Iniezione The newsletter of the NorthWest Alfa Romeo Club September, 2018 Scintillating sempreverde2018! Sea to Summit in the Sun

hat a wonderful week! Over 430 registrants gath- Faherty and team leader Debi Schmid - their spouses and ered at the Hotel RL in Olympia, whose tree- the great team of volunteers (especially Webmaster Doug W shaded and Alfa-packed parking lot proved a per- Zaitz and Treasurer Dave Rossman) and helpers who made fect location for endless conversations and tire-kicking ses- it all happen. Somehow the non-stop sequence of events

sions. For most of the events - the pre-tours, track day and went off flawlessly, and still allowed plenty of time for the live- gimmick rally - we had scorching, sunny weather, much to ly socializing that is the core of all conventions. Brilliant job, the surprise and delight of our visitors who had been led, one and all; thanks for making this such an outstanding suc- through years of adverse propaganda, to expect the worst. cess and making us look so good in front of the whole club! Of course the one day it did rain was for the Concorso! - Editor Nobody was deterred, though, and the variety and quality of the cars on display was surpassed only by the enthusiasm Convention Tours and camaraderie so abundant throughout the week. That spirit has continued over into this special 20-page hether or not a tour will be a rewarding experience sempreverde2018 issue of Iniezione, and led to the contri- typically becomes clear within fifteen minutes. By butions from multiple authors, from NWARC and beyond. W that point the participants perceive whether the Thank you all! leaders know the nuances of a route and landmarks or most- A BIG tip of the hat to the organizers - Gordy Hyde, Joe ly Googled a map, and if they understand differences be- tween driving a route and working (and parking and In this issue… departing) with thirty cars. Demand for the tours * sempreverde2018 …..pp 1, 4-10 * Membership Update ……....p 15 was such that each one was doubled up to keep * President’s Column ...... p 2 * Classifieds ………………….p 16 them manageable, and the Sempreverde planners * Buns, Mines & Trees…..…... p 3 * Membership Form …..……. p 18 received an “A” grade for preparation. * AROO Old Spider Tour…... p 11 * Calendar ………...... ……... p 20 * AROC at USGP Austin .…..p 11 Mt. St. Helens * Driving School/HSDE …….. p 11 The Sempreverde tour philosophy differed from * Half-Fast Lap of WA ……….p 12 Next club events… the Rossman’s loop of the Mt. St. Helens area dur- * Cars and Coffee in Shoreline * Half-Fast Lap of WA ....Sep 8-10 ing the Portland-based 2009 AROC convention, but ………………………………....p 13 * Club Meeting …………....Sep 11 was an equally demanding and rewarding drive for * Reaching Out on the Road p 13 * Club Meeting ……………...Oct 9 touring enthusiasts. Our group drove roads to Johnston Observatory, the * Alfa News ……….……….... p 14 (continued on page 4)

President’s Column By Fred Russell Agosto Gusto When the third could see it building for many months, but a busy August week arrived, it was was more exciting than expected, and came with a few into the Giulia Ti to I bonus surprises as well. drive to California for The week-long gathering in Olympia early in August for the amazing Monte- sempreverde2018 was amazing. To gather with so many rey Car Week. With familiar and new faces, each with a common enthusiasm for far too many events Alfa Romeos, was huge. I started the week as tour guide to attend and not leading guests to Mount St. Helens and Mt. Rainier while Cin- enough time, you dy Akana, Bill & Judy Gehring and Paul & Kristy Affolter led pick and choose the other tours. A return trip to Seattle enabled a visit to my best you can. Cindy daughter and then picking up the first collector car to share; and I headed south the 1938 Alfa 8C2900 B Lungo. It was fun to roll into the mid- stopping only for dle of the wonderful Welcome party on the lawn at the host meals, gas (33 MPG down and back), State Police in Oregon hotel. Did you see the tables set up in the shape of the Alfa (something about speed limits) and a hotel stay in northern logo? Clever! California. We rolled into Monterey and had to wash 900 Thursday meant a short drive in the 8C2900 up to Shelton miles of dead bugs off the car. to The Ridge Motorsports racetrack for the Time Trials, go- On Friday we were on the lawn at Concorso Italiano with a karts and Funkhana. With 25 Alfisti enjoying their cars on a hundred other Alfa Romeos, including around 6 or 7 new Giu- great track… seeing Alfas in their natural environment is won- lias. I polished the car inside and out, then Uber’d over to derful. The Funkhana was a chance to drive the logo we are Pebble Beach to get another car ready for display. Cindy so used to in a way we never have before. Cindy Akana and stayed behind to experience Concorso Italiano for the first I jumped into the gokarts for a run and Cindy set the fastest time. Her experience was more than planned for as they woman record of the day and one of the fastest overall. I got awarded her the Best (new) Giulia, thanks in part to stories to enjoy being the lead Alfa Romeo for the parade laps with she shared of the many adventures and travels we’ve done in the spectators at lunch time. that car. As she crossed the stage to get her Back at the host hotel, Cindy Akana sang and trophy, they asked her about the speeding tick- played piano for us on the lobby stage! Great et in Oregon for 110 mph we got on the way... job and something fun and different. We even To add to a great month of Alfa events and heard a song about travelling across the coun- adventure, I watched the cars roll onto the try to attend annual Alfa conventions. lawn at Pebble Beach as part of what is known My next three days became busier with more as Dawn Patrol. I visited with David Sydorick, runs to pick up additional collector cars, Wes David Smith and the folks from RX Autosport, talks, swap meet, concorso in the rain with and then watched their 1937 Alfa Romeo simply amazing cars everywhere, collector talk 8C2900 B Lungo win Best in Show at this with David Smith and Jon Shirley, and then the amazing event. Of the nine 8C2900 B Lungos Banquet / Meeting. Many people told me they built, this car is the very first one made, while enjoyed the Fred and Garth show during the Jon Shirley’s is the very last one. From a dis- banquet, but honestly, once you get Garth tance, they are similar, but they have many Stein going you can’t go wrong. His humor, timing and story- subtle differences. Many people enjoyed seeing David Smith telling are fantastic. at our convention, but as soon as our event finished he re- Sunday saw the awards/farewell brunch before I began the turned to his project of managing the restoration of this Alfa multiple trips to put cars back where they came from. Busy, and then getting it to Pebble in time for the show. busy start to a fun month. This convention required a mon- That is a full and wonderful month thanks to all the people strous amount of work by Gordy Hyde, Joe Faherty, Debi and cars that we surround ourselves with every day. Now I’m Schmid and many others. Nicely done and thank you! washing the latest 900 miles of bugs off and heading out to- As people returned to life after Sempreverde, I went straight wards Portland for the IndyCar races. It just continues! What to hosting my 40th High School Reunion. Luckily, it was local will September bring? so no traveling, but it was three days of events and held my - Fred Russell focus throughout the second week of August.

