CELEBRATING 60 YEARS 1958-2018
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HighGear (ISSN1061-1746) is the official magazine of the Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America (RMR/PCA) and is published monthly. Non-RMR subscriptions are Vol. 60, Edition 1 • January 2018 Editor: Russ Rydberg $35.00 per year. Assistant Editor: Tom Champion The opinions and views appearing in HighGear are those of the individual writers and Design Team Lead: Brian Wilke do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the RMR/PCA, PCA National, or this magazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. Additionally, none of these organizations nor this publication assumes any responsibility for the accuracy of material provided by individual writers and contributors. ON THE COVER 996 993 Targa (in Midnight Blue Metallic). Courtesy of Bill & Amy Simon. Monthly board meetings are always open to club members. See the list of upcoming events for schedule. You may contact the REGION COORDINATORS entire board at [email protected]. To volunteer to CAMA Representative be an RMR Board member, submit your intent by September Walt Fricke: 303.499.6540, [email protected] so the Nomination Committee can add you to the ballot in Charity/Good Works November for club voting in November. Most positions are two- year terms. Florence Mackin: [email protected] Chief Driving Instructor Dan H. Carlson: 303.520.4567, [email protected] President Control Chief Rick Seiferth George Strimbu: 303.736.9114, [email protected] [email protected] Equipment Mahlon Schanzenbach: 831.246.0300, [email protected] Goodie Store Chair Mike Hebert: 360.202.5830, [email protected] Historian Vice President Amy Legg-Rogers: 970.686.0538, [email protected] Jim Thorburn Insurance [email protected] Dave Meyer: 703.964.6307, [email protected] Programs/Socials Erik Behrendsen: 303.840.7361, [email protected] Registration Second Vice President Nancy Warren: 720.556.0806, [email protected] Brian Lay Safety [email protected] Scott Henderson: 303.521.9007, [email protected] Tech Inspection Ryan Chapman: 720.937.3607, [email protected] Timing Treasurer Doug Bartlett: 970.214.7279, [email protected] PHOTO Webmaster Donna Helberg TO [email protected] Scott Rogers: 970.686.0538, [email protected] COME Zone 9 Representative Rich Sanders: 801.231.0400 [email protected] TECHNICAL RESOURCES Secretary 356 Vicki Cox-Jones Jim Kellogg: 303.840.2356, [email protected] [email protected] 911 Dave Stribling: 303.238.8101, [email protected] 912 Volunteer to be the RMR 912 specialist and help others! Membership Chair 914 Dale Tuety: 303.670.1279, [email protected] Holly Jackson [email protected] 924 Dan Semborski: 303.420.2708, [email protected] 928 Volunteer to be the RMR 928 specialist and help others! 944 Newsletter Editor Richard Winnick: 303.429.5213, [email protected] Russ Rydberg 968 [email protected] Zach Schroeder: 970.229.0990, [email protected] Boxster/Cayman Doug Bartlett: 970.214.7279 , [email protected] Cayenne Zach Schroeder: 970.229.0990, [email protected] Past President John Mackin GT2, GT3, Cup Cars [email protected] Chris Cervelli: 303.809.6173, [email protected] RMR-PCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES
55 YEARS IN REMEMBERANCE Paul & Betty Bingham SCOTTY KNOX JANUARY 1963 Born in Abilene, KS, to Charles and Esther Knox. Graduate of the University of KS. WWII Navy Ensign. Married Jean E. Bailey in 1943. Father of three, Cynthia, Douglas, and Gregory. Founder of the photo geology firm; 30 YEARS Knox, Bergman and Shearer. VP of Rocky Mountain James & Barbara Kellogg Association of Geologists and officer in the Petroleum JANUARY 1988 Club of Denver. Collected, built, and raced early Porsches and other vintage cars. Licensed pilot and accomplished bird hunter. Scotty is survived by Cynthia and Douglas, 6 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Predeceased by 20 YEARS son, Gregory, and wife, Jean. Thomas & Susan Coyne Published in Denver Post on Dec. 17, 2017 JANUARY 1998 Robert & Doug Ottewill JANUARY 1998
WELCOME NOVEMBER NEW MEMBERS James Consalvi Abdulla Kaldari Ray Mistry, Centennial Lakewood, CO Denver, CO CO, 2010 2016 911 GT3 RS 2014 911 TURBO PANAMERA 4S
David Erbeck Daniel Kaufman Richard Siegal Loveland, CO Centennial, CO Edwards, CO 2003 911 CARRERA 2006 CAYMAN S 1985 911 CARRERA CABRIOLET
Zade Faraj Thomas Kazmer Boulder, CO Greeley, CO, 2012 911 CARRERA S 2003 911 CARRERA 4 CABRIOLET TEST DRIVE MEMBERS Jonathan Boynton, Paul Gibson Tyler Lewark Lafayette, Co Longmont, CO Denver, CO 1990 944 S2 CABRIOLET 2014 911 CARRERA 4S CABRIOLET
Blake Hillenbrand Mike Mayberry Boulder, CO Denver, CO 2012 911 CARRERA 2016 911 GT3 RS & 2016 CAYMAN GT4
1958 - 2018 | Celebrating 60 Years | HighGear 5 PRESIDENTIAL THOUGHTS Rick Seiferth President
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope that your holidays were Later that evening 95 of our merry. I am thankful and honored to members met at the Willow Ridge be your new President for 2018, our Manor in Morrison for our RMR 60th anniversary year. We expect to Holiday Party. For those members have a number of special activities to that may have considered but did not celebrate our 60th year with Porsche attend our Holiday Party you missed Club of America. Our 2018 event out on one of the best seasonal calendar is just about finalized and parties. We received rave reviews is chock full of activities for all our from those members that attended member’s varied interests. the event for the venue, food and As we enter the new year we want program. According to Jane Hebert, to thank those RMR Board members one of our Holiday Party event that are leaving us and welcome chairs, “We Ate, We Drank and several Board members. Leaving is We Were Merry”! We collected over Jim Widrig our current Past Vice $500 in cash donations for Toys for President. John Mackin our current Tots as well as enough toys to fill up president moves into the Past Vice the back of John Mackin’s Cayenne. President position. Blair Whitaker, A special thanks and kudos to our our current Treasurer has finished his