Clearly I wasn't going to get away with taking the Mrs in the Lotus but I did manage to convince her that we could squeeze everything in the TT which we did quite easily in the end.
So set off with an overnight stop in Metz, France.
From there it was to Davos, where TG stayed as part of their search for the greatest driving road. Big ski resort, but a bit dull in the summer. I know they had a bobsleigh type thing that I wanted to do but that was closed because there was too much real snow !
Anyway set off from Davos towards Stelvio on the TG road. What an awesome road. We were up early and we barely saw anybody. Unfortunately numpty here had forgotten to check that the camera was fully charged so these are i-phone pics
We then took a slight wrong turn (following a road sign) and followed a Chevy Surburban (a yank tank about the same size as my Lincoln-so not small but he did a great job!) up the back pass (steady on!) towards the top of the Stelvio Pass.
Reaching the top to do the trip down
We then had a few relaxing days in Garda on Lake Garda
Having worked out that Maranello was only an hour or so away from Garda we popped down to see the Museum. Arrived nice and early and as we were parking up we got attacked/approached by a young lady asking if I wanted to drive a Ferrari. Seemed rude not to so having handed over the credit card for payment (and told that there was a £10k excess!) I chose my car. Had the choice of a F430 Coupe or Spider, new California or for a little more a 430Scud or the new 458.
Having driven a F430 I thought I'd try the new boy and put on my fire proof overalls !
10 min drive around the quiet roads around the factory and quick blap up a fast road. Was actually more like 20 mins. Had a good go and my Italian 'instructor' was very nice but barely spoke any English. The V8 sound.....................
Getting ready for the off
And away we go
And back again
The California went out when I was out too
And then in to the museum where we had a guided tour
We then went to Como on Lake Como for a few days before popping over to Monaco for a couple more staying in David Coultherd's Hotel
The boats are out of this world still and I actually thought one was a cruise liner.
We then walked the GP circuit
Pit straight
The Lotus garage on the start/finish straight !
the cars outside the Casino
Anyway, awesome holiday
TT was brilliant and did the job very well. Fuel consumption dropped from 28 on the early days to about 22 on the way home !
Hope you like the pics
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