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Volume 52 ● Edition 2 ● February 2010
Wine tasting and membership meeting
New date! Saturday, February 27 ● see page 2
Eiskhana
wrap-up
The results are in! ● see page 10
DE season is coming!
Kick it off April 25 at SPEED Fever 2010! ● see page 5
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February 2010
from the president
I know some of you
think winter is the
time to put the
Porsche in storage.
At RMR we have a
different idea. January was packed with
activities. The annual membership
meeting at 3R was very well attended
despite the cold weather. Randy Pobst
described what it was like driving a
Porsche in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Series. He even had a few tips
for the DE drivers who just want to
drive their cars closer to the limit.
Then Dave Marshall conducted a tech
session at Eurosport Automotive. He
gave an informative demonstration of
what the newer cars can tell us about
how they are running. And we also had
the first autocross of the season. Not
your typical autocross in a local parking lot. It was on the lake at
Georgetown. We learned how to spin
our cars at 10 mph. Lots of fun and a
great social event.
February will give you a little breather.
It is one of the few months when no
driving events are scheduled.
However, we do have a change of pace
for the membership meeting. It will be
February 27 at Spero Winery. If you
haven’t signed up yet do so soon.
Space is limited, and it is sure to be a
sellout. See the article on page 2 for
details.
March will be another busy month,
starting with the membership meeting
on March 4. We will have descriptions
of the various types of events that
RMR provides. If you are new to the
region or haven’t been to event for a
while, come on down and hear what
we have to offer. We provide a variety
of activities for the whole family. On
March 6, we will be conducting tech
inspector training. Tech inspection is
an important part of safety for our driving events. Later in the month it will be
time to clean out your garage and get
ready for the swap meet at DART Auto.
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Rex Heck, President
Trade things that are cluttering up your garage for things that are
cluttering up someone else’s garage.
At the end of the month, AMR will be
having a gimmick rally. I am looking
forward to seeing old friends and
meeting new ones at these events.
To keep an organization the size of
RMR running, it takes a dedicated
board and a lot of volunteers. We now
have over one thousand members in
the region. We were one of the fastest
growing regions in the US last year,
both in absolute numbers and percent
change. Starting this year, if you are a
PCA member and live in the northern
Colorado or southern Wyoming area,
you are automatically an RMR member.
If you are new to the region, welcome.
Come out to an event or membership
meeting. We would like to have you.
The more members that participate,
the more we can offer. All members
are invited to the monthly board meetings. They are held on the first Monday
of each month at DiCicco’s Italian
Restaurant on Tower Rd. There is an
optional social time at 5:30, and the
meeting starts at 6:30.
Speaking of keeping the organization
running, we still have two very important committee chair positions to fill.
Someone got the brilliant idea of asking Chris Sulley to join the board. Chris
has been the equipment chair for the
past three years. One of the perks of
being the equipment chair is that you
get to drive the club box van to events.
This could be the highlight of anyone’s
driving career. Also, we need someone
to coordinate the membership meeting
programs each month. We have some
great ideas for programs and need
someone to make them happen. If you
would like to be the chair or just help
out in any of these areas, contact any
board member. No experience necessary. And it could be the start of a new
life experience.
See you at an event soon.
A dashing Cayenne S Transsyberia, driven
by Diego Candano, awaits its turn to dance
on the ice at January’s Eiskhana. More on
page 10. (photo courtesy Ana Candano)
inside this issue
Volume 52 ● Edition 2 ● February 2010
from the president. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
membership meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
runoff area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
upcoming events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
membership message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
speed fever 2010 de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
la junta and pueblo de’s . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
24 hours of lemons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
january membership meeting . . . . . . . . 8
eiskhana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
rmr/amr driving instructor training . . . 12
in the zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
driver’s ed. education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
porsche news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
i get around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
fiesta del porsche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
classified ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
what we do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
RMR Porsche (ISSN1061-1746), aka RMR Porsche News, is
the official publication of the Rocky Mountain Region
Porsche Club of America, and is published monthly. The
annual subscription rate is $14.00, included in RMR/PCA
membership dues. Non-RMR subscriptions are $25.00.
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February 2010
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committee chairs
CAMA Representative
Walt Fricke
303.499.6540
[email protected]
Challenge Series Jim Sorensen (AMR)
719.488.3373
[email protected]
Joe Warren
303.604.1289 [email protected]
CMC Representative Jerry Schouten
303.777.3942
Chief Driving Instructor Kathy Fricke
303.499.6540
[email protected]
Equipment
Your Name Here
Volunteer to be the Equipment Chair!
Historian
Amy Legg-Rogers
970.686.0538
[email protected]
Insurance
Alex Acevedo
303.637.9707 [email protected]
Programs
Your Name Here
Volunteer to be the Programs Chair!
Registrar
Tamela Cash
303.554.7464 [email protected]
Safety
Gary Bauerle
970.330.9719
[email protected]
Todd Nelson
970.223.8716 [email protected]
Timing
Joe Warren
303.604.1289 [email protected]
Webmeister
Scott Rogers
970.686.0538
[email protected]
Zone 9 Representative Sean Cridland
575.829.4392 [email protected]
News Flash! February Membership Meeting Changes!
New Date: Saturday 2/27
New Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm (or so)
New Location: Spero Winery (www.sperowinery.biz)
(Ferdinand: That means no movie and no meeting on 2/20!)
Wake up—this is something new!
The February membership meeting will also be a wine tasting and buffet dinner. The cost will be $25 per person. Attendance will be limited to the first 50,
so get over to www.motorsportreg.com and register! The food will be a fourcourse buffet starting with a 14-part antipasti, followed by a salami and
cheese tray, then either meatballs in marinara sauce or Italian sausage
with peppers and onions, and finally, of course, desserts. The wines
are award-winning whites, reds and dessert wines from grapes of
Colorado and California. There will also be lots of door prizes.
So sign up today and head out to the Spero Winery at
3316 W 64th Ave. in Denver on Saturday 2/27, with an
estimated time of arrival of 6:21 pm, as parking
may be tight and you don’t want to miss the
first tasting…
Chairs: Joe and Nancy Warren
([email protected], [email protected],
303.604.1289 or 303.902.3045)
Hosts: Clyde and June Spero
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President
technical resources
Rex Heck
president@rmr...
