7 hours and 32 minutes... both ways. Stockton to Elko NV and back in 1 day...

Your first question is "Why does he do these things?"  And to that, I have no answer.  I don't know why I do things like drive 16 hours in 1 day, I just do them.  And even when my wife and friends try to talk me out of it... I still do them.  Although after this little jaunt I may have learned my lesson.  It was a really really really long drive from Stockton to Elko Nevada. 

What's that you say? Never heard of Elko Nevada? Well friend your in luck because I'm about to tell you all about it!  I can sum up Elko Nevada in 1 word: PODUNK.  It's in the middle of nowhere... literally.  My faithful co-pilot and navigator Billy and I left Stockton at 3 A.M. Thursday morning.  (To make it home before midnight we figured 3 A.M. was a good time to leave). I borrowed by buddy Adam's 4x4 chevy to make sure we made it over Donner summit with no problems and I borrowed his trailer to make hauling the bike easier.  Overall the drive to PODUNK/Elko Nevada was smooth sailing.  We had one little 'pucker' moment on the way up the summit (by pucker I mean your asshole shrinks 2 sizes in a matter of milliseconds because you think your about to die).  I threw on the 4 wheel drive and the rest of the summit went by without a hitch until I tried to use Adam's windshield wipers to clear the windshield.  Yeah, they just smeared salt and dirt and snow and ice instead of clearing it.  So them I had to sit hunched over and see out of the one clear spot for the next 20 minutes until we pulled into Truckee. 

Anyway Billy and I continued our 'circumnavigation' of Nevada without incident.  We arrived at our destination and I checked out the goods.  At this point you've got to be wonderin WHY did I drive 450 miles? To buy a 1998 Honda CBR 600 F3.  Below are some picks we took.  Oh and the other highlight of the trip was getting to eat at Taco Time!  I remember there used to be one in Stockton and me and my brother loved getting the Crispy Meat Burritos.  Deep fried and full of seasoned taco meat.  It was glorious!

Nevada is extremely beautiful and bigger then it looks.  The drive to Elko was foggy at times but offered great views.  The drive home looked like this!

Brody loves helmets! The bike came with a helmet that Brody immediately wanted to wear.  I couldn't resist.

The mythical Taco Time was found and pillaged by Billy and I!

At home in the garage finally.

Being a teacher...

So being a teacher is great.  You get EVERY evening off, you get EVERY weekend off and you get every holiday PLUS several weeks OFF.  The very best part though is that at the end of the day I KNOW that someone's life is better off because of me.  I KNOW that I have made a difference in the world and a contribution to society.  I know I have a HUGE impact on other people's lives in a positive way.  One of my co-teachers had a really bad day the other day and she was venting to us at the end of the day.  As she walked out to her car she discovered that a student had written all over it with a pen, she was beside herself.  Now I have had my share of car's keyed so I know exactly how she felt.  Whats crazy is that I am so used to it that it no longer bothers me.  It's kind of like letting a student get you mad.  Whats the point of getting mad?  That's what they want.  Eventually you stay calm and you look at it as nothing personal, it's just business.  A student cusses me out and acts all crazy, whats the point in my reacting with anger.  THEY are the ones who are crazy and have issues, why make THEIR issues, MY issues?  So I don't.  My coworker and I started to check out the damage and luckily we were able to get all of the pen off the car.  She had much better day today thankfully and was in high spirits.  She had to park her car down the street and walk several blocks in order to avoid more damage being done to her car but, such is life.  It made me think of this saying, and that's why I'm blogging it because it was a nice way of looking at being a teacher.  Mailmen get bitten by dogs, Policemen get shot, Firemen get burnt or suffocated, sometimes teachers car's get keyed.

 Besides, how many jobs do YOU know where you only work 180 days out of the year but get paid for working all 12 months?

My Grandfather Ronald Lee Raley...

My Grandfather, or Papa as we grand kids have always called him, was truly a unique man. He was quick witted, he was intelligent, he had a great sense of humor and he was extremely kind. That's not to say he was a saint, for those of you that know him well he was also a bit of a spitfire. He had many legendary feuds with folks through out the years as well as a great many War of Words. Something I do not recommend anyone getting involved in because my grandfather could turn a phrase into a joke in about a half a second.  I had so much fun with him. He taught me so much. Some of you may know this story so I apologize but I grew up about 4 houses down from my grandfather. I would be sitting in my garage or front yard and I would see a Domino's pizza truck drive by, and I'm sure my grandfather would look at his watch and say "I suspect we will have company in about 45 seconds" and sure enough there I was for dinner #2, Pizza! What 10 year old could resist that? I remember sitting on the steps and putting together my first skateboard. My grandfather actually found an old board, painted it, painted a Santa Cruz logo on it and put trucks and wheels on it for me. My first fishing pole was given to me by my grandfather.

