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off cial news magazine 

Well, not literally, but check out 

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Volume 53 ● Edition 12 ● December 2011 

Miller Time! 

Seven RMR members caravan to Utah for a 

track-tastic weekend • see page 10 

Cones a-Fell 

Once Again 

fall AX wrap-up on page 6

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Vol. 53 Edition 12•December 2011 

from the president Rex Heck, President 

The high-speed 

driving season has 

just come to an end, 

and we are already 

preparing for next 

year. We have scheduled 

six weekends at 

High Plains Raceway 

and are planning at least two autocrosses. 

This year I didn’t get to drive 

as much as I would have liked. One of 

the reasons is that I waited until April 

to start getting my car ready. Bad timing! 

Not only was there not much time, 

but the shops were really busy with 

other customers like me, who waited 

until the last minute. One of my new 

year’s resolutions this year is to start 

work on the car before the new year. 

So, next year, no excuses. 

While I am talking (or writing) about 

last year, we had a few RMR members 

go to the Porsche Parade in Savannah. 

And probably as a percentage of members 

there, RMR brought home a lot 

of prizes. One big one went to Jeremy 

Rosenberger (who didn’t even go!). 

He won the Paul Heinmiller Memorial 

Trophy for the best newsletter in all of 

PCA. Ken Provasi and Lynn Zucker finished 

fourth in the Navigational class 

in the TSD Rally. Those of you who 

drove in the TSD Rally at the Parade in 

Keystone know that such a placement 

is quite an accomplishment! And for 

folks who keep their cars really clean, 

Patty Kautz 

Paul R. Heinmiller Award winner 20 1 

Rex Heck with a few of his closest friends from the RMR 

and AMR boards of directors and committee chairs. 

Dave and Bette Seeland won 

their division in the Preservation class 

in the concours. Congratulations to all 

of the RMR winners. You did a great job 

representing the Region. 

Here I am writing about next year, 

and we have one more big event 

planned for this year: the Holiday 

Party. Daisy Pettem and Alex Lovejoy 

have a very special evening planned. 

The deadline for registration is almost 

here. Go to rmr.pca.org for details and 

to register. And be sure to bring an unwrapped 

toy for the Toys for Tots program. 

There will be the usual dinner, 

socializing and presentation of awards. 

Of the three, socializing is the most 

fun. In addition, the venue itself will be 

an added attraction. Don’t miss it! 

This is my last president’s article for 

the newsletter. I have been doing this 

for two years now, and it is time to get 

some new blood (or ink) to prepare this 

column. The president’s job has been 

easy, thanks to all of the help I have 

received from the board, event chairs 

and committees. This is a large club 

with lots of activities. The president 

may have some suggestions and ideas, 

but really he just goes along for the 

ride. It is almost a full-time commitment 

to keep track of all that is happening. 

I am looking forward to attending 

next year’s many RMR events and just 

having fun. See you all there. 

cover photo 

Editor’s Turn: Jeremy Rosenberger nails an 

apex through “The Attitudes” at Utah’s Miller 

Motorsports Park. More on page 10. (photo 

courtesy Eric Schramm/Rennsportfoto.com) 

inside this issue 

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

january membership social ..........2 

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

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

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

event registration team .............4 

eiskhana ........................5 

cones are a-fallin’ autocross wrap-up ..6 

driving instructor certification ........8 

february membership social .........8 

it’s miller time ...................10 

miller mania .....................13 

cones are a-fallin’ autocross results ...17 

sister carmen volunteering wrap-up ..18 

in the zone ......................19 

classified ads ....................20 

i get around .....................22 

what we do .....................23 

the rearview mirror ...............24 

High Gear (ISSN1061-1746) is the official magazine of the 

Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America (RMR/ 

PCA) and is published monthly. The annual subscription 

rate is $14.00, included in RMR/PCA membership dues. 

Non-RMR subscriptions are $25.00. 

The opinions and views appearing in High Gear are those 

of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect 

the official opinions of the RMR/PCA, PCA National, or this 

magazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. Additionally, 

none of these organizations nor this publication assumes 

any responsibility for the accuracy of material provided by 

individual writers and contributors. 

High Gear entire contents copyright © 2011 by Rocky 

Mountain Region Porsche Club of America, Inc. All rights 

reserved. Articles and photos are the copyright of their 

respective creators and are used with permission. 

Office of publication: 547 Sawtooth Point, Lafayette, CO, 

80026. Periodicals postage paid at Lafayette, CO and additional 

mailing offices. 

POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to PCA 

National Office, P.O. Box 6400, Columbia, MD 21045. 

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December 2011

egion coordinators 

CAMA Representative Walt Fricke 

303.499.6540 walterfricke@msn.com 

Challenge Series Chris Sulley 

303.369.9052 csulley@transunion.com 

Charity/Good Works Camilla Rosenberger 

Nancy Warren 

charitycommittee@rmrporscheclub.com 

Chief Driving Instructor Kathy Fricke 

303.499.6540 katfricke@msn.com 

Control Chief Al Woodward 

abw@woodwardwealth.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 Erik Behrendsen 

303.840.7361 ebehrendsen@comcast.net 

Registration Kristie Widrig 

303.655.7495 widrigkl@aol.com 

Safety Todd Nelson 

970.223.8716 nelsrats@mesanetworks.net 

Tech Inspection Tommy Dean 

303.548.0931 tedean@mac.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 Jim Kellogg 

303.840.2356 twingril62@aol.com 

911 John Haley 

303.798.2177 

912 Rob Heath 

303.995.1147 robheath912@gmail.com 

914 Dale Tuety 

303.670.1279 d2t@aol.com 

924 Dan Semborski 

303.420.2708 djsemborski@yahoo.com 

928 Your Name Here 

Volunteer to be the RMR 928 specialist! 

944 Richard Winnick 

303.429.5213 rewinnick@cs.com 

968 Your Name Here 

Volunteer to be the RMR 968 specialist! 

Boxster/Cayman Doug Bartlett 

970.214.7279 doug.bartlett@comcast.net 

Cayenne Your Name Here 

Volunteer to be the RMR Cayenne specialist! 

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December 2011 

January 

Membership 

Social 

with Randy 

Pobst 

at 

Thursday, January 12 

watch this space! 

board of directors board@rmrporscheclub.com 

President 

Rex Heck 

president@rmr... 

H:303.841.8124 

Second 

Vice President 

Jim Widrig 

2ndvicepresident@rmr... 

H:303.655.7495 

C:303.938.3022 

Secretary 

Greg Johnson 

secretary@rmr... 

H:303.761.9287 

W:303.789.2545 

Newsletter Editor 

Jeremy Rosenberger 

newsletter@rmr... 

H:303.665.8754 

C:303.478.5385 

Monthly board meetings are open to club members—see Upcoming 

Events (opposite page) for schedule. A summary of board meeting 

minutes is posted on the Web site, rmr.pca.org. 

All e-mail addresses are @rmrporscheclub.com. 

Vice President 

Rick Gonçalves 

vicepresident@rmr... 

H:303.697.1960 

Treasurer 

George Hoge 

treasurer@rmr... 

H:303.989.7600 

Membership Chair 

Nancy Warren 

membership@rmr... 

H:303.604.1289 

Past President 

Dave Speights 

pastpresident@rmr... 

H:970.225.2201 

C:970.988.7258

unoff area Jeremy Rosenberger, Editor upcoming events 

It’s mea culpa 

time. 

No, that’s not a 

new holiday tradition—at 

least not 

yet. (Although it 

could dovetail nicely 

with the Festivus holiday’s “airing of 

grievances”.) 

Last month, on the page 

opposite this one, High 

Gear promised a screening 

of the film “Senna” at the 

November membership 

social. Well, those of us 

who attended watched 

“Le Mans” instead 

(which really is a 

great movie—especially 

on the big 

screen, which is a 

format that many of us 

have never seen it in!). 

Anyway, if anyone 

out there is feeling like 

they were the victim 

of “bait and switch,” that would 

be understandable. But don’t blame 

Program Chairman Erik Behrendsen— 

the fault is mine. I was a little more 

optimistic than he was that the stars 

and planets would align properly, thus 

permitting “Senna” to be shown on 

that early November date. So, while 

Erik’s original article was noncommittal 

about what film would be shown, I 

decided to take a chance and turn up 

the sensationalism. Well, we all know 

now how that gamble paid off. 