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Questions about your Porsche? These
members are specialists with expert
knowledge of specific Porsche models.
Contact them for information regarding
the maintenance and modification of
your Porsche.
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Vice President
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303.819.0101
911
303.697.8101
Tom Scott
[email protected]
Alan Fritze
[email protected]
John Haley
[email protected]
Dan Rose
[email protected]
Dale Tuety
[email protected]
Dan Semborski
303.798.2177
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303.450.8222
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303.670.1279
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303.420.2708
928
Your Name Here
Volunteer to be the RMR 928 specialist!
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Richard Winnick
303.429.5213
[email protected]
968
Your Name Here
Volunteer to be the RMR 968 specialist!
Boxster/Cayman
Your Name Here
Volunteer to be the RMR 986/987 specialist!
Cayenne
Your Name Here
Volunteer to be the RMR Cayenne specialist!
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All e-mail addresses are @rmrporscheclub.com.
Vice President
Rick Goncalves
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H:303.697.1960
Chris Sulley
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H:303.369.9052
Treasurer
Jim Widrig
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H:303.655.7495
C:303.938.3022
Secretary
Greg Johnson
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Membership
Nancy Warren
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Newsletter
Jeremy Rosenberger
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Past President
H:303.665.8754
Dave Speights
C:303.478.5385
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H:970.225.2201
C:970.988.7258
Monthly board meetings are open to club members—
see Upcoming Events (opposite page) for schedule.
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runoff area
Jeremy Rosenberger, Editor
Last month, between
all the newsletter
and membership
changes and our
special Parade edition of RMR Porsche
News, I didn’t have
the space to talk
about another subject that is vital to
the future of your newsletter.
tion setting. Memory cards are cheap
these days—a multi-gigabyte card can
be had for the cost of a few quarts of
synthetic motor oil! Also, when submitting photos, try to supply some
information about the photos, such as
who (or whose car) appears in them. If
this is not possible, that’s fine too—an
uncaptioned photo is better than no
photo at all!
I am fond of characterizing RMR
Porsche News as your newsletter.
That’s because it is. While my job is to
assemble all the bits and pieces and
make everything look cohesive and
perhaps a bit pretty, I rely on you, my
fellow RMR members, to provide the
words and pictures that tell the story
of the Rocky Mountain Region.
Perhaps you’re planning on a road trip
this year—maybe to the Porsche
Parade. Or PCA Escape, or perhaps
Fiesta del Porsche (page 18). Possibly
another region’s club race? Or, just
maybe, something really exotic like the
Targa Newfoundland! Whatever it may
be, why not tell RMR Porsche News
readers about your experience after
you return?
Event chairs and organizers are doing
a great job of providing articles touting
future events and summarizing past
events. In this issue you’ll find the
results from last month’s freezetacular
Eiskhana event (page 10), plus details
on no fewer than three upcoming
Driver Education events (pages 5 and
6). Thank you, event chairs—keep the
good stuff coming!
Or, if you’re not organizing events, perhaps you’re a photography buff—like
myself—and enjoy taking pictures at
events. If you’re taking photos, please
consider submitting them. The guidelines for doing so are few, but
generally speaking, you should use
your camera’s highest possible resolu-
Finally, I’m very interested in hearing
what you want from your newsletter.
(Remember when I said it was your
newsletter?) Do we provide too much
coverage, or not enough, on certain
events or topics? In particular, what
about a technical column—might this
be interesting, or are the technical
aspects of Porsche ownership already
thoroughly covered by other publications?
I’m keen to hear your opinions,
whether they are positive or “constructive.” My contact information is listed
with the board of directors on the
opposite page. See you at an event, or
back here, same time next month.
get involved
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/group.php?
gid=140758796100
Get Your Newsletter on the Go!
To read RMR Porsche News (in PDF format) on the Web, go online to
www.rmrporscheclub.com and click
the Newsletter link.
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Porsche News needs your articles and
photos! Submit your content and ideas
to the Newsletter Editor at by the 10th
of the month:
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upcoming events
February
Mon 2/1
Sat
RMR Board Meeting
5:30pm dinner
6:30pm meeting
at DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant
6701 Tower Road, Denver
303.574.1956
meetings open to members
2/27 Wine Tasting/Membership
Meeting (date change
from 2/20)
6:30pm - 9:00pm
at Spero Winery
3316 W. 64th Ave, Denver
Joe and Nancy Warren,
event chairs: 303.604.1289,
303.902.3045, warrenjoee@
comcast.net
see opposite page
March
Mon 3/1
RMR Board Meeting
Thu 3/4
Membership Meeting
Sat
3/6
Tech Inspector Training
Sat
3/13 Driving Instructor
Applications Due
Kathy Fricke: 303.499.6540,
[email protected]
see page 15
Sat
3/20 Swap Meet @ DART Auto
Sun 3/28 AMR Gimmick Rally
April
Thu 4/1
Membership Meeting
Sun 4/4
AMR 35th Anniversary
Party
Mon 4/5
RMR Board Meeting
Sat
4/17 AMR Autocross
Sat
4/24 Corner Worker School
and Instructor Training
Sun 4/25 “SPEED Fever 2010” DE
at High Plains Raceway
Joe Warren and Troy
Nakatani, event chairs:
[email protected]/
303.604.1289, troy_n@
yahoo.com/720.252.8288
see page 5
For the most up-to-date event schedule,
check out the online calendar at
www.rmrporscheclub.com
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membership message
A Valentine’s Day
Membership
Message
We continue to grow
as a region, adding
new members each
month. If you have Porsche friends out
there who are not PCA members, why
not ask them to join? www.pca.org. Be
sure to keep your PCA membership and
information current, because that automatically keeps your Rocky Mountain
Region membership and information current.
Rocky Mountain Region has a variety of
club events scheduled, and we hope you
will choose your favorites and come out
and enjoy the activities. There are
events for everyone from Driver’s Education to Tours and others in between.
The 2010 schedule for RMR and AMR
events is listed on the regional Web site:
www.rmrporscheclub.com.
If you forgot about Valentine’s Day, or
not, why not head over to Spero Winery
in Denver on February 27th? There will
be wine tasting, a buffet dinner, the
membership meeting and lots of fun
with other Porsche club members.
Please see the article on page 2 for
more information, or go to www.
motorsportreg.com.
