FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION SEPTEMBER 2014

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The Ferrari Club of America Board of Directors, on the 12th day of March 1973, authorized the Rocky Mountain Region as the 2nd recognized region for the USA.

With only two races remaining, Corvette Racing s Antonio Garcia has had his GT Le Mans (GTLM) lead trimmed to only six points, while five drivers representing three teams are tied atop the GT Daytona

Can the Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia, on the strength of back-to-back victories by co-drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Pierre Kaffer in the most recent races at Road America and Virginia

1 The Ferrari Club of America Board of Directors, on the 12th day of March 1973, authorized the Rocky Mountain Region as the 2nd recognized region for the USA. IL CAVALLO ROSSO There are close battles in both GT classes of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship entering Saturday s Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas...September 20! With only two races remaining, Corvette Racing s Antonio Garcia has had his GT Le Mans (GTLM) lead trimmed to only six points, while five drivers representing three teams are tied atop the GT Daytona (GTD) standings. Can the Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia, on the strength of back-to-back victories by co-drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Pierre Kaffer in the most recent races at Road America and Virginia International Raceway win this championship? The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship tackles Austin's Circuit of The Americas when all four classes compete in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans. The weekend also includes the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge racing on Friday, a six-hour race for the World Endurance Championship in its lone U.S. appearance, and the first live streaming of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA on IMSA.com. Saturday, September 20 It's time to be thinking about the championships in all four TUDOR Championship classes with only two races remaining in the inaugural season. The Lone Star Le Mans will be televised live on FOX Sports 2 beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. International live streaming is available on IMSA.com at 12:30 p.m. ET. The TUDOR Championship will be followed by the six-hour World Endurance Championship, with FOX Sports 2 covering all the action live from the green flag at 6 p.m. ET. Sunday, September 21 Check your local listings for a two-hour program on the FOX network with the highlights of Saturday's TUDOR Championship race. page 1

Our goals are shared with you and that means planning exceptional and extraordinary events.

2 The President s Corner by Bert Smith Dear Members, I am offering two important points this month. Your board of directors consistently strives to provide our regional club members with a fantastic experience throughout the year. Our goals are shared with you and that means planning exceptional and extraordinary events. Some are casual and informal, but others require an incredible amount of logistical planning, negotiation and forethought. All of the events are the result of unselfish acts by volunteers within the club membership. Without these volunteers, we would not have any of these events which we enjoy so much. Recently, there has been an alarming trend, members who commit to attending an event then cancel their reservation at the last moment. Their spots more than likely remain empty and that creates a serious problem, both for the organizers and the club. Speaking frankly, it s disrespectful to the persons who organized the event and leaves them in a very awkward position with the vendors with whom they negotiated. If a restaurant or hotel is expecting 80 guests, it is not okay to show up with only 30. It makes both the organizers and the club look bad. We understand that things can happen that are beyond our control, but please remember that we risk losing these events and the people who volunteer their time to organize them. Moving on to point two. I have now been president and regional director for just over two years. The FCA national board would like elections to be held every two years and for the chapter presidency and Regional Director to change at least every four years. In addition, they would prefer that the elections take place in the fall or early winter so that the Regional Director can plan on attending the national RD meeting in March. Most of your board will be running for reelection this fall, but I will not. I have found that my business and our traveling activities take up too much time for me to be truly effective. If you would like to be president/rd, vice president, treasurer, secretary, etc., please contact one of the board members so that we can add your name to the upcoming ballot. You may nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission). Please include a short narrative to cover who you are and why you would like to be on the board. Nominations will close on October 10th. Always remember, this is a car club. Its sole purpose is for us to have fun and enjoy our cars. If you have ideas on how we can do that better or more often, we would love to hear from you and/or have you join the board. Compliments are accepted by all Board members but please consider sending me your concerns. Bert Regional Director/President page 2

2014 Scheduled Events in the Rocky Mountain Region Updated on September 17, 2014 *** Please note that these events are not FCA sponsored September 21 - Sunday: 9-11 am Scuderia Sunday Coffee, 6853

