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PPRESIDENTRESIDENT’’SS MMESSAGEESSAGEAll through the year, the club has member-ship meetings on first Thursday of the month.Everyone is welcome and encouraged to stopby for some refreshments, and to enjoy thespeaker arranged by our program chairper-son, Rick Goncalves.

The reasons to attend membership meetingsaren’t just the free food and valuable doorprizes. One good reason to attend member-ship meetings is to catch-up on happeningswith Porsche friends. Another is to learnabout an interesting topic that we can use atthe track or on the road. Sometimes the rea-sons overlap, and sometimes they don’t.

One membership meeting Peggy and Iattended as newer members, and we happilymingled and visited with folks for about anhour. Then, we sat through an in-depth tech-nical presentation on springs and shocksreplete with graphs and data tables; springrates, damping, rebound, bump and valving,all were covered. During the Q&A sessionafterwards, Peggy turned to Kathy and whis-pered, “My Gosh, they are asking follow-upquestions about shock absorbers!!!” Theyboth rolled their eyes and headed for the doorto continue their conversation in the lobby. Ithink I was taking notes.

Years later, that shock absorber presentationwould come in handy at the DE at La Junta.Peggy drove the red 89 car into the pits fromher first run session, and reported a chirpingnoise from the tires under heavy braking,some directional instability, and that the frontwas pushing badly through the turns. The carwas just not working right. I rememberedfrom that membership meeting long ago thatshocks should be matched to the spring rates,and since I had reinstalled my lighter stocksprings, I probably needed to soften up theshocks. A quick twist of the adjustment knobon the Koni sport shocks and number 89 washandling much better, and our lap timesdropped several seconds.

I was reminded of another tidbit from amembership meeting on the drive downHighway 71 to La Junta this year. TheColorado Highway Patrol has visited the

Porsche club several times with their engag-ing presentation of highway stories, safetytips, and the many strange drivers they havemet over the years. At the Q&A I rememberasking, “Do you really watch for red cars,and why?” The officer smiled briefly, “Yes,we do, and it is because they are alwaysspeeding.” (Note to Rick, suggested topic fornext meeting: How to adjust your Targa topto be quiet enough at 87 mph so you can hearthe radar detector go off!). Lesson learned;Guards red to some, arrest me red to others!

The two recent membership meetingsfocused on car finishes. They featured anauto detailer and the Maguires wax rep pro-viding tips on keeping our Porsches cleaned

and shined. Try claying your car to removeswirls, how about using high tech syntheticwaxes on clear coats and carnauba on singlestage paint, and wipe up everything withmicrofiber towels. They have products andtechniques designed for every finish and user,right down to the designer scents so the carsmells good.

I remember arriving at the car show on theMt. Rushmore tour and watching Bill andLynn spraying something on their Turbo totake off the road film and really spiff up thefinish. So, I got out my can of Windex and aT-shirt and followed suit. The detail expert atthe membership meeting said I was not onlytaking off the road film with window cleaner,but I was also stripping the wax off the car.It didn’t really matter that much because,according to the experts, when I washed mycar in Ivory dish detergent before leavingDenver on the tour, I also took off a goodlyamount of wax anyway. I should be using aspecial detail product containing, to quote the

label, “a special lubricity formula.” Yes, thisstuff goes on a car! You never know whatyou will learn at a membership meeting.

Looking ahead, Rick has a great social andcar buff evening planned for our next meet-ing Thursday, July 7th. We will be having adinner and visit at the Shelby AmericanCollection Museum in Boulder. [www.shel-byamericancollection.org ] The club will pro-vide the food, beverages and free admission,while the museum provides the venue for usto overlap good conversation and automotivehistory. Learn about the driver and cardesigner Carol Shelby, and see some leg-endary race cars: the GT-40; the AC, 289 and427 Cobras and a Daytona Coupe. Watch thenewsletter and your email for details. If youcan volunteer to help with the meeting letRick know.

The August meeting will be held at theDoubletree in Westminster and feature thevery successful racing team, RuSPORT(www.rusport.com). They are based inLoveland Colorado, and their drivers are AJAllmendinger and Justin Wilson, who bothcompete in the Champ Car Series. They willtalk about their season and racing program.It will be a good chance for some Q&A witha top race team.

For 2006, the club will be moving the mem-bership meeting to a new location.Hopefully a change of scenery and a central-ly located facility will keep the eveningsfresh and accessible to even more members.Susan Bucknam is searching for places. Ifyou have suggestions, let her know [ [email protected] ]. Rick is planning ahead for thelast three membership meetings this fall. Ifyou have a contact for a speaker or a pro-gram suggestion, email Rick Goncalves [[email protected] ].

So, whether you come to talk or listen, orcome to eat or drink, you are most welcometo drop by our next membership meeting.See you on Thursday!

Andy ForbergRMR President

Photo: Andy Forberg

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

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

Membership Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4

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

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

The Twilight Zone DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6

Day After Ladies’Day DE . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7

Ladies’Day DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 8

Happy 30th Birthday AMR . . . . . . . . . . .page 9

La Junta Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 10

‘Tis the Season for DE’s . . . . . . . . . . .page 12

Ride the Slide at CDR DE . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14

RMR Club Race DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15

RMR Club Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15

AMR Autocross FUNdamentals . . .page 16

RMR 2nd Creek DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 17

Turn One - Club Racing at RMR . . . . . .page 18

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

AMR Fall Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 23

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IINSIDENSIDE THISTHIS IISSUESSUE BBOARDOARD OFOF DDIRECTORSIRECTORS

PresidentAndy Forberg [email protected](H) 303-399-3357

First Vice President Susan Bucknam [email protected] (H) 303-237-3140

Second Vice President David [email protected](H) 970-225-2201

Treasurer Bill [email protected](303) 663-6365

SecretarySteve Wright

[email protected](303) 681-2849

Membership Tamela Cash

[email protected] (H) 303-554-7464

NewsletterRex Heck

[email protected](H) 303-841-8124

Past PresidentJim Everson

[email protected]

(H) 303-779-4211 (W) 303-605-1563

Challenge SeriesGreg Curtiss (H) 303-699-9360

Colorado MotorsportsCouncil RepresentativeJerry Schouten(H) 303-777-3942 (W) 303-762-8806

Door PrizesBob Sutherland(H) 303-795-0471Jerry Medina303-795-1651

EquipmentAlan Fritze303-697-8101

HistorianAndrea Rossiter(H) 303-333-4223

Instructors David Rossiter(H) 303-333-4223Randy Hoch(H)303-445-1500

Publicity/PR Art Rancis303-550-0816

Safety Craig Lord(H) 303-494-2171

Tech Inspection Cecil Morris

(H) 303-399-2428

TimingBob Speights

(H) 970-282-3495

Club Race LiaisonMike Quigley(H) 322-2666

Western SlopeCoordinator

Allen Johnsen(H) 970-245-8685

WebmeisterScott Rogers

(970) 493-3181 ext [email protected]

ProgramsRick Goncalves

(H) 303-697-1960

Second Creek Rep.Chick Misura

(H) 303-530-0911 (W) 303-776-0674

Zone 9 Representative Howard Burr

(H) 719-522-1021

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These members may be contacted for informationregarding the maintenance and modification of yourPorsche. They are specialists with detailed informationabout specific Porsche cars.

