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RMR.PCA.ORG ● August 2015

COMMEMORATING PORSCHE FELLOWSHIP IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

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Cover photo by Dave LiddleDave has seen more Pikes Peak Hill Climbs than you have. His status as amateur photographer is in jeapordy.Send your high resolution images to HighGear.

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Vol. 57, Edition 8 • August 2015Editor: Phillip O’Brien, Asst. Editor: Bill Terry,

9 Fifty Shades of Orange Autocross10 Cars for Art16 Rocky Mtn Thunder PCA Club Race17 Bids for Kids17 AMR DE, Snowmass22 Beaver Creek Auto Showcase23 AMR Octoberfest28 RMR Street Survival

9 Lamar Street Center10 Colorado Concours18 Cooking on the Plains17 Bids for Kids20 Caravan to Parade34 NoCo Social at Rennstall

4 Presidential thoughts5 Advertiser index6 Pit stop7 Membership social 7 Upcoming events calendar8 Members’ Corral14 Trivia quiz24 In the zone27 Tech talk29 I get around 33 Classifieds35 Advertising rates36 Region coordinators/Technical resources36 Board of directors37 What we do 38 Take five38 The rearview mirror38 Trivia answers

12 Dear Dave ...13 Member Spotlight20 Porsche Parade30 Featured Member32 Cars ‘n’ Coffee

Photo of Dave courtesy of John Duclos.

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Presidential thoughts Jim Widrig, President

he Rocky Mountain Region driving season is flying by as we enter into August. The month started out with the Membership Social at the Lamar Street Center, where we had in excess of 200 members drive and display their Porsches in the huge parking space. We were thankful to

have the benefit of the indoor showroom to wait out the evening downpour that seemed to stall out just above us. Thanks again to RMR Member Larry Winkler for the use of the facility and for hosting RMR and this “Largest Gathering of Porsches” once again. In mid-July, event chairs Gregg Bell and Rob Lorenz put on the “Cooking on the Plains” HPDE at High Plains Raceway plus a Saturday evening trackside BBQ. The event also raised money to benefit the Byers Community Association. Thanks to Gregg and Rob plus the volunteers and instructors! Closing out the month was the Peak to Peak Drive and brunch at the Stanley in Estes Park. Thanks to Erik Behrendsen and volunteers!

August will bring PCA Club Racing to the Rocky Mountain Region as we host our 23rd PCA Club Race, the “Rocky Mountain Thunder PCA Club Race and HPDE” August 15 - 16, 2015. This is a chance for members to come out and see what PCA Club Racing is all about as well as to show support for your region. On August 23, 2015 the Triple Bypass Tour to Breckenridge takes place. RMR will hold our first Tire Rack Street Survival School on Saturday, August 29, 2015 in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Chapter BMW CCA. Coming soon are the “Fifty Shades of Orange” Autocross on September 5th, the “Cars for Art” HPDE on September 12-13th, and the RMR Annual Member Picnic being held at the TEV Edelweiss Pavilion and festival grounds in Morrison, CO on September 19, 2015. Please “Save the Date” for these events. Look for articles in HighGear this month and on-line for event pictures and for planning out events to participate in for future months.

A few pictures have been posted by RMR Members of PCA Parade in French Lick, and the venue looked fantastic (although I understand it was wet like Colorado). Presumably there were numerous RMR members who managed to make the trip and had a great time. John Mackin and Mike

Pappas represented the RMR Board this year at Parade. For the curious, a partial listing of results is now posted on the PCA website for the National Awards and Competitive Events. RMR did not win National Awards this year, but several members did do very well in the competitive events. Congratulations!

We have had a change in the RMR Board Members as Alan Jones has stepped down as our Region Membership Chair. The Region Constitution and Bylaws allow filling this position when vacated during the term in office through Presidential appointment with RMR Board consent. We are pleased to have Holly Jackson accept the duties of the Membership Chair and to be a member of the RMR Board for the balance of 2015. Thanks to Alan for his service on the RMR Board in 2014-2015 and to Holly as our new RMR Membership Chair!

The RMR Board will be forming the nominating committee in August to recommend the slate of RMR officers for 2016. The nominating committee will present their report to the membership at the October Membership Meeting. Additional nominations can be made at the November Membership Meeting. If the candidates for the elected officers remain unopposed, then these candidates can be elected by majority vote at the November Membership Meeting. Otherwise an election ballot will be prepared and voting will take place prior to the Annual December Membership Meeting. There will not be an RMR Holiday Party in December, so this will occur at our December Membership Meeting (1st Thursday of the month, December 3, 2015).

We can always use volunteers to help with putting on events and to take on additional special projects and added activities. If you have questions, suggestions, or would like to volunteer, please contact a RMR Board or Committee Member. You can always drop me (or any other board member) an e-mail or let me know at an event if you would like to get more involved in the RMR Community!

Be sure to check out the calendar each month in HighGear and the latest updates on the RMR webpage, the FaceBook RMR event calendar, and e-mail announcements.

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Dave Brown, Targa Tops . . . . . . . . . . .5Eurosport Automotive . . . . . . . . . . . .11Eisenbuds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Ferrari of Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39HM Brown (Paul Griffith) . . . . . . . . . . .5Joe Rothman, Driver Coach . . . . . . .35Larry Meadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Pedro’s Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Prestige Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Rowe Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Scott Anderson, Driver Coach . . . . . .33Signature Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Storz Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Tim Cashin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Tom Ludlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Tom Radow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Wine Country Motor Sports . . . . . . .25

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Photo of HighGear Editor Phil O’Brien and professional videographer Sean Cridland, by Professional Race Driver David Donner.

Pit stop Phil O’Brien, Editor

RMR online discussion groupsWould you like to discuss Porsches, RMR or anything else of interest to other Porschephiles? Check out the RMR online discussion groups. Yahoo: groups.yahoo.com/group/rmr_pca Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/pcarmr

Get your newsletter on the go!To read HighGear in PDF format on the Web, go to the RMR Web site at rmr.pca.org and click the Newsletter link. Back issues are also available on the Web site.

Contribute to your newsletter!HighGear needs your articles and photos! Please submit your content and ideas to the Newsletter Editor by the 15th of the month at newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com.

Join RMR-PCANot a member yet? Join RMR-PCA by visiting our website at www.pca.org and simply click the “Join PCA” link.

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scored the hotrod trifecta of Chevy Nomads; I saw a ‘55, ‘56 and a ‘57 all within three days!

Choices, choices, choices ... Flag a race, take a tour, view a concours. Summertime is full of car events of all kinds. One simply has to choose. I went to membership meetings in Greeley, the Lamar

Street Center in Arvada and Bear Creek Park in Colorado Springs, no wait, Fox Run Park, no wait, the Lennon’s in Black Forest. At hill climbs in Colorado Springs and Central City, I was a crew member for a team on one and the start flagger at the other. I also did manage to layout a news magazine. It’s all in a month’s work. I missed the Cooking on the Plains HPDE. I missed the Parade in French Lick. I missed the Breakfast Club and Cars ‘n’ Coffee. I missed the drive to the Stanley Hotel and the AMR Cayenne tour (the 944 does great on many 4x4 trails).

I did make it to a party to celebrate Porsche’s wins on the Peak and meet the professional driver, David Donner, and the team. By the way, he’ll be at this month’s membership meeting and he is a great amateur photographer, too. Come meet him.

The point is that there are many and varied choices, and if you love cars and car people there is no excuse for not participating. And if you do miss one there will be photos and an article in HighGear submitted by all your friends!

For example, a great gathering to network with your Porsche buddies is the upcoming Membership Picnic at the TEV Edelweiss Club pavillion located in Morrison, CO, on September 19th. There will be food, drinks and fun for all! It’s a family-friendly event, so load the kids into the Porsche and bring the in-laws. Watch these pages for news and details of this and all the events you want to see, and the events you wanted to see but missed!

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RMR Membership SocialTBD, CO

RMR AutocrossFront Range Airport

First & Main Town Center Car ShowColorado Springs

Cars & Coffee Car Show Lafayette, CO

Breakfast ClubVillage Inn (4100 E. Mexico, Denver

RMR DEHigh Plains Raceway, Byers, CO

RMR Broadmoor Foliage TourColorado Springs

AMR SocialDenise Jordan, denisej1@mindspring.com

Beaver Creek German Auto FestivalBeaver Creek, CO

RMR Membership PicnicMorrison, CO

Upcoming Events Calendar For a comprehensive list of all upcoming RMR events, click the “Events” link on our web site at rmr.pca.org!

