Welcome

Welcome to Sacramento Valley Region’s award winning website! Our 1,400+ members belong to one of Northern California’s largest and most active Porsche Car Clubs. Step inside and look around. Perhaps you’ll find something that interests you, and even better, perhaps you’ll join us!

Member Larry Wilson wrote that we started meeting in an elementary school auditorium in early 1962 with thirty five Porsche owners. You can read Larry’s entire article on our History page

We’re a region of Porsche Club of America (PCA) and are in Zone 7  . We enjoy a wide range of activities, including tours, dinners or other events which are too numerous to list here. We believe it isn’t just the cars. It’s the people. To find out more about our activities, our history or read our newsletters, follow the page links above.

*NEW*

We’ve been using MSR or Motorsport Reg for our members to register for our events. Using it allows you to register and pay without needing to send a check to the even chair. It also is a place where you can sign waivers which are sometimes necessary for our event. It really easy but we thought we would put a little guide here to get you started. Once you have an account, you can use it for all future events. Not only SVR’s but other events that are advertised on MSR. You can find this guide HERE.

Event Chair MSReg Setup

Click this link to find the form to submit to have an MSReg event set up for you as a chair of the event you’re sponsoring.

SVR Events Coming to you!

Follow our calendar for upcoming events . We are filling the calendar with new events on a regular basis.

Needed hosts for events including tours and dinners. Contact our Social Director at social@svr-pca.org

1st Saturday Breakfast is Back! Look for the event in our calendar and the Drifter


PCA Club Racing:
Follow this link to see the current event schedule and how CoronaVirus has affected it.

PCA Sim Racing Announcement!

PCA Sim Racing is racing for the heroes! PCA Sim Racers will race Sunday, May 30 in support of Operation Motorsport.
Operation Motorsport’s Vision is to use Motorsports opportunities to attract ill, injured and wounded Service Members and disabled Veterans and present them with educational and industry opportunities to aid in their retraining, recovery and rehabilitation. Even giving a little will help Operation Motorsport provide opportunities for disabled / injured / medically retired Veterans.

For more information about the race, please visit the PCA Sim Racing website

To support a Sim Racer and give money to Operation Motorsport, please click here This event is sponsored by PCA Sim Racing and the Carolinas Region. Please help them meet their donation goal!

Just announced, subscribe to PCAHQ on YouTube. Find their channel here.

Member Photos and Articles Wanted
We are always looking for member photos of our events. Whether it be a dinner, tour or other events such as autocross and Concours. How about what are you doing to keep busy during this lockdown? Social distancing… How has it impacted you or your family? Polishing your car? For photos or articles, please email the webmaster at webmaster@svr-pca.org

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The Drifter Current Issue

The Drifter is our award winning monthly newsletter. It's filled with activity information and informative articles for the Porsche owner.

In addition to the Drifter we send out event newsletters. These are usually sent one to two times monthly. We're not going to overwhelm you. If you would like to subscribe to these, click here

November 2024
 

Just Porsche Stuff

Tech Tactics 2021

 

If you have a favorite website that features car or lifestyle information that you feel our members might enjoy, let us know by emailing the webmaster.

Key Personnel

The following have chosen to volunteer their personal time to serve the 1,300+ members of Sacramento Valley Region this year. Please consider enhancing your SVR membership by serving as an officer next year. If you are interested in a board or chair position, don’t hesitate to contact the Past President . If you are interested in the duties of the board and chair members, follow the links to our general information page.

