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Volume 52 ● Edition 4 ● April 2010

An Official Publication of the Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America

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Membership social with PCNA’s Paul GagliardiThursday, April 1 at Prestige Imports ● see page 2

27th Annual Exotic Sports Car Show and Concours d’Elegance

Register to show your car! • June 13 • see page 12

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April in Colorado isnot quite like April inParis. Well, maybethat is not a badthing—you don’thave to learn French,and traffic circles are

few and far between. In Paris, the Alpsare close by, but we have the Rockieseven closer. Time to put away the skis,get the Porsche out of mothballs andget ready for some summer cruising bycar instead of skis!

I have my track car in the shop get-ting its annual physical. (Maybe thedriver should go to the shop and getchecked out too.) My street car is next.Any of the shops that advertise in thenewsletter are good places to takeyour car to get it serviced.

This year, as usual, we have some-thing Porsche for everyone. We startthe season off with some high-speeddriving instruction at High Plains Race-way. For something a little tamer, bothRMR and AMR have severalautocrosses scheduled. Also check outthe RMR Web site for tours, rallies,concours, socials and lots of other funevents. The schedule can be dynamic,so visit the Web page often for latestupdates. I also send out e-mail noticesof last-minute changes. If you have notbeen getting the e-mails and want tosee what you have been missing, go tothe PCA Web site (www.pca.org), log into your account and check your e-mailaddress. There are about 800 RockyMountain Region members who havenot input an e-mail address (familymembers can input a separate e-mailaddress too, if desired). This is espe-cially important so we can contact you

about event changes becauseof weather or other reasons.

There have been some changes tothe Junior Participation Program thisyear. The program is for 16- and 17-year-olds who are fully-licenseddrivers. In the past, the program waslimited to sons and daughters of PCAmembers. This year, the program hasbeen expanded to include nieces,nephews, grandchildren and step-chil-dren. The PCA member sponsoring thejunior must be present at the event.Special release forms signed by bothparents or guardians are required.Make sure you have the forms filledout and signed before you come to theevent! The program is limited toautocrosses, autocross schools, rallies,and concours. This is an excellentopportunity for new drivers to learnhandling skills.

We had record attendance at theMarch social! It was great to see oldfriends and meet so many new mem-bers. The April social will be at PrestigeImports on Thursday, April 1 (see page2). This should be a fun and informa-tive session. Come by at 6:30 forrefreshments and check out the newPorsches, then a special program at7:30. We haven’t made plans for whatto do for socials the rest of the year, soif you have any ideas, talk to a boardmember. New ideas are welcome.

Time to head down to the garageand clean up my car so it looks goodfor cruising this summer. I thoughtabout a hydraulic lift kit and big sub-woofers, but I plan on heading to themountains instead of Federal Blvd. Iprefer peace and quiet.

See you at the next event!

inside this issueVolume 52 ● Edition 4 ● April 2010

from the president. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1april membership social . . . . . . . . . . . . 2runoff area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3upcoming events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3membership musings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4speed fever 2010 de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5autocross school and autocross . . . . . . 6amr la junta track and fun de . . . . . . . . 7event registration updates . . . . . . . . . . 8fiesta del porsche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9a novice view of the 1971 parade. . . . 1027th annual exotic sports car show

and concours d’elegance . . . . . . . . . 12porsche breakfast club . . . . . . . . . . . . 14a confession of sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16in the zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17driver’s ed. education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18ladies’ day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20i get around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21classified ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22what we do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

RMR Porsche (ISSN1061-1746), aka RMR Porsche News, isthe official publication of the Rocky Mountain RegionPorsche Club of America, and is published monthly. Theannual subscription rate is $14.00, included in RMR/PCAmembership dues. Non-RMR subscriptions are $25.00.

The opinions and views appearing in RMR Porsche Newsare those of the individual writers and do not necessarilyreflect the official opinions of the Rocky Mountain RegionPorsche Club of America (RMR/PCA), PCA National, or thismagazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. Additionally,none of these organizations nor this publication assumeany responsibility for the accuracy of material provided byindividual writers and contributors.

RMR Porsche News entire contents copyright © 2010 byRocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America, Inc. Allrights reserved. Office of publication: 2137 Night Sky Lane,Lafayette, CO, 80026. Periodicals postage paid atLafayette, CO and additional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to PCANational Office, P.O. Box 1347, Springfield, VA 22151-0347.

from the president Rex Heck, President

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Vice PresidentRick Goncalves

[email protected]:303.697.1960

TreasurerJim Widrig

[email protected]:303.655.7495C:303.938.3022

MembershipNancy Warren

[email protected]:303.604.1289

Past PresidentDave Speights

[email protected]:970.225.2201C:970.988.7258


committee chairsCAMA Representative Walt Fricke303.499.6540 [email protected]

Challenge Series Jim Sorensen (AMR)719.488.3373 [email protected]

Joe Warren303.604.1289 [email protected]

CMC Representative Jerry Schouten303.777.3942

Chief Driving Instructor Kathy Fricke303.499.6540 [email protected]

Equipment Keith Hall303.940.7958 [email protected]

Historian Amy Legg-Rogers970.686.0538 [email protected]

Insurance Alex Acevedo303.637.9707 [email protected]

Programs Your Name HereVolunteer to be the Programs Chair!

Registration Kristie Widrig303.655.7495 [email protected]

Safety Gary Bauerle970.330.9719 [email protected]

Todd Nelson970.223.8716 [email protected]

Tech Inspection Bruce Waddle303.772.8178 [email protected]

Timing Joe Warren303.604.1289 [email protected]

Webmeister Scott Rogers970.686.0538 [email protected]

Zone 9 Representative Sean Cridland575.829.4392 [email protected]

technical resourcesQuestions about your Porsche? These mem-bers are specialists with expert knowledge ofspecific Porsche models. Contact them forinformation regarding the maintenance andmodification of your Porsche.

356 Your Name HereVolunteer to be the RMR 356 specialist!

911 John Haley303.798.2177

912 Dan Rose 303.450.8222

914 Dale Tuety303.670.1279 [email protected]

924 Dan Semborski 303.420.2708 [email protected]


944 Richard Winnick 303.429.5213 [email protected]


Boxster/Cayman Doug Bartlett970.226.2364 [email protected]

Cayenne Your Name HereVolunteer to be the RMR Cayenne specialist!

rmr board of directors [email protected]

PresidentRex [email protected]:303.841.8124

SecondVice PresidentChris [email protected]:303.369.9052

SecretaryGreg [email protected]:303.761.9287W:303.789.2545

NewsletterJeremy [email protected]:303.665.8754C:303.478.5385

Monthly board meetings are open to club members—see UpcomingEvents (opposite page) for schedule. A summary of board meetingminutes is posted on the Web site, www.rmrporscheclub.com.

All e-mail addresses are @rmrporscheclub.com.

April Membership SocialPrestige Imports - 9201 W. Colfax Ave, LakewoodThursday, April 1st - 6:30 PM happy hour

Special Guest Paul Gagliardi, Porsche Cars North AmericaPaul joined Porsche Cars North

America in 2000. He wears two hatsas a field technical manager andregional after-sales manager. InPaul’s position at PCNA, he has hadthe good fortune to be able to assistthe Weissach engineers with testingnew models and systems, and to par-ticipate in “test tours” of futureproducts. He also works closely withPorsche’s Public Relations and Pressdepartments as a technical consult-ant.

Most recently, he has participatedin the international press launch ofthe new Boxster Spyder and, prior tothat, the introduction of the Panam-era to the press at Road America.Last summer he worked on a specialtest tour with the engineers responsi-

ble for the emissions systems for thenew PDK-equipped 997 Turbo. He wasin Germany this March for training onthe new Cayenne.

Paul has owned Porsches since1980, and still has his first one—a1974 911—as well as a 1965 356SC(owned for 26 years) and a 1988 911turbo-look coupe. He has been a PCAmember since 1986, has served onthe Parade Competition Rules Com-mittee from 1993 to 2006, and hasjudged Parade and independentnational concours events since 1989.

Paul will be presenting the techni-cal highlights and innovations of thePanamera, GT3 RS and Boxster Spy-der, and also hopes to share somelimited information about the newCayenne.


Escape Velocity.The Nor’Easter.Windblown Witness.These are the titlesof various regionalnewsletters aroundPCA, and each ofthem says

something about its region. Others,such as Spiel and Der Auspuff, give anod to (most of) our cars’ German ori-gin. I would say that these titles have acertain je ne sais quoi about them, butFrench phrases have no place in a pub-lication about a German marque!

By way of comparison, the RockyMountain Region publishes a newslet-ter called RMR Porsche News. Nooffense to whoever came up with thename—although I’d bet that person isstill out there—but this is probably oneof the most prosaic titles in all of PCA.

What’s in a name? In the grandscheme of things, it probably doesn’tmatter a great deal what we call ournewsletter. Content is king, and theRMR newsletter—under the namesRMR/Porsche, The Newsletter andPorsche Patter—has earned the Paul R.Heinmiller Award almost as manytimes (six) as anyone else (San DiegoRegion, eight), boring title and all.

So if the title doesn’t matter, why allthe fuss? After all, RMR/Porsche(recently adding News) has stood since1982, over half as long as RMR itself.

For one, I think we can do better. Amore engaging name would betterreflect the club’s unique dynamic. Andit just might encourage a non-memberto pick up a copy while waiting for

service on his or her Porsche, and seewhat this organization is all about. (Somaybe the name does matter.)

And, perhaps more importantly, Ibelieve the current name may be livingon borrowed time. In recent years,Porsche has become rather protectiveof its trademarks, having negotiatedan agreement with PCA over permitteduse of the Porsche name and associ-ated trademarks. (At issue was PCA’sright to even call itself the PorscheClub of America!) The long and short ofit is that using someone else’s trade-marks in the title of a publication isskating on thin ice.

So I am asking you, our readers, tosuggest a new name for your newslet-ter via a contest. I’ll convene a panelto choose a winner, the submitter ofwhich will receive not only braggingrights, but something of tangible valueas well: a $50 credit good toward anyRMR event. The rules are simple:• Only RMR members are eligible.• Entries must not infringe Porsche’s

trademarks (or anyone else’s).• Entries must not be substantially

similar to the name of any other PCAnewsletter.