AMR PPIR AutocrossFountain, CO

First & Main Town Center Car ShowColorado Springs

Cars & Coffee Car Show Lafayette, CO

RMR Membership SocialEnglewood, CO

Breakfast ClubVillage Inn (4100 E. Mexico, Denver) RMR Super DE/Club RaceHigh Plains Raceway, Byers, CO

AMR SocialDenise Jordan, denisej1@mindspring.com

RMR Triple Bypass TourBreckenridge, CO

AMR DESnowmass, CO

RMR/BMW Street Survival SchoolGolden, CO

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The August Members’ Social will be hosted by Wine Country Motorsports!There will be-Beer and Wine (We will not run out)-Finger food-David Donner and his Pikes Peak Class-Winning Porsche Turbo S-Lots of cool Porsche goodies to check out-Door prizes-Lots of Bench RacingWine Country Motor Sports, LLC14 Inverness Drive East, Suite A-138Englewood, CO 80112303-799-6606Grant@winecountrymotorsports.comwinecountrymotorsports.com

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New to RMR-PCA?Page 37 describes the various types of activities our club members regularly enjoy. Come to our

next event and get involved!

Tours, Rallies, Autocrosses,Driver Education Events,Club Races, Car Shows, Socials and Gatherings,

Charity Support and more!

Your beloved Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America has its own merchandise store! There are many items elegantly branded with the RMR-PCA logo and of top quality and modern design. Simply go to www.pcawebstore.com/ROCKY MOUNTAIN and shop to your heart’s content. Show off your RMR membership with pride!

RMR merchandise at the PCA web store!

i, RMR members! I am the interim Membership Chair for the remaining 2015 calendar year.

I have been a member since 2011. I usually attend the monthly social gatherings and like to attend most of the drives through

the mountains. I have been assisting with certain events for the club for the past year. I became a member when I was fortunate enough to obtain ownership of my godparents’ 1980 911SC Targa. Some of you may have already seen my car and most have questions about the license plate. I dedicated the plate to them. I used the same plate name as when the car was registered in California. The name HOBAR is my godfather’s nickname from when he was in the PCA club down in Arizona. And the pink breast cancer plate is to dedicate to my godmother, who had breast cancer. Both are doing well and have attended social events with me and my husband, Dave. If you are interested in helping with an

event, just send me an email. Hopefully I will see everyone at a social event! I look forward to serving as your Membership Chair!

Holly Jackson, Interim Membership Chair

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Lamar Street CenterFIFTY SHADES

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When: Saturday, September 5, 2015. Labor Day weekend, Drivers’ Meeting 9 a.m. Walk the course at 8:30 a.m.Where: NEW LOCATION! Front Range Airport- Main TerminalCost: $40/personOptional box lunch: $14.50/person Choice of Club sandwich, Turkey Caesar Wrap, or Ham Sandwich. Lunches include deli pickle, homemade potato chips, cookie, and iced tea, lemonade, or water. Make your lunch choice when you register on MotorSportsReg.com.

nEW VEnUE/nEW LOCaTIOn: We are using the main terminal at Front Range Airport. INDOOOR BATHROOMS! (NO porta-potties.) Air-conditioned lounge area. The club also has an indoor meeting room for our use all day. Iced tea, lemonade and water will be available in this room all day.

Directions: I-70 East to exit 295, Watkins, CO Drive North (or left) to Colfax Ave (Rt. 36) Turn east (or right) on Colfax Continue until a left turn (or north) on Imboden Road Make a right turn (or east) on 48th Avenue Drive until you make a left (or north) on Front Range Parkway Continue until Main Terminal on right.

This will be our most civilized autocross yet. Come out and enjoy the amenities this new venue offers!We will have a fun and challenging course and expect to get plenty of timed runs (usually 7-8 runs)!

Volunteers are needed for course setup and takedown. Contact Jon Barr- jonhollyb@comcast.net or Carl Boecher – Carl@kestrelprop.com .

See you Saturday, September 5, 2015! LaBOR DaY WEEKEnD!

Toni and Larry Winkler hosted RMR’s “larg-est ever gathering of Porsches” at the Lamar Street Center on July 9th for the monthly RMR Membership Social. The vast facility full of vintage and collectible automobilia remained cozy as Denver ushered in the monsoon season. The food trucks and bever-ages satisfied drivers and lookers while pho-tographers and editors risked life and limb to document the occasion. Photo courtesy of Mike Pappas.

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Colorado ConcoursTHE 32nd ANNuAL COLORADO CONCOuRS

D’ELEGANCE AND EXOTIC SPORTS CAR SHOWIt was another record-breaking year for the 32nd annual

Colorado Concours d’Elegance and Exotic Sports Car Show held on June 7, 2015 on the grounds of Arapahoe Community College. It started out to be a beautiful day with morning temperatures beginning in the high 60s, rising to 74 degrees in the early afternoon. At approximately 2:00 P.M., the clouds rolled in and were looking torrential. However, unlike last year, the weather gods were with us and allowed everyone to leave without the mad scramble to get out that we had in 2014.

A new record was set for the amount of money collected for the charity. As of this writing, the total gross amount collected was $158,830.00, compared to 2014’s record of $141,000 with some advertising and sponsor money yet to come. The net amount to the charity is estimated to be approximately $119,595.00.

There were approximately 392 outstanding cars on display, of which 104 were Porsches. This year the 924s, 944s, 968s, and 928s, aka the water pumpers, were featured. The array of these models was a sight to behold and included turbos, cabs, and coupes of every color offered by Porsche.

Also on display was Renée Brinkerhoff ’s 1956 Porsche 356A Panamericana Rally car, which she has driven twice in the Rally, taking first place in her class her first time out in 2013. Her plan is to drive in the Rally again in October of 2015. Also of note was David Di Maria’s recently restored 1966 Porsche 911, which also took first place and best of show at this year’s PCA Parade.

This year there were two classifications for judging the cars. The first was the Club Judging Class, in which like cars were judged against one another (Porsches against Porsches) within the same car club. The second classification was the Concours Class, in which your car is judged against other marques within the display field. For your information I have included the scoring results of both classifications.

Thank you to all who participated in displaying your beautiful cars this year for this great event. A huge thank you also goes out to the numerous volunteers including the judges, timers, runners, and tabulators. Without your participation and support, the Concours could not take place for this worthy cause. Much appreciated!

Jerry Medina

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Colorado Concours

2015 Concours Class Judging ResultsGroup 1 - Pre War through 1941# 2203 1st Place - Joe Gunderson 1938 MG Score - 240# 2107 2nd Place - Bud Biggers 1931 Ford Score - 239.5# 2113 3rd Place Mick Gerome 1941 Ford Score - 237Group 2 - Post War Through 1960# 2101 1st Place Norm Smith 1957 Chevrolet Score - 237# 1501 2nd Place Monte Cindy Lehman 1956 Porsche 356 Score - 231#1400 3rd Place Richard Rewey 1959 Mercedes Score - 226Group 3 - 1961 Through 1971 # 1511 1st Place Dennis/Janet Callan 1963 Porsche 356B Score - 230# 1516 2nd Place Tie Bob Sutherland 1964 Porsche 356C Score - 227.5# 1514 2nd Place Tie Alan Gordon 1964 Porsche 356C Score - 227.5# 2212 3rd Place Lou Hampers 1970 Fiat Dino Score - 219Group 4 - 1972 Through 1985# 1100 1st Place Marcel Hunter 1985 Lamborghini Score - 238.5# 901 2nd Place John Mollenkopf 1974 Ferrari Dino Score - 237.5# 904 3rd Place Mark Gomez 1983 Ferrari 308 Score - 236Groupe 5 - 1986 Through 1996# 1644 1st Place Frances Brodigan 1995 Porsche 933Cab Score -248.5# 1652 2nd Place Allan Gordon 1993 Porsche 968Cab Score - 243 # 2302 3rd Place Harold Anderson 1995 Mitsubishi 3000 Score - 240Groupe 6 - 1997 Through 2007# 115 1st Place Tie Bob Ottewill 1978 BMW 321i Score - 244.5# 1656 1st Place Tie John Donahue 2003 Porsche 911 Targa Score - 244.5# 1639 2nd Place Bruce Banning 2002 Porsche 911 Coupe Score - 242.5# 1806 3rd Place James West 2007 Shelby Super Snake Score - 241.5Group 7 - 2008 Through 2015# 1612 1st Place Royal Howard 2012 Porsche 991 Score - 240 # 1651 2nd Place Mike Bergren 2011 Porsche Panamera Score - 217.5

Highest Score for Concours Class Judged - Frances Brodigan-Score 248.5 -1995 Porsche 993 CabJudges favorite Concours Class Judged - Joe Gunderson - Score - 240 - 1938 MG Conv.Favorite Commemorative Concours Class Judged - Bob Ottewill - Score - 240 - 1978 BMW 321i C

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Dear Dave ...There’s a saying, “Praise as often as possible, both in

public and private.” So let me give a heaping of public praise for Dave Stribling, Porsche Service Manager for Prestige Imports, and David Banazek, owner of Dart Automotive.