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MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP MMESSAGESESSAGESWelcome to new and returning members! We’re off and running with our 2005 driving events! Come out and try adifferent kind of event – you never know what you will get hooked on. Feel free to call me at (303))554-7464 oremail [email protected] with any questions, problems, or suggestions. Tamela

NNEWEW MMEMBERSEMBERS

Bill Allen17 S Garfield StDenver, CO 80209-3115H – (303)329-8185W – (303)[email protected] Boxster S red

Eric Balzer5200 Abby RdFt Collins, CO 80526H – (870)[email protected] 996 Cabriolet silver

James Burr6806 w 84th Way #3Arvada, CO 80003H – (303)467-0884W – (303)[email protected] 944 S2 Cabriolet red

Peter Csanady11680 Coeur d'Alene DrParker, CO 80138

H – (303)204-9723W – (720)[email protected] 944S green

Greg & Brenda Ellis4290 Caddo PkwyBoulder, CO 80303H – (303)[email protected] red

Gary Long908 Naomi DrLoveland, CO 80537H – (970)669-7853W – (970)[email protected] 911SC red

Harry & Venica Mason83 Elk LnBailey, CO 80421H – (303)[email protected] 911 orange

Trevor & Kelly Pooley9110 S Lost Hill DrLone Tree, CO 80124H – (303)790-6696W – (303)[email protected] 911 Carrera GTSilver

Jonathan Richter10473 W 82nd AveArvada, CO 80005H – (303)940-8756W – (970)[email protected] 911S red

Phil & Jill Robinson789 E Huntington DrHighlands Ranch, CO80126H – (303)791-4608W – (303)[email protected] 928 GT black

Dan Spellman & DianaAcheson6814 N Hillside WayParker, CO 80134H – (303)841-1810W – (303)[email protected]@comcast.net2002 Boxster S blue

Greg & Courtney Tilley821 Peterson StFt Collins, CO H – (970)[email protected] 996 TT silver

Josh Wyte4220 Promontory CtLoveland, CO 80537H – (970)622-9606W – (970)[email protected] 951S red

MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP MMEETINGEETINGTTHURSDAYHURSDAY, J, JULYULY 77

The July membership meeting will be heldat The Shelby Museum in Boulder, on July7, at 6:30 pm. the museum is located at,5020 Chaparral Court, Boulder, Co. 303-516-9565. To get there, head to Boulderon US 36, exit and head north at FoothillsParkway, to the Diagonal Highway, thenhead northeast, turn right on 63rd street,left on Spine Rd., then right on ChaparralCourt.

Food and drinks will be served. Whiledrinks will be free, there will be a $5cover charge per person to pay the muse-um.

Come and see us at on of the largest Cobracollections in the country.

Sign seen at Turn 10 at Pueblo


July 2005

Tuesday 7/5 RMR & AMR Board MeetingsThursday 7/7 RMR Membership MeetingSaturday 7/9 Ladies’ Day DE, 2nd CreekSunday 7/10 No times DE, 2nd CreekSat/Sun 7/23-24 RMR DE CDR (CS)

August 2005

Monday 8/1 RMR Board MeetingThursday 8/4 RMR Membership MeetingSat/Sun 8/6-7 AMR Pueblo DE (CS)Saturday 8/13 AMR Autocross (CS)Fri/Sun 8/19-21 AMR Rocky Mountain High (CS)Sat/Sun 8/20/21 RMR DE 2nd Creek (CS)Monday 8/29 RMR Board Meeting

September 2005

Thursday 9/1 RMR Membership MeetingFriday 9/16 RMR Pueblo DESat/Sun 9/17-18 RMR Club RaceSat/Sun 9/24-25 AMR Fall TourFor the most up to date event schedule, check out our online calen-

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

EEVENTVENT CCALENDARALENDARWe have made a few changes to RMR Porsche in the past couple ofmonths. The goal is to make your magazine more readable andprovide useful information to our membership. Last month weprinted the issue on glossy paper. The pictures sure look better.This month we have added a color center spread. We have beendoing color on the web, and this is our first venture into color print-ing. Let us know what you think? What other changes would youlike to see in RMR Porsche?

To keep the center spread going, we will need lots of pictures.Thanks to Martin Smith and his wife for most of this month’sspread. I see lots of people out taking pictures at RMR events.How about sharing with the rest of us? Email your high rez printsto me at [email protected]. If you have too many toemail, let me know and we will get them somehow.

Rex Heck, Editor

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I want to go racing too!Photo: Kathy Fricke


“There is a fifth dimension beyond thatwhich is known to man. It is a dimensionas vast as space and as timeless as infinity.It is the middle ground between light andshadow, between science and superstition,and it lies between the pit of man’s fears,and the summit of his knowledge. This isthe dimension of imagination. It is an areawhich we call ... THE TWILIGHT ZONE.”

Ryan and RebeccaHiatt, average youngAMR members whoattended a member-ship meeting inColorado Springs lastnight and on the wayhome took a detour.

“Most of us on wak-ing in the morning know exactly where weare; the rooster or the alarm clock bringsus out of sleep into the familiar sights,sounds, aromas of home and the comfort ofa routine day ahead.

“Not so with our young friends. This willbe a day like none they’ve ever spent - andthey’ll spend it in the Twighlight Zone.”

Pueblo will never feel the same afterAugust 7th and 8th. You will be changedforever by what you experience at PMI.

The moral of what you’ve just read isclear: if you drive, drive fast. And if yourfriends drive fast, drive faster for you may

find yourself in the won-derous closed loopknown as PuebloMotorsports park(A.K.A. the twilightZone).

