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presidential thoughts Rick Gonçalves, President In last month’s article, was designed for—but I heard I wrote about what a “racing.” It would be later that I would surprise the Porsche learn the difference between racing cars really are, and and driver education, but, nonetheless, said that this month George’s comment piqued my interest, I would write about and I joined the club. Besides, I was the surprise the starting to notice that George certainly Porschephiles gave me. wasn’t some hoity-toity who sauntered off One of only 59 GTS’s in the world. The engine Before becoming an “in-chassis to Monte Carlo all the time. I don’t think runs a higher level of boost than the Carrera GT as it has Porschephile,” meaning one who actually he even goes to Las Vegas much! So I a larger front mounted intercooler: 245 BHP at 1 bar with a compression ratio of 8.0:1. Photo by Max Gerson. owns a Porsche, and only dreaming about considered him pretty down-to-earth. owning a Porsche, I held those cars in The first membership meeting I went the highest esteem, and I had a picture of to was the first part of my surprise! Porsche owners as millionaires who dress Everyone was friendly, engaged me in inside this issue presidential thoughts...... 1 in tuxes and drive to the casinos of Monte conversations on how I got my car, what Carlo—like James Bond and his Aston kind it was, when did I get it, etc. They membership social at racekraft ...... 2 Martin. Kind of a stupid thought, I know! were all such fun-loving, interesting positive offset...... 3 I mean, how on earth can you drive to people of all ages and just your basic upcoming events...... 3 Monte Carlo from here? Quite seriously, all-American ordinary people! No one membership musings...... 4 though, I thought and Porsche there was even wearing a tux! I think board of director nominees...... 5 owners were rather untouchable. it was June and everyone encouraged toys for tots...... 7 That vision began to fog, of course, me to sign up for the next driving event, club holiday party...... 9 INCREDIBLE BARN FIND! when I finally bought my first Porsche, the although I didn’t really need to be talked cones are a-fallin’...... 10 ’84 Carrera. After all, I thought of myself into it. living legend...... 12 2701 East Alexander Ln, Greenwood Village, CO as being kind of an ordinary person. But So I signed up for my first driver eiskhana...... 19 still, I felt odd, because now I figured that education event at Pueblo. Besides the in the spotlight...... 21 Authentic horse property in Greenwood Village! Superb equestrian people were looking at me in the same sheer adrenaline rush of actually driving a in the zone...... 23 facilities, meticulously maintained, include a four stall barn with way as my impression of Porsche owners Porsche on the track at 100-plus miles per classified ads...... 24 tack room, feed room and large paddock. The barn, paddock and had always been, and that just wasn’t hour, that event opened my eyes to the techtalk...... 21 pasture are perfectly situated on tranquil Alexander Lane. Alexander true—I was just an ordinary guy who second part of my surprise—the paddock i get around...... 26 Equestrian Park is adjacent to the pasture. loved Porsches! That’s why I resisted was full of just ordinary, fun-loving Porsche what we do...... 23 joining the club for over four years after owners out to have a great two days at the rearview mirror...... 28 I bought the Carrera, even though a the track driving their fantastic cars as A gracious home is set back among rolling fields on over 2.3 acres. business acquaintance at the City of fast as they wanted (or, for some, as fast Lush lawns and gardens invite you to stroll the grounds. Denver kept at me all that time to join. He as their instructors wanted, whichever was an ordinary guy, but still… was slower). People of all walks of life High Gear (ISSN1061-1746) is the official magazine of the Rocky Supremely quiet, this rural sanctuary is just 15 minutes from DTC and Mountain Region Porsche Club of America (RMR/ PCA) and is published It was when I drove to tennis practice were represented. Teachers, lawyers, monthly. The annual subscription rate is $14.00, included in RMR/PCA 25 minutes from downtown and DIA. one morning in that Guards Red Carrera engineers, stock brokers, independently membership dues. Non-RMR subscriptions are $25.00. • 4 bedrooms and George Peabody, who was on my wealthy—you name it! And cars of all The opinions and views appearing in High Gear are those of the individual • Main floor master bedroom team, saw my car, approached me and types were represented, from 356s and writers and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the RMR/ • 4 Baths PCA, PCA National, or this magazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. said, “You know, you should join the 914s to the then-modern 993s. It was just Additionally, none of these organizations nor this publication assumes • 3,991 square feet any responsibility for the accuracy of material provided by individual Porsche Club!” incredible to see how how friendly and writers and contributors. • 2.3 acres “Why?” I asked. helpful this diverse group of people was • 3 fireplaces (living room, kitchen and master bedroom) High Gear entire contents copyright © 2012 by Rocky Mountain Region He replied that he was a member, that and how much fun they were having! And Porsche Club of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Articles and photos are • $1,675,000 he had a 968, that there were great people no one was even wearing a tux! the copyright of their respective creators and are used with permission. and you could get into racing around the That, then, was my second surprise. Office of publication: 547 Sawtooth Point, Lafayette, CO, 80026. Periodi- track! Racing? Did he say racing? I’m And what a pleasant surprise it was and cals postage paid at Lafayette, CO and additional mailing offices. sure George said the correct thing—that has been! This club is full of great fun- POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to PCA National Office, P.O. Dan Fead 720.300.9500 I could learn to drive my car around the loving people who love their equally great Box 6400, Columbia, MD 21045. [email protected] race track at very high speeds as the car and awesome cars! HighGear 1 November 2012 region coordinators NOVEMBER CAMA Representative Walt Fricke 303.499.6540 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP Charity/Good Works Camilla Rosenberger Nancy Warren [email protected] SOCIAL Chief Driving Instructor Doug Bartlett 970.214.7279 [email protected] Control Chief Al Woodward 13,000 square feet of pure power, [email protected] Equipment Keith Hall precision, performance and passion 303.940.7958 [email protected] Historian Amy Legg-Rogers The next Membership Social will be Nov. 8th at 6pm at RaceKraft & Design in Englewood 970.686.0538 [email protected] (see their ad on page 16 of this publication). The shop is a really cool cross between a Insurance Alex Acevedo 303.637.9707 [email protected] race shop and a restoration shop. It is massive, meticulously clean, and well lit. They have some interesting cars in storage, in for service, race builds or restoration, plus Programs/Socials Erik Behrendsen 303.840.7361 [email protected] an engine building “clean room” and some top notch machining equipment. They will Registration Tim Bevan have break-out groups for people to ask questions and hear about car building and high 817.304.0624 [email protected] performance ideas. Parking is ample on the street with a few handicap spots near the Safety Todd Nelson shop entrance and there will be the usual adult beverages and snacks. It is also the RMR 970.223.8716 [email protected] Election meeting, so please be there to cast your votes! Tech Inspection Tommy Dean Last month’s RMR-PCA social was merged with the Oktoberfest at Prestige Imports. 303.548.0931 [email protected] Over 1,000 people showed up for free Bavarian style food, beer, wine and plenty of Timing Joe Warren German festivities! Once again, it was a smashing success. 303.604.1289 [email protected] Webmeister Scott Rogers Erik Behrendsen, RMR-PCA Program Chairman 970.686.0538 [email protected] Zone 9 Representative Sean Cridland 575.829.4392 [email protected] board of directors [email protected] President All e-mail addresses are @rmrporscheclub.com. technical resources Rick Gonçalves president@rmr... Vice President Questions about your Porsche? These members are H:303.697.1960 specialists with expert knowledge of specific Porsche Jim Widrig models. Contact them for information regarding the 1stvicepresident@rmr... maintenance and modification of your Porsche. H:303.655.7495 356 Jim Kellogg C:720.883.6071 303.840.2356 [email protected] Second 911 John Haley 303.798.2177 Vice President John Mackin Treasurer 912 Rob Heath 2ndvicepresident@rmr... Roger Buswell 303.995.1147 [email protected] H:303.665.9579 treasurer@rmr... 914 Dale Tuety C:303.641.6479 W:303.660.6199 303.670.1279 [email protected] 924 Dan Semborski 303.420.2708 [email protected] Secretary 928 Your Name Here Scott Henderson Volunteer to be the RMR 928 specialist! secretary@rmr... Membership 944 Richard Winnick C:303.521.9007 Chair 303.429.5213 [email protected] Nancy Warren 968 Zach Schroeder membership@rmr... 970.229.0990 [email protected] H:303.604.1289 Boxster/Cayman Doug Bartlett 970.214.7279 [email protected] Newsletter Editor David Schmidt Cayenne Steve Schroeder 970.229.0990 [email protected] newsletter@rmr... Past President C:303.662.1162 Rex Heck pastpresident@rmr... H:303.841.8124