I was attending the DE at High Pains Raceway on the weekend of June 20-21. The very first session was under way. My instructor did a few demo laps (okay, more public praise: Thanks to Tom Radow and Roger Zimmerman, my instructors for the weekend, and all the MANY others who volunteer as instructors and the many other tasks at the DE weekends). We pulled into the pit, did the driver changeover, and off we went. I had barely done a lap when my 600-hp modified 996 Turbo began stalling and missing and generally throwing a tantrum, with every warning imaginable flashing on the display: “ABS malfunction,” “PSM malfunction,” “drive to your workshop,” “make sure there’s lots of cash in your bank account.”

Barely able to do 20 mph, I pulled off the track and waited for the track to “go cold.” The tow truck driver came to assist (more praise), but I was able to limp my Porsche back to the pit and paddock. My automotive expertise is rather limited; I know where to put the gas and the washer fluid in, and only rarely do I get the two mixed up. As I asked

around, it was suggested that I speak with Dave Stribling. After I explained my predicament, without hesitation he came over to see my car and quickly located the turbo hose that had come off because of a missing clamp. He did not have the required part, but suggested that I ask around for a 3-inch worm clamp (and someone that would know what to do with it). Before long, I found David Banazek, owner of Dart Automotive. He had an appropriate clamp in his box of tricks, and he jacked up the left rear of my car, removed the wheel and well cover, installed the clamp, put everything back together, and then hooked up his laptop and cleared the codes. Like magic, the car sounded loud and happy again.

I was back out on the track with Instructor Tom for the second session; I ran six more sessions and the timed runs over the remainder of the weekend without a hiccup, and all the warning lights stayed away. So thanks to these two Davids, for otherwise I would have had the car towed back to Denver and into the workshop, missing out on all the FuN weekend AND paying hundreds of dollars for a long tow and workshop time.

All the drivers and volunteers are what make the PCA fabulous!! Thank you again.

Sincerely, Colin Barton

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Member Spotlight

New-to-Me BoxsterStory and photos courtesy of Jeff Keacher

Just before the turn, I downshifted to second, blipped the gas, and let the clutch out. The tires strained against the forces of the curve. I gradually opened the throttle. The flat-six engine behind my head sang, its harmonic chorus growing more glorious with the increasing revs.

And so it went. The miles descending from Nederland toward Denver snapped by in quick joy. Not far  from the top, another silver Boxster S, nearly identical to my own, popped out behind me. He waved; I waved back. We chased each other through the forested hills.

The sun was out, so I had the top down. The sweet perfume of pine permeated the cool morning air. I’d driven Coal Creek Canyon Road before, but never had it been such a zesty enterprise. That’s not to say the speeds were illegal; no, the twisty road combined with an amazing mid-engine car provided spice without excess speed. 

I was in the zone. A pleasant drive is a meditation that clears the mind.

While I was growing up, my dad owned a series of interesting cars. The one that captured my heart wasn’t the Corvette. Instead, it was the Guards Red 1978 Porsche 911SC Targa. Lucky for me, that was the car I learned to drive stick in. I remember cruising along, open sky above my head, the tires gripping the Minnesota country roads. What a blast! I knew that, someday, I wanted a Porsche of my own.

For the next 15 years, other priorities held sway. Then, this spring, the flame was rekindled.

I was shooting sporting clays with my friend Kameron and his colleague Gavin in early April. Gavin mentioned that he tracked Porsches, from 911s in the past up to his current Spec Boxster. Ah, yes, I thought, I remember wanting to do that.

Two weeks later, my friend Tyler bought an MG Midget, every bit a classic British sports car. He gave me the opportunity to drive it, which I gladly accepted. It had

been eight years since I sold my sports sedan, an E39 BMW 540i/6, and I’d forgotten how much fun it was to drive a car built for the joy of driving. I started looking for an entertaining car of my own.

At first, I thought I wanted an air-cooled Porsche 911. Then I saw the prices. Seems they had gone up significantly since my dad has his car in the 1990s. I adjusted my sights towards a  newer-yet-still-old 911 model, the type 996. Neither the styling nor the cooling method bothered me, but since one or both of those seemed to sit poorly with many other people, the prices for the 996s were much more reasonable than for the earlier models.

I was looking for a closed-cockpit coupe, not a convertible. I simply didn’t see the appeal of a drop-top. Then a trip across Colorado in June in Tyler’s MG changed my mind.  Despite sunburn on my arms, face, and neck, I had a great time being out in the open. I felt a stronger connection to the road and the world. The sights, sounds, and smells were all so vivid. I began  to understand why people liked convertibles. Even so, I wasn’t quite convinced about the Boxster as an option.

My view of the Boxster had been poisoned by gossip I’d heard in the late 90s. “It’s a poor man’s Porsche,” some said, usually just before berating the design of the rear end and the runny-egg look of the headlights. I took those comments as gospel, and I never bothered to evaluate the Boxster on its merits. Then I began to investigate the facts, and my own, different, opinion emerged.

Foremost was the driving experience. Online and in print, people almost universally raved about the handling, the sound, and the responsiveness. The mid-engine layout made it well balanced, and, especially in “S” trim, it was plenty quick.

Not far behind was affordability. I don’t believe in financing toys, so staying within a budget that would let me buy some German pleasure outright was of paramount importance. I realized that I could get a good Boxster for less money than a type-996 911 in equivalent condition.

As for the headlights, well, those really were universally disliked. No wonder Porsche redesigned them in the early aughts. But is it rational to drop an otherwise great car from consideration merely because of two amber pieces of plastic? I didn’t think so.

The Boxster grew on me, and I shifted my search from a 996 to a 986.

I found my future vehicle on Cars.com. It was the right color, silver; it had the right transmission, a six-speed manual; and it had the bigger “S” engine, a 3.2 L beast instead of the basic 2.7 L. Continued on page 31

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?1. Who completed Porsche’s first custom cabriolet in 1947?

2. When and where was the inaugural Porsche Parade?

3. In what year did a Porsche enter the 12 Hours of Sebring?

4. ... and who was the driver?

5. What does the “D” in the 1959 “Speedster D” represent?

On every first Saturday of each month (rain or shine), a glorious gathering of cars puts on an impromptu show dubbed “Cars & Coffee” in Boulder/Lafayette in the parking lot at 95th and Arapahoe. Porsches, Ferraris, Cobras, Bentleys and Lamborghinis have all been known to show up as well as more American Muscle Cars than you can shake a stick(shift) at! It’s a great time, very casual, and lots of fun. The show starts at 8:00 a.m., so grab a cup of java, a bagel, and a camera and come check out the biggest little car show in Colorado!

Take the RMR Trivia Challenge! Answers are posted at the bottom of the “Rearview Mirror” in the very back of this issue. No peeking!

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In The Werks

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In The Werks

august 27 - 30

August 27-30 of this year, we have an event planned unlike any in recent memory.

We begin on Thursday, August 27th when you drive to Snowmass for a reception at the Crestwood.

Friday and Saturday, we will head to Aspen Motorsports Park (formerly known as Woody Creek Raceway).

Saturday night we’ll enjoy a farewell banquet in Snowmass Village. Sunday is free with a leisurely drive home.

This weekend isn’t just for track junkies. There is a huge variety of things to enjoy. From great shopping to the Glenwood Hot Springs the list is endless.

