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Congratulations, RMR!

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A Week in SavannahLynne Zucker and Ken Provasi report on Parade • see page 16

High Gear brings home the Paul R. Heinmiller Award—thank you, contributors!

Summer NeverEnds! CaribbeanSummer DE at HPR

Sept. 17-18 • see page 7

Paul R. Heinmiller Award winner 2011

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All of you who are reading this should feel honored. You are reading the best newsletter in all of PCA! Not just the best in Zone 9,

but all of the US and Canada. At the Porsche Parade in Savannah, our news-letter, High Gear, was awarded the Paul R. Heinmiller Memorial Trophy for 2011. This award is presented to the region newsletter given the highest to-tal score by the judges. The newsletter is judged on eight criteria: information and navigation; overall layout and ap-pearance; editorial commentary; event publicity and follow-up; features and article contributions from members; photography and/or artwork; techni-cal articles and automotive tips; and general scope and variety.

Jeremy Rosenberger has done an excellent job of assembling, organiz-ing, and presenting articles and pho-tographs from many contributors. You will notice from the criteria that Jeremy could not have done it alone. The event chairs who prepared the pro-motional and follow-up articles for our events; many of you who contributed articles about your Porsche experienc-es; the photographers at the events who provided some excellent photos of Porsches in action—all contributed. As they say, “Keep those cards and letters coming.” There are only three issues left to stack the deck in our favor for a repeat of the Heinmiller Trophy for 2012. The Rocky Mountain Region won back-to-back awards in 1978 and 1979, and the last time RMR won was in 1990. Send in your articles and pictures and discover what a thrill it is to be published in an award-winning

from the president Rex Heck, President

HighGearVol. 53 Edition 9•September 2011

magazine! Congratulations, Jeremy, on a job well done.

We had our premier driving event, the “High Plains Thunder” Club Race and Advanced Driver Education, at HPR in August. Several regions were represented, some from as far away as Texas and Utah. Kathy Fricke, Vicki Earnshaw and Rick Gonçalves rounded up a huge team of volunteers to make the event one of the best. Thanks to all.

Next year, or even this year, come out as a volunteer. There are many different jobs that need to be done. No experience required. I am sure you will discover that it is a lot more fun being involved than just sitting on the sidelines. In fact, none of our events would happen without the volunteers! So come out and get involved. You can contact any of the event chairs; their e-mail address and phone numbers are listed in the event announcements. We also need help on our committees, the coordinators for which are listed on the next page. Give them a call or drop an e-mail. Some activities only require an hour or two a month.

Summer is winding down. But, not to fear—there are still plenty of op-portunities to exercise your Porsche before the snow flies. For performance driving, there are still two more driver education events and one autocross. For touring there is the Drive for the Kids and AMR’s tour to a surprise des-tination. The year ends with the annual holiday party. This year, we are having it at a unique and very interesting ven-ue. Keep a lookout for the announce-ments and sign up early—it is sure to sell out! And don’t forget the monthly socials. RMR offers the most fun you can have with your seat belt on.

New to RMR? Or not a member yet?Find out what we’re all about!1 describes the various types of

activities our club members regularly enjoy.

Check it out—then come to our next social and get involved!

cover photo

A pair of distantly-related 911’s on display at Forsyth Park in Savannah. More on page 16. (photo courtesy Jim Osgood and Randy Osgood)

High Gear (ISSN1061-1746) is the official magazine of the Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America (RMR/ PCA) and is published monthly. The annual subscription rate is $14.00, included in RMR/PCA membership dues. Non-RMR subscriptions are $25.00.

The opinions and views appearing in High Gear are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the RMR/PCA, PCA National, or this magazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. Additionally, none of these organizations nor this publication assumes any responsibility for the accuracy of material provided by individual writers and contributors.

High Gear entire contents copyright © 2011 by Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Articles and photos are the copyright of their respective creators and are used with permission.

Office of publication: 547 Sawtooth Point, Lafayette, CO, 80026. Periodicals postage paid at Lafayette, CO and ad-ditional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to PCA National Office, P.O. Box 6400, Columbia, MD 21045.

inside this issuefrom the president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1september membership social . . . . . . . .2runoff area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3upcoming events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3membership musings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4drive for the kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6caribbean summer de . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7we were turned on! ladies’ day 2011 . . .8recent events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10bedbug hat trick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11tech corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12a week in savannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16high plains thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20amr “last fling” de at la junta. . . . . . . .26in the zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27classified ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28i get around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30what we do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32


HighGear2September 2011

region coordinatorsCAMA Representative Walt Fricke 303.499.6540 [email protected] Series Chris Sulley 303.369.9052 [email protected]/Good Works Camilla Rosenberger [email protected] Nancy Warren 303.604.1289 [email protected] Driving Instructor Kathy Fricke 303.499.6540 [email protected] Chief Al Woodward [email protected] Keith Hall 303.940.7958 [email protected] Amy Legg-Rogers 970.686.0538 [email protected] Alex Acevedo 303.637.9707 [email protected] Erik Behrendsen 303.840.7361 [email protected] Kristie Widrig 303.655.7495 [email protected] Brent Virts [email protected] Todd Nelson 970.223.8716 [email protected] Inspection Tommy Dean 303.548.0931 [email protected] Joe Warren 303.604.1289 [email protected] Scott Rogers 970.686.0538 [email protected] 9 Representative Sean Cridland 575.829.4392 [email protected]

technical resourcesQuestions about your Porsche? These mem-bers are specialists with expert knowledge of specific Porsche models. Contact them for information regarding the maintenance and modification of your Porsche.356 Jim Kellogg 303.840.2356 [email protected] John Haley 303.798.2177 912 Rob Heath 303.995.1147 [email protected] Dale Tuety 303.670.1279 [email protected] Dan Semborski 303.420.2708 [email protected] Your Name Here

Volunteer to be the RMR 928 specialist!944 Richard Winnick 303.429.5213 [email protected] Your Name Here

Volunteer to be the RMR 968 specialist!Boxster/Cayman Doug Bartlett 970.214.7279 [email protected] Your Name HereVolunteer to be the RMR Cayenne specialist!

board of directors [email protected]

All e-mail addresses are @rmrporscheclub.com.

Monthly board meetings are open to club members—see Upcoming Events (opposite page) for schedule. A summary of board meeting minutes is posted on the Web site, rmr.pca.org.

PresidentRex [email protected]:303.841.8124

SecondVice PresidentJim [email protected]:303.655.7495C:303.938.3022

SecretaryGreg [email protected]:303.761.9287W:303.789.2545

Newsletter EditorJeremy [email protected]:303.665.8754C:303.478.5385

Vice PresidentRick Gonçalves

[email protected]:303.697.1960

TreasurerGeorge Hoge


Membership ChairNancy Warren


Past PresidentDave Speights

[email protected]:970.225.2201C:970.988.7258

September Membership Social

The Intrigue Detail is proud to host the September RMR/PCA membership social on September 1st, 2011 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at The Intrigue Detail, located at 2777 S. Tejon St., Englewood, CO 80110.

Join us for a free open bar including beer, wine and a selection of mixed drinks, and sample great pastries from our friends at Off The Vine Coffee and Wine Bar.

As the only Evolution Motorsports Dealer in Colorado, Intrigue will also be offering a 15% discount on any flash tuning scheduled on the day of the event, and we may even have Todd Zuccone from Evolution present to perform the tuning on site.


It’s now Septem-ber, and another Porsche Parade has come and gone. While there unfortu-nately weren’t many attendees from RMR

this year (Savannah is a long way away!), those six individuals and fami-lies that did attend represented their Region well, bringing home trophies in the concours and autocross. Lynne Zucker tells us all about it this month—check out the coverage starting on page 14.

But those aren’t the only trophies that RMR brought back this year. I’m pleased to report that our magazine has been awarded the Paul R. Heinmill-er Award, designating High Gear “the best overall newsletter in the PCA.” This is a tremendous honor which I am delighted to share with all of High Gear’s contributors—which includes a great number of you—as well as our advertisers and supporters. Your newsletter is one of the best in the PCA because you are relentless in sending in entertaining and informative stories, dozens of top-notch photos, and timely information about upcoming events. So, congratulations, RMR! And be sure to keep it all coming!

Speaking of Parade: For those who haven’t heard, it’s coming back to Zone 9—Intermountain Region’s turf, to be more precise—next year. With Salt Lake City an easy eight-hour drive away (OK, a little more if you have to tow a trailer), we should have a lot

runoff area Jeremy Rosenberger, Editor upcoming eventsSeptemberThu 9/1 Membership Social 6:30-8:30pm at Intrigue Detail 2777 S. Tejon St., Englewood see opposite pageTue 9/6 Board Meeting 5:30pm dinner, 6:30 meeting at DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant 6701 Tower Road, Denver 303.574.1956 meetings open to membersSat 9/10 Drive for the Kids benefiting Children’s Hospital Colorado Sports Program see page 6Sat 9/10 Porsche Breakfast Club 8:00am breakfast at Village Inn, 4100 E. Mexico, Denver Erik Behrendsen, organizerWed 9/14 PCA Escape • Flagstaff, AZ-Sun 9/18 registration closedSat 9/17 “Caribbean Summer” DE-Sun 9/18 at High Plains Raceway Tommy Dean, event chair see page 7Sat 9/24 AMR “Pining for the Road”-Sun 9/25 Fall Tour • sold out!Sat 9/24 Colfax Avenue Cruise see www.oldcarcouncil.org

OctoberMon 10/3 Board MeetingThu 10/13 Membership Social and Prestige Imports Oktoberfest 2012 RMR board slate to be presentedSat 10/15 October DE -Sun 10/16 at High Plains Raceway Bill Emery and Dean Johnson, event chairsSat 10/22 AMR “Last Fling” DE-Sun 10/23 at La Junta • see page 26Sat 10/29 Joint RMR/AMR Board Meeting

For the most up-to-date event schedule, check out the online calendar at

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get involvedRMR 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_pcaFacebook:www.facebook.com/groups/pcarmr

Get Your Newsletter on the Go!To read High Gear in PDF format on the Web, go to the RMR Web site at rmr.pca.org and click the Newsletter link.

