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McLaren W1 First Drive: Ferocious Hypercar Transcends the Track

You know things are getting serious when McLaren rolls-out the ‘1’ suffix. The origin story is, of course, the very first road car McLaren ever built, the F1. Designed by visionary Formula 1 aerodynamicist and engineer Gordon Murray, it arrived in 1992 and rendered all other supercars obsolete. The tiny, lightweight F1 embraced carbon-fibre material technology, adopted a radical centre seat driving position with two passengers set back and either side and was powered by a 6.1-litre V12 engine from BMW that might as well have been passed down directly from the Gods. Game-changer? That doesn’t even come close to describing its impact, even if at the time sales didn’t come easy… The P1 was very different. Rather than a unique side project from the Formula 1 team, it was instead a statement piece for McLaren Automotive, a new road car division still in its infancy. It arrived in 2013 and was a wild-eyed showstopper. It traded the long-legged gait and supple suspension of the F1 for a weaponized hybrid system capable of delivering 903bhp and huge blue flames from its drainpipe exhaust. In Race mode, it lowered by 2-inches and its massive concave rear wing extended into the sky. The P1 was all about aerodynamic downforce, crazed acceleration and a snorting, angry soundtrack that mixed venomous twin-turbocharged V8 with the manic whirr of electric motors. Not so much a car as a force of nature. And now there’s this: The W1. It’s a true successor to the P1 with a similar brief and, on the face of it, it evolves rather than radically reinvents McLaren’s vision for the ultimate hypercar. This is not a criticism. How could it be when the result is this dramatic and has such staggering, other-worldly potential? The W1 has 1258bhp delivered to the rear wheels. It’s capable of 0-124 mph in 5.8-seconds, the quarter mile in 9.6-seconds at 167 mph and produces 2205lbs of downforce at 174 mph. The active aerodynamics – particularly a rear wing that extends way out beyond the rear of the car – are pure performance art and deliver massive aerodynamic efficiency. The result, aside from looking extremely cool, is that the W1 is McLaren’s fastest road car around a racetrack. Ever. Their benchmark circuit is the breath-taking Handling Track at the Nardo proving ground in southern Italy, where the W1 beats their previous benchmark, the flyweight McLaren Senna, by three seconds per lap. Or “a lifetime” as they call it in racing. Maybe two lifetimes! Core to the W1’s performance is the new ‘Aerocell’ carbon fibre tub. With integrated seats and a raised footwell to allow for inboard pushrod-operated front suspension – which in turn gives air a clean path to the huge underbody diffuser – it’s light, stiff, space efficient and has been instrumental in McLaren realising a full ground-effect concept. Just like last year’s F1 cars, which were the fastest ever made. There is also an active front wing and the aforementioned complex rear wing dubbed ‘Active Long Tail’. All of which is very admirable. But the ‘anhedral’ or gullwing doors and the fantastically shirnked-wrapped feel to the minimalist, highly-focussed interior are a pretty good side effect. The W1 feels special. Those fixed seats are perhaps a shade more upright than expected, and the driving position is less obviously racecar than, for example, the Aston Martin Valhalla or Ferrari F80. However, once you’ve adjusted the pedals (they move on a slider) and the delicate, slim-rimmed and alcantara-trimmed steering wheel, there’s an overwhelming sense of purpose. The cabin is so tightly tailored and imparts a sense of lightness and agility before you so much as start the all-new 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine, which makes 916bhp all on its own and revs to 9200rpm. Reach up to a roof-mounted control panel to find the starter button. Maybe this fighter plane trope is a little corny, but somehow you feel thrilled rather than manipulated. The W1 has a sense of humour as well as all that motorsport-derived sophistication. There’s a short delay, but when the engine does fire it’s instant – as the high-powered hybrid system negates the need for an old-school starter motor. A sharp flare of revs tells you that this engine is hyper-responsive and angry. On some deep level your brain and body have been sent all the signals required to prepare for something new and intense. Ahead of us, an empty Mugello racetrack, so press and hold the blue button next to the red starter to select Race mode. The centre display graphic shows the W1’s transformation in real time as it lowers by 37mm at the front and 17mm at the rear whilst simultaneously undocking all that active aero goodness. Race mode is not road legal and is geo-locked. You can show your friends and neighbours the aero dance, but it won’t allow you to select a gear to actually drive unless you’re at a circuit. Incidentally, the rocker switches either side of the display binnacle allow further options now: Toggle up the Handling control on the left for Race+ (for F1-spec super smooth tracks) or stick to Race for gnarlier ones. On the right toggle select ‘GP’ for sustained performance over a stint or ‘Sprint’ to unleash all 1258bhp for a time attack. There’s also a DRS and Boost function on the steering wheel. But I guarantee you won’t have the mental capacity to use them… Exit the pitlane, pin the throttle and W1 takes maybe a millisecond or two to gather its might (the gearing stretches to around 60mph in first, nearly 100mph in second, primarily to aid traction), but then lunges at the first turn with incredible ferocity. It instantly feels light, almost like inertia is no longer a thing. McLaren really does prize lightweight engineering, and at 3084lbs (dry) the W1 has a 278lbs advantage over the Ferrari F80. Plus, Ferrari uses figures for cars fitted with every single carbon fibre option. In reality, the gap is probably wider still. The impression of agility and stunning control continues as the track is unravelled at startling pace. The electric motor mounted to the side of the new 8-speed dual-clutch transmission is good for 342bhp and 324lb ft and it boosts any low rev lethargy the new flat-plane crank V8 might have (spoiler alert: It doesn’t appear to have any), so the W1 just feels massively, almost impossibly powerful at any revs. Even so, there’s real reward for wringing it out to 9200rpm and the power curve feels superheated but organic, too. In Race mode the steering – still hydraulically powered – has less assistance and it is noticeably heavier than other McLarens. However, that resistance is welcome as it gives you something to push against and imparts so much information about the front grip level. New Pirelli Trofeo RS tyres with a bigger front footprint than P1 or Senna really help. The front-end feels incredibly secure and the rear-axle follows with perfectly-aligned precision. The whole car feels super-stiff, completely locked into the surface and inspires confidence, but there’s an inherent agility and adjustability that means you’re quickly confident to push at its limits and really impose yourself on the chassis. It’s such a complex car but the driving experience is intuitive, and the driver feels a key contributor rather than just amazed (or terrified) observer, holding on for dear life. Every dynamic ingredient really is shockingly effective and yet has a subtlety and lightness of touch. From that delicious steering to the incredible brakes, the W1 just feels so mission-focussed, so hooked-up. Only the new 8-speed gearbox is a slightly disappointment. It’s fast and punchy, but after the scintillating energy of the Ferrari F80 ’box it feels competent rather than inspired. Other quibbles – it’s okay to quibble when the starting price is $2.1-million before tax and destination charge. Well, that new twin-turbocharged V8 sounds tightly wound and aggressive but if you have a P1 tucked in the garage you’ll miss the snorting, Darth Vader-style soundscape and all the drama that goes with it. Ferrari does this better, too. The F80 sounds deathly dull from the outside but is a riot of turbochargers, electric motors and all sorts of mechanical fury within the cockpit. Even so, the W1 is wildly entertaining on track, and the rear-drive configuration makes it more of a challenge and more satisfying than the F80 when chasing lap times or just sliding around for fun. In the Ferrari, you must second-guess what the front e-axle might do, whereas in the W1 it’s all on you. There are plenty of tools to help, including the ingenious Variable Drift Control, but somehow the W1 is more heroic. Or at least fools you into feeling more heroic – which is surely the point! On the road? Nimble, loaded with feel and sublime response. The ride is noticeably tougher than, say, a 750S but the control is ramped-up too, and with a bit more speed the whole car finds a delicious rhythm. Sport mode for the drivetrain brings some nice turbo whooshes and chirps, but the noise remains high-quality rather than extreme excitement. It is perhaps the one area the W1 feels just a little too tame. Of course, there’s nothing tame about the raw performance… which is genuinely shocking and literally hurts your neck muscles after a few hours. How McLaren has given the W1 such immense traction through just two driven wheels is beyond me. So, is it worthy of that ‘1’? I think so. Perhaps we won’t be talking about $25-million auction results for the W1 in 30 years from now, as we are for the F1. Perhaps it doesn’t quite have the amazing presence and jaw-dropping star quality of the simply gorgeous P1. But it is such an intense experience and the way it marries stunning track performance with delicate poise and entertainment on normal roads is something akin to magic. Maybe not ‘the one’ but definitely a searing, outrageous addition to McLaren’s fiercest family line. Just 399 W1’s will be built and they’re all sold. I’m not surprised at all. View All McLarens For Sale Images: McLaren Automotive

