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This was going to be a mission with the distance that we were due to be covering. Originally the plan was to go to Montenegro but the more we investigated we found out that most breakdown companies don't cover this region and also insurers won't cover you, although you can buy Insurance at the border. Needless to say we decided that the furthest point would now be Dubrovnik, this did mean driving through Bosnia, again without Insurance or breakdown cover but as it was only 6 miles we risked it.
The cars are getting more exotic each year and as it was originally a 911 tour the numbers are dwindling, this year we had an F12, Speciale and McLaren in addition to Chimps 430 Scud, and RichyD's GT4, the 911's were 997 Turbo, two 993 Targa's and my 996 Targa.
The final plan was to start at Ulm Germany and go through Austria into Slovenia and on to Croatia for three days, on the way back we also visited Hungary, then back through Austria.
Day one was just a run through France to get to the jumping off point of Ulm. We took the route past Reims and and crossed over to Germany around the Strasbourg area some 630 miles. We are all carrying Sanef tags so the toll booths are dealt with much quicker.
Most of us met at the tunnel and we just had one more car to pick up on the other side at the Total station in Calais, as Anthony in his 993 was already over in France.
On the way through it was decided that we would nip into old GP circuit of Reims at Gueux as some hadn't visited before, we caused quite a stir. Chimp had missed this on previous attempts to visit and again he missed the opportunity.
Spotted this Paris car driving by.
We made it to Ulm and after a couple of beer on the boardwalk of the lake at our hotel we headed out into town for the evening.
Rabble.
For day 2 we were heading into Austria and we stopping up in the mountains of Grossglockner that night.
The roads around Austria are great and always have a smooth surface, there's always a decent photo opportunity, so here are a few.
Room with a view.
And then the view was gone.
Days three to nine to follow.
The cars are getting more exotic each year and as it was originally a 911 tour the numbers are dwindling, this year we had an F12, Speciale and McLaren in addition to Chimps 430 Scud, and RichyD's GT4, the 911's were 997 Turbo, two 993 Targa's and my 996 Targa.
The final plan was to start at Ulm Germany and go through Austria into Slovenia and on to Croatia for three days, on the way back we also visited Hungary, then back through Austria.
Day one was just a run through France to get to the jumping off point of Ulm. We took the route past Reims and and crossed over to Germany around the Strasbourg area some 630 miles. We are all carrying Sanef tags so the toll booths are dealt with much quicker.
Most of us met at the tunnel and we just had one more car to pick up on the other side at the Total station in Calais, as Anthony in his 993 was already over in France.
On the way through it was decided that we would nip into old GP circuit of Reims at Gueux as some hadn't visited before, we caused quite a stir. Chimp had missed this on previous attempts to visit and again he missed the opportunity.
Spotted this Paris car driving by.
We made it to Ulm and after a couple of beer on the boardwalk of the lake at our hotel we headed out into town for the evening.
Rabble.
For day 2 we were heading into Austria and we stopping up in the mountains of Grossglockner that night.
The roads around Austria are great and always have a smooth surface, there's always a decent photo opportunity, so here are a few.
Room with a view.
And then the view was gone.
Days three to nine to follow.