1500Km,Fiat 500, Sicily, and the old Targa Florio
Discussion
RDMcG said:
The roads can be horrendous-its a bit of a barrier to a good historic Targa revival.....
Yep I fear so as it isn't as simple as a bit of resurfacing and filling in a few potholes. The volcanic terrain, combined with flash flood type landslips means they're fighting whatis potentially a losing battle. There was one short stretch which had been very freshly retarmaced and it was heaven, but I bet if I went back now there would be areas of subsidence. Shame.
billzeebub said:
Sensational trip, great write up and amazingly atmospheric photos..good job, makes me want to head out on a random road trip
If you want to see some real atmosphere....have a look at this 1965 video of priceless cars running flat out in the Targa.....amazing stuff............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2BdsAv-lLI
Stephanie Plum said:
Yep I fear so as it isn't as simple as a bit of resurfacing and filling in a few potholes. The volcanic terrain, combined with flash flood type landslips means they're fighting whatis potentially a losing battle. There was one short stretch which had been very freshly retarmaced and it was heaven, but I bet if I went back now there would be areas of subsidence. Shame.
To be fair, they used to patch it when the race ran there, sometimes the day before....brave drivers.RDMcG said:
RDMcG said:
Nope..too dangerous. I have talked to some people who won it and will write something when I have it sorted out
One additional piece of info: they are reviving the Targa Florio as a historical race like the Mille Miglia, and I think it will grow to be a big event...
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