Pre-Pre-Convention Tour Information
The Alfa Romeo Club Pre-Convention Tour for 2019 will be based out of the host hotel, the Doubletree Hilton in Cranberry Twp, PA. Each morning we will depart from the Doubletree Hilton host hotel and return that evening to the Doubletree Hilton in Cranberry Twp, PA. This will permit you to unpack your luggage once and enable you to spend more of your day enjoying the the many tourist activities in and around Western Pennsylvania and the Tri-State area.
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Our plans include a Tour of Old Economy Village as well as some other great driving and touring activities.
The Alfa Romeo Owners Club USA Pre-Convention Tour today includes a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water and Kentuck Knob, Lunch at the Nemacolin's Aqueous at Falling Rock, then we head back to PVGP Walnut Street Car Show 2019 and dinner at Steel Cactus (Shadyside) A Pre-Convention tour overview meeting will be held on Saturday Night at 8pm at the hotel. Meeting room TBA. |
The Beltways
As you're driving, you'll see some signs about colored belt routes. Here's what that is all about:
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The Allegheny County Belt System was developed in the late 1940s by Joseph White, an engineer with the Allegheny County Department of Public Works, as a wayfarer system using a network of federal, state, and municipal roads to offer residents alternative traffic patterns which did not lead to downtown Pittsburgh's congested Golden Triangle.
As such, it actually predates the Interstate Highway System developed during the Eisenhower administration. From late 1951 to early 1952, the signs were posted throughout the finalized belt routes, starting with the Orange route, then Blue, Yellow, Red and Green. The belt routes were not intended as high speed or limited access roads, but instead as a well-defined road system away from the existing major arterials and their congestion |
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If you want to explore some terrific driving tours around the largest city in Appalachia, then just click on the map above. Our host hotel is very close to the Red Belt and Orange Belt. The beltways are take you through some of the most scenic areas of Western Pennsylvania.
BUT if you just want to enjoy some racing , there's Alfa Romeo Racing all weekend and there's also some great events you can sign up for with the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix!
Check out the list below if you are arriving before the Pre-Convention Tour!!
Check out the list below if you are arriving before the Pre-Convention Tour!!
Saturday July 13, 2019
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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Historics
Experience the heart pounding thunder of the PVGP Historics at Pitt Race Powered by Ford! If you are looking for more speed, muscle and thunder than the city streets of Pittsburgh during Schenley Race Weekend can handle, the PVGP Historics at Pittsburgh International Race Complex is the place to be. Since 2004, racers from all over the country have come to the PVGP Historics at the 2.8 mile purpose-built track 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh for fierce and competition between the legends of the 60s and early 70s, including Mustangs, Corvettes, Jaguars, BMWs, Porsches and Alfa Romeos, to name a few. |
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On Thursday, July 11 through Saturday, July 13, the SAAC-44 National Convention and Team Shelby East Coast Grand Nationals will be held during the PVGP Historics. Look for hundreds of Shelby’s and thousands of enthusiasts to converge on PIRC for high performance track days, a road rally, a Poker Run, Concours Judging and popular ballot car shows, and a few surprises.
There will be action on the track and events on both Thursday and Friday for registered participants with a car show and Concours on Saturday on the VDA. |
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Click Here for maps & directions from Doubletree Hilton to Pittsburgh International Race Complex
Join the PVGP at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for the Black Tie & Tailpipes Gala and celebrate the start of 2019 Race Week in style. This formal event is a must for any auto enthusiast who enjoys fine cars, dining, dancing and great company all for the benefit of our deserving charities.
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Black Tie & Tailpipes Gala
Evening’s Schedule
Tickets
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Black Tie & tailpipes Gala Directions
Directions from Doubletree Hilton to Carnegie Museum of Natural History. About the Museum Founded by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. It maintains an international reputation for research and is ranked among the top five natural history museums in the United States |
Pre-Convention Tour Overview
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Sunday, July 14, 2019
A tour overview meeting will be held on Saturday Night at 8pm at the hotel.
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Monday, July 15, 2019
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
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Detailed Pricing Information
The following is the per person cost for each of the tour events.
Three Rivers Alfisti has already paid in advance for the tours based upon the confirmation responses we received:
Three Rivers Alfisti has already paid in advance for the tours based upon the confirmation responses we received:
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Tuesday
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Participants are on their own for the following but these are the estimates. We will need some information on food selection for several places prior to next weekend
- Sunday: Schenley Park Café and Visitor Center ~$20 (Please use the form below to make your selection)
- Monday: Falling Rock Aquoues Lunch ~$30 (Please use the form below to make your selection)
- Monday: Steel Cactus Dinner ~$30 (Limited menu printed on tables)
- Tuesday: Shadyside Garage Parking ~$5 (based upon your entry ticket time)
This page last edited: July 13, 2019