“You’re travelingthrough another dimen-sion, a dimension not

only of sight and sound but of mind; ajourney into a wondrous land whoseboundaries are that of the imagination.Next stop: THE TWILIGHT ZONE.”

—Thanks and apologies to Rod Serling

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AANNUALNNUAL DDAYAY AAFTERFTER LLADIESADIES ’ D’ DAYAY DE DE ATAT SSECONDECOND CCREEKREEK

When: Sunday July 10,2005

Where: Second Creek Raceway just westof D.I.A.

Join us for one of the final Driver’sEducation Events for the Rocky MountainRegion (RMR) Porsche Club at SecondCreek Raceway, its last summer to beopen. This track is technical in naturewhich makes it great for all experience lev-els.

Fee: $90 and co-drivers fee is $70.

A special fee for the Ladies who participat-ed in the LADIES DAY event on Saturday,July 9 is only $50. The Sunday event is forPorsche cars only.

What to bring: have a long sleeve cottonshirt and long cotton pants (i.e. jeans) towear while you are driving and when youare working the corners. Closed toe shoesare also a must and a Snell 95 or newerhelmet (some loaner helmets are availablebut limited in numbers, so it’s best if youcan bring one of your own).

Water is available and food through our

friend Mo who serves burgers and the likeat the track’s concession stand.

The track will be open at 6:00 a.m. andthere is a mandatory driver’s meeting at8:00 a.m. A novice meeting will followafter the initial meeting for those driverswho are new to the track. The track will behot by 9:00 a.m.

Cars need to be teched (inspected) prior tothe track event. This can be done at thetrack but there is a $20 fee for those carsdriven less than 30 miles to the track. Ifyour car is trailered to the track the techfee is waived. When you arrive at thetrack, remove all loose objects from yourcar, i.e. floor mats, door openers, clothing,papers, etc. Basically remove anything notscrewed down.

Pretech:

Prestige Imports – in Denver – phone #303-238-8101Walt and Kathy Fricke’s House – inBoulder – phone # 303-499-6540Alpine Mountain Garage – Col. Springs –phone # 719-328-0356Poudre Sports Car Enterprises – Ft. Collins

– phone # 970-229-0990* Be sure to call any location prior arrivingto make sure they are tech-ing cars for theevent. Other locations may be available, checkwith Cecil Morris, 303-399-2428.

Tech inspection date is Wed. June 29.Times are 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Send the D.E. registration form for theevent (available at the pca/rmr website)with your check or credit card informationto the event Registrar:Norma Nada6320 S. Gibraltar CircleCentennial, Co.80016Phone # 303-699-9360 or email at [email protected].

Further information if needed is availablethrough the event Co-Chairs:

Alex Acevedo – [email protected],or 303-637-9707And Cecil Morris – [email protected] or303-399-2482


“When the working day is doneGirls – they just want to have fun

Oh-oh, girls just want to have fun…”C. Lauper

It’s time to register for Ladies’ Day. Ladies, it doesn’t matter ifyou’ve never driven a Porsche, never driven on a track or if you’rean experienced high performance driver. You can do your ownthing and will love Ladies’ Day. And guys, even though this is alady-driver only event, we want you to come to support your gals,help out with corner working and instruction and join in our greatparty. We guarantee you’ll have a blast at Ladies’ Day too.Here’s what several of last year’s participants had to say:

“…LD had a fun and relaxing feel….Hats off to the HospitalityCommittee.”

“…great fun. What can I say about the surprise entertainment (atthe “beer 30” end-of-day party.)”

“…GREAT event to familiarize the uninitiated to the track…mywife and daughters had a wonderful experience…(we) will cer-tainly become more involved in the club, now that she feels morecomfortable.”

“…our first event with the club. My wife, our children and I wereamazed at how friendly everybody was and how welcome theymade us feel. What a great bunch of talented friendly people wehave in this club and I hope everyone realizes how wonderful thatreally is…we look forward to participating in club activities.”

Here are the details:

Who: All ladies 18 and over. You don’t even have to be an RMRmember so this is a great opportunity to invite your lady friendsand family members.

What: Driver education for beginner, intermediate and advancedlady drivers and so much more…. • Drive your Porsche or any other type of car you feel more com-fortable driving (except convertibles/open cars without roll bars,trucks and non-Porsche SUV’s)• Expert instruction by our wonderful men and women certified

instructors.• Comfy hospitality suite throughout the day with snacks andchair massage to meet new friends, visit old. • Mo’s tasty Cajun and American breakfast and lunch availablefor purchase.• End of the day party to celebrate. Back by popular demand, theLD “girlie men” to entertain you with new choreography and cos-tuming.

When/Where:• July 9, Second Creek Raceway, Commerce City• 6:30 AM - Track opens • 8:15 AM - Mandatory Drivers meeting • 9:00 AM - First car on track

Pre-Tech:• 6PM, June 29, Prestige Porsche, 9201 W. Colfax, Lakewood,(303) 238-8101 (no early birds, please).• Will also serve as the pre-tech for July 10 No Times DE atSecond Creek

Registration:• Fees: 1st driver - $75; 2nd driver - $50. • Add No Times DE on July 10 for $50. (Porsches only)• Fill out special LD reg form on RMR PCA Web site,www.pca.org/rmr or in last month’s newsletter• Send to Ladies Day and No Times Registrar:Norma Nada6320 S. Gibraltar CircleCentennial, CO 80016Contact: Ph. – (303) 699-9360 (H) or (303) 740-7600 (W)

Fax – (303) 699-9358 E-mail – [email protected]

For more info, contact Ladies Day co-chairs:

• Andrea Rossiter: (303) 333- 4223 (H)E-mail: Home – [email protected]

Work – [email protected]

• Peggy Englert: (303) 399-3357 (H)E-mail: [email protected]

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Take 500 pounds of ice with 20 cases ofwater and 20 cases of beer. Stir in 90pounds of barbeque and 176 pictures fromthe old days and you have a perfect recipefor a drivers ed event in La Junta.

The weekend of May 21 was the 30thanniversary of Alpine Mountain Region.The first weekend was set up as a Zone 9Mini Parade so all the Z-9 ers could prac-tice for the up coming national Parade. Thecharter was presented by Hank Malter,national treasurer of PCA. Our anniver-sary weekend was set up as a celebrationof where we started and where we’vecome.

