Louisville Concours at Churchill Downs

I am wondering what kind of turnout this event is going to have. I don't think I am going to be able to make it along with some others I've talked to. Hope it's a good event.

 

I will plan on being there. From what I have heard, some of the best cars in Louisville will be there from the Patterson collection and others. Throw in 30-40 top Concourse cars and about 100+ other toys like we all have and it will be a good start to grow on. Being at Churchill will be pretty cool for out of towners that decide to come in. If there are a group of F-chatters coming down, maybe we can organize a fun run for those with their cars.

 

i requested a spot to show one or more cars, waiting for an answer. looking foward to meeting all. mitchell 8596191441

 

I met some fellow F-chatters at the Keeneland show. I plan to attend the Louisville Concours with my grigio '83 308. I'll be in the Ferrari corral of cars not to be judged - show only (I received word that my car has been accepted).

See you there.

Chris

 

I've entered 2.

I'll post in the owners subsection on this board - if you are coming in town and an owner let me know. I"ve got hotel rooms available.

 

The event should have a great turnout. I received a list of entered cars a few weeks ago and they are doing a good job getting entrants. I received an email this morning which made the following points:

1) One of the rarest new sports cars in the world....the Bugatti Veyron... is coming to our show
2) The Discovery Channel wants to cover the Concours for their new show, TurboHD
3) We've signed nationally known head judge: Charley Moyer (Automotive Editor of Chronos Magazine where he covers the international car show circuit, focusing on high-end luxury and sports cars. Charley has judged at more than 50 concours events.)
4) Our emcee is Ed Lucas (20 years as master of ceremonies, commentator and announcer at national collector car shows, concours and important vehicle auctions around the country.)

The only thing I personally noted from this list of entered cars is that there are not many Lamborghinis. Apparently the Bulls don't want to play with the Prancing Horses at Churchill Downs Though I talked to the owners of the Miura and Espada from the Keeneland Concours and both indicated their interest to making the Churchill Downs show, so we may have a few yet.

I also appreciate those from this forum that have shown interest in the Louisville Concours. The more fchatters we can get there, the better.

 

Our Inagural Louisville Concours d' Elegance is shaping up to be a spectacular 1st year show. Set inside Churchill Downs on October 4th-5th, we will blend Horses and Horsepower with our feature marque Ferrari. So far, we have 196 Concours Cars coming in from 23 states and we have attracted Mr. Charley Moyer as head Judge, Mr. Ed Herrmann as Grand Marshall, and Mr. Ed Lucas as Master of Ceremonies.

We have 12 Classic ferrari's to date and are looking to get to 20-25.

Here is what we have so far, not including some of the local folks here in Louisville that have top Concours Ferrari's. We expect to pick up 6-8 more here in Louisville.

1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy Body 6 Carb
1980 Ferrari 308 GTSi
1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi
1985 Ferrari 308 GTSi Spider 2 Door
1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2
1966 Ferrari 330GT 2+2
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (Daytona)
1997 Ferrari 456 GTA
1992 Ferrari 512tr
1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS
1998 Ferrari F355 Spider

I hope this interests each of you.

Go to www.concourslouisville.com to register your Concours Ferrari or for more general information.

 

Yes, the Louisville Concours looks like a wonderful time. I am bringing my Lola bodied McKee Can-Am car and staying with a relative who is bringing a V-12 XKE Jaguar. Looking forward to the event!

Casey Putsch

 

Got my accpetance package today in the mail, you can add my 87 EURO TR to the list of registered and accepted Ferraris. Looking forward to a great weekend and we should plan on getting together at some point that weekend, hopefully for a drive!

BTW - although I live in the suburbs of DC, I am a KY native, born and raised a true blue man!

 

I applied about a week and a half ago to two weeks ago.

Out of habit, I listed my Las Vegas address even though I am in KY at the moment.

Does it normally take this long? Could the info be waiting for me in LV?

Thanks,

[email protected]

 

I received my "no thank you, we are already full" letter last week. I didn't want to show, but I thought that it would be fun to be amongst all the other cars and mine is a little different. One of the organizers actually asked me to submit my car when he showed up for a Porsche club meeting to tell us about the show. I will still go, but it would be more fun to be parked within the show.
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Don't feel bad Doug, they said no to my car also.
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LOVE that Porsche!

 

Ouch!! lol

 

Joey
If you ask Adam, we are both the same car because we are yellow...You should still drop a 3.0 in there

 

It's got a 69 911 tranny, but no engine yet. It will probably be a 911 engine, or a rotary twin turbo .

 

It's a Fiat, Thanks

 

Yeah, poor timing on my post...

FWIW I have a soft spot in my heart for Fiats.

 

curious, anyone know who's 512tr was accepted?

 

So just curious....how much of the money from this event going toward the charity?

 

Ken, there are no 92tr buddy. There were 86-91 Testarossa, 92-94 512tr and 95 512M.
Yep, you are right the 87 Testarossa out of D.C. was accepted but I'm referring to a Ferrari 512tr. Mine was accepted and then I was told another was found. Of course, they may think they are the same car - which they aren't but I just thought another local 512tr was found. Could have only been 1 of 4 512's that I know exist here in Louisville - at least I hope they didn't bump me for an out of state entry. I say take as many entries as you can and underscore the purpose of the event - charity.

Pars - should have the scoop.

 

I don't have the scoop but I can get the scoop. Last I heard was just the 512 TR and Testarossa. Let me see what I can find out.

Somehow I was under the impression it all was, no? Brooklawn is working hard to get this all together. They have 5 or 6 different committees of volunteers working on each aspect of the show. Anything not donated is paid for by Brooklawn. It is my understanding that they make what is left after expenditures.