2023 Rocky Mountain Thunder Advanced HPDE

Rocky Mountain Thunder Advanced Solo HPDE July 22-23, 2023

High Plains Raceway
July 22 – 23, 2023

This is the Advanced Solo drivers only HPDE held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Region’s Club Race

Our Rocky Mountain Region hosted the very first PCA Club Race in 1992 at Second Creek racetrack. Members of the Rocky Mountain Region take pride in this historic event. The Region has run the race at Second Creek, at Pueblo Motorsports Park and now at High Plains Raceway.

NOTE: The HPDE is an Advanced Solo DE held in conjunction with the National Club Race on the same weekend.  Only advanced solo drivers are allowed to participate.  There will be no cones marking turn-in/apex/track-out or passing zones.  Driver participation is subject to approval by the HPDE Chief Driving Instructor (Dave Stribling). 

To qualify, the driver must meet the following criteria:

• If local to RMR,
  • You MUST be signed off as a Solo driver by a member of the RMR CDI team
  • You MUST have driven Solo in at least two RMR/AMR HPDE events in the last two seasons.
  • You MUST have driven in at least one event at High Plains Raceway as a Solo driver in the last season.
• If an out-of-town HPDE participant
  • You MUST be an HPDE instructor, an intermediate or advanced driver, having driven Solo for at least 4 days on at least 2 different tracks
  • You MUST provide a track driving history documenting you meet the criteria above and/or contact information for your local Region’s Chief Driving Instructor. 

Shared-driver cars will be allowed provided that one driver has previously run in the Expanded Passing run groups (and is approved by the RMR Chief Driving Instructor) and the co-driver qualifies for Solo HPDE participation.

We will have two Solo HPDE run groups. There will be one Solo run group(BLUE) with designated passing zones. There will be one Solo run group(Black) with PCA Expanded Passing rules (further defined by RMR passing zone rules).  For passing, a point-by is mandatory in both run groups, and only one car per point-by!

• Lunchtime charity rides will be held for $20 per vehicle - Any roadworthy vehicle can drive the track at touring/highway speeds.  All proceeds benefit our charity, the UCH burn center. 
• Lunches are provided for volunteers
• Saturday Dinner ($20) - Menu to be determined

There will be beer-30 on both Saturday and Sunday, and the club provides water during the day to help keep you hydrated.   

We are excited to support our charity for this event:  UCH burn center. You can donate as much as you would like during registration.

As of this time there are no COVID-19 related restrictions in place that will impact this event. That may change, we will update you if it does.

This Event will be using Deferred Billing, your credit card will not be charged until Wednesday, July 19, 2023.

Dates: Gates open by 6:30 am Thursday July 20, before the event and remain open 24hrs/day until after the event ends on Sunday (the paddock is closed Sunday night).  HPR offers open lapping on Thursday (8am-3pm) and Friday (8am-5pm). You can register for the open lapping days indivually on MotorsportReg.com.  The open lapping days are a separate charge from the HPDE event.

Check-in: 7:00 AM -- 7:55 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 Grand stands.

Location:   High Plains Raceway, 17 miles east of Byers on US-36 (Deer Trail)

Costs:
                     Single day:       Each Driver: $235
                     Both days:        Each Driver: $375

 
Race Co-Chairs: Vicki Earnshaw & Dave Nelson clubrace@rmrporscheclub.com 
Race Registrar: Vicki Cox-Jones vickijns@gmail.com (970) 215-7373
HPDE Event Chair:  Vicki Earnshaw (vicklm@aol.com)
HPDE Chief Driving Instructors:  Lead CDI - Dave Stibling (davestribling@prestigeimports.net) and Co CDI - Dan Carlson (dhcarlson5031@gmail.com). They can answer any questions about registration confirmation, cars, run group assignments.     
HPDE Registrar: : Tim Berg tberggt3@gmail.com
 
We look forward to seeing you in July!