Porsche Parking 2022 Long Creek Winery Tour

Do you want to take your knowledge of your Porsche to the next level? Please join us on November 6th for our Porsche Owners Clinic where you'll enjoy refreshments and gain a deeper understanding of your Porsche's features.

RSVP here: https://fb.me/e/1Y2QqfGF5

 Rik Larson, SVR President

Three Elections Going On? 

Another PCA Members Only Car Raffle 

This time the 1st Grand Prize is a 2023 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet AMERICA that comes with a $25,000 cash prize. The 2nd Grand Prize is a 2023 911 Carrera Cabriolet that also comes with a $25,000 cash prize. $50 gets you a ticket at pca.org. Entries will be accepted thru December 9, 2022. Winners will be announced by the end of January 2023.

Another SVR Video has been Released 

Eduardo Ortega, Jr. has released the video that was shown at the SVR 60th Anniversary event. It is about 20 minutes long and features a history of the region. Check and see if your photo is in it. Check it out at vimeo.com/748591892

This year is almost over --- time flies 

·      The last SVR AX of the season is on Saturday, November 12th. This means that you had better bring some warm clothes and jackets.

·      The Christmas Party on December 10th has a Roaring 20's theme and Mardi Quain has received a number of questions. She and Deb Dunn want everyone to know that the "dressing up" is absolutely optional" and is not required to have a great party experience. But if you do want a 'costume look' it can be as simple a a period hat (I am thinking about a red gambler's hat) or spats for the guys or the ladies can consider a feather boa, head piece or string of pearls. Or you can go for the full period dressing. And remember there will be gambling tables.

·      There is some talk of a tour to the snow that would hopefully bring out the SUV owners. Stay tuned.

·      The annual Planning and Pizza meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 5th at the Round Table in Folsom (Greenback Lane). You can always schedule your event in advance by contacting our Vice President, Sally Boeck (vicepresident@svr-pca.org). 

Rennsport Reunion VII 

·      Tickets are now on sale at weathertechraceway.com

·      The event is next September………September 28 to October 1 at Laguna Seca.

·      This event celebrates the 75th anniversary of Porsche.

·      This same event in 2018 at Laguna Seca drew over 80,000 people over 4 days.

·      Expect to see some changes at the facility. They are doing some major changes over the next 6 months (mostly to update the infrastructure  --- you will be greeted by a new bridge that will efficiently accommodate pedestrians and cars between parking/hospitality and the race paddock, and a new track surface).

·      The Porsche Coral tickets (with 4 day ticket purchase required) are SOLD OUT!

·      Also SOLD OUT are the various packages (Champions Cub, Legends Club, and Premier Pit Row Suites).

·      Everything else is still available: 4-day tickets; individual day tickets; general RV camping; Tent camping; preferred parking

·      And of course you need to find some room accommodations.

·      And PCA (Zone 7) will be looking for volunteers to help out with some of the activities during the 4 days.

It is that time of year when you get to exercise your right to vote for the 2023/24 SVR Board of Directors.

This year, along with the National Election that gets far more attention than our humble one for SVR, you get to choose the next board officers for the next two years. That is different than before as the bylaws have changed to a two-year term with the option to run for a second term. That reduces the times the club must new seek candidates and go through the election process for the entire board. The new year also reduces the members of the Board to six elected and one appointed position, to streamline the functioning of the club.

To vote, go to the SVR website

and click on the Ready to Vote link.

OR use these links

Once there, fill in your name and PCA Membership number. If you don’t remember your number contact Steve Long, the Membership Director by emailing membership@svr-pca.org. Select the membership type, both Primary and Affiliate can and should vote for the candidates. To vote for a candidate select the drop-down arrow on the right side to fill in the official candidate. If you wish you may select a write in candidate in the box immediately below the candidates. Keep in mind that person must be willing to serve on the board, so be sure they want to be considered for the position.

Finally, there is a small survey we take at this time of year regarding your specific interests in the club activities. Click the “I’m not a robot” box. Don’t forget to click the Submit button at the very bottom!

