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Volume 52 ● Edition 4 ● April 2010 

What’s it all about? ● see page 14 

Membership social with PCNA’s Paul Gagliardi 

Thursday, April 1 at Prestige Imports ● see page 2 

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April 2010 

from the president Rex Heck, President 

April in Colorado is 

not quite like April in 

Paris. Well, maybe 

that is not a bad 

thing—you don’t 

have to learn French, 

and traffic circles are 

few and far between. In Paris, the Alps 

are close by, but we have the Rockies 

even closer. Time to put away the skis, 

get the Porsche out of mothballs and 

get ready for some summer cruising by 

car instead of skis! 

I have my track car in the shop getting 

its annual physical. (Maybe the 

driver should go to the shop and get 

checked out too.) My street car is next. 

Any of the shops that advertise in the 

newsletter are good places to take 

your car to get it serviced. 

This year, as usual, we have something 

Porsche for everyone. We start 

the season off with some high-speed 

driving instruction at High Plains Raceway. 

For something a little tamer, both 

RMR and AMR have several 

autocrosses scheduled. Also check out 

the RMR Web site for tours, rallies, 

concours, socials and lots of other fun 

events. The schedule can be dynamic, 

so visit the Web page often for latest 

updates. I also send out e-mail notices 

of last-minute changes. If you have not 

been getting the e-mails and want to 

see what you have been missing, go to 

the PCA Web site (www.pca.org), log in 

to your account and check your e-mail 

address. There are about 800 Rocky 

Mountain Region members who have 

not input an e-mail address (family 

members can input a separate e-mail 

address too, if desired). This is especially 

important so we can contact you 

courtesy Dr. Ing. h.c. F. 

Porsche AG 

about event changes because 

of weather or other reasons. 

There have been some changes to 

the Junior Participation Program this 

year. The program is for 16- and 17year-olds 

who are fully-licensed 

drivers. In the past, the program was 

limited to sons and daughters of PCA 

members. This year, the program has 

been expanded to include nieces, 

nephews, grandchildren and step-children. 

The PCA member sponsoring the 

junior must be present at the event. 

Special release forms signed by both 

parents or guardians are required. 

Make sure you have the forms filled 

out and signed before you come to the 

event! The program is limited to 

autocrosses, autocross schools, rallies, 

and concours. This is an excellent 

opportunity for new drivers to learn 

handling skills. 

We had record attendance at the 

March social! It was great to see old 

friends and meet so many new members. 

The April social will be at Prestige 

Imports on Thursday, April 1 (see page 

2). This should be a fun and informative 

session. Come by at 6:30 for 

refreshments and check out the new 

Porsches, then a special program at 

7:30. We haven’t made plans for what 

to do for socials the rest of the year, so 

if you have any ideas, talk to a board 

member. New ideas are welcome. 

Time to head down to the garage 

and clean up my car so it looks good 

for cruising this summer. I thought 

about a hydraulic lift kit and big subwoofers, 

but I plan on heading to the 

mountains instead of Federal Blvd. I 

prefer peace and quiet. 

See you at the next event! 

cover photo 

rmrporschenews April 2010 

A convoy of Porsches enjoys “rock star” 

parking at the Stanley Hotel during the 

Porsche Breakfast Club tour to Estes Park 

last August. (photo courtesy Jim Smith) 

inside this issue 

Volume 52 ● Edition 4 ● April 2010 

from the president. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

april membership social . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

runoff area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

upcoming events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

membership musings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

speed fever 2010 de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

autocross school and autocross . . . . . . 6 

amr la junta track and fun de . . . . . . . . 7 

event registration updates . . . . . . . . . . 8 

fiesta del porsche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

a novice view of the 1971 parade. . . . 10 

27th annual exotic sports car show 

and concours d’elegance . . . . . . . . . 12 

porsche breakfast club . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

a confession of sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

in the zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

driver’s ed. education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

ladies’ day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

i get around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

classified ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

what we do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

RMR Porsche (ISSN1061-1746), aka RMR Porsche News, is 

the official publication of the Rocky Mountain Region 

Porsche Club of America, 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 RMR Porsche News 

are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily 

reflect the official opinions of the Rocky Mountain Region 

Porsche Club of America (RMR/PCA), PCA National, or this 

magazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. Additionally, 

none of these organizations nor this publication assume 

any responsibility for the accuracy of material provided by 

individual writers and contributors. 

RMR Porsche News entire contents copyright © 2010 by 

Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America, Inc. All 

rights reserved. Office of publication: 2137 Night Sky Lane, 

Lafayette, CO, 80026. Periodicals postage paid at 

Lafayette, CO and additional mailing offices. 

POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to PCA 

National Office, P.O. Box 1347, Springfield, VA 22151-0347. 

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committee chairs 

CAMA Representative Walt Fricke 

303.499.6540 walterfricke@msn.com 

Challenge Series Jim Sorensen (AMR) 

719.488.3373 jimdonaso@msn.com 

Joe Warren 

303.604.1289 warrenjoee@comcast.net 

CMC Representative Jerry Schouten 

303.777.3942 

Chief Driving Instructor Kathy Fricke 

303.499.6540 katfricke@msn.com 

Equipment Keith Hall 

303.940.7958 keith_hal@msn.com 

Historian Amy Legg-Rogers 

970.686.0538 a1queen@frii.com 

Insurance Alex Acevedo 

303.637.9707 apacevedo@earthlink.net 

Programs Your Name Here 

Volunteer to be the Programs Chair! 

Registration Kristie Widrig 

303.655.7495 widrigkl@aol.com 

Safety Gary Bauerle 

970.330.9719 n1gary1@comcast.net 

Todd Nelson 

970.223.8716 nelsrats@mesanetworks.net 

Tech Inspection Bruce Waddle 

303.772.8178 bruce@waddleco.com 

Timing Joe Warren 

303.604.1289 warrenjoee@comcast.net 

Webmeister Scott Rogers 

970.686.0538 scottr@wirestone.com 

Zone 9 Representative Sean Cridland 

575.829.4392 cridland_s@valornet.com 

technical resources 

Questions about your Porsche? These members 

are specialists with expert knowledge of 

specific Porsche models. Contact them for 

information regarding the maintenance and 

modification of your Porsche. 

356 Your Name Here 

Volunteer to be the RMR 356 specialist! 

911 John Haley 

303.798.2177 

912 Dan Rose 

303.450.8222 

914 Dale Tuety 

303.670.1279 d2t@aol.com 

924 Dan Semborski 

303.420.2708 djsemborski@yahoo.com 



944 Richard Winnick 

303.429.5213 rewinnick@cs.com 



Boxster/Cayman Doug Bartlett 

970.226.2364 doug.bartlett@comcast.net 

Cayenne Your Name Here 

Volunteer to be the RMR Cayenne specialist! 

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April 2010 

April Membership Social 

Prestige Imports - 9201 W. Colfax Ave, Lakewood 

Thursday, April 1st - 6:30 PM happy hour 

Special Guest Paul Gagliardi, Porsche Cars North America 

Paul joined Porsche Cars North 

America in 2000. He wears two hats 

as a field technical manager and 

regional after-sales manager. In 

Paul’s position at PCNA, he has had 

the good fortune to be able to assist 

the Weissach engineers with testing 

new models and systems, and to participate 

in “test tours” of future 

products. He also works closely with 

Porsche’s Public Relations and Press 

departments as a technical consultant. 

Most recently, he has participated 

in the international press launch of 

the new Boxster Spyder and, prior to 

that, the introduction of the Panamera 

to the press at Road America. 

Last summer he worked on a special 

test tour with the engineers responsi- 

rmr board of directors board@rmrporscheclub.com 

President 

Rex Heck 

president@rmr... 

H:303.841.8124 

Second 

Vice President 

Chris Sulley 

2ndvicepresident@rmr... 

H:303.369.9052 

Secretary 

Greg Johnson 

secretary@rmr... 

H:303.761.9287 

W:303.789.2545 

Newsletter 

Jeremy Rosenberger 

newsletter@rmr... 

H:303.665.8754 

C:303.478.5385 

Vice President 

Rick Goncalves 

vicepresident@rmr... 

H:303.697.1960 

Treasurer 

Jim Widrig 

treasurer@rmr... 

H:303.655.7495 

C:303.938.3022 

Membership 

Nancy Warren 

membership@rmr... 

H:303.604.1289 

Past President 

Dave Speights 

pastpresident@rmr... 

H:970.225.2201 

C:970.988.7258 

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, www.rmrporscheclub.com. 

ble for the emissions systems for the 

new PDK-equipped 997 Turbo. He was 

in Germany this March for training on 

the new Cayenne. 

Paul has owned Porsches since 

1980, and still has his first one—a 

1974 911—as well as a 1965 356SC 

(owned for 26 years) and a 1988 911 

turbo-look coupe. He has been a PCA 

member since 1986, has served on 

the Parade Competition Rules Committee 

from 1993 to 2006, and has 

judged Parade and independent 

national concours events since 1989. 

Paul will be presenting the technical 

highlights and innovations of the 

Panamera, GT3 RS and Boxster Spyder, 

and also hopes to share some 

limited information about the new 

Cayenne. 

All e-mail addresses are @rmrporscheclub.com. 

rmrporschenews

unoff area Jeremy Rosenberger, Editor 

Escape Velocity. 

The Nor’Easter. 

Windblown Witness. 

These are the titles 

of various regional 

newsletters around 

PCA, and each of 

them says 

something about its region. Others, 

such as Spiel and Der Auspuff, give a 

nod to (most of) our cars’ German origin. 

I would say that these titles have a 

certain je ne sais quoi about them, but 

French phrases have no place in a publication 

about a German marque! 

By way of comparison, the Rocky 

Mountain Region publishes a newsletter 

called RMR Porsche News. No 

offense to whoever came up with the 

name—although I’d bet that person is 

still out there—but this is probably one 

of the most prosaic titles in all of PCA. 