This event is deluxe all the way!This event may be sold out, so sign up now

or you might be disappointed. Note – cars louder than 55dB from more than

10ft away will not be permitted to run. Space for trailers is also severely limited so sign up early.

Basic Registration ~ $400 per couple depending on room selection (incl. 3 nights condo lodging, welcome reception, goodies, etc.).

Two Days On Track = $300 ppMeal Package (two lunches, two dinners) = $120

Sponsored by Porsche of Colorado Springs

REVISED DATES!!! August 27-30No longer conflicting with Rennsport Reunion!!

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Winding Road Adventures (www.windingroadadventures.com) sponsored Beer:Thirty, where Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2015 winners Chris Lennon and Casper regaled the group with stories from the mountain, including a near miss for the team during practice.

A huge thanks goes out to event chairs Rob Lorentz and Gregg Bell for putting on a fun and seamless weekend for all; now let’s get ready to go wheel to wheel next month!

Story and photos by Amanda Yuill, On A Roll Photography

Cooking On the Plains

The track was hot at High Plains for the “Cooking on the Plains” DE on the weekend of July 18-19. It was a fantastic turnout, with 96 drivers braving the heat on Saturday and 70 enjoying what was very close to a perfect track day on Sunday.

For many, this event was their last chance to practice before the Rocky Mountain Thunder Club Race at HPR next month, and there was some fierce competition at Turn 3 to show it! The Boxster crew was out in full force, with the only real question being which of the street-legal cars will be converted to Spec next!

The event welcomed three new club members to the ranks of instructor: E.J. Bennett, Gavin Yuill and Eugene Yen. The instructors are what make these DE events stand out from others like them, and these three have some great experience to share with our next generation of drivers.

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Al’s Chickenettes from left to right are Justine Estein, Dave Calvano, Jeff Estein (Kneeling), Mike Pappas (Kneeling), Pete Olsen (Kneeling), Craig Steele, Terry Zaccone.

“Happy Fourth of July fellow PCA Parade Survivors!Here are some of the highlight images that I took (just a

smattering of the 4,000 or so images I shot)And for those of you who partook of the wine-tasting adventure

in my room (and you know who you are) thankfully there were no images of that event available! I still don’t know how we didn’t get tossed out of the hotel with all of the laughing...

We had an incredible time. Jeff and Justine Estein organized the drive out and back. It was just myself and the Esteins on the drive back and we didn’t take any of the interstate which is how we hit Wink’s Dinner Bucket.

Lots of nice state highways that we drove like they were chasing us. Triple Digits? You bet!”

Mike Pappas

Owner Caroline Von Lintel and her daughter the manager of Al’s Chickenette located in Hays Kansas since 1946. Vicki Earnshaw and Terry Zaccone

Terry Zaccone’s 1968 L with 450K miles and more than 3000 auto crosses on it. He calls it “Marcel.”

Kathy Fricke prepares for the concours.

It rained ...

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There was a caravan from RMR to the Parade in French Lick. These are images of the caravan, shots of the parade and the story by HighGear photographer Mike Pappas.

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In The Werks

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After the snow melted at the ski resorts, all that remained was grass, a gondola and the occasional alpine slide. But check out Vail Resorts’ docket this summer; we are excited to also bring to you the Second Annual International Auto Festival & Concours in Beaver Creek. The dates for our event are Friday-Sunday, September 18th-20th. Take the time and enjoy our beautiful but brief high country autumn.

This is your opportunity to join your fellow auto enthusiasts in Beaver Creek, as we celebrate the engineering, design and quality of many exclusive international autos, including Porsche, Ferrari, Mercedes, Audi and many more. Registration is open now, but will close Friday, September 11, 2015.

Event Schedule: Friday, 9/18, you will enjoy a planned scenic driving tour to the exclusive destination of Aspen or Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and once there you will be served a gourmet lunch. On your registration, please indicate which drive you are interested in attending. Saturday, 9/19, we will open our show to the public with the competitive Concours d’Elegance and auto expo. Come by the Beaver Creek Plaza to see the cars and enjoy live music and vendors. Sunday, 9/20 will be the first Beaver Creek Gymkhana. Similar to an autocross event, the gymkhana is a timed event that features cones and, in this case, “Colorado” driving obstacles.

The events Concours awards will consist of the following:People’s Choice award: All cars that enter the show are eligible

for our special People’s Choice Award. A Complimentary Day of Skiing at Beaver Creek Resort for you and a friend and one night of lodging in Beaver Creek for the 2015-2016 Winter Season. First Place awards in both Street Class and Full Class: A Complimentary Day of Skiing at Beaver Creek Resort for you and a friend and one night of lodging in Beaver Creek for the 2015-2016 Winter Season. Second in both Street Class and Full Class: A Complimentary Day of Skiing at Beaver Creek Resort for you and a friend for the 2015-2016 Winter Season. Third in both Street Class and in Full Class: A Beaver Creek International Auto Festival Swag Bag.

The full weekend registration is $115. Or the Saturday-only registration is $75. Register on-line at www.beavercreek.com/auto. PCa members can save 20% by entering the code BCIaF20. (This excludes the Sunday brunch and the auto festival polo.)

If you have Beaver Creek Concours questions you may contact Kathy Fricke, Lead Concours Judge katfricke@msn.com, 303-884-1152; Bob Barker, Event Coordinator rcb924@aol.com, 678-592-3845.

Our onsite Beaver Creek Resort contact: Megan Meier memeier@vailresorts.com.

2015 AMR Oktoberfest Swap Meet and Restoration ClinicPorsche Swap Meet: Saturday, October 10th from 9:00 a.m.

until 1:30 p.m. Location: European Performance Specialists—406 South

Sierra Madre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903If you are looking for something, have something to swap

or sell, or are just interested in seeing what everyone else has that they would like to part ways with, then plan on coming by. Everyone is welcome to sell, buy or trade (it’s a swap meet). If you’re selling, please bring your own table, chairs and ability to accommodate purchasers. If you’re buying, please bring cash. We’ll leave the trading up to you.

Restoration Clinic: From 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., there will be an entertaining presentation regarding the overall restoration of a Porsche. Experts will discuss everything from the engine to the interior and exterior of the car. The usual suspects will be addressed: 356s, 911s and 944s.

It wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without some food and cold beer; we’ll provide the food and drinks during lunch.

If you plan on participating as a seller (vendor) please RSVP to drtaylor01@msn.com.

For questions please contact: Dan Taylor at drtaylor01@msn.com.

Beaver Creek International Auto Festival September 18th - 20th, 2015

The Premier Auto Event of the Rocky Mountains2015 AMR Oktoberfest

Swap Meet and

Restoration Clinic

In the zone Liz Shaw, PCA Zone 9 Representative

ello Zone 9ers,

Well, Parade 2015 is behind us, and if you missed it, you missed a good one! The

weather was not concours-friendly, and some other events had to be brought inside, but the entire week was a ton of fun. I got into French Lick on Friday afternoon and met with other Zone Reps for dinner on Friday night. After two full days of meetings, the “real” Parade got started on Sunday night with the Welcome Party. The theme this year was the “60s,” and as you’ll see in the picture below, some cars showed up in costume!

Later in the week, I went to the Concours and the Presidents’ Reception, participated in the TSD Rally, co-chaired the Michelin Drive & Experience, and went on a bus tour to Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam distilleries. For the Concours Banquet, one of the highlights of the evening was when a shiny new Cayman GT4 was driven up to the stage! The Parade of Porsches was fun on Saturday, and there were lots of people waving to us as we made our way to the little town of Paoli. Definitely a very fun week, and we’re already looking forward to next year’s Parade in Jay Peak, Vermont.

Here are the results from the various Parade competitions, and I’d like to extend a special congratulations to the Rocky Mountain Region winners—and their big haul on prizes!

