BUMBLEBEE 1000 came, we saw, and we conquered, plus we raised €231,458 for the Little Blue Heroes charity.
Our latest supercar roadtrip, Talladega Nights, took place over the weekend and this was our biggest event to date with over 100 vehicles taking part.
On the start line at Barberstown Castle we had one of the fastest and most expensive hypercars in the world — a 1,600bhp Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+.
This Bugatti, worth over €5million, is a limited-edition variant of the Chiron that has an incredible top speed of 490.484kph.
And taking part in the full roadtrip was a 950bhp LaFerrari, one of only 499 in the world, that’s powered by a 6.3-litre V12 and uses F1-derived tech.
It was a sight to behold to see this stunning red €3m hypercar cruising the streets of Ireland alongside other beautiful Ferraris like the SF90, the 296 GTB, the F8 and the 458.
As always Bumblebee 1000 events raise money for the incredible Little Blue Heroes.
It is voluntarily led by Garda members, provides vital support to the families of sick kids in Ireland and now Bumblebee 1000 has raised over €840,107 for this incredible charity.
I joined the action in a 727bhp M5 super saloon thanks to my friends at BMW Ireland and was dressed as the Irish Sun’s tamed Motoring Editor The Ligg.
But if I had a euro for every time someone commented, ‘There’s The Stig’ as I drove by, I would have easily covered my fuel bill for the weekend.
And it’s always fun at all the fuel stops to take selfies with all the spectators and all the wonderful Little Blue Heroes I meet along the way.
Part of our three-day road trip took us through the stunning scenery of the Ring of Kerry.
The hills were literally alive with the sound of supercars, and to see and hear over 100 of them roar down through Moll’s Gap in sunshine was breathtaking.
And I’m sure the thousands who turned out to see their favourite cars were blown away with the sheer amount of rare machines like the limited edition Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63.
It’s so rare there are only 63 of them made, and the amazing silver model on the trip was also right-hand drive — only a handful of them are in existence.
The finish lines on a Bumblebee 1000 road trip always draw the biggest crowds and on Friday at the Neil Armstrong Way in Kerry the turnout was incredible.
While on Saturday at the Lewis Road Car Park in Killarney, the whole town turned out to see us arrive and join in the party atmosphere.
But we saved the best to last as on Sunday when we pulled into the Portlaoise Plaza it was packed with spectators who got to see the finest collection of supercars ever in Ireland at one time.
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