Mille Miglia. Blooming Heck!

[John Dickens]

We've just got back from our 3 weeks in Europe.

This time we covered the route of the 1955 Mille Miglia.

 

How the hell Stirling Moss did it in 10 hours is beyond me. What a driver he must have been (along with Jenks pace notes).

 

It's a combination of tight twisty mountain hairpins like the Futa and Raticosa passes then flat out straights for mile after mile just waiting for something to go bang.

 

 

That's me on the RT. My friend Pete is on the PC. The wives are taking the pictures.

 

We also took in the Moto Guzzi museum at Mandello Del Lario on the shore of Lake Como

 

 

 

How's that for a V8? 500cc, DOHC, eight 22mm carbs stacked together in the V.

 

 

 

Great trip apart from a rear punture which needed a new tyre and a low speed off on Diesel which broke off the LH riders footpeg.

[Francois_Dumas]

Roger on Stirling !

 

Nice trip, too, thanks for sharing!

[Albert]

Nice pictures John. I'm not sure you're allowed to say "blooming heck" around here though.

[Paul_Burkett]

What a great ride and these pictures are realy nice. Blooming Heck, well, I think it all right to say, I don't think there will be any "special board meetings" on that one.

The avitar may get a second look though.

[Gary in Aus]

I'm even more impressed if at the Moto Guzzi Museum that the truck driver reversed into that position!!!!

[W. Mazelin]

The closest I've been to the Mille Miglia is the Chopard watch my wife gave me when I graduated from University!

[Bruce H]

Very Nice! Got any more photos? A chance for us to see places we have never been but dream about.

[glockster]

I'm even more impressed if at the Moto Guzzi Museum that the truck driver reversed into that position!!!!

 

Must be the truck driver in me but that was my first thought also.

 

Thanks!