Scenic RouteTM Voices No.6 Title, image of racecars parked in snow

The most tantalizing question
you can ask a car enthusiast.

Welcome to the sixth edition of Scenic Route: Voices — a series spotlighting unique stories from the world of driving. This month, we’re doing things a little differently. We bumped into a few well-known friends at the F.A.T. Ice Race in Aspen last month and decided to ask them the burning question that every car enthusiast wants to know:

If you could drive one car home from F.A.T. Aspen, what would it be?

1998 Porsche 911 GT1

Slideshow of a white race car from various angles and driving on snow.

1998 Porsche 911 GT1

Slideshow of a white race car from various angles and driving on snow.

1998 Porsche 911 GT1

Slideshow of a white race car from various angles and driving on snow.

1998 Porsche 911 GT1

Slideshow of a white race car from various angles and driving on snow.

Greg Gevojanyan

Social media sensation, man of 1,000 car sounds
@mrcarsounds

“If I could’ve driven one car home from F.A.T., it would’ve been the 1998 Le Mans winning Porsche GT1, and not because it was the easy/obvious answer. I’d want to drive that car on the street, drive it on the track, drive it to the morning cars/coffee, drive it to my cousin’s house for dinner, put a second seat in it and take my sister to school/pick her up, and be the one guy in the whole world with the highest mileage GT1. (Even if it’s not street legal, haha) I would want to put some serious miles on that car just because, why not. Wouldn’t preserve it and keep it in a museum, I’d drive the wheels off it!”

Patrick Long

Decorated professional driver, founder of Luftgekuhlt
@plmotorsport

“I am sure it’s a common answer, but the GT1 has to be my choice. The history of its Le Mans success, the iconic livery, and the sheer beauty and performance of the car is hard to beat!”

1998 Porsche 911 GT1

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1998 Porsche 911 GT1

Slideshow of a white racecar, white sports car, and grey vintage sports car

Ingram 959

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Ingram 959

Slideshow of a white racecar, white sports car, and grey vintage sports car

Mercedes 300 Gullwing

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Mercedes 300 Gullwing

Slideshow of a white racecar, white sports car, and grey vintage sports car

Betim Berisha

Founder of BBI Autosport, Porsche 911 enthusiast
@bbi.betim

“If I had my choice, I would have driven the Porsche GT1; the second would be the Ingram 959, and the third would be the Mercedes 300 Gullwing. Not that I had already daydreamed about this.”

Nismo East African Safari Z

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Nismo East African Safari Z

Slideshow of racecars, sports cars and rally cars driving on snow

Ford Escort WRC

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Ford Escort WRC

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Porsche 997

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Porsche 997

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Porsche 911 Safari

Slideshow of racecars, sports cars and rally cars driving on snow

Porsche 911 Safari

Slideshow of racecars, sports cars and rally cars driving on snow

Henry Catchpole

Automotive journalist, YouTuber, Hagerty Media contributor
@henrycatchpole

“The F.A.T. Ice Race is one of those events where you end up walking blithely past cars that you would normally drool over for hours, simply because there is something even more exceptional parked a few spaces further up the paddock. All of which makes choosing just one car a sort of pleasurable headache. So, the car that I've picked combines a few aspects of the overall grid. It's a Porsche, which seems appropriate. It has a suspension setup that is very much rally in its ethos, reflecting one of the cars I enjoyed driving most - the NISMO East African Safari Z (I so hope they put that kit into production). My choice also has a huge number of spot lamps - not quite as many as the wonderful Ford Escort WRC car, but getting there.
In a slight curve ball, I'd like to repaint the car I'm picking with my favourite livery of the event: Jeff Zwart's Roy Lichtenstein-inspired 997. I do love a Ben Day dot, and the bold bright colours fitted so perfectly with the primary-coloured aesthetics of the F.A.T. world.
And the car it would be applied to? Leh Keen's Safari 911. One of the fastest cars at the event, and one that I was lucky enough to have a passenger ride in with the man himself. As someone that has watched the onboard footage of his rain dance at the Nürburgring countless times over the past ten years, you'll appreciate what a privilege that was. Fast but fun, with a flat-six soundtrack. Perfect for some Scandi flicks and chill in Colorado ... or my daily commute in Buckinghamshire.”

Hot Wheels Mobil 1 Porsche 914 Safari

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Hot Wheels Mobil 1 Porsche 914 Safari

Slideshow of white and red sports car racing on snow from various angles

Hot Wheels Mobil 1 Porsche 914 Safari

Slideshow of white and red sports car racing on snow from various angles

Hot Wheels Mobil 1 Porsche 914 Safari

Slideshow of white and red sports car racing on snow from various angles

James Stacey

Automotive writer, photographer, podcast host
@jestacey

"If I could have driven one of the Ice Race cars home, while it would have been a tough decision, I think I would have lost the fight to the kid inside me, and I would have grabbed the keys for the Hot Wheels Mobil 1 Porsche 914 Safari. With extra lights, extra speakers, and plenty of extra suspension travel, it looked like an absolute blast to drive, and I can only imagine that a road trip home to Toronto would be a truly great experience."

Audi Quattro Sport S1

White and yellow hatchback drifting on snow

Audi Quattro Sport S1

White and yellow hatchback drifting on snow

Audi Quattro Sport S1

White and yellow hatchback drifting on snow

Cam Ingram

Owner of Road Scholars, celebrated Porsche collector
@porsche_malone

“This is a pretty easy answer for me. It would be the Audi Quattro Sport S1 that Michele Mouton drove to win Pike's Peak in 1985. The Group B era is one of my favorite periods of all motorsports, and seeing the S1 that Mouton drove to victory was very special for me. Her philosophy about competing, and specifically, racing against the clock, has had a significant influence on me. The pressure for an all-out win for Audi was obvious, and she delivered the goods with a remarkable time of 11:25.39 in the dirt. A remarkable performance and testament of her ability to perform with grace while under fire. For me, this would be the car and story to drive home in.”

Toyota Stout

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Toyota Stout

Slideshow of black drift car and a white vintage pickup truck drifting on snow and parked

Toyota Supra

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Toyota Supra

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Ryan Tuerck

Professional drifter, builder of the Stout and Formula Supra
@ryantuerck

“I wouldn't trade a thing for my Stout and Formula Supra.”

Toyota Supra

Black drift car drifting on snow

Toyota Supra

Black drift car drifting on snow

Toyota Supra

Black drift car drifting on snow

Jade Avedisian

Toyota GR Cup driver, first woman to win the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series championship
@jade_avedisian

“I would drive the Toyota Supra with the Judd V-10. The body was fully customized with carbon fiber, and the sound of the engine was incredible!”
A mudflap that reads “F.A.T. Aspen. Driven by Mobil 1”