What’s in a name? In the grand 

scheme of things, it probably doesn’t 

matter a great deal what we call our 

newsletter. Content is king, and the 

RMR newsletter—under the names 

RMR/Porsche, The Newsletter and 

Porsche Patter—has earned the Paul R. 

Heinmiller Award almost as many 

times (six) as anyone else (San Diego 

Region, eight), boring title and all. 

So if the title doesn’t matter, why all 

the fuss? After all, RMR/Porsche 

(recently adding News) has stood since 

1982, over half as long as RMR itself. 

For one, I think we can do better. A 

more engaging name would better 

reflect the club’s unique dynamic. And 

it just might encourage a non-member 

to pick up a copy while waiting for 

get involved 

RMR Online Discussion Groups 

Would you like to discuss Porsches, 

RMR or anything else of interest to 

other Porschephiles? Check out the 

RMR online discussion groups. 

Yahoo!: 

groups.yahoo.com/group/rmr_pca 

Facebook: 

www.facebook.com/group.php? 

gid=140758796100 

Get Your Newsletter on the Go! 

To read RMR Porsche News (in PDF format) 

on the Web, go online to 

www.rmrporscheclub.com and click 

the Newsletter link. 

service on his or her Porsche, and see 

what this organization is all about. (So 

maybe the name does matter.) 

And, perhaps more importantly, I 

believe the current name may be living 

on borrowed time. In recent years, 

Porsche has become rather protective 

of its trademarks, having negotiated 

an agreement with PCA over permitted 

use of the Porsche name and associated 

trademarks. (At issue was PCA’s 

right to even call itself the Porsche 

Club of America!) The long and short of 

it is that using someone else’s trademarks 

in the title of a publication is 

skating on thin ice. 

So I am asking you, our readers, to 

suggest a new name for your newsletter 

via a contest. I’ll convene a panel 

to choose a winner, the submitter of 

which will receive not only bragging 

rights, but something of tangible value 

as well: a $50 credit good toward any 

RMR 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 PCA 

newsletter. 

• Submit as many entries as you like. 

• Submit your entries by April 30 to 

newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com. 

• The panel’s decision will be final. In 

the case of a “tie” (multiple contestants 

submitting the same winning 

name), the earliest submission wins. 

You may not get another chance like 

this for another 28 years, so don’t miss 

out—enter now! I look forward to seeing 

your creative suggestions. 

Contribute to Your Newsletter! 

Want to see your name in print? RMR 

Porsche News needs your articles and 

photos! Submit your content and ideas 

to the Newsletter Editor at by the 10th 

of the month: 

newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com 

Join PCA RMR 

Not a member yet? Join the PCA RMR 

by visiting www.pca.org and clicking 

the Join PCA link. 

Advertise in RMR Porsche News 

Please see page 24 for display advertising 

rates and other details. 


upcoming events 

April 

Thu 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, 

warrenjoee@comcast.net 

Troy Nakatani, 720.252. 

8288, troy_n@yahoo.com 

see page 5 

May 

Sat 5/1 Autocross School and 

-Sun5/2 Autocross 

see page 6 

Mon 5/3 Board Meeting 


Sat 5/15 AMR La Junta Track & Fun DE 

-Sun5/16 see page 7 

Thu 5/27 Fiesta del Porsche 


June 

Tue 6/1 Board Meeting 


Sat 6/5 AMR GT-Pueblo 2 DE 


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 


Sat 6/26 AMR Summer Autocross 

For the most up-to-date event schedule, 

check out the online calendar at 

www.rmrporscheclub.com 

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membership musings Nancy Warren, Membership Chair 

April showers bring 

May flowers... 

Wow, what a fantastic 

turnout for the 

March membership 

social! We had many 

members new and 

old. Eleven new members 

attended the February social, with 

25 new members in March. Maybe it is 

location, location, location! 

We welcomed 19 new members and 

one transfer to the club last month. We 

continue to add to our membership each 

month, which makes us one of the 

fastest-growing regions in PCA. 

April showers… Hopefully, rain (or 

snow!) will not foil any of the events 

planned for this month. The April membership 

social will be held at Prestige 

Imports in Lakewood on Thursday, April 

1st (this is no joke). Special guest will be 

Paul Gagliardi of Porsche Cars North 

America (see page 2). There will be 

Instructor Training on Saturday, April 

24th, and RMR’s first Drivers Education 

event will be “SPEED Fever 2010” on 

Sunday, April 25th (page 5). Both will be 

held at High Plains Raceway near Byers, 

CO. Also, RMR’s Autocross School and 

Autocross will be held Saturday, May 1st 

and Sunday, May 2nd at Dick’s Sporting 

Goods Park in Commerce City (page 6). 

The Alpine Mountain Region, our 

neighbors to the south, are having a 

Gimmick Rally on Saturday, April 3rd 

and an Autocross on Saturday, April 

17th. Also, AMR is celebrating their 35th 

anniversary as a region of the Porsche 

Club of America. Congratulations, AMR! 

As you can see, the driving season has 

begun, and the calendar is filling up with 

events! For more information or to register 

for any of the RMR or AMR events, 

go to www.motorsportreg.com. 

RMR Car Badges are now for sale in 

the RMR Goodie Store, found on the 

RMR Porsche Club Web site, www. 

rmrporscheclub.com. 

We still need several event chairs and 

co-chairs and can always use volunteers 

for the various events. If you would like 

to help, e-mail Chris Sulley at 

2ndvicepresident@rmrporscheclub.com. 

Please remember to keep your PCA 

information updated at www.pca.org— 

especially your mailing address and 

e-mail address, so you can receive your 

copy of RMR Porsche News and e-mails 

about upcoming events. 

See you at the next event—and remember, 

it’s more fun with you there! 

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April 2010 

A warm welcome to our new Rocky Mountain Region members 

Scott Amos 

Castle Rock, CO 

Gary and Wendy Atkinson 

Westminster, CO 

2001 Boxster S, blue 

Jon and Holly Barr 

Littleton, CO 

2000 Boxster S, silver 

John Burch 

Centennial CO 

1999 911 Carrera, silver 

Bob Goebel 

Littleton, CO 

1980 911, white 

Joel MacDonald 

Longmont, CO 

2004 Boxster, silver 

Tim Mather and Mitch Peters 

Fort Collins, CO 

1979 911SC, blue 

Gretchen and Danny McHugh 

Cheyenne, WY 

2005 997, silver 

John Rosen 

Castle Rock, CO 

2000 Boxster S, blue 

Jill and Leyla Safari 

Louisville, CO 

2007 911 Carrera 4S, gray 

Mahlon Schanzenbach 

Boulder, CO 

1977 911, brown 

Mike Spratt 

Boulder, CO 

1989 911 Carrera, red 

George Strimbu 

Centennial, CO 

1976 911S, brown 

John Tamborra 

Centennial, CO 

1985 911, black 

Transfers 

Tom Mezger 

Parker, CO 

from Alpine Mountain 

Call for Volunteers! 

The Spring TSD Rally chairpeople need you! 

Saturday, June 12 

It takes a small army of checkpoint workers to make a TSD 

rally successful. If you’d like to help out, please contact 

one of the event chairs: 

Jeremy Rosenberger • jlr4@cornell.edu • 303.665.8754 

Bob Breeden • mbbreeden@live.com • 303.702.1159 

(If you’re looking forward to competing in the rally, look for 

more details in next month’s RMR Porsche News!) 

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

rmrporschenews

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’ll 

have to take the chance of driving out to the track 

and 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 last 

year), walk-ins will not be allowed! When the event 

reaches 120 participants, it’s closed—even to you, 

Ferdinand! And, the event chairs will open up registration 

to lesser makes of vehicles in the weeks 

before the DE if the event is not filled. 

Ferdinand, get over to www.motorsportreg.com 

and log in and register—don’t wait any longer, or 

you may be so, so sorry, because some fiberglassloving 

Corvette driver has your spot… 

Troy Nakatani 

This could be you—locked out because you didn’t get 

over to www.motorsportreg.com and sign up (like now)! 

Fees: 

$175 for driver 

$150 for co-driver 

Schedule: 

Track Open 

7:00 AM 

Drivers Meeting 

8:00 AM 

Novice Meeting 

8:30 AM 

First Car Out 

9:00 AM 

Beer:30 

Beer:30 PM 

Don’t miss our first track event of the season; the effects of untreated “Speed 

Fever” come on quickly, and they are ugly! 

During the long winter, we all got the fever—the only cure is track 

time! 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 at 

www.highplainsraceway.com). 

Besides offering a great, fun, challenging track (check out YouTube for 

in-car videos), High Plains will also have some new amenities for us to 

enjoy. These include a gazebo, flush toilets, a play area for the kiddies 

and a new food concession. 

As with last year, the track will also be staffing the corners with corner 

workers. Lots of track time, Ferdinand. 

Pre-Tech: We highly recommend you pre-tech your car, in order to have time to 

address 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 

Event Chairs: Troy Nakatani: C:720.252.8288, troy_n@yahoo.com 

Joe Warren: H:303.604.1289, C:303.902.3045, warrenjoee@comcast.net 

Please visit the RMR Web site (www.rmrporscheclub.com) under the Drivers Ed link 

for 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. 

SPEED FEVER 2010 - see you there! 


Joe Warren 

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

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 

Saturday, May 1 - Autocross School 

Sunday, May 2 - Autocross 

If you missed last year’s Autocross 

School—canceled due to snow—here’s 

your chance to make up for it! 

Autocross is not only a “performance 

driving event,” but a safe way to learn 

how to drive your car at its limit. You not 

only learn how to handle your car at 

speeds 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 your 

driving skills in a safe environment. 

Instructors will be available to you during 

the school to teach you these skills. 

