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Automotive Brake Systems: Design, Maintenance, Repair, and Restoration

2/2/2021

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Join the Three Rivers Alfisti member Paul Bowman Ph.D. and his son Alexander Bowman on March 6, 2021  at 1:00 PM ET to review the design, maintenance, repair and restoration of brake systems.   This roughly 90 minutes of content will be livestreamed with 30 minutes of Q&A.
Paul has 45 years of experience in automotive maintenance/repairs/restoration with focus on European classics. He currently owns a 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider. His past Alfas include a 1986 Spider Veloce and a 1988 Milano Verde.

Paul's son, Alexander Bowman, holds BS in Mechanical Engineering and is currently working 
at Honda of America Manufacturing in Vehicle Dynamics, Chassis and Brake System  development.  
Paul Bowman Alfa Romeo Cortile Italian Car Brake Webinar
Paul Bowman, PH.D. discussing brake system design
.Alexander has been a huge fan of European cars and Alfa Romeo's in particular. In Second grade he did a report on Alfa Spiders in the school parking lot to his second-grade teacher and classmates with Paul's  Spider parked behind him.
Here's an overview of what you can expect to learn on the afternoon of Saturday March 6

  • Basic theory behind how brakes work
  • How do parking brakes work?
  • Key inspections and warning signs of impending failure
  • Different braking components – how do I tell when it’s time to replace them and what choices do I have?
  • How to safely work on brakes
  • Basic steps involved in renewing a disc-brake system 
  • What if I decide to attend a track day?
  • Advanced Topic #1: Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS)
  • Advanced Topic #2: Dealing with older high-mileage (especially rusty) vehicles
  • Advanced Topic #3: The latest technology - carbon-fiber brakes
  • “Zen and the Art of Car Maintenance”
 
Please RSVP so we have an approximate headcount to paul@mbcapghchapter.com

​You can log in from any web browser at: meet.google.com/opr-krax-zbc
Paul Bowman 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta body
Paul Bowman 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta under restoration
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Drive to help Rally Across America raise $1 million for struggling non-profits

6/24/2020

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The Three Rivers Alfisti will be supporting the Rally Accross America effort with two upcoming events: 
  • July 11, 2020 “Over the River Tour “
  • August 29, 2020 "Staggerwinging with Catz"

All of the proceeds from both of these events with be contributed to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix charities. Be sure to register ASAP!   We will be posting more information on these events with details we get closer.  Below is an article from Hagerty Insurance that explains more about the Rally Accross America.
Jeff Peek, Events, Hagerty Community
23 June 2020
Rally Across America 2020
Lilly Pray has a passion for cars, and now she’s channeling that energy into an organized drive that will give back to the community. Lilly, a nurse in Boulder, Colorado, serves an ambassador for Rally Across America, a grassroots organization whose goal is to raise more than $1 million for nonprofit groups across the U.S.
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As a frontline medical worker and car lover, the fundraising tour is right in Pray’s wheelhouse, and it all started with her dad. Malcom Pray Jr. was a successful car dealer and well-known collector who gave generously to the Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, Red Cross, USO, and other local charities in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Pray Porsche
“My father taught me how to drive classic cars,” she says of Malcom, who passed away in 2013. “If I wanted to spend time with my dad, it was in the garage with him, as well as attending a lot of auctions and concours events.

“I’ve been a concours judge for many years, and it is probably how I made my dad the proudest when I started judging at Hilton Head Concours 19 years ago. He instilled in me a great sense of giving and giving back to my community,” she says.

Lilly Pray began working in the medical field in 1987, first as volunteer, which led to a career as a firefighter/paramedic. She became an RN in 2010 and volunteers as a victim advocate for the Boulder Police Department.

