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Upcoming Calendar

Non-PCA Events of Interest

5/11 - ESCA AX @ Sonoma Fairgrounds. Email Stacy

5/18 - 356 Registry Breakfast - Vintage Oaks, Novato

6/1 - Marin Cars & Coffee @ Vintage Oaks, Novato - 6:30 to 10 am.

6/14 - PORSCHE Marin's 2nd Saturday Motor Social - 8 to 9:30 am. @ Strawberry Shopping

Center, Mill Valley.

6/14 - ESCA AX @ Sonoma Fairgrounds. Email Stacy

6/15 - 356 Registry Breakfast - Vintage Oaks, Novato

7/6 - Marin' Cars & Coffee @ Vintage Oaks, Novato - 6:30 to 10 am.

7/12 - PORSCHE Marin's 2nd Saturday Motor Social - 8 to 9:30 am. @ Strawberry Shopping Center, Mill Valley

7/20 -356 Registry Breakfast - Vintage Oaks, Novato

President's Message

Sharon Neidel

President

Have you heard the news this week – Porsche has announced it is the official car of Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca. They plan to open a Porsche Driving Center at

the raceway in 2026. I’ll be at the raceway this weekend for the IMSA races and look forward to finding out more detail.

Since it is the 70th anniversary year I decided it is a good year to attend the Porsche Parade.

What a crazy week. Getting registered, finding hotel reservations & flights. Then I realized I never did the Real ID. Needless to say, there was a search for documents, lots of online paperwork and a day of standing in line at DMV. Finally have that behind me so I can now just look forward to Parade.

I know Oklahoma City may not sound like a vacation destination but I am looking forward to exploring whatever they have to offer. This will be my 30th Porsche Parade. It has allowed me the opportunity to see cities I would never have visited and I have never been disappointed.

Along with the traditional competition and social events there will be some very special historical displays for the anniversary. It is always a great time to catch up with old Porsche friends and make a few new ones along the way.

If you can’t make OKC consider 2026 which will be in Lake Placid NY. I attended the last one there back in 1994. It is still one of my favorite Parade locations. Very picturesque and full of Olympics history.

I know I am not the only Redwood member attending. Craig Steele is also going.

Anyone else? Let Craig or I know.

Hope to see you at one of our many great events coming up in May and June.

Hope to see you at an event soon.

Sharon

Questions? Email me.



Vice President's Message

Pat Burke

Vice-President

Hello from Stuttgard!

What an amazing experience of two fantastic days at the home

of Porsche. 

We were treated with the best of hospitality by the company! 

I will share my experience with you next month as we are still traveling on the Rhine River!

Feel free to reach out anytime at email.

Uncle Ferry wants you to join the P.O.S.S.E!

May 25, 8 am to 10 am.

What’s this, you ask?

It’s the Porsche Owners Sunday Social Event…

Who’s invited?

Any Porsche owner or driver, regardless of the model they have.

When is it?

Every fourth Sunday of the month from 8 am to 10 am.

Where is it?

In front of Starbucks, at the familiar Vintage Oaks Shopping Center, in Novato.

How much will it cost?

Nothing, nada, zip, zero.

Why is this happening?

It’s an opportunity for Porsche owners to have an informal get-together, at a North Bay location, before going to brunch, heading to the hills, cruising to the coast… or, wherever one wishes to drive that day. It’s a chance to meet and talk to your fellow Porsche owners. It’s a chance to put names and faces with the cars. It’s a chance to show off your ride!

See you there!

Craig Steele

Tour Leader

I’m inviting all Porsche Parade Registrants driving to Parade to join me at Victorville’s California Route 66 Museum. You may meet me on July 1st at Victorville or starting on the morning of July 2nd at around 10 AM at the museum parking lot. I will start my first driver’s meeting and covering entire 1250 miles route and four days of events to get us to PCA’s 69th annual event and 70th anniversary of PCA celebration by July 5th. I’m following the eastbound Route 66 (I-40) map and putting all drivers behind their Porsches for 18-20 hours.

