running at pocono (was: Driving Event - TWS Feb 5,6; lambo's/ferr ari's, panteras, wings)

["Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)" <sedond@domain.elided>]

hi foncool, oops..  i mean joe,
;~)
thanks for the reply.  re: family, i unfortunately don't think i could get my
folks to come on up to the pocono's over the 4th of july weekend, after they've
come out to the dc area from arizona.  can't speak for others, tho...

re: track time, ya i heard this from you last year re: the requirement for 25
alfas, etc, before there could be a place for slower cars on such a high-speed
track as pocono.  no problem with that.  however, i believe it's up to the
*sponsors* to make these arrangements - not a group of petitioners that want to
run on the track.  make it an official part of the schedule - in your flyers, on
your website, broadcast to all the clubs, etc.  *then* you can complain if ya
don't get 25 takers.  

meanwhile, you're right - if it's not part scheduled event, i think it will be
hard to get a group of 25 to try to petition their way into a track event.

doug sedon

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Italiancars@domain.elided [SMTP:Italiancars@domain.elided]
	Sent:	Tuesday, January 04, 2000 11:55 AM
	To:	Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)
	Subject:	Re: Fw: Driving Event - TWS Feb 5,6; lambo's/ferrari's,
panteras, wings

	In a message dated 01/04/2000 11:03:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, Foncool

	writes:

	<< well, since i also have a family, & my folks, who live in az & come
to
	 wisit us every july 4th, this is a rather inconwenient weekend for me
to go 
	to
	 pocono.  however, if i were allowed to take my gtwe6 on the track for
other 
	than
	 "touring", which is all that is allowed for our lowly alfas, i wood be
really
	 tempted to blow off my folks & head up to pocono.  i know there's a
*lot* of
	 other alfa owners who would attend if they were allowed to run on the
track
	 there. >>

	Dear Mr Sedon,

	    The above message from you was forwarded to me. This is the typical
BS 
	excuse we get from Alfa owners. We have made it very clear for many
years 
	that for safety reasons due to the high speed nature of the track. We
would 
	have to create a separate run session for Alfas, Lancias, Fiat, Abarth ,

	etc., just like we do for vintage cars & motorcycles. We need a minimum
of 25 
	participants among the Alfas, Lancias, Fiats to create that group. Guess

	what? Not 1 person steps up, yet alone 25. 

	We provide more track time than is available at any Alfa event including
the 
	National. 
	As far as that weekend being a family weekend. Yes, it is, which is one
of 
	the reasons why our event is family oriented with some people bringing
as 
	many as 17 members of their family to the event. Also the event is
located as 
	a day trip from anywhere in the Northeast and it goes on for 3 days
(this yr. 
	4 days).

	Be that as it may, most Alfa owners are not track people. Explain why
the 
	Concorso people don't show up? We offer an event larger than most Alfa 
	Nationals in fact the only Italian car event larger in North America is 
	Concorso Italiano and that is just a single afternoon.

	We have never treated Alfas, Fiats or any marque as second class. Our 
	reputation is that anything Italian is welcome and all our treated
equally. 
	We provide everything and ask very little from the clubs other than to
show 
	up and judge their own cars for awards we provide. That could explain
why we 
	are the largest event for Lamborghinis, Maseratis, DeTomaso, Iso and
some 
	years for Ferrari on the East coast.

	All we ever get from Alfa owners is excuses that don't hold water. They
are 
	more than welcome to attend and become involved, but it seems they would

	rather bitch & complain. We have appealed to them with open hand for
many 
	years.

	 I'll make it simple, get me 25 drivers to pay the required fees and 
	qualified cars that pass tech inspection and I'll give you the track
time. 
	Real easy. Now what is your excuse?

	Joe Corbacio
	Italian C.A.R.S.

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