Each autocross has a different and 

unique course design and will undoubtedly 

provide you with a fun driving 

experience. Finally, autocross is a social 

gathering of new and old friends and is 

lots of fun! 

Mark your calendars for this fun and 

exciting RMR event, to be held in the 

parking lot of Dick’s Sporting Goods 

Park. The autocross school is an event 

that we encourage you to try whether or 

not you plan to autocross or participate 

in drivers education events in the future. 

Our excellent club instructors will work 

with you while you learn the capabilities 

of your Porsche (or other chosen automobile) 

and yourself, with plenty of 

driving time through three car control 

exercises. Learn about car balance 

through two slalom courses, throttle 

steering around two different skid pads, 

and how to plan and look ahead while 

manipulating your way through a mini 

Marv Ross 

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April 2010 

autocross course. 

We guarantee one thing—you will 

leave the autocross school with a huge 

smile and will be ready to prove your 

new-found skills on the full autocross 

course on Sunday. Plus, the knowledge 

you gain of your vehicle’s capabilities 

and the driving tips from our trained 

instructors will be directly applicable to 

everyday driving and will make you a 

more alert and safer driver on the road. 

Do you have a licensed 16- or 17-yearold 

that no longer appreciates your 

insightful driving tips? The autocross 

school is a perfect event for them to 

improve their skills and get a taste of the 

motoring bug. Your patience may be 

stretched, but our instructors are up to 

the challenge! 

Online registration should be open by 

the time you read this. We recommend 

registering early for the school, as it is 

very popular and limited to 65 students. 

Sign up early to get in on the action! 

Though a Porsche is not 

required, we can only 

accept SUV’s with a 

Cayenne badge, and no 

pick-ups. Please see the 

Michael Madrid 

RMR Web site for additional 

information on autocross 

events and to find the registration 

link. “Walk-in” 

registration (cash or check 

only) will be available— 

space permitting—for the 

school and autocross. However, 

pre-registration helps 

the process flow smoothly 

and assures that we have enough 

warm beverages each morning. 

You will need a Snell 2000 or Snell 

2005 certified helmet (the club has 

some loaners). You will need to bring 

snacks, lunch and non-alcoholic refreshments, 

as there will be no concessions 

available at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. 

You do not need to have your car pretech’ed. 

There will be top tech at the 

event each day—you must empty your 

car of all loose items (floor mats, bags, 

cans, etc.), empty the glove box and 

door pockets, and perform a basic tech 

inspection (secure battery, firm brakes, 

no significant leaks, etc.). 

Autocross setup requires a platoon of 

volunteers! If you can volunteer, please 

contact one of the event chairs and prepare 

to arrive in time for course setup. 

Registration 

AX School and Autocross $65.00 

AX School (Saturday Only) $45.00 

Autocross (Sunday only) $35.00 

Event Chairs 

Chris Sulley - 303.369.9052 

2ndvicepresident@rmrporscheclub.com 

Frank King - 720.232.4547 

frankkingcpa@ecentral.com 

Saturday Autocross School Schedule 

Course Setup 7:00 to 9:00 

Registration/Check-in 7:30 to 9:00 

Top Tech Open 8:30 to 9:30 

Instructor Meeting 9:00 to 9:30 

Drivers Meeting (Mandatory) 9:30 to 10:00 

First Exercise 10:00 to 11:30 

Lunch Break (bring your own) 11:30 to 12:30 

Second Exercise 12:30 to 2:00 

Third Exercise 2:00 to 3:30 

Autocross Course Setup 3:30 

Sunday Autocross Schedule 

Course Setup 7:00 to 8:30 

Registration/Check-in 7:30 to 8:30 

Top Tech Open 8:30 to 9:15 

Drivers Meeting (Mandatory) 9:15 to 9:45 

Corner Workers Out 9:45 

Group A - First Car on Course 10:00 

Lunch Break (bring your own) 12:00 

Corner Workers Out 12:45 

Group B - First Car on Course 1:00 

Course Tear Down 3:00 

Refreshments 3:00 

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

This year, the Alpine Mountain Region 

celebrates our 35th year of connecting 

People, Porsches and Fun. We’d love to 

have you help celebrate this milestone 

by participating in our first Southern Colorado 

Driver Education event of the 

season. 

May 14th – Ground School. Friday 

5:30 pm; dinner is on your own at Boss 

Hogg’s. Chief Driving Instructor Phil 

Rader will start the Ground School 

promptly at 6:30 PM, and it will last 

roughly an hour. Please take advantage 

of this chance to familiarize yourself 

with driving jargon and things you’ll 

need to know before you get on the 

track. This meeting is mandatory for 

first-time drivers. It’s also a great 

refresher for those who haven’t been to 

the track in a while. 

May 15th & 16th – Driver Education 

and Social. Saturday and Sunday all 

day. Arrive early, as the gates open at 

7:00 AM, and a mandatory drivers meeting 

is at 8:00 AM. The first set of drivers 

will be on the track at 9:00 AM. Lunch is 

on your own, so don’t forget 

to pack a lunch and bring 

some snacks. We’ll provide 

water and drinks during the 

day. Beer:30 happens after 

the last run session of the 

day, when the track is cold. 

Our social event will be dinner 

Saturday evening at 

Boss Hogg’s, which is 

included in the registration 

for those who participate 

both Saturday and Sunday. 

May 16th – Timed Event. 

If we have enough participants, 

we will do a timed 

event. Please indicate your 

desire to participate when 

registering. Special prizes 

will be given to all those who 

break the “1 Minute Mark!” 

A special thanks to Action Line 

Auto Trim and German Motorcraft 

for co-sponsoring the Beer:30 

adult beverages. Thank you 

Tony and Jack for your continued 

support of the Porsche Club! 

Tech Inspection – Pre-tech can be done 

FREE a week prior to the La Junta DE. 

Please, please, please try to have your 

inspection done prior to the event (see 

sidebar for times and locations). Tech 

inspection at the track will be $20, and 

as always, there is no cost to fullyprepped 

cars without license plates 

brought in by trailer. 

Must have for Driving: Helmet—at 

least a Snell 2000M rating (the club has 

some loaners), closed shoes, long pants 

and a long-sleeved shirt (both cotton 

material), and a willingness to learn and 

have FUN. 

Lodging options include, but aren’t limited 

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 & Opportunity 

for First Time Drivers 

$75 Saturday Only 

To get this pricing, you must attend 

the Ground School Friday evening. 

No exceptions! 

Registration will open soon at 

www.motorsportsreg.com. Please contact 

one of the Co-Chairs if you have 

any questions: 

Loren Southard eps406@aol.com 

John Oliphint joliphint@springsgov.com 

Dan Taylor drtaylor01@msn.com 

Tech Inspection – Wednesday, May 5th 5:30PM -7PM 

Eurosport Automotive 1855 W. Union Ave. #C, Englewood 303.789.2545 

DART Automotive 4801 Monaco St., Commerce City 303.296.1188 

Prestige Body Shop 1590 Dover St., Lakewood 303.238.7391 

Poudre Sports Car 5806 S. College Ave., Ft. Collins 970.229.0990 

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event registration updates Kristie Widrig, Registration Chair 

The first track event of 2010 is only a 

few weeks away! Another busy and funfilled 

driving season is about to begin. 

The registration process is an integral 

part of every club event, so the beginning 

of the driving season is the perfect 

time to review the registration process 

and changes for 2010. 

Late Fees 

DE events require significant effort 

prior to the event to assign drivers to 

run groups, determine instructor 

requirements, and compile a master listing 

of drivers for use by Start and 

Control. Late registrations place a substantial 

strain on this process! Because 

of these extra last-minute efforts, we 

will reinstate a $25 late fee for Drivers 

Education (DE) registrations received 

after the online registration close date. 

All late registrations will be treated as 

walk-ins on the day of the event and will 

be subject to track space availability 

and instructor availability if applicable. 

General Registration Guidelines 

• All registrations are processed via the 

on-line registration Web site, which 

can be accessed by visiting the RMR 

Web site at www.rmrporscheclub.com, 

then clicking on the RMR Event Registration 

link. 

• Each driver is required to register and 

submit payment separately using a 

unique user account (tied to a unique 

e-mail address). 

• PCA membership numbers and membership 

status are verified as part of 

the registration process. Nonmembers 

will be assessed a $10 

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April 2010 

AMR GT-Pueblo 2 DE • Pueblo Motorsports Park 

June 5-6 • Mark Your Calendars! 

Porsche Club returns to Pueblo Motorsports Park for the second 

AMR DE of the year on June 5th and 6th. GT-Pueblo 2 will let us all 

improve on the skills that we honed after enjoying a great start to 

the season at La Junta in May. If this is your first DE event, we will 

have plenty of great qualified Driving Instructors that will be there 

to help you find your way around the course. This is a great place 

to learn what both the Porsche and you can do together in a safe 

environment. So please join us this spring at Pueblo! 

For more information, contact: 

Tom Kautz - 719.390.7418 - twkracing@comcast.net 

Phil O’Brien - 719.495.0571 - Pob13055@aol.com 

Jerry Tilton - jotilton@earthlink.net 

non-member fee for all events. 

• Events will be opened for registration 

approximately 6 weeks prior to the 

event. 

• Events will close 1 week prior to the 

event—closure date is noted in the 

online registration form. 

• For DE events, non-member registrations 

will be accepted 2 weeks prior to 

the event, subject to track space 

availability. We expect some events 

will fill to capacity, so we would like to 

have PCA members sign up early to fill 

the track with Porsches! 

• If you have signed up for an event and 

cannot attend, please notify the registrar 

or cancel online as soon as 

possible, but not later than 24 hours 

prior to the event. 

Please plan to arrive early for events to 

pick up your registration packet and 

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opens approximately an hour before the 

drivers meeting. You will need to have 

your tech inspection form completed 

and signed prior to receiving your 

packet. We appreciate your assistance in 

making the registration process as efficient 

as possible. 

