Monza GP trip - six day epic tour. A driving must.

Monza GP trip - six day epic tour. A driving must.

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baron bashoneov

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793 posts

226 months

Tuesday 10th September 2013
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Phers.

Maybe you or your buddies are thinking of organising a driving trip abroad.

We have just completed (14 guys) a six day trip incorporating the Italian GP.

Day One - overnight Ferry portsmouth - caen.
Day two - travel on peage to Bescanon (france) and stay in a great hotel (the Paris hotel)
which has great rooms and very secure parking.- out in Bescanon for a meal and drinking.
It is a lively student city.
Day three - Drive via Lussanne into the Alps heading for the great St Bernard pass.
At this point it should be added that any enthusiastic driver should do the Great St Bernards pass.
Into Northern Italy - stay on autostradde and head for Menaggio (or other location) on Lake Como.
Menaggio is one of the bigger towns and has good hotels and restaurants. we stayed at the Menaggio Grand
not a great hotel but most importantly parking was secure.
Out into the piazza for a meal and prossecco.
Day Four - hired three speed boats and had fun on the lake for six hours (each boat €300) so 65 euros each.
subdued Saturday night due to heavy friday night.
Day five - head to Monza for GP - we have grandstand tickets at the start straight chicane
After the race - blast back into France we went back to Bescanon - bit of crap journey due to Mont Blanc tunnel and rain.
Day six - home via tunnel at Calais.

Total cost approx £1500 each - however it ticks a lot of boxes on your bucket list

GET ORGANISING.

PM me if you would like more details of the trip.

littleredrooster

5,523 posts

195 months

Tuesday 10th September 2013
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...I presume you meant Besancon...

baron bashoneov

Original Poster:

793 posts

226 months

Tuesday 10th September 2013
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littleredrooster said:
...I presume you meant Besancon...
That's the place

s70rmp

649 posts

128 months

Tuesday 10th September 2013
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we're on our way back right now.
Just got back up to Calais for a tunnel crossing in the morning.

at this moment in time we have done 2500+ miles since last Thursday

done the passes only bad day for weather has been today.

the Williams Trucks are in our hotel car park right now.

excellent trip and we were in the grandstand across from the pit lane exit (5)

but looking forward to being home

highlight of the trip was having a meal on Sunday night in Lugano at the side of the lake watching a fantastic thunderstorm chatting with a group of old Americans on a tour of Europe.

seen loads of very nice cars but still having a cracking time and drive in my Saab TTiD and keeping up with them.

Did meet a guy who was a on a gumball style race around Europe in Lugano don't know what event it was

justandrew

1 posts

85 months

Saturday 12th January 2019
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Looking to do something similar this year - but taking in Ferrari etc museums and factories on Friday. Looking to drive via Germany but keen to get advice re best route through the alps please. Also thoughts on where to stay on route - need safe location as will be in my mates FF. Thoughts very welcome please. Cheers

mr pg

1,947 posts

204 months

Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Most obvious route is Switzerland through Andermatt area, where you have the loop consisting the St Gotthard, Furka, Nufenen, Grimsell, and Susten passes. All wonderful roads, although the Furka would be a bit narrow in places for an FF.
Heading slightly west you could take the Simplon pass before heading towards Andermatt.
From Altdorf there's the Klausenpass, although I only plan to do this for the first time this summer.
Only accommodation I know in that area is the motel Gotthard Sud in Quinto.