2026 Night at the Races

Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/28/2026
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Location
Watsonville Speedway

Contact
Name: Mark McMahon
E-mail: markjmcmahon1962@gmail.com
Phone: 831-293-3512

I am happy to report that we are going to Watsonville Speedway for a Night at the Races. After some discussions with the new track manager and the fairgrounds team, we have agreed on a new date—August 28th, a Friday.

We will meet at 2:00 Friday afternoon at Chili’s in Seaside. There will be some folks visiting the restaurant for lunch, so please park away from the front entrance. After a quick drivers’ meeting, we will depart at 2:30 and drive together to Watsonville Speedway, where we will be directed to a special entrance. Our group will be placed on the lawn right across from the main gate to the track so all incoming visitors will be able to see our cars. Ted and I will be arranging the cars in a nice pattern so there is room between them for visitors to walk.

Note – this is a very family-oriented event and kids are welcome. Because of this, we understand if you want to drive your Porsche SUV or other SUV or van. That is not a problem, but understand that we will only be parking Porsche sports cars on the lawn. Members with alternate vehicles will park in the main parking lot (since we are arriving early, you will still be close to the entrance).

All the cars parked on the lawn should be in place by 4pm when the visitors arrive . If you want, bring a folding chair or two to enjoy the afternoon at our “private car show.” Make sure your sports car looks good as I anticipate many questions from other track guests including children about our cars, which should be a lot of fun! Note there will be qualifying and practice sessions on the dirt track beginning about 4:30. The main events will begin at 6pm so we should be seated about that time in our reserved location in the grandstands. Racing ends at 9:30 so we can get home before it is too late.

The track serves food and drinks for all to enjoy. They accept credit cards at the bar, but only cash at the snack bar. So, please bring cash if you choose to purchase food. Of course, this is track food prepared in a snack bar, so if you are on a restricted diet, please bring something with you.

Each Porsche sports car attending will receive one free ticket to the races. Other members in these cars and those parking outside will purchase tickets at the box office as needed. I believe admission is $20 per person, possibly less for children. If you have questions, please contact Ted Voigt or Mark McMahon.

There is no limit to the number of our members who can attend but we need you to register so we can tell the track manager how many of us will attend. I hope to see many of you at our Night at the Races!

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