Should you have any questions or 

encounter any difficulties with the registration 

process, please contact the 

event registrar listed for the event, or 

contact one of the registrars directly. 

We’re looking forward to a terrific driving 

season! 

Registrars 

Kristie Widrig - 303.655.7495 

widrigkl@aol.com 

Tamela Cash - 303.554.7464 

tamela.home@gmail.com 

rmrporschenews

Viva Fiesta 2010! Memorial Day Weekend 

Fiesta is back and it will be bigger and better than ever! 

Thursday, May 27 

Friday, May 28 

Saturday, May 29 

Sunday, May 30 

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 range 

Burger & Brat Barbeque – Tanoan Country Club 

Tour 1 - Georgia O’Keefe Country 

Tour 2 - Black Mesa Winery Tour 

Autocross - Included for one car 

Kids Competition 

Sunset Dinner – Sandiago’s Grill at the base of the Tram 

Tour 1 - Jemez Pueblo Feast Tour 

Tour 2 - High Road to Santa Fe 

Awards Banquet 

Charity 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 GIATT@aol.com 


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a novice view of the 1971 porsche parade Andrew S. Chisholm, First Settlers Region 

As a young rookie Porsche owner, I discovered 

the benefits of PCA membership 

after joining in 1969. What really got my 

attention was this wonderful Panorama 

magazine that appeared in my mailbox 

each month. In the days when there were 

no electronic means of communication 

(as we practice today), and Porsche ownership 

was somewhat rare, this magical 

Porsche-only publication was a real treat 

to receive. 

Panorama’s pages included lovingly 

written articles about Porsche cars and 

the people who drove them. It featured 

advertising of Porsche stuff to buy, 

upcoming events to attend, Porsche factory 

news and stories of Porsche racing 

from all over the world. One event that 

caught my eye was the annual 

PCA convention, referred to as 

the “Porsche Parade.” In 1971, 

Sun Valley, Idaho would be the 

location. I just had to attend. 

I must admit being somewhat 

intimidated at attending such an 

extravaganza. Some of those 

famous people mentioned in the 

“Pano” would be there. No one 

from my region was going to 

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courtesy Porsche Panorama archives 

attend. How would I do, competing 

against all of those 

experienced and accomplished 

Porsche drivers? Maybe I should 

sit this one out. Or just attend 

and take pictures. I decided to 

enter the autocross and the hill 

climb competition. At least I had 

some local autocross experience. 

After a wonderful trip in my 

1969 912, I drove into the parking 

lot of the Sun Valley Lodge. It was a 

beautiful place, but my first fear had 

come true. There I was in the midst of 

hundreds of Porsches, and I knew no one. 

However, no sooner than I had switched 

off the ignition, I was approached by an 

official-looking guy in a Castrol Oil hat. 

Uh oh, I must be parked in the wrong 

place. But he had spotted my Virginia 

license plates and came over to 

introduce himself. Turns out he was Dan 

Rowzie of the Potomac region. Dan and I 

had met at a couple of PCA events back 

east, and he was one of those famous 

people with his name in the Pano, as he 

served as the National Public Relations 

guy for PCA. Dan introduced me to the 

members of his group and invited me to 

park with them in the concours prep 

parking lot. So much for not knowing 

anyone 2000 miles from home! 

Tuesday was concours day, with over 

100 Porsche cars displayed for judging. It 

is hard to explain the impression that 

April 2010 

spectacular scene had on me. I used all 

of the film for my camera that I had 

brought with me and wished I had more. I 

went from Porsche to Porsche, taking 

notes and pictures and talking to most 

anyone who would listen. What a wonderful 

day! The owners of the Porsches 

displayed all seemed to have a special 

story about their cars and were anxious 

to tell that story. Back at the Lodge late 

that afternoon, I thought that this sort of 

gathering was not just about the cars, 

but the very special people who drive 

them. Maybe there is a slogan brewing 

there. 

I was really nervous about the 

autocross. If there is any event where I 

can display my skills, the autocross is it. 

The author demonstrates mastery of the windshield wipers during 

the 1971 Porsche Parade autocross in Sun Valley, Idaho. 

On Wednesday morning, I showed up 

early to make sure that I was prepared. 

First, the 912. Just take all movable items 

from the interior and trunk, take off the 

hubcaps (yes, hubcaps) and adjust the 

tire pressures. For a “stock” class 

Porsche, that is about it, and not much 

has changed over the years. As for driver 

prep, walk the course and make sure you 

know exactly where you want to go. One 

main thing about the autocross game is 

not to hesitate while you wonder where 

the course goes. 

The Sun Valley autocross was held on 

public streets, some of which were roads 

in front of houses and condos not yet 

built. This made for kind of a “road 

cross”, fun to drive and safe for the drivers. 

The 912 class was well represented, 

with 23 cars entered, as four-cylinder 

Porsches were pretty common. As the 

912 group lined up for the start, I thought 

I should have a pretty good chance to do 

well. Lots of different colors and years of 

912s were staged, but all seemed somewhat 

the same, making it close to a 

“spec” class. 

The flagman waived the green, and I 

was off on my first Porsche Parade 

autocross. This was “big time” for me 

and I wanted to make a good showing. I 

did OK at following the course, made a 

couple of mistakes in the “turn around” 

area where I thought I should shift to first 

gear and ultimately finished 7th in class. 

I was kind of disappointed with my performance, 

but only 2.34 seconds from 

the first place time of 1:51.69. At the 

autocross banquet, I was awarded a trophy 

for my efforts and received applause 

from those in attendance. Wow, I was 

one notch down from the Indy 500! 

Upon arriving home, I had all 

of my pictures developed and 

thought that I sure would like to 

have one of my 912 in action 

during the autocross. A great 

idea would to be to put a 

request in the Mart section of 

Pano, so I sent in an advertisement 

to the Wanted section. 

After all, lots of people were 

there and maybe someone 

would have a picture that they 

would share. I never got a 

response from my ad, but the 

Pano editor took note of my 

request and published a picture 

of my 912 and me in action at 

the Sun Valley autocross. 

There, in the September, 

1971 issue of the Porsche 

Panorama, for all the world to 

see forever, is a picture of me 

autocrossing with the windshield wipers 

on full blast. It was not raining. Be careful 

of what you wish for. 

In the minds and memories of all who 

attended the Sun Valley Parade, it has 

always been known as one of the best 

ever, especially for its time. I was fortunate 

to have been there. I have that 7th 

place trophy around here somewhere, 

but the memories of the folks who were 

there remain today. People such as Dan 

Rowzie, Walt Woodhead and Bob Harper 

and their friends and family of the 

Potomac Region made my first Porsche 

Parade a neat experience. My attendance 

at 28 Porsche Parades since has added 

many more lifetime Porsche friends as 

the years have gone by. Check out the 

next Parade, wherever it may be held, for 

lifetime memories of your own. 

Oh, one more thing. I have been practicing 

at this autocross thing, and want 

you six guys who beat me in Sun Valley 

to know that I want a re-match! 

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exotic sports car show and concours d’elegance 

article by Al Woodward, RMR PCA Committee 

Chairperson 

27th Annual 

Exotic Sports Car Show and 


Sunday, June 13, 2010, 9AM - 3PM 

Arapahoe Community College 

5900 S. Santa Fe Drive 

Littleton, Colorado 

A Benefit for United Cerebral Palsy of 

Colorado 

The Exotic Sports Car Show and Concours 

d’Elegance is one of the largest 

gatherings of priceless automobiles in 

Colorado. 

We expect that more than 400 treasured 

cars—from early classics and 

collector cars to vintage race cars and 

current models—will be on display. Many 

of these incredible cars come out only 

once a year for this show, to help the 

Cerebral Palsy children. 

Nearly 100 local and regional car 

clubs, businesses and media sponsors 

draw more than 10,000 spectators to 

courtesy United Cerebral Palsy Colorado 

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April 2010 

generate funds for United Cerebral Palsy 

of Colorado. Now in its 27th year, the 

Exotic Sports Car Show and Concours 

d’Elegance has become one of the 

grandest, most entertaining and most 

anticipated car shows in Colorado! 

To date, this spectacular event has 

raised over $1,000,000 for United Cerebral 

Palsy of Colorado’s Creative Options 

Early Education Centers. These five centers 

provide early care, intervention, 

prevention, support and education services 

to expectant mothers and nearly 

800 infants, toddlers and pre-school children 

and their families each year. 

Another 750 children are on waiting 

lists. 

The Exotic Sports Car Show and Concours 

d’Elegance is also a premier 

opportunity for corporate sponsors to 

experience tremendous exposure for 

your company. This prestigious show 

reaches a well-educated and influential 

audience of car collectors and enthusiasts 

as well as the general public. The 

kids win and the corporate sponsors win. 

Please be a part of it—contact Liz Neafus-Stenzel, 

Director of Public 

Relations, at lizns@cpco.org 

for more information. 

There are four ways RMR 

members can support our 

fundraising: 

1) Bring your special cars 

out to be judged or displayed. 

You can register directly using 

the Cerebral Palsy of Colorado 

Web site at www.cpco.org: 

click on Special Events, then 

Exotic Sports Car Show, and 

then retrieve the form to register 

your car on the following 

page. This is an RMR/AMR 

Challenge Series Event. 

2) Be a spectator. Bring the 

family out and enjoy the fabulous 

array of Porsches, 

Jaguars, Ferraris, Corvettes, 

Mercedes-Benzes, BMWs, 

Lotuses, Maseratis, as well as 

a long list of other marques. 

3) Volunteer to help us on 

the day of the show. The 

exotic car clubs in Denver join 

together to host and run this 

show so that all of the income 

can be provided to help the 

children. Just send an e-mail to me, at 

abw@woodwardwealth.com, if you have 

a few hours to help with registration, 

parking cars, judging and scoring, or 

working at the entrance gate. 

