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For More, See Page 12) J ULY 2005 V OLUME 47 • NUMBER S EVEN T HE P UBLICATION FOR P ORSCHE C LUB E NTHUSIASTS What Are These People Pointing At? Come Out to a Track Event and See (For More, See Page 12) R OCKY M OUNTAIN R EGION P ORSCHE C LUB OF A MERICA 46TH A NNIVERSARY Y EAR 2 July 2005 l RMR Porsche PPRESIDENTRESIDENT’’SS MMESSAGEESSAGE All through the year, the club has member- Porsche club several times with their engag- label, “a special lubricity formula.” Yes, this ship meetings on first Thursday of the month. ing presentation of highway stories, safety stuff goes on a car! You never know what Everyone is welcome and encouraged to stop tips, and the many strange drivers they have you will learn at a membership meeting. by for some refreshments, and to enjoy the met over the years. At the Q&A I remember speaker arranged by our program chairper- asking, “Do you really watch for red cars, Looking ahead, Rick has a great social and son, Rick Goncalves. and why?” The officer smiled briefly, “Yes, car buff evening planned for our next meet- we do, and it is because they are always ing Thursday, July 7th. We will be having a The reasons to attend membership meetings speeding.” (Note to Rick, suggested topic for dinner and visit at the Shelby American aren’t just the free food and valuable door next meeting: How to adjust your Targa top Collection Museum in Boulder. [www.shel- prizes. One good reason to attend member- to be quiet enough at 87 mph so you can hear byamericancollection.org ] The club will pro- ship meetings is to catch-up on happenings the radar detector go off!). Lesson learned; vide the food, beverages and free admission, with Porsche friends. Another is to learn Guards red to some, arrest me red to others! while the museum provides the venue for us about an interesting topic that we can use at to overlap good conversation and automotive the track or on the road. Sometimes the rea- The two recent membership meetings history. Learn about the driver and car sons overlap, and sometimes they don’t. focused on car finishes. They featured an designer Carol Shelby, and see some leg- auto detailer and the Maguires wax rep pro- endary race cars: the GT-40; the AC, 289 and One membership meeting Peggy and I viding tips on keeping our Porsches cleaned 427 Cobras and a Daytona Coupe. Watch the attended as newer members, and we happily newsletter and your email for details. If you mingled and visited with folks for about an can volunteer to help with the meeting let hour. Then, we sat through an in-depth tech- Rick know. nical presentation on springs and shocks replete with graphs and data tables; spring The August meeting will be held at the rates, damping, rebound, bump and valving, Doubletree in Westminster and feature the all were covered. During the Q&A session very successful racing team, RuSPORT afterwards, Peggy turned to Kathy and whis- (www.rusport.com). They are based in pered, “My Gosh, they are asking follow-up Loveland Colorado, and their drivers are AJ questions about shock absorbers!!!” They Photo: Andy Forberg Allmendinger and Justin Wilson, who both both rolled their eyes and headed for the door compete in the Champ Car Series. They will to continue their conversation in the lobby. I and shined. Try claying your car to remove talk about their season and racing program. think I was taking notes. swirls, how about using high tech synthetic It will be a good chance for some Q&A with waxes on clear coats and carnauba on single a top race team. Years later, that shock absorber presentation stage paint, and wipe up everything with would come in handy at the DE at La Junta. microfiber towels. They have products and For 2006, the club will be moving the mem- Peggy drove the red 89 car into the pits from techniques designed for every finish and user, bership meeting to a new location. her first run session, and reported a chirping right down to the designer scents so the car Hopefully a change of scenery and a central- noise from the tires under heavy braking, smells good. ly located facility will keep the evenings some directional instability, and that the front fresh and accessible to even more members. was pushing badly through the turns. The car I remember arriving at the car show on the Susan Bucknam is searching for places. If was just not working right. I remembered Mt. Rushmore tour and watching Bill and you have suggestions, let her know [ por- from that membership meeting long ago that Lynn spraying something on their Turbo to [email protected] ]. Rick is planning ahead for the shocks should be matched to the spring rates, take off the road film and really spiff up the last three membership meetings this fall. If and since I had reinstalled my lighter stock finish. So, I got out my can of Windex and a you have a contact for a speaker or a pro- springs, I probably needed to soften up the T-shirt and followed suit. The detail expert at gram suggestion, email Rick Goncalves [ shocks. A quick twist of the adjustment knob the membership meeting said I was not only [email protected] ]. on the Koni sport shocks and number 89 was taking off the road film with window cleaner, handling much better, and our lap times but I was also stripping the wax off the car. So, whether you come to talk or listen, or dropped several seconds. It didn’t really matter that much because, come to eat or drink, you are most welcome according to the experts, when I washed my to drop by our next membership meeting. I was reminded of another tidbit from a car in Ivory dish detergent before leaving See you on Thursday! membership meeting on the drive down Denver on the tour, I also took off a goodly Highway 71 to La Junta this year. The amount of wax anyway. 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