Morton Arboretum Fall Foliage Drive Sunday 10/24

My car is still in a bunch of pieces so I'm out...

 

Well,our Drive was great. The Brunch was great,(As always at Mack's. The Food there is fantastic. You MUST Try them for Dinner sometime... )And,the Weather was absolutely Unbelievable!!!! What a Day!!! And,it was really Great to see everyone. And,meet their "Better Halves"... And,lets not forget the Cars...The Beautiful Cars.... Hope that everyone made it Home safely.

And,we got to the Morton Arboretum just in Time. There wasn't much of a line to get in when we got there. But,when we left,the line was waaaay down IL.53. (And,after this,I KNOW that our Cars CAN handle a Parade.. )

Unfortunately,most of the Parking Lots were filled,so we couldn't really "Map Out" what we wanted to see. And,I brought along a bottle of White Zinfindel that I forgot about.... Oh Well...next time...
But,we were able to Park along the Roadways and take some really Cool pictures. I also got some Video. We were able to see everything,though. A really nice place. It's Beautiful there all year 'round,really.

Steve B. We saw you as we were coming in. They had "No Parking" signs along where we saw you. But,we drove on a little further where we could pull over and Park,and waited for a little while to see if you were able to turn around and join us. Would have liked to have met you,And checked out your Car! Dave B.was with us in his Grigio 308. But,he also owns a 512BB.

Well,we have yet Another Drive Planned for Next Saturday,if you,and anyone else want to join us. We really do have alot of Fun on these Drives. And,it's always nice to Drive along with other Ferrari Owners,Enthusiasts,or Car Lovers. This Drive thats planned for next Saturday is really a good one..(well,they all are,as far as I'm concerned... ) Some "Spirited Driving" is Planned for some Old,Wide Open Country Roads,along with some Beautiful Scenery....You won't want to miss it.....

 

Frank,

Yes, that was me in my 365BB. My wife and I could not make the brunch today but we decided to visit the Arboretum and hoped that we could catch up with you. After about 40 minutes of snaking through those roads at slow speeds, my car was heating up and I needed to get some air flowing through the radiator quickly, so I hit the road. Weather permitting, I definitely want to participate on the Starved Rock drive, at least on the way down. My parents live in that direction, about another 40 miles down the road, so I may use it as an opportunity to visit them and return on Sunday. I would really like to meet you guys and I will make it happen. Cheers,

Steve Biagini

 

Dave,

I also look forward to meeting you and comparing notes on Boxers and any other Ferraris we have been lucky enough to own and/or drive. Maybe at the Starved Rock drive? You have a black 512BBi, right? Fantastic car! I took some pictures of my Boxer on Sunday and I will try posting them tonight.

Steve

 

Yes,the Drive next Saturday will be mostly high speed. To keep the Cars happy....

 

Sorry I missed you all and the drive.. I was working overtime in the garage trying to get something back together on the red car. At about 7 am I thought I'd sit a few minutes before going in to get cleaned up for the drive and I ended up nodding off in the garage.... Haley came out to there and scared the heck out of me.. lol.. knocked on the door at about 11 and I jerked awake in the drivers seat and for a second I thought I had fallen asleep driving...
Hopefully I'll get some rest this week and be able to make the upcoming drive
Chelle

 

Hmmm, I tried to post some pictures of my Boxer, taken on the same day as the Arboretum drive, but I am getting an error message regarding excessive file size. Any help for the technically challenged?

 

As in Highway driving...No slow rolling like at the Arboretum. My car was a little bit Hot,but,not bad at all. It made it through with flying colors. Now I know for sure that it can handle a Parade or slow rolling event like that.

It certainly was happy,though,once we pulled out of there and got on IL.HWY.53,and then IL.HWY.56.

 

Beautiful pictures, Dave. When I reduce the size on my pictures and upload I am losing clarity. There must be a command that I am missing or limitations i my software?. I can E-mail them to you.

 

Dave,

I don't know how to attach the photos to this F-Chat message. It is easier for me to E-mail them directly from my photo software. PM me with your E-mail address and I can send them over.

Steve

 

It took me awhile to figure out how to get pix to post. I realized that I had to Reduce them in size,under 640X640 megapix,at least...sometimes even smaller. (But,they come out bigger when you post them.) Then,"Save" them like that. Then when you scroll down,below where you are originating your post. You will see "Manage Attachments". Click on that. Then,open up and Browse for the Picture that you are looking for. Upload it. And,it should go. Then, Submit Reply.

 

Thanks, Frank, I will try again tonight.

 

OK, here are the photos that I took of my Boxer on the day of the Arboretum drive.
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Beautiful,Steve! I hope that we can check out that Baby up close sometime...Hopefully this Saturday...?... And,we'll certainly have plenty more cool Photo Ops. I was also making a Video,and will bring my Video Camera along Saturday.


Dave B...and what is that on your Dash Pod...?... Certainly not needed at the Arboretum,thats for sure....

 

This Saturday....

 

Nice car and shots Steve! Do me a favor please: Turn off the date in the cam.

 

Unless the weather turns nasty, I will be on the Saturday Starved Rock drive with the Boxer. I look forward to meeting you guys (and gals?) in person. I do need to figure out how to turn off the date stamp on the digital camera. I am still one step behind on the technology front but I will get it figured out.

 

Here are a couple pics I took at the restaurant before the drive. (It's been a busy week; I just got around to re-sizing them.)

Possibly a soon-to-be-rare sighting: who knows how often we will see Dave's 308, once he gets his 512BB put back together?
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