The Alfasud Register

Well, what a soggy, muddy National Alfa Day it turned out to be at Weston Park!  Nevertheless the Alfisti were out in force despite the grotty weather and there were a dozen or so Suds in the Sud area, most of which were 'regulars' . A notable addition was the first appearance of Mike Covill's'bimotore' creation.  This was originally a TiX but now has two 164 3 litre V6 motors fore and aft. Only the front one operational at present! See pictures in Gallery.

Amazingly they managed to complete the Concours and I am pleased to report that the Alfasud Class was won by Mark Mason from Merseyside with his 1982 Nero SC 5 Door.  Well done Mark!

The gods smiled on Renishaw Hall and the weather was fine - just a half-hearted shower at lunch time.  There were 139 Alfas including no less than 22 of our beloved Suds - must have been the largest gathering in years!  All parked in 'pole position' in front of the hall, in honour of their status as 'featured model of the day'.  I collected 9 more registrations and took some pics for the galleries.   Among the outstanding examples which took the eye were Peter Robinson's Sprint Veloce which deservedly won the Sud Class by popular vote, Jonathan Trinder's fabulous 1.2 Ti, Dave Armstrong's splendid Ti GC, Martin Winham's increasingly rare 1.3 Sprint, Miles Clynch's striking yellow 1.5 Ti, Jonathan Gibson's similar car in an unusual brown shade (AR834) and Mick Covill's amazing twin V6 creation which started life as a TiX and now resplendant in Alitalia livery.  Great cars and great company, what more could a Sud enthusiast wish for!  Well done Colin and the AROC Yorkshire Section for a well organised and highly enjoyable event!

The usual large gathering of Italian motors with about 70 Ferraris, 50 Maseratis (their concours day), many Fiats (including the cute new 500), sundry Lancias and 150 Alfas but my spies tell me that they cannot recall a single Sud.   Surely there must have been!!