Please contact me with any membership
questions: membership@
rmrporscheclub.com or 303.604.1289.
Nancy Warren, Membership Chair
A warm welcome to our new Rocky Mountain Region members
Chris & Jan Bramhall
Parker, CO
1988 Carrera, Black
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Denver, CO
2004 Cayenne, Silver
John Fuchs
Denver, CO
1987 911, Silver
Lynn & Michael Higgins
Elizabeth, CO
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Transfers
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Denver, CO
Transfer from: Southern Arizona (SAZ)
1973 911E
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Commerce City, CO
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Henry & Pam Luyten
Lone Tree, CO
2000 Boxster S, Silver
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Centennial, CO
2006 Carrera 4, Silver
Eric Wainwright
Broomfield, CO
2010 Cayman
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Erie, CO
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speed fever 2010 de
Sunday, April 25
HPR Driver Education Event ● “SPEED Fever
2010” aka “It’s All About YOU”
●
You know You’ve missed the track all winter long…
You know You’re itching to get back to High Plains Raceway…
You can feel the pull of the High Plains Drifter as You go all out…
You still need to master the Prairie Corkscrew…
You must see how all those car improvements work out…
You know You are mentally ready for this season…
You can visualize You and Your car lining up for the track.
You need to circle that date on the calendar…
You need to watch Your email for further announcements…
You can feel, smell and hear the track calling You…
You feel the need – the need for SPEED
Sunday, April 25th
Jeremy Rosenberger
The First HPR DE of 2010
Seriously, You
deserve to
participate in
this event; You
will have been
good all winter long and You’ll have paid Your taxes by the
24th… right!?
Jeremy Rosenberger
Jeremy Rosenberger
Your only hope is to feed the “fever” and be a part of this the
first DE at High Plains Raceway for the 2010 season. You know
this is a No Times DE with paid corner workers; You know this
means lots of track time. You know the registration will be limited to 120 entrants, and You know if it isn’t full, registration will be open to other “lesser marques.” You know You will need to
sign up early or perhaps miss out (oh no, say it isn’t so). You know the weather will be great this year. You know to watch for all
those further details like the opening of registration, drivers’ meeting times, costs, tech inspection dates. You remember the
Web page for the track: www.highplainsraceway.com. You know You’ll be able
to register at www.motorsportreg.com in March. You know You can e-mail the
event chairs at [email protected] or [email protected] with any
questions.
Joe Warren
Event Chairs
[email protected], 303.604.1289
Troy Nakatani
Jeremy Rosenberger
[email protected], 720.252.8288
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la junta and pueblo de’s
May 14-16 and June 5-6
Plan your Schedule Now! Mark your Calendars!
May 14th Ground School ● May 15th & 16th La Junta Raceway DE
This year the AMR club celebrates our 35th year, and what better way to embrace all of the different activities we offer than a
weekend at the track? You don’t need a Cup Car to participate—all you need is a passion for speed and a desire to learn and
improve.
May 14th – Ground School Friday at 5:30 pm, dinner is on your own at “Boss Hogg’s” with our Driving Instructor, Phil Rader,
leading a new drivers class, and a fun and entertaining refresher for all of the veterans promptly at 6:45 pm. Plan on just over
an hour for the Ground School. We’ll finish in plenty of time to get you snug in bed and rested up for Saturday morning’s Driver
Education.
May 15th & 16th – Driver Education We’ll get on the track and have some safe fun.
Look for more information to come, and remember—when you feel the need for speed, focus on the “La Junta Track & Fun” DE.
Contact us for Questions:
Dan Taylor - [email protected]
Loren Southard - [email protected]
John Oliphint - [email protected]
GT-Pueblo 2 ● June 5th and 6th
For the second AMR DE of the year we return to Pueblo Motorsports Park (PMP). GT-Pueblo 2
will let us all improve on the skills that we honed after enjoying a great start to the season at La Junta in
May. Everyone will go to La Junta to get the cobwebs out of the car and—well, of course—us, right? Well, if not, or this is your
first DE event, we will have plenty of great qualified Driving Instructors that will be there to help you find your way around the
course. This is a great place to learn what both the Porsche and you can do together in a safe environment. The track has 10
turns and lots of elevation change to keep things interesting for all. Not to mention being over two miles long! So please join us
this spring at PMP. More details of the event will be in future newsletters, or for more information you can contact:
Tom Kautz - [email protected] - 719.390.7418
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Saturday-Sunday, July 10-11
This is not a PCA event, but is a team effort being put together by several
AMR members—you may have read about it in Panorama a few months
ago. You may still have a chance to get in on participating in this event!
Over the weekend of July 10-11, 2010, the 24 Hours of LeMons series is
coming to High Plains Raceway. Having fielded a team at the Reno LeMons
event in 2009, and having had an absolute blast, we are assembling a
multi-car team this year, with all the things we learned from last year’s
effort.
For those not familiar with
this event, it is an endurance race, with cars costing less than $500 to acquire
(thus the LeMons name). Safety items such as roll cage, seats, harnesses,
brakes, wheels, tires, etc. are exempted, so the total cost to field a team ends
up being much more than that. Our experience last year tells us it costs around
$6000 when all is said and done. Each LeMons team must have no fewer than
four drivers and no more than six. Teams that want to compete to actually win
this thing do so with four drivers and 4-to-5-hour stints behind the wheel.
Teams that simply want to have fun field six drivers and do driver changes
every hour or so (or whenever a driver has had enough). We found that many
drivers had trouble lasting even an hour in the heat, fumes, and non-stop track
action last year, so for maximum fun, practicality, and budgetary reasons,
we’re recommending that most of our cars have six drivers. We may field one
car with four drivers, but we’re not recommending that.
courtesy Chris Lennon
courtesy Chris Lennon
24 hours of lemons
We have already acquired four cars, each costing us less than $500, and each being a good candidate for the race (two are
944’s and two are Audis). We have the running of the team, mechanic labor, and roll cage fabrication/installation covered in
your registration.
