Weekly Blast 6/17/2026
Diablo PCA's mission is to provide a welcoming and engaging community that enriches our member's Porsche ownership experience. Whether it’s a Sunday morning Porsche and Pastries, a Driver Education Event at a local track, or a Tour through some of the most scenic roads in Northern California, Diablo PCA has something for you.
Upcoming Events
6/20/2026 - Ice cream Social
Come join us for an Ice Cream Social. Complimentary Ice Cream for all PCA Diablo Region Members!
What: Diablo Region Meet & Greet New Members/Member Appreciation Ice Cream Social
Where: Gene’s Fine Foods, 2803 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton
When: Saturday, 6/20/26 at 3:00PM
Be sure to wear your Diablo name tag and/or wear your 2025 blue Diablo Region T-shirt. Bring a folding chair and enjoy the ice cream, people & cars on this summer afternoon. This will be a casual car meet-up and social gathering.
All Diablo Region club members are encouraged to come out and mingle with other members, see their cars and kick some tires. This will be a great opportunity for new members to get acquainted, and for seasoned members to share their experiences with the new members to the Club. So we don't inconvenience Gene's customers, members are asked to park in front of the vacated empty Rite-Aid Pharmacy, located to the left of Gene's Fine Foods.
Dine with Diablo
If you want to make it a longer outing, please consider joining us for dinner at 6PM at Porky's Pizza Palace at 2911 Hopyard Road, located in the same shopping complex as Gene's. Porky's is an order-and-pay at the counter-type restaurant. They have great pizzas, pasta, beer and fried chicken.
Please register separately for Dine with Diablo (so we can reserve enough tables at Porky's) and register for the Ice Cream Social (so we know how much ice cream we need to get for the event).
Giveaway for the USS Hornet Event
In appreciation of our loyal and valued club members, we will have a drawing for two members at the Ice Cream Social to receive free admission to our next family event, “A Day on the USS Hornet with Diablo” on 8/1/26. The winners must be present at the Ice Cream Social to win and must be an active member or co-member of the Diablo Region. Prizes are not transferable, cannot be exchanged for cash and have no cash value. To be eligible, members/co-members MUST register at the Ice Cream Social event by checking-in and presenting their valid PCA membership card (physical or digital) at the registration desk on the day of the event. The drawing to select the winners will take place at the registration desk at 4PM. Winners will receive email instructions on how to redeem their prize.
We wish to thank Gene's Fine Foods for hosting the event.
Please click here to register for the ice cream social event.
6/20/2026 - Dine with Diablo
Dine with Diablo in June will be after the Ice Cream Social
What: Dinner at Porky’s Pizza Palace
Where: 2911 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton
When: Saturday, 6/20/26 at 6:00PM (note the date change from Wednesday to Saturday).
The date was changed so the dinner would coincide with the Ice Cream Social at Gene’s Fine Foods parking lot, which immediately precedes Dine with Diablo.
Porky’s and Gene’s are located in the exact same shopping complex and share the same parking lot. The date change was done so members attending the Ice Cream Social can conveniently join us afterwards for dinner at Porky’s.
Porky’s is known for their delicious pizza, pasta, fried chicken and large selection of beer. They are an order and pay at the counter type restaurant, so separate checks will not be a problem.
Click here to register for Porky’s.
Check the Weekly Blast for more info and to register separately for the Ice Cream Social, on the same date (Saturday, 6/20/26) and at the same location (in Gene's Shopping Center). The Ice Cream Social goes from 3PM to 5PM.
6/23/2026 (Tuesday) - Porsches and Pints
Headlands Brewing - Lafayette
3420 Mount Diablo Blvd Suite A, Lafayette, CA 94549, USA
Join us at varying locations the 4th Tuesday of every month from 6-8PM for a pint.
Registration NOT required
6/28/2026 (Sunday) - Porsches and Pooches
What: Dog walk and Breakfast at Crumbs Restaurant in Danville
When: Sunday, June 28, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Come and enjoy a wonderful Sunday summer morning breakfast at Crumbs in Danville and a nice walk with your dog and other Porsche owners and their dogs, for an hour, along the Iron Horse Trail. Click here to register starting Friday 5/8 at noon.
