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Corso is Back in August.

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  1. spirot

    spirot F1 World Champ

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    Ok so after talking to Buckhead Atlanta, we have agreed that we want to restart the "Corso" Ferrari's and Cappuchino's on the Last Saturday of each month.

    So for now here is the change - we'll be having it at the parking lot down the street from Fado's across from the Aarons rents building... so this is not as sexy but for now its the best we can do. Since Shake shack is doing to go ordering they need Boling way ( hill between shake shack and Davidoff..) City of Atlanta is not granting any street closures because they don't want any crowds.

    So we are going to be in the parking lot, cars need to be 6" apart - all participants must have a mask on. we are limited to no more than 50 people total at one time in the designated area.

    good news is that the space is pretty big, so having room is not a problem. we're working if we can get the space next to the buckhead library but more to come on that.

    so whenever COVID is done - I hope we can return to the Center Plaza as everyone likes that location. I'm hoping we'll have some refreshments etc... for August. so August 29, 2020 - a Return to Corso !
     
  2. 4right

    4right F1 Rookie
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    Great to hear Tom. Looking forward to seeing everyone. My rebuild is finally complete, so I will be able to bring it to this first event back.
     
  3. Gatorrari

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    And the following weekend - Labor Day - there will now be a second IMSA sports car race - a sprint race this time - at Road Atlanta!
     
  4. LMPDesigner

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  5. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

    Dr Tommy Cosgrove Three Time F1 World Champ
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    The CARS have to be 6 feet apart?
     
  6. 4right

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    10:00 am correct?
     
  7. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    I may come up for this.

    Finally something to do.
     
  8. ATLdoghouse

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    Glad these are coming back. Unfortunately I'll be at Road Atlanta that weekend for the BMWCCA driving school.
     
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  9. spirot

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  10. spirot

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    Yes


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  11. spirot

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    They want us to spread out due to atlanta ordinance


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  12. Gatorrari

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    We'll just park in every other space; that should take care of the 6 feet.
     
  13. F355Bvc

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    A Six Hour , "Sprint Race " !!
     
  14. Gatorrari

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    I had seen it listed as one of their standard 2:40 races. Have they lengthened it to six hours? Maybe they should call it the Petit Petit Le Mans!
     
  15. Gatorrari

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    I have my fingers crossed for Saturday morning. Right now they're calling for a pretty good chance of t-storms then, thanks to soon-to-be Hurricane Laura.

    (Imagine if a Ferrari event is cancelled due to a storm named for Enzo Ferrari's wife?):rolleyes:
     
  16. Gatorrari

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    Current thunderstorm forecast for Saturday morning: 44% at 10 AM dropping to 35% at 1 PM. If that holds, I'm probably not coming.
     
  17. spirot

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    I'll post a go / No Go here by 9 AM .... looks kind of bad weather wise...
     
  18. spirot

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    UPDATE : Since it looks pretty much like rain in the morning - we have changed the time to 3PM to 5PM on Saturday. so lets see if that works - supposed to clear up in the afternoon. If its still raining we'll call it off... and now we can all watch qualifying at home!
     
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  19. Gatorrari

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    Ironically the greatest chance of t-storms is now from 4 AM to 10 AM, so we might still have been okay in the morning. Almost no chance of rain in the afternoon, so we should be good. It will not be unbearably hot, but still pretty humid.

    And now I can watch Spa qualifying without having to run out of the house as soon as it was over. Of course, looking at practice times, the Scuderia might not even get out of Q1, so that might not have been a problem either! And I'll probably take advantage of the afternoon time to make a reservation for dinner up at Sugo. Anyone want to join me?
     
  20. LittleTino

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    Tom, you're going to get me off my lazy bottom and give th 430 it's 1st wash in months. See you guys this afternoon.

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  21. Gatorrari

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    I got there late for an odd reason. I had gone over to the nearby Barnes & Noble for a quick browse before the show, and when I left the bookstore, the car wouldn't start! Very odd, since it had started fine at home. About 40 minutes later, while waiting for AAA, I tried it again and this time it started instantly, so I had to apologize to the AAA guy a few minutes later. It started fine the rest of the day. I think that something in the starter circuit had overheated, and my 10 minute browse in the bookstore hadn't given it enough time to cool back down, but an additional 40 minutes did.
     
  22. Gatorrari

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  24. aslowdodge

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    I missed the drive, but hope to make the next one.
    We had a nice turnout again in Buckhead with very pleasant weather.
    We also had two Lamborghinis and a bmw i8 pop in.
     
  25. DefunctNeurons

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    How did I miss the drive notification?!? Dang it! Where are you guys communicating these things? ...or was I just not invited?


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