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1 OLUME 49 NUMBERN V OLUME SEPTEMBER 2007 UMBER NINE THE PUBLICATION FOR PORSCHE CLUB ENTHUSIASTS T HREE P ROUD THE P HOTO J ULY C OURTESY P ORSCHE OF L A J UNTA G RAEME D RIVERS DE W ESTON ON-LEWIS A T R OCKY M OUNTAIN R EGION P ORSCHE C LUB OF A MERICA 49TH A NNIVERSAR ARY Y EAR

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3 September 2007 l RMR Porsche 3 President s Message page 2 Membership Messages page 4 Croctoberfest page 5 Event Calendar page 7 Bedbug Findraiser page 8 The Rear View Mirror page 12 DE Pictures page 16 LaJunta Results page 20 NEWSLETTER ON THE WEB To see the RMR Newsletter on the Web go to and click on the Newsletter button. CONTACT US Circulation, Change of Address. and Missed Issues: Cecil Morris at membership@rmrporscheclub.com Editorial Content and Articles: Martin Smith at newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com INSIDE THIS ISSUE Super DE page 22 The Drivers Lounge page 24 Concourse Results page 26 Member Ads page 30 EUROSPORT AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN & DOMESTIC REPAIR David Marshall Telephone: (303) Fax: Lamar Street Arvada, CO RMR/PCA MEMBER ADVERTISING INFORMATION Commercial Advertising Rates Full page: Monthly placement in 12 issues $158/month B&W, $220/month color 1/2 page: Monthly placement in 12 issues $85/month B&W, $170/month color 1/4 page: Monthly placement in 12 issues $48.00/month B&W, $105/month color Bus. Card:Monthly placement in 12 issues $25.00/month B&W, $75/month color 10% discount for annual contracts paid in advance. Michael Elliott at porsche911sc_targa@msn.com for information. Member Ads Advertising is free for RMR/PCA members. Ads must be all text and less than 150 words. Deadline for classified ad submission is the 10th. Ads run for two months. Send your ad to newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Susan Bucknam president@ rmrporscheclub.com (H) (C) (303) First Vice President David Speights vicepresident@ rmrporscheclub.com (H) Second Vice President Rex Heck 2ndvicepresident@ rmrporscheclub.com (H) Treasurer John Mackin treasurer@ rmrporscheclub.com (303) Secretary Ricardo Goncalves secretary@ rmrporscheclub.com (303) Membership Cecil Morris membership@ rmrporscheclub.com (303) Newsletter Martin Smith newsletter@ rmrporscheclub.com (H) Past President Andy Forberg pastpresident@ rmrporscheclub.com (H) RMR Board: board@ rmrporscheclub.com RMR RESOURCESR ESOURCES These members may be contacted for information regarding the maintenance and modification of your Porsche. They are specialists with detailed information about specific Porsche cars. 356 Tom Scott Alan Fritze afritze22@yahoo.com & John Haley targa72e@att.net 912 Dan Rose desiraerose@ earthlink.net 914 Dale Tuety d2t@aol.com 924 Dan Semborski Mike Hemingway mikeandgennie@ qwest.net 944 Richard Winnick rewinnick@CS.com Boxster Graeme Weston-Lewis gwl@rmsolo.org

4 4 September 2007 l RMR Porsche MEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP MESSAGESESSAGES On behalf of the Rocky Mountain Region of PCA, a hearty WELCOME to our new members this month! Come join us-it's the driving season, and we've got a lot going on. Our regular membership meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month, typically at the Radisson Hotel Denver Stapleton Plaza, and feature a speaker or presentation of interest. Next month, however, the membership meeting will be at Prestige Imports in Lakewood, where Don Adis is hosting his traditional Oktoberfest celebration. Also, we've got a number of Fall tours through different parts of our lovely State, autocrosses to learn or polish your technical skills, and the annual Club Race and Super Drivers Ed (DE) event is September 14, 15, and 16 at the track in Pueblo. All the information you need is on our website, including the calendar, contact information, and information about upcoming events and the Region generally. NEW MEMBERS Justin and Marcie Erion Loveland C2S white Jon Jelosek Gunbarrel Import Motors Niwot Several Dale Sande Denver C4S cabriolet white 2004 Cayenne S white Claus Wagner Evergreen GT2 black Croctoberfest 2007 Our 2nd annual Cayman Register national gathering known as "Croctoberfest" will be held October 18th-21st in Las Vegas, NV later this year. This event includes a show-n-shine, tech quiz, sponsor luncheon, gimmick rally, and 2 day of Drivers Education along with an awards dinner and live ALMS race coverage via satellite. Detailed information about the event can be found at and the sign-up form is online at The cost to attend is $165/person for all events except the DE (priced separately via Las Vegas Region website), and we have secured hotel rooms at the new Planet Hollywood hotel and casino for a low low rate of $129/night. The event is open to all PCA members and Cayman enthusiasts and non-caymans are welcome although the voting in the car show portion will be limited to Caymans only.