Holiday Party event chairs, Jane two-year stint and will be replaced by Hebert, Carol Thero and Christine Donna Helberg as our new Treasurer. Walters! Blair has graciously agreed to return January expects to be a busy as the Assistant Treasurer to help month for RMR. On Jan. 11th, Donna in performing the month 3-R Racing in Englewood will host end account reconciliation that is so our January social. This is a special important in maintaining some dual social that honors a number of our control in our accounting function. members. We will be awarding Blair has also agreed to help with our our Enthusiast of the Year, Porsche 2018 budgeting process. Mark Taylor Patron, Most Distinguished Driver, our current Secretary is moving on Most Improved Male and Female to work with our 60th Anniversary driver awards. We then will move Committee while Vicki Cox-Jones onto our first driving event of the will become our new Secretary for year the annual chilly Eiskhana at 2018. Brian Lay joins the Board as Georgetown Lake on January 21, your new 2nd Vice President with 2018. over 30years of PCA membership. 2018 promises to be another great Remaining on the Board is Russ year for our club as we celebrate our Rydberg, our HighGear editor and 60th anniversary. We are looking Holly Jackson, our Membership for members input as to how we can Chair and Jim Thorburn who moves celebrate this milestone so please into the 1st VP position. I want to pass along your ideas to the, 60th thank all of our Board, past and Anniversary Committee Chair, Jim present for all of their hard work. Thornburg who is also serving as We completed a number of events your 2018 1st VP. on Dec.9th with the Toys for Tots drive and our first Holiday Party. HG ’ We had about 20-cars meet in the parking lot by the Perfect Landing Restaurant for a drive to the Toys for Tots warehouse to deliver donations for this worthy cause.
6 HighGear THE RMR-PCA HOLIDAY PARTY Jane Hebert RMR-PCA Columnist
WE ATE… WE DRANK… AND WE WERE MERRY! Rocky Mountain Region of PCA for the past 2 years. Goodie Store questions as the evening progressed. hosted its Holiday Party December Chairman Mike Hebert gave out And thanks so much to Fresh Tracks 9 at beautiful Willow Ridge Manor items from the Goodie Store which for seamlessly ensuring our tummies in Morrison. 95 members and guests made several people very happy with were well satisfied and our wine registered for and attended this early Christmas presents. Over $500 glasses were full. With the help of event, and a good time was had by in cash donations was received for the all these groups, we were able to all. We started the evening with an Toys for Tots campaign, and John celebrate not only the holiday season appetiser board of artisan cheeses and and Florence Mackin left the party but a successful year of friendships cured meat that was accompanied by with his Cayenne overflowing with and Porsche. May 2018 bring more complimentary red, white, sparkling donated gifts to make many needy successes to RMR PCA! wine or beer, and continued with a children’s Christmas a bit brighter. beautiful buffet dinner. Fresh Tracks The chairs of the party committee, HG ’ Foods & Catering from Evergreen Christine Walters, Carole Thero supplied individually carved roast and Jane Hebert, first want to beef, baked haddock, roasted green thank Autoworks Colorado and beans and potatoes and salad. Fresh Mark Zalmanak for their generous baked cookies and just out of the donation to help underwrite the oven warm brownies followed. event. In addition, a big thank you is After watching slides of not only extended to RMR for underwriting 2017 events but vintage happenings the cost of renting Willow Ridge as well, the new officers of the Board Manor for the evening. Thanks to of Directors were installed in the all the staff of Willow Ridge Manor traditional manner, and John Mackin for the use of their sound system, was congratulated on a job well done constant support and answers to
The table was set for an amazing night of amazing food and amazing Porsche friends. More photos, Page 11
1958 - 2018 | Celebrating 60 Years | HighGear 7 MEMBERS’ CORRAL Holly Jackson Membership Chair
WELCOME TO OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR! That’s right RMR fans, we have a advantage of the 12 Days of Giveways Please write a recap about your long list of events and a few special from PCA by signing up or renewing journey! Don’t forget to send in events just for the 60th Anniversary! the 12 days prior to Christmas Day! pictures of your car too! Send them We are in the early stages of planning There were some nice prizes. And to: [email protected]! these events and everything looks to who couldn’t use a new set of tires as I know some of you are like me. lining up to be a great year! We have the grand prize?! Taking pictures of your car, more a special committee just for these If you have been attending the than you care to admit! And some of 60th Anniversary events. This will socials lately, you will know that your friends tease you about it too! I be a great year to be involved and we had some board members that still like you Russ! LOL attend many of the events! Interested were at their term limits for their The calendar is out on the website! in supporting the club? Maybe you current position. We went through Start making plans today! Some want to donate your time. Maybe nominations and voting. I’m happy events could be rescheduled so check you want to donate an item to to report that I am once again your back often! be raffled. However you want to Membership Chair for another year. support RMR, we would love to hear (This position does not have a term See everyone soon! from you! Please email myself or limit). [email protected]. Check out the new board members RMR has hit another milestone! listed in this issue of High Gear or on HG As of the end of November, our our website: rmr.pca.org. total membership (members and Have any interesting stories of co-members) is just over 2,700! a recent P-car purchase? Or took Hopefully you were able to take a drive to another state in P car?