• Submit as many entries as you like.• Submit your entries by April 30 to

[email protected].• The panel’s decision will be final. In

the case of a “tie” (multiple contest-ants submitting the same winningname), the earliest submission wins.

You may not get another chance likethis for another 28 years, so don’t missout—enter now! I look forward to see-ing your creative suggestions.

upcoming events

AprilThu 4/1 Membership Social at Prestige Imports, 9201 W. Colfax Ave, Lakewood 6:30pm happy hour see opposite page

Sat 4/3 AMR Gimmick Rally

Mon 4/5 Board Meeting 5:30pm dinner 6:30pm meeting at DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant 6701 Tower Road, Denver 303.574.1956 meetings open to members

Wed 4/14 Pre-Tech for “SPEED Fever 2010” DE • see page 5

Sat 4/17 AMR Autocross

Sat 4/24 Corner Worker School and Instructor Training

Sun 4/25 “SPEED Fever 2010” DE track opens 7am event chairs: Joe Warren, 303.604.1289, 303.902.3045, [email protected] Troy Nakatani, 720.252. 8288, [email protected] see page 5

MaySat 5/1 Autocross School and-Sun5/2 Autocross see page 6

Mon 5/3 Board Meeting

Thu 5/6 Membership Social

Sat 5/15 AMR La Junta Track & Fun DE-Sun5/16 see page 7

Thu 5/27 Fiesta del Porsche-Sun5/30 see page 9

JuneTue 6/1 Board Meeting

Thu 6/3 Membership Social

Sat 6/5 AMR GT-Pueblo 2 DE-Sun6/6 see page 8

Sat 6/12 Spring TSD Rally see page 4

Sun 6/13 Exotic Sports Car Show & Concours d’Elegance see page 12

Sat 6/19 “Rock & Roll” DE-Sun6/20 see page 17

Sat 6/26 AMR Summer Autocross

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

www.rmrporscheclub.com

runoff area Jeremy Rosenberger, Editor

RMR Online Discussion GroupsWould you like to discuss Porsches,RMR or anything else of interest toother Porschephiles? Check out theRMR online discussion groups.

Yahoo!:groups.yahoo.com/group/rmr_pca

Facebook:www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=140758796100

Get Your Newsletter on the Go!To read RMR Porsche News (in PDF for-mat) on the Web, go online towww.rmrporscheclub.com and clickthe Newsletter link.

Contribute to Your Newsletter!Want to see your name in print? RMRPorsche News needs your articles andphotos! Submit your content and ideasto the Newsletter Editor at by the 10thof the month:

[email protected]

Join PCA RMRNot a member yet? Join the PCA RMRby visiting www.pca.org and clickingthe Join PCA link.

Advertise in RMR Porsche NewsPlease see page 24 for display adver-tising rates and other details.

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membership musings Nancy Warren, Membership Chair

April showers bringMay flowers...

Wow, what a fantas-tic turnout for theMarch membershipsocial! We had manymembers new andold. Eleven new mem-

bers attended the February social, with25 new members in March. Maybe it islocation, location, location!

We welcomed 19 new members andone transfer to the club last month. Wecontinue to add to our membership eachmonth, which makes us one of thefastest-growing regions in PCA.

April showers… Hopefully, rain (orsnow!) will not foil any of the eventsplanned for this month. The April mem-bership social will be held at PrestigeImports in Lakewood on Thursday, April1st (this is no joke). Special guest will bePaul Gagliardi of Porsche Cars NorthAmerica (see page 2). There will beInstructor Training on Saturday, April24th, and RMR’s first Drivers Educationevent will be “SPEED Fever 2010” onSunday, April 25th (page 5). Both will beheld at High Plains Raceway near Byers,CO. Also, RMR’s Autocross School andAutocross will be held Saturday, May 1stand Sunday, May 2nd at Dick’s SportingGoods Park in Commerce City (page 6).

The Alpine Mountain Region, ourneighbors to the south, are having aGimmick Rally on Saturday, April 3rdand an Autocross on Saturday, April17th. Also, AMR is celebrating their 35thanniversary as a region of the PorscheClub of America. Congratulations, AMR!

As you can see, the driving season hasbegun, and the calendar is filling up withevents! For more information or to regis-ter for any of the RMR or AMR events,go to www.motorsportreg.com.

RMR Car Badges are now for sale inthe RMR Goodie Store, found on theRMR Porsche Club Web site, www.rmrporscheclub.com.

We still need several event chairs andco-chairs and can always use volunteersfor the various events. If you would liketo help, e-mail Chris Sulley [email protected].

Please remember to keep your PCAinformation updated at www.pca.org—especially your mailing address ande-mail address, so you can receive yourcopy of RMR Porsche News and e-mailsabout upcoming events.

See you at the next event—and re-member, it’s more fun with you there!

Not a member yet? Join the PCA RMR by visiting www.pca.org and clicking the Join PCA link.

Scott AmosCastle Rock, CO

Gary and Wendy AtkinsonWestminster, CO2001 Boxster S, blue

Jon and Holly BarrLittleton, CO2000 Boxster S, silver

John BurchCentennial CO1999 911 Carrera, silver

Bob GoebelLittleton, CO1980 911, white

Joel MacDonaldLongmont, CO2004 Boxster, silver

Tim Mather and Mitch PetersFort Collins, CO1979 911SC, blue

Gretchen and Danny McHughCheyenne, WY2005 997, silver

John RosenCastle Rock, CO2000 Boxster S, blue

Jill and Leyla SafariLouisville, CO2007 911 Carrera 4S, gray

Mahlon SchanzenbachBoulder, CO1977 911, brown

Mike SprattBoulder, CO1989 911 Carrera, red

George StrimbuCentennial, CO1976 911S, brown

John TamborraCentennial, CO1985 911, black

Transfers

Tom MezgerParker, COfrom Alpine Mountain

A warm welcome to our new Rocky Mountain Region members

Call for Volunteers!The Spring TSD Rally chairpeople need you!

Saturday, June 12

It takes a small army of checkpoint workers to make a TSDrally successful. If you’d like to help out, please contactone of the event chairs:

Jeremy Rosenberger • [email protected] • 303.665.8754Bob Breeden • [email protected] • 303.702.1159

(If you’re looking forward to competing in the rally, look formore details in next month’s RMR Porsche News!)


speed fever 2010 de Sunday, April 25

Wake up, Ferdinand—you haven’t signed up!There are only a few more days left before you’llhave to take the chance of driving out to the trackand registering as a walk-in on the day of the event.Registration is open at www.motorsportreg.com.

Remember, Ferdinand, if the event is full (like lastyear), walk-ins will not be allowed! When the eventreaches 120 participants, it’s closed—even to you,Ferdinand! And, the event chairs will open up regis-tration to lesser makes of vehicles in the weeksbefore the DE if the event is not filled.

Ferdinand, get over to www.motorsportreg.comand log in and register—don’t wait any longer, oryou may be so, so sorry, because some fiberglass-loving Corvette driver has your spot…

During the long winter, we all got the fever—the only cure is tracktime! The 2010 RMR season opener is a special one-day event—Sunday,April 25th, at the one and only High Plains Raceway (see their Web site atwww.highplainsraceway.com).

Besides offering a great, fun, challenging track (check out YouTube forin-car videos), High Plains will also have some new amenities for us toenjoy. These include a gazebo, flush toilets, a play area for the kiddiesand a new food concession.

As with last year, the track will also be staffing the corners with cornerworkers. Lots of track time, Ferdinand.

Event Chairs: Troy Nakatani: C:720.252.8288, [email protected] Warren: H:303.604.1289, C:303.902.3045, [email protected]

Fees:$175 for driver

$150 for co-driver

Schedule:Track Open

7:00 AMDrivers Meeting

8:00 AMNovice Meeting

8:30 AMFirst Car Out

9:00 AMBeer:30

Beer:30 PM

SPEED FEVER 2010 - see you there!

Pre-Tech: We highly recommend you pre-tech your car, in order to have time toaddress any issues that may be found. If problems are found on your car at track

tech, you may be turned away from the event. Don’t let this happen to you!

Pre-tech is free at participating shops, and will take place on Wednesday, April 14th.

Shop Address Phone Hours

Eurosport Automotive 5615 Lamar Street, Arvada 303.423.3715 5:30-7:00 PM

Eurosport Limited 1855 W. Union Ave, #C, Englewood 303.789.2545 5:30-7:00 PM

Storz Garage 1475 Vine Street, Denver 303.333.1911 5:30-7:00 PM

Poudre Sports Car 5806 S. College Ave, Fort Collins 970.229.0990 5:30-7:00 PM

Gebhardt Porsche of Boulder 3150 28th Street, Boulder 303.385.1000 6:00-7:00 PM

Please visit the RMR Web site (www.rmrporscheclub.com) under the Drivers Ed linkfor more information on what to bring: car numbers, long-sleeved cotton shirts,

helmets, etc. Of course, you may contact the event chairs with any questions as well.

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snacks, lunch and non-alcoholic refresh-ments, as there will be no concessionsavailable at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

You do not need to have your car pre-tech’ed. There will be top tech at theevent each day—you must empty yourcar of all loose items (floor mats, bags,cans, etc.), empty the glove box anddoor pockets, and perform a basic techinspection (secure battery, firm brakes,no significant leaks, etc.).

Autocross setup requires a platoon ofvolunteers! If you can volunteer, pleasecontact one of the event chairs and pre-pare to arrive in time for course setup.

RegistrationAX School and Autocross $65.00

AX School (Saturday Only) $45.00Autocross (Sunday only) $35.00

Event ChairsChris Sulley - 303.369.9052

[email protected] King - [email protected]

autocross course.We guarantee one thing—you will

leave the autocross school with a hugesmile and will be ready to prove yournew-found skills on the full autocrosscourse on Sunday. Plus, the knowledgeyou gain of your vehicle’s capabilitiesand the driving tips from our trainedinstructors will be directly applicable toeveryday driving and will make you amore alert and safer driver on the road.

