May 15-16, 2026

Last year the CPAROC had almost 50 Alfas gathered around their tent. AROC-NJ also has members planning to caravan to this year’s event.  This should be a fun event also for DVAROC members to join in with our neighbor chapters.

Faulkner will again provide a lovely BBQ lunch with Chef Christopher cooking and serving the delicacies for all Alfa club members. If you have never attended this event, you really should! It is Import car nirvana! They will have their customary club talk, club swag available for purchase, and our fabulous fund raiser raffle. Arrive early and stay late. Some folks even grab one of the many hotel rooms available near to the fairgrounds. It is best to register online as this allows Carlisle to plan and allot us all the space that we will need. It also helps Chef Christoper determine how much food to bring for the BBQ. The “Gate-n-Go” pre-registration provides you a windshield sticker that allows for direct entrance into the Show field, and other goodies.

Note: March 23rd is the deadline for Gate-n-Go pre-registration. When on the web site, click on Register for the Show, then click on Non-Judged Show field (most of us choose this option) then answer the questions with your car information. Then, on the Import and Performance Club drop-down menu, you will find Alfa Romeo Owners of Central Pennsylvania.

Join in the fun, Finally, bring a chair!  Follow link for more information.

https://carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=import+and+performance+national

This is one of Delaware Valleys largest attended car shows with over 500 cars on display , with everything from pre war W.O. Bentleys and Rolls Royces , to 60’s Mustangs , GTO’ s Corvettes , sprinkle in E-Type Jags , MG,s VW Beetles and many ,many more. Take this opportunity to mingle with the Delaware Valleys car collectors and enthusiasts . This show historically has very few dvaroc.org participation . Let’s change that and let the Community know that Alfa Romeo’s exist. The event includes a tour of historic Massey House , Hot Cider and Coffee and Toys for Tots. No fee required.

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Alfisti, 

Our Summer Picnic and Rally at Ridley Creek State Park in July was a lot of fun.  Dan Shimberg won the coveted DVAROC Driver of the Year award with his skillful mastering of the challenging rally course.  Congratulations, Dan!

It was great to see a number of new faces.  I had a chance to learn a bit about Land Rovers as well as get some insider tips on Scotland.  I want to thank Bill Conway, Ellen Torpey and the Bossongs for all their help in supplying food, drinks and set-up.  Much appreciated!!!

​And now, for some upcoming events:

Sunday, August 10 – New Hope Auto Show – New Hope High School, New Hope PA

This Bucks County institution continues again this year.  It’s a two day event, but Sunday is Alfa Romeo day.  It’s the only car show I know of that features a specific class for Alfa Romeos.  Shine you Alfa, spend the day, bring home a trophy!  For more information and to register, go to: New Hope Auto Show

Skippack Cars and Cigars – August 17, September 21 – Parc Bistro, Skippack PA

Cars and Cigars at Skippack is back up and running.  It’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon among some interesting vehicles.  

Lime Rock Historic Festival #43 – August 28 – September 1 – Lime Rock Park, Lakeville CT

It might be a bit of a drive, but this is one fabulous event to attend.  Some of the finest vintage race cars will attend and there will be great racing on Saturday and Monday.  On Sunday, the track goes quiet but will be filled up with 1.5 miles of cars of every marque on display.  For more information, go to: Historic Festival #43  Hint – If you can’t make it this year, you really should put it on your calendar for next year when Alfa Romeo will be featured!

Radnor Concours – September 5-7 – Radnor PA

The Radnor Concours has been going on for 28 years now and is one of the east coast’s premier car shows.  The three day event culminates with the awards on Sunday.  For more information, go to: Radnor Concours

AROC National Convention – September 17-21 – Chicago IL

The national AROC convention is being held in Chicago this year.  For more information, go to: AROC Convention

Alfas at the Glen – September 19-21 – Watkins Glen NY

Alfa Romeos, and other vintage race cars, will descend on Watkins Glen to test their mettle and make some beautiful noise.  In addition to racing at the track, there will be car corral for non-racing Alfas and a dinner.  Note that this event is different from the annual Vintage Grand Prix at the Glen, which happens September 4-7.  If you want to come, you need to get on the guest list – admission is free.  Contact me if you want to attend.  For more information, go to: Alfas at the Glen

One last thing – I haven’t heard anything about the Coatesville Vintage Grand Prix and their website seems to be static.  So, I assume no event this year.  Hopefully it will return next.

For more information about upcoming events, go here: DVAROC Events Calendar

Ciao!

bob

Come join us as the DVAROC visits the world-famous Simeone Foundation Car Museum in Philadelphia. Our own Jim Hanna will lead the tour and will provide interesting and entertaining background about each fabulous car on display. Plan to be there when it opens, at 10am. We’ll meet at the first car on display and will get started shortly after 10. See you there!

As a follow up to my last update, our events schedule for 2025 continues to develop.  Our next scheduled event is Simeone Museum Tour on February 8th.  It will be led by a, fellow club member and Alfa owner.  He’s given us the tour before and always does a wonderful job bringing color commentary to each car on display.  I hope you can join us for it.

In addition, another club member is working to organize another visit to the fabulous, and ever expanding, David Markel Collection.  Look for updates in the future for more details, once we lock that down.

