It’s No E-Type
“The most beautiful car in the world” and “the most beautiful car ever made” are two variations of a quote attributed to il Commendatore, Enzo Ferrari. From the man whose name graces what many would consider the sexiest and most beautiful cars ever made, you would expect this praise to be about something penned by a name like Pininfarina, Scaglietti, or Bizzarrini.
A Different GTR
One of the big attractions at the Sonoma Speed Festival was an artificial lawn space that was home to just three cars. One of them was this legendary McLaren F1 GTR “Long Tail”. When I first spotted it, they were warming up the engine, and there was quite a crowd on hand.
Sonoma Speed Festival 2019: Track Action
“You can’t drive a Van Gogh,” as the saying goes. Cars can be admired for their physical beauty, like a painting, but they also have a higher functional purpose. So when you see cars just sitting static, especially race cars, it feels like something is missing. When they’re in motion on a race track, everything clicks into place.
