-Sardella,
Highlands Ranch, 2015 911 GT3
Alicia Sexton & Bill Johnson, Evergreen,
2015 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet & 2014 Cayenne
Charles Smedly, Denver, 2008 Boxster
Will Withem, Fort Collins, 1999 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Robert & Danyella Prilika, Castle Rock, 1999 911 Carrera
(Transfer from Alpine Mountain Region)
Bill Threlkeld, Morrison, 2008 Boxster S
In The Werks
June
Andy Andrews, Lone Tree, 1982 911 SC Targa
James Avery, Evergreen, 2011 911 Turbo S
Martha & Doug Behnfield, Boulder, 2005 Cayenne Turbo
Shawn Bergstrom, Littleton, 2006 Cayman S
Richard Berls, Golden, 2006 911 Carrera 4
Casey Brehmer, Brighton, 2006 Cayenne Turbo
Doug Chamberlain, Boulder, 2003 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
John Chestnutt, Evergreen, 1982 911 SC
Ken Cockrum, Denver, 1980 911 Turbo
Robb Dalton, Lakewood, 2012 Panamera
Shaun & Nicole Franklin, Loveland, 2015 Boxster GTS
John Gart, Denver, 2014 911 Carrera S
Kevin Goldin, Highlands Ranch, 2012 Cayenne S
Michael Hall, Thornton, 2003 911 Carrera 4S
Dan Harrington, Parker, 2015 Cayman GTS & 2012 Cayenne S
Tedd Harshaw, Longmont, 2012 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
John Head, Denver, 2013 911 Carrera
Craig Heaydon, Avon, 1984 911 Carrera
Roland Kafuuma, Brighton, 2008 911 Turbo
Tyson Kaman, Fort Collins, 2015 Cayman GTS
Jeff Keacher, Denver, 2002 Boxster S
Steve Keisling, Lone Tree, 2015 911 GT3 & 2013 Cayenne GTS
Robert Lapidow, Aurora, 2002 Boxster S
Kurt & Gabriele Miles, Loveland, 2015 Macan S
Gary Moschetti, Boulder, 2008 Cayenne
Steve Schanz, Castle Rock, 2014 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Brian Thenhaus, Brighton, 2006 911 Carrera S
Susan Thompson, Greenwood Village,
2003 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Luke VanDuyn, Conifer, 2006 Cayman S
Brian Vos, Fort Collins, 2001 Boxster S
David Ward, Broomfield, 2007 911 Carrera S
Larry Weddle, Denver, 2015 Panamera GTS
July
Jim Bair, Highlands Ranch, 1984 911 Carrera Targa
Charles Cordina, Lakewood, 1971 911T Targa
Hank Dorner, Denver, 2008 Cayman S
James Dullea, Highlands Ranch, 2016 Cayman GT4
Ben Ferrell, Grand Junction, 2005 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
Cindy Gough, Lakewood, 2006 Cayman S
James Hoffmeyer, Erie, 1999 Boxster
Todd Hricko, Denver, 2002 911 Turbo
John Huynh, Lone Tree, 2015 Macan S
Frederic Jauch, Littleton, 1996 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
Albert Jordan, Casper, WY, 2004 911 40th Anniversary
William Joy, Aspen, 2015 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
Margaret Kurtz-Miosek, Loveland, 2006 Boxster
Richard Lovell, Littleton, 2008 Cayman S
Jeffrey Machian, Denver, 1997 911 Carrera
Edward Mallon, Englewood, 2004 Boxster
Dan McCoy, Evergreen, 2013 911 Carrera S
Gene McGowan, Denver
Jay Philp, Denver, 2006 911 Carrera 4S
Jennifer Pohill, Parker, 2015 Cayman GTS
Skip Rivera, Highlands Ranch, 2006 911Carrera 4S Cabriolet
Philip Verleger, Carbondale, 2013 911 Carrera 4
Frederick Beer & Lezlie Booth, Longmont, 1987 911 Carrera
(Transfer from Potomac Region)
Adam & Catherine Crabtree, Longmont, 1998 911 Carrera
(Transfer from Pacific Northwest Region)
Michael & Elizabeth Hogan, Fort Collins, 2004 911 GT3
(Transfer from Northern New Jersey Region)
Thomas & Deborah Holt, Lone Tree, 2011 911 Carrera GTS
(Transfer from Alpine Region)
Anthony Richey & Anne Cashman, Greenwood Village, 1990
911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (Transfer from Roadrunner Region)
David Smith & Amy Schilling, Golden, 1984 911 Carrera
(Transfer from Redwood Region)
Justin Wilson, Denver, 2006 911 Carrera S
(Transfer from Alpine Region)
Oktober
Yes, it’s back by popular demand! Join other PCA members October
17th and 18th for all things German­­—fast cars, no speed limits, and
Beer:Thirty featuring a tasty selection of German brew.
OktoberFAST is a No Times DE with paid corner workers which
means lots of track time. We had record attendance last year and a
great mix of Porsches and other marques, so sign up early so you don’t
miss out. The calendar may say October but there are still spectacular
days for driving.
Last year’s drivers received the highly sought after Spyder
pullover, and this year we are again bringing something new: custommade gloves, featuring textured black leather palms with red and white
leather on the backs emblazoned with the Porsche crest. These gloves
are great for pit work, driving, or just showing off at the next club
event. Sign up early so you can get your size!
This year we’ll be supporting Rainbow Acres, a non-government
funded community for adults with disabilities. Donations will be used
to support financial aid for those families who are unable to pay the
full fee for their loved ones to live in this amazing community. The
community houses and supports over 100 residents with disabilities,
called “Ranchers,” providing lives with dignity, education, work
opportunities, and health care. RMR-PCA’s own Art Van Dyck is on
the board of trustees and will tell us more about his family’s personal
experience with the special community during the DE.
Registration will be through www.motorsportreg.com as always
and will open in September. Free pre-tech will be available at several
locations in Denver/Boulder on October 7. Watch for details on the
opening of registration, costs, and tech inspection locations in email
and the newsletter or on the RMR PCA website (rmr.pca.org). If you
have any questions you can e-mail or call the event chairs.
You’ll remember OktoberFAST when it’s cold and you’re out in
the garage wearing your stylish Porsche gloves working on the Porsche
to make it faster for next year. Give your Porsche one last hurrah before
winter—sign up soon. See you at OktoberFAST!
