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A Publication of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club
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January 200522 1
Alfi tsi Of The Year Phil and Kathleen Edwards
Kathleen and Phil proudly displaying their well deserved award. Thanks for all of your hard
work the NWARC wouldn’t be the same without you two.
24 Hours of Daytona
Project 75GTA Update
The Year In Pictures
By Dave Emmerson
Ferrari ChallengeKarting With A Twist
January 29, 2005By Dave Kingstone
The Northwest Alfa Club cre-ated the Alfi sti of the Year award to recognize the individual or couple from the general membership who most exemplifi es the spirit of the club.
This year we take pride in honoring Kathleen and Phil Edwards as Alfi sti of the year for 2004. Over the years the Alfa Club’s competi-tion program has graduated many members to SOVREN and other racing programs. With Kathleen and Phil, we fi nally got someone back. Several years ago the competition committee, fl ush with cash after a successful year, decided to solve one of SOVREN’s problems by purchas-ing their old timing equipment. For most of a season, the equipment sat around as we didn’t have anyone to put the time and energy into run-ning it. Then Kathleen and Phil came along and bailed us out. For the past several years they’ve been at virtually every track event. And not just running timing. Kathleen runs registration and Phil takes a turn as track master. And it’s not just competition. Kathleen put major effort into this year’s silent auction. And they’re not done. Cur-rently both Kathleen and Phil are involved in several Potlatch jobs.
Alfa Club events happen because of the efforts of folks like Kathleen and Phil. Any money we collect barely covers our cost. Without Kathleen and Phil and all the other people who help, there would be no NW Alfa Club. We depend on people step-ping forward, and it’s an honor for us as a club to be able to recognize Kathleen and Phil Edwards as Alfi sti of the Year 2004.
The NW Ferrari Club has thrown down the gauntlet to NWARC and invited us to lock horns with them in a challenge to see which Italian marque has the smart-est, nimblest and fastest drivers.
If you haven’t been out with the Club for a karting event, you don’t know what you’re missing. We’re talking neck and neck racing that is both safe and terrifi c fun! Something a little different, at least for NWARC participants, is that we’ll be using the latest electric go-karts, so they are fast, quiet, and don’t have that sickening exhaust smell that some tracks have. This year’s event will be held at the Champs Karting track in Seattle.
The event starts at 11:00am, and each driver will be entered into three heats. Based on these heats, the top four drivers from each of the Alfa & Ferrari Clubs will go forward to a “grand prix” style fi nal race. Let’s see who has the “best driver” for bragging rights!! At least we are using go-karts, and not our usual Italian steeds, so neither side should have a DNF (did not fi nish)! We encourage you to bring along a friend or family member to share in the fun.
So what does all this fun and grip-ping race action cost? The entry fee is $53 – but wait, there’s more… included will be “bottom-less” soft drinks, free tokens to play some of the video games between heats, and an opportunity to participate in the Ferrari raffl e of “parting gifts”.
So save a few $$$ for after Christ-mas fun, and come out and race for our Club.
Pre-payment is required for this
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The Iniezione is the monthly newsletter of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club, a non-profit organization of Alfa Romeo enthusiasts. NWARC is a regional chapter of the national Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC). Chapter meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month except December. Membership dues are $63 per year, which includes subscriptions to the Iniezione and the national publication, Alfa Owner. For informa-tion about joining the club, contact the membership director, whose name appears on this page. Deadline for the submission of articles or classified ads is the third Friday of the month prior to the issue month. Opinions expressed in the Iniezione are those of the author and do not necessar-ily reflect those of the club. Publication of articles describing technical procedures does not constitute an endorsement by the club, its officers, or AROC. It is the responsibility of the person performing any procedure to accept all consequences of his or her actions.
