Driving Holidays

[adean22]

Morning All

Been wanting to do a trip to the Nürburgring for a while now in my 911, its a childhood dream so I need to do it to tick it off my bucket list. Now none of my friends are up for the trip and I don't want to do it alone. Which fetches me onto driving holidays, the likes of true rally and company's like that. I think a road trip holiday with like minded people would be fantastic and I'm sure many friends would be made.


What are the best company's to do this with and I'm keen to hear peoples experiences of similar trips.

Here's what ill be planning on taking, have spent the last year getting it up to scratch mechanically to where id trust it for a long road trip

[NDA]

https://www.v-events.co.uk/event/rendez-vous-rivie...

These guys are very good.

[Zarco]

Check out Petrolhead Tours.

[Kswap]

I looked into this about five years ago. Went on my own in the end. Met plenty of people out there.
Booked a tour of Spa for the way home.

[C70R]

Don't put any unnecessary barriers in your way. The Ring really isn't far away at all, and easily doable in a day.

While I've tended to go with friends, it's like petrolhead Disneyland. Just taking a walk around the car parks will give you the opportunity to strike up conversation with like-minded souls.

[Loplop]

I've done two weeks driving across Europe, Amsterdam, Brunswick, Prague, Krakow, Vienna, Friedrichshafen, Nurburgring, Home.

I did it with 9 others in three cars, was a fun trip but at times it would've been nice for it to be just me and my partner.

A friend of mine has travelled as far as Bologna from the UK on an old Honda CB on his own, had a vastly different experience mainly through camaraderie of the people he met along the way.

Either type of trip is entirely what you make of it and - for me - the best days were the ones were we turned the sat nav off once we were in the general vicinity of our destination and went for a wander.

Personal highlight has to be doing 140mph in the 330Ci Clubsport, 3 up with luggage, only for a local to fly past us in what I can only assume was a rather fruity 2.5T S-Max.

[sagaris99]

Another vote for Petrolhead Tours.

Did the Spain 2022 trip this summer, best money I've ever spent on a holiday.

Great route chosen, exceptionally well managed, really friendly like minded other guests and the camaraderie has extended beyond the trip, we had a meet up a few weeks ago at Bicester.

Signed up for next years as well - just need to find a tour ready car as I sold mine 4 weeks ago!

[keo]

I have watched a few petrol head tours videos on YouTube. They look really good, glad to hear some positive experience of them as I was thinking they may be on the expensive side. Or am I just being tight!

[sagaris99]

keo said:

I have watched a few petrol head tours videos on YouTube. They look really good, glad to hear some positive experience of them as I was thinking they may be on the expensive side. Or am I just being tight!

Not cheap, but when one prices it up (Ferry + Hotels + Dinner), you're not far off the price - and that's with you organising it all, and going by yourself/in a small group.

You're also paying for their experience with the routes, taking you well away from the busy roads and onto the great ones (which is their USP I suppose), support if you break down (or run out of fuel), all the admin, sat-nav and radios. And of course, organising bringing a bunch of likeminded petrolheads together! Going in a convoy of 7-8 cars, or up to 18 makes it infinitely more enjoyable and means you're kept aware of obstacles, slow traffic, pedestrians etc.

There are cheaper holidays, but I didn't feel shortchanged. Even with the gloomy economic outlook, I don't begrudge committing to it again next year.

Edited by sagaris99 on Friday 2nd September 12:40

[adean22]

thanks for the replys and feedback. Just had a look at petrolhead tours and they look great - shame they don't do a Germany one but I am tempted by the Spain one they do as it looks fantastic.