reefshark Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hi all thought id put some pics up from a trip round Europe me and my dad did for his 50th a few months back, he was riding his bike and i was the support car in the Z. Day 1 was England to Bastogne in Belgium around 300miles Full boot there was 2 more bags to go in at this point Arrived at Dover ready to head to Dunkirk My dads bike and my Z part way through Belgium The Z with a classy neighbor in the hotel car park Day 2 was Bastogne to the Porsche museum in Stuttgart then on to our hotel near the Austria Germany border just over 400miles around 700miles done now The Z at the Porsche museum Some beautiful cars there Started to get our first look at the alps as we neared the hotel Some amazing views from the hotel Z and the bike tucked up for a rest after another long day on the road Day 3 was Austria to Italy over the alps using the Timmelsjoch pass another 300miles done, up to around 1000miles total, was in Italy for the next 3 days Bike and the Z at 2500m at the top of the pass Half way down the other side my brakes started to get quite warm Made it to the hotel in Italy Day 4 was a trip through the Dolomite mountains only around 100 or so miles done that day One of many fuel stops throughout the whole trip little bit more expensive than here managed to find V-power for every stop but one. Everywhere we stopped that day had amazing views and the roads were awesome Both Bike and Z still running good Day 5 was a trip round Lake Garda another 100 or so miles done again Again amazing views and it was Insanely hot that day too Air-con was on all day Z is starting to look a bit dirty now with over 1000miles of driving Lots of tunnels that day including the one they used at the start pf Quantum of Solace have got a video driving through i'll put up later 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshark Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Day 6 We headed into the Alps again to cross into Switzerland mileage count is up to just over 1300miles now. Another high crossing 2149m this time, Z struggled to over take a Prius due to the altitude lol More mountains more stunning views Bike was also not liking the altitude was fine until you went to idle when it would stall but still running good. Another friend for the Z at the hotel in Switzerland While walking back from a restaurant we saw these cars just parked up in a industrial bit near the main road looked like they were just dumped. Had to get a shot of the SD1 (my other car is a 1984 Vitesse) Looked in really good condition other than the flat Weird seeing a 308GTS parked between two Hondas Edited January 8, 2015 by reefshark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshark Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Day 7 was a trip to Lucerne due to the rain we left the bike at the Hotel and just went in the Z mileage count is up to around 1600miles now Got really lucky with the weather on the whole trip this was 1 of 2 days of rain we had Z still looks good even with the dull weather World war 1 memorial Day 8 was quite a long day Switzerland to France and onto flat terrain from driving round mountains for the last few days mileage count is now up to 2000miles Once into France we stopped at the Schlumpf collection in Mullhouse had an absolutely amazing collection of cars including the largest private collection of Bugatti's Bike and Z at the last Hotel home straight now Day 9 took us from France to home via a stop at the old race circuit at Reims Total mileage was 2400miles both Bike and Z did really well with no issues was a really good trip and I was very impressed with how well the Z did, it is truly a great tourer plus its got a great chassis and enough power to have some fun when it turns twisty. Hope you enjoy the pics. Jack 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great pictures of what look's like a great trip. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Enjoyed that - thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshark Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Got a quick video from the Bond tunnel at Lake Garda, was having a bit of an issue with 3rd that day (been fine since very strange) so that's why the shift from 2nd to 3rd is a bit long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoundDog Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks like an amazing trip and thanks for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks like a great trip and some great photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Nice collection of photos on what looks to have been an interesting trip Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshark Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thanks guys i tried to not put too many pics up as i took loads mainly of my car with a slightly different backdrop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyndzzz Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks like a great trip. We're thinking of doing something similar next summer, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie94gts Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Looks great. Lots of good photos there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Limone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Great pictures, looks like a really good road trip. Not sure about the marmite crisps though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Really enjoyed reading this and looking at all the stunning photos. Thanks for sharing this with us all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Great pics Jack thanks for sharing, nice trip to do with your Dad. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshark Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Limone? Yeah I think it was, really beautiful place could get lost easily in the warren of back streets though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I'll check that restaurant out in a couple of weeks time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thanks for sharing, was just what I needed to read over lunch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Amazing photos, thanks for letting us all admire them Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 i thought that plate looked familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshark Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Are you around royston area as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 yes mate melbourn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshark Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 cool dont think ive seen your car before, will have to keep a look out for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martybhoy Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Great pictures really enjoyed reading through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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