Italian Car Club of British ColumbiaFritz Duernberger 604.988.7904
Technical EditorWes Ingram309 S. Cloverdale St #D-5Seattle Wa 98108 [email protected]
Production EditorFred [email protected]
EditorBrian Jones21208 50th Ave W Mountlake Terrace, WA [email protected]
Activities Dave Kingstone14614 72nd Place NE Kenmore, WA 98028 [email protected]
CompetitionHerb Sanborn900 South 10th St.Mt. Vernon, WA [email protected]
WebmasterKim Christiansen [email protected]
Secretary Patrick Hood5927 41st Avenue SWSeattle, WA [email protected]
TreasurerRon CalkinsPO Box 33512Seattle Wa [email protected]
PresidentFred Wright312 211th Place SE Sammamish, WA [email protected]
Vice -PresidentJohn van Rensburg17917 Bothell-Everett Hwy #102Bothell, WA 98012425.941.4747 [email protected]
Board Memebers
Club Laisons
Membership Harry Reed 8111 184th St SW Edmonds, WA [email protected]
Iniezione Staff
Commitee Directors
Alfa Romeo Owners Club of OregonDan Sommers 503.649.6735
Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts(SOVREN)Steve Scheaffer 206.6789.9317
www.nwalfaclub.com
Alfafredly’s RamblingWelcome to the New Year 2005! Time for resolutions, time for changes – tiime
now for the most amazing year in NWARC history as we prepare to host the 2005 National Alfa Romeo Convention here, July 28th – 31st.
The slogan or tag line for Alfa Potlatch 2005 is “Share the Experience”. What exactly do we mean when we say that to alfisti across the nation? I believe we all know in our hearts what it means, but let’s explore together for a moment. The idea of a Pot-latch is to share with others the wealth of labors, our land, our resource, and ourselves for one big party. We have so much to offer and this convention is all about us giving of our time, ideas, cars and experiences to ensure that our guests go home saying “ that was the most fun I ever had at an Alfa convention”. You might be saying, “Well that’s a pretty big goal”, but I must ask why we would do anything else.
Do we all not agree that this is the best and strongest group of Alfisti in the USA? I do! Do we not all believe that we live in one of the most beautiful places in the USA? I do! Didn’t we all support the decision to host this convention here just a few short years ago when we made the bid? Why of course we did.
So now it is time to make it happen. The planning becomes doing; the hours of work get more intense as we start to hit the deadlines in our plan. And the need for us all to play a role in putting on this party is critical.
What role will you play in our Potlatch? If you’re already involved, I thank you in advance. If you don’t have a role or a part to play, then you need to step up and get one! We need every member of this club involved to make our Potlatch the success we expect. Call or email Gordy or me. [email protected] Do it now – make the decision to have some fun, and remember – giving is always more rewarding than receiving.
I look forward to the ride!Happy New Year!Cheers,FREDPS Let’s make sure we show the Ferrari boys on the 29th who knows how to handle
the curves at Tracks. We all know Alfa owners are the better drivers!
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Next MeetingUp Coming Events
Welcome New Members!
We extend a hearty welcome to the following enthusiastic folks who’ve joined the NWARC recently:Afaben Griffin, LaConner
Jon Shirely, Medina
William & Carole Cote, Redmond, 1964 2000 Spider, 1984 GTV6
Dr. David Finnigan, Bellingham
Kim Lew, Redmond
Adrian Nelsen, Edgewood, GTV 2000
Pete Peterson Spokane, Giulietta Spider, 1977 Alfetta
Ken & May Portz, Seattle, 1977 Spider
Fred Schueddekopp, Bellingham 1995 164Q
Glad to have you with us! We look forward to seeing you at events whenever you can make it.
JAN 29 FERRARI CHALLENGEWe’ve been challenged to a kart race. 11:00 am at Champs on 6th Ave South. Dave Kingstone, at 425.869. 3775, [email protected]
FEB 5 24HRS OF DAYTONAJoin Steve Schaeffer and the rest of the NWARC to watch the race at Bison Creek Pizza in Burien. Race starts at 9:00am. 206.244.8825
FEB 12 DRIVERS SCHOOL If you plan on doing any lap-ping days for the first time this is highly recommended. Bremerton Raceway
FEB 26 PERFORMANCE SCHOOLA great follow up to the Driver’s school. The performance school is more track focused instruction. Bremerton Raceway.
Is there an event that should be on this list? Please contact Dave Kingstone.