5 September 2007 l RMR Porsche 5 RMR ONLINEO NLINE DISCUSSION GROUP Want to discuss Porsches, RMR or simply something that other Porschephiles might be interested in? If so, you can join the RMR Yahoo! discussion group by typing in the following URL and click the "Join this group" button. We ll look for you there. I am writing this from a smokey bar in Sturgis, SD. No, I'm not a Harley guy...kristin and the in-laws dragged me out here to see Mt. Rushmore, etc. A week after the big Harley rally there are still quite a few bikers in the area. Seeing so many people passionate about their motorsports hobby makes me long THE EDITOR S MUSINGS for the racetrack and the camaraderie of my fellow Porsche enthusiasts. I've also had some time to reflect on my progress as a Porsche driver. It's bitter sweet, really. I've gotten pretty good, but still have a long way to go before I'm driving my car as fast as it can go. Looks like I'll get two more chances to improve my skills this year. I can't wait for the Pueblo race. After that, I'll have a tough decision to make: either go the PCA event in Salt Lake or stay local and try another race closer to home. I suppose I should consider myself lucky to have such a dilemma!

6 6 6 September 2007 l RMR Porsche DART auto is pleased to announce the newest addition to our service crew, Guenter Ihrig. Guenter brings over 50 years of experience.

7 September 2007 l RMR Porsche 7 7 EVENTVENT CALENDARALENDAR September 2007 Tuesday 9/4 Board Meeting Wednesday 9/5 Pre-tech for Super DE Thursday 9/6 Membership Meeting Sunday 9/9 Bedbug Fundraiser Friday 9/14 RMR Pueblo No Times DE Sat/Sun 9/15-9/16 PCA Pueblo Club Race Sat/Sun 9/22-9/23 AMR Fall Tour (CS) October 2007 Monday 10/1 Board Meeting Thursday 10/4 Oktoberfest Membership Meeting Sunday 10/14 Joint Board Meeting Saturday 10/28 Trick or Cross Autocross November 2007 Monday 11/1 Membership Meeting Note: (CS) Challenge Series Event Board meetings are open to club members For the most up to date event schedule, check out our online calendar at or Challenge Series Pat Newman pat@webegone.com CMC Representative Jerry Schouten Door Prizes Bob Sutherland Bobjudys@aol.com 2007 COMMITTEESC Jerry Medina jmedina986@hotmail.com Equipment Chris Sully csulley@tusales.com Historian Andrea Rossiter rossiter@mgma.com Instructors Randy Hoch randy@marstal.com. Safety Graeme Weston-Lewis gwl@rmsolo.org Tech Inspection Dan Mayer (303) (720) Dan@401kpro.us Timing Bob Speights rspeights@frii.com Club Race Liaison Mike Quigley mikequig@qwestinternet.net Webmeister Scott Rogers scottr@wirestone.com Programs Rick Goncalves rgon20yrs@aol.com Zone 9 Representative Dale Thero x speedster1@thesourceintl.com CAMA Representative Walt Fricke katfricke@msn.com 1975 We are proud of our years of experience serving RMR/PCA 2007 Offering Fine Service for Porsches Repairs Maintenance Tuning Parts Reasonable Rates Engine & Suspension Modifications Pre-Purchase Inspections 1475 Vine Street, Denver (303) The Porsche garage that listens to our customers

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11 September 2007 l RMR Porsche 11 Sincerely, Chris Lennon

