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 Rik Larson, SVR President

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·       Dick MacFarlane has it………….our Charity Chair.

·       Maybe it will show up at the SVR 60th Anniversary and Charity Auction on September 10th.

·       What is the Dumkopf Award you ask? It is awarded to the lucky person who has made some kind of screw-up involving their Porsche that is usually embarrassing. The list of names on the trophy goes way back. All it takes is for someone to squeal on a friend or for someone to overhear a good story about a misdeed involving their car.

 SVR 60th Anniversary and Charity Auction

·       Our big event this year is coming up on September 10th. Registration closes on Friday, September 2nd.

·       Check out the details elsewhere in the DRIFTER. You can register by just clicking on the link/flyer page.

·       The event this year also includes our Charity Auction, chaired by Dick MacFarlane. He has the assistance of Melinda Roles and Mardi Quain. They have already started to stock up on items and have a nice set of items already donated.

·       The August 29th dinner was cancelled due to small number of signups. It maybe rescheduled in the next couple of months.

·       The Gold Rush Tour on September 3rd has also been cancelled. The tour leader had to attend to some personal matters. This tour may be rescheduled for November.

·       A tour for your 4-wheel-drive SUV Porsche has just been announced. Check out the information elsewhere in the DRIFTER. It is scheduled for Sunday, October 9th. The lunch stop will be in Downieville. Darrel Huckabay has picked out some very nice unpaved roads to use. The finish at the Oregon Creek Day Use area is home to a very nicely restored wooden bridge. Should be a great Sunday day trip.

·       Steve Long has volunteered to fill our Membership Director position. This is a SVR Board of Directors position and Steve has already had the opportunity to vote (via email) on the filling of another position (see the next bullet).

·       Jody Rosner has volunteered to fill our Webmaster position. He is currently working with Duane Wilson on transitioning the duties.

·       And a BIG thanks to Duane Wilson for stepping up just 8 months ago to fill the SVR Webmaster duties. Duane is moving to the east coast and will hopefully get involved with a PCA region there.

·       Checkout Collin Fat's column for the latest Zone 7 AX and Concours series events.

·       The season is over! There were a total of 16 races.

·       The last 2 races were held in Seoul, Korea and used part of an indoor arena for part of the race course. This was another of those courses designed using parking lots, loading ramps, etc. to present a 'road course'.

·       The first race of the two did not even get to complete a lap without a major crash. It took out 6 cars. By the end of the race, 9 cars had DNF'd. The second race was held the next day using the same course. This time 6 cars DNF'd. The TAG Hueer Porsche driven by Andre Lottere was the first car to drop out of the race.

·       The TAG Heuer Porsche team finished the season in 7th place (out of 11 teams).

·       What is up for Season 9 of the Formula E program?

o  All new Gen3 race cars (didn't NASCAR do this recently also?)

o  18 races on the calendar

o  2 new race locations

o  0 United States locations (but there are some "To Be Determined" dates yet to be filled)

o  The first race of the 2023 season will be held in Mexico on January 14th.

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By John Leet, SVR Autocross Chair

Zone 7 uses a rule set that differs somewhat from the national PCA structure. This was put in place a couple of years ago to better recognize the difference in performance based on available factory options and aftermarket modifications. The complete set of rules can be found here: https://zone7.pca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-PCA-Zone-7-Autocross-Rules-Classifications-Final.pdf

Our next event is on Saturday September 3rd (NOTE DATE CHANGE) at Thunderhill. Registration is at http://msreg.com/2022SVRAX8

SVR Membership Report

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

Chairs Excused: Al Price III,

·        Kirk Bradford

·        Collin Fat

·        Rick Duste (Vice President for Redwood Region) – Now residing in Auburn and will be transferring to SRV as a dual member.

·        Minutes from Board Meeting

·        Collin ---- MSR Training --- Need to reschedule

1)     Old Business

a.      DRAFT Minutes from board meetings held on June 7, 2022

i.      Email approval will be done vial email

b.      CRAB 38 --- John Hawk reported on Zoom CRAB meeting Tentative Date May 19 -21

c.        60th Anniversary event - Kirk Bradford

d.       Sacramento Auto Show *see below

e.      Charity Auction – Dick MacFarland reported an article was submitted to the drifter.