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Next Club Meetings Board Members President Fred Russell September 11 Wild About Cars Garage, Kirkland (425) 308-6621 [email protected] hat do cinnamon rolls, explosives, mis-step or prevented farmers from feeding Vice President and trees have in common with and housing their families becomes a safe Gordy Hyde Alfa Romeos? Believe it or not place to live, play and work (425) 241-9307 W [email protected] there is a connection. for generations to come. Secretary Our presenters this Joanie Vivaz month will be Jerilyn (206) 420 8161 [email protected] Brusseau and Claire Treasurer Yunker. Many of you Ken Case may remember Jerilyn, casekb@msn.com

who will discuss her life with Alfa Romeos while Committee Leadership growing Brusseau’s coffee shop and bakery As usual, remember to bring something to eat Activities Directors in Edmonds, an enterprise she morphed into or order in something to be delivered by 6:45 Judy & Bill Gehring 425 822-4231 Cinnabon. She has since dedicated her time pm; the club will provide beverages. [email protected] to organizing PeaceTrees Vietnam, a philan- And bring along your surplus magazines to Chief Driving Instructor thropic, humanitarian group based in Seattle share/exchange with others! We all have Mirko Freguia 206-795-0861 and Quang Tri Province of Vietnam. plenty of recyclables at home; here’s an op- Membership Chairs Paul & Kristy Affolter Claire is the Executive Director of Peace- portunity to pass a few along to someone 206-523-8534 Trees, and will share how they are restoring else! [email protected] [email protected] safety to Vietnamese communities by remov- Wild About Cars Garage Newsletter Editor ing unexploded weapons from the land. 11200 Kirkland Way #200 Jon Inge 206-355-3111 Thanks to PeaceTrees Vietnam, their dedi- Kirkland, WA 98033 [email protected] cated partners, volunteers and donors, land Webmaster Earl Krygier 206-349-3913 that once endangered children with a single - Gordy Hyde [email protected] Technical October 9 Rairdon’s Alfa Romeo of Kirkland Wes Ingram 360-707-5701 15613 “C” Peterson Road hane Capper and Martin Hadley invite your chapter! Burlington, WA 98233 [email protected] the NWARC to their showroom and After the business meet- facility in Kirkland. After a social hour ing, Shane and Martin will Digital Printing S Dan Hatch with dinner of pizza and salads, we’ll have our show us around the cars in Swifty Print Seattle business meeting. their showroom, and will fill http://nwalfaclub.com This month this includes the opening of us in on all things Alfa Ro- www.aroc-usa.org nominations for the chapter officer positions. meo. www.alfabb.com With the upcoming resignation of Gordy Rairdon’s Alfa Romeo of Kirkland Facebook: NWARC Hyde, at a minimum we’ll need to fill the vice- 12415 Slater Avenue NE president position. Interested? Now’s a great Kirkland, WA 98034 time to get more involved in the operation of - Gordy Hyde Club Liaisons AROO (Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon) Informazioni Generali Doug Zaitz 509-768-4312 The Iniezione is the monthly newsletter of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club, a non-profit organization of Alfa Ro- [email protected] meo enthusiasts. NWARC is a regional chapter of the national Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC). Chapter meet- ings are typically held the second Tuesday of most months except December. Membership dues are $65 per year, FEN (Fiat Enthusiasts NW) which includes subscriptions to the digital and/or print versions of the Iniezione and the monthly national publica- Gordy Hyde tion, Alfa Owner. For information about joining the club, contact the Membership Chairs listed in the right hand 425-241-9307 column. Opinions expressed in the Iniezione are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the club. (The author may simply be nuts!) Publication of articles describing technical procedures does not constitute MGCCNWC (MG) an endorsement by the club, its officers or AROC. It is the responsibility of the person performing any procedure to Ken Bottini accept all consequences of his or her actions. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone would take personal responsibility? 425-883-9615 Commercial advertisements in the newsletter are a win! Give your business added exposure while supporting the Pacific Coast AROA NWARC. Ad rates are: 5”x8” $85/Qrtly $200/Annu 4”x5” $65/Qtrly $170/Annu 2”x3.5” $50/Qtrly $120/Annu (BC, Canada) E-mail a color tif or pdf file (300 DPI) to [email protected] Don Best 604-939-5056 To subscribe to the digital newsletter, send an e-mail to [email protected] When the auto- dlbest@telus mated tool sends you an e-mail confirmation message, simply reply to that and you’re on the list. Iniezione page 3 September 2018

Scintillating sempreverde2018! — continued other 30 cars took Blue hydrangeas along the forest road, a “We’re not in Kansas Windy Ridge. Since anymore” experience. we Hammonds have Ruby Beach was a show-stopper. Strolling at low tide past added 246,000 miles tangles of driftwood onto sea stacks was memorable. onto our ’67 Duetto “Olympia To The Sea and think nothing of and Back” guides con- driving 700 miles per tained not only route day, we (and those instructions but facing Windy Ridge - David Small like us) mildly prefer pages with a brief over- long three-day tours. Day trips have a wider appeal, though, view of each area. and not a single person came back feeling cheated from not having driven both routes that day. A tip of the cap to the Mt. Rainier tour organizers and leaders. Well done! With John Justus driv- ing (our wives fear Oceanside heights and stayed at Having more than 30 cars in a group increases logistical chal- the hotel) I was free to take lenges, so for the second day the groups were split, approxi- snapshots. Those not fa- mately 30 cars each to the sea and up to Mt. Rainier. We miliar with the route likely swapped routes for the third day. Driving on the hard-packed expected to drive to the sand of Roosevelt Beach was a new experience. Cool and timberline and snow, simi- misty air provided lar to the Mt. Hood tour of muted backdrops for Portland conventions. The Alfas photographed roads were everything an on sand, and it Alfa Romeo could ask for, so let pho- seemed everyone tographs do the talking. was busy taking pho- tos of the group and indi- Having three day-trips was a great vidual cars. I prefer quick plan. It would not work from Chicago, snapshots of the chaos Toronto, Detroit or LA, fighting from drivers delightfully through 25 miles of dense traffic, but scampering onto a hard from Olympia it was perfect. Each beach over a posed align- tour was so detailed and organized ment of empty cars. Both that it felt casual and spontane- types of shots worked as ous. I also saw my first $26 mementoes to share after hamburger (at Paradise Inn)! returning to the hotel. - text and photos: Seabrook was a head Dave Hammond scratcher, sort of an in- Detroit Chapter stant 1910 Disney village. Fun photos began with Felix Chiu not realizing he was parking his Giulia Board Meeting Spider under a sign read- ing “Sweet Life.” A yel- eld on the Wednesday morning, the Board Meeting low Spider was in front of a was chaired by President Cindy Banzer. All reports shop with stuffed animals star- H went well; memberships are up, mainly because of the ing out. Lunch at Quinault new cars being sold. Advertising income from the expanded Lodge (a real period lodge) Alfa Owner has increased, and by a larger amount than budg- had a perfect setting and view eted. of the lake. Many participants Projects discussed included AROC’s attendance at this remarked about old Nikko year’s Concorso Italiano, the AROC (continued on page 5) Iniezione page 4 September 2018