H • Region of the Year: 2nd runner-up, West Texas Region

• National Newsletter Contest, Class III Regions: 3rd place, Ramblings, Roadrunner Region

• Autocross: S02M, 3rd place, Ken Provasi (RMR); S09M, 1st place, Greg Curtiss (RMR); S12L, 1st place, Justine Estein (RMR); P10M, 2nd place, Kim Wardle (IR)

• Concours: Group—Preparation, Class PP06T, 2nd place, Paula Sears (RR); 3rd place, Jim Osgood (RMR). Group—Preparation, Class PP08T, 3rd place, Paul Orkild (RMR). Walt & Kathy Fricke (RMR) displayed their 2007 997 Turbo in the “60 4 60” collection

• Tech Quiz: Q03M, 3rd place, Walt Fricke (RMR); Q05M, 1st place, Greg Curtiss (RMR)

• TSD Rally: Unequipped Nav, 1st place, Jim & Dona Sorensen (AMR); Unequipped, 6th place, David & Bette Seeland (RMR)

• RC Concours: Cayenne Class, 1st place, Jim Osgood (RMR); 10th Scale Class, 2nd place, Randy Osgood (RMR); Race Class, 2nd place, Jim Osgood

• Art Show: Porsche Family Choice, 2nd place, Randy Osgood; Photography Elements of Design, 2nd place, Randy Osgood; Artisan/Functional Class, 3rd place, Randy Osgood; Studio Art, 3rd place, Jim Sorensen (AMR); Functional Art, 2nd place, Dona Sorensen (AMR).

Hope to see many of you later this summer!

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By Pedro P. Bonilla (GCR PCA)

Tech talk

Most PCA members know a little about Club Racing from what they see in the newsletters, from what they may hear and discuss with other Porsche friends, or from what they may see at the different tracks when these events are being held, but seldom do members know the inside workings of a PCA Club Race. I’d like to give you a glimpse at the back side of PCA Club Racing.

A PCA Club Race is one of the most interesting events for a Porsche owner to attend, whether as a racer, a volunteer, or just to enjoy the camaraderie and experience the sights and sounds of the spectacle that is PCA Club Racing.

These races are held throughout the uS and Canada and sport exclusively Porsche racecars of all types and model years, grouped by classes. PCA’s Club Racing’s Motto has always been: “There is a race class for every Porsche ever made.”

There is no entrance fee, and attendees (only PCA members and their guests) have full access to the paddock (cars and drivers) and get a taste of what Club Racing is all about.

At many Club Races you can mingle with some of the best pro drivers in the world. Many pro drivers are also PCA members who enjoy the camaraderie and competition of pure Club Racing.

Racing for the fun of it. What a concept! No prize money, just bragging rights and maybe a trophy. Only in PCA Club Racing can an amateur racer compete against some of the top pro drivers in the world.

A PCA Club Race takes years in the making and it requires the expertise and generosity of hundreds of volunteers to make it happen. Organizing Committees start working on next year’s Club Race the day this year’s ends.

The PCA Club Racing Committee, the PCA National Office, and the PCA Regions work in unison to put a Club Race together. The PCA Club Racing Committee maintains the Club Racing Rulebook, determines the licensing procedures, and oversees all of the planning of a Club Race. One or more PCA Regions organize each Club Race and have full financial responsibility for their race.

In a typical year PCA puts together over 30 Club Races. These are held at famed tracks in North America, such as Sebring International Raceway, NOLA Motorsports Park, Texas World Speedway, Road Atlanta, Thunderhill, Auto Club Speedway, Lime Rock, Monticello Motor Club, Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Buttonwillow, Watkins Glen, Motorsports Park Hastings, Mazda Laguna Seca, NJMP Thunderbolt Raceway, Virginia International Raceway (VIR), Putnam Park Road Course, Brainerd International, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Gingerman Raceway, High Plains Raceway, Road America, Mid Ohio, Miller Motorsports Park, Summit Point Motorsports Park, Hallet Motor Racing Circuit, Daytona International Speedway, and Motorsports Ranch, among others.

To give you an idea of the scope of things, let’s look at the first Club Race of the year: “The 48 Hours at Sebring,” since that’s my home Club Race.

The Organizing Committee, formed by Gold Coast Region and Suncoast Region members, is made up of 30 members who oversee advanced solo events, advertising, autocross, communications, goodie store, grid, IDs, impound, information, insurance, logistics,

medical, pace cars, program layout and printing, registration, scales, schedules, signage, sponsors, staging and parking for rigs and vendors, stewards assistance, streaming video, support center, tech inspection, test-and tune, timing and scoring, track announcing, traffic, treasury, vendors, volunteers, website, etc. These committee members work under the guidance of not one, but two committee chairs who oversee and coordinate every single detail of the event.

At the Sebring Club Race, it is not uncommon to have between 350 to 400 Porsche racecars and drivers, 300-plus rigs and trailers with close to 1000 crew members, 250 to 300 volunteers, 100 corner workers and track safety personnel, 30 to 40 vendors and sponsors, over a thousand PCA members and their guests, a dozen PCA National Club Racing Officers (Stewards, Scrutineers, Timing & Scoring Officials, Club Race & License Coordinator) and another half dozen PCA National Staff and Officers as well as guests and VIPs.

All of these vehicles and people require an infrastructure to take care of the logistics such as food, fuel, information, lodging, parking, safety, tires, water and more. The racetrack becomes a small city, and it must be run as such. That is the responsibility of the PCA Regions’ Organizing Committee.

There’s also the technical side of racing. In order to make these races safe and fair, the racecars, the drivers and their safety equipment need to be inspected and checked to make sure they adhere to strict standards.

The same is true with the racing action. Rules and procedures must be followed and enforced in order to have safe, fair and successful races. Those are some of the responsibilities of the PCA Club Racing Committee.

At the “48 Hours at Sebring” we have also had daytime and nighttime Racing and Advanced Solo events, so it’s a full day, every day. All of this runs rain or shine, hot or cold!

I hope you get the picture.From the front side it all seems to work seamlessly, and

that’s the aim. From the backside it’s controlled chaos, carefully orchestrated by a team of highly knowledgeable and dedicated PCA members who make it look very easy by having foreseen and planned for every contingency.

Oh, and by the way, every single one of those hundreds of PCA members who make it all happen is a non-paid volunteer!

Why don’t you make it a point to attend one or more of these great events throughout North America if you haven’t done so already, and better yet, why don’t you volunteer to help? You won’t regret it, and you’ll probably get hooked too. Don’t ask me how I know ;)

See you at the next PCA Club Race!If you have any questions on how to obtain a PCA racing

license or on PCA Club Racing in general, please contact the PCA Club Racing Licensing Coordinator at: PCAclubrace@aol.com.

For additional information on Club Racing and more, please visit my website: www PedrosGarage.com.

Happy Porsche’ing,

The Rocky Mountain Region PCA, with the participation of the Rocky Mountain Chapter BMW CCA, will host a Tire Rack Street Survival School on August 29, 2015 at the Colorado State Patrol Track in Golden. The Tire Rack Street Survival program provides teenage drivers with a hands-on driving experience in real-world situations. Teens learn the handling limits of their daily driver and how to control their car at those limits. The Tire Rack Street Survival School goes beyond required driver education to give teens the driving tools and hands-on experience to become safer, smarter drivers.

For those unfamiliar with the program, it is a fantastic way for new drivers to learn accident avoidance skills in a safe environment. There are braking exercises, slalom courses, emergency lane change exercises, and a skid pad for learning how to manage understeer and oversteer.

There will only be 30 student slots, and the cost for the full day including lunch is only $75. Each teen will drive his or her own (or family) car and will have an in-car instructor for every exercise. We expect the school to sell out quickly. If you have teen drivers in your family, you should register them soon! Please also recommend the program to friends and co-workers with teen drivers. This is not just another driver education class. It’s not unusual for parents to come asking how they can get similar training. The kids will have a blast!

For more information about Street Survival or to register a student, visit http://www.streetsurvival.org.

In addition to looking for students, the school needs the following from our membership:1. Qualified Coaches: You don’t need to be a DE instructor, but you should at least have the skills to run in an

advanced DE run group or a few years of autocrossing experience and the ability to calmly communicate succinctly from the passenger seat, while someone else is behind the wheel. In addition, all coaches are required to take an online tutorial from the Street Survival School Program and register with the program. It is free and takes about 1.5 hours. Here is a link to the tutorial: http://www.thelhtgroup.com/LHTClients/Tire_Rack/Live_Courses/Street_Survival_HTML/html/index.html

2. Registration/Day of Event Volunteers: We need six people to help with registration on the day of the event and help throughout the day with logistics.

3. Classroom instructor: We are looking for a younger club member (someone with whom the students will relate better than the two of us) to understudy the StreetSurvival.org staff in the classroom segment and then lead the classroom instruction in subsequent years. If you are pre-40’s, enjoy making presentations, and/or have teaching experience, please contact us.