4) Donate a little extra. An additional 

$10 per registration would bring in more 

than $400 extra from our club. Of 

course, even if you don’t register a car, 

you can write a separate check to Cerebral 

Palsy of Colorado, 801 Yosemite St., 

Denver, CO 80230. 

Registration information 

All registrations include two event 

passes. 

Registration Fee: $35.00 per car 

Late Registration Fe: $50.00 (cutoff 

date to be announced) 

Spectator Donation: $10.00 

This year, spectator tickets will be 

available at participating Shell/Circle K 

outlets at $1.00 off the $10.00 face 

value. 

Porsches will be placed in the following 

categories: 

Judged – All judging will be 

performed on the exterior, interior, storage, 

and engine compartments—no 

wheel well or undercarriage. 

Display – No judging will be 

performed. 

A complete packet of rules, score 

sheets and other information will be 

mailed to all entrants one week before 

the event. 

Judged Porsches will be placed in the 

Street Division or Novice Division 

(classes on opposite page). Judging for 

the Novice Division will be structured to 

help the first-time concours-ist learn 

about car preparation and judging at 

concours events. 

Event contact information 

United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado 

801 Yosemite Street, Denver CO, 80230 

303.691.9339 office, 303.691.0846 fax 

www.cpco.org 

Federal ID#: 84-0420225 

Liz Neafus-Stenzel, Director of Public 

Relations, Ext. 1163 

Al Woodward, RMR PCA Committee 

Chairperson 

abw@woodwardwealth.com, 

303.355.0556, 303.355.0562 fax 

rmrporschenews



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 


Sunday, June 13 

hosted by 

Audi Club - Rocky Mountain Chapter 

Classic Car Club of America 

Colorado Region 

Looking Glass Corvette Association 

Mercedes-Benz Club of America 

Mile-High Section 

Mile High Chapter of S2KCA 

Mile High Rotary Club 

NSX Club of America, Southwest Region 

Rocky Mountain 356 Porsche Club 

Rocky Mountain Chapter 

BMW Car Club of America 

Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club 

Rocky Mountain Saab Club of Colorado 

Rocky Mountain Region 

Ferrari Club of America 

Rocky Mountain Region 

Porsche Club of America 

Z Car Club of Colorado 

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article by Roger Buswell 

It all started innocently enough: Veteran RMR and SCCA 

member, R Gruppe Hall of Fame inductee and Pelican legend, 

Grady Clay, and Roger Buswell (your author) were sharing 

breakfast one autumn day in 2007; brainstorming ideas that 

included Porsches. Grady dreamed of getting all the factions 

who love Porsches together—members of RMR, AMR, Pelican 

Parts and Rennlist forum regulars, the Early S Club, 928 fanatics, 

SCCA, NASA, RMVR, the 356 Registry—anyone we could 

think of who may like to meet for breakfast once a month and 

bring their Porsches... an impromptu car show and grassroots 

breakfast jamboree. Grady wondered if it could be done. I 

wondered how to get the word out to the teeming multitudes. 

We laid out a plan, a place, a time and some basic ground 

rules. 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 a 

labor of love and it looked like it could get pretty big. 

Then March 3rd, 2008 arrived and we waited anxiously at 

the Village Inn on S. Colorado Blvd. and Mexico. A couple 

sleepy-eyed folks stumbled in, then a few more and, before 

we knew it, over two dozen car fiends were devouring 

flapjacks and talking Porsche on a cold, dark, icy morning. The 

next meeting had over sixty people filling half of the restaurant 

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 beginning 

was to find the right person to run the show. Our prayers were 

answered when RMR member, avid Porsche 928 owner and 

popular Rennlister, Erik Behrendsen, stepped forward. 

Erik took over and has turned what is now 

known as the Porsche Breakfast Club (PBC for 

short) into a fountain of world-class fun and fellowship 

for scores of Colorado Porsche enthusiasts. 

He has artfully melded together many of 

Colorado’s Porsche Nation through his übercreative 

mind, massive Rolodex and unbridled 

energy. He effortlessly organizes day runs, 

museum tours, luncheons at cool theme restaurants, 

cocktail parties at exotic car galleries, 

half-day clinics hosted by car detailing emporiums; 

plus he designs club attire on the side. Try to “free 

associate” fun car ideas with Erik, and your head 

will start spinning; you can’t keep up! The PBC is 

even 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 at 

the PBC social Web site: autos.groups.yahoo.com/ 

group/porschebreakfastclub. Click the link to join, 

Erik will add your user name to the “list,” and 

you’re in. Many regulars are also RMR members, 

including RMR Porsche News mainstays Jeremy 

Rosenberger and Dick Badler, to name just a couple. 

Erik estimates that half of the PBC is also 

RMR. There are teenagers and old farts, pretty girls and 

homely guys—but most of all, the PBC is friendly Porsche 

enthusiasts 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 less 

rare. Even an outlaw Karmann Ghia, a rogue Ferrari and jetblack 

BMW have been known to join in. If you love cars, you’re 

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

not careful. 

Regular meetings are on the second Saturday of every 

month—from 8 AM until whenever the cars are all gone—at 

the same Village Inn on S. Colorado Blvd. and Mexico. So what 

are you waiting for? Get online now, join up and get in on the 

fun. Membership is free! You won’t regret it. 

rmrporschenews

porsche news 

First Ancestor of All Porsche 

Sports Cars on Show in 

America for the First Time 

Stuttgart - The Museum run by Dr. Ing. 

h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, Germany, is 

sending its legendary Type 64 Berlin- 

Rome Car on a long journey. Befitting the 

60th anniversary of Porsche in America, 

the aluminum body of Type 64 will be 

presented from 21 March to 20 June 2010 

at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, 

Georgia (USA), taking the first and most 

courtesy Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG 

prominent exhibit at the Porsche 

Museum in Zuffenhausen to a new location 

outside of Germany for the first time. 

The High Museum of Art is one of the 

world’s leading art museums. In its special 

exhibition “The Allure of the 

Automobile”, the High Museum of Art is 

expressing its recognition of outstanding 

automotive developments in the period 

1930 to 1960, focusing on differences in 

the development of American and European 

design. Type 64 will be presented 

next to other icons in the world of the 

automobile from Bugatti, Dusenberg, 

Jaguar, Ferrari, Pierce Arrow, Packard, 

Cadillac and Tucker as a synthesis of 

innovative construction and design, 

supreme craftsmanship, and exceptional 

design. 

Type 64 is of very special significance 

to the history of the Porsche brand: Built 

in 1938/39 under the guidance of Ferdinand 

Porsche, this unique car already 

The Type 64 marks the beginning of the exhibition of the Porsche Museum. 

had all the features that make sports 

cars from Zuffenhausen so very special 

the world over to this day: lightweight 

construction and superior aerodynamics, 

exceptional performance, reliable technology, 

and that unique design so 

characteristic of a Porsche. Originally 

developed for the Berlin-Rome long-distance 

race, Type 64, due to the war, 

never entered a race in its lifetime. But it 


marks an essential milestone en route to 

the first Porsche, Type 356 built in 1948. 

The car’s streamlined aluminum body 

already showed distinctive indications 

later to be admired in all of Porsche’s 

sports cars, its DNA living on in the 

Porsche 356 through the Porsche 911 all 

the way to the Panamera. The symbiosis 

of motorsport requirements and the use 

of production elements made the car a 

perfect grand tourer able to reach an 

average speed on public roads back in 

1939 of more than 130 km/h or 80 mph. 

No surprise, therefore, that Ferdinand 

Porsche himself used 

Type 64 for long journeys. 

Accompanying the new construction 

of the Porsche 

Museum in Stuttgart- 

Zuffenhausen, the aluminum 

body of Type 64 was re-built by 

experts in years of painstaking 

craftsmanship. Ever since the 

Museum was opened in January 

2009, Type 64 has marked the 

beginning of the Museum Tour, 

thrilling visitors from all over 

the world through its cultural 

impact and unique flair alone. 

While Type 64 is being presented 

to the public in Atlanta, 

the Porsche Museum will be displaying 

the skeleton structure of the Type 64 

body until the end of June 2010—a skeleton 

made of wood upon which the 

1.2-millimeter aluminum panels were 

hammered into shape. 

The Porsche Museum is open Tuesdays 

to Sundays from 9:00 to 18:00. Further 

information is available on the Internet at 

www.porsche.com/museum. 

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a confession of sin Rodger Stewart 

Please don’t judge me until you hear 

my story. I was bewitched. I have been a 

lover of Porsches all my life. They turn 

my head the way beautiful women turn 

the heads of other men. The roundness 

of their hips, their subtle curves, that 

sensual throatiness of their exhaust 

dominated my dreams for years. An 

unnatural desire to possess an example 

of this classic art form but without the 

funds to actually own one drove me to 

the unthinkable—I bought a replica! 

Wait! Don’t turn this page in disgust. I 

can feel your outrage, but hear me out. I 

said I loved Porsches. 

My first joined my family 

years ago—a pale 

yellow ‘76 912E. Yes, a 

poor man’s Porsche, 

but I was a high school 

English teacher with 

two kids in college. 

Sure, she only had four 

cylinders, sheepskins 

covered her split seats, 

and her heater boxes 

were cracked. But I 

drove her passionately 

every day. Clad in four 

studded snow tires, 

she carried me through 

two of the worst winters 

in modern history. But her little 

heart couldn’t match my lust for driving. 

At 175,216 miles it gave out. She 

needed replacement surgery. Did I stay 

by her side? Did I do the right thing and 

nurse her back to health? No! I was a 

fickle lover. I wanted something newer, 

faster, more luxurious. And something 

with a decent heater. 

