| Author | Message | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 401 Registered: 12-2002 |
Cant imagine how bad it will be when I get the opportunity to own one! Im going to be in TOO MUCH love with the car lol...Ill get over it, but then again, do I really want to?  Well, I have made myself nausiated from studying biology so hard, so its bed time. Wish me luck on this big test I have tomorrow. Ill need it! | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Junior Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 68 Registered: 2-2003 |
Jordon, you've had trouble concentrating ever since you let Ferrari's into your life. And it only gets worse, right? ;) Sunny | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 400 Registered: 12-2002 |
Seems like we are all online together! Yea Matt I have to agree, and from what Ive heard the gt4 is one of the best starter ferraris out there. We arent too serious about it yet, just tossing it around as an idea for once i get out of high school. Well, time to go study! Im still having trouble concentrating after yesturtday... | ||
| Jean-Louis (Jlm348)
Member Username: Jlm348 Post Number: 404 Registered: 11-2002 |
Jordan, tell them to be patient, and they should start looking now and test driving now, it could take 6 months+ to find a perfect car. In the mean time the family has a hobby to do together. Have them drive different types of models. in the 20-40K range they could get a 308,dino 308,328,mondial. The family would notice different things about everyone. Insurance is not that bad when you have multiple cars. | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2411 Registered: 8-2002 |
Jordan, I love the gt4's. I really liked Eldon's and Dom's. It has a shape look to it. I would not be suprised to see them go up in value in the near future. I would not mind having one of them. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 398 Registered: 12-2002 |
JL, you are on the money. We are planning on getting one in a few years They want one just as much as me, so I dont need to worry about convincing them anymore. My dad likes the 308GT4s he saw at our house so he thinks he might want to look into that model more. | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2390 Registered: 8-2002 |
Marty, If your estate had more parking I would have invited more...... | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2386 Registered: 8-2002 |
Bart, It wa a pleasure meeting you and your very nice 550. We will keep you posted on the drives. | ||
| Bart Duesler (The_bart)
New member Username: The_bart Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2003 |
I had a wonderful time. I met many of you. This was my first real drive with so many very nice cars. We must do this again. | ||
| Jean-Louis (Jlm348)
Member Username: Jlm348 Post Number: 400 Registered: 11-2002 |
It was wonderful meeting everyone on Sunday, My arm is still sore. That was a very long drive-but fun. I think that our lunch deciosion was a great one, and look forward to our next drive- Thanks to all for posting pictures. Jordan- If you need help convincing the parents to buy a Ferrari-let us know. They looked pretty interested in getting one for themsleves. LOL | ||
| martin J weiner,M.D. (Mw360)
Member Username: Mw360 Post Number: 805 Registered: 5-2001 |
If you guys continue to have these great events I may have to move here! Great pics,Sunny. | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2375 Registered: 8-2002 |
Carlos, It was safe and sane drive. I spoke with Bill and Tom as well. Matt | ||
| Carlos Amato (Carlos308gtsi)
New member Username: Carlos308gtsi Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2001 |
By the way, great pictures! | ||
| carlos308gts
Unregistered guest |
Hey guys. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that there was no speeding and that it was a very safe event. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 2839 Registered: 9-2001 |
sorry, great pics Yeah my pillars come down almost on top of the track so I can't get the windows up with the top down - not really a big deal but thought that was the design | ||
| Robert Callahan (Rcallahan)
Junior Member Username: Rcallahan Post Number: 53 Registered: 7-2002 |
Looks like you guys (and girls) had a great time. I wish I could have made it. Did the cars accomplish any speed?? And where is the next drive? Bob | ||
| Ron Shirley (Easy_rider)
Junior Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 222 Registered: 12-2002 |
Tom, I just push the button and they go up. I am new to F car and specifically Mondial ownership and I never thought about it. I just had the left motor replaced and it goes right up. The right one is a bit slow but it goes up ok. I have checked out the clearance and the B pillars do come very close to the window track and possibly even rub the window a little bit as it goes up and down. What are you asking about regarding "get pics"? I don't understand what you want. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 2833 Registered: 9-2001 |
hey Ron, how do you get the rear windows up with the top down?? when the top is down doesn't it block the windows going up??? Get pics BTW | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2370 Registered: 8-2002 |
Sunny, I have it. M | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Junior Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 65 Registered: 2-2003 |
Ron, I left my camera bag in your trunk.. I'll get it at some point in the future so set it aside for me if you can Sunny | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Junior Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 64 Registered: 2-2003 |
Ron, you didn't make me cringe at all, except my stomach dropped a little where we were cruising quick on a curve and the road "disappeared" over into a left bend sweeper.. hehe. I'm glad you saw where the road went! I'm glad you like the pictures! I should have asked you how to use your video camera for in-flight footage :D | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2372 Registered: 8-2002 |
Sunny-- that panoramic is awesome...! Great job...! All these pictures are terrific...! i need to take a rest... My mind is over stimulated- everything i look at magically turns into something car-related... i just tried to shift my glass of soda... i need to clean up the floor, now... | ||
| Ron Shirley (Easy_rider)
Junior Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 220 Registered: 12-2002 |
