Monterey Speed Week August 2015

Hey Brett. Ive been trying to get people to go for years. No takers. Too expensive, too far, no time and so on . Ive been there twice and willing to go again for sure. Lets chat at the next opportunity. Jon

 

I would love to go...


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I've been several times

Hotel in Carmel is best since a lot of action is there. Reserve NOW.

There's SO much to see its good to have a plan & schedule it

 

This website Monterey Car Week hasn't been updated for 2015 yet, but it has a good listing of the various public events held during the week. There are numerous manufacturers test drive/receptions and local club events throughout the week too. And to top it off this year, the FCA National Meet will be the Mon-Wed immediately after Pebble. 2015 Ferrari Club of America International Meet

Definitely make lodging reservations as soon possible, and be prepared for price gouging.

 

There are more things to do there than you will have time for. Book the Hotel, B&B or whatever now!

 

Quail, Rolex Laguna

 

I have reservations starting Fri. before the meet. Towing out from the East Coast so I hope I get there in time. This is the fourth trip and probably the last. 1992 1994 2004.

 

I drove my Maserati to Monterey last year for 2014 Maserati Days and my daughter & I had a blast. We won Furthest Driven Maserati. In 2004, I shipped the 308 out to Monterey and again it was amazing. For 2015, I hope to enter other concours & rallies during Monterey Week and stay for the FCA Annual meet.

This photo is from the FCA Annual Meet 2004 at Quail Lodge.
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You're welcome. As if you needed more incentive to spend your hard earned dollars in my state I forgot to mention that the Pre-Reunion (formerly known as Pre-Historics) races are held @ Laguna Seca the weekend before Car Week. While not all the cars have shown up, the crowds and parking are a lot easier to deal with and the atmosphere is more relaxed. Sort of like the old days.

Monterey is a good base too. You'll need to leave a little earlier each day to beat the traffic jams. And its worthwhile to keep checking back, as often times people will make a reservation for the following year but then their plans change. You might also visit the Northern California subforum and Craigslist starting in late July to see if people are offering to give up their reservations. Enjoy!

 

Looks like you'll hit most of the highlights. A few notes:

Quail is on Friday, and tickets are by lottery so you should register your interest now. I didn't go last year, and understand they moved to an e-ticket system to discourage scalping, but if you don't get tickets directly, check FCA and Craigslist as you can find a few through those means. You get free admission to Bonhams on Friday if you go to Quail.

Otherwise, if you go to Laguna Seca on Friday you may want to hit RM and the other auctions in Monterey Friday night - more energy and a bigger selection of cars and closer to your motel. Quail will take you a few more miles further away from Monterey.

If you do ship your car and are attending Concorso with another person, its more cost effective to display the car than to purchase general admission tickets, but you will be discouraged from leaving much earlier than 4pm. The FCA-Pacific Region has a nice presence, it will be interesting to see how many people at the National Meet will be showing the cars at Concorso too.

I don't believe Bonhams runs on Sunday nite. Gooding does. Unless you get to Pebble very early and skip all the pageantry, it will be hard to also make it to Laguna. Getting out of Pebble takes awhile because its a gated community with only 4 entrances and general admission parking is far away from the show. Also, make sure you enjoy the classes of cars that will be racing later in the afternoon. I think they're usually cars from the 1970s & 1980s. I enjoy the cars from the 1950s & 1960s, which generally run earlier in the day.

Don't you want to buy an auction car as a souvenir of your trip?

Hope this helps.

 

How far is Carmel from all the action? Would like to go this year and don't know all the logistics. Any hotel recommendations?

 

First an FYI the FCA Annual Meet will be held in Monterey starting on the Final day of the Monterey Weekend (Pebble Beach Concours), and Ferrari will be one of the Feature marques for the weekend. There will be well over 1,000 Ferraris on the Peninsula that weekend.

I've been going pretty much annually for over 20 years and can answer most questions you may have about the weekend. And yes the prices for Hotel Rooms have gotten insane, which is why I didn't go last year even though it was Maserati's 100 Anniversary year. I went to the Goodwood Revival instead. Not sure if I am going to go to Monterey next year, but I have already booked my rooms for Goodwood.

 

Hello Brett,

I am willing to work with you on shipping our Ferraris to Monterey. Several times I have tried to get enough cars (6) to fill a truck to receive a discount. In the past, Horseless Carriage was open to providing that discount if I could organize a one stop pick up. Algar was willing to allow owners to drop off their Ferrari there. The problem has been, finding others owners going to an FCA Annual Meet. I'm sure other carriers would be willing to work with us if we had full truck too. Also Horseless give a 10% discount to FCA members.

I am planning on attending the Carmel by the Sea concours on Tuesday and staying through the FCA Annual Meet on the next Thursday.

As Joe mentioned there will be about 1,000 Ferraris there which the week a lot of fun and as others have said there is plenty to do.

 

Here is a suggestion on shipping a car to Monterey. You won't need to get 6 people to ship.(I've done it before) We use Exotic Car transport for Le Belle Macchine.

They do a regular North South run along RT95. (They are Florida based). They also do a regular East West run across the South and to Monterey for the event. They will pick up your car probably about 2 weeks before in the Northeast, ship it to their warehouse in florida. Transfer it to one of the trucks going to Monterey and return it the same way. They will pick the car up at your house.

 

Most transport companies do their drop offs and pick ups at the polo field area at pebble beach. Also Horseless Carriage will probably have at least 5 trucks coming out of the northeast between the shows, auctions etc.

 

Plan on taking 2 cars.

1 for track
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Another for show & just cruising around
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Barry, keep me posted on the rates you come up with. It might be better than towing.
Thanks
Tom

 

Hey Tom and Brett,

I'll check with Horseless next week. Anybody going to Cavallino Classic?

 

I went to Monterey in 2012 and it's an unbelievable time, I'm sure it's infinitely better for owners with their cars. Seems like everyone else already hammered home the key points of interest. I went to The Quail and the Pebble Beach Concours, both world-class events and a miracle that they somehow are in the same area around the same time. The week is just an experience like no other.