3 2014 Scheduled Events in the Rocky Mountain Region Updated on September 17, 2014 *** Please note that these events are not FCA sponsored September 21 - Sunday: 9-11 am Scuderia Sunday Coffee, 6853 South York Street (Whole Foods parking lot) September 21 - Sunday: 10 am - 1 pm Cherry Hills Village Car Show:*** Contact Jay Santangelo at: j_santagelo@ml.com September Thursday - Friday: Santa Fe Tour: See page 15 in the August 2014 news letter for more details s. *** September 26, 27, 28, and 29 - Friday - Monday: Fall Foliage Tour 2014: Contact Fred Bishel at: Fred.Bishel@atmel.com September 27 - Saturday: High Plains Raceway with CECA. See page 9 in the July 2014 news letter for more details s.*** Contact Tim Greenshields at: timgreenshie@earthlink.net September 28 - Sunday 28: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm: Ferrari Club brunch at Gaetano s Italian Restaurant Contact Rhett Trees for more information at rtrees@caddiscapitalinvestments.com October 11 - Saturday: Pikes Peak International Raceway south of Colorado Springs with CECA. See page 9 in the July 2014 news letter for more details.*** Contact Tim Greenshields at: timgreenshie@earthlink.net October 19 - Sunday: A Short Mystery Rally that ends with a wonderful brunch at Mozaics in Palmer Lake. Stay tuned for more information. Contact John Babos at: babosjac@msn.com page 3

4 Did you know your FCA Region was number 2 in the USA? Founded by the driver below! page 4

5 Ferrari - Maserati of Denver Thank you Ryan Sabga, Chair of the event! September 11, 2014 through September 14, 2014 Presented by Ferrari of Denver page 5

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7 Gaetano's Brunch Ferrari Club brunch at Gaetano's Italian Restaurant on September 28, 2014 from 11:30am 3 pm. RSVP today: rtrees@caddiscapitalinvestments.com page 7

8 Welcome New Members! A note from the FCARMR Membership Chair, Rhett Trees: On behalf of the Board and all of our members, I wanted to give a warm welcome to our new members that have joined since June Rhett Trees Name City State Ferrari Gabriel Highlands CO 360 F1 Spider D'Arthenay Ranch Brian Ruden Golden CO F355 Michael and Parker CO 458 Italia Wendy McKelvy Vinod and Laurel Gupta Omaha NE Testarossa, Spider, California & Italia Thomas and Jillian Kobayashi Denver CO 458 Italia Donald and Rosie Dearmore Overland Park KS California Rick Thomas Aurora CO 599 and Carey Wandrei Chris Golden CO 550 Maranello McCormick Daniel Durrie Leawood KS 575 SA page 8

9 August 17, 2014 Enjoyed by all! Images by Ronnie Renaldi 2014 page 9

Scuderia Sundays! Every 3rd Sunday of the month... Meet the other members.

Come out and have some fun meeting other members of the club.

hang out for 2 hours in a huge parking lot, have some coffee and a bagel at

Casual event and soft shoes, bring your kids, weather is usually good in the

Sept 21, Sunday 9-11 am Oct 19, Sunday 9-11 am Whole Foods Market located in

10 Scuderia Sundays! Every 3rd Sunday of the month... Meet the other members... Bring your Ferrari out... Other cars are okay too... Join us! Come out and have some fun meeting other members of the club. Enjoy a spring and summer Colorado Sunday morning, see each other s cars, and hang out for 2 hours in a huge parking lot, have some coffee and a bagel at the Whole Foods Market and be able to see your car from the patio. Casual event and soft shoes, bring your kids, weather is usually good in the mornings, and you ll be home at noon! Sept 21, Sunday 9-11 am Oct 19, Sunday 9-11 am Whole Foods Market located in the heart of the new Streets at South Glenn in Centennial, Colorado 6853 South York Street, Centennial, CO (near East Arapahoe and South University Blvd.) page 10

11 Newsletter Advertising The Board of the Ferrari Club of America Rocky Mountain Region (the "Board") carefully evaluates any request for an advertisement or other recognition to be placed in our periodic newsletters or other materials to be distributed to members ("Publications"). Submissions to be included in any Publication must be received received at least two weeks prior to the printing or distribution date, as applicable. Materials received outside this window may not be considered for inclusion. All materials should be sent to Tim Greenshields (the "Editor") via at Inclusion of materials in certain Publications is offered only to select individuals, organizations and members in situations where the materials submitted are determined, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board, to be of interest to FCA- RMR Members or in situations where recognition of a particular individual, member, or organization has been determined, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board, to be appropriate in light of current or historical support to the FCA-RMR, its members, the community and/or various charitable causes or other worthwhile endeavors in the community. The Editor reserves the right (but shall not have the obligation) to edit all submitted materials, and to refuse or reject the same in the Editor's sole and absolute discretion. Neither the Ferrari Club of America (including, but not limited to the Rocky Mountain Region and its Board / Board Members), nor the Editor, is responsible for the content of any Advertisements or Other Recognitions. Only digital files submitted in Adobe PDF format will be accepted for consideration and evaluation for inclusion in Publications. Submissions must be in one of the following sizes (with the specific size to be confirmed with the Editor prior to preparation and submission, such size to be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Editor in consultation with the Board:) Full Page: 7 1/2" w x 9 3/4" h 1/2 Page Horizontal: (7 1/2" w x 4 3/4" h) 1/2 Page Vertical (3 5/8" w x 9 3/4" h) 1/4 Page Vertical (3 5/8" w x 4 3/4" h) 1/8 Page Horizontal (3 5/8" w x 2 1/4" h) All submissions must be submitted in a form ready for incorporation in Publications without any modification by the Editor, notwithstanding the Editor's right to modify the same. Submissions which would otherwise be acceptable for inclusion may be rejected if they are not in a form that can be included in Publications without modification by the Editor. page 11

