Weekly Blast 6/25/2025
7/27/2025 - New Member Recognition - Summer Picnic 2025
Summer Picnic & New Member Recognition – July 27, 2025
Early Registration Closes Wednesday, June 25 – Don’t Miss Out!
First 90 cars registered can park on the scenic Chapel lawn. Just 20 more slots are available!
Join the Diablo Region PCA family for one of our favorite traditions — the Annual Summer Picnic and Car Display!
This year’s event takes place at the beautiful St. Mary’s College in Moraga, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. It’s our most well-attended single-day event and a true summer highlight!
Bring your Porsche to display on the scenic Chapel lawn, reconnect with friends, and welcome new members to the club. It’s a perfect day to celebrate Porsche pride, enjoy great company, and explore the latest offerings from several of our club vendors.
Important Registration Info:
Early Bird Pricing ends Wednesday, June 25
After June 25, prices increase to $55 for members and their guests and $15 for new members , their guests and all children ( member or new member )
Space is limited — sign up this week to lock in your spot and save!
Additional information and registration is available here.
8/2/2025 - Porsches on Main
Don’t Miss This Special Celebration of Porsche Passion!
We are thrilled to announce the return of Porsches on Main Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 10 AM to 2 PM, as Porsches on Main returns to downtown Pleasanton to kick off Car Week in style. This celebration of horsepower and elegance is brought to you in collaboration with the Pleasanton Downtown Association and our event sponsor, Porsche Livermore.
Join fellow enthusiasts as we showcase a stunning lineup of Porsches—Register your classic models, track cars, spec Boxsters, and everything in between. Vehicles will be grouped by type to highlight the range and beauty of Porsche design.
Event highlights include:
· A special Porsche reveal
· People’s Choice Car Awards
Registration Details:
Early registration for Diablo Region PCA members: June 20–27 | $25 per car
General registration opens June 27 | $35 per car
Open to all Porsche owners – PCA membership not required (but encouraged!)
To join PCA go to: https://www.pca.org/pca-membership-join-club-join-fun
More information and to register
This Year’s Charity Partner: Spectrum Community Services
A portion of event proceeds will support Spectrum, which provides essential services to older adults in the Tri-Valley and is the Meals on Wheels provider.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this iconic event!
6/28/2025 - Breakfast at the Buttercup this Saturday
This Saturday and every Saturday Diablo holds its longest running event. Breakfast at the Buttercup. This event is older than Diablo and is in fact where our Region was born. The breakfast officially starts at 7:30 but most people are there at 7:00 so pick your time. This is a great way to get to know your fellow Diablo members. If you are a new member or this is your first time at the Buttercup please standup and introduce yourself. After breakfast we adjourn to the parking lot to check out the cars and visit. Come once and you'll be hooked. The Buttercup is a great independent resturaunt at 600 Ygnacio Valley Blvd. Walnut Creek. We'll see you there.
6/28/2025 – Diablo Region DE at Sonoma Raceway
Join us for our second High Performance Driving Event (HPDE) of the year at Sonoma Raceway. If you wish to make this a three-day weekend, PCA Golden Gate Region will be hosting their DE on Sunday, 6/29/2025 and Monday, 6/30/2025. PCA Golden Gate Region will be holding Club Races on Saturday, 6/28/2025 and Sunday, 6/29/2025. The Beginner w/Instructor group is sold out. There are still a few spaces available in the Intermediate and Advanced run groups. As always, we could always use additional instructors for this event. Early registration ends on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. After this date a $100 procrastination fee will be added to your registration (instructors do not need to pay the procrastination fee). Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
7/8/2025 - Pacific Northwest Porsche Tour Planning Meeting
Dreaming of exploring the stunning Pacific Northwest in your Porsche? Join us on July 8th at 6:00 pm for a planning meeting of a two-week tour scheduled for either late June or October 2026! These dates have been chosen to try to avoid fire season.
This exciting adventure will take us to iconic locations such as:
Crater Lake
Mount Rainier
Victoria, British Columbia
The Willamette Valley
Mendocino
We're starting early to ensure we can secure prime accommodations, including stays at historical National Park Lodges. While the full tour is two weeks, options for participating in a shorter duration will be available.
Interested? Join our online organizing and information meeting on July 8th at 6:00 pm.
To express your interest and receive meeting details (even if you can't participate in the July 9th online meeting), please contact Bob Hilton.
7/9/2025 - Porsches, Plates & Pals
Please plan to join us for Porsches, Plates & Pals our monthly dinner on the north side of the Benicia Bridge. Please join us at the Mare Island Brewery's Coal Shed Brewery. They have a beautiful outdoor seating area with a view across the channel to Vallejo. Each month we'll enjoy a dinner in Napa or Solano county. This is a great opportunity to enjoy good food, great company and have a wonderful evening.
Come join us July 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at 850 Nimitz Ave. in Vallejo (please note they have two locations in Vallejo, we will be at the Coal Sheds). We have room for 20 people so reserve your spot today. If you'd like to suggest a place for August and onward please contact Lawrence Tougas with your suggestion.
