Driving threads

[Digga]

Robbo66 said:

Best roads and worst experience I have ever had driving there and dealing with the Swiss.

Utterly bizarre Country. Cold, teutonic devoid of humour or empathy. I broke down in Andermatt ....will never forget the experience. Friend of mine crossed white line turning left in Zurich, off duty police officer followed him , clocked his address, went home, changed and returned to issue him a fine. I would nuke it from orbit.

Total opposite to the Italian side, lovely warm people.

I know where you're coming from with that. Mountain biking in Verbier last summer, a bunch of us finished our final descent of the day with a round of beers in a nice village bar. There was a Swiss bloke there and he got into an argument with our guide about us - basically saying we came here as tourists but payed nothing for the 'upkeep' of the place.

Miserable tt then, having consumed at least two beers to my knowledge, got into his Golf R and raced off. They can be almost psychopathic.

Anyway. A driving picture from Saturday. Cup 2's are exciting in cold, standing water.

[gred]

Cheib said:

I drove across the Southern Alps last week driving along part of the Route Napoleon and ending up with driving over the Grand St Bernard pass into Switzerland. Including the drive from the UK is was 1600km. Sadly in my Cayenne S Diesel but will be doing the same drive next year and hope to do it in my GT3.

I do think it’s a bit strange how people contribute to the GT3 thread for six months before they get their car and then it goes quiet.

Well, I know of four 991.2 GT3's that will be in Scotland at the end of the month. We have a group of friends in 12 Porsches, 997GT3, 997GT3RS4.0, GT4, Turbo S's, GTS's, none of which are garage queens. 8 days and another 2k miles for me. All four 991.2 GT3 owners are PH'ers and all PCGB members.

We did a similar trip a while ago - great roads, scenery and company. Oh, and they're keeping the Bealach na Ba open for us

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Last year's road trip to Spain in my 981, now that was some miles ! Heading back later this year...

[ellroy]

gred said:

Well, I know of four 991.2 GT3's that will be in Scotland at the end of the month. We have a group of friends in 12 Porsches, 997GT3, 997GT3RS4.0, GT4, Turbo S's, GTS's, none of which are garage queens. 8 days and another 2k miles for me. All four 991.2 GT3 owners are PH'ers and all PCGB members.

We did a similar trip a while ago - great roads, scenery and company. Oh, and they're keeping the Bealach na Ba open for us

On that point of road closure, for later in the year:

https://twitter.com/applecrossinn/status/983378043...

[Digga]

O/T I've only driven that pass once, and never really saw it. I was in a Range Rover and the fog was so dense I was driving at snail's pace, actually using the satnav, zoomed-in to spot the corners. It was pretty scary.

[Josco010]

v8ksn said:

I dont know whether its because the weather has been so miserable lately or because I am looking forward to a summer of driving but last night I dreamt I was driving a manual Miami Blue GT3 with PCCB brakes on the Grimsel pass in Switzerland on a summers day.

I was chasing (and being followed by), a few good friends.

The dream was vivid
The dream was epic
The dream was in 4K Ultra High Definition on an O-LED screen!

I CANNOT WAIT for the sun to come out and to grab the keys to my car and go for a drive!

I have a road trip to Spain booked which I am massively looking forward to but that is in September!

I think I might have to travel out to Andermatt for a couple of days and do the Nufenen, Furka, St Gotthard, Susten and GORGEOUS Grimsel Pass.

I have owned my 997 GT3 for just over 5 years and I still love driving it. You guys with your brand new GT cars must be chomping at the bit to get some great roads under the wheels!

Where are you off in your car this summer? What have you got planned?

Video Clip for inspiration
https://youtu.be/Fod6Wnnv0FY?t=6s

Hi there, I will be heading to South of Spain in my Speed Yellow 997 Rag top for 3 weeks (Porthsmouth -> Santander -> head to San sebastian for a couple of hours -> Bilbao possibly for another couple - > Covanera to see friends for some days perhaps a week -> head to Valencia for a week perhaps more - > Might do Andalucia -Seville - > few days - Back to Covanera to hang with friends again - > might go to Bilbao to see other friends again might even head to the beach -> Santander - > Porthsmouth -> Home West London

I did Biaritz last year and surrounding areas in LolaDara(my Porker), the trip was good but the roads were so so, plus loads of tolls. I've also done back roads of Belgium in my old renault and Luxembourg, which were okay. Been to the black forest in a friends 6 series. It was not bad, but i've driven most of the back roads and highways of spain from Bilbao as far south as Calahonda, about 20 miles or so after Granada in my e34 m5 nurburg spec and i just don't think they can be beat(Please not i'm not spanish but Brit born west african so no affiliation) The roads are supreme after a lot of investment had been put n them, I've ridden most of the mountains in the north on my road bike as well, well Santander to Burgos. They are just sweet, in the m5 they are heavenly. Took the m5 in 2009 and again in 2010. In 2014 drove down in my e30 m3 and not once did i have issues with the police, although i drive with a degree of respect for the roads, always slowing down on approach to a village and never performing an overtake on Solid lines or broken line on other side of a solid line no which are meant for oncoming traffic matter what or how tempted one feels.

Respect the country the rules and you are good, display arrogance, disrespect and you pay simples, this is always my motto once i cross over.

So taking the LolaDara on the 18th of August and hoping to enjoy. If anyone is travelling around that time would be nice to link up. I've made quite a few friends their as well in spots around spain and have a okay idea of my way around the place. Depart for 3 weeks from the 18th and just going to flow like water.

Enjoy.

[Josco010]

anonymous said:

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Ha ha ha, actually they get opened up properly, but what i mean is common sense driving. Sorry to deviate.

i was once stopped in 1997 on my way back from south of france racing with an Alfa Romeo. i was doing 145mph in my e30 m3, the other guy got away, i was forced to follow for near 5 miles to a safe spot to stop.

i told my then girlfriend i think i am going to jail and apologised. But luckily i was able to plead with the police in french and was allowed to go with no fine or points NOTHING despite not even having my driving license on me (school boy error) or insurance papers i was very young and it was my first Euro Jaunt.

So what i mean is just common sense driving. Enjoy.

[Bystander1978]

Right old Jsh thread. Me and some pals off on driving trip tomorrow sonthoufht would update the group in case others doing the same and wanted to share pics etc.
Driving to Reims is mt gts and an rs5, collecting pals in a f430, vantage and r8 v10. Drove rk Germany Baden Baden toncollect others in new r8 v10 plus and mclaren 570s.
Drove blackforrest for 2 days then head back

Anyone else driving this weekend?

[Bystander1978]

[rival38]

Just back on the Bilbao / Portsmouth ferry, from 10 days of driving Nirvana - Munich to Bilbao. Mine is the humble 3.4 C2. Through Austria to Italian lakes, down to Modena, accross to Genoa, up to Monaco ( for saturday classic GP qually) some of the big name French roads, then over the Pyrenees. Not all the roads / passes we wanted to drive were open, but the trade off of the lingering snow was that there were very few cyclists, motorhomes, caravans or indeed traffic of any type to spoil our fun - which was in very abundant suply.