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HappyTrails HopeeveryonehavehadachancetoenjoyourrelativelynicesummerandafewofAMR’smanyevents. If not, there are still a fewupcoming ones before the official end of summer. At PCANational, it has committed to support Porsche Cars North America’s newest endeavor – thePorsche Sportscar Together Fest at IndianapolisMotor Speedway. This spectacular three-dayfestival from September 10-12 celebrates car culture, on-track race action, and interactiveexperienceshighlightingthebreadthofthebrand.ItisdesignedforfamiliesandhasadedicatedFanZoneandinfieldactivitiesappealingtoallages.Youcansignupforride-alongactivitieslikeAutocrossandOff-RoadwithPorscheTrackExperienceinstructors.Porscheracecompetitionisthebackdrop to theseexcitingactivities and ispresented in three race series:PorscheCarreraCup,PorscheSprintChallenge,andPorscheClubRacing. Additionally,fanswillwanttoexplorethe Zentrum building which hosts a number of Porsche areas including the Porsche ClassicRestoration Challenge, the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta, Tequipment, Exclusiv, and thePorscheDesignmerchandisestore. IfyoumissgoingtoRennsportandneedamassivePorschefix, the Porsche Sportscar Together Festmay just be your ticket (also see Happenings at PCANational).ThefactthatitisbeingheldatIndianapolisMotorSpeedwayisanaddedbonus.–@

UpcomingEvents* Sept6 LaborDaySept10-12 SportscarTogetherFestivalatIndianapolisMotorSpeedway(PCAsupported)Sept11 AMR“NoTimetoSpare”AutocrossatPPIRSept12 ColoradoConcoursd’Elegance&ExoticSportsCarShowSept15 AMRMembershipSocialatTBDSept17-19 RMRRockyMountainThunderClubRace&AdvancedDEatHighPlainsRacewaySept18-19 AMRFallMysteryTourSept23-26 TellurideFestivalofCarsandColors(non-PCAevent)Oct2 AMRFossilBedsTourOct2-3 AMR“OktoberFAST”HPDEatLaJuntaRacewayOct9-10 RMR“I’mFallingforYou”DEatHighPlainsRacewayOct11 ColumbusDayOct13-17 PCATreffenattheAmericanClubNov7 DaylightSavingsTimeNov11 VeteransDayNov14 PCAÜnStockatGuntherWerks,HuntingtonCANov25 Thanksgiving*Mosteventsarestillintheplanningstageandmaychangeorbecancelledduetovariousconditionsandguidelines;pleasechecktheAMRwebsiteathttps://amrporsche.comforlatestupdates,registrationinfo,andfutureevents.

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AMRBoardofDirectors

Alpin.eTrails is the official publications of the Alpine Mountain Region, Porsche Club of America, Inc.Statements and images appearing in eTrails are those of the contributors and do not constitute officialstandingsoropinionsofthePorscheClubofAmerica,AlpineMountainRegion,orourBoardofDirectors.ThisdigitalpublicationisavailableontheAMRwebsite.Deadlineforcontentsubmissionis5daysbeforetheendofmonth.Pleasesendyourinput,commentsorquestionsabouteTrailstoamr.etrails@gmail.com.

President:NateAdams

1stVice-President:DanaKasten

2ndVice-President:CurtEmery

Secretary:LouMorales

Treasurer:PamDrummer

MemberatLarge:DwightKasten

MemberatLarge:BobFoltz

Contents:HappyTrails 1UpcomingEvents 1AMRBoardofDirectors 2MembershipCorner:-NewMembers 3-SeptemberMembershipSocial 3-MembersSubmissionRequested 3GoodTurns:-SeptemberCharity 3…LowDrag:-“Lap-APalooza‘21”HPDERecap 3-“OktoberFAST”HPDE 4AlpineTreks:-AugustToursRecap 4BoardBiz:JuneBoardMeetingMinutes 5AroundtheRegions 7HappeningsatPCANational:-Justdon’tcallitRennsport 7-WhatisÜnStock? 7-Nationalprogramupdates 8

