The group casually known as the Sunday Morning Breakfast Club had its 2nd outing of the post-pandemic year which is 2021 on Sunday, June 6. Since our initial convening was a static Cars & Coffee hangout, we can consider our June event as the first “drive” of the year. As is our long-standing custom, we gathered in the parking lot of the Mahwah Sheraton hotel, and with Google Maps/iPhones/GPS/Waze/paper maps at the ready, we pushed off for our destination. One small change was our earlier-than-usual departure time: 14 people in 11 cars were motoring out of the hotel lot by 8:15 a.m.
Above : Back to our early morning fishing tales
We were headed to the Red Hut Diner on Route 46 in Rockaway NJ, and our planned route encompassed very few turns: Route 287 South to Route 23 North to Route 513 South, then a mile of local roads to Route 46. A nice surprise was picking up our long-time friend Jeff in his BMW Z3, who surprised us by staging himself on Route 513, awaiting our arrival. Good thing we didn’t change the directions from what had been sent out!
The good men and women of the Red Hut Diner were waiting for us; having requested an outdoor table under the tents in the back, the staff obliged us by having a single table ready for us at 9:15. Our server, Lindsay (named after actress Lindsay Wagner she informed us), worked hard to keep the hot coffee flowing our way. The food arrived soon enough, and I heard nary a complaint. My co-defendant Larry and I decided that our inaugural visit to the Red Hut was successful enough that we will put the joint on our regular rotation.
Above : The gang is happy to be back together
De-masked and lacking social distancing, it truly felt like old times again. We enjoy our machinery, but we also have come to learn that we enjoy each other’s company more. Several folks had to take off soon after breakfast ended, but again as is custom, a few die-hards stuck around the parking lot, trying to squeeze in one last comment! We’re back and we hope to get this group out on another Sunday in the not-too-distant future.
Above : Porsche 911 Targa
Above : Corvette C7 coupe
Above: BMW 1-series coupe
Above : Porsche 911 cabriolet
Above : Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
Above: Mazda Miata
Above: Corvette C8 coupe
Above : Mustang convertible
Above: Chevrolet Nova
Above : Corvette C1
Above: Mercedes-Benz SL550
Above: The waitress took care of us, and we took care of the waitress
Above : Jeff with his ‘wingman’ Gatsby
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A great way to get out and explore and little of NJ!
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Thanks Bob, it was indeed a great drive and it was wonderful to be out and about after a year of non-activity. Best, Richard
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Richard and Larry thank you for another successful Breakfast Drive. It was another success – well planned, interesting route and a great destination. Kudos to you both. I enjoyed the drive and it gave me an opportunity to test out my Shark Werks Exhaust and APR Stage 1 tune completed by EuroTech Motor Sports on Friday and monitored by my son Stefan. I was so happy he could join us.
Great to see you all and look forward to our next event in the not too distant future.
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Richard, it was a pleasure to have you and your son join us! Your car looks and sounds fantastic. We are already planning our next adventure for July. Stay tuned! Best, Richard
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a great way to get out before the hot weather weekend. Dad and I enjoyed!
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[…] we had our first breakfast drive event of the year, and drive we did! It was the first time since June of last year that we drove a route with a planned destination, and it was the first time since our static Cars & Coffee soiree of […]
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