THE OFFICIAL ALFA ROMEO OWNERS CLUB EAST MIDLANDS NEWSLETTER ■ November 2018 ■ Issue 214 Coming up ... NEC Classic Show 9-11 November November Meeting The Classic Motor Show at the NEC is a hugely automotive exhibitors George & Dragon Thringstone enjoyable event for car fans. AROC has been and traders, with Weds 14 November from 7.30pm involved with it since its inception in the 1990s, and everything from books today it holds a key place in the Club’s events diary, and models to Our November meeting night will include the Our Section has been engaged in the AROC paintings and detailing gear. There’s also the infamous ‘What’s it worth’ quiz, with some nice display’s organisation there since 2001, when the Silverstone auction to see plus motoring celebrities prizes. Nothing strenuous, it’s all multiple new car on show was the 147, now often regarded including The Wheeler Dealers and many choice guesswork vaguely based around the as a Modern Classic! Generally the Club has had a more.’ Importantly, this is the biggest Classic car value of Italian Classic Cars, but other stuff gets theme each time for example; coupés, Spiders, show for car clubs now in the world, and over thrown in…. It’s a good laugh too! Quadrifoglios. Last year it was ‘Modified Alfas’ and 72,000 people are expected across the 3 days of included a lot of newer models tagged as Future or opening. Modern Classics. For 2018 we’re going back to the If you fancy going you can get a handy discount more traditional definition with, bar a couple, all on tickets for Saturday and/or Sunday using the cars being over 25 years of age, and some a lot AROC discount code which is on the members’ older than that. The theme is ‘Design Houses’, with Forum and printed in the October Club magazine. some fabulous cars to be shown designed by the Find out more and book tickets at likes of Pininfarina, Zagato, Touring, Bertone, Alfa www.necclassicmotorshow.com Romeo Centro Stile and more. With sponsorship Well, as you’ll see inside, we have been very busy from Stoneacre we are again having one exciting this autumn already! While I’m writing this we’re at new Alfa too representing the current state of the 18 pages already and there might be some late company’s design art. The overall show theme is additions too. I’ve covered our AGM inside; great to ‘built to last’. Our stand includes an Alfasud just to see so many along at the one ‘formal’ meeting we thumb a nose to that! have, and we got a stack of really good suggestions Aside from AROC’s display in the primary show for next year’s activities. I’m very pleased to be able hall (number 1 again this year), there are a vast to announce one different new one happening in amount of things to see. Over 3,000 cars will be on February inside too. There will be lots more to come New Year Meal display across the many halls covering more than I’m sure. 18 football pitches in area. It includes the UK's I hope you can make it to the NEC, La Torre, High Street, Coalville biggest indoor Autojumble and 500 specialist it’s a super day out. Cheers! John Friday 4 January 7.30pm Places open to reserve NOW! Special three course party menu under £25 a Alfisti is originated by head. Great food and great company - lots of additional fun on the night too including the John Griffiths charity raffle. We raised £400 last year” AROC East Midlands Section Secretary Places MUST be booked via John, and are 0774 8881317 limited to paying club members. The menu will be available in December, but Email: [email protected] you can secure your slot with no deposit NOW. See our website for all the latest . AROC-UK.com/EastMids An all-new Giulietta. The car Alfa needs in the UK? An update @AROCeastmids is to be announced this winter, but all-new? Not this time. Coming up . Date Activities Classic Motor Show, NEC Birmingham, The biggest Classic car show in the UK, and one of the very biggest in Europe. The AROC display will feature superb historic Alfa Romeos and something new. Our Section members 9-11 November will be helping on the stand so do come and say hello! Special ticket discount available for AROC members on the Sat and Sun, see AROC publications or contact John. More info on the cover. Monthly meeting at The George & Dragon in Thringstone - starting at 7.30pm. The meeting will include the Weds 14 November infamous ‘What’s it worth’ quiz, with nice prizes! Nothing strenuous, it’s all multiple choice guesswork and a from 7.30pm good laugh too! Speaker Night at The Charnwood Arms, Bardon Hill - LE67 1TB. With a special Club link-up now announced Weds 12 December with Pirelli, we have arranged for a special talk at our December meeting night which changes venue, We’ll get from 7.30pm a good look into the latest tyre technology and the remarkable things that go into making the Milanese brand the global success it is, including its ongoing involvement on F1 and other motorsports. Please see page 3. New Year Meal at La Torre, 48 High Street, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3EE. Special three course party Friday 4 January - 7 menu under £25 a head. Great food and great company - lots of additional fun on the night too including for 7.30pm charity raffle. Places MUST be booked via John. 7pm to eat at from 7.30pm. Bookings open now, menu out in December. John must have all choices in advance. **NEW** Detailing Seminar at Meguiar’s HQ in Daventry. FREE! Limited to 20 Club members. Free refreshments and Saturday 9 February free samples pack provided. A volunteer member’s car will be used as a demo vehicle too. Arrive 09:30 for from 9:30 refreshments, Seminar from 10am. Ends around lunchtime. BOOK WITH JOHN NOW! (See Page 3) FOR YOUR DIARY: SPRING ALFA DAY 2019 - AROC RETURNS TO BEAULIEU! (Sunday 14 April 2019) AROC’s first big meeting of the year returns to the fabulous National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in Hampshire where it was last held in 2016. Over 600 cars and 1,100 Alfisti attended on that occasion which was a memorable event. Admission is at a big discount rate to standard, especially when bought in advance. With hundreds of brilliant car exhibits to see, including Formula 1, rally Cars and historic Land Speed record cars, (even Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)! There’s plenty to do indoors if the weather is poor - then outdoors there’s a brilliant monorail plus kids rides (some of those indoors as well), and the Montagues’ house is open on site too. It is a very nice opportunity for long weekend, being set on the edge of the beautiful New Forest. We will also arrange a convoy drive from our region early on the Sunday morning, well, a breakfast meet up anyway, as keeping everyone together for over 100 miles might be a bit tricky! Three photos here from the event in 2016 - the top one taken from the Monorail (also pictured) showing just a part of the parking for Alfas. It’s definitely one to pop in your diaries now. John Sign up to get latest The Small Print: Alfisti is the newsletter of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club UK East Midlands Section. news, info and chat. Alfa Romeo Owners Club UK ltd cannot endorse or recommend services or products advertised in its publications. 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At the venue we have our OWN spacious room, where two technical experts from the Pirelli HQ in Burton-on- Trent will give us a fascinating insight into the company’s The Charnwood Arms, Bardon Hill - LE67 1TB operations, including product development, motor sport involvement and a real insight into the range of products on sale. Pirelli work very closely with Alfa Romeo and a host of other premium brands of course from Ferrari to McLaren. There will of course be good opportunity for questions. That’s as well as our usual opportunity for a good natter with friends of course. At the venue, please head to our room where we will have our own bar and (optionally) be able to chose from the extensive menu. tensive menu. If you could please arrive early if you wish to eat (we can get in the room from about 6.30), the talk which will start at around 8.15pm and last for an hour or so plus plenty of opportunity for questions. This Pirelli talk ties in with AROC’s new special relationship with the company, whereby paying members can get a healthy ‘cashback’ deal on purchases.