Scintillating sempreverde2018! — continued Goes to Grand Prix in Austin efforts of convention chairs Debi Schmid, Gordy Hyde and Joe for the Formula 1 race, the Faherty. The evening gave us all a chance to reconnect with AROC Mid-Winter retreat in old friends from past events and conventions, to meet new Palm Desert, attendance at members from near and far, and to share our enthusiasm for the Amelia Island Concours Alfa Romeos. and AROC Goes to Italy Dave Hammond - Bill and Judy Gehring 2019. photos: Judy Gehring and Jon Inge Club 60 has been highly successful. The next two conven- tions will be in Pittsburgh (2019) and Colorado Springs (2020). Time Trials, Karts and Fun-Khana The current directors were sworn in; there were no change in officers, and Cindy Banzer will stay on as President. great day at the track! The scorching weather meant - Joe Faherty that drivers had even more incentive to keep their A speeds up and generate a cooling breeze through their Welcome Reception cars, and The Ridge proved a worthy challenge for them. The long, long straight allowed the faster cars to really stretch their undreds of festive Alfisti from 33 states, Canada and legs, while the twisties on top of the ridge and the steep down- New Zealand gathered for the sempreverde2018 wel- hill corkscrew at the end tested roadholding and agility to the H come party. Debi Schmid’s inspired table arrange- limit - and occasionally beyond! It was great to see everything ment recreated the cross and serpent from the Alfa logo, and out there from Giulietta with an array of dining ta- Spiders to Stelvios. Due bles and Alfas on the lawn to some challenges with it was a very festive setting the transponders timed for a party. Thanks to the results were not availa- generous sponsorship of ble, but a good time was Centerline International, had by all anyway. Sports Car Market and our Go-kart sessions in the local Vintage Customs, morning were as fiercely competi- attendees enjoyed hors tive as always; it’s amazing how d’oeuvres and a delicious intense things can get at 30 mph! buffet dinner. The excellent course is laid out as Cars on the display in- a small-scale replica of the full cluded three new Alfa Ro- track, complete with elevation change, and led to some fierce meos brought by Shane dicing. Capper from Rairdon’s of Go-Kart winners were: Kirkland. There was also a First – Paul Eklund 54.403 colorful 1976 Alfetta Second – Gary Kuntz 54.709 Third - Fred Russell 56.019 Sprint Veloce (flared The parade laps at and painted by our own midday were a special Tony Schmid) recently treat, as they were led acquired by Dave King- by Fred Russell in Jon stone. Shirley’s 1938 A highlight of the 8C2900B. Fred wisely evening was the arrival kept the pace some- of NWARC president what below that shown by the car when it won the first US Fred Russell driving Jon Shirley’s Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY in 1948 (it is basically a race gorgeous dark blue 8C2900B car in Touring - literally - clothing, after all), but it was a delight onto the lawn and into the middle to see it back on a track. It was followed by a seemingly end- of the party! This car has won less stream of every type of post-war Alfa imaginable, from Best of Show in every prestigious Giulietta to Super, Spider to Stelvio, Montreal to GranSport concours in the world. Quattroruote! The party was an opportunity to recognize the tremendous (continued on page 6) Iniezione page 5 September 2018

