Sunday, November 15, 2009 |
18:45 - Lotus pictures as requested
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'Twas a marvelous day for a Turkey Run...
Something like 175 cars joined in, everything from Murciélagos to Corvettes to Porsches and Ferraris of all descriptions to twin-turbo Gallardos to an F40 to a DeLorean to an R8 with a snow leopard painted on the hood. (Which, of course, the owner—who had bought the car sight unseen at an auction—thought was a "tiger".)
Good lengthy drive up 17 into the Catskills, where there are some amazing hidden roads tucked away in secluded canyons.
But, see, evidently the state constabulary had decided to take a dim view of our activities, despite the fact that they were in fact our banner charity beneficiary. I think some of the local stations had their own agendas to pursue, probably due to the front-page story published this morning in the local Middletown paper:
Nothing to do with us specifically, but the timing was eerie. (At first I'd thought somehow they'd produced a story on our very group in advance of the actual event, listing the number of tickets they planned to issue. I know newspapers are having to innovate to survive these days, but that's some serious breakthrough material there.) I guess they felt they had an image to uphold. No lasting untoward outcomes, but we certainly had a watchful presence hovering nearby throughout the drive.
Nonetheless, a grand time was had by all, and finally I was able to get the Esprit out on the road and flexing its newly rehabilitated muscles. It's tremendous fun, really, and all the more so when it's surrounded by Gallardos and F430s than on its own. It has every bit as much speed and capacity for fun as its modern friends, and yet it's that much more old-school cool and exclusive in its individuality—you're not going to see another one, even in a group of 175 of the awesomest cars in the state.
And all in sunny 70-degree weather. Not bad for mid-November, eh?
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