2)     Past SVR Event Feedback, Reports filed Waivers, Expenses, etc

a.      June 9th dinner at Red Bus – Sally Boeck gave a favorable report on this activity “well attended” Pre- ordering pizza made the evening’s event to move smoothly.

b.     July 4th Parade in the Pocket (event of interest)

c.      June AX's (11th and 12th at Thunderhill) – John Leet reported that attendance has been low and has been noted/observed for future AX and ways to reach to prompt folks to participate. Summer vacations seem to be the cause of the low attendance.

d.     July 2nd breakfast - Rik reported that more than 30 people in attendance.

3)     FACEBOOK Status

a.      Content – John Leet is assisting in posting and monitoring with Al during this transition phase.

b.        Postings/Administration/Monitor

4)     Future Board Meetings to continue va ZOOM

a.      Possible in person meetings beginning August 2022 at Firehouse #32 in Fair Oaks (Dick MacFarlane) - Zoom until further notice

5)     New Business

a.      Budget -- Summer Sun Fun Rally (attached) Start and ends in Dixon

b.     ZOOM account for SVR -- Duane Wilson (I hope this is not a surprise) – Postponed to Aug meeting

c.      Sacramento Automobile Show in October 14 – 17 Dick MacFarlane No cost to SVR to participate in this event

d.     Board and Chair vacancies membership, Social, Webmaster, etc.)

e.      Charity Auction - Dick Macfarland 

6)     Upcoming Events and who is attending?

a.      SVR AX at Thunderhill, July 9th (Leet)

b.     SVR Dinner at Fat's Bisto, July 20th (Bentley)

c.      SVR Snake Bite Tour to Cobra Museum, July 22nd (Bulhoes)

d.      SVR Tour – Neillo Boat Tour – Aug 12 10 car max

7)     Board Reports

a.      President

i.      Budgets for board of directors, chairs, events, etc. for 2022 --- reminder to board and chairs; Rik wrote an extensive documentation of Membership Chairman.

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

e.      Membership Director (attached) - position now vacant

f.       Social Director -- vacant

8)     Chair Reports

a.      Safety

i.      AX is handled by Greg Zajic

ii.     Other events are handled by Rik Larson until we get a Safety Chair

b.     AutoCross - updated AX schedule

i.      AX schedule updated

ii.     AX Trailer inventory reported (to Rik)

c.      Charity - Auction - to be combined with SVR 60th Anniversary event on September 10^th *see above for details on status on auction

d.     Concours

i.      SVR event for 2022 -- June 5th at Porsche Rocklin; budget approved; lunch -- DONE

e.      CRAB 3     Covered under OLD BUSINESS as part of ongoing report

f.       DRIFTER Editor - 2022 advertiser payments received (6 so far?)

g.     Event Liaison to Porsche Rocklin------ 2022 event support

h.     New Member Group -- pending Membership Director??

i.       Rally maybe 2 events -- later this year; one in August and one in November

j.       Share the Wealth --- tickets------ Rik obtaining; to have for Fat's Bistro dinner on July 20th

k.     Technical Chair

l.       Webmaster -- transition status; any software purchases needed?; budget at June board meeting? m.

9)     Next Meeting

a.      Tuesday, August 2nd, location ZOOM (maybe the fire station?)

10) Adjournment 9:07pm

ACTION/FOLLOW-UP ITEMS:

a)      Volunteers, filling of vacant positions (chairs----- tour, historian, safety)

b)     Transition of items from 2020 SVR Board and Chairs; location of boxes, assets, etc.

c)      2022 Calendar (SVR, Zone 7, PCA)

d)     2022 Calendar; SVR AX received---- updates as of June 25, 2022

e)      60th SVR Anniversary ---- September 10, 2022 ---

Golden Gate region hosted a Zone 7 Concours series event on August 7th at Porsche Redwood City. The event was sponsored by Porsche Redwood City who went out of their way to host a barbeque lunch and provided live entertainment in addition to opening their facility to nearly 100 club members. The concours field featured some 35 judged cars competing for year end awards as well as more than 25 cars on display. The parking lot was jam packed with overflow parking on the street. A big thank you goes out to Golden Gate Region concours chair, Mike Sherman, for organizing another great event.

