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First Drive of the 2025 Season

January 11 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Free

Please  join us for our first Drive of the 2025 season. Bring any brand or type of vehicle with good tires for lower temperatures.

We will start at a coffee shop in Tigard and meander on mostly backroads to Sherwood, Carlton, Yamhill, Vanport, North Plains and ending up at the cozy Rock Creek Tavern for late lunch. All registered participants will get an email the day before the drive if weather conditions are favorable for the drive or if it has to be cancelled.

The drive is approximately 86 miles with one rest stop. We’ll meet at 10:00 AM with Drivers Meeting at 10:15 AM and departure shortly after.  The end location is the Rock Creek Tavern, close to Hwy 26 for a quick return home.

Severe weather like snow or ice will cancel the event, but otherwise please come prepared for cool wintery weather.

Event Organizer: Heinz Holzapfel

Event Stats:

Number of Groups: due to amazing demand we increased to 3 groups of 12 cars each
Total Miles: 86
Total Drive Time: about 2 hours 15 minutes

Digital Navigation Support:

Ride with GPS and printable route directions to be sent out 3 days prior to event.

Registration Information:

Registration opens December 12 at 7:00 PM. Volunteers will be needed for Leads and Sweeps. Please volunteer when you register, if you are able and willing to accept the responsibilities.

General Information about this Event:

Registration is by car. Each driver must complete the data collection in the registration form. If you have a navigator, please register that person at the same time. If you don’t have a navigator, just mark the navigator question as N/A.

The start location, time, description of Digital Navigation Support as well a printable PDF file of Driving Directions will be provided two days before the event to all registrants. Please check your Spam folder if you do not see an email with the directions within 24 hours of the event.

Each Participant (Driver and Navigator) is required to sign the “Release and Waiver of Liability” at the start of the drive.

We encourage all participants to take pictures and share the pictures either on our social media sites or upload them to our photo repository using the link provided with the driving directions.

Event Policies Regarding Privacy, Photography and Recordings: Click Here

Questions:  Please contact Drive Team

Details

Date:
January 11
Time:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
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Organizer

ORPCA Drives Team

Venue

Ava Roastaria
15135 Southwest Barrows Road
Beaverton, OR 97007 United States
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President's Message

Carol Hedstrom

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!