September 2012 - Ferrari Club of America

FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SEPTEMBER 2012
IL CAVALLO ROSSO
Happy 50th Birthday!
Ferrari Club of America
Four previous Rocky Mountain
Regional Director/Presidents
celebrating the 50th birthday party at
Ferrari of Denver. Left to right are
John Babos, Bert Smith current
President, JimWalters, and Paul
Gilpatrick seated.
ONE LAP OF AMERICA !
On Friday evening, August 31st the Passione 599 GTB HGTE arrived at Ferrari
of Denver to the cheers of club members, media friends, Ronald McDonald
House Charity representatives, and enthusiasts. All of us wish to thank Ferrari
of Denver for the wonderful hospitality featuring a corral of stunning
machinery accompanied with complimentary food and spirits.
Club members signed the Ferrari Club of America 50th Anniversary Scroll,
helped raise funding for the Ronald McDonald House Charities, and picked up
their complimentary commemorative Jay Koka Poster
Following the Friday evening event, members joined together for a Saturday,
September 1st afternoon Concours d'Elegance for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo
including the 599 Passione at the Landmark Complex in Greenwood Village.
Preceding the Friday evening and Saturday events, several club members drove
the 599 GTB HGTE on various legs from Vail to Ferrari of Denver.
Full Schedule of Regional Events page 13
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The two day event kicked o with the launch of the special Ferrari 599 GTB
HGTE Relay Car as it began the traveling legs to the Regions and Chapters across
North America, where it will eventually cover 20,000 miles. A lucky few members
drove the 599 GTB in legs from Vail and then into Denver. What a team!
Salt Lake City to Vail CO.
Theresa
Gilpatrick
Vail to Vail Pass
Rachid Baligh
Vail Pass to Copper Mountain
Furman
O'Dell
Copper Mountain to Dillon
Amy Lukes
Dillon to Loveland Pass
William
Massey
Loveland Pass to Georgetown
Norm
Littlejohn
Georgetown to Idaho Springs
Josh
Seldenberg
Idaho Springs to Lookout Mountain
John Nastasi
Lookout Mountain to Golden
Tim
Greenshields
Golden C470 to Ferrari of Denver
Ryan Sabga
Ferrari of Denver to Ronald McDonald House 1
Steve Cole
Ronald McDonald House 1 to Ronald McDonald
House 2
Steve Cole
Ronald McDonald House 2 to Landmark
Skip Weller
Landmark Post car show to Ferrari of Denver
Bert Smith
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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
Chris Parr, 9136630003
cmparr@f1ferrari.net
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Starting at the top left clockwise
Bill Massey, Tim and Diane
Greenshields, Steve Cole and Mark
Dismuke, Barbara Nastasi, Ryan Sabga
and Holly Fritz, Rachid Baligh
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‘Bribe the Judge’
Concours d’Elegance Winners!
1st place Kevin Dunan left
2nd place Mark Gomez right
3rd place Daren Crystal left below with John Babos
Concours d’Elegance Entries
Steve Cole and the 599 keys!
Crystal Babos Ferrari 328
John Babos Dino 246 Ferrari
Mark Gomez Ferrari 308
Ryan Sabga Ferrari F40
Kent Miller Ford GT
Ron Hetherington Alvis
John Nastasi Ferrari 355
Tim Greenshields Ferrari 355
Norm Littlejohn Ferrari 360 Spider
Steve Cole Ferrari 360 Spider
Kevin Duncan Ferrari 430 Spider
Noel Frakes Ferrari 599
Darren Crystal Ferrari 430
Eric Behrenson Ferrari 360
Chuck Kirkpatrick Ferrari 330 America
Scott Elkington Ferrari 430
Justin Elkington Lamborghini Gallardo
Furman O'Dell Ferrari 328
Frank Strazzabosco Ferrari 355
Bob Lewis Ferrari Mondial
Bert Smith Ferrari 255 Spider
Cyrus Rajabi Ferrari 360 Spider
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November 19, 1962
First Club Meeting!
The Ferrari Club of America
November 19, 1962. Larry & Carmen Nicklin’s house, 4746 Stratford Road, Fort Wayne,
Indiana. As likely a place as any to start a Ferrari club.