APR 23 TULIP RALLYE TOURTip-toe through the tulips with the MG Club for the day. [email protected]
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
Lombardi’s Cucina695 NW Gilamn Boulevard, Issaquah
425.391.9097Food: 6:30
Meeting: 7:30
Join us for the January general meeting Tuesday the 11th at Lombardi’s in Issaquah. Our guest and friend Don Kitch will bring the exciting story of this year’s Team Seattle effort. It is always fun to hear about the work that Don and the team have done to prepare for the 24 hours of Daytona. This year the team is running Porsches again and the level of support is very strong. It will be a great year for our team. Join us for drinks at 6:30, dinner at 7 with the presentation to follow.
Fred Wright
What is your occupation?I work as a Traffic Operations Supervisor for Snohomish County
What Alfas have you owned? Other Ital-ian vehicles?I bought my first ALFA (a champagne metallic 1987 Spider Veloce) in 1996. In a moment of weakness in 2000, I sold it to a Seattleite who never joined NWARC. I have been impatiently ALFA-less until this spring when I bought my green 1974 Spider.
Why Alfa Romeo?Why not? ALFA builds excitement, right? Oops, I guess that is Pontiac. Pontiac??Seriously, who could resist the sound, the mystique, and the timeless beauty of the design?
When and how did you first discover Alfa Romeo?Believe it or not, it was 1954 when I first saw ALFAs race at Watkins Glen. My dad worked corners at SCCA races back then and we kids got dragged (!) along. In 1957, while encamped next to Bob Grossman’s pit at Virginia International Raceway, my older brother and I handed tools to the mechanic during late night work sessions. I am still envious of my brother who got an impromptu Italian Tune Up ride through the Virginia hills at midnight.
How long have you been a member of the NWARC or other Alfa clubs?
I joined NWARC just before I bought my first Spider. I liked the people and thought I might get insider information about a nice car by hanging around with the club.
Do you have any Alfa horror stories?Yes.
What has been your most memorable Alfa Romeo related moment?I forget.
Anything else you would like to hare about yourself?I’m single, rich, and good-looking. Do you know any similar babes?
NWARC Member ProfileGordy Hyde
event. Please send your check for $53 per person to Gary Reed no later than Jan 20th. Checks should be made out to NWRFCA and mailed to Gary Reed, 249 South 172nd Place, Seattle, WA 98148. To make a PayPal payment, please refer-ence the club’s account using the email address: [email protected].
Questions? Feel free to contact Dave Handa, NWRFCA, at 206-283-3329 or (preferably) [email protected], or Dave Kingstone, NWARC, at 425-869-3775 or [email protected]
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The 2004 Alfa Club Holiday GalaThis year’s event was a huge success especially due to the
auction donors and sponsors. Thank you, Jane Emerson, Gala coordinator
AUCTION DONORS and SPONSORSPaul Affolter Tony Schmid, AJS DesignAlfa of Tacoma, LTD Armadillo Racing EnterprisesBooks4cars Café Velocetk chocolates, Tom Callahan Kim ChristiansenEastside Subaru Phil & Kathleen EdwardsDave & Jane Emerson Group 2, Joe English
Joe & Lynn Faherty Griot’s GarageBarb & Steve Harrold Pat HoodMary HoumannGordy HydeWes Ingram Brian JonesDave KingstoneGreg MillerNWARCNWARC Corsa CommitteeProFormance Racing School, Don Kitch
Gary & Cheryl PiraOctavian and Roseann PopaBen Howe, Ralli-RoundLTDLauren & Anne Rice Speedware MotorsportsStarke Shelby, NW Insurance Center, Inc. SykartJohn van RensburgFred WrightRita Ingram, Prudential NW RealtyWes Ingram, Ingram Enterprises
Clockwise from the top left:
Two very busy auction tables. This year there were over 50 items up for auction.
The birthplace of Boeing.
The Taylor Aerocar .
The Concord and Airforce One.
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February 5th, 2005, marks Team Seattle’s ninth consecutive start in the 24 Hours of Daytona. In the process, they have raised over 1.5 million dollars for Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Care Center.
This year, in conjunction with Bison Creek Pizza, NWARC is host-ing a viewing party and live inter-view. SPEED will cover the race live starting at 9:00 a.m. and Bison Creek will be open for the start.
