Rik Larson, SVR President

·      We are back to our monthly breakfast on the first Saturday (July 3rd). Jerry Alter asks that you contact him (see the flyer elsewhere) so that he can make sure that we have enough room at Brookfields (Sunrise and US 50).

·      The SVR Board of Directors will meet via ZOOM on Tuesday, July 6th. Hopefully we will get back to meeting in person soon. Bill Fargo is coordinating the ZOOM function.

·      The SVR AX season is going full blast. The next one is on Saturday, July 17th at Thunderhill. Registration is open on MSR (Motorsportreg.com)

·      The concours season opens in August with four (count them ---- 4 events).

§ The first event is by SVR on Sunday, August 1st at Porsche Rocklin. This will be the first event of the 2021 Zone 7 Concours Series.

§ The next concours is the Werks Reunion on Friday, August 13th. This will be held at the Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside. This is a new location for this event. Registration is open at werksreunion.com

§ The second event in the Zone 7 Concours series will be held on Sunday, August 22nd in Carmel. It will be hosted by Monterey Bay Region. Check the Zone 7 website at zone7.pca.org for details.

§ The third event in the Zone 7 Concours series occurs the weekend of August 28-29th. It will be in Reno on Sunday. Check the Zone 7 website at zone7.pca.org for information. 

·      We are moving more and more into doing our event registrations thru the MotorsportReg service. Several board members recently attended a ZOOM session led by Collin Fat, Zone 7 Representative, on the workings of the service (form development, setting up of links, etc.). SVR Secretary Nancy Olson is going to serve as our point person for our usage of MSR for publicizing SVR events.

·      The SVR AX events have been using MSR service for about 5 years. The use the online service for registration, acceptance of fees, and also contactless signing of the standard liability waiver and the new PCA COVID forms.

·      We are working to have several SVR members become familiar with the service so that we don't have to depend on just one or two members to format the events on the MSR website. 

Passing of J Toney 

·      J Toney passed on June 17, 2021. J was a well-known TSD Rallyist on both the national SCCA and PCA level. He won the Woolery Navigator Trophy a total of 18 times. This trophy is awarded to the navigator that has the lowest overall score on the Porsche Parade TSD Rally held at the annual Porsche Parade. J was also part of the second group of inductees to the Zone 7 Wall of Fame in 2004. J joined Sacramento Valley Region in 1982. 

2021 Formula E --- Porsche Wins but doesn't 

·      Rounds 8 and 9 of the series were held in Puebla, Mexico on June 19th and 20th.

·      Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein had the pole for the race on Saturday and finished 1st……..but was then disqualified "for incorrectly declaring tyre allocation on the car's technical passport."

·      On Sunday, Round 9, Wehrlein qualified 4th and finished 2nd…..but was then demoted to 4th place due to a technical violation of the "FANBOOST" section.

·      Next races are in New York City on July 10th and 11th. The races are carried live on CBSSN.

·      You can check things out at  www.fiaformulae.com

Wow! Half of 2021 has already zipped by! Guess this happens when you are able to get out and do things like attend SVR events, both social and competitive. Our June SVR events were varied and well-attended.

Upcoming July events also include a little bit of everything. We have a Saturday breakfast at Brookfield’s in Rancho Cordova on the 3rd, an autocross at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows on the 17th, a new members tour (by invitation only) to Andis Winery in Plymouth on the 24th, and a detail clinic at Detail Maniac in Sacramento on the 25th.

Your Board continues their efforts to fill the event calendar for the second half of the year, and even into 2022. Please think about activities you would be interested in seeing our region put on and contact me or any Board member with your ideas. Or, better yet, think about something fun you would like to organize for our membership and let me or a Board member know.

We have a whole lot of fun people in our region. Attending or putting on an event will definitely put some spring in your step!

Sally

Well, for the 200 or so Porsche friends that attended the All Porsche Car Show on June 19^th at the California Auto Museum, I think we can all agree that it was HOT! In fact, it was an interesting coincidence that it was 105 degrees by noon and we had 105 Porsches come out for the show!

