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department, despite being
closed, stayed late to take
care of us. "Mr. Thorne,
your car is ready" are words
I always like to hear. I had
just needed an oil top-off,
while Fred would need an
oil change. Not a problem.
Their classics-mechanic
would come in early the next
day to do the oil change,
so we could continue on
with the weekend. Wow! A
special thank you to Porsche
of Colorado Springs.
Thursday morning, after
picking Fred's car up and
topping off with gas, we
headed to Pikes Peak. To
the locals, who race up this
tower of rock and stone, it
is just an annual hill climb
event. To us flatlanders, the
rugged awe of the highest
