Volume 6, Issue 5 - September/October 1999

Drive to Monterey Peninsula

article and photo by bill inglis

the hills come alive with the sounds of ferraris

our members blanketed nearly every automotive related event that took place in monterey bay during the last weekend of august. in this issue we've asked a few of the participants to write on their first person experiences of their events that we hope you will find enlightening.

the day was thursday, august 26th. fourteen cars assembled at taft high in woodland hills for the express purpose of running up the freeway to the monterey weekend. at about ten minutes until 9:00 in the morning, we got away and went north on highway 101 under cloudy skies.

there were a lot of 308's, a couple of 328's; 355's and testarossas were the prevalent cars in the group. i was driving an asa 1000 gt that i had just finished restoring. my wife was with me, however she followed me in the family bmw, just in case. i had good luck and made it all the way up and all the way back without a hitch.

my little car wasn't very fast, so most of the group was away ahead of me and arrived at café roma in san luis obispo for lunch before us. café roma put on a buffet with excellent choices, including a chicken dish, as well as cheese ravioli. also, there were vegetable side dishes and absolutely delicious deserts. i think the idea of having a buffet lunch rather than ordering off of a menu is better for the club because we were able to get back on the highway in little over an hour.

after lunch, about half of the group decided to go by way of highway 1 and the other half of us decided to take the faster route up 101.

the notable thing of the weekend was the fact that it rained from santa barbara until san luis obispo. after we finished lunch it quit raining, and we didn't have any more weather the rest of the weekend.

what was even more amazing is that three of our members who were on the trip, tony hart, carlos amato, and bob crotty, all wound up with awards at the concorso italiano the next day displaying their 308's at quail lodge. it sounds like everybody was up all night cleaning their cars. all and all, i think we had a great time and we look forward to next year, which will be the year of the ferrari at concorso italiano.

President's Corner

by marv landon

i would like to report to all of our members; your board and committee members are working very hard for you. the last two board meetings have been very enthusiastic toward reaffirming our clubs direction. tino mingori and tom brockmiller have spent a lot of their time evaluating how our events work and should work. tino gave a retrospective look plus a prospective assessment of what works and what we should stay away from. we have all agreed unanimously that tino's review is quite accurate. our mission statement in our bylaws states very accurately why we exist and how we should focus our efforts and direction.

bylaws of southwest region, ferrari club of america, inc.

article iii - pruposes and limitations

section 3.01 purposes

this corporation is nonprofit mutual benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. it is organized under the california nonprofit mutual benefit corporation law.

such purposes for which this corporation is formed are pleasure, recreation, education and other nonprofitable purposes, which are:

to promote, encourage, foster, and cultivate the preservation, ownership and operation of ferrari automobiles.

to provide technical information to its members; encourage careful and skillful driving of all types of vehicles; provide facilities for automotive competition among its members; encourage the technological development of automotive design and engineering; establish rules and regulations covering the activities of its members, and provide and regulate events and exhibitions for automobiles and their owners and drivers.

although we are not a corporation for profit, we are also not for loss. we are budgeting our activities and involvement in supporting various ferrari related events so we can preserve the club's financial soundness, as has been done to this point in the clubs short history. we welcome your participation, please be receptive when called upon for your help to support our efforts. our calendar of events if filled with a lot of great activities across several types of events. come out and drive your car, show your car and enjoy being with other enthusiasts.

i look forward to seeing you at our board meeting and upcoming events.

8th Annual Concorso Italiano

article by wally clark

photos by chris young

the fca pacific region ferrari concours at the 1999 version of concorso italian featured over 200 ferraris on the 18th green at the quail lodge. the feature this year was the 100th anniversary of fiat, and the center green was filled with all sorts of fiats and their variations; from the early years, the 8v's, osca's, 500 and 600 versions, fiat dinos and the latest sports coupe (which is not available in the u.s.!)

also on the field were the lamborghinis that caravaned up from los angeles led by mario andretti for the "running of the bulls." cadillac was a major sponsor and had the latest show car the evoque on display. surrounding the field were the vendors of italian wares of all kinds, from food to clothes to all the parts and goodies that were hard to pass up!

best of show was awarded to the beautiful 342 america #0248al now owned by jack thomas and restored by tillack and co.

the stan nowak memorial award for the outstanding gt went to jeff barney and his 330gt 2+2 #7761.