Do you have a licensed 16- or 17-year-old that no longer appreciates yourinsightful driving tips? The autocrossschool is a perfect event for them toimprove their skills and get a taste of themotoring bug. Your patience may bestretched, but our instructors are up tothe challenge!

Online registration should be open bythe time you read this. We recommendregistering early for the school, as it isvery popular and limited to 65 students.Sign up early to get in on the action!Though a Porsche is notrequired, we can onlyaccept SUV’s with aCayenne badge, and nopick-ups. Please see theRMR Web site for additionalinformation on autocrossevents and to find the reg-istration link. “Walk-in”registration (cash or checkonly) will be available—space permitting—for theschool and autocross. How-ever, pre-registration helpsthe process flow smoothlyand assures that we have enoughwarm beverages each morning.

You will need a Snell 2000 or Snell2005 certified helmet (the club hassome loaners). You will need to bring

Dick’s Sporting Goods ParkSaturday, May 1 - Autocross School

Sunday, May 2 - Autocross

If you missed last year’s AutocrossSchool—canceled due to snow—here’syour chance to make up for it!

Autocross is not only a “performancedriving event,” but a safe way to learnhow to drive your car at its limit. You notonly learn how to handle your car atspeeds that you drive daily, but you also:• gain confidence in your driving ability;• learn the limits of your car’s brakes;• learn correct seating, hand, and feet

positions;• learn the limits of your tires’ adhesion.Autocross is a great way to exercise yourdriving skills in a safe environment.Instructors will be available to you dur-ing the school to teach you these skills.Each autocross has a different andunique course design and will undoubt-edly provide you with a fun drivingexperience. Finally, autocross is a socialgathering of new and old friends and islots of fun!

Mark your calendars for this fun andexciting RMR event, to be held in theparking lot of Dick’s Sporting GoodsPark. The autocross school is an eventthat we encourage you to try whether ornot you plan to autocross or participatein drivers education events in the future.Our excellent club instructors will workwith you while you learn the capabilitiesof your Porsche (or other chosen auto-mobile) and yourself, with plenty ofdriving time through three car controlexercises. Learn about car balancethrough two slalom courses, throttlesteering around two different skid pads,and how to plan and look ahead whilemanipulating your way through a mini


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autocross school and autocross Saturday-Sunday, May 1-2

Saturday Autocross School ScheduleCourse Setup 7:00 to 9:00Registration/Check-in 7:30 to 9:00Top Tech Open 8:30 to 9:30Instructor Meeting 9:00 to 9:30Drivers Meeting (Mandatory) 9:30 to 10:00First Exercise 10:00 to 11:30Lunch Break (bring your own) 11:30 to 12:30Second Exercise 12:30 to 2:00Third Exercise 2:00 to 3:30Autocross Course Setup 3:30

Sunday Autocross Schedule Course Setup 7:00 to 8:30Registration/Check-in 7:30 to 8:30Top Tech Open 8:30 to 9:15Drivers Meeting (Mandatory) 9:15 to 9:45Corner Workers Out 9:45Group A - First Car on Course 10:00Lunch Break (bring your own) 12:00Corner Workers Out 12:45Group B - First Car on Course 1:00Course Tear Down 3:00Refreshments 3:00


This year, the Alpine Mountain Regioncelebrates our 35th year of connectingPeople, Porsches and Fun. We’d love tohave you help celebrate this milestoneby participating in our first Southern Col-orado Driver Education event of theseason.

May 14th – Ground School. Friday5:30 pm; dinner is on your own at BossHogg’s. Chief Driving Instructor PhilRader will start the Ground Schoolpromptly at 6:30 PM, and it will lastroughly an hour. Please take advantageof this chance to familiarize yourselfwith driving jargon and things you’llneed to know before you get on thetrack. This meeting is mandatory forfirst-time drivers. It’s also a greatrefresher for those who haven’t been tothe track in a while.

May 15th & 16th – Driver Educationand Social. Saturday and Sunday allday. Arrive early, as the gates open at7:00 AM, and a mandatory drivers meet-ing is at 8:00 AM. The first set of driverswill be on the track at 9:00 AM. Lunch ison your own, so don’t forgetto pack a lunch and bringsome snacks. We’ll providewater and drinks during theday. Beer:30 happens afterthe last run session of theday, when the track is cold.Our social event will be din-ner Saturday evening atBoss Hogg’s, which isincluded in the registrationfor those who participateboth Saturday and Sunday.

May 16th – Timed Event.If we have enough partici-pants, we will do a timedevent. Please indicate yourdesire to participate whenregistering. Special prizeswill be given to all those whobreak the “1 Minute Mark!”

Tech Inspection – Pre-tech can be doneFREE a week prior to the La Junta DE.Please, please, please try to have yourinspection done prior to the event (seesidebar for times and locations). Techinspection at the track will be $20, andas always, there is no cost to fully-prepped cars without license platesbrought in by trailer.

Must have for Driving: Helmet—atleast a Snell 2000M rating (the club hassome loaners), closed shoes, long pantsand a long-sleeved shirt (both cottonmaterial), and a willingness to learn andhave FUN.

Lodging options include, but aren’t lim-ited to, the following: • Super 8 La Junta, www.super8.com,

719.384.4408• Holiday Inn Express La Junta,

www.hiexpress.com, 719.384.2900• Stagecoach Motel,

www.stagecoachlj.com, 719.384.5476• America’s Best Value Inn,

www.americasbestvalueinn.com,719.384.2571

• Hampton Inn La Junta,www.hilton.com, 719.384.4444

• Finney House Bed and Breakfast,719.384.8769

• Travel Inn La Junta,www.lajuntatravelinn.com,719.747.8713

$175 for 2 days$155 for 2-day co-driver

$145 for 1 day$130 for 1-day co-driver

Special Pricing & Opportunityfor First Time Drivers

$75 Saturday OnlyTo get this pricing, you must attendthe Ground School Friday evening.

No exceptions!

Registration will open soon atwww.motorsportsreg.com. Please con-tact one of the Co-Chairs if you haveany questions:

Loren Southard [email protected] Oliphint [email protected]

Dan Taylor [email protected]

amr la junta track and fun de Friday-Sunday, May 14-16

Tech Inspection – Wednesday, May 5th 5:30PM -7PMEurosport Automotive 1855 W. Union Ave. #C, Englewood 303.789.2545DART Automotive 4801 Monaco St., Commerce City 303.296.1188Prestige Body Shop 1590 Dover St., Lakewood 303.238.7391Poudre Sports Car 5806 S. College Ave., Ft. Collins 970.229.0990

A special thanks to Action LineAuto Trim and German Motorcraft

for co-sponsoring the Beer:30adult beverages. Thank you

Tony and Jack for your continuedsupport of the Porsche Club!

opens approximately an hour before thedrivers meeting. You will need to haveyour tech inspection form completedand signed prior to receiving yourpacket. We appreciate your assistance inmaking the registration process as effi-cient as possible.

Should you have any questions orencounter any difficulties with the regis-tration process, please contact theevent registrar listed for the event, orcontact one of the registrars directly.We’re looking forward to a terrific driv-ing season!

Registrars

Kristie Widrig - [email protected]

Tamela Cash - [email protected]


The first track event of 2010 is only afew weeks away! Another busy and fun-filled driving season is about to begin.The registration process is an integralpart of every club event, so the begin-ning of the driving season is the perfecttime to review the registration processand changes for 2010.

Late FeesDE events require significant effort

prior to the event to assign drivers torun groups, determine instructorrequirements, and compile a master list-ing of drivers for use by Start andControl. Late registrations place a sub-stantial strain on this process! Becauseof these extra last-minute efforts, wewill reinstate a $25 late fee for DriversEducation (DE) registrations receivedafter the online registration close date.All late registrations will be treated aswalk-ins on the day of the event and willbe subject to track space availabilityand instructor availability if applicable.

General Registration Guidelines• All registrations are processed via the

on-line registration Web site, whichcan be accessed by visiting the RMRWeb site at www.rmrporscheclub.com,then clicking on the RMR Event Regis-tration link.

• Each driver is required to register andsubmit payment separately using aunique user account (tied to a uniquee-mail address).

• PCA membership numbers and mem-bership status are verified as part ofthe registration process. Non-members will be assessed a $10

event registration updates Kristie Widrig, Registration Chair

non-member fee for all events.• Events will be opened for registration

approximately 6 weeks prior to theevent.

• Events will close 1 week prior to theevent—closure date is noted in theonline registration form.

• For DE events, non-member registra-tions will be accepted 2 weeks prior tothe event, subject to track spaceavailability. We expect some eventswill fill to capacity, so we would like tohave PCA members sign up early to fillthe track with Porsches!

• If you have signed up for an event andcannot attend, please notify the regis-trar or cancel online as soon aspossible, but not later than 24 hoursprior to the event.

Please plan to arrive early for events topick up your registration packet andinformation. For DE events, registration

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AMR GT-Pueblo 2 DE • Pueblo Motorsports ParkJune 5-6 • Mark Your Calendars!

Porsche Club returns to Pueblo Motorsports Park for the secondAMR DE of the year on June 5th and 6th. GT-Pueblo 2 will let us allimprove on the skills that we honed after enjoying a great start tothe season at La Junta in May. If this is your first DE event, we willhave plenty of great qualified Driving Instructors that will be thereto help you find your way around the course. This is a great placeto learn what both the Porsche and you can do together in a safeenvironment. So please join us this spring at Pueblo!

