FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION SEPTEMBER 2013

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1 The Ferrari Club of America Board of Directors, on the 12th day of March 1973, authorized the Rocky Mountain Region as the 2nd recognized region for the USA. IL CAVALLO ROSSO Sunday September 29 th A true story of two famous Formula One drivers one hot-headed, the other coolly calculating locked together in a life-and-death rivalry! RUSH, the movie you don t want to miss which chronicles each man s journey from their privileged upbringings to their rise to the top as Formula 1 championship competitors and the tragedy each of them experienced. (rated R) Come out and join your Ferrari Club friends. Look for updates and details. Regional Events - page 3

2 Driving your Ferrari is FREE at HPR on Saturday. September 28th Bring your Ferrari out to the High Plains Raceway and drive 5 laps during the lunch session at 12:15 to 1:15. If you can t bring your prancing horse, bring another type of car. Have some fun! You won t need a helmet or any racing clothes. You can take passengers with you (16 age and up). I will lead everyone around the track with my 355 Berlinetta in a slow and touring fashion (no high speeds). You ll see how fun and relaxed the Colorado Exotic Car Association events are. And, you will have bragging rights about driving that long straight and climbing the hills in turns 7, 8, and 9! If you would like to pay and do the entire day at High Plains, please read the next paragraph. Please join us for the Colorado Exotic Car Association s High Plains track event. CECA s previous events at HPR have received very favorable feedback. The HPR management team has many improvements including a covered shelter structure (to reduce exposure to the sun, wind, rain, snow, etc.); real bathroom facilities with running water, a fuel depot with racing fuel on-site, and shower facilities. The large amount of down time required to exchange corner workers has been eliminated with a switch to a paid corner worker crew provided by the track. This change provides us with at least an additional hour of real track time. The entry fee is $ per car for the entire day. There is no additional charge for extra drivers. Assignment of drivers to groups based upon experience and ability is very successful and will be continued. Contact Tim Greenshields, Chief Driving Instructor for more information about signing up: timgreenshie@earthlink.net

3 MANAGING YOUR FCA MEMBERSHIP! The FCA national membership period is dependent on when you joined initially. You will receive notice two months prior to the actual expiration date of your national dues. Can you name the below year and type of Ferrari? Extra credit for where it was located in this photo. For your (and ours) convenience, your Rocky Mountain Region dues will be collected by FCA national on your annual renewal date. Feel free to contact Regional Director/ President, Bert Smith at for any needed assistance. Please forward FCA dues to the Ferrari Club of America, P O Box , Atlanta, GA. If you are a new or renewal national?? member, your dues are $135. If you wish, you may call the FCA national number ( ) so that they may process your national membership with a VISA/MasterCard. In addition, you may join online at the Ferrari Club of America Internet web site located at... We have a winner! The prize will be shipped this week! Here are some answers we received to identify the mystery car above. It s a MM Boxer Spider (THE TOP IS UP) at the old Colorado Divide Raceway (CDR at Castle Rock, Colorado. John Babos was the photographer using a Kodak camera with a built in flash cube. It s actually a Pontiac Fiero with a fiberglas Ferrari body, taken at PPIR in The driver is the infamous club member Peter Taylor! How bout them apples? But the correct answer is from the winner, Chuck Kirkpatrick: The event is the Coppa della Toscana on June 4, It was driven by Franco Cornacchia and Del Carlo. It finished second overall. The chassis is 026M, so it was built as a Tipo 166, but it raced with a type 195 V-12 engine (2.3 liters vs. 2.0 liters).

4 2013 Scheduled Events in the Rocky Mountain Region Updated on September 15th MEMBERS WILL BE RECEIVING WEEKLY REMINDERS ABOUT THE EVENTS AND HOW TO REGISTER...WATCH YOUR ! September October November events ** Please note that these events are not FCA sponsored September 20th - Friday: Flight to Luxury Hanger Event for Boys and Girls Clubs of Denver: Contact Bert smith at: enigmathist@gmail.com ** September 21 - Saturday: Colorado Grand viewing: Contact Bert smith at: enigmathist@gmail.com or Norm Littlejohn at: nhl164@gmail.com ** September 28th - Saturday: Golf Tournament at Pelican Lakes in Loveland: Contact Matt Huett at: koolcars2@gmail.com. September 28th - Saturday: Colorado Exotic Car Association: Open track event at High Plains Raceway contact...tim Greenshields at: timgreenshie@earthink.net ** September 29th - Sunday: The board is working with the AMC theaters in Highland Ranch to have a private viewing of Ron Howard s Formula 1 movie RUSH. Please note the R rating. October 12th - Saturday: Colorado Exotic Car Association: Open track event at Pikes Peak International Raceway contact Tim Greenshields at: timgreenshie@earthink.net ** November 2nd - Saturday: Wine Tasting at Bert and Bobbi s House: Contact Bert smith at: enigmathist@gmail.com (Change of date)

