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FEATURES17 Past Event : Edelweiss Fall Tour21 PCA’s Autocross Logo Contest Winner23 RMR’s November Member Social24 Proceeds from Restored Porsche Help Voiceless

DEPARTMENTS3 Advertising Rates4 Board of Directors4 Region Coordinators / Technical Resources5 Membership Update6 Presidential Thoughts7 Upcoming Events Calendar8 Members’ Corral9 Upcoming Event : Winter Detail Clinic14 Track Talk 15 Upcoming Event : HPDE / Autocross 10116 Upcoming Event : RMR Holiday Party28 I Get Around29 In The Zone 30 Classifieds32 Dear Tire Guy33 What We Do34 In The Rearview Mirror

Vol. 60, Edition 12 • December 2018Editor: Tom Champion

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Monthly board meetings are always open to club members. See the list of upcoming events for schedule. You may contact the entire board at [email protected]. To volunteer to be an RMR Board member, submit your intent by September so the Nomination Committee can add you to the ballot in November for club voting in November. Most positions are two-year terms.

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MEMBERSHIP UPDATES

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WELCOME OCTOBER NEW MEMBERS

WELCOME TEST DRIVE MEMBERSPaul DesRosiers Boulder, CO

Jeff Hval Highlands Ranch, CO

Rich Miller Denver, CO

Miguel Abeyta Aurora, CO 2011 Boxster

Mike Douglas Aurora, CO 2001 911 Carrera 4

Sean and Kelly Goff Breckenridge, CO 2017 911 Carrera 4S

Scott Hill Denver, CO 2017 Cayenne S E-Hybrid

Trevor Khoury Parker, CO 2007 911 Turbo

Robert Mack Carbondale, CO 2017 Panamera 4

Josh Matthews Greeley, CO 1999 911 Carrera

Todd Maul Broomfield, CO 2018 911 Turbo S

Matthew Morrison Englewood, CO 1989 911 Carrera Cab

Thomas Motosaka Parker, CO 2016 Cayman GTS

Tom Niederloh Centennial, CO 2009 911 Carrera 4S

Sean O’Hara Denver, CO 2017 911 Carrera S

Stephen Olitsky Aspen, CO 2007 911 Carrera S

Doug Owen Highlands Ranch, CO 2008 Cayenne GTS

Bart Poladsky Centennial, CO 2017 Macan GTS

Terry Roth Denver, CO 2008 Cayman

Dan Siegrist Castle Rock, CO 2000 Boxster S

Gibson Smith Greenwood Village, CO 2013 Cayenne GTS

Greg Terry Highlands Ranch, CO 2004 911 Carrera 4S Cab

Jonathan Visser Denver, CO 2017 Cayman S

45 Years! David Curtis

— HAPPY PCA ANNIVERSARY! —30 Years! Robert and

Beverly Abbott

25 Years! Steven and

Laura Tarket

20 Years! Richard and Virginia Bartlett

Betty and Robert Sommars

Rodger Stewart and Andrew Stewart

Jim Thorburn President

PRESIDENTIAL THOUGHTS

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THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A YEAR FOR RMRWow! This has been quite a year for

RMR. Our 60th Anniversary is coming to a close and we embark on our seventh decade of promoting our enjoyment of everything Porsche. The driving season is over and snow is starting to permeate our existence. Hot chocolate by the fire replaces a hot track and the firing on all cylinders.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at our holiday party. For me, it is a chance to reacquaint with Porsche friends who I rarely see during the season and to laugh and be merry with the friends I regularly see. It is a very enjoyable evening. If you haven’t attended the holiday party before, it is a must do.

The installation of the 2019 Board will also happen at the party. We are very fortunate to have such a talented team guiding RMR. I speak in volumes of the great talent we have in our volunteer ranks – and it’s true. Our volunteers are second to none. However, the Board is rarely discussed. I guess it’s a certain amount of modesty and a concern of sounding pompous.

Given my career as a lawyer, I have worked with many boards for both profit and nonprofit entities. It is amazing the range of talent and collegiality there has been on these various boards. Our current RMR board is among the top that I have had the pleasure of working with. Each member of the Board is a dedicated

volunteer, who works tirelessly for RMR, despite real jobs, families and whatever else life dishes out. I am very honored to be the President of this Board and look forward to making 2019 one of the best years of RMR.

Here’s to all having a peaceful and joyous holiday season. May you and yours be happy, healthy and enjoy whatever Porsche gifts you may give or receive this season. On to 2019!

… and don’t forget, Eiskhana is happening this January. Don’t miss out!

HG

Remembering Eiskhana Autocross on Georgetown Lake, January 2018

Photographs: Russ Rydberg

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SOCIAL EVENTSDec 8 RMR Breakfast Club 8:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. The Perfect Landing Restaurant, Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO

Dec 8 Winter Cleaning Demonstration Clinic 11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. Adam’s Polishes, 8225 N. Valley Highway, Thornton CO 80221 Coffee, drinks, and snacks will be provided.

Dec 9 RMR Board Meeting 11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, 4110 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Dec 15 RMR Holiday Party 5:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m. Willow Ridge Manor, 4903 Willow Springs Road, Morrison CO 80465

Jan 12 RMR Breakfast Club 8:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. The Perfect Landing Restaurant, Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO

Feb 9 RMR Breakfast Club 8:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. The Perfect Landing Restaurant, Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO

Mar 9 RMR Breakfast Club 8:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. The Perfect Landing Restaurant, Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO

DRIVING EVENTSJan 20 Eiskhana 2019 : Autocross on Ice 8:00 a.m. Mandatory Drivers Meeting at 08:45. Registration closes at 09:00. Georgetown Lake, Georgetown, Colorado

Mar 30 High Performance Drivers Ed / Autocross 101 Class 9:00 a.m. — 1:00 a.m. 3R Racing, 3701 S. Kalamath Street, Englewood, Colorado Registration opens February 11th on www.MotorsportsReg.com Registration is restricted to 60 people; we recommend you register early.