the phil hill award for the ferrari of special merit was presented to the 412 5-speed #64487 owned by andrew alcazar of phoenix, az.

the preservation award went to the 410sa #0715sa owned by chris laporte of beecher, il.
thanks to ferrari market letter for the class results.

class awards

class 1 250 & earlier

platinum jack thomas 1953 342 america pf cabriolet
platinum gary dunton 1963 gt berlinetta lusso
silver john zambetti 1956 250 gt boano coupe

class 2 275

platinum ron busuttil 1966 275 gtb
gold peter mccoy 1965 275 gtb
silver tom byrnes 1968 gtb/4

class 3 330

platinum vincent marella 1968 330 gtc
gold tim pearson 1967 330 gtc
silver peter george 1968 330 gtc

class 4 365 gtb/4 & gtc/4

platinum larry carter 1971 365 gtb/4
gold robert blair 1971 365 gtb/4
silver gerald barnes 1971 365 gtb/4 spyder

class 5 dino 246 gt & gts

platinum ron busuttil 1973 246 gts
gold david pham 1973 246 gts
silver arthur miller 1972 246 gts

class 6 superamerica, superfast and 2+2

platinum jeffery barney 1965 330 gt 2+2
platinum andy kessler 1969 365 gt 2+2
silver paul schaeffer 1966 330 gt 2+2

class 7 308

platinum art zafiropoulo 1976 308 gtb
platinum carlos amato 1980 308 gtsi
platinum brian cott 1984 308 gts qv
platinum peter george 1985 308 gts qv
platinum david romer 1984 308 gts qv
gold brian crotty 1979 308 gtb
silver tony hart 1984 308 gts

class 8 mondial, 400 & 412

platinum arthur lemay 1983 400i
platinum andrew alcazar 1986 412
platinum jeff benzing 1987 3.2 mondial cabriolet
gold joe dinucci 1987 3.2 mondial cabriolet
silver douglas agnew 1982 mondial 8

class 9 328 & 348

platinum luis ashelford 1986 328 gtb
platinum perry solomon 1986 328 gts
platinum peter moce 1987 328 gts
platinum lillian kellogg 1988 328 gts
platinum paul maroon 1989 328 gts
platinum john cannizzo 1989 348 tb

class 10 288 & testarossa

gold larry carter 1985 288 gto
silver james moriarty 1985 288 gto

class 11 competition

gold christopher cox 1967 330 p3/4
silver charles betz 1960 250 gt swb berlinetta

Laguna Seca 1999 - The Prep

article by steven l. tillack

photos by marshall leib and pete vanlaw

the fog usually begins a slow roll across the monterey peninsula about 3:00 pm, reaching laguna seca around 5:30 to 6:00. as fog goes, it is unusually dense, cold and wet. since 1968 i have been very familiar with this cycle. it's ironic, the same drill sergeant that gleefully assigned me to the grave yard watch, guarding my country "against an enemy attack" on a wind blown beach just north of monterey, also thought up an assignment clearly intended to ruin my weekend. traffic control. thus turning one memorable day, of an otherwise miserable six months, into my introduction to laguna seca. i've been back more times and driven more laps there that i could ever count.

i just plain love the place. drill sergeant joe anderson, where ever you are, i hated you then, i thank you now.

when tom brockmiller called and asked for a piece on laguna seca, i was not quite sure what to write. personally, i'm bored to death with reading race results. while contemplating an alternative, a visitor to the ship observing the aftermath, posed a frequently asked question "what's it like for you guys, to get ready for one of these big events?" i'll take this opportunity to respond.

our preparation for the "big" august weekend in monterey really begins to get rolling just after the july 4th weekend. with the addition of the "pre" historics, a few years back, it's really two long "weeks" now. keep in mind, this year we took a few less cars than last year. over these two weeks, we hit two shows, three auctions, and rolled out six different race cars over three dozen times. we move three semis full of cars, fly, feed and house a total of 16 crew members.

the shop crew is split between race and show preparation with teams assigned to follow each project to completion. this year the show teams headed up by gary kawakami were responsible for preparation and detailing two cars. for concorso italiano, we had the ferrari 342 america pininfarina cabriolet entered. the car i drove in the monterey historic races last year, a cisitalia 204 spyder corsa was given a complete freshen up for a trip to pebble beach this year. the cisitalia was also slated to participate in the second tour d'pebble beach.