By duPont REGISTRY – October 22, 2026

Time To Drive Car & Watch Festival Debuts in Miami November 6-8

The inaugural Time To Drive Car & Watch Festival puts cars and watches on the same floor this November, pairing historically significant automobiles with some of the most respected names in watchmaking. The festival runs November 6-8, 2026. The main event takes over Mana Wynwood Convention Center on November 7 and 8, where organizers expect more than 4,000 guests each day, and the weekend opens a day earlier with Driver's Seat, a collector track day at The Concours Club. It's produced by 0260 (Zero To Sixty), the lifestyle brand founded by music producer and collector Lex Borrero, who co-founded Time To Drive with cultural strategist and Wrist Check Pod creator Perri Dash. Lex Borrero Borrero has been clear about what he's building. "At 0260, we believe belonging is the new luxury, and the strongest brands of the future will be those that create genuine communities," he said when the festival was announced. That idea runs through the entire weekend, from the track day to the watch floor. A Collector Market That's Paying Closer Attention The festival lands at an interesting moment. Borrero has been watching interest build around analog modern classics: manual Porsches, BMW M cars, Mercedes-AMGs and the Japanese performance cars that genuinely mattered. As he sees it, the market has become more discerning in 2026, and younger collectors in particular are weighing cultural relevance and personal connection when they decide what's worth collecting. It's an easy idea to understand once you've seen a crowd gather around a clean E30 M3. Cars like that carry memories for the people looking at them, and that connection is a big part of their appeal. Perri Dash You can see that thinking all over the program. Driver's Seat is organized by decade, from the '70s through the 2000s, with the last group billed as the final generation of analog machines. The featured car list leans the same way. A 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II, a W124 500E "AMG Hammer," an E30 M3 Cecotto and a Carrera RS 2.7 Sport Lightweight and more. Cars With a Story Beyond the Spec Sheet Then there are the cars you know from somewhere other than a car show. The one likely to draw the biggest crowd is the 2004 Maybach 57 from Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Otis" video. For the 2011 Spike Jonze shoot, the pair took power tools to a car that cost around $340,000 new, sawed off its doors and roof, and left a raw, welded widebody behind. It survives exactly as it looked on screen. You'll find it in the Entertainment & Culture exhibition curated by Cart Dept.. Motorsport fans get the No. 7 Porsche 963 from Porsche Penske Motorsport, the entry that has won the Rolex 24 At Daytona three years running. The first of those wins, in 2024, gave Roger Penske his first overall Daytona victory since 1969. Felipe Nasr drove in all three, and he's on the guest list, so you may get the story from the man himself. And because this is Miami, the Porsche 964 Turbo from the original Bad Boys will be there too. It's a perfect fit for the setting. Those headliners sit inside a series of themed showcases. Icons of Stuttgart, co-curated by 0260 and Cart Dept., covers Porsche and Mercedes-Benz history with cars like the 300 SL Gullwing, a four-cam 356 Carrera, the Jägermeister 911 Carrera RSR and a 918 Spyder Weissach. The Monte Carlo Experience casts a wider net, from the Aston Martin DB4 to the Ferrari F40. Some of the cars will be completed right in front of you. Tuner Revolution brings in a group of exotic builds at roughly 80 percent complete and finishes them on the floor over the weekend, with the builders on hand. Cart Dept. is also presenting Canvas Chrome, where artist Mark Delmont turns a vintage Mercedes-Benz into a one-off rolling canvas in real time. Show Your Car or Take It on Track If you own something German and interesting, there's a way in. WERKS, the festival's German concours, is open to Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz cars built from 1980 through 2019. Cars are judged within their marque on authenticity, provenance and condition, among other criteria, with a $5,000 prize on the line. Selected cars also join The Nürburgring, a showcase of community-owned German cars named for the track that shaped so many of them. Entries go through the festival site with a $200 submission fee and are reviewed by the show committee. Perri Dash and Lex Borrero Driver's Seat offers the most exclusive access of the weekend. Held November 6 at The Concours Club and powered by Visa Infinite Private, it's open only to GRAIL VVIP pass holders and capped at 150 guests; pass holders register to reserve their place. Four lead-and-follow sessions, each limited to 20 cars, cover the '70s, '80s, '90s and 2000s. Guests can attend on their own or submit a car for review to take it on track. Meet Your Heroes puts 20 bedroom-wall cars, the F40 and Countach among them, on circuit with guests riding along. Invitation-only hot laps pair guests with professional drivers, and Borrero joins Concours Club president Aaron Weiss and Jean-Baptiste Maillard for a panel called Belonging Is the New Luxury, hosted by collector Cyrus Ramsey. Two Worlds, One Floor The watch program carries equal weight. The Collectors Club gathers 38 brands, from established maisons to rising independents, including Chopard, Zenith, Jacob & Co., Grand Seiko, Ulysse Nardin, Greubel Forsey, MB&F, Urwerk and Armin Strom. Next door, the Luxury Exchange brings together secondary-market dealers for vintage pieces, collector accessories and bespoke storage. "Automobiles and watches have always shared a common language of craftsmanship, engineering and storytelling," Dash said. Anyone who collects both will recognize that connection right away. The panel schedule is where the two worlds overlap most usefully. Cross Market covers buying, selling and spotting value across cars and watches. When the Hammer Hits goes behind the scenes at car auctions. Content Collectors looks at how social platforms shape what becomes desirable, which loops right back to Borrero's point about cultural relevance. Watch-focused sessions dig into independents, microbrands, the rise of watch clubs and hip-hop's lasting influence on fine watchmaking. The Rest of the Weekend The guest list runs deep. Matt Farah is recording The Smoking Tire live, Spike Feresten is doing the same with Spike's Car Radio, and photographer Larry Chen is leading a masterclass on capturing speed. Patrick Long, Alexander Rossi, Eric Wind and John Temerian are among the dozens of drivers, dealers and collectors also on the schedule. Several headline sessions are available as add-ons, and the full lineup is on the panel page. Assouline will unveil Porsche: The Impossible Collection on site, plus a conversation with author A.J. Baime. The Culinary Circuit serves food from the countries behind the great car and watch traditions: Italy, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom and the United States. If you want the full treatment, the 0260 ClubHaus, powered by the Miami Watch Club, adds chef-driven food, open bars, cigars and a room full of collectors and executives. DJ Matt E Love handles the soundtrack. Plan Your Visit Mana Wynwood Convention Center hosts the main festival November 7-8, with Driver's Seat at The Concours Club on November 6. Tickets, from single-day passes up to VVIP hospitality, are on sale at timetodrivefest.com, and kids under 12 get in free with a ticketed adult. Download the 0260 app before you go. It holds your entry QR code and the live schedule. For collectors of cars, watches or both, it's a weekend worth planning around. Visit Website

