Time after time, Race Week amazes and this year did not disappoint. While the mood was somewhat more cautious than usual, the joyous occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance – postponed last year because of the pandemic – brought much to look forward to. Also, there were several other changes, …
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Monterey Race Week – The winning combination
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The Kraantje Lek Memorial in the Netherlands – another great occasion to celebrate
The Dutch Vintage Sports Car Club (DVSCC) organized a short route around Overveen and Zandvoort in the spirit of Maus Gatsonides, a great local hero and Monte Carlo winner: . The tour, called the Kraantje Lek Memorial (KLM – talk about branding…) was reserved t0 pre-war cars and was scheduled to drive around the region. …
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Grazie Mille (that was easy…)
It was that time – just slightly off the regular timetable of the 1000 and everyone (at least everyone we know) were looking at whether things would work out – and how? – for the Mille Miglia. Last year’s edition had to be dramatically curtailed because of the pandemic and this year’s good signs about …
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Cavallino Classic from the inside….
While Mariano (and Julia – his wife – who keeps him somewhat in check) is now firmly in the distributor seat for the USA, he still had to honor some of the commitments he had made before taking on the Suixtil mantle (what a pun 😂). First on that list, oh yes, there will be …
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The Carrera Paneuropeana – classic Porsche event….
For those who have been following us for a while, you will be well-familiar with this yearly party thrown together by Alexander – our Dutch distributor – who, time after time, manages to find new and exciting routes where most of us would just scratch our heads and give-up. His tasks was certainly made harder …
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The 3rd edition of the AXA Sydney Harbour Concours d’Elegance was just held!
James, our friend (and Australian Ambassador), has just done it again! While the entire world goes mad and runs around like headless chickens, he keeps calm and collected and (thanks also to an environment Down-Under where the pandemic has been masterfully contained) organized a Concours d’Elegance that would be the envy of the world by …
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The Leaky Tap gets the grease – no, wait….
And there you have it… mixed metaphors simply don’t work. And still, there is much to be said about the Leaky Tap – the Kraantje Lek, in Dutch. Yes, it is a restaurant – located nor very far from the Zandvoort track, where F1 racers used to meet-up for a good time (or three) before, …
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Visit the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia – at life speed!
Thanks to our friend Mariano (yes, he of the GVCC fame – how does he even manage Philadelphia in February with a Barcelona is testament to a thick hide…), February does not have to be just a sad affair any longer and you can finally take an in-depth tour of one of the premier collection …
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Night at the (Fangio) Museum….
What did you think happened when the open the doors of such a special place as the Fangio Museum in Balcarce to Mauricio, our dedicated artisan who is responsible for the elaboration and the craft of – among others – our helmets. Well, of course he will take one of our Rivadavia along and, bring …
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Pista & Piloti in Germany – an Alfa celebration, thanks to our friend Stefan.
We, unfortunately do not have as many pictures as we would like about this event that our friend Stefan, he of the Goetzelmann Racing Team fame, has managed to hold in October on a track developed at the former airfield of Pferdsfeld, conveniently nested about halfway between Dusseldorf and Stuttgart. All we can tell you …
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