The Saturday driver’s meeting started offwith as many first timers as grey beardslistening to a quick run through of how wemake the eventssafe and fun andof course the per-petual plea forcorner workers.As we waited todeploy the ambu-lance along withthe first wave ofcorner workers,we were treatedto a flyover by a ’39 BeechcraftStaggerwing owned by Chris Barton. Carowners were later encouraged to photo-graph their cars beside the antique plane

(air cooled, don’t ya know). Chris and histwo boys enjoyed watching the event andeven tooksome ofus up forrides inreturn fora ride inKeithHulley’s911.

The heatonSaturday(107 at one reading) did not deter anyone’s

fun. It was ironic that Where itall Began became the firstChallenge series DE of the sea-son because 3 weeks before, theCDR event was snowed out.Everyone pitched in to help,from sharing shade to helpingpush cars that wouldn’t start.The most striking volunteer wasFred Veitch, who manned thegate in the middle of the firstafternoon. He claimed it was a

promotion for being the first president ofAMR. There were 57 drivers in 4 rungroups.

Wewereluckyenoughto havesomenotableguestsattend.Theowners

of the Colorado Springs and DenverPorsche Stores, Duane Mentzer and BobHagestad brought their wives and helpedtell some of the old stories. Chick Misura,

president of RMR in 1975, and GregVolan, club ubervolunteer and most cogent

historian oftimes past,also joined us.Saturday nightthey sharedmemories andslides with 90of us thatgathered at theHog’s BreathSaloon forbarbeque. Wehad laughter,

liquid libations and much lingering overtreasured memories. Everyone enjoyed thesharing of 30 years of camaraderie anddevotion to our unique cars.

Sunday dawned a lot cooler with anotherflyover to start the day. We had a great setof run groups with several drivers com-menting the cooler air helped their horse-power. Time trials ended the weekend with30 drivers giving their best effort to winTTD. Congratulations to Top timers AlecAcevedo and Peggy Englert.

While great volunteers always staff theevents, we had lots of extra help with find-ing photos from days past. Thanks toErnie Kemper, Greg Volan, Bruce Larsenand Bill Jackson for providing them.Thanks, too, to Scott Longberry for assem-bling the slide show, especially the snappybeginning. Again, a special thanks to ChrisBarton for providing the “air power” thathelped make the event special. A tip of thehat to Dave Rousseau, for making sure wedidn’t run out of ice.

More pictures are available at www.cross-roadsmotorsport.com/LaJunta/wrapup.html.

Keny Whitright

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‘T‘TISIS THETHE SSEASONEASON FFOROR DE’DE’SS

The pot of gold is red!

Photo: Martin Smith

Photo: Martin Smith

A great day for a parasolNow here is one fast bunny

Go! Go! Go!Photo: Martin Smith

Neck ‘n NeckPhoto: Martin Smith


‘T‘TISIS THETHE SSEASONEASON FFOROR DE’DE’SS

Photo: Scott RogersThe black run group gets ready

Photo: Martin Smith

Now here is one fast bunny

Photo: Martin SmithDining alfresco

Go! Go! Go!Photo: Martin Smith

Learning to drive our Porsches as they were meant to be drivenPhoto: Martin Smith

(The Dragon Slide, that is!)Plan to join us at Continental DivideRaceway for this PCA Rocky MountainRegion July 23 and 24th Driver Educationevent.

Since no one wanted to sled the DragonSlide on April 30th we have moved thisevent into July. This rescheduled drivereducation event will take place July 23-24,2005. Continental Divide Raceway is achallenging and exciting track at the MeadExit on I-25, 33 miles north of I-70. Thetrack is in good shape so you don’t have toworry about dodging any potholes.

Note that the Tour that had been scheduledfor this weekend has been moved.

Gates open at 6:30 am and the mandatorydriver’s meeting begins at 8:00 am.

Be prepared for Porsche fun! Drivinginstructors will be available both days.This is a Challenge Series event, whichmeans we will drive in run groups all day

Saturday and Sunday morning. There willbe optional timed runs Sunday afternoon.

Fees & Registration

$120 for first driver, $90 for additionaldriver using the same car.

Registration -- Please use the registrationform available on the RMR website or inyour newsletter. Send your completedform, noting which day(s) you will be driv-ing, to Norma Nada, 6320 S. GibraltarCircle, Centennial, CO 80016-1212 oremail to [email protected]. Tel: 303-

740-7600 (w), 303-699-9360 (h), fax: 303-699-9358.

Pre-Tech

Your car must be pre-tech inspected beforethe event. Inspection date: Wednesday,July 13, 2005. Inspection begins at 6:00pm and ends at 8:00 pm, no early birdsplease.

Denver inspection will be at PrestigePorsche, 9201 W. Colfax, Lakewood, 303-238-8101; Colorado Springs will be atAlpine Mountain Garage, 3415 FillmoreRidge Heights, 719-328-0356; Fort Collinswill be at Poudre Sports Car, 5806 S.College, 970-229-0990 (starts at 5:00 pm);Boulder will be at Walt and Kathy Fricke’shouse, 4651 Huey Cr., 970-499-6540(please call in advance).

If you have questions, please contact one ofthe event hosts – Scott Rogers, 970-686-0538, [email protected] and Jim Fry,970-407-9471, [email protected].


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Photo: Graeme Weston-Lewis


It’s not too early to start making plans forthe Pueblo No Times DE on Friday, Sept16th. Come on out and have some realPorsche fun with a No Pressure, No TimesDE event being held the weekend of theClub Race!

More info will be available in the nextnewsletter, or call Rick Angelica @ 303-550-0816 or send questions [email protected] .

SSEPTEMBEREPTEMBER 1616THTH

NNOO TTIMESIMES DDRIVERSRIVERS ’ E’ EDD

ATAT PPUEBLOUEBLO

Calling all RMR club members andPorsche enthusiasts…..

Want to get up close and personal withsome pretty cool Porsche and BMW racecars?

Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club ishosting the 14th annual "First EverAnywhere" Club Race held at PuebloMotorsports Park on September 17th and18th.

It takes many racing enthusiasts and volun-teers to make a Club Race successful. Ifyou would like to get involved, please vol-unteer for a day or more. Lunch andLodging is provided for Corner Workers,Start, Pit & Grid, and Hot Pit Workers. Ifyou work on Saturday then Friday night ispaid for, if you work on Sunday thenSaturday night is paid for, if you workSaturday and Sunday…. Well you get thedrift…..

Come down for the Drivers Educationevent on Friday (must have driven in a pre-vious DE) and stay to help out for theweekend. Where else are you going to seeso many fabulous cars in one spot. And asa bonus, all of the Porsche people to enjoyit with.

