Thank you to everybody that assisted with these two great events. The dinner was fantastic with some very entertaining and knowledgeable guest speakers.
Spettacolo was again the biggest and best ever and I received a number of comments from members of other car clubs expressing their acknowledgement of the quality of our day. Thank you to everyone who brought their cars along and made the occasion.
Thank you to our Concorso and Show and Shine competition entrants and to the businesses that sponsored the trophies.
Thank you to our Spettacolo sponsors Alliance Insurance, Zagame Automotive, Essendon Fiat Alfa, and Lance Dixon Prestige.
Thank you again one and all for your support.
Greg Briggs
President Alfa Romeo Owners' Club Victoria
Thanks to all involved for putting on such a great event. The number and quality of cars was quite something and the field had an atmosphere that makes it an 'event'. This has taken some years to build up at this new venue, perhaps its size had something to do with it, but this year filled out as it was the entire venue felt involved & connected as a whole.
Congratulations on an 'event' well done!
Hi Greg
Yes,,,another great event by AROCA Vic
Well done all involved
It was my 3rd road trip in 3 years to Spettacolo and it was great to see the many cars,and older cars that you have in Melbourne.
Great to catch up with my many AROCA Vic friends and spend the day chatting and perving at all the cars.
Last 2 years came down in my Junior Z..This year my GSGT 2 litre with Auto 3.2 diff.
On the way home,,,convoyed with a Montreal mate...Filled up at Wangaratta.He jumped into my 105 and said I had to drive the Monty to Gundagai.
Wow,not only did it look good at the show,but it drove fantastic as well.
The noise from that quad cam V8 at high revs is amazing.
Got home at midnight (Sydney) and was worth it.
Fuel consumption at 8.4 litres per 100 with the Auto 3.2 diff ratio was high speed and low RPM.
Looking forward to next year
And yes,,can drive it 1900 kms on Club plates =bargain.
Robert
A belated thank you to all the VIC AROCA team for putting on a great show yet again. Thank you for welcoming us "Sydneysiders"
cheers
EZEE
Hi Greg,
Another truly excellent event. Thanks again to you and all the people from AROCA Vic. who put on such a great show.
Regards
Steve Weedon
President
AROCA(SA)
The photo gallery from Trade Unique Cars -
http://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/events/vic/1512/gallery-alfa-romeo-spettacolo-2015-vic/
Quote from: Victor Lee on December 03, 2015, 06:06:50 PM
The photo gallery from Trade Unique Cars -
http://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/events/vic/1512/gallery-alfa-romeo-spettacolo-2015-vic/
What colour is that gorgeous blue 105 in picture #7? Doesn't it look great!
Alister, I thinks its 'Sapphire Mettalic' .... I remember seeing a number of 1750's in that colour years ago...don't see many now. Looks good on coupes, berlinas...Real nice colour.
On another note, I loved the day and thanks to all for the great organisation but why does everyone leave so early?
By 2.30, 80% of the cars had gone which is really sad I think. The reason I say that is that the general public who might not come out so early or are driving by etc. would not have seen
many of the great cars that were there. The day should be one where people can walk the oval and see most examples, on any given day, of our great Marque. But when people start leaving at 1, that leaves a very small window of opportunity.
In years gone by the day seemed to stretch out a bit longer. I realise that the 'pre judging' of the concourse cars on the day prior, has helped the judges as it is a lot more practical
to view cars on a hoist etc. but this must contribute to the early departure too. Where people would hang around until late to hear the winners etc. once that is done, the exodus commences.
I know with other clubs, people get the picnic chairs out and are camped near their vehicles (personally I love to walk around and look at the cars!) answering peoples questions etc. and I think that helps the public understand the vehicles a lot more. We just don't see that at Spettacolo. I am not saying we all get the chairs out and don't leave our vehicles side, its just an observation.
I also understand circumstances where people need to get away (country, interstate etc.) but i'd just love if it stayed at capacity for a bit longer. I could have looked at the line up of Montreals and the newer 4C's for another 10 hours no problems!
Just my thoughts.
Cheers,
Paul.
People these days seem to come out a lot later than they used to. When I work Saturdays in our car dealership we rarely see anyone before 11.00am - 12.00pm. Maybe it is just a case of starting and finishing Spettacolo a little later. :-\
The oval was full at about 9-30 to 10 am, then after the awards, everyone started to go home at about 1 pm, still a few hardy souls there by 4 pm.
Spectators should get there a bit earlier, not sure what time they had to vacate the oval, but the hard working men had to come back and pull all the tents down and the oval had to be cleaned up.
Some of the organisers were there at 6-30 am, and i am sure they had to be home at a certain time, and all the banners and barriers had to be loaded up and taken back to a lockup.
Good day allround, with the weather being much kinder to us than in previous years.
Great that you can just walk around and look at the cars and talk to the owners about, "i used to have one of them", Colin.
An excellent event, well planned and executed by the committee and volunteers.
Congrats Greg and John.
Phil
Hi all,
fully agree with Paul (gtv.074) with his comments re last Sunday's event.
The starting of engines and mass exodus soon after the announcement of awards/trophies was disappointing to quite a few there that I spoke to and maybe needs to be addressed in some logistical sense for next year.
Friends arrived at 2.15 after I'd invited them for a look and only got to see a sprinkling of a fabulous turnout.
