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On Tuesday we had an Alfa Romeo GTV 6 , an Alfa Romeo 164 and a Lamborghini Countach in the car park. In attendance were Rod Whedbee, Bill Dymond, Rodney Trask, Blake Frazier, Steven Jones, Devin Harper, John Harrill, John Hauser, Jack O'Brien, Vic and Amy Beaver, John and Kaye Parker, John Hooper and Tom Jones. John and Kaye are new to the group. They live in Eden and own several Porsches, a Trans Am, and most importantly for Italian car enthusiats, an Alfa Romeo Veloce spider.
Much of our conversation centered on racing. Rodney Trask, Bill Diamond and Rod Whedbee will all be competing this year in road racing. Jack O'Brien gave an update on the Moonshine Run Rally and John Hauser spoke of our sister branches Virginia Wine Tour in April. For more information on the Alfas Roaming Virginia Wine Country wine tour call David Morris at 757 723 0980. The Driver Education Program at Roebling Road will be March 2nd and 3rd. The cost is only $195 if we register by January 30th. For more information call Blake or Bob Breed at 919 846 4098. In the fall The Emmis, Kevin Harper and Blake Frazier represented our little group at MAARC's driving program at the Virginia International Raceway in Milton North Carolina.
We have several local Italian cars for sale including a Lancia which
kevin has apparantly snapped up. If you are interested in a 1985 Ferrari
288GTO, a1992 Ferrari 512 TR, a 1972 Ferrari Dino, a 1973 Ferrari Dino, a
1995 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, a 1999 Ferrari F360 Modena coupe, a 2000
Ferrari F360 Modena Convertible, a 1989 Ferrari Monial T convetible, a 1988
Ferrari Testarossa Coupe or a 1988 Lamborghini call Vic Beaver
at 336 643 9595 in Summerfield at Sport Auto which is just minutes from our monthly rendezvous in Kernersville. Alex Csank has several Alfa Romeos for sale. As you know Alex is working on the trans USA ralley for August 2003. He has a 1969 spider 1300 Junior, a 1978 Alfetta Sprint Veloce and a 1987 Milano Verde all competively priced. Ring Alex at 757 462 8208 ext 3303.
Happy New Year
John Hauser
Aaaron Copland be darned, but no Appalachian Spring is complete without the Moonshine Run in Elkin, NC. Last year 55 cars attended this scenic and very enjoyable mountain rally. Although quite a few got lost in the mountains at one time or another, all cars were eventually accounted for and made it to the post-rally de-briefing and party.
This year the event takes place on April 13th. All participating equipages should be at the starting line on Main Street in Elkin by 10:30 AM. As usual there will be a Le Mans start.
As an extra bonus, the merchants of Elkin won't charge sales tax on that day, so come and shop if you don't want to rally. Call Jon Saylor at (336) 788 7291 for more info.
Registration will begin at 10am and end at 12 noon. This years honored marque, Austin Healey will be on display on the lawn at Reynolda House with the other marques on display in Reynolda Village and Gardens. All European cars are invited to participate. Cars are to be parked according to their manufacturer. There are twenty manufacturer classes and those cars not fitting into one of these twenty classes will be placed in the special interest or competition classes. Additional classes may be added prior to the show depending on preregistration.
Registration is $10 per car. All proceeds go to the Childrens Art Fund at Reynolda . A dash plaque will be given to each registered car. Awards will be presented to a car in each marque with 5 cars preregistered. The will be a special event price for Admission to Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
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