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T H W R E O S T N A B L November 2006 U F Half-FastL Notes A from aC Half-Fast Lap R ArticleO by Mary Hurner Pictures by Gordy Hyde and Dave Emerson O M EFriday • Met as planned at Lombardi’s—Jack Brooks there to see us off In This Issue • Weather: drizzly w/ sun breaks • No traffic until after Enumclaw—construction trucks and tourists in Mt. Rainier N.P. Cover Features • Snow! at Tipsoo Lake and Chinook Pass Half-Fast Lap • Lunch at Fulbright Park and CWU Ag Museum in Union Gap Alfafredly’s Rambling Page 2 • John Deere’s adorned with flags driving by (No Gordy, it’s not a parade for us!!) • Toppenish—cornfields NWARC Holiday Gala • Soft low hills Registration Page 4 • Open fields punctuated by clusters of cottonwoods clustered near ponds and streams Alfa Memorabilia... Size Doesn’t Matter! Page 6 Classified Ads Page 8 NWARC Member Profile continued on page 7 Rita Ingram Page 11 Participants Newsletter Submissions Harry Reed Merrill, Heidi, and Dillon Gordon Guy Middleton and friend Ellen Interested in contributing to the 1987 Spider Quad 1982 GTV-6 Balocco Edition Porsche 944 Iniezione? Page 3 George and Marie Bradshaw Alan Brothers Marty Stitsel 1986 Spider Quad 1985 Spider Graduate 1973 GTV Gordy Hyde/Mary Hurner Dean and Lynne Sinnott Octavian Popa 1971 Junior Zagato 1971 GTV 1984 Spider Dave and Jane Emerson Joe Faherty Mark Mitchell 1988 Milano 1987 Milano MGB Randy and Darryl Rumley Tomas and Arlene Jermann 1983 GTV-6 1986 Spider Quad Board Members President Fred Wright 312 211th Pl. SE Sammamish, WA 98074 425-369-0699 [email protected] Vice President John van Rensburg Alfafredly’s Rambling 5529 108th Ave. NE Kirkland, WA 98033 425-941-4747 [email protected] Secretary Randy J. Rumley November 2006 - Final Edition 11008 NE 140th St. Kirkland, WA 98034 425-814-6459 It is time for the transition to begin. This is my last official column, which marks the end of my [email protected] time as President of NWARC. It has been so much fun and such a grand drive! In many ways I Treasurer am sad to see it end, but it is time for me to do other things. Ron Calkins PO Box 33512 I have been a member of the club for six years now and on the board for the last five. Frankly, I Seattle, WA 98133 206-940-2471 am looking forward to being just a member again. Don’t worry, I will be an active past president [email protected] and be sure to help the new board members adjust to their roles; but I plan to enjoy my cars even more now. If you know me at all you know I never seem to do anything halfway or slowly, so Committee Directors I will quickly find things to fill my new spare time—in fact I likely already have with my racing. Oh Activities yeah and this huge growing company and job that is getting more exciting everyday—SWERVE! Dave Emerson [email protected] I have been reflecting a bit about my time on the board. What has been the most rewarding part Competition of my time as president? By far, it was the monumental undertaking of putting on the Potlatch. Dave Kingstone 14614 72nd Pl. NE To help this club rally to put on the best national convention ever (documented in print) will be Kenmore, WA 98028 my greatest memory. Working with each of you to accomplish our goal was a blast. In fact it will 425-823-9031 [email protected] go down (so far) as one of the top ten best things I have done in life. Membership Harry Reed As part of the Potlatch, we raised over $11,000—something many people said we couldn’t 8111 184th St. SW do—for Children’s Hospital by raffling off a Spider. We did it in the name of the Julie and Adam Edmonds, WA 98026 Edwards Guild and we have helped many children. That was very rewarding. Yes it was fun [email protected] working on the car, preparing it for the raffle, but the real joy was presenting the check to Webmaster Cyndi Walker Children’s Hospital and knowing that we were helping others. 