Contribute to Your Newsletter!High Gear needs your articles and pho-tos! Become a part of the award-win-ning team by submitting your content and ideas to the Newsletter Editor by the 10th of the month:[email protected]

Join RMR/PCANot a member yet? Join RMR/PCA by visiting www.pca.org and clicking the Join PCA link.

Advertise in High GearPlease see page 31 for display ad-vertising rates and other details.

more Rocky Mountain Regionites in at-tendance. I’m already starting to make plans, and you should too!

Getting back to this September issue, we’ve had to cram a lot into it! Ladies’ Day, held in mid-July, didn’t make the August issue’s publication cutoff, so you can read about it here starting on page 8. Then there’s RMR’s club race—one of my favorite events of the year—which is in here as well (page 20). And even though cooler weather is on its way, there are still plenty of upcoming events to tell you about (just take a look at the calendar to the right!).

One last thought: A few months ago, RMR club racer and quintessential gentleman Tommy Dean raised an intriguing suggestion: With a number of RMR members planning to head to Intermountain Region (hey, weren’t we just talking about them?) for their club race and DE at Miller Motorsports Park, why don’t we organize a caravan to Salt Lake City? Having made the drive numerous times myself, I think it’s a splendid idea. Even if you’re not participating in the race or DE, Miller is quite a spectacle to behold. And the Intermountain folks put on a delicious dinner Saturday evening (certainly worth the $10 entry fee!), so it’s also a great opportunity to make some new friends in our very own Zone—whom we can then look forward to seeing again when we return to Salt Lake for next year’s Parade! Call or e-mail me if you’d be interested in going along.

In the meantime, enjoy your Septem-ber issue!


Denver. Catering is being provided by Famous Dave’s Barbeque, and world class go-karting—although not part of the event—is also available prior to the wine tasting and dinner.

On the national level, the PCA Escape (a mini Parade) will be held in Flagstaff, AZ on the 15th through the 18th.

The Porsche Breakfast Club will host a drive to the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for Sunday brunch on Septem-ber 11. The brunch is well worth the drive to the Springs! Then, AMR is hav-ing their (sold out!) annual fall mystery tour the weekend of September 24. The fall tour is always an interesting drive and much fun. Also that weekend, the Colfax Avenue Cruise, sponsored by the Collector Car Council of Colorado, will be held on Saturday, September 24.

Why not try at least one event this month, and remember it is more fun with YOU there!

membership musings Nancy Warren, Membership Chair

Ahhh... cooler days are approaching—well, hopefully! Sum-mer is quickly driving by us!

This month, we are nearing the 60,000

primary member mark in PCA. Way to go! Rocky Mountain has 1,250 primary members and a total membership of 2,130! We added 41 new and transfer-ring members this month. Let’s keep our membership growing! We are one of the larger regions in the country, and we are the largest region in Zone 9.

Ladies, if you missed Ladies’ Day at High Plains in July, you missed a really fun time! Woo-hoo! Fun, fun, fun! Why not try it next year?

We had a good turnout of cars and members at Club Auto for the August Membership Social. There were 122 Porsches in the parking lot. While not a new record, it certainly was a respect-able showing! There were many neat cars in the museum, along with free Porsche books and posters, courtesy of

RMR member Frank Barrett.What a fun weekend of club racing

and DEing (see page 20)! Lots of excite-ment during the races, and many RMR club racers did very well! There were several first place and other awards. On Saturday night, everyone enjoyed the yummy pig roast dinner, complete with checkered flags and balloons! A big thank-you to ALL of the volunteers who made the weekend happen!

We have several events going on this month. We have a DE coming up the weekend of the 17th and 18th out at High Plains: The “Never-Ending Sum-mer” DE (see page 7) will benefit the David Bucknam Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 2005 by David’s family and friends. The scholarship honors David and his passion for the out-of-doors, learning and living. The David Bucknam Memorial Scholarship provides financial support to a junior or senior undergraduate student who is enrolled in an area of study with a major in a field related to mine rec-lamation/restoration. There will be a

raffle with lots of fantastic “swag,” such as original watercolors by Noell Custer; origi-nal, one-of-a-kind jewelry by Susan Bucknam; and a photo of you and your car on the cover of High Gear.

The 2011 Drive for the Kids (see page 6) is a one-day tour on some of the most scenic roads in our beautiful state. The tour, a benefit for the Children’s Hospital Colorado Sports Program, will start at the Children’s Hospital in Aurora and will end with dinner, wine tasting and a silent auction at the Unser Racing and Entertain-ment facility in

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David BoydLoveland, CO2001 911

Bob BradyEnglewood, CO2007 997, black

Dave BuehmannWestminster, CO2007 Carrera 4S, blue

Jase BuschmannWindsor, CO2002 996 C2, gray

Bryan CampbellParker, CO2001 Boxster S, blue; 1983 944

Bill EndresDenver, CO2012 997 GTS, gray

Ryan & Mary FaulknerHighlands Ranch, CO2011 Boxster, black

Mike FosterFort Collins, CO1989 930 Turbo, red

Terry FoutsLarkspur, CO2008 911 Carrera, gray

Dave & Carla HagoodLittleton, CO1984 911

Larry & Betsydiane HendricksonVail, CO2006 Carrera 4S, gray

Matthew HenkelColorado Springs, CO1999 Boxster, silver

James HoltAurora, CO1981 911 SC, white

Tony JeffriesSuperior, CO1997 993 Turbo, black

Jon KuoAurora, CO2005 Cayenne, silver

Dick MarinSuperior, CO1971 911T, yellow

Hal & Kim MasseyFort Collins, CO2009 997 Turbo, white

Don McDonaldDenver, CO2007 911 Carrera 4S, red

Larry MeadowsLittleton, CO2007 911 GT3, red

Steven & Shanda MetzingerGolden, CO1977 930, red

Kirk & Margaret MittelmanElk Ridge, UT2010 911 Carrera 4S

Jeff NygrenAspen, CO2000 911, white

Robert O’BrienEvergreen, CO1969 911T, yellow

Chris & Martha PomaresArvada, CO1967 912, yellow

Tom Reynolds & Scotti ReynoldsLongmont, CO2003 Boxster, silver

Randy & Deanna RosettaFranktown, CO2006 Carrera S, gray

Kirk SmithDenver, CO1995 Carrera 4, black

Huba & Dev TopaiGrand Junction, CO1978 911SC, red

Lawlor WakemJefferson, CO1983 928S, red

Bill WeikelAvon, CO1972 911S Targa, redCharles WellsoDenver, CO2001 911, blue

John WhippleCarbondale, CO2011 Cayenne

Transfers Rob & Janice CritchlowBroomfield, CO2009 Cayman S, bluefrom Great Plains

Michael & Angela DeLaRosaCastle Rock, CO2007 997, silverfrom Maverick

Walter & Pat FreckmannBailey, CO1970 914, silver; 1970 914, yellow; 2001 Boxster S, blueFrom: Fox Valley

Kenneth GreeneBoulder, CO2004 Cayenne, blue; 2005 911, Speed Yellowfrom Metropolitan New York

Michael & Jane HebertDenver, CO2003 996, silverfrom Pacific Northwest

William & Kathy KeithSteamboat Springs, CO1972 911E; 1960 356; 1957 356; 2 1973 911’s; 1996 911; 2007 911from Schattenbaum

Jesse MoultonArvada, CO2001 Boxster, blackfrom Ozark

David ThompsonBroomfield, CO2009 911from Santa Barbara


Saturday, September 10, 2011 • 8:00 AM to 9:00 PMThe 2011 Drive for the Kids is a one day fundraising event that includes

breakfast, lunch, dinner, libations, and, most importantly, a planned drive on some of the most scenic roads in our beautiful state. It is not a race or a test of skill, and ample time will be allowed for pictures, sightseeing, and discovery. The enjoyment of the day will be enhanced for the participants by knowing that all of their entry fee (less only the cost of meals) will be go-ing to outstanding charities for children.

The tour is open to all who wish to have a beautiful fall day of Colorado driving guided by a route booklet that will allow you to experience roads less traveled but full of wonder. The event is open to all vehicle types, and membership in a car club is not required. Throughout the day you will have a chance to meet great folks, enjoy our beautiful state, and be instrumental in helping the kids in the programs we support.

The Tour will start with breakfast and a driver’s meeting at The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, which was just designated one of the top 5 pediatric hospitals in the country. Lunch will be at a secret spot high in our beautiful Rockies. Dinner will be at the original Unser Racing & Entertainment facility in Denver, and will be catered by Famous Dave’s BBQ.

RegistrationYou may register online using a credit card at www.denverroundtable.net.

Basic Entry Fee2 people/1 car: $1951 person/1 car: $145Additional Tour Meal Package: $40Evening Package: $40/person

The Basic Entry Fee covers the cost of registration, breakfast, lunch, dinner and wine tasting.

The Evening Package includes only din-ner and wine tasting, for those unable to drive on the tour but who would like to socialize and/or participate in the Silent Auction.

The Doubletree Hotel can provide lodg-ing and shuttle service; see the registra-tion site for details.