But all is not lost. “Senna” will even- 

get involved 

Contribute to Your Newsletter! 

High Gear needs your articles and photos! 

Become a part of the award-winning 

team by submitting your content 

and ideas to the Newsletter Editor by 

the 10th of the month: 

newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com 

Join RMR/PCA 

Not a member yet? Join RMR/PCA by 

visiting www.pca.org and clicking the 

Join PCA link. 

Advertise in High Gear 

Please see page 23 for display advertising 

rates and other details. 

tually arrive on these shores, and we’ll 

find a way to show it when it does. 

Stay tuned. In the meantime, feel free 

to send a nasty letter to the editor expressing 

your displeasure. It just might 

end up in print! Alternatively, come 

down to the holiday party on the 10th 

(see opposite page) to give me a piece 

of your mind. There I will be sworn in 

with the rest of the 2012 board, so I 

could probably be 

sworn at as well! 

And, as a wise man 

once said, that’s all I 

have to say about 

that. 

Elsewhere in 

this issue you’ll 

find our feature 

story, in which six 

other RMR members and 

I trekked to Miller Motorsports 

Park in Tooele, 

Utah, for Intermountain 

Region’s club race and 

DE. While the journey 

itself was fun (and, fortunately, 

largely uneventful), this time 

it was more about the destination! For 

those who have never been to Miller, 

it is quite a Mecca of motorsports—a 

world-class facility centered around a 

24-turn, 4.5-mile road course. But no 

need to go into detail here; check out 

the article beginning on page 10. 

This issue completes Volume 53 

of the Rocky Mountain Region news 

magazine. It’s hard to believe I’ve 

been doing this for two whole years 

now. See you in January! 

POSTPONED 

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Would you like to discuss Porsches, 

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Get Your Newsletter on the Go! 

To read High Gear in PDF format on the 

Web, go to the RMR Web site at rmr. 

pca.org and click the Newsletter link. 

Back issues are also available on the 

Web site. 

December 

Sat 12/3 AMR Holiday Party 

6:30pm • at Garden of the 

Gods Country Club, 3320 

Mesa Road, Colorado Springs 

see page 7 

Mon 12/5 Board Meeting 

5:30pm dinner, 6:30 meeting 

at DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant 

6701 Tower Road, Denver 

303.574.1956 

meetings open to members 

Sat 12/10 Porsche Breakfast Club 

8:00am breakfast 

at Village Inn, 

4100 E. Mexico, Denver 

Erik Behrendsen, organizer 

Sat 12/10 Holiday Party 

6:30pm • at Denver Museum 

of Nature and Science 

Daisy Pettem and Alex 

Lovejoy, co-chairs 

January 2012 


Thu 1/12 Membership Social 

featuring driving champion 

Randy Pobst 

at 3R Automotive 

new date! • see opposite page 


Sun 1/22 Eiskhana 

on Georgetown Lake 

Linda and Alan Ruff, cochairs 

see page 5 

February 2012 



Sat 2/18 Membership Social 

at the American Mountaineering 

Center in Golden 

new date! • see page 8 

Sat 2/18 AMR Tech Session 

details TBD 

Sat 2/25 Event Chair Training 

-Sun 2/26 details TBD 

For the most up-to-date event schedule, 

check out the online calendar at 

rmr.pca.org 


December 2011

membership musings Nancy Warren, Membership Chair 

Well, another year 

has gone by the 

wayside, and another 

year of Porsche Club 

events is almost kaput! 

I hope everyone 

has enjoyed the many 

events during the year: DE’s, Autocrosses, 

Membership Socials, Concours, a 

Rally, several Breakfast Club Tours and 

several Charity events. 

There are many fun and exciting 

events being planned for the new year, 

2012. But these activities cannot happen 

without volunteers! Volunteers are 

needed for each event, whether chairing 

events or helping out in some other 

capacity. All you have to do is offer your 

time and talents to help with any of 

the events scheduled for 2012. You can 

contact any member of the RMR Board 

if this is something you would like to do. 

Please check the Web site at rmr.pca. 

org for the 2012 schedule of events. 

As of December, we have welcomed 

207 new and transferred members to 

our region this year. We need to keep 

adding new members and keep our 

region growing in the new year. Current 

members, please remember to renew 

your membership on time at www.pca. 

org. Also, every member needs to keep 

their information up to date so you will 

know what is happening! We need both 

a current mailing address and a current 

e-mail address. 

The last event of this year is our 

annual Holiday Party. It will be held on 

Saturday, December 10 at the Denver 

Museum of Nature and Science in the 

Bird Exhibit room. Please remember to 

bring a new, unwrapped toy for “Toys 

for Tots.” Cash or check donations will 

also be accepted. “Toys for Tots” is a 

charitable program founded by the U.S. 

Marine Corps Reserve. They have been 

providing happiness and hope to disadvantaged 

children during each holiday 

season since 1947! We will have two 

Marines as our special guests and to 

accept your donations. 

Also, remember we have nifty name 

badges and colorful car badges. They 

make great stocking stuffers! 

Have a joyous holiday season and a 

very happy New Year! Hope to see you 

at the next Porsche Club event, because 

it is more fun with you there! 

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December 2011 

Mike & Alison Achaoso 

Casper, WY 

2008 Cayman 

Brevin Bourassa & Rachelle 

Krumpeck 

Loveland, CO 

1985 Carrera, black 

Jeff Elliott 

Boulder, CO 

2004 911, silver 

Tom & Diane O’Connor 

Evergreen, CO 

2012 911, black 

Mark Perry & Molly Gardner 

Boulder, CO 

2001 996 Carrera 4, black 

Chip & Erika Taylor 

Denver, CO 

2004 Cayenne, black 

Please give a great, big welcome to 

our new and transferred members... 

Mark Uhlfelder 

Aspen, CO 

1989 911, blue 

Bob & Tiffany West 

Centennial, CO 

2007 997, black 

Transfers 

Harv Arnold 

Nederland, CO 

2007 GT3, white 

from Alpine Mountain 

Ray Newman 

Littleton, CO 

1986 944 Turbo, black 

from Nord Stern 

Scott Richter 

Morrison, CO 

2001 911; 2004 911 

from Northeast 

Join the Event Registration Team! 

Although the 2011 driving season is drawing to a close, we 

are already looking forward to another great year coming up 

in 2012! Whether maneuvering cones in an autocross, keeping 

track of the “rules of the road” in a rallye, or trying to hit every 

apex with precision at a DE, our events would not be possible 

without the help of volunteers. The registrar works closely 

with the event chair as well as the chief driving instructors and 

track control, so that we know how many people are coming, 

what they’re driving, and whether they are a newcomer or PCA 

veteran. 

Are you interested in understanding more about how PCA 

events function? Do you like meeting new people? Do you 

enjoy sharing your passion for Porsches and driving with others? 

If so, the registration committee is looking for you! We 

need committee members to help in two different capacities: 

pre-event organization and on-site registration. If you are interested 

in helping on the registration committee or would like to 

learn more about the committee, please contact Kristie Widrig 

at 303.655.7495 or widrigkl@aol.com.

eiskhana 

because where else are you gonna autocross in january? 

RMR’s eiskhana tradition continues in 2012 

as we return to the ice of Georgetown 

Lake. Look for more details on our Web 

site (rmr.pca.org), an upcoming e-mail 

blast, or the January issue of High Gear. 

save the date 

sunday 

january 22 


December 2011

cones are a-fallin’ autocross wrap-up 


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December 2011

see results on page 17 

photos by Frank Barrett and as noted 

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: The grid included 

Dean Johnson’s #83 Spec Boxster; autocrossers don’t read so 

well; Tim Jung’s ‘84 Targa; the Mini Cooper S that very nearly 

smoked all Porsches present. This page, clockwise from left: 

Michael Ahnemann set a very respectable time in his ‘07 997S; 

just 0.03 seconds separated Jonathan Barr’s ‘00 Boxster S from 

Mike Gemsler’s ‘74 914; event chair Chris Sulley explains the 

finer points of cone avoidance at the drivers’ meeting. 


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December 2011

coming soon in 

HighGear... 

• 2011 RMR awards 

• Concorso Italiano 

• a sacrilegious pair of Porsches 

• more event coverage 

• your letters (?) 

• and much more! 

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See you in 2012! 

