Re: Project 25
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:11 pm
I deliberated long and hard over whether I should take the 356 over to Classic Le Mans or smooth down there in the 911. In the end I thought that as the car had travelled to RPM Tecnik earlier in the year and then to Boxengasse or whatever it was called after that plus the Classics on the Green affair which was a bit nearer to me and on each of these trips had performed without drama or at least nothing had fallen off, I thought let's go for it, paint UK on the back and head off for Folkestone and 'sous La Manche.
There were three 911 in the party and we all made a complete balls up of trying to stay together so our Rouen lunch stop went by the wayside. I didn't see any of the other guys until I found my way to the village where we staying. The chateau we had rented for the classic Le Mans event was incredible, a 16th century manor house with walls a foot think vast bedrooms and living rooms, extensive gardens, garages and out buildings, a stream at the end of the gardens where there was also a herb garden which our chef Martin put to very good use. We knew we were going to be very comfortable.
There is loads of stuff about the actual racing at CLM on you tube and such so I won't go into detail here except to say that Porsche club France did a super job looking after us with a splendid air conditioned grand marquee with cold beer and beverages plus coffee and nibbles which was a very welcome oasis on the hot and hectic days at the circuit.
The guys intention was to take in some of the invasion beaches but long lunches and long distances made this something that we shall endeavour to complete on a subsequent trip, quite possibly next year. However we did have a rather nice stay at the lovely harbour town of Honfleur. And way too soon we were hammering up the autoroute back to Calais for the shuttle train and then the dreadfully boring drive back home.
I parked the 356 in my garage on Wednesday night after driving over 1200 absolutely trouble free miles. I was quite impressed with my little car but it wasn't going to get any rest - not for a while because on Saturday morning it was off to Goodwood for the Flat 6 trackday. All I had done to the car was to throw a pint of 20/50 in the tank to top it up, I hadn't pulled the plugs or lashed the valves - done nothing but it was still going very well indeed. Goodwood was brilliant, I was out with some quite quick bits of kit - GT2's and 3's and most were gentlemanly when passing - my 160bhp to their 450 makes me something of a road block but passing was always on my left and always on the straights so everyone was cool. My pal Nathan was there and he very kindly took some pics of the car which I just hope I will be able to transfer onto my ramblings here. So here goes and KTF guys.https://1drv.ms/a/s!AmagAyllnMgIgdlo2XUDkntvIwh3cQ
There were three 911 in the party and we all made a complete balls up of trying to stay together so our Rouen lunch stop went by the wayside. I didn't see any of the other guys until I found my way to the village where we staying. The chateau we had rented for the classic Le Mans event was incredible, a 16th century manor house with walls a foot think vast bedrooms and living rooms, extensive gardens, garages and out buildings, a stream at the end of the gardens where there was also a herb garden which our chef Martin put to very good use. We knew we were going to be very comfortable.
There is loads of stuff about the actual racing at CLM on you tube and such so I won't go into detail here except to say that Porsche club France did a super job looking after us with a splendid air conditioned grand marquee with cold beer and beverages plus coffee and nibbles which was a very welcome oasis on the hot and hectic days at the circuit.
The guys intention was to take in some of the invasion beaches but long lunches and long distances made this something that we shall endeavour to complete on a subsequent trip, quite possibly next year. However we did have a rather nice stay at the lovely harbour town of Honfleur. And way too soon we were hammering up the autoroute back to Calais for the shuttle train and then the dreadfully boring drive back home.
I parked the 356 in my garage on Wednesday night after driving over 1200 absolutely trouble free miles. I was quite impressed with my little car but it wasn't going to get any rest - not for a while because on Saturday morning it was off to Goodwood for the Flat 6 trackday. All I had done to the car was to throw a pint of 20/50 in the tank to top it up, I hadn't pulled the plugs or lashed the valves - done nothing but it was still going very well indeed. Goodwood was brilliant, I was out with some quite quick bits of kit - GT2's and 3's and most were gentlemanly when passing - my 160bhp to their 450 makes me something of a road block but passing was always on my left and always on the straights so everyone was cool. My pal Nathan was there and he very kindly took some pics of the car which I just hope I will be able to transfer onto my ramblings here. So here goes and KTF guys.https://1drv.ms/a/s!AmagAyllnMgIgdlo2XUDkntvIwh3cQ