Some may not know this but Papa had many interests which is where I must get all of my interests from. He was a jack of all trades. He could play the organ extremely well.  He was really good with dogs, he had a passion for dogs. As a toddler I remember him having Rottweilers and before I was born it was German Shepard's. As he got older the dogs got smaller.  I remember after one of his dogs died, his name was Rogan, he bought a new Rottweiler puppy. I remember he paid a large sum of money something like $600.00 and this was in the mid 80's. The puppy came down with Parvo. Now most dogs once they get Parvo die very quickly, I think that most vet's actually recommend you put them down when diagnosed with the disease. Not Papa. He nursed this puppy back to health. The dog grew into a HUGE Rottweiler named Zack. My grandfather had patience like that. He had patience with me as he taught me various songs on the Organ. I remember I spent the day at his house one day and we practiced the Marine hymn over and over which was odd because he was in the air force. My grandfather was also a tremendous father as he raised my mother and uncle. I remember the respect and love my mother had for my grandfather to this day.  I remember being suspended from school one day for getting into a fist fight. I was definitely scared as it was my grandfather who was retired by then came to pick me up from school, we got home and got down into his living room, which was a converted garage, and he asked me "You know your not supposed to be fighting at school right?" I said "Yeah I know." And then he quietly said "Well did you win?" and I looked up and said "Yeah, I did." And he gave me a quick wink, and that was all he said about it. My mom got off work and came to pick me up from his house and she was fuming and my grandfather somehow was able to calm her down and get me out of hot water. I'll always love him for that one. The first time I shot a gun, it was my grandfathers. He came over to our house one day with two packages under his arm. My brother and I ripped into them. B-B guns! Red rider Daisey B-B guns! I was 11 years old. The cats, birds, windows of my neighbor hood would never be the same. My grandfather had a passion for automobiles just as I do. He loved all cars, big small, fast or slow. I took many of my first camping trips in his truck and camper that we later bought from him. He sometimes went through several cars in a short amount of time, a habit I have unfortunately inherited from him!

 

I will miss him dearly, he was always there when I needed him. He was always there to listen, to guide, to lean on.  He has been a constant in my life when so many things have not been. I feel truly blessed to have known him and loved him. He was the best grandpa a kid could ever have asked for.  He helped me to be patient, to help others when I could and to be honest.

 

I want to thank everyone for coming today. I know some of you may have had to travel great distance's to be here. I also want to thank someone in particular for all that she has done for my grandfather, actually her whole family.

 

Meryl and her family have been so incredibly kind to my grandfather and my family. He was so lucky to have found you and lived out his later years with you. You took such good care of him I am deeply grateful for all you have given to him and to me. I am so happy that he was able to find someone so special to be with. Thank you all so much for everything you've done.

 

 

Papa, if your listening, we love you, we miss you, you will be in our hearts forever.Pictures of Papa

The obsession con... I mean the hobby continues...

So my neighbor was having a garage sale and I saw a bunch of motorcycles parked out front so I decided to go down there to check them out. I remember him riding around on a really clean old school Suzuki enduro that looked like fun. Unfortunately he wasn't selling that bike. He did have a pretty complete but kinda nasty looking little Yamaha 100 2-stroke enduro though. I talked to him for a few minutes and heard some of the prices he was selling stuff for and offered him $25.00 for the Yamaha. He took it. I rolled the bike home and have been messing with it a little bit here and there.

So then I'm on craigslist trolling for cheap bikes and I came across a neat little Yamaha DT 175 enduro. (Enduro's were really popular in the 70's they are basically an all purpose motorcycle that you can take on trails and on the street) I emailed the seller and eventually talked him down to a number we both could live with. Of course the guy lived BALLS DEEP (as billy and I like to call it) in the Bay Area. I couldn't sucker anyone to drive with me so I made the trek solo all the way up to.... Windsor CA. This is north of Santa Rosa. Anyway I test rode the bike, liked it, bought it. I included pics of both of my new acquisitions!