Scintillating sempreverde2018! — continued The autocross-style event this year was set up as a “Fun- There are over 300 cars on display, and his collection has Khana”. Drivers still had to negotiate a course delineated by over 1,200 more in another warehouse! Where else can you cones as fast as possible, but were also given tasks to per- find one of each generation of Ford Thunderbird, next to a form on the way round. The event was strongly Alfa-themed; “set” of Pontiac Firebirds or Chevy Impalas? not only was the course My wife, Tina, was fascinated by all the varied and beautiful laid out as an Alfa cross hood ornaments of the art-deco era and took many pictures of and serpent logo, but them. There are some highly valuable cars in the collection, to drivers also had to stop be sure, but honestly it lived up to it’s name often to toss a crown as “America’s Car Museum”; for many of us, onto a serpent’s head it was an automotive stroll down memory and beanbags through lane with cars that many of us grew up with the open windows of (and probably owned), arranged like some- Alfa-shaped car cutouts. one just drove them in and parked them. Brian Shorey made a late run to prove We walked from LeMay to the light rail sys- that he could indeed pedal his Alfa Ro- tem (free in town!) and rode over to the cen- meo Stradale bicycle around the course tral museum district. While there were many history and art faster than most of the cars, while wear- museums in the area, we headed (after coffee of course… we ing a full driver’s suit and helmet, no less, were in Washington!) over to the Museum of Glass. One of but (like several car drivers) was penal- the key contributors to this museum is Dale Chihuly, whose ized for not coming to a full stop as required at the course in- blown-glass sculptures are found all over the world. To get tersections. He also found the reversing section of the course there one crosses railroad tracks via the “Bridge of Glass,” a touch challenging. which contains Chihuly sculptures as well as a ceiling of thou- Not to be outdone, Hans-Karl Frautschi decided to run the sands of glass pieces – truly a course on foot - and posted a score that would have placed wonder. him third! Ah, the energy of the young… Good effort! The museum itself is a tribute The Fun-Khana winners were: to the art of glass-blowing and First – Paul Eklund (GTV) 29.6 glass-as-art, with exhibits from Second – Dave Beach (Super) 38.77 important artists pushing the Third – John Justus (new Giulia) 51.35 boundaries of the medium. For Special – Hans Karl Frautschi (running) 46.0 Special – Brian Shorey (Stradale bicycle) 86.11 us, the highlight was the “Hot Shop”, where we could watch - Jon Inge skilled professional glass- photos: Mike Hemsley, Jon Inge, Brian Shorey blowers make some of the stunning pieces we saw. Two Museum Tours people work in an intricate s an alternative to a day at the track, sempreverde- dance to blow, shape, heat 2018 organizers put together a grand tour into the mu- and combine different pieces together – incredible work! A seum district of Tacoma, which to this first-time visitor, It was a lovely day, with great weather and a great oppor- seems like a lovely small city. tunity to experience some unique and fun museums… Thanks A full bus-load of us first headed to the “LeMay – Americas to the organizers! Car Museum,” which occupies a huge building on a hill over- - Steve Davis, AROO looking the city and waterfront. photos: Steve Davis, Tina Davis, Dave Hammond Harold LeMay made his fortune in waste management and liter- Gimmick Rally ally turned garbage into gold! Unlike so many “exotic car mu- love auto gimmick rallies and apparently I’m not alone! On seums”, LeMay’s collection is the morning of the Gimmick Rally the hotel parking lot was straight out of Americana, with I packed with hundreds of Alfisti awaiting instructions from a few foreign cars for fun and comparison. LeMay’s collecting rally creators Gordy Hyde and Dolly Sampson. motto seemed to be, “If I see a car I like, I buy it… and then I The beginning of the rally was tense, with a handful of rid- drive it back to Tacoma.” dles to figure out right off the bat and (continued on page 7) Iniezione page 6 September 2018

Scintillating sempreverde2018! — continued another handful minutes later in the crowded streets of Olym- fender where its beautiful Rosso paint had been scraped by a pia. We quickly had to backtrack and redo part of the route to white car. Fortunately there was no dent, so Guy worked his get the answers, but my frustration was surprisingly alleviated magic with an electric orbital polisher; two passes and, to a when I saw many other Alfas pull over or turn around just like standing ovation, the white paint was gone! us! - Joe Faherty When we drove out into the country my rally partner Mario Evolution of the GTV and I relaxed a little as the clues were spread out along nticipation grew as a string of eight immaculate GTVs the open fields, country lanes was assembled in front of the hotel for evaluation and and tall pine groves. We had discussion by the sponsors, Wes Ingram of Ingram Jon Inge A time to talk and enjoy the Enterprises and Matt Jones of Re-Originals. From an early complexity and humor(?) of the step-nose through a GTA to a last-year 1976, from completely clues. standard road cars through Despite the staggered start with Dave Emerson’s French Blue cars sent off at one-minute inter- street/track car to Wes Ingram’s vals, the rally presented many op- famous “Red Ryder” racer, we portunities to build camaraderie were introduced to the varia- Paul Affolter with other Alfisti, especially when tions and possibilities of each several cars stopped at the same spot to find an answer. one. Wes took us through the Helping one another seemed the thing to do, so (for example) mechanical specs, with Matt describing the interior variations, when non-locals were trying to figure out “What school do the with asides and anecdotes from the proud owners. A fascinat- Stuarts support?” we could explain “WSU!” having seen the ing and educational experience. cougar logo on the mailbox from our car. - Jon Inge In the end, out of the 103 questions Paul and Kristin Affolter from NWARC missed only 12 answers and took first place. Concorso With 14 missed answers, Paul Eklund and Yulia Smolyansky from AROO took 2nd place, and Vicki and Scott Walker from he WeatherTech-sponsored Concorso saw eighteen Rocky Mountains took 3rd with 16 missed. All three teams stunning Alfa Romeos scattered across the gently roll- finished the rally within the allotted four-hour time limit - which T ing lawn of the host hotel, overlooking Capital Lake. is more than most of us did! All that back-tracking... The morning’s overcast skies later gave way to occasional - Cindy Akana showers, not perhaps the conditions wished for. Neverthe- less, the misty light and rain accentuated the lines, curves and Car Wash / Griot’s Garage colors of the entries. Particularly striking was the 1934 Tipo B P3 covered in rain, reminiscent of its monumental triumph in riot’s Garage generously provided buckets, soap and the rain-soaked 1935 German Grand Prix at the hands of Ta- mitts during the en- zio Nuvolari. G tire convention. The The highlight was the knoll-top grouping of four pre-war Al- really serious washing day fas: David Smith’s cabernet-colored 1939 6C2500 Tipo 256 was Friday, as many at- Coupe and 1938 tendees worked off their frus- S11 Corto Spyder trations from the Gimmick Tami Iaboni Speciale, along with Rally and made their cars Jon Shirley’s 1938 ready for the show and shine 8C2900 and the and Concorso the next day. aforementioned P3. A highlight of the afternoon It was a rare oppor- Jon Inge was Griot’s hour-long demon- tunity to see these stration of their products. Guy icons of Alfa Romeo DeVivo from the Tacoma store Jon Inge history up close and without the crush of crowds they attract demoed cleaning, polishing and waxing to brilliant (literally) when publicly shown. effect. An added bonus was the restoration of a new Giulia’s Of course, the Concorso is a compe- (continued on page 9) Iniezione page 7 September 2018

