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PPRESIDENTRESIDENT’’SS MMESSAGEESSAGETime for a Change

The 89 car is getting a bit long in the tooth;it’s a 1989 Carrara with 155,000 miles.I’ve not minded the aging process over thelast 10 years with my Porsche. As a carages, the nits and nats that go wrong arechances to spend some quality time in mygarage, and when a complex problem aris-es, it’s an opportunity to chew the fat withguys and gals at your favorite Porscheshop. You’ll surely find out how every-one’s cars are doing after a long season,who is upgrading suspensions, who misseda shift and is rebuilding their engine, who isplanning a project car and even who is buy-ing and selling their cars. Like many clubmembers, I stop in throughout the season toget the latest results from an event, newsabout people and advice about my car. Icall it the lug nut telegraph.

And speaking of buying and selling a car,the time comes when you want to make achange and you start to seriously look atcars on the lots and on the internet and, ofcourse, on the lug net telegraph. Newermodel Porsches are intriguing me with theirnew technology, comforts and many engi-neering improvements. Somehow, my listof the 89 car to-dos doesn’t seem as inter-esting as it once did. It could be the tradi-tional new car season that has me lookingagain this fall, or all the car ads on TV, orthe latest Porsche review in Panorama mag-azine. But this may be the year for achange for me and my 89 car.

Other RMR members have had that newcar itch too. David sold his SC, a greattrack car, and all that is left is a photo ofthe blue Porsche at 2nd Creek hanging onhis garage wall. You see it just over thehoods of an RS America and a Boxster Sthat soothed his itch for a new Porsche.

But instead of being instant track success,these cars were a bit distant, and not asenjoyable on the track for several seasonswhile the sorting out of both car and drivertook place. It takes time to like a change insomething as personal as a Porsche, partic-ularly when you drive as much as we do inRMR with all the events each year.

Now Alex went the other way by steppingback in time to a 911 race car, with powernothing, turbo-not and a tire flat-spottinglack of ABS. His 2006 Turbo will be thedaily driver now, and enjoying the race carand learning new driving techniques will bean adventure for next year.

Of course, collectors are always buying andselling cars, and there are several RMRmembers that are excellent collectors.Finding a special car you have alwaysadmired is reason enough to buy, assuminggarage and budget capacities are adequate.But I wonder how they know when it istime to sell, and how they feel about some-one else now caring for their treasures.

Some members just fix up their cars andhold them. From basic repairs to fullrestorations for a concours winning result,keeping the same car has its delights too.

Dan has his old but perfect Pumpkin orange911 that shows up at autocrosses now andthen. Lee brings his green 356 out, originalas can be, and he’s had it for more than afew miles and years. Randy fixes his white911. Whatever might break gets repairedin his garage, and with a full repaint lastyear, it looks as good as it drives. Forthem, it is the itch to hold onto a car theyhave known well over the years.

I’m ready for a change though, and maybea Boxster will be that something new, allfresh and full of Porsche adventures on theroad. Another change for me is leaving theRMR board for 2007. After 10 years ofenjoying the opportunity the members gaveme to volunteer and lead the club, it is trulytime to find someone new and fresh to hopin the RMR driver’s seat and head us downthat road to adventure, friends and fun.

For me at RMR, the more events I did, themore I enjoyed my Porsche. And the moreoften I showed up and raised my hand tovolunteer, the more friends I made. Allthose early weekend mornings heading outto an event, or late evenings driving homefrom a board meeting were often chilly, butI was always warmed by the friendly cama-raderie of the membership, inspired by theenthusiasm of new members and chal-lenged to drive my best by both experi-enced competitors in the Challenge Seriesand by my driving students eager to learn.

I expect my next Porsche to be different,yet the same, and I also know that RMR inthe years ahead will be different but thesame too. Thanks for the miles everyone,I’ll see you in my mirrors.

Andy Forberg,President

MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP MMEETINGEETINGThursday, January 4

6:30 PM at 3R Automotive

The January membership meeting will be

held again at the spectacular shop of 3R

Automotive, located at 3701 South

Kalamath in Englewood. The program for

this meeting will feature the 3R racing

team talking about their highly successful

racing season. Many of 3R's successful

race cars will be on display for everyone to

examine and drool over. Beer, pop, and

cold cuts will be served. Join us for a

great evening!!

To get to 3R Automotive, turn south from

Hampden Ave. onto Inca, which flows into

Jason, turn right (west) at Kenyon, then go

one block to Kalamath. The shop is located

on the corner of Kalamath and Kenyon.

