Come for a day, stay for the weekend!
Build your own adventure with visits to Griot’s Garage, LeMay America’s Car Museum and more.
This is an easy-going, not-too-packed weekend filled with all things “car.” You can come up on Friday, drive up Saturday morning, or consider taking the train from Portland to Tacoma.
Each component priced separately giving you maximum flexibility.
Friday, February 28
Silver Cloud Hotel, Tacoma Waterfront
The optional ORPCA negotiated hotel and rate requires a 2-night stay and includes breakfast, parking is an additional $18/night, and it must be booked by Feb. 13 with instructions below.
Dinner on your own (we will provide a list of recommended restaurants near the hotel)
Saturday, March 1
8am – 10am
Caffeine & Gasoline at Griot’s Garage – optional
Ferrari is the feature car for March – expect a couple hundred Ferrari’s for this informal, morning gathering. Coffee and donuts provided by Griot’s. No registration required
The Main Event
Tech Session – Spring Cleaning
Noon – 4pm
Griot’s Garage
Corporate HQ, Flagship Retail & Auto Display
3333 South 38th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Lunch included
Tech Session – Spring and Summer Prep with the Griot’s professionals
20% off Griot’s products in retail store
Visit the Featured Auto Display
$20 per person – please register all persons in your party
Evening – Happy Hour or Dinner (in planning)
More information will be provided after registration
Sunday, March 2
LeMay – America’s Car Museum – group ticketing
Celebrate America’s love affair with the automobile
$20 per person ($22.50-$24.50 at the door) – please register all persons in your party
Lunch on your own
Afternoon exploring on your own
Options:
Visit other museums and attractions in Tacoma or head home
LeMay Marymount Tour – more cars and automobile collectibles stored in historic buildings of Marymount Military Academy
Museum of Glass – downtown Tacoma
Tacoma Art Museum – downtown Tacoma
Foss Waterway Seaport Museum – Tacoma waterfront
Return to Portland
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Maintaining Momentum
Oregon Region is marching through the year at a steady pace. March turned out 11 events, which may be a record for this time of year. Even though it is still early, we have seen a couple of new events on our calendar including the new dining event, Road and Fork, and an out-of-town tech session in Tacoma. I was thrilled at the number of new faces attending the New Member Orientation. Be sure to check out stories about each of those later in this edition.
I realize now one of the key elements of having so many events on the calendar is maintaining momentum while not over- burdening our volunteers. The processes and procedures are ever- evolving, and while much of it is becoming routine, keeping all the balls in the air at once is challenging. The Drive Team and the Social Committee have been working overtime, and it shows. If you see any of the drive team or social committee members out and about, be sure give them a thumbs up and a smile – they deserve it!
This year ORPCA is celebrating 65 years and PCA is turning 70! The cars, the people, the clubs have a lot to celebrate. Back in 1955 and 1960, there were no 911s, no 914s, 944s, Boxsters, Caymans, Cayennes, Macans, Panameras or Taycans and very few variations on the models that did exist. There were a handful of regional clubs and not many members. Today there are 148 regions under the national umbrella with over 160,000 members participating in over 4,000 events every year.
In the area of Club history and how PCA and Porsche have evolved in 70 years, there are two great things every Porsche owner should check out if you haven’t already. One is the fantastic history of Porsche Club of America found on the PCA website: https://ww2.pca.org/pca- history (login to PCA.org, drop down the “Membership” tab to “PCA History” near the bottom.) This is a long read, but worth it. The other entertaining and education place to spend some time is PCA’s YouTube Channel: If you have not visited the PCA YouTube Channel, be forewarned, it is an addictive spot. https://www.youtube.com/@ PorscheClubofAmerica/featured
With nine more months of this exacting year ahead, I trust I will bump into many of you more than once and that alone makes it worthwhile. As you know, it’s not just the cars, it’s the people.
Let’s Drive! You can reach me at [email protected].
Let’s Drive!