4. If you have any media contacts whom we could approach to help promote the school, please send them to Doug Bartlett, doug.bartlett@comcast.net, and/or Michael Rosen, mikelrosen@gmail.com.

5. We need two gasoline- or battery-powered leaf blowers. If you have one we can borrow for the day, please email Doug Bartlett doug.bartlett@comcast.net and/or Michael Rosen mikelrosen@gmail.com.

Instructors and volunteers are requested to register with RMR PCA via MotorsportReg.com at http://msreg.com/ColoradoSS2015.

In The WerksRocky Mountain PCA to Host its First Tire Rack Street Survival School on Saturday August 29, 2015Michael Rosen and Doug Bartlett, Chairs

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I get around Danielle Badler, RMR/PCA Columnist

f it’s August, it must be time for Monterey insanity.Let me start by stating this categorically. No, I

haven’t gone. And I don’t expect to make it this year. But I do know people who have.

Then again, that’s like saying I once had dinner with Billy Joel. What actually happened is that I once sat in a restaurant where, across the room, I saw Billy Joel dining alone, reading one of those free real estate listing brochures.

It’s true. While I shared the same physical proximity with him, and breathed the same air, I was in reality not even in the same galaxy.

Just take a look at some of the rare fruit being auctioned off this year.

I draw your attention to a collection which, according to Motor Authority, is called The Pinnacle Portfolio. They say it’s “the most expensive car collection ever to hit the auction block.”

Cutting to the chase, so to speak, there are 24 cars. Yes, there are three Porsches in the group, a ’56 356A Speedster, a ’95 911 Carrera RS 3.8, and an ’88 959 “Komfort.”

There are also nine Ferraris, including one each of all the supercars from the 288 GTO on, with the exception of a LaFerrari.

The Enzo is number 400 of 400. The very car that was presented to the Pope.

Two Bugatti Veyrons, serial number 001 and a late-run 16.4 Super Sport, “one of less than eight in the uS.” Does that sound more impressive than seven?

A McLaren F1 “LM-Specification.” Which means, according to auctioneer RM Sotheby’s, it’s one of two street cars upgraded to race specs.

I’ve been trying to get my head around the collection, and the collector, who remains anonymous.

For example, there are three cars from the ‘50s, no more and nothing older. Along with the Speedster, there’s a ’55 300 SL Alloy Gullwing, one of 29 aluminum Gullwings produced, and a ’59 Ferrari LWB California Spider. That’s it from the Eisenhower Era.

From the Swinging ‘60s, we find a ’64 250 LM (more rare than a 250 GTO, they say; this one is from the ’64 Earl’s

Court Motor Show), a ’67 275 GTB/4, and a ’67 Toyota 2000 GT, the first LHD built, and the first in the u.S. (the Japanese E-Type, they say).

No genuine E-Type? And, while we’re at it, no 427 Stingray? No Cobra? I know!

Now, if you ascribe to the theory that we covet today what we drew in study hall in junior high school, I would guess that the owner is a male (please … name one female collector of this provenance, name just one) in his 60s.

That he has mega-wealth and connections in the automotive world is a given. I mean, just how does one go about acquiring the Pope’s Ferrari?

Why sell? To cover the cost of service on his Gulfstream? On the refit of his Wally Yacht, which is bobbing as we speak in the harbor in Antibes?

But there are a few chinks in the heavenly aura. For example, an ’05 Saleen S7. Yeah, it’s twin-turbo and it was in a few movies. But really.

And a Jaguar XJ220, which they call highly original. Do I care?

And a Koenigsegg CCXR, one of five in the u.S. Just waiting for the next Cannonball Run debacle?

And an ’05 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. Even if it was purchased new by Robert Petersen and shown at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

I don’t know. Okay, okay, if it were up to me, I’d swap these out, quicker

than you can say “not up to snuff.” And I’d backfill, with a ’65 Aston Martin DB5 (make mine shaken, not stirred) and a ’73 Carrera RS, along with the aforementioned E-Type, Vette and Cobra. And maybe a P1 and a 918 Spyder. Along with the LaFerrari. Just to complete the contemporary supercar set and the historic supercar set.

Where is a Miura SV? An original Daytona Spider? A Dino? I guess I forgot to mention them … they’re in the collection already.

Hey, let’s give the guy some credit.

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Featured Member

Chris Lennon - AMR The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is

always an adventure. Many claim it’s more like a sprint, as the race itself covers just under 12.5 miles. However, it’s really more like an endurance race, with time spent on the mountain spanning seven days of 2 a.m. wakeup calls and a commitment that spans the entire year for most teams.

The time spent on the mountain for us involved a crew of eleven people (typically six crew members on any given day, plus the loose nut in the driver’s seat) for 8 hours a day, for seven days. That’s almost 400 hours of labor just on the mountain. The time spent prepping a car is enough to boggle the mind. Well over 900 hours had been put into our brand new Unlimited Division 914 turbo, “Taz,” and we didn’t even end up campaigning it (engine failure just before the first day of practice).

Fortunately, we had our tried and true 911, “Casper,” ready to go. We had enjoyed success with Casper across the three previous years, so this wasn’t a bad “plan B.” He performed very nicely, although the punishment that the mountain puts on man and machine shouldn’t be underestimated. On our first run, on the first day of practice, we hit a new bump (more of a jump, actually) near Cog Cut, right up top, and went completely airborne. When I heard the big thud upon landing, I knew something must have broken. Sure enough, a bent trailing arm was the result. We were told by someone else who went over that jump that their telemetry measured a 4G landing. We replaced the shocks on all four corners after this, as well. Every year, the undulations in the road up top get more extreme. What is a minor inconvenience for tourists at 20 mph is downright dangerous at 80-100 mph.

Anyway, running Casper meant that we shifted from Unlimited to Vintage, re-joining our good friends from Sweden, with whom we have had great battles in the past. Our main rival, Ralf, showed up with a Shelby Cobra. His 350GT apparently wasn’t fast enough. We knew we’d have our hands full with a Division stacked with fast cars and fast drivers.

Practice went well, culminating with us earning Top Qualifier honors for the third year in a row in Vintage. This was with an issue that had us just crawling over the finish line, accelerator planted on the floor. After lots of work that day, we returned for the last day of practice, and the car was really fast. I guess I conveniently forgot one small item—on the day before qualifying, we made a little unplanned descent as the car unexpectedly lost grip when the driver decided to really

push things, and we ended up about 20 feet down the side of the mountain, with me hanging in my harnesses. Porsche Whisperer, and Chief Mechanic, Loren Southard got the damage fixed in no time, and back on the mountain.

Oh yes, and we had some non-car challenges. A week or so before we were to begin, our Crew Chief, Susan Bucknam, called to report she’d be unable to join us because of a health issue. Mark Stolberg jumped in and embraced the role, doing a phenomenal job in Susan’s absence. Then, a day before practice was to begin, team member Dave Liddle suffered a massive stroke. We were all very concerned, but one of the first things he was worried about when he emerged from surgery was the race. Incredibly, Dave came to Fan Fest two weeks later, having been released from the rehab facility mere hours before.

Fast forward to race day. It began as a sunny, warm day—it looked perfect. In recent years, the motorcycle racers have gone up first, and 2015 was no exception. After losing one of their own for the second year in a row, earlier in the week, the riders were understandably cautious, and there were few incidents, none serious. Once the cars began running, we started watching the weather. Menacing clouds began to gather at the summit. As we headed to grid, we had slicks on the car, but we brought our rain tires with us. We had crewmember Dwight Kasten as far up as spectators were allowed, at Devil’s Playground, to monitor the ever-changing weather conditions. He could see the rain coming in, but made the call to proceed on slicks, saying “You should just make it.” Well, as I crossed the finish line, I found a summit devoid of human life, and the weather came in just about a minute after I got up there. Nice call, Dwight!

Peaking at the Right Time

John Duclos Photo.

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On the way up, the car performed great for the first little bit, but then experienced a dramatic loss of power. This meant every one of the 156 curves had to be attacked at 100% if a decent time was to be posted (the “straight” sections were now going to be slower than expected). This went well until the big lefthand sweeper just before Cog Cut, where I encountered the carcass of a marmot at the apex of this high speed turn. Yikes! Adjusting my line just enough to miss it put another frost heave jump (not just a bump) right in my line, sending the car airborne toward the edge of the curve (it’s a long way down off of this one). Fortunately, enough of the tires made contact with the surface in time to keep me on the road, and I continued up.