7/11/2026 (Saturday) - Tour to Foresthill Bridge
Join us for a tour up to the Foresthill Bridge in Auburn
Meeting at IHOP Livermore, we will be taking the scenic
backroads through the Sierra Nevada Foothills, driving up Highway 88 to Highway 49 then crossing over the famous Foresthill Bridge in Auburn.
The Foresthill Bridge is the tallest bridge (deck height) in California and fourth highest in the US, standing at 730 feet over the north fork of the American River.
After driving over the bridge, we will head over for a short 8 minute drive to Burger & Cream in Auburn for lunch, and where the tour ends.
For this tour, we are offering six slots (drivers/passengers) at no cost for "first-time" Diablo Club Members that have never gone on a tour with us before.
Ticket sales start on 6/12/26 at 12 noon.
Please click on the link below for more details and to register for this event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-to-foresthill-bridge-tickets-1990804138770
7/19/2026 (Sunday) - Breakfast on the Golf Course
What: Breakfast at Jim’s on the Course Restaurant and Sports Grill!
When: Sunday, July 19, 2025 | 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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, so be sure to reserve your spot soon. The restaurant needs a headcount. Click here to register starting Friday 5/8 at noon.
7/25/2026 (Saturday) - 9th Annual Diablo Region Porsches & Pups Tour (2026)
This is the 9th annual tour that started 2017. It has slowly been growing as more Porsche owners are choosing to bring their Furkids with them on their adventures! The tour will depart from Denny's in Fremont towards Bodega Bay. We will have a scenic drive through San Anselmo and Roy's Redwood Reserve to Highway 1 before completing the drive over to Ginochio's Kitchen in Bodega Bay for lunch. Click here for additional information and to register for the tour. Registration is now open.
8/1/2026 (Saturday) - A Day on the USS Hornet with PCA Diablo Region
Come join us for a fun and educational day at the non-profit USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum at 707 W. Hornet Ave. in Alameda, CA. (located at the former Alameda Naval Base) on Saturday, 8/1/26.
You, your guests and family will enjoy an exciting day together with fellow Diablo Club members on this historic US Navy decommissioned Essex-class (CV-12) aircraft carrier. The museum has several static military aircraft on display on the flight/hanger decks, as well as other interesting and historical displays throughout the ship, including NASA Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 memorabilia.
What: A Day on the USS Hornet with PCA Diablo Region
Where: 707 W. Hornet Avenue, Alameda, CA
When: Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 10:30AM
USS Hornet Event Registration includes:
Limited VIP dock-side parking on Pier 3 next to the USS Hornet (please park reverse-in)
All-day general admission (self-guided) to the museum
Pre-selected catered boxed lunch (prepared by Pacific Fine Foods of Alameda)
Reserved private dining area on the USS Hornet Main Hanger Deck
For lunch, you’ll have a choice of a sandwich, wrap or salad. Sandwich and wrap lunches will include a side dish, no side dish with salad. All lunches will come with a bottle of water, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own additional drinks. You will be able to select your choice of lunch at the time of registration. We will eat lunch together in an exclusive reserved area of tables & chairs on the Main Hanger Deck.
Visitors to the USS Hornet Museum are allowed to bring food/drinks (no glass or alcohol) on board. There are no restaurants or other food services on board the museum.
After lunch, you can explore the rest of the ship on your own or go on one (or more) of four optional 45-minute docent-led daily guided tours. Lunch will be served at 12:30PM, so if you wanted to go on an optional 11AM guided tour before lunch, it should be finished by then. Guided tours are not included with general admission.
Attendees wishing to go on an optional guided tour can purchase tickets separately at the Museum Admission Counter (located at the top of the gangway when entering the USS Hornet). Museum hours are Friday to Monday, 10AM to 5PM. No pets are allowed, service animals only.
For more information, go to the museum’s website at: https://uss-hornet.org/
This is a PCA Diablo Club Family event. We understand that some of you will want to bring family/guests but only have two-seat Porsches, so you do NOT need to arrive to the museum in a Porsche. You are encouraged to bring your P-Car to the event if possible, as the dockside VIP pier parking is not usually open to the public and will be a great photo opportunity.