I replaced her with a Guards Red ‘89 

Carrera 4. Black leather upholstery, G50 

transmission, air conditioning, sunroof, 

3.6 liters, and 0-60 in a heartbeat. This 

time, I would treat her with the respect 

she deserved. While she languished 

under her custom cover in the back of 

my snug barn, I drove to school watching 

snowflakes sift into the cab of my old 

Jeep CJ daily driver. Only when the sun 

shone brightly and the roads dried did 

she leave her sanctuary. Hours I spent 

laving her body with expensive creams 

and waxes. Dirt and grime never sullied 

her perfect frame. But Porsches, as you 

know, can be cruel mistresses. One day 

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Rodger Stewart 

April 2010 

her power suddenly waned drastically. I 

knew what it was; I had read about this 

flaw in 964’s. A tiny synchro belt 

connecting her two distributors had broken, 

endangering her beautiful power 

plant. I rushed her to the hospital, but it 

was too late. She needed a complete 

distributor replacement. We had no 

health insurance. The bill was astronomical—equal 

to the GNP of some small 

countries. This time, though, I stayed 

true to her. I taught summer school, did 

some tutoring. It would be all right. We 

would make it through this. But I knew 

The 1957 Speedster replica that seduced Rodger Stewart into an act of blasphemy. 

this wouldn’t be the last dramatic 

episode. I could see in that enigmatic 

smile of her bumper that she yearned 

for more. She was hooked on cosmetic 

surgery. What would it be next? An allwheel-drive 

overhaul? New CV joints? A 

simple oil change was costing me over 

$150. I loved her, but I couldn’t afford 

her. I had to break up with her. 

Which brings me to my unforgivable 

sin. How could I have what my heart 

desired and afford to maintain it? I 

searched eBay and Craigslist, hoping to 

find a gem that some idiot was trying to 

give away. Then one day, listed under 

356’s, there she was. A perfect reproduction 

of a 1957 Porsche Speedster, 

exactly like the real one my college 

roommate had years ago. Sure, she sat 

on a reinforced 1968 Volkswagen frame 

and sported a VW engine, but her lines 

were pure Speedster, down to that slit of 

a windshield and bathtub body. I will 

never forget that Saturday night on East 

Colfax in 1964 when my roommate said, 

“Hold on!” before he made a 90-degree 

right turn in that Speedster at 45 MPH. 

We didn’t roll. We didn’t spin out. That 

little car just turned the corner. It was 

amazing! And now I have one, at onesixth 

the price of the real thing. Oh sure, 

the seats are more comfortable than an 

original and the body is fiberglass, but 

few can tell she isn’t genuine. She doesn’t 

surge forward from stop lights like 

the 964. Her top and side curtains are 

far from rain- or wind-proof. At 50 

degrees with the top down, it’s quite 

comfortable—as long as I’m wearing my 

cycling tights, a parka, a 

wool cap, and ski gloves. 

Sure, my wife won’t ride 

in it because that rakish 

windshield is so low that 

the wind molests her hair. 

Yes, the heater produces 

no discernable heat. Forget 

about air conditioning. 

But she is such a stunner! 

People turn to stare at us. 

Little kids point at us out 

of car windows. Men smile 

enviously and give me the 

thumbs up. 356 owners 

wave and flash their lights 

at us. 

I know, though. I drive a 

forgery. A false mistress has enchanted 

me. How could a loyal PCA member fall 

for the perversion of a “kit car”? But I 

haven’t turned my back on the marque. 

I would still love to be able to afford a 

911, Boxster, or Cayman. Perhaps someday 

I will. Do I regret this betrayal? 

Occasionally. But when I do, I remember 

driving back over Loveland Pass from 

the Keystone Parade on that lovely summer 

afternoon, and the last switchback 

before the top, and that tourist with his 

camera beside the road, snapping picture 

after picture of me as I shot by in 

my replica. 

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blasphemy, general interest, technical or 

otherwise? RMR Porsche News welcomes 

reader submissions. Submit articles and 

photos to newsletter@rmrporscheclub. 

com for consideration. Deadline for submission 

is the 10th of the month prior to 

issue date. 

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in the zone Sean Cridland, PCA Zone 9 Representative 

I’ve been kind of 

busy with PCA stuff 

this winter. Right after 

the Zone 9 meeting in 

February, I flew out to 

San Jose, California for 

the PCA National winter 

meeting. Although it just sounds like 

it’s fun to travel around and see Porsche 

people, there is actually a lot of business 

that’s done at these meetings each 

year. From the perspective of a regular 

member, it often appears that all of PCA 

can be encapsulated by what goes on in 

one’s Region. But when you consider all 

the kinds of activities, programs, benefits, 

and publications that PCA 

generates, things begin to grow almost 

exponentially as you go from the 

Regional to the Zone to the National 

staff and the kinds of policies, decisions, 

and responsibility involved. 

From a personal perspective, it’s 

always great to see my fellow Zone Reps 

in person. It’s kind of a strange feeling, 

because we talk on the phone monthly 

in a conference call, and we often e-mail 

one another on various PCA matters, so 

we are well familiar with one another. 

But we really only see each other as a 

group twice a year: once at the winter 

meeting and once at the Parade meeting. 

So the meeting is both familiar and 

strange at the same time. 

It’s also good to be able to converse in 

person with the various PCA committee 

chairs—those whose names you see on 

the last pages of Panorama. Believe it or 

not, all those people are busy updating 

various policy changes and event protocols, 

etc., etc., etc. Each one makes a 

report during the National board meeting. 

This year the RPM (Region 

Procedures Manual) had some 

significant changes, and the PCR 

(Parade Competition Rules) did too. 

Parade is undergoing a major change 

this year as it moves from a National 

event hosted by a Region to a National 

event organized and run by the PCA 

Parade Committee, but with assistance 

from the Regions. San Diego Region 

member Tom Brown has taken on this 

monumental task and is looking forward 

to a successful Parade in St. Charles, Illinois 

this year. 

Some of my favorite people to talk to 

at the National meetings are Leonard 

and Betty Jo Turner, editors of Panorama 

magazine, the finest car club magazine 

in the world. They’re some of the hardest 

working people in the Club, having 

worked in that position for 40 years or 

so without having missed even one 

issue during that time. 

Web site and Newsletter Chair Jill Beck 

in always on my list too, as I’m curious 

about the state of communications 

within PCA at all the various levels. 

Newsletters are in major flux right now, 

as printing costs escalate and volunteer 

editors are becoming harder and harder 

to find. When I discussed this issue with 

Jill, she noted that more and more, 

many of the Regions will be shifting 

away from printed newsletters to an enewsletter 

format, very similar to the 

E-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 direct 

you to any Porsche-related information 

in any of the Regions, nationwide, as 

you travel. That means Regional Web 

sites, authorized Porsche dealers, independent 

Porsche repair shops, 

race-tracks, and any number of other 

Porsche related goods and services. Yes, 

things are changing that fast. 

To use a point of historical 

comparison, I can remember taking a 

summer course on “The Soviet Union 

Today” during the summer of 1989, and 

the question came up, “How long before 

the Soviet Union breaks up?” It was 

unimaginable as anything other than a 

discussion topic that summer. But it was 

only a couple of years later that the 

USSR was a thing of the past. That’s the 

point we’re at with communications 

technology. Even the larger, richer 

Regions are looking at doing away with 

their printed newsletters and moving to 

the e-model and iPhone apps. Stay 

tuned, literally, on this issue. 

By the time you read this, I will have 

started making my rounds in the Zone 

with a visit to Alpine Mountain Region 

for their anniversary party and to Llano 

Estacado for one of their monthly breakfast 

meetings. The Roadrunner Region is 

back in business with their traditional 

Memorial Day celebration: Fiesta del 

Porsche and... Parade is not far behind. 

I look forward to seeing you at an 

event soon. 

Rock & Roll DE ● June 19-20 ● High Plains Raceway 

The summertime was when arena concerts were the place to be. We were in college or still too 

young to know better. Now, many of us are old farts and we should know better—but we don’t, so 

we 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 - roger@rogerbuswell.com - 303.660.6199 

Mark your calendars and look for more information in 

upcoming issues of RMR Porsche News! 

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

“Driver’s Ed. Education: A Series of 

Specifics for Success” is an ordered 

series of articles prepared for the Redline 

Report (Central NY Region 

newsletter) by John Hajny. The series is 

reprinted here with permission. 

Article 7: 

“Big Mo” 

“Big Mo” is your Friend! 

Last time we talked about getting that 

good, clean, tight late apex that will 

increase your acceleration zone. Let’s 

assume you’ve learned the line and 

drive it pretty consistently at a good 

pace. You’ve learned to finish all of your 

business before that “Business Cone,” 

have a good grasp of where that turn-in 

point is (or at least how to find it!), and 

have now converted it to the “Acceleration 

Cone.” This next theme is going to 

become increasingly important as your 

speed continues to build: “Trust is a 

Must.” 

Eventually, most of my students reach a 

point where real consistency and speed 

are just a breath away. They know the 

line and are beginning to notice what 

effect their inputs have on the car as it 

corners. They now notice what jumping 

on the throttle to begin cornering acceleration 

is doing to their line (it throws 

the front end away from the apex!), and 

they feel those minute twitches in the 

tail end that they didn’t before. When 

the student starts to correctly critique 

their own driving, I know we are really 

close. But once again, just when you 

thought you had it down, I’m going to 

throw another curveball at you. 

When you’ve reached a certain point in 

your driving, that deep, late turn-in 

we’ve been pounding into your brain 

may not be the best line to take into a 

corner. It was designed to keep you on 

the track surface and out of the weeds 

until you learned the basics, but it is not 

the be-all and end-all of cornering theory. 

Ultimately, you need to learn to 

drive the way that works best for you 

and your car. 

If you are beginning to carry more speed 

into that late turn-in area, you may likely 

find that this is making it difficult to 

reach a tight apex. The car is drifting 

wide and you find yourself really crank- 

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April 2010 

ing the steering wheel trying to get over 

there, and the result is a lot of front-end 

push and that old, “I’m running out of 

track-out” feeling. It’s likely time to 

modify that late turn-in a bit, and to 

develop Trust. 