2 HighGear Monthly board meetings are open to club members— November 2012 see Upcoming Events (opposite page) for schedule. positive offset David Schmidt, Editor upcoming events The place I used to mid-range in the glass tube thingy in the work had a saying: thermometer, but that doesn’t mean there November “If we did something still isn’t plenty to do. amazing but nobody In December, the annual RMR holiday Mon 11/5 Board Meeting 6:30 meeting at captured it in words or party and awards ceremony beckons with RG and Associates pictures, then it’s like it a gala event in downtown Denver. 4875 Ward Road, Suite 100 never happened at all”. January calls us to a daredevil event on Wheat Ridge • 303.293.8107 Please don’t let this travesty befall the RMR a frozen lake called Eiskhana. All vehicles Meetings open to members Porsche club. We do all kinds of awesome are welcome as their drivers test their skills Thu 11/7 Membership Meeting TBD events, get-togethers and festivities, but I on a snowy, slick and slippery surface while cannot get them recorded for posterity nor wide-eyed witnesses revel in the spectacle, Thu 11/8 PCA Escape shared amongst our entire membership if I clutching mugs of hot cocoa infused with Sat 11/13 Porsche Breakfast Club don’t have content in the form of a simple 8:00am breakfast peppermint schnapps in their mittens. at Village Inn write-up or a few photos. So, please send The Porsche Breakfast Club continues to me a quick paragraph or two and deluge my 4100 E. Mexico, Denver meet all year long on the second Saturday Erik Behrendsen, organizer In-box with photos from an event you were of each month at the Village Inn on Colorado at that somehow involved a Porsche or two Blvd. just north of I-25. If you find you still so I can get it included in HighGear. need your Porsche fix and the blogs and December A great way to start is to feature your chatrooms just don’t fill the bill, then car “In the Spotlight,” which is a whole Mon 12/3 Board Meeting gather around with your fellow lack-of-fair- 6:30 meeting at page dedicated to you and YOUR Porsche weather sufferers and wax poetic about all RG and Associates in each and every issue of HighGear. All of 4875 Ward Road, Suite 100 us have some sort of story about how you things Porsche until you burst. Wheat Ridge • 303.293.8107 obtained the keys to that Stuttgart special I can also tell you that members of Meetings open to members in your driveway. When we get together, the your prestigious and prodigious Board of Thu 12/6 Membership Meeting stories come pouring out about how, where Directors have been working diligently TBD and when you found that exact Porsche. If behind the scenes to secure another year Thu 12/15 RMR Holiday Party you are proud of your car, then please share jam-packed with adventures for you and Brown Palace Hotel Downtown Denver your tale with the rest of us and show off your Porsche. Recently, members of the

that German-made beauty. Shoulder your RMR met with members of the AMR to humility, shyness, or fear of typing you may coordinate schedules and help one another have and offer your constituents a glimpse in as many ways as possible. into how that car found its way into your What this means to you, dear reader, is garage. I promise you, we’ll make it turn out that you will have plenty of events to sign spectacularly. up for and participate in. Just don’t forget to The busy season for our club is over now share your story and photos about it! that the mercury refuses to rise over the get involved Contribute to Your Newsletter! RMR Online Discussion Groups High Gear needs your articles and Would you like to discuss Porsches, photos! Become a part of the award- RMR or anything else of interest to other winning team by submitting your content Porschephiles? Check out the RMR and ideas to the Newsletter Editor by online discussion groups. the 10th of the month: Yahoo!: [email protected] groups.yahoo.com/group/rmr_pca Facebook: Join RMR/PCA www.facebook.com/groups/pcarmr Not a member yet? Join RMR/PCA by visiting www.pca.org and clicking the Get Your Newsletter on the Go! For the most up-to-date event schedule, Join PCA link. To read High Gear in PDF format on check out the online calendar at the Web, go to the RMR Web site at rmr.pca.org Advertise in High Gear rmr.pca.org and click the Newsletter Please see page 27 for display adver- link. Back issues are also available on tising rates and other details. the Web site. HighGear 3 November 2012 membership musings Nancy Warren, Membership Chair The driving season has come to a “screeching way from the Big Bend of the Rio Grande to the Bonneville Salt Flats! halt” for 2012. Now is the time to do those If your membership expires this month, please remember to repairs and upgrades to your “baby” so she renew! You can renew online at www.pca.org. Also, it helps if you is ready for next year’s driving season. keep your information current. If your mailing address is incorrect, We do have one event remaining for the then you will not receive your monthly copy of High Gear. And, if year. Don’t miss out on the annual Holiday your e-mail address is incorrect, you will not receive e-mail blasts Party. This year the party is being held at keeping you up to date on club events. Again, your information can the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. Registration is still open be updated on www.pca.org. on motorsportreg.com. We will have two U.S. Marines as our Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has a great Turkey day! special guests to collect toys for their “Toys for Tots” program. Feel free to share the spirit of the holiday season by bringing a new, unwrapped toy for “Toys for Tots” and help someone less fortunate celebrate the holiday season. Cash or check donations will also be accepted. Thousands of members, millions of admirers! Did you know there are 139 regions of PCA and they are arranged into 13 Zones across the United States and Canada? So, no matter where you call home there is a PCA Region near you. Rocky Mountain Region(most of CO, southern WY and southwestern NE) is in Zone 9. The other regions of Zone 9 are Alpine Mountain Region (southern CO), Carrera Region (southern NM and western tip of TX), Intermountain Region(Utah), Llano Estacado Region(TX and New to RMR or not a member yet? OK panhandles), Roadrunner Region (NM and southwestern Page 27 describes the various types of activities edge of CO) and the West Texas Region (Lubbock, Midland, our club members regularly enjoy. Check it out— Odessa and southern TX). As you can see, Zone 9 stretches all the then come to our next event and get involved! How about a Mile High Salute to our newest members…

