On April 15, AONE will be hosting a tech session at the home of Brian Shorey. The topic of the day will be ... relays! Stop by and see why and how relays work, and why you might need them in your Alfa. We’ll be covering headlight and starter relays, and will demonstrate the benefits you can get by using them and the proper way to install them.

In addition, Shorey is known as a pack rat, and is looking to make some space for more toys. Bring your goodies, as there will be a garage sale/swap meet as well. You can also count on quite a few items in the "not really worth anything but too precious to throw away" category; in other words, there will probably be a pile of freebies!

You can call Brian for more info, 978-244-8313 days, 978-266-2795 evenings or the day of the tech session, or send him an email. We should be able to jam 15 - 20 cars into the driveway, so show up early or risk being bussed in (by early we mean any time after 10AM).

Be there or be square!

Directions

40 Jenks Trail
Boxborough, MA

From the East (Boston): Take Route 2 West to route 111 West in Acton (exit to the left). Follow 111 through West Acton. When you enter Boxborough, take a right onto Liberty Square road. Go 0.8 mile and look for Jenks Trail on the left. 40 Jenks is the house in the rear.

From the South: Either take 128 North to Route 2 West and follow the above directions, or: Take 495 North to Route 111 East. Pass through Boxborough and watch for Liberty Square Road on the left. If you enter Acton you’ve gone too far. Take a left onto Liberty Square Road, 0.8 mile on the left you’ll find Jenks Trail.

From the North: Either take 128 South to Route 2 West and follow the above directions, or: Take 495 South to Route 2 West. Get on Route 2 heading West and immediately get off on Taylor Road. Take a right onto Taylor Road. When you get into Boxborough, this will turn into Liberty Square Road. Watch for Jenks Trail on the right. If you hit Route 111 you’ve gone too far.

The Alfa Romeo Owners of Connecticut chapter is again sponsoring Forza Italiana! — two days of driver’s school, open practice and timed laps to be held on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 at Lime Rock Park. Despite escalating track and insurance costs, everything possible has been done to keep the fees reasonable, and to maximize your track time.

Unchanged this year is the requirement for a Snell-90 or newer helmet; and safety equipment (seat belts, roll-bar coverage) must be identical for driver and front passenger. Those of you with open cars will need to have a roll bar that extends 2 inches above both driver’s and passenger’s helmets — insurance rules no longer allow cars with street roll bars onto the track.

To accommodate Lime Rock Park’s schedule, on Friday we will use the skid pad, short-track, and braking facilities on the top of the hill that are normally used by the Skip Barber Racing School. There will be classroom and in-car instruction with Skip Barber instructors. Participants will experience over- and understeer control using Skip Barber vehicles especially prepared for the skid pad, as well as handling of increasing- and decreasing-radius curves, and threshold braking. Here’s your opportunity to experience what the Skip Barber Racing School teaches, and at low cost. Friday will be limited to 32 cars.

On Saturday, to maximize track time, the limit will be 60 cars, each of which must come to the track pre-tech inspected. The first group will be on the track at 9:00 sharp, the earliest that local ordinances allow. ARO-CT has the reputation of running the smoothest and safest track event around, and this year will be no different. There will be paid corner workers.

There will also be a Paddock Party after the closing of the track on Saturday. Bring snacks to share and a cooler of beverages and join us for schmoozing and noshing … and distribution of awards, serious and otherwise.