Highlighting the show was a 1951 356 Coupe owned by Steve and Elena Berggren and a 2021 Taycan Turbo S from Porsche Rocklin. I probably don’t need to say it but, that’s 70 years of Porsche history! Also on display were 3 generations of Speedsters from 1956 to 2019 and three generations of GT3’s from 996 to 991 including a GT3 Touring and a GT3 RS. Looking out over the field of Porsches on display it was hard to pick out a favorite. Almost every Porsche model was on display from 356’s, 911’s, 912’s 914’s 944’s 928’s, Boxster’s, Cayman’s, Macan’s, Cayenne’s, Panamera’s and the latest Taycan’s.

 It was a great day to be a Porschephile!

SVR Membership Report

Ken Shahoian, Membership Director

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, Ken Shahoian, 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, Ken Shahoian at: membership@svr-pca.org

Meeting Date/Time:       Tuesday, June 1, 2021; 7 pm; targeted to end by 9 pm

1.     Correspondence Received (emails, phone calls, in person discussions, etc.)

2.     Old Business

         ii.     AX School on May 23rd at Porsche Rocklin Bob Peake reported on the event - positive feedback on the event being held in the shop instead of the board room.

h.     Update on Christmas Party -- Mike Willis Sutter Club, California Auto Museum

3.     New Business                                    

a.      BUDGETS submitted for approval

b.     Other Guest Reports or discussions

         i.     VIMEO account discussion -- Eduardo Ortega, Jr. Crab 36 was the start of VIMEO

           iv.     Sacramento Car Show in October -- Dick MacFarlane Oct 15-16 at Cal Expo  Stacey Castle, PR for International Car Show - 18-20 cars needed Security a concern Dick will send Rik the link to this event and let Stacey know that we are interested.

4.     Upcoming Events and who is attending?

c.      All Porsche event - Hosted by 356CAR  on June 19th

e.      Breakfast at Brookfileds on Saturday, July 3rd Breakfast will return to Saturdays starting July 3rd. Caffeine and Porsche - possible date is Oct 31 as a Halloween theme

5.     Board Reports

a.      President's Report

1.     Parade - French Lick, Indiana --- 1000+ cars, Registration Closed

         ii.     Contact information SVR board and chairs will be updated and sent out

          iii.     Stuff (in boxes) at various Board members houses (Bob, Rik, etc.) will remain in their current location.

b.     Vice President’s Report

c.       Secretary's Report

          i.     MSR training

d.      Treasurer’s Report

           i.     Bob shared current financial status (see report) Mike Willis has requested access to MSR to audit fees charged to club

e.      Social Director’s Report --- vacant position

f.       Membership Director’s Report

           i.     Ken Shahoian shared his ideas for new member events to give them a “taste” of club events.

           iii.      Monthly Numbers will be included in the June DRIFTER

6.     Chair Reports

a.      Safety Chair Report --- vacant position

b.     Past President Report

     i.  No report

c.      WebMaster Report

           i.     No report

d.      Drifter Editor Report

e.      Other Chair Reports

          i.     Richard Wetzel - no report

          ii.      Bill MacFarlane will bring examples of logo for next meeting

7.      Next Meeting: July 6th Location to be determined

8.      Adjournment 9:38 pm

ACTION/FOLLOW-UP ITEMS:

f)      60th SVR Anniversary ---- May 7, 2022 

ATTENDANCE 

X President Rik Larson

X Vice President Sally Boeck

X Secretary Nancy Olson

X Treasurer Bob Peake

X Membership Director Ken Shahoian

X Past President Mike Willis 

X 1st Saturday Breakfast Chair Jerry Alter

X Autocross Chair John Leet

X Concours Chair Al Price III

X Event Liaison to Porsche Rocklin Kim Nelson

X late New Member Chair Alma Thompson

X Webmaster

OTHERS 

X Zone 7 Representative Collin Fat

Online registration for this event --- click here

Our 2021 track season is shaping up along these lines:

• July 3-4: Sonoma Raceway DE and Club Race (1ST GGR hosted weekend at Sonoma since 2008)

• August 28-29: Sonoma Raceway Club Race only (with NASA)

• September 25-26: Thunderhill DE and Club Race (3 mile)

(Diablo Region will host its DE on Friday, September 24)

• October 9-10: Sonoma Raceway Club Race only (with NASA)

Yes, there is no Laguna weekend for GGR as of this writing. However, to get your “PCA Laguna” fix, our friends at Diablo Region will be hosting a one-day DE at Laguna on Friday, March 19, and our friends at Central Coast Region will be at Laguna on Monday, October 18.

