Sit back and enjoy.

 Rik Larson, SVR President

·      Expect to see a lot of media items regarding the 75^th anniversary of Porsche over the next 9 months.

·      Check out this website:  https://www.porsche.com/taiwan/en/aboutporsche/75years/

·      Not too sure how the ‘taiwan’ got into that URL but it works.

·      Wolfgang Porsche (youngest son of Ferdinand Porsche) will celebrate his 80^th birthday on May 10^th (a piece of trivia that I am sure that Kim Nelson knows).

·      This was a great hit. Thanks to Cyndee and Greg Peart.

·      I took home half of my lasagna (9 layers thick according to Sally Boeck).

·      Good possibility about having this event again next year?

·      This SVR event has been rescheduled to March 12^th (was March 19^th).

·      It is being held at Porsche Fremont (in Fremont of course).

·      So far we have 25 cars signed up.

·      More than 150 people already signed up for this Premier Porsche Weekend.

·      Registration is open until April 15^th.

·      Mike Willis reports that people have started to sign up for the May tour.

·      You will need to make your own hotel reservations and reservations for any tour at Hearst Castle. Check out  msreg.com/SANSIMEON ;

·      The brainchild of our Vice President, John Leet, the first event will be held on Thursday, March 16^th at the Red Bus Brewing Company in Folsom. Be sure and check out the names of their offerings.

·      This is a very informal gathering. Just drop in.

·      Expect to possibly see some fellow Porsche owners who are not members of our region. Be sure and introduce yourself and invite them to join PCA, Sacramento Valley Region.

·      And wear your SVR name badge so know how to recognize you.

·      Matt Menning is hosting this event on Saturday, March 25^th at Kathrin’s Biergarten in Rocklin (just down the street from Porsche Rocklin).

·      Come out for lunch and also participate in the “Show-n-Shine” Corral!

·      This event is open to all Porsche owners so be sure and wear your SVR badge so that we know how to recognize you.

·      Event starts at 11:15 am and you are on your own for beverages and food.

·      This event is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area at the end of April.

·      Luftgekuhlt means “air-cooled” and is the gathering for vintage cars with air-cooled engines.

·      It has been based in Southern California since its inception.

·      This will be the 9^th presentation.

·      Details are very sketchy right now. Stay tuned.

·      Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is leading the series after the 5^th race (out of a scheduled 16 events) which ran in Cape Town on February 25^th.

·      Antonino Felix da Costa finished the Cape Town street circuit course in first place after starting in 13^th. This gave Porsche its third victory in the first 5 races. It also moved da Costa up in to 4^th place in the overall driver’s championship. The win (along with a 3^rd place finish in a previous race) gives him a total of 46 points.

·      Porsche Tag Heuer Team driver Pascal Wehrlein is leading the series (even though he did not finish the race in Cape Town due to an accident on the first lap). He has 80 points with the second-place driver (Jake Dennis) having 62 points.

·      The next race is being held on a street circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 25^th and can be seen live on the CBS Sports Network.

·      2023 Cayman GT4 RS is the 1^st grand prize.

·      2023 Cayman GTS or Boxster GTS is the 2^nd grand prize.

·      As always, you can enter the PCA Member Only Raffle at pca.org

·      A ticket will cost you $50.

Our SVR calendar is becoming more complete each month. Please let me know if you have an event in mind and we can work together to include in our SVR Event Calendar.

Also let me know of any update or change to an event.

Steve McCrory

What could possibly be a better venue to hold a weekend SVR Porsche Club party than a auto museum, in this case the California Auto Museum in Sacramento?

The 71,000 square foot building on Front Street was once a grocery warehouse, and eventually became the Towe Ford Museum featuring the collection of Montana resident Edward Towe. The now re-imagined

and renamed California Auto Museum now holds 150 cars representing America's automotive love affair. Some cars are owned by the museum and some are on loan from private owners.

The museum often hosts car club activities and educational events, and docents are often available to describe the features and history of the cars on display. The collection scans 120 years of automotive progress, and includes a 911SC owned by Linda Rondstadt. (ed. And it is parked next to one of Jerry Brown's sate cars.)

Bring a camera or your cell phone to take photos. I can already hear the conversations as SVR members roam the collection, “I used to have a car just like that one.”

CRAB SATURDAY ROAD TOUR Saturday April 22^nd 

Tour Meisters Matt Menning and Rick Duste are putting the final touches on the CRAB Road Tour for Saturday April 22^nd and will be releasing the route and important details soon.   

Registration has been brisk so if your interested in joining the group, don’t hesitate on registering soon.  

SVR Autocross Chair 

The CRAB 38 autocross will be held on Saturday, April 22nd from 7:30 am to 2:30 PM at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, Ca. Thunderhill is approximately 93 miles north of the California Automobile Museum in Sacramento off of interstate 5.

For more information on how to prepare your car for your first event visit the Sacramento Valley Region's website at www.svr-pca.org. 

http://msreg.com/sansimeon

SVR Membership Report

Editor comment- The table is the February Drifter was not correct - MY Mistake. The table below is the correct one for the February issue.

March Issue Table

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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 2023 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

Zone 7 Representative

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510.695.5030

For Zone info / news and more please do look at Zone 7 Website

If you are already registered for Parade, make a note that for Phase II you will register for banquets and events that opens April 5^th at 9 am Pacific.

Porsche Parade is seeking Porsches for the Historics Display on Concours day at Parade. Lori Schutz, Porsche Parade Historics Display Chair, is seeking the following Porsches:

Send a message to Lori at Lori Schutz

Specific information is also available at Parade Historics Display.

Zone 7 Awards Dinner - Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Guadalajara Grill in Concord. The Zone 7 Annual Awards Dinner honors all competitors who competed in the Zone 7 Concours series and completed at least 50% of the events. In addition to the competitive awards, a few non-competitive awards will also be given. Check out Zone 7 Awards Dinner for additional information and to register for the event.

Date Change - 2023 Zone 7 TSD Rally School and Rally, Sunday, March 12, 2023, hosted by Sacramento Valley Region at Porsche of Fremont - This event is designed to provide fellow PCA members the opportunity to experience a TSD (Time, Speed, Distance) Rally using the RICHTA GPS timing and scoring system. Since the CRAB 38 event (April 21-23) and Porsche Parade in Palm Springs (June) will have a TSD Rally using the RICHTA app, a rally school and practice rally will give you a leg up on the competition. You can see the overview and register for the event at

Zone 7 TSD Rally School.

CRAB 38, Sacramento Valley Region, April 21-23, 2023. Registration is open. You can see the overview and additional information at the Motorsport Reg site at CRAB38.

Shasta Region Zone 7 Tour, June 8-12, 2023. Still a couple of spots available. You can go to Motorsport Reg, sign-up or peruse the Overview at Zone 7 Tour for additional information. Registration closes March 15^th.

Events of Interest: 

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

Porsche 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. porscheparade.org. Registration opens February 1^st

Werks Reunion will be held in Monterey. Date is August 18^th. The website is werksreunion.com

Fall Treffen will be held in St. Louis. Dates are September 20-25, 2023. Check out the info at treffen.pca.org

Rennsport Reunion VII: Rennsport Reunion will be held at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey on September 28^th to October 1st. Advance ticket and corral passes are currently on sale at weathertechraceway.com. If you have not yet booked your hotel accommodations now is the time to secure your lodging at the best price.

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