Notes on Auto show

2024 All British Motor Show at Blackhawk Museum

Oct 27, 2024. 4 min read.31

Mid-size family-like British Car community meet celebrating the centenary of MG. Plenty of MGs, Mini and Jaguars of 50-th to 70-th, not a single Porsche in sight. The most photogenic parking lot car meet I've been to. Rows of lovely cars I have never seen before.

2024 Ferrari Challenge at Laguna Seca

May 25, 2024. 4 min read.44

Lovely Saturday on the state park grounds of Laguna Seca, watching Italian masterpieces zip by, accompanied by the mighty roar of V6, V10, and V12 engines. It was my first encounter with the beautiful and powerful FXX and FXX-K Evo cars, the out-of-this-world 499P, and the F2002 F1 car. Plus a nice display of the fresh 296GTB model in vibrant colors.

2023 Concorso Italiano

Jan 28, 2024. 5 min read.43

Celebration of Italian extravagance in style, great weather and beautiful location. Broad palette of Italian car brands: Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari and many boutique manufacturers: Bizzarrini, De Tomaso, and Iso Griffo.

2023 Velocity Invitational at Sonoma Raceway

Jan 1, 2024. 5 min read.48

Lovely season closure at Sonoma Raceway with Velocity Invitational. Historic cars and family friendly entertainment with Lando Norris and Pato O'Ward autograph sessions. Amazing light show - courtesy of low November sun and hilly location. Very well organized and not too crowded event.

2023 Pebble Beach Concours Tour

Sep 22, 2023. 3 min read.27

Rare opportunity to witness a few hundred million dollars passing by on an open road. And not just any open road, but the Pacific California Highway. Haze edition off a sea bluff next to the Point Sur Lighthouse.

Luftgekühlt 9 & Air-n-Water Cooled — Mare Island

May 13, 2023. 3 min read.35

Luftgekühlt comes to the Bay Area and blows doors out with well organized two-days event on ex-Naval Shipyard at Mare Island. Hundreds of Porsche cars — original and modified, air and water cooled, great crowd, music, food and drinks — all you could ask for a car festival.

Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance

Feb 7, 2023. 5 min read.29

Rare, unbelievably expensive and absolutely stunning cars up to 100+ years old drive on the California Pacific Highway from Pebble Beach Golf Course to the Ripplewoods Resort and back. Monterey Car Week at it's finest.

Carmel By The Sea Downtown — Monterey Car Week

Dec 26, 2022. 2 min read.15

Classic and super cars shot at Carmel-By-The-Sea downtown during the 2022 Monterey Car Week. This place was swarming on Thursday. Absolutely gorgeous downtown to have lunch and walk around. Downtown restaurants must have made a fortune that day!

Porsche Werks Reunion Monterey 2022

Nov 5, 2022. 3 min read.25

Annual gathering of Porsche owners during 2022 Monterey Car Week. Ever modern and fashionable Porsche cars from 50s to our days. Mostly original and in "better than new" condition. Every generation of every model! Rainbow of colors, especially on models from 70-th but new 20-th are trying to get back into the color game. My favourite 911 body of this year is 912.