Henry Aguirre Mark & Suzanne Christensen John Nassar Kent Thornton Arvada CO Fort Morgan CO Aurora CO Boulder CO 2011 Cayman, Red 2013 Boxster S, Black 1995 911 Black 2000 911 Cab, Blue

Gregg Bell Tal Clark Aleksey & Anna Negel Andrew Vander Ploeg & Nederland CO Brighton CO Denver CO Susan Keesen 1974 911, Yellow 2002 Boxster, Silver 2005 911, Black Cherry Hills Village CO 2006 Carrera, Gray Eric & Lisa Bender T.J. Diaz Stan Richardson Larkspur CO Denver CO Boulder CO David Wein 2007 997, Blue Vehicle not listed Vehicle not listed Boulder CO 2009 911 Turbo, Gray Mark Bowers John Frazier II & Frederick Robinson, Jr. Centennial CO Kelly Bales Denver CO Jason & Brad Woods 1973 914, Gray Lyons CO 2008 Boxster, Gray Longmont CO 1990 911, Red 2008 Cayman S, Red Jeremy Brown & Sergio Souza & Simon Branton-Housley Peter Fuhr Chelsea Jowell Brian Wilke & Dr. Ted Rotuda Greeley CO Denver CO Longmont CO Fort Collins CO 2002 996 Turbo, Silver 2006 Carrera 4S, Black 2001 Boxster, Silver 2004 996 40th AE, Silver

Brian & Wendi Burke Randy Grail & Wendy Spendy John Stanton Gerry Wilbourn Erie CO Grand Junction CO Broomfield CO Westminster CO 2006 911, Green 1989 911/C4, Red 2003 911 From: Lone Star 1995 993, Green

4 HighGear November 2012 membership musings Nancy Warren, Membership Chair EIGHT CANDIDATES EIGHT BOARD POSITIONS Meet your (unopposed) RMR 2012 Board of Director Nominees!

Rick Gonçalves, Nominee for President

I was 18 when I first became infatuated with Porsches. Randy Hoch (former RMR President and long-time member) and I used to sit around in the dorms up at CU discussing them. It wasn’t until ‘94, however, that I finally got my first Porsche—an ‘84 911 Carrera. I finally joined the club in 1998 and started Club Racing the next year, after having done every DE possible. Since then, I realize how much the club has helped me learn, and I now understand so much about these wonderful and almost magical cars. I started becoming very active in the club. For six years, I was the program chairman, after which I was elected to the board as Secretary, then Treasurer, Second Vice President, Vice President and most recently as President. As President, I see new challenges to address. Continuing to improve the status and satisfaction level of the Club Race is one. I would also like to implement the committee format for DEs to provide better continuity of events, thereby producing a more pleasurable and rewarding experience. The greatest challenge, however, will be to increase enjoyment for all club members in the wide variety of events that we hold—rallies, autocrosses, tours, concours, car club gatherings, and DEs, while at the same time trying to reduce, or at least stabilize, increasing costs. To do this, I look forward to working with the excellent proposed slate of officers and with the club’s hard-working committee members and volunteers.

Jim Widrig, Nominee for 1st Vice President

I have been a member of RMR since 2004, when we took our 1st tour to the Black Hills in a newly restored 1969 911E. I have been a member of the RMR Board since 2009, having served as Treasurer for 2009 and 2010, 2nd Vice President for 2011, and 1st Vice president for 2012. In 2012 we expanded our volunteer standing committees with another team of volunteers to run our Driver Education Events throughout the year. As a member of the RMR board, we have all seen and worked through changes necessitated by the construction and development of the track at High Plains Raceway, funded new amenities, and provided direction on continuous improvements in the manner in which events are managed for the club. We will continue to look for ways to increase the types of events, involve more volunteer members in running club events and activities, appeal to a greater number of club members, and have a huge amount of fun! I would like to continue my contribution to serve the club as your 1st Vice President in 2013. In this role, I will be managing communication and assisting other board members and volunteer groups. As many of you have heard me say, this is a club of volunteers, and without your assistance, the events and meetings that we all enjoy so very much would not be possible. I look forward to seeing you at an event soon, and welcome you to volunteer and to help out in or run an event in 2013.

John Mackin, Nominee for 2nd Vice President

I have been a Porsche owner since 1976 and a PCA member since 1981. I currently own a 1986 Iris Blue 911 Cabriolet which I bought new. Last year, I also acquired a 2003 Lapis Blue Carrera 4. I have been a member of three previous regions (First Settlers, Potomac and Connecticut Valley) before moving to Colorado in 1994. I have been an active DE participant since 1999 and am currently a DE Instructor. My wife Florence and I have been to six Parades and we were Banquet Chairs for the 2009 Colorado Parade. I was also awarded Region Patron award in 2006. I will be assuming the duties of National Parade Banquet Chair in 2014. My professional background is as a career Nuclear Submarine Officer, IT Manager, small business owner and consultant in the nuclear field. I am currently transitioning in retirement. I served as your RMR Treasurer in 2006 and 2007, Membership Chair in 2008 and 2009 and 2nd Vice President in 2012. I look forward to continuing my service to the Rocky Mountain Region.

Roger Buswell, Nominee for Treasurer

When I was a teenager, I was a subscriber to Hot Rod magazine and dreamed of Mopar Hemi drag racers. Then one summer afternoon in 1968, my dad’s best friend showed up at our Omaha home, driving his brand new 912. I stuffed my lanky frame into the back “” and off we went in search of Mexican food. I was in love with everything Porsche by the time we made it to the end of the block. Needless to say I didn’t renew Hot Rod. Since then I’ve been to business school, earned my CFP® license (practicing for over 35 years), am a devoted father and grandfather and I’m married to my soul mate and second wife, Deneen. She isn’t a car person at all yet we have a wonderful marriage. I have been involved with RMR as Advertising Coordinator, three-time event chair for the June Rock ‘N’ Roll DE, three-time flag chief for the annual Porsche Club Race, member of the Control Committee and sundry other RMR tasks that I love doing. I founded the Porsche Breakfast Club about five years ago. I’m also involved with SCCA as a corner worker and withy Rocky Mountain Sidewinders. I’ve been treasurer of a large service club foundation. This will be my second year as RMR Treasurer. My car is a 1982 911SC that is notoriously known as “the car in infinite rehab.” HighGear 5 November 2012 Scott Henderson, Nominee for Secretary I guess we all have a first experience with a Porsche that sent us on the path that results in being a part of this Club. Mine occurred in the 7th grade. As a classmate and I were going home from Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, he told me that his dad had just bought a Porsche: a red 1965 356C cabriolet. That night, I got to ride in the back seat with them as his son said, “Come on, Dad, show him what it’s got!” His father had been plodding along and finally submitted with a heavier foot. Wow! The sound of the motor, the feel around the turns—I had been bitten. A few years later while in high school, I walked into the VW dealership in Eau Gallie, Florida. The salesman asked if he could help me. Knowing the roots of the marque, I announced that I wanted to order a “bug” with a Porsche motor. I was floored when I was told that was not possible. As the years went by, the purchase price of a Porsche went up much faster than my income. I continued to be a window-shopper. I finally bought my first Porsche in 2006—a 2003 C2 cab. Now, on my fourth Porsche, an air-cooled car, I have had a taste of the new and the old. Having been a member of RMR for more than five years, I have enjoyed these fine automobiles with some of the best people I have ever met. The camaraderie and friendships are some of the most meaningful I can imagine. There is so much commitment demonstrated by the continuous volunteer work that others have done that I am prepared to contribute, too. Being asked to serve as Secretary of this Club for the next term is an honor. With your permission and support, I will do so— hopefully, in a way that honors you and our Club.