DRIVING TOURS No Driving Tours currently scheduled

UP-TO-DATE EVENT INFORMATION Visit the RMR website at: RMR.PCA.org/calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR


MEMBERS’ CORRALHolly Jackson Membership Chair

OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR IS COMING TO AN END2018 has been a busy year full of

celebration. We have had a few extra big events that were loads of fun during the year. Hopefully, you were able to partake in one or more. We hope to bring more events in the coming years. Maybe you know a guest speaker? Maybe you are thinking of helping with put ting together a weekend event? Always be willing to volunteer and help out. You just may find out you really like being part of the large group of volunteers. This leads me to thank all the volunteers, supporters, advertisers, and sponsors throughout 2018! We wouldn’t have such great events without everyone coming together. THANK YOU!

We have a few events to bring to your attention. We have the Winter Prep Detail Clinic and Holiday Party in December and we have Eiskhana and our Jan social. Check out the

calendar for more information. We will be updating the calendar for 2019 this month, so please be patient.

As of Thanksgiving, we have 2,891 members. We are almost to the goal of 2,900 members. Thank you all for doing your part to help us grow! Can we get a hundred more in December? Spread the word and get those friends that haven’t signed up yet! Also, you can add your significant other, son, daughter, brother, sister, etc., if you don’t already have someone on your account. (They must be at least 18 yrs of age to be added as a member or as an affiliate.) Please email Charlene Bleckley at the National Off ice: [email protected] to add in your affiliate member now! Let’s see if we can get to 3,000 before the end of the year!

LAST CHANCE!

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Here’s to family, friends, and to another prosperous year!

Drive safely.

Holly Jackson

[email protected]

HG

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THANK YOU FROM RMR


A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 ADVERTISERS, EVENT SPONSORS,

TECH INSPECTION SITES, AND OTHER SUPPORTERS

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Adam’s PolishesAutomotive Imports Sales & Service

Autoworks ColoradoDave Brown : Restorer of Porsche Targa Tops

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Ed Carrol PorscheColorado Heli-Ops

Gary Brady : Concrete Solutions PlusMatthew Cooke : Air Cooled Home Loans / Colorado Lending Group

DART autoElevated Audio

Eisenbuds Eurosport Automotive

Dan Fead : LIV | Sotheby’s International RealtyFerrari of Denver

Hagerty Insurance Tom Ludlow : Keller Williams Realty DTC

The Man CaveOn-Site Tires

Poudre Sports Car Prestige Imports

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Please be sure to support our RMR Advertisers, Event Sponsors, Tech Inspection Sites and other supporters with your business...and be sure to thank them for their continued support of RMR/PCA.

Disclaimer: The HighGear staff believes this list to be inclusive. Note, we did not intentionally leave anyone out.

TRACK TALK

Dan CarlsonLeader, Chief Driving Instructor Committee

That’s right, what a year.

We did our best to live up to our performance-driving program theme of Raising the Bar Higher. Here’s a recap of some of the highlights.

2017 Distinguished Driver Dale Hartzell and Most Improved Male and Female Drivers Mark Fenner and Debbie Keisling were honored at the January Member Social.

Some new ideas and events were mixed into the schedule.

A prime example was a very memorable evening at the beautiful CU South Events Center Theatre to kick off the track season. It started with our Annual RMR/AMR Instructor Clinic where 125 instructors participated in a lively discussion sharing instructing best practices. Afterwards, Patrick Long, the only American Porsche Factory Race Car Driver kept an audience of 225 people engaged for two straight hours talking about his racing experiences and his race craft.

Another was our club’s first-ever one-day Novice DE at the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) track. With the incredibly successful Ladies’ Day DE the day before, it was a tremendous and fun weekend for everyone.

Sixty-nine first-timers “caught the track bug” at the April DE/Autocross 101 orientation led by CDIs Brian “Lear Jet” Leary and Scott “Hendo” Henderson.

• 40 of them subsequently participated in one or more DE or Autocross events.

• 12% of the “101” participants participated in 5 or more events.

• Attendee Mark Taylor went to 8 out of the 10 DE and Autocross events – way to go Mark!

• 27 of them drove in the April Autocross event.

• 15 participants were part of the Ladies’ Day and/or Novice DE weekend at CSP.

• There were 7 couples at the “101” class who subsequently participated in an event weekend.

Jan and Randy Pidhayny attended a total of 9 event weekends!

Student ratings of their instructors and events were consistently high.

All of our DE and Autocross events were enjoyable, well attended, educational, and financially successfully. Most importantly, our emphasis on safety paid off once again.

Note that next year’s DE / Autocross 101 is scheduled for Saturday morning, March 30 at 3R Racing.

While 2018 is “in the books,” we look forward to implementing some fresh new ideas and events for next year’s performance-driving program. Your suggestions are always welcome – we listen!

Lastly, thanks to all of you volunteers who stepped up to make all of this happen. MUCH APPRECIATED!

Have the very best holiday season, and I’ll see you next year.

HG

2018 – What a Year!