The voting will last for 20 days, starting November 1, 2022 and will end November 20, 2022, so there is plenty of time to get your membership number and exercise your right to vote!

After the 25th of November the President will be notified of the results and announce the winners. That information will also be on the website.

Thank you for voting!

Collin Fat, Nomination Committee Member

And, don’t forget SVR’s Christmas Party-it comes up quick on Saturday, December 10. It’s a 1920’s Christmas Costume Party at Sierra View Country Club in Roseville. See Below In The Drifter for more details.

The California Auto Museum’s annual Christmas Tree Decorating Party and Potluck is a wonderful way to kick off the holiday season with your friends and an opportunity to meet many new people in the club as well as other Automobile enthusiasts.

This year the event is being hosted for the Museum by SVR and 356CAR so we are hoping for a great turnout from our members. Our club has two Christmas trees to decorate and we have a lot of ornaments from past years. However, we would love to see more ornaments that you have made. An ornament showing your car and/or yourselves is a great way to show the 1000’s of people that pass through the Museum during the Holiday Season just what a great car club we have.

We will trim the trees beginning at 2:00 pm, followed by the Potluck at 4:00 pm. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share with the other car clubs. For SVR they are asking our members bring a Side Dish or Salad for the Potluck. The Museum will be providing the main dish of Turkey and Ham as well as coffee, utensils and other paper products. They will also have a cash bar. Please do not plan on bringing hot food as with such a large Potluck it is difficult to keep everything warm.

A highlight of this event every year is the Door Prize Raffle and they generally have some very nice gifts.

If you plan on joining the fun this year, please RSVP Kim Nelson at knelson356@gmail.com by Monday, November 21^st.

We hope to see you there.

Motorsportreg.com:

Saturday, October 15th marked the 4th Caffeine and Porsches event jointly put on by 356CAR and SVR in the last two years. The first two in 2021 were held at Fat’s restaurants in Folsom and Roseville and the two this year were at the California Auto Museum.

You couldn’t have asked for better weather with blue skies and the temperature hovering between 75 and 85. This time around we had about 100 Porsches show up and they represented just about every model from every year. 356’s showed up in abundance with Speedster’s, Roadsters, Coupes and Cabriolets. Interestingly, with the recent increase in popularity of the 914 we were surprise to see only one example – a beautifully prepared 1975. We were also very pleased to see a 924 Turbo attend all decked out in Paris Dakar Rally guise.   Air-cooled and water-cooled 911’s in every color and combination, from base models to GT3 RS’s were displayed as well as a Panamera and Taycan!

Once again Dick MacFarlane provided music for the event and decorated the parking lot with his many colorful flags and banners.  Thank you Dick! Seth Owen, who is the Northern California Territory Manager for Hagerty Insurance, set up his booth and provided Hagerty swag and the Coffee and Donuts. Thank you Seth!  We also want to thank the club members who help getting all the cars parked safely and making sure that at the end of the day we left the area as clean or cleaner than when we arrived. Kirk Bradford has helped with every Caffeine and Porsches event and has become the “de facto” leader of the volunteers.  In addition to Kirk we want to thank Mike Gabbard, Kurt Campbell, Jim McMahen, David and Mary Borden and Al Price. Without all of this help, these event just wouldn’t be possible to put on!

From our perspective, the best part of our Caffeine and Porsche events is seeing all the Porschephiles gather and spend the morning together talking and looking at all the beautiful new and old Porsches on display.

SVR Membership Report

By completing the membership badge

request form (link)

Membership Director, at:

membership@svr-pca.org

Since we use e-mail for most of our communications, it is necessary to keep our e-mail address current with SVR and PCA. To update your information, go to www.pca.org and login. You can then make any updates (address, car, e-mail etc.).

Also, even though we receive the information from PCA monthly, you can send the same updates to: membership@svr-pca.org. New Member badges will now come with a removable colored sticker to encourage introductions at club events. They can be removed at any time. Welcome to the Sacramento Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America.

