Targa Florio

BerndRos · Feb 9, 2012

Come on then, who wants to join me for a lap or two ( 43 miles ) of the final course. It's just over the hills from where I am and I can't wait.......forget the Nurburgring or Mille Miglia, this was the ' one '

Damn, will have to flick the DSG into Manual......

calikev · Feb 9, 2012

Just googled it it looks fantastic. Very jealous. I won't be going anywhere in mine tomorrow it is chucking it down
With the white stuff. :thumb

BerndRos · Feb 9, 2012

Shorts during the day here but can see your breath at night.........had a nice cold ' beach shower ' this morning down at the coast, sets you up for the day and it's......free...!

Funny as the Italians have got bobble hats on, woofters.........

calikev · Feb 9, 2012

That's classic :rofl :rofl woofters

BerndRos · Feb 9, 2012

Well, Calikev, as you know a red blooded Brit needs no excuse to get his shorts on OR indeed off !

KernowLad · Feb 10, 2012

BerndRos said:
Come on then, who wants to join me for a lap or two ( 43 miles ) of the final course. It's just over the hills from where I am and I can't wait.......forget the Nurburgring or Mille Miglia, this was the ' one '

Damn, will have to flick the DSG into Manual......

Sounds interesting - where's that? I'd probably use the BM though...

Californiaman · Feb 10, 2012

BerndRos - with such a legendary user/login name you should take great care when attempting speed trials!

BerndRos · Feb 10, 2012

Good Man, January 1938 was a bad time, but Ellly Beinhorn lived on till only a few years ago.

Californiaman · Feb 10, 2012

A friend has an Auto Union replica that he built a few years ago. You may be interested to see it -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9l8BzCu6iM

BerndRos · Feb 11, 2012

Wow, lap done, just under 45 miles, 567 turns, last race in 1977 but you can still drive the whole circuit as in original form apart from one replacement bridge that runs parallel to the old one. Road in very poor condition in parts, only saw about 5 other cars on the whole lap. Excellent Targa Florio museum at Collesano, 2 euro entry. Surprised the racers could keep their eyes on the road as the views are out of this world.