For more information, contact:

Tom Kautz - 719.390.7418 - [email protected] O’Brien - 719.495.0571 - [email protected]

Jerry Tilton - [email protected]


Viva Fiesta 2010! Memorial Day Weekend

Fiesta is back and it will be bigger and better than ever!Drivers Ed at Sandia Motor Sports track Registration and Welcoming Party – Dinner on your own afterwards Gimmick Rally - all weekend - ends Sunday at 3:00 PM

Driving Tour - Central NM Geology, Archaeology, and Semi-modern History 75 minute Walking Tour - Historic Old Town – History, Legends & Lore Concours – Wash & Shine - On the Tanoan Country Club driving rangeBurger & Brat Barbeque – Tanoan Country Club

Tour 1 - Georgia O’Keefe Country Tour 2 - Black Mesa Winery Tour Autocross - Included for one car Kids CompetitionSunset Dinner – Sandiago’s Grill at the base of the Tram

Tour 1 - Jemez Pueblo Feast Tour Tour 2 - High Road to Santa Fe Awards BanquetCharity Auction - www.rueljames.com

“Porsche-of-your-choice” original painting

Registration is $160 per car

This is a Fiesta you don’t want to miss!For more information check our Web site: www.fiestadelporsche.com.

Fiesta Chairs – Dennis & Joan Ledbetter at [email protected]

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912s were staged, but all seemed some-what the same, making it close to a“spec” class.

The flagman waived the green, and Iwas off on my first Porsche Paradeautocross. This was “big time” for meand I wanted to make a good showing. Idid OK at following the course, made acouple of mistakes in the “turn around”area where I thought I should shift to firstgear and ultimately finished 7th in class.I was kind of disappointed with my per-formance, but only 2.34 seconds fromthe first place time of 1:51.69. At theautocross banquet, I was awarded a tro-phy for my efforts and received applausefrom those in attendance. Wow, I wasone notch down from the Indy 500!

Upon arriving home, I had allof my pictures developed andthought that I sure would like tohave one of my 912 in actionduring the autocross. A greatidea would to be to put arequest in the Mart section ofPano, so I sent in an advertise-ment to the Wanted section.After all, lots of people werethere and maybe someonewould have a picture that theywould share. I never got aresponse from my ad, but thePano editor took note of myrequest and published a pictureof my 912 and me in action atthe Sun Valley autocross.

There, in the September,1971 issue of the PorschePanorama, for all the world tosee forever, is a picture of me

autocrossing with the windshield wiperson full blast. It was not raining. Be carefulof what you wish for.

In the minds and memories of all whoattended the Sun Valley Parade, it hasalways been known as one of the bestever, especially for its time. I was fortu-nate to have been there. I have that 7thplace trophy around here somewhere,but the memories of the folks who werethere remain today. People such as DanRowzie, Walt Woodhead and Bob Harperand their friends and family of thePotomac Region made my first PorscheParade a neat experience. My attendanceat 28 Porsche Parades since has addedmany more lifetime Porsche friends asthe years have gone by. Check out thenext Parade, wherever it may be held, forlifetime memories of your own.

Oh, one more thing. I have been prac-ticing at this autocross thing, and wantyou six guys who beat me in Sun Valleyto know that I want a re-match!

spectacular scene had on me. I used allof the film for my camera that I hadbrought with me and wished I had more. Iwent from Porsche to Porsche, takingnotes and pictures and talking to mostanyone who would listen. What a won-derful day! The owners of the Porschesdisplayed all seemed to have a specialstory about their cars and were anxiousto tell that story. Back at the Lodge latethat afternoon, I thought that this sort ofgathering was not just about the cars,but the very special people who drivethem. Maybe there is a slogan brewingthere.

I was really nervous about theautocross. If there is any event where Ican display my skills, the autocross is it.

On Wednesday morning, I showed upearly to make sure that I was prepared.First, the 912. Just take all movable itemsfrom the interior and trunk, take off thehubcaps (yes, hubcaps) and adjust thetire pressures. For a “stock” classPorsche, that is about it, and not muchhas changed over the years. As for driverprep, walk the course and make sure youknow exactly where you want to go. Onemain thing about the autocross game isnot to hesitate while you wonder wherethe course goes.

The Sun Valley autocross was held onpublic streets, some of which were roadsin front of houses and condos not yetbuilt. This made for kind of a “roadcross”, fun to drive and safe for the driv-ers. The 912 class was well represented,with 23 cars entered, as four-cylinderPorsches were pretty common. As the912 group lined up for the start, I thoughtI should have a pretty good chance to dowell. Lots of different colors and years of


As a young rookie Porsche owner, I dis-covered the benefits of PCA membershipafter joining in 1969. What really got myattention was this wonderful Panoramamagazine that appeared in my mailboxeach month. In the days when there wereno electronic means of communication(as we practice today), and Porsche own-ership was somewhat rare, this magicalPorsche-only publication was a real treatto receive.

Panorama’s pages included lovinglywritten articles about Porsche cars andthe people who drove them. It featuredadvertising of Porsche stuff to buy,upcoming events to attend, Porsche fac-tory news and stories of Porsche racingfrom all over the world. One event thatcaught my eye was the annualPCA convention, referred to asthe “Porsche Parade.” In 1971,Sun Valley, Idaho would be thelocation. I just had to attend.

I must admit being somewhatintimidated at attending such anextravaganza. Some of thosefamous people mentioned in the“Pano” would be there. No onefrom my region was going toattend. How would I do, compet-ing against all of thoseexperienced and accomplishedPorsche drivers? Maybe I shouldsit this one out. Or just attendand take pictures. I decided toenter the autocross and the hillclimb competition. At least I hadsome local autocross experience.

After a wonderful trip in my1969 912, I drove into the park-ing lot of the Sun Valley Lodge. It was abeautiful place, but my first fear hadcome true. There I was in the midst ofhundreds of Porsches, and I knew no one.However, no sooner than I had switchedoff the ignition, I was approached by anofficial-looking guy in a Castrol Oil hat.Uh oh, I must be parked in the wrongplace. But he had spotted my Virginialicense plates and came over tointroduce himself. Turns out he was DanRowzie of the Potomac region. Dan and Ihad met at a couple of PCA events backeast, and he was one of those famouspeople with his name in the Pano, as heserved as the National Public Relationsguy for PCA. Dan introduced me to themembers of his group and invited me topark with them in the concours prepparking lot. So much for not knowinganyone 2000 miles from home!

Tuesday was concours day, with over100 Porsche cars displayed for judging. Itis hard to explain the impression that

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27th Annual

Exotic Sports Car Show andConcours d’EleganceSunday, June 13, 2010, 9AM - 3PMArapahoe Community College5900 S. Santa Fe DriveLittleton, ColoradoA Benefit for United Cerebral Palsy ofColorado

The Exotic Sports Car Show and Con-cours d’Elegance is one of the largestgatherings of priceless automobiles inColorado.

We expect that more than 400 treas-ured cars—from early classics andcollector cars to vintage race cars andcurrent models—will be on display. Manyof these incredible cars come out onlyonce a year for this show, to help theCerebral Palsy children.

Nearly 100 local and regional carclubs, businesses and media sponsorsdraw more than 10,000 spectators to

generate funds for United Cerebral Palsyof Colorado. Now in its 27th year, theExotic Sports Car Show and Concoursd’Elegance has become one of thegrandest, most entertaining and mostanticipated car shows in Colorado!

To date, this spectacular event hasraised over $1,000,000 for United Cere-bral Palsy of Colorado’s Creative OptionsEarly Education Centers. These five cen-ters provide early care, intervention,prevention, support and education serv-ices to expectant mothers and nearly800 infants, toddlers and pre-school chil-dren and their families each year.Another 750 children are on waitinglists.

The Exotic Sports Car Show and Con-cours d’Elegance is also a premieropportunity for corporate sponsors toexperience tremendous exposure foryour company. This prestigious showreaches a well-educated and influentialaudience of car collectors and enthusi-asts as well as the general public. Thekids win and the corporate sponsors win.Please be a part of it—contact Liz Nea-

fus-Stenzel, Director of PublicRelations, at [email protected] more information.

There are four ways RMRmembers can support ourfundraising:

1) Bring your special carsout to be judged or displayed.You can register directly usingthe Cerebral Palsy of ColoradoWeb site at www.cpco.org:click on Special Events, thenExotic Sports Car Show, andthen retrieve the form to reg-ister your car on the followingpage. This is an RMR/AMRChallenge Series Event.

2) Be a spectator. Bring thefamily out and enjoy the fabu-lous array of Porsches,Jaguars, Ferraris, Corvettes,Mercedes-Benzes, BMWs,Lotuses, Maseratis, as well asa long list of other marques.

3) Volunteer to help us onthe day of the show. Theexotic car clubs in Denver jointogether to host and run thisshow so that all of the incomecan be provided to help the

children. Just send an e-mail to me, [email protected], if you havea few hours to help with registration,parking cars, judging and scoring, orworking at the entrance gate.

4) Donate a little extra. An additional$10 per registration would bring in morethan $400 extra from our club. Ofcourse, even if you don’t register a car,you can write a separate check to Cere-bral Palsy of Colorado, 801 Yosemite St.,Denver, CO 80230.

Registration informationAll registrations include two event

passes.Registration Fee: $35.00 per carLate Registration Fe: $50.00 (cutoff

date to be announced)Spectator Donation: $10.00 This year, spectator tickets will be

available at participating Shell/Circle Koutlets at $1.00 off the $10.00 facevalue.

Porsches will be placed in the follow-ing categories:

Judged – All judging will beperformed on the exterior, interior, stor-age, and engine compartments—nowheel well or undercarriage.

Display – No judging will beperformed.

A complete packet of rules, scoresheets and other information will bemailed to all entrants one week beforethe event.

Judged Porsches will be placed in theStreet Division or Novice Division(classes on opposite page). Judging forthe Novice Division will be structured tohelp the first-time concours-ist learnabout car preparation and judging atconcours events.