for the historic races at laguna seca, the race teams headed up by john mckay and kurt wilson had their respective plates full. the guys began prepping the race cars in july. john changed hats to become a lotus mechanic (seems a waste to put the best ferrari mechanic on the planet to work on a lotus, doesn't it) supervising the preparation of the customer cars, a 27 formula jr. for mike yedor, the 23 sports racer of john devine and for pablo gonzalez a 20, one of the earlier formula jr's. my cars always seem to be the last to get worked on, so kurt had the unenviable task of completely assembling two cars, both of which had been apart for a very long time.

we scheduled a two day test at thunderhill for the last week of july. yes, that is a very long haul from ell ay for testing, but the weather forecast suggested it was going to be very hot, like over 100° at willow springs and buttonwillow. so off we went to thunderhill and a balmy 90°. keep in mind that after a two day test, the cars come back apart, are completely checked over stem to stern and prepared all over again.

as august marches on, the work days get progressively longer. on tuesday, august 17 the "load master" mike james begins to fill up the first trailer for the pre-historic races. here lies one of the problems with running vintage cars. we have to bring tons of stuff. a champ car or nascar team runs one car per truck and usually carries a complete spare<

Pebble Beach - 1999

information courtesy alan boe

photos by luis c. ashelford and marshall leib

ferrari class judging at the distinguished pebble beach concours d'elegance was very competitive with the extraordinary high quality of cars on display.

special awards

strother macminn award

1959 410 superamerica coupe s/n 1449 sa
peter kalikow, new york, new york

luigi chinetti memorial trophy - best overall ferrari

1949 166 mm touring barchetta s/n 0010 m
jon and mary shirley, medina, washington

class awards

class m-1, ferrari 1947 to 1968, open coachwork

1st 1949 166 mm touring barchetta s/n 0010 m
jon and mary shirley, medina, washington

2nd 1950 166 mm touring barchetta s/n 0058
lorenzo zambrano, monterrey, mexico

3rd 1953 340 mm vignale spyder s/n 0324 am
c.a. "skeets" dunn, rancho santa fe, california

class m-2, ferrari 1947 to 1968, closed coachwork

1st 1959 410 superamerica pinin farina coupe s/n 1449 sa
peter kalikow, new york, new york

2nd 1951 212 export vignale berlinetta s/n 0096 e
david sydorick, beverly hills, california

3rd 1960 250 gt swb berlinetta s/n 2111 gt
arnold meier, meilen, switzerland

The Concours d'Elegance in Santa Barbara Featuring Ferrari

article and photos by wally clark

sunday september 19, 1999

over 50 ferraris graced the field at santa barbara city college, an event long missing from the car enthusiasts calendar. the day was beautiful and over all the car entries exceeded 180. packard was also featured which celebrated their 100th anniversary.

our club provided trophies for six classes and the concours organizer provided four awards of merit for the over all ferrari class.

thanks to tom shaugnessey for acting as chief judge for the ferrari classes, and thanks to all the club members who were recruited to help with the judging. also thanks to all the club members who brought out their cars. the field was magnificent!

awards of merit for ferraris of particular distinction

first 1951 ferrari 212 "touring" gary roberts
second 1954 ferrari 250gt special body mark ketcham
third 1971 ferrari 365 gtb/4 spyder thomas mouradick
fourth 1973 ferrari dino 246 gts richard handin

class awards

early cars

1st 1953 342 america jack thomas
2nd 1967 330 gts deane gardner
3rd 1963 250 gtl lusso gary dunton

330/365

1st 1971 daytona spyder thomas mouradick
2nd 1969 365 gt 2+2 phil tripoli
3rd 1971 365 gt 2+2 randy rudnick

dino

1st 1972 246 gt arthur miller
2nd 1972 246 gts richard handin
3rd 1971 246 gts david pham

308/328

1st 1980 308 gts thomas mouradick
2nd 1979 308 gts robert grotty
3rd 1979 308 gts stan sackley

348/512/tr

1st 1990 testarossa tony hart
2nd 1993 512 tr chuck lamb
3rd 1992 348 ts sport special chuck lamb

355/456

1st 1997 f355 berlinetta bill moore
2nd 1995 456 gt kim stuart
3rd 1995 456 gt neville price