St. Patricks day weekend was cause for celebration for many people all over the country but it was also a big weekend for motorsport freaks like us.  In addition to Sebring the past weekend also saw the return of Formula One.  I decided to kick the weekend off by paying a visit to one of my favorite meets: Cars & Coffee in Irvine. 

It was the first time I had been to the meet since the start of the year so I wasn’t really sure what to expect.  I was pleasantly surprised to see an even more eclectic mix of cars than I was used to.  There was everything from million-dollar exotics to a few rare classics.  I even saw a crazy turbo-diesel zombie apocalypse truck! (more on that in a later post).

However, I would have to say the meet’s biggest attention getter was a genuine Bugatti Veyron brought by Symbolic Motor Cars of San Diego.  As jaded as I am these days even I am still impressed with a Veyron sighting.  I have only been in the presence of Bugatti’s hyper-car four times and only two of which (counting the weekend) were “wild” sightings.

All in all it was a great trip.  If you haven’t been to Cars & Coffee I would highly recommend checking it out.  If you’re saying to yourself: “Hey jerk, I don’t live in Southern California!” I would say “don’t interrupt me while I’m talking!”  See, the cool thing about Cars & Coffee is that it is something of an organization now so there are meets in several places all across America;  even in Europe!  Just head to CarsAndCoffeeOnline.com to find the closest meet to you.

In the meantime feel free to click the thumbnails for some pics or see the full gallery on the MotorworldHype Facebook page.

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Last Saturday morning I decided to once again torture myself for you by waking up earlier than time itself to make the trek to Mazda North American HQ in Irvine, CA for the weekly Cars & Coffee meet.  OK, so maybe I did not wake up quite as early as I should have but it was still early!  I still managed to get there with enough time to snap some shots of the nicer cars at the show and there were some nice rides indeed.  A Ferrari Enzo made an appearance as well as few Audi R8′s and a nice Lamborghini that I will show you in depth later.  For now you can check out a few pics below and then head to our Facebook gallery to see the full set.

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Every now and then I torture myself and wake up at the dawn of time on a Saturday so I can make the trip out to the OC (Orange County for you non-California folk) so I can visit one of the best car meets in Southern California, “Cars & Coffee” at the Mazda Corporate campus in Irvine.  If this is the first Cars & Coffee post you’ve read from me and are not sure exactly what it is then allow me to explain.  Every Saturday morning (emphasis on the “morning”) car enthusiasts from all walks of life and cultures from millionaires with Lamborghinis to your average joe with a classic car to teenagers with modded imports come together to hang out.  They check out each others cars, talk shop, take pictures, and as the name suggests consume coffee (there are also donuts if you show up early enough).

Sometimes the variety of cars at this meet can be hit or miss but this weekend was exceptionally good!  There were not one but two Ferrari Enzos showed up as well as a classic Porsche LeMans race car (seen above), an all electric powered Lola prototype race car, and a whole section of Shelby Cobras (in honor of Carroll Shelby).  There are a few teaser shots below but you can check out the full gallery on our Facebook page.  If you have never been to a Cars & Coffee meet you should definitely check one out.  I know the thought of waking up at 6am on a Saturday is enough to give you a headache but trust me, it will be worth it!  Also don’t worry if you aren’t from Southern California.  There are Cars & Coffee meets all over the country and even in different parts of the world!  Just go to CarsAndCoffeeOnline.com to find one near you or find out how to start one of your own if there isn’t one near you.

Click: Facebook Gallery

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It had been quite a while since my last visit to Cars & Coffee and I felt like I owed it to you guys to go back.  It just took a few months to psych myself up to wake up at 4am to make the drive from Long Beach to the magical rich-man’s playground known as Newport Beach, CA but I finally did it!  This past weekend there were less exotic cars and more classic and muscle cars which is cool if that is what you are into.  The meet was not totally devoid of super cars an exotics though.  There were a few Lamborghinis, a few Italia 458s, and there was even a McLaren MP4-12C in attendance.  Also as always, there was an ocean of Porsches to behold and appreciate.  Check out a few pictures below then see the rest in our Facebook gallery.  Enjoy!

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