Cross+Serpent Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club of Australia (Victoria Division) Inc. MaMay 20201818 VoVolulumeme 46 Numumbbeer 3 Cross + Serpent is the official publication of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Australia (Victoria Division) Inc. Cross+Serpent ABN 85 862 959 314. Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club of Australia (Victoria Division) Inc. Publication Number 100000295. Postal address PO Box 216, Camberwell Vic 3124 www.alfaclubvic.org.au https://www.facebook.com/arocavic 10 Members and their Machines 36 Phillip Island Historics Contributions to Cross & Serpent are always welcome. Please contact the editor at [email protected] to discuss your ideas. If you are emailing photographs, or other images, please supply them in JPEG format at 300dpi 14 38 or higher resolution. Max’s Day Out Melbourne F1 Grand Prix All photographs/images submitted for publication must include detailed captions, i.e. names of people, event, location and any other relevant identifying information. It is presumed that the supplier of all photographs/ images owns or has approval from the owner of said copyright to reproduce the photographs/images. 16 Italian Icons in Lygon Street 40 Awards Night AROCA (Vic) is affiliated with CAMS Ltd (Confederation of Australian Motorsport) and is a member of the MSCA (Marque Sports Car Association). The Views expressed in this magazine represent those of the individual contributor/s and are not necessarily those of or shared by the Club, the 22 42 Competition Sandown Sprints Committee, the Members or the Reflections on the 2600 Magazine. Club Nights are held at Bell’s Hotel, ADVERTISERS Cnr Moray and Coventry Streets South IFC Nunawading Alfa Melbourne on the second Wednesday each month (except January), 7 Stuckey Tyre Service commencing at 8pm. Many members 14 Kingston Park arrive early to enjoy a meal and a chat with fellow members. Visitors are 15 Merchandise Online always welcome. 19 Beck - Pro Build 26 Auto Italia Canberra 21 Il Bolide Rosso 29 Maranello Pur-Sang Motors Front Cover Photo: 29 Italian Automotive Spares Cover Photo: For over 30 years Auto 31 Alfa Donnini Repairs Italia in Canberra has been a very popular event for fans of the Italian 35 Lumley Special Vehicles marques and this year Hugh Harrison 41 Mauceri Motors decided to attend the event, making the journey to the national capital and 44 Shannons Insurance including his 1970 1600 Junior Zagato 32 A Sunday Adventure 46 Tiamo Coffee Restaurant in the display at the event’s new IBC Zagame Autobody venue, the Pialligo Estate Winery. 34 An Alfa Drive OBC Zagame Automotive 1 Club Contacts Committee President Secretary Treasurer Mandy Thompson, 0412 806 240 Laura Tangey, 0400 561 730 Alan Hopla, 0418 388 019 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Vice President Competition Secretary Membership Secretary Sam Tartaglia, 0459 542 070 Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 Oscar Amante, 0415 266 903 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Register Co-ordinator Public Relations Social Secretary John Hanslow, 0409 961 719 Position Vacant Ari Semertzidis, 0407 714 418 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Editor Barry Edmunds, 0405 383 431 E: [email protected] Co-opted Members National Co-ordinator MSCA Delegate Driver Training Co-ordinator Victor Lee, 0419 828 828 Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Webmaster Position Vacant Club Permit Scheme Advertising Co-ordinator Ivan Ciardullo, 0412 386 195 Sam Tartaglia, 0459 542 070 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Goldfields Chapter Leon Cottle, 0407 680 384 E: [email protected] Register Captains Vintage & Classic Series 105 Series All RL, 6C, 750, 2600, 101 All Giulia Coupes, Sedans & Spiders Ron Loccisano, 0418 565 700 Gary Pearce, 0417 365 929 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 116 & 160 Series 900 Series Alfetta, Giulietta, 75, 90, SZ, RZ, 164 Alfasud, Sprint & 33 Claude Botti, 0418 540 016 Colin Thomas, 0407 090 826 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 932 Series 939 Series 147, 156, GTV, Spider & GT 159, Brera & Brera Spider David Hewison, 0425 432 037 Jessey Vidanovski, 0468 306 006 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Current Models Alfa GT Owners Group (AGOG) Giulietta, Mito & 4C Leon Cottle, 0407 680 384 Max Maltese - 0411 172 834 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Life MemberDavid Wright& Club Patron 156 GTA & 147 GTA Series David Hewison, 0425 432 037 E: [email protected] Life Members John Edwards (Dec) 1979 Brian Horman (Dec) 1991 Wendy Harrison 2005 Neil Choi 2011 Anne Beck 1983 Tom Woolnough (Dec) 1988 Ross Flood 2007 Anthony Sharp 2012 