Weekly Blast 7/16/2025
7/16/2025 - TONIGHT - Dine with Diablo
Take a break. Don't cook tonight. Treat yourself to an evening with your Diablo friends and meet new ones too. Join us tonight 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.
7/22/2025 - Porsches & Pints
Tucked away in a cul-de-sac in Fairfield, California, Heretic brewery, distillery and taproom will be our July destination for out of the ordinary beer, spirits, food and cocktails. Their kitchen is open daily with a delectable menu of upscale pub fare and comfort food that pairs perfectly with their twenty-four taps of classic and funky brews, ten taps of delicious kegged cocktails, and seasonal, hand-crafted cocktails, as well. They also sell in-house bottled craft spirits, that are only available in their tap room! Come join us from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday July 22 at, 1052 Horizon Dr. Fairfield, CA. 94533.
No registration required just show up and enjoy. Please remember to always drink responsibly.
8/2/2025 - Porsches on Main
Registration closes July 26th - Don’t Miss This Special Celebration of Porsche Passion!
Porsches on Main, scheduled for Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 10 AM to 2 PM, in downtown Pleasanton. This celebration of horsepower and elegance is brought to you in collaboration with the Pleasanton Downtown Association and our event sponsor, Porsche Livermore.
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. Registered participants will receive a small goodie bag, along with an overflowing sense of camaraderie.
Event highlights include:
Three awards will be presented to standout vehicles
Support this year's charity partner, Spectrum Community Services (a portion of the event proceeds will benefit Meals on Wheels and other services for older adults)
A live band and two DJs will be spinning tunes
Vendors Modified Motorsports and Liqui-Moly will be in the mix
Over 30 restaurants on Main St. to enjoy lunch
Registration Details:
Open to all Porsche owners – PCA membership not required (but encouraged!)
Click here to join PCA.
More information and to register
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this iconic event!
Volunteers Needed for Porsches on Main – Saturday, August 2 in Pleasanton
Help make Porsches on Main a smooth and memorable event! We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with key roles throughout the day.
Volunteer Shifts Available:
7:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Directing and placing cars (volunteers familiar with Porsche models are especially appreciated for this shift)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Event ambassadors
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM: Event ambassadors and directing cars for safe exit
If you’re available to help, even for just one shift, we’d love to have you! Please contact the Events Committee to sign up.
Calling All PCA Juniors!
If your PCA Junior will be attending our Porsches on Main event on Saturday, August 2, from 10 AM to 2 PM, we have a special opportunity just for them!
Juniors are invited to select their favorite car for the "PCA Junior Best in Show" award. It's a fun way for our youngest members to get involved and share their enthusiasm for Porsche!
To participate, please contact the Events Committee to sign up.
We can’t wait to see which Porsche they choose!
7/19/2025 - 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.
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. Tickets on sale now! Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
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. This event is sold-out, please click here to add your name to the waitlist.
8/30/2025 -Diablo 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. Tickets on sale now! Click here for additional information and to register for this event
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 11, 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. Registration open! Click here for additional information and to register for the event.
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. Registration open! Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
9/27/2025 - Castle Air Museum Tour
Join us for a scenic and leisurely "Porsches Only" drive to the non-profit Castle Air Museum on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
This tour will be free (no cost) and open for registration in Eventbrite on 7/18/25 at 12 noon for new Diablo PCA Club members (joined 7/1/24 to 9/26/25) and for first-timers (members that have never gone on a tour before). Registration for all others will open on 8/1/25 at 12 noon and will be the usual $10 per person. Space is limited, priority is being given to new members and first-timers.
We will be leaving from IHOP Livermore, heading down for a short two-hour drive south on Interstate I-580 turning east on State Route CA-132 (Maze Blvd.) to County Route J7 (Yosemite Blvd.) through Modesto, stopping at the famous Fruit Yard for a short bio break. Back onto Yosemite Blvd. going past the Turlock Lake Recreational Area in the Sierra Foothills before turning south on State Highway 59 to Merced considered “The Gateway to Yosemite”, then north onto Santa Fe Dr. for a few miles to Atwater.
The tour will end at the Castle Air Museum, 5050 Santa Fe Drive, Atwater, CA. The driving tour is expecting to arrive at the museum at approximately 11:00AM. Porsches arriving as part of the driving tour will have reserved parking at the museum.
If you have elected to also attend the Porsches & Planes event (strongly encouraged), you will be led on a guided tour of the outside part of the museum. After the guided tour, you are on your own to buy lunch at the on-site Copper Wings Cafe and eat in the museum's banquet room, explore the rest of the museum (don't forget the inside exhibits) or head back home. You must register for Porsches & Planes separately, watch the Weekly Blast for more details.
Registration opens Friday July 18, at noon in Eventbrite for the Castle Air Museum Tour
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
8/24/2025 - Diablo Zone 7 Concours and Car Show
Get ready for a spectacular day of Porsches! The Diablo Region is thrilled to host the Zone 7 Concours and Car Show on Saturday, August 24th, at Livermore Porsche.
Join us for what promises to be an incredible display of the best-prepared and most beautiful Porsches this side of PCA's Parade. Whether you're showcasing your pristine Porsche in the judged Concours, displaying your pride and joy in the non-judged car show, lending a hand as a volunteer, or simply coming by to admire the cars, it's going to be a fantastic day!
We'll have coffee and pastries available for all concourse and non-judged entrants and volunteers to start the day right, along with music to set the mood. Lunch tickets will also be available for purchase.
Please contact Bob Hilton at President@diablo-pca.org if you are interested in volunteering.
Space is limited, so purchase your tickets when they go on sale starting July 25th.
9/13/2025 - PCA 70th Anniversary Celebration
Save the date for the 70th PCA Anniversary Celebration!
Saturday, September 13th, 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM for a ticketed buffet lunch at the Dust Bowl Brewery in Livermore.
The event is sponsored in part by Porsche Livermore—more information to follow.
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.
9/27/25 - Porsches and Planes at the Castle Air Museum - Located adjacent to the former Castle Air Force Base (AFB) in Atwater (Merced) California, the Castle Air Museum has over 80+ static outdoor displays of restored aircraft, dating from pre-World War 2 to present day. In addition, there is an extensive indoor museum containing artifacts from the U.S. Army Air Force, the U.S. Air Force and Castle AFB Base. This will be a memorable and educational experience, for all club members and their families/guests to enjoy.
Registration for this event will include:
All-day entrance into the Castle Air Museum (both outdoor and indoor exhibits)
Guided tour of the outdoor museum by volunteer docents
PCA Diablo exclusive use of the Castle Air Museum Banquet Room (located next to the on-site Copper Wings Cafe)
After the guided tour, you are on your own to stay and visit the inside exhibits, have lunch at the on-site Copper Wings Cafe, or head home. You do NOT need to drive a Porsche to the Porsches & Planes event. We understand some members (with two-seat Porsches) may wish to bring their families/friends, so you may arrive in a non-Porsche to this event.
You may also elect to make it a full-day outing and participate in the optional Castle Air Museum Tour (must register for this event separately).
Please watch the Weekly Blast for more details on the Porsches & Planes event.
Wait Listed Events
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. Tickets sales have ended
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.
Click here to reach key Diablo PCA Contacts
Click here to contact Weekly Blast Editors with questions, comments & suggestions. Please note all requests for inclusion in the Blast must be submitted by Tuesday at 0900.