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Scintillating sempreverde2018! — continued tition, and rain, shine or otherwise, awards were conferred. Of well; he managed the restoration of the 1937 Alfa Romeo the 16 judged cars, nine scored 95 points or higher (out of 8C2900 B Lungo that just won Best In Show at this year's 100) and were awarded their Certificate d’Oro. The Pat Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Reading everything and Braden People’s Choice went exhaustive research are the keys. to Jon Shirley’s 8C2900 B, Jon Shirley also had two cars in our concorso (1938 8C2900 and the Ed Mackey Memorial B Lungo and 1934 P3 Tipo B) and is well known for his stellar Award for Giuliettas (in car collection. It’s not quantity but quality that is key; don't memory of former AROC focus on a car simply for its value or perceived value, but on a President Ed Mackey) to Alan car you really like. He echoed the comments about research Chockie’s 1958 Giu- but included info about capturing manufacturer info, registra- lietta Spider. Daniel Smolyansky tion details, and talking with former owners. In addition to the Jon's P3 came from an era when Alfa kept minimal records judged cars, 60+ of which car ran which race or who drove what. Most P3 own- cars were displayed ers can only assume their car is in the “show-and- a Nuvolari car or whatever its shine” parking lot Jon Inge history may be. With Jon's car, adjacent to the lawn. research showed that the Ger- While not judged, the gen- mans scrutinized the winning car eral quality of these cars very carefully after the 1935 Ger- was clearly of a higher level man Grand Prix, so thanks to than at a typical cars and Jon Inge their thoroughness we have evidence of the cars prove- coffee meet, testament to the passion of the gathered Alfisi. nance. Research can come from unlikely sources; a Jaguar Voting in the Show and Shine Participant’s Choice award re- historian captured info about John Coombs' Ferrari 250 GTO sulted in a tie between two unusual Alfas, the 1967 4R that a Ferrari historian may not have had access to. GranSport Quattroruote Zagato of Ed Aenlle and the 1998 916 A lively question and answer session produced many great Spider owned by Andrew Katz. questions that Jon and David answered in depth, and the Finally, Sports Car Market magazine generously donated a standing room only crowd enjoyed an hour and a half of fasci- “Spirit of Motoring” award to be given to a high-mileage, non- nating discussion. The wisdom that research and knowledge Concorso-winning car; it went to Matt Earnest’s 1982 Milano. are far more important than money alone is something that we - David James can all apply to the preservation or restoration of our next GTV, Jr. Z or P3. The Wisdom of Collecting Alfas - Fred Russell ften we buy a project car, seeing it's possibilities, then photos: Jon Inge a few years later sell it having never done the work, Swap Meet O or we do it and the costs far outrun the value. There are rare stories where the values exceed the cost; how can we espite the threat of rain carried over from the morn- come out on this up side? ing’s Concorso, the swap meet was held in the Alfa With two prewar Alfas in the concorso (the 1939 6C2500 D parking lot in front of the hotel. We were presented and a 1938 S-11 Corto), David Smith shared some of his his- with an interesting and popular tory and the numerous cars mix of Alfa “Stuff,” including he's owned, mostly Alfa Rome- books, carbs, rims and a much os. He finds that serious needed bumper accordion piece search efforts and research are for my Milano Verde! Local pub- key to ending up with a great lisher and author Martin Rudow car. When he locates a car, he was selling Alfa parts - not books Scheyenne reads every book and piece of - and commented that he was literature on it he can find. Us- finally learning what his sale parts were really worth! Every- ing his background in industrial design he works to understand thing was going well until a rain shower put a literal damper on the form and function of the entire car, which helps him to see the assembled swappers, and we headed inside for the Ban- flaws or modifications made over the years. quet. David has an eye for detail, and it serves him and all of us - Joe Faherty (continued on page 10) Iniezione page 9 September 2018

Scintillating sempreverde2018! — continued Museum: Stephen Davis (flowing Art Show red/silver/clear glass sculpture) Gimmick: Kristy Affolter (cars isitors to the sempreverde2018 Art Show enjoyed 23 lined up to depart on the Rally) pieces of art that showed a lot of talent, whimsy and Suds: Tami Iaboni (kids cleaning V passion for Alfa Romeo. Entries were about evenly two cars) divided between the three categories of Photos, Other 2- Chrome: Dave Hammond (Alfa dimensional Art, and 3-dimensional Art. badge/chrome/raindrops) Judges Lynn Faherty (NWARC), Dave Hammond (Detroit) Fun: Kim Jewell (children running down bank at Concorso) and Dan Jardine (NWARC), all talented artists in their own Photo of the Week, chosen from the above: Kristy Affolter right, evaluated each piece on creativity, skill and visual im- - Jon Inge pact. A People’s Choice award was selected by attendees’ popular vote. Banquet Congratulations to these winners! Photos red Russell, our NWARC President and fearless leader, First Alan Granberg, London Art Gallery welcomed everyone to the final banquet and the culmi- Second Tracy Kingstone, A Day at the Races #2 F nation of an amazing week. This year’s convention Other 2-dimensional art was organized by Debi & Tony Schmid, Gordy Hyde & Dolly First John Kilian, Are We There Yet? Samson and Lynn & Joe Faherty; we are all very grateful, as Second Betty Anderson, Duetto they and their team of willing volunteers ensured sempre- 3-dimensional art verde2018 was a huge success! First Fred Firschein, Barn Find Dreaming AROC’s two major volunteer awards were given out; the Second Debi Schmid, Not So Sneaky Sneakers Char Sommers Award to Elyse Barrett for her work on the Alfa People's Choice Owner magazine, and the Fred DiMatteo Award to NWARC Fred Firschein’s Barn Find Dreaming member, Wes Ingram. Many thanks to all of Fred then introduced guest speaker Garth Stein, NWARC the Alfisti artists who member and author of the shared their work at the NYTimes Best Seller, “The convention, and espe- Art of Racing in the Rain”. cially to the judges, who He and Fred shared much were faced with the enor- friendly banter and fun sto- mously difficult task of ries that we could’ve listened choosing between the to for hours! myriad interpretations of things Alfa Romeo. Finally, Enrique Zuniga - Dolly Samson presented a slide show on next year’s AROC National Con- vention, which will be held in Pittsburgh in conjunction with the Cellphone Photo Contest Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix! It should be an excellent event; Pittsburgh has a great deal to offer! It was a great ew this year, the contest had a greater impact than evening as the finish to a wonderful week together. we’d expected! Not just because of the enthusiasm - Kristin Affolter N for the concept - 64 people pre-registered to take part and more joined in after they’d arrived - but for the way it in- Awards Brunch & Arrivederci! spired so many others to share photos on whatever they were doing during the week, not just on the six contest Themes. he final event, as usual, was the Awards presentation All those photos as well as the contest entries were incorpo- after Sunday brunch. Gordy presided and handed out rated into a slideshow, updated each night, that the hotel let us T handsome engraved cheese boards in the shape of run continuously on the guestroom TV hotel information chan- Washington State as prizes. After one final round of lively so- nel. It also played on the lobby TVs, and proved a great in- cializing and promises to keep in touch, another successful centive for everyone to gather round and share stories. convention came to a happy end. On to Pittsburgh! The photo contest winners were: - Jon Inge Track: Tom Burgess (2900 + 4C)