Sponsorships Available• Bronze Level - $150 cash donation - list-

ing in the Tour Booklet• Silver Level - $250 cash donation - 1/4

page ad in the Tour Booklet• Gold Level - $500 - 1 car entry and 1/2

page ad in the Tour Booklet• Platinum Level - $1,000 - 2 car entries

and a full page ad in the Tour Booklet• Additional sponsorship levels are also

available. For further information, contact Steve Wright as listed below.

Personal donations and silent auction items are also welcome. A personal donation to the Children’s Hospital Colorado Sports Program may be made via credit card on the online registration site, or by check made out to the Denver Round Table, and sent to: The Denver Round Table c/o Bob Eikermann, 10471 Stonewillow Dr., Parker, CO 80134. To donate Silent Auction items, please contact Barry Brandt as listed below.

There are no administrative costs charged to this event —100% of the net proceeds will be distributed to the Children’s Hospital Colorado Sports Program and a few small donations to other 501(c)(3) charities supported by The Denver Round Table.

For more Information or HelpEvent Registration: Tamela Cash, 303.817.1701, [email protected] and Non-registration Questions: Steve Wright, 720.985.6696, [email protected] Auction Donations: Barry Brandt, 303.321.2106, [email protected]

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Summer officially ends September 21st—how-ever, for a determined group of drivers, summer never

ends! We have two Driver Education events left this year, and to celebrate the end of summer, we invite you to our Caribbean Sum-mer Driver Education event at High Plains Raceway. Sign up early and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of summer at the HPR. A limited number of the coolest summer T-shirts will be given to entrants. They will be perfect for summer driving. More importantly, they will cheer you up during the coldest winters (instructions included).

Saturday evening we will recreate a “Never-Ending Summer” atmosphere with a margarita and tropical drink smorgasbord. Susan Bucknam will recreate one of David’s favorite “boat drinks” complete with little umbrellas. Scott Henderson will concoct a tropical punch to die for. We need 8 more brave souls to prepare their favorite libations for all to enjoy! (We will supply the fixin’s of your specification; you just have to put it together.) E-mail [email protected] or [email protected] for the details.

We will toast good friends, great driving in great cars and, in keeping with our theme of giving back, we will be rais-ing money for the David L. Bucknam Memorial Scholarship Fund. This event is particularly relevant since David loved “driving fast and sailing slow.” Learn more about the scholarship fund at www.bucknam.org/scholarship/about.html.

Remember, Summer Never Ends! Registration is open now through the link at rmr.pca.org. See you there!Po

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Thanks to our tech inspection hosting shops and to our volunteer inspectors! • Wednesday, September 7Stevinson Imports

Kipp Stienecker5500 S. Broadway, Littleton 303.794.3550

[email protected]:30 - 7:00 PM

Eurosport AutomotiveDave Marshall

5615 Lamar St., ArvadaSusan Bucknam

[email protected]

5:30 - 7:00 PM

DART AutomotiveDave Banazek

4801 Monaco St., Commerce CityTommy Dean

[email protected]

5:30 - 7:00 PM

Poudre Sports CarZach Schroeder

5806 S. College Ave., Ft. Collins [email protected]

5:30 - 7:00 PM

CarQuipTom Conway

7191 Arapahoe Rd., BoulderJoe Warren

[email protected]

6:00 - 7:00 PM

Track day inspectors are Mike LeBorgne and Tony Miller


RMR is unique among PCA regions in offering an annual event dedi-cated to “turning on” drivers of the

female persuasion to the fun of perfor-mance driving. On July 16, more than 75 women had their day in the (hot) sun at High Plains Raceway. Four full run groups got plenty of seat time, as experienced racers and never-ever driv-ers alike took the track for instruction or some friendly cat-and-mousing.

Chief Driving Instructor Kathy Fricke assigned the many wonderful RMR and AMR instructors who volunteered, ensuring that every new and learning driver had an instructor in her car. As-sistant CDI Vicki Earnshaw’s classroom sessions inspired a higher-than-your-av-erage-novice confidence in Ladies’ Day participants. For evidence, you should have seen the huge smile on veteran

RMR member Nancy Warren’s face as she exited the track after her first run!

We were delighted to welcome ladies from area car clubs, including the Oc-tane Chicks (who kindly gifted all driv-ers with their nifty T-shirts) and a large contingent from the Mini Club. It was also wonderful to see all the husbands, significant others, sons and friends who came out to support their drivers in the pits and stands. Cheerleaders, as well as a good hands with a wrench, are so valued at Ladies’ Day.

In true RMR style, volunteers make an event happen and make it a success. Chairs Karen Fritz and Martha Vail would like to rec-ognize the efforts of Registrar Susan Bucknam, who answered count-less e-mails from curious newcom-ers and arranged for special Ladies’ Day run group stickers; Grid Marshals Myrna Hall and Alain van der Heide, who efficiently and patiently got cars onto the track; tireless Equipment

Chair Keith Hall; Luann Dodge and EJ Bennett, for making sure tops were teched; Tommy Dean, who performed more at-the-track tech inspections than usual; Roger Buswell, George Strimbu and John Burch, our fabulous team in Control; Dottie Fritze and Louise John-son, who orchestrated a swanky Beer:30; and Fotodrama, Jeremy Rosenberger and David Bluebaugh, for taking

such great pictures of action on and off the track. We’d also like to thank the RMR Charity Committee for arranging lunchtime laps—we raised $200, which will help support the Wild Animal Sanc-tuary in Keenesburg.

Finally, a great big THANK YOU to our title sponsor Woodward Wealth Man-agement and to an anonymous group of RMR members who subsidized the registration fees so that Ladies’ Day could continue the great tradition of encouraging more women to “turn on” the ignition in a fast Porsche!

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onOpposite page, clockwise from top left: Ladies’ Day doesn’t have to be “all business”; Event Co-Chair Karen Fritz with her Carrera; Amanda Blevins drives her 911 Turbo through pit lane; Chief Driving Instructor Vicki Earnshaw demonstrates driving technique to an eager class. This page, clockwise from left: Registrar Susan Bucknam; future Ladies’ Day Event Chairs Rachel Rothman, Emily Mayer and Ellen Mayer; a pause for a photo-op with a GT3 RS; Joe Bank and Amy Gustafson charge down the front straight in a pair of GT3 RS’s; Leslie Carlson in her GT3; Bruce Larsen’s 944 Turbo race car is for sale!


Let It Flow Dick Badler

What do you get when you send out word for the “Largest Gathering of Porsches in Den-ver”? You get 122 cars from all eras, along with 212 owners and passengers.

Such was the scene on Thursday, August 4, a night that doubled as the regular monthly meeting night of the RMR Region of PCA. And this was despite a dire forecast for torrential rainstorms.

What a scene it was. Behold that great, big slab of as-phalt—adjacent to Club Auto, Denver’s premier collector car center—filled with every example of the breed, from every decade, in every color.

Kudos go out to Vickie and Best in the West BBQ for food service, Diego Hernandez and Allstate Insurance for drinks, Frank Barrett and Toad Hall Motorbooks for giving away some clas-sic vintage Porsche posters and books, David Bluebaugh for showing his terrific video of the Rock ‘n’ Roll DE and, last but not least, Richard Herrera with Full Throttle Indoor Kart Racing, for setting up his racing sim and giving out hot-shoe prizes.

Event mastermind, Porsche Breakfast Club impresario and RMR Region Pro-gram head Erik Behrendsen says that, even with the excellent turnout, we still didn’t fill the Club Auto parking lot. So we’ll have to do it again, next year, and go for an overflow crowd. Just say a little prayer for a dry forecast.

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Cayman/Boxster Oil Pressure Transducer Installation

This article describes how to replace the Cayman/Boxster stock oil pressure alarm switch with the dual purpose oil pressure alarm switch and oil pressure gauge transducer used in the Porsche 996 cars. The oil pressure transducer output can then be connected to a standard VDO oil pressure gauge or used to monitor oil pressure via a track data acquisition system (such as the Traqmate) or trigger an alarm using an external circuit to detect the desired alarm pressure level.

Many Cayman owners have groused about the lack of an oil pressure gauge in our cars. This is particularly concern-ing to those of us who aggressively track our cars with R-compound tires. These conditions can lead to potential oil starvation when high G-forces leave too little oil at the pump pickup point. The Cayman engine has an oil pressure switch that signals the ECU and alerts the driver via the instrument panel display when oil pressure drops too low. However, the Cayman has no oil pres-sure transducer that measures actual oil pressure in a continuous/analog manner. Not only do our cars lack an oil pressure gauge, but due to the lack of a pressure transducer, actual oil pressure values are not available to the ECU or on the CAN bus.

Early data gathered using this modifi-cation and a Traqmate data acquisition system has shown that the Cayman is quite capable of achieving G-forces on both the track and autocross course to cause oil pressures to drop below 15

PSI. Pressure drops are highly de-pendent upon the particular track or course design. R-compound tires and skillful driving exacerbate these pres-sure drops. Further discussion of this topic and the effectiveness of various oil system modifications can be found in various discussion threads on PCA’s Cayman Register (www.caymanregister.org) and elsewhere.

The stock oil pressure switch in the Cayman, Cayman S and Boxster S (‘97-) is Porsche part number 986-606-203-02 (or -03), which costs about $11. The 996 uses a dual oil pressure switch and gauge sender unit, part number 996-

606-203-02, at a price of about $60. Both units have 14mm x 1.5 threads/mm fittings that screw into the engine block. Experimental measurements have shown the oil pressure alarm trig-ger points to be equivalent between the two sensors, at 5-7 PSI, which is ex-tremely low oil pressure. Therefore, the idiot light is only going to warn you of catastrophic oil distribution failure.