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on the Newsletter button.

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President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2

January Membership Meeting . . . . . . . . .page 2

Membership Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4

Editor’s Musing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5

Event Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5

CAMATrack Develpment . . . . . . . . . . .page 6

Eiskhana Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7

Trick or Cross Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 10

January Tech Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11

RMR Fall Tour & Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 12

2009 Colorado Porsche Parade . . . . . . . .page 15

RMR Holiday Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 16

The Drivers Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 18

Member Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 22

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IINSIDENSIDE THISTHIS IISSUESSUE

President

Andy Forberg

[email protected]

(H) 303-399-3357

First Vice President

Susan Bucknam

[email protected]

(H) (303) 237-3140

(C) (303) 803-5683

Second Vice President

David Speights

[email protected]

(H) 970-225-2201

Treasurer

John Mackin

[email protected]

(303) 665-9579

Secretary

Cecil Morris

[email protected]

(303) 399-2482

Membership

Tamela Cash

[email protected]

(H) 303-554-7464

Newsletter

Rex Heck

[email protected]

(H) 303-841-8124

Past President

Jim Everson

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These members may be contacted for information

regarding the maintenance and modification of your

Porsche. They are specialists with detailed information

about specific Porsche cars.

356Tom Scott

303-819-0101

911Alan Fritze

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EUROSPORTAUTOMOTIVE

PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN & DOMESTIC REPAIR

RMR/PCA MEMBER

David Marshall

Telephone: (303) 423-3715

Fax: 303-423-3697

5615 Lamar Street

Arvada, CO 80002


MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP MMESSAGESESSAGESI’ll be ending my term as membership chair this year. Please welcome our new membership chair, Cecil Morris. Ithas been an honor and a pleasure to serve on your board, and a special treat to meet and get to know so many of ournew members! I’m looking forward to getting involved in other areas of the club. Renewals will be going out soon, soif you have changed your address, please let Cecil or me know so you won’t miss any issues of our newsletter. Weneed lots of volunteers for 2007 – if you’re willing to help co-chairing an event or help out in any capacity, please letany board member know. Feel free to call me at (303) 554-7464 or email [email protected] with any questions,problems, or suggestions. Tamela

NNEWEW MMEMBERSEMBERS

Christopher AndersH – (972)904-9133W – (914)[email protected] 911 turbo blue

Anne FishPO Box 4942Jackson, WY 83001H – (307)[email protected] Boxster grey

Edmund Engelbert [email protected] 356A Cabriolet blue

Betty Guffey742 Sandy Lane #AVail, CO 81657H – (970)[email protected] 911 SC Targa gray

Dave & Cindy Hayes8224 S Leyden CtCentennail, CO 80112H – (303)220-1820W – (303)[email protected]@msn.com1979 911SC Targa gold

Martin & Karen Hickman12784 N 3rd StParker, CO 80134H – (303)805-8992W – (303)[email protected] 930 Turbo

Ray & Carol Hilliard714 Humboldt StDenber, CO 80218H – (303)[email protected] Boxster S grey

Jerry & Joyce Hubka501 Gait CrFt Collins, CO 80524H – (970)[email protected] 911 Carrera blue

Bruce McAllisterPO Box 109Boulder, CO 80306H – (303)[email protected] Carrera Meridian

Porsche of BoulderPO Box 17730Boulder, CO 80308W – (303)[email protected]


EEVENTVENT CCALENDARALENDAR

TTHEHE EEDITORDITOR’’SS MMUSINGSUSINGS

December 2006

Saturday 12/2 AMR Holiday Party

Monday 12/4 RMR Board Meeting

Saturday 12/9 RMR Holiday Party (page 16)

January 2007

Tuesday 1/2 RMR Board Meeting

Thursday 1/4 RMR Membership Meeting (3-R)

Saturday 1/13 Tech Session (Eurosport Automotive)

Saturday 1/27 Eiskhana (page 7)


February 2007

Saturday/Sunday 2/10-11 AMR Snowmobile Tour

Saturday 2/17 Dinner & A Movie


Note: (CS) Challenge Series Event

For the most up to date event schedule, check out our online

calendar at www.rmrporscheclub.com or www.pca.org/alp.

