2007 Peak to Peak Rallye Review
2007 marked the 4th running of the Peak to Peak Rallye. All reports label this as the most enjoyable and most successful Peak to Peak thus far. The highlights were many. The route itself took participants through what can be considered amongst the most spectacular in the country, and the overnight locations provided fine dining, wining, entertainment, and some of the best accommodations that Colorado has to offer.

2007 Peak to Peak Rallye Announcement (12/1/06)
September 16-21, 2007

Well, here we go again. With three events under our belts we're confident we have a good thing going here and so we'd like to invite you to join us for the 4th annual Peak to Peak Rallye of the Rockies. It will be hard to top the roads, scenery, and camaraderie that was achieved on the 2006 rallye, but we're certainly going to try. Event organizers have a tentative route in mind that would take participants through central and southern Colorado, and northern New Mexico. Overnight stops would be in Taos, NM, followed by two nights in the popular Colorado ski town of Breckenridge. A two-night stay in one location will be a first for Peak to Peak which will allow for activities other than driving to be pursued during the day that we'll be based out of Breckenridge, for those that wish to do so. A trip to nearby Vail for shopping or just to hob-nob with the "beautiful people" could be one possibility.

The reason that Peak to Peak was formed back in 2003 was to create an opportunity to enjoy driving our sports cars through some of the most scenic country on the planet, which to further that enjoyment the event has been strategically scheduled to coincide with the changing fall colors, and although this will always remain our primary function along with the social activities that occur during our time on the road, we are proud to also be able to donate funds to worthy recipient groups. This year the Cedaredge Public Library was selected as our on-route stop. Rallye participant entry fees allowed Peak to Peak to purchase several new laptop computers which the library will use for computer training courses for area adults and students. We were also able to present a check in the amount of $6000 that will be used for other pertinent supplies. And now for the third year, the primary organization for rallye donations was the Jeffco Action Center. This years donations to JAC totaled $13,000, which was helped along by funds raised through an auction that was held at our closing banquet. Items auctioned off included a Mike Mate original painting that would include the car of the winning bidder, as well as to be used as the cover shot for the 2007 Peak to Peak route book. Funds raised through the auction totaled almost $10,000. Thanks to all of our Peak to Peak participants for helping these quality institutions make a difference in their communities!

For those of you that have yet to participate in a Peak to Peak Rallye, we want to stress that this is NOT a high-speed, escorted rallye, but an event that allows fellow sports car enthusiasts to share their passion while touring through the
majestic Rocky Mountain region. Not a bad way to spend a week if you ask me! This event is open to all sports cars (no sedans please) but as we will be traveling through some desolate areas and higher elevations we highly recommend late model (reliable) cars are driven.

Apparently word of mouth has become a major promoter of this event as we already have a sizable waiting list for 2007. As is our custom, entries received from returning participants will receive automatic acceptance if entry is received by January 31st, 2007. After that date, any open spots will be offered to those on the waiting list. We once again plan to keep our entry level around 35 cars so we do recommend that entries are sent in early to assure your spot in the '07 rallye is secured.

As the costs for hotel rooms are going to be substantially higher than they were in 2006, and due to the fact that food and beverage costs were a great deal higher than we had budgeted, we've had to increase the 2007 entry fee to $3600 ($3300 for locals not staying at the Golden Hotel). This rate is still less than other rallies around the country so we certainly feel this provides tremendous "bang for the buck"!

To secure your spot in the 2007 Peak to Peak Rallye, please make your $500 deposit check (non-refundable if entry is accepted) and send it to, Peak to Peak Rallye, LLC, 5889 Lamar Street, Arvada, CO 80003.

Happy Rallying,

Harry, Cris & Greg Mathews