Diablo PCA provides a welcoming and engaging community that

enriches our member's Porsche ownership experience.


What's New


Date Correction - Porsches & Pastries, June 12, 2022 - Following our June 12th Porsches & Pastries, KarPark Automotive Storage is hosting a seminar on car valuation:  Our friends at Hagerty would like to invite you to join their regional manager and valuation expert Ian Flanagan in an engaging seminar, reviewing the latest market trends and how they impact you and your vehicle! (See the Recurring Events section below for additional details.)

Our next Monthly Dinner at Faz is scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2022. Remember to register so we can reserve tables at the restaurant. (See the Recurring Events section below for additional details.)

Space Available - 6/18/2022 - Yankee Hill Cooking School - PCA Diablo cordially invites you to attend the Yankee Hill Winery & Cooking School where you will join Chef Ron Erickson and yourselves to cook a Tuscan style meal. The tour will take you through the winding roads to Columbia, CA. Due to cancellations, there is space available for three cars and six people on this tour. Click here for additional information and to add your name to the waitlist. Ticket sales end on Saturday, June 12, 2022.

7/9/2022 - Roaring Camp Tour - Drive to Roaring Camp Railroad and have lunch at a picnic site at the park. Participants can enjoy other attractions at the park including the Bear Mountain train ride on a self-pay basis. Tickets on sale now. Click here for additional information and to register for the event.

New - 7/20-21/2022 - Lake Tahoe Tour - Join us for a weekday drive through the central valley, through Sierra passes and lakes, and down into South Lake Tahoe. I promise some fantastic views – at least for the passengers. We’ll stop at Jackson Rancheria for a bio-break and lunch and a second stop at Capel’s Lake marina and store. Our final leg of the tour will drop us into South Shore where we will have a sunset dinner cruise aboard the M.S. Dixie II. On the second day, we will drive to the Hellman-Ehrman Mansion, followed by lunch at Gar Woods on Carnelian Bay. Click here for additional information on this tour. Tickets will go on sale at noon on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Ticket sales end on Monday, June 20, 2022.

New - 7/23/2022 - Join your fellow Porsche members for a viewing of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof. Starz2000 is presenting Fiddler on the Roof at the Diablo Valley College Performing Arts Center. We have discounted tickets and reserved seating for this showing. Tickets are on sale now. Click here to purchase tickets and for additional information.

7/24/2022 - 2022 Diablo PCA Region Summer Picnic & New Member Recognition, Saint Mary's College, Chapel Lawn - Join your Porsche family members at this year's annual club picnic and car display. In addition to having a great time socializing with other members, some of our club vendors will be present giving you the opportunity to see their latest offerings. Please take a minute to stop by and say hello to those that support the club. Lunch will be catered by Queitup BBQ. New members plus one guest, and children under 18 are free. As you register, you will have the opportunity to donate to Threads & Treads. This group of club members pools their talent to support new mothers at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. Registration is open. Click here for additional information and to register for this event.

WERKS Reunion, Monterey, CA, August 19, 2022 (Werks Reunion) - Registration is open for the popular Porsche show, WERKS Reunion. WERKS Reunion is headed back to Monterey, showcasing a breathtaking array of Porsches that are sure to excite Porsche enthusiasts! Porsche Club of America (PCA) welcomes all Porsche clubs, owners, and enthusiasts to join us for our eighth Werks Reunion Monterey. Membership is not required to participate in this celebration of Porsche automotive engineers. Expect to view a spectacular array of Porsches, from rare classics to current models and everything in between. Display your own cherished car in model-specific Porsche Corral or enter the Porsche Judged Field and compete to win a unique Werks Reunion Trophy. Paid Spectator parking is also available for non-Porsches on the day of the event. ($40 cash at the gate).


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.

New - The June 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..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.

BOD Meetings - Board of Directors (BOD) meetings held on the second Monday of the month are open to all Diablo PCA members. If you are interested in participating in a meeting, contact our club president Brian Adkins.

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


Events


Save the date for the following events:

  • 10/16/2022 - Concours #6, hosted by Diablo Region, Blackhawk Automotive Museum
  • 12/10/2022 - Holiday Party, Saint Mary's College, Soda Center

Recurring Events

Breakfast at the Buttercup

660 Ygnacio Valley Rd.

Walnut Creek, CA

 

Every Saturday Morning starting at 7:30 AM  

Have breakfast with your fellow Club members, then head to the parking lot to kick tires. It's a great way to catch up with your Porsche friends and find out what is happening in the Club. Come early for the best seats.

