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Classic Cars, Fine Wine & Cool Design: The Duncan Quinn Appellation Rally

Filed under: Dining, Luxury Cars & Autos, Wine, Events, Men's Style, The Classicist

Dashing designer Duncan Quinn, known for his roguish take on Savile Row style, is hosting the ultimate gentleman's getaway on Saturday, March 26 for those who appreciate classic cars, fine wine and gourmet meals as much as razor-sharp threads. The Duncan Quinn Appellation Rally features a fleet of wicked wheels from Manhattan's Classic Car Club – including a 1968 Porsche 911, an AC Cobra, Austin Mini (think The Italian Job), Jaguar E-Type roadster, and Ferrari Dino (above) – leaving the city for an overnight jaunt to a 2,500 acre spread in upstate New York via scenic byways and state parks in one hell of a stylish convoy.

There guests will be treated to cocktails followed by an impressive meal from celebrated chef Neil Ferguson accompanied an amazing selection of vintage wines, retiring afterwards to rustic suites. Following breakfast on Sunday also by Ferguson there will be a spot of skeet shooting before another scenic drive back to town. "Tweeds are an option, but style is a must," Quinn tells us. There are only 14 spots on the list, and several have already been filled; the price is $2,000 for singles and $3,000 per couple including the cars and everything except gas and speeding tickets. Call the designer's New York store at 212 226-7030 to reserve.

Gallery: Duncan Quinn Appellation Rally March 2011

Tags: AC Cobra, chef, Classic Car Club, classic cars, cool+classic+cars, coolclassiccars, Duncan Quinn, events, Ferrari, Jaguar E-Type, luxury cars, mens style, neil+ferguson+chef, neilfergusonchef, New York, Porsche, rally, Savile Row, skeet shooting, sporting, vintage+car, vintagecar

Edox WRC Rally Chronograph Automatic Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

This is the mechanical version of the 2010 Edox WRC Rally collection of timepieces based on Edox's strategic relationship with rally car racing. The other watches are quartz movement based timepieces with red trim (that I wrote about here). The mechanical version gets a nice gold colored trim and a Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 chronograph automatic movement. Dial is easy to read despite being a bit on the avant garde side, and mostly in carbon fiber. Funny how a few years ago I prophesied the the decline of using carbon fiber in timepieces, and that never really came to pass (though it did lessen!).

The automatic version of the Edox WRC Rally comes in a 45mm wide steel case with a sapphire crystal and has 100 meters of water resistance. The design is marked by the massive chronograph pushers and crown - especially the gold colored start and stop button. I like the little visual bulge on the left side of the case meant to balance out the visual weight on the right side of the case. Strap is tire tread patterned rubber and the price is set to be $3,120. Should be out soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: chronograph, Edox, race, racing, Rally, watch, WRC

Targa Trophy Supercar Rally Kicks Off This Summer

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

The Targa Trophy triple-crown series of open road rallies featuring some of the most exotic cars in the world will kick off later this month with high-octane events slated for Southern California, Northern California and Arizona. The series pits drivers against the clock in an effort to drive pre-selected routes through some of the most technical driving roads and scenic byways in the western United States. The first leg – the So Cal Challenge - runs from Hollywood to San Diego, the second event – the Bay Area Rally Fest - takes participants through Silicon Valley and West San Francisco, and the Desert Finale runs through the Arizona desert to Scottsdale. Each two-day event will start with an exclusive private party at the host city's W Hotel.

As the participants make their way to the finish there will be a series of checkpoints and movie screenings culminating in the finale dinner and awards ceremony. HRE Performance Wheels, which designs, engineers and manufactures forged alloy wheels for the world's finest cars in their San Diego facility, has signed on "Official Wheel" of this year's competition. HRE will craft a unique forged aluminum trophy for the rally winner and provide prizes to other top placing drivers as well. The grand prize for the "Triple Crown" winner will be a custom-made set of forged HRE wheels made for the winning vehicle. The So Cal Challenge kicks of on June 25; the deadline to sign up is June 22.

Tags: Arizona, California, Hollywood, rally, San Diego, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Southern California, supercars, Targa Trophy, W Hotel

Historic Mercedes-Benzes at the 2010 Mille Miglia

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

The 2010 Mille Miglia classic car rally kicked off Thursday in Italy featuring a caravan of incredibly gorgeous and historic Mercedes-Benz models. A total of 15 classic and rare Mercedes made the journey to Italy – nine Mercedes 300SL Gullwings, three Mercedes SSK's, one Mercedes SS, one Mercedes 220A and one W194 prototype I – the largest factory team turnout for the event. Also on hand for Mercedes are ex-Formula 1 drivers Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard. The first leg saw the drivers get underway from the northern Italian city of Brescia, with the teams traveling a total of 120 miles through Sirmione, Castel D'Ario and Cento before reaching Bologna. In the longer second stage of the journey drivers made their way from Bologna south through Repubblica Di San Marino and Rieti, meeting at the Italian capital of Roma and then looping back to Brescia again. In total, drivers traveled roughly 870 miles with total driving times of about 35 hours, and all 15 of the Mercedes team vehicles successfully completed the race.

Gallery: Mercedes-Benz at the 2010 Mille Miglia

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Tags: classic cars, Forumla 1, Italy, Mercedes-Benz, Mille Miglia, rally

Lormarins 1200 Launch Leads £10M of Classics Through Mayfair

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

London's packed with exotic and classic automobiles, but the usual array was no match for the parade that drove through the city's Mayfair neighborhood the other day. Some £10 million worth of classic motors – including a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza and a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France – were led through the streets to the home of fashion icon Alfred Dunhill by none other than former world champion Jody Scheckter in a 1952 Jaguar C-Type, with the South African ambassador riding shotgun.