The volunteer form and Registration formcan be found on the web atHTTP://www.rmrporscheclub.com , clickon the Club Racing link, or you can con-tact our corner worker chairs directly andthey can get all your vitals: (RichardMartin 303-779-1492.) (Bob Speights 970-282-3495)

Thanks for the consideration and hope tohave you along for the fun…..

CCLUBLUB RRACINGACING TTIMEIME AAGAINGAIN…………


6 Credit Minutes • 1 Drivers Meeting(Fulfills Lecture Requirement)Prerequisite: PCA 122 Joy of Ownership(Others will be allowed at the professor’sdiscretion)Chief Driving Instructor for AMR: PatDiGiovanni

This course will focus on comprehensiveanalysis of generally accepted driving prin-ciples (GADP), driving theory, conceptsand automotive principles for public safety.It is the second of a two-course sequencein autocrossing and is designed primarilyfor daily drivers and finance majors. Theclass focuses on the preparation and analy-sis of cone location relevant and useful toexternal users of timing reports.Explores the theories, principles and prac-tices surveyed in Driving Principles and

critically examines “real-world” courseanalysis and timing issues.

Cost: $35 per driverClassroom: Parking lot South ofBreckenridge Building on the campus ofPikes Peak Community CollegeMaterials: Students MUST wear approvedhelmets and long sleeves with closed toedshoes. Notes: Restrooms will be provided. Bringa snack. Students will be graded at the end of eachrun. Class is offered Saturday, August 13 only.Look for details in August newsletter

Questions prior to registration: Call PatDiGiovanni: 719/532-0482

[email protected]

AMR 211 AAMR 211 AUTOCROSSUTOCROSS

FUNFUNDAMENTALSDAMENTALS IIII


Es ist mal wieder so weit – die Tore öffnensich wieder einmal für ein fahrtechnischanspruchsvolles Wochenende auf der“Zweiten Bach” Rennstrecke. Den Bleistiftgespitzt, versäumt es nicht, dieses Ereignisin euren Kalender ein zu tragen, besonderswenn eine Teilnahme am 22. / 23. Oktobernicht geplant ist. Dieses vorletzte Mal gibtsich für jeden Porsche Fahrer innerhalb desFahrer Trainings die Gelegenheit, ein paar“Challenge Series” Punkte zu sammelnoder einfach nur Spass an der Strecke,oder an einem Gespräch mitGleichgesinnten zu haben. Wir werden inalter Tradition an beiden Tagen imUhrzeigersinn fahren und wie immer beidem “Bier '30” über persönlicheErfahrungen, Siege und/oder Traumas desTages ereifern.

Samstag und Sonntagvormittag sind hierbeidie Zeiten, an demjeder an seinenFertigkeiten undFahrzeug feilen kann.Am Sonntag habenwir dann amNachmittag unsereZeitläufe. Die weiteretechnischenEinzelheiten im allge-meinen Englisch:

And – for those, whohave a hard time withGerman

It's time again – thegates open again for atechnically challeng-ing weekend on theSecond CreekRaceway. Sharpen the pencil, don't missmarking this event in your calendar, espe-cially if you do not plan to attend theOctober 22nd/23rd event. This is the sec-ond to last time each Porsche driver isoffered the opportunity to gain some chal-lenge series points, have some fun on thetrack or chat with those sharing the sameinterest. Following the old tradition we will

be running clockwise on both days andthen get excited as usual at beer 30 aboutour personal experiences, victories and/ortraumas, of the day.

Saturday and Sunday morning are thetimes when everyone can tweak his/herskills and car. On Sunday afternoon wewill have our timed runs. And, all of thisunder the loving care and guidance of yourhosting chairs, both of whom where bornand raised on the same soil as the carsyou’ll be driving this weekend (pleasedon’t ‘drive’ them as hard as you do yourcar, but provide them with some of thesame tolerance, attention, care, forgivenessand understanding that you’re giving tothese magnificent vehicles….). The follow-ing technical details in common english:

Event: The Second Creek Dutch/AustrianConnection DE (a Challenge Series Event)

Where: Second Creek Raceway, 88thAvenue and Buckley Road approx. 3 mileswest of the Denver International Airport

Cost: $120 for first driver, $90 for co-driv-er

When: Saturday/Sunday, August 20th and21st

Registration: As always, the due date is aweek before the event – August 11th.Please send your registratin details to:

Norma Nada6320 S Gibraltar CircleCentennial, CO 80016-1212phone: 303-740-7600 (w)

303-699-9360 (h)fax: 303-699-9358e-mail: [email protected]

Pre-Tech: We will have a Pre-Tech onAugust 3rd at

Walt and Kathy Fricke's House4651 Huey Circle, BoulderPhone: 970-499-6540

and on August 10th at

Prestige Imports9201 W. Colfax, LakewoodPhone: 303-238-8101

Poudre Sports Car Enterprises5806 S. College, Fort CollinsPhone: 970-229-0990

A note on noise restrictions: Please see the2005 Challenge Series Rule Book for noiserestrictions and make sure your car is com-pliant. Second Creek also has a 50 db limitat the complaining property owner's prop-erty line. If any car exceeds these limits,the driver/car will be asked to adjust to bein compliance or leave the event.

If you have any questions contact the co-chairs John Withaar 303-268-1477 / via e-mail at ([email protected]) orPeter Gratzer 303-466-2233 / via e-mail at([email protected]).

TTHEHE SSECONDECOND CCREEKREEK

DDUTCHUTCH/A/AUSTRIANUSTRIAN CCONNECTIONONNECTION DEDE

Would you be seen on a track with this duo?Photo: John Withaar


Editor………As the racing season comes intofull bloom, we find RMR club racers crisscross-ing the country in search of the next challenge.Jess Wurmbrand reports from Las Vegas wherethe group gets to try their collective skills on anew and different road course…………….

The Las Vegas Club Race put on by Utah’sIntermountain Region has always been one ofmy favorites to attend. It takes place on a “real”racetrack. It draws many racers from Colorado.Above all, it’s Vegas Baby!

This year’s race was turning out to be different.

It was announced that the race would not beheld on the super speedway. Instead we wouldbe racing on the road course outside the bigtrack. Several of the usual racers bowed out ofthis year’s race with an eye towards WatkinsGlen. Oh well, in my mind it’s still VegasBaby!

The outfield road course at Las Vegas wasrecently lengthened and reconfigured. It is nowa 2.4 mile circuit with close to twenty turns.The beauty of this year’s race was that it wouldbe the first time any of us had run it. We werein for a true test of man/woman and machineon an even playing field with no home courtadvantage.

