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Monterey Car Week 2025

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  1. calder1

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  2. Edward 96GTS

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    do not try to drive north of Paso Robles on Hwy 1. you will not get thru due to a road closure.
     
  3. JAM1

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  4. Edward 96GTS

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    Hwy 1 north to Paso Robles then 46 east to 101 north then go thru town of Spreckles to Hwy 1 to Monterey/carmel/Pacific Grove.
     
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  5. JAM1

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    I’m open to what makes the most sense but also allows an enjoyable scenic and fun drive for the group. I just want to get out and use the car versus ship it up…
     
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  6. Texas Forever

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    The various west to east connectors between PCH and 101 are some of the best driving roads in California. They typically have almost no traffic.
     
  7. TheMayor

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    After talking with Craig today it looks like I'm in. I will probably ship the car to him and fly in to avoid the desert part in August.
     
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  8. TTR

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    I regularly drive my 93 y.o. Roadster (w/70+ y.o. mechanicals & technology) through the Southwest deserts in the summer* time, not mention numerous Monterey Car Week trips, so I can’t see why much more modern, restored(?) car/technology couldn’t manage same. :confused:

    Our honeymoon trip to Yellowstone (& back) in the car +/-8 years ago put us through Southern Nevada in mid-July when temperature in Las Vegas was 108 at 8:30am. It was miserable enough for us to put the up and while my engine had 50K+ miles since last overhaul and the radiator was rebuilt over 10 years before the trip, the car/engine ran nice & cool.
     
  9. TheMayor

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    I think the car would survive better than me. I ain't the same person I was when I did this 25 years ago.
     
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  10. TTR

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    I (kind of) hear you.
    I’ve been doing this kind of **** for over 40 years and while I’ve slowed down a little in the past few years, have no plans to “take it easy”, let alone stop.
    In fact, I wish I had time & money to do more now than ever. :(
    It’s kind of like my long time friend and mentor told me decades ago “Pu**ie* will never be heroes !” (Not that I try to be one for anybody).
     
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  11. sexybeast

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    better off staying in Santa Barbara than San Luis or Paso. more hotel options here....
     
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  12. JAM1

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    Open to suggestions but I was focused on finding a good half way point for the drive between Redondo Beach and Monterey to break up the time/miles over two days.
     
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  13. Sergio Tavares

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    I s Ferrari the featured marque?
    has been about 10 years...
     
  14. Sergio Tavares

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    You could leave before 5am and make it to 101 before too much heat - have 2 liters of iced water and driving shirt to destroy but you could make it
    Please make a video
     
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  15. sexybeast

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    I will probably do there fuel run to Monterey again, or one of the other rallies...
     
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  16. BLucchese

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    I've secured tickets for most of the events for Monterey car week and am looking forward to the Concorso Italiano, however I have my eyes set on the Quail. Last year I tried to get tickets months in advance and found no luck due to the ticket availability being lucrative.

    If you have a ticket you are looking to sell, I would be highly interested.

    Grazi,
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  17. TheMayor

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  18. Texas Forever

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  19. Sergio Tavares

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  20. Sergio Tavares

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    Can you go the night before?
    I helped a friend display at setup the night before we moved his Ferrari and we had free aaccess to everything.
     
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  21. BLucchese

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    If the access carries over to the day of the event, I am game.
     
  22. Nemesis138

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    I’m sure you will be able to find a ticket either from here or eBay after they are mailed out. I recall seeing several posts offering extra tickets last year. They did get snapped up quickly though.

    The biggest challenge to getting tickets I have to imagine for most people is that they are only offered for sale in January.

    Best of luck to you!
     
  23. TTR

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    And if you can/dare to wait until a few days, maybe a week so before the Quail, there usually is a bunch of tickets coming available, often at severely discounted prices when all who bought them for speculation start to panic.

    While I’ve only bought a couple of tickets once, over a decade ago, I wouldn’t have any interest in paying even if the price was $500 or less a pop and although in last few years I’ve been offered one or two free tickets to almost every event, it still hasn’t motivated me to attend any more.
     
  24. JSinNOLA

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    Buyer Beware: There are scam tickets at times...
     
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  25. TTR

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    Why am I not surprised ?
     

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