February Membership Social 

Save the date Saturday, February 18, 

2012 for the RMR February Membership 

Social. We will have a catered dinner 

and beer from the Golden City Brewery 

(www.gcbrewery.com) at the American 

Mountaineering Center (www. 

mountaineeringmuseum.org) in Golden, 

Colorado. A self-guided tour of 

the American Mountaineering 

Museum will be 

among the evening’s activities. 

Trivial details to 

follow, so save the date 

and watch for further info! 


December 2011 

RMR/AMR Driving 

Instructor Certification 

Apply for Instructor Training! 

The Alpine and Rocky Mountain Regions are looking for 

experienced Driver Ed. drivers to apply for the 2012 Driving 

Instructor program. As an instructor candidate, you 

will be joining an exceptional group of people. The RMR/ 

AMR instructor corps has impressive expertise and plays 

a key role in the success of our Driver Education program. 

It will be a most rewarding experience for you. 

If you volunteer and join this hardy, hard-working group 

of knowledgeable instructors, you will be passing on what 

you have learned to other new members of our club. You 

will be instilling in students the technical aspects of what 

this wonderful passion for track driving is really all about. 

To apply for Instructor Training, fill out the application 

from the RMR Web site (click on the Drivers Ed tab at rmr. 

pca.org) and submit it to the RMR or AMR Chief Driving 

Instructor by February 11, 2012. 

Call or e-mail your Chief Driving Instructor if you have 

any questions: 

RMR: Doug Bartlett • 970.214.7279 

doug.bartlett@comcast.net 

AMR: Phil Rader • 719.685.3200 

philraderco@gmail.com

Toad Hall Is For Sale! 

2,630 sq.ft., 3 beds, 2 baths 

one-acre lot, four-car garage 

$595,000 $575,000 

1235 Pierce St., Lakewood 

details, photos and a virtual tour at 

www.lakewoodestate.info 

Jim Smith • 303.302.3636 • www.goldenrealestate.com 

RMR member Frank Barrett’s amazing 

home, four-car garage and studio/office 

at 1235 Pierce St. in old Lakewood is 

for sale. The 2,630 sq.ft., two-story, 

1928 brick house, on a one-acre treed 

lot, was extensively remodeled in 2002. 

Combining old-world charm with 

modern features, it has three bedrooms 

(main-floor master), two baths (steam 

shower), an historic tile fireplace, 

hardwood floors, a Sub-Zero/Wolf 

kitchen, air conditioning, an alarm 

system, recent landscaping, a detached 

brick four-car garage, and enough 

hidden parking for a three-car trailer. 

The heated, air-conditioned, 1,054-sq 

ft backyard studio, remodeled in 2003, 

has a half-bath; once the studio of 

sculptor John DeAndrea, who created 

"Linda" in the Denver Art Museum, it 

can be your home office, studio, garage, 

workshop, or horse barn. 

The property is close to future (2013) 

RTD light-rail, a putter’s throw from 

Lakewood Country Club, and eight 

minutes from downtown Denver, yet it 

offers rural peace and quiet. 


December 2011

With a bowl of red beans and 

rice on the console and a huge 

glass of iced tea in the cup 

holder, I pulled onto I-25 Thursday 

morning just outside of Fort Collins. 

About one exit behind me were six 

more RMR members from the south, 

bound for Miller Motorsports Park. As 

I crept along at an eternally slow 50 

MPH, I waited with some anticipation 

for the caravan, as five cars on trailers 

and one lone untrailered Boxster 

passed me at an unpublishable speed. 

So I dropped pedal on my version of a 

turbo, turned up the radio, watched a 

cloud of diesel smoke trail out behind 

me, and we were off to the races. 

After maintaining a brisk pace from 

Fort Collins to Laramie, our caravan 

pulled into town in search of fuel, 

snacks and a chance to check our 

respective loads. Although I knew all 

the guys that we were traveling with, 

I didn’t really know any of them well, 

and certainly not well enough to admit 

that the pace of travel so far 

was a little fast for me. After 

some jockeying around 

at the pumps and 

filling my tank 

with far more 

diesel than 

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Seven intrepid RMR 

members trek westward 

to Utah in search of new 

challenges—which they 

find in spades at one of 

the premier motorsports 

facilities in the country 

IT’S 


December 2011 

should have been consumed so far, 

I found the courage to speak up and 

suggest a more trailer-friendly speed. 

While oppositions were voiced from the 

front runners, it turned out that others 

had been thinking the same thing, and 

a seemingly arbitrary speed of 73 MPH 

was decided on. With new confidence 

that the fuel budget would now hold 

out for the remainder of our pilgrimage, 

and the two-way radios provided for all 

the vehicles, the seven of us continued 

on. As the road passed beneath us, the 

radio banter was light and fun, punctuated 

by occasional musical interludes 

(provided by anonymous caravan members) 

and discussions of lunch stops 

and who needed fuel when. After a 

quick 7.5 hours, we were coming up on 

the biggest and most impressive race 

track facility I had ever been to. 

After a little confusion 

regarding 

registration 

and the process of getting into the 

secured paddocks, we all made our 

way to the garage spaces that had 

been procured for us by Chad and 

offloaded our toys and tools into the 

pristine space. While I had long planned 

to attend the club race at Miller, I was 

a latecomer to the group and had no 

idea that we would be storing our cars 

in such luxury. The garages offered 

TVs with views of the track, nearlyprivate 

bathrooms, air lines, power on 

the walls and ceiling, oil dumps, rollup 

doors, and seriously ample light. 

After unloading, we walked across the 

paddock to the timing and scoring 

building, a three-story structure with 

many classrooms and other spaces I 

never explored—but best of all, a huge 

second-story patio from which you 

could see almost all 4.5 miles of the 

24-turn track. The immensity of this 

facility was really starting to set in, and 

conversations quickly turned to racing 

in the morning. 

Friday, 6 AM: After a sleepless night 

of anticipation, we met in the lobby 

of our hotel, had some quick 

food, and headed 

to the 

MILLER 

MOTORSPORTS PARK

track. While only Tommy and I had 

come for the Club Race portion of the 

weekend, the excitement for our first 

laps of the weekend were felt by all. 

A few short drivers meetings, a quick 

change of wheels, fuel, and helmet 

and... Wait, where to now? The Miller 

facility was so big that Tommy and I 

had to drive up and down the paddock 

looking for the grid entrance —surely it 

wasn’t actually all the way at the other 

end, almost a mile away! I can’t speak 

for Tommy, but that time when I was 

pretending to check equipment, I was 

really just hoping that other trackbound 

cars would pass me and I could 

fall in line behind them. After finally 

gridding and seeing a green for the first 

practice session, we headed on track 

for the longest lap of my life—four 

minutes and I still hadn’t seen a 

turn twice. 

Back in the garages, we all 

commiserated with great 

excitement about how lost 

we were, how we thought 

turn X was really turn 

Y, how much time we 

needed to pick up, 

what tire pressures 

were working well, 

TIME 


how much fuel we were burning on this 

wide-open track, and how this was going 

to be an awesome weekend. 

Saturday, 6 AM: Another sleepless 

night, but this time I knew it was the 

first race day—and I, like all the other 

guys, had been running the track in my 

head all night. So... food, fuel, drivers 

meeting, tires... and we were out for 

the first warm-up sessions. It seemed 

that everything was going well: The 

cars were running well; the track was 

looking familiar; my ‘78 SC hadn’t 

eaten itself yet; and except 

for Chad and I, everyone 

else had late-model 

cars, so we 

were 

good. Unfortunately, however, that 

was not the case. Joe’s Mexico Blue 

GT3 RS had developed a problem with 

the sequential shifter, a sure weekendwrecker 

for him. After pulling together 

to lend tools and to all take a look at 

something we knew very little about, I 

stepped away for a track-side nap before 

the enduro later that day. When 

I returned from my nap to 

check on Joe’s 

prog- 

Adam Jaspers, Carlos Pereira, Tommy Dean, Jeremy Rosenberger, Joe Bank, Alex Acevedo and 

Chad Cox prepare for a weekend of awesomeness at Intermountain Region’s club race and DE. 

