Dear Mr. Braganza, I'm glad you brought the print media inaccuracy into the open. After your co-organized ZEST AFFAIR (and may be some others organized during the '80s), virtually every Carnival Parade at Panjim in the '90s has had a Vintage Car section. Last Sunday's at Margao was, I think, the biggest in Goa yet.
For this, Mr. Pradip Naik deserves our kudos, as much as you and your co-organizers do for pioneering the event in Goa! Valmiki From: "Sarabond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 11:06 PM Subject: [Goanet]Vintage Car Rally > Hi Valmiki, > I was very keen to witness this Vintage Car Rally held on 4th April in > Margao. But it did not happen as I was pre-occupied with my routine work > here in Mapusa. > Although you have not said it, most of the local dailies here has credited > that this car rally was the FIRST OF ITS KIND IN GOA. > Here is... just for your and our netters information that the First Vintage > Car Rally was held in Mapusa in the early 80s (Can give you the exact date > later). It was held on the eve of the Milagres feast day. The main > organizers were Hemant Barros, Ubaldo Braganza, late Joe Almeida, Diogo > Sequiera and myself under the banner called "ZEST AFFAIR".. The rally > started from St. Joseph's chapel near Mapusa Police station was made to > climb the Municipal Building slope to go to Altinho and wound up at > Municipal garden for prize distribution. We kept the route very short so as > to enable the old royals have a decent drive without break down. Some cars > from Margao ( from Naiks and the Azavedos) did come but they reach only > after the rally was over. Beside cash prizes we had offered 5 liters of > free petrol to every participating vehicle courtesy the local dealers. The > press did give us good coverage specially the marathi Nav Prabha who gave a > half page in their Sunday Magazine. > Thank you. > > -Alfonso Bond Braganza. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