UPCOMING EVENTS JANUARY FEBRUARY 11 JANUARY SOCIAL 10 VOLUNTEER PARTY 3R Racing 6:30- 8:30 pm Lamar Street Center
13 BREAKFAST CLUB 10 BREAKFAST CLUB The Perfect Landing Restaurant The Perfect Landing Restaurant
21 EISKHANA Georgetown Lake. This is our ice driving autocross. Bring your Porsche, or any other car or 4×4 for this fun-filled event. UP TO DATE EVENT INFO 9:18 - 10:18 VISIT THE WEBSITE: http://rmr.pca.org/calendar/action~agenda/
8 HighGear | Celebrating 60 Years | 1958 - 2018 IN THE ZONE Rich Sanders PCA Zone 9 Representative
BRAIN NOISE, UTAH Perhaps brain noise is not a “place” Porsche-philes. Texas is BIG! I’ll be to use as a dateline for an article. But putting a lot of hours in a rental car, collectively, I’ve spent enough time driving a big loop from Albuquerque there in the early morning hours to Amarillo to Lubbock to Fort over the years that it seems like a Davis (site of the West Texas holiday real place. It’s when I’ve apparently party) through El Paso and back to had enough sleep and I don’t want to Albuquerque over 4 days. Thinking wake others by knocking around the about evasive driving around house. Certainly, many of you visit Armadillos to avoid bent rims on the there too, and I’m not alone. rental car. -locking down the dates for a I toured many of the streets of Monthly letter. This is a dead end meeting of region president’s that brain noise this morning, most of street in PCA-ville, because I have a will take place in El Paso in March. them in the PCA neighborhood. (I deadline to write this months’ letter -remembering to book rooms for assure you this is not a regular thing, before I head out of town tomorrow Rennsport VI (late September). but if you want to tell me to “get a morning. Probably the final straw -wanting to see more articles from life”, I’m OK with that.) So today I that made me get out of bed. our regions in Panorama magazine gave up, and got out of bed- EARLY. Year-end thinking. Like most of in 2018. The noise was just too loud. Here us November brings lots of thoughts The list went on and on. So I got are some of the streets that I drove about wrapping up this year, and up, made coffee, and fed the dog. through in PCA-town. things that we’d like to see in the As I walked outside in the dark to Llano Estacado? -Where did next one. The brain noise list today “water the dog”, I saw the newspaper that region name come from? I’ll included, and absolutely was not delivery car rapidly weaving down be traveling there tomorrow, so I limited to- the dark and empty street left to guess I’ll find out. For those who -encouraging region leaders right, narrowly missing the curbs. As don’t know of it, it’s the name of the and their members to submit the newspapers flew out the window smallest region in Zone 9 located nominations for national PCA and slammed onto the driveways up at the Texas panhandle. It will awards by December 31st. (see PCA. at each house, my mind went to be my first time to meet anyone in org). straight to autocross in the West that region other than the region -getting to three region Holiday Texas region. They have no race track President, Joe Papp. If they are all parties in the next 11 days- including in their region, but it sounds like like Joe, it’s going to be a fun time. my local Intermountain Region- they have a great autocross program. West Texas. My first visit to the loads of fun I’m sure I’ll hear about it when I WTX region begins this Friday, -getting registered for Treffen in meet the Lubbock gang on Friday. the day after Llano Estacado. More Santa Fe next April. The registration In the meantime, I may lay out some exciting times, meeting new (to me) site goes live December 27th! cones to surprise the newspaper guy tomorrow morning. This is my last monthly letter of 2017. I just want to say what a privilege it is to have the opportunity to be zone rep for these 7 very cool, and very diverse regions of PCA. I’m enjoying the role and I have many of you to thank for it. And despite the occasional visits to brain noise city, I’m really looking forward to 2018.
