Rik Larson, SVR President

·      Looks like we will get back to sitting across a table from each other at future board meetings.

·      So tentatively we will get back to meeting in person on Tuesday, September 5^th at the Fire Station conference room on Hazel Avenue, Fair Oaks. Members are always welcome at our board meetings.

·      Thanks to Dick MacFarlane for pursuing this facility again for our region.

·      Eduardo Ortega, Jr. put together a simple dinner for us on Tuesday, August 29^th. The info is elsewhere in the DRIFTER.

·      And our tour director has come up with two tours in the next 45 days.

o  August 26^th is a tour from El Dorado Hills to Georgetown and then return. A no host lunch will be at the finish.

o  September 13^th is a Wednesday tour down to Rio Vista for lunch at the Point. Also a no host lunch.

·      And if you are interested in a TSD Rally (sponsored by SCCA), there are two of them --- August 26 (8 hour trap style event) and August 27 is a Tour style (no traps) that will be about 4-5 hours in length. Details from Richard Wetzel, SVR Rally Chair. Both events start at the Brookfields Restaurant location in Rancho Cordova (site of our 1^st Saturday breakfasts).

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·      I am sure that you saw this announcement made by the PCA National Office.

·      I am not sure what to make of it yet. They said they are planning for the future.

·      I can’t remember the last time that I had to show my PCA Membership card at an event. I do remember the last time I had to show my California Driver’s License when I was pulled over by a motorcycle cop.

·      Remember to wear your name badge at events.

·      SVR goes to the Sacramento International Auto Show on October 27-29. Dick MacFarlane is coordinating this event to display SVR members vehicles out at Cal Expo for a couple of days. He is looking for about 10 cars to be on display. This is a benefit for charity.

·      PCA Tech Tactics West (held in Southern California). 2 identical sessions --- November 18 and 19 ---. I have not been able to find any details yet at PCA.ORG. This event always sells out. Past event programs/schedule are available by searching on GOOGLE for “2023 Tech Tactics East” and then see the schedule that was used in February 2023.

·      The SVR Christmas Party will be on Saturday, December 23^rd……….same location as last year……..Sierra View Country Club.

·      Zone 7 Tour by Shasta Region next June. Registration opens on February 1^st. The MSR link should be available soon.

·      PCA Treffen Wine Country is April 21-25. Registration for this should open in January. You can monitor treffen.pca.org This event will be held at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and is sure to sell out in less than an hour. As Kirk Bradford says:  “LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.” The event is usually limited to about 200 cars and is very upscale (i.e. not cheap).

·      SVR Pacific Grove Tour is May 3-5……..hosted by Jim and Linda McMahen.

·      The 16 race season is over (so yes, this is probably the last time that I have to write about this series for a few months).

·      The series winner was Jake Dennis, driver for the Andretti Formula E team.

·      The Andretti-Porsche team finished 3^rd in the constructor’s championship. Note that this is the first time that I have put “Porsche” as part of the Andretti name. Turns out that the Andretti team was running a Porsche powertrain all year and it seemed to be a little publicized item.

·      First place in the constructor’s championship was the Envision-Jaguar team. Second place went to another Jaguar team, and 4^th place went to the Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team.

·      Pascal Wehrlein of the Tag Heuer team took 4^th place in the driver’s championship.

·      All teams were running Gen3 cars on Hankook tires.

You can see what the 2023 event was all about if you go to the MSR link at https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/2023-shasta-zone-7-tour-526742-trinity-lassen-counties-pca-526742

We have another busy month in August! In addition to the numerous SVR events on the calendar, a number of members are heading down to Monterey for the Werks Reunion on the 18th, and all of the other activities that are part of car week, which concludes with the concours at Pebble Beach on that Sunday. For those not going to Monterey, we have the 6th autocross event at Thunderhill on the 19th.

Porsches and Pints will be held at Jackrabbit Brewing in West Sacramento this month. Kent Langendorff will step in to chair this event in my absence. And, Eduardo Ortega will be chairing a dinner on the 29th at the Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cordova.

There are a number of events of interest hosted by other Zone 7 regions or other clubs. GGR has a concours on the 6th, as well as autocross on 8/26-27 hosted by GGR/LPR as part of the Zone 7 Series. And for those of you who are up for a rally, our rally chair Richard Wetzel would like to highlight that SCCA is hosting a rally on the 26th and 27th as well!

Looking out to September, Steve Long and I are planning a family oriented tour that will end at the Red Hawk Casino, for lunch, video games, and karting for parents and kids. This will be tons of fun! Pencil in the 9th on your calendar, and stay tuned for details as they become available.

by Robert Hrabak

After a long weekend with oppressive heat, Tuesday the 4^th arrived. It was a beautiful day with a slight breeze. Shortly after checking in the club and finding our staging area, members starting arriving and decorating their vehicles.   Good ole Al Price was his normal early self. David from Rocky Mountain Auto Works arrived with his red 997 Targa already decorated.  Jody Rosner with his 912 and daughter arrived. The Fat family (Collin, Elaine, granddaughters and Weyland) once again turned out in force. The Cayenne looked very “presidential” (see photo). Ron and Ellen Ishimoto brought out their GT4 with a mascot (see photo).

The rookies this year were Mardi and Skip Quain. George Okamoto, past parade chair, and his wife Lisa arrived “dressed” and ready to go. Mike and Deb Dunn brought out the Macan. As I was double checking the roster an unknown car arrived. It was a stunning racing yellow 2018 GT3. As I walked up to ask who they were, the window opened and it was Ed and Terri Parra. Sweet ride!! 12 cars this year!!

The parade route was lined with more spectators than in years past. The kids were very “thick” near the judges’ stand. I could not toss out the candy quickly enough. I ran out of candy just over halfway through the parade. (L) All members were busy flinging candy to the kids and having a grand time Collin and I traded turns revving the RPMs.

Thank you to all participants!! I hope to see all of you and other members at next year’s event.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UoW85eepSM8p4mmL9. Thank you Collin!

July was another good month for SVR road tours. A hearty group braved the 100 plus temperature on July 15^th and drove down to Murphy’s for lunch at fellow PCA member Raleigh Morrow’s Highway-4-Diner. Two groups traversed the backroads through Ione, Sutter Creek, Jackson, San Andreas and Angels Camp before the last leg up Murphy’s Grade Road to the diner on the south side of town.  The food was excellent and top notch service from the staff.  Be sure to check it out if your in the Murphys area in the future.

We capped off the month with the tour to Fawnridge Winery in Auburn on July 29^th. Departing from Salerno Motorsports in Roseville we weaved our way up to Penn Valley, around Lake Wildwood and then back down to the winery just northeast of Auburn completing our 101-mile journey. The first half of the route was through the rolling hills east of Marysville. After our stop at Penn Valley, the second half was twisty forest lined roads leading to our ultimate destination.

Many thanks to Chuck, Ben, and Janet Salerno for providing us with their shop as a launching point. The group were treated to donuts, bagels and juice while we viewed what I think is the most immaculate maintenance shop I’ve ever seen.  The owners of Fawnridge provided lunch for the group as we were entertained by the musician on the covered patio.   Great fun for all.

The next two Tours are listed on the calendar and flyers with information can be found in the newsletter and on the website.  Hope to see you on one of our future tours.

 Driver briefing before departing on the Tour inside the exceptionally clean Salerno Motorsports facility.

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