Doug and other Digestibles, Sorry to write in plain-old English, but I have enough trouble understanding Doug...never mind trying to write like he does!
Dang right we're having a convention in Frederick, MD! We'll be celebrating Alfa's 100th birthday from the 23rd through the 27th of June, 2010. Come and visit the website at www.alfaromeonews.com for info, or go to www.alfabb.com and check out all the events. If you are a member of AROC, then you have already been reading about the convention in Alfa Owner magazine, or perhaps also in your local chapter newsletters. I've added a little info here below for those who what to know what we're planning. The registration form will be published in the January issue of Alfa Owner magazine. If anyone who doesn't get the magazine needs a copy of the mail-in form, just let me know by e-mail. Online registration will be available sometime soon as well. Stay tuned to the website for details. Cheers, Alex Csank Convention Chair, Alfa Century 2010 Celebrating 100 years of ALFA in Frederick, MD 23-27 June, 2010 Come help us celebrate ALFAs 100th birthday! Where? The historic city of Frederick is easily accessed by car and is just 45 minutes outside Washington DC, with easy access to Dulles Airport, and Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The Frederick Holiday Inn & Convention Center is our convention hotel and is conveniently located near shopping centers, restaurants and highways. When? Beginning on Wednesday June 23, and going through Sunday June 27 2010, with a Pre-Convention Tour taking place on Monday June 21 and Tuesday June 22. In addition to all the great activities, we will also have rooms full of Alfa vendors, selling everything from new and used Alfa parts to clothes, artwork, toys, books and lots of other interesting items. Monday June 21 and Tuesday June 22: Pre-Convention Targa Florio Tribute Tour. Registration will be limited, so sign up early! Wednesday, June 23, 2010: The annual AROC Board of Directors Meeting - open to all AROC members - will be held at the convention hotel beginning at 8AM. Alternatively, there will be a bus leaving the hotel at about 1PM for a tour of Historic Frederick, stopping to let folks pursue a walking tour, do some shopping and then meet up for dinner. The AROC Board and other meeting attendees will join the group for dinner. After the meal, a bus will return everyone to the convention hotel. Thursday, June 24, 2010: Thursday is track day! The day will begin early at the historic, but thoroughly updated Summit Point Raceway. Registered racers will do their best to reduce lap times while spectators cheer them on at the Time Trials. During lunch hour, a safety car will lead non-racers around the track for some Parade Laps. And later in the afternoon, the Alfa Race Car Demonstration will be something you wont want to miss, as this special ALFA 100th anniversary event will feature several amazing, historic and valuable Alfa Romeo Racers being driven in anger - as was intended! If a day at the track isnt your cup of tea, there will be a Capital Bus Tour leaving the hotel at 9AM headed for Washington DC. Or, if you prefer driving through the country instead, why not take one of our self-guided driving tours? Later on, everyone is invited to join us for the Welcome Reception and Alfa Centennial Celebrations, which will be held at the convention hotel. We will be commemorating the Official 100th Anniversary of A.L.F.A. with a special ceremony and a big birthday cake! Of course, our Chapter Newsletter Editors, Future Convention Planners, Chapter Webmasters and other groups will also want to have their meetings, so arrangements are being made for these groups to be provided meeting space at the hotel. THERE WILL BE A MEETING FOR ALL ALFA DIGEST MEMBERS to get together! Friday, June 25, 2010: Beginning bright and early at 8AM the Autocross will be held at the nearby Harry Grove Stadium. The autocross will be followed by a TSD Beginners Rally, which will depart from the Stadium and end back at the convention hotel. Later on, a relaxed and fun-filled Tire-Kickin Swap Meet and Cook-Out, complete with Music, Hot Dogs, Burgers and Beverages will be the place youll want to be! If you have always wanted to see the Capitals monuments at night, we have just the tour for you! A Monuments at Night Bus Tour will leave the hotel at 7PM bound for Washington DC. The bus will get participants back to the hotel by about midnight. Saturday, June 26, 2010: Saturday is the day to see all the fantastic cars spanning the entire history of Alfa! The Alfa Century Concorso begins at 9AM at the Stone Manor Country Club, about 12 miles from the hotel. There, besides seeing all the great Alfas, you can take the opportunity to have some lunch and attend one or more of the Technical Seminars being held in Stone Manor House. Also inside this wonderful old stone manor home, the judging will be held for the Art Concorso and Model Car Concorso. Later, our Gimmick Rally participants will depart from Stone Manor and drive several miles through the Maryland hills answering questions and collecting clues, and ending up back at the convention hotel in time to get cleaned up and ready for dinner. Speaking of dinner, this is the night we all gather in the hotels ballroom for our Alfa Romeo Centennial AROC Banquet. This sit-down meal will include a short speech from our special guest, the awarding of several door prizes and a few words from your AROC Board and Convention Staff. We hope to be done before 10PM, so that we can all get back to our usual AROC socializing! Sunday, June 27, 2010: For anyone wishing to have your car photographed near the sites at the nations capital, dont miss Sundays Early Bird DC Monument Driving and Photo Tour! This tour will leave from the hotel at 7AM and return in time for the Awards Brunch. Our final event will be the Awards Brunch, which will begin at 11AM on Sunday in the hotels ballroom. There, the prizes for the Time Trials, Autocross, TSD and Gimmick Rally, as well as the Art, Model Car and Alfa Concorso will be awarded, and we will close the convention and begin the second hundred years of Alfa Romeo! Stay tuned to the Alfa Bulletin Board at www.alfabb.com and the AROC Capital Chapters website at www.alfaromeonews.com for regular updates regarding the convention and centennial celebrations. Looking forward to seeing you in Frederick! > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:05:46 -0800 (PST) > From: doug sedon <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Re: 2010 aroc conwention > > hi all, > > did i read this right? fredneck maryland? wow, as a resident of buckeystown, on fredneck's southern border, this might yust be something i need to attend! knowing my luck, the embassy project i am working on, over in eastern europe, will be having its ribbon cutting ceremony that weekend, and i will have to be there. i hope not... > > now, there is an added urgency to get my '85.5 3.0 gtwe6 repainted & reupholstered... > > doug s. -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