Active Diablo Club members & their guests will receive advance and discounted early registration. There is special pricing for youth (ages 7-17), children aged 6 years old and under are free. This event is being subsidized (regular admission is $25) by PCA Diablo Region. After early registration, this event is open to all active PCA members.
Because this is a catered event with individual pre-paid meals, no refunds will be issued after registration closes on July 17, 2026.
We are planning an optional driving tour this day (Tour to Alameda) to the museum, from Walnut Creek. Please watch the Weekly Blast for more information on this tour. The USS Hornet and the Tour to Alameda are separate events.
Ticket sales start this Friday (6/12/26) at 12 noon
Please click here for more details and to register for the USS Hornet event.
8/22-24/2026 (Saturday - Monday), Redwoods Tour
Join us for a drive to the Northern California Redwoods. Starting in Fairfield we will head north through Napa Valley on route 29 and 128, joining Hwy 101 at Geyserville. We will stop for an organized picnic lunch in Willits. After lunch we will continue north on Hwy 101 past Garberville to the Avenue of the Giants to enjoy a drive through the old growth redwood forest. Saturday’s drive will end at the Best Western Plus Humboldt Bay Inn in Eureka and there will be a group dinner at the Sea Grill in Old Town.
We have an optional tour planned for Sunday that takes us from Eureka out to Willow Creek on Hwy 299 and then on Scenic Byways with some turns and elevation changes. We will meet up with the ocean at Orick where we will stop at the Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center and enjoy local sandwiches by the ocean. After lunch, we will head down the coast on Hwy 101 back to Eureka. Dinner will be on your own, with a list of local favorites provided to guide you.
Alternately, participants may choose to explore the area on their own.
The drive home on Monday will take us south on Hwy 101 to Leggett where we will stop to experience the well known “Drive Thru Tree”. From Leggett we will take Hwy 1 winding our way out to the ocean and then down the coast to Albion, stopping in Fort Bragg for lunch (on your own) at The Wharf. From Albion we will take Hwy 128 to Hwy 101. The tour will end by the Plaza in Healdsburg.
Registration opens at noon on Friday, 6/19/2026. Click here for additional information and to register for the event.
8/1/2026 (Saturday) - The Tour to Alameda
Please join us for the Tour to Alameda.
The driving tour starts at the Buttercup in Walnut Creek and takes Redwood Road to Castro Valley, briefing jumping on 580 to 238 to 880, then taking the backroads through San Leandro (via Dolittle Drive) to the USS Hornet at the former naval base in Alameda, where the tour ends.
As a special offer to encourage participation, the normal registration fee of $10 will be waived for six (6) first-time (Diablo members that have never gone on a driving tour) drivers & their passenger.
Continue your day by going to the “A Day at the USS Hornet” family event, which is a separate Diablo Region event that will include VIP parking, all-day museum admission and a catered boxed lunch in a private reserved dining area on the Hornet’s Main Hanger Deck.
To attend either or both events, please use the links below to get more details and to register for these events. Please note that the “Tour to Alameda” and “A Day on the USS Hornet” are separate events. If you plan to do both, you must register separately for each event.
Ticket sales start this Friday (6/12/26) at 12 noon
Link to Tour to Alameda: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-to-alameda-tickets-1990830199719
Link to A Day on the USS Hornet with Diablo Region: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uss-hornet-with-pca-diablo-tickets-1986956712013
9/11/2026 (Friday), Diablo Region DE at Thunderhill (3-mile)
Join us for our second Driver Education (DE) event of the year at Thunderhill Raceway Park. Diablo Region DE events are about camaraderie, safety, and fun. The Thunderhill Raceway park is a great location for first timers and beginners. We will be driving on the newly paved Thunderhill track. If you are new to the track or have not been approved to drive solo on the track, we will pair you up with one of our great instructors. We waitlist all Beginners to ensure that we have enough instructors for the students. The Club Racers will not be at the track with us for this event, so there will only be four run groups, Beginners, Intermediates, Advanced, and Instructors. This allows us more time on the track with five sessions on the track.