The event was held to announce the launch of a new classic rally in South Africa. Modeled on the iconic Mille Miglia in Italy, the Lormarins 1200 will be held for the first time this October around the country's Western Cape wine region, with some 40-50 classics anticipated to participate.

Gallery: Lormarins 1200 launch in London

Tags: alfred dunhill, classic, classic rally, dunhill, jody scheckter, london, lormarins, lormarins 1200, mayfair, rally, south africa, western cape

Royal Drive Supercar Rally in the UAE

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events, Wealth

As Luxist readers well know the UAE and in particular Dubai and Abu Dhabi are home to some of the most spectacularly ostentatious collections of supercars, often customized within an inch of their lives. Now a new event has been inaugurated in order for the local sheikhs and such to show them off to best advantage. The Royal Drive is a three-day exotic auto orgy featuring an armada of 60 Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, Bentleys, Mercedes-McLaren SLRs, Gemballa Mirage GTs and more, kicking off on March 18. The event will begin at the 5-star Yas Hotel on Yas Island, home to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and upcoming Ferrari World theme park. From there the cavalcade will continue to circuit the Abu Dhabi Corniche beach boulevard winding up at the 5-star Intercontinental Hotel at Dubai Creek. That night participants will enjoy VIP treatment at the Elements Music Concert in Dubai Festival City before proceeding on to the Dubai Marina and a wrap party at the Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residences. And yes, you need a gold-plated invitation.

Tags: Abu Dhabi, AbuDhabi, Dubai, rally, supercar, UAE

First Annual Ferrari Hamptons Rally This Weekend

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

On Saturday, Sept. 5, the First Annual Ferrari Hamptons Rally will kick off in an excess of East End glamour. The invite-only festivities begin with an exclusive VIP brunch reception at the Georgica Restaurant & Lounge in East Hampton. Participants in the Rally will then pilot their Ferraris - over $30 million worth - past breathtaking estates, polo fields, vineyards, marinas and the ocean, through East Hampton, Amagansett, Sag Harbor, and Southampton. At its conclusion the gaggle of jet-setters, celebs, socialites, media and business moguls will be treated to a late afternoon fête complete with specially-created cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The Rally's founder, real estate entrepreneur, restaurant and nightlife impresario and Ferrari collector Nathaniel Christian is co-hosting the event with Nikki Beach Midtown, the Manhattan outpost of the world-renowned Nikki Beach brand. Rally sponsors include Grey Goose Vodka, Monticello Motor Club, Puma, Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, Red Bull, Voss Water, Hamptons Magazine and Ferrari of Long Island, among others.

[via JustLuxe]

Tags: Amagansett, East Hampton, EastHampton, Ferrari, Hamptons, Long Island, LongIsland, New York, NewYork, Nikki Beach, NikkiBeach, rally, supercar

The Fireball Run, A Rally With A Purpose

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

The Fireball Run has a unique take on the transcontinental rally experience. The rally is composed of 100 teams who embark on a 3500 mile nine-day adventure from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each Fireball Run team is assigned a different missing child, through the Child Rescue Network, and eah team must draw as much attention to as possible by speaking with the communities and distributing as many posters as they can along the 3500 mile trek. The first year, 2007, helped to find 12 missing children. Fireball Run 2: Back to the Track will run from September 25th - October 4th and will have an 1980s themed auto rally. Entry costs $6800 per vehicle inclusive and to enter you must be referred by an existing team (you can apply via the web but the chances of getting picked are slimmer).

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The Perils of Ferrari Rallies

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

Ferrari rallies are a great summer diversion for lucky Ferrari owners but you might want to watch local speed limits. In Oregon, where the Ferrari Challenge Rally: The Rally of Northern Oregon was taking place this week, state troopers have cited at least twelve participants in the rally. An Oregon news source reports that one enthusiastic driver was was ticketed for going 123 miles an hour.

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Classic Car Club Plans Rally to Hell

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

It's not as flamboyant as the Gumball 3000 but if you are interested in a little less mileage and a lot of fun you might want to check out the Classic Car Club Manhattan's first ever rally. The club is taking twenty cars including a new Ford GT, a 355 Ferrari Spyder, a '67 Chevelle Super Sport and a customized '68 Lincoln Continental (shown here) to Miami in a little jaunt they call the Rally to Hell. Celebrity participants will be Dan and Justin Hawkins from the band, The Darkness and TLC's Overhaulin' co-host Chris Jacobs. The rally starts on May 18 and lasts three days. The finale is in Miami on May 20 and the participants will catch a flight back to New York on the May 21.

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Tags: car clubs, car rally, classic car club, ClassicCarClub, justin hawkins, overhaulin, rally, rally to hell, the darkness

Tracking the Gumball 3000 Online

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

It's Gumball 3000 time again. The rally for the rich and speedy, which dashes through Europe started on April 30 with 240 drivers in 120 cars. This year you can track the race online through the CoPilot satellite navigation service which lets you see where the drivers are and who is driving what. It's just part of the Gumball 3000 live website which includes video clips and pictures (the checkpoint in Vienna is shown here). The eight-day rally started in London and will wind up in Los Angeles on May 7. Trouble has already hit some of the Gumballers, some cars were impounded by German police.

[via Stuff]

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