Don Dickson 1983 Anne Woolnough (Dec) 1988 Vin Sharp 2007 Colin Thomas 2014 Norm Craven-Kellyy (Dec) 1990 Ray Sharp (Dec) 1991 Marie Sharp 2007 Alister Grigg 2014 Don Matthews 1990 Colin Beck (Dec) 1994 Andrew Carra 2011 Barry Edmunds 2016 David Wright 1990 David Floyd 1998 Stuart Thomson 2011 Ernie Stock (Dec) 1990 Victor Lee 2005 Bruno Colautti 2011 Joan Stock 1990 Hugh Harrison 2005 Mary Colautti 2011 2 Club Calendar at a glance May 2018 July 2018 MAY Club Night @ Bells Hotel JUL Cuore Sportivo Tour - Based in Nagambie Cnr Moray & Coventry Streets, South Melbourne Contact: Ari Semertzidis, 0407 714 418 9 7-8 MAY Workshop Visit - Mauceri Motors JUL Club Night @ Bells Hotel 9 Meriton Place, Clayton Cnr Moray & Coventry Streets, South Melbourne 11 Contact: Claude Botti, 0418 540 016 13 [email protected] JUL AROCA Vic 2018 Sprint Series Rd 7, Broadford MAY Café Society Gathering (Breakfast) - Contact: Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 Tiamo Coffee Restaurant, Carlton 22 [email protected] 13 Contact: Ron Loccisano, 0418 565 700 [email protected] MAY AROCA Vic 2018 Sprint Series Rd 4, Sandown August 2018 Contact: Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 19 [email protected] AUG Club Night @ Bells Hotel Cnr Moray & Coventry Streets, South Melbourne MAY Sunday Drive - East of Melbourne Adventure 8 Contact: Gary Pearce, 0417 365 929 27 [email protected] AUG Deadline for September Cross & Serpent Magazine Contact the Editor, 0405 383 431 10 [email protected] June 2018 JUN AROCA Vic 2018 Sprint Series Rd 5, Winton September 2018 Contact: Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 9 [email protected] SEP AROCA Vic 2018 Sprint Series Rd 8, Sandown Contact: Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 JUN Club Night @ Bells Hotel 1 [email protected] Cnr Moray & Coventry Streets, South Melbourne 13 SEP Club Night @ Bells Hotel Cnr Moray & Coventry Streets, South Melbourne JUN Deadline for July Cross & Serpent 12 Contact the Editor, 0405 383 431 15 [email protected] JUN Visit to Point Cook Air Museum Contact: Barry Edmunds, 0405 383 431 17 [email protected] JUN AROCA Vic 2018 Sprint Series Rd 6, Phillip Island Contact: Neil Choi, 0433 116 647 30 [email protected] Note: Event dates and details are correct at the time of publication, but are subject to change at short notice. Please check the Club’s website for any updates or late changes to events. Postal Addresses To avoid any confusion or delay in attending to correspondence to the Club, please ensure that all correspondence is addressed to the appropriate club officers at the Post Office Boxes listed below. General Enquiries Membership Enquiries & Renewals CPS Applications & Renewals The Secretary, AROCA Vic Membership Secretary, AROCA Vic CPS Officer, AROCA Vic PO Box 216 PO Box 216 PO Box 7076 Camberwell Vic 3124 Camberwell Vic 3124 Banyule VIC 3084 3 Benvenuti a tutti he full-on start to 2018 has continued Melbourne just before the Grand Prix. New Members with so much club activity that it is Thard to keep up. Here we are already Formula 1 racing legend Sir Jackie Louis Alexandre into autumn, which is always a great time Stewart created Race Against Dementia Marrier d’Unienville 147 GTA to be in Melbourne, and before we know to raise money to fund breakthrough and Yang Zhao Honda Civic it winter will be upon us and with it the innovative research into dementia which usual perils that come with winter driving, his wife of 55 years, Lady Helen, now Bruno Monti Stelvio assuming of course that we do get some suffers from. During his racing career Heidi Monti rain. Lady Helen, the love of Sir Jackie’s life, John Leadston Spider timed his laps on the race track to the William Tauschke Spider TS In March we had the Alfa Romeo Club millisecond. This is the woman with a Bruce Fowler 159 Display at the Phillip Island Classic race razor-sharp mind who is now confronted meeting. A big thank you to Paul O’Connor by a disorder that currently has no known Clive Ablitt Datsun P510 for organising this display and the cure. Sir Jackie has taken up the fight and Sam Gallo Giulia Sprint GT enthusiasts who participated in the display. Race Against Dementia has become his Robert Barr 4C Coupe race. It was very pleasing to hear that the Norman Draper Brera The Sunday drive to Noojee in Gippsland event at Lorbek’s raised almost $500,000 John Verga GT JTS was well supported with an excellent to support this wonderful cause. turnout of just over 30 members and Mark Giuliano 156 friends gathering at the Blue Turtle café Also in attendance at the event were two Frank Dellamonica Alfetta GTV in Lilydale and enjoying a coffee before the of Australia’s foremost Red Bull Formula 1 Jennifer Porter convoy of around 20 cars headed off.