The World’s Fastest Road Cars

In early September, La Zambra, a five-star golf resort near Málaga, in southern Spain, hosted a jamboree for an organization called the Supercar Owners Circle. At the event, wealthy car enthusiasts—almost exclusively men—gathered to show off their vehicles, gawp at other people’s, and drive the mountainous roads of Andalusia faster than was strictly legal. The gathering, which took place over a long weekend, was by invitation only. Admission, along with room and board, cost about nine thousand dollars. “Only the most prestigious and uncompromising supercars of past and present are eligible,” the club’s Web site warned. “The final decision lies with the admission board, which consists of both S.O.C. members and external automotive specialists.”