Great pictures, Sunny | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Junior Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 63 Registered: 2-2003 |
Here is the panoramic photo, to give you a scope of exactly how many Ferrari's were there today... 63!  Here are the rest of the photos..                                | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2370 Registered: 8-2002 |
Byron, i get chest pains just looking at the photos... Ron, i don't know how you all do it-- i have enough trouble focusing when i'm NOT thinking about Ferraris... Byron's right, i would definitely go into sensory overload... | ||
| Ron Shirley (Easy_rider)
Junior Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 219 Registered: 12-2002 |
Sunny, glad to have you. Hope I did not make you cringe too often. DES this is Southern California at its best. Mid-winter, yet more Ferrari's gathered at one location than are in some states altogether. | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 328 Registered: 10-2002 |
DES, You would've gone into sensory overload today. There were more 550's than you can count in one hand, more Testarossas than I've ever seen in one place, and more exhaust fume to keep you light-headed for a whole month! Actually, I heard there was a Euro 308 that pulled over, smoking in the engine compartment. That was the only "mishap" I heard about all day. Hopefully, the owner of that car made it back ok. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 394 Registered: 12-2002 |
Well DES, I was overloaded today too. The guys will tell you, I was pretty quiet all day, mostly from shock! Never seen that many ferraris in one place in my life. In one of the pictures you can sort of see me freaking over the 250 PF coupe that drove by. I think that was the highlight car for me to see...not many of those around, and when I got a good look at theirs, it had been well driven! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Intermediate Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2366 Registered: 8-2002 |
NO WAY...! That's just too awesome...! Jordan, you must've freaked...! You guys are too cool, that's just a totally awesome gesture...! Byron, those picture are just Fantacularly Spectastic...! So many 360s- how do you all control yourselves...!?! Who's Testarossa was that...? Holy heart strings, that baby looks suhWEET...! There's definitely a lot of emotion involved in just looking at a Testarossa... Unbelievable... Have any of these drives caused accidents...? What i mean is, somebody's just driving along and he looks in his rear view mirror and BAM! There's 60 Ferraris comin' up on all siDES & he loses it and plows into a tree... i had to stop half way through, looking at the pictures- i almost overloaded...! | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Junior Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 62 Registered: 2-2003 |
Wonderful day, I can't thank you all, especially Ron & Gene, for a passengers spot! Just incredible. I have 32 pictures, one of which is a special panoramic view of the parking lot I (crudely) cropped together. Make sure to check it out. All the thumbnails will be links to higher res photos like Marty's welcome drive photos. | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2369 Registered: 8-2002 |
Ron, 378 miles...... | ||
| Bonnie (Admirable)
Junior Member Username: Admirable Post Number: 205 Registered: 1-2003 |
Now i am mad, i wanted to be there today, not sometime in the future. Look at those cars, BEAUTIFUL!! | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 393 Registered: 12-2002 |
Im having a hard time concentrating now! Its hard going from speeding around in a Ferrari to analyzing maya angelou's rhetorical devices hehe. | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2367 Registered: 8-2002 |
Nice pic's I am to tired from the drive to comment. | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1021 Registered: 8-2002 |
I didn't realize Jim was located here in SoCal. He doesn't post in our section much, does he? I don't think he was on our contact list, either. And, yes, the C4 is one of the best sounding Ferrari road cars ever. | ||
| Ron Shirley (Easy_rider)
Junior Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 218 Registered: 12-2002 |
That's Jim Selevan (sp?). He drove the Boxer on last weekend's run to Santa Barbara. He was the one with his son in the group picture. | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 325 Registered: 10-2002 |
That was Jim Selevan's... great sounding car! Surprisingly, there were two more of them at the run today! | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1020 Registered: 8-2002 |
Lokks like lots of fun. Sorry I missed out! BTW, who's black C4 is that? I didn't know anyone here had a C4. | ||
| Ron Shirley (Easy_rider)
Junior Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 216 Registered: 12-2002 |
I sure enjoyed the day. It was really long though. Great pictures Byron. Nice seeing all of you and meeting lots of new friends. 334 miles on my car today. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 392 Registered: 12-2002 |
I just can't begin to explain how much fun I had today. Thanks again all you guys for suprising me at my house. Who would have known I would have 9 Ferraris in front of my house someday I gotta get my pictures developed and after I finish my homework tonight Ill start to put together that video. The footage wasn't that great, but it should still be a little interesting. Thanks again! I can't think of a way to really thank you guys, but well, I will be your slaves for a year after today! | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 323 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hey everyone, here are the pictures I took from the Ortega Run today... We met up in the morning, Rally Point #2 in OC (A bunch of us made it thus far - Dave, Matt, Jim/Ron, Ron/Sunny, JL/Julie, Dom, Elden/Diane, me/Hubert)...   From here, we surprised Jordan at his house in Irvine...       The meeting spot, in a residential area off the 74 highway...Very Nice cars!!     The cruise through Ortega, past Lake Elsinore, toward Temecula...       Here's a group shot (From left - Ron, Hubert, Julie, Jean-Louis, Jordan, Matt, Byron)  Parking was pretty tight at Thornton Winery ...there were 60+ cars!!            I had a great time...  On our way home... just having some fun...   I'm sure the rest of you have a bunch more pictures... I also have these pictures in high res, if anyone is interested, as well as some video footage. Had a fun time - looking forward to our next drive! |