Bill Emery, [email protected], 720-352-3004
Dale Hartzell, [email protected], 303-641-0056
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!
?
Take the RMR Trivia Challenge! Answers are posted at the bottom of the
“Rearview Mirror” in the very back of this issue. No peeking!
1. Which model won the 1967 2000-mile Argentine Grand Prix open
road race in which more cars retired than finished?
2. What nationality was the driver of the car in Q1?
3. Ferdinand Porsche designed what car for the 1939 Berlin-RomeBerlin road race?
4. Where were the Porsche 924s built?
5. Where were the Porsche 944s built?
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FIFTY SHADES
OF
ORANGE
AUTOCROSS
Member Spotlight
Luann Dodge, Karen Harrison, Susan Bucknam, Louise Hurlbut
All photos courtesy of Susan Bucknam
EVENT
When:Saturday, September 5, 2015. Labor Day
weekend, Drivers’ Meeting 9 a.m. Walk the course at 8:30
a.m.
Where: NEW LOCATION! Front Range Airport- Main
Terminal
Cost: $40/person
Optional box lunch: $14.50/person
Choice of Club sandwich, Turkey Caesar Wrap, or Ham
Sandwich. Lunches include deli pickle, homemade potato
chips, cookie, and iced tea, lemonade, or water. Make your
lunch choice when you register on MotorSportsReg.com.
NEW VENUE/NEW LOCATION: We are using the
main terminal at Front Range Airport. INDOOOR
BATHROOMS! (NO porta-potties.) Air-conditioned
lounge area. The club also has an indoor meeting room
for our use all day. Iced tea, lemonade and water will be
available in this room all day.
Blah, Blah, Blah, Accelerate !
(And, yes, we do have the tee shirt)
Directions: I-70 East to exit 295, Watkins, CO
Drive North (or left) to Colfax Ave (Rt. 36)
Turn east (or right) on Colfax
Continue until a left turn (or north)
on Imboden Road
Make a right turn (or east) on 48th Avenue
Drive until you make a left (or north)
on Front Range Parkway
Continue until Main Terminal on right.
This will be our most civilized autocross yet. Come out
and enjoy the amenities this new venue offers!
We will have a fun and challenging course and expect to
get plenty of timed runs (usually 7-8 runs)!
Volunteers are needed for course setup and takedown.
Contact Jon Barr- [email protected] or
Carl Boecher – [email protected] .
See you Saturday, September 5, 2015!
LABOR DAY WEEKEND!
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All I can say is that it’s all Andrew Corrie-Pickard’s (ACP)
fault! He is a professional Rally driver whom Martha Vail
and I met at Targa Newfoundland in 2010. He was helpful
and encouraging to a couple of novices. In that conversation
and at another encounter at the Pikes Peak International Hill
Climb he planted the idea that getting some skill driving
fast in the forest might be in order ... and seeds do sprout in
fertile minds.
Team O’Neil Rally School had sponsored ACP at one
time, and I just happened to be looking at their website after
Christmas … they had a “Black Monday” deal on offer …
and, you could get a special gift if you brought a friend … so
… I thought … four days at Rally School? Why not? Take a
bunch of girlfriends, invade Team O’Neil, and learn how to
slip and slide through the forest? What could be more fun?
Thus began the adventure. I invited my sister Louise
Hurlbut, Luann Dodge, Karen Harrison, and Martha Vail to
tag along. Alas, Martha couldn’t join us, but the other “girls”
signed up and we were off for four days in July to the wilds
of northern New Hampshire. The Porsche Girls, soon to be
known as the Fearsome Four, arrived at Team O’Neil on a
bright Monday morning braced for an adventure.
The schedule for each day was to have a little classroom
time and then head out to the cars. The cars all had cages,
race seats, harnesses, and helmets. (Luckily, none of us
earned the dreaded pink helmet!) There were three seats in
each car. The drill was that the instructor drove first to show
us what to do; then he sat in the right seat and there was
one student driving and the other observing/taking photos/
kibitzing in the back. We’d do several runs up and down the
hill and around the Skidpad, then switch students. After
that, the students moved back to the next car and a different
instructor.
We would next have lunch in the classroom and watch
rally footage designed to have us wanting to avoid rollovers,
and then we were back at it again all afternoon. It is a
great system. We had the knowledge and insight of seven
instructors to help us get it right. These instructors came
from various motorsport venues and all had a knack for
teaching and laughing right along with us. All in all, we had
about 5 hours of seat time a day.
On day one in the classroom we learned the rules of
the road: Stay on the road. To which we might ask, “Road?”
Don’t break the car.
This was refined Day 2 with something about a clutch
and Day 4 with “Don’t take my mirror off!”
Know your equipment. Hmmmm …
Know the limits. How do we know them unless we go
find them?
Drive without emotion. Really? Girls just want to have
FUN!
The course was grey silt-like mud graded with a crown,
“cheese” on the edges and continually “topped off“ with
water. Not to mention the nearby vegetation, brook, pond,
large vehicles, outhouse, cones, and Max. We had all heard
the admonition to “look where you want to go” before we got
to Rally School but it was hard not to look at the big water
truck, or the workshop with all the people prepping cars for
the New England Forest Rally, or Max. Luann was heard to
remark once as Komar went to dampen the course, “someone
take that boy’s keys away!”
We worked on five, count them, 5, types of skids and how
to initiate, control, and recover from them! We had wheel
spin, wheel lock-up, understeer, oversteer, and countersteer.
We learned to steer with the brake … that would be using
the “left-foot” braking technique, thank you very much.
That same left-foot braking allowed us to practice our
“harness checks,” too. Then there was the “other” brake, the
handbrake, trail braking and braking in a turn. And, by the
way, much of that stuff we use at the track doesn’t work here;
our natural tendencies got us unexpected, hilarity-inducing
results.
Day one on the skidpad and hilly slalom course was
spent in wee Fiestas with front-wheel drive. We learned the
sequence of turn, brake, center the wheel and release the brake
all with the gas on (read no lifting). On subsequent days we
learned to rearrange that sequence and add in lifting when
we drove all-wheel and rear-wheel-drive cars. We thought the
rear wheel ones would be a slam-dunk … remember those
ditches and brooks I mentioned?