HG
1958 - 2018 | Celebrating 60 Years | HighGear 9 Lamborghini Denver
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1958 - 2018 | Celebrating 60 Years | HighGear 11 TRACK TALK Dan Carlson Leader, Chief Driving Instructor Committee
ANNOUNCING THE 2018 DE SCHEDULE We are pleased to announce the 2018 High Performance Drivers Education (HPDE) schedule.
Some items of note: • High Plains Raceway has been resurfaced! • The Club Race/Advanced DE is moved to September 14-15. • There will not be an August HPR DE. However, maybe we’ll have a week night “mini” evening DE instead to take advantage of the cooler evening air. • The March AMR La Junta date will have a new format with an instructor-only weekend. AMR will conduct instructor training for instructor candidates and role playing for existing instructors on Saturday, followed by an instructor only DE on Sunday. RMR instructors/candidates will be welcome. • The April PPIR DE will also feature a Saturday autocross that will be run by RMR. The intent is to encourage novices/first-timers to participate. While the DE will be both Saturday and Sunday, the autocross will be Saturday and there will be a discounted fee for autocross participants to take the next step and participant in the Sunday DE. • We’ll have Ladies Day on a TBD Saturday at the Colorado State Patrol Track in Golden. Since the track will already be set up, we plan to add a Sunday DE for all comers but will be targeting novices. Of course, Ladies Day participants will be welcome, too – a second day to hone their skills!
DATE CLUB TRACK March 24-25 AMR La Junta (Sat-AMR Instructor training / Sun-Instructor only DE) April 14-15 AMR/RMR Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) (Combined DE and Saturday Autocross) May 5-6 RMR High Plains Raceway (HPR) May 12-13 AMR Pueblo Motorsport Park (Pueblo) June 23-24 RMR HPR July 7-8 AMR La Junta ????? RMR Colorado State Patrol Track (CSP) - Golden (Saturday: Ladies Day / Sunday: DE) July 21-22 RMR HPR Sep 14-15 RMR HPR – CLUB RACE & Advanced DE Sep 22-23 AMR La Junta Oct 13-14 RMR HPR Oct 20-21 AMR Pueblo
** Mark your calendars now, and stay tuned for the Autocross and CSP Ladies Day/DE dates!
I hope to see you at the January 11 Member Social at 3R Racing, where we will be presenting all of the 2017 driver awards.
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CHARITY COMMITEE RECAP | 2017 Florence Mackin Charity Committee Chair
LOOKING BACK AT GIVING BACK We have turned the page on 2017, but Memorial Scholarship Fund. Founded by and cultivating the arts with quality before we begin to focus our attention on the Bucknam Family in memory of long- educational programs, exhibitions and RMR’s sixtieth anniversary year, I want to time RMR member, David Bucknam, the events. The Lung Cancer Colorado Fund take this opportunity to look back at our fund provides financial support to a junior supports many needs of the University charity-related events in 2017. All in all, or senior undergraduate student enrolled and the University Hospital’s fight against I think that it is fair to say that we had a in an accredited college or university lung cancer, including basic, clinical and very successful year, not only in terms of with a major in a field related to mine translational research, training of the next the variety of events that we held, but also reclamation or restoration. Dave was a generation of physicians and scientists, in the generosity of our members and the Director of Mine Reclamation for the patient financial assistance, and facility donations that were made to charities that state of Colorado. He loved the natural and infrastructure improvements. operate along the Front Range. beauty of the Rocky Mountains and was Jodi and David Schmidt held the Rally As they have done in past years, the dedicated to preserving and sharing it. Quest Poker Run on May 21st to benefit RMR Board budgeted donations of Donations were also made to the Food the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. $500 each to two Front Range service Bank of the Rockies, the Front Range The event began at the Humane Society, organizations for their fund-raising German Shepherd Rescue and the Marine and featured puppies!! What better way efforts. The first of these donations was Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation. to begin a road rally? A total of $1,700 made to Ability Connection Colorado In addition to the Board approved was raised for the Humane Society, whose in conjunction with the Concours donations, we also give the chairs mission is to protect and enhance the d’Elegance that has been held each June of various events the opportunity to lives of companion animals by promoting since 1984. This year, there were over designate a charity for their event, and healthy relationships between pets and 425 cars registered and an estimated collect monetary donations with the people. The Humane Society of Boulder 12,000 attendees. The event raised registration process, and at the event. Valley provides shelter and care to more over $100,000 in support of Ability The New Member Social, held on March than 7,000 animals each year, with 95 Connection Colorado’s Creative Options 11th at 3Zero3 Motorsports and was well- percent of these animals being successfully Early Childhood Education Centers, attended by both old and new members. adopted or reunited with their guardians. which provide early care, intervention, The designated charity for this event was The Rocky Mountain Thunder Club prevention, support and education Make-A-Wish Colorado, an organization Race and Super DE was