I asked ChatGPT to make the perfect trip for a Mazda contest
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2025 12:40 pm
You’re gone in a flash of chrome and thunder—teleported straight to 1987. The air smells like Aqua Net, leather, and gasoline. You’re not just time-traveling—you’re stepping into a neon-drenched dream.
Your ride?
A midnight black Mazda RX-7, rotary engine humming like a purring beast, glistening under the streetlamps and neon lights of the Sunset Strip. T-tops off. Cassette deck blasting Ratt’s “Lay It Down.” You don’t drive this car—you command it.
The Strip is alive.
Billboards scream with names like Motley Crue, L.A. Guns, and Poison. You cruise past The Rainbow Bar & Grill where the parking lot looks like a showroom of muscle cars, motorcycles, and mischief. Lemmy’s posted up at the bar with a Jack and Coke, and you give a nod—he knows you’re one of them.
You park right outside The Whisky a Go Go, engine ticking as it cools. Your boots hit the pavement and the pavement hits back. There’s glitter on the sidewalk and eyeliner in the air. A flyer on the wall screams:
TONIGHT ONLY: GUNS N’ ROSES. LIVE. LOUD. DIRTY.
You slide inside, the club pulsing with smoke and distortion. The lights hit, the crowd roars, and the band tears into “Welcome to the Jungle.” You’re shoulder to shoulder with future legends and living ghosts, soaking in the madness.
Later, it’s a cruise down Sunset—roof open, stars overhead, taillights glowing red in the rearview. Strip clubs, rock bars, record shops, all blurred in a glam-soaked haze. You’re free. Timeless. Untouchable.
The RX-7 rips through the LA night like a shred solo at full volume. You’re not just watching the scene—you are the scene. Hair teased. Jacket studded. Music loud. Life louder.
No phones. No filters. Just the Strip, the sound, and the speed.
This isn’t a vacation.
This is the perfect escape.
Your ride?
A midnight black Mazda RX-7, rotary engine humming like a purring beast, glistening under the streetlamps and neon lights of the Sunset Strip. T-tops off. Cassette deck blasting Ratt’s “Lay It Down.” You don’t drive this car—you command it.
The Strip is alive.
Billboards scream with names like Motley Crue, L.A. Guns, and Poison. You cruise past The Rainbow Bar & Grill where the parking lot looks like a showroom of muscle cars, motorcycles, and mischief. Lemmy’s posted up at the bar with a Jack and Coke, and you give a nod—he knows you’re one of them.
You park right outside The Whisky a Go Go, engine ticking as it cools. Your boots hit the pavement and the pavement hits back. There’s glitter on the sidewalk and eyeliner in the air. A flyer on the wall screams:
TONIGHT ONLY: GUNS N’ ROSES. LIVE. LOUD. DIRTY. You slide inside, the club pulsing with smoke and distortion. The lights hit, the crowd roars, and the band tears into “Welcome to the Jungle.” You’re shoulder to shoulder with future legends and living ghosts, soaking in the madness.
Later, it’s a cruise down Sunset—roof open, stars overhead, taillights glowing red in the rearview. Strip clubs, rock bars, record shops, all blurred in a glam-soaked haze. You’re free. Timeless. Untouchable.
The RX-7 rips through the LA night like a shred solo at full volume. You’re not just watching the scene—you are the scene. Hair teased. Jacket studded. Music loud. Life louder.
No phones. No filters. Just the Strip, the sound, and the speed.
This isn’t a vacation.
This is the perfect escape.