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Just posted this on the CCCUK site but thought I would add it here as well.
I really fancy taking the ZR1 into europe next year taking in some champagne and wine tasting. Driving on some of those spectacular alpine roads and staying in some nice hotels and eating some great food. Anyone else interested in maybe 4 or 5 days across the channel? I am not looking at Canonball run type marathons with timed sections but a nice relaxing few days to enjoy the cars the food drink and the scenery. If enough interest is generated I can look into organising a route, hotels, costs etc. etc. Let me know if you fancy the idea
I really fancy taking the ZR1 into europe next year taking in some champagne and wine tasting. Driving on some of those spectacular alpine roads and staying in some nice hotels and eating some great food. Anyone else interested in maybe 4 or 5 days across the channel? I am not looking at Canonball run type marathons with timed sections but a nice relaxing few days to enjoy the cars the food drink and the scenery. If enough interest is generated I can look into organising a route, hotels, costs etc. etc. Let me know if you fancy the idea
www.chateauxhotels.com/public/accueil/index.php?langue=en
here's a great site for finding chateaux's and hotels in France, which we used for the Lemans trip a couple of years ago, you can search for garages and car parks
>> Edited by Viper on Tuesday 19th October 06:07
here's a great site for finding chateaux's and hotels in France, which we used for the Lemans trip a couple of years ago, you can search for garages and car parks
>> Edited by Viper on Tuesday 19th October 06:07
Count me tentatively in, as Richard will attest to, I am under instructions to balance the budget next year an not have a balance of payments deficit.
Subject reminds me of the Beaujolais run I did back in the early 80s when it was the thing to do (driving one of the first Scirrocco Mk2s in the currnet - that was a nice car). Anyway on our way to Beaune we stopped at Epernay overnight, in the middle of champagne country. I had picked a modest hotel from the Michelin guide and we chose to eat in the restaurant as we got there quite late. Unbeknown to us, until the following morning, the restaurant had 2 Michelin stars - not sure how it works these days, but then you could only get 3, so 2 was damned good. Anyway during the course of a couple of hours my mate and I got smashed. To the point that over coffee we started throwing sugar cubes at each other. And no ordinary cubes either. These were gourmet, they looked like rock salt but were brown and sweet. Of course we figured it was time for some port and the genteel waiter suggested that it would be perfectly possible if monsieur would like to retire to his room - very smooth!
Now the following night was even wierder. You could not pick up the nouveau wine until about 2am in the morning - the hour's time difference did in fact cause great confusion on this point. Anyway, having rendezvoused with some more mates in Beaune we proceeded to spend the next couple of hours driving around the French countryside in the pitch black trying to find this vinyard where we were meant to pick up the wine. Around 3am we spotted some lights and arrived at a building with a fair few cars outside. So we figured we might be able to get some directions. We enter this building, way out in the French countryside and lo and behold we had stumbled on a casino! Those frenchies sure know how to enjoy themselves!
Subject reminds me of the Beaujolais run I did back in the early 80s when it was the thing to do (driving one of the first Scirrocco Mk2s in the currnet - that was a nice car). Anyway on our way to Beaune we stopped at Epernay overnight, in the middle of champagne country. I had picked a modest hotel from the Michelin guide and we chose to eat in the restaurant as we got there quite late. Unbeknown to us, until the following morning, the restaurant had 2 Michelin stars - not sure how it works these days, but then you could only get 3, so 2 was damned good. Anyway during the course of a couple of hours my mate and I got smashed. To the point that over coffee we started throwing sugar cubes at each other. And no ordinary cubes either. These were gourmet, they looked like rock salt but were brown and sweet. Of course we figured it was time for some port and the genteel waiter suggested that it would be perfectly possible if monsieur would like to retire to his room - very smooth!
Now the following night was even wierder. You could not pick up the nouveau wine until about 2am in the morning - the hour's time difference did in fact cause great confusion on this point. Anyway, having rendezvoused with some more mates in Beaune we proceeded to spend the next couple of hours driving around the French countryside in the pitch black trying to find this vinyard where we were meant to pick up the wine. Around 3am we spotted some lights and arrived at a building with a fair few cars outside. So we figured we might be able to get some directions. We enter this building, way out in the French countryside and lo and behold we had stumbled on a casino! Those frenchies sure know how to enjoy themselves!
shagga said:
Waiting to see if I get a few more interested from the magazine and then will start to get prices for hotels.
Time wise I am thinking of bolting this on to the end of LM so those wishing to visit the race can do so and then join up on the Monday for the rest of the tour.
Its hurts me to say this, but this could be a good idea - would certainly save on the cost of the ferry or eurotunnel. However, Nige is recommending to those that are going to Le Mans that they should book their travel sooner rather than later. He has booked his and if I wasn't so lazy doing nothing, I would have booked mine by now. Don't want to book LM and not be able to change it but don't want to leave it too long either.
Now I don't know what to do ..........
shagga said:
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Time wise I am thinking of bolting this on to the end of LM so those wishing to visit the race can do so and then join up on the Monday for the rest of the tour.
I was going to sugegst that; definitely got my vote! But if you do, people need to be aware that early ferry booking will be needed if they decide to go to the 24 hours for the 1st time (those that have been before will know that!)
C5RagTop said:
Waiting to see if I get a few more interested from the magazine and then will start to get prices for hotels.
Time wise I am thinking of bolting this on to the end of LM so those wishing to visit the race can do so and then join up on the Monday for the rest of the tour.
Its hurts me to say this, but this could be a good idea - would certainly save on the cost of the ferry or eurotunnel. However, Nige is recommending to those that are going to Le Mans that they should book their travel sooner rather than later. He has booked his and if I wasn't so lazy doing nothing, I would have booked mine by now. Don't want to book LM and not be able to change it but don't want to leave it too long either.
Now I don't know what to do ..........
You will be alright until the New Year Richard, with the caveat that thelonger you leave it after August the less choice you will get - and with P&O pulling out God knows what the situation will be for next year and he has not told me yet! In fact leaving it until the New Year could be too late if you want to use Portsmouth or Poole
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