held on the services to nearly 700 infants, toddlers that grants the wishes of children with weekend of June 17 -18. Event chair Brian and pre-school children and their families life-threatening medical conditions to Leary chose the University of Colorado each year. enrich the human experience with hope, Hospital Foundation Burn Center as the The second donation was made to strength and joy. The Colorado Chapter designated charity, with the donation of the Denver Round Table’s Bids for has granted more than four thousand $870 made in memory of Jerry Schouten, Kids event that supports the Children’s wishes to eligible children throughout the a long-time RMR member and club racer. Hospital Colorado ARCH Program and state. We collected $306.00 in donations The University of Colorado Hospital Burn the Ridgeview Academy. The ARCH from our members at this event. Center is the leading regional burn center program provides recreational resources The first driving event of the year was in the Rocky Mountain Region and the and programs for children, teens and the Stick ‘n Paddle DE held at High Plains only adult burn center verified by the young adults with physical disabilities. Raceway in May. Co-chairs Rome Chelsi American Burn Association in the Rocky Ridgeview Academy offers Colorado’s and Pete Romanesco did a great job in at-risk youth a least restrictive, staff- getting the driving season started, and secure Academic Model™ program to used their sharp wit and some minor arm ensure public safety while promoting a twisting to raise a total of $1,400. This normalized high school experience for donation was split between the Center its students to support positive change in for the Arts Evergreen Capital Campaign their lives. and the Lung Cancer Colorado Fund. In addition to these long-standing The Center for the Arts Evergreen is donations, the RMR Board also approved funding a new community art center in four donations of $500 each in response Evergreen to enable them to fulfill their to RMR members’ requests. The first mission to enrich and serve the Evergreen donation was to the David Bucknam mountain community by promoting
14 HighGear | Celebrating 60 Years | 1958 - 2018 for professional and personal growth to scavenger hunt, collecting spiders and members of the Association family. eyeballs. Held on October 21st, the event The German Cards and German provided a great time for all participants Dogs DE was held on the weekend of and raised $1,429 to benefit HawkQuest, September 9th and 10th. Co-chaired a Colorado non-profit that rescues birds of by Scott Farrell and Bob Brungardt, the prey and foster environmental education. designated charity for this event was the We owe many thanks to our dynamic Front Range German Shepherd Rescue. duo, David and Jodi. We appreciate all This charity, which is fully volunteer run, the time and effort that was involved in is dedicated to rescuing and finding homes putting on two gimmick rallies for RMR for purebred German Shepherds. Kudos this year. These two very well-planned Mountain Region, providing patients to Joe Bank, who offered rides in his events not only provided a lot of fun for all with high quality, comprehensive and Factory 2011 GT3 Cup Car in exchange participants, but also raised over $3,000 compassionate care from time of injury for a $100 donation to the charity. He for their charities. through rehabilitation. not only provided an opportunity for We ended the year with a very busy day On the weekend of July 15 -16, our RMR DE enthusiasts to experience the on December 9th. At 10:45am a group DE enthusiasts returned to High Plans sensations of a genuine professional level of intrepid souls met in the parking lot Raceway for the Cookin’ on the Plains race car, but also raised an astounding of the Perfect Landing Restaurant after DE, chaired by Brian Lay. Threatening $6,070 in the process. the Breakfast Club, and made their way skies and a quick-moving storm did On September 30th, Holly and Dave up I-25 to the Toys for Tots warehouse not dampen the enthusiasm of event Jackson organized our second annual 4x4 in Denver to deliver toys, dealing with participants. Brian chose the Cottonwood Off Road Tour up through Bailey and up accidents and road construction along the Institute as his designated charity. This to the continental divide at Georgia Pass way. We were met by Staff Sergeant Muir group seeks to connect undeserved outside the town of Jefferson. It was a at the warehouse, who gratefully received students to the outdoors and empower beautiful, though bumpy, ride, with no our donation. Founded in 1947, the them to act to improve their schools, the casualties along the way. The views at the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation collects community and the environment for continental divide were spectacular. Event toys and distributes them to less fortunate future generations. Cottonwood Institute participants contributed $190 to the Food children in our communities to give them collaborates with schools and youth Bank of the Rockies. This was added a message of hope that will assist them organizations to provide high quality, to a $500 board approved donation. in becoming responsible and patriotic high impact environmental education The Food Bank of the Rockies provides citizens. and service-learning program. Event an invaluable service to communities In the evening, RMR held a Holiday participants donated $220 to this charity. all along the front range in Colorado Party at the Willow Ridge Manor in Ladies Day, co-chaired by Lynda Love by helping ensure that no one