Bugatti Veyron is still “King of the Hill” at 254 MPH. Photo by Jason Thorgalsen
Story and photos by Werner Pfister unless otherwise noted.
June 1st 2008
More than 20 Supercars gathered in a secret get-together this past Sunday in Westchester County, New York.
The brainchild of college sophomore, Evan Cygler, high school senior Jason Thorgalsen and Hovik Gevorgyan, the event brought out almost every supercar ever built. These three young men have been very active in New York area car events for many years and their extensive contacts with supercar owners came to good use as they begged and cajoled them to bring their wonderful cars out on one of those “10 best daysâ€.
This time the police were very friendly. Photo by Jason Thorgalsen.
Bragging rights for fastest car were debated among those present. The consensus was that the Bugatti Veyron was it. I guess the 254 MPH top speed just cannot be beaten right now. Coming in a close second was the Koenigsegg CCX, which was also the newest supercar on the scene. This car had a lot of visible carbon fiber and the fit and finish both inside and out was very impressive. Everyone was trying to figure out how they made the carbon fiber wheel rims.
An Aston Martin DB S was driven to the event. However, no sign of James Bond. One enthusiast brought a McLaren F1 which even after 15 years still looks exotic. Rounding out the British contingent was a Jaguar XJ-220. Even many in this elite crowd had never seen one of these rare cars.
Supercar Ferraris included a 288 GTO, an F-40 and an Enzo. Unfortunately, no F-50s were able to make the meeting. A 360 Challenge Stradale and no less than two 599s were in the group. One of the 599s had some custom features on the front grille and the rear valence. It turns out that car is owned by the father of 599 chief designer at Pininfarina, Jason Castriota.
A Porsche Carrera GT, Spyker, Ford GT and a bevy of Lamborghinis made up the rest of the group. The Lambos included a Diablo GT, Miura SV, Gallardo Superleggera and various other models.
The hosts had arranged for a Police escort consisting of one cruiser and four motorcycles to ensure that the cars could stay together as they drove through the local roads towards the highway. Once on the Interstate, every driver jumped on the throttle for a quick display of why we call them Supercars. The group headed towards Connecticut and all gathered at a closed truck scale stop along the highway where they were met by a friendly State Trooper. It quickly became apparent that the sight of so many supercars caused the highway to back up as everyone driving by gawked at this rare assembly of cars. So much for the big secret.
Shortly thereafter, a town police cruiser rendezvoused with the group and in conjunction with the State Police, shepherded the supercars to their final destination for a great brunch. Everyone had such a great time that they agreed to get together again. In fact, the main topic of discussion centered on rounding out the collection of cars by getting a Ferrari F-50, a Maserati MC-12 and a Pagani Zonda to join this elite group.
The Lamborghini brand was well represented with this Murcielago.
Twenty years after its first intro, the F-40 is still very popular and potent.
The owner of this McLaren F1 said he had another one in his garage and that his well known neighbor has three!!! Sounds like they have their own club.
Lambo Gallardo Superleggera is like a junior Reventon.
Pininfarina designer personalized his Father’s 599 Ferrari.
Fit for a Swedish King..the Koenigsegg CCX.
Carbon fiber work is fantastic throughout the Koenigsegg interior.
One of two Ford GTs in attendance. The other one had scissor doors.
Vintage style finish in the Spyker’s interior.
Spyker definitely vied for top exotic exteriors.
Very rare Jaguar XJ-220 capable of almost 220 mph.
Ferrari Enzo, one of 400 produced, is still one of the top ranked supercars.
Koenigsegg CCX rear.
A second Lamborghini Murcielago.
Rare 575 horsepower Diablo GT is one of only 80 built.
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Yes! I just saw all this from http://www.teamspeed.com
Fantastic grouping!
Apart from the Gallardo and the F-40, I think all the others belong to the “Secret Super HorrorCar Society”
Wow, fantastic event, writeup and photos. Too bad it’s secret, I live in NYC and would have loved to see such a grouping!!! (who wouldn’t). The newer supercars are almost a dime a dozen these days but that F1 and XJ220… truly special.
Excellent photos for a great event!
Just saw this on FerrariChat. Incredible photos, and incredible cars.
CCX is probably a personal favourite, if only because of the rarity in North America.
“In fact, the main topic of discussion centered on rounding out the collection of cars by getting a Pagani Zonda to join this elite group.” I thought the Pagani was not leagal in the U.S.
Mario what do you mean????
The f40 was probably the most expensive car there, bar the enzo.
Ho Hum…..just a bunch of boring rich kids cars….I’d rather see Ferraris, and other exotic cars from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The new stuff look waaay tooo much alike.
Intheflesh,
Let’s rethink the Bugatti at $1.7M
Dear Stu
If you look carefully enough you will see that the stuff from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s looked surprisingly like the other stuff from those decades. But what the hell, maybe everyone should have just stopped designing anything new. Life as museum.
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