At this point, I instruct my students to 

start turning in a little earlier so that 

they can reach that tight apex that is so 

important. It now becomes a balance 

between the point where they turn, and 

the amount of Momentum they are willing 

to carry. At first, the earlier turn-in 

will cause a perceived early apex situation, 

which obviously is very unnerving, 

and will entice you to steer away from 

your apex. But, you do not want to do 

that, do you? Now is the ultimate 

moment... when “Trust is a Must”, and 

“Momentum is our Friend!” 

“Big Mo?” 

Now you’re talking 

my language! 

Now that we’ve begun to turn in a little 

earlier to tighten our apexes, we need 

once again to fight that improper 

reflex—to turn away from that apex! 

This is a potentially dangerous time in 

your “driving career,” because you have 

learned enough to begin driving with 

some decent pace, you’ve learned that 

the car is much more capable than you, 

but you have not necessarily developed 

confidence in the amount of momentum 

you can safely carry through the turns. 

With that extra speed you’ve developed, 

this is the time to really concentrate 

hard and use those car-feel senses to 

the max. 

Assuming smooth technique (as 

always!), virtually every car will initially 

understeer mildly in a turn. We have 

learned to mitigate that “push” by turning 

decisively, and to quell any chance 

of sudden oversteer by accelerating 

smoothly. This sets the car on its 

suspension evenly. When one reaches 

perhaps 85% of the car’s capability, if 

one has been tactful, the car will gradu- 

ally ease into a four-wheel drift and ultimately 

begin to oversteer slightly. How 

much oversteer is a matter of how well 

you’ve combined the ingredients. 

Believe it or not, this is the point we are 

trying 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 back 

of the car around that apex and to effectively 

point the car up the next 

straightaway earlier than if the car were 

drifting or understeering. This is the 

principle that has made the 911 so 

effective in racing, and that makes the 

914 such a dynamite autocrosser, but it 

can be done with any car that is properly 

set up and driven. You may have 

heard it said that, “A Loose Car is a Fast 

Car,” and this is true, but now is not the 

time to realize that you should have 

already developed that sensitive throttle 

foot! Incidentally, if you are having difficulty 

tuning your car to this slightly 

loose state, it’s time for an adjustable 

rear sway bar to tighten the rear of the 

car to the right degree for comfortable 

and manageable oversteer. 

So, if you have a good fix on how much 

speed to enter a turn with, know where 

and how much to steer, how much throttle 

to add, and how to maintain that 

cornering balance you’ve set, hang on 

and enjoy the ride! If you’ve set all 

these things up properly, simple minute 

throttle and steering inputs will arc you 

by that apex like you were driving on 

rails. Guess what... 

… you are! 

All portions of the PCA Zone 1 48 Hours 

of Watkins Glen handbook are copyright 

© 1995-2007 by John Hajny. 

“I have striven to make this an 

extremely well written and accurate 

series on a subject that is not to be 

taken lightly and can obviously be dangerous. 

To maintain the accuracy and 

proper presentation of that message, I 

would ask that absolutely no use whatsoever 

of any text herein be made 

without my express written consent. I 

would ask you to please abide by this 

request. Thank you.” 

rmrporschenews

ladies’ day Saturday, July 17 

Ladies’ Day is coming! 

Mark your calendars now for the 

RMR/PCA annual Ladies’ Day Drivers Ed 

Event Saturday, July 17th at High Plains 

Raceway. This is a day just for us “girls.” 

We get to do the driving, testing and 

improving our skills on a great track. The 

guys get to come be our “pit crews” and 

support staff. 

You need not be a member of the 

Porsche Club to drive in this event—you 

just need to be of the female 

persuasion! You don’t even have to 

drive the Porsche—bring the car that 

you are comfortable driving. We will 

have driving instructors for those who 

are new to the track—I’ve been told 

that this is the instructors’ favorite 

event because we all 

have so 



much fun! 

This will be a lowkey, 

no-testosterone 

event designed to 

give us a feel for 

what this track stuff 

is all about and to 

have fun. So, bring 

a friend, a mom, a 

daughter, an 

aunt, a niece, or 

even grandma! 

Look for more 

about this event 

in next month’s 

RMR Porsche News. 

If you have questions, please feel 

free to contact your event chairwomen: 

Susan Bucknam (portia@ipa.net) or 

Martha Vail (marthavail@gmail.com). 



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During the February 1985 Board 

meeting, Tom Scott suggested that 

an historian for the club should be 

designated. Discussion followed and 

it was moved and seconded that the 

Board would establish an historian 

for the club. 

In 1985, PCA National reported 

21,000 members. 

It was announced in May 1985 that 

RMR/Porsche won the Old Cars 

Weekly “Golden Quill” editor’s 

award. The “Golden Quill” was presented 

annually to automotive 

club publications in recognition of 

their outstanding efforts in the old 

car hobby communications field. 

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April 2010 

the rearview mirror 

Amy Legg-Rogers, Historian 

rmrporschenews

i get around Dick Badler 

Ever Get Dirty 

Looks? 

I have a friend who 

has a Mercedes-Benz 

SL500. He loaned it to 

his daughter one 

evening to go meet her 

friends. As he tells the story, when she 

pulled up, all her friends overtly looked 

away, averting their eyes from this “rich 

b____”… until they realized that, oh, it 

was their friend who was behind the 

wheel. And everything was OK again. 

Has anything like this ever happened 

to you? In a Porsche? In anything? 

Not to me. Ever. And that’s in 32 years 

of on-again, off-again, mostly-on Porsche 

ownership. My wife says I’m oblivious. 

That may be. Because the forums are 

filled with horror stories of insult and 

insinuation, hurled at our brethren, all for 

seemingly nothing more than driving 

Weissach’s finest. 

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

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site. Oh sure, barely a day goes by when 

some Millennial in a rice-can yells over to 

do a stoplight Grand Prix. But that’s so 

common it doesn’t even register a point 

gain on my blood pressure meter. And 

I’ve found that I can solve the problem by 

simply looking distracted, by not looking 

across at who’s resonating the tin-can 

exhaust, 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 and 

pointing at me… and then following me 

on foot to my garage. Turns out they 

were friends of my then-teenage daughter, 

and they just wanted to get a good 

look at my ride. Which I gave them. 

Along with these parting words; “Work 

hard—long and hard—and you, too, can 

drive 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 in 

our brand-new-to-us 914—a ‘76 2.0, 

white, perfect condition, with the Porsche 

stripe spelled out on the sides. I never 

should have sold it, and only did because 

she got pregnant with our first daughter 

a few years later. We were in rural central 

Pennsylvania, not far off I-80 (a fairly new 

stretch of Interstate at that time). We 

were getting gas. 

For some reason, I opened both the 

front and rear trunks—to get something 

out, or shift our load, I don’t remember 

why. Just then, the gas station attendant 

sauntered over. He took a good, hard 

look 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 flummoxpowered—ran 

on a mixture of angel hair 

and suntan lotion, embedded in the 

wheels. But I didn’t. I didn’t want to give 

us Porsche-pushers a bad name. 

Then again, there’s the story of my 

one-time friend from New York. He really 

was a true enthusiast, but he had a few 

screws loose. His family had done very 

well. They had a Rolls-Royce. He said he 

borrowed it one day and happened to 

cross one of the bridges over Long Island 

Sound. At the toll booth, he rolled down 

the window and asked the attendant if he 

had change for a hundred. 

He drove a Vette, and his vanity license 

plates 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 


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community in Virginia. Although I 

wouldn’t classify my father as an enthusiast, 

he’s had a string of nice cars, mostly 

Mercedes and BMW. He currently drives a 

5-Series. 

The last time we visited, he was letting 

off steam that others in the community 

were “noting” that the Badlers were highflyers, 

since they could afford a BMW. I 

stared at my father and said, you should 

move. How can you take that? How can 

you live in a place where people say 

that? You can, and should, drive anything 

you want. Especially if it makes you 

happy. Especially at this stage in your 

life. 

My father nodded. 

So I told him about the episode of Seinfeld, 

when Jerry visits his parents in 

South Florida. Suddenly, it’s 4 PM, and 

someone says it’s time for the early bird 

dinner… where should we go? Jerry rolls 

his eyes and says something to the effect 

of, “Can’t we wait for, at least, 6 PM?” 

And the character, played by that great 

character actor Sandy Baron, says, “Big 

shot! Eats at 6 PM! Excuse me!” 

I told my parents not to move to South 

Florida. Or back to New York. And don’t 

make eye contact at stoplights. 

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hood, Momo detachable wheel. Body 

and paint ok, it is a track-only car. Three 

sets of wheels, Fiske 17”, CCW 18” and 

997 18” with 3 sets of Hoosier race tires 

from worn to new and a spare set of 

wets. Serious class contender with all 

the best equipment for a fast, safe and 

reliable race car. Receipts for over $50k 

not counting wheels and tires. Car is 

listed at $20,000 for serious inquiries, 

dual axle trailer also available 

separately if needed with this purchase. 

Trailer is not for sale individually. 

clarencehughes@yahoo.com [Mar] 

Very nice maroon 944 Porsche 

Turbo. New front tires, battery and 

bearings in the transaxle. Rebuilt the 

engine 4 years and about 5 thousand 

miles ago by Dart Automotive ($6300). 

Hotter turbo K27-8 and chips with the 

rebuild. This is a great-running car and 

could be a daily driver. I have a car 

cover and a bra for it. Seats are perfect 

as is most the interior. approx 115K 

miles. Write with any questions or if you 

want to see some pictures. Price is 

negotiable. Thanks, Scott - Home phone 

303.239.8473 - snorris28@hotmail.com. 

