The Official Bay Area Ferrari Owners Group (FOG) Rally & Breakfast

We are thrilled to announce that Taormina Imports has just become a Silver sponsor of the 2016 FOG Rally!

Taormina Imports offers specialized exotic car service for Ferrari, Lamborghini, and other exotic and classic cars, as well as custom motorcycles. They work with local, long distance, and international clients. Taormina Imports is a full-service preventive maintenance and auto repair center that performs high quality, guaranteed auto repairs in San Carlos California. With 25 years as a Ferrari and Lamborghini technician Ted Taormina founded Taormina Imports in December 2010. Taormina Imports is located in San Carlos, California just behind San Francisco Sports Cars, 191 Industrial Road, San Carlos, 94070, 650-622-9661.

Thank you Taormina Imports for your sponsorship support of the 2016 FOG Rally and Make-A-Wish, Greater Bay Area!
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nice F40's

 

Had a blast on Saturday, movie was excellent! Thanks for hosting a wonderful night!

 

It was foggy, the roads were a bit moist, but we had a great drive!

 

Awesome lineup, love the color on your 458 Need4Spd!

 

It was great. Is that me in the background?? Trying to catch up no doubt!

SV

 

As I mentioned to some, here is the Carbonio "no holes" front plate mount that I use on my car.

 

Nice pictures!

 

Newspress



Ferrari Owners Group (FOG) Aligns With Make-A-Wish® to Provide Hot Laps of Happiness for 11-Year-Old Arkansas Child

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2016 – While driving in a Ferrari may seem like a dream come true for many, the Ferrari Owner’s Group (FOG) in San Francisco is making sure such dreams can become reality – especially for one very special child. Thanks to the group’s effort to create the Ferrari Owners Charitable Foundation (FOCF) and its alignment with Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area, a multi-day Ferrari-inspired program will begin on April 8th, supporting 11-year-old Austin from Jacksonville, Ark., whose one true wish is to drive in a LaFerrari, the limited production hybrid sports car built by Italian sports car maker Ferrari. Austin, who suffers from Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, will live his dream at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and will be joined with his family by Make-A-Wish staff, the Ferrari Owners Group and Ferrari Silicon Valley, where he’ll be experiencing passenger seat time both on- and off-the-track.

The three-day program, prepared especially for Austin, will include Hot Laps at Sonoma Raceway during the Ferrari Challenge race weekend; a tour of the personal Ferrari collection of Art Zafiropoulo, owner of Ferrari Silicon Valley; street rides in a very special LaFerrari hybrid sports car; and a weekend stay at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel where Austin will be presented with a commemorative embroidered jacket from the FOG organization and will be meeting a number of FOG members and their coveted Ferrari cars.

The Bay Area FOG and its charitable FOCF organization have supported Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area for three years, raising more than $500,000 to date. On September 10, 2016, the Foundation will launch the 2016 Golden Gate Ferrari Festival in the civic heart of San Francisco. An estimated 400 Ferraris, many selected from the finest and rarest collections, will be on display at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza Park, where the streets encircling the Park will be shut down to allow for a truly exceptional event – with a goal of raising an additional $500,000 for Make-A-Wish.

For more information on either event, please contact [email protected].

About Make-A-Wish® Greater Bay Area:

Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. In 2016 Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area celebrates 32 years fulfilling magical wishes. During its first year of operation, in 1984, the chapter granted 27 wishes. Now one of the largest chapters nationwide, the Greater Bay Area grants over 370 wishes per year and has granted over 7,200 wishes to date. The chapter covers 17 Northern California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Marin, Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Siskiyou, Solano and Sonoma. The goal of Make-A-Wish is to grant a wish to every eligible child. Anyone can suggest a child for a wish. For more information or to refer a child for a wish, please call 415/982-9474 or visit www.SF.Wish.org.

About the Ferrari Owners Group

The Ferrari Owners Group (FOG) was founded in 2009 with a desire to share Ferrari ownership with fellow enthusiasts, while harnessing the spectacle of these vehicles to draw attention to and support for worthy charitable causes that support disadvantaged youth. In seven short years, the organization has grown to more than 400 members, held beyond 150 organized drives and collectively driven more than 1 million miles. In 2013, Ferrari Owners Group founded the Ferrari Owners Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, to further support its charitable endeavors. Through 20 major events, the organization has raised more than $750,000 for charitable causes. For more information or membership, view www.ferrariownersgroup.org.

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Here it is, the Golden Gate Ferrari Festival website. Owners can register their car beginning today and tickets are also available for general admission, VIP admission, and for the associated gala.

Golden Gate Ferrari Festival ? GGFF

 

Great Job Joe on being such a positive force for the Local Ferrari community. Your press release was great.

Cheers

 

Know that your hard work and the work of all involved is greatly appreciated. We will be registering ASAP! Thanks for all you do and are doing!!

 

Cool! Wish there was an exhibitor package that included the VIP tent.

 

Make-a-Wish kid, Austin, prepares for hot laps with Ferrari Challenge race driver, Jeff Westphal. Sonoma Raceway, April 9, 2016.
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Austin receives FOG jacket at Hilton Hotel Financial District, San Francisco as his family and FOGers look on
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Austin poses with collector and La Ferrari owner, David Lee
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Women of FOG cut loose at the post-Challenge FOG party
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Austin gets hot laps in 458 Challenge car with MHP at the wheel
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Austin receives custom FOG jacket at Hilton Financial District
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Austin receives model Ferraris from FOGer K-man
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Austin chats with Challenge driver, Matt Keegan
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Austin and family get garage tour from Challenge driver Geoff Palermo
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JK
Thank you for sharing these photos. They are really all amazing pictures. Austin was such a great, sweet and caring little man.
thank you

 

Make-A-Wish grants Arkansas boy a weekend in Sonoma to drive in a exotic Ferrari | KRON4.com

 

FOG member and Ferrari Challenge Racer, Matt Keegan, is profiled in FNA Challenge piece at Sonoma Raceway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pQYNEZepxM&feature=em-uploademail