2006 C2006 COMMITTEESOMMITTEES

Challenge Series

Greg Curtiss

303-699-9360

[email protected]

CMC Representative

Jerry Schouten

303-777-3942

303-762-8806

Door Prizes

Bob Sutherland

303-795-0471

[email protected]

Jerry Medina

303-795-1651

[email protected]

Equipment

Chris Sully

303- 369-9052

[email protected]

Historian

Andrea Rossiter

303-333-4223 [email protected]

Instructors

Randy Hoch

[email protected]

Safety

Graeme Weston-Lewis970-622-9972

[email protected]

Tech Inspection

Greg Johnson

303-789-2545

[email protected]

Timing

Bob Speights

970-282-3495

[email protected]

Club Race Liaison

Mike Quigley

303-322-2666

[email protected]

Webmeister

Scott Rogers

970-690-8343

[email protected]

Programs

Rick Goncalves

303-697-1960

[email protected]

Zone 9 Representative

Dale Thero

303-832-4181 x117

720-344-0265

[email protected]

CAMA Representative

Walt Fricke

303-499-6540

[email protected]

This month’s issue has a review of the

2006 Porsche Parade in Portland, and a

look at the 2009 Parade that RMR and

AMR will be hosting in Colorado. If you

have never been to a parade, take a look at

the pictures and see all the fun that every-

one is having. There are activities for

everyone. Consider going to San Diego

next year. That is a great place to spend

the fourth of July. Beaches, sun, the Gas

Light District, and of course Porsches.

What more could you ask for.

This is my last edition as newsletter editor.

It has been a great three year run. Next

month I will turn over the reins to Martin

Smith. Give him the support that I have

received with articles and pictures and his

job will be an easy one.

See you at the Holiday Party.

Rex Heck, Editor

Want to discuss Porsches, RMR or simply something that other

Porschephiles might be interested in? If so, you can join the RMR

Yahoo! discussion group by typing in the follwing URL

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/rmr_pca/ and click the "Join

this group" button. We’ll look for you there.

RMR ORMR ONLINENLINE DDISCUSSIONISCUSSION GGROUPROUP


While the CAMA member representatives

have kept their club boards fully informed

of the progress of CAMA’s plans, we have

released minimal information to club mem-

bers. In the past, information released pre-

maturely has led to difficulties and inflated

expectations, which were later dashed.

Now that formal applications are in process

and a track near Front Range airport

appears unlikely, we believe it is time to

release information on an exciting prospect

for a new track near Byers. Assuming zon-

ing approval, we can begin construction in

2007 and be operational by 2008.

Back in January and February of this year,

problems with the Sutton/Front Range proj-

ect began to surface. CAMA began a feasi-

bility study and preliminary negotiations on

a possible track site farther east than Front

Range. That study convinced the CAMA

representatives that we could support our

own facility and solidify the future of our

clubs, even if an additional track were to be

built in the Denver-metro area. The basis

of the feasibility is the 45 event weekends

already lost to our clubs from the closures

of Second Creek, Mead and PPIR. It is

underscored by the reduced track participa-

tion in 2006 as a result of the demise of

these tracks, and the fact that the

Sutton/Front Range project is on indefinite

hold.

In May CAMA entered into a contract for

~460 acres located east of Byers on

Highway 36, within 60 miles of the

Mousetrap (intersection of I-25 and I-70).

The purchase price for this property is a

million dollars less than the price for the

Front Range property, and no residential or

other development is nearby. We have tem-

porarily nicknamed this property ‘East of

Eden.’ In June, after discussions with

Arapahoe County planners, we requested

the County to modify their agricultural reg-

ulations to include amateur motorsports

facilities as a use by special review. The

County Commissioner consideration on this

request is scheduled for early December. If

the Commissioners approve our request, we

will submit an application for a use by spe-

cial review. When approved, this permit

will not expire. We will not be required to

buy the land until we have the permit, and

do not intend to begin major construction

until we have sufficient funds to complete

the track paving. We hope for permit

approval in the late spring or early summer

of next year, with construction beginning in

late summer or early fall, in time to pave

before winter.

We have met with the business leaders in

the area and they are supportive and enthu-

siastic about the prospect of an amateur

race facility in their community. The Byers

Development Council has sent a letter of

endorsement to the County planning

department, urging that our use request be

approved.