Halloween 2010 pictures and I apologize to anyone who I may have been rude to...

So Halloween came and went. Jacelyn and I had a lot of fun. We visited several parties and overall it was a lot of fun. We started off at Jacelyn's cousin Jackie and Alex's house (I'm sorry we did not say goodbye, my only excuse is I was all ready a little bit drunk and I figured with all the people there we wouldn't be missed). We then went to a party out in Riviera Cliff's, I don't know who's house it actually was but it was BIG. We ended up going to my good friend Steve Clark's always eventful Halloween bonanza. I will spare you the details and just post a few pics. Enjoy.

Bikes and cars I've owned and flipped

This post is a recounting of a few of the motorcycles and cars that I have owned and sold through out the past few years. To say I'm 'fickle' is obviously an understatement but I usually made a little bit of money whenever I did buy a bike or car.

This first bike is a 1973 or 74 Honda CB450. I bought this bike in the Bay Area for $400.00 and I think I sold it a few months later for $400.00. I never got it running so it was basically a wash. This was the type of bike though that I wanted to ride (mainly due to the classic looks) at the time. These old Honda's are actually not all that reliable as time goes on but are very collectable.

The second bike pictured to the right is a 1983 Honda CB125 that I traded a guy for an old Snowboard I had in my garage and $50.00. I saw the ad on craigslist, went to check it out and made the deal. The bike did not run when I got it but my friend Billy and I pulled the gas tank off (Billy primered it with a rattle can) and cleaned out the Carburetor. Eventually we got it running pretty good and this bike was a lot of fun. I sold the bike

to an older guy who was buying it for his grandson. I think I got $600.00 for it. I saw the bike a few months later parked in front of The Graduate and then around the corner from the restaurant. I think it became his daily driver to work. FUN little bikes! I want another one!

This was my all time best motorcycle flip story ever. I bought this bike early on a Saturday morning in S.F. The guy said it would not run and he didn't know what was wrong with it. I offered him $50.00 he took it. Billy and I loaded up the bike in the back of my truck and headed home. We stopped on the way home and bought 2 spark plugs (it's a twin) We got the bike to Billy's. Put spark plugs in bike, drained old gas from tank and carburetor hooked the battery up to a charger, the bike fired up. I then spent about an hour cleaning the bike up. I posted the bike on craigslist for $1300.00. A nice college kid came 3 days later and I delivered it to him in Oakland for an extra $50.00.

The third bike pictured is a 1992 Suzuki GS500. This was a fun bike and my first real street bike. I bought it from an older guy in a nice part of S.F. for $950.00 and later sold it to a young guy from stockton for $1100.00. It was not very fast but handled pretty good and had good brakes. I did run out of gas one time on the way to work (on I-5) and had to push this bike for about a 1/2 a mile. I was tired to say the least. Overall a great beginner bike.

The next bike I bought was the real deal. I traveled down to Southern California and purchased a 2000 Yamaha R-1. This was a REAL sport bike. Awesome acceleration, awesome brakes, awesome suspension. This bike was SCARY fast. I took it on several long rides and realized that although the bike is super fast it's not very comfortable and I just had this feeling in the pit of my stomach that I'm gonna die soon. The thing is you twist the throttle and you get this huge rush. And everytime you get on it, you want to twist it a little further then the last time. So I decided to sell it. I sold it to a guy from S.F. who crashed it a week later, got out of the hospital and crashed it again and it was impounded and later sold by the towing company who then sent me the bill. Long story short, make sure you turn in your release of liability! I didn't have to pay for anything as I convinced the buyer to go to the DMV and put the bike in his name even though it had been sold. He must have believed in good karma because he could have left me with a $3000.00 tow yard bill. I don't understand how that works, a tow yard tow's your bike, it's impounded, they sell it out from under you and then send you a $3000.00 bill. What a racket.

I was in San Francisco buying this 1980 Suzuki when Jacelyn (my wife) called me to tell me there was an earthquake, I think I barely felt it at the time. This bike was posted on craigslist for $100.00 and did not run. I emailed the seller told him if he dropped the price to $50.00 I would show up and buy it and take it away. He agreed and the deal was made. I drove to a very ritzy part of San Francisco near the water and pulled in to this guys house. Actually he lived in the guest house that was behind the main house. I brought my good friend Billy with me (who went on many adventures with me over the years) and we barely got the bike in my truck. The back break was locked up and the bike wouldn't really roll we had to drag it up the ramp. I took the bike home and Billy and I went to work on it. We had it running within a half hour. New gas, new spark plugs and a new battery and she fired right up! We bled the brakes and I eventually sold the bike for $800.00.

