Spettacolo 2015
This year’s Spettacolo would have to be the biggest show I’ve ever seen, with near-perfect weather making the whole day a real crowd-pleaser. A good display was made of other Italian marques, for me the most lovely of which was the silver 250 GT Lusso. There was a huge display of Montreals as well, more than I’d seen in one place before. Sadly there were only three Alfasuds on display, and one Alfasud Sprint...
Motorclassica 2015
Jack (12yo) and I made a flying visit to the excellent Motorclassica show at the Royal Exhibition Buildings this year. As with previous years it’s an eye-watering smorgasbord of sensationally prepared classics on display. I do wonder if any of these cars get driven with any real gusto however, they are simply that clean. The silver Ferrari 250 GT Lusso really left me picking up my jaw from the ground, achingly...
Run to the North August 2015
We joined a nice group of folk and their cars today on a club drive to the north and a lunch organised by our friends Bruno and Mary. Lots of nice roads up past Yea where I’ve certainly never driven before. This was our first club run in the Brown Hornet and the car did very well, definitely needs a little tuning but lots of fun. Not over-endowed with horsepower, but enough to keep up and still plenty of good handling on...
Winton Alfa Racing August 2015
Our second AROCA race meeting was held on a damp and cold day at Winton Raceway. I struggled for rear-end grip because I used some old hard used race rubber on the back. Trying to save some dollars but ended up with a car that was very difficult to drive quickly, constantly wanting to swap ends. Race one I was doing okay and due to a couple of retirements moved up to second place until I spun at turn one on the final...
Hornet On The Road June 2015
Super pleased to have the Brown Hornet on the road thanks to the team at Maranello Pur Sang. The car needed surprisingly little done to be roadworthy – sway bar bushes, steering rack adjusted, one brake hose, and some wiper blades. It’s great fun to punt around in, very light and chuckable and that willing 1.5 boxer engine. It’s been a long time since I’ve driven a standard Sud and I’m not...
Spa Country Alfesta 2015
This year’s Alfa Romeo Owners Club Easter Nationals (A.K.A. Alfesta) were held in Creswick and the surrounding Spa Country of Victoria. Very pleasant few days of touring, and consuming vast amounts of good food and drink. The beautiful Alfasud Giardinetta came to visit from NSW, and attracted a lot of attention including winning the ‘people’s choice’ award at the show and shine display. The two Alfa 4Cs also...
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