2013 Mille Miglia

faksta · June 04, 2013, 05:41:55 PM

I was as lucky as that to follow the cars during all three days of the legendary race. Here are some impressions from the event. Not to mention that we could cross our paths with Paul Jaray (an autopuzzles one) during the trip

Day 1 (Brescia to Ferrara) #1

faksta · June 04, 2013, 05:44:10 PM

Day 1 #2

faksta · June 04, 2013, 05:47:14 PM

Day 1 #3

faksta · June 04, 2013, 05:53:34 PM

Day 1 #4

faksta · June 04, 2013, 05:56:12 PM

Day 2 (Ferrara to Rome) #1

faksta · June 04, 2013, 05:58:58 PM

Day 2 #2

faksta · June 04, 2013, 06:00:15 PM

Day 2 #3

faksta · June 04, 2013, 06:06:22 PM

Day 3 (Rome to Brescia) #1

faksta · June 04, 2013, 06:10:54 PM

Day 3 #2

faksta · June 04, 2013, 06:15:05 PM

Day 3 #3

faksta · June 04, 2013, 06:19:33 PM

Day 3 #4

faksta · June 04, 2013, 06:21:30 PM

Day 3 #5

faksta · June 05, 2013, 08:42:21 AM

Oh, thanks for featuring it on the main page!

I will try to upload more pictures to Flickr and will simply post the link here when it's done.

Otto Puzzell · June 05, 2013, 09:12:48 AM

Great!

faksta · June 06, 2013, 02:36:59 AM

Thank you, Otto!

By the way, on a picture called DSC_0102_3 with a green Triumph through Raticosa pass (Day 3 #4) there is our ride in the background. Yes, that dark one, no, not Cayenne, yes, that neat little Panda with a 1.2 engine

The car performed greatly, with the only real inconvenience being a lack of torque so necessary on all those curvy roads. Surprisingly, three days in a car were not tiring, despite we literally stopped mostly to refuel (thanks to a very low fuel consumption, that was a rare event), take pictures of cars passing (several times during the whole race) and eat something from a plastic bag with supermarket supplies. I was pretty amazed with how a city car performed in a long distance run.

Paul Jaray · June 06, 2013, 03:47:24 AM

Stunning pictures!
I wish I could one day follow the race too...
Thank you for these pics. I'll add few of mine soon, but I'm not that good at taking pictures

faksta · June 06, 2013, 03:48:03 PM

Thank you!

Your pictures were always good, why should they be worse this time?

Paul Jaray · June 06, 2013, 05:08:04 PM

Here you are...(and there you are

)

Paul Jaray · June 06, 2013, 05:15:30 PM

.

faksta · June 06, 2013, 05:24:00 PM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on June 06, 2013, 05:08:04 PM
Here you are...(and there you are )

Finally found

Otto Puzzell · June 07, 2013, 04:06:50 AM

Very nice. Thanks, guys!

mekubb · June 16, 2013, 10:51:07 AM

Really great pics gentleman ! Today I visited the fantastic Louwman Museum in The Hague, with a splendid exhibition of automotive history. I will try to upload some pics. If you ever in Holland, go there ! This is the web address : www.louwmanmuseum.nl

faksta · June 18, 2013, 08:48:43 AM

That is a very impressive collection indeed! I've heard about it before, but didn't think it was so big. I hope I will be able to visit it if I'm ever going to be in Hague or around. Thanks for sharing it, must have been a great visit.

Allemano · June 18, 2013, 09:00:01 AM

Quote from: faksta on June 18, 2013, 08:48:43 AM
That is a very impressive collection indeed! I've heard about it before, but didn't think it was so big. I hope I will be able to visit it if I'm ever going to be in Hague or around. Thanks for sharing it, must have been a great visit.

If the weather is bad the following weekend (and secretly I hope it will be.. ) I'll be there my girlfriend promised.

On the other hand the chances for rain are rather scant... $:-\$

Faksta: magnificent photos!!!

grobmotorix · June 18, 2013, 12:14:32 PM

Hey Faksta - very nice cars and very cool photography!
Some really nice panned photos of moving cars as I do like them especially..

I do envy you - I´ve never made it to this magnificent event.

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