Iniezione The newsletter of the NorthWest Alfa Romeo Club A nother outstanding Half-Fast Lap is on the books! Fred Russell led us over won- derful back roads and to museums of cars, planes and boats (no trains? Maybe next year…), as we drove through brilliant sunshine and biblical rain. This one had it all, even an unexpected team-building exercise on the last day. Here are the recollections of some of the participants. - Editor ------------- A Fine First Day S aturday was the quintessential blend of beautiful cars, country roads, excellent food, an interesting museum, and time shared with some of our favorite people. All morning we enjoyed a lovely drive on winding roads in southwest Washington, passing through quaint old towns and crossing the Nisqually River. The route was so scenic that we can’t wait to drive it again in the Spider with the top down! Lunch in Longview at Freddy’s Just for the Halibut was an amazing two course presentation, with menu choices including Calamari a la Giulia, Ahi Romeo, Alfetta Po’Boy and Montreal Seafood Melt! In the afternoon, we drove more beautiful rural roads in Oregon’s Willamette Valley on the way to the World of Speed Museum in Wilsonville. The museum is well - organized and interesting, with a great variety of exhibits. For us, the highlight was the Mario Andretti exhibit, with many of the cars from his career on display. Late in the afternoon we checked into the comfortable McMinnville Inn, where we set up an impromptu happy hour in the spacious lobby. That gave us all a chance to reconnect with friends, get acquainted with new people, share our first day experiences and plan for adventures to come. It was a perfect first day on one of the very best Half Fast Laps the tal- ented and tireless Fred Russell has planned for us. - Bill and Judy Gehring What a Great Trip, Fred! E ven with the wet- ness! I enjoyed every museum we attended and could have easily spent a couple of hours inside the Spruce Goose. Imagine, and I wouldn't be very good at this, but imagine crawling out into one of the wings to have a look at all the equipment. We'd be able to distinguish between which engine had an electrical generator and which one had a hydraulic pump. Just don't snag one of those eight throttle cables! And how about that borrowed Milano Verde? It ran flaw- lessly. At almost 150,000 miles the engine burned all of 1/4 cup of oil (yes it did produce a bit of blue Hallelujah Half-Lap! Another amazing back-road tour, with a little extra excitement at the end... (continued on page 4) October, 2019 In this issue… * Half-Fast Lap Report .. pp 1, 4-6 * President’s Column .............. p 2 * Prova Motorsports ….…….... p 3 * Convertibles Only .….…….... p 3 * Cruisin on Lake Union ...…... p 6 * Track Day in Canada .…....... p 7 * Volunteers Wanted! …..……. p 7 * Maryhill Weekend ……. pp 9, 10 * Citroen Club Autumn Run .. p 10 * AROC Goes to COTA ….… p 10 * Drivers School/HPDE ……. p 11 * Festa di Amici …………..… p 11 * Classified Ads ………….…. p 11 * Membership Update ……… p 12 * Calendar ……….......……... p 16 Next club events… * Maryhill Weekend ….…. Oct 5-6 * Prova Motorsports …...…. Oct 8 * Convertibles Only …….. Nov 12 * Drivers School/HPDE … Nov 17 Lindsay Geyer Heather Klee Lindsay Geyer Kristy Affolter
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Iniezione The newsletter of the NorthWest Alfa Romeo Club
A nother outstanding Half-Fast Lap is on
the books! Fred Russell led us over won-
derful back roads and to museums of
cars, planes and boats (no trains? Maybe next
year…), as we drove through brilliant sunshine
and biblical rain. This one had it all, even an
unexpected team-building exercise on the last
day. Here are the recollections of some of the
participants. - Editor
-------------
A Fine First Day
S aturday was the quintessential blend of beautiful
cars, country roads, excellent food, an interesting
museum, and time shared with some of our favorite
people. All morning we enjoyed a lovely drive on winding
roads in southwest Washington, passing through quaint old
towns and crossing the Nisqually River. The route was so
scenic that we can’t wait to drive it again
in the Spider with the top down!
Lunch in Longview at Freddy’s Just for
the Halibut was an amazing two course
presentation, with menu choices including
Calamari a la Giulia, Ahi Romeo, Alfetta
Po’Boy and Montreal Seafood Melt! In
the afternoon, we drove more beautiful
rural roads in Oregon’s Willamette Valley on the way to the
World of Speed Museum in Wilsonville. The museum is well-
organized and interesting, with a great variety of exhibits.
For us, the highlight was the Mario Andretti exhibit, with
many of the cars from his career on display.
Late in the afternoon we checked into the
comfortable McMinnville Inn, where we set up
an impromptu happy hour in the spacious
lobby. That gave us all a chance to reconnect
with friends, get acquainted with new people,
share our first day experiences and plan for
adventures to come.
It was a perfect first day on one of the very
best Half Fast Laps the tal-
ented and tireless Fred
Russell has planned for us.
- Bill and Judy Gehring
What a Great Trip, Fred!
E ven with the wet-
ness! I enjoyed
every museum we
attended and could have easily
spent a couple of hours inside
the Spruce Goose. Imagine,
and I wouldn't be very good at
this, but imagine crawling out
into one of the wings to have a
look at all the equipment. We'd
be able to distinguish between which engine had an electrical
generator and which one had a hydraulic pump. Just don't
snag one of those eight throttle cables!
And how about that borrowed Milano Verde? It ran flaw-
lessly. At almost 150,000 miles the engine burned
all of 1/4 cup of oil (yes it did produce a bit of blue
Hallelujah Half-Lap! Another amazing back-road tour, with a little extra excitement at the end...