During our first day, we will experience the historical Route 66 highway between Kingman AZ and Seligman AZ, stopping at the Hackberry General Store same way countless cars did in the 1920-30’s. Later that day, we will be eating at the Flagstaff’s Galaxy Diner before turning in at our lodging for a well-deserved rest. On July 3rd, we have a driver’s meeting before "Standing on the Corner" park with the Eagles and Jackson Brown in Winslow Az.. Later, we are passing the Continental divide before our travels end at Old Town Albuquerque where we are dining at the Dog House’s or 66 Dinner’s restaurants plus staying overnight at El Vado Motel.

On Independence Day, July 4th we have another driver meeting, before heading for Tucumcari’s New Mexico Route 66 Museum and dining at Del’s Restaurant. We finish our day cross into Texas and visiting the Texan Midpoint Café, the halfway point of Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica Pier (LA). The café has great pies to eat and lot of souvenirs for sale. Next is ‘The Big Texan’ Steak Ranch where if you eat 72oz. steak in 60 minutes challenge you get it for free, miss the time you pay the bill. Lastly, finding the best Texan Fourth of July Fireworks display to experience. Then turn in for the night, ready to start our last day.

On July 5th attending our last drivers meeting, before driving to Shamrock, Texas for a meal at Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café and viewing the States of Route 66 mural. Driving across the Oklahoma state line where we are visiting our third and very robust Route 66 Museum in Clinton, OK. Now you are in the home stretch to OKC and heading for lodging before your registering for Porsche Parade the next morning on Sunday, July 6th.

Hope to see you during the Parade’s week’s event, I am staying at Courtyard Oklahoma City

Downtown. I am also planning a return trip through Santa Fe, Las Vegas and finally South Lake Tahoe before heading home to Santa Rosa Ca.

I am currently getting final approval from the Redwood Region EC and must get an approved

budget, permission to use insurance waivers plus use of our LD radios and the sweep bags.

I used Mark Watson’s "ROUTE 66 TRAVEL GUIDE 202 AMAZING PLACES, EASTBOUND EDITION" ($20 Amazon) The book has a great road music list as well as scan QR codes and navigation.

If you have any questions, p;lease text Craig at 707-953-1100 or email.

Jeff Hall

Tour Leader

If you’ve joined us before for the Murphys weekend featuring the Ironstone Concours then you know what a special weekend it is… If you haven’t been to the event before, well, there’s a reason we’ve doing this going on four years!

We caravan up to Murphys from the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield stopping along the way for a relaxing lunch before motoring into town. Most of the members stay in the Victoria Inn which we usually take over each year. We take advantage of the beautiful, well- and recently paved roads with twists, turns and tumbles through Calaveras

County. A longer tour on Friday includes lunch and a shorter tour on Saturday finishes at our own, private corral (on a grassy knoll) just outside the Concours gates. A tailgate party has been known to break out prior to entry into the event!

This year, renown Porsche artist, Kelly Telfer (look for his name on the WERKS Reunion

posters every year) will be treating us to lunch at his studio in Sonora! We’ll also be enjoying

our ‘historic’ BBQ dinner at the Murphys Historic Hotel patio on Friday evening!

Saturday dinner is usually something new every year.

And less we forget, the Ironstone Concours is on Saturday with 300 cars featuring 30 or so

marques and, yes, there usually are a few Porsches mixed in between the Packards, Allards, Jaguars, Panteras and antique Airstream trailers… The ‘pre-war’ (WW I) car races are not to be missed! When was the last time you witnessed helmet-less drivers in goggles in jump suits firing up a 1915 car that may or may not make it around the dusty, dirt track? Somehow, they all do!

Rooms at the Victoria Inn are SOLD OUT! You can still join us in Murphys for this event, but you must procure your own lodging. There are numerous hotels, inns, VRBOs, etc. in and around Murphys and Angels Camp. There are still rooms available just not at the Victoria Inn!

So, if you’re interested, the room is of the utmost importance –

Registration for tickets, dinners, etc. will be available soon!

If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Hall

Sharon Neidel

President

One of the best benefits of membership in PCA is receiving Panorama Magazine.

Anyone else remember when it was only 6.5 x 9.5? Did you know the intent was to fit in the glovebox of a 356? It has grown in size to standard magazine and in content become one of the premier Porsche publications in the world.

