Diablo PCA provides a welcoming and engaging community that enriches our member's Porsche ownership experience. What's New Congratulations to our new Board of Directors. Beginning in January, Bob Hilton is taking over the President's position from Brian Adkins, Larry Tougas is taking over the Vice President's position from Bob Hilton, Frankie Ross is taking over the Secretary position from Mikie Alexander, Kirk Doberenz is taking over the Treasurer position from Pam Richards, and our three Directors at Large will be Adam Cipriano, Mikie Alexander and Carolyn Wong. Many thanks to Brian Adkins, Pam Richards and Juan Fernandez for their service on the Board of Directors. Brian will be our new Zone 7 Representative and Juan and Rowena will continue as the Membership Chairs. New - Dinner at Mankas Grill - Thursday, January 12, 2023, join your fellow Club members for some great food and conversation at Mankas Grill in Fairfield. This is a great opportunity to socialize with both old and new members. Check the Recurring Events section below for additional information. Lunar New Year Tour - Saturday, January 28, 2023, join us in celebrating the Lunar New Year with a scenic drive starting at the Buttercup in Walnut Creek and ending at the Mayflower restaurant in Dublin for a pre-ordered Dim Sum lunch. Click here for additional information and to purchase tickets. Tickets on sale now. New - Ano Nuevo Tour - Sunday, February 19, 2023, join us for a drive through the redwood forest to Ano Nuevo State Park to see the Elephant Seals. Lunch will be on your own at Davenport Roadhouse. This year in addition to the guided walking tour, we purchased tickets for an Equal Access Tour for those who are not able to make the walk on the sand dunes. Click here for additional information and to purchase tickets. Tickets go on sale on Friday, January 6, 2023, at noon. New - Our first DE of the year is scheduled for Friday, March 3, 2023, at Thunderhill on the West (2-mile) track. Registration for the event opens on Friday, January 6, 2023, at noon. Check out the Driver Education (DE) section below for a link to the registration site, additional information, and for a list of DE dates for the year. In partnership with the Golden Gate Region, their DE dates are also included. If you are interested in attending a PCA National event, registration for the Spring Treffen at the Barnsley Resort in Adairsville, Georgia opened at noon today. See the PCA/PCNA Events section below for a link to the event. Also coming up is the Porsche Parade which will be held at the La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs California. Registration for the Porsche Parade opens on February 1, 2023. 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 December edition of the Devil's Advocate is available this now. Please Click here to view the most recent edition. If you have contributions to the Devil's Advocate, please send them to Maiko Woodson-Mendoza at 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 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) 2022 Diablo Region DE Schedule
Click here for general information on Diablo PCA HPDE days. 2022 Golden Gate Region DE Schedule
* Make it a 3-day weekend. Sign-up for the Diablo DE and the Golden Gate for a 3-day weekend. Zone 7 Events CRAB 38, Sacramento Valley Region, April 21-24, 2023 Shasta Region Zone 7 Tour, June 8-12, 2023, Click here for additional information, Registration opens on February 1, 2023 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: Gene Stoegbauer 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: Bob Hilton |