How do you join the Porsche Club? Go to: https://www.pca.org/user/join/membership -This is an online system that will request a credit card for payment. If you would rather fill out a paper form, contact 2021 SVR Membership Director, at membership@svr-pca.org

Not a Porsche owner but interested in the PCA? Try the PCA Test Drive program. For information, go to: www.pca.org/pca-test-drive Need to update your PCA information? Update your PCA record at www.pca.org

Do you have 2 e-mail addresses? Want Club info sent to a second email, work, home, spouse, friend...? It’s as easy as e-mailing your second e-mail address to the Membership Director, membership@svr-pca.org

Board Minutes

Meeting Date/Time:       Tuesday, October 4, 2022;

·        Kirk Bradford

·        Collin Fat

·        Rick Duste (currently is Vice President for Redwood Region)

·         

·        Zone 7 Report --- Collin Fat ---- expectations for 2023

o  3 AX’s and 2 concours remaining in the 2022 calendar year

o  There are two candidates in the running for the Zone 7 Rep term beginning January 2023. Collin indicates that Rik should be receiving a call/email by the end of November looking for comments.

·        Motion to approve the September 2022 Minutes by Mike Willis; second by Bob Peake; APPROVED

a.      DRAFT Minutes from board meetings held on September 13, 2022 – see EMAIL business above

c.       60th Anniversary event - Kirk Bradford – update --- event is closed out

e.      New Member Event ---- Eduardo Ortega, Jr. -- September 24^th – Very successful event. We had 2 cancellations; 38 cars; 60 people (50 of which were new members).

f.       Rescheduling of Gold Rush Tour to November 2022?? --- event cancelled for this year

g.     ZOOM account for SVR ---- Bob Peake -- satisfied? One year contract? – Completed and in use!

h.     Event Cancelled --- SUV 4WD Tour -- October 9^th

                                                 i.     Use of GLOVEBOX vs. DROPBOX ----- defer to October discussion – defer again

                                               ii.     2023-24 Zone 7 Representative --- 2 candidates? No update – see earlier discussion and notes

                                             iii.     Review of BOARD and BOADPLUS forwarders? – Rik to work with Jody

c.      Secretary – excused, not present

                                               ii.     2022 SVR Annual Budget (Rik to finish up typing and distribution)  - did not happen - defer

                                             iii.     IRS and FTB transactions – continued discussions and paperwork and correspondence

f.       Social Director -- vacant

                                             iii.     Jody Rosner to populate the ballot and test. Expected to open to voting on November 1^st. Candidate statements have been received and published in the October DRIFTER.

a.     Meeting adjourned at 9:44 pm (long meeting tonight)

916.698.7966, cfat1952@gmail.com

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Participants arrived before sunrise to secure their display parking and start on the finishing preening of their cars. This included a thorough wipe down of the exterior, cleaning of the windows, detailing the wheels and a final inspection of the interior prior to the start of judging. Awards were handed out to all first-place finishers in their class and second and third place finishers were acknowledged by the crowd for their efforts.

The second concours event of October 16^th was hosted by Diablo Region at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville. There were 43 cars registered to be judged and an outstanding turnout of over 55 cars that registered for display only. The display included 13 40^th Anniversary 911’s are resplendent in their GT Silver exterior and special badging. There were also four 40^th Anniversary Edition registered to be judged in the concours.

I think that this assembly of special edition Porsches was a unique occurrence for any region in PCA! The morning was overcast and quite chilly but when the judging started, the sun broke out and temperatures warmed. A big thank you to all the participants and special thanks go to Marc Giammona and his volunteers for a great event and of course to Porsche Livermore for their sponsorship.

The last concours event in October was held on October 30^th after this column was submitted for publication. It will be the last concours in the Zone series that consisted of 7 events. I will report on the event in my column for December.

40^th Anniversary Porsche Owners on display

Linda McMahen Preparing her 911

The final concours event of the season will be held at Porsche Fremont and hosted by Loma Prieta region. It will be held on Sunday, October 30^th. Look for reporting on the event in my December 2022 column.

