quote:Originally posted by David B:
We have been in touch with the Swedish Club. They are driving to Italy and will only arrive late in the schedule of activities listed and stay for only part of this event.
Our Canadian group is planning on coming with our cars. Is this event for real?
There is no Detomaso representative or anyone else actually in charge of organizing the activities. Much planning is needed to carry out the event as described and I am wondering how this will be handled.
If you are planning on coming with your cars, then you may want to consider traveling with the Swedish club instead of going straight to Italy. They tend to make a leisurely drive down, stopping at the Nurbringring, for example, which might be fun. The Modena tour sounds geared toward people who have come without a car, and I don't know how much fun it will be to follow a bus around in your Panteras.
I've attended every meeting the Swedes have organized for the past 8 years or so (ok, so that's only 4 meetings, but still...) but am trying to decide if I'll attend this one. The factory doesn't exist anymore, and everyone will only be together for two days, I think.
If you are thinking of sending cars over, one other option is to attend Le Mans classic in two years. I just got back so haven't had a chance to write up my impressions, but this year we had a group of roughly 20 people touring the Loire Valley and their chateaux, then ended in Le Mans for the Classic 24 hours. What a great experience! If you like classic cars, you owe it to yourself to attend this event at least once. When I get a moment I'll write up a complete description, but it is probably one of the largest concentrations of really cool cars on the planet. Seeing 5 GT-40's take the green flag while being chased by a pair of Porsche 917's and a Chevron... the ground rumbles! Earlier Maserati 300S's, Jaguar D-types, Aston Martins... it really is a feast!