Nancy Warren, Nominee for Membership Chair I have been an RMR member since 2002, shortly after we purchased our ’98 Boxster. Since driving events were not my forte, I started volunteering to help out at the events where I was usually tagging along anyway. Gate duty, noon-time rides, rally checkpoints, assisting with timing at DEs and Autocrosses, grid, social chair and DE registration at Club Race, and co-chair of several events. All this has certainly kept me busy! I also serve on the Charity and Registration Committees. I have driven several driving events in the last year or so; they are fun but, still not my thing! We enjoy “touring” in our ’02 Carrera and have been on a variety of tours with the Porsche Breakfast Club, Alpine Mountain and Roadrunner Regions and several tours at Parades and Escapes. We recently toured Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland and El Paso Texas; we have now visited all seven regions in Zone 9 this year! As Membership Chair, I have responded to many questions about membership and Porsches. I send out welcome letters to the new and transferred members. I also send letters to renewing members, reminding them to pay their dues. I mail copies of HighGear to the newest members each month, so they can start enjoying the club as soon as they join. I look forward to continuing my contribution to RMR and serving as the Membership Chair again in 2013.

David Schmidt, Nominee for Newsletter Editor

I am relatively new (again) to the RMR club as my wife, Jody, and I bought our 02 Boxster S last year after a 10- year hiatus without one since we sold our ‘84 Carrera back in 2001. I have over 25 years experience as a graphic designer and finished out my career in the military as a photojournalist and historian. I have also been working for the government in the Visual Information field for nearly 20 years now. I took on HighGear last year as a challenge, to add another crown jewel to my personal portfolio, and as a way to meet new people in the club. It is also helps quench my desire to be a contributor (ideally, as a designer) for one of the automotive magazines such as Motor Trend, Car & Driver or Road & Track, all of which I’ve subscribed to ever since puberty hit me as a kid back in Wisconsin. I’ve been having fun creating the past five issues of HighGear and hope to continue to do so for a few years more.

Rex Heck, Past President I have been a Porsche owner since 1980 and an RMR member since 1999. My RMR experience has enhanced my appreciation for everything Porsche. The wide variety of events, from social where mostly what we talk about our cars, to concours where we learn how dirty our “clean” car really is, to tours where we take leisurely drives through the countryside, to rallies where we take not so leisurely drives through the countryside, to autocrosses (including one on the ice at Georgetown) where we learn about cornering, to Driver Education events where we learn about faster cornering, and to club racing where we really learn about how much we need to learn, RMR has been an enriching experience. In my second year as past president I am looking forward to some really exciting events. The role of past president is lower-key than the other board positions because it is mainly an advisory role instead of an active board membership. This makes it possible to sit back and relax and enjoy the board experience. 6 HighGear November 2012 Did you know that the United States Marine Corps program Toys for Tots has been collecting and distributing toys to needy children since 1947? Since its inception, Marines have distributed more than 452 million toys to more than 209 million children. Once again, RMR will be partnering with the Marine Corps at our annual holiday party to help them collect new toys to distribute in the Denver Metropolitan area. Over the past 2 years, your generosity has helped the club fill up table after table with your donations. In addition to the toys, the club has also received sizable cash donations for the organization. Please plan on joining us again this year for holiday cheer, but more importantly, provide a needy child with a little something from Santa. The RMR-PCA Charity Committee High Performance Driving Instruction Want to go faster??! Learn tips and techniques to improve your driving both on and off the racetrack! › On-Track Coaching for Novice thru Advanced › HPDE & Racecraft › Street Safety Techniques › Corporate Programs › Personalized Instruction › 16 Years Experience Instructing & Racing › Guaranteed - References › Reasonable Rates!! High Performance Driving Techniques Bruce McPherson 303.548.0202 dbm55 @ hpdriving.com www.HPDriving.com HighGear 7 November 2012 RMR/PCA raised $1700 for the benefit of the David L Bucknam Memorial Scholarship Fund. Thanks to those of you who donated, those with ‘creative’ fundraising methods, and to the RMR Charity Committee for your continued support of the work we do in David’s memory. The Caribbean Summer DE is the perfect venue for this fundraising as he loved sailing almost as much as driving. Thank you all for your support.Susan Bucknam

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8 HighGear November 2012 The Porsche Club of America-Rocky Mountain Region requests the pleasure of your company at the annual Holiday Party and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, December fifteenth, two thousand & twelve at the Brown Palace Hotel, downtown Denver

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HighGear 9 November 2012 Cones Are a-Fallin’ Autocross Wrap-Up Story by David Schmidt, photos by Troy Nakatani This year’s Cones Are a-Fallin’ Autocross once again took place at the preferred out-of-the-way gigantic parking lot obscurely sandwiched between DIA and Front Range Airport. October 20th proved to be a perfect cloudy autumn day, and over 50 drivers showed up to test their skills, hammer their cars, and try their best to swiftly and deftly maneuver through the tightly designed course laid out in a wandering river of orange pylons. Chris Sulley, event chair, broke the anxious would- be lead-footers into two heats with one squad driving and the other working the course as safety monitors and cone replacement specialists. Each group got four runs in the morning and another four in the afternoon, all under the ever-watchful and flawless eye of the laser timer. “Judging by the smiles and ‘bench-racing’ at beer thirty, everyone enjoyed the event and all were rewarded with a 12 ounce trophy,” Sulley said. “The popularity of autocrossing within the club has grown over the last few years and the credit goes to our volunteers that are essential for coordinating and setting up the events. Autocrossing is an excellent venue for learning car control in a safe environment,” he added. Thankfully, no horrific incidents took place; however, the voluptuous -Yellow Noble M400 had its bonnet unexpectedly slam open while tearing around the track, a certain brand-new 981 Boxster S (featured in last month’s HighGear) took on a hitchhiker in the form of an orange cone throughout almost an entire run, and lastly, a rather large dog of the Yellow Labrador persuasion was seen on a few occasions swiping donuts right out of the hands of some unsuspecting patrons. Amongst the majority of Porsches dancing their way through the cones, a variety of other cars representing manufacturers from all across the globe came to play: a couple of modern American muscle cars; some front- wheel-drivers from Honda, Kia and Pontiac; a tricked- out Nissan 370Z; some dainty but deadly Mini Coopers and their equally lethal BMW brethren; a pair of angry Subaru STi’s; plus Keith Hall even rolled his Formula Ford open-wheel racer off the trailer and proved the value of adult-owned toys to all in attendance. Much like the hodge-podge of cars that squealed at least a year of quality rubber off their tires, so too was the mix of drivers. Several attendees had never been to an autocross before, some were novices sharpening their skills and learning the limits of their cars, but most seemed to be well-seasoned, experienced drivers flogging their mechanical beasts for one last time before winter sets in. Yet, no matter the level of expertise it was plain to see that all participants came away with a wide smile and plenty of awesome stories. Except maybe that Noble owner. 10 HighGear November 2012 Cones Are A-Fallin’ Autocross photos: (above) Drivers get an impromptu tech inspection before the autocross begins, (left) Chris Sulley at the entry point gets ready to send a driver onto the course, (below) Keith and Myrna Hall find some relaxation time in their trailer during lunch break, (below, bottom) Troy Nakatani’s brand new 981 Boxster S prepped and ready to run. Mark your calendar now for next year’s Autocross School in the spring. The RMR has a talented instructor corps available to work with you and your Porsche to make your driving experience even more enjoyable!

