3200 mile round trip in my GT2

[timmo]

Ive just got back from my honeymoon trip in the GT2 to Capri Italy .
We set off from Herts on the 23rd April and went to places such as Milan,Lake Garda,
Florence,Rome and Capri ( the streets are so narrow in Capri a Smart Car looks big there !
I managed to get the car safetly to the Hotel then hired a scooter )
on the way back we called into Maranello then Innsbruck,Munich and spent the last 3 days
at the Nurburgring !
the GT2 was faultless and ate up the miles without feeling tired - we did not get overtaken by anything at all except an Italian Lamborghini Gallardo fully kitted out with blue lights
on the roof

showed those Italian Porsche drivers how to drive !!!

fabulous car !

tim

[HONEYMON57ER]

Blimey! you've found yourself a very understanding
wife then. How did you manage that?

[anonymous-user]

Sounds awsome Tim , fair play for having such an nice motor & track toy too!

Paul

[fidgits]

wow - you get pictures of your hoon?

[timmo]

Also there was lots of Police at ring when we arrived
and were hidden on the side road to the entrance of the Industrial Park
between the Dorint and the Petrol Station
they pulled over everyone going over 80 km/h
I did not realise the news from the Gumball Rally and can only presume that this had something to do with the heavy police presence

[996tt_stevo]

Always good to hear someone using the car, travelling and track, using the car to full potential.

[loach]

Great itinerary - sounds like a dream trip. Still - in all fairness....I feel a certain sympathy for the wife, as it sort of sounds like you went on a honeymoon with the GT2 and she came along .


ETA - just read your post again. This was just your honeymoon with the car - right? Not your honeymoon honeymoon.

Edited by loach on Wednesday 9th May 10:26

[RVVUNM]

Sounds like a fab trip,I did a similar trip in a 3.2 a few years back....a must for any Porsche nut.

[timmo]

Serious we saw places you would never see in an Aeroplane + I was doing my bit for Global Warming by not flying !!!!!

[pikey]

Sounds great

Do you have any pictures??

[loach]

timmo said:

Serious we saw places you would never see in an Aeroplane + I was doing my bit for Global Warming by not flying !!!!!

Brilliant. One for the boys' team, I think. Any pictures of the happy couple (i.e yourself and the Porsche)?

Not having a dig btw - I'm totally tickled pink by this.

[kennyboy]

Lucky b*&tard! - come on rub it in....show us the pics.

[anonymous-user]

honeymoon? result!!!
i nearly got a few days relaxing in the eifel mountains, until i was cornered for a town name, adenau of course. damn google maps.

[pikey]

fbrs said:

i nearly got a few days relaxing in the eifel mountains, until i was cornered for a town name, adenau of course. damn google maps.

Should have tried harder. There's a gorgeous castle hotel with amazing views only 30 mins drive away. Had you shown her the website you would have got away with it (then asked to "pop" down the road... )

Edited to add: Or.. there's this gorgeous place offering the most amazing (Michelin star) food in a really nice hotel. www.steinheuers.de/ I got away with using that once. (PS. Expensive though!)

Edited by pikey on Wednesday 9th May 12:05

[jedi-knight83]

Hello Tim. Good to hear you, wife and car are back in one piece. COngrat on the wedding. Gary sent me a link to some pictures.

Hows the car looking after its trip? Do i need to make another trip to see you

I havent found any pics posted and of course you have been busy with wedding etc... so for those interested i hope you dont mind me putting them here on your behalf.

I had a BOILING day working in the underground car park...

Edited by jedi-knight83 on Thursday 10th May 00:41

[MaKSiNG]

Very nice looking car.

Is that Arctic or Polar?

[silver993tt]

Looks like Arctic to me

[timmo]

It is Artic Silver

although after a 3200 round trip it needs some TLC with some polish etc


tim