Im 40 next year - looking for a big 'motor related' holiday

[Por911T]

As it says - Im 40 in April next year and as Im a born and bred fan of all things car related Im looking for suggestions for a truly self indulgent motor related holiday - the Porsche marque is really my thing - I have a C4S . Looking for ideas such as

1) Porsche factory / museum Germany
2) Ferrari factory Modena
3) Major F1 event in Europe
4) Goodwood ( bit too close to home even 'tho im in Glasgow )
5) Geneva motor show
6)..........and thats where I run out of ideas !!

• *Im NOT planning on driving there ***

Im only 40 once so looking for ideas please ( the best suggestion can come with me...........yes you know Im kidding ! )

With this one I really DO need your suggestions !!

Many thanks

Barry

[Iain328]

Por911T said:

As it says - Im 40 in April next year and as Im a born and bred fan of all things car related Im looking for suggestions for a truly self indulgent motor related holiday - the Porsche marque is really my thing - I have a C4S . Looking for ideas such as

1) Porsche factory / museum Germany
2) Ferrari factory Modena
3) Major F1 event in Europe
4) Goodwood ( bit too close to home even 'tho im in Glasgow )
5) Geneva motor show
6)..........and thats where I run out of ideas !!

• *Im NOT planning on driving there ***

Im only 40 once so looking for ideas please ( the best suggestion can come with me...........yes you know Im kidding ! )

With this one I really DO need your suggestions !!

Many thanks

Barry

How long have you got? A weekend, a few days or 2 weeks?

[Por911T]

Sorry - looking to go for about 5 - 7 days - cheers Barry

[zippyprorider]

why you not driving if your into cars, porshe factory without your porshe seem a bit rubbish (as you own one)! just im going lotus factory this month and wouldnt be going without mine just seems to be missing the best bit.

[lost in espace]

I rented a 330 and went for a hoon on the 'ring. Then back through Germany to the Pork museum. Twas good.

[Stablelad]

As I posted up on your other duplicate thread (how many do you have running?)


Le Mans Classic

[ewenm]

Stablelad said:

As I posted up on your other duplicate thread (how many do you have running?)


Le Mans Classic

Not on next year is it?

[Stablelad]

ewenm said:

Stablelad said:

As I posted up on your other duplicate thread (how many do you have running?)


Le Mans Classic

Not on next year is it?

No?

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

I was in the same position earlier this year (albeit with a smaller budget), and ended up on the Petrolhead Nirvana / PH Highland tour.

I had a fantastic time, met some great people, and the roads of Scotland are like nothing I'd ever seen before.

Edit - now that I've read the first post properly, perhaps a tour of Scotland might be a bit too close to home. Other tours are available - the Alpine one in particular sounds like fun.

Edited by S. Gonzales Esq. on Tuesday 2nd November 10:02

[ewenm]

Take the Porsche into Germany, go to the Ring and the Porsche museum/factory if you want. Then drive south through the Alps to Monaco in time for the F1 GP, staying in lovely hotels on the way. Enjoy the GP, then drive west along the south coast of France into the Pyrennes and get a ferry back to the UK from Bilbao/Santander.

Might take a bit more than a week and won't be cheap but would be a fanatastic trip.

[PaulHogan]

Get the best tickets you can find/afford for the Monaco Historic GP. Fly to Nice, helicopter transfer in to town. Try not to wince about the cost of EVERYTHING: that's what God gave us credit cards for. You're only 40 once in your life.

[Nick24]

Yep: Do the Monaco GP - Did it in 1992 (Senna/Mansell battle), everybody remembers that race!!

I'll never forget it.

Highly recommend that trip ah the noise, smell, atmosphere!!

[M1KEY]

Spooky - I'm 40 next April, stay nr Glasgow and have been thinking of doing a similar thing!

I'm planning on going to the Monaco GP as I've fancied going for ages and should be special enough to be memorable.

Le Mans is a good shout too but went a few years back and for me the drive there & back was a major part of it so it wouldn't have the same appeal if you weren't planning on driving.

[Jonboy_t]

What about that Ascari resort - think it was in southern France or Spain? Might be wrong though!!

I have no idea how expensive it would be or what you get, so probably not much help, but could be an idea?

[seefarr]

ewenm said:

Take the Porsche into Germany, go to the Ring and the Porsche museum/factory if you want.

This. I did this for my 30th (well, not with a Porka ) and it was great. I took 2 weeks off, but we did the above within the first week there and we just mooched from town to town. Things to do along the way include:

Luxembourg - great place to spend a couple of hours and stop overnight - it's got some really beautiful bits hanging over cliffs. And the fuel is some of the cheapest in Europe which you can then use on the autobahns.
Heidelburg - Medieval town with picturesque ruined castle.
Rothenburg - Medieval town.
Bamburg - Medieval town with more breweries per capita than anywhere else in Germany (so probably the world, excepting Belgium). The world centre of smoked beer (rauchbier) which is the perfect accompaniment to any sort of pork product.
Rhine Valley - Take a river cruise and drink lot's of wine.
Nurburgring - Drive your own Pork or rent something. It's a petrolhead capital with a great vibe around town.
Stuttgart - Porsche museum was really quite good and there's also a palace outside town called Ludwigsburg that was quite nice.

[robmug]

Por911T said:

• *Im NOT planning on driving there ***

Why on earth not?