About this event
Beat the heat and come join us for a one-day Cool Coast Tour to Ventura on Saturday July 19, 2025. While our temps have been breaching 100+ in the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley, we expect temps in Ventura to be in the mid-70s on the day of the drive. The tour ends at the Ventura Marina where we'll have many restaurants to choose from for lunch. Lunch is on your own, but our experience is that various groups will eat together at one of the amazing restaurants at the Marina. Follow up with some shopping and ice cream!
Before we get to the marina, we'll have some excellent roads to enjoy as the temperature drops!
The drive will start in Palmdale at our usual Albertson's and head to the Porsche Santa Clarita dealership for a brief bio-break and to pick up additional drivers. Then we'll head out in small groups (about 10 cars) towards Ventura, with a stop in Ojai before coming out of the hills into Ventura.
The full route details will be sent to registrants shortly before the event and mapping will be available electronically via the RideWithGPS app on your smart phone.
Event requirements
This event is exclusive to Porsche Club of America (PCA) members.
California Inland Region (CAI) members receive registration priority. Members from neighboring PCA regions are welcome; however, non-CAI registrations will be placed on a waitlist until two (2) weeks prior to the event date. At that time, any remaining spaces will be released to waitlisted participants in the order received.
Not a PCA member yet? If you're shopping for your first Porsche (or planning to join soon), PCA offers a Test Drive membership designed specifically for prospective owners. Learn more and join here: pca.org/pca-test-drive
To avoid registration issues, please ensure your MotorsportReg profile includes your PCA member number and your name exactly as it appears in PCA records.
If you experience any registration issues, please contact the event organizer using the “Have Questions?” button above and include your PCA Member #.
PCA event regulations require all attendees to sign the appropriate PCA waivers, which will be available at the starting location.
Group Drive Safety Guidelines:
- Safety is our first priority! Turn on your headlights and remember our group drives are not track events.
- Drive aware. Road hazards such as road debris/rocks can be kicked up by other cars and trucks unexpectedly. Remember that your PCA friend’s car, that they love as well, is behind you. Bicycling groups, wildlife, and slow moving utility vehicles are commonly encountered on weekends and in rural areas where we’re headed.
- Please ensure you and your vehicles are tour-ready prior to departure: sufficient fuel, oil and coolant levels are topped up, healthy and properly inflated tires, bio break etc.
- Once we are established on the drive, stay in your position relative to the other vehicles in the group. Maintain a safe nose-to-tail following distance from the vehicle ahead of you. No distracted driving, please.
- Stay aware of the lead vehicle. The route may have to be changed due to traffic or road conditions/closures. Stay flexible!
- If you experience a mechanical issue/failure and must pull over, the sweeper will advise the group and peel off with stranded member(s) for assistance and advise the group of status. No member will be left stranded.
- Often we experience little/no cellular phone coverage along our twisty road adventures. Our group utilizes handheld UHF two-way radios for communication and safety. If you have a radio, pay attention and listen for any updates that may be broadcast. If you have your own UHF radio, please tune to channel 5-5; if we need to change channels due to interference, a new channel number will be broadcast to everyone in our group. VIsit this member discussion to learn more about UHF Radios.
- As always, club veterans are at your services for any questions or concerns you may have.