5 Kansas City Chapter News! Regional Director/President Bert Smith Vice President Ryan Sabga Treasurer Frank Strazzabosco Secretary Amy Lukes Newsletter Editor Tim Greenshields Web Master Cyrus Rajabi Chris Parr,

6 Outside the rigorous context of science, the term "prediction" is often used to refer to an informed guess or opinion. A prediction of this kind might be inductively valid if the predictor is a knowledgeable person in the field and is employing sound reasoning and accurate data. Professor Predictor s Predictions! For the 2014 F1 World Championship, I predict that: Mercedes will win the world title with Lewis Hamilton. The new V-6 Mercedes engine featuring an evolutionary and unique turbo charging will have 100 more HP over Ferrari and Renault, resulting in crushing victories against the other teams. Mercedes wins will be similar to Fangio and Moss in the 1954 and 1955 seasons. Team Red Bull with Vettel will be 2nd in the 2014 championship however, the Red Bull /Renault/Vettel domination will be over. Hulkenberg will move to Lotus taking the vacant seat left by Raikkonen. The 2014 Ferrari team with Alonso and Raikkonen will win 4 races and capture more construction points than in 2013 but their efforts will fall short. Kimi will win more points than Alonso with a Niki Lauda like Ferrari come back. Raikkonen willl be 3rd in the final standiings, Alonso 4th. Raikkonen will dominate the Ferrari team, often beating Alonso for race podiums. Alonso will retire at the end of the 2014 season. There will be a volatile pairing with Alonso and Raikkonen.. Vettel will join Ferrari for 2015 and win the F1 championship. Kimi will retire. Write your thoughts, reflections, and predictions to the Newsletter Editor. They will be passed on to Professor Predictor and printed in the next issue. How fun!

7 Kansas City Chapter News! 2013 FCA/Kansas City Chapter Tentative Schedule of Events September 18th Cruise Night Meet at North at 6:30pm with a drive ending up at Pecuigo September 20, 21, 22 Plaza Art Fair - perhaps we could do a show during this time? October 5th Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am October 13th Third Annual Garage-ma-hal Tour November 2nd Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am November 14-17th US Grand Prix F1 Race Austin, TX* November 17th USGP F1 Race Watching Famous Dave s BBQ at 12:00pm December 7th Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am December 15th FCA-KC Annual Loch Lloyd Country Club January 4th Monthly Breakfast Sheraton 8:30am January 22-27th Cavallino Classic* * Indicates non-fca event FOR SALE 512 M 1995 please pass it on to any one looking for a great car Lou Ficco

8 Ron Weineke FCA-NM Chapter President Home: Cell:

9 Regional Director/President Bert Smith Web Master Cyrus Rajabi Vice President Ryan Sabga Treasurer Frank Strazzabosco Secretary Amy Lukes Newsletter Editor Tim Greenshields TGRESTORATIONS.COM 40 YEARS OF AWARD WINNING AUTOMOBILE RENEWAL 10% discount for fall and winter 2013/14 projects! Sticky 355 or 348 interior parts? We make them perfect! Cosmetic and mechanical restorations Dash removals and recovering New brake rotors and pads for club member Webers and fuel injection Frank Strazzabosco s beautiful 355 Berlinetta! Glass replacements Suspension Clear bra Capristo Tinting Brakes Paint Tubi TGRestorations Tim Greenshields st Avenue, Suite 17 Greeley, Colorado cell timgreenshie@earthlink.net

10 Newsletter vintage photos compliments of the Klemantaski Collection Colorado Exotic Car Association 2013 Schedule! September 28th - Saturday: Open track event at High Plains Raceway October 12th - Saturday: Open track event at Pikes Peak International Raceway Contact Tim Greenshields for more information: timgreenshie@earthlink.net

11 Glam FERRARI CLUB OF AMERICA ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION SEPTEMBER 2013 Economical Solutions through Innovative Technology We don t have to tell you. We show you. Boarding and grooming fine Stallions for 30 years th St., Unit B5 Boulder, CO scuderiarampante@aol.com

12 In Colorado Springs since 1978! Are you moving? Is your about to change? Want to update your profile? You can change your profile by logging on to our website. FerrariClubofAmerica.org ( Go to the members drop down area and make those changes!

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