Today PCA communication has evolved well beyond Panorama. There is an excellent website and a presence on most social media platforms. We have a You Tube channel and very informative podcasts. Other publications include the weekly "E-Brake" and for us with 4 door models the monthly "Perfourmance".

If you want more information there is a great History of PCA on the PCA website.

Also, here is the PCA Video.

Ben Davoren

Redwood Charity Liaison

 Our April “Charity Adventure IV” was a great success, with 18 club members coming out to assist the Redwood Empire Food Bank in its mission to feed the hungry of Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, and Del Norte counties. 10 cars ran our “pre-work” tour, this year in a clockwise direction going out Chalk Hill Road to Highway 128, then back around on Franz Valley Road to end up back in Windsor. It was a gorgeous day and the hills were a stunning emerald green. The drive had its moments although one pickup truck in particular seemed to think it was the lead car for our group! Thanks to Jeff Hall, Joe Burroughs, Don Nohai and our radio marshal Craig Steele for assisting with mid and sweep duties. We had our bits of separation but good communication got us all back together when it counted!

At the Food Bank, it was apple-sorting day in “the big room”. Managing boxes that were over 40 pounds each was a challenge, but in the end, as a team, we boxed over 11,000 pounds of apples so that they would be distributed the next day to families in our region. That’s more than 9,000 meals worth of crunchy goodness, and a lot of doctor visits avoided if you believe the old saw!

After 3 hours of fruit handling we headed off to the Barley & Bine Beer Café just a few minutes away in Windsor. We were able to all sit together at the long high-top table and enjoyed the wide variety of libations and street-style tacos that this fun place has to offer, as our reward for a hard morning of work. We hope you will join us for the next edition which will probably be in the fall.

Thanks again to our volunteers David Bunch, Joe Burroughs, Lisa Davoren, John Dolan, Essy Fariab, Duke Ferris, Eileen Gaines, Jeff Hall, Greg Matsumoto, Don Nohai, Reuben Rivera, Terry and Marlene Rosenthal, Craig Steele, Brad and Lorna Williams, and Rod Williams.

In other charity news, our longstanding primary charity, Sonoma CASA wanted to remind you that May is Foster Care Month and they are welcoming sponsors for their Pinwheels for Prevention campaign to help prevent child abuse. They will also have their second annual team golf tournament at the Windsor Golf Course on August 22^nd where all proceeds benefit their mission. Homeward Bound of Marin is completing the buildout of their Novato campus with their free grand opening of the Gilardi Training and Events Center on June 5^th. Lastly, as Rick Duste reported in last month’s dR, the Rohnert Park Tech High Robotic Team that we sponsor

designed and built two new “battle bots” this year and took second and fourth place at the regional High School competition held in Sacramento.  

Unrelated to charity, but an event I’ve organized the last three years, is our Martorana Winery Tour, Tasting, Lunch, and (optionally) Bocce Ball event; this year it will be Sunday June 1^st. Registration is open, limited to 50 attendees. We start at the end of the monthly Cars & Coffee that takes place at Vintage Oaks Shopping Center in Novato and enjoy a two-hour backroads driving tour before settling into the grounds of the Martorana Family Winery in West Dry Creek Valley near Healdsburg. I hope you can make it. It should be cooler than the last couple of years when it has been mid-summer.

Brad Williams

Membership Director

Hello to all of our members and especially to those of you new to PCA and to the Redwood Region. Coastal Northern California is really a great place to own a Porsche!! Our region is very active and as always, we encourage you to take part in the many and diverse activities sponsored by the club. There really is something for everyone. The Region's monthly newsletter that you are reading, "der Risenbaum" is a great source for finding upcoming events and reading about events that have recently occurred. Another great source to learn about upcoming events is the Region's website. It can be found here. Redwood Region

This Membership Report is part of our May "der Risenbaum" but addresses changes that occurred during April. At the end of April our Redwood Region had a total of 1,148 active Members/Co-members, 9 active Associate members and 12 active Test Drive participants.

We had 30 of our Redwood Region members celebrate their five year or more, PCA Membership Anniversaries in April. See the list Below. Congratulations to the longest active member4 of this group who is celebrating his 42nd Anniversary: Don Nicoli. If you are in Lafayette and see Don tooling around in his 2002 911 Carrera, tell him "Congratulations"!