In August we presented a preliminary busi-

ness plan to each of the five Boards. In

this plan we identified a Phase 1, bare-

bones construction budget requiring $2.8

million for a 2.4-mile road course with a

Pueblo-style paddock. We believe the plan

is achievable, requiring a minimum of indi-

vidual member donations ($500,000) and a

participation loan package totaling $1.4

million, along with $900,000 from the

clubs’ investment in CAMA. The business

model for East Of Eden assumes competi-

tion from a second Denver area new track,

and is based on 25 weekends of rental

rather than the average of 32 at SCR. It

also assumes a reduction to 75% of the

SCR test & tune revenue due to the addi-

tional distance from Denver. These num-

bers indicate that we can support the break-

even needs of our own facility with rental

rates as little as 10% more than at SCR,

and that the clubs can also conduct events

at other new track should they be built.

The five Boards each authorized CAMA to

spend up to $50,000 in earnest payments

and planning expenses.

The $1.4 million loan program is under

development and anticipates use of 25-40

motorsport enthusiast lenders. Preliminary

decisions for the $500,000 donation cam-

paign are being made. For the final

$900,000, CAMA has approximately

$450,000 in its treasury, and will have

$650,000 when the final SCR funds are

rebated to the clubs and invested in

CAMA. The Boards of each of the five

CAMA clubs approved the concept of

investment of an additional $50,000 from

each of their treasuries in 2004. All the

clubs except the Multi-Car Club Alliance

have this $50,000 available, and the MCCA

has assured CAMA that it can raise this

money from its constituent clubs in a time-

ly manner. These investments will provide

CAMA with the additional $250,000 need-

ed.

Two new players have surfaced in the

potential race track market. In Genoa (east

of Limon and 100 miles from the

Mousetrap), two individuals have permis-

sion from Lincoln County to build a motor-

sport complex. They have expressed their

desire to build a facility the clubs could

use, though their program appears mainly

dependent on membership revenues under

the country club concept. The second

potential project is on land east of Agate,

which is 70 miles out, including four miles

of presently unpaved road. The Agate

developer has an abundance of land under

contract and is in negotiation with Elbert

County to obtain permitting. This develop-

er is also willing to work with the clubs

and, while seeking membership investment

of the country club style, appears to have

other financing options. Both of these

facilities are outside of CAMA’s original

goal of a metro Denver area facility within

60 minutes of the mousetrap. Both poten-

tial projects are fueled by commercial inter-

To: Members of Colorado Amateur Motorsport Associates, LLC and their respective memberships

From: Charlie Thompson, CAMA manager

Subject: CAMA Track Development, Byers Colorado

November 3, 2006


The once annual ice driving event returns

January 20, 2007 to Lake Georgetown

after a one year hiatus. The lake will be

well frozen and ready for slippery ice

driving fun and drivers’ education this

year. We will meet for breakfast in a

restaurant nearby before the event for

planning, registration and boasting. Then

we'll be off to the lake to test our driving

skills on the ice. Afterwards we will gath-

er at another local establishment to review

our performance or invent one for our-

selves.

As you probably know, the driving skills

are all the same but the speeds are lower

on ice. For many of us, this is as close as

we will ever come to driving as fast as our

fabulous returning event chairperson,

Grant Remington! Set this date aside for

another truly cool event and check the

January newsletter for all the details!

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ests, and we can assume they will seek a

reasonable return on their investments.

While some of you are savvy detectives

and may identify the land parcel under

contract, we ask that you respect our posi-

tion in the County process and refrain from

any contact. As this is still a working

farm, we could be liable for crop damage

from people visiting the site, and we value

our very good relationship with the seller.

I will state that this land is not typical of

the many parcels previously reviewed.

The land under contract has excellent

paved access and dramatic elevation

changes that will provide an extremely

exciting track! The abundance of land

allows large and safe runoff areas and

great potential for future expansion. I

hope to follow up this letter in December

with the news of our progress with the

county and some details of the site plan

and permit application, once submitted. A

condensed copy of CAMA’s East of Eden

business plan will soon be posted on

CAMA’s website at www.camplaps.org,

for those who wish further detail.

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By Dwight Ingram

Ghoulish drivers and spooky vehicles

assembled early October 29th at RMR’s

annual Trick or Cross held at the Mt.

Elbert Lot at DIA. Drivers arrived early to

survey the sea of cones which morphed

into a fast paced autocross course. After

surveying the course, Susan Bucknam was

asked why she is retiring her car and get-

ting a new one,” I need more power.” That

is the trademark of an Alan Fritze set

autocross course. The two slaloms were set

with Frankenstein sized cones. Ghostly

turnarounds and a fast finish followed the

slaloms. The drivers’ meeting got down to

business and we had a special guest,

“Graeme’s cousin Angus,” who walked in

playing the bagpipes. The costumes came

out at the lunch break. First place went to

Stan Paprocki, who came sporting a kilt.

