Driving Ideas!!

[car.chic]

Currently thinking of planning a driving hol this summer Might also be going on this Porsche Spa run in October but not too sure on that one yet!

Monaco for a week in July looks like what i'm thinking of doing so far, anyone done anything like this? Is it as fun as you'd imagine? and any tips!

Definetely doing Le Mans though next year, roll on 2008!!!

Regards,
Nicola

[ninjaboy]

Scottish highlands or Isle of mann both would be pretty good i'm trying to do either this year too

[stackmonkey]

Scottish highlands are great ( as is rest of Scotland, come to that) - have done a couple of driving hols in scotland in boring cars and still enjoyed myself

[burriana]

Go on the the Eurohoon forum and find the MegaHoon 06 pics thread. We did Monaco last September and the southern Grand Alps are spectacular.

I would also recommend a day or so in the Pyrenees ... stunning!

[V8LM]

I am still trying to ship a car to the US this summer so I can drive it up and down the west coast. Proving difficult even in the land of the free - post 9/11 the rules have changed and now even the Environmental Protection Agency have to approve it. If they wont sign Kyoto!?

[P50Boy]

if you go to monaco try to go via the millau bridge what a sight and if you can stay there over night it changes again, you hotels or camping!!!done monaco for the last 4 years on the way to rome. the roads around monaco are some of the best.

[will26]

Yeah I would defo reccomend going to Monaco for a drive. I took the Ferrari down a few times it was ace. Or be brave and do the Nurbergring trip.

[Balmoral Green]

V8LM said:

I am still trying to ship a car to the US this summer

I would love to do that with BG, rather than hire a car. The Bentley Drivers Club organise tours where dozens of cars are shipped over to go on organised runs with the American branch of the BDC, but they're a little too rich for me.

[V8LM]

It used to be relatively simple, but now? One can get a car in via two ways; 'display', or for 'private use by a non-resident'. The "display' route means you have to be registered for display at an official venue and you have to bond the car. Given that I plan to drive to the Pebble Beach Concours I am not an official displayer, and I don't wish to provide a bond which exceeds the value of the car. The other route is fine, except the non-resident has to enter with and leave with the car. I had planned to leave the car there for several months and make the odd trip over there to drive up to Canada, another through Yesomite, one east through Nevada, etc. The cost of shipping plus insurance (plus the thought of having it end up on some Devon beach somewhere) for only a 12 day bit of fun has put me off.

[Fort Jefferson]

Balmoral Green said:

V8LM said:

I am still trying to ship a car to the US this summer

I would love to do that with BG, rather than hire a car.

But you can't find a ship big enough

[Fort Jefferson]

P50Boy said:

if you go to monaco try to go via the millau bridge what a sight and if you can stay there over night it changes again, you hotels or camping!!!done monaco for the last 4 years on the way to rome. the roads around monaco are some of the best.

You should go, and take Nicola with you, to show her the ropes.

no I'm not joking

[car.chic]

Monaco looks to be no. 1 so far.

Not too sure about Scotland, too cold / rainy?

America, no way though i know that was a bit off topic!

Anyone been on the Porsche Spa trip? (maybe i should ask in Porsche forum!)

[ross-456]

car.chic said:

Currently thinking of planning a driving hol this summer Might also be going on this Porsche Spa run in October but not too sure on that one yet!

Monaco for a week in July looks like what i'm thinking of doing so far, anyone done anything like this? Is it as fun as you'd imagine? and any tips!

Definetely doing Le Mans though next year, roll on 2008!!!

Regards,
Nicola

Hi Nic,

I'm off for a week around Europe (France, Italy, Switzerland via Monaco) in 2 weeks time with 10 other Ferrari's and Lambo's.
Hopefully I'll be back before you leave so I can post some photos and offer any advice.

[Roony]

The Porsche spa trip sounds cool..............

car.chic said:

Monaco looks to be no. 1 so far.

Not too sure about Scotland, too cold / rainy?

America, no way though i know that was a bit off topic!

Anyone been on the Porsche Spa trip? (maybe i should ask in Porsche forum!)

[Heebeegeetee]

P50Boy said:

if you go to monaco try to go via the millau bridge what a sight and if you can stay there over night it changes again, you hotels or camping!!!done monaco for the last 4 years on the way to rome. the roads around monaco are some of the best.

I've just done this (almost - didn't go to Monaco) and tbh, whilst the bridge is fantastic, the roads around there aren't that great imo. If you're only going for the week I'd save the bridge for another time.

Here's a suggestion for part of a route: (Which I didn't do 'cos I went to the bridge)

Take the autoroute to St Flour, an easy 8 hours, I stayed here http://www.logis-de-france.fr/uk/recherch/index-fa... If you look at a good map you can find a route that goes due east to Valence, and from there you can continue east up into the Vercours. All the roads there are driving heaven.

From there, you are just spoilt for choice for roads to Monaco, they're all great and you won't be dissapointed. The N85 is the route de Napolean, but its best south of Dignes les Bains.

North of Monaco is Sospel, and north of that leads you to the famous Col du Turini. Its all great around there.

Look up the town of Enrevaux. I haven't stopped there but it looked very interesting when I passed through. Its an old fortified Bastide town, and in that area are numerous long gorges.

Or you could do the gorges of Verdun and from there you can get to the picturesque town of Vence.

Monaco and back is quite a drive in a week, I would strongly recommend a first day and a last day on the autoroutes, ie get there as quick as poss, stay down there and then come back in one hit. There is loads more traffic in the northern half of france than the south, the southern half is much much better and I recommend maximisng your time there.

[*CQ*]

car.chic said:

Currently thinking of planning a driving hol this summer Might also be going on this Porsche Spa run in October but not too sure on that one yet!

Monaco for a week in July looks like what i'm thinking of doing so far, anyone done anything like this? Is it as fun as you'd imagine? and any tips!

Definetely doing Le Mans though next year, roll on 2008!!!

Regards,
Nicola

Nicola,

Have a look at Bavaria. You get the opportunity to nip across the border into Austria/Salzburg in no time and the scenery/roads are just sublime. If you've never done Autobahns before then prepare for the first 30 minutes to be sweaty palms time until you get used to just about everything moving so quickly.

I did this trip back in 2002 in a 355GTS and it was truly memorable.

Steve

[BURNIE]

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

Try here as they are local people and that helps a lot,Just got back last night !!6 Days on the road around 2000 miles the better now !!Paris,Andora,soth west France and Northen spain and back to Paris !!With 9 other S2000,also the French also meet us in Paris 26 s2000 so top week !!Loads of drama,meeting other and great drinking to be done !!Get on a trip soon !!You will love it..

[Fort Jefferson]

Fort Jefferson said:

P50Boy said:

if you go to monaco try to go via the millau bridge what a sight and if you can stay there over night it changes again, you hotels or camping!!!done monaco for the last 4 years on the way to rome. the roads around monaco are some of the best.

You should go, and take Nicola with you, to show her the ropes.

no I'm not joking

I need to clarify this post, Tony, like myself, drive across Europe, almost every year. Me with Judi and Tony with one of his kids. But this year he is wondering whether to go, or not, now assuming Nicola was taking someone with her anyway, I though Tony should get someone to go, and they could drive together. What I did not mean was a 52 year old bloke should take and 18 year old on holiday.

[P50Boy]

thats 51 john!!!!

[Fort Jefferson]

P50Boy said:

thats 51 john!!!!

But you look 52, by the way how's your head?