THE BOLT

Racing these vintage machines attracts some real characters with encyclopedia amounts of stories and knowledge. There are so many ups and downs on any given race weekend and the bonds that form from going through them together is unique and profound. 

If Mel rules the day, though, it’s Sara that rules the starting line. For as much as we’re here to see the kicking up of the sand and the streaking roar of the race, it’s the dancing drop of the flag that we’ll remember.

“It’s the one place I know where there’s isn’t anything but what is at that very moment … and that’s extraordinary.”

The collection has a little bit of everything. Purists can drool over perfectly restored examples of vintage, off-the-line perfection. Fabricators can drop jaws and rubberneck to see every fantastic detail of handcrafted, one-off customs that both inspire and dismay with their sheer audacity.

The moment I first learned about The Race of Gentlemen I knew I would some day have to make it to the sands, most likely with a vintage camera in hand, donning some old-timey apparel.