A quick blast through France and into Belgium on deserted roads... stopping just for a moment on the old Chimay GP circuit, the remains of which can still be seen...
Arriving in time for croissants and coffee.
At Bug-In you see the weird and wonderful, here's a couple of examples.
And yes the 356 drag car was as fast as it was mental.
Then Ian got in the Spyder, put it on the start-line and wound it off the clock before dumping the clutch at 8,000rpm and wheel-spinning off the line for a hairy first ride down the quarter mile. The thing will run to 10,000rpm and with a close-ratio 5-speed box will easily be a 10-second car when it's dialled in. To give you some sense of it's acceleration that's a whole lot quicker than the latest 911 Turbo.... And yes you have to dress crazy and be slightly crazy to drive something like this...
Then it was back in the car for the blast home. Averaged 90mph on the run back, with the speedo not dropping below 80, with a couple of clear runs on open sections of motorway where I could stretched the legs of the car. It was rock steady and absolutely without any drama. Oil pressure & temperature all lovely - It felt like it would've happily pulled to the 8,000rpm redline, which if my maths is correct would be knocking on the door of 170mph.... Not bad for a tiny watch-winder of a motor
All in all 9 hours driving and 7 hours wandering around Bug-In drinking it all in. What a great day and a lovely testament to what these cars can do, but more importantly, what fun can be had from them.
Cheers,
Steve
(Now all loved up again with his 2.2S!!!!!!)
Sometimes it takes a good run like this to get reacquainted 
and having ridden "shotgun" in the car to LeMans on strictly minor roads I can vouch for it's ability....and that engine sings!!