All members are invited to join in our monthly Board Meetings held on the last Tuesday of every month. We meet at Torches Restaurant at 265 Petaluma Blvd. N, in downtown Petaluma.

Everyone is welcome AND the club picks up your dinner tab. (food and non-alcoholic beverages only).

As always, please email me any questions about Membership. The May meeting will occur on May 27th. The meeting starts at 7 PM. but it is good to arrive early to make sure that your food order gets in on time. We look forward to seeing you there.

Stacy O'Connell

Autocross Director

Autocross season has arrived! day, May 11. Their courses strike the perfect balance between fun and challenge, and the team is incredibly welcoming. If you're curious how your car (and your skills) stack up on a cone-guided course, come on out! Email me or ESCA Autocross chair Craig for more details.

New to autocross? A little rusty? No problem. Instructors are available at both locations to help you get comfortable, stay safe, and have a blast! Hope to see you out there!

Mike LaFrenais

Sponsorship Coordinator

See the flyers above for more details!!

Hope to see you there.

Hi-Tec Automotive

May 17th - Automotive Buy/Sell Clinic for Porsche Register

Join us at Hi-Tec Automotive for coffee and donuts. Greg Maissen, Sales Manager at Hi-Tec Automotive, will share insider tips and essential advice to help you navigate buying and selling a Porsche like a pro-giving you the confidence to make informed decisions. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!

Auto Sport Detailing

May 24th - Coffee, Shine & Drive – Sponsored by Auto Sport Detailing Register

Join us for our third annual Coffee, Shine & Drive at Auto Sport Detailing (ASD) in Santa Rosa!

Start the morning with coffee, pastries, goodie bags, and exclusive discounts on ASD’s premium

detailing products. This year, ASD is offering an exciting giveaway—one lucky club member will

receive a Level 2 Paint Correction and a premium Modesta Ceramic Coating (a $2,000 value)!

Register for the event and make sure you enter your car for the drawing which will close on May

10th, the lucky winner will be chosen on May 12th and will work closely with the owner Quinn Bari to prepare their car for the reveal on May 24th.

IMPORTANT: For your car to be entered and eligible for the $2,000 detailing package,

your car MUST be registered by midnight on May 10. No entries will be accepted after

that. We have 19 entries as this goes to press so the odds are still good! There will still

be time to register for attending the event, driving on the Tour and joining us for lunch at

Kin Windsor.

Autobahn Automotive

Don’t hesitate to reach out to Paul Carver, Service Manager and Zach Oberlander to learn about the services that Autobahn Automotive can provide for Porsches. We are also discussing other opportunities to host an additional event at Autobahn Automotive, details will be provided as soon as we are able to confirm the topic of interest and schedule.

Santa Rosa Auto Body

Discussions are underway with Santa Rosa Auto Body to determine topics of interest and schedule for potential future events.

As always, the sponsors are always delighted to provide services to our PCA members, don’t forget to ask for the PCA discount!

If you have any suggestions for events or questions about our Sponsorship Program, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mike LaFrenais or Jeff Hall.

Please don’t reach out to the sponsors directly as we may already have discussions in the works about the exact idea you are enthusiastic about.

Brian Adkins

Zone 7 Representative

Email

Hello Zone 7,

Bring on the events. You may have already participated in an event or 2 or more in 2025 ...

SO many more scheduled and in the works. I encourage you to also look at what the other Regions in our Zone are doing, when an event can accommodate a greater number of participants, I’ll share that info here and on our social media platforms. If you / your region is planning an event that can have a larger number of participants and you want help spreading that word, please reach out to me.

Below are the Zone 7 Series event schedules (Some with registration links or they are coming soon). If you want to do a PCA National event Parade Oklahoma is still open for Phase 1 (Registration and hotel). Phase 2 will be event sign up and that should be open in late May.

What about a cruise? Treffen at Sea – New England is also open for registration. Link below.

Treffen At Sea 2025

70th Anniversary Cruise

Saturday, August 30, 2025 to Saturday, September 6, 2025

Seven days of fun on the historic Eastern Seaboard!

This 70th-anniversary cruise will showcase the history and majesty of the East Coast. We'll stop in Boston, Portland, Saint John, and Halifax along the way, where you'll find in-port Porsche events. You'll also enjoy special entertainment, Porsche celebrity appearances, seminars, competitions, dinners, and the highly anticipated Porsche Diecast Concours at Sea.