STORY ADAM JASPERS 

LEAD PHOTO CHAD COX 


December 2011

ess with diagnosis and a possible 

repair, he informed us that the aftermarket 

sequential system had failed 

and that a new part was needed, but 

not to worry. He had been on the phone 

with the manufacturer, who was dispatching 

a technician from Florida that 

evening with a new part, and he would 

be on the track before the first session 

in the morning. I had heard about 

guys who got things taken care of, but 

this was seriously impressive. So while 

Joe waited for his mechanic and part, 

I nervously wandered around trying to 

get ready for the enduro. Thankfully, 

Angela had driven in the previous night 

and was there to get me settled down 

while Carlos, Tommy and Chad divided 

up the pit crew responsibilities. The 

enduro has undoubtedly become one 

of my favorite parts of a weekend, and 

although an untimely crash of another 

competitor brought out a full-course 

yellow, causing me to lose position, 

the excitement of working with Carlos, 

Chad, Tommy and Angela during the 

pit and feeling like we had all worked 

on that race together really made the 

day for me and generated some of my 

favorite pictures from the weekend. 

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December 2011 


Sunday, 6 AM: After a night of food, 

fun and drink, hosted by Air Power 

Racing at the track, I finally got a good 

night’s sleep. Once again we shared our 

morning ritual: food, fuel, drivers meeting, 

tires, and we were out for the first 

warm-up sessions—and before the day 

really even got started, Joe was back in 

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we all made it through and had a terrific 

day with friends and competitors alike. 

With the cars loaded and the fuel 

jugs empty, our weekend at Miller was 

over, and we were ready to start the 

trip home. When we set out, I had met 

all the guys I would be traveling with 

previously, and while we had all shared 

passing “hellos” in the paddock back 

in Denver, I had no idea how much fun 

it would be to really spend some time 

with these guys. After talking about it 

subsequently, I would say that RMR can 

expect that the eight members who 

made the trip this year will be headed 

that way again, and will be looking for 

new racers and DE drivers alike to join 

us on what should be an annual pilgrimage 

to Miller. 

miller mania 

Early in 2011, someone threw out 

the question, “Hey, why don’t we all 

go learn a new track, visit our PCA 

neighbors to the west and have some 

fun?” Seven guys said, “Road trip!” We 

thought we would share our experiences 

so that everyone would know 

just how much fun a road trip to the 

West can be! Alex Acevedo, Joe Bank, 

Chad Cox, Tommy Dean, Adam Jaspers, 

Carlos Pereira and Jeremy Rosenberger 

made plans. Here is our account. 

High Gear: Why did you guys 

decide to “head out west”? What 

were your reasons for going? 

Tommy: A pro driver told me that I 

needed to experience not only different 

tracks, but a professional track. I had 

heard that the PCA folks out there put 

on a great event, so a road trip to Miller 

was on! 

High Gear: Did you guys all follow 

each other out, caravan style? Did 

everyone keep up? 

Joe: Track drivers aren’t competitive 

at all! I will say this: The best part 

of the drive out was that we each had 

communicators, so we could buzz anyone 

at any time and share the (eclectic) 

mix of music we were each listening to. 

High Gear: Which way did you 

go? How long was the drive? 

Joe: I-80 to avoid the mountains—and 

it went by very quickly, driving with 

these lunatics! 

High Gear: I’ll bet the scenery 

was beautiful. Anything stand out 

along the way? 


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Tommy: The roads were clear, and 

the skies were as big as they get. I 

enjoyed seeing the wind farms. 

High Gear: Where did everyone 

stay? 

Alex: All in Tooele, very close and 

convenient to the track. I was at the 

Holiday Inn Express and the others 

were at the Hampton Inn. Both were 

equal in appearance—relatively new 

and clean—with an included breakfast. I 

would recommend either. 

Jeremy: Almost all of us. I had a 

reservation at the Chateau de Father-in- 

Law in Salt Lake City. About 30 minutes 

farther than downtown Tooele, but the 

price was right. 

High Gear: OK, when you rolled 

up to Miller, what were your 

thoughts? 

Joe: Impressive. I had been there 

before for ALMS races, but never to 

drive. We rented three garage bays 

together, but since only 5-6 cars rented 

Sean Cridland 

Opposite page: Adam Jaspers’ crew 

(Angela Hill, Chad Cox and Carlos Pereira) 

tend to the car during a pit stop. This 

page, from top: The caravan makes 

its way through a long stretch of I-80 in 

Wyoming; Jeremy Rosenberger has a 

friendly chat with the black flag station; 

Adam studies the track map, attempting 

to commit Miller’s 24 turns to memory. 


December 2011

the garage bays at all, we had a 10Ksquare-foot 

warehouse to park in. We 

had electricity, air, and nearly private 

bathrooms! I couldn’t wait to get out 

on the track. You can see much of the 

course from one location. It was going 

to be a tough night of sleeping. 

High Gear: The event ran the 

full track—24 turns and 4.5 miles. 

What did you think of that? 

Alex: Driving the 4.5 miles feels like 

you’re on track for a long time before 

seeing the start-finish line again. The 

laps don’t feel so redundant because 

you just don’t have time to do as many 

laps. And there are more turns to figure 

out and learn, to keep you from getting 

bored. There are a lot of subtle points 

to each turn that can make a difference 

in your lap times. Riding with folks that 

have driven it a lot will help your lap 

times. The turns at first seem easy to 

figure out, but to really extract the best 

times, you need to know the best line 

with your car. 

High Gear: What was the hardest 

for you to learn? 

Jeremy: The full course at Miller 

is twice as long, with twice as many 

turns, as our “home” track, High Plains 

Raceway. It’s also relatively flat, with 

fewer visual cues to remind you where 

you are on course. So some of the turns 

look the same at first, making it easy 

to get lost out there. And it’s hard to 

develop a rhythm with a four-minute 

lap time! 

High Gear: How did the cars hold 

up—I heard Joe had a small issue? 

Joe: On my second run of the first 

day, my sequential shifter froze out on 

track, stuck in third. Luckily, I was still 

able to drive “Mexico” and get it back 

to the garage. It was Friday around 

11:00. I called my pals at AutoQuest in 

Fort Myers, Florida (the sole distributors 

for this sequential unit) and asked 

them what I could do to try and fix it. I 

was not going to be left unable to drive 


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December 2011 


after this 8-hour journey and only a 

small taste of how much fun this track 

was going to be. Long story short, I 

flew one of their mechanics, Frank, out 

from Florida to Salt Lake early the next 

morning. I drove him straight to the 

track, where he wrenched on Mexico 

for 60 minutes to install a new sequential 

unit, and I was back on track for 

the third session of the day. It worked 

perfectly—even better than the first 

one. Frank was amazing. I have to also 

thank Chris Cervelli for his help, too! 

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there lots of cars to chase? And 

what about that Panoz? 

Alex: The DE was fine, with one 

“slow” and one “fast” run group. The 

attendance for both race and DE were 

a bit sparse, especially on such a large 

track. But still fun! I tried to keep up 

with Joe and Carlos in their 997.2 GT3 

RS’s but was woefully unsuccessful. 

And the Panoz was no match for Joe and 

Carlos! 

High Gear: What about the Club 

Race—how did that go? 

Joe: Yes, the club race. Our “team” 

did outstanding! It was a blast to watch 

the process. As many club racers know 

from actually racing, it takes, shall we 

say, a different level of stress than DE 

work. I was very worried about Tommy 

on the first and second days. That is 

to say, I knew he was going to be fast 

and that he would figure out how to be 

right up there (which he did!), but for 

the first 48 hours, it was clear that he 

wasn’t sure himself. But, like all great 

drivers, Tommy figured it out (like we all 

knew he would), and he was right in it. 

He not only finished very high overall 

(fourth overall in Sprint 3 and fifth 

overall in the Super Sprint), but he also 

won his class. And Adam was a rock 

star, too. Honestly, the dueling between 

Adam and other drivers in E class was 

some of the most excitement of the 

weekend. It was like watching Jörg Bergmeister 

and Jaime Melo finishing the 

final lap of Sebring. Adam ran strong 

and finished second in class in Sprint 3. 

High Gear: Going back to the 

facilities, there was gas, garages—heck, 

everything you wanted, 

right? 

Tommy: Yes, everything! The only 

thing missing were the flag girls and my 

pit crew. 

High Gear: The Intermountain 

Region had a great dinner Saturday 

night. 

Jeremy: While this was my first time 

driving in a DE at Miller, I’ve been going 

to Intermountain’s club race for a few 

years as a spectator, and the Saturday 

night dinner has always been superb. 

This year was no exception. 

High Gear: How was Tooele? Good 

food? I hear the town gets rowdy 

on Sunday nights. 