Event contact informationUnited Cerebral Palsy of Colorado801 Yosemite Street, Denver CO, 80230303.691.9339 office, 303.691.0846 faxwww.cpco.orgFederal ID#: 84-0420225Liz Neafus-Stenzel, Director of PublicRelations, Ext. 1163

Al Woodward, RMR PCA [email protected],303.355.0556, 303.355.0562 fax

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exotic sports car show and concours d’elegance Sunday, June 13

hosted by

Audi Club - Rocky Mountain Chapter

Classic Car Club of AmericaColorado Region

Looking Glass Corvette Association

Mercedes-Benz Club of AmericaMile-High Section

Mile High Chapter of S2KCA

Mile High Rotary Club

NSX Club of America, Southwest Region

Rocky Mountain 356 Porsche Club

Rocky Mountain ChapterBMW Car Club of America

Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club

Rocky Mountain Saab Club of Colorado

Rocky Mountain RegionFerrari Club of America

Rocky Mountain RegionPorsche Club of America

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Classes Models Years

S-1, N-1 356 All

S-2, N-2 911, 912, 930 1965-1977

S-3, N-3 911 and 930 (SC and Carrera) 1978-1989

S-4, N-4 911, 993, 996, 997 1989-present

S-5, N-5 914-4 and 914-6 All

S-6, N-6 924, 924 Turbo, 928, 944, 944 Turbo, 968 All

S-7, N-7 Boxster and Cayman All

S-8, N-8 Special interest and limited production All

S-9, N-9 Current competition All

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It all started innocently enough: Veteran RMR and SCCAmember, R Gruppe Hall of Fame inductee and Pelican legend,Grady Clay, and Roger Buswell (your author) were sharingbreakfast one autumn day in 2007; brainstorming ideas thatincluded Porsches. Grady dreamed of getting all the factionswho love Porsches together—members of RMR, AMR, PelicanParts and Rennlist forum regulars, the Early S Club, 928 fanat-ics, SCCA, NASA, RMVR, the 356 Registry—anyone we couldthink of who may like to meet for breakfast once a month andbring their Porsches... an impromptu car show and grassrootsbreakfast jamboree. Grady wondered if it could be done. Iwondered how to get the word out to the teeming multitudes.We laid out a plan, a place, a time and some basic groundrules. For a few weeks I spent more hours than I care to admit,sending out electronic invitations, posting on all the forums,answering questions and compiling the “list.” It became alabor of love and it looked like it could get pretty big.

Then March 3rd, 2008 arrived and we waited anxiously atthe Village Inn on S. Colorado Blvd. and Mexico. A couplesleepy-eyed folks stumbled in, then a few more and, beforewe knew it, over two dozen car fiends were devouringflapjacks and talking Porsche on a cold, dark, icy morning. Thenext meeting had over sixty people filling half of the restau-rant and over forty Porsches in the parking lot. What a rush!What a kick! “What a Frankenstein we created?!”

A key objective both Grady and I had from the beginningwas to find the right person to run the show. Our prayers wereanswered when RMR member, avid Porsche 928 owner andpopular Rennlister, Erik Behrendsen, stepped for-ward. Erik took over and has turned what is nowknown as the Porsche Breakfast Club (PBC forshort) into a fountain of world-class fun and fellow-ship for scores of Colorado Porsche enthusiasts.He has artfully melded together many ofColorado’s Porsche Nation through his über-creative mind, massive Rolodex and unbridledenergy. He effortlessly organizes day runs,museum tours, luncheons at cool theme restau-rants, cocktail parties at exotic car galleries,half-day clinics hosted by car detailing emporiums;plus he designs club attire on the side. Try to “freeassociate” fun car ideas with Erik, and your headwill start spinning; you can’t keep up! The PBC iseven going to host Beer:30 at the June RMR DE.

So why should you care? Because you’re invited,that’s why! You only need to set up a free Yahoo!user account (or use your existing one) to join atthe PBC social Web site: autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/porschebreakfastclub. Click the link to join,Erik will add your user name to the “list,” andyou’re in. Many regulars are also RMR members,including RMR Porsche News mainstays JeremyRosenberger and Dick Badler, to name just a cou-ple. Erik estimates that half of the PBC is alsoRMR. There are teenagers and old farts, pretty girls andhomely guys—but most of all, the PBC is friendly Porscheenthusiasts who want to meet you. Cars have included 928s,924s, 993s, 951s, 914s, 356s, 996s, 997s, Boxsters, Caymans;dozens upon dozens of Porsches, old and new, rare and lessrare. Even an outlaw Karmann Ghia, a rogue Ferrari and jet-black BMW have been known to join in. If you love cars, you’re

welcome. But beware, we’ll get you to own a Porsche if you’renot careful.

Regular meetings are on the second Saturday of everymonth—from 8 AM until whenever the cars are all gone—atthe same Village Inn on S. Colorado Blvd. and Mexico. So whatare you waiting for? Get online now, join up and get in on thefun. Membership is free! You won’t regret it.


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First Ancestor of All PorscheSports Cars on Show inAmerica for the First Time

Stuttgart - The Museum run by Dr. Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, Germany, issending its legendary Type 64 Berlin-Rome Car on a long journey. Befitting the60th anniversary of Porsche in America,the aluminum body of Type 64 will bepresented from 21 March to 20 June 2010at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta,Georgia (USA), taking the first and most

prominent exhibit at the PorscheMuseum in Zuffenhausen to a new loca-tion outside of Germany for the first time.

The High Museum of Art is one of theworld’s leading art museums. In its spe-cial exhibition “The Allure of theAutomobile”, the High Museum of Art isexpressing its recognition of outstandingautomotive developments in the period1930 to 1960, focusing on differences in

the development of American and Euro-pean design. Type 64 will be presentednext to other icons in the world of theautomobile from Bugatti, Dusenberg,Jaguar, Ferrari, Pierce Arrow, Packard,Cadillac and Tucker as a synthesis ofinnovative construction and design,supreme craftsmanship, and exceptionaldesign.

Type 64 is of very special significanceto the history of the Porsche brand: Builtin 1938/39 under the guidance of Ferdi-nand Porsche, this unique car already

had all the features that make sportscars from Zuffenhausen so very specialthe world over to this day: lightweightconstruction and superior aerodynamics,exceptional performance, reliable tech-nology, and that unique design socharacteristic of a Porsche. Originallydeveloped for the Berlin-Rome long-dis-tance race, Type 64, due to the war,never entered a race in its lifetime. But it

marks an essential milestone en route tothe first Porsche, Type 356 built in 1948.

The car’s streamlined aluminum bodyalready showed distinctive indicationslater to be admired in all of Porsche’ssports cars, its DNA living on in thePorsche 356 through the Porsche 911 allthe way to the Panamera. The symbiosisof motorsport requirements and the useof production elements made the car aperfect grand tourer able to reach anaverage speed on public roads back in1939 of more than 130 km/h or 80 mph.

No surprise, therefore, that Fer-dinand Porsche himself usedType 64 for long journeys.

Accompanying the new con-struction of the PorscheMuseum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, the aluminumbody of Type 64 was re-built byexperts in years of painstakingcraftsmanship. Ever since theMuseum was opened in January2009, Type 64 has marked thebeginning of the Museum Tour,thrilling visitors from all overthe world through its culturalimpact and unique flair alone.

While Type 64 is being pre-sented to the public in Atlanta,

the Porsche Museum will be displayingthe skeleton structure of the Type 64body until the end of June 2010—a skele-ton made of wood upon which the1.2-millimeter aluminum panels werehammered into shape.

The Porsche Museum is open Tuesdaysto Sundays from 9:00 to 18:00. Furtherinformation is available on the Internet atwww.porsche.com/museum.

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Please don’t judge me until you hearmy story. I was bewitched. I have been alover of Porsches all my life. They turnmy head the way beautiful women turnthe heads of other men. The roundnessof their hips, their subtle curves, thatsensual throatiness of their exhaustdominated my dreams for years. Anunnatural desire to possess an exampleof this classic art form but without thefunds to actually own one drove me tothe unthinkable—I bought a replica!

Wait! Don’t turn this page in disgust. Ican feel your outrage, but hear me out. Isaid I loved Porsches.My first joined my fam-ily years ago—a paleyellow ‘76 912E. Yes, apoor man’s Porsche,but I was a high schoolEnglish teacher withtwo kids in college.Sure, she only had fourcylinders, sheepskinscovered her split seats,and her heater boxeswere cracked. But Idrove her passionatelyevery day. Clad in fourstudded snow tires,she carried me throughtwo of the worst win-ters in modern history. But her littleheart couldn’t match my lust for driving.At 175,216 miles it gave out. Sheneeded replacement surgery. Did I stayby her side? Did I do the right thing andnurse her back to health? No! I was afickle lover. I wanted something newer,faster, more luxurious. And somethingwith a decent heater.

I replaced her with a Guards Red ‘89Carrera 4. Black leather upholstery, G50transmission, air conditioning, sunroof,3.6 liters, and 0-60 in a heartbeat. Thistime, I would treat her with the respectshe deserved. While she languishedunder her custom cover in the back ofmy snug barn, I drove to school watch-ing snowflakes sift into the cab of my oldJeep CJ daily driver. Only when the sunshone brightly and the roads dried didshe leave her sanctuary. Hours I spentlaving her body with expensive creamsand waxes. Dirt and grime never sulliedher perfect frame. But Porsches, as youknow, can be cruel mistresses. One day

her power suddenly waned drastically. Iknew what it was; I had read about thisflaw in 964’s. A tiny synchro beltconnecting her two distributors had bro-ken, endangering her beautiful powerplant. I rushed her to the hospital, but itwas too late. She needed a completedistributor replacement. We had nohealth insurance. The bill was astronom-ical—equal to the GNP of some smallcountries. This time, though, I stayedtrue to her. I taught summer school, didsome tutoring. It would be all right. Wewould make it through this. But I knew

this wouldn’t be the last dramaticepisode. I could see in that enigmaticsmile of her bumper that she yearnedfor more. She was hooked on cosmeticsurgery. What would it be next? An all-wheel-drive overhaul? New CV joints? Asimple oil change was costing me over$150. I loved her, but I couldn’t affordher. I had to break up with her.