in our Morrison. This was a lovely event in a and Vicki Cox-Jones, was held on July communities goes hungry. wonderful venue. We all cleaned up 29th at the Colorado State Patrol track Chris Sully again served as chair of nicely, absent grease, sweat and helmet in Golden. We raised a total of $1,380 the Cones are a Fallin’ Autocross held hair. In addition to the $490 that was and the Board approved an additional at the Front Range Airport in October. donated on-line, we also collected a $120 to make an even $1,500. This was At this last driving event of the season, Cayenne full of toys for delivery to Toys added to the board-approved donation of Chris conducted a cereal drive to benefit for Tots. $1,000 in lieu of a track fee. We are most Project Angel Heart, a charity which What a wonderful way to end the year! grateful to Teri Cardell of FLyin’ Miatas helps Coloradans facing life threatening We enjoyed getting together with friends in Palisade for her very generous donation illnesses get the nutrition they need to to celebrate the good times that we have of $1,000. A total of $2,500 was sent maintain their strength and independence had, and to look forward to more of the to the Colorado State Patrol Family in their homes. The 77 drivers at this same in the year to come. Thank you Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is event donated $485 in cash plus 193 boxes all for your generosity in supporting our to support the members of the Association of cereal. Our total donation of cereal charities throughout 2017. It is an honor of Colorado State Patrol Professionals and calculates to 435 boxes of cereal to benefit to be a member of this organization. Best their families in times of crisis, further the work of Project Angel Heart. wishes to all for a happy, healthy and the education of such members and The “Great Pumpkin Rally”, the prosperous new year. their families, provide training classes second gimmick rally organized by David on defensive driving for the motoring and Jodi Schmidt, was a Halloween- HG public, and to enhance opportunities themed fundraiser that included a spooky
1958 - 2018 | Celebrating 60 Years | HighGear 15
I GET AROUND Danielle Badler RMR/PCA Columnist
MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS In this winter of our discontent, I this lunacy? That’s highly unlikely, will not race at Indy or Daytona this can’t seem to shake a very strong drive once the performance numbers for the coming year. But it’s a real shame, to go on record with some personal Lamborghini Urus come out. Despite isn’t it. Jim Clark did Indy, and won. direction for the New Year. Is that the fact that they’re all part of the Graham Hill did it. Fernando Alonzo rational? Am I providing some hope, Volkswagen umbrella, right? Right? did it last year and almost won. In some stability, for the future? I don’t I will stop berating Porsche for fact, he was treated on Gasoline Alley know. Maybe it’s just frustration over abandoning sports prototype racing in as if he walked on air. What a shame. the feeling that, every day, I’ve lost my favor of Formula E. Can this be? Here Lewis would enjoy that. equilibrium. Maybe not. we are, worshipping every sports racer I will stop berating the continued Regardless, here goes. from the RSR through the 917, the 935 rise in prices for cars sold at auction. I will stop berating Porsche for and the 962, right up through the 919 I mean, after all, I own a late ‘70s 911 building and selling sport utility … and driving the auction prices of that’s finally tripled in value, after vehicles at a rate of two to one over these museum masterpieces through years of flat-lining. But I can’t help sports cars and sporty sedans. That’s the roof. To be replaced by plug-in remembering a line a boss of mine threw the ratio, and I don’t see it changing vacuum cleaners? at me once. “Trees don’t grow to the any time soon. The market is And while we’re at it, I will stop sky.” What I am still preoccupied with speaking. And so, I would guess, berating Formula 1 for trying to is the fact that, once my generation, a are profit margins. What to do? I’m “create some excitement.” If they’re generation that remembers when a late reminded of the subtitle to the movie not careful, we’ll soon see pace cars ‘70s 911 was new, wheelchairs into an “Dr. Strangelove.” Do you remember? mysteriously entering the track and independent living abode, who will “How I learned to stop worrying and leading the field as soon as we get down covet my baby? love the bomb.” to a few laps left, because of “debris on I will stop berating myself for I will stop berating Porsche for not the track.” Does that sound familiar? chastising myself, again and again, coming out with a pick-up. I mean, if Like a certain spec series that grew out over whether I should sell my 911, and you really want volume, so to speak, of Southern roots? doing it before the market collapses and profit margins, what better way I will stop berating Bernie Ecclestone from under me. Should I sell it? than by chopping the back off its SUVs for the excitement of his continuing Should I? Ahh, not so fast. I think I’ll and touting load hauling capability and quotability. His latest? “Liberty Media just go for a drive, and then I’ll decide. towing prowess? needs to be a dictator.” I’m not making And I think I already know the answer, I will stop berating Porsche for this up. at least for another year. Happy New allegedly developing a car to slot in I will stop berating Chase Carey, Year! And happy trails! above the 911 range, including the F1 CEO, for stating that the sport HG