Alex: In Tooele we ate at a Thai 

restaurant the first night, and I thought 

the food was great. I had a salmon dish. 

The next night, Friday, we ate at a local 

Italian restaurant, which was surprisingly 

large inside and fairly elegant. 

Tommy had a meat ball the size of a 

softball. The process to cook it was 

explained to us, and was way more 

complicated than I ever imagined. 

High Gear: How was the drive 

back home? 

Tommy: Usually, the drive back 

home is something I dread. Not this 

time. The chat on the radios was all 

too much fun! Joe started the “What is 

your favorite Porsche ever?” plus a lot 

of other questions. It was as much fun 

driving back as going. 

High Gear: Would you go back? 

Joe: Yes! Want to sign up? 

Opposite page, from top: Tommy 

Dean is no doubt glad he packed a 

change of underwear after this close 

encounter; Frank from AutoQuest 

saves the day by resuscitating the 

sequential-shift unit in Joe Bank’s GT3 

RS; Joe happily returns to the track for 

the remainder of the weekend. Above: 

RMR’s Kurt Lampkin, shown here in his 

2007 GT3, drove up from Durango to 

join in the fun. 


December 2011



Sean Cridland 


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Clockwise from top left: Carlos Pereira’s GT3 RS, Alex 

Acevedo’s GT3 and Tommy Dean’s GT3 Cup on track; 

the spacious accommodations in the day garages; Chad 

Cox’s duck-tailed Carrera and Adam Jaspers’ SC. 


December 2011 


Jeremy Rosenberger

cones are a-fallin’ autocross results 

P Num Driver Car Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 

1 156 Doug Bartlett 2007 Porsche Cayman S dnf 0:55.25 0:56.53 0:54.28 0:53.72 0:53.09 

2 1173 Keith Dana 2007 Mini Cooper S 0:53.37+1 0:53.87+1 0:53.47 0:53.87 0:52.75+1 0:53.46+1 

3 86 Kris Lee 1986 Porsche 911 Targa 0:55.90 0:55.87+1 0:55.19 0:54.43 0:54.90 0:54.62+1 

4 167 Tad Kaminski BMW 0:56.38 0:55.62 0:55.07 0:54.78 0:53.91+1 dnf 

5 1111 Eugene Kolmanovich 2007 Subaru dnf dnf 0:57.47 0:55.44 0:54.96 0:57.21+1 

6 162 Isaac Bouchard 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera 0:56.34+1 0:55.69 0:55.10 0:54.97 0:55.19 0:55.75+1 

7 91 Greg Curtis 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 0:59.44 0:57.84 0:56.85 0:55.75 0:55.78 0:55.62 

8 284 Michael Ahnemann 2007 Porsche Carrera 997 C2S 1:01.22 0:57.66 0:56.88 0.55.97 0:56.69+1 0:55.75 

9 1004 Karen Lange 1995 BMW M3 Daytona 1:03.18 0:58.85 0:56.87+1 0:57.09 0:55.87 0:56.16 

10 594 David Scott 1972 Porsche 914 1:03.47 0:59.84 0:59.28 0:58.41 0:56.59 0:56.00 

11 55 Kirk Smith 1995 Porsche Carrera 4 1:01.69 0:59.62 0:58.58 0:56.94+2 0:57.00 0:56.03 

12 1150 Ron Ash 1990 Mazda Miata (SC V-8) 0:59.59+1 0:59.10 0:58.03 0:57.62 0:57.28 0:56.32 

13 1175 James Dawkins BMW M Roadster 0:57.97 1:05.44 1:00.41 0:58.85 0:57.72+1 0:56.41 

14 987 Jeremy Rosenberger 2005 Porsche Boxster 1:03.13 0:58.34 0:57.94 0:57.31 0:57.50 0:56.50 

15 55x Mike Goodnight 1995 Porsche 911 1:00.15 0:58.97 0:58.03 0:57.53 0:57.36 0:56.62 

16 62 Chris Sulley 1986 Porsche 911 1:09.56+1 0:59.87 1:00.29 0:58.66 0:57.88 0:56.88 

17 1174 Christopher Dawkins Mini JCV 1:08.81+1 0:57.62+2 0:57.81+1 0:57.87+2 0:56.97 1:00.00 

18 212 Art Konkine 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo 1:00.22 0:57.47+2 0:57.16 0:55:68+2 0:56.81+1 0:57.00 

19 1105 J.J. Collier Porsche 996 1:00.25 0:58.40+1 1:05.25+1 0:57.50 1:07.69+4 0:58.41+1 

20 170 Mike Gemsler 1974 Porsche 914 1:00.63 0:58.47 0:58.13 1:05.04 0:57.75 0:57.53 

21 535 Jonathan Barr 2000 Porsche Boxster S 1:00.85 0:58.56 0:57.56 0:57.87 0:58.06 0:57.06+1 

22 327 Dave Buehmann 2007 Porsche Carrera 4S 1:01.31 0:59.95 0:58.22 0:58.91 0:58.85+2 0:57.81 

23 535x Adam Barr 2000 Porsche Boxster S 1:04.09 1:02.53 1:01.63 1:21.59+1 0:59.15 0:58.97 

24 1162 Heather Bouchard 2008 BMW 335i 1:05.15 1:02.62 1:00.53 1:00.97+2 1:00.34+1 0:59.19 

25 1007 Geof Kampe 1995 BMW M3 Daytona 1:07.63 dnf 1:03.13 1:03.25 1:00.20 0:59.25 

26 327x Joe Buehmann 2007 Porsche Carrera 4S 1:08.50 1:05.16 1:03.40 1:01.97+1 1:00.88 0:59.37 

27 807 Nicholas Bugosh 2002 Porsche 996 911 C2 1:02.94 1:13.91 1:01.10 1:00.06 0:59.65 0:59.97 

28 711 David Schmidt 2002 Porsche Boxster 1:06.81 1:04.72 1:03.28 1:00.75 1:00.35 0:59.75 

29 710 Lars Waldner 1974 Porsche 911 1:02.50 1:01.63 1:02.06+4 1:00.72 1:00.50 0:59.90 

30 4 Frank Barrett 1965 Porsche 912 1:04.07 1:01.84 1:01.50 1:02.31 1:00.97 0:59.93 

31 79 Daniel Ryan 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 1:01.81 1:02.00+2 1:02.06+1 1:00.06 1:01.40+4 1:00.47+1 

32 83 Dean Johnson 1999 Porsche Spec Boxster 0:59.97+1 dnf 1:02.14 1:02.10 1:00.56 1:00.06 

33 264 Tim Jung 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa 1:03.43 1:00.93 1:00.12 1:00.88+1 1:00.35+1 1:00.97 

34 9 Susan Bucknam 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera 1:05.40 1:03.16 1:02.04 1:00.78 1:00.28+2 1:00.71+1 

35 1101 Michael Groe 2011 Ford Mustang GT 1:06.31 1:02.04+1 1:02.31 1:01.06 1:01.38+3 1:02.13 

36 1013 Scott Richter Porsche 911 1:03.69 1:01.47+1 1:01.31 0:59.22+2 dnf - 

37 895 Bill Allen 2003 Boxster S 1:11.40 1:06.22 1:03.13 1:03.97 1:01.85 1:01.40+1 

38 912 Rob Heath 1968 Porsche 912 1:07.88 1:05.09 1:03.50 1:02.71+1 1:02.22 1:02.35 

39 369 Michael Woodward 1980 Porsche 911 SC 1:05.53 1:03.97 1:04.40 1:02.34 1:03.13 1:02.75 

40 9X Martha Vail 1987 Porsche 911 dnf 1:07.63 1:03.37+1 1:05.72 1:04.32 1:04.31 

41 710x Sarah Waldner 1974 Porsche 911 1:11.19 1:06.28 1:05.50+1 1:06.00 1:05.37 1:04.13+1 

42 710y Hannah Waldner 1974 Porsche 911 1:17.72 1:09.06 1:08.75 1:07.71 1:06.38 1:05.10+2 

43 710z Leif Waldner 1974 Porsche 911 1:21.81 1:10.34 1:08.19+2 1:03.00+2 1:02.84+2 1:06.15+1 

 

 

 

 


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sister carmen volunteering wrap-up Camilla Rosenberger, Charity Committee Co-Chair 

It was a beautiful Saturday morning 

in late October in Lafayette, Colorado 

when several members of the RMR/PCA 

gathered at the Sister Carmen Community 

Center Food Bank with a common 

goal: to fill cutely child-decorated grocery 

bags with food to be distributed to 

those in need during the 2011 holiday 

season. There were bags for Thanksgiving 

and bags for Christmas, and the 

Food Bank was buzzing with volunteers 

from various organizations. Although 

our group was small, we spiritedly 

worked with determination and speed. 