I accepted Debbie and Bob Polich’s offer tohead out a day early for Friday’s driver educa-tion. We loaded my car next to Bob’s steed intheir cavernous trailer and made the easy pullout to Mesquite. Upon arrival at the track, wefound the Utah bunch doing their usual perfect

job of registration (although there did seem tobe an overabundance of arm bands-I was wear-ing five by the end of the weekend.)

Leaving the pits for the first of four sessionsFriday, we were faced with a challenging, com-pletely unfamiliar, but very safe track. I spentmy first time out just trying to get situated andbegin to anticipate what lay ahead. Judging bythe very divergent lines I saw, there was littleconsensus among drivers as to the correct wayto navigate our way around. Repeating thisprocess in my next session, I began to feel pret-ty good. Not only was I having a great time, Iwas actually starting to gain confidence, bring-ing my lap times down too.

Returning to the paddock, I encountered DaveBanazek engaged in an animated conversationwith a stranger. Exiting my car and catchingbits of what they were saying, I realized that theguy he was talking to seemed to know his stuff.Turns out, in classic Dave style, he had found aDerek Daly instructor with eight years experi-ence on this very track. We were able to extractmany important yet subtle details from him thatsped up our learning curve.

Saturday we were back at the track for practice,qualifying, and the ever-popular practicestarts/fun race. Practice went well for theColorado contingency with everyone seeingdecreasing lap times. Times from the thirdpractice session were to be used to determineone’s grid position for qualifying. I was pleasedto see that my lap times were the best I hadmanaged so far in the weekend. I was not con-cerned when the scrutineer sent me to the scalesafterwards, either. I had one hundred pounds

bolted in, my spare tire was in place, and I stillhad half a tank of fuel. Rolling onto the scales,the tech guys called out 2520, not even close tothe required 2552 pounds required for my car.Oh well, I’d be qualifying from the back.

Apparently, racers from Colorado qualify well!Taking honors for fastest times in our classeswere: Dale Tuety, David Speights, RobertAmes, myself, Carl Feghali, Bill Sant, MichaelHemingway, Chris Cervelli, and Andy Wilzoch.We had swept every class in which we compet-ed. This on a track none of us had competed onbefore.

It was a very long day at the track, three ses-sions of practice, a fun race, and qualifying.Despite the fact that we were in Las Vegas, andvery uncharacteristically for many of us, fewwere in the mood for our usual antics. After anice dinner at the hotel we all retired for theevening.

Sunday brought the promise of two anticipatedsprint races. With great grid positions weentered the now familiar track. A very cleanfirst race brought only a few surprises. In theBlue Group, Rick Goncalves, the cagey veterangot around rookie Dave Speights to take secondin G. In the Red Group Chris Cervelli in hisGTC3 Cup Car managed to pass Andy Wilzochfor a first overall, beating the faster GTA carspresent.

For our second races there was a surpriseannouncement. We would be starting in reverseorder with the fastest cars at the back of thefield. I had never done an inverted grid startand I will admit to nervousness on the grid. I


had this vision in my head of sharks followingbaby seals (with no offense intended towardsthe seals, I mean the I and G class drivers whowere now up front.) The start was quite inter-esting, those of us at the back found ourselveswith nowhere to go when the green flag flew.Accelerating briefly, I found myself stuck inmore traffic than I have ever encountered at arace start. While I was unaware of it at thetime, I later learned that Dale Tuety (who hadalso confided nervousness about this start con-figuration) was having the time of his life lead-ing the first three laps of the race in his I car!The next several laps were a passing festival forthose of us at the back. Within a few lapsthings started to settle down and it felt like atypical race. Given the chance again, I willalways be enthusiastic about inverted starts. Itreally added a new and fun dimension to therace.

All in all, I think everyone had a great time inLas Vegas. We saw old friends, made newones, probably even rubbed a few folks thewrong way. All of us but one came back withour cars and licenses in the same condition wehad left in. Many thanks to everyone fromUtah who put on this perfectly run event and tothe National Stewards who gave up their week-end to join us.

-Jesse Wurmbrand

Editor….While all those seasoned racers werein Vegas, one of our recently-relocated trackjunkies, John Bicknell, was gearing up for hisvery first Club Race at Motorsport Ranch inTexas. Here’s his take on the organized chaosdown south…………….

My First Race

After a lifetime of being a fan and three yearsof actively developing my 911 and my drivingskills I was actually in my first race. The venuewas the PCA Maverick Region TexasMotorsport Ranch race, Memorial Day week-end. Texas Motorsport Ranch is a private“country club” for track junkies.

The track is a 1.7, eleven turn track with someinteresting elevation changes. It’s a wide, safe

track with smooth, long runoffs paved with abeautifully smooth asphalt surface. Therein laythe problem.

During the track chalk-talk by a local veteranracer, the dark-side of Motorsport Ranch wasexplained to all of us rookies and first-time-there veterans. Since Fort Worth’s typicalweather is hot and dry, the track was paved witha combination of asphalt and “poly-something”to give it elasticity for better grip when theweather is hotter than hell. The bad news isthat when the track is wet it’s as slippery as eelsnot.

Other veterans told me about sudden spins“while trying to drive as slowly as possible”.One described a track walk in the rain wherethe track was too slick for the racers to walk upthe hill out of turn five. The other encouragingnews was that the smooth runoff becomes aquick launch off into mud and wet grass.

And guess what? It’s fixin’ to rain on my rook-ie race event –a forty minute sprint race. Iguess you could say I was approaching my firstrace start with dampened spirits.

To orient everyone to my driving style, let’s justdescribe it as “not fast”. And this was only mysecond weekend at Motorsport Ranch, so mytrack knowledge was not exactly intimate. Mycar is a 1984 911 (euro) Stock E class car. If Ireally knew how to drive it, I should have quali-fied somewhere near the front of my run group(classes E through J). But I qualified 24th outof 32, in the middle of a bunch of mostly expe-rienced, sly, evil veteran F, G and I class racersready to take advantage of a rookie such as

myself.

From my point in the pack, the green flag wasbarely visible. In all my fun race starts I’d lostpositions at the start. Just before the green flagfell the field would suddenly slow down and Iwas always caught in the gutless range of mycar’s 2d gear. And this sprint race started thesame way. (In addition to being a slow driver,I’m a slow learner, too.) But somehow I man-aged to lose only one position at the start thistime.