By Sponsored Article – October 14, 2026

Girardo & Co. is Heading to Retromobile New York

By Girardo & Co. For the past four years, we’ve been presenting exceptional road and competition Ferraris for sale at Salon Rétromobile in Paris, the biggest and best collector-car exhibition in the world. Competition highlights have included the 1970 Ferrari 512 S (chassis number 1004), the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO (chassis number 4675) and, of course, the 1963 Ferrari 275 P (chassis number 0816) – the only Ferrari to have won Le Mans twice and, as a result, the most historically significant Ferrari sports-racing car of them all. On the road-car front we’ve had multiple 275 GTBs, two 400 Superamerica Aerodinamicos and a 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ Spider. Not to mention the Ferrari ‘Big Five’, comprising the 288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo and LaFerrari, all of which we agreed to sell from the stand during Rétromobile week in Paris at the beginning of this year. Now Rétromobile is heading across the Atlantic and making its debut in New York City, running for the first time at the Javits Center from 19 – 22 November. And Girardo & Co. is one of a handful of European dealers making the trip for the inaugural edition. Sticking to our guns and remaining very much on brand, we’ll be presenting a smaller selection of great Ferraris from the marque’s storied history for sale in the Big Apple. And this leads us to a question… Do you have a world-class classic or modern road or competition Ferrari worthy of the Girardo & Co. stand at Retromobile New York? You need only glance at the recent auctions result from Monterey to appreciate that the collector-car market in the United States of America is in especially rude health. Here is your chance, then, to join us at Retromobile New York and put your Ferrari in front of the world’s most foremost collectors, both in person on the Girardo & Co. stand and across our extensive and high-quality media coverage of the event, which reaches the eyes of many thousands more. Space is extremely limited, so please do get in touch if your Ferrari fits the bill, either by giving us a call on +44(0) 203 621 2923 or by clicking the button below. Visit Girardo.com

By Edward Jones – October 01, 2026

Save the date: DRIVEN Concours Returns to The Abbey at Aventura on November 14

Circle Saturday, November 14 (11 am to 5 pm). DRIVEN Concours is taking over The Abbey at Aventura for a full day of exceptional automobiles and the people who love them. And, after what happened there in the spring, the bar is already set pretty high. DRIVEN Cars & Coffee made its first appearance on Saturday, May 2, lined up with the F1 Miami Grand Prix weekend. Powered by Turnberry Associates and duPont REGISTRY Group, the morning spilled out of The Abbey and into Aventura Mall, drawing more than 500 guests. Over 100 exotic and high-performance cars filled the grounds. The big moment belonged to Czinger Miami, which unveiled the 21C VMax, one of the most technically ambitious hypercars in production right now. Gunther Werks Miami brought "Alchemy," a color-shifting Porsche that rarely had a moment to itself all morning. GALLERY-EMBED Photos by Mikey B A stunning Lamborghini Revuelto finished in Blu Cepheus was also a star of the show, shining in the bright Florida sun. A naturally aspirated V12 working alongside hybrid power gives it 1,001 horsepower combined, and that figure still takes a second to sink in. The Temerario sat nearby as a look at where Sant'Agata is taking its mid-engine cars next. The cars were only half of it. Ten food and beverage partners, among them Jarana Aventura, The Amalfi Llama, Tap 42, Toku, and North Italia, gave people every reason to linger. Six vendors from The Abbey Collective Market filled in the rest, with pottery, food tastings, and plenty in between. That combination is the point of DRIVEN as it was never meant to be another cars and coffee event. Instead, the idea is to fold car culture into a bigger lifestyle experience, where access and community count for more than headcount. GALLERY-EMBED Photos by Mikey B The DRIVEN Concours brings a showcase of exceptional automobiles to The Abbey, with a focus on design, craftsmanship, and the stories behind each car. Collectors and dealers will be there, but so will families and plenty of people who have never been to a concours, and the event is built with all of them in mind. Everything around the cars gets an upgrade too. Plan on VIP hospitality, plenty to eat, premium cocktails, and live entertainment spread across the venue, so there's always something going on between laps of the show field. South Florida made it clear in May that it will show up for this. For more information, be sure to click the button below. Visit DrivenAventura.com

