2010 Italian Gathering- Pics & Videos!

[Kevan]

We had an excellent turnout of Vipers and Viper-powered rides for the annual Italian Gathering in Dublin, OH.
About 2x as many as we had last year! We'll just keep making it bigger and bigger each year.
The organizers are very receptive to the Viper clan and understand our new-found (and some legacy) Italian heritage.

PICS!

From our breakfast at Bob Evans....

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From the 2010 Italian Gathering....

Sure, there were a few others with V-10's there, but these are the ones with the most displacement.

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Stretch, Konza800 and Mrs. Konza800 telling me I have to come and check out Chad's new Countach!

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Apparently Chad had such a good time at Nats this year, he zipped up in that thing for this event.
Thanks man! Sweet ride!



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[Texas1]

Good pic's, looks like a Great day!!!

 

[Golfer15]

Great pics !!

 

[Kevan]

A few more oddities courtesy of the show host, Mr. George Evans (Evans Auto):

Yep- Lamborghini tractor.

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Not many folks know, but Lamborghini was a tractor company long before they built cars.

Hummer eat your heart out:

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The LM2002 pre-dates the H2 and H3 by about...oh...two decades.

15-speed!

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Only at a show like this will you see blondes driving Ferraris:

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(the passenger in that car was hot like lava)

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This year they were celebrating the Countach and it's revolutionary design.
They set a record for East of the Mississippi with FIFTEEN Countach's!

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Countach Row

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I really liked this white one:

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A 1st gen. Countach:

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Some of the other Lamborghinis there:

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(note the painted-on front plate)

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[Kevan]

A few of the other Italian rides....

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...and more Lamborghinis....

VERY slick:

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When your engine bay brace is all carbon fibre, YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

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Gloss Gray!

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Ummm....errr...uhhhhh

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yeah.

 

[Kevan]

A few of the Ferraris at the event:

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Oh yeah!

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It's no secret that the F40 is my favorite car there every year (sorry Bosserman...heh heh).
The thing even smells great.

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Note the lack of door release levers inside.
Yeah...it's because you use a CABLE!

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Open that up and....
MAMA MIA!

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Thanks to the VCA members and associate members for joining me at a great event for a great cause.
Let's do it again next year!



FULL GALLERY:
Italian Gathering 2010 pictures by KevanGeier2 - Photobucket

 

[past ohio]

Kevan, nice reporting and pictures....maybe make it next year if the soul allows....had several commitments this year...

 

[ROKTMAN]

Great pics Kevan.I had a blaSSt at the show.What a surprise to get a 3ed Place trophy!Thank you for all you do.

 

[wikkid]

The Italians definately know how to make a car.

 

[paul fettig]

Cannot thank you enough for some great pictures. Nice photography.

 

[AHudson777]

Geat job on the photos. Thanks for sharing. Good to see the 'Italian connection' being shared across continents; sometimes even Viper owners (like me!) forget that part of the history.

 

[Ken Lally]

Great pics thanks!!

You could eat off that F40 soooo clean...

 

[Viper ACR]

Looks like fun , Great pictures !

 

[Black Moon]

Kevan, What do you mean by the Viper's Italian heritage. Did I miss something?

By the way, no pasta, Italian sausage sandwiches, Italian horns, gold chains, girls with hairy arms???? What kind of Italian gathering was that?
Sal

 

[Kevan]

Kevan, What do you mean by the Viper's Italian heritage. Did I miss something?

With regard to it's heritage, I was referring to the Red body/Yellow wheels (aka McViper) that was a driving-glove-across-the-face to Ferrari at the time.
And it's ********** for years at the track.

The newer heritage refers, of course, to FIAT now owning Chrysler and it's injection of their stuff to our country (again).

By the way, no pasta, Italian sausage sandwiches, Italian horns, gold chains, girls with hairy arms???? What kind of Italian gathering was that?
Sal

Oh, there were a few gold chain wearers there.
You could smell the Drakkar Noir from 4-5 cars away.

The vendors thing is something that I plan on talking to George Evans about (he asked me to be on the board for the IG). While it's a great event for a great cause, it's lacking a little in the vendor department.
Instead of going across the street and getting a burger, folks should be able to grab a couple of slices and a canoli or two.

Maybe next year we'll get some gold chains for Bosserman and have him unbutton his shirt half way.
Would that work for ya?
LOL

 

[SCSViper]

Great pictures. Hopefully I can make the next one, looks like fun.

 

[daytonprowler]

Kevan, What do you mean by the Viper's Italian heritage. Did I miss something?

By the way, no pasta, Italian sausage sandwiches, Italian horns, gold chains, girls with hairy arms???? What kind of Italian gathering was that?
Sal

Back during the development of the Viper, Chrysler owned Maserati and Lamborghini. Lamborghini developed the aluminum casting process for the Gen 1 engine. Dick Winkles showed us a picture awhile back of the shipping crate with the Viper engine in it and stamped Lamborghini on the crate.