2009 Concorso Italiano...

[John Edwards]

Took the Mighty Fiat 850 Sedan up to Monterey on Friday for the 2009 Concorso Italiano. I placed the car in line with the rest of the Fiats and then decided to go look for AR Ricambi's booth. Found the booth and a couple of minutes later my friend Jack came running up to tell me that my car had been selected for a special appearance on the stage/ramp and that I needed to get back to the car to get it in line. Thank you Fiat Club for the special recognition!

The show was very well planned and laid out. I was told that this was going to be sort of a dud this year, but to everyone's pleasure, it was fantastic! There was a sea of Ferrari's, Alfa Romeo's, and many other fine examples of Italian cars. The weather was absolutely perfect, a slight breeze andtemps in the low 70's!!

Talked to a lot of people about autocross while there, some had been past participants and others wanted to know more, which I most certainly was eager to talk about. This is just another example of how we can get more people interested in our favorite pastime - autocrossing!

I hope you enjoy this short video of the festivities.

John...

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[Tom Berry]

Glad to see the " Marshmallow" get some cool recognition!
Loved your video.

[Mike Yanase]

i heard that there was a record for having the most ferrari gto's at one event

[Steve Ekstrand]

66hp....

I've owned several engines that make more than 66hp per cylinder!

[George Schilling]

Nice John.

Congrats on making it to the BIG stage.

[Kristoffer Gjevre]

I always love seeing that tiny Fiat run.
Here are a couple of pics my father snapped in the past.

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[Kristoffer Gjevre]

Here is one I snapped last year

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[John Edwards]

I always love seeing that tiny Fiat run.
Here are a couple of pics my father snapped in the past.

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Thanks for the kind words and for posting the pix!!! The car is always on the edge when I drive it }:) , just ask those who have gone for a ride , but is sure is fun.

[Jayson Woodruff]

This was all set to be a different kind of story.

... I placed the car in line with the rest of the Fiats and then decided to go look for xxx... a couple of minutes later my friend Jack came running up to tell me that my car had been ...

...on fire, ...spontaniously loosing parts. Glad you keep beating the odds to keep that little thing running and looking good.

Jay W

[John Edwards]

Jay,

Have you been talking to Steve Glusman lately???

The car is a lot of fun and I'm lucky to have and get all the support that I do from everyone in our region and the one in San Diego.

Thanx for the kind words.

John...