By Edward Jones – October 01, 2026

Gooding Christie's to Auction Billy Joel's Motorcycle Collection at Inaugural Retromobile New York

Retromobile New York is still seven weeks from opening, and its auction already has two headliners with famous names attached. Earlier this month, Gooding Christie's named Steve McQueen's 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider as the top lot of its first New York sale. Now the show's official auction house has added something from the other end of the garage: more than 70 motorcycles from the personal collection of Billy Joel, every one of them offered without reserve. Featured Image Source: Courtesy of the Billy Joel Archives The Retromobile New York Auctions take place Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at the Javits Center, right in the middle of the show's four-day debut. For a first edition that has spent most of the year building its exhibitor list one wave at a time, this is the clearest sign yet that the auction side of the weekend will carry real weight. Joel's interest in motorcycles is no celebrity side project. He has been collecting for decades, and for years much of this collection lived at 20th Century Cycles, his shop in Oyster Bay on Long Island. The lineup covers Ducati, BMW, Moto Guzzi, Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, Triumph, Honda, Kawasaki and more, across several eras and styles. Copyright and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, LLC. Image by Mike Maez "I've always been drawn to bikes built by people who cared about getting every detail right," he said. "I've loved building this collection. Now it's someone else's turn to hit the road." Proceeds will support The Joel Foundation, led by Billy and Alexis Joel. The foundation funds nonprofits working in music education, public and women's health, humanitarian causes and the environment. The bike with the best story is a 1978 Triumph T140 Bonneville that Madison Square Garden gave Joel to mark his 150th sold-out show at the arena. It wears custom paint commissioned for him and comes with a matching helmet listing every show and year he played the Garden, where he still holds the record for sold-out performances. The estimate is $10,000 to $15,000. Ducati fans get two good reasons to register. The 1982 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica, estimated at $15,000 to $25,000, was Ducati's tribute to Hailwood's comeback win at the 1978 Isle of Man TT, 11 years after he last raced there. Then there's a restored 1975 Ducati 750 Sport at $25,000 to $35,000, the highest estimate among the highlighted bikes. Gooding Christie's calls it one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made. New York is the right room for it, too. Gooding Christie's president David Gooding pointed to how closely the city is tied to Joel, calling him "one of the most recognized motorcycle enthusiasts in the world." You don't have to wait until November. Select bikes from the collection will be on display at Christie's Rockefeller Center from October 8 to 12, and the auction house asks media and collectors to book viewing appointments in advance. At the show, auction lots will be on view at the Javits Center from Thursday, November 19 through Saturday, November 21. A Retromobile New York entry ticket gets you in to see every lot. Up-close inspection and bidding are reserved for registered bidders, so register with Gooding Christie's ahead of time if you plan to raise a paddle. Estimates do not include buyer's premium. Retromobile New York runs November 19–22 at the Javits Center, presented in partnership with Richard Mille, with Gooding Christie's as the official auction house. Tickets are available at retromobile.us. Visit Retromobile.us Buy Tickets

By Sponsored Article – September 17, 2026

Smith Hendrick Heritage Invitational Marks Fifth Anniversary in 2027

For serious collectors, the best automotive events offer more than a pristine show field. They create a sense of place — a weekend where remarkable cars, memorable people and shared passion come together in a way that makes simply being there feel special. That’s the allure of the Smith Hendrick Heritage Invitational. Returning April 15-17, 2027, to Ten Tenths Motor Club at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the fifth annual Heritage Invitational has quickly earned a coveted place on the luxury automotive calendar. Why it matters: In just five years, the Heritage Invitational has evolved into a destination for discerning collectors, industry tastemakers, motorsports legends and enthusiasts who appreciate that the stories behind extraordinary automobiles can be every bit as captivating as the machines themselves. Three days. One remarkable setting. The weekend unfolds at Ten Tenths Motor Club, where an intimate luxury clubhouse and purpose-built road course provide a backdrop unlike the traditional concours lawn. Thursday, April 15: The Hendrick Heritage Welcome Dinner sets the tone, gathering the automotive community for an evening of camaraderie, conversation and charitable giving at Hendrick Motorsports, the motorsports hub of NASCAR team owner and renowned collector Rick Hendrick. Friday, April 16: The volume gets turned up. IROC racing returns to Ten Tenths, bringing motorsports history back to life on track, while the Heritage Invitational Charity Pro-Am pairs competition with a cause, raising funds for Speedway Children’s Charities. Limited space is available in Friday’s Pro-Am for those who love speed and supporting great causes. Saturday, April 17: The weekend reaches its crescendo. RADwood celebrates the wonderfully excessive cars, fashion, music and culture of the 1980s and ’90s and the Smith Hendrick Heritage Invitational Concours takes center stage. The cars are the stars. More than 100 exceptional collector automobiles are expected to transform Ten Tenths into a rolling gallery of automotive history — the kind of field where pre-war elegance can share the spotlight with European exotics, significant competition cars, modern icons and machines rarely seen outside the world's most prestigious collections. The experience: This isn't simply a walk past beautiful cars. It's champagne and horsepower. Racing engines echoing across the grounds. Collectors trading stories. Legendary drivers mingling with guests. And automobiles whose provenance can stop even the most seasoned enthusiast mid-conversation. That combination has helped the Heritage Invitational develop remarkable cachet in a remarkably short time. The bottom line: Five years in, the secret is out. The Smith Hendrick Heritage Invitational is becoming one of those weekends where the people you meet are nearly as interesting as the cars you came to see. For collectors, there's still an opportunity to become part of the field. Applications for the 2027 concours are now available at heritageinvitational.com. For everyone else, consider this an invitation — and fair warning not to wait until the photos start appearing in your feed to wish you had been there. Visit HeritageInvitational.com