Later in the afternoon, Steve Schaffer will again host an interview with team manager Doc Doolittle, live from Daytona Speedway. Doc will field direct questions from attendees.
All attendees who pledge towards the effort will be eligible for a drawing for
Team Seattle, 24 Hours of DaytonaWatch The Race, Help Childrens Hospital
By Doc Doolittle a gift certificate from Bison Creek Pizza. Every penny of every pledge goes straight to the hospital.
This event is sure to be a fun hap-pening and a great way to show your support for Children’s Hospital and Team
Seattle.DATE: FEB. 5th 2005TIME: 9:00 a.m. tillPLACE: BISON CREEK PIZZA
630 SW 153rd Burien WA. 206 244-8825
For more information please visit our website at www.teamseattle.comHospital Coordinator, Barb Koler at 206-987-4877 Email: [email protected]
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Alfa Romeo developed its 2.5 Litre, V6, 12 valve (part overhead cam and part push-rod) aluminium engine in the early eighties to breathe new life into the “Alfetta” GTV 2000 models. Could they possibly have envisioned that 20+ years of “evoluzione” later, this motor would retain the same basic block castings and see life as a production 3.7 Litre, 24 valve, 4 over-head camshaft beast? Maybe not.
Then again, a consortium of men with vision within the factory, as well as the local racing circles in South Africa, saw fit to approach Alfa Romeo–Italy during the mid-eighties and demand pen-ance! You see, the 2.5 Litre GTV6 cars (such as the likes of the Dawie de Villiers Glenwood racers) were giving the 3.5 Litre, in-line 6 cylinder BMWs a right run for their money in the extremely popular Wesbank series! These “men of vision” understood that if they were to retain their presence on the podium, something had to be done fast.
Fast it was! The factory gave
its blessing and the enthusiastic South Africans developed and homologated 200 GTV6 3.0 Litre cars with 3 twin-choke
Dellorto down-draught carburetors! While none of these beauties were ever officially exported, that same 3.0 12 valve motor
became the basis for broad use in the fuel injected L-Jet Milano/75 cars. The 3.0 eventually found its way into Motronic
164 models, virtually unchanged from that core developed in the early eighties! The mid-nineties saw the same 3.0 block
dressed with a marvelous set of 24 valve, 4-cam aluminium heads, and the newest models today include 24 valve 2.5, 3.0 and 3.2 Litre options, as well as a 330 horse-power Autodelta 3.7 Litre version!
Ideas about this 75 GTA project started with fleeting thoughts of stuffing one of these later 164 version, 24 valve 3.0 Litre engines in the nose of a Spider, but it must have been Wes Ingram’s simple question of “Why?” that brought me to my senses. (I was actually fortunate enough to autocross a 24 valve converted V6 Spider up in Canada last year – Wow, what a car!)
However, once I set my sights on a Milano as the bride of Frankenstein, the engine became my main focus as I learned that 24 valve Milano and GTV6 conversions have already been performed successfully. Naturally, I wanted more! My search brought me back full circle to one of those “men of vision.” Little did I know that Dawie de Villiers would change my vision as well.
South Africa enjoys a full line-up of the current 147, 156 and 166 series cars – each “home” to current “new genera-tion” 24 valve iterations. Dawie enlight-ened me as to the nuances of the improved
75 GTA PROJECT UPDATEThis is what happens when you put 350 horsepower in a 2500 pound car!
By John van Rensburg
The 156 generation blocks have a redesigned timing belt. Since the oil pump drive has been
moved to the crank the belt is routed much tighter than on the 24V 164.
The block as been slightly machined to make room for the new liners. These liners come
from a Ford turbo diesel truck engine.
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(tighter-path) timing belt setups of the current engines, along with the new chain-
driven (off of the crank), higher-flow oil pump setups and a few other improve-ments! At the core, though, this is still that same 25 year-old block, only now with oil squirters in the bottom. This is where the similarities end.
