
giovedì 28 gennaio 2010
lunedì 11 gennaio 2010
WINTER MARATHON 2010




La Works Spitfire che tirava come un treno sulle salite ghiacciate fino quasi al limite della 3° marcia e giù in discesa a sfiorare gli 80 km/h con i tornanti che ti venivano incontro minacciosi.
Una esperienza unica. Per quanto riguarda la classifica finale, siamo riusciti nell'intento di mantenere più o meno la medesima numerazione sia in partenza che al traguardo, nel senso del numero di equipaggi che ci hanno preceduto.
Il prossimo anno sicuramente ci applicherremo con metodo per raggiungere altri obbiettivi.
Mission compete. Certainly not to win and not even a very good placement. Considering the absolute "virginity" in crew races, the target was to bring the Works Spitfire to the finish. This happened thanks to the efficiency of the Spitfire and its reliability even in the presence of so many pitfalls. Studded tires and go, up and down for 11 passes at altitudes up to 2,500 meters, with streets paved with ice and dark. Nearly 12 hours of driving non-stop with the exception of a snack for about half an hour in the middle of the path. An experience that say "fantastic" is an understatement, as I drove into the night on the back of the Pordoi or Gardena with my son to go, we thought the heroic drivers in the 60 ' raced in those conditions at the various Monte Carlo Rally etc. Truly the essence of driving as in our case, with electromechanical original Tripmaster and Smiths/Jaeger 8-day , not digital stopwatches, not heather, with external temperatures of -16 ° and on the Spitfire at 2-3 °c above zero. The Spitfire Works like a train pulling up on the icy slopes almost to the limit of 3 rd gear and down to touch to 80 km/h with the curves that we were meeting threatening. A unique experience.
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