Any Mondial owners going to Monterey 2014?

Any Mondial owners planning to attend Pebble Beach week 2014? I went in 2012 and drove the Mondial down. I won't have the Mondial this year; I'm flying in and driving a rental car for the week.

Next year is supposed to be a Ferrari year, so at the moment, I'm planning on driving the Mondial down again for Monterey 2015.

 

It was good but not as good as some previous years. Pebble had some spectacular cars. Concorso Italiano was disappointing; it was a Maserati year, but Maserati was not very well represented with the older models. When I say "disappointing," it was still a nice collection of Italian cars to gawk at and a beautiful day for it. I am definitely disappointed that they switched Concorso from a Friday event to a Saturday event. Saturday was always the best day to go to Laguna Seca for the historic races. A remarkable and significant Ferrari 375MM won best of show at Pebble; I loved the car but was among the many who would not have picked it for best of show. Strangely, I was not invited to the judges' briefing in the morning, so my vote didn't count!

There has been a definite shift in the focus of some of the attendees. 20 years ago, I would go to Pebble Beach and people would ask me afterwards, "what won best of show?" or, "what were the class winners like?" Now, it seems like the first question most people ask is, "what was the highest price at the auctions?" or, "how much did that GTO go for?" While I think the auctions are interesting, I think the quality of the cars should come first and the money should come second. I am probably laughed at for holding this perspective.

Next year Ferrari is the featured marque, and the FCA is organizing its national meet in conjunction with the events. I plan to drive the Mondial back down next year for that, anybody else?

 

Traffic jam was a big thing coming out of events, but I never had any difficulty getting in. Track on Friday was no problem getting in. Concorso on Saturday ditto. Pebble Beach actually has the best parking set up with the Coast locations and the shuttles. Once parked, it took about 20 minutes to get to the lodge. Leaving the track traffic wasn't bad. Saturday and Sunday traffic getting out was an exercise in patience.

Parking was free for the events... although the admission prices for the tickets make it difficult for me to describe anything there as "free."