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Upcoming Events Saturday, September 15 AROO’s Old Super Tour

ROO re-invemts the and try to be on the road by 9:30. Rally style instructions will one-day tour! Join be provided to each navigator. A full tank of gas is recom- A our cousins to the mended as some places we will go are quite rural. All Alfas south for the return of the are welcome but the Giulia Supers will lead the tour, with eve- AROO Old Super Tour. ryone else to follow. Bring a snack as restaurants will be rare Bill Gillham will lead the until the end destination.. tour in his LeMans Blue The tour will end mid-afternoon at "Schooner" in Netarts, Giulia Super “Hooligan" -- just west of Tillamook; it’s just an hours run up the Wilson Riv- the car that looks like the er Highway to Beaverton. Schooner is a quirky and wonderful box an Alfa came in seafood restaurant featuring locally sourced produce, seafood Hooligan's tour will start and draft beer. Their Calamari with a lemon-based caper at the southbound I-5 Rest sauce is is quite amazing. Area just past the Charbon- Be "Super", Be a Hooligan, Be There!! neau Bridge. Gather in the Questions? Contact Bill Gillhamat at (541) 979-2210 or back parking lot at 9:00 am [email protected]. October 18-22 AROC Goes to the US Grand Prix, Austin, TX

transport to and from the track, prime seating, multiple social events and an AROC jacket and cap! Thur, Oct 18: check in to Downtown Austin Sheraton, visit track for pit walk, back to city for welcome dinner. Fri, Oct 19: free morning, afternoon practice session at track, evening cocktails and canapes. Sat, Oct 20: qualifying runs all day, evening concert at the track (included) Sun, Oct 21: The Race! Evening no-host happy hour. elebrate Alfa’s return to Formula One by joining Mon, Oct 22: Check out by noon. AROC’s tour to the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Full details at http://aroc.membershipsoftware.org//Files/ C Austin, Texas, from October 18-22, 2018. Arranged Copy%20of%20USGP%20AROC%20Flyer.pdf by Steve Austin Tours (who also arrange our AROC Goes to Note that travel to and from Austin is not included. This is Italy trips), this includes four nights accommodation in Austin, a major international event: book your flights early!

Sunday, November 18 Driving School/Lapping Day

fter a summer of driving in hot, sunny weather, do you A feel that your winter driving skills may have become a little rusty? Have you recently bought a new (or different) car, and want to understand how it behaves at the limit - before someone else on the road forces you to find out? Save the date for our November driving skills classes and lapping day at Pacific Raceways! You’ll learn a great deal about car control, and have a blast into the bargain. More details later, but for now SAVE THE DATE! You won’t regret it.

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Upcoming Events - continued

Sat - Mon, Sept 8 - 10 Half-Fast Lap of Washington ith so many scenic places and wonderful roads in myriad of colors in each tide pool, before heading to the Hoh the Northwest, choosing the specific region for the Rain Forest Visitor Center. We’ll walk a short (0.8 mile) easy W annual Half-Fast Lap of Washington should be Hall of Mosses nature trail, it's like walking through a living easy. It isn’t. It’s like going to the store when you’re hungry; green cathedral. After a lunch stop, we continue our way there are just too many choices. This year, I made that tough around the Peninsula to the north of the Olympic Mountains choice; we plan to round the Olympic Peninsula in a clockwise and on to our hotel; the Port Angeles Inn. Numerous good rotation on Sept 8-10. dinner locales are within walking distance in Port Angeles. To The 3-day drive affords us a chance to enjoy the multiple reserve your room within the club room block, see below. facets of this cool area. From On our last day (Sept 10), after breakfast, the glacially-carved eastern we head back west to visit Cape Flattery. landscape to the wet, dense, There is a short easy walk from the parking forests of the southern slopes lot to the edge of the rocky cliffs for the of the Olympics, where lum- view… and what a view it is! The rugged bermen of old thought they rock, the persistent waves and wind... the could never cut down all the high viewpoint gives you a stunning spot to trees. There is a western see and feel the power of nature. We return coastline with flat level beach- to Port Angeles for lunch before making the es and random, huge, hay- trek up the twisty road into the Olympic Rain stack rocks that thousands of Forest to Hurricane Ridge. After enjoying years ago were part of a rug- the view and seeing the wild differ- ged shoreline still slowly losing its battle ences within the Olympics and their with the waves. surroundings, we head home to- The Hoh Valley traps moist marine air wards the Kingston Ferry. between its 5,000’ high walls as it comes Please don’t delay in making your off the ocean, compresses the clouds, reservations as the block of rooms then dumps 130+ inches of rainfall a will go away by August 8. Also, you year, creating a fantastic temperate rain get to pick the room that best fits forest. With a visit to Cape Flattery, we’ll your needs when reserving early. see an example of the rugged coastline, Each location has expensive and then tour to the upper insides less expensive options so reserve of the Olympic Mountains with early to ensure all options are on a visit to Hurricane Ridge. the table. We plan to start on Sept 8 There is no Club charge to participate on from south of Seattle (Black the drive. You cover your hotels, gas, Bear Diner in Federal Way) food, park fees and ferry fares. We’ve had with breakfast, then take wonderful Half Laps in the past and I look backroads to Tacoma. We forward to 2018 being more of the same… follow along the waterfront be- just a few less miles than last year! If you fore cutting across the ridge to have questions contact me at 425-308- catch the Narrows Bridge to 6621 or [email protected]. the Kitsap Peninsula, lunching The cut-off date for our room blocks at in the town of McCleary. There are back highways and valley the hotels has passed, but it’s worth calling them if you still roads that dart into the river valleys or connect the towns as need a room. we head west to the coast. Our hotel that first night is the - Lake Quinault Lodge: Sept 8 / Call 360 288 2900 Ask for wonderful Lake Quinault Lodge, and we’ll have a special din- Kim Booth / Room Block # 2KH2T0 Alfa Romeo Sept. ner in the lodge that evening. To reserve one of the limited - Port Angeles Inn: Sept 9 / Call 360 452 9285 Ask about the spots, see below. Alfa Romeo Club block of rooms. Our second day (Sept 9) takes us to the beach to see the - Fred Russell Iniezione page 12 September 2018