It was fun! Exciting, scary fun! We admitted to each other
after day three, over drinks, that we had been a bit uneasy
about going out on some of the forest road courses but had
discovered just how much fun it really was! Nothing like
having to turn hard left downhill into a bush obscuring the
road, or left over crest when you could see nothing but sky.
And hearing the reaction when Louise was fast approaching
the workshop and asked “Now what do I do?” Really, there
is nothing like it! There was that little “nose into the hill”
move by Karen, and my exploration of the ditch, which since
I was in a rear wheel drive car, I could back out of; another
student in a front wheel drive car needed towing out of the
same spot.
Some favorite sayings from the week: Hope is not a
technique, “Jesus, take the wheel” (taking your hands off the
wheel) works on pavement but not so much on slick stuff,
“gas, gas, gas” … oh, wait, we knew that one, throw that
wheel - throw it!, the other clutch, and we’re swatting flies.
Although totally different from track driving, the skills
we learned will transmit to the track. Four wheels off into the
dirt and WE will not be coming in to pit lane. We’ll just keep
on driving off road till we want to get back on the pavement
while demonstrating our pendulum turns, left-foot and trail
braking skills and then slide into our parking space in the
pits using our parking brake.
What shall I do for my 70th birthday next spring?
I wonder. - Susan Bucknam
SEPTEMBER 2015
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Rocky Mountain Thunder
Club race
Gavin Yuill - SPB #917
reflections
The annual club race at your home track is a very special
event. It’s a time to show your friends and fellow racers
from out of state your hospitality. Help them to learn your
track, share your food and drink and then soundly beat them
during the race.
With 34 Spec Boxsters signed up, it was always going
to be huge. This was the biggest event of the year for our
series and everyone was fired up. Weeks before the event,
online forums were buzzing with excitement. Would Texas
or Colorado take the honors? Old hands or new drivers? No
matter what, everyone agreed it was a real fun weekend.
I rolled in to High Plains at 3 p.m. on Thursday,
and already the paddock was filling up with trailers and
motorhomes. I set up in my garage, lucky number 13, and
headed out on track for the Thursday night lapping to shake
the car down and make sure I was ready for the big event.
Days of preparation had gone into getting the car ready and
in tip top shape, so I was confident there would be no issues.
Second lap, headed in to turn 1 I hit my braking point
and my foot went straight to the floor. No brakes! I tried
pumping and nothing. I ran out on to the grass inside Turn
1 and got the car slowed enough by downshifting to be safe,
limp around the track, and pull in to my garage to see what
had happened. The pin that holds the pads in on the front
right caliper had backed out, and my pads had worked their
way out too. Simple fix, but I didn’t have a spare.
This is where club racing really shines, in my opinion.
Dave Banazek of DART auto and Jill Janeski were there with
Jill’s brand new “Memphis Belle” Spec Boxster, and they
graciously allowed me to cannibalize it to keep running that
evening, while Mike Quigley went back to town and brought
a new pin from his shop on Friday Morning.
Friday rolled around, and I was thinking it would be a
quiet day. Maybe a few laps to double check the car, get some
new rubber put on by the guys at On-Site tires, and just chill
out and prepare myself for the weekend. Unfortunately that
wasn’t to be.
Mike Martin took a lap in his Spec Boxster in the
morning and discovered that his Rear Main Seal had blown
out and he was leaking a large amount of oil. It’s only a $20
part, but a six-hour job to replace. At this point, Mike was
ready to pack up and go home, missing the race. So I stepped
David
Liddle
photohim pull out his transmission, remove
up and
offered
to help
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Rocky Mountain Thunder
the clutch and flywheel and install a new RMS. By 7 p.m.
we were drinking beer, watching a great band in the pavilion
and feeling great about the fact that we would both be racing
the next day.
Saturday morning, the buzz was electric. Everyone was
Ready; it was time to get out there and prove ourselves.
After the first three practices I found that I had qualified in
12th spot for Sprint 1. Great result in a very strong field. I
raced hard and found myself chasing Mike Hemingway for
7th position, but a moment of distraction caused me to spin
in Turn 11 on the second-to-last lap, losing two spots and
finally finishing in 11th. Still I was happy, and my best time
from Sprint 1 qualified me in 15th for the Enduro and Sprint
2 on Sunday. As a bonus, Mike Martin took second place.
Our hard work the previous day well justified.
Sunday Morning was the Enduro. Typically this was the
race most likely to have incidents and yellow flags. Sixty cars
were on track, with a wide variation in lap times. Cup cars
mixing it with 944s means lots of opportunity for contact.
But not this time. A very clean race with no full course
yellow made it a fun, exhausting hour. After the dust settled
I finished in 12th place in the Boxsters, and 22nd overall. I
was fired up for the last race. I wanted a top 10 finish, and I
could taste it. I started in 15th, but I knew I was faster than
those guys in front of me and I was going to prove it.
Unfortunately, it didn’t pan out like that. At the very first
corner I was up to 14th and feeling great, until a car from
behind hit the car to my left, pushing him into my path. I
had to take extreme action to avoid being caught up in the
wreck. I steered out onto the infield, avoiding wrecking cars
left and right. By the time I re-joined the track, I was at the
back of the pack. A full course yellow while the wrecked cars
were removed ticked down the time, so that when we got
racing again I was short on time to get that top 10 finish. I
made my way through traffic and got back to 15th spot, but
couldn’t improve any further.
Club racing is exhausting, frustrating, and, on this
particular weekend, hotter than anything I have ever
experienced, but it is the most exciting and rewarding thing
I have ever done. The friendships off track make for great
rivalries on track, building relationships that will last a
lifetime. The glow from the weekend still hasn’t worn off.
Or maybe that’s the sunburn …
by Joe Bank - GTC5 #14
This year’s Rocky Mountain Thunder PCA Club Race at
High Plains Raceway was the hottest race I’ve ever been in.
Close to 100 degrees on Saturday made for an interesting test
of all the trail running and cycling done during lunch hours
the last few months. I’m happy to say that the training,
months of hydration prep, and cool shirt did the trick! I was
laughing on the race radio prior to the start of Sprint 1 saying
how comfortable my 2011 Cup felt fully suited up on grid
and almost no airflow thanks to the fixed lexan windows.
Not much you could do but laugh.