Illustration 1 shows the stock oil pressure switch on the left and the 996 dual-purpose oil pressure sensor on the right. Note that the terminal spades on the sensor are different widths. The nar-row one on the left is labeled “G” and provides the analog resistance for an oil pressure gauge. The wide one on the right is labeled “WK” and provides the oil pressure idiot light switch function. An aluminum crush washer is integral to the assembly.

The oil pressure transducer provides a variable resistance to ground. Be-cause the resistance value is linear with pressure, conversion from resistance to pressure in PSI is straightforward. The oil pressure sensor “tops out” at

Illustration 1: Stock oil pressure switch (left) and 996 oil pressure sensor.

Illustration 2: Measured response of 996 oil pressure sensor.

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about 180 ohms, or just shy of 70 PSI (4.8 bars). So pressure readings never go above this value, even if the oil pressure exceeds 70 PSI. Illustration 2 shows data I gathered from the 996 sensor before installing it in my Cay-man S.

Before starting this project, gather all of the parts and tools that you will need:• 996 dual-output oil pressure sensor

(Porsche part #996-606-203-02)• T-27 Torx® screwdriver or bit and

driver combination• 3/8” ratchet wrench• several 3/8” ratchet extensions• 3/8” swivel U-joint• 24mm deep well socket• 19mm crowsfoot wrench• 10’ of wire, 16-22 gauge• electrical tape• narrow female spade lug• wire stripper and terminal crimp tool• inspection mirrorStep 1: Remove the engine cover.Step 2: Locate the stock oil pres-sure switch. Illustration 3 shows the stock oil pressure switch location. There is plenty of space for the larger 996 dual sender unit, although the lack of easy access makes the tightening the new sensor into the engine block a bit challenging.

Note that while not covered here, there is a mirror oil pressure port on the left cylinder bank. This alternate loca-tion is covered with a simple plug and can be used as an alternate location for the 996 oil pressure sensor, while leaving the stock oil pressure switch

untouched.Step 3: Remove the rubber boot and disconnect the oil pressure alarm wire. The rubber boot simply pulls off the top of the switch. Use your fingers to pull the oil pressure alarm wire (green with white stripe) off the spade lug on the top of the oil pressure switch (see Illustration 4).Step 4: Remove the stock oil pres-sure alarm switch. Using a 24mm deep well socket, swivel, 6” or more of extensions and a ratchet wrench, unscrew the stock oil pressure switch. The engine block opening faces up-ward, so you won’t have any dripping oil to deal with. Illustration 5 shows the opening where the oil pressure sensors thread into place; you can see a bit of oil sitting in the bottom of the hole. The opening to the pressurized oil source is on the side of the sensor opening, toward the right side of the car.Step 5: Insert the 996 dual-purpose sensor and tighten. Hand-screw the 996 dual-purpose sensor into the

hole from which the stock switch was removed. Tightening it adequately will be the most challenging part of this

Illustration 3: Stock oil pressure switch location. Illustration 4: Oil pressure switch location detail.

Illustration 5: Exposed oil pressure sensor socket.

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project. Use a 19mm crowsfoot wrench on the end of several sections of socket wrench extensions to reach the bottom of the new pressure sensor, and tighten it enough to just start to crush the alu-minum seal washer. This will have a feel very similar to tightening the oil drain plug with a new crush washer.

I used a long combination of 1/4” extensions, a U-joint, 3/8” adapters and a 19mm crowsfoot wrench to tighten the new sensor into place. I taped the various extension pieces together in order to avoid pulling them apart and dropping them. 3/8” extensions would work as well; I just didn’t have as many of those, and 1/4” left more working and viewing room.

Illustration 6 shows the new sensor tightened into place.Step 6: Reconnect the existing oil pressure switch wire to the “WK” terminal of the new sensor.Step 7: Install a new oil pressure sensor wire on the “G” terminal of the new sensor. Using wire strippers, connect a narrow spade lug terminal to a 10’ length of wire that will be used to route the oil pressure transducer signal out of the engine bay.Step 8: Replace the rubber boot over the top of the new sensor. Due to the difference in size between the old switch and new sensor, the rubber boot will not stretch to cover the back of the new sensor. Just stretch it over the tops of the “WK” and “G” terminals as best you can.Step 9: Remove the carpet over the rear firewall which covers the ECU. There is no need to remove all of the trunk carpeting, only enough to facili-tate routing of the sensor wire.Step 10: Route the new oil pres-sure sensor wire across the engine bay and through the rear firewall. I used electrical tape to route the oil

pressure trans-ducer wire along existing rubber hose just rear-ward of the intake manifold, across to the left side of the engine, then toward the left-rear corner of the engine bay. Here you will find a large rubber grommet behind the mass airflow sensor. This grom-met passes wires from the mass airflow sensor through the rear firewall, just to the right of the ECU. Depending upon your use of the sensor (gauge, data acquisition, or alarm circuit) you may choose to route this wire to a different loca-tion.Step 11: Start the engine to en-sure there are no oil leaks and that there is no low oil pressure warn-ing. Watch the instrument panel while starting the engine. There should not be a low oil pressure warning. If there is, immediately shut off the engine and check that you properly connected the original green/white oil pressure switch wire. Leave the engine running and use an inspection mirror and flashlight to ensure that no oil is leaking around the new oil pressure sensor. Look under the car for oil leaks, too.Step 12: Reinstall the rear firewall carpet.

Step 13: Reinstall the engine cover. Installation of the oil pressure trans-ducer is now complete. You must now connect the new wire from the sensor to something useful!• Connect it to the “S” terminal on a

VDO oil pressure gauge. You must also connect the gauge’s “+” termi-nal to a 12V ignition power source and the “-“ terminal to ground.

• Connect it to a data acquisition sys-tem such as a Traqmate.

• Connect it to an alarm circuit and audible or visual warning.

Step 14: Celebrate completion of this modification with a frosty bev-erage of your choice!

Illustration 6: Oil pressure sensor in place.

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Early in the morning, on a cool, crisp July Friday, Ken Provasi and Lynne Zucker loaded up the Guards Red Porsche 968 for their trip (Ken’s 32nd!) to the 56th Annual Porsche Parade in Savannah, Georgia. After a relatively uneventful (and somewhat boring) 12-hour drive down I-70, we arrived in St. Louis, Missouri for our first overnight stop.

Leaving St. Louis early Saturday morning, we proceeded down the highway to Atlanta, Georgia, but this time the trip wasn’t so uneventful. About 10 miles west of Kimball, Ten-nessee (the boonies), somehow (Ken blames my driving!) a one-inch screw

embedded itself in the left front tire! Limping off the highway at the next exit, we were fortunate enough to find a gas station at the end of the off-ramp—just as the tire completely deflated!

Has anyone ever tried to lift up a Porsche with the factory-supplied suicide jack? A nearly impossible feat—the car is only three inches off the ground! As Ken struggled—val-iantly, I must admit—to raise the left front, a Good Samaritan appeared in the form of a Southern construction worker with few teeth. “Need any help?” he asked. Lo and behold, he had a regular floor jack and tire plug

kit in his pickup truck. A short time later, the tire was off and plugged, but upon re-inflation it had a large bubble on the sidewall. “Damn—it’s toast!” We tried to buy our newfound friend a cold six-pack of Bud, but being the true southern gentleman, he refused. We bid our knight in shining armor a fond adieu and went in search of a re-placement tire. At 6 PM on a Saturday night, we didn’t have a lot of choices. Fortunately, Wal-Mart came to our res-cue with a tire that wasn’t the correct size but would get us to Parade. With new tire in place, away we went, back on the road to Atlanta, albeit several hours later than expected. Have I said

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ers. David and Bette Seeland’s beautiful 911, which they drove to Parade, placed first in class and also won the Group award; Jim and Randy Osgood’s 911 placed third in class.

Tuesday—Rally Day: The Rally route went north from Savannah into South Carolina, traveling through some spec-tacular scenery and small towns. We looped around Hilton Head Island and then back to Savannah. The rally was challenging and loads of fun and in our Porsche —at least, no harsh words were spoken! We placed fourth in the Naviga-tional class and took home some lovely bling—err, I mean, hardware.

After the technical and mathematical hard work of the Navigator (me) and

Scott, David and Bette Seeland, Kent Early, Jim and Randy Osgood, and of course, Ken and me. [longtime member Richard Koenig was also registered –Ed]

Monday—Concours: After a huge thundershower Sunday night—which threatened to wash out Forsyth Park, the site of the Concours—Mother Na-ture cooperated, and the day dawned slightly overcast and blessedly cooler. A perfect morning for the 150 Porsches on display for judging, together with another 200-plus in the Corral. All of the members of the Rocky Mountain Region were either participants or judges/tim-

anything about the heat and humidity yet? More about that later.

Up bright and early the next morning, we found the next and final leg to be an easy three-hour drive. At last we finally arrived at the Parade Welcome Tent. Rolling down the window to receive a cold bottle of water, we realized we had entered a sauna—literally (98 degrees and 97% humidity)! We rushed to park so we could enter the cold, cold air of the convention center—ahh, blessed relief.

The PCA motto, “It’s not just the cars, but the people” proved to be all too true. We renewed friendships with people from all over the country whom we had not seen since the last Parade. Colorado’s contingent was small but mighty, consisting of Tom and Lynn

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finest in anticipation of the grand door prize, an all-expense-paid week-long trip to the Porsche factory in Germa-ny—including a car to drive on the Au-tobahn. Unfortunately, no names from Colorado were called—oh well, there’s always next year in Salt Lake City.