Turbo, and below the 918. This vehicle needs to generate interest from a “new is supposed to compete directly with generation.” All I can say is good luck the Ferrari 488 and Lamborghini with that. Was it his idea to do the rip- Huracan. I mean, really. Is that what off of an American football halftime the world needs now? Another fun show at the start of the US Grand Prix vehicle for the .1 percent? this year? I wonder what that new I will stop berating Porsche for generation of fans in Singapore and blithely saying … used cars … are Shanghai and Abu Dhabi thought. the niche-filler if you’re interested in I will stop berating Jean Todt, who spending anything below the price of was just re-elected president of the FIA, the Boxster/Cayman fraternal twins. for saying that Formula 1 cars today, Oh yes, a cheaper entry level offering especially Mercedes, are too reliable. has been rumored from time to time, Really, look it up. And that, according again and again, only to disappear in a to Todt, is what makes F1 racing cloud of minimal profitability. boring. I have a better idea; reinstitute I will stop berating Porsche for refueling. playing the horsepower race with the I will stop berating Lewis Hamilton Cayenne SUV. Is there any end to for stating unequivocally that he
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1958 - 2018 | Celebrating 60 Years | HighGear 23 THUNDERHILL ENDURANCE RACE Lynda Love RMR/PCA Columnist
RMR TEAM FINISHES STRONG AT THE 25 HOURS OF THUNDERHILL ENDURANCE RACE did so well in this race is amazing heater. For a few hours during the considering the race duration, the 14 hours of darkness on the track other participants and the quick overnight, the team led the E0 car rebuild time: according to class. While they led their class, crewmember E.J. Bennett, both E.J. Bennett was interviewed by Boxsters were rebuilt “from nose to journalist Gregg Mansfield: “I think tail, including new engines,” by Chris for us it’s really just super consistent Cervelli in the month preceding the pit stop strategy [and] staying off the race. dirt,” said crew member E.J. Bennett, The RMR-member team running At 25 hours in duration, the later adding, “We have great respect two late ‘90’s Porsche Boxsters made Thunderhill enduro is the longest for everybody sitting below us right a strong finish at the prestigious 25 endurance race in the U.S. In a 25- now.” hours of Thunderhill Endurance Race hour endurance race, things are The Cervelli team respected in northern California on December bound to go wrong. Either something the other members of their class, 2nd and 3rd. The nationally known will break or the car could be involved but still managed to finish ahead 25 Hours of Thunderhill Race is in an accident or go off track. Race of a majority of them, even with the West Coast counterpart to the results are filled with accounts of comparatively underpowered cars. In East Coast’s 24 Hours of Daytona. cars finishing the race with only the E0 class, for example, the team The 12th place finisher #81 Boxster one gear. E.J. Bennett reported the finished ahead of four BMW M3’s was driven by RMR members Steve Cervelli team had to change a wheel and two Boss Mustangs, all vehicles Dunn, Chad Cox and Salil Shukla. bearing on their #81 Boxster during with more horsepower. The team Number 82, finishing in 13th place, the race. Additionally, Boxster #82 also finished well considering their was driven by RMR member Chris ran for 19 hours with a broken front overall competition. For example, the Cervelli, Glenn Conser (HPR Track sway bar. But both cars still finished, overall #1 winning car is a roughly manager), and Texas newcomer and even generated some excitement $1.5 million dollar Audi that costs Collin Haun. for spectators at the end of the race: $600,000 to race at Thunderhill and The two Cervelli Technical Service Chris Cervelli was driving at the end has a 30-member pit crew. sponsored Boxsters finished 5th and of the race when in the last lap, he ran The drivers of the Cervelli 6th in the large competitive E0 class down a BMW M3 that was having Technical Service Boxsters drove (19 cars). The two Boxsters were the fuel starvation issues. Chris passed almost 2000 miles in the course of only Boxsters entered in the race the M3 just before the finish line, the race. They finished well in their (because in order to survive a race of earning the #82’s 6th place finish class and in the overall standings. this duration, Boxster engines need in the E0 class. Chris’ duel with the Among the 52 entries, the Cervelli to be dry sumped, as these two cars M3 provided the last competitive team finished ahead of numerous were). That the Cervelli Boxsters race between two in-class cars on the faster, higher horsepower cars and track. prototype cars. RMR is fortunate to Fatigue, darkness and cold are have such talented drivers and crew hallmarks of the Thunderhill race. in our midst! Congratulations! The team’s six crewmembers were HG awake from 7 am Saturday morning until they got on a plane at 6pm on Sunday night. During the race the crew refueled the cars 50 times (once an hour for each Boxster). The crew also did 7 tire changes in the course of the race. Nighttime temperatures dropped to the upper 30’s, forcing the crew to huddle around a propane
24 HighGear | Celebrating 60 Years | 1958 - 2018 WHAT WE DO
Whether your tastes are social, technical, or competitive, RMR has something for you! You can have fun in your Porsche by participating in driver education and time trials at area tracks, autocrosses, rallies, tours, tech sessions, car shows and more.
