Cycling Amongst The Supercars
Yes, for a new twist on the car weekend, my friend Wella and I finally managed to find time to do our planned for a long time bicycle ride to Carmel and back. The route would take us down 17 mile drive and past the Concours d'Elegance location at Pebble Beach as well as the Blackhawk auction too - plus all that beautiful 17 mile scenery.
Any 30 mile bike ride has to start with a healthy breakfast (well, that was our excuse for heading to the trailside cafe only a half mile into the ride for a hearty breakfast).
This ride is typically all about the scenery, but today it was frequently punctuated by various Ferraris, Rolls, Bentleys, Spykers, Lambos, Aston Martins, Lotii (?) and various other la-de-daa cars passing us in either direction - our heads were on swivels.
Below is only a semi unusual sight on this ride, a guy sitting down in the road with his camera, and a SUV behind taking either the same photo or a photo of the situation (hey, maybe I'm in that situation photo!).
So what were they taking photos of? Well, of course, the most expensive production car in the world (the second example of which I'd seen this weekend), a Bugatti Veyron, capable of over 250 mph. The guy on the ground is doing some sort of an official photo shoot. The driver of the Bugatti had a heavy german accent (VW employee perhaps??) and despite Wella's best attempts, wouldn't let anyone sit in the car.
Regardless, it stopped traffic.
Any 30 mile bike ride has to start with a healthy breakfast (well, that was our excuse for heading to the trailside cafe only a half mile into the ride for a hearty breakfast).
This ride is typically all about the scenery, but today it was frequently punctuated by various Ferraris, Rolls, Bentleys, Spykers, Lambos, Aston Martins, Lotii (?) and various other la-de-daa cars passing us in either direction - our heads were on swivels.
Below is only a semi unusual sight on this ride, a guy sitting down in the road with his camera, and a SUV behind taking either the same photo or a photo of the situation (hey, maybe I'm in that situation photo!).
So what were they taking photos of? Well, of course, the most expensive production car in the world (the second example of which I'd seen this weekend), a Bugatti Veyron, capable of over 250 mph. The guy on the ground is doing some sort of an official photo shoot. The driver of the Bugatti had a heavy german accent (VW employee perhaps??) and despite Wella's best attempts, wouldn't let anyone sit in the car.Regardless, it stopped traffic.
posted by Tim H at 10:00 PM
1 Comments:
This is a ten out of ten blog. I enjoyed everything and feel as if I have been on the tour too. The bridge photograph was stunning. I also liked the inclusion of human interest for a change - your attractive friend Wella looks happy and full of fun!
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