By Retromobile New York – September 11, 2026

Cart Department To Bring Iconic Art Cars To Rétromobile New York

Rétromobile New York has announced a partnership with CART Department by renowned collector Larry Warsh, ahead of the show's debut this November. Building upon Rétromobile's longstanding celebration of motoring history and design, the collaboration introduces CART Department's distinct perspective on the car as a canvas for creative expression and reflection of contemporary culture. Drawing from Warsh's extensive collection, the presentation will spotlight works that move beyond conventional modes of display to examine the relationship between automobiles, contemporary art, and culture. For nearly 50 years, Rétromobile has served as a meeting point for the international collector-car community, bringing together significant automotive history and the people shaping the field. Its arrival in New York extends that legacy to the United States, creating a new destination for the collector community while introducing the Rétromobile experience to one of the world's foremost cultural capitals. At the New York edition, CART Department will present a curated selection of art cars and related works, taking visitors through the distinct creative perspectives of internationally recognized artists and cultural figures, including Keith Haring, Jay-Z, Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey. “What makes this collaboration so special is the opportunity to look at the automobile from a different perspective,” shares Gérard Neveu, CEO of Rétromobile New York. “Rétromobile has always celebrated the artistry that makes these cars more than mere machines, and CART brings that same curiosity through the world of contemporary art. New York feels like the perfect place to bring those worlds together, and I think visitors will discover something they may not have expected at the show in November.” Haring’s 1971 Series III Land Rover Defender is covered in the artist’s signature graphic imagery, including elements from his 1983 poster design for the Montreux Jazz Festival. The 2004 Maybach 57 featured in Jay-Z’s “Otis” music video was dramatically stripped down and transformed into a custom muscle car, turning the ultra-luxury vehicle into an unexpected cultural object. Additional works featured in the presentation will include those by Daniel Arsham, Esther Mahlangu, Damien Hirst, Kenny Scharf, Richard Prince, Olafur Eliasson, Zaha Hadid, Jeff Koons, and Barbara Kruger. Central to the collaboration is Warsh’s more than three decades of experience in the international art world and his longstanding exploration of the car as a vehicle for creative expression. An early collector of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warsh has assembled more than 70 one-of-a-kind art cars associated with leading figures including Damien Hirst, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Rashid Johnson and Olafur Eliasson. Most recently, Warsh established CART Department, a cross-platform initiative that examines the automobile beyond its utilitarian purpose through the lens of identity and contemporary culture. Ai Weiwei’s BMW incorporates thousands of LEGO bricks, transforming a familiar vehicle through one of the artist’s most recognizable materials. Shepard Fairey’s 1937 Packard 115C Touring Sedan layers imagery across the historic automobile to examine themes of wealth, power and consumption. Ever since its invention, the automobile has had an irresistible pull on the human imagination, and that's especially true when artists do the imagining,” shares Larry Warsh. “In their visionary hands, vehicles become more than transportation, status symbols, or engineering marvels. They become canvases for art and culture. CART Department is thrilled to collaborate with Rétromobile on their inaugural New York exhibition to introduce CART X, a new hybrid global event that merges cars, art, music, and fashion, reshaping how cars are appreciated in a broader lifestyle context and absorbed into popular culture.” Visit Retromobile.us Buy Tickets

By Sponsored Article – September 09, 2026

Supercar Saturdays Florida Is Bringing Miami Heat to SEMA Fest 2026

What happens when one of South Florida’s best-known supercar communities packs two enclosed haulers with exotics and sends them across the country to Las Vegas? This November, Supercar Saturdays Florida is about to find out. Following a successful debut at SEMA Fest in 2025, Supercar Saturdays Florida (SSF) will return to Las Vegas November 4–7 for an expanded four-day experience built around SEMA Week. But simply calling it a return trip to SEMA doesn’t quite capture what organizers have planned. The SSF Road to SEMA Fest – Las Vegas VIP Experience begins in Miami, where two haulers loaded with supercars will depart South Florida bound for Las Vegas. Once there, the cars and their owners will connect with members of the Las Vegas and West Coast supercar communities for a week that combines the spectacle of SEMA with the thing these cars were ultimately created to do: drive. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Porsches, Koenigseggs and other high-performance machinery are expected to be represented throughout the week. From the Convention Center to the Open Road SEMA may provide the backdrop, but SSF is building an experience that stretches well beyond the Las Vegas Convention Center. Participants will take part in a schedule of events that includes Las Vegas Strip supercar cruises, desert rallies and scenic drives, track experiences, VIP driving opportunities, private dinners and gatherings, automotive and brand activations, and professional photography and content creation. At the center of it all will be SSF’s return to SEMA Fest on Friday, November 6, where a curated collection of hypercars and exotics will be displayed as part of the public celebration that closes out SEMA Week. It is familiar territory—but on a considerably larger scale. SSF made its SEMA Fest debut in 2025 with a collection that included vehicles from Ferrari Las Vegas, Koenigsegg and members of the Las Vegas supercar community. The response helped pave the way for SSF to return as a featured experience in 2026, this time with a much larger contingent arriving directly from South Florida. The result is something rarely seen even during a week as automotive-obsessed as SEMA: three distinct supercar communities coming together in one city. One of the Biggest Weeks in the Automotive World For anyone unfamiliar with the scale of SEMA Week, "big" is an understatement. The SEMA Show runs November 3–6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and is one of the world's premier automotive specialty-products trade events. More than 2,400 exhibiting companies are expected to participate, bringing together manufacturers, builders, buyers, media, and automotive professionals from around the globe. Then comes SEMA Fest. Taking place Friday, November 6, SEMA Fest opens the celebration to the public with the famous SEMA Cruise, drifting and motorsports exhibitions, featured vehicles, automotive activations and live entertainment. For 2026, the concert lineup is scheduled to feature The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, 311, and The Alive, while the Supercar Saturdays Florida hypercar and exotic showcase will provide another major attraction for enthusiasts. Ten Years of Supercar Saturdays Florida There couldn't be a more appropriate year for SSF to expand its national presence. In 2026, Supercar Saturdays Florida celebrates its 10th anniversary, marking a decade since the event began bringing together South Florida's collectors, owners, and enthusiasts. Its signature second-Saturday gathering at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood has grown into one of South Florida's most recognizable recurring automotive events, regularly attracting hundreds of vehicles along with collectors, automotive clubs, dealerships, brands, celebrities and industry leaders beneath the unmistakable silhouette of the Guitar Hotel. Over the years, however, SSF has increasingly taken the show on the road. Rallies, Fun Runs and special automotive experiences have expanded its footprint, including a post-event Supercar Fun Run connected with the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and relationships and activations involving Barrett-Jackson, Gumball 3000, duPont REGISTRY, SEMA and SEMA Fest. Las Vegas represents the next evolution of that idea. Instead of simply gathering great cars in one location, SSF is creating experiences around the people who own and enjoy them—and connecting automotive communities separated by thousands of miles. Miami Meets Vegas That may ultimately be what makes the 2026 Road to SEMA Fest experience different. The story doesn't begin when the doors open at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It begins when two haulers leave Miami carrying a little piece of South Florida's car culture westward. From there, the cars become part of four days of drives, rallies, track time, gatherings and events before culminating in SSF's second appearance at SEMA Fest. For owners, it is an opportunity to experience SEMA Week from behind the wheel rather than simply from the convention floor. For enthusiasts, it promises an extraordinary concentration of machinery. And for automotive and lifestyle brands, the expanded program creates opportunities to participate across everything from vehicle transport and displays to driving events, photography, digital content and on-site activations. After ten years of building a supercar community in South Florida, Supercar Saturdays Florida is taking that community national—two haulers at a time. Visit Website Event Details SSF Road to SEMA Fest – Las Vegas VIP ExperienceNovember 4–7, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada Supercar Saturdays Florida at SEMA FestFriday, November 6, 2026Las Vegas Convention Center Participation is limited to a curated group of approved supercars. Registration, vehicle transport, sponsorship, partnership and media inquiries:SupercarSaturdaysFL.comSupercarSaturdaysFlorida@gmail.com