(continued on page 4)
October, 2019
In this issue…
* Half-Fast Lap Report .. pp 1, 4-6
* President’s Column .............. p 2
* Prova Motorsports ….…….... p 3
* Convertibles Only .….…….... p 3
* Cruisin on Lake Union ...…... p 6
* Track Day in Canada .…....... p 7
* Volunteers Wanted! …..……. p 7
* Maryhill Weekend ……. pp 9, 10
* Citroen Club Autumn Run .. p 10
* AROC Goes to COTA ….… p 10
* Drivers School/HPDE ……. p 11
* Festa di Amici …………..… p 11
* Classified Ads ………….…. p 11
* Membership Update ……… p 12
* Calendar ……….......……... p 16
Next club events…
* Maryhill Weekend ….…. Oct 5-6
* Prova Motorsports …...…. Oct 8
* Convertibles Only …….. Nov 12
* Drivers School/HPDE … Nov 17
Lindsay Geyer Heather Klee
Lindsay Geyer
Kristy Affolter
Iniezione page 2 October 2019
Falling for Autumn
S ome call it Autumn, while others call it Fall. Either
way, we are heading into it. If you go back 1,400
years BAR (Before Alfa Romeo), there weren't labeled
seasons. Regions and years had Winter which stemmed
from the words for wetter, or the harder part of the year.
Then around 400 years ago (BAR) the term Summer was
created to define the warmer, drier part and, tah-dah, we had
2 seasons.
Not wanting to limit ourselves, soon after other 'seasons'
were created like Lencten which became Spring and the har-
vest time became Autumn. In the early USA, the term Fall
became the popular name for Autumn and it stuck. Now we
have them both to use... the 350 year old Fall or the 500 year
old Autumn. (The cartoon strip “BC” calls it “Ker-plunk”; the
trees in that world have big, heavy leaves. - Ed.) Whichever
fits your plans for the seasonal change... go with it.
To help celebrate this seasonal change, David James is
leading us on a drive through Snoqualmie Pass and then
south to Goldendale. We'll have fun seeing the fall colors,
smelling the drying leaves, enjoying the festivities of the
Maryhill Hillclimb, Concours, and museum. We'll return along
scenic roads with more fall colors and possibly feel some
chilled air and a bit of the coming winter as we come home
through Chinook Pass. Thank you David, for organizing an-
other cool event for us.
Speaking of organizing events, the last club meeting was a
ton of fun. Again, David James helped create the October 10
meeting / Brew Cruise aboard the tour boat Fremont Avenue.
David had excellent help from the very busy Joanie Vivaz
who served as our host, bartender and chief socializer on the
boat. The turnout matched the weather perfectly and was
outstanding. Thank you David and Joanie and to all who
came and enjoyed a wonderful evening on the waterways
from Fisherman's Terminal to Portage Bay and back. (And to
the moon for coming out so nicely over our city in a dazzling
display just for us.)
As our club Vice President, David has helped our club in
many ways, setting up numerous meetings, helping on spe-
cial events and contributing both ideas and efforts whenever
he could. He's not alone. Joanie Vivaz is extremely busy
with family, helping Chris Benny keep Prova Motorsports go-
ing strong, running the Brew Cruise efforts and still squeezing
in attending meetings and helping with club details as our
Secretary. Also our Treasurer, Ken Case keeps track of our
bank accounts, pays our bills and tracks our money. Our
webmaster (Earl Krygier) takes the time to update the info on
a website he manages for us. When people join our club,
often the first contact they have is with our Membership
Chairs, Paul & Kristy Affolter. Keeping track of all of our club
events and hosting our amazing Holiday Gala is the dynamic
duo of Judy & Bill Gehring.
Supporting all of these peo-
ple and the rest of us are
numerous others who help
with tasks, supplies or as
leaders... like Mark Greengo,
who put on the fun drive in
August. One of the hardest
working people I know is our
Chief Driving Instructor;
Mirko Freguia, who organiz-
es our driving schools and HPDE track days while playing
cars all over the country. He also has a knack for gathering a
large group of driving talent to help put these events on!
These people provide amazing support that all of us benefit
from on a regular basis.
Each month, the efforts of all of these volunteers are high-
lighted in our newsletter that is expertly put together by the
quiet skills and talents of our editor; Jon Inge. Jon devotes
talent, wisdom and style to report past events, promote com-
ing ones, and in between, he educates and entertains us. I
also catch him doing mundane tasks like uploading the digital
newsletter or folding and mailing the print version.
Each or these volunteer efforts is done by members just like
you. Each of us has basic skills that can be shared and
which benefit the club, and if you’ve thought you might want
to contribute, now’s your chance! The club needs two new
volunteers to handle the Treasurer and Secretary roles. As
the annual club elections approach, please take a moment to
volunteer for the role that best fits your time and interests.
Read more about these roles on page 7 of this issue.
On the off-chance that you are heading to Germany in the
next 6 months - or if you know anybody who might be - I've
got a strong recommendation for you. Just about an hour
south of the Frankfurt Airport is the Technik Museum in Sins-
heim Germany. This already was one of the coolest muse-
ums in the world with great cars, lots of WWII items, and ab-
solutely amazing planes, but now they enlarged and added a
huge Alfa Romeo display. On September 19 they held their
Opening Day complete with a number of cars from the Alfa
Romeo Museum, even the one off Alfa 6C2500 Aerodynami-
ca Spyder, known as the Jenkovits Spider. Well worth a visit.
Last topic of the month... Plan to attend the October club
meeting at Prova Motorsports. Chris is hosting us and pre-
senting info about race prepping our cars. The trick will be
making our own choices to build our cars to the max, or add
just a piece or two. Maybe we just want to know what is pos-
sible. Whatever your interest level, I can assure you the
gathering will be fun and informative. I'll see you on October
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