253-261-5942 [email protected] I love the picture below which Dave Emerson took at the last track event during the first Alfa grid. Three great GTVs hanging it out through 3A nose to tail. It was like that all day. Wow did Iniezione Staff we have fun! If you haven’t seen Dave’s pictures yet, look them up on the Alfa BB in the NWARC Editor/Designer section. Nice stuff Dave. Cyndi Walker 3917 S. 326th Pl. Federal Way, WA 98001 What is the state of the club today? I will give you my views and a few suggestions for the future 253-261-5942 as part of my final words as president when you join me for dinner at the November general [email protected] meeting on the 14th. It is important to attend that night so you can show your support by Copyeditor voting for our new board members: Dave Emerson, President; Thomas Mous, VP; Ron Calkins, Amy Chadwick 5219 149th St. SE Treasurer; and Randy Rumley, Secretary. We are very Everett, WA 98208 fortunate to have Dave and Thomas stepping up to 425-338-4616 [email protected] join the board and to have Ron and Randy willing to serve another year. Technical Editor Wes Ingram 15613 “C” Peterson Rd. I want to thank all of you for your help and support Burlington, WA 98233 over the last two years. 360-707-5701 [email protected] Enjoy the drive! Production Editor Ciao, Fred Fred Russell [email protected] continued on page 3 Club Liaisons Meeting Time & Location Italian Car Club of British Columbia Fritz Duernberger 604-988-7904 Meeting Location Society of Vintage Racing The November general meeting will be held at Grazie’s in Factoria. Visit www.grazierestaurant. Enthusiasts (SOVREN) com for location and directions. Steve Scheaffer 206-789-9317 Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Oregon Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month. Join us at 6:30 p.m. for social time; Dan Sommers 503-649-6735 the general meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. www.nwalfaclub.com The Iniezione is the monthly newsletter Interested in contributing to the Iniezione? of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club, a Share your love of Alfa Romeos with your fellow NWARC members non-profit organization of Alfa Romeo enthusiasts. NWARC is a regional chapter We are currently accepting articles, photo essays, how-to articles, travel stories, and other pieces of the national Alfa Romeo Owners Club on Alfa Romeo–related topics. Be a part of the club and spread the joy of Alfa Romeo ownership! (AROC). Chapter meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month except December. Submission Guidelines: Please submit all articles and other content in Word format, and send to: [email protected]. 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NWARC is compiling an e-mail address list so we can communicate Publication of articles describing techni- news, special events, and other important information quickly and easily. cal procedures does not constitute an endorsement by the club, its officers, or AROC. It is the responsibility of the person If you would like to receive electronic communications from NWARC, performing any procedure to accept all please send an e-mail to: [email protected] consequences of his or her actions. books4cars.com 4850 37th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118 U.S.A. ALEX & RUTHIE VOSS 206.721.3077 phone 206.721.3055 fax 888.380.9277 toll free [email protected] 2006 NWARC Holiday Party Dine With Da Vinci and 4th Annual Silent Auction Saturday, December 16, the Museum of Flight You are invited to come early and enjoy Leonardo Da Vinci: Man/Inventor/Genius A rare opportunity to enjoy a private showing, 4:30 to 6:00, of this wonderful exhibit—and it will be included in the price of your dinner ticket. The party will start in the Skyline Room at 5:00 p.m. with a no-host bar and our wonderful silent auction featuring many of the coveted Alfa items you love and some new surprises as well. Dinner will be served between 7:30 and 8:00. Following dinner, we will take care of a little business and Dave & Tracy Kingstone will announce their choice of the 2006/2007 “Alfisti of the Year.” NAME ____________________________________________________________PHONE ________________________ Email address ______________________________________________________ $38.50 per person Please choose an entrée for each person. ____- Roasted Salmon w/Lemon Chive Cream ____- Herb Roasted Prime Rib of Beef w/Apple Horseradish ____- Ratatouille Vegetable Cannelloni w/Italian Herbed Cream Sauce Please make checks payable to NWARC, and mail to: Ron Calkins, NWARC Treasurer P.O.Box 33512 Seattle, WA.