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Diablo PCA provides a welcoming and engaging community that enriches our member's Porsche ownership experience. What's New This October, Diablo Region will hold its annual election to fill Board of Directors (BOD) vacancies with terms commencing January 1st, 2023. We currently have four candidates for four open positions. Pursuant to the Bylaws, through September 1, 2022, an active member may submit to a Board Member a petition [to nominate an active member] signed by three percent (3%) of the Active Diablo Membership. The Secretary will confirm the validity of the petition signatures and either place the nominee on the ballot or reject the petition. 9/3/2022 - 5th Annual Porsches & Pups Tour, This is the fifth annual tour that started in 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 Pleasanton. We will have a scenic drive through Pleasanton, Castro Valley, Hayward, and Union City before heading to La Pinata for lunch. Click here for additional information and to register for the tour. Tickets sales end on Monday, August 29, 2022. New - 9/4/2022 - The Club added a new recurring event to our Calendar. The Solano Cars & Coffee will be held at The Clubhouse at Rancho Solano Golf Course on the first Sunday of the month from 9:30 AM to 12:00 noon. For our members in Solano County, this is a great way to meet your fellow Porsche enthusiasts and enjoy the cars. For additional details see the Recurring Events section below. No registration is required for this event. 9/10/2022 - Clearlake Tour, Join us for a day tour to Clearlake and the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville. This tour will start at the Costco in Fairfield and take the backroads to Winters, CA and Cache Creek Casino Resort. After a brief bio-break we will continue on to Clearlake and drive along the south shore of the lake. We will stop for lunch at Library Park in Lakeport, CA. Lunch will be on your own at one of the restaurants in the area. After lunch we will continue on to the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. The tour ends at the winery where you may stay for wine tasting, have an early dinner, or spend the weekend in the area. Tickets on sale now. Click here for additional information and to register for the tour. Due to staffing shortages at the restaurants, this tour will be limited to 16 cars/32 people. New - 9/15/2022 - Lodi Tour, Join us for a tour to Lodi and lunch at the Dancing Fox Winery/Brewery in Lodi. The brewery focuses on traditional English style ales and barrel aging. The lunch menu includes sandwiches, salads and pizza. Lunch is on your own and the restaurant will provide separate checks. After lunch you are on your own to explore Lodi or visit one of the many wineries in the area. A suggested winery is Berghold. Click here for additional details and to register for the event. Tickets on sale now. New - 9/15/2022 - LAST CALL!!! It has come to our attention that FAZ will be closing on October 1st for good. The Club thought it would be nice to have one final dinner there on Thursday, September 15th to show our appreciation for all of the wonderful service they have shown us the last several years. We are asking as many of you that can attend, to please sign up ahead of time so that we can give them a head count. Hope to see you there!!! Click here to RSVP for this event. 9/17/2022 - Detailing Clinic, Join us for a Detail Clinic at the Detail Garage in Concord. This clinic will focus on cleaning your car and getting it ready for a Concours event. The clinic will include a lecture on "touch points" specific to our Porsches that should be addressed while prepping a car for a Concours. The afternoon is an opportunity for hands-on experience with the products. Get your detailing questions answered by a professional in the field. Even if you do not plan to enter your car in a Concours, come and learn techniques that will help you preserve and enhance your vehicles finishes. Click here to register for the event. We plan to open this event to PCA Zone 7 Concours participants on 8/15/2022. Sign up early to ensure a spot in the clinic. Tickets on sale now. Registration Open - 9/23/2022 - DE at Thunderhill Raceway, Registration opens for our third DE of the year at Thunderhill Raceway on Friday, September 23, 2022. See the Driver Education section below for additional details. This event is being sponsored by Porsche Walnut Creek. Check the Entries in MotorsportReg to see the status of your registration. New - 9/25/2022 - Oktoberfest Get Together at Cali Craft, Join us for no host beer and drinks from the taproom, and food available from a visiting food truck. Bring some snacks to share, and any non-alcoholic beverages you may want. Click here for additional information and to RSVP for this event. Tickets on sale now. 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. The August 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
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 As the saying goes, "many hands make light work". We are looking for members to raise their hands as volunteers. As Diablo Region members, we enjoy an active calendar of driving tours, DE days, social events and other club activities throughout the year. These events simply don't happen organically. It takes the combined efforts of many volunteers to make the magic happen. If you are interested in helping out, we can surely use your help. We are especially interested in people helping to plan events. Whether you are an original "Founding" Diablo member or joined yesterday, volunteer today by contacting Brian Adkins at Events Save the date for the following events:
Recurring Events
Tours 8/26/2022 - Grass Valley Empire Gold Mine Tour, Join us on Friday, August 26, 2022, for a morning drive through the Sacramento Valley, making our way north then east, transiting the back roads of the valley floor, then climbing along the Sierra foothills to historic Nevada County and the Empire Gold Mine State Park. Click here for additional information and to register for this event. Ticket sales ended on August 12, 2022. Contact 9/24/2022 - Moss Beach Distillery Tour 10/1/2022 - Napa Tour - This is a re-run of our very popular and sold-out 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. 11/5/2022 - Apple Hill Tour 11/6/2022 - Tour Appreciation Day 11/18-19/2022 - Paso Robles Tour 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 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.
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 |
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