I bought this bike from a lady in El Dorado Hills near Sacramento. The bike cost $500.00 and had 1,200 original miles on it. It was taken apart. Everything was labled and neatly packed in box's Billy and I put it back together in 1 night and then treated the gas tank due to the rust that was in it. When we were done it was really hard to sell it as it was soooo nice looking and original. I kinda wish I had kept this one. The bike ran well but was kinda slow. I listed it on craigslist and sold it in 2 days after finishing it for $1200.00 to a guy who rode it on the FREEWAY back to the Bay Area in the rain. That dude was nuts. I wouldn't have ridden this thing to Lodi much less on a freeway at speed while it was RAINING! I hope he made it, I never did hear from him again! I ended up fixing up 2 other CB360's neither were as nice as this one, this one in the picture was MINT. Had the bike been faster or more fun to ride I think I would have hung on to this one due to the low milage and the mint condition it was in.

This was like a brand new motorcycle and was the most comfortable sport bike I have ever owned, it was a 2004 Yamaha FZ-1. This bike was in immaculate conidtion when I bought it. I had 3,000 softly driven miles on it. I drove up to Redding and bought the bike for a steal at the time for $3200.00 This bike did it all. Fast, performance, comfortable for long rides and could whip any car from light to light no problem. It has the same engine as the R-1 slightly detuned. But that's still a 1000cc super bike engine in there. I took the bike on a few longer rides and rode it all over town for a few months before I let it go for $4000.00.

This was a 1975-76ish CB750 I bought from a guy in Sebastopol and sold it to a guy in Oakland. I purchased the bike for $500.00 and sold it a week later for $850.00 after doing nothing to it. I remember Billy having to talk the guy into it a little bit. On the way over to meet the buyer (I had to deliver it in order for the buyer to buy it) I was afraid that once he saw how ruff the bike was he would back out. Billy said "If he backs out I'm gonna punch him square in the mouth and then we'll just take his money and take the bike back home." I said "If you punch him, we'll take the money and kick the bik out the back of the truck, he can have it." When we got there the guy was a little hesitant but in the end said "Well a deals a deal, I told you I'd buy it if you showed up so here you go." We laughed all the way home on this one. Billy said "I can't believe that due broke bread on that piece of shit bike." It was a classic Billy moment.

 This was a clean 1978 Honda CB550 that I purchased for $475.00 from a guy who lived east of Modesto. I bought the bike with a big ugly fairing on it with a big ugly seat and went to work. I took off the fairing and found an original seat on ebay. But eventually something else caught my eye. So I sold it to a guy in Chico for $600. A great deal for him, I just needed the money as fast as possible so I could move on to something else. The story on this one was kinda funny. This guy lived WAAAY out in the middle of nowhere and I remember Billy being spooked a little. He said something like "This guy's gonna murder us both and use our skin for lamp shades or something. The guy was a little off but I figured between the two of us we could have handled him.

The next vehicle I bought was basically my dream car, although it wasn't in 'dream car' condition it was a very straight car that ran really strong. I had to drive down to Southern California again, this time to Palmdale. I bought the car from a guy who had rebuilt the motor and upgraded the transmission from the old 2 speed power glide (which I dislike as you run at a very high RPM when on the highway at speed) for a much better 3 speed Turbo 350 tranny. I drove this car home from Palmdale and let me tell you the desert is COLD at night! The heater core had been removed and there was nothing but a big huge hole where it used to sit, there was also no inner fender well so the cold air at 70mph blew in the entire trip home. My buddy Aaron was nice enough to ride down with me, he rode in my nice warm Toyota Tundra while I had to freeze my ass off all the way home. The throttle cable snapped the next day as it was set up weird (I later changed it to a rod, which is the way it should have been) I was glad to make it home. I sold the car to a guy who drove down from Oregon. I let it go for $7500.00. I used this money as the down for my house.