Costs to you:
$1000 is the full cost we expect for each driver in a 6-driver team. Includes everything we expect to have as expenses: purchasing the car; prepping the car (including stripping of the car; installation of a roll cage, seat, harness, kill switch and two
sets of wheels and tires; all other mechanical prep; adherence to rules; car and driver entry fees; race licenses; fire
extinguisher, radios; test & tune session; race fuel; race car transport; etc.). This is intended to be a turnkey operation for
drivers. In the unlikely event that expenses exceed $6000 for the car, we’ll spread the excess evenly among the drivers. This
is quite inexpensive compared to the costs associated with racing your own car for a weekend, with none of the worries!
● Any hotel and food costs
● 2-layer Nomex suit (the race organizers can sell you a complete package with suit, helmet, gloves, and shoes for $425 if you
don’t have this stuff)
● SFI-rated racing gloves, neck brace (as little as $45, or much more for a HANS device), and shoes
● SA2005 helmet
courtesy Chris Lennon
Anyone who wants to serve as a non-driving crewmember is most
welcome—we need a bunch of those folks! Cost for this is just the $75
charged by the LeMons organizers for crew members. This is a great way
to get friends
and family
involved!
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courtesy Chris Lennon
●
While the registration
deadline will
have passed
by the time
this article goes to print, it may not be too late to get involved—
contact Chris Lennon at [email protected] to find out. Or plan
to come out as a spectator to witness the excitement of LeMons!
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Jeremy Rosenberger
Jeremy Rosenberger
Jeremy Rosenberger
Jeremy Rosenberger
Clockwise from top
left: Featured speaker
Randy Pobst was
joined by accomplished racer and
K-PAX teammate Andy
Pilgrim; a 3R staffer
explains the innards of
the Volvo S60 engine
bay; who needs an
instrument panel anyway?; Andy Pilgrim
hangs around after
the program to converse with attendees;
standing room only at
3R; Randy Pobst discusses the finer points
of racing the 500HP,
AWD S60; some of the
3R/K-PAX Racing paraphernalia on hand.
Jeremy Rosenberger
Jeremy Rosenberger
Jeremy Rosenberger
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eiskhana
article by Kathy Fricke
photos by Lisa Bryan, Ana Candano, Tamela
Cash and Mitch Peters
January 24th was a great day on the ice
in Georgetown. We all moved and
grooved along with a-slippin’ and aslidin’. As long as we didn’t splish,
splash, and take a bath, that was all
anyone cared about!
This year’s event was one of the bestattended Eiskhanas in a long time.
Along with Coloradans of RMR and AMR,
we welcomed out-of-state members
from New Mexico and Wyoming. Some
adventuresome tourists from Barcelona
also participated. Among the 37 drivers
who registered, we saw a number of
Porsches, along with various other types
of autos. I-70 was dry, the ice was slick
as a skating rink, the temperatures were
reasonable, the wind was gusty—and
the sun occasionally shined.
Eiskhana is a once-a-year opportunity to enjoy the fun of driving an
autocross course on the slick ice.
Grant Remington and Walt Fricke
set up a challenging course, with
lots of space between wide gates
(so cars could slide through them
sideways). Even with Grant drilling
the ice and placing PVC pipe to
secure the cones in their places, to
the dismay of the track officials, a
few still went scooting across the
ice at times—but at least none blew
over the dam. What fun this icy
challenge was for this hardy group
of adventurers!
Thank you to all the Eiskhana attendees. From all reports, you enjoyed
this icy event, and are sending out
a challenge for others to beat your
times next year. Bolted tires come
to mind!
Very special thanks to our Event
Chair Grant Remington, and Registrar Tamela Cash and her friend
Marshall. Michael Wachholz and I
were the lucky ones; we got to sit in
a warm car and do the event timing.
We hope you will add this wonderful
event to your calendars for next year!
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Porsche
non-Porsche
2WD, snow tires
Keith Hall
2:40 Linda Ruff
2:23
Debra Johnson 2:47 Alan Ruff
2:24
Mike Johnson 2:48 Tiffany Davis
2:25
Frank King
3:00 Jason Davis
2:26
David Scott
3:02 Brian Link
2:47
Phil O’Brien
3:10 Nigel Wimberly
2:48
4WD, snow tires
Doug Fletcher 2:18 Pat Moyle
Mike Peterson
Zach Hawkins
Hap Henderson
Sarah Henderson
Paul Rose
Nick Rose
Walt Fricke
2WD, street tires
2:24 Lauren Smart
2:09
2:26
2:28
2:32
2:32
2:45
2:48
3:12
4WD, street tires
Marshall Jorgenson 3:00
Stan Peters
3:11
Rob Van Buskirk
3:12
Daisy Pettern
3:15
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2WD, studded tires
James Wolcott 2:01 Mitch Peters
Jim Wolcott
2:15 Ronnie Horn
2:35
2:46
4WD, studded tires
Diego Candano 2:31 Corey Stirling FTD
Jess Ollila
Mike Zimmerman
Spencer Ollila
Jill Janeski
1:55
2:04
2:10
2:17
2:52
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RMR/AMR Driving Instructor Certification
Apply for Instructor Training!
The Alpine and Rocky Mountain regions are looking for experienced Driver’s Ed. drivers to apply for the 2010 Driving Instructor program. As an
instructor candidate, you will be joining an exceptional group of people.
The RMR/AMR instructor corps has impressive expertise and plays a key
role in the success of our driver education program. It will be a most
rewarding experience for you.
If you volunteer and join this hardy, hard-working group of knowledgeable instructors, you will be conveying to other members of our Club
the skills you have learned. You will also be instilling in students the
technical side of what this wonderful passion for track driving is really
all about.
To apply for Instructor Training, first review the certification
requirements, located on the RMR Web site (www.rmrporsche.com)
under the “Drivers Ed” tab. Then download and fill out the Instructor
application. Finally, submit the completed application to the RMR or
AMR Chief Driving Instructor by March 13th.
Call or e-mail your Chief Driving Instructor if you have any questions:
RMR: Kathy Fricke - 303.499.6540 - [email protected]
AMR: Phil Rader - 719.685.3200 - [email protected]
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in the zone
Ah, the lull before the
storm…
While the end of the
year is often filled with
all kinds of holiday
parties and toy drives
and other great PCA
events, the first weeks of the New Year
are usually the quietest times for our
Regions, especially because many of us
live in the snow belt. But really that’s
only partially true, since many of the
Regions will have new people who will
very quickly be coming to terms with
their new positions of leadership. To own
a Porsche already puts one in a
“special” category of people, many of
whom are already business and community leaders. But, every organization has
its own culture, its own policies, and its
own personnel dynamic. Hence, many of
the new Regional leaders in Zone 9 will
be working hard to learn how things
work at the top end of their Regions and
especially about the culture of PCA
National.