Second place went to the drunken waiter

Phil O’Brien. Spiderman, Cadet Ryan got

3rd. Porsche costume winner was Alex

Acevedo’s “killer” car that was covered in

body parts. Second place was Spider car of

Chris Lennon and 3rd went to Stan

Poprocki. The driving continued after

lunch and everyone had his or her chance

to beat the clock. Bruce Waddle was over-

heard saying; “I really need one of those

Boxter S’s”. Thanks to everyone that

helped out to make the Trick or Cross a

great event. See you next year!

TTRICKRICK OROR CCROSSROSS 20062006

Results

Class Nbr Driver Best Time Run 1Run 2 Run 3 Run 4

s1m 710 Lars Waldner 73.826 76.435 80.381 74.503 73.826

s2m 34 Stan Paprocki 77.670 dsq 80.037 78.269 77.670

s2w 45 Tamela Cash 76.553 80.964 78.206 76.553 78.703

s3m 527 Bruce W. Waddle 69.187 74.427 73.276 71.601 69.187

s3m 556 Dave Pettiti 69.220 dsq 79.440 69.220 69.272

s3m 1114 Ryan Bamford 71.850 80.729 73.596 73.440 71.850

s3m 986 Cecil Morris 72.080 71.290 73.334 72.732 71.290

s3m 62 Chris Sulley 72.244 72.267 72.588 84.333 72.244

s3m 661 John Mackin 72.487 74.470 74.779 74.695 72.487

s3w 986A Martha Vail 74.619 82.928 dsq 77.419 74.619

s4m 508 Gary Bauerle 69.272 73.492 70.369 70.064 69.272

s4m 792 Michael Stieger 71.720 75.354 72.885 73.045 71.720

s6m 208 John Miller 71.655 76.532 dsq 71.655 72.138

p1m 917 Grant Remington 69.054 71.065 69.054 74.320 70.982

p1m 177 Ron Maxwell 70.270 dsq 73.368 70.270 70.885

p1m 199 Lee Sammons 75.139 78.220 75.347 75.996 75.139

p2m 947 Ryan Hiatt 71.309 71.366 71.309

p2m 185 Phil O'Brien 72.650 75.888 73.841 72.650 78.572

p2m 924 Jim Fry 73.865 80.420 77.645 77.917 73.865

p2w 9 Susan Bucknam 70.342 75.335 74.508 70.472 70.342


Class Nbr Driver Best Time Run 1Run 2 Run 3 Run 4

p4m 280 Joseph Garbe 74.931 79.127 79.040 75.840 74.931

p5m 7 Randy Hoch 68.751 70.931 69.370 68.751 69.498

p5m 896 Chris Lennon 69.090 72.080 70.955 70.830 69.090

p5m 308A Alex Acevedo 71.059 82.485 77.140 73.058 71.059

p5m 89 Andy Forberg 71.346 73.796 73.582 71.858 71.346

p5w 89A Peggy Englert 74.032 86.314 80.257 76.699 74.032

p6m 195 G. Weston-Lewis 60.509 61.929 61.022 60.771 60.509

p6m 261 Geoff Shilling 74.131 79.660 76.410 74.131 76.587

p7m 178 R. Zimmerman 65.886 69.191 66.936 66.472 65.886

p7m 46 Dan Ryan 71.951 80.588 76.889 73.450 71.951

i2m 65 Andy Labout 73.843 75.620 74.016 75.883 73.843

i2w 65A Patricia Labout 81.810 83.000 81.810 dsq 87.200

m2m 22 Alan Fritze 63.723 65.756 64.579 70.529 63.723

m2m 689 Robert Birney 74.900 83.769 74.900

m2w 22A Dottie Fritze 66.667 75.260 69.859 67.084 66.667

m3m 91 Greg Curtiss 64.330 68.362 66.880 65.000 64.330

m3m 33 Walt Fricke 67.414 70.779 68.442 69.572 67.414

m3w 33A Kathy Fricke 72.861 87.861 75.197 73.816 72.861

unk 1016 Tom Carlin 71.383 76.440 74.056 71.630 71.383

unk 4 Frank Barrett 72.913 75.758 72.980 73.483 72.913

unk 369 M. Woodward 75.172 81.912 78.937 77.345 75.172

exh 1555 Mark Franklin 67.728 69.750 68.215 67.994 67.728

exh 1335 Skip Sauls 68.335 74.338 68.840 68.335 70.381

exh 1337 Randy Stout 68.806 dsq 69.669 69.045 68.806

exh 1969 Marshall Alworth71.207 77.567 73.916 72.526 71.207

exh 2100 Dwight Ingram 75.166 77.394 76.280 75.538 75.166

exh 1111 Sarah Speights 87.359 96.093 87.359 111.035 87.718

Top Time of Day Man: Graeme Weston-Lewis 60.509

Top Time of Day Woman: Dottie Fritze 66.667

Photos: Chirs Lennon & Dotty Fritze

Please join us for coffee and donuts as

David Marshall, owner of Eurosport

Automotive, walks us through another

essential system found in our cars. The

session will be held Saturday January

13th, 9:00 a.m. at Eurosport Automotive

5615 Lamar Street in Arvada. 303-423-

3715

