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28 million people visit Paris every year, probably another 28 million people are dreaming of going to Paris. Most people think of romance when they hear or read about Paris. No one thinks of Paris as a driving vacation destination. As a matter of fact, almost all guide books recommend against renting a car in Paris. Traffic is very dense most of the time.

For over a year, a large group of hard working dedicated staff of Audi aficionados were put to task planning the Frank Beddor National get-together in conjunction with the 90th running of the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. During this planning there was a repeated phrase from ACNA attendees and Pikes Peak racers alike: Pikes Peak or Bust! This term was greatly used back in Colorado’s gold rush days but is now a motivational rallying cry for attendees of the hillclimb. None of us could have predicted how important this term would be to the people of Colorado Springs.

Audi Club made a big splash at our first year participation in 2012 Legends of the Autobahn. This event, drawing over 1500 guests and 400 historic, show and owner cars, was held on this past August at the beautiful Rancho Canada Golf Course in Carmel Valley, CA.

The Five Olympic Rings are a symbol of union and brotherhood between men and women of different nations and backgrounds, as embodied in London this past summer. While the best athletes in the world were competing, I was fortunate to experience another form of bonding thanks to the Four Audi Rings in a place that until this year was completely foreign to me: Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

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This past December, we were involved in a collision due to icy conditions and a driver who lost control. Our Sequoia was totaled. Four days later, my oldest daughter, Hannah, was a passenger in another vehicle where the driver lost control due to icy conditions. That car was totaled as well.