Pictured amid the fall leaves, from left to right:John Delamater, Ralph Smith, Gerry
Buhrman, Dick Merritt, John Lundin, Ken Hutchison, John Habach, Larry Nicklin
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5,000
Raised for the
Ronald McDonald House
Charities!
left to right below
Bert Smith
Theresa Gilpatrick
FCA Executive Director
Vicki Walter from RMHC
Ronald McDonald
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SALES CORNER
Ferrari autos, parts, or
memorabilia
FREE for members only
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.
1996 Ferrari 355 Spider
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 our former
Regional Director John Babos, at
babosjac@msn.com or newly
elected Regional Director/
President, Bert Smith at
enigmathist@gmail.com for any
needed assistance.
Please forward FCA dues to the
Ferrari Club of America, P O Box
720597, 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 800 3280444
so that they may process your
national membership with a
VISA/MasterCard.
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RELAX, AND PRINT OUT A
COPY OF THIS
NEWSLETTER!
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If you can’t open this news letter
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the Ferrari Club of America
Internet web site located at http://
www.ferrariclubofamerica.org.
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Due Concorsi
Bill Terry
Photos by Julie Devine
Last year my wife, Julie, and I attended Concorso Italiano in Monterey, CA, and we had so much fun we wanted to go
back. At that time we had not realized that Concorso Italiano is part of Monterey Auto Week, which also includes a
major auction and the Pebble Beach Concours. So this year we did it right and attended both concorsi. Auto Week
also features more exotics on the streets than you will ever see at once anywhere else. Just watching the trac from
our hotel balcony was worth the trip. And in the hotel parking lot were rarities like a Pagani Huayra and a couple of
McLarens.
This year’s events were the 27th for Concorso Italiano and the 62nd for Pebble Beach. Both events are held on golf
courses, Concorso Italiano at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch and Pebble Beach on the 18th fairway at the famous Pebble
Beach golf course.
The two events are very dierent. Concorso Italiano is focused on Italian cars, although many nonItalian marques
are represented, including Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes Benz. Altogether, about a thousand cars were exhibited this
year. Many of the cars were modern, with plenty of 360s, 430s, 458s, 550s, and 575s on display, along with a few 599s.
But there were lots of older Ferraris, too; I counted five Daytona coupes, one Daytona Spider, and fourteen Dinos,
among many 308s, 328s, Testarossas, 348s, and 355s. The picture of the row of Dinos conveys the ambiance of the
event.
There was also one Lusso, and there was a 1958 250 GT Berlinetta Tour de France. That car may not have had an
engine, as I couldn’t find any exhaust pipes. Not every car on display was entered for judging, but they were all shined
up beautifully and a joy to behold. Concorso Italiano is a fairly laidback and relaxed event, but some of
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of the competitors took it very seriously. Altogether, there were about 250 Ferraris in the show, and one of
them took the overall Best of Show Award: a 1955 250 Europa GT, the twotone green car in the
accompanying picture.
Throughout the day, at a grandstand set up on one of the greens, emcee Keith Martin of Sports Car Market
magazine presided over the presentation of cars of interest and the awarding of trophies. Lamborghini had a
strong presence at the event, and examples of most Lamborghini models appeared in the show. Lamborghini
CEO Stephan Winkelmann was a distinguished guest, and he had brought several of his department heads
with him. One was his chief of design, who spoke about Lamborghini’s design philosophy, using a sequence of
cars from their earliest to the Aventador to illustrate the company’s design principles. The featured marque of
this year’s Concorso was Bertone, who presented their radical Nuccio to show their latest ideas. One activity
I missed at the grandstand was the launch of the FCA 50th Anniversary Passione 599 GTB HGTE. I
presumed it would be on display later somewhere in the Ferrari section of the grounds, but it left after the
launch and I didn’t see it. Several car clubs, including FCA, awarded trophies for well prepared cars; quite a
few FCA Platinum awards were granted.
A variety of cuisines could be purchased for lunch at the event’s food concessions, but this year we signed up
for the Alfresco Luncheon, where we were seated at a round table with several other enthusiasts and enjoyed a
buet of much higher quality than what was oered by the concessions. At our table, we talked with two
enthusiasts who had participated in the Italian Stampede. This is a benefit for the 1199 Foundation, a charity
for families of California Highway Patrol members, including members who have fallen in the line of duty.
