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May 20 – Ride to Eden – Francis Ford Coppola Winery

Whew! What a busy month it has been. On April 2nd, Sharon & I helped Dannen Goetze put on the Porsche Corral at SRO Fanatic GT Races at Sonoma Raceway for 75 Porsches. The next weekend Sharon & I spent the weekend at Thunderthill Raceway performing our duties on the GGR Track Team. Sharon doing the "Timing & Scoring" for the PCA Club Races and me as the "Grid Steward". Then the 3rd weekend we spent the weekend up in Sacramento at SVR's CRAB 38. Many "Old time" PCA members attended CRAB 38 and we spent a lot of time catching up. Of course,

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It's wet outside as I sit down to write this. I thought we

were done with the rain but I was wrong. I’m not sure I can

even spell drought.

Bruno is back!! I picked him up last Friday and he looks fantastic! The term “body in white” is usually not literal, but in this case that is untrue.

I got him back just in time to attend Luft 9 Air|Water at Mare Island this last Sunday. WOW, I have never seen so many Air and Water cooled Porsches in one place. Redwood Region was well represented by Essy Fariab, Kurt Fischer, Don Nohai, Jeff Hall, Tom and Philippa Short, Sharon Neidel, David Bunch, myself, and I’m sure plenty of others I missed. The shots above were taken before any other cars were placed near me.

…and just before the Air|Water day of Luft 9 we had a fabulous event of our own starting at Redwood sponsor AutoSport Detailing and finishing at the oldest Road House in California, the Washoe House which opened in 1859. Find more about this great event in Jeff Hall's article later in this newsletter and info on all the other things our Region and Zone are doing.

My lovely wife Sharon and I attended Sacramento Valley Region’s Crab38 event a couple of weeks ago. Yes, the 38 does represent how many times SVR has done this one. They had to shut down Crab for the pandemic years and were able to resurrect it for 2023 with the help of many, many volunteers. This year’s Crab had tours, a rally, an autocross, a concours, and a big crab dinner. It was centered around the California Automobile Museum near Old Town Sacramento. I had the pleasure of meeting Hank Malter, Redwood's Past President (1970 – the year after we became a PCA region), and National PCA President from 1981-84 at the banquet. Kim Nelson, SVR’s Event Liaison, took on MC duties and created an auto museum trivia contest. Sharon and I competed in the autocross and she entered her Cayman R in the concours. She won her class in AX. A great time was had by all. More info can be found here.

On another very exciting note, we can now officially announce that Redwood Region will be hosting Treffen Wine Country in the Spring of 2024! The primary hotel for this national event is the Sonoma Mission Inn on Highway 12. This will be an excellent way to re-introduce the rest of PCA to our fabulous roads, wineries, restaurants, scenery and other places of interest.

Some of you may know that Treffen started out as Escape. There have been Porsche Escapes to LA, to Albuquerque, to Flagstaff, and the first one ever done was Escape to the Wine Country hosted by none other than the Redwood Region back in 2005.

Initially, Escapes were handled exclusively by the host region, but as time went on

our national organization became more and more involved, eventually renaming the

event Treffen. What has not changed is that Treffens are about relaxing, sightseeing,

and touring. They have no competitive events like autocross, rallies, or concours.

Treffens happen two times per year now, once in the Spring, and once in the Fall.

Typically, they occur on different sides of the country. The one that just finished was at the Barnsley Resort near Adairsville, Georgia: and the one that will happen this Fall will be just outside of St Louis.

Learn more about Treffen Wine Country on their website.

April was an incredible month of activities with PCA. I had an

event every weekend. It started with our Corral at the SRO

Fanatic races then I worked the West Coast Club race at Thunderhill, attended the CRAB weekend then the Devils in

the Details tour & Luft 9. Somewhere in there I managed to fit

in a Rennsport 7 site visit to Laguna.

The weather is finally looking like California Spring and I am looking forward to the

exciting activities we have coming up. We have a mid-week tour to Lynmar Winery on the 10th of May and our first rally of the year, Devils Gulch, on the 20th . There is also plenty to do around the Zone. I am particularly looking forward to working the PorschePlatz at the Laguna Seca IMSA race the weekend of the 13th & 14th. We are putting the

final details on a Le Mans watching party & Swap Meet at Hi-Tec on June 10th.

