WEEKLY BLAST 8/27/2025
Commemorative T-Shirt - One More Chance to buy - If you missed your chance to buy the Annual Commemorative T-Shirt, here if your opportunity to get one.
This year’s shirt is a short-sleeved, deep navy blue featuring striking Ruby Star and GT Silver Porsches set against the iconic backdrop of Mt. Diablo on the front. The back proudly displays PCA’s 70th Anniversary logo along with the classic “Porsche” script.
Price: $22.00
Order Window: Friday August 22, 12 noon – Friday September 5, midnight. To keep costs down, shirts will be ordered in bulk and distributed at the future Diablo PCA events. Follow this link to purchase.
Pick up your 2025 T-shirts - If you've ordered one of our Annual T-shirts and haven't picked it up yet, please collect your Annual T-shirt at one of our upcoming events:
PCA 70th Anniversary Party at Dust Bowl Brewery in Livermore on September 13th
8/30/2025 (Sat) - 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. Location change, the DE 101 and Golden Gate Region Ground School will be held at the Walnut Creek Civic Park Lounge, located at 1375 Civic Drive, 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.
8/30/2025 (Sat) - 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.
9/4 - 7/2025 (Thur-Sun) – 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
9/7/2025 (Sunday) - September Porsches and Pastries
Join Diablo for our September Porsches and Pastries.
When: Sunday, September 7th, 10 AM to 12 PM
Where: Pure Grain Bakery, 11 Town Square Place, Vacaville
The parking is limited. Hope to see you there!
Questions, Events.Chair@diablo-PCA.org
9/12/2025 (Fri) – 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. Early registration ends at midnight on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Beginning Monday, September 1, 2025, a $100 procrastination fee will be added to all registrations except for Instructors.
9/13/2025 (Sat) - PCA 70th Anniversary Celebration
Join us on 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.
A 70th Anniversary driving tour is scheduled in the morning that will conclude at the Dust Dowl Brewery. If you are registered for the drive, and you want to attend the celebration lunch, you must register separately.
Registration opens! Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
9/20/2025 (Sat) – Ladies Drive with Mia Walsh
The Final Ladies Drive of 2025 – An Experience to Remember
Join us for a truly special day as we close out the year’s Ladies Drives in style. We are thrilled to welcome Mia Walsh, PCA National High Performance Driver Education Chair, who will be traveling from the East Coast to accompany the Diablo Ladies on this unforgettable journey.
Our scenic drive will take us to Calistoga, where we’ll enjoy a family-style lunch al fresco with a specially curated local farm-fresh lunch at SolBar Restaurant, located on the beautiful grounds of Solage Calistoga Resorts and Spa.
Registration is open Click here for full details and to secure your spot.
Don’t miss this elegant finale to the 2025 season—a celebration of driving, friendship, and unforgettable moments.
9/21/2025 (Sun) – Lunch with Diablo
Please join us at the first ever “Lunch with Diablo” on Sunday 9/21/2025 11:30am at Billy Roy’s Burger Co, 3909 Thornton Avenue in Fremont, CA.
Billy Roy’s Burger Co 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 inside, so please dress accordingly.
Billy Roy's Burger Co is known for its large, flavorful burgers and friendly service. Yelp reviews say they offer a variety of unique burger creations, including the "Sweet and Swine" with pulled pork and pineapple, and the "Cattle and Swine" with pulled pork, pineapple, and a sweet BBQ sauce. Reviewers also praise the large portions and the quality of the ingredients, with one reviewer saying the burgers reminded them of burgers from 50 years ago.
You can see their menu here: https://billyroysburgerco.com/menu/
9/27/25 (Sat) - 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.
Registration opens! Click here for additional information and to register for this event.
9/30 – 10/2/2025 (Tue-Thur) – 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.
If you are registered for this tour, please be sure to book your lodging at the Little River Inn by August 30, 2025. If you are still considering participating in this tour, please register for the tour and book your lodging at the Little River Inn by Ausgust 20, 2025.
Registration open! Click here for additional details and to register for this tour. Only a few tickets left.
10/4/2025 (Sat) – Tour to Sonoma Raceway #2
Join us for a tour to Sonoma Raceway for the Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) Sears Point Challenge 2025. This is CSRG’s signature event with over 250 entries, spectators, car club displays, vintage aircraft flyovers and more. We will depart from Costco in Fairfield heading north on Suisun Valley Road/Wooden Valley Rd to Hwy 121, then head from Napa Valley to Sonoma Valley on Oakville Grade Rd. From there we head south on Route 12 and Arnold Drive to Sonoma Raceway. Once we are at Sonoma Raceway, you are on your own to have lunch and watch the races. Click here to register and for additional information. Registration opens on Friday, August 29, 2025.
10/18/2025 (Sat) - Oktoberfest with Diablo 2025
Join us for the German social event of the year! This celebration is brought to you in collaboration with The German Guys restaurant. Enjoy German food, music and dancing with special parking to show off your awesome German Porsches. You and your car can wear trachten (traditional clothing) or a fun costume to compete for an amazing German prize basket worth $100+
Event Highlights:
Special parking and seating area for Diablo attendees
Prize for best German costume and car decor
The International Gruber family live band for dancing and singing
Photo area with accessories to remember this great day
Delicious German food and drink available from The German Guys
$25 for Diablo PCA members, $30 for all others. Tickets available starting at noon on Friday August 22, 2025.
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
10/12/2025 (Sun) – Events Committee & Tour Committee Planning Meeting
Hey everyone! What an incredible year we've had with all the amazing Diablo activities. They don't just happen by magic; they're the result of great ideas from members like you and a lot of dedicated planning.
Now it's time to start thinking about next year, and we want to hear your fresh ideas! We'll be holding our annual planning meetings on October 12th at the Ruby Hill Community Center in Pleasanton.
Meeting Schedule
Events Committee: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Lunch: A delicious lunch will be served between meetings for everyone who participates in either session.
Tour Committee: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
These meetings are a great way to help shape the future of our club, so please save the date and plan on joining us. We'll send out more details on how to register in an upcoming Weekly Blast!
10/14/2025 (Tue) – Apple Hill Tour
Starting at the IHop in Livermore, this tour will take us north on Vasco Road to Highway 160 through the delta, Highway 12 through the Central Valley, and continue northeast on Highways 88 and 49 through Placerville, ending at Jack Russell Brewery in the middle of Apple Hill. At the end of the tour, you are free to have lunch on your own at the food truck at Jack Russell Brewery and explore the Apple Hill area. This is a weekday tour to avoid the crowds on the weekends.
Wait Listed Events
9/13/2025 (Sat) – 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. Please add your name to the waitlist in case of cancellations.
9/27/2025 (Sat) - 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 is sold out. Please add your name to the waitlist in case of cancellations. If you tried to add your name to the waitlist and were unable to, please try again. We corrected an issue in Eventbrite affecting the waitlist.”
Click here for additional information and to get on 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.
Click here to reach key Diablo PCA Contacts
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