By Sponsored Article – September 09, 2026

Porscheast Returns to Rally Point East on Saturday, October 10

Porscheast comes back to Rally Point East on Saturday, October 10, bringing a full field of Porsches to the club's Hamptons campus for four hours of cars, food, and more. Admission is open to enthusiasts, collectors, and anyone who wants to spend a Saturday morning among them. When: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Where: The Hamptons, New York The field spans the range of the marque: early air-cooled cars, vintage and modern road models, GT variants, and motorsport machinery. Cars are displayed across the outdoor lot and inside the club, with owners on hand throughout the day. Running alongside the display is a program filled with live music, art, and fashion, plus premium food and beverage service. The bar is open, and brand partners host boutique retail and activation spaces among the cars. Rally Point East is a members club in The Hamptons built around the automotive experience. The property covers 8,000 square feet of social and storage club, with an event center, cafe (the cafe will be closed during the event), bar, climate-controlled car storage, and an outdoor lot. On-site parking accommodates up to 200 cars, so arriving in something worth looking at is encouraged. Early October is the easiest time of year to make the drive east. Plan the route, bring the car, and come see the full spread. Brands interested in aligning with Porscheast can inquire about partnership and on-site activation opportunities at Rally Point East. Learn More GALLERY-EMBED

By Edward Jones – September 01, 2026

Monterey Car Week 2026: Broken Records, Unforgettable Times and Tamer Streets

Last year I showed up to Monterey Car Week with no idea what I was walking into. I'd spent more than a decade hearing stories from coworkers about the cars, the weather, and the parties, and I finally went to see whether any of it held up. It did. So this year I came back, and the interesting thing about a second trip is that you stop being amazed by the fact that a Koenigsegg is parked at a gas station and start paying attention to everything happening around it. Alright, it actually is really awesome seeing a Koenigsegg posted up at a gas station and always will be. I flew in Wednesday and landed in the afternoon. Stepping out of the airport into that cool Monterey air after a Florida August is a feeling I'd been looking forward to for months, and it did not disappoint. I unpacked, got some work done, and went to dinner at Il Vecchio, a wonderful Italian spot where the pasta is made fresh in front of you all night long. If you want a low-key first night before the week takes over your life, that is the move. Thursday is when it started in earnest. The team and I headed up into the mountains to a winery for Gordon Murray Automotive's private unveiling of the new S1, with Gordon Murray and Dario Franchitti on hand to do the honors. I want to thank GMA for the invite and for being such lovely people. I've enjoyed watching how far this company has come over the past few years, and I'm genuinely excited to see what they do next. GALLERY-EMBED From the mountains, it was back down and over to Zenvo's house for introductions to the Aurora Agil and the Aurora Tur. Two hypercars built off the same idea with very different purposes, and Chief Designer Christian Brandt was there to walk through the design language behind each one. There is nothing better than going over a car with the person who drew it, because you get the reasoning behind every surface and every curve rather than a spec sheet. I especially appreciated learning that Danish furniture design was part of the inspiration behind the Tur. Also, shout out to the pizza served at the house, which was phenomenal. Next came the Concours Village to pick up credentials, then over to see what Gooding Christie's had on display. Front and center sat the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe that would go on to sell for $42.9 million, which is the kind of thing you walk past and have to remind yourself is real. I made a lap of the lots and then headed to Lincoln's private event at the Pebble Beach Club, where the brand had its latest models lined up, including the new 2027 Navigator and Nautilus. We ran through the Lincoln Rejuvenate mode, a five- to ten-minute session that combines massage, audio, visuals, and even scent when the available Lincoln Digital Scent is installed. After the day I'd already had, I needed it more than I expected to. Once that wrapped, I made my way to the House of M event by BMW, where the BMW M Concept Neue Klasse made its North American premiere right by Cannery Row. There was a long list of iconic and classic M cars alongside it, and the crowd was full of BMW purists in a genuinely great setting. The pizza was on point there too. That's the moment I realized I was going to be a pizza connoisseur for the week, because pizza turned out to be the common thread at nearly every event I attended. Not a complaint by any means whatsoever. If you're wondering whether I called it a night there, you'd be wrong, unfortunately for my feet. I still had Gunther Werks' private event at Folktale Winery ahead of me, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of the entire week. The atmosphere was lavish, warm, and welcoming all at once. Standing in the cask room surrounded by the winery's barrels and roughly 3,000 candles was unreal, and the smell of the wood was an experience by itself. On display was a recent commission finished in multi-stage Pearl White over smooth-grain Marine Blue leather with bespoke blue houndstooth, making 850 horsepower and running a manual transmission. That's the right car for the coast roads and the run up through Carmel Valley, and I don't think anyone at that event would argue. And while I didn't get a chance to attend, duPont REGISTRY was a partner with Luxury Rally Club for their Concours & Cocktails at The Preserve event. This event was an invite-only happening held in an unbelievably picturesque setting that offers extraordinary cars, elevated culinary experiences, and unforgettable conversations. This upscale event is on everyone's list of things to attend during MCW, but only a select few get the chance to experience it. On Friday, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, was taking place, and while I didn't get the chance to attend, duPont REGISTRY was on display alongside Luxury Rally Club with an activation sponsored by BRABUS. In attendance was also the BRABUS BODO, the car on the cover of our August 2026 issue. For my own Friday, I finally had a few hours to catch up on work and actually look around. If you think Monterey Car Week is all about the cars, you're right, but the setting is a big part of why it works. The coastline gives you those deep blues as a backdrop, and it delivers the cool air that makes walking around all day genuinely pleasant instead of the endurance test it would be back home in Florida. The people are as good as the scenery. I spent some time talking with employees at shops along Lighthouse Avenue about what they think of the week. I'd expected a range of negative opinions and mostly got the opposite. Most of those I talked to loved seeing the cars roll through their hometown, and they appreciated the surge in spending at local restaurants and shops. The complaints came down to two things: traffic, which means leaving earlier for work or school, and the drivers who insist on revving and breaking local traffic laws. For what it's worth, this year felt calmer