We saved the best for last: The Paul R. Heinmiller Award for the best overall regional newsletter was awarded to our very own Jeremy Rosenberger. I think we can all agree that our newsletter is an excellent publication month after month, and this award was very well deserved. Congratulations, Jeremy.

bation on the part of the entrants. It’s quite humbling to realize how little we know about the cars we love to drive. Fun to take the test, but extremely challenging. Thankfully, we were in an air-conditioned room; however, the heat had taken its toll by frying many brain cells during the week prior to taking the test!

Saturday—Final Day—Volunteer Luncheon, Parade of Porsches and Victory Banquet: After chowing down on good old Southern food and receiv-ing lots of door prizes at the Workers’ Party, it was time for the Parade of Porsches. We all lined up according to model, and it was truly a sight to behold. A torrential downpour welcomed the start of the parade, but thankfully it cooled the temperature down to something bear-able. The course took us along the original 1908 US Grand Prix street course, wind-ing through lovely neighborhoods, the waterfront of the Isle of Hope and then back to Savannah. Over 150 cars participated in the parade. A magnificent sight, stretching for over a mile.

The final event of Parade Week was the Victory Banquet on Saturday night. Every-one dressed in their

the excellent handling of the 968 by the driver (Ken) we finished the rally and collected our coveted prize: a nice, cold hot fudge sundae at the Ice Cream Social. Have I mentioned how horribly hot and humid it was?!

Wednesday—First Day of the Driving Event: Today we went sight-seeing in beautiful Savannah (did I mention that it was really, unbearably hot and humid? I don’t think I men-tioned that yet). Savannah is a beauti-ful, old, Southern city with history that dates back to the Revolutionary War. Gorgeous parks with magnificent trees dripping with Spanish moss, and sur-rounded by fabulous homes that date back to the Civil War, are a sight to behold. The waterfront along the river sports an eclectic combination of shops, ice cream parlors, antique stores, art galleries and restaurants housed in 300-year-old warehouses. Thankfully, they all had air conditioning!

Thursday —Day Two of the Driving Event: The track event was staged in the paddock area of a two-mile, city-owned race track that has only been used once for its intended purpose since its completion over 10 years ago. Who says “old” guys can’t drive fast? Driving a box-stock 968, Ken placed fourth, behind two track-prepared 968’s with sticky tires, driven by “20-some-things”—not bad for a senior citizen! By the way, did I mention the humidity?

Friday—Tech Quiz Day: The Tech Quiz Chair’s assignment is to discover minutiae from owner’s manuals, factory publications and popular books on the Porsche marque. This year’s test was again a fine example of mental mastur-

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Rocky Mountain Region was the very first region to host a National PCA Club Race, at Second Creek Raceway in 1992.

Since then, we have hosted 19 PCA Club Races, and along the way have added the Advanced DE groups onto the race week-end’s schedule.

It takes a host of regional volunteers to produce an event of this magnitude, and we would like to thank all the Committee Chairs and their extended committee members for the time and effort extended to us for the success of the Club Race and Advanced DE.

Our special guest, professional driver David Murry, added a new twist to this year’s event with his detailed, illustrated Chalk Talk and his review of racers’ in-car videos to help them with their individual racing skills.

Our sponsors outdid themselves this year in their support. Our thanks go out to Title Race Sponsor Porsche Cars North America and Prestige Imports (Justin Adis, GM and Lance Dickson), along with Gold Sponsor GBox of Boulder (Stan Richardson). Silver Sponsors were 3R Racing/Auto (Bob and

Holly Raub) and Pendleton Friedberg Wil-son & Hennessey P.C. (Cecil Morris). Bronze Sponsors were Poudre Sports Car (Steven and Zach Schroeder), RG and Associates, LLC (Rick Gonçalves), Eurosport Ltd. (Greg Johnson), Benjamin West (Alan Benjamin) and CarQuip of Boulder (Tom and Valerie Conway). Race Sponsors were Hanksville Hotrods (Hank Padilla), Invoice Bankers (Greg Curtiss) and Adele Arakawa and Barry Tiller.

Editor’s note: I asked a few of our club racers to share a brief synopsis of their race weekend experience, hoping I would get enough responses to put together something resembling an article. Fortunately, I got more than I bargained for!

The next few pages tell the story from the perspectives of four racers in three classes. Because I got such great writing, along with fantastic photos, there just wasn’t room to include the race results. But you can find those at www.pca.org.

I hope that you’ll enjoy this “montage” re-porting, from the front lines, on one of RMR’s most exciting events of the year.

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Seven Months of Planning + PCA = A Great Weekend. Thank you PCA!

The PCA RMR Club Race on August 13th and 14th was, for me, the high-light of 2011. I completed my second club race as a rookie, and I achieved goals set forth over seven months ago. The chief goal was simply to finish in the top five of all of the compet-itors. Knowing that racing is part luck combined with preparation and racecraft, my challenge was to gain as much knowledge as possible. I only had seven months...

Early this year, I created a schedule which started with gaining knowledge about which car to buy and how to assess its value and quality, scheduling time to have the car set up, practicing at the track and overall car famil-iarization. Along the way, I completed tasks to under-stand data acquisition; I inspected al-most every possible nut and bolt on the car; and I built confidence in a machine so that I could concentrate on driving.

But I did not do this alone: Every step of the way, I was assisted by members of the PCA. I had overwhelming support. PCA Club racing is highly organized;

those that attended the race week-end witnessed club members working together in perfect harmony. Before my first club race (Hastings), I was inter-viewed by PCA, attended school at the track and was required to practice in race conditions. They even offered a mentor to personally answer any ques-tions that I had. He checked in on me often (thanks, Dan).

During my Hastings race, I had made a rookie mistake; however, the Chief Steward made a point to find me and encourage me for future races.

The RMR/PCA Club Race weekend was now at hand—and all the support, learned knowledge and preparation were to be tested. In keeping with acknowledging all the help I received, two PCA members jumped in to be the pit crew (thanks, Carlos and Joe). This became the team. The Enduro was the

first order of business. 60-plus cars had entered. Knowing that the third practice lap time grids the driver for the Enduro, I failed to realize that missing the first practice places one at the back of the pack for the second practice. (Hey, I am a rookie!) It became important to get a good lap time in the second practice

to be gridded for the third. Because there are so many classes of cars on track, all vying for an important grid position—well, let’s just say that I wish I had made that first practice. I was able to quali-fy fourth. Whew!

The Enduro lasted 60 minutes,

with one mandatory five-minute pit stop. I will not go into the exact details of the race; I had a blast. However, I will state that without a team on the radio, it gets lonely out there. Thanks to everyone, I achieved my first goal, and I better realized how important it was to be on a team.

The Sprint races were scheduled to be 15 laps. The first Sprint had an of-ficial qualifying session. After strategiz-ing with the team, we went on track and qualified fourth of 27.

Sprint Race One was a battle. My closest competitors were GTC4 and GTC3—specifically, numbers 09, 708 and 122. They were within striking (passing) distance for the complete race. To better explain, within feet. My teammates ordered me to keep push-ing and hit my marks, while feeding me split times. This went on for 10

laps. On the 11th, 09 passed me. I kept the pressure on, and on lap 12, he spun off. The race finished and another goal was achieved.

Clearly, number 09 had a faster car and was a more experi-enced driver. In fact, all of the competitors noted above clocked faster lap times in Sprint One, yet I placed ahead of them.

The best lap times in Sprint One gridded us for Sprint Two, where I would grid in 8th posi-tion. Having reached

two of my goals, I was looking forward to the last Sprint Race. After the green flag dropped, within 3 laps I moved up to 5th overall (2nd in my class) with 09 just ahead. Then, he pulled off the track with an overheated engine. Luck? Our team called out split times to keep me on pace, and we finished the race. My final goal was achieved.

How could this happen? Sure, I spent the time in preparation. I even got a lit-tle lucky. I believe the major reason that my goals were achieved was because PCA members gave me endless advice. You guys and girls know who you are. This is what is so exciting about Club Racing and all of the other activities the Porsche Club of America organizes: The willingness to help, and the knowledge and experience that abound in this or-ganization are invaluable. Thanks to all.

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Tommy Dean2007 997 GT3 Cup #25 • Class GTC4

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I was a rookie candidate in 2010 at the HPR Club Race and managed to sur-vive all the aspects of the rookie school: practice starts, Enduro and two Sprint Races. Coming back to HPR for my 4th PCA Club Racing event proved to be a whole lot of fun as well as a valuable learning experience. Leading up to the

big event, I had practiced the Friday be-fore, corded tires intended for race day practice, and rushed in another set of tires for the race. Also, upon inspection, the rear rotors were shot, so those were replaced, the brakes bled, and a new set of racing pads installed on all four wheels. By Friday midday the car was loaded and I was off to the track.

The Saturday practice sessions went well, gradually lowering lap time, get-ting the new set of tires heat cycled and brakes and rotors bedded in. My competition for the upcoming races in D Class Stock became evident as fellow RMR racers Rick Gonçalves and Dick Scariano completed the practice ses-sion. By session number three, all of us had run fast laps within a range of 0.5 seconds from fastest to slowest.