UPCOMING EVENT

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION’S CHIEF DRIVING INSTRUCTOR TEAM PRESENTS2019 HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVERS ED / AUTOCROSS 101 CLASS

WHAT: High Performance Drivers Ed / Autocross 101 Class

WHEN: Saturday, March 30, 2019 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: 3R Racing (www.3RAuto.com)

3701 S. Kalamath Street, Englewood, Colorado

REGISTER: www.MotorsportsReg.com Opens Feb 11th

QUESTIONS: Brian Leary [email protected]

COMING MARCH 30TH, 2019 AT 3R RACING!You’ve just purchased your dream car; a Porsche. Or maybe you’ve owned that beauty for a number of years and have

been hearing just how great these cars perform out on a race track or at an autocross. Now you’re curious. Could you actually drive on a track or speed through an autocross course in your pride and joy? Of course you can!

Mark your calendars and join us at our third annual ‘HPDE/Autocross 101’ class that we will be holding on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, from 9:00 am till 1:00 pm at 3R Racing, located at 3701 S. Kalamath St. in Englewood, Colorado. This place is amazing, and during your training you will be surrounded by all types of race cars. In this class you will learn all about how to register for events, how to prepare your car for the track, pre-tech, what to do when you arrive at the track, what our instructors will teach you, possible wear and tear on the car, what an autocross is, and much more. We will have various speakers who can answer all the questions you might have before your first track experience. To get registered (and potentially change your life forever!) we will post a link in February on the RMR/PCA website at http://rmr.pca.org/. Look for the HPDE/AX 101 link on the main page.

Registration will open on February 11, 2019 through Motorsportreg.com. We are going to restrict this to 60 people, so register early to guarantee a spot! Of course any member is welcome, but we’re really trying to reach those of you who’ve considered participating in an Autocross or High Performance Drivers Ed, but for a variety of reasons, have never done so.

If you have any questions, contact Brian Leary at [email protected]. Hope to see you there!

UPCOMING EVENT

— SAVE THE DATE —RMR’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

WHAT: RMR’s Annual Holiday Party

WHEN: Saturday, December 15, 2018 starting at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Willow Ridge Manor (www.WillowRidgeManor.com)

4903 Willow Springs Road, Morrison, CO 80465

COST: $85- per person

ATTIRE: Semiformal (No Jeans, Please)

REGISTER: www.MotorsportsReg.com Register by Dec 5th

EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY!Hi Porsche Friends,Our 2018 RMR Holiday Party will be held December 15 at Willow Ridge Manor, 4903 Willow Springs Road, Morrison,

Colorado, 80465. The venue is located near The Fort restaurant, off Highway 285 at the Morrison Road exit. The cost is $85 per person. In keeping with the holiday spirit and the ambiance of the venue, we request semiformal attire (no jeans, please).

The evening will include complimentary wine and beer, appetizers including an antipasti and cheese board with cured meats from 5:30 to 6:30, followed by a scrumptious buffet dinner with your choice of Roast Beef from the carving station or Mustard Glazed Salmon, salad, sides and dessert. A short program will follow with installation of the 2019 Board of Directors and comments from the newly installed officers. Of course, we’ll end the evening by giving away lots of cool stuff as door prizes.

There is plenty of FREE parking at the venue. If you live a bit away and don’t want to drive, there are several places to stay near the Willow Ridge Manor, and you could use a taxi or Uber to and from the venue.

Please register at: https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/rmr-holiday-party-willow-ridge-manor-pca-rocky-mountain-458234

Note: Seating is limited, and we must have your registration secured by December 5.

We look forward to seeing you and celebrating the holiday season!

Cheers, Your RMR Party Committee Christine Walters Jane Hebert, Arnette Schouten Carole Thero



PAST EVENT — EDELWEISS FALL TOUR

Photographs: Vicki Cox-Jones, Russ Rydberg, and Michelle Sandhu

Since I had never been to the Edelweiss German Restaurant in Colorado Springs before, and I had heard rave reviews from fellow members, I was se-riously considering signing up for the tour. However, my hubby was a little more on the fence because the tour was sandwiched between the last DE of the sea-son and the last autocross. He thought a weekend “off” would be nice. When I had convinced him to go, it was too late, the tour was full. I thought, “bummer, oh well, there is always next year.” Then the week of the tour, Holly Jackson sent me a text offering me a ride in her Targa (her husband Dave was cancelling because of work). Well, as you can guess, my answer was YES!

It was a perfect Colorado autumn day, a little crisp but bright and sunny, when Holly and I arrived at the Perfect Landing Restaurant parking lot. Several of the 67 Porsches that were joining us on the drive were already there, as they had gathered for the Breakfast Club prior to the drive. Everybody was having a great time catching up with friends while waiting in line to sign the waiver.

Following the drivers’ meeting, led by our fearless leader Erik Behrendsen, the cars lined up behind their respective group leader. With so many people and cars attending we were split into three groups. We wound our way out of town, heading west towards Castle Pines. We eventually found our way to the inter-

esting town of Sedalia, where we were finally on open road, Perry Park Road to be precise, headed south towards our destination! Getting there was a bit of an adventure. Holly didn’t really mention I would have to navigate. Our discussions were mainly on how to get out of town up to this point. Once all our group was following, we could marvel at the magnificent moun-tain views along with the horse stables. At one point, we encountered a one-lane road with a flagger. We mentioned to the flagger there were 17 other Porsches in hopes he would let us all through. He grinned and mentioned we were the second group of Porsches to go through. The second flagger waived enthusiasti-cally as we passed. Once we were through the con-struction it was an uneventful drive to Monument and on to Colorado Springs.

Once we arrived at the Edelweiss German Restau-rant, we were treated to wonderful German food and even some libations for those who wanted to partake. The weather was perfect to enjoy lunch in the outdoor beer garden. However, I think the best part of the day was getting to talk to so many friends. I find the last events of the season (whether DE, autocross, or tour) to be rather bittersweet. I get so much enjoyment be-ing around a group of people with at least one com-mon interest – our cars – and I look forward to seeing you all again next season.