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24 24 24 September 2007 l RMR Porsche THE DRIVERS LOUNGE Well readers, the moment is nearly upon us. The Rocky Mountain Region's signature event, the National Club Race and Super DE will take place September 14th, 15th, and 16th. Things are really shaping up to make this year's race at Pueblo a truly special weekend for all the drivers. Speaking of Pueblo, this could be our last race at that venue. Our new track, High Plains Raceway, will hopefully be operating at full tilt come next September. Which reminds me, the new track cannot happen without your help. Please, please donate the equivalent of at least one weekend's cost of a driving event to the fund. Factor in event entry fee, tires, fuel, lodging, you know the drill. The approvals have been granted and with all of our help work will start yet this fall on creating what will truly be a great venue for drivers. More information is available at It is worth mentioning that our club race absolutely could not take place without the considerable help of our sponsors. These businesses have stepped up and donated cash, prizes, and services to help make this event a success. Please show your appreciation by giving them your business. Regional Sponsors for Club Race th Annual "First Ever Anywhere" Club Race Don Adis - Prestige Imports of Denver Title Sponsor Stevinson Imports Gold Sponsor Bob & Dave Speights Countryside Animal Hospital Gold Sponsor PowerHaus - Greg Wadsworth Silver Sponsor Rick Goncalves of RG Consulting Engineers Tire Sponsor Ed Carroll - for Ed Carroll Motor Co. Bronze Sponsor Dave Banazek of Dart Auto Bronze Sponsor Greg Johnson of Eurosport Ltd. Bronze Sponsor Alan Benjamin of Benjamin West Race Sponsor Stephan & Zack Schroeder-Poudre Sports Car Ent. Race Sponsor Michael Martin & Susan DiLiberti - Kentwood Cherry Creek Race Sponsor Pat Moyle of Motorsport Inc. Sat. Worker Lunch Sponsor Door Prizes: Dave & Andrea Marshall of EuroSport Ltd. Andy Antipas of Titan Motorsport North America We also still need a few volunteers to help out over the weekend. It is a great way to get close to the action. Please come down and lend a hand. Contact me or any of the club race committee members. Before I go back out and crawl under my car for the last few hours of race prep, I wanted to mention that the cost of 80's Porsches has now dropped to the point where anyone considering building a track car can pick up a normally-aspirated 944 for as little as $1, 's of the SC variety can be purchased for around $7,000 and up. A lively discussion on the RMR Yahoo group on this very subject attracted a lot of input from quite a few members recently. It is a great way to try out high performance driving without subjecting your nicer Porsche to the rigors of track work. With a minimum of changes, such as shock and suspension upgrades, these older cars can be brought to a condition where they will be really fun to take to a DE and still serve as a daily driver if you wish. I've even noticed that the V-8 powered 928's are getting really affordable. Of course, everyone to whom I mention this idea thinks I've really lost it. But these

25 September 2007 l RMR Porsche are sturdy, albeit heavy, 300+ horsepower cars with good brakes, modern suspension, and easy-shifting transmissions. Sure they weigh over 3000 lbs. but so does a Camaro or Mustang. Folks seem to have fun driving those on track. So why not a 928? I've seen several converted to Club Racers and the one I saw most recently at Sebring made the most wonderful sound and was surprisingly competitive. Think of it as a 944 with both halves of the engine, since to create the 4-cylinder for the 944, all Porsche did was slice four cylinders off the 928 engine! Not to revisit another wacky car thing that I wrote about last month, but space constraints precluded publishing the photos from our Carhenge visit. My words simply did not do the place justice so here are the pictures to complete the story. See you at the Club Race! Mike Quigley -Club Race Liaison

