Love in the Fast Lane : The Brief TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area car community has a new, speedy way to celebrate Valentine’s Day.For $100, the driver can go ripping around the Formula 1 track at The Motor Enclave, a sprawling new haven for car enthusiasts in Tampa.The Motor Enclave intends to keep the love theme going into February, though.
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay area car community has a unique and speedy way to celebrate this Valentine’s Day. They say provide your partner with a true front-row experience with a professional driver.Im big on the car scene. Very passionate,” Mckenzie Orosz said.
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For a $100 contribution, the driver will do laps around the Formula 1 track at The Motor Enclave, a new 200-acre temple dedicated to car culture in [location name] east of town at the confluence of I-4 and I-75. The thrill rides are free for the public on Thursday and Friday.
At the same time, some of the members are beginning what could be a tradition, but which in many places remains a novelty: they are moving into tricked-out trackside garages that some refer to as “car condos.” They’re buying their partners sports cars, fast and pricey.
What they’re saying
“The yellow car with the stingray on it — that was her car,” said David Hale, who owns a condo for cars. He bought his wife, Anne, a new yellow Corvette, and she told him she prefers it to a diamond.“I’m into experiences,” Anne chuckles, stomping on the gas and sending the Corvette roaring away.Another owner purchased his wife a pink Porche.
“Some people call it pink, but to the aficionados it’s Ruby Star Metallic,” said Brad Oleshansky, the founder of the quirky auto attraction that opened about two years ago.Your spouse might love you even if you wrap her old clunker in pink, Oleshansky said, but the $250,000 Porche might take you further.
What’s next
Even after Valentine’s Day, the Motor Enclave will keep to the Love theme.They’re opening up their catered event center as a wedding venue. You can even say your vows trackside, and they are running a “Race to the Altar” Wedding Experience essay contest. You can click here to learn more about that.