It’s often the case that we think of
National as an entirely separate entity,
and in some ways it is. PCA is set up to
provide as much autonomy to the various Regions around the country as it
possibly can. As a result, national policies may often be completely invisible to
the casual club member who only participates at the local level. That’s a good
thing because it allows every Region to
develop its own flavor and allows for a
great freedom of expression and participation. At the same time, Regions
participate in a whole host of benefits
that could only come with an “economy
of scale” and a nationally governing set
of principles. Those benefits include our
Sean Cridland, PCA Zone 9 Representative
national, awardwinning magazine
Panorama, an
organization
and/or organizational assistance
for Porsche Parade
and PCA Escape,
uniform safety
policies and competition rules and,
of course, insurance and legal
support. The
Porsche Club of
America is the
largest single-marque car club in the
world, and that translates to an excellent organization at the top levels and
communication through the Zone levels
to all of the 139 Regions across the
United States and Canada. Your Regional
and National officials work together to
see that everything runs as smoothly
and as safely as it possibly can, while
still encouraging the highest possible
fun quotient.
Part of what your Regional leadership
will be doing in February is coming up to
speed on some of those issues, as well
as sharing some of their own issues,
concerns, and solutions at the annual
Zone 9 Presidents/Newsletter
Editors/Webmasters meeting in
Albuquerque on February 13th. It was
determined many years ago that Albuquerque is “equally inconvenient” for all
the Regions in Zone 9 (except, of
course, the Roadrunner Region) and
“Alb” makes for a good central meeting
place for those coming from Texas, Colorado, and Utah. This year, Club Racer
and many-year PCA member Bruce
Phillips will be
hosting the meeting at his
business, where
he has a large
classroom for his
employees.
Not only is this a
great opportunity
for the new and
veteran Region
presidents to get
up to speed on
PCA issues, it’s
also a great forum
for sharing experiences and
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solutions amongst the varied Regions
that make up Zone 9. It’s the one opportunity during the year for all of the
Regional presidents to get together to
share ideas. Similarly, the Zone meeting
offers an opportunity for the newsletter
editors and webmasters to pick each
other’s brains and share ideas about
getting the word out to our members
with more flair and efficiency.
It’s a long Roadrunner Region tradition
to follow up the Zone Meeting with a
social dinner where many of the visiting
dignitaries can meet the Roadrunners in
a casual atmosphere over a good meal
and perhaps some cold beverages. That
event was the first PCA event Sandra
and I attended when we first joined the
Roadrunner Region and met many of the
members we’re still in contact with, both
in our Region and all the others of Zone
9.
The following weekend, I’ll be on PCA
business again as I’ll be flying off to San
Jose for the annual winter meetings of
the Zone Reps and the National Board,
where all of the hot topics of the past
year and the upcoming one will be discussed. After that, it’s some family
business in upstate NY for a couple of
cold weeks. But there’s another great
opportunity for PCA friendship because
Zone 1 will be hosting their annual Techtactic event at Porsche of Danbury, and
legendary Porsche racer Hurley
Haywood will be this year’s featured
guest and speaker. It will make the frigid
winter weather of the Northeast a little
bit more tolerable!
Then, as we know, Zone 9 will be coming alive with all kinds of events when I
return. I hope to see you at one of the
events this year.
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driver’s ed. education
“Driver’s Ed. Education: A Series of
Specifics for Success” is an ordered
series of articles prepared for the Redline Report (Central NY Region
newsletter) by John Hajny. The series is
reprinted here with permission.
Article 6:
Apexing
“Late Apex ya say!?”
One of the key concepts in performance
driving is the Corner Apex, that innermost point of a driver’s cornering arc
that we are all striving to nail so accurately. If you can remember back to
physics and geometry in school, you can
see that what corner dissection really
boils down to is a cross between the
physics of a mass in motion, and
billiards. We’re attempting to play the
forces and angles in a fashion such that
we effectively reduce the time that our
front wheels are turned, and lengthen
the ensuing acceleration zone (straightaway), while maintaining maximum
momentum through the turn.
You may remember that your early
instructors were asking you to take corners in a way that felt very unnatural to
you. They were always squawking at
you to, “stay out, go deep... don’t turn in
so soon!” It seemed as though they
were having you go absurdly deep and
wide entering the corners before turning. It just felt so dang awkward, didn’t
it? But you got used to it, and eventually
could go deep smoothly and
consistently, right? I’ll let you in on a little secret: Even though you didn’t
realize it, your instructors were simply
protecting their backsides... and yours!
Their wisdom will soon become evident.
As a novice driver, once you begin to
master the driving line, you notice that
everything begins to change yet again.
You seem to be missing braking and
turn-in points, charging the turns, sliding
wide of your apexes, running out of
room at the track-out point, and generally driving like you’ve forgotten
everything you ever learned. Why? What
happened?
Speed happened! Those wise old
instructors know that speed is a function
of proper mechanics and learning the
line, not simply of bravado. When a stu-
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John Hajny, Chief Instructor, Central NY Region
dent begins to master the correct driving line, the speed just happens all by
itself, and it generally takes the student
by surprise because now all those references you struggled so long and hard to
establish are out the window! Geez...
this is still hard work, isn’t it?!
First of all, if you have learned the line
correctly, and have not totally forgotten
it as your speed has increased, all is not
lost... yet. That “awkward line” you
learned was meant to give you a foundation. If it was solid, even if the upper
layers begin to crumble a tad (which
they inevitably will!), it will still be there
to build on. The deep entry and late turn
in point were designed to keep you both
safe while you learned the dynamics of
performance driving. And, as you can
see, it is plenty dynamic!
Friends don’t let
friends early apex:
It’s a rule you
can live by.
At this point you need to become aware
as a driver of your instinct to turn in too
soon, and resist it. You also need to
become aware of the laws of physics
fighting you for control of the car. What
you need to do is take control. You see,
speed is, in our case, a hallucinogen; it
alters and distorts one’s perceptions,
and throws off one’s timing. When drivers begin to pick up the speed, that old
early-turn-in bugaboo creeps back into
things and causes the student to get
impatient and nervy. Suddenly it
becomes a fight to make that apex
again; that hallowed ground that you’d
begun to visit with regularity. Worse yet,
now you’re not only missing your
apexes, but are finding extreme distress
lurking at the track out point as well.
