With apologies to Ralph Lucano...

A few weeks ago, I got a call from Chris Miele at Ferrari of Central New Jersey. He said, "Gimme your AMEX. No wait, Jackie's gonna call you. Give her your AMEX. There's a rally on March 31st from New York City to Washington DC. You're coming." Had I not been three cocktails in to my flight from JFK I may have protested, but I did not, and I'm glad I didn't.

On Saturday, March 31st 60 of Ferrari's customers in the Northeast met at Tavern on the Green in New York City for a Relay to Washington DC. We had a police escort through New York City, a leisurely drive to the Winterthur Estate in Delaware, a second leisurely drive through to Embassy Row and finally a wonderful reception at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC.

This was a great event. I met a great group of owners (owners that actually DRIVE their cars). And had a few laughs along the way...

After the reception, David, Ally, Jessy, and I went to Bebo in Crystal City. I was shocked to find one of the most amazing restaurants I've ever been to in an area that was kind of nothing when I last lived in DC.

Thanks to:

• Ferrari Maserati of Central New Jersey
• Detailing Dynamics
• Ferrari North America
• Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta and the Italian Embassy
• Roberto Donna and Bebo
• The Four Seasons
• Jackie Bailey

Apologies To:

• e46 Fanatics (for breaking up their photo)
• The Quilting Group at Winterthur (I thought it was an oil rag)
• The Secret Service (Who knew you guys wrote speeding tickets?)
• Cellular 911 Operators of the North East (I wasn't even there)
• Detailing Dynamics (The car is in need of treatment...)

I've posted photos on Flickr. You should, too. In fact, if you do, make sure you tag them with "Ferrari 60th Anniversary Relay" (note the quotes, capitalization and spaces) so that all the photos can be shared when you do a tag search!

Tags: Cars, Ferrari