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Hagerty Silver Summit – Day Two Photos

Whew! The weather gods smiled upon us today, and we all enjoyed a proper day of Classic Car motoring.

With an official winter weather warning looming over a short portion of the route, the day began with a slightly foreboding driver’s meeting. Were we destined for more of yesterday, or would today be better? Dave assured the group he had scoured the weather maps, and the route would be mostly below 6,000 feet. With Dave’s lucky flannel (ineffective on day one) retired for the weekend, we headed off and hoped for the best!

Today’s route started with roads that were all about flowing, swooping corners instead of arm-pumping switchbacks. It was a little more relaxed than yesterday, perhaps aimed at the grand tourers vs. the tiny sports cars. We explored abandoned mining roads, hidden farm-country access roads, and finished the day with an amazing mountain pass. Imagine, if you would, a bored road engineer who scribbled his idea of an amazing race track from point A to point B. The ambitious sketch was mis-filed, and Colorado ended up with our chosen pass of the day. As we enjoyed a post-drive beverage at the bar, we were struck by how the group is starting to feel like a close group of friends.

Sunshine (okay, brief sunshine), great roads and more importantly great people. Day two of the first ever Hagerty Silver Summit will go down in the books as a great and memorable day!

A preview of photos from Andrew Snucins Photography is below:

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Silver Summit – Day One Photos

SilverSummitd1-0845Day one of our first ever Hagerty Silver Summit is in the books!

The theme for today could best be described as “adventure”, and we sure delivered loads of it.

The day started with our best start location to date. Next door to the Hagerty Collector Car Insurance office in Denver is the “Club Auto Colorado” facility. Once our entrants had checked in, they enjoyed the usual getting to know one another, while exploring the automotive museum and collection at Club Auto Colorado. Once the driver’s meeting was finished, Dave changed into his “lucky flannel”, and we were off!

SilverSummitd1-The first road out of Golden delivered interesting curves and climbs through the sunshine…but it was not to last. The ‘adventure’ started with a brief thunderstorm, with (as Dave would say ‘a slight touch of weather’). But a couple of hours down the road we got some real Colorado weather. Slightly damp in one moment, and 6″ of pure SNOW the next! Perhaps ten miles up the road, sunny and warm for the lunch stop.

SilverSummitd1-1142And so our day went. Fantastic weather one moment, and a “heavy touch of weather” the next. The mechanical gremlins attacked more than a few cars, with electrical issues being the most popular ailment on the tour. Arriving into the finishing hotel, we were a bit surprised to find smiles, laughter and friendly faces. Even our teams who limped in late were excited about the day. Despite the weather, the road selections were spot on. Our entrants reported that we managed to find some incredible “driving roads” to entertain those holding the steering wheel, and amazing scenery for those in the co-pilot seat. We even managed to surprise Colorado locals with some selections they hadn’t driven before.
Our first day running a Classic Car Adventure in Colorado has taught us two things: 1) the state serves up a healthy portion of ‘adventure’! and 2) we’ve found yet another amazing group of Classic Car friends. Incredible people, and perhaps a touch nuts…just like our Classic Car friends in BC.

…we can’t wait to see what Day two has in store for us!

A preview gallery of Andrew Snucins photography is below:

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2015 Hagerty Spring Thaw Day Three Photos

Day three of the Hagerty Spring Thaw finally brought the full sunshine! Our run from Kamloops to Whistler was with tops down and windows open, and for many of us the most fun we’ve ever had. Typically on a Hagerty Spring Thaw cars shift out into groups of 3’s and 5’s, and run together at similar paces. A sunny stop just before the Duffy Lake road saw a number of cars bunched up into large groups of 12’s and 15’s. As fate would have it, the paces matched and we travelled towards Whistler in large groups. The air at the finish was one of excitement and joy, with many people commenting on how it was the most fun they’d ever had. Wonderful photos by Andrew and Samantha Snucins are below:

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2015 Hagerty Spring Thaw, Day Two

Day two of the 2015 Spring Thaw saw much better weather than day one! We started with a little bit of light rain, but it was tops down and only the occasionally misting for most cars during the day. This year seems to be the year of the fuel pump, with many cars now sporting replacement pumps ziptied, hose-clamped and/or tied down in the engine bay. While a breakdown isn’t desirable, it’s awesome to come around a corner and see a whole crowd of folks lending parts, tools and knowledge to ensure their fellow entrants will make it to the finish. A taste of Andrew Snucin’s awesome photography below.

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Hagerty Spring Thaw Day One Photos

Day one of the 2015 Hagerty Spring Thaw saw quite the weather changes. As some groups mentioned, we got all four seasons plus two or three you probably didn’t know about. Fortunately the entrants seem to be a hardy bunch, and it was nothing but smiles and laughter everywhere we stopped. Check out Andrew Snucins‘ photographs below.

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Colorado Road Scouting

This past week Dave was in Colorado scouting roads for our new Hagerty Silver Summit event. Exploring over 1100 miles of roads, Dave thinks he’s found the perfect route for our first-year Colorado event. We’re aiming to take you off the beaten path, and ensure that locals aren’t going to know each of the roads in the route book. If you’re thinking of joining us for this year’s Hagerty Silver Summit you’ll experience a mix of super tight and twisty mountain passes, amazing ‘destination’ roads with great views, and a great collection of what we think of as ‘cruising roads’ where you’re definitely going to have to keep an eye on the speedometer! Take a look at our sneak preview, in the gallery below:

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Hagerty Maple Mille Entry Open!

The Hagerty Maple Mille entries are now open! The Maple Mille is our Ontario Canada based event. Our 2015 running of the event will start just North of Toronto, and will explore roughly 1100km of twisty backroads and highways over the course of three days. Event information page, supplementary regulations and entry forms are all posted. Entry spaces are limited, so be sure to sign up early to guarantee yourself a spot!

2015 Hagerty Maple Mille Event Information Page

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