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Photos: Fall Tour: Robert Birney; Parade: Grame Weston-Lewis

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Worlds Fastest Tractors

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By Kathy Fricke ’09 Colorado Parade Chair designate

The Rocky Mountain and Alpine Mountain

Regions of the Porsche Club of America

are planning to host a Parade in Colorado

in 2009. For those of you who have never

attended a National Porsche Parade, and as

a refresher for those of you who have, here

is what a Porsche Parade is. The term

“Porsche Parade” started in August 1956,

when 64 enthusiastic 356 owners gathered

at a suburban Washington

motel for four days of Porsche

enjoyment and friendship. A

“parade” of Porsches through

the Maryland countryside

caused everyone to refer to the

event as the Porsche Parade.

The nickname has stuck, and

the event now draws up to

1300 PCA members every

year.

The National Porsche Parade is

the annual gathering or con-

vention for PCA members

from all over the world. We

gather to talk Porsches, look at

Porsches, drive Porsches, and

share experiences. The Parade

has been hosted by one or

more PCA Regions each summer since

1956, and consists of at least five to six

days packed full of competitive and social

events, seminars, children’s activities and

much camaraderie. Besides entrants, rep-

resentatives from the Porsche factory in

Stuttgart and Porsche Cars North America

also attend, along with numerous automo-

tive-related spokesmen and women.

The week consists of four major competi-

tive events. The Concours d’ Elegance is a

display of Porsches in a park-like or golf

course setting, where the entrants’ cars are

judged on cleanliness and originality. We

are also going to have a Porsche wash and

shine display at our Parade, which will

take place along side the Concours cars.

The Rally is a timed touring event over

public roads. During the rally, all posted

speed limits and traffic laws are obeyed.

The Autocross is a single car timed slalom-

like event, usually in a large paved parking

lot. The Tech Quiz is a written test chal-

lenging the entrant’s knowledge of Porsche

technology and history. We will also be

scheduling additional events such as a new

event called the Zone Challenge, 5K-

walk/run event, and tours to local attrac-

tions to help round out the week.

Rocky Mountain region hosted its first

Porsche Parade in Colorado back in 1960

at Aspen. The second Colorado Parade

took place in 1966 in Colorado Springs.

There was a twelve-year pause until 1978,

when it took place in Aspen once more.

The decision was made in 1988 to host the

Colorado Parade jointly, when Rocky

Mountain and Alpine Mountain hosted that

Parade in Colorado Springs. And finally,

1998 took the Colorado Parade to

Steamboat Springs, once again jointly

hosted by both regions.

Volunteers will be a large part of the suc-

cess of the Colorado Parade, and our

regions will need your assistance. At this

point in organizing the ’09 Colorado

Parade we are in search of experienced

Parade goers to Chair and volunteer for the

many positions/jobs to help turn this

adventure into a reality. We will all give

many hours of our precious time and ener-

gy over the next two years toward this

eventual Colorado offering to all of PCA.

What I ask at this time is for you to con-

sider attending the San Diego ’07 Parade.

The ’08 Parade will be held in Charlotte,

North Carolina and may be a bit

more challenging for us

Westerners to attend, although

not impossible. It would be our

recommendation that you put

forth the effort to acquire the

needed Parade experience by

attending one or both of these

Parades. You will not be disap-

pointed.

