PistonHeads Tours Return for 2012
Petrolhead Nirvana are almost ready to release the new tours for 2012, make sure you join us.
If you’re a PH tour veteran, no introduction is necessary (just a credit card to secure one of the limited spaces, ahem). For tour virgins, be assured that the PN crew have put together a range of trips that will mean your biggest problem is choosing which ones to go on, and that’s before you start talking your boss into giving you more holiday time.
Arranging tours might seem simple, but it’s not just a case of drawing a line on a map, finding a few hotels and setting off. Well, you can do it that way, but the chances are you will miss out on something special or find yourself sitting in a large traffic jam; or, worse, end up in a hotel where you’re worrying about where you’ve parked your pride and joy.
This year, all PHers on tour with us will be given a TomTom complete with all the routes pre-loaded - and that means no more map reading. In addition, every car gets a powerful walkie-talkie to keep in touch with the other cars and a driver's pack is included as a back-up with all the maps, directions and contact details, should you need them.
To keep things enjoyable on the road, PN provides a car to lead the group, but more importantly there is also a ‘chase’ car to cater for those who want to take things a bit slower or need help along the way.
Keep the tours in mind, as we’ll soon be announcing our first date; watch the homepage for more details.
Anyway, no European tours for me next year, did one in July - Dover to Calais ferry, down to Grenoble, Cannes, Nice, Monte Carlo, Stressa, Bormio, Stelvio pass, Davos, Strasbourg, Reims then home... mostly driven in a Diesel Astra as the F355 blew a hole in it's left cat about 60 miles south of Calais!!! Perhaps later I will post a picture of the poor thing on the side of the autoroute.
Anyway, I've never figured how the handbrake on the F355 works, which would not have been good on the Stelvio or an even steeper and narrower pass we found and it absolutely pissed it down on the Route Napoleon and a front wheel drive car with new tyres and ESP was a much better car for that leg, so all in all not such a bad thing!
The day and a bit delay of arranging the Ferrari to be towed and getting the hire car meant we were well behind schedule and saw bugger all of most places, however the driving was still really enjoyable and it's very liberating to drive through whole countries and see the scenery change. Best bit - Stelvio to Davos, the hairpins really open up when you get into Switzerland and you can have some fun, whatever car you manage to make it in!
I really want to do this and my missus keeps asking me what I want for my birthday (end of Nov). I just want to email her a weblink
And i'm in the market for an R32 GTR next summer..
Dreams can come true ..
What car would you take with a budget of £25k?
New Shape Jag XKR
Porker 996 (if you must)
Lotus Carlton (good call)
Noble M12 3R
Lotus Exige S2
The routes that PN come up with are truely fantastic and the tour manager makes the trips away into very special memories.
What car would you take with a budget of £25k?
Maserati Gransport
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3207059.htm
I really want to do this and my missus keeps asking me what I want for my birthday (end of Nov). I just want to email her a weblink
And i'm in the market for an R32 GTR next summer..
Dreams can come true ..
/M
Anyway, we bullied Paul into releasing it early just for you guys.....
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I look forward to seeing where & when this one goes.
Seriously, I presume USA is using rentals?
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