AONE
Gathering
at the
New Hampshire Vintage Celebration
August 14th - Saturday
Hey, gang - how about taking in a little
vintage racing? After all, Alfas have been known to grace the occasional race
track over the decades.
August 13-15 are the dates for this year’s 9th Annual New
Hampshire Vintage Celebration, a weekend of Vintage Sports Car Racing at New Hampshire
International Speedway in Loudon. Friday through Sunday, Vintage racing sports cars and
motorcycles take to the 1.6 mile road circuit. Sunday is also a show day with over 1,000
cars and motorcycles expected at the Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant Open Show and
Elegance
Invitational. There’s also a car and motorcycle Swap Meet Friday thru Sunday.
Take in as many of these activities as you’d like, but be sure
to join your fellow AONE Alfisti to watch the races, admire the cars, and generally frolic
and cavort on Saturday, the 14th! Club members Paul Glynn and Jim Hayes will be
there racing their Giuliettas, and we must cheer them on! On top of that, Paul Glynn has
graciously offered us the use of his enclosed trailer with a canopy to serve as the focal
point of our club gathering, with an Alfa banner and a "viewing stand" on the
roof.
So get an early start Saturday, drive up to Loudon, buy your infield
tickets ($20), and look for the Glynn Motorsports trailer and Alfa banner in the
pit/infield area! From there, you can roam around among the beautiful vintage racers and
try out lots of different vantage points to watch the racing action. AONE will be
providing some refreshments and there is a restaurant at the track. Stay over for the
Sunday festivities too, if you’re so inclined. For more info, check out the NHIS web
site at www.nhis.com, or contact Tom Lesko at 781-749-9132 or tmlesko@mediaone.net
. Don’t miss out - this is fun stuff!
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Vintage
Festival at Lime Rock Park, CT
September 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th - Friday, Saturday,
Sunday & Monday
Our friends in the Connecticut AROC chapter (ARO-CT) have invited us
to join them on Labor Day Weekend to watch the vintage races at Lime Rock. What they are
planning is informal: the Fiat club has an Italian car corral up on the hill by the skid
pad. ARO-CT plans to take part of the corral and set up a small gathering area. The club
will most likely provide some beverages and snacks. There are always several vintage
racers from the club for us to cheer on as a group. At a minimum, there will be four CT
chapter members running at the event. Any AONE members? Let us know!
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The Castle
Hill Hillclimb & Concours
September 18th & 19th - Saturday & Sunday - Ipswich, MA
The Vintage Sports Car Club of America presents the Fifth
Annual Castle Hill Concours d’Elegance from 10AM to 4PM on Sunday the 19th. This
event is cosponsored by Classic Automobile Register magazine and will take place at the
Great House at Castle Hill. This is a fund raiser for The Trustees of Reservations, a
Massachusetts member-supported nonprofit conservation organization which owns and cares
for Castle Hill. More info at http://www.castlehillconcours.com/
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Private
AONE Tour of Nashoba Valley Winery
October 2nd - Saturday
OK - here’s the scoop! AONE member Kevin
Murphy and his wife Diane have been working to put together a Private AONE Tour of Nashoba
Valley Winery (www.nashobawinery.com) in Bolton,
Massachusetts (Bolton is located along Rt. 117 just west of I-495). Not into wine? They
brew beer there, too! The group should arrive at the Winery between 10:30 and 10:45 AM.
We’ll have our own tour guide. During the tour of the production facilities, we will
be permitted to sample the various, uh, products, and purchase wine and other gift items
at the Wine Shoppe. Each participant will receive a commemorative NVW wine glass to take
home. The Winery has a nice restaurant for lunch that we are welcome to try (not included
in the $5.00 registration fee, of course), and grounds to just explore. Just for fun, this
is a joint event with the New England Triumph Club - let’s show them our tailpipes!
Touring in: Meet us in the parking lot of the Papa-Razzi
Restaurant on Rt. 2 Westbound in Concord (just before the rotary) by 10AM. We shove off at
10 for an Alfa caravan to the Winery, which is about 10 miles.
Or just meet us at the Winery which is located just off Rt. 117
at 100 Wattaquadoc Hill Road. Take I-495 to Rt. 117 West. Proceed approximately 0.8 mile
to Wattaquadoc Hill Road on your left. Go straight as possible at the fork and the Winery
is on the left. Enter the driveway marked "Restaurant" and park in the gravel
lot immediately on your left.
Deadline: Please mail in your registration
form by August 31. Better yet, do it now so you don’t forget! Questions? Contact
Kevin Murphy at 508-879-1881 or xpertcool@aol.com
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VSCCA Fall
Finale
October 22nd & 23rd - Friday & Saturday
Lime Rock Park, CT
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Fall Sports Car Celebration and Lapping Day
November 10th - Wednesday
Bill Prout will be holding his fourth annual fall driving
event at Lime Rock Park. The event is open to all skill levels and types of cars (muffled
event), and is one of the most fun events of the season. The event is limited to seventy
cars plus instructors. One of the best groups of teachers in the Northeast! Event
organizer Bill Prout started his racing career at Lime Rock in 1965 with his ’64 Alfa
Sprint and he’s still driving. He went on to become the chief instructor of the Skip
Barber Racing School as well as enjoying a professional driving career in Formula
Atlantic, Sports Cars, and GT cars. No school, private or club, has better instruction,
more track time and a more positive atmosphere than this one. The school is filled on a
first-come basis. For more information or an application, call Bill at 860-767-0091.
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