PastPresident:DeniseJordanAdvertisingChair:vacantAutocrossChair:TimDrummerCharityChair:BarbTreacyChiefDrivingInstructor:RobertYenControllerChair:KathleenLennonDrivingToursChair:ArnieEasterlyEquipmentChair:DwightKasteneTrailsEditor:AlexChingHPDEChair:RobertBaumgartnerMembershipChair:DanyellaPrilikaRafflesChair:LoreAdamsRallyMaster:vacantSafetyChair:BobFoltzSocialChair:DeniseJordanSponsorshipChair:NateAdamsTechnicalChair:vacantWebmaster:AndreaBorghiZone9Rep:DeniseJordan

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MembershipCornerNewMembersAbigwelcometoournew/transferredmembersTimothyHoward,DavidSmith,andJoshWattsofColoradoSprings; JerryScavezzze&SusanBethanyofHoward;HarryErvin,andElizabeth&JasonHodgsonofMonument;andDavidJenkinsofWoodlandPark. Welookforwardtoseeingyouatoursocial,tourand/ortrackevents.

SeptemberMembershipSocialTheSeptemberSocial’slocationisTBD.PleasewatchforaneBlastandwebsiteadvertisementintheupcomingweek.

MemberSubmissionsRequestedHaveyoubeenonatour,DE,social,oraninterestingeventinvolvingAMRmembersandcars?Doyouhavepictures fromthoseevents thatyouwant to sharewith the restof theclub? Wearealways looking forphotosand input foreTrailsand“FromtheRegions” inPanoramamagazinethroughout the year. Please email your hi-res photo (1Mb or above)with a short descriptionand/orapost-eventwriteuptoamr.etrails@gmail.com. Youwillbegivenduecreditwithyoursubmissioninthepublication.

GoodTurnsSeptemberCharityThismonthwearecollectingschoolsupplies forOneNationWalkingTogether.ThesesupplieswillbedeliveredtoIndianreservationsinColoradoandsurroundingstates.

Suggesteditems:BackpacksLinedNotebooksLoose-leafpaperCalculatorsGlue/GlueSticksRulersHighlightersBallpointPensMarkersCrayonsPencils/ErasersScissors...andwe'llalsobeacceptingcashandchecks!

DonationscanbedroppedoffattheSeptemberMembershipSocialatalocationTBD.

…LowDragAMR“Lap-APalooza‘21”HPDErecapAMRhosteda late-summerHPDEatPuebloMotorsportsParkonAugust28-29. Seventy-threemembersattendedtheevent,including27studentdrivers.ItwasatypicalhotAugustweekendatPueblo;however,theeventwasanythingbut.Controlhadtoredflagoneoftherungroupsduetoastraydogwanderingonthetrackandittookaboutahalfhourbeforememberswereabletocatchandsecurethedogbeforeresuming.Otherthanafewmechanicalproblems,therestoftheweekend was back to normal. Chris Lennon, our resident PCA National Drivers EducationCommitteemember,gavelunchtimetalksonadvanceddrivingtechniquesonbothdays.Thankstoalltheinstructorswhocamethisweekendsowedidnothavetoturnawayanyonewhowishtohaveone,andthankyoutoallthevolunteersformakingthissafeandsuccessfulevent.

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AMR“OktoberFAST”HPDEAMRwillcloseits2021drivingseasononOctober2-3withaHPDEeventfollowedbyanend-of-seasondinneratLaJuntaRaceway. LaJunta’s1.3-mile,7-turntrack istheperfect track for noviceand experienced drivers alike! Its low 4000-footelevationwillenhancethepowerofyoursportscarandweexpectbeautifulearly fallweatheratourHPDE. Comespend theweekend inLa JuntaandenjoythecamaraderiewithyourfellowPorscheClubmembers.AbanquetisincludedwithyourregistrationandwillbeheldatthetrackonSaturday.

Noviceswillhavetheopportunitytolearnfromourdedicatedcorpsofhighperformancedrivinginstructors,whowillgiveyouone-on-oneinstructiononhowtodriveyourcarinasafe,funandfastmanner. NoviceswillattendtheGroundSchoolheldbeforeeachoftheirtracksessionsonSaturday.Drive2daysforonly$255,SingleDay$185Foreventdetailsandregistrationsee:msreg.com/OktoberFAST2021RegistrationclosesMonday,August23.

