Sports cars cruise through Thurso on NC500 tour

THURSO Town Centre is getting used to welcoming luxury sports cars usually associated with the streets of Monte Carlo thanks to the North Coast 500.

Pedestrians looked on in amazment as they saw models such as ferrari, lamborghini and porsche drive through Traill Street and Olrig Street on Saturday.

Midlothian luxury car hire company Performance Portfolio organised its fifth three day NC500 tour this year as drivers were welcomed to Thurso in glorious sunshine.

The tour was driving towards Scrabster on their way to North Sutherland on the A9.

Luxury and vintage cars have become a regular sight in Caithness since the launch of the North Coast 500 which has proven a massive boost to the hotel and tourist industry in the Highlands.

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