Sacramento Valley Region will host CRAB 38 the weekend of April 21-23, 2023 after a long absence due to the pandemic. This will be the 38th CRAB and is the longest running, multi-region, multi-day event in Zone 7.

So what is this multi-day, multi-region event we call CRAB? Let’s start off with an explanation of the acronym in the word “CRAB”. The letter “C” stands for crab feed, the letter “R” stands for rally, the letter “A” stands for autocross and the letter “B” stands for the German word “begegnen” which means a gathering or meeting. Simply, it’s a weekend to celebrate all things Porsche.

It’s a chance to socialize with like-minded fans of the Porsche brand. It is also a wonderful way for new members to get immersed in the fun and social aspects of the club all in one weekend. In addition to the events described above, CRAB also includes a day long tour, concours, and a beer and brat on the final day of the event. The event has attracted well over 300 PCA members at each CRAB which has been held since 1972, when a small group of SVR members, Rich Farlinger, Jim Karver, Ray Johansen, and Phillip Marks conceived the concept which was held at El Macero Country Club in El Macero. To date, the club has hosted 37 CRABS and has gained a regional and Zone 7 reputation for being one of the most anticipated multi-region, multi-day events in Northern California.

While competitive events are always part of the CRAB experience, they are planned with the goal of having fun and meeting like- minded Porsche enthusiasts. Your weekend will feature not only competitive events like the TSD Rally, Autocross, and Concours, but also fun events like tours, Crabkhana, self-guided walking tour, and an opportunity to explore downtown Sacramento and the region. Whether touring the Delta or the Delta King in Old Sacramento, participants will have plenty of activities to participate.

This will be the 38th CRAB since 1972, an amazing legacy and the oldest multi-day, multi-region event in Zone 7. Special thanks go to all the CRAB 38 team for their efforts in planning this event.

The crab feed dinner on Saturday is one of the highlights of the weekend and will feature all you can eat, fresh Dungeness crab with all the fixings. There will be a social hour on Saturday as well to provide ample time to socialize with old and new friends alike. Sunday’s festivities will feature the TSD Rally, Concours, Beer ‘N Brat, and the awards ceremony.

Please mark the event on your calendar and watch for future information in the coming months.

Three upcoming October events are on the calendar. In October there are two Zone autocross events on the calendar. On October 8^th, Sequoia Region will be hosting its first Zone Autocross event at the Madera Airport and on the weekend of October 22-23^rd, Sacramento Valley Region and Redwood Region will be doing a two-day event at Thunderhill Raceway Park. This will be Sequoia Region’s first ever Zone Autocross event according to Larry Kirlin, Sequoia Region AX Chair, due to issues related to the pandemic and getting the program started-up. The region will host the event at the Madera Municipal Airport in Madera, Ca. just 15 minutes north of Fresno. If you are a member of the Sequoia Region and have never autocrossed, beginners and novices are always welcome, and we can hook you up with an instructor who will show you the ropes and explain the sport to you. All that is needed to attend is a Porsche in good working order. For more information visit the autocross page on the Zone 7 website at Zone7.pca.org.

There are also three concours series events in October with Redwood Region hosting their annual zone concours in the Plaza at the Sonoma County office complex on October 2^nd. Diablo Region is next up with their annual concours to be held on October 16^th at the Blackhawk Plaza and finally Loma Prieta Region hosting their annual event at Porsche Fremont on October 30^th. Registration details will be coming so watch the Zone website for further information.

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October 23rd - Thunderhill (Redwood)

Fall Treffen will be held in Bend, Oregon from September 14-18^th. If you have not yet attended one of these national premier events it is a do not miss opportunity to attend a Treffen close to home. Registration did not fill up, but registration is now closed. For more information on future Treffens go to: https://www.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.

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