7/13/2025 - Porsches & Pastries at Porsche Livermore
Join us for a relaxed and fun morning at the newly remodeled Porsche Livermore for Porsches & Pastries!
This event is exclusively for Diablo Region PCA members' Porsches and offers a great opportunity to:
Connect with fellow members
Enjoy complimentary pastries and coffee
Show off your Porsche in a stunning, newly renovated dealership setting
While only Diablo member-owned Porsches can be displayed, guests and prospective members are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring along anyone interested in checking out the club and learning more about what PCA has to offer.
Contacts:
Event Info: Jamie Yee – Events.Chair@diablo-pca.org
Registration Help (Eventbrite): Dennis Chen – DennisChenPCA@gmail.com
General Club Questions: Bob Hilton – President@Diablo-PCA.org
7/16/2025 - Dine with Diablo
Join us at the next "Dine with Diablo" on Wednesday 7/16/25 at 6PM at Hazy Barbecue, 200 Hartz Avenue in Danville, CA.
Located in Downtown Danville, Hazy BBQ is an order at the counter-type restaurant, so you can order from the regular menu and pay with separate checks. We will have a spot reserved on their outside patio, so please dress accordingly. Hazy BBQ has been recognized by Diablo Magazine as the "Best of the East Bay" in 2024.
From their website:
BBQ and Beer
Our barbecue technique parallels Texas style; smoked meats with signature dry rubs over oak wood fires. And although smoky, tender, juicy fare is literally "the meat" of Hazy, we also offer a variety of delicious salads, fresh vegetable sides and many unique options for all ages, diets and lifestyles. We may have taken a page from Texas, but this is California after all! Oh, and the bar features plenty of Hazy IPA's. No plot twist there!
Please register in Eventbrite so we know how many tables/chairs to set-up and so we can send you a survey afterwards.
Thank you and see you there.
7/19/2025 – Yankee Hill Cooking School Tour (2025)
Diablo Porsche Club invites you to enjoy Mexican Cuisine in the Sierra Foothills. After a drive to the Sierra foothills, our host, Ron Ericson, Winemaker, Chef, and Instructor at the Yankee Hill Winery and Cooking School will instruct us in preparing our own Mexican lunch of hors d’ouveres, enchiladas, tamales, Mexican rice, and bananas foster. Click here for additional information and to register for this event. Tickets on sale now.
7/26/2025 – 8th Annual Diablo Region Porsches & Pups Tour (2025)
This tour will depart from the Buttercup in Walnut Creek and take a scenic drive through Redwood Regional Park before completing the drive over to Billy Roy’s Burger Company in Fremont for Lunch. Do I need to own a dog? Definitely not!! However, you likely will want to be dog allergy free and be OK with dogs wanting to be close to you. Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
8/9/2025 - Welcome to Diablo
We will be conducting a short presentation of the many events and activities that are offered by the Club. Several Committee Members will be available at the presentation to provide more information on our events, and to answer any questions you may have.
This presentation is especially geared for new club members or for others that have been a Diablo PCA member for a while but have not yet attended any of our events and/or would like to learn more about them.
Porsche of Livermore has graciously allowed us use of their upper customer lounge for this event. A Porsche Livermore representative will also be on hand to provide a tour of their recently remodeled facility, and to answer any questions on the dealerships' service and vehicles.
This will be a great opportunity to learn about Diablo PCA benefits/events, to meet other club members and to make new friends.
What: "Welcome to Diablo" Presentation
Where: Porsche Livermore, 3100 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA.
When: Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 10AM to 11:30AM
Please arrive at 9:45AM to allow time to park and register. The presentation will start promptly at 10AM.
Space is limited! If the event is sold out, we will host another presentation in a few months, possibly at a different dealership.
Please use this link to register for this event on Eventbrite.
Recurring Events
Diablo has cooked up a whole host of monthly recurring events. We have, Breakfast at the Buttercup, Threads & Treads, Porsches & Pastries, Porsches, Plates & Pals and Dine with Diablo. Click here for more information about our recurring events.
Save the Dates
We will update you when registration opens for these events
8/23/2025 – 17-Mile Drive/Baja Cantina Tour, starting at Costco in Fremont, this tour will take us on Hwy 152 west past Uvas Meadows to Watsonville. From Watsonville the tour will head south to Salinas and take Hwy 68 to Laurel Grade Road which will take us to Carmel Valley Rd. From Carmel Valley Road we will make a loop around the scenic 17-mile drive and end at the Baja Cantina for lunch.
8/30/2025 - Diablo Region DE 101 and Golden Gate Region Ground School, we will be holding a joint Diablo Region DE 101 and Golden Gate Region Ground School from 10:00 AM to approximately 1:00 PM at the Heather Farm Community Center Club Room located at 301 N. San Carlos Drive in Walnut Creek. Lunch will be provided. All new to DE participants are strongly encouraged to attend this event. Registration is not required for this event.