“My brother died in a car crash in 1986,” she says of Malcolm Pray III. “It was a life changing event. My life motto has been always to ‘help the weaker hikers on their journey.’ So as an EMS provider, and now a RN, I guess I’m still helping the weaker hikers and holding their hands in whatever way I can.”
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She jumped at the opportunity to help Rally Across America, which hosted its inaugural drive on June 7, with proceeds going to the Connecticut Foodbank. A total of 41 cars took part, with each driver donating the suggested $100.
Lilly says the idea began with her friends Frank Taylor and Wendy and Jim Petty, who organized the drive as a way to recognize and give to 501(c)3 nonprofits in their area that have greatly suffered during the COVID-19 lockdown. Pray happened to be in Connecticut at the time, so she immediately registered her 1987 Porsche 911. Since Rally Across America hopes to have ambassadors in every state (and average eight drives per state), she took the lead for Colorado.

The first drive that Pray is organizing is set for June 28, beginning and ending in Boulder. Her chosen beneficiary is the Denver-based Morgan Adams Foundation, which raises funds for pediatric cancer research. “The MAF holds the best four-hour concours in the world,” she says, “and they had to cancel their annual major fundraiser on August 24 due to the ongoing events with COVID.”
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She has planned two other drives for July 26 and August 16. They will follow a route “into the foothills of the mountains—an easy 60-mile drive lasting 3–4 hours.” As a registered nurse, Lilly is well aware of the possible negative ramifications of any gathering, so social distancing guidelines will be observed. “We just want to get out in our cars and help the nonprofit community,” she says.
Lilly-Pray-with-Porsche
She’ll be driving the 1959 Porsche Convertible D that she has owned for 25 years. If you’re sensing a Porsche pattern here, you’re onto something. Lilly’s daughter is named Portia.

Pray says Rally Across America events are planned in six states so far, including one later this year, organized by Barn Find Hunter Tom Cotter, that will travel country roads from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Virginia International Speedway and include a parade lap on the track. Details are forthcoming.

“Driving cars makes me happy,” Lilly says. “My car friends really are my family, and there is nothing as fun as gathering for a family reunion—whether it’s at a concours event, a 1000-mile drive, or a short day-run with friends.”
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Rally Across America ambassadors are being sought in every state. If you’re interested in becoming an ambassador or joining a ride near you, contact Lilly Pray at LillyPrayRAA@gmail.com.

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COncorso Virtuale Italiano Dell’automobile 2020

6/6/2020

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AROC COncorso Virtuale Italiano Dell’automobile 2020
The Alfa Romeo Owners Club 2020 National Convention hosted by the Alfa Club of the Rockies was postponed until July 2021.

Along with just about every other organization in the world, AROC has looked for ways to keep our membership engaged with the cancellations and/or postponements of National and Chapter events.

Those ways have consisted of Chapter level Zoom meetings, Detroit Chapter's Zoom tech sessions, posting of those tech sessions on the new AROC YouTube channel, AROC Chapter Presidents Zoom with the AROC Board, and now a new type of virtual event is on the way with the intention for all AROC members to have an opportunity to engage with other members.
Two AROC members, Karen Phillips and Richard Cross, presented an idea to the AROC Board of Directors to have some type of virtual concours and the Board thought that was a great idea.

So after naming Karen and Richard the “Event Czars” the Board got with Parabolica, the publisher of Alfa Owner, for a notification of the event in the July issue and the announcement of the awards in the September issue and things were off and running.
  • June 15, 2020 – Last day for acceptance of COVID-2020 entries.
  • June 20, 2020 – Email with Survey Monkey voting link to start voting on COVID-2020.
  • July 6, 2020 – Last day to vote on entries.
  • July 25, 2020 – AROC Virtual Convention. w/Business meeting & Board Officer election.
Register Now

COncorso Virtuale Italiano Dell’automobile 2020

The name of the event is COncorso Virtuale Italiano Dell’automobile 2020.  AROC Director Doug Zaitz came up with the title name for the event that kept it related to the COVID-19 virus causing all the schedule changes.  AROC Director John Justus began putting the online car show together along with input from AROC Director Arno Leskinen

AROC National is going to present a web based “virtual not a concours” car show. This will be available for all AROC members who would like to display their Alfa(s) in an online virtual concours setting. AROC members will then be asked to vote on a Winner for each class and a Best of Show overall winner.