Edelweiss Fall Tour photos on pages 18 – 20.

RMR’s Annual Edelweiss Fall Tour MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN VIEWS, WONDERFUL GERMAN FOOD, AND PORSCHE FRIENDS

By: Vicki Cox-Jones

HG



Photographs: Vicki Cox-Jones, Russ Rydberg, and Michelle Sandhu RMR’s Edelweiss Fall Tour



Photographs: Vicki Cox-Jones, Russ Rydberg, and Michelle SandhuOctober 20, 2018



Photographs: Vicki Cox-Jones, Russ Rydberg, and Michelle Sandhu

October 20, 2018

PCA’S AUTOCROSS LOGO CONTEST


In October 2017, the Porsche Club of America (PCA) initiated a logo contest to find an image that best represented PCA’s hugely popular national Au-tocross program. PCA looked to its members to generate ideas for the new logo. To entice entries, a $450 cash prize was offered and contest sponsor Pirelli “stepped up” and sweetened the deal with a set of Pirelli tires (maximum retail value of $1,500).

PCA specified that the new autocross logo must represent PCA’s Autocross program and must con-tain the word “Autocross” and could also include “Porsche Club of America” or “PCA.” The winning logo was to be used online, in print form, and on logo merchandise, and, therefore, the artwork need-ed to resize easily and to look good in black and white as well as in color. Due to the requirements for high-quality printing and re-sizing, logo entries had to be submitted in scalable vector graphic format (an .EPS file).

According to PCA Director of Administration, Laura Moffitt, over 200 logos were submitted for the con-test. PCA staff and Executive Council narrowed the entries down to five logos. In mid-September, PCA looked for input from its membership in choosing the winner. Online voting was done via www.Survey-Monkey.com with voting ending September 24th.

On October 9th PCA announced that the winning autocross logo was created by Rocky Mountain Re-gion member William Simon.

If you have read the last few issues of RMR’s High-Gear you have seen some other examples of Bill’s work and creativity. Since August 2018, Bill has been working with HighGear Editor Tom Champion on the layout and production of RMR’s award-winning newsletter.

As for the new Pirelli rubber…Bill has yet to decide if the new tires will be a set of Pirelli P6000s for his 1984 911 Carrera Targa or a set of Pirelli P Zero Tro-feos for the 1996 993 Targa.

Decisions, decisions.

PCA’s Autocross Logo Contest Won by RMR Member NEW LOGO TO BE USED FOR PCA’S HUGELY POPULAR AUTOCROSS PROGRAM

New PCA Autocross logo in color.

PCA Autocross logo in grayscale.

PCA Autocross logo in black and white.

HG

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PAST EVENT — MEMBERSHIP SOCIALNovember Membership Social

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POSITIVE OUTCOME FROM A TRAGIC ACCIDENT

Jerry Schouten hadn’t drunk enough water before the race, and his cool suit seemed to not be working quite right. But Schouten, 65, had driven in hotter weather, and on Aug. 17, 2013, he steered his 1974 Porsche Carrera RSR as ably as ever – until the moment he passed out. His car veered off the High Plains Raceway track, smashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames.

Shortly before the helicopter arrived to rush him to UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) on the Anschutz Medical Campus, Jerry told his wife of nearly 47 years: “I’ll be alright, Netty.”

He lived another three weeks, but those words were the last he would ever say to her. Five years later, Arnette Schouten’s dona-tion of the proceeds from the sale of another Porsche promises to help UCH intensive care patients like Jerry continue to communi-cate. But making a difference would take more than money.

Locked InPatients in intensive care units are there because their lives are

at risk. They are often sedated. They often rely on mechanical ventilation to do their breathing for them. But often, too, research has shown, they’re “awake, alert, and responsive to verbal com-munication” even if they can’t themselves verbalize. This was the case with Jerry Schouten during his time in the UCH Burn Center.

Early on, he tried to speak. Neither Arnette nor the Burn Unit nurses could understand him. Burns to one arm and damage to

the other made pointing, much less writing, impossible. And so, Arnette says, he lay there with his eyes closed – listening, fam-ily and friends assumed, but no longer trying to make himself understood. This despite Jerry always having been the family’s “talker,” as she put it.

Skin graft surgeries and the amputation of his shattered left an-kle happened without a word of his input. Even as he recognized he was losing the fight, despite being surrounded by loved ones, Jerry didn’t have a chance to say goodbye.

“He died without being able to tell us how he felt,” Arnette said.Arnette made up her mind that she would give back to the

UCH Burn Center. It would take a few years and the expertise of UCHealth specialists who had been looking into the very chal-lenge Jerry had faced.

‘Frustration, Anger, Extreme Stress’Meghann Griffin and Kaylee Skidmore, UCHealth speech-lan-

guage pathologists, had been studying ways to help intubated patients like Jerry communicate. Beyond their own experience – both provided bedside care in the hospital’s ICUs, and Griffin has specialist training in speech therapy for burn patients – there were compelling studies backing their belief that the work could help patients.

In one, patients interviewed after mechanical ventilation re-ported that their inability to communicate worsened their sense

Arnette Schouten with the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS whose proceeds led to the family’s donation to the UCHealth University of Colorado

Hospital Burn Center. (courtesy April Hagestad)

Proceeds From Restored Porsche Help Those Whose Emergencies Left Them Voiceless

By: Todd Neff, for UCHealth | November 2, 2018

— Editor’s Preface —Many thanks to longtime RMR member Ken Provasi for

informing me of this article that appeared in UCHealth Today dated 11/10/2018.

