Nurburgring Oldtimer GP 2019, Oranges and Lemons Options

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4 of us Brits took a road trip last week to the Old-timer GP at the Nurburgring.

The original plan had been for me to take my 914, but a gearbox failure put paid to that so I went in my 911.

The trip actually started 2 days before the event in Germany, with Stephen (defianty) flying out to meet me in Brittany (western France), where I'd been spending time with family.

Stephen and I spent a day and half driving all the way across France to meet our friends at Spa in Belgium, before convoying to Nurburgring.
Since Stephen and I were not rushed, we plotted a route to avoid autoroutes (freeways), and instead only use two lane (and sometime single lane!) roads all the way.

On Day 1, we stopped off at Le Mans:

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Had lunch at the famous "Hotel De France", favourite place to stay during Le Mans for many famous drivers since the 50s:

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Took turns at thrashing the 911 over fast and clear French country roads:

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Before overnighting in Reims, bubbly capital of France's Champagne region.