Cars and Coffee in Shoreline t strikes me to recognize the local car culture as something ting. This car was built to a purpose, and built by people who distinct to enjoy here in Puget Sound Country. Life is good were not easy themselves; the word iconoclast comes to I when you can easily set aside an hour on a Saturday morn- mind. Do not expect this car to exhibit other virtues, for exam- ing to stand around and talk about cars with other enthusiasts. ple in stop-and-go traffic. That’s not its world, not at all. Some days there’s a lot to see; some days not so much. Almost every time I take The Black Car to the show I hear It’s fun when I take Little Red Car, my Mazda 3 autocrosser. another good Alfa story. Or at least another Alfa story. This That car possesses a certain sparkle that makes it look at community has plenty of awareness of Alfa Romeo, both past home amongst show cars. If I trouble and present. The most knowledgable are looking to myself to polish it, its brilliant red has figure out what Alfa is today. They’re not sure. what it takes to upstage high end red I got a big boost today, seeing another well-prepared cars. That’s hilarious. At the track car at the show, this one a 1950s car decked out in satin event last week, the professional turn finish black paint. You could easily discern the paint workers and start/finish staff named it spray pattern and the wet sanding Crimson. lines. I took affirmation from this It’s also fun to roll up to the show with my Alfa, a that I’m on the right track with the black 1988 Milano Verde. Opinion among the other recent respray of The Black Car. It car enthusiasts is divided about that car, much as now sports a new rattle-can finish on one would expect, recollecting that the car had its the badly-weathered horizontal sur- enthusiasts and detractors 30 years ago when it was faces. new. There’s something not easy, something not at rest about The Black Car is a hoot to drive in its present state of tune. the whole car, its quirky coachwork design, remarkable config- It’s also enjoyable to stand around and talk. This impromptu uration, and interesting build detail. The basic specification … car show has to be the most easy going motorsports event I’ve 3000 cc from Italy … is not something we see every day. Over ever attended. Track fees, fuel consumption and tire wear are time, my appreciation of the car has grown, flaws and all. not that bad. There is something bold and powerful and honest about it; a When the show winds down around 10:00 I go in to Central good stout race car. You may safely trust it. Behind the wheel Market to see what’s on sale, something to prepare for dinner. at speed is where you grasp that it all makes sense, odd as it What’s the bottom line? Life is good. is. It demonstrates a remarkable competence in that set- - Mark Thornton The Rewards of Reaching Out any of us take road trips, sometimes quite lengthy roads, the nearest center of passionate Alfisti they found was ones, and while it’s fun to explore new parts of the in Munich! After several trips to enjoy the events there, they M country with a good companion, how many of us take did locate more local enthusiasts and founded an Alfa Chapter the time to check in with local Alfisti to get a booster shot of in Belluno, leading many local activities. How passionate are Alfa love in fresh surroundings? they about Alfas? Lory hasn’t counted hers but Ricky, his sis- Two who did recently were Lory Losso and Ricky Dalla Ro- ter and their father have owned 23! A favorite was a 164 with sa, who contacted Fred Russell via the a 2-litre (for tax reasons) turbo V6, a club Web site when they arrived in Seat- model that was reputedly a firm favor- tle for a week-long tour of Washington, ite with bank robbers for its perfor- Idaho and Montana. Sadly they’d just mance and drivability! missed the convention in Olympia, but They moved to the USA five years Lindsay and I plus Dan and Linda ago when Ricky transferred to his Jardine were able to meet them for a fun company’s headquarters in New York. dinner and great conversation before Sadly, they had to sell Ricky’s 156 GT they flew back to New York. and leave Lory’s four Alfas (Duetto, Fervent Alfisti from early ages (Lory Alfetta, Giulietta and 147) behind. Af- claims age 7, when her father bought his first Alfa), at first they ter driving VWs for a while, they were delighted when Alfa re- had trouble finding equally passionate Alfa owners where they turned to the USA, bought a Stelvio and love it. lived in Belluno, near the Dolomites in northern Italy. Reach out next time you travel. You meet the best people! Amazingly, given the mountainous terrain and great driving - Jon Inge Iniezione page 13 September 2018

Alfa News

Alfa wins Pebble Beach! Alfa wins Concorso Italiano! or the third time at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours inner of the Best in Show Awartd at the 33rd annual d’Elegance, the coveted gold Best of Show ribbon has Concorso Italiano Italian car show was a 1951 Alfa F been placed on the gleaming bodywork of an Alfa Ro- W Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport, the last 6C cabriolet meo 8C 2900 Touring Berlinetta. Ten years ago it was on ever built, owned by Herb and Rose Wysard of Fullerton, CA. NWARC member Jon Shirley’s 1938 model; this year it went to the 1937 version owned by longtime entrant David Sydorick of Beverly Hills, California. His Alfa Romeo won its class before competing for Best of Show, and took home two other awards:

The show, with a record number of attendees, celebrated more than 1,000 works of Italian automotive art on the pictur- esque greens of the Black Horse Golf Course. Italian mile- stones recognized this year included the 50th anniversary of the Ferrari Daytona, as well as the Lamborghini Espada and the Charles A. Chayne Trophy and the J. B. & Dorothy Nether- Islero. The organizers also toasted the Alfa Romeo Giulia Su- cutt Most Elegant Closed Car. per and four-door sedans, including the Berlina, Alfetta, Mila- This Alfa Romeo 8C differs from later 8Cs with its more no, 164 and Giulia. steeply raked grille, lack of running boards and several other Not only that, our very own Fred Rus- sell and Cindy Akana won their class at Concorso Italiano with the 2017 Giulia Ti Sport they drove down to Monte- rey! It almost made up for the speeding ticket on the way…