For the start of Sprint 1 we decided to do a 1st gear start
which meant slowing down the whole field by crawling at
extremely uncomfortable slow speeds.
For the start of the
Enduro we decided to do a 2nd gear start but “fake” a launch
then as soon as the adjustment happened on the cars behind,
do a real launch. For the start of Sprint 2 we thought we
should do something completely different and keep the pace
high right from the beginning. We knew a few competitors
had thrown on stickers for the last race and we didn’t want
them having any more time to scrub them in than time
would allow. So right from getting on track Tommy and I
kept the pace high even down through the corkscrew…..this
one worked great.
For me this was the most fun. Everyone was incredibly
supportive and complementary of our performance this
weekend and I’d like to say thanks to all the corner workers
and track friends we see every DE that came out to watch the
race. We had Luke Zinn from Prestige supporting us and
it really made life just that much easier. What a treat after
pretty much self-supporting all the rest of the races.
Andrew Ritter photo
My favorite part of the whole weekend was strategizing
with Tommy Dean on the starts of each of the 3 races.
Tommy and I had complete control over what each start
looked like for each of the races having run fast enough times
all weekend to be P1 and P2 on grid. I was very proud to
see both of our Racher Rennstall liveries leading the pack
down the corkscrew. It honestly seems like yesterday I was
doing my first DE and asking Tommy if I could borrow his
tire pressure gauge.
There were many great competitors across all classes this
year. Tommy and I are off to Miller next month and are
counting the days!
Andrew Ritter photo of Tommy and me.
Dave Liddle photo
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All photos cour
tesy of:
Unless otherw
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Photo of the C
lub Race team
courtesy of Bri
(Sponsorship/
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Patron Gift C
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V
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Kathy Fricke
(CR Co-Chair
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hair), Brian L
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In The Werks
Beaver Creek International Auto Festival
September 18th - 20th, 2015
The Premier Auto Event of the Rocky Mountains
After the snow melted at the ski resorts, all that remained
was grass, a gondola and the occasional alpine slide. But check
out Vail Resorts’ docket this summer; we are excited to also
bring to you the Second Annual International Auto Festival &
Concours in Beaver Creek. The dates for our event are FridaySunday, September 18th-20th. Take the time and enjoy our
beautiful but brief high country autumn.
This is your opportunity to join your fellow auto enthusiasts
in Beaver Creek, as we celebrate the engineering, design and
quality of many exclusive international autos, including Porsche,
Ferrari, Mercedes, Audi and many more. Registration is open
now, but will close Friday, September 11, 2015.
Event Schedule: Friday, 9/18, you will enjoy a planned
scenic driving tour to the exclusive destination of Aspen or
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and once there you will be served
a gourmet lunch. On your registration, please indicate which
drive you are interested in attending. Saturday, 9/19, we will
open our show to the public with the competitive Concours
d’Elegance and auto expo. Come by the Beaver Creek Plaza to
see the cars and enjoy live music and vendors. Sunday, 9/20,
will be the first Beaver Creek Gymkhana. Similar to an autocross
event, the gymkhana is a timed event that features cones and, in
this case, “Colorado” driving obstacles.
The events Concours Awards will consist of the following:
People’s Choice Award: All cars that enter the show are eligible
for our special People’s Choice Award, a Complimentary Day of
Skiing at Beaver Creek Resort for you and a friend and one night
of lodging in Beaver Creek for the 2015-2016 Winter Season.
First Place Awards in both Street Class and Full
Class: A Complimentary Day of Skiing at Beaver Creek
Resort for you and a friend and one night of lodging
in Beaver Creek for the 2015-2016 Winter Season.
Second in both Street Class and Full Class: A
Complimentary Day of Skiing at Beaver Creek Resort
for you and a friend for the 2015-2016 Winter Season.
Third in both Street Class and in Full Class: A Beaver Creek
International Auto Festival Swag Bag.
The full weekend registration is $115. Or the Saturdayonly registration is $75. Register on-line at www.beavercreek.
com/auto. PCA members can save 20% by entering the code
BCIAF20. (This excludes the Sunday brunch and the auto
festival polo.)
If you have Beaver Creek Concours questions you may
contact Kathy Fricke, Lead Concours Judge [email protected],
303-884-1152, or Bob Barker, Event Coordinator rcb924@aol.
com, 678-592-3845.
Our onsite Beaver Creek Resort contact: Megan Meier
[email protected].
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2015 AMR Oktoberfest
Swap Meet and
Restoration Clinic
Porsche Swap Meet: Saturday, October 10th from 9:00 a.m.
until 1:30 p.m.
Location: European Performance Specialists—406 South Sierra
Madre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
If you are looking for something, have something to swap or
sell, or are just interested in seeing what everyone else has that
they would like to part ways with, then plan on coming by.
Everyone is welcome to sell, buy or trade (it’s a swap meet). If
you’re selling, please bring your own table, chairs and ability to
accommodate purchasers. If you’re buying, please bring cash.
We’ll leave the trading up to you.
Restoration Clinic: From 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., there will
be an entertaining presentation regarding the overall restoration
of a Porsche. Experts will discuss everything from the engine to
the interior and exterior of the car. The usual suspects will be
addressed: 356s, 911s and 944s.
It wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without some food and cold beer;
we’ll provide the food and drinks during lunch.
If you plan on participating as a seller (vendor) please RSVP to
[email protected]. For questions please contact: Dan Taylor
at [email protected].
SEPTEMBER 2015
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In the zone
Liz Shaw, PCA Zone 9 Representative
H
ello Zone 9ers,
As I’m writing this, it’s still the middle of
summer, even though this is the September
report. Still lots of Porsche-friendly summer
weather for us! Toward the end of July, I
joined the Rocky Mountain Region for their annual “Peak
to Peak” tour and it was one of the best tours I’ve been on!
Seventy-three Porsches (and one MINI Cooper) gathered at
The Man Cave in Westminster for check-in and the drivers’
meeting, then we headed out in three run groups to the
mountains. It was great to drive through the Rockies and
I reminisced about all the time I spent in the mountains
when I was going to college at CSU and then when I worked
and lived in Littleton. When we got into Estes Park, we
were led to the Stanley Hotel by the local police department
and it was nice to get the special treatment. Once we were
parked, all of us gathered for a delicious breakfast buffet,
and then those who were signed up for the “Ghost Tour” got
started while everyone else explored the hotel on their own.
