‘Get Them Dusty!’ That was the slogan behind an occasion held within the Steinbruch quarry close to Stuttgart a few weekends again. The promise of some superb basic, and some up to date vehicles in a really distinctive location meant I needed to go and examine ‘Dusty Rides’ out.
My journey began in Prague, very early within the morning. I had an enormous drive forward of me – 460km every method – from the Czech Republic’s capital metropolis to southwest Germany, however I knew it will be value it. Felix Bauermeister and his HEIZR Membership staff at all times placed on nice occasions, and this one was billed as the most important of the 12 months.
The HEIZR Membership is closely concerned within the basic automobile scene round Stuttgart, however what they obtain resonates proper all through Germany. HEIZR’s mission is to carry the enjoyment of vehicles to the youthful era, however as Felix has at all times stated, it’s concerning the folks first.
After 5 and half hours behind the wheel of my 94′ Mercedes W140 coupé, I discovered myself within the coolest site visitors jam I’ve ever been as I drove as much as the Dusty Rides venue entrance.
The attractive Porsche 944 in entrance of me and the 993 RS behind made me really feel a bit misplaced – I used to be in my every day driver in any case – however that thought diminished the moment I parked up. There was a lot to soak up and shoot.
Typically talking, once I attend occasions with related vehicles to those who have been on present at Dusty Rides, most of them are introduced in on trailers. This was fully totally different; most vehicles arrived on the quarry having been pushed to the occasion. It was so refreshing to see.
After all, there are at all times exceptions to the rule, and whenever you’re speaking concerning the one and solely BMW X5 Le Mans Idea, it’s comprehensible. I’d beforehand solely ever seen images of this prototype, so seeing it in individual was a bit overwhelming.
As I made my method across the quarry, nice compositions merely fell into my digital camera’s viewfinder. The warms tones of the environment completely framed a number of the world’s most important efficiency classics.
The factor that I love essentially the most about HEIZR Membership gatherings is the standard of the vehicles and the those that carry them out. Over the previous couple of years, it’s felt just like the scene has began to change into divided into niches and intoxicated by the TikTok tradition of tasteless builds. There’s none of that right here.
Felix is connecting folks round vehicles, and when visiting a HEIZR Membership occasion, you possibly can make sure that you’ll be welcomed in any basic automobile or construct that you just arrive with. At Dusty Rides, I witnessed Porsche homeowners joking with stance guys, purists mingling with modified BMW homeowners, and Mopar guys speaking about Japanese vehicles with curiosity. How nice is that?!
There have been no donuts or pointless revving, and nobody drove like a madman to the occasion. I feel that everybody who attended was tuned to the identical notice of constructing the automobile scene higher.
Throughout my lengthy drive residence, I had loads of time to consider utilizing my W140 coupé extra usually, and in addition what I may personally do to steer my native automobile neighborhood in an identical path to what Felix and the HEIZR Membership are reaching.
Jakub Vít
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