I lost a second position in the first lap to an I-class car. Then in the second lap I put twowheels off. As I came back onto the track I gotinto the most lurid tail-out situation I’ve evermanaged to recover from. The car swung left, Icorrected, then swung right, I corrected, andthen as it swung to center – I slipped the wheelin my hands, punched the gas, and recovered.But I did get passed by a G-class car. Now I’mdown in 27th position. It was time to focus.

Slowly I gained back on the car that passed mewhile I was having my “moment”. It was anepic battle of the better driver (him) beinghounded by a poor driver (me) with a muchfaster car. I finally caught him and with hisgenerous cooperation made the ugliest pass I’veever seen. The pass was executed in the“Rattlesnake”, a nice tangle of tight curves oneslides through like you’re stealing home. Overthe next few laps I was able to put some dis-tance on him – and the race really became a lotlike a DE, with me on my own private sectionof track.

Then in lap 12, it started to rain. Just my luck –what should I do? I seriously thought aboutgoing into the pits and parking it. “Better to notrisk hurting the car – or getting a 13/13 in myfirst race”, I thought. Then I thought, “Well Iam kind of alone, here – no one is around me.I’m not much of a risk to anyone else, nor any-one to me. Let’s see how it goes. Maybe therain will stop or the race will get called.” So Iconcentrated on my driving, hoping I couldhang on to finish the race without incident.Much to my comfort it seemed that I was moreor less holding station – going about the samepace as everyone else.

The car is ready.Photo: John Bicknel

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(Continued from Page 19) Then a funny thing happened. I started gettinginto it! I was really beginning to enjoy the rain driving. Somehow I could“wiggle” the car down to the apex, get it pointed up track, roll on the throt-tle, hook up and go. In just a lap or two I was actually going faster thanthe cars in front of me and gaining on them. In an instant I went from hop-ing that either the rain or the race would end – to wanting more rain andmore laps! In just a few laps I actually closed on the field ahead of me thathad been a good quarter of a mile away when the rain had started.

Over the rest of the race I managed to get past a couple more cars andenough racers quit the race to put me up to 18th place for a gain of sixpositions ahead of my grid start. So rookie persistence paid off!

This first race was a real confidence builder for me. I actually did makesome passes – including catching one of the guys that passed me early inthe race. I had dealt with a pretty wild car-out-of-shape situation reason-ably well, which made me feel better about my car control skills. Finally,in the rain, I actually laid down some of the best lap times of the entirefield, gaining on veteran racers who had been out-driving me on the drytrack.

This race also was confirmation of why I’d chosen PCA as my first choicefor racing. The racing was competitive, some of it close, and all of it clean.It was the perfect example of gentlemen racing.

John Bicknel

Editor……Congratulations John! What a nice feeling it must have been togain so much confidence in your maiden race. We look forward to seeingyou back up here at our Pueblo race in September.

Next month – The Glen

-Mike QuigleyClub Race Liaison

Photo: John Bicknel

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Classified ads are free to RMR PCA mem-bers. Ads must be for items personallyowned by the RMR member. No commercialads. Ads for non-members are $10 for 1month. Ads must be 150 words or less.Deadline for classified ad submission is the10th for the next month’s issue. Unless oth-erwise notified, ads will run for two issues.Ads may be edited for content and to fit thespace available. E-mail your ad to [email protected].

For Sale: 1980 911SC Copper BrownExt/tan int, 80,000 original miles 3.0engine, excellent leak-downs (all below4%) new clutch (less than 2,000 miles) fac-tory short shift kit, great condition, excep-tional interior, new radio. Contact: Mike at970-481-9263 (jun)

For Sale: 2001 986 Boxster S. arctic sil-ver, black full leather, 12 K miles. This isthe car for the practical perfectionist whonormally buys new. Every detail attendedto from new—leather, plastic, rubber,vinyl, chrome, paint, carpet, wheels, top,rear window—with Griot’s Garage prod-ucts by Concours-experienced singleowner. Mechanical maintenance by andbeyond the book by Stevinson Imports. Alldealer stamps, receipts and full records.Garaged, no winters, no smoke. 18” wheelswith colored crests, Xenon, headrest crests,design package (painted roll bars, stainlesssills, shifter, brake) premium sound and 6-disc changer, clear bra. New dealer-installed battery. Custom log book includ-ed. Highest offer over $38,000. See it andknow why it’s worth premium price. 2005on order.Bob Ottewill, 3028 S. Dayton Ct.,Denver, CO 80231. 303/873-1792. [email protected]. (jun)

For Sale: 1970 911 T Targa with seized2.0 S motor already removed. Manyupgrades: Targa top rebuilt; dash cover;Momo wheel (still have orig); short shifterkit; recaro seats (have origs); Europeanstyle Halogen headlights; rebuilt pedalassy; rebuilt speedo; 911 S front valance(have orig bumper); stainless steel brakecables; Fuchs wheels plus extra steels W/Cooper winter tires; rear anti-sway bar;performance torsion bars. Tangerine Red.Aged owner wishes to find well-main-tained 944 Turbo for more comfort in DEevents and daily driving. $5000 obo.Charles 720-344-4705 or e-mail [email protected] (jun)

For Sale: 1966 Porsche 911S VintageRacer, completely prepared by 3R Racing.

Built 2.0L Motor 13:1, lap timer, CarbonFiber dash, Autometer Gauges, MSDIgnition Components, Fuel Safe Cell, FullFire System, Wired for Radio, FullRollcage, MOMO Seat, Team Tech belts,Short Gear Box, Bilstein Shocks,Adjustable Sway Bars, 21/29 Torsion Bars,'69 911S Heads, Tall PMO Manifolds, HotJet Coat Headers with Flowmasters, LexanFront and Rear Windshields, 3R Paint,Front Oil Cooler, Carrera Tensioners,Vintage Legal Winner with enclosed trailer.$57,500. Jeff Martin 303 295 1197,[email protected] (jun)

For Sale: 1993 Audi S4, black on black,very clean and in excellent condition. Wellmaintained, much more than factory rec-ommendations, and all service records. Atrue high-performance, ultra-luxury carwith acceleration and handling beyond oth-ers. It also gets great mileage, with asophisticated, turbocharged 20-valve, indi-vidual-coiled, high-reving engine. I am thesecond owner, having it since early 1997.Many fun miles and drives, but just got anew Audi. Mileage is at 179,000 and it isall original. For photos and more detailssee "cars.com" or "s-cars.org" under nameof Peter. Willing to part with it for only$9500, below the NADA value of $10,900.A great companion to a Porsche. DanJohnson, 303 449-5064 or [email protected]. (jun)

