Here are some of the things going on in Austin that are
Ferrari centric. If you are an FCA member, you can go to the big
party Friday night before the race, however, act fast as seating is
limited!
Luke
Bust out your calendar cause here
are a bunch of fun car events coming up!
Saturday, October 14th, 6:00 p.m.
(5:30 if you are bringing your Ferrari)
Return of the
Red Violin!
2013 Surrey Hill Drive
An intimate evening and concert with
Elizabeth Pitcairn and the most famous Stradivarius in the world - the "Red
Violin". Louise Thomas will be accompanying her. Dilum and Surangi are opening
their home for this special event as a fundraiser for the CHAMPS program which
is an outreach program for junior high and high school students in Austin who
have a musical gift. For those who may not remember, Elizabeth and Louise
performed at the Formula 1 reception last year to a standing ovation. The
evening is cocktail attire. If you are planning on attending, please email
Leah Nelson at
leahceleste@gmail.com.
Thursday,
October 19, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Formula 1 Chat with Mark Webber
Special Olympics Texas Headquarters
1804 Rutherford Lane
The Special Olympics are hosting this
interactive event that is being sponsored by Porsche of Austin and Red Bull.
It's $40 per person or $150 for 4 tickets with the funds going to sponsor
Special Olympics Texas athletes. Mixer starts at 6pm, Mark's presentation is at
7pm and photos with Mark are from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. You can purchase tickets at
www.sotx.org/chat-with-mark-webber
or call 512-835-9873 for more information.
Thursday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. - until
Buxton
Bash
Clearport
516 E 6th St
Spend the evening with
NBC F1 reporter Will Buxton and his friends, drivers, special guests from
Formula 1. 100% of the $10/ person donations (or your own donation amount) at
the door goes to the Susan G Komen Foundation of Austin. Lots of great F1
related giveaway items. Our friends at Speed City, Les Kiser, Jonathan
Green, and John Massengale, are helping Will host this event which was
specifically scheduled for Thursday evening so as not to conflict with our
Formula 1 reception on Friday. Always a blast!
Friday, October 20,
7:00 p.m.
Ferrari Club of America Formula 1 Reception
Austin Country
Club4408 Long Champ Drive
This is the
party of the year! Doors open at 7:00 with happy hour to view the priceless
collector cars and enjoy the
sounds of the Gabriel Santiago Trio. Once again, our collector
friend, Jacques Vaucher, will be displaying his extensive collection of Ferrari
memorabilia. Also this year you can bid on original art by Kevin
Paige. Kevin's art work is on display around the world and in the home of
a number of Formula 1 drivers. His home in Houston was flooded and some of
his pieces received water damage. He is auctioning off those pieces with
100% of the revenue going to the Houston Food Bank to help feed those who are
still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. In addition,
Pirelli is donating a Formula 1 tire coffee table to be auctioned off to benefit
the Texas School for the Blind.
Dinner will be
served from 8pm until 9pm. Once again, the chef is preparing a great meal that
features two great Texas dishes - beef tenderloin and jalapeno apricot
quail.
At 9:00,
touring artist, TV and movie personality, but all Austin, is Dale Watson and his
Lonestars with brass!! As they say, if something ain't movin' on your body when
Dale is playing you need to turn up the hearing aid. And there will be a dance
floor if you are so inclined to swing the night
away.
We are working
on a list of distinguished guests which, as you can imagine, can be volatile but
we do have a few surprises.
If you haven't
made your reservation yet, there are 16 seats left in the house so you'd better
do it now or hear everyone else talking about it. And just in case you've
missed every post about this before, the link is still:
https://ferrari-club-of-america-hill-country-chapter.myshopify.com.
You
will see an “Opening Soon” screen. Click on “Enter your
password” in the top right corner. The password is
“Tifosi”.
Saturday, October 21 - Sunday, October 22
USGP at the Circuit of the Americas
Hard to imagine but there are still members who have never experienced
this race. As a veteran of multiple Formula 1 races in multiple countries,
I can tell you that this is an awesome track for a lot of reasons but for you,
the spectator, the viewing options are fantastic and we blocked what I consider
to be the best options in the house for members of the Ferrari Club with seats
at the top of Turn 12 and the middle of Turn 15. And if you aren't happy with
those, we have our own ticket guru who will get you exactly what you are looking
for. If you are looking for Turn 4, 12, or 15, use the link below.
Once those are sold out or if you are looking for something else, call
Jimmy. His contact information is below.
https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/cota/EN/link/promotion/home/93d92248ae1180264aba6384184cff8c537ebe66
Promo :
Ferrari
Jimmy
Glodich
Premium Sales
Consultant
Circuit of
the Americas
(512)
655-6317– Office
Jimmy.glodich@circuitoftheamericas.com
Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, 9:00 p.m.
Blu Party ATX and My Yacht
Moonfire Lounge
310 Colorado
This isn't a
car event, per se, however, this is definitely a Formula 1 annual weekend event.
If you like the wilder side of Formula 1 with the glitz, glamour, the movie
stars, former drivers, athletes, that hard pounding DJ music, etc... then this
is where you want to go party. You can get tickets at http://www.blupartyatx.com/blu-2017-tickets.
Saturday, October 28, 7:00 a.m. - 2:00
p.m.
Cars and Candy
Blossom Athletic Center Parking
Lot
12002 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San
Antonio, TX 78216
This car show is a fund raiser for de Novo, a non-profit organization
serving the San Antonio Community with part of the proceeds going to the
Hurricane Harvey evacuees displaced to San Antonio.
Sunday, October 29
Mexico Grand Prix Viewing Party and Karting
Challenge
Circuit of the Americas
That's right, we're going to COTA again and watch the Mexico
City race live in the Velocity Lounge BUT with a twist! COTA is opening their
karting track that Friday and the plan is to have a karting challenge on
Sunday. There will be qualifying before the F1 race and the race after the
F1 race. So if you think you've got what it takes, better bring your A
game!
Saturday, November 4th, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00
p.m.
Hagerty Show and Shine at the SVRA
Circuit of the Americas
Hagerty Show and Shine and
Vintage Racing weekend at the Circuit of the Americas. As you may have read,
Hagerty is now an official sponsor of the Ferrari Club of America.
All
makes and models of cars are welcome, which of course means Ferraris, PLUS you
get a parade lap in your car. Jaguar and Land Rover will both be there too for
you to test drive.
Click on the link and add Promo Code " SWEETRIDES "
to save $10 OFF your registration https://svra.com/gtb/?lib=product&pid=465&cat=11
IF
you have ANY issues with the promo code or have any future questions regarding
this event please contact Vice President of Marketing for SVRA (Toni Cumbess
863-698-8620
Thursday, November
9th
Houston Chapter Annual Cozumel
Cruise...
Thursday, November 9th -
We are once again heading to Cozumel aboard Carnival Valor out of Galveston this
November 9th (Thursday). This has been an almost annual event with lots of fun
on the four day weekend cruise.
Please email Cecelia Zeitlin (
chzeitlin [at] sbcglobal.net)
if you have interest in going. There will be lots of entertainment and
relaxation, beautiful views and superb dining, make sure you book
soon.
Best cabins are the suites and they go fast. We will organize
seating at dinner so we are all together along with excursions on beautiful
Cozumel. Great Staterooms are going fast!
Prices start at only
$349!
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Formula 1 Reception!!
- Andy
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