Ferrari Mailing List: FW: Ferrari Club/NER - Photos & Video: Miss Italia; Supercar Saturday; Come to the Track /A

[Dennis Liu (bigheaddennis]

 

Thought you guys might want to see the pics and video.

 

vty,

 

--Dennis

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Ferrari Club of America - New England Region

 

 1.  Miss Italia USA Pageant and FCA/NER Lunch & Meeting

 

2.  Supercar Saturday at Ferrari of New England

 

3.  Register now for the Spring Watkins Glen Track Event

 

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1.  Howdy, all!  Hope you got to enjoy the beautiful Saturday weather in New England; nearly 30 of your fellow FCA members certainly did.  Boston area members Gino Evangelista, Chuck Centore, Jon Lal, and Joe & Maureen Fico met up with me for a fun (and fast!) drive down to Stamford, where Darry & Paul Bova, CT Chapter President, had done their usual wonderful job in putting on a memorable event.  We assembled at Columbus Park, parking over two dozen Ferraris in a row and stopping traffic.  Then the contestants from the Miss Italia USA Pageant came out, and started posing for their photographer and videographer next to the cars (and with eager owners and spectators). 

 

Quotes of the day:  Charlie Lenore, upon seeing the contestants come around the corner in their cocktail dresses:  "Dave, um, where did I park my car?  And, uh, what's my name again?"  Dave Friar, upon being asked where wife Fiona was, replied, "Oh, she's home spreading mulch around the yard."  And Jon Lal:  "Hey, what happens in Stamford, stays in Stamford - right?"  Andrew Baldassare:  "[slack jaw, dead silence for about 20 seconds]" 

 

Ok, so maybe one or two (or most) of the guys in attendance were acting like barely-post-pubescent teenage boys.  But the girls were certainly enjoying the day, and loving the short rides that took them around a few blocks and dropped them off on the red carpet for the cameras.  Other participants included James Cappola, Michael Sutka, Peter Costello, Peter Lombardo with grandson Austin, Geoffrey Knapp, Bob LaRosa, Sam Hallowell, Ken West, Fabio Calia, Greg Caldararo, Pier Giorgetti, and Lee Rizzuto, among others.  Ferraris included a new California; some 430s, 360s and 355s; stunning Daytona coupe; Mike's dominating ex-Penske 599 GTB; a triumvirate of 308s, a pair of Maranellos, a 512TR, a 612 Scaglietti and Sam's sweet sounding 365 GTC/4.

 

After all the excitement, Mike Raduazzo and Alan Sosnowitz led us on a driving tour through New Canaan and Pound Ridge, before ending up at the Italian Center of Stamford, where Paul Bova is also President.  The Bovas had arranged for a fantastic luncheon and arranged for presentations from Chartis Insurance, the Fairfield Concours, and the legendary Bob Sharp, of Sharp Datsun/Nissan racing and Sharp Ferrari fame.  What a great spring day! 

 

Photos and a short video are available here, and check out a future issue of Horse Tales for more quotes and pics!

 

http://bit.ly/MissItalia-Ferrari-Pics

 

http://bit.ly/MissItalia-Ferrari-Video

 

 

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2.  The long range weather forecast predicts sunny 70s for Supercar Saturday at Ferrari of New England this weekend, from 10am to 2pm.  It will feature a McLaren F1 and Ferrari F40, plus other supercars, race cars, and vintage models.  We'll also have an Introduction to Track Events discussion session, where you can learn more about how and why to bring your car to the racetrack!  Tech inspections will be available, and the expert technicians will demonstrate what items are to be inspected in the giant workshop.  Food will be provided, and a Remote Control Race Track will be set up too!

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3.  Watkins Glen update -- thanks to the enthusiastic response to date, we've already exceeded the total number of participants at this event last year!  Still, you'll get more track time than at any other event this year, so come join in the fun, whether you're a complete novice or an experienced racer.  From Bruce Ledoux, ESR Track Chair:

Online registration for our 2-day spring track event kick-off at Watkins Glen International, Wed & Thu, May 5-6 is now available!

We've got over 40 drivers already. Over TWO HOURS of track time per day. Focused instruction and guidance for beginners, and racing exercises for the advanced group.

http://fcatrackdays.motorsportreg.com/

Host hotel is the Corning Radisson, (607) 962-5000, mention the FCA for our group rate.

Hurry and register so you don't get caught short at what appears to be the most hotly contested track schedule for 2010. ;)