Ken and RMR member Mike Forster were working the corner at High Plains Raceway where Jerry Schouten’s accident occurred and were first on the scene that terrible day. So, this article has special meaning to Ken.

Ken knew both Jerry and Arnette Schouten for over 30 years and was surprised to see that there was a very positive outcome from this tragic accident at HPR four years ago.

Many RMR members knew Jerry also, and Ken is sure that they would all appreciate learning about this final chapter in Jerry’s life and how Jerry’s wife, Arnette, turned her loss into something good.

It is a true tribute to the way Jerry and Arnette lived their lives, always giving to others.

Be sure to watch Channel 4’s coverage of Arnette’s wonderful gift at https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/09/24/widow-husband-uchealth-donation.

— Tom Champion, Editor, RMR’s newsletter (HighGear)

of distress and heightened frustration and anger. Another study found that speech-language pathologists and augmentative and al-ternative communication (known as AAC) tools can help assuage the frustration, panic, anxiety, dehumanization and sleeplessness such patients reported. A UCH study pending publication found the inability to communicate to be the top complaint of those who had been intubated. Griffin and Skidmore had started working on ways to address all this.

“I can’t tell you the amount of research that goes into the trauma that patients experience because they can’t communicate when they’re in one of the most vulnerable situations in their lives,” Griffin said. “They can’t talk to their family. They can’t express their needs

.”

The 911 Porsche RSFor a quarter century, Jerry did club racing in events held by

the Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America (Arnette did her share of driving, too). His Porches dated to the 1970s and 1980s. They weren’t the fastest or the priciest, but Jerry’s rac-ing skills compensated for deficits in horsepower and handling. A few years back, he bought another one. It was old, too – a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS. He told Arnette it would pay for their retirement one day.

“And I said, ‘Oh, yeah, right, Jerry. You just want to race it,’” Arnette said.

He did race it for a bit, but he also did some research. He checked with Porsche in Germany and learned that this white car had once been light yellow. He had already noted that the car’s major components had “matching numbers” – meaning original parts. Friends told him he was crazy to race it. So he moved on to other cars and started work on restoring it with help from local Porsche mechanic and racecar builder Steve Rowe. But they both got busy and the project stalled.

A week after Jerry died, Arnette reached out to Rowe.

“We’ve got to get this done. We’ve just got to get it done, for Jerry,” she told him.

Her plans for the 911 RS, though, had nothing to do with re-tirement.

Talking with One’s EyesGriffin and Skidmore had been working on a program to help

ICU patients better communicate for a solid year when they sat down with Arnette last spring. The 911 RS had sold, and Arnette wanted to donate the proceeds to the UCH Burn Center for exact-ly the sort of work they were doing. In the months that followed, Griffin considered an array of options across the gamut of tech-nological sophistication. She and Skidmore settled upon three of them.

First, for patients who like Jerry can’t tap a screen, there would be a Tobii Dynavox, a thick tablet computer with dual cameras to track a patient’s eye movements. It then determines what the patient is focusing on and reacts according to the task at hand: recording the letter on a digital keyboard, selecting a prepro-grammed phrase (the device can read words and phrases aloud), opening a web browser, launching a video call – about anything one can do on a PC.

“That’s what Jerry would have needed,” Arnette said.Second, the speech-language pathology team will acquire sev-

eral tablet computers with specialized software. Those will en-able much the same for patients who can’t talk but can tap. Third, they’re going to distribute dozens of 18-inch by 12-inch white-boards for use throughout UCH’s intensive care units. The front side of the boards will have the letters of the alphabet for spelling things out and space to write; on the reverse side, there will be roughly 20 simple-but-vital phrases such as “I’m in pain,” “I’m cold” and “I need my glasses.” The idea is that nurses can start with the whiteboards and, based on the patient’s needs, move on to tablets or the Tobii as needed, Griffin says.

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Jerry and Arnette Schouten in Keystone in 2009, with granddaughters (from left) Adleigh, Alexa and Ashlynne. Jerry had recently restored

the red Porsche 356. (Photo Courtesy of April Hagestad)

Meghann Griffin, left, works with Arnette Schouten as they calibrate the Tobii Dynavox to recognize Schouten’s eye movements. Once calibrated the device uses two cameras below the screen to track eye movements

that can enable typing and text-to-speech, web surfing and other activities familiar to computer users.


Reprinted from UCHealth Today (11/10/2018) with permission from Erin Emery, Editor UCHealth Today at UCHealth.org



The Tobii Dynavox in virtual-keyboard mode.

(continued from page 26)A Chance to Talk“It’s going to allow patients to be more active in their care,”

Griffin said. “They’re going to be able to get so much deeper

in their conversations with family members, and just to express what they’re feeling emotionally is a lot easier with something like this.”

She and Skidmore are planning a research project to determine if and how the high- and low-tech additions improve ICU patient satisfaction and well-being. It’s the sort of work that can change best practices far and wide.

Arnette’s generosity is going to help meet the needs of not just Burn ICU patients, but also those in ICUs throughout UCH.

“It’s massive,” Griffin said. “It’s a big deal.”The Tobii Dynavox will come too late for Jerry Schouten. But

Arnette has an inkling that her husband would have approved of this sort of gifting of their “retirement.”

“I think he would be proud of me,” she said. “I think it’s cool that I was able to do it and that Meghann and everybody are just so thrilled with it, and that we’ve found something that will be such a neat tool.”

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Danielle BadlerRMR/PCA Columnist

It’s been a tough year. Politics excluded. Although that hasn’t helped.

My father passed in early January. The day before my birthday. He was one of a dying breed, literally. A veteran of the big one, WWII. Battle of the Bulge. Wounded twice. Silver Star, although he never found out why. He was 18. I can’t even begin to imagine what he saw and felt, and went through.

