Re: alfa-digest V7 #927

[Italiacars@domain.elided]

In a message dated 8/2/99 5:00:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<< ditto.  i guess i'm just not that excited about bringing either one of my 
 alfas to an event where they're treated as second class citizens.  as i 
 recall, the affair had a pretty low fun/$ ratio for alfa owners, imo.
 
 open it up to 4 (or 6) cyl. alfas, and i may come next year.
 
 bob brady, dvaroc
 yardley, pa >>

Alfas are hardly treated as second class citizens. When the event 1st began 
under the original organizers Alfas, Fiats, Lancias were not permitted to 
attend. Since we have been organizing the event, we have opened it up to all 
Italian cars & motorcycles. Many that attend with their Ferraris, Maseratis 
etc are also Alfa owners. 

In addition we also always have some of the most prestigous Alfas ever made 
at the event. Bruno Giacomelli's Formula 1 car,  a number of Tipo 33 race 
cars, including a TT12, and the famous 8C 2900 Tipo B Mille Miglia Spyder. 
How often do Alfa owners get to see these cars? Not only are they at the 
Concorso but they are also driven on the track and driven hard. For that 
alone it is worth attending. 

It is also completely False that Alfas are not permitted on the track except 
for touring. We have made it clear that not only Alfas, but Lancias, Fiats  , 
etc., are welcome on the track. Hell we even have motorcycles on the track. 
The problem is not enough of them want too. We need a minimum of 25 cars to 
create a run session. Since this is Not a race, and very few attending are 
professional drivers, for safety reasons due to the high speed nature of the 
track we cannot mix these cars with much higher horsepower ones. 

If you are serious and want to drive on the track, find 24 others that are 
willing to pay the track fee and have cars will pass tech inspection for a 
high speed track. We will give you a separate run session. 

Italian C.A.R.S. 

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