Who are the “carspotters” watching the supercars on the sidelines of Top Marques Monaco?
They arrived in numbers this Friday afternoon. The carspotters, who came to take pictures of the exceptional cars, could not miss Top Marques. “It’s a period known for all the rallies and the beautiful cars. I came to hope for the nuggets that there are in Monaco”testifies Lucas, 25 years old.
During the Monaco show which runs until Sunday, Ferraris, Porsches and Bugattis are everywhere. They were about fifteen carspotters to have taken place in the bend of the Fairmont yesterday. The most lent in the F1 world championship, and therefore the best to ensure a shot of a racing car. The advantage of this spot for Noémie, “It’s that there aren’t a lot of pedestrians. We’re going to stay in the bend all day today and tomorrow. I knew that this bend was a good spot compared to Formula 1 and the YouTube videos I watched.”
Fans from all over
Car enthusiasts crossed France and even Europe to enjoy the show. “I came from Nîmes to do carspotting. It’s my first. There are cars that you don’t see elsewhere, not even in museums! I’ve just arrived and I’ve already seen a Carrera GT , GMK’s RS6 (see next page). I’m waiting for the Bugatti Chiron now!”rejoices Theo, who fell in love with cars at the age of 3.
Matteo arrived from Italy as he usually does every year for Top Marques. He never comes without his kit. “I have my camera, my tripod and a light to take pictures at night. I sometimes stay all night to see the cars. I have already seen some very nice ones like a Bugatti and a Porsche 918.”
Influential carspotters
Nicolas is familiar with carspotting. The videos of the cars he takes, he posts them on TikTok and it’s a success. His account has 23,000 subscribers. To unearth the best nuggets he does not count his hours of sleep. “Thursday I arrived at 10 a.m. and left at 1 a.m. Basically, I had to leave at 11 p.m. but at 10 p.m. there is the ex-driver Adrian Sutil who came with his Riviera. So I I waited until 1 a.m. to see him leave again! I had a great time, she is exceptional. Fortunately, I have the external battery, it saves my life!”
Well-known fans
Rémy is part of an Instagram group where members share the latest info on supercar-type cars that are likely to come to the Principality. “We try to find out as much as possible, to have as much information as possible, but it happens that we come across incredible cars by chance! Normally there’s a Bugatti that arrives at 2 p.m. so I’m looking forward to it. . “
For these amateur photographers, you have to be very attentive and above all very fast. “There is a P1 that has just passed, you have to have a seasoned eye! In Monaco there is plenty to do”exclaims Maxime, who has just taken 40 photos in the space of a few seconds.
On the other hand, for car drivers, it is still forbidden to succumb to the temptation to push the engine. While the limits had been crossed in 2018, one evening in the bend of the Fairmont, now, at the slightest acceleration, they are considering 5 days of impoundment. Nicolas also testifies that “Thursday a Ferrari accelerated slightly on the roundabout, it ended up at the pound. It’s a shame, it breaks the atmosphere of the Top Marques a bit”.
Carspotters were expected to be numerous this weekend to see the latest supercars and dream cars.