For Sale: 1991 911 C2 Coupe. Whitewith black leather interior, sunroof, 65kmiles. Very good condition. $19,000.Marshall Keith 720 851-1539. (jun)

For Sale: Gotti Rims one pair 7x16 andone pair 8x16 offset for 911 SC/Carrera ingood condition. $600 set. Used torsion bars22mm front and 28mm rear. These are agreat upgrade for Drivers Ed yet still com-fortable for street use for 911SC/Carrera.$250 set. Bob Egeland 303/[email protected] (jun)

For Sale: 2002 S4 Avant, Metallic Greenover Onyx-Cream Alcantara leather, 39Kmiles, Tiptronic, All Factory Options: SportTrim package with aluminum outside mir-ror housings; Cold Weather package withheated seats; Premium Package with sun-roof, auto dimming inside and outside mir-rors, homelink remote garage transmitter;Audi Global Positioning NavigationSystem, Bose sound system; 6-disc CDchanger. Xenon headlights, 1 of 400imported for 2002 year. Two sets of tiresand wheels. Great shape and not abused

$26,000. 303)973-1771 [email protected] (jun)

For Sale: Two: 17 x 7.5 Mille MigliaWheels with 205x17 Pirelli P-Zero corsatires. Two: 17 x 9 Mille Miglia Wheelswith 255x17 Pirelli P-Zero corsa Tires.This set came off my 1985 911. Used forfive DE in 2004, car #308. Asking $855.00obo. Front and Rear Bumpers with lightsand front spoiler. This set will be comingoff my 1985 911. Asking $450.00 obo. SeeScott Mercer, car #308, Cell: 303 8848273, Home: 303 770 3436 (jun)

For Sale: 2-7x15 & 2-8x15 BBS RSwheels - gold center on polished rims withcenter caps $550, 2 - 6x16 polished Fuchs$150 pair, 4 - 993 black calipers and rotorsfrom 26K car $500, 996 stock suspensionincluding shocks, struts and sway barsfrom 23K car $250. Rick Seiferth 303-973-1771, or [email protected]. (jum)

For Sale: Hawk Blue brake pads. Set ofHB141 (orig. cost $184) and HB170 (orig.cost $117) brake pads with 8+ mm padthickness remaining. Fit many Porsche911, 944, 968, and 928 models (see:http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/hawk_n-p.asp for fitments). No fade, excellent forDE events. Asking $100/obo for completeset. Call Jim at 970-407-9471 or e-mail [email protected]. (jun)

Parts for Sale: Porsche sold & wifey saysleftovers must go! 4 Bridgestone BlizzaksMZ01 205/55R16 & 205/50R16 $200, 2Kuhmo 711 205/55/R16 $75, 2 968 5spokes 16x8 offset 52( #944-362-116, nocenter caps or wheel studs) $200,Autothority DME & KLR chips (neverinstalled, fit 87 and up 944T,#'s01.951.220, 50 WHP!) $175, Greddyturbo timer (white) $50, APEX-i SAFC(super air/fuel converter, manual type, noinstructions)$50, Black 2 gauge A-pillermount-$25. All reasonable offers welcome!Contact Shawn @ 720-220-4779 [email protected] (jun)

For Sale: Four-post Hydraulicstorage/maintenance lift for sale. I ammoving out of town, can't take it with me.Near new condition, only 6 months old.Lift capacity 7,000 lbs. From SuperiorLifts, Inc, model CL-7.Buyer must provide transport, disassemblyassistance (it is currently installed and inuse in my garage in Golden, CO). $1999O.B.O. 303-279-9304 home, 949-230-8795cell (jun)

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Patches – Smarten up your blazer, wind-breaker or any shirt with this elegantPorsche patch (iron or sew on). Actual sizeis 5/8” h x 3” w, with gold silk threadedletters on a silver gray background. Atasteful enhancement to your Porsche iden-tity. $5.95 each, cash or check. GaryGreen 216 Pisano Heights ColoradoSprings, CO 80906 719-579-9037 (jun)

For Sale: 1966 Porsche 912 Coupe VIN #458204 White. Set-up forAutocross/DE/Vintage racing. Street regis-tered. Engine and suspension up-grades.New Corbeau race seats. Fun and depend-able car for weekend events. $8500, OBO.Bud Raabe. [email protected]. (jul)

For Sale: 1987 911 Targa. Espressobrown over brown leather interior. 5-speed;16 inch Fuch wheels. New Michelin tireson rear. Second owner. Have maintenancerecords. 122k miles. Looks and runs great.Garaged - driven in fair weather only. Thisis a terrific buy at $17,500. Call Dan or

Cindy at 303-663-9316 or [email protected]. (jul)

For Sale: Front and rear Weltmeister swaybars-22mm-$350 1965-1989 Front BilsteinStruts with 20mm raised spindle left andright-$500 pair Rear Bilstein shocks pair$125 Hood and front fenders $200 ea.!969-1973 All parts are used and servicea-ble Call 303-717-8704 Steve (jul)

For Sale: 1989 Carrera Targa. Last of theoriginals! Venetian Blue with blue leatherinterior. 100% showroom stock (exceptbattery). 27,000 miles. $27,000 GaryDodge, 303-470-0762 [email protected] (jul)

Wanted: South Denver garage for storagefor two RMR cars. Need electric power,work space and room outside to park racetrailer. Seeking secure location with easyaccess for trailer. Call John Cooley at970.581.0693 or [email protected](jul)

For Sale: Four racing wheels and tires.Rarely used on 911. Tires BF Goodrich G-Force P225/50ZR15. $1,000 or best offer.Steve Feder 303.886.0505 or [email protected] (jul)

For Sale: 1988 944 turbo pca class D.legal, reliable, very competitive car ,engine rebuild 2005 by AJRS includingnew Tcup clutch, fuel pump, radiator,Technodyne suspension,etc. Ran Vegasonly.documentation for all. Everythingreplaced in the last 12 month whetherneeded or not. 28-30K$ depending on howmany sets of wheels.2004 BMW 645 ci, black with chateauinterior, every option including 19in sportoption, parktronics, sat radio, nav,logic7surround sound, 3100 miles, the best tour-ing car made,warranty and service includedtill 50k miles. Exclusive, elegant car withlots of power and handling. It just won’thold a baby seat. 66500. Carl Feghali,[email protected] 970-260-9655. (jul)

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