The final two autocrosses of the Zone 7 series were held on the weekend of October 22^nd to 23^rd at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, California. Sacramento Valley Region hosted the event on Saturday with 45 cars competing for top time of day, personal bests and Zone 7 year- end awards. The competition was quite fierce in several very competitive races in P05 with 3 drivers competing for year end awards, P06 with 3 drivers, and O04 with 6 drivers competing for coveted year end awards.

Top time of day was held by Monty Pack who had strategized a tire management scenario to make sure he still had enough tread on his Porsche GT3 to get through the two-day event. He took 3 runs and had secured the TTOD with a time of 36.646 as well as class win. Not to be out gunned,

Drew Powers competing in P04 and in second place most of the day claimed top time on day on his final run with a time of 36.453. It was a hat trick and no doubt influenced by Drew’s exceptional driving skills. Finishing out the top five times of the day were Rem Marinus driving his 2015 Porsche GT3 with a time of 36.880, Dave Dunwoodie driving his 2016 Porsche GT4, 37.222 and RJ Harrison driving his 2012 Carrera S with a time of 37.489. A great day of friendly competition with fabulous fall weather and clear skies.

Dominque Wainwright approaching the start line

The final autocross of the Zone series was held on Sunday and featured essentially the same course as used on Saturday with a few modifications to allow the drivers to run an enduro style autocross. Two laps around the course! There were 41 drivers competing under very cool fall with temperatures running in the low 50’s early morning and not getting warmer than the mid 60’s in the afternoon with a moderate northern wind blowing for most of the day. Drivers got 3 runs in the morning followed by 3 in the afternoon. Not to be out gunned again, Monty Pack continued his season long dominance securing the top time of day with a time of 75.708 followed closely by Drew Powers with 77.035, Brant Ballantyne with78.623. RJ Harrison with 79.088 and John Leet with a 79.200 rounding out the top 5 fastest drivers of the day.

Caevon Hekmaty at the starting line

Himanshu Patel, GGR AX Chair, always smiles!

Monty Pack crossing the finish with TTOD

Drew Powers on the line hoping to catch Monty

The Shasta Region is, once again, offering its 4-day, 900-mile Tour. This will be the sixth year for the Tour and it Sells Out every time.

Mark your calendars for next year's event.  June 8 - 12, 2023.

Registration Opens at MotorsportReg on February 1, 2023 at 7:00 am sharp. You cannot register before then, though you can peruse the details, conditions, requirements and vehicle standards at any time. See them at the link below.

Save some time and create a Motorsport account in advance (if you have one, just review it for accuracy).

It's simple and shouldn't take long. There are two steps:

·       www.motorsportreg.com                  

·       Hit <Return>

·        Choose "Sign In" and "Create a free account." This will ask you basic demographic questions including make, year and model.

·        Type in your email as your Username and choose a Password, write it down.

If you want to look at the Tour details, you can do so at any time. Use the 'link' above or

               Look in My Events and select "2023 Shasta Region Zone 7 Tour.

Spring Treffen will be held in the Georgia Mountains (touring the Southern Blue Ridge) from April 19-23^rd. If you have not yet attended one of these national premier events it is a do not miss opportunity to attend a Treffen. Registration opens January 4, 2023. Check out the details in advance at treffen.pca.org

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 VII: Rennsport Reunion will be held at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey on September 28^th to 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.

• Open the MSR website and find the the event you are interested in signing up for. Some events are closed to the public and you will need a direct link for registering. This link is usually on the flier for the event or listed on our website. By clicking this link www.motorsportreg.com or something similar.

• If you DON’T have an account, click “Create a free account” on the right hand side of the page. If you have a MotorsportReg account, enter your sign in credentials and click “CONTINUE” at the bottom left of the page, you can skip the rest of these instructions for creating an account, and continue on with registering for the event.

• Once registered and signed into motorsportreg, you may look for events on the master calendar if the event is made public Use the sort choices, if the event chair has chosen to make the event public. If not type in SVR and it will list all SVR events that are using Motorsportreg.com (MSR) for registration/signup/RSVP

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