We summited in 11:37.969, well short of our goal of 10:50-something, but as it turned out on this challenging Sunday, good enough for the win. One competitor had his steering break on the way up, and went off (fortunately, in a “good” place). The others had tough runs after the rain had stopped, running only about a third of the way up the mountain, to Glen Cove (everyone’s times were only scored to there, to be fair to those who couldn’t make it to the summit due to weather). On the summit, we had about 3 inches of hail/graupel/snow, and many lightning strikes. The pits were deluged in rain and lightning. Other than that, it was a lovely day to race up a mountain.

It seemed like almost all of the drivers I talked with on the summit had mechanical issues (most of them ended up winning their divisions, by the way). It was a challenging year in many respects, but the feeling of accepting the first place trophy, and standing atop the podium, flanked by great friends from Sweden who had come second and third, and looking out on our team, made it all worthwhile.

This monumental effort wouldn’t have been possible without the most amazing crew on the mountain, many of whom you may recognize: Mark Stolberg, Loren Southard, Bill Matney, Dwight Kasten, John Duclos, Robert Yen, Greg Sirochman, Sam Gilmer, and Pat Nelson. Our sponsors were fabulous, including Clewett Engineering, EAS, Elite Deck and Fence, European Performance Specialists, Fogg’s Auto Shop, GT Racing, Hanksville Hot Rods, Hoosier Direct, Hotel Elegante, Martin Willis Machine Shop, Masterdrive, Midnight Recovery, Mike Osborn, Pagid Racing, Porsche of COS, Rent4Ring, Storms Allergy Clinic, The Springs Houses, Tim Hoiles, Wine Country Motorsports, and others. And most importantly, big thanks to the most understanding wife in the world, Kathleen, who puts up with me doing this year after year.

Now, to get to work on the 2016 effort. We actually had our first planning meeting four days after the 2015 race. Got to start early if we want to be competitive next year!

Chris Lennon, #167

Bob, the defense attorney and PCA member who sold the Boxster to me, was upgrading to a 911. In the three years he owned it, he replaced the convertible top, tires, brakes, and numerous bits and pieces related to the engine. He even saw fit to replace the missing “Boxster S” badge on the trunk. Such was his attention to detail. It wasn’t the least expensive Boxster on the market, but it was well maintained and in great shape. There is nothing so expensive as a cheap Porsche.

Sure, the other car in my stable with a flat-six, a Subaru Outback 3.6R, was still objectively better than the Boxster in many ways. It was newer, quieter, more powerful, more comfortable, and more spacious. It could  drive through snow. It could pass  over bumps taller than four inches. And yet, for the pure thrill of driving, the Boxster bested it. With a curb weight nearly 800 lbs less than the Outback, the Boxster was quicker and more nimble. Indeed, I took advantage of that in Coal Creek Canyon.

The drive through the foothills led to flatlands, and eventually our fun little road met its end at a boring stoplight. The other Boxster turned his way, and I turned mine.

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Cars and CoffeePorsches and things...Photography By Erik BehrendsenJuly 4th in Lafeyette, CO

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Classifieds

Classified ads are free to RMR/PCA members for items personally owned by the member. No commercial ads. Ads for non-members are $10 for each month (send payment to RMR Treasurer - Rick Seiferth, 7889 Canvasback Cr. Littleton, CO 80125). Ads must be 75 words or less. Deadline for classified ad submission is the 15th of the previous month. Member ads will run for two issues. Ads will also appear with an optional photo on the rmr.pca.org Web site. E-mail your ad to newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com.

porsches

1999 Boxster, 57,400 miles, $14,000. Arctic silver with Boxster red full leather interior. Looks and runs like new. Clear bra, car cover, awesome aftermarket stereo and speakers, custom made Coco Mats in addition to factory mats. For more info and pictures call or email David Johnson at 303-915-7582, david.otho@gmail.com. (July)1997 993 (air-cooled) 911 Porsche Cabriolet, Zenith Blue Metallic with dark gray interior & top. One owner, 14,700 miles, always garaged, no damage, never smoked in. Outstanding condition. BO, Asking $71,500. Denver,CO. Phone #: 303-796-0040. (July)

1970 914-4 purchased in 1971. I have all receipts. Runs great, no rust, painted Lexus pearl white. Rear bumper not 1970. Passenger door handle does not work. Miles unknown. Does not need any work except door handle replacement. 559-305-3236 francijam@gmail.com. (Aug)

2006 Porsche Boxster Cabriolet, only 3,800 Miles! 5 speed automatic - pristine condition! Arctic Sliver Metallic exterior, Stone Grey convertible top, w/Stone Grey leather Sport Seats. Options include Preferred Package with Tiptronic S, traction control, stability control, ABS (4-wheel), air conditioning, power windows, power door locks, cruise control, power steering, tilt & telescoping wheel, Sound Package Plus with AM/FM stereo, CD, dual air bags, side air bags, leather, heated seats, rear spoiler, and alloy wheels. Always garaged & pampered, never seen bad weather, title in hand, non-smoker, no accidents, looks and drives like new! Private seller ready to sell TODAY!! $26,500 (303) 748-8541.

1984 911 chassis with 964 fiberglass. Fresh 3.4-liter twin-plug engine, 300+ hp, close-ratio 915 trans., limited slip with oil cooler. Asking $52,000. Call Dr. Klein at 719.238.5307.

miscellaneous

Borla cat-back exhaust for 997.1 C2 (2005-2008 3.6L RWD). Piping diameter: 2.25” into muffler, dual 1.75” out, quad 3.5” tips. Tip style: Dual round rolled angle-cut intercooled. Less than a year old. Asking $1,100. Please contact James at 858-943-1061 or jscoble@live.com. (July)

Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position, Max Performance Summer Tire Set. (2) 235/35R19 91Y XL, (2) 295/30R19 100Y XL. Purchased at the beginning of April. Less than 500 miles on tires. Asking $785. Please contact James at 858-943-1061 or jscoble@live.com. (July)

16” Phone Dial Wheels from 1988 944 Turbo. 52.3 mm offset. Front 7j x 16h2, rear 8j x 16h2. Good, but not perfect. $400 obo. Catalytic converter and exhaust from ’88 944 Turbo. $100 obo. Leather seats, burgundy, from ’88 944 Turbo. Driver’s side has a couple of tears in bottom, needs some stitching; passenger side needs some minor stitching. Motorized seat adjustment fully operational. $300 obo. Email for pics and further information randallbaum@shieldwolfcap.com. (July)

For sale, Porsche wheels: 1.) Full set 18” OEM wheels, turbo twists, silver, came stock on my 2001 Boxster S, good condition, 7.5” Front & 8.5” Rear, fit many late model Porsche’s, incl OEM caps, no tires, $700/set. 2.) Full set 16” Porsche OEM wheels, came stock on my 1990 911 C4 commonly called “D-90s,” mounted with Khumo Exsta 4X tires in great shape, incl. colored crest caps, $500/set. Jay, 303-859-6779, jayk1@comcast.net. (Aug)

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Classifieds In Case You Missed It...

Thank you to all the people who came out to join us for the PCA Northern Colorado Social at Rennstall Classic Cars on July 11. There was such a good turnout, with lots of great cars and all their passengers. After months of work on our new facility, we were finally able to share it with our friends, and we look forward to sharing it with all those who come our way.

The new Rennstall complex was originally built in 1968 and occupied by the Markley VW dealership. After many years serving a number of different car dealerships, the building had fallen into a state of disrepair. In March of 2015, the walls started coming down, and what was found underneath the old wood paneling and oily concrete was the perfect shell to build a world class service and restoration facility.

Our three-acre facility is spread between three buildings, including a stand-alone body shop and plenty of room to park our race trailers. We work as a turnkey service and restoration facility for all great cars.

The journey to completion has been an amazing chance to build a facility to service any car enthusiast’s needs.Please come visit us again or for the first time; we are always happy to talk cars!