Threads & Treads

Black Bear Diner

807 Camino Ramon 

(corner of Sycamore Valley Rd. & Camino Ramon)

Danville, CA

 

Click here for additional information and to RSVP for the meetings

 

Second and Fourth Tuesday of the Month from 6:00 - 9:00 PM

Make new friends, learn new skills or brush up on old ones (knitting, crocheting, stitching, crafts), all while working on community outreach projects. Even if you don't knit, these ladies have the scoop on all things PCA.

 

 

 

 

Porsches & Pastries

 

KarPark Automotive Storage

3 Wyoming St. #100

Pleasanton, CA

 

Second Sunday of the Month

Click here for additional information

 

Next Event:  6/12/2022 from 10:00 AM to Noon

Join us for our monthly informal car show. This is a great opportunity to meet with fellow Porsche enthusiasts and show your car. Bring your families, enjoy the cars, and the well-known Diablo Region camaraderie.

Thank you to Pacific Power Motorsports and KarPark Automotive Storage for sponsoring the event.

No registration is required for this event.

Following the June 12th event, KarPark Automotive Storage is hosting a seminar by Hagerty on car values.

Our friends at Hagerty would like to invite you to join their regional manager and valuation expert Ian Flanagan in an engaging seminar, reviewing the latest market trends and how they impact you and your vehicle!

Monthly Dinner at Faz

600 Hartz Ave.

Danville, CA

 

Third Thursday of the Month

Click here to register

Next Event:  6/16/2022 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM  

 

FAZ in Danville is happy to have us return for our Monthly Club Dinner. Join your fellow Club members for some great food and conversation. This is a great opportunity to socialize with both old and new members.  Please register using the link to the left so we can get a headcount for the restaurant.


Tours


6/25/2022 - Napa Tour - Join us for a tour through Solano county's Wooden Valley into Napa County and up to Lake Berryessa, through Pope Valley and Angwin, and into the Napa Valley where we will lunch at Gott's Roadside. Sold Out. Click here for additional information and to add your name to the waitlist.

6/17-19/2022 - Mammoth High Alpine Porsche Tour - 2022 Edition, sponsored by the Sierra Nevada Region. Plan to be in Mammoth Lakes, Father's Day weekend for the 12th annual Mammoth High Alpine Porsche Tour. There will be a Meet & Greet dinner Friday night, June 17th, with drives Saturday morning and afternoon June 18th, followed by a dinner Saturday night. Click here for additional information.

If you are aware of some fun roads to drive, or an interesting destination, please contact the Tour Committee (Susie George, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Bob Hilton, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). We are always looking for fun opportunities to take our cars out for a ride. The Tour Committee will work with you to make it happen.

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please ensure that emails from these addresses are not sent to your spam or junk mail folder.

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.

  • 9/23/2022 - Thunderhill
  • 10/27/2022 - Laguna Seca

Click here for general information on Diablo PCA HPDE days.


Zone 7 Events


2022 Zone 7 Autocross - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Autocross schedule.

  • 7/9/2022 - Sacramento Valley Region, Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA
  • 7/30/2022 - Loma Prieta Region, Cow Palace, Daly City
  • 7/31/2022 - Golden Gate Region, Cow Palace, Daly City
  • 10/8/2022 - Sequoia Region, Madera Airport, Madera, CA
  • 10/22/2022 - Sacramento Valley Region, Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA
  • 10/23/2022 - Redwood Region, Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA

2022 Zone 7 Concours - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Concours series.

  • 6/26/2022 - Concours #2, Sierra Nevada Region
  • 7/17/2022 - Concours #3, Monterey Bay Region, Carmel Valley Community Park, Carmel Valley, CA
  • 8/7/2022 - Concours #4, Golden Gate Region, Porsche Redwood City, Redwood City, CA
  • 10/2/2022 - Concours #5, Ledson Winery, Kenwood, CA
  • 10/16/2022 - Concours #6, Diablo Region, Blackhawk Automotive Museum, Danville, CA
  • 10/30/2022 - Concours #7, Porsche of Fremont, Fremont, CA

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.

  • Porsche Parade at The Poconos, Pennsylvania, June 12-18, 2022 (Welcome | Porsche Parade 2022
  • PCA Fall Treffen, Sunriver Resort, Bend, Oregon, September 15-18, 2022 (treffen.pca.org) Registration for this event opens at noon on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
  • Spring Treffen, Barnsley Resort, Adairsville, Georgia, April 19-23, 2023 (treffen.pca.org)
  • Porsche Parade, La Quinta Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, CA, June 18-24, 2023
  • Rennsport Reunion, Laguna Seca, September 28 - October 1, 2022

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