Alps Drive 2024

[westonTB]

Hwkstr99 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@hwkstr99/videos)

In theory a link to the you tube thingy, the boy will post more vids later.

[LOFT6.6]

Great stuff Tim! Thanks for the Vids so far. Just need your detailed story of how the trip went? You obviously returned home.....
Cheers!
Ade

[ProtoTipo]

On Days Like These...

[westonTB]

Great stuff Tim! Thanks for the Vids so far. Just need your detailed story of how the trip went? You obviously returned home.....
Cheers!
Ade
It was a fantastic trip, 2500 miles over seven days, 400ml of oil used (some of it on the floor due to sump gasket giving up after 140 thou miles!) Fuel consumption seemed to be in the very high thirties, easy 230 mile tank range with 43ltr capacity.

Only mild ache in right foot after the first 14 hour day, Doncaster to Verdun, with throttle foot having to stay in the same position my foot got bored! The rest of the car was super comfortable, no aches or pains whatsoever, pretty much the best grand tourer I have ever driven... nice & warm too:cool:.

The car was epic in the big hills, especially on the descents, the stock Alfa 156 brake set up was superb. (having the Willwood bias valve cranking up the rears was very helpful!)

We also got ALL the weather, arriving in Switzerland, Lake Brienze, in sunshine, dipping stinky feet in the lake & supping cold beer, to leaving Via St Moritz in three inches of snow & that was before we hit the passes!

Nothing fell off, nothing caught fire, found a loose self tapper on a door bin though but that's what you get with a teenager slamming the door!

We even had music (Matt Monroe... briefly & plenty of Hendrix) via Jacobs Witch Craft speaker thing & i phone do hicky, almost could hear it over the Busso music!

I tried to add some pictures but the phone pics seem too big, I will try again., Jacob will also add some more video's to the youtube.

[Bernard]

Sounds brilliant Tim, well done an putting a car together that holds together

[sdebez]

That really does sound epic.
Well done.

[westonTB]

Sounds brilliant Tim, well done an putting a car together that holds together

At 12,500 miles, I am calling it run in...

[Basher]

brilliant sounds like you and the car all enjoyed the trip, hopefully shall catch up on Saturday at Gordons while munching on his bacon butties and drinking all his tea

[ProtoTipo]

We even had music (Matt Monroe...

Well it had to be?
You were careful driving into tunnels Tim?

[LPH_UK]

Strange - I found the YouTube videos last night without knowing of this thread!

Looks fun.

[LPH_UK]

Bloody hooligan! ;)


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lVM46AfSW30

[westonTB]

In all honesty, I try and do doughnuts/slides/ number elevens wherever possible to keep in tune with the car. Getting used to spinning a Stratos around may help for that day when you are not as awake as maybe you should be!

... and yes , difficult to stop having fun too.

Luckily I have a good friend who lives in Switzerland & he told us NOT to speed in any tunnels, they are all laced with cameras, also he said do not do over 120kph, fines are massive & the Swiss police do not mess about.

We had plenty of driver satisfaction and rarely (if at all) exceeded 80mph in the middle of nowhere, like Roberto Giordaelli said: responsible speeding should not be seen or heard by anyone... here's hoping!!!

[westonTB]

Missed a N out of Roberto's name! Giordanelli! always a great read.