This drive is full and a waitlist has been added. We will use the waitlist to fill cancellations.
The August Midweek drive will start and end at Café 22 in West Salem. Come early and have one of the best breakfast meals around. The Aspinwall’s have run a fruit stand for over 50 years. See this link for a summary article https://www.polkio.com/archive/cafe-22s-family-recipe/article_2bb19a6c-ef66-5cfe-856d-0158e629dcd8.html
We will leave Café 22 at Lombardi time (9:00 am), so please be here by 8:30 to sign waivers and have a participants meeting at 8:45 am. We will drive up and over the Eola Hills and travel along some beautiful 2 lane roads eventually turning east passing by Bethel heights, Perrydale and past the Baskett Slough on way to the first rest stop at Dallas City Park where there is ample parking and real bathrooms. From there we will we will wind our way around Oakdale, to Monmouth Hwy, travelling over the hills, to Hyak County Park. The third leg will take us on the back roads along the River, past Ankeny Wildlife Refuge and cross through Independence on our way back to Café 22. At Aspinwall’s will have our own outside area to visit and have lunch. Because of the separate tickets, an automatic 18% will be added.
We will start with 20 cars in 2 groups. If less sign up then we will adjust. A waitlist will be added if needed to fill in cancelations. Registration will open on Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 pm. We are in need of 2 sweeps and 1 lead. Please volunteer for these roles when you register.
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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!