Click here for more information!

See you at an event SOON

Brian

July 6 – 12, 2025

porscheparade.org

Parade Oklahoma this July!

PCA/PCNA Events

Click here for a list of upcoming PCA events.

• Porsche Parade, Oklahoma City, OK, July 6 – July 12, 2025, Porsche parade website

• Treffen at Sea, New England & Canada on the Enchanted Princess, 8/30-9/6, 2025. Treffen

at Sea Website

Zone 7 … stay connected.

Zone 7 Website - zone7.pca.org

Zone 7 Facebook - Zone 7 Facebook

Zone 7 AX Facebook – Zone 7 AX Facebook

Zone 7 Concours Facebook – Zone 7 Concours Facebook

Zone 7 Autocross Series

Regions are now using the Zone 7 classification system.

Click here - here for information on the Zone 7 Autocross schedule.

June 14th @ Salinas Airport - LPR

June 15th @ Salinas Airport - GGR

September 13th @ Crows Landing - GGR

September 14th @ Crows Landing - LPR

October 18th @ Thunderhill - SVR

October 19th @ Thunderhill - RED

Zone 7 Concours Series

Click here for information on the Zone 7 Concours series.

June 8 - SVR Concours @ Porsche of Sacramento

July 13 - SNR Concours @ Morgan Station State Park, Genoa Nv.

July 20 - MBR Concours @ Carmel Valley Community Park

Aug. 3 - GGR Concours @ Porsche of Redwood City

Aug. 24 - Diablo Concours @ Porsche of Livermore

Sept. 21 - LPR Concours @ Porsche of Fremont

Oct. 12 - Redwood Concours @ Sonoma Plaza

Rally Series

2025 Sacramento Valley Region (SVR) Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) Rally Series

4 rallies scheduled –

June 14th - Shenandoah:Rally

October 4th - October Surprise Rally:

November 15th - Turkey Run Rally:

Drivers Education Schedule

May 30 - Central Coast DE @ Buttonwillow Raceway (Circuit Track), Buttonwillow, Ca. Register

May 31 & June 1 - GGR DE @ Buttonwillow Raceway (Classic Track) Buttonwillow, Ca. Register

June 28 - Diablo DE @ Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Ca.

June 29 & 30 - GGR DE @ Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Ca.

June 30 - Central Coast DE @ Laguna Seca, Salinas, Ca. NOTE: Note: a 92db day.

September 13 & 14 - GGR DE @ Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, Ca.

October 17 - Diablo DE @ Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, Ca.

October 18-19 - GGR DE @ Laguna Seca, Salinas, Ca. Note: a 105 db day.

Nov. 1 - Central Coast DE @ Buttonwillow Raceway (Old Track), Buttonwillow, Ca.

For further information:

Diablo DE's - Email Ed Won

GGR DE's - Email Jim McClelland

CCCR DE's - Email Bob Bruington

West Coast Club Racing Series

PCA Club Racing registration is at: http://register.pca.org,

Zone 7 events in BOLD.

May 31 & Jun 01 - Club Races @ Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow, Ca. (Opens 4/14)

Jun 07 & 08 - Club Races @ Utah Motorsports Campus, Grantsville, Ut. (Opens 4/21)

Jun 29 & 30 - Club Races @ Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Ca. (Opens 5/12)

Aug 22 to 24 - Club Races @ Laguna Seca, Salinas, Ca. (Opens 7/7)

Sept. 13 & 14 - Club Races @ Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, Ca. (Opens 7/28)

Sept. 20 & 21 - Club Races @ High Plains Raceway, Byers, Co. (Opens 8/4)

Find our event photos on Flickr

Eileen Gaines

Secretary



The next Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 27th from

7 pm. to 9 pm.at Torches in Petaluma at

256 Petaluma Blvd North.

Our monthly Board meetings are open to all Redwood Region Members. The club will buy your dinner; you pay for your beverage.

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

You can read previous Board meeting minutes here.

From the Editor

David Bunch

der Riesenbaum Editor

I hope you enjoy this month's der Riesenbaum.

If you have an article you'd like to include in a future issue, please email me.

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