Although the Stanley Hotel is more popularly known for its
part in Stephen King’s thriller, “The Shining,” the history of
the hotel is very fascinating.
Next up for me is the Club Race in Zone 9, at Miller
Motorsports. We’re all keeping our fingers crossed that
whoever takes over the management of Miller will continue
to allow Club Racing and DEs at the track.
Here are the Zone 9 events for the next two months
and I highly encourage you to attend many of them! The
Zone 9 Challenge trophy is still up for grabs and there are
plenty of events where you can put yourself in contention for
the trophy. Remember, you get extra points if you attended
Parade and if you’re going to attend a big event outside of
Zone 9, like Escape. Be sure to check the Zone 9 Calendar
and/or the Region website for most-current info.
September
3
- RMR Membership Social
5
- LLE Breakfast
5
- RMR Autocross
11-13 - RR President’s Drive-out
12,13 - RMR HPDE
13
- Carrera Cars & Coffee
13
- IR Autocross
18-20 - IR Club Race & HPDE
19,20 - AMR Fall Mystery Tour
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- RR Ladies Luncheon
19,20 - RR Autocross
19
- RMR Picnic
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- IR Porsches & Pancakes
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- WTR Autocross
October
3
- RMR Membership Social
3
- LLE Breakfast
3
- RR Balloon Fiesta Breakfast
3,4
- AMR HPDE at La Junta
4
- IR Autocross
4
- RMR Tour
10,11 - IR Tour to Moab/Gateway
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- RR Chili Cook-off
17,18 - RMR HPDE
23-25 - Carrera OktoberFiesta
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- IR Fall Social
24
- RMR Autocross
24
- WTR BBQ
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SEPTEMBER 2015
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In The Werks
You are cordially invited to
BIDS FOR KIDS
An Evening at Balistreri
Wine Tasting, Dinner and Auction
Join your friends, family and associates at Balistreri Winery for
a fun-filled evening of delicious food, award-winning wines, meeting
extraordinary kids and bidding on your favorite items, all while
supporting great causes!
An event to celebrate and support :
Adaptive recreation for Childhood Health, Ridge View Academy,
and the Betty Marler Center
Friday
October 9th, 2015
6:30 – 10:00 PM
Tickets $85
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To Purchase Tickets or Donate:
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Attire - Business Casual
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Balistreri Vineyards
1946 E. 66th Avenue Denver, CO
80229
Phone: 303-287-5156
Toll free: 1-866-896-9620
www.balistreriwine.com
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From the East:
I-270 to York Street
Go South To 66th Avenue
Right or West onto 66th, follow
to Balistreri, on left
From the North or South via I-25
Take 58th Avenue Exit
Go East to Washington Street
Take a left or North to 66th Avenue
Turn right or East onto 66th,
follow to Balistreri, on Right
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In The Werks
I get around
Danielle Badler, RMR/PCA Columnist
A
Escape for a lot of fun! Zone
10 and Nord Stern are excited to
invitePorsches across the nation to
come to Escape to Rushmore
in 2015.
Visit the Black
Hills and Rapid City,
South Dakota to
enjoy many awesome
sites and drives
October 1, 2, 3.
• Mount Rushmore
is an inspiring patriotic
symbol with Presidents
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt,
and Lincoln. You’ll view this
sculpture from many directions
and see why it has national and
international recognition and
reputation.
• Crazy Horse Memorial is an
internationally-known mountain
carving that will be 641 foot long
and 563 feet high when finished. It
represents Crazy Horse, a strategic
tribal leader in the Battle of the
Little Big Horn. In the visitor center,
you’ll find a beautiful museum of
artwork and enjoy a unique Native
American taco buffet lunch.
• Rapid City, City of Presidents,
exhibits bronze life-size statues
of all 43 past presidents, and you
can go on a walk and find a broad
variety of things to do and places
to eat.
• The Civic Center is an
impressive multi-faceted facility
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with experienced chefs, good food,
and easy parking right next door to
Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza, the
Escape headquarters. The Car
Show you can participate
in and judge is in the
City Park adjoining
the Civic Center.
•
In
this
geography,
you’ll
enjoy touring and
enthusiastic
driving
with great scenery and
some very hilly, twisty roads.
• You’ll see significant changes
in geography from the Badlands in
the east to the Black Hills in the
center to the natural Devil’s Tower
in the west.
The annual gorgeous leaf
change typically occurs at the time
of the Escape and at a time when
the tourist population is smaller.
Wherever you want to go,
Rapid City is headquarters.
Destinations and activities vary
and appeal to all enthusiasms in
all directions. With everything
available in the Black Hills area and
Rapid City, this Escape offers you
great opportunities in socialization,
tourism and enthusiastic driving.
Region 10 and Nord Stern have
great enthusiasm to see everyone
enjoy each other and the activities,
sites, and drives.
You can register for Escape 2015
at https://clubregistration.net.
Are you familiar with the Daily Skimm? Makes for great
reading
every morning, after you log on. It’s light. It’s irreverent. In
its own way.
So you can imagine my surprise when, a few days ago,
I came across this entry, a full Skimm, devoted completely
to our favorite marque. I couldn’t resist sharing; it’s reprinted here, in
its entirety, for your dancing and dining pleasure.
I apologize for the formatting. But you can use your imagination.
The Porsche Skimm
Things which make sure you’re awake
Prices
The cheapest new Porsche you can buy is the Boxster, with an MSRP
of $52,100. It undercuts the Macan and the Cayman by $500.
The most expensive Porsche you can buy is the Turbo S at $182,700.
The run of 918s is finished. There are no more.The MSRP was
$845,000.
Was a 918 4.6 times better than a Turbo S? We’ll never know.
Just sayin’
In July 2015, Porsche sold 4,730 vehicles in the US.
1,356 vehicles were sports cars (911, Boxster and Cayman.)
3,004 vehicles were SUVs (Cayenne and Macan.)
370 vehicles were sedans (Panamera.)
Year-to-date through July, Porsche sold 9,751 sports cars, 17,255
SUVs and 3,516 sedans, for a total of 30,522 vehicles in the US.
Used Car Prices
Steve McQueen’s ’76 911 Turbo just sold at Monterey for $1,950,000.
The 959 Komfort from the Pinnacle Portfolio just sold at Monterey
for $1,210,000.
