2025 Alfa Romeo Owners Club National Convention hosted by the Chicago Chapter- "Where It All Began"

2025 AROC Convention — Where It All Began (Recap)
A highlight reel of the 2025 Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC) National Convention “Where It All Began” — a week-long gathering of Alfisti celebrating Alfa Romeo culture, community, and automotive passion in the Chicago area.

Highlights include:
• Pre-tour through scenic Wisconsin roads
• High-energy autocross and track events
• Elegant Concorso d’Eleganza showcases
• Expert tech sessions and discussions
• Celebration, memories, and community

Thanks to all the Alfisti who made this event unforgettable — see you next year!

*The audio in some sections make the speakers hard to understand, so we recommend turning on subtitles/closed captions on the bottom right of the screen.

Chapters:

00:00 — Opening & Welcome

00:41 — Cocktail Hour and Banquet
Highlights from the cocktail hour and banquet, where Alfisti shared food, beverages, and conversations before the magnificent presentation by speakers David Cooper and Michele Casiraghi titled "Alfa Romeo in Wartime"

10:13 — Tech Sessions by Jethro Bronner and John Saccameno of Sport and Specialty
Snapshots from Jethro Bronner’s session where he discussed his amazing and well documented journey from South Africa to Ireland in a 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT (https://dargletodargledotcom.wordpres...) followed by John Saccameno, seasoned vintage Alfa racer and owner of high level restoration shop, Sport and Specialty (https://sportandspecialty.com/), who gave attendees in depth insight into what goes into high level restorations of classic cars. (Unfortunately, the video camera ran out of battery, so we do not have footage of that talk, but we included some pictures to remember this excellent event

27:35 — Autocross
Clip of cars navigating the autocross course and drivers participating in autocross challenges, showcasing precision handling and fun competition. We had an absolute blast doing what Alfas do best in a perfectly run event hosted by local autocross veterans, Windy City Miata Club

32:25 — Moonlight Car Show
Few things are better than being surrounded by beautiful Alfas and the people who love them under the moonlight during a perfect September evening.

34:48 — Robert W. Clauss Memorial Pre-Convention Tours
Footage of the pre-convention tour through northern Illinois into southern Wisconsin including scenic roads, a tour of the SC Johnson Headquarters featuring buildings designd by none other than Frank Lloyd Wright, and delicious meals at the scenic Reef Point Marina Restaurant.

39:05 — Track Day/Driver Education & Parade Lapping at Blackhawk Farms
Classic and Modern Alfas got to stretch their legs and make their beautiful noise on the Chicago AROC chapter's home track, Blackhawk Farms Raceway before heading to Sport and Specialty for a delicious BBQ.

48:19 — Concorso d’Eleganza & Swap Meet
A full walkthrough of the beautifully hosted Concorso where classic and modern Alfa Romeos on display were judged for the coveted Certificato d'Oro as well as the People's Choice awards.
One could find everything from an extremely elusive Matta to the extremely exclusive and exquisite Alfaholics GTA-R at this magnificent event. Immediately after, attendees were encouraged to display and sell their Alfa Romeo related wares in the highly anticipated swap meet.

1:02:00 — Dedication and Fin
The 2025 AROC National Convention was a powerful reminder that these amazing cars are nothing without the people. It is because of this that I would like to humbly dedicate this video to the wonderful people that were taken from us to soon, and that the Chicago Chapter of AROC lost this year.
Robert Clauss
Carmelo La Spina
and Dennis Sbertoli
You are missed dearly. May you continue to find winding roads wherever you are.

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