Just after the Watkins Glen 6 hour I went on a business trip to Tysons Corner, Virginia. Only a few hours from my home, so not a bad drive. I was there all week. Stayed at the Comfort Inn. Not the greatest but it was cheap. By mid week I heard a guy at a meeting make a reference to a few car dealerships. He said, "the theory is the same no matter what you sell. Same if you are selling $9,000 Kia's at Tysons Corner Kia or if you were selling $100,000 Ferrari's down the road at Ferrari of Washington!" That caught my attention. Afterwards I asked him, "What do you mean right down the road?" He explained to me that Ferrari of Washington was only 8 miles away in Dulles.

A trip to www.maseratigt.com for an address and a trip to www.mapquest.com later I was set for the next day. After my seminar I hopped in the car and headed to the dealership. It was literally only 10 minutes away. I pulled in and the first thing I saw was the race team's trailer. It is very nice and very beautiful. Very expensive also. Anyway, I walked right into the shop near the service bays. Sure enough the Maserati Trofeo Light GT was right there up on a lift. A few crew guys hard at work getting the car prepped for the Paul Revere 250. I approached Glenn Marquis and he was very friendly. Busy, but friendly. He told me what they were doing and gave me the quick tour of the shop. Man, very clean shop might I add. The 360 GT that was raced at the Glen 6 hour was also there. Under a car cover and you could just see the damage form the accident with the Corvette. I took a few pictures and then noticed the other side of the shop. There was a blue Ferrari Challenge 360 Modena up on a lift and another car under a cover. I walked over and found out that it was the SGS class cr from earlier in the season.

Before I left I showed Glenn some drawings I had done of the cars and after a quick handshake I was on my way. Fast but fun. The car is built to 2005 GT spec so next season they should have a jump start on the rest of the field.

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