For the conversion, Dawie has the head-studs removed and the crank mains line-bored for a perfect fit with the 78mm stroke, nitrated, GTA crankshaft (good for a 200 cubic centimeter bump in displace-ment over the 3.0). The block is also bored to receive specialty liners pillaged from the latest turbo-diesel truck design, running upwards of 45 pounds per square inch of pressure through them. Ample. The pistons for the conversion are 100mm bore, forged aluminum alloy units from Ross racing in California (good for an additional 500 cc gain over the 6 stock 93mm pistons). For the connecting rods, Dawie utilizes new GTA units, shot-peened for added durability. Rings are special units out of Total Seal in Arizona and special bearings round out the sub-assembly.
Dawie was one of the earliest pur-veyors of a special steel ring head gasket-insert to aid in the durability of engines with a tendency to “puke” their head-gaskets. This engine receives that same turbo-spec detail. The heads receive 2mm over-sized, German racing valves (sorry, Mr. Romeo) as well as mild, but effective, 9.5mm lift, billet camshafts with 272 º of duration. The beauty of these cams is
that they reach peak power at 6,200 rpm and then hold that power all the way up to
7,000 rpm! The engine rev-limit is set at 7,250, as we wanted to retain street-ability and, with it, the hydraulic lifters. The conversion, however, utilizes lighter, firmer resistance GTA lifters.
Heads are fully ported on the intake as well as on the exhaust side, and induc-tion is treated to
a special (never before used) aluminum dual-plenum and 6 intake runner setup – feeding 6 INDIVIDUAL THROTTLE
BODIES (again masterfully integrated into thicker billet head-adapters) con-nected 3-to-a-side on a solid brass shaft and connected via a set of gears at the back of the engine. There are six red, high-flow GTA injectors keeping those 6 ITBs happy!
Along with custom, ceramic-coated 46mm headers, ignition and fuel are controlled
by a fully programmable stand-alone engine management system from GoTech. Lap-top fuel curves were pre-loaded for both engines, which were individually dynometer-tuned installed in a GTV6 test-mule prior to shipping!
Feel free to email me with questions at [email protected]
Now that the engine has a displacement of 3.7 Liters it needs to breathe a little easier. These are the oversized German made valves that get the job done.
The most significant change from the 164 block is the chain-driven oil pump. This new pump provides a more stable oil pressure to feed the piston squirters.
The oversized ross piston with a stock 147 GTA connecting rod.
Dawie machines the pistons to his own specs in South Africa.
Next month we will cover specifics of the drive-line, shifter and transaxle improvements.
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ClassifiedsFOR SALE: 14 x 6 GTA replica
wheels. Like new. Offset for early GTV. $1,000. Have good track tires as bonus. 750 series aftermarket (Dynaplastics) hard top for Spider. $150. 1 pair Shankle rank 10 duration. $200. Plexi front and rear windows for GTV, $300 each.Call Fred, (360) 770-2279. ( 12/04)
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INIEZIONENW Afl a Romeo Club
c/o Harry Reed8111 184th St SW
Edmonds, Wa 98026
January '05 February '05 March '05 April '05
May '05 June '05 July '05
September '05 October '05 November '05 December '05
NWARC EVENTS ARE IN BOLDAll dates and events subject to change.
11 General Meeting
19 Concorso Italiano, Monterey
29 Ferrari Karting Challenge Champs Seattle
August '05
5 24 HRS Daytona Pledge Drive 8 General Meeting 12 General Meeting
10 General Meeting 14 General Meeting 12 General Meeting 9 General Meeting
13 General Meeting
11 General Meeting
8 General Meeting
8 General Meeting
12 Driver’s School, BR
26 Performance School, BR
12 Group 2 Tech Session
18 Lapping Day, BR
12 St. Patty’s Day Party
15-16 SOVREN Kickoff, PR
17 Lapping Day, PR
23 LaConner Tulip Rallye
14-15 SOVREN Spring Sprints, PR
15 Lapping Day, BR
15 Lapping Day, PR
18-19 Fathersday Car Show Vancouver BC
1-3 Alfa Coral at Historics, PR
27-31 Alfa Potlatch
29 Potlatch Time Trials, PR
18 Lapping Day, PR
15 Lapping Day, PR
24-25 SOVREN Fall Finale, PR
1-2 SOVREN Maryhill Loops
22 Lapping Day, PR
13 Driver’s School, BR
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