Hi Krish
Apologies that we havn't responded before now.
So you are planning a 3MA in your home country? Great - I wish you every success.
PEOPLE & CARS : The number 1 ingredient in a successful event is a network of enthusiastic Mirafiori owners. It might sound obvious but unless you have the cars and a means of contacting the owners it may be quite difficult.
FORMAT : After that I would suggest engaging people on what they would like to see from such an event. You could keep this to a committed nucleus of the group or spread it wider. Our approach was to agree among 3 or 4 of the organisers what format it was going to take and then hope that it would appeal to others - Luckily that format for 2007 seemed to work well and we will probably work off that again for 2008.
ROADS : Select your location and routes with care - These are old RWD designs and are not at their best on M-ways when compared with modern cars - Pick challenging driving roads that engage twirling arms, constant gear-changing, all the pedals and in a spot where you can indulge in some harmless hooliganism! I would say that the highlight of 3MA07 was the driving - Everyone had big smiles on their faces at the end of each day with lots of stories to tell! You might like to drive the roads beforehand to prepare route maps. These were quite useful when we used them - And not when we strayed away from them!!?
OTHER ATTRACTIONS/HOTEL : Throw in some interesting scenery, comfortable and sociable accomadation, a rough plan for each day that can change if needs be without impacting on the rest of the event, etc and you have most of it done.
OTHER : Remember your camera, camcorder (and a camera car would be brilliant) sponsorship for some prizes if you can, large group dining arrangements, a guest speaker if possible and helpful hotel staff.
ADVERTISING : You also need publicity to spread the word and doing it alone is too much hard work. get some help and do it as a team and you should be well on your way. Use the classic car publications, enthusiast websites, free ads, etc. Keep in touch with everyone and let them know the dates and details as soon as possible. A dedicated website like this was invaluable for getting the credibility we needed to prove that we were serious.
Don't underestimate the work - Writing it all down now it seems like a lot and it is - It's all worth it in the end though!
Best of luck.
Theo/Simon - Would you add anythiong...?