Who got the better buy?
An ’82 956 Le Mans winner sold for $10,120,000.
A ’73 Carrera RS 2.7 sold for $324,500.
What to say when the dealer asks if you want the undercoating and
the vinyl protector
New car floor mats are now standard!
You can get a heated steering wheel, but it’s extra.
What to say when your ex-boss says he doesn’t make what he’s worth
Even with Ferdinand Piech gone, the Piech-Porsche clan retains 51%
voting rights to the VW Group.
What people are talking about
Donald Trump. Does he drive? Not his long, black limousine, he
doesn’t. Does he have a pilot’s license? Helicopter license? Unlikely.
Does any presidential candidate drive a Porsche? Also unlikely.
Although Vice President Biden does have a Mustang, doesn’t he?
Which the Secret Service won’t let him drive?
What to say when your friend asks you how fast you’ve gone in your
Porsche
— I obey all speed limits.
— I don’t know. But I do have a radar detector. Don’t leave home
without it.
— One time, I was going too fast to take my eyes off the road and
look down.
— I don’t know, but the light poles looked like a picket fence.
— On afterburner?
— Do you remember how fast the Concorde flew?
— Escape velocity.
— The fastest was actually on atmospheric reentry.
Do you work out?
— Yes, I hold the steering wheel at 9 and 3.
— Yes, I do my own shifting.
— Yes, I heel and toe.
Discuss. Talk amongst yourselves:
— Porsche should get back into Formula 1. Who cares about LMP?
— Porsche should get out of LMP and not get into Formula 1. Who
cares about Formula 1 or LMP?
— Porsche should get out of GT3. Who cares about GT3?
— Porsche should build a real modern 914. Who cares about cars for
1%-ers?
— Porsche should build a pick-up. Who cares about SUVs? Trucks
have been the best selling vehicles in the US for as long as anyone
remembers.
— Porsche should build a pick-up. How hard is it to convert an SUV
to a truck?
— Porsche should build an electric sedan. Go drive a Tesla S.
— Porsche should build the Tesla S. Compare it to a Panamera. Side
by side.
— Porsche should build a motorcycle. Sister brand Audi owns Ducati.
Bimmer owns Beemer. KTM? Aprilia? Is MV Agusta taken? I need
a scorecard.
— Rumor has it Porsche’s seventh model will be a 488 GTB fighter.
Why? Is it because you have to sell four Boxsters to make the same
profit from one 488 GTB fighter?
— Would the 488 GTB fighter be made on the same platform as the
Audi R8 and the Lamborghini Huracan? And how would you feel
about that?
Hello, I must be going
Porsche built a four-door 911 prototype.
Porsche built a two-seat 928 prototype.
Subscribe to The Porsche Skimm by going to www.Porscheskimm.
com. Tell them Willy Boy sent you.
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Peak to Peak
Peak to Peak Tour to the Stanley Hotel for brunch!
Photos by Mike Pappas and Marv Ross
Recap by Erik Behrendsen, Mike Pappas, and Holly Jackson
We had another fantastic drive to the Stanley Hotel in Estes
Park, CO with a record-breaking attendance of 114 participants!
Our drive started early in the morning on Sunday, July 26th at
the Man Cave Westminster. A big “Thank you!” to the Man
Cave for use of their facility as a starting point! The weather
was perfect and morning started off with signing in, a safety
briefing, and the first leg up through Coal Creek Canyon to
Nederland, CO for a rest stop. With over 75 cars, we split up
into three run groups. Curvy roads and spectacular views made
for a splendid drive.
This year we added a little something extra special; we had
the Estes Park Police Department provide an escort through two
of the most congested intersections in town! It was a sight to
see the police stopping traffic to get our Porsche groups through
town so quickly! A job well done by the Estes Park Police
Department!
As we sat in the MacGregor Ballroom overlooking the
newly installed maze in front of the hotel, we enjoyed our buffet
and the scenery. Included this year was a history tour of the
Stanley Hotel. We sold out two groups of 25 each! The tour
was roughly 1 ½ hours long and very informative. We heard
lots of great comments regarding the tour. We also had a special
guest with us this year, Liz Shaw, our Zone 9 representative.
Thanks for joining us, Liz!
Photo by Marv Ross
Photo by Marv Ross
Photo by Mike Pappas
Photo by Mike Pappas
Photo by Marv Ross
Photo by Mike Pappas
Photo by Mike Pappas
Photo by Mike Pappas
Photo by Mike Pappas
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Photo by Marv Ross
Photo by Mike Pappas
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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 - Rick Seiferth, 7889 Canvasback Cr. Littleton, CO 80125). 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
miscellaneous
1970 914-4 purchased in 1971. I have all
Borla cat-back exhaust for 997.1 C2
receipts. Runs great, no rust, painted Lexus
pearl white. Rear bumper not 1970. Miles
unknown. Does not need any work except
passenger door handle replacement. 559-3053236 [email protected]. (Aug)
2006 Porsche Boxster Cabriolet, only
3,800 miles! 5-speed auto. Pristine condition!
Arctic Sliver Metallic exterior, Stone Grey
convertible top and leather Sport Seats.
Options include Preferred Package with
Tiptronic S, traction control, stability control,
ABS (4-wheel), air conditioning, power
windows and door locks, cruise control,
power steering, tilt/telescoping wheel, Sound
Package Plus with AM/FM stereo, CD, dual air
bags, side air bags, leather, heated seats, rear
spoiler, and alloy wheels. Always garaged
and pampered, never seen bad weather, title
in hand, non-smoker, no accidents, looks and
drives like new! Private seller ready to sell
TODAY!! $26,500 (303) 748-8541. (Aug)
1984 911 chassis with 964 fiberglass.
Fresh 3.4-liter twin-plug engine, 300+ hp,
close-ratio 915 trans., limited slip with oil
cooler. Asking $52,000. Call Dr. Klein at
719.238.5307. (Aug)
2007 911 Carrera S. Basalt black metallic
with stone grey leather interior. Mint
condition; $92,705 MSRP, 48k miles. Manual
trans, heated power seas, 19” Turbo wheels,
wheel caps w/ colored crests, Sport Chrono
Plus, navigation, Bose high-end sound. All
service records available, always garaged,
never smoked in. $42,000. E-mail for pics and
info, [email protected]. (Sep)
2006 911 C4S, 6-speed, with a nice list
of factory options and aftermarket items
(Champion Motorsports F77 power package).
