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Hollywood Wheels said:
What route are you doing then Matt? I had been considering the ferry to Bilbao, then driving back over the mountains through France. Hell of a lot of driving though....
Could be an interesting mission. I'm currently thinking about Le Mans and then a trip to the Alps... maybe there's a case for putting some heads together and doing a hoon?The journey from Bilbao to Alicante area takes me roughly 7 hours in my Shogun via Madrid.
Its all motorway and stunning scenery. The roads are quiet but there are plenty of service areas etc. Obviously we stuck to the quicker roads so I cant comment on the condition of the a roads etc. Last month when we were there I paid a visit to the gaudix race circuit. It struck me as an excellent elise type circuit, pretty technical but not too many long straights.
My choice route home would be up the coast past Barcelona then (if in the Exige) up and over the Pyrenees towards Toulouse, then up west coast of France to St Malo.
In the Shogun I instead would go up in past Perpignan and north over the Millau skyway, fantstic scenery but this sadly becomes less so the further up in France you get.
Its all motorway and stunning scenery. The roads are quiet but there are plenty of service areas etc. Obviously we stuck to the quicker roads so I cant comment on the condition of the a roads etc. Last month when we were there I paid a visit to the gaudix race circuit. It struck me as an excellent elise type circuit, pretty technical but not too many long straights.
My choice route home would be up the coast past Barcelona then (if in the Exige) up and over the Pyrenees towards Toulouse, then up west coast of France to St Malo.
In the Shogun I instead would go up in past Perpignan and north over the Millau skyway, fantstic scenery but this sadly becomes less so the further up in France you get.
Hollywood Wheels said:
What route are you doing then Matt? I had been considering the ferry to Bilbao, then driving back over the mountains through France. Hell of a lot of driving though....
My route is very much work in progress, but will take the Ferry on the way out and return via France. I am off to the Cataluna Rally in 3 Weeks and will be doing a reccie as I will certainly want to do this area. I will work on routes and finding places to visit etc in my Clio Hire Car should be fun inbetween dropping the lads off at the various stages.Knowing me it will take a few months to plan so I can mail you once sorted, but it will take in a Vineyard which usually means Free stay and vino, all part of my work
and Millau Bridge and possible a trackday in Spain.I live in southern Spain, and picked up my first Elise last week in the UK (an S1).
I took two days to drive it down here, via Calais, Le Mans, Bordeaux, Madrid, Cordoba,
overnighting in Bordeaux.
The trip was excellent fun, just a slightly sore ar** from two 12 hour driving days, and
I took two days to drive it down here, via Calais, Le Mans, Bordeaux, Madrid, Cordoba,
overnighting in Bordeaux.
The trip was excellent fun, just a slightly sore ar** from two 12 hour driving days, and
- possibly* a couple of speedycam photos south of Bordeaux.
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