Here’s the deal.
You need to increase your concentration
and fight the temptation to turn in too
soon. By turning in too soon, you almost
certainly will apex too soon. If you run
wide of, or arrive early at, your apex by
as little as three feet, that can translate
into a track out point that is 10-20 feet
earlier than if you’d hit a tight, late
apex. It didn’t matter much when you
were first learning, but now you can’t
afford to give up that much track-out
when you’re going faster! Also, you
need to turn the car in decisively in all
but the gentle sweeping turns to set the
car’s suspension and balance early, and
to get it to rotate toward the apex, and
you need to then listen to and feel what
the car is asking of you. If the tires are
screaming or centrifugal force is really
pulling the tail around, unwind the
wheel a touch and let the car run a little
freer. As we’ve discussed in previous
installments of this series, you have to
develop a feel for what the physical situation is, and what the car needs to
perform optimally.
Because your speed has risen substantially, you’ve suddenly lost that comfort
zone that seemed to come so gradually.
So let’s get it back! By using the late
turn-in approach your instructors drilled
into you, you will again be able to establish that sweet, safe late apex that
everyone always strives for. It was
drilled into your subconscious because it
is safe and comforting, and it will never
let you down. By using that late turn-in,
you can more easily attain that safe late
apex you need to survive as you
continue to put all the ever-changing
dynamics of performance driving
together into a cohesive package.
You may have heard it said that,
“Friends don’t let Friends Early Apex.”
Neither do Instructors their Students!
It’s a rule you can live by.
All portions of the PCA Zone 1 48 Hours
of Watkins Glen handbook are copyright
© 1995-2007 by John Hajny.
“I have striven to make this an
extremely well written and accurate
series on a subject that is not to be
taken lightly and can obviously be dangerous. To maintain the accuracy and
proper presentation of that message, I
would ask that absolutely no use whatsoever of any text herein be made
without my express written consent. I
would ask you to please abide by this
request. Thank you.”
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porsche news
Porsche 911 GT3 R
World premiere in Birmingham
“Since we first
announced our
intention to launch
the 911 GT3 R,
demand has been
huge,” says Uwe
Brettel, Head of
Motorsport Sales.
“The number of
GT3 R vehicles we
had planned for
The development of the 1,200 kg lightweight 911 GT3 R is based on the
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup presented in September 2009 for one-make cup racing.
Thanks to a 0.2-litre increase in engine
capacity, the GT3 R delivers 30 hp more
than its Cup pendant. Both race vehicles
are based on the extra-wide body of the
street-legal 911 GT3 RS.
An anti-lock brake system (ABS), traction control and an e-gas with “throttleblip” function help pilots familiarise
themselves more quickly to the new GT3
race vehicle compared to its predeces-
sor, also making it easier for ambitious
amateur racers to get used to the car.
The flared wheel arches front and rear
show the wider track compared to the
previous model. The underbody of the
vehicle is completely covered and features a rear diffuser. Compared to the
forerunner model, the adjustment range
of the rear wing has been increased.
The highly developed race suspension
can be extensively adjusted: At the front
are height-adjustable McPherson struts
with variable SACHS two-way shock
absorbers and double coil springs (main
and auxiliary). At the rear, the GT3 R features a rigidly mounted sub-frame with a
height-adjustable multi-arm axle, as well
as adjustable SACHS two-way shock
absorbers and double coil springs.
courtesy Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Stuttgart - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG,
Stuttgart, keeps the focus on customer
racing during the 2010 motorsport season. The new Porsche 911 GT3 R,
delivered to customers ready-to-race,
replaces the 911 GT3 Cup S in Porsche
Motorsports’ model range. The 911 GT3
R will be raced in series based on international FIA GT3 regulations. In
developing the vehicle, the emphasis
was placed on improving driveability
and making handling easier. The 911
GT3 R features a four-litre six-cylinder
boxer engine delivering 480 hp (353
kW). A six-speed sequential gearbox
transmits the power to the rear axle.
The new 911 GT3
R celebrates its
world debut on
14th January 2010
at the Racing Car
Show Autosport
International in
Birmingham (Great
Britain).
2010 is almost sold out.” From spring
2010, customer teams around the world
will receive their new vehicles. The basic
price is 279,000 Euro plus national VAT.
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rorrim weiv raer eht
Amy Legg-Rogers, Historian
40 Years Ago
The Club held the 4th
Annual Econo Rallye, which
focused on MPG, not average
speeds. The entry fee was
$2.00. Cars were weighed
before and after the event
to determine fuel used, and
scored based on MPG per
ton. This event was the first
time many club members
had seen a 914, which had
just been introduced a few
months earlier. The editor
noted, “It really is cute.”
25 Years Ago
Annual membership dues for the Rocky
Mountain Region in 1985 were only $16.
Total club membership was around 600.
The RMR annual ski day was held at
Copper Mountain for only $35. The
annual Christmas party was held at
the Brown Palace, with over $3000 in
door prizes awarded. Eiskhana was
open to any car of German descent
and was only $7.00 per driver.
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i get around
The Warm California Sun
We had the occasion to drive to LA last
summer.
Crossing over from Nevada, the
interstate became an instant pot-holed
minefield of broken pavement, lane closures and construction projects that
looked like there had been no work since
they cancelled the TV show “Death Valley Days.” I said to my wife, “This is
what you get when your state is bankrupt.”
Such a shame. I ascribe to the Randy
Newman song, “I Love LA.” I’ve been
infatuated since my first visit, when I
was 11. We drove—my two sisters, my
parents and I—across the country from
New York. In a Buick. Five weeks on the
road. No air conditioning. I got the worst
case on record of chapped lips, from
hanging out the window, watching the
passing scene. I must have looked like a
Labrador Retriever. I felt like I had terminal windburn.
And the sight of a dog was the first
memorable thing I saw when we rolled
into LA. Heading for the house of some
relatives on Sunset, near Vine—I’m not
kidding—I spotted a lapdog, just standing on the back deck of a convertible
Corvette. Calmly balancing itself, like it
did this every day. “Welcome to LA,” I
mouthed through my bleeding lips.