A favorite aunt passed this summer. My oldest friend passed a few months ago. And, by oldest, I mean from the first grade. He introduced me to my ex. Some sort of rare blood disease.

It goes on. Another friend, with whom I play golf every few weeks or so, just found out he has stage three liver disease. And this is while he’s been preparing for spinal surgery. He retired just two years ago. You hear about these stories…..

My mother, who turns 90 in five days from this writing, says you do sort of get used to it. You don’t have a choice. She keeps asking me if she sounds “older.” I say, no, you’re as sharp as you’ve ever been. I’m not sure she believes me. I’m not sure I believe myself.

What to do? I’m doubling down on an active lifestyle. Eating well, living well, loving well. I ran another half marathon a few weeks ago. Out of 11,000 or so runners, there were 10 souls in my age group. That’s it, 10. I finished sixth. I checked the times for the next older age group. And, sure enough, if I continue at my current pace, in three years I’ll win just by showing up.

So, looking back, what’s been consistent? My parents, my daughters, my lover, my friends, my dog, my cars.

Ah, my cars.I’ve owned six Porsches. Bought

my first one at 27. I still have number three, a ’78 SC. I’m celebrating its 40th anniversary on the planet. Actually, it’s 41 - the build date on the rocker panel says October ’77. It’s an early SC. I’ve owned it exactly 30 years.

I remember clearly the day I drove it home. A private sale. My father drove me to pick it up, and my older daughter came along. She was six. She’s a pediatrician now. Married, with two boys and a daughter due next month. All kids all the time. God Bless Her!

Alison rode home with me in the Porsche. She thought it was the coolest thing, sitting in one of the jump seats. “Seats just for me!” she said. Although her sister soon occupied the other jump seat. No matter. I had plenty of room. One of my most cherished photos is of them both, as teenagers, posing at dusk in front of the car. More like striking a pose.

That car has been with me through three of six corporate relocations. It’s had license plates from four states. Three exhausts. I’ve lost track of how many sets of tires. Although I do remember a few sets ago. They dry rotted from the inside. I had no idea. I discovered the problem when I tried to check their inflation. The valve stem slid inside the tire.

The SC turned 50,000 miles last year. I tell this to people, and they look at me like I should be put away. But I’m always ready with a simple explanation for why I hang on.

First of all, it’s turned into a good investment, although that’s only over the past 10 or so years. The first 20, the car’s value stayed absolutely flat. Second, there’s the cost of ownership. Classic car insurance. If it needs service,

that’s usually a once-a-year proposition. It takes forever for anything to break, which enables me to enjoy the essence of ownership of a classic driver. It’s what I call “the thrill.” What’s “the thrill?” It’s the fact that, every time I get in, it feels like a new experience. I experience the thrill of discovery, again and again. The smell. The mixed-up ergonomics. The “je ne sais quoi.”

The driving. Learning, once again, how to finesse the gearbox into shifting, just so, with no grinding. The ride. They say that, in a Morgan, you can drive over a dime and tell if it’s heads or tails. I think you can also do that in an early Porsche. O, the beauty of no manual assists.

Unless the ambient temperature is way, way low, I always drive with the sunroof open. And go searching for underpasses and tunnels, where I can downshift one, maybe two, gears and nail the throttle, in order to bask in the music of power.

I never winterize it. Oh no. If it’s snowy and icy for extended periods, I’ll start it. Roll it backward and forward, in order to keep the tires from f lat-spotting. I get the fluids up to operating temperature before shutting it off. And, on those crystal, sun-bathed winter days, I’ll venture out. Oh yes, I will.

Am I crazy? Am I playing with time? Maybe. But, then again, maybe not. Others have been down this road. I think Fitzgerald said it best, when he concluded his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, with this line: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

Happy Holidays. Let’s keep making memories.

HG


IT’S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR

IN THE ZONE

Rich SandersPCA Zone 9 Representative

Being a Zone Rep for PCA is a “2+2” assignment. Two years for the first term, and a second two years unless you hang up the keys, or the Executive Council back at PCA headquarters hears that you really messed up. Former Zone Reps that I meet regularly remind me that it is the most re-warding National Staff “job” in PCA. I totally agree.

The reason for even bringing up this milestone is that as I crest the mid-term hill, it is worth mentioning that in a short 18 months we will start looking for the next Zone 9 Representative. The process will involve phone interviews with, at minimum, the President and Vice-Presi-dent of PCA (Tom Gorsuch and Cindy Ja-cisin). They will also be looking for input from me, as well.

Preference has typically been given to past Region Presidents. And this is not limited to “current” Presidents. So if you are a past President and missing the action, consider throwing your name in the mix when the time comes. There are at least a couple dozen of you reading this, so think about it. It is also not always true that only former Region Presidents are selected. So if you have been an active leader with mul-tiple roles on your region board, and have

“seen it all” over the years, you should also consider putting your name in the mix.

