Gumbaw 2012

[celticstevie]

Groak's old car being gumbawed on day 1



The obligatory warranty claim at Porsche Zentrum kempten.



At the museum, the green gt3rs with saudi plate 911 would follow us around Europe





On the San bernardino pass





On the way home a ph gathering somewhere south of Lyon

Edited by celticstevie on Tuesday 5th June 17:56

Edited by celticstevie on Tuesday 5th June 17:57

Edited by celticstevie on Tuesday 5th June 20:56

[Kieranv]

Looks an awesome trip!

Whats with the cars getting put on flatbeds as you were driving round monaco?

(Audi @ 3:45 and a van just after.)

[Angelus]

Kieranv said:

Looks an awesome trip!

Whats with the cars getting put on flatbeds as you were driving round monaco?

(Audi @ 3:45 and a van just after.)

People had parked their car there and never picked them up before they shut the road. They just lift them off the street.

[6C4GTS]

The last one for a few days - lots of stuff to edit for the next vids in the Alps!

GUMBAW GOES TO AUSTRIA

The Video: click to play

Edited by 6C4GTS on Tuesday 5th June 19:54

[celticstevie]

En route to Stuttgart


If in doubt use masking tape



Playing with an old 911



The old 911 was keeping up at this point



Waiting on the boys in morning, sat nav issues, cannot get lost in Stuttgart

[celticstevie]

At top of fluela pass in Switzerland



Sat nav failure in Torino, sticking to Baz bumper like st to a blanket. Driving like dodgems



Italian French border at limone piomente, amazing tunnel, should have seen the faces at the French side as we blasted through




Leads to lovely roads like this

[celticstevie]

At Monaco

View of gp2 from palace



Alonso passes at piscine




Return of the Saudi prince, north of nice on way home getting vmax go go juice


Some more Brits at the services, lovely old 964 was hitting the fast pedal


At Reims before the champagne and steak dinner

Edited by celticstevie on Saturday 16th June 15:24

[Angelus]

I have to admit, while I loved everyone on the trip and if I was going again tomorrow I'd invite everyone back, the dinner on the last night was great. I don't know if it was the champagne, or the relief after sorting out the hotel? Hearing you say to the hotel "deux hommes ne seront pas partager un lit" made me laugh.

[Harrysdad]

6C4GTS said:

The second of many.................

GUMWBAW GOES BAHNSTORMING

Gumbaw Challenge No2!

The Video: click to play

EDIT: Improved upload!

Edited by 6C4GTS on Tuesday 5th June 08:00

Now I am embarrassed, you knocked those vids out fast. As our tour's videographer, no one will see this year's vid until Christmas probably. I will have an awful lot of swearing and drunkeness
to edit out.

Yours looks so hardcore PH. If we meet you up in the big country, you boys better not be Teetotal.

Heres the link to our pityful effort last year

http://youtu.be/hyvCKoKsuAU

I may need to point out that bald Lambo boy is on an Autobahn at 198 all nice and legal like.

I still got to the hotel an hour before him!

[celticstevie]

Angelus said:

I have to admit, while I loved everyone on the trip and if I was going again tomorrow I'd invite everyone back, the dinner on the last night was great. I don't know if it was the champagne, or the relief after sorting out the hotel? Hearing you say to the hotel "deux hommes ne seront pas partager un lit" made me laugh.

Yeah the hotel was a bit surreal when we arrived with nobody else staying, and when Baz said you had gone to the best western we took the car expecting a 4 mile journey which was 200 yards. Thought a funny moment was when my wiper decided to stick at 142 in the rain we decided to come off and hit the nearest OPc for the warranty. Of course tha sat nav was st and I said to you and shocks " where the fk are we"? You said "we are at Porsche centre zentrum" and I said "is zentrum in Bavaria?" glad my French was a bit better

[willmac]

Sounds like you had a ball gents. Well done.
I'm very jealous.
I guess going back to the standard PH Sunday runs just won't seem the same !