The voting will be done online, like our Board of Director elections, and the awards will be presented at the AROC Virtual Convention w/Business Meeting & Board Officer election on July 25. 2020 and the results will also be announced in the September issue of the Alfa Owner.

COVID-2020 Classes

Alfas through 1995 – 4 classes
  • Open class – Spiders, roadsters, GTCs, convertibles
  • Closed class – Alfas to 1995 - Closed - Sprints, GTVs, Milanos, Berlinas, Supers, coupes, sedans
  • Competition-prepared class – race, rallly
  • Preservation class – 1995 or older, semi / non-restored but still driven
Modern - 5 classes
  • 8C class – includes coupes and Spiders
  • 4C class – includes coupes and Spiders
  • Giulia class – includes all levels; base, Ti, Ti Sport, Ti Carbon, Lusso, Quadrifoglio, etc
  • Stelvio class – includes all levels: base, Ti, Ti Sport, Ti Carbon, Lusso, Quadrifoglio, etc
  • Competition-prepared class – race, rallly
Other - 2 classes
  • Commercial class – includes police, taxis, trucks, vans, etc
  • With Character class– those with special paint schemes, modifications, or strange locations

COVID-2020 Rules

  • One entry per member per class
  • Member submitting chooses the class to enter (this will be reviewed by agents of the Event Czars to ensure proper or appropriate class)
  • One Photo under 2 MB. It is up to the entrant to determine the content and angle of the photo to best represent their Alfa. Photo-shopped pictures are discouraged.
  • No objectionable or obscene photos and no copyrights violations.

Eligibility:
Open to any current AROC member and their immediate family.

Entry Information needed:
  • First & Last Names
  • AROC Membeship #
  • Primary Chapter
  • COVID-2020 class you are entering (see Class list above as these are NOT standard AROC concours classes)
  • Year, Model, and special edition on the entered Alfa – 40 characters max - Ex: 1978 Spider Nikki Lauda
  • Comments with information about the Alfa Romeo you are submitting – 75 characters max
  • One photo per car and smaller than 2 MB. It is up to the entrant to determine the content and angle of the photo to best represent their Alfa. Preferred photo format is a 4 x 6 photo. Do not post unapproved photos copyrighted by others.
Register Now

Questions & Answers

Below you will find answers to questions already asked by AROC members and hopefully this will help you with while entering your Alfa in the COncorso Virtuale Italiano Dell’automobile 2020.
How many photos can I have?
  • One photo per car per class.  Several members with multiple Alfas have entered multiple classes.  One Spider went in Open, one Milano went in Closed, one 4C Spider went in 4Cs, and one Giulia Quadrifoglio went in Giulias.
Can I change a photo?
  • No, you cannot change a photo, but you can tell us to delete an entry and re-enter that class with a new photo. Send your request to covid-support@aroc-usa.org.
What does Open class contain?
  • Any Alfa with a fold down top or no top: Spiders, convertibles. 
  • Spiders with removable hardtops are Open. After market sunroofs on Berlinas are not.
What does Closed class contain?
  • Any Alfa with a non-removable hardtop. 
  • Coupes - include any model with letters “GTV” in the model, Sprints, Jr Zs, TZs, Speciales, Montreals, etc
  • Sedans - Berlinas, Supers, Milanos (75s), 164s, etc
What would be in Preservation class?
  • Barn finds
  • Entries that have visible rust
  • Body work needed
  • Alfa Red paint that faded to a whitish pink
  • Spiders with fogged rear windows
What is NOT photoshopping?  
  • Cropping the porta-a-potty out of the side background
  • Resizing the photo so your Alfa is more prominent
What is photoshopping?  
  • Solarizing the photo
  • Making it a chalk photo
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Alfa Romeo Celebrates 110th Anniversary

5/19/2020

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Alfa Romeo’s 110-year history, which began on June 24, 1910, in Milan, Italy, is an achievement matched by very few auto- makers. It is an enduring automotive love story, fueled by a passion for design, technological innovation, performance and racing victories worldwide.
Celebrating those 11 illustrious decades means leafing through some of the most important pages in automotive history... and in a very distinctive way.