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18 HighGear Photo by Max GNovembererson 2012 Georgetown Lake Saturday, January 19th

Eiskhana, the slickest event of the year, is a fun day to enjoy the unique experience of driving on ice. It will be a great opportunity to test your car, your tires and your skill. The event will be run like an autocross; “cone chasing” will be required when you are not driving. Since January in Georgetown is cold and often windy, plan to dress in layers and wear warm boots, hats and gloves. Runs will be timed for the purposes of bragging rights. Porsches are of course welcome, but not required— feel free to bring your winter driver with snow tires or studded tires. No pre-tech will be required. Since speeds and g-forces are low, we will not require top tech, but we highly recommend de-cluttering your car before you drive. Restroom facilities will be available, but there will be no concessions or refreshments provided—although you could make your own “snow cones.” Hint from the school of (literal) hard knocks: The ice on Georgetown Lake is very slippery. While your car won’t tip over, walking can be hazardous. Wearing ice grippers on your feet will help you stay upright. Upright is good. There is no pre-registration; just show up in the morning and register onsite.

HighGear 19 November 2012 >=@A163’;3@1323A’/C27’DE 3\UW\SAca^S\aW]\3ZSQb`WQOZ;SQVO\WQOZ %'$DOZZSX]Ab`SSb’2S\dS`1=& "’!!& #! ’eee3WaS\PcRaQ][ 20 HighGear November 2012 Hunting down a dream... By Walt & Kathy Fricke Several years ago, Walt caught me online looking at newer Porsches. Many of us have dreams of owning a beautiful Porsche, and this dream came true for us on May 5th this year. We had been seriously on the hunt for about eleven months. Our wish list included a water-cooled with the “Metzger” engine, very comfortable , and lower mileage; fast is always good but guaranteed, and it had to be either red or speed yellow. We did not want this car for track use because we already have two track cars. Its main purpose for us is to enjoy on cross-country adventures and regional tours and the like. The car we chose was this stunning 2007 997 Turbo in Speed Yellow. At first glance, it left Walt and me salivating over its perfection. We found our dream car in Thousand Oaks, CA, and it just happened its engine’s power, since Alan Benjamin The cream in the coffee was having that Walt was in Irvine, CA, at a Club Racing had let us drive his identical black 480 HP Hans-Peter and sign its Scrutineers meeting at the time. I called turbo at PPIR, which meant using the cruise hood at the Porsche Parade this summer him and asked if he had the time to look at control on the Interstates. At Cedar City, in UT. What wonderfully accommodating a car a friend had recommended. He said Utah, after an overnight stop, he cut across people. Nothing could get better than that. yes, and that’s when his first adventure the mountains to the east to sample the We are looking forward to many miles with our new car began. curves and amazing scenery before getting of quick and comfortable travel in this Walt rose early on the following sunny back on I-70 for home. amazing automobile. Monday morning to pick up the car for the long trek back to Colorado. It was quite a bonding experience for him. He knew

