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The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering - Fri Aug 19, 2016

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The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, is one of the most exclusive events during the Monterey Car Week in Northern California. Although very much a concours d’elegance, the event also offers participants and spectators a superb selection of gourmet food and fine wines. Nowhere else can spectators and participants admire some of the world’s best automobiles while enjoying culinary delights like caviar, oysters and champagne and live entertainment.

Tickets to the event which were $600 sold out within 24 hours of release in early February. Held at the idyllic Quail Lodge in Carmel, this year’s event took place on Friday August 19 from 10AM until 4PM. Acura was a premier sponsor for the second year in a row and had a significant presence with 3 cars on display at center stage: an NSX GT3 race car, a precision concept car & a 2017 Acura NSX in Casino White Pearl.

Dario Franchitti, Indy Car Champion & Acura NSX development driver was a special guest at the Acura main stage. He was later joined by Bobby Rahal, an Indy Car race driver & owner as well as racer Peter Cunningham from RealTime Racing.

Over at Acura's Experience booth, a few fortunate members of the NSX Club of America were invited to test drive the new NSX. On hand were two NSXs to choose from: a Nouvelle Blue Pearl NSX and a Source Silver Metallic NSX. After checking into the Acura Experience booth, test drivers had the opportunity to take the new NSX out on the curvy roads in Carmel for a 20 minute mind-blowing session.

More pictures & stories about the event are available on NSXCA.org at the following links:

https://nsxca.org/2016/08/20/test-driving-the-new-nsx-at-the-2016-quail-motorsports-gathering/
https://nsxca.org/2016/08/22/acura-takes-center-stage-at-the-2016-quail-motorsports-gathering/

A huge THANKS to Acura for providing NSXCA access to this event two years in a row!

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The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, is one of the most exclusive events during the Monterey Car Week in Northern California. Although very much a concours d’elegance, the event also offers participants and spectators a superb selection of gourmet food and fine wines. Nowhere else can spectators and participants admire some of the world’s best automobiles while enjoying culinary delights like caviar, oysters and champagne and live entertainment.

Tickets to the event which were $600 sold out within 24 hours of release in early February. Held at the idyllic Quail Lodge in Carmel, this year’s event took place on Friday August 19 from 10AM until 4PM. Acura was a premier sponsor for the second year in a row and had a significant presence with 3 cars on display at center stage: an NSX GT3 race car, a precision concept car & a 2017 Acura NSX in Casino White Pearl.

Dario Franchitti, Indy Car Champion & Acura NSX development driver was a special guest at the Acura main stage. He was later joined by Bobby Rahal, an Indy Car race driver & owner as well as racer Peter Cunningham from RealTime Racing.

Over at Acura's Experience booth, a few fortunate members of the NSX Club of America were invited to test drive the new NSX. On hand were two NSXs to choose from: a Nouvelle Blue Pearl NSX and a Source Silver Metallic NSX. After checking into the Acura Experience booth, test drivers had the opportunity to take the new NSX out on the curvy roads in Carmel for a 20 minute mind-blowing session.

More pictures & stories about the event are available on NSXCA.org at the following links:

https://nsxca.org/2016/08/20/test-driving-the-new-nsx-at-the-2016-quail-motorsports-gathering/
https://nsxca.org/2016/08/22/acura-takes-center-stage-at-the-2016-quail-motorsports-gathering/

A huge THANKS to Acura for providing NSXCA access to this event two years in a row!

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