In the ‘80s, I would visit frequently on
business. My colleague and I would
drive our rental car around Malibu, looking for Jim Rockford’s trailer. Someone in
the LA office owned two cars, which she
kept in the company garage. The problem was that she had only one space, so
she juggled them around the lot, keeping tabs on when people were traveling.
This, too, I thought, was quintessentially
LA.
Nowadays, we visit our daughter in LA
several times a year. One of my favorite
things to do is just plant myself at
Wilshire and Rodeo—conveniently a few
short steps from the Porsche Design
boutique—and watch the passing scene.
Do this, and within minutes, I guarantee
you, you’ll see some of the most perfect
combinations of our worldwide gene
pool, tooling the most mouthwatering
conveyances ever conceived by man.
I keep wondering, who are these
people… and how do I become one? But
there’s one thing that nags at me. In
this, the ultimate car-culture city, where
do they go?
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Dick Badler
There’s a bit of an answer in a short
video recently posted on Autoblog. It
seems that some producer cajoled Jay
Leno to drive his latest playtoy, which
happens to be a Mercedes-Benz SLS
AMG, around what Jay calls a street
track that’s hiding in plain sight. He
likens the experience to the fabled drive
by Claude Lelouch, allegedly in his Ferrari, through the streets of Paris at
dawn, that became the nine-minute cult
classic “C’etait Un Rendez-Vous.”
Only Paris at dawn in the ‘70s is not
today’s Hollywood Hills at any time, day
or night. More importantly, in the video
it doesn’t seem like Leno’s having that
much fun. He keeps stomping on the
gas… and braking. And that’s kinda it.
Despite mini cameras attached just
about everywhere, in order to not miss a
heartbeat. Only there are no pulse-raising scenes. On the contrary, the drive is
rather… boring. Despite a route that follows the one, the only, Mulholland Drive
east to Laurel Canyon, back to Sunset,
west to Coldwater Canyon and north to
Mulholland.
That’s 13 miles, about the same as a lap
of the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring.
And, on a map, it looks like the same
kind of rectangle as well.
But there’s a “making of” video on Autoblog that accompanies Jay’s drive and,
in it, one learns that it took three days
to make the actual video. Three days.
Why?
Well, I once did Mulholland, a few years
ago. The street was like our freeway
experience heading from Nevada… the
road was a chuck-holed mess. Then
there was too much traffic, with too few
places to pass. I came away from the
experience thinking that it, like a lot of
things, had to be savored in its prime,
and that time has passed.
What I must mention, however, is that
my route over Mulholland was my way
back from my pilgrimage to what is, in
my view, the best car/motorcycle
book/magazine store in the world, Autobooks, in Burbank. Do a search. It was a
Saturday morning. They had had
another of their Saturday morning carsand-coffee early openings, this time with
a British sports car club in attendance.
The store sells a book that actually
chronicles street-racing on Mulholland in
the days when “Dead Man’s Curve” was
a hit record. I listened to the tire-kicking
conversations around me, and it
sounded like quite a few of my
colleagues were actually there in those
days.
Buying a few magazines, I happened to
ask the cashier if Jay ever came to the
store. He said yeah, sure. But he calls
ahead, so he can get the VIP parking
spot, right in front. Then he said, in a
hushed tone, that he once went to Jay’s
garage. A friend had called him, said he
found out where it was and said to be
ready in 10 minutes. Then, whoosh, he
got picked up and they made their way.
Jay wasn’t there, but one of the mechanics showed them around. And it was
everything you’d think it would be.
But where does Jay actually exercise his
toys? Where do the beautiful people go?
Where do all the people who define
themselves by what they drive—which is
just about everybody in LA—where do
they go? Oh, the LA of today is still a
scene. It’s just bumping, in slow motion.
S. L.
CARROZZERIA
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* 20+ year PCA Members
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fiesta del porsche
Thursday-Sunday, May 27-30
Viva Fiesta 2010!
Save the Date - Memorial Day Weekend 2010
The 2008 PCA Region of the Year Roadrunner Region will be hosting “Viva la
Fiesta” starting Thursday, May 27, 2010 through Sunday, May 30, 2010. After a
two-year hiatus, Fiesta is back and it will be bigger and better than ever.
Here’s a snapshot of what we have planned:
DE (Driver Education)
6 drive outs – 2 each day through beautiful New Mexico
Show and Shine Concours
Autocross
Gimmick Rally
Welcoming party with live entertainment - Thursday, May 27th
3 dining / social events
Burger & Brat Barbecue at The Tanoan Country Club – 5/28
Sunset Dinner at Sandiago’s Grill at the base of the Sandia Tram – 5/29
Awards and Farewell Dinner at the Sheraton Uptown Hotel
with a special guest speaker – 5/30
Registration will open on February 1, 2010.
For more information check our Web site: www.fiestadelporsche.com.
This is a Fiesta you don’t want to miss, so mark your calendars now and
check our Web site for more information. We’re adding information to
the Web site every day, so check it frequently or contact your
Fiesta Chairs – Dennis & Joan Ledbetter at [email protected]
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classified ads
Classified ads are free to RMR/PCA
members for items personally owned by
the member. No commercial ads. Ads for
nonmembers are $10 for one month.
Ads must be 150 words or less. Deadline
for classified ad submission is the 10th
of the previous month. Member ads will
run for two issues. E-mail your ad to
[email protected].