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22 HighGear November 2012 in the zone Sean Cridland, PCA Zone 9 Representative Dang, does it EVER road in Abiquiu. Jeff built and let up? I mean the FUN, races one of the most iconic of course. When I last and most photographed cars wrote, I was packing to on the web, a 1952 Buick head off to the Alpine Super-Riviera. He was on Mountain Region’s Fall the Design Forum panel Tour. I got to Colorado Springs late the discussion with former night before, then set off in the morning Cadillac Design Cheif Kip to find the group. We had a nice breakfast Wasenko and Pebble Beach at the Monument Hill Country Club, then Overall Winner Paul Russell. received our first set of directions -- they The panel was hosted by don’t tell you your final destination till the automotive journalist and late afternoon! Off we went over some of actor Tim Consadine and was the most beautiful roads the front range an amazing discussion of has to offer. At lunch we found out we’d design trends past, present, be heading up and over Trail Ridge Road and outlaw! After the panel in Rocky Mountain National Park. And on Jeff mentioned he was our last stop -- in Kremmling, Colorado -- headed out to Bonneville to we discovered our final destination would participate in the last meet of be Steamboat Springs. The fall colors the year and wondered if I’d were at their peak and we had dinner on like to come along. Hmmmm, I to the Roadrunner Region’s annual Chili top of the ski mountain at sunset time. said, let me think about that for...YES!!! Of Cook-off. If you’ live in New Mexico, you Their tour is truly magical and mysterious! course I would.... So Sandra and I loaded can’t live without your “chili-fix” and we’re For the last two years, the last weekend up all our camera stuff -- both video and definitely addicted to the many great has been the calendar slot for the Santa Fe still -- and on Monday morning got up at flavors of red and green to be found both Concorso, hosted just over the mountain 4am and drove...to the Santa Fe ski area, in the super-hot and the deliciously sweet from us. For me, that’s been a busy two hundred miles out of the direct path dishes you always find at these kinds of weekend since the Intermountain Region to Wendover. Why? To take some photos events. The cook-off is always one of the had traditionally hosted their Club Race of some beautifully classic Porsches for best attended events in the Region and that time of year. Lo and behold, this year a couple of stories I’m working on. (More is hosted in the beautiful racing-themed the IR’s moved their race to June and my on that another time.) Then we turned home of Bruce Phillips and Debra Burns. weekend was open. I attended all three around and made the long drive to the There’s always a great mix of new and days of events as a correspondent for 9 Salt Flats. veteran members and this year was no Magazine. Wow, what a great weekend. It was a great trip for all kinds of different. One of the Region’s founders Organizers Dennis and Beverly Little reasons. We got some great photos and and its 1969 President, Jim Miller was on of Santa Fe have been working hard to video of Jeff’s car. To see some of the hand for a Roadrunner event for the first put on a show that they hope to bring video go to: http://www.youtube.com/ time in years to enjoy the fun! to the level of Amelia Island and Pebble watch?v=olhJD6Qu9js As I write this, I’m getting ready to Beach. And they’re on their way. Quite Plus I got to see my friends at Team head off to Las Cruces and Deming, NM an amazing array of classic vehicles of Vesco set a new record of 339mph with for the Carrera Region’s big event, the all sorts was on display and Sir Stirling their #444 car, the one I rode on as a skier Oktoberfiesta, always a good time and Moss was back again as Grand Marshall. back in 1985. Jeff set a new class record one of the last warm weekends before Local writer and racing legend Denise of 165.380 What can I say, I have “salt the winter winds blow in. It’s not that McCluggage has contributed to the event fever” and there’s just no getting over it. long before I’ll be heading to some of in many ways, helping to bring in stars, We made the long drive home through the holiday parties for my last official cars, and dignitaries. A GRAND event it Moab and the Four Corners on a appearances as your Zone Rep. I hope was. beautifully sunny day, with just enough to see you at one of those events. I look While there, I ran into my Bonneville time to un-pack the car, download video forward to seeing you there! buddy Jeff Brock, who lives just up the and stills, get cleaned up and head off HighGear 23 November 2012 classified ads Classified ads are free to RMR/PCA members 2002 911(996) Carrera 4 Cabriolet (3.6L) - for items personally owned by the member. $22,000. Lapis Blue with Savannah leather wheels/tires No commercial ads. Ads for non-members interior. Replaced rear main seal and installed Hard-to-find Panamera Snow Tires - two Pirelli 245/50 R18, Two Pirelli 275/45 R18 on four are $10 for each month (send payment to RMR intermediate shaft bearing upgrade. New brakes all around, new clutch assembly, 10-spoke,18-inch Porsche wheels, no crests. Treasurer - Roger Buswell, 1200 Greenwood Approx. 2500 mi. New $3600, sell for $2500. replaced cam actuators, new windshield, Lane, Castle Rock, CO 80104). Ads must be Bill Mueller, 720-982-3477, williamamueller@ 75 words or less. Deadline for classified ad newer Michelin Pilot Sport AS Plus tires gmail.com [Oct] submission is the 15th of the previous month. with 18,000 miles on them. 96,000 miles. Mike Member ads will run for two issues. Ads Munier @ [email protected] or evenings @ Cayman S OEM Wheels and Michelin will also appear with an optional photo on (303) 875-8213. [Oct] Pilot Alpin PA2 winter tires - 2006 wheels the rmr.pca.org Web site. E-mail your ad to in good condition and tires have 9/32” 2004 Speed Yellow GT3 - New lower and 10/32” remaining rear/front (new is [email protected]. price: $50,000 for perfect street/track GT3. 11/32”). [email protected] for add’l 38,500 miles, fresh motor, rebuilt diff, cup info and photos. $1500 [Oct] clutch/flywheel, rear toe links, DAS roll bar. VERY strong car, made 354 RWHP on Dynojet. miscellaneous Has run 2:01s at HPR on Yokohama street tires. Do you have a 2007 911 Targa 4S? - I have No damage history or excuses. If you want a the official Porsche medallion (40 mm track-ready 996 GT3, this is the car for you. diameter) for your car. Make a contribution porsche cars [email protected] or 720-217-9750. to The Morgan Adams Foundation and it is [Oct] yours. Al Gordon, 303-979-1072, algordon@ 1999 Porsche 911/996 Carrera Cab - Located rampartconsulting.net [Oct] under cover and in my garage in Evergreen, 2004 Porsche 996 Cabriolet - Black leather Colorado. Sees only sunny days. Beautiful to interior. Black Onyx exterior. Factory Options: Panamera carpet floor mats - Luxor Beige, like new. New $155, sell for $95. Bill Mueller, 720- look and admire, a dream come true to own! carbon fiber dash, white dials, embossed 982-3477, [email protected] [Oct] Maintained to Porsche service standards, as sport seats, xenon lights. Add-ons: New well as my meticulous standards. Only 51K Fabspeed SS exhaust and cats, carbon fiber Aluminum Open Trailer - Trailex CT-7541 19’ miles! Brilliant Silver exterior, Metropolitan cold air intake, and chip. BBS Chrome wheels. all-aluminum trailer with tire rack. The lightest Blue interior and top, customer wheels, six 3M clear bra on nose, headlights, and mirrors. trailer (under 1,000 lbs.) available for the 911. speed manual transmission, premium sound New embroidered floor mats. Rear spoiler Purchased new in 2010/ less than 4,000 mi. Fits system and GPS. $26,000.00 Larry 303-921- lip. New convertible top installed by dealer in most standard garages and has always 8859 Pictures available upon request. [Nov] (Prestige). One owner, bought and always been stored inside. Includes electric brakes, serviced at Prestige. All records. No track tire rack, spare tire, 4 ratchet tie-down straps, 4 axle straps and locks for everything. $8,700 1999 996 C2 - This is a very clean and well days, never raced. Serious inquiries only. Call 303-324-6368. [Oct] invested - Selling for $6,000. Contact Bob at maintained 82k mile vehicle. The car is silver 303-444-9365/[email protected]. Photos and has grey leather, a 6-spd manual, sunroof, available upon request. [Oct] 18” turbo wheels and an upgraded stereo. 2004 40th Anniversary 911 GT Carrera - Over $10k in maintenance has been performed Beautiful car with only 16,775 original miles Roof Racks for 996 cabriolet. with all the bells and whistles. 6 Cyl. 3.5 liter in the last 9k miles (clutch, struts, tires, front Bike carrier included. Excellent condition. engine, 345 HP. GT Silver Metallic. Full leather brakes, engine mounts and more). The rear $400. Contact Richard at 303-579-2432 or in dark Gray with factory 2 piece luggage set [email protected]. Also, stock 996 main seal has no problems. Asking $22,000. If in natural Gray leather. Bose High End Sound deployable aero tail and drive mechanism. interested please contact Chris at (303) 524- Package & remote CD changer (6 Disc). All Black. Contact Richard at 303-579-2432 or 4142. [Oct] service records make this car a one of a kind [email protected] [Nov] fine. Mint condition. $49,900. Dan, danrs66@ 2001 Boxster S - Silver with light grey roof and aol.com or 303-909-4448. [Oct] Take-offs from 2009 Carrera 4S Coupe (997.2, grey leather interior, 50,000 miles, new tires 7500 miles) Tubi-Style stainless steel exhaust (+15 - 20 hp gain) $2000; Full color wheel last fall. Car cover, owner’s manual, and both 2006 997 Cabriolet S - Very clean 997 Cab S. keys included. All original and in excellent center caps $150; Porsche Silver Sport Gas Rare dark green metallic. Full leather interior Cap $100; Porsche indoor car cover $125: condition inside and out. This car has been (cocoa brown) with dark brown convertible Covercraft Weathershield HP Outdoor car dealer serviced since I bought it in 2006 top. Zero track miles. Six speed manual cover $150; WeatherTech Floor Liners (Black) and the July service at Stevinson’s gave it a transmission. 