Author: Jody Rosner

Attendance at Rolex Historic Races Hospitality Tent Breaks Attendance Record

The Monterey Historic Races were held August 18-20^th this year due to issues related to track availability and a possible issue with not holding races on the traditional Sunday so not to interfere with the big event of car week, The Pebble Beach Concours Elegance. I am not sure the schedule change worked for race attendance as crowds at the PCA hospitality tent on Thursday and Friday were both light and less than in years past. However, Saturday had a blockbuster attendance as the weekend attendance for all 3 days of the event exceeded 800 + Porsche owners visiting the tent. The event could not have been a success without the help of a cadre of 28 volunteers who helped in the hospitality tent and to park cars in the car corral. Also, in attendance on Saturday were national treasurer Craig Kugler and national secretary Todd Benz.

 

Sacramento Valley Region Celebrates 60^th Anniversary:

More than 60 members celebrated the region’s 60^th anniversary at a gathering on Saturday, September 10^th at Sun City Roseville to mark this milestone. The club was founded in May of 1962 with some 30 charter members and is one of the oldest regions in the nation. A live auction was also held as part of the celebration and raised several thousand dollars for two local charities.

 

 

L/R: Craig Kugler, National Treasurer, Rik Larson, SVR President. Collin Fat, Zone 7 Rep

 

Zone Autocross and Concours Series Update;

The final Zone 7 autocross events of the season will be held on October 8^th at Madera Airport hosted by Sequoia Region followed by a 2-day event held at Crows Landing by Golden Gate Region and Loma Prieta Regions on October 15-16th, and then the final 2 events to be held at Thunderhill on October 22-23rd hosted by Sacramento Valley and Redwood Regions. The events are open to all Porsche Club members and not just those competing in the Zone series.  Registration information is available at zone7.pca.org

Redwood Region will host their annual concours at Sonoma County Plaza on October 2^nd. Registration has closed due to space limitations for car displays and concours participants. However, all PCA members in the Zone are invited to attend the event at this spectacular location. There are a total of 3 concours events in October with Diablo Region hosting their event on October 16^th at the Blackhawk Plaza in Danville and Loma Prieta region hosting their event on October 30^th at Porsche Fremont. Registration is open for both events.

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For more information visit the Zone 7 website at zone7.pca.org

 

PCA Club Race and DE Events:

The next to last club race of the season was held at Thunderhill on the weekend of October 8-9^th and was held in conjunction with several driver education events with Golden Gate region hosting DE’s on Saturday and Sunday and Diablo region hosting an event on Friday, September 23^rd. The DE events were the final events of a successful season while the final club race of the season will be held at Sonoma Raceway on October 8-9^th. GGR had 71 drivers registered for the DE on Saturday with 20 novices included. Diablo Region had 62 drivers registered for their event on Thursday with 16 novices included.

The Diablo Region event received enormous support from Porsche of Walnut Creek and enabled Diablo Region to host the event and stay in the black financially. With track rentals reaching in the tens of thousands of dollars this was quite significant and enabled the region to provide a top-notch event.

For members not familiar with a HPDE or high-performance driver education event, these events are designed to teach Porsche Club members the basics of car control in a safe environment on a local racetrack with in car instruction. It is one of the best ways to find out a little about the performance capabilities of your Porsche with a personal coach. I highly encourage all members in the Zone 7 to consider participating in a HPDE or DE event.

The club race on Saturday and Sunday had 25 drivers registered for Saturday and 14 drivers registered for the Sunday event. The last West Coast Club race of the season will be held at Sonoma Raceway on October 8-9^th. Spectators are always welcome to attend to watch the terrific racing and to enjoy the comradery with fellow Porsche enthusiasts.

 

West Coast Club Race Series:

 

PCA National Upcoming Events

Parade 2023 will be held at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs from June 18-24^th. The hotel is a five -star rated

property that has a famous history of being the hangout for movie stars and the Hollywood elite during the 1940s.

For PCA members this promises to be one of the premiere locations for a Parade on the West Coast.

Rennsport Reunion 2023: Rennsport Reunion will be held at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey on September 28^thto

October 1, 2023. Advance ticket and corral passes are currently on sale. If you have not yet booked your hotel

accommodations now is the time to secure your lodging at the best price.