Mon 18 Sep 2006
Concours de’Graylyn
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Concours de’Graylyn was held this past weekend at Graylyn Mansion in Winston-Salem under a perfect sky and with wonderful weather.
The event is a first stab on the path to being a world class Concours event like Pebble Beach, which was also this weekend. The event host was Corsa Rossa, the local Italian car club put a lot on their plate for the first time out on an event of this magnitude. To say that the event was robust is an understatement. To be the first of it’s kind, the Concours was crazy with events. Above and beyond the Concours and auction, there were numerous rallies, special dinner events, a world class art show, wine tasting and the usual showing off of classic and rare cars.
Even though event confusion was to be seen everywhere, it did not deter car fanatics from showing off their cars. Some of the highlights for me were THREE Renault Alpines, an Alpha Romeo Giulia SS, a Triumph Italia and this THING called a Stout Scarab.
What made this event unique was the fact it was a benefit for the Brenner Children’s Hospital. The method of voting for your favorite car was also unique. All display cars had a small bucket placed in the front of the car. To vote for that car, you put money in the bucket. The car with the most donations wins. This must be the Florida voting method.
And of course, my Triumph Club was at work here. Once the collecting had begun, we learned that the donation leader was a very nice Morgan with $20. We took a look at the money our club had garnered and found that our Italia was in a close second… so we all started dumping cash into the bucket until we got to $27.
Take THAT Morgan drivers!
I am sure next year, if the Corsa Rossa members are still alive, will be even better and more tightly run.
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