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30 30 September 2007 l RMR Porsche MEMBEREMBER ADS Classified ads are free to RMR PCA members. Ads must be for items personally owned by the RMR member. No commercial ads. Ads for non-members are $10 for 1 month. Ads must be 150 words or less. Deadline for classified ad submission is the 10th for the next month s issue. Unless otherwise notified, ads will run for two issues. Ads may be edited for content and to fit the space available. E- mail your ad to newsletter@rmrporscheclub.com For Sale: RSR Replica coup vin WPOAB0917ES You have to see this one, it is gorgious. Built on a 1984 Carrera Chassis, low milage 74,289 miles on the 3.2 ltr engine. Also comes with an engenious way of changing the "chip". It has a cable coming out of the brain box with a quick release to change chips to stock or trac. EXTERIOR: Carbon fiber hood, rear bumper, whale tail, front bumper, with tasteful amonts of carbon fiber showing. Fiberglass front fenders and rear quarters. Finished in silver with clear bra. INTERIOR: Excellent interior with black leather seats, sun roof, electic windows & mirrors, compact disk/ amfm radio, cruise control and excellent air conditioning. 9" & 11" fuchs wheels, powder painted silver/blak/clear with Kumko tires 245x 45 x 17 and 285 x 40 x 17 rear. A fine example of a 73 RSR with all the comforts. $32,000 Hank Godfredson cell OPTION: Car is shown with real Porsche factory RSR fuchs 9 x 15 and 11 x 15 wheels $35,000 or $3,000 more with these wheels. That is $2000 less than the going rate for these very collectable wheels. (Aug) For Sale: CARRERA, PCA GT- 3S, low hour race 3.4, fresh 915, short ratios,l/s, Sachs; engine and tranny coolers, 20 gal. Fuel Safe, Koolshirt, Sparcoseats, 6 pt. cage, carbon fiber doors, fenders, hood, dash; weighs 2100lbs., twin-turbo brakes (new front rotors & pads), 3 sets 993 wheels & tires, new Hoosiers, 3.8 RS wing, coilovers, monoball, fresh paint, current log book, much more. Fast, reliable, low maintenance race car, beautifully built by "Foreign Affairs" in Florida for 5 times the cost. Ultimate cheap thrills for $32,000. "Quality street trades considered, either higher or lower." Greg Gosar, , Monte Vista, Colorado, gosar@amigo.net (Aug) For Sale: parts, complete A/C system,front valence,chin spoiler, oem turbo tail, rear wiper motor assembly, B&B single in dual outlet muffler, factory intercooler,, fender mount oil cooler, heat exchangers, K27 turbo,oem wastegate, front suspension A arms, aluminum front crossmember, torsion bars, rear spring plates, oem gas tank, (2)flag mirrors, fog lights, (2) black leather flofit seats, door panels, rear deck panel, jump seats, Momo leather shift knob and leather shift boot, (2) fuel pumps, 930 oil pump, 16x7 and 16x8 fuchs, vdo tach/boost gauge, fender mount wiper washer reservoir. Painted parts are grand prix white. Call Tad or tad1958@msn.com. (Sep) For Sale: Ducati ST cylinder- 4stroke-916 c c-107hp-red. 7100miles-2nd owner-extras:corbin seat w/backrest-cover-battery tender -front/rear wheel stands, chip, exhaust, saddlebags, leather jacket/liner-excellent condition- $7,325 Contact: John or johnkrs@yahoo.com (Sep) For Sale: 2001 Porsche Boxster, 32,000 miles. Concours Winner: 2004 Gmund West 2nd place and 2005 Concours D'Elegance 4th place. Rainforest Green Metallic with Savannah Beige interior, Full leather interior with Porsche headrest crest, 18 inch Turbo Wheels with Color Porsche Wheel Crests, New Porsche convertible top, Premium Digital sound with 6 disk changer, Cruise, On-board computer, Alarm, Clear Bra, Porsche service maintained, Non smoking, Garaged, Pristine condition, photos at $23,995 Priced below Edmonds and Kelly blue book values, Call Rex at or at LK23@earthlink.net. (Sep) For Sale: You have all probably seen my yellow with the GT2 front bumper and now it is up for sale. I have invested over $57,000 in refining this car into what it should have been from the factory and that includes an Evo supercharger, Sportec headers, Fabspeed mufflers, B&M short shifter, big red brake calipers up front, Bilstein adjustable shocks with coil overs, H&R sway bars, Litronic lights and Recaro Sport Topline seats just to list a few of the items. The car turns a genuine 390 horsepower at the rear wheels the mileage on the body is 59,000 but the engine was replaced under warranty 25,000 miles ago. $60,000 firm. Contact Harv Arnold at or HarvPorsche@aol.com (Sep) For Sale: turbo, Black, have maint records, very fast and fun car to drive, it runs great! You can use this as either a street or DE track car. $8,900 Modifications: Engine & Power: Huntley Racing Stage 2 chips (DME and KLR). Lindsey Racing Dual Port Wastegate. Manual Boost Controller. Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator. Handling and Braking: Bilstein Turbo Cup Style Struts and Shocks and Camber Plates from The Racer's Group. 968 M030 sway bars. Turbo S (aka 928S4) front brake calipers with cryogenic, cross-drilled rotors. Mounting adaptors and painted calipers from Prospeed Motorsports. 45 brake proportioning valve Hawk Racing brake pads (Blue fronts and Black rears) Interior and Safety: RedlineRennsport Rollbar. Corbeau Forza Racing seats 2-5 Point Harnesses (M&R). Kidde 10 B:C Fire Extinguisher. Huntley Racing Gauge Panel. AutoMeter Carbon Fiber Boost and Air Fuel Mixture gauges. MOMO Runner steering wheel and MOMO hub adapter. rangelica@earthlink.net (Sep)

