9 Things You Definitely Shouldn't Do When Supercar Spotting
One scroll through my Instagram account and it’s pretty clear I’m a big fan of supercar spotting. Combining two of my favourite things – London and cars – makes for one fun way to spend an afternoon. But wherever you are, whichever city you are in, there are some things you should definitely avoid doing…
1. Don’t get run over
Chasing after a beautiful McLaren P1 is quite an exciting experience, but it’s also fast paced and that means mistakes can happen. Be aware of your surroundings because while it may be all well and good getting epic footage, it’s not worth risking getting flattened by traffic…
2. Avoid touching the cars
These cars are the pride and joy of the owners, they don’t want random people getting fingerprints all over the windows or people accidentally scraping the paintwork.
3. Head out without doing research
Your life will be a lot easier if you have a search around online for the best supercar spots in your area, the best places to go and if there have been any sightings on the day itself. Instagram is always a good place to go for people uploading pictures. If in London, Knightsbridge and Mayfair are the places to be!
If you are lucky enough to be driving around a city supercar spotting, remember to be safe at the wheel. It may seem obvious but if the automotive masterpiece you are following drives off into the distance, don’t take risks trying to follow it!
5. Get in people’s way
This can mean a few things. Definitely don’t get in the way of the supercars as they are driving around, try to avoid walking in front of traffic and also try not to barge past people and disrupt their journeys on the pavements while chasing supercars. Just be respectful.
6. Stay out of other people’s footage
The window for getting a good picture or video could be just a handful of seconds. So you can imagine it is pretty frustrating when someone walks in front of you or the car, ruining it for everyone else.
7. Don’t go in the winter
If you are trying to find a good time to spot cars in London, or most big cities around the world, try to go in the summer months. This is when the best and most exotic cars will be out on the streets, particularly in the case of London where many rich supercar owners from the Middle East bring their rides over to avoid the scorching heat of their home countries. Don’t go in the winter, or you will just be disappointed…
8. Get your facts right
Saying ‘nice Ferrari bro’ as a Lamborghini Aventador drives past won’t go down well with anyone.
9. Share the wealth
If you know the locations of some really nice cars and some other supercar spotters ask what you’ve seen so far, share the spots. Help them out. We’re all friends here. We all want the same things. Be nice!
What other top tips do you have for things to avoid doing while supercar spotting?
Comments
Honestly, I would say half the guide here is common sense, while Point 3 us what I would consider to be irrelevant (You don’t own the road, and you can’t chase people away, so deal with it) I would have this in my guide
Maaaan you just ruined it for me. I was just about to head out and sitt on other peoples cars and runaway whilst they’re chasing me whilst screaming “it’s just a prank bro!” And get run over!
XD
Avoid invasion of private property, i took the risk with a hosp parking, i was lucky that the guard was understanding, he allowed me to take pictures but not closer
(This applies for general car spotting as well) If you see a car worthy of sharing parked on the side with a passenger or driver inside, don’t sneak up and take a picture. Respect their privacy.
I live in Chelsea myself so I’m in prime super car spotting territory.
From what I’ve seen on the youtube most supercar spotters deserve to be run over. Running around in the road, getting in the way of the car so they can get more footage. Grow up and go to places like goodwood festival of speed.
Don’t snap license/identification plates. Lol
I shouldn’t drive safe?
Nice ferrari bro
Must be the Lamborgini La Ferrari GT4
Do research? Whenever I go to London I just wonder around. That’s where you find cool stuff. It’s lame to just hangout in Knightsbridge the whole time. Wander around and you get to find other random cars, and other cool things.