​Alfa Romeo’s history has never been written in a perfect linear fashion, but in real-life episodes and moments shaped by the names, the visions and the many historic circumstances that transformed Alfa Romeo into the brand that it is today.
Alfa Romeo Celebrates 110th Anniversary
Below is a summary of some of the key episodes, the vehicles and the people who have made their mark on the brand’s history. Inspired by its illustrious past and a set of ingrained brand values – performance, design, technology - Alfa Romeo now moves forward with a vision, energy and commitment that will enhance its legacy for the next 110 years.
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Movie Night with your Favorite Alfa Romeo

4/28/2020

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Italian Job, Alfa Romeo Giullia TI 1969
This photo is from the deleted section the 1969 film The Italian Job, featuring Alfa Romeo Giullia TI Police cars, which was filmed in the arena where the motor show was held. The theme the cars danced to was the Blue Danube played by the Italian Symphony Orchestra.
Compiled by, Marsha Hicks
Kentucky Alfa Romeo Society

As we practice social distancing during this hard time, many of us are looking for
some entertainment. I thought it might be fun to talk about some movies that have Alfa Romeo cars.

Of course, The Graduate, featuring a Duetto, is probably the most famous. And there is a new movie out, available on Netflix, A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story. (Spoiler Alert: Fangio won his first World Championship with the Alfa Romeo team in 1951).

Here is a list of movies (in alphabetical order, not in order of favorite cars!).

Let me know if you know of others!

~Cindy Banzer

Movie Name & Alfa Romeo Model

6 Underground - Giulia Quadrifoglio
Bram Fischer - 1958 2000 Spider
Cars 2 - 1966 Spider 1600
Don Camillo, Monsignore - 1948 6C 2500
Fast & Furious 6 - 2013 Giulietta
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - 1977 Alfetta
Fletch - 1983 2000 Spider Veloce
For Love or Money, 1993 - 1986 2000 Spider
Highway Racer (Poliziotto Sprint) - 1965 Giulia Super
Johnny English Reborn - 2010 159 TBI Lusso
L’ultimo incontro - 159 Alfetta
LaScorta - Alfa Romeo 33
Milano Odia: La Polizia Non Può Sparare (Almost Human) - 1963 Giulia TI
Nine - 1955 Giulietta Spider
No Way Out - 1986 2000 Spider Quadrifoglio
Octopussy - 1981 GTV 6
Oh Heavenly Dog - 1973 2000 Spider Veloce
Poliziotto Spring - Giulia
Quantum of Solace - 2008 159 3.2 V6 Ti
Ripley’s Game - 156 Sportwagon
Rocco and His Brothers - Scene at Alfa Romeo Factory
Roma Violenta - 1968 Giulia Super
Ruthless - 1972 Alfetta, 1983 Alfetta, plus others
S1mOne - 2600 Touring Spider
See No Evil, Hear No Evil - 1986 Spider Veloce
Tequila Sunrise - 1984 2000 Spider Veloce
The Arrangement - 1966 Spider 1600 Duetto
The Day of the Jackal - 1961 Giulietta Spider
The Destructors (The Marseille Contract) - 1971 Montreal
The Godfather: Part 1 - 1946 6C 2500
The Graduate - 1966 Spider 1600 Duetto
The Gumball Rally - 1972 2000 Spider
The International - 1988 164 & 156 Carabinieri
The Italian Job (1969) - 1963 Giulia TI
The Man Who Sued God - 1973 2000 GT Veloce
The Pink Panther - Berlina and Giulietta
The Talented Mr. Ripley - 1955 Giulietta Spider
The Things of Life - 1959 Giulietta Sprint
The Things of Life - 1959 Giulietta Sprint
The Upside - 2017 Giulia Quadrifoglio
The Wolf of Wall Street - 1987 2000 Spider Quadrifoglio
Trance - 2005 156 2.0 JTS Veloce
Turbo - 1966 Spider 1600 Duetto
Un Bellissimo Novembre - Tipo 33 Stradale
Wayne’s World - Spider 1600 Duetto  ́66
Welcome to the Punch - 2006 159
White Lines [TV movie] - Spider
Woman in Red - 1983 Spider
You Can't Stop the Murders - 1972 2000 Spider Veloce
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TRA Post Holiday Party and Meet & Greet!

