Diablo PCA provides a welcoming and engaging community that enriches our member's Porsche ownership experience. What's New Breakfast at the Buttercup and Monthly Dinner at Faz (beginning 3/17/2022) are back. The BODs re-evaluated the decision to curtail "official" indoor .activities and in alignment with State and Local guidelines decided to reinstate these activities. Please continue to observe State and Local social distancing requirements and respect others attending these events. The Diablo PCA Board of Directors (BOD) wishes you all a safe and healthy year. Watch for a separate email with information on how to attend our Annual General Meeting which will be held via Zoom on Monday, March 14, 2022. Threads and Treads is back in person at last. After 2 years of Zooming we can finally get together. We are meeting on Tuesday, March 8th at the Black Bear Diner in Danville (807 Camino Ramon at the corner of Sycamore Valley Rd. and Camino Ramon). We will meet at 6:00 - 9:00 in a private room at the back of the restaurant. We will be given separate checks and are able to order off the menu. After we fill our tummies we will start working on blankets or whatever project you have. Anyone is welcome, even if they don’t know how to knit or crochet. We have people that will help. Please email ingridlfrench@gmail to let me know if you are attending so we can let the restaurant know how to set up. See you all on the 8th. Porsches & Pastries is back. Our first Porsches & Pastries of the year will be held at KarPark Automotive Storage in Pleasanton on Sunday, March 13, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to catch up with fellow Porsche enthusiasts and Club Members. Even with the short supply of cars, there are bound to be some cars at the show you haven't seen before. Pacific Power Motorsports German Autowerks will be providing the pastries and coffee for the event. New - 3/19/2022 - Lunar New Year Tour Join us for a scenic drive on Marsh Creek Rd and Vasco Rd followed by a pre-ordered Dim Sum lunch at the Mayflower restaurant in Dublin. Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 25, 2022, at 12:00 PM. Click here to sign up for the tour and for additional information. Our first DE day of the year is scheduled for April 1, 2022, at Thunderhill Raceway. Registration for this event opens on Friday, February 4, 2022. Click here to register, and for more information regarding this event. Consider making it a 3-day weekend. PCA Golden Gate Region will be at Thunderhill on Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, 2022. New - DE101 for our Thunderhill DE day will be held via a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 6:00 PM. We ask that every registered driver attend this event, but it is highly recommended for all new DE drivers. Click here for additional information and the link to the Zoom meeting. The Zone 7 Autocross schedule is up with the first autocross scheduled for March 12-13, 2022 at Crow's Landing Airport. Autocross is the perfect venue for learning what your car can really do, as well as developing your car control skills in a very safe and controlled environment. It's exciting, exhilarating, and blow your socks off fun. In addition to the giggle-inducing rush, there is also the thrill of developing the skills to slide a ton and a half of snarling metal around the course in a smooth, precise ballet. Check out the schedule in the Zone 7 Events section below. The Zone 7 Concours schedule is up starting the season with a Classroom Concours School held via Zoom on April 10, 2022, followed by a series of Hands On Schools at various locations in April in May. A Concours is a show or contest of vehicles in which the entries are judged chiefly on excellence of appearance and turnout. This is a friendly competition and there are multiple categories in which to enter. Check out the schedule in the Zone 7 Events section below. General Information Check out the Diablo Region PCA home page (www.diablo-pca.org/) for a full calendar of events for the year, to sign up for an event, or to see additional information for each of the events. If you are interested in Diablo PCA logo wear and other items, check out our new webstore on the PCA.org site.Name Badges - Click here to order your personalized name badge. We encourage wearing name badges to avoid those awkward moments when you can't remember a name. The February edition of the Devil's Advocate is available. Click here to view the latest edition. If you have contributions to the Devil's Advocate, please send them to Maiko Woodson-Mendoza at Affiliate Members - If you have a spouse or a friend that is interested in Porsches. consider adding them as an Affiliate PCA Member. Affiliate members get their own PCA number and can have a separate email address. There is no charge for adding an Affiliate member. If you need assistance with adding an Affiliate member, contact our Membership Chairs, Juan and Rowena Fernandez at Events Save the date for the following events: 3/14/2022 - The Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom in conjunction with our Monthly Board of Directors Meeting. All members are welcome to attend the Monthly Board of Directors meetings. At the Annual Meeting, a summary of the last year will be presented. This is your opportunity to ask questions and bring suggestions to the Board of Directors. Recurring Events
Tours 3/3/2022 - Ano Nuevo State Park, Join us for a scenic ride to Ano Nuevo State Park. Once at the park we will have a picnic lunch, followed by a docent-guided tour to see the elephant seals. Due to ticket availability, this is a weekday tour. Sold Out. Click here to add your name to the waitlist and for additional information for this tour. 4/9/2022 (tentative) - Ladies Only Tour, This is a ladies-only tour starting at the Buttercup restaurant in Walnut Creek and heading to Corte Madera where we will have brunch at the Restoration Hardware Rooftop Restaurant. After brunch, we will head out the Panoramic Highway to Hwy 1 and follow Hwy 1 north. At Olema, we head inland to the Marin French Cheese Company. After stopping at the Marin French Cheese Company, the tour will return to Corte Madera. The date of this tour is pending reservations at the restaurant. If you are aware of some fun roads to drive, or an interesting destination, please contact the Tour Committee (Susie George, Registration for tours and other events is done via Eventbrite (you will need to create an account with Eventbrite to register for a tour). Watch for a link to the registration site in this section of the ENews or on our website. Tours often sell out the same day tickets go on sale. Be prepared to sign-up for tours as soon as registration is open. If you are unable to register for the tour, add your name to the waitlist in case of cancellations. Emails regarding last-minute Tour information and openings for waitlisted individuals will come from Eventbrite and If you wish to purchase your own radio, the Club is using the Motorola Talkabout T800 radios. These are sold in pairs through Amazon for about $85.00. These radios are FRS/GMRS compatible, have 22 channels and 121 privacy codes (or sub-channels). Driver Education (DE) 2021 DE Schedule Click here for general information on Diablo PCA HPDE days. The DE Team is working to finalize dates for our DE program this year in addition to the two dates below we plan to have two DE days at Laguna Seca.
Click here for general information on Diablo PCA HPDE days. Zone 7 Events 3/5/2022 - Zone 7 Awards Banquet, Cattleman's Restaurant Roseville, CA - The Zone 7 Annual Awards Banquet honors competitors who competed in the Zone 7 Autocross and Concours series. Click here for additional details and to register for the event. 2022 Zone 7 Autocross - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Autocross schedule.
2022 Zone 7 Concours - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Concours series.
Shasta Region 2022 Zone 7 Tour - June 9-13, 2022, This is the well-known Shasta Region Four Day Tour through the mountains, valleys, and scenic by-ways of Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Lassen Counties. Click here for more details (ONLY ZONE 7 MEMBERS RECEIVE THIS EMAIL WITH THE LINK, so don't share it with other Zone Members.). Sold Out. PCA/PCNA Events Click here for a list of upcoming PCA events.
Click here to Contact key Diablo PCA Contacts Events: Marc Giammona Tours: Susie George Driver Education (DE): Adam Cipriano Communications/Eventbrite Registration: Carolyn Wong Membership: Juan & Rowena Fernandez Devil’s Advocate: Maiko Woodson-Mendoza Webmaster: Anthony Mendoza President: Brian Adkins |