PS: Only reason I’m getting rid of it is 

because my wife (love her) authorized 

me to buy another car. So I got a 911 

turbo... need to pay for it now. :) [Mar] 

1992 968 Street/Track Car - Parade 

2009 and CS 2008 champion. All RCDs, 

Tiptronic, chipped, RS Barn exhaust, 

M030 sways, upper/lower braces, 

Bilstein coilovers, corner balance, camber 

plates, roll bar, harnesses, seats, 

new stereo/sub, brand new timing 

belt/pump, etc. $15K. cjlennon@ 

comcast.net [Apr] 

2001 Boxster S - Zanzibar Red (rare 

color), 6 cyl., 3.2 liter, 6-speed manual, 

black interior, Porsche crest leather 

seats, ABS, PSM, power steering, power 

windows, power driver seat, power mirrors, 

dual air bags front and side, auto 

climate control, speed-activated rear 

spoiler, HiFi audio with AM/FM radio, 6disc 

Porsche CD changer, 18” alloy 

wheels, cruise control, keyless entry, 

Porsche “Boxster S” floor mats, clear 

front bra, LoJack locator system, Porsche 

car cover included, very good to excellent 

condition. 34,150 miles, $20K, call 

Gary at 303.842.0079 or e-mail at 

gepatrick5@comcast.net. [Mar] 

2006 Cayman S Tiptronic for sale. 

Carmon Red/Sand Beige. Original owner, 

ALL documentation, factory warranty 

until Aug 2010. 14,950 miles. Options 

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include Tiptronic S transmission and 

automatic climate control. A gorgeous 

car in excellent condition, always 

garaged, asking $41,000. Dan at 

303.908.3594 or whizbang22@ 

yahoo.com. [Mar] 

miscellaneous parts 

18” Carrera-996 Wheels - Front 

8Jx18ET52, 993.362.136.01 Rear 10Jx 

18ET65, 993.362.140.04. Used and not 

much abused, straight and true, good 

for track or snow tires. Tires are shot. 

Contact Joe Warren at 303.902.3045 or 

preferably warrenjoee@comcast.net. 

[Apr] 

1969 911T 2.0 Engine, #6196312 

and Sporto Transmission - Both completely 

rebuilt; all engine upgrades. 

1300 miles on rebuild, 180 miles since 

pre-purchase inspection. Selling both as 

a unit. $6500 plus shipping. For pictures 

and details contact John at epcoopers@ 

beyondbb.com or 970.586.9458. [Apr] 

911 Targa Rear Speaker Enclosure. I 

have a custom rear speaker enclosure 

from Moch-1. Check them out at moch- 

1.com. This unit is black and fits ‘74-’89 

Targas. Fits in the rear parcel shelf area 

and allows for great vision and full use 

of rear seats. It is not some hack job; it 

is a well-fitted, designed piece. It 

includes 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. Manufactured 

late 2005, used 2 seasons. Almost perfect 

condition. Always worn with 

balaclava. Contact Jim Zeeb 303.674. 

1964 or Jim@Zeeb.com. See www.zeeb. 

com/Boxster/ for pictures & details. [Apr] 

Boxster Parts. Hardtop from ‘97 

Boxster, blue, $1000. B&B Tri-flow muffler 

for 97-99 Boxster, never used, $750. 

B&B Headers for 97-99 Boxster, $500. 

Porsche M030 springs from ‘01 Boxster 

S. Rear speakers & enclosure for early 

model Boxsters. Windscreen from ‘97 

Boxster. Contact Jim Zeeb 303.674.1964 

or Jim@Zeeb.com. 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 condition 

w/center caps included. Good 

all-season rims; when fitted w/ 205/55- 

R16 snows they exhibited truly stellar 

Colorado winter performance as a set of 

daily drivers. Email for pictures. 

720.981.7442 XEOS@comcast.net 

$550/all $275/pair. Buyer pays shipping. 

[Mar] 

Parts from a ‘99 Boxster for Sale. 

Just about all interior parts, black, standard. 

Seats, door panels, air bags, 

carpets, door glass, motors, set belts, 

etc. All convertible top parts, canvas just 

2 years old. Sway bars, springs, all trunk 

panels, complete exhaust system, radio/ 

CD player CDR 220 & amp. Rear impact 

pads, park brake system, rear spoiler 

parts & motor. If it is a plastic piece it’s 

for sale! Prices at 50% of new. From a 

well maintained, good-running 90K-mile 

car. Reason for sale—car is going on a 

racing diet! Email dean_in_cheyenne@ 

hotmail.com or call 307.421.2570 for 

info, Thanks! [Mar] 

Porsche Black Leather Seats (Pair 

from 1986 944 Turbo) Power driver’s 

side, Like new—from excellent 36,000 

always garaged/covered car. $1000 


negotiable; shipping/delivery also negotiable. 

Steve, 970.376.8192, info@ 

americanglobal.org [Apr] 

Porsche Factory Steering Wheel - 

Black 4–spoke Leather Steering Wheel 

from 1986 944 Turbo—same as 1986 

930 Turbo steering wheel—mint/like 

new—Non-airbag $250 negotiable. 

Steve, 970.376.8192, info@ 

americanglobal.org [Apr] 

Tires – KUHMO ECSTA XS 235-40-ZR18 

(F) and 315-30-ZR18 (R); less than 300 

mi.; fit 8.5 and 11x18 rims; $550 (1/2 

price of new). Chuck at ckdempster@ 

msn.com or 303.663.3503. [Mar] 

Tires, 914 Parts - 4 205/50ZR15 

BFGoodrich GForce T/A autocross/track 

tires, 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 or 

185/70-15, more than half tread, $20 

each. 1970-74 Bosch 914 electric fuel 

pump (fits 1.7, 1.8, 2.0), new in box, current 

list price $561, $230. 914 clock, 

$20. Frank Barrett, 303.237.0911, 

fdb912@gmail.com. [Apr] 

AMR Tourpalooza • Aug 6-8 

Didn’t make it in to the Telluride tour? Or maybe you just 

can’t get enough of the Alpine Mountain Region’s legendary 

PCA 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 Details 

Registration 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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what we do 

Whether 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 opportunities 

to enjoy and learn about your Porsche. 

Tour 

A tour is a non-competitive driving event in 

which participants follow a given route to a destination 

(which may or may not be known in 

advance). A tour may vary in length from a day 

trip to a long weekend with an overnight stay or 

two. Tours usually follow scenic routes (which are 

plentiful in Colorado) and/or visit interesting or 

obscure destinations. Tours are sometimes combined 

with rallies to add variety and a dose of 

competition to the event. 

RMR hosts at least one tour each year; AMR typically 

offers several. A number of tours are 

usually offered at Porsche Parade as well. 

Rally 

A rally is a competitive event in which contestants 

attempt to follow a course specified by a 

set of instructions. Rallies are typically run on 

public, paved roads, and speed limits are always 

observed. The two major types of rallies are the 

Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally and the Gimmick 

rally. In a TSD rally, participants attempt to 

follow the instructions precisely, maintaining the 

correct speed, as points are deducted for arriving 

at checkpoints (the locations of which are not 

known in advance) early or late. A Gimmick rally 

is typically a bit less rigid and usually involves 

solving puzzles of some type. 

Between RMR and AMR, a handful of rallies—at 

least one of each type—are offered. Porsche 

Parade also hosts a TSD rally, and sometimes a 

Gimmick rally, each year. 

Autocross (AX) 

An autocross is a competition in which drivers 

navigate their cars through a course defined by 

orange cones, usually in a large parking lot. Top 

speeds are generally moderate, topping out 

around 40-65 MPH (no higher than second gear 

for many cars). Competing cars are spaced at 

long intervals—typically only 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 autocross 

events each year, including Eiskhana (essentially 

Membership Social 

Membership socials provide an opportunity to 

reconnect with old friends and meet new members. 

Historically, a membership meeting begins 

with a social hour with a cash bar, followed by 

the evening’s program. The content of the program 

varies, sometimes featuring a “slide show” 

from a recent event, or a guest speaker such as 

accomplished Speed World Challenge racer 

Randy Pobst. 

RMR’s membership socials, unless otherwise 

stated, are held the first Thursday of the month. 

Different venues and topics will keep the meetings 

fresh and inviting. Watch RMR Porsche News 

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” procedures such 

as brake bleeding. Tech sessions are usually presented 

by experienced Porsche technicians, 

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an autocross on the ice!) in the winter and an AX 

school in the spring. Additionally, autocross is a 

major event at Porsche Parade. 

Driver Education (DE) 

A driver education event provides a safe, controlled 

environment for high-performance driving 

instruction. DE offers drivers of all skill levels the 

opportunity to hone their driving skills, with the 

help of an experienced instructor, in a controlled, 

closed-course environment. In keeping with PCA 

philosophy, the primary emphasis at all times is 

on safety. A word of warning, though: the DE 

experience may be habit-forming! 

As DE events are not racing, nor preparation for 

racing, lap times are not recorded. However, 

some DE events are followed immediately by a 

time trial event, which gives drivers a chance to 

quantify their performance. Lap times may then 

be used to measure personal improvement, 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 future) 

Pikes 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 RMRhosted 

“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 the “Super 

DE” event, adds up to one thrilling weekend! 

many of whom are sponsors of RMR events and 

RMR Porsche News. 

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. 


A concours is essentially a car show, in which 

contestants endeavor to present their cars in as 

close to “perfect” condition as possible. A number 

of judged categories usually exist, typically 

differentiating between types of cars (e.g. 356, 

Boxster) and level of preparation (“daily driver” 

or “full preparation” or somewhere in between). 

Cars sometimes may be entered as “display 

only,” for owners who wish to participate but not 

compete. 

RMR participates in a handful of local concours 

events each year, including the annual Exotic 

Sports Car Show and Concours d’Elegance, benefiting 

United Cerebral Palsy Colorado. The 

annual Porsche Parade also hosts a major concours 

each year. 

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