26th August 2012 Event: 'EMR To Warburton'

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

Hi folks,

Just a reminder to book your place for the very popular early morning run coming up on the 26th.
Please let me know if you would like to attend.
Email: alfagtv100@gmail.com
Phone: 0404 461 102

Details:
We are pleased to advise that AROCA (Vic) is holding another popular EMR on Sunday 26th August. Marco Leoncelli (Current Model Register)will be co-ordinating this drive. All club members and visitors most welcome.
Time: 8.30 am for 9.00 am departure.
Where: Walker Park (service lane, just up from The Whitehorse Council Chambers, 379 Whitehorse Road) Nunawading (Melways Map Ref: 48 H9)

This will be a rewarding drive through the Black Spur with a mid-morning stop for refreshments at Marysville. The drive will end up at the Alpine Retreat Hotel, 3340 Warburton Highway, Warburton where will have a lunch for all club members in our own function room. All up this should be a 3 hour drive with lunch about midday. There will be a prize for best presented Current Model vehicle and a raffle for all participants too.

Note: Please be on time and get there early if you can. If you are running late we will meet you at Marysville at about 10.30 am as our drive will be via Yarra Glen and Healesville. Members with classic or vintage cars are encouraged to attend and arrangements can be made to RV at lunch destination as necessary. A set lunch that will be 2 course meal at $35-00 per head and choice of soups, main (chicken or beef) followed by coffee. Bookings are essential. Please advise any dietary requirements.

[John Hanslow]

Count me in with a guest thanks Marco.

[colcol]

Marco, put my name down as well, Colin Thomas member 1201.

[kartone]

Teresa & I will be there; seeing the temperature today do we need snow chains or studs ?

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

Thanks guys and to all who sent me a PM.  The numbers are growing nicely, so look forward to as nice day.
kartone - could you please send me your name.  I don't know who you are.   

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

Hi all,

Please keep those registrations coming in.  There are only a couple of weeks to go and places are filling up fast.

Cheers,
Marco.

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

Reminder.  The EMR is on this Sunday.
We will have an entertaining course covering both the Black Spur and Reefton Spur.  Nice.
Drop me a line if you would like to come.

Cheers,
Marco

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

Thanks to all who helped make this event a success. The weather was accommodating and we had a nice and varied selection of cars including a 1923 RL, classic Giulias (including a GTA), some very tidy Alfetta coupes, 147s. 156s, 159s, and a Brera.  Non Alfas included Ferrari porn, a BMW M3 CSL and a Volkswagen Polo!!!
The return drive was reminiscent of the Bond film, Quantum of Solace, with three 159s driving in close formation along some twisty and undulating back roads.  Except that we didn't fall off the road.
The Black Spur was a non-event due to the prick in the Subaru Liberty who taped a photo of a clear road to his/her rear view mirror.
However, the drive down the Reefton Spur was the highlight of the day.
Thanks again.

[colcol]

Yes, thanks a lot Marco for organising the event, the roads were sensational, and if it wasn't a Subaru, it would be something else, most likely Toyota, anyone who doesn't try one of these events is missing out on a lot of fun, its like i want to go for an interesting drive, but i don't know where to go, someone has already worked out where to go, and you just tag along with us, the most interesting car, for me was the Citreon-Maserati, that is Citreon purchased Maserati in the early 70's and did a sporty Citreon, and Maserati supplied the motor, heard about these cars, but never seen one, goes well to kept up with all the Alfa's, then we had lunch, with lots of yakking and stories and a nice lunch, then i was back in Melbourne by 4-30, thanks to current model register captain Marco, see you all on the next run, Colin.

[Meng]

Thanks for organising, was a great morning!