Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 10 years

[Rick Lindsay (richardolindsay]

Hello Friends,

Like Erik, Matt, John, the more quiet guys like Rui, Antony and Francis plus a number of departed F-Listers like Ric Rainbolt and Peter Henrys, I too have been here a LONG time. I can't remember when Steve Cook initially formed the list but I believe it was 1995 or 1996. I joined sometime in the 1996. Rui might remember. He has an outstanding memory. I bought my 308GTB in January of 1997.

So my first drive in a Ferrari, the one I still own today, was 17 years ago. I think I bought my Testarossa in 2012, or was it 2011? May buy another but probably won't remember when. 

First List event at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit was in '97. I believe we had 3 events there. We had a factory tour together in '99, I think it was. At that event, 24 friends met face-to-face - for the first time. 

Lots of changes since those early days. Thankfully, the themes of guns, animal abuse, fuel fires and hate-talk have wained. List events have migrated to the east coast where distances are closer and owners are more concentrated. Those of us on the south snd west coasts connect more through cyberspace. Still fun.

Happy Friday, my friends - old and new.

-rick