Mondipalooza 2013 Hershey PA - Sweetest Mondials on Earth

Cool, love the cockpit photo, wonder who's car that is? lol

 

Wish I could have come to Mondipalooza and represented the Aussie Mondial owners, maybe next year.

 

Next year might be in Texas. Well that's what have been said.

 

I created a post to sponsor an event next year. Did not get much traction. Below is the link and original text:

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Anyone interested in a 2014 Central Tx Mondipalooza? I could not come close to matching what Jay did, but would be willing to sponsor an event in Austin, Tx.

We could check out bats on Lake Austin (now Lady Bird Lake) with a boat cruise, do a hill country drive to Ferdericksburg, eat lots of BBQ and Mexican food, possibly see a baseball game (minor leaque team- Round Rock Express), check out/tour Austin Ferrari dealership or Moorespeed, go to Ester's Follies comedy club on Sixth St, check out South Congress and eat dinner, go to Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels (about 50-60 miles South of Austin), go to a shooting range (It is Texas afterall) and or have pool party for non shooters, possibly meet up with other Ferrari owners from Austin/San Antonio for cruise. If you like history stuff, we could go to state capital, LBJ library, LBJ Ranch, Bob Bullock museum, Lady Bird Wildflower Center, or check out The National Museum of The Pacific War and shop in Fredericksburg.

Just a thought.

Link.............

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/mondial/416246-mondipalooza-2014-central-tx.html

Let me know if there is an interest. We discussed spring break, fall time frame, etc. Summer months are hotter here but still could be an option.

 

Chris I will not commit for this one. It is much further for me. I would have to talk about it with the GF after we know when. But it is not impossible that we could be there.

 

Google map show around 2000 miles one way. I'm off from work july and august.

 

We can attend if it is at the end of June.

We leave for a family vacation right after the 4th of July and get back in August.

 

Hi Monica,

Did you guys ever figure out why your Mondi didn't start?
Hope all is well in Miami.

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Wow, that picture is great, you would think we are a wealthy family out for a Sunday drive in our Ferrari, which is kind of true, except for the wealthy part.

Unfortunately we haven't had a chance to work much on the car, we spent so much time getting ready for Mondipalooza that we put a few other things on the backburner, so when we got back home we had a lot of to do. Julian had some projects around the house he wanted to finish, and he had to get ready for the new school year, and I have been traveling a lot for my job, after all, we have to pay the bills. But we did do a little troubleshooting and we are pretty sure the problem is that the fuel pump is not getting enough juice. We are planning to go over all the grounding points, and also look into installing a relay to power the pump directly from the battery. Hopefully we will have time to get some work done on the car soon. The good thing about living in Florida is that we can drive the car year round, so we don't need to be in a hurry, we can take our time and fix it right.

Were you able to take care of that slight oil leak on the right side?

 

Good to hear from you. Best part of Florida is the nice weather year round.
My old leak still needs to be looked at, its a drip here and there but totally drivable. I think its from the loose oil sender unit but have not had time to look into it yet. I'll get to it in a few weeks, we've been so busy this summer, its crazy.

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Jay,

I absolutely love the photo of the Mondials in front of Geno's!! What a great pic along with some others I saw for your event. Once again, I'm sorry I couldn't make it.

Congrats however, on putting on a fantastic event for such an under appreciated car!

Forza Jay (and the Goodman family) and Forza Ferrari!!

Bill P.

 

Robogeek and family, If you go to Mondipalooza in Texas and we are there we want you to be our park guide again. We had great time with you.

 

I would be happy to sponsor an event next year. I know it won't be as successful as the PA event- looks like many Mondial owners live on East region of US. I would hope there are some central or Western US Mondial owners out there. Lots to do in Austin, and we could schedule some road trips with Austin Ferrari and surrounding area club members.

Below are some proposed dates:

Week of March 10th (spring break)
Mid-Late June - last school day is June 6. I know this varies in other areas.
Open to fall time frame suggestions


There is a Texas Stars Hockey game on 3/12. Round Rock Express 2014 baseball schedule is not yet published (in case we wanted to do a sport event). There are many home baseball games in June/July. The Dell baseball stadium is also next door to Austin's famous Salt Lick BBQ.

Below are some corresponding websites.

The Salt Lick
The Official Site of The Round Rock Express | rrexpress.com Homepage
Texas Stars Hockey

Other things to consider off top of my head- road trip to Fredericksburg, State Capitol, Esther's Follies (local comedy club on 6th st), Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, LBJ Home/library, Schlitterbahn, Lake Austin boat cruise, iFly indoor skydiving, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Circuit of Americas, local shooting range, etc.

Let me know if there is an interest.

 

We were deeply touched by all the kind words.

Claude, we had a blast at the park with your family. We will gladly hang out at any park with you and the family.

Jay, you and your family were the ones that were TRULY inspirational. Your vision and attention to every detail made Mondipalooza so EPIC. There was so much love. It's good in your hood with your brood.

It was also great to see how the spouses and kids all became instant friends.

We also have to thank Mario who helped ignite the fireworks.

Chris, we hope to be there for Mondipalooza Texas 2014, however we won’t be able to make it after July 1. How about mid-June such as Father's Day Weekend 2014?

Monica

 

Found out today from davidj about this whole gig. Completely missed it. And I voted to start the Mondial forum on Fchat.... Shame on me. Had the time to swing it this year too. Looks like everyone had a mondi good time.

 

I'm having serious MondiPalooza withdrawal. It was too good, thanks again to the Goodmans !

C H E E R S

YouTube disabled the video on mobile platforms because of music copyrights, but it still works on a PC.
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Mike...what a great video. Great times with great people!

My oldest Jules was just talking about her memories there the other day.....

Hope your family, and you are doing well.

Dave

 

we both enjoyed watching again. What a fun event. 25% car 75% people. (maybe 20/80)

Thank you.

 

Hi, dear Mondial brother & sisters,

My sincere feelings are these - - though your heart races in anticipation of the future, You're advised to not include in that madness, the thought of doing a 2014 (Mondial) event. I say this because I believe It will dilute the uniqueness and "flair" of the event. (2) Every two years - or even less, in terms of frequency, keeps it from being a "club gathering". The benchmark has been set. Something so widespread, yet focused, needs to be (and must remain) special . Cars & coffee events ........ sure, we'll go to them weekend after weekend. But ------------ the "Palooza", Ahh, so different - and should remain "special" - and we wait for it to happen - - just my .02

Cheers, Hank

 

Awwwww. As we miss you too. So serene now and to think it was filled with Mondials and smiles just a few months ago.