Which brings me to my unforgivablesin. How could I have what my heartdesired and afford to maintain it? Isearched eBay and Craigslist, hoping tofind a gem that some idiot was trying togive away. Then one day, listed under356’s, there she was. A perfect repro-duction of a 1957 Porsche Speedster,exactly like the real one my collegeroommate had years ago. Sure, she saton a reinforced 1968 Volkswagen frameand sported a VW engine, but her lineswere pure Speedster, down to that slit ofa windshield and bathtub body. I willnever forget that Saturday night on EastColfax in 1964 when my roommate said,

“Hold on!” before he made a 90-degreeright turn in that Speedster at 45 MPH.We didn’t roll. We didn’t spin out. Thatlittle car just turned the corner. It wasamazing! And now I have one, at one-sixth the price of the real thing. Oh sure,the seats are more comfortable than anoriginal and the body is fiberglass, butfew can tell she isn’t genuine. She does-n’t surge forward from stop lights likethe 964. Her top and side curtains arefar from rain- or wind-proof. At 50degrees with the top down, it’s quitecomfortable—as long as I’m wearing my

cycling tights, a parka, awool cap, and ski gloves.Sure, my wife won’t ridein it because that rakishwindshield is so low thatthe wind molests her hair.Yes, the heater producesno discernable heat. For-get about air conditioning.But she is such a stunner!People turn to stare at us.Little kids point at us outof car windows. Men smileenviously and give me thethumbs up. 356 ownerswave and flash their lightsat us.

I know, though. I drive aforgery. A false mistress has enchantedme. How could a loyal PCA member fallfor the perversion of a “kit car”? But Ihaven’t turned my back on the marque.I would still love to be able to afford a911, Boxster, or Cayman. Perhaps some-day I will. Do I regret this betrayal?Occasionally. But when I do, I rememberdriving back over Loveland Pass fromthe Keystone Parade on that lovely sum-mer afternoon, and the last switchbackbefore the top, and that tourist with hiscamera beside the road, snapping pic-ture after picture of me as I shot by inmy replica.

a confession of sin Rodger Stewart

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I’ve been kind ofbusy with PCA stuffthis winter. Right afterthe Zone 9 meeting inFebruary, I flew out toSan Jose, California forthe PCA National win-

ter meeting. Although it just sounds likeit’s fun to travel around and see Porschepeople, there is actually a lot of businessthat’s done at these meetings eachyear. From the perspective of a regularmember, it often appears that all of PCAcan be encapsulated by what goes on inone’s Region. But when you consider allthe kinds of activities, programs, bene-fits, and publications that PCAgenerates, things begin to grow almostexponentially as you go from theRegional to the Zone to the Nationalstaff and the kinds of policies, decisions,and responsibility involved.

From a personal perspective, it’salways great to see my fellow Zone Repsin person. It’s kind of a strange feeling,because we talk on the phone monthlyin a conference call, and we often e-mailone another on various PCA matters, sowe are well familiar with one another.But we really only see each other as agroup twice a year: once at the wintermeeting and once at the Parade meet-ing. So the meeting is both familiar andstrange at the same time.

It’s also good to be able to converse inperson with the various PCA committeechairs—those whose names you see onthe last pages of Panorama. Believe it ornot, all those people are busy updating

various policy changes and event proto-cols, etc., etc., etc. Each one makes areport during the National board meet-ing. This year the RPM (RegionProcedures Manual) had somesignificant changes, and the PCR(Parade Competition Rules) did too.Parade is undergoing a major changethis year as it moves from a Nationalevent hosted by a Region to a Nationalevent organized and run by the PCAParade Committee, but with assistancefrom the Regions. San Diego Regionmember Tom Brown has taken on thismonumental task and is looking forwardto a successful Parade in St. Charles, Illi-nois this year.

Some of my favorite people to talk toat the National meetings are Leonardand Betty Jo Turner, editors of Panoramamagazine, the finest car club magazinein the world. They’re some of the hard-est working people in the Club, havingworked in that position for 40 years orso without having missed even oneissue during that time.

Web site and Newsletter Chair Jill Beckin always on my list too, as I’m curiousabout the state of communicationswithin PCA at all the various levels.Newsletters are in major flux right now,as printing costs escalate and volunteereditors are becoming harder and harderto find. When I discussed this issue withJill, she noted that more and more,many of the Regions will be shiftingaway from printed newsletters to an e-newsletter format, very similar to theE-Brake newsletter you receive from

National every other week now.If fact, for those of you with iPhones,

PCA now has an app which will directyou to any Porsche-related informationin any of the Regions, nationwide, asyou travel. That means Regional Websites, authorized Porsche dealers, inde-pendent Porsche repair shops,race-tracks, and any number of otherPorsche related goods and services. Yes,things are changing that fast.

To use a point of historicalcomparison, I can remember taking asummer course on “The Soviet UnionToday” during the summer of 1989, andthe question came up, “How long beforethe Soviet Union breaks up?” It wasunimaginable as anything other than adiscussion topic that summer. But it wasonly a couple of years later that theUSSR was a thing of the past. That’s thepoint we’re at with communicationstechnology. Even the larger, richerRegions are looking at doing away withtheir printed newsletters and moving tothe e-model and iPhone apps. Staytuned, literally, on this issue.

By the time you read this, I will havestarted making my rounds in the Zonewith a visit to Alpine Mountain Regionfor their anniversary party and to LlanoEstacado for one of their monthly break-fast meetings. The Roadrunner Region isback in business with their traditionalMemorial Day celebration: Fiesta delPorsche and... Parade is not far behind.

I look forward to seeing you at anevent soon.

in the zone Sean Cridland, PCA Zone 9 Representative

Rock & Roll DE ● June 19-20 ● High Plains RacewayThe summertime was when arena concerts were the place to be. We were in college or still tooyoung to know better. Now, many of us are old farts and we should know better—but we don’t, sowe still love our Rock & Roll and getting out in the summer sun. And we love our fast cars!

Fast facts:One day: driver $175/co-driver $150 ● Both days: driver $250/co-driver $225

Event chair: Roger Buswell - [email protected] - 303.660.6199

Mark your calendars and look for more information inupcoming issues of RMR Porsche News!


driver’s ed. education John Hajny, Chief Instructor, Central NY Region

“Driver’s Ed. Education: A Series ofSpecifics for Success” is an orderedseries of articles prepared for the Red-line Report (Central NY Regionnewsletter) by John Hajny. The series isreprinted here with permission.

Article 7:

“Big Mo”“Big Mo” is your Friend!

Last time we talked about getting thatgood, clean, tight late apex that willincrease your acceleration zone. Let’sassume you’ve learned the line anddrive it pretty consistently at a goodpace. You’ve learned to finish all of yourbusiness before that “Business Cone,”have a good grasp of where that turn-inpoint is (or at least how to find it!), andhave now converted it to the “Accelera-tion Cone.” This next theme is going tobecome increasingly important as yourspeed continues to build: “Trust is aMust.”

Eventually, most of my students reach apoint where real consistency and speedare just a breath away. They know theline and are beginning to notice whateffect their inputs have on the car as itcorners. They now notice what jumpingon the throttle to begin cornering accel-eration is doing to their line (it throwsthe front end away from the apex!), andthey feel those minute twitches in thetail end that they didn’t before. Whenthe student starts to correctly critiquetheir own driving, I know we are reallyclose. But once again, just when youthought you had it down, I’m going tothrow another curveball at you.

When you’ve reached a certain point inyour driving, that deep, late turn-inwe’ve been pounding into your brainmay not be the best line to take into acorner. It was designed to keep you onthe track surface and out of the weedsuntil you learned the basics, but it is notthe be-all and end-all of cornering the-ory. Ultimately, you need to learn todrive the way that works best for youand your car.

If you are beginning to carry more speedinto that late turn-in area, you may likelyfind that this is making it difficult toreach a tight apex. The car is driftingwide and you find yourself really crank-

ing the steering wheel trying to get overthere, and the result is a lot of front-endpush and that old, “I’m running out oftrack-out” feeling. It’s likely time tomodify that late turn-in a bit, and todevelop Trust.

At this point, I instruct my students tostart turning in a little earlier so thatthey can reach that tight apex that is soimportant. It now becomes a balancebetween the point where they turn, andthe amount of Momentum they are will-ing to carry. At first, the earlier turn-inwill cause a perceived early apex situa-tion, which obviously is very unnerving,and will entice you to steer away fromyour apex. But, you do not want to dothat, do you? Now is the ultimatemoment... when “Trust is a Must”, and“Momentum is our Friend!”

Now that we’ve begun to turn in a littleearlier to tighten our apexes, we needonce again to fight that improperreflex—to turn away from that apex!This is a potentially dangerous time inyour “driving career,” because you havelearned enough to begin driving withsome decent pace, you’ve learned thatthe car is much more capable than you,but you have not necessarily developedconfidence in the amount of momentumyou can safely carry through the turns.With that extra speed you’ve developed,this is the time to really concentratehard and use those car-feel senses tothe max.

Assuming smooth technique (asalways!), virtually every car will initiallyundersteer mildly in a turn. We havelearned to mitigate that “push” by turn-ing decisively, and to quell any chanceof sudden oversteer by acceleratingsmoothly. This sets the car on itssuspension evenly. When one reachesperhaps 85% of the car’s capability, ifone has been tactful, the car will gradu-

ally ease into a four-wheel drift and ulti-mately begin to oversteer slightly. Howmuch oversteer is a matter of how wellyou’ve combined the ingredients.Believe it or not, this is the point we aretrying to reach... Trust Me!

By driving the car past initial push,through drift, and on to mild oversteer,we have now begun to rotate the backof the car around that apex and to effec-tively point the car up the nextstraightaway earlier than if the car weredrifting or understeering. This is theprinciple that has made the 911 soeffective in racing, and that makes the914 such a dynamite autocrosser, but itcan be done with any car that is prop-erly set up and driven. You may haveheard it said that, “A Loose Car is a FastCar,” and this is true, but now is not thetime to realize that you should havealready developed that sensitive throttlefoot! Incidentally, if you are having diffi-culty tuning your car to this slightlyloose state, it’s time for an adjustablerear sway bar to tighten the rear of thecar to the right degree for comfortableand manageable oversteer.

So, if you have a good fix on how muchspeed to enter a turn with, know whereand how much to steer, how much throt-tle to add, and how to maintain thatcornering balance you’ve set, hang onand enjoy the ride! If you’ve set allthese things up properly, simple minutethrottle and steering inputs will arc youby that apex like you were driving onrails. Guess what...

… you are!

