In August, the Monterey Peninsula transforms into a mecca for car enthusiasts, culminating in the event many consider the week’s highlight: The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering.
Held at the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel Valley, The Quail is a showcase of luxury and performance vehicles and the definitive experience of Monterey Car Week.
Each year, the event features cars with various prestige and historical significance, a world tour of food spread throughout the fairway and, of course, endless glasses of champagne. I’ve covered The Quail in its entirety several times now, but this year I focused on capturing standout cars for their aesthetic appeal and the diversity they represent.
True to form, The Quail 2024 brought together every facet of automotive culture. The variety on display was unmatched from future hypercars and restomods to custom one-offs, concours-level restorations, and manufacturer special editions. There was even a rally car section, which was my personal highlight.
Of all the cars on display, however, one stole the spotlight for me: the new 993-based Gunther Werks GWR. Given I am a Porsche fanboy, this should come as no surprise.
The GWR’s full carbon fibre body houses a Rothsport-built 4.0L flat-six that revs to 9,000rpm, producing 500hp. Having a power-to-weight ratio of 4.8lbs per hp, it must be absurdly fast. Considering everything nowadays is forced induction or hybrid, I can only imagine how visceral and theatrical the GWR’s naturally aspirated driving experience will be.
Air-cooled dreams aside, beyond the cars The Quail’s meticulous attention to detail always ensures a superb event, and this year was no different. From the curated displays to the exceptional service, it’s hard to top.
Ultimately, The Quail epitomizes Monterey Car Week, blending automotive passion with elegance. For attendees, it offers a rare chance to experience automotive history and innovation in a setting that truly celebrates the art of the automobile.
Naveed Yousufzai
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“Car shows and collections are for people who don’t have enough sex.”
-Anonymous
What an ignorant quote. I didn't realize people who enjoy cars and car shows are considered intimacy-deprived.
That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard
I always thought it was funny. Like standing around looking at things instead of participating in them. Great quote
When I was younger, I religiously went every year to the DC Autoshow, loved it. I can't afford those cars, but I like playing games that have them, I like looking at them. I don't have the money or time to participate in cars the way I'd like to; that ship has sailed so to speak. Mike, I like standing around looking at them.
Like you're doing right now? Off you go then.
Damn! I miss living in California!! Every day was a car show just driving around L.A. I'll take the purple Dino, the Guntherwerks Porsche and the all Black C280 Mercedes. More pics. of the Benz!!! Was Clint Eastwood there? "Go ahead punk. Make my day!"(lol)
Don't like the white disk wheels on the GWR! Maybe another color or different wheels. Rotiform or ESR.
These Restomods are so positive to see, since the overweight (onion puns intended) manufacturers now find themselves half owned by those who hate cars and half owned by those that see them as unusable trading tokens or planned obsolete profit makers, this side of the industry is waking up a revolution of Passion, a solid retort of true Enthusiasm. The analog experience will live long while the rest obsess over profits and faked mobility solutions, leaving the side and indirect roads FREE for us real OG's to actually DRIVE.
It's high time we kick out the wannabes and "wealth enthusiasts" out of what the Heritage of Passion built. Let the fakers form lines and compete like boiling crabs over stamped out, cost cut lifestyle appliances.
Thanks for great pics and write-up of a great event.
I like cars, working on cars, and driving them;
race cars, show cars, and antique cars. Stock and modified. Big and little. Rusty, carbon fiber, and bass-boat metalflake!
We need to celebrate what we like instead of pissing on what we don't.
Just a thought, not a sermon.
Is the motorsport in our rooms?
Quail gets better every year. Perhaps one day I will even find a place to sit down during a meal.
Thought this was the Ballers Invitational.
What I actually said was above. For the final time, I reached out to try and arrange a legitimate article for the website. This is no longer an viable option with you. Let's let sleeping dogs lie and move on.
Anyone can have an opinion? Wild.
Why does mine stir up so much controversy. Sounds like I'm affecting cash flow...
lol. Ok.
Without racing no one would care about any of the brands featured on this site. All of them made their names in racing and the sport is the epitome of where ideas that actually work are tested. If you don't understand that it sounds like you don't know much about the automobile or its history!