AlpineTreksAugustToursRecapThe Kastens led a group of 16 cars/33 attendees to one of our favorite destinations, BishopCastle,intheWetMountainsonAugust14.ThegroupstoppedatThreeMargaritasinPuebloforlunchafterwards. Twoweekslater,TJVeldheerledouroff-roadtourforthethirdstraightyearforAMRonAugust28. ThisyearwemadeareturntotheRampartRangewithlunchatBeastsandBrews.ForthosewhohaveneverbeenonRampartRangeRoad,itisnotatechnicaloff-roaddrive and you get a great view of Colorado Springs up toMonument. Five cars/11 attendeesmadethisdustytrip.BothtoursarepartofthefeaturetoursforTreffenattheBroadmoornextyear. AbigthankyoutoPorscheColoradoSprings forhostingourdriverssafetymeetingsandprovidingbreakfastsnacks.

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BoardBizJuneBoardMeetingMinutesTheJunemeetingoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheAlpineMountainRegionwasconductedonJune29,2021,atTexasT-boneSteakHouse(5245NAcademyBlvd,ColoradoSprings,CO80918.Themeetingconvenedat6:18pmandadjournedat8:20pm.PresidentNateAdamspresided.Attendees:NateAdams,DanaKasten,CurtEmery,PamDrummer,LouMorales,DwightKasten,BobFoltz,ArnieEasterly,AndreaBorghi,TimDrummer,MichaelOnstadandStephenHeptig.

President’sRemarks:NateAdamsreportedthatheandseveralotherBoardMembersnoticedlast Fall that when an eblast message was sent out via the PCA portal, prior to sending themessagethesiteindicated>700intendedrecipients.However,whenthemessagewassent,only~500 actually got out. His investigation indicates that associatemembers don’t all have trueemail addresses, so the portal populates these fields with false / invalid addresses. Naterecommended that the Board members and members-at-large encourage the generalmembership to ensure there are correct email addresses in their PCAprofiles, perhapsduringrenewalorwhenevertheyvisitthePCAorAMRwebsites. CommitteeReports:Treasury: PamDrummer submitted report. Expenses include: Pueblo HPDE, socials safetydepositboxandtours. Income includes:Events(DEs,socialsandtours),PCAQuarterlyRebateandinterest.ThetreasuryreportwasBOARDAPPROVED.

CDI Program:MichaelOnstad reported that some “contact concerns”were voiced at the JuneHPDE.TheCDI’swillbeaddressforfutureevents.Membership: Nate reported AMR membership numbers. Total is 756 (478 Primary, 278Affiliates). Sixmembers transferredoutofAMR toother regions. Still neednewMembershipChair.NateaskedBoardmemberstofindvolunteersfortheposition.MembershipSocials:PertextfromDeniseJordan,she’sstillinvestigatingvenuesfornextsocial.

Tours:ArnieEasterlyreportedviaemail:TheTreffenRedRocksTour(June13):36cars,68participants;secondgrouphadrouteissues.Leads/mids/sweepstrainingneeded.FossilBedsTour(June26):Postponedduetoweather.22cars,43participantspre-registered.Fivetosixcancelationsthenightbefore. Boarddiscussedtheissuesofdeadlinesandcredits. Inaddition,the Board approve a $500 goodwill donation to the Swiss Chalet Restaurant because of twoconsecutive cancelations. Upcoming Pikes Peak Tour (July 10): 16 cars, 31 participants

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registered.SnowmassandCars&ColorsTours:Canceledbecausenolodgingavailableduetoscheduling conflicts. Arnie Easterly took an action: Draft proposal for leads training andincentives.

Charities: Nate reported that Barb Treacy is looking for volunteers for a Charities OutreachCommittee.NateAdamstookanaction:eblastforCharitiesOutreachCommittee.Website:AndreaBorghireportedthathe increasedtheAMRwebsitevisibilityonGoogle,he isinvestigatingwaystomakethesitemoremobilefriendlysince,statistically,99%ofviewsofthesite aredoneusingmobiledevices. Andreaalsomentioned that theAMRwebsite isnotbeingbackedup,buttherearetoolsavailabletodoso.Also,RegionwebsitetransitiondatetothenewPCAplatform isunknownat this time. AndreaBorghi took twoactions: Get information fromPCAontransition.Reviewandreportonwebsitebackupandcosts.

Sponsorships:NateAdamsstatedtherewasnothingnewtoreport.