As the piles grew tremendously, it was 

amazing to see how many people would 

benefit from this short but important 

volunteer session. The Food Bank graciously 

accepted our assistance, as well 

as a check from the Charity and Good 

Works Committee in the amount of $250.00. 

Thank you to all who came and worked—your 

cheery dedication to helping others is a thoughtful 

reminder of the great impact volunteering has 

on our community. Happy Holidays! 

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in the zone Sean Cridland, PCA Zone 9 Representative 

If you’ve read my 

columns before, you 

know that I don’t shy 

away from my love 

for new technology. 

Certainly Porsche has 

made its reputation 

on the world stage 

by being a step—or several—ahead 

of its competitors in engine, handling 

and aerodynamic developments. At the 

same time, much of our PCA activity has 

centered on tradition. And that often 

means fetishizing a particular favorite 

model or period. Sometimes that 

leads to an interesting tension between 

Porsche’s reputation as an innovator and 

Porsche enthusiasts’ love for the brand 

as they’ve come to know it. 

This past month, I’ve found myself 

at a similar crossroads with a project 

I’ve been working on for Zone 9. I’ve 

been updating the Zone 9 Web site (see 

zone9.pca.org) and have been working 

on a couple of historical pages. One of 

them is a listing of all our Zone 9 Reps, 

and the other is a page which commemorates 

Zone 9’s Regions and members 

who have won either National or Overall 

Parade trophies. 

This project came about when I was 

over in Amarillo this fall, visiting the 

Llano Estacado Region for their 45th 

anniversary. While there, I met former 

Zone 9 Rep Mike Tiernan, and we started 

talking about who all the Zone 9 Reps 

had been. I said, “You know, Mike, a 

couple of years ago, Frank Barrett and 

Dale Thero—also former Zone 9 reps— 

put together a list. I’ll send it to you.” Of 

course, when I got home, I couldn’t find 

it. So, recently I got back in touch with 

Frank and Dale, and we reconstructed 

the list. Then we ran it by other former 

Zone 9 Reps, Kathy Fricke and Larry 

Pittsley. OK, we got it and did it. 

So, I figured, rather than lose it again, 

we should post it on the Zone 9 site for 

all to see. But once I got it there, I was 

unsatisfied. It looked empty. In putting 

together the list, a number of colorful 

stories were told about this person or 

that who contributed to the Regions that 

make up Zone 9, and it got my mind 

going again. Rather than just a list, we 

need some photos and biographies. 

Well, that’s a different kind of project 

entirely. See, it works out that many of 

us who are having fun with our Porsches 

and great times with the people of PCA 

don’t ever think to write anything down 

or even to take photos. These days, it’s 

a bit different because our phones have 

cameras, and the digital age has made it 

much easier and cheaper to record just 

about everything. But that wasn’t the 

case in decades prior. And even if people 

did take photos, not as many thought 

anyone would want to see them in 10, 

20, 30 or 50 years! 

Finding info on the last four Zone 9 

Reps was easy; they’re still active in the 

club, and it’s just a matter of rousting 

them to get something to me. Going 

back a little further is harder. Luckily 

for me, Frank Barrett is an author and 

former newsletter editor, and has a mind 

for keeping and recording things. I’m 

also lucky to be able to draw on some 

members from my own and nearby Regions 

who were present for some of the 

great adventures and stories. Roadrunner 

Dave Stinchcomb has a wealth of 

stories about Zone 9 in the 70’s. Carrera 

Past President Fran Walker knows everyone 

from that era and even manages to 

keep track of many of them. 

We’re also lucky to have some PCA 

members who are either club historians, 

or just keenly interested, or both. 

Amy Legg-Rogers is the Rocky Mountain 

Region’s historian and has done some 

good digging around for me. Phyllis 

Godfredson and Kathleen Lennon of 

Alpine Mountain Region have done some 

excellent research and found some info 

that I was having trouble with. National 

PCA Historian RJ Wilmoth and PCA Office 

Manager Charlotte Chirinos have both 

helped me to find bits and pieces. I was 

able to find a thread about one of our 

early Zone 9 Reps, Jim McConnell (dec.), 

on the Studebaker Drivers forum online, 

and through them his wife Mary contacted 

me. And the list goes on. So now 

it seems that I have info on all our Zone 

9 Reps, starting with Jim Stubbs at the 

very beginning in 1974. 

Our list of Zone 9 Reps is: Sean 

Cridland (Roadrunner), 2009 to present; 

Dale Thero (Rocky Mountain), 1993-96, 

2006-08; Howard Burr (Alpine Mountain), 

2005-06; Kathy Fricke (Rocky Mountain), 

2001-04; Larry Pittsley (Roadrunner), 

1997-2000; Cal Hansen (Roadrunner), 

1989-92; Allan Worrell (Alpine Mountain), 

1985-88; Frank Barrett (Rocky 

Mountain), 1979-84; Mavis Hampton 

(Carrera), 1977-78; Mike Tiernan (Llano 

Estacado), 1977; Jim McConnell (Rocky 

Mountain), 1975-76; and Jim Stubbs 

(Rocky Mountain), 1974. For more complete 

info, see zone9.pca.org/history. 

html. 

What struck me as I was working 

with everyone to pull this list together 

wasn’t just how dedicated these people 

were to the Porsche marque, and how 

dedicated and enthusiastic they were to 

serve their clubs by putting on events 

and organizing, but most of all, their 

dedication to having a GREAT time and 

encouraging others to have an equally 

great time together as a community 

of friends. Reading and listening to the 

stories makes me think that we’re going 

to need a couple more history pages on 

the Web site—one that might be a “Wall 

of Fame” of notable Zone 9 characters, 

and one that’s just stories and photos. 

That brings me back to my original 

thought. When it comes to the cars, we 

love innovative technology, but also 

have great reverence for our favorite 

period. That’s the rub that I’m encountering 

in my research. Let’s call it the 

356 Syndrome. Everyone loves their era, 

but no one seems to think that it’s worth 

much... until it’s too pricey to retrieve. If 

we think only of modern cars and modern 

PCA, we lose a great bit of the value 

of both. If we think only of our favorite 

period, we don’t appreciate the developments 

and the excitement of the present. 

That’s true of our Regions as well. 

When I was newsletter editor for Roadrunner, 

I had the opportunity to write 

the monthly history column, and that 

meant sifting back through old issues of 

our newsletter and Panorama and putting 

together names, faces, places and 

events. What struck me was how much 

fun was had with so little. In many of 

the photos, the cars were being driven 

on dirt roads and showed signs of use. 

The PCA Regions we all take for granted 

were chartered by people with great zeal 

and passion for their cars, for adventure, 

and for each other. Just as you can see 

the heritage of the original Gmünd prototype 

356 in the current 991 Carrera, 

you can feel the enthusiasm of our PCA 

forebears in our own activities today— 

but not without concentrated effort. 

I would argue, however, that just as 

we worry about Porsche losing its identity 

as technology rushes further away 

from the air-cooled era, we’re in danger 

of losing our soul as a club if we don’t 

pay a little more attention to our Regional 

and Zone histories. So, when you get 

a chance, take a look at the Zone 9 Web 

site and check out some of our history. 

Also, support your Regional historian 

with stories and photos, dig out the old 

stuff and take care of it. And share it. If 

there was anything obvious at the recent 

Rennsport Reunion IV at Laguna Seca, it 

was that people still love the drivers and 

cars from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, 

and they want to know the stories! As 

we move into the holiday season, let’s 

take some time to remember where we 

came from before we move into the next 

adventures in the New Year. 

Best wishes to you for the holiday season, 

and I hope to see you at an event 

soon. 


December 2011

classified ads 

Classified ads are free to RMR/PCA 

members for items personally owned by 

the member. No commercial ads. Ads 

for nonmembers are $10 for one month. 