12/4/2019

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Make plans to join us this January 16  for the Post Holiday party at the Doubletree Hilton in Cranberry Twp. PA from 6pm - 10pm, Thursday January 16, 2020
Come out and join us at Ember and Vine inside the Doubletree Hilton for some drinks and food. Meet, Greet and lets talk about our 2020 club plans!.

Click "I'm attending" and go to our Facebook page to let us know you're going!
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Alfa Romeo Three Rivers Alfisti After Holiday Party 2020
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Alfa Owner: Pittsburgh Convention Cover Story

10/16/2019

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Check out the Alfa Owner October issue with a jam packed full series of articles about the Cortile Della Corsa 2019 AROC Convention hosted by our Three Rivers Alfisti Club.

Reporting is by Dave Hammond and Bob Abhalter.  In some cases, I've linked back to the convention pages so you can see all of the schedule details in case you don't recall when reading the articles.
  • A Family Reunion
  • The Journey to Pittsburgh
  • Pre-Convention Tours
  • Downtown Parade
  • The Cortile Rally
  • Competition
  • Double Wide Grill
  • Welcome Reception
  • Alfas in Focus: Shannon Smith’s Giulia Sprint GTC
  • Cortile and Concorso
  • Annual Meeting & Banquet
  • PVGP Alfa Romeo Race
  • The In-Between Bits
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Cortile Della Corsa Awards & Winners

8/28/2019

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Below please find the award winners for Time Trials, Autocross, Karting, the Rally, The PVGP Showfiled winners and the Certificato d'Oro winners!
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Cortile della Corsa. Come early, Stay Late.

6/5/2019

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The 2019 Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club Convention is going to be a unique event in the annuls of AROC Conventions. Alfa Owner has covered most all of the plans that make this years convention consistent and familiar with past AROC conventions. In this final installment, we’re going to cover some of the reasons why you should probably come early and stay later than you would at previous conventions because this one has some events that have never happened before.

The theme of the 2019 convention is the “Cortile della Corsa”, the “Courtyard of Racing”. In the entire history of the club there has not been a convention who’s theme has paid homage to Alfa’s Racing History.  Holding it in conjunction with the longest running racing event on city streets in North America seems apropos.

The Convention takes place in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, the “PVGP”. It’s the nation’s largest vintage street race with 10 days of racing, car shows, parties, parades and motorsport events. The 2019 celebration is the 37th annual race through the streets of Schenley Park. 18 holes of Golf Course with 17 individual car shows. All segmented by country and marque.  Just over 4000 cars. Attributed as being the 8th largest car show in the world. But the cars shows are more like a tailgate party for the race, albeit with judging going on at many of the shows.  

The PVGP is also a charity event - with a mission to produce a world-class vintage automotive event to raise funds for autistic and intellectually/developmentally disabled individuals in the Pittsburgh region. Because of the generous support from volunteers and sponsors the PVGP has donated $5.5 million since 1983, including a record $410,000 last year.  You should know that $6 from each night of your stay is going to support the PVGP charities.  

The PVGP was founded in 1983, with the help of volunteers from the Sports Car Club of America and the Vintage Sports Car Club of America.  Entrants then and now race on what has become known as one of the most challenging vintage courses in the country. It’s on city streets. It’s an off-camber, mid-crested center, four story high bridges, 300 foot deep ravines, lichen encrusted stone walls with hairpins and serpentines  that make it a white knuckle drive for even experienced drivers.  It’s challenging. As David Hobbs once told me, “I raced there, not under my own name of course” No-one from the modern era of racing wants to be compared to Fangio or Nuvolari. But they still want to drive here.  And you get to enjoy the entire spectacle on Sunday from Turn 9 on the course.  

