Concours Italiano Parking

[djbender@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     Regarding parking at Concours Italiano:
     
     First thing is to get a corral parking pass from the organizers.  
     There should still be time to do this in advance.  If someone knows 
     the phone number please post it, I don't have it with me at the 
     moment.  I think it might also be available from ARA.
     
     Then, regarding parking in the corral...
     
     Year before last was my first year driving to the Monterey event in an 
     Alfa.  So with beginner's enthusiasm I got there early, say 8:30, and 
     asked the parking marshalls where the Alfa parking corral was.  The 
     marshall at the entry area pointed to the other end.  Drove all the 
     way past the concours, no Alfa area and no Alfas in sight, asked the 
     guy at the other end, he pointed back where I came from.  Repeated the 
     process, realized there was no Alfa area, and decided to start one.  
     So I parked by the sign that said "miscellaneous", and by 9:30 there 
     were something like 25 Alfas lined up.  (We did have to share with a 
     handful of Minis as I recall).
     
     I called Mandarano to complain, he said he'd do better.  Last year 
     there was in fact a sign for Alfa parking in the Corral, and again 
     something like 25-30 cars.
     
     So...if you show up by 8:30 or 9:00 and have corral parking you should 
     have no problem getting near other Alfas.  
     
     Those in general parking may want to make other arrangements as some 
     have suggested.
     
     Doug Bender

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