3.8 motor. Runs great and looks $100; Porsche folding sun shade and case $40; clean bill of health. $16,900. Mike Gensler, stunning. 54000 miles. $47000. Contact Steve Roll-up sun shade $25; iPod and iPhone 4, 4S Highlands Ranch, CO 303.351.3907, mike. Wright. 720-985-6696, [email protected] interface cable $25 303-588-9585 or sanich@ [email protected] [Nov] [Nov] aol.com [Nov] 24 HighGear November 2012 Getting Your Car Ready 4) Change the oil and oil filter. 8) Seal your exhaust tips and air intake Even if it does not need it, change your with aluminum foil. for Winter Storage oil and oil filter. As the car sits, oil will pool This will keep the critters from getting by David Polley, Lead Detailer at at the lowest points, and contaminants in inside your engine or exhaust. Again, make Man Cave, Colorado the oil may cause it to turn to sludge. Worse sure you remove these before you start yet, any water that may be in the system your car. may cause corrosion. Drain the oil in your Winter is coming, and with the snow many 9) Enjoy the car when you can. engine until nothing else comes out, install of us take that beloved summer vehicle Drive your car on nice days, even if a fresh filter, and top off with new, clean oil. into storage. This may be at a car storage it is just around the block. Gravity will facility or the corner of our own garage 5) Get your car detailed. take its effect on all of the fluids in your where the car will sit and wait until spring. This is a task you can do yourself vehicle: in the engine, the wheel bearings, We will walk past it occasionally. We or have a professional take care of. A transmission, axle, everywhere. Many of look at it, sitting there under a tarp, with professional is always recommended but if these systems use the natural motion of the longing for warmer days. And when those you choose to do it yourself there are a few systems to lubricate themselves. days come, we want that vehicle to just areas to pay particular attention to. Make start up and look its best so we can drive. sure you remove any food items from the If you do not have a spot in your garage That, unfortunately, takes work. So what vehicle as critters will find it. Put a couple or do not want to keep up with the regular does your car need in order to ensure that of thin coats of hard carnauba wax on your maintenance of a stored vehicle, you can everything is tip-top come spring? Follow car to help protect it from scratches when contact your local high-end car storage these simple tips to help ensure that your you dust it and/or when you take your car company. vehicle is ready when you want it to be. cover on and off. And condition all of your In the Denver area, Man Cave Colorado 1) Ensure everything works before you leather, vinyl, and plastic inside and out to specializes not only in high-end detailing, put it away. help prevent dry rot. but also in ensuring that each vehicle in its Check out the wiper blades, turn 6) Disconnect your battery or install facility is meticulously cared for all winter signals, air conditioning, radio, and any a manufacturer-recommended trickle long. Starting with a professional detail, other gadgets. Push every button and charger. Man Cave stores your vehicle under a knob. Look under the hood for any leaks. Nothing is worse than a car that won’t cover, keeps your battery maintained, and Basically, you want first to make sure start, especially after a long winter on routinely starts and moves the vehicles everything is tip-top, and second to get a list the first nice day of spring. Regardless of around. In addition, their facility is set up to of everything that will need to be repaired whether you remove the battery or keep make any repairs or improvements to your or upgrades you want installed this winter. it under the hood, always put a trickle car over the cold winter months. You can 2) Complete routine maintenance. charger on the battery. reach Man Cave Colorado at 303-279-7333 or online at mancavecolorado.com. Take your car in for any recommended 7) Keep your tires round. maintenance based on your mileage. Now Flat spots on tires can really change is the perfect time to get the transmission the comfort of your ride. You can raise your flushed or the coolant replaced. Have your car with a standard lift, a scissor brakes checked and your tires as well. If lift, or good ol’-fashioned you need new tires, have them installed in jack stands. If this is not the spring. an option, overinflate 3) Top off your fluids. your tires to the Top off all of your fluids including the maximum pressure coolant, transmission, brake fluid, etc. It is allowed by the tire especially important to have a full tank of manufacturer. This gas with a fuel additive before you put the will put the least vehicle away. Moisture in the gas tank can amount of tire on the cause it to rust from the inside out. The rust ground. Remember can break off later, clogging the fuel lines to deflate them back to and resulting in costly repairs. normal pressure in the spring. HighGear 25 November 2012 i get around Dick Badler elevator is located behind two one-foot- delivered. The First Car thick concrete walls, two stairwells and a According to published reports, the Company hallway… all to minimize noise. 57-story tower will have 132 units, ranging And the living spaces range from 2,000 to from 4,200 to 14,000 square feet, and to Conquer 5,000 square feet. They’ve sold for under varying in price from $3.9 million to $21 Living Space $3 million to $32 million. million. Each residence will have at least In Singapore, Hamilton Scotts is a two parking spaces; large residences will Ok, how many remember the ad line, “The 30-story condo with 56 units. The driver have four… adding up to a total of 284 first to conquer living space, the Castro inches onto an 18-by-9-foot pallet in robotic parking spaces. Convertible”? the basement and engages a biometric And residents will be able to view their Didn’t think so. Here’s a hint: it’s not scanner that reads his thumbprint and pride and joys from their living rooms. about cars. activates the elevator to lift the vehicle Amenities include a pool on nearly every Still nothing? It’s actually a bit of a trick to the unit’s “en suite car garage.” The balcony, an on-site spa and see-through question. Unless you’re of a certain age, resident then rides up a different elevator, floor plans with ocean and intracoastal and from the metro NY area, it never will one presumably just for foot traffic. To views. mean anything to you. retrieve the car, the owner reverses the Interested? You’d better hurry. The But, if you are, you remember clear as process. Porsche Design Tower Sales Center is a bell the little girl in the TV commercials, Units start at roughly $7.9 million. now open, right next door to the site. The who would gleefully unfold a bed, like But the best is a development due to center provides “dollhouse” models of magic, out of what looked like a normal open in January 2014: Porsche Design each residence and demonstrates the sofa. And you’re probably humming the Tower, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, about “sky garage” technology using high-tech accompanying song, right now. 18 miles north of Miami Beach on Collins videography. We’ve come a long way in the 50 or so Avenue. One report quotes the developer as years since the advent of the convertible That’s right, your favorite design division saying the building is expected to serve bed. In fact, the road has led us all the way of your favorite car company is now as a catalyst for other Porsche Design to “en suite parking.” That’s right, being venturing into real estate, partnering with Towers around the globe. “There are very able to drive your car right up to your a South Florida developer. few buildings which can truly say they will apartment in the sky, where that sofa bed According to the Journal story, here’s have inspired and transformed an industry, is waiting for you... and a lot more. how it will work. The resident drives to a but this will genuinely be one of those.” The Wall Street Journal, in a story on Oct. spot where a transponder in the car tells That’s right. The next frontier… the first 5, 2012, featured several buildings going up the lift system to deliver both car and driver to conquer vehicular living space. First it or completed in select urban jungles that to their unit. A robotic arm then raises the was sports cars, then SUVs, then sedans… provide just this convenience. car three inches, moving it into a glass- and now, places to put the toys… man- In New York, the structure at 200 11th walled elevator. The arm then deposits caves in the sky. Avenue is a 19-story building with 14 units. the car and driver into their garage space. What’s next? Porsche Design vehicular Residents drive into an enclosed stainless- This tap dance is supposed to take 45 to 90 space travel? steel elevator, which runs alongside the seconds. Who knows? What I do want to know building. In less than a minute, they drive To reverse the process, a touch-screen is, who are the people who are buying out the opposite end, and into their very system lets residents call back their car, these units? And how can I become one own garage, adjacent to their unit. The and gives an estimate of when it will be of them?