Turn 9 on the race course is the VIP area for Cortile participants.  It’s the site of the tree-lined and shady Westinghouse Pond. Designed in the 1930’s, the bronze monument and the surrounding landscape, including the pond, trees, and black granite benches surround the the sculptures: The bronze “The Spirit of American Youth,” the figure of a young man taking inspiration from the life of Westinghouse, described by art critics as “the finest portrayal of American boyhood.” The center portion of the monument depicts Westinghouse between a mechanic and an engineer.  

On Sunday afternoon, you’ll enjoy the views as the racers come straight at you, jockeying for position as they enter into the near hairpin apex directly in front of the statue. If they've set themselves up correctly, you’ll see them pass as they exit up through the green tunnel of trees. If not, you’ll hear the groan of gears as the transmission has to once again take a follower position.  Sunday is race day.  Sunday is “Wine on 9”. The wine tasting is courtesy of Bob Mazza at Mazza Vineyards. You may just meet Bob and his 4C taking in some laps at Time Trials on Thursday.   Bob has created a special gift set of bottles just for the the Cortile della Corsa Convention that you’ll be sampling during the opening ceremonies and parade that starts right at Turn 9.  That’s why you should stay later than you do at most other conventions! It’s Vintage Racing at it’s very finest. It’s what you parents and grandparents watched in the 1920’s and 30’s and you won’t see it anywhere else in the country quite like Pittsburgh!

Why should you arrive early?
Wednesday starts with a Downtown Parade. The day begins with a morning parade with Alfa Romeos leading the multi-marque event.  No where else in the country has there been an Alfa Romeo parade of cars into a major city with a police escort! The Alfa Romeo parade culminates in a display at Point State Park. Point State Park is where the Headwaters of the Ohio River start with the convergence of the Allegheny River from the north and the Monongahela River from the south: It's the "Three Rivers" for which Pittsburgh is famous! For those not displaying a car it’s a great site to visit in the public park.

Point State Park was the home to the French Fort Duquesne and later the British Fort Pitt.  It’s the site where The Seven Years War got underway.  It was the First Global War ever fought and involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. It was started when a 22 year old Lt. Colonel George Washington ambushed a small French force just south of Pittsburgh on May 28, 1754. You can read about the Forts inside the rampart Museum, right at The Point.  

Pittsburgh is a walking city. Lots to see. Be sure to check out the other three PVGP Car show locations just a few blocks away in historic Market Square and in the glass “cathedral” of PPG Plaza and the US Steel Building Plaza.  You can also just register for a  “Just Ducky” Duckboat Tour, see the shows, and even more of the city, from the water.  Speaking of, stay hydrated! Because Wednesday night is the PVPG’s Tune Up Party, dubbed the first or second best society page party of the year since it’s inception and Alfa Romeo has a featured spot!

Friday night is a strolling dinner reception at the historic Pittsburgh Golf Club. The Club, established in 1896, boasts a rich history. Andrew Mellon, Henry Clay Frick and Philander C. Knox were among the Club’s early members. A strolling dinner is a variety of delicious courses that will be brought out by servers as you are mingling throughout the facility and balcony of the club. 

The Alfa Romeo race drivers are invited to bring their race cars up from the paddock, just over the hill, for the evening celebration allowing you to meet them and check out their cars while they check our yours.  Friday is when we are going to pre-stage all of the Alfa’s so we look great for the 250,000 people that will wander about the park on Saturday and Sunday where Alfa Romeo is The Spotlight Car for the 2019 PVGP.  We’ll make any needed adjustments to parking that evening.  It’s also a great opportunity for those without an Alfa to get an idea where the public parking is for the next two days.  All of the PVGP Events during the weekend are free admission to the public, much like the entire park has been since it became public in 1910.  

