vty,
--Dennis
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!
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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. ;)
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