New helmet requirements, the Snell 2010 helmets will expire on December 31. (2015 helmets are good for another 5 years.) Snell 2020 helmets are now available at your favorite racer supply stores.

California Lifts COVID Restrictions Effective June 15th: 

Zone 7 Concours Series Updates: 

Roy Schauben and Simone Kopitzki have been working very hard this month conducting the hands on phase of the Zone Concours Judges School. With over 60 students registered for the 2 part training, 3 sessions were held in June with training on June 6^th at Redwood City Porsche, June 13^th at Hi Tech Automotive in San Rafael, and in the Sacramento area that was cosponsored by SVR on June 27^th. The following photos are from the June 6^th and 13^th events:

Shasta region held its Zone 7 Tour on Saturday, June 12^th with some 20 cars participating. The route covered more than 250 miles of some of the most challenging roads in the region with a lunch stop in Etna just north of the city of Redding. Tour chair, Allen Krohn and his team of volunteers broke the tour into 2 groups. The weather was perfect with day temperatures well below that 100 degree mark. The tour was followed by a dinner at the Gaia Hotel’s Foxwood Grill.

Loma Prieta Region Celebrates 50^th Anniversary:

Loma Prieta region celebrated a delayed 50^th Anniversary at the beautiful Cinnabar Country club in Morgan Hill with some 100 members in attendance. The club was chartered in March of 1970. The original charter members numbered 27 and 3 of the original charter members who are still active with the club include Terry Zaccone, Ken Isles, and Mark Esper. The club went all out and provided a no host bar, tray passed appetizers, and a fabulous dinner. Region president, Peter Ridgway was the master of ceremonies and introduced charter member Terry Zaccone to read prepared remarks from Ken Isles. The evening concluded with dancing to some 70’s and 80’s tunes. The event was chaired by Kris Vanacore.

 Volunteers Needed:

Part of the Rolex Monterey Historic races is the PCA Hospitality Tent and car corral at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. If you are planning to attend and would like to donate a few hours of your time assisting at the hospitality tent, send an email to Collin Fat at cfat1952@gmail.com to let me know your interest in helping out. The hospitality tent will also be open on Friday, which is new for this year. Corral Parking is only available through the raceway and no longer can be purchased through PCA.

Events #3 and #4 were held at the Cow Palace in Daly City on June 26^th and June 27^th with Golden Gate and Loma Prieta regions hosting. With 8 events on the calendar, you must compete in at least 50% of the events and at least 3 different regions to qualify for year end awards. Please see the updated calendar: 

1)    Monterey Bay Region 60^th Anniversary, TBD

2)     Porsche Parade at French Lick, Indiana, July 11-17; porscheparade.org

3)     PCA Werks Reunion, August 13; Monterey; werksreunion.com, Registration is open. The        event is at a new location, Bayonet Golf Course overlooking Monterey Bay in Seaside.

4)    Monterey Historic, Porsche Platz Corral August 14-15^th.Tickets at weathertechraceway.com

5)     PCA Fall Treffen at the American Club, Kohler, Wisconsin, October 13-17; treffen.pca.org. Registration opens August 4th.

6)     PCA Spring Treffen at the BRO^ADMOOR, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 27-May 1, 2022

With Federal and State directives pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Club Racing schedule is very fluid and subject to change on a day-to-day basis. The racing schedule shown below will be frequently updated with the latest official status of each of our races.

Need thoughts and ideas to make this happen. SVR over the years has supported numerous charities in our area.

We are 5 months away for our Charity Auction, but if your have any cool auctions items you would like to donate, I can get them now and store them until the event.

You may be moving, organizing, downsizing or just have an auction items you want to find a new home for.

Also, if you would like to join Lois and me on this not many meetings fun committee let me know.

Thank you,

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