Alfantics October 2004 Stories
Picnic Delayed by Storm Threat; Now October 17
For the first time in recent history, the
club’s Annual
Picnic had to be postponed due to weather. While many awoke to an
overcast sky on Sept. 18 and never felt a drop of rain, the threat of a
pelting from the remnants of a tropical storm were enough to make a
postponement the safe call. Plus, our hosts at Pearmund Vineyards had
faced heavy winds the day before, which took the roof off a barn and
left them without power for hours.
The picnic has been rescheduled
for Sunday, October 17. It has also been expanded to include a driving
tour in advance that morning.
The driving tour will meet up at
Pearmund at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. From there, we will head out and
visit two other vineyards, Oasis and Gray Ghost, and enjoy driving some
scenic backroads. We will return to Pearmund at 1:00 p.m. when the
picnic begins. It is very important that you RSVP if you are coming
along for the drive, so we have maps and give the vineyards ample
notice of crowd size!
As in past years, the event will be a potluck
(here’s hoping those who had food prepared for September froze
it!)
Attendees are encouraged to bring grub of their choice in a portion big
enough for 6-10. We will have a grill going if you need it. Please RSVP
to Denny Broud,
dennisbroud@aol.com,
or Sherry Thackeray, 703/807-0798, or
TwoThacks@aol.com, to share what
you’ll bring. Directions on back page!
Chris
suggests guests enjoy “the most local of wines,� a
suggestion we
endorse —Pearmund makes great wine. The Club provides soft
drinks.
Feel free to bring beer, but please NOT wines from other vineyards (ye
olde faux pas!) Vineyard tour at 2:00 for those interested. Wine
tasting, $2, refunded with purchase.
www.pearmundcellars.com.
Denny
is bringing a bocce set, and Sherry has horseshoes. Similar pastimes
welcome! If you have folding lawn chairs bring ’em. And if more
tornadoes, hurricanes or tsunamis strike... we’ll try again
next year!
Rockville Car Show Welcomes Alfa Entrants, October 16
One of the region’s finest car shows,
the Rockville Car
Show, will be held on Oct. 16. The show is open to all cars
manufactured in or before 1979. That includes a lot of our members, of
course, and so Alfa owners are encouraged to come out and join in the
fun of the show!
It would be a particularly fine year to
display a
Giulietta or Giulia, or their derivatives, to share the story of their
50th anniversary with fans of all the other car marques.
The
grounds of Glenview Mansion will be transformed when more than 400
antique and classic automobiles go on display. Twenty car clubs, from
Packard to Thunderbird, are represented during this grand event, while
auto collectors
Beachroads Ramble, Ocean City Show on Hold
The European car festival in Ocean City, which
had been
scheduled for Oct. 23, has been postponed. Our club's "Beachroads
Ramble", designed to coincide with the show, is suspended as
well.
We will of course keep you posted as developments occur!
Alfas in Baltimore in July
Space didn't allow us to run these
pictures last month... At the July meeting at Chiapparelli's in
Baltimore, our gracious host restaurant reserved parking for us out
front. It was great to see a row of Alfas in Little Italy. They got a
lot of attention and compliments from passers-by.
The
participants were a multi-generational crew. Jack and Terry Rugh came
in their stylish black 1969 Berlina, Sherry and Brewster Thackeray in
its granddaughter (a 1991 164L), Russ Baer in his 1973 Spider,
Vic
Rini in one equally red and but more than a decade newer, Frank Smith
in his GTV and Pat Graziosi in his Alfetta.
Southern
Maryland Fall Foliage Rally
and
Luncheon
Sunday,
November 7, 2004
Cost: $40.00 per person
Hosts:
Mark, Jean and Ryan Blace
(410) 414-3996
blacefamily@chesapeake.net
Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic
Region, Ferrari Club of America,
this year’s tour commences with continental breakfast
at the
home of Mark and Jean on the shore of the Patuxent River,
Huntingtown, Maryland,
followed by a leisurely 2 1/2
through the scenic back roads of Calvert and Charles
Counties,
ending with luncheon at the Old Field Inn in Prince
Frederick.
We have invited the Alfa Romeo club to join us this year, and
we encourage
you to invite non-Ferrari
friends to bring their favorite sports car
and join us. We have room for 50 people.
Event Schedule:
9:30
11:00 Continental Breakfast at Mark and
Jean’s
2:00
Cash Bar at Old Field Inn, Main St., Prince Frederick
2:30
Lunch Served
RSVP:
Your check
is your RSVP
(Sorry, we cannot accept pay-at-the-door)
Mark Blace
3350 Carroll Rd.
Huntingtown, MD 20639
Please call or E- mail for
information or directions
Upcoming Events
Il Calendario
OCTOBER DINNER MEETING
Monday, October 4
Vicino’s, Silver Spring, MD.
Meeting is 8:00 p.m. but many arrive earlier.
Directions to 959 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, Md.; 301/588-3372
From
the Capital Beltway, take exit 31 South, onto Georgia Avenue South.
Sligo Avenue is the 6th street on the left, after Route 29 (Colesville
Rd). There is a left hand turn lane and traffic light at Sligo Ave.
Sligo Ave. is just before the underpass for the Railroad/Metro Bridge.
At the light, take a left onto Sligo Ave. Vicino’s is on the
left.
ROCKVILLE CAR SHOW
Saturday, October 16
Glenview Mansion/Rockville Civic Center Park
603 Edmonston Drive
Rockville, Md.
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Free to spectators. $15 to enter a car in the show. An entry form
appears on Page 3 and can be downloaded from:
http://www.rockvillemd.gov/events/carshowregform04.pdf
ANNUAL CLUB PICNIC,
VINEYARD TOUR
Sunday, October 17.
See details on Page 1. Meet at Pearmund vineyards at 9:30 for driving
tour of vineyards, and/or at 1:00 pm for picnic!
Directions:
Take Gainesville exit 43 south (Rt. 29 to Warrenton). Travel
approximately 7 miles south to New Baltimore. Pass Rt. 600 stop light
and take next right, Rt. 674. Travel 1.5 miles to Pearmund Cellars
entrance on left.
FERRARI CLUB TOUR OF THE EASTERN
SHORE
Sunday, November 7.
See details on Page 5. A great chance to join our high-horsepower
cousins on some stunning roads!
Tornadoes postponed our picnic, what a bummer!
Better luck, Alfisti, in October.
CAPITAL CHAPTER
AROC OFFICERS
Vice President: Sherry Thackeray
2117 North Dinwiddie St.
Arlington, VA 22207
703/807-0798
sherrylmcc@aol.com
Secretary: Bob Kleinfeld
1682 Cedar Hollow Way
Reston, VA 20194-1727
AlfaBob@comcast.net
703/437-0899
Librarian: Jack Chesley
1707 Crestwood Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
703/931-5090
jack@jchesley.com
Technical Assistance:
Les Smith, 540/347-1305
Newsletter Editor:Brewster Thackeray
2117 North Dinwiddie St.
Arlington, VA 22207
703/807-0798
brewthack@aol.com
Executive Editor: Bob Kleinfeld
is the official
publication of the Capital Chapter
of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC). Local membership and a
subscription to this newsletter is included in the annual AROC
membership fee of $60. (details at www.aroc-usa.org).
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