For the Enduro, I was gridded ahead of both Dick and Rick after posting the fastest time in session three. All was set for a very competitive race. At the start,

the noise of 58 cars was outrageous, as was the jockeying for position entering Turn 1. I maintained my start position and managed to still be in front of Dick Scariano and Rick Gonçalves entering the back straight! Through the course of 38 minutes of racing, a long yellow flag and some restarts, I maintained the class lead, although Dick Scariano in his white-and-red 911SC was glued to my bumper and never out of sight. At the 38-minute mark, I entered the pits for the mandatory five-minute pit stop and discovered total chaos in the pits —triple-wide parking at my pit spot—and then I lost track of the time. After what was believed to be five minutes, I re-entered the track and continued to push to the finish. After 60 minutes of racing, the checkered flag dropped and I wondered how I had finished, as my early competition Rick and Dick were nowhere in sight! When all was sorted out, I ended up with a podium

finish: third. I later discovered I had spent six minutes and 16 seconds in the pits for my five-minute stop. Lesson learned: Get a stopwatch for timing in the car!

The Sprint Races on Sunday continued the bat-tle between Rick Gonçalves, Dick Scariano and me. The first sprint

found me in the lead with one lap to go—until I succumbed to brake failure entering turn 4, resulting in DNF! This was followed with a visit to the stew-ards in the black flag station, a visit to medical with an EKG, and then getting the car ready again for the final sprint. Oh, the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”! The final sprint found me lined up further back in the field due to the DNF. After a decent start and managing to get my nerves settled back down, I settled into a pace and pulled out another podium finish in third, behind Rick Gon-çalves and Dick Scariano. The whole weekend overall was great, and I have only minor things to fix before the next race event! My sights are now on Hallett and the trek to Tulsa for my final club race of 2011.

Jim Widrig1980 911SC #39 • Class D

I’ve been racing with PCA since the 1992 beginning of the program at Second Creek. Time has given me more patience and a modest degree of consistency, and I’ve retained most of my stamina. I needed all of these at High Plains this year. In preparation for the event, I built a new motor, hoping to get another 30-50 horsepower. But checking clearances after assembly showed that the intake valve pockets needed to be cut deeper. My current en-gine—which ran well last fall at Hallett and this spring—seemed to have lost quite a bit of horsepower, so I put it on a dyno and hired a tuner to help with its electronic fuel injection. Well, it turned out to be a problem with the throttle linkage being too long. I thought I had that fixed, but on Friday before the Club Race I was stranded on the track with no throttle. Aha—I figured out why I had these troubles, and fixed it.

Last year I ran a 1:57 lap in the final race. Having switched from carburetors to EFI (with the feel of more horsepower as a result), I thought I could do even better. Well, my best lap of the week-end was a 1:58 in qualifying. Good, but not enough to best Alexandra Sabados, who is the reigning hot shoe in the GT4 classes in these parts—if Greg Curtiss is even the least bit off his game. I couldn’t quite keep up with Alexan-dra’s beautiful and wide (and I mean

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Club Race at HPR, 2011—what a weekend! I’ve been club racing for 13 years, and I think this is probably the most exciting club race I’ve ever done!

The weekend started very relaxed. My co-chairs, Kathy Fricke and Vicki Earn-shaw and I had worked very hard for over six months to ensure that this club race weekend would go smoothly, as had Doug Bartlett on the Advanced DE side of things. Everything was set to go!

Saturday morning dawned beautifully as my brother Mark and I drove to the track. The sunrise was gorgeous, and I was relaxed, because my car was ready to go, and I was ready to do the co-chairing duties at the club race drivers’ meeting. Thankfully, Kathy and Vicki were not driving, and they told me not to worry about things and just drive.

Practice runs ran just fine, although I wasn’t setting any records. I was run-ning third in class (out of seven) and about in the middle of the pack in the run group. I was looking forward to the running the Enduro, since I had lost first in class last year by only one second due to an overly conservative pit stop.

I was especially happy to see that we were having such a great turnout for the event. For those of you who have never been to a race event, there is

that literally) green car in the Enduro, even after a good pit stop put me back on track right behind her at one point. Then came Sprint Race #1. With a good starting position, all was going well as the green flag dropped, until I had to upshift just before the first corner in the midst of the pack. Wouldn’t work, so there I coasted trying to get a gear (but not 1st!) while everyone streamed by me. It is nice to be racing among skilled drivers, because unexpected slowing in a dense pack can lead to all sorts of bad things. I finally got a gear, but my chances of racing the leading classmates were over, and I was two seconds off my qualifying pace.

However, Sprint 2 made up for ev-erything. Attrition had shrunk the field; I had sorted out my shifting problems;

and the visiting rookie drivers in Cup cars had finally picked up the pace so they were no longer holding up the GT-class cars. Although I was behind my competition, there was no one in between. Alexandra passed up this race, saving tires for a future event, so after the start, with the Cup cars pull-ing away, my part of the field had Mike Hemingway in his yellow 914 ahead, with Jerry Schouten in his red-white-and-blue 911 next, Dave Speights in his red-and-black Cayman, and then me in my 1968 912 (well, it started life as that) fourth in the bunch. We all ran nose to tail, NASCAR style, for four or five laps, with no one being able to better his position or pull away, and ev-eryone (except for Mike) working hard not to rear-end the car ahead. Then I got a run on Dave and slid by (though I think he gave that to me instead of contesting).

After several more laps, with three of us in close contention, I poked my nose inside of Jerry going into Danny’s Les-

son (Turn 6). When I did that last year, I promptly ran off the track at the exit, with several cars promptly repassing me as I was out raising clouds of dust in the dirt. Jerry gave me room as he had last year, and this time I kept it on the pavement. I had been practicing a different line suggested by PCA racing coach David Murry, and I guess I finally got that to work (old dogs have a really hard time learning new tricks). Jerry, too, seemed to fade back some (always nice not to have anyone breathing down your neck while you are doing the same to the guy ahead of you).

That left Mike’s 914, and he wasn’t leaving any openings, which was no surprise. But he seemed to brake a bit earlier than I had been doing at the end of the straight at Turn 4. I’d been work-

ing on pushing the braking point deeper and trail braking up to the apex to keep things under control. After a few laps, I let off a bit in Turn 2 to come out strong-ly from Turn 3. I couldn’t quite get close enough to draft, but I was closing some as the brake mark-ers approached. I pulled to the right, counted down the mark-ers I could no

longer see off to the left, and slid up inside Mike just before the apex. After that, I was able to slowly pull away from Mike and try to keep up the concen-tration, without anyone close enough ahead to catch. The checkered flag was very welcome to me. And, it turns out, to my running mates: Mike’s brakes were going away; Jerry’s car was overheating; and Dave had to back out of it some. Which is why it often pays to keep on press-ing when you are racing.

I think the four of us put on a fine show for the spectators. I guess the corner workers thought so too, because I received the most coveted award in Club Racing: Workers’ Choice. To impress the men and women who will stand out in the hot sun for two days watching us drive by is a singular honor.

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Walt Fricke discusses driving technique with David Murry.

Chris Camut gets by Bob Egeland on the inside of Turn 1.

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and I wasn’t going to spoil the weekend by getting into trouble.

The social and dinner gave me time to reflect on the overall success of the event, and how much was owed to my co-chairs for helping to organize the event, to all the volunteers that really make it physically possible, and to the sponsors—especially Prestige Imports, our title sponsor, who made the event financially possible. I even have to thank the racers themselves, without whose special donations of time, money and dedication to the race beyond the norm three years ago, the event would have died. Wow, I’m so glad that it didn’t!

Sunday started nice and relaxed, since I stayed at the track in my camper and didn’t have wake up at an ungodly hour in Conifer just to get to the track. The car was also ready to go for the warm-up session. I had decided to get one last run out of my old Hoo-siers—after all, it was only warm-up.

Qualifying, however, was way less than satisfying! So, I was going to have to start 26th out of 40 cars. That was nothing good to look forward to, al-though I was still starting third in class, behind Dick and Jim.

The first sprint race on Sunday start-ed rather uneventfully. I was on new Hoosiers, turning respectable times, but I spent 13 laps of a 15-lap race on Jim’s bumper, while he was just behind Dick all that time. I was settled in and driv-ing well, with not my absolute fastest times, but in the high 2:10’s and 11’s. The only problem I was having—besides Jim—was that my brakes were starting to fade at the end of both straights. I hoped they would last! I found myself tapping the brakes before the true brake point just to make sure I still had them. That doesn’t do well with times!

Now, racing, as clinical as we try to make it, is still a game of fortune and misfortune. I was beginning to get used

nothing like it! There are the colors of flying flags, fancy transporters, and cars of every color in the spectrum. Also, there are the hums and screams of car motors; the smell of gasoline, rubber, and exhaust; the jangle of tools; the camaraderie; and of course, the cars! We had our friends from Texas with their Spec Boxsters who have made a tradition of setting up a compound in the RV area. We had our ubiquitous friends from Utah and a smattering of cars from other regions. Trailers twice the size of my daughter’s condo brought in entire teams of cars, like that of Robert Prilika. But there were also the open-car-trailer, one-man teams and, of course, some of the DE drivers who drove to the track in their track cars. It was such a pleasure to see the range of cars all the way from Scott Norby’s ‘75 911 Carrera 2.7 to Carlos Pereira’s 2010 GT3 RS. All in all, we ended up with 70 club racers and 53 Advanced DE drivers, and an event that ran very smoothly.

But, back to the Enduro. Whereas I usually have great starts, I let myself get too far behind the car in front of me—and, of course, with 56 cars in the field, I was just topping turn 13 when the green flag dropped. I didn’t get passed, but then I didn’t gain any

positions, either. My nemesis from last year—Dick Scariano—and Jim Widrig both started in front of me, which meant that I was starting third in class. That didn’t worry me, since I had already decided to drive a smooth race. Now, that didn’t mean that I was going to be lollygagging around the track—just that I was not going to let an aggressive mental attitude push me too far. So, after a half hour of racing, I was still behind Dick and Jim. I had challenged Jim a couple of times but just couldn’t find the right spot to get around him. Thirty minutes into the race was when I had decided to make my pit stop, having arranged for Mark to be there to hand me a bottle of water.

