Lamborghini Las Vegas sponsored a track day at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump it’s just over the hill from Rever’s T-shirt central command . We were excited to have a free track day, but we ran into problems on our way out of town.

Four of us were cruising—we had a Ferrari 575, Ferrari 308, my Pantera and a Lamborghini Diablo—and passed a BLM park ranger going the other way. He lit up the gumballs, turned around and came screaming past me (wasn’t worried - I wasn’t speeding) to pull over the 308. The rest of the group kept going—sorry unnamed friend.

The 308 was for sale and belonged to the driver’s employee. Our friend was driving it to the track as a favor… Give the car a little exposure and maybe attract a buyer. As it turns out, there was no proof of insurance in the car, and the our friend had to explain to the ranger why the car wasn’t even registered to him. The ranger was understanding and didn’t write a ticket for the lack of insurance, but he did give the driver a ticket for doing 75 in a 65. Fair enough.

The ranger then says the car will have to be towed… Umph. The lack of insurance and registration in someone else’s name made the whole thing just a wee bit too shady to let drive off.

It took an hour for the tow truck to show, but our patience was rewarded when the tow guy was willing to drop off unnamed friend with the rest of the gang and hang around while we took some pictures! It’s a bit of a tradition.

The guy that owned the car had to pay $400 to get it out of impound. The driver received a $225 speeding ticket and had to put up with people speeding past, yelling things like “Good job, Magnum!” So funny!

The photos above include a previous trip to the track that resulted in a friend being pulled in his white Ferrari 328. What is it about 308s that attract so much heat?? No ticket and no problems in this case.