Cool Springs' Cars n' Coffee Hosts Biggest Event Yet

By Austin Mabe

            FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Thousands of car enthusiasts gathered for the annual Cars n’ Coffee event from 8-10:30 a.m. on Nov. 5 in Cool Spring’s Thoroughbred Theatre parking lot.

Cars n’ Coffee was started by a group of friends who own sports cars such as Porsches and Ferraris. Every Saturday, they would drive them after having coffee at Starbucks. They began meeting other people who loved driving their sports cars in the Franklin area, as well. They eagerly wanted to join in on the adrenaline-filled fun. As these weekend rides gained popularity, more and more people started calling to join as well.  

“Soon the crowd became too big for the local Starbucks,” said senior member Jonathan Price of Franklin.

Nevertheless, they all starting meeting at the Cool Springs Thoroughbred Theatre across the street from Starbucks after ordering their coffee in the drive-thru.

“The drive-thru line soon backed up to the main road, so most participants just went to the theatre parking lot instead,” Price said.  

Price, who owns a 2014 McLaren P1, said he loves to show it off. “It all got started by a group of close friends who owned sports cars and loved driving them”, Price said.

Franklin’s Justin Allison, who owns a 2013 Alpha 12 GTR, agrees. “I’ve been at least 230 mph on Highway 840 with this thing, “Allison said.

The cars they mentioned are nothing close to the cars one might see on the road today. The Alpha 12 GTR is capable of going as fast as 100 mph in less than six seconds, Allison added. The sports cars seen at Cars n’ Coffee are hard to forget. The owners keep the clean, tuned and ready to go so they can show them off as they please.

            The Cars n’ Coffee meet brought out over 1,000 sports cars and at least 2,000 observers on Nov. 5. The people in attendance are friendly and willing to talk about their cars to anyone curious enough to ask. The meets occur every Saturday from 8-10:30 a.m., with the first Saturday specializing in exotics. For more information about attending Cool Springs’ Cars n’ Coffee, visit http://www.carsandcoffeefinder.com/cool-springs/.