This is a 1990 Honda VTR 250 I found on craigslist in Stockton of all places! I went and looked at the bike and made a deal for $700.00 for the bike which had new brakes and tires on it. The bike ran great and was actually fun to ride. It was SUPER light and you could jump on the freeway and do 70+mph no problem. It had plenty of power even though it was a 250 and it had a really low seat height. This was a bike I wished I could have kept but again I passed it on to another for $1200.00. I couldn't help myself.

This is a 1994 or 95 Yamaha YZ250 2-stroke dirtbike I rode for a short time. I actually got this bike in a trade. I purchased an old beat up 1978 Toyota pickup (I love old beat up Toyota pickups) in San Andreas for $250.00. I got it to pass smog and traded the truck to a kid in Modesto for this dirtbike which ran good. I took it to Carnegie a few times and eventually moved on to a better dirtbike that was more reliable and had more power. I sold this to a guy for $1300.00. A good flip.

This is the bike I moved up to. A 2004 YZ450. This was a great dirt bike, ran great and never gave me any problems. I owned it for maybe a year or so and took it to many different OHV area's through out northern california. I regret selling this bike as I have urge's to get out and ride and I currently have nothing to ride on. Riding on the dirt is a lot safer then riding on the street. I think I lost money on this one but I did get a lot of use and enjoyment out of this bike. In the end it cost me a good $400 as I bought it for $2,000 and sold it for $1,600.

This is a picture of me while I was at Pi-Pi valley (which is really called Elkins flat but everyone calls it Pi-pi). That's my buddy Andy's bike next to mine. I miss going to this place, it's beautiful and is never very crowded. I've gone here several times with various motorcycle buddies. I've gotten lost a few times but we always have a good time.

This is a picture of my 2000 XR100 that I built up for racing at our local track. I paid $600 for it from a guy in Ceres. I put the BBR110cc bore out kit on it, changed the carb, BBR exhaust, BBR head bearing, BBR front suspension, Works rear shock, Bridgestone tires, stainless steal front wheel and spokes, custom made fork brace, chain and sprockets, cut out airbox, Tokyo mods rev box, EBC sport brakes etc etc. This thing hauled for a 110cc dirt bike. My racing career was short lived but I did have a lot of fun building and riding this bike. I eventually converted it for street use and actually went though all the hoops to make it street legal and got a California plate for it! I sold the bike to a guy in the Bay Area for $2300.00

This was one of my favorite bikes because it was fast, looked good (in my opinion) and it was semi-comfortable. It is a 2006 Yamaha FZ-1. It has the same engine as the R-1 but it's fuel injected. It's heavier and doesn't have the same suspention as the R-1 but the brakes are basically the same. It was a lot of fun to ride, very stable, easy to flick around corners and plenty fast. I think I broke even on this bike, paid $6500 and sold it for $6500 after riding it for 5-6 months. Fun bike.

This bike was a lot of fun to ride as well. It's a 1992 Yamaha FZR400. It was really light and easy to take through turns. I paid $2700 and sold it a few months later for $3400.00. Another bike I wish I kept as you do not see these anymore especially in the condition this bike was in. I think it took about 3 days to sell this bike once I decided to sell it. I felt like Vanilla Ice in the move "Cool as Ice" whenever I rode this bike because of it's old school styling.










At some point I got it in my head that I wanted another Jeep. This taught be a great lesson.  That lesson bing that if it's slow, I don't want anything to do with it. This Jeep was slow. I had a CJ5 years ago. I bought this CJ7 for $2200 from a guy in Grass Valley. Again Billy was brave enough to go up there with me and follow me home in my truck. This Jeep actually ran great. It lasted about 3 months. I sold it to a guy for $3500.00






This is a 2006 Harley Davidson Nightster I owned for a few months. This bike was more fun to look at then ride. It rode fine but it's heavy and didn't turn all that great. It was more comfortable then most of my bikes that's for sure. Still a great looking bike in my opinion, I wanted the all black one but found this one for a great price ($6000). I bought it from a guy in Valley Springs and rode it to the San Andrea's DMV that day. Little did I know that I would be caught in a downpour on the way to the DMV and coming back. It was worth not having to go to the Stockton DMV. I sold the bike several months later to a nice lady in the Bay Area for $6500.00.

