2020- What a year it’s going to be!!!
It’s shaping up to be a banner year for PCA members around the zone. If there’s any year to really plan ahead and lock in your calendars EARLY, this is it. In addition to the stellar bucket of activities which support you in your “local” regions, there are big events emerging that will require that you actually enjoy a few more miles in your Porsche. And yes, you will probably want to travel beyond your own regional boundaries. If you are so inclined, you are going to need to do some advance planning. So here are the “biggies” in one document for your planning purposes….
1. Fiesta. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
If you’ve never been to a Roadrunner region hosted Fiesta, you are missing a long weekend of fun. I was lucky in my first year as a zone rep to attend “Fiesta 50”. Yes, the region has a LOT of experience putting on this event. I’m listing it first on this recommended “to do” list, simply because registration opens before the other events, on or around January 1, 2020
(perhaps a week or two in the past, for many of you reading this). Fiesta takes place in downtown Santa Fe on Memorial Day weekend. Check in is on Thursday May 21 st and the weekend concludes on Sunday May 24th . More information can be found at www.FiestaNewMexico.com. Registration will be through www.motorsportreg.com.
2. Treffen. Broadmoor, Colorado.
While the “Fiesta” celebration mentioned above is a single region event attended by members from zone 9 and beyond, Treffen is a PCA nationally organized event, attended by members throughout the U.S. and even Canada. For those not yet familiar, there are two Treffens held each year. One in the spring and the other in the fall in order to avoid conflict with the
Porsche Parade, held in the summer. For the 2020 Spring Treffen at the Broadmoor, PCA National has organized a leadership and volunteer team from the Alpine Mountain Region. Efforts have been underway for close to one year now, to plan for a great event at the Broadmoor. Treffen events tend to be a bit more upscale than Porsche Parade, and are almost exclusively focused on socials (meals included in the price) and tours, with a free day in the middle to just enjoy the resort or surrounding area. Dates for the 2020 Spring Treffen are April 29-May 3. Registration opens on January 22nd at 1pm MOUNTAIN time. Please be prompt, as Treffen events are designed for only 250-300 guests and often sell out in mere minutes. More details can be found at http://treffen.pca.org .
3. Porsche Parade. La Quinta Resort, Palm Springs, California.
This will be the 65th annual Porsche Parade. It seldom happens that this event is within a one-day drive of every member of Zone 9. So I’d love to greet dozens of you from June 21 to June 27. I have to admit to being really jealous of my fellow zone reps from all over the southeast last year in Boca Raton, as I stood at a banquet reception surrounded by only a few members who drove from the west all the way to Florida. 2020 is my chance for payback. So help me out. If you haven’t been, Porsche Parade is a week-long Porsche fest chock full of social activities, tours and competitive events. Stay tuned to www.PCA.org and http://parade.pca.org for details about registration, which will open sometime in the first quarter of 2020! 2020 will be my final year as your zone representative to the national PCA organization. I cannot imagine a more fun slate of “core” events to augment my regular visits to the regions. I hope to greet hundreds of you at these gatherings throughout the year.