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They’re coming back! Yeah, we know that “they” have said it before, but this time it looks like it just may happen!
As many of our members know, an event of this size requires dedicated people — a lot of dedicated people. So the purpose of this notice is to find out if we have the interest and commitment from the membership (notice the word ‘commitment’)!
Although we have already made some
headway, we are in more of a research mode than a planning Without a committed team, this event will not go forward. This convention, like previous
events, will include a track day, autocross, two rallies, a welcome
reception, day tours for non-speed event folks, a Friday
Just picture walking out to the parking lot into a sea of Alfas from all over the US and Canada. It can happen — we just need you to jump on board! We might even see some factory involvement! If producing this convention looks feasible, we will have to submit a full proposal to the National Board in CA this July. Please contact me with your intent to be involved and what area suits your skills and/or interest. Let’s make this happen! Thank you, John DeWaele CT – Frank LaSala -
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So,
in the spirit of the return of Alfa Romeo to the good ol’ USA (and
hopefully Canada), as well as the resurrection and redesign of the
famous and historic Thompson Speedway, a bunch of us Alfisti are
thinking, “What a great time for a National Convention in New England!”
The
good news is: This convention, planned for June of 2015, will be
co-hosted by the Connecticut, New York and New England Chapters!
Approximately 15 members from the three chapters have already formed
somewhat of an advance team. We have visited three convention centers
and are awaiting proposals. We have had extensive talks with the
ever-enthusiastic Jon Hoenig from Thompson Speedway, who is absolutely
thrilled with the idea of an Alfa Invasion to help kick off the
speedway’s brand-new road course.
We
have several chairs filled: registration, housing and advertising. We
have some commitments for the speed events, and our Rally Master, Tom
(Let’s Tour Now) Letourneau, already has two rallies laid out. We will
need many people on-site during the convention, as well as some behind
the scenes prior to the event — program and awards design and
production, T-shirt design and production, and the list goes on and on …
mode. As I stated above, this event needs people with a strong desire
for it to happen and be a great success. We need 40-50 people who can
commit to an event team or help out at one of the events on the day. One
of our goals is to limit the time each team member spends on an event or
task so that everyone gets to spend a lot of time participating at the
events or relaxing with Alfa owners from near and far. The more people
we get, the less time each person will spend on a task.
night
barbecue and swap meet, as well as a concours d’elegance, tech sessions,
vendors, and a Saturday night banquet, wrapping up Sunday with an awards
brunch.