I meet lots of members in regions who find that the “job” of a Zone Rep for PCA is a bit of a mystery. That’s completely understandable. PCA has 14 zones - one Zone Rep for each. Our Zone 9 covers seven regions that stretch from Idaho to the Mexico border and cover all of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, plus the southern parts of Wyoming and the western parts of Texas. For most club members, the Zone Rep is seen only occasionally at a social, DE, autocross, or tour in their re-gion. However, the invisible part of the “job” is behind the scenes. Our primary role is to act as a liaison between your re-gion’s leadership and the National Office. Equally important is the expectation that we act as a resource for Region Presidents to provide training, share best practices, help as needed with bylaws, elections, Na-tional policies, raise concerns to National, and support planning and succession pro-cesses as requested. We are expected to travel and are reimbursed for attending a minimum of one member event per year in each region. I personally strive for two events and am pleased to say that the Na-tional Office supports my travel plan to

allow this to happen.The reason for starting now to ask you

all to think about a future as a Zone Rep is that we had only two candidates at the time that I applied for the role. In my case, I had only been Region President for 50% of my elected term, which caused some disruption here in the Intermountain Re-gion at the time. So to hopefully build a deep enough bench when my term is up, and to allow a smooth transition at that time, I’m reaching out EARLY, in order to invite levels of interest and offering to share any/all information needed for po-tential candidates to make an informed decision. If you have ANY inclination to become a Zone Rep for PCA in the future (2020, 2024, 2028), I would LOVE TO HEAR from you personally some time in 2019. Simply email me at [email protected]. From there we can set up some phone time and perhaps arrange an individual meeting for a demystifying Q&A session during one of my trips to your region in the coming year.

Happy Holidays to All!!!

Signing off for 2018,HG

YOUR MID-TERM INCUMBENT

A Sabel under the Christmas Tree, Deming, New Mexico Carrera Region Oktoberfiesta- Tour cars at Hillsboro, New Mexico

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Classified ads are free to RMR/PCA members for items personally owned by the member. No commercial ads. Ads for non-members are $10 for each month (send payment to RMR Treasurer - Donna Helberg, 55 Baxter Farm Ln., Erie, CO 80516). Ads must be 75 words or less. Deadline for classified ad submission is the 15th of the previous month. Member ads will run for two issues. Ads will also appear with an optional photo on the rmr.pca.org website. E-mail your ad to [email protected].

PORSCHES 966 912 $38,500Black/Black. Solid driver. New motor. 5 speed. Sunroof. VIN 452430. Non numbers matching. $50,000 invested. Email me with questions, or for pictures, videos or to test drive. (Sept)Stephen Ash [email protected]

1987 Spec 944 Race Car $9,0001987 chassis with 1988 high compression motor and DME. Current log book for PCA with log books for NASA and POC. A/C delete and 944 Turbo Oil Cooler/filter console are installed. Brake ducting and light weight Odyssey Battery are installed. Hanksville 944 cage, Longacre mirror, and Oil Temp gauge. The seat belts and window net are current. The seat has a back brace and center net. The car has not been campaigned recently, but was successfully campaigned a few years ago winning a NASA regional championship several times and winning multiple PCA races. Ready to race! Numerous Spares. Darrell (801) [email protected]

1989 911 Race Car W/O Engine $34,000Extensive upgrades list. 3R Racing (303) [email protected]

1995 911 (993) C2 Carrera Coupe $48,500Black/Tan. New Continental tires. New tinted windows. Big brakes. Car cover included. Please: Serious buyers only! (Aug) Michael Shing [email protected]

1999 Carrera 4 $22,000Only 52,335 miles. Garaged. Beautiful very fast Black Coupe w/Aerokit. Many Upgrades Performed. IMS/RMS repair, Clutch kit, FabSpeed Exhaust system, Kenwood DVD player. Records available. No issues with this car. John Ortiz (720) [email protected]

2002 911 $23,000996.2. 3.6 liter. 320 hp with 6-speed manual. White with Black Leather interior. 70,000 miles on car. 4,000 miles on Porsche Factory remanufactured engine (built in Germany). Runs like new. Nicely optioned with PSM, Technic package, Carbon Fiber Package, power/memory seats, headlight washers, Alcantara headliner. Certificate of Authenticity. New windshield. Clear bra. Car is in great shape.David Johnson (303) [email protected]

2004 996 GT3 Cup Car $99,000 OBOVery clean & fast 996 Cup car, well-maintained by Autometrics. Club raced in PCA GTC3 class, many podiums, NO CRASHES or tub damage. 3 sets BBS wheels, MoTeC, updated seat/belts, Cool Shirt, log book, spares, incl 2nd OEM bumper cover. 7 HOURS on newly rebuilt engine and trans., all maint records. Awesome car! Location: Charleston, SC.Video: https://youtu.be/KooX_V-nSMI Bruce McPherson (303) [email protected]

2006 Boxster $18,500Arctic Silver. Black leather heated seats. 5-speed. PCM with navigation. Bose. 19” wheels. New battery and top tensioner straps. Newer brakes, rotors, water pump. 46.7K miles. Excellent condition with maintenance records. (May)Rick Seiferth (303) 973-1771 [email protected]

2006 Carrera 4 Coupe $42,000Carrera White/Special Cocoa full leather. Manual 6-speed. PASM. Sport. 6-way adjustable/heated seats. Tinted glass. Bra. Bose Premium surround. Tooki Bluetooth. 2 sets of 19 inch classic wheels with Michelin Super Sports and Pirelli Sottozeros. 54.5K mi. Great car – needs nothing. (Sept)Jim Moran (303) 868-6700 [email protected]

2017 718 Boxster $56,0001 ow ner, Colorado. Gua rds Red . Convertible. 19″ Boxster wheels. 6,650 miles. Perfect condition mechanically and body. No crashes, dents, or scratches. Garaged every night. Never on track, snow, ice, or gravel. Premium package. Power spor t s seat s (14 -way) w ith memory. Automatically dimming mirror with integrated rain sensor. Heated seats. 2-zone automatic climate control. Professionally installed clear bra and radar detector. Located in Louisville, CO. Rich Smith (303) 665-8196 [email protected]

Want to Buy: 1979-1982 911SCLooking for the impossible – Porsche 1979-1982 911SC. Mint. 100% original. Low mileage. Looking for Chiffon White with Red Leather interior.Vince Vranesic (303) 888-5087