26 HighGear November 2012 i get around Dick Badler what we do Whether your tastes are social, technical, or competitive, RMR has something for you! You can have fun in your Porsche by particip ating in driver education and time trials at area tracks, autocrosses, rallies, tours, tech sessions, car shows and more. Each year RMR organizes a variety of opportunities to enjoy and learn about your Porsche. Driving Events Tour events each year, including Eiskhana (essentially an A tour is a non-competitive driving event in which autocross on the ice!) in the winter and an AX school participants follow a given route to a destination in the spring. Additionally, autocross is a major event (which may or may not be known in advance). A tour at Porsche Parade. may vary in length from a day trip to a long weekend Driver Education (DE) HighGear with an overnight stay or two. Tours usually follow A driver education event provides a safe, controlled scenic routes (which are plentiful in Colorado) and/ environment for high-performance driving instruction. Editor David Schmidt or visit interesting or obscure destinations. Tours are DE offers drivers of all skill levels the opportunity to sometimes combined with rallies to add variety and a hone their driving skills, with the help of an experienced Assistant Editor Bill Terry dose of competition to the event. instructor, in a controlled, closed-course environment. Advertising Coordinator Roger Buswell RMR hosts at least one tour each year; AMR In keeping with PCA philosophy, the primary emphasis typically offers several. A number of tours are usually at all times is on safety. A word of warning, though: offered at Porsche Parade as well. the DE experience may be habit-forming! Rally As DE events are not racing, nor preparation for A rally is a competitive event in which contestants racing, lap times are not recorded. However, some display advertising attempt to follow a course specified by a set of DE events are followed immediately by a time trial instructions. Rallies are typically run on public, event, which gives drivers a chance to quantify their The print version of the award-winning paved roads, and speed limits are always observed. performance. Lap times may then be used to measure High Gear reaches nearly 2,300 members The two major types of rallies are the Time-Speed- personal improvement, for bragging rights, etc. Distance (TSD) rally and the Gimmick rally. In a TSD RMR hosts six DE’s each year at High Plains in more than 1,200 households! rally, participants attempt to follow the instructions Raceway, with AMR hosting several more at the La precisely, maintaining the correct speed, as points Junta, Pueblo and (possibly in the future) Pike’s Peak Please contact Advertising Coordinator are deducted for arriving at checkpoints (the locations International Raceway tracks. Roger Buswell to explore the promotional of which are not known in advance) early or late. A Club Race possibilities for your business or event in Gimmick rally is typically a bit less rigid and usually A club race is a wheel-to-wheel racing event. A race involves solving puzzles of some type. weekend consists of a number of practice sessions and the magazine named “the best overall Between RMR and AMR, a handful of rallies—at “heats” (race sessions), often involving both “sprint” newsletter in the PCA” in 2011: least one of each type—are offered. Porsche Parade and “endurance” races. As a Club Racing license also hosts a TSD rally, and sometimes a Gimmick rally, (issued by PCA National) is required for competition, [email protected] • 303.660.6199 each year. club racers are serious and experienced drivers. The Autocross (AX) cars they bring with them to the track can be quite An autocross is a competition in which drivers impressive! As a point of interest, the PCA Club Racing navigate their cars through a course defined by orange program was inaugurated with the RMR-hosted “First cones, usually in a large parking lot. Top speeds are Ever Anywhere” club race at Second Creek in 1992. generally moderate, topping out around 40-65 MPH Because of the logistics involved in an event of this advertising rates (monthly) (no higher than second gear for many cars). Competing magnitude, a club race requires a legion of volunteers. annual contracts receive a 10% discount cars are spaced at long intervals—typically only one However, a club race is also one of most exciting or two cars are on the course at any time. Autocross events to participate in, so be sure to sign up! Size (W x H) Placement Color B&W is a safe way to experience high-performance driving RMR hosts one club race each year at High Plains Full outside Raceway which, combined with a Driver Education $365 - while learning to drive your car at its limit. (8½” x 11”) back cover Together, RMR and AMR host several autocross event, adds up to one thrilling weekend! Full inside $315 - (8½” x 11”) front cover Full inside $290 - Non-Driving Events (8½” x 11”) back cover Membership Social Porsche technicians, many of whom are sponsors of Full interior page $270 $180 Membership socials provide an opportunity to RMR events and High Gear. (8½” x 11”) reconnect with old friends and meet new members. RMR hosts a few tech sessions each year, typically Half inside Historically, a membership meeting begins with a in the “off months” when few driving events take $210 - social hour with a cash bar, followed by the evening’s place. In addition, numerous tech sessions are offered (8” x 4⅞”) back cover program. The content of the program varies, sometimes at Porsche Parade. Half interior page $180 $110 featuring a “slide show” from a recent event, or a guest Concours d’Elegance (8” x 4⅞”) speaker such as accomplished Speed World Challenge A concours is essentially a car show, in which Quarter racer Randy Pobst. contestants endeavor to present their cars in as close RMR’s membership socials, unless otherwise to “perfect” condition as possible. A number of judged (3⅞” x 4⅞” interior page $105 $63 stated, are held the first Thursday of the month. or 8” x 2⅝”) categories usually exist, typically differentiating Different venues and topics will keep the meetings between types of cars (e.g. 356, Boxster) and level Sixth fresh and inviting. Watch High Gear and the RMR interior page - $42 of preparation (“daily driver” or “full preparation” (2½” x 5½”) Web site for details. And if you have any ideas for a or somewhere in between). Cars sometimes may be Eighth program, talk to the Program Committee Chair or a entered as “display only,” for owners who wish to interior page - $37 Board member! (4” x 2½”) participate but not compete. Tech Session RMR participates in a handful of local concours A tech session is just what it sounds like—a session events each year, including the annual Exotic Sports High Gear is printed in Englewood, CO by in which a technical topic is discussed. Not just for Car Show and Concours d’Elegance, benefiting United gearheads, a tech session may demonstrate practical, Cerebral Palsy Colorado. The annual Porsche Parade “do-it-yourself” procedures such as brake bleeding. also hosts a major concours each year. Tech sessions are usually presented by experienced HighGear 27 November 2012 mirror rearview the Amy Legg-Rogers, Historian A Nimitz-class carrier for the road... The January, 1987 club newsletter ran this article about the new-back then Porsche road carriers. Apparently, buyers got upset when their new sports cars arrived riddled with road rash and splattered with mosquitoes.

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