Ads must be 150 words or less. Deadline 

for classified ad submission is the 10th 

of the previous month. Member ads will 

run for two issues. E-mail your ad to 

newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com. 

porsche cars 

1969 911T Targa, Polo Red/black interior, 

133K miles, 5-speed manual, lots of new 

upkeep recently done, i.e., clutch, valve 

covers, gaskets and adjustments, interior 

work. Beautifully driving and looking Targa, 

collector car with no underbody rust. Please 

call me, Peter 303.807.4101 or e-mail 

pwest80303@aol.com for pictures and more 

detailed information. [Jan] 

1978 911SC Targa with 63,000 original 

miles, Chocolate Brown, saddle leather and 

vinyl interior, newer paint, Targa top and 

tires, very strong original motor, 5-speed 

www.gt-racing.com 

WWW.GT-RACING.COM 

800-797- 2911 • 719-667-0343 

manual, 15” cookie cutter alloys, $2K 

recent work. No rust, NICE collectible Targa. 

Clean title, now offering for $18,975. E-mail 

pwest80303@aol.com for pix or call me, 

Peter 303.807.4101 for more info. [Jan] 

1981 SC Coupe - Red/Black, 84K miles. 

Project out of steam. Tensioner upgrade, SS 

brake lines, pop valve, rotors/pads front and 

rear replaced, HD spring centered clutch, 

Turbo tie rods/boots, short shifter kit, 1st 

gear syncro replaced, tranny rebuilt at same 

time, Euro tail lights, 935 DP-style tail, new 

mats front and rear, 930 lower valve covers, 

Perma Tune ignition, Blaupunkt pull -out CD 

player and front speakers, Polk rear deck 

speakers, K&N air filter, Mag bra, 930 stone 

shields, GHL SS muffler, 7x8x16 Fuchs alloys. 

Asking $14,000, will throw in BBS Gold 

Mesh rims and new caps for extra $1,000. 

As I said, this is a work-in-progress project 

car. E-mail sc911red@aol.com with questions. 

[Jan] 

1986 911 Carrera Coupe - Striking 

“VIPERGRUENDIAMANT” (Viper Green 

Diamond) color from factory. Black partial 

leather interior. Completely stock except 

Turbo tie rods and SS brake lines. Top end 

and 5-speed transmission rebuilt with no 

leaks or oil burning. 16” Fuchs & Bilsteins. 

Everything works (even deck lid and trunk 

struts) except A/C and cruise control. I don’t 

smoke (nor does the car ;-) and have never 

tracked the car. Garaged. No dash cracks. 

150,000 miles. Regular maintenance and 

records since purchase in 1999. Replacing 

with a C4 for my wintertime mountain 

driving. $19,500. Greg Kopp, Kopp@Q.com, 

303.447.0068. Details and pictures at spot. 

colorado.edu/~koppg/1986_Carrera_FS [Jan] 

1987 911 Carrera Coupe. 33,000 original 

miles. Immaculate, original and in perfect 

mechanical condition; literally drives like 

new. Complete history on car is available. 

Guards Red with black leather interior. Factory 

options include rear wiper, spoilers, 

power left seat, sunroof and alarm system. 

Recently maintained by Storz Garage, including 

major service w/ valve adjustment. 

$35,000. For photos, CarFax and other details, 

email Peter Schulman at peter@liticon. 

com or call at 303.810.9898. [Dec] 

1987 924S - Guards Red, electric sunroof, 

superb condition, 3644 (not a typo) 

miles. Recent service includes new Porsche 

battery, fuel pump and filter, timing belt, 

Continental tires, Oil filter, brake flush. 

Extra sport seat (not installed), DME chip, 

forged alloy wheels. Candidate for concours 

or Driver Ed. Beautiful, balanced Porsche. 

E-mail Bill Jackson at Bilatrace@msn.com for 

photos and further details. [Jan] 

1987 924S - 93,000 miles, second owner 

on vehicle and knew original owner who 

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kept vehicle garaged also. Good condition 

inside and out. Features 2.5-liter 4-cylinder 

fuel injected engine, 5-speed transmission 

and 4-wheel independent suspension, power 

steering, power 4-wheel disc brakes and 

alloy wheels. Interior in good shape and has 

leather trimmed seats with cloth inserts. In 

storage from October through April; never 

been out in bad weather. Good maintenance 

record on vehicle. Carfax available. 

Would like to sell for $6500. Sue Sisson, cell 

303.588.5826. [Jan] 

1988 944 Turbo Cup Spec Race Car - “G” 

class log book, engine/turbo professionally 

rebuilt by AJRS, new transmission by Greg 

Johnson, Bilstein double coilovers, Charlie 

arms, front splitter, strut tower brace, cup 

bars. Lexan windshield, composite hood, full 

welded cage, driver and passenger seats 

with current belts, helmet and window nets, 

Momo detachable wheel. 18” 997 takeoffs 

with Hoosiers. Class contender, best equipment 

for speed, safety, dependability and 

over $50k invested, $10,900 OBO, Clarence 

at 720.218.0072. Trailer, additional wheels 

and tires also available. E-mail for pictures: 

clarencehughes@yahoo.com [Dec] 

1989 944 S2 - exterior red, interior black 

leather, miles 96513. One owner, always 

garaged, excellent condition in and out, 

all original, service by book at authorized 

dealers, all service records available. New 

carpet, new tires, new wheel bearings. 

Never raced. Lovingly driven by wife and 

self. $8,900. Sale by owner: Larry & Betsy 

Hendrickson, betsyhendrickson@aol.com, 

505.984.1860 or 970.376.0922. [Dec] 

1994 968 Cabriolet - exceptionally low 

23,414 miles. Two local owners since new, 

with the current owner purchasing the car 

in 2008. Less than 1000 miles since then. 

Black with black leather seats, 6-speed 

manual, alloy wheels, no modifications, this 

is almost like new. Body and paint are exceptional, 

it needs nothing. I am helping the 

current owner to sell the vehicle and can 

arrange for a showing at your convenience. 

This is an exceptionally rare example of the 

968—total Cabriolets sold in the US were 

just over 2000 cars,(according to Excellence), 

so it is unusual. Wade Middleton 

303.913.1611, or e-mail wnan2@msn.com 

for pictures. [Dec] 

1995 Carrera 2 (993) - Last of the aircooled 

911. 6-speed, Guards Red, gray 

leather, H&R performance springs, Bilstein 

shocks, 18” Porsche 5-spoke alloys, Bridgestone 

Potenza staggered size “Pole Position” 

radials, 125K miles, sunroof, stereo w/amps, 

Sparco race seats/6-point belts and rollbar. 

(OEM muffler, seats and wheels available.) 

“S” Title Car. $21,900. Regularly serviced. 

pwest80303@aol.com. For pix or more info, 

call Peter 303.807.4101. [Jan] 

1996 993 Cabriolet – The last of the aircooleds. 

This is the “look” that Porsche is 

coming back to with the current models. 

Black with grey top and interior. Only 58,500 

original miles. Body and all mechanicals 

are in excellent condition. Always garaged. 

Dives like new. Needs nothing but a new, 

loving owner. Cared for by Storz Garage. 

Can be seen by serious, qualified buyers 

in the Denver Cherry Creek North area. 

hadbeatty@q.com [Jan] 

2002 Boxster S - Hard to find, beautiful 

Forest Green with tan leather interior. 

Only 33,000 miles on this well-maintained, 

never smoked in garage queen. 6-speed, 

power roof, A/C, power windows, AM/FM/ 

CD/MP3. The S has the larger 3.2-liter flat 

Boxer 6-cylinder engine developing 250 HP. 

20 MPG city, 26 MPG highway. I love this 

Porsche but I purchased a 911 and need 

the garage space. $19,900. Pics available. 

GIATT@aol.com; cell 505.400.8236. [Jan] 

wheels/tires 

Boxster Wheels. Yes, these are still 

for sale! Set of four 18” “Boxster S” 

(987) wheels. Two are original from the car; 

two were straightened and refinished following 

a minor road incident. All in very good 

condition with few marks. Asking $800. Call 

Jeremy at 303.478.5385 or e-mail jlr4@ 

cornell.edu for info and photos. Get them 

before they go on the PCA Mart! [Dec] 

Fuchs with Tires - 6Jx16 set and 7Jx16 

set, with black centers. $1200 OBO. Chris 

Garrison, chris_garrison@yahoo.com, 

303.669.5595 [Jan] 

Wheels and Tires for 996. OEM 18” 

2-piece sport wheels came as optional 

equipment on 2000 Carrera 2. The fronts 

are 18x8 and the rears are 18x11. The front 

wheels are in excellent shape; the rears 

have a little road rash on the rims. Silver 

centers, polished aluminum rims. Markings 

on the inside of the center section 

read: 996362. They have Toyo R888 tires. 