Because of the pit stop requirement, one never knows just where he is in placement, so all I could do was to just do a perfect pit stop and drive the rest of the race cleanly. That I did, and when we all went to get the scoring sheets, lo and behold, I found that I had finished first in class!

It was an incredible feeling of excite-ment because, in 13 years of club rac-ing, I have won several firsts in class in other regions, but that first in my own region’s club race has always eluded me! Finishing 32nd overall in that mob of Cup Cars after starting 54th was equally satisfying. The weekend was already a success, and it was still only Saturday!

I know I had a huge—and, I’m sure, noticeable—smile at the social hour and dinner. It was reinforced by a very positive critique from David Murry, our professional-driver guest instructor for the weekend. The things I learned about Turns 1 and 4 were so radical that I made a mental note not to try them until I could work slowly into them at a DE next year. For my next two races, I was going to continue to relax in my driving. After all, I already had my first,

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Kathy Fricke and Vicki Earnshaw co-chaired the Club Race event with Rick Gonçalves.


that could take us both out, but rather just stay on his bumper until he made a mistake that I could capitalize on.

Which he did. He went into Turn 8 a little hot and ended up swinging way deep and wide, which left me almost a perfect line to go inside and out-accel-erate him out of the turn! Once by him, I told myself to drive my normal pace, not a slow one.

With five laps left to go, I picked up the pace and steadily pulled ahead of Bill. This was a good thing, since on the main straight, half a length back, I noticed a car in my rearview mirror that looked a lot like Jim Widrig’s. I found out later that it was, indeed, his car. Since he had been a DNF for the last race, he had been required to start at the back of the pack. And, just when I had been thinking that this would be the first time I had not gotten my fastest time of the weekend in a race, I noticed the times on my in-car timer were picking up.

I ended up finishing the race first in

class and was just ecstatic! Not only had I won first once, but three times! What was even more incredible was that I had driven the fastest lap of the weekend on the last lap. Not only that, but it was my fastest time ever at HPR!—a 2:10.07! On the last lap! And what was most incredible was that I drove an almost completely clean race, without so much as dropping a wheel off the track, or getting loose.

So, I won three firsts, something I have never done before; I drove the three cleanest races I have ever done; and I still got the fastest personal time ever on the track!

How can I categorize that as being anything but the best racing weekend of my life?

to the fact that I was probably going to come in third in class, as there were only four laps to go. Oh well, I had my first, I thought; a third would be re-spectable. Just then, fortune struck! Or misfortune, depending on your point of view. On lap 11, at Turn 2, I passed

Dick, who was off on the side of the road! That meant that Jim was now in first and I was in second! Then, two laps later, coming down the main straight into Turn 4, with me hot on Jim’s rear bumper, he lost his brakes entirely

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they were both braking into the turn—taking them both out, right in front of me! Wow! Jim went off the track on the left, and Chester was slewing all over the track between Turns 4 and 5 as I looked for a place to get around him, which I did.

My fortune! I was now first in class, and just had to complete two more clean laps—which I did. Another race, and now I had two firsts under my belt. This I had never done. Anywhere!

The second sprint race started with a bit more pressure, since I was now starting first in class. I didn’t know it then, but Jim and

Dick were also in the race, since their mishaps had been mechanical and/or not their faults. “So,” I told myself be-fore the race started. “No one else has threatened you from behind all week-end, so just drive a good, clean race,

and you’ll keep first.” This went well for about eight laps, where my times were one to two seconds slower than my best times.

About the time I thought everything was going well, Bill Jacobi passed me.

What the heck! I’d been driving faster than he all weekend! I told myself that I had been driving too complacently, and that I’d better pick up the pace if I wanted to get another first place...

So, pick up the pace I did, and I spent a couple of laps on Bill’s bumper until I could find a good place to pass. I told myself that I wasn’t go-ing to do anything cute

See David Bluebaugh’s official race photography at www.rockymountainmotorsportsphotography.com

Hell hath no fury like the frenzied cacophony of a race start.

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Rick Gonçalves challenges Terry Morris through Turn 1.

Zone 9 Representative Sean Cridland presents the Paul R. Heinmiller Award to High Gear Editor Jeremy Rosenberger at the drivers’ meeting.

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Before you put the car away for Winter, join us at La Junta

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We will have hot laps, good friends and an historical slide

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LA JUNTA Driver’s Ed Event Oct 22-23

Porsche Swap MeetSaturday, September 10, 2011*

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The swap meet will be primarily for Porsches: 356, 911, 993, 996, 968, etc., but Audi & other German Marques are welcome. Items featured will be car literature, badges, collector models, posters, Porsche memorabilia, as well as mechanical parts and cars for sale. Last year, approx. 100 people attended.

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*(Rain date: Sunday, 9/11/11)


in the zone Sean Cridland, PCA Zone 9 Representative

I’ll admit, I’m a northerner, and heat and humidity usu-ally don’t serve me well. So heading into the deep South in late July/early August seemed counter-

intuitive for having a good time. None-theless, along with 1600 other PCAers, I headed toward Savannah for Porsche Parade 2011. Of course it wasn’t sup-posed to be that way. Originally, Parade was scheduled for Killington, Vermont this year. But Killington had to renege on its contract, and with very little time to book another major resort, the Parade staff was left in the lurch and ultimately had us heading south in the heat of the summer. But we’re PCAers, right! We’re not thrown off by a little heat and humidity. And so it turned out to be another great Parade, with at-tendance up over the previous year and a tremendous amount of first-timers joining the fun.

This year was a busy one for me. I’ve accepted a position on the National By-laws Review Committee; it was my turn to chair the Zone Rep meeting; I was a first-time concours judge; I presented the Web site seminar, worked at the Mi-chelin Drive-and-Compare, and handed out trophies as the chair of the PCA Web Site Contest. It was a good thing I didn’t drive my Porsche to Parade this year (besides the fact that it doesn’t have A/C!), as I wouldn’t have had any time to prepare it for the events. But that’s not to say that I didn’t have any fun. I really enjoy getting to know as many people as I can at Parade, and I enjoy working with the other volunteers.

And, I did get one day that was noth-ing but Porsche-related fun. I signed up for a bus tour from Savannah down to Jacksonville, Florida to the Brumos Rac-ing shop. We started with a stop at the Brumos Porsche dealership to admire their inventory and their amazing tro-phy display, and to meet Hurley Hay-wood in person. After a brief time there, we headed over to the race shop and... the very exclusive and private Brumos museum. The race shop is interesting, but it’s still a race shop like any other. But only a very select few get inside the doors of the private museum, and we were in that group. No cameras al-lowed, under penalty of being ejected. But you can believe me that it has an

amazing collection of cars, posters, photos, memorabilia, etc., etc., etc.

You would think that would make for a full day. But in fact, that same evening I was signed up for a special dinner put on by The Racers Group and Adobe Road Winery, featuring a great film and talk by owner Kevin Buckler. Wow, what a great Porsche day.

Believe it or not, that really wasn’t even the high point of the week. That came during the Rally banquet when the newsletter awards were given out. Earlier in the day, I was let in on a huge secret: one of my regions would be winning the very prestigious Paul R. Heinmiller Award for the best newslet-ter in all of PCA. So, as the time came closer, I made a phone call to one of our Zone 9 newsletter editors. I said, “I’m at the awards ceremony, and I just wanted to let you know that you didn’t win your class, but I do want you to listen to this...” and held up my phone. Just then, PCA Master of Ceremonies Mark Shevitz announced, “and the winner of the Heinmiller Award for PCA’s best newsletter is Jeremy Rosenberger of the Rocky Mountain Region.” Ironically, just the week earlier I had posted on my Facebook page that I was on my way to Parade and Jeremy wrote, “Be sure to bring back the Heinmiller...” Well, I did just that. He had also, just recently, as-sured his board that he would not retire as editor until he won the Heinmiller. Hmmmm...

There were other Zone 9 successes as well: Roadrunners Brian Leduc and Liz Shaw both trophied in autocross, and Phillipe Daix took second in class for the West Texas Region Web site. And in con-cours, RMR’s David and Bette Seeland took class and division firsts, while Jim and Randy Osgood took third in class. In the Tech Quiz, Liz Shaw took first and I took third in our respective classes. So, with only 11 Zone 9 people at Parade, we took home quite a haul of hardware!

After a busy and fun week in Savan-nah, it was time for the long drive home —and, again, it was a hot one, with record temperatures the whole way. I was very glad to be back in New Mexico, where we can honestly say, “But it’s a dry heat!” But I wasn’t home long before Zone 9 duties called again...

Each year, the Rocky Mountain Re-gion’s big Club Race/Super DE weekend takes place in mid-August at High Plains Raceway, about 60 miles east of Den-

ver. I’ve been trying to make it the last few years, but each time some emer-gency has come up. This year, I finally did. After a long drive up and out into the plains of eastern Colorado, I came over a rise to see the beautiful facility that HPR is. It has some great elevation changes and a really challenging layout, with a combination of straights long enough for passing, corners to work your intellect and imagination, and some ups and downs that will keep you guessing lap after lap.

I always like being around the Club Racers who really take their Porsche enthusiasm to the next level and give the phrase “it’s not just the cars, but the people” some real grit with the way they help each other out. It was great to see so many members of RMR working the event to make it the great success that it is. I spent Saturday with RMR member Landon Capdeville, install-ing and removing the in-car camera in several drivers’ cars for David Murry, a professional driving coach in for the weekend. After each session, David would watch the video and provide great instructional tips to each driver to further refine their line and pick up time around the track. I attended his chalk-talk sessions also, and it was plain that even though he was new to the circuit, his skill and craft as a driver, combined with his communication abilities, helped everyone to see it in a new light.