Saturday, is Alfa Romeo judging, but it’s also judging for the Cortile Italian Car Show.  There will be a multi marque award winners for the Cortile announced at noon in the clubhouse and the winners will be asked to move their cars to the Winners Circle, around the 17th hole. Enjoy lunch inside the air conditioned historic landmark and drinks at the cash bar.  The Weekend pass for people displaying their cars is $150 which includes some great goody bags stuff, parking and lunch for both days for two people.  Additional lunches, and for those not driving an Alfa is $35 person. But that gets you lunch on Saturday and Sunday and a VIP Pass to “Wine on 9” Sunday.

On Saturday afternoon, you’re probably going to want to wander around the other 17 car shows at the PVGP and stop every once in a while to watch the qualifying.  


Be sure to check out British Car Day with over 750 cars.  It’s only there on Saturday.  The race track runs right through the car shows so you’ll be able to see the cars on the track.  You may even want to wander over to the Mini Track Rides and book some time to go around the track with some race drivers.  S

Saturday night is the banquet back at the DoubleTree Hilton host hotel, but don’t have too much fun, because you want to arrive early enough on Sunday to take a shuttle down to the PVGP Paddock and get back to the VIP Area at “Wine on 9” by 11am for the opening ceremonies! Then it’s time for an afternoon of vintage racing from the best viewing spot on the track.
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Tony Sikorski is Featured Artist at Alfa Romeo Owner's Club Convention in 2019

5/15/2019

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Pittsburgh native Tony Sikorski sculptures will be featured at the the 2019 Alfa Romeo Owner's Club Convention to be held at the Doubletree Hilton in Cranberry Twp, PA.  Tony is working on some special pieces just for the Cortile della Corsa event. He will have his art work on display in the art room at the Convention and also at the Cortile Italian Car Show tent at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix.
Tony Sikorski, after winning a scholarship at the Ivy Art Institute of Graphic Design in Pittsburgh, began his advertising career in 1963. In 1976, he started his own business and has since created graphic designs and illustrations for numerous well-known companies throughout the United States. In addition to his accomplishments in graphic arts, Tony has had a love affair with the automobile for as long as he can remember.

The 1930's, Formula 1, and old racing cars have found a special place his heart. Using corrugated cardboard as a medium, he began creating one of a kind sculptures in 1995 and has recently been using wood as a medium. Tony's award-winning corrugated classics have been displayed at numerous invitational motor sports art exhibitions.

Along with that, his ability to capture power, speed, and motion of the automobile has resulted in sculptural commissions in both corporate and private sectors, and his work has also earned feature presentations in Car Collector, Robb Report, Mobilia. Automobile Magazine, AutoWeek, and Classic and Sportscar Magazine.

Notably, Classic and Sportscar magazine esteems Tony Sikorski as one of the top 20 motoring artists of the past 20 years. The list of Tony's awards in automobile design grew considerably in the previous decade. In 1995 and again in 2002), he placed first at the Midwest Concours d' Elegance in Cincinnati Ohio.

The Gilmore Classic Car Museum's Concours in Gilmore, Michigan, honored him with the Award of Excellence for three consecutive years (1996- 998), Sikorski won the coveted John Burgess Award: Best Show at the Daimler Chrysler Meadow Brook Historic Races.

Remembering the achievements of the 90's and moving into further creative endeavors in this new millennium, Tony continues to enjoy notoriety in automobile design. In May of 2000, he was invited to the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance Invitational Artist Exhibition in Rochester, Michigan.

Honors came again in 2001 as Tony received the Struthers MacMinn Award: Best Show at Meadow Brook. In 2002, he won the Stanley Wanlass "Spirit of the Automobilist" Award at Meadow Brook. Continuing in that true "spirit of the automobilist" and still enjoying a love affair with the automobile, Tony is currently working on new and creative projects.


Other Stories about Tony

Tony Sikorski’s Latest Sculptures Explore The Stunning Shapes Of Automobiles For 2016 Pebble Beach Concours
August 9, 2016 Automotive Fine Arts Society,

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Aug. 08, 2016 – Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) member Tony Sikorski will test conventions of automotive art with his sculptures at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in Pebble Beach, California. A master of crafting automobiles in a never-before-seen way, Sikorski is known for simplifying the shape of the automobile into pure design elements and then adding unique twists.  <READ MORE>


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