Congrats on the new Job! Always exciting to start a new (hopefully well paying) job ;)

It should be nice returning back to your "Roots" and being with the family. Don't let the commute back to your wifey get down on ya. I drive 200miles to NY and 200 more back to Boston every Friday and Sunday for karting and some special women.

I'm sure you'll be fine though, You've already commented on the fact that you will be surrounded by beautiful cars!

Wish you a good start at your new job mate! and Lugano is still a very nice place to live, not only car related :wink: hope everything will be ok with your relationship, it's not easy but you'll make it!

Congrats on the new job TT.

I didnt know where Lugano was so I did a little search on Wikipedia - it seems to be on the Italy facing side of Switzerland. Seems apt considering your name is Italian. Lugano looks lovely.

Its also near Lake Como. So you will have fantastic sceneries for your in-depth shots as well as the Concours is there (Ville de Este) . Awesome! Already looking forward to some pics.

Post some pictures of Lugano and surrounding countryside once you get settled in.

Congrats my friend, I am glad that you can have a nice opportunity even if it means that you will be less present here but everything has an end :wink: and we couldn't hope to have you forever only for us :P
For Aleks, it's not an confortable situation but my brother in law had his GF in US while he was in France during 2 years, and they are married now so ... it's more than possible and you will keep playing with dolls every friday :wink:

All the best for you with this new job Matteo :D

no problem keeping a distance realationship alive, it's gonna be fine!

I have one myself :)

congrats on the new job!

Congrats on your new Job TT, and if it's real love then it's no problem to travel this far :wink:

And I hope for your new boss that your job has something to do with cars!?

Fiduciary stuff mostly.. some managment stuff and so on.. then we'll see.

Not really car related, but my "boss" (actually a very close friend of my uncle and mine too obviously) has an M6 if you really want to know. And down there some members of the family (if we look with wide perspective, not limiting to mom and dad) will sooner or later provide me 996 C4, 996 GT3, Continental Flying Spur and Maserati Biturbo (doh LOL) for some indepths down there and familiarize again with the region.. then I'll have to work it up the ladder once more to create connections, know the right ppl, events and so on.. won't be easy to start it all over again pictures wise, btu there is also one of the biggest Ferrari dealers/garage I know (not many other places allows you to see at the same time two MC12, an Enzo, an FXX, a 575 GT (or GTC, whatever, racingversion anyway) and 6 or so 430 Challenge and so on ;) so I'll pay regular visits to it too.
And let's not forget I'll be much closer to Monza (important trackdays there) and the places where there are some crazy car meetings like Zonda meetings and so on.. so, given the time, it's a nice situation ;)

Forget about it :D

Yup, first real job, and read above ;)

So many radars in the way :( luckily in summer I can take the Nüfenen, but winter is such a shitty road.
I guess I'll end up using the train most of the time: you can work or sleep in it, but it's 6 hours instead of 4...

I'll try to control myself :D

Actually after 9 years together and 8 years under the same roof, breathing fresh hair for part of the week could just spice things up a bit ;)

LOL, :oops: "old job" was dealing with SCS and JW :P

Cool; do you know Lugano? here most ppl never went to Ticino, but it's definitely different for the german speaking swiss population :D in summer in Ascona or Locarno it's hard to find somebody speaking italian :D

Good idea! Having grew up there for some 20 years I was pretty used to the region, ence unable to really see its beauty, but now that I go there only seldom, I realize that Ticino (that's the name of the italian speaking part of Switzerland) is absolutely stunning, one of the best part of my country, with stunning weather, beautiful sceneries and peaceful living!
I'll be sure to take some pics every now and then, not only car related :D



Yes, less events for me as WE will be dedicated to indepths when possible rather than events (less time needed). But well, I admit I already bought tickets for a pretty big Ferrari event taking place near the end of July near Lausanne :oops:

As for Lugano compared to the Lausanne/Geneva area, ppl in the french part often consider us (the guys from Ticino) as poor idiots coming from the country side, with no internet, no technology, style or money..
truth is, and I hope I won't offend the few members from VD and GE we have here, this part of Switzeland, for various reasons is a total disaster: sure, there are nice cars, cribs and places, and yet, for several reasons not only politics are messing everything up with fucked up ideas (wrong place to discuss it), but also the tipical Lausanne guy is a grey person, sad, no future, no smile, no dreams.. really annoying and I was dreaming to escape this place because really, this has nothing to do with the "real" Switzerland which is in Bern, in Zurich, or indeed in Lugano were everybody is friendly, constantly smiling, open minded, successful and wanting to look cool (in a good way, not rapper-style).
Also, life is indeed cooler there.. it's south of the Alps, so the weather is better most of the time, it's close to Italy and northern italy, with all the problems it might have, is a nice place ;) and I could go on forever.. anyway, I met some great friends here in Lausanne, there always are exceptions, but from a general point of view, I never felt really that good here :bah:

I know you meant air but this could be deemed a Freudian slip .... naughty boy!! :niet: :wink:

Is the Stelvio Pass anywhere near to you ... I know its on the Italian Alps somewhere.

the F-dealer you're talking about, it's Loris Kessel, isn't it :wink:

LMAO :D

The Stelvio, well, not too far away, as long as many other nice mountain passes. I drove the Stelvio for the last time many years ago and I should do it again one day, possibily with a good car ;)

Well, not far but neither close enough to do indepths there

Congrats on the new job!

Wow, thats a good family you have there and some good cars :P

Congrats on the new Job Matteo,at least your move is sumwere you know and wont be a stranger.seems you wont be far to continue your car sightings either.
so good luck and congrats once again....we really need to have a catch up chat soon dude :)

Congrats, and good luck with the new job.