Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance - 2021

Friday night is cruise night on Ocean Ave in Carmel. In 2019 I saw a couple of Saudis park their McClaren P1 in front of the library while I was sitting on a park bench smoking a cigar. Then I saw a guy drive by in his Ferrari 250 GTO.

 

Local police will be on the lookout for idiots behaving badly like in 2019.

 

What happened differently in 2019?


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Will the new one-off SP come out ？

 

The cops lie in wait for guys who speed through the tunnel in Monterey. I did it in 1999 with my 348, in 2008 with my Kawasaki Z1000, and in 2019 with my 550. So I’m one of those crazies.

 

Good kind of crazy!

 

Vloggers and YouTubers with absolutely no connection to the major events doing burnouts on Pacific Avenue in the evenings with the sidewalks packed.

 

Bad kind of crazy!

 

I can put you in contact with someone that has his Premier ticket (early entrance and VIP Parking), it is $995. Let me know and I will give you his contact info.

 

Does anyone know if there's a special marque or category for the Ferrari Concorso on the first fairway this year? In the past its been a broad category such as "competition cars" or "roadsters"

 

That looks fun!!!

Thanks..

 

Alas the travel ban to the US for EU citizens has just been extended by the White House due to rising Covid numbers via the delta variant on both sides of the Atlantic...

Yesterday this was on CNN and NYT, BBC but for some reason I could not find them now, here is the article in the Figaro, France's number one daily.

https://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/covid-19-les-etats-unis-maintiennent-les-restrictions-aux-voyages-internationaux-20210726

 

Europe lets Americans in without any issues at all, since months.
America doesn't let Europeans in, since 18 months now............

Marcel Massini

 

is it possible to fly in to central/south america. then after a few days travel in to usa? or does european passport deny entry from anywhere?

 

No that would be too easy...

 

Here is the travel ban extension article in the NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/politics/travel-bans-coronavirus.html?searchResultPosition=2

 

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Getting Itchy!!!

 

Get ready to mask up next week. Nearly all Bay Area counties have now adopted mandatory indoor masking regardless of vaccination status. Some businesses have also adopted proof-of-vaccination for entry. Monterey county usually follows the Bay Area by no more than a week or two. Local positivity rate has jumped significantly in just the last few weeks due to Delta variant spread amongst both the unvaccinated and vaccinated.

 

For The Quail:

Quail mask rules. “Masks are recommended indoors for all vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, but required in Culinary Pavilions and outside ancillary food and beverage areas on the event field. We encourage all guests to wear face masks when appropriate and multiple sanitizing stations will be available throughout the event field. Please note, all event staff will be wearing masks for your safety as well as our staff's safety.”

 

So chances of many or all events getting cancelled by next week appear (again*) very real, if not more and proving (once again) G. Carlin's apt observation about the stupidity of general public.

* And just as I got my car prepped/serviced and ready for the adventure.

 

I really don't think anything will get cancelled at this late stage, but some places could restrict indoor attendance if things get noticeably worse over the next week. I just think that the county may make masking indoors required for all people instead of the current optional-for-vaccinated.

 

I've started to see the first transporters arriving in Pebble. Scary sight to come around a corner and see one of those taking up their lane and at least half of the oncoming lane...time to alter my Pebble Beach entry/exit route!

 

Hot News: Legends of the Autobahn cancelled for 2021

https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/controversial-carmel-valley-car-week-event-is-off-after-organizers-withdraw/article_c39c829e-f640-11eb-9b86-23f9095ad525.html?

 

The SP2 will be shown in Carmel on Thursday in a little 10-car show with some old Monzas, and then certainly be part of the 75 car parade Sat., ending at Casa Ferrari in PB about 500 ft. from the Lodge.You wonder why they need to show if all 499 are sold...

 

^what 75 car parade on sat?