Welcome to another Weekend Edition. This weekend, on my part, is dedicated to the Sportscar Breakfast Club, taking part on selected Saturdays in Sipoo near Helsinki. The event is all about taking your cherished hobby car for a nice Saturday morning ride, and parking it at a cafe where you can chat with other petrolheads. And if you happen to own an exotic sports car, the better.
The event is arranged by Arttu, a 968 owner and a work colleague. He likes his sunny Saturdays filled with banter and exhaust rumble, and he’s kinda got it right. These posts this weekend display the cars I saw at this summer’s first Sportscar Breakfast Club event.
Let me be clear, right from the start. The happening isn’t an elitist event: it’s not about driving there in your brand new Ferrari and discussing the kind of shoelaces you have on your driving shoes. It’s about going for a croissant and a cup of coffee in good company, and if your car is more of the diminutive kind, you’re absolutely welcome.
That said, all the humdrum everyday cars are directed to a separate parking lot, like my 5-series was. The café’s parking is for sports cars only.
Some people bring their buddies, some bring their wives or girlfriends. This guy had a child seat in his 850 Coupé. A nice way to bring them up right from the beginning.
I’m very, very partial to Biturbos and a convertible one is really something. The dudes in the background are friends of mine, scholars and gentlemen.
This one was very well preserved, and the cabin was in almost as-new condition. The clock was in its rightful place.
I do think the rear seat cushions are almost NSFW.
I do like the four-seat Ferraris too, even if this was an automatic car. You’re free to guess what the last three digits on the plate were.
From one Ferrari to another. The perfect Testarossa? I’d have mine in white, for obvious reasons.
But a 308 needs to be red, no question. The perfect Ferrari shape, even if my dream 308 is a GTB.
“Could you guys give me a hand? You know I can’t see the damnedest thing from here, and I don’t want to scrape this against the black thing.”
“Thanks very much, see you next time!”
The more modern Italian cars show up, too. The GTV looks a bit dumpy after all the sleeker cars, even if there’s nothing wrong with it.
Another shot of the burgundy Pantera. It’s just so right.
[Images: Copyright 2013 Hooniverse/Antti Kautonen]
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