2023-24 Board of Directors

President
Rik Larson
Vice President
John Leet
Secretary
Tina Talamantes
Treasurer
Bob Peake
Membership Director
Steve Long
Social Director
Mardi Quain
Past President
Mike Willis

Event & Activity Chairs

 

Advertising
Vacant
New Member
Steve Long
Rally
Richard Wetzel
Event Liaison
Porsche Rocklin,
Porsche Sacramento
and California Auto Museum

Kim Nelson
Concours
Al Price
Historian
Vacant
Charity and Logo
Dick MacFarlane
Autocross
Collin Fat
Social Media
Al Price
Tour
Rick Duste
Motorsport Reg Administrator
Collin Fat
1st Saturday Breakfast
Jerry Alter
Technical
Al Price
Editor
Mike Willis
Webmaster
Jody Rosner

Autocross Schedule

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One Driver, One Car, One Course and One Stopwatch

This is our effort to feed current Autocrossers’ passion or help the uninitiated appreciate the fun to be had learning more about how to confidently and safely squeeze the best performance from the World’s Finest Automotive Marque…

We hope you will find this information valuable and welcome any comments you believe can help us serve you better. Emails can be sent to autocross@svr-pca.org.

2024 SVR Autocross Schedule

Proudly sponsored by Porsche Rocklin

 

Registration for all events will be available one month prior to the event.

 Event DAY  Event Date  AX #  Location 
Sunday  March 10th  AX School Ground School  Porsche Rocklin 
Saturday  March 16th  AX School Driving  Thunderhill 
Sunday  March 17th  AX #1  Thunderhill 
Saturday  April 13th*  AX #2 Zone Event  Thunderhill 
Saturday  April 14th*  AX Zone Event (Redwood)  Thunderhill 
Sunday  May 25th  AX #3  Thunderhill 
Saturday  June 15th  AX #4  Thunderhill 
Saturday  July 13th  AX #5  Thunderhill 
Saturday  August 17th  AX #6  Thunderhill 
Saturday  September 21st*  AX #7 Zone Event  Thunderhill 
Sunday  September 22nd*  AX Zone Event (Redwood)  Thunderhill 
Saturday  October 26th  AX #8  Thunderhill 

 On-line registration required: https://www.motorsportreg.com/orgs/pca/sacramento-valley/autocross. 

Instructors and loaner helmets are available. Registration opens 30 days prior to event 

For further information contact Collin Fat, at autocross@svr-pca.org 

All events held at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, Ca. 

 

2024 Zone 7 Series

In addition to the SVR series, the Zone 7 series consists of some 8-10 events each season, with events hosted by various sister regions in Zone 7.  This series is geared not only for the experienced driver but novices as well. It is a good way to get out in the zone and meet like-minded people in some of the Zone’s other regions. Zone autocross events are currently conducted by Golden Gate, Loma Prieta, Sacramento Valley, Sequoia, and Redwood regions.

The link below will take you to Zone 7 2024 Autocross Schedule

Zone 7 2024 Autocross Schedule

The Sacramento Valley Region of PCA is part of Zone 7, which hosts a Zone Series in collaboration with neighboring regions. For more information on the Zone 7 Autocross Series and additional information on Autocross events go here

SVR Autocross Venue

This year our Autocross events are held at the Thunderhill Raceway.

Thunderhill Raceway Park is conveniently located at 5250 Hwy 162, Willows California 95988.  Just 7 miles west of Interstate 5 and the City Of Willows. When signing in at the entrance, ask for directions to the Large Skid Pad.

https://www.thunderhill.com/about/location

Autocross Team

  • Chair – ​Collin Fat
  • Co-Chair – John Leet
  • Registration – Joy Nieslony
  • Timing & Results – Greg Zajic, John Leet
  • Chief Driving Instructor – Greg Zajic
  • ​Course Design and Set-up – Martin Messersmith
  • Course Worker Coordinator – Joy Nieslony
  • Safety –  Greg Zajic
  • ​Trailer Transport – Martin Messersmith
  • Tech Inspection –  Weyland Fat, Robert Hrabak
  • Support – Bob Peake, Lanny Bowden,

If you would like to learn more about autocross,  Look here

We can help you learn. Just attend one of our Autocross workshops. Our annual autocross school is scheduled for March 10th and 16th.  You can register using the link in the table above.

Or, we offer instructors at any of our events.  If you are new to autocross, just sign up and attend any of our events – we will be happy to show you the ropes!