To participate in this event, you will need to have a tech inspection performed by a qualified Porsche service center within 30 days of the event. Please check out the Diablo Region DE webpage for additional information and for the latest information on approved helmets for the event.
Registration opens on Friday, June 19, 2026, at noon. Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
10/2/2026 (Friday), Diablo Region DE at Sonoma Raceway
Join us for our last Driver Education (DE) event of the year at Sonoma Raceway. This is a great opportunity to practice the skills you learned early this year at a different track. Diablo Region DE events are about camaraderie, safety, and fun. Don't be intimidated by this track. With one of our great instructors helping you, you will learn the track quickly. If you are new to the track or have not been approved to drive solo on the track, we will pair you up with one of our great instructors. We waitlist all Beginners to ensure that we have enough instructors for the students. We expect to have five run groups for this event, Beginners, Intermediates, Advanced, Instructors and the Track Performance Group for Club Racers participating in the races on Saturday and Sunday, October 3-4, 2026.
To participate in this event, you will need to have a tech inspection performed by a qualified Porsche service center within 30 days of the event. Please check out the Diablo Region DE webpage for additional information and for the latest information on approved helmets for the event.
If you love being at the track, make this a two-, or three-day weekend by participating in the PCA-GGR HPDE 5: Porsches at the Point at Sonoma Raceway on October 3-4, 2026.
Registration opens on Friday, June 19, 2026, at noon. Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
Add a Co-Member
Did you know PCA members can add one co-member for free?!
Why should you add a co-member? Co-Members will receive all of the PCA and Diablo Region benefits you receive, except they will receive a digital copy of the monthly PCA Panorama magazine.
They will get their own PCA membership number, get their own copy of the Weekly Blast but most of all, be eligible to receive the same Diablo Region member benefits and access to the same member-only events that you get.
Co-members with a PCA membership number qualify for member discounts and priority booking for Diablo events. Individuals that have not been registered with PCA and do not have their own PCA membership number, are not officially co-members.
It's free to add a co-member to your PCA profile! Your co-member does not have to live in the same household, as long as they are a Porsche enthusiast. All you need to do to add a co-member to your account is to send an email (or by calling 410-381-0911) requesting to add a co-member to your profile. Please include the following information and send the email to the PCA National Membership Office at: membership@pca.org
Your full name and PCA membership number
Co-member's full name
Relationship of co-member to you
Co-member's email address
Co-members must be at least 18 years old. Individuals under 18 years old can be registered as PCA Juniors on your PCA profile.
Please add your new co-member today! If you have any questions on adding a co-member or a PCA Junior to your profile, please contact Larry G at: membership.chair@diablo-pca.org.
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.
Every Saturday - Breakfast at the Buttercup
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.
Save the Dates
Sunday, October 4 - Porsches on Main. The iconic Main St. of Pleasanton will be the backdrop to showcase your P-cars! New and fun activities are being planned. Sunday, October 4, 2026, 10 am -2 pm. More info to follow in the coming months.
Advocate Newsletter
The Diablo has its very own newsletter. It's called the Advocate check out our latest issue and look forward to new issues in the very near future.
Name Badges
Order your own Diablo name badge in your choice of colors. It's a great way for fellow members to get to know you.
To get your own badge click here.
Wait Listed Events
6/27/2026 (Saturday) - Russian River Tour
Join us for a Saturday tour along the beautiful Russian River. We will start in Fairfield and travel through the Napa valley to Fulton, where we will drive on River Road, along the Russian River, out to Jenner at the mouth of the river. We will have a lovely lunch and then drive through Bodega Bay and down Route 1 to the Panoramic Highway to Mill Valley where we will end the tour at a local homemade ice cream shop.Click here to add your name to the waitlist in case a space opens up.
Driver Education (DE)
The following DE events are being hosted by the California Central Coast Region (CCCR) and the Golden Gate Region (GGR):
6/29/2026 - Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, hosted by CCCR, Registration is open, click here for additional information and to register for the event.
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
Check out the monthly Zone 7 Newsletter, "In the Zone" - June 2026
Zone 7 Autocross - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Autocross schedule.
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.
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.