Adam Jaspers Rennstall 970-231-8632

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Full Set of Track Wheels and Tires: Nitto NT01s mounted on Enkei NT03+M silver race wheels. Front 235/40 ZR18 on 8.5” rims, rear 275/40 ZR18 on 10” rims. Used for 1 lap day at HPR (3 heat cycles). All are clean and in very nice condition. Will fit 996 and 997 (correct offset) $1200. Also, NHP stainless steel cat delete pipes for 996. Easy bolt-on HP with wonderful sound, but a bit too loud for me on the street. Mounted for only 3 weeks. They have four O2 sensor mounts and should not cause a check engine light. $350. Contact Keith at 303 940-7958 or keith_hal@msn.com for pics. (Aug)Bird Automotive bike rack for 987 Boxsters. Holds two bikes at rear of car. Rack does not touch body or paint. Attaches to underside of car using existing bolts. I used it on my 2005 Boxster for years. Very stable. See birdautomotive.com for pictures and description. $200.00. Call Rodger at 303-880-3195 or email stewmail66@gmail.com. (Aug)Two Michelin Pilot Super Sport high performance summer tires. Size: 265/35/18. 80% tread left. $150/pair Came off 2000 Boxster S . Call 719-640-0540 or email jonhollyb@comcast.net. Jon in Littleton, CO. (Aug)

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35August 2015

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Region coordinatorsCAMA Representative Walt Fricke: 303.499.6540, walterfricke@msn.comCharity/Good Works Luann Dodge: charitycommittee@rmrporscheclub.comChief Driving Instructor Cecil Morris: 303-399-2482, cecilmorrisCDI@outlook.comControl Chief George Strimbu: 303.736.9114, strimbug@gmail.comEquipment Keith Hall: 303.940.7958, keith_hal@msn.comGoodie Store Chair Mike Hebert: 360-202-5830, superdont@comcast.net Historian Amy Legg-Rogers: 970.686.0538, a1queen@frii.comInsurance Troy Nakatani: 720.402.1080, troy_n@yahoo.comPrograms/Socials Erik Behrendsen: 303.840.7361, ebehrendsen@comcast.netRegistration Nancy Warren: 303.604.1289, nanru@hotmail.comSafety Scott Henderson: 303.521.9007, sshjd@aol.comTech Inspection Hank Padilla: 303.470.1850, hank@hanksvillehotrods.comTiming Joe Warren: 303.604.1289, warrenjoee@comcast.netWebmaster Scott Rogers: 970.686.0538, scottr@wirestone.comZone 9 Representative Liz Shaw: 505-231-7003, lizshawsf@msn.com

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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.

DRIVING EVENTS

NON-DRIVING EVENTS

Tour

A tour is a non-competitive driving event in which participants follow a given route to a destination (which may or may not be known in advance). A tour may vary in length from a day trip to a long weekend with an overnight stay or two. Tours usually follow scenic routes (which are plentiful in Colorado) and/or visit interesting or obscure destinations. Tours are sometimes combined with rallies to add variety and a dose of competition to the event.

RMR hosts at least one tour each year; AMR typically offers several. A number of tours are usually offered at Porsche Parade as well.

RallyA rally is a competitive event in which

contestants attempt to follow a course specified by a set of instructions. Rallies are typically run on public, paved roads, and speed limits are always observed. The two major types of rallies are the Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally and the Gimmick rally. In a TSD rally, participants attempt to follow the instructions precisely, maintaining the correct speed, as points are deducted for arriving at checkpoints (the locations of which are not known in advance) early or late. A Gimmick rally is typically a bit less rigid and usually involves solving puzzles of some type.

Between RMR and AMR, a handful of rallies—at least one of each type—are offered. Porsche

Parade also hosts a TSD rally, and sometimes a Gimmick rally, each year.

Autocross (AX)

An autocross is a competition in which drivers navigate their cars through a course defined by orange cones, usually in a large parking lot. Top speeds are generally moderate, topping out around 40-65 MPH (no higher than second gear for many cars). Competing cars are spaced at long intervals — typically only two or three cars are on the course at the same time. Autocross is a safe way to experience high-performance driving while learning to drive your car at its limit.

Together, RMR and AMR host several autocross events each year, including Eiskhana (essentially an autocross on the ice!) in the winter and an AX school in the spring. Additionally, autocross is a major event at Porsche Parade.

Driver Education (DE)A driver education event provides a safe,

controlled environment for high-performance driving instruction. DE offers drivers of all skill levels the opportunity to hone their driving skills, with the help of an experienced instructor, in a controlled, closed-course environment. In keeping with PCA philosophy, the primary emphasis at all times is on safety. A word of warning, though: the DE experience may be habit-forming!

As DE events are not racing, nor preparation for racing, lap times are not recorded. However, some

Membership SocialMembership socials provide an opportunity

to reconnect with old friends and meet new members. Historically, a membership meeting begins with a social hour with a cash bar, followed by the evening’s program. The content of the program varies, sometimes featuring a “slide show” from a recent event, or a guest speaker such as accomplished Speed World Challenge racer Randy Pobst.

Membership socials, unless otherwise stated, are held the first Thursday of the month. Different venues and topics will keep the meetings fresh and inviting. Watch HighGear and the RMR Web site for details. If you have any ideas for a program, talk to

the Committee Chair or a Board member!

Tech SessionA tech session is just what it sounds like–a

session in which a technical topic is discussed. Not just for gearheads, a tech session may demonstrate practical, “do-it-yourself” procedures such as brake bleeding. Tech sessions are usually presented by experienced Porsche technicians, many of whom are sponsors of RMR events and High Gear.

RMR hosts a few tech sessions each year, typically in the “off months” when few driving events take place. In addition, numerous tech sessions are offered at Porsche Parade. Concours d’Elegance

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DE events are followed immediately by a time trial event, which gives drivers a chance to quantify their performance. Lap times may then be used to measure personal improvement or for bragging rights amongst your peers, etc.

RMR hosts six DE’s each year at High Plains Raceway, with AMR hosting several more at the La Junta, Pueblo and (possibly in the future) Pike’s Peak International Raceway tracks.

Club RaceA club race is a wheel-to-wheel racing event.

A race weekend consists of a number of practice sessions and “heats” (race sessions), often involving both “sprint” and “endurance” races.

Since a Club Racing license (issued by PCA National) is required for competition, club racers are serious and experienced drivers. The cars they bring with them to the track can be quite impressive! As a point of interest, the PCA Club Racing program was inaugurated with the RMR-hosted “First Ever Anywhere” club race at Second Creek in 1992.

Because of the logistics involved in an event of this magnitude, a club race requires a legion of volunteers. However, it is also one of most exciting events to participate in, so be sure to sign up!

RMR hosts one club race each autumn at High Plains Raceway which, when combined with a Driver Education event, adds up to one thrilling weekend!

A concours is essentially a car show, in which contestants endeavor to present their cars in as close to “perfect” condition as possible. A number of judged categories usually exist, typically differentiating between types of cars (e.g. 356, Boxster) and level of preparation (“daily driver” or “full preparation” or somewhere in between). Cars sometimes may be entered as “display only,” for owners who wish to participate but not compete.

RMR participates in a handful of local concours events each year, including the annual Exotic Sports Car Show and Concours d’Elegance, benefiting United Cerebral Palsy Colorado. The annual Porsche Parade also hosts a major concours each year.

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Amy Legg-Rogers, Historian

Trivia Answers: 1. Beutler Carrosserie; 2. Greater Washington D.C. on August 29, 1956; 3. 1956; 4. Hans Herrmann; 5. The Drauz Factory of Heibronn.

And now you know!

In the rearview mirror - 1975

This month’s random question asked to five random members:

“What is your favorite piece of Porsche memorabilia (

that is not the car) and why?”

Rob Shilling “The remnants of the whale tail from my ‘86 911 that was rear-ended. Hanging on the wall of my garage.”

Scott Rogers“I would say our “Porsche Branding Iron” Amy won this at a member social years ago and I think the story is that Kathy Fricke got it from PCA while she was the Zone rep. We did try it once and it worked well.”

Diane Collier “My 1st place award for editing RMR/PORSCHE newsletter for 2 years!”

Denise Jordan“The silver Cayman S model that I bought and stared at until I bought the real one!”

Luann Dodge “Gary Dodge’s co-pilot, ‘Gonzo’ who rode in the seat next to us in the ‘86 911. (Five point harness and helmet - needed him to be safe of course.)”

Sure, the one on the right looks a little pained, but so would you if you

rode that thing for a liv-ing. Do you smile when you drive your Porsche? Do you smile when you see these men? Do these men smile when they see you? Write to your Congressman or

Senator and Urge Uncle Sam to...