60K service has been done, and maintenance
is up to date including new rear tires in the
past 200 miles. $43,000. Chris Garrison, 303669-5595, [email protected]. (Sep)
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(2005-2008 3.6L RWD). Piping diameter: 2.25”
into muffler, dual 1.75” out, quad 3.5” tips. Tip
style: Dual round rolled angle-cut intercooled.
Less than a year old. Asking $1,100. Please
contact James at 858-943-1061 or jscoble@
live.com. (July)
Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position,
Max Performance Summer Tire Set. (2)
235/35R19 91Y XL, (2) 295/30R19 100Y XL.
Purchased at the beginning of April. Less
than 500 miles on tires. Asking $785. Please
contact James at 858-943-1061 or jscoble@
live.com. (July)
16” Phone Dial Wheels from 1988 944
Turbo. 52.3 mm offset. Front 7j x 16h2, rear 8j x
16h2. Good, but not perfect. $400 obo. Catalytic
converter and exhaust from ’88 944 Turbo.
$100 obo. Leather seats, burgundy, from ’88
944 Turbo. Driver’s side has a couple of tears in
bottom, needs some stitching; passenger side
needs some minor stitching. Motorized seat
adjustment fully operational. $300 obo. Email
for pics and further information randallbaum@
shieldwolfcap.com. (July)
For sale, Porsche wheels: 1.) Full set
18” OEM wheels, turbo twists, silver, came
stock on my 2001 Boxster S, good condition,
7.5” Front & 8.5” Rear, fit many late model
Porsches, incl OEM caps, no tires, $700/set.
2.) Full set 16” Porsche OEM wheels, came
stock on my 1990 911 C4 commonly called
“D-90s,” mounted with Khumo Exsta 4X tires
in great shape, incl. colored crest caps, $500/
set. Jay, 303-859-6779, [email protected].
(Aug)
Bird Automotive bike rack for 987
Boxsters. Holds two bikes at rear of car.
Rack does not touch body or paint. Attaches
to underside of car using existing bolts. I used
it on my 2005 Boxster for years. Very stable.
See birdautomotive.com for pictures and
description. $200.00. Call Rodger at 303-8803195 or email [email protected]. (Aug)
Nitto NT01 tires: Two 255/40R20 and
two 315/30R20. Like new with less than 100
miles. $900 for all four plus shipping. Mark
Mitchell, Lakewood, Colorado, (303) 7599597, [email protected]. (Sep)
Full Set of Track Wheels and Tires:
Nitto NT01s mounted on Enkei NT03+M silver
race wheels. Front 235/40 ZR18 on 8.5” rims,
rear 275/40 ZR18 on 10” rims. Used for 1 lap
day at HPR (3 heat cycles). All are clean and
in very nice condition. Will fit 996 and 997
(correct offset) $1200. Also, NHP stainless
steel cat delete pipes for 996. Easy bolt-on HP
with wonderful sound, but a bit too loud for
me on the street. Mounted for only 3 weeks.
They have four O2 sensor mounts and should
not cause a check engine light. $350. Contact
Keith at 303 940-7958 or [email protected]
for pics. (Aug)
Two Michelin Pilot Super Sport high
performance summer tires. Size:
265/35/18. 80% tread left. $150/pair Came
off 2000 Boxster S . Call 719-640-0540 or
email [email protected]. Jon in Littleton,
CO. (Aug)
AIM Solo-DL Lap Timer and Data
Logger. OBDII Cable/Connection and RAM
Windshield Mount. $475 plus shipping. Mark
Mitchell, Lakewood, Colorado, (303) 7599597, [email protected]. (Sep)
Adjustable rear upper control arms:
Set of four fits all 996/997 911s, 1999-2008.
Lowering a 911 with a factory suspension
results in excessive rear wheel negative
camber that cannot be adjusted to correct
factory specifications.
This results in
excessive inner tire tread wear. Replacing
the non-adjustable original “dogbones” with
these Heim-joint adjustable arms overcomes
this problem. This set from Innovative Speed
Solutions is used, but in good condition.
Asking $350/OBO. Please contact Jim at 970232-4936 or [email protected]. (Sep)
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Tech talk
Coolant / Antifreeze
by Pedro P. Bonilla (GCR PCA)
Once upon a time you could only use Porsche coolant
in your water-cooled Porsche, but times and products have
changed and now you have a choice ... several, actually.
Logically, you’d think that a “wasserboxer” engine
(water cooled boxer engine) would be cooled with
wasser (water) right? Not exactly. And why does it
need to be water cooled, anyway?
A typical, six cylinder Porsche cruising at around
70 mph (3,350 RPM) will produce 10,050 controlled
explosions per minute inside the engine, as the spark
plugs ignite the fuel/air mixture in each cylinder.
Obviously, these explosions produce an enormous
amount of heat, and if not controlled, will destroy
the engine in a matter of minutes. Historically there
have been 2 choices for controlling this heat: air and
water cooling. The original Porsche engines were all air-cooled, but
with the advent of more strict environmental regulations it became
more efficient to use water instead of air to cool the engines and now
all internal-combustion engines in Porsches are water cooled.
Pure water is probably the best fluid for holding and transferring
heat, but it has three problems. It freezes at 32º F which causes it to
become solid and expand, cracking the engine; it boils at 212º F turning
into vapor at too low a temperature considering those generated by
the internal combustion engine; and pure water running through the
cooling system would promote internal galvanic corrosion.
So, science came to the rescue. By adding a chemical product
known as Ethylene Glycol(C2H6O2) to pure water, it changes the
freezing and boiling points of the new fluid, now known as antifreeze
or coolant.
Adding Ethylene Glycol obtained the needed anti-freezing
qualities, but the coolant still boiled at too low a temperature. So again,
science to the rescue. By pressurizing the system to a safe pressure of
14.7 psi the boiling temperature of the coolant is now raised another
45º F (25º C) so the coolant can withstand the higher temperatures
without boiling.
