Car and Guitar solo road trip.

[Roo]

Was only telling the wife the other day about your restaurant experience on your last trip.

Apart from that ^^^ sounds like it's been a good trip so far.

[danjama]

Look forward to the rest. Do you have a rule against sharing exactly which little country roads you're blasting around on?

I don't know France at all so it would give me a general area to head for and perhaps a road to start on

[br d]

Dan,
No special secret places, I just drive about wherever I like the look of. Plenty of that type of countryside in Central Loire where I am now. I've also had a lot of fun around the Beaune area (which is a cracking place anyway and worth the visit even without a car).

France is way too big to get a handle on all the driving conditions but everything is here.
Most people always seem to want mountain roads, lovely for the scenery and all that but I prefer the flat stuff for early morning blasting!

Nothing on the car front today, driven all around Tours for an hour and a half and haven't seen anything remotely interesting, might be time to move the thread to Mumsnet.

[soad]

Bookmarked, nearly missed this.

[Scousefella]

Just found this Brad, so far so good - looks like a great trip so far.

[br d]

Did one of these on the Lambo last time I was here a couple of years ago so you know, for forms sake:



This is Ferrari's big problem, not enough flat places to stand your beer. They need a few English drunks on their design team.

[br d]

When I was last here I also got some pics of the Lambo with the girls who work here. This lovely French girl is still here and she was more than happy to be in a few pics with the Mclaren:







Mate this bloody trip is dragging, I can't wait to get back to work.

[mikey k]

Excellent work
Looking forward to following in your footsteps with my 650 later in the year

[br d]

mikey k said:

Excellent work
Looking forward to following in your footsteps with my 650 later in the year

Stick a blog up when you do it mikey would love to see it!

Off to Rouen tomorrow, never been there, any "must do's"?

[iva cosworth]

Just had a quick look at .....Rouen race track....but

"All evidence of race activities have been removed"

But you can still drive the circuit as it's public roads.

[Scousefella]

br d said:

Off to Rouen tomorrow, never been there, any "must do's"?

Joan of Ark was torched at Rouen Brad, I am sure there will be significant local viewpoints to discover.

[br d]

iva cosworth said:

Just had a quick look at .....Rouen race track....but

"All evidence of race activities have been removed"

But you can still drive the circuit as it's public roads.

Yeah thanks iva, got it.

http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/rouen

Even shows a map of the original course.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Can we have a 'special request'... Roof down through a tree lined road sound clip.

[mikey k]

br d said:

Stick a blog up when you do it mikey would love to see it!

Will do
I'm going to rework this one I think

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[br d]

mikey k said:

br d said:

Stick a blog up when you do it mikey would love to see it!

Will do
I'm going to rework this one I think

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Oh my word! Superb stuff mate, never seen that before, makes my efforts look amateur! Great photography too.

Apologies for ignorance.

[br d]

drivin_me_nuts said:

Can we have a 'special request'... Roof down through a tree lined road sound clip.

Oh Russ it's funny you should say that, there was a 9 kilometer tree lined run near my hotel in Orleans, massively quick with some lovely little switchbacks and crests. I actually did think about filming it but then realised it wouldn't be a very good idea, thought about taping the phone near the exhaust and running Recforge but I thought it's bound to fall off half way through.

Will give this some thought.

[br d]

Scousefella said:

Joan of Ark was torched at Rouen Brad, I am sure there will be significant local viewpoints to discover.

Was she? Well that's a bit of education already. Better not mention Orleans when I'm there!

I'm hoping there may be some sort of historical center there where I can buy "Alcohol". I'm doing an er... thesis.

[BobSaunders]

Any service station bins?

Receptionists in bikinis?

Awesome trip OP - totally jealous.

[br d]

I notice the thread has picked up a bit of speed as soon as I post some pics of a pretty girl!

Pistonheads - Crumpet matters!

[ziontrain]

Did a cycle tour of the Loire a few years ago and saw a few of the chateaux, cracking views! Can't remember exactly which ones we visited but certainly recogised some of the ones you've seen so far, keep up the good work!