The big news was the announcement of the Spring 2024 Treffen being in the Wine Country with Redwood Region as the hosts. Vern covered a lot of this in his article but

it is a real honor for our region and you will hear much about it over the coming months.

We have another major event in our Zone this year and that is Rennsport Reunion 7. If you are not aware this is an international event hosted by Porsche every 3-5 years. RR7 will be at the famed Laguna Seca Raceway September 28 - October 1. Porsche will be celebrating their 75th anniversary and Wolfgang Porsche’s 80th birthday so they are stepping up the festivities with many exciting activities and surprises. There is historic & contemporary racing, new model introductions, vendors with anything and everything Porsche. PCA will host the Corral and PorschePlatz with guest speakers, demonstrations and lots of special activities including PCA Juniors. As they say, PCA is fueled by volunteers, and we will need in excess of 500 for the PCA activities over the 4 days. I am the Volunteer Coordinator and your help would be appreciated. Volunteers will get a shirt and event poster. The work is easy and you are sure to make new Porsche friends. Volunteer registration will be on MSR which should be open by May 15th.

Even if you have told me you will work please go on MSR and register so we can make sure you get the proper size shirt and your event poster.

You will hear much more about Rennsport & Treffen over the coming months.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend as both will be incredible.

Sharon

One of the great privileges of being in our Redwood Region

PCA is knowing that we don’t just play in our backyard, we also support important local causes. This month in the dR, I’d like to

highlight the critically-important group CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Sonoma.

The CASA Program is the only 501 (c)(3) charitable community-based organization that since 1997, has recruited, trained and supported citizen volunteers who step up to assist judges and advocate for the best interests of children who have been abused or neglected.

This is a cause near and dear to my heart because my mother was the lead clinical

social worker in the first health care team to really address what was called “the battered child syndrome” in the early 1960s in Denver. Her stories were truly eye-opening and it was immediately clear to me even at a very young age that these children need outside help to be able to thrive.This year, CASA of Sonoma is hosting a “Hearts Fore Children CASA Golf Tournament” at the Windsor Golf Course on Thursday, September 21. Those of you who won’t be attending our second annual Murphys Ironstone tour weekend might enjoy this worthwhile cause, and their flyer is below. If you’d like to learn more, the registration website is open, and CASA volunteers will be coming to our Porsches on the Plaza event on July 8. For many years, we have donated the proceeds from this wonderful day on Sonoma Square to CASA and have engendered a wonderful partnership of which we can all be very proud.

For more information click here.

 Hello Zone 7,

I can’t encourage you enough to visit and bookmark the Zone 7 webpage.

and events that https://www.porscheparade.org/ You can return to that site and

Attending Parade??? Be sure to be at the Zone Gathering on Sunday June 18^th

Attendees will be required to show proof of PCA membership or Porsche ownership at

be sure to purchase the ticket labeled Sports - Admission & Corral.

Any questions, please email me.

May 14 - Hands on Concours School ---at Stevens Creek Porsche by Zone 7

May 27 - Hands on Concours School –at Nelson Residence, Shingle Springs, Ca.

as of April 28, 2023

Dates Location

June 10-11th at UMC (Utah)

June 24-25th at Thunderhill

July 22-23rd at High Plains (CO)

August 5-6th at Sonoma Opens June 19th

September 15-17th at Laguna Seca Opens July 31st

October 14-15th at Sonoma Opens August 28th

Laguna Seca September 28 – October 1

Information and to Purchase tickets.

Porsche Club of America is pleased to announce that Princess Cruises will host this year's inaugural PCA National at Sea! Join us as we board the Sky Princess one of Princess' Royal-Class ships for an adventure like no other. This adventure includes a seven-day Western Caribbean voyage from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, visiting four tropical destinations including Honduras, Cozumel, Belize City, and Costa Maya. These destinations feature activities exclusively for PCA members.

You can obtain more information and register on their website.

On Saturday, April 29, Auto Sport Detail of Santa Rosa, one

of Redwood Region’s sponsors, conducted a tech session featuring “washing and maintenance” of your Porsche and

“paint correction” before and after!

