Thursday in Monterey

[Nine17]

As a "local" who has been attending Car-Geek-Week for over 40 years, I've gotten a bit fatigued over the ever-escalating prices and so-called "exclusivity." As recently as the early '90's Pebble Beach was $20 (and we usually bought our tickets second-hand for $10). I attended early editions of The Quail where the comps far outweighed the cost of the ticket (like being gifted a case of wine to take home or having an ounce of caviar show up at our table "because you guys look like you're having so much fun."). Now even the Event Formerly Known as the Historics has become over-crowded for the participants. There is, however, a solution. I take Thursday off. There is no gate charge to enter Laguna Seca. Nobody even notices if a Porsche or two slip into the Tour d'Elegance procession, so long as they've been recently waxed. The "Monterey Experience" for the price of lunch. I somehow took 500 pictures today; here are a few:

Part 1: Laguna