All portions of the PCA Zone 1 48 Hoursof Watkins Glen handbook are copyright© 1995-2007 by John Hajny.

“I have striven to make this anextremely well written and accurateseries on a subject that is not to betaken lightly and can obviously be dan-gerous. To maintain the accuracy andproper presentation of that message, Iwould ask that absolutely no use what-soever of any text herein be madewithout my express written consent. Iwould ask you to please abide by thisrequest. Thank you.”

“Big Mo?”Now you’re talking

my language!


ladies’ day Saturday, July 17

Ladies’ Day is coming!Mark your calendars now for the

RMR/PCA annual Ladies’ Day Drivers EdEvent Saturday, July 17th at High PlainsRaceway. This is a day just for us “girls.”We get to do the driving, testing andimproving our skills on a great track. Theguys get to come be our “pit crews” andsupport staff.

You need not be a member of thePorsche Club to drive in this event—youjust need to be of the femalepersuasion! You don’t even have todrive the Porsche—bring the car thatyou are comfortable driving. We willhave driving instructors for those whoare new to the track—I’ve been toldthat this is the instructors’ favoriteevent because we allhave so

much fun!This will be a low-key, no-testosteroneevent designed togive us a feel forwhat this track stuffis all about and tohave fun. So, bringa friend, a mom, adaughter, anaunt, a niece, oreven grandma!Look for moreabout this eventin next month’s

RMR Porsche News.If you have questions, please feel

free to contact your event chairwomen:Susan Bucknam ([email protected]) orMartha Vail ([email protected]).

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the rearviewmirror Amy Legg-Rogers, Historian

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During the February 1985 Boardmeeting, Tom Scott suggested thatan historian for the club should bedesignated. Discussion followed andit was moved and seconded that theBoard would establish an historianfor the club.

In 1985, PCA National reported21,000 members.

It was announced in May 1985 thatRMR/Porsche won the Old CarsWeekly “Golden Quill” editor’saward. The “Golden Quill” was pre-sented annually to automotiveclub publications in recognition oftheir outstanding efforts in the oldcar hobby communications field.


Ever Get DirtyLooks?

I have a friend whohas a Mercedes-BenzSL500. He loaned it tohis daughter oneevening to go meet her

friends. As he tells the story, when shepulled up, all her friends overtly lookedaway, averting their eyes from this “richb____”… until they realized that, oh, itwas their friend who was behind thewheel. And everything was OK again.

Has anything like this ever happenedto you? In a Porsche? In anything?

Not to me. Ever. And that’s in 32 yearsof on-again, off-again, mostly-on Porscheownership. My wife says I’m oblivious.That may be. Because the forums arefilled with horror stories of insult andinsinuation, hurled at our brethren, all forseemingly nothing more than drivingWeissach’s finest.

In fact, for me it’s been quite the oppo-

site. Oh sure, barely a day goes by whensome Millennial in a rice-can yells over todo a stoplight Grand Prix. But that’s socommon it doesn’t even register a pointgain on my blood pressure meter. AndI’ve found that I can solve the problem bysimply looking distracted, by not lookingacross at who’s resonating the tin-canexhaust, and by not making eye contact.

If that’s “being oblivious,” I’ll take it.No, most of the events I recall have

been positive… or at least humorous.Like the time I came into our cul-de-sac

to find two teenage boys waving andpointing at me… and then following meon foot to my garage. Turns out theywere friends of my then-teenage daugh-ter, and they just wanted to get a goodlook at my ride. Which I gave them.Along with these parting words; “Workhard—long and hard—and you, too, candrive one of these, one of these days.”

I was quite proud of myself. My best story happened years ago…

1978, to be exact. My wife and I were inour brand-new-to-us 914—a ‘76 2.0,white, perfect condition, with the Porschestripe spelled out on the sides. I nevershould have sold it, and only did becauseshe got pregnant with our first daughtera few years later. We were in rural centralPennsylvania, not far off I-80 (a fairly newstretch of Interstate at that time). Wewere getting gas.

For some reason, I opened both thefront and rear trunks—to get somethingout, or shift our load, I don’t rememberwhy. Just then, the gas station attendantsauntered over. He took a good, hardlook at us, looked at the two open trunks,looked at us again, and asked, “Hey,where’s the engine?”

I should have told him it was flummox-powered—ran on a mixture of angel hairand suntan lotion, embedded in thewheels. But I didn’t. I didn’t want to giveus Porsche-pushers a bad name.

Then again, there’s the story of myone-time friend from New York. He reallywas a true enthusiast, but he had a fewscrews loose. His family had done verywell. They had a Rolls-Royce. He said heborrowed it one day and happened tocross one of the bridges over Long IslandSound. At the toll booth, he rolled downthe window and asked the attendant if hehad change for a hundred.

He drove a Vette, and his vanity licenseplates read “WLDKRZGI.” Get it?

We lost track of each other, years ago,and I haven’t looked him up on Facebook.

My parents live in a semi-retirement

community in Virginia. Although Iwouldn’t classify my father as an enthusi-ast, he’s had a string of nice cars, mostlyMercedes and BMW. He currently drives a5-Series.

The last time we visited, he was lettingoff steam that others in the communitywere “noting” that the Badlers were high-flyers, since they could afford a BMW. Istared at my father and said, you shouldmove. How can you take that? How canyou live in a place where people saythat? You can, and should, drive anythingyou want. Especially if it makes youhappy. Especially at this stage in yourlife.

My father nodded.So I told him about the episode of Sein-

feld, when Jerry visits his parents inSouth Florida. Suddenly, it’s 4 PM, andsomeone says it’s time for the early birddinner… where should we go? Jerry rollshis eyes and says something to the effectof, “Can’t we wait for, at least, 6 PM?”And the character, played by that greatcharacter actor Sandy Baron, says, “Bigshot! Eats at 6 PM! Excuse me!”

I told my parents not to move to SouthFlorida. Or back to New York. And don’tmake eye contact at stoplights.

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porsche cars1967 911S - Viper Green, numbersmatching 2.0L #308377S, Engine#962047, Trans. #105044 (901/02). FullRoll Cage, Corbeau Monza Seats, and 5-Piece Race belts. 2 Sets Wheels & Tires,15-Gal Fuel Cell, Turbatrol Oil Cooler,Weber Carbs, MSD Ignition, Short Gears– CFLOS, Lexan Rear Window. 2153 Lbs.

Fully sorted and ready to compete. PCAClub Race and Rocky Mountain VintageRacing Log Books. Orignal PaintColor/Code Slate Grey/6601.$49,995.00. Pictures at manpos.com/67s. Email Me at [email protected]. [Apr]

1983 GT1 R/S Twin Turbo Race car -2180 lbs. 500HP Carbon Fiber 993 Bodywork—built for 1998 24 Hours @ Day-tona—at cost of $225,000 + car, mint1993 RS America, receipts available—STACK Data/Dash, ALCON Brakes,PENSKE Nitrogen Shocks, 100 Liter Fuelcell, FISKE 18X10 & 18X12 wheels (3Sets) Always Podium Finisher—Neverdamaged—PCA/NASA/HSR/SCCA eligi-ble—Steve 970.376.8192 See pictures @www.dna-motorsports.com & [email protected] $79,500negotiable [Apr]

1986 911 Carrera Cabriolet.WPOEB0919GS171694. 41,xxx 3rd-owner miles. Polar White w/black Recaroelectric sport seats w/cloth inserts. Newtop & tonneau cover. Tasteful upgradesinclude: polished/painted 7”/8” Fuchswheels w/fresh Potenzas, H4 headlamps& Euro tail light lenses, factory frontspoiler, lowered, bump-steered & freshalignment, new front brakes. Everythingworks. Adult owned/driven, no smokers,wrecks, dings, dents, rash, or track time.Covered/stored winters. Loved in thesummer. $26,000. This car is an excel-lent example of the marque. 303.664.0029. [email protected] for pic-tures. [Apr]

1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup RaceCar. Converted 1988 Turbo Cup specrace car from high mileage car. CurrentG class log book with less than 10events on AJRS total engine and turborebuild and 3 events on EuroSport totaltransmission rebuild. Best of everything,Bilstein racing shocks with double coilovers, charlie arms, cup bars, balancedand blueprinted engine, new belts,ceramic intake, valves, guides, pistons,alternator, starter, battery. Full cage,new belts, helmet net and window net,two seats, Lexan windshield, compositehood, Momo detachable wheel. Bodyand paint ok, it is a track-only car. Threesets of wheels, Fiske 17”, CCW 18” and997 18” with 3 sets of Hoosier race tiresfrom worn to new and a spare set of

wets. Serious class contender with allthe best equipment for a fast, safe andreliable race car. Receipts for over $50knot counting wheels and tires. Car islisted at $20,000 for serious inquiries,dual axle trailer also availableseparately if needed with this purchase.Trailer is not for sale [email protected] [Mar]

Very nice maroon 944 PorscheTurbo. New front tires, battery andbearings in the transaxle. Rebuilt theengine 4 years and about 5 thousandmiles ago by Dart Automotive ($6300).Hotter turbo K27-8 and chips with therebuild. This is a great-running car andcould be a daily driver. I have a carcover and a bra for it. Seats are perfectas is most the interior. approx 115Kmiles. Write with any questions or if youwant to see some pictures. Price isnegotiable. Thanks, Scott - Home phone303.239.8473 - [email protected]: Only reason I’m getting rid of it isbecause my wife (love her) authorizedme to buy another car. So I got a 911turbo... need to pay for it now. :) [Mar]

1992 968 Street/Track Car - Parade2009 and CS 2008 champion. All RCDs,Tiptronic, chipped, RS Barn exhaust,M030 sways, upper/lower braces,Bilstein coilovers, corner balance, cam-ber plates, roll bar, harnesses, seats,new stereo/sub, brand new timingbelt/pump, etc. $15K. [email protected] [Apr]

