Supercars make pit stop in Cork

With endless exotic rides and a few token exotic birds, anyone dining on Cork’s busiest boardwalk last night could be forgiven for thinking they were witnessing a revival of Men and their Motors.

In fact it was the 2013 Cannonball Run, roaring into town and across the finish line at Lapp’s Quay where anyone enjoying a quiet bite outside The Club Brasserie probably got more than they had bargained for.

Instead of aromatic smells from the kitchen, the air was thick with exhaust fumes, and the garlic butter that came with the Brasserie’s sirloin steak had no chance against the smell of burning rubber.