than last, and there was a noticeable law enforcement presence around town. Enforcement on the Monterey Peninsula was increased for 2026, and Car Week led to 761 traffic stops and 48 arrests across the peninsula. Some people will complain about that, but we want Monterey Car Week to survive, and it won't if reckless driving keeps trending up. More to the point, we should be kind to the locals who welcome us into their beautiful home and treat them with respect. The vast majority of visitors already do, but a couple of bad apples can ruin the bunch. Now that I'm off my soapbox, let's talk about Mecum. With more than 500 cars crossing the block and over $100 million in sales, there was a lot of ground to cover, and thankfully David Morton from Mecum gave me a tour of the field. A bare carbon fiber Bugatti EB110, a Koenigsegg Jesko Attack, and the custom baby-blue 1959 Chevrolet Impala lowrider from Nipsey Hussle and DJ Khaled's 2019 "Higher" video were all in the mix, along with plenty more that stopped me in my tracks. I also got a preview of what's coming to their Kissimmee auction, which is always a must-attend. Once night fell, it was over to RM Sotheby's at the Portola Hotel and Monterey Conference Center for its 29th year in Monterey. That room is always electric, with high hammer prices coming through left and right, and RM consistently brings the best of the best to this sale. Friday was a shorter day than Thursday and a more auction-forward one, which I always enjoy. It was also a welcome breather, because Saturday was going to be long. That being said, I wish I were in the room when the Ferrari Luce "Chassis 0" smashed all estimations and sold for a record-breaking $40 million, all of which went to the Ferrari Foundation charity. Bright and early Saturday, I headed to Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course for Concorso Italiano, which duPont REGISTRY partnered with for the 2026 edition. If you're a fan of Italian cars, or just fine automobiles in general, this is one you can't miss. The field was full of machinery that made its way over from Italy, with Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Bizzarrini, De Tomaso, Ferrari, FIAT, Iso, Lamborghini, Lancia, and Maserati all represented. duPont REGISTRY Select was on hand with several vehicles that were actually for sale, including a stunning Porsche 918 Spyder, one of the few but very welcome non-Italian cars on the property. GALLERY-EMBED duPont REGISTRY's presence went well beyond the display. Cristina Cheever, Charles Bradley, Eric Curran, and Antoine Tessier all took the stage across the day, and Charles sat down with Jeff Mason of the Piston Foundation for a conversation about the skilled trades shortage facing this hobby, which is not an abstract problem when restoration shops are aging out faster than they're being replaced. The Chairman's Award, presented by duPont REGISTRY, went to a 1949 Ferrari 166MM Touring Barchetta owned by David and Carol Seielstad of Princeville, Hawaii, with Antoine and Charles on stage alongside current chairman Tanya Kosta and former chairmen Tom McDowell and Jack Wadsworth. The award pits past Best of Show winners against each other, so the bar is absurd by design, and a 166MM is a small car carrying an enormous amount of history. Best of Show went to Jim Utaski's 1959 Maserati 3500 GT Bertone. When the awards wrapped, duPont REGISTRY led a rally off the property and over to the Monterey Motorsports Festival, which is exactly how a car show should end. Happening simultaneously with Concorso Italiano was the Exotics on Broadway event, which duPont REGISTRY was a sponsor for. The show has come a long way since it started in 2015, pulling in more than 40,000 spectators, and it does it without the ropes and reserved seating you find elsewhere on the peninsula. This year the layout changed, with the old Fremont area relocated to Del Monte Blvd as a fully enclosed, ticketed Vendor and Hypercar Showcase holding more than 40 hypercars, a lineup of sponsors and vendors, and a main entertainment stage. Going back to my day, the rally from Concorso Italiano put me at the Monterey County Fairgrounds for the Monterey Motorsports Festival. No allocation, no waitlist, just a ticket and a gate. The billing is "One Night, One Culture, All Cars," and the festival takes that literally. Rare builds and iconic machines shared the grounds with custom culture, a JDM section, Mecum's classics and muscle, and an off-road corner. duPont REGISTRY Group presented the evening and filled a good share of the programming, with Charles Bradley hosting main stage collector interviews and Raffaello Porro running additional conversations, plus a curated collector car display and the duPont REGISTRY Editor's Choice Award going to one of the cars on the field. GALLERY-EMBED The headline was Kimera Automobili, the 2026 featured marque, with founder Luca Betti pulling the covers off the Koenigsegg-powered K-39 live on the main stage before sitting down to talk about where the company is headed. Once the sun dropped, the Arena and Main Stage carried the night with the biggest concert of the week, and between the food vendors, the outdoor bars, and the vendor village, the fairgrounds felt like the one place all week where every corner of car culture was standing in the same lot. After two events like that back to back, I went straight back to the house, because Sunday is the big one. After a lovely breakfast at Happy Girl Cafe, it was time for the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Stretched across the 18th hole and all around the grounds were cars of unimaginable provenance, pulled out of their loving homes for a shot at one of the coveted awards and, for a few, at Best of Show. Lamborghini brought what I counted as 43 Miuras to celebrate the model's 60th anniversary, setting the record for the largest gathering of Miuras ever assembled in one place. Ferrari had its own section dedicated to its finest work, including a curation of one-offs with my personal favorite, the SC40, among them. When the time came, I headed to the stage, where the collector car world's top prize went to a Duesenberg SSJ originally owned by Clark Gable. The streamers and confetti filling the stage never get old, and it's still the best possible way to close out the event. Pebble Beach also surpassed $50 million in total charitable giving this year, a grand number for an equally grand event. This concours is always magical to attend, and not only because I see cars I will probably never see again. I get to catch up with friends and with people I work with all year long, in what I'd argue is one of the most serene settings on earth. If you've never been, this is one event you have to see in person at least once to understand how much it means to the automotive world. GALLERY-EMBED Once the day wrapped up, it was back to bed and then home after a long week. This was only my second Monterey Car Week, and it was just as magical as the first. I think that's how everyone else feels too, and it's why they keep coming back. The whole week was full of unforgettable events and memories made possible by the automotive world I've loved since I was a kid, and it's an honor to be part of what I'd call the most famous car week on the planet. So again, if you ever get the chance to attend, even just to car spot from a sidewalk, do it. You will not regret it. Just be sure to be respectful to the locals and to your fellow visitors, because it takes the whole village to keep Monterey Car Week around so the generations after us can experience it too.

