Saturday
At the start line watching and waiting for the really big hitters to come down the hill
Dutch touring car competitor
It was awesome in the dry but next to useless in the wet.
That mighty 355
Hardcore E46
The hardest launching Integrale I have ever seen in the flesh
Ex-DTM Opel
After spending an hour or so at the start, we made our way up to the second hair pin and watched the cars dealing with the streaming rain. Traction was at a premium now and drivers were juggling with entry and exit speed with grip. The confident drivers were slinging in their cars with absolute commitment where are those with less bottle were losing seconds or losing their front bumpers!!
Gradually we made our way up the hill as the 240 odd cars went through the course but the weather got worse and so did the times. One positive that you could take out of the rain and wet surface was that it made seeing the efficiency of the aero easier to see as the rooster tails flung up into the air! I was wet through at this stage and a couple of us made our way back to the camp site to dry out. A change of venue for Saturday night as Rob, Pete, Toby and I headed for
the hotel at the other end of the campsite for horse and pizza! Rob was the only silly sod daft enough to eat €21.60 worth of Horse arse! I settled for Pizza, as did Toby and Pete. It was a great dinner, in a totally different way to High Chapparal the previous night, but mega all the same. With a proper roof over our heads, at least we were assured of a good nights kip
Sunday- race day
An early start meant that we were up at the track by...........I have no idea, but it was early enough
The weather was crap but the drivers were giving their all and the consequences for some was not pretty; we'll get to that later.
Classic Porsche racing through the trees
Grandstand seats
The village acts as a paddock and holding area for the cars before they are released down the hill before they turn around and get launched up it in attack mode.
This photo sums up the event in my opinion; a wide arched 205 lines up against a lime green V8 Mustang.
Old school E30 and an alleged 700hp Evo