225/40ZR18; 265/35ZR18. Fronts have only 

one track day on them and are not even 

close to the wear bars. The rears are at the 

wear bars, but show no cording. Excellent 

grip, no flat spots, well balanced. $1,150. 

patrick.varley@ge.com. Fort Collins, Longmont, 

Golden. 970.744.0393. [Dec] 

miscellaneous 

4-Car Garage With Very Nice Attached 

Home - Great for car hobbyist! 4-car 

garage, 3rd stall is 39 foot deep tandem, 

others are 19 foot deep. Full width is 26 

feet. Gray painted garage floors. Outside 

storage area also. Screened-in patio with 

large natural gas BBQ for entertaining. 2113 

sq ft, 3 bedroom, lofted ceiling in master 

and living room, home office with built-in 

book shelves. A/C, $354,900, near I-70 and 

Ward, 5196 Youngfield Ct., Arvada, MLS 

# 1027976. IPM Colorado 303.489.3944, 

DeanieK@ipmcolorado.com [Dec] 

911 Muffler - Brand new Bursch tuned steel 

pack single outlet muffler. Never mounted, 

still in box. Will fit 911’s 1975-1989. Black 

with chrome tip. Will not fit my Euro model 

SC. Normally $300 + shipping; I am selling 

it for $250. Call Rodger at 303.880.3195, 

stewteach@msn.com. [Dec] 

Free Porsche Magazines - Back issues 

of Porsche Panorama and Christophorus; 

hundreds of issues, 1975-2000, all in excellent 

condition. Call for appointment to come 

and pick those you need. Frank Barrett, 

1235 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO 80214; 

303.237.0911; fdb912@gmail.com. [Dec] 

SPA Digital Tire Temperature Gauge. 

Uses thermocouple to measure true tire 

temperature just under the surface. Stores 

inside, middle and outside temp for all 

four tires. Great for quickly capturing tire 

temperatures. Sells new for $360, for sale 

for $150. patrick.varley@ge.com. Fort 

Collins, Longmont, Golden. Free shipping. 

970.744.0393. [Dec] 


December 2011

i get around Dick Badler 

All I Want for 

Christmas is... a 

Type 991 

It’s that time of 

year—time to make 

that list, check it 

twice and pin it on the pillow of your 

significant other. 

I’ve made mine. And at the top of the 

list is a new Type 991 911. Why not? 

I can dream, can’t I? At least it will be 

out soon, so I won’t have to wait, like 

I would for a GT3 variant, or a 4WD 

variant, or a cabriolet, or a Targa, or a 

Turbo, or a GT2. I’m not even asking for 

an S. 

What sold me on the car was the latest 

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magazine, Christophorus, issue 352, 

which has as the cover story, “Our 

Identity—A New 911 Generation.” 

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December 2011 

coming around 

again for more. 

Take, for instance, 

the 

coolest series 

of see-through 

overlays you’ve 

ever laid eyes on. 

They start with 

the 901 of 1963, 

and then overlay 

the silhouette of 

the G Model of 

1973, then the 

964, the 993, the 

996, the 997 and, 

finally, the shape of the 991. There’s 

that familial form, unerring through the 

gauze of all these years. 

No other car can do this. No other 

car company can do this. No other car 

magazine can do this. 

But it gets better. On page 14 starts 

a three-page spread of an interview 

between Jay Leno and Matthias Müller. 

The magazine describes Jay as “one 

of America’s most popular television 

hosts and a car collector.” It’s the Euro 

view and you have to laugh. I describe 

him as the luckiest man alive. And I 

think he’d agree. Which is part of his 

charm. 

Jay asks the CEO of Porsche questions 

like, “Some cars are merely cars. But 

to me, a Porsche is far more than that. 

How do you do it, Mr. Müller?” And he 

responds with, “If we should ever ask 

ourselves where we want to be, a look 

at the 911 would tell us right away.” 

The magazine is grouped into three 

sections, titled “Porsche Pure,” “Porsche 

Passion” and “Porsche Performance.” 

Here’s how the “Pure” section starts: 

“In the quest to understand the car’s 

inner values, the first thing you encounter 

is its exterior appearance. Painted in 

the unspectacular dark gray-blue of a 

stormy summer sky, this 911 does not 

just stand around on its parking place— 

it exudes an inner peace. It concentrates 

on its inner life.” 

For “Passion,” my favorite quote is, 

“The first impression is astonishing. 

The icon has lost none of its reduced 

quality; the car remains as measured as 

ever. But there’s now an unmistakable 

subliminal resonance of modernity, an 

unarticulated challenge.” 

But “Performance” is my favorite sec- 

tion. Here you find the images that stir 

the soul. Vic Elford and David Stone, lifting 

an inside wheel en route to victory 

in the Solitude Rally in 1967. A Carrera 

RSR tearing through Sicilian streets to 

win the Targa Florio in 1973. The Paris- 

Dakar Rally-winning 959, at speed in 

1986. 

And they take a Type 991 for a drive. 

Some drive. “The 911 is chomping at 

the bit. There’s no need to rein it in, 

as its six-cylinder engine is positively 

purring with anticipation. The Ring 

Road that circles Iceland offers over 

800 miles to run loose. After just a few 

miles, it’s clear that the comfort factor 

has grown proportionately with the 

length of the wheelbase.” 

Now, here’s the coup de grace. A 

3x5-inch (more or less) mini-brochure, 

soft-glued into the magazine. It’s 

titled “A 911 Love Story.” The subhead 

reads, “Forty-seven model years of the 

Porsche 911, told in forty-seven chapters: 

For each year in the life of the 911, 

we have bundled together a short and 

sweet collection of anecdotes, associations 

and prospects. A brief history of a 

successful model by Klaus Kretschmer.” 

Ha! 

Let’s just summarize by quoting the 

subhead for the last section. Here’s 

what it says; “Want to have, have, want 

to have again.” 

Never mind. Forget it. I know I’m not 

going to get the car, at least any time 

soon. But I’m happy... I already have 

the magazine! Happy Holidays!


Paul R. Heinmiller Award winner 2011 

Editor Jeremy Rosenberger 

Proofreaders Susan Bucknam 


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Please contact Advertising Coordinator 

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High Gear is printed in Englewood, CO by 

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 an autocross on the ice!) in the 

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 High 

Gear and the RMR Web site for details. And if 

you have any ideas for a program, talk to the 

Program Committee Chair or a Board member! 

Tech Session 

A tech session is just what it sounds like—a 

session in which a technical topic is discussed. 

Not just for gearheads, a tech session may 

demonstrate practical, “do-it-yourself” procedures 

such as brake bleeding. Tech sessions 

are usually presented by experienced Porsche 

Driving Events 

Non-Driving Events 

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) 

Pike’s Peak International Raceway tracks. 

Club Race 

A club race is a wheel-to-wheel racing 

event. A race weekend consists of a number of 

practice sessions and “heats” (race sessions), 

often involving both “sprint” and “endurance” 

races. As a Club Racing license (issued by 

PCA National) is required for competition, club 

racers are serious and experienced drivers. 

The cars they bring with them to the track can 

be quite impressive! As a point of interest, the 

PCA Club Racing program was inaugurated 

with the RMR-hosted “First Ever Anywhere” 

club race at Second Creek in 1992. 

Because of the logistics involved in an 

event of this magnitude, a club race requires 

a legion of volunteers. However, a club race is 

also one of most exciting events to participate 

in, so be sure to sign up! 

RMR hosts one club race each year at High 

Plains Raceway which, combined with a Driver 

Education event, adds up to one thrilling 

weekend! 

technicians, many of whom are sponsors of 

RMR events and High Gear. 

RMR hosts a few tech sessions each year, 

typically in the “off months” when few driving 

events take place. In addition, numerous tech 

sessions are offered at Porsche Parade. 

Concours d’Elegance 

A concours is essentially a car show, in 

which contestants endeavor to present their 

cars in as close to “perfect” condition as 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. 


December 2011

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December 2011 

the rearview mirror 

The 1996 Rocky Mountain Region’s holiday party and 

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fun, business and presentation of awards—among them the 

Porsche Patrons and Enthusiast of the Year. 

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