porsche cars
1978 Club Race Euro spec SC (#29)
for sale. Fresh 3L [Euro spec] engine fall
2009, Center mount oil cooler. Limited
slip differential, Revalved Bilsteins,
Smart Racing Products Antiroll bars,
monoballs everywhere. Full roll cage,
Racetech seat, fire system, fresh belts,
electric cut-off switch, “Cool Suit” setup
(add shirt), quick-disconnect steering
wheel. Current PCA Club Race Logbook
[E-Class], AMB transponder. Includes 1
set rains (70%) on Fuchs and 1 set 15”
Buckley wheels with Hoosiers. Raceready, add gasoline - $25,000. Dave
Speights, 970.988.7258, dave@
countrysidevet.com [February]
1984 911 Carrera Euro Coupe Club/
D.E. Race Car - WP0ZZZ91ZES122284,
trick, low hr. 3.4, Wong chip, fresh AJRS
915 w/short gears, gated, L.S., Sachs
clutch/light plate, coolers, Fuel Safe,
cage, fire system, new FIA harnesses,
Cool Suit, fiberglass/carbon fiber body,
Lexan, 2200 lbs., turbo brakes/ducts, 3
sets 993 wheels, coilovers, fully
adjustable 935 monoball suspension,
check out http://www.356racing.com/
gosar/, $28,000. Greg, 719.580.2133,
[email protected]. [February]
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup Race
Car. Converted 1988 turbo cup spec
race car from high mileage car. Current
G class log book with less than 10
events on AJRS total engine and turbo
rebuild and 3 events on EuroSport total
transmission rebuild. Best of everything,
Bilstein racing shocks with double coil
overs, charlie arms, cup bars, balanced
and blueprinted engine, new belts,
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ceramic intake, valves, guides, pistons,
alternator, starter, battery. Full cage,
new belts, helmet net and window net,
two seats, Lexan windshield, composite
hood, Momo detachable wheel. Body
and paint ok, it is a track-only car. Three
sets of wheels, Fiske 17”, CCW 18” and
997 18” with 3 sets of Hoosier race tires
from worn to new and a spare set of
wets. Serious class contender with all
the best equipment for a fast, safe and
reliable race car. Receipts for over $50k
not counting wheels and tires. Car is
listed at $25,000 for serious inquiries,
dual axle trailer also available
separately if needed with this purchase.
Trailer is not for sale individually.
[email protected] [January]
2003 Carrera 4 Cabriolet - Lapis
Blue/tan. 30,000-mile service and new
clutch. 31,000 miles. $33,000. Jack Olmstead, 303.268.6560, jacko@
mishawakaleasing.com. [February]
Porsche GT1 R/S Twin Turbo Race
car - 2180 lbs. 500HP Carbon Fiber 993
Body work—built for 1998 24 Hours @
Daytona—at cost of $225,000 + car,
mint 1993 RS America, receipts available—STACK Data/Dash, ALCON Brakes,
PENSKE Nitrogen Shocks, 100 Liter Fuel
cell, FISKE 18X10 & 18X12 wheels (3
Sets) Always Podium Finisher—Never
damaged—PCA/NASA/HSR/SCCA eligible—Steve 970.376.8192 See pictures @
www.dna-motorsports.com & e-mail
[email protected] $79,500
negotiable [January]
miscellaneous parts
17” Cayman OEM Alloy wheels - Four
unblemished (NO CURB RASH on ANY of
these!) 17-in. Porsche OEM alloy wheels,
perfect for mounting snow tires or track
tires. Will fit Cayman or Boxster (not S
models). Fronts: part no. 987.362.122.06
size: 6.5Jx17H2-ET55 with 205/55/ZR-17
Michelin Pilot Sports, ~2/32nds left
above the tread-wear bars. Rears: part
no. 987.362.126.01 size: 8Jx17H2-ET40
with 235/50/ZR-17 Michelin Pilot Sports,
on the wear bars (a couple 32nds left,
but pretty much done). $950.00. Contact Bruce, 303.972.8938 or zeeba222@
yahoo.com. [February]
18” Boxster-986 Wheels - Front
7.5Jx18ET50, 993.362.134.06 Rear
9Jx18ET52, 993.362.138.01. Used and
abused but straight and true, good for
track or snow tires. Tires are shot. Contact Joe Warren at 303.902.3045 or
preferably [email protected].
[February]
18” Carrera-996 Wheels - Front
8Jx18ET52, 993.362.136.01 Rear 10Jx
18ET65, 993.362.140.04. Used and not
much abused, straight and true, good
for track or snow tires. Tires are shot.
Contact Joe Warren at 303.902. 3045 or
preferably [email protected].
[February]
1969 911T 2.0 Engine, #6196312
and Sporto Transmission - Both completely rebuilt; all engine upgrades.
1300 miles on rebuild, 180 miles since
pre-purchase inspection. Selling both as
a unit. $6500 plus shipping. For pictures
and details contact John at epcoopers@
beyondbb.com or 970.586.9458. [February]
Boxster Parts. Hardtop from 97
Boxster, blue $1000. B&B Tri-flow muffler for 97-99 Boxster, never used $750.
B&B Headers for 97-99 Boxster $500.
Porsche M030 springs from 01 Boxster
S. Rear speakers & enclosure for early
model Boxsters. Windscreen from 97
Boxster. Contact Jim Zeeb 303.674.1964
or [email protected]. See http://www.zeeb.
com/Boxster/ for pictures & details. [February]
Camera Mount - Filmtools Super Mafer
486 clamps up to 2.5” tube or square
surface. www.filmtools.com. mint in box.
FOR SALE $70. 303.399.2482 or
[email protected] [February]
Porsche Black Leather Seats (Pair
from 1986 944 Turbo) Power driver’s
side, Like new—from excellent 36,000
always garaged/covered car. $1000
negotiable; shipping/delivery also negotiable. Steve, 970.376.8192, info@
americanglobal.org [January]
Porsche Factory Steering Wheel Black 4–spoke Leather Steering Wheel
from 1986 944 Turbo—same as 1986
930 Turbo steering wheel—mint/like
new—Non-airbag $250 negotiable.
Steve, 970.376.8192, info@
americanglobal.org [January]
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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. Each year RMR organizes a variety of opportunities
to enjoy and learn about your Porsche.
Tour
Driving Events
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 one or two cars are
on the course at any 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
Membership Meeting
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, for
bragging rights, 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)
Pikes 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.
As 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, a club race is also one of
most exciting events to participate in, so be sure
to sign up!
RMR hosts one club race each year at High
Plains Raceway which, combined with the “Super
DE” event, adds up to one thrilling weekend!
Non-Driving Events
Membership meetings are social events—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.
RMR’s membership meetings, unless otherwise
stated, are held the first Thursday of the month.
Different venues and topics will keep the meetings fresh and inviting. Watch RMR Porsche News
and the Web site for details. And if you have any
ideas for a program, talk to the Program 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,
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an autocross on the ice!) in the winter and an AX
school in the spring. Additionally, autocross is a
major event at Porsche Parade.
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many of whom are sponsors of RMR events and
RMR Porsche News.
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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