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio named ‘SUV of the Year 2018’ by ‘Auto Zeitung’ German car magazine Auto Zeitung has named the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio 'SUV of the Year minor variations. This very car first received the Most Elegant 2018'. The competition, awarded Closed Car at the Concours award in 2001, but since Mr. Syd- for the first time this year, was re- orick’s acquisition it has received a full restoration and been stricted to the most powerful SUV models of eleven brands. returned to its 1938 Berlin Motor Show specification. This year, The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio succeeded in comparison the Concours also raised an incredible $1.8 million for charity. with strong rival vehicles “by virtue of its handling properties

and dynamic driving. “

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Membership Update Anniversaries this month! Please welcome: Congratulations to all tmembers celebrating Anniversaries - From Woodinville, WA with a 1976 Alfetta GT: Jeff Bedell this month! - From up in Vancouver, BC: Anthony Beruschi Wilfred Painter – 41 years - Arthur Borst, from here in Seattle Kim & Paula Buty - 33 years - Up on Orcas: Kathryn Bowes of Eastsound, WA with her Wes & Rita Ingram - 31 years 1959 Giuletta Spider Dick & Jessica Camp - 23 years - From Renton, WA: Fritz Brendemihl Greg & Shama Albright - 21 years - Welcome back Rico Chiarelli of Seattle Wa. Ron Calkins - 21 years - Also in Seattle: Herb Goldman with a 1971 GTV 1750 Mike Macaulay - 21 years - Alan Grandberg in Lakewood, WA with his 1977 Spider Paul & Kristy Affolter - 18 years - Another from Vancouver BC, with a 1981 GTV6: Anton Her- Mirko Freguia - 15 years man Robert Gerttula - 8 years - Down in Olympia, WA: Patrick Labeck Philip Stonebraker - 7 years - Roy Mattarollo from Burnaby BC, with a 1988 Spider Jim & Geneva Busse - 5 years - From way over in Coeur d Alene, Idaho: Barbara Nelson Charles Dayton - 4 years - A familiar name from Bellevue, WA: Tom Nuxoll with a ’71 Roger Van der Marel - 4 years Montreal & a ’71 GTV 1750 Nicholas Barrett - 1 year - Corey Rusk, also in Seattle Hans Peter Hauser - 1 year - Tim Vaughn from Sumner, WA with a 1973 Spider Bill Steeley - 1 year - and Tony Warfield, with a 1987 Spider right here in Seattle.

New Members We now have 252 members! Must be a popular club. We’re delighted to acknowledge 16 more new members - Paul and Kristy Affolter

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Classified Ads - Cars & Parts For Sale/Wanted FOR SALE - Alfa Romeo P3 Aerodynamica.model. Large 1:18-scale produced by Best-of-Show Models in high FOR SALE - 1993 Spider Veloce. 35K miles. One owner. 5 detail resin. Limited to only 1000 pieces, only a very few in the Speed. Red with black leather interior. Bra and tonneau cov- US. New in box and original packaging. Extraordinary and er. Always gar- rare Alfa collectible. aged. Nice car! $13,500, or any reasonable of- fer. My Ex and I would love to see it go to a good home. Many thanks! Sheldon Hunt, 425-310-2191 [email protected] ______

FOR SALE - 1985 Spider Graduate. Well maintained, in Asking $125 OBO. Shipping, if required (US addresses only) good condition. 126K miles. White exterior. 2nd owner, al- $23.00. Subject to prior sale. ways garaged. Phil Lampman, Sammamish WA (425) 392-1175 New deluxe ______fabric top. Sol- id mechanical- ly, runs well, FOR SALE - 1983 new rubber Spider Veloce. One hoses and owner, very well bushings. cared for. 126K $5,000 or miles. Minor rear make offer. bumper ding but Marian Hen- overall very good derson, Bel- condition. Runs fine, lingham, WA. no known problems. 360-671- Head has been re- 7628 done, new clutch, brakes and battery. ______Bosch injection, per- formance suspen- FOR SALE: 1991 Spider in good condition. British racing sion. Excellent green. Automatic transmission. Air conditioning, power win- paint, dash dows, radio/CD player. 25,000 miles. I have owned it for five uncracked, new front years and carpets, seats fine, have not driv- top very good. Car- en it much, fax and pictures nor did the available on request. Car is in Bothell. $7,500 or best offer. previous John Kirchgessner, 425-770-3526, owner, hence [email protected] the low mile- age. It at- ______tracts a lot of attention and admiring glances in parking lots. $12,000 or offers. Fran Handy, Kennewick, WA [email protected], 509-539-0767

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Member Recommendations Have a parts or service provider you have found to be highly satisfactory? Share your wisdom with us all at [email protected]. With your help, we can all be better auto- motive consumers. Burien Upholstery, Burien - Upholstery, carpets Convertibles Only - Convertible top repair/replacement Dent Solutions, Mobile - Paintless dent removal Mark 2 Collision Center, Lynnwood - Collision repair Muffler King - Kirkland Custom exhaust services North Kitsap Auto Rebuilt, Poulsbo - Collision repair Professional Glass Company, Seattle - Windshield Re- 1965 TZ at 2017 Monterey Motorsports Reunion (Sports Car Digest) placement NW Crafted Interiors (was S&S Custom), Everett - Auto Upholstery & Interiors Security Safe & Lock, Inc., Bellevue - Lock rebuilding Sound Wheel Works, Bellevue - Wheel repair Tire Rack Internet - Tires, wheels and parts Vancity Plating, Burnaby BC - Chrome plating and polish- ing Werner’s Crash Shop, Seattle - Collision repair, repainting All the above providers have been recommended by one or more club members as being highly satisfactory but are not specifically endorsed by NWARC.

Member Mentors The following members provide Alfa Mentoring!!! Contact any of them for good Alfa info! Model/Series Member Name Contact 164 / GTV-6 Dan Jardine [email protected] GTV Dave Emerson [email protected] Spiders, GTV Fred Wright [email protected] 80’s Spiders Harry Reed [email protected] Almost Anything! Fred Russell [email protected]

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2018 Calendar of Club & Local Car Events • Sep 8-10 Half-Fast Lap of WA / Olympic Peninsula

• Sep 11 NWARC Meeting / Wild About Cars Garage, Kirkland

• Sep 15 AROO Old Super Tour

• Oct 9 NWARC Meeting / Rairdon’s Alfa Romeo of Kirkland

• Oct 18-22 AROC Tour to US Grand Prix Formula 1 Race / COTA, Austin, TX

• Nov 13 NWARC Meeting / Wild About Cars Garage, Kirkland

• Nov 18 Driving School/Lapping Day, Pacific Raceway, Kent

• Dec 9 Festa di Amici Holiday Party / Marianna Restaurant, Renton

• Jan 8 NWARC Meeting / tba

• Feb 12 NWARC Meeting / tba

• Mar 12 NWARC Meeting / tba

• Apr 9 NWARC Meeting / tba

Northwest Alfa Romeo Club 9301 236th Street SW Edmonds, WA 98020

P3Iniezione and 6C2500 at the sempreverde2018 Concorso - Jon Ingepage 20 September 2018