This was my 1971 Chevy Nova that I bought from a friend of mine. This was a great car. I thought this was going to be a keeper but turned out not to be. A guy from L.A. drove up to buy it from me. This car was clean, no rust, rebuilt engine and trans, disc brakes. Very fun car but as I get older I'm finding that I like to go fast, be able to turn fast and be comfortable all at the same time.

 This was a really clean early 70's CB125 I found in Modesto. I bought the bike from a man who had moved here from Oregon years ago and had never registered the bike in California. The bike only had like 1,500 miles on it or something. I had been down this road before with my blue FZ1. I explained to the man that I would buy the bike if HE would register the bike in California under his name. He agreed and I helped transport the bike to the Stockton DMV. I waited for 3 HOURS outside while he went inside and waited. Eventually he came out and told me that he told the DMV he was selling the bike so they started a title transfer. I explained to him VERY carefully before he went inside what to say and so on. Anyway I ended up NOT buying the bike because of the amount of time this guy wasted of mine.

This is my current and favorite toy. This is my 2004 Honda S2000. I love this car! I've had it for a while and I have NO plans of EVER selling it! This car does it all! It's fast, has great handling, looks good (in my opinion) and the A/C blows cold!

Some new additions to the toys.  This first bike was

my 1998 Honda CBR 600 F3.  The very same bike

that I drove all the way to Elko Nevada for, I just

recently sold to a very nice gentleman from

Valley Springs.  This was his first bike and like my

50th.  I let it go for $2300.00.  I think he got a good

deal and I made a little money so it all worked out.

The reason I sold it was so I could buy THIS!

This is a 2008 Suzuki DRZ 400 SM.  The SM

stands for Super Moto.  Basically it's a dirt bike

with Super Sport wheels and tires.  It's light and

turns great.  It's not the fastest thing in a straight

line but it IS fast.  This might be gone soon

(you know me).  And it's gone.  Honestly it was too slow for my taste.  I miss my Honda! I think my next bike will be either a CBR 600 RR or a Ducati Sport 1000 like the one in the begining of Tron Legacy.  Probably the Honda since the Ducati is pretty hard to find.

I love crappy little cars (and trucks) and I don't know why.

So I bought another crappy little truck. This time it's a 1977 Toyota Pickup. I don't know why I do these things, but I do. I found this little guy on craigslist in Rancho Cordova and I happened to be attending a car show so I went by the wrecking yard that was selling it to check it out. It fired right up and I bought it then and there for a song. I drove it home (at about 60 MPH on I-5) and have been messing around with it ever since. It has no title, no plates and no registration due to the fact that it was junked. I'm currently in the process of smogging it so I can then get a safety inspection and then a title. Yes it is for sale.

That hurt... alot.

Let me share this little nugget of knowledge that I just learned 'the hard way' on Friday. I started my tattoo on Thursday but my artist (Paul) ran out of time and we had to stop. He gave me two options, finish on Friday or wait until it healed and come back a week or so later. I chose to return the next day. Paul warned me that "It hurts like 7-8 times more, seriously." I didn't believe him then, but I do now. I returned the next day and Paul went to work. I don't know if it hurt 7-8 times MORE but it definitely hurt a considerable amount more then a normal tattoo. They all hurt depending on the part of the body your getting tattooed, your tolerance for pain, how big and detailed the tattoo is etc. etc. So here's the lesson, either get it ALL done in one sitting or wait until your tattoo is healed before returning for another sitting.

New tattoo...

I got a new tattoo last night seen in the pics above. Yes it hurt and I really like how it came out. This is the Mike McGill design on the bottom of his pro model skateboard from back in the mid 80's. It was designed by Vernon Courtlandt Johnson. VCJ has designed some of the most memorable skateboard graphics mostly on Powell decks back in the 80's. He with fellow legendary skateboard art designer Jim Phillips (who designed both the Independent Trucks logo and the Santa Cruz Skateboards logo) recently started a new skateboard brand called Pocket Pistols Skateboards. I am yet to acquire one but I am sure I will one day soon.

Laguna Seca Legends car show and race in Monterey California 2010

I thought I'd share some photo's of my recent trip to Monterey where I saw some of the most expensive cars in the world be raced at the legendary race track Laguna Seca. The day itself was great although long. I went with several friends and basically we walked around in a bit of a daze all day looking at some of the greatest race cars ever produces. Ferrari's, Bugatti's, Porsche's and Shelby Cobra's as far as the eye could see. If you've never been I highly recommend it! Enjoy the pics!