Hi folks..

Currently getting over excited planning a European road trip in the C2s. Ive done all my long distance road tripping in the US and loved evey second of it.. Only time i went off into Europe was a trip to Paris where i got a 2 month ban from driving in France on the journey home.. With that behind me im putting together a loose plan for a 2 week exploration. Dropped the car off this morning to get a Full service, HID's and probably switching back to Continentals from the semi track Toyo's I have on there now. Have the required kit for travelling in france.. not really sure about the rest of europe. I've attached the intial route map i had in mind.. I have no idea if its good or bad or what obvious roads and sights im missing although couldnt resist a stop in Stuttgart.. If anyone has any experience of the roads, suggestions, things i should do to the car before i go (approx 2500 miles). I'll try and get some good photos of a 993 in various predicaments in various countries as i go. Plan to leave England at the end of Sep and hopefully make it home within 2 weeks. Who knows what will actually happen.

Hope everyone good

Cheers
Jon

 

Lucky you; have fun, and I look forward to the road report.

 

can I come????

You should really go through some of Austria.. that IS the birthplace of Porsche (we just got the Germans to build them for us as we don't have enough flat land with all the mountains)

phil.

 

Take a look at the BimmerFest European Delivery forum.

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25

It has tons of information on traveling in Europe, where to stay, what to see and much much more. There are a lot of rules and different fees you need to be aware of. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

Thanks guys.. nice website Chuck, much appreciated..def more worried about making it thru Switzerland now without getting ridiculous fines. Guess i need to figure out if i can use my iphone for navigation or worth getting a stand alone sat nav system - preferably one that highlights european speed traps!

 

Jon, its hard to tell from the detail of that map.

What type of driving do you like to do; open roads or twisty narrow roads? With my eighteeen straight years of motorcycling everything between Mont Blanc and Slovenia, I know the Alps region like the back of my hand.

If you want more info or route suggestions, PM me. There are many great roads you should not miss.

 

Thanks to help from Alex (ILXR8) im starting to nail down the route a bit more and obv had to include a stop at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. I tried to include as many mountain passes as i could with the help of the below website..

http://www.ultimatedrives.net/routes/index.php

Left on the shopping list is a breathalyser.. apparently required in France, prob 3 quarts of oil and contemplating getting a new set of tires before going.. currently on 70% tread remaining Continentals but getting paranoid that im going to need all the tread i can have. Most likely unnecessary but I still have 5 weeks before i go so probably going to come up with many pointless things to do before i go. Radar detector? probably illegal. Fingers crossed she makes it 3k miles in 2 weeks without a disaster.

I tried to save the map in Google but I think too many points so it drops the latter part of the journey. I think it saves most of the passes / valleys so figure i'll post it anyway in case anyone else considering a similar trip

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ms...8896,23.269043

 

Jon, I just got your PM and route info. I replied with routes that should not be missed. If you need clarification, let me know.

Its too bad you are short on time because you are missing another world of great roads in the Dolomites and surrounding areas. That will be the next trip.

 

Yes, much better. I was going to suggest that the highway from Paris to the south is very boring. They now have fixed and mobile cameras everywhere, so you can't go 1 km/h over the speed limit without getting nailed, and they have a new law where they'll impound and sell your car if you go well over the limit and aren't from France.

If you want to enjoy the scenery and great food, stick to Routes Nationales which are the smaller roads (and no tolls).

I can't see your updated map entirely, but definitely try to get to the French Riviera, some great roads through Provence, Gorges du Tarn, etc. Did these in my dad's 928, it's a blast!

Enjoy!

 

I'm new here but I've done a few of these road trips throughout the EU so I'll pass on a few suggestions.

Number 1
NURBURGRING!!! How is this not on your list?!?!?! Especially if you have your own car over there you cannot miss this. One lap is about $30. Just make sure you hit it on day when they allow public cars on the track.

Number 2
The Millau Viaduct in southeastern France. It's an amazingly beautiful feat of engineering

Number 3
If you're a beer connoisseur then you definitely need to checkout some of the Trappist (or non-trappist) breweries in Belgium. There's no such thing as a bad Belgian beer so whichever you choose you'll be fine.

Number 4
The VW Glass Factory in Dresden.

You could spend years traveling around Europe and still not cover everything. Good luck, I'm sure you'll have a blast.

 

Thanks all,
Martin with regards to your points..
number 1 - already done Nurburgring on closed sessions and Spa so was thinking this to be more a sightseeing, mountain pass experience especially as im not taking track tires with me.
number 2 - looks amazing but im not sure i have time to fit it in..
number 3 - great idea!
number 4 - will check it out.

welcome to rennlist.. amazing place, ridiculously helpful people

 

And even smaller are the "D" roads such as the D902 that runs most of the way down from Val d'Isere over many passes.

For example, the D59 and D428 from La Bollinette through Pierlas to the D28 (Gorges du Cians), is an incredible ride. Slow (no fast sweepers) but what views.

Jon, you might also check out Best Biking Roads.