Quite the world we live in now. Boomers and the Doo-wop crowd have always had events in parking lots, but growing up with a Japanese tuner car, I didn’t exactly fit in with them. Fast forward to today, and on any given Sunday, you have two, three or even four different events to choose from. So a few weeks ago, I chose the Sunday Motor Co. show in Madison, New Jersey.
I’m good, thanks.
There’s no parking at the Sunday Motor Co. event
Sunday Motor Co. is a small café that sells car-themed apparel online. Cool spot, nice idea. The theme comes off as a bit hipster, if that’s your thing.
Situated on Kings Road in Madison, it’s close to Morristown and thus perfect for all the high-rollers living in the area. Problem is, there’s only five spots for the café, and then it’s street parking. Tight street parking. Under a train bridge.
Add in the very nice police officer handing out parking tickets, along with the busy traffic on the main road, and you have perhaps the worst spot ever for hosting a car event. Most of the cars I saw simply drove by, parking up a hill or just not stopping because of the mayhem.
Could be an Allstate commercial.
Oh by the way, nothing was roped off or marked clearly.
Bad car, good car
You can always find a few gems at these types of events, and the one I’m calling out here would be the 911 GT2 RS. For good measure, a GT3 was parked next to it.
The GT2 is essentially the result of a 911 Turbo and a GT3 RS having a night of passion together. This child is now the fastest, most expensive, and most rare modern 911 made. Some say it’s not as fun as a GT3 because it’s turbocharged, so perhaps one day I’ll get to make that distinction for myself.
Other fun things were an AMG GT in “Green Hell Magno” – that’s fun to say. Also, a Nissan GT-R in a rare shade of Daytona Blue, an Alpina B7 with chrome HRE wheels that I love, and an old mid-90s Mercedes S-Class coupe.
Beyond that, it was the usual suspects. An Orange Corvette was cool, but it wasn’t a Z06. Golf Rs are neat. Plenty of M3s, and an E39 M5. An M4 GTS drove by, so there was that.
Yay.
I’ve been going to fewer car shows
I think events like this one at Sunday Motor Co. are fine, but I’ve been going to fewer. I prefer the smaller meets, where driving is involved, everyone is nice, and there’s no one else to worry about. These feel more about showing off your ride to the public at large, and for monetizing an event.
Still, MPACT is coming (COTA and Pocono Raceway!), and I’ll be there to cover it all.
Thanks though, Sunday Motor Co.
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