Coolant or antifreeze, has four basic functions:
1. It must carry heat from the engine to the radiators
2. It must not freeze in winter and must not boil in high
temperature environments
3. It must lubricate the system’s moving parts such as the water
pump, and
4. It must protect the cooling system against corrosion
There are three basic types of coolants based on the additives used:
Inorganic Additive Technology (IAT), Organic Additive
Technology (OAT) and Hybrid Organic Additive Technology
(HOAT). Although, technically each one of these would work on any
automotive cooling system, each one was developed to meet specific
manufacturer’s needs.
IAT has been around since the first water-cooled engines. It
contains silicates and or phosphates that form a protective barrier on
everything in the cooling system, even on the hoses. IAT coolant is
generally recommended for iron-block and heavy-duty engines.
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OAT coolants work differently. Aluminum and ferrous metals
form a surface-layer of corrosion in the presence of moisture. OAT
coolants anneal (transform by the engine’s heating and cooling cycles)
this metal-oxide layer into a thin surface coating that
protects against further corrosion. OAT coolant is
what’s in our engines because most of the components
are aluminum.
HOAT are hybrid coolants that use both silicate
and organic acid corrosion inhibitors, generally
recommended for engines that have iron-blocks and
aluminum heads.
The recommended antifreeze for our Porsche
vehicles is the OAT type.
Many of the famous, over-the-counter brands offer
OAT coolant with an aluminum-protecting inhibitor
package and contain no silicates, borates or phosphates
and will be stated as such on their labels. Generally these
are called “Extended Life Antifreeze Coolant”.
These coolants can be put on top of the existing
Porsche coolant, if needed for a top off, even if it’s a
different color, and although Porsche sells its coolant as a
lifetime product, whenever there’s a need to service any cooling system
component, such as a radiator, the thermostat or the water pump, for
which the system must be drained, fresh coolant mix should be used to
ensure that the additives are there in the necessary quantities to protect
the newly installed surfaces.
As we saw in the table (above) the recommended mix for most of
us in the lower 48 is a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water. Because tap
water contains many minerals and chemicals which could reduce or
eliminate the wanted effects of the additives, it is highly recommended
that distilled water be used for the dilution. You can purchase an
already diluted 50/50 mix from most of the antifreeze manufacturers,
but it is generally cheaper if you make the mix yourself and you can
also adjust the proportion to your specific needs.
Check your coolant level frequently. If you notice a drop in level
(from cold to cold) check your coolant cap. Chances are it’s an old
(even an original) cap which needs to be replaced after 4 or 5 years,
since it can lose its pressure-holding ability. If you need to top off, it’s
fine to do it with just distilled water. You don’t need to use mix, not
for a small amount.
The Ethylene Glycol used in coolant is poisonous to humans and
pets. Take all necessary precautions.
On a final note, regarding the “mixing of non-Porsche coolant
with Porsche coolant will turn to gel” issue, here’s the scoop.
Porsche was one of the first manufacturers to use an allaluminum engine and they were pioneers in the development of the
Organic Additive Technology (OAT) for antifreeze. In those days the
concentration of silicates, borates and phosphates (among others) was
so high in the commercially available IAT coolants that when mixed
with OAT this would cause the additives to precipitate out of solution
and would clog many of the fine cooling vanes in the radiators and
engine. This precipitate had the consistency of slush.
Bottom line: Don’t mix different types of antifreeze.
To obtain additional information about antifreeze/coolant, cooling
systems and more, please visit my website at www.PedrosGarage.com.
Happy Porsche-ing,
© 2011 Technolab/PedrosGarage.com
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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 October for club voting in November. Most
positions are two-year terms.
CAMA Representative
Walt Fricke: 303.499.6540, [email protected]
Charity/Good Works
Luann Dodge: [email protected]
Chief Driving Instructor
Cecil Morris: 303-399-2482, [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
Joe Warren: 303.604.1289, [email protected]
Webmaster
Scott Rogers: 970.686.0538, [email protected]
Zone 9 Representative
Liz Shaw: 505-231-7003, [email protected]
Technical resources
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Jim Kellogg: 303.840.2356, [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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Dale Tuety: 303.670.1279, [email protected]
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Dan Semborski: 303.420.2708, [email protected]
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Volunteer to be the RMR 928 specialist and help others!
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Boxster/Cayman
Doug Bartlett: 970.214.7279, [email protected]
Cayenne
Steve Schroeder: 970.229.0990, [email protected]
GT2, GT3, Cup Cars
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Chris Cervelli: 303.809.6173, [email protected]
RMR-PCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Region coordinators
President
Jim Widrig
[email protected]
H: 303.655.7495
C: 720.883.6071
Vice President
John Mackin
[email protected]
H: 303.665.9579
C: 303.641.6479
Second
Vice President
Joe Warren
[email protected]
H: 303.604.1289
C: 303.902.3045
Treasurer
Rick Seiferth
[email protected]
W: 720.472.9032
What we do
Whether your tastes are social, technical, or competitive, RMR has something for you! You can have fun in your Porsche by particip
ating 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 at least one tour each year; AMR
typically offers several. A number of tours are
usually offered at Porsche Parade as well.
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 RMR-hosted “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
Secretary
Mike Pappas
[email protected]
C: 303-988-0976
Interim
Membership Chair
Holly Jackson
[email protected]
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.
H: 303.775.1198
Newsletter Editor
Phil O’Brien
[email protected]
C: 719.210.7035
Past President
Rick Gonçalves
[email protected]
H: 303.697.1960
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In the rearview mirror - 1975
Amy Legg-Rogers, Historian
This month’s random
question asked to five
random members:
“How many sets of
tires and wheels
do you own for your
Porsche(s)?”
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Trivia Answers: 1. 912;
2. Polish;
3. VW Type 64;
4. VW Plant in Neckarsulm;
5. VW Plant in Neckarsulm.
And now you know!
Gavin Yuill
“Too many!”
Stephen L. Smith
“2 sets of wheels/tires for the 997.
3 sets wheels/tires for the SPB.”
Chris Lennon
“Two sets of wheels and tires for the Cayenne,
seven sets of tires for the 911 with two sets of
tires, four sets of wheels for the 914 and two
sets of tires. Only the 968 is in control - single
set of wheels and tires for it.”
Susan Bucknam
“I have 1 set of wheels/tires for the 356, and
3 1/2 sets of wheels and 4 sets of tires for the
911. My tire rack runneth over!”
Vicki Cox-Jones
“Two sets of wheels and at least 2 sets of tires
for each P-car (3 now).”