Going to the Sun Rally

[Davemk1]

I don't know much (enough) about it but it really looks like fun. It starts here in Bozeman and heads North to northern Montana and through Glacier park and then back down to Bozeman. It's 5 days of driving and staying at top notch places with 5 star food and is a fund raiser for charity.

 

They gathered this afternoon at the Bozeman Hilton and they leave tomorrow. I had to drive over in my Birkin and take a look.

 

The ironic thing to me was that I pulled up in the Birkin and parked a bit away from the "fancy" cars. I got out of my car and the owner of an Iso Grifo went over to my car and started checking it out. A few minutes later he was still there so I went and lightly teased him saying that with all this exotica he was looking at my Birkin?

 

He said I had the coolest car there and he hoped I was going on the rally so we might swap cars for a leg of the drive. Very nice.

 

 

Here's a few photos of my two favorites from today.

 

I'm toying with the idea of doing it next year in my Seven. That would be good fun.

 

Dave

 

 

 

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/339526908_DSC_0727.jpg

 

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1873946595_DSC_0732.jpg

[slngsht]

do they have a site that explains their event?

[11Budlite]

Here you go: http://www.goingtothesunrally.org/

 

Bruce :7drive:

[Davemk1]

Unfortunately the website doesn't give a total cost number. The list the deposit as being $1000 but I could not find a total anywhere.

 

I asked a stunningly beautiful woman who was shinning her Ferrari the awkward "how much does this cost?" question and she said her husband cut the checks but she thought it was about $2500 per person.

 

I could see doing that as a once in a lifetime vacation thing. The catch might be that they only allow cars from 1971 or before and my 1999 Birkin certainly is not. I don't know if they consider the replica thing as valid or not. It appeared that all the cars there were non-replicas (including the alloy bodied Cobra) but I'm not the expert.

 

I only saw the absolute beginning of the event but it had a very nice relaxed feel and folks weren't too anal about your getting too close the cars. It looked like fun.

 

dave