About this event
2025 Where the Buffalo Roam HPDE
RMR/PCA High Performance Driver Education Event at High Plains Raceway
Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and May 4
Join us for RMR’s first HPDE event of the year, where the Buffalo roam! Sponsored by On-Site Tires.
Join us for RMR’s first HPDE event of the year, where the Buffalo roam! An excellent team of instructors and volunteers will help you enjoy your Porsche on the best track Colorado has to offer, High Plains Raceway. Register early to avoid missing out on all the fun.
- Lunchtime charity rides will be held for $20 per vehicle - Any roadworthy vehicle can drive the track at touring/highway speeds. All proceeds benefit the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation.
- Lunches for volunteers and instructors will be provided
- The CDI team will lead a “Walk the Track” session on Saturday evening after the track
goes cold. Walk the Track (WTT) will focus on the newly repaved sections of the track. - There will be beer-30 on both Saturday and Sunday. The club will provide water and –
of course – drinks for beer:30. - Saturday Dinner - select to let On-Site Tires know how many Brats to bring
We are excited to support our charity for this event: Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation. You can donate as much as you would like during registration.
This Event will be using Deferred Billing, if you are paying with a credit card it will not be charged until Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Dates: Gates open at 11:30 AM Thursday morning before the event and remain open 24hrs/day until after the event ends on Sunday. HPR offers open lapping Thursday evening and all day Friday. You can register for either or both on MotorsportReg.com
Check-in: 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Saturday and Sunday Please check-in before the mandatory 8:00 AM drivers' meeting.
Drivers’ meeting: Starts at 8:00 AM (each day) in the Pavilion. Green run group drivers' meeting following the all drivers' meeting, (each day) in the Classroom.
Location: High Plains Raceway, 17 miles east of Byers on US-36 (Deer Trail)
Costs:
Either day: Each Driver: $250
Both days: Each Driver: $395
Event Chair: Jay Freedberg (jfreedberg@hotmail.com)
Chief Driving Instructor: Lead CDI – Dan Hartmann (danhartmanngt4@gmail.com), Co CDI Doug Bartlett (doug@dbartletts.net) and Classroom CDI Jeff Robins (jlrobins4@comcast.net). They can answer any questions about registration confirmation, cars, run group assignments, instructor assignments, etc.
Registrar: Matt Garrett (jastermereel0@gmail.com)
Event requirements
National PCA membership number and membership status will be verified as part of the registration process. If you do not include a valid PCA membership number (or forward a pending membership confirmation from PCA to the registrar), a $10 non-member fee will be assessed.
You must be 18 or older with a valid driver's license to participate in this event.
You are required to use a Snell-certified SA2015 or M2015 or newer helmet. You will need to wear clothing made of natural fibers such as 100% cotton. Short-sleeve shirts and shorts are now allowed. Closed toe shoes are required while driving. Helmets will be checked at Pre-Tech or Tech at the Track where you may obtain an RMR/PCA helmet sticker confirming th Snell rating. A limited number of loaner helmets and HANS devices are available.
No convertibles or open cars without roll bars, trucks, or non-Porsche SUVs.
PCA RULE: If you have added a racing-type seat in order to use 5-point, 6-point or 7-point harnesses (which must be replaced every two years or every five years depending on whether they are SFI certified or FIA certified belts, respectively), you must also have and use an approved Head and Neck Restraint device. Further, if there is to be a passenger (e.g. instructor), same must be provided and used by the right-seater. We cannot accommodate two (2) driver cars if both drivers are novice drivers and attending their first DE event. Also, three (3) driver cars are not allowed. Attendance at RMR DEs at HPR will be limited to a total of 135 drivers per day, including up to 30 Novice and Beginner drivers depending on the number of Instructors registered. To implement this, everyone registering for the DE will be listed as ON HOLD, subject to CONFIRMATION BY THE CDIs. Your priority in being confirmed for an event will depend on the date and time you register. When an event fills up, further
priority will be given to PCA members.
Pre-techs will be held on Wednesday April 23, 2025 at the following locations, ordered from north to south:
Poudre Sports Car
5806 S College Ave
Fort Collins 80525
970-229-0990
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
John's Auto Care
1900 55th St,
Boulder, 80301
303-442-2932
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Porsche Denver West
9201 West Colfax Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-238-8101
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Paul's House
6464 E Ida Ave.
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
SimplyEuro Auto Repair
7520 Village Square Dr.
Castle Rock, CO 80108
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Big Mission Motorsports
579 County Line Rd
Palmer Lake, CO 80133
719-375-1527
By appointment: M-F, 9-5 (anytime, up to 4 weeks before DE)
If you do not have your car pre-teched there will be a $50 fee for Tech at the Track.
Please be aware that, for 2025, tech inspections will now be good for 120 days from the date of the inspection. This change will reduce the number of times you need to have your car inspected during the season. There is a new inspection form available on the forms page of the RMR website (https://rmr.pca.org) under the Files and Forms heading. The new form has more details about the changes including the exceptions to the 120-day period that the inspection is good for. We will send additional details about the new process soon.
Lodging is available in Byers at the Longhorn Budget Host Motel. Contact # 303-822-5205.
Lodging is available in Watkins at the Country Manor Motel. Contact # 303-261-9650
Lodging is available in Bennett at the Comfort Inn.1097 Cedar Street, Bennett, CO
80102 Phone: (303) 629-6332.