DRIVING EVENTS NON-DRIVING EVENTS TOUR DRIVER EDUCATION (DE) MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL A tour is a non-competitive driving A driver education event provides Membership socials provide an event in which participants follow a a safe, controlled environment for opportunity to reconnect with old friends given route to a destination (which may high-performance driving instruction. and meet new members. Historically, or may not be known in advance). A tour DE offers drivers of all skill levels the a membership meeting begins with a may vary in length from a day trip to a opportunity to hone their driving social hour with a cash bar, followed by long weekend with an overnight stay or skills, with the help of an experienced the evening’s program. The content of two. Tours usually follow scenic routes instructor, in a controlled, closed-course the program varies, sometimes featuring (which are plentiful in Colorado) and/or environment. In keeping with PCA a “slide show” from a recent event, or visit interesting or obscure destinations. philosophy, the primary emphasis at all a guest speaker such as accomplished Tours are sometimes combined with times is on safety. A word of warning, Speed World Challenge racer Randy rallies to add variety and a dose of though: the DE experience may be habit- Pobst. competition to the event. forming! Membership socials, unless otherwise RMR hosts several tours each year; As DE events are not racing, nor stated, are held the first Thursday of the AMR typically offers several as well. A preparation for racing, lap times are not month. Different venues and topics will number of tours are usually offered at recorded. However, some DE events are keep the meetings fresh and inviting. Porsche Parade. followed immediately by a time trial Watch HighGear and the RMR Web event, which gives drivers a chance to site for details. If you have any ideas for a quantify their performance. Lap times program, talk to the Committee Chair or RALLY may then be used to measure personal a Board member! A rally is a competitive event in improvement or for bragging rights which contestants attempt to follow a amongst your peers, etc. TECH SESSION course specified by a set of instructions. RMR hosts six DE’s each year at High Rallies are typically run on public, Plains Raceway, with AMR hosting A tech session is just what it sounds paved roads, and speed limits are always several more at the La Junta, Pueblo like–a session in which a technical topic observed. The two major types of rallies and (possibly in the future) Pike’s Peak is discussed. Not just for gearheads, a are the Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) International Raceway tracks. tech session may demonstrate practical, rally and the Gimmick rally. In a TSD “do-it-yourself” procedures such as rally, participants attempt to follow the brake bleeding. Tech sessions are usually CLUB RACE instructions precisely, maintaining the presented by experienced Porsche correct speed, as points are deducted for A club race is a wheel-to-wheel racing technicians, many of whom are sponsors arriving at checkpoints (the locations of event. A race weekend consists of a of RMR events and High Gear. which are not known in advance) early number of practice sessions and “heats” RMR hosts a few tech sessions each or late. A Gimmick rally is typically a (race sessions), often involving both year, typically in the “off months” bit less rigid and usually involves solving “sprint” and “endurance” races. when few driving events take place. In puzzles of some type. Since a Club Racing license (issued addition, numerous tech sessions are Between RMR and AMR, a handful by PCA National) is required for offered at Porsche Parade. Concours of rallies—at least one of each type—are competition, club racers are serious d’Elegance offered. Porsche Parade also hosts a TSD and experienced drivers. The cars they A concours is essentially a car show, rally, and sometimes a Gimmick rally, bring with them to the track can be in which contestants endeavor to each year. quite impressive! As a point of interest, present their cars in as close to “perfect” the PCA Club Racing program was condition as possible. A number of inaugurated with the RMR-hosted “First judged categories usually exist, typically AUTOCROSS (AX) Ever Anywhere” club race at Second differentiating between types of cars (e.g. An autocross is a competition in which Creek in 1992. 356, Boxster) and level of preparation drivers navigate their cars through a Because of the logistics involved in (“daily driver” or “full preparation” or course defined by orange cones, usually an event of this magnitude, a club race somewhere in between). Cars sometimes in a large parking lot. Top speeds are requires a legion of volunteers. However, may be entered as “display only,” for generally moderate, topping out around it is also one of most exciting events to owners who wish to participate but not 40-65 MPH (no higher than second participate in, so be sure to sign up! compete. gear for many cars). Competing cars RMR hosts one club race each RMR participates in a handful of local are spaced at long intervals — typically autumn at High Plains Raceway which, concours events each year, including only two or three cars are on the course when combined with a Driver Education the annual Exotic Sports Car Show at the same time. Autocross is a safe way event, adds up to one thrilling weekend! and Concours d’Elegance, benefiting to experience high-performance driving United Cerebral Palsy Colorado. The while learning to drive your car at its annual Porsche Parade also hosts a major limit. concours each year. Additionally, autocross is a major event at Porsche Parade. HG
1958 - 2018 | Celebrating 60 Years | HighGear 25 IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR Amy Legg-Rogers RMR Historian
From 1978 - Lee Sammons braved the ice and snow for Eiskhana in Georgetown JOIN US THIS YEAR! There will be an “autocross” with Restroom facilities will be available Location: Georgetown Lake loosely timed runs and a skid pad. at the lake. There is pre-registration Date: Sunday, January 21st Porsches are desired but not required; this year on www.motorsportsreg. Registration at the lake: 8:00 a.m. feel free to bring your winter driver com. It may be very cold out on the Start time: 9:00 a.m. with snow tires or studded tires. Pre- ice, so dress warmly. We also need Cost: $35 per driver tech will not be required, and there some volunteers, so please contact me Come out and join in the fun will be no top-tech on site, but we if you would like to help with this at RMR’s Eiskhana. It is a great highly recommend de-cluttering your event. Please email Jim Thorburn way to enjoy the unique experience car before you drive. Since speeds at [email protected] of driving on ice. This is a “cool” and g-forces are low, we will not be with any questions. opportunity to test your car, your wearing helmets. tires and your skills.