Porsche Roadtrip

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Just returned from a wonderful road trip that I’d been planning for a while ..... 1600 miles & 5 countries.

So, last Tuesday myself, Mike ( 210bhp), James ( 58a-71e) and our partners departed Hull for Zeebrugge.

Wednesday consisted of an early start from the ferry followed by a long drive through Belgium, into Germany and onto our 1st overnight stay at Zuffenhausen / Stuttgart. We had chosen a hotel within walking distance of Thursday’s destination ;)

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Thursday morning & I awoke to find I was now 36 years old ☹ !! Coincidentally James had had his 34th birthday the day before, so we were 2 birthday boys ….. and what better way of celebrating than a Porsche Factory Tour. It had taken a bit of organising but it was well worth it , an amazing place & fascinating to watch their process. Unfortunately no Photos were allowed, but basically all the ‘boxer’ engined cars are built on the same production line . Our guide had joined Porsche in 1967 & had worked on 917’s amongst other projects … he had some wonderful tales to tell.

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So after a couple of hours being guided around the factory, time for a quick lunch & then onto the new Museum where we had also booked a guided tour. Our Guide here was a young girl who was surprisingly knowledgeable considering her short career with Porsche, but she too learnt a thing or two from hardcore anal DDK’ers ;) The museum has been covered may a time on here so I won’t bore you with too many of my photos.

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holes in the floor ;)

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The sound booth ☺

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The museum was great, but what made it really special was my wife asking if we could have access to the restoration facilities ( as a birthday treat ) ….. we finally got permission & security lead us through to be greeted with this : ( CLICK ON PICTURE FOR MOVIE )

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The resto house was full of interesting cars … like this 914/8 with sunroof ( Porsche family car ) etc etc …. I’ll let the photos do the talking.

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The day’s events had taken longer than expected & we still had a long drive ahead of us !!! We left Porsche around 4.30pm and headed South for Switzerland. Very tired & jaded we rolled into Interlaken for 10pm.

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Friday was to be a rest day, so we headed for one of the local touristy attractions, the Schilthorn & the famous ‘James Bond’ revolving restaurant …. 36 minutes of breathtaking cable car journey to reach the summit … Mike & James who are ‘not good with heights’ loved it ;)

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Saturday was our big day …. We had planned to do some of the great Swiss passes.

We started on the Grimsel, which was a great starting road, tight & twisty but unfortunately as we neared the top the weather deteriated & we ended up in thick cloud.

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A quick bite to eat & we were off down the other side & heading for the one pass I had always wanted to drive ever since watching James Bond’s Goldfinger … the Furka. This was a very striking pass & I loved it .

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Furka with the Grimsel in the background

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The route we’d planned took us back down the Furka and onto one of my favourite passes, the Neufenen. This starts in wild flower meadows & flows wonderfully up to the summit.

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Heading down the almost empty pass we carried onwards to the beginning of the St Goddard pass. We started this pass on the original & historic cobbled road …. Tough on the cars, but very atmospheric, especially when you meet horse drawn carriages coming towards you ☺ … we continued on this for a couple of miles until we pulled off & joined the modern St Goddard which again is another stunning road, although easily the busiest with quite a lot of traffic.

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At the end of the St Goddard was the start of out final pass …. The stunning & long Susten Pass. You could see why the bikers love this one … smooth flowing tarmac with plenty of sharp bends & tunnels, it was glorious .

I could write in detail about all these passes, but to save boring you all I’ll just say they are all different in character & all great drives .

At the end of the day we visited a loverly restaurant we’d been recommended .. what a view !! ☺

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Sunday came, James, Tracey & their son William got up early & headed south to the France / Spain border & myself + Mike headed north.

We decided to travel home on the back roads of France & discovered more wonderful roads & even more wonderful restaurants ☺ 2 days of driving through France & Belgium & we boarded the ferry home .

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Great driving holiday & well recommended
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Post by dugsud »

Wow! Looks like a superb trip James, glad you all had a good time. Thanks for taking the time to post some fantastic pictures.

Swiss passes really are the dogs wotsits :wink:

Must get the name and location of that restaurant......what a memorable place to eat!!
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Post by Mick Cliff »

That's really cool James - excellent photos and good commentry :wink:

Too late now - but you should have visited the glacier at the source of the River Rhone. You aint seen ice blue until you've walked inside a glacier!

Your photos brought back loads of memories for me - I went up all those passes on a school trip nearly, er, 50 years ago :shock: The roads have improved a bit since then :lol:
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Post by mycar »

Probably fewer Wooly Mammoths too. :lol:

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Post by Peter »

Looks like a fantastic trip 8)
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