2nd Annual January Drive to Pinehurst!

I'm in. I'll see you guys there.

 

Plan on me with g/f in tow.

 

Thank you sir, I try.

Funny thing is she's a result of the FCA Beach Trip in '07. Met Todd & Sherry Tanner at the event and they set me up with Whitney (Sherry's cousin) a couple months later.

 

Keepin' it in the family!

 

That's right...check out the FCA-NC Christmas party pics and check out the pic of Ronnie and Hank. THAT's keeping it in the family.

 

Count Matt and Amy in.

 

Lynne and I will make it. Need to air out the t Coupe.

 

Hi Greg,

Please add myself and my wife, Dene. She might have to work but if so I might bring another car enthusiast friend. I do not know what vehicle I will be driving. I am still waiting for the coil bracket for the electromotive .

Thanks,
Seamus

 

Hello -

I am a lapsed FCA member, but this sounds like a great way to get reacquainted and rejoin. I plan to meet in Cary and join you on your quest. If the weather cooperates, my wife will join me.

Thanks for posting this information.

Len

 

I think Ingrid and I will be there as well - weather/work permitting. We can meet at Pre-Owned too, if everyone would like. Look forward to seeing everyone.

 

Len, got a new toy or bringing the pretty white one?

 

Looking like a good turn out. I'm looking forward to seeing you guys.

 

Although I plan to be at the Pinehurst ride, unfortunately it won't be in a Ferrari. I do have a fun toy - a stock Mini Cooper - red/white, 6 speed. Not a Ferrari by any stretch of the imagination, but a great car for daily commuting and not very expensive - lots of fun in turns, but bouncy on longer highway rides (I'm getting old). Still prefer rear wheel drive.

I have had several Italian cars - 1968 Fiat 850 spider - I bought it new, way back when during my high school years. I love Alfa Romeo, and owned a 1984 Alfa Romeo GTV-6 - great fun car, bad valves; a 1994 164LS - great road feel, but not a front wheel drive fan; and a 1991 Veloce spider - bought from a local seller and redone by Peter Krause - a great guy and terrific mechanic - I asked him to do whatever he would do if it were his car - He did a terrific job, and his prices were very, very reasonable. More importantly, he did lots of little things that I would never have known about, and didn't do some things that weren't needed - watching my budget. He's become a friend, and I HIGHLY recommend him for whatever you need. (He now focuses on racing, and his old shop is still going strong). I'm sorry I sold any of my Alfas - something about Italian vehicles that can't be explained unless you had one.

Also had a Ducati 916 (great at VIR, a true work of art), and a Moto Guzzi California - less great at VIR, but I rode it during a Keith Code SuperBike class as a treat for my 50th birthday. (If you want an incredible driving experience try a motorcycle class at a racetrack taught by top notch instructors. Keith's Kawasakis will go 0-60 in 2.6 seconds, 0-100 in 6.7; turn quarter miles in just over 10 seconds at over 135 MPH - 200 HP/litre and 16,500 Redline - and they only cost $10K new).

I now have the Mini as my daily ride, and my wife drives a 3 Series BMW - my previous daily driver. I still have a two wheeler - my 2004 BMW R1150R - dual spark version. I'd drive it across the US tomorrow without any concerns at all.

One of the things you learn when you have champaign tastes and a beer budget is how to find cars and bikes with personality and a soul - and then drive the wheels off them.

If I had sold my stocks last year I'd be riding in a 550 today (my dream car - black/tan). But I didn't, so I have the Mini.

See you at Pinehurst, and maybe at Brier Creek on Saturday.