F*** it. I'll come to you. Let's do it. What you actually said is that you'd hire a pro driver. Some actual competition because you know you don't have the stones to get the job done. So f*** it. Hire your little pro driver to protect the brand and let's show up and smash. The result will be the same either way but I want you to put up a grand of your own money to cover my expenses. I thought you were badass Dave? Shouldn't be a problem for you since I'm such an amateur according to you guys right?
Unless you're....scaaaared......?
I’ll put this real simple for you as well: when people talk sh** the get their heads kicked in. This is how the real world works and a whole bunch of people decided to start talking sh** to me so I simply call them out as men to back up their claims. This concept seems baffling to you and others.
It’s not mental health. It’s not some therapy session. It’s called being a man. Mfers talk sh** they get slapped.
If you want to protect your face close your mouth. This is a very wild concept for you guys apparently. Woaaaahhhh you talk crap then you get challenged? WAAAAAOOOOWW SO CRAZY DUDE. Ur all beta men. I’m not. If you want to meet up let me know otherwise leave me be and shut the f*** up.
I’m simply a man who was insulted and does not back down from being insulted. I have called out people multiple times and provided and email where I can be reached to coordinate a race to prove I am who I am but I’m not going to do that for free. After the insults it should cost other men.
No one takes this offer. You all seem very concerned about my mental health. My IQ is 140. My mentors is 168. I am willing to race for a substantial amount of money.
No one takes this offer. It’s that simple. People insult me. I want to race or compete to refute the insults. No one takes the offer.
It’s really that simple. Men aren’t men anymore. I reached out to Dave Thomas through a friend to race and he said he would “get a pro” to race me. Do you see how comical this is to me and why I’m badgering you all? People are bullying me and I’m down to meet in person.
It sounds like we aren’t much of men anymore are we?
Do not misquote me. I said exactly this:
"Let him know I have passed this challenge along to the editors of SH to see who can facilitate".
I made it very clear I do not live in the country you reside.
Furthermore, I also said, "If SH is willing to fly me out to get smashed racing shifter Karts it's win-win".
However, the publication has opted not to give you a platform.
For whatever reason you want me to come out of pocket for it so I can essentially hand you money in a wager I have no issues admitting I would lose as I have never driven a shifter kart.
I'm going to put this plainly in the hope that it might get through to you: Whoever you are, whatever your qualifications and experience might be, you come across online as a delusional, violent, very angry man. I see a handful of possibilities:
1) This is simply an act, a front because you just enjoy stirring it up and have chosen this website as your target.
2) You are classic Neal Stephenson case, summed up in this quote: "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.”
3) You have very serious anger management issues, as well as other mental health problems, and you are in urgent need of help and support.
And I don't hide who I am online. I never have. If you plug "malcolm craig" into Google, you'll find me pretty easily (I'm the academic one). No doubt if you do so you will find cause to disparage what it is I do as somehow unmanly or something along those lines. So be it. You could conceivably turn up at my place of work, get in, and beat me to a pulp. But what purpose would that serve, other than getting yourself jailed?
So please take a moment to remember what we are talking about: cars. Nobody needs to get the blood pressure up so high when talking about cars. Nobody needs to threaten each other or engage in ridiculous posturing to evoke some kind of perceived masculine superiority. Of course, you will have something to say about the above, probably in your usual style of throwing around physical threats, misogynist and homophobic slurs, etc.
Oh, and which parts of the Old Testament exactly are you referring to? Is it Genesis, with all the "begats" and stuff? "And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters..."
You know, people can just enjoy cars without racing. A spirited road driving blast or, a museum. There is nothing wrong with that. I had a great time at last years Le Mans Classic without 'actually' competing. Am I know lesser than?
Different strokes for different folks. What matters is the shared passion for the cars/motorsports and all other things automotive included.
Also I'm an atheist so don't know much about any old testament. But I can seem to remember one of the core values being courteous, and respectful to others although opinions/morals may differ (greatly) from each other. And thou shalt not swear/curse or use slurs.
Please be mindful of others, who just enjoy different aspects of the Automotive world.