Want to Buy: 1987-1989 G50 Carrera CoupeSerious private buyer looking to give your car a good home with frequent drives! I prefer a car that’s ready to go. Interesting colors preferred. Also willing to consider 993s and ’84+ G-bodied Carrera Coupes. Thanks.Jason Meshnick [email protected]

MISCELLANEOUSPorsche Litronic Headlights $2,500 OBOPair of new 986 Litronic headlights. Briefly installed. (Sept)Jim Boxell (303) [email protected]

Michelin Tires All Four $500 OBOMichelin Pilot Sport 4S – (2) 225/40 ZR18 & (2) 265/35 ZR18. Mounted new March ’18. 1,200 miles on tires. From garage-kept 2001 Boxster S. No track time. Excellent condition. New cost $985. (Sept)Jim Boxell (303) [email protected]

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K-Summit K-34 Snow Chains $200I bought these new for my Cayman S but never used them, and I don’t need them for my Macan now, so they’re still as new in their carrying case. For tire sizing, see https://www.amazon.com/KONIG-K-SUMMIT-K34-Snow-chains/dp/B001ED9XXM/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1543428365&sr=1-1&keywords=K-summit+k34.Robert [email protected]

Aluma Trailer $5,500 Cash7814R Tandem Axle. Manufactured 2009. Dual Storage Boxes. Weight: 1100 lbs. Bed Size: 77.5″ x 173″ Local PickupSee RMR website for photos.Rome Chelsi (303) [email protected]

19” OEM Sport Wheels from ’06 997 C4S Excellent condition: 19-inch factory Sport Design alloy wheels (option code I407).All four wheels (no lug nuts, no center caps), straight and true – no cracks/bends/bubbles. Very few, tiny nicks. Awesome, classy upgrade! 305/30-19 and 235/35-19, 5×130 bolt pattern. Offset: Front = +56mm and Rear = +51mm. Fits 996/997 Turbo and C4S. Price lowered! $1000 OBO.Dave (303) 662-1162 [email protected]

Hoosier R6 Track Tires (Slicks) $200/setFor a Porsche 911 997 Carrera 4s widebody (and maybe others). These tires were used once for 15 minutes (i.e. 1 heat cycle).They’ve always been stored in a heated garage. Tire sizes are P235/35ZR19 fronts and P295/30ZR19 rears. Pictures available on request. Dave Buehmann [email protected]

C e n t e r lo ck W h e e ls f r om 9 9 7 G T 3 18 inch Forgeline $1,000Centerlock wheels from 997 GT3, 18in. Forgeline. $1000 OBO for all 4. Tires included but they are 6 years old. In the Denver area. Wheels were used for track use. Not for street use as per Forgeline. (Sept)Alex (303) [email protected]

Folding Engine Crane/Hoist $300Also included are an engine stand and yoke for Porsche 911. Located near Boulder/Longmont. See RMR website for photos.Wendy Volan [email protected]

Porsche Exclusive Car StoragePorsche exclusive car storage – dry, secure individual garages for storage and light work. 10 minutes f rom downtown. 24/7/365 access. Heated units available. (Sept)Jep Seman (303) [email protected]

Exhaust System and Headers2005 911 Turbo S Exhaust System and Headers.They are original stock parts and only used for 10 months. Will sell separately. $900 for Exhaust System and $300 for Headers. (Aug)William Magaziner (303) 877-7717 [email protected]

Hoosier Racing Tires For SaleHoosier A7 295/35/17 – 245/40/17 3 pairs of each, very lightly used – $400/prHoosier R7 295/35/17 – 245/40/17 1 pr of each, almost new – $400/prHoosier R7 295/35/17 – 245/40/17 1 pr of each, older, good depth – $200/prHoosier H2O 245/40/17 – 225/40/17 1 pr of each, older, good depth – $200/prHoosier H2O 275/40/17 – 225/40/17 1 pr of each, like new – $400/prKumho ECSTA V70 275/40/17 1 pair, older with lots of tread – $100 (Aug)Chris Lennon (719) 776-0989 [email protected]

Pagid RS Orange Front Brake Pads For 911. New! Part # E450144010. Pelican price is around $250 after tax and shipping. $175.00 cash. (Aug)Rome Chelsi (303)[email protected]

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DRIVING EVENTSTOUR

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 several tours each year; AMR typically offers several as well. A number of tours are usually offered at Porsche Parade.

RALLYA 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 two or three cars are on the course at the same time. Autocross is a safe way to experience high-performance driving while learning to drive your car at its limit.

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 pr imar y 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 or for bragging rights amongst your peers, 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 RACEA 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.

Since 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, it is also one of most exciting events to participate in, so be sure to sign up!

RMR hosts one club race each autumn at High Plains Raceway which, when combined with a Driver Education event, adds up to one thrilling weekend!

NON-DRIVING EVENTSMEMBERSHIP SOCIAL Membership socials provide an oppor-tunity to reconnect with old friends and meet new members. Historically, a mem-bership meeting begins with a social hour with a cash bar, followed by the evening’s program. The content of the program var-ies, sometimes featuring a “slide show” from a recent event, or a guest speaker such as accomplished Speed World Chal-lenge racer Randy Pobst.

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 HighGear and the RMR Web site for details. If you have any ideas for a program, talk to the Committee Chair or a Board member!

TECH SESSIONA 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 exper ienced Porsche 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 Spor ts Car Show and Concours d’Elegance, benefiting United Cerebral Palsy Colorado. The annual Porsche Parade also hosts a major concours each year.

WHAT WE DOWhether 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.


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