OBAC Euro trip (2012) write up
Discussion
Just got back from our first organised road trip.
It was absolutely awesome, only problem we had was reversing the route as the weekend we were planning to go to the Nurburing they had 'Rock at the Ring' on and therefore no access for cars on the track.
The route we took is as follows:
Dunkirque - Le Mans - lots of shennanigans finding a campsite
Le Mans - St Etienne - camped in the grounds of a Chateaux overlooking the river valley, loads of mozzies but wonderful none the less
St Etienne - Millau via the Gorge De terrne (sic) - do not miss this road, stunningly beautiful running along the side of the river and really good for a blast
Millau (stunning experience across the bridge) - St Tropez (dip in the sea) - Cannes
Cannes - Monaco - bonkers place, loved every minute of it, especially driving the F1 track with all the stands still up and blasting through the tunnel as i had a clear run!
We also parked in the yacht club car park for free and no one seemed to mind
Monaco - San Remo (Italy) - great ocean drive with lots of tunnels
San Remo - Lake Como - camped in a wonderful site towards the north west of the lake near a town called Dongo (love the name)
Lake Como - Innsbruck (Austria) via the St Bernard Pass, Stelvio Pass and St Leonard Pass - all fantastic bit the St Leonard Pass pipped it for me. The campsite we stayed in near Innsbruck was the best by far and ringed by snow capped mountains.
Innsbruck - Stuttgart - lots of beer and the Porsche museum, do not miss this museum, it's brilliant.
Stuttgart - Nurburing - Dunkirque - the ring was wet and it was my first time so there were some squeaky bum moments!
Cars taken:
987 Boxster S
Audi S4 (B6) with upgraded RS4 turbos and mapped to 450BHP with flat shifting.
Total Miles - 2,500
Petrol spend per car - circa EUR700
Avoided tolls apart from the journey to le mans and millau.
No speeding tickets
Highlights:
1) Hitting 160mph in the Boxster with 2 men in and both boots fully loaded with camping kit
2) Stopping, engaging sport mode and blasting pretty much every tunnel we came across
3) Watching the look of horror on the Aston Martin Vantage owners face as he couldn't get past the debadge S4.....priceless.
If anyone wants any tips or help i can recommend campsites etc or link you to great websites.
Pics to follow.
We will be running similar trips next year as OBAC (Old Blues Automobile Club) which is a not for profit organisation. If anyone is interested let me know.
Chris
It was absolutely awesome, only problem we had was reversing the route as the weekend we were planning to go to the Nurburing they had 'Rock at the Ring' on and therefore no access for cars on the track.
The route we took is as follows:
Dunkirque - Le Mans - lots of shennanigans finding a campsite
Le Mans - St Etienne - camped in the grounds of a Chateaux overlooking the river valley, loads of mozzies but wonderful none the less
St Etienne - Millau via the Gorge De terrne (sic) - do not miss this road, stunningly beautiful running along the side of the river and really good for a blast
Millau (stunning experience across the bridge) - St Tropez (dip in the sea) - Cannes
Cannes - Monaco - bonkers place, loved every minute of it, especially driving the F1 track with all the stands still up and blasting through the tunnel as i had a clear run!
We also parked in the yacht club car park for free and no one seemed to mindMonaco - San Remo (Italy) - great ocean drive with lots of tunnels
San Remo - Lake Como - camped in a wonderful site towards the north west of the lake near a town called Dongo (love the name)
Lake Como - Innsbruck (Austria) via the St Bernard Pass, Stelvio Pass and St Leonard Pass - all fantastic bit the St Leonard Pass pipped it for me. The campsite we stayed in near Innsbruck was the best by far and ringed by snow capped mountains.
Innsbruck - Stuttgart - lots of beer and the Porsche museum, do not miss this museum, it's brilliant.
Stuttgart - Nurburing - Dunkirque - the ring was wet and it was my first time so there were some squeaky bum moments!
Cars taken:
987 Boxster S
Audi S4 (B6) with upgraded RS4 turbos and mapped to 450BHP with flat shifting.
Total Miles - 2,500
Petrol spend per car - circa EUR700
Avoided tolls apart from the journey to le mans and millau.
No speeding tickets
Highlights:
1) Hitting 160mph in the Boxster with 2 men in and both boots fully loaded with camping kit
2) Stopping, engaging sport mode and blasting pretty much every tunnel we came across
3) Watching the look of horror on the Aston Martin Vantage owners face as he couldn't get past the debadge S4.....priceless.
If anyone wants any tips or help i can recommend campsites etc or link you to great websites.
Pics to follow.
We will be running similar trips next year as OBAC (Old Blues Automobile Club) which is a not for profit organisation. If anyone is interested let me know.
Chris
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