5 Day Euro Blast

[Viper_Larry]

7:00am tomorrow we take the ferry from Dover for a 5 day blast across Europe!

2200 miles in 5 days: Home > Monaco > Interlaken > Nürburgring > Home

Only 2 hour window at the 'ring on Friday evening - fingers crossed for good weather.

It's gonna be tough, but fun

Edited by Viper_Larry on Monday 25th June 10:02

[V1PER]

Have fun Monaco is great........
Be carefull at the ring....

[Phoenix Viper]

Have some great fun just watch out for them crazy Krauts on the ring.

PV

[Viper]

remember a black shirt, black trousers, black shoes, infact everything black for you and Mrs.VL @ Monaco or you'll look like a tourist

have fun, take lots of snaps and give us more time next year !

Edited by Viper on Monday 25th June 22:01

[Viper_Larry]

Took a while, but finally got here. Lovely hotel with balcony overlooking Monaco.

Not so much fun finding out your wipers don't work at 4.15am though and jamming them together! Had to drive all the way without them and it rained heavily a number of times! Doubt I'll be able to fix it here, so fingers crossed for good weather. And thanks for the advice Mr President

[Viper]

see if you can get some 'Rain X' from a parts/motor store that will help, it amazing stuff and youll never use your wipers again !

i've a coating on my Jeep windows and the rain does just literally run off, and you can still see where your going


http://www.rainx.com/
the yellow bottle - original glass treatment

Edited by Viper on Tuesday 26th June 22:29

[viper paul]

My pleasure and if the weather gets worse will always take the motor off #52 for you and UPS it down.

Your never alone with a Viper !!!!

[Viper]

where the trip pics then VL?

Edited by Viper on Sunday 1st July 17:43

[Viper_Larry]

What a trip! Did a total of 2150 miles over the 5 day journey and took in some amazing sights at Monaco/Monte Carlo and drove the GP circuit a few times. 12 hour drive from Monaco to Interlaken over the Furka Pass, part of which was in heavy fog and darkness. Up to the Nürburgring for 3 laps and met with some old MR2 friends - bit sedate by normal standards due damp conditions and wiper trouble! Then off to Spa for a look see and home late last night. Amazing time and the car was faultless, if a little dirty and the wipers refusing to work for the entire journey! Luckily MR2 friend had some RainX which helped on the wet journey home.

Might try and post some video when I get a chance.

Here are some pictures:


Parked up in Nice on the way down


My new boat - I wish


Part of the GP circuit


Casino Square


The Hairpin


The tunnel with nice car coming out!


View from our hotel overlooking Monaco


Traveling out from Italy up the mountains


More mountains


The Furkapass


In Grindelwald, Switzerland


Zakspeed Viper at the 'ring


Waiting for the midnight ferry

[Phoenix Viper]

Sweet pictures VL i'm going to have to do that one day and just look at that track no body on it get in that Zakspeed bet he can beat my time with an empty track.

PV

[V1PER]

Great pics..
Done monaco a few times now and to drive around the track is great.. (not far from Sams uncles place)..
Did you take the tour around the Ferrari garage??
Baz

[Viper]

cool pics Graham, we should look into a euro tour next season, stopping at them fancy chateaux's en route again

[RT/10Dave]

Viper said:

cool pics Graham, we should look into a euro tour next season, stopping at them fancy chateaux's en route again

I've always fancied a road trip down there... It's on my list...

V1PER said:

Done monaco a few times now and to drive around the track is great.. (not far from Sams uncles place)..

Anyone feel a Monaco Munch coming on? (Just out of interest how big is Sam's Uncle's Driveway? LOL! )

[V1PER]

9 Hairpin up hill bends on top of a mountain...
Not viper friendly at all...

[ViperDave]

I bet the first gas station on the other side was pretty pleased.

Cool pics VL

[Viper_Larry]

V1PER said:

9 Hairpin up hill bends on top of a mountain...
Not viper friendly at all...

That sounds about where our hotel was - perched on the edge of a cliff 7km up steep twisting roads! I was amazed the Viper got through some of them. We were in Cap-Martin - is that close to your uncle?

http://www.vistapalace.com/en/index.html

[ViperGTS99]

Vista Palace is the place to stay! Wonderful view over Monaco.
Stayed there with the family in 2005.