• Get Schooled On Autocross! May 4-5 See pg.6 Vol. 63 l Edition 8 l April 2013 l rmr.pca.org JUSTIN ADIS Meet the man in charge of Prestige Imports Catch the Fever: The first DE of 2013! Join AMR at PPIR April’s Social to be hosted by Autoworks Colorado April 4th, 6:30pm HighGear cover photo Vol. 63 Edition 8 • April 2013 presidential thoughts Rick Gonçalves, President I think we have option! turned the corner and Or, you can buy your car and take Spring is really here! Tourist Delivery in Germany, then drive You know what that as fast as you want or as fast as the car means? Track time! will go, where there is no speed limit on We need to dust off the Autobahn. Contrary to popular belief, our cars, unplug the not all the Autobahns are speed limitless, trickle chargers, do that procrastinated oil but enough still are. I can tell you, first change, and otherwise get the cars ready hand, what a thrill it is to be cruising down Justin Adis, General Manager of Prestige Imports, for the driving season, the first driving the Autobahn for hours at a time at 140 pauses for a photograph in front of his company’s GT3. event of the year being Speed Fever IV out mph with the car so stable that it feels Photo by Max Gerson. at High Plains Raceway! no different from going sixty! Obviously, Now, for those who are relatively however, not everyone can afford to buy new to the club, you should know that a new car or travel to Germany. inside this issue I think that the Driver Education events No matter. Whether you can afford presidential thoughts .......................1 are the most valuable that the club has a new car and travel to Germany or not, to offer in terms of what makes our cars the absolute best way to get the best membership social .........................2 unique and superior! Sure, we have a from your car, new or old, is to drive it on positive offset .............................3 Concours d’Elegance, where we can a race track. After all, Porsche was born upcoming events ...........................3 display the beauty of our cars. And we to racing, even having won the very first membership musings .......................4 have the driving tours, which are sort of race it ever entered! Sure, in Germany you autocross school ...........................6 a concours-in-motion. We get to drive can go 140 mph, but even on the Autobahn slow, fast, half-fast. 9 with a large group of Porschephiles all you can’t experience the greatest thing club race ................................10 around our beautiful state and show off about a Porsche—handling! our beautiful cars while getting the fun of At our club’s Driver Education (DE) hell on wheels ............................12 driving those machines on curvy mountain events, however, you can! You can justin adis ...............................14 roads. That results in lots of fun, especially experience both speed and handling! concours ................................16 at the end with the lunches or breakfasts What you will learn in a DE event, starting de-luxe at ppir ............................19 and wonderful camaraderie, but little in with certified instructors, is how fast your speed fever iv ............................20 terms of really getting to know your car. car can safely go, how quickly it can no excuses de ............................21 Then, we have the autocrosses, brake and corner, and most importantly those tight-turning courses which are where the limits of your car are. Beyond in the spotlight ...........................22 different every time, delineated by bright just going fast and sliding around corners, in the zone ...............................23 orange cones. They can really be intense though, you learn the subtleties of the classified ads. 24 and exciting, for about a minute per run, fastest and most stable line through a techtalk .................................25 although one generally can get three corner, car balance, throttle control, i get around ..............................26 to five runs per day. Not much seat time clutch management (if you have a clutch), what we do ..............................27 there! While the majority of cars out rev matching, braking in a straight line, the rearview mirror ........................28 there are Porsches, naturally, success trail braking (braking while turning- at those events is more about the driver definitely an advanced maneuver), all of High Gear (ISSN1061-1746) is the official magazine of the Rocky Mountain than the car. This is evidenced by the which translate to your getting to know Region Porsche Club of America (RMR/ PCA) and is published monthly. fact that, sometimes, a non-Porsche can your car, your becoming one with your car, The annual subscription rate is $14.00, included in RMR/PCA membership turn the fastest time on the track. While