31 September 2007 l RMR Porsche For Sale: RACE ITEMS 1ea. 5 gallon air tank-$ ea. 3 ton jack stands, Sears-$20.00 pair 2ea. Car ramps-$20.00 pair 1ea. Hydraulic rolling jack, 3 ton, Sears- $ ea. Plastic gas bottles 5 gallon, and filler nozzle-$10.00 each 1ea. Auto Pro drivers jacket and pants, large- $20.00 set 1ea. Helmet, Bell M2, SA95, size 7 5/8- $ ea. Tire and wheel racks, tubular steel, one large 6 long, one small 4 long-$75.00 large, $50.00 small 4ea. Cookie cutter wheels from an early model 911-$ set 1ea. Bypass exhaust pipe, fits 993 C2/C4, eliminates second heavy muffler, sounds great-$25.00 Please contact me at; Patrick.rupas@msn.com Or, cell (Sep) For Sale: 1986 Porsche 944, automatic, purchased intact. Currently torn apart including suspension. Brand new parts for new front and back end. Have receipts. Newly tinted windows, new CD player, everything pristine once it's put together. Have title. Ex-friend walked out on project. Highest bidder. (303) (Sep) For Sale: 986/996 TRAILER HITCH with 1-7/8 ball. Will bolt on to car, once bumperette covers are removed. Perfect to tow lite weight trailer. $25.00 ***4 each 7X15 ERSATZ "FUCHS" WHEELS. Most probably as sold by Performance Products a couple of years ago. Not pretty, but round and straight with m+s Hercules Tires. $400 for set (4) wheels & mounted tires. $200 for set (4) wheels. ***2 each RACE STUFF BOXES. HD plywood construction, piano hinged top. 39"x14"x14" with rope handles. I used to carry all my race gear (bump steer gauge, jack, jack stands, Hewland gears, and other misc. supplies) Pack 'em up with your "stuff", throw 'em in the back of the tow van. They are very practical and cheap at $5 each. *** ENGINE CRATE Designed to fit Formula Vee (VW) engine. $5.00 *** Contact Roger Shapiro in Greenwood Village 720/ (Aug)

32 RMR Porsche Membership Chairperson 744 St Paul St Denver, CO Periodical Postage PAID RMR PORSCHE (ISSN ) is published monthly by the Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America, 744 St Paul St, Denver, CO Periodicals postage paid at Denver, Colorado. Postmaster: Please send address changes to RMR Porsche, Membership Chairperson, 744 St Paul St, Denver, CO Subscriptions: Annual rate is $20.00, included in RMR regional dues. Single copy price is $2.00. The opinions and views appearing in RMR PORSCHE are those of the individual writers, and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America (RMR/PCA), PCA National, or this magazine as an official RMR/PCA publication. Additionally, none of these organizations nor this publication assume any responsibility for the accuracy of material provided by individual writers and contributors. RMR PORSCHE entire contents copyright 2007 by Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America, Inc. all rights reserved. Office of Publications, 744 St Paul St, Denver, CO