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On Spins and Needles Ferrari Club Conquers Rough Rockies By Marilyn DiMartini Ferrari owners, like their cars, epitomize high-caliber, high-energy, and high-tech performance. While Italian automotive manufacturer, Enzo Ferrari, and designer, Battista “Pinin” Farina, revolutionized the industry in the mid-1900s, Ferrari owners across North America still commemorate the legend as members of the 4,700-strong Ferrari Club of America (FCA). And how can one better appreciate the ultimate driving machine of the “House of Maranello” than by careening through winding mountain passes as the peak of autumn's color change? The Rocky Mountain Region chapter of the FCA is a highly organized and active group of Ferrari enthusiasts who stage an annual event ranked Number 1 on the members' list, The Ferrari Fall Foliage Tour. “Ferraris are meant to be driven,” says Peter Taylor, the trip's organizer, “and there is no better state in the Union in which to drive them.” Imagine yourself ensconced securely in a cockpit, behind the wheel of a topnotch performance machine, silhouetted against a sun-drenched aqua sky, navigating hair-pin turns, feeling the responsiveness of rack-and-pinion steering, gated shifting, and the sheer adrenaline surge of roaring through narrow mountain roads with a speeding pack of comrades. Passengers feel their bodies hug the curve – some with white knuckles, some tugging at the driver's arm, and some just enjoying the splendor of golden aspen leaves, fluttering across the road, shaken from tree limbs by the vibration of 400-plus horsepower. There is something in this trip for the drivers and the “navigators” besides fellowship, fine good, and felicity. This weekend romp provides the opportunity to bring out the big artillery. Ubiquitous ear-to-ear grins convey the zeal of the group, which translates to spirited story telling over wine and cocktails when the cars are parked at each day's final destination. In fact, the inaugural Fall Foliage Tour was a wine-tasting trip, but the FCA mandated that no sanctioned Ferrari event could include alcohol en route. So now, a three-day event includes day jaunts of multiple pit stops, stretch breaks and a lunch, culminating in a fine dining and drinking experience. It is an adventurous travel package for a motley crew of motorheads that is about “the finer things in life.” As meticulously as they keep their cars, members plan the trip with new and entertaining routes and destinations, guaranteeing a visual and visceral rush at every turn. The sumptuously scenic mountain excursions are arranged with two main priorities – first-class hotel accommodations and proximity to fine-dining restaurants. A distinguishing factor of this group is that unlike some Ferrari owners who use the car for show on Sunday afternoon spins, this group likes to drive. Hence, passing is “encouraged.” though not on the double line, giving members and others on the road the chance to see, feel, and hear the cars in motion. The sound of the engines is intoxicating to any true motor enthusiast and is awe-inspiring to the “normal” gawking motorists along the way. The assortment of cars is as broad as the assortment of people – doctors, lawyers and executives. as well small businessmen and women – and even a regional celebrity like Adele Arakawa, a Denver TV news anchor who is also a certified driving instructor for the regional Porsche Club. Her C4S Porsche and a few select top-caliber models like a race-inspired ‘04 GT3, a ‘97 911 Turbo S (one of 183 ever built) and an ‘03 911 Turbo X50 were “allowed” to join the run, provided they first join the Ferrari Club. “The Porsches say that they'll get to the destination first and save us tables, but we put them in the back so we don't run them over,” jokes one participant, acknowledging the friendly competition between the marquees. But Ferraris rules the road, with each mid-engine V-8 model represented, showing the evolution of the line – a fashion show of over 50 years of sporting heritage and style. The late-model, front-engine V-12s also make a statement, as do collector items like a 1955 Ferrari 375, a 330 GTC, or the classic 512TR Testarossa. “There is a mystique about Ferraris,” says Jim Walters, regional chapter president and national FCA treasurer, “but few people realize you can spend as little as $30,000 for a 308, made famous by “Magnum P.I.'s “ Tom Selleck, or as much as $12-plus million for a limited-edition 250 GTO.” The Ferrari is a symbol of perfection, elegance, and performance, as is the annual Fall Foliage Tour. Keystone and Denver resident Gregory Weinstein, a first-timer with the club, jumped out of his Testarossa and exclaimed through a Cheshire Cat grin, “This is extremely motivating. I need to keep making lots of money so I can do this more often.” As club literature irreverently paraphrases Enzo Ferrari, “In vino veritas ... in Ferrari haulinass.” Visit the Ferrari Club of America Rocky Mountain Region web site (www.fcarmc.com) for future tour dates and routes .

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