The beautiful Spring morning paved the way for 54 members

and guests in 36 Porsches (and 1 BMW) to enjoy the presentation, pastries and

coffee, goodie bags and the “Wheel of Chance!”

The demonstrations, put on by Quinn Barri and Crissa Turner (owners of Auto Sport Detail) lasted almost two hours and were filled with lots of great questions and answers. The retail shop did a brisk business with members stocking up on washing mitts, wheel brushes, micro-fiber towels, buckets and detailing products.

Three run groups left the staging area shortly after 11 am for a jaunty ride out to the

coast and back. There were lots of twists and turns and according to Safety Director

Rex Simmons, everyone stayed on route. In spite of some fog along the coast and

thanks to leads, Essy Fariab, Vern Rogers and Rex Simmons as well as sweeps,

Kurt Fischer, Sharon Castle-Rogers and Sharon Neidel all drivers and passengers

were delivered safely to the finish line.

Lunch was served at the historic and iconic Washoe House in Petaluma. Established

in 1859, the Washoe is one of the oldest roadhouses West of the Mississippi.

We ate in the private, second-floor dining space with our own dedicated bartender

and servers. The eclectic menu didn’t disappoint and the revelers enjoyed the afternoon! By the comments and overall reaction to the program, this could very well turn into

an annual event.

Photos credit Paige Gaines.

We had 31 drivers at our first autocross of 2023 -- a Zone weekend co-hosted with Sacramento Valley Region and held on the skidpad at Thunderhill Raceway.

The temperature was in the mid-80s and we got 12 runs in for the day -- 6 in the morning run group and 6 in the afternoon. SVR AX chair Collin Fat took some great pictures of the event you can see here.

Dave Dunwoodie, LPR's AX chair, held the TTOD spot with a 46.570 and Susan Fontaine was TTOD Ladies with a 48.422. Congrats!

In PAX, our Zone 7 AX chair Brand Ballantyne took TTOD with a PAX time of 44.082 (and 100 PAX points) and Susan Fontaine gets the win again with a PAX time of 46.842 and 32 PAX points.

Results for all drivers and classes are now posted on our website.

There was a hosted dinner at Roundtable Pizza on Saturday night where drivers from all participating regions shared stories of cones they hit and of times they may or may not have gotten had said cones not gotten in the way! The after-dinner entertainment included a visit to the local Dollar Tree store. It's been rumored to be one of the best Dollar Trees in California and 6 out of 8 drivers who ventured into the retailer agreed...

We'll do this all again the weekend of September 16/17 (Dollar Tree visit optional) and we welcome experienced AXers, newbies and everyone in between to the event. Come join us. You're guaranteed a good time (and instructors are provided for anyone who needs it).

Feel free to email me with any questions about the event, venue or how to get involved.

The April Board Meeting was held on Tuesday the 25th.

The next board meeting will be on Tuesday, May 30 from 7-9 pm at Mary's Pizza Shack, 423 N McDowell Blvd. Petaluma

If you’re interested in joining the next meeting via Zoom, send me an email and I will forward you the meeting link.  

Once again and on behalf of the entire Redwood Region of

the Porsche Club of America it is my pleasure to welcome all

new members enrolled in the month of April as well as those transferring from other regions.

Please think about attending some of our events in the upcoming months which can be found in the calendar section of our website: https://redwoodpca.org Our events are a great way for you to meet other PCA members and have some fun with fellow Porsche enthusiasts and our amazing cars.

From our website you can also access current and past issues of der Reisenbaum,

our monthly newsletter! We had six new members at our event on Saturday, April 29.

In the month of April, we welcomed eight new members to the Redwood Region PCA.

You all should have or will soon be receiving a complimentary Redwood Region name badge. Also if you’d like to order a name badge for your spouse, partner, associate or family member, check out our website for full details and instructions.

In April 2023, 31 PCA Redwood Region members marked ten or more years in the club. Three members are celebrating 40 or more years with the club! Frank Massick (48),

Mary Affinitto (40), Don Nicoli (40). Congratulations to you for such long-term loyalty

and thank you to all who are marking anniversaries – I hope you are enjoying your membership and continue to take advantage of all the great benefits our club has to offer! As always, please send any and all questions about membership, to me email me.

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