Feeler: interest in regular Alfa meeting in Austin, TX

**Peter** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 01:21 PM

AROC-THC does a great job organizing a spring and a fall tour every year, and it is always great to see the turn-out. We have quite a few Alfisti in the Austin/San Antonio area. Some car enthusiast clubs here have an informal monthly meeting.

I would be willing to set up something similar for the Alfa community if there is enough interest, like every first Saturday morning of the month at a Starbucks or something. Please vote and let me know if you would like to attend these. If we have a fixed date and place, and enough people interested, there's no need to set it up everytime, and no one will be forced to RSVP. Please only vote if you are in this area, so I can better gauge the interest level.

Thanks

**Anfanuts** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 10:18 AM

Peter, great idea. I assume this would be under THCC? Would always try to attend when I'm in Austin(Spicewood). Glad to host a meeting. Thanks, Bruce

**Peter** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 10:20 AM

I don't think this necessarily has to be under THCC.....I would like it to be open to any Alfa enthusiast. Would love to meet you and get to see your Spider! Thanks for the offer to host.

AlfaVeloce · #4 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 10:31 AM

I probably couldn't make it every month but I could every 2nd or 3rd. I'm north of Temple.

**Anfanuts** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter

I don't think this necessarily has to be under THCC.....I would like it to be open to any Alfa enthusiast. Would love to meet you and get to see your Spider! Thanks for the offer to host.

**Peter** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by txalfaveloce

I probably couldn't make it every month but I could every 2nd or 3rd. I'm north of Temple.

**Peter** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 06:10 AM

bumping to the top so more Austin area Alifisti can read this. I can't believe there are only three of us interested

Bill · #8 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 06:56 AM

Peter,
As the Lone Ranger in South Texas, and being that it would be a very early morning drive to make an early Saturday meeting, I am counting myself out of the poll, But this does not mean I would not try to make a gathering once in a while. The drive alone out of Corpus into the hills and twisties of Central Texas would make it worth the effort.(Once Sophia is back on the road).

Maybe the meetings could be rotated now and then, among the tribe (great seafood here on the coast).

Anyway, good luck and keep us posted.

Bill

**Anfanuts** · #9 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:03 AM

I have a daughter who lives in Rockport and am down there occasionally. This coming weekend in fact to do some bay fishing and BBQ the catch. Don't know if we'll take Lola as rain is predicted and the top leaks. We'll see. Hope to see you one location or the other. I assume Peter is keeping track of all this (on one han so far) as the Cruise Director here . . . Bruce

AlfaVeloce · #10 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill

Maybe the meetings could be rotated now and then, among the tribe (great seafood here on the coast).
Bill

**Anfanuts** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:28 PM

Face it, it's a big place with more cows than folk, especially Alfa folk. Could meet at Junction at Coopers BBQ. I know there are a few more hiding out in Austin.

180OUT · #12 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 07:40 PM

Peter, I like the idea of an informal Alfa meeting. Like the LA and London meetings I would think it would probably begin attracting other lonely enthusiasts, too. One thing that's nice about both the LA and London meetings is that you're never quite sure what's going to show up.

I'd love to come and meet the other Alfa motorheads, although I'll be in my trusty Mazda3 instead of my GTV. Hummmm. Maybe I could put Alfa badges on the Mazda3 since it was influenced by the Alfa156 (?) design.

Apparently, the London meet is in the evening while the LA meet (s) is/are in the morning. I don't know which is better, although I struggle to be a proper morning person.

You know, there's a CVAR vintage race this weekend at TWS. Maybe a meet once a year or so at a CVAR race would attract Alfisti from Dallas, Houston, Austin, etc., etc.

AlfaVeloce · #13 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 07:25 AM

I didn't know there was a Coopers in Junction. The Coopers I remember was in Llano. I used to go there for lunch back when I was flying. The airport kept a car there you borrow and drive to Coopers. Llano is a good spot. A nice scenic drive out Hwy 29 from Georgetown and across Buchanan dam.

I haven't been to TWS in ages. That would be OK, too. I'll have to just bring Alfa pictures. It'll be a couple of years before mine is running again.

**Anfanuts** · #14 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 07:36 AM

Why so long? That hurts.

The original Coopers, a family favorite - IS in Llano. They catered my daughter's ranch-style wedding (not my ranch, mind you). It was actually sold in the mid-80's to "some lawyer" who retained the store's name. Another of the 4 Cooper brothers opened one up in Mason. He was sued by the lawyer on the name. More recently, that brother opened the one in Junction. I chatted with the owner's son (now the cook) when we had some great BBQ recently on the way back form Tucson. It would be a good halfway point for the stragglers out in the south & west Hill Country or beyond. Though the drive out the 290 is not all that great (through Fredricksburg), there are a lot of nice side roads as you mention. We did some recently on the way to/from Enchanted Rock the Sunbay before Christmas. Bruce