Mille Miglia advice
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1) Do it - it’s amazing
2) Choose your viewing / photography points well in advance and plan your trip around them. We did Brescia on the first day, Sirmione / Lake Garda on the first evening and the Ferrari factory in Maranello on day 3.
We stayed in Sirmione, Modena and Maranello and managed to visit the Ferrari museum(s), Lamborghini factory, Osteria Francescana and Il Cavallino on the trip, as well as having a night in Padua (where we ate at Le Calandre) and a day trip to Verona
3) Keep your wits about you on the roads - everyone, including participants, police and general public, drive in a ‘spirited’ manner in the vicinity of the event
4) Have I said do it?
Hope you have a great trip.
2) Choose your viewing / photography points well in advance and plan your trip around them. We did Brescia on the first day, Sirmione / Lake Garda on the first evening and the Ferrari factory in Maranello on day 3.
We stayed in Sirmione, Modena and Maranello and managed to visit the Ferrari museum(s), Lamborghini factory, Osteria Francescana and Il Cavallino on the trip, as well as having a night in Padua (where we ate at Le Calandre) and a day trip to Verona
3) Keep your wits about you on the roads - everyone, including participants, police and general public, drive in a ‘spirited’ manner in the vicinity of the event
4) Have I said do it?
Hope you have a great trip.
Similar to above , go into Brescia for the start and the final checks on the first day , maybe take a day off whilst the cars go to
Rome and then find a place on the road for when they are coming back up north again on the 3rd day , including seeing the
Ferrari Tributo and Mercedes' running in front of the main field .
The route changes every year so check the official website close to May when it is published .
It is the best car event in the world , nuff said .
Edit ,It might be in June next year , a month later than traditional date .
Rome and then find a place on the road for when they are coming back up north again on the 3rd day , including seeing the
Ferrari Tributo and Mercedes' running in front of the main field .
The route changes every year so check the official website close to May when it is published .
It is the best car event in the world , nuff said .
Edit ,It might be in June next year , a month later than traditional date .
Edited by Giulia Jon on Thursday 29th September 18:22
Castrol for a knave said:
Not sure how fast you want to go, but a pal and I are planning this for 2024.
We are looking at a Lancia Ardea. Tiny little V4 and right hand drive. Very slow though....
I would prefer a soft top of some sort, but the Ardea is cheap and left field..
Do the regs still require all competing cars to have a previous history of MM participation? I'm sure I read that they are also very selective with what they accept, even if it is a past entrant.We are looking at a Lancia Ardea. Tiny little V4 and right hand drive. Very slow though....
I would prefer a soft top of some sort, but the Ardea is cheap and left field..
Lotobear said:
...look up the James Martin account of how not to be a cock when you do it
Remember something about this, didn't his cars engine munch itself part way through? Seem to remember he'd bought the car, (ferrari?), especially and ended up sitting at the side of the road in tears, understandably!! Short Grain said:
Lotobear said:
...look up the James Martin account of how not to be a cock when you do it
Remember something about this, didn't his cars engine munch itself part way through? Seem to remember he'd bought the car, (ferrari?), especially and ended up sitting at the side of the road in tears, understandably!! littleredrooster said:
Castrol for a knave said:
Not sure how fast you want to go, but a pal and I are planning this for 2024.
We are looking at a Lancia Ardea. Tiny little V4 and right hand drive. Very slow though....
I would prefer a soft top of some sort, but the Ardea is cheap and left field..
Do the regs still require all competing cars to have a previous history of MM participation? I'm sure I read that they are also very selective with what they accept, even if it is a past entrant.We are looking at a Lancia Ardea. Tiny little V4 and right hand drive. Very slow though....
I would prefer a soft top of some sort, but the Ardea is cheap and left field..
Ardea is a good idea, not everyone in period had a 300SLR and many locals used whatever they could.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 30th September 14:34
Krikkit said:
Short Grain said:
Lotobear said:
...look up the James Martin account of how not to be a cock when you do it
Remember something about this, didn't his cars engine munch itself part way through? Seem to remember he'd bought the car, (ferrari?), especially and ended up sitting at the side of the road in tears, understandably!! 
t way he treated his professional and very patient female co driver.Martin came over as a typical moneyed but clueless tit
Lotobear said:
Pretty much this but also the utterly st way he treated his professional and very patient female co driver.
Martin came over as a typical moneyed but clueless tit
Professional? From memory she hadn't even co-driven anything before, hence him coming across as a prick as his better-half wanted to co-drive for him, but he picked some other woman to co-drive for him, despite her complete lack of experience? Haven't watched it for a few years so could be remembering incorrectly.t way he treated his professional and very patient female co driver.Martin came over as a typical moneyed but clueless tit
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