This year's Concorso Italiano is Friday, August 13. Corral pricing is $30 higher than last year: $120 per car, including admission for 2 people. It's $160 if you pay after May 31.
I propose a post-Concorso afternoon Highway 1 drive, followed by dinner and an overnight stay at the Hacienda Guest Lodge in Fort Hunter Liggett. In the morning we can do an inland drive to suit the group's preference. Ideally, Friday's drive will also be available to people who prefer to skip the Concorso and/or the stay at the Hacienda Lodge.
The Concorso (www.concorso.com) is the premier sports car show in the US, with hundreds of Ferraris and just about every type of exotic sports car you ever heard of.
The Hacienda Guest Lodge is Randolph Hearst's old ranch house, near Jolon, CA. See www.usawines.com/hacienda and http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A5689-2002May24 and http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/ownership/drives/tdc/TdC2003.htm for descriptions of the place.
Dinner at the Hacienda's restaurant will run you $10 to $18 per person, all included. Service tends to be slow, but we will have plenty to talk about. Portions are soldier-sized, and I recommend the New York Steak.
Preference for the nicer rooms ($65 vs $30-$35) goes to NSXCA members who are trying to impress their significant others. The cheap "cowboy" rooms, which are still quite charming, have TV, VCR, and a mini-fridge. Procrastinators who sign up last will end up with one of the rooms which require you to go outside down the hall to the bathroom. This is not a major problem in the summer.
The overnight stay is optional, since San Jose is less than 2 hours away from your $14 steak dinner at the Hacienda. The Washington Post article says there is a cafe for breakfast, but I haven't looked for it on my two past stays). Another article says there is a bowling alley on the base. I haven't found that either, but I have seen the small movie theater.
Saturday morning, early risers can tour the mission (only the third one founded in California) and its museum. Then we have an excellent choice of inland drives to do on the way home.
Bring your car registration and proof of insurance papers or they won't let you in the Fort gate and you will miss the event!
What you need to do now:
1. Email me your room preference (nicer or cheaper), and number of people in the room. Don't try to reserve a room directly the Hacienda, because I have already blocked all the nicer rooms.
2. Register (see concorso.com) and pay them if you plan to attend the Concorso.
3. Prepare to pay me for the room by July 1. Reservations not paid by then will be released to the general public.
I propose a post-Concorso afternoon Highway 1 drive, followed by dinner and an overnight stay at the Hacienda Guest Lodge in Fort Hunter Liggett. In the morning we can do an inland drive to suit the group's preference. Ideally, Friday's drive will also be available to people who prefer to skip the Concorso and/or the stay at the Hacienda Lodge.
The Concorso (www.concorso.com) is the premier sports car show in the US, with hundreds of Ferraris and just about every type of exotic sports car you ever heard of.
The Hacienda Guest Lodge is Randolph Hearst's old ranch house, near Jolon, CA. See www.usawines.com/hacienda and http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A5689-2002May24 and http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/ownership/drives/tdc/TdC2003.htm for descriptions of the place.
Dinner at the Hacienda's restaurant will run you $10 to $18 per person, all included. Service tends to be slow, but we will have plenty to talk about. Portions are soldier-sized, and I recommend the New York Steak.
Preference for the nicer rooms ($65 vs $30-$35) goes to NSXCA members who are trying to impress their significant others. The cheap "cowboy" rooms, which are still quite charming, have TV, VCR, and a mini-fridge. Procrastinators who sign up last will end up with one of the rooms which require you to go outside down the hall to the bathroom. This is not a major problem in the summer.
The overnight stay is optional, since San Jose is less than 2 hours away from your $14 steak dinner at the Hacienda. The Washington Post article says there is a cafe for breakfast, but I haven't looked for it on my two past stays). Another article says there is a bowling alley on the base. I haven't found that either, but I have seen the small movie theater.
Saturday morning, early risers can tour the mission (only the third one founded in California) and its museum. Then we have an excellent choice of inland drives to do on the way home.
Bring your car registration and proof of insurance papers or they won't let you in the Fort gate and you will miss the event!
What you need to do now:
1. Email me your room preference (nicer or cheaper), and number of people in the room. Don't try to reserve a room directly the Hacienda, because I have already blocked all the nicer rooms.
2. Register (see concorso.com) and pay them if you plan to attend the Concorso.
3. Prepare to pay me for the room by July 1. Reservations not paid by then will be released to the general public.
