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!