and learning what it can and can’t do in a dues. Non-RMR subscriptions are $25.00. autocrosses are great fun and a great way relatively safe environment. The opinions and views appearing in High Gear are those of the individual to get to know a bit about your car, they This knowing your car, then, translates writers and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the RMR/ PCA, PCA National, or this magazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. do not really demonstrate a Porsche’s full into the best thing that you can take Additionally, none of these organizations nor this publication assumes any potential! from the track—the knowledge of what responsibility for the accuracy of material provided by individual writers and contributors. So, what does demonstrate the full you can expect from your car at normal potential of a Porsche? driving speeds and conditions, because High Gear entire contents copyright © 2013 by Rocky Mountain Region Well, you can try pushing the limits on you know where the limits are. Ultimately, Porsche Club of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Articles and photos are the copyright of their respective creators and are used with permission. our mountain roads or flat out on I-25, but that translates into making you a safer and that will only end up killing you or someone more aware driver. In summary, if haven’t Office of publication: 547 Sawtooth Point, Lafayette, CO, 80026. Periodi- cals postage paid at Lafayette, CO and additional mailing offices. POST- else, or, at a minimum, land you in jail, earn ever done a DE event, sign up and join us MASTER: Please send address changes to PCA National Office, P.O. Box you a community service gig, and cost you in April! If you have already done one or 6400, Columbia, MD 21045. lots of money. That’s obviously not a good more, come out and join us as well! HighGear 1 April 2013 region coordinators APRIL’S CAMA Representative Walt Fricke 303.499.6540 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP Charity/Good Works Luann Dodge [email protected] SOCIAL Chief Driving Instructor Doug Bartlett 970.214.7279 [email protected] 4/4/13, 6:30pm, Autoworks Colorado - 8110 Schaffer Pkwy., Suite 100, Littleton Control Chief Al Woodward April’s RMR-PCA Membership Social will [email protected] be hosted at Autoworks Colorado. The fine Equipment Keith Hall people there work on our beloved Porsches 303.940.7958 [email protected] among other German brands, and have a Historian Amy Legg-Rogers very nice shop in Littleton. 970.686.0538 [email protected] The Membership Social will be held on Insurance Troy Nakatani Thursday, April 4, 2013, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 720-402-1080 [email protected] Beer and brats will be furnished along with Programs/Socials Erik Behrendsen other liquid refreshments. So come on down 303.840.7361 [email protected] and hang out with all your Porsche friends at Registration Tim Bevan Autoworks Colorado! 817.304.0624 [email protected] Safety Todd Nelson Date: April 4, 2013 (Thursday) 970.223.8716 [email protected] Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tech Inspection Tommy Dean Place: Autoworks Colorado, 303.548.0931 [email protected] 8110 Schaffer Pkwy., Suite 100, Timing Joe Warren Littleton, CO 80127 303.604.1289 [email protected] See everyone there! Webmeister Scott Rogers 970.686.0538 [email protected] Erik Behrendsen, Zone 9 Representative Liz Shaw RMR-PCA Program Chairman 575.829.4392 [email protected] board of directors [email protected] technical resources President All e-mail addresses are @rmrporscheclub.com. Rick Gonçalves Questions about your Porsche? These members are president@rmr... Vice President specialists with expert knowledge of specific Porsche H:303.697.1960 models. Contact them for information regarding the Jim Widrig maintenance and modification of your Porsche. 1stvicepresident@rmr... H:303.655.7495 356 Jim Kellogg 303.840.2356 [email protected] C:720.883.6071 911 John Haley Second 303.798.2177 no email given Vice President 912 Rob Heath John Mackin Treasurer 303.995.1147 [email protected] 2ndvicepresident@rmr... Roger Buswell 914 Dale Tuety H:303.665.9579 treasurer@rmr... 303.670.1279 [email protected] C:303.641.6479 W:303.660.6199 924 Dan Semborski 303.420.2708 [email protected] 928 Your Name Here Secretary Volunteer to be the RMR 928 specialist! Scott Henderson 944 Richard Winnick secretary@rmr... Membership 303.429.5213 [email protected] C:303.521.9007 Chair 968 Zach Schroeder Nancy Warren 970.229.0990 [email protected] membership@rmr... Boxster/Cayman Doug Bartlett H:303.604.1289 970.214.7279 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Cayenne Steve Schroeder David Schmidt 970.229.0990 [email protected] newsletter@rmr... 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