But the highlight of the weekend for me was to give away the trophy I had picked up in Savannah. During Saturday morning’s drivers’ meeting, event chair Kathy Fricke gave me a few minutes to honor Jeremy for his newsletter achievement. He got a loud, long, and well-deserved round of applause from all the participants present for the job he’s doing with High Gear.

Sunday, I stuck around to take some photos before the long trek home over the plains of eastern Colorado and then the mountain roads between Cimar-ron, Angel Fire, Taos and then Española, Los Alamos, and Jemez Springs. It was a great few weeks of PCA and Zone 9 activity, but certainly not the end of the year by any stretch of the imagination. But I do have to say, I’m happy to be home again for a bit before heading off to more great adventures around Zone 9... and beyond.

I look forward to seeing you at an event.


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Fuchs Forged Alloy Wheels for 911. Two sets. One set 7x15 and 8x15, currently with Chiffon White centers and Yokohamas that have good tread but are old. One set of 6x16 and 7x16 with Bridgestones in excel-lent condition. Call 303.921.2451. [Oct]

Set of 18” wheels for a 993 (or 996?). They fit the wide body (C4S) when using spacers, which are included. Wheels are in mint condition (no scratches or dents), only used for DE’s, and the wheels have been refurbished and re-coated in a nice black finish. No center caps. Tires need replacing. Rears: 993.362.140.04, 10Jx18-ET65; fronts: 993-362-134-06, 7.5JX18-ET50. Asking $800 for the set, or BO. Also have an engine bottom cover plate for a 1996 993 C4S, free of charge. If interested, call John at 720.529.5837, or email me at [email protected]. [Oct]

Tires - Full set of 18” tires from 996TT with a total of 300 miles on them. Kumho Ecsta XS 235 40 ZR18 fronts and 315 30 ZR18 rears. Will fit most wide-body 911’s. Good for street or track. $1200 new. Will sell for $400. Call 303.663.3503; located in Castle Rock. [Oct]

Track Tires - Hoosier R6, 2 each size 295/30/18 and 2 each 245/40/18, as run 6 sessions on my 2001 GT3 Cup Car, great shape, tons of life left, I decided to run slicks, so the Hoosiers are now for sale. Will sell all four for only $300; less than the cost of one tire new! Alan Benjamin, 303.994.7410, [email protected] [Oct]

miscellaneous306HP Hop-Up Kit for 84-89 3.2L Carreras. Assembled by Clewitt Engineering. Mahle 11:3:1 racing pistons 3-4L, Clewitt/Web 05161 high lift cams, Steve Wong chipped computer for stock exchanger, Autoau-thority aluminum air mass throttle, B&B stainless 3” twin exhaust, extrude honed intake manifold and much more! An $8500 value for $2750. Call Jack for specifics at 719.633.2277. [Sep]

Porsche Seats for sale. Black leather. 12-way adjustable electric seats. Came out of a 944 S2, but are compatible with all other Porsches. Excellent condition! $800. 303.257.8298 [Sep]

Porsche Seats - Pristine pair of OEM black leather seats from 996 C4S. 8-way power, memory and lumbar options. They have the Porsche head crests and are in excel-lent condition, with absolutely no wrinkles, tears etc. Used very little before upgrading to sport seats. $800 for the pair. Contact [email protected]. [Oct]

Seats/Interior - Complete set (front and back) of black “Porsche Script” seats to fit Porsche 924/944/951 coupe. Set is OEM and in very good condition, complete with mechanical slide rails and rear hatch cover/roller. Was keeping for conversion of track car back to street status, but no longer needed. Asking $400 for complete set. Pick up in Fort Collins. Jim Fry, 970.407.9471, [email protected]. [Oct]

Sparco Torino seats (2), black. Excellent condition and have sliders for 986 as well. Asking $750 for both. [email protected], 303.243.4154. [Oct]

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What Do I Write About Now?

Let’s see. What do I write about this month?

How about how Formula 1 is less bor-

ing to watch this season than in a lot of seasons past, all due to the fact that the cars can actually pass each other, because of KERS and the adjustable rear wings?

I don’t think so. It may be less bor-ing than in years past, but everything’s relative. Because it’s still boring to watch on TV. I still read the Sunday New York Times while I replay my recording. And I still fast-forward through all the commercials and the telecast, until I see something on the screen that hints at action, any action, beyond a parade of very, very expensive machines, driven by very, very well-paid drivers, around circuits that, with the exception of Monaco, all look alike.

Speaking of Formula 1, how about the new film on Ayrton Senna called, simply, “Senna”?

Doesn’t work, either. At this writing, the film opens in Denver too late for this publication’s September deadline. Which means I will not have seen it yet. Then again, I can recommend “Grand Prix” and “Le Mans.” But no. I’ve been doing that for years. For “Senna,” we can only speculate on whether the film will be up there in the pantheon. The subtitle on the movie poster reads, “No Fear. No Limits. No Equal.” So one can hope. But the answer awaits another month.

But I really hope “Senna” doesn’t

suck, like the American version of “Top Gear,” about which I’ve just said every-thing I want to say.

How about the proliferation of Porsche models and derivatives?

The only question to me is how many years it will take Porsche to fill out the 991 lineup. I’m hearing a new-deriva-tive schedule of one every six months. Haven’t we been through this? Like, uh, what’s the intrinsic added value of a 997 GTS versus a 997 S? If you said the cost, which equals a bit more perfor-mance, which equates to a customer’s bank account, which goes to Porsche’s bottom line, I’d agree. So, once again, speed is a matter of money. How fast do you want to go? End of story at Porsche.

How about comparing “manumatic” gearboxes?

Yeah. But, well, gee, I still prefer the involvement of a manual. I know, I know, the computer is faster, it’s intui-tive, it lets you concentrate on your driving, so you have one less thing to think about. And my next car may actu-ally come with one. But that may not be by choice. At this moment, I’d rather leave that buying discussion, and deci-sion, for when it needs to be addressed.

How about whether Ferdinand Piëch and the VW hierarchy will destroy Porsche as we know it?

Let’s cut through all the posturing by Porsche management. Note that Herr Piëch is still in charge. Note his track re-cord, as in 917, as in Phaeton, as in R8, as in Veyron, as in Aventador. Here’s the prediction: Porsche will continue to make interesting cars—perhaps the most interesting in its history. But, and this is the big one, will they honor their tradition as they have in the past? Can

you say “platform sharing”? Should we care? Stay tuned for how the story unfolds.

And the new Porsche “Everyday” ad campaign?

I must admit, when our daughters were very young, they loved the jump-seats in our 911. We’d strap the baby’s car seat into one of the jumpseats, and the older daughter would sit in the other jump seat, very contentedly. “This seat is made for me, dad!” she’d say. Of course, today, neither daughter would deign to contort herself into a pretzel in order to fit. Enough said.

How about the fact that I’ve recently met quite a few Porsche owners who are not members of PCA?

I’m sorry, I don’t know where to go on this. If you own the car, wouldn’t you want to learn about it? About the fac-tory? The history? Improvements that can be made? Activities where you can wring it out, the way it was meant to be wrung out? No? Ok, I’m afraid I’ll start table-pounding if I do any more on this subject. I need to go for a drive.

Which leads to all the great drives and events that the Porsche Breakfast Club’s been organizing.

They say a photo is worth a thousand words. I think that’s about right. So, go look at the photos, here and on-line, and sign up for the next event. Oh, and let me add two other words: Thanks, Erik.

That’s it. Jerry Seinfeld created a sit-com about nothing, that ran at the top of the ratings heap for eight years. And afforded him the opportunity to acquire some of the most rare, most collectible Porsches ever made. If he can create something about nothing, I can too.

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what we doWhether your tastes are social, technical, or competitive, RMR has something for you! You can have fun in your Porsche by participating in driver education and time trials at area tracks, autocrosses, rallies, tours, tech sessions, car shows and more. Each year RMR organizes a variety of opportuni-ties to enjoy and learn about your Porsche.

Driving Events

Non-Driving Events

TourA 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 vari-ety 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.Rally

A rally is a competitive event in which con-testants 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 check-points (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 ral-lies—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 moder-ate, topping out around 40-65 MPH (no higher than second gear for many cars). Competing cars are spaced at long intervals—typically only one or two cars are on the course at any 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 auto-cross events each year, including Eiskhana (essentially an autocross on the ice!) in the

winter and an AX school in the spring. Addi-tionally, 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 instruc-tor, in a controlled, closed-course environ-ment. 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. How-ever, some DE events are followed immedi-ately by a time trial event, which gives drivers a chance to quantify their performance. Lap times may then be used to measure personal improvement, for bragging rights, 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 fu-ture) Pike’s Peak International Raceway tracks.Club Race

A 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. As 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, a club race is also one of most exciting events to participate in, so be sure to sign up!

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

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, fol-lowed 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.

RMR’s membership socials, unless other-wise stated, are held the first Thursday of the month. Different venues and topics will keep the meetings fresh and inviting. Watch High Gear and the RMR Web site for details. And if you have any ideas for a program, talk to the Program Committee Chair or a Board member!Tech Session

A 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” proce-dures 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

A concours is essentially a car show, in which contestants endeavor to present their cars in as close to “perfect” condition as pos-sible. A number of judged categories usually exist, typically differentiating between types of cars (e.g. 356, Boxster) and level of prepara-tion (“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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