Watch Out! Exotic Car Rally Plans Malibu Autobahn Run This Sunday
Written by 991KBU on March 5, 2021
A company called Malibu Autobahn has plans for another exotic car road rally in Malibu this Sunday.
In the past … events like this have caused noise … traffic and even illegal roadblocks on PCH … so that the fancy car drivers can pose for photo shoots.
Malibu Autobahn may not be behind the illegal activity … but many Malibu residents have ecperienced the fall-out from lookie lous and wannabes who are attracted to the car rallies.
This weekend … Malibu Autobahn is planning an event called 51-hundred.
51 exotic cars will wind 100 miles on what Malibu Autobahn calls “winding mountain roads and open coastal highways
The sign up page says they “will be ending at a private ranch resort in Malibu where food, drinks and entertainment will be available to guests.“
The exact route is being disclosed only to drivers who apply … are accepted … and who pay the entry fee.
Malibu Autobahn says the corporate sponsor for the event is Galpin Motors … the largest Ford dealer in the nation … which also operates an exotic car division.
Sheriff’s deputies have said events like the “Malibu Autobahn” rally have in the past attracted numerous spectators.
These and similar events have in the past resulted in speeding, loud vehicles, unsafe passing and apparent street racing, and have taken away law enforcement resources from their regular tasks to control.
They have also resulted in fake cops … blockading traffic for photo shoots on PCH or canyon roads near Malibu.
The illegal and obnoxious driving is done by both the exotic car drivers … other exotic car drivers who are attracted by publicity … and mere spectators.
People who bouight their exotics at Galpin Aston Martin and Galpin Lotus are guaranteed to snag one of the 51 cars in the rally … indicating some sort of corporate link between Galpin and Malibu Autobahn.
We’ve reached out to Galpin Motors … asking why they are sponsoring an event that attracts lawless behavior to the roads of Malibu.
In the past … a Galpin vice president has said the company has spoken with Malibu Autobahn officials … who assure them no illegal road racing or street blockades are countenannced by the company.
We have not yet heard back from Galpin officials about this specific road rally … scheduled for this Sunday on the coast and mountain roads of the Malibu area.
To be sure, some Malibu residents welcome car shows…. and some even like thje sounds of growling engines and exhibitions of speed.
Others … not so much.
