9/27/2023 eBlast
Diablo PCA provides a welcoming and engaging community that enriches our member's Porsche ownership experience. What's New 10/7/2023 - Apple Hill Tour, starting at the Buttercup in Walnut Creek, this tour will take us on Highway 160 through the delta, Highway 12 through the Central Valley, and continue northeast on Highways 88 and 49 through Placerville, ending at Boa Vista Orchard in the middle of Apple Hill. At the end of the tour, you are free to explore the Apple Hill area on your own and join the Placerville Oktoberfest celebration. Click here for additional information and to register for the event. Tickets on sale now. 10/14/2023 - Berryessa/Napa Valley Tour, join us on a beautiful drive from Fairfield through Wooden Valley to Lake Berryessa. We will continue north passing through Pope Valley and Middletown before turning south towards the Napa Valley. We will pass through Calistoga ending at Gott’s Roadside Cafe where we will enjoy lunch, which will be no host. Please plan to join us for this beautiful Fall drive. Click here for additional information and to register for the event. Tickets on sale now. New - 10/22/2023 - Ocktoberfest, join us for an afternoon at Faction Brewing in Alameda. This year we are focused on raising money for the Red Cross to support our fellow PCA members in Maui Hawaii. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross, Maui. Click here for additional information and to purchase tickets for the event. Tickets on sale now. 10/29/2023 - Diablo Region/PCA Zone 7 Concours #6, Porschephiles, this year's concours is sponsored by Porsche of Livermore and will again be at the Blackhawk Museum. You may enter your car as a Judged Car where your car will be judged against other cars in your class for cleanliness, preparation, and maintenance, or as a Car Show Display car. If your car is entered as a judged car in four or more of the Zone 7 Concours you will be eligible for a Zone 7 award. Click here for additional information and to register for the event. New - 11/12/2023 - Porsches & Coffee with Kelly Telfer, this is a rare opportunity to spend the morning with a Porsche artist legend. Kelly Telfer has done work for Porsche, PCA, Werks, and numerous other Porsche related organizations. We will meet at his studio in the beautiful foothills of Sonora. Kelly will share his history with Porsche and the many people he has met throughout his career. Come drink coffee, share stories and be a part of a very unique experience. Click here for additional information and to register for the event. Volunteers needed - Help improve Diablo's image! No, we're not looking for a campaign consultant. We need one or two volunteer graphic artists or designers to work with a team of other volunteers to design a distinctive "Diablo Shirt" in the next two months and participate in redesigning diablo-pca.org, our website, over the next year. Please express your interest by August 31st by contacting Bob Hilton, Diablo President, at Have you created your Digital Membership Card yet? PCA members can now opt in to the digital membership card, available for Apple and Android digital wallets. Visit PCADigitalCard.org for more information. 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 Summer 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 Bob Hilton (DiabloPCA. 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 Chair, Michael Caine at Diablo PCA has a new way for members to connect. We have created a Facebook Group just for you. Here you will find members telling members about drives they've taken, cars they have seen, posting photos, letting each other know about informal get togethers and much more. You will also get news hot off the press from Diablo PCA. Everyone is welcome to join just click on Diablo Region - Porsche Club of America Group. So please come join the fun and share your love of Porsche, because; it's not just the cars - it's the people. 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 Bob Hilton at Events Save the date for the following events: Holiday Party, (date/location TBD) Recurring Events
Tours Save the date for the following Tours: 11/4/2023 - New Member Tour 11/11/2023 - Tour Planning Meeting (location TBD) 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) 2023 Diablo Region DE Schedule Click here for general information on Diablo PCA HPDE days.
2023 Golden Gate Region DE Schedule
Zone 7 Events New - 10/8/2023 - 2023 Lady Drivers Fun Run and Brunch co-hosted by PCA Redwood Region and PCA Golden Gate Region, starting at the Northgate Mall in San Rafael, the tour will drive through the beautiful backroads of West Marin and Sonoma Counties. The route will include a quick stop at one of our gorgeous coastal beaches. The final destination will be the elegant Sheraton Wine Country hotel in Petaluma for a fabulous buffet brunch. Register on MotorsportReg beginning Saturday, September 16, 2023. 2023 Zone 7 Autocross - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Autocross schedule. 2023 Zone 7 Concours - Click here for information on the Zone 7 Concours series.
2024 Shasta Region Tour, June 20-24, 2024 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): Ed Won Communications/Eventbrite Registration: Carolyn Wong Membership: Juan & Rowena Fernandez Devil’s Advocate: Maiko Woodson-Mendoza Webmaster: Anthony Mendoza President: Bob Hilton |