Scuderia Southwest #41

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FUN TIME!

Scuderia SW hosts The Motorsports Gathering at Gainey Ranch as well as drives, track days and dinners. The non-car club, car club... SSW. No drama! No meetings! No egos! Just fun with cars!

No Dues! No Drama! Just Fun with Cars!

The Exotic Car Club for Enthusiasts, by Enthusiasts

Scuderia SW 3/14/14

I've been a bit busy this past month, so we've got some catching up to do.

This month's Motorsports Gathering was a bit of a wash out. But never fear, we can get our car 'fix' at the annual Windgate Festival of Speed charity show on the 22nd. As usual the Suspects have secured some very special cars, so mark the date. This year's charity is the Ronald McDonald House.

The FOC got to visit a very special garage. Check out the details below.

We've got a video of a first drive in the McLaren P1. Wow!

It's F1 time again, and Australia is first on the list. With new rules, cars and engines, it should be fun.

Finally, if you remember, a few weeks ago, a little guy named Reggi was needing a new home. Thanks to Ferrari tech extrodinaire, Bill Borum, Regg has a forever home.

With that, enjoy the newsletter.

See you soon.

Ciao...

Dino

The Windgate Festival of Speed

It's that time of year again! The Windgate Festival of Speed annual charity car show on the lawn at Windgate Ranch. This year proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald House.

With the generosity of the car community, the 'Usual Suspects' put together
a memorable group of classics and exotics that keeps the enthusiasm on a boil! This year promises even more excitement, with some very special cars already committed.

Since this month's Motorsports Gathering was a wash out, we can all get a double espresso shot of exotica. Here are some images from Windgate's past.

EVENT: The Windgate Festival of Speed
Date: 3/22/14
Location: Windgate Ranch
18570 N Thompson Peak Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Time: Registration and car placement 8:00am-9am.
Show from 9am-1pm

Cost: $35/car donation, includes lunch. No pre-registration required
Cash or check made payable to Ronald McDonald House

Supercar Pre-Review

McLaren P1

Video Preview

McLaren P1: Flames, drifts and an unforgettable noise | evo REVIEW

The boys at EVO drive the fabulous P1...... 'Nuff said!

Courtesy of EVO

Bud's Garage Tour

The Ferrari Owner's Club was treated to lunch at Bud Folkewitz's garage. There was some heavy iron outside, but the serious metal was concealed in a quiet office complex in North Scottsdale.... otherwise known as Bud's Garage. Here are some highlights.

Images courtesy of Carlo Rao and Brian Sullivan

Formula 1

It's time for a new F1 season. This weekend the boys are in Australia. There are new rules, new engines and a new look. I'm personally not convinced of the look and the sound, but it is F1 after all!

Rosberg tops times in final practice in AustraliaMercedes driver Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets in final practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday as rain, gusty winds and reliability problems dominated an eventful session.

The German lapped the Albert Park circuit in one minute 29.375 seconds, well ahead of McClaren'sJenson Button by 1.391 seconds on a warm day in Melbourne.

With teams still grappling with the new turbopowered hybrid engines, a light downpour 10 minutes into the session added another layer of complexity, and a number of drivers careened off the bumpy street circuit and ploughed through gravel and grass.

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso was third fastest, with Lewis Hamilton, who topped the second free practice on Friday, fourth in his Mercedes.

Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion, was held up in the garage with a radio problem for much of the session, but emerged to post the seventh fastest lap for Ferrari.

It was a difficult session for reigning quadruple champion Sebastian Vettel, who oversteered, skidded over the grass and complained of acceleration problems as he pushed for a faster time on the soft tyres late in the session.

"Horrible. The car doesn't accelerate," the Red Bull driver barked over the team radio.

After being unable to post a lap time in either of Friday's sessions due to reliability problems, Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado finally managed to get on the timesheets after being told to be wary of a brake problem.

He was 18th out of 19 drivers who recorded times, however.

His team mate Romain Grosjean was not so fortunate, and headed back to pit lane, exclaiming "unbelievable!" on his team radio after experiencing engine problems on his installation lap.

Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez was also unable to post a lap time, and rolled slowly back to pit after experiencing a gear-box problem.

The Williams team's relatively trouble-free start to the season came to an end as Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas was unable to leave the garage.

Japan's Kamui Kobayashi finally consummated his F1 return with a run for Caterham, finishing 16th fastest.

Race: Australian GP

Date: 3/16/14

F1 has the best Grid Girls

Fridays at Nicantoni's!

One of my favorite NY pizza (Is there any other kind) joints is in Gilbert, and owner Vic is a car guy. He just let me in on a little secret. Every 4th Friday night he hosts a car show! I can't think of a better reason to head out to the East Valley for some great pizza and fun with cars.

EVENT: 4th Friday Car Show
Date: 2/28/14
Time: 5pm-10pm

Hi! I'm Reggi

Well.... in the last newsletter I was featured and was looking for a 'forever home'. Within 24 hour I found a new home with lots of new friends. My new Dad's name is Bill. Thank you very much for adopting me.

That's right! Little Reggi found a great home. Much thanks goes out to Bill Borum and his family for taking care of their new little friend.

That's our newsletter for the week. We will be putting these together several times per month. Expect events like these, as well as socials.

I hope to see you at an event soon...

Ciao...

Dino