The November issue of

Panorama magazine will contain

a description of the up coming

’07 San Diego, California

Parade. It will explain the

requirements of when and how

to register for Parade. Please

think about attending this Parade

so you will acquire the Parade

experience we will need for our own ’09

Parade. The Pano article will give a spe-

cific date in January of ’07 to go online

and register. The Porsche Parade fills up

quickly, and if you hesitate to register for

even a few days after the official opening

date, you may not get in.

The regions of Rocky Mountain and

Alpine Mountain are looking forward to

another joint venture by hosting the 2009

Colorado Porsche Parade. More details

on the site and 2009 dates will follow in

additional articles.

2009 C2009 COLORADOOLORADO PPORSCHEORSCHE PPARADEARADE

Off to the 2006 Parade in Portland


Saturday, December 9, 2006

6.30 p.m. - whenever

Theatre Café

1335 Curtis Street

Denver

Our traditional Fabuloso Holiday Party has

an interesting and fun location this year.

We'll be at the Theatre Café at Denver's

Performing Arts Complex. The action

starts at 6.30 p.m. and goes as late as you

can stand it.

This year's event features:

Outstanding location: If you haven't been

there, the Theatre Café is a wonderful

restaurant that combines plenty of room for

socializing with your friends, music, com-

fortable dinner seating, and terrific food.

Good food: The full buffet includes ribeye

steak, seafood pasta, salads, fruits, starch-

es, vegetables, and assorted fresh desserts.

Traditional entertainment: See your friends

when they are all cleaned up and wearing

normal clothes! No more Helmet Hair!

New entertainment: Lots of interesting

things happening in downtown Denver at

this time of year. The Performing Arts

Complex will have lights and live music to

animate the environment. This is a good

opportunity to get downtown for holiday

shopping or one of the theatre matinees. A

good guide to downtown action is at

http://www.denver.org/Events/.

Stay all night: If you prefer to spend the

night downtown, several hotels are avail-

able. The best deal we found was at the

Holiday Inn at 1450 Glenarm Place: regu-

lar rate of $109 is discounted to $99 if you

book two weeks ahead.

Awards: We'll hand out awards to all the

folks who contributed to another successful

year of Porsche fun. The awards program

is now slickly expedited to we can move

onto…

Free Stuff: Finally, we have two sets of

tires to give away. Remember, you must

be present to win, so sign up now!

Details: All this is available to you for a

mere $48 per person. Sign up at the RMR

Online Registration at www.rmr-

porscheclub.com. Parking is available at

the Performing Arts facility for $7.

Questions? Call David or Andrea Rossiter

at 303-333-4223.

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Come in today for a FREE 21 point safety inspection and take advantage of this special pricing.

Below are some examples:

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928 $ 69.95 w/ 20/50

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(all prices plus tax and shop supplies – may not be combined with any other offer – subject to change without notice – applies only to Porsche vehicles 1999 model year and older – additional parts or services may be required or recommended at an extra cost)

Includes complimentary hand car wash (not a drive thru machine) – free local shuttle

Enterprise Rent a Car on-site with discounted rates for our clients.

Compare our prices to anyone, you might just be surprised how little it costs to have the best Porsche Dealer in Denver service your vehicle.

All of our technicians are 100% Porsche Factory Trained and Certified

We use only Genuine Porsche Parts which come with a 2 year/24 month warranty

A Driver’s View of Italy

“Nord not Sur”!, yelped my wife, Ann, as we

executed the first of what would be many

wrong turns during our recent Italian visit.

We had driven only a couple

of kilometers from the

Rome airport and, just as I

was contemplating a quick

U-turn to right the ship, a

pair of lane-splitting Ducatis

flashed by my window.

Yup, we’re not in Kansas

anymore Toto! My normal,

semi-aggressive driving

style had met its match. I

would wait patiently until

we reached the next round-

about to get us headed back

to the road north and our

hillside retreat in Umbria.

While looking at the map

before setting out from

Rome, I figured it would take us no more

than two hours to reach the little hill town of

Bettona, where we would be staying in a

lovely agriturismo hotel. That would leave

us better than an hour of daylight to get our

bearings, unpack, and change for dinner.