2001 Boxster S - Zanzibar Red (rarecolor), 6 cyl., 3.2 liter, 6-speed manual,black interior, Porsche crest leatherseats, ABS, PSM, power steering, powerwindows, power driver seat, power mir-rors, dual air bags front and side, autoclimate control, speed-activated rearspoiler, HiFi audio with AM/FM radio, 6-disc Porsche CD changer, 18” alloywheels, cruise control, keyless entry,Porsche “Boxster S” floor mats, clearfront bra, LoJack locator system, Porschecar cover included, very good to excel-lent condition. 34,150 miles, $20K, callGary at 303.842.0079 or e-mail [email protected]. [Mar]

2006 Cayman S Tiptronic for sale.Carmon Red/Sand Beige. Original owner,ALL documentation, factory warrantyuntil Aug 2010. 14,950 miles. Options

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miscellaneous parts18” Carrera-996 Wheels - Front8Jx18ET52, 993.362.136.01 Rear 10Jx18ET65, 993.362.140.04. Used and notmuch abused, straight and true, goodfor track or snow tires. Tires are shot.Contact Joe Warren at 303.902.3045 orpreferably [email protected].[Apr]

1969 911T 2.0 Engine, #6196312and Sporto Transmission - Both com-pletely rebuilt; all engine upgrades.1300 miles on rebuild, 180 miles sincepre-purchase inspection. Selling both asa unit. $6500 plus shipping. For picturesand details contact John at [email protected] or 970.586.9458. [Apr]

911 Targa Rear Speaker Enclosure. Ihave a custom rear speaker enclosurefrom Moch-1. Check them out at moch-1.com. This unit is black and fits ‘74-’89Targas. Fits in the rear parcel shelf areaand allows for great vision and full useof rear seats. It is not some hack job; itis a well-fitted, designed piece. Itincludes 2, 5-1/4 woofers, 2 crossovers,2 tweeters. New it is $500. Selling for$99. Kevin 720.339.5658. [Apr]

Bell K1-Sport Helmet. Size Large.Snell SA2005 certified. Manufacturedlate 2005, used 2 seasons. Almost per-fect condition. Always worn withbalaclava. Contact Jim Zeeb 303.674.1964 or [email protected]. See www.zeeb.com/Boxster/ for pictures & details. [Apr]

Boxster Parts. Hardtop from ‘97Boxster, blue, $1000. B&B Tri-flow muf-fler for 97-99 Boxster, never used, $750.B&B Headers for 97-99 Boxster, $500.Porsche M030 springs from ‘01 BoxsterS. Rear speakers & enclosure for earlymodel Boxsters. Windscreen from ‘97Boxster. Contact Jim Zeeb 303.674.1964or [email protected]. See www.zeeb.com/Boxster/ for pictures & details. [Apr]

OEM Wheels 6x16 “Design 90” - (4)OEM Rims only, part# 964.362.112.01 /

6J x 16 ET52.3mm offsets in good condi-tion w/center caps included. Goodall-season rims; when fitted w/ 205/55-R16 snows they exhibited truly stellarColorado winter performance as a set ofdaily drivers. Email for pictures.720.981.7442 [email protected]$550/all $275/pair. Buyer pays shipping.[Mar]

Parts from a ‘99 Boxster for Sale.Just about all interior parts, black, stan-dard. Seats, door panels, air bags,carpets, door glass, motors, set belts,etc. All convertible top parts, canvas just2 years old. Sway bars, springs, all trunkpanels, complete exhaust system, radio/CD player CDR 220 & amp. Rear impactpads, park brake system, rear spoilerparts & motor. If it is a plastic piece it’sfor sale! Prices at 50% of new. From awell maintained, good-running 90K-milecar. Reason for sale—car is going on aracing diet! Email [email protected] or call 307.421.2570 forinfo, Thanks! [Mar]

Porsche Black Leather Seats (Pairfrom 1986 944 Turbo) Power driver’sside, Like new—from excellent 36,000always garaged/covered car. $1000

negotiable; shipping/delivery also nego-tiable. Steve, 970.376.8192, [email protected] [Apr]

Porsche Factory Steering Wheel -Black 4–spoke Leather Steering Wheelfrom 1986 944 Turbo—same as 1986930 Turbo steering wheel—mint/likenew—Non-airbag $250 negotiable.Steve, 970.376.8192, [email protected] [Apr]

Tires – KUHMO ECSTA XS 235-40-ZR18(F) and 315-30-ZR18 (R); less than 300mi.; fit 8.5 and 11x18 rims; $550 (1/2price of new). Chuck at [email protected] or 303.663.3503. [Mar]

Tires, 914 Parts - 4 205/50ZR15BFGoodrich GForce T/A autocross/tracktires, used on 912, mostly street driven,more than half tread remains, $20 each;4 195/65-15 Yokohama S306 street tires,same diameter as stock 165/15 or185/70-15, more than half tread, $20each. 1970-74 Bosch 914 electric fuelpump (fits 1.7, 1.8, 2.0), new in box, cur-rent list price $561, $230. 914 clock,$20. Frank Barrett, 303.237.0911,[email protected]. [Apr]

AMR Tourpalooza • Aug 6-8Didn’t make it in to the Telluride tour? Or maybe you justcan’t get enough of the Alpine Mountain Region’s legendaryPCA Tours? Well, we have the perfect event for you.

August 6-8, 2010 brings you Tourpalooza!

• Four spectacular tours over three days. • Drive some of the best roads Colorado has to offer. • See places like Rocky Mountain National Park, Camp

Hale, Aspen, spectacular mountain passes, Leadville,and Buena Vista!

• Great group dining throughout the weekend.• Enjoy our home base of Keystone Resort, which was

such a perfect site for Parade 2009.

All tours will be fully guided, with excellent directions,plentiful photo ops and stops.

Registration DetailsRegistration opens at 9AM MDT on March 29th

on www.motorsportreg.com.Space is limited, so register now!

Cost: $200 per person


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RallyA rally is a competitive event in which contest-ants attempt to follow a course specified by aset of instructions. Rallies are typically run onpublic, paved roads, and speed limits are alwaysobserved. The two major types of rallies are theTime-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally and the Gim-mick rally. In a TSD rally, participants attempt tofollow the instructions precisely, maintaining thecorrect speed, as points are deducted for arriv-ing at checkpoints (the locations of which are notknown in advance) early or late. A Gimmick rallyis typically a bit less rigid and usually involvessolving puzzles of some type.

Between RMR and AMR, a handful of rallies—atleast one of each type—are offered. PorscheParade also hosts a TSD rally, and sometimes aGimmick rally, each year.

Autocross (AX)An autocross is a competition in which driversnavigate their cars through a course defined byorange cones, usually in a large parking lot. Topspeeds are generally moderate, topping outaround 40-65 MPH (no higher than second gearfor many cars). Competing cars are spaced atlong intervals—typically only one or two cars areon the course at any time. Autocross is a safeway to experience high-performance drivingwhile learning to drive your car at its limit.

Together, RMR and AMR host several autocrossevents each year, including Eiskhana (essentially

an autocross on the ice!) in the winter and an AXschool in the spring. Additionally, autocross is amajor event at Porsche Parade.

Driver Education (DE)A driver education event provides a safe, con-trolled environment for high-performance drivinginstruction. DE offers drivers of all skill levels theopportunity to hone their driving skills, with thehelp of an experienced instructor, in a controlled,closed-course environment. In keeping with PCAphilosophy, the primary emphasis at all times ison safety. A word of warning, though: the DEexperience may be habit-forming!

As DE events are not racing, nor preparation forracing, lap times are not recorded. However,some DE events are followed immediately by atime trial event, which gives drivers a chance toquantify their performance. Lap times may thenbe used to measure personal improvement, forbragging rights, etc.

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

Club RaceA club race is a wheel-to-wheel racing event. Arace weekend consists of a number of practicesessions and “heats” (race sessions), ofteninvolving both “sprint” and “endurance” races.As a Club Racing license (issued by PCANational) is required for competition, club racersare serious and experienced drivers. The carsthey bring with them to the track can be quiteimpressive! As a point of interest, the PCA ClubRacing program was inaugurated with the RMR-hosted “First Ever Anywhere” club race atSecond Creek in 1992.

Because of the logistics involved in an event ofthis magnitude, a club race requires a legion ofvolunteers. However, a club race is also one ofmost exciting events to participate in, so be sureto sign up!

RMR hosts one club race each year at HighPlains Raceway which, combined with the “SuperDE” event, adds up to one thrilling weekend!

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Whether your tastes are social, technical, or competitive, RMR has something for you! You can havefun 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 opportunitiesto enjoy and learn about your Porsche.

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Membership SocialMembership socials provide an opportunity toreconnect with old friends and meet new mem-bers. Historically, a membership meeting beginswith a social hour with a cash bar, followed bythe evening’s program. The content of the pro-gram varies, sometimes featuring a “slide show”from a recent event, or a guest speaker such asaccomplished Speed World Challenge racerRandy Pobst.

RMR’s membership socials, unless otherwisestated, are held the first Thursday of the month.Different venues and topics will keep the meet-ings fresh and inviting. Watch RMR Porsche Newsand the RMR Web site for details. And if youhave any ideas for a program, talk to the Pro-gram Committee Chair or a Board member!

Tech SessionA tech session is just what it sounds like—a ses-sion in which a technical topic is discussed. Notjust for gearheads, a tech session may demon-strate practical, “do-it-yourself” procedures suchas brake bleeding. Tech sessions are usually pre-sented by experienced Porsche technicians,

many of whom are sponsors of RMR events andRMR Porsche News.

RMR hosts a few tech sessions each year, typi-cally in the “off months” when few driving eventstake place. In addition, numerous tech sessionsare offered at Porsche Parade.

Concours d’EleganceA concours is essentially a car show, in whichcontestants endeavor to present their cars in asclose to “perfect” condition as possible. A num-ber of judged categories usually exist, typicallydifferentiating between types of cars (e.g. 356,Boxster) and level of preparation (“daily driver”or “full preparation” or somewhere in between).Cars sometimes may be entered as “displayonly,” for owners who wish to participate but notcompete.

RMR participates in a handful of local concoursevents each year, including the annual ExoticSports Car Show and Concours d’Elegance, ben-efiting United Cerebral Palsy Colorado. Theannual Porsche Parade also hosts a major con-cours each year.

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