[celticstevie]

Harrysdad said:

Yours looks so hardcore PH. If we meet you up in the big country, you boys better not be Teetotal.

Karl, some good roads up here and really nice hotels if you bring the wives or like golf. We do enjoy a Swally, see you all soon.

[M1KEY]

Right, that's us home this afternoon after an extended Gumbaw trip covering 16 days, 3000 miles, 8 countries and 13 border crossings!

An epic trip with superb roads/scenery, great company and loads of fantastic memories. Thanks to all the fellow Gumbaw'ers who made it an awesome holiday.


Here are a few pics... Haven't had chance to sort/edit them and haven't got a fancy camera but you'll get the idea.

Day 1 - Glasgow to Hull
Meeting at Bothwell.


First of many fuel stops!


Waiting to board the ferry.



Day 2 - Rotterdam to Stuttgart
Stop over at the Ring.





Day 3 - Stuttgart to Innsbruck
Porsche museum and factory tour - both of which were excellent & would highly recommend!












A rare moment when most of the group were together!



Day 4 - Innsbruck to Turin


At the top of the Fluela Pass.


On the way up the San Bernardino Pass - an awesome road!


And back the other side.

Edited by M1KEY on Saturday 9th June 22:13

[Angelus]

Harrysdad said:

Now I am embarrassed, you knocked those vids out fast. As our tour's videographer, no one will see this year's vid until Christmas probably. I will have an awful lot of swearing and drunkeness
to edit out.

Yours looks so hardcore PH. If we meet you up in the big country, you boys better not be Teetotal.

Heres the link to our pityful effort last year

http://youtu.be/hyvCKoKsuAU

I may need to point out that bald Lambo boy is on an Autobahn at 198 all nice and legal like.

I still got to the hotel an hour before him!

Looks like you had a ball too. I'm sure you'll enjoy some of the amber nectar up here.

Do you have to be bald to drive a Lambo'? I'm sure one of our resident Scottish Lambo' drive will be along in a moment to dispel the myth? Al-ambo?

A wee Clyde tunnel while you're here?

[M1KEY]

Day 5 - Innsbruck to Nice


Waiting to cross the border from Italy to France.


CelticStevie paying to the warranty gods!


Some rather nice roads...






Bit of a wrong turn due to the SatNav - well that's what Angelus claims!


Bit of a change in the weather going up the Col De Turini.







Day 6 - Qualifying











Day 7 - The race!
Sat just in front of some rather nice little boats...






Apparently there was also a race going on???

Edited by M1KEY on Saturday 9th June 22:14

[M1KEY]

Will post up a few pics tomorrow of Maranello.
Cheers.

[shocks]

celticstevie said:

Harrysdad said:

Yours looks so hardcore PH. If we meet you up in the big country, you boys better not be Teetotal.

Karl, some good roads up here and really nice hotels if you bring the wives or like golf. We do enjoy a Swally, see you all soon.

Steve - we need to show these boys what a proper swally is... wee trip to torridon... lock in... hangover... seem to remember last time Baz and JC still have a story to tell - piss holes in the snow is best way to describe baz's eyes next morning. We may even get some decent driving in.

[shocks]

M1KEY said:

Will post up a few pics tomorrow of Maranello.
Cheers.

Nice pics Mikey

[Harrysdad]

celticstevie said:

Karl, some good roads up here and really nice hotels if you bring the wives or like golf. We do enjoy a Swally, see you all soon.

Golf!!!! Having the only car on tour with a proper boot, already means that I have to haul my mates kecks all over creation. Theres no feckin way Im carrying all their Golf sticks too.

No reason I couldnt take a shotgun or two though...... theres a thought.

All I would need is a German Shepherd, and we could re film the opening scene from I am Legend.

Got some deer up there?

[OlberJ]

A few, but if you hit Govan around midnight on a Saturday you'll get a more accurate recreation.