Alfa ownership is a bargin

[Gene Brown <simigene@domain.elided>]

Before I got my first Alfa I bought a one owner 1970 240Z. While the Z
was fast the Alfa is definitely more fun. To show that my priorities are
correct the Alfa is running while the Z has been laid up with a bad
engine for the last 6 months.

The Z club is having their 13th annual convention in Las Vegas in June.
The early bird registration is $99 for the 6 day convention. There are
three days of track time with four different types of racing - drag,
gentleman, autocross, and time trial. They cost $125 / race / day. If
you wish to do autocross and time trial each day for two days it is
$500!! Parade lap sessions are $50. In addition they have a tasting
(wine, whiskey, and bear) each evening at $59 / tasting. The car show is
$45/car, $5/viewer. The awards banquet at the end of the convention is
$40 / person. There are other events, a golf tournament ($100), various
tours ($25-$29 per event), a cigar sampling ($59), Go Kart racing
($150), and a full daytime program for kids ($60/day). There are many
other events that do not have prices set for them yet. Nissan
contributes $25,000 to help cover the opening and closing receptions and
to provide a goodie bag. There are also lots of no charge tech sessions.

It is a very big event with over 500 people registered so far. I'm not
sure what their attendance was last year.

To do everything at the Alfa convention would cost less than $350 and
you probably would get more track time since there are less racers.
Besides anyone can own a Z car but only certain people have what it
takes to own an Alfa (usually an extra twisted DNA molecule).

See you in Portland

Gene Brown
AROSC
Simi Valley, CA
78 Spider
70 240Z - will trade for a Montreal :)

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