VII° “Premio Castello degli Acaja” in Fossano

10 May 2016 Redazione Alex Marrone, Events, News

Words and Photo by Alessandro Marrone

History, art and nobility in Fossano (CN), but also passion, quantity and above all quality; ultimate ingredient for a weekend that brought together about a hundred historical cars and enthusiasts from all over the north of Italy, but also France and Switzerland, has been the desire to do something great together, a kind of “automotive brotherhood” that you can rarely find elsewhere, especially when it comes to classic cars, where many clubs tend to group on their own, losing the main focus. This is not the case of our friends in Fossano, who accomplished the seventh edition of the Acaja’s Castle Prix, dynamic meeting that brought the teams for a cruise through Langhe, visiting wineries and rediscovering a territory which has a lot to offer. I want to focus on what struck me most, starting with the perfect organization, essential to manage such a numerous group of attendees, through the variety of registered cars. Those that have impressed me the most were undoubtedly the Lancia Astura (voted as the best in show), but you can’t be indifferent in front of a masterpiece on wheels that responds to the name of Ferrari 250 SWB, and still two Lancia Aurelia, Jaguars, Porsche 356 and Speedster, several barchettas and a nice Fiat 600 Spiaggina, through the colorful Topolinos and coming up to the most recent Testarossa and 930 Turbo.
Then, arrived in Piazza Castello, the group has parked all the cars and had a lavish lunch in Palazzo Righini (honorable mention for location and quality of food). With a full stomach and with some modest drop of rain, cars have paraded one by one, with the expert Remigio Camilla presenting their main characteristics and crews. For us at Auto Class was the first time here, but the attention to detail and the now-oiled organization, have meant that this seventh edition has been a real success. So, next time you complain that there is not a proper classic cars (prestige) meeting around, you have no more excuses – Fossano is the answer – a well established reality that should definitely be part of your agenda. See you next year. We’ll be there and we are sure you’ll be there too.