As if that wasn’t enough, Faulkner Alfa Romeo of Willow Grove wants to host an event for us.  Tentatively, it’s scheduled for April 12th.  I could really use a club member to serve as contact person for this event.  So, if you have interest, please, please reach out to me.  

And speaking of help, I’m looking for someone in the club to begin taking over our website from me.  It’s not a lot of work, but I need to start the transition this year. 

And speaking of websites, our classifieds section has been updated with a beautiful ’92 Spider that’s been put up for sale.  It’s not too early to think of spring!

Finally, while not an Alfa exhibition, the Academy Art Museum in Easton Maryland has a very special Bugatti Exhibition that runs until April 13th.  So, if you’re looking for an excuse to take a road trip, here you go.

Oh, and one more thing.  If you think winter and Alfas don’t mix, you might want to reconsider.  The International Concours d’ Elegance at St. Moritz is not your typical Concurs.  Check out the 2023 version here: 2023 St. Moritz ICE (the 2024 version was cancelled due to too much snow!  If you want to go to this year’s version, there’s still time: 2025 St. Moritz ICE

We’re in the planning stages for a great 2025. Our first scheduled event is a tour of the Simeone museum on February 8th and should be a warm way to start thinking about the spring driving season.

In addition, we’ve put together a draft calendar for the year, that will continue to develop over the following weeks. To see it, go to our events page here: Events

As usual, the fall months were the busiest of the year for the DVAROC. With abundant car shows and events, our annual picnic and tours to the east and west, there was something for everyone. The weather is still great, so go out and give your Alfa some exercise before winter sets in.

We’ll start planning events soon, so if you have any ideas or want to organize one, just reach out.

Best, bob

Somehow the summer heat took a break for us as we enjoyed the cool breeze and shade at our annual Summer Picnic and Rally at Ridley Creek State Park. We had an exceptional turnout with 30+ members and more than 15 Alfas, ranging from Dan Iannelli’s and the Millinghousen’s 70’s Spiders to a bunch of modern Giulias, including several Quadrafoglios.

Pete Wanko and Susan McIntire brought their beautiful black Alfa Spider and were awarded the unofficial Alfa Spirit Award for their matching Alfa Romeo shirts – nicely done!

The rally started, as usual, with a LeMans style start. Drivers and their navigators raced, or walked (?) to their cars, directions in hand. There was no GPS or car following cheating going on, as there were five different routes to keep everyone confused.

About a half hour later, the teams started to roll back in. Once again, they ran (or walked) to get their elapsed times recorded. After everyone made it back, the differences in elapsed times were masterfully calculated against the target times. When the dust settled, we had a new DVAROC Driver of the Year!

Congratulations to John Palumbo who came an amazing 27 seconds away from his target time!

Steve and Debbie Harter along with Jon Kligerman led us on a wonderful spring tour through Bucks County in Pennsylvania and Hunterdon County in New Jersey. We gathered early Sunday morning in Peddler’s Village and enjoyed some cookies made by Debbie as well as coffee and conversation. The turnout continued to grow as our destination time approached. Among the Alfas we had several round tail spiders, a couple GTVs, Quinn deMenna’a lovely blue GT Junior, a Sports Sedan, a Giulia, a 4C and of course, a clutter of Spiders. With the driver’s meeting complete, tops down and directions handed out, we left remarkably on time and headed east, across the Delaware to Stockton.

From Stockton we headed north and then deep into Hunterdon county, enjoying the twisty roads and green canopy of shade. Those who might have though of New Jersey as flat were surprised to see the rises and falls we traversed on our way to our first stop for fuel and rest. This gave our tourists another chance to admire the Italian alloy in the parking lot and forget to turn off their lights (no worry, one unnamed driver made the rounds turning them off).

Back on the road, we continued north through some cute towns and were greeted by some vintage Land Rovers. Then, we headed west, along the Delaware and crossed back over into Pennsylvania into Riegelsville.

Our final leg had us heading south along the river and eventually diving back into the rocky hills of Upper Bucks County until we arrived at Van Sant airport.

If you’ve never visited (I hadn’t), Van Sant airport is a jewel. It’s runways are grass. It’s hangers and fields are full of biplanes and gliders. And, it has a quaint snack bar. This day, it was hosting a “Wings and Wheels” event and even though we arrived towards the end, it was still full of interesting cars and even more interesting airplanes. Strolling around the machinery on display, you could watch the planes take off and land in very close proximity. Rides were even available though I’m not sure anyone partook – my wife gave me a terse “no” when I suggested she go up in a Stearman.

It was a great destination and a perfect ending to a lovely Sunday drive with the Alfas. In a break with tradition, there were no mistakes in the directions and we didn’t lose a single Alfa, though one of those “reliable” German cars had to drop out due to a mechanical problem – go figure?

Many thanks to Steve, Debbie and Jon who made it all happen. Also thanks to Jack Stoll who helped develop the route.

For some photos you can go to: https://www.alfabb.com/threads/dvaroc-spring-tour-may-26-2024.733912/?post_id=8894120#post-8894120 or here: https://www.facebook.com/rockingchairmotors/posts/867003568794968?ref=embed_post