FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AUGUST 2014

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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 The RD s Corner, by Bert Smith Greetings Tifosi! We have many wonderful events planned for the next several months. Make sure you check the schedule on page two of this newsletter. Our Board continues to work out details for these exciting venues. For those members not driving on the FFFT 2014, there is the new Ferrari Club brunch at Gaetano's Italian Restaurant on September 28, 2014 from 9:30 am 2:30 pm. We will be sending out more details later. Watch your . Thanks to all who attended the Classic Restoration Tour in Denver with Jack Farland (photos on the left) and the recent Scuderia Rampante Tech session with Dave Helms. Don t forget the August 17, 24th Annual Automezzi Italian Car / Scooter Show and the Morgan Adams Concours on August 23rd. Let s get our Prancing Horses out for these events! Registration directions are on page 4 and 17. Photos by Furman O Dell Bert Regional Director/President page 1

2 2014 Scheduled Events in the Rocky Mountain Region Updated on August 7, 2014 *** Please note that these events are not FCA sponsored August 17 - Sunday: 24th Annual Automezzi Italian Car and Scooter Show: Contact info@automezzicolorado.com or Jon Feeney at: *** August 17 - Sunday: 9-11 am Scuderia Sunday Coffee, 6853 South York Street (Whole Foods parking lot) August 23 - Saturday: Colorado State Patrol Track in Golden with CECA. See page 9 in the July 2014 news letter for more details s.*** Contact Tim Greenshields at: timgreenshie@earthlink.net August 23 - Saturday: Morgan Adams Fall Leaf Road Tour: Contact Bert Smith at: enigmathist@gmail.com September 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - Wednesday - Sunday: The Crescent Classic 2014 in Kansas City, MO: Contact Chris Parr at or cmparr@f1ferrari.net September 11-14th - Thursday - Sunday: Snowmass Ferrari Tour (limited to 30 cars). The Tour is part of the Snowmass Balloon, Food and Wine Festival. Contact Ryan Sabga for more details. ryan.sabga@gmail.com. September 21 - Sunday: 9-11 am Scuderia Sunday Coffee, 6853 South York Street (Whole Foods parking lot) September Thursday - Friday: Santa Fe Tour: See page 15 in the August 2014 news letter for more details s. *** September 27, 28, and 29 - Friday - Monday: Fall Foliage Tour 2014: Contact Fred Bishel at: Fred.Bishel@atmel.com 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 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 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 page 2

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5 Gaetano's Brunch Please "Save the Date" for our Ferrari Club brunch at Gaetano's Italian Restaurant on September 28, 2014 from 9:30am 2:30pm. Details to follow page 5

6 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 6

7 Saturday August 16th 8 am to 12 pm Type to enter text Ferrari Club Members! We are encouraging our members to get their prancing horses out of the garages and join us at the CARS & COFFEE events on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 8 am to 12 pm. Address is above. Let s hear those 2 and 4 cam V6 s, V8 s, and V12 s! Next one is Saturday, August 16th! See all of you there! Bert, RD and President Photo by John Nastasi page 7

8 Scuderia Sundays! Photo by Ben Christiansen 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! August 17, Sunday 9-11 am 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 8

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10 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. We will send more info out soon! Here is the remaining entire SAAC/COLO 2014 schedule. Join us for some fun. Saturday, August 23rd Colorado State Patrol Track in Golden 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 10

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13 Kansas City Chapter News! August 20th Cruise Night Meet at Mio Pizzeria at 6:30pm with a drive ending up at Pecuigo September 6th Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am September 3-7th Crescent Classic in Eureka Springs, AR < September 17th Cruise Night Meet at Mio Pizza at 6:30pm with a drive ending up at Pecuigo 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 13

14 Ron Weineke FCA-New Mexico Chapter President Home: Cell: Photo by Ben Christiansen page 14

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

16 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 Photo by Ben Christiansen 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 16

17 August 23rd - Saturday: Morgan Adams Fall Leaf Road Tour: Contact Bert Smith at: enigmathist@gmail.com page 17

18 Castle Rock Car Show! The Outlets at Castle Rock along with the Rocky Mountain Car Club present the biggest car show series in Colorado this summer. Over 10,000 spectators each month with 200 incredible show cars, trucks, and motorcycles on display. Located conveniently between Denver and Colorado Springs, the Outlets at Castle Rock is a prime location for a car show. Bring the family! Plenty of shopping and food available at the mall! -FREE for spectators -FREE to register a vehicle -FREE pancake breakfast from Chris Cakes of Colorado for all show registrants We will have a wide range of automotive-related vendors onsite. We will be GIVING AWAY $100s in door prizes every hour to spectators and our registered car owners. A portion of event proceeds will go to our official charity - the Morgan Adams Foundation for childhood cancer research. Each monthly show is open to ALL MAKES AND MODELS of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. The July show is a NIGHT SHOW and CONCERT! Sunday, August 17th from 10am - 4pm Registration is now OPEN on our website: OutRockCarShow..com We would LOVE to see you at any or all of these great events! Rocky Mountain Car Club Photo by Ben Christiansen page 18

19 Turquoise Trail Drive Tijeras, NM Madrid, NM New Mexico Chapter members met for a spirited Sunday morning drive along the scenic Turquoise Trail (NM14) east of the Sandia Mountains winding from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. Our Ferraris shared the road with summer tourists on bicycles and motorcycles enjoying the high desert scenery of northern New Mexico and the restaurants & artisan s shops in the former mining community of Madrid. The group met up with other members at the Bishop s Lodge in Santa Fe for a sumptuous champagne brunch and the chance to catch up on the activities of old friends. Thanks to all who participated for a very enjoyable Sunday morning; Forza Ferrari!!! The Bishop s Lodge Bishop s Lodge Brunch page 19

20 Ferrari - Maserati of Denver You saw it here first! 2015 California T page 20