PorscheofColoradoSpringsLiaison:NateAdamsstatedtherewasnothingnewtoreport.FutureEvents:

• PikesPeakHillClimbTour(July10):• NewMemberSocial(July24):Venuenotavailable;confirmFallMysteryTourdates,

thenproposedatestoBoardviaemailfordiscussion.• RoyalGorgeTour(July25):• SnowmassTour(July31-8/1):Canceledduetolodgingscheduleissues.• PPIRAutocross(August7):• Bishop’sCastleTour(August14):• RampartRangeOff-RoadTour(August28):• PuebloHPDE#2(August28-29):Chairselected;co-chairpending.Concernswith

cornerworkersandwaiversdiscussed.BudgetBOARDAPPROVED.• FallMysteryTour(September11-12):Datesneedtobeconfirmed.• “Cars&Colors”FallTour(September24-26):Canceledduetolodgingscheduleissues.• LaJuntaHPDE(October2-3):Nobudgetyet,butinwork.

PastEvents:

• PuebloHPDE#1(June5-6):Well-attended.76PeopleRegistered,73Drivers,3rdmostin last decade, most since 2016. Attendance well above budget assumptions. Highpercentageofcancelations,butlargesurplus($3394).

• TreffenRedRocksTour(June13):Secondgrouphadrouteissues.Leads/mids/sweepstrainingneeded.

• PikesPeakHillClimbSocial(June16):• FossilBedsTour(June26):

OldBusiness:

• MayBoardMeetingMinutesApproval:ApprovalpostponedforfurtherBoardmemberreview.

NewBusiness:ColoradoAirCooledEventdiscussion.Proposeddate:October17,2021.NateAdamsandLouMoralestoreportafterplanningmeetingscheduledforJuly1,2021.

ThenextBoardMeetingwillbeheldTuesday,July27,2021,atMollica’sItalianMarket&Deli,985GardenoftheGodsRd,ColoradoSprings,CO80907.

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Respectfullysubmitted,

LuisF.“Lou”Morales,Secretary,AlpineMountainRegion,PorscheClubofAmerica

AroundtheRegionColoradoConcoursd’EleganceisBackThe38thAnnualConcoursd’Elegance isbeingheldatArapahoeCommunityCollegeCampus inLittleton on September 12 from 9 am to 3 pm. The proceeds from the Concourswill benefitAbility Connection Colorado’s Creative Options for Early Childhood Education Centers. Thesecentersprovideearlycare,intervention,prevention,supportandeducationservicestoover600infants,toddlersandpre-schoolchildrenandtheirfamilieseveryyear.

Bring the familyoutandenjoyaday filledwithgreat cars, food, localvendors, livemusic,kid-friendlyexhibits,andmore.They’llhavecarsondisplayfromclassictocollector,vintagetothelatest and greatest. The event typically hosts around 500 unique cars and upwards of 15000spectators!ThePCARockyMountainRegionisabigsupportofthisevent.Thisyear theeventwill feature “ElectricVehicles” as themarquecarand theyareplanning tohaveaspecialdisplayontheConcoursfield.Theyarelookingforelectriccars(i.e.,Taycan,918)thatcanbedisplayed.IfyouhaveanelectricPorscheandwouldliketoparticipateinthisspecialdisplay,pleaseregisteryourcarandsendthemanemail.Youcangetmoreinformationabouttheeventandpurchaseticketsathttp://www.ColoradoConcours.org.

HappeningsatPCANationalJustdon’tcallitRennsport:PCAtoplaymajorroleinIndianapolisSportscarTogetherFestivalKeepyourcalendarsopenontheweekendofSeptember10-12,2021becausePorscheistakingovertheIndianapolisMotorSpeedwaywiththeirSportscarTogetherFestival.They’veaskedthePorscheClubofAmerica(PCA) toprovidesupport in thewayofaPorscheplatz,modelspecificcorrals, a Club Racing race group and a special display of unique and interesting Porschesprovidedbyourmembers.

Readmoreathttps://www.pca.org/news/just-dont-call-it-rennsport

WhatisÜnStock?Springandsummerareusually thebusiestseasons forPCA activities but once we hit daylight savings in thefall,thenumberofeventsbeginstodropoffdrastically.Theexceptioniswheretheweatherisgoodyear-roundatcertainlocations.

Join us on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at GuntherWerks' headquarters in Huntington Beach CA as wehighlight PCA member's modified Porsches. This isPCA’snewestnationalevent.We'llhavesomeamazingcars,food,raffleprizes,andmore!Registrationinformationcomingsoon!

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NationalprogramupdatesComejoinusforPCA’sannualPorscheParadeandenjoyaweeklongofeverythingPorsche….