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Cars & BBQ #001: cars, fire and a lot of people in Thermi

Cars & BBQ #001: cars, fire and a lot of people in Thermi

cars-and-bbqcommunitythessaloniki8 November 20262 min read

The second groundspeed meet. A Sunday at Dacristo, from a BMW 2002 to an Aventador, with the fire pit lit.

A Sunday lunchtime in Thermi, the fire pit lit early. From a BMW 2002 and a Porsche 356 Speedster to a Lamborghini Aventador and a Ferrari 296 GTB, with a yellow 911 Carrera RS 3.0, a TVR and an orange Corvette in between.

The second meet happened, and you were all there.

The arrival

From noon, one by one into the car park. The fire was already going.

A Corvette C8 with a groundspeed plate
The Ferrari 296 GTB arriving
The Lamborghini Aventador arrives, the crowd waiting
The black Ferrari 296 GTB and people in the car park

The cars

From the 50s to today, from the everyday to the rare. No podium, no ranking.

A Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 from behind, Mount Hortiatis in the distance
A 911 Carrera RS 3.0, with Mount Hortiatis behind it.
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 at Cars & BBQ
The nose of the 911 Carrera RS 3.0
The 911 Carrera RS 3.0 next to an Opel Kadett
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 at Cars & BBQ
A black Porsche 356 Speedster
A 356 Speedster. The oldest car of the day.
Porsche 356 Speedster at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 356 Speedster at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 356 Speedster at Cars & BBQ
The Porsche 356 Speedster from the front
The Speedster script
A Porsche 992 Turbo S
Porsche 992 Turbo S at Cars & BBQ
The 992 Turbo S from the front
The 992 Turbo S with a groundspeed plate
A Lamborghini Aventador with its doors up
The Aventador. The doors went up and the car park turned round.
The Aventador's driver getting out
Lamborghini Aventador at Cars & BBQ
Lamborghini Aventador at Cars & BBQ
Lamborghini Aventador at Cars & BBQ
Lamborghini Aventador at Cars & BBQ
Lamborghini Aventador at Cars & BBQ
The Lamborghini Aventador among Porsches
A detail of the Aventador
An Aston Martin Vantage from the front
Aston Martin Vantage at Cars & BBQ
Aston Martin Vantage at Cars & BBQ
Aston Martin Vantage at Cars & BBQ
Aston Martin Vantage at Cars & BBQ
The Aston Martin Vantage's wheel
An Aston Martin Vantage and a Ferrari
A red Ferrari 488
Ferrari 488 at Cars & BBQ
Ferrari 488 at Cars & BBQ
Ferrari 488 at Cars & BBQ
The Ferrari 488's interior
The Ferrari 488's wheel
People around the Ferrari 296 GTB
Ferrari 296 GTB at Cars & BBQ
Ferrari 296 GTB at Cars & BBQ
The Ferrari 296 GTB from the front
A gold BMW i8 with its doors up
BMW i8 at Cars & BBQ
BMW i8 at Cars & BBQ
BMW i8 at Cars & BBQ
The gold BMW i8 from behind
A Porsche 964, a 992 and a BMW M4 under the canopy
BMW M4 and Porsches under the canopy at Cars & BBQ
BMW M4 and Porsches under the canopy at Cars & BBQ
BMW M4 and Porsches under the canopy at Cars & BBQ
BMW M4 and Porsches under the canopy at Cars & BBQ
A blue BMW M4 and an orange Corvette
The bonnet of the blue BMW M2 with a groundspeed plate
A blue BMW M2 from the front
A BMW M4 F82
A black BMW M3
A black BMW M3 from the front
A black Porsche 964 beside the Dacristo cow
A black Porsche 911 at Cars & BBQ
A white Porsche 997 Turbo
Porsche 997 at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 997 at Cars & BBQ
A white Porsche 997 GT3
A grey Porsche 992 Carrera GTS
Porsche 992 Carrera GTS at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 992 Carrera GTS at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 992 Carrera GTS at Cars & BBQ
The 992 Carrera GTS from above
A white Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am at Cars & BBQ
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am at Cars & BBQ
The Pontiac Trans Am badge
A BMW 2002
BMW 2002 at Cars & BBQ
BMW 2002 at Cars & BBQ
BMW 2002 at Cars & BBQ
The BMW 2002 with its owner
A black Jaguar F-Type
Jaguar F-Type at Cars & BBQ
A Porsche Panamera with a groundspeed plate
A Porsche Cayman GT4 and a 911
Porsche Cayman GT4 at Cars & BBQ
A red TVR with a groundspeed plate
A TVR wearing a groundspeed plate. Not one you see every day.
TVR at Cars & BBQ
The TVR from the front
An orange Corvette C8
Corvette C8 at Cars & BBQ
Corvette C8 at Cars & BBQ
Corvette C8 at Cars & BBQ
Ferrari California at Cars & BBQ
Ferrari California at Cars & BBQ
Porsche 911 Carrera at Cars & BBQ
Porsche Boxster at Cars & BBQ
A Bentley Continental GT
A red Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
A Fiat 500 and a child
A yellow Mercedes-AMG A45 and a Mercedes GLE

The fire

Souvlaki, sausages, corn and porchetta, from the Dacristo team.

A Dacristo cook serving from the grill
The Dacristo team, at the fire from early on.
A Dacristo cook seasoning the meat
Sausages with rosemary
People at the food table

The people

The best part, again, wasn't parked.

The car park full of people, from above
A guest laughing, drink in hand
A guest fitting a groundspeed plate to a red Ferrari
Friends together at Cars & BBQ
A poodle in front of the Lamborghini Aventador
Tables and people in the Dacristo car park

What's next

Thanks to Giannis Loizou for the photographs and to the Dacristo team for the table. All the photos, 100 of them, are on the Cars & BBQ page.

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