Many of you have enjoyed participating in some (or many) of the thirty-three years of open track events sponsored by the Colorado Exotic Car Association (CECA) on most of Colorado s race tracks.

traditional slate of CECA track events for all future events. The customary format and program for these events will not change.

12 Many of you have enjoyed participating in some (or many) of the thirty-three years of open track events sponsored by the Colorado Exotic Car Association (CECA) on most of Colorado s race tracks. For various organizational reasons, the Shelby American Automobile Club, Colorado Region (SAAC/COLO), as the Executive Associate of CECA, has accepted an appointment to assume sponsorship of the traditional slate of CECA track events for all future events. The customary format and program for these events will not change. As a founding member of CECA, SAAC/COLO has been significantly involved in organizing and staging all of CECA s past events. As your new sponsor, SAAC/ COLO welcomes you to our 34th season. Here is the remaining entire SAAC/COLO 2014 schedule. Join us for some fun. Saturday, September 27th High Plains Raceway Saturday, October 11th Pikes Peak International Raceway south of Colorado Springs Contact: Tim Greenshields, CECA Chief Driving Instructor at timgreenshie@earthlink.net page 12

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Monthly Breakfast Meeting @ Sheraton 8:30am November 1-2nd US Grand Prix F1 Race Weekend @ Austin, TX*

14 Kansas City Chapter News! October 4th Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am October 12th Annual Garage-ma-hal Tour November 1st Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am November 1-2nd US Grand Prix F1 Race Austin, TX* November 2nd USGP F1 Race Watching Party December 7th FCA-KC Annual Dinner/Toys-for-Tots December 6th Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am Chris Parr, cmparr@f1ferrari.net page 14

15 Ron Weineke FCA-New Mexico Chapter President Home: Cell: page 15

16 Ron Weineke FCA-New Mexico Chapter President Home: Cell: page 16

17 MANAGING YOUR FCA MEMBERSHIP! The FCA national membership period is dependent on when you joined initially. You will receive notice two months prior to the actual expiration date of your national dues. For your (and ours) convenience, your Rocky Mountain Region dues will be collected by FCA national on your annual renewal date. Feel free to contact Regional Director/President, Bert Smith at: for any needed assistance. Please forward FCA dues to the Ferrari Club of America, P O Box , Atlanta, GA. If you are a new or renewal national member, your dues are $135. If you wish, you may call the FCA national number ( ) so that they may process your national membership with a VISA/MasterCard. In addition, you may join online at the Ferrari Club of America Internet web site located at... Regional Director/President Bert Smith enigmathist@gmail.com Vice President Ryan Sabga ryan.sabga@gmail.com Treasurer Frank Strazzabosco microfirm@earthlink.net Secretary Amy Lukes ms.maserati@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Tim Greenshields timgreenshie@earthlink.net Web Master Cyrus Rajabi forzagp@gmail.com Past Director/President John Babos babosjac@msn.com Ferrari reported a net profit of 246 million euros, or $342 million, for 2013, an increase of 5.4 percent. That sum amounted to 27 percent of the profit of its parent company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, even though the number of Ferraris was a tiny percentage of the 4.4 million vehicles sold by the group. Membership Chairman Rhett Trees rtrees@caddiscapitalinvestments.com Regional Photographer Furman O Dell furmanodell1@msn.com page 17

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FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AUGUST 2014

FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AUGUST 2014 The Ferrari Club of America Board of Directors, on the 12th day of March 1973, authorized the Rocky Mountain Region as the 2nd recognized region for the USA. IL CAVALLO ROSSO The RD s Corner, by Bert Smith