We are gearing up for Spring! Yea! I am looking forward to driving with the top down and joining our March tech session and tours.

The Awards Dinner was a great suc-cess - great Italian food - an interesting room at the new Walnut Creek Library - a great talk by the head mechanic of Porsche of Livermore - and an inspiring talk and video by the founder of the Taylor Heart Camp. We are planning an even bigger event for next year - hopefully at the Blackhawk Auto Museum. Congratulations to all the winners, particularly Joan and Frank Duran, they were awarded the John Clever Trophy. Everyone agreed that they truly represented the club‘s spirit. The Duran‘s have hosted five Oktoberfests, numerous tours, and are key hosts at our Walnut Creek breakfasts.

The Tour de San Juan is fully booked with 25 Porsches and over 50 members signed up. This month‘s Panorama has a paragraph on the Loma Prieta tour which we did last Fall. We are copying their success. Also in March is our first Driver Education (DE) event of 2011. We need all members to try it and to support the program. It‘s a great way to learn how your Porsche handles and it is totally safe. Our DE events are designed to have fun as well as teach members how to drive on a track. At $200 you can‘t beat the price.

The board has decided to dispose of the Goodie Store clothes and sell off the items to our members. I did an inventory of the items and some terrific shirts, hats and coats are available. Let me know if you need some items.

It is time to start planning the 2011 Wash n Shine. We had our first planning meeting in February and need your input on a number of issues. Should we move the Wash n Shine to a different weekend, Memorial Day weekend may not be ideal; would you be interested in a fun class for your car; how about non-judged class; we have lot‘s of new ideas. The Wash & Shine is a major fundraiser for the club and for charity so your participation is key. Last year we had two Boxsters entered in that class (yes, I came in second), two Caymans were entered in their class. This is just not acceptable. What do you need to enter the Wash n Shine?

I want to thank Ingrid French for taking on two new roles. As our new Charity Chairperson, Ingrid will lead the effort to raise money for several new causes. Ingrid has also volunteered to take on the Tour Chairperson. She is available to tutor tour leaders on routes, paperwork, prep, and safety issues. So get ready to lead a tour and Ingrid will make sure you get off on the right peddle. Thank you Ingrid!

Did you miss a free breakfast at Vic‘s in Pleasanton? Yes, Gunter Feldmeier of Porsche of Fremont picked up the tab last month. Thank you Gunter, as always, Porsche of Fremont is a great supporter of the Diablo Region.

As always - Have fun and drive safely!
Walt