Last Saturday I attended the Breakfast Club Rally held in Santa Rosa, CA. This was my first time at the event and I highly recommend it for anyone looking to enjoy the beautiful Northern California roads and scenery. I took my Datsun Roadster and left San Jose Saturday morning with fellow roadster owner Raj (1969 SPL) and enthusiast Naveed Yousufzai (Porsche 911 CS), driving 100 miles North to the gathering.

We spotted Daniel Wu in his Honda S800 buzzing along the freeway! Many more vintage cars were on their way:

Cars & Coffee? Yes Please!

The Breakfast Club Rally (BCR) is fairly new. What started out as a small group enjoying weekend drives blossomed into a full-on Cars and Coffee meet just before the rally participants are given the green light to head out (rally map available to pre-registrants only). The parking lot was filled with a great variety of vintage and interesting cars. Of course, yours truly is always on the lookout for Datsuns:

Andrew’s RHD Fairlady Z looking sharp on Gotti wheels:

Raj’s Datsun Roadster (“Spike”) with full U20/5 speed drivetrain and rally-prepped suspension, and one of three S30s:

R32 Skyline and two Datsun 510s:

411 wagon and two more Datsun Roadsters!

So many cool cars please check the gallery for more photos!

Rally On!

The rally started at 9am and I embarked on what would be epic adventure to the coastline. Naveed and Gen invited me join their Porsche 911 group as they trekked off-route through Skaggs Springs Rd. Weather and terrain changes abound, with rain and unpaved bits all engaging drivers.

This is a grand, picaresque part of the North that has seen recent fires, yet still remained totally mesmerizing.  The fog, drizzle and clouds combined with changing forest and hillsides always had me fighting to admire and keep my eyes on the road! We eventually winded our way to the Stewart’s Point for lunch. It was an intense trip.

As folks parted ways most chose to take it easy and head down HWY back home. Our group decided to take Skaggs back again to Healdsburg! We were rewarded with less damp conditions and a gorgeous view of local vineyards. I headed back home to San Jose to complete the almost 400-mile trip.

A short video capturing the day:

Thanks BCR!

Many thanks to the organizers we had a blast at Breakfast Club Rally. I want to do it again! Also, many thanks to Naveed and Gen for leading the way and letting me tag along for the adventure. California never ceases to amaze me with driving roads galore. #DoItInADatsun

More pics in the gallery