The problem was, we had to travel on four

different roads to get there and that led to

more wrong turns and some creative route-

changing to cover our miscues. We were

making this trip to celebrate twenty-five

years of marital bliss, but to be sure, the deci-

sion to enter into this union was not made on

the basis of Ann’s map-reading or naviga-

tional skills. But, to be fair, imagine driving

along a very twisty road you’ve never seen

before at a good clip, with the locals all over

you from behind, while you try to look at a

stack of 16 signs upon entering a roundabout

hoping to determine which road of the four

to take. There was much of this and so, there

we were: four hours into our odyssey, squint-

ing at the map under the Fiat Punto’s meager

interior light trying to decide if the

Autostrada we were traveling on actually had

an exit at the last bit of road to

our hotel. It was then that Ann

announced that she didn’t actu-

ally know the name of the

establishment, that she had been

exchanging emails with the pro-

prietress from a global website,

and although we definitely had

a reservation, we would have to

ask around in town for this

hotel that we knew only to be

owned by a woman named

Sylvia. I might have finally

snapped, but what the hell,

often the best parts of a vaca-

tion are the unexpected, off-beat

things that you experience. Plus, Ann has

more Italian than I ever will so this “asking

around” bit would fall on her shoulders.

Sure enough, the first place she asked said

“si signora”!, they knew the place, and after

a few more wrong turns we were in our room

with a view out across to Assisi! It was nine-

thirty, but after all, that is when the Italians

eat dinner so we were right on time!

Over the next two weeks, we put many miles

on the little Fiat, visiting towns founded in

the first couple of centuries, traveling a coun-

tryside criss-crossed with vineyards and olive

groves, as well as some beautiful inland

lakes. We took the “long way” whenever

possible. The Italian Autostrada system, as

the Autobahn-equivalent is known, has a sug-

gested left lane speed of 130KPH (about 81

MPH) but I was astounded at the closing

speeds one can experience. Even when I had

the Punto panting at 165 a big xenon-flashing

Tuetonic sedan would be bearing down on us

at 220 KPH. At one point, I was doing an

honest one-hundred miles an hour and all the

traffic in front of us was pulling away! I


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Talk about too much information

Did I mention the food?


thought this was all pretty amusing and soon

became comfortable with the dance. It was

like driving my F car in some enduro where

they’ve thrown the cup cars in with us. But

after some porcini-mushroom-seeking-mis-

sile in the form of a black Alfa Romeo had

shot past at close to 250 KPH, Ann asked if

we could slow the pace and take more of the

back roads, which we did. We were reward-

ed for this choice. At one point, we came

upon a Sunday procession in a small town

that started at the church and led into the

nearby vineyards, presumably to bless the

harvest. We simply waited patiently for 5 or

so minutes until this happy group, complete

with brass band, passed by. On another

detour, we drove the entirety of the Amalfi

coast – thanks to another missed turn – along

the twisty mountain road

that clings to the hillside

and offers stunning views

out over the Tyrrhennian

Sea. So tight were the turns

that at some corners convex

mirrors had been installed to

allow one to see whether the

oncoming traffic features a

huge bus that will require

the entire road or simply a

couple of motorbikes at full

lean. Busier sections even

had road marshals stationed

who would stop traffic to

allow busses to negotiate the

sharper turns without crush-

ing a family in a Fiat Uno.

We saw relatively few

Porsches, probably more Ferraris, but mostly

big Euro sedans sharing the road with some

of the smallest, most fuel efficient cars I’ve

ever encountered. With gasoline selling right

at six bucks for 4 liters many cars including

the Audi/BMW/Mercedes group, burn diesel.

Quite a few use “GPL” or liquefied petrole-

um gas which is the cheapest of the three

alternatives. The Smart Cars were very

much in evidence, as were Mini-Coopers,

which actually looked big compared to the

many Puegot, Seat, and Citroen models that

we saw. Inexplicably, I noticed a fair num-

ber of Jeep Grand Cherokees. But their fuel

economy, like that of the X5’s and ML’s,

worked out to be about 40 cents/mile.

All in all, the trip was great fun, with plenty

of unexpectedly great experiences. My

proudest moment occurred when we turned

the car back in at the Rome airport – with

both side mirrors intact! Lastly, we were

both lucky enough to find each other’s per-

fect Christmas gift while in romantic Italy.

Ann is getting a Garmin StreetPilot c530 and

I a muzzle!

I’d like to express my thanks to Bob Polich

for filling in for me last month and writing a

splendid article on the family aspect of Club

Racing.

Mike Quigley

Club Race Liaison

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For Sale: Winter's Coming! Selling fourDunlop Graspic DS-1 winter tires. 205-55-16 fronts with 6mm tread, and 225-50-16 rears with 9mm tread. Tires still work great, but really rub on mylowered 968, so I need to get lower profiletires. Originally $400. Will sell for $200.Call Chris at 719-235-1074. (nov)

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