The Weather Gods shined on the Hudson Valley Chapter for the inaugural Cavallini e Cafe event of 2024 on April 7 at Eastdale in Poughkeepsie, NY. There were some great cars in attendance ranging from a 1983 512 BBi to a 2023 812 GTS. We had new club members attend along with a potential member…
Great article in the most recent issue of Forza magazine no. 212. Our very own Empire State Region-LI Chapter member, Frank Caponi, was awarded the mother of all FCA awards…. the CoppaGT at the annual meet in Mont Tremblant in 2022. In order to receive this aware, you first have to earn a Platino award…
In 2024 the Hudson Valley Chapter will be holding two Cavallini e Caffe (Horses and Coffee) events each month from April to November at 9 AM. The first Sunday of each month we will be at Eastdale which is located on Rt 44 just 7 miles west of the Rt 44/Taconic State Parkway exit. It’s an easy…
The Hudson Valley Chapter closed out 2023 with a truly exciting event. At the end of December, the Chapter, in conjunction with the recently formed Hudson Valley Chapter of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, arranged a special viewing of the recently released film “Ferrari” at the Bedford Playhouse in Bedford, NY. Prior to the viewing…
Ferrari of Long Island had a ”Ferrari” movie viewing night sponsored by Ferrari Of Long Island. We rented out an entire theater, and Ferrari of Long Island picked up the bill, and provided popcorn and soda for everyone! We are so thankful to have our ongoing sponsorship with Ferrari of Long Island!
On Sunday December 3rd, the Long Island Chapter held our annual Holiday Party and it was recorded as largest turnout in our history. With almost 120 guests, we filled the ballroom at the Muttontown Country Club on Long Island’s beautiful Gold Coast. This year’s party was an absolute success with DJ Glen keeping the party going…
Members of the Hudson Valley Chapter – Empire State Region met at Saltaire Oyster Bar and Fish House in Port Chester, NY on December 3, 2023, for their annual Holiday Dinner. As in previous years, this dinner was a charity event where the Chapter supports and U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program. Each…
Everyone save the dates for our upcoming 2024 track events ! We have locked in our 3 event dates and are looking forward to seeing you on the track!
Corning Police estimated between 5-7000 people attended.
Members of the Empire State and New England Regions toured the North America Motorcarfacilities on Saturday, July 29. Many individuals opted to come directly to the site and there were a fewwho participated in a mini caravan from Westchester County NY. North America Motorcar “is thepremier destination for auto enthusiasts in the Northeast” according to…
Mike Bass My love of Ferrari started when I was about 7 or 8 years old. My grandfather lived near Shelton Ferrari, which has since become Ferrari of Ft. Lauderdale. Whenever we went to visit him, my grandfather and my dad would take me there to look in the window. I had thought that they…
On May 21st over 20 Club member took their Ferrari’s on a rally to Eastern Long Island for a Trap shooting event. After a light breakfast we broke everyone into groups of 4 and with shotguns in hand moved through over 20 stations. The weather turned out to be perfect and we spent about 2…
We had some fantastic weather down south at the F1 Miami Grand Prix! Below are some pictures of several of our members that took the trip!
Our Very Own Regional Director: Steve Morea Ever since I first saw Magnum PI with Tom Sellek back in the early 80’s, I fell in love with the Ferrari 308 GTS. That car was hot!!! It has also been in many movies of the period like National Lampoon’s Vacation, Cannonball Run and several others. It…
Thanh Trinh A family affair…. Ironically, it all started in the depths of the winter 10 years ago in 2013 when I convinced my wife that it was the right time for us to realize one of my life long dreams of owning a vehicle adorned with the prancing horse. You see, if you knew…
On March 12th over 30 members rallied east to Top Golf in Holtsville for a fun filled afternoon of target golf, lunch and laughs. The morning started at our usual Bagels and Ferraris, and then all those participating in golf took 30 Ferraris for a beautiful drive to Top Golf. When we arrived we were…
LI Chapter held our annual go karting event on Sunday February 26 held at RPM Raceway in Farmingdale, NY. All 20 spots were filled up in 3 days. We had an absolute blast with some real competive racing in two groups. Congrats to group A winners – First place: Eric Forgione Second place:…
Over 100 guests filled the Wide World Ferrari showroom on March 5 for the opening of the F1 season. The Bahrain Gran Prix was broadcast on Wide World’s massive TV screen such that we had the sense we were actually there. It was larger than life. Wide World had provided a variety of food vendor…
My name is Achilles Katsougrakis, and I was born and raised in a small village out side of Sparta Greece. As a young kid, I used to spend countless hours with my Dad and my brother every summer watching the rally of the Acropolis that used to come thru our village until the wee hours…
As the end of our track season comes to an end, we have a wonderful fall Lime Rock weekend ahead October 7th and 8th. For all of those that are attending we cannot wait to see you out on the track ! For anyone else that would like to take a drive up to see…
Looking forward to another year at Watkins Glen on Labor Day Weekend. If you’d like to join us for track days, the flyers are attached below. If you have any further questions, please reach out to Bob Coates at rc@parawire.com.
Below are attached flyers for the event. If you have any further questions please reach out to Bob Coates at rc@parawire.com.
Empire State Region – Hudson Valley Chapter Dyson Racing Following the monthly Cavallini e Caffe at the Eastdale development, the EmpireState Region’s Hudson Valley Chapter toured the facilities of Dyson Racing in Poughkeepsie, NY on June 5, 2022. Dyson is the premier sports car racing team in IMSA Trans Am today, and has a long…
Our past Watkins Glen Spring track event had a unique aspect that no other track event we have done before has had. We had a run group of only women on the track and we are looking for even more participation for our following events this year. It was a ton of fun getting to…
LI Chapter was invited to attend a viewing of the Bahrain Grand Prix at a new sales/service/storage shop in Port Washington called Scuderia 110. We had around 20 cars, and 30 people in attendance. Thank you to the hosts John and Sophia Kang for providing a great brunch for all of our members. Having a Ferrari…
We are very excited to announce our Summer track days for this June 2022! If you are paying for the event via PayPal, please specify that the payment is for “FAMILY and FRIENDS,” as it is not for an exchange of goods. If you have any questions about registration, or where you will need to…
Want to buy or sell anything Ferrari-related? Introducing our new Classified Section! If you would like to list something for sale or a want ad, please contact us for details and we’ll put up the listing for you. Thank you!