Yes it's great to have a record amount of cars on the oval to commence with but I think a pre commitment of staying in place till say 4.00(and a later public viewing start of 11.00 may work),could be one way of highlighting the event to a keen and appreciative public.
Some of the organisers and the hard working men and women, who put the tents and equipment, electricians have to come in and wire up power and public address systems, where there at 6-30am. to set the field up, its not a big ask to get people to turn up at 11 am instead of rolling in at 2 pm.
The whole thing has to be taken down and packed up and people don't want to be still there at 6pm at night, most of the cars have to be off the field before the clean up can begin, as trucks have to come on the field to collect all the gear.
As previously stated the field was full at 10 am, so there is nothing stopping you from turning up at 10am, having a good look around and staying for the excellent lunch provided by one of the many vendors, then staying around to see the winners presentation.
As the field starts to thin out at about 1 pm, the last thing that is needed is a mass exodus at 4pm. as Punt and St.Kilda road are car parks by 4 pm.
And the interstate entrants have to drive home as well, one of the South Australians, left at 2pm. and he said he would be home by 11pm, thats dedication, Colin.
Quote from: Italian Supermodel on December 06, 2015, 02:01:08 PM
Hi all,
fully agree with Paul (gtv.074) with his comments re last Sunday's event.
The starting of engines and mass exodus soon after the announcement of awards/trophies was disappointing to quite a few there that I spoke to and maybe needs to be addressed in some logistical sense for next year.
Friends arrived at 2.15 after I'd invited them for a look and only got to see a sprinkling of a fabulous turnout.
Yes it's great to have a record amount of cars on the oval to commence with but I think a pre commitment of staying in place till say 4.00(and a later public viewing start of 11.00 may work),could be one way of highlighting the event to a keen and appreciative public.
You raise a really good point and I am sure we can squeeze you onto the organising committee for 2016. We are happy to receive help from all passionate members and Alfisiti.
Best Regards
Phil
One factor that may have resulted in people leaving early was the food vendors seemed to have sold out of stock. It's a tough call catering at the best of times, especially when the weather could determine how many people turn up to an outdoor event, but having food available may have resulted in people staying longer.
Once it was evident the food had run out, the group I was with decided to have a feed at the Belgian Beer garden across the street. We were surprised to fine the field all but deserted of Alfas on our return.
The early departures however didn't diminish my enjoyment of the day. The cars on display were magnificent and the event is a credit to the dedication of the organisers and sponsors. Thank you all.
PS I'm drooling at the prospect of seeing a Giulia at Spettacolo 2016
Firstly and foremost, kudos to everyone who organises and participates in this wonderful day. An outstanding event and a highlight of my motoring year.
But...
Quote from: Luna Rossa on December 06, 2015, 10:37:15 PM
One factor that may have resulted in people leaving early was the food vendors seemed to have sold out of stock. It's a tough call catering at the best of times, especially when the weather could determine how many people turn up to an outdoor event, but having food available may have resulted in people staying longer.
Yep -- this is the problem. Second year running that the wood-fired pizza operation went into meltdown and anarchy ensues. It shouldn't take 50 minutes of standing around in the sun to get a pizza just because a caterer can't control their ordering system. Missed the awards (again) because of this.
I can appreciate that caterers might want exclusive rights in order to make their presence viable. But when there are so few options and they don't work, it's time for a rethink. These pizza guys simply aren't up to the task and need to be booted -- it detracts from what in all other respects is a fabulous celebration of Alfa Romeo.
John, Greg and the Spettacolo Team,
What a fabulous event!
As said in the latest Amatori Alfa (AROCA NSW) mag: (snippet attached)
"... The organisation of the event was excellent and the vehicles on display were outstanding, some were very rare, but all were extremely desirable - including, no less than a dozen (Oops!!!) gleaming Montreals in every colour imaginable! ..."
Congratulations and well done.
Ciao,
Peter
Are the results to the show and shine judging published either in the club mag or on the web? Just what to know what i need to improve on for next year.
Your car just needs to be better than the best one in your class, sounds like captain obvious, but don't annoy judges, but look at all the cars in your class and see their weaknesses and strengths.
The walk up look, you want to see a good badge, grille and windscreen and a lot of effort put into it, one of the 1st place getters told me he started doing his car a month before the event, an hour or two per day, so it doesn't sneak up on you, don't think you can do a good job by cleaning it on Saturday, also the look of polish not cleaned off the edges is a bit of a no no, as it shows a quick job done.
You might even volunteer to help one of the judges, as checking the cars with two sets of eyes is better than one, you will get the feel of what to look out for.
Just don't take it too seriously as Alfa Romeo's are meant to be driven, and enjoyed, kept clean, but not packed up in cotton wool in a car palace, Colin.
As Col said, but it really does come down to attention to detail. When I am judging rarely do I have to deduct points for blatantly obvious issues with cars. It is more the little things and usually not many points separate the winning car and the others. ;)
And more often, there is no clear winner....until you might have to compare 2 or 3 cars and start looking at the best grille, badge or windscreen, and its little things like that, picks the best car from the others.
Its an experience being a judge, as it makes you aware of the things to get right on your car.
If there is a big lump of polish, that has been missed, is much worse than a smidge of mud on the tyre, that most likely got there driving on to the oval, Colin.
I deferentially wasn't wanting to annoy any judges i can appreciate how hard it is to judge cars, and it can be a matter of personal opinion as well. I have just found it interesting and useful in the past reading the scores of my other cars, but I understand each club has its way of doing things.