9/4-7/2025 – Ashland Tour, join us for a multi-day driving tour. On day 1 the tour will head up highway 101 to Eureka. Dinner will be at the Five Eleven restaurant in Eureka. After an overnight stay, the tour will continue on to Ashland, Oregon. This route will take us through Klamath, Crescent City, and Grants Pass. After arriving in Ashland, there is a short optional tour on day 3 to Jacksonville, Oregon where there is a trolly ride through a movie set town. Other optional activities in Ashland include Lithia Park, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, local wineries, and downtown walking and shopping. A block of rooms at the Best Western in Eureka (1-night) and the Plaza Inn in Ashland (2-nights) have been reserved for this tour. The tour officially ends on 9/6/2025 in Ashland. We will provide you with suggested routes home, or you may stay in the area longer if you wish.
9/13/2025 – 70th Anniversary Tour, starting at Target in San Jose (Alum Rock area) we will head east on Mt. Hamilton Rd (Hwy 130) making a stop at the Lick Observatory. After our stop at the Lick Observatory, we will continue east on Mt. Hamilton Rd to Mines Rd. The tour will take Mines Rd north to Livermore ending at the Dust Bowl Brewing Company where the Diablo Region will celebrate PCA’s 70th Anniversary (tickets to the Anniversary party will be sold separately). Please note that this is a driver’s road with a lot of turns and some steep drop-offs. There may also be sections with small rocks on the road.
9/30 – 10/2/2025 – Little River Inn Tour, starting at Costco in Fairfield, this tour will take Wooden Valley Rd to Highway Hwy 128. Lunch will be on your own in Calistoga, then the tour will continue on Hwy 128 to the coast, then north to the Little River Inn. A block of rooms is reserved for the group at the Little River Inn, and a group dinner and a group breakfast are included in the tour. The next day you are free to explore the area on your own. Places of interest include the Mendocino Botanical Gardens, downtown Mendocino, Van Damme Beach State Park, Russian Gulch State Park, and the Point Cabrillo Light Station State Park. You are free to head home on your own the following day or stay longer if you wish.
9/27/2025 – Castle Air Museum/New Member Tour, New Members, First-timers and their families will enjoy a leisurely drive through the golden Sierra Foothills before reaching the Castle air Museum in Atwater, CA. This tour will be an easy drive east on I 580 and continuing east on Hwy 132 to La Grange. From La Grange the tour will head south on CA 59 to Atwater, CA. Tour participants may then join the separate Porsches and Planes event which includes admission to the Castle Air Museum (tickets sold separately).
9/12/2025 – Diablo Region DE at Thunderhill (3-mile), join us for Diablo Region’s last High Performance Driving Event (HPDE) of the year at Thunderhill Raceway. Registration for this event will open on Friday, July 4, 2025. If you are a Beginner requiring instruction, please sign up as soon as possible as we assign students to instructors on a first registered basis. If you wish to make this a three-day weekend PCA Golden Gate Region will be hosting their DE on Saturday, 9/13/2025, and Sunday 9/14/2025. PCA Golden Gate Region also will be holding Club Races on Saturday, 9/13/2025 and Sunday, 9/14/2025.
Wait Listed Events
6/28/2025 – Tour to Sonoma Raceway
Join us for a tour to Diablo's HPDE event at Sonoma Raceway. This is a perfect tour for anyone who wants to see what driver education events are all about. We'll depart from Costco in Fairfield, taking Suisun Valley Road to Highway 121, head across Napa Valley to Oakville Grade, and then go south on Rt. 12 to Arnold Drive in Sonoma arriving at Sonoma Raceway. Once there, we will have a DE talk given by a member of the DE team, followed by a parade lap where you'll actually be able to go on the track for a low-speed trip around the raceway. The etour is sold out. Click here to join the waitlist.
6/29/2025 – Breakfast at Jim’s on the Course Restaurant and Sports Grill
Start your Sunday with fellow Porsche enthusiasts at a scenic Corica golf course in Alameda for breakfast! Enjoy good food, stunning views, great company and post breakfast tire kicking — whether you are a new or a long-time member, join us for a casual, one-time meetup with limited space. This event is sold out, but add your name to the waitlist.
Driver Education (DE)
NEW 2025 Safety Tech Inspection forms now available, click here. Please use this new 2-page form which includes the 30-day pre-track inspection and the day of track day inspection forms.
PCA Diablo: Porsche Club of America Diablo Region, click here for general information on PCA Diablo DE events.
PCA - GGR: Porsche Club of America Golden Gate Region, click here for general information on PCA GGR DE events.
PCA - CCCR: Porsche Club of America California Central Coast Region, click here for general information on PCA CCCR DE events.
Zone 7 Events - Website
2024 Zone 7 Autocross - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Autocross schedule.
2025 Zone 7 Concours - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Concours series.
PCA/PCNA Events
Click here for a list of upcoming PCA events.
Porsche Parade, Oklahoma City, OK, July 6-12, 2025
Treffen at Sea, New England & Canada on the Enchanted Princess, 8/30-9/6'2025. Treffen at Sea Website
Treffen Jackson Hole, Four Seasons Resort, Jackson Hole, WY, October 5-9, 2025. Treffen website, Registration opens June 4, 2025.
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