By Edward Jones – August 31, 2026

Monterey Motorsports Festival 2026: A Loud And Exciting Takeover of the Fairgrounds

Monterey Car Week has a rhythm to it. Early mornings on damp grass, judges with clipboards, lawn chairs, nice suits or dresses, and coffee. The Monterey Motorsports Festival is not that, and thank goodness for it. On Saturday, August 15, the event swallowed the entire Monterey County Fairgrounds and turned it into something loud, young, and genuinely fun. Most importantly, something different. You could hear it before you saw it. Cars arrived revving, popping, and generally showing off, and nobody in line seemed to mind. That set the tone for the whole night. Every corner of the fairgrounds had something parked in it, and the crowd moved between displays from the afternoon until the music started. The variety was the best part. Supercars sat within walking distance of JDM heroes, and neither felt out of place. The Lotec Sirius even made an appearance. For me, one of the most interesting automotive attendees was a car built from the ground up by a young engineer who goes by DeSimone, which is exactly the kind of thing that gets lost at more buttoned-up shows and exactly the kind of thing this crowd stops to talk about. Personally, I genuinely enjoyed my chat with the creator and can't wait to see what he builds next. And it was that chat that made me really fall in love with the event. This car was placed around a group of others in an area only accessible by walking through an entryway, like an area waiting to be discovered, as if I was playing a video game. Once there, I realized the entirety of the event was built like this and had so much for me to find. So, from there I went off and walked the grounds to see all the incredible cars on display around every corner. If you have spent any time in one of those open-world driving games where the whole map is a festival and every car is welcome, you already know the feeling. Except this one had real noise, real cars, and real people. It should be noted there was most definitely zero racing to be had. Once the sun went down, the main stage took over with an impressive music lineup for a giant crowd. David J opened at 7:00, Dreya V followed at 7:45, me n ü came on at 8:45, and Sidequest closed the night at 9:45. By that point, the fairgrounds had stopped being a car show entirely and become an automotive festival unlike any other. Paolo Manca, Founder & CEO of the event, says: “With 450 cars on display, we increased tremendously versus 2025 when the cars were 300. Our 6,000 visitors could enjoy a real car-party where supercars and music mingle for an unstoppable experience.” duPont REGISTRY came in as a partner of the festival, and the arrival was hard to miss. The team arrived at the fairgrounds in five supercars, which were part of a giant 50-car parade, and parked directly in front of the stage, which meant that for the rest of the day, every piece of programming had a proper backdrop. This fourfold partnership, MMF-dPR-Concorso-Pininfarina, holds the signature of Raffaello Porro, MMF’s communication advisor and ambassador in Europe. He also introduced Alberto Scuro, president of FIVA and ASI, alongside Massimo Carnelos, General Counsel of Italy in San Francisco, for their opening remarks. On the Peyton Stage, Basem Wasef ran the show as emcee. Wasef contributes to duPont REGISTRY magazine and knows how to keep an audience with him, which matters when you are competing with exhaust notes fifty feet away. He welcomed a long list of guests over the course of the day, among them duPont REGISTRY Editor-in-Chief Charles Bradley. Bradley presented the 2026 Editor's Choice Award to Luca Betti, the former rally driver who founded Kimera Automobili, for the Kimera K39. The car made its public debut at the festival, which made the timing about as good as it gets. Betti's background matters here. Kimera is not a design house doing a styling exercise; it is a shop run by someone who spent his career competing, and the cars reflect that. Handing the award to him with the K39 sitting there in front of the stage on its first day out in public was one of those moments where the programming and the metal lined up perfectly. Later on, Wasef hosted a roundtable that pulled together Cristina Cheever, Chief Marketing Officer of duPont REGISTRY Group, Charles Bradley, Editor-in-Chief of duPont REGISTRY, and Eric Curran, President of Sales at duPont REGISTRY Select. Four people who look at this industry from very different angles, talking in front of an audience that had spent the day surrounded by the cars in question. More intimate was the conversation between Charles Bradley and Harald and Fredrik Skjoldt, father and son, the first president of the Lamborghini Club Norway and good friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the second a former skijoring champion, both successful businessmen with a deep passion for collectible cars. It is a good format for an event like this. No slides, no script, just a conversation about where the market is going and what people are actually buying, delivered to a crowd that ranged from lifelong collectors to people who had never been to Car Week before. Plenty of Monterey Car Week events are excellent at what they do, and they all typically follow a similar vibe. The Monterey Motorsports Festival went the other direction. It felt like a true automotive festival meant for all. With music, food, noise, and a fairground teeming with excitement, Monterey Motorsports Festival is exactly what MCW needs: a breath of electrifying air. We want to thank Raffaello Porro for bringing this opportunity to duPont REGISTRY Group and making the introduction that led to the partnership. He recognized the fit early, and he was right about it. Expanding our experiential presence has been a priority for us, and that means meeting enthusiasts and collectors where they actually gather rather than reaching them only through a screen. A festival built around open access and a genuinely mixed field is exactly the kind of environment we have been looking for.

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