One hundred cars of Italian marques, mostly exotics but also including at least one Fiat, drove on the day
before the Concorso from Los Angeles to Monterey on Highway 1 with a police escort and no speed limits.
Maybe next year…
The Pebble Beach Concours is billed as the leading concours d’elegance in the world. It covers all makes, but
it emphasizes older cars; the newest cars in the concours were two 1969 Ferraris. Although I enjoy the
modern cars, at a concours I want to see well preserved older models, so the Pebble Beach Concours turned
out to be far more fascinating to me. It is quite exclusive, with entry by application and approval.
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Participation is subject to numerous restrictions; for example, a car can generally be entered only once every
ten years. There were only 215 cars in the concours. They included some mesmerizing specimens, such as
extremely early models and fanciful cars from India made for Indian maharajas. But since we are mainly
interested in Ferraris, I’ll just list the prancing horses on display:
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1952 212/225 Inter Touring Barchetta
1954 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Coupe
1967 275 GTB/4
1969 365 GTB/4 Pininfarina Coupe Speciale
1969 365 GTC
Two 1952 212 Inter Pinin Farina Cabriolets
1954 250 GT Vignale Coupe
1955 375+ Pinin Farina Coupe
1955 250 GT Pinin Farina Berlinetta Speciale
1958 250 GT California Spyder
1959 410 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe
1960 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet
1964 400 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe
1951 212 Export Tourning Berlinetta
1954 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spyder
1956 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder
1957 and 1958 250 GT LWB Berlinettas
1957 500 TRC Scaglietti Spyder
1965 275 GTB longnose.
The 275 GTB longnose and the 275 GTB/4 are my personal favorite Ferraris ever. The 275 GTB longnose is
shown in this photo; this is an alloybodied car that was entered in the division for competition Ferraris.
On the way into the concours proper, we encountered numerous displays by today’s manufacturers, including
Ferrari. We happened by as the Ferrari people were preparing for the American debut of the F12 Berlinetta,
and we got to see the unveiling. Yes, I’d be happy to upgrade to one of them. The new car is shown in the
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photo below.
To the true car nut, both of these events should be on the mustdo list. I hope to see some RMR members
there next year!
Bill Terry
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How much will that next Ferrari really cost?
by John Babos
You have finally decided to grab an 8th mortgage and purchase that brand new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta or the
beautiful preowed yellow 360 Modena. It’s only . After a stellar delivery process from Ferrari of
Denver you drive to the county clerk to register your new pride and joy and then you FAINT! You ask
again. "How much to register my CAR!" You leave immediately for the mortgage company to get that 9th
just to register your car, and that's only for the first year.
In Douglas County, if you had gone online to the county clerk’s oce, you could have used their estimator
registration prior to the purchase. What estimator you ask? What’s that?
www.douglas.co.us/clerk/motorvehicle/Registration_Fee_&_Estimate.html
Basically go to: www.douglas.co.us/clerk/motorvehicle
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Scheduled events for the Rocky Mountain Region
Sept. 89, 2012 Vail Wings and Wheels Car Show. Watch for details in upcoming emails and news bulletins. Contact John Babos
at <Babosjac@msn.com>. Note: This is not an FCA sponsored event.
Sept. 15, 2012 Concours Non d’Elegance. See the final day of the Colorado Grand in Vail CO. More details to follow.
Contact Paul Gilpatrick at <pgilpat@hostworks.com>. Note: This is not an FCA sponsored event.
Sept. 22, 2012 CECA Track Event, Saturday, High Plains Raceway, Byers CO. Contact Bill Miller at 303 4213009
Note: This is not an FCA sponsored event.
Oct. 14, 2012
Dinner at Parma, 1132 Dillon Road in Louisville, CO. Contact Frank Strazzabosco at <microfirm@earthlink.net>
or 3038284050. Starting at 3pm on Oct 14th. Here is a link to the restaurant. http://www.parmamozzarellabar.com/
Nov. 3, 2012
Wine Tasting at Bert & Bobbi Smith's place. Contact Bobbi <bobbi1218@gmail.com> or Bert
<enigmathist@gmail.com> 3039882020
Note: This is not an FCA sponsored event.
Nov. 16, 2012
Van Gogh Exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. Contact Bert <enigmathist@gmail.com> or Kristin Lohmiller
<kristinlohmiller@gmail.com>
Ferraris are meant to be driven!
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2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
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