PCA National Event Updates:
Adult vaccine rates for those over 65 has exceeded 60% of all those who are qualified. Case rates as well as the positivity rates are decreasing and many counties in Zone 7 are coming out of the most restrictive purple tier. This is excellent news for future club activities not only in Zone 7 but for PCA national events across the country. At the most recent national staff meeting, PCA club president Tom Gorsuch gave an upbeat assessment of upcoming events. He reported that Club Racing has more than 20 events for 2021 scheduled versus last year’s schedule of just a little over a dozen. Treffen Scottsdale sold out in a record of 13 minutes and Parade at French Lick, Indiana has nearly 3,000 attendees signed up and could exceed the stellar turnout we had at Parade Monterey in 2014. Werks Reunion at Amelia Island is still working on some safety issues surrounding the pandemic and updates from local health authorities. Tom Provasi, Werks Reunion Chair, is confident the event will proceed and is hoping to open registration as early as late May or early June. Tom was very encouraged with news regarding the coronavirus and hopeful that the pandemic will allow large group gatherings for all our big national events. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and do our best to maintain public safety and the safety of our members.
Zone 7 Region Event Planning Updates:
As we get good news weekly on the pandemic, many regions are making commitments to schedule multi-day tours. Sierra Nevada Region has scheduled its very popular Mammoth Mountain tour for June with details and registration opening soon. In the northern most part of Zone 7, Shasta Region is still in the planning stages for its popular Zone 7 tour, but it will be broken into 3 separate tours covering most of the route had the event been held over 3 days. More information on this event will be coming shortly.
The 2021 Zone 7 autocross series has a total of 9 events on the calendar with Golden Gate, Sacramento, Redwood and Loma Prieta regions hosting several events each.
The Zone concours series is still trying to figure out its competition schedule with only Sierra Nevada, August 29th, Sacramento Valley’s event scheduled for September 12th, and Monterey Bay scheduled for July 18th. According to Zone Concours chair, Roy Schauben, 3 other regions are planning on holding events and are trying to work with various dealers on sites as well as what county guidelines are regarding outdoor group gatherings. Stay tuned for more news.
Zone 7 Presidents Meeting;
The Zone 7 Presidents meeting was held on March 13th and attended by nearly all region presidents in the Zone. Several regional vice presidents were also in attendance. The meeting was held via Zoom with PCA National Treasurer Craig Kugler addressing the group on risk management as well as providing an update on PCA’s national strategic plan for 2021. Greg Halverson, national tour chair, provided an update on minimum guidelines, post event reports, what to do in the event of an accident and answered several questions. Tom Provasi, Werks Reunion chair provided an update on Werks Amelia Island as well as some of the process and obstacles he and his committee are dealing with for Werks Monterey which is scheduled during the Monterey Car Week festivities. In attendance at the meeting were several first-time region presidents and the comments I received following the meeting were quite positive on the information provided.
What is Zone 7:
I think many of the members of Zone 7 are not quite sure what Zone 7 is and how it fits in the organizational structure of PCA? To put it in simple terms, it is like a state that is based on geographic boundaries. Like how states in the United States are defined, PCA is divided in 14 Zones throughout the contiguous United States and includes Puerto Rico and parts of Canada. Hawaii and Alaska also have active regions. Within the 14 Zones are contained 146 regions with the 146th being formed just recently. The map below shows the geographic locations of the 14 Zones of PCA.
Taking it down to Zone 7, our regions are divided geographically into 10 regions mostly in Northern California and Northern Nevada. The Zone goes all the way to the Oregon border and as far south as Fresno. With well over 10,000 members, primary and affiliate, in Zone 7, we are one of the larger Zones in PCA. Unlike a governor of a state or your region president, as your Zone Rep I have no responsibility for the governing of your individual regions. I act mostly as support, information source, and as a liaison with PCA National. Below is a map of Zone 7 and its regions.
All members of Zone 7 are also welcomed to participate as PCA members in any events throughout Zone 7. If you have an interest perhaps in a tour being held in Shasta or Loma Prieta regions you are surely welcomed and allowed to attend the event.
PCA National Events Upcoming:
Your leadership team at PCA national has been very busy. Last year, national has had to deal with the consequences of Covid 19 on our club’s national events such as club racing where at least 16 events had to be cancelled in addition to Spring Treffen and Parade in Palm Springs. National hopes that their planning for Treffens, Werks Reunion, Parade and a host of other events scheduled for this year can continue as planned. Your national leadership team has been diligent in being flexible and in developing policies and procedures to enable large national events such as Parade to continue, but with a twist. Phase 1 registration for Parade 2021 opened on February 10th and Treffen Scottsdale opened on February 24th and was full 26 minutes later. Treffens have in the past sold out in about an hour so if you have any interest in attending, mark the opening of registration on your calendar.
The winter national staff meeting originally scheduled for February 6th in Jacksonville Florida was cancelled due to concerns with Covid and was instead held conducted virtually. This meeting gathers all the national committee chairs, Zone Reps, Executive Council members and national headquarter staff to share plans for the year as well as to provide updates on their committee. Updates are generally provided by the chairs of Parade, Treffen, Werks Reunion, Club Racing, Policy, Audit, insurance and social media to name just a few.
Events of Interest:
- PCA Spring Treffen at the Marriott Scottsdale, Arizona; May 5-9; treffen.pca.org; Registration Closed
- Loma Prieta Region 50th (plus 1) Anniversary Gala, June 19
- Monterey Bay Region 60th Anniversary, TBD
- Sierra Nevada Region Mammoth Lakes Tour, June 18-20th; email: missmillie44@icloud.com
- Porsche Parade at French Lick, Indiana, July 11-17; porscheparade.org, Registration Temporarily Closed
- PCA Werks Reunion, August 13; Monterey; werksreunion.com
- Monterey Historic, Porsche Platz Corral August 14-15th.Tickets at weathertechraceway.com
- PCA Fall Treffen at the American Club, Kohler, Wisconsin, October 13-17; treffen.pca.org
- PCA Spring Treffen at THE BROADMOOR, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 27-May 1, 2022
- Sacramento Valley Region 60th Anniversary Celebration, May 7, 2022
Note that past Treffens have sold out in as little as one hour due to their popularity. Registration for the Treffens typically opens 3-4 months prior to the event.
2021 PCA West Coast Race Series Schedule
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.
