Road Trip!

[willg54]

I'm off to the Ring and Alps tonight fully loaded up with spares more than clothes but i'm thinking she'll be ok!

I'll try and update as i go with progress and pics

if anyone is interested, here's my route

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=218325402638801669907.0004c5c96b3e6248bfdd1&msa=0&ll=48.748945,6.416016&spn=8.215531,21.643066

lots of nice alpine routes including the stelvio and then some black forest blasting back homewards

[sidrick]

Good luck! Looking forward to the updates

[benntenn67]

Good luck with the trip Will

[TimE-J]

Good luck Will, hope all goes well! Don't forget to take plenty of photos as you go along.

[Vauhtiveikko]

Have a nice drive and enjoy the views I was driving there in June and have to say that the roads are so enjoyable to drive every time. Remember to take pictures

[macspring]

Good luck Will, hope all goes well! Don't forget to take plenty of photos as you go along.

Agreed.




Not a bit jealous.

Any photos would be cool.

Best of luck.

[willg54]

Well im home!! No problems from the car...except having to buy 4 new wheels...ill update properly later.

But what a trip, worth every penny. I hope someones been planting lots of trees to offset my carbon footprint. I would recommend doing it, i will be again!

Lots of photos to put up later

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[Sonic]

Sounds great... get some pics up

[willg54]

Heres a teaser



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[Christophski]

Go on then Will, 4 new wheels? Were there bricks involved in this story?

[s2driveruk]

everyone should do this once in their S2...its fantastic on the twisties

[Rikki Kitto]

Have a great time, can't wait to follow this thread.

[willg54]

Here we go then!

Firstly the wheels ive always had a bit of vibration at high speed so i got them balanced on wednesday before i left but only to find it had got worse. I got to Cologne and got them balanced again but only to instantly find this... (this being the best of 3 bad ones...)







only had 1 choice of wheels but i dont actually mind them but my bbs lm funds have disappeared oh well... on to the ring! I loved every second on there, 2 laps and I called it quits with over 2000miles left to go. Finally getting to see what the car could do was brilliant and i had to say, it handled very well (almost too well) i want the back end a bit looser but it's all fun at the moment!

After a few days down in Hockenheim for formula student (unfortunately no track time) we moved on down to the alps.

on tuesday, we did over 400miles driving through Austria, Italy and Switzerland but every road was incredible and so much fun to drive. Here's some pics along the way







































she'd developed an annoying rattle...at the top of the Furka pass, i found a FARB drop link had come loose...so out come the spanners!











chasing some mental german guy in a c-class through the Black Forest

[newsh]

Fabulous pics Will! Thanks!

The roads and the weather look great!

[re2500]

Those wheels ain't bad at all! Much nicer than the old ones imo! Look a little like rs6's. Trip looks lush. Where in your opinion were the best roads??