ORPCA Summer Tour & Picnic
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Cost: $25 per person
    
 
Please join us on Sunday, August 1 for what is sure to be another great ORPCA picnic! Our Summer Tour & Picnic starts off Sunday morning at 11100 SW Murray Scholls Place (24 hour fitness parking lot in Beaverton). Please be at the meeting place no later than 9:30am as the tour leaves promptly at 10am.
The driving tour will wind its way through some great western Washington County rural roads and end at a beautiful Tuscan style winery in the hills above Helvetia.  We’ll have an exceptional catered gourmet lunch with tastings of their Estate-Grown Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and sparkling wines.
Reservations must be made in advance no later than July 18th.  This event is limited to 40 cars so please register early!
To register, go online to http://orpca.motorsportreg.com and search for the Summer Picnic event. For questions, please contact Jeff Gretz at 503.628.0629 or jgretz@onlinenw.com

The Arrive and Drive will depart from the North location(as will the remainder of 2010 A/D's)

Located @ Shari's restaurant 9730 N. Whitaker Rd   Portland  97217 ( just south of Elmers ) 503.289.2351

Take I-5 exit 306B  head east to N. Whitaker Rd.

Please be there by 8:45am to sign waivers, review instructions, and have a brief drivers meeting.

The BOD Meeting will be held at :

Mandarin Palace Restaurant and Lounge

9225 SW Allen Rd.

Portland, Oregon 97223

Dinner at 6:00 PM, meeting starts at 6:30 PM

Interested members are welcome to attend the BOD meeting. We have a private room.

ORPCA Duel at the Mill II

Hampton Mills, Packwood, WA

ORPCA presents our feature event of the 2010 season at Hampton Mills, Packwood, WA on August 14, 15, 2010.  This venue has the largest patch of asphalt, (15 acres) used for autocross in the Northwest and includes 2 acres of covered paddock area.   It is absolutely spectacular. 

On Saturday the 14^th, we are hosting an Evolution Driving School.  Evo has been providing National champion quality instruction for autocross drivers for years.  This year we are hosting both phase I and II schools to accommodate those that took the phase I school last year and new students this year.  The cost is $250/student for the day including lunch.  You will be a better driver after attending this driving school. 

Register at:

Oregon PCA Phase One: http://www.evoschool.com/index.php?page=oregon-region-of-the-pca-phase-one-packwood-wa
Oregon PCA Phase Two: http://www.evoschool.com/index.php?page=oregon-region-of-the-pca-phase-two-packwood-wa

We will be organizing a group dinner on Saturday evening for all participants.  Friendly bench racing encouraged.  Register at www.motorsportreg.com. 

On Sunday ORPCA is hosting an all comers Autocross.  We will be providing 8 runs per entrant.  All runs will count towards the final standings for the day.  Awards will be presented at the end of the day for each class.  ORPCA season autocross points will also be awarded.  We promise a fast and technical course to test your skills. All NW autocross clubs have been invited to participate and go head to head in timed competition. Event T-shirts will also be for sale at the event.

Register at: www.motorsportreg.com. 

For accommodations in Packwood contact:  www.destinationpackwood.com

Contact:  Gary Chapman at  AXChair@oregonpca.org

**FUN and SUN ON THE RIVER!**

WHEN:              Wednesday, August 18

                        6:00 pm – Social Hour
                        7:00pm - Dinner

WHERE:             ISLAND CAFÉ

250 N. Tomahawk Island Dr.
Portland, Oregon 97217

503.283.0362

                        www.islandcafepdx.com

Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and join us at a favorite getaway spot - the Island Café on Tomahawk Island.  Bask in the late afternoon sun while enjoying a cool drink and delicious casual food selections.  Casual attire is expected!  (Please, no high heels because of the metal ramp down to the dock.)

We will be ordering individually off the menu.

Please RSVP by Friday, August 13 to Nancy Herron at dinnermeeting@oregonpca.org or 503-293-6714. 

Hope to see you there!

BOB’S MYSTERY TOUR

Saturday August 21, 2010

I didn’t come up with the event name but it’s gonna be a picnic in the park, so grab a blanket and dust off your picnic basket. We will even judge the pre-lunch displays. Click To See Example

Your morning drive will be a scenic 170-mile tour through wine country, farmland and forest including an exhilarating 2700-foot climb in elevation over the last 9 miles before the lunch break. I found a section of road with about forty miles of scenic curves that I had never driven and I bet you haven’t either.

We will start with a driver / navigator meeting at 8:30 in the parking lot of J’s Restaurant located at 2017 Portland Road (that would be OR-99W) in Newberg, Oregon.

After lunch we will have another 135 miles of scenic driving and will expect to arrive back in the Wilsonville area by about 4:30.

The picnic grounds are within a portion of the Siuslaw National Forest and there is a $5.00 day use fee. Passes can be purchased ahead at REI and Bi-Mart stores or payment can be made on site with the correct change. Golden Age Passports, Golden Access Passes and Interagency Senior Passes issued by the National Park Service and displayed on hang tags are all accepted.

If you expect to get a printed copy of the route instructions at the pre-drive participants meeting, RSVP to Bob Ellis by e-mail at:

bob@kelandscapedesign.com

or by phone 503-533-8000 before Thursday August 19th.