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Article on me in July 2009 issue of Automobile Magazine!

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  1. ddemuro

    ddemuro Formula 3

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    Hey all!

    Many of you here know me for my avid car spotting, catalogued mainly in the Denver Spotters' Thread and the Atlanta Spotters' Thread here on F-chat. On page 78 of the July 2009 issue of Automobile magazine, there is a nice article about me written by Preston Lerner about car spotting in Atlanta. Preston came with me for a weekend of car spotting and covered it very well. There are some great photos including several of mine. There's even a quick shout-out to F-chat in the article! Hope everyone gets a chance to read it and I hope everyone enjoys it. :)

    Best wishes,
    Doug
     
  2. TexasF355F1

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    Sweet! Congrats!
     
  3. Call Me Daddy

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    Please post a link to the article when it is available. I would like to read it.
     
  4. SonomaRik

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    spotter, spotted, spotting

    congrats
     
  5. otaku

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    cool. Sadly not much to be spotted here sounds like spotting would be a fun hobby to take up
     
  6. ddemuro

    ddemuro Formula 3

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  7. S Brake

    S Brake F1 World Champ

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    I bought the magazine at the airport and read the article on the plane, I was wondering which member it was. Must have been a cool experience for you.
     
  8. Seth

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    Ha, you need to visit London.
     
  9. Derek at FoD

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    Hey, Doug! There was no mention of me in that article...what's up with that?! :)
     
  10. hardtop

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    Couple of questions............

    Are there any women who actually think this behaviour is normal?

    Is exotic car stalking something that needs professional intervention?

    Just kidding......................maybe.

    Dave
     
  11. carguy98

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    I read the article. It was very interesting, Doug. :)

    Keep up the great work. I always love reading the Atlanta Spotters Thread!

    --Grant
     
  12. Derek at FoD

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    Oh, come on, Dave. Tell me you don't enjoy "spotting" your own beautiful cars in the garage everyday! I'm sure Doug's passion will eventually lead to Ferrari ownership and then he'll spend all of his time driving around so others can "spot" him, lol! :)
     
  13. hardtop

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    Well.................I guess we can hope for him.

    Dave
     
  14. ddemuro

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    :) I actually mentioned my time working at Ferrari of Denver but they chose not to play up that angle. Now you specifically, well... they didn't want to devote any magazine space to lowly Volkswagen owners when they could instead profile an Audi owner like me. :D
     
  15. hardtop

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    Oooooo.

    I can see smoke coming out of Derrick's ears from 125 miles away!

    Dave
     
  16. Derek at FoD

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    Hey, I've gravitated from a lowly R32 driver into Audi ownership...can I haz an article written about me too? ;)
     
  17. Senna1994

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    I used to subscribe to Automobile Magazine, but let my subcription lapse, but when I saw the Lambo on the cover, I bought the July issue over the weekend. I saw the pictures that been posted here and was wondering who it was on F-Chat. Great Job and congrats to you.
     
  18. ddemuro

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    Thanks! :)

    No way! What did you get??
     
  19. Derek at FoD

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    I bought an '09 A4 with the sport package back in January. It's nice but not as fun to drive as the R was.
     
  20. Isobel

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    I'll have to buy a copy of Automobile, I just perused the story at an airport kiosk. Congrats !
     
  21. f355spider

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    Nice job! I found the article last weekend, then found this thread...didn't know there was such and avid spotter on F-chat. ;)
     
  22. CMY

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    Cool article, but you might want to move to L.A. once that degree is done. ;)
     
  23. dmcdonnel

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    Doug,

    I have to tell you that the I found and joined F-chat because I read the article. The first thing I did after joining was look up all of your posts to see your spots. Your pics are great.

    Congrats and thanks!

    David
     
  24. dontno27

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    Hey i just read that article last night and it reminded me of the trip i took to Miami last winter. While I was there I made a list of all of the exotics I saw and I just thought I would share it.
    Acura NSX
    Aston Martin DB7
    4 Aston Martin DB9's
    3 Aston Martin DB9 Volantes
    Aston Martin V8 Vantage
    2 Audi R8's
    5 Bentley Azure Convertibles
    14 Bentley Continental Flying Spurs
    28 Bentley Continental GTs
    3 Bentley Brooklands
    2 BMW Z4 M Coupes
    3 BMW M6's
    5 BMW M5's
    9 BMW M3's (I only put the BMW's because I am a giant fan and already have 2. I'm only 18)
    Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
    2 Ferrari 360 Modena's
    3 Ferrari 360 Spyders
    5 Ferrari F430's
    8 Ferrari F430 Spyders
    Jaguar E-Type
    Lamborghini Gallardo
    4 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyders
    Lamborghini Murcielago
    Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
    Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Spyder
    Lotus Elise
    6 Maserati Gran Turismos
    3 Maserati GranSports
    13 Maserati Quattroportes
    Maybach 62S
    Mercedes SLR McLaren Roadster
    Porsche Carrera GT
    13 Rolls Royce Phantoms
    2 Shelby Cobras
    Toyota Supra
    I saw all of these driving on the streets in five days. My family kept laughing at me for constantly writing these down but they all know how obsessed I am with cars.
     
  25. ddemuro

    ddemuro Formula 3

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    Jeez Derek, that was quick! You must've had the R32 only about six months - and for at least one of those months, it was a Dodge Caliber! :)

    Thanks David! I'm glad you enjoyed the article and the spots - there really have been some memorable ones and I think Preston Lerner, the author of the article, did a great